A/N: Sorry, family stuff came up and I was also reading other people's fanfics, cause even authors have to read sometimes :). I also got my mom into Glee, so we have been on a Glee watching marathon.

Chapter 9

I'm so nervous. We are getting ready for our first show, which is in four hours. And by getting ready, I mean that in the emotional way. I am freaking out in my bed in the hotel, trying to calm my nerves, since this will be the first time I am going to be on stage performing in front of hundreds of people. What if I mess up make make a complete fool out of myself. Will my career end, will people laugh and make fun of me for the rest of my life? Wait. Will Brittany hate me for ruining her first performance? Will she ever speak to me again? Pull it together, Lopez. You got this. Relax. I take a deep breath in, and let it out in an attempt to calm my nerves. It seems to work a bit, and I continue to stare at nothing for a while. After what seems like just a few moments, my phone beeps. I pick it up to see that I have a text message from Jess.

Hey Santana. Just wanted to say good luck on your first performance. I'm sure you will be amazing out there.

Thanks Jess. That means a lot to me. I'm glad I met you in the coffee shop.

Me too. I really enjoy talking to you.

I could say the same for you.

Anyway. Have fun, and rock the house down. Wait. Is that even possible? Well, If it is, I'm sure all of the buildings around you will crumble to the ground from ur awesomeness.

I can't help the blush that creeps onto my face. As much as I don't want to admit it, I really am starting to like this girl. Maybe not to the crush zone yet, but that could possibly be were I am headed. And heaven knows that having a crush on Jess is way better for my mental well being than having a crush on Britt. I mean, come on, she's a freaking celebrity and I'm just a dancer who dreams big. At least Jess is a small town girl and I don't have to live up to anything. I text her back another thanks and a goodbye. We continue getting ready, and trying to calm our nerves. Heck, even Rachel is nervous, and that's saying something, because that girl is an obnoxious know it all who thinks she is better than everyone else. Oh crap. She's starting to sing show tunes. Get me out of here before I go crazy.

"Can it man hands. Some of us are trying to relax here, and you sound like a hyena going at it with a goose - you being the goose obviously because of your beak of a nose - and that is not an image I need in my head. As much as I want to put you out of your misery, which would be one more favor to the world, we have a show to put on, so I suggest that you shut your pie hole before I change my mind." Whew. That was one of my best ones yet if I do say so myself. Rachel just looks at me with an annoyed look on my face and storms out of the room. Classic diva move. Way to go hobbit, way to go. After she leaves and takes the horrendous singing with her, my nervousness from before starts to creep back into my mind, and now we are done getting ready, so I don't even have that to distract me. I decide to go on a small walk to let out the pent up nervous energy I have coursing through me at the moment. I explore the halls of the building, lost in my own thoughts, until I bump into someone.

"Hey, watch it." I look up to see who it is, only to be met with blonde hair and blue eyes. "Brittany?" A wide smile greets me when I speak."

"Hey San. I was just thinking about you. I am so excited for the show, are you?" Oh my gosh. Her rambling is just so cute.

"Yeah, I am really excited, and as much as I don't want to admit it, I'm extremely nervous too. I keep thinking about how I could mess up, and everyone will be able to see."

"That's silly. You are such a good dancer, and even singer. You could even sing with me on stage, you're that good. Even Lord Tubbington agrees with me, and he hasn't even met you. He only knows because I showed him a video." A small smile manages to find its way onto my face, and I am momentarily distracted from my nerves.

"Thanks Britt. That means a lot." I look at the clock on the wall to check the time, and am pretty surprised to see how fast the time went since I left the makeup room. "Britt, we have to go. We need to be on stage in 5 minutes."

"Alrighty. Let's go dance! After, we can go out for ice cream to celebrate, because we are gonna be so awesome." We walk along the halls, well, more like jog, to get to the stage on time. I almost wish that we had moved slower, because I am seriously starting to freak out as we approach. When we reach the stage where we are performing, everyone gets set up in their positions. My heart starts hammering in my chest, almost like it's doing a dance of its own. Before I know it, the announcer comes on the speakers, and it is show time. I try my best to control the breathing in the little time that I have left before the show begins. I look at Brittany one last time, and then the curtains slowly make their way open as the show begins.

A/N: Thank you for being patient with me.