Even the Sweetest Rose Has a Thorn., chapter 1
I'm shifting around the ages a little bit. This is right after "American Idiot" came out.
Frankito-13
Ramona-16
Joey-16
Jakob-13
Estelle-12
***
"Ugh, I hate the talent shows, they're so annoying!" my best friend Jacob said. I nodded my agreement as we walked to the gym/stage to watch some ballerina's fall and stupid gymnastics. I was about to fall asleep when I was awakening by the beating of the drums. There were 2 guys and a girl tuning up their instruments.
"Weren't they supposed to do that when they were warming up?" Jacob asked me. I shrugged and watched them, this could be interesting. The girl was playing the bass and keeping it low on her body and the drummer kept staring at her, not in like an obsession but kind of like a worried glance. She nodded to them and the guitar player started playing rapidly. The tune sounded familiar, I remembered what it was, it was Green Day's "Maria." The guitar player started singing while the girl was making exaggerated movements as I laughed and she caught my eye and winked at me. I blushed as the guitar player kept singing to "Maria."
She Smashed The Radio
With The Board Of Education
Turn Up The Static Left Of
The State Of The Nation
Turn Up The Flame
Step On The Gas
Burning The Flag At Half Mast
She's A Rebel's Forgotten Son
An Export Of The Revolution
She Is The First Voice
Of The Last Ones In The Line
She'll Drag The Lake
To Keep The Vendetta Alive
Bring In The Head Of The Government
The Dog Ate The Document
Somebody Shot The President
And Noone Knows Where Maria Went?
Maria,
Maria,
Maria, Where Did You Go?...
Be Careful What Your Offering
Your Breath Lacks The Conviction
Drawing The Line In The Dirt
Because The Last Decision.. Is No!
It was the closing act and we all stood up and cheered. I kept my eye on the bass player as she bowed.
"Frankito? What's up dude?" Jacob had asked me. I just shrugged and ran to the stage before the girl could pack up her instrument.
"You were really good," I said. She didn't hear me and continued packing up.
"Paprika!" the drummer yelled out. She wiped her head to him.
"What Vulcan?! What the heck do you want?!" she yelled out. He pointed at me and she blushed a deep red, "I'm so sorry, that was harsh, were you saying something to me?" she asked in her regular voice. The guitar player was laughing his little butt off, rolling on the stage at "Paprika's" little temper tantrum.
"Shut up Dragon!" she yelled at him and he stopped. Were those their real names? That would be kind of weird. "Are those your real names?" I asked. Paprika looked at me and nodded, "our mom's are best friends and they all had us at the same time so they promised to make our names really strange." Ok, weird, I thought to myself, she read my mind and said, "you're right, it is strange but I live up to the name, same with Vulcan and Dragon." They both nodded and Dragon came up to Paprika and put a hand on her shoulder and winked at her. She nodded and he nodded at us and left.
Jakob was obviously bored and I looked at my watch. "Oh jeez, Jakob, we gotta get home and met Stella there," I yelled out. Jakob nodded and the bass player waved at me and I waved back and ran home. "I'll see you around sometime!" she called out. "I'll hold you to that!" I yelled back at her and she bowed. I laughed and she waved one last time.
*At the Armstrong's/No one's P. O. V. *
"Why aren't Jakob and Frankito here yet?" Tre' asked Estelle, and she just shrugged as she ate her granola bar. Frankito and Jakob came bursting through the door to the faces of 3 angry fathers.
"Jakob Danger Armstrong, why weren't you here on time?!" Billie Joe yelled at his son. Jakob raised his hands in defense, "Kito had to flirt with some girl." All the members looked at each other and smirked at Frankito. "What?" Frankito asked as he grabbed a water bottle.
"Wow Tre', he really is a mini-you!" Mike said while laughing. Estelle had put in a sour face because she has a crush on Frankito and now he's flirting with someone else. "What's up Stella you look like you just ate a sour lime," Joey asked while stealing Frankito's water bottle. She just shrugged and finished off her granola bar.
"So...Franky, who was this girl you were flirting with?" Tre' asked his son. Frankito was just about to answer when Jacob answered for him.
"She's a cutie, bass player, she sounds like a real hot head though," Jakob said.
"Why would you say that?" Billie Joe asked.
"She started yelling at the drummer for calling her name when Frankito was trying to get her attention."
"Only because she's probably sick and tired of Vulcan, he seems annoying," Frankito defended.
"Vulcan? Like the god of fire?" Mike asked and the two boys nodded. "There's another guy, who seems like quite the playboy, his name is Dragon, wouldn't be surprised if he has about 3 girlfriends," Joey said and Frankito nodded in agreement.
"I wanna know the girl's name," Tre' insisted.
"Her name is Paprika," he said while sighing and everyone exchanging glances.
"Ok, well bring her by tomorrow, I wanna met her," Tre' said. Frankito gave his father a very puzzled look, "Dad, I just met her like today." Tre' just shrugged and repeated, "bring her over Kito, she won't say no, she sounds like the kind who wouldn't.
*Frankito invites Paprika over the next day, she says yes but is very hesitant about it. *
"Do I look ok?" Paprika asked. Frankito chuckled, "you're fine ok? My father doesn't care about the appropriate ensemble, he hardly wears it himself." Paprika nodded and walked inside the house. (Which she thought was huge by the way. ) "Jeez man, are you like a rich or something?" she asked Frankito. "I'm the farthest thing from a rich, but my dad makes quite a bit of money," he said while grabbing her hand, kissing it and leading her inside the house.
The Green Day band members saw Frankito and a punk girl walking to the door, and Frankito kissing her hand and lead her inside. The punk girl looked like she was about to faint when she say Green Day but somehow manages to keep her balance.
They all introduce themselves and Estelle just gives Paprika one of her sour looks when she shakes her hand. Mike elbowed his daughter to be more polite and Tre' says for her to take a sit. She chooses one of the most uncomfortable, formal chairs but enjoys it all the same. Everyone looks at her like she was crazy. "What?" she asked, she actually looked comfy. "You're like... Comfy in that chair?" Joey asks her and she nodded.
Everyone heard a buzzing noise and checked their cell phones, even Stella.
"Jeez Vulcan, you can live without me for one minute!" she yelled into the phone.
"Hello... Yeah... Yes... Oh jeez... Is he ok... Ok... I'll be at the hospital in a moment... Ok... Be strong," she hung up with tears in her eyes. She looked to Frankito and Jacob, "it's Dragon."
Frankito-13
Ramona-16
Joey-16
Jakob-13
Estelle-12
***
"Ugh, I hate the talent shows, they're so annoying!" my best friend Jacob said. I nodded my agreement as we walked to the gym/stage to watch some ballerina's fall and stupid gymnastics. I was about to fall asleep when I was awakening by the beating of the drums. There were 2 guys and a girl tuning up their instruments.
"Weren't they supposed to do that when they were warming up?" Jacob asked me. I shrugged and watched them, this could be interesting. The girl was playing the bass and keeping it low on her body and the drummer kept staring at her, not in like an obsession but kind of like a worried glance. She nodded to them and the guitar player started playing rapidly. The tune sounded familiar, I remembered what it was, it was Green Day's "Maria." The guitar player started singing while the girl was making exaggerated movements as I laughed and she caught my eye and winked at me. I blushed as the guitar player kept singing to "Maria."
She Smashed The Radio
With The Board Of Education
Turn Up The Static Left Of
The State Of The Nation
Turn Up The Flame
Step On The Gas
Burning The Flag At Half Mast
She's A Rebel's Forgotten Son
An Export Of The Revolution
She Is The First Voice
Of The Last Ones In The Line
She'll Drag The Lake
To Keep The Vendetta Alive
Bring In The Head Of The Government
The Dog Ate The Document
Somebody Shot The President
And Noone Knows Where Maria Went?
Maria,
Maria,
Maria, Where Did You Go?...
Be Careful What Your Offering
Your Breath Lacks The Conviction
Drawing The Line In The Dirt
Because The Last Decision.. Is No!
It was the closing act and we all stood up and cheered. I kept my eye on the bass player as she bowed.
"Frankito? What's up dude?" Jacob had asked me. I just shrugged and ran to the stage before the girl could pack up her instrument.
"You were really good," I said. She didn't hear me and continued packing up.
"Paprika!" the drummer yelled out. She wiped her head to him.
"What Vulcan?! What the heck do you want?!" she yelled out. He pointed at me and she blushed a deep red, "I'm so sorry, that was harsh, were you saying something to me?" she asked in her regular voice. The guitar player was laughing his little butt off, rolling on the stage at "Paprika's" little temper tantrum.
"Shut up Dragon!" she yelled at him and he stopped. Were those their real names? That would be kind of weird. "Are those your real names?" I asked. Paprika looked at me and nodded, "our mom's are best friends and they all had us at the same time so they promised to make our names really strange." Ok, weird, I thought to myself, she read my mind and said, "you're right, it is strange but I live up to the name, same with Vulcan and Dragon." They both nodded and Dragon came up to Paprika and put a hand on her shoulder and winked at her. She nodded and he nodded at us and left.
Jakob was obviously bored and I looked at my watch. "Oh jeez, Jakob, we gotta get home and met Stella there," I yelled out. Jakob nodded and the bass player waved at me and I waved back and ran home. "I'll see you around sometime!" she called out. "I'll hold you to that!" I yelled back at her and she bowed. I laughed and she waved one last time.
*At the Armstrong's/No one's P. O. V. *
"Why aren't Jakob and Frankito here yet?" Tre' asked Estelle, and she just shrugged as she ate her granola bar. Frankito and Jakob came bursting through the door to the faces of 3 angry fathers.
"Jakob Danger Armstrong, why weren't you here on time?!" Billie Joe yelled at his son. Jakob raised his hands in defense, "Kito had to flirt with some girl." All the members looked at each other and smirked at Frankito. "What?" Frankito asked as he grabbed a water bottle.
"Wow Tre', he really is a mini-you!" Mike said while laughing. Estelle had put in a sour face because she has a crush on Frankito and now he's flirting with someone else. "What's up Stella you look like you just ate a sour lime," Joey asked while stealing Frankito's water bottle. She just shrugged and finished off her granola bar.
"So...Franky, who was this girl you were flirting with?" Tre' asked his son. Frankito was just about to answer when Jacob answered for him.
"She's a cutie, bass player, she sounds like a real hot head though," Jakob said.
"Why would you say that?" Billie Joe asked.
"She started yelling at the drummer for calling her name when Frankito was trying to get her attention."
"Only because she's probably sick and tired of Vulcan, he seems annoying," Frankito defended.
"Vulcan? Like the god of fire?" Mike asked and the two boys nodded. "There's another guy, who seems like quite the playboy, his name is Dragon, wouldn't be surprised if he has about 3 girlfriends," Joey said and Frankito nodded in agreement.
"I wanna know the girl's name," Tre' insisted.
"Her name is Paprika," he said while sighing and everyone exchanging glances.
"Ok, well bring her by tomorrow, I wanna met her," Tre' said. Frankito gave his father a very puzzled look, "Dad, I just met her like today." Tre' just shrugged and repeated, "bring her over Kito, she won't say no, she sounds like the kind who wouldn't.
*Frankito invites Paprika over the next day, she says yes but is very hesitant about it. *
"Do I look ok?" Paprika asked. Frankito chuckled, "you're fine ok? My father doesn't care about the appropriate ensemble, he hardly wears it himself." Paprika nodded and walked inside the house. (Which she thought was huge by the way. ) "Jeez man, are you like a rich or something?" she asked Frankito. "I'm the farthest thing from a rich, but my dad makes quite a bit of money," he said while grabbing her hand, kissing it and leading her inside the house.
The Green Day band members saw Frankito and a punk girl walking to the door, and Frankito kissing her hand and lead her inside. The punk girl looked like she was about to faint when she say Green Day but somehow manages to keep her balance.
They all introduce themselves and Estelle just gives Paprika one of her sour looks when she shakes her hand. Mike elbowed his daughter to be more polite and Tre' says for her to take a sit. She chooses one of the most uncomfortable, formal chairs but enjoys it all the same. Everyone looks at her like she was crazy. "What?" she asked, she actually looked comfy. "You're like... Comfy in that chair?" Joey asks her and she nodded.
Everyone heard a buzzing noise and checked their cell phones, even Stella.
"Jeez Vulcan, you can live without me for one minute!" she yelled into the phone.
"Hello... Yeah... Yes... Oh jeez... Is he ok... Ok... I'll be at the hospital in a moment... Ok... Be strong," she hung up with tears in her eyes. She looked to Frankito and Jacob, "it's Dragon."
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