This is my first Drake & Josh fanfiction I ever wrote. It's posted on my site, but I thought I'd put it here as well. This story is completely written but not completely posted. In fact, I've already written up a sequel, which I will post when I finish posting this.

I don't own any of the Drake & Josh characters. I did create some characters for this fanfiction though. The song "Insensitive" is sung by Jann Arden and written by Anne Loree. No copyright infringements are intended.

Three days before the concert Drake was excited. He was happy too. He really liked Sam he learned. He rarely thought about Cassandra. He was impatiently awaiting Friday night, until he talked to Sam at lunch.

"Drake," said Sam. "I can't go to the concert on Friday. My mom says I'm grounded for maxing out the credit card again. She made me give the tickets to her too, so I couldn't sneak out."

"Huh?" said Drake. "No concert?" Drake was no longer thrilled. Only 300 people were allowed to see this show and he wasn't one of them. "Okay," he said. "I understand. Sorry you're grounded."

"It's okay," said Sam. "I just wish my mom wasn't so uptight about the credit card. I mean, all I bought was clothes. Clothes are a necessity..."

Sam went on with her rant. Drake ignored it, which probably isn't the best idea when you're a guy, because the girl does want you to listen to what she's saying.

"Drake!" she said. "Did you hear me?"

"Um, yes," he lied. "I have to go. I'll see you later." Drake got up and left. Now what? He was missing his favorite band perform that Friday. Wait, Cassandra.

Drake searched the cafeteria for Cassandra. He found her sitting with Christopher, her new boyfriend. It had been a week since she declared herself his girlfriend. Drake had tried to ignore the fact that it had happened. He walked up to her.

"Hey, Cassandra," he said. "Can I talk to you alone for a second?"

She looked him up and down before saying, "Okay." She got up, and they headed to a corner of the cafeteria to talk.

"So, um, remember how I was going to go to the concert with Sam?"

"Yes."

"Well, she can't go anymore, because she got grounded. I was wondering if you still had that extra ticket?" Drake knew he was really pushing it. He wouldn't blame her if she slapped him in the face and screamed at him. To his surprise, neither happened.

"Yes Drake, it's yours." He definitely hadn't expected that. "I can't find anyone else who wants to go, and I refuse to go alone," Cassandra continued. "Guess you got lucky." Her tone wasn't friendly and it wasn't very angry either. More like tired, like she'd given up on something. She walked back to her boyfriend. Drake saw her give Christopher a peck on the cheek and felt his face grow hot. He quickly hurried off to his locker.

Drake got ready for the show quickly. He was supposed to meet Cassandra at the premiere at 5:00. The show started at 8:00, but they wanted to get there early, and it would take about an hour to get there. He got to the theater and found Josh working behind the counter.

"Hey," said Drake.

"Hi Drake," said Josh. "Ready for the concert?"

"You bet," said Drake. He looked around. "I wonder where Cassandra is."

"Oh," said Josh. "She and Christopher went to see a movie at 2:30, it should get out real soon." Drake saw the couple walk out arm in arm. Cassandra waved to Drake. She turned around and gave Christopher a long kiss and said goodbye.

"I'll be ready in a minute Drake. I just want to change."

"Okay," Drake said. He felt like his blood would boil. Why did Cassandra kissing her boyfriend affect him so much? There was no way he could spend an evening with her. As it turned out, he wouldn't. Sam walked into the Premiere at that moment.

"Drake!" called Sam. "Guess what? I talked my parents into letting me go tonight. So come on, we'd better get going."

"Uh," Drake began. "Okay." He was going to regret this later, he knew it. Josh glared at Drake as he left.

Cassandra came out of the bathroom and walked up to Josh.

"Um, where'd Drake go?" Cassandra asked, looking confused.

"To the concert," said Josh. "With Sam. I'm sorry Cassandra. He's acting like such a jerk. I wish I could make up for it, but I can't."

"It's okay Josh," she said. "I guess I'm going home then."

"Why don't you still go?"

"I don't have anyone to go with. I really don't want to go alone."

"Tell you what," said Josh. "I get off in half an hour. I'll go with you. It's not exactly my kind of music, but you should go to that concert. I just have to call my girlfriend and make sure it's okay with her."

"Okay Josh," laughed Cassandra. "I understand. Thanks a lot. I owe you one."

"Not a problem," replied Josh.

At 12:30 in the morning, Josh dropped Cassanda off at home.

"Thanks again Josh," she said.

"No problem."

"See you Monday."

"Okay."

Drake was headed up the stairs as Josh walked through the door.

"Josh?" asked Drake. "What were you doing out so late?"

"I was at the Zero Gravity concert with Cassandra. Remember her? You should. You ditched her three hours before the show!" Josh was angry with Drake. How could he do that to a friend?

"Man," said Drake. "Sam just kinda pulled me out; what could I do?"

"Tell her you already had plans! Girls are gonna come and go, that's definitely true for you. Your friends are going to stay though."

"Josh, that's something girls say about guys so they don't feel bad when they get dumped."

"It holds true for both genders, thank you very much," Josh continued. "...and furthermore..."

Drake had already gone upstairs. Josh stood at the bottom of the steps, still upset with his brother.

Drake couldn't get to sleep that night. As much as he hated to admit it, Josh was right. He shouldn't have left Cassandra like that. The thought of being alone with her for so long scared him though. What if he had been unable to hold back and kissed her? He felt awful. He had known he would regret what he did, but he hadn't known he would regret it this much. He felt sick to his stomach. He decided he had to break up with Sam. He couldn't date one girl and think so much about another. He would feel awful if anyone got hurt. After that, he was going to see Cassandra and apologize to her. He was going to explain everything to her. After all, she had opened up to him three months ago. He should open up to her. He tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep. Drake deeply dreaded what the morning would bring.