Penny: I'm really happy to be updating this book again. I had recently bought tickets and am going to see it in January. I also just love this song and Lisa's best gender fluid friend Ciel wouldn't stop texting me about it. We had recently become friends too. I'll introduce you guys to Ciel at some point.

Dixie P.O.V.

I stood on stage with a wigged Artemis and Barbara at my school. The Acrobat has just dropped a new single and of course her two best friends had to be there. I told a gossip column that I would give them some hints on my id today.

Cheering crowds that involved my team were in front of me. This will be fun. "Gotham Academy how are we doing today? Here's a peek at my newest single with my two bestest friends. This one is called I'd Rather be Me!"

"So your best friend screwed you over acted nice when she's not nice. Well, I have some advice. Cause it's happened to me. Twice. Here's my secret strategy. It always works because the world doesn't end. It just feels like it does. So raise your right finger and solemnly swear. "Whatever they say about me. I don't care!" I won't twist in knots to join your game. I will say, "you make me mad." And if you treat me bad I'll say "you're bad" And if I eat alone from this moment on that's just what I'll do. Cause I'd rather be me, I'd rather be me I'd rather be me than be with you." The audience gasped and cheered at me flipping them off.

"We're supposed to all be ladies and be nurturing and care. Is that really fair? Boys get to fight, we have to share. Here's the way that turns out. We always understand how to slap someone down with our underhand. So here's my right finger to how girls should behave. Cause sometimes what's meant to break you
makes you brave. So I will not act all innocent
I won't fake apologize. Let's just fight and then make up not tell these lies. Let's call our damage even clean the slate till it's like new. It's a new life for me where I'd rather be me. I'd rather be me than be with you."

"I'll say, "NO!" NO! I'll say, "knock it off,
with your notes and your rules and your games."

"And those sycophants who follow you I'll remember all their names and when they drag you down like they inevitably do. I will not laugh along with them and approve their palace coup, 'cause that's not me. Janis. Janis. Janis. Janis. I don't need their good opinions. I have plenty of opinions. Everybody has opinions but it doesn't make them true. What's true is being me and I'd rather be me I'd rather be me than be with you."

"So raise them high 'cause playing nice and shy is insulting my IQ. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I'd Rather Be Me, I'd Rather Be Me, I'd Rather Be Me than be with you! I'd Rather Be Me, I'd Rather Be Me, I'd Rather Be Me than be with you!"

There was applause throughout the auditorium. Cheers of Janis and Acrobat we're filling it up to be honest it's their fault for eating up the fake name. I saw wild red hair in the crowd and ran backstage still scared of Wally finding out.