Vanilla

Vanilla : Chapter 35

"crazy right? i bet your thinking about how you'll ever be able to perform in front of all these people."

Sunny swallow hard as she stand front and center of the stage and stare out into all the empty seats. American Airlines Arena of Miami, Florida was not only a very large venue but also where the Miami Heat basketball team played for home games. It was enough to seat 19,600 people, and that's without the VIP area, It was a day full of rehearsals and tomorrow night sunny would be performing by Aubrey in front of all of his fans, all of the people who supported and loved him dearly. Aubrey had even told her that this was nothing, he said this was one of the couple smaller sized venues they would perform at which scared her a bit. Thoughts ran through her mind and left quicker then they came, was she ready for this? would she mess up? what would happen if she did mess up? Her anxiety filled thoughts were ended short by a pair of firm strong hands on her shoulders, she leaned back a little resting her body against his as his hands moved from her shoulders to her hips. He wrapped his arms around her and rested his chin on her head

"relax baby girl, everything will be fine, ill be right where that red X is your piano will be right where that blue X is. We aren't far, and if you get nervous focus on me and not them."

He kissed her head before walking over to the DJ booth where Future the Prince was messing around with his musical engineering equipment. Sunny took in a breath before turning on her heels and walking over to the piano, it was the same size as the one at the vacation home, huge. It was all white and shiny, it looked brand new which it probably was, Sunny didn't have a doubt in her mind that Aubrey didn't buy it just for her. She sat down on the playing bench when the moving men left away to tend to other stage props and items, she ran her fingers across the smooth rim case, it was cold to the touch which she didn't mind. Her eyes fluttered closed as scenarios reeled through her mind, some of her messing up, some of her doing amazing, and then back to the ones of her messing up. By now, everyone on the planet knew about the two of them together, she had no issues with being known as "drakes boo" but she didn't want to be known as "drakes boo who messes up in front of twenty thousand people", the thought scared her but she felt relaxed when Aubrey began to speak to her through the microphone

"ready princess? were gonna have just you play first, then add vocals, then both of us."

Sunny nodded her head and took a deep breath before closing her eyes and placing her fingers in position of the keys, The music began to fill the speakers around her and her In Ear Monitor. She pressed down on the keys, feeling them cave underneath her finger tips, she played the song feeling a little bit less nervous each note she hit. She smiled to herself as the song sped up a bit, she got into it, she felt good about her playing, she felt relaxed for the first time since she got off the plane as everyone around her stare in amazement. Aubrey never told them how good she was, he just told them he loved her playing and he wanted her on tour with him, of course they agreed with him because he Drake, and they worked for him. There mouths were nearly dropped to the floor as a blank part of the track silenced the room but was filled with her own musical genius, Aubrey told 40 to put about a 30 second blank stream on the track because he knew she would kill it if she had the leisure. She played like Beethoven yet painted visuals in people minds like Picasso, she gave a vibe that said this is the real me and she wore it proudly on her sleeve, the track began up again as she finished off the last of the song. She opened her eyes to see everyone gathered around her cheering and clapping, she couldn't hear them though. she saw but didn't hear, the only thing she could hear was her heart beating profusely, feeling a rush of ecstasy, she smile big and she stand up taking in all the applaud. The whole time Aubrey stand in the back with the biggest grin of all, thinking to himself: i knew she could do it.