I Am Bulletproof

"Andrew?"
My head shot around and I blushed as I saw the whole class was staring at me.
"Y-Yes?"
Juliet was talking to me.
"I asked if you played any instruments?"
I blushed darker. "Uh I can play bass, piano and I can sing."
"Anything else."
I mumbled to myself. "I can scream."
"What was that?"
I cursed myself.
"I can scream. You know, screamo music?"
She nodded. "That is quite amazing. How old are you?"
"16."
She nodded again. "Would you mind singing for us?"
I gulped. Ashley nodded at me. "O-OK."
I stood up and walked to the front, my mouth going dry.
"Now, Andy, I have some metal music if you want to sing that."
I nodded.
"Marilyn Manson?"
I nodded. "Have you got The Dope Show?"
"I do."
She played the song and I took a deep breath, staring at Ashley and Jake.
"Drugs, fame, to make us feel so hollow."
I pretty soon lost my self in the song.

The song finished and I realized where I was. Juliet clapped and so did most of the class. The jocks kept their hands on their desks. I swallowed the lump in my front and I sat back down. Ashley nudged me.
"You can really sing, Andy."
I blushed. "Thanks."
Juliet started talking about something and I zoned out.
Jake nudged my other side.
"Would you ever date CC, Andy?"
"Maybe. I don't know. I only just met him."
He nodded and then realized why he had asked me. He was texting CC. I blushed and focused on the class.
"Ashley and Andy, you two both play bass. Would you come up and play opposite scales for us please?"
We both stood up and Ashley passed me a bass. I sat at the front with it and quickly tuned it. Ashley motioned for me to play high. I nodded and he counted us down. The strings vibrarted under my fingers and I smiled. At least something felt normal in this school. Ashley and I played numerous different scales and then Juliet sat us back down. Jake passed me his phone and I saw he wanted my number. I quickly tapped it in and passed it back to him. Ashley passed me his phone and I tapped in my number for him.
"Awesome."
The bell rang for end of lesson. We packed up our stuff.
"Now, what?"
"English." Jake rolled his eyes. "Jinxx and CC are with us for English though so it's not that bad."
"What teacher?"
"Ms. Coombe. She is such a bitch." Ashley shook his head.
"Why?"
"She always picks on us for no reason. Probably our make up choice."
Jake sniggered. "Probably."
I smiled. "Then she's gonna hate me."
They nodded and I followed them to the east wing. I looked around, desparate to see CC. Someone grabbed me from behind and I yelled out. I heard CC's familiar laugh.
"Sorry, cutie. I didn't mean to scare you."
I smiled and leant into his arms as we lined up outside the classroom.
Ashley rolled his eyes.
"You guys want to come over tonight? Mom and Dad are out till like one tonight."
Jake and Jinxx nodded.
CC shrugged. "Maybe."
I smiled. "I'll have to call my mom afterschool to check."
Ashley nodded. "Sure thing."
My phone vibrated in my pocket and I pulled it out. I stared at 513 number. It was my dad. I hung up and shoved it back in my pocket. The door opened and we all filed inside. I sat next to CC and yawned, leaning against him slightly. He kissed my cheek and Ms. Coombe started the lesson.