Prologue
She has shining, perfectly highlighted golden hair to match her golden jewelry.
He has raven black hair that matches the many dark evenings spent running around a twenty-four hour diner.
She sips expensive, French champagne.
He chugs cheap beer.
She has bottomless credit card capacities.
He has empty bank accounts.
She dates men based on social standing and company asset.
He loves girls based on the nature of his heart.
She glides with elegance.
He trips due to lack of coordination.
She speaks five languages.
He barely speaks at all.
She frequents at Saks Fifth Avenue and Bergdorf's.
He rushes past Saks Fifth Avenue and Bergdorf's to window shop for the latest H & M men's line.
She lounges daintily across a warm fire with a hot, soy cafe mocha with extra whip cream.
He prods his flat's heater furiously whilst clinging onto convenience store purchased green tea for warmth.
She takes pride in being Quinn Fabray, wealthy heiress to Fabray Conglomerates and inevitable future wife of Finn Hudson, high school boyfriend and her equal in wealth.
He wishes he was anything but Mike Chang, whose aspirations of becoming a renowned dancer/choreographer has led him to much disappointment in Chicago.
They walk different paths: she on the overpriced highway and he through the affordable subway, for the sake of metaphorical expression. But when love (isn't it always love?) brings their paths together, it's something on its own. Something new. Something real. Something precious.
It's a cliché of a story: rich girl and poor boy fall madly in love and deal with the societal hardships of such a mad love. It will end with one of these two things: a happy ending or a tragic one. This story practically writes itself, practically explains itself. But what makes it different? What makes Mike Chang more than just a dreamer with his dream far from his reach? What makes Quinn Fabray more than just a social butterfly trapped in society's unrelenting cage?
The only way to truly judge that is to witness it first hand.
Author's Note: This is just an idea sparked by my friend, Joss, on Tumblr. It's set in an alternate universe and should be fairly short. I'm anticipating just five chapters, give or take. I'll be updating the Honey Bee very soon, it's 3/4 done and just needs to be wrapped up and finished when I find the time during my vacation. It's not abandoned, I promise! Just a short hiatus! Review!