Infamous
Chapter Nine: A day at work
Lovino heads into the movie set with Antonio, quickly running into Katyusha and Bella. "Oh, good morning." He says, smiling at the girls.
"AAaaaaaaaahhhhhh!" Katyusha whines, tears welling up in her eyes. "NOOO!" She cries, running off to her dressing room.
"What in the-?" Lovino mumbles, getting cut off by a grinning Bella.
"Don't mind her, she just lost a bet~! She is such a sore loser!" She explains in a sing-song voice.
"It's not that she's a sore loser so much as it's your bets are always harsh!" Antonio points out, laughing a little.
"Hm? How much money does she owe you?" Lovino asks, making Bella and Antonio laugh.
"Bella doesn't need money, her bets are more…embarrassing!" Antonio explains. "One time when I lost I had to dress as Sailor Moon and say quotes from it for a week!" He says, laughing awkwardly. "I was thirteen so people found it cute more than disturbing…"
Lovino looks over to Bella. "What…are you going to make Katyusha do?"
The blond looks at him with a grin. "Fun stuff. Adult stuff." She says, giggling when Lovino goes bright red. "Don't worry, she'll be fine. Shy girls like her need an excuse to let loose, I'm simply giving it to her."
"Well aren't you kind." Antonio jokes, patting her on the head. "Such a giving girlfriend."
"Well of course! All I want is to give my dear Katyusha everything she wants~!"
"You two are creeping me out…" Lovino mumbles to himself.
"They get like that." Abel says from behind him. "It's annoying."
"Seems childish." Lovino agrees before looking around Abel. "Hm? No Raivis?"
"He'll be coming soon." Abel assures him. "Your little fanboy." He grumbles before looking around himself. "Where is Matthew?"
"He's off with Gilbert, he'll be here soon as well."
"So where is Katyusha?"
Lovino sighs. "Your sister scared her off."
Abel looks at him confused. "With what?"
"Adult stuff." Lovino says simply and Abel nods.
"Ahhh, I get it. Makes sense." He looks around for a minute before gesturing towards the changing rooms. "Let's go. These two could be stuck there for a while."
Lovino smiles a little, following him. "So what are we filming today?"
"Ah, today is when we-"
"Loovviiii!" Antonio whines, racing towards them and wrapping an arm around the Italian's shoulders, pulling him away from Abel. "How could you just run off with this jerk?"
"You and Bella were busy, so we decided not to waste our time." Lovino explains and Abel nods.
"Don't be so possessive, Antonio, no one likes someone overly possessive." Abel mocks, making Antonio twitch.
"I just don't want him to get infected with your meanness is all." Antonio huffs, hugging Lovino. "I want him to stay cute."
"You're kind of pissing me off right now, Antonio…" Lovino grumbles.
"Ohhh? So sorry, mi querido." Antonio grins before leaning in and kissing him.
"Keep that crap to yourself." Abel grumbles, his complaints going ignored by Antonio as the Spaniard keeps his lips locked with Lovino and drags the Italian into his dressing room. "…Perverts."
"Abel! I'm so sorry I'm late!" Raivis calls, running over to the man before stopping in front of him to catch his breath.
"Don't worry about it; everyone is getting ready for filming today anyways." He says, eyeing the young man. "Why don't you come with me to the dressing room?"
Raivis blushes a little and smiles. "Alright!"
After everyone gets scolded for arriving on set late, the filming goes as planned. With only a few more days of filming left everyone is rushing; make up, set changes, outfit changes, but it all goes well enough. Once finally done for the day Matthew approaches Lovino with a sort of defeated look.
"Hm? What's wrong with you?" Lovino asks and Matthew sighs.
"We seriously need to talk about the show…" He explains before looking around at everyone with them. "…Alone." Matthew says, his eyes landing on Antonio.
"Alright." Lovino mumbles, following him into his dressing room. "So the show is definitely happening, huh?"
"Mm, that's right." Matthew says, sitting down on the couch. "They are definitely going through with the show…and they really want you in it." He explains, looking over to Lovino when the teen sits down. "Will you do it?"
"No." Lovino says firmly and Matthew laughs a little.
"I thought as much. Don't worry about it, I'll make sure they accept this." The blonde promises, making Lovino smile at him.
"Thanks. I'm already going to get enough hell from dating someone really famous, I don't need any of my own." Lovino mumbles and Matthew laughs.
"Very true! Of course…with your relationship…you will have to keep it on the down low." Matthew points out. "Not many are cool with that sort of thing and I doubt Gilbert would allow one of his best clients to be brought down simply for dating someone of the same sex."
"Yeah…" Lovino smiles sadly. "I already know we can't do anything in public. That's alright, I don't like PDA anyways." He says, shrugging it off.
"Yeah…" Matthew mumbles, knowing better. Of course Lovino wants their relationship not to be a secret; people in love want to be able to talk about it. Matthew knows first-hand the pain of having your relationship with the one you love denied in public and it doesn't feel good in the least. However, everyone knows Antonio loves his job so no matter how Lovino feels about it, everything has to be kept silent.
"So…is that it?" Lovino asks. "You will take care of the rest, right?"
Matthew smiles at him. "Of course I will. Go ahead and spend some time with Antonio."
A blush quickly rises on Lovino's cheeks. "Th-that's not what I was asking for!"
"Yes it was~!" The blonde teases as he gets up and heads to the door. "Oh, and Lovino…" He begins, turning to the teen and smiling. "Please come to me with anything that might be bothering you."
Lovino looks at him confused. "What do you mean?"
"Well, Gilbert is very famous so our relationship is kept under wraps, too. Katyusha and Bella, Abel and Raivis, they all are secretive as well, but since they work so closely together it's not the same." Matthew explains. "Anyways, as your elder and manager it is my job to take care of your problems." He says, his smile widening some. "So please let me do my job when needed."
Lovino stares at him curiously for a moment before smiling back. "Well, I suppose you have to earn your money somehow."
"That's the spirit!" Matthew laughs before leaving the room.
"So, Lovi, you turned it down right?" Antonio asks as he enters the room, closing the door behind him.
"That's right. I have no interest in the show." Lovino says and Antonio smiles.
"Excellent. I can have you all to myself!" The Spaniard grins. "We should celebrate the ending of this filming with a date! One at an actual restaurant! I'm sure Francis would be more than willing to-!"
"Antonio we can't go on a real date." Lovino interjects, catching Antonio off-guard.
"Huh…?"
"Are you serious? You didn't realize?" The Italian groans. "It would be really bad for your career if people found out."
"I don't care." Antonio says with a serious look. "I want to take my boyfriend out on a date, so when the filming is over that is exactly what I will do. If it makes you feel better we can be subtle and try to pass it off as two friends eating out, but I fully intend to get a private room and dine with you like a normal couple would." His serious expression begins to change to a lopsided smile as he begins thinking about it. "Sharing food, kissing, maybe playing a little footsie~! Yes! This is what our date will entail!"
Lovino sighs. "You're so stubborn…this isn't going to end well…"
"Don't be like that! Of course it will!"
A/N: Silly actors, arriving to the set late because they all felt the need to talk. XD From all the school plays I've helped run that is pretty accurate. Anyways, only one or two chapters left.
