A/N: Glad you guys are enjoying.
I like updating, okay? There are so many ideas in my head, and they have to get down before I lose them. I have slight short-term memory loss.
Did anyone notice that I made a few mistakes in the last chapter? It was mostly grammar. xP. I thought I would never write in the passive voice, but I guess I was wrong. That's not happening again.
Oh, and by the way, I changed Lilly and Oliver's ages to 10. I get really picky sometimes... xP I replaced the document of chapter 1. But don't worry, their ages were the only thing I changed.
The Fellowship of the Rubber Band
By Pwnguin
Chapter 2: Initiation
The following day of the creation of "The Band", as Lilly and Oliver abbreviated it, Lilly and Oliver had called Todd, Joanie, and Amber to the TreeHouse. The TreeHouse was actually a giant toolshed in the Oken's backyard, but Lilly and Oliver called it the TreeHouse since they both had wanted a treehouse, but they knew they would never get one. So they satisfied themselves with calling the toolshed the TreeHouse. Mr. Oken did not have tools, but he had bought the toolshed because of a sale. He let Oliver hang out in it. With the help of his father, Oliver brought in a couch, a large round table, a bookshelf, a chalkboard, and many wooden chairs.
Starting on this day, it would be the national headquarters of The Band.
Oliver and Lilly called over Amber Addison, Joanie Palumbo, and Todd Torres over to the TreeHouse.
Amber was a girl of African-descent. She was quiet, shy and wore large rimmed glasses around her small face. Because of this fact, Amber was often ridiculed, and was not very popular in school. Lilly and Oliver were able to see past her looks and be her friend.
Joanie was similar to Lilly in many ways. They were both into skateboarding, hockey, football, any sport you name it. Joanie also had a slight temper and a tendency to be... well... evil. She often dumped these traits on Lilly and Oliver, yet somehow, they were friends.
Todd was a strange kid. He wasn't very bright and had a tendency to be gullible. The older kids usually tricked him into doing stuff for them, only to get into trouble. At first, Lilly and Oliver felt sorry for Todd and decided to be his friend. As the years went by, they found that Todd was actually a very cool guy. He just had some loose screws.
Somehow, all of them were qualified to join The Fellowship of the Rubber Band.
Amber, Joanie, Lilly, and Todd all sat around the table facing the chalkboard. Oliver was standing in front of the chalkboard with a pointer in hand.
"You have all been called here today," Oliver began, "Because you have qualified to join our new club. Lilly is our President, and I, Oliver, am our Vice-President."
"So why isn't Lilly up there talking to us?" Amber asked.
"Cause I wanted to use the pointer," Oliver said.
Lilly rolled her eyes.
"Now," Oliver continued, "If you agree to join The Band, you will have to solemnly swear to follow our guidelines."
Oliver moved to the side of the chalkboard. On it were 3 rules.
"Number one," Oliver said, and pointed with the pointer to the first rule on the board, "No telling non-members of The Band."
"Can I tell my mother?" Todd asked.
Lilly flicked the back of Todd's head, "Is she a member?"
"No..."
"Then no."
Todd grumbled and crossed his arms.
"Rule number 2," Oliver moved the pointer down, "All members of The Band must wear their rubber band at all times."
There were no complaints.
"Rule number 3," Oliver lowered the pointer, "Share your Skittles."
"What does that have to do with anything?" Joanie asked.
Oliver pointed the pointer at Lilly, "It was her idea."
Lilly shrugged, "Two rules didn't seem like enough."
Everyone nodded.
"Okay, now we need to officialize everyone," Lilly said and stood up. "Whoever would like to join The Fellowship of the Rubber Band, say 'Aye'"
"Aye," Amber, Joanie, and Todd said.
"Now, repeat after me," Lilly said. She placed her right hand on her heart. Everyone followed suit.
"I, as a member of The Fellowship of the Band, solemnly swear to follow the guidelines of The Band. If I fail to do so, I understand that I will be removed from the club and Oliver will attack me with his water gun." Lilly said.
Everyone repeated, until they reached the ending.
"Water gun?" Todd asked.
"Yeah. We figured you guys needed some kind of punishment," Oliver said.
"Okay, repeat the swear!" Lilly ordered. Everyone repeated the swear.
"Now, we get the bands. Oliver, get the bands." Lilly said.
Oliver got the small, plastic bag containing the rubber bracelets and handed them to Lilly.
Lilly took out a bracelet, "Amber Addison."
Amber approached Lilly and held out her wrist. She watched intently as Lilly placed the bracelet unto her wrist, "You are now an official member of The Fellowship of the Band."
Lilly took out another bracelet, "Todd Torres."
Todd approached Lilly and smiled smugly. His hands were in his pockets."Yes?"
"... Stick out your hand," Lilly said.
"But my mom tells me to keep my hands to myself," Todd said.
Lilly rolled her eyes, "I thought you wanted to be part of this club."
"Okay okay okay ," Todd said, and stuck out his wrist. Lilly placed the bracelet on his wrist and said, "You are now an official member of The Fellowship of the Band."
Todd smiled, "Sweet." He took his seat next to Amber.
Lilly took out the final bracelet, "Joanie Palumbo."
Joanie got up and stuck out her wrist. Lilly was about to place the bracelet on her wrist, until she noticed a sparkly charm bracelet on Joanie's wrist, "Wow, what a pretty bracelet. Where'd you get it?"
Joanie smiled, "Thanks. My mom gave it to me."
"Wow, that's so cool, I wish my mom--"
"Lilly!" Oliver said, annoyed, "Will ya please move it along?"
Lilly rolled her eyes and placed the bracelet on Joanie's wrist, "You are now an official member of The Fellowship of the Band."
Joanie took her seat. Lilly moved to the front of the chalkboard. She nudged Oliver to a seat on the table. He sat.
"As of today, The Fellowship of the Band is now an official secret club. We'll meet here every Saturday afternoon. Any questions?"
Todd solemnly raised his hand.
Lilly sighed, "Yes Todd?"
"Can I tell my dad?"
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Three days passed after the first meeting of The Band. Lilly sat on her bed planning the next meeting. What would they do at the next meeting? What did secret clubs do every week? Lilly stared at her bracelet as if it had the answers to her questions. Then she heard a tap on her window.
Lilly's room was on the second floor. Her mother had left a ladder lying around in front of Lilly's window so Oliver took advantage of the fact and climbed up to Lilly's room every chance he got.
Lilly walked over and opened her window. There, Oliver stood there with a smile, "Sup, Lilly." He climbed into her bedroom.
"Nothing, just planning our next meeting," Lilly said and sat down on the bed. Oliver joined her. He noticed a clipboard with list of ideas.
Oliver picked up the clipboard and read off the ideas, "Disney Dress Up. Music Mania. Back To School Party. Lilly... hate to break it to you... but these ideas stink."
"I know, Oliver! Like you could come up with better ideas," Lilly retorted.
"I can't. I'm hungry," Oliver said, and started to head out to the kitchen. Then he stopped short, "Hey, how about a picnic?"
"A picnic? Oliver, it's way too hot to have a picnic right now," Lilly said.
"No, not now. We could have a picnic in the TreeHouse at our next meeting," Oliver said.
Lilly's eyes lit up. Now there's an idea.
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A/N: Still setting the stage for this story...
Guess what. The purple button down there. It does cool stuff. Wanna see? ;)