"What the fuck was that?!" I asked Corey H, furiously.
"I don't know...I just...panicked?"
"How hard could it have been to say no?!"
"I didn't want to disappoint him."
"Yeah but Corey, if you wanted to do the kissing scene, could you not have just asked him to do it with someone else? Someone who's actually an actress? Someone who isn't my girlfriend?!" Corey said.
"I know, I know. I'm sorry, I just...I wasn't thinking."
"Yeah, yeah. Anyway, are you...are you gonna do it Y/n?" Corey asked me.
"Of course I'm not! I don't act! And they can't just put me in for a random kiss, I'm going to have to say stuff too!"
Corey H looked at me with big, puppy dog eyes, "Please Y/n! I know, I know, you don't act and I'm really sorry Corey. But seriously, I think I might get fired if I don't do this! He's really pressuring me!"
"Yeah but why can't they just get an actress to do it?!"
"I don't know, but they obviously can't if he suggested you!"
I thought about it, I had always wanted to be in a movie, but I couldn't kiss Corey H again, and what if I wasn't even any good? But there was always a chance I would be good.
"You know what? Fine! Fine, I'll do it!"
"Y/n!" Corey looked hurt.
"I'm sorry! I really am, but it's just a stage kiss, I promise. I don't want Corey H to get fired, I'm doing it as a friend, that's all I swear!" I said, putting my arm around him.
Corey sighed, "Yeah, yeah ok. I'm just...jealous." he mumbled the last part, blushing.
"I can tell. Seriously though, don't worry. I know I seem like a massive bitch doing this but I promise I'm not trying to be, ok?"
"Ok."
So the next day, I wasn't stuck in the costume department. I was, in fact, with Corey and Corey H, rehearsing scenes. I had apparently been thrown in as a younger sister of one of the vampires. Corey H's character - Sam - meets her on his second visit to the Frog brothers' comic book store. For this scene, I have to briefly walk on set, smile kinda seductively, and walk off again. Wow, that takes real talent. No wonder they couldn't get an actress to do this, no one would be interested in such a small part. That scene was easy enough to film, but I was getting pretty apprehensive about kissing Corey H again. It felt wrong, and I felt really guilty about agreeing to it. The closer we got to Corey H and I having to kiss, the more nervous I got.
"Ok you guys have a 10 minute break, and then we're doing the kissing scene." the director said, he seemed far too pleased about this.
"Corey, I don't know if I should do this." I said to Corey H, Corey actually didn't seem to be too bothered by this anymore, but I was.
Corey H looked panicky again, "No, no, no Y/n! Please! You can't back out now! This role is really important for me, I can't lose it! And besides that ruins-"
"What?"
"Nothing, forget it, never mind, but seriously you can't back out now! Please don't do this to me!"
"Ok, ok! Calm down, I'll do it!"
"Thanks, thank you Y/n."
"You're welcome, but I still don't think I made the right decision."
"It'll only last a few seconds, we have to be on now anyway, come on."
So, it was time for me to kiss Corey H. Again. Corey was in the bit right after, so he had to stand and watch this whole thing play out.
"Ok, so this scene has music playing over it, so just improvise until you hear the clapperboard ok?" the director told us, we both nodded, and the scene began.
All of a sudden, I was being pushed against a wall by Corey H, not roughly, but it startled me.
Corey H moved his face extremely close to mine. "Hey Y/n, you're really cute." he said, smirking, and it was as if his usual funny, clumsy cuteness was all gone and he had been replaced by a cool, confident stranger. "I know we've only known each other for a little while, but I really like you Y/n, I want to be with you." he whispered.
Could this be for real? Does he mean all this stuff? Oh I can't do this, I can't kiss him, I can't lead him on like that.
"Th-thanks." I mumbled, not knowing what else to say, and knowing I was turning bright red. We heard the clapperboard, and Corey H moved even closer to me, putting his hands on my shoulders. I panicked, I wrenched myself free, and quickly moved away from him, trying to ignore the look on his face as I did so.
"I can't do this! I'm so sorry!" I exclaimed, I ran out of the door, down the corridor, and out of the building altogether.
I went round to the back of the studio where no one went and I could be by myself. I leaned against a wall, and began to cry.
What had I done? What had I gotten myself into? How could I do this to Corey? I'd chosen to do this as well, it's not like I'd been forced. And what about Corey H? Did he really like me? How would I tell him I didn't feel the same way? He'd been such a good friend to me, I didn't want to lose him, I didn't want to hurt him. What if Corey thought I didn't like him as much? I was willingly kissing someone else! He might think I don't care about him.
I stood crying by myself, with only my thoughts, until I heard someone approaching me.
"Hey." a voice said, softly. It was Corey. He came over to me, a little apprehensively, wondering if he should let me be, or come hug me. The answer was the latter, I pulled him into a tight hug, burying my face in the crook of his neck and sobbed on his shoulder. Corey hugged me back tightly, and began to gently rub my back. "I'm so sorry!" I sobbed, squeezing him harder.
"Don't be stupid." Corey whispered, loosening my grip. "It's not your fault, it was just a stage kiss. You didn't know Corey H actually liked you."
I whipped my head up, "He actually does?! Oh God, what am I going to do? Is he ok?!"
"Well...I mean, he kind of disappeared too...So I guess he's kind of upset, but he'll be fine."
"Am I in trouble in there?"
"Nah, they're just gonna cut the scenes, they were thinking about doing that anyway, so it's ok."
"Are you mad at me?"
"Why would I be?"
"Because I agreed to this, you might think I don't really like you."
"Well I didn't think that, but now I do!" Corey laughed, "Seriously Y/n, it's fine."
I wiped my eyes on the back of my hand, "I need to go talk to Corey H."
Corey nodded, "Ok, I know where he'll be, come on." he grabbed my hand, and led me back inside.
I am so sticking to costume designing.
(A/N: Wow imagine 2 guys liking you, I can't even get 1! Anyway, if you were hoping Y/n would kiss Corey H, I'm sorry to disappoint you. I felt like some of this chapter was kind of cringe, but I hope you didn't. See you next chapter!☺️)
