What If Things Were Different?
What if the soccer playing brunette had rich, famous parents who sent him to boarding school? The strong Japanese girl forgot her culture? The oddball was instead a juvenile delinquent? The pinkette lost her parents and was an orphan? The well known genius was too smart for public school?
General P.O.V.
A tall brunette stepped out of the limo covering his eyes with sunglasses.
"Now Ulrich I want you to do good here. You won't have us to blame now."
"Yes, Dad." The teenager sarcastically. "Where's Mom?"
"On a business trip."
"Of course she is."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Nothing Dad, nothing. All I'm saying-"
The brunette cut himself off as he bumped into a girl.
"Would you watch where you're going?" The girl huffed.
"And what makes you think it's my fault?"
"Because you bumped into me that's why."
"Maybe next time you'll move out of the way."
"And maybe next time you'll watch where you're going."
He locked eyes with the feisty girl.
"You see Yumi. That's why you're here in the first place. You're being rude and to a Stern at that." A middle aged man scolded her.
"Dad I don't care who he is."
"You should." The young Stern snorted.
"Well I don't." She retorted to the teen. "I don't care what you're used to but I'm not going to bow down to you just because your parents are rich. I'm not like other girls."
"You sure aren't." He muttered to his self as she stormed away.
"I am so sorry for her behavior." Yumi's dad apologized.
Ulrich opened his mouth to tell him it was fine, but his own father beat him to it.
"I know, teenagers these days." Ulrich wondered how his dad knew when he was never around.
"I should go.. You know unpack or something." Ulrich excused himself.
"I'll be by your dorm to say bye Ulrich."
"Okay Dad." He answered but knew he really wasn't.
Ulrich walked towards the dorms secretly hoping to see Yumi again.
With Yumi:
After I left my father I walked into the cafeteria.
"Hey."
I turned to see a pinkette giving me a smile.
"What's up?"
"I was looking for someone to sit with, but every guy looks disgusting and these girls seem really…"
"Snobbish?" The older girl offered.
"Right. I'm Aelita."
"Yumi."
We chatted as we found an empty table to sit at.
"Hello ladies."
The girls looked up as they saw Ulrich and a blonde sitting across from them.
Yumi's smile slid off her face replacing it with a scowl.
"You know them?" Aelita asked Yumi.
"Unfortunately I know the brunette."
"I'm Odd." The blonde introduced.
"I'm Aelita. And this is Yumi, but she's too busy having a glaring contest."
"I think Ulrich's finally met his match." He laughed.
"You two know each other?"
"He's my best friend." He shrugged.
"Do you have to sit here?" Yumi questioned.
"Do you have to be so rude?" Ulrich shot back.
"I'm being rude because you annoy me."
"And I have to sit here because you like me."
"I don't like you."
"You say that now."
"Is it just me or do they have a thing for each other?" Aelita whispered to Odd.
"They have a thing for each other." He confirmed.
"Um, do you mind if I sit here?" A shy blonde asked. "There aren't anymore seats."
Yumi and Ulrich snapped out of their argument looking at Aelita and Odd.
"Can I have your cake?" Odd questioned mooching.
"Um, okay."
"Then you can sit here."
They laughed as they shifted making room for him.
"I'm Jeremy."
"I'm Aelita. This is Yumi, Ulrich, and Odd."
"Hey." Yumi smiled breaking contact from Ulrich.
"Oh my gosh are you Ulrich Stern?" A girl with long black hair asked.
"Yeah." Ulrich answered.
Yumi tried to hide her anger at the girl.
"I'm Sissy and I love you so much."
"Uh, thank… you."
"Move along." Yumi spoke up. "There's a sign that says this is a no fan girl zone."
The others snickered as Sissy stormed away.
"Jealous Yumi?" Ulrich laughed.
"No way Ulrich. I just don't like fan girls." She gritted her teeth blushing.
"Right." He said not convinced.
"How about we go check out the dorms then?" Aelita suggested before a fight could break out.
"Sure." The two blondes agreed.
They all stood up leaving left the cafeteria.