Hi it's me again I am really trying to update faster and school's out so now I can as long as I don't stay on the computer for long amounts of time. Thanks to my many reviewers I can use all the help I can get. So here's chapter 3. Also song titles will be underlined
Disclaimer: I do not own Jane Austen but I do own the plot and minor characters. Or anything you recognize
A week had gone by since Darcy's and Charles's first day at Meryton Middle and High school. After the incident by the band room Lizzie had decided that she hated Will Darcy with a passion. Though he was interesting to watch, he really didn't get how to join in and expected everyone to treat him like royalty. After just a few days he wanted to challenge Mike the 1st chair and section leader. Cause when someone new joins the band Mr. Hanes puts them on 3rd chair for a while until they can show if they can play better or not. Darcy didn't get that and Darcy didn't stop at 1st chair he wanted section leader to. Mr. Hanes broke it up and told Darcy that only he can change chairs and that Mike's been with the school for 4 years so he was section leader. Charles however made friends with everyone in the band fast. He can get along with everyone and that's weird even Sam who's part of the drum line and they can't even stand him. It's first year in the marching drum line even though the rest of the 9th grade drummers were brought up in 8th. He thinks he plays every thing right, never does any thing wrong and loses all of his music.
"He also lies all the time" Lizzie told Jane at lunch on Monday. "Even if I just say Sam play when the band plays not when the rest of the drum line does he lies and says I did. He didn't if he did I would have heard a cymbal crash." I don't like Mondays Lizzie thought as she ate her PB&J sandwich. "Also why does Darcy still sit with us"
"Cause he's friends with Charles and me. Also you seem to be the only one with a problem with him" Jane told me.
"I'm not the only one"
"You're the one that can't stand to be in his presence" Jane explained
"So I'm smart if you all can't see that his evil so be it." Lizzie re explained to Jane
"Never mind" Jane said as the boys came to our table. They all ate in silence except for Britney who was talking to Nick. Finally Alex said something.
"Ready for festival Lizzie" He asked her.
"Yeah I really like Free World March for an opening song but I have to work on Sea Cow where it goes really fast and changes times. I have to memorize it and watch Mr. Hanes the whole time." Lizzie responded.
"You guys have a festival here." Darcy asked with the normal scowl on his face.
"No don't be silly were just playing those songs for no good reason" Lizzie shot back in a voice just dripping with sarcasm.
"Elizabeth!" Jane scolded. Dear me Lizzie thought Jane used my whole first name I am in deep doo doo and she gave her sister a smile saying you can't do any thing to me.
"Don't mind Lizzie" and its back to Lizzie she thought "She says things without thinking all the time" Jane tried to explain to Darcy.
"I realized that" He said and Lizzie smirked. He had tapped her in the hallway last week and she had shouted watch it dumbo I'm walking here.
Just then the bell rang and they went to the band room where some of the boys were wresting. Mr. Hanes come in and class started,
"As you all know we have festival in 2 weeks. Now I have jury duty this month." He made a face "So you will be doing sections and practicing In Defense of Liberty. So that when I am here we can focus on festival." After that we started to get to work the band warmed up and Lizzie looked at Chuck as he lightly punched her in the shoulder.
"What" She asked
"Pass it back" He said and she saw Blake and Alex grinning. She grinned and knew what they would do so she passed it back. And Chuck punched Sam in the leg he winced and started grinning like that didn't hurt. Lizzie sighed Sam if you weren't so lazy and didn't laugh when they hit you they wouldn't do it so much. Sam decided to try to turn the attention away from him.
"Lizzie how come your not doing a spring sport everyone else in the drum line for high school is doing a sport."
Well I don't know Sam she thought because I want to take time to pass everything with an A and trying to memorize everything Apple Blossom. Cause I just know your not going to remember yours and I'm sure your failing almost every subject. "I can't hit" which is true she thought I can do everything in softball but I always misjudge where the ball is.
"You can do track" He shot back
"I don't like running I like walking" She shot right back
"You run in soccer"
"That's different it's not measured running like ok I have one more lap to go. In soccer you to run get a ball to win a game with other people. Plus I can't run by myself I have to have someone run with me."
"That's not a good reason for not doing a sport" He said
"Well how bout I just don't want to plus you didn't do a fall sport and everyone else did." Lizzie finished with a smile and got a high five from Blake.
"Alex didn't" Sam said going red
"He did weight lifting." She smirked
He huffed and turned away. By that time the rest of the band was done with a warm-up and tuning. So we started with Free World March which is a fun little song and it's fairly easy at least the drum part is. Then Mr. Hanes told us to get out Manatee Overture of aka Sea Cow. Course almost when ever we play that our Baritones Tyler and Chris start singing Barbara Manatee. Mike (So you know him, Blake and Tyler are the resident goofballs) started dancing as he went to put his trumpet so he could leave for CTE (I don't know what it stands for but you go to another school and learn about a certain career).
"Stop being gay Mike" Sam shouted. By this time it was Lizzie was sick of Sam for the day so wasn't even thinking when she said
"Well you would know wouldn't you Sam" That killed Blake he burst out laughing and so did Alex. I didn't think it was funny but I don't always speak my mind with the drum line Lizzie thought. She normally never was overly sarcastic around the drum line as every one else so it must have seemed funny to him.
"What did she say" Sam asked. This made them laugh again.
After that nothing much happened in band class except Blake making her play Defense. Cause their lazy and won't get a marching snare out so we only have the concert snare out. Lizzie walked over to where Jane was and started teasing her.
"Guess who I have next" She grinned at Jane
"I know you have Ms. Watson the best History teacher in the world, what are you doing in there today." Jane asked. Everyone knew that Ms. Watson was the best History teacher. She made her classes fun and interesting.
"We're about to start WW1 but Alex said that she wasn't there during his class and they watched Anastasia, but she's here now so I'm not sure."
"Well have fun" Jane said as the bell rang and she went to AP U.S. History with Charles and Darcy. Lizzie got her notebook at her locker and went to class.
"Hey Ms. Watson" she said as she walked in.
"Hey Lizzie what you reading" She said with a smile
"Wicked, my dad finally let me read it." Lizzie told her. Her dad read it and liked it but was skeptic about letting his baby girl read it she thought.
"Where did you get it I've wanted to read it." Ms. Watson asked her.
"Barnes and Noble" She told her teacher "If you want to borrow mine though you can I finished it 3rd period." Lizzie told her. She never minded people borrowing her stuff as long as she got it back and in good condition she didn't care. She also knew Ms. Watson would take care of it.
"Are you sure?" Her teacher asked.
"Yeah as long as I get it back by the end of the school year"
"Well thank you now go do your warm-up" She said. Lizzie groaned and went to her seat.
After the warm-up Ms. Watson got to the front and told them that they needed 15 realistic facts from the movie. She pushed play and we watched the movie. About halfway though the movie Mrs. White came in and asked for Ms. Watson.
"I couldn't see you, you blend in." Mrs. White said as Ms. Watson moved from the desk next to Stephan (the normal trouble maker during the movies) and went to talk to Mrs. White. "I used to blend in" Mrs. White said and the class laughed. The rest of class was uninterrupted until the last 5 minutes. Stephan had fallen asleep during the movie and Ms. Watson was tapping him with her water bottle. Every one turned to watch this cause lets face it we've seen Anastasia so many times. After every hit she would look at Vicky and West who told her if he woke up or not. Finally the bell woke him up, and every one left for 6th period. Lizzie went to Biology and Art. I don't know why people say that Mrs. Mac is mean she's always nice to me Lizzie thought but I can draw real well so…. Over all the day went off with out a hitch Lizzie thought, which means drum practice tonight is going to be fun.
I know not a lot of Lizzie and Darcy in this chapter. Just a bunch of normal high school stuff that I tried to make funny. Also I hope Things-One-and Two doesn't mind me taking the idea about Darcy wanting to be first chair and challenging the section leader. Also if any one is offended by the gay joke I'm sorry. That scenario happened in my band class so I put it in here. Also would every one like me to stop this story at the end of the parade which would be in the beginning of May or if you want me to go to the seniors graduation or just the end of the year period. Please review and let me know.