I have a new year's resolution, I will try to update more. I go to small school and am forced to take on more roles than most kids so here's chapter 12.

Disclaimer: I own nothing

The bus pulled into the nearest McDonalds, and Mr. Hanes got on the bus microphone to tell everyone that they were here.

"Now you all know the rules parents first, than senior, juniors, etc.." He got off and walked over to the other bus. Lizzie turned to her sister, Jane started before her sister could talk.

"I know one hash brown, a fruit and walnut salad, and a medium coke." Jane said flatly. Lizzie put a hand over her chest.

"You know me so well. Now sneak out behind Charles and get out with the seniors."

"I'm not going to ask Charles to hide me." Jane scolded.

"I don't mind." Replied Charles from behind them.

"There you go Jane; the spy said its fine with him." Lizzie turned to smile at Charles and burst out laughing. "Is he asleep." She was pointing to Will who had his face pressed against the window.

"You should probably wake him up Charles." Jane told him.

"Or," Lizzie cut in, "We leave him here and wait to see how mad he gets."

"I like that idea." Charles told her, and he pulled Jane out with the seniors. Lizzie followed soon after and claimed a big booth. About 5 minutes later Jane and Charles came back and the three of them ate only interrupted by Will when he finally woke up and came in with a red print on his face.

20 minutes later, Mr. Hanes had gotten everyone back onto the bus and they drove to the University. They parked in front of the playground, and Mr. Hanes told them that in about an hour they would get ready to play.

"You spend an hour at a park?" William asked.

"Yup." Lizzie replied and took off running to get a swing.

"You see Will, you never know a person until you see them at a playground." Jane told him putting her hand on his shoulder. "Lizzie for example, will act like a child whenever given the opportunity."

"That was very wise Jane."

"Thank you William." She replied.

"You welcome and Charles is just like Lizzie in the kid perspective." He pointed to where Charles had followed Lizzie to the swings.

"I suppose we should follow them." Jane said and started walking over to them.

The hour passed with much fun for everyone. Lizzie discovered a bike trail and they hiked on that and Charles almost got them lost. Then Lizzie and Jane went to go play soccer with a couple friends. That went well till Lizzie who was playing goalie, got to into the game slid on the mud and rammed right into Alex (who plays quads) getting mud all up her side. Jane dragged her over to Mr. Hanes who laughed and pointed Jane to the bathrooms where she hosed her sister off.

It was time to go, and everyone had gotten into their uniforms. They finally unloaded everything, and the band was warming up.

(AN: I'm not sure what songs I said they would be playing so just go along with it. Also incase some of you don't know or I didn't mention it. The only members of the drum line in symphonic band are the highschoolers, Blake, Lizzie, Alex, Chuck and Sam. That's all)

"Nervous?" Blake asked them as they started to set up their equipment while the band warmed up.

"I don't get nervous till I'm on stage." Lizzie told him. "Plus we have already done festival it's the same songs."

"Uh course miss perfect doesn't get nervous." Lizzie shot Chuck a glare. "Just kidding Liz."

"You don't get nervous either." She told him.

"True that."

They were called out to set up the stage, and now Lizzie was starting to get nervous. Festival was one thing, they had festival in middle school and there you competed against schools you knew. Here they were up against schools from different states. It was just a little bit disconcerting.

"This way." The college student lead them to the back of the stage, they could still hear the other school performing. Man I hate butterflys Lizzie thought. Please don't let me mess up. Because I don't care what anyone else says if a drummer messes up at the wrong time everyone knows.

Lizzie didn't have long to broad as Mr. Hanes brought the rest of the band out and they walked onto the stage. Lizzie found Marilyn, and the rest of the drummers in the seats clapping and cheering. That made her feel a little better, and then she saw Jane sitting in the front row and felt even better.

Concentrate Lizzie as Mr. Hanes got up onto the podium to start the opening song Free World March. I know this. This is the easy song.

The concert had started and Lizzie concentrated completely on the music. Free World March was done and they moved onto a song called Young Wizards. Lizzie got behind the timpani's and played her song the best she could. Than they switched to Manatee Overture, and Lizzie was back on snare. This was the tricky song because it switched from 2/4 to 2/2 and she had to double stick. Oh crap, Mr. Hanes please don't make us play any faster. It seemed like the sticks in her hands weren't doing any thing right. Thank fully for Lizzie the song was over soon, and they left the stage.

Lizzie walked out side and unbuttoned and unzipped her band jacket and sat on the railing of the ramp with the rest of the band. Jane came and sat next to her.

"Hi, sweetie how do you think we did?" She asked. Lizzie gave her sister a look.

"I honestly don't remember anything at all about the performance."

"Yeah that happened to me during my first Apple Blossom, it passes." Jane patted her sister's arm. "It passes don't worry."

"I can't wait to get to the hotel." Jane just laughed.

Yeah, another chapter. I will try to update more, I've been trying to start chapters at school but our school uses a different word processor than I have at home so if I start it at school I can't take it home to finish it sorry.