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Chapter two- What the hell?

Monday, Fourteenth of December

Laurie was due to arrive two days after Penny had called Ned, Who spent the next hour wondering if he should clean the apartment but after an actual call conference with Laurie herself at two o' clock in the morning she had told him that she wasn't fussy about tidiness so the guitar picks, broken drumsticks and old pizza boxes could stay. Well, maybe not the pizza boxes.

On Monday evening The School of Rock congregated at the apartment like they promised. Ned had found a long lost Photograph album to show them what Laurie looked like.

"Hey-That's when we went to Disneyland!" Dewey pointed to a picture of Himself, Ned and a young girl of about seven in front of the Cinderella castle at the Magic Kingdom. Dewey had shorter hair and a little less of a beer gut and even Ned looked younger. The girl-Obviously Laurie-had elbow length brunette hair and a wickedly pure smile.

Ned pulled two more pictures out of the back of the album and the band poured over them, "These two are ones that Penny sent me a couple of years back. That one's Laurie on her sixth birthday and the other is of her at her ninth."

The first picture held an action shot of a tiny smiling Laurie about to be hit by a stream of water from a garden hose. She was kind of under developed and skinny but she looked happy.

"Dude I remember when she started that fight!" Dewey laughed, "It was just like 'Here-Eat water!" No one bothered to correct him. They were all used to Dewey's bad grammar by now-even Summer.

The second Photo was quite different. Laurie was still skinny and there was a distinct lack of womanly curves. She sat with a woman who Ned told them was Penny, her mother. Penny was smiling and laughing for the camera and so was Laurie, but there was something different about her smile. It didn't quite reach her eyes and she looked a little scared.

Nobody had time to reflect on it however, as Dewey glanced out of the window and spied a cab pulling up at the curb.

"Guys-She's here!"

Ned closed the Photo album just as the intercom buzzed. He picked up the phone and said sarcastically, "Who is it?"

The voice on the intercom came straight back with "Who am I? I'm indecision. I'm everything. I'm nothing. And I may even be both." In a strong English accent.

Ned smiled and pressed the intercom button and went downstairs to help Laurie with her bags. A few seconds later the whole apartment could hear someone clacking up the stairs excitedly.

A girl burst into the apartment, wearing an Ecru Long jersey cardigan trimmed with looped wool over a beige mini skirt and brown suede thigh boots. It was clear to the band that the little girl in the picture had been a late bloomer. The girl helping Ned with her cases was obviously making up for it as well. Her now shoulder length brunette hair had been curled with tongs and fell in wavy strands about her face; she had done something to it to keep the strands separate but not wild. Laurie wasn't a stunner, but there was something different about her, something striking that made her unique.

"Everyone-This is Laurie, my niece," Laurie straightened from the bag she had been bending over and smiled a little. She spied Dewey and went over to hug him, "How've you been?"

"Just fine, chickie." Dewey hugged her back like a big brother. Laurie broke away and turned to the rest of the band, "Well I guess I better start learning your names right?" Summer smiled and stood up. She shook Laurie's hand and said "Hello. I'm Summer and this is Tomika, Alicia, Marta, Lawrence, Katie, Zach and Freddy." She pointed to each one as Laurie extended her hand for a Shake.

"Well it's really nice to meet all of you- Wow! You still have those drums Dewey?" Laurie was staring at the Drum set that Freddy played. Dewey nodded. Laurie looked at him.

"Pleeeease can I play it?"

Dewey laughed, "You'd better ask Freddy." Laurie seemed caught of guard for a second while she tried to remember which one of the band was Freddy. She remembered quickly though, and turned to the blonde drummer. "Do you mind if I play the drums?" Freddy smiled a little, "Sure. You got sticks?" Laurie nodded, "Hell yeah." She went over to her bag and pulled out a pair of drumsticks.

Laurie sat down at the set and began to tap out a rhythm quietly as if she was just learning. Freddy and Zach smirked at each other out of the corner of Laurie's eye. Stopping for a second she looked at Dewey and Ned, "Kiss?"

Ned began to protest but Dewey stopped him. Together they picked up guitars and began to play 'God Gave rock and Roll to you' by Kiss.

And together all three of them sang:

'God gave Rock and Roll to you

Gave rock and Roll to you

Put it in the soul of everyone

You wanna be a singer or play Guitar?

Man you gotta sweat or you won't get far

Cuz it's never too late to work nine to five

You can take a stand or you can compromise

You can work real hard or just fantasize

But you don't' start livin' till you realize

God gave Rock and Roll to you

Gave rock and roll to you

Gave rock and roll to everyone

God gave rock and roll to you

Gave rock and roll to you

Put it the soul of everyone...'

Laurie finished on a stunning drum solo and Dewey and Ned took a bow. Laurie glanced over in Freddy and Zack's direction and sent them a sarcastic smile and wink as if to say 'Who's laughing now?'

"OK!" Dewey was now hyper after playing, "Who's up for Pizza?" After ordering pizza, eating the pizza, discarding the boxes anywhere but the bin, the rest of the band were pretty much ready to make their way home. "See you tomorrow guys!" Dewey yelled down the hall after them. Laurie stuck her head out the door, "Nice to have met all of you!"

Once they were all back inside Dewey and Ned sloped off to bed leaving Laurie to do her own thing. Ned had given her a list of things not to touch (Including the blender and the kettle.) and Dewey added to the bottom of that, 'Freddy's drums' When Laurie asked why Dewey had just shrugged and said "Freddy's kinda uptight about it."

Sighing, Laurie edged around Freddy's drums and flopped down onto the window seat behind it. She stared out of the window, speculating at the stars. Spying Ned's old Photo album on a shelf Laurie slid it out of its place and opened it. On the first page there were two pictures, both of her. Laurie stared at the most recent one, the same expression in her eyes as in the photograph. Laurie stared at the picture for an age before she fell asleep.

"OK girls, smile for the camera!"

Laurie sat with her mother and tried to smile at the man in front of her- her father. He was acting like everything was normal and they were happy to fool her mother. Laurie knew that once she was out of the house and at work it would all be a different story.

The camera flashed and Laurie blinked in the harsh white light, "OK," Penny said "Now I've really gotta get to work." She reached up to kiss her father goodbye and Laurie looked away subtly.

Penny turned to her daughter. "Happy birthday baby," She reached down and hugged Laurie tightly.

"I love you mom." Laurie held Penny tightly, breathing in her scent and closing her eyes so she wouldn't have to look at the man standing behind her mother. Penny smelt of flowers and fruits of the forest and Laurie desperately tried to learn the smell by heart to comfort her in what was about to happen.

"I love you too sweetheart." The door shut behind her and Laurie braced herself for it. Her father waved her mother's car from the driveway and then returned inside.

"Why don't we go upstairs rabbit?" 'Rabbit' was what Laurie's father called her when they were alone, because Laurie had gotten so jumpy over the past year. Laurie's father took her hand and led her upstairs.

"JESUS!" Laurie screeched when someone shook her shoulder. She jumped up and scrambled away from the person, falling over the drum stool and hitting her head on the corner. "Ouch! Sod it!"

Laurie glanced up to see Freddy looking amused by her misfortune. He held his hands up in defense. "Sorry, sorry. Why so jumpy, Rabbit?" Laurie's head snapped up at the word Rabbit.

Quick as a flash she was up and her nose was literally five centimeters from Freddy's. "Never call me that again." She hissed and stalked away into her room, narrowly missing Zach as he ambled in through the front door, "What's up with her?" he asked Freddy as her door slammed. Freddy shrugged.

"Maybe she's just a bitch." Zach raised an eyebrow,

"Dude you barely know her."

"So? You shoulda seen her when I woke her up man-She practically ate me!"

Zach chuckled and began plucking away at his guitar, "Sure." "Seriously man, I'm telling you!

She's PMS-ing or something cuz-"

Zach cut him off, "Dude you don't even know what PMS is..."

All this filtered through the walls of Laurie's bedroom where she sat with her back to the door, weeping her soul out. She felt like an animal caught in a trap, bleeding its life away. Laurie sobbed until her eyes ran dry and then sat for a long while, just staring at the wall across from her.

Finally, she got up and looked in the mirror, "oh great." She muttered to herself. Her eyes were small and puffy and parts of her face were blotchy and red.

Dragging herself into the connecting bathroom Laurie filled the basin with ice cold water and proceeded to splash her face with it until the blotchy swollen parts of her face were gone and her eyes were back to normal. She caught sight of herself in the mirror and sighed.

Laurie washed her hair and sloped back to her room where she changed into a beige fleece sweatshirt with a scoop neckline and flared sleeves. She teamed that with a chocolate colored knee length skirt. Laurie then slipped a pair of beige suede knee highs. Pulling her now dry hair up into a messy pony tail Laurie emerged from her bedroom.

The School of Rock had meanwhile congregated in the living room. Ned was wandering around aimlessly with Coffee. Dewey was splayed out on the sofa half asleep, listening to Summer talking nineteen to the dozen about their 'Spring plans.'

Zach, Freddy and Lawrence were over by the keyboard. Zach was tuning his guitar and Freddy was busy telling Lawrence how the intro to 'Wonderful world' (The Ramones version) went.

Laurie meandered into the kitchen and poured herself a cup of coffee. She then wandered back into the Living room and joined Dewey on the sofa. Freddy and Zach looked over. Laurie glared back. She was still angry with Freddy for calling her that. A small part of Laurie was telling her that it wasn't really his fault-Freddy didn't know did he? But she was ignoring it stubbornly.

"Hey," Said Marta suddenly, from her place on the floor with Katie and Tomika, "We never put the star on the tree."

Laurie glanced at the top of the Christmas tree and saw the empty space at the top, "Ooh." She said jumping up, "That reminds me." She went into her room and came out holding a box.

"Mum sent it for the tree." She said handing the box to Ned, "We named her Elisa."

Ned opened the box and inside was a beautiful Christmas tree Angel.

"Wow, this is beautiful Laurie. Thank you!"

Laurie smiled slightly, "Mum wanted you to replace that star."

Suddenly a voice came from the other side of the room, "What kind of a dumb name is Elisa?"

Laurie turned to Freddy and said a little indignantly, "It's Spanish actually. It means 'Dedicated to God'"

Freddy rolled his eyes, "I say we keep the star."

"Me too actually." Said Summer from the sofa. Dewey sighed and said, "OK, let's just vote on it. Put your hand up for star?"

Freddy, Summer, Lawrence, Alicia and Marta put up their hands. The rest voted for the Angel with the exception of Ned, who voted for nothing. He sighed at the result. Exactly half and half.

"OK, I'm just going to put these on the side by the tree and then we can have both, alright?"

Everyone sighed but nodded. Ned was so easygoing it was scary sometimes.

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