Well, here's the second chapter! Hope ya'll like it. Ya know, just so you all don't get confused, I'm gonna put the ages of everyone, in 2010, and 1980. Okay, hope ya'll enjoy! ^-^
2010
Marlie: 15
George: 47
Biff: 48
Doc: 65
Lorraine:47
1980
Marlie: 15
George: 17
Biff: 18
Doc: 35
Lorraine: 17
Chapter 2: The Power of Love
Disclaimer: I do not own Back to the Future
I do own: Marlie, Jeremy, and Becca
Marlie's POV
Becca and I managed to slip into my Science room as soon as the tardy bell rang through class. I took my place in my assigned seat and a sigh of relief escaped as I sat back, trying to relax before class started officially. Wonder what Doc had to say to me, well whatever it was it could probably wait. Doc would never interrupt with something like school...would he?
"Alright everyone lets settle down and begin class." The teacher spoke, breaking my thoughts and bringing me back to focus. I glanced over to Becca who was scribbling down notes from the front board, I rolled my eyes, not caring. Class went on as normal, the minutes rolling by slowly, my eyes shifted up to the clock as I watched the hand tick by. Could something interesting PLEASE happen! ? Then, as if an answer for my prayer a knock came from the Science class door. Almost every kid in the class including myself looked to where the noise had come from, a visitor, now? Becca and I exchanged confused glances, who would come to OUR class, in the middle of a school day? As curious as the rest of us, the teacher slowly and cautiously made his way over to the door, he looked back at us before grabbing the doorknob and yanking it open. As soon as the door was opened we all leaned forward to look at who was the there, but the teacher blocked our view while talking. A white sleeve covered arm leaning on the doorway was all I could see of the person. Though that was all I needed to see in order to know who it was. My eyes widened slightly and without another thought I said.
"I know that sleeve anywhere...Becca hide me!" And with that I dived and ducked under my desk, no one even bothered to acknowledge me, except Becca. I looked to the door only to see Doc step in to the class, his eyes and hair wild as usual, he was even wearing his regular lab coat. What in the world was he doing here! ? Yes Doc was my best friend, but this was just down right embarrassing. I closed my eyes tightly, briefly. I didn't want him to see me, cause odds are I was the one he was trying to find. I knew for a fact everyone in my class thought Doc was loony, insane, completely bonkers. I opened my eyes only to see Doc bending down and staring right at me, my expression was straight for a bit, but then I smiled sheepishly.
"Uh...hey Doc." I greeted, he raised an eyebrow giving me a 'what the hell are you doing' look.
"What in the name of Sir Issac H. Newton are you doing down there?" He asked me, I let out what seemed to be a shrug and came out from under my desk, dusting my clothes.
"I...well...I...I got nothing." I finally gave up trying to make an excuse, Doc gave me a 'thats what I thought' look. I placed my hands on my hips and looked at him questionably.
"What are you doing here?" I asked him, everyone was silent, simply just staring at the two of us; however, we ignored their confused expressions.
"I needed to tell you, that I need you to-." Doc finally looked around at the kids and figured it wasn't the best place to talk. So he grabbed my arm and pulled me with him, guiding me out of the class and into the empty hall. He positioned me in front of him and stared at me with a serious look.
"I need you to meet me at Twin Pines mall tonight at 1:15." He told me, even though it was only the two of us, he still spoke in a whisper.
"1:15...in the morning?" I asked, my voice raising slightly, he nodded, and with that look on his face an in his eyes, I could tell he was dead serious.
"Why?" Was all I could ask, as if saying the wrong thing would make the Doc flip his lid.
"As I said earlier this morning, I've made a major breakthrough and I'll need your assistance." He replied to my question, all I could do was nod in agreement.
"Mr. Brown." A voice said, we both looked over to my teacher standing in the class's doorway.
"I need McFly back in class now Mr. Brown." He told Doc, who nodded slightly in understand comprehending what my teacher said.
"Oh yes, yes of course." Doc replied, finding his words, he then looked over to me and leaned forward only slightly to whisper.
"I'll see you tonight. Don't forget, now, 1:15am, Twin Pines Mall." He reminded me, I only nodded once more, for that's all I could do. What was Doc talking about? What breakthrough? Was it dangerous? Before I knew it, Doc was heading off down the hallway and I was being pushed slightly back into class. I sat back in my seat comprehending what the hell just happened. Travis, a kid who I knew only slightly leaned over to me, and asked.
"You know Doc Brown?" I nodded and let out a simple reply.
"Yep."
After school, The Auditorium
I tapped my foot impatiently, waiting for the band before us to finish up their audition. I don't think I've ever been so nervous. This was my big shot, to be able to play with my band in front of my whole school. An arm wrapped around my waist and pulled me close, I didn't even bother looking cause I knew it was Jeremy.
"Don't worry Angel, you'll do great." He encouraged me, I only let out a sigh. He pulled me closer in almost a hug, I nuzzled my head into his neck and closed my eyes. Before I knew it, the band before us had stopped and one of the judges picked up a megaphone and shouted.
"Next please." I stiffened and my eyes snapped open, 'next' that was my band. I looked over to my group, the guys were setting up their equipment. Yes, a girl is the leader of a boy's band, it's possible believe me. I sighed as a way to gain confidence, then pulled away from Jeremy and grabbed my guitar. I walked up on stage adjusting my electric guitar's strap, I had gotten it on my 12th birthday and I've loved it since.
"Alright." I spoke into the main microphone, but I jerked back a bit by how loud of an echo it made through the auditorium. I leaned forward again to speak, after the mic had adjusted itself.
"Um, we're the Pinheads." Stop right there! Yes, our band name is the Pinheads. Trust me, I would of chose something a lot cooler, but I lost the coin toss. Breaking out of my thoughts for the third time that day, I looked over to the rest of the guys, the got their instruments ready and prepared to play our practiced song.
"1, 2, 3, 4!" And with that we were started, our song which was a popular one to us (The Power of Love). However, I didn't even get to start singing, the judge had stopped us.
"Hold it fellas! Hold on a second! Stop, stop!" He said through the megaphone making it sound like he was shouting us. I stopped playing my guitar and looked to him, as well as the rest of my group.
"I'm afraid you're just too darn loud." He told us, I froze, my expression in a frown. There was only one word that zipped through my mind a million times. Rejection.
"Next please." The judge said once more through his megaphone, not really believing what was happening, I walked off stage. After finding a little bit of my scattered dignity I grabbed my skateboard from the bush I had hid it in earlier and started trudging home. But I didn't get very far from the school because a voice had stopped me.
"Hey! Angel wait up!" Normally, in a mood like this, I'd say 'the hell with it' and keep walking, however this was Jeremy, I had to stop. I slowed down my pace and looked behind me to see Jeremy jogging up to me. I mustered up enough urge to give a shit to the world and cracked a small smile.
"Look angel what happened tod-." I didn't let him continue.
"I'm too loud!" I shouted, flinging my arms up into the air almost preaching to the clouds and sun, I could hear Jeremy let out a sigh.
"Look, Marlie. One rejection isn't the end of the world." He told me, I placed my arms back by my side and rolled my eyes, scoffing a bit and turning to him as we walked.
"Jeremy I'm never gonna get the chance to play in front of anyone." I vented, then looked away at the ground. "Maybe I'm just not cut out for music." I suggested, that was one possibility that had been floating in my mind. He looked at me with disbelief, and perhaps disappointment, but I couldn't tell; I wasn't looking directly at him.
"Marlie, you're good. You're really good." He told me, however I wasn't sure if it was a 'please stop complaining and move on' encouragement, or a 'he really cared' encouragement. To find my answer, he took out a CD with a black case to it and held it so I could see it.
"This audition CD is great. You gotta send it into the record company." I eyed the CD almost strangely as if I've never seen it before. But that was impossible, because I made it. I didn't reply, I just adjusted my backpack more comfortably.
"Ya know, it's like Doc always says-" I cut him off again, knowing the whole thing.
"Yeah yeah, if you put your mind to it you can accomplish anything." I finished for him, un-interested. If I had a penny for every time Doc said that to me, I would be one rich girl. I leaned against a tree in town, considering we hadn't left it yet and sighed. Jeremy gently put his hand under my chin and lifted my head up so I could see him.
"That's good advice Marlie." He said, looking into my eyes deeply. I'm not sure why, but it has always seemed to calm me, or cheer me up. I pulled away from his gaze and rolled my eyes, slightly in defeat.
"Alright how about this. What if I send in the CD and they hate it? What if they say, 'get outta here kid ya got no future?' I...I just don't think I can take that kind of rejection." I rolled my eyes at my own saying. "Jesus, I'm starting to sound like my old man." I added sighing and finally slumping to the ground, keeping my gaze focused on the grass.
"Come on Marlie, he's not that bad. At least he's gonna teach you how to drive tomorrow. And then he's even gonna bring us up to the lake." Jeremy reminded me, we had planned to spend a weekend at the lake, just me and him. Well...not counting the OTHER people who are gonna be at the lake but you get my point. I was about to reply but a nice black corvette was being hauled in to the car dealership not far from where Jeremy and I were sitting. I had completely forgotten what I was gonna say next as I stared at it.
"Wow...check out that corvette. Dang, that is hot." I exclaimed out loud, cause it was truly a beauty. Jeremy grabbed my hand and lifted me up on my feet, I looked to him, cracking a smile.
"Wouldn't it be great, to be able to drive THAT around? Someday, someday I'm gonna have that." I told him with complete confidence, he chuckled slightly at this, I simply let out a smile to that.
"Marlie...have you told your mom...about us?" Jeremy asked almost out of the blue, this made my smile fade. I wanted to tell him yes, but I couldn't lie. As long as him and I had been going out, I just couldn't summon up my courage to tell my own mother. Sad? Yes, I know.
"Get outta town Jeremy, if I told my mom she'd have a cow...scratch that, she'd have the whole barn." I told him now trying to avoid his gaze, even if I don't know why. I heard a sigh slip out from him, this made me face him.
"Look my mom would flip if she knew I was dating you, and she would double flip if she found out I'm heading out to the lake with you. Then I'd get this standard lecture about how she never did that kind of stuff when she was a kid...honestly I think the woman was born a nun." I told him, this made him let out a chuckle as his arms slipped around my waist, with this I couldn't help but smile.
"Ya know angel she's just trying to keep you respectable." He told me, his voice getting softer as he leaned in towards me, I let out a somewhat smirk and leaned forward my self.
"Well she's not doing a very good job." I replied, my voice getting softer as well, and with that he simply replied with. "Terrible." Our lips were now cenimeters apart.
"Save the clock tower!" An elder woman shouted, shaking a coin box in front of us, we jumped apart due to this. The SECOND time we've been interrupted, I rolled my eyes at this and looked to the brownish gray haired woman.
"Save the clock tower! Mayor Wilson is sponsoring an initiative to replace that clock. 30 years ago, lightning struck that clock tower and the clock hasn't run since. We at the Hill Valley Preservation Society think it should be preserved exactly the way it is as part of our history and heritage." She explained proudly and filled with defense, however I sorta drowned her out, so just to shut her up I dropped a quarter in the box.
"Here ya go lady, there's a quarter." I said with a 'good luck with that' feeling in my voice, she smiled gratefully.
"Thank you." She thanked as she handed me a blue piece of paper. "Don't forget to take a flier." And with that, she was off again, shouting her 'save the clocktower' line. I stared at the paper, an eyebrow raised. I then crumpled it slightly and turned back to Jeremy.
"Um, where were we?" I asked, a smile graced his features at this as his grip tightened on me once more.
"Right about here." He said, his voice faded as we leaned in once more. However, a honk cut us off, we went apart and I groaned in frustration.
"That's the THIRD time today!" I shouted in anguish. "Jeremy!" A voice shouted from a white car, we focused our heads in that direction only to see Jeremy's dad. He groaned very softly and turned to me.
"It's my dad." He told me, almost with sadness, I nodded in understandment (not a word but who cares).
"I gotta go." He added, which only made me nod again. When his dad came, that ment it was time to go, no if's, and's, or but's. He gathered his stuff and began to walk off towards the car, but a thought came to my head as I called out to him.
"I'll call ya tonight!" I called to him, he turned around at the sound of my voice and replied. "Oh, I'll be at my grandma's, here." He told me as he jogged back over to me.
"Let me give you the number." He took the clock tower flier from my hands and quickly scribbled down the number on the back. He handed me the paper back and quickly yet passionately gave me a kiss on the lips. After he ran off I looked at the flier, a smile plastered on my face. It read 'I love you! 555-4823'. The words 'I love you' made my heart jump, my face flush, and my smile widened. I folded the paper gently, stuck it in my pocket and positioned my board. I hoped on rolled my board out of town, towards my home.
Well, there's the second chapter ^-^. I really hoped you guys liked it. Reviews make me smile! So, if you could send me one, let me know what ya think. More to come soon! Til then PEACE XD
