Author's Note: Alrighty, darlings. Well, here is the sequel to Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better, my other RENT high school fic. To those of you who haven't read it, I suggest doing so. This will make more sense if you do. Anyway, the pairings for this are Roger/Mimi, Mark/Maureen, Collins/Angel, and Benny/Allison, so yeah. It takes place in December (before New Year's after Christmas). This starts a little less than a week after AYCDICDB ended. Review please! Keep in mind this is rated T for a reason.
Disclaimer: If I owned RENT, I would be in Manhattan right now seeing it instead of sitting in front of my laptop.
Mimi Marquez sighed as her boyfriend of three months, Roger Davis, planted soft kisses along her jaw line and down her neck. She entwined her fingers with his hair and pulled his face up to meet hers, firmly pressing her lips against his. Mimi flipped the two over so that she was straddling him. Roger slowly slid his tongue into Mimi's mouth to deepen the kiss as Mimi felt her head spin. She felt as if she was on fire. She slowly ran her fingers down his chest until she reached the bottom of his Journey t-shirt, pulling it over his head. Without breaking their heavy lip lock, Roger slowly snaked his hand up Mimi's fishnet-clad thigh-
"Hey Meems", Maureen hollered, swinging open the door carrying a giant stack of CDs and a huge white furry purse. She was dressed in skintight leather pants and a white parka, her light brown curls messily tossed.
"Maureen," Mimi gasped as she and Roger broke apart.
"Uh, hi", Roger awkwardly greeted, running his hand through his hair.
"Oh, uh, sorry to, interrupt", Maureen apologized, "I thought I was coming over at four to help you pack".
"Oh, it's okay. You were, I just lost track of time, I guess", Mimi apologized, straightening her purple silk dress (A/N: The one Mimi wears during act two of the Broadway version under her coat) as Roger snatched his t-shirt off the floor, sliding it over himself.
"Roger, why are you putting the shirt back on?" Maureen teased, sarcastic earning her a glare from Mimi.
"I'm gonna choose to ignore that", Mimi jokingly remarked.
"Well, uh, I guess I'll go. I'm supposed to meet Mark and Collins soon anyway. Bye guys", Roger waved as he planted a kiss on Mimi's cheek.
"You don't have to go", Mimi insisted, pulling him into a hug, "Maureen's gonna help me pack. You could too".
"As tempting as it sounds to listen to you two discuss clothes and the inner workings of Mark's mind, I really do have to go meet Mark and Collins. But we'll have the entire trip to spend time together", he suggested with a smirk.
"Mmmm, I can't wait", Mimi cooed, kissing him one more time before he exited the room.
"My God", Maureen remarked.
"Sorry about that, Mo", Mimi apologized yet again, "I just lost track of time".
"It's fine", Maureen reassured, "One question though".
"What?" Mimi probed.
"How much do you like your Christmas present that I gave you?" Maureen inquired.
"I love it! Seriously, I wanna marry those boots!" Mimi exclaimed, "Why?"
"Oh, I was just thinking maybe I should take them back and get you some birth control instead", Maureen stated with a smirk.
"Very funny, Mo. Aren't you such a comedian", Mimi rolled her eyes and stuck her tongue out like a four-year-old.
"I am", Maureen proudly announced, "But are you guys, um?"
"No. We're not", Mimi promised.
"Okay, just asking. When you do, you had better tell me", Maureen threatened with a grin.
"I will, I will, jeez", Mimi giggled, "What time are Angel and April coming?"
"They'll be here in like, twenty minutes", Maureen responded.
"Okay, cool. It sucks Jo couldn't come. What's up with her? She's been acting weird lately", Mimi commented.
"Hey, I have no idea. I know what you mean though. I swear, she only ever talks to Collins lately", Maureen observed.
"Maybe Collins is cheating on Angel with her", Mimi jokingly chuckled, causing Maureen to join in her fit of laughter.
"Mo! Mimichica!" they heard a voice behind them say.
The two friends spun around to see April and Angel standing in Mimi's doorway.
"Hey, guys", April beamed.
"Hey", Mimi and Maureen smiled in unison.
"What'd we miss?" April questioned.
"Yeah, what's so funny?" Angel asked.
"Joanne's fictional relationship with Collins", Mimi laughed.
"And all you missed was shirtless Roger", Maureen continued.
"Something tells me I don't even want to know", April assumed, raising one eyebrow as the two friends continued their hysterical fits of giggles.
"Okay, I'm good", Mimi sighed.
"Me too", Maureen agreed.
"So, who's totally psyched for the Vermont road trip?" Maureen asked.
"I know I am," Angel grinned devilishly, "I'll have Collins all to myself".
"Okay, just stop there. I don't want to know what you're gonna do to him if you catch my drift", Mimi hinted causing April to chuckle.
"Can you believe Sammy and Vince can't go?" April groaned.
"I know", Angel agreed.
"Damn Sammy's mother and that stupid trip to Veil", Maureen concurred.
"Are you sure it won't be awkward with you guys all paired off and me alone?" April questioned.
"Chica, of course it'll be fine! Don't worry about it at all! Plus Jo's by herself!" Mimi assured.
"But still. You have Roger, Maureen has Mark, Angel has Collins", April reminded.
"It's fine. Hey, maybe you'll meet a hot ski instructor", Mimi hinted, wiggling her eyebrows.
"Let's pack, you", April smiled, tossing Mimi's parka off of her chair at her.
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"Mark, your girlfriend really needs to work on her timing", Roger commented, plopping down at a booth in the Oak Tree Diner with Collins and Mark.
"How so?" Mark probed.
"She…interrupted Mimi and I earlier", Roger explained.
"Funny, I remember telling the same thing to you about Mimi", Collins chuckled.
"So were you guys, um?" Mark asked, fidgeting a bit.
"No", Roger replied, "We haven't yet".
"Oh," Mark reacted.
"What about you and Mo?" Roger inquired.
"It hasn't come up yet", Mark muttered.
"So, I have some bad news", Collins interrupted.
Mark sighed to himself. He was secretly grateful that Collins had changed the topic off of his sex life.
"What?" Roger probed.
"Allison's parents just bought the house next door and her family and Benny are going for New Year's too", Collins admitted.
"That sucks", Roger muttered.
"No shit", Collins agreed.
"Hey, Collins. What's up with Joanne?" Mark kindly interrogated.
"What do you mean?" Collins retorted.
"Nothing. It's just she's been a little bit off lately and she only really ever talks to you. I was wondering if something was wrong with her", Mark told him.
"Well, nothing is", Collins clarified.
A/N: Well, that's the end of the first chapter! I really hope you guys liked it! Review if you want me to continue!