Freddy ran into the classroom panting and trying to find a little bit of air as the teacher stopped him and held him by the shoulder. Freddy shrugged his hand off immediately as he made his way to his seat...which was now next to Katie and not Zach anymore. He sighed and placed his bag behind his chair as the teacher started to hand out fake babies which were all crying.

"Turn it off while I go through the procedures...NOW!"

Katie flipped the switch on the boy straight away and slumped down on her chair stealing a glance at Freddy who had his lighter out. She rolled her eyes and turned back to the teacher as she placed her hand on her forehead.

"This lesson you have to fill out the baby's certificate and your profile. Half of your grade depends on this profile so think logically...as well as getting along with your new partner, if there's any trouble or problems……..DON'T come to me, you have to talk it out yourselves. Why? Because part of Citizenship is about Communication. Get to work class."

Katie let out an even bigger sigh and turned to Freddy who was now about to burn her pencil case. Her eyes widened as she snatched it off of him placing it back on her desk as the teacher gave them a certificate and 2 profile sheets. She pursed her lips together. Nothing had changed about Freddy……….he liked to burn stuff, he had that bad boy imagery……..all the girls wanted to be with him and would die to be with him and he was still quite stupid. She slipped a couple of loose strands behind her ear taking the lighter of Freddy and replacing it with a profile sheet as they started to fill it out before the certificate.

"Name, Freddy Jones. Age, 15. Occupation, drummer……."

"Drummer?" Katie looked across to him. "You heard the teacher. It would be unrealistic. Think logically." Katie poked his spikes with her finger as Freddy caught her hand pulling it down as he ran his hands through his hair.

"Oh yeah...what about you Brown?"

Katie didn't need any time to think about her answer as she fired it towards Freddy.

"A bassist what else?" Katie shrugged her shoulders in an "of course, what else" way as Freddy laughed staring at her like he was gonna ring her neck.

"Logical Katie...think logical." Freddy began as he pulled Katie's hair. Katie winced and poked his head as the teacher came over to them clapping his hands.

"Alright! This is what I wanna see. You see class...we already have our first fight. Okay Katie what's the problem?" Zach laughed causing Freddy to punch him lightly. Either way it hurt him. Freddy looked up to the teacher.

"Mrs Jones here keeps telling me I can't be a drummer when she's a bassist!" He seemed to put emphasis on the 2 words "Mrs Jones" that made Katie blush slightly then look away.

Katie retaliated. "Whatever. You know it seems unreal...a drummer for a dad."

Freddy smirked and laughed. "You know it seems unreal...a bassist for a mum." He smirked mimicking her voice. The teacher just watched and stared as they both went on at each other.

"And maybe you should think about what other people want other than yourself Posh!" Katie opened her mouth to say something. She tried a couple of times until she shook her head.

"I don't know what you're on about."

Freddy laughed and smirked. "Oh please! You know what I'm talking about. A year ago! You had to hurt one or the other! But all you thought about what yourself." Freddy almost screamed at her and his voice was booming loud. As well as Katie's was too.

"What did you expect me to do? You were my best friend."

Freddy's face was close to Katie's now. His breath pressed against her face as she took in the smell of his gel fighting the urge to kiss him.

"You said it Katie Browns. Were. I was your best friend. And you know that day changed everything. Everything that ever happened between us. Everything that was ever us." Katie stared at him not daring to take her eyes off of his as her heart started to beat faster and faster, the teacher held a confused face as to whether they were making it up or it was real. She remembered that day as if it were yesterday.

Flash Back

Katie stood there in the dark alleyway as they both leaned in. It was dark and she could just about make out where his lips were until he saw a dark shadow emerge from the tunnel. He pulled away to see who it was as the guy his age and his height slipped his arm around her waist pulling her in fro a kiss.

"I was worried sick Katie."

Katie looked down. Yeah, to Freddy she should have been ashamed. There he thought she actually liked him. But now there she was standing there with his arch enemy kissing him. She could see the pain in his eyes as she walked away from him. She never meant to hurt him.

The next day in class they didn't exchange smiles. Neither of them talked to each other or looked at each other. And when Katie could look Freddy straight in the eye t hurt to see him look like that.

Summer walked over to Katie and asked her what was wrong. She dug her head in her hands and muffled something under her voice as she shook her head violently. Summer held her by the shoulders and shook them lightly.

"Katie what's wrong?" Summer urged her to talk as Katie looked up.

"I was about to kiss him Summer! Then he came and kissed me. I didn't know what to do." Katie dug her head in her hands again.

Summer smirked. "You were about to kiss Freddy Jones. Your "crush" as I recall." Katie hit her arm and looked back down. This was not how it was supposed to turn out between them.

The next thing she knew was Eleni walking over to her.

"I'm sorry...about what happened with Freddy. I just want you to know that you're still my best friend okay? Although I am mad at you...Freddy really liked you. He'd do anything for you and you know that but I guess it's over...including the friendship I guess. So best friends?" Eleni held out her hand while Katie stood up.

"It wasn't your fault. I should never have done what I did. I was stupid." Katie smiled and shook her hand.

Katie never talked to Freddy that much after. Katie never really talked to him in band practise and Dewey knew something was going on. She always liked to tell Eleni how great her boyfriend was.

About a week later from that day Katie found out that he was cheating on her. And who was left to pick up the mess? None other than Freddy Jones. It was a time like that where he couldn't resist helping her because he knew he still loved her. After a day of crying on Freddy's shoulder things went back to normal...in the wrong sort of way. Freddy ignored Katie and that's when both started to throw common insults at each other. She didn't know why she did it...neither did he but either way Eleni knew that Freddy never got over Katie. She also knew that Katie had never gotten over Freddy. Maybe it was a best friend thing with Katie and the twin thing must have kicked in with Eleni whenever it came to Freddy's social life. The same went with Freddy and it freaked them both out.

End Flash Back

"Fine," she whispered under her breath. "Do whatever you want. You'll be the stupid bad drummer you are and I'll be a bassist." Katie sat back down as the teacher walked away afraid Katie was gonna blow.

For a second there Katie thought she saw a look of pain cross through his deep eyes but she decided it was nothing. Why had she said he was bad? She thought he was great in fact...the greatest drummer she'd ever heard.

Freddy slumped back down scribbling stuff on the profile sheet. Did she really think he was bad? Or was it just one of those day to day insults?

At the end they handed in their profiles and it was Katie that had to go up to Freddy to talk.

"Look Spazzy, I'm sorry………what I said in their before. I didn't mean it…….I….." Freddy turned his head around and stopped her.

"Save it Katie. I don't wanna hear it."

"Come on Freddy………could we at least get along for these next 2 weeks? I can't just look after this baby all by myself. Please?"

The look on her face captured Freddy instantly. Why did she always use that face whenever she wanted something? It was agonising...but it was the most beautiful face he'd ever seen at the same time. He waved his hand in her direction.

"I'll see you at band practise."

Katie smiled. She turned on her heel and walked off with the baby. She swung her bass over her shoulder and walked out of school. She tried to catch up with him but the baby kept crying and she knew by then that she was definitely late.

She rang the bell to Dewey and Ned's apartment as it beeped letting her in.

"Nice of you to join us Katie………you're late."

Katie panted and found her breath before she could say something.

"Sorry Dewey...it was the baby it wouldn't stop……….."

Dewey held his hand out. "Everybody in this room has a baby today. God, what do they teach in your school! Okay let's just practise."

Katie looked at him like he was a freak and tuned her bass. Freddy was there sitting at the drum set practising. Why did he make her feel angry, anxious, excited and scared all at the same time? It was something that always happened to her whenever she talked to or stared at him. He counted them off as Zach started to play some chords on his guitar with Dewey going into the chorus straight after.

"Well your not hardcore……….no your not hardc………."

One of the babies started to cry loudly. Then another. And another. Then Zack and Eleni's started to. Then the rest just joined in. Dewey screamed which made Michelle jump a bit.

"Switch It off before I do something." The whole band just remained standing. Dewey breathed in deeply. "Before I do something and make it like SUICIDE!" Katie ran and switched it off. The same went with Gordon, Summer, Marta, Laurence and Alicia. Dewey sighed and walked over to Summer after holding a "5 minute" break.

"Okay Tink………what have you got for us?"

Summer got out her clipboard and skimmed through the list muttering some stuff under her breath.

"Well, we have Battle of the Bands Exclusive this year and a couple of gigs and I'm hoping to fit in a tour in L.A or Hollywood sometime.

Dewey swung his fist out. "Yes! Alright Summer. This is what I'm talking about. Okay uuuhhh, when is the latest that we can fit a tour in."

Summer sighed and held her hand to her forehead.

"The latest is in 2 weeks because of the class project. So I'll book in flights for us in two weeks time first class."

Dewey clapped his hands and jumped around. He high fived Summer and gathered the entire band together.

"Okay guys……….thanks to our great band manager here……..we're going on tour in L.A in 2 weeks time!"

Everyone cheered and started talking until Dewey stopped them.

"Okay, down to the real business! Battle of the Bands is in a week's time. Now I know all about the project and I'm gonna have to tell you to leave that for a while and practise more. I dunno how but you figure out a way while Summer and I sort out accommodation and hotels and stuff. Zach, Katie and Freddy………you need to practise together so find time for each other." Dewey waved his hand to them. "Marta, Tomika and Alicia I need you to practise the whole song…….back to front learn it and Tomika I need you to do the solo, Marta and Alicia go before you and Marta I need you to do the octave above Alicia you try the one below. Got it?"

All three girls nodded their heads while Zack walked over to Freddy, Katie following behind her.

"So your place for the next week?" Freddy nodded his head looking back at Katie. "You're okay with that yeah?"

Katie nodded her head. "Yeah, sure I live next door to you."

She packed up her bass and swung it behind her shoulder saying bye to Summer as she walked home with Eleni.

Freddy got his skateboard and rode home just before Katie and Eleni so that he didn't have to say any hi or bye's.