AN : Hey guys so I hope you enjoy this story. I decided to write it after noticing there wasn't that much L Word fanfic about Sharmen (plus they are my favourite couple). Just read it, tell me what you like, don't like etc. Also if you review then it encourages me to write more for you wonderful people and I can work on giving you what you want as I don't have a set idea fo where I'm taking this chapter.
It was early, far too early for Shane to be up. The fact that she hadn't even slept made it worse. She had been on her laptop for most of the night, drinking Mountain Dew and scrolling through her dashboard on Tumblr. Not very productive but it was something that she enjoyed.
However, when it got to the point of 7 in the morning and she was still up refreshing the page it wasn't that enjoyable.
She had been suffering from mild insomnia for a while now. Ever since school started back in fact. No matter how hard she tried she just couldn't sleep, something that was effecting her grades and her ability to work well.
However, she persevered. With every bit of energy that she had, Shane dragged herself from bed and grabbed a towel off the radiator. It was so warm she couldn't help but hold it against herself as she walked towards the bathroom.
Slowly she locked the door and began to strip, being extra careful not get her clothes wet.
When she was fully naked she turned the shower on and waited for the water to heat up, as she waited she placed her discarded clothes on the radiator and brushed her teeth. Once those tasks were completed and she deemed the water in the shower to be warm enough she climbed in.
As she let the warm water beat against her aching muscles her thoughts began to wander. Today she had a test in History, something that she was not looking forward to. She also had a practical in Biology, though that would be bearable as she had Alice with her.
Once Shane's muscles had relaxed a bit she began to wash her hair and herself, making sure she used the tea tree shampoo and conditioner. For some reason the smell made her feel stress-free .
After spending far too long in the shower Shane got out, the cold air hitting her immediately and making her shiver slightly. She grabbed her towel and began to dry herself softly and then wrapped the it around herself and putting her dirty clothes in the laundry basket. Shane unlocked the bathroom door and made a quick run for her room.
Once inside she let the towel drop and walked over to her closet.
To say Shane owned a lot of black clothes was an understatement. Nearly everything she wore was black, apart from her shoes which were either boots or neon coloured trainers.
She reached in and grabbed a pair of black skinny jeans along with a Ramones T-shirt. Then she went over to her drawers and grabbed her favourite pair of Star Wars boxers. Once she had gotten dressed she grabbed a pair of socks and her brand new Batman Hi-tops. She loved these shoes, especially since she has spent over $40 on them.
Once fully dressed she grabbed her sunglasses and leather jacket. Then headed downstairs and grabbed her i-pod.
She then went to the kitchen and put a pop tart in, she freaking loved these things. To her they were like crack, her other addiction being coffee, although being awake enough she decided to grab one when she headed to school.
Once her tart had popped Shane grabbed her keys and left. It was around 8:10 so she knew she had plenty of time to go by Starbucks.
She pulled out her Samsung Galaxy phone and text Alice and Dana, knowing that they were both with each other.
'hey whores, gonna go by starbucks. U want your usual?'
She knew that they would reply yes and give her many thanks when she delivered the precious caffeine filled drinks to them later.
Shane approached her car and unlocked it, sliding into the driver's seat and placing her bag in the back.
She pulled off the street and headed straight to Starbucks, knowing it would be mostly empty at this time in the morning, there was usually the odd business men getting a coffee to perk him up for his early meetings but barely anyone else.
After a quick trip in and a successful picking up of caffeine, and not getting a parking ticket, Shane sped away to her next destination : Alice's house.
As she pulled into Alice's drive Shane pulled a cigarette out and lit it up. She then got her phone out and read the predictable text from Alice saying her and Dana needed a pick me up and to hurry the fuck up.
She then called Alice's cell phone. After the third ring her ever perky best friend picked up.
"What?" oh how she has missed doing this.
"Get your asses out here or your coffee will get cold and you won't have a cigarette to collect off me".
"I hate you, you're such a whore sometimes" Shane blocked Alice out, knowing what she was going to say, line for line.
"Alice, just get out here with Dana please, I've had no sleep again and just want to get today over with". On that note Shane hung up and took a long drag from her cigarette. She was not in the mood for Alice and her grouchiness this morning.
After a five minute wait her best friends emerged from the house, Dana biting into an apple and Alice just scowling at Shane through the windshield. In that moment Shane knew it was going to be a hellish ride to high school.
Dana was the first to greet Shane, oblivious to the contempt coming from Alice right now.
"Please tell me you got us coffee and lots of it?".
"Why, had a long night?" Shane asked with a tone of suggestion and an eyebrow raise.
Dana blushed and didn't answer, meaning Shane got the answer that she expected.
"Your coffee is in the back". She rolled her eyes and turned the heating up. The early morning cold getting to her.
As Alice entered the car Shane offered her a cigarette, a peace offering that Alice gladly accepted and waited for Shane to light.
Despite just having a cigarette Shane decided she needed another one, her lungs might hate her for it but she didn't care right now. Once both cigarettes were lit Shane started the engine and slowly pulled out, making small chatter with the two passengers.
When the girls pulled up to school they put a CD in and just sat there, listening to the upbeat sounds of Friday I'm In Love by The Cure.
This was pretty much how their morning went. Though on the odd occasion, when they had no tests or practical's they would smoke a bit of weed, just to chill them out for the day. Even Dana would have a drag or two, which surprised Shane, especially since Dana was so health conscious and always trying to stay on track for Tennis.
After half hour in the car they decided to get out and go see if any of their other friends had arrived yet, classes started in fifteen minutes but they still wanted to socialize.
Would this day ever end? Shane felt like just walking out right now and driving home. In fact, if it wasn't for the simple fact that she was giving Dana, Alice and Helen a ride home then she would.
The reason why this day was hell? Simple because of the girls at Shane's school and how they gossiped. Already t day the brunette had heard about how Jenny Schecter had cheated on her boyfriend with some random girl at a party.
She didn't care! It seemed as though the idiotic girls hadn't realized this though and decided to continuously tell her, she swore that the same girl had told her this bit of information five times now.
It wasn't just that that was getting to Shane though. It was also the fact that girls kept throwing themselves at her. As a matter of fact she had already gotten asked out and flirted with today by twelve different girls, just after they had told her the mindless gossip.
It also didn't help that around 90% of the girls that had asked her out were only interested in doing anything physical when they were of their face drunk.
It wasn't that Shane cared about that though, despite her reputation as a player. Shane has no idea how this reputation had started, especially since in her seventeen years on this planet she had only had one serious girlfriend and slept with 3 girls in total. Alice included in that tally, though they never talked about it.
It was getting tiresome having to knock the same girls back every week and get called a bitch or heartless because of it though. She just wanted a nice easy life and if she got a girlfriend then that would be pretty sweet too, however it wasn't something she was actively looking for; if it happened, it happened. No big deal.
To make the day seem a million times worse she had gotten an English essay back and had only received a C minus on it. Not that academia was a big thing for Shane but she still wanted to go to University, mainly for the experience of being out there on her own.
She planned on just opening up her own hair salon after that, one that wasn't pompous and haughty though. She hated places like that.
The one thing that was going to cheer her up was waiting through the class room doors though. Good ol' Alice would bring a smile to her face and right now she needed that.
No wonder she was called broody or miserable by most, when school was this irritating for her and she walked around with a pained expression on her face for most of the hours they were cooped up in the small building.
After a deep breath and a small grimace Shane walked through the door, if only she knew then that what awaited her was far more than her best friend.
As she entered the class she did a quick sweep, seeing if she might get yet another girl throwing herself at her. This time she was lucky and the class was mostly empty, bar a few jocks that gave her a respectful head nod.
Once she was done sweeping the room for any landmines she approached Alice who was sat at their usual table reading the Vagina Monologues.
"Shoot me please? You can tell everyone it was an accident" Shane asked the uninterested girl in a mock pleading voice.
Her only reply was a 'Hmmm'. It seemed that her best friend was too interested in the book.
"The school is on fire". Still only a half-hearted reply. For a moment Shane thought and then put her serious face on.
"I slept with Dana last week. I'm sorry but we are gonna runaway to Barbados now, she just doesn't love you anymore". A complete and utter lie, Dana was head over heels for Alice and would do anything the pixie like girls asked.
Again Shane got barely any reply. It was time to bring out the big guns.
"Jenny Schecter cheated on her boyfriend at some party the other night…..with a girl".
If that didn't get Alice's attention then Shane was going to start looking for sign of a demonic possession or some sort of mark that indicated Aliens had taken over the other girl.
"Are you kidding me? I mean I ALWAYS knew that Jenny was a bit off the straight and narrow but still…." She left the sentence hanging as she pulled a pen out from behind her ear and a pad. She then continued to scrawl notes on to a blank sheet of paper.
"Any idea who? Why? Dates? Was the sex good?". Shane almost wished she hadn't told the girl, as now Alice would bug her to no end about it, she was always like that when she heard gossip.
There were drawbacks to being friends with a reporter especially since Alice wrote the gossip bit of the school paper.
"Ugh, I'll tell you later. That or just ask Jenny yourself and see if you can get an exclusive interview, no doubt you'll try too.". Shane placed her bag on the floor as she said this and began pulling out the various items needed for class.
Once the room had filled out the teacher arrived and began the lesson or at least tried too. About five minutes in she was interrupted by a knock.
"Uhh hey, I was told to come to this class, I'm new and got a bit lost so sorry for being late".
Shane didn't bother looking up, just continued to doodle Pon and Zi in her notebook. They only looked up when they felt a nudge to the ribs from Alice.
When she did look up all the air left Shane's lungs. Standing there was the most beautiful girl that she had ever seen and that was saying a lot.
"I know you'll ask me to do an introduction so I'll just get right into it.." Now that Shane was paying attention she could fully appreciate this girl, no woman's voice. It was like she had died and gone to heaven.
".. I'm Carmen Pica De Morales, yeah I know, super long name but hey ho. I just transferred here and am already finding it a drag. I'm into Djing and would love to get into the music industry. I also play guitar in a band and enjoy long walks on the beach." She received a giggle from most class mates and then took a seat at the back.
Shane would have laughed too, except she was still trying to remember how to breathe.
One thing was for sure, she was definitely going to actively pursue this girl. As of this moment Shane McCutcheon was off the market.