Chapter 30: Behind the Scenes
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Recording the anime op
"Y/n! Tell the readers what's happening right now!" Author-chan exclaimed as she pointed her camera at me.
"O-Oh! Hello everyone, right now we're recording the anime opening and at the moment, it is Ray's part." I said as I gestured to Norman and Ray.
"R-Ray! Why'd you cover the camera?" Norman shouted while Ray shrugged.
"I don't know" Ray replied nonchalantly.
"What do you think, Y/n?" Author-chan asked as she glanced at me.
"I actually think it compliments Ray's personality. I say we keep it." Y/n said.
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Recording the Fire Scene
"Ray, why are all of your clothes gone?" I exclaimed, surprised to see Ray shirtless. I covered my face with my hands.
"First of all, not all of my clothes are gone, and second, it got caught on fire when we tried to do the fire scene." Ray replied as he shrugged.
"Well, why don't you put some clothes on?" I asked as I peeked through my fingers.
"Ray said that he wanted to see your reaction" Emma chuckled as she ran past us.
"You weren't supposed to say that!" Ray fumed.
"Why are you so flustered when you always wake up shirtless and roam around the house like it's nothing?" I giggled.
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Recording the scene where Emma and Norman argue about the genocide
"We have to kill them." Norman said.
"Wait! Sonju and Mujika are alright! They're our friends! Our saviors! I refuse to let them get killed like this!" Emma yelled.
"But Emma...they're demons too, you know? Do you think they will sit quietly while I destroy all demons? Do you think they'd ever forgive us?" Norman asked as he held Emma's hand.
I stared at the two of them as I sipped some tea. They seriously looked like an old married couple.
"Then stop the extermination! Norman I...I don't want the demons to be destroyed!" Emma cried.
"Emma, we have to destroy the Demon kind." Norman demanded as he had a serious expression.
"Destroy me instead!" Emma yelled.
I choked on my tea when she said that and burst into a fit of laughter while Ray facepalmed at the two.
"Cut!" Author-chan sighed, but I could tell she was trying to hold back her laughter as well.
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Other eye
We were taking a break that was going to last for about half an hour, so I was roaming around.
I noticed Ray reading the book we were going to use for the next scene. His other eye was showing.
"Is there something on my face?" Ray asked which snapped me back to reality.
He stared at me with a confused look while I just stared at his other eye.
"There's another eye on your face. It's cursed!" I yelled as I ran away from him.
"That's just my eye, you idiot!" Ray shouted from the distance.
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An interview!
"Y/n, how do you feel about working with Ray as your partner?" Author-chan inquired.
"I am pleased to know that the person I am working with is someone who I am close with out of work which makes it easy to communicate." I replied.
"Ray, how do you feel about working with Y/n?" Author-chan asked Ray this time.
"It's great because I have a role that is close to her and it makes it easier since we can rehearse our lines at home." Ray replied.
"At home?! You two live together?! I heard some rumors saying that you two were a thing, but I didn't know you guys lived together!" Author-chan exclaimed.
We're not actually dating, but I do like him and we are roommates.
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The documentary
"Ray, what are you doing?" I whispered as I noticed Ray with a camera out.
He seemed surprised to see me but he shrugged it off and told me to come closer.
"I'm recording Norman and Emma." Ray briefly replied as he gestured to Emma and Norman doing a scene together.
We weren't part of this scene so we can do whatever we want while we wait for our turn.
Right now, we were both crouched down behind a bush while Norman and Emma were doing a scene with Author-chan reading some kind of book where she writes down her ideas.
"This is Ray, welcome to my show. Here in my documentary, we will discover a new type of species here in the wilderness I call home." Ray started to film himself.
"Joining us today is none other than the one and only Y/n." he turned the camera towards me.
"U-Uh, hi!" I squeaked out. It was live too, and there were a bunch of people watching. Who wouldn't get nervous?
"For our first subjects, we see an odd-looking figure called a 'Norman' and a small, stupid type called an 'Emma'. Looks like they're getting along pretty well and I hope to see more interaction between the two during the mating session." Ray mentioned.
"M-Mating session?!" I repeated as my face heated up.
"Yes, the mating session. The 'Emma' called out to the 'Norman' and they both share an odd sound called 'laughter'. If only I could understand that." Ray said.
"But Ray, we laugh a lot when we're back home." I reminded him.
"Oh yeah, that must mean you are my mate." he said it like it was nothing to him. My mate?
"After a few minutes of talking, the 'Emma' bids her goodbye to the 'Norman'. By then, his expression changed from happy to dull and sad." Ray explained as he turned to me. I'm guessing he wants me to say something.
"As she disappeared, he looks down with a distraught look on his face, contemplating whether his actions were good enough to attract her. With his eyebrows creased further down his eyes, he must be regretting his life choices." I looked at Ray for approval.
"Great explanation, Y/n. That is to be expected. The 'Norman' is such a poor soul. He should probably feel at his worst right now." Ray said.
"What are you two doing?" Phil asked and both of us shrieked and dropped the camera, losing the footage.
"No! The documentary!" Ray sulked in the corner while I tried to comfort him.
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Preparing for the dad role
"So Ray, I need you to act like a dad for the whole entire day. I want to make sure you get into your role." Author-chan instructed.
"Got it" Ray nodded. Little did I know that he was going to take things too seriously.
I was just sitting peacefully while staring outside. We were taking a break, since the crew was preparing the children, who will be acting as Ray and I's children.
Staring at my phone as I scrolled through Facebook, I felt the presence of someone in front of me. It was as if they were watching me eat my mac and cheese.
Looking up, I saw Ray looking at me with an intense look on his face. He looked determined.
"What do you call a mac 'n' cheese that gets all up in your face?" he asked.
"What?" I asked. I'm not sure where this is going, but I decided to play along.
"Too close for comfort food!" he grinned at me before leaving me alone. Did he just?
And it didn't end there...
I was doing some math homework until Ray decided to waltz himself into my room.
"What'cha doing?" he asked as he peeked over my shoulder.
"I forgot the difference between a numerator and denominator. I didn't get enough sleep last night and my mind's all messed up." I groaned.
"The difference between a numerator and denominator is a short line. Only a fraction of people will understand this." he grinned at me.
I stared at him and deadpanned. It's getting cringier each minute. He took 'act like a dad' way too seriously.
"Are your dad jokes ever going to end?" I rolled my eyes.
"I have a lot of jokes about retired people, but none of them work." he gave me that same grin again. It was cringy, but I couldn't help but giggle at that one.
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Impressions!
Emma's impression of everyone:
Emma began to run for about a few seconds before panting heavily as if she had just ran a whole damn marathon.
"Do I really look that pathetic in front of her?" Norman sweat dropped
Emma pulled down some of her hair to cover half of her face as she had a huge frown.
"Stop it" Ray demanded.
Emma then styled her hair into my hairstyle and ran out of the room. She soon came back with a bunch of flowers.
I tilted my head slightly, curious to see what she does for my impression.
She began throwing the flowers and smiled brightly, acting as if she was a flower girl.
"How did I become a flower girl?" I giggled.
Norman's impression of everyone:
"Could I borrow your book for a moment please, Ray?" Norman requested. Ray handed him his book.
Norman began to stare at the book intently with no words spoken.
"Do you want to say something?" Emma asked as she chuckled lightly.
"Don't make me talk for no good reason, Emma." Norman imitated Ray's voice.
Now it is Norman's turn to impersonate Emma. He just stood there and kept sweating nervously.
"That sweat could fill up a whole bucket" I sweat dropped
"Do I sweat that much?" Emma inquired.
"Try to be more annoying" Ray suggested.
"I am Y/n and a badass character with horns who will die for her kids! Rawr!" Norman roared.
"I'm pretty sure my character isn't a dinosaur" I facepalmed.
Y/N's impression of everyone:
I placed an antenna on my head and just stared at them. Norman laughed as he pointed to a piece of hair sticking out of Emma's head.
"What the heck?! Something like that is on my head?!" Emma panicked as she tried to get it out.
"I'm gonna ignore all the dangerous things that will happen and just go along with Emma's plans just because she wants to." I stated.
"That was a very stupid move by the way. You could've died from going along with Emma's decisions." Ray commented, making Norman chuckle.
"I'm an emo guy who likes books. I have a crush on gasoline-chan and I'm a member of the suicidal squad. I also like to secretly take pictures of Y/n when she isn't lo-" Ray covered my mouth.
"We don't talk about that here" Ray smiled at me.
Ray's impression of everyone:
"Norman, lend me your sweater" Ray said as Norman took it off and handed it to him.
Ray stayed silent for a while before giving a big, bright smile. Something you wouldn't normally see.
"I also want to make a boat out of mud!" Ray exclaimed as he extended his arms to the side. Norman seemed to realize something I didn't.
"Because I like her. Because I like her, that's why-" Ray got cut off by Norman grabbing his collar.
"Ray, I see that you're having fun." Norman's irk mark popped out. What was Ray going to say?
"Ha." Ray laughed with a smirk.
Ray drew something on the paper and asked me to stick it to his face since his hair kept getting in the way.
'Emma's bright smile'
The paper read.
"I'm a girl who loves to sniff flowers, but then if you lie to me I will break your bones. I also like to faint when I get scared and I will kill you if you hurt my children." Ray exaggerated his actions.
"I'm also Tanjiro and Zenitsu's secret love child-" I cut him off.
"That's enough, Ray." I placed my hand on his shoulder.
"You win, that's enough." Emma and Norman both gave in.
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A fun little part for you!
'Everything you do, it sends me, higher than the moon with every twinkle in your eye.' I stared dreamily at Y/n who was munching on a cookie with a very contented look on her face.
'You strike a match that lights my heart on fire' I thought as I clutched my shirt. Get the fire reference?
"Oh Ray, you want some?" Y/n stared at me as she offered a tray of her cookies. Her face is too close!
'When you're near I hide my blushing face' I covered my face with my hands to create some distance between us. She seemed to understand since she backed away
"Fine, I'll have a cookie." I huffed as I took one step and tripped on my shoelaces. Grace just isn't my forte, but it brings me to my knees when you say.
"Hello! How are you, my darling, today?"
I fall into a pile on the floor. My fantasies are getting to me already. I wish Y/n would say that to me.
"R-Ray!" Y/n exclaimed as she bent down and helped me back up. Her perfume smells amazing from here.
Puppy love is hard to ignore when every little thing you do, I do adore.
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We're as different as can be. I noticed you're remarkably relaxed, and I'm overly uptight.
"We balance out each other nicely" I mumbled with a quiet giggle as I stared at Ray.
You wear sandals in the snow, in mid-July I still feel cold. Seriously, how can he stand that?
Right now, I have to run away from Sister Krone for the chapter 'Intense Game of Tag' or something like that.
Crossing over a river by using the log as support, I accidentally slipped and landed in the river, soaking my white uniform.
"Cut!" Author-chan shouted as she got down from her unnecessarily tall sitting area.
Well, she attempted to get down from there, but due to her fear of heights, she is permanently stuck. That's too bad for her.
This river is so cold, how can Ray handle things that are almost impossible to stay in?!
We're opposites in every way, but I can't resist it when you say-
"H-Hello, how are you, my darling...today?" Ray blushed as he offered a hand while looking away with that red face of his.
I fall into a pile on the floor. My cheeks heated up as I collapsed on the river.
Puppy love is hard to ignore. When every little thing you do, I do adore.
(A/N: Song is titled 'I Do Adore' by Mindy Gledhill)
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𝟹𝚛𝚍 𝙿𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚘𝚗 𝙿𝙾𝚅
Filming the part where Norman kisses Y/N's forehead
"It's nothing! Just felt like it. The demons are panicking. Ray and Emma are here." Y/n reported. Zazie patted her head and she smiled at him.
"So what's happening?" the girl asked.
"2 are left. It's time for you and Zazie to head in. Good luck." Norman patted her head too.
"Stay safe" Norman placed his lips on her forehead and smiled at her. She nodded.
"Tch." Ray scoffed as he crossed his arms and rolled his eyes at the two.
"What's your problem?" Author-chan glanced at Ray as she held her book of ideas.
"Is that part really necessary? Does he have to place his lips on my Y/n?!" Ray whined.
" 'My Y/n'? Jealous now are we?" Author-chan smirked making Ray blush.
"W-Well, it's not like I like her or anything." Ray puffed out his cheeks.
"Tsun Tsun Ray mode is on..." Author-chan sighed as she brushed off Ray's complaint.
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Isabella's death scene :<<<<<
"So I'm gonna need Y/n to say goodbye to Isabella at the end of the epilogue." Author-chan explained.
"Sounds easy enough." Y/n shrugged as she got into position with Isabella behind her.
"Action!" Author-chan exclaimed. Y/n had already memorized the script and knew exactly what to do.
"Thank you Mama for loving us." Y/n mumbled as tears welled up in her eyes as she stared at the children playing around in the flower field.
"Thank you for loving us...even if it wasn't the normal way of loving. Thank you...mama" Y/n turned around to face Isabella.
"I can't do it!" Y/n cried as she ran away with tears. Isabella sighed as Author-chan facepalmed.
"We can't include this scene, but I have another idea for it." Author-chan stared at the screen where the readers were looking at.
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Filming the wedding scene
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'H-He looks soooo hot!' my cheeks heated up as my eyes trailed off to Ray who as standing in front of me in a suit.
We're filming the part where we get married and kiss. This will be the first time we'll be kissing aside from that part in the Special Chapter or otherwise known as 'AU - Addicting'
I felt my cheeks heating up as I started playing with my hair. A weird habit I have.
"Ready...action!" Author-chan exclaimed as we got into our roles. Ray took a deep breath before facing me with a smirk.
His face relaxed a bit and I could tell that he was in his 'Work mode'.
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'Sh-She's too pretty! Why did they have to make her so damn pretty?!' I stared at Y/n with an intense look.
"R-Ray?" Y/n stuttered as she stared at me with a confused look. I shouldn't stare at her creepily, it's just going to freak her out.
'Stupid Ray. Don't freak her out! She might find me creepy and she'll never like me ever again and then I'll fall into despair and I can never fall in love again and I'll end up in the streets, crying!' I started to overthink this situation.
"Ray, you're acting strangely...is something wrong? No way, are you sick?!" she placed her hand on my forehead.
"I don't have a fever, Y/n. In fact, I feel better when I'm with you" I blurted out. Her face heated up.
Realizing what I said, I slapped myself in the face in an attempt to take back what I had just said.
I'm an idiot! Now she'll never like me back!
"R-Ray..." Y/n mumbled. I looked back at her to see her covering her mouth with a red face. Her shoulders were violently shaking.
"Wh-What are you laughing at, you idiot?!" I stammered as I tried my best not to collapse. I can't help it, her giggles are too adorable!
"Cut!"
"Dang it, I guess we'll have to restart again." Y/n sighed as she played around with her white veil.
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Grocery shopping with the squad!
"Whoa, there's a lot of food!" Emma exclaimed as she sat inside the grocery cart.
"You've never seen a grocery store?" I asked as I placed my hand on my cheek.
"Nope! My dad said it's too dangerous to go alone, so I came with you guys." Emma grinned at us, making me smile.
"We should pick the healthy ones, but first, we need meat." Ray informed as he stared at the grocery list.
"Mama Ray!" Norman and Emma chirped making Ray roll his eyes with a small smile.
"Oh, we've arrived at the meat section." I announced making them stop.
"I wonder if Conny is here" Norman joked as he helped push the cart Emma is in.
"Conny, we're here to save you." Ray played along.
"You guys are horrible!" I shouted.
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𝟹𝚛𝚍 𝙿𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚘𝚗 𝙿𝙾𝚅
"Ray, do you ship Norman and Emma?" Lannion asked as he placed a hairbrush in front of Ray to serve as a temporary microphone.
"Yeah..." Ray answered.
"Are you jealous?" Thoma joined in as he held up another hairbrush.
"Nope" Ray replied nonchalantly.
"Why?" Lannion questioned.
"Because..." Ray paused as he turned to look at Y/n.
"I love Y/n" Ray's eyes softened as he stared at Y/n drinking something.
"Hmm? What are you guys talking about?" Y/n inquired while tilting her head to the side.
"Ray just said that he lo-" Lannion and Thoma were about to say something before Ray covered their mouths.
"N-Nothing!" Ray stuttered as his cheeks turned into a deep shade of pink.
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"F*ck" Ray hissed, watching the blood drip from the tip of his finger. He was flipping the pages and accidentally got a paper cut.
"Ray!" Norman gasped as he covered Emma's ears and slowly exited the room.
"What the-" Y/n stared at the door the two had used to escape.
Later that day...
"F*ck" Emma cursed as she dropped the books she was just holding a moment ago.
Norman gasped dramatically as he ran over to Ray and started beating him up making Y/n shocked.
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Entering the lives of Y/n and Ray!
"Ok, so we're going to ask you several questions regarding your daily lifestyle as roommates." Author-chan said as she took a seat in front of us.
It seemed like this was an interview. Ray is sitting next to me in his casual clothes. He looks amazing in them, the best part is that I chose it for him to wear.
"So for the first question, who does the cooking?" Author-chan asked as she looked at her book then at us.
"We cook together. Though, Y/n gets lazy and leaves the cooking to me. It feels weird cooking alone." Ray placed a hand on my head making me heat up.
"Oh? Are you saying that you get lonely when Y/n is not around?" Author-chan smirked mischievously.
"Wh-What?! N-N-No! Well, maybe..." he mumbled as his face heated up. He looked like a tomato.
"I knew it! For the second question, this goes to Y/n." Author-chan smiled at me.
"Ara ara, for me?" I repeated while she nodded and cleared her throat to read the next question.
"Give some weird habits that Ray does. It's okay if it's only one." Author-chan demanded with a sly smirk on her face.
"Well uhmmm...I'm not sure if this is a weird habit, but he has this excited look in his eyes when he has a fantasy book. I find it adorable, to be honest." I giggled when I noticed Ray getting embarrassed.
"Now that I think about it. The two of you seem awfully close. I heard the two of you started dating a month ago. Is that true?" she asked.
"Y-Yes" I replied as I looked at the ground and began playing with my hair subconsciously.
"I knew it! This question is for you, Ray. Give 3 things you LOVE about Y/n." she winked at me.
"Th-That's..." he switched his gaze towards me as he gulped. Why did we agree to this?
"We're done filming the scene! It's time for Ray and Y/N's scene!" someone announced.
"Ugh, the two of you are lucky, but I'll make sure you'll spill the tea" Author-chan glared at us with a smirk before slowly exiting the room.
"Safe" Ray sighed as he calmed his blushing face.
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𝟹𝚛𝚍 𝙿𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚘𝚗 𝙿𝙾𝚅
"Hey hot stuff, I lost my number. Can I have yours?"
It was just a normal day. Ray had decided to follow you after realizing that you were not in your bed that night.
Ray, being the good boyfriend he is, decided to look for you and noticed that you entered a grocery shop in the middle of the night.
He didn't want to leave since he wasn't sure if some creepy guys would try and get with you, so he decided to stay and wait.
"S-Sorry, I have a girlfriend, I'm waiting for her." Ray argued as he raised his hands to push them away.
There were two girls trying to get his number. Ray could tell that the two of them were drunk.
One had long, brown hair wearing a red dress and the other had blonde hair that cascaded just above her shoulders. She wore a simple blue tank top and jeans.
"Pfft, are you kidding me? C'mon, stop joking." the girl with brown hair hiccupped as she grabbed Ray's right arm.
"C'mon, just your number or if you want you can have fun with the two of us." the blonde cooed as she placed Ray's left arm in between her breasts.
"What do you think you're doing to him?" a voice intervened. Ray looked up and saw Y/n smiling at him with closed eyes.
"Ehh, who the hell are you? If you want to steal our man then too bad! We claimed him." the brunette mocked causing an irk mark to form on Y/n's forehead.
"I'm L/n Y/n, the girlfriend of that man you're smothering your breasts over." Y/n pointed her knife at them, causing them to widen their eyes.
"I recommend getting your filthy hands off my boyfriend. If you lay another finger on him, I wouldn't mind cutting your arm off." Y/n casually said.
"Th-That's the actual L/n Y/n..." the blonde gasped as she let go of Ray's arm.
"I suggest you run along now. I wouldn't want to get my hands messy." Y/n smirked, making them cower in fear.
"No way...we have to run or..." the brown-haired girl paused as she also let go of Ray's arm.
"She'll kill us!" the two girls shrieked as they made a dash for it. Y/n looked confused, she placed a hand over her cheek.
"Why'd they run away?" Y/n mumbled.
"It's probably because of that knife you're holding. Plus, why are you even carrying one around?" Ray scoffed as he placed his hand on top of Y/n's head.
"I noticed our knife getting rusty, so I decided to buy one. I was gonna show it to you without the cover or packaging and this situation occurred." Y/n giggled.
"I-Idiot" Ray blushed as he ruffled her hair with a smile displayed on his usually emotionless face.
"Wait, why are you here?" Y/n asked, but Ray avoided the question so that he wouldn't get teased later on.
"It's cold at night and you didn't wear a jacket? Dummy." Ray puffed out his cheeks as he took off his jacket and placed it over Y/n.
"I-It's not like I care or anything. I'm just doing this because you might get sick and that'll be annoying to deal with." Ray huffed.
"Tsun Tsun Ray mode is on~" Y/n sang.
"I still can't believe you're finally mine. I love you~!" Y/n exclaimed as she pounced on Ray after dropping her knife on the ground.
"Y-Y/n! I love you too...you idiot" Ray covered his blushing face with his hands.
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(A/N: Hey hey hey! Sorry for not updating in so long, I forgot I even published this here. Anyways, that's 4500 words for you. Peace out!)
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