Title: Lawndale's future elite.

Author: rvg.

disclaimer: source of the original work: Daria is owned by and is an American animated television series created by Glenn Eichler and Susie Lewis Lynn and MTV works. Don't sue, only for fun, not getting paid just love Daria.

Chapter one

Description: Quinn has a secret; Trent and Jane have money issues, Daria is getting way more attention than she wants from the three j's…

Casa lane: Saturday morning

Interior house- front room- Couch cushions are overturned, books/ papers are scattered all over the floor. Camera pans to different areas of the house and it looks like a tornado has hit all the rooms with each room messier than the last. In Jane's room she's standing on piles of clothing, art supplies scattered with her mattress overturned…

Jane grumbled aloud looking through messy piles on the floor, "Where the hell is it, dammit! $1100 gone from my savings! well mine and Trent's savings… if he took it he would have told me… well eventually he would have… sometime… maybe... (Screaming now) arrrgg! Trent!"

As she stomped and headed towards Trent's room she thought about how she and Trent had the idea to save up money to get out of Lawndale for the upcoming summer, with Jane saving money from her new job making replica art pieces for a dealer downtown; and Trent contributing from his music gigs. Jane sighed thinking that if Trent really needed it for an emergency it was fine but if it was being spent on drinks and bimbos then she had a problem.

As Jane approached Trent's door she heard heavy snoring and quickly peaked in to see if he was alone, and if Monique or whoever was making those loud moaning sounds last night was gone yet. Seeing that he was alone, Jane thought "now I can grill him about the money" and stepped into the room opening the curtains allowing the bright sunlight to fall directly on Trent's face. Trent groaned, rolled over making the covers slip off him, revealing black boxers and his long lean tattooed body that was well muscled.

Jane, hands on her hips shouted "Wake up Trent! Wake the hell up!" and began mildly slapping him.

Trent moved again with his eyes blinking open (grunting) 'mmm…'

"Trent!" (she slapped him harder.) Disoriented Trent sat up quickly shouting "I swear she's eighteen officer!" and then groggily looked around and spotted Jane, "oh hey what's up?"

Jane raised one eyebrow and crossed her arms "Where's the money Trent?"

Trent stiffened at her question, then mumbled "Oh that umm.."

"Yea that, well? Has it been spent on Nick's hooker groupies?" asked Jane.

Trent tried to avoid Janes death stare started to explain "umm, I gave it to Axl…"

Jane who looked very confused at this statement asked, "What? Why? Did you owe him?"

Trent slowly stood up, stretched and then rasped out "I know we were saving for New York but Axl needed the money, and asked me if I could help him out with a loan-" and was cut off by Jane: "Trent you barely have money with your gigs and Axl is a business owner why would he ask you for money?"

Sighing Trent explained: "Axl said business is bad right now, something about a crappy Obama economy, I don't know what that means exactly but he was looking for people to invest in his new store project to turn business around, so when he asked me I gave him the money," Trent paused for a second then continued "I just couldn't disappoint another friend."

Jane rubbed her temples and closed her eyes: "What do you mean you couldn't disappoint another friend?

"I know I really disappointed you and Daria on the school thing a couple weeks ago and I didn't want to deal with letting someone down again. After I saw Daria's disappointment it just stayed with me… sorry Janey I was hoping to get a couple more gigs and replace the money before you noticed," said Trent.

Jane calmed at Trent's explanation and knew her brother meant well in his own stupid way. "Your intentions were good Trent and as long as Axl pays you back before our trip its fine. So what's his new project? New fad piercing's, more insurance coverage for pierced backs... henna dying?"

Trent now looking around for some clothes answered distractedly "Umm, I didn't really ask."

Jane stared at Trent in disbelief "You just gave Axl money and didn't think to ask what he was going to do with it? Well did he say when he's paying you back?"

While digging clothes out of an overstuffed drawer Trent again repeated "Umm I didn't really ask-

Jane not so calm now started yelling "Trent dammit! He is going to pay you back right?!"

Trent: "I didn't really as-

Jane threw her hands in the air cursing loudly and quickly left the room, to prevent herself from strangling her brother.

Sunday evening. Morgendorffer home.

Description: Daria doesn't know Quinn has a mysterious rash that won't go away and has prevented Quinn from returning to her old shallow self after her neck zit has gone away. Quinn has been hiding the rash in really boring conservative clothing giving her a "brain look" which she is stuck with until she can see a specialist in six weeks' time… however Daria wants the old Quinn back because the new brainy Quinn has been capitalizing on her new look by incorrectly quoting Byron and Shakespeare poems around school; and acquiring fake depth with the popular crowd. To get things back to normal, Daria is dressed more like Quinn and has become very popular around school hoping the competitiveness of being popular will lure Quinn out of her weird phase.

Daria was at the front door talking to the three j's, and was wearing a short pink baby doll dress, her doc. Martens, same hairstyle, pink framed cat eyeglasses and light make up resembling a 90's seventeen magazine cover girl.

Jamie: "I miss Quinn, is she here?"

Daria clearly annoyed at their presence: "No, she's at the library."

Joey looking confused "The what?"

Daria uncomfortable in her dress tugs at it and said in her usual deadpan voice "You know big building, full of books, with a lot of people with big brains doing a lot of thinking until their brains turn to mush from all the thinking going on."

Jeffy clearly worried sighed "Tell her we stopped by, ok?" as Daria nodded and moved to close the front door, it was Joey who spoke up.

Joey who had been leering at and checking Daria out said "You look really hot Daria and not like a total brain anymore" (he shuddered at the word) "how about coming out with me tonight?"

Jamie/Jeffy were now pushing /shoving each other and each shouting: no! go out with me!

Daria knew it would be a good idea to be seen with the three j's in public because nothing would make Quinn more jealous than Daria ordering around her old sycophants. However she just couldn't stomach actually going through with it, but…Quinn was driving her crazy…

Daria talking fast before she could back out "Ok here's the deal, we all go to a very public place where we are sure to be seen by many of Quinn's friends ensuring that rumors will be all over school Monday morning, hopefully driving a jealous Quinn back to her former shallow self and back to you three. Also, as soon as we arrive, and are spotted, I leave.

Three j's in unison: "Deal."

Monday afternoon.

Jane and Daria were walking to the pizza king; Jane was dressed as usual but Daria was wearing a white crop top that hugged her chest, showing off her tiny waist and navel ring; and a short black skirt with a metal zipper down the front with her usual boots. Her hair was the same, with light make up and smaller black framed rimmed glasses.

Jane smirked at Daria "I'm gonna have to steal some of your trampy clothes for when we head out to the club… and now you have me talking like a typical girl about stealing my besties clothes… Gawd, Daria what's happened to us?" as she starts humming the twilight zone.

Daria grimaced and replied, "Yes that and my sister is now considered a brain by the popular morons at school but comes off as interesting and deep with her incorrect lines from Byron or her own made up poetry that they still accept her.. yea I guess we have entered an alternate universe."

They both kept walking in silence except for some young men closely walking behind them whispering and occasionally hitting each other.

Daria: I thought a way to freak Quinn out of those stupid black clothes would be to ask for a big clothing allowance. Thinking this would just push Quinn over the edge and as a bonus also freak my parents out.

Jane: Did it?

Daria: She just looked at me half curious, half upset and stomped out of the room and didn't say a word.

Jane gasped in surprise "Wow princess grace not fighting for her cut from Helen is one thing, but not talking at all is way more serious; I'd get her to a doctor stat and for good measure apply meds vigorously.

Daria: "I always said Quinn would last longer in the real world if properly medicated, (Jane smirked at this) -well anyway it would prevent me from strangling her that much sooner." Daria paused and then said more quietly "Am I wrong to want the old Quinn back, it sort of..umm… bothers me that she's so well accepted as a brain when um..

Jane finished for her: "When you're not? I get it Daria, Quinn has always gotten the attention from your parents, people in general, and guys… and now has gone and stolen what little thunder you had which completely sucks by the way, but at the same time look at you! You know you look great either way but this new look has got to be torturing Quinn, and also that you gained some popularity with those three morons back there that keep following us."

Daria stopped abruptly, and the three j's who had been following her bumped her from behind. She turned around and said as nicely as possible "Joey, Jeffy, Jamie-"

Jamie smiled "Hey you got my name right!"

Daria smiled back with pity "Um... I noticed that you three have been with us since we left my house. Is there something you wanted?"

Joey leered at Daria taking in her outfit and not even meeting her eyes started speaking to her breasts, and said "well I had such a good time yesterday and you look so extremely hot today that I thought about taking you out again. I mean the rumors about us are flying-"

Daria in a deadpan voice "oh good."

Joey "So how about chez Pierre?"

Jane looked mildly disgusted at Joey but was also trying to hold back her laughter at Daria's side, so it looked like her mouth was having a stroke.

Daria beyond exasperated at this point spoke with decisiveness "Well since the rumors are flying I think it's enough to get Quinn back to normal, and I use that term loosely. I'll talk to her tonight and hopefully she'll start scheduling dates for the weekend. So this means we don't ever have to be seen together, ever again…Ever...ok?

Joey stepped closer to Daria "Well rumors are good in getting Quinn back but until then I really want to take you out again. Come on! Please?"

Jeffy/ Jamie in unison "no, let me!"

Daria thought oh god did this plan backfire…"ok Jeffy/ joey /Jamie I think a good part of the plan would be to go see Quinn and remind her of the usual shallow things you used to give her; you know compliments, gifts um stuff like that."

Joey/Jeffy/Jamie looked as if they were not going to give in…so Daria who was getting more irritated said "If you go see Quinn right now I promise I'll let you take me out again-"

All three j's cut her off and in unison asked: "When?"

Daria "Soon, very soon OK now go!"

All three j's started to walk away in the opposite direction as the girls crossed the street.

Jane "I thought you said you were socially unacceptable?"

Daria "It's this damn navel ring, it makes any girl acceptable."

After a few minutes more of walking Daria heard a noise from behind her and turned to see… "Jane run!"

Jane hurriedly turned and asked "What? Why?!"

Daria now running beside Jane shouted, "Three j's coming back!"

Jane /Daria took off around the corner and went into a retro clothing shop that had a big window display of three mannequins wearing 1940 and 1950 style clothing.

Daria huffed trying to catch her breath and lead the way to the back of the shop "Dammit! What is with those morons?!"

Jane looked curiously around the shop and said "Like you said before it's that damn navel ring." She then looked over at Daria and knew she was on the brink of changing her mind about the plan. "Daria, come on it's a good plan don't stop now just because of the three stooges. Remember why you started this? Remember Quinn's ode to fashion? It was I believe a poem on the 2010 spring line and it rhymed for god sakes! MR. O'Neil gave her a frikin B for that! a B! Now most of the school is quoting it like Shakespeare. I mean you have to end this before I strangle that kid and before she writes another lame poem on summer flats vs. beach wedges."

Daria relented somewhat and said "You're right Jane, if it isn't me or you strangling Quinn it'll be Mr. Demartino for sure."

The store bell tinkled and Nathan from Life in the past lane episode walked inside wearing a yellow zoot suit, a black fedora hat and had his hair slicked back.

Daria "Come on lets go, I'm hungry, Trent's probably done with practice and most likely waiting for us."

Jane eyeballed the zoot suit guy "um I'll catch up you go ahead."

Daria exited onto the street and headed toward the pizza king.