The Punk and the Princess (A Dave Grohl Fanfiction)

Ch. 5 - Everything Worn In

"Are you sure it looks alright?" You whisper to Dave as you follow all of his friends into the bar.

"Julia you look amazing, seriously" He says, looking you up and down.

"Its not over the top or anything though?" You ask and he nods again.

"Seriously, you look totally fine. Its perfect for your first show, if anything its underwhelming" He reassures you and you thank him.

His friend had taken one look at your outfit and burst out laughing. Immediately you were terrified to talk to her but actually she was really sweet to you.

She put you in a denim mini skirt and an old t-shirt that she said she had cut up herself. She had also given you a pair of chuck taylor high tops to complete the look.

Next she had put some lipstick on you and put your hair into two braids.

"I love this look on you Princess, its like little sister's first punk show—but chic" She had said at the end, calling you by the nickname she heard Dave use.

You agreed that that was indeed the vibe of your outfit but you still weren't convinced you look good.

You sat together at a large, circular booth with all of Dave's band mates and friends.

"Everybody, for those who haven't met her yet, this is Julia—I call her princess but none of you can." He says as an introduction.

"I can!" Yells Amy.

"That's right Amy, just you" Dave responds, rolling his eyes.

"Nice to meet you Julia" Says a guy with brown hair in sort of a mullet cut, "I'm Franz"

"Franz is in the band we're opening for tonight, Scream. Next to him is his brother Pete, and the guy next to him is Skeeter—he plays bass in Scream." Dave explains under his breath.

"Are they good? I've never heard of them either. . ." You ask embarrassedly.

"They're legitimately incredible. They're one of my all time favorite bands. Even if you're turned off by my band you'll love Scream, everybody loves Scream."

The members of Dave's band also introduce themselves to you and seem nice enough, if anything immemorable. 

"Its really nice to meet all you guys! Its good to know Dave has friends and he hasn't been making you guys up, I was a teeny bit worried" You say and they all laugh.

"So what's Dave like in the real world? We only see him in this little punk world, but what's the real Grohl like?" Asks Amy from across the table and you can't help but laugh again.

"Its so weird you would phrase it that way because I think of all the stuff he does outside of school as his 'real world' and school is like just something that you have to do." You answer honestly.

"Yeah, I don't want to kill the vibe of school but that's probably true" Dave adds.

"At school Dave is pretty normal, he's not very studious, he hangs out with his stoner skateboarder friends. . .its probably exactly what you would expect" You say.

"Yeah and what's little Julia like in school Davey?" Asks Franz, winking at you and you blush.

"She's nothing you guys need to worry about" Dave responds coolly, almost protectively.

"She's a cheerleader, aren't you princess?" Interrupts Amy, ignoring Dave.

You nod tentatively, feeling shy all of a sudden and you feel Dave stiffen next to you.

"Julia's school life isn't relevant I don't think." Dave says, looking more annoyed.

"Fine, forget I asked. Let's drop it" Franz says, holding his hands in the air and you feel embarrassed and dumb after being identified as only a cheerleader.

"I'm sorry about them" Dave whispers and you wave him off, "Do you want a drink?"

"It was really no big deal. And I'm fine for now" You force a smile. Dave talks to you throughout the rest of the meal to make you feel comfortable and eventually you even start to have fun, you start to get comfortable around his punk friends, who a few weeks ago would've scared you so much you would've shut down immediately.

When Dave laughs and winks at you it makes you glad you came and even though the way it makes you feel seems like a dangerous emotion, you don't want to let yourself stop.