Serendipitous

Secret Love

English Fanfic
A4Day30 Challenge
PROMPT: Maine and Alden join AMACon and receive their prompts from their prompters

"Babeeeeeeee! You won't believe it! Ang galing natin! Woot, woot!" Maine exclaimed as she plopped down on the blanket where Alden lay on his side, peacefully napping while lightly snoring under the setting sun. Alden sat up in surprise, wiping a bit of drool from the side of his mouth as he woke up from Maine's screech of happiness.

They were in between takes for their upcoming primetime serye (which will definitely be the best and will have the highest primetime ratings EVER) in a wonderful location where the food is fresh, the cool breeze can lull one to sleep in an instant and you feel like you can almost touch the clouds in the sky as you lie on a picnic blanket on top of the grass.

Alden and Maine were spending a lot of time shooting their scenes but the beautiful and peaceful backdrop made the long hours worth it. Plus, the fact that they are almost always together? Priceless.

"Huy, ano ba yan, may laway ka pa sa bibig mo," Maine giggled as she wiped the side of his mouth with a tissue.

"E ikaw naman kasi, biglaan mo na lang akong ginising para sa... teka, para saan nga pala? San tayo magaling? Sa pagpraktis ng paggawa ng mga future babies natin?" Alden said in a teasing manner, wiggling his brows and looking at Maine with a not-so-innocent intent.

"Hoy Alden Richards, manahimik ka nga dyan!" Maine reacted in a loud whisper, smacking Alden's head with a pillow. "Baka mamaya may makarinig sa iyo dyan, bukas mababalita na magkakaron na Tala na sina Sinag at Benjie!"

"Nakow, kung yung AD or MCN pa yan, for sure magpaparty pa sila pag nagkatotoo yung sinabi ko," Alden replied with a wide grin.

"Ay! Ayun nga pala! Speaking of ADN, natatandaan mo yung isa kong secret account?" Alden nodded and she continued. "Remember when I asked you to help me write some drabbles and poems?" Again he nodded.

"Congratulations, babe! Nakapasok tayo sa AMACon 4! We're going to be part of their anniversary release!" Maine said with an excited wiggle of her brows.

"Huh? AMACon? Ano yun? Eskwelahan ba yan? Saka bakit kasama ako? Wala naman akong sinasalihan. Naku, scam yan, scam yan! Hindi ka pwede manalo pag wala kang entry," Alden said indignantly.

Maine took a deep breath, held Alden's face in her hands and pinched his marshmallow-like cheeks. "Ang cute-cute mo talaga, babe!!! AMACon - yan yung group of writers who create wonderful stories about us. Hindi sya scam kasi wala namang hinihingi sa ating bayad except our time and effort."

"Ahh, sila ba yung nandun sa ADNFest?"

"Some of them. Kasi they open it up to anyone who wants to join as long as they can submit the required number of entries for drabbles, poems or fanfics. Madami nga akong nakikita na 11:59pm na, nagsu-submit pa rin. Kabilib noh?"

"Eh, paano nga tayo nakasali? Wala naman akong sinu-submit na entry," Alden asked with a puzzled look on his face.

"Well... Yun na nga. Remember when I was writing some stories or poems in my notebook? And you added bits and pieces to each?" Alden nodded again and suddenly he caught on to what Maine was trying to say.

"And you were actually writing for the prompts in AMACon kaya ngayon, nakapasok ka na! Ang galing, babe!" Alden proudly clapped for his girlfriend.

"Hep, hep, hep! It's not just MY entries; it's OUR entries. Kaya now that I received the confirmation in my anonymous account, this means we're both in! We really work well together noh, babe?" Maine asked as she leaned on Alden's arm.

She saw Alden scratch his head. "E babe, ikaw naman ang magaling sa atin sa ganyan; pwede bang taga-cheer mo lang ako? Siguro kung tungkol kay Iron Man yung magiging story natin, kaya ko pa siguro."

Maine looked at Alden as irritation and hurt grew in her eyes. The expression on her face were clearly illuminated by the dying light of the setting sun. "Fine. Kung ayaw mo, I won't force you." She clapped, stood up then brushed the back of her pants. "Sige, I'll be going back to my area na. I'll be starting to shoot in a few."

Maine walked away and in irritation, kicked a small rock out of her way. She hasn't gone far when somebody grabbed her arm and gently pulled her back.

"Babe, I'm sorry," she could hear Alden say as she felt his arms wrap around her. "Ang galing mo na kasing manunulat kaya naisip ko na baka makagulo lang ako sa iyo. Pero kung sa palagay mo na makakatulong ako sa iyo, e di sige, isulat natin yan na magkasama tayo."

Maine turned around, wrapped her arms around Alden's waist and looked up at him. "Babe, it's not that I want you to have a hard time writing but I just wanted to be able to join the AMACon together with you. This was started because they love us. And for their anniversary, I wanted us to write a story together, as one way for us to show them that we love them too. Well, I know we're submitting it anonymously, but you know what I mean, right? When we do things together the outcome is always awesome so I want us to write the story as a tandem."

Alden sighed and ruffled her hair while he smiled at her. "Opo, naiintindihan ko po. At syempre, payag ako. Mas may rason na ako para mas madalas kita lalong makasama - para mas maganda yung kalalabasan ng story natin!"

Maine rolled her eyes at her boyfriend but smiled widely since they're finally doing it - they're joining the AMACon and most importantly, they're writing the story together!

"Teka, tungkol saan ba yung isusulat natin? Sana yung prompt na makuha natin, tungkol sa Destined To Be Yours para mas madali," Alden said with a wiggle of his brows.

"Ay, oo nga pala! Our prompt has already been sent to me! Let's check it out before the shoot resumes. Wait..." Maine bit her lower lip as she scrolled through her messages. "Aha! And our prompt is..."

When Maine suddenly burst out laughing, she couldn't help but laugh even louder when she saw Alden's shocked expression. "Bigyan kita ng clue," Maine gasped as she tried to get her laughter under control.

🎶 Why can't you hold me in the street?
Why can't I kiss you on the dance floor?
I wish that it could be like that
Why can't we be like that?
'Cause I'm yours 🎶

Maine sang the song to Alden and the crease on his forehead disappeared as he suddenly realized what their prompt is. "Our prompt is 'Secret Love Song'?"

"Not really, babe! Our prompt is, 'He is my secret. My beautiful little secret.' Bagay na bagay sa atin noh? Because, until the time comes when we can freely express our feelings to one another, we will be each other's beautiful little secret.

"Oooh, I can't wait to start writing this story! And because it's anonymously written, no one will ever suspect that what we've written is actually the truth... the truth about us," Maine said as rubbed her hands in excitement.

"And so the plot thickens..." Alden softly said as his lips claimed Maine's in a sweet kiss, kept secret by the night sky full of stars.