SUMMARY: There’s just something about the way Dianna walks down that hallway in The Purple Piano Project, something about the wild hair, the tattoo, and piercings that Darren can’t get get out of his system.
Rated: M (for upcoming chapters)
Part I - x
Part II - x
Part III - x
*knock-knock-knock*
Dianna tugged nervously at the hem of her oversized sweater, bunching it up in her fists. She’d probably end up ruining it but she didn’t even care. She began to shift her weight from foot to foot when she heard a low, muffled voice come from behind the door.
“It’s open, come on in!”
Dianna hesitated briefly before twisting the doorknob and pushing the door open. It was similar to what she had imagined. The apartment was larger then she’d originally thought, yet so simple; a coffee table, a few sofas, and a fairly large television mounted on the center of the wall. It was such a comfortable atmosphere that it made her smile. Perhaps it was the warm throw blankets, or the dim lit lamps in the corners of the room, but something about it felt very homey to Dianna.
“Dianna?”
“Y-yeah! I’m here!” she called, hastily taking off her boots.
“Great! Come on into the kitchen.” Dianna heard his familiar voice call and followed it to an arched doorway to her right and took in the scene before her.
She saw a spastic Darren wearing a dark blue apron and hastily stirring the contents of the saucepan on the stove. Across the kitchen was a lanky guy, probably somewhere close to her age, with straight, dark brown hair and an utterly overwhelmed look in his eyes. He was holding a pot full of white rice over the trash bin and staring at it miserably.
“A-are you sure it’s no good, Dar?” he asked hesitantly, his hands reluctantly hovering the pot over the garbage.
“Yeah, we can’t eat that, Joey, it’s-hey!” Darren’s eyes lit up as he saw Dianna in the doorway, grinning widely. He wiggled the wooden utensils in his hand, “I hope you like Mexican!”
Dianna blinked, “Excuse me?”
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