"Hey Kitten, how was babysitting today?" our favorite Latino asked our little Kitten.
"Not bad, and it wasn't babysitting. I was just showing Apollo where to go."
"...ha! No matter what the time, Kitten still has sharp claws. So how much longer do you need to show him around?"
"Mr. Gant said about a week. He'll probably know where everything is by Wednesday. He's smart."
"Just like Franziska," Diego commented.
Last year, Franziska had been an exchange student from Germany. When she came to GSA, she had no idea of where to go and knew hardly any English. Mia had been assigned to show her around at that point, but luckily, knew a tiny bit of German. She had been able to show Franziska around and introduce her to some of the other freshmen, including her current best friend Adrian Andrews.
After while, Franziska had gotten used to her surroundings and when the end of the school year came, she had begged her father to let her stay for the rest of her high school career, something that she had never done before. She and her father had argued back and forth for what seemed like hours in German. Mia had translated a little bit, learning that Franziska had attended an all-girls boarding school back in Germany. It had been an academically better school than GSA, but was a lot more serious. For example, the race for the top position in the class started on day one of their first year. Franziska was one of the most eligible ones, but she had wanted to attend a fun school where she could still learn and succeed, and GSA provided this. It took a lot of time and effort, but in the end, her father had agreed to let her stay. What sealed the deal was him getting a job as one of the teachers for the junior and senior classes.
"So anyway, I was wondering if you maybe wanted to see a movie with me this weekend," Diego asked a little too casually.
"Come again?" Mia asked, dumbfounded.
"I said, do you want to go to a movie with me this weekend?"
"...you're kidding right?"
"You don't want to go?"
"No. I mean yes. Uh...what I mean, just the two of us or...?"
"Oh! I was going to ask some other if they wanted to come like...Jake and Lana!" Diego answered, spotting the two coming down the hall.
"Jake and Lana what?" Jake asked suspiciously.
"Just wondering if you wanted to see a movie with Kitten and me this weekend." Jake glanced at Lana, surprised. Mia and Diego, almost sworn enemies, were going to see a movie together? The world might as well end now.
"Uh...sure...I mean, if Lana is up for it," Jake said. Lana thought it over for a moment.
"Um, sure."
"Great. I'll see who else wants to come, and then we can figure out a time. K?" Jake, Mia, and Lana nodded, and then left to go get their things.
After school band had passed quickly, and at that point, Diego had gathered more people.
"I've managed to get Neil and Viola to come for sure, Miles who said that he would go if he got Wright and Larry to come, and Franziska who said that she'll probably go, but will ask Adrian if she wants to come."
"Alright. What time and what movie?" Lana asked.
"Saturday around seven, and we'll see Sherlock Holmes. Sound good?" Diego answered. The other three nodded.
"I remember the last time we watched a Sherlock Holmes movie. It was at the band sleepover at Miles' house last year. We watched those movies until like...three in the morning? Yeah, about three. That got interesting pretty fast. Everyone hyped up on soda and whatnot," Mia remembered.
"Oh my gosh. That was hilarious," Diego laughed while shaking his head. "Anyway, I've got to head out."
"Got some fences to jump Diego," Neil asked while appearing behind him.
"Maybe. What about you? Going to revolt go against us Mexicans?"
"Not sure."
"Well fine then Texas."
"Same to you Mexico." The two guys engaged in a fake stare-down as the other juniors and Jake stood by.
"So I'll see you tomorrow?" Mia asked Viola and Lana.
"Yep. See ya."
"Bye. Come on Jake."
"And Neil?"
"Eh, he can walk home."
"Coming," Neil shouted while giving on last glare at Diego.
"Ha! I have won the battle!" Diego exclaimed while he pumped his fists into the air.
"The battle may have been lost for me, but the war will still continue," Neil called back. He gathered up his things and left the PAC, quickly jumping into the car before Jake could leave without him. (1)
"So what's up be
tween you and Diego?" Jake asked ever so lightly as he, Mia, Neil, and Maya drove home.
"Nothing. I was surprised that Diego was sincere about the movie. Him being him..."
"You are so mean," Jake laughed, turning onto the highway.
"I'd rather be honest than a sugar-coated liar."
"True. So onto a new topic, what do you think of Apollo?"
"He's not too bad. It seems like he's scared of us. I mean, we're not THAT scary. Only slightly."
"Depends on who you are talking about though. I'm actually afraid of some people in our school."
"Like who?"
"Well, Kristoph Gavin is so calm, it's freaky. Dahlia Hawthorne is just a bitch with a layer of evil surrounding her."
"Such a contrast to her twin, Iris. Hard to believe that they are twins, let alone sisters," Neil added.
"I know! Iris is so nice, but Dahlia...*shudder*...oh man..." Jake replied.
"I'm pretty sure that she hates me and Diego. I can understand Diego, but me? And I really that unlovable?" Mia asked.
"Of course not sis!" Maya responded. "After all, Diego loves you."
"Would you stop about Diego? His mission in life is to annoy the crap out of me. I'm so glad he's a senior!"
"Yeah right! You'll miss him when the two of you are dating and he is miles away at college," Neil smirked.
"Are...you...kidding me? Do all of you seriously think that the two of us will be a couple by the end of this year, or at all?" Jake pondered Mia's question for a moment, then looked back at Neil and Maya for a moment. The two of them nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, pretty much," Jake said as he turned his attention back to the road.
"Ugh..." Mia groaned as she leaned her head on the window.
As soon as Franziska had gotten home, she logged into Skype. She figured that Adrian would be on and she could tell her about the movie. And she was right.
Franziska von Karma has logged in.
Adrian Andrews has logged in.
FvK: Hey Adrian.
AA: Hey 'ziska! What's up?
FvK: Nothing much. Diego asked if I wanted to see a movie this weekend. He said that you could come to. A group of band kids are also coming. Want to go?
AA: Which other band kids are going?
FvK: Diego, Mia, Jake, Lana, Neil, Viola, me, and maybe Miles if he can get Larry and Wright to come.
AA: Hm...what movie and when?
FvK: Sherlock Holmes around seven Saturday night.
AA: I'll have to ask, but sounds fun. I'll go if my parents say yes.
FvK: Great! Hold on a sec...alright, Miles said he got Wright and Larry to come, so he is going too.
AA: sweet. So now what?
FvK: Not sure...have you finished Atmey's homework yet?
AA: Are you kidding me? It is impossible!
FvK: For once in my life, I agree. Homework is never hard for me, but now...geez...
AA: Oh no. If it's hard for you, then we are all doomed.
FvK: :) True. Very true.
The rest of the week sped by until it was Friday, the day of the next football game. Apollo had been to many football games before, but they hadn't been very good due to the fact that most sport and art programs at his old school were terrible and had bad funding. The last time that the team had gotten two wins in a row was back in '87. However, GSA had a large reputation for their excellent sport teams and art programs. One of the art programs was the Marching Band. They were a show band, meaning that they performed in many competitions, rated on their performance. Even with this in mind though, Apollo wasn't so sure of the band. He had seen them only playing music for the last week during school. He really hoped that they weren't as terrible as his old marching band had.
When Apollo arrived at the PAC after school on Friday, he noticed that all the students were lounging around in the hallway. He quickly joined Mia's group until Moe came out of his office and forced all the students onto the football field. Apollo took a seat in the stands next to Moe as the rest of the band got into lines on the end of the field for pre-game. The band went through their pre-game quickly and perfectly, and then went on with their half-time show. Mia and Jake took turns conducting the songs, and they switched positions on the field and side. For a few of the songs, Mia had been in the Flag Corps and Jake had been on the side playing snare. If one were to glance up into the stands, all they would have seen was a shocked Apollo.
"W-wow. That was amazing Mia!" Apollo exclaimed as the band walked back to the PAC.
"Well, we are a show band and spend a lot of time working."
"That was still amazing! I have a question though."
"Shoot."
"Well, I thought you said that you played flute on Monday."
"Oh, I do. I do flags while I am on the field and sometimes flute while on the side. I'm not in every song, so I will play the flute if I'm not conducting. I also play it during Pep Band."
"Oh, I see." The two walked back in silence until Diego came up and joined then.
"Hey Kitten, Polly," he greeted. Mia rolled her eyes and smiled at Diego while Apollo glared at him. "What's up?"
"Not much. Apollo was asking about Flag Corps."
"Ah. Your performance was flawless, as usual."
"Yeah right. You're such a flirt."
"I may be, but you can't deny that you were great today."
"Flattery won't get you anywhere Diego," Mia laughed.
"Maybe not today, or maybe not tomorrow, but it will, eventually."
"Whatever," Mia laughed while rolling her eyes. Apollo followed the two as they headed up the stairs into the PAC for dinner.
1 - I know my attempt at humor is lame. Yay me!!! I couldn't think of anything to put in there, and I had just read something about the war against Mexico for independence for Texas, so I put that in. Whatever!
I also know that part of my story is in the chat format. THAT IS BECAUSE THE TWO ARE ON AN ONLINE CHAT THINGIE! Please do not report, because that really is not against the rules. Only part of the story is like that, not the whole thing.
I am sorry for not updating faster. I had so much to do and didn't start this until Tuesday night since no good ideas came to me. I was like 'Oh, I can finish this tomorrow', but not really. Yay for procrastination!
Also, I said that I would post three other chapters. No, just no. I have one of them done. What I plan on doing is posting the DLS rewrite and Days of... one week, and then the two one-shot chapters the next week. Alternate weeks for them. I wanted to post all four chapters last Wednesday, but that was false. And yes, that does make sense to me. Me posting four chapters in one week - false. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter and please review! Also, I got my braces off! Yay!!!!! :)
