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Chapter 3: Lunch Time Rivals and Music Room Lovers
"Yes, one more class until lunch" Alex said happily
"I know, come on let's get to our music class. I'm dying to sign up for chorus." Mitchie stated
"Oh, so you're going to try singing this year?" Alex asked
"Yeah, why?" Mitchie said in a curious manner, "Whoa, don't get me wrong. You're a GREAT NO AMAZING singer, but I thought we were going to play an instrument this year" Alex said
"So, you don't want me to be in chorus." Mitchie said sadly. "No, of course not. Here, I'll make a deal with you. I'll sign up for chorus with you"
"Aw. You would really do that for me, Lex"
"Duh, but I'm going to sign up for guitar too." "I knew the old Alex would come out soon" Mitchie said while laughing.
"Come on Mitch, the boys are probably waiting for us in class"
As Alex and Mitchie walked into class they instantly saw Nate and Shane sitting in the same seats that they have been sitting in for the last three years.
"Hey Shane and Nate" Mitchie and Alex said.
"Hey, so what are you guts signing up for this year?" Shane asked
"Well I'm signing up for chorus" Mitched stated
"Wait only chorus no flute, violin, sax" Shane said in a surprised tone. "Yup" Mitchie said
"How about you, Al?" Nate asked. "Oh, I'm signing up for guitar and chorus"
"Wow! Guitar. But you don't even know to play a guitar" Nate said. Alex just looked at Nate and smiled "yeah, but you do" After Alex said that Nate officially got the hint that he would be the one teaching her how to play the guitar.
"How about you guys?" Mitchie asked
"Well, I'm thinking about playing the flute or violin or something classical" Shane stated. "Really?" Mitchie accidently blurted out. "No, I'm signing up for chorus because you know I do have the voice of an angel, but I'm also signing up for bass"
"Awesome, how about you Nate?" Alex asked
"I'm signing up for the same thing I have signed up for, for the last three years"
"Of course guitar and chorus" All three of them said together
"Exactly" Nate smiled
"Wow, so everyone is taking chorus this year." Mitchie stated. "I guess so" Alex replied with a smile until she saw the worst being to ever walk on this planet, Ms. Miley Stewart. "What is she doing here" Alex blurted out.
"who" Nate said while looking around.
"The most devious, ugliest, meanest-""Okay Alex, we get it. You and her don't get along" Mitchie said
"Oh, you mean Miley" Nate said while looking at Miley. "Of course her! Who else would it be" Alex said as she gave Nate the snake eye.
"Guys, she's actually not that bad. I mean look at her! She's pretty, smart, and talented" Nick said in a daydream tone.
"NATE! SNAP OUT OF IT! This Miley Stewart we're talking about. You know the girl who created the tradition to do something to your best friend every year since the third grade." Mitchie stated
"Yeah, remember the time she put-" Shane got cut off by Alex. "Shane, let's not relive it"
"Oh, Sorry Al" Shane said "It's okay"
"Good Morning class, are you ready for a whole year of music, because you're in for a real treat. Hm, I see new faces and some old faces" Mrs. Snow looked at Mitchie, Alex, Shane, and Nate
"Okay, first off let's start by letting you guys pick what instrument or chorus you want to be in. Let's start with my old students shall we" Mrs. Snow said.
"Um, Shane what are you signing up for?" "I'm signing up for bass guitar and chorus" Shane stated
"Oh good choice! How about you, Mitchie?" "I'm actually only going to sign up for chorus" Mitchie said.
"Well that's okay my dear. What about you Nate" Mrs. Snow asked.
"Guitar and Chorus" Nate said. "Oh, I see you're keeping up with your tradition. How about you, Russo? Should I sign you up for drums?" Mrs. Snow asked
"Actually, I am not going to sign up for drums" Alex said "Well, what is it this time, sweetie?" Mrs. Snow asked
"I'm actually going to sign up for guitar-" Mrs. Snow cut off Alex "Oh, that's great! Considering Nathaniel is your best friend"
"Wait, Mrs. Snow there's more, I'm also signing up for chorus" Alex said in a soft tone.
"CHORUS! Really? Very well, my dear. I think it will be quite interesting to hear you sing considering that the last three years I had you I have never heard you sing" Mrs. Snow stated
"I know" Alex replied. "But I have faith in you" Mrs. Snow said with a smile.
"Thanks Mrs. S" Alex said.
Suddenly, Miley raised her hand. "Yes, Ms. Umm" Mrs. Snow began to look at her list.
"Stewart" Miley replied. "Okay,yes Ms. Stewart"
"I mean no disrespect, but why should Alex sign up for chorus. She probably doesn't even know to sing" Miley said while looking at Mrs. S
"Wow, for someone who didn't mean to be disrespectful. You sure were!" Mitchie stated as she rolled her eyes. Miley just looked at her "Whatever!"
"Enough,girls! Let's get back to the sign-up sheet shall we. what would you like to sign-up for?" Mrs. S asked.
"I would like to sign-up for chorus." Miley said "Surprise, surprise" Shane muttered
"What I think Miley has a beautiful voice that should be heard everywhere" Nate said while looking at her dreamily.
Alex turned her heard towards Mitchie, "You got to be kidding! She sings like a male bus driver with a southern accent!" Mitchie couldn't help but laugh. "What's so funny?" Shane asked.
"Oh, nothing" Mitchie replied.
"Okay, class now that everyone has signed-up for an instrument or chorus. It's time for my old students to show you a little thing or two. Mitchie, Shane, Alex, and Nate. Can you come up here?"
The four of them walked on to the stage and grabbed their respected instruments. "Okay Mitchie, you go first! Can you play my heart will go on, on the flute" Mrs. S asked
"Sure" Mitchie exclaimed. Mitchie started playing the song on her flute. She was very concentrated on hitting the right notes and pitches. Mitchie hated messing up when it came to the flute because she played it for three whole years. Mitchie finished and the whole class couldn't help but clap loudly.
"Thank you Mitchie" Mrs. S said
"You're Welcome"
"Okay now, its Shane's turn he will be playing a classic song also known as Stand by me."
Shane loved the bass but he hated doing classic songs, he loved doing blues and jazz songs on the bass. So, during the middle of his song he switched from "stand by me" to "Let's stay together." When he was finished the whole class was surprised as to how he was able to switch songs, so quickly without sheet music.
"Woah, I so want to be able to do that" a freshman said.
Shane put his guitar down, hoping Mrs. Snow wouldn't be too mad.
"You know Shane, every time I think I have you all figured out. You do something like this" Mrs. Snow said with a smile.
"So, you're not mad? Shane asked. "Of course not! I'm glad you did that" Mrs. S stated.
"Thanks" Shane then went back to his seat.
"Okay Class, last but certainly not least we have Nate on guitar and Alex on drums. Originally, I was going to make them do a solo but I have decided to ask them to play 'Wipe out' together.
"Awesome" Alex said while twirling her drumstick.
"But there's a catch, when I yell out 'guitar solo' or 'drum solo' the person not playing that instrument will have to stop until I say the word 'duo'. You guys got it?"
"Yup" Nate and Alex said together. "Okay go!" Mrs. S yelled out
Immediately music started coming out of both Alex's and Nate's instrument. Both of them knew the song by heart because this was the first song they ever played together. "Guitar Solo" Mrs. S yelled
Alex stopped playing her drums and watched her best friend start playing his solo. As she sat there waiting for the word duo to come out of Mrs. Snow's mouth. She couldn't help but watch Nate very closely. She watched as he tapped his foot to the beat he was making, the facial expression he was making as he hit every single note perfectly, and most of all she saw the way he smiled every time he placed a guitar in his hand. And man did Alex love that smile. Suddenly, her train of thought was cut off when she heard Mrs. Snow say "Duo." Alex was about to play until she realized that she was not paying attention to the last note Nate was playing.
"Oh, Crap" Alex muttered. However, she was overcome with relief when she saw Nate make the letter "B" with his right hand before it met his guitar strings. Alex gave a sigh of relief and started playing the drums. As she did, she was hoping that no one saw what just happened. But she was also hoping that Shane and Mitchie didn't notice the way she was looking at Nate while he was playing. Alex truly had a history of being caught looking at Nate in a more then friend way. And it was also weird that she was caught more by Shane then Mitchie, but that's another story. Suddenly, Alex heard the words "Drum Solo"
And she knew it was time to step it up. When she heard Nate stop playing the guitar, she knew exactly what do. Alex twirled her drumsticks and started playing the drums with all her heart and thinking about what note to hit next.
"Tab, tab, base, base, hit, hit A, C, C, A,B, and base, symbol, symbol, and back to base" Alex muttered. She was doing fine, because she was constantly reminding herself not to look at Nate. Alex had always had this constant fear that if she would look up. She would see Nate, and she would be so freaked out that she would let go of her drumsticks.
"Faster, Al, Faster" Alex told herself.
Alex went faster but still hitting the right notes 1,23, 1,2 symbol, 1,2,3, base, symbol and.. Alex was going so fast that it was hard to figure out what note she was going to hit next. Suddenly, she heard "And stop!" Alex looked up to see Mrs. Snow smiling at her.
"what's wrong, Mrs. Snow" Nate asked as he put down his guitar
"Yeah Mrs. Snow, me and Nate were totally rocking out here" Alex said as she got up from her drumset and twirled her drumstick in her right hand.
"This is the reason why, class what did you think of Nate and Alex's performance?" Mrs. Snow asked
"It was awesome! Nate is really good!" A freshman said
"Yeah, but Alex is totally my favorite out of the four. I mean, did you not see how great she was." A freshman girl stated.
"Um. Mrs. Snow, is it possible if I can change my sign up to drums instead?" A sophomore asked. "Oh, can I change to guitar, please" A freshman asked.
Suddenly, all you could hear was mumbling voices. "Class, calm down! I will change your sign ups tomorrow. But can you overall tell me how Nate and Alex did." Mrs. Snow said
A junior raised her hand and said, "Well if I had to rate them from a scale of one to ten I would give them both a ten. When Nate plays guitar we can totally see his passion for it and Alex has so much promise. That's what makes her such a great drummer."
"Yeah, I actually loved Alex's performance. I want to be able to play drums just like her" A girl from the front row said.
"Aw. Thank you" Alex accidently blurted out, because she was so delighted to hear these nice comments.
"Oh, watch out! Someone's ego is going up ten points" Miley yelled out.
As Alex heard those words come out of her mouth, Alex's smile instantly faded and she looked down. Mitchie and Shane could tell that Alex was upset and they both knew that Alex wouldn't say or do anything because that's the way she was. Alex never liked to cause confrontation or drama. She preferred to stay behind the scenes rather than be in the spotlight.
"Leave her alone, Miley!" Mitchie said
"What! It's the truth just because she can hit some instrument with sticks and make noise. Doesn't mean she should be praised for it" Miley said while rolling her eyes.
"First of all their called drumsticks" Shane stated
"Yeah and second of all she's not making noise its called music. And third, it's because of her technique and skill, that's why the class admires her so much" Mitchie said
"Wow! Shane and you can actually count up to three. Bravo!" Miley started clapping
"Why. I. ought" Mitchie yelled out.
"What cat got your tongue" Miley said
"Oh, that's it" Mitchie said and stood up but she was pulled back down by Shane. "Cool, your jets Mitch this is actually what Miley wants you to do"
"But she and her and ugh! Fine." Mitchie sat there with her arms crossed.
"Nate and Alex, you may go back to your seat" Mrs. Snow said
As Alex took her seat, she stared at Shane and Mitchie "You know guys, you didn't have to stand up for me. You could have easily let it go"
"You may think that, but we sure don't" Mitchie said
"What are you guys talking about?" Alex asked
"Al, we love you" Shane said. "Okay, I know that" Alex stated with a smile.
"But Miley has been ragging on you for years, don't you think it's time for you to stand-" Shane was cut off by Alex
"No, there's never a right time to cause a person pain or hurt for your own personal right! At least that's what my father taught me. And I'm going to value that for my entire life"
"Fine, if you're not going to stand up for yourself at least stand up for Nate" Mitchie stated
"What are you-" Alex was suddenly cut off by Shane turning her head in Nate's direction. As he turned her head she saw Miley wink at Nate. Nate responded by giving her a nod and a cute smirk, that probably make every girl melt.
"oh, that" Alex said in between a sigh "He'll come to his senses, you'll see"
"Alex, I hate to say this-"
"Then don't Mitchie!" Alex grabbed her bag and headed toward the door as the lunch bell rang.
"Is she going to be alright?" Shane asked
"I hope so" Mitchie said as she walked towards the door.
As Alex twirled the right numbers on her padlock and opened her locker. Her sorrow turned into happiness as she saw the collage hanging inside her locker. Alex had friends that loved her and a best friend who she hoped would turn into a boyfriend. A few minutes later she was able to snap back into reality and as she closed her locker. She instantly screamed when she saw someone's face.
"Dude, don't do that" Alex said while she pushed Shane. "I'm sorry, but I and Shane didn't want to ruin Nalex time" Shane said
"Who the heck is Nalex?" Alex asked out of confusion
"Hello! When you put Alex and Nate together, you get.." Mitchie stopped for dramatic effect. "Nalex" Mitchie and Shane said in unison.
Alex laughed a little, "I have to admit that was kind of cute"
"What was cute?" Nate asked as he joined the conversation.
"Oh, when Shane unleashed his inner nerd" Mitchie said in a random tone.
"Oh, yeah! That was awesome" Nate said
"Wait, wasn't that the same day that I and Shane caught Nate checking Mitchie out" Alex blurted out.
"First of all, there was no checking out what so ever! I was just looking at her outfit" Nate stated
"Yeah.. I would have just preferred you to admit that you were checking her out." Shane said
"Can you say, Awkward" Alex sang. All Mitchie could do was just laugh. "Come on guys, let's get some lunch" Mitchie and Nate walked to the café while Shane and Alex stayed back.
"Hey, remember when I was unleashing my inner nerd" Shane asked
"Yeah" Alex replied. "Wasn't that the same day you were jealous of Mitchie" Shane asked with an interesting expression.
"I was not jealous, I was mainly concerned" Alex stated
"Why would you be concerned, could it be the fear of losing Nate to another girl?"
"Look Shane, I was not jealous or scared. I was just concerned, nothing more!"
"Yeah, right. Which is why you bluntly told me that you had feelings for Nate"
"I never told you that" Alex said in a denial tone.
"Sure, you did. Remember?"
*Flashback*
Alex sees Shane. "OMG, Shane what are you doing?"
"I'm unleashing my inner nerd" Shane said in a geeky voice.
"Aw. But you still look oh so adorable" Mitchie stated
"Ah. Thank you" Shane said in a geeky voice again.
Suddenly, Nate walked over to them, he instantly saw Shane. "I'm not even going to ask"
"Oh, hey Nate" Mitchie said.
Nate turned and saw that she looked really pretty, "Oh, hey Mitch" he said in a flirty tone.
"So Al, what are we going to do today?" Mitchie asked
As Alex and Mitchie were talking. Nate couldn't help but check Mitchie out. He tried his best to gradually look up and down without getting caught. However, Nate wasn't that smooth. Alex and Shane saw the whole thing.
"Well, I'll see you guys tonight. Bye!" Mitchie then goes outside.
"Oh, shoot I have to call mom and ask her something. Be right back" Nate said and hurried down the hallway.
Alex and Shane both looked at each other. "Did you see that?"
" I know, Nate was totally checking out Mitchie" Alex said
"Oh, do I hear a hint of jealously" Shane said in a teasing tone
"What, me? Jealously, never!" Alex stated
"Al, it's okay to admit that you were jealous of Mitchie"
"I'm not jealous, okay" Alex exclaimed "But even if I were to admit that I was jealous. Why would Nate check out Mitchie instead of me? What's so wrong about me, huh Shane?" Alex accidentally blurted out.
"Oh no! Did I just say that" Alex covered her face with her hands and sat on the floor.
"Alex, you have feelings for Nate don't you?" Shane asked in a shocked tone.
Still covering her face with her hands, "No, I don't have feelings for Nate. I only see him as a friend. Okay! Nate and I will forever be just friend"
Shane couldn't believe what he was hearing, I mean he knew Alex liked Nate more than a friend. But he assumed that it was just a harmless crush. He never thought it would grow into something bigger.
"Al, you know you can tell me the truth" Shane said as he sat next to her on the floor.
"I already told you the truth Nate and I are just friends"
"With all due respect, Al. You don't sound too thrilled about being friends with Nate" Shane stated
"That's because I'm not" Alex muttered
"What was that?" Shane asked
"Nothing" Alex replied while looking down.
"Look Alex, I don't know much about your relationship with Nate, but I do know that you two have known each other long enough to actually have feelings for one anther" Shane said softly
"Shane, you don't understand!" Alex said in a sad tone "I really really like Nate, do you how hard it is to see him look at other girls and date other girls. And I have to stand there with a fake smile on my face and pretend that it's fine with me! When in reality, I dislike it so much." Alex said once again without thinking. "Aw. Man, I did it again!" Alex covered her face with her hands again. "I'm so stupid" she muttered
Shane just smirked "Alex, you not stupid!"
"Yes, I am! I like Nate more than a friend! What's wrong with me!"
When Shane heard Alex say that he couldn't help but laugh.
"Why are you laughing?" Alex asked while looking at Shane for the first time.
"I can't help it, you just sound so cute" Shane said.
"Why, do I sound cute?" Alex asked
"Because, you act like there's something wrong with liking your best friend"
"That's the point Shane, he is my best friend. Nothing more should come out of our relationship" Alex stated
When Alex said this, Shane could tell how sad she was because of the golden rule of friendship. Which is we should only see each other as friends, nothing more and nothing less.
"Al seriously, how long have you liked Nate" Shane asked
"Since the day he gave me this" Alex said while she showed Shane her dog tag necklace.
"Did you ever consider telling him, how you feel." Shane asked
"No" Alex said as she once again looked down
"Why not?"
"Because Shane" Alex looked up at him "Because I rather have him as a friend then not have him at all"
"So, you guys ready to go ?" Nate asked as he walked up to them.
"Yeah, let's go" Shane said as he stood up.
"Yeah, let's go" Alex repeated as she, herself was trying to get up off the floor.
"Here let me help" Nate put his hand out for Alex to take. And unsurprisingly she did.
"Thanks" she said happily still holding his hand.
"Um. Al you can let go now" Nate said
"Oh, sorry" Alex let go of his hand. "Nah, it's cool!" Nate said with a smile "Come on guys, let's go." Nate walked outside
When Nate left, Alex let out a dreamy sigh and looked over at Shane. Who was giving her a look.
"What"
"If you're not going to tell him, at least stop making it obvious that you like him" Shane said in a teasing way.
"Shut up!" Alex playfully hit Shane's arm
-End of Flashback-
"Fine, I was jealous and yes I did say that I liked Nate. Are you happy now!" Alex asked
"Very" Shane said with a smirk
"You suck!" Alex yelled
"I love you too" Shane replied
Alex and Shane finally entered the café. "Guys, what took you so long" Mitchie asked
"Oh, I and Shane were just talking" Alex stated
"Alright, let's get some lunch" Nate said
As Nate, Alex, Mitchie, and Shane gradually lined up and got their food. Alex couldn't help but admire Nate. I mean, they have been through so much together. Soon enough Alex instantly knew that it was beyond to happen! What to happen, you may ask. Alex was beyond to like Nate whether she fought it or not.
"Allie, why are you looking at me like that? Do I have something on my face?" Nate asked
"Huh! Oh, you have an eyelash on your face. Here let me get it" Alex said as she brushed her thumb against Nate's cheek. "There you go"
"Thanks Allie, you're the best" Nate said while smiling.
"You're welcome" She said while looking into his eyes.
"Come on guys, let's get a table" Mitchie said.
"What was that?" Shane whispered
"What was what?" Alex asked sounding confused.
"You and Nate were totally having a moment" Shane stated
"We were no-" Suddenly, Alex felt a foot tripping her and she let go of her tray. Alex tried to grab Shane, but it was too late. She officially hit the ground. "Alex" Mitchie and Shane said as they surrounded her
"Are you okay?" Mitchie asked
Alex was okay physically but not emotionally, she felt her stomach twist and turn. As she saw Nate looking at Miley.
"Stupid, Miley why did she have to trip me" Alex thought
"Hey, I'm down here!" Alex yelled out to try to get Nate's attention. Unfortunately, it didn't work. Alex sat on the ground and looked down, "Why doesn't he notice me" Alex thought
Suddenly, Alex felt arms pick her up. "Alex, are you okay?" Mitchie asked again
"Yeah, I mean you totally took a huge spill, not thanks to Miley" Shane stated
"Yeah guys, I'm fine" Alex was forcing a smile
"How about emotionally? Mitchie asked
"Oh, you know me I'm tough I'll be alright" Alex said.
Mitchie and Shane gave each other the "Unconvinced expression".
"So, should we add this to the file of Alex's first day humiliation by Miley" Shane asked
"Haha, very funny, And you can buy me some lunch. Consider, I just lost mine" Alex said
"Sure, why not" Shane said and walked away with Alex
"You're an idiot! Mitchie said while hitting Nate on the head
"Wait, I didn't do anything" Nate said sounding confused
"Exactly!" Mitchie exclaimed and walked away.
-End of Chapter-