"Marley, I think you need to give this actress thing a rest." Wade "Unique" Adams placed a concerned hand on her best friend Marley Rose's shoulder. "You're becoming obsessed."

"I am not!" Marley protested. "How is wanting to be an actress a bad thing?"

"You're wearing a blond wig and a fairy costume," Unique pointed out. "I think it's getting a little out of hand."

"I'm practicing for any upcoming roles I might have in the future. It's always good to prepare." Marley defended. "And besides, I want to be a versatile actress, and to do that, I need to master a whole bunch of roles."

"You're taking it a bit too extreme, though," Marley's other best friend Brittany S. Pierce explained.

Marley rolled her eyes. "No I'm not. You guys just don't understand. I will be an actress. I'll prove it to you."

Unique snorted. "Oh? And how are you going to do that?"

Marley paused to think. "You'll see," she said as she sauntered out of her room, leaving Brittany and Unique staring at her, both totally speechless.


"You're going to be a boy?!" Unique screeched.

"Yep." Marley shrugged as if it were no big deal.

"And you actually think people are going to believe you?"

"Uh huh."

"Girl, please." Unique shook her head. "You are like the prettiest girl I've ever met. Nobody is ever going to believe you are a boy."

"Wait, I'm confused." Brittany frowned. "You're just going to put on a wig and boy clothes and walk around town? Everyone will know it's you."

"No, Britt. I found this school an hour away from here in Lima called the McKinley School For Boys. I'm going to enroll there."

"I thought you said you weren't going to go to college," Brittany said. "You said you were going to go straight to LA or New York."

Marley sighed heavily. "Look, this will probably be only temporary. I mean, unless I can fool everyone that I really am a boy, once my cover gets blown, I'll be out. I know you guys probably won't understand, but I want to prove to people that I can be a versatile actress. And if that means I have to pose as a boy for however long as possible, then so be it."

"It's just...crazy," Unique said, "but, if you really want to do it, I'll help."

"Really?" Marley smiled brightly at her friend.

"Me too," Brittany added. "I can keep a secret."

Unique looked at the ditzy blonde in confusion. "No you can't," she blatantly said.

"Well I'll try my hardest."

"You guys are the best." Marley pulled her friends into a three-way hug.

"Let's just hope this works," Unique mumbled. She didn't have a good feeling about it.


Dean Figgins looked at Marley once again. He silently scanned her application, and glanced over at Unique, who decided to ditch the drag outfit for this more formal occasion. "Your application is very nice, Matthew" (Brittany had chosen that name for Marley to use), "but we need a parent or guardian to officially admit you here," Figgins finally spoke.

Marley nervously looked over to Unique, silently begging her to say something.

"We, uh, don't have parents," Unique lied. "I'm her older brother. We live in a foster home, and our foster parents are hardly ever there."

"I see," Figgins said, not too convinced. Nevertheless, he handed Unique a form. "Sign here," he instructed.

Unique did as he said, and handed the form back to the Dean.

"Welcome to the McKinley School For Boys, Matthew." Figgins got up and shook Marley's hand. "It's a pleasure to have you."

"Thank you, sir," Marley made her voice as deep as possible. It must have sounded convincing enough, because Figgins smiled and handed her a schedule.

"Here is where all your classes are, and your dorm room," he said.

"It's a single dorm, as we requested, right?" Unique asked. Marley was so thankful she was here. She definitely needed her best friend here for support. And also to ask all the questions so Marley didn't need to speak in her not-so-convincing boy voice too much.

"Unfortunately, there are no single rooms left, so you will be sharing. That isn't a problem, right?"

"Um, no. Of course not," Marley said in her deep voice again. On the inside, though, she was panicking. Now she would have to sleep in her wig and boy clothes every night, which was something she was definitely not happy about. She was starting to think this was a very bad idea. All the things she hadn't thought of earlier flew through her mind. How would she take a shower when a bunch of guys would be in the shower room at the same time? What if her roommate finds out her secret? Luckily, Unique taught her some of the lingo that boys used, what activities boys liked to do, and how how to properly walk like a boy. She could do this. How hard could it be, right?


So, do you like it so far? Sorry it's so short, but I wanted the first chapter to be kind of an intro into the story to get you guys interested. The chapters will be longer though, don't worry. I got the idea a couple weeks ago when I watched the movie, She's The Man. I thought it would make such a cute Jarley story. Stay tuned for the next chapter!

Disclaimer: I don't own Glee or She's The Man