Chapter 2- You gotta lose your mind in Detroit Rock City!
Dave grinned. "Sure, why not?" He asked her, hardly able to contain his heart's joy.
The bell rang and Dave headed to lunch with his friends. The hall monitor, Fat Elvis, as they called him was talking to a table of cheerleading chicks.
"Ugh. Even my dad can make food better than this!" Eddie said, picking at his meatloaf.
"This sucks. Not just the food, but school itself. I say that we ditch!" Vinny said.
"Well, count me out." Dave said.
"What? You ditch all the time!" Chris said.
"Yeah, well, Beth asked me to meet her after school today, and…" Dave said.
"So? We'll ditch now, and then come back later!" Eddie said.
"But what about Fat Elvis?" Dave asked.
"Eh… He'll go home to his beer at 2:15. I see him every day just before I egg his car." Vinny said.
"Nahh… Beth's over there, we could ask her to ditch with us!" Chris suggested.
Dave stood up and nervously walked over to Beth's table, where she was sitting practically alone. He sat down next to her.
"Beth?" He asked.
Beth jumped and smiled a little when she turned around and saw Dave.
"Yeah?"
"Me and the guys are gonna ditch the rest of the day. Take a little vacation, to say. Care to join us?" He asked.
"Umm… What about Fat Elvis?" Beth asked.
"To hell with him. If we get caught, we run to the upstairs girls crapper." Dave said.
"Let's go." She said, grabbing her purse.
The two of them walked together, and snuck out with the guys.
That's when Fat Elvis noticed 5 empty trays. He took off running through the doors, still swinging from when they left. They looked back and saw the greasy monitor running after him. They sped up and Dave whispered. "2nd floor, girls' crapper."
They all headed that way and met up in the crapper. Eddie pulled out a cigarette and lit up.
"Dude, this is school!" Vinny said.
"And that makes me give a damn because…?" Eddie asked.
Dave and Beth weren't there yet, but Vinny, Eddie, and Chris were. Eddie took a long drag before giving it to Vinny. They passed it around and then they heard the door opening. Eddie stuck it into his mouth and swallowed it. It was a lost cause because it was only Dave and Beth at the door. When they entered, Eddie had a really painful, weird look on his face. Dave looked at him like he was nuts.
"Okay. Now, once fat Elvis leaves, which exit?" Dave asked.
Eddie took a drink out of one of the sinks and looked up. "Back door by the parking lot. I've got the Volvo out there." He said.
"And if Fat Ass, er… Elvis is still there?" Vinny asked.
"If Elvis is still out there, then we run like hell in one path towards the back exit. You guys run across the street and hide in the bushes. I'll split off and hide somewhere until the bell rings, which is in, like ten minutes. Then, I'll go to the lot, get the Volvo, and I'll pick you guys up. Simple as that." Eddie said.
"That didn't sound all that simple, but I got it. Hide until you get the Volvo and get us." Dave said.
"Yep. That's it." Eddie said, headed towards the door. "Fuck! A chick is coming!" Chris said.
They all piled into two stalls. Beth and Dave took one of their own, while Chris, Eddie, and Vinny took another. They all climbed up on a toilet together. Dave and Beth just clung to one another, praying that they wouldn't be caught.
Vinny mustered up the courage to look over the side. His eyes widened. "Darcy Fredricks. I've wanted to ravish her since, like, forever!" He said. They, being total men, stifled laughter as she began to go to the bathroom. They had to bite down on one anothers' shoulders to keep from laughing when she blew ass. Just then, the toilet gave way, which in turn, caused the metal frames of the stalls to fall forward. The hole was spraying water everywhere, and Darcy was screaming bloody murder. Dave and Beth took the opportunity to get the hell out. Vinny apologized to Darcy as they ran the hell out of there.
Just then, Elvis noticed them. They nodded at one another and took off, headed down the stairs. Elvis grabbed onto Chris' leg, but Chris gave a powerful kick backwards, effectively knocking Fat Elvis down. They took off running again, Eddie leaving the group down another hall. Elvis was torn as to where to run first. As a result, he got farther behind the kids.
As predictable, Fat Elvis ran after the group of teens, allowing Eddie to get to his van.
"I'll catch you little punks!!!" Elvis screamed as he ran down the hall.
The kids turned to another stairwell and ran into an AV club member, who was innocently wheeling a projector to a math room.
"HEY! I'm responsible for that!" They greasy teen said.
The projector was unhurt, until Elvis came down the stairs behind the group. He tripped over it, got mad, and then slammed it into the floor a la Paul Stanley. {With a Guitar.}
"Fucking PUNKS!" Elvis yelled, heading after the kids.
He saw them heading for the exit in one big group. They beat foot; leaving Elvis drop to his knees screaming,
"NNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!"
The group ran across the street and waited for Eddie and his van. They high-fived and made jokes about him.
"Man, Elvis is so fuckin' stupid!" Vinny said.
Dave laughed. "Yeah. We still gotta put up with him for 3 more fuckin' years!"
Beth was about to say something, but Eddie pulled up in his mom's Volvo. "Alright. Let's go!" He said, Elvis running over to them. They all piled in, Vinny up front, and Beth squished between Dave and Chris. They put in an 8-track, and listened for a while, and then parked it at Eddie's house, and walked down the street to his Trans Am. They all piled in, in exactly the same positions.
Vinny turned around. "Beth Stern, eh?" He asked.
Beth nodded shyly. One period she's unpopular, the next she's hanging out with 4 other guys. That would make any girl nervous.
"I'm Vinny Verudi, and the moron driving is Eddie Forman." He said.
Beth gave a subtle, shy 'hello' in reply.
"I'm Chris, but you probably don't care." Chris introduced.
Beth smiled. "I care, even though you probably won't hang out with me past today."
Dave smiled a little. "Untrue! I'll hang out with you!"
Beth blushed a little, as did Dave as he realized he was letting on.
They stopped at a mall halfway to Detroit to call Beth's mom and get some food.
"Hey, mom? I'm staying with a friend tonight. I won't be home until tomorrow afternoon. Girl Stuff." She said sweetly.
There was some excited chatter in the phone.
"It's just outside of Stoutsville** and her name is Kate." Beth said.
More chatter.
"Oh, you want to talk to her mother. Okay, hold on please." She said into the phone.
She beckoned to a woman they had flagged down and paid 5 bucks to. She took the receiver.
"Hi, I'm Angela, Kate's mother. We will be more than happy to keep her, and I will assure you that Kate and Beth will be home, with supervision, and NO boys." She said.
More, thankful chatter.
"You're welcome. Buh-Bye now!" The woman said, hanging up.
They took the pizza they'd bought and got into the Trans Am they had switched with earlier on.
They were almost to Detroit when they had one slice left. Chris was working on it, when the cheese came loose and flopped on the box, almost falling onto the light interior.
"ACK! You fuckin' Moron! Throw it out before it stains my interior! This is a brand new Car!" Vinny shrieked.
Chris grinned and put his hands carefully out the T-tops and shot the pizza into the Camaro behind them. The whole car laughed as they swerved. The Camaro tried to catch up, but Vinny was faster. He had floored it just after Chris had thrown the pile of shit out he top. It wasn't long before they pulled into Detroit. IT was only sunset, and it looked Beautiful. Dave stood up and pulled Beth with him as they leaned up through the T-tops.
"Beth? While we're up here, I want to tell you something." He said.
"What?" She asked.
Just then Eddie slammed on the brakes, causing them to nearly fall.
"Nevermind. It's not that important." Dave said, with a half-hearted smile.
"Welcome, Ladies, to the Motor City." Eddie said.
They looked around at one another and then began to sing;
"You gotta lose your mind in Detroit… Rock City!" They sang in unison.
End of Chapter 2:
Hmmm… Haven't decided if Dave will do the 'contest' or not. Cause then he's gotta do stuff with Shannon Tweed. But he's in love with Beth, not Shannon…. Well, anyway, if you see the movie, it might help you a little more in understanding the story, but if not, just go on your merry little ways… It don't bother me any….
Oh yeah. Stoutsville is a tiny little town in Ohio. I think it's closer to Toledo than Cleveland, but… Who the hell cares?
Forgot this last time:
Quote: From Detroit Rock City (I just watched it, okay?!)
Lex: "At least my mom didn't give birth to me while she was on LSD."
Trip: "'Shrooms!!!"