The Band School [A Band Fanfic]

Chapter 3

A/N

Thank you so much for reading this far!! I'm really enjoying writing this. I wanted to say thanks to my friend Lucy for convincing me to do this, love you Luce! c: There are gonna be more band members in this chapter so brace yourselves...! I hope you enjoy it.

Alex ^-^

Chapter 3- First Lesson

[Ingrid's POV]

It was time for our first class, me, Holly, Alex, Jack, Millie and Lucy were frantically checking our timetables to see if any of us were together in the first lesson. It turned out that Alex, Jack and Millie were in the same science class and so were Lucy and Holly but I was by myself. Great. I started getting really anxious whilst Mr Delonge was explaining a few more things before the bell.

"Hey," Alex whispered to me.

"Yeah?" I replied but the words barely came out. It took everything I had to stop myself from crying.

"I have the feeling we're the same," he said.

"How do you mean?" I asked, suddenly curious.

"I have anxiety.." Alex mumbled, "not many people know but I get panic attacks and stuff. Anyway I just wanted you to know that you're not alone," he smiled.

"Thank you, Alex. It means a lot. I'm here for you too," I whispered and we giggled.

As I walked to my next lesson on my own, I had the strange feeling I was being followed. I turned around to see them. Bethany and Jessica.

"Oh hey sweetie!" Bethany said with a sickly sweet smile.

"Uhh- h- hello," I stuttered. For fuck's sake! I only wanted to say hi without sounding like a retard!

"Ha. Uhh- uh- h- hello Bethany," Jessica mocked me and they both burst out laughing.

"Come on Jessica, lets leave little miss bag of nerves over here and go to science," Bethany sneered.

I walked as fast as I could to science. I started to sing to myself too, I was singing She by Green Day. I always sing Green Day songs when I'm upset or anxious because they're usually the only thing to help me.

She, she screams in silence...

I eventually got to my science class and everyone was just filing into the classroom so I managed to join the back of the line and get in without being late. Our teacher had his back turned and was writing on the board. He wrote the date, title and his name.

Mr Cool.

A couple of kids giggled at his name, but I didn't. Maybe if Tom Delonge was a teacher then Tré Cool could be too?! I was right. He turned and there he was. The Green Day drummer. His eyes instantly fell to my band shirt, I felt a little embarrassed but he smiled at me and I knew I liked him already. My thoughts then turned to the rest of my class. They looked relatively normal but they all seemed to be friends already which meant I was never going to fit in. Yay. Mr Cool gave us the seating plan. He sat me at the back which I was happy about because I wouldn't feel watched. Next to me sat a boy with red hair called Gerard. He seemed nice enough but kind of distant and eccentric. I tried introduce myself when suddenly-

SLAM.

"Sorry we're late Sir!!!" two voices chimed as they burst through the door. Crap, it was Bethany and Jessica. Mr Cool frowned at them.

"Girls it's your first day, this is unacceptable. Sit down at the back with Ingrid and Gerard." He commanded

No, no, no, NO! They can't be here!

Gerard saw my panic and piped up.

"I hate them two. They went to my school when we were little and they're both sissy bitches," he whispered to me. Okay, I loved this kid.

He spoke again: "Don't worry Ingrid, I'll look out for you if they try anything. I spent many years sassing them both and you could say I was the King of Sass!"

I smiled at him as Bethany and Jessica came to sit down.

"Ew, Gerard," Jessica said.

"And her, why are we sat with the retards Sir?" Bethany shouted and started laughing.

"Oh please ladies," Gerard said sarcastically, "the only retards here are you two"

Bethany and Jessica glared at Gerard.

If looks could kill, I thought.

I smiled at Gerard and he winked at me, and from that day on we became best friends.. Much to the disappointment of Bethany and Jessica!