Another day at school has come and gone. When you're a rock star, schoolwork is still a top priority. Davis is going to learn that the hard way. School ended for the day and people were clearing out.
"I thought that class was never going to end." Davis said.
"You say that about every class, but I agree." Ken said. "It's always the last one of the day that feels like it's the longest."
"Hey, guys!" Yolei said as she came over to them. "Grades have just been adjusted. Want to take a look on our phones to see how well we're all doing. In Davis' case, how terrible in his classes he's doing."
"Hey! I've been doing pretty well in my classes lately." Davis said as he took out his phone and went on the school's website to pull out his grades. "See? Have a look." He had held it out and had a look.
"Let's see. Most of it appears to be C's and B's." Ken said. "Davis is right. They don't look that bad."
"Wait a minute. I see a bad one." Yolei said. "It looks like you're getting a D in your Spanish class. That's not good. Miley isn't going to like it when she sees that."
"Big deal. So I got one D." Davis said as he didn't really care. "I've bene busy with my Jason things that I don't have much time to learn a second language. Besides, I got bigger things to worry about. I got a show that's going to happen in the next few days and Jesse's having trouble."
"Jesse? What do you mean?" Yolei said.
"People are expecting a new song for my album, but Jesse has song writer's block." Davis said. "He's got a good beat, but he's got a hard time coming up with some good lyrics. I can't worry about my Spanish class right now."
"I'm not sure Miley is going to feel the same." Ken said.
"What's the worst that she can do? How could she even know?" Davis said, but one should know that you should never ask questions like that.
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The Penthouse
"You're failing Spanish?!" Miley said the moment Davis came in through the door.
"How did you know?" Davis said.
"I got a call from your school about a progress report." Miley said. "You are aware that they do that because they value grades. That's something of which you need to be doing."
"Okay. I'm sorry for the lousy grade." Davis said, but Miley thought he was just saying what she wanted to hear. "I really am! Don't give me that look! I've just been busy being Jason that it's hard to learn a second language."
"That's no excuse. You can't use Jason as an excuse not to do your school work." Miley said. "Your grades have to come first."
"Excuse me." Jesse said as he was busy working on another song. "Can you take the discipline in another room? I'm trying to work on this new song for Jason and I've got nothing." Jesse was trying to work, but Miley stared at him and Jesse was regretting what he said. "On second thought, I'll work in another room." Jesse grabbed his stuff and moved to another room. That left Miley to discipline Davis freely.
"Davis, you need to get your grades up." Miley said.
"I get it." Davis said. "I actually have a test the day before my concert. If I can get a good grade on it, it will improve my grade enough for a passing one."
"It better because if you can't get this grade improved, you're not doing that concert." Miley said. Davis couldn't believe that Miley would actually do that. "We had a deal, remember? School first, concerts second. So you better make sure you get a good grade on that test."
"Okay." Davis said. He doesn't want to cancel his show so he really needs to hit the books. "Wait. How about I call Ken over to help me out? Ken's actually fluent in Spanish. He can tutor me."
"Yes. Do that." Miley said. Davis pulled out his phone and dialed Ken's number quickly. He can't really afford to fail this test.
….
Later
Ken was able to come over and he grabbed a hold of a few text books and other supplies to help Davis out.
"Thanks a lot for helping me out, Ken." Davis said. "If I can't pass the test, Miley won't let me do my concert and I hate cancelling my concerts."
"No problem, Davis." Ken said. "We got some time before the test, but we're really going to need to buckle down if you're hoping for a decent grade. So…estás listo?"
"What?" Davis said.
"I asked if you were ready." Ken said and could see how much work they have. "This might be harder than I thought."
"Hey! It won't be that bad. I'm muy….friá." Davis said as he tried to speak Spanish.
"If you're very cold, you should turn up the heat or grab a blanket." Ken said. Davis was now starting to see he was going to have a lot of work to do. "Would it help if I also mention you used the feminine version?" This really was going to be a challenge.
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Jesse
Jesse was in his and Miley's bedroom. He tried his best to work on the new song for Jason, but he wasn't having any luck. That was right when Miley came in and saw him struggling.
"Are you okay?" Miley said.
"Not really." Jesse said. "I can't seem to figure out how to make this song work. I got a good melody and beat going, but it sounds like there's something missing to it. I've got some lyrics, but I can't seem to make them work."
"Well, if it makes you feel any better, Davis might not get the chance to sing it." Miley said. "If Davis can't get his Spanish grade better, he won't be performing at that concert."
"I'm not too worried. Davis will find some way to pass." Jesse said. "He usually lands on his feet."
"You are aware that this is Davis we're talking about. Right?" Miley said. "You're actually hoping he could pass a test so he can sing your new song that you don't have done either way." Jesse thought about the situation he's in and it doesn't look good. If Davis doesn't pass, he can't perform his new song, but that means Jesse doesn't have to worry about finishing it. If Davis does pass, he still might not have the song finished.
"Now I'm not sure which to hope for. To get this song finished or for Davis to actually do lousy on that test." Jesse said.
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Davis
Ken was doing his best to teach some Spanish to Davis, but it was hard. Davis couldn't even finish a sentence in Spanish. Ken had his work cut out for him. Since directly speaking wasn't working, Ken tried other methods.
"Okay. Since you can't say the whole thing, let's try something else." Ken said. "I'm going to hold an object and you try to say it in Spanish."
"Okay. Let's try it." Davis said. Ken started grabbing a bottle of water. "La…aqua?"
"Close. It's agua, not aqua." Ken said. Ken switched items and held up a rubber ball.
"La…balla?" Davis said.
"No. It would be la pelota." Ken said. "Also, you don't have to put "la" in front of everything. There are others like "el", "lo", "los", and others as well."
"Are you serious?" Davis said as he felt like this was worse than he thought.
"Come on, Davis. You can do this." Ken said as he reached for another object. He pulled out a spoon. Davis tried his best to say it in Spanish, but he had no idea what to say it.
"Forget it, Ken! I can't do this!" Davis said as he was getting irritated.
"You have to if you really don't want to cancel that concert." Ken said. "You just need to try, Davis."
"I have been trying! Nothing is sticking! Maybe you're just lousy teacher!" Davis said.
"You're actually blaming me for this?! How's it my fault that you're just a lousy learner?!" Ken said.
"Ken, I need to get this all down, but you're not really helping!" Davis said. "I'm studying my butt off for this and you seem to be doing a lousy job."
"Is that so? So let's see how well you do without my help." Ken said as he gathered his stuff and was going.
"Fine, go!" Davis said as Ken was on his way out. "Audio!"
"It's adios! You can't even say that right." Ken said as he went right out the door. Davis actually knew that one and he still messed it up. He's on his own now, but without Ken, how is Davis really going to pass his test?
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The Next Day
Another day at school, but Davis was cramming with his studying. He grabbed whatever he could to help him with this Spanish test. He just needs a passing grade, but with his little knowledge on Spanish speaking, he's going to need to know a lot.
"You're actually studying for a test during school hours?" Yolei said. "You must be desperate."
"You can say that again." Davis said as Yolei took a seat next to him. "If I don't pass my Spanish test, I'll have to cancel my concert and I don't want to do that."
"I thought Ken was helping you." Yolei said.
"He was, but it went po la abuela de un auto." Davis said as he tried again to speak Spanish.
"Down a car's grandmother?" Yolei translated and thought that was a weird saying.
"You don't even take Spanish!" Davis said. Davis was starting to think there's no hope for him.
"Let's face it, Davis. If you're hoping to pass that test, you need Ken's help." Yolei said. "I'm guessing his methods didn't work. So try using a method that will work."
"What do you mean?" Davis said.
"Everyone learns differently." Yolei said. "Maybe you just need to find a study method that actually works for you. A way that will help you remember the things you do need to remember." Davis thought about it and he could see that maybe Yolei is right. Maybe the problem is he just needs to find a method that actually works.
"Yeah. Thanks, Yolei." Davis said.
"It's what I do. Doing my part when you're the one that needs help." Yolei said.
"You make it sound like that happens all the time." Davis said.
"That's because it does." Yolei said. Davis gave her an annoyed look, but he gathered his stuff together and went to find Ken. Davis looked around the school and was able to find to Ken.
"Ken!" Davis called and got his attention, but Ken still seemed annoyed. "Ken, I'm really sorry about the other day. It wasn't your fault."
"I'm sorry too." Ken said as he swallowed his pride. "I shouldn't have bailed on you like that when you needed some help. So are you willing to try again?"
"Yolei says we just need to find a study method that works." Davis said. "A way that's easier for me to remember all this stuff." When Davis said that, it gave Ken an idea.
"Wait. Davis, you can remember the lyrics to the songs you sing." Ken said.
"Yeah. So?" Davis said.
"I think I have an idea, but we might need Jesse's help." Ken said.
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The Penthouse
Jesse continued with that new song he was working on, but nothing. He was getting frustrated and he couldn't take it anymore.
"I'm about ready to give up. I've got nothing." Jesse said. As soon as school ended, Davis and Ken hurried over to the penthouse. They both came in and found Jesse.
"Jesse, we need your help with my studying." Davis said.
"You need my help?" Jesse said as he thought that was a little unusual.
"I think I have a way to help Davis pass his test, but we need your help with it." Ken said. "Davis has trouble remembering his Spanish, but what if we find a way to put it in a song. If we do that, maybe it will be easier for him to remember." Jesse understood and thought that could work.
"Yeah. We could take some of the songs you already did and put them in Spanish." Jesse said. "Let's try it out." All three of them worked together to try and take music and combine it with Davis' Spanish lessons. With all three of them, they were actually able to come up with something and it just might help.
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The Next Day
"Done!" Jesse said as he was able to do it.
"Done with what?" Miley said.
"The new song. Thanks to all that Spanish stuff I did with Davis and Ken, I was able to finish the song. Check it." Jesse said as he showed the song sheets to Miley and it looked pretty good.
"Nice, but if Davis didn't pass his test, it won't matter." Miley said. They saw Davis return home and they seemed anxious. "Well? How did the test go?"
"It was already graded and posted online. Here." Davis said as he showed his phone and Miley took a look.
"B-!" Miley said as she was really happy about that.
"Yeah! Might be a minus, but it's still a B!" Davis said. "That means my grade has improved and I can perform."
"Yeah it does!" Miley said as they were all really happy about this. "In fact, here's that new song." She handed him the song and things were looking up.
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The Concert
"Hello, everybody!" Jason called out as his show was about to begin. "This new song goes out to a friend of mine who really helped me out." Everyone cheered and couldn't wait as this song had a little Mexican music to it.
You've got to be cool, sly, smooth, rule
Serás la vida de la fiesta
You've got to be cool, sly, smooth, rule
You'll be the life of the party
Como estas
How you doing
You say muy bien
So that's chica you're checking out
You say demasiado asustado
Too scared? Just be confident
Here's what you do
You've got to be cool, sly, smooth, rule
Serás la vida de la fiesta
You've got to be cool, sly, smooth, rule
You'll be the life of the party
You've got to be cool, sly, smooth, rule
Serás la vida de la fiesta
You've got to be cool, sly, smooth, rule
You'll be the life of the party
Be orgulloso, confiado, fuerte
Be proud, strong, confident
Be yourself and there's nothing to fear
It's all in your actitud
It's all in your attitude
What's there to really lose
You've got to be cool, sly, smooth, rule
Serás la vida de la fiesta
You've got to be cool, sly, smooth, rule
You'll be the life of the party
You've got to be cool, sly, smooth, rule
Serás la vida de la fiesta
You've got to be cool, sly, smooth, rule
You'll be the life of the party
Watch as they gather around you
All eyes are on you
Everyone wants to be you
Chicas want to be with you
Chicos want to be you
You've got to be cool, sly, smooth, rule
Serás la vida de la fiesta
You've got to be cool, sly, smooth, rule
You'll be the life of the party
You've got to be cool, sly, smooth, rule
Serás la vida de la fiesta
You've got to be cool, sly, smooth, rule
You'll be the life of the party
Be cool, sly, smooth, rule
Everyone loved it. It had a strong message, it was original, and the Mexican music made it sound great. Davis passed his test and had another great song. He can be muy fantástico.