DARLING ➶ JOHNNY C. DEPP II

VIII

Johnny's first day of filming for Cry-Baby did not go as planned. In fact, if he were being quite honest, it was a complete turn-off to work with this specific person ever again. But he'd already signed a contract, so he was stuck. The worst of his problems was his co-star, so really the bottom line is;

Working with Amy Locane - who plays his love interest - was a complete nightmare.

She started off sweet, of course, with others around. That was until the two were practicing reading lines, of course, alone. If Johnny hadn't known any better, he would've declined the role immediately.

She threw herself onto him, desperately. If he were to count how many times she kissed him after pushing him against the wall, it'd had to exceed twenty.

She was very strong for her size, and though Johnny still managed to pry her off of him, she could not get the message.

"I have a girlfriend." He rushed out in attempt to keep her steady.

"Oh please, don't use that excuse on me. What's her name then?" She huffed doubtingly.

"Erela." He mentally face palmed, he knew he just unintentionally brought her into something she shouldn't be in.

"Erela what?"

"Cota. Erela Cota." He quipped.

She rolled her eyes, "I wanna see her then. Why don't you bring your imaginary girlfriend to set tomorrow?"

"Listen, we just met, and I just want to keep everything professional between you and the rest of the cast."

"John, you're a huge star, and you're the cutest since like, 1950. Why don't you just let me have fun with you while I can?"

"Don't call me John, please."

"Why not? It's your name."

"Well I go by Johnny."

"Do you allow your fake girlfriend to call you John?" She smirked.

"My 'fake girlfriend' can call me whatever she wants. Do you know why? Because she respects me and keeps her hands to herself when she needs to." He was getting more than annoyed, and it was showing.

"Bring her tomorrow and lets see how well she keeps her hands to herself."

"I don't have shit to prove to you."

"I guess you don't have a girlfriend then. That means we can have some fun."

Before she could say anything else, Johnny ran to the door and slammed it behind him, taking a breath of fresh air before filming what seemed to be a movie from hell.

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"I might have done something that's gonna make you kinda mad."

That was the first thing Johnny told Erela after entering her house, and it was not a pleasant surprise.

"What did you do?" She asked, leading him to her room.

While Johnny unfolded the events hat had happened earlier that day, Erela couldn't help but feel her heart drop. Amy kissed Johnny, and she hadn't even gotten close to it.

By the end of the story, she felt every emotion Johnny expected her not to feel. Instead of being angry, she was quite flattered he thought of her. She simply laughed at his co-star's hormonal teen-like persona, no longer feeling dejected.

"So you're telling me that you're taking me to set tomorrow?" She cracked a smile at him.

"No, I don't want you to come."

"John, why not?" She whined, dragging out the 'n' in his name.

"She'll start problems, and if fans, or just people in general see you with me it'll just be a huge mess. I don't want to hurt your privacy, and I don't want Amy to tear you down the whole time."

"In case you hadn't realized, I'm a bitch. I can handle myself and my privacy is honestly kinda gone now. Do you know many people claim to be my friends at school because of the rumors about me and you? It's fine, I just want to make her feel stupid and regret even touching you."

"Erela, I understand where you're coming from, but I don't think it's a good idea."

"I don't think it's the greatest idea either, but it'd be so fun. I wanna see the look on her face when she sees that your 'fake girlfriend' is real." She snickered.

"Calm down, Lady Tremaine." He chuckled.

"I'm being serious, can I come? I promise I'll try my best to be a believable girlfriend, it'll be like I'm an actress too." She begged.

"Fine." He rolled his eyes, but couldn't help but stop a small smile forming on the ends of his lips.

She bounced up and cheered, tackling him into a bear hug while straddling him on her bed.

"You know, this is good practice. Keep going so your girlfriend act can actually be believable" He winked.

She was sitting on his torso as he laid down, her hands rested on his chest. "You don't think I'll do a good job? I think I will." She pouted.

He moved his hands from his hair and rested them on her waist, pulling her to lay on top of him. She rested her head in the crook of his neck, tangling her legs between his.

He kissed her cheek softly, leaving a trail of small kisses against her jawline as he worked his way upwards. He stopped at her ear before brushing a few strands of hair away from her face. He leaned slightly, just enough to be able to feel Erela's heart pounding through her chest.

"Prove it to me, I'm not sure yet." He whispered.

Their lips were threateningly close, but Erela didn't mind in the slightest.

She brought her arm from his stomach, running her fingers through his hair before resting her hand on the back of his neck.

He leaned in ever so slightly, his breathing felt almost cold against her warm skin. The mint in his breath became recognizable, she longed for him to lean in again - and it was noticeable.

In what seemed to be an instant, he pulled away and smirked.

"Now I do."

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