I don't own Lost. Quick question: I f I were to do a slight crossover in this story with another TV show, what show should I use? Choices are: The Office or Heroes (All characters would be in kid-form). Green Day owns Good Riddance (Time of your Life).

Alex and Karl were currently in the arcade at the mall. Alex had used about fifty of Karl's quarters on a first person shooter.

"This would be so much better if there was a slingshot in it," Alex remarked. Karl nodded in agreement.

Juliet was looking at giant TV screens in Best Buy (Also at the mall). Ben was over in the CD section.

"Want to get some soft pretzels?" Juliet asked him.

"Sure," He replied.

Fifteen minutes later Juliet was eating pretzels like crazy, and Ben was sipping a frappachino. Juliet looked over at him and giggled.

"What?" He asked her.

"You've got…wait a moment," She bent over the food court table to lick the foam off his lips. "That's better," She told him.

Ben blushed.

Try-outs were officially over. Kate and Sawyer walked home, his arm around her, Kate marveling at how well Sawyer had done. Sawyer glanced over at Jack who was walking home with Tom. He restrained himself from sticking his tongue out, but it was difficult.

Charlie and Claire were at Charlie's house. Claire had recovered well from her "interesting" try-out. After peanut butter sandwiches and music courtesy of Charlie, she was much happier.

"Charlie," She said, "Will you sing? It would cheer me up a lot," Claire pouted after she said this.

"Alright," He said. He went to his closet and opened it. He pulled out his old acoustic guitar. He sat down and began to play. He sang.

Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road

Time grabs you by the wrists, directs you where to go

So make the best of this test, and don't ask why

It's not a question, but a lesson learned in time

It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right

I hope you had the time of your life

So take the photographs, and still frames in your mind

Hang it on a shelf of good health and good time

Tattoos of memories and dead skin on trial

For what it's worth, it was worth all the while

I hope you had the time of your life

Charlie put the guitar down.

"It was great Charlie! Why don't you play guitar more often? Why always bass?" Claire asked.

"If you like acoustic guitar, I guess I'll play it more."

Claire leaned over and kissed him on the cheek.

"The singing was cute too," She reassured him.

Monday rolled around after a weekend of suspense. In Mr. Arzt's homeroom, everyone was on edge to find out who made the teams. Well, almost everyone. Alex and Karl goofed around, Ben was reading and Juliet twirled her hair around her finger and watched Ben read.

After a day of school, during which Tom and Jack appeared to be becoming friends, Sawyer shoved a black-haired seventh grade boy who was staring at Kate, Danny shoved Sawyer for no reason, Colleen gossiped, and Ben didn't fare too well in P.E, Mr. Arzt finally gave an announcement about who made the teams in afternoon homeroom.

"Drama Club auditions will be held on Thursday in room 168," He said. Ben and Juliet took note of this. "And finally, this year's football and cheerleading rosters will be posted in the lobby after school."

The bell rang as soon as Mr. Arzt finished. Pretty much everyone stampeded out of the room, eager to see the rosters.

Mrs. Henderson had been smart, and had gotten the list of who made which team earlier, in fear that her seventh graders would be run over by the eighth graders in the chaos. If her students got run over by the heard of eighth graders, they wouldn't be able to take the next day's math quiz.

"Okay… on the cheerleading squad we have Sun, Penelope, and Nikki," Mrs. Henderson said. Sun smiled at Jin, who smiled back, suddenly wishing that he had tried out for the football team. Penelope giggled as Desmond congratulated her. Paulo congratulated Nikki, while hoping he had made the football team. Claire took the news well. Charlie squeezed her hand under the desks to comfort her.

"The boys who made the football team are Desmond and Sayid," Mrs. Henderson told the class. Penny hugged Desmond in excitement. Thankfully, the bell rang, which diverted everyone's attention.

Paulo kicked his locker as he gathered his belongings from it. Why didn't he make the football team?

The eighth graders crowded around the list. Sawyer and Kate both spotted their names, causing Kate to jump up and down excitedly. Sawyer gave her a kiss on the cheek.

"Jack," Tom said to get his attention. "We both made the team." He saw Jack staring at Kate and Sawyer. "Aw, you're still obsessing about her?"

"No," Jack said quickly in defense. Tom rolled his eyes.

Danny made the team, and Colleen doted over him. Goodwin saw his name, and high-fived Ethan who had come along with him. Locke was surprised to see that he had made the team.

Coming up in the next fun-packed chapter: Drama club, football practice, i-Pods and more! Paulo gets a punch in the stomach and Nikki breaks a nail every time the little purple button gets pushed.