I hope you guys liked the introduction, now here's the actual school. I hope the characters seem accurate. I haven't seen the show in years but I love it so I hope my story does it justice. Well, here's Chapter 2.
At the school, the Rugrats were scattered. The school was huge and also busy since it was the first day.
Tommy, after going through metal detectors, wandered through the wide corridors to find his locker, which was on the first floor. All the older faces sort of made him nervous.
"Pickles." Tommy heard his older cousin. "Geez kid, you look a nervous wreck." Angelica said.
"This place is way bigger than the middle school. I can't find anything."
"Well I'll tell you this; it's more location than numbers. The room numbers are kind of useless. Give me your paper." She ordered. He did and she skimmed it.
"You're near the math hallway. That's down this hall." She pointed. "Your locker and homeroom will be around there."
"Thanks Angelica." Tommy said appreciatively.
"Ah, ah Pickles. I've never met you before." She said then smiled. She gave him a quick wink then head toward Susie and a group of other girls.
Tommy then head down the hall through all the upperclassmen. When he reached the lockers, he realized there were other freshmen just as lost as he was. Tommy found his locker, 112, and put in his combination. Luckily he was able to open it on his first try, having seen others struggle. He started loading in his things.
"Hey Tommy. Long time no see." Tommy heard a male voice near him. He looked to his right to see a boy his age with the same color hair as him.
"Hey Trevor." They fist bumped in greeting. "What've you been up to?"
"Nothing much." Trevor said. "Hey, you doing film club?"
"I didn't know there was one." Tommy scratched his head.
"Yeah. The club leader's pretty hot too."
"Who runs it?"
"Katie Milchovich. She's a senior. Strawberry blonde hair, glasses and the sexiest green eyes." Trevor emphasized and made Tommy laugh. "Talk to her about joining."
"Kay man. Thanks."
"No prob. No one's as good with a camera as you are." Trevor said sincerely.
Tommy smiled and knew what he'd be doing his freshman year.
Near another entrance, Kimi and Chuckie stepped into the school.
"We're not going through metal detectors?" Chuckie asked nervously.
"Hell no. That's a waste of time. My friend Alicia comes in this way all the time and she never gets caught."
"If you say so." He said. They were on the first floor and Kimi looked at her map.
"Where the hell is locker 569?" She said to the paper.
"You're holding the map." Chuckie reminded her.
"Oh." She then searched the paper. "What homeroom are you again?"
"Room 215."
"What? Mine's 140. Why is my locker on the second floor? The guidance counselor's so getting cussed out for this." Kimi said disappointedly.
"Well my locker's 572." Chuckie said hopefully.
"Sweet. We're near each other." As the step siblings walked, they saw a brunette lost in the halls. "Lillian?!" Kimi ran.
"Is that Kimi Finster?!" Lil joked and then ran toward her best friend. They hugged.
"Oh my god. I haven't seen you and Phil since July! How have you been?!"
"I can ask you the same. How was Japan?" Lil inquired.
"Amazing. My little niece is getting so big." Kimi said.
"I bet." Lil smiled then looked at Chuckie. "Hey redhead. Do I get a hug?"
"Of course." Chuckie hugged his old friend. "You sign up for soccer yet?"
"Nah. It's a spring sport apparently. I might do basketball though."
"I can see you pushing girls over, getting homeruns." Kimi said.
"Points Kimi. B-ball is points!" Lil told her.
"Sports are dumb! I'm heading straight to the auditorium to see where I will be performing from now on. I'll see you at the lockers Chuckie." Kimi sauntered off, greeting other friends on the way.
"So what's Phil been up to?" Chuckie asked the brunette.
"Oh, he's still an idiot." Lil said. "You seen Tommy?"
"No. We haven't even really talked since the end of last year."
"That's 'cause you hang out with that crazy girl now." Lil said.
"Hey, Becka isn't crazy. She just gets me." Chuckie spoke of his new friend.
"Well that's cool. But it's weird. I remember you and Tommy were inseparable."
"Well things change. I don't really get along with guys anyway." Chuckie frowned.
"Guys schmuys. Friends are friends. You and Tommy need to catch up." Lil said surely.
"Well hopefully we have some classes together." Chuckie said.
"Definitely. Well I'll see you later. Gotta head to the main office."
"For what?"
"To sign up for basketball of course." Lil said with a smile, leaving Chuckie.
He head toward his locker then saw a face he knew. He hid between some older kids who gave him peculiar looks, and then he snuck up on a girl with bright red dyed hair.
"Boo!" He surprised his friend Becka who was talking. She squealed lightly then smiled.
"Chuckieee you bastard! I hate you!" She said then hugged her friend.
"I missed you too!" The freckle-faced boy said ironically. "How was your summer?"
"It was okay. I wish we could've hung out more." Becka pouted.
"Well we've got the whole school year now." Chuckie said.
"Uh huh. So you're in my math class?" Becka asked.
"Ms. Ohno?"
"Yep." She nodded.
"7th period?"
"Yep." Becka smiled.
"Perfect. I hate math. Now it'll be fun!" Chuckie says and he and the girl squeal a bit, excited for their new school year.
Phil had his head down in his homeroom of 105. The back of his head is tapped lightly by a white finger. He looked up slowly and saw a friend's face.
"Geez Phil. You're the only freshman who isn't bugging out." Tommy said humorously.
"Hey Pickles." Phil put his fist out from under his head, Tommy pounded it.
"Is this your way of starting off high school?" Tommy asked.
"I don't see what the big deal is. It's just middle school with harder work and taller kids." Phil said
"Well you're totally right. But these 4 years are gonna shape our future."
"Future schmooture." Phil said. "I live in the now. Take the stick out your butt Tommy. We're surrounded by interesting and crazy ass people."
"Umm, and?"
"The ones that throw crazy parties!" Phil had finally sat up.
"Parties. We're in the 9th grade and you really think we're going to get into upperclassmen parties?" Tommy raised a brow.
"Hell yes!" Phil said then looked to his left. "Hey Joey!" Phil called over a blonde.
"Yeah. What's up Phil?" The drowsy looking older guy said.
"Have you met my good buddy Thomas Pickles?"
"I have not." Joey put out a hand. "What's up Thomas?"
"Tommy." He shook Joey's hand.
"Tommy is unaware that you are now a junior." Phil said.
"I am." Joey nodded.
"And he is also unaware of the cool ass parties you and your cousins throw."
"Oh yeeeah." He laughed. "Phil you're cool but," Joey kneeled down closer to Phil. "I can't have a bunch of freshies laming up my parties."
"Did I mention he's Angelica's little cousin?" Phil smirked.
"Say what?" Joey's eyes lit up.
"They're closer than water on the beach." Phil said.
"What?"
"They're fucking close man. You let him and my friends in on your next party and I promise he'll get you the hook up with Angelica."
"For reals?" Joey smiled hopefully.
"For reals. Tommy and I are tight." Phil nodded confidently.
"Well hell yeah. Thanks man." They clap hands and lock their fingers together in agreement. Joey stood and looked at Tommy. "So yeah. I'm having a party Saturday. Feel free to come, man. You, and your friends." Joey said looking to Phil then to Tommy. "Oh, and don't forget to bring your cousin." Joey said before the bell rung. "I'll talk to you later Phil." Joey tapped Phil's shoulder with his knuckle then took a seat near the far left of the room.
Tommy sat next to Phil with a peculiar look. "My cousin? Was he talking about Angelica?"
"Haha, yeah. Haha, don't worry about it." Phil laughed nervously.
"Dude I'm not pimping out my cousin for some party." Tommy scowled.
"It's not pimping man. Come on. Joey's a cool dude." Phil said.
"I don't think Angelica's into stoners." Tommy said.
"Hey, Joey's not a stoner." Phil said then they both looked at the blonde who was now staring at the ceiling with his mouth open.
"Okay, but you never know!" Phil said and Tommy frowned, grabbing the skin between his eyebrows.
In the auditorium, despite the bell ringing, Kimi wandered through the seats and onto the stage. She was taken aback by the velvet curtains and red carpets of the ground under the seats. The stages hardwood floors were magnificent and shiny. She barely wanted her dirty boots to touch it. She sat at the edge of the stage and threw her boots off and continued surveying the stage in her striped yellow and purple thigh high socks.
After surveying the stage, she made her way to the back. It was incredibly dark. She realized she bumped into something, or someone, and felt a sharp pain on her big toe.
"Ah!" She screamed and hopped on one leg, holding her foot. She lost her balance, and fell clear on her behind.
"Oh my god!" Kimi heard a male's voice. He then opens up the curtains to let in light so he could see the injured girl.
"I'm so sorry! I didn't know anyone was back here!" The guy said. He retrieved his hammer that was on the floor and put it on a table that was back there.
"Neither did I." Kimi scrunched her face in pain.
"Here, let me help you." The guy said. "Can you walk?"
"Ummm." Kimi said, sort of hoping to be carried.
"You need me to carry you?"
"If you insist stranger." She said. The light wasn't on him so she couldn't get a good look at his face. The guy came toward her and lifted her up into his arms.
"Ooo you're strong." She said wrapping her arms around his neck. He laughed.
"I've never seen you before. You new?" The guy said as they walked out through the back of the stage.
"Oh yeah, I'm a Junior this year. But I'm totally new." Kimi lied.
"Oh man, you're older than me. I'm a lame sophomore this year." The guys said as they reached the back hall. With the lights on him, Kimi could see his face. He was a handsome glasses wearing guy. His hair was short and brown, his eyes dark brown and he had sweet red lips.
"I'm Jake by the way." He said sitting her down on couch that was a prop.
"Kimi." She smiled. "Um, so what were you doing behind the stage with a hammer?"
"I'm in stage crew. I was just fixing something."
"Well." Kimi lifts up her toe. "I see."
Jake frowns. "I'm so sorry. I'll go get the nurse." He stood. "Stay put all right?"
"Well I'm not going anywhere." She smiled sarcastically as he head down the hall. Kimi then smiled and dug in her little purse and texted Lil.
"Just met the cutest sophomore evr!"
Lil texted back. "Is that why you aren't in homeroom? Well where?"
Oh kewl we have the same HR. Anyway He broke my toe and I think he and I rly hit it off.:DDD"
"He…um OK. Well you'll have to introduce me. AND R U OK?"
Kimi smiled. "I'm great. I think Ive found my first high school romance"
Haha, Maybe Kimi's too crazy? This chapter was very fun to write. I pulled a lot of things from my life and also stuff a bit too Degrassi like for my liking but hey, high school's different for everyone.
As for Jake, imagine him as Christian Antidormi. In Glasses though. lol
Well I hope you enjoyed. Chp 3 is underway.
