I'm going to be so late!
Was the only thought rushing through her mind; she had her book bag lazily slung over her shoulder and various textbooks and notes held tightly against her chest. She didn't even have enough time to properly do anything with her hair; it was thrown up in a very messy bun, not even washed or brushed. It bobbed with her as she raced her way down the street.
Today was a really important day too! A famous designer was coming to her class today and she needed to be there to meet him! Yes, it was indeed a him, and a very fabulous one at that.
Dawn wedged through a big throng of people, she didn't have time to utter any 'excuse me's or other apologies for her shoving them out of the way. It seemed like there was a book signing or something happening, not that it mattered to her right now.
Suddenly, she was thrown backwards, she prayed that her black stretchy yoga pants weren't ripped anywhere. "Sorry." She said, gathering her things, "I'm late for class and it's really important and I'm so sorry." She stood up and bowed to the person she had bumped into, "Sorry but I really have to go!" A paper was handed to her, she glanced at the person, he had an expressionless face and cold gray eyes. The weird thing was that he was wearing a suit.
He glared at her and opened his mouth to say something before shutting it and pinching the bridge of his nose and sighing, seemingly thinking over what he was originally going to say, "Take it, next time actually look where you're running into or else something worse could have happened." She nodded to him quickly; she looked at her watch and let out a distressed noise. Without another word, she forgot her notes and raced away. The man stared at the sheet; it was a drawing, some kind of sweater design with a skirt. On the top it read 'Fall-Winter Clothing line', he suspected that she would need the sheet, good thing he knew which school she attended, thanks to her wearing her collage sweater luckily enough. He glanced at the long line up outside of the bookstore, deciding to leave his destination behind and to find this mystery blue haired girl who attended Rowan University, fashion designing department, as he could tell.
Dawn was gasping for air by the time she reached her class, five minutes before it started. She let out a sigh and made her way down the steps and into her seat. Her closest friends here, didn't major in the same things she did. Though she was stuck with the wretched girl Ursula, who both had mutually agreed to get along for this class only since they knew nobody but another, so they stayed together for then, temporarily forgetting their hatred for another. Maybe they would like one another by the end of the course, though Dawn somehow felt that the rivalry would always be there.
"Little late there Dawn."
"I realized that." She sighed and looked to the pink haired girl beside her, none other than Ursula herself. Ursula had her hair curled in neat ringlets, like they were every day, she eyed Dawn's bun.
"Sleep through your alarm?"
Dawn groaned and rested her head on the little table attached to her seat, "Yes, I wouldn't have come if Wallace wasn't coming today but he's too amazing to miss."
"What a shame, you look tired, you should head home."
"There's no point in trying Ursula."
Ursula let out a huff, "Have your designs all ready?" She patted the booklet in her hands, "I do."
Dawn pulled her bag into her lap, "Yeah, I put them in here, and no you can't see them yet."
Ursula rolled her eyes and took the seat next to her, "I wasn't going to ask. I can't wait to show off mine to Wallace, he'll love them!"
Students gradually began taking their seat and the professor appeared in the front of the room. "Good morning!" She clasped her hands together, "I hope you all completed your designs as Wallace is here, just gathering a few things that he brought along." Dawn looked at one of the mannequins that were at the front as well, it had a long, flowing blue dress on it, it was gorgeous.
The door to the professors left opened up revealing the blue haired man; he gave a smile and a wave. Dawn grinned and sat up straighter; trying to get a better look at what he was carrying, it seemed to be a book of some sorts. "Hello!" He greeted, "I'm Wallace Reyes, as you all very likely know." He grinned and placed his book on the professor's desk. "One of the reasons as to why I'm here is that I'm all sure you heard of the contest I'm holding for your design to be placed into my works, and an easy spot for you to work in the industry you are majoring in as designer. Another reason as to why I'm here is to help you designs you have or will make in the future."
Ursula leaned in towards her, "I'm entering in that contest, what about you?" She said rather smugly.
Dawn glanced at her, "Of course I am! I've been saving up my money to buy the proper materials and make it. Working two jobs and attending school isn't easy you know. Unlike you I actually have to earn it. I got the lucky end of the stick compared to others around here, I have a job and got accepted to a school in my city." She noticed people slowly making their way down the stairs, heading toward the esteemed man. "What outfits did you come up with? I have a dress and a casual outfit."
"Summer wear." She stated simply. "Shirts, shorts, skirts, shoes." She shrugged. "What season did-"
"Oh no!" Dawn began searching her bag relentlessly, "It's not in here!" She began pulling out everything, pencils, pens, notebooks. "I left it with that guy!" She slapped her forehead, "Oh no, no, no, no!"
"Guy?" Ursula raised her eyebrows questionably, "You met a guy, when?"
Dawn slumped down onto the ground and let out a frustrated groan, "I bumped into him this morning when I was running here, he meant to give it to me but I left because I was late."
"Was he cute?"
"I don't know, I wasn't really paying attention!" She leaned her arms on her chair, "I liked that one too..."
The doors at the back opened up, they made a loud noise as one accidentally slammed against the wall, not one person in the room didn't look towards the noise. Some squeals were heard before people started to chatter with each other.
"Wow." Ursula uttered, "That the guy who's doing the book signing in town! He just wrote a multimillion novel and he was rich on top of that, and not too bad looking either." She flattened out her skirt. "I wouldn't mind some of his attention."
Dawn stared at the guy, he was wearing a suit. It was the guy she ran into before! "Oh my god! Ursula, he's the guy I ran into!" Her eyes widened, Ursula was right, he wasn't bad to look at but his harsh gaze meant something else. She tried not to shudder when he stared at her but failed miserably. He began making his way towards her, Ursula kicked her foot and she quickly stood up, dusting off her behind and knees which had collected the dirt from the floor.
"Uh hi." She said quietly once he had reached her, "I'm still really sorry for running into you, I was late for my class you see and Mr. Reyes was coming and..." She trailed off as he looked her up and down. She knew exactly who he was, having read his book and even planning on seeing the film with her three friends.
"You forgot something." He handed her the sheet. "You're lucky you're wearing that sweater or else you would have never gotten it back." She cautiously took it from his hands, seeing it in pristine condition aside from a few smudges of dirt and a couple of wrinkles.
"Oh thank you, thank you so much!" She held it close to her chest, "You don't understand how important this is, thank you."
"It's an interesting design. Maybe it'll work for others too." With that he gave her a curt nod and turned around, heading back up the stairs.
"Thank you again!" She called; he left as if he didn't hear her. Dawn stared down at the design and smiles slightly, letting out a big breath. She couldn't believe that Paul Rebolledo had been one she ran into, and he even returned her precious design. She stared at the sweater which was undeniably based off of the book cover, the colours and weaving matched perfectly. She couldn't wait to tell Zoey, Kenny and Barry.
Okay! So this has been floating around in my mind for a couple of day and I thought, why not? Sure I got plenty on the go but what is it to be a fanfiction writer if you don't write more than one and get overly stressed about updating on time and such, well I know for sure that's me!
I hope it seems interesting enough and that you guys want to read more about it! Please leave reviews/comments about it, I'd really appreciate it guys, I love you all!
