Solitary Man
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S through Z › School of Rock
Rating:
Adult +
Chapters:
7
Views:
4,142
Reviews:
2
Recommended:
0
Currently Reading:
0
Disclaimer:
I do not own School of Rock, nor any of the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.
Sweet Pandemonium
A/N: I have ideas and they will not leave me be tonight/this morning! Chapter 3 yo. Hopefully less weird than chapter 2.
Warnings: Just the same as last time. Shouta-con possible yet not absolute, definite slash and swearing.
Disclaimer: I own not HIM, their songs, School Of Rock ect ect ect. I am writing this for mah own amusement and not to make moneh.
Solitary Man
Zack was standing in the school hallway banging his head off his locker, he’d forgotten his Math homework and only gone an earned himself a detention for Monday night. To his surprise he felt tears leak out, it was only band practise…then again it was more than likely a build up of everything these past few days.
Freddy had been fine with him, he was just feeling a little lost and confused right now, fragile…and it felt like his math teacher was taking advantage of him. He was just about to leave for history class when someone tapped him on the shoulder, he spun around to see Freddy standing behind him holding some papers. He quickly rubbed at his eyes to rid himself of the tears.
“Spazzy McGee, what’s up?” Zack leaned back against his locker, Freddy was giving him a grin that kind of worried him, the blonde held out the papers.
“I heard about your detention…and thought maybe I could help since you really seemed excited about tonight.” Zack looked at the papers with wide eyes.
“Y-you…you did my math homework for me!?” Zack looked ready to hug Freddy into a coma, the blonde scratched his head and shrugged modestly. “Spazzy, you are the greatest friend, ever!”
“Hey hey, don’t go all soppy on me, just do me a favour and kick ass at band practise tonight for me.” Freddy turned and walked off smiling to himself.
“HEY! What do you mean ‘kick ass for you?’!?” Zack yelled after the blonde, but he was gone, looking down at the papers Zack felt his eyes widen. At the top in a messy scrawl was a name. Freddy Jones. Zack groaned, “Freddy you idiot…”
***
“Whaddaya mean he’s not coming!?”
Zack scratched the back of his head nervously and shrugged, he didn’t want Dewey to know what Freddy had done for some reason.
“He…isn’t feeling well. Must be going round you know?”
Dewey sighed and sat on the edge of the desk, the rest of the band, minus Freddy of course, waited for him to decide what to do patiently.
“Right, well…I can’t say I’m delighted about this, but the tour is in two weeks and we can’t afford to miss anymore practise. I took Zack’s new song and I’ve sorted it out into individual music sheets for you all. I’m going to practise with Zack.” Dewey hopped off the table and grabbed some sheets out of his bag.
“Where is Freddy really?” Katie hissed a whisper in Zack’s ear as she passed, he mouthed an ’I’ll tell you later’ her way and then turned to his guitar case. She shot a confused look at his back but took her music sheet from Dewey and moved away anyways.
Zack was making sure his guitar was fully functional (more out of sheer habit than him thinking there would be anything wrong with it) when Dewey appeared beside him.
“Ok Zack Attack, let’s hear how you sing this song of yours, make sure I have it right yeah?”
Zack flushed but nodded, he was always embarrassed about singing no matter how many times Dewey made him. He launched into the song, singing it softly and sadly, but with a distinct rock undertone. Dewey nodded as he sung, taking it all in, then grinning madly when he launched into the chorus for the first time, singing it louder and more upbeat.
“Hows that?” Zack asked when he cut off, Dewey nodded his approval some more before picking up his guitar, motioning for Zack to do the same.
“That’s great, but the power stance I taught you isn’t gonna fit with this song, so I’m gonna show you a new one. Kay?”
“Sure.” Zack agreed. He watched carefully as Dewey showed him the stance, then looking at his feet and hands he copied the stance himself.
“Hmmm, your feet are right but here,” Dewey skipped round behind Zack and took his hands off the guitar, Zack blinked as his hands were forcibly moved into a different position, he could feel himself blushing furiously at the vocalist’s close proximity and the touch, “there! Much better, how does that feel? It may be uncomfortable at first…cause you’re smaller…but you’ll get used to it if you keep practising.”
“O-ok, sure. It’s ok actually,” Zack turned away from Dewey, pretending to be looking for something in his pile of notes and music, “uncomfortable…you said it.” He grumbled under his breath. ‘What was that!?’ His mind shouted, he tried not to panic, he didn’t want Dewey to notice anything unusual so he just turned back and held out the lyrics.
“I thought you were gonna say you had lost em!” Dewey took the paper and studied it,
Zack forced a grin and got into the new stance, making sure that for his own sake, he had his hands in the right place.
***
After practise Zack had been calm, in the car he had remained calm, in the house he lost it. He barrelled up the stairs panting, shoved into his room and stood there bent double and hands on his knees. When he caught his breath he stood in front of the mirror and studied himself, he looked shell shocked. Pale and scared out of his mind. Pretty much how he’d imagined he’d look.
“What the hell was that!?” He turned away from the mirror and let himself fall into his chair, “I mean…what…it was so weird…” He was staring at the wall now, when an idea came to him, he logged onto his IM and entered an e-mail he’d recently acquired. Just in case. He quickly set himself to ‘away’ seeing Freddy was online and began to type:
ZackAttackGuitarist80 says: Hi
For a moment Zack was scared he wasn’t going to get a reply. But he did a minute later.
FabulousSexyAndStylish11 says: Hi Zack! How are you?
Zack pondered what to say, ‘today Dewey touched my hand and I freaked out?’ No. Just no. He was going to have to be subtle.
ZackAttackGuitarist80 says: Not good actually. I need some advice. Today a guy I have never really thought much about in that way touched me (like, my hand) and I felt really weird. What is goin on?
FabulousSexyAndStylish11 says: Really weird? Define really weird Zack, or I’m not going to be able to tell you much :eye roll:
Zack blushed, ‘oh come on, it’s Billy…and it’s an IM conversation for crying out loud…’, breathing in deeply he began to type again.
ZackAttackGuitarist80 says: Well when he was talkin to me I was fine, then he touched my hand by accident and I felt really…like hot. I blushed like crazy and I felt really uncomfortable…but in a good way if that makes sense. Then I couldn’t look at him for the rest of the night.
Zack re-read his message, it didn’t give anything away and it pretty much described how he had felt. Good. He’d added the ‘by accident’ for good measure in case Billy asked about it.
FabulousSexyAndStylish11 says: Awww how cuuuute Zacky has a crush!
Alarm bells went off in Zack’s head, loudly. He typed back franticly.
ZackAttackGuitarist80 says: WHAT!? A crush!? I can’t have. No way, not on this guy.
FabulousSexyAndStylish11 says: Well sounds that way to me, and I know crushes on guys. Why not anyways?
ZackAttackGuitarist80 says: Just trust me on this one. I can’t have ok…I can’t have. Well I’m off to get food. Night and thanks anyways Billy, you’re a buddy.
FabulousSexyAndStylish11 says: :eye roll: whatever Mr.Crush, but yeah, no problem. Anytime. See you! Xxx
Zack signed off and spun round in his chair, this called for serious thinking, he pulled out his iPod and put the headphones in. Lying on his bed he turned on some Sabbath and started a staring match with his ceiling.
“I don’t have a crush on Dewey. I don’t. I can’t have. Besides…it was only just now that it happened. Once…that’s all. Maybe it’s because I just found out I’m bi…that I’m reacting to a guy touching me and being so close. Yeah…that must be it.”
Zack got up and turned his iPod off, “I’ll test it next Monday somehow. It will have been a little while since I found out and I’ll be used to guys being round me.”
***
Later that night Zack signed on his e-mail account, a new message beeped up, it was from Freddy demanding to know how the practise went. Zack stood up and fetched the phone, dialling Freddy’s number he felt very odd about the situation at band practise. It felt like he was betraying Freddy in some way.
“Hi” a voice sounded on the other end of the phone, Zack relaxed, Freddy meant normality.
“Yo dude, I just thought I’d call and tell you band practise kicked ass today. Me and Dewey got my new song down pretty well!” Zack tried to ignore the blush that crossed his face at the mention of Dewey.
“Awww I’m gonna be behind” Zack flushed even darker and grit his teeth, nice choice of words by Freddy right there.
“Don’t worry, I’ll give you your music tomorrow kay?”
“Awesome!” Freddy’s voice rang down the phone, it was then that Zack realised he didn’t have Freddy’s music.
“Shit, I forgot I don’t have it…um…Dewey does. Look, I’ll get it tomorrow lunch time. I’ll pack a lunch, I should be able to get to his apartment and back in less than an hour no?”
“Yeah, it’s not that far. Look thanks dude, thanks so much! I really don’t wanna be behind. I’ll speak to you tomorrow, my mom’s getting pissy about me being on the phone-” a light smack and an ‘ow woman!’ were heard on the other end of the phone, Zack smothered a laugh.
“Ok Spazzy, see ya tomorrow!” Zack hung up and put the phone back, he then sighed, why had he said he’d go to Dewey’s tomorrow?! Well, he’d said he would now, and Freddy was counting on him. The guy had got detention for him after all.
He was just gonna have to suck it up and get over it.
***
A/N: OooOoOoOo Zack is in a bind! He’s so confused bless him. What will happen at Dewey’s? Nothing more than likely…unless I am evil >=3
Yep, still vying between the ZackFreddy and the DeweyZack. Don’t know what one will come, you will just have to wait and see. The ’moment’ in this chapter doesn’t mean I’m going for that pairing…but I may!
Warnings: Just the same as last time. Shouta-con possible yet not absolute, definite slash and swearing.
Disclaimer: I own not HIM, their songs, School Of Rock ect ect ect. I am writing this for mah own amusement and not to make moneh.
Solitary Man
Zack was standing in the school hallway banging his head off his locker, he’d forgotten his Math homework and only gone an earned himself a detention for Monday night. To his surprise he felt tears leak out, it was only band practise…then again it was more than likely a build up of everything these past few days.
Freddy had been fine with him, he was just feeling a little lost and confused right now, fragile…and it felt like his math teacher was taking advantage of him. He was just about to leave for history class when someone tapped him on the shoulder, he spun around to see Freddy standing behind him holding some papers. He quickly rubbed at his eyes to rid himself of the tears.
“Spazzy McGee, what’s up?” Zack leaned back against his locker, Freddy was giving him a grin that kind of worried him, the blonde held out the papers.
“I heard about your detention…and thought maybe I could help since you really seemed excited about tonight.” Zack looked at the papers with wide eyes.
“Y-you…you did my math homework for me!?” Zack looked ready to hug Freddy into a coma, the blonde scratched his head and shrugged modestly. “Spazzy, you are the greatest friend, ever!”
“Hey hey, don’t go all soppy on me, just do me a favour and kick ass at band practise tonight for me.” Freddy turned and walked off smiling to himself.
“HEY! What do you mean ‘kick ass for you?’!?” Zack yelled after the blonde, but he was gone, looking down at the papers Zack felt his eyes widen. At the top in a messy scrawl was a name. Freddy Jones. Zack groaned, “Freddy you idiot…”
***
“Whaddaya mean he’s not coming!?”
Zack scratched the back of his head nervously and shrugged, he didn’t want Dewey to know what Freddy had done for some reason.
“He…isn’t feeling well. Must be going round you know?”
Dewey sighed and sat on the edge of the desk, the rest of the band, minus Freddy of course, waited for him to decide what to do patiently.
“Right, well…I can’t say I’m delighted about this, but the tour is in two weeks and we can’t afford to miss anymore practise. I took Zack’s new song and I’ve sorted it out into individual music sheets for you all. I’m going to practise with Zack.” Dewey hopped off the table and grabbed some sheets out of his bag.
“Where is Freddy really?” Katie hissed a whisper in Zack’s ear as she passed, he mouthed an ’I’ll tell you later’ her way and then turned to his guitar case. She shot a confused look at his back but took her music sheet from Dewey and moved away anyways.
Zack was making sure his guitar was fully functional (more out of sheer habit than him thinking there would be anything wrong with it) when Dewey appeared beside him.
“Ok Zack Attack, let’s hear how you sing this song of yours, make sure I have it right yeah?”
Zack flushed but nodded, he was always embarrassed about singing no matter how many times Dewey made him. He launched into the song, singing it softly and sadly, but with a distinct rock undertone. Dewey nodded as he sung, taking it all in, then grinning madly when he launched into the chorus for the first time, singing it louder and more upbeat.
“Hows that?” Zack asked when he cut off, Dewey nodded his approval some more before picking up his guitar, motioning for Zack to do the same.
“That’s great, but the power stance I taught you isn’t gonna fit with this song, so I’m gonna show you a new one. Kay?”
“Sure.” Zack agreed. He watched carefully as Dewey showed him the stance, then looking at his feet and hands he copied the stance himself.
“Hmmm, your feet are right but here,” Dewey skipped round behind Zack and took his hands off the guitar, Zack blinked as his hands were forcibly moved into a different position, he could feel himself blushing furiously at the vocalist’s close proximity and the touch, “there! Much better, how does that feel? It may be uncomfortable at first…cause you’re smaller…but you’ll get used to it if you keep practising.”
“O-ok, sure. It’s ok actually,” Zack turned away from Dewey, pretending to be looking for something in his pile of notes and music, “uncomfortable…you said it.” He grumbled under his breath. ‘What was that!?’ His mind shouted, he tried not to panic, he didn’t want Dewey to notice anything unusual so he just turned back and held out the lyrics.
“I thought you were gonna say you had lost em!” Dewey took the paper and studied it,
Zack forced a grin and got into the new stance, making sure that for his own sake, he had his hands in the right place.
***
After practise Zack had been calm, in the car he had remained calm, in the house he lost it. He barrelled up the stairs panting, shoved into his room and stood there bent double and hands on his knees. When he caught his breath he stood in front of the mirror and studied himself, he looked shell shocked. Pale and scared out of his mind. Pretty much how he’d imagined he’d look.
“What the hell was that!?” He turned away from the mirror and let himself fall into his chair, “I mean…what…it was so weird…” He was staring at the wall now, when an idea came to him, he logged onto his IM and entered an e-mail he’d recently acquired. Just in case. He quickly set himself to ‘away’ seeing Freddy was online and began to type:
ZackAttackGuitarist80 says: Hi
For a moment Zack was scared he wasn’t going to get a reply. But he did a minute later.
FabulousSexyAndStylish11 says: Hi Zack! How are you?
Zack pondered what to say, ‘today Dewey touched my hand and I freaked out?’ No. Just no. He was going to have to be subtle.
ZackAttackGuitarist80 says: Not good actually. I need some advice. Today a guy I have never really thought much about in that way touched me (like, my hand) and I felt really weird. What is goin on?
FabulousSexyAndStylish11 says: Really weird? Define really weird Zack, or I’m not going to be able to tell you much :eye roll:
Zack blushed, ‘oh come on, it’s Billy…and it’s an IM conversation for crying out loud…’, breathing in deeply he began to type again.
ZackAttackGuitarist80 says: Well when he was talkin to me I was fine, then he touched my hand by accident and I felt really…like hot. I blushed like crazy and I felt really uncomfortable…but in a good way if that makes sense. Then I couldn’t look at him for the rest of the night.
Zack re-read his message, it didn’t give anything away and it pretty much described how he had felt. Good. He’d added the ‘by accident’ for good measure in case Billy asked about it.
FabulousSexyAndStylish11 says: Awww how cuuuute Zacky has a crush!
Alarm bells went off in Zack’s head, loudly. He typed back franticly.
ZackAttackGuitarist80 says: WHAT!? A crush!? I can’t have. No way, not on this guy.
FabulousSexyAndStylish11 says: Well sounds that way to me, and I know crushes on guys. Why not anyways?
ZackAttackGuitarist80 says: Just trust me on this one. I can’t have ok…I can’t have. Well I’m off to get food. Night and thanks anyways Billy, you’re a buddy.
FabulousSexyAndStylish11 says: :eye roll: whatever Mr.Crush, but yeah, no problem. Anytime. See you! Xxx
Zack signed off and spun round in his chair, this called for serious thinking, he pulled out his iPod and put the headphones in. Lying on his bed he turned on some Sabbath and started a staring match with his ceiling.
“I don’t have a crush on Dewey. I don’t. I can’t have. Besides…it was only just now that it happened. Once…that’s all. Maybe it’s because I just found out I’m bi…that I’m reacting to a guy touching me and being so close. Yeah…that must be it.”
Zack got up and turned his iPod off, “I’ll test it next Monday somehow. It will have been a little while since I found out and I’ll be used to guys being round me.”
***
Later that night Zack signed on his e-mail account, a new message beeped up, it was from Freddy demanding to know how the practise went. Zack stood up and fetched the phone, dialling Freddy’s number he felt very odd about the situation at band practise. It felt like he was betraying Freddy in some way.
“Hi” a voice sounded on the other end of the phone, Zack relaxed, Freddy meant normality.
“Yo dude, I just thought I’d call and tell you band practise kicked ass today. Me and Dewey got my new song down pretty well!” Zack tried to ignore the blush that crossed his face at the mention of Dewey.
“Awww I’m gonna be behind” Zack flushed even darker and grit his teeth, nice choice of words by Freddy right there.
“Don’t worry, I’ll give you your music tomorrow kay?”
“Awesome!” Freddy’s voice rang down the phone, it was then that Zack realised he didn’t have Freddy’s music.
“Shit, I forgot I don’t have it…um…Dewey does. Look, I’ll get it tomorrow lunch time. I’ll pack a lunch, I should be able to get to his apartment and back in less than an hour no?”
“Yeah, it’s not that far. Look thanks dude, thanks so much! I really don’t wanna be behind. I’ll speak to you tomorrow, my mom’s getting pissy about me being on the phone-” a light smack and an ‘ow woman!’ were heard on the other end of the phone, Zack smothered a laugh.
“Ok Spazzy, see ya tomorrow!” Zack hung up and put the phone back, he then sighed, why had he said he’d go to Dewey’s tomorrow?! Well, he’d said he would now, and Freddy was counting on him. The guy had got detention for him after all.
He was just gonna have to suck it up and get over it.
***
A/N: OooOoOoOo Zack is in a bind! He’s so confused bless him. What will happen at Dewey’s? Nothing more than likely…unless I am evil >=3
Yep, still vying between the ZackFreddy and the DeweyZack. Don’t know what one will come, you will just have to wait and see. The ’moment’ in this chapter doesn’t mean I’m going for that pairing…but I may!