So I got an idea for a story after reading TwilightPersonLover's stories. I worked on this for about a week now and here you go! Oh and I'm not one of the best writers...
The kids:
Olivia & Wen:
Keanna is a girl with not too much curiosity. She loves to sing, play the piano, listen to music and dance but this annoys her brother Landon. She has strawberry blonde hair, doe brown eyes and pale skin. She is 5'8. She likes to dress up simple and is 14 years old. Born December 24.
Landon is a boy who gets annoyed easily. He gets annoyed from Keanna dancing and singing too loudly saying it rings to his room but that'll happen if your room is next to hers. He has strawberry blonde hair with dirty blonde streaks, with chocolate brown eyes and pale skin. He loves the guitar and is very outgoing. He is 13 years old with the height of 5'6. Born September 29.
Emma is a school shy girl. She can be loud and outgoing if it is at home or with people that make her comfortable but at school, she is the complete opposite. She likes to play the guitar and sing. She has dirty blonde hair and doe brown eyes. She could almost be Olivia's twin if it wasn't for her freckles and the fact that she is 5'1. She is 10 years old. Born March 15.
Kayleigh is the girl of the fraternal twin. She likes to annoy her twin but she never annoys Keanna, Landon or Emma. She is very outgoing unlike her brother who is only outgoing at home. She loves to go to the park and yell. She has dirty blonde hair with strawberry blonde streaks and chocolate brown eyes. She has freckles on her nose but the rest of her skin is pale. She is 8 years old at 4'9. Born January 7.
David is the boy of the fraternal twin. He is very shy unlike Kayleigh. He likes to annoy Kayleigh and tends to annoy Keanna a lot even though he doesn't mean it. He may be shy but he is a big troublemaker. He just doesn't get caught at school. He tends to get in a lot of trouble at home though. He likes to play guitar when he's not pranking Kayleigh. He has strawberry blonde hair with one dirty blonde streak. He has chocolate brown eyes and is very pale. He is 8 years old and also 4'11. Born January 7.
Mo & Scott:
Kyra is very loud, very outgoing. She takes gymnastics for fun and wishes she was a sophomore rather than a freshman. She attends Mountain View High School unlike Keanna who attends Mesa High. She takes after Scott in her looks except for her ivory skin. She is 5'4 and is 14 years old. Born May 30.
Madi is the opposite of Kyra. She is very shy even at home. She rarely talks to her classmates. She goes to the same school as Landon but they never notice each other as they only have music class together. She is mixture of both Mo and Scott. She has Mo's brown hair and brown eyes but has Scott's tan skin and his smile. She is 5'1 and is 12 years old. Born November 4.
Trent is very odd for a 9 year old. He is in the same class as Leah but neither knows their parents were best friends. He is very sarcastic. He supports Kyra and Madi whenever they're down and acts more like their older brother than their younger brother. He has dark blonde hair with a dark brown streak and hazel eyes. His skin is right in between tan and ivory. He is 4'9. He likes to play the bass and will annoy their sisters with it when they're trying to study. Born February 26.
Stella & Charlie:
Parker is a jock who acts the opposite of Ray Beech. He may only be 14 and a freshmen but he is captain of the soccer, football and boys' volleyball team. He likes to annoy his sisters but when some other people do it, the big brother comes out. He is very protective especially of Emily. He has dark brown hair and deep brown eyes, he has Stella's tan skin and is 5'6 1/2. Born January 8.
Emily is just like Stella. She stands up for what she believes in and wears homemade shirts. She even takes her looks after her. She is 4'11 and her hairstyle is very rebel-ish. She has light brown eyes, is 10 years old and just like Charlie, she likes to play drums but she knows not to play it when she's angry unless she wants broken fingers. Born June 21.
Leah is a shy brunette. She dyes her hair blonde which reminds Stella and Charlie a little too much of Olivia. Her style is a little bit like Stella though. Even though she acts more like Olivia than her own parents, she likes to add her own flavors to the dresses she wears. She doesn't get annoyed by Parker even when he tries to annoy her and is very happy to babysit Jake when Parker and Emily are busy. She also has deep brown eyes and Charlie's pale skin. She is 9 years old and is 4'9. Born July 1.
Jake is a typical grade 2 boy. He is a big troublemaker. He has a blonde streak in his dark brown hair to be just like Stella. He may only be 7 but he makes more trouble than all his siblings and friends combined. He has deep brown eyes and tanned skin. He wants to be a jock like Parker when he gets to high school. He plays indoor soccer and is very smart. He is 4'4 and hates school even though he has the top grades in his class. Born April 18.
Keanna's POV:
I came home from school to see mom singing and dad humming along while making supper. I clapped making them break out of their trance.
"What's that song called? And who's it by?" I asked.
"It's called 'Somebody' and it is by Lemonade Mouth." Mom said.
"Who's Lemonade Mouth?" I asked.
"This band from when we were in high school." Dad said.
"Okay. I'm going to do my homework!" I said going up to my room.
The next day…
Okay, it's official. I'm so tired and I have to be in history to do my presentation in 5 minutes. I think I'm just going to skip and sleep in the janitor's closet. After a few minutes, all I found was the principal giving me a detention slip.
At detention…
Huh, I'm the only one here. Oh well. Gives me more time to think. Why are there so many pictures of mom and dad with 3 or 4 other people from when they were in high school in the detention room?
"Okay, so you're the only one in detention today. I'm Ms. Reznick and what's your name sweetie?" The teacher asked.
"Keanna Gifford." I said.
"You must be Olivia and Wen's daughter then!" Ms. Reznick exclaimed.
"You know my parents?" I asked.
"Yes, I was their music teacher when they went here. And I was the one to support them with Lemonade Mouth." Ms. Reznick said.
"What do you mean?" I asked. I'm really confused now.
"They've never told you have they?" She asked.
"No, the first time I heard about Lemonade Mouth was yesterday when I caught them singing this song by them." I said.
"Well, I guess I'll tell you the story then. During their freshmen year, somehow both your parents, Stella, Charlie and Mo got detention. Just them. I made them clean this room and they just started randomly playing a song while I was talking to the principal. I told them it was Fate or Destiny. I tried my hardest to convince them into making a band and they did after talking for a while. They named it Lemonade Mouth after Stella spit lemonade on Ray Beech's face and he called her Lemonade Mouth. They did their first concert during Halloween Bash, slowly rising up to fame after Rising Star. They all had some kinds of injuries except Stella. Your mom lost her voice, which was a bad thing considering she was the lead singer, your dad got a black eye and he couldn't see the keyboard, Mo had 102 degree flu and couldn't do anything without coughing, Charlie got three broken fingers and couldn't play the drums. The crowd started singing their hit single 'Determinate' and it landed them a Madison Square Garden performance. They had several other concerts and tour offerings and they appeared on 'The Music Scene'. It was a big deal for them since they only met 4 months before. They went on world tours, did concerts. But after they graduated, they decided to go their separate ways." She explained.
"Wow, how many songs and albums did they have?" I asked.
"About 4 albums each with 10 songs or more. It was very impressive since your mom and dad wrote all the songs instead of a producer writing them." Ms. Reznick said.
"Really? They must have been a really talented band. 5 members, wow!" I said.
"6 actually. After Rising Star, they had all asked Scott to join as a thank you for helping them out at the performance and he agreed." Ms. Reznick said.
We heard a knock at the door and Ms. Reznick answered it.
"Olivia! Long time no see." She said. Why was my mom here?
"Hi, Ms. Reznick. It's such a pleasure to see you again!" my mom said.
"Mom, what are you doing here?" I asked.
"Your appointment's in 10 minutes." She replied. "Ms. Reznick, is it possible for Keanna to continue her detention tomorrow?"
"Of course. I'll just tell Principal Brenigan I gave her another detention." Ms. Reznick said.
"Principal Brenigan's still the principal? I thought he would have retired after Beech left for college." Mom said.
"Still enemies I see. But yea, he still works here. Well, we don't want Keanna to be late for her appointment. I'll see you some other time dear." Ms. Reznick said.
"Take care!" my mom said.
"Bye. And thanks for the stories." I said.
At home 1 hour later…
"Mom, dad, why didn't you tell me you were in Lemonade Mouth?" I asked.
"How did you find that out?" mom asked.
"Ms. Reznick told me the story." I said.
"Of course that's the story you were thanking her about." Mom said.
"Well, to answer your question, we didn't tell you because we've never seen anyone else yet since graduation and just…" Dad said leaving off.
"Before we left, we made a pact. We have a song called More Than A Band and we all said that whatever happens, we won't tell anyone who don't know about Lemonade Mouth until we're all united again." Mom said.
"Did I just break your promise then?" I asked.
"Technically, no. We promised but Ms. Reznick didn't." Dad said.
"Can I hear some of your songs?" I asked.
"Knock yourself out." Mom said finding some of their CD's in the closet.
I took them from her as she handed it to me and ran upstairs to my room.
Landon's POV:
This is a catchy song coming from Keanna's room but her dancing is so annoying! It rings all the way to my room! Now, I'm in the hallway.
"MOM! KEANNA'S LISTENING TO THE MUSIC TOO LOUD! I CAN'T FOCUS STUDYING FOR MY TEST TOMORROW!" I yelled downstairs.
Mom came upstairs and knocked on Keanna's door.
"Keanna, can you please turn the volume down? Landon's trying to study." Mom said.
"Okay mom. But how did you keep this a secret from us for so long!" Keanna asked.
"What secret?" I asked.
"Nothing." Mom said.
"Mom," I said in a tone I use whenever she says 'nothing' when I ask her a question.
"It's nothing Landon. I'm not even supposed to know about it." Keanna said coming out of her bedroom.
"Guess I have to call Mo." Mom said going downstairs. Keanna and I followed behind.
"Who's Mo?" I asked.
"Someone." Mom said.
She picked up the phone and dialed a number.
"Scott, its Olivia. Yes I know it's been long. Can I speak to Mo please? Mo! The little secret's sorta coming out in my family right now. No, my daughter Keanna happened to meet Ms. Reznick today at school and she sorta told her the story. Yea, okay, see you tomorrow." Mom said with someone on the phone.
After a few minutes, the doorbell rang.
"I'll get it!" Keanna said.
"Hi, can I help you?" she asked to whoever it was at the door.
"Mo, what are you doing here? And how did you find where I lived?" Mom asked going beside Keanna.
"Something called Stella." The lady said.
"Where's Scott?" Mom asked.
"With our kids Kyra, Madi and Trent. And who are they?" she asked.
"This is Keanna, our oldest and Landon. Emma's at a sleepover but where are the twins?" mom asked.
"They said something about going to the park." I said.
"Okay, well, come in." mom said.
"Mom, where's dad?" I asked.
"He took Emma to Jade's 5 minutes ago for the sleepover." She said, "Landon weren't you the one who made me come upstairs to get Keanna to be quiet because you had a test?"
"Yea, but this is more interesting." I said.
"Landon, do you remember what you got on your last test?" mom asked.
"Fine, I'll go study." I said leaving with Keanna close behind.
"Who was that?" I asked Keanna.
"She is a part of the secret and I'm sure she came over to discuss it." Keanna said.
"What were you listening to?" I asked again.
"This band Lemonade Mouth, mom gave me CD's of them from when they were in high school." She said.
"Well, ok but please don't dance. If I get another bad mark, mom and dad would kill me." I said.
"Yea, yea whatever little bro." Keanna said.
Meanwhile…
Downstairs-
Olivia's POV:
What is up with Keanna and Landon lately? I know they're both teenagers but they didn't fight about every single thing before!
"Olivia, have you contacted Stella yet?" Mo asked.
"No, I wasn't able to get her number." I said.
"She changed it?" she asked.
"Yea, and so did Charlie." I said.
"So, Keanna knows, how long do you think it'll be until the rest of them find out?" Mo asked.
"I don't know. I hope she didn't tell Landon yet." I said. "How did you reach Stella?"
"I didn't. She just came over saying tell everyone about Lemonade Mouth." Mo said.
I heard a door opening and shutting.
"MOM! WE'RE HOME!" I heard Kayleigh yell.
"Kayleigh, no yelling." I said.
"Told ya she'd say that." David said.
"David, be nice to your sister and Landon's upstairs studying so don't bother him." I said.
"Mom, who's she?" Kayleigh asked as they came in the room.
"This is aunt Mo. She's a friend of your dad and mine from high school." I said.
"Speaking of dad, where is he?" David asked.
"Dropping off Emma at Jade's," I said.
David's POV:
"Okay, we'll be upstairs if you need us." I said.
"David, your room is downstairs." Mom said.
"Yes, but I want to see what Keanna's doing." I said.
"Don't cause trouble." Mom said.
We went upstairs and found Keanna listening to music. I've never heard this one coming out from her room before.
"KEANNA! TURN THE NOISE DOWN!" I heard Landon yell from his room.
"FINE!" she yelled back.
I knocked on her door. She opened it after 10 seconds.
"What do you need this time?" She asked.
"What were you listening to?" I asked.
"This band from when mom and dad were in high school. Now, go bother your twin." She said.
"Fine." I said leaving when I heard door open downstairs. I ran down.
"DAD!" I yelled.
"David, no yelling." He said.
"Sorry." I said. "Who's aunt Mo? She was here when I got back from the park with Kayleigh."
"Someone from back in high school. Don't you have something to do with Kayleigh?" he asked.
"Yea, a prank to pull on her." I smirked.
"Do that and you'll get in more trouble than you already are." He said.
"Ok, I'm going downstairs." I said.
"Have fun." He replied.
Olivia's POV:
David just suddenly came down yelling dad. Of course Wen's home by now.
"What was that?" Mo asked.
"Wen's home." I said.
"Yay! Time to make my presence known." Mo said.
"Mo, you really haven't changed have you?" I asked.
"Nope." She said running to the front door.
"Hey Mo." Wen said.
"Glad to see you remembered me." Mo said sarcastically.
"Mo!" I said.
"What?" she asked.
"He's not Charlie." I laughed.
"I bet Charlie don't even remember us." Mo said laughing.
"Probably." I said.
"MOM! KEANNA'S DANCING AGAIN!" I heard Landon yell.
"I'll be right back." I said going upstairs.
"Shut it both of you. Can't you two go a day without fighting? Landon, study downstairs, Keanna, please stop dancing." I said.
"Fine." They both said. I went downstairs with Landon in front.
"They drive me more crazy then Beech did 16 years ago." I said going back to the living room.
"So, when are you planning to tell the secret?" Mo asked.
"I don't know. Stella may have given us permission but we don't know if Charlie told her yes." I said.
"He did. Stella said." Mo said.
"Well, how are we gonna tell then?" I asked.
"How about a concert just for the kids right now? I can call Scott to see if he can bring the drums and bass over. Do you two still have the keyboard and the guitar?" Mo asked.
"Yea, Keanna loves to play the keyboard and if I let Landon, he would play guitar all day long." I said. "What song?"
"We know it can't be Breakthrough or More Than A Band. I'm thinking either Livin' On A High Wire or Somebody." Mo said.
"I'll agree to Somebody if you'll play She's So Gone." I said.
"Fine, I'll call Scott now." Mo said.
"And I'll get Wen." I said leaving.
Scott's POV:
Couldn't Mo bring the kids to Olivia's when she went? Then the phone rang.
"Hello? Mo! Yea. Why? Okay, see you then." I said to the phone.
I packed the drums and her bass like she asked.
"Kyra, Madi, Trent! Get down! We're going somewhere!" I yelled up the stairs.
They came running down.
"Where are we going?" Kyra asked.
"To Auntie Olivia and Uncle Wen's" I said.
"Who are they?" Trent asked.
"Your mom and my best friends from high school." I said, "Let's go! We have a surprise planned for you." I said.
Hope you liked the chapter. I write during lunch break at school when I'm not practicing for my audition so I probably will upload soon.
And I have one question. At my school, we have an audition coming up for a school musical next week and I need help deciding which song to sing... Please vote in the comments if you'd like to help. Here are the choices I have.
The Story of Us - Taylor Swift
Skyscraper - Demi Lovato
Today Was A Fairytale - Taylor Swift
Haunted - Taylor Swift
Thank You!
