Chapter 4: The Attack

*Anything italicized is someone's thought, someone's singing, it's someone's dream.

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It was mid-day at school, and Jack was actually doing well for not having any school experience. But at lunch time...he was alone. Until he looked over and saw that Solana had the same lunch period as him. He noticed she was by herself, eating her macaroni and cheese.

He walked over to her, and asked: "Excuse me, ma'am, but is this seat taken?" Solana looked up and smiled when she saw that it was Jack talking to her.

"No, good sir." Solana responded, before Jack sat down next to her. "What are the odds that we have the same lunch period."

"I know." Jack began to eat his food and was laughing at whatever joke or sarcastic remark Solana made.

"So, how is your first day so far?" Solana asked before she ate the last bite of her food.

"So far, so good." Jack responded. He took a sip of his water, and then looked at Solana, seeing her eyes sparkle as she looked back up at him. Her eyes were such a beautiful clear ocean blue, he found himself not wanting to look away.

"That's good." Solana said as she looked away, breaking their eye contact. Jack just grinned a small grin as he too looked away.

"Attention! Everyone!" A voice said, making Jack look behind him, along with Solana, only to see a girl with short blond hair, and pasty skin (most likely from the lighting in the cafeteria) was standing at the front of the room, a girl with dirty blond hair and tan skin was standing beside her.

"Who are those two?" Jack asked Solana.

"That's Kiki Star, and her twin sister Kelly. Those two are always in every school production." Solana replied.

"EVERY production?"

"Every production."

"Wow."

"Yeah, that's why I don't think I'm good. I've tried one time, and Kiki told me to take a hike practically." Jack looked at Solana with a look of shock on his face. Who would ever treat such a nice girl like Solana like a piece of dirt?

"I have an announcement! The Burgess High musical auditions will be all next week, and if none of you can match my talent, then you won't get it, period. But good luck to those who audition!" Kiki said before walking to her seat with Kelly following behind her.

Solana turned back in her seat and drank the last of her milk as the bell rang. "Time for class." She said as she stood up with her bag on her shoulder and her tray in hand. "What do you have next?"

"Uh..." Jack looked at his schedule and saw that he had music next. "Apparently music." Solana looked at him and smiled.

"Come on. I'm heading to the music room next too." Solana threw her trash away, with Jack following afterwards and headed to the music room with Jack walking right beside her.

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Jack and Solana walked into the music room together, with Solana laughing at something Jack said. Kiki happened to already be in the music room when the two of them walked in. She noticed Jack, and instantly, fell.

"Whoa...who's the new guy?" She asked herself before walking up to Solana and Jack. "Hi, I'm Kiki Star." She said to Jack.

"Oh, trust me, I know who you are. I'm Jackson Overland...but I like to be called Jack."

"I see. Well, welcome to Burgess High School."

Jack nodded, indicating he was saying thank you and was about to walk off with Solana, when Kiki stopped him again.

"I wouldn't hang out with that girl." She said, making Solana look at Kiki.

"Why not?" Jack asked.

"Because she's an orphan. She has no mom or dad. She's a misfit." Jack just looked at her, then at Solana, and then back at Kiki.

"Just because she's an orphan, doesn't mean it's a desease. I'd rather hang out with her, than you." Jack responded as he grabbed Solana's wrist and dragged her to their seats. Kiki watched as they walked to their seats together and sat next to each other.

"Fine." She said to herself as her eyes flashed red for a quick second and then back to sky blue.

"Thanks for sticking up for me. Not many of my other friends would. They're just my friends because they feel bad for me." Jack just grinned at Solana as the late bell rang, and class began.

"Alright everyone!" The music teacher said as she walked out of her office. "Who wants to perform first?" She looked around and saw Kiki raising her hand with her other hand holding up her sister's. "Kiki, you and your sister always go first."

"Please?!"

The music teacher sighed before nodding towards the piano. Kiki grabbed Kelly's wrist and dragged her to the front of the classroom. She handed the CD to their teacher, and got ready.

The teacher, Mrs. Bennett, put the CD into the radio and pressed play.

(SONG: "What I've Been Looking for" - High School Musical)

KELLY: It's hard to believe/that I couldn't see

BOTH: You were always there beside me/thought I was alone/with no one to hold/but you were always right beside me

KIKI: This feeling's like no other

BOTH: I want you to know/I've never had someone/that knows me like you do/the way you do/I've never had someone as good for me as you/no one like you/so lonely before/I finally found/what I've been looking for.

Kiki and Kelly were tap dancing really well, to most of the students. But not the teacher or Jack and Solana. But they could sing...decently.

KIKI: So good to be seen/so good to be heard

BOTH: don't have to say a word.

KELLY: For so long I was lost/so good to be found

BOTH: I love having you around

KELLY: This feeling's like no other

BOTH: I want you to know/I've never had someone that knows me like you do/the way you do/I've never had someone as good for me as you/no one like you/so lonely before/I finally found/what I've been looking for/do-dododo/do-dododo-do-do/whoa-oh-oh-oh/do-dododo/do-dododo-do-do/whoa-oh-oh-oh

(End of song)

When the song ended, everyone clapped. Jack clapped for a short while then stopped while everyone else continued to clap.

"Thanks" Kelly said before she and her sister walked back to their seats.

"Alright, who's next? Jackson, since you are new here, you don't have to do this project."

"Could I though?" Jack asked, shocking Mrs. Bennett.

"I mean if you want to. I'd count it as your first grade though."

"That's fine." Jack said as he looked at Solana. "What do you say? Sing with me?" Solana looked up at Jack, and grinned. She didn't want to sing in front of a bunch of people, especially Kiki Star. But, if Jack wanted to sing with her, she was okay with it.

Jack and Solana stood up from their seats and walked over towards the piano. They both sat at the piano and Jack decided to play it for Solana.

(SONG: "What I've been looking for" REPRISE – High School Musical)

Jack was actually playing really well. But when he sang, shocked Solana and everyone else. He was good...really good.

JACK: it's hard to believe/that I couldn't see/you were always there beside me

SOLANA: Thought I was alone/with no one to hold

BOTH: But you were always right beside me/this feeling's like no other/I want you to know/that I never had someone/that knows me like you do/the way you do/and I've never had someone/as good for me as you/no one like you/so lonely before/I finally found/what I've been looking for.

SOLANA: Ohhh, ohhh, ohh-ohhh.

(End of song)

When they finished, everyone went wild and crazy. Everyone except Kiki. She crossed her arms over her chest, while Kelly just cheered with everyone else.

"Jack...I didn't know you could sing that well." Solana said.

"Neither did I." Jack replied, making Solana laugh.

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"Oh, my; gosh! I can't believe I performed in front of my music class!" Solana was saying as she was walking to Jack's house after school. "I mean, I've never done that before."

"I had a feeling." Jack said, mainly to himself though.

Solana was giggling excitedly, because she still can't believe what she did. But her excitement was diminished when she heard a russling sound come from the bushes to her left, making her stop walking, and look, as Jack continued to walk on.

"What was...?" She began to ask, when...

"You coming, Soul?" Jack called to her. But Solana didn't hear him. She began to walk towards the bush. Zola was hiding behind a tree, watching as Solana walked closer to the monster she hand behind the bush.

"Solana, be careful!" Jack began to run towards her, but the monster jumped out from behind the bush.

Solana screamed as she fell onto her butt, terrified. The monster had 3 eyes and claws on its hands and feet. And it had black slimey scales all over its body. It's teeth were so sharp that you could sharpen a knife with them.

Solana screamed again as the monster scratched her arm, leaving three deep cuts on her arm. Jack ran in and secretly used ice and frost to fight the monster and protect Solana from getting hurt anymore.

Zola saw Jack, and was furious. But that didn't last long, when she saw the secret ice and frost escaping from his hands to fight off her monster, making her realize: "No way! Queen Selena sent Jack Frost! That clever royal!"

Jack shot some ice into the monster's heart, making it freeze to death and blow up into a million little pieces. Luckily, Solana didn't notice it freezing and blowing up. She was too busy holding her arm with the cut on it. He ran over to her and helped her stand up, and to look at her cuts. He noticed how bad they really were, so he grabbed her back and his and walked her towards Selena's house to clean it up and bandage it.

Zola walked out from hiding and watched as Jack and Solana walked away, with a worried expression on her face. "Oh, Akuma is not going to be happy about this."

~END OF CHAPTER~