Chapter 2
So, I just noticed that I didn't explain why Cinderella's mother is alive, but her step-sisters are… Well, step-sisters. I guess I hadn't really been thinking. So anyway, they're her ADOPTED sisters, but they call them her step-sisters. And also, Drezilla (or however you spell her stupid name) is nice to her, but Anastasia is mean.
I don't own Cinderella.
Jaq sighed as he walked into class, books in hand. His first period was Science, and he could hardly believe how hard it was for him to find it. Gus's first period was across the school, which unfortunately meant that Jaq was without help.
Nevertheless, he had made it. And before the bell rang, too! He quickly plopped down in the only empty seat, and quickly faced to the front of the room.
"Hello" a voice sounded from his right, and he jumped. He glanced to the source of the sound, and his heart began to pound once more.
Sitting to his right was the very vision of beauty from the hallway. Cinderella.
"Um, hi…" he managed to choke out. Cinderella smiled kindly at him.
"My name's Cinderella. I assume you're Jaq, the boy who was sick with mono? The teachers wouldn't stop talking about it" she said. She placed her hand gently on his arm.
"I hope you're okay now" she whispered sweetly. Jaq's face began to heat up, and he nodded quickly before glancing at the floor in an attempt to hide his blush. Cinderella giggled, a sound just like an angel to him.
"May I ask, Cinderella… Why are you bothering with me? I heard you're the head cheerleader, so I'm sure you have better people to speak with than me…" Jaq managed to say as he finally looked up. Cinderella shrugged.
"I'm not really that shallow, I mean there's more to a good friend than popularity. No offense" she quickly added the last part as she realized her implication.
"None taken" he responded, just before the teacher walked in and the bell rang.
"Alright, class. I have a project for all of you" the teacher, Mr. Banks said.
"For the next five weeks you all will be working on a project. You will have a partner, and your experiment will be chosen from this basket by you and your partner" he said, reaching below his desk and presenting said basket, filled with many types of experiments to choose from.
"Alright, after I've assigned partners I will bring you both a slip of paper, which will have your experiment written on it. Then you will spend the rest of the period working on your plan for the actual project" he finished. Mr. Banks then grabbed a clipboard and began naming the partners.
"Prince, you will be with Mandy" he stated. It may have been Jaq's imagination, but he swore he saw Prince give a lustful wink to the redhead two seats away, who was presumably Mandy.
"Ah, Cinderella, you will be with Jaq" Mr. Banks, who was now Jaq's personal hero stated. Cinderella shot a friendly smile at Jaq, and he quickly grinned back.
After Mr. Banks had finished naming the partners, he passed out the slips of paper which held the experiments on them. Cinderella moved her chair closer to Jaq's, making his face heat up, and watched as he unfolded the paper.
"We're doing an experiment on magnets… We have to see what it repels best" Jaq said dumbly.
"Ooh, my cousin did something like that once! She put some lead on top of these powerful magnets, and the lead floated!" Cinderella giggled. Jaq nodded slowly.
"Well, we can put lead on the list of supplies" he stated, and Cinderella just giggled again.
…
After class, Jaq and Cinderella made plans to meet at her house after school to begin their project.
As he was walking to his locker, Jaq was suddenly shoved against the wall. When he blinked, Prince was in front of him, glaring right into his eyes.
"I know what you're doing. Trying to make a move on my girlfriend, huh?" Prince growled. Jaq flinched.
"We're just partners on an experi-" Prince put his hand over Jaq's mouth before he could say another word.
"I don't want to hear it. If I hear of any funny business between you two, you're dead" Prince hissed. And he finally released Jaq, and with one final warning glance, he left.