Here is the second chapter! Yippie. I usually write everything by hand on notebook paper in pen (I have not used a pencil in years), then I type it all up and save it to a floppy before I post it. That way, I have a physical copy, a virtual copy, and the online result. Just in case you wanted to know... ha.
Chapter Two: The New Band Director.
"Ari, have you met the new director yet?" Elissa ran up, her flag rippling behind her. Arianna, fastening the top button on her jacket, gasped.
"He's here?"
"Well, yeah! He has to see his band in performance before he takes over! Mr. Martin wanted him to come."
"What does he look like?" asked Arianna, snatching the piccolo case from her bag and opening it, hastily putting the instrument together and putting the case back. She hurried after Elissa, who had already started toward the entrance.
"He's cute! He looks so... handsome!" squealed Elissa. "His eyes are amazing and his voice, too! Don't even get me started! You just have to see for yourself. I know Allie almost died when she saw him!"
"Cute, huh?" asked Arianna, skeptic. She had never found a teacher to be cute, handsome, or even attractive. Ariana raised her eyebrows, shook her head, and let Elissa lead her to the front of the building.
There was a large group of students there already, some of them standing on the benches in front. Over the heads of her fellow band members, she could see Mr. Martin. He was almost every girl's dream: sandy hair, tanned skin, warm, brown eyes. The usual group of girls were fawning over him, making Arianna and Elissa gag. IT had been amusing and sickening at the same time to watch the usual gaggle of girls drool over Mr. Martin, and Mr. Martin did nothing to stop it. Arianna and Elissa suspected that he almost like the attention. Needless to say, the girls were crushed when he had announced to the band he was leaving for another job: a record deal. Aria and Elissa hadn't really cared. Mr. Martin had not impressed them in the slightest with his musical capabilities as a director and Ari was looking forward to seeing the new director.
Allie flew out of the crowd at them, short red hair clashing horribly because of the purple color guard uniform, but her smile was wide, making her look very pretty. She quickly gave Arianna and Elissa a hug.
"You both are staying over at my house tonight, right?"
Both girls nodded and Allie gave them each another hug.
"Ari hasn't seen the new director yet, has she?"
Elissa and Allie exchanged a smile while Arianna rolled her eyes.
"Honestly, guys, I doubt I am going to find him cute, or whatever you call him. If he's anything like Mr. Martin, I doubt he is going to get a moment's peace with all the girls hanging around him. Is that what the big crowd is all about?"
"Mostly," answered Allie. "All the girls find him attractive. All the boys are going to lose their girlfriends!"
"Com on!" Elissa said, grabbing Arianna's arm, pulling her forward. "You want to get a good look at him before he goes off to watch the parade. I hear he is not going to stay for warm up and he's leaving town right after the parade."
"No, really, I-"
But Arianna's words were cut short as Allie grabbed her other arm and helped Elissa in dragging Ari into the crowd. The crowd was almost hostile, no one wanting to let another girl in front to get a good look at the new director. Arianna cringed as one girl even puller her black braid, her hair thick and almost down to the middle of her back: a very good handle. Allie snapped at the girl, and, finally, the three made it to the front.
In front of them was the new director, sitting right how Arianna had first seen him. His face, hair, and eyes were exactly how Arianna remembered them from barely a half an hour ago.
Once again, his eyes and her eyes locked, and Arianna felt stunned. Elissa and Allie snapped Arianna out of ti as the crowd heard the shrill whistle of the majorette. As Arianna walked away from the director without a word, Allie and Elissa glanced behind them. The director was still looking right at Arianna, as shocked as Arianna was.
"So, that director is pretty handsome, huh?"
"No, I don't think so."
"Come on, Ari! I saw the look on your face! He looked right back at your. That girl could have pulled your hair again, just out of spite because he was looking at you without that bored look in his eyes."
Arianna rolled her own eyes at Elissa.
"How about you, Allie? Make you want to join band?"
"Yes!" said Allie, as enthusiastic as she could while fighting sleep. "I just might pick up the clarinet again..."
"Oh, Allie. Both of you! You both are being weird!"
"Don't worry, Arianna! You'll know soon enough if you feel the same way we do."
As the girls drifted off to sleep, camped out on Allie's bedroom floor, Elissa asked Arianna one thing.
"Was he the guy you were trying to tell me about?"
"Yes. Goodnight, Elissa."
There is the end of that chapter... I didn't really like it (it was really early in the morning when I wrote it) but I liked it enough to post it. I guess I just don't like reading my own work! Please review! Thank you very much!