Eliza stood in front of the camera. She didn't move an inch and didn't blink even for a second. She was shocked at the name she just heard and hoped it was all just a coincidence.
'Did I just hear someone say Chase?'
Her train of thoughts were soon interrupted.
"And action!" The director shouted and Eliza moved flexibly according to the script.
The scene was taking place on a bridge in a field where the flowers ceased to die. Pete walked up to her and extended a hand towards her and she took it. He escorted her down the bridge.
"So do you finally accept my offer?" Pete, acting the role of Cornelius, asked.
"Not that it is in my will but that of the heart. I cannot act otherwise." Eliza, acting as a girl named Mary, answered solemnly.
Internally, she was weeping and wondering what kind of act she had gotten herself into.
The theme of the act happened to be medieval and she was caught up in a love war between brothers.
"May I ask, what draws you to him so much? He is not worthy to have you." Cornelius stated.
"I...I…" she slowly lowered her head. "I don't know." She said and looked away. "But my heart tends to race whenever he draws near."
Then out of nowhere, Urie comes in and takes hold of Eliza's hand and draws her towards himself.
"Oh, have I longed to see you and receive the scents of your radiant perfume!" Urie, acting as Jasper, says, holding Mary in his arms.
"It is no wonder. You are always gone, you should know." She said.
"Now that I do and I have returned to you, I would like to make a request." He said.
"What is it?" Mary asked.
"Be mine." Jasper requested romantically revealing a rose flower.
"Sorry, brother but her heart already belongs to another and if he should die, I am next in his place in her heart." Cornelius interrupted.
"You? What makes you so confident?" Jasper asked.
"Unlike you, I have what it takes to be with her. You will just endanger her with all your villainy." Cornelius accused.
"You don't know what you're saying." Jasper charged.
Mary, scared that they might get into a fight, rushed towards the drawing figure.
"Oh brother Ramon." She called out in anguish. "Please, stop them before they kill each other!" She pleaded to Ramon who was Jellal. 'Not that I want them to stop. I wish they would actually kill themselves.' Eliza thought.
"I am so sorry, dear Mary," he kissed her hand. "...but I myself have lost control of myself to the silly thing called love." Ramon apologized, feeling ashamed of himself.
"You're not man enough to have her, you better let me." Jasper said, pulling her over to himself and hugging fer tightly.
"Let her go. You're hurting her." Ramon warned seeing him pull her away.
"I will never in my life, lay a finger to harm sweet Mary. The day I do, may I be struck dead by Zeus's lightning." Jasper quoted.
'Please, let Zeus strike you right now.' Eliza prayed within. 'This is too much. Who writes a script like this these days? It's a surprise that it's selling well.'
"Before Zeus's lightning gets to you, I would have had your head on a platter." Cornelius threatened seriously.
"Please don't fight. I can't bear to watch you brothers fight!" Mary pleaded with teary eyes.
"Then be mine!" Jasper requested.
"No, be mine!" Cornelius pulled her away.
"I will give you the happiness you long for." Ramon added.
Just then, Felix arrived. He walked slowly towards them and at the sight of him, Mary shook out from them and ran over to embrace him and sobbed.
"My darling Mary, why do you sob?" He asked but was no answer. She only shook her head. "There, there. I will hold you till all your worries disappear." He consoled with a warm smile.
'He sounds so loving now, I wish he would be like this even a little bit for the rest of his life and then I'll have no cause to worry.' She thought. "Don't let your brothers fight! They'll kill each other. Don't let them fight!" She pleaded.
Felix smiled and looked at her face with that warm smile. He took out his hanky and wiped her tears with it. Then, he turned to the boys.
"Trouble us not. For you have now seen that she belongs to me and me alone. She will be my bride and I shall be the one you take her to Father. There, I will be crowned the next king and she," he turned to Mary "...my queen." He kissed her hand.
"And cut. Let's call that a wrap. Good job!" The director yelled over the megaphone.
"Whoa!" Eliza exclaimed, finally catching her breath. "That's a relief."
"Good job. You're so good at acting and it's just your first day. You didn't even get any bloopers." Pete said.
"I was kinda like a drama queen back in High school." She said raising her gown to enable her to walk freely.
"I'm sure you loved the treatment, especially the times you were in my arms." Urie said dashingly.
"You wish!" She rolled her eyes and they fell in Felix. 'He's not saying a word. I wonder what he's thinking about.' She thought and watched him silently walk away.
"Hi!" Jellal said.
"Oh, hey!" Eliza waved at him.
"You're great at acting." Jellal complimented.
"Thanks but is it just acting?" She asked expectantly.
"And everything else." He acted.
"You don't have to boost my confidence by saying that." She said, acting like that wasn't her intention.
"No, truly. You're amazing." He said and she smiled.
"I felt a bit nervous during all that struggling for who to accept but I'm glad it's over." She said,
"There's still a night scene." He reminded her.
"Night scene?" She asked surprised.
"Yeah, the one where you kiss Felix under the moonlight." Jellal said and all the color immediately drained out of Eliza's face.
"What?"