A/N: Ok, this chapter still doesn't have any gore, but the nest should. This chapter is..an ok length. It would've been longer but I didn't want to delay the story any longer than I already have. Haha, I make Freddy and Zack seem like girls XD
Mellowyellow36: Lmfao thanks for the review! Sorry I didn't update for...a very long time XD
Nanners-77: Yeah, I feel bad for Kamera as well. Poor girl!
Sandy-Pandy: Lmfao, pea for a brain XD I didnm't stop, just...took a break O.o But I'm back now!
Disclaimer: Again, I only own Franchesca, Kamera, the teacher, and the plot. Freddy's cottage rocks your socks!
Chapter 3: The Cottage
That week....was odd. Mrs. Lemar was heard here and there talking about her new student and making fun of her, and unfortunately, Kamera was always there to hear it. The band wasted no time to make fun of her whenever they had the chance. Usually they wouldn't be so rude, but just since Mrs. Lemar had been doing it, they were doing it too.
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It was finally Friday, Zack had managed to survive a week of school. He saw Freddy and Frankie sitting around, most likely waiting for him. As he neared them he waved, Freddy was the first to notice him.
"Hey Zack! You know how I got that cottage?" Freddy asked Zack.
"Umm....you mean the one where you got scared of a mouse and made you piss your pants, yea I know that one," Zack said grinning.
Freddy glared at him and muttered, "Yes, that one."
"What about it?" Katie said walking up to them.
Katie had been hanging around the guys more and more, finding magazines and make-up very annoying. And she couldn't stand boy-talk anymore. It seemed that most girls annoyed her these days.
"Well Freddy and me decided that we should bring the whole band up. His mom said fine, and both our parents called everyone else's. We'll be staying in the cottage, while Freddy's parents stay in one not too far away," Frankie said, this probably being the nicest thing he's ever done.
"Awesome! I can't believe my parents are letting me go! And without proper parental guidance!" Katie exclaimed.
"Well....err....about that...," Freddy looked down.
"Freddy...," Katie said with a threatening tone.
"Your parents don't know my parents are going to be in another cottage," Freddy smirked.
"Dude, your parents, rock," Zack said astonished that Freddy's parents would lie for them like that.
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It was settled, they were leaving that night after a good quick packing, and they'd stay for the weekend. They're parents got all their important stuff together like toothbrushes and things, but the kids packed their clothes and CDs and junk.
Zack just took a few CDs and some loose shirts and baggy pants and a few shorts. He packed his undergarments and socks, and got a flashlight.
The reason for the flashlight was this game they played, it was a complicated night game where the person who was it would turn on their flashlight and when the beam hit someone, they had to count to ten and then turn on theirs and go after people. Somewhat like a hide and go seek in the dark game.
"WHY CAN'T I GO!!!" Zack heard his sister screaming downstairs.
He knew his mom would never let her go, not even with parental guidance, she would only let Franchesca go only if she came. But also, she'd finally get her sister into a clothing store. His sister was a sort of young tomboy who hated shopping and anything girly.
The phone rang and Zack raced into his mom's room to get it. He picked up the receiver and held the phone to his ear, but all he heard was static.
"MOM! Something's wrong with the phone!" Zack called downstairs.
"There shouldn't be, I'll take a look at it later, but Freddy just pulled into the driveway," Zack's mom called from the bottom of the stairs.
Freddy was rich, extremely, and it was obvious you were if you could rent a bus to bring the whole band in it to go to a cottage for the weekend.
Zack grabbed his things and rushed out the door, giving his mom a quick kiss before hoping onto the bus. He looked around and saw that he was the last to get picked up, and he had to sit beside Summer. Figures..., Zack thought to himself, lately Freddy hadn't been the greatest friend, finding Frankie and Katie more interesting, and not Katie because of her looks, if that's what you're thinking.
He sat down and Summer screeched.
"ZACK YOU SAT ON MY SCHEDULE!!!" Summer screamed.
"Err...It's just a schedule Summer, relax...," Freddy said from nearby.
"This is not just a schedule! It's my schedule!" She said, pushing Zack off the seat.
Zack groaned as he had to sit on a seat by himself, at least it was behind Frankie and Freddy.
After everyone was settled in, and Summer yelled at Zack a few more times, and then they set off.
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When they got there, everything looked amazing. After all the times he'd been here, he still couldn't believe how awesome this place was. It was big, with a lake in the back, tons of big trees, a forest on the other side, and a park somewhere down the dirt street. And the inside, wow, the inside had tons of rooms, one with arcade games, another with a set of drums, guest rooms for two to each room (if it's the band that's coming) and many other spacious rooms.
"I still can't believe we're staying without parents, this is awesome!" Marta said.
"Yea, and they've got satellite, and a lake, what else could you need!?" Alicia said grinning.
Zack rolled his eyes and walked inside with all his stuff. Freddy bumped into him on purpose and smirked, "Me, you and Frankie are sharing a room. It's down this hall somewhere..."
Freddy and Zack went down the hallway and peeked into each room, twice they saw three of the girls sitting on a bed and gossiping, but of course they all threw stuff at Freddy and Zack when they walked in.
Once they had finally found they're room, they settled in. Frankie still hadn't found the room, but was almost there, seeing as there room was at the very back. Zack liked that room, it had a TV, and two beds. I guess one of them would have to sleep on the floor.
Freddy ran over to a bed and jumped onto it, landing on his belly, "I call this bed!"
Frankie burst in and pushed Zack out of the way, "I call the other one!"
Zack sighed, "I'll get the sleeping bag."
He groaned and walked out of the room. Why hadn't he gotten to a bed sooner? He always forgot that the two called these things, and they're fight you for a bed if you did call one.
The floor creaked slightly as he walked down the hallway, hearing chattering coming from inside the rooms, and a girly squeal every now and then, including from Billy. It was kind of eerie, walking down this long hall. I mean, it was so...empty, and the doors made the chattering sound like ghosts inside the walls.
Zack shivered, he was freaking himself out. Why was he such a scaredy cat? Why couldn't he have wits, like Katie. God, that girl was more brave than any of them! Once he picked up a spider while Freddy and the rest of them screeched. Good ol' memories, gotta hate them.
Finally Zack came to the basement door, the spooky, unfinished basement...Eek! Wait, there was a basement in a cottage? This is more like a house! It's bloody well bigger than his house anyways!
Zack sighed to calm himself, putting his hand on the doorknob. With a quick turn and pull, he saw that the automatic light worked well. Them automatic lights were awesome, turned themselves on, turned themselves off, just when you entered or left. Zack wondered if there were little gnomes that watched and turned the lights off and on.
Ok, back to getting the sleeping bag! Zack went onto the first step, and wasn't surprised to hear a creak from the bare wooden stair. He sighed, it's just a basement! Nothing scarey about a basement! Right? Arg...
Zack finally started getting down the steps, and when he reached the bottom, boy was he glad. He kept picturing an old witch grab his feet from beneath the stairs. He looked around, glad there were so many lights. On the left were some stacked up furniture, and on the right were some shelves with stuff stored on them. That would be where he would find the sleeping bag. Now, all he had to worry about were the light gnomes and spiders.
He went over to the shelves and looked, everything looked new, and unused. Freddy's parents probably found better stuff and put these away like they were old used junk. He found the sleeping bags and pulled out a red one. He glanced around and found that there were no gnomes in sight, and he dashed for the stairs, running up them so that the witch couldn't grab his feet. Once his foot left the top stair, he grinned. He had made it up from the basement of gnomes, spiders and witches. Right...he was insane.
As he grabbed hold of the door and was about to close it, he saw something run past the bottom of the stairs from the corner of his eye. He heard a crash and then just thought it was probably stuff falling from when he took out the sleeping bag. He heard another crash and his heart raced. CLOSE THE DAMN DOOR!, a big voice inside his head told him. Instantly he slammed the door and turned the corner, running down the hallway with all the rooms.
He burst into his room that he was sharing with Freddy and Zack and was breathing heavily.
"Whoa, man. What happened? You look like you saw a spider!" Freddy said, grinning.
"I just, er, don't like basements," Zack replied, looking at the ground.
"Aww, don't worry, mr. dinosaur is here to protect you!," Frankie said, throwing Zack's dinosaur plushie at Zack, "Man, I never knew you still slept with a plushie!"
"I don't! I have no clue where that came from!" Zack said, shocked. He really didn't know where it came from. He had given it to his sis-his sister! THE FEIND! He'd have to punish her for this one. It was just not cool.
"And we believe you," Freddy said, sarcastically.
Zack sighed and didn't bother to argue, either he would loose, or he'd get beat up...or both. What fun! Not.
A/N: I hope you liked it! I have to say, I enjoyed writing the part where Zack went into the basement. Gah, sooner or later I'm going to have to take some of the comedy out, this is suposed to be a horror fic!