"Tonight's the big night are you ready?"
"I think so," Dani pulled at the bottom of her shirt as she adjusted herself in the mirror.
"You've been working towards this for months now, you got it," Andy patted Dani on the shoulder, "I'll give you a few minutes to yourself."
Andy left the room as Dani gazed at her reflection in the mirror. This was it, the first night of her first tour and Andy was right, she had worked towards this moment but it hadn't just been for months; it had been for her whole life. Dani shook the nerves from her body, as she picked up her phone and tried to call Santana. There was no answer but Dani quickly left her a message before a knock came on her door and she was given the nod. People smiled and clapped as Dani walked out of her dressing room and she smiled back in hopes that she wouldn't throw up. She made her way down a long hall, the longest hall she had ever walked and called everyone in for a circle. People crowded together as they placed their hands together and everyone looked at Dani.
"I'm not very good at speeches," Dani looked around at all the faces of the people who had worked hard to get her here, "Usually I just write a song or-" Chanting from the crowd overpowered her voice. She stood in awe for a moment, closed her eyes and listened to the thousand of people chanting her name in unison.
Dani was so overwhelmed she didn't notice someone else take over for her and before she knew it the circle was over and everyone was patting her on the back as security escorted her towards the entrance she would be going on stage from. She took another deep breath as someone handed her a microphone and she ducked under the stage, making her way to the lift that would rise her up into the arena.
The crowd roared as the guitar lazily played a few random notes and the crowd shook the entire stage. Dani felt the lift rise and the watched as the stage opened above her; the arena was black except for the lights in the crowd that glowed like stars in the night. The first few notes of her opening song played and the crowd erupted as Dani rose from underneath the stage.
-.-.-.-.-
"How was your day?" Kurt asked as Santana walked into the loft with a giant sigh. He turned and looked at her as she leaned against the wall, "Not good huh?"
"We rehearsed the same scene all day. And then the director decided that he didn't like how it was staged and redid the whole thing," Santana threw her bag on the the chair closet to the door and walked over to the kitchen, "And then of course I left my phone here," Santana grabbed her phone from the kitchen counter.
"So does this mean you want a glass of wine?" Kurt asked as he opened a bottle.
Santana nodded as she looked through her phone.
"Crap! And it's Dani's first show tonight, I promised her I would talk to her before she went on stage…" Santana redialed the missed call but Dani's phone went straight to voicemail, "This day sucks."
"Here," Kurt handed her a glass and they walked over to the couch.
Santana slumped on the couch and took a sip of her wine. She pouted as she sighed, imagining what song Dani was performing right at this moment. Kurt nudged closer to her on the couch and attempted to put his arm around her in comfort.
"Stop that," Santana swatted Kurt's arm away from her as she took another sip of wine.
-.-.-.-.-
Dani smiled out at the crowd as she caught her breath. She looked out at the flashing lights and the signs with her name written on them. This was it, this was her dream and she was living it. She walked up stage and grabbed her guitar, sitting the strap comfortably over her shoulder as she stepped towards the mic stand and began to play a few notes. The crowd roared as they recognized the song that was about to be played.
"If you guys know the words then sing along," Dani said before the lights changed and she began to sing:
"Everything's so small when you're on top of the world. It's hard to understand what's still yet to unfold. Pretending to be who you're not is a waste of what you've got…"
Dani stopped as the crowd sang the next line and she smiled:
"Keep dreaming, keep dreaming, keep dreaming, keep on, keep believing.."
Dani moved towards the mic again as she sang the next part, the crowd listening as lights slowly waved back and forth:
"We are the kings and queens of hearts that break, we may fall in between the cracks. Living life like it's just a game of blackjack, I don't know how but we always find our way back. Looking back when I was just a little girl with a big dream living in a lonely world. It seems life is impossible so believe that you're unstoppable…"
The audience jumped in unison as the drums kicked in and Dani fiercely played her guitar. Everyone sang along to the chorus and for a once in Dani's life she felt like she was doing what she was suppose to.
-.-.-.-.-
Santana's sleep was interrupted by her phone as she jolted up and searched for it in between the cushions of the couch.
"Hey you," Santana smiled as she answered the phone.
"Hey yourself," Dani closed the door to her dressing room, giving herself a moment of silence with her girlfriend on the phone.
"So how was it?"
"Amazing, it was…I don't really have any words. One thing was missing though…"
"Which was..?" Santana snuck off the couch and slowly walked to her bed.
"You. If you were here it would have been perfect,"
"Well when you come to your show here in New York you know I'll be right up next to that stage,"
"I know and I can't wait. It's going to be my favorite show of the whole tour,"
Santana listened on the other end as she heard a faint knock and Dani telling someone to wait a minute. Her smile faded as she realized that Dani was going to have to hang up.
"I have to-"
"I know," The line fell silent before Santana said one last thing, "I miss you, and I love you."
"I love you too babe."
With that, Dani hung up the phone and Santana was left sitting on her bed, wishing her girlfriend was right there next to her.
-.-.-.-
AN: The song featured in this chapter is We Are Stars by Virginia to Vegas ft Alyssa Reid. I recommend going to youtube and checking it out!