With The band

Edited, November 10th, 2006

S: when Sadie joins her crushes band she feels like it’s the best thing that ever happened to her. That is until her crush falls for her sister.

a/n: i do not own the song by Magneta Lane The Constant Lover.

Chapter one:

You kill me with your smile

But I’ll kiss you with my . . .style?

‘Uggh! Those lyrics are so stupid!’ I thought bitterly. ‘How the hell am I supposed to become a mega famous rock star if I can’t even write good lyrics?’

crumpling the paper, I threw it at a random corner in my bedroom. My eyes wandered my room searching for some kind of inspiration. my eyes floated to a photo that I got my friend to take of Art. I know, I know Art is a ridiculous name. But that’s his name (well actually it’s Artemis) his parents are totally into the whole freedom of the mind thing.

I thought about some lyrics for a second then grabbed my guitar strumming G A and D. Simple chords I know, but as I thought about it, maybe I could make it work.

Ferociously my bedroom door swung open; my sister Alexia walked in stinking of Curious by Britney Spears. “Why do you even bother?” she asked going into the closet and reaching for her baby pink I love me shirt.

“Why can’t you just leave me alone?” I asked deadpan and irritated. Alexia stared at me while she was brushing her bleached blonde hair.

“My god, why are you like, so into dark hell, and shit? Leave me alone, I hate my life Blah blah blah!” Alexia mocked.

I put my guitar down then suddenly stood in front of her. We were the exact same height, everything matching from our eye level to the height of our shoulders. It was so odd because despite the fact that we were twins all our features were different, that and I weighed a good fifteen pounds more.

“If I had to choose between being you and to continue devoting my life to the dark lord below, I’d choose hell over you any day.” It wasn’t kind, and it wasn’t exactly true. It was mostly to scare her; I don’t devote my life to the Dark Lord Below, it’s too much effort.

Alexia stared at me with fear in her eyes, “You are like, so weird.” she started running away or rather scurrying out of the room.

I grabbed my guitar and strummed G A and D over and over laughing to myself at what I had done to Alexia.

I’ll bring you down a notch

Throw you down a lot

Haven’t loved you much

Loved each time we fought

Sister, sister

I’ll kill you with my smile

‘Hmm?’ I thought, ‘Perfect.’

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I hate school. I hate how everybody sees me at school. I hate school. Wait-didn’t I say that already?

There was one reason and one reason only that I went to school: Art Forester. Unfortunately, he didn’t even know I exhaled, never mind that I loved him with all my heart. I went to every single one of his bands concerts, bought all the EP’s and memorized every lyric.

I was stting at a picnic table outside in the sun by myself waiting for lunch hour to end. I heard a familiar riff being played only yards away from me. Instinctively, I followed the music to see No Catch Art’s band playing.

I listened whole heartedly and watched Art playing guitar with his sister Olive on lead vocals. After they finished playing a song I hadn’t heard, Olive said she had an announcement.

“Hey Everybody! We’re holding auditions for a new lead singer of No Catch today right after school and tomorrow after school at my house!” The band quickly grabbed their instruments and ran away throwing flyers. I thought it was adorable how the drummer only had one cymbal and a kettle drum.

The thought floated to my head as Art was running away from the principal with his amp and his guitar, I should try out for the band. It can’t be that hard, I can sing and play guitar. I would be close to Art and I would be able to get further in my musical career.

“I’ll do it!” I said.

A few people stared at me. “Weirdo.” Somebody said to me.

I blushed a deep red and went back to my picnic table to watch everybody doing their thing. When the bell rang signaling that class was to start, I groaned inwardly, grabing my bags and went to class.

I sat down in a seat at the back of the class so nobody would see me or say anything.

“Um could you like move?” I looked up and saw one of my sister’s friends impatiently waiting for me to move. I reluctantly moved to another desk.

“Dude, you’re sitting in my seat.” unenthusiastically I got up from the seat and sat front and centre where nobody ever sat.

When class ended I went to Alexia and my car to drive home. We both got our licenses at the same time. The rule was she drove to school I drove home.

By the time I got to the car Alexia and her friends were all in taking up every seat.

“Lexi, you get your ass out of that seat, I drive.”

“I think not.” Alexia said dangling the keys in front of me like bait. “We’re on our way to a maroon 5 concert. No loser’s allowed. Ta tah!” when she said loser she made her finger and thumb make the shape of an ‘L’ on her forehead.

I rolled my eyes, “fuck you.” And started walking home thinking of a song I would sing. I decided to sing something by Magneta Lane my favourite girl band.

By the time I got to Art’s house there were about twenty people in line outside of his garage waiting to get inside and try out. Olive came out and saw me, “hey you’re Sadie, right?” she asked.

“Yeah.” I smiled wondering how she knew my name.

“I’ve seen you perform before, come on in and watch the auditions.” Olive waved for me to go inside ahead of everybody else. I went inside with her to see some girl I didn’t know trying out. Olive gave her the thumbs down, “Hey Art, y’know that girl I told you about two years ago. Y’know the one at that karaoke place well she came to try out. Listen to her.” Olive placed me in front of the band.

“This is by the band Magneta Lane, its called Constant Lover.”

‘Heard about this girl before

What happened to her I’m not sure

She could never find real love

She’s just a constant lover

And when you find the time

When he’s just living off of someone else

City lights my dear—‘

“Stop!” Olive said, “You’re perfect I want you in the band.”

“Shouldn’t we audition others?” Art’s friend Jordan said.

“No, she’ll do for now.” Art said.

Despite the usual hell I go through I think this was the best day of my life.