Katie stood eagerly backstage. It was the night of the gig and everyone was there except for Freddy. Of course, he was known to show up just in time to put on Billy's creation and get behind the drum set. The only one who seemed to be a little bothered by it was Summer. But then again, Summer was known to be a "little" bothered by anything that wasn't perfect. Katie laughed inwardly at the thought. Once, the girls were over Marta's and they were messing around with eye make up. Katie had given her eyes a smoky effect but Summer noticed that one eye was smokier than the other, and rushed over to fix it. Even though Summer was bordering obsessive compulsive, she was the one who kept the band functioning on a schedule and she kept them as organized as she could.

"Where is he!" Summer asked.

"Don't worry Summer, I'm sure Freddy will be here any minute now. And if he's not you can wring his neck later," Katie reassured.

"This is the last time he's going to be late or…well…I don't know but I'll do something to make sure of it!" Summer poorly threatened.

Katie chuckled. "It's okay, he'll be here."

Freddy walked in. His walk looked more like a cocky strut. He had his trademark smirk on his face.

"FREDDY! You were supposed to be here 20 minutes ago!" Summer seethed.

"Chill out, Tinkerbell," he coaxed, "I'm here now."

"Get in there now," Billy said as he motioned to the bathroom.

"We have 5 minutes people!" Dewey announced.

"Good luck, kids!" Mrs. Brown said as she went out to find a seat. She had been helping Eleni and Billy work on makeup and hair.

"Thanks!" everyone said in almost perfect unison.

Katie quickly gave her bass a little test. She played a little bass solo to see if it was in tune. It played like a charm.

"Sounds great Katie," Zack said.

"Thanks, it's in perfect tune," she said replied.

Zack nodded in agreement.

"EVERYONE OVER HERE NOW!" Dewey shouted over the chaotic scene.

Katie and Zack nodded and walked over.

"She's announcing us now," he told everyone.

"Now, this band is a local force. I've heard them play more than once. Now most of the band's ages may surprise you. But do not let that distract you from how rockin these guys really are!" she paused and smiled at a few people whooping and clapping. "And here they are, School of Rock!"

Everyone walked onto the stage with a certain presence. The club-goers could tell this was gonna be a great show.

Dewey turned around and whispered that they'd play Ready For More?. Everyone nodded in agreement. And Katie started the opening chords.

They performed the song with flawless ability and started the next one.

Katie smiled as people nodded their heads to the melody. And whenever Katie smiled, Zack smiled too.

And before she knew it, the concert was over. The girls of the band had found themselves a table and were giggling.

"Ooh! Katie's in looooove!" Michelle teased.

"No, I just think Zack's cool."

"Oh give it a break, girl! It's obvious you two are meant for each other!" Alicia stated, taking a sip of her soda.

"I wonder what their kids would look like?" Marta mused.

All the girls chuckled, except for Katie, since she was turning red.

Tomika noticed and reassured her, "It's okay. We're just kidding."

"But seriously though! What would they look like!" Marta laughed.

"Well, obviously dark hair," Summer replied.

"And brown eyes," Eleni stated.

"That might not happen, since Katie's mom has green eyes."

"Okay, so a slim chance of green eyes, dark hair," Summer listed.

"Zack has a few freckles."

"Ooh! And Katie has a great nose!" Tomika complimented.

"And a tendency to blush beyond deep red," Alicia laughed.

It was true, Katie could've been compared to a strawberry. "Stop it!" she giggled, "I probably won't marry Zack anyway! I mean, what are the odds of that?"

"78 to 167," Michelle said matter-of-factly. She was a math genius. Dewey had found this out and put her in charge of band expenses. This job would've gone to Summer but numbers weren't her friends, to say the least.

"Wow, those aren't too bad," Tomika nodded.

"Yeah, a little less than 50 percent," Eleni smiled, "I bet those odds will get slimmer as they get older. They'll get closer and closer to each other and then eventually get married at the age of 21," she predicted.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"While you all decide my future, I'm gonna go to the bathroom," Katie said as she rolled her eyes.

Everyone burst out laughing since that was exactly what they were doing.

Katie gave a light laugh and walked towards the restroom. Before she could open the door, Zack moved in front of her.

"Hey," he greeted.

"Hola," she smiled.

Katie turned around for a brief moment to see if the girls were looking. They were. Most of them were making kissy faces at her and Zack. Katieturned back toZack. She slipped her arm behind her back and gave them the middle finger. She could hear them cracking up.

"What were you guys talking about? I noticed everyone chattering and you looking embarrassed," Zack told her.

"Oh, they were just teasing me about my hair and how gets frizzy," she lied.

"Oh," he nodded, knowing that she was lying.

"The show was great," Katie said, leaning against a wall.

"Yeah, everyone played great."

Katie nodded with a smile. "Probably one of the best times we've performed."

"If only there had been some scouts here," Katie sighed.

"Yeah. We would've definitely gotten an offer on a record deal."

"And then from there, opening for some big name band, then our own national tour, and then we would've gone international!" Katie mused.

Zack laughed at the thought, "Isn't that a bit 'far fetched'?"

"Maybe but it could happen. After all, nothing is impossible."

Zack smiled. Katie was one of those girls who could cheer anyone up. She was rarely pessimistic.

"Is that so?" Zack asked.

Katie gave a quick nod in response.

He laughed. "I suppose you need to go to the bathroom," he told her.

"Why?" Katie asked, confused.

"Well, that's where you were headed before I started talking to you."

Katie laughed inwardly. "I was only trying to get away from the girls," she said. Katie looked over, they were laughing and giggling just like most girls do.

"Oh, then why don't you come sit with us guys?" he suggested.

"I would, but I think I'll pass on watching Freddy eat sickening amounts Nachos," she snickered, noticing the current happenings with her male friends.

Zack rolled his eyes, "I don't think anyone wants to see that but, I'm gonna head back anyway," he said. "Feel free to join us."

Katie nodded and walked into the bathroom. She hopped up onto the sink ledge and sat. Marta had gotten her thinking. Say Zack and me did end up getting married. What would our kids look like? Would we have a boy or a girl? Or what about twins? And then she found herself in a daydream set 11 years in the future. (A/N: That would make her 25.)

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Zack walked through the door of the Preschool. Little 4-year-old Stephie came running up to him. He picked her up and swung her around.

"How are you today, sweetheart?" he asked, giving her a kiss on the cheek.

"Good!" the little dark haired girl replied. Stephie had her hair in two little braids. Her sparkling green eyes shined brightly. She had a small set of light pink lips and freckles across the bridge of her nose. She was a perfect combination of her mother and father.

"Daddy! We made finger paint today! And I made a picture of a pretty butterfly! And for snack we had trail mix! It was yummy! But Kimmi couldn't have any since she's allergic to peanuts so Ms. Ollivere gave her pretzels instead. Kimmi told me if she had any then she'd get really itchy," the little girl rambled.

"Oh really?"

"Yup! And look at my plant!" she said, pointing to a little cup on the windowsill. "Mines' is the only one that has gotten out of the dirt yet!"

"You mean yours is the only one that has sprouted," the teacher corrected. "Hello, Mr. Mooneyham."

"Nice to see you again, Ms. Ollivere," Zack greeted.

"Daddy! Come with ME! I wanna show you my butterfly picture!" Stephie tugged at his arm.

"Yes, Stephanie made a very nice picture today."

"But since it's paint it has to stay here tonight so it can dry," Stephie told her dad.

Zack nodded. "Go get your things."

Stephie hurried over to the place where they hung their coats and strained to get her pink raincoat and My Little Pony book bag.

"Here let me help," Zack said.

"No!" Stephie whined. "I can do it by myself!"

"Alright."

She jumped and reached but she couldn't get her things on her own.

Zack put his hands around her little waist and picked her up to just the right height. She grabbed her things and smiled brightly as Zack set her down.

"See! I did it all by myself," she said happily.

"Yes you did," Zack humored.


He helped her get into the coat and it squeaked as she swung her arms back and forth.

Zack took her home and greeted the adult Katie with a kiss.

"Eww!" Stephie squealed.

"How come you can get a kiss from Daddy every time you see him but I can't?" Katie playfully argued.

"Because it's not icky when he gives me a kiss."


Katie smiled warmly at her daughter. "Is it icky when I give you kisses?" Katie asked as she scooped Stephie up and gave her lots of pecks on her face.

"Stop it, Mommy!" Stephie squealed.

"Okay. I have a surprise for you!" Katie said as she walked into the kitchen. After her mother had moved to Florida, Katie took over the house so that was where her family now resided.

"Is it a good surprise?" Stephie asked.

"That depends on if you like the Barbie Nutcracker doll," Katie said as she handed the little girl her doll.

Stephie hugged Katie and ran upstairs to go play.

"If you keep giving her Barbies she'll like you more than me," Zack stated.

"And that's a bad thing?" Katie replied, giving him another kiss.

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Katie was pulled out of her little daydream by Summer coming in. She had noticed Katie's smiling face.

"What's going on in your mind Ms. Brown?" Summer asked curiously.

Katie dismounted the sink and replied, "I was just thinking about stuff."

"May I ask what?"

Katie trusted Summer so she felt okay telling her things. "Well, you know how you all were joking about what our kids would look like?"

"We weren't joking," Summer said with a teasing smile.

"Well anyway, I just had a little daydream about our 4-year-old daughter Stephie," Katie said sheepishly.

Summer gave a slight giggle. "I bet she was cute. Was she cute?"

Katie nodded, smiling.

"So you're really into him?"

Katie sighed, "I haven't told anyone this but he told me he loved me. And I didn't know how to respond. Later on that day I said that I wasn't sure if I was ready for love and I told him that when I am ready I said I'd love him."

"So basically you said you loved him back."

"I never thought of it like that but I guess you're right."

"Well, duh, I am Summer Anne Hathaway. I am always right."

Katie rolled her eyes and laugh. "How could I have forgotten? If you and Freddy got married what do you think your kids would look like? I mean you two are close to complete opposites. He's blonde; you're black. He's got a medium skin tone; you're fair as Snow White. Freddy is tall; you're rather petite. Summer, I think you're going to have mutated kids," Katie kidded.

"Ha ha ha. For some reason, I don't think we're going to last though."

"Why?"

"He's a little too different."

"When I said that I was kidding about the whole mutated thing. I'm sure you'll have cute kids, not as cute as my Stephie but cute nonetheless."

"It's not that I mean, our personalities are too dissimilar. I think it will last us until at least the end of high school at most but I really don't think it will go any further. I think he is amazing. He's funny, hot, a great drummer, and he spoils me to death but I feel the need to scold him a lot. He gives me that damn smirk and I forget everything."

"That's a good thing Summer," Katie said.

"Yeah but I know there is someone out there better for the both of us. I'll go to college and meet a great guy and Freddy will meet a girl who is great for him."

"Summer, you are the only one who can keep him in line. And ever since you two started dating, you've loosened up and become more fun to be around. Not that you weren't before but…" Katie trialed off.

"No that's okay. I get it. I guess that he's a guy who needs someone to keep him in line and I need someone to tone down my compulsiveness."

"Graduation day is 4 years away. You can make this decision then."

"But still, when people see you and Zack everyone notices the spark you two possess."

"Spark?"

"Yeah, you and him have a spark that lets everyone know that you two were made for each other and will stay together until Armageddon. Freddy and I don't have a spark like that. We have a light that signifies current love but that light could easily go out any moment."

"Summer, that isn't true," Katie replied.

"Yeah, I think it is."

"Well you think wrong. You and Freddy are like ying and yang, dark and light. You balance each other out. Plus he'd end up a hobo with spiky hair if you don't stick with him and you would end up a cranky librarian with her 16 cats. So it's for the best if you never EVER break up.

"Thanks…I think," Summer said as she hugged her friend.

"Not a problem."

The two girls exited the bathroom and sat back down with their friends.

"You know the kissing faces we're not really appreciated," Katie told them, "You looked like a table of drunks."

Everyone laughed and smiled.

"I bet we did," Eleni laughed.

"Let's go see what the guys are doing," Michelle suggested.

Everyone stood up and walked over.

"I'll be right back I have to ask my mom something," Katie said.

"Hey, Katie! That was a great show!" Mrs. Brown smiled.

"Thanks. Can everyone sleep over?" Katie asked.

"Katie," Mrs. Brown sighed, "Not tonight. How about everyone come over to swim and watch movies tomorrow or Saturday?"

"How about they come over and watch movies tomorrow and then stay over and then go swimming Saturday?"

"No, hun. They can come over but no sleepovers besides Zack."

"But Moooooom!" Katie whined.

"Don't you try that Cartman shit on me!" her mom laughed. Katie and her mom would watch South Park every once in a while and Katie would imitate Cartman's whining.

Katie sulked back to the table.

"What did you ask?" Frankie inquired.

"I asked if you guys could all sleep over but my mom said no."

"Did you try the Cartman act?" Marco said.

"Yeah," Katie said. "She still said no. She did say that you all might be able to come over on Saturday to watch movies and swim though."

"Well, you kids played a great show and I've gotta get home and take some asprin so my headache won't be so bad tomorrow! Tootles!" Dewey said waving.

"See ya, Dewey!" everyone replied.

"Anyway," Alicia said, "I'll definitely be over at your house on Saturday."

Everyone said they had places to be except for Alicia, Lawrence, Freddy, Summer, Marta, and Tomika. Zack and Katie would be there anyway since that's where Katie lived and Zack was staying.

A/N: Is it just me or is the quality of my chapters getting worse. I was so proud and now I am so not. And Michelle's odds were two numbers off the top of my head.

Remussweetie: Yeah, I knew Joey made the "mute" comment. I wanted to see if people would recognize it. And you did! Yay:-:gives cookie:-: No! Freddy and Katie didn't kiss, it was Zack and Katie. I guess I wasn't clear enough with that. Sorry.

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Rock Drummer chick: I smile when there is romance too. Haha. Once again, hoped you liked this chapter:D

wyverna: I love kisses in fics so I figured my fic wouldn't be complete without at least one:P

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