Anthony's POV

I walked through the crowded streets of New York and thought nervously about the day ahead. I was on my way to The Public for my first rehearsal for Hamilton an American Musical. I was chosen to play John Laurens and Phillip Hamilton. I heard my phone ring in my pocket and answered, without checking who it was.

"Anthony, please, just hear me out." The voice begged. I recognized it instantly.

Emma.

Anger took over me.

"EMMA! THERE IS NOTHING TO TALK ABOUT! YOU BETRAYED MY TRUST!!!" I yelled at the speaker before hanging up. I ignored the dirty looks being shot at me by others on the street as I hurried along. My phone rang again. Seeing it was Lin, I picked up.

"Anthony, where are you?" Lin asked immediately after I answered, not even bothering to say hi.

"Hello to you too, Lin," I replied sarcastically.

"Anthony. Where are you?" He repeated.

"Walking to the theater," I answered. "Why?"

"You were supposed to be here half an hour ago." I checked the time. 10:30. Fuck. I drank the rest of my coffee and sprinted to the theater, dodging people on the way.

I reached the Public five minutes later, trying, and failing, to slip in unnoticed. I scanned the room for Daveed and Oak, who I had met earlier this week when someone else caught my eye.

Beautiful didn't even begin to describe her.

Stunning. Gorgeous. Perfect. We locked eyes for a moment. Her eyes. Deep, chocolate colored eyes that I easily got lost in. Don't stare. I forced myself to looked away and went to stand by Daveed and Oak. Lin listed some basic rules that I didn't pay attention to. I was thinking of the girl. Who was she?

We got in a line on stage. As the whole cast began to sing together, I heard an angelic voice next to me. I turned and was mesmerized.

Standing beside me was the girl. I got a better look at her this time. She had beautiful, chocolate-colored skin and long, brown, curly hair that bounced slightly every time she took a breath. Again, I was drawn in by her stunning eyes. I was brought back to reality when I heard Daveed.

"We, fought with him." I quickly said my line and turned back to the girl.

"Me, I loved him," she sang with two other girls. I assumed she was one of the Schuyler Sisters.

We ran the first six songs over and over. I caught myself staring at the girl many times. While we were practicing The Schuyler Sisters, I discovered that she played Peggy Schuyler. Her voice was just as beautiful as before. We took a quick water break.

"You're staring," Daveed teased. I rolled my eyes.

"I am not!" I defended.

"So, you like Jasmine?" Oak asked. I didn't really hear him. I was too busy watching the girl laugh with her friends.

"Jasmine?" I mumbled. A beautiful name for a beautiful girl. I finally realized what Oak had said. "WAIT! NO!!! I don't like her!" Oak and Daveed laughed loudly. Once I knew weren't watching me, I turned back to Jasmine.

Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed Pippa looking at me. She nudged Jasmine with her elbow and nodded to me. Before I could look away, Jasmine, locked eyes with me. I blushed and turned away quickly.

"Lunchtime!" Lin yelled over the chatter. "Meet back here at 1:30." Daveed and Oak invited me to go with Pippa, Renée, Jasmine, and them to a pizza place nearby. I agreed and we waited for the girls together.

Pippa, Jasmine, and the third girl that I found out was Renée, walked up to us. I smiled at Jasmine.

"Hey," I said, hoping I didn't sound too eager to meet her, "I'm Anthony. I play Laurens and Phillip." I nervously rubbed the back of my neck. I saw Jasmine glance behind me and heard Daveed and Oak stifling giggles but ignored it, too scared to turn around. Jasmine turned back to me.

"I'm Jasmine," She said while smiling. Shit her smile is pretty. I was knocked from my trance when she continued. "Peggy and Maria."

We stood there awkwardly for a while before she started talking to Pippa and me to Daveed.

"Hey I'm Anthony, I play Laurens and Phillip and I looooooooooove you." Daveed quietly teased. I shoved him away as he and Oak laughed.

We got to the restaurant and were quickly shown to our table. I sat down next Daveed and across from Jasmine. I instantly struck a conversation up with Jasmine and we didn't shut up throughout the meal. I wanted to hear everything she had to say.

At one point she mentioned her boyfriend, Noah. Of course. I tried to look unfazed, though I knew I was failing. Of course she has a boyfriend. I mean LOOK at her.

Jasmine and I continued to chat and if I wasn't talking about her, I was thinking about her. Daveed noticed that I wasn't paying attention.

"Thinking about Jasmine?" He whispered. I rolled my eyes at him.

The waitress brought us our pizza and we all grabbed our food. Jasmine and I reached for the same slice. We both blushed bright red and I pulled away, letting her take the slice. I heard Oak and Pippa snickering but I was too busy looking at Jasmine to really notice.

The rest of lunch was great and Jasmine continued to chat with me. At 1:00 we split the bill and headed back. The girls closed the door to their dressing room and Daveed, Oak, and I continued on to ours.

"You looooooooooooove her," Daveed said while jumping up and down, making his hair bounce.

"I do not!" I argued. "I just admire her voice. And her personality. And the way she looks. And..." I trailed off, deep in thought. Daveed and Oak shared a knowing look.

"You loooooooooooove her," Oak joked, teasing Daveed as well as me. We chased him all the way to our dressing room.

At 1:30 the three of us got to the stage. We ran the first six songs over and over, not stopping until we got every note and harmony perfect.

Throughout that time, I constantly caught myself staring at Jasmine. Every time Renée or Pippa noticed me and told her. I looked away quickly, blushing.

Rehearsal ended and Daveed, Oak, and I walked back to our dressing room. I immediately sat down, planning to scroll through Instagram for a while before leaving.

"Go get her number," Daveed said, pulling me up and pushing me towards the door. I turned around for a second, confused. It was only after he slammed the door to our dressing room in my face when I realized what he meant.

Jasmine.

I sprinted down the hall toward the girl's room. Peaking through the open door, I saw Pippa and Renée laughing at a video while sitting on their couch.

"Where's. Jasmine?" I asked between pants.

"She just left," Pippa responded, looking very confused. I turned and ran to the stage, then out the front door.

"Hey Jasmine?" I called, "JASMINE!" She turned around and I ran to catch up to her.

"I was wondering," I said timidly, "If you could, maybe, have your number so that we could, maybe, hang out sometime?" I silently cursed myself for my awkwardness. She chuckled slightly at me.

"Of course! I'd love to hang out," she replied. I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding and held my phone out to her. Her hands lingered in mine for a second. Shit her hands are soft. She made herself a contact and gave it back.

"See you tomorrow!" I said to her as I started to walk off.

"Yeah bye," She yelled back. I smiled brightly. I couldn't wait until tomorrow.

Thank you, again, for continuing to read this trash. I know that its kind've slow right now and it probably will be next chapter too but it will pick up soon I promise.

Have a great day!

~Kate

Word count-1300 (not including a/n)

August 21, 2017

(EDITED March 29, 2018)