"Elwood?...Jake?...Where are you guys?" Maria called out confused where she was and where the brothers were. She looked around but only found herself surrounded by darkness.

"Jake…Elwood?"

"Maria, over here!"

She turned her head and found Elwood from out of nowhere. She was a bit confused but she approached him, happy to see him.

"Do you know where we are?" she asked him concerned

"No, but I know we'll be alright. We just gotta get out of here." He told her comfortingly as he looked around for some sort of exit.

The couple tried looking around but it seemed like the darkness was infinite.

It also seemed like the silence was infinite…

"MARIA!"

Maria quickly spun around and ran towards Elwood's yells, heart beating in panic.

"Elwood? ELWOOD?"

A few seconds later, she found Elwood and to her dismay…

Her ex Band…

Her ex drummer and bassist handcuffed Elwood with his handcuffs and began punching him violently. Elwood would try to dodge and fight back but the two other members got a hold on him and let the other members beat him. Maria's blood boiled with rage as she dashed towards them in attempt to save her boyfriend.

"LET GO OF HIM!" she yelled as she threw punches at them. The punches were weak compared to their tough stature so they simply kicked her on the chin and she fell back, jaw bleeding. She heard footsteps from behind her and quickly saw that it was Jake!

"JAKE! HELP! They've got Elwood!" she pleaded as more blood spat from her mouth. Jake said nothing, but he made a gesture with his finger and the other band mates came to the rescue. The Blues Brothers Band quickly fought against Instant Karma and won. Instant Karma disappeared into the darkness as did Elwood accompanied by the rest of the band. It was now only Jake and Maria.

"Thank you Jake!" she exclaimed happily as she went to him, arms extended to give him a hug.

He however, pushed her to the ground violently as he yelled "GET THE HELL AWAY FROM HIS LIFE! YOU DON'T DESERVE HIM!"

She looked up at him in shock, confused and betrayed by his words "But Jake…"

"BUT NOTHING! AT LEAST HIS EXES NEVER PUT HIS LIFE IN DANGER! GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM US AND OUR LIVES! I knew you were never good enough for him…"

Riiiiiiiinnnnnggg

Maria woke up with a jolt and breathed heavily. She looked around her dark room and sighed in relief once she saw she was in reality. She looked at her alarm clock

4:30 am

"Why do we have such an early flight?" her voice cracked as she got up slowly to get ready to meet the guys at the lobby.

As she got into her shower, she began to think about her dream and how Jake looked when he was angry at her.

"YOU DON'T DESERVE HIM!"

Coming from his brother, it seemed so heartbreaking, but also even more realistic. She realized she and Jake never really got along 100%.

We only get along during sad times…like when I hugged him after he told his story about his past. I don't hate him at all and… I know that was just a dream…but I hope he actually doesn't hate me…

After the shower, she got her bags but before leaving, she turned her head and looked at her room. She hasn't left the city let alone the state, in a long time.

I'll miss this home sweet home...

After a few seconds of small sorrow, she crossed her threshold and closed to door behind her to go downstairs to have breakfast at the lobby. When she arrived, she found Elwood, Jake, Matt and Murph sitting down and enjoying their breakfast.

"Morning"

They looked up and noticed her there. They greeted her with sleepy grumbles and half smiles. Maria got her bagels and Pancakes, and sat down next to a half awake Elwood.

"Jake, why is our flight so damn early?" she complained with a yawn.

"Don't blame me, blame Maury." He replied, mouth full of waffles "he's the one who booked everything, including the tickets. Besides, don't you wanna see Las Vegas as the sun rises?"

"No" she replied bluntly "because all the lights from the night would be turning off and all the good places would be closing down."

Jake grimaced a bit, realizing Maria's point and continued in silence with a quiet breakfast.

An hour later, after the band passed through security, Elwood noticed that his name was spelled wrong on his ticket.

"Damn it." He cussed quietly. "This is so idiotic…"

"What?" she asked him

"They spelled my name wrong on my ticket." He told her as he showed her the mistake.

She looked at it and laughed a bit "Felwood?"

"I'm gonna get this changed" Elwood told Jake "I'll be back"

"Ok" he responded not looking up from the magazine he was reading.

After Elwood left, Maria sat next to Jake and began reading her guitar magazine that she picked up at a newspaper stand. She looked at a White Flying V, but her mind wondered off to her dream.

Should I say something to Jake? To make him tell me what he really thinks?

Before she could even speak, Jake spoke to her.

"Elwood told me what happened last night at the restraint he met you at."

She began to get uneasy but she told him the truth "The guy didn't know when to stop. I had to fight back."

"I know." Jake replied "and I know Elwood pushed him and yelled at him."

"Yeah" she told him with a smile "I appreciated what he did."

Things were silent yet again and Maria began to get uncomfortable.

Just spit it out Maria.

"Uh…Jake?"

"Yeah?"

She took a deep breath and asked him "Do you…think I'm good enough for Elwood?"

Jake set down his magazine and looked at her. "Why would my opinion matter to you? You seem like the type who doesn't give a shit about other people's opinion."

"I usually don't." She replied "but…it's different for you. You're his brother and… I know you're the only family he has. Your opinion matters because I know the importance of family and how much he means to you."

Jake realized that she was being 100% serious and he blinked in surprise behind his shades.

She's the first chick he's been with that takes me into consideration

He sighed and told her the truth.

"Elwood's never been the 'go getter' guy in the group and he became like that only for you. No other girl he's been with besides you has made him so nervous and made him so…happy I guess. I can understand why he's happy though. You're very kind and considerate yet smart and cool"

She chuckled a bit.

"Plus, no other girlfriend understood what we went through growing up and… took me into consideration."

"What do you mean by that?" she asked him

"Elwood's exes never paid any attention to me. I mean, I know I should expect that anyway, but you made me feel better after I told my story to you. I was feeling sorta down about that and your embrace made everything alright. That really proved your character and I respect that. "

She smiled a bit at him "I'm glad I made you feel better"

"You are a good person Maria as I told you before. So I do think you are good enough for him." He told her honestly.

She smiled gently in relief and hugged him "Thank you Jake. You made me feel so much better."

"It's no problem…just don't tell the other guys about this. You know the…hugging. I don't hug my band mates."

She laughed "Ok deal. Oh and sorry I sounded like a bitch this morning"

He shrugged "it's ok. I understand. I was in a bad mood too. I hate mornings."

"Good news"

Jake and Maria turned around and noticed a triumphant looking Elwood "My ticket is fixed ready to go"

"Good, because I think we're boarding" Maria told him as she checked her watch and looked at the line of people waiting to board.

"Las Vegas here we come!" Jake exclaimed excitedly as the band got in line to board.

AN: Yay! Jake and Maria are finally gonna get along! Next Chapter: LAS VEGAS!