Disclaimer: I do not own SOR, but I do own everything not mentioned/seen/heard in the movie in this chapter.
The lights flickered a moment before the dark room was finally fully lighted. The wooden steps creaked under her weight as she made her way to the basement. The door was shut, the cork lining pinned up around the doorway.
She made the familiar path to her music room. Half of the basement was sealed off from the entrance hall for her music playing. That area held her guitars, keyboards, piano, recording equipment, filing cabinet of sheet music and songs for her band, equipment (amps, plugs, cords....), and her most recent and prized possession; her drums. This was also the area in which she and her band practiced.
The other half of the basement sealed off from the entrance hall was her karate area. She also used this area to work out in when she had time. The entire floor was matted and the only mirror in the entire room took up the whole front wall. Broken boards were heaped in a green recycling bin (the bin wasn't actually used for recycling) with fresh boards stacked neatly next to it. Targets and practice weapons lined the back wall, including: plastic knives, num-chucks (sp?), rolling sticks, wooden bars, and a pole. A plastic pressure point/attack dummy stood off to the right of this shelved wall, which she used for her techniques. A punching bag hung from her ceiling, a good ways into the room but leaving enough room for flips and such. A stack of extra mats lined the far right wall. Last, her belts hung around the room as decoration (her dad's idea).
As she entered the music room, she went straight for her favorite guitar: a purple Floyd Rose Redmond Model Five Electric. She picked it up and smiled. It had taken her forever to get the money to not only buy this particular one, but to set up the area for her band. After the show While You Were Out had come and done the karate area for her family, she had been inspired to have this done. Her parents didn't agree with it for a good while, but upon seeing how serious she was, they caved and helped chip in.
As she slipped the strap over her head and it came to a rest comfortably around her, she found her eyes roaming the room. They halted on a cleared area and she couldn't help but smile again. After begging and begging, her parents had paid for a Dance Dance Revolution Arcade Game for her. It came included with the software, two person playing capability, and it was in the style she liked: marks in the corners and middle rather than in the front, back, and on the sides. It was coming shortly, along with her mom's treadmill. Her parents had planned it like that.
She began to play a riff from "My Brain is Hanging Upside Down" by The Ramones. Somehow that song was best fitted for her mood. She had been out a week of school due to a stay in the hospital. She had been stressed out too much and her brain had shut down. She hadn't been able to think completely straight and she had lost important motor skills. She could move her hands and legs, but could not write, play music, or walk straight. She did, however, remember her friends, family, and who she was, which the doctors had said was a good thing. As a result, she was out in a week's time.
Her friend, Lauren, had called and told her that Miss. Dunham was out with a broken leg, and that her substitute seemed really cool. They had both liked Miss. Dunham when they had her last year, so naturally they kept up with her and visited her. When Lauren had told her the substitute's name, she had laughed. She couldn't help it, Schneebly was a funny last name.
As she nodded along with the song, she closed her eyes and gave all to her concentration. She let the Rock flow through her and consume her, taking momentary control of her mind. After all, once tonight was over she'd only be allowed to be consumed by school work. Tomorrow she went back to school, which meant back to Miss. Koonze, the 6th grade teacher that no one liked.
A/N: Hey everyone, I hope this isn't real bad. It's my first try at a School of Rock fic, and I'm just going with an idea I had while watching the movie. If ya'll like this one, I might eventually post another idea I had. And don't worry, it gets more interesting in the next few chapters.
Also, if you'd like to read a 'you' styling of this fic, give me a shout in an email within the next few chapters, and you can tell me what character 'you'd' like to be.
Reviews are appreciated!!
--renee--