Yulia Volkova
"t.A.T.u."
Lena Katina
"t.A.T.u."
Eric
"The Manager"
Recurring
Jay Leno
"Host"
Janice
"Assistant"
Deborah Vickers
"Tonight Show Producer"
Marty Middlebrook
"Jimmy Kimmel Live Producer"
The Tonight Show/ Lena and Yulia
Chapter Two
"Performance"
Written by TVM
Copyright © 2002
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Summary: In ALL NEW 2nd episode of 'The Tonight Show w/ Lena and Yulia', Lena and Yulia's playful flirting comes out in a big way as the girls play games back and forth, carefully dancing around the topic of whether all of this has become more real than fake. Later, their much anticipated performance on 'The Tonight Show w/ Jay Leno' finally arrives and features a showdown between Eric and Deborah Vickers who insists the girls cannot kiss on air. Part 2 of 2.
Story Codes: no sex
"So you don't even wanna hear my answer?" Yulia asked as Lena came back into their dressing room with her Coke float.
"Answer to what?" Lena asked playing coy, and sporting an innocent grin.
"Oh nothing" Yulia said pulling a magazine from her bag and crashing back down on the couch. Deciding she could play the same silly game that Lena could. Although secretly she wanted to answer the question and she knew or she thought, that Lena must be dieing to hear the answer. Afterall she had asked the question, barely a minute ago. "AHHHHH if she can play this game, I'm gonna show her I can too."
"Is it killin ya yet?" Lena asked as Yulia dropped her magazine and flipped her friend the bird for trying to rub it in a little more. Lena laughed out loud, knowing she had gotten to her bandmate, something she secretly craved doing.
"Sometimes I wonder why I put up with you" Yulia said slamming down on the couch angrily and folding her arms across her stomach.
"Oh you know you love my games" Lena said moving to the edge of the couch, sitting her float down beside her and smiling down at Yulia.
"Ok sometimes" Yulia snapped, "but not all the damn time."
"Ok ok" Lena said throwing her hands up, "no more games. Now tell me."
"Tell you what?" Yulia asked.
"The thing we talked about a minute ago" Lena said smiling and running her finger gently over Yulia's neck, "you know you wanna tell me as much I wanna hear it. I promise no more silly games."
"You mean what I really think of you?" Yulia asked tracing her fingers up Lena's bare arm.
"That'd be the question" Lena said.
"So much to tell" Yulia said giggling, "where do I start?"
"How bout here" Lena said suddenly attacking her friends ribs as Yulia squealed with laughter.
"I Think....YOUR HOT....REALLY" Yulia practically screamed in laughter as Lena stopped and smiled down at her.
"Yeh, ok that's a good start, now tell me more" Lena said placing a hand on either side of Yulia's head.
"I thought that all along you know" Yulia said looking away for instant and biting her lip, "I like being close to you too. Snuggling's the best."
"HMMMMM really?" Lena said laying down beside her on the couch and snuggling up close as Yulia felt a fit of giggles come over her and she blushed a deep crimson as Lena rubbed her nose up and down her neck, making Yulia giggle and squirm beside her. "I like cuddling myself."
"Cuddle slut" Yulia said as Lena shot her a mock look of horror and replied, "takes one to know one babe."
"True" Yulia said laughing as Lena slipped her arm under Yulia's head and one around her waist. She reached down and grabbed Lena's fast melting float and holding it out of her friends range started quickly drinking as much as possible.
"Hey" Lena said finally taking it away from her, "that's mine pig, if you wanted one you should have ordered it."
"I don't want one, I like sharing yours" Yulia said taking another sip on the straw as Lena smiled and offered no resistance.
"Well in that case" Lena said reaching above her head and grabbing a straw from the Mickey D's bag laying on the table, she stripped the cover and sunk it into the float and said, "all you had to do was ask."
"Yeh right" Yulia said giggling as she sipped on the float now with her own straw.
"Yeh you know it's true" Lena said firmly as she blew bubbles in the melting float. "Now back to what we were talking about earlier."
"Yeh" Yulia said innocently.
"What are the other things you think are true?" Lena asked propping her head on her hand now.
"Your a good kiss...." Yulia said as the door flew open and Eric ran in and slammed it behind him.
"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh ummmmmmm you don't...." He said noticing then the way the girls were laying on the couch. "ummmm if I'm interrupting something, I can....uhhhhh..... you know."
"Just a heated make out session huh babe" Lena said as Yulia gasped out loud and started to laugh as she blushed and Eric, knowing they where kidding, took a seat in the chair at the table.
"I was not making out with her" Yulia said looking at Eric, "besides she wouldn't anyway."
"It's a mad house out there tonight" Eric said running his hands through his hair and trying to obviously relax for a moment as Lena wondered to herself how to respond to Yulia's last claim. "And if you guys want something to eat, you might wanna get it now, instead of waiting. Remember what Janice said about nerves and all."
"Why would we be nervous?" Lena asked losing her original train of thought.
"Well it's your first live performance on national TV" Eric said hoping if they truly weren't nervous that his lame brained remark wouldn't do that.
"Yulia calm down, it's ok babe" Lena said shaking her as both giggled. After a few more seconds Lena wrapped her arms tightly around Yulia and held on saying "it'll be ok, just try not freak out."
"Get off me" Yulia said laughing as Lena held her tighter. Refusing to let go and telling Eric "hurry Eric the tranquilizer I'll hold her for ya."
"Will you two stop already" Eric said throwing a magazine at them. "I get it, your not nervous. Ok."
"No reason to be" Lena said relaxing her grip on Yulia, "All we gonna do is sing the same song we've sung hundreds of times and oh yeah, do a little kissy face."
"Even though they said we couldn't" Yulia said, "but when have we ever done anything we were told?"
"Ya haven't since I met you" Eric said laughing as both Yulia and Lena stuck their tongue's at him.
Eric hung out for a while in the girls dressing room, hiding from Deborah, Lena later found out. Hoping he wouldn't have to answer anymore questions. Janice came to the door and took their food orders when Eric requested they not be disturbed unless it was needed. Ethan made a major stink a few minutes later when the food arrived about not having complete access to the girls, being that he worked directly for their manager. Janice stuck her head in pleading for them to meet with him, and when the girls and Eric refused, they started chanting "Ethan is a pest" repeatedly until he got the message and stomped off. As showtime drew closer, the girls were shocked to see Jay Leno drop by to introduce himself. Mysteriously, Eric later pointed out he neglected to mention anything to do with their performance. Eric left not long after that and a stage hand arrived with their freshly cleaned outfits for the night. They slipped them on and he escorted them to the green room as they watched the beginning of the show on the monitor and waited patiently for their appearance.
To her surprise Lena found herself getting more and more nervous as the time drew closer. While Yulia was bouncing around the room excitedly, showing no signs of it.
"After the break T.aT.u performs live" Leno said on the monitor as the girls left the green room and where met by Deborah with a plastic smile and that "fake nice" voice as she said "have a great performance ladies, knock'em dead. Just remember our little conversation."
"What conversation?" Lena asked innocently as she pulled Yulia through the curtain onto the stage. The crowd cheered as they made their first appearance and we're introduced. Eric came around the corner as Deborah stomped back towards the production room, seeing him she quickly stopped and lit into him.
"That little smart mouth client of yours had just better remember what I said" She snapped.
"Do you think this is your show?" Eric asked in a monotone voice, "it don't say the Tonight Show Starring Deborah Vickers, it says Jay Leno. So until your the star, you don't tell me or my clients what to do. By the way I ever you hear insult one of my girls again, your ass will be knee deep in a lawsuit from hell."
"You just blew any chance they ever had of appearing on this show again as far as I'm concerned" She snapped as she walked away.
"We'll see about that" Eric said as he ran to the curtain to hear the thundering applause and the music start as the girls walked out again.
"All the things she said, All the things she said, Running through my head, All the things she said, All the things she said, Running through my head, This is not enough" They sang in unison before Yulia's soft vocals took over as always and sang as she looked into Lena's eyes most of the time, "I'm in serious shit, I feel totally lost, If I'm asking for help it's only because, Being with you has opened my eyes, Could I ever believe such a perfect surprise?"
"I keep asking myself, wondering how, I keep closing my eyes but I can't block you out, Wanna fly to a place where it's just you and me, Nobody else so we can be free" Yulia continued before they repeated the chorus. Eric noticed something that was different from the earlier sound check, Yulia sang the entire first part of the song and as they finished the chorus repeat, Lena looked right at Yulia and sang while taking her hand. "And I'm all mixed up, feeling cornered and rushed, They say it's my fault but I want her so much, Wanna fly her away where the sun and rain, Come in over my face, wash away all the shame, When they stop and stare - don't worry me, Cause I'm feeling for her what she's feeling for me, I can try to pretend, I can try to forget, But it's driving me mad, going out of my head."
Then the big moment as Yulia smiled and Lena matched hers with one of her own. Their lips met softly, like so many times in the past. Only this time it had been strictly forbidden. Eric noticed on the monitor above his head, the camera spin away and pan the audience breifly before returning to the pair as they finished the song and the crowd went wild. The music died as Yulia looked at Lena nervously and took her hand for support.
"Thank you" They both said in unison in response to the crowds ovation.
"Think he'll be pissed?" Yulia asked as she buried her head in Lena's neck. Jay joined them as they went to the break. Shaking both of theirs hands and saying "Nice job, really nice job."
"Thank you Mr. Leno" Lena said as he motioned for them to join him on the set for the shows closing. Lena caught Eric's eye and he flashed them a wicked grin and a thumbs up before he disappeared behind the curtain and some screaming could be heard. Jay took he seat behind the desk and the girls took their seats in the first chair with Lena sitting on the arm and Yulia taking the seat.
"Ya have fun?" Jay asked with an ear to ear grin to Lena and Yulia's surprise.
"Yeh but it was a little scary" Lena said, "being in front of millions of poeple live. WOW."
"Nahhhhh just remember to work the crowd live and don't worry about the TV cameras" Jay said, "cause if the live crowd is into you, the people at home will love you."
"Cool thanks we'll remember that" Yulia said giving Lena a nervous smile as the screaming got louder backstage. Jay excused himself and disappeared behind the curtain as the screaming suddenly died. The director ran to the curtain and said "Mr. Leno we're back in 30."
"I wanna thank all my guests tonight....." Jay said after they went back live, "Stay tune for Conan. Good night."
"Your doing Kimmel tomorrow night right?" Jay asked as the studio lights went down and the crowd began clamoring for autographs.
"Yeh another live show" Lena said as she saw a very angry looking Eric come bolting out of the backstage area with the girls security detail in tow.
"It was nice meeting me you Mr. Leno" Lena said as Jay once again shook their hands. And offered some last minute pieces of advice, before excusing himself.
"What was all the screaming about?" Yulia asked the first chance she got as the girls were ushered away and into a waiting limo.
"That witch Deborah Vickers jumped me not ten seconds after the break" Eric said. "The screaming you heard was me and that cunt going at each other. Jay Leno threatened to fire her if she didn't shut up and do her job."
"Didn't he say anything to you?" Yulia asked.
"Yeh, oh yeah" Eric said looking out the window and obviously trying to cool down still. "He bitched about us almost interupting the show and then told me, that I shouldn't plan on having any of my future acts appear on his show."
"Why?" Lena asked in surprise.
"UMMMM just stress of the day I guess and me fighting like a child with his producer" Eric said thinking to himself if he should replay the story of what really happened. But thinking their was no real reason to ruin the girls image of Hollywood just yet.
"Hey Marty" Eric said pickin up the ringing phone. "yeh ofcourse their here, duh."
"Who's Marty" Lena asked as he handed her the phone.
"One of the staffers on Kimmel Live" Eric said covering the mouth of the phone and going on, "he saw the show tonight and wants to talk about your appearance tommorrow night on the show."
"Hey Lena? Marty Middlebrook here from Jimmy Kimmel Live" The Voice said as Lena took the phone and smiled at Yulia as she put her head next to Lena's and listened in. "I heard about the way Deborah treated you guys about your performance. Well I want ya to know that Jimmy told me personally that he didn't want anything changed from your regular performance."
"Kiss and all?" Yulia asked as Lena gave her a shocked look.
"Yes kiss and all" Marty said laughing.
A half hour later, the limo pulled into their hotel's underground garage and after being escorted back to their rooms, Eric said goodnight and Yulia headed for the shower. Lena flopped on the bed and was about to drift off, when the bathroom door opened and a waff of steam drifted out of the room. Yulia stuck her head out as Lena looked up and met her smile.
"I thought by now you'd already be naked" Yulia said giggling.
"Nope waiting for you babe" Lena said flashing her a teasing smile.
"Well come on in here" Yulia said daring her with her eyes. "or if not, can you at least hand me a towel from the closet?"
"Very tempting offer" Lena said as she took a towel from the closet and offered it too Yulia before jerking it away.
"Lena you said no more games" Yulia said with a gentle smile as Lena nodded her head, remembering that promise and handed her the towel. But as she turned to walk back to the bed, she felt the heat on her back and a brief instant later a wet arm wrap around her waist. Yulia had wrapped her in a bear hug from behind and as Lena looked around, their eyes met and Yulia said "I said no more of your games, but didn't say anything about me!!!"
"NOOOOOOO" Lena screamed as Yulia dragged her into the bathroom and closed the door behind them.
my mouth hurts from smiling so much about this, your sooo rockin... u know how to put a girl in a good mood before she goes to 7 hours of pre-hell... I don't need no edumacation!
Rush wrote this:
Its great so far, please keep it coming. The flirting parts of it are fun.
Mary Jane wrote this:
I wish you would go on with this one... you can do so much with these two. its great. please keep up the great work. I started with jessie and katie and now i can't stop looking for your other stories... let me know when you update this one.. and let it be soon.
Buymethings wrote this:
Please, give me more!
Dunno wrote this:
I really loved the first and second chapters. Their awesome. Thanks for writing.
Shara wrote this:
Hey, really good start to this fic, hope you're going to continue it.