Long time, no see, huh guys? I'm truly sorry I haven't been a great updater. BUT no matter how long it takes me, I'm going to finish this fic. Count on that! You fans of it are what keep me going. Thanks so much for the reviews. They mean alot. Time for chapter 9.

Everyone in the band was thrilled to find out that Freddy wasn't grounded anymore. This especially included Dewey, who gave Summer about ten-thousand "thank you's" for helping him.

"Just in time, too." he was telling her. "Today's the day we go to see Jayden and see if we can't get a deal with SMASH records."

Summer nodded. "I'm really nervous. I hope we impress them."

"You're not the only one." he answered. Then, facing the rest of the band, he yelled "Everybody ready?"

"Yeah," everyone cheered.

"Alright, load up!"

The group got into Dewey's van and they were on their way to the studio.

When they finally arrived, Jayden was already waiting for them.

"So, this is School Of Rock." she said, shaking everyone's hand. "It's so nice to finally meet you all."

Of course, Summer was the first to introduce herself. "Likewise, Mrs. Thompson. I'm Summer Hathaway."

"Right. The band's manager. Well, you certainly seem to be doing a great job. The band has become quite popular."

"I do the best I can.," she grinned. She didn't notice but Freddy rolled his eyes.

"Okay, now if you'll all follow me, we'll get started."

Summer began walking, but Freddy grabbed her by the arm and stopped her.

"We're not going to get a record deal by you sucking up, you know!"

"What are you talking about," she asked in confusion.

"You heard me. You're kissing up! It's obvious, and you need to stop. She'll get annoyed with it and we won't get the record deal!."

"First of all, I'm not kissing up. I just introduced myself. Second of all, you don't need to tell me what to do," she snapped back.

"Oh, really? 'Cause the last time I checked you weren't the boss of me!"

"You're a fine one to be talking, since you sure are telling me what to do"

"Oh, yeah?" he retorted.

"Yeah.," she answered.

"Oh, yeah," he repeated, shoving her slightly.

"Yeah," she replied again, shoving him back.

That did it. Freddy's anger swelled inside of him, and he pushed her again. Except this time he pushed her just a little too hard. She lost her balance, and fell back into a set of drums that were sitting in the corner. They collapsed with a huge CRASH!

Jayden, Dewey and the rest of the band rushed back into the room to see what had happened.

"Oh my gosh," Dewey cried. "Summer are you okay?"

"I would be if I never saw Freddy again! We got into another argument and he decided to push me."

"Is that true?" Dewey asked him.

All the drummer could do was nod meekly.

"Mrs. Thompson, I'm so sorry.", Dewey apologized, turning toward her. "We'll replace the drums."

"I hate to say this, but I'm sorry as well.," she responded. "If there is this kind of behavior in the band and there are issues that need to be addressed, then I'm afraid that you might not be ready for a record deal."

Dewey sighed. "I understand. Come on, guys. Let's go."

Back in the van, Summer and Freddy knew they were going to get a lecture.

"How could you do this? This was a once in a lifetime opportunity for the band, and you two decided to start fighting!"

"It wasn't my fault! He started it, as usual," Summer took up for herself.

"Well, maybe if you weren't such a goody-goody all the time I wouldn't get pissed off and we wouldn't argue," Freddy shouted.

"And maybe if you weren't such a selfish little punk, you wouldn't get pissed off in the first place," Summer jeered.

"Guys, guys break it up." Dewey interrupted. "This is what caused the problem to begin with! What happened? I mean, you two seemed to be getting along fine when the tutoring was going on."

They glanced at each other for a second, then turned away. The truth was, neither of them had the answer.

There you have it. Hope you liked! I think it's pretty much getting close to the end. One or two more chapters, maybe. Maybe more, not sure. But keep on the lookout for more updates!