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~Moonlight's POV~

I had went over this a thousand times but yet it seemed to be like a dream. It all seemed too amazing to actually seem like any type of reality. How was I even going to do this? Let alone make this character something of mine?

Ever since I was little I was in love with Marvel and DC. But mostly Marvel. I would read Marvel comics and watch any type of content that came out. Mostly with my dad and with my best friends. And since my dad passed I held Marvel even more close to me.

But I could still not comprehend the fact I was going to be in one of the movies. Let alone be an entire new character. It's not like I had a lot on my plate for this first movie Captain America: The Winter Soldier. All I had so far was a 2 minute post-credit scene, but it was more than enough to make my anxiety level reach to 100.

My eyes met my reflection in the mirror as I quickly brushed my teeth, humming softly. I was home alone as my fiancé was out with our Glee co-stars and since I had my very first Marvel table read, I couldn't make it. I wish I could be there with them because then at least my anxiety wouldn't be peaking through the roof.

I held my hair back as I leaned closer to the sink and spit out the toothpaste. I grabbed my pastel green cup and rinsed my mouth thoroughly. I adjusted my position as I placed the cup aside again, placing my toothbrush in the cup.

I let my fingers brush through my hair to brush it out of my face. I let out a soft sigh as I grabbed my perfume and sprayed some on, placing it back where it belonged. "Here we go..." I mumbled softly to myself as I walked out our bathroom, making my way downstairs to the living room where I had left my bag and my keys.

I held my keys in my hand, placing my phone in my bag as I walked out our house, locking the door behind me. The closer I got to my car, the more my anxiety only rose higher. And I wasn't even at the table read yet. This was going to be awful. I could already feel it.

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Moonlight

I drove my white Land rover through the streets of LA, on my way to the table read of doom. Well 'table read of doom' was a big word. It wasn't anything I could mess up... yet.

I chewed on my lip as I focused on the road, only looking down shortly as the little screen of my car signalled me I had a call. Naya her name lit up and I quickly pressed the little green telephone.

"Good luckkkkkk!" Was the first thing I heard as soon as I accepted the call, the words filling my car.

I let out a soft chuckle, shaking my head softly. "Thank you, guys. I'm so nervous." I breathed out, hitting the brake of my car slowly as I got near a red light. "You will do amazing!" Cory said, making me smile softly as I waited for the lights to turn green.

"Don't you guys have too much fun without me." I said, a small smile resting on my lips.

"We will try!" Naya said, making me chuckle softly.

"Which means you will have fun without me! No fair!" I said with a fake pout even though they couldn't see my face. "Excuse me, we having fun without you? I'm pretty sure you're the one having fun without us?!" Cory said, making me chuckle even more. "I know what you're going to say, babe?!" I said, keeping my eyes on the road as I took a turn.

"My soon to be wife is in a damn Marvel movie?! Excuse me?!" I rolled my eyes in a playful manner followed by a soft laugh. "Yeah, get me even more nervous!" I heard a small 'Auw' on the other side of the line, making me smile. "Naya, what did you do?!" "He was making you nervous! That doesn't happen on my watch!"

I shook my head softly, entering the already filled parking lot. "I have to go now, guys." I said softly and focused on parking my car in between two cars. Which could easily be either Chris Evans or Scarlet Johansson, like what am I even doing here?!

I sat back in my car, holding the steering wheel in my hands. I know I tend to overreact regularly, but this time it was hitting the ceiling. I looked at my rear view mirror, seeing someone enter the building.

I leaned my head back and took a deep breath, shaking my head. "Alright, Moonlight. Don't be a chicken. You get out this damn car and go do this. You can do it!"

I felt stupid talking to myself but it seemed to help as I was already opening my seatbelt and got out my car. I locked the vehicle and dropped my keys in my bag. I tried to look confident as I entered the building but it quickly all sank back into my shoes as I looked over the room of people.

There was Scarlet Johansson talking to Chris Evans, while Anthony Mackie stood right next to them. Cobie Smulder was stood not too far from them who was talking to Samuel L Jackson. But I swallowed thickly once I saw THE Stan Lee standing with the director and producer of this movie.

And then there was me. A young 19 year old, who had previously appeared in some kids shows and had only did 2 movies so far. This was just going to be one big flop. Who even had the idea of letting me in this movie.

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Moonlight

I looked down at my bag and tried to fish my phone out. I got my phone out and held it in my hand, quickly going to my text conversation with Cory.

Moonlight – just arrived... anxiety level at its peak right now. I don't think I can do this...

I quickly hit send and locked my phone as I chewed on the inside of my cheek, fiddling my phone in my hand. My eyes kept focused on the big names I had mentioned earlier, only getting more nervous the more I looked at them. I closed my eyes as I swallowed thickly.

"Team Iron Man, huh?" A voice spoke from next to me, making me look back at my phone. I turned it over so my phone case was facing up. I felt my eyes grew as I kept staring at it. I mean I am team iron man all the way, which explains the phone case, but I wasn't supposed to have it on my phone... NOW. At a Marvel table read.

I didn't want to look weird or something. I mean I probably already was. Everyone was probably thinking what I was doing here.

I turned my phone over again, placing it in my bag as I figured Cory wouldn't be responding soon.

My eyes pulled away from my bag, looking up at the voice that just spoke to me. I swallowed thickly, feeling my heart stop for a second. It was Sebastian Stan who was stood next to me. A small smile resting on his lips as he looked at me with his arms crossed over his chest.

"Y-Yeah..." I nodded softly and returned him a smile. "You caught me." I added with a nervous chuckle, holding onto my bag for some sort of support. Sebastian softly nodded in response, clearly not knowing what to say either as I was being pretty awkward.

"You're new, right?" He asked breaking the silence. He was now turned to me slightly, his finger pointing at my slightly. "Yeah, I am."

"Sebastian Stan. Welcome to the family." He said softly, offering me his hand to shake. I held my hand out to him, taking his hand for a short handshake.

"Moonlight Mercury." I said with a soft smile, nodding my head softly. "Oh, yes! Freddie Mercury his daughter, correct?" "Yeah, that's me." I said with a soft smile, turning to him more this time.

"This is your second Marvel movie, right?" I asked him, pointing my finger at him shortly. The brown haired man nodded his head, that same soft smile still resting on his lips. "Your first one?" "First one, yes. Post credit scene only." "But it only means it's just the beginning." He said with a soft chuckle, raising his eyebrow slightly.

"I am aware of that. It's making me slightly nervous but I'll be okay... I hope." He pulled one of his arms back from his chest allowing him to gently rub my shoulder. "Ah! You'll be great. No doubt. I saw Carrie and the conjuring. You killed it! I'm sure this will be a walk in the park for you."

Agh, dear God. The more he spoke, the more I felt my cheeks turn to fire. I had barely any proper acting experience, even though it's what I'm most known for. I was only getting started on my music career, so my acting work was always the pin point of conversation for now.

"That's so sweet of you to say! Thank you. I'm not as experienced as all of you combined in here." He tilted his head slightly before shaking his head. "I've seen your work. You might be fairly new to this all but real talent is revealed rather quickly."

I looked down slightly as I smiled by his comment. This short conversation quickly made my anxiety lighter, but it was still there. I'm not sure it will even disappear soon. Maybe it'll never disappear but just having most of it off my shoulders was enough for me.