Dancing With Our Hands Tied

1. Lavender Haze (Aru's POV)

(a/n): okay guys, heres a note. btw HI HELLO THANKS FOR BEING HERE FIRST OF ALL, IT MEANS A LOT! these songs she's using will vary between taylor swift songs, olivia rodrigo songs, and songs that i've written. SO, here's a note! ALL SONGS USED IN THIS BOOK, EITHER AS CHAPTER TITLES OR SONG LYRICS TO START OR END A CHAPTER, OR SONGS USED TO SAY OR THAT SHOULD BE PERCIEVED AS SONGS CHARACTERS HAVE WRITTEN ALL BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS! I'M NOT TRYING TO TAKE CREDIT FOR OLIVIA RODRIGO OR TAYLOR SWIFT'S WONDERFUL SONGWRITING, ALL OF THEIR SONGS ARE OWNED BY THEM! PLEASE DON'T SUE ME! THANK YOU! ON WITH THE STORY!!

Arundhati Shah kept her head low, avoiding eye contact with the paparazzi. "Aru, Aru! Thoughts or notes on your new album?" one yelled. She rolled her eyes. Just watch the interviews she does every other night! "Aru, Aru! Do you plan on reconciling with Logan Dafner?" Nope. He was gone. Forever. She hated him with every bone in her body. Aru swiftly caught the banana peel thrown at her and threw it in the nearest trash can. A banana? Really? They couldn't come up with anything more creative. Or less disgusting? She pushed past the mob and got into her limo waiting for her. "Home, please Frank. And take the long route. Thank you."

Aru turned on her Spotify playlist, keeping her head low in the car so they wouldn't catch any shots of her texting and make her the poster child of phone addiction.

Because it's happened before.

She put her AirPods in her ears and texted Mini, her best friend.

                                                        minnie mouse:

You: this time i got a banana peel thrown at me

minnie mouse: Oh my god, that has so many health risks to it. It's also disgusting, what the heck? All of this just because you broke up with Logan?

You: yuppp. if only they knew everything he did maybe they wouldnt hate me so much

minnie mouse: Yeah, he literally broke up with you three times before you ended it with him because he was using you to get to other girls.

You: dont forget the fun stuff! lying on the ellen show and saying i cheated on him was a real low bar!

minnie mouse: I heavily dislike him.

You: wooowww you almost said the word hate

minnie mouse: 'Hate' is such a strong word. I don't 'hate' anyone.

You: **you dont hate anyone publicly

You: one sec my teams spamming me to check my email for some reason

minnie mouse: Kk.

Aru opened her email, to find at least a hundred new ones for her. All stuff she'd go through at her next meeting. But one email stood out in particular, her newest one. She opened it, her heart beating a little fast.

Dear Arundhati Shah,

We hope this message finds you well. As you know, the VMAs will be held on October 21st, 2024 in Newark, New Jersey at the Prudential Center. Consider this your official invitation!

Furthermore, we would like to extend the opportunity for you to perform at this year's VMAs. You would be expected to perform for ten to fifteen minutes, and our backstage crew will be assisting you with dress changes, makeup, and hair. You'd also be expected to come to the venue at least three hours earlier to rehearse, along with rehearsing four days preceding the event. You'd also have to let us know the song choice and if you'll be choosing to do a mashup or not and send over the track if you'll have a backing track. If you choose to do pure vocals with an instrument, let us know the instrument of your choice so we can prepare it. Please keep this news as confidential as you can until two weeks prior to the event. If you say yes, a meeting sorting out the details will be planned soon with your team and our performance management department. As for your VMA invitation, you are allowed a plus one, which most use for their publicists.