(Another chapter and agreeing with my better judgment, there will be no Keef….don't want to screw around with that idea anymore…andalitebandit-6, ok, don't get your nerves all, crossed and all that, like I said, there will be ZADR, but it will take a while, I mean, come on, what freshman really has a partner that will last him the rest of his life? Seriously….Yes, oompa loompa. NO not the song! It's just an action, every other line goes up when the rest go down, etc…And you'll have to figure out the whole Zach thing on your own. Aseret Kitsune, thank you very much, and like I told my other reader, you'll have to find out on your own.)

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"Wow, I feel honored." said Zack, putting his sticks back in his pocket.

"Good, you didn't say special." said Beth, "Had you said that, I would have had to tell you you're not the only one."

"S'that so?" said Zack calmly.

"Yeah…" said Kat, suspicious of the newest member, "Anyway, strap up and join us outside, we need to get you acquainted with the drill.

Zack strapped up and followed his superiors.

"Ok, it looks they're on another break." said Beth, "Let's walk you through the first few songs…" They started from the beginning and used the yard lines to help him guide. "You can never look down to see where you're going, so you'll have to count as well." Zack nodded and followed through the first 20 set almost perfectly.

"Damn, anyone who can remember that much in such a short amount of time must be a computer." joked Kat. Zack clearly didn't get it. He just kinda stared at Kat. "Uh…ok…um…you can go mingle with the other drummers…you're caught up on the drill."

Zack put his drum down with all the others and went over to the herd.

"Well, well. Look at what the captains dragged in. Another freshman…" mocked a junior.

"Careful how you talk there, that's a section leader." said Beth. Total utter silence.

"What are you talking about, Beth…" said Tory seriously his eyes wide with confusion…

"Exactly what I said." said Beth, "He's as good if not better than Dib, and this was also Helm's decision…" Dib Overheard and came out of a stick circle. (It's like a rhythm thing we do with our drum sticks when we're bored and we can't play on our drums.)

"Who's this you're talking about?" asked Dib.

"Oh, just Zack. He's also playing snare." said Kat, pointing to him.

"Hey," said Zack, waving a little to Dib, "Just moved here from up north."

Dib was not buying it. This Zack kid sounded much like Zim. "I'm not impressed Zim. I can see right through your disguise…"

"Huh? What are you talking about?" said Zack, not amused.

"I know its you, Zim! Stop denying it!" said Dib, reaching for his water.

"What kind of crazy babble are you spouting?" asked Zack, still not sure what was to make of Dib, right before Dib threw water on him. "Argh! What the hell is your problem, you retard?" shouted Zack, dripping wet. Nothing was happening. Dib started thinking he was wrong.

"Sorry, dude, thought you were someone else…" said Dib, feeling like a total ass…

"Ch…freak…" muttered Zack, shaking his hands and arms to get some of the water off.

'What are you up to Zim? I know that's you…But how can I prove it?' thought Dib, unsure of what was going on.

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"Alright! Head over to the pool for the party!" said Mr. Burk over the loud speakers. There was a great cheer and a very large cloud of dust. Every band and drumline member made a mad dash for the band room, then for the pool. The drummer all piled into the Shagin' Wagon and headed over to the pool.

They went in and grabbed a few tables right were the food will be. They dropped their stuff and headed for the beach volleyball pit.

"Ok, section leaders versus everyone else?" asked Kat.

"Sound good to us." said some of the band people along with some of the drummers. And so commenced the game, section versus everyone else, and everyone was allowed to play. And of course, it being the worst couple of weeks of August, and being nearly 100 degrees outside, all the very hot guy's shirts came off, a treat for all the girls. (Ok, not every guy has a hot bod, but this is my fan fiction, so it will be so!)

And, damn, wouldn't you know Dib was very nice to look at, pale skin and all. He had a very nice body structure, with some muscle tone to boot. For a freshman, he seemed to have quite an on looking crowd of freshman girls over by his side of the court. This was all quite new to him, so it was kinda odd to have a bunch of girls staring at him.

But, on the contrary, Zack had quite a nice following to. Dib had pretty much thrown out all suspicions when Zack took his shirt off. No pack, no nothing. He looked just like an average human, with a really hot body. Yes, Dib had pretty much known he was bi since right before summer, and he seemed to have eyes candy everywhere.

Too bad everyone for saw the rivalry between the two before they even met. The same thing happened (And still is for real…) with Mike and Chris. Always trying to outplay, and out do the other, never working together, only against each other. Rivals…just one more thing Dib had to worry about.

"Dib!" shouted Kat, bumping the volleyball to him.

"Hee Jun!" (Hee June) said Dib, also bumping the ball. Hee Jun spiked it and scored their team a point.

"Alright! Nice work you guys!" remarked the low brass section leader. "Let's crush them into the sand!"

"Yeah!" they all shouted. Zack and Dib made eye contacts, and could just see the electricity between the two.

"10 serving 8!" shouted one of the flute section leaders as she served the ball. The receiving team hit the ball back over and both Dib and Zack went after the ball. They collided and the ball fell to the ground.

"Possession of the ball has shifted!" called one of the kids on the other team. The ball was rolled over to them.

"That was mine!" said Zack, looking angrily at Dib.

"It was more towards me!" said Dib back.

"The half mark is over here! The ball was on my side!" said Zack, making wild gestures.

"Whatever…" said Dib, brushing the sand off, "I don't need to take this shit from you…" he walked off the court and went to the pool. He jumped in, making sure not to get his hair wet, and hugged the edge of the pool.

He watched the divers and the various people playing '1000 call', water polo and water basket ball. It was all very interesting, but his attention was always toward the divers. Most were good looking guys, mostly juniors and seniors, to his knowledge.

But all was forgotten when the food came. A giant horde of band locusts seemed to appear and eat every last bit of food. (Seriously, you offer, we will devour everything, until there is nothing left…) Everyone seemed to break up into their sections once again to eat, and talk about various things.

"Ok, we need to talk." said Kat, making it evident that she was talking to Dib and Zack. "You two need to settle your differences of whatever because this will not work. This same thing happened last year with Chris and Mike. I told them the same thing and they chose to ignore it, and it hurt us. Now they know and have worked it out, so I suggest you do the same. Remember, a house divided among itself cannot stand…." She got up, clearly frustrated with the situation.

Zack and Dib continued to stare at her empty spot until they overheard he say 'freshman' under her breath. They then looked each other.

"She's right…we can't fight and still be an accomplished drumline…" said Dib, slightly ashamed of his actions.

"Yeah…we need to work together…no way around it…" said Zack.

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(Yup….that's chapter 6…..hope you guys liked it. Andalitebandit-6, PLEASE BE PATIENT! I'll get to your ZADR eventually, just not right away….review! Woosh!)