~ Here's the 5th Chapter!
Remember the scene in the movie where there were two guys looking at Dewey's poster? Well. . .I included them in this chapter and since I don't know what their names are I decided to call them Chester and Damon (Chester the one with long hair and Damon with the shorter one). Anyway, I do not own School of Rock! It is officially presented by Paramount pictures.
Chapter 5: Because of You
"Sweet. . ." Chester said dreamily as he watched, with his eyes wide open, the video of School of Rock.
"I can't believe you did it, man!" Damon said excitedly.
"Well I'm smarter than you think." Michael said proudly.
"Now all you have to do. . . is copy them." A tall guy with a strong built came from the kitchen and sat beside Michael. It was Theo, the lead vocalist of the band 'No Vacancy', the band that deliberately kicked Dewey out of it.
"Look at this kid." Chester said as Zack's solo came on the screen. "He's awesome. I don't think I can follow his fingers. . ."
"That's why you need to practice, Chester!" Theo said irritably.
"Theo, dude. . . I mean. . . do you. . . really think this is a good idea?" Neil said apprehensively.
"Neil . . . just shut up! I know what I'm doing!"
"Hah! I can't wait to see the look on their faces when they see our performance." Alan, a blonde, spiky haired guy said.
"That fat ass Dewey's gonna freak out I know it!" Michael said chuckling a bit.
"Now you guys study up! Memorize every single move they make . . .the solos, the movements, the style. . .everything! You guys have only 2 weeks left to practice. Don't fail me or else. . ." Theo's last words were full of threat and warning.
"You can trust us, man." Damon said.
"Alright. Let's go kick some School of Rock ass."
"Woohoo!" Alan shouted enthusiastically, giving Michael a huge high five.
"They are so screwed." Chester said with a triumphant look on his face.
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DEWEY'S APARTMENT
After 5 hours of practice, everyone finally took a break. Dewey thought that the band was really doing good that he decided to extend break times to two hours. But the two hours were nevertheless, dull and boring for everyone (except for Dewey and Frankie who busied themselves in front of the television playing PS2).
Freddy concentrated hard as he tried to write the first stanza of the song he took so long to finish. He stared at the still empty piece of paper, in deep thought but nothing seems to come across his mind at the moment.
"Hey man!" Zack said playfully as he hit Freddy hard on the back. "What's up?"
"None of your business. . ." Freddy answered coldly as he massaged his now aching back.
"Why so cranky?" Zack said provokingly.
"Look, I'm trying to write a song ok? Now, leave me alone!"
"Why don't you try to look for an inspiration? That can help you think." Zack smiled as he pointed at someone just across them. Katie was casually playing with her bass. Freddy stared at her, trying to hide a smile.
"I hope she can help. . ." Zack said softly as he left Freddy's side and walked towards Dewey and Frankie.
Freddy still stared at Katie, not realizing that Zack already left his side. He tried to think hard on what he wanted to write about. He tried to look for inspiration in Katie but he was utterly distracted. He couldn't think deeper because Katie's prettiness was distracting him. He couldn't take his eyes off her.
Suddenly, Katie felt his gaze. She stared back at Freddy, raising an eyebrow, starting to feel awkward at Freddy's stare.
"What are you staring at?" Katie asked Freddy with the usual bossy tone she used when talking to him.
"What? Nothing. . ." Freddy said shyly, looking down back at the still empty piece of paper.
In the middle of the long hours of doing nothing, the doorbell rang. Everyone was pretty surprised for they don't expect much about anyone coming to visit them.
"I'll get it. . ." Katie said sleepily, as she went to answer the door. She opened the door and all of a sudden she felt her heartbeat stop.
"Hey Katie."
Michael was standing in front of her with the usual cool grin that seemed to never leave his handsome face.
"Oh. . .um. . .hi. . ." Katie said uneasily.
"I just. . .thought I'd. . .pay you a visit. . ." Michael again, did another killer smile, which made Katie turn pink on the cheeks.
"Oh. . .um. . .great. . .er. . .come in. . ."
Freddy clutched his pen tight in his hand in annoyance, as Michael entered the room.
"Hey. . .um. . .guys. . .it's Michael." Katie said awkwardly still.
"Hey. . .what's up? What are you all doing?" Michael said kindly.
"We're on a break." Summer answered. "Wanna. . .have a seat?"
"No, no . . .it's ok. . .I'm cool." Michael said as his eyes gazed upon different directions around the room. Finally his eyes rested on the drum set at the corner of the room. He walked towards it, touching the cymbals excitedly. Katie stood behind him still looking red.
"Hey. . .can. . .I play for a while?" Michael told Katie. "I mean, since you guys are just chillin'. . . maybe I could. . .use it for a while. . ."
Freddy, as expected, was trying to eavesdrop to whatever Michael was saying. He stood up irritably, stuffing his pen and paper inside his backpack.
"Nobody touches my things!" Freddy said loudly. Michael looked at him, a bit surprised. Katie stared at Freddy with raised eyebrows. Her eyes were starting to burn in anger.
"Oh. . .ok. . .sorry. . ." Michael said casually.
"No, no. . .go ahead." Katie told Michael hastily.
"But your friend---"
"Don't mind Freddy. He has always been like that. A selfish, insensitive, rude, lousy DUMBASS!" Katie said loudly enough too so that Freddy could hear. She turned to face Freddy, giving him a provoking smile.
Everyone fell silent as they watched Katie. Zack stared at Freddy as if waiting for him to retaliate. Dewey looked at them with a don't-start- another-fight-or-else look on his face. Freddy met Katie's eyes as if there was electricity connecting their pupils.
Michael started playing the drum part of "Paranoid" by Black Sabbath, completely unaffected of the rising tension between Katie and Freddy.
Everyone watched Michael as he showed off his drum skills to everyone. Dewey walked towards him looking impressed. Katie forced a smile as she watched him, trying to cool herself down a bit.
"Wait, dude. . .stop. . ." Dewey held up his hand, gesturing Michael to stop. "You're pretty good. Are you in a band or something?"
"Um. . ." Michael paused, looking for the right, convincing words to say. He didn't want to reveal anything just yet. "No, no. . .I started playing since I was 5. . .I jam at my cousin's place. He's the one who has a band and sometimes I would. . .chill with them. He lives near here."
"Hmm..." Dewey said, nodding his head slowly in approval as he examined Michael. "That's cool. . .what else can you play?"
"Aside from drums? I also play the bass and lead guitar." Michael quickly stood up and grabbed Zack's guitar. He started playing the intro of "Heartbreaker" by Led Zeppelin.
Zack was nodding his head with the beat of the song, while Freddy, noticing this, elbowed Zack hard on the ribs.
"You know what. . .you alone can be a rock band. . .only if you can play all three instruments at the same time." Dewey said nicely. "But seriously dude, form a band. You're gonna rock, I know it."
Michael grinned. Katie felt so proud of him.
"Anyway, we need to rehearse now. Guys, rock n' roll positions!" Dewey said as he grabbed his guitar, putting it over his shoulder. "You can watch if you want to." Dewey told Michael.
"Oh. . .ah. . .I really have to go. . .I'll try to. . .drop by sometime. . ." Michael said.
"Okay. . .see ya. . ." Dewey said.
"Bye Michael. . ." Marta said dreamily as he passed by her. Michael smiled at her in return.
"So. . .I'll just. . .see you around." Michael told Katie as they both reached the door.
"Yeah. . .same place?" Katie smiled.
"Same place." Michael smiled back. "Bye, Katie."
"Bye." Katie closed the door, smiling broadly and dreamily as she walked back towards the others.
"Oh my god!" Summer squealed.
"Is it just me or is he the cutest guy ever!" Michelle said excitedly.
"Now, you realized." Katie said.
"Great! Now everybody likes him!" Freddy said sarcastically.
"You're just jealous!" Katie said hotly, as she gave Freddy a sharp look.
"And why the hell would I be jealous?" Freddy answered back. Dewey expected to see another war of words between Katie and Freddy, so he decided to act before it's too late.
"Guys, c'mon enough----"
"Because he's obviously a better drummer than you!" Katie told Freddy, completely ignoring Dewey.
"He was just showing off!"
"As if you weren't!"
"I was not!"
"Yes you were! You're always trying to look cool and tough all the time, bullying everyone around. You've never been even nice to Michael. What's with him? Tell me. What is it about him that you hate so much?"
"Everything." Freddy answered with a provoking smile.
"Oh so that's it?! You hate him because---"
"Because of you!" Freddy shouted, standing up, clutching his drumsticks in anger.
Everyone watched them in silence as if they were watching a climax scene in a movie.
"What?" Katie said incredulously.
"It's about you liking him and him liking you. It's pissing me off!" Freddy said a bit calmly now. "Yeah, maybe I'm jealous of him. But not because he's a good drummer. . .nu-uh. It's this thing between the both of you. I don't think you'll understand if I explained it 'cause you have this. . .narrow mind which I can't probably fit myself in 'cause it's already full of Michael!"
Freddy rapidly walked out of the room in silence. Katie remained unspoken, trying to figure out what Freddy has said. But it's finally dawning on her little by little as she tried to rewind again and again in her mind the last words Freddy uttered. She felt nervous at the thought of it but maybe her hunch was right. 'Does he like me?' she told herself. If only she knew how much Freddy does.
End of Chapter 5
~ Erm. . .hope you liked it. Review please! Thanks!
Remember the scene in the movie where there were two guys looking at Dewey's poster? Well. . .I included them in this chapter and since I don't know what their names are I decided to call them Chester and Damon (Chester the one with long hair and Damon with the shorter one). Anyway, I do not own School of Rock! It is officially presented by Paramount pictures.
Chapter 5: Because of You
"Sweet. . ." Chester said dreamily as he watched, with his eyes wide open, the video of School of Rock.
"I can't believe you did it, man!" Damon said excitedly.
"Well I'm smarter than you think." Michael said proudly.
"Now all you have to do. . . is copy them." A tall guy with a strong built came from the kitchen and sat beside Michael. It was Theo, the lead vocalist of the band 'No Vacancy', the band that deliberately kicked Dewey out of it.
"Look at this kid." Chester said as Zack's solo came on the screen. "He's awesome. I don't think I can follow his fingers. . ."
"That's why you need to practice, Chester!" Theo said irritably.
"Theo, dude. . . I mean. . . do you. . . really think this is a good idea?" Neil said apprehensively.
"Neil . . . just shut up! I know what I'm doing!"
"Hah! I can't wait to see the look on their faces when they see our performance." Alan, a blonde, spiky haired guy said.
"That fat ass Dewey's gonna freak out I know it!" Michael said chuckling a bit.
"Now you guys study up! Memorize every single move they make . . .the solos, the movements, the style. . .everything! You guys have only 2 weeks left to practice. Don't fail me or else. . ." Theo's last words were full of threat and warning.
"You can trust us, man." Damon said.
"Alright. Let's go kick some School of Rock ass."
"Woohoo!" Alan shouted enthusiastically, giving Michael a huge high five.
"They are so screwed." Chester said with a triumphant look on his face.
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DEWEY'S APARTMENT
After 5 hours of practice, everyone finally took a break. Dewey thought that the band was really doing good that he decided to extend break times to two hours. But the two hours were nevertheless, dull and boring for everyone (except for Dewey and Frankie who busied themselves in front of the television playing PS2).
Freddy concentrated hard as he tried to write the first stanza of the song he took so long to finish. He stared at the still empty piece of paper, in deep thought but nothing seems to come across his mind at the moment.
"Hey man!" Zack said playfully as he hit Freddy hard on the back. "What's up?"
"None of your business. . ." Freddy answered coldly as he massaged his now aching back.
"Why so cranky?" Zack said provokingly.
"Look, I'm trying to write a song ok? Now, leave me alone!"
"Why don't you try to look for an inspiration? That can help you think." Zack smiled as he pointed at someone just across them. Katie was casually playing with her bass. Freddy stared at her, trying to hide a smile.
"I hope she can help. . ." Zack said softly as he left Freddy's side and walked towards Dewey and Frankie.
Freddy still stared at Katie, not realizing that Zack already left his side. He tried to think hard on what he wanted to write about. He tried to look for inspiration in Katie but he was utterly distracted. He couldn't think deeper because Katie's prettiness was distracting him. He couldn't take his eyes off her.
Suddenly, Katie felt his gaze. She stared back at Freddy, raising an eyebrow, starting to feel awkward at Freddy's stare.
"What are you staring at?" Katie asked Freddy with the usual bossy tone she used when talking to him.
"What? Nothing. . ." Freddy said shyly, looking down back at the still empty piece of paper.
In the middle of the long hours of doing nothing, the doorbell rang. Everyone was pretty surprised for they don't expect much about anyone coming to visit them.
"I'll get it. . ." Katie said sleepily, as she went to answer the door. She opened the door and all of a sudden she felt her heartbeat stop.
"Hey Katie."
Michael was standing in front of her with the usual cool grin that seemed to never leave his handsome face.
"Oh. . .um. . .hi. . ." Katie said uneasily.
"I just. . .thought I'd. . .pay you a visit. . ." Michael again, did another killer smile, which made Katie turn pink on the cheeks.
"Oh. . .um. . .great. . .er. . .come in. . ."
Freddy clutched his pen tight in his hand in annoyance, as Michael entered the room.
"Hey. . .um. . .guys. . .it's Michael." Katie said awkwardly still.
"Hey. . .what's up? What are you all doing?" Michael said kindly.
"We're on a break." Summer answered. "Wanna. . .have a seat?"
"No, no . . .it's ok. . .I'm cool." Michael said as his eyes gazed upon different directions around the room. Finally his eyes rested on the drum set at the corner of the room. He walked towards it, touching the cymbals excitedly. Katie stood behind him still looking red.
"Hey. . .can. . .I play for a while?" Michael told Katie. "I mean, since you guys are just chillin'. . . maybe I could. . .use it for a while. . ."
Freddy, as expected, was trying to eavesdrop to whatever Michael was saying. He stood up irritably, stuffing his pen and paper inside his backpack.
"Nobody touches my things!" Freddy said loudly. Michael looked at him, a bit surprised. Katie stared at Freddy with raised eyebrows. Her eyes were starting to burn in anger.
"Oh. . .ok. . .sorry. . ." Michael said casually.
"No, no. . .go ahead." Katie told Michael hastily.
"But your friend---"
"Don't mind Freddy. He has always been like that. A selfish, insensitive, rude, lousy DUMBASS!" Katie said loudly enough too so that Freddy could hear. She turned to face Freddy, giving him a provoking smile.
Everyone fell silent as they watched Katie. Zack stared at Freddy as if waiting for him to retaliate. Dewey looked at them with a don't-start- another-fight-or-else look on his face. Freddy met Katie's eyes as if there was electricity connecting their pupils.
Michael started playing the drum part of "Paranoid" by Black Sabbath, completely unaffected of the rising tension between Katie and Freddy.
Everyone watched Michael as he showed off his drum skills to everyone. Dewey walked towards him looking impressed. Katie forced a smile as she watched him, trying to cool herself down a bit.
"Wait, dude. . .stop. . ." Dewey held up his hand, gesturing Michael to stop. "You're pretty good. Are you in a band or something?"
"Um. . ." Michael paused, looking for the right, convincing words to say. He didn't want to reveal anything just yet. "No, no. . .I started playing since I was 5. . .I jam at my cousin's place. He's the one who has a band and sometimes I would. . .chill with them. He lives near here."
"Hmm..." Dewey said, nodding his head slowly in approval as he examined Michael. "That's cool. . .what else can you play?"
"Aside from drums? I also play the bass and lead guitar." Michael quickly stood up and grabbed Zack's guitar. He started playing the intro of "Heartbreaker" by Led Zeppelin.
Zack was nodding his head with the beat of the song, while Freddy, noticing this, elbowed Zack hard on the ribs.
"You know what. . .you alone can be a rock band. . .only if you can play all three instruments at the same time." Dewey said nicely. "But seriously dude, form a band. You're gonna rock, I know it."
Michael grinned. Katie felt so proud of him.
"Anyway, we need to rehearse now. Guys, rock n' roll positions!" Dewey said as he grabbed his guitar, putting it over his shoulder. "You can watch if you want to." Dewey told Michael.
"Oh. . .ah. . .I really have to go. . .I'll try to. . .drop by sometime. . ." Michael said.
"Okay. . .see ya. . ." Dewey said.
"Bye Michael. . ." Marta said dreamily as he passed by her. Michael smiled at her in return.
"So. . .I'll just. . .see you around." Michael told Katie as they both reached the door.
"Yeah. . .same place?" Katie smiled.
"Same place." Michael smiled back. "Bye, Katie."
"Bye." Katie closed the door, smiling broadly and dreamily as she walked back towards the others.
"Oh my god!" Summer squealed.
"Is it just me or is he the cutest guy ever!" Michelle said excitedly.
"Now, you realized." Katie said.
"Great! Now everybody likes him!" Freddy said sarcastically.
"You're just jealous!" Katie said hotly, as she gave Freddy a sharp look.
"And why the hell would I be jealous?" Freddy answered back. Dewey expected to see another war of words between Katie and Freddy, so he decided to act before it's too late.
"Guys, c'mon enough----"
"Because he's obviously a better drummer than you!" Katie told Freddy, completely ignoring Dewey.
"He was just showing off!"
"As if you weren't!"
"I was not!"
"Yes you were! You're always trying to look cool and tough all the time, bullying everyone around. You've never been even nice to Michael. What's with him? Tell me. What is it about him that you hate so much?"
"Everything." Freddy answered with a provoking smile.
"Oh so that's it?! You hate him because---"
"Because of you!" Freddy shouted, standing up, clutching his drumsticks in anger.
Everyone watched them in silence as if they were watching a climax scene in a movie.
"What?" Katie said incredulously.
"It's about you liking him and him liking you. It's pissing me off!" Freddy said a bit calmly now. "Yeah, maybe I'm jealous of him. But not because he's a good drummer. . .nu-uh. It's this thing between the both of you. I don't think you'll understand if I explained it 'cause you have this. . .narrow mind which I can't probably fit myself in 'cause it's already full of Michael!"
Freddy rapidly walked out of the room in silence. Katie remained unspoken, trying to figure out what Freddy has said. But it's finally dawning on her little by little as she tried to rewind again and again in her mind the last words Freddy uttered. She felt nervous at the thought of it but maybe her hunch was right. 'Does he like me?' she told herself. If only she knew how much Freddy does.
End of Chapter 5
~ Erm. . .hope you liked it. Review please! Thanks!