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"You guys think so?" Dewey asked Skeptically.
Lawrence was finding this ironic. Dewey was asking the KIDS what the Gods of Rock would think. It would usually be the other way around, but he assumed in an intense situation it was hard to second-guess what someone else was thinking. Especially people that aren't in your presence, let alone people you've never met before.
"Sure Dewey," Zack said assuringly.
"I don't know..." Dewey said, sounding slightly surer of himself. "50% of me wants to go, but then the other 60% knows that I belong here..."
"Well, what good would come out of it, going back to Local Anesthetic?" Freddy busted out. He didn't want to snap, but it was hard not to. He tried to be as calm as possible.
"I don't know... I'd get to rock, but I'm already doing that here. The only difference is that I can still teach you guys a lot," Dewey replied. He was about to go on when he was interrupted.
Freddy stood up crashing the cymbal as hard as he could with both sticks. Zack jumped a foot in front of him, almost knocking over his amp, and causing a domino effect. "We need you Dewey," Freddy said plainly. Everyone wanted to say the same thing, but at the same time, didn't want Dewey to feel obligated to stay with School of Rock. Once again, leave it to Freddy Jones. "You can't just change our lives and walk out." Freddy continued, with no question in his tone or mind that he was right. Then he thought; 'Maybe it's best if Dewey DOES leave, he changed our lives, and now we're supposed to mold them... We can't let him take complete control.' Freddy's look of realization was very obvious. Everyone realized the same thing he did. Then, as if on cue, everyone started shaking off his or her thoughts. Freddy was pissed at himself. 'Dewey isn't molding us; he's helping us mold OURSELVES. We need him.'
Dewey sat down with the store receipt that had the phone number on the back in hand. He pointed to the Kitchen. "Marco. Phone."
"On it," came back Marco, incredibly willing to be of assistance. When Marco came back, Dewey put his hand on the phone and just kept it there, then he pulled it from Marco. "You okay Dewey?" Marco asked concerned.
"Right," Dewey said unfocused. He started to dial the numbers, when it suddenly struck Lawrence that he didn't mention if he was staying with School of Rock, or going back to Local Anesthetic. He felt wrong interrupting him, so Lawrence waited to hear what was going on along with the rest of the band.
"Adam, buddy!" Dewey shouted smiling. "Yeah I've come to a conculsion," He said scratching his neck pausing for a good 7 or 8 seconds. "Um, actually... I'm gonna go School of Rock, all the way." Dewey frowned, only thinking of his promise 20 years ago. His band was better, anyway.
The band was relieved. The tension-built muscles in everyones face relaxed to easy smiles and laughs. Eleni Laughed at how stupid she was, thinking Dewey would actually leave them for a teenage commitment. Then it hit her.
Dewey hung up the phone, Eleni frowning, looking a little too out of it. She didn't go unnoticed.
"What's up, Eleni?" Freddy asked form across the room. This caused everyone to turn around and look at her.
She wanted to hold back. She couldn't. "I was just... thinking..." she began stressfully. "Dewey wouldn't actually leave us for a teenage commitment. But what is THIS? What's going to happen to US in 20 years?"
Everyone understood. Not for the benefit.
"It won't happen, Eleni," Summer began, a little short. "There's too many of us--16 of us. All of us won't let that happen. Our parents won't either."
"Yeah—Well, I don't know about the parents thing," Gordon began, not his usual only-speak-up-if-necessary self. "But we'll always be together."
On that corny note, everyone looked around, and then at Dewey. He felt and then saw everyone's gaze and returned it with an announcement.
"Well...uh... Why don't we all just chill out for the rest of the day? You can stay here if you want. We should all just relax, we've had a very interesting practice." Dewey said easily.
Just at that, the doorbell rang.
"Damn Dewey, how many bands were you in?" Freddy said getting up and walking towards the buzzer. He earned laughs from around the room and Dewey rolled his eyes on that note.
"Clutter Castle!" Freddy called in to the monitor.
"Good one Freddy," Someone called back in.
"Oh, hey Mr. M, come on up." Freddy pressed the buzzer and Zack's dad came up in less than 30 seconds. Freddy pulled the door open when he heard him approach.
"Hey kids, hey Dewey." Zack's father greeted nicely. "Thanks for having him over tonight. I appreciate it." Zack's dad didn't realize none of the other kids knew.
"Ah, it's no problem Joey," Dewey said politely.
"Vinny."
"Right."
Everyone laughed. Everyone knew Dewey knew his name was Vinny, but just did it for kicks.
"So, Zack, I'll see you tomorrow, then?" Vinny asked with a hand on his shoulder.
"Sure dad. Thanks for letting me stay."
"Sure thing Zack, see you later." He handed Zack's stuff to him in a duffel bag, and waved goodbye to everyone as he walked out.
"Call, if anything, Dewey!" Vinny called before walking out.
"Check." Dewey said pointing at him with his gun-resembled finger positioned.
Everyone went back to what they were doing. Zack had thrown his Duffel bag on the couch and was putting his guitar away.
"Why didn't you tell me you were staying here?" A voice came from above. Zack knew the dirty, dark-blue Airwalks anywhere.
"I didn't know until I went into the Kitchen and told Dewey my situation with my so called mom." Zack said with a shrug.
"It's cool, I was just a little concerned."
"I know, thanks Freddy." Zack said standing up.
"Zack?"
"Yeah?"
"This conversation—"
"Never happened. I know." Zack said with a sweet smile.
Freddy lightly patted Zack on his head with his sticks and returned to his set. Zack, on the other hand, was exhausted and couldn't wait to sleep.
"Dewey?"
"What's up Zack?"
"Uh, never mind it's not important. We'll talk later." Zack said brushing it away. He was going to ask Dewey if it was okay if he just went to sleep. Then he realized everyone else was still here, and they might be for a while.
"Hey, Dewey? I'm actually gonna hit the road. See ya after your vacation?" Frankie said getting up from his and Leonard's desk. They had a desk in the corner where they kept all of the security rules and regulations of different arenas, contracts, and phone numbers. Being Security was more than just getting the band through crowds. It was no walk in the park.
"Sure man, Goodnight brother." Dewey said getting up from the couch.
"Yeah...I'm gonna go too," Gordon said getting up. "Night Dewey."
"Yeah I'm tired," Marco added getting up lazily.
"I'm going to leave as well. Goodnight Dewey." Lawrence said politely.
"Yeah, have a good time in Jersey, Dewey" Alicia said walking slowly backwards to the door.
Everyone else decided to go, except Katie and Freddy. Freddy walked over to her.
"Are we leaving too?" Freddy asked.
"Um, I guess so. Are your parents home?" Katie replied tilting her head slightly.
"No, they won't be for a while."
"Alrite, so we'll chill." Katie said zipping up her bass.
"Hey! Guys!" Dewey began before anyone could leave. "You guys can still stop by anytime you want before I leave. "I could always use the company. Summer has the keys so actually all week anytime you guys want to come over, it's cool. Goodnight People."
"Night Dewey" was heard from around the room. Everyone, except Zack of course, headed for the door. Katie picked up her bass.
"Don't be incredibly stupid," Freddy said teasingly, grabbing her bass.
Katie rolled her eyes and rolled the bass down from halfway down her shoulder. "Thanks," she said with a laugh.
Freddy smiled back, and together they walked.
"See ya tomorrow or something like it," Freddy said walking towards the door.
"Alrite, catch you later dude."
"Night Dewey, night Zack!" Katie called sweetly.
"Night!" They called back together.
"See ya Zack," Freddy said with a nod.
"'Til tomorrow, oh great one," Zack replied.
Freddy smiled, and him and Katie walked out.
"So... what do you want to do when you get to my house?"
"I don't know. Whatever." She said with a shrug.
"Katie!"
"Huh?"
Katie turned around to Dewey who had the phone in his hand at the peak of his apartment door. "Phone."
"Thanks," Katie said and headed back the 10 feet to the apartment door. She leaned in the doorway. "Hello?"
"Hey Katie," it was her mom. She sounded a little more serious than usual.
"Hey mom," Katie replied calmly. "What's up?"
"I need you to come home...don't make any stops."
"You guys think so?" Dewey asked Skeptically.
Lawrence was finding this ironic. Dewey was asking the KIDS what the Gods of Rock would think. It would usually be the other way around, but he assumed in an intense situation it was hard to second-guess what someone else was thinking. Especially people that aren't in your presence, let alone people you've never met before.
"Sure Dewey," Zack said assuringly.
"I don't know..." Dewey said, sounding slightly surer of himself. "50% of me wants to go, but then the other 60% knows that I belong here..."
"Well, what good would come out of it, going back to Local Anesthetic?" Freddy busted out. He didn't want to snap, but it was hard not to. He tried to be as calm as possible.
"I don't know... I'd get to rock, but I'm already doing that here. The only difference is that I can still teach you guys a lot," Dewey replied. He was about to go on when he was interrupted.
Freddy stood up crashing the cymbal as hard as he could with both sticks. Zack jumped a foot in front of him, almost knocking over his amp, and causing a domino effect. "We need you Dewey," Freddy said plainly. Everyone wanted to say the same thing, but at the same time, didn't want Dewey to feel obligated to stay with School of Rock. Once again, leave it to Freddy Jones. "You can't just change our lives and walk out." Freddy continued, with no question in his tone or mind that he was right. Then he thought; 'Maybe it's best if Dewey DOES leave, he changed our lives, and now we're supposed to mold them... We can't let him take complete control.' Freddy's look of realization was very obvious. Everyone realized the same thing he did. Then, as if on cue, everyone started shaking off his or her thoughts. Freddy was pissed at himself. 'Dewey isn't molding us; he's helping us mold OURSELVES. We need him.'
Dewey sat down with the store receipt that had the phone number on the back in hand. He pointed to the Kitchen. "Marco. Phone."
"On it," came back Marco, incredibly willing to be of assistance. When Marco came back, Dewey put his hand on the phone and just kept it there, then he pulled it from Marco. "You okay Dewey?" Marco asked concerned.
"Right," Dewey said unfocused. He started to dial the numbers, when it suddenly struck Lawrence that he didn't mention if he was staying with School of Rock, or going back to Local Anesthetic. He felt wrong interrupting him, so Lawrence waited to hear what was going on along with the rest of the band.
"Adam, buddy!" Dewey shouted smiling. "Yeah I've come to a conculsion," He said scratching his neck pausing for a good 7 or 8 seconds. "Um, actually... I'm gonna go School of Rock, all the way." Dewey frowned, only thinking of his promise 20 years ago. His band was better, anyway.
The band was relieved. The tension-built muscles in everyones face relaxed to easy smiles and laughs. Eleni Laughed at how stupid she was, thinking Dewey would actually leave them for a teenage commitment. Then it hit her.
Dewey hung up the phone, Eleni frowning, looking a little too out of it. She didn't go unnoticed.
"What's up, Eleni?" Freddy asked form across the room. This caused everyone to turn around and look at her.
She wanted to hold back. She couldn't. "I was just... thinking..." she began stressfully. "Dewey wouldn't actually leave us for a teenage commitment. But what is THIS? What's going to happen to US in 20 years?"
Everyone understood. Not for the benefit.
"It won't happen, Eleni," Summer began, a little short. "There's too many of us--16 of us. All of us won't let that happen. Our parents won't either."
"Yeah—Well, I don't know about the parents thing," Gordon began, not his usual only-speak-up-if-necessary self. "But we'll always be together."
On that corny note, everyone looked around, and then at Dewey. He felt and then saw everyone's gaze and returned it with an announcement.
"Well...uh... Why don't we all just chill out for the rest of the day? You can stay here if you want. We should all just relax, we've had a very interesting practice." Dewey said easily.
Just at that, the doorbell rang.
"Damn Dewey, how many bands were you in?" Freddy said getting up and walking towards the buzzer. He earned laughs from around the room and Dewey rolled his eyes on that note.
"Clutter Castle!" Freddy called in to the monitor.
"Good one Freddy," Someone called back in.
"Oh, hey Mr. M, come on up." Freddy pressed the buzzer and Zack's dad came up in less than 30 seconds. Freddy pulled the door open when he heard him approach.
"Hey kids, hey Dewey." Zack's father greeted nicely. "Thanks for having him over tonight. I appreciate it." Zack's dad didn't realize none of the other kids knew.
"Ah, it's no problem Joey," Dewey said politely.
"Vinny."
"Right."
Everyone laughed. Everyone knew Dewey knew his name was Vinny, but just did it for kicks.
"So, Zack, I'll see you tomorrow, then?" Vinny asked with a hand on his shoulder.
"Sure dad. Thanks for letting me stay."
"Sure thing Zack, see you later." He handed Zack's stuff to him in a duffel bag, and waved goodbye to everyone as he walked out.
"Call, if anything, Dewey!" Vinny called before walking out.
"Check." Dewey said pointing at him with his gun-resembled finger positioned.
Everyone went back to what they were doing. Zack had thrown his Duffel bag on the couch and was putting his guitar away.
"Why didn't you tell me you were staying here?" A voice came from above. Zack knew the dirty, dark-blue Airwalks anywhere.
"I didn't know until I went into the Kitchen and told Dewey my situation with my so called mom." Zack said with a shrug.
"It's cool, I was just a little concerned."
"I know, thanks Freddy." Zack said standing up.
"Zack?"
"Yeah?"
"This conversation—"
"Never happened. I know." Zack said with a sweet smile.
Freddy lightly patted Zack on his head with his sticks and returned to his set. Zack, on the other hand, was exhausted and couldn't wait to sleep.
"Dewey?"
"What's up Zack?"
"Uh, never mind it's not important. We'll talk later." Zack said brushing it away. He was going to ask Dewey if it was okay if he just went to sleep. Then he realized everyone else was still here, and they might be for a while.
"Hey, Dewey? I'm actually gonna hit the road. See ya after your vacation?" Frankie said getting up from his and Leonard's desk. They had a desk in the corner where they kept all of the security rules and regulations of different arenas, contracts, and phone numbers. Being Security was more than just getting the band through crowds. It was no walk in the park.
"Sure man, Goodnight brother." Dewey said getting up from the couch.
"Yeah...I'm gonna go too," Gordon said getting up. "Night Dewey."
"Yeah I'm tired," Marco added getting up lazily.
"I'm going to leave as well. Goodnight Dewey." Lawrence said politely.
"Yeah, have a good time in Jersey, Dewey" Alicia said walking slowly backwards to the door.
Everyone else decided to go, except Katie and Freddy. Freddy walked over to her.
"Are we leaving too?" Freddy asked.
"Um, I guess so. Are your parents home?" Katie replied tilting her head slightly.
"No, they won't be for a while."
"Alrite, so we'll chill." Katie said zipping up her bass.
"Hey! Guys!" Dewey began before anyone could leave. "You guys can still stop by anytime you want before I leave. "I could always use the company. Summer has the keys so actually all week anytime you guys want to come over, it's cool. Goodnight People."
"Night Dewey" was heard from around the room. Everyone, except Zack of course, headed for the door. Katie picked up her bass.
"Don't be incredibly stupid," Freddy said teasingly, grabbing her bass.
Katie rolled her eyes and rolled the bass down from halfway down her shoulder. "Thanks," she said with a laugh.
Freddy smiled back, and together they walked.
"See ya tomorrow or something like it," Freddy said walking towards the door.
"Alrite, catch you later dude."
"Night Dewey, night Zack!" Katie called sweetly.
"Night!" They called back together.
"See ya Zack," Freddy said with a nod.
"'Til tomorrow, oh great one," Zack replied.
Freddy smiled, and him and Katie walked out.
"So... what do you want to do when you get to my house?"
"I don't know. Whatever." She said with a shrug.
"Katie!"
"Huh?"
Katie turned around to Dewey who had the phone in his hand at the peak of his apartment door. "Phone."
"Thanks," Katie said and headed back the 10 feet to the apartment door. She leaned in the doorway. "Hello?"
"Hey Katie," it was her mom. She sounded a little more serious than usual.
"Hey mom," Katie replied calmly. "What's up?"
"I need you to come home...don't make any stops."