Klutz-yes, I have been really busy, but I finally got it updated.
Firecracker- I know Spot is so mean! (smacks him on the back of the head… softly)
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Little Took- SWEET YOU GUYS HAVE A MALLET SECTION! I wish we did!
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Robyn- Thanks for the review, and I don't know when Kim and Spot are going to get together, or if they are gonna get together.
Chachi- I love marching percussionist as well! And I love drama so I brought it on and the next chapter will probably have more!
Galaxy- I'm glad my story makes you jump! Haha!
Daydream- I promise to get a water fight in here sometime!
Mondie- grrr we never get cancelled! What is up with that? Grr I hate work. You and Mush are turning into the ditzy characters cuz ya I didn't know what to do with you…
Chapter 14
"Why Spot, I'd love to play backbeat for you, but we need at least for people who know it and there are only two of us." Kim said with an annoyed smile on her face.
"Well if you wanna teach me how to play the quad part that will make three of us." Race volunteered.
"Ya I can learn the bass drum part!" Dutchy offered.
"Great! Kim why don't you teach them tonight and then all four of you can show us tomorrow." Mrs. Teaker decided.
"Ok…" Kim said with a plastered smile on her face.
"Ok! I guess this means that we'll have to work on cadences tomorrow and Kim and Spot can each show us a new one!" Mrs. Teaker squealed with delight, "So I guess today we will just have to work on Battle Hymn of the Republic." The section replied with a groan as they pulled out the challenging music. "Spot take the snares and work with them up in the truck, quads go to the picnic benches, cymbals go to the pavilion and bass drums stay here." Everyone slowly got up and took their music and sticks and went to their respective areas.
Kim followed the other five snares as they went and sat in the band truck. The boys began pounding out rhythms on the floor of the truck, staring intensely at their Battle Hymn music. Kim and Spot sat quietly while the other four pounded away. Finally, Spot stopped everyone and told the boys that they were going to go over it together.
"One, two, ready? Go!" Spot started. He and Kim began to play the rhythm flawlessly while the other struggled behind them, trying to nail the sixlets and other tricky rhythms.
"I CAN'T play this!" Kid Blink exclaimed.
"Me either!" Boots agreed.
"What are you having problems with?" Kim inquired.
"All of it." Jack mumbled.
"Why don't we take it slower and go over the harder rhythms for a while." Kim suggested. The others shook their heads 'yes' and they all began to play the song very slowly.
After sectionals were over, the band came back to the pavilion to go over Battle Hymn one last time as a band before lunch began. Mr. S. began the band quite a bit faster than the section had been going, and almost all of the percussion section became hopelessly lost as to where they were in the music. Kim, Spot, Mandy, Mush, and Racetrack were the only five that were even attempting to play the song. By the time Mr. S. let the band go to lunch, the section was annoyed with the fact that they could play the music, which put almost all of them on edge with each other.
At lunch, the seniors sat quietly at their table, well except for Mandy and Mush who were secretly holding hands under the table and giggling. Spot was glaring at Kim with a stone cold look in his eyes. Kim kept her eyes cast down since she could feel Spot's eyes on her. Blink glared at Mush but Mush didn't notice. Jack kept looking at Spot to get him to talk to him. Everyone else had angry or annoyed looks on their faces as well.
"STOP GLARING AT ME!" Kim exclaimed, breaking the silence.
"I'm not glaring at you!" Spot replied.
"You were too!" Kim said angrily.
"Well if I was, which I wasn't, I would certainly have a good reason to." Spot shot back.
"Leave her alone Spot." Blink growled.
"Shut up Kid." Spot glared.
"No!" Blink shouted back, and with that the table erupted with shouts and fights, except Mandy and Mush who were confused as to what was going on.