bionic besties 1 | lab rats

The One With the Concert in a Can

Zadie's POV:

I walked into school with Delta and Bree and immediately spotted Adam and Chase talking to a guy I didn't recognize.

"Hey, guys," Delta waved. "Who's this?"

"Oh, I'm Marcus." He smiled politely. " You must be...Zadie?"

I raised my hand.

"Nope. That'd be me."

Marcus laughed.

"My bad."

"I'm Delta," she said, shaking his hand.

"I was just showing these guys my guitar."

Marcus looked over at Chase.

"You ever played guitar, Chase?"

Chase shook his head.

"No, but I've always wanted to."

"Well, I'm a jammer as well," Leo inserted himself. "My rocking is only eclipsed by my rolling."

"Leo, you played the clarinet for three weeks until you swallowed the reed." Delta reminded him.

"I passed it."

Marcus ignored us.

"Here," he handed Chase his guitar. "Want to give it a go?"

Chase shrugged, taking it.

"Uh...sure. Why not?"

Chase studied it for a minute...then started playing.

Perfectly.

Not gonna lie...it was kind of hot.

"Damn," I smirked.

"Uh, what do you know?" Chase laughed nervously. "Beginner's luck..."

Third Person's POV:

Later, everyone was sitting together at lunch when Marcus joined them.

"So, me and my dad moved around a lot," Marcus said between bites of pizza.

Zadie looked up.

"Really?"

"Yeah. New town every couple years."

She nodded.

"My family was kind of like that too."

Marcus studied her for just a second.

"Military?"

Zadie blinked.

"...Yeah."

"Your mom or your dad?"

"My dad."

Chase glanced over at her.

She shrugged it off, picking at her fries.

"I was homeschooled for most of my life," Marcus continued.

"No way!" Adam gasped. "So were we. We are so similar."

Chase nodded toward the guitar sitting beside Marcus.

"Anyways... that's a pretty sweet guitar."

Marcus smiled.

"Yeah, and you're a natural, bro!" Marcus smiled. "Guys...we should start a band."

"Ooh, that's a great idea!" Adam said, drumming his pencils on the table. "But what would I play?...Oh, I got it!"

He paused.

"No, I don't."

"I think you're gonna be their drummer, Adam," Delta said, placing a hand on his arm.