There was a new kid at Bush High. He was a boy with short hair and a skinny build. His name was Emmett Lord. He wasn't that popular, but new kids weren't all that popular, no matter their popular history at their previous school. Emmett was previously at Python Point High. Emmett was in Overload of Electricity, but he transferred.
He was talking with Alexis Clover, a dim-witted unpopular girl with black hair with a knowledge worse than Tess's, and that was saying something, because the only thing Tess knew were Guisan's traits and anything to do with hamsters.
Emmett transferred because Bush High was where his cousin, Manuel Lord went. Manuel and Emmett got on pretty close. Like Chase and Cordelia, Manuel came from Tennessee. And like Carrie and Pion, Emmett was Canadian.
The reason Emmett was talking to Alexis was because they were best friends with Manuel.
"So, what's a cat again?" Alex asked
"An animal with pointy ears that purrs" Emmett answered.
"Thank you Emmy"
Guisan noticed them.
"I hate to interrupt, but you must be new. I'm Guisanance Emmanuelle de Homem-Christo, though you can just call me Guisan-Manuelle or just simply Guisan" she interrupted
"Well hello, Guisan-Manuelle, nice to meet you" he said as he shook hands with her
"It looks like your friends with my cousin" Guisan told him. Alexis and Guisan were cousins. Alexa was Guisan's maternal cousin. They had a scary resemblance.
"Coach Morrison, what are we gonna do without those traitors?" asked Marie, with her new friends Naomi and Helena backing up her every word
"I'd say you bring down this idiotic glee club. It's no use and-"
"I love glee club. But I need to get revenge on those girls"
"I'd say make fun of Cordelia's clothes, Guisan's accent, Tess's stupidity, Christine's sexuality and Harriet's inability to speak"
Naomi and Helena giggled
"Sure"
"Oh, and Naomi and Helena, you're in on this too. Don't disappoint me"
Naomi and Helena nodded
Marie, Helena and Naomi left Coach Morrison's office.
Emmett, Manuel and Alexa were walking down the hall.
"I like this girl, but she doesn't like me back" Emmett randomly stated with his cousin and his best friend.
"Who?" Manuel asked
"You better not tell anyone about this, but it's..."
"Who is it?" Alexis suspiciously interrogated
"Alexis's cousin's best friend..."
"Tess Bangalter? The chick who's one of them dumbest kids at the school?" Manuel asked
"Yes. Her. She's just... sexy"
"Really?"
"Yes"
Alexis was shattered. Alexis secretly had a crush on Emmett, but she was afraid to say it, because she was afraid he would turn her down. If only he knew about Tess's sexuality...
Marie spotted Cordelia walking down the hall in a puffy green shirt with a green headband to match it. In her Devil days, Cordelia wore her cheerleading uniform and wore her hair in a plait. Now her hair was set free and she wore it down ever since. Naomi and Helena were following Marie.
"Where do you get those clothes? The second hand store?" she insulted
"Nope. Somewhere else"
"Where else?"
"A shop"
"No duh"
"Now get out of my way, Salling"
Cordelia pushed past Marie.
Mission one: Insult Cordelia's clothes- FAILED
Carrie and Leo were working on a song. It was Change by Taylor Swift.
"What a lovely voice you have" Carrie sighed with amazement
"Thank you, Carrie"
"How's things with Marie?"
"She's gotten a little, you know, bitchy"
"She does that all the time"
"But now it's gotten worse"
"Explainable"
"But it's not what you think. She made fun of Cordelia's clothes the other day. Good thing was that Cordelia didn't care. But still"
"I'll just go ahead and say it Leo. You don't need her"
"But I do. She's the token of my popularity"
"If you want a better girlfriend, get one that's not on the cheer squad. Not everyone quits everything just to change their attitude. Not everyone's Cordelia"
"But I have to stay with her. My parents will kill me if I don't"
"Then you'll just have to go against the odds and defy your parents"
"What are all these big words your using" Leo oddly changed the topic.
Leo left the room.
Carrie sung You Belong With Me by Taylor Swift. Her voice was a far cry from the original, but it worked.
Emmett was flirting with Tess by her locker
"Hi baby" was his attempt
"Um... hi?"
"Look, I have two tickets to the final Twilight movie" Emmett hated Twilight with a burning passion, but he figured that Tess liked it
"Harry Potter whoops Twilight's shiny, underdeveloped ass" Tess said back. She did like Harry Potter more than Twilight. But she wasn't obsessed with it like Guisan was. Guisan talked about the ending of the last Harry Potter film non stop.
"Really? I kind of hate both of them"
If Guisan heard that, she'd be insulted. She'd whoop Emmett's shiny ass. And Guisan did hear that.
"Je n'aime pas Potter est ma vie! Insulte dans un plus de temps et je vais aller tout fou sur vous!"Guisan fired whilst speaking French.
"Calmez-vous, Guisse" Tess told Guisan
"Personne insultes Harry Potter! Il aime Twilight! C'est dégoûtant!"
"I don't like Twilight! Tess... what the hell Guisanance talking about?"
"Quiconque me connaît sait que je déteste être appelé Guisanance! C'est un nom horrible à passer!"
The French-speaking rant about Harry Potter ended up in a sing-off between Guisan and Emmett. The song was I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor.
Guisan and Emmett were in Principal Murphy's office.
"You two have violated a school rule: never start fights" Murphy said in a stern voice
"It's just a little misunderstanding" Emmett told the 45 year old principal
"It's just a little misunderstanding" Guisan mocked in a falsetto voice
"Well, you two must go to Detention"
"Detention?" Emmett asked
"Azkaban?" Guisan asked
"Yes"
"NOT DETENTION" Emmett screamed in a deafening voice
"NOT AZKABAN!" Guisan screamed
Marie went up to Guisan to insult her accent before she went to "Azkaban"
"I'm sure people in Africa can talk better than that" was her lousy insult
"And I'm pretty sure penguins can make better insults than that"
"What?"
"Well, at least I'm bad-ass enough to get into Azkaban"
"Azkaban? You've really been watching too much Harry Potter lately"
"What can I say? It's legendary. At least it's better than that gay movie, Twilight"
"Twilight will be taught in schools and Harry Potter will be forgotten"
Guisan choked on her laughter. Marie was a HUGE Twi-hard.
Mission two: Insult Guisan's accent- FAILED
Emmett and Guisan were in Detention, or what Guisan called "Azkaban"
"This is boring" Guisan sighed
"It's your fault we're in here"
"I guess"
Mrs. Hopkins caught them talking to each other. "Lord, de Homem-Christo, get back to work" she snapped.
Later, Emmett and Tess caught up
"Sorry about Guisan. She must have misunderstood"
"No worries"
They stared into each other's eyes.
Guisan watched with a "Je n'aime pas cela" look on her face. She didn't approve one bit.
Marie failed her other missions.
"Marie. You are a failure. You know that?"
"Yes"
"Well, I have demoted you to the middle of the pyramid"
Marie almost cried
"Who's head cheerleader though?" she asked
"Congratulations Naomi, you've been promoted to head cheerleader"
Naomi transferred at the start of the year while Marie had been on the squad her whole high school life.
"This isn't fair!" Marie protested
"For that attitude, you've been demoted to the bottom of the pyramid. One more strike and you're off"
Naomi smirked. All Marie wanted was some friends who valued her. Ones who would never leave her. Ones who considered her feelings.
Carrie and Leo were spending the night kissing
"Wouldn't Marie freak if she found out?" Leo worried
"Forget about her. She's no good and asking for trouble. Who's to say that she doesn't deserve it?"
"Me..."
"Keep going, this is getting good"
Leo almost walked off. This was NOT the way he wanted it to end. Or even start.
They kept going. There was a knock on the door. Leo fell off the bed and jumped out the window.
It was Carrie's mom
"Hello honey!" she chirped
"Hi mom!"
"Listen, I heard some kissing noises"
"Yeah, that was me practising for the big shot"
"It's was pretty loud for practice"
"Well, I'll tone it down"
"Hope you will!"
Once her mom went back to whatever she was doing, she rocked out to Time Warp from the Rocky Horror Show. It made her feel better.
Tess and Guisan were talking in Tess's room.
"Why did you start that fight?"
"Because I love you"
"As in love you, love you or as in friends, love you"
"I love you, love you"
"Really?"
"Yes..."
"Is that why you really fought with the new guy"
"Yes"
"Do you have a song?"
"Yes"
Guisan sung Songbird by Fleetwood Mac.
And the songbirds keep singing
Like they know the score
And I love you, I love you, I love you
Like never before
Like never before; like never before.
Tess clapped.
"I love you too, Guisse"
They shared one, long hug.
"Je vous aimerai toujours. Toujours et pour toujours"
The girls giggled.
