"Music express that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent."

-Victor Huge

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Once the girls were gone, the boys made their way back into the studio, going through the doors like Chris had predicted. 

"I wonder why Julie didn't tell us she could shred on the piano?" Reggie slapped Luke lightly as he questioned him. "And sing, that girl can sing." Luke finished happily. 

"Not only that it was nice to hear Reese play again. Gosh I missed her voice." Alex looked to the sky remembering his friend only to quickly clear his throat. "It probably has something to do with their mom. You know? Must've been hard." 

"Anyway, I really feel for them." Alex stated as he separated from the other two, heading towards Chris/loft area, while Luke and Reggie remained on the bottom floor doing their own thing. 

"Yeah, but... now Julie's got music back in her life, just like Reese and us." Luke waved his arms out trying to show his point.

"Yeah, I'm not sure you can call what we have a life." Alex stated reminding him that they were still dead, Luke gave him a look telling him to shut up while Reggie just nodded his head. Looking around the room, Alex saw a tiny makeshift bed and desk area, clearly Chris's stuff. What peeked his interest though was the bags that were pushed to the side. "Oh hey, some of the clothes we left behind are still up here." 

That said Alex happily throwing a bag down, making it let out a soft but loud thud. 

"Sweet." Luke happily responded stripping his tank top hood. Alex threw down another bag towards Reggies direction, which he caught with a big smile on his face and laughing excitedly. "Oh, same clothes since '95, boys." Luke stripped his band tank, leaving him in just pants and a necklace. 

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Meanwhile, the three girls were making their way towards Chris' black truck, something that was given to her from their mother, but before she could even make a move to open her door she stopped. 

"Shoot!" Chris slapped her forehead. 

"What's wrong?" Julie asked as she opened the side door to allow Flynn into the back, something they usually do. 

"I forgot my phone and keys on the piano, when we were playing earlier." 

"I can go grab them if you want?" Flynn offered kind of blaming herself since she pulled the older Molina sister out of the room. "Nah it's alright, I'll go grab them." Chris waved off quickly turning around and making a sprint towards the garage. 

What the Molina girl didn't expect when entering the garage was a half naked shaggy-character look alike. At first Chris didn't really know how to feel since the only person she had ever seen half naked was when she was helping her younger brother change for school or bed, when he was three. 

"Uhhhh....whats going oh here?" The band members quickly turned their heads toward the girl. Reggie and Alex were scared while Luke just stood there looking at her and secretly enjoying the way she was checking him out.

"Hey Re." Luke asked while taking a step closer to her, making the girl in question start to blush more and more. "Whatcha need?"

"I-I" Still no sentence could be formed as she just continued to stare at the boy, that she might or might not think looks hot. "You good they're Christine?" Reggie asked as he watch the girl in concern.

Finally looking away and snapping out of the little trance she was in, Chris quickly cleared her throat and remembered why she was here in the first place. "I forgot my keys and phone here." Walking around the boy and grabbing her stuff in a hurry and as she was trying to leave Luke shouted. 

"So, did you enjoy the show?"

"What show?"

"You know what show I'm talking about." He said proudly, as he recalled how whenever Reese would stumble into a situation like this she would walk away embarrassed. "Oh that? Not really, you see there can't really be a show if there's just nothing to really show in the first place." Chris happily stated, even though three of the four knew it to be a lie, as Luke was stunned for what she just said. 

Leaving with a smirk on her face, Luke was still in both shock and embarrassment. His bandmates on the other hand were happy to start laughing at him, making the boy glare as he quickly put on a new shirt. "I do have stuff to show." Luke mumbled, only receiving more laughter from the other two. 

When Chris finally reached her truck though, that confident persona she had earlier dissipated, when she closed her truck door. Her cheeks became red as she slammed her head onto her steering wheel, forgetting about the other two who just sat there and watched. 

"You good, Sis?" Flynn asked, snapping Chris out of her moment of complete insanity. 

"Yep, I'm fine. Totally fine, nothing to worry about." While she was saying that, Julie and Flynn looked at each other, knowing that the girl wasn't ok, but knew to question about it later. "Alright, let's get to school shall we." No answer was made before Chris high tailed it out of there.

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"Believe me, I think it's wonderful that you sang again. I prayed for that moment for almost a year, but it's too late." Mrs. Harrison stated as she looked at the three girls in sympathy.

"What if you just hear her play? You know she's amazing." Flynn bargained, but Mrs Harrison interrupted with a sigh. "It wouldn't matter, a new student starts tomorrow. There's only-"

"So many spots, and if I don't participate, I'm out. I know." Julie finished disappointed in herself that she didn't fight for this sooner. Chris could see Julie giving up and slowly returning to her old self again, and that was something that she never wanted to have happen.

"I did everything I could to keep you here this year, but Principal Lessa was very clear that yesterday was your last chance. You'll have to reapply next semester." Mrs. Harrison finished, just as the bell rang singling that class was about to begin, but before the three could separate, Chris spoke up for the first time that morning. 

"What if there was an opening?" Chris said, making the three look back and stare. 

"I'm sorry, I don't quite understand what you mean, Christine." Mrs. Harrison said walking closer to the girl, ignoring the students who were slowly trickling in from the hall. 

"What if there was an opening?" Chris repeated herself finally making eye contact with the woman. 

"Like I said earlier, Christine all the spots are filled until next semester. I'm truly sorry." 

"That's why I'm giving up my spot." Chris confidently said, ignoring the looks she was getting from her friends, that were telling her to shut up and walk away, something that Chris doesn't do quite well. 

"Chris what are you talking about?" Julie asked staring at her older sister who held a determined look on her face. "Why would you do something like that?" 

Chris held a sisterly smile as she grabbed her little sisters hand and gave them a gentle squeeze. "I'm doing it because it's the right thing to do, Jules. You deserve to sing and if it means you get back into the music program than I'll do it. Beside I can always find something else to do and STILL be friends with you guys." Making sure that last line was clearly heard for Flynn, still remembering the seven soda mishap. 

With a final look, Chris left the classroom with mixed emotions: happy that her sister has a chance of getting back into the music program, but sad that she was losing a little bit of her mom once again because of someone else.

Here's the second part to episode two, hopefully I get my power back later today to finish this episode like I was hoping.

Fingers crossed.

-Mech-x4fan