Hey guys! This is my first fanfic so please be nice! I'm really excited to be writing this since I love the MDBC series and have been reading them since I was in elementary school! In this story, the girl's mothers did not meet at yoga back in their sixth grade year and did not form the book club. There might be some weird things in this that don't match up with the books but it's because the book club doesn't exist which is why the girls are not friends with each other or haven't been on their adventures in the club. Hopefully you'll get it as you read on! I'm going to try to make it so that they all be friends together in the end but I wanted to try out this idea to imagine what their lives would be like without the book club. Thank you for reading this!

Please R/R! Disclaimer: I do not own anything, Heather Vogel Frederick owns the MDBC.

Emma's POV

I wake up to the sound of my pink alarm clock beeping. BEEP, BEEP, BEEP

I turn around, groaning at the sudden intrusion. I squint to read the time, 8:15 am. Wait, what!? I literally jump out of bed, almost landing on Melville, my cat, or rather, my family's cat. He snarls at me then proceeds to run out of the room, probably to my parent's room where he could continue his little cat-nap. Running to the bathroom, I quickly grab my purple glasses and the clothes I had set out in preparation for today. The first day of high school.

I brush my teeth while trying to brush my hair, completely unaware that my older brother, Darcy is pounding on the door until I hear him yelling at me. "Emma! We're going to be late!"

"I'm coming", I yell back while rinsing my mouth and adjusting my purple shirt to settle more casually on my black silk pants.

I run downstairs, grab a piece of toast with some Nutella already spread on it, thanks to my mother. As I am about to run out the door to the bus stop, my mother interrupts me. "Emma, I hope you have fun! Say hi to Jess and Megan for me, Ok?"

"Sure mom!" I say trying my best to act happy about this. "I'm going to go now, I don't want to miss the bus!"

"Ok honey, just have fun. Don't forget to be social! And remember to get your key! Darcy has football and neither your father nor I will be home today after school!"

"Got it mom!"

I see my bus coming towards my stop and sprint like crazy to get there, even though I know Darcy will ask the bus driver to wait. I hop on, look for an empty seat and sit down two rows behind the driver. Darcy goes to the back of the bus where he sees his super-popular jock friends. I think about the conversation my mom and I had this morning and roll my eyes. My mom still wants me to be friends with Megan, even though we are so totally not! I think. Ever since Megan's dad became super rich after inventing this gizmo thing, Megan dumped me for Becca Chadwick, Ashley Sanborn, and Jen Webster. They, the Fab Four, ruled the school last year, and they vowed to do the same this year, in my freshmen year. I take out my notebook and start writing.

Goals for the freshmen year

1.Don't let Megan Wong and her friends tease me as much as last year

2.Get straight A's, even in math (even if it isn't my best subject)

3.Stick with Jess, no matter which class

4.Try to keep a positive attitude

Luckily, the bus stops at Jess's house and I peek out the window to see her waving to her dad and younger brother, Ryan as she walks up the steps on the bus. Ryan must be sick today if he wasn't going to school since the middle school bus came already and her other brother, or Ryan's twin, Dylan isn't here. I look back down at my violet swirl notebook with smiley faces on the front cover, thinking about more goals. Jess glances around the bus, looking uncomfortable as she tries to find me. I sit up and she spots me, looking relieved. She walks to my seat and sits down. Glancing at my lap and seeing the opened notebook, she asks, "Are you writing in your notebook again Emma?"

"Yeah, I'm trying to come up with goals for the new school year. I only have four so far, but I want to… I don't know, accomplish something this year. Have a better year than in middle school" I reply.

"I know what you mean, um, what about make new friends?" Jess suggests.

I smile and write that goal down. In middle school, the Fab Four made life miserable for me and Jess. They teased me about my weight, made fun of my clothes since most of them are hand me downs from Nicole Patterson, this girl who goes to my church. She's in the same grade as Darcy and is very popular, even if her clothes aren't really my style and haven't done anything to make me stand out. The Fab Four teased Jess about her life on her Farm, Half-Moon Farm and her mother, who lives in New York to be an actress on this sappy soap-opera, Heart Beats.

The rest of the way to school is uneventful, with Jess and I talking about life and what the year will be like. We arrive fifteen minutes before the bell rings for homeroom. Darcy brings us to the class list to see what homeroom we are in.

"Emma, you are in Mrs. Smith's homeroom and Jess, Mr. Kasey's."

I look up quickly at Darcy and blurt, "We're not in the same homeroom?"

He looks back down at me pitifully, "I'm afraid not Em."

"Who else is in my homeroom?" I ask.

Darcy looks back at the list and starts to read the names one by one, I don't pay attention until I hear him mention Megan Wong, Becca Chadwick, and Jen Webster. I close my eyes, the first day of high school, and already two disasters. Me and Jess not being in the same homeroom and now, I find out that three of the Fab Four will be in my homeroom with me. I sigh, trying to force my mind to be optimistic while Jess glances at Darcy fondly, who is now going over the names of students in Jess's homeroom, closely. Jess never told me this, but I know that she likes Darcy. It's so obvious because of the way she looks at him when we're hanging out. They would make a really cute couple but I know from Darcy that he only thinks of her as an honorary little sister. He told me that she was too quiet, too shy and he didn't think that dating her was a good idea.

Darcy perks up when he gets to the name Cassidy Sloane. He is always going on about Cassidy and how awesome she is at sports. "Jess! You'll have Cassidy in your homeroom, she is really nice. I think you'll like her!"

Jess stares at her feet, "Ok, I'll see". She glances at me and I can tell that she wants to go to class. Jess is a brainiac, she is really smart in every subject, even math, which I suck at. We leave Darcy who has moved to his homeroom list and is fist bumping his best friend, Kyle Anderson, who I have known since I was in diapers.

"Maybe we'll be in the same classes" I say hopefully to Jess, "but even if we aren't, we'll still see each other at lunch!"

"Yeah," Jess states glumly. It must be hard for her to have her mother be living in New York, instead of here, in Concord, Massachusetts, supporting Jess on her first day of high school. Her mom sent her a really cute blue and white sweatshirt to make up for her absence instead but Jess is still disappointed.

We stop at my homeroom and I walk in cautiously. I wave bye to Jess and look around. The classrooms are so much bigger and cleaner than the ones I had in middle school. Mrs. Smith looks really nice also with a fashionable bob and really pretty blond hair. I look at the seats and sees that we are sit where we would like to. I choose a seat that is in the middle of the room but in the second row since I don't want to look like a teacher's pet and have Megan laugh at me. I glance around, hearing the first bell ring. Kids start trickling into the room and Mrs. Smith looks up from her desk to look around. She spots me looking at her and smiles. I smile back. Suddenly, my smile disappears; Megan, Becca, and Jen have arrived, and they look like they're out to get me.

I hope you enjoyed the first chapter! Sorry about any errors. This chapter was mainly an introduction to the plot of the story with a lot of facts that you already know. The next chapter will be a lot more action based and you'll get to see Jess's POV and how she meets Cassidy. Sorry for any mistakes or if the characters seemed OOC.