I finally updated this... thanks for waiting! ^_^
The Reed II: Chapter 9
Ian picked up The Reed... and ran. Panicking, heart thumping away in F Concert, he just ran as fast as he could towards the school gate. Upon arriving there he climbed over, knowing that with the band major dead and all the teachers at home on holiday there was absolutely no one to stop and give him demerit points.
He had to destroy it... had to destroy The Reed... turning a corner, Lucas found the place he had been looking for.
The construction site was deserted. Cautiously, Lucas made his way to the huge pit of newly made cement. It was not yet dry. Looking around, he saw he was the only one there.
A black cat crossed his path and fell into the cement. It turned white, meaning that it was unlucky no more.
Lucas took The Reed, still unmoving, and lifted it high into the air. With sudden strength, he swung it down hard into the wet cement... letting out a war cry as he did so. He pushed it in as far as he could go... deeper and deeper... both his hands were covered in the cement... still he pushed, down and down and down...
That was about as far as he could go. Slowly, Lucas removed his hands from the cement and tried to cover up the hole. As an afterthought, he picked up the cat and gave it a burial in that same hole.
Standing up to admire his work, Lucas grinned, thinking of what the others would say when they found out he had destroyed a Reed.
"Good riddance to bad rubbish," he muttered, before running off to school, leaving a disturbed pit of wet cement with a tail sticking out of it.
Everybody else was still sleeping, but he could not wait for them all to wake up. Running full speed into the darkened band room, he headed toward where the Fellowship was sleeping.
"WAKE UP, GUYS! I GOT IT! I DESTROYED THE REED!"
There were a few murmured responses.
"Is it morning already?"
"Huh? What?"
"Oh, shoot, it's already three thirty! I'M LATE! ARRGH! HOW WILL I HAVE TIME TO DO MY MORNING PRACTICE? NOOOOOOO..."
"Lucas? What are you..."
"Martyn!" Lucas panted out. "I got it. I destroyed The Reed."
"Wha... what d'you mean?"
"It was in the band room. It killed the band major and..."
Lucas was interrupted by a loud cheer from everyone listening.
"... and I hit it with my saxophone and it fell down and I went to bury it in the cement at the construction site... you know, the one outside school...
"You BURIED it?" Martyn was suddenly wide awake. "Alone or surrounded by reeds?"
"Alone, of course. Why would I want to surround it with reeds for?"
"No..."
"What?"
"Don't you know? The Reed can teleport! And the only things that can prevent it from doing so are other reeds... you can't just bury it like that! It'll come out again!"
"What?"
Martyn looked at Lucas.
"Never mind. You didn't know, I should have told you... So we're just right back where we started. At least we still have the other Reed safe." He paused. "Just go back to sleep, okay? We'll see what to do tomorrow."
"Okay."
There was a moment of silence; and then the bassoon player yelled:
"THE BAND MAJOR IS DEAD! WOOHOO!"
And they partied on through the night.
TO BE CONTINUED
Please review! ^_^ 8 reviews before next update.
Answer to the last quiz:
Title: The Urukhai, Source: The Lord of the Rings.
Quiz 2: Title and movie source of the following:
C'-G'-F'E'D'E'C'-G-
Include your answer in your review.
Megalomanic Oboist: Yeah, I know that. Thanks for reviewing!
NoLife: Uh, so first you were ego and now you have no life? :S
Perc Mad Hatter: Thanks for reviewing! I'm running out of stuff to say...
Andrala: GO RECORDERS! =D (Sorry, Pip. That was your line) You mean there's such a thing as a PLASTIC reed? Okay...
Hexi: Thanks for reviewing! I'm really running out of stuff to say... Ask the rest of your band to go review. Thanks. ^_^
Butterfly Guitar: My band has a band major AND a drum major (don't ask why), no, I don't live in Australia, no, the movie theme has nothing to do with Star Wars, and thanks for your review. =D
Wildmage42: There was a reason why you saying I was 17 or 18 was a compliment... ^_^ Anyway, I know this 12 year old author on fanfic.net who has a 200+ review story... forgot her username though.
Trombonist Meg: Yup, I like Star Wars, yup, I like Back to the Future, and I have a feeling you got that from my penname... um, you mean there's a link to my story from talesfrombandcamp.com??? O.O Okay... I tried to go there but I can't find the link... which part of the site is it on?
KC: Thanks for reviewing! Ask your friends to review. I'm hoping to break 200.
Lauren: Thanks for your review!
Kathryn: Any quote that might fit the story would do. What's an English horn reed look like?
Tigerlily Gamgee/BassClarBandDork: Subtle hints at where I live? What subtle hints? *looks scared*
Imjustanaltosaxplayer: I'm not going to kill off the alto... as far as I know, the rest of the Fellowship should survive all the way to the end. I think. One more may die, but I'm not sure currently...
Bassoon Lady: Yup, it's LOTR. You're the only one who actually answered. =D There might be a bassoon player later on... though I think I've got too many characters already. :S
The Reed II: Chapter 9
Ian picked up The Reed... and ran. Panicking, heart thumping away in F Concert, he just ran as fast as he could towards the school gate. Upon arriving there he climbed over, knowing that with the band major dead and all the teachers at home on holiday there was absolutely no one to stop and give him demerit points.
He had to destroy it... had to destroy The Reed... turning a corner, Lucas found the place he had been looking for.
The construction site was deserted. Cautiously, Lucas made his way to the huge pit of newly made cement. It was not yet dry. Looking around, he saw he was the only one there.
A black cat crossed his path and fell into the cement. It turned white, meaning that it was unlucky no more.
Lucas took The Reed, still unmoving, and lifted it high into the air. With sudden strength, he swung it down hard into the wet cement... letting out a war cry as he did so. He pushed it in as far as he could go... deeper and deeper... both his hands were covered in the cement... still he pushed, down and down and down...
That was about as far as he could go. Slowly, Lucas removed his hands from the cement and tried to cover up the hole. As an afterthought, he picked up the cat and gave it a burial in that same hole.
Standing up to admire his work, Lucas grinned, thinking of what the others would say when they found out he had destroyed a Reed.
"Good riddance to bad rubbish," he muttered, before running off to school, leaving a disturbed pit of wet cement with a tail sticking out of it.
Everybody else was still sleeping, but he could not wait for them all to wake up. Running full speed into the darkened band room, he headed toward where the Fellowship was sleeping.
"WAKE UP, GUYS! I GOT IT! I DESTROYED THE REED!"
There were a few murmured responses.
"Is it morning already?"
"Huh? What?"
"Oh, shoot, it's already three thirty! I'M LATE! ARRGH! HOW WILL I HAVE TIME TO DO MY MORNING PRACTICE? NOOOOOOO..."
"Lucas? What are you..."
"Martyn!" Lucas panted out. "I got it. I destroyed The Reed."
"Wha... what d'you mean?"
"It was in the band room. It killed the band major and..."
Lucas was interrupted by a loud cheer from everyone listening.
"... and I hit it with my saxophone and it fell down and I went to bury it in the cement at the construction site... you know, the one outside school...
"You BURIED it?" Martyn was suddenly wide awake. "Alone or surrounded by reeds?"
"Alone, of course. Why would I want to surround it with reeds for?"
"No..."
"What?"
"Don't you know? The Reed can teleport! And the only things that can prevent it from doing so are other reeds... you can't just bury it like that! It'll come out again!"
"What?"
Martyn looked at Lucas.
"Never mind. You didn't know, I should have told you... So we're just right back where we started. At least we still have the other Reed safe." He paused. "Just go back to sleep, okay? We'll see what to do tomorrow."
"Okay."
There was a moment of silence; and then the bassoon player yelled:
"THE BAND MAJOR IS DEAD! WOOHOO!"
And they partied on through the night.
TO BE CONTINUED
Please review! ^_^ 8 reviews before next update.
Answer to the last quiz:
Title: The Urukhai, Source: The Lord of the Rings.
Quiz 2: Title and movie source of the following:
C'-G'-F'E'D'E'C'-G-
Include your answer in your review.
Megalomanic Oboist: Yeah, I know that. Thanks for reviewing!
NoLife: Uh, so first you were ego and now you have no life? :S
Perc Mad Hatter: Thanks for reviewing! I'm running out of stuff to say...
Andrala: GO RECORDERS! =D (Sorry, Pip. That was your line) You mean there's such a thing as a PLASTIC reed? Okay...
Hexi: Thanks for reviewing! I'm really running out of stuff to say... Ask the rest of your band to go review. Thanks. ^_^
Butterfly Guitar: My band has a band major AND a drum major (don't ask why), no, I don't live in Australia, no, the movie theme has nothing to do with Star Wars, and thanks for your review. =D
Wildmage42: There was a reason why you saying I was 17 or 18 was a compliment... ^_^ Anyway, I know this 12 year old author on fanfic.net who has a 200+ review story... forgot her username though.
Trombonist Meg: Yup, I like Star Wars, yup, I like Back to the Future, and I have a feeling you got that from my penname... um, you mean there's a link to my story from talesfrombandcamp.com??? O.O Okay... I tried to go there but I can't find the link... which part of the site is it on?
KC: Thanks for reviewing! Ask your friends to review. I'm hoping to break 200.
Lauren: Thanks for your review!
Kathryn: Any quote that might fit the story would do. What's an English horn reed look like?
Tigerlily Gamgee/BassClarBandDork: Subtle hints at where I live? What subtle hints? *looks scared*
Imjustanaltosaxplayer: I'm not going to kill off the alto... as far as I know, the rest of the Fellowship should survive all the way to the end. I think. One more may die, but I'm not sure currently...
Bassoon Lady: Yup, it's LOTR. You're the only one who actually answered. =D There might be a bassoon player later on... though I think I've got too many characters already. :S