I Finally Got It! I finally got the Lemonade Mouth book! It rocks and that's why I haven't updated in forever. Plus, I was busy with my other fic. But, today's chapter is when Emma needs the band's help to pass an inspection and they agree. While working, Mo runs into some trouble and that doesn't end well. And I want o let you guys know that the next chapter will be a Wen and Olivia chapter. I really like it! And I have a pole for you to check out, but hurry. I'm going to post a new one soon! Well hope you guys like this chapter!
It was an early Thursday morning before Em's even opened. Emma had called everyone franticly, screaming into the phone; "Be here in 30 minutes!" And everyone did just that. The back doors were unlocked, so they just walked right in. At the smoothie bar, there sat Emma, her face hidden in her hands.
"Emma, what's wrong?" Olivia ran over to her.
"Today's my inspection and I need to ace it or else they'll close me down just like that!" Emma cried.
"Where are all your employees at?" Mo asked.
"They quit! They said ever since you guys started playing here, it became way too busy and they just couldn't handle it." Emma replied.
"What?" Stella hopped right out of her chair.
"How am I going to ace this thing without any workers?" Emma almost screamed. She was on full-panic mode. Everyone was stressing out. Stella tried to calm everybody down, but it didn't really help any. Under a lot of pressure, Mo finally shouted over all of the yelling;
"I'll help you!" Everyone looked at her puzzled. "I'll work for you so you can pass your inspection." She repeated.
"Really? You'd do that for me?" Emma asked her. Mo nodded.
"I really owe you for the advice." She smiled.
"What advice?" Charlie inquired. But Mo didn't answer him. Stella sighed.
"I can't just let Em's close. I'm gonna help you."She smiled smugly and hooked her arm around Mo's neck.
"I'm in too." Luke raised his hand in the air. Charlie then sighed.
"It'll give me something to do today." He said. Olivia soon followed without a word. She just went over a hugged Emma, who was smiling like crazy. Now it was Wen's turn.
"Come on man!" Luke urged.
Wen sighed loudly. "I can't. It's my aunt and uncle's anniversary." He responded. Olivia cocked her head.
"I thought your aunt and uncle fight a lot." She reminded. Wen nodded. Stella groaned.
"Wen! Just do it for today!" She yelled. Lemonade Mouth agreed and kept pushing him.
"Fine, I guess I'll just celebrate my aunt and uncle's 15th anniversary with them next year. As long as they don't kill each-other first!" Wen shouted back. Everybody stared shocked. He walked over a grabbed a waist apron. "Let's go! We don't have all day!" He motioned them toward the counter. They all smiled.
"OK guys, grab an apron and stay out here for a minute. Girls, come with me." Emma led them to the back by the bathrooms, where there was a small closet. She opened it up and pulled out bright colored t-shirts, neon leggings, and retro skirts. She handed them to the girls. "My favorite part of the job. The costumes!" Emma cheered. The three laughed and went into the bathroom to change.
Emma took a few boys' shirts out of the closet and walked back where they were. She threw the shirts at the guys, not giving them a chance to catch them.
"Why do we have to wear these?" Charlie wondered.
"It's your uniform. Relax, all that's on the front is Em's and they're really cool colors." Emma told them. The guys shrugged and slipped them over their clothes. Luke raised his eye brows.
"What's your problem?" Charlie snapped, feeling a little self-conscious.
Luke ignored his tone. "It's like 74 degrees in here, you guys'll be burning up." He stated. Emma nodded.
"He's right, air-conditioning's broken." She added. The other just continued putting the T's on.
"Well I don't want to have a heat stroke and shut Em's down, so I'm actually not going to layer my clothes." Luke said taking off his shirt. Just then, Mo, Olivia, and Stella walked in. They stopped dead in their tracks.
"Um, Luke you know there's a bathroom you can change in right?" Mo asked. Luke didn't turn around; he just looked over his shoulder.
"Yeah, but it's not opening time until 9:30. No one can see me." He replied.
"But we can see you." Stella answered. Luke turned around and laughed. Wen instantly grabbed a towel and threw it over him.
"Rated R!" Wen joked. Everyone burst out laughing, even Charlie. Luke finally put his shirt on and they all listened to Emma.
"Alright, I need at least three servers. Mo, Olivia, and Luke, that'll be your job. I'll need help in the kitchen, so Stella and Charlie, you'll come with me. And Wen, you'll be working at the cash-register. But, don't get any ideas; I counted all of the money before I left last night." Emma warned. Wen laughed and put his hands up in defense.
"Hey, why are you telling me this? Luke's has way more bad-boy in him than me!" He exclaimed.
"You know that's really, really true." Luke smirked. Wen's head shot around.
"Not helping!"
"Instead of fighting over who's more of a bad boy, let's get to work." Mo suggested.
The teens all nodded and went their separate ways. Mo, Olivia, and Luke started cleaning the tables, set up then menus, and made sure every table had the right number of napkins. {Em's has bright colored fabric napkins. Like the ones in a fancy restaurant, but colored!} Olivia was carrying a tray full of glasses. She tripped over her own feet and struggled to stand up. She prepared to hear the shattering sound, but it never came. She opened her eyes to see Wen holding the tray with a smirk on his face.
"Thanks." Olivia blushed, taking the tray into her hands.
"No problem." Wen answered. Olivia looked down and laughed.
"I think Emma might've made a mistake making me a waitress." She joked. Wen smiled.
"Well if you fall, I'm here to catch you." He reassured her. Olivia smiled back.
Stella and Charlie began to make the most popular smoothies and they would put them in the freezer for later. Charlie didn't really know how to use Emma's weird blender, so after he poured the fruit, juice, and ice in,{Her smoothies have no sugar added, so they're actually good and healthy!} and he started it up. But as soon as he presses the button, Charlie remembered he forgot to put the top on. It was too late, and it just so happened that Stella turned around when it went flying. She got a face full of juice unexpectedly. Stella glared at him and Charlie backed toward the door.
"I'm sorry Stella, I really am!" He said with a worried look on her face.
Stella wiped her face off with a towel. "Charlie Delgado, prepare to die." She snapped. Charlie's eyes went wide and he bolted out of the kitchen. Stella ran out after him. He darted around the tables, only to have Stella run around them. Charlie glanced around the room, and then he noticed Olivia and Mo were setting up a table near-by. He ran over to Mo and picked her up by the waist and hoisted her up. She yelped in surprise.
"What are you doing?" She yelled.
"Trying to stay alive!" Charlie shouted back.
Stella charged from behind him, causing Charlie to let go of Mo. He was trying to pull away from her grasp, but it wasn't working. Stella had a pretty tight grip on his hair. Charlie hissed in pain. As fast as they could, Luke and Mo hurried over to the two and tried to pry them apart. Luke took Stella by the arms, and Mo went between them.
"Knock it off guys!" Mo growled aggravated. As soon as she said that, Stella lost her grasp on Charlie's hair. Luke was still pulling on her, so they fell over each-other with a 'thump!' The same happened with Mo and Charlie. She fell right on top of him, her head on his chest.
"Sorry." Charlie whispered.
"It's ok." Mo answered. She got on her feet and helped Charlie up. Mo giggled. "That's what you get for using me as a human shield." She teased. Charlie laughed too. He started walking back to the kitchen.
"If that's what I get, I'll be doing it for often." He muttered.
Later that Day:
It was about 3: 32 in the afternoon and the place was on fire! It was packed! Emma had to have Charlie become a waiter for the rest of the day since it was so busy. It was a good thing they froze the smoothies earlier in the morning, they had a lot of orders. Every few hours, Lemonade Mouth would go up on the stage and perform a song or two, and then they'd get back to work. Mo was happily taking her next order that was pretty close to the door.
"Hi welcome to Em's, how may I help you?" She greeted.
"Hi, um I'd like a Blackberry Blitz and- Mo? Is that you?" The customer asked. Mo looked up from her notepad and on her inside, her heart sunk. The last person she'd ever want to see. Scott. And he had brought a few friends. There sat Ray, Jewels, and Patty Norris. {Ray's girlfriend from the book} Jewels and Patty snickered.
"Nice outfit Mo." Jewels mocked.
Mo looked down at her clothes. She was wearing a blue neon t-shirt Emma gave her, a retro, short, black ruffled skirt, blue leggings {like her shirt} , and her red ankle-tie wedges. Mo smiled and looked up again.
"Thanks, oh and Jewels I heard. But I didn't think the nose job went that bad." She shot back. Jewel's eye brows furrowed.
"I didn't get a nose job." Jewels replied, making a face. Mo hissed as if she was in pain.
"Really? Then I think you need one." She smirked.
Jewels gasped and hid her face with her hands. "Scotty, do something about her!" She whined to Scott, who was trying to fight the urge to laugh. He cleared his throat and his face expression hardened.
"Hey, you can't talk to my Jewels that way." Scott snapped. Mo just shrugged.
"Mo, come on. It's time for our next set." Charlie stated stepping onto the stage. Mo turned around and smiled.
"Sorry, gotta go." She waved walking away.
At the moment, Lemonade Mouth actually looked like an 8o's band. Like Mo's outfit, Stella and Olivia had something similar. Stella had a short neon green, almost yellow, skirt that had black lace on the one single ruffle at the bottom. She was wearing yellow leggings under it. 'For Lemonade Mouth' she said. And then she had a black Em's shirt that she had tied in a knot behind her. Stella also had Mo's yellow opened-toed flats on. Olivia had a high pink and black plaid skirt on that went up to her waist. She had her neon pink Em's shirt tucked in, and black leggings. And Olivia had white flip-flops on too.
And for the guys, well they just looked like normal teens. Except for the pink Em's shirt Charlie was wearing, but he didn't care. Even though Wen and Luke were fighting on who was going to wear it, he willingly offered to put it on. Instead, Luke had a Red Em's shirt on, and Wen had neon green. They all wore jeans and some were even ripped. Luke's no doubt.
Jewels and Patty went back to their own table that just so happened to be right next to the stage. Mo went over to Stella and whispered something in her ear. She smiled and nodded. Stella mouthed something that Scott or his friends couldn't make out. Everyone nodded and began playing. {Mo's singing and Olivia's back-up.}
It's strange to think the songs we used to sing You say that you'd take it all back, given one chance You should've said no, you should've gone home And I should've been there in the back of your mind You can see that I've been crying You say that the past is the past, you need one chance
The smiles, the flowers, everything is gone
Yesterday I found out about you
Even now just looking at you feels wrong
It was a moment of weakness and you said yes
You should've thought twice 'fore you let it all go
You should've known that word
'Bout what you did with her'd get back to me
I shouldn't be asking myself why
You shouldn't be begging for forgiveness at my feet
You should've said no, baby and you might still have me
And baby you know all the right things to say
But do you honestly expect me to believe
We could ever be the same
It was a moment of weakness and you said yes.
Mo jumped onto Patty and Jewel's table with the loud smack of her wedges. The two girls yelped in surprise. Mo sang there and jumped around the table, causing the girls to run over to Mudslide Crush's table. Scott put his arm around Jewels and smiled at Mo behind Jewel's back. He had to admit, Mo had spunk. Mo leaped back over to the stage and continued the song.
You should've said no, you should've gone home And I should've been there in the back of your mind I can't resist before you go tell me this You should've said no, you should've gone home
You should've thought twice 'fore you let it all go
You should've known that word
'Bout what you did with her'd get back to me
I shouldn't be asking myself why
You shouldn't be begging for forgiveness at my feet
You should've said no, baby and you might still have me
Was it worth it? Was she worth this?
No, no, no, no, no, no
You should've thought twice 'fore you let it all go
You should've known that word
'Bout what you did with her'd get back to me
The crowd was going wild. Scott shot his head around and looked at Ray. He nodded.
"Look, I got them kicked out of Dante's. I think I can get them kicked out of here. I hear the owner's a 25 year-old chick." Ray laughed.
And I should've been there in the back of your mind
I shouldn't be asking myself why
You shouldn't be begging for forgiveness at my feet
You should've said no, baby and you might still have me!
On the last verse of the song, Mo had jumped off the stage and walked around, having fun with the crowd. But on the last line, Mo fell. Ray had stuck his leg out on purpose when she came by, and she tripped right over it. The band stopped playing and instantly ran over to Mo. Mo hoisted herself up, seeing that there was blood on the ground where she fell. She touched her nose and figured out where the red liquid was coming from. She sighed. Charlie rushed over and pulled her up. He turned her head toward him.
"Oh my gosh, Mo your nose is bleeding!" Olivia gasped. After that, Emma ran over to her. She tilted her head up and gently touched it. Mo flinched.
"You might need an x-ray sweetheart." She said caringly. Behind her, Emma could hear an obnoxious snicker. She turned around, her hands on her hips, to see a young boy with blond hair.
"That'll get 'em outa here for sure." Ray told his band. Emma tapped his shoulder. "It's the owner right?" Ray asked. Scott and Dean nodded. Ray smiled slyly. "Perfect." He said. Ray spun around and was instantly amazed. He didn't think Em was that pretty.
"Oh, you're way far from perfect kid." Emma snapped.
"I don't what you're talking about, but how old are you again?" Ray put his arm around her. Emma shrugged it off.
"You know exactly what I'm talking about, and you're not even in college yet."She shot back. Ray frowned.
"Look, I'm just a normal guy enjoying the show." He said innocently. Emma rolled her eyes.
"I think it's time for you and your friends to all get out." She narrowed her eyes, warning him. Ray's expression hardened. He grabbed his jacket and stomped out the door with his band and girlfriend. Emma turned back to Mo and the others.
"Honey, I think you need to get this checked out." She said referring to Mo's injury. Mo nodded.
"I'll drive you to the hospital." Charlie quickly offered.
"You don't have a car!" Olivia reminded. Stella snapped her fingers.
"Luke does. He can take Mo." She stated. They all looked at Luke.
"Yeah, I'll take her." Luke responded pulling his keys out of his pocket. He put his arm around Mo and steered her toward the parking lot. Watching them leave, Charlie glared. At least Mo would get to the ER faster.
I used a few things from the book, and I don't own anything from it. I thought 'You Should've Said No' fit Mo and Scott's relationship perfectly. The next chapter will be a Wen and Olivia since a lot of people wanted it. I love all the ideas and I need just a few more. Anyways, I love you and happy reading!
~Suki17 {Remember Wen and Olivia next chapter and check out my pole before I change it!}
