Give Me A Sign, I Want To Believe
First Day Back
I woke up to Ally hitting me with a pillow.
“Babe, get up. I’ve got school.” I groaned and shoved my head under my pillow.
“Come on silly you said you’d drive me in, even though I can drive, you said you would drive.” She said as she hopped onto my back. I rolled over and got up. Ally fixed my hair with her hands. I checked the time and saw it was 6:45.
“How are you so awake?”
“I’m so used to waking up at six. This is normal until I get to school. Then I get tired.”
“Haha. Well at least you’re a senior.”
“I know. But I don’t think I’ll be able to handle a whole day without you.”
“Text me during lunch or break. If you text in class, just try not to get caught.”
“I’m a pro at being sneaky. I used to text my mom all the time in freshman and sophomore year.”
“Alright.” I grabbed a BVB tee and black skinnys and black slip on vans with long black socks. Ally had a Wild Child shirt with camo pants.
(Allyson’s Outfit: http://www.polyvore.com/allyson/set?id=93314558 )
Ally grabbed her MCR backpack and grabbed two apples. She tossed me one.
“So off to LA high.”
“Yeah. Wait it’s Monday I’ve got auto body today! Yes.” Ally jumped.
“I’ve never seen anyone so happy on a Monday.”
“I love auto body. It’s my favorite shop. It’s an awesome skill to have.”
“I’ll remember that next time my car breaks down.” I grabbed my keys and we drove off to the high school.
“Bye Jake.” She pecked my lips before heading out of the car.
“Bye Allyson.”
“I’ll see you after school.” She smiled and walked through the school doors. I drove off to Schechter and work on my signature. I worked with them until about 10 and then I went over to CC’s to work on some drums and record them. This is what we normally do when we’re not on tour. We work on more music and try to make things better. Right now, I’m doing a remake/ remix/ newer version of Carolyn. CC said he had an idea for the drumming so I went and checked it out.
“Awesome. What if we start off with light cymbal tapping or a high hat tap?” He nodded and tried it. It worked out this time. Then we just started going over songs that we play a lot live and seeing how we could make them better. We did this until 1:30.
“Alright. Well I’m going to head out. I gotta buy food and pick Ally up. See ya later Chuppy.” CC laughed and waved. I went to the store and bought some fruits and wasabi and soy sauce flavored almonds. I paid and drove to Ally’s school. I got there at 2 so I waited for her in the parking lot. At 2:15 I texted her saying I was parked in the lot. I got out of the car and waited for her. The bell rung and all the kids came rushing out of the doors. I looked down at my phone and opened up facebook. I know, no one uses that anymore, but I got a notification so checked it out. Just another status someone put up. I opened up twitter and answered a few tweets from people.
“JAKE!” Ally yelled as she ran to me. I put my phone away and caught Ally as she ran into my arms. I stood up and kissed my amazing girlfriend.
“How was school?”
“Good. My auto body teacher wants to meet you. So doesn’t my drum line teacher. Come on!” Ally pulled onto my arm and dragged me into the back part of her school. We entered the auto body shop and Ally called the teachers’ name. He came out and said hi to Ally.
“Ahh, so you’re the young man who stole my star worker Ally. I can also tell you’ve made her very happy. I’m Mr. Val. But the kids here call me Pops.”
“Well that I am. She’s been a pleasure to have on tour.” I gave Ally a squeeze on her shoulder and looked down and smiled at her.
“Pops, can we show him the car I fixed up freshman year?” Ally’s eyes lit up.
“Sure thing kiddo. This girl is talented. Freshman year she fixed up this 1954 Chevy. None of my seniors could get her working. Allyson is a smart young woman.” He patted the car. It looked brand new.
“Well I’ve seen her music skills so I’m taking your word on her auto skills.” We laughed as Ally smiled.
“Well Pops, I’m going to see Mr. Roland. I’ll see you in third period on Wednesday.” We waved good bye and Ally dragged me to another room on the second floor. We entered the drum line room and I recognized the teacher as CC’s old drum line teacher.
“Mr. Roland, this Jake. The one who’s in a band and took me with him.”
“Nice to meet you Jake. Say, didn’t you come and visit me a few years ago.”
“I did. I was here with my band’s drummer Christian Mora. We call him CC or Christian Coma.”
“Ahh, yes. I had CC as my student. He’s very talented. We’d love for him to come in one day and teach the class.”
“Well, we just finished touring so I can work something out. I’ll call him right now.” I dialed CC’s number and asked if he wanted to come into Allyson’s class and teach drums for the day. He said he’d love to.
“So how’s the band coming along Jake?”
“Great. We just put out our third album. We’ve gotten great feedback from our fans and it’s been selling well.”
“That’s great to hear. Would you and your friend Jinxx? Like to come in tomorrow and show the kids guitar? And maybe have Andy help with chorus and Ashley can choose whether he wants to be in chorus or guitar. And then maybe we can hold an assembly and have your band play at the end of the day.”
“Sure. Jinxx also does violin so he could show them too. Haha the band’s going back to high school.” We all laughed.
“That sounds great. Let’s go down to the main office and talk with the principal.” I texted CC to come to the high school so we could get things started. He got to the school once we got into the office. We talked to the principal and got approved for everything.
“CC, the band’s going to high school!” We high fived and started laughing.
“Before we go I want to see something.” CC ran to the drum line room so I ran after him.
“Ha! My name’s still there! I thought they’d clean it by now. And look there’s the drum stick I got stuck in the lights. No one can get them down without ruining the lights.” CC laughed at the memories.
“It’s gonna be so awesome coming back to school. This place was my home. Drumming was everything to me.” CC looked around in nostalgia (being homesick/ remembering good times). I nodded and looked at Allyson. She was smiling and holding my hand. I looked at her and whispered into her ear.
“You wanna head out? Looks like CC wants to stay for a bit longer.” She nodded and we told Mr. Roland we were going and CC’s still looking in the room. I texted the guys and told them about going to the school tomorrow. They were all excited to do it.
We got into the car and drove home. I opened the door and let Allyson in first.
“Geez you’re such a blocker for kisses.”
“How? You kissed me when I got out of school.” She laughed at my facial expression.
“That’s not enough.” She shook her head and walked over to me. She stood on her tiptoes and kissed me. I smiled into the kiss and leaned my head down so she didn’t have to stand on her toes. I wrapped my hands around her waist and her hands made their way to my neck. We pulled away both smiling.
“Was that worth the wait?” She smiled as we sat on the couch.
“Worth waiting for.” I pecked her cheek and turned on the TV. We watched Girl Code because, Ally said and I quote, “It’s hilarious and the guys make it funnier.” I zoned out the show and thought about Warped Tour. So many fans are going to be there. I can’t wait to play for them.
“Jake, let’s go to bed. It’s getting late.” Ally said bringing me out of my thoughts.
“aren’t you hungry?”
“If I eat now, I’ll never get to sleep. Thank you for looking out for me though.” She smiled and got up and turned off the TV. Ally went into the room and I followed. She took off her shirt and put a tank top on and changed into sleep shorts. I stripped to my boxers and put on fleece pants on. We crawled into bed and I pulled the duvet over us.
“I love you Farty fucker.”
“I love you Ally.” I kissed her nose before falling into a peaceful sleep.
“Babe, get up. I’ve got school.” I groaned and shoved my head under my pillow.
“Come on silly you said you’d drive me in, even though I can drive, you said you would drive.” She said as she hopped onto my back. I rolled over and got up. Ally fixed my hair with her hands. I checked the time and saw it was 6:45.
“How are you so awake?”
“I’m so used to waking up at six. This is normal until I get to school. Then I get tired.”
“Haha. Well at least you’re a senior.”
“I know. But I don’t think I’ll be able to handle a whole day without you.”
“Text me during lunch or break. If you text in class, just try not to get caught.”
“I’m a pro at being sneaky. I used to text my mom all the time in freshman and sophomore year.”
“Alright.” I grabbed a BVB tee and black skinnys and black slip on vans with long black socks. Ally had a Wild Child shirt with camo pants.
(Allyson’s Outfit: http://www.polyvore.com/allyson/set?id=93314558 )
Ally grabbed her MCR backpack and grabbed two apples. She tossed me one.
“So off to LA high.”
“Yeah. Wait it’s Monday I’ve got auto body today! Yes.” Ally jumped.
“I’ve never seen anyone so happy on a Monday.”
“I love auto body. It’s my favorite shop. It’s an awesome skill to have.”
“I’ll remember that next time my car breaks down.” I grabbed my keys and we drove off to the high school.
“Bye Jake.” She pecked my lips before heading out of the car.
“Bye Allyson.”
“I’ll see you after school.” She smiled and walked through the school doors. I drove off to Schechter and work on my signature. I worked with them until about 10 and then I went over to CC’s to work on some drums and record them. This is what we normally do when we’re not on tour. We work on more music and try to make things better. Right now, I’m doing a remake/ remix/ newer version of Carolyn. CC said he had an idea for the drumming so I went and checked it out.
“Awesome. What if we start off with light cymbal tapping or a high hat tap?” He nodded and tried it. It worked out this time. Then we just started going over songs that we play a lot live and seeing how we could make them better. We did this until 1:30.
“Alright. Well I’m going to head out. I gotta buy food and pick Ally up. See ya later Chuppy.” CC laughed and waved. I went to the store and bought some fruits and wasabi and soy sauce flavored almonds. I paid and drove to Ally’s school. I got there at 2 so I waited for her in the parking lot. At 2:15 I texted her saying I was parked in the lot. I got out of the car and waited for her. The bell rung and all the kids came rushing out of the doors. I looked down at my phone and opened up facebook. I know, no one uses that anymore, but I got a notification so checked it out. Just another status someone put up. I opened up twitter and answered a few tweets from people.
“JAKE!” Ally yelled as she ran to me. I put my phone away and caught Ally as she ran into my arms. I stood up and kissed my amazing girlfriend.
“How was school?”
“Good. My auto body teacher wants to meet you. So doesn’t my drum line teacher. Come on!” Ally pulled onto my arm and dragged me into the back part of her school. We entered the auto body shop and Ally called the teachers’ name. He came out and said hi to Ally.
“Ahh, so you’re the young man who stole my star worker Ally. I can also tell you’ve made her very happy. I’m Mr. Val. But the kids here call me Pops.”
“Well that I am. She’s been a pleasure to have on tour.” I gave Ally a squeeze on her shoulder and looked down and smiled at her.
“Pops, can we show him the car I fixed up freshman year?” Ally’s eyes lit up.
“Sure thing kiddo. This girl is talented. Freshman year she fixed up this 1954 Chevy. None of my seniors could get her working. Allyson is a smart young woman.” He patted the car. It looked brand new.
“Well I’ve seen her music skills so I’m taking your word on her auto skills.” We laughed as Ally smiled.
“Well Pops, I’m going to see Mr. Roland. I’ll see you in third period on Wednesday.” We waved good bye and Ally dragged me to another room on the second floor. We entered the drum line room and I recognized the teacher as CC’s old drum line teacher.
“Mr. Roland, this Jake. The one who’s in a band and took me with him.”
“Nice to meet you Jake. Say, didn’t you come and visit me a few years ago.”
“I did. I was here with my band’s drummer Christian Mora. We call him CC or Christian Coma.”
“Ahh, yes. I had CC as my student. He’s very talented. We’d love for him to come in one day and teach the class.”
“Well, we just finished touring so I can work something out. I’ll call him right now.” I dialed CC’s number and asked if he wanted to come into Allyson’s class and teach drums for the day. He said he’d love to.
“So how’s the band coming along Jake?”
“Great. We just put out our third album. We’ve gotten great feedback from our fans and it’s been selling well.”
“That’s great to hear. Would you and your friend Jinxx? Like to come in tomorrow and show the kids guitar? And maybe have Andy help with chorus and Ashley can choose whether he wants to be in chorus or guitar. And then maybe we can hold an assembly and have your band play at the end of the day.”
“Sure. Jinxx also does violin so he could show them too. Haha the band’s going back to high school.” We all laughed.
“That sounds great. Let’s go down to the main office and talk with the principal.” I texted CC to come to the high school so we could get things started. He got to the school once we got into the office. We talked to the principal and got approved for everything.
“CC, the band’s going to high school!” We high fived and started laughing.
“Before we go I want to see something.” CC ran to the drum line room so I ran after him.
“Ha! My name’s still there! I thought they’d clean it by now. And look there’s the drum stick I got stuck in the lights. No one can get them down without ruining the lights.” CC laughed at the memories.
“It’s gonna be so awesome coming back to school. This place was my home. Drumming was everything to me.” CC looked around in nostalgia (being homesick/ remembering good times). I nodded and looked at Allyson. She was smiling and holding my hand. I looked at her and whispered into her ear.
“You wanna head out? Looks like CC wants to stay for a bit longer.” She nodded and we told Mr. Roland we were going and CC’s still looking in the room. I texted the guys and told them about going to the school tomorrow. They were all excited to do it.
We got into the car and drove home. I opened the door and let Allyson in first.
“Geez you’re such a blocker for kisses.”
“How? You kissed me when I got out of school.” She laughed at my facial expression.
“That’s not enough.” She shook her head and walked over to me. She stood on her tiptoes and kissed me. I smiled into the kiss and leaned my head down so she didn’t have to stand on her toes. I wrapped my hands around her waist and her hands made their way to my neck. We pulled away both smiling.
“Was that worth the wait?” She smiled as we sat on the couch.
“Worth waiting for.” I pecked her cheek and turned on the TV. We watched Girl Code because, Ally said and I quote, “It’s hilarious and the guys make it funnier.” I zoned out the show and thought about Warped Tour. So many fans are going to be there. I can’t wait to play for them.
“Jake, let’s go to bed. It’s getting late.” Ally said bringing me out of my thoughts.
“aren’t you hungry?”
“If I eat now, I’ll never get to sleep. Thank you for looking out for me though.” She smiled and got up and turned off the TV. Ally went into the room and I followed. She took off her shirt and put a tank top on and changed into sleep shorts. I stripped to my boxers and put on fleece pants on. We crawled into bed and I pulled the duvet over us.
“I love you Farty fucker.”
“I love you Ally.” I kissed her nose before falling into a peaceful sleep.
Notes
So i'm giving this story a BIG shout out to: Bree Barham without her story Shadow Children, I would have never finished my first story Memories Forgotten...Will Be Remembered. I remember the day i read her story. I was so happy for the first time in about a month or two. I fell in love with her story and it made me keep posting and get to where i am today as both a person and an author. So a big THANK YOU to her <3Hope all of you enjoy this story and keep reading <3
~Wolf Tiger <3
thanks. No problem lovely. it was well earned and i love you too <3 :)
11/7/13