A/N: This idea popped in my head and I couldn't stop thinking about it. This is a crossover between 'Mr. Peabody & Sherman' and the teen angst novel 'Speak' (Which I really like BTW). This is an AU of MPAS with Melinda Sordino tagging along for the ride. Also, in this AU, Sherman is fourteen, same age as Melinda, so they'd be in high school together. So, please bare with me on this, please? Anyways, enjoy!
Mr. Peabody, a white beagle wearing black circular rimmed glasses and a red bow tie exited a room with a red door. Following him was his fourteen year old adopted son, Sherman. He wore circular rimmed glasses like his father, and he wore a plain white T-shirt, black shorts, and white converse high-tops.
"Mr. Peabody, why did we have to leave the French Revolution so early?" asked Sherman as they walked side by side into the living room and towards the living room.
"Because we will be having a guest over and I wanted to be present when she showed up" said Mr. Peabody.
"Who is she?" Sherman asked, curious about this guest.
"She is a girl about your age, and she's been through a great deal of pain. Her mother and I are close friends and we discussed it would be better for her to put her in the exchange student program and have her stay with us. Then she'll decide whether she wants to go back to where she came from or stay here with us" Peabody explained as they stopped in front of the elevator. The door opened to reveal a girl. Sherman's eyes widened and he felt like his heart skipped a beat.
(Sherman P.O.V.)
This is the girl Mr. Peabody said would be staying with us? She's beautiful. She had pasty white skin, no pimples or makeup on, no imperfections, dark brown hair that was in a pony-tail, she was wearing a dark purple blouse with a black cardigan over it with one button in the middle of the cardigan buttoned up, gray acid-wash jeans, and on her feet were converse like mine, only they were magenta.
"Ah, miss Sordino, welcome to our home" Mr. Peabody said taking her duffel bag out of her hand gently. She didn't say anything.
"Melinda, this is my son, Sherman. Sherman this is our guest, Melinda Sordino" Peabody said introducing her to me and introducing me to her.
"Hi" I said softly. I was a little nervous and had some butterflies in my stomach. She didn't say anything, yet again. This girl was awfully quiet. She just looked down at her shoes, clicking her heels together like she was in 'The Wizard of Oz' and had her hands tucked into the pockets of her cardigan.
"Sherman, Melinda will be staying in your room. Please help her unpack" Peabody told me handing me Melinda's duffel bag. I just took her bag and she followed me into my room. Once we got there, she looked all around my room and was amazed at the size of it.
"Here is where you'll be sleeping" I said to Melinda as I took her bag up to the platform above my bed and in it's place was a bed with dark green comforters and black sheets, and green pillow cases with black trees with tiny black leaves on them. I wasn't even aware that Mr. Peabody did this.
"Do you like it?" I asked her. She just nodded.
"Do you want me to help you unpack?" I offered. She shook her head instead of saying 'No' and I just left her alone. I stopped at the door and looked behind me to see Melinda unpacking and I smiled before leaving her to do her business.
(No One P.O.V.)
When Sherman left he found Mr. Peabody taking out a carrot and eating it.
"Oh, there you are. So, what do you think about her? Melinda?" Peabody asked him. Sherman just put his hands in his pockets and spoke.
"She's... quiet. But she seems like a nice girl" Sherman said taking out a bottled water out and taking a sip out of it after getting fresh and cool out the fridge.
"Sherman, Melinda is supposed to be sweet and caring as her parents told me and she hasn't spoken a word. Her misfortune from last year shocked the poor girl into silence and only trusting very few people. Please, just be gentle with her, okay?" Peabody told him.
"I will, don't worry" Sherman said with a brief smile and left Mr. Peabody alone in the room. He peered behind the door to see Melinda lying down on her bed reading a book. Sherman sighed and smiled.
"Melinda" he muttered as his small smile turned into a large goofy one. Sherman then went over to his own bed and lied down on it. After a while, Sherman drifted to sleep. Melinda noticed by Sherman's snoring and smiled at the sight of him breathing in and out fluently. Melinda took her hair out of it's ponytail and then walked over to the lamp, shut the light off, climbed back into bed and fell asleep.
A/N: First chapter was short, I know. But this is only the beginning of Sherman and Melinda's friendship that will slowly build up as the story progresses. Now in the next chapter, we'll get to see Melinda and Sherman in school together. More to come in the next update. Please review, thanks!