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Leo's POV
Why are there so many fricking rooms in this stupid fricking place?!? Can an actor not find the dressing room without being confused in a labyrinth of identical useless spaces?
I growled and stomped my foot against the hardwood floor. The impact created a soft thud, shaking the dainty fragile glass cups balanced on the table. Why was it there? Don't ask me. Ask the stupid company that puts way too many rooms in their backstage area.
By some miracle, I found myself actually surrounded by a decent amount of human civilization. Wow! Looks like I won't have to die in this place from starvation and thirst after all! And by the looks of it, it was an office space-type-thing. People bustled in and out of cubicles, most in formal business suits and dresses. No one even so much as glanced at me, the only person who was wearing a casual shirt and pants with galaxy Vans. At least, I thought no one was, until he came.
"Um, sir? May I help you with anything?" I spun around to meet face to face with an emo looking man. He was surprisingly shorter than me (and I am like 5'5) with dark brooding eyes. He looked as if he belonged in a street gang or something.
"Oh, yah, ummm... I kind of got lost trying to find my way to the dressing room. I'm the new actor your company has hired a few days ago..." I trailed off, realizing how stupid and clueless I sounded. The man seemed genuinely confused.
"You were trying to get to the dressing room? Yet managed to place yourself here?" He seemed extremely exasperated, yet sort of reminded me of a father who was talking to a two-year-old child that didn't know the difference between red and blue. I awkwardly rubbed my neck with my palm, hoping I didn't seem too dumb.
"Ermm, yeah?" I winced at the end, causing it to sound like a question. Another man, albeit a whole ton taller and more built, popped up behind to man I was talking to.
"Hey Nico, chill, don't go too hard on him, you know how easy it is to get lost in the maze of hallways and rooms this ginormous company has. Especially if you're a newcomer." The new man's eyes pierced into mine for a split second, and I could already feel my heart thumping in my throat. He was beautiful. Sea green eyes that looked like the waves of the sea, tousled hair that was swept to a side of his face. I shook myself out of those thoughts, refocusing my attention towards the ongoing conversation. The Nico dude was currently making a lot of arm motion, almost hitting me directly in the nose.
"--here and the dressing room is all the way over on the other side! How do you converse the entire area because you were lost?!?" The man let out a breathtaking laugh. It warmed my heart and made me internally smile, wishing for him to keep laughing and smiling.
"Here Nico, why don't you keep on working, I'll deal with him." The man flashed me a grin. Nico stalked off towards what I presume his assigned cubicle, muttering about how the stupid company is so big. Ah, that was exactly what I was thinking.
"Hey, I'm Percy." Those three simple words caused me to jump, I wasn't expecting him to talk to me so quickly. Well, at least I know his name.
"Hi! Errm, uh- I'm Leo..." Wow, join me in "How To Be An Absolute Loser and Lame Awkward Person" 101.
"So, Leo, what play are you going to be a part of?" Percy started to walk toward the exit while asking me, holding open the door, waiting for me to cross. I hurriedly rushed to him and exited the offices into a long bland hallway.
"Midsummer's Night Dream by Shakespeare. I'm playing Demetrius, it's kinda been someone I've always wanted to play...." I looked down slightly embarrassed at the confession. Percy didn't even react like I was weird or anything. In fact, he just cocked his head to the side with a thoughtful look on his face.
"Demetrius. Interesting." Even though they were one-word sentences, Percy seemed to put a lot of genuineness in it.
I just started to take in my surroundings. I could faintly pick up the chatter of fellow actors and actresses mingling around. We're here!
But before we turned the corner, Percy stopped me with his hand by gently gripping my shoulder to hold me back. I turned around, confused by his actions, not expecting what he was about to do.
My lips crashed into his.
It wasn't long. It wasn't dirty. It was a simple, three-second kiss. But somehow, it meant the world to me.
A piece of paper was slipped into my hands. I watched as Percy wordlessly walked away, tossing me a smirk and a wink before he could disappear into the endless corridors. I finally gained the senses to figure out what the paper said.
Call me when u can ;)
Below was a number.
I wasn't regretting entering a company with so many rooms anymore.