TITLE: Romance at Sea
AUTHOR: Sky Pie
RATING: G
SUMMARY: Jennifer is a new student on Breaker High who befriends Sean and Tamira. When she hatches a plan to get them back together, will it end up in disaster or happily ever after?
DISCLAIMER: The character of Jennifer is mine (and is obviously a Mary Sue). All Breaker High characters are not mine and no copyright infringement is intended. This is an original—albeit clichéd—work of fiction. Any similarities to other fan fictions or stories are entirely coincidental.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I began writing this story on June 14, 2002, and completed it on September 7, 2002. However, it suffered severe editing by the thoroughly embarrassed author on July 26, 2006. This is my first and only Breaker High fan fiction. I wrote it because as a naïve teenage girl I was devastated when Sean and Tamira broke up and I wanted to get them back together. In retrospect, I'll be the first to admit that it's an utter piece of crap, but it was my first real try at writing fan fiction. The people I want to thank know who they are, but I'm sure after being subjected to read this they would be ashamed for inspiring and/or encouraging this adolescent puppy-love slop.
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I marveled in awe at the enormous ship before me. This was where I'd be spending the next six months of my life. I'd never done anything like this before, and to be honest I was quite nervous. Yet the other half of me was really excited; new people, new places, new surroundings, and new experiences—I could tell I was about to embark on the journey of a lifetime. I took a deep breath, releasing all my jitters, and confidently stepped on board Breaker High. My parents waved goodbye, telling me to be careful and to not get into any trouble.
"Don't worry, I won't!" I called back to them as I waved farewell. At least not on purpose, anyway, I thought to myself as we departed.
A short, cheerful man walked towards me. "Hello! Welcome aboard Breaker High! You must be Jennifer, the new student," he said happily as he stuck out his hand.
I stuck out mine to shake his. He took a firm grasp and propelled my arm up and down so fast it got tired, but I managed to finally slip loose of his hold.
"I'm Tony Gifford, the activities director for the ship. If you have any questions about Breaker High rules and regulations or simply wish to chitchat awhile, you can visit me. Now, I'll show you to your room."
I followed him to the cabins of the ship. Along the way, I observed the setting and other students on board. My nervousness settled in again, as I became uncertain if I'd fit in or not. After all, I was the new kid. Most of them already knew each other and had their cliques. Relax, everything will be fine, I told myself, I shouldn't let anything spoil this opportunity.
Tony was babbling about something the whole way, but I didn't pay attention because I was too preoccupied with people watching. I couldn't help notice these two guys that were fooling around on the top deck. They had some sort of catapult and were about to shoot a water balloon at one of the faculty members. One of them in particular caught my eye and I continued watching them. Thankfully, Tony didn't notice that I had stopped following him and I continued on.
"Well, here we are," he said when we reached my cabin. "Until we reach another port with a new student, you'll have to room by yourself. Are you okay with that?"
"Yeah, that's fine with me." I accepted.
"Great. Dinner is served at 7:00. Curfew is at 10:00. Enjoy your stay!" he said merrily as he closed the door.
I looked around the room. It was plain and empty, with only a bed, a closet, and a desk. I started to unpack my things, thinking it was going to be a long, lonely semester at sea.