Leslie Odom Jr. X Reader

Chapter 17

"A sulking Leslie, told me when he walked into our dressing room." Oak said simply.

"Ooooo okay, so jest away. You guys can chill here. We are gonna go see what we can salvage for breakfast." And the Schuyler Sisters left me... in their dressing room... with Oak. Okay.  "Alright tell me joke" I grin actually come up with.

"Um, What do you call a can opener that doesn't work?" 

I shrug, He says with such grand confidence "a can't opener!" And I giggle at how pathetic that was " that wasn't even remotely funny" 

"Yea then why are laughing?" And now he is laughing too and from then on we just talk and laugh and he tells me story of the 2 weeks I missed. Of course, I take notice of him avoiding Daveed and Leslie's name. Oak is really sweet.

The intercom goes off and you hear Lin's voice " everyone to the stage in 5 minutes please." "Oh no who gave Lin the God Mic?" Oak says and I laugh "see, now that's funny" We get up to head to stage.
**5 mins later**
"We are gonna start back up with What Did I Miss?" Thanks Lin, why have me practice Act 1 if we are starting with Act 2!

He looks over at me "You are our Sally, are you caught up on the choreo? Are you ready to run it?"

"Um yea absolutely." I wasn't expecting him to ask. He continues on "Then Cabinet Battle #1-"
He turned to Thomas [Hamilton director] "are the mics ready or are we running with out them?" "I can check with Props." Thomas gets up and went to where I assume the props department is. "-then the next 3 songs Take A Break, Say No To This, and Room Where it Happens and then we will break there." 

I watch Lin walk off to talk to Leslie about what I assume to be Room Where It Happens. I just look at Leslie he seems sad but attempt to pep up when Lin talks to him.
"Hey Y/N, the girls are over there you wanna go." I hear Oak say. I just nod and walk over the Renée, Pip, and Jaz. " Hey girlie" 

"Hey what did you guys end up eating?" "We got our fill at the snack table." Jaz said. I just nod and look up to see Daveed across the stage smirking at me. I frown, and I'm turn he looks confused and began to walk up to me but his step is cut off by Thomas. He came back with the mics and he is showing him what to press and what not to press and Emmy comes over to me.
"Hey, you good? Did you eat?" She asks. "Yea, an apple was enough." I answer.

"I heard you also took a bite out of Leslie" Emmy says with a smirk as we stretch a little before we start.
"Where on Earth did you hear that?" "News travels fast around here, kid. So what now, does that mean you chose Daveed?"
"I didn't choose anything and apparently word doesn't travel fast enough because you didn't get the whole story."  I said with a little more attitude than I intended. "Sorry Emmy, look I will tell you after rehearsal. Right now, I just want to focus. I can't mess this up again."

"Understood" "Alright everyone places!" Thomas yells. "Thank you places!" And we run it.

We didn't get very far into What Did I Miss, when we heard "Aaaahhhhhhhh! " Alex yells "hold!" I look over to see Alysha [Jasmine's understudy] and Mandy [Renée's understudy] on the ground and everyone is starting to surround them.

"I got mixed up with the stage directions, I'm pretty sure I'm suppose to be on stage right sorry Aly!"Mandy  says in a panic.

"I think I fell wrong" Mandy says holding her ankle. "Same." as Aly holds her wrist. "Everyone take 15 while we get this sorted." Lin says. 

I try to escape to the back but Daveed catches me at the door and pulls me aside under the stairs on stage right. I look him in the eye and ask "What the hell Daveed?"

"Why so angry chickadee."
"I don't care what bet you made with Leslie, I don't belong to you"
"Oh you know about that?"
"Yes I know about that and-"
"Okay I know you're angry but hear me out"
I lean back against the wall behind me and cross my arms "Let's hear it"

"I mean, uh, come on, you're gorgeous and talented and any man here would crazy not to like you. But I heard you was feeling Leslie and I knew he was feeling you, so I saw this as a way to move Leslie out of the way. I mean you already had your date and I felt like I wasn't even in the running." 

"Well Daveed, I'm sorry but I just don't feel that way about you. "

"You know that isn't gonna take the flirt out of me right?" I almost laugh but I just shake my head and start to walk away. " Also! Please, you shouldn't be mad at Leslie, I did kind of trick him into it. And if I really am out of the running for your heart, I can honestly say Leslie is a pretty good guy."

And at that I just nod again, taking in everything, give Diggs a smile and walk away. I kind of just want to go to the Schuyler Sister's dressing room I felt much better being surrounded by them.

My step is cut off by Leslie.

"Y/n if you would just give me one more chance" I want to but my wit beats my logic.
"To do what Les to play some stupid game with my heart again" 
"I swear it won't ever happen again." "Just give me some time to think. Please Les."

3rd Person POV (Some where in another part of the castle)

Lin running and yelling "she is the solution to all my problems !!" and he runs into the lounge when I guess he was planning for everyone but only saw the Schuyler Sisters, Oak, Emmy and a couple of other Ensemble member. Everyone is looking at him like he grew another head.

Lin ignores the looks and asked "Where's Y/N? " Everyone just kinda looks around and just shrugs.

[ A/N: Hopefully, it makes sense. If it doesn't just comment on it. And of course I will fix it! Thank you for your patience. I shall edit later, I am just too tired to proofread right now.]