Hey babes! Back again with a new chapter for ya! It's been about two weeks, I know, but I've been really busy with work lately and also with some other fics that I've been writing for a different fandom. But I'm back. This one doesn't really get into any plot, really, but it kinda does, I think.

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"Hey, Skye!" Grant calls out to his co-star standing just a few feet away talking with one of the extras from the scene they just recently finished filming. He's glad that she seems to have taken so well to set life on a movie. There's no guarantee when someone books a role on their first movie how that they'll handle everything so well. But she's taking it all in stride and doing fairly well. She's even going so far as to actually spend some time with the extras, which not a lot of actors will do. He applauds her for it.

He waits until she looks at him and then waves her over to where he is, shifting a little in his seat to get more comfortable.

"What's up?" Skye asks him a minute later when she reaches his side. She falls down into her own chair next to his, brushing a few loose strands of hair out of her face.

He smiles slyly. "Want to make all the fans go completely crazy?"

She smiles back just as slyly. "Well, I think that depends on what exactly you have in mind."

"Post a picture of the two of us with a random caption," he suggests. "I have a lot of followers on Twitter and Instagram and I can guarantee you that most, if not all, of them, are going to flip out when they see it."

"In a good way?" she asks.

"Well, I would certainly hope so. But you can never truly tell with these people. Some of them get super crazy and excited, others get weirdly jealous and territorial."

"Let's do it."

"Awesome." He unlocks his phone, already in his Instagram app, and hits the new photo button at the bottom, not having to wait long for the camera to load.

When it does, he flips the camera around and then holds it up so he and Skye are centered in the middle of the screen. Their faces are pressed against each other, both of them smiling wide. He really hopes Skye doesn't notice the way his breath catches when she leans against him.

Clearing his throat as casually as possible, he taps the capture button and waits for a second as it takes the picture.

Once it does, he pulls his phone down to look at the photo. "Perfect." He smiles up at Skye. "Now to just add a clever caption to our photo." He hits the Next button and then taps inside the caption box. "Hmm...how about this one," he says as he begins typing. "Only a few days in and I can already tell things are going to be pretty awful and boring on set with this girl. #SecretWarFireandEarth #SecretWarMovie #daisyjohnson #jtjames What do you think?" he asks Skye, tilting the phone so she can see the screen.

Skye smiles. "Funny." She shifts in her chair. "After you post that one, let's take a different one for mine."

"Sounds like a plan," he says, tagging her in the photo on her face and then hitting the buttons to share the photo to his Twitter account. Once done, he hits the central Share button and waits for a moment as the image uploads to his account.

"Okay," Skye says to him once he locks his phone and sets it in his lap, "my turn. But you have to make a crazy face in this one."

"Geez, so demanding and bossy," he teases.

"And don't you forget it," she tells him, pulling her phone out to hold it up in front of them, leaning her face close to Grant's. She gets a small frown on her face as Grant crosses his eyes and sticks out his tongue. Capturing the photo, Skye pulls her phone down and looks at the picture she took. Smiling, she hits the Next button and then taps inside the caption box.

"Time for a clever caption. How about, My first big movie and I got stuck with the most unattractive costar I've ever had. Figures. #SecretWarFireandEarth #SecretWarMovie #daisyjohnson #jtjames You like?" She turns her phone so he can see the picture and caption.

He chuckles and nods. "I like."

"Cool."

Grant smiles as he watches her tap away at her phone. "Now we just have to wait for the fans to go crazy," he tells her.

"How long do you think that'll take?" Skye asks him as she leans back in her chair and scrolls through her Instagram feed.

"Probably not long," he tells her with a small shrug. "Some fans stay extremely updated on these kinds of things, so it probably won't take too long for them to see the photo and make comments."

"You are very right," Skye says, her eyes fixed on the screen of her phone. "There are already a ton of likes and comments on my photo. Some of these are pretty funny too."

"Like what?" he asks, leaning over on the arm of his chair to see her photo.

"This one says 'omg omg omg I can't wait for this movie. You guys look so cute together!'. Then there's 'perfect costars are perfect. Getting excited.' This one just says '#relationshipgoals'. I want to read through them all but there's so many," she tells him as she continues to scroll, liking a few of the funnier comments.

"Oh, I'm sure they're all about the same basic caption," he tells her, leaning back in his seat again. "And they are probably the ones that simply have emojis, either a smiling face or one that's the heart eyes or even just a heart."

She looks up at him. "You seem like you have a pretty good idea about what these fans are like."

"It's like I've said before. I am very well versed in almost every aspect of this business, and that includes the fans. And I'm making it part of my job to make sure you become very well versed as well so you're prepared for almost any situation this life can throw at you nor that you're in the big leagues."

"And you've done a pretty good job about that so far," she assures him.

He smiles. "I'm glad to hear it. Before you know it, you'll be an expert in all things Hollywood."

She smiles back. "Well, I'm certainly looking forward to it."

"Grant! Skye! You're needed on set!"

"Coming!" they both shout in the direction of the movie's A.D.

Grant looks back at Skye. "You ready for the next scene?"

She stands from her chair and begins walking backward toward the set with a smile on her face. "Oh, I'm more than ready. Question is, are you ready?"

Grant just chuckles and stands from his chair, sliding his phone back into the side pocket, and follows quickly after Skye.

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SPARKS FLYING FOR SKYEWARD?

Although principal photography has only just begun on Shield Studios' latest project, 'Secret War: Fire and Earth', the two leads for the film, Grant Ward and Skye, had their first interaction online via Twitter, stating how excited they both were to work together. Now they've given the fans a little look behind the scenes, each posting a photo with the other, giving it a cute caption with the same hashtags.
If their first interaction and these photos are anything to go by, then this movie really is going to be a great one.
Leave a comment below with your thoughts on this recent development and how excited you are for this movie, as well as more from this new pair.

Letting out a sigh as he gets to the bottom of the article, Grant runs a hand down his face. He almost forgot for a moment that there's no escaping the media's constant need to think he's in a relationship with almost every female he's seen with online or in person. There was even an awkward one where the media thought he was dating his own sister. Talk about widely misinterpreted.

Picking up his cell phone off his desk in front of him, Grant goes into the favorites section of his contact list and taps on Skye's number, teasingly labeled as 'Rookie', for a phone call. He holds the phone up to his ear and leans back, waiting for her to answer.

"Hello?"

"Skye, hey," he says into the receiver, standing up from his chair and moving to lie down on his bed, folding one arm underneath his head.

"Hey," she says back. "What's up?"

"Well, I was just calling to see if you saw the latest."

"The latest what?" she asks.

"Gossip."

"What gossip?"

He takes a deep breath. "People, mainly the fans, think that you and I are...dating. Or they really want us to date."

"What?! Why would they think we're dating or even want us to date?"

"Because of the pictures we posted on Instagram," he explains. "And because we spend so much time together."

"We're working on a movie!"

He nods. "I know that, and you know that. But the fans can be a little much sometimes. You give them a simple photo of two co-stars hanging out and they will latch onto it like crazy and come up with the wildest theories. They think so much into things like this. Over the years I've learned to just roll with the punches, though."

"Well you may have learned to roll with it, but I'm still new to all of this. And I have a boyfriend already. A boyfriend that I love, by the way."

He nods his head. "I know that. But the fans probably don't. Or they're just choosing to ignore that fact and are trying to figure out how and when we got together."

"But we didn't!" Skye exclaims, sounding exasperated. "You and I aren't dating!"

He chuckles. "I know, Skye, I know. And like I said, these fans are relentless. They'll do anything they can think of to find out if you and I are actually together." He pauses. "They even gave us a ship name already."

"They did?"

"Yeah."

"Um, okay. And what is this ship name that they have bestowed upon us?"

"Skyeward," he tells her.

"Skyeward," she tests out the name on her lips. "Huh. That's actually not too terrible sounding."

"Right? The fans might be a little crazy sometimes but they sure are creative."

"Speaking of the fans; is it possible to just ignore them about this whole non-existent relationship thing between us?" Skye asks him.

"Well we can certainly try that," Grant tells her. "I don't know how well it'll work, though, but I guess it never hurts to try."

"Then that's what we're going to do. If either of us ever gets any questions about our relationship, we respond with we're just friends and co-stars, or we ignore the question altogether and try to move on from it."

Grant nods his head. "Sounds like a solid plan, Rookie."

"Yes, it does." She takes a deep breath. "Now, I have to go, because I have a date with my actual boyfriend tonight and I need to finish getting ready for it."

"Right, of course. I'll see you on Monday?"

"Yep. Bye."

"Bye."

Pulling his phone away from his ear, Grant ends the call and holds the device in his hand, just staring up at the ceiling for a while. Thinking about anything and everything that comes into his mind. Skye seems to be the one thing that's constantly popping up no matter where he tries to steer his thoughts.

After a moment he sets the phone aside and looks over at Max. "Skyeward," he says simply. "It's a pretty good one, huh? Better than that really weird sounding one some of the fans came up with when I was with Lorelei. And you know what, boy? If Skye and I were ever to get married, her name would actually be Skye Ward." He lets out a small laugh. "But that's most likely never going to happen. She has a boyfriend and I don't think I'd want to risk ruining our friendship or make things awkward if we ever work together again after this movie."

He sighs. "Life is a mess, boy," he says to his dog. "A crazy, weird, unavoidable mess. You're lucky you're a dog and don't have to worry about this stuff."

Max lets out a bark.

Grant laughs quietly and turns his attention back to his phone. He unlocks it and goes straight into Instagram, needing something to pass the time.

He scrolls a bit through his home feed once it loads, liking the occasional photo from friends or family, leaving a few comments here and there.

One update catches his eye, it's one from Skye. It's a picture of her with a man he's never seen before, their two faces side by side as they smile. She looks a lot younger in the photo than she does now and he can't help but smile. He scrolls down a little further to read her caption.

An oldie but still a goodie. Me and my very wonderful and amazing BOYFRIEND from back when we first met, to (hopefully) dispel any rumors that I'm dating my costar.

Tapping twice on the image to like it, he continues to scroll through his feed as he leans back, a deep sigh being released from his lungs. Yes indeed, life is a crazy mess.

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*AnnikaDavila: Dead. I am dead. Skyeward has killed me. Those pictures. How can two people possibly be so hot and so dorky at the same damn time?! I don't understand it!

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kathrinaelisabeth posted:

Okay, but don't look at these photos and tell me with a straight face that there isn't some kind of tension there between these two.

#Grant Ward #Skye #Skyeward #my precious children #i can't handle them anymore

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