Hey all. I know it's probably totally crazy of me but here I am with a new fic! This idea was stuck in my head and I couldn't let it out!
Massively AU so if that's not your thing then...well I hope you read it anyway!
A few things to note:
* All characters are in their senior year of high school unless stated otherwise.
* I changed Sharon's surname to Sinclair, well I couldn't leave it as Raydor lol ... maybe she won't even become Raydor ;)
* I haven't as yet physically described the characters, I shall leave it to your imagination to decide what our favourite characters would look like aged 17
* Finally, and I hope this makes sense, the story is set in the present day, but all our favourite people are still in school.
Anyway enough rambling from me, this first chapter is simply a taster, if everyone thinks it's a decent try then I shall continue.
"It's official, math is kicking my ass this year!" Brenda Leigh Johnson flipped her ash blonde hair over her shoulder and flopped dramatically onto the bench beside her best friend of almost three years.
"It's the second week of the semester." Sharon Sinclair didn't even need to look up from her open textbook to know that her friend was scowling at her.
"Just cos you're a genius!"
"Oh my god Sharon, you should have seen her face when old man Brown gave us algebra for the opening module. I thought she was going to lose it."
Sharon looked up at the sound of Andrea Hobbs' gleeful reply as the third party of their friendship group dropped onto the bench on the other side of the table. The courtyard was full today, no surprise when the weather was glorious and almost every student was still suffering withdrawel from their summer freedom. Still, it was common knowledge that this spot belonged to these girls and nobody bothered to challenge it.
The perks of being popular.
"I don't see why you two make such a big deal over algebra, it makes perfect sense to me!"
"That, Sinclair, is because you have an analytical mind."
"So do you, Johnson!"
"Yes but where I am more likely to get creative with the rules of logic, you allow logic, to work for you."
"Now you're just talking in riddles."
"Exactly my point."
Sharon stared at her friend for a moment. It was amazing sometimes just how weird Brenda's mind worked. It was part of the reason they were friends to begin with. People say opposites attract and in many ways, Sharon and Brenda were complete and total opposites.
It never phased Brenda, being under the scrutiny of Sharon's gaze, as if she was trying to read her mind. Instead she would simply smile back and continue like they hadn't skipped a beat.
"How was latin?" Andrea asked Sharon as they began their usual lunch time ritual, all three would bring something different and they'd share it equally between them.
"It was good. I think it's going to be an interesting topic."
"Who even takes latin these days?" Brenda raised her hands and looked across the group as if this was the craziest thing she'd ever heard.
"Plenty of people."
"When are you ever going to use it?"
"One day you will need it Brenda Leigh Johnson and when that day comes I may be less inclined to help you!"
"Oh please, you love me, you'd help me at the drop of a hat."
Sharon sighed and shrugged her shoulders. "It's true, I do, and I would. Ok I'm done talking about class, what's new on the gossip front?"
"Ok, so I haven't had time to fully scope out the entirety of the gossip from the whole of the summer break," Andrea flipped back her blond hair, pushed her shades up onto her head and leant across the table towards her friends. "but, I heard from Irene Daniels that Fritz Howard took Emma Rios to the rally last week."
Sharon's gaze immediately snapped to look at Brenda. Her friend looked as though she would errupt from the very bench she sat on.
"Who the hell, is Emma Rios?"
"She's a freshman I know that much," Andrea shrugged in reply, "I think her brother's on the football team with Fritz."
"That rat!" Brenda folded her arms across her chest, her eyes livid with a mixture of anger and jealousy that only served to make Sharon laugh.
"Don't go getting all defensive Brenda, you're the one who turned him down for homecoming last year in favour of Will Pope! I mean come on! Will Pope! What the hell were you thinking?"
"I was thinking that Will was a senior and fairly good looking! Plus I wanted to make Fritz jealous!"
"How's that working out for you?" Andrea laughed as Brenda shot her a look.
"It may, have backfired a little."
"It backfired a heck of a lot sweetie!"
All three girls turned at the sound of the new voice behind them and their gaze fell upon Gavin Baker as he moved to take the seat beside Andrea. "Between you and me, he's playing you at your own game, he has no interest in Emma."
"And you know this how?" Sharon looked over the top of her glasses at their friend.
"Don't look at me like that girlfriend, guys talk, they don't so much care who's listening. Anyway, as much as I would love to stay and chat, I have fliers to fly!" Gavin gestured to the pile of papers in his hands and rose from his seat, handing one to Andrea as he did so. "Student body presidential elections. You should run Sharon, I'd vote for you."
Sharon made a non committal noise as she regarded the flier.
"He's right you should." Brenda added through a mouthful of pastry.
"I have enough to keep me busy Brenda I do not need to swamp my senior year having to deal with dumb elections."
Andrea and Brenda shared a look, the tone in Sharon's voice had told them both that the subject was not up for discussion. They both knew their friend well and at times they would push her, good naturedly of course, today however they were content to go back to their lunch and discuss the finer points of this afternoon's science class.
It was only a mere five minutes later when a group of boys walked past them and Andrea immediately sat up straighter.
"Ok quick question. Who, was that with Provenza and Tao?"
Brenda and Sharon followed Andrea's gaze towards a table further back across the yard and the new guy occupying the space beside Louie Provenza.
"Oh that's Andy Flynn." Brenda nodded, replacing her sunglasses back across her eyes. "He's in home room with me and Mike, just moved to LA from New Jersey. Besides being dashingly handsome he's a bit of a bad boy, rumor says he was kicked out of school back east, no one knows why. He's definatley mysterious though."
Sharon swallowed deeply as she watched the new guy from across the way. There was something about him that made her unable to tear her eyes away. He was definately handsome of that she was sure, but he was definatly not her type. No way no how.
When Andy Flynn turned his head all three girls looked back to each other, not at all subtle and the blush from all three made them giggle like idiots.
"He's hot! Is he single?" Andrea asked Brenda when the three of them had calmed down.
"He is. But you're not his type Andrea."
"How do you know?"
"Mike told me he likes brunettes." Brenda nudged Sharon and wiggled her eyebrows at her, earning a scowl and scoffing noise from her friend.
"Oh please you do not know that and Mike Tao certainly did not tell you that."
"He did too!"
"Wouldn't matter anyway." Sharon shrugged and sat up taller, re-opening her text book on the table. "Besides, he might be single but I am not."
"Jackson!" Andrea almost spat her soda all over the table at Sharon's declaration. "You took him back? Again!"
"We talked, we're back on the same page we want the same things."
"He's a fungus, Sharon." Brenda looked at Sharon with wide eyes. "A fungus. He does not want the same things as you, he wants to coast through life on your brilliance. He's not good enough for you."
"Maybe he is, maybe he isn't. But we've been on and off for a year now, maybe it's time to see if it's serious."
"Seriously toxic!"
"Brenda!"
"Sharon!"
"Ok both of you chill!" Andrea raised her hands to quieten them both, she was more than used to being the peace maker of the group, it was almost a daily routine. "Sweetie we'll support you, whatever makes you happy. Just know we don't trust him and if he hurts you..."
"Again!" Brenda added from the sidelines as Andrea continued.
"Again, then we'll cut off his balls and Brenda will wear them as earrings, deal?"
Sharon looked from Brenda to Andrea and back, the look of sincerity on their faces was both touching and terrifying. Still, it made her laugh. "Ok fine, deal."
"What's their deal?" Andy Flynn cocked his head in the direction of the three giggling girls at the table across the yard.
"Who?" Louie Provenza looked up from his sandwich, following the direction of the new guy's gaze.
"Oh. Them." Louie rolled his eyes, pointedly ignoring the question.
"Ignore him. He's just bitter cos none of them would go out with him." Tao shook his head, ducking when Louie chose to toss a slice of pickle at him. "The blond on the left is Andrea, she's captain of the lacrosse team and she writes for the school newspaper. The other blond is Brenda, be on your guard with her she could get the walls to talk!"
"Seriously?" Andy laughed, glancing back at the girls briefly. "She looks fairly sweet to me."
"Do not be fooled. Woman is trouble." Louie pointed a finger at the new guy, cursing when the action caused him to drip mustard from his lunch all over his new dodgers jersey.
"What about the brunette? She's cute."
"Sharon Sinclair. Top of our class two years running, debate team captain, math team captain, she's on the swim team and plays violin in the orchestra. Smart money is on her for valedictorian."
"Busy girl. She single?"
"I dunno." Louie shrugged, looking past his friends to the girls. "I think she might be back with Jackson but considering I heard it from the guy himself I call BS."
"And Jackson is?"
"Sat in front of us in world history yesterday, preppy guy, rich kid with a sense of entitlement."
"Oh that asshole. What's she doing with a jackass like him?"
"They both have rich parents, could be the ultimate power couple." Tao shrugged and pulled out his cell phone, began flicking through his facebook page.
"Do not go getting any ideas." Louie may not have known Andy Flynn for long but he recognised the look in his eye as good as anyone. "The girl has high standards and I don't think a guy with a juvenile record and a school expulsion behind him is gonna make it with her."
Andy laughed and tossed his soda can into a nearby trash can. "I like a challenge Louie. See you guys in chemistry."
As Andy walked back towards the main building both Louie and Mike watched him go.
"The dudes crazy." Mike shook his head.
"Sharon's pretty hot so you can't blame the guy for trying. Might be fun to watch her shoot him down every other day though."
Mike laughed and looked up again, watching Andy disappear inside the building only a few steps behind the topic of their latest discussion.
"Who said senior year was going to be all about work, there's entertainment thrown in too."
so what d'ya think? does it work, yay or nay? drop me a review with your thoughts lovely people! x