"Its frickin' freezing out here Mr. Bigglesworth!" Sara shouted to the two
girls at her side as they sat on the stone steps at the back of the school.
It was early in the morning and the day of the talent show, the only relief of the day was that they got two class periods off to rehearse, which they spent rehearsal time chatting and listening to music outside.
"At least it isn't snowing..." Jenna enlightened them as she scribbled away at her notepad, idly drawing anything she could think of at the time.
Samantha turned on the small portable radio next to them, one of her favorite CDs blared music to them as they sat in the chilling cold.
"Oh! Did I ever tell you guys about Jake?" Jenna then remembered, the two girls only shook their heads no. "Well when I went over to give Simon the music and don't even ask how we got into this conversation but it turns out he was like arrested-" before she could finish Sara cut her off.
"For beating up a cop?" the blonde wondered, the brunette only looked at her funny.
"No, he beat up a cop?" Jenna then questioned unsurely.
"Oh yeah... I thought everyone knew about that one... poor Officer Wilkins, he can never father children now I hear..." Sara told them with a slight nod of her head, frowning at the thought.
"Anyway... what did he do?" Samantha wondered, sending Sara an odd look before focusing back to Jenna.
"Oh, he caught the attic to the church on fire while messing around with his girlfriend!" the brunette snickered humorously, laughing at the thought.
Samantha then began to laugh quietly with Jenna as Sara only shook her head at them as if they were being childish.
"Do you remember the chic that was his girlfriend she use to go here..." Jenna began to ask Sara, who cut her off yet again.
"Yeah, yeah... I remember Judith..." the blonde muttered back in a very unamused tone, it was very clear that she did not care for Judith at all. "Goth wannabe rocker chic that thought she was cooler then anyone else here..." she then trailed off as she continued to color her fingernails with a whiteout pen.
Just then Jenna glanced to her left to see none other then Jake himself, he was walking towards her and the other two girls.
"Here..." he said emotionlessly as he reached in the pocket of his black trench coat and retrieved a piece of paper. "Its from Sy, he wanted me to give it to you..." he then handed it to Samantha.
She opened it and began to read it silently to herself, slowly a smile spread across her face.
"What's it say?" Jenna asked annoyingly as she leaned over the red head's shoulder, trying to read the note.
"Nothing concerning you!" Sam spat back, lifting the letter out of the brunette's eye line.
Jenna leaned back to her usual spot, glancing over at Sara, the blonde was staring up at Jake wordlessly.
"Nice coat..." Sara said finally, glaring at him with fascination, he only glanced down at her, raising an eyebrow at her questioningly.
Suddenly the fourth track to the CD that played nearby came on, the song Judith blasted loudly from the speakers.
"You're such an inspiration for the ways that I will never ever choose to be..." the song began, Jake instantly turned towards the small radio and ripped the player open without even pressing the open button.
"What the?" Sam gasped as she watched him dumbfoundedly as he snatched her CD from the machine, slamming the lid shut violently as he did so.
"Goddamn bitch!" he cussed furiously, his intent and heated stare focused on the radio below him, he then glanced over and noticed the frightened and questioning looks the three girls sent his way. "The song..." he then mumbled calmly, pointing at the black disc in his hand.
The three girls sighed deeply with relief, nodding at him in understanding, trying their best not to anger him any further.
"I never really liked that song anyway!" Jenna nervously said the first thing that came to her mind.
"Well I like it, love it in fact!" Samantha smarted with disdain, looking up at him meanly, she was then intimidated by the cold stare he sent her and she looked away from him in defeat.
Jake looked all three of them over suspiciously before turning slowly and walking away from them.
"Oh, and by the way..." he said to them as he walked away. "Next time you want to talk about me behind my back don't snicker so much!" he told them harshly, tossing the CD into the air like a Frisbee, it sailed across the school's back parking lot, it was now out of sight.
"Hey! You owe me Mer de Noms!!!" Samantha then shouted at him in anger once he was a safe distance away from her. "God! Somebody has some serious issues!" she then grunted in aggravation.
"I bet Sam's A Perfect Circle CD feels like poor Officer Wilkins right about now..." Jenna joked to Sara, they both burst into a hysterical fit of laughter, which caused the red head to glare over at them viscously.
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"Okay people, question!" Samantha shouted to the two girls as she ran towards them backstage, Jenna figured she was about to ask about their performance which was only minutes away.
"What?" the brunette asked her.
"Do you think Jake will like bite me or something the next time I see him, because I have a class with him ya know..." Sam asked with worry, Jenna rolled her eyes at the question.
"No, Sam! He isn't Sara..." she answered her with annoyance. "He might just bark at you a little..." she then smiled at the worried expression the red head now wore.
"Shut up!" Sam then spat back at her. "Hey, I got a question for ya..." she then said, getting the brunette's attention once again. "How did he know we were talking about him, we were whispering and he was too far away to hear us!"
"How am I supposed to know?" she shrugged her question away.
"Well its a little weird don't cha think?" Sam then asked.
"Ya know what I thinks weird... we're about to do this and your man still isn't here!" Jenna snapped impatiently.
"He's not my man! Plus he's just late getting here... he'll show!" they were then distracted by the blonde who jumped up and down beside them.
"I am a handsome man!!!" she shrieked over and over again for no reason, it was then that Jenna looked down and noticed the empty cans of Jolt cola rolling across the floor beside her.
"Oh no Sara... you didn't!?!" the brunette cried with despair.
Jenna then glanced around at what was happening elsewhere... no sign of Simon, Sara was on a caffeine high, and they were next in line to go on stage in front of the entire school.
Suddenly Samantha felt a tap on her shoulder, she quickly whirled around to see Simon standing behind her, his violin in hand.
"Thank god!" Jenna sighed with relief. "Now if we could just keep Sara from going into convulsions, we'll be all set!"
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The curtain drew back to reveal the three girls standing over the microphone and the red haired boy off to the right of the stage with his violin.
"I thought it was just you three gonna sing?" Simon's mother asked quickly in whisper so only those on stage could here.
"I'm just a prop, mom!" Simon muttered back to her in a hushed voice, Jane nodded towards him before gesturing for them to begin.
Simon suddenly began to scratch the bow against the strings of the instrument, the music bellowed out across the large crowd of students and staff.
Sara, Samantha and Jenna then started to sing in unison...
All: "Kidnap Mr. Sandy Claws?"
Sam: "I wanna do it!"
Sara: "Lets draw straws."
Jenna: "Jack said we should work together..."
All: "Three of a kind, birds of a feather, now and forever!"
All: "Kidnap the Sandy Claws lock him up real tight
Throw away the key and then turn off all the lights!"
Jenna: "First we're going to set some bait inside a nasty trap and wait
When he comes a-sniffing we will snap the trap and close the gate!"
Sam: "Wait I've got a better plan to catch this big red lobster man!
Let's pop him in a boiling pot and when he's done we'll butter him up!"
All: "Kidnap the Sandy Claws, throw him in a box
Bury him for ninety years then see if he talks!"
Jenna: "Then Mr. Oogie Boogie Man
Can take the whole thing over then!
He'll be so pleased I do declare
That he will cook him rare!"
Sam: "I say we take a cannon aim it at his door and then knock three times
And when answers Sandy Claws will be no more!"
Jenna: "You're so stupid think now if we blow him up to smithereens
We may lose some pieces and then Jack will beat us black and green!"
All: "Kidnap the Sandy Claws, tie him in a bag
Throw him in the ocean then see if he is sad!"
All: "Cuz Mr. Oogie Boogie is the meanest guy around
If I were on his Boogie list I'd get out of town!"
Sara: "He'll be so pleased by our success
That he'll reward us too I bet!"
All: "Perhaps he'll make his special brew, of snake an spider stew!"
All: "We're his little henchmen and we take our job with pride
We do our best to please him and stay on his good side."
Jenna: "I wish my cohorts weren't so dumb!"
Sara: "I'm not the dumb one!"
Sam: "You're no fun!"
Jenna: "Shut up!"
Sam: "Make me!"
Jenna: "I've got something listen now, this one is real good you'll see
We'll send a present to his door, upon there'll be a note to read
Now in the box we'll wait and hide until his curiosity entices him to look inside
And then we'll have him one, two, three!"
All: "Kidnap the Sandy Claws, beat him with a stick
Lock him up for ninety years, see what makes him tick!
Kidnap the Sandy Claws, chop him into bits
Mr. Oogie Boogie in sure to get his kicks!
Kidnap the Sandy Claws, see what we will see
Lock him in a cage and then throw away the key!!!"
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The music had stopped, Simon's violin now hung limply at his side as the three girls stared out at the audience blankly. Everyone just stared at them, not knowing what to do, whether to clap or laugh either way they were conflicted.
Tim stared ahead speechlessly, observing the girls, he then glanced to the seat next to him where Jake sat, they looked at each other for a moment then Jake began to slowly clap his hands together. As Tim joined in their applauds became louder and soon others where joining in on the praise.
The entire room was thundering with the loud sounds of clapping hands, Tim then stood up from his seat and began to verbally cheer for the small group upon the stage, as he figured everyone around him was beginning to follow his lead.
The three girls smiled at one another slightly, trying to keep from jumping up and down with joy that they were actually liked. They took a slight bow, Simon as well, then the curtains closed together and hid the view of the audience from them... but the cheering was still as loud as ever.
"Well... that was interesting..." Samantha stated a bit confused and relieved at the same time as they walked away from the stage so the next act could perform.
"Yeah..." was all Jenna could bring herself to say at the moment.
The two girls then looked towards Sara, who gave them a questioning glance before her eyes crossed and she fainted beside the stage from stress and too much caffeine. The two girls and Simon stared down at the now unconscious blonde silently.
"Wanna go see if she left any Jolt behind?" Jenna asked Sam calmly.
"Sure..." the red head replied dully, they then walked away from Sara towards the cafeteria, Simon following close behind as well with his violin.
It was early in the morning and the day of the talent show, the only relief of the day was that they got two class periods off to rehearse, which they spent rehearsal time chatting and listening to music outside.
"At least it isn't snowing..." Jenna enlightened them as she scribbled away at her notepad, idly drawing anything she could think of at the time.
Samantha turned on the small portable radio next to them, one of her favorite CDs blared music to them as they sat in the chilling cold.
"Oh! Did I ever tell you guys about Jake?" Jenna then remembered, the two girls only shook their heads no. "Well when I went over to give Simon the music and don't even ask how we got into this conversation but it turns out he was like arrested-" before she could finish Sara cut her off.
"For beating up a cop?" the blonde wondered, the brunette only looked at her funny.
"No, he beat up a cop?" Jenna then questioned unsurely.
"Oh yeah... I thought everyone knew about that one... poor Officer Wilkins, he can never father children now I hear..." Sara told them with a slight nod of her head, frowning at the thought.
"Anyway... what did he do?" Samantha wondered, sending Sara an odd look before focusing back to Jenna.
"Oh, he caught the attic to the church on fire while messing around with his girlfriend!" the brunette snickered humorously, laughing at the thought.
Samantha then began to laugh quietly with Jenna as Sara only shook her head at them as if they were being childish.
"Do you remember the chic that was his girlfriend she use to go here..." Jenna began to ask Sara, who cut her off yet again.
"Yeah, yeah... I remember Judith..." the blonde muttered back in a very unamused tone, it was very clear that she did not care for Judith at all. "Goth wannabe rocker chic that thought she was cooler then anyone else here..." she then trailed off as she continued to color her fingernails with a whiteout pen.
Just then Jenna glanced to her left to see none other then Jake himself, he was walking towards her and the other two girls.
"Here..." he said emotionlessly as he reached in the pocket of his black trench coat and retrieved a piece of paper. "Its from Sy, he wanted me to give it to you..." he then handed it to Samantha.
She opened it and began to read it silently to herself, slowly a smile spread across her face.
"What's it say?" Jenna asked annoyingly as she leaned over the red head's shoulder, trying to read the note.
"Nothing concerning you!" Sam spat back, lifting the letter out of the brunette's eye line.
Jenna leaned back to her usual spot, glancing over at Sara, the blonde was staring up at Jake wordlessly.
"Nice coat..." Sara said finally, glaring at him with fascination, he only glanced down at her, raising an eyebrow at her questioningly.
Suddenly the fourth track to the CD that played nearby came on, the song Judith blasted loudly from the speakers.
"You're such an inspiration for the ways that I will never ever choose to be..." the song began, Jake instantly turned towards the small radio and ripped the player open without even pressing the open button.
"What the?" Sam gasped as she watched him dumbfoundedly as he snatched her CD from the machine, slamming the lid shut violently as he did so.
"Goddamn bitch!" he cussed furiously, his intent and heated stare focused on the radio below him, he then glanced over and noticed the frightened and questioning looks the three girls sent his way. "The song..." he then mumbled calmly, pointing at the black disc in his hand.
The three girls sighed deeply with relief, nodding at him in understanding, trying their best not to anger him any further.
"I never really liked that song anyway!" Jenna nervously said the first thing that came to her mind.
"Well I like it, love it in fact!" Samantha smarted with disdain, looking up at him meanly, she was then intimidated by the cold stare he sent her and she looked away from him in defeat.
Jake looked all three of them over suspiciously before turning slowly and walking away from them.
"Oh, and by the way..." he said to them as he walked away. "Next time you want to talk about me behind my back don't snicker so much!" he told them harshly, tossing the CD into the air like a Frisbee, it sailed across the school's back parking lot, it was now out of sight.
"Hey! You owe me Mer de Noms!!!" Samantha then shouted at him in anger once he was a safe distance away from her. "God! Somebody has some serious issues!" she then grunted in aggravation.
"I bet Sam's A Perfect Circle CD feels like poor Officer Wilkins right about now..." Jenna joked to Sara, they both burst into a hysterical fit of laughter, which caused the red head to glare over at them viscously.
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"Okay people, question!" Samantha shouted to the two girls as she ran towards them backstage, Jenna figured she was about to ask about their performance which was only minutes away.
"What?" the brunette asked her.
"Do you think Jake will like bite me or something the next time I see him, because I have a class with him ya know..." Sam asked with worry, Jenna rolled her eyes at the question.
"No, Sam! He isn't Sara..." she answered her with annoyance. "He might just bark at you a little..." she then smiled at the worried expression the red head now wore.
"Shut up!" Sam then spat back at her. "Hey, I got a question for ya..." she then said, getting the brunette's attention once again. "How did he know we were talking about him, we were whispering and he was too far away to hear us!"
"How am I supposed to know?" she shrugged her question away.
"Well its a little weird don't cha think?" Sam then asked.
"Ya know what I thinks weird... we're about to do this and your man still isn't here!" Jenna snapped impatiently.
"He's not my man! Plus he's just late getting here... he'll show!" they were then distracted by the blonde who jumped up and down beside them.
"I am a handsome man!!!" she shrieked over and over again for no reason, it was then that Jenna looked down and noticed the empty cans of Jolt cola rolling across the floor beside her.
"Oh no Sara... you didn't!?!" the brunette cried with despair.
Jenna then glanced around at what was happening elsewhere... no sign of Simon, Sara was on a caffeine high, and they were next in line to go on stage in front of the entire school.
Suddenly Samantha felt a tap on her shoulder, she quickly whirled around to see Simon standing behind her, his violin in hand.
"Thank god!" Jenna sighed with relief. "Now if we could just keep Sara from going into convulsions, we'll be all set!"
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*
The curtain drew back to reveal the three girls standing over the microphone and the red haired boy off to the right of the stage with his violin.
"I thought it was just you three gonna sing?" Simon's mother asked quickly in whisper so only those on stage could here.
"I'm just a prop, mom!" Simon muttered back to her in a hushed voice, Jane nodded towards him before gesturing for them to begin.
Simon suddenly began to scratch the bow against the strings of the instrument, the music bellowed out across the large crowd of students and staff.
Sara, Samantha and Jenna then started to sing in unison...
All: "Kidnap Mr. Sandy Claws?"
Sam: "I wanna do it!"
Sara: "Lets draw straws."
Jenna: "Jack said we should work together..."
All: "Three of a kind, birds of a feather, now and forever!"
All: "Kidnap the Sandy Claws lock him up real tight
Throw away the key and then turn off all the lights!"
Jenna: "First we're going to set some bait inside a nasty trap and wait
When he comes a-sniffing we will snap the trap and close the gate!"
Sam: "Wait I've got a better plan to catch this big red lobster man!
Let's pop him in a boiling pot and when he's done we'll butter him up!"
All: "Kidnap the Sandy Claws, throw him in a box
Bury him for ninety years then see if he talks!"
Jenna: "Then Mr. Oogie Boogie Man
Can take the whole thing over then!
He'll be so pleased I do declare
That he will cook him rare!"
Sam: "I say we take a cannon aim it at his door and then knock three times
And when answers Sandy Claws will be no more!"
Jenna: "You're so stupid think now if we blow him up to smithereens
We may lose some pieces and then Jack will beat us black and green!"
All: "Kidnap the Sandy Claws, tie him in a bag
Throw him in the ocean then see if he is sad!"
All: "Cuz Mr. Oogie Boogie is the meanest guy around
If I were on his Boogie list I'd get out of town!"
Sara: "He'll be so pleased by our success
That he'll reward us too I bet!"
All: "Perhaps he'll make his special brew, of snake an spider stew!"
All: "We're his little henchmen and we take our job with pride
We do our best to please him and stay on his good side."
Jenna: "I wish my cohorts weren't so dumb!"
Sara: "I'm not the dumb one!"
Sam: "You're no fun!"
Jenna: "Shut up!"
Sam: "Make me!"
Jenna: "I've got something listen now, this one is real good you'll see
We'll send a present to his door, upon there'll be a note to read
Now in the box we'll wait and hide until his curiosity entices him to look inside
And then we'll have him one, two, three!"
All: "Kidnap the Sandy Claws, beat him with a stick
Lock him up for ninety years, see what makes him tick!
Kidnap the Sandy Claws, chop him into bits
Mr. Oogie Boogie in sure to get his kicks!
Kidnap the Sandy Claws, see what we will see
Lock him in a cage and then throw away the key!!!"
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*
The music had stopped, Simon's violin now hung limply at his side as the three girls stared out at the audience blankly. Everyone just stared at them, not knowing what to do, whether to clap or laugh either way they were conflicted.
Tim stared ahead speechlessly, observing the girls, he then glanced to the seat next to him where Jake sat, they looked at each other for a moment then Jake began to slowly clap his hands together. As Tim joined in their applauds became louder and soon others where joining in on the praise.
The entire room was thundering with the loud sounds of clapping hands, Tim then stood up from his seat and began to verbally cheer for the small group upon the stage, as he figured everyone around him was beginning to follow his lead.
The three girls smiled at one another slightly, trying to keep from jumping up and down with joy that they were actually liked. They took a slight bow, Simon as well, then the curtains closed together and hid the view of the audience from them... but the cheering was still as loud as ever.
"Well... that was interesting..." Samantha stated a bit confused and relieved at the same time as they walked away from the stage so the next act could perform.
"Yeah..." was all Jenna could bring herself to say at the moment.
The two girls then looked towards Sara, who gave them a questioning glance before her eyes crossed and she fainted beside the stage from stress and too much caffeine. The two girls and Simon stared down at the now unconscious blonde silently.
"Wanna go see if she left any Jolt behind?" Jenna asked Sam calmly.
"Sure..." the red head replied dully, they then walked away from Sara towards the cafeteria, Simon following close behind as well with his violin.