Hi everyone. I'm going on vacation this weekend. I wanted to post before I left, so I'm hurrying to write this. Then, I won't post until summer vacation starts, which is a week away. Yay! But a few things: I added some characters in, like parents and siblings. And, I use words like piss and frick, and the likes. They are basically in this chapter. And there is a tiny amount of violence, beware. This chapter was really hard to write, so bare with my, and don't be too harsh. On to the chapter; it's my favorite so far.
Disclaimer: Not too much to say, and I'm in a hurry, so I don't own School Of Rock or any of the characters, except for the original ones I made up.
Dewey's Niece
Chapter Five
The Trouble Starts
Kristi watched as Zack left. Freddy came over to her and stood next to her. "Don't let him get to you."
"But he's really mad at me." She turned to face Freddy, and tried not to cry. She knew why he was mad. It felt like it was all her fault.
"And what if he is? Just give him a few days and he won't be mad anymore. I'm his best friend, and I'm speaking from experience." Kristi still looked really upset, so Freddy gave her a hug. "C'mon, let's go get in the van." He took her hand, and they walked out together.
Zack wasn't in the van. When Kristi asked Dewey where he was, Dewey told her that his mom came to pick him up. "He looked really upset that we didn't place first. And I thought that Zack, out of everyone else, would take it the best." Kristi turned away, looking upset. Freddy wanted to make her feel better, but he thought she should work this out herself. I wonder why she's so upset over Zack. Did she do something to him? Does she like him? No, she can't. Kristi liking Zack? No offense, but who would like him, Freddy thought to himself. He just decided to sit by her quietly. They sat in silence for the rest of the ride.
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When Zack got home, he ran to his brother's room and pounded on the door. His brother, Adam, came to the door, cursing on his way.
"What do you want? It's one in the mornin'!" he shouted.
Zack put his finger up to his lips. "I need some girl advice," he whispered. Adam motioned Zack into his room. Adam was a sophomore in high school. He had jet black hair and gray eyes. He shut the door and joined Zack on the bed. "So what kind of help do you need?"
"Girl help: the tough stuff."
"Hit me." Adam laid down on the bed as he listened.
"Well you see, I'm asking this for a friend. He likes this girl. But his best friend likes her too. So they made a deal that they both wouldn't go out with her-"
"That was stupid."
"Why's that?" Zack asked.
"'Cause one of them would have ignored the deal. You know you can't make a deal like that. Especially when the chick is really hot."
"I do now. Anyway, so this girl calls up me-my friend-and says that she likes him. And he is happy, until he sees her kissing his best friend. And now he is ticked off. End of story."
"Well," Adam started. "You-I mean your friend- never asked her out. But I guess if he was a good friend, he couldn't have done anything. So, I guess his life sucks; that's all I can say."
"That's all, no advice?"
"No, now get out!" Adam threw a pillow at Zack. Zack ran out of the room and into his own. He jumped onto his bed and instantly fell asleep.
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Zack wasn't at school the next day. The class was told that he had had a really bad asthma attack and couldn't come to school. Freddy hoped he was ok. But he wanted to know why Kristi was so upset over him. So, after school Freddy decided to call Zack. He wanted to make sure he was ok, and he wanted to see if Zack was coming to the pizza party Dewey was throwing for the band.
Freddy grabbed his phone and dialed Zack's number. Instead of getting his friend, he got his friend's mom.
"Hi Mrs. Mooneyham, can I please speak to Zack?" he asked.
"Is this Freddy?"
"Yeah."
"Well, he normally wouldn't talk, because of the asthma attack, but I guess its ok, since you are his best friend."
Freddy smiled to himself and waited for Zack to pick up. But he got his mom again.
"It's funny, but Zack doesn't want to talk to you."
"Weird. Well, can you ask him if he's going to the party today at Dewey's?"
"He seems well enough to go. I'll ask him."
Freddy waited for a while. He was afraid that he would say no. Zack's mom came back and said, "That's odd. Zack doesn't want to go. He said to tell Dewey he's sorry he can't make it. He's been acting really odd since you called."
"Well, thanks, bye." Freddy hung up, wondering if Zack was alright, and if he had anything to do with this.
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Everyone gathered at Dewey's for the pizza party. They put on a Led Zeppelin CD and were having a good time when Lawrence noticed Zack wasn't there.
"Where is Zack?" he asked.
Kristi looked at Freddy. "He ain't comin'" Freddy responded.
"Why not?" Dewey asked. "Is it because of that really bad asthma attack?"
"No. He's just really upset," Freddy said. Kristi pulled him aside.
"So you talked to him?" she asked.
"No. He didn't want to talk to me either."
"Oh. So what do we do?"
"Nothin', I guess."
Kristi frowned. "I guess you're right. I just want to know why he's so pissed, that's all."
"Me too." They two of them went to grab some pizza.
Later, Katie went over to Freddy and Kristi, who were talking on the couch. Katie sat on down next to them. Kristi smiled and said, "Hi Katie, what's up."
"Not much. I wanted to ask you how you got a hold of Zack."
"I didn't," Freddy responded. "I just got his mom to ask him."
"Oh, I never tried asking his mom to tell him something. I thought calling him until he picked up was the only way to reach him."
"So you got a hold of him?" Kristi asked.
"After, I tried his regular phone dozens of times, and I called his cell phone until he picked up, yeah, I got a hold of him."
"Is he ok?"
"Sure. He just said he was mad at some guys in the band. He says he needs some time to get over it. But he'll be back at band practice on Monday, I hope."
Kristi turned to Freddy. "Do you think he's mad at us?" she asked.
"He couldn't be mad at you two," Katie interrupted. "I mean, Freddy, you are his best friend. And Kristi, he looks up to you. He loves the way you play your electric guitar. Why would he be mad?"
"I don't know," Kristi said. "But who would he be mad at?"
"I don't know, but he wouldn't be mad at you." Katie got up off of the couch. She turned around and said, "I'm positive about that."
Kristi and Freddy exchanged glances. There was an uncomfortable silence for the most of the night. As everyone left, Freddy and Kristi both wondered, What did I do?
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Zack was at school the next Monday. Nobody had talked to him over the weekend. Alicia had seen him get out of his dad's car and go into the building. It was before school, and she hurried to tell the other members of the band.
"He's here, I saw him," she said as she ran up to the band.
"Zack? He's here?" Marta squealed as she heard the news. The rest of the band let out a cheer. Everyone was worried sick about him, even Lawrence. Everyone also thought something drastic had happened to him. Lawrence decided to voice what he thought.
"I'm so glad he's ok. I thought he might have been depressed."
Freddy gently punched him. "No, dude. That's insane." He lowered his voice. "I thought he was on pot or somethin'." Everyone was upset at that, especially Katie. Rumor was that she had a tiny crush on Zack. No one could confirm or deny it.
"Don't say that Freddy," she said. "No one even knows if he is ok. I'm not sure he's depressed, and I don't think he is on pot."
"I was just wonderin'," Freddy mumbled, scratching his head.
They entered the classroom, where Zack was sitting with his head on his desk. Everyone walked over to him, but he lifted up his head, yelled, "Go away, leave me alone!" and put his head on his desk again. Freddy walked over and sat at his desk. He prodded Zack until he spun around and snapped, "What?"
"Dude, chill. I just wanted to know if you are ok. You won't talk on the phone, and you didn't come to the band party. Are you ok?"
"Yeah, I'm fine," he lied.
"Zack, you suck at lying. What's really wrong? Kristi also wants to know. She's really upset."
"That surprises me, since she's going out with you."
"So that's why you're mad."
"Heck yeah. I thought we made a deal. That we'd stay single. And wouldn't go out with her."
By now the whole class was listening. The low talk turned to a soft yell, in this epic argument.
Freddy took a long breath. "Well," he started. "You seemed real pissed at her, and I decided to make a move. No crime in that."
"To you." Zack stood up. "I can't believe you would do something like that; go against my back."
Freddy jumped up and faced Zack. "What am I supposed to do, huh? Dump her?"
"That would be nice."
"Well, I can't do that!" Before he knew what he was doing, he punched Zack in the cheek. Zack staggered back and put his hand to his cheek, feeling the stinging pain. He didn't know Freddy could punch that hard.
"What was that for? You wanna go?"
"Yeah," Freddy replied, and the fight started.
Freddy looked at this as an easy fight. Before he came to Horace Green, he got into fights all the time. He won most of them, even the fight with the high schooler. That was one of the reasons that his family moved. Freddy's mom wanted him to go to a school where fights wouldn't be provoked. But a fight with Zack, it would be too easy. Freddy could tell that Zack was a lot weaker than he was, and he looked forward to beating him up. So Freddy threw a punch at Zack, aimed for the face. But, with his good reflexes, Zack dodged it and popped him upside the face. Freddy was shocked that someone could hit him fairly hard, at this prep school. But he thought a little long. Zack punched him hard in the eye. Freddy staggered back, tripped on a desk leg, and fell and hit his head against the back counter.
"And you probably thought that I couldn't fight," Zack said satisfactorily. As he said that, Freddy felt his head. It was really stinging badly. As he brought his hand back, he saw a crimson liquid on his fingers.
Blood.
"You…you cut me..," he stammered. Then Freddy ran up and tackled Zack. The wind was knocked right out of him as he fell to the ground.
Summer didn't like the look of things. She left silently, and Katie followed. "Things don't look to good in there," Summer said when they were in the hallway.
"We have to do something," Katie replied. "I don't want anyone to get hurt really bad."
"Same here. We have to get Mrs. Dunham."
Katie turned to run. "You get her, and I'll get Ms. Mullins." They both left at top speed, fearing for the worst.
And things were a lot worse in the classroom. The floor had little red specks all over it. The two boys were punching, scratching, and kicking like there was no tomorrow. Everyone had run out of the room, except for Billy, who was cowering under a desk, very afraid. Freddy had a black eye and a cut lip. Zack had a gash on his face, a bloody nose, and a swollen eye that he couldn't see out of. Freddy punched the other eye, and Zack couldn't see at all for a second.
He blindly flipped over on top of Freddy and said in-between punches, "Y'know, I would be able to see right now if you weren't going out with that bi-"
Freddy suddenly, and with great strength, tossed Zack off him and grabbed his collar. He then pinned him to the wall. "No one, calls my girlfriend that, you hear?" Zack struggled to breathe. Freddy had a strong, menacing, grip. He wanted to protest, but he couldn't make a noise, let alone breathe.
Freddy tightened his grip, his heart pounding. "If you say anything like that about her, and even ask me to dump her, I assure you that I will-"
The door slammed open. At it stood Katie, Summer, Ms. Mullins, and Mrs. Dunham. Mrs. Dunham was a stout plump, woman. Her curly, black and gray hair was down to her chin. Her gray eyes were shocked as she saw the two boys in the corner. When the door opened, Freddy let go of Zack. Zack slumped onto the floor, breathing in deeply, as his face came back to its original color. Their two faces were covered with sweat, blood, and dirt. The back of Freddy's head was red, because of the cut on it. They were both breathing in deeply and in a lot of pain. Katie put her hand up to her mouth in shock.
Ms. Mullins stepped in the door. "What is going on?" she demanded.
"He started it," Freddy said.
"Bull crap," Zack replied.
Both of you, down to my office, now." Ms Mullins pointed out the door. "We will call your parents, and the nurse, and have a nice long talk." They marched out of the room. Everyone else filed in, and Billy came out from under the desk as Frankie and Gordon snickered at him.
Something is totally wrong here, with Freddy and Zack, Katie thought. And I have to find out what it is.
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Freddy ran into Dewey's apartment and slammed the door. Ned and Patti had moved out, giving the apartment to Dewey. Ned occasionally dropped by to help give lessons to other kids in the School Of Rock program. Dewey wasn't there, but Kristi was sitting on her bed, tuning her electric guitar. As soon as she heard the door slam, she ran to it. When she saw Freddy, she ran over to him and gave him a hug. When she stepped back, she realized the Band-Aid on his face and the black eye and said, "Oh my gosh, what the heck happened to you?"
"Fight at school."
"Against who?"
"Zack."
Kristi looked at him in shock. "Why? You were supposed to have a friendly talk, not a bloody fight. How badly are you hurt?"
"Not too bad. I just have a black eye, a cut lip, and a cut on the back of my head." He turned his head to show Kristi the cut. It was deep enough and long enough that he had to have nineteen stitches for it. It looked really bad.
"Oh my gosh. How'd he do that?"
"He punched me, made me trip, and I fell into the fricken back counter."
"That would suck."
"It did. I sat in the emergency room for an hour, to get nineteen stitches. My mom dropped me off here early, because she didn't want to come back here in fifteen minutes." He looked around the room. "So, where's Dewey?"
"He left to go get some guitar strings. He should be back soon. Anyway, back to the fight. Why'd you start it?"
"He started it, because I was going out with you."
"Figures. I knew he'd be mad."
"How?"
Kristi avoided the question. "I better continue to tune my guitar. I haven't tuned it in a while." She sat back down on her bed. Just then, Dewey came in with a pack of guitar strings.
"Yo, Freddy, why are you here early?"
"Got in a fight, came here from the ER so my mom wouldn't have to come by later."
"Yikes. What's your punishment?"
"I'm suspended for ten days." Dewey let out a low whistle. Kristi sighed and went to plug her guitar into her amp. Just then the rest of the band members ran into the room, except for Zack. Kristi and Freddy figured that he wouldn't show up. The band members ignored Freddy. Dewey looked around the room.
"Where's Zack? He's gone again."
"I'm right here." Zack was standing at the door. He was a mess. He had two black eyes and a huge Band-Aid on his cheek. He walked over to the corner where Dewey kept his guitars. "Can I use one of your guitars; I didn't have time to grab mine."
"Go ahead," Dewey replied. "What happened to you?"
Zack grabbed the white V shaped guitar. "I was in a fight." Zack went over and stood over by Kristi.
"Hi," she said. He ignored her. "Sorry about what my boyfriend did."
"So he's your boyfriend. Then you like him." Everyone was getting into their positions. Freddy was sitting at his drums, watching Zack. Kristi gave a small smile.
"Yeah."
"But you said in that phone call that you like me."
Everything went silent. Katie and Marta realized what was going on and glanced at each other. Kristi looked down at the floor. Freddy jumped up and went to face Kristi.
"What? You like him?" he yelled. "You are going out with me! You're supposed to like me!"
"But she said that she liked me before you asked her out."
Freddy faced Zack, and they looked like they were going to have another fight.
"Oh that," Kristi said. "Well I was at Katie's house with her, Marta, and Summer. We were playing Truth Or Dare, and I was dared to call you and tell you that I liked you. It was a lie. Sorry."
Freddy looked a little relieved, but Zack looked really upset. "'Sorry'? That's all you can say? You know how badly you just hurt me?"
"I guess I made you feel upset."
"Upset?" Zack was really angry. "I'm pissed off right now! First, you lied that you liked me. Second, you are going out with my best friend, who said he wouldn't go out with you. Then, you take my solo. And lastly, you took my position as lead guitar player."
Kristi was on the verge of tears. She didn't think that she hurt Zack as bad as he was. She looked up to him as a great guitar player. Now, he was making her feel like crap. "Sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you. But as for the lead guitar thing-"
"Shut the heck up!" Zack yelled.
"No!" Kristi screamed. "You are still lead, I just play backup. You're so much better than me. You can have all the solos, I don't care."
"That's fricken bull crap. Y'know," Zack said as he threw down the guitar and walked to the door. "This band doesn't need me. And I don't need it. So, I'm quittin'"
"Don't quit!" Dewey said. "We need you!"
"Right. Just let that fricken girl play. See if I care." Zack left and slammed the door behind him.
The band was silent. No one wanted to play. They had just lost their best player. Freddy was shocked that Zack had just walked out like that. Katie didn't want him to quit. Dewey thought that the band would die without Zack. And Kristi, she was starting to cry. She turned to Dewey and said, "I'm sorry he quit, it's all my fault." She through down her guitar and ran to her bed by the window and sobbed. Freddy tossed his drumsticks onto the floor next to the two guitars and went over to the bed and rubbed Kristi's back as she cried.
All of a sudden there was a sound of tires screeching and the blare of a car horn. Then there was the sound of a crash. It sounded like it came from underneath Kristi's window. She sat up and crawled over to the window. Freddy just sat on the edge of the bed, confused. Kristi looked down at the road. After straining her eyes to get a closer look, she suddenly gasped.
"Oh my gosh," she said staring down. "There's been a terrible accident. Someone on a bicycle was hit." Freddy started walking over towards the window.
"So?" Lawrence said. "It's not like we know the guy."
"That's where you're wrong." Kristi turned to face the band, the tears starting to flow from her sapphire eyes once more. "It's Zack."
Thanks for reading. About Zack-I'm so sorry. It pains me to do that. I love him so much-anyway, I feel bad for doing it, but I had to do it, or the story would have been ruined. Sorry. I hope you like it. Anyway, reviewers get invisible cherry Dum-Dums this time. Thank you for the reviews! Enjoy the Dum-Dums!
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