A is for Alcohol; Danika/Krystine/Noah/Shane

[Danika]

Blue Moon Pub.

It was packed. This exclusively decorated pub was full of people all different shapes and sizes. Each one had their own little way of weasling up to the front of the bar and requestiong drinks. The drinks varied from plain Jack, Jim, or Jose; to the house specialities Black&Blue and the Caribbean Kiss. Making her way back and forth between the glasses and the bottles of alcohol her feet were starting to hurt. Resting only a moment she grabbed a small glass filling it with scotch for an older business man.

There was only one other bartender working tonight and that was Bull. Bull was big and mostly only there for security reasons, to guard the alcohol, but every once in a while he would pour a drink here or there. Yet tonight he was pouring drinks left and right picking up after Dani's slack. She was new to this job about 2 weeks on it and she still wasn't used to how busy it was on Friday nights.

Knowing this she invited her sister up here after her first Friday on the job she was not going to spend her second the same way. Yes, her sister was only 17, but having her sister there to just give her a small smile would help her so much. Taking a deep breath she tried to focus on each drink order and what type of alcohol went into which.

Atleast the night wouldn't be all bad. Danika would eventually get to spend some time with Noah. Between his police schedule and her new bartending job she barely had any time to spend with him. Sure, Noah wasn't the happiest person when he found out about her new job, but he did support her no matter what. And since he was mostly not happy about the drunk men who would hit on her she decided to leave out all the drunken comments and gestures she recieved so far.

Telling Noah about the drunk creeps would only send him on edge when he knew very well that Dani could take care of herself. Making one glass of Merlot red wine she found herself looking up at the clock. Damn it, where was her sister when she needed her. I swear she would be late to her own funeral if it were possible.

[Krystine]

Sisterly Love

So she was running behind... She noticed it was a thing for New Yorkers, they were never quite on time. But hey, that was perfectly fine. It wasn't her fault her boss kept her another fifteen minutes to clean up the last four tables before she could leave and go home to change. Sighing, she picked up her pace a bit, knowing BMP was right around the corner.

Opening the door, she smiled at just how well the place was doing. It was packed, but she was sure the owner was loving that. She stood there a moment, looking around. Dani was still working, so she should be at the bar. Her head turned, and within a split second, she pin-pointed her sister out of hundreds.

"Dani!" She yelled over the music and the loud people as she went walking over towards her. She leaned over the bar, giving her older sister a hug. "So. Um, what's the deal tonight?" She looked around again, not seeing Noah anywhere. "Where's my soon to be brother-in-law?" She grinned.

She was always praising Noah. Not for the fact that he was not only the best possible mate for her sister, but the fact that, he had moved thousand of miles just to be with her. How freaking sweet was that? Like I could ever get a guy like that. She smiled softly as she took a seat. "Can I get a non-alcoholic B&B?"

[Danika]

Over everything going on; the loud music, people screaming out orders, and simply just enjoying themselves she managed to hear her sister call her name. It was probably a sister thing, but Danika could always sense when her sister was near. Looking up mid-pour she smiled at her sister making her way to the front of the bar.

Finishing the drink she slid it to the customer who gave a generous tip of 20 dollars. Grinning wider she pocketed the money and leaned over the bara to hug her sister tightly. "Krys. I was beginning to think you were never going to show." She laughed pulling back from the hug.

"So. Um, what's the deal tonight?"

Dani looked around raising a brow. "This is an ordinary Friday night... Can you believe it?" She paused wiping her hand across her forehead. "I think I might explode." She cracked a smile seeing that Bull was having a hard time juggling three different orders. Looking back to her sister she caught the tail end of what she was saying.

Danika automatically blushed a little. She gaver her sister a stern look that instantly melted into a smile. "God, Krys don't jinx it!" She called out still smiling and shaking her head. "I have no clue where he's at. I'm not supposed to have my phone on when I'm working so I haven't really talked to him in a bit."

Looking up from her sister she scanned the room. "Is he still coming?" She tried to mask the concern on her face. Noah's job was very serious. Being a cop in New York was probably harder than being a cop anywhere else. It was dangerous, she knew it, and so did he. Every monring when he woke up he would make sure to hug her...just in case.

A shudder rolled down her spine. Shaking the thought she looked back to her sister. Taking a deep breath she instantly let the look of concern roll off. Of course he was okay. He was Noah, he was her Noah. He's be here soon. Her sister took a seat.

"Can I get a non-alcoholic B&B?"

Dani smirked softly grabbing the drink mixer and a glass. "Well of course." Grinning softly she mixed the drink making sure not to put the alcohol in even though the process was hard-wired into her brain that way. Once she was done she dropped three ice cubes in it. "There ya go lil sis. That's the bet you can get without alcohol." She laughed softly.

"Let me go take care of some more orders....maybe help Bull out.." She gestured to the big bald man. "I'll be right back...Don't move." She grinned running over to another customer.

[Krystine]

"Krys. I was beginning to think you were never going to show."

She leaned against the bar, smiling bright. "Don't blame me, blame my boss for holding me for fifteen minutes to clean four tables that weren't even mine to begin with." She rolled her eyes and laughed easily.

She watched as her sister rubbed the sweat from her forehead and commented on possibly exploding. "God, don't do that." She laughed. "What in the world would I do without you?" She grinned.

"I have no clue where he's at. I'm not supposed to have my phone on when I'm working so I haven't really talked to him in a bit. Is he still coming?"

She smiled softly. "I can always text him." She told her, pulling out her sidekick and opening it up. She threw it a quick 'where you at?' and closed it. "There. Peace of mind, Dani. Peace of mind." She grinned.

She took the drink with a smile. "Thank you." and passing a twenty dollar bill towards her with a wink. "That's only half of my tips tonight. Something about dressing up and having makeup gets those extra dollars." She laughed.

"Let me go take care of some more orders....maybe help Bull out.." She gestured to the big bald man. "I'll be right back...Don't move."

She nodded. "Like I have anywhere else to go!" She shouted back at her through her laughter. Shaking her head, she sipped on her drink as she listened to a man sing about love and life up on stage. I should get up there. She told herself.

Another look around and she had instant butterflies in her stomach. Maybe later, when it's not so packed...

[Danika]

Danika laughed. She knew that dressing up got more tips just by the first day working here. It wasn't the best way of getting the money from the job, but it did help. Not that her boyfriend would approve, but she made sure she wore nothing revealing just nice dresses. Runinng around filling orders she would toss a look back at her sister.

Managing to catch her sister when she wasn't looking at her she saw her eyes glinting up to the stage. Dani smiled softly. Her sister was such a scaredy cat, but when she got on stage she was a natural star. Grinning softly as she filled the orders her and Bull seemed to catch most of the crazy. The moment she saw her replacement walk through the door her eyes lit up.

Walking over to her sister she grinned. "I'll be right back girl. I have to go get my purse out of my locker the girl filling in for me is here." Sneaking away from the bar she made her way to the back. The girl was in there putting her things in her own locker. "Have fun." Dani called out as the girl walked out towards the bar.

Grabbing her things from her locker she counted her tips. $150. That was amazing. Of course it had been packed, but still that was a good amount for just a tip. This job was starting to look better with time. Sneaking out of the back she made her way to the stage.

Tapping the guy on guitar's shoulder she made him lean down so she could whispper in his ear. She smiled pulling away. He grinned shaking his head. He said they were taking 5, and when they were ready he would call her up. Danika smiled and nodded walking back over to her sister.

"Finally!" She exclaimed as she sat down next to her sister. "I thought I was never going to get off." She smirked softly. "So how was school today? Did you even have class?" She asked softly. It was always comfortable to talk to her sister. They could always talk for hours.

[Krystine]

Even if I did go up there, I have no idea what to sing. She looked down at her pruse. She always carried her songbook. Or, just do a cover of someone else's song. She sighed, slumping over slightly onto the bar top. Chin in the palmof her hand, she sipped on her drink, watching between Dani filling orders and the band playing on stage.

"I'll be right back girl. I have to go get my purse out of my locker the girl filling in for me is here."

"Mkay." She smiled, fingers tapping on the bar before finally moving to one of the couches that were finally free. She made sure to spread out, that's all she needed was some old drunken guy to be hitting on her. She watched as Dani came out, and she waved her over with a smile. "I snatched it up." She laughed.

"So how was school today? Did you even have class?"

Sipping the last of her drink she set it aside, turning slightly towards Dani so they could talk. "Yeah, took up Defense with Mr Winchester. God, not only is he amazingly handsome, but his kids are gorgeous. Was trying to make it to History of Mutants, but then I had to go get ready for work, which was hell." She gave Dani a look as if to say 'don't even go there.'

[Danika]

Dani snuggled in the couch turning towards her sister. She sighed softly. "I really wish you would get to go to more of your classes." She shook her head. "Maybe take less hours at work for a little while?" She asked knowing her sister wasn't a big fan of change. The comment about Mr. Winchester made her giggle.

"First you tell me your teacher is a hottie, then you tell me so is his wife....and now your saying his kids are beautiful too?" She grinned softly. "He sounds like a lucky man, but hun when are you going to find a guy your own age."

Danika knew this conversation got old. Krystine was so pretty she knew her sister could get a good guy, but any guy her sister ever went out with turned out to be a douche. That being said they got what was coming to them. Back then Danika would have been the one to put the fear of God into the stupid boys, but now she had Noah. For some reason a cop seems to be a little more scary.

"Well now Krys I actually feel your pain." She paused. "Don't give me that look It may only be my second week, but its still hard." She giggled. Reaching in her purse she found a bottle of water. Taking a swig she found herself a tad tired, but she brushed it off. This was supposed to be a fun energetic night...emphasis on energetic.

A man came up to the mic on stage and tapped it softly to get everyone's attention. Mostly everyone looked over at him. It was quiet except for a few conversations. The man smiled. "Looks like one of our very own house bartenders has a special guest they invited tonight." He smiled winking over at Danika.

Danika stood up. The man spoke again. "Give a big Blue Moon Pub welcome to Krystine Brown." He said and started to clap along with everyone else in the pub including Dani. Turning to her sister she grabbed her hand. "C'mon there's no backing out now...your a star." She whispered walking with her sister to the edge of the stage.

Standing there she coaxed her sister to get on stage a bright smile across her face. Seeing her sister on stage persuing her dreams was enough to make Danika happy.

[Krystine]

"I really wish you would get to go to more of your classes." She shook her head. "Maybe take less hours at work for a little while?"

"I could." She paused. "But you know that's my only source of income. I don't want to have to come ask you and Noah for money. That's just embarrassing. Besides, the professor and all my teachers know I work. They try working around my schedule, it's just..." She sighed. "Hard."

"First you tell me your teacher is a hottie, then you tell me so is his wife....and now your saying his kids are beautiful too?"

"What can I say?" She grinned. "The whole Winchester family is gorgeous. And, ooh god, my professor's kids are freakishly adorable too!" She said laughing. "It's like wherever i go I see kids. Everywhere.." She laughed, eyes slightly wide to emphasis what she was saying.

"He sounds like a lucky man, but hun when are you going to find a guy your own age."

"Yeah, yeah..." She sighed, waving her off with a soft smile. She knew Dani thought she was pretty. She thought she was alright, but she wanted to really concentrate on music this year, and not boys. Definitely not boys who evidentially, waste her time. Her phone buzzed with a text from Noah. "Noah said he's leaving the apartment now." She informed her sister and replied back quickly before closing it again.

At the time the man was hitting the mic and started talking, Krys was half way into a text to Noah. "Give a big Blue Moon Pub welcome to Krystine Brown." her eyes grew wide, and she looked at her sister with a deer in headlights kind of look.

"C'mon there's no backing out now...your a star."

She swallowed hard, smiling--nearly laughing at how much she was going to kill her sister if this didn't go well. She turned to the band, grabbing her songbook out of her purse and throwing the purse at Dani, which the crowd thought was funny. "So it's a basic beat, over and over." She showed them. "What do you say?" The guys looked it over and gave her a nod, and a wide smile. "Alright then." She laughed softly, turning around and grabbing a hold of the mic stand.

"How you guys doin' tonight?" The place cheered, and whistled their reply. "Alright. I'm just gonna do a little warming up before starting." She smiled, closing her eyes. "Let's give it up for New Yooooork." She sang the last part, a bright smile on her face as she heard the cheers.

"New York, concrete jungle where dreams are made of, there's nothin' you can't do.
Now you're in New York, these streets will make you feel brand new. Big lights will inspire you.
Let's hear it for New York, New York, New Yooooork."

[Noah]

New York, state of mind

He was running behind, he knew. Five minutes before the end of his shift and he gets a domestic disturbance call. Heading out there, he knew he'd be late. The couple, no matter who they were, were always contradicting each other's stories. After hearing the man had psychically hit the woman, he placed him in the backseat and hauled him off to jail. And that, was that.

Not to mention the ten minute shower, and the five minutes it took him to get ready. Then the extra twenty minutes to fight through traffic to even get to the pub. Shit, he was exhausted. Opening the door, Krystine's voice hit him first. Brows furrowed, he smirked as he saw her on stage.

Standing there, he looked around a moment before finally spotting Dani. Grinning, he went to the bar quickly and jammed to Krys's warm up as he ordered them all a drink. Smiling, he plopped down next to Dani on the couch and leaned in to plant a kiss to her cheek. "Here ya go." he said, handing her a drink. "So... did you have to drag her up there kicking and screaming?" He chuckled, as he popped the top off his Bud light and took a swig.

[Danika]

Dani sat back down on the couch looking at her sister. Her sister began to warm up and she grinned softly. Her sister knew how to please a crowd no matter how scared she was. Danika yelled her sisters name at the top of her lungs. Her sister began and Dani's smile grew. She almost didn't notice that Noah had come up and kissed her cheek handing her a drink.

Danika looked over at him smiling. "Oh she was a little surprised, but she had been eyeing the stage all night." She giggled softly. She took a sip of her drink and leaned forward giving him the proper welcoming. She kissed him for a moment, but then pulled away looking back up at the stage. "She's amazing isn't she?"

Dani was so proud of her sister. Her sister had everything and more of what it took to make it in the music business. Danika leaned back onto Noah still looking up at the stage. "How was work babe?" She asked softly. Just the presence of him seemed to calm her down drastically. To see he was all right made her that much more excited about being here.

[Shane]

Stares.

Okay so it seemed he was following his instructor. Shane wasn't one to take no for an answer. He wanted to learn about everything he could to protect the innocent and Noah Daniels just so happened to be one of the best cops in town. Shane had been assigned to him, so basically Noah was his mentor. Didn't that mean Noah could help him wether he was on duty or not? He hoped so.

Walking in the same outfit he wore to the station this morning he made his way where he saw Noah enter. The Blue Moon Pub.. So Noah drank. A filthy habit, but if you have to let your emotions out one way drinking had to be the manliest. Opening the door the smell of alcohol and womens perfume hit him hard, but it was nothing to the sweet sound of the angelic voice on stage. Looking up he saw the girl.

Seeing her face he knew he had seen her before, but where...and then he wanted to hit himself. Not only did they work at Per Se together, but they both went to Rosewood. She was a gorgeous girl. He cursed himself for not noticing before. Walking further into the pub his gaze caught glimpse of Noah.

Not only did he drink, but he picked up women as well....

Noah was a god. Making his way over to Noah he smiled. "Hey man!" He called out. "What's going on?" He smirked. Shane was not the coolest of people, but he tried to be. "Whose this lovely little lady friend you have here?" He nodded to her. "Shane Micheals." His attention again was pulled back up to the girl on stage.

She was amazing. He would have to start paying attention to her more. She seemed like more than just a working student.

[Krystine]

Forever in my Life

She turned back to look at the band to give them a nod to start the song. Beats coming out, her head bopped up and down. "I want to dedicate this song to my lovely sister, and her amazing boyfriend. I love you guys." She grinned.

"The way you're part of me,
I would have to re-learn everything,
If you were to leave,
So fast you make me fall like I was autumn leaves,
And, honestly..
There a perfect explination
Why you feel so good to say that you're;"

It seemed the crowd was liking it so far. She started dancing, eyes closed but something inside her told her to open them. Smiling, she caught eyes with Dani and Noah. But, who was that guy with them? He looked really familiar. She wanted to laugh at how obvious it was now. They worked together at Per Se, and not only that; they lived in the same mansion.

"My love, my love, my love
I'll give you all my love if you, if you,
If you dont change a thing,
About the way you hold me everynight,
So right, I wanna man like you forever in my life."

She was singing straight from her heart. She wrote this song, hoping she was lucky enough to find a man like Noah for herself. A man who loved her for who she is, and would never want to see her go away. Dani had no idea just how truly lucky she was...

[Noah]

"She's amazing isn't she?"

He smiled, watching as she turned to have the band start the song up. "That she is." He said softly, wrapping an arm around Dani and laying a kiss to her temple. "I think she takes after her big sister." He grinned.

"How was work babe?"
"Hey man! What's going on?"
"I want to dedicate this song to my lovely sister, and her amazing boyfriend. I love you guys."

He laughed at the array of questions and statements flying at him. He whistled loudly for Krys, to have her know he loved her too; in that big brother sort of way. "Hey, Shane. What's up? Nothin' much." He turned to Dani to answer her next. "Work was... work. This fool over here is my new trainee." He grinned widely.

"Whose this lovely little lady friend you have here?"

"Baby, this is Shane Michaels. Shane, this is my girlfriend Danika Brown." He gave him a look which clearly read 'back off.' Laughing he scooted over so Shane could have a seat. "Have a seat, man."

[Danika]

Danika looked up as the band started. Her sister dedicated the song to her and Noah and Dani just about cried. She held up her hand blowing a kiss to her sister as she began to sing. She truly was amazing, and this song was beautiful. Dani couldn't help, but reach for Noah's hand. Just as Krystine had started singing a boy came up to them.

Dani laughed at the boy who seemed to be somewhat of a goof. Then Noah explained that he was a trainee. Danika smiled. "Nice to meet you. Noah is a good teacher." She grinned softly then noticed how that could be taken as a sexual comment. She blushed softly grinning trying to focus back on her sister singing.

They scooted a bit so the boy could sit down. Danika saw the look Noah gave and cracked up. She glanced back at Shane whose eyes were on Krystine. She smirked. A lightbulb went off in her head. He would be perfect for Krys...he was trying to be a cop, he was funny, and probably really sweet.

Dani was not the best match maker in the world but she could try...atleast she hoped she could. Krystine continued singing Danika's focus completely pouring onto her sister.

[Shane]

Shane smiled nodding to the woman. "Nothing man just thought I'd come chill with ya so I can observe your techniques." He coughed holding back a chuckle as he made eyes to where the couple was now holding hands. Noah really was the man.

He instantly got a glare from Noah. Taking his eyes from his girlfriend he sat down next to them. His eyes wandered to the stage. That girl looked more beautiful the more she sang. "Who is that?" He asked changing the subject.

(SUCKY)