A/N: all the characters are still mine except for Mikhaila blah blah blah…
Cafeteria
"Hey, guys," Danny said obviously interupting a conversation about her, "What's up?"
"well, obviously you and Ross!" retorted Mikhaila snidly.
"Geez, you guys are real nice. I can't even do anything with my boyfriend without being the talk of the band! Well, except for Willa and Lori! It's not like any of you should care about MY relationship with Ross!" Danny said sliding into her chair wearily.
"I just can't believe you, of all people, are dating him. I mean all of the stuff he did to should of set you straight, and you would of known not to even try to be with him! But, I was wrong!"
"He's changed a lot the past three years, and by the way, Willa, he's still not having sex with you! Back to you Lori, we just have this unimaginable connection. It's just pure magic. Kay, I can't believe…"
Danny bolted out of the lunch room, down the hall, and into the band room, which was completely deserted. She hid in a corner crying tears she never thought she would have to cry. This time no one came to her rescue because all her best friends were the ones against her. No one understood the feelings that her and Ross had felt the first time they touched. They didn't have to speak words to understand one another. Both just some how knew. They didn't understand how he'd really changed except for Willa who just kept trying anyway. Lori, Kay, and Willa walked into the band room not noticing Danny in the corner.
"He's not the boy he was in high school. He's not afraid of commitment anymore. He just needs someone…someone to hold on to, rely on, and he seems to think I'm that person. So, do I!"
She wished she could scream this at them, but she knew it would do no good. She over heard some of their conversation.
"Maybe, we should apologize to her," Kay said with a look of shame on her face, "I mean it really isn't any of our business. We don't live her life every day. So, we don't know how he really is."
"Well, I just wish all of my friends would stop stealing the guys I like." Meg said childishly.
"Ya know that was three years ago! You need to move on!" an angry Willa piped with actually some sense this time.
"She's my best friend! I've trusted her with my life! She's trusted me, and look how I've been repaying her!" Kay blurted sadly.
"I don't care. I'm not apologizing to her not at all!" Meg sternly stated.
"No comment," Laura said walking out of the room.
When Danny heard Kay say she was going to apologize, her tears lessened, but when Lori commented, her heart tore into and the tears flooded her face once again.
The bell rang, and the Jazz Combo reluctantly filed in. Danny moved to her locker and dried her tears as much as she could. Danielle walked into the band room again. She started the class with normal vigor, but the vigor went down the hole as she cued the Baritone section. Kay was too ashamed to even look at her. To her anguish, they had marching practice after school until 6:00 pm. She ran out of the classroom. She hurriedly called ross who had just walked in the door.
"Ross…I…"
"Don't worry; I'm on my way! I love you!"
Danny busied herself the rest of the day with marching stuff trying not think of her problem.
"Danielle, sweetie, what's wrong? You're a mess!" Ross said as Danielle threw herself into his arms sobbing.
Just at that second, Mikhaila walked around the corner. Immediately, she turned around and walked the other way.
"Danielle! Calm down…explain what happened today. You were so happy and now you're… you're so sad and unhappy."
"Well," stifling the tears, "they were talking about you and me. They said we shouldn't be together, and they said I was stupid for being with you!"
Danny again broke into sobs that seemed to weaken her every breath. She slowly explained the whole situation thoroughly. Ross hugged her close to him staring blankly over her shoulder. Mikhaila walked up behind Ross, and weakly tapped him on the shoulder.
"Can I talk to Danny?"
He walked silently into the Green Room. Mikhaila didn't know where to start.
"I'm sorry," she stuttered looking at the floor
"How could you do that to me? You're my best friend, or least I thought you were!" blurted Danielle, "Why did you do it? He's mine to love not you or Lori or even Willa. How dare you?"
"I don't know why I did it! I guess I'm jealous," Mikhaila answered weakly.
"How could you be jealous of me? You have everything you've ever dreamed of!"
"I don't know. You just have such a good relationship with Ross…I guess I just want that, too. No one ever understands!" she cried.
"You don't understand!" Danny retorted hotly now angered at Kay.
"I'm sorry okay! Isn't that what you want?" Kay wailed in tears, " I don't care if you believe me, but you're like my sister. I want nothing but happiness for you! I am truly sorry!"
Danny said nothing for a few moments. She stepped forward to hug Kay while she whispered in her ear.
"I could never hate you or be mad at you for long, but those comments hurt. Lori broke my heart in two."
"Wait," Kay said stepping back, "Did you hear our conversation in the band room?"
"yeah, I was huddled in the corner by the stage bawling my eyes out!"
they managed a weak smile at one another. Some how they knew it would be all right in the end. Mikhaila walked in the Green Room where Ross was laying.
"Go to her!" Kay demanded walking into the girls bathroom.
He held Danny in his arms not letting her go.
"I love you," he whispered lovingly into her ear.
Danny turned her head to look him straight in the face and replied.
"I love you, too."
They closed the small gap that had come in between them. they stood non- parting for several minutes before Ross looked at his watch and said, "I better get going; you have practice." They walked together to his car where they said good-bye with a swift kiss.
Mikhaila and Danny weren't exactly at odds, but not all patched up by the end of practice.
When Danny walked to her car, she noticed something inside. She quickly opened the door to see a dozen roses and a handwritten letter.
Cafeteria
"Hey, guys," Danny said obviously interupting a conversation about her, "What's up?"
"well, obviously you and Ross!" retorted Mikhaila snidly.
"Geez, you guys are real nice. I can't even do anything with my boyfriend without being the talk of the band! Well, except for Willa and Lori! It's not like any of you should care about MY relationship with Ross!" Danny said sliding into her chair wearily.
"I just can't believe you, of all people, are dating him. I mean all of the stuff he did to should of set you straight, and you would of known not to even try to be with him! But, I was wrong!"
"He's changed a lot the past three years, and by the way, Willa, he's still not having sex with you! Back to you Lori, we just have this unimaginable connection. It's just pure magic. Kay, I can't believe…"
Danny bolted out of the lunch room, down the hall, and into the band room, which was completely deserted. She hid in a corner crying tears she never thought she would have to cry. This time no one came to her rescue because all her best friends were the ones against her. No one understood the feelings that her and Ross had felt the first time they touched. They didn't have to speak words to understand one another. Both just some how knew. They didn't understand how he'd really changed except for Willa who just kept trying anyway. Lori, Kay, and Willa walked into the band room not noticing Danny in the corner.
"He's not the boy he was in high school. He's not afraid of commitment anymore. He just needs someone…someone to hold on to, rely on, and he seems to think I'm that person. So, do I!"
She wished she could scream this at them, but she knew it would do no good. She over heard some of their conversation.
"Maybe, we should apologize to her," Kay said with a look of shame on her face, "I mean it really isn't any of our business. We don't live her life every day. So, we don't know how he really is."
"Well, I just wish all of my friends would stop stealing the guys I like." Meg said childishly.
"Ya know that was three years ago! You need to move on!" an angry Willa piped with actually some sense this time.
"She's my best friend! I've trusted her with my life! She's trusted me, and look how I've been repaying her!" Kay blurted sadly.
"I don't care. I'm not apologizing to her not at all!" Meg sternly stated.
"No comment," Laura said walking out of the room.
When Danny heard Kay say she was going to apologize, her tears lessened, but when Lori commented, her heart tore into and the tears flooded her face once again.
The bell rang, and the Jazz Combo reluctantly filed in. Danny moved to her locker and dried her tears as much as she could. Danielle walked into the band room again. She started the class with normal vigor, but the vigor went down the hole as she cued the Baritone section. Kay was too ashamed to even look at her. To her anguish, they had marching practice after school until 6:00 pm. She ran out of the classroom. She hurriedly called ross who had just walked in the door.
"Ross…I…"
"Don't worry; I'm on my way! I love you!"
Danny busied herself the rest of the day with marching stuff trying not think of her problem.
"Danielle, sweetie, what's wrong? You're a mess!" Ross said as Danielle threw herself into his arms sobbing.
Just at that second, Mikhaila walked around the corner. Immediately, she turned around and walked the other way.
"Danielle! Calm down…explain what happened today. You were so happy and now you're… you're so sad and unhappy."
"Well," stifling the tears, "they were talking about you and me. They said we shouldn't be together, and they said I was stupid for being with you!"
Danny again broke into sobs that seemed to weaken her every breath. She slowly explained the whole situation thoroughly. Ross hugged her close to him staring blankly over her shoulder. Mikhaila walked up behind Ross, and weakly tapped him on the shoulder.
"Can I talk to Danny?"
He walked silently into the Green Room. Mikhaila didn't know where to start.
"I'm sorry," she stuttered looking at the floor
"How could you do that to me? You're my best friend, or least I thought you were!" blurted Danielle, "Why did you do it? He's mine to love not you or Lori or even Willa. How dare you?"
"I don't know why I did it! I guess I'm jealous," Mikhaila answered weakly.
"How could you be jealous of me? You have everything you've ever dreamed of!"
"I don't know. You just have such a good relationship with Ross…I guess I just want that, too. No one ever understands!" she cried.
"You don't understand!" Danny retorted hotly now angered at Kay.
"I'm sorry okay! Isn't that what you want?" Kay wailed in tears, " I don't care if you believe me, but you're like my sister. I want nothing but happiness for you! I am truly sorry!"
Danny said nothing for a few moments. She stepped forward to hug Kay while she whispered in her ear.
"I could never hate you or be mad at you for long, but those comments hurt. Lori broke my heart in two."
"Wait," Kay said stepping back, "Did you hear our conversation in the band room?"
"yeah, I was huddled in the corner by the stage bawling my eyes out!"
they managed a weak smile at one another. Some how they knew it would be all right in the end. Mikhaila walked in the Green Room where Ross was laying.
"Go to her!" Kay demanded walking into the girls bathroom.
He held Danny in his arms not letting her go.
"I love you," he whispered lovingly into her ear.
Danny turned her head to look him straight in the face and replied.
"I love you, too."
They closed the small gap that had come in between them. they stood non- parting for several minutes before Ross looked at his watch and said, "I better get going; you have practice." They walked together to his car where they said good-bye with a swift kiss.
Mikhaila and Danny weren't exactly at odds, but not all patched up by the end of practice.
When Danny walked to her car, she noticed something inside. She quickly opened the door to see a dozen roses and a handwritten letter.