A/N-me again. Just giving my usual ramblings. All I ever do is ramble it seems. And write. I have good news and bad news. The bad news is I started another story. The good news is I have decided that the first chapter I wrote for that story is all I will write for that story until I finish one of my other stories. Did you catch that? If you keep up with any of my other stories, you might note that I just removed 3. If I feel the desire to start up these stories again, I will. As for now I will try and focus on the stories that are here and not let my mind come up with anymore brilliant story ideas. And just so you know the title of this chapter is also the name of a Greenday song. It is their song, not mine. Oh-one little request. I'm not sure what musical they're going to be doing so if you could offer suggestions I would be incredibly grateful. Hell, I'd even hand out chocolate covered newsies. See *holds up chocolate covered Spot*. However this one's mine. I have others! So-send in suggestion, get a chocolate covered newsie. Sounds like a good deal to me! Onto the newest chapter!

Chapter Five: Worry Rock

"I worry about her" Beth was saying to Race as they walked to her locker. "That relationship she's in is not a good one. On again, off again. Goodness, they might as well be married, they fight like a married couple!"

"It is pretty bad, isn't it?" Race leaned up against the locker next to Beth's. "But Spot. . . he's not a bad kid."

"I'm not saying he is. I know he's a nice guy but he can just be so manipulative" Beth sighed as she pulled the locker door open. "You've known Ellie about as long as I have. Maybe you don't know about all the guys that she's ever had a crush on but most of them are basically players and Spot is no exception."

"Well. . ." Race laughed. "He certainly has a way with the ladies. However, their relationship, when it is on, is actually a real relationship, not like the ones that they put themselves into during their off periods. I mean those relationships are just to incite jealousy."

"And they do a good job of it" Beth closed the locker, after putting all the papers she had received that morning into it.

"Speaking of Spot. . . where is he? He wasn't at lunch."

"Probably off scouting for the next girl, or girls, he could use to spite Ellie" Beth said with a smile as the two made their way to fifth period. "So, what do you have now?"

"Um. . ." Race pulled a crumpled schedule out of his pocket. "I've got AP U.S. History. Fun. What about you?"

"Physics honors" Beth let out an unenthusiastic sigh. "Shoot me now, please."

"Nah, I couldn't do that" Race grinned. "Besides, guns aren't allowed in school. Well I should probably get going, I heard McKinley's a real tough teacher."

"Yeah. . . I have her seventh. Well, I guess I'll see you later. After fifth I suppose" Race nodded. "Will you meet me outside of my class?" Beth asked.

"Sure."

"Alright, see you then" Beth said as she turned to enter her classroom. "Race?" she called turning back around in the doorway of the classroom. Race stopped and turned around, looking at Beth. "If Ellie's not back at the end of the day, could you give me a ride home?"

"Yeah, sure. See you later" he turned back around and Beth walked into the classroom, feeling a little lighter on her feet. She looked around for a familiar face and was happy to find Mush was also in her class. She grabbed the seat next to him and set her purse down.

"Hello Mush, I haven't seen you around much today."

"I had a lot of drama stuff to do. Y'know, being incredibly involved in the drama department. . ."

"And loved by Ms. O'Neill" Beth cut in with a smile.

"That too. I had a lot of stuff to take care of. Like finalizing what musical we're going to be doing" he leaned back in his chair and grinned.

"You know what it is? Oh tell me. Please!" Beth plead, giving Mush a very pitiful puppy dog look.

"Nope. . . sorry. Confidential information. Besides, if I told you, you'd probably run off and tell Ellie. Now I couldn't possibly let you do that because then she'd have an advantage in the auditions."

"She already had an advantage."

"Well an even greater one."

"What about you? Are you auditioning?"

"Actually. . ." Much looked down at the floor, his cheeks turning slightly red. ". . . yes" he muttered softly, hoping Beth wouldn't hear.

"MUSH! Don't give me that advantage bull shit if you're auditioning also. Besides, I'm sure that Ms. O'Neill has already cast the two staring roles as you and Ellie."

"What makes you think that? What if there are more than just two staring roles?"

"Oh, so there are more than two?"

"I never said that!"

"But you implied it. . ."

"That's it! I'm not saying anything more about the show" Mush glared at Beth in a friendly manner. "You already know too much."

"I knew too much to begin with. I was born that way" Beth said with a smile and the two laughed as a man, in his early fifties walked into the classroom, closing the door behind him.

"Alright. Everybody settle down. I'm Mr. Anderson, your teacher and this is physics honors in room D102. If you're in the wrong classroom now would be a good time to get to the right classroom" Mr. Anderson paused as a few people checked their schedules , but no one left. "Alright, tomorrow I will be putting you in your proper seating arrangements" he continued. "For today you may stay where you are while I take attendance" he picked up a sheet and started to call out names.

"Ugh. . . we have Rachel Jennings in our class" Beth commented quietly to Mush as she looked around the classroom again. "And Dan Kollins."

"You don't like them I'm guessing" Mush inferred and Beth nodded.

"Eliza Hart?" Mr. Anderson called out, looking around the class.

"Uh. . . she'd not here" Beth spoke up uncertainly.

"Thank you miss, I can see that she is not here" Beth winced and sank down in her chair a little, her cheeks flushing.

"Ouch. . . you go told" Mush whispered to her with a smile. She sat up, giving him a mocking smile back.

"Alexander Myers?"

"It's Alex" Mush replied. Mush nodded and wrote something down on the sheet.

"Elizabeth Sanford?" Mr. Anderson called out a few names later.

"Beth please" Beth responded a little weakly.

"Alright Miss Sanford" Mr. Anderson said, also taking note on the sheet. After attendance had been taken, Mr. Anderson went on to explain classroom etiquette, behavior, and rules, plus all the other normal procedures that teachers took on the first day of school. Forty minutes and three handouts later the bell finally rang and the class shuffled out.

"Damn, I'm never gonna be able to handle this" Mush complained to Beth as they moved through the hall. "Mr. Anderson and physics honors EVERY day!"

"Don't worry. We'll make it through some how" Beth said in a comforting way. She and Mush parted once they reached the main hall and Beth went back to her locker. Perhaps it was luck that Beth opened her locker at the same time that her cell phone beeped, informing her that she had received a text message. Looking around first to make sure no administrators where around, Beth then reached into her purse to pull out her phone. She pressed a button and a message from Ellie appeared on the screen.

"Things aren't lookin 2 good

Can u get a ride home?

I don think I'll bbs"

Beth sighed and put her phone back, feeling a bit worried. She knew Joy had problems, but she had now idea this might be. After closing her locker she headed to her sixth period class, passing Devvy and Dutchy on the way. She grabbed Dutchy's arm and they both stopped.

"What is it?" Devvy asked, observing Beth's worried face.

"I heard from Ellie" she started. "She said things aren't looking too good."

"Shit" was all Dutchy good say and Devvy made a face of concern.

"I'm really worried now."

"It'll be ok" Dutchy said as he pulled Beth into a hug and Devvy patted her on the back for comfort. "I don't know her sister but if she's anything like Ellie, I'm sure she'll be just fine."

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A/N-just wonderin, if I wrote a Pirates of the Carribean fan fic, would you guys read it? I know I said up there that I wasn't gonna start another story til I finished at least one of the ones I've already started so I'm just wondering if I ever do finish one, if you guys would read it. Alrighty-hit that purty little button bellow and send me a review!