So this is a fic I recently started writing. It's a crossover between Skins and Degrassi. The characters/generations I'm using are the second generation of Skins, and it's supposedly happening around the middle of the events in the third series. And as for Degrassi, I'm using the current generation/character and it's happening in the somewhat "future" that I thought up. I'm having a lot of fun writing it, so I hope everyone enjoys it! Let me know what you think, please?
"C'mon, let's hurry it up people!" Archie Simpson's voice echoed across the baggage claim section of Heathrow National Airport as he tried to round up the hundred-something high school students who were trying to find their suitcases. "We don't have all day, let's go! The bus is already here! We're on schedule; let's move it!" "That man has got to chill," Alli Bhandari laughed to her best friend Clare Edwards. Clare gave a sympathetic smile. "He's probably stressed to the max. And I don't blame him! He had to plan so much to even get all of us to London. That's a lot of work for just one person." she said. "He probably had a bunch of people helping him, Clare." Alli scoffed. "And even if he is stressed, he's making all of us stressed as well." She tried to pull her heavy bag off of the conveyor belt. "Ugh, I wish Sav had come on this stupid trip. I mean, sure he'd be on my tail 24/7, but then he could carry these... stupid... bags!" Alli gave a final tug, and the bag toppled off the belt and almost onto her foot. Clare laughed quietly as the two walked off to find Clare's boyfriend and their school principal.
"I can't believe we're in London!" the pair heard Jenna Middleton exclaim to Sadie Rowland. "Nothing but two weeks of adventure and hot British guys," she said, winking playfully. The girls laughed while KC cleared his throat. "Uh, I was kidding, KC." Jenna said quickly, slightly annoyed. "It's not like anyone would want me anyway," she added, putting one hand self consciously on her pregnant belly. KC put his arm around his blonde girlfriend. "I'm sure they'll all want you." he said, obviously trying to make her feel better. "But they can't have me," Jenna giggled, planting a kiss on KC.
"Ugh, gag me." Alli scoffed. Clare sighed. Alli was still bitter over her breakup with Drew. And Clare didn't understand why. "Don't worry, Alli. This trip will take your mind off that jackass." she reassured her best friend. Alli seemed to cheer up. "You're right, Clare. The minute we get to our hotel, we have to start planning what we'll be doing with all our free time..." Alli began. "That is, unless you're going to be playing kissy-face with Eli the whole trip." she added, a look of annoyance taking over her face. "I won't, I promise. Besides, I'm sure Eli will be wanting to read up on all the lore of the city and whatnot." she said. Alli began smiling again. "Great," she said. "So we definitely need to check out Harrods. And find out a way that we can go out again after head-check at night." "Whoa, Alli," Clare stopped her. "I don't think sneaking out is the greatest idea. You just got back to Degrassi, and you had to practically beg Mr. Simpson to let you even go on this trip." "I didn't beg him," Alli interrupted. "Uh, yeah! You did! Thanks to you, Mr. Simpson now thinks that I have anxiety problems and that you're the only one who can talk me down from a ledge." Clare exclaimed. "Heh, oh right. Sorry about that." Alli said sheepishly, remembering one of the many excuses that she gave Mr. Simpson explaining why she simply had to go on this trip. "Hold all this to your record, and I'd say you're on pretty thin ice." Clare finished as they boarded the bus. Alli groaned. "Claaaire! Are you seriously playing the concerned parent again?" she complained. Clare shook her head. "No, Alli. I just don't want you to get expelled or anything. Degrassi would suck with you gone permanently." she said. Alli rolled her eyes. "Alright fine. We won't have fun on this trip." she murmured. Clare smiled broadly. She was used to Alli's overdramatic ways, and she had grown immune to the short girl's powers of persuasion. "Good!" she laughed as the two took their seats and got ready to head off to the hotel.
"Alright, listen up ya fuckahs... so I have this here itinerary, yeah? And we're gon' have to get through the whole thing. So... listen up, dammit!" Kieran MacFoeinaiugh said into the bus's microphone to the group of rowdy English teenagers who were talking and shouting and laughing in front of him. "Shit..." Kieran muttered, turning his attention to Doug and Josie, the other two teachers who accompanied him as chaperones for Roundview College's school trip to London. "Can't you two arseholes help me or something?" he growled. "Why don't you try talking to them without swearing?" Josie offered, much to Kieran's dismay. "That will just make them talk more!"
Doug finally stood and grabbed the microphone from Kieran. "Sit down, shut up, and pay attention!" he screamed into the little mic, startling even the bus driver. He handed the microphone back to Kieran, squinting at the feedback that had resulted from his little outburst. "Thank... you," Kieran said, sticking one finger into his ear and rotating it around. "Anytime," Doug proudly responded, surveying the now-silent bus. "Alright, so... I'm assuming none of you heard what I said before..." Kieran began before repeating what he said before and starting on the itinerary.
"Wow, Effy! Can you believe it? We're actually in London!" Pandora Moon said to her best friend Elizabeth "Effy" Stonem. Pandora had never been outside of Bristol, so visiting London was exciting for the eccentric blonde. "I can't," Effy responded coolly, crossing her arms. "Wizzer! Do you think we'll be able to get any time to do whatever we want?" Pandora asked. "We bettah get some time to ourselves. I have a bag of pills in my arse that bettah not go to waste, y'know?" James Cook butted in from across the aisle on the bus. "Why'd you put them there?" Emily Fitch suddenly asked. She was sitting behind Effy and Pandora with Naomi Campbell. "Because, sweet-cheeks, how else was I s'posed to get them on this damn trip?" Cook responded. "We didn't even take a plane," Naomi said, rolling her eyes. "We took a fucking bus. Nobody was checking our bags, you idiot." The students around Cook started laughing as Cook awkwardly shifted in his seat. "Well, fuck the lot of you, then." he said, waving off the laughter. "Safety first. And if you all are gonna laugh, then you ain't gonna get any of 'em." He pointed to his backside, silencing the laughter.
"You'd actually take pills that were up his arse?" Some random person said from the back of the bus. "They're pills," Effy answered. "And they're in a bag. I'm in." She smiled across at Cook, summoning a jealous stare from Freddie Mclair, who was sitting behind Cook with Jonah Jeremiah "JJ" Jones. Naomi caught the stare and smirked. She turned to Emily. "'Scuse me for a moment," she told her girlfriend, planting a kiss on the shy redhead's cheek. She got up from her seat, ignoring Kieran's sudden shout, "Stay in your seat while the bus in motion, Naomes!"
"Go sit in my seat, JJ." Naomi commanded. "Uh, alrighty then." JJ said, getting up and sitting next to Emily. The two exchanged a smile and started talking about the pills in Cook's ass. Naomi flopped down next to Freddie and sighed heavily. Freddie stayed silent and stared at Naomi in confusion, one eyebrow raised. "Uh, can I help you?" he finally said. Naomi sighed again and turned to look at Freddie. "What?" Freddie probed further. "Christ, just tell Effy that you like her already!" Naomi said. Freddie suddenly started coughing and choking. "What the fuck are you talking about?" he questioned between coughs. Naomi burst out laughing. "Oh, please. It's obvious. And listen here, loverboy. I'm sure she likes you too, so what the fuck are you afraid of?" "I'm not afraid of anything, and you're delusional! Fuckin' delusional... insane." Freddie rebuffed Naomi and start murmuring about how crazy Naomi was to himself. Naomi smirked at him. "Sure," she said before getting up again. "Hey!" Kieran shouted from the front of the bus. Naomi and JJ switched back to their original seats. Emily looked over at Freddie and then at Naomi. "What was all that about?" she asked. Naomi sighed. "A boy in denial."
"What did Naomi have to tell you?" JJ asked Freddie. "Something stupid," responded Freddie. He stole a glance over at Effy. "I just hope something big happens on this damn trip," he said. "At least then there would be a purpose to it."
