None of the events in this story occurred. It's all fiction.
Chapter 1: Life Thus Far
California is one trippy fucking place. The laws alone will make your fucking head spin, not mention its whackadoo inhabitants. There some nice things about it though. And some of the people are actually nice as well. But SOME being the key word. I learned this bit early in life, at around seven years old. This new kid had come to my first grade classroom.
She was from Russia, and had some trouble speaking English. A lot of kids, mainly ones bigger than her, picked on her a lot. Of course, right away, one of the nice people came to her defense. Me. I've always had a problem with bullies, so I clocked one of them in the face. I may have gotten in trouble, but it was worth it. The kids stayed off her case for the most part, and I got a lifelong friend out of the deal. Her name is Mila Kunis. My name? That's Jake Parker. And if things were proper in this universe, she and I would be together. But we're not. I'm mainly to blame for that. For some reason, I have this fear that if she knew how I felt about her, she'd never want to see me again, and I couldn't bare that thought. That's not to say I don't have some fun. Just because I'm mad about a woman doesn't mean I'm not going to look elsewhere if I'm not involved with her.
Like I said before, California is an odd place, and the oddities all seem to stem from the southern half of it, and the southern half's chief export. Don't believe what you may have heard the export is. It's not a fruit or any kind of food. The export is entertainment, and that export, while good in its right, has driven the inhabitants of California, mainly the Southern part, insane. They all have the dream, that will of COURSE come true, of making it. Even I fell for this bug, but not in the way most do. I wanted to be a writer, so I got the saner half of insanity. Of, course, as many know, Mila went with acting, and got a lot of success from it. I have had some stuff published, and am currently working on what I hope will be my first major novel. For money though, I have a somewhat normal job. I run my own bookstore.
You know, I realize I have gone on a bit without even describing myself, at least on the physical side of things. I'm five foot eight, and around 175. I work out a bit, but I'm no monster. The best way to describe my build I guess would be Shawn Michaels-esque, but I guess you'd have to know who the Heartbreak Kid is for that to do much. Black hair, and blue eyes round up the package, well, the clothed package at least, though you'll learn enough about me as time goes on.Anyhow, production on the new season of Mila's show, That 70's Show, had begun, and she invited me onset to hang out with her. We hadn't seen each other for the entire summer. I had gone to London to visit some friends, and had barely even spoken with her. I had been on the set before, so it was no huge thing. I made sure to have Dyl(employee and best friend on the guy side) watch the store. Any chance to just be around her was enough of a reason for me to show up, and Dyl gets that. Anyhow, I arrived on the set and was greeted with a hug and a kiss on the cheek.
"Oh Jake, I have missed you SO much," she said. "How has my hero been?"
"Good, good," I said with a smile. "Had some fun. London was a lot more fun than I thought it'd be. Still, I missed having you around. You know, someone to rescue, and watch as I uphold truth, justice, and freedom!." We both had a laugh at that, while the rest of the cast just looked at us with an odd stare.
"It's an inside thing," we both told them at the same time.
"Listen, we're going to rehearse a bit, then me and Laura are going to catch some lunch. You wanna join us, Gotham Knight?" she asked.
"Well, I was going to organize my precious lint collection, but I guess I could waste my time." She gave me a punch on the arm with that comment.
"Then it's a date smart mouth." She gave me a kiss on the cheek and walked back to the set. I just stood back and watched them rehearse, and eventually got bored with that and whipped out my GBA and played some Mario Advance. Time passed, and it was time for lunch.. Mila, Laura and I all hopped into my car and drove off.
"Now, where we heading for lunch ladies?" I asked.
"This little Mexican place I found a while back," said Laura. Just keep heading straight, then make a right at the sixth light."
"Gotcha.," I replied.
"You got any music to listen to?" Laura asked me.
"Oh of course. Only from the hottest band in the world,"
"And who would that be, in your opinion? In all the years that you've come to visit Mila on the set, the rest of us know only a little about you, except that obvious fact you two are very close. That includes musical preferences mystery man."
"You kidding me? Who else could be the hottest band in the world?"
"Oh, I don't know, Radiohead maybe?"