Wow, two updates in two days? You must be shocked! But don't get used to it- this is just me having some free time on my hands for once in my life.
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So, I'll just get right to it and respond to some reviews:
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So, I guess I should get started on the chapter now…
~Chapter 11
"Sabrina!" Rachel squealed, running up to Sabrina and nearly tackling her to the ground.
"Wow, you're happy to see me," Sabrina said jokingly. "What's up?"
"I made it into the play!" Rachel nearly shouted, earning stern looks from teachers passing by in the hallway.
"That's great! But I thought you had stage fright…?" Sabrina questioned.
"I know, but Mrs. Burden said I can be the manager! Isn't that awesome? I feel so… official!"
Sabrina smiled at her friend's giddiness. "I can tell. So, when am I going to find out if I made it into the play or not?"
Rachel's eyes widened. "You didn't check yet? There's a paper giving a list of everyone who made it past auditions in front of the gym! C'mon!" Rachel grabbed onto Sabrina's wrist and practically dragged her down the hallway.
"Sorry!" Sabrina shouted down the hallway to people she accidently bumped into as she continued being dragged down the hallway. "My friend was dropped when she was a baby!"
"Hey!" Rachel protested. "Now people think I'm weird!"
"Because they didn't already think that before?" A masculine voice questioned, stopping Sabrina and Rachel in their tracks.
"Ow!" Rachel exclaimed, holding her head and looking up into the amused eyes of Puck. "I think I just bruised my head on your chest."
Sabrina crossed her arms over her chest. "Don't tell him that. Now he'll think he has abs of steel, and his ego will get even bigger!"
Puck looked at Sabrina, as if noticing her for the first time. "Thanks. Love you too, Grimm."
Rachel suddenly giggled, drumming her fingers on her chin. "I heard what happened with you two yesterday."
Puck frowned. "What happened?"
"I heard there was a little intimacy going on," Rachel responded smoothly, waggling her eyebrows. "Some hugging, perhaps? Smooching?"
"Smooching? Who even says smooching these days? And why would I ever hug Robin? We can't stand each other!" Sabrina exclaimed.
Puck smirked at her flustered expression, though he didn't comment.
"Relax 'Brina, I was just kidding!" Rachel said defensively. "I just wanted to see your reaction."
"Anyway…" Puck said slowly, deciding then was the best time, if any, to change the topic. "You both made it into the play."
"I did?" Sabrina asked. "Wow, I'm actually kind of excited about this!"
Puck raised an eyebrow. "Hopefully you'll get a small role in the play, like a tree." He muttered.
"Haha!" Rachel laughed loudly. "Get it? 'Cause he's basically saying that you have no acting skills, and… ok I'm gonna stop talking now."
"That wasn't weird… Well, I've got to get to English now. Bye Rachel." Puck said, flashing her a dazzling smile. "See ya Grimm."
Rachel waited until Puck was out of sight before speaking again. "Oh my gosh, Robin is so cute! He has the biggest, greenest eyes I've ever seen!"
Sabrina rolled her eyes. "Ugh. Whatever."
…
Sabrina stifled a yawn, as she glanced at the clock for the third time in the last five minutes. She ran a hand through her wavy blonde hair, before letting it fall back around her shoulders.
Suddenly, Sabrina's phone vibrated in her pocket. She pulled it out and realized that she had a new text message. Her eyes widened when she saw that it was from Puck.
There's another play meeting after school today.
Sabrina quickly shut her phone off, not bothering to text back. She wasn't in the mood for getting her phone taken away today.
As soon as the bell rang, Sabrina dashed out of the classroom and headed straight towards the Little Theatre. She was happy to find that she was one of the few people to arrive before everyone else. She quickly found a row of seats in the middle of the theatre. Sabrina sighed, drumming her fingers on the seat rests.
"Hey." Jeff said, suddenly sitting down besides Sabrina.
"Hey Jeff. You made the auditions?" Sabrina questioned.
"Well… not exactly." Jeff admitted. "I did pretty bad. But, Mrs. Burden offered me a job as stage crew, so I accepted."
"Well, that's good." Sabrina said, looking around for some of her other friends. It wasn't that she didn't like Jeff, but the fact that she knew he had feelings for her made her slightly uncomfortable.
"Hey guys!" Adrienne said excitedly, taking a seat on the other side of Sabrina. "You both made it past auditions?"
Sabrina nodded, while Jeff made sure to include that he was a stage crew hand.
Adrienne nodded, looking around the room as more and more people filed in.
"Hey Robin!" Adrienne called out. "Come over here!"
Sabrina put her head in her hands. "Please do not call him over here."
"Too late," Puck said simply.
"How come none of your friends are doing the play?" Adrienne questioned him.
Puck snorted. "Probably because they wouldn't be caught dead doing a school play. Well, except Jeff. But he's only in it for Sabrina." Puck whispered the last part to Adrienne, though Sabrina still heard.
Adrienne laughed, and then put on a poker face at Sabrina's expression. "Sabrina's really mopey today."
"What?" Sabrina said incredulously, turning around so she could join the conversation. "I am not mopey!" Sabrina was more than willing to prove her point further when began speaking.
"Welcome back!" The older teacher began. "Now, if you are in this room that means you have made it past auditions! You are officially a member of the Ferryport Landing High School theatrical performance for this year."
Most of the students seated in the giant room cheered, while others clapped enthusiastically. Sabrina didn't bother with either.
"Told ya she was in a bad mood." Adrienne claimed, turning around to face Puck.
"If you think this is bad, you should see her at home," Sabrina could hear Puck reply.
Sabrina controlled herself from retorting as her eyes wandered around the room. She saw a few familiar faces; Lara and Erica, as well as a few other girls from her sports teams. "Where's Rachel and Jordan?" Sabrina suddenly questioned.
Adrienne looked around the room for the twin's familiar faces and shrugged when she couldn't spot them. "Who knows? They probably didn't know there was a meeting today."
"Now, today I will come around and individually hear you all speak to another pier. This will help me determine what roles you will receive in the play-if you will be a major or minor character. When I come around to you, I will hand you a piece of paper with a quote- one for you, and one for your partner. As soon as I hear you speak with your partner, you may leave. Over by the door there are copies of the story, Romeo and Juliet. Your homework for tonight is to take a copy home and begin reading! Now, everyone find a partner."
Adrienne quickly grabbed onto Sabrina. "Jeff, you can work with Puck."
"This is so stupid," Sabrina complained. "Didn't Mrs. Burden already hear us speak Shakespeare crap last week?"
Adrienne giggled. "Yeah, but that was just to see who made it past auditions. Now she's trying to pick the leading and minor roles."
Sabrina shrugged. "I still say this is a waste of my time."
"It's your fault you're even doing this," Adrienne pointed out.
"Whatever. It's still stupid." Sabrina huffed.
Twenty minutes later, Mrs. Burden had finally made her way around to Sabrina and Adrienne.
"Okay girls, here are your quotes." The teacher said, handing the two girls each a separate piece of paper. "Try to put as much passion as you can into this, okay? This may be one of the few times I'll be able to hear you speak individually before I have to pick the roles for the play."
"Wait, why do I have to be Lady Capulet?" Adrienne complained with a frown.
"Do you want me to be Lady Capulet instead?" Sabrina questioned, eyebrows raised.
"Yes please." Her friend said cheekily. The two girls swapped papers, and Sabrina began:
"Marry, my child, early next Thursday morn,
The gallant, young and noble gentleman,
The County Paris, at Saint Peter's Church,
Shall happily make thee there a joyful bride."
"Very good! Now, can you repeat the first two stanzas one more time?" Mrs. Burden requested. "But this time, say it with more longing and despair."
Sabrina nodded and reread the first two stanzas, this time, speaking them with much more emotion.
Mrs. Burden nodded her approval. "Perfect. Have you ever done any work with Shakespeare or plays before?" She asked Sabrina curiously.
Sabrina shook her head no.
"Hmm… I think I know exactly what role I want you to have in the play," Mrs. Burden said with a smile.
"Uh, thanks?"
"Okay, you may begin reciting your quote now." The teacher said, then turning to Adrienne.
"Now, by Saint Peter's Church and Peter too,
He shall not make me there a joyful bride.
I wonder at this haste; that I must wed
Ere he, that should be husband, comes to woo.
I pray you, tell my lord and father, madam,
I will not marry yet; and, when I do, I swear,
It shall be Romeo, whom you know I hate,
Rather than Paris. These are news indeed!" Adrienne ended, finally finished.
"Excellent! I think I have the perfect place for you in this play as well!" Mrs. Burden said excitedly. "You two can go home now. Don't forget to pick up a copy of Romeo and Juliet by the doors, and begin reading it tonight for homework!" Mrs. Burden walked away, heading for the next group of students.
The two girls promised they would, and quickly left the theatre.
As soon as they were out of the room, Adrienne suddenly burst out laughing.
"What?" Sabrina asked in confusion.
"It was so hard to keep in character when every time I'd like up at you, you'd be glaring at something the room!" Adrienne exclaimed. "What's got you so angry?"
"Scarlett." Sabrina replied.
"Scarlett, as in Robin's girlfriend?"
Sabrina nodded. "Yup."
"I didn't even know she was doing the play!" Adrienne exclaimed.
"She must be with the stage crew," Sabrina mused.
"But why were you glaring at her?" Adrienne asked. "She seems like such a nice person."
Sabrina shrugged. "I just don't like her."
Adrienne raised an eyebrow. "Is this because she's dating Robin?"
"Of course not!" Sabrina exclaimed. "Robin has nothing to do with it. She's just… weird."
Adrienne rolled her eyes as she bit back a laugh. "You're so judgmental, you know that?"
"You tell me all the time," Sabrina said with a half smile. "Anyway, how are you getting home?"
"My moms giving me a ride home. Do you want a ride too?" Adrienne asked Sabrina
Sabrina shook her head. "Nah, I'm fine. The bus doesn't come for another half hour, so I think I'll just walk."
"You sure?" Adrienne questioned her again. "It's a pretty long walk to your house."
After reassuring her friend that she was fine with walking home, Sabrina quickly walked to the front of the school doors and headed out into the cold February air.
She quickly wrapped her arms around herself, watching her breath come out in little puffs of air. It probably wasn't the best idea to go out in February without a coat.
"Hey, Grimm! Wait up!"
Sabrina stopped dead in her tracks, waiting for the person who had called her name to catch up to her. She didn't have to bother turning around-she already knew it was Puck.
"Why are you walking home?" He questioned.
"Why does it matter?" Sabrina retorted.
Puck raised an eyebrow, finally noticing her frozen state. "Why aren't you wearing a coat?"
"Why are you trying to play twenty questions?"
"Touché," Puck replied. "But you shouldn't be out here without a coat."
Sabrina snorted. "Who are you, my mother? And look," she exclaimed, pointing at his dark blue jacket. "You're not wearing a coat either!"
"Maybe you've forgotten once again, but I am an Everafter-cold weather hardly affects me." Puck pointed out.
"Of course it doesn't." Sabrina remarked, rubbing her hands on her cheeks. "I'm walking home since the bus doesn't come for another twenty minutes. You can come if you want, but I'm not waiting for you."
"Or," Puck said, grabbing Sabrina by her wrist. "You could come with me to football practice."
"As much as I'd love to watch a bunch of sweaty guys run around in the gym, I think I'd prefer to be at home. Besides, I thought you played baseball." Sabrina said.
"I play football too. But the seasons almost over. Besides, football is indoors today."
"That's really cool. See ya at home." Sabrina said, trying to release Puck's grasp on her wrist. But of course, he wouldn't budge.
"Um, I don't think so. You're not walking home in this weather without a coat. If you get some weird disease, I'll get blamed for it!" Puck exclaimed.
Sabrina rolled her eyes. "Thanks for caring."
"…And I don't want you anywhere near those guys." Puck said, pointing up the street.
Sabrina looked up the street to find Puck's group of "jock" friends heading in their direction. She crossed her arms over her chest. "What, so you don't trust me to be around a bunch of guys?"
"No. I don't trust them to be around you."
"You're being over-protective." Sabrina muttered, looking down at her feet.
Puck sighed. "Of course I am."
"Besides," she added. "I thought they were your friends."
"They are," Puck admitted. "But that doesn't mean I trust them."
"Oh."
"Is that you Robin?" One of Puck's friends called out from up the street. The group of boys was getting closer. "Whoa, and is that Sabrina Grimm with you? Bring her over here, too!"
Sabrina rolled her eyes, though she didn't miss the look of anger that flashed through Puck's.
"You know, on second thought, I think I'll just come with you to baseball." Sabrina decided.
"Football?" Puck corrected.
"Whatever."
Puck smirked. "Good idea."
How was that? I'm gonna have sooo much fun with the next chapter, I already know exactly what's going to happen.
Ok so I was reading over chapter ten, and I realized that some of you might find it odd that Sabrina's afraid of heights. Well I'm blaming it on the fact that Sabrina no longer trusts Puck, so therefore she doesn't trust him to fly her anywhere (safely), and over the years her fear of heights increased. Pretty lame- but hey, let's stick with that for now.
Oh, and Lara D! I did not forget about giving your Lara character another scene since you won the QotD from a while ago! But I realized that I plan on including her a lot more in this story, since she is Sabrina's biology partner and she has a role in the play. So, instead of just giving you one scene, she'll probably have a bunch. Got it? Man, I really like this Lara character. I'm such a genius! :P
Well of course it's 11 pm where I live, and I can't go to bed until my pajamas are done being dried in the dryer. So you can all thank my drying machine! Because I had half of this typed, and I was just gonna update tomorrow.
ALSO… THIS IS THE LONGEST CHAPTER I HAVE EVER WRITTEN! THAT'S RIGHT, OVER 3,000 WORDS! I know that's not a big deal for some of you wicked-crazy authors who write like, 60,000 words per chapter, but for me, that's a pretty big deal :}
Oh, and I've been meaning to say this for a while, but some of you anon. reviewers are crazy! I wake up every morning at 6 for school, and when I check my emails, it shows me that a bunch of anonymous reviewers sent reviews in at like 2-3 in the morning! I was like, "Whoa, that's some dedicated reviewers."
So while you read this chapter, I'll be in the bathroom, trying to scrub the makeup off my face. Oh joy.
QotD: This is naturallyblonde13's QotD. Sadly, I do not own it because it's so cute.
"No eating here tonight WHOO no eating here tonight no no no eating here tonight you're on a diet!"
What is that quote from? Hahaha, I know the answer… do you?
Naturallyblonde13, you can't answer the QotD! Haha I feel so smart. As soon as I saw the quote I was like OMGNESS I know where that's from! Hype moment.
Anyways… Review please!
~Anni