Shape of You

Emma was up to something. That much Allison knew. She hadn't given it much thought when her friend asked her come for a visit once the summer holidays started for her in June A) Because she and her friend had been talking about her coming across the pond to visit since their first summer break at Brown, and B) Because her friend had just started filming for Beauty and the Beast and Allison was a major Disney geek. What elementary school teacher wasn't though? But now she was starting to think that her friend had an ulterior motive for inviting her to stay at her flat and asking her to come straight to set from the airport. She was eager to see her friend, but there had been a certain tone to her voice that let on that she was hiding something, plotting, or both. Knowing Emma, Allison was certain that it was likely both even though her friend had sworn up and down that there was nothing going on at all. Before Allison was really able to question her, Emma had claimed that she had to get back to filming and that she'd see her soon in a rather rushed bout of words before hanging up the phone. She's definitely up to something. The redhead thought to herself as she hailed a cab outside of Heathrow Airport. Thankfully customs hadn't been too much of a pain and she'd gotten through everything in just under an hour. She rattled off the address for the studio Emma had given her to the cab driver before climbing inside all the while wondering what her friend could be keeping from her.

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When Luke signed on for the movie he knew that things were likely going to change. Anything with the Disney name attached to it was bound to do exceptionally well in the box office, and he was almost certain that this would be no different with how much hype the live action remake of the classic animated film was getting already when filming had only just started. The pressure was kind of on with the obvious high expectations that diehard fans of the original film already had, but something told Luke that the film was going to be great. The rest of the cast were fantastic actors, and with Alan Menken back onboard for the remake the music was bound to be just as beautifully written as the original had been. They had just wrapped up filming a scene, and he was headed towards the makeup trailer for a touch-up before he was needed for the 'Gaston' scene. They were only about halfway through filming what they'd wanted to film for the day, so he was sure that they would be there for at least a couple of more hours after lunch. He didn't mind though, he loved his job, and thus far filming for the Disney classic was proving to be a wonderfully pleasant experience.

@ sam winchester.
Emilia was beyond excited to be working on set of Beauty and the Beast. The movie was always her favorite as a child, there was always just something about the way that Belle was able to break the stereotype of falling in love with the beautiful Prince and living happily ever after. Plus Emilia was a huge book worm, so she instantly took to the fact that Belle was as well. Emilia greeted her other make up artist, Sarah, as she walked in the make up trailer, "Hey I'm sorry I'm late. I had to take my mum to the doctor." She explained quickly. Sarah waved her away with a smile, "Not a problem." She replied, "They are about to film for Gaston's song so I'm sure the cast will be in for a touch up soon." Sarah said. Emilia nodded in response and put down her things. It was technically her first day actually doing make up on the cast members. It wasn't the first day of filming, but the other days she wasn't really needed much with the main cast, so she helped out with the ensemble cast and their make up. Emilia had her back turned when the door opened and Sarah greeted the person who walked in, "Hey, Luke." She stated. Emilia turned around quickly before her face lit up. She had completely forgotten that Luke was playing Gaston! With everything that was going on recently she hadn't managed to keep that fact in her mind, "Luke! Hey!" She greeted happily. She hadn't seen him since they had finished filming Immortals, Emilia being his makeup artist for the majority of the movie.

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She was up to something. Dan knew Emma all too well by now to know when she was up to something. All day long she was rushing around when they weren't filming, constantly talking about her friend from college who was coming to visit. When they weren't filming, every other word out of her mouth was "Allison." He figured that was the friend. She continued to speak about how she wanted Dan to meet Allison, "Emma, I'm on stilts and in a lycra. I'm not meeting anyone looking that way." He replied every time in the same exact tone. She didn't let up, though. She insisted that he meet Allison, on stilts or not. Dan was smarter than to tell her no at this point anymore, so he just stopped telling her no, and he just let her continue to talk about Allison. The day of filming went on quite smoothly, even though he knew they would be there for a while that day. The good part was that they were about to film for the 'Gaston', so he wouldn't be needed for a while because he wasn't in the number. Neither was Emma, so that gave them time to meet this Allison that he felt like he already knew from Emma talking about her. At this point, this Allison better live up to how highly Emma was praising her. Though he knew that she more than likely would seeing as she was friends with Emma.

The traffic from the airport surprisingly wasn't all that bad for mid-afternoon in the summer. Allison spent the cab ride trying to figure out what Emma could possibly be up to. She knew that her friend was up to something, though she couldn't quite figure it what it could be still. With her curiosity peaked, she was all the more excited and eager to see her friend. They both had rather busy schedules, so it had been a while since they had seen each other in person. They stayed in touch as best as they could, obviously enough to plan Allison's trip across the pond, but it had still been a while since they had last seen each other. Once she arrived at the studio, she grabbed her luggage from the back of the cab and pulled out her phone to text her friend. Hey, I'm here, but I'm not really sure where to go...this place is massive! Security had let her through the gates, but there were so many different stages and Emma hadn't exactly told her which section of the studios the movie was filming at. Stay where you are! I'll be right there! Shortly after she received a text back which made her question whether or not Emma really had had to get back to filming when Allison had called her once she got through customs. Soon enough, her name was being called by a familiar voice. With a grin, the redhead turned and rushed over to embrace the brunette. "Oh my God, I can't believe you're actually here!" Emma exclaimed as she hugged Allison back. "I know, I can't believe it either!" She said with a laugh as they pulled away. Emma was soon leading Allison back towards where they were filming, all the while catching her up on anything and everything and pointing out different things here and there as they passed by them.

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Luke wasn't all that surprised when he saw another woman in the makeup trailer. There were plenty of makeup artists, costume designers and other crew members working on a movie of this size. Whoever she was, her back was turned to him, so he couldn't see her face as he stepped inside with Josh Gad in tow. They both needed to get their makeup touched up before filming for "Gaston" started up soon enough. He sent one of his signature smiles Sarah's ways. "Looking lovely as always, Sarah." He said, about ready to introduce himself to the other woman when she turned to face him almost instantaneously after Sarah greeted him. A wide grin spread across his face along with some recognition when he saw who it was. "Emilia Gallagher, what a pleasant surprise!" He hadn't expected to see the all too familiar brunette, though he was happy to see her. She had been his makeup artist for Immortals, but he hadn't seen her since then. He walked over to pull her into a tight hug and press a friendly kiss to her cheek. "It's great to see you, love."

@ sam winchester.
Emilia grinned at how excited Luke got to see her. Emilia hugged him tightly back, a smile spreading across her face, "It's great to see you too." She replied. It really was. Emilia and Luke had gotten somewhat close when he was filming for Immortals, but she hadn't been able to keep contact with him afterward because he was so busy, and she went straight to doing make up on another movie right after filming had ended, "I knew you were in this movie, but with everything that has been going on recently, I had actually forgotten to come see you." She admitted once they pulled away. She had always been upset that she wasn't able to keep in contact with Luke after they went their separate ways, but she was glad that they were able to manage to get themselves back to working together again.

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Dan had been in the middle of a conversation with Emma when she received a text message. He watched as he face lit up and she went running off with no explanation. He figured that Allison must have texted her, so he waited for her to come back with her friend. He could have went to change out of the lycra, but figured he might as well stay in it. He did option to get off the stilts for a bit so he looked at least semi normal when he met Allison. He looked over when he heard Emma heading back to where the two had been moments before. She was talking rapidly about parts of the set and what they were currently filming. It was clear to see that Emma was excited to be with her friend again. Dan walked over to the two with a smile, "So you must be the infamous Allison that Emma has actually been talking nonstop about all day." He said with a grin, "Dan." He introduced as he stuck out his hand to her.

"This set is beautiful." Allison said, taking in every last detail that she could as her friend led towards her trailer so she could drop her suitcase off there for the time being. "It's quite lovely, isn't it? I think it's one of the most beautiful I've worked on." As a Disney geek, Allison couldn't help noticing the little details that held true to the original film. Of course, there were were new details as well that made her certain that while the live action version of the film would hold true to the animated version, there would be certain things about it that would ensure that, to a certain degree, it stood alone. "I would say my childhood self is geeking out right now, but I'm totally geeking out right now." The redhead said with a laugh. Beauty and the Beast had been one of her favorite Disney movies as a kid, and it still was one of her favorites as an adult. When Emma had called her to tell her that she'd gotten the part as Belle she'd freaked out right along with her friend. "All of the actors are spot on for their characters too. You'll really be geeking out then once you've seen some of the scenes being filmed." Emma replied before she began animatedly pointing out certain things about the set as they walked. As they neared what appeared to be the central-most part of the set, a man with sandy brown hair who was wearing a massive muscle suit that appeared to be made out of lycra approached them. Allison recognized him from Downton Abbey, one of her mother's favorite shows, once they got closer. "Oh my god, you made my mom cry." She blurted out before she could even think twice about what she was saying. She scrunched her face up and shook her head, wondering if it was in fact possible to die of embarrassment, before she spoke once more. "I mean, Allison, yes that's me." She said, shaking his hand.

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Luke had been enjoying this project thus far, but he had a feeling that things were about to get even better now that he knew Emilia was working on the film as well. Seeing her every single day when he was filming for The Immortals had honestly been one of the highlights of the whole filming process for him. With her being his personal makeup artist for the film, he'd spent a great deal of time with the brunette and they had gotten to know each other pretty well. He found that he really quite enjoyed her company, and he was certain that would be no different with her working on Beauty and the Beast with him as well. Unfortunately, they hadn't stayed in contact with each other after filming for The Immortals had wrapped up, but he was hoping that would change this time around. They had gotten a second chance at working with each other for some reason, after all. Maybe it was so that they would stay in touch after filming finished up this time around. He was getting ahead of himself though. Filming wasn't going to wrap up until the end of the summer, so they still had plenty of time to talk and catch up and maybe even make up for lost time. "I suppose it's a good thing that I came to see you then, isn't it? Even though I had no idea that I was coming to see you, truth be told." He chuckled slightly.

@ sam winchester.
Emilia was beyond excited to be working with Luke again, "I'd say it's a great thing." She replied with a small laugh before she motioned to her chair that was in front of a mirror, "Like old times, right?" She asked with a grin. She started to pull out her make up kit and brushes and such. She knew they were only in there for a touch up, so she knew she wouldn't have to do much especially if Sarah was the one to do their make up that morning, "So how have you been?" Emilia asked as she started to touch up Luke's make up with her brush. It was usual for her and Luke to talk while she did his make up, unlike some make up artists who just got the make up done and shooed the cast members along. Emilia always enjoyed talking with Luke when they were together in her make up trailer. The two bonded over the fact that they were both Welsh to start with originally, but then they both bonded over the fact that they were close with their mothers, "How's your mum?" She questioned as she switched out her brushes.

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Dan raised his eyebrows at her words before she followed up with the fact that she was Allison, "No now I have to ask. What did I do to make your mum cry?" He asked curiously. He obviously didn't know Allison, so how would he have known her mum enough to make her cry? Dan figured it had to be something having to do with his acting. Probably more or less because of Downton Abbey, "Would it have anything to do with me being on a certain TV show?" He questioned as he let out a small laugh. There had to be no other explanation for it. Her mum must be a fan of the show, "Tell your mum I'm dreadfully sorry for making her cry." He said with a grin. Dan looked over at Emma to see her with a smirk on her face. He knew that she was still up to something, and he hated that he couldn't figure out what exactly it was that she was up to.

This is why you sit at home and drink wine with your cat on Friday nights, Allison. The redhead told herself mentally. She couldn't have just introduced herself or said something normal, she had to automatically blurt out something about her mother's near unhealthy attachment to his character on a TV show. With comments like that, it was no wonder that she was single. Not that she was looking for anything right now anyway. She was perfectly content having her focus be her job right now. Her mother liked to be overly dramatic though and tell her that she wasn't getting any younger before proceeding to ask her when she was going to give her grandchildren on a near weekly basis. "As a matter of fact it does." She said, relieved that he'd only seemed curious about her statement and not weirded out by it. "She was very upset when you left the show, you were her favorite." She let out a slight laugh of her own. "See, I would tell her that, but that would probably just make her cry again." For the moment, figuring out what Emma was up to had been placed on the back burner. It was pretty ironic, though she didn't realize that it was, that this was all part of her friend's plan anyway.

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"Just like old times." Luke agreed as he took a seat in her makeup chair. This time had always been his favorite time on set if he was being entirely honest. Emilia was one of those makeup artists who enjoyed getting to know the people she was "working her magic" on. Luke was never bothered like this, and he'd enjoyed conversing with her. It made the time pass by more quickly, and he found that he enjoyed her company even more once their conversations led them to realize that they had quite a bit in common. That made him all the more eager to see her each day on set, and he had a feeling that things weren't going to be all that different this time around. "I've been good, busy, but good." He told her. This was probably one of the bigger projects that he'd done in a while, but he'd done some other stuff since he'd seen her last, and that all had definitely kept him busy. "She's doing great, she'll be happy to hear that I've got your magic hands working on me again." He chuckled. He'd told his mum about her when they last worked together, he told her just about everything after all, and she'd proceeded to tease him about having a crush on her like he was a little schoolboy or something. He likely wouldn't hear the end of it again. "How are things with you?"

@ sam winchester.
Emilia smiled at his words and chuckled lightly when he answered her question about his mum, "I don't know if I would say magic hands, but I appreciate the compliment." She replied with a grin. When he asked about her, she shrugged, "I've been pretty busy I guess. I moved my mum and I out to London about two or three years ago. She's still adjusting. It's different for her because it's not our house in Wales. She doesn't like the whole city thing of London." Emilia explained with a small roll of her eyes and a laugh. Yes it was true, her mother was still adjusting after three years in London, but Emilia was trying really hard to make the transition easier for her, "I got a job working as an artist for Doctor Who actually. That's why I moved out to London. I couldn't turn down that big of a job so I moved out here and mum had to come with."

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Dan let out a chuckle at her words before nodding, "Noted." He said with a smile. Allison seemed really nice and Dan could already tell that if she would be hanging around a lot that he would going to enjoy her presence, "So Emma tells me that you two went to school together?" He questioned even though Emma had been talking about it non-stop all day. About how they were friends at Brown and practically gave him their entire backstory, "She's actually told me a lot about you today. In between takes, every other word out of her mouth was Allison." He explained and sent a teasing smile over towards Emma. He knew that his friend was excited to have her college friend back with her after not seeing her for a while.

Allison's sister had sent her the casting announcement for the Beast when it had been released, she hadn't badgered Emma to tell her anything knowing that Disney was fairly secretive about things and didn't let anything out until they wanted it to be, so she had known that Dan had gotten the role. Her mother had fangirled when she saw the announcment like there was no tomorrow, "It's Matthew Crawley, Al! He's going to play the Beast!" None of her family's excitement over the live-action remake of the classic Disney film could prepare her for actually meeting the man behind the role though. He was positively charming, and she couldn't help being a bit envious that her friend got to work so closely with him. "Yes, we took a few undergraduate classes together." She said with a smile before raising her eyebrows at his comment about how every word out of her friend's mouth had been Allison. Before she could say anything, said friend was speaking after being suspiciously silent through the introductions between her and her friend's costar. "Well, it's not every day that I get to say my best friend is coming to visit for a few weeks. I was excited!"

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"Still just as modest as ever I see." Luke teased, a chuckle rumbling through his chest. She had always been modest about her work in the past, and he could tell that hadn't changed one bit since they had last worked together. "You're one of the best makeup artists I've come across in the business, Em." It wasn't the first time he had told her that, and he knew that it likely wouldn't be the last time he told her especially being that she had the tendency to brush his compliments off. Her later words surprised him and new that much was evident from the expression on his face. "I can understand why it would take some adjusting. London is a beautiful city, but very different from Wales." He was about to ask why she had moved them there, though his question was answered before he even had the opportunity to ask it. "That's fantastic! And right up your alley. You didn't pass out your first day on set, did you?" He teased her once more.

@ sam winchester.
Emilia laughed at his words before nodding her head, "Obviously." She replied with a grin. She smiled widely at his following words, "Well thank you, Luke." She responded and smiled at him. He had always been really nice to her, and that was one of the reasons why she had gotten so close with him so quickly when they worked together the last time. She laughed lightly when he asked about if she passed out on her first day on set of Doctor Who, "No I did not, thank you very much, but I did cry a little when I had a moment to myself." She replied with a laugh, "I was so over whelmed with happiness because I had gotten to meet Matt Smith my first day on set and he had always been my favorite Doctor." Emilia admitted. She finished up Luke's make up before giving him a brief overlook to make sure that everything was perfect, "I think I'm done."

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Dan laughed at Emma's words before holding his hands up in defense, "I'm not judging." He replied with a laugh, "I understand why you're excited, Em." He said and gave a smile over to Allison, "Are you sticking around the whole day on set?" He questioned. Dan figured that Emma wouldn't probably just let Allison go now that she was finally here. To be fairly honest, he wasn't sure if he wanted her to leave so soon either. Dan could already tell that Allison was fun and he already enjoyed her presence, so why wouldn't he want her to stay on set for the day, "I'm sure Emma wouldn't want you to leave so soon. Not after just getting here."