Band Oneshots

Izzy Stradlin, Guns N' Roses

Walking down the street, song of my favorite band in my head and my favorite guitar hanging on my shoulder. Yeah, life in LA was great, especially on the Sunset Strip. I walked past a nice looking bar and turned around the corner, looking up at the street as a car started honking. I looked back at the sidewalk which had disappeared and the only thing I could see was a denim jacket as my face smashed into someone's chest. "Woah!" The guy grabbed my shoulders to keep me from falling down and I had somehow placed my hand on his chest. "Shit, sorry." I mumbled as I removed my hand from him. "Are you okay?" He asked as he took his hands off my shoulders. "Uh, yeah I'm fine." I said as I looked up at him. He had black, shoulder length hair coming from underneath a cap and he had a cute smile on his face. "Good... uh- my name is Izzy." He stuck his hand out to me. "(Y/N)" I smiled as I shook his hand. "Look! Izzy's makin' friends!" I heard someone behind me yell. I turned my head and saw a blonde guy with a bright smile running towards us. "Hi I'm Steven!" He smiled even brighter as he shook my hand. "Uh.. (Y/N)" I said, looking at Izzy. "Sorry about him." He said annoyed as he looked behind me when someone called his and Stevens name. "Izzy look! She has a guitar!" Steven ignored the person yelling his name and was jumping up and down as he pointed at my guitar. "Who has a guitar?" I heard another guy say. He came standing next to Steven, his dark curls covered his face and I wasn't sure if he could actually see me. "Is that Gibson?" He asked. "Yeah... and you are?" I chuckled as he quickly stuck out his hand. "Slash." He gave me a grin as I shook his hand. "(Y/N)." I said, looking at Izzy who was trying to inspect the guitar that was hanging by my side. "Guys! Get back here!" I heard someone else yell. Slash groaned as he turned around, giving me a little wave before strolling away. "It was nice to meet you (Y/N)!" Steven gave me a tight hug before dashing back to wherever he came from. "I'm sorry about them." Izzy said as he scratched the back of his neck. "It's okay, friends can be annoying sometimes." I said, moving the guitar strap a little so it'd be more comfortable. "Yeah definitely. I uh, I really like your guitar, it's an ES-175 right?" He asked as he pointed at my guitar. "Yeah it is." I smiled as I grabbed the guitar and held it in front of me. "Hey Iz, Axl is getting pissed and Steven almost jumped through a window." A really tall guy, who was suddenly standing next to us, said. "Just go already, I'll see you later." Izzy gave the guy a smile as he waved at him. The guy shrugged and walked away. "Sorry." He sighed. "It's fine. Uhm, do you wanna, like, uh- sit down somewhere?" I asked, not knowing why I was nervous. "Yeah sure! There's a nice cafe not far from here, we could go there if you'd like?" He smiled and made gesture to someplace behind him. I nodded and we started walking. "Have you been friends with those guys for long?" I asked, curious about why he'd hang with them if they annoyed him so much. "I've known some of them for a long time and others not. We're in a band together so I'm kinda forced to spend time with them." He chuckled. "Are they that bad?" I asked. "Most of the time, yes. But they can also be really chill. We had some recording to do today and spending three hours in a small room with Steven who wants to go outside is pretty exhausting." He said and looked at the sky. "I get it, being in a band is pretty tiring." I sighed and we turned around a corner. "Are you in a band?" Izzy asked. "Not anymore, they weren't the right people for me." I shrugged and grabbed the neck of my guitar so I wouldn't kill the woman walking by. He nodded and pointed at a cafe on the corner of the street. "That's it." He said and we walked towards it.

"So tell me more about this band your in." I said as we sat down in a booth. "Oh I don't think you know us." He shrugged as I put my guitar on the ground next to me. "Maybe I do, you never know." I said with a smirk. The waiter interrupted our conversation and took our order. "Okay, uhm.. we call ourselves Guns N' Roses." He looked at me trying to see what I was thinking. "Oh I've read about you guys! Appetite For Destruction, right?" I asked. "Yes, that's us." He smiled and I gave him a look that said 'tell me more'. "Well uh, Steven is our drummer, obviously. Slash and I both do guitar. Duff, the tall guy, is bass guitar and Axl is vocals." He said and the waiter came with our drinks. We thanked him and continued talking. "Sounds cool, I'd love to hear you play sometime." I said, taking a sip of my drink. "Really?" He looked like he was actually surprised by that. "Yeah, I mean, you sound pretty interesting." I said and he looked up. "Me or the band?" He asked, taking a big sip from his Coke. "Both, but mostly you though." I chuckled as he raised his eyebrows a little. "Really? Why?" He asked, surprised by my interest in him. "Have some confidence! You're cool and mysterious, it's hard not to be interested." I chuckled and blushed a little. "I'm cool and mysterious?" He laughed and shook his head. "You're funny." He took another sip of his Coke and gave me a wink, making me blush again. We both finished our drinks and Izzy called the waiter over asking for the bill.