Brittany Snow collapsed onto her hotel bed at the end of a long day. It felt like she had used every muscle in her body that day, including ones she was positive nobody knew existed.
She had just completed Day One of "A Capella Boot Camp" as they were now calling it, a 15 hour day of singing, dancing and bonding for her new movie, Pitch Perfect and Brittany couldn't remember ever feeling so absolutely tired.
The cast and crew had jumped straight into a great relationship, everyone just seemed to gel and the day had been full of laughter and the start of private jokes, but they had also jumped straight into vigorous dance routines and singing practices.
Brittany groaned as she heard her phone beep, indicating a text message and she dropped her weary arm down to where her cell phone rested on the bed next to her. It took way too much energy for Brittany to move the phone to where her bright blue eyes could read the message, but the instant she saw the sender's name, the pain and exhaustion of the day was all worth it.
Earlier that morning, a few minutes after Brittany arrived and met the few people already gathered at the studio, a loud, amusing, witty, gorgeous brunette had walked in the door and Brittany had felt her breath catch as their eyes met across the room. Brittany knew the brunette from a few movies, she was Anna Kendrick and they had an instant connection, spending almost every second they could together throughout the day.
And now, less than an hour since saying goodbye to each other at the studio, Anna had text Brittany, asking her if she'd had a fun first day on set and if she felt as sore as Anna felt.
Despite her feeling of exhaustion, Brittany hurried to text Anna back, sitting up against the pillows as she twisted her phone in her hands, waiting for a reply.
Just as Brittany was getting impatient for a reply from Anna, she heard a light knocking at her door.
On the other side of Brittany's door, Anna stood, chuckling lightly to herself as she heard Brittany grumbling as she got up to answer the knock. After Brittany had text back saying how tired and sore she was, and how she would kill for chocolate, Anna had gathered up her supplies and headed down the elevator to Brittany's room, already craving another fix of the sweet red-head girl.
"Anna!" Brittany's usually soft voice exclaimed as she opened the door, unable to stop the grin that spread across her face. "Oooh and chocolate!"
"Can I come in?" Anna smirked. "I promise I'll share a piece or two of this chocolate with you."
Brittany stepped back, beckoning Anna into the room, the two maintaining eye contact the whole time, all day they had found it hard to break the gazes they had been sharing.
"You are a life saver, Kendrick," Brittany sighed as she collapsed back onto her bed. "I need chocolate so badly."
"Oh nice to see you too, Snow," Anna teased, lifting the chocolate out of Brittany's reach, making the younger girl pout.
"That's low, really low," Brittany sulked. "I thought you were nice and all that."
"Me? Nice?" Anna teased with a soft laugh. "Oh you've got the wrong girl, Miss Snow."
Brittany rolled her eyes, talking with Anna was so natural and easy, they bickered and teased like they had known each other for years, instead of less than a day, but there was a certain tension between them, something the rest of the cast had already picked up on. It was like everything they said to each other had an underlying tone, especially when Anna opened her mouth. Their cast mates had lost count of how many times that day Brittany had blushed at Anna's suggestive comments, but also how many times Brittany had accidentally brushed against Anna, or forgot her steps or lyrics because she was focused on the brunette.
'You turned up at my hotel room with chocolate, after working for 15 hours, I think that constitutes as nice," Brittany pointed out, rolling over to her side as Anna flopped down onto the bed next to her.
"Alright, but don't tell anyone, you might ruin my reputation," Anna winked at Brittany and the red-head felt her heart somersault as she swallowed deeply.
"Deal, now give me chocolate," Brittany managed to get out, smiling as Anna handed the chocolate over, their fingers brushing together. They paused, both looking up and their eyes connecting once more, bright, warm blue meeting dark, sparkling blue.
Eventually, Anna let her grasp on the chocolate fall, instantly feeling the loss of Brittany's warm fingers against her own. Brittany opened the chocolate, breaking off a few pieces and holding them out to Anna who accepted them with a smile.
As she chewed her pieces, Anna kept her eyes trained on Brittany. Her wild red curls fell around her face, really making her bright blue eyes stand out more, and her face was clear from make-up, giving her a younger, innocent look.
"This is amazing," Brittany moaned as the chocolate melted in her mouth and Anna couldn't help but smirk.
"Wow if chocolate can make you moan like that, you must be a screamer in the bedroom," Anna teased, watching the pale skin of her co-star blush pink.
"Anna!" Brittany scolded. "You're so..."
"Awesome, talented, amazing, sexy?" Anna teased and Brittany shook her head.
"Weird."
"Maybe I'll just take my chocolate and go then," Anna made to stand up from the bed but Brittany grabbed her wrist, their eyes meeting again as a small scowl crossed Brittany's tired face.
"Stay," she pleaded. "I like you, in all of your weirdness, besides I was just about to watch a movie?"
Anna laughed as she settled back down on the bed. "You are too easy, Snow. What are we watching?"
Before long, both girls were fast asleep, the day's activities caught up to them. In her sleep Anna shifted, moving towards the warmth of the redhead, her arm reaching out to pull Brittany against her front, holding her close, something she had longed to do since the second she met the younger girl, which felt like a lifetime ago.
