I Found You
Title: I Found You
Pairing: Daughertroyd
Rating: PG
Genre: Romance, Fluff
I Found You
"He better be hot." Peta said jokingly to the cameraman.
And Peta sure was not disappointed when her partner for season 17 walked through the curtains.
"Hi, I'm Brant. Nice to meet you." He greeted with a charming smile and open arms.
Ooh, that smile. Peta couldn't help her thoughts.
"Hi, I'm Peta. Nice to meet you too." She greeted as she gave him a brief hug.
"By the way, are you single?" Peta was just joking, of course. She didn't want him to feel awkward with him.
Brant laughed, "So this is how we're gonna start this, huh?"
Peta laughed along with him.
*****
Joking time was over as they dived directly into practice.
"5, 4, 3, 2, 1!" Peta yelled out the numbers with each step.
Peta grunted in frustration as they failed to be on point with their third step.
"I'm sorry, I know I'm a bit stiff, but I promise I am trying my best." Brant said apologetically.
As frustrated as Peta is, she doesn't want to make him feel worst. She has to up his self-esteem.
"You can do this." She said as she grabbed his face to make him look at her, eye-to-eye.
*****
Their first performance went well for a first performance.
They exchanged cheek kisses and words of encouragement to one another.
"You did great!"
"It will get even better!"
"Would you like to go for a drink to celebrate making past the first round?" Brant asked Peta, boldly.
"Ah, will this be a date?" Peta teased.
Brant chuckled, "Definitely."
"Well, lets get going then, pretty boy."
And Brant held out his arm for her to hook onto.
*****
"How long have you been dancing?" Brant asked before taking a sip of his beer.
"Well, I've started with ballet when I was four."
"Wow, that is amazing." Brant said, sincerely astounded.
Peta chuckled, "How about you? With your acting career?"
"I've auditioned here and there, but of course Pretty Little Liars was my breakthrough. I'm thankful for it."
"Thank goodness for it or you wouldn't be here either." Peta joked.
Brant laughed, "I didn't get to tell you this when we first met, but you're absolutely beautiful. And now you're a joker too. Are you trying to steal my heart?"
Peta was silent for a moment. She usually was quick witted and would be able to tease back, but she had to take a second to register what Brant said.
Brant laughed, "I'm messing with you, but when I said you're beautiful, I meant it."
*****
Along with spending a lot of time in the studio practicing, Peta and Brant also spent a lot of time hanging out outside the studio together. This often led to rumors being made up and some hurtful comments were made towards Peta.
Brant, noticing so, told Peta she has nothing to be worried about because they're just friends and have nothing to hide.
Peta smiled a small smile, "you're right. It's nothing."
Brant smiled back with his charming smile.
You make it hard for it to be nothing. Peta thought.
*****
"Brant and Peta... You guys are safe!" Rang Tom's voice through the microphone.
Peta literally jumped onto Brant due to the rush of joy that hit her.
Brant was quick to hold onto her and gave her a firm kiss on the cheek.
"See? We got this. Don't stress." He whispered sweetly into her ear before planting another kiss on her cheek.
*****
The first special competition rehearsal has begun. Everyone was stressed out because they were expected to dance to the changes in music with different styles without knowing which ones to rehearse. It was all improvise, really.
Upon seeing how stressed out and frustrated Peta looked, Brant went up behind her and wrapped his arms around her shoulders, "we got this," he whispered into her ear before planting a kiss on the back of her head.
Peta smiled and leaned further onto his front.
*****
"What do you say we spice this up a bit and add a kiss to this routine?" Brant suggested with his raised up eyebrows and a smirk.
Peta laughed, "Are you sure you're prepared to receive a kiss from me?" She teased.
"Ooh, I am more than ready!"
She laughed, "Are you now?" She continue to tease as she stepped closer to his face.
"Definitely," He said softly as he lessen the proximity between their faces.
"Go for it," and Brant did. He pressed his lips softly onto Peta's, lingering there for a minute too long.
Peta pulled away first.
"And how was that?" She asked.
"I think we need to practice more." Brant said followed by a cheeky smile.
Peta chuckled. It was definitely not easy to keep things at nothing.
*****
Brant would be lying if he said he has not developed a bit of a crush for Peta.
The girl was beautiful, a joker, and he loves talking to her. He knows that he has to keep things at a professional level though. He saw the hateful comments being thrown at Peta and he hated the sad look on her face. He wanted to see her bright smile and deep dimples, always.
*****
"You ready for today?" Brant asked as he plopped down on the couch, laying his head onto her lap, in the resting area in the studio.
Peta smiled, "Course," she answered as she continued to munch on her salt and vinegar chips.
"Ooh! Feed me!" Brant said adorably with his mouth wide open.
Peta laughed before she plopped a chip into his mouth.
"Delicious," he beamed his pearly whites at her.
"They're just chips, Brant."
"I know, but it was delicious because you fed me them."
Peta's smile softened, "Promise me to always stay in contact with me, okay?"
Brant smiled, "Always."
*****
Peta plopped into the prop chair for their finishing move. As Brant slid towards her on his knees, she grabbed his face and planted her lips on his for a quick moment.
Brant was shocked at first, but smiled into the kiss and acted like it was planned.
*****
"Jack and Cheryl...Brant and Peta. Not necessarily the bottom two, but one of you you will be going home today."
Peta held onto Brant tightly and Brant tightened his grip on Peta as well.
"Brant and Peta, we are sorry, but you guys will be going home tonight." Tom announced.
Brant wanted to stay strong, he didn't shed a tear, but you can hear in his voice that it was breaking.
The strange thing though, he was more sad about the fact that he won't have an excuse to see Peta everyday.
*****
"I'm sorry." Brant said as he and Peta packed up all their things from the studio.
Peta pulled him in for a hug and craddled his head in her hands, "Don't apologize. You did your best and I'm so proud of you."
He tightened his arms around he waist, "I'm not ready to let you go."
"I'm not either..."
A quick moment of comfortable silence.
"I love you, Peta." Brant confessed.
Peta released him from the hug to hold onto his face.
"I love you too, Brant." And he pulled her in for a deep kiss.
When they pulled away from each other, Brant said, "Now that we no longer work together, will you go out with me Peta Murgatroyd?" He added his usual eyebrow raise and signature smirk.
Peta chuckled, "I would love to, Brant Daugherty."
A/N: Hey guys! That was just a quick one-shot I put together for my best friend... I hope she liked it. Obviously, I had to make up some things, but I tried, lol.
Pairing: Daughertroyd
Rating: PG
Genre: Romance, Fluff
I Found You
"He better be hot." Peta said jokingly to the cameraman.
And Peta sure was not disappointed when her partner for season 17 walked through the curtains.
"Hi, I'm Brant. Nice to meet you." He greeted with a charming smile and open arms.
Ooh, that smile. Peta couldn't help her thoughts.
"Hi, I'm Peta. Nice to meet you too." She greeted as she gave him a brief hug.
"By the way, are you single?" Peta was just joking, of course. She didn't want him to feel awkward with him.
Brant laughed, "So this is how we're gonna start this, huh?"
Peta laughed along with him.
*****
Joking time was over as they dived directly into practice.
"5, 4, 3, 2, 1!" Peta yelled out the numbers with each step.
Peta grunted in frustration as they failed to be on point with their third step.
"I'm sorry, I know I'm a bit stiff, but I promise I am trying my best." Brant said apologetically.
As frustrated as Peta is, she doesn't want to make him feel worst. She has to up his self-esteem.
"You can do this." She said as she grabbed his face to make him look at her, eye-to-eye.
*****
Their first performance went well for a first performance.
They exchanged cheek kisses and words of encouragement to one another.
"You did great!"
"It will get even better!"
"Would you like to go for a drink to celebrate making past the first round?" Brant asked Peta, boldly.
"Ah, will this be a date?" Peta teased.
Brant chuckled, "Definitely."
"Well, lets get going then, pretty boy."
And Brant held out his arm for her to hook onto.
*****
"How long have you been dancing?" Brant asked before taking a sip of his beer.
"Well, I've started with ballet when I was four."
"Wow, that is amazing." Brant said, sincerely astounded.
Peta chuckled, "How about you? With your acting career?"
"I've auditioned here and there, but of course Pretty Little Liars was my breakthrough. I'm thankful for it."
"Thank goodness for it or you wouldn't be here either." Peta joked.
Brant laughed, "I didn't get to tell you this when we first met, but you're absolutely beautiful. And now you're a joker too. Are you trying to steal my heart?"
Peta was silent for a moment. She usually was quick witted and would be able to tease back, but she had to take a second to register what Brant said.
Brant laughed, "I'm messing with you, but when I said you're beautiful, I meant it."
*****
Along with spending a lot of time in the studio practicing, Peta and Brant also spent a lot of time hanging out outside the studio together. This often led to rumors being made up and some hurtful comments were made towards Peta.
Brant, noticing so, told Peta she has nothing to be worried about because they're just friends and have nothing to hide.
Peta smiled a small smile, "you're right. It's nothing."
Brant smiled back with his charming smile.
You make it hard for it to be nothing. Peta thought.
*****
"Brant and Peta... You guys are safe!" Rang Tom's voice through the microphone.
Peta literally jumped onto Brant due to the rush of joy that hit her.
Brant was quick to hold onto her and gave her a firm kiss on the cheek.
"See? We got this. Don't stress." He whispered sweetly into her ear before planting another kiss on her cheek.
*****
The first special competition rehearsal has begun. Everyone was stressed out because they were expected to dance to the changes in music with different styles without knowing which ones to rehearse. It was all improvise, really.
Upon seeing how stressed out and frustrated Peta looked, Brant went up behind her and wrapped his arms around her shoulders, "we got this," he whispered into her ear before planting a kiss on the back of her head.
Peta smiled and leaned further onto his front.
*****
"What do you say we spice this up a bit and add a kiss to this routine?" Brant suggested with his raised up eyebrows and a smirk.
Peta laughed, "Are you sure you're prepared to receive a kiss from me?" She teased.
"Ooh, I am more than ready!"
She laughed, "Are you now?" She continue to tease as she stepped closer to his face.
"Definitely," He said softly as he lessen the proximity between their faces.
"Go for it," and Brant did. He pressed his lips softly onto Peta's, lingering there for a minute too long.
Peta pulled away first.
"And how was that?" She asked.
"I think we need to practice more." Brant said followed by a cheeky smile.
Peta chuckled. It was definitely not easy to keep things at nothing.
*****
Brant would be lying if he said he has not developed a bit of a crush for Peta.
The girl was beautiful, a joker, and he loves talking to her. He knows that he has to keep things at a professional level though. He saw the hateful comments being thrown at Peta and he hated the sad look on her face. He wanted to see her bright smile and deep dimples, always.
*****
"You ready for today?" Brant asked as he plopped down on the couch, laying his head onto her lap, in the resting area in the studio.
Peta smiled, "Course," she answered as she continued to munch on her salt and vinegar chips.
"Ooh! Feed me!" Brant said adorably with his mouth wide open.
Peta laughed before she plopped a chip into his mouth.
"Delicious," he beamed his pearly whites at her.
"They're just chips, Brant."
"I know, but it was delicious because you fed me them."
Peta's smile softened, "Promise me to always stay in contact with me, okay?"
Brant smiled, "Always."
*****
Peta plopped into the prop chair for their finishing move. As Brant slid towards her on his knees, she grabbed his face and planted her lips on his for a quick moment.
Brant was shocked at first, but smiled into the kiss and acted like it was planned.
*****
"Jack and Cheryl...Brant and Peta. Not necessarily the bottom two, but one of you you will be going home today."
Peta held onto Brant tightly and Brant tightened his grip on Peta as well.
"Brant and Peta, we are sorry, but you guys will be going home tonight." Tom announced.
Brant wanted to stay strong, he didn't shed a tear, but you can hear in his voice that it was breaking.
The strange thing though, he was more sad about the fact that he won't have an excuse to see Peta everyday.
*****
"I'm sorry." Brant said as he and Peta packed up all their things from the studio.
Peta pulled him in for a hug and craddled his head in her hands, "Don't apologize. You did your best and I'm so proud of you."
He tightened his arms around he waist, "I'm not ready to let you go."
"I'm not either..."
A quick moment of comfortable silence.
"I love you, Peta." Brant confessed.
Peta released him from the hug to hold onto his face.
"I love you too, Brant." And he pulled her in for a deep kiss.
When they pulled away from each other, Brant said, "Now that we no longer work together, will you go out with me Peta Murgatroyd?" He added his usual eyebrow raise and signature smirk.
Peta chuckled, "I would love to, Brant Daugherty."
A/N: Hey guys! That was just a quick one-shot I put together for my best friend... I hope she liked it. Obviously, I had to make up some things, but I tried, lol.