Note: This story is Sims 2 based.
Chapter One
Welcome to the Academy
Melissa sighed and sipped her water. As she stared out of the window, wet autumn leaves slapped against the glass, the rainy street seemed more welcoming than the stuffy, uptight crowd. Only her friends, Emily, Kiersten and Jordan were attending the Academy with her, and the bus was far from their stops. The rest were going to the dingy, old middle school. Melissa was secretly wishing that she had chosen that over the private school when a boy with deeply tanned skin and curious chocolate eyes tapped her on the shoulder. His green uniform looked improperly fitting to his body, and his black hair was uncombed and matted down with a small amount of gel.
"And for a second I thought you weren't going to come." Melissa laughed, adjusting her charismatic pink glasses to better look at Jordan. Brushing a cocoa-colored curl out of her face, her intelligent honey brown eyes told Jordan to sit down. Minutes later Emily, short and sarcastic, got on the bus. She sat in front of Melissa, her bright blue eyes happy to see them both. Her short blonde hair was swept back by a hairband, and her green uniform was spiced up with some jewellery.
"Oh, look, it's Kiersten!" Emily shrieked. The whole bus looked around at her and she shrugged. The short girl had just come onto the bus, her black hair streaked with blonde and pink. Lightly tanned from the summer, she heaved her backpack up onto the luggage rack and sat down beside Emily.
"So, what did you get for you birthday, Jordan?" Melissa asked after greeting Kiersten.
"Only 100 Simoleons and a remote control car. Not bad, but I still want SSX 3 for my computer." Jordan said.
"100 Simoleons? Jeez, tough crowd you've got at home. I get at least 600 every holiday excluding Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day and New Year's." Melissa said. "Here, have 200. My birthday was on the 7th, and I have about 10, 000 Simoleons to dish out for emergencies now." She pulled out her black and silver wallet, pulling out two 100 Simoleon bills from the stack. The others goggled at the wad of cash in her wallet, their nearly hollow ones making them feel jealous.
"Thanks." Jordan said. "Good stuff."
"The same old Jordan, now improved from a seventh grader to an eighth grader." Emily said. Kiersten rolled her eyes.
"What did you get for your birthday, Kiersten?" Melissa asked.
"A manicure set, four all-access tickets to go see Marlin and the Simmers on Friday, and 650 Simoleons." Kiersten said, pulling the tickets out of her pocket. Her brown eyes scanned each name off before handing them to their owners, who all smiled.
"Oh, but we don't have a car, and a taxi is way too dirty and expensive, even for Melissa." Emily sighed.
"We could always steal the school bus!" Melissa sarcastically suggested.
"Yeah, and get arrested for Grand Theft Bus. No thanks." Jordan said. Melissa laughed, but stopped as she realized people were staring. Pulling out her laptop, she flicked it on and distracted herself by writing her novel.
"Melissa, we're here!" Jordan said, pointing out the window. The large brick building was old-looking and had colourful Bay Trees surrounding it.
"Yeah, and thanks to you I just deleted my novel. Thanks, Jordan thanks." Melissa fumed.
"No problem." Jordan said, avoiding a punch and grabbing his bags.