Danny's point of view.
Today I have to spend time with my team at the studio preparing them for the battle round considering the blind auditions are over. Although I thought it was only fair if I sung live on stage before them to show that they shouldn't be nervous. Now I'm slightly regretting that because what I didn't know is that Will and is team are going to be there, so that means Will is going to be watching me sing.
I'm sat backstage behind the curtains which lead on stage and I have got my guitar on my lap and I'm making sure that it's tuned. Well it was kind of already tuned but I'm trying to delay the fact that I should be singing already and hopefully I will be gone for so long that Will won't want to wait any longer and will leave, but I doubt that's going to happen.
A couple of minutes later I'm still sat in the same position fiddling with the guitar and I hear a noise from behind me. I decide not to turn around and maybe who ever it is won't notice me but I then see that the person who those footsteps belong to is Will.
Will: Hey, everyone is waiting for you.
Danny: I'm just tuning my instrument, I will be out soon.
I am making sure that we don't make eye contact but when I turn my body slightly away from him he just walks so he's in front of me again.
Will: You've been backstage for 15 minutes that is plenty of time to tune a guitar. Besides all of your team have to rehearse and so do mine so you have to hurry up so everyone has a chance to use the stage.
Danny: Well I'm sorry but I didn't know you were going to be here so I can't help it if I'm a bit nervous!
Will: Wait, are you nervous because you know I'm going to be watching?
Danny: No!...maybe..
Will then gestures for me to move up on the bench so I do and he sits beside me. I seem to be very close to him right now, closer than I have ever been to him before. Our arms are touching and I can smell his after shave coming from him.
Will: I know that it's okay to be nervous and sometimes it's a good thing because it gives you an Adrenalin rush which makes your overall performance a lot better. Although sometimes nerves can make it worse and over power you, you've got to know how to use them so they don't work against you but instead help you. If it is your nerves that are preventing you from going on that stage then you should embrace that feeling and go on there and sing your heart out. I don't want you to be stuck back here all by yourself because your afraid of singing in front of me, I'm not going to laugh at you, I'm not going to judge you, I'm just going to enjoy it because I know that it's going to be a beautiful performance.
Danny: But what about if you think I sound horrible, you haven't heard me sing live before.
Will: Well I know this show is all about not judging people on there appearance but I'm sure a beautiful voice will come out from a beautiful person.
When he says the last part of that sentence he takes my hand in his and gives a light squeeze and a slight smile forms on his face. That is all that I needed to give me my confidence back. He then takes my guitar for me with his left hand and still holds my hand with his other. When we both step on to the centre of the stage he squeezes hand once more and hands me back my guitar while whispering in my ear "You will be amazing".
My eyes follow him as he steps off stage to join his and my team sat down below. I make sure the microphone is positioned properly and I take a deep breath in and start the first part of the song. In no time I'm already half way through the song and I look across the audience and my eyes seem to find their way back to Will and he seems to have an emotion on his face but I'm not sure if I can tell what he's feeling.
Suddenly the song's finished and everyone is applauding me and I glance at Will and it causes me to smile from ear to ear. He's standing up and his face is glowing while he continues to clap loudly, then all of a sudden he runs up to me on stage as I place my guitar on the floor and he wraps me in his arms and hugs me.
I'm not sure how long we stay like that but when he pulls away he says "I told you it was going to be beautiful."