She's the Man fanfic (Viola tells Duke that she is a girl)

Disclaimer: I do not own anything - just my ideas (unless I got them from another fanfic which then I would ask the author and put a mention of their story in with the chapter) – this applies for the WHOLE story.

P.S. This is just a chapter so that you know what's happened so far - it's pretty much straight from the movie :)

In Paul's Salon

(People: Paul, Yvonne, Kia, and Viola)

"I still can't believe you're even considering this Paul" Yvonne said with a stunned expression on her face. Viola had just finished asking Paul to give her a makeover so she looked like her brother, after telling Yvonne, Kia and Paul her plan to go to Illyria as her brother, Sebastian.

Viola was crazy, she had started forming her plan the minute Sebastian asked her to cover for him while he was in London for a music gig. Of course he meant for her to call the school, pretend to be their mum, and say that Sebastian was sick with something like "mad cow," but seeing this is Viola he shouldn't have expected it to be that simple.

There was only one reason for Viola to have a plan as crazy as this one, although Viola was crazy on an daily basis there was only one thing that could make her go this deranged, and that was soccer.

Viola's favourite thing in the world is soccer and she was, until that morning, team captain for the Cornwall's girls' soccer team. But, her team had been cut because not enough players had signed up for it. Frustrated, Viola went to ask the men's team's coach, Coach Potensky, if they could try out for the guy's team, but he just dismissed their proposition with a bunch of sexist comments about how girls are not as fit, athletic or strong enough as men and, to top it off, he tried to say that it was scientifically proven that he was right. Halfway through his speech though, the guys from the team had come over to listen to their conversation, among them was Viola's boyfriend, Justin. The day before, Viola and Justin were at the beach and he was telling her that she was better than half the guys on his team. Viola remembered this and she was sure Justin would stick up for his girlfriend so she asked him if he had anything to say about the point that the Coach had just made. Much to Viola's disgust, Justin only said, "I think Coach pretty much summed it up," with a smug smile on his face. Viola then argued the point that he had just told her yesterday that she was better than half the guys on his team, he quickly denied everything because he didn't want his friends to think he thought a chick was better than him, even if that chick was his girlfriend. Viola got incredibly annoyed with Justin and started to complain when he said, "Viola, end of discussion!" and just laughed along with his mates, Viola was not one for being told what to do so she replied with: "Fine. End of relationship." She threw the soccer ball she was holding at Justin's head and walked away with Kia and Yvonne, leaving Justin calling after her.

"So, can you do it? Make me look like Sebastian?" Viola asked Paul.

"The question is not can I, but rather, will I?" Paul answered.

"Okay, will you?" Viola replied hopeful, "Please Paul! I know you can do it! You know how much this means to me!" Viola started to beg.

"Okay, fine. I will make young Viola Hastings look like her twin brother so she can fool a bunch of people from a school she's not enrolled in, join their soccer team and beat her own school at soccer. As long as you realise how much trouble you are going to be in when everyone finds out and you know that I tried to talk you out of it so you cannot blame me!" Paul responded, because he knew it would be easier to just go with the flow, than to fight it, because there is no stopping Viola once she gets an idea.

"Okay, well let's get to work!" Paul said, "Kia can you go out the back and get a wig that is Vi's hair colour? And Yvonne I would like you to get us some refreshments because I think we're going to be here for a while" he said with a smile. Paul motioned for Viola to sit in the chair so Viola got up from the couch they had for people who were waiting to be served and sat in the stool while Paul ran around, getting make-up, scissors, combs, brushes and anything else he might need.

School at Illyria started in two days and school at Cornwall started in one week but what Viola really cared about was the Illyria vs. Cornwall soccer game in two weeks, where she would kick Cornwall's arse, then she would announce that she was a girl and watch all of Cornwall's soccer team, and their coach, eat their words.

Paul's Salon, Three hours later…

(People: Paul, Yvonne, Kia, and Viola)

Viola looked at herself in the mirror and she had to admit, Paul had done an amazing job. He had shaped the wig into a hairstyle that Sebastian normally wore, as well as making it so she could wear it over her normal hair and it not look out of place. He had also made her some fake side-burns and eyebrows that were sticky so Viola could take them on and off as she pleased. When she wore the wig, eyebrows, and side-burns she actually did look like her brother. Viola was extremely impressed with Paul and she knew now how much she had underestimated his styling ability. Although she wanted to congratulate Paul for a long while longer, Viola had to get a move on, she needed to go home, pack, and get settled into her dorm before lunchtime today and it was already ten o'clock! Viola said a quick goodbye to her friends, hopped into her car and drove home.

When at home Viola went to her room, grabbed her suitcase and started to fill it with some girl clothes, leaving plenty of room for her "guy" clothes. She dragged her suitcase to Sebastian's room and piled all the clothes he didn't take to London into her bag. Then on her way out the door she picked up her soccer ball and put everything in her bag. She then went back inside the house to find her mum.

Viola's mum was crazier than Viola, and they seemed to have conflicting personalities so there weren't many times when Viola purposely sought out her mum. Viola and her mum were opposites, and although Viola accepted her mum for who she was and didn't try to influence her, the same could not be said for her mum. Viola found her mum in the living room, looking at dresses.

Urgh, great! Viola thought.

Viola hated when her mother was looking at dresses because she always got a lecture about how she never wore them and how she 'needed to act more like a lady'.

"Mum? I was hoping I could have a minute?" Viola said to her mother. Daphne looked up from the dresses and said, "Viola, good, just the person I wanted to talk to. I need you to pick which one of these dresses you want to wear to the Debutante Ball in a few weeks." Viola knew that there was only one way for her mum to allow her to stay at her "dad's" place for a couple of weeks and that was one thing Viola did not want to do. This was, be a 'debutante' girl. But it was this or no soccer so Viola sucked it up and said, "Mum, I want to stay at Dad's for the next couple of weeks. If you say I can go I will promise to do the whole debutante thing without a fuss." Daphne's eyes lit up when Viola said this and Viola knew that she was home free.

Two minutes later, Viola was out the door and on her way to Illyria.