It's just high school, -with many twists and turns along the way! The rent cast is in high school and having the time of their life. Where they stop, nobody knows! I know I'm bad at summaries, just read it! Reviews please!
Disclaimer-I don't own Rent or anyone's last name!!! Or anything else you recognize in here!!
Ok, I guess I'll start by saying who's who in the beginning–
Mark Cohen (sophomore)/Maureen Johnson (sophomore)
Roger Davis (sophomore)/April Erikson (freshman)
Benjamin Coffin III (sophomore)/Allison Grey (sophomore)
Tom Collins (junior)
Angel Dumott Shunard (sophomore)
Mimi Marquez (freshman)
Joanne Jefferson (junior)
Rosie Dawson (freshman)
Steve Pascal (junior)
Gordon Rapp (junior)
Paul Olson (teacher)
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"Mimi, chica!!" Angel screamed as she saw her best friend walk into the parking lot of their high school, Scarsdale High. Mimi looked like a lost puppy, this being her first year in high school. Angel was overjoyed that she would get to go to school with Mimi again. Mimi was dressed in a black sparkly top that showed just a little too much cleavage. She was also wearing her standard black mini skirt with fishnet tights that she and Angel had gotten on a shopping spree over the summer. And to top it all off, she had let her hair flow in its usually curly bush on her head. Angel on the other hand, was wearing a patchwork turtle-neck, and flowery mini skirt. Underneath she was wearing the zebra print leggings that she had gotten on the same outing with Mimi and her red platform heels. Angel was the only person Mimi knew who could do anything in heels. She was also wearing her black bob wig, since, only biologically, Angel was a boy. A lot of people gave Angel a hard time when she came out a year ago, some people still did, but Mimi could care less. Angel was her best friend.
"Angel!!" Mimi ran to hug her friend.
"So how does it feel to be in high school? Sucks even more than middle school, right?"
"So far it's not that bad, seeing as I've only been here two minutes. Where are you heading?"
"Math, ugh, I hate that class!" Mimi giggled at her friend's slight misfortune, then she peered down at her own schedule.
"Hey, where's World Literature?" She sounded out the words as though they were hard to read.
"Oh! That's in the other building, over there!" She pointed toward a slightly smaller building off to the other sides of the sports fields. "But I'll see you at lunch, right?"
"Of course!" replied Mimi.
Angel screamed as Mimi walked away, "Don't make to many more friends without me!!" Which of course Mimi knew was totally untrue. Angel was the nicest person ever and she wanted Mimi to make as many friends as she could, but Mimi still turned around for one last glance at her best friend before she turned around, preparing for her first day of high school.
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As soon as Angel turned around she found herself face to face with a man, who she assumed to be a teacher. He was young, just out of college most likely, and was dressed very casual. He was smiling which was always a good sign when talking to a teacher.
"Hi, my name is Mr. Olson, but you can call me Paul."
"Hi, I'm Angel."
"Nice to meet you Angel, I know you're a sophomore, but, well, I saw you last year, and I think you would fit better in my junior class."
"Excuse me, sorry, but what class?"
"Oh, I'm sorry, I teacher senior, junior, and sophomore literature, but my methods aren't always, well, standard."
"Oh yea, one of my friends told me about your class. He said it was the best class he had ever taken."
"I'm flattered, but I'm here today to see if you would move up to my junior class. I would switch your math and lit class, and I've already spoken to Mrs. Dunch, your math teacher. I've looked at your reading level and I think you would be happier with the juniors, so, what do you say?"
"That sounds great! I do love to read, thanks! So, I guess I'm headed to your class right now then!"
"I'll walk you there!"
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Meanwhile on campus, two other almost-happy couples were standing outside their lockers. April and Roger were making out, as usual, and Maureen and Mark were fighting, as usual.
"Mark! I told you!! I never kissed him, we were just talking!!!"
"That's not what it looked like! You were in a pretty serious lip lock when I turned the corner! And before school even starts you manage to have every guy in school down your shirt!"
"Mark, you are totally over reacting!! I would not do that to you!!
"Maureen!! I-"
"Guys, guys!!" Roger broke into the fight, with a needle in his hand I may add. Scarsdale was one of the most oblivious schools in the state. Their motto was 'Teach and be taught'. Obviously they did very little of both. "Chill!! Mark, just let Maureen, be herself." He said putting on a very realistic hippie accent. Mark hated it when Roger was high. He hated it when Roger had anything to do with drugs. Mark, Collins and Maureen had been trying to get him to stop for months, but he always replied with 'April's my girlfriend, and I'll do anything for her.' And April always told him to keep it up, so he did. "And Maureen, well, stop kissing other guys."
"Fine" They both replied, and, like the other pair, began making out.
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"Hey Joanne, wait up!" Collins ran up to his friend and took some of the millions of books she must have been carrying off her arms. They weren't dating; they were just friends, as they were forced to tell others over and over again.
"Thanks! Hey where are you going?" Asked Joanne, looking over at his schedule and then back at her own.
"Lit, how bout you?"
"Computer science, then debate."
"Me too!" Cried Collins.
"Yes! I wanted to have that class with you; it's no fun unless someone on the other side actually challenges your beliefs!"
"Exactly!" Replied Collins. He loved Joanne like a sister, they had been in all the same (top, of course) classes since grammar school, but she wasn't really one to joke with. She talked about school and work and took everything very seriously. When she did have 'fun', it would be sitting in the background. She was shy when it came to people other than, well, Collins. It was obvious that she was shy. No one really got any deeper than the surface with her. Collins on the other hand, was very outgoing, well, sort of. He loved to laugh and have fun. He was great at joking with his friends and every girl in school wanted to date him, but he never said yes. Collins was great at pretending. He tried to be outgoing, but really, he was quite shy. He never spoke his mind or told anyone who he really was, not even Joanne or Mark. Collins had more than one secret. Some afternoons he would go home to his room and cry, he couldn't help it. He would stop of course as soon as his father came home from his low wage job at the auto body. If his dad ever found out… But for now he was just find pretending, it was better than showing who he really was. "Come on!" He wrapped his arm around her shoulder and they walked into school. Collins stopped at his locker and Joanne continued on to hers.
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As Collins was collecting his books, Benny walked up to his locker which was conveniently next to Collins's.
"So, you two goin' out yet?" Benny asked, referring to Joanne walking away with her giant pile of books.
"How many times do I have to tell you, we're just friends!"
"Sure man, whatever." Collins was used to the assumptions by now, but it was still annoying. "So, are you going to the pep rally today?"
"You know me, am I a 'pep rally' type?" Collins replied with one eye brow raised.
"Allison's gonna be there, come on man, come for me!" Collins was trying to find some excuse not to go, but he couldn't think of anything.
"Sure man, whatever."
"Knew you would! See ya there!" Benny walked away.
"Yea, yea, you're welcome." None of their friends really approved of Benny being with Allison. She was nice and all, and it wasn't like she was a sell out or anything, her best friend was Rosie, but everyone was just a little too afraid that she would follow in her fathers footsteps and become one of those big time investors. She said she wouldn't, and I guess it wasn't her fault she had money. But they couldn't help but worry.
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Well, that's chapter 1!! More coming soon!! I am working really hard on this story so please tell me if you like it or not and what I can do better!! Reviews, reviews, REVIEWS!!!! Thanks!!
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