Chapter 35: Constellation
"Help me rebuild this place Ysa" Mia just kept on looking on the building where her dreams was established.
Ysa was taken a back, she just went to her University to get some papers signed for her graduation and she was looking for them to have catch up but instead she saw this.
Mia was numbing to pain.
She can't even ask for details, seeing her friend she consider as a sister on this state is more than enough.
"Whatever it is that I can do for you" then Mia just hugged her so tight that she have not done before.
That hug was full of emotion, enough for her to also tear up. Whatever it is that Mia was going through is breaking her apart.
"Let me fix my transfer here then you can start telling me the details" Ysa then broke up from Mia's hug "But first let me stay at your place" she doesn't want to stay at his brothers' anyway.
Mia chuckled at the way Ysa told her that she will stay at her place. It was the first time that she have felt light. Being with Ysa makes her feel that she still have her life.
'Thank you for coming at the right time Ysa' Mia thought to herself while they are on their way to her place.
After Ysa settled her the matters that she needed to fix, Both Mia and her looked for a new apartment to stay in, Mia already told her the details and her plans, she just can't believe that someone can actually do that in real life.
"We can be roommates" Mia offered to Ysa, well they could really be roommates, she wouldn't mind but she got a lot of stuffs and she's wanted to be independent so they just have to be neighbors.
"I got a lot of stuffs so if you want to live in a room with so much stuffs we can" she wanted Mia to laugh which she succeeded to do.
With the few days that she spent with Mia, she can rarely see her smile and laugh that's why she wanted to make her smile as frequent as she can.
"We'll take the two rooms on the second floor" Ysa told the land lady who is currently smiling from ear to ear.
Mia and Ysa was at the Constellation to see the paper works that they need to do to register the establishment as a separate recording studio. In the past it was just an extension facility for Viewbay and doesn't have its own registry.
Technically, Constellation was just a pet name they have given to their recording studio.
What Mia wants was to establish it as a company. That has its own registry and any legal papers that they need to call have it operational.
They only have one problem,
All of Mia's royalties are transferred to Viewbay, they currently don't have anything to fund their operation.
No, Ysa can see where the problem are coming from, Mia can't battle out her right for the royalties since from the very beginning she waived that to fund Constellation. Kevin is now using the funds for Constellation for Viewbay's expenses.
"We can only ask my Dad for an initial funding, then we can pay it little by little as soon as we get revenue" that was the only solution that Ysa can only think of.
"Let me help you" Both of them turned their head to the unexpected guess that interrupted their conversation.
"Maurice" Mia then stood up and hugged Maurice as tight as she could, she missed her, "why are you here?"
"I can't stand working with the same devil who took away this place" Maurice and Mia then sat down to continue their talk.
"Besides Timmy's there to maintain the studios" Maurice looked at Mia before continuing "They struck a deal with Great Record so they don't really need me there, it will be better for me to go where I am most needed"
"And your very much welcome here" Ysa then offered her hand for a handshake that Maurice gladly accepted "Ysabelle Howard"
"Faux's younger sister? Nice to meet you" Maurice said as they shook their hands "I can do whatever you need me to do"
"Then we should finalize everything" Ysa then faced Mia "for the meantime, since you're still under contract under Viewbay we can't register anything to your name so are you okay to register Constellation under another name?"
"It will be better if you register the company to your name, they won't be able to track our movements if they wouldn't know that I am working here." What concerns Mia is that if it come to their knowledge that Constellation is still operational and that she's working on building Constellation again they might do something again to take it down.
"I can do the managing of the building and the studios and Ysa can do the dealings with potential clients if you want, I think it will be better if you stay in the shadows for a while Mia" Maurice suggested to the two.
Ysa then clapped her hands once "Right!" then she walked over to the two and hugged both of them "We now have a plan!" she then separated herself "I'll ask my Dad to back up us first then we shall slowly work our way discreetly and creep up to their backs and take them down!" Ysa animatedly speaks her plan.
Mia was laughing at Ysa, she was comforted by her energy and Maurice coming to her rescue have been the greatest gift that she received in this nightmare.
"Seriously guys… I can't take you enough but can I as you a favor?"
The two just looked at her waiting for her next words
"Can we keep this among the three of us?" it confused both Ysa and Maurice at her request "I just don't want to include them into this mess, we got a bigger entity to clash with and I don't want them to destroy their careers, especially your brother Ysa"
Ysa understood what Mia is saying, Faux can be a Demon if he wants to but even she can see that they are enjoying the work they are doing.
"We understand"
"That's the reason why I didn't show up in front of you guys" then Ysa just sighed "In the past four years, I worked nonstop to secure projects and deals while Maurice recruits the best talents that we could find including those promising producers and engineers that they will work with and develop while Mia just keep on jumping and jumping form one part time to another just to keep a low profile"
Max laughed at the last comment that Ysa stated "that's true, that is also the reason why I am always at a convenience store trolling Mia"
"She will still take some projects but mostly she's still taking care of your discography by giving Max the demos that she composed for you, most of your released singles are still made by her"
Max just nodded at the facts given, Even the other 3 were convinced
"I just don't get one thing, why now? Why did she decided to take a move just now?" Ian finally asked the question that he wanted to ask since the beginning.