A\N: This is my very first fic... Be nice? Ah, whatever you want to say, it doesn't bother me. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: Do I need a disclaimer for this? I don't own my Band, my BD or my friends... There you go. :)

Band is… "A mallet player's perspective"

Playing the same part of a song ten times over cuz one member of your section played over the Rest.

Singing made up words to the song during long periods of rest.

Using the xylophone for a pillow during boring songs

Trying to juggle your mallets for "kicks and grins"

Marching down the same hallway for an hour and a half.

Actually learning from it.

Having to buy earplugs cuz the drumline is right behind you

Purposely going off step to annoy your section leader

But you annoy the BD instead…

Bringing your MP3 player\iPod to practice

Loading and playing the Band song on your MP3 player\iPod.

Ending up three measures ahead because of it

Doing more pushups in one practice than in six gym classes because your section leader is evil.

Making up a pointless dance to the tuba\Bari sax duet

The BD loving it.

Then trying to teach it to your entire section.

Getting weird nicknames from your BD.

Giving weird nicknames to your BD.

Both learning to respond to such nicknames

Having races with marching bells and bass drums.

"Accidentally" throwing your mallets at the BD.

Arguing with your friends about the difference between band geeks and band nerds.

Having the same argument with your BD

Winning both times.

Playing soccer in your free time before practice in the parking lot.

Almost getting hit by a car during said soccer game.

Finding out the driver was the flute section leader and plotting revenge…

Pretending you are Spanish and freaking the concession stand people out.

Having your back cracked by James B in the instrument room after practice.

Making up totally pointless games to entertain a bus full of bored, insane teenagers.

Forgetting the rules of the game three seconds after starting.

Improvising!

Getting lost trying to find a bathroom at your first competition.

Finally finding a bathroom, and walking into the boys' instead.

Still getting lost trying to find the SAME bathroom at the SAME competition, year after year.

Arguing randomly with your BD about totally unrelated topics, half of which have nothing to do with Band.

Playing other people's instruments.

Those people not caring.

Being so obsessed with Band that you make your computer project Band related.

Picking on the only drum majorette for no apparent reason, outside of Band.

Realizing your one true love, then realizing you can't have him cuz he's two years younger than you…

Understanding the full concept of "sibling rivalry" (for only kids)

Finding your best friend pole dancing with a tenor sax at your first competition.

Making up weird songs to pass the time on the way to competition.

Snorting "Lunchable's" cheese packets on the bus at competition.

Having to yell at the two bass clarinets for playing so loud you can't hear the rest of the Band.

Getting a piggy-back ride from your best friend cuz you're wearing flip-flops and the grass is really wet.

Doing the Can-can at Graduation while you're waiting for the rest of the Band to show up.

Flirting with the head snare from the rival school.

Him flirting back.

Getting in trouble for flirting with the head snare…

Getting your head smashed between two cymbals

Me: "Why are we included in the woodwind's practice tonight?" My friends: "Because we play the same part as the woodwinds Lou…" Me: "But we don't blow… We bang…"

Declaring the marching bells the newest fashion statement.

Demanding they become part of the school dress code.

Learning how to play instruments from every section of the Band.

Being successful.

Finding out there really are people as crazy as you.

Being loved for it.

Randomly hugging people and saying "I love you!" and them not getting freaked out because they're in Band.

Trying to help the Jazz Band set up and falling off the stage because you were trying to untangle a really long extension cord.

Writing stupid lists like this.

Getting your friends to join in.

Watching music related episodes of TV sitcoms (some that you have never watched before a day in your life) just to see if they have a marching Band.

Messing around during the last Band practice of the year with your senior friend, throwing pennies down the bell of her instrument.

Getting smacked in the forehead by the pennies when she blows really hard and fast.

Being attacked by your older friends and getting your mountain dew stolen.

Finally finding your mountain dew in the very back of the highest cubby in the instrument room.

Having to climb onto the shoulders of your senior friend to get to it and falling anyways…

Putting the mountain dew in your senior friend's bell for safekeeping.

Attempting to learn how to play the saxophone and getting nicknamed Goose by your gym teacher when she was walking by and heard you…

Watching your friend's flute get run over by a truck because her just-ex-boyfriend threw it into the road.

Comforting your friend when she realizes this.

Walking in on your cousin and your best friend making out in the instrument room (BAD things have happened in that instrument room, lemme tell ya!)

Coming home from competition at midnight and actually spending the night in the Band room.

Walking into Dunkin Donuts at five-thirty in the morning with the entire Band before competition.

Being called the lone flute girl because you were caught playing your friend's flute.

Quoting Disney movies on the entire ride home from a competition at eleven-thirty at night.

Having a parade through the ENTIRE town (with fire trucks and police cars) after winning Class Champs and losing your voice from screaming.

Well, there you have it. A small-town girl's Band is... thing. There will be more, I just have to wait to get back to my Band... Like I said in the profile, send me a PM or review if you are confused. The stories make me laugh anyways!!!

Saxypit