At lunch the next day I was walking with Ray and his friends when they started harassing some blonde girl.
"Thanks, my favorite," Jules says, taking the turbo blast out of the girl's hand.
"So hey, you're the lead singer of the new band, right?" Ray asks the girl.
"Quit it Ray, just leave her alone," I say annoyed.
"Shut up."
I roll my eyes and cross my arms. Sometimes being his twin sucked.
"What's going on?" Mo walks up to us with a ginger and Charlie Delgado.
"Just making small talk," Jules replies.
"Ray, come on bro. Just leave her alone," the ginger reiterates what I had said earlier.
"And are you gonna make me?"
The boy looks down shyly.
"So if you're not gonna make me, then who's going to make me?"
"Me. That's who," Charlie finally pipes up.
Ray grabs his arms and Charlie starts to seem even more uncomfortable than he already was. I grab my brother's arm and pull him away from Charlie.
"You're acting like such a child, Ray."
"Why don't you just mind your own business?"
"Why don't you mind yours? You're picking on these people that you don't even know."
Ray rolls his eyes and goes back to tormenting Charlie when Stella taps on his shoulder.
"What?" Ray says turning around.
"One second."
She takes a sip from a can of lemonade and spits it back out in his face, ruining his white shirt.
I try my best to hold back a laugh as does the rest of the band. Charlie and I make brief eye contact from across this mess. Our moment is however interrupted by Principal Brenagan rolling up on his segway and giving everyone in the band detention. Somehow my brother and his friends got off with a 'warning'.
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Later that day I decided to go to the library during my study hall. My eyes scan the room for a place to sit when I spot Charlie sitting alone at a table. I confidently walk up to him.
"Can I sit here?" I ask.
He looks up a bit startled and simply nods his head. I sit down in the chair across from him and set my books down.
"Sorry about my brother earlier, he's kind of a jerk," I say as I spread out my algebra homework.
"Ray is your brother?"
"Unfortunately. You know, Violet Beech, Ray Beech, we're twins."
"That must be exhausting for you."
"It is. Yet he's somehow the favorite child just because he's a sports freak. As if I'm not literally a cheerleader," I explain a bit exasperated.
"I know exactly how it feels. My parents gush over my brother Tommy just because he played soccer."
We share a look that lasts a bit too long. I shake myself out of it and look down to see he is studying sheet music.
"Well hey, your band is performing at the Halloween bash! That's pretty exciting!" I motion towards his sheet music.
"Yeah, I just hope that Olivia can even get on the stage."
"Is she the girl Ray and Jules were picking on today?"
"That's her. She has pretty bad stage fright so I hope that she doesn't freak out. She's my friend, you know?"
I nod.
"So Olivia is the lead singer, Mo plays bass, Stella...?" I trail off so he can continue.
"Stella is lead guitar, Wen plays keyboard, and I'm on drums," he says with a confident smile.
"That's so cool! Well I can't wait to see you guys perform, I'm sure it'll go great."
"Thanks, really," he smiles back at me.
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can i call you tonight ? (charlie delgado x oc)
Fanfictionwhat will ray's sister do when she starts to fall for the drummer of her brother's rival band? (by request) DISCLAMER: all characters except violet as well as the plot of lemonade mouth are owned by disney