Disclaimer: I don't own Degrassi or the Avril Lavigne song, "Anything but Ordinary."

Chapter 4: Rock Star

Ellie sat down at the table where Craig, Marco, and Jimmy were sitting. "I just talked to Liberty," she announced.

"And?" Marco insisted.

"She's going to let us run an ad for a new guitarist in the next Grapevine," she said.

"Yes!" The three boys cheered.

"This should make finding a guitarist so easy!" Craig stated.

"Have fun…" Jimmy mumbled under his breath.

She rested her hand on his shoulder and squeezed it. "I'm sorry, Jimmy, but we have to find a new guitarist."

"I know…"

"Look you can still sit in on practices if you want."

"I can't…"

"Well, you can at least help us pick the new guitarist."

"That works."

Leo entered the Media Immersion room with a soft, black guitar case strapped to her back. She sat a few seats down from Jimmy and waved.

"Okay, what are the chances that the day we're talking about getting a new guitarist, she shows up with a guitar," Ellie muttered. "This is just perfect."

"Hey, Leo!" Craig called waving her over. "C'mere!"

Leo stood, walked over to Craig, and sat next to him. "Hey, Craig, what's up?"

"You play guitar?"

"Yeah, all my life. Why?"

"Well, our band, Downtown Sasquash (sorry if I spelled that wrong), has just lost Jimmy as our guitarist."

"Oh, why'd you quit, Jimmy?" She asked, turning to face Jimmy.

"Over scheduling…" He simply replied.

"That sucks." She turned back to Craig. "So…"

"Are you any good?"

"I'm okay… I was in a band in Seattle before I moved. I was lead guitarist and lead singer."

"Lead singer?"

"Yeah, I'm not that good though."

"I'll be the judge of that. Can you play us something?"

"Sure…" She took the guitar case off her back and pulled out her guitar. She propped the guitar on her knee and began to play.

Sometimes I get so weird
I even freak myself out
I laugh myself to sleep
It's my lullaby
Sometimes I drive so fast
Just to feel the danger
I wanna scream
It makes me feel alive

Is it enough to love?
Is it enough to breath?
Somebody rip my heart out
And leave me here to bleed
Is it enough to die?
Somebody save my life
I'd rather be anything but ordinary please

To walk within the lines
Would make my life so boring
I want to know that I
Have been to the extreme
So knock me off my feet
Come on now give it to me
Anything to make me feel alive

Is it enough to love?
Is it enough to breath?
Somebody rip my heart out
And leave me here to bleed
Is it enough to die?
Somebody save my life
I'd rather be anything but ordinary please
I'd rahter be anything but ordinary please.

Let down your defences
Use no common sense
If you look you will see
that this world is a beautiful
accident turbulent suculent
opulent permanent, no way
I wanna taste it
Don't wanna waste it away

Sometimes I get so weird
I even freak myself out
I laugh my self to sleep
It's my lullaby

Is it enough?
Is it enough?
Is it enough to breath?
Somebody rip my heart out
And leave me here to bleed
Is it enough to die?
Somebody save my life
I'd rather be anything but ordinary please

Is it enough?
Is it enough to die?
Somebody save my life
I'd rather be anything but ordinary please
I'd rather be anything but ordinary please.

Craig, Marco, Jimmy, and Ellie sat in awe.

"Wow, Leo, that-that was great," Craig said.

"And your voice," Marco chimed in. "Where'd you learn to sing like that?"

"I've just learned by ear. No lessons or anything. Same with guitar."

"We'll you're awesome," Jimmy added.

"She's alright," Ellie replied.

"Alright?" Craig repeated. "She's totally kicks ass!"

"I don't know about that…" Leo laughed.

"Can you give us a minute, Leo?" Ellie requested.

"Sure," Leo answered, standing up and backing off.

The four huddled together.

"I think we've found our guitarist," Marco started.

"And now that we have a female singer, we couldn't do duets or something," Craig added.

"She would be a good replacement for me," Jimmy said.

"I'm not sure, guys…" Ellie replied.

"C'mon, El!" Craig insisted. "She's great!"

"Okay, fine," Ellie agreed.

They turned to Leo.

"Okay, you're our new guitarist," Craig told Leo.

"Oh! Thank you, Craig!" She squealed, hugging him tightly.

AN: Uh oh… Anyways, please R&R!