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Chapter 4 – An Intresting Turn of Events

Okay I was now very confused, he totally flipped out over a nickname. I told Katie about the events that happened in detention and her simple reply was 'mental that one' and walked away. This experience has only deepened my confusion of Freddy Jones

The next people on my 'join the band' quest was Billy and Marco, I just told Billy that he could have full creative control in designing the bands outfits and also design a functional uniform for the crew. It practically had him watering at the mouth. Marco was a little more difficult he didn't want to 'spread himself' to far and he had already made a commitment to the drama group. So I pulled in the big guns and went straight to his girlfriend Anne, she and I are friends and once I told her my reasons and she took it upon herself to convince him that joining the bad was a good idea. I believe she was with holding all kinds off affection from him until he decided to make the right choice. No handholding, no kissing and I believe what finally pushed him over the edge is when she started to flirt with Lawrence and say how he was going to re-join and that made him appear more sexy to her. I must say that Anne's tactics were underhanded and sneaky and I now have a new found respect for her and a new ally in my mission.

One thing that has been on my mind was the way Freddy reacted to his nickname, I mean Katie still calls me Tink sometimes but I don't flip out like that, it was really bugging me. Surly he couldn't hate the band that much, we did have good times and they did out number the bad. As I watch him from my position on the stairs I can see him laughing with his friends and running his hands threw his hair. I know I am staring but his behaviour his confusing me and I don't like to be confused. He must feel my eyes on him or one of his dopey friends points out that I am staring at him, because he looks up and holds my gaze, he is smirking at me again and I hate being the reason behind that smirk.

"Penny for your thoughts?" came a voice behind me, I turn and face the voice its Katie.

"Come on, my thoughts are worth much more than that" I said smiling at her and she takes the seat next to me

"Sure" Katie says looking to see what I was staring at earlier. "Why were you staring at Freddy she asked casting a suspicious eye his way "is he still giving you shit in detention?"

"No, he hasn't even said a word to me" I could feel the sinking feeling in my heart

"Good at least you're last detention is tomorrow, he on the other hand" she said pointing in Freddy direction "will probably be their for the rest of his life"

"Yep" I said looking at back at him

"Summer" she said in a questioning voice "Is their anything you would like to tell me? I only ask because this is not the first time I have caught you with that wistful look on you're face when looking at our resident Mr Jones. I am you're best friend and I will never judge you"

"What are you on about?" I raise an eyebrow trying to look innocent

"Don't bother trying to deny it, I am you're best friend, how long did you think you good hide this from me? I can't believe sensible Summer Hathaway has a crush on the local bad boy wannabe" she said this with her voice rising at every word

"Keep you're voice down" I hissed at her

"You love him and don't try to deny it" I stared at her as she spoke and then looked back at him. Something clicked in me and I knew it was pointless, he captured my gaze again and this time I looked back with my head held high … I smiled

"Okay I won't" I said back to her and then turned and headed back into the school leaving a stunned Katie on the stairs. I had a new resolve now, this had to work and I won't give up.

Ned had been a life saver; letting us use the after school class when ever we needed it became a sort of base of operations. Katie and Tomika rehearse everyday and Ned and Ella would fill in for the lead guitarist. Ella has found a new idol in Katie; she is very taken with Katie and wants to be like her when she is older. Marco and Billy are hard at work, Marco is working on security details and Billy had just finished the final designs for the bands outfits and I must say they do look very good; Anne would come every so often to help.

I am currently writing my story down, it's currently the only way I can express my thoughts and feelings into a form that makes sense. There is a knock at the door that startles me and I watched Ned stalk over to the door muttering something about how he never gets any visitors who knock. The only way to describes what happens next is a miracle.

A miracle or someone has been really busy.

In walk almost all of the missing members of the band: Lawrence, Martha, Gordo, Michelle, Freddie and Alicia and they are just standing there looking at us

I stand on shaky legs and approach them looking them over thinking this must be some sort of dream

"Hi guys" I said a chorus of hi's followed by a Hello form Lawrence. "What's going on?" I ask timidly looking at them and then back to the others

"Isn't it obvious" said Michelle "This is the School of Rock, is it not and we are the band and we've come to do some major rocking" she said smiling at the utter shock on my face.

"Of course come in, you all remember you're jobs" Ned said ushering them through the door. I looked at Katie and she shrugged her shoulders to my silent question and then I voiced it for the rest of the room to hear "How?"

"I spoke to them" said Tomika from the back of the room "You seemed to be pre-occupied and we needed to get rehearsing"

"Thank you" I said looking at her, things were beginning to take shape.

The next week went pretty fast, members of the band was buzzing from all the excitement I could see the difference sitting here in the cafeteria again. Instead of miles apart we are now sitting at the same table, busy discussing plans for the band and gently reforming not just the band but also our friendships and as I look around the table I can see three major things missing 1) a lead guitarist 2) a drummer and finally a lead singer. Tomika had done most of the hard work while I slacked off for a little bit with my thought mostly consumed by a certain someone, but not anymore I was going to reel in the lost sheep and bring them home. Convincing Dewey to leave a successful rock band and come back and sing for a load of kids that have been together less than two weeks maybe a bit out of my reach, so I began to think of replacements maybe we could hold auditions or get Ned to do it, I have heard him sing and he has got a good voice but also he deserves to be a bit more active and involved in the band.

It was Friday night and I had decided to take immediate action against our two lost members. They will rejoin the band if it's the last thing I do and I had even managed to rope Katie into this particular jaunt.

Skylight was a rock bar in the centre of town, Fridays nights there are always buzzing with underage drinkers and fake ids. It is also the Friday night hang out of Freddy, Zack and their pathetic excuse for a posse.

I looked into the mirror and had to do a double take, because that couldn't be me looking back. Gone was the sensible skirt and blouse and in its place was the leather trousers and black string top. My hair which is usually pulled into a pony tail or a bun was now out and flowing freely down my back and around my waist. The best bit was that I was wearing make-up, only small amounts but it was still there. Katie and I had decide to get into Skylight and for that to happen we needed to look older, for Katie that was easy she just let her hair down and then done an instant 21 year old. I on the other hand needed some work but I have to say that I am pretty impressed with the results.

Getting passed the bouncers was pretty easy, Katie just flashed them smiles and flipped her hair over her shoulders and we were in. Compared to Katie I am feeling like such an amateur she looks like she has done this a million times before and I just feel awkward and out of place.

This is my first 21 club and I must say I am not impressed, I expected so much more, apart from the good music I was still not impressed, where are the bar brawls and drug users? Instead everyone is getting of their heads drunk and attempting to dance. Also there are the couples: on the dance floor, in the chairs and even sitting on the bar, making out every where 'God, get a room' I just wanted to shout at them.

"There they are" Katie said pointing and interrupting me from my musings, I turn and follow her line of sight and just as she said there is Zack, staring at the band on stage and Freddy currently occupying his time with some dumb blonde, that he problem doesn't even know her name, not that I am jealous.

"Well are we going to do this or what?" she said asking me impatiently and grabbing on to my arm as she pulls me to where they are sitting. 'Okay Summer' I said in my head and take a deep breath, I let an evil grin grace my features and picked up the pace to reach them.

Zack was the first one to notice our presence, as we did get in the way of the band and I enjoyed watching his jaw drop at the sight.

"Hello Zack attack" Katie said grinning. Freddy had finally removed his face from his partner of choice tonight to see who had spoken; I must say that this blonde woman didn't look too pleased with that. I could Zack eyes looking us over, I could feel Freddy eyes looking us over and my nervousness took over and I also noticed exactly how tight my shirt was.

"Well posh, looking good" Zack said eyeing her up, good old Zack a man of few words but he tends to pick them well because I think I just heard Katie giggle but it must just be my imagination.

"Don't I always" she said in reply and then she did something I thought I would never see her do, she giggled and it was a full girly girl giggle, I think hell as just frozen over.

'Hold the phones' I thought in my head as I watched her and Zack interact, Is she flirting with him?

Then she oh so casually dropped into the seat next to him, gesturing towards the band she asked him "Wouldn't you rather being playing than watching?

"…" silence was the reply but I could see the small smile on his lips and a gleam in his eye.

"What are you good, girls doing here?" questioned Freddy from the back. I turned to face him and my throat became very dry, I couldn't speak, I couldn't give him any answers apart from a small squeak noise that was the only thing I managed to say. Thankfully Katie came to the rescue.

"We came here to dance" she said and took my hand and led me on to the dance floor.

"What was that" I questioned as soon as we were out hearing range, we had begun to sway to the music as we talked.

"What was what?" she asked trying to sound innocent, it was a good thing I knew better.

"Don't I always Zack attack" I said putting on my best Katie voice I could manage and flattering my eyelashes.

All she did was grin at me and pat my arm and say "Relax Summer and have some fun" and with that we began to dance.

I was having fun, we were dancing and laughing. Guys would dance with us until a slow song came on and the next thing I know Zack is up and staring at Katie and asking her to dance. I walked to the wall and just watch from the distance, they look perfect together as he rest his forehead against hers and she smiles at him. I knew this was the beginning of something special for Katie and I didn't begrudge her anything she deserves the best but I couldn't help feeling a little left out, I wished someone would look at me like that. The thought of being alone forever entered my head and that's when the panic rose in my chest, I turned away from the dance floor to look round the room only to find Freddy and he wasn't looking at the band or the ditzy blonde next to him but he was staring directly at me. Not looking away, he just stared and I could feel the room getting hotter and I felt like it was closing in on me. I turned away from his penetrating eyes and look round the room I could see couples on the dance floor and bar staff pouring drinks for the waiting crowd who were shouting their orders to them. I was gradually getting swept away in the atmosphere, when a voice interrupted me.

"Hi"

"Hello" I replied.

The man stood about a foot higher than me and smelled powerfully of alcohol and smoke.

"I said Hi" he said again and it was a bit more forcefully.

'I heard you' I said in my head but out loud I said "Hello" I said it a bit louder too.

"Well darling, what are you doing here all by your lonesome"

"I am fine, thanks, just waiting for some friends"

"Well why your waiting do you wanna dance with me?" and he leaned over me and I could smell the whiskey on his breath has he begun whispering in my ears and tugging gently on my hair

"You know you want me baby" he said and I was getting mad 'Darling and baby' that's what he had called me and I wanted nothing more than to slap him and teach him to respect peoples personal space.

"Excuse me" I said in a firm voice "I didn't ask for you're company and I didn't want you're unwanted advances. Please leave me alone" I prepared my fist in case I had to resort to violence.

"Ooh feisty" he said purring at me

"I believe she asked you nicely to piss off but if you want I can put it in language you can understand". A voice said from behind burly man, I know that voice

"And who are you her boyfriend?" said that man to a very pissed looking Freddy

"Get your hands off her now" he shouted and from the look on his face I was scared and he wasn't even angry at me.

"Hay man" a new voice interrupted and a man appeared from the other side of the bar and grabbed the drunken man; while he was doing this Freddy had positioned himself in between me and these two strange guys.

"Sorry if he offended anyone, he's had a bit too much" the guy nodded to me over Freddy shoulders "Is your lady okay?"

I was about to correct the man when Freddy interrupted me

"Yer she is fine" with that the man dragged the drunken guy away. That was every one of my secret dreams, right there. First he saves me then refers to me as his 'lady' I know its old fashioned and sexist but still just for that brief moment I was his lady. Okay remove hopeful look from face, stop staring at him and thank him for saving me. That's what I was going to do.

"You seem to be getting into a lot of trouble lately" he said finally facing me, for the second time that night I had lost the ability to speak. However apparently Freddy was too concerned with talking or at least that's what I guessed when he grabbed both my arms and his lips descended on to mine. All my mind could think was

'Oh my god!'

A/N –

Okay, so that's two chapters in two days, am I updating this fast enough or what? J

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Anyway Thanks to all those who reviewed chapter 3 and I hope everyone likes chapter 4. As for updating; I am still working on Chapter 5 so hopefully that will be some time in the next couple of weeks.

Plus I am not doing any writing next weekend. Why? You ask, because it is my birthday. Yep the 19th February I will be 22 years old. Oh that is old!

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