"It's just a flunky for the diversion squad," Harry dismissed, reaching down to grab her head and lightly move her out of their path. "Let's get going-"

With a snap, Harry's hand was flung away, and Julie's face, which moments before had been smiling cheerily, went bone beet red as she proceeded to attempt to lay into Harry.

"Hey! A flunky! I'll have you know that I'm, I'm a, I'm a very respected member of the team!" she tried to argue, while Harry casually held her back by planting his palm on her forehead. "Everyone thinks I do a great job! Even Hayley and the other members of Girls dead monster… ah…"

Like a switch had been thrown, she stopped struggling and stood there, eyes twinkling. "GirlDeMo… oohh, they're so amazing. I can't believe I get to work with them, I mean, they don't exactly know I exist yet, but they're just so cool! I know everything about them!"

"Oh no…" Harry moaned, sidling away from her as if she was diseased. "A fan girl…"

Mike's brow furrowed. "Girl's dead monster? GirlDeMo? Wait, isn't that the band-"

"No, what are you doing, don't provoke-"

"-that Hayley leads, the one that leads the diversions?" he asked

Emm cursed. "No! Now we'll never get her to-"

Julie stood bold upright, her eyes filling up with joy. "Hayley?" she uttered in response, in a tone of extreme reverence. "Like, oh my gosh, Hayley is Girl Demo's lead singer, and the rhythm guitarist. She writes all the songs, and all the lyrics, and she's a beautiful singer, and, and she's totally my hero."

"Later…" Harry muttered, shuffling off with determination. The others followed.

Mike turned to follow, but found his way obstructed. Julie had latched onto his coat, as she continued on her rant of adoration.

"And Jess, oo, while Hayley has the voice of an angel, Jess plays a wicked bass! I'd say she definitely has devilish skill, a solid wall of screaming sound, and then, and then… ooh, I know all their songs! Crow song definitely is my favorite, that's the one they played for operation tornado last week, but, but Alchemy, ooh, Alchemy is the one that really sets me alive! It's so beautiful! Like a thousand shards of the world fused into one glowing picture of-"

"Hey, hey, knock it off," Mike said, trying to disengage the girl from his coat. "Sheesh…" "But I'm not finished yet! I haven't gotten to-"

"Hey, weren't you doing a job? Shouldn't you be working to help this band, if they're so precious to you?"

He was released immediately.

"Oh, you're right, thank you," she rushed, eyes glowing.

He rubbed his neck. "No problem. Just… be careful."

"I will! I have to go set up the sound system! See ya later, alligator!" And without a second word, she flounced off.

Mike stood in the clearing, looking around. He hadn't seen where the guys had trekked off to, and he'd never been to this part of the school before, he was utterly lost. Maybe-"

He paused. He could hear something. Music, the thump of the bass, the rattle of the drum, and an echo of words, floating down from a staircase tucked in to his left. With hesitant steps, he ascended the stair.

With soft, small hands, Angel reached up, and peeled the notice off the wall. Her hazel eyes flicked as she read it.

"Aw, come on Prez, let it go!" a voice, Kyle of the student council, complained from beside her. "We love GirlDeMo, everybody does! Can't you just ignore it?"

"But it is the rules. I cannot bend the rules, simply because it is desired," she replied simply, still gazing at the gaudy notice.

Another student politician giggled, the obnoxious noise harsh in the bustling lobby, as students filed out of the gym. Angel turned to look at the girl.

The girl, Tiffany, she believed her name was, had flipped out her mirror, and was examining the reflection with dissatisfaction. "Eww… it's a rock band, right? Who really cares?"

There was immediately a cry, as the other student council members voiced their disagreement. "I love listening to them," Kyle spoke up again. "It makes school exiting. Come on, Prez, don't take this from us."

Angel finally spoke, so soft that none could hear. "Is that it? Am I really the villain?"

"Please, it wouldn't distract us from-" he broke off. He looked around, dazed. "What the… where'd she go? She vanished!"