a/n: Am i posting these chapters fast enough? i hope so...okay Well… the last chapter was REALLY long. And this one won't be nearly as long. (sorry =-( ) This one is about cousin Carmen! She was a joy to write, let me tell you! Her character is a bit far-fetched though. This shows how much The band has changed Summer from somebody's point of view that has known Summer her whole life. Okay well…gotta go, toodles! p.s. have any of you read sonofpitchesfangirl's fanfic 'the difference in her'? cuz if you haven't then you are MISSING OUT and you should read it. it's rocking my stockings. okay now really, bye! read/review and do what you do.
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To my wonderfully wonderful reviewers!
Lilstrummrgrl527: Hey there! Yes I know Marta and Michelle are so mean! But I had to so that there could be some sort of issue that Summer has to deal with. And yeah I totally agree Zack and Summer make such a cute couple. (But Freddy and Katie are my absolute favorite =-) Dude you should write a Zack/Summer or Freddy/Katie fanfic! Even if it were just a one-shot it would probably be awesome! Thanks again for being a most faithful reviewer!
Swimmerkitti: Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked my last chapter =-)
Nanners-77: Eeek! The internet has definitely taken a toll on my spelling skills!! Thanks for catching that! And yes the drama has definitely begun! Dun dun dun!!! Thanks for the advice! You are the almighty advice giver! (lol don't ask but you're the only reviewer who actually critiques my spelling and paragraphs etc. But that's cool cuz then I know how to improve my story!)
Wyverna: wow you sent me the longest review i've ever gotten! it was fun to read lol. Okay first things first. If you ship me off to timbucktoo then i shall conquer the timbucktooians and make them part of my sinister army! Beware! (yes this war will probably go on for quite a while lol.) And it was very fun to hear you make remarks to some of the stupidest quotes i put in the story lol. I especially liked the truth or dare one. Probably because i'm usually the one who asks all the nosy questions when i play truth or dare haha. I also liked the air guitar remark. I love to do stupid things in front of the populars. It confuses them. And i love their faces of distaste. Oh and thanks for telling me how to spell that darn vigorously word. (haha i had to copy and paste it cuz i still cant spell it.) Ah yes, and poor Freddy bit his tongue. Little horny devil was trying to french kiss Katie though. and they are only 11 so it would be too far fetched if it was just this big romantic moment and they ended up frenching for like 10 minutes while everybody watched lol. And it's okay you can have Rebecca on your hit-list. lol. but one must ask, why do you hate her so much? okay whew that was a long review reply. have a gnarly day! =-)
sonsofpitchesfangirl: wow, i got your review right before i was about to post this chapter! YES! I TOTALLY AGREE! Marta and Michelle are definetely w(b)itches... Summer's gonna stick it to them though. Revenge is sweet. Lol i know bs is an awesome game, i used to play it on the bus when i was in 5th grade and the busdriver used to get so pissed off cuz we used to shout out the word in front of the kindergarteners lol. And yes i am posting my chapters speedy-fast (or at least trying to!) alrighty, have a super duper day!
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January 18th, 2003
Dear Diary,
This past Friday was Alicia's slumber party. (My first slumber party, ever!) It was pretty weird. We prank called people and that made me feel pretty guilty because they made me call Lawrence, it was pretty mean. Then I made Eleni call Gordon because she liked him. THEN we played truth or dare. That was when the drama started. Marta got all mad because I guess I lied to her. I was just too nervous to tell her that I liked Zack because she likes him too. She's acting like 'The Man' right now. So is Michelle, I heard them talking about me. They hate me. And instead of saying it to my face they go around and talk about me behind my back. And when I confronted them, they blew up at me. (that was yesterday, I called them on the phone) I told Katie, Eleni, Tomika and Alicia what they said. So now our group of girls is pretty split up. Me, Katie, Tomika and Eleni are on one side. And Michelle and Marta are on another. Alicia is kind of torn between the two groups because she is a backup singer with both Tomika and Marta. And they're both her best friends. I feel bad for putting her in the middle of this. I'm pretty nervous to see what is going to happen in school today. I'll write more about it later. Well, no actually I can't write about it later, my relatives are coming over for dinner tonight...(ick, cousin carmen) So maybe i'll write sometime tomorrow. Okay we're at school now, bye!
--Summer.
"Okay Summer, we're here. Have a nice day at school" Mr. Hathaway said. Looking back at his daughter who was writing in her diary.
"Alright, see you after school, bye dad!" Summer said, jumping out of her dad's car and into the cold January air. She saw Katie and ran over to her.
"Hey" Katie said leisurely, taking off a huge piece of her pop-tart and stuffing it in her mouth.
"sow…awe you shtill fighting wif miselle and marwa?" Katie asked, between bites of her pop-tart. Summer grimaced, she thought it was absolutely repugnant when people talked with their mouth full.
"Er..Yup I guess so." Summer said, not really wanting to talk about it. Her and Katie met up with Eleni and Tomika and marched up the steps into the school. When she reached the classroom she caught Michelle's eye and Michelle gave her a death glare.
if you can't beat them, join them. she thought, giving Michelle a nasty look of her own. Michelle rolled her eyes and went to the back of the classroom to talk to Frankie. (a/n: do you notice that in the movie, Frankie always has either Eleni or Michelle by his side? He's a lil pimp!) Summer smirked at Michelle and turned her chair back to the front of the room and waited for Miss. Dunham. She didn't notice Zack walk up to her desk…
"Hey…umm…Dewey's having a meeting at his house tonight, to you know, discuss the future of the band and all." he said nervously, picking at the pencil marks in the desk.
"Okay, what time should I be there?" Summer asked, trying to sound as cool as possible, and pulling out her palm-pilot at the same time so that she could make a memo.
"Umm…around seven."
"Okay, great! I'll be there." Summer said excitedly. The thought of having a manager job for the band permanently gave her toe-tinglys.
"Alright, see you later" Zack finished, smiling.
Summer turned around in her chair to watch Zack walk back to his seat. She saw Katie lift her eyebrow and mouth 'he likes you.' Then she saw Marta's look of distaste and turned back around. Good thing too, because that was right when Miss. Dunham walked in the door. She looked excited.
"Alright class, I think it's time we started our new class project!" Most of the class snickered, the last time they heard those words they were thrown into more then a class project, more like a life-changing project. But they composed themselves in time to see what good ole' Miss. Dunham had up her sleeve.
"Okay…SO… I am going to split you guys up into groups of three, with two group of four. And you guys are going to research different types of candy and how they effect the human body! Then you are going to make a poster board to see which candy is the healthiest! Okay so let me read out the groups… yes they are assigned groups, that way some of our slackers, yes Freddy I mean you… don't give me that look! Can get some work done."
Summer crossed her fingers. She didn't want Michelle, Marta, or Freddy.
"Group one is… Gordon, Michelle and Frankie." Michelle was happy she was in a group with Frankie, and she could use Gordon to make Eleni jealous so it wasn't that bad. She got up and went to sit next to Frankie with Gordon.
"Group two is… umm lets see, Eleni, Marta, Marco and Leonard." Marta shot a look of disgust towards everybody in her group, then rolled her eyes and sat next to Marco.
"Group three is going to have… Tomika, Lawrence, and Alicia.
Summer looked around…she thought of everybody who had a group and those who didn't. The only people left were…
"Katie, Summer, Freddy and Zack…you guys are group four." (a/n: i SWEAR i didn't do that on purpose... wink, wink, nudge, nudge.)
Summer could hardly believer her ears. This was the ideal group. Well except for Freddy, but she was sure Katie could keep him in line. She turned around and smiled at Katie, then Zack. Who was smiling back.
I absolutely cannot believe my luck!
It probably won't last.
So? I'll enjoy it while I can!
Summer was pulled out of her reverie by Katie.
"Summer, come on, we have to move our desks."
"Right…" Summer said, moving her desk over next to Katie's and across from Zack's. She sat down and started humming merrily.
"Shut up Tinks." Freddy said. He regretted it though, after receiving a very hard kick where the sun doesn't shine from Katie.(he gets pretty beat up when he's around her, doesn't he? Sorry to all you Freddy Fans!) Who them looked pointedly at him. He was quiet for the rest of the class period.
By the time the kids got to lunch Summer was done being extremely excited and was now concentrating on how they were going to get the project done. She had congregated with Katie, Freddy and Zack. They agreed to do it at Katie's apartment because she lived in the city so they could get the materials easier (she lives by stores and all.) And plus, she lived pretty near all of them. Whereas Summer lived 20 minutes from Zack and about 10 from Freddy. By the end of the day the four of them were getting along great. Much to the annoyance of Marta and Michelle. Who kept on sending the table scolding glances.
"What's up with the terror twins?" Freddy asked. Smirking when both Marta and Michelle looked over, quite appalled at his new nick-name for them.
Katie didn't waste any time answering. "They're mad at Summer because she didn't tell Marta the guy she liked when Marta asked. And you all know how Marta is." Summer just sat there, mouth agape. Listening to how candid Katie was being.
"That sucks" Zack said bluntly. "You should stick it to them." (a/n: Remember! Always stick it to the man!)
"I can't. I don't want them to get the rest of the class mad at me." Summer said quietly, embarrassed that she couldn't even stick up for herself when it came to two 10 year olds who were acting like babies.
"I say we get them alone in an alley and then show them what it's like to stick it to the man." Katie said, glaring at Michelle and Marta who were flirting with Gordon. (To make Eleni jealous, of course. Because Michelle and Marta are evil.)
"Let's just leave it alone, okay?" We should be working on the project anyways." Zack said, trying to end the uncomfortable moment for Summer.
"Right… " they chorused. And then they set to work on the project.
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"Hi honey, how was school?" Mr. Hathaway asked.
"Uhhh… great." Summer said, getting into the car and buckling up.
"That's nice. We better get home quick. Aunt Jan, Uncle Harry and Carmen are going to be coming over soon." Summer inwardly groaned at the thought Of having to spend a whole night with Carmen, the most evil cousin ever.
"Okay, but I can only stay until 7. Dewey is having a band meeting at his apartment and I HAVE to be there." Summer finished. Putting emphasis on the fact that she had to be there.
"Alright but try to entertain Carmen until then, I know you two don't get along but understand that she's only nine years old" Summer nodded sullenly and looked out the window.
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DING DONG.
By 4:00 Summer looked like one of Barbie's friends. Her mother had put her in a bright pink frilly dress that had puffy sleeves and cute little Mary-Jane shoes that had little bows on them. And then her mother had insisted that she just had to curl Summer's hair. So Summer let her do that. But she drew the line when her mother asked if she could do her make-up.
"Oh Summer, honey could you answer the door?" Mrs. Hathaway asked hastily, while trying to take her pot-roast of the oven. Summer put on the brightest, fakest, smile she could muster and went to answer the door. She was greeted by "OH MY GOODNESS LOOK HOW BIG SHE'S GOTTEN" and " SHE LOOKS JUST LIKE HER MOTHER."
"Hi Uncle Harry, Aunt Jane…Where's Carmen?"
"She's in the car, getting her new Britney Spears c.d." Aunt Jan gushed happily while walking in the door, with Uncle Harry on her heels. And emerging out of the car was Carmen. Who, from the distance Summer could see, looked like a crossdressing under-age hooker. She was wearing what appeared to be Bronzer that made her look as orange as Mrs. Stinkleworth's cats. And she was wearing a tube-top that said 'naughty' on it with a short black skirt. She must be cold, Summer thought. Carmen's hair was put up in a high ponytail and she was wearing blue eyeshadow with sparkles and bright pink red lipstick. Summer was terrified.
"OH MY GOSH! Summer is that YOU? What did your mom do to you this time?" Carmen asked between chuckles. Looking Summer up and down with great amusement. "Actually, it's kind of cute that you still have your mother dress you. Except, your mom doesn't really have style..you know?"
Say one more thing about my mom… JUST ONE MORE THING! And I swear. Your ass is grass and I'm the lawnmower. Summer thought. Surprised that she had even swore. Dewey was rubbing off on her. She hated it when people insulted her, but more-so when they insulted one her parents.
"Actually, Carmen, I picked this outfit out myself." Summer lied.
"No wonder you don't have any friends." Carmen said, not thinking that you know, maybe Summer actually had feelings.
"But you know what? That's okay because Britney Spears didn't have any friends growing up either. They used to make fun of her because she was so gifted. I guess me and her both have that problem. I mean it's really hard being great at everything, it really is a pain sometimes. I get used to it though." Carmen said, walking up the stairs into Summer's bedroom.
(Carmen's pov)
"Love what you done to the place" Carmen said sarcastically. She eyed Summer's bedroom. It actually WAS different since she last came. Except it was actually worse (in her point of view). Summer had posters of those filthy rock bands such as Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin and Cream covering her walls. She also had a new screen-saver on her computer that read "Stick it to the man." in bold red letters. Whatever that meant, she didn't want to know.
(End pov)
"Well." Summer said, trying to think of a decent retort to what Carmen had said. "Well yeah you know I like to keep up with like all the new trends." She said, doing a bad imitation of a Valley Girl. She watched Carmen snicker and then pick up a picture of her and the band after Battle of the bands. She loved that picture. It was the first time she actually felt she belonged with all of those people. Then Carmen set it down.
Can't think of any mean retort to say to me. Summer thought bitterly.
"Summer, Carmen, Would you two do a favor for me? Would you run up to the Kwik-e-mart and pick up some milk for me?"
"Sure mom!" Summer said hurridly. Glad to be able to get out of the house.
The Kwik-e-mart wasn't far from Summer's house, so her and Carmen got there relatively fast. And picked up the Milk and were on their way out of the store when suddenly Summer saw someone with spikey blonde hair and drumsticks in hand. And he was coming towards them.
"Oh no." Summer muttered.
"Geez Summer, just because that cute guy is coming to talk to me, it doesn't mean you have to be so rude." Carmen snapped, trying to fix her hair.
"Hey Tinks! What's going on? And what the heck you wearing?" Freddy asked, coming to stand next to an embarrassed Summer and a shocked Carmen.
"You're…you're friends…with HER?" Carmen asked disbelievingly. Freddy put an arm over Summer's shoulders and nodded.
"Yup, me and Tinks here, we're like this." Freddy said, putting up his fingers and crossing them…
"We're tight. Almost as tight aa Britney Spears pants." He finished with a chuckle. Summer almost laughed herself when she saw the look on Carmen's shocked and angered face.
"But we're not going out or anything. That's her and Zack Attack. Well I better be going, see you at seven!" He said, running off to join his mom in the frozen food aisle.
"Wow, Summer, I had no idea that you had friends like THAT. And you have a boyfriend?!" Carmen finished angrily.
I wish. Summer thought.
"No, me and Zack are just friends." Summer hated saying that, 'just friends' sounded so boring.
"It's okay, you'll get your turn, someday, in the long, long future." Carmen said fake sympathetically.
"Let's just go, okay?" Summer said, paying for the milk and then practically running out of the store.
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The dinner went fairly well, considering that Carmen kept on talking about how much she admired Britney Spears and how she was going to be just like her one day. Finally though, Aunt Jan, Uncle Harry, and Carmen left and Summer ran upstairs to clean herself up and to change into some clothes that normal people wear. Finally deciding on a pair of bell bottoms and an 'AC/DC' shirt she was ready to go.
"Next stop, Dewey Finn's house."
a/n: Okay wow. Do you ever write something that just like flows? Well this is how this chapter was for me, it just like came out! Yah know? I guess that's because I've been itching to write this one for a long time. And cousin Carmen is modeled after one of my classmates who acted like she was nine but dressed like she was twenty. Oh what sweet, sweet inspiration we get from our enemies.
"And as we wind on down the road, our shadows taller then our soul, there walks a lady we all know Who shines white light and wants to show, how everything to still turns to gold. And if you listen very hard, the tune will come to you at last. To be a rock and not to Roll."
Haha guess where that lyric is from… (should be fairly easy!)
Okay well…adios and jam with toast!
--Sarahlou--
haha my cousin really cant wait for me to start drivers ed!
cousin andy[5:22 PM]: cause you laughed at me
X0LaughxAttack0x (me) [5:23 PM]: yeah but you see, i am going to be a GOOD driver
X0LaughxAttack0x [5:23 PM]: and shall not speed!
X0LaughxAttack0x [5:24 PM]: so?
X0LaughxAttack0x [5:24 PM]: I SHALL DRIVE THE SPEED LIMIT WITH PRIDE!
cousin andy[5:26 PM]: ok ok you do that
X0LaughxAttack0x [5:26 PM]: I WILL!
X0LaughxAttack0x [5:27 PM]: AND WHEN I DRIVE IN THE JEEPVERTIBLE (my parents own a jeep), IF ANYBODY GOES OVER THE SPEED LIMIT I AM GOING TO START A ROAD RAGE
X0LaughxAttack0x [5:27 PM]: MOOHOOHAHAHA
cousin andy [5:27 PM]: have fun
cousin andy [5:28 PM]: and get arressted
cousin andy [5:28 PM]: then well see how you feel
X0LaughxAttack0x [5:29 PM]: lmao
X0LaughxAttack0x [5:29 PM]: i'll feel darn good!
cousin andy [5:29 PM]: good
X0LaughxAttack0x [5:30 PM]: yup!
cousin andy [5:30 PM]: YAY
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