Anyway, its Jane and Maura in high school. Yeah yeah I know it's been done before but I'm thinking this is a different take on it.
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"It's funny how, for someone so pretty, you can be so fucking weird. Who the fuck really enjoys doing this shit?" Rachel Larson, the school's head cheerleader and resident slut asked as Maura Isles gleefully explained the anatomy of the cat that lied before them.It wasn't the first time Maura had heard a comment like it, and she knew it wouldn't be the last. The junior, ahead of all of the seniors in school with a perfect GPA, slumped her shoulders. "I don't mind the dissecting aspect but it's the knowledge we can gain from such projects that really interests me."
"And what will you really gain by slaughtering a cat? I swear I'm surprised we haven't seen you on the news for doing this kind of shit in your back yard, Maura the Bore-a. You're going to grow up to be a serial killer with a big brain."
"Alright! That's enough, Larson." Jane said, pulling her goggles off and slamming them down on the table next to the cheerleader. "I think you better be damn glad you have Maura as your partner right now because that's the only way you'll pass this class and be able to keep your cheerleader status. Now I suggest you shut up and focus on what's really important and leave her be."
Maura perked up when Jane stepped in to defend her. The tomboyish brunette had always been a little rough around the edges but she'd never been mean to Maura. Then again, she'd never really talked to her either. The blonde really kind of admired her, though, in some aspects.
"Why don't you mind your own business, butch bitch?" Rachel barked back as she crossed her arms. "I could ace this class without the weird braniac serial killer all on my own." She leaned in Jane's direction a little bit. "I have Mr. Sturgeon in my back pocket."
"Ah, you being a slut is nothing to be proud of, Rach." Jane looked to to Maura and smiled lightly. "Since she doesn't appreciate your massive brain, how about you be my partner and 'Snotzilla' can be Larson's." Jane offered her hand. "Don't worry, the whore may have called me butch, but I wont bite." She had a plan for Rachel. Her mother, Angela, was friends with Sturgeon's wife. The cheerleader wont be passing this class.
Maura was, quite frankly, tired of being treated like shit. She nodded and walked over toward Jane, Rachel sighing. "Really?"
Maura stopped and turned to face the cheerleader. "You just said you could pass on your own. So pass." She turned again and made her way to the tall, lean brunette. "Thank you. I'm not worried about you biting. You haven't exhibited any signs of rabies."
Jane chuckled and pushed David toward Rachel. "Yeah, not foaming at the mouth yet, huh?" She smirked. "Alright lets get this over with, I really don't like cutting up dead things."
"I've always been fascinated by the biology and anatomy of living creatures so seeing it firsthand is great." Maura stopped mid stroke then with the scalpel. "I know that makes me weird, but I'd really like to study medicine."
"Yeah you're weird but weird isn't always a bad thing. At least you have the looks to go with it. I've never seen a prettier smart person." Jane smiled slightly.
Maura's cheeks turned a bit flush as she looked up at her new lab partner. "Uh, thank you. I've never received a compliment quite like that before."
"Yeah well I'm not what you call generic." Jane chuckled and then perked up when Stacy walked through the door apologizing to the teacher that she was late. The basketball/hockey star stood straight and smiled as the girl passed. "Hey Stacy."
The auburn beauty smiled at the sports star as she walked by, trying to find a lab partner. "Hi, Jane."
The way Jane's attention was torn from Maura told the blonde all she needed to know. The athlete liked the other girl. And based on that smile, the way Jane was presenting herself, way more than any friend would.
Jane smirked and turned back toward the cat and cleared her throat. "Sorry, I'm paying attention now."
"It's okay. Stacy obviously has the power to increase your dopamine release. Have you told her how you feel about her yet?" Maura asked, never one good with social interactions.
"My-my what?" Jane asked with a raised brow. "And no... No I haven't. I don't feel anything for her. I just... have you not heard about my reputation?"
"Dopamine. It controls the release of feel good chemicals. And I've heard a few things here and there in passing, but I don't enjoy gossip. Not that anyone would gossip with me considering my awkward social skills." Maura replied.
Jane smiled. "There's not a lot of people like you. You're original. You're not one of these cheerleader robots."
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Once the lab was over it was time for lunch. Rizzoli had gotten her tray of food and scanned the cafeteria. Furrowing her brows when she saw Maura sitting a lone she passed by the table the jocks usually sat at and walked right to the lonely girl. "Hey, this seat taken?"
Maura looked up from her trey surprised to see someone standing there, surprised someone - even Jane who'd actually been kind to her - wanted to sit with her. "No, no it's not taken. You can have a seat if you'd like."
Jane smiled and took a seat. "Why are you sitting alone?" She asked as she picked up her pizza and took a bite.
"I always sit alone." Maura replied with a one shoulder shrug. "I don't mind it." She lied and could already feel the hives starting up.
"Well you can always join me and the rest of the team tomorrow if you want. You're a nice girl and so far I don't see that you deserve to sit alone."
Of course it bothered her a little that all the popular kids thought she was pretty but weird and that the school's smart kids got annoyed with her because she'd inadvertently embarrassed a couple of them when they were wrong and she'd corrected them. Even the outcasts were uncomfortable around her. "Do I deserve the treatment our classmates have shown me? No. But I also don't need you pitying me, Jane. I've been sitting by myself for two months now. I think I can manage doing so for the rest of the semester."
"I'm not pitying you, Maura. I'm just being nice. I know its rare for a jock to actually have a heart but you obviously don't want me here, I'll just go back to my own table and leave you be." She said as she started to stand up and grab her tray.
"Wait." Maura looked up at Jane and gestured for her to retake her place. "I'm just not used to... well... please just sit again. I'm sorry."
Jane stared for a moment before sitting back down. "Look I'm just trying to be nice to you. That's all. I got to to redo the reputation of my kind. I got the kindness down but... I'm not a one person type of girl, so right now that's true about the jocks still." Jane chuckled.
Maura arched a brow as she looked over at the athlete. "What do you mean you're not a one person type of girl? Is that the reputation you were referencing earlier? I imagine it has to do with Stacy since you said you don't feel anything for her."
"Yeah.. I have flings. I don't settle." Truth was Jane's heart was broken and she didn't ever want someone to do it again.
"Well, as long as you're careful about it, there's nothing wrong with having a healthy sex life. Studies show endorphins released during sex are beneficial to one's health and reducing stress." Maura replied. "Though I do hope your flings know what they're getting themselves into."
"Oh? And what exactly do you think they're getting into?" Jane asked with a smirk and a raised brow.
"I meant I hope they know you don't intend for it to go beyond a night or a few. That they don't think there's a chance you want more. You're very attractive, Jane, and you seem like a nice, fun person. I could easily see your flings becoming infatuated with you."
"I tell them what I want. And I have had a couple that wanted more." She shrugged. "So you don't have a boyfriend? I do find that surprising. You are very pretty."
"I think I intimidate a lot of potential dates. I don't mean to I just... don't have a filter." Maura finished.
"I've noticed." Jane smirked. "Well, whoever can't deal with the knowledge that spews from your lips then they're more stupid than a rock."
"Rock's aren't actually stupid, though. They're not living entities so they don't have any sort of intelligence." Maura just couldn't help herself.
Jane rolled her eyes then smirked. "Yeah yeah. You know what I mean. Eat your food, 'Dr.' Isles."
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