Disclaimer: I do not own the song Overprotected, Britney Spears, School of Rock, or the characters from the movie that will appear in this fic.

Say hello to the girl that I am.
You're gonna have to see through my perspective.
I need to make mistakes just to learn who I am.
And I don't wanna be so damn protected.

Katie stared at her reflection in the mirror in front of her. She was now 17. Her attitude had changed since she had moved away from New Jersey. She was a bad-assed chick who lived in the heart of Chicago. Her hair was red at the tips and her nails painted black. Katie had a pair of skull stud earrings. She was wearing a plaid mini-skirt with a pair of black jeans under the skirt. She had a white tank top on with a black bra under it. She carefully applied eyeliner and mascara and grabbed her denim jacket.

Flashback

"W-we're m-m-moving" a 15 year old Katie stuttered.

"Yes, I'm so sorry honey. You're dad got a new job in Chicago. You LOVE Chicago" her mother cooed.

"Only when I VISIT! LIKE FOR A WEEK" she protested. "What about the band"

"I'm sure there is an even better band for you in Illinois"

"NO! NO ONE IS AS GOOD A BAND AS SCHOOL OF ROCK IS! WHAT ABOUT MY FRIENDS! WHAT ABOUT FREDDY" Katie shouted at her mother. Tears were flowing from her eyes. She had been dating Freddy for about 3 years now. Long-distance relationships never work!

"There will be new friends in Chicago."

End Flashback

There must be another way!
Cause I believe in taking chances.
But who am I to say,
What a girl is to do?
God I need some answers!

What am I to do with my life?
We'll find it out don't worry.
How am I supposed to know what's right?
You just got to do it your way!
I can't help the way I feel.
But my life has been so overprotected.

Katie was a loner except for her band. Her only friends were Tessa, a drummer, Chloe, an awesome guitarist and a wonderful singer, and Adriana, a keyboardist. They certainly weren't School of Rock but they were Katie's new home away from home. Sadly, her band mates went to different schools. So at school Katie was alone.

I tell him what I like, what I want, and what I know.
But every time I do I stand corrected.

She had dated one guy. His name was Matthew. He was really protective of Katie. She couldn't even look at another guy. Matt had started to get rough with her and she got out of that relationship as soon as possible. He never had the same caring love for her that Freddy did. No one ever would.

+Skipping some lyrics+

There must be another way!
Cause I believe in taking chances.
But who am I to say,
What a girl is to do?
God I need some answers!

What am I to do with my life?
We'll find it out don't worry.
How am I supposed to know what's right?
You just got to do it your way!
I can't help the way I feel.
But my life has been so overprotected.

The last time Katie had talked to a former band member was on her 17th birthday, which was 11 months ago. It was Freddy. It brought her to tears to just hear his voice. He had called her. His voice was sad. She supposed it would be, since he was talking to an old girlfriend that he ((hopefully)) still loved. She had her moments where she missed him but she'd never let her emotions get the best of her. But still she knew it would kill him to see her so cold and punk.

I need time,
Love.
I need space.

I don't need nobody telling me just wanna, what I want what I'm gonna,
About my destiny.
Nobody's telling me what I wanna.
Be someone else but me.

She had become distant from everyone after the move. Her parents rarely ever talked to her. They had only talked maybe 100 times in the past two years. ((If you didn't know that's not too much.)) Her punk image had been almost scrubbed away by her parents but it refused to leave Katie. She was always in an I-don't-care mood and would rarely ever come out. She never really spoke her mind anymore. Basically her whole emotional, and intellectual state was blank.

There must be another way!
Cause I believe in taking chances.
But who am I to say,
What a girl is to do?
God I need some answers!

What am I to do with my life?
We'll find it out don't worry.
How am I supposed to know what's right?
You just got to do it your way!
I can't help the way I feel.
But my life has been so overprotected.

"Watch where you're going chump" Katie shouted after she had collided with someone on the street.

"Oh, sorry" the boy held out his hand to help Katie up. As she took it she got a good glimpse at the boy.

"D-do I know you" she asked unusually curiously.

The boy looked at her. "Oh my God! Katie? Is that you"

"Uhh, yeah I'm Katie. Who are you" she demanded.

"You don't recognize me? It's Zack."

Katie's eyes got wide. "No way" She looked up at him. Now that she thought about it he did look like Zack. "You got tall" she noted. He towered over her now.

"And you got…punk."

"So you noticed" she said sarcastically.

"Freddy's here with me. The entire band is! You should come see us! We're playing at club. I think it's called Intoxicated."

"Oh cool. I'm just curious, who did you get as a bass player"

"Oh" he paused dramatically"Summer."

"SUMMER! Summer Hathaway" Katie asked astounded.

"Yeah, after you left she began taking lessons. She's not as good as you but she's not bad" the dark haired boy laughed.

"So Intoxicated right"

"Yep, I think I can get you backstage. Meet me in front of the building at I don't know…8:00."

"I'll be there. Should I un-punk-ify myself for the occasion" she asked.

"No, I think it'll be an interesting surprise."