You are a part of the new actors that came onto the set of Descendants 2. You play Quinn, the daughter of the queen of hearts, and you are majorly crushing on Thomas Doherty. This is a Thomas x reader fic where Thomas and Dove is not a thing.

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I bit my lip as I drove up to the barrier. I rolled down my window and handed the security guard my badge and identification. He smiled at me and walked into his small office. He came back with a small stack of papers.

"Okay Ms. y/l/n here is your parking sticker, just put this anywhere on your windshield. Here is your map of the lot and your code to the gate so you can now use the automatic one to your right." I glanced over at the other lane controlled by a small keypad.

I took the stuff from him and set it down on my empty passenger seat, "Thank you so much."

"Okay, you're studio parking is three buildings down and there should be someone there to escort you. Have a good day." He lifted the barrier and I gave a small wave goodbye as I drove through. I looked at the seemingly uneventful buildings but knew that inside, a whole new world was going on. I parked behind building C and quickly stuck the sticker on the bottom left corner of my windshield before grabbing my purse and my cup of coffee. I exited my car and headed towards the door. A woman wearing a headset stood with a large smile on her face.

"Y/n y/l/n?" I nodded, "Hi I'm Rebecca and I'm here to show you around." She started the trek and I followed her. She spoke into her headset, "Kenny. Kenny, this is Rebecca. I have y/n here and I'm taking her to her trailer."

I heard slight static before a man's voice came across, "Thank you. Once you show her to her trailer have her come to practice area. We're only waiting for a few more people."

"Of course." She spoke back. We walked through the building and my eyes went wide as I saw the sets that, though a work in progress, were beautiful. She led me back outside and down a narrow parking lot until we got to a trailer. "Okay y/n this is your trailer. You have access to it all day long and can keep whatever you would like in here. I'll give you a few minutes to get settled before we need to join the rest of the crew."

I nodded and opened my trailer and walked in. I set my bag on the small couch and quickly pulled my hoodie off before tossing it next to my bag. I tucked my phone into the waistband of my yoga pants and grabbed my script and coffee before exiting. I smiled at Rebecca as the two of us fell into stride, making our way towards a large group. We stopped on the outskirts of the group and I went wide eyed at all the actors from the last movie and a few other I recognized. They were hugging and laughing as I awkwardly stood alone and quiet.

"Ye a new actor?" A deep voice behind me said. I turned to face him and met a pair of piercing blue eyes.

I smiled and nodded, "Yeah. Y/n y/l/n, nice to meet you."

I held out my hand and he gingerly shook it, "Thomas Doherty and the pleasure is mine."

"I play Quinn Heart, what about you?" My gaze continued to glance over at Kenny, worried I would miss any big announcements.

"Ahhh, Ms. Heart." His tone of voice peaked my interest. I met his gaze and lifted an eyebrow in question, "I'm Harry Hook. You're boyfriend."

I nodded as small smile played on my lips, "I see. Well nice to meet you honey."

He laughed slightly, "You too bonnie." He winked and my lips pulled higher into my cheeks but my attention was quickly captured by our director.

"Hello everybody! I am so excited to start working on this project with you and I am happy to announce that our first day on set in officially starting!" Everyone let out a cheer, "A quick overview of how everything is going to work. While the sets are going to be built all of the performers and choreographers will be working with me in the studio so we can get to work on the dance numbers. At the same time, the actors and actresses will be recording their songs."

He looked around and began again, "I would like now to dismiss the builders so they can continue building our beautiful sets and for the choreographers to meet with Kelly, my right hand woman. The main cast, please come see me so we can talk about what you will be doing for this first week." He clapped his hands and climbed down from the chair he was on as a large majority of the people scattered. "Hello everybody. I am very happy to see you all here and I'm excited to working with all of you these next few months. Before I let you all get to know each other and we do a table read I would like to go over this week. Tomorrow we are going to start choreographing dances and taking measurements for costumes. Wednesday we will get you fitted into wigs and brainstorm with makeup and accessories. I'm hoping to have a basic understanding of what your costumes will look like by Thursday so we can make adjustments then and we appreciate all the input you have. Friday will be a relaxed day with just some more fittings and dancing. Saturday we are going to start your sword training and you have Sunday off. These first two weeks are going to be like that as we get settled and then hopefully we will get into the filming within the next month or two. Okay everyone! While I go talk to some set designers why don't you all catch up and get to know each other better and then we will start a table read."

He walked off and suddenly there were only a few of us. I awkwardly stood in the misshapen circle, my social anxiety coming into effect. I saw Thomas go off and meet everyone with wide smiles and I felt the pit in my stomach rise. A soft touch on my arm brought me out of thought.

"Y/n, right?" I looked to see Sofia Carson standing in front of me. She smiled brightly as she towered over my small frame. "I'm Sofia."

She held out her hand and I shook it happily, "Of course. I'm a big fan of your work."

She blushed slightly, "Thank you. I saw your audition tape and I'm really excited to work with you."

I felt the anxiety slowly wash away, "Thank you. I'm really excited to be a part of this project."

"Have you met everyone else?" She turned to face the chattering actors.

"I met Thomas but that's about it."

She tugged me gently, "Well come on." We stopped at a short platinum blonde woman first, "Chloe this is y/n, she's one of the new villains."

She smiled and waved, "Hey y/n. Welcome aboard. I'm Chloe or Dove. Either one is fine." I nodded and smiled back at her. Cameron was next as he jumped over to Dove scaring her slightly. He chuckled as he leaned against her shoulder.

"Hey what's up? I'm Cameron." I nodded and smiled. He was much cuter in person.

"Y/n." My voice came out softer than I hoped and I cleared it awkwardly, "I'm playing Quinn Hearts."

His eyes lit up, "That's so cool! Another villain. It's such a good group this time around. You, Thomas, China, Dylan… I'm really excited."

"Yeah me too." I turned away from him and met everyone else. China was super sweet, Dylan and Jedidiah were hilarious, Booboo was really interesting, Dianne exuded fierceness and I just wanted to hug Brenna all day long. This was such a good cast. I couldn't wait for this experience.

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We were four weeks into the making of the movie and we finally got started with the actual filming. We've been rehearsing the dance scenes for weeks now and I couldn't wait to do them in full costume in front of the camera. I sat in the makeup chair, my legs propped up on the counter in front of me and a coffee in my hand. I lazily scrolled through my Instagram feed as I waited for the makeup artist to finish with Sofia's makeup. She came over after a minute.

"Good morning y/n." She said cheerfully.

I smiled lazily and put down my phone to talk to her, "good morning." The tiredness was evident in my voice. I took another long sip of my coffee.

"You excited to film your scenes today?" I nodded eagerly at her question.

"Definitely." I leaned forward to put my coffee on the counter and brought my legs down from their resting place. "So, how are you today, Jo?"

She smiled as she gently pulled my hair out of its sloppy bun, "I'm good. You?"

"Tired."

She let out a small chuckle as she ran her fingers through my hair, "I will never get over how much hair you have."

"Yeah I need to cut it." I pursed my lips as I looked at my reflection.

"No… it's gorgeous." My hair, though large and hard to manage, did turn heads. It was quite curly and a beautiful shade of y/h/c, thank my mother for great genes. She grabbed a spray bottle of what I called miracle shit. She sprayed it over my hair and began to brush it.

"Why am I the only one in here?" I asked as I looked at the empty trailer. "Am I late?"

"No. You're right on time but China had to come extra early because her braids take forever. She's in costuming and she'll be over in a minute to get her makeup done. The extras already filed through here and I think we're only still expecting Dylan and Thomas."

I nodded and noticed her split my hair into three sections before pinning the other sections to each other. "What are we doing today?"

"Well I don't want to straighten your hair again because it has already taken quite a beating during filming and I don't want to ruin your natural curls. So I'm going to use a lot of product that won't harm your hair and somehow get it into a wig cap."

I nodded and quickly grabbed my coffee, taking another sip. I watched interested as Jo took a section of hair and expertly applied some product. It smoothed out my curls enough so she could pin it to the back of my head and out of the way. She was about to start with another section when the trailer door swung open.

"Hello ladies." Thomas spoke as he sauntered into the room and sat down in the chair next to mine. He copied my earlier position and threw his legs on the counter. He took one look at my cup and his eyes lit up. "Is that coffee?"

I wanted to lie to him but there was no use, he knew that my Starbucks cup held iced coffee. I sighed, "Yeah."

He sent me a pathetic pleading look, "Can I have some? I didn't get to buy some this morning."

I rolled my eyes and extended my arm so he could grab the cup. He smiled widely and quickly grabbed my drink, taking a large sip. "Hey, you're lucky I'm being this generous. No need to drink half of it." He finished off his sip and handed the cup back to me.

"Alright." He smiled at the hairdresser, "How are you Jo?"

"I'm good, what about you Tommy?"

He shrugged, "Nothing I can complain about so that's good. Excited to film 'what's my name' today."

I nodded with a mouth full of coffee, "Me too." I felt a small tug in my hair, causing my attention to be brought back to Jo and her skillful hands. She had somehow got my hair somewhat flat. She stepped away, cocked a head to the side and grabbed a wig cap from a shelf behind her.

"Okay you know the routine." I nodded and hooked my fingers into the front of the cap. We stretched it over my head and hair and gently put in on. Jo smiled, happy she got my hair to fit. "I'm going to go get your wig and I'll be right back." I nodded and picked up my phone again. A small laugh came from beside and I glanced over to see Thomas looking at me with a comical grin on his features.

I rose an eyebrow, "What?"

"You look ridiculous with that wig cap on." He lifted his phone and snapped a photo. He laughed at the photo, "oh that's a keeper."

"Don't post that, you know we can't share any information about what we're doing."

He rolled his eyes as he took another photo of me, "Yeah I know."

I picked up my phone once more and opened snapchat. I took a stupid mirror photo with a random filter. Thomas scrambled to his feet and appeared behind me. I started a video, quickly zooming into the mirror. "Hey guys its y/n and Thomas getting ready on the set of Descendants 2. It'll be a while until you can see this but just know that we're really excited for you to see the movie."

"Yeah! I mean who wouldn't want to see this gorgeous girl right here." Thomas snickered with a hint of sarcasm as he gestured to my bald head. I ended the video and laughed at the pig ears that appeared on Thomas's face.

"You're a pig. Fitting." He glared down at me as I tilted my chin up to face him. I smiled largely and he just pursed his lips at the insult.

"Woah, I leave for two minutes to get you a wig and this happens." Thomas blushed at Jo's comment but I just rolled my eyes.

"Yeah okay Jo." She walked back behind me with the straight bright red wig in hand and I smiled at it. We went through the process of securing it onto the cap and brushing it out. In the meantime Bree, one of the makeup artists, came in to begin on Thomas's face. We talked and joked lightly while we both got ready but I could see his wandering eyes. I felt his gaze every time it made its way towards me and while I hate to admit it, I was feeling butterflies in my stomach. But I stopped myself, I was not going to start crushing on the impossible boy on set.

By the time Jo was down, the wig had been styled into two space buns with the rest falling down my back in tight curls. It was a homage to the live action Queen of Hearts seen where her hair practically formed a heart on her head. Jo sprayed a few more things onto the wig before patting my shoulders.

"Okay you are good to go get into costume and then I'll see you back in here for your makeup." I smiled and thanked Jo and carefully stood up. I stretched my arms above my heads and my shirt rose slightly above the waistband of my jeans, showing a sliver of my belly. I shivered from the cold and quickly pulled my jacket onto my arms. I walked behind Thomas and outside of the trailer. I faintly heard Thomas's hair dresser dismissing him and he quickly caught up to me.

I glanced to his hair, "Wow. She did a good job making your hair the perfect amount of messy."

He stuck his tongue out at me teasingly. "You're just jealous because my hair is better than yours."

I scoffed, "You wish." I came upon the girl's costume trailer and broke off from Thomas as he joyfully skipped to the trailer right behind it. I knocked and walked in smiling at China who was trying to get into her costume.

"What's up y/n?" She smiled as someone tied her bodice.

"Nothing much." I turned to Carla, the costume designer, "Watcha got for me Carla?"

This was the first time I was seeing the whole outfit and I smiled at the piece hanging on the rack. It had red leather pants with small black hearts all over them and a strip of yellow leather on the side of each pant. I wore a black crop top with a tight lace long sleeve shirt over that. It was pair with a white choker comfortably around my neck and large silver rings on most of my fingers. Once I finished dressing, I turned to face the full length mirror and smile largely. The last touch would be pair of worn down combat boots. Once I put those on, I really did look badass. China appeared next to me a moment later and we both began giggling at the sight of us.

"You need to get your makeup done too right?" I nodded at her and we both headed back to the makeup trailer. We found Thomas and Dylan already in there complaining about the makeup that was being put on their faces. All the girls in there rolled their eyes.

I sat next to Thomas, "Stop complaining. We do this every day, now you know what it's like to be a girl."

Thomas shot me a glance, "No one says you have to wear makeup everyday lass."

China rolled her eyes as she grabbed the empty chair on the other side of the trailer. She called to him, "Society says it!"

I laughed as Thomas just shook his head. He smiled at us, "Trust me. You don't need to wear makeup."

I heard both Dylan and China 'oooh' in the background and I shot them a glare. China waggled her eyebrows at me and I shook my head at her. I would continue my silent conversation with my costar but Jo stepped in front of me.

"You want to do any of your own makeup?" She asked as she pulled out the makeup from the drawers.

I snorted, "Are you kidding? I can't do makeup."

Thomas looked at me curiously, "I thought you just said you 'have' to wear makeup every day."

"Covering up your red spots and putting on eyeliner are two drastically different things. I can blot some foundation on my face but god forbid eyeliner is every put in my hand."

Jo and Thomas chuckled at me as I handed Jo my personal makeup bag. It was tiny, only holding a few concealing makeups. She opened it and began the routine. Once the covering of the acne was done she began to create the bluish purplish smoky eye. Her skilled hands quickly and perfectly created the look and she moved on to painting a fierce wing on my eyelid. Her tongue poked her cheek as she concentrated. She was done within the next five minutes as she stared at my face intently. She fixed a few quick spots before dotting on a dark freckle beneath my eye. She handed me a tube of blood red lipstick and left me to put it on myself. I leaned towards the mirror and puckered my lips to quickly swipe on the lipstick. I opened my lips wide to wipe away a stray spot of the makeup away and noticed Thomas staring at me through the mirror.

I looked to him, "What?"

He shook his head as if he was coming out of a daze, "Nothing just amazed at what you girls do." I rolled my eyes for what seemed like the umpteenth time today even though it was barely 8am. I applied some heavy mascara and looked at myself in the mirror. I was ready to perform. The others were finished right after me and as an intimidating group we all made our way towards the set.

The filming of the scene went off without a hitch and we were left breathing heavily when Kenny called cut. He stood up smiling at us, "Okay so the next thing we film is still of you. You just finished the number and Uma you are going to talk to Harry and Gil about something unheard when another pirate begins to intimidate Quinn for not being a true pirate. Then the three of you will stick up for her. Remember, this is the scene that truly shows your guys' comradery and just how much you rely on each other.

[[Scene Begins. Third Person POV]]

"Harry! Gil!" Uma barked motioning for them to join her at a booth. Quinn rolled her eyes as she was left at the counter with a tray of soggy French fries.

"Stupid 'not a pirate' clause." Quinn muttered, tossing another fry into her mouth. She let her eyes wander before she felt a presence come up behind her. She didn't acknowledge the person until a heavy hand landed on her shoulder. She looked to her left and an almost amused smile appeared on her lips, did he not recognize her? She slowly turned on the barstool, "Can I help you?"

The tall man snorted, "You're in my way." Quinn looked around, not noticing what he may be wanting.

"One, I suggest you take your hand off of me. Two, what would a greasy man like you possibly want?"

He didn't retract his hand but instead tighten his grip, "The seat."

Quinn narrowed her eyes and gestured sarcastically to the many open seats down the counter. "Well then my good sir, take your pick." She spat her words at the pirate.

He smirked evilly, "you don't understand doll. This bar is for pirates only and look here, you're not a pirate." He leaned in close to her face, "Now move."

Before Quinn had a chance to respond the man was dragged away by his collar, "Didn't yer mother ever teach ye manners."

The unmistakable accent rang in her eyes causing her to smirk at the rude man. Uma stepped in front of her, "She may not hold the title of a pirate but she's more of a pirate then you'll ever be. Now leave, that's an order from your captain." With a flick of her head, Gil roughly escorted the man out of the restaurant. Uma walked behind the counter and leaned on it, facing Quinn. "You okay?"

She smiled at the girl that had become her good friend, "of course. I can take care of myself you know. I have a great teacher when it comes to self-defense."

Uma smiled but gagged obnoxiously when Harry moved behind Quinn and leaned an arm on the counter on either side of her body. His body pressed against her back and he lightly pressed a kiss to her cheek. "You okay love?"

Quinn turned her head to him slightly and nodded. Uma spoke for her, "Of course she is. I am her self-defense teacher after all."

He smiled and nodded at his captain before directing his words to his girlfriend, "Don't listen to him. You are an honorary member of our crew. You know that right?"

She smiled at her friends and nodded, "We ride with the tide."

The all let out a small hoot and she smiled at them. Uma turned to grab an apron and tied it around her waist, going back to serving. She walked into the kitchen and whistled for Gil to help her, leaving the two love birds together. Quinn spun around, turning to face Harry. She looked up to face her handsome pirate.

She smiled, "Thanks for standing up for me."

He smirked, "of course bonnie."

"Who knew that the Harry Hook would go soft?"

He smirked and looked to the ground for a moment before remaking eye contact, "Only for you love." He pressed a sweet but loving kiss to her lips before turning to the sudden and loud entry of one of the pirate crew.

He made eye contact with Uma's first mate and quickly made his way over to the two. "I have news."

Harry rolled his eyes and spoke strongly, "Well spit it out then." The man nodded his head towards Quinn but Harry just groaned, "Speak boy or I'll hook ye."

The smaller boy gulped, "Mal. She's back." Harry drew back slightly and rose an eyebrow, "She's back on the isle."

A small yet wicked smile formed on his lips, "Then lets pay her a visit shall we love?" Quinn matched his smile and he grabbed her hand, rushing her out of the restaurant.

[[Scene Ends, back to reader's POV]]

"Cut!" Kenny yelled. "Fantastic job everyone! You guys take five and Vks I need you all for your next scene!"

The four of us walked to the snack table and quickly began eating. China nudged me with her elbow, "Nice smooch fest."

Thomas slightly choked on the apple he was eating while I just frowned slightly, "C'mon China."

She patted my shoulder as she walked away, "I'm just joking." She and Dylan laughed as they met up with our other costars. I heard my phone ding and I picked it up from where I left it on a nearby table. I opened the text from Sofia and my jaw slackened at the boomerang that she sent. It was a repeating video of me and Thomas kissing in our scene. I looked up to see Sofia whispering with Dove and China. She met my gaze and gave me a thumbs up while I discreetly flipped her off causing her to just laugh more.

"What's that all about?" Thomas asked.

I groaned and showed him the boomerang. He groaned, "Ugh. They are just too much." I nodded but when he walked away I saved it. Nope, I wasn't going to do this. I wasn't going to crush on my costar.

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The first day of the next week. I arrived in yoga pants and a loose crop top, today was the mandatory fitness day and sword training. I hoped out of my agent's car and used my badge to let myself into the lot. I knowingly walked to my trailer and dropped my small backpack off before pulling my sunglasses off my face. I tousled my hair and frowned at my appearance in the mirror. I looked like a mess. My aloof father came in randomly last night so I barely got any sleep resulting in bags beneath my eyes plus my hair was unbrushed. I retied one of my sneakers and quickly met the rest of the cast outside. They were all dressed similarly and were conversing softly, as it was still early in the morning. I walked up to Thomas and leaned against him heavily. He chuckled as he looked down at me, "you okay there y/n/n?"

I shook my head lazily, "I'm tired."

Dove scoffed slightly, "She says this but she's going to beat us in everything." I looked at her and shook my head halfheartedly.

Thomas stretched his arms out and cracked his knuckles, "I'm feeling pretty good this morning so I'm going to be a competition for you y/n."

I just waved my hand in the air, "Go for it. Like I said I'm tired." Everyone looked at me in surprise, I was typically all for a competition. I leaned against a nearby wall and closed my eyes. Of course at that moment the trainer walked up to us and called for our attention. I peeled my eyes open and walked over so I could hear him.

"Okay guys. Today we are going to go on a 2 mile jog, at your own pace and then once everyone is back, I'll have a few other exercises. You know the route guys, so just take it as slow or fast as you need it and come back here when you're done. But I will be timing you and I will be recording it." We all nodded and separated ourselves slightly. I bent over to gather my hair into a ponytail, pulling two thick strands to frame my face. I wrapped another hair tie around the ponytail and tightened it. I stretched quickly before plugging in my earphones and started my rap music. I turned up the music loudly and barely heard the trainer whistle. I saw the others began running, some at fast paces and others a little slower. I just adjusted my headphones slightly and began a steady pace. I quickly passed Sofia and Dove and fell just behind Diane. Booboo and Thomas were already way ahead of everyone and Cameron was somewhere in between. Typically, I'd be running with Thomas and Booboo but today I was just not in the mood.

I was athletic, that was one of the things I prided myself in. I did cross country and soccer seriously in Highschool and somehow maintained that athleticism. Plus, I dabbled in many other sports throughout my childhood. My steady yet fast pace quickly led me to pass Diana and catch up to Carlos. I heard the song change to Mockingbird by Eminem. Great, this is not what I needed right now. I tuned out the song at first but then the lyrics started sticking with me.

I felt tears prick at my eyes. The words were hitting too close to home for me to ignore them yet for some reason I didn't skip the song. My speed picked up as the first few tears broke free from my lids. I wiped the tears form my eyes as I left Cameron in the dust but they continued to fall. I saw the figures of Thomas and Booboo approach in the distance. My palms opened and flattened against the rushing air around me. My speed picked up once more and I quickly closed the distance between us. I was full on sprinting now and the tears streamed down my face. I quickly finished the second mile and landed back where I started. I ignored the concerned look from the trainer, Will, as he calculated my time. The fastest I had ever been. I walked away despite his calls and entered my trailer. I quickly locked it and fell onto the small couch. My phone fell from my pocket causing my earbuds to leave my ears in the process. I sobbed into my hands as my body shook. I felt the anxiety rush over me.

How was I going to handle my father being here? He was never there during my childhood and now that I was in a big movie he showed up? My breathing picked up significantly as I looked around for something to ground me. I noticed the hoodie Thomas let me borrow the other day and suddenly wished for his presence. He always calmed me. I settled for the discarded hoodie and held it close to my body.

I surprised myself when I heard the knock at my trailer door. I did not expect to recognize anything in the actual world in my current state. But what surprised me more was when I willingly got up and opened the door without a care of who was out there. But there stood Thomas and the minute he saw my tear stained face he entered my trailer and pulled me into a hug. I felt myself melt into his body as I let my tears fall freely once more. He shut the door behind him and led us to the couch. He gently sat down and sat me next to him. He separated us and wiped the tears away with the pads of his thumbs.

"What's going on love?" I sniffled slightly and wiped my noise with my arm.

I waved him off, "Nothing."

"Y/n…"

"It's not important." I said, though the crack in my voice gave me away.

"C'mon. Since when have you not told me something?" It was true, over the past few weeks Thomas and I have grown extremely close and he knew almost everything about me. This was the one thing he didn't know and I don't if I'm ready for him to see the real me.

I sighed and gathered the last bits of courage I had left, "There's something I haven't told you." I refused to meet his gaze, "My father was never there for me when I was kid. My mom was left with four young children to raise and I hate him every day for leaving her like that. Well, he recently contacted my sister and built a relationship. And I guess somehow he found out that I was in this movie and he decided to stop for a visit."

Thomas frowned and rubbed my back, "y/n I'm sorry."

"I know he just wants money from me and now he's demanding that he stays in my apartment and I don't know what to do. There was just something in the music I was listening to that hit a chord in me." I huffed and looked at him with my puffy eyes, "I'm sorry."

He chuckled lightly, "What are you sorry for?"

"For bringing you into all my drama."

"Y/n I rather help you with it then see you suffer all alone."

I smiled and hugged him again, "You're the best friend ever."

He hugged me back, "And that sweatshirt looks better on you then it ever could on me."

I blushed heavily as I looked down at the large sweatshirt not even remembering putting it on, "I'm sorry. I still had it from when you let me borrow it and I guess it was just comforting. I'll wash it tonight and bring it back to you."

He waved his hand, "Don't worry about it. Are you ready to go back out there?"

I nodded but bit my lip, "Can you just tell them that I wasn't hydrated enough and got sick. I'll be out in a minute I just need some time to calm down."

He patted my knee a few times and exited my trailer. I sighed and looked at myself in the mirror, I was hideous. My eyes puffy and red, my cheeks swollen, my skin blotchy. I quickly turned on the small faucet and ran some water over my face before pulling out my concealer. I applied it on thick before deeming myself good enough. I took a few breaths before exiting my trailer and making my way back to the group.

Sofia frowned, "You okay y/n?"

I nodded and snuggled deeper into the large hoodie, "yeah I just think I didn't drink enough water. I just needed to cool off for a little bit." Everyone seemed to buy it so I just sat against the wall, excusing myself from the exercises. But they did notice the little things. The fact that Thomas went check up on me, the fact that I was wearing his hoodie, and the fact that my eyes were bloodshot and my nose was runny. I may be a good liar but my costars were not stupid. And that was how #Thomasandy/n started trending in every group chat between us actors.

~.~

After my 'sickness' yesterday Kenny rescheduled the sword training day because I was a key component to a big sword fight. I felt bad about it but I also knew that I was in no condition to wield a weapon, even if it was only wood. So the next day I arrived right on time in similar clothes as yesterday and with a water bottle in hand. I did the same thing as yesterday and dropped my stuff off in my trailer before going to the training area. I quickly spotted Booboo and Thomas talking and I joined them.

"Feeling better?" Booboo asked.

"Much." I said as I took a swig from my water bottle. Thomas let me crash at his place so I could avoid my father allowing me to destress and catch up on sleep.

"That's good because we need to work on our big sword fight." Booboo said causing my excitement to grow. I did karate as a kid and I was ready to swing a sword.

I bounced with excitement, "I know! I'm so excited."

Booboo laughed, "I need to come out alive so don't get too excited. It's hard enough fighting both you and Tommy boy over here." My eyes fluttered to Thomas who was laughing into his cup of water.

I shrugged and looked back to Booboo, "He's not that intimidating. You have a better chance of getting beaten by a squirrel." Thomas narrowed his eyes at me while Booboo let out a hearty laugh. I just quirked my eyebrow up at Thomas as I sipped my hot coffee, daring him to challenge me. He just shook his head at me with an amused smirk on his lips.

"Alright guys let's start practicing the sword sequence!" We heard Kenny's voice carry to us. We threw our food away and made way to the marked off pavement. "Okay we are going to start with the fight between Booboo, Thomas, Sofia and y/n."

He motioned for us to come forward and we followed his command. He began to place us. "Y/n, you and Evie are going to be fighting first when Evie's attention is drawn away by another pirate. Then Jay will come in and you'll fight for a moment before Harry comes in and it'll be the two pirates versus Jay."

Booboo frowned, "That seems unfair."

Kenny nodded, "It is. That's kind of the whole point. These two and the other pirates hold such hatred towards you guys that they'll do anything to win. Okay y/n and Evie let's start with blocking."

Kenny went through the motions and showed us each step before Sofia ended up spinning off, Booboo quickly replacing her spot. The match between me and Booboo was much quicker and more ferocious. Our steps were harder and our stunts bigger. Booboo 'kicked' me back and 'sliced' my arm causing me to cry out in pain. This would catch Thomas/Harry's attention and he would come in so it was the two of us against Booboo.

After Kenny showed us the movement of our feet and body he and a choreographer taught us the sword movements. We practiced for hours both with the wooden swords and without. We were halfway through the day when we finally replaced the wooden swords with real looking plastic ones and Kenny called everyone to watch and give us feedback.

Sofia and I started. Her sword fighting more like fencing while mine was aggressive. She matched every one of my attacks and pushed me away before quickly spinning away from my sword and moving to a new pirate while Booboo jumped into her position. The intensity picked up as I ducked from a fierce swing in the air. While low I swiped at his legs and he fell backwards but quickly rolled away from my attack. He jumped up and our fighting continued for a minute before he 'kicked' me in the chest causing me to stumble against the railing of the dock and he swung at me. I barely moved so he just caught my arm causing me to cry out in pain. The fake blood would be added later and right now our imagination would have to do. Thomas instantly appeared in front of me, a snarl on his lips as he faced off with Booboo. But I recomposed quickly and threw myself back into the battle. Booboo would kick causing Thomas to duck and then I would swing at Booboo but somehow he stopped it. He forced me back once again and pinned Thomas to the rail, quickly obtaining his precious hook from the boy. He walked away from us as I rushed to Thomas's side.

Kenny clapped his hands, "Very good! This looks great. We'll add the hook scene when we start using the set but due to our current place that will have to do. Great job everyone, take five."

I breathed heavily as I put my sword back into a nearby bucket. I instantly went towards the snack table to grab a bottle of water. Thomas was right behind me and called for me to hand him one. I tossed it to him and he caught it with ease. He leaned against a wall as we drank and slowly caught our breath.

"You're doing really great you guys. The fighting looks fantastic." China said sweetly as she came up to us.

I smiled at her, "Thanks China."

She shrugged, "But of course that could be because you two just work really well together. Like it was made to be."

Thomas frowned slightly and I just rolled my eyes. "Knock it off China."

She held up her hands innocently, "I'm just saying what everyone is thinking." She walked away from us, leaving us in an awkward silence.

I fiddled with my bottle cap, "Did you see the hashtag they made?"

"Did I see it?" Thomas whispered harshly, "its bloody everywhere."

"This is getting ridiculous."

"I know." He huffed, "I don't get why they can't just see that we're are friend. Nothing more."

I nodded my head and bit my lip, the boomerang of us kissing quickly coming back to mind, "just friends." I repeated. Nothing more.