This is an AU featuring the cast of General Hospital. Most of the characters are attending Port Charles High or Port Charles University. I don't own any of the characters.
*Alexis and Jax just got married. Alexis has her own law firm and Jax owns the Metro Court. Alexis has 3 daughters. Sam is a freshman at PCU. Kristina is a senior at PCHS. And Molly is a freshman at PCHS.
*Sonny and Carly are married and Sonny is not a mobster. He owns a coffee import business. Carly is an executive at ELQ. They have 2 sons. Michael is a senior at PCHS and Morgan is a freshman.
*Mac is the Police Commissioner and biological father of Maxie and Georgie. His niece Robin and newly discovered nephew Ethan also live with him. Maxie and Ethan are seniors at PCHS and Georgie is a freshman. Robin is freshman at PCU.
*Luke is trying to raise Lucky and Lulu while Laura is stuck in a catatonic state at Shadybrooke. Lucky is a freshman at PCU and Lulu is a senior at PCHS.
*Anthony Zacchara is not insane (although slightly goofy) and owns the Port Charles Post the town's biggest newspaper. His daughter Claudia is a freshman at PCU and his son Johnny is a senior at PCHS.
*Alan and Monica Quartermaine have recently moved to Port Charles with their children Jason and Emily and are living with Alan's father Edward. Jason and Emily are both freshman at PCU. Son AJ died of cancer several years ago. Tracy also lives with Edward along with her son Dillon who is a senior at PCHS. Her son Ned has sent his wild child daughter Brook Lynn to Port Charles for Tracy to straighten out. Brook Lynn is also a senior at PCHS.
*Stefan Cassadine lives at Wyndemere with his nephew Nikolas Cassadine in a effort to protect Nik from Helena Cassadine's insanity. Nikolas, in an effort to be normal, is a freshman at PCU.
*Dr. Steven Webber and his wife Olivia have just moved to Port Charles with their sons Dante and Cameron. Steven's sister Elizabeth is also living with them. Dante is a senior and Cameron is a freshman at PCHS. Elizabeth is a freshman at PCU.
First Day Blues
Kristina Davis put her car into park in the Port Charles High School parking lot and looked over at her silent passenger. "Are you ready, Mol?" she asked her little sister with a smile.
Molly looked up at her sister with a terrified look on her face, "Maybe home school wouldn't be so bad."
"High school isn't that bad."
"Easy for you to say. You're a senior. You don't have to worry about older kids shoving you into a locker or stealing all your clothes during gym class or making fun of your love of poetry and romance novels."
"Okay, first of all you watch too much TV because shoving someone in a locker is not easy and someone would have to break into your locker to steal your clothes. Secondly, there are all kinds of clubs and classes you can join where people love poetry and romance novels as much as you. You have drama, creative writing, book clubs. And don't forget that your's truly is the editor of the school paper"
"I still think this is going to be horrible".
"Alright. How about this? If anyone gives you trouble you just let me know and I as your big sister and a senior will take care of it. Okay?"
Though she was still unconvinced that high school was going to be nothing but a disaster, Molly finally gave into what her sister was saying. "Okay. I guess I'm as ready as I'm going to be."
"Good. Now lets go."
Taking a deep breath, Molly got out the car and she and Kristina joined the stream of students walking towards the entrance of school.
Robin Scorpio was walking across the campus of Port Charles University trying to avoid bumping into other people and thinking about how much her life had changed in the past year. She sometimes wished she could go back in time and start her senior year of high school over again. There were so many things she would do different. She was suddenly brought back to the present by a familiar voice, "Robin! Robin Scorpio!". Upon hearing her name she whirled around and was greeted with a smile from a petite brunette. Shoving her thoughts about the past away, Robin returned the smile and gave her best friend Samantha Davis a hug. "Hi Sam!"
"About time you heard me," Sam replied with a grin.
"Sorry. I was just…thinking."
"Thinking about…?"
"Oh, nothing important." Hoping to change the subject, Robin asked "So are you living on campus?"
"I wish. But as punishment for our Mexican adventure, my mom is making me live at home for now. She might let live on campus for sophomore year but for now I'm stuck living at home."
"Yeah, even if I hadn't ran off to Mexico I probably wouldn't be living on campus."
Noticing her friend's sad expression, Sam replied, "You know you could still live on campus even with"…HIV, she mouthed.
"I know but if people found out…I just don't want to deal with that."
"I understand. But if anyone gives you trouble just let me know. I'll take care of them." Sam said with a mischievous grin.
Robin laughed. "Yeah that will convince your mom you're ready to live on campus."
"What she doesn't know…" Sam shrugged.
"True. I guess I don't mind not living on campus. I gives me more time with Uncle Mac, Maxie, and Georgie. And my brother." She added quickly.
"I'm sorry. Your what?"
"My brother. Well, my half-brother."
"Ummm…details!" Sam was shocked and curious about this development in her friend's life.
"It's a very long story."
"One that you are going to tell me over lunch at Kelly's, right?"
"Right", Robin answered with a grin.
The girls linked arms and continued their walk across the bustling campus
"So how does it feel to being going to an American high school?" Maxie Scorpio asked her cousin Ethan.
"It's a little strange to be spending my last year of school before university in a foreign country", the Aussie replied.
"Oh, I would love to spend a school year in another country. Preferably France or Italy."
"Yeah, well at least it would be your choice."
"Oh, come on. It's not that bad."
"I went from living on the coast of Australia to living in Upstate New York with the Police Commissioner and three girls."
"Well…it could be worse."
"How?"
"You could be living in Antarctica."
Ethan laughed. "Well I guess you have point."
"Of course I do. I'll even introduce you to some of my friends if it will help."
"It would help even more if some of those friends were cheerleaders", he said with a smile.
"Ummm…well, Lulu likes to hit cheerleaders. And Kristina is editor of the school paper."
"Maybe I'll just find my own friends."
"Suit yourself."
"I guess I better go get my schedule finalized. I'll see you later."
"Have fun", she said with a smile as she watched him walk into the office.
Elizabeth Webber hurried across the campus of Port Charles University towards the Administration Building. She has just dropped off her cousins Dante and Cameron at Port Charles High for their first day of school and it had taken her fifteen minutes to find a parking spot. She hoped that her errand wouldn't make her late for her first class. She finally pushed open the door of the Registrar's Office and walked up to the receptionist's desk.
"Can a help you?" The woman asked peering over her glasses.
"Ummm…yes. My name is Elizabeth Webber and I'm having a problem with changing my schedule. My Freshman Seminar is scheduled at 7pm on Wednesdays and I need to change that."
"Freshman Seminar is assigned by the University based on the times of your other classes."
Feeling the panic rising inside of her, Elizabeth responded, "I understand that but I can't have night classes."
"Without a letter from Academic Advising stating that you have a restriction on class times your Freshman Seminar time can't be changed."
"But I have a letter from Academic Advising stating that." She said with exasperation.
"Student ID number?"
"4597432"
"Okay. I see the notation on your record about your class time restriction. So let's see what we can do."
Elizabeth let out a sigh of relief. "Thank you."
"Well there is an opening in the 9am Seminar this morning."
"I have biology lab at 9."
"The only other opening is for the 8am class Tuesday mornings."
"I have Introduction to Art then."
"Well you are either going to have to drop the lab or the art."
Biting her lip, Elizabeth replied, "I'll take the 8am Tuesday Seminar."
"Alright. You could check to see if the art class is available at another time."
Forcing herself to smile at the woman for trying to make her feel better. "It's not. They're all full."
"Well, you still need to add another class to get back to required number of credit hours."
"Yeah." Elizabeth could believe how one event forever changed her life and seems like it will forever rule how she lives her life.
