Disclaimer: I don't own the blues brothers (dramatic music)
A/N: I wasn't to sure if I wanted to make a character up but it seems to fit well with the rest of the story.
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It was a rainy afternoon. Jake and Elwood sat in their Cadillac outside a gas station.
"Ok, you know what to do right?" Jake asked his brother.
Elwood nodded. "You might get caught. You shouldn't risk it."
"Elwood your such a wimp. What other way can we get the money to pay for the bands hotel room?" Jake shouted angrily.
Elwood leaned in his seat. "Fine do it but if you get caught…""Yeah, yeah." Jake caught him off as he got out of the car and slammed the door.
Elwood just shook his head and waited.
Jake ran into the store and over to the cashier.
"How can I help you?" The middle-aged man asked him.
"You can give me all your money!" Jake pulled out a gun and pointed it at the man.
The cashier started filling up the bag, but without Jake noticing he pressed a red button under the counter.
The man started filling it up slowly.
10 minutes later as Jake was heading for the exit, police cars had pulled into the driveway and started running into the gas station. They charged in and held guns at Jake.
Jake stood frozen. "Oh shit."
Elwood noticed the cop cars pull in and hit the caddy into reverse. He sped out of there so fast the cops didn't even notice him.
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2 weeks later, Jake had been sentenced to 5 years in prison, and Elwood had come to visit him.
He was told to go over to a booth and wait. Soon after 2 guards escorted Jake to the other side of the booth.
They picked up the phones at the same time.
"Hey man, how are you doing in there?" Elwood asked.
Jake shrugged. "It can't get any worse."
"I don't think I'll be able to keep the apartment, the rent is too much!" Elwood sighed.
"All you got to do is find a room mate and make them pay most of the rent!" Jake smiled at his own brilliance.
Elwood scratched his head. "you know… that's not such a bad idea!"
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Elwood walked to his apartment. It was really nice. There were to bedrooms and between them was a bathroom, in front of that was big living room space and beside the front door there was a small kitchen.
He made posters and stuck them up, about the roommate thing. It was a perfect scam.
But after his long day he just decided to sit down in front of his TV and drink beer.
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A week after he posted the ad for his apartment, someone finally replied.
A tall woman with blonde hair in a black t- shirt and jeans came to the door. She had a small tie around her neck and wore sunglasses almost like Elwood's.
The door was half open so she stuck her head in. "hello?"
"Yeah, ill be there in a minute!" Elwood's voice came from the bathroom.
Elwood came out of the bathroom doing up his fly. "Sorry man I was just taking a lea… oh… hi there. Ha… ha.
"Um… hi I'm Lina Rithem, I'm here about the room?" She said trying to avoid the awkward moment.
"Rithem… that's a weird name." Elwood laughed.
"Yeah."
"I don't know there is something about you… definitely a good something."
Her glasses shown as they hit the light.
"Hmm… get a fedora and a suit and you can have the room!" He smiled.
She was surprised. "Really? Oh thank you Mr.…"
"Just call me Elwood" Elwood smiled.
"Thanks Elwood!" they went to shake hands, but quickly decided not to!
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A few days went by and finally all of Lina's stuff was in.
She was now wearing a suit, but it was made to fit her girlish figure.
"So Elwood tell me, why do we have to wear the suits all the time?" She asked him.
"Because it's a blues thing and I don't want to be walking around with someone dressed normally! That would ruin my image!" He Explained to her.
Lina rolled her eyes. "Oh and we wouldn't want that now would we?"
"So, your really into the Blues I see?" Lina looked at all the posters.
"Yup, before my brother was put in… a plain and went to Florida, we were a Blues band. Maybe you heard of us… the Blues brothers?" He looked over at her.
She nodded. "Yeah, I have heard of you guys before, never been to one of your concerts, but one of my friends said you guys were really good."
Elwood smiled and blushed a little. "I guess you could say that."
"Hey Elwood, you ever go to parties?" Lina plopped down on the couch beside him.
"Only with my brother Jake." He shrugged.
"Well come on lets go clubbing!" She pulled him off the couch.
"Clubbing?" Elwood repeated
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About 3 blocks away was a club called the bop. It played anything good over a stereo system. Nothing live at all!
Lina dragged him in. "come on this will be fun!"
It was dark and the only light were colorful and all over the place! Everyone was dancing and it was like a mob!
"Saturday night and I like the way you move… pretty baby, it's party time and not one minute we can lose… be my baby!" The speakers blared the music out so loud the lyrics pounded into your head!
Lina was already dancing, but Elwood could only really dance to blues and things. His dance moves didn't really fit in with everyone else's.
"Don't worry Elwood just copy whatever other people are doing you'll catch on!" Lina yelled over to him.
And sure enough Elwood started to dance, a little awkwardly at first but then he danced really well.
After about an hour of dancing they sat down at the bar and had a few drinks.
A drunken guy, who was not bad looking but still a dirt bag, came over to them.
"Hey baby looking for a good time." He leaned over Lina's shoulder.
Lina didn't even think twice she lifted her arm up and BAM! Punched him square in the face. The guy fell knocked out on the ground. People around laughed and then went back to partying.
Elwood was surprised! "Wo… I'll stay off your bad side!"
Lina smiled. "You still want to dance or do you want to leave? I'm ready to go but we can stay if you want."
"No, no I'm ready to go!"
They left the club and got into the caddy.
"So how was that for clubbing?" She asked him.
Elwood smiled. "It was definitely an experience!"
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A/N: So that was the first chapter! I want to know what you guys think of Lina so definitely review and if you don't I'll come after you!