Disclaimer: I do not own anything of School of Rock or Paramount Pictures. The record company mentioned, Island, is a real record company but I have nothing to do with them and I do not own them in any way. I also do not own the song Believe Me Natalie and I wish I even met the Killers, but no I don't know them either and am only using their song for a little part in the plot.This fic is not making any profit whatsoever so please do not sue me. Thank you. XD

CH 10 – Believe Me Katie

After a long flight and a delicious meal, School of Rock finally met up with the record company, island. School of Rock was to give concerts all around California for the month term. The record company, Island, would provide the tour bus and the money for the hotels.

Katie sat on her bottom bunk in the girl's section of the bus in the far back with Summer. "After all of our hard work, we're finally here," Summer smiled and inhaled deeply. "Ahh…the smell of success."

Katie laughed and threw a pillow at her. "FYI, you sound retarded."

"I know. But I can't help it! It's just so exciting!" Summer squealed and clapped her hands together like a little girl. "Imagine how it'd be when we're actually on stage!"

"Yeah," Katie mumbled and looked away. "How great."

Summer immediately slapped herself for what she had just said. "I mean…you know…I'm sorry Katie. I didn't mean that. It's just…"

"Don't worry about it," Katie smiled. "It's not that big of a deal. I mean it is our first show and I don't get to play at all because I don't know any of the songs and then worst of all it's Natalie who gets to play and I just can't…" Katie's complaining started to turn into sobs and she buried her head in her hands. Summer sat down beside her, hugged her and rocked her gently back and forth.

"It's just not fair you know? I mean why did it have to be her? That bitch!" Katie screamed and huddled closer to her best friend. At that second, Freddy walked in with a smile on his face but it soon disappeared at the sight of Katie crying furiously.

Freddy leaned down and placed a hand on Katie's knee. "Katie, what's wrong?"

Katie looked up at him and cried even harder. She turned and ran into the bathroom. A second later Summer and Freddy heard a 'click' coming from the door indicating that she had locked herself in. "What's up with her?" Freddy looked at Summer.

"I think I know, but for now I don't think she wants to see you right now. Maybe you should just leave," Summer said quietly.

"Dammit," Freddy kicked the bunk. "I thought we were okay!" Freddy turned around and exited the girls' section closing the door.

"Katie you can come out now. He's gone."

The door slowly opened revealing Katie looking worse then the day her father passed away.

Monday, August 9, 2004

We just finished a show in LA. Needless to say it was successful, but I couldn't bear to watch it. It was as if they had taken me along just for pity. I should've just stayed back home.

Currently, we're on our way to San Diego which as you know, isn't very far from here. The band is scheduled to do another show there tomorrow night. After that, we're headed for San Francisco.

Since that day that Freddy had caught me crying, I hadn't spoken to anyone except the girls and Dewey. I don't think anyone knows what's wrong with me. I don't even know what's wrong with me. I feel like I'm dying, but really I'm not. I eat regularly and I sleep for about eight hours a night so I look physically fine. But inside I'm breaking. It's a good thing Natalie sleeps in another section of the bus and not with me, Summer, Alicia, and Marta or else I might be tempted to kill her. I feel sorry for Tomika though because she has to endure Natalie at night. I can only imagine how loud her snores are.

Well anyway I wonder if Freddy is even worried about me. He hasn't even tried to speak with me. And maybe he even forgot me…he seems to be spending an awful lot of time with Natalie. I can't help but think that he'll never know how I feel. Never.

Is this what it feels like to have a broken heart?

Katie looked in the mirror that was hung on the wall above her and Summer's bunk. Nothing about her looked different. Except maybe the chapped lips, but that could be fixed in a jiffy.

Summer sighed as she watched Katie look in the mirror. "For the love of me, would you just please go and tell Freddy?"

"What?"

"Katie, I don't know if your aware of this," Summer sat cross legged on the bed looking at her, "but it's a known fact that everyone who has a brain thinks that you and him are meant for each other. Second, despite the fact that he is involved with Natalie, it's clear he doesn't love her as much as he loves you."

"Ok so you do know my little crush. But he loves her as a girlfriend and me as a sister. There is a difference."

"This is anything but a little crush. Ugh! How can you two be so freakin' dense?" Summer groaned and buried her face in the pillow. "If one of you doesn't make a move soon both of you are going to die. And I don't mean because of emotional 'heart-breaking' pain. I will personally cringe you two with my bear hands until one of you spills your undying love and devotion for one another!"

In the boys' section of the room, Freddy was playing a video game not aware that he was quietly singing 'Believe Me Natalie' by the Killers. However instead of using the name 'Natalie' he sang the song, 'Believe me Katie'.

Zack put down his Spin magazine and groaned. "Freddy will you STOP singing that song? You're getting on my nerves."

"I'm not singing anything."

"Yeah you are. And just to let you know the song is 'Believe Me Natalie' not 'Believe Me Katie'."

"Oh…" Freddy put down his Game Boy. "Heh. You're right. Whoa, that was weird. I wasn't even paying attention. It was like my sub-conscious or something."

"You never pay attention," Zack said picking his magazine up again and flipping through it. "Maybe except for band practice."

"Yeah," Freddy said while chewing his Winterfresh gum. He returned to his game but a minute later he started singing again.

"For the love of God!" Zack said and pulled the Game Boy away from Freddy's hands. "Will you quit?! Can you just please go in there and tell Katie you love her already? I'm getting sick of this. Day in and day out, during the night, you're always singing that freakin' song! Would you PUH-LESE just tell her?"

"Can't."

"Why?"

"Cause your talking crazy. Ain't nothing to tell," Freddy shook his head.

Zack's expression grew blank. "Uh…yeah! You LOVE HER!"

"Dude," Freddy chuckled like one of those surfers, "I got Nats."

"Okay, yes, well, you love Katie more. It's pretty damn obvious to everyone …maybe except to you and Katie, but I mean even DEWEY senses it. That's gotta mean something," Zack argued. "And what about Natalie? No one liked her anyway. You rarely talk to her anymore and the only time you even notice her is when she jumps on you and gives you a big, sloppy kiss on the cheek. Do us a favor and break it off with her."

"Look I already have problems with one girl. I don't need to have problems with another," Freddy said and snatched his Game Boy back. But for once in his life, Zack's right. I do love Katie; more so then Natalie. I don't even love Natalie. Aww…crap.

While Katie and Summer were talking, Natalie was in the bathroom. From there, she could hear everything they were saying. That little wiotch! Trying to steal my Freddy Teddy!

The bathroom was on the side of the bus so when you exited it, you exited out into a hallway with two doors. One to the girl's section and one to the boys. She was about to go into the girl section and give Katie a piece of her mind, but she heard some yelling occurring in the boy's section too. Being the little nosy girl she was, she pressed her ears close to the door listening to Zack saying that Freddy didn't love her anymore, but was instead in love with Katie.

With each word, Natalie's anger started growing. She had to stop this nonsense between Freddy and Katie. She just had too. What right did anyone have to say that she and Freddy didn't go together anyway? What did they know?

A/N: I will be changing my pen name to missbrightside on Friday, October 29, 2004. So just to let you know. Please review. )

A/N: As for Katie's diary entries I have lost track of the dates, so please pardon that. Thank you.

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