EXTRAORDINARY WAY

CHAPTER 9

Zack gave me a brief explanation on how the school of rock started out. I was shocked when I learned what Dewey did, it's crazy. He pretended to be a sub teacher in Horace Green and thought the kids about Rock n' Roll. He got caught of course, I couldn't imagine how big of a crisis that is. But the band still wanted to play the show that Dewey trained them for. It's their love for rock n' roll that gave them the courage to break the rules, much to Dewey's content. In the end the principal and most of the parents agreed to have an after school program so their music wouldn't be a problem at School. And the rest was history.

"So you've been playing the electric guitar since then?" I asked Zack as we crossed the street towards Starbucks.

"Yeah, for almost three years now. It's become more than just a hobby." He said with a smile feeling proud at the moment. And he should be.

"I know." I nodded as we enter the café. "I've seen you play remember? You're really great with the guitar." I honestly told him.

"Thanks." He chirped before doing a hair flip as I ordered on the counter.

"Do you want anything?" I asked him politely and he shook his head. I waited as the guy on the counter asked my name and prepare the drinks. I thought the guy was being weird because he kept on making small talks. I just kept on nodding until finally it's over. I turn happily towards Zack and pulled him out the door. He barked a laugh when he saw my expression.

"Wow, you suck at flirting." He told me, I rolled my eyes at him.

"Maybe I didn't want to flirt back." I retorted at him. "Have you ever thought of that?"

"Well maybe, you should've just told him off instead of nodding there and making things more awkward." Amusement clear on his face he took the coffee cups in my hand.

"Maybe, but I didn't know how at the moment." I honestly said. I'm not very good with stuff like that, and plus that guy's like two years older than I am.

"It's easy. Just say 'Dude, step off'." He shrugged. "That usually ends the conversation."

"Yeah, in a rude way." I pointed out and he looked at e and snorted.

"Oh I'm sorry, I forgot you are SO kind." He teased and two of us laughed. Dewey's apartment was already in sight, he's window were all open at the moment but no one can be seen from here. I notice a convenient store up ahead and I told Zack to wait for a sec as I run inside, took a kiddie size juice pack and paid for it. The bell or the door jingled as I went out, Zack was leaning on the post.

"What'd you buy?" he asked curiously. And I held up my hand to show him a mini juice box, flavour: Grapes. He chuckled in response and shook his head. "Mcgee's gonna like that." He said as we started walking again.

"He thinks I'm a pushover." I stated and Zack shrugged.

"Well aren't you?" he seriously asked and I bumped my shoulder at his, making him laugh. "Kidding!"

"I was the one who ask to work for Summer, no one forced me." I reminded him.

"I know, I don't understand why but I know." He said. "Mcgee's not gonna care though if you explain it to him." He told me chuckling as we enter the building.

"Why do you call him that?" Finally getting the courage to ask. Is it a Middle name or something?

"McGee? Isn't it obvious? Spazzy McGee was the name Dewey gave him when he first learned how to drum." Suddenly it clicked, it was Freddie's nickname. I never heard Dewey called him that in the last three days that I was here. Maybe it got phased out like the rest, which made me curious about the other members nick names. "He was a spastic attention seeker before." He concluded.

"Still is." Zack laughed at that. "What about the others?"

"Well, Dewey called Katie: Posh Spice, maybe because of her hair at the time." He started as we climb up the stairs. "Lawrence was nicknamed 'Mr. Cool'. Tomika was first called 'Turkey sub' because she gave him a turkey sub sandwich when he first arrived in Horrace Green, but it was changed later when he found out about her voice."

"Into what?" I asked, intrigued.

"Song bird." He nodded. "Then Marta was called 'Blondie'" I laughed, because that's what I first called her too. "Summer was 'Tinkerbell' and Alicia was called 'Brace Face'" I turn to face him.

"You call her that?" I reacted.

"Well no, you've met Alicia." He grinned. "Only Dewey has the guts to call her that." I exhaled.

"Yeah, cause she'll kick your ass for sure." We both laughed at that.

"Billy was 'fancy Pants' and Marco was 'carrot top'." Finally reaching the fourth floor we walked towards Dewey's door. "Frankie was 'tough guy' and Leonard was 'short stop'"

"And what does Dewey call you?" I ask as I grabbed the door knob and open the door.

"Zack." He blurted out. I pulled the door back and stared at him.

"I don't believe it." I said blankly. Zack pushed the door open, smirking as he entered. I saw the guys still doing nothing and Summer trying to persuade them to practice. Katie was telling her to chill and that they had the performances memorized. Eleni and Marta was nowhere in the room. Frankie and Alicia was battling it all out in Soul Callibur. And Freddy was now sitting on the couch with his head phones on, probably the only one who noticed us coming in. I closed the door behind me before I took the coffees from Zack.

"You have got to have some kind of name from Dewey too." I told him and he chuckled before saying 'Zack-attack'.

"Zack-attack? I don't get it." I said with a smile and he just shrugged.

"That's Dewey for you." he said before backing away.

I went to the table to place Summer's latte and gave Tomika her frappe before grabbing my bag, plopping on the couch next to Freddy and opening my Laptop. I seriously needed to start on my power point presentation about the Spanish inquisition for World Cultures this Wednesday. But before I forgot, I grabbed the juice box from my jacket's pocket and tossed it lightly on Freddy's stomach. He pulled his head phones off and grabbed the juice before giving me a pleased look.

"Gee, thanks Keyboards." He said with a grin and I couldn't help grinning as well.

"Don't mention it." I looked away as he ripped the straw from the box, looking like an eight year old all the sudden. "Spazzy." I muttered to myself as my smile got bigger. I felt his stare on me but I just continued typing on my computer. I wasn't called keyboards for nothing.

Aww... now I'm having second thoughts... Zack is such a sweetie. but like I said the story will progress and who knows maybe Freddy is capable of being sweet as well.

Kate =)

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