The Window To Your Soul
Summary: Summer goes through a trauma and she needs help. Freddy is the only one that can give that help to her.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything that does not belong to me.
To My Reviewers:
Nanners-77: Thank you. And the part with Dameon was just there to show you what kind of life Summer has, and what her friends are like by the way Freddy and Katie reacted. And it kind of tells you a little bit about Summer's personality also, she doesn't stand up for herself, and she can be intimidated (who doesn't?).
I am not a chipmunk: Thank you! Yes he is a pooey face. I didn't notice that I changed the spelling, thanks for letting me know. And yes, Freddy is a very sweet guy in this story, at least to Summer that is.
RandomSmirf13: Thank you. And she's acting like that because she has gone through a great loss, and doesn't know how to deal with it.
Brein From Canada: YAY! Its really nice of you to keep reading even though you don't particularly interested in SOR. And I promise to stay faithful to "Scars", not that I wouldn't already. Lol. And quick question, what's a rcmp officer? Yes I know, I'm quite stupid. smile. And one last thing you said "Renewe tut suit ou decomposee dans la maison du diable" at the end of your review, and said to translate it if I wanted to and I got Renewe concealed follows or decomposee in the house of the devil, from one of the little "online translators", is that what its supposed to be?
Victoria to Worthing, i am phsycopathic, TK, DarkDeamon3, Vampirehelsing, blackrose8291, Coolkid, M&M, and lucky-starz06: Thank you and here it is!
Chapter 3 - Missing Summer
The next morning, Freddy showed up early at Katie's house. As he was walking up to the porch he saw the light on in Summer's room. He rang the doorbell. It was Monday, April 25th. The weather was beautiful, not to hot and not too cold. So Freddy was wearing a black shirt with "Metallica" written in green, baggy jeans, and classic black and white converse, with his usual spiky blonde hair. Katie's mom opened the door.
"Oh hi Freddy, the girls are upstairs. You know the way. I have to go finish getting ready to take Vicky to school." She said nicely. Vicky is Katie's little sister, she is only ten, born three days after Katie's birthday.
"Thanks Carmen"
"No problem." She said with a wink. Carmen was always Freddy's favorite adult, besides Dewey that is, but then again; Dewey doesn't really count as an adult, although he has improved a lot. The day of the first battle of the bands, all those years ago, Carmen had been on a business trip. A week later when she got back she found out about the band. The only reason she was upset was because she didn't get to see them perform their very first gig. She was absolutely thrilled that her baby girl was in a band.
Freddy walked up the stairs and to the guest bedroom and knocked lightly. He heard Katie call out to him, "Come in."
He opened the door. Summer was sitting in a chair next to her bed and Katie was lying on the floor with her head resting in her hands. They were watching their favorite cartoon, Teen Titans.
"Hello ladies"
"Hey Freddy" Katie replied, he wasn't offended when Summer didn't respond.
"Hey Summer, has Carmen talked to you about if you have to go to school today?"
Summer blinked once.
"What did she say?" he asked
She blinked twice.
"Well then, I suppose Freddy and I should be off" Katie said, "If we don't leave soon we'll be late."
"Yeah, you're right." Freddy said to Katie then turned to Summer. "Do you want me to put on Weird Science for you?" He knew it was her favorite movie.
Summer blinked once so Freddy went to Katie's room to find the DVD for her while Katie went downstairs to talk to her mother.
"Mommy, I think Freddy likes me! Isn't that awesome?"
"Are you sure you're the one he likes?"
"Yeah, why? What do you mean?"
"Well think about all he's done for Summer since the accident. I think he might like her."
"That's just because they're friends."
"True, but I've seen the way he looks at her when he thinks nobody's watching."
"Well what do you know about teenagers, you're an adult, I'm a teenager, I know how we think."
"Okay them Katie. Oh and today I'm having a meeting with our lawyer to get a document signed saying that I am going to be Summer's temporary legal guardian. And Jaret Hathaway is going to be there too." She said casually but watching Katie for her reaction.
"Does Summer know about all this?" she asked a little worriedly.
"Yeah, I told her this morning."
"How did she react?"
"How do you think she reacted? She didn't."
"Okay well then, we'd better get going." Then she called loudly, "Freddy! Lets go!" then she turned her attention to a little girl that looked exactly like Katie did when her life changed, when School of Rock formed. "G'Bye Vicky."
"See ya later Katie," she replied as Katie hugged her. Vicky and Katie spent a lot of time together even thought there was a five year age difference. Vicky really looked up to Katie, and Katie called her "My little rocker" because she had gotten her into all Katie's favorite bands and was even learning to play guitar from Zack.
At that moment Freddy appeared in the doorway. A huge grin appeared on Vicky's face. Everyone knew Vicky had the biggest crush of Freddy. He walked over and ruffled her hair.
"Bye Vicky. Bye, Thanks Carmen."
"Bye Freddy. Take care of yourself and don't cause TOO much trouble." Carmen replied with a wink, and Freddy grinned back.
"Mom. Don't ENCOURAGE him." She said seriously. "Bye thanks for everything" and she and Freddy walked out the door.
A few steps away from the house Freddy started a conversation.
"Well, today's gonna be loads of fun" he said, voice heavy with sarcasm.
"What do you mean?"
"Think about it, Summer's not gonna be there today and I'm sure they're gonna have found out about the accident one way or another and they're gonna end up finding out that we know about it, so today were gonna be bombarded with questions, and some of those questions were not gonna have answers to."
"Crap." She said softly "we're gonna have to answer them all?"
Freddy thought about it for a moment, then answered. "You wont. I will. And I'll only answer a few questions, probably only to the band and who are really good friends of Summer, like that one girl. What's her name?"
"Marie Sandoval?"
"Yeah her and the band are the only people that are getting answers. I'll deal with everyone else my own way" he said with a wink, "and you just keep saying you don't know anything."
"Okay, hey so what are you going to say to the people that ask?"
"What I do best." He said with a grin.
"Beat them with your drumsticks?" She knew that's now what he meant, but it DID seem like something he would do.
By this time they had gotten to school. The second their feet touched school property, people, mostly people they didn't know started coming up to them. Freddy spotted Lawrence and Tomika among the unfamiliar faces.
"Hey guys. Band meeting in the library now. I'll be there as soon as I can. " They turned around and started walking to the main building. Freddy turned to Katie. "Go find Marta and Alicia. I'll go find Zack. Tell then to go the library."
She nodded and they separated.
Roughly five minutes later the band was all in the library. Waiting for Freddy and Katie to explain to them what was going on.
"Well, I don't know how many of you heard." Freddy began, "but Summer's mom was killed in a crash this weekend. That is why she's not here today, and probably won't be for a while. She has completely stopped talking. I mean she hasn't spoken a single word since she found out. So I just thought you should know. Me and Katie will tell who we think deserves to know about Summer's current…situation. So I don't want you to tell anybody about this. Respect her privacy guys."
"So basically you don't know anything about this." Katie reiterated.
"Know anything about what?" Alicia asked.
With that they bell range, signaling them they need to get to their first class of the day. For Katie, Freddy, Zack and usually Summer they were to go to Advanced English 10. Freddy was extremely right about people asking them tons of questions.
"Hey Freddy, where's Summer? Is she okay?" some random guy asked.
"Its great of you to be concerned and all, but its really not my place to answer that. "He replied trying his hardest to sound nice.
By the seventh question he was starting to be a bit annoyed. He could tell that these people didn't really care as much as it may have seemed. He couldn't see any worry in their eyes; they looked as normal as they would have if they were asking about the time or the weather. They just wanted some good gossip.
Then a kid named Parker came up to Freddy.
"Hey too bad about Summer's mom, wouldn't have minded fucking her if I had the chance. I mean she really does not look thirty five." He said casually while elbowing Freddy in the arm.
Before anyone could react Freddy swung and Parker was on the floor, face full of blood. Freddy tried to further attack him but Katie and Zack managed to hold him back.
"He's not worth it man." Zack said quietly to Freddy.
They got Freddy to walk away but as they passed the sixteen-year-old boy still on the floor Freddy said "Fucking bastard." And the anger in Parker's eyes grew to a new level.
About an hour later, during English, the Vice-Principal's voice came over the intercom.
"May I please see Freddy Jones in my office?"
Katie turned around to face Freddy and gave him a worried look. He just shrugged, telling her that he really didn't care about whatever punishment he was going to get form the meanest man in the school.
"Mr. Jones. Nice to see you again." Mr. Lopez said as Freddy walked into his office.
"Cut the crap Lopez, we both know your feelings about me." Freddy said darkly as he sat down in the chair in front of Mr. Lopez's desk.
"Why'd you do it Freddy?"
"Because Parker is an asshole."
"Really? Because I don't think that is why I think its because you need attention. And you need everybody to think you're tough and cool, when really you're afraid."
"Afraid? Of what?"
"Afraid of being alone, of being an outcast, a loner."
"You think you know everything don't you? You think that you're always right, and no matter what anyone else says if it's not what you think they are with out doubt WRONG. But really, you don't know shit. About anything or anyone, especially about me. You think I'm afraid of being an outcast? Well, if you haven't noticed I am an outcast, but not because people don't like me, but because I like it that way, I LIKE to isolate myself." He pause dot calm himself a little, "And most importantly, you think I did what I did today for no reason? If you knew what that little bastard said-" he wasn't able to finish his sentence, he cut himself off with an exasperated sigh.
"What did he say then?" Mr. Lopez asked trying to stay calm himself.
"Never mind. I never said anything. I'm out of here." He started to leave but stopped when he was shoved up against a wall.
"You answer me when I ask you a question boy."
Without thinking Freddy swung at Mr. Lopez, hitting him on his jaw, and left the room.
As he was walking home, what he did really hit him.
Holy fuck. I just socked the VICE PRINCIPAL in the fucking FACE! I am so dead. O don't want to know how I'm gonna be punished for this. Shit. But God that felt good. I've been wanting to do that from the first day I met the bastard.
That was when Freddy once again because aware of his surroundings. He was walking up the front steps of Katie's house. He rang the doorbell and Carmen answered the door.
"Hey Freddy. Aren't you supposed to be at school?" he looked away and became intensely interested in the floor. "You're in trouble again aren't you?"
"Yeah."
"Well tell me about it." She said as she led him inside to the kitchen table.
Then he told her all about the events of the morning. Once he was done she did something that would have put him into cardiac arrest had it come from any other adult.
"I'm so glad you did that. He totally deserved it."
"Thanks, well, I'm going to go see Summer. Later!" With that he walked up the stairs to Summer's room.
The door was closed and he took a breath before knocking softly. He knew he wasn't going to get a response so he slowly opened the door. When Summer saw that it was him she gave him a questioning look.
He put on a smile. "Well, I have good news and bad news. The good news it that I'm going to be able to be here with you a lot. The bad news is that its because I'm pretty sure I've been suspended if not worse."
Summer shock her head and rolled her eyes. Freddy caught her gaze and after a few seconds of silence, Summer showed her first real smile since she found out about her mom. Freddy felt good knowing that he put it there.
At that moment Carmen walked in.
"Freddy, your mother is on the phone. And she is definitely not happy."
"I'll use the phone in the hall."
He walked out the door and picked up the phone on a small table a few feet from the door to Summer's room. He took a deep breath. He knew what was coming.
.:. Freddy/ Mrs. Jones telephone conversation .:.
"Hello?" Freddy said calmly.
"Freddy, I just got a call from your vice principal. He told me all about what you did today. And you have been suspended for two weeks. I'm giving you one chance to explain yourself or your not going to your stupid band practice for a month." She said harshly.
"Come on Ma, you cant do that!"
"Really? Watch me."
"Okay fine. I hit Parker because he said some shit about Summer's mom." He said quickly in an attempt to save himself.
"Any why did you hit the vice principal?" she said loudly.
"He started it! He shoved me into a wall!" he practically shouted.
"I'm sure you deserved it." She said coldly.
"Yeah I told him off, but I didn't do anything for him to fucking push me into a wall."
"Freddy, you couldn't go one day without fucking getting into trouble. I'm surprised you haven't been arrested. I thought I raised you well. What happened?"
"Raised me? Is that what you call it?" he said with a mixture if anger, hate, and amusement in his voice.
"You're a disgrace to this family." She said softly before she hung up. Freddy had hit a nerve.
.:. End of conversation .:.
Freddy walked back into Summer's room where Carmen had joined Summer in watching an episode of Lost.
"Um…Carmen, would it be okay if I crashed here for a few days?" he asked with hate still evident in his eyes, thinking about his little "talk" with his mother.
"Sure Hun, but I don't know if you would want to sleep on the couch, or we could move Katie in here and you can take her room, or we can move you" she said looking at Summer, "to Katie's room and you" she said looking back at Freddy, "can sleep in here."
Freddy thought for half a second before he replied.
"I don't want to deprive the girls of having their own rooms. I'll take the couch."
"Okay that's fine with me. Do you need a ride to you house to get some stuff?"
"No, I'll walk, thanks anyway though."
With that Freddy walked out the door, with lots on his mind, Summer, Mr. Lopez, his mother, and … Summer.