The marching field was empty when we finally arrived upon it. We hastily grabbed our bags and I followed Wren back up the surprisingly steep hill.

It took us about five minutes to walk to Coda Cabin Two, and I was shocked to find that it was a two-bedded cabin! Wren on the other hand, didn't seem at all surprised.

"Lynn - are you coming in or are you planning to stand outside all day?" she asked, holding the door open for me to enter. The cabin was sparsely furnished in the same style of practical furniture that I had seen in Riktor's office, only with two beds instead of a desk.

"Are all of the cabins like this?" I wanted to know.

"What?" Wren asked, surprised, then answered me. "Naw. Most of them have six to eight people in them. I think a couple of the Newbie cabins hold up to twelve. We got this one because there weren't two spots open in any of the other cabins. Though I must admit, this isn't so bad." she said as she looked around. "Which bed do you want?" when I shrugged she walked over to one of the beds and dumped her bags on top of it. "I'll take this one then - we'd better start unpacking." I just nodded and walked over to the unoccupied bed, set my bags down on top of it and began to unpack my belongings into the dresser by the foot of my bed.

No sooner had I finished then Wren glanced at her watch. "Crap! You've gotta be in the mess hall in five minutes!" she said, shocked that the time had flown by so quickly. "Do you remember seeing the mess hall as we were going up to Riktor's office?" she asked me.

"Yeah, it's the big wooden building with the badly crooked sign hanging above the door, right?" Wren nodded.

"Yeah - that's the one. You should head on down there now, I'll meet you there in about ten minutes or so, okay?" it was now my turn to nod as I headed towards the door. "Oh, and Lynn? Don't let anyone think that you're a Newbie, and introduce yourself as 'Moth'!" she called after me.

With that final cryptic message the door slammed shut between us. Cutting off my lifeline in the strange world that I had been so haphazardly thrown into. With a final glance back at the cabin, I squared my shoulders and headed off towards the mess hall.

A/N - This is NOT the end!!!!!!!! I will be continuing this!!!!!! I already have several chapters partially written!!!!!!!

Okay - sorry 'bout that, didn't want people to think that I was abandoning them or any thing. And I'm also very sorry about the length of this chapter, I just needed to place it there so that there would be a smoother transition between the chapters on either side of it. If I had made it any longer, it would have sounded extremely repetitive. So please forgive me on that account.

Thanks to everyone who reviewed (individual thanks more towards the bottom of the page), and I'm sorry that it took so long for me to get this up! My only excuse is that I spent all last week helping my grandmother get ready to move! Well, that and some pretty severe migraines...

Special Thanks:

Anubuss: have fun on vacation, and good luck hiding!

E.P. : I posted more, see! You don't have to call me and yell at me anymore, I promise! Please, have mercy!!!!

BaritoneQueen: Holy cow!!! You have a two week band camp ????? unfair!!!! Sorry that this chapter isn't quite up to par with the other ones, truly sorry 'bout that.

Jinxd n cursed: We have three of them in our band. I'll try to fit one in, but I have to introduce a couple of other charictors first. Anywho, thanks for the review, and I'll try to fit one in. There hasn't been one that I was able to relate to since my first year.

Band Nerd 61: Yeah, it is kinda a scary thought, isn't it? You mean they don't allow 'odd' colors of hair in your school? One of my friends rotates between deep blue and dark purple. Another had bright pink for first semester, and a buzz-cutted lime green for the secound one. You say that you have ten (at least) Tenor Saxes?!?!? Wow! And I too wish our Director would have said that. My section leader had to say it to us. (or, rather, the trombone section leader had to say it, since I rotate between that section and the Tubas. I guess they don't know where to put a bass clarinet player ;)) Oh - and they pick up band members based upon the areas that they are located in. Lynn just happened to live in an area away from the other pick up zones. I would guess that there are twenty to thirty stops. About an hours worth of pick ups I'd say.

Thanks all for reading, and please review!

-Gryffyn

Oh! And I won't be able to post next week, It's my turn for band camp. But I'll try to get a couple of other chapters up while I still have the energy to do so.

And all remember this: Beware the Gonkey!!!!