Disclaimer: I do not own School of Rock. I don't own Katie or Zack. I don't own Whatshername or Green Day. And I do not own ThePirate's Den since that really exists.I do own the plot and the characters' reactions and the poem in this chapter. (Even though it's not too good.)
--Chapter 3--You're talented, you really are.---
Katie sat on her bed writing. She enjoyed writing. It was something that welcomed her every mood. She never showed anyone her poems, songs, and stories. She had a thick red book. It was hard-back. She would write for hours and sometimes she would write for brief moments. Katie wrote about everything, her thoughts, her surroundings, her feelings, her friends, her family, little kids, the list could go on and on.
Her focus tonight was a poem. She read over what she had so far:
Well maybe I'm not a goddess.
Maybe I'm not a rock star.
But there is someone out there who sees me that way.
I don't know if I'll find him,
Or maybe I already have.
The man who sees me for who I am,
Is the one for me.
He sees past all my imperfections,
Straight to the real me.
He says that he cares,
And I can tell he is sincere.
It makes me feel good about who I am.
He knows how to make me happy.
I hope that he knows how much I adore him.
If not, I'll make him see.
Katie smiled. Then she turned to the back of her book, just like she always did, and scribbled in the inspiration for her poem next to the title.
Him – Zachary MooneyhamShe smiled and looked at the clock. 2am, she had better get to bed. Katie laid back on her large fluffy bed and put her headphones on. Music began to flow through her ears.
---Meanwhile---
Zack was sitting in the foreign room playing his guitar. He was playing Whatshername by Green Day. He didn't know why it was one of his favorite songs to play. He didn't know if it was the music or the lyrics that appealed to him, they just did. He finished the song and lay back on the bed, his X-Plorer still in his hands. He randomly began to strum. Experimenting with cords and different notes, hoping to come up with something interesting. Finally he had something. He reached for his notebook that he had almost forgotten when packing, and scribbled down the notes.
Then there was a knock at his door. Zack stood up and opened it. There stood Katie in her pajamas, a pair of long pants that hung around her hips and a tank top. Her hair was up in a messy bun.
"May I help you?" Zack asked. When he said you, his voice squeaked. He turned bright red and Katie smiled.
"I can't sleep," she told him.
"Oh, you can come in here for a little while."
"Thank you," Katie said. "What were you doing?" Katie said looking at his guitar.
"Oh, I was just messing around," Zack replied.
"Oh, would you be willing to start playing again?" she inquired sitting down on a chair that was not too far from the bed.
"Of course."
Zack began Whatshername again. It was one of the best songs he could play, in his opinion. Dewey would beg to differ saying that classic rock was what Zack was born to play but then all the guys, including Billy, would say that modern rock was more his style. Zack didn't really care though, he thought they were both cool.
"You are extremely talented, you know that?" Katie complimented after he finished.
"Thanks," Zack chuckled.
"What's so funny about it? I'm serious. You are a great guitarist. I swear," Katie said solemnly.
"Well, thanks." Zack glanced at the clock, "It's 3 and we have band practice tomorrow. You had better get to bed."
"I guess so," Katie replied. "You sound like my mom."
"Well, I'd rather sound like your mom then have Dewey flipping out of you and me falling asleep while we're playing."
"Agreed. Night, Zack Attack," Katie said as she left the room.
"See ya in a few hours, Posh Spice."
---A few hours later---
"ZACK, KATIE! TIME TO GET UP!" Mrs. Brown called up the stairs.
Zack who was already awake, but lying in his bed, looked at the clock. Band practice was in one hour. He was concerned about being late and such since it was disrespectful. That wasn't the best attitude for a rocker but that's just what he had been taught. Plus, he knew how pissed everyone was whenever Freddy showed up late so he made it his focus not to be tardy when it came to rock. But when it came toschool, pshh, that was a different story.
Meanwhile, Katie, who had through the years grown immune to her mother's shouts, was sleeping soundly.
Zack finished taking his shower and doing his daily hygiene routine. While walking back from the bathroom, he noticed that Katie's room was silent. He walked into her room to find her entangled in blankets. A mischievous smirk crept onto his face.
He walked over to her bed and carefully removed her covers. She shivered a bit but then stopped. The second she did, Zack began to furiously shake his shaggy dark hair over her. He hadn't dried it well and drops of water flew all over Katie's body.
Katie awoke with a start to find Zack covering her in water.
"Quit it!" she squealed. He continued on. "Zack, I swear to GOD-"
Zack stopped, "Your mom says it's time to get up and we have less than an hour till band practice."
Katie leaned up close to his face. "You do that again, I kill you," she said as she shook her finger in front of him.
"Whatever," Zack laughed as he left the room.
Katie groggily stood up. She grabbed her outfit for the day, a Cheshire Cat tank top that read, I'm not all there myself, a pair of jeans that was torn in the left knee and the right thigh, and her favorite pair of Vans. She never went anywhere without them.
After Katie had finished her shower and every day habit, she went downstairs. She ate her breakfast and then her mom dropped her and Zack off at Dewey's apartment.
They entered the apartment and headed off to their separate friends.
"So, dude, you're living with her now?" Freddy asked after Zack had told him about staying with Katie.
"I dunno. I guess," he shrugged.
"Haha. I can't believe that!"
"What can't you believe about it?" Zack asked.
"Well, you're living with the girl you like. I mean, it's a perfect situation that I suggest taking advantage of," Freddy hinted.
"Eww, dude," Zack said, knowing what exactly what Freddy meant.
"I'm just saying!"
"IT'S TIME TO ROCK!" Dewey shouted to get everyone's attention.
Everyone stood up and went to their positions.
"Who is up to play a classic?" Dewey asked.
"Depends on which one," Freddy replied.
"School of Rock."
Out of the corner of his eye, Zack noticed Katie's face light up. She loved that song since it was such an amazing memory.
"I'm up for it!" Katie said happily.
A chorus of sames and alrights echoed her.
"Okay, here we go!" Dewey said as he started the opening chords.
Everyone joined in when they were supposed to and it was an amazing performance. Everyone put their heart and soul into their music and it showed.
After the song ended, Summer entered the room with an enormous grin on her face. The entire band noticed.
"Out with it, Tink. What did you do?" Freddy asked, knowing she was up to something.
"Well," she began, "I was pulling a few strings and I got us a gig at a local club!"
"Ohmigosh! That's awesome!" the girls replied in high voices.
The guys were just as enthusiastic only not as high pitched and girly.
"Where is it?" Dewey asked.
"Umm," she said as she flipped through her plan book, "The Pirate's Den."
"Oh, I've heard of that place!" Marta piped up, "It's, like, the only rock club in New Jersey. About 30 minutes away from here."
"Well, that sounds good. When do we have to be there?" Zack asked.
Summer glanced at her book again, "Thursday night at 8:30."
"We'll be there and ready top rock," Dewey said triumphantly.
A/N: Time for my review shout outs! And for any of you that were bothered by my obsession with Whatshername, sorry!
proud2bMe: If you have any advice on how to slow it down please tell me. I really don't know how to write un-rushed fics. That was why I stuck to mostly one-shots before this. :) I really don't know why I kept talking about the paper towels. lol.
Remussweetie: Thank you so much! At least someone likes Axe! lol.
emziwilson: Thank you. I know that some don't like the pairing but Katie/Freddy is too overused in my opinion. I hope you liked this chapter!
And if anyone is interested, I am a member of a School of Rock role-play community. We need members and if anyone is interested, please go here: http/ s4. invisionfree. com/ schoolofrockroleplay /index. Php ((Just take out the spaces:D))
Characters That Are TakenKatie ((Me!))
Freddy
Zack
Summer
Marta
Frankie
Dewey
Lawrence
Eleni
Alicia
Michelle
WE NEED A TOMIKA!