Here with you (A Samantha Barks and Aaron Tveit ff.)

Chapter 1: The first day.

(note: I originally posted this on Tumblr but have decided to expand this fanfiction onto Wattpad. For those who followed this story on my tumblr under "barksmeow", I will be posting the full ff chapters on here from Chapter 7 onwards but I will post photosets/collages on my tumblr to notify y'all on updates. Anyways enjoy!)

Samantha's POV.

Well it's safe to say I just made it on time. I'm still quite nervous if I'm honest. I'm about to meet a lot of big names and I won't have Eddie there to help me through the awkwardness. I walk in and smile while the likes of HUGH JACKMAN, ANNE HATHAWAY and HELENA BONHAM CARTER stare right at me. Luckily they did smile back with waves and I wave with unintentional awkwardness before rushing straight towards the snack table. I take a bottle of water and just stare at the food, thinking of how to approach the other stars and make a good impression when suddenly, I feel a light tap on my back.

"Hi, you're Samantha Barks right?" I heard a high voice say.

I turned around and saw Amanda Seyfried with her hand out. I was quite star-struck that it took me a few seconds to realise I needed to reply.

I took her hand and shook it quite eagerly. "I am a huge fan, you're such an incredible actress and singer."

Amanda giggled before replying with "No no, I am hardly a singer next to you miss Barks. I watched a few YouTube clips of you and cannot believe how talented you are."

"That means so much coming from you." I was so flattered that she actually knew who I was. We went into conversation about how we started off in the business, with me telling her about I'd do anything and we joked about the idea of method for this process. It was safe to say that we hit it off quite quickly.

Aaron's POV.

So it's the first day and too be honest, I cannot wait to start. That said, Tom Hooper won't be impressed by my tardiness, but as I park my car in the parking lot I see a familiar freckled face that reassures me that if I have to face Tom's wrath for being late, I won't be alone. I call Eddie's name as I open my car door, bottle and script in hand.

"What took you so long?" He says seriously, before I initiate a bro-hug. I put my arm forward to suggest walking and talking, just so we're not extra late.

"I'm sorry, I couldn't sleep"

"Excitement, I'm guessing"

"Yes! I'm so excited for this! Have you met any of the cast?"

"A few of them actually, what about you?"

"Just you." I pause, thinking of how much I know of the casting. "If I'm honest I only know for sure that Anne Hathaway, Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe are casted, aside from you. The rest are rumours."

"You didn't think of asking Tom?"

"Well no, I've been quite busy. I figured it I'd just meet them all today."

Eddie rolled his eyes, he clearly did not support this idea. "What are the rumours you've heard then?"

"That Taylor Swift or Lea Michele is playing Eponine. Either one would be nice because well it'd be Taylor Swift! and I mean you know I'm a huge fan of hers and I've met Lea at several Broadway things before, so it'd be nice to have someone else I'd know."

We enter the busy rehearsal room, where I see some faces I recognise from some of my favourite films. Hugh, Russell and Anne are deep in conversation holding water bottles and copies of the script. I followed Eddie's gaze and I also see whom I recognise as Amanda Seyfried.