Is She or is She not?
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters mentioned in this (except for my OC's), neither do I own any song, brand or place mentioned, they all belong to their respective owners.
Chapter 1:
She spun in front of the mirror, checking every detail of her outfit, which consisted of black leggings, a 'Guns N'Roses' shirt and a studded leather jacket, trying to decide what shoes to wear.
"Dani? Have you seen my hat?" came a shout from her bandmate, Elliott Gilbert.
She rolled her eyes "Yes, you put it on our guitar cases! Can you come in here? I need your opinion!" she called back. A minute later shuffling feet could be heard in front of her room.
"What did you need me for?" Elliott asked, cocking his head to the side, surveying the room, not even bothering to complain about its messiness, knowing his best friend couldn't keep her room tidy for more than a week, even less if she put a lot of effort into putting an outfit together.
Dani held up two pairs of shoes, her favorite biker boots and a pair of black platform heels, urging him to choose for her. "Which one?" she asked looking slightly exasperated.
"Wear the heels, they'll make your legs look as if they go on for miles. You're going to turn a lot of heads tonight," he said with a smile.
"Thanks Ellie!" she said happily and laughed when he pulled a face at her nickname for him.
"Watch it Rosalita!" he threatened with a smirk, knowing how much she hated her middle name.
"Whatever," she huffed and flopped down on her bed to put on her shoes, while Elliott chuckled at her pout.
"Stop it!" Dani hit his arm playfully, failing to keep a serious look on her face. "We've got to go, Jake and Alex will be here soon," she said and grabbed her guitar.
"Hey guys!" Dani greeted her bandmates as she got into the car, having handed her guitar to Elliott who was currently trying to safely fit their guitars into the trunk.
"'Sup Hottie," Alex and Jake replied. They were the other two band members beside Dani and Elliott and had the habit of acting like twins. Alex played the bass, while Jake was their drummer. They had been best friends since kindergarten and when they met Elliott and Dani in a café one day, a connection had instantly formed. Soon after "Original Uproar" had been born, a band of two pairs of best friends whose biggest passion was music.
"Not much, just getting ready to rock that stage," she replied with a shrug of the shoulders, her excited smile betraying her cool exterior.
"Let's go!" said Elliott who had just gotten into the car after putting their guitars in the trunk.
"Joe's Pub, here we come!" Alex said and started driving down the busy streets of New York.
"I'm heading out!" Santana called into the apartment she shared with her high-school friends Rachel and Kurt.
"Where are you going?" Rachel asked.
"To Joe's Pub, don't wait up for me," she said before leaving, not waiting for a reply.
Santana had been looking forward to this Friday for days, she had heard that this upcoming band was playing in her favorite bar, Joe's Pub, and she wanted to check them out. She was in need of something other than Rachel rehearsing her songs for 'Funny Girl', so she had put on one of her favorite dresses and some high heels to get into the mood for a good night out.
She hailed a cab and entered the retro themed bar approximately twenty minutes later. People were already having a blast on the dancefloor while the DJ was playing the most popular club hits. She went over to the bar and ordered her regular drink with her fake I.D.
Soon, four people, three guys and one female, went on stage with their instruments, the drum-set belonged to the club, but the rest brought their guitars. Santana couldn't see them very well from her spot at the bar, so she moved onto the dancefloor and closer to the stage, where the female, a blonde, was bending over to plug in her electric guitar. Nice ass, Santana thought and continued to watch them set up.
They seemed to be a close group, and she had to smile when she saw the girl do a crazy handshake with the dark haired guy who wore clothes that were similar to her style. Finally the DJ announced the band.
"Everybody, please give a warm welcome to our next performers!" he shouted. The club cheered and the girl and the boy, who had previously been doing the handshake, stepped up to the microphones. Now that she could see their faces properly, she was stunned by the girls beauty.
"Hi everybody, we're Original Uproar and we hope that you're ready to rock with us. I'm Elliott, this is Dani," he pointed to the blonde and she gave a smile "this is Alex," the bassist gave a salute making the crowd chuckle "and on the drums we have Jake." The drummer waved with his sticks.
"Let's do this!" The girl, Dani, exclaimed, radiating confidence, which Santana found extremely appealing, surprising herself. She didn't even know the girl and already found herself very attracted to her? What was happening? Her train of thoughts was halted, however, by the intro of Lady GaGa's 'The Edge of Glory'.
Santana was impressed, more than impressed, the sound of not only Dani's but also Elliott's voice was amazing, she had rarely heard such amazing harmonies. Their voices were so different yet fit together as if they were made for each other. It was crazy.
The band continued with two more songs, one being an original that focused more on Elliott's voice, but had some pretty amazing parts of Dani's belting in it. The whole club was roaring with applause when they finished. Santana was blown away and found herself yearning to actually talk to the blonde singer, but she didn't dare to interrupt her and her bandmates. Heck, she didn't even know if Dani was gay, so she decided against approaching the smaller girl.
Dani was on a high from their performance, she was smiling nonstop and practically bouncing of the walls. Elliott who was sitting on the couch waiting for Dani to finish dinner while looking through their finances, heaved a sigh "Dan? Are you finished yet?" he asked.
"Yep! Here you are: Dani's super special sandwich; made with love," she grinned. When she saw her roommates serious expression, she got worried. "What's wrong?" she asked.
"I just went through the bills and I don't think we'll be able to cover them next month…" he said somberly.
"What? But the band is doing so well and we still have our day-jobs…I don't get it," she ran a hand through her hair and exhaled deeply.
"Yeah, but I guess we didn't make as much money with our performances as we thought…it sucks that we're not signed yet. We're pretty darn awesome," he huffed.
"Well I can take another job, maybe as a waitress or something? That can't be that different from working at a coffee shop, right?" she suggested.
"That could work, but are you sure? I mean it's kind of unfair that you have to take on two jobs when I only have one," he asked.
"You still have classes at NYU, so it's okay. I only sit around and write songs after my shifts anyway," she said with a smile.
"Thanks Dan. You think you could find something soon?"
"I have a free day tomorrow, I'll start looking then. Now eat you sandwich!" she said, practically shoving the food in his face.
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