Summary: Lines are clearly marked at Bullworth Academy. Its mixed territory for the Jocks, Preppies, Bullies, Greasers and Nerds, which means the drama never stops. Leah Neff wants none of it. No Aquaberry, no leather - it's just not her thing. But when Derby Harrington jumps into her life, everything changes. Lines are redrawn, and then they're crossed.
Title: "Look Past the Preppy"
Pairing: ?X?
Rating: T
Authors Notes: Italics are flashbacks, just so you know
Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN "Bully" and any of its characters. I only own Leah Neff who as far as I know, doesn't really exist.
I can't believe how much my life has changed.
I glanced down at my Aquaberry blue fingernails.
The just arrived in stores Aquaberry blue high tops which Chad at given me for my birthday.
And of course, the preppie Aquaberry outfit.
I'm the real deal. I wanted people to know I was a preppy. It makes the haters stay away. People watch what they say around me. They know that "My daddy owns your daddy," thanks to Gord. But there's freedom in that.
And hanging with Pinky has brought me a new group of friends – the cheerleaders. Pinky, Mandy, Angie and Christy. And the rest of the preppies, well… they treated me like one of their own even if I wasn't exactly rich, inbred or stuck up like the rest of the preppies. I'm technically only preppy by association. Sure, they're snobby, inbred, stuck up rich kids but they were real and I love them. If they had a problem with you, they'd tell you straight up and I respect that.
One year ago…
I unlocked the door to my new apartment in New Coventry. Some teenagers in leather jackets were hanging around out front by the tenements right next door. My dad pays for my current housing and also paid for my trip down here. Like a million other teenagers, I'm only going to a school so I can have "better educational opportunities". I told my dad to apply me to Bullworth because I saw it had some law-focused courses that would look outstanding on a college application. Too bad that place is going downhill fast.