Freddy and Zack walked into the school the next morning excited. Neither of them could get to sleep last night because of them agreeing to start the band back up the day before. In fact, that's all either of them could talk about on the over.

"I can't believe we really found someone to join." Freddy said, clearly showing his enthusiasm.

"I know, this is going to be great." Zack looked down at his watch to see that they still had twenty-five minutes left before school started. "Hey, we still got some extra time. Do you wanna just hang?" He asked nervously.

"Definitely! I mean, sure bro." The two of them sat down on the steps of the school entrance and looked up into the morning sky. "Damn, it's getting so hot lately. And right after it started to cool down. Aren't we supposed to nearing fall?"

"It does that every year. Freak heat wave right at the end of summer." Zack told him. Freddy was right however, it was getting hotter as the days went by. Zack didn't mind though, he actually liked it better when it was warmer. Just not this much warmer.

"What do you think our first gig's going to be?" Freddy asked shifting the conversation back to the band.

"I have no idea. Summer said she'd be on the look-out starting today." Zack told him. The two fell into a silence that lasted far too long for their liking. So Zack decided to speak up. "Hey Freddy?"

"Yeah?"

"I've wanted to ask you something for awhile now, but I guess I didn't really know how you'd respond." Zack's breathing started to get hard and he could feeling his heart beating like crazy.

"What's up?" Freddy asked becoming nervous as well, though he hid it better.

"...I…..was just uhh, wondering, you know, if uhhhh….." His could his face turning red. Brick red to be exact. Other kids were beginning to show up. This is it Zack, do or die time! "Freddy, would you like to-"

"You know, I just remembered I promised I'd meet Frankie on the other side of the school. We'll talk later, cool?" The drummer interrupted before hopping on his skateboard and taking off through the school. Zack let out a long breath.

Zack was sweating non stop after the event that just took place. What the Hell are you doing Jones? He asked himself. Go back there and hear him out. That was definitely important, so go back and listen to him! He wouldn't turn back, his body wouldn't listen to his head. Before he could think of something else, he ran right into an opened door and fell on his back. He sat up groaning and rubbing his back. "Who put that door there?" He asked himself out loud.

"Sorry about that." He looked up and saw Summer and Chiaki standing in the hall.

"Nah, I should've paid attention to what was in front of me."

"And it's against the rules to ride that inside." Summer told him, pointing at his board.

"Whatever," He picked it up and walked past them down the hall.

"So, you said you got something?" Chiaki asked his student.

"I said, I found something. We don't have it yet. I don't want to tell the others and get their hopes up."

"Then don't tell me, I'm terrible with secrets." He told her.

"Right."

"Ok, tell me, I'm dying!"

"The mayor's daughter's birthday is at the end of this month. She's our age, so I was going to see if I can get the band as entertainment.

"That's a good one. If it goes well, it'll definitely put you guys back on the map!"

"You mean us, Mr. Tani." She corrected him.

"I still can't believe you all let me in."

"Well, we'll see if that was a good decision today after school." She taunted walking into his classroom.

"What? No crazy invention from Marco today?" Tomika asked, walking the halls with Lawrence to their first class.

"Nope. He said he needed more time to work out all the kinks in it." He explained.

"Good, I need a stress free morning." She said with a sigh of relief. "So, how was karate yesterday?" She asked him.

"So good. I still can't believe how quickly I got to red."

"Is that why you told Marta and Alicia you're close to black?" She asked him.

"Well yeah, it's only a matter of time at this point." He couldn't help but smile.

"After you," Frankie said, opening the door for Katie to walk in.

"Why, thank you." She said as the both laughed.

"You know, I've been thinking," He began as they walked to their desks.

"You have changed." She snickered.

"Cute. But I was wondering, would you maybe want to go out this Saturday?" He asked her.

"I would say, 'in a heartbeat.'" She said smiling at him.

"Really?" He looked surprised and ecstatic at the same time.

"I'm just glad you asked early, instead of drawing it out." She told him.

"Yeah, that'd be the worst." He commented.

Freddy shared his second period class with Zack and of course decided to sit next to him, so naturally, he was hesitant about walking inside after he ran from him this morning. But he knew that not going was a worse decision. He slowly pulled open the door to the almost full classroom, including Zack who was distracted by his phone. Freddy took a deep breath and marched over to his desk and sat down as calm as he could. Zack looked over and his eyes went wide. Freddy couldn't tell what emotion his face was conveying, until Zack flashed him his usual shy smile which helped the drummer calm down.

"Hey," Zack said.

"Uh, hey," Freddy smile back at him. "Listen, sorry about this morning. What were you trying to say?"

"Oh, I was just wondering if uhh….you wanted to eat lunch with me today?" He got out with his eyes trained on the floor. Freddy blushed at first, good thing Zack was looking away.

"Yeah," He said with his voice cracking. "I mean, yes. I'd like that." He told him after fixing his voice.

"Really? Cool," Zack said looking back at Freddy, the color in his face returning to normal. The rest of class went by as normal. The two had history class together, a subject that both of them shared an interest in.

Gordon sat in his math class and saw his phone light up in his hand and took a look at it once the teacher looked away. It was a text from Zack.

Z: Hey tell Katie that I'm going to be eating lunch with Freddy today. Yes, I'll try to tell him that I like him.

G: I hope so man. It's rare that he's actually single, so you need to jump on that.

He forwarded the message to Katie to keep her in the loop and then looked up to see his teacher looking down at him with his phone in his hands. He smiled innocently at first before she held out her hand and he begrudgingly handed it over.

Zack, put his phone away after texting Gordon. What he didn't know was that Freddy was reading over his shoulder and read the words, "I'll try to tell him that I like him." And became overwhelmed reading Zack's own text confirming his feelings. Now, he was really looking forward to lunch.

Later at lunch everyone was in their own social group, with the band sitting closer than before. Zack and Freddy, however were sitting away from most other students. Ok Jones. No running this time. You know more now then you did this morning, just let him say what he needs to. "Hey Freddy," Zack started.

"Me too! I mean, yeah?" He said with a nervous laugh. Smooth.

"I've wanted to tell you something for awhile now. Since middle school actually, but you were always dating another girls each week it seemed. I don't know what you're going to say to this, but if I don't tell you, I'll hate myself forever. You're one of my best friends so I hope you understand."

"Zack," Freddy stood up pulling Zack to his feet as well. The two looked each other in the eye, with Zack being taller by an inch or two. "Whatever you need to say, you can tell me. I promise I'll understand."

"Ok. Freddy, I'm gay. And I also like you. I mean I really like you." He said while taking hard breaths. Freddy smiled, since he knew that was coming and Zack would certainly not be disappointed. He pulled the shaking boy before him into a tight hug, before placing his hand on the back of Zack's head and kissing him full on the lips. Upon pulling apart, Freddy saw Zack with his jaw hanging open.

"I've felt the same way for awhile now." He'd never seen Zack smile so big in his entire life. "So, when's the date?" Freddy asked, with his cocky tone returning to his voice. Zack giggled before cupping Freddy's face and pulling him into another kiss.

After school, the band brought all their instruments to Mr. Tani's classroom and moved all the desks to make room. It was a huge weight off their backs knowing they didn't have to keep their band a secret like when they were kids. "Ok, Mr. Tani, time to show us what you got besides covering our song." Summer told him, ready to judge.

"Prepare to be impressed. And you can call me Chiaki outside of school." He told the teens before picking up his guitar and began to play a song. "Just so you all know, I wrote this last night."

"Stop telling me to read between the lines

It all adds up to one thing

(five, four, three, two, one)

If you think you're gonna lose your cool

Or sometimes you're gonna break the rules

Hey show me what you know, give it up to rock and roll

Cause we ain't gonna stop

If you feel like you're getting schooled

There's an answer right in front of you

Hey show me what you know

Give it up to rock and roll

Cause we ain't gonna stop

Are you ready to rock?!"

The band looked amongst each other each other before nodding and applauding the new teacher. "Alright, you passed the final test. Welcome to School of Rock, Chiaki." Summer told him, shaking his hand. "I trust you'll be able to watch over things?" She questioned.

"You can count on me." He told her.

"Where are you off to?" Billy asked Summer as she headed for the door.

"I guess it's time I tell you all. The mayor's daughter's birthday is coming up this month. I'm going to go pull some strings to try to get School of Rock as the entertainment." Everyone looked surprised before giving Summer their silent approval. She then took her leave and left them there to freshen up on their playing.