Disclaimer: Yeah yeah… I don't own any of the SOR characters. I know…

A/N: Haha… ok, so I couldn't wait until I got your reviews. I just went ahead and made another chapter. Lol. Sorry!

Chapter 2: Don't Go Katie

Zack pushed past people and ran after Katie into the cold wind on the road.

"Katie! Wait! I didn't mean what I said… just… listen to me. Please…" Zack sat next to Katie and put his arm around her as she sobbed with her hands in her face.

"Fine… what did you want to tell me? That Freddy likes Madison now? Madison's going to take my place in the band? That she's going to screw up my life even more?" Katie stopped crying and was angry now.

"Posh, just listen. I… I know you're jealous of Madison. The truth is, I don't like her myself that much either. I just… she's my cousin! I have to treat her respectfully. I wanted her to meet some of my friends so she'd quit bugging me. I guess I can't just do that can I? I know she can play the bass, and I know she likes Freddy… but you've got character Katie! You can't just let this bimbo blow over you and get Freddy. You have to stand up for yourself. Just come back inside okay?" Zack asked, nearly pleadingly to Katie.

Katie bit her lip, her feelings mixed up. After what seemed like forever, she stood up and started walking away from Zack.

"Don't go Katie!" Zack shouted at her.

"I'm sorry Zack… I can't face Freddy… Madison… inside. I just can't. I'm sorry." The cold wind brushed against her face, and she ran off.

Zack watched Katie go off, and felt it best to leave her alone. He slowly spun around and headed towards the party. He was going to go to Madison and tell her what she was doing to Katie. He looked everywhere in the party for them, and finally came to an upstairs bedroom. He pushed open the door, not expecting to find anybody in there when he turned around and his jaw dropped to his feet.

Freddy and Madison were on the bed, making out. Thank god they had they're clothes on, but Zack just looked at them, not knowing what to do.

Suddenly Freddy turned his head to see Zack staring at them. What was he doing? Why was he in bed with Madison?

thirty minute flashback (a/n: sorry. That sounded weird. I didn't know how else to say a thirty minute flashback. Haha.)

"Wanna dance Freddy?" Madison asked me. Without me waiting to respond that Katie was my date, she grabbed me by the hand and pulled me to the dance floor.

I had to admit, Madison could seduct me if she wanted to, with all her slick moves and turns (a/n: How lame did that sound?) She soon had me feeling fine that night. She grabbed me by the hand once more and whispered in my ear:

"Let's get a room honey," Suddenly, my brain snapped back into reality as I pulled away and told her no, and that I already had a girlfriend. So she kept it slow and somehow… she got me to drink some… alcohol and a few minutes later, I just found myself lying on top of her in a bedroom, with my mouth in hers. How did this happen?

end flashback

"Dude… How could you do this to Katie?" Zack whispered to Freddy in fury and slammed the door. Zack was one of Katie's best friends and he wasn't about to let her get dropped by her boyfriend like a hot sausage.

He marched out of the party and ran all the way back to his room. He picked up his phone and was about to tell Katie what happened then stopped.

What would Katie say? Maybe I should… wait a few days till she's cooled it till I tell her what I saw. Oh man, I can't believe Freddy could be such a loser! And I can't believe I could be related to such a snake!

Zack put the phone down, crept into his bed and slept uneasily till band practice the next morning.

Katie woke up the next morning, wondering why she was in makeup. Oh yeah… Last night. She remembered the details that hurt her so much last night. How could Freddy let Madison just take him away to dance? Didn't he like Katie anymore? And… what was all that about Zack? He didn't like his cousin? He wanted Katie to stand up for herself? Katie's head sunk back into her pillow, not wanting to get up. She wanted to dissolve into her dreamland once more.

But then she remembered band practice. Darn it! She said and crawled out of bed. She put on some clothes, ate her breakfast and out she went with her bass.

When she arrived there, the only person there was Madison. Madison looked up from the book she was reading on Dewey's couch and smiled at Katie.

"Good morning! What's up?" She asked cheerfully. Katie just rolled her eyes and grunted.

"Well somebody got off on the wrong side of bed today…" Madison carried on reading her book.

"Where's Dewey?" Katie asked.

"He went out to get some chips for the band. He said he'll be right back." Madison looked up. "Hey, where were you last night?"

"None of your business." Katie walked away from Madison. Madison followed Katie.

"Hey. Did you bring your bass today?" Madison asked her. Katie raised her eyebrow suspiciously.

"How else would I practice."

"You? I thought I was practicing. It's so obvious everybody likes me better than you Katie. My bass playing is so much better than yours, everybody can tell. Everybody likes me better than you. Pretty Madison, smart Madison, and BASS playing Madison. Soon I'll have your Freddy boy wrapped around my finger and I'll be all over your world." Madison smirked at Katie and laughed.

"Wh- why would you do this to me?" Katie asked, curious more than angry.

"What do you think, loser? You have everything I have dreamed of having. A hot boyfriend, a bass position of one of the world's most popular rock bands! When I saw your life, I knew I could totally take over. Because you know what? As I said before, everybody likes me better than YOU." Madison grinned at Katie, as a key to Dewey's apartment went into the keyhole.

"One word about this to anybody and I will kill you." Madison said and turned around.

Dewey opened the door whistling the tune to a Red Hot Chili Peppers song and smiled at Katie.

"Good, good! You're here!" He said and put the food down on the counter. Soon, other band members filed in and sat down, smiling at Madison. Freddy and Zack seemed oddly tense today though, Katie thought as she sat next to Freddy.

"Alright guys, listen up! I got us a gig next month! We'll play our new songs, but Katie, you really gotta work on your part!" Dewey said. Katie smiled embarrassingly at the band. She'd been trying to work out how to play her part over the past few weeks and just couldn't get the hang of her hard piece.

"May I see Katie's part? Maybe I could play it!" Madison squealed delightfully.

"Sure, Katie, go get your piece." Dewey said encouragingly. Katie grumpily stood up and got a messy piece of paper, where she wrote her notes.

"This stuff is a piece of cake! Here, let me show you guys" Madison grabbed Katie's bass before Katie could stop her and played the piece perfectly.

"That was brilliant Madison!" Freddy said and clapped, while everybody else followed except Zack and Katie, and oddly enough, Summer.

"You can definitely play in our next gig Madison!" Dewey said, excitedly. "In fact, we're playing this song with the next two gigs we get, so you can play it as well!"

"But… what about Katie?" Summer asked furiously. Suddenly everybody paused and looked at Katie.

"What about Katie?" Madison asked, "It's not our fault she doesn't know her part. She might be… losing her 'touch', if you know what I mean."

Katie bit her lip and stared at Madison, as fresh tears sprung in her face. Zack felt, somehow that this was the right time to tell Katie about the makeout incident.

"Um, Katie… the other day at the party," Zack paused. He saw Freddy and Madison's bewildered face. The whole band was listening. He continued. "I was looking for Freddy and Madison and I… they… they were… I saw them… making out in a bedroom!" Zack blurted out, causing an eruption of silence in the room.

Katie looked at Zack. She looked at Freddy. She looked at Dewey. She looked at Madison. She looked at her watch. She stood up in a messy way and said, her voice shaking:

"Um, I'm sorry guys… Time… I have to go." She said and started crying as she ran out the door. Zack and Summer stood up, looked at each other, nodded and ran after her.

In the distance, Katie heard Freddy shout "Don't go Katie…"

A/N: HAHAHA, how cheesy was that last sentence (and ironic)? I hope you like it so far. I'm not sure how I'm going to weave the rest of my story into my plan for Madison and Katie, but I'll find a way! Remember to review!