It was three weeks later, the director had changed their music to Louie,
Louie instead of Raiders Of The Lost Ark. Harmony was grateful for that. At
least this song was a bit easier. Harmony walked up to the group of kids
that were in the Marching Band. She seen Chloe and walked over by her. "Hey
Chloe. What's going on?"
"I don't know. not much I guess." Chloe shielded her eyes against the sun to see what the temperature was. "Gees. Ninety-eight degrees. Cruel."
"Ah. this should be lots of fun. Lots." Harmony stopped to wipe the sweat off her brow. "I'm already sweating and I haven't even moved yet!"
"Welcome to the world of Marching band girls." Calvin interrupted.
"Thanks. Not exactly the best thing to be welcomed to though, Calvin. I. ow! Chloe!" Harmony turned and smacked Chloe. "Thanks for stepping on my foot!"
"She gets a nasty little temper. What do you think?" Chloe directed to Calvin. He nodded and walked away. "You're so mean Harmony."
"Look who's talking." Replied Harmony, hopping around on one foot. "You deserved it."
"Tell that to my foot." Harmony cried.
"I got to go get something."
"You know I'll get you back Chloe." Chloe nodded at her as she was walking away. Harmony turned around and seen Ethan laughing. "I'm glad that amuses you." Harmony yelled to Ethan. He smiled, and she rolled her eyes.
"What is it you'll get her for?" A voice behind her asked.
"Oh, she." Harmony turned around. "Devin! You came!" She kissed him.
"Of course I did. I wouldn't miss seeing you. Who were you talking too?"
"Um. no one. Chloe stepped on my foot and. yeah. well. uh, you know how that goes." He nodded, clearly confused.
"Hey Dev, come on!" They turned around. It was Ben. He was Devin's best friend, but she didn't really like him. He was tall, had black hair, and the same color skin as Devin.
"Well, I guess I should go. You know how Ben gets. I'll make sure to get a good spot though, so I can see you." He kissed her once more and then followed after Ben.
She then decided to go talk to Sydney. As she was walking past Ethan to get to Sydney, he gave her a weak smile. Nothing like his award winning smile she liked a lot. She smiled back at him, but didn't say anything, even though she wanted too. When she was about three feet away from Sydney she said, "Hi Sydney."
"Hi Harmony. How are you doing?"
"I'm fine but my foot isn't."
"Oh. What happen?" Sydney asked, not interested, but she was bored and thought she might find it amusing. Coming from Harmony anyway.
"Chloe stepped on it. Just because I was. Hi Chloe." Chloe walked up to the two. She narrowed her eyes at Harmony.
"Not telling lies now are we?"
"Nope, only the truth. The truth that you stepped on my foot! So I was being a good kid the whole time. And you?" Harmony was half going out of her mind now.
"Yeah. The same. Being a good kid." Chloe replied, a little bewildered.
"Good." Harmony stopped, now trying to clear her head. Just as she got calmed down Chloe said something else insulting and they started arguing again.
Sydney looked on until she just got plain annoyed. "Hey guys." They didn't even listen. "YOU GUYS! LISTEN TO ME!" They both turned around and looked at Sydney wide-eyed. Harmony was the first to speak.
"Um. what is it you need us for?" "You two, I'm starting to get sick of the arguing. Maybe it's just the heat because you two normally get along. I just want you guys to shut up though." Harmony and Chloe looked at each other.
"Now that," Harmony concluded, "was scary." Chloe nodded.
"Hey guys." Ethan started, coming up behind them.
"Girls." Harmony corrected.
"Girls." He looked at Harmony for her approval. She nodded for him to continue. "We have to get in a block."
"Oh." All three said. They all started walking but him. He grabbed Harmony as she walked by. "Was that guy your boyfriend?"
"No. I just kiss random guys for no reason." She smiled a dazzling smile at him. "Well then I'd like a kiss." Ethan replied, with an equally dazzling smile.
"Ethan, once you do something to deserve it, I'll give you that kiss." She walked away. "Okay, that's a new one." He said to himself. Then went to go get in the block.
They warmed up, stretched, and then got in a block again. There were only four people in a row, and since there were five flutes they had to put Harmony back with the baritones. At first she was put on the right side, but her section leaders Liz and Sam told Calvin that she might be able to hear them telling her to go to parade rest if she was on the left side. So Calvin told Jack to switch sides with Harmony. She had Kookie on her right and Ethan behind her. Ethan was a sousaphone and they were the last row, so there was no one behind him.
She had marched in the parade last year but it wasn't the marching band, and they weren't taught how to really march. She was sweating like crazy, and wished they would start. Finally after what seemed forever they were called to attention and then they started marching.
They passed around bottles of water, which everyone drank from. Kookie asked her if she wanted some water. She looked at him and then shook her head. She thought that was really crazy. When their march was over, everyone went to go get food and drinks. She talked with her friends until she spotted Devin walking towards her. He came up to her and looked her in the eyes. She broke the gaze and looked behind him. Ben was standing by a tree impatiently. Devin finally spoke after a moment. "Think you can get your parents to let you roam town?"
"I'm sure I can tell them I'm gonna hang with some friends." She replied mischievously. "Okay. I'll meet ya at the entrance when they are gone." She didn't say anything, just turned around and talked with friends until he was out of sight. Then she went over to her parents. After a little bit of persuading, she finally got them to say yes. After they left, she met Devin at the entrance as promised. She kissed him and then looked over at Ben. "What's he doing here?" She whispered in his ear.
"Uh. he's gonna hang out with us." He whispered back, not sure what her response was going to be.
"Should have told me so I could have gone home or something." She said it louder now so Ben could hear. Ben just gave her a dirty look, which Devin didn't see.
"You never gave him a chance. He wants to be friends." She laughed and then turned and walked away. Once she had reached a bench, she sat down. Devin had followed her, and now sat down next to her. "I don't know why you don't like Ben, but could you just try to get along. You don't have to be best friends with him." She turned away so he added, "For me." She sighed and looked back at him. She nodded. "Thank you Harmony."
"But the first stupid, mean, or whatever for that matter. what I'm trying to say is I'm not gonna keep peace then." He nodded this time. Then his mouth met hers in a kiss, until, "Hey Devin, come on."
Devin looked up at Ben. "Damn, I'm almost with you right now." He said under his breath. She kind of smiled at Devin and then followed him.
They seen a lot of people they knew, so they would stop and chat for a few minutes. At about 7:00 Harmony called her parents to get a ride home.
"I don't know. not much I guess." Chloe shielded her eyes against the sun to see what the temperature was. "Gees. Ninety-eight degrees. Cruel."
"Ah. this should be lots of fun. Lots." Harmony stopped to wipe the sweat off her brow. "I'm already sweating and I haven't even moved yet!"
"Welcome to the world of Marching band girls." Calvin interrupted.
"Thanks. Not exactly the best thing to be welcomed to though, Calvin. I. ow! Chloe!" Harmony turned and smacked Chloe. "Thanks for stepping on my foot!"
"She gets a nasty little temper. What do you think?" Chloe directed to Calvin. He nodded and walked away. "You're so mean Harmony."
"Look who's talking." Replied Harmony, hopping around on one foot. "You deserved it."
"Tell that to my foot." Harmony cried.
"I got to go get something."
"You know I'll get you back Chloe." Chloe nodded at her as she was walking away. Harmony turned around and seen Ethan laughing. "I'm glad that amuses you." Harmony yelled to Ethan. He smiled, and she rolled her eyes.
"What is it you'll get her for?" A voice behind her asked.
"Oh, she." Harmony turned around. "Devin! You came!" She kissed him.
"Of course I did. I wouldn't miss seeing you. Who were you talking too?"
"Um. no one. Chloe stepped on my foot and. yeah. well. uh, you know how that goes." He nodded, clearly confused.
"Hey Dev, come on!" They turned around. It was Ben. He was Devin's best friend, but she didn't really like him. He was tall, had black hair, and the same color skin as Devin.
"Well, I guess I should go. You know how Ben gets. I'll make sure to get a good spot though, so I can see you." He kissed her once more and then followed after Ben.
She then decided to go talk to Sydney. As she was walking past Ethan to get to Sydney, he gave her a weak smile. Nothing like his award winning smile she liked a lot. She smiled back at him, but didn't say anything, even though she wanted too. When she was about three feet away from Sydney she said, "Hi Sydney."
"Hi Harmony. How are you doing?"
"I'm fine but my foot isn't."
"Oh. What happen?" Sydney asked, not interested, but she was bored and thought she might find it amusing. Coming from Harmony anyway.
"Chloe stepped on it. Just because I was. Hi Chloe." Chloe walked up to the two. She narrowed her eyes at Harmony.
"Not telling lies now are we?"
"Nope, only the truth. The truth that you stepped on my foot! So I was being a good kid the whole time. And you?" Harmony was half going out of her mind now.
"Yeah. The same. Being a good kid." Chloe replied, a little bewildered.
"Good." Harmony stopped, now trying to clear her head. Just as she got calmed down Chloe said something else insulting and they started arguing again.
Sydney looked on until she just got plain annoyed. "Hey guys." They didn't even listen. "YOU GUYS! LISTEN TO ME!" They both turned around and looked at Sydney wide-eyed. Harmony was the first to speak.
"Um. what is it you need us for?" "You two, I'm starting to get sick of the arguing. Maybe it's just the heat because you two normally get along. I just want you guys to shut up though." Harmony and Chloe looked at each other.
"Now that," Harmony concluded, "was scary." Chloe nodded.
"Hey guys." Ethan started, coming up behind them.
"Girls." Harmony corrected.
"Girls." He looked at Harmony for her approval. She nodded for him to continue. "We have to get in a block."
"Oh." All three said. They all started walking but him. He grabbed Harmony as she walked by. "Was that guy your boyfriend?"
"No. I just kiss random guys for no reason." She smiled a dazzling smile at him. "Well then I'd like a kiss." Ethan replied, with an equally dazzling smile.
"Ethan, once you do something to deserve it, I'll give you that kiss." She walked away. "Okay, that's a new one." He said to himself. Then went to go get in the block.
They warmed up, stretched, and then got in a block again. There were only four people in a row, and since there were five flutes they had to put Harmony back with the baritones. At first she was put on the right side, but her section leaders Liz and Sam told Calvin that she might be able to hear them telling her to go to parade rest if she was on the left side. So Calvin told Jack to switch sides with Harmony. She had Kookie on her right and Ethan behind her. Ethan was a sousaphone and they were the last row, so there was no one behind him.
She had marched in the parade last year but it wasn't the marching band, and they weren't taught how to really march. She was sweating like crazy, and wished they would start. Finally after what seemed forever they were called to attention and then they started marching.
They passed around bottles of water, which everyone drank from. Kookie asked her if she wanted some water. She looked at him and then shook her head. She thought that was really crazy. When their march was over, everyone went to go get food and drinks. She talked with her friends until she spotted Devin walking towards her. He came up to her and looked her in the eyes. She broke the gaze and looked behind him. Ben was standing by a tree impatiently. Devin finally spoke after a moment. "Think you can get your parents to let you roam town?"
"I'm sure I can tell them I'm gonna hang with some friends." She replied mischievously. "Okay. I'll meet ya at the entrance when they are gone." She didn't say anything, just turned around and talked with friends until he was out of sight. Then she went over to her parents. After a little bit of persuading, she finally got them to say yes. After they left, she met Devin at the entrance as promised. She kissed him and then looked over at Ben. "What's he doing here?" She whispered in his ear.
"Uh. he's gonna hang out with us." He whispered back, not sure what her response was going to be.
"Should have told me so I could have gone home or something." She said it louder now so Ben could hear. Ben just gave her a dirty look, which Devin didn't see.
"You never gave him a chance. He wants to be friends." She laughed and then turned and walked away. Once she had reached a bench, she sat down. Devin had followed her, and now sat down next to her. "I don't know why you don't like Ben, but could you just try to get along. You don't have to be best friends with him." She turned away so he added, "For me." She sighed and looked back at him. She nodded. "Thank you Harmony."
"But the first stupid, mean, or whatever for that matter. what I'm trying to say is I'm not gonna keep peace then." He nodded this time. Then his mouth met hers in a kiss, until, "Hey Devin, come on."
Devin looked up at Ben. "Damn, I'm almost with you right now." He said under his breath. She kind of smiled at Devin and then followed him.
They seen a lot of people they knew, so they would stop and chat for a few minutes. At about 7:00 Harmony called her parents to get a ride home.