Musical Character Oneshots

Sam Pauly

A/N: This is like a "3 times they almost kissed and the 1 time they actually did" one shot. I haven't written one before, so this is my first time!!! Hope you like it :)

I first met Sam in the audition room. I was reading for Glinda since the casting directors were testing various Glindas with Sam, who was obviously their Elphaba. I saw Sam's "Wizard and I" and almost immediately began to panic. I'd need to step up my game if I was going to co-star with her.

They wanted us to sing "What is this Feeling" to test our chemistry and see how we'd mesh together. I was honestly freaking out. Not that I'd ever tell her this since it'd be awkward, but I'd been a huge fan of her since her SIX days as Katherine Howard. So while I was trying to briefly work through the song with her before we'd present it, I was having a difficult time concentrating since all I could think of was how I thought she was really cute and how I desperately wanted to kiss her.

We presented for the casting directors. At the end of the number, we finished with her pretending to scare me and me screaming. She shouted right in my face, leaving only a couple inches between us. I could've sworn she almost leaned in before we were brought out of our little moment by the casting panel clapping for us. They told us we'd done a good job before dismissing me and letting me know that they'd get back to me on the part. I thanked them and left pretty quickly after that.

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A few weeks later, I was about to start my first rehearsal for Wicked. I'd been over the moon that I managed to score the role of Glinda. As I entered the building, I ran into Sam, who'd been absolutely wonderful to me when she found out I got the part, DM'ing me on Instagram, giving me her phone number, and sometimes inviting me to hang out with the rest of the cast. In fact, I was already pretty close with most of them despite having only found out I landed the role around a week ago.

"Hey, Ava!" Sam greeted, pulling me into a short hug.

"Hi!"

"Ready for your first rehearsal?"

"Yeah... Little nervous, but it's gonna be great!" I wasn't too sure of just who I was trying to convince.

"You know it!"

The moment rehearsal started, the real grinding began. Thankfully, I wasn't the only new cast member since the person playing Fiyero had changed as well, but still, aside from the two of us, everyone else knew the show forwards, backwards, and upside down. The dance captain started with the big dance numbers. I didn't have too much dancing to do, especially compared to the ensemble who were seriously on another level, but it was still quite a bit of choreography to learn.

After a couple hours, we got a short break, which I could not have been more relieved by the timing of. I grabbed my water bottle and left the room to go into the hallway for fresher air. "You okay?" Sam asked, laughing as she took in my tired appearance. We slipped into a random room together.

I panted lightly. "Yeah. Never been much of a dancer, though. I'm an adequate mover, and that's where my skills end." She laughed.

"Well, good luck. I think you're on your own with this one."

I flipped her off. As I drank from my water bottle, Sam continued to talk.

"You like it so far though, right?"

I swallowed before answering. "Well, duh! I mean, I'm in Wicked. That's like every actor's dream show, isn't it?" Sam laughed.

"Touche, touche."

I turned to her as I felt her gaze on me. She had this look in her eyes like she was trying to decide whether or not to make some huge decision.

"What's wrong?" I asked.