To the other readers who have kept up with this story, the first 4 chapters were really nothing more than an introduction to the characters, and just a quick stepping stone to give the plot momentum. Sorry if you guys found it boring, but here you go. This is where the story really begins. And so I can make it clear, Serj is basically Sheik, but I've always found it kind of stupid to use both Sheik and Zelda in a fic, well, you could probably guess why. Enjoy, thanks guys

Geddy

Chapter 5

Zelda stared up at the ceiling from her bed, a bag of Hershey's Kisses as her side. She had been awake since four in the morning and had been tossing the chocolate into her mouth whenever her head began to hurt. School started today… Why did she dread it so much? She didn't understand that. Sure it was a little difficult to adapt, but it wouldn't take too long, would it?

"Get up!"

Zelda heard a loud rap on her door, whom was undoubtedly Serj. Zelda rolled her eyes and didn't move. It was seven now, and they had to leave in 45 minutes. She had less than no desire to move. Her door slid open and her brother poked her head in.

"Stop moping and get up," he encouraged.

"Easy for you to say," she shot back, her eyes not leaving the ceiling.

"Well, you might want to take a shower before we leave. Smelling nice is always a good first impression," Serj added before closing the door.

He was right, whether or not she'd let herself admit it. She grudgingly got out of bed and headed to the bathroom just down the hall.

"Damn you look horrible," she said to herself in the mirror.

With another roll of her eyes, she took of her pajama pants and shirt and stepped into the shower. Fiddling with the knobs, she slowly searched the water for the right temperature. As the water slid over her body, she felt as though the water was nothing more than needles on her skin. This was sure to be a most trying day.

She gathered up her backpack after she was dressed and finished with her hair and headed down the stairs. Serj was sitting on the couch fiddling with one of his guitars, obviously waiting for her. Upon noticing her, he leaned the instrument against the couch and stood up, backpack in hand.

He was neither eager nor nervous it seemed, just plain old Serj. Zelda on the other hand kept her head low to the ground. She wore a white tank top and jean skirt, with her long wavy hair still gliding elegantly behind her. The two teens jumped in the car and hurried off to the first day. Zelda sighed heavily as they pulled further away from the house.

The school was nice however; very well built and looked fairly new, though some parts looked a little worn down. Zelda guessed that the place was older, but was just built onto recently. Palm trees hung outside billowing in the breeze while the students walked under them in a happy swarm. Zelda began to feel like she was the only depressed person there as she exited the car.

She knew that Serj was immediately going to meet up with Link, no doubt was in her mind about that. In fact, it seemed as though that's all Serj did in his spare time was hang out with Link… It was good to see things were going well though. Following behind her brother with her bag slung over her shoulder, she looked around a bit to survey the area. It was nice…

"Hey Serj," greeted Link in the hall.

"Oh hey man. I was afraid for a minute I wouldn't be able to find you," Serj stated, giving Link a quick handshake.

"Hello Zelda," Link said politely as he attempted to be a gentleman.

Zelda gave him a wry smile. Again, Link took the hint and left her alone. It appeared that both Link and Serj had classes together first period, to Zelda's utter dismay. It was time, she realized… time for her to go on by herself.

"See you later sis," Serj parted as he followed Link down the hall.

Zelda watched him until his was out of sight as tons of students passed by her. Looking at her schedule, she realized that Algebra 2 was up first for her. Following the little map she had (and feeling like a stupid and dorky little tourist), she found her way to the math hall.

Nervously entering the classroom, she noticed not too many people had shown up yet, giving her the prime opportunity to grab a seat in the back real quick. Slumping into the seat in the far corner, she anxiously awaited what would come next. She wasn't worried about what to do in class; it was kind of obvious, right? Sit there and pretend like you're paying attention. Oh yeah, she knew the drill.

One by one, more and more students filed in the classroom with their cliques. Zelda knew she was the outcast, but as long as she went unnoticed for the moment she didn't care. The bell ran and the students hurried to be in their seats, though that obviously wasn't much of a problem for Zelda.

The teacher was pretty nice and welcoming, even though she had a bit of a homely look to her. Her name was Ms. Anju and had apparently been at the school for several years now. She was pretty and neat, but just looked worn down.

Zelda knocked out her next class and then the lunch bell rang. Most of the students didn't care about the crap food anyways, but were just thankful they had 45 minutes to blow with their friends. That was a bit of a problem in Zelda's case, having no friends. She was relieved to see Serj had the same lunch, but he was busy with Link, Mido, and Kafei.

She managed to find a table on the right side of the cafeteria that was vacant and took herself a seat. Serj and his buddies sat at a table the she presumed to be Link's "spot", since everyone else seemed to steer clear of the area. What was oh so great about this guy that he was so well liked? So he was a guitar player, big friggin deal! He was arrogant, rude, a smartass… good looking, outgoing, nice… a damn good guitar player.

Zelda slapped herself. The last thing she need was to be thinking that the assholes around school were the cool ones, otherwise she would end up like a valley girl with daddy's credit card at her disposal. Not being hungry, she opened up her math book and began to go over what Ms. Anju had assigned. She felt like a total nerd doing it, but she had nothing better to do.

"I have to say though guys, the fact that the warehouse we're in now doesn't have any A/C is a pain in the ass," Kafei stated.

"Yeah, it is. You got any better ideas though?" Mido acknowledged.

"Look guys, we're renting that place out for 150 a month. Do we really have room to complain? Just bring a few hundred fans and it'll be fine," Link argued.

"I suppose. How long have you been in that place?" Serj asked.

"Shit, I think we've had it for close to a year now. We used to set up in Kafei's garage, but this old dude came over bitching about it, so we had to shut that idea down," Link answered as his eye caught Zelda.

Though she had been a bitch towards him, he couldn't help but feel sorry for her. She looked like one of those loser kids that had no friends and wandered alone all the time. Not to mention, she was pretty cute too.

"What the hell," Link thought to himself as he stood up.

The other three guys were a little surprised at the fact that Link was going to go and talk to the new girl. Neither Mido nor Kafei had the slightest clue who this new girl was, and Serj thought it was both cool and insane what Link was doing. The three of them watched in good spirits; they could always use a good laugh.

"Hey," Link said as he stepped up in front of her on the opposite side of the table.

"Hi," Zelda replied halfheartedly.

"Do you mind?" Link asked as he gestured to the seat in front of him.

Zelda shook her head. Link furled his eyebrows a bit and sat down. He didn't really know what to say to her… she didn't really seem to want him around. He remembered back when he had to deal with it too. He wouldn't let that happen to Serj's sister if he could help it.

"What do you think if your teachers so far?" he asked, not knowing what else to talk about.

"Excuse me, what do you want?" Zelda inquired rudely.

"Well, you looked lonely and I…"

"Go away," she snarled.

Link gave a look of irritation and even a little anger on his face before standing up. Zelda's eyes had not left her book at all. He was surprised she even acknowledged his presence.

"Piece of advice: you may not want to bite the hand that feeds you," Link shot back as he walked off.

Zelda looked up and watched him walk away, glaring at him all the while. What the hell was that supposed to mean? She didn't need him, nor did she want to have anything to do with him.

"Dude, your sister is a fucking bitch," Link grunted as he sat back down with his buddies.

"Sorry man, I don't know what her problem is. I guess she's just not adapting well to the move," Serj excused.

"Yeah well, last time I checked being a piss ant to the people who try to be nice to you is a damn good way of starting off on the wrong foot," he snarled, poking at his food.

God, that bitch was aggravating. What did he do? What was her problem? He hadn't done anything to her, barely even talked to her for that fact. Whatever, not his problem if the school hates her. Despite his ill feelings towards the girl, it didn't change the fact that he still felt a little sorry for her.

The day passed by slowly for Zelda. Serj met up with her after school with Kafei at his side. Zelda didn't know Kafei or Mido, but if they were part of Link's bunch, she didn't care for them much.

"Hey, we're going to hit the warehouse here in a minute. Sorry, but you'll have to get your own ride home. We have to learn five new songs by Friday," he informed.

With that he turned around and left. She couldn't believe what she just heard. He's turned into one of them already! Now she felt abandoned by her own brother. It was shocking that he was so abrupt and acted like he didn't care. Sighing, she knew it would be a long walk home.