Chapter 12
I was woken extremely early the next morning by Faye.
�Time to get ready to go.� She said, shaking me lightly.
I groaned and rolled over, tugging the covers over my head. I had a pounding headache and I totally didn�t feel like getting up or doing anything.
�Come on.� Faye coaxed, getting up and opening the drapes. The early morning sunlight shined into the room and I managed to pry my eyes open the tiniest bit. I looked at the clock and saw that it was 5:00 AM.
�I have the worst migraine.� I complained to Faye.
�Well we still have some Aleve in the bathroom.� Faye said. �That should help.�
�God...the one thing I hate about this business.� I whined. �You don�t get sick days.�
�That�s right. You don�t. Now get to it!� Faye pulled the covers off me.
�Where are we going first? I can�t remember.�
�Radio interview.�
�So it doesn�t matter what I wear?�
�You don�t need to be dressed to the T, but you should be reasonably presentable since there may be photographers outside the studio.�
�Cool.� I managed to get up out of bed and trudge to the bathroom where I downed three Aleve and two glasses of water.
�I�m going to go make you some coffee, and I�ll order up some breakfast.� Faye said, heading out of the room.
�Just Cheerios for me please!� I said to her retreating back. �And no coffee, just a Red Bull.�
Faye sighed. �You need to eat more than that, and I don�t like you drinking all those Red Bulls, they�ve got WAY too much caffeine in them.�
�I don�t want more than that, and I like the Red Bulls, they keep me up and awake.�
Faye didn�t push the argument. She left the room sighing audibly.
I dug through my suitcases, which I had not yet unpacked, searching for something to wear. After looking at nearly everything and throwing clothes all around the hotel room, I finally decided on some faded jeans and a black T with Merry and Pippin from Lord of the Rings on it (my favorite shirt, I�d bought it at Hot Topic a year ago).
I slid my feet into my black flip-flops and headed into the main room of the suite. �Ready!� I shouted.
Faye came out of her room, looked me over, and gave me a big smile. �You look great Kylie.�
A knock sounded on the door just then. �That must be breakfast.� Faye said. �Can you get it? I have to make sure I have everything that I�ll need today.� She went back into her room and I headed for the door.
I opened the door, but it wasn�t the room service cart that I saw. It was Rupert!
�Oh my gosh!� I shrieked, flinging my arms around him. �What are you doing here?� I said, not loosening my hold one bit.
�I wanted to stop by and say hi before work.� Rupert said. He hugged me back and then kissed me a few times on the lips.
�That�s so sweet of you! My day is going to be so much better now.� I gushed.
�I�m glad.� Rupert kissed me a few more times before letting go. �I have to go now, but I�ll see you at lunchtime.�
�Ok, bye...I can�t wait to see you later!�
Rupert left and I went back to my room with a huge smile on my face.
I searched around my room for my purse, and finally found it shoved in a drawer. How it got there I had no idea. I met Faye in the main room again and she pointed to the room service tray. �You didn�t eat.� She said.
�Didn�t feel like it.� I said. I grabbed the can of Red Bull and headed out the door. Faye followed behind me lecturing me about the importance of eating healthy breakfasts.
We arrived at the studio just a few minutes later. I stepped out of the car and was immediately hounded by reporters and photographers. I ignored the questions but stood posing for the cameras for a minute or so until Faye told me we had to go in. I walked very close to Rob as we made our way through the crowd. It was kind of scary, how everyone was trying to grab at me. I�d never encountered that type of crowd before.
We got to the booth were we were going to be doing our segment, and a guy came to outline the session. Larry jumped in and told the guy to make sure no questions were asked about my personal life. I waved him off and talked to the guy myself. �Questions about my personal life are okay.� I told him. �Just no questions about sex, cause those just aren�t appropriate.�
Larry actually smiled at me when I said that. �Good call.� He said. �Good call.�
I grinned at Faye and felt totally empowered by this new allowance to say what I wanted.
�Do these chairs have to be so uncomfortable?� I complained when I sat down in my chair in front of the microphone. Immediately I was presented with a different one. I switched chairs and got mentally ready to give my interview.
The DJ did his little intro thing and then introduced me. After that he started the questions. �So tell us about that press conference the other day...� He said.
�So horrible.� I said. �Wasn�t expecting it to get so bad.�
�How do you get through it when interviews go wrong?�
�Say �no comment� a lot.� I laughed.
�Good strategy. So how long have you and Rupert been dating.�
�Not long, the relationship is still rather new. I think it�s been about three weeks or so...not sure exactly.�
�How did you guys meet?�
�We met at a caf� in London. I can�t remember all the details, but I know he asked to sit at my table, and I recognized him.�
�Did he know who you were?�
�Not until I said my name. He�d heard my music a few times, but he�d never seen a picture of me or anything like that.�
�What did you guys do for your first date?�
�We went to a park by his house.�
�What made you stick around for a second date?�
�No comment.� I said, grinning.
�Okay...interesting.� The DJ laughed.
�Well that�s all the time we have for now.� The DJ announced, wrapping up the interview. �Make sure to catch Kylie�s performance of her second single, Jealousy, on Top of the Pops tomorrow night.� He put on the next song and I leaned back and yawned.
�Where to next?� I asked Faye who had just come into the room.
�Photo shoot time.� She said.
�What�s the shoot for?�
�It�s a magazine shoot.�
�Oh really?� I perked up, the magazine photo shoots were always my favorite. �Which one?�
�British Elle.�
I raised my eyebrow. �Whatever. Stop kidding. Which magazine?�
�I�m not kidding, Kylie. It�s British Elle.�
�But that�s for fashion models and huge international superstars.�
�Well they called us and asked for you.�
�Oh my gosh.� I shrieked. �This is AMAZING. I can�t believe I�m going to be on the cover of British Elle!�
�Well we�d better get going.� Faye reminded. �Or else you won�t be.�
I jumped from my chair, no longer feeling the sleepiness that I�d been feeling just a few minutes ago.
�They�re going to do an interview for the article tomorrow.� Faye said handing me the next days itinerary, which she�d gotten the final draft of while I�d been giving my radio interview. I looked it over and saw the 1:00 spot read �BRITISH ELLE INTERVIEW�. �It�s going to be one of those laid back interviews, where you go out shopping and then do some talking over lunch.�
�Cool.� I said. �I love those. They�re always so much fun. Is it scheduled where we�ll be shopping? Or is that up to me?�
�It�s up to you. Make a decision by 3:00 today, okay?�
�Sure.� I shrugged. �Easy enough.�
We pulled up to gorgeous mansion. �We�re taking the pictures here?� I asked, sort of confused.
�They wanted the photos for the spread to have a personal tone, so they wanted to have you in a house setting instead of just in front of a colored backdrop.�
�Oh...that�ll be interesting.�
�It�ll be fun. Now come on, lets go, we�re on a time schedule here.�
We headed to the doors of the mansion, dodging a few photographers on the way there. A wardrobe person met me as soon as I�d walked through the door. �Ready to get glamorous?� She asked.
�Ready as I�ll ever be.� I said. The lady led me down two hallways to a room that had been set up as a dressing room/makeup room.
�Hair and makeup first.� She said, guiding me into the chair in front of the mirror. �Teresa will be with you in a moment to fix you up.�
�Okay.� I smiled sweetly.
�Fix me up?� I asked Faye, as soon as the wardrobe lady was gone. �Do I look horrible or something?�
�No, of course not, but you don�t look photo shoot glam.�
�Whatever.� I sighed. I turned my attention to the clothes rack hanging on the other side of the room. �Go see what kind of wardrobe they�ve got.� I told Faye.
Faye walked over to the rack and flipped through the clothes. �A lot of casual bedtime stuff.� She said. �Sweatpants and tanks.�
�Very cool. Comfortable.�
�Also a bunch of flowing flirty dresses.�
�I love those. This should be lots of fun.�
Faye came and sat down next to me. �We have to discuss plans for the Goblet of Fire premiere.�
�Plans?�
�We have to go and get you a dress, you have to prepare yourself for the red carpet interviews. We have to hire a hairstylist and make-up artist for the event, and we have to get your transportation booked and reserve a hotel room.�
�Ugh...so much to do. I guess it�s worth it though.�
�Okay, so first thing I need you to do is find out about the flight that Rupert is taking, since I�m supposing you want to go with him. Then you need to find out where he�s staying, because I again am supposing that you want to stay in the same hotel.�
�Those are easy enough tasks.� I paused. �When can we go shopping for the dress?�
�I can schedule you appointments at a few places for tomorrow evening. That okay?�
�Sounds great....and what else is there to be done?�
�Interview preparation. We�ll spend some time talking about that before your performance tonight.�
A tall woman with blonde hair entered the room and introduced herself as Teresa, the makeup artist. I shook her hand and smiled and then she got to work on my face. It took a half hour for the first look, which was the one to go with the dresses.