**Y/N's POV**
Mornings are just not my thing especially when you stay up super late the night before. But one thing I'm lucky enough to say is that I don't dread going to work each day. In fact, it's one of the coolest jobs I think anyone could have.
What do I do for a living you ask? Well, I'm a Disney cast member more specifically by day I get to be Chewbacca and by night a StormTrooper. For a kid that couldn't even afford to go to Disneyland, I get to do that every day now as an adult.
I turned off my alarm and had a good stretch before getting out of bed. I could hear my roommate already moving around our apartment which made me laugh since she was singing at the top of her lungs.
I walked into my ensuite bathroom and took a nice morning pee before washing my hands then brushed my teeth. When I was done with that I turned on the shower. I turned on my favorite playlist before getting inside making sure to wash my hair and body thoroughly and of course putting on a full-blown performance to the new song from Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak. When I felt nice and clean I turned off the shower and dried myself off before stepping out. I washed my face and made sure to moisturize. I put on some deodorant and lotion before going back into my room.
When I went to work I never really had to dress up since most of my day would be spent in either the Chewbacca outfit or my StormTrooper suit. So I dressed super comfy in some grey sweat shorts and a hoodie and completed with some Jordan 1 shoes. I put my hair in a messy bun and sprayed myself with my favorite scent and grabbed my backpack along with my car keys and cellphone and exited my room.
"Good morning sleepyhead," Kristine said as she sat at the kitchen island "good morning dork" I replied as I walked up to her. "I made you a smoothie and a bagel," she said as she pointed towards the food sitting on the counter I kissed her head and thanked her.
Kristine and I met through mutual friends when she first moved to California and we just connected instantly. Her energy was incredible and she made me laugh the entire night when we first met our mutual friends were shocked because she's usually super shy. I was definitely attracted to her from the very beginning and I honestly still am but I couldn't act upon my feelings. I kind of felt shitty that I had a girlfriend but I was still so attracted to Kristine. And it definitely doesn't help that she's my roommate and my co-worker as well.
"I heard you and Hayden arguing again last night." Kristine said as I took a bite from my bagel I rolled my eyes and sighed "I can see where she's coming from I know I haven't been spending enough time with her lately" Kristine pinched the bridge of her nose and shook her head "Y/NN when are you going to see she's just a bad girlfriend? She literally doesn't see you for a week or two then the minute she comes around she's constantly arguing with you about something fucking stupid. I hate seeing the way she treats you. You definitely don't deserve to be treated like that at all."
It was definitely no secret that Kristine hated my girlfriend Hayden. We had officially been together for about six months now but have known each other for almost a year and at first, things were great with us but as time has gone on it's been a struggle to keep her happy. I work a lot and I'm studying to be a real estate agent so I really don't have a lot of free time at the moment.
"I know Kris but I like her when we're good we're good and that's kind of hard to overlook sometimes. But we're going to be late for work so we better head out." I replied as I finished off my bagel and took a drink from my smoothie. Kristine sighed and shook her head as she got up and threw away her trash and grabbed her bag. I threw my napkin away and grabbed the cup my smoothie was in along with my backpack and threw it over my shoulder.
I locked the front door and set the alarm system before getting into my Altima with Kristine taking her usual spot in the passenger seat.
The drive to work took a little longer than usual because of traffic and the silence in the car was awkward. I knew I probably pissed Kristine off because I know I tend to brush the things she says about Hayden off. Everyone that knew Kristine and I well knew we both really liked one another but I never wanted to see where things could go with us because I was petrified to do anything that would potentially fuck up our friendship.
Kristine was one of the most important people in my life and I knew I couldn't live life without her by my side now.
When we finally pulled up to Disneyland I drove to the employee parking lot of course having to show our cast member IDs before we could enter. I parked and Kristine was quick to get out of the car. I quickly grabbed my backpack and got out of the car. We had to wait for a few minutes for a shuttle to pick us up to take us to the cast member entrance.
"Kris talk to me," I said as I grabbed her hand "I already told you I hate how she treats you. You deserve better" Kristine said as she shrugged "I know and I appreciate that but I'll handle it" I replied bringing her close and hugging her before I kissed her head.
The truth is I'd rather work on fixing things with Kristine before I worried about fixing things with Hayden. And that might sound fucked up but that's just how I truly felt.
We finally got picked up and dropped off at the cast member entrance Kristine and I went to the dressing room and checked out our costumes before going to our usual spots to begin our "transformations" Kristine played Rey from Star Wars and she was honestly made to play the role. The way she interacted with kids most definitely made me know she would be a great mom someday.
I waited for Kristine to get her hair done before I put my Chewy suit on. We usually got to go out together which I loved. The only tough part of the job is constantly getting swarmed by people and constantly being touched but that came with the gig.
You see your fair share of funny and sweet moments with the guests when they interacted with the characters. I've definitely had my fair share of kids crying when they saw me in the Chewy suit. Sometimes guests would try to get you to hold their babies but our character attendants would always shoot them down.
I was roaming around Galaxy's Edge taking pictures with guests while Kristine did her thing as well. After a few hours, I finally saw her again talking to a young girl in a stroller. When you're in character you definitely can't break no matter the situation but I saw Kristine's shoulders shaking making me curious if she was crying or if she was laughing.
After about a minute Kristine left the little girl and walked away. That's what we were taught to do when it was hard to keep it together in character.
When it was finally time for us to switch characters I got to see Kristine again. "What happened with the little girl earlier?" I asked as I got out of the heavy suit. "We were just talking and then she said when she comes to Disneyland she always throws up and that she did two poops all by herself today. I couldn't stop myself from laughing just because the way she said it was so funny."
See what I mean? You'll literally see and hear everything while on the job. But that's just the magic of doing what we do for a living.
**Time Skip- 3 Month's Kristine's POV**
Today as Y/N and I got to work we were informed we would be doing a very special meet and greet with a three-year-old little girl who was here doing a Make-A-Wish trip with her family. She had an aggressive form of leukemia and that news alone broke my heart when you hear things like that it's hard not to let it affect the way you work during that day. But I knew both Y/N and I would do absolutely everything we could to put a smile on the little girl's face.
We were led to a special location in Galaxy's Edge where things like this took place where the little girl was patiently waiting for us. "Rey and Chewy!" The little girl squealed as her dad held her "hello little one what's your name?" I asked as I got to her level now that her dad set her on the ground "Alexa" the little girl said shyly "that's a beautiful name, Alexa." I replied.
During these meetings, we always spent way more time with a guest more than we normally do. Looking at her I could tell she battled through the illness that had taken over her body there were moments where it looked like it physically hurt to even speak. She really wanted to be held by Y/N which wasn't normally permitted but after speaking with her parents it was allowed.
The way she cuddled into Y/N's arms brought everyone to tears including myself as well but doing my best not to break character I tilted my head back to keep the tears from falling.
I just hated to know that this complete angel was going through something no child should be going through. The look on her parent's faces didn't help how I was feeling at all either.
We spent a good forty-five minutes with her before we went our separate ways. The look on her face when her parents said we had to go was heartbreaking. We hugged her and told her to keep As we were led to our exit and down to the tunnels that led to our dressing rooms I fought to keep things together.
When Y/N and I got into the dressing room she began taking off her suit and when we finally made eye contact I couldn't keep it together anymore I ran into her arms and began to sob uncontrollably.
"I know babe I know" Y/N whispered as she held me tightly and kissed my head. I didn't expect this guest interaction to affect me so emotionally the way that it did but I'm thankful Y/N was by my side and experienced it with me.
And as always when I got emotional my best friend was there to support me when I needed it most.
**Time Skip 5 Months- Y/N's POV**
Things with Hayden and I were at an all-time low. We had been fighting more than ever and I was honestly becoming so emotionally drained by everything.
It seemed like every single thing I did was never enough for her. Taking her out on a date night? Ended in an argument because she didn't like where I took her to eat. Taking a day off work to spend time with her? Ended in her not talking to me for three days because how dare I pop up on her unexpectedly to surprise her.
Kristine never minced words to let me know how much more she began to hate Hayden because of her actions. And I didn't even have the energy to just brush it off like I normally did. The longer I was with Hayden the more unhappy I became.
The only time I ever found myself genuinely happy was when I was with Kristine. I actually smiled and laughed whenever I was in her presence. We already spent a lot of time together being roommates and co-workers but never got tired of being around her.
The past few weeks we actually started spending the whole weekend together we'd turn off our phones and just enjoy the day together. We'd watch movies or find new shows to binge-watch. Then order our favorite takeout and just catch our breath from a long week of work.
The attraction I felt towards her only intensified and while I loved it. It also freaked me the hell out because I didn't want to ruin our friendship by having these feelings for her.
I tried my hardest to just view Kristine as a friend and nothing more but as time passed I couldn't anymore. I wanted to know how it felt to have her lips pressed against mine. To hold her as we slept. And one big part of me wanted to know what her face would look like the first we made love.
I was a lot of things but a cheater isn't one of them. I knew the things I was feeling for Kristine weren't right while in a relationship and that was the true deciding factor in me doing what I'm about to do. And that was end things officially with Hayden.
As I drove to her apartment I was definitely feeling a mix of things but I was honestly more excited to end this chapter of my life. Not only with Kristine's words but words from my family and other friends. I knew Hayden and I weren't meant to be, we were just two different kinds of people that wanted different things. So it was honestly time to end this.
I knocked on her front door becoming a little nervous for the first time. I still obviously cared for Hayden and didn't want to hurt her. But I had to be selfish for the first time in my life.
I heard footsteps getting closer to the door and my heart began to race. The door opened and my eyebrows furrowed "Vick?" His eyes widened when he saw my face "babe is that the food?" Hayden walked into view wearing what I would guess was Vicks shirt since he was shirtless. Hayden's eyes widened and the color in her face drained "Y/NN wha-" Hayden began to say.
I shook my head and laughed "really? This is what you're doing? And Vick you're supposed to be my friend" Hayden moved Vick out of the way and grabbed for my hand "Y/N I swear this isn't what it looks like" I laughed again. "Really? It's not? So you don't have my friend over when you said you wanted to catch up on studying when I asked to hang out this morning? He didn't open the door shirtless and you aren't standing here wearing his shirt? And you didn't just fucking call him babe?"
Hayden's mouth opened and closed like some kind of fish gasping for air but no words ever came out. I shook my head "this makes what I came here to do so much easier. You want him? Have him. I wanted to end things on as positive of a note as possible but honestly fuck the both of you. We're done, both of you can lose my number forever. I don't wanna hear from either of you again. Good luck with things. Oh and Vick remember buddy how you get them is how you lose them. Be blessed y'all!"
After I walked away I was feeling a mix of things. Relief that Hayden was no longer my girlfriend. But I was hurt that someone I thought was such a good friend of mine would actually do that to me behind my back.
As I got into my car I just sat there for a few minutes letting everything sink in. I heard my phone ring so I pulled it out of my pocket seeing Hayden calling. I rejected the call and went to block her and Vick's numbers. Along with removing them and blocking them from every social media account I had. And deleting every picture I had with either of them.
When I was done with that I started my car and decided to drive to the beach and just have some time to myself.
What I just witnessed came completely out of left field and it wasn't something I expected whatsoever.
**Time Skip 9 Months- Kristine's POV**
Things with Y/N and I within the last few months have changed a lot. When she came home from ending things with Hayden. I was both so hurt and angry hearing that Hayden had been sleeping with our friend Vick behind Y/N's back.
When the rest of our friends heard about what happened with them everyone was quick to cut Vick out of our friend group because we don't play with that kind of thing. For a while Y/N was very quiet she went to work amazingly well like she always did but she just wasn't herself.
She finally graduated from school and was about to embark on doing real estate full time. I was so happy and proud of her but my heart hurt at the same time. Don't get me wrong I love my coworkers but having Y/N by my side always made work that much better. And to not have that was definitely going to be hard but I had to remind myself we still lived together.
"It's your last day, how are you feeling?" I asked Y/N as we sat across from one another. We decided to wake up a little earlier so we could grab breakfast from one of our favorite breakfast spots.
"Eh, I'm feeling a little sad who's not going to love going to Disneyland every day and who's not going to love working with you every day. But I'm excited at the same time I'm ready to begin to write a new chapter in my life. I'm ready to make money for my future wife and kids. I'm thinking of the future way more than I ever have before and I'm ready for it."
Hearing how excited she was about things made my heart happy. But hearing about her thinking of a future wife and kids always felt like a punch to the gut.
It was no question and no secret that I was head over heels in love with Y/N. I wanted her in every way imaginable. No one has ever made me feel the way she made me feel. On days I didn't feel pretty she always reminded me how beautiful I looked and always went to the ends of the earth to put a smile on my face.
Whoever ended up with Y/N forever was going to be the luckiest woman on the planet.
We continued talking for about an hour before we wrapped things up and headed for work. When we finally got into the dressing room I watched as Y/N just held the Chewbacca suit and looked at it intensely.
"What's wrong?" I asked Y/N shook her head "nothing it's just hitting me that this is the last time I'll be doing any of this. Even though it had its intense moments I made great memories here. And being able to work with you every day will always be the highlight of my time here." I couldn't help but blush.
We went through the day like we normally would and when we were all finished with our shift we got changed into our regular clothes but before I started walking towards the exit Y/N stopped me.
"Let's watch the Fantasmic show before we leave," Y/N said as she grabbed my hand. "You wanna stay for a show?" I asked with an eyebrow raised making Y/N laugh and nod "it's my last day here let's go out with a bang." She replied, making me follow her.
Cast members had a special spot where we could watch the shows so none of the guests could see us. The start of the show always got me excited and it had been a while since I got to watch it since we normally left as soon as our shift ended.
"Kristine," Y/N said in my ear. I turned to look at her and she looked nervous for some reason "what's wrong Y/NN?" I asked as I reached for her hand.
"I've been debating on whether or not I wanted to do this because I was petrified about the outcome. But I can't think about that anymore because I've been driving myself insane. When I look at my future I've always seen you in it. But not in the way you would expect.
The first time I laid eyes on you I was taken back by how beautiful you were. And when I got to know you on a personal level I found out that beauty wasn't just skin deep you were beautiful on the inside as well. You have the most incredible energy and it's hard not to be happy when I'm around you.
When we talked about moving in together I was so nervous at first because I was afraid you would look at me differently when you found out about my condition. But you embraced me in ways I didn't expect. And when we finally made the move I realized how lucky I was that you were always the first person I saw in the morning and the last person I saw before I went to bed.
I may have lost my way for a while with you know who. But I had to end things with her because I finally stopped running away from my feelings. Kristine, I love you and not in you're my best friend type of way. Of course, that love is there but I love you as I want to make you happy every single day of my life type of way.
I want to be able to call you mine, I want to be able to kiss you and hold you while we sleep. On your bad days, I wanna be there and be able to do whatever it takes to put a smile on that beautiful face. I want you to be my girlfriend. So Kristine can I call you mine?"
I had to take a minute to take everything in and by my silence, I could see Y/N's face change. "If you don't feel the same way I understand I don't want this to ruin our friendship. Just forget I said anyth-'' Y/N began to say but was cut off when I crashed our lips together.
It took Y/N a minute to react but I finally felt her lips begin to move with my own. They moved in perfect sync and when I felt her tongue glide across my lips I instantly granted her access. Our tongues began to do the most beautiful dance with one another.
When air finally became an issue we parted a little bit resting our heads against one another. "If that didn't answer your question yes I'll be yours. And I'm so in love with you and have been for a while. But I felt the same way I didn't want to ruin anything with us."
The smile that spread across Y/N's face was contagious. I squealed when Y/N picked me up and spun me around and kissed me again. fireworks were going on signaling the end of the show. "I guess what they say is true," I said making Y/N raise an eyebrow "and what would that be?" She asked.
"When you wish upon a star Your dreams come true" I replied. Y/N kissed me deeply one more time and smiled "you're my dream come, true baby."
This day couldn't have ended any better. We finally knew how we felt about one another. And I was officially Y/N's. I guess Disneyland is truly the happiest place on earth because I was absolutely feeling the happiest I ever had in my entire life at this very moment.