A/N - I'm sorry, but the DBZ part doesn't come in until chapter four. But if you would still read it, and review, that would help. Besides, the more reviews I get, the sooner I'll post new chapters.

Chapter One - Perfect Life

Lily opened the door to her house. "Hello?" she called. Nobody answered, as she had expected. She walked into her living room, and turned on the television. She flipped through the channels, but saw nothing she liked. She put down the remote and went up to her room.

She opened her walk-in closet, walked in, and moved some shoeboxes to the side, revealing a book. She put the book on her bed. She glanced sideways so that she could see herself in a full-length mirror. As an after thought, she grabbed a scarf and tied her hair up with it.

Taking the book with her, she went back downstairs. She sat on the couch and opened the book. As she was reading, she could hear the television. It was a news show, or something like it.

"And the girl on everybody's mind right now is Lily Eracreve. The lead actress of the hit show 'What Are Friends For?' will now be starring in her second movie, 'Stealing Your Heart,' which is scheduled for release this May."

Lily grabbed the remote and shut off the television. Only a few minutes later, the front door opened. "Anybody home?" a voice called. It was Lily's mother.

Quickly stuffing the book under a couch cushion, Lily replied, "I'm in here."

Her mother poked her head in to check, and then sat down on the couch. "So, the word's getting out today. Did you know?"

"Yeah, Mom. I just heard something on TV."

"Oh, really? What did they say?" Lily's mother looked intently.

"Nothing much, I think. I was flipping through the channels, and I just heard them a little bit. All they said was that I was starring in my second movie." For some reason, Lily didn't want to tell her mother that she had turned off the television when she heard some of her own publicity.

"Well, okay. That's good. We'd better keep the TV on, to see if they start running commercials. I was too busy to see what cuts they used before hand. I hope they pick some good ones. I think you had some very nice scenes in that one. Did you get to see it?"

"No, I meant to stop by, but I was busy. We've been running a little over on my show lately. You know. We wanted to get in a few extra episodes in, in case I sign another movie deal. This is our big time, after all." It was the truth, but as Lily said it, she felt like she was lying to her mom.

"Okay, then. Let's just turn on the TV so if they run any commercials, we can see them." Lily's mother got up, turned on the television, and started to walk into another room. "By the way," she added on her way out, "nice scarf. It goes really well with your ensemble."

As soon as her mom was gone, Lily pulled the book out from under the cushion. Now where was I? she thought. Ah, page fifty-three. Ashley was explaining to Brian why things could never work out. But she didn't get very far before the front door opened again.

She shoved the book under the cushion again. Brandon, her older brother, walked into the room. "Well, well. If it isn't next year's Best Supporting Actress." He smiled at her.

"Brandon," Lily said. "Like that would ever happen."

Brandon cocked an eye at her. "You never know what's going on in the minds of the people in the Academy. You never know. Just look at Mom. She got her first nomination when she was eighteen."

Lily rolled her eyes. "I'm fifteen," she pointed out. Not that her brother didn't know. She just wanted to emphasize the difference.

"Yeah, but your birthday's next month. And your movie's not long after that. The Academy will have a whole year to see your acting genius. You'll be a few months from seventeen when the Oscars come next year."

"Like I'm going to get a nomination before you. If anybody's getting nominated next year, it's you. 'Fall of Rose' will be a smash, I can just tell. I wouldn't be surprised if it got Best Picture. And you know that any movie nominated for that has lots of nominations for all the other awards. You'll get one for sure."

A cell phone started to ring. Lily knew it was Brandon's because everybody in the family had gotten special rings. They had to pay extra for it, of course, but it was necessary. All four of them had totally unique rings, not used by anybody else in the world. They still resemble normal rings, but that was what they wanted. Four rings so that they could tell if it was their phone or not, just by the ring.

"Hello?" Brandon said, into the phone. He started to leave the room, but on his way he mouthed, I like your scarf.

Lily was starting to be glad that she had worn it. She pulled out her book, but didn't trust sitting in the family room any more. Instead, she took her book and went up to her room.

But, she didn't have any privacy there, either. She had only been there a few minutes when somebody knocked on her door. She stuck her book under her pillow. "Come in."

It was her mother again. "I just wanted to remind you that you had a press meeting through your movie tonight."

"I know, Mother," she replied. "I marked it down in my book. It's at seven. Oh, but I forgot to ask, is it just a meeting, or a big entrance?"

Her mother laughed, although Lily didn't know why. "It's a big entrance. Keep the top and the scarf." She opened Lily's closet, and walked in. She looked at a long row of skirts, and pulled one out. "Why don't you go with this one?" she suggested.

"Sure thing." Lily held it up to her slender waist. Looking in the mirror, she thought that it went really well with the rest of her outfit.

"Good, then," her mother said, satisfied. "Oh, your father and his agent have a dinner meeting with a casting agent, so he won't be home until after you leave. "

"Okay then. Dinner at five thirty?" she asked. She was pretty sure it would be, since she would need to get ready for the meeting, especially if it was a big entrance.

Lily's mother looked at her watch. "It's going to have to be. I'll talk to the chef. The dresser should be here at quarter after six, to get you ready. You just remember to tell her to keep your hair pretty much the way it is. It's a great look."

"Thanks, Mom," Lily said. Her mother left her room, probably to go talk to the chef.

Lily closed her door, and lay down on her bed. She pulled out her book, and sighed. There was something missing in her life. Nobody would understand. They would call her the girl who had everything. The girl with the perfect life. But, even though she was famous, there was one thing she didn't have. Love.

A/N - I'm not the biggest expert on DBZ. I watch the shows, but I don't always pick up on some things. If somebody could tell me exactly where Gohan and family live (the more detail the better), that would help. I also would like to know what to call Bulma's parents. I try to be as accurate as possible, so this would help me so that my story at least agrees with the shows.

P.S. - Don't flame me if I mess things up. You can point it out politely, since it will help me be more accurate in the future. If I really don't know, I'll try to ask, but I still get things wrong from time to time.