Author's Note: Thanks so much for the reviews so far. This won't be a long fic, I don't think, probably just a few chapters. I have the whole thing pretty much worked out. I'm glad you guys like it so far! :)

Warning: Slash and language

Disclaimer: I don't own School of Rock or anything in relation to the movie. I don't own the song in the last chapter, which was The Perfect Fan by The Backstreet Boys.

"Freddy?"

I turned and smiled sadly, "Hey, Zack."

"I'm… I'm glad you're here. I've missed you."

I glanced down, "Yeah, yeah I've missed you too Zack. It hasn't been easy. And… and I'm sorry about… about your mom."

Zack nodded and wiped away a tear sliding down his cheek.

"Zack, I know this is hard, and I know you probably don't want me back in your life… but… I'm here if you need… If you need a friend."

Zack smiled a little and a few more tears leaked out of his eyes.

I silently held out my arms. Zack stepped forward and I enveloped him in my embrace. I stroked his hair and stood listening to his muffled sobs.

I moved to sit down in a pew in the empty church, tugging Zack to me and refusing to let go.

Zack clenched my shirt in his fist and cried on my shoulder while I just held him. There was nothing else to do except to just hold him and have him let it all out.

For an hour we sat there. For an hour Zack cried. For an hour I held onto to Zack, not wanting to ever have to let him go, not again. For an hour, I was where I want to be in life. Only for an hour.

Zack lifted his head from my shoulder and I stared into his bloodshot eyes, gazed at his tear-streaked face, I kissed his cheek lightly and I entwined my hand with his.

Zack ripped his hand from my grasp as if he had been burnt. "Freddy, we can't do this. It… it didn't work then and it won't work now. We can be friends, Freddy, just friends."

"Zack. This isn't fair. If you didn't want this… didn't want us, then why did you invite me here? Why did you come talk to me when everyone was gone? Why did you let me hold you? Why, Zack?"

I turned to walk away as a tear slipped from my eyes and Zack grasped my arm, tugging me back.

"Freddy, I love you okay? It's just, it can't work. It won't work."

"But, we can make it work! We, can, Zack."

"Don't you understand? I loved you, I still love you. It took so much, to just… to just let you go. And now, I can actually have you, but it won't fucking work. Summer will always be there, disgusted with us, with me, watching, disappointed in me for going back. My dad will never speak to me again. I have a life, Freddy. It's not a good life, far from it. But, without you in it, I have at least some respect. I need you in my life, Freddy, but I can't have you in it."

"God damn it Zack! This isn't fucking fair! If you love me, then we can do this. You and me, Zack. We could move away, start over, forget… forget Summer, forget your dad. We could make it work, Zack. I'm only happy when I'm with you. I never stopped loving you. I convinced myself that I did, but I didn't. I need you, Zack. And you need me. So what the fuck is stopping us from being together?"

Zack's face fell, his whole demeanor just… fell. I didn't want to make him cry, I didn't want to make today harder for him, I didn't mean to yell, I didn't. But, Zack's not being fair here. We love each other. What's so wrong about that?

"Freddy…." He stopped and shook his head, turned and walked away.

Out of my life.

I sank into the pew, and held my head in my hands, ground my fists against my eyes, blocking the tears. I stood up and punched the wall.

"God damn it!"

It wasn't supposed to be like this.

Author's Note: Well, there's chapter two, I hope you guys liked it!

Ah, well, last day of Spring Break today, so even though I know what I want to happen from here on out, it may take a while to get the next chapter out. Please, bear with me!

Thanks for reading and please review! :)