Disclaimer: School of Rock and its characters do not belong to me. Neither
do an pop culture references I might choose to include.
Author's Notes: This chapter is zipping ahead a few month's to New Year's. I'll explain about Christmas, and a teeny bit on Halloween. No one really cares what happened on Thanksgiving do they? I know most colleges basically close their campus on winter breaks, but for the purposes of this story, that's void. I own the song 'She's in Torn Jeans.'
Ch9
Summer sat with Katie in her dorm room three days after Christmas. They had both returned yesterday from visiting their families. Both Zack and Freddy had as well, though they had decided to build a snow fort outside of the building. Katie and Summer opted to stay inside for a while before freezing in the subzero temperatures outside on the desolate campus.
They had spent a bit of the time talking, mostly about how things had been going with their respective boyfriends, starting by looking at pictures from the Halloween Movie Fest they had gone to. Freddy and Katie had dressed like Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen, while Summer and Zack had gone a bit more old fashioned, as Bonnie and Clyde, with a cardboard getaway car built around Summer's chair. Then comparing gifts they had received for Christmas. From Freddy, Katie had been given a collage made on a bulletin board, made from pictures, newspaper headlines, and song lyrics of her favorite artists and songs. In the top corner was one of her and Freddy, dressed in full rock garb, right before the band split. From Zack, Summer had gotten a notebook, full of songs he had written specifically for her, along with a necklace that had a guitar pick on it.
However Katie had something a bit more interesting on her mind. "Summer, how shocking would something I tell you have to be to get you to freak out?"
Summer quickly looked up from the notebook, which she was reading. "That depends... what is the shocking thing about?"
"Me."
"Why don't you tell me, and we'll see if I freak out?"
"I think I might be pregnant."
"I might just have to freak out here. What do you mean, you might be pregnant?"
"Well, I'm late. And Freddy and I, you know, around thanksgiving." Katie explained nervously.
"I'm not gonna lecture you because you don't need that right now, but you didn't think to use protection?"
"We did. But you remember Sex Ed. The only one hundred percent protection is to not have sex. And we're a bit late for that one now."
"Well, you don't know yet, so I think the best course of action would be to find out for sure." Summer began. "And maybe you should tell Freddy."
"Are you kidding? Tell him? I was barely ready to admit I wanted to date him four months ago. I can't tell him we might be having a kid."
"Well, then we'll have to be a bit subtle when we buy the test. We'll have to go when he's distracted."
"What do you mean we?"
"Katie, I'm your friend. Friends help with pregnancy scares."
"You're right. That was a stupid question. But, what if it's not a scare?"
"We'll cross that bridge when we come to it."
§ § §
Freddy dumped some snow on an unsuspecting Zack's head. This was the sort of trick that had been going on since they had started the fort 45 minutes ago. While they talked they threw snow at each other, then went back to molding and building. "When do you think the girls are going to stop being wimps and come down here?"
"Who knows? Summer and Katie love girl talk. Which, now that I think about it, is kinda weird considering their personalities the rest of the time."
"Dude, all girls love girl talk. No matter what their personalities are the rest of the time. It's like, in the genetic code or something."
Zack shrugged. "Summer sent out the e-mail when she was at her aunt's. To everyone, Lawrence included, even though his schedule at MIT won't allow him to come."
"Which e-mail is this?"
"The one explaining she's in the wheelchair and why."
"Oh yeah. I forgot she was doing that so she wouldn't have to answer questions."
Zack chucked a snowball that nailed Freddy in the shoulder. "What do you think it's going to be like, seeing everyone again? I only talk to Lawrence and Tomika once in a while, and other than that..."
"Well, I talk to Marta a lot, but she's my cousin. Just the same, this is going to be weird. Last time we saw everyone, we were, well, basically the same as we are now. And now we're dating other members of the band. That was one of the cardinal rules when the band was together. You don't date other members. Could screw everything up."
"Band's not together anymore. Shouldn't be a problem."
"For me maybe. Marta's still head over heels for you. I haven't actually gotten the chance to tell her you're dating Summer."
"Do us both a favor and do that. I'd hate to see her reaction."
"Will do. Maybe I'll get some advice from Katie on breaking things gently. Never quite mastered that skill."
"I think just telling her would be fine."
"Eh, maybe. This is getting really boring. You want to head back in?"
"Sure." "Maybe if we milk this whole cold and wet thing, we can get them to make us hot chocolate."
"You live in fantasy land."
"It's a wonderful place. Feel free to visit anytime."
§ § §
Summer looked up after reading the list to Katie. "You might be late because of any of those things. Not just pregnancy. You still need to take the test to be sure, but..."
"Things are looking up." Katie nodded. "Let's go get that test."
"Well, if you don't want Freddy to find out until you're sure, I wouldn't recommend going now."
"What are you talking about?"
"He'll want to come with you to the store. The whole being in love with you thing cuts into your privacy a lot."
"How am I supposed to get it then? He's here everyday. Summer I don't want to tell him."
"Would you mind if I told Zack?"
"Why?"
"We're the one's getting the New Year's stuff. We can pick up the test and then give it to you."
"You can tell him if he promises not tell anyone."
"He's good about secrets."
"Go ahead then."
The door opened and Summer quickly logged off the web site. "So how was fort building?" She looked at the two snowy, and wet boys. "Was it everything you expected?"
"We didn't finish. Actually, we mostly threw snow at each other. Not much fort involved." Freddy explained, taking his coat off. "What did you girls do?"
"Just girl talk." Katie answered hastily. "Summer was thinking of trying to play one of the songs in the notebook Zack gave her."
"Really?" Zack raised an eyebrow, also removing his outerwear.
Summer shot Katie a quick look before smiling. "Yeah. I really want to hear 'She's in Torn Jeans'." Inwardly Summer was praying she got the name right.
"I'll play it for you. Can I borrow your guitar?" Zack asked. Summer handed it over and Zack took a seat, getting comfortable. Freddy also grabbed a seat before Zack began playing. It was a few second of introduction, before Zack started singing it.
"Most girls, they live to wear the color pink
They have to wear their skirts
They always care what others think
And most girls, they spend on hour on their hair
Perfecting what it is
Just so it matches what they wear
But my girl
She's not like them
Cuz, my girl's wearing T-shirts
Doesn't take the time to flirt
And never cries when something hurts
And my girl just wears plain shoes
Don't mope because she feels blue
Wants to get a tattoo
She wears torn jeans
Most girls, they love to spend and shop
Just for the sake of it
They don't know when to stop
And most girls, need people waiting on them
Watching their every move
Like they're missing a brain stem
But my girl
She's not like them
Cuz, my girl's wearing T-shirts
Doesn't take the time to flirt
And never cries when something hurts
And my girl just wears plain shoes
Don't mope because she feels blue
Wants to get a tattoo
She wears torn jeans
If I were normal
I'd go for most girls
The one's that always match
But I'm not normal
And could care less if she is
I think she's a catch
Cuz my girl's wearing T-shirts
Doesn't take the time to flirt
And never cries when something hurts
And my girl just wears plain shoes
Don't mope because she feels blue
Wants to get a tattoo
She wears torn jeans
She wants to get a tattoo
That you can see through her torn jeans."
Everyone was clapping quietly when Zack finished. "Thanks for playing it Zack." Summer smiled.
"No prob." Zack put the guitar down. "I'm glad you like it."
"Man." Freddy shook his head. "You have got it made with women if you can just sit down and write songs like that."
Zack looked at Freddy, but by the end of his sentence was looking at Summer. "I can only do it when I have great inspiration, which I do."
"Dude, you are making all guys look bad right now. Please stop." Freddy looked at his friend.
"Maybe you two should go get the stuff for New Years." Katie suggested. "If you don't go now, they'll probably be pretty picked over."
Summer nodded. "That sounds like a good idea. What do you think Zack?"
"I think I want to go upstairs and get my other jacket. This one is soaked."
That's chapter nine. Chapter ten will be a continuation and then we're skipping to a new event. Also, let me know what you thought of "She's in Torn Jeans".
Random Quote of the Day: "I'm bursting with fruit flavor."—Troy Dyer in Reality Bites
A thanks to reviewers
nishia
Harry Potter's Crazed Stalker
Sandy-Pandy
firefairy6655
kittygal-meow
wiseoldman
rockin awesome x
bLuEhEaVeN79
Swimmerkitti
crazyknarf
Miss Mills
Pannalid
Author's Notes: This chapter is zipping ahead a few month's to New Year's. I'll explain about Christmas, and a teeny bit on Halloween. No one really cares what happened on Thanksgiving do they? I know most colleges basically close their campus on winter breaks, but for the purposes of this story, that's void. I own the song 'She's in Torn Jeans.'
Ch9
Summer sat with Katie in her dorm room three days after Christmas. They had both returned yesterday from visiting their families. Both Zack and Freddy had as well, though they had decided to build a snow fort outside of the building. Katie and Summer opted to stay inside for a while before freezing in the subzero temperatures outside on the desolate campus.
They had spent a bit of the time talking, mostly about how things had been going with their respective boyfriends, starting by looking at pictures from the Halloween Movie Fest they had gone to. Freddy and Katie had dressed like Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen, while Summer and Zack had gone a bit more old fashioned, as Bonnie and Clyde, with a cardboard getaway car built around Summer's chair. Then comparing gifts they had received for Christmas. From Freddy, Katie had been given a collage made on a bulletin board, made from pictures, newspaper headlines, and song lyrics of her favorite artists and songs. In the top corner was one of her and Freddy, dressed in full rock garb, right before the band split. From Zack, Summer had gotten a notebook, full of songs he had written specifically for her, along with a necklace that had a guitar pick on it.
However Katie had something a bit more interesting on her mind. "Summer, how shocking would something I tell you have to be to get you to freak out?"
Summer quickly looked up from the notebook, which she was reading. "That depends... what is the shocking thing about?"
"Me."
"Why don't you tell me, and we'll see if I freak out?"
"I think I might be pregnant."
"I might just have to freak out here. What do you mean, you might be pregnant?"
"Well, I'm late. And Freddy and I, you know, around thanksgiving." Katie explained nervously.
"I'm not gonna lecture you because you don't need that right now, but you didn't think to use protection?"
"We did. But you remember Sex Ed. The only one hundred percent protection is to not have sex. And we're a bit late for that one now."
"Well, you don't know yet, so I think the best course of action would be to find out for sure." Summer began. "And maybe you should tell Freddy."
"Are you kidding? Tell him? I was barely ready to admit I wanted to date him four months ago. I can't tell him we might be having a kid."
"Well, then we'll have to be a bit subtle when we buy the test. We'll have to go when he's distracted."
"What do you mean we?"
"Katie, I'm your friend. Friends help with pregnancy scares."
"You're right. That was a stupid question. But, what if it's not a scare?"
"We'll cross that bridge when we come to it."
§ § §
Freddy dumped some snow on an unsuspecting Zack's head. This was the sort of trick that had been going on since they had started the fort 45 minutes ago. While they talked they threw snow at each other, then went back to molding and building. "When do you think the girls are going to stop being wimps and come down here?"
"Who knows? Summer and Katie love girl talk. Which, now that I think about it, is kinda weird considering their personalities the rest of the time."
"Dude, all girls love girl talk. No matter what their personalities are the rest of the time. It's like, in the genetic code or something."
Zack shrugged. "Summer sent out the e-mail when she was at her aunt's. To everyone, Lawrence included, even though his schedule at MIT won't allow him to come."
"Which e-mail is this?"
"The one explaining she's in the wheelchair and why."
"Oh yeah. I forgot she was doing that so she wouldn't have to answer questions."
Zack chucked a snowball that nailed Freddy in the shoulder. "What do you think it's going to be like, seeing everyone again? I only talk to Lawrence and Tomika once in a while, and other than that..."
"Well, I talk to Marta a lot, but she's my cousin. Just the same, this is going to be weird. Last time we saw everyone, we were, well, basically the same as we are now. And now we're dating other members of the band. That was one of the cardinal rules when the band was together. You don't date other members. Could screw everything up."
"Band's not together anymore. Shouldn't be a problem."
"For me maybe. Marta's still head over heels for you. I haven't actually gotten the chance to tell her you're dating Summer."
"Do us both a favor and do that. I'd hate to see her reaction."
"Will do. Maybe I'll get some advice from Katie on breaking things gently. Never quite mastered that skill."
"I think just telling her would be fine."
"Eh, maybe. This is getting really boring. You want to head back in?"
"Sure." "Maybe if we milk this whole cold and wet thing, we can get them to make us hot chocolate."
"You live in fantasy land."
"It's a wonderful place. Feel free to visit anytime."
§ § §
Summer looked up after reading the list to Katie. "You might be late because of any of those things. Not just pregnancy. You still need to take the test to be sure, but..."
"Things are looking up." Katie nodded. "Let's go get that test."
"Well, if you don't want Freddy to find out until you're sure, I wouldn't recommend going now."
"What are you talking about?"
"He'll want to come with you to the store. The whole being in love with you thing cuts into your privacy a lot."
"How am I supposed to get it then? He's here everyday. Summer I don't want to tell him."
"Would you mind if I told Zack?"
"Why?"
"We're the one's getting the New Year's stuff. We can pick up the test and then give it to you."
"You can tell him if he promises not tell anyone."
"He's good about secrets."
"Go ahead then."
The door opened and Summer quickly logged off the web site. "So how was fort building?" She looked at the two snowy, and wet boys. "Was it everything you expected?"
"We didn't finish. Actually, we mostly threw snow at each other. Not much fort involved." Freddy explained, taking his coat off. "What did you girls do?"
"Just girl talk." Katie answered hastily. "Summer was thinking of trying to play one of the songs in the notebook Zack gave her."
"Really?" Zack raised an eyebrow, also removing his outerwear.
Summer shot Katie a quick look before smiling. "Yeah. I really want to hear 'She's in Torn Jeans'." Inwardly Summer was praying she got the name right.
"I'll play it for you. Can I borrow your guitar?" Zack asked. Summer handed it over and Zack took a seat, getting comfortable. Freddy also grabbed a seat before Zack began playing. It was a few second of introduction, before Zack started singing it.
"Most girls, they live to wear the color pink
They have to wear their skirts
They always care what others think
And most girls, they spend on hour on their hair
Perfecting what it is
Just so it matches what they wear
But my girl
She's not like them
Cuz, my girl's wearing T-shirts
Doesn't take the time to flirt
And never cries when something hurts
And my girl just wears plain shoes
Don't mope because she feels blue
Wants to get a tattoo
She wears torn jeans
Most girls, they love to spend and shop
Just for the sake of it
They don't know when to stop
And most girls, need people waiting on them
Watching their every move
Like they're missing a brain stem
But my girl
She's not like them
Cuz, my girl's wearing T-shirts
Doesn't take the time to flirt
And never cries when something hurts
And my girl just wears plain shoes
Don't mope because she feels blue
Wants to get a tattoo
She wears torn jeans
If I were normal
I'd go for most girls
The one's that always match
But I'm not normal
And could care less if she is
I think she's a catch
Cuz my girl's wearing T-shirts
Doesn't take the time to flirt
And never cries when something hurts
And my girl just wears plain shoes
Don't mope because she feels blue
Wants to get a tattoo
She wears torn jeans
She wants to get a tattoo
That you can see through her torn jeans."
Everyone was clapping quietly when Zack finished. "Thanks for playing it Zack." Summer smiled.
"No prob." Zack put the guitar down. "I'm glad you like it."
"Man." Freddy shook his head. "You have got it made with women if you can just sit down and write songs like that."
Zack looked at Freddy, but by the end of his sentence was looking at Summer. "I can only do it when I have great inspiration, which I do."
"Dude, you are making all guys look bad right now. Please stop." Freddy looked at his friend.
"Maybe you two should go get the stuff for New Years." Katie suggested. "If you don't go now, they'll probably be pretty picked over."
Summer nodded. "That sounds like a good idea. What do you think Zack?"
"I think I want to go upstairs and get my other jacket. This one is soaked."
That's chapter nine. Chapter ten will be a continuation and then we're skipping to a new event. Also, let me know what you thought of "She's in Torn Jeans".
Random Quote of the Day: "I'm bursting with fruit flavor."—Troy Dyer in Reality Bites
A thanks to reviewers
nishia
Harry Potter's Crazed Stalker
Sandy-Pandy
firefairy6655
kittygal-meow
wiseoldman
rockin awesome x
bLuEhEaVeN79
Swimmerkitti
crazyknarf
Miss Mills
Pannalid