Chapter Three: School
"So this is Hillridge Junior High?" Topanga asked. "It's definitely different from John Adams."
"How so?" Gordo asked.
"Well, seventh through twelfth is combined, just to make one big high school. No junior high." Cory replied.
"That's gotta be scary, going to school with eighteen year olds?" Lizzie replied.
"It's not so bad." Topanga replied.
"Besides, we have high school girls." Shaun added.
"Ah, I remember that." Gordo replied. "It was great."
"How do you remember high school girls if you're still in junior high?" Topanga asked.
"Gordo was in high school for a week." Miranda replied.
"I knew it! The kid's brain is huge!" Cory said.
"What?" Gordo asked.
"Nothing. I didn't say nothing." Cory replied.
"Anyway, so this is Hillridge. Now, if you're gonna play the game, you need to know the characters." Lizzie said, opening her locker.
"Our first contestant is Larry Tudgeman." Miranda said as he walked by. "Larry's a brain. He's a bit of a dork, he's socially inept, he thinks he's Keanu Reeves..."
"...And he wears the same shirt everyday." Lizzie said with a shudder.
"You know who he reminds me of?" Cory asked.
"I'm scared to say I do." Shaun nodded incredulously. "I thought it was a one in a million thing."
"What's a one in a million thing?" Miranda asked.
"Minkus." Cory and Shaun replied.
"See the pack of wolves coming down the hallway? That's Kate Sanders and her crew." Miranda said. "Kate used to be really nice, and we were really good friends with her..."
"...then she started wearing a bra, and she became the snippy little diva she is today." Lizzie finished.
"What about bras?" Shaun asked. Cory also started to pay attention.
"Ignore them!" Topanga said.
"The girl you saw hitting on Shaun yesterday, that's Claire Miller. She's Kate's best friend."
"Or worst enemy, depending on how you look at it." Miranda added.
"It's true, we were once friends with Kate, but Claire? Once a witch, always a witch." Lizzie replied.
"Are we forgetting anyone important?" Miranda asked.
"Duh!"
"Oh duh! Ethan."
"Who's Ethan?" Topanga asked.
"Ethan Craft. The glue that holds our world together!" Lizzie said.
"Oh, here we go." Gordo groaned.
"Ethan is the hottest boy in the entire school, possibly in the entire So-Cal area."
"My goodness, he's tall." Topanga said as she watched him saunter down the hall.
"Topanga, you're 5'1, everyone's tall to you." Cory laughed.
"Yo ladies, whassup?" Ethan said as he walked up behind Cory
Cory was by no means a tall guy, and as he turned around, he found himself face-to-face with Ethan's very broad chest. He looked up, clearly a little intimidated.
"Hello, sir."
Lizzie laughed. "Ethan, this is Topanga, Cory, and Shaun, they're exchange students."
"Topanga...great name." Ethan winked at her.
"Hey! No one can wink at her but me, buddy?"
"Cory you never wink at me!" Topanga responded.
"But I might start!" Cory replied. "If..it's okay with you, tall man."
Ethan shrugged. "Whatever. I got other lockers to visit, so...lata!"
"That guy is the smoothest guy I've ever seen! Right Shaun? Shaun?" Cory looked at his best friend.
Shaun shrugged. "What can I say, I like his style."
"Oh fine, let's just start a fanclub for him!" Cory replied, throwing his hands up.
"That's what I've been saying!" Gordo replied.
Lizzie, Miranda, and Topanga gasped.
"Oh my god, they actually agreed on something!" Miranda said.
"It's a miracle!" Topanga added.
"One time thing." Gordo replied. "We need to get to class before we're late."
"True, true." Lizzie replied.
"Is it wrong for me to admit I actually miss Feeny yelling at us in our hallowed halls?" Shaun asked.
"No, my Shaun, it is not. I gotta say I miss it myself."
"What's a Feeny?" Miranda asked.
"Our principal, and Cory's neighbor, and....long story." Topanga replied.
"Let's just get to class." Lizzie said.
"Good idea." Topanga replied.
Later in the Day...
"Hey Miranda, where's Shaun?" Lizzie asked as she and Topanga sat down at the lunch table. Miranda rolled her eyes and pointed.
"He's over there in the mobscene of cheerleaders."
"That's Shaun alright." Topanga said. "Where's Gordo and Cory?"
"Are you SURE you're not related to Minkus? Stuart Minkus! From Philadelphia!" Cory was following behind Larry Tudgeman, much to his annoyance.
"Look, I don't know anyone named Minkus, alright?" he replied.
Cory stared at him for a minute. "I'll tell him you said hello."
Larry rolled his eyes and kept on walking. Cory shrugged and walked over to the table where Miranda, Lizzie, and Topanga currently sat.
"Cory, you cannot hassle everyone in this school you think bears a resemblance to someone back home!" Topanga scolded.
"Just once!"
"Once? You practically accused Angel Lieberman of being separated at birth from some guy named Harley." Gordo replied as he sat down.
"Alright, twice!" Cory said. "Where's Shaun?"
Lizzie and Miranda pointed.
"Huh. He's really on the ball today." Cory replied. Miranda rolled her eyes. Cory looked at her and picked up on it right away. "You like him!"
"What?" Miranda replied. "I do not!"
"Ya do, I can tell!"
"For once I think he has something." Gordo replied.
"Thank you...HEY!" Cory shot him a Look. Gordo shrugged.
"He is being oddly perceptive today." Topanga said.
"HEY! You're supposed to be on my side." Cory replied. "So, ya like Shaun."
"I do not!" Miranda replied.
"Miranda, you kinda do." Lizzie said.
"No, I don't!"
"Yeah, okay." Lizzie rolled her eyes. "Speak of the devil..."
"Hey, guys." Shaun said as he sat down next to Miranda. "How's it going?"
"S'fine." Miranda muttered.
"So, Shaun, haven't seen you all day. Where've you been?" Cory asked.
"Oh you know, cheerleader here, choir girl there...I'm a busy man."
"He's only been flirting with every girl he sees." Miranda replied with a roll of her eyes.
"By the way, thanks for introducing me to Claire, she's really cool."
As if on cue, Gordo, Lizzie, and Miranda all nearly choked on their food.
"Nice?" Lizzie asked. "Claire Miller?"
"Shaun, you're confused. Claire Miller is the very definition of the anti-christ." Gordo replied.
"See there he goes, big words!" Cory said.
"So I have a big vocabulary, it's not something to make an issue out of!" Gordo shot back. "And my head does not look like an egg!"
Miranda and Lizzie busted out laughing.
"Cory!" Topanga scolded him.
Shaun was still trying to process information about Claire.
"What makes you think she's mean?"
"Well, she kicked her best friend off the squad when she dislocated her shoulder, she trips people on purpose, she tried to take over the school and make people eat on the grass, and she makes a habit out of making our lives miserable." Lizzie replied.
"Hmm." Shaun replied.
****
"So, Miranda, is there anything to do in this town besides go drink coffee?" Shaun asked as he and Miranda sat in her living room, bored.
"We could go to the mall." Miranda replied half-heartedly.
Shaun shrugged, running his hand through his glossy chestnut locks. "Malls aren't really my thing."
"Then what do you wanna do?" Miranda replied.
"I'm hungry." Shaun said.
"Digital Bean?" Miranda suggested.
"Fine with me."
"So this is Hillridge Junior High?" Topanga asked. "It's definitely different from John Adams."
"How so?" Gordo asked.
"Well, seventh through twelfth is combined, just to make one big high school. No junior high." Cory replied.
"That's gotta be scary, going to school with eighteen year olds?" Lizzie replied.
"It's not so bad." Topanga replied.
"Besides, we have high school girls." Shaun added.
"Ah, I remember that." Gordo replied. "It was great."
"How do you remember high school girls if you're still in junior high?" Topanga asked.
"Gordo was in high school for a week." Miranda replied.
"I knew it! The kid's brain is huge!" Cory said.
"What?" Gordo asked.
"Nothing. I didn't say nothing." Cory replied.
"Anyway, so this is Hillridge. Now, if you're gonna play the game, you need to know the characters." Lizzie said, opening her locker.
"Our first contestant is Larry Tudgeman." Miranda said as he walked by. "Larry's a brain. He's a bit of a dork, he's socially inept, he thinks he's Keanu Reeves..."
"...And he wears the same shirt everyday." Lizzie said with a shudder.
"You know who he reminds me of?" Cory asked.
"I'm scared to say I do." Shaun nodded incredulously. "I thought it was a one in a million thing."
"What's a one in a million thing?" Miranda asked.
"Minkus." Cory and Shaun replied.
"See the pack of wolves coming down the hallway? That's Kate Sanders and her crew." Miranda said. "Kate used to be really nice, and we were really good friends with her..."
"...then she started wearing a bra, and she became the snippy little diva she is today." Lizzie finished.
"What about bras?" Shaun asked. Cory also started to pay attention.
"Ignore them!" Topanga said.
"The girl you saw hitting on Shaun yesterday, that's Claire Miller. She's Kate's best friend."
"Or worst enemy, depending on how you look at it." Miranda added.
"It's true, we were once friends with Kate, but Claire? Once a witch, always a witch." Lizzie replied.
"Are we forgetting anyone important?" Miranda asked.
"Duh!"
"Oh duh! Ethan."
"Who's Ethan?" Topanga asked.
"Ethan Craft. The glue that holds our world together!" Lizzie said.
"Oh, here we go." Gordo groaned.
"Ethan is the hottest boy in the entire school, possibly in the entire So-Cal area."
"My goodness, he's tall." Topanga said as she watched him saunter down the hall.
"Topanga, you're 5'1, everyone's tall to you." Cory laughed.
"Yo ladies, whassup?" Ethan said as he walked up behind Cory
Cory was by no means a tall guy, and as he turned around, he found himself face-to-face with Ethan's very broad chest. He looked up, clearly a little intimidated.
"Hello, sir."
Lizzie laughed. "Ethan, this is Topanga, Cory, and Shaun, they're exchange students."
"Topanga...great name." Ethan winked at her.
"Hey! No one can wink at her but me, buddy?"
"Cory you never wink at me!" Topanga responded.
"But I might start!" Cory replied. "If..it's okay with you, tall man."
Ethan shrugged. "Whatever. I got other lockers to visit, so...lata!"
"That guy is the smoothest guy I've ever seen! Right Shaun? Shaun?" Cory looked at his best friend.
Shaun shrugged. "What can I say, I like his style."
"Oh fine, let's just start a fanclub for him!" Cory replied, throwing his hands up.
"That's what I've been saying!" Gordo replied.
Lizzie, Miranda, and Topanga gasped.
"Oh my god, they actually agreed on something!" Miranda said.
"It's a miracle!" Topanga added.
"One time thing." Gordo replied. "We need to get to class before we're late."
"True, true." Lizzie replied.
"Is it wrong for me to admit I actually miss Feeny yelling at us in our hallowed halls?" Shaun asked.
"No, my Shaun, it is not. I gotta say I miss it myself."
"What's a Feeny?" Miranda asked.
"Our principal, and Cory's neighbor, and....long story." Topanga replied.
"Let's just get to class." Lizzie said.
"Good idea." Topanga replied.
Later in the Day...
"Hey Miranda, where's Shaun?" Lizzie asked as she and Topanga sat down at the lunch table. Miranda rolled her eyes and pointed.
"He's over there in the mobscene of cheerleaders."
"That's Shaun alright." Topanga said. "Where's Gordo and Cory?"
"Are you SURE you're not related to Minkus? Stuart Minkus! From Philadelphia!" Cory was following behind Larry Tudgeman, much to his annoyance.
"Look, I don't know anyone named Minkus, alright?" he replied.
Cory stared at him for a minute. "I'll tell him you said hello."
Larry rolled his eyes and kept on walking. Cory shrugged and walked over to the table where Miranda, Lizzie, and Topanga currently sat.
"Cory, you cannot hassle everyone in this school you think bears a resemblance to someone back home!" Topanga scolded.
"Just once!"
"Once? You practically accused Angel Lieberman of being separated at birth from some guy named Harley." Gordo replied as he sat down.
"Alright, twice!" Cory said. "Where's Shaun?"
Lizzie and Miranda pointed.
"Huh. He's really on the ball today." Cory replied. Miranda rolled her eyes. Cory looked at her and picked up on it right away. "You like him!"
"What?" Miranda replied. "I do not!"
"Ya do, I can tell!"
"For once I think he has something." Gordo replied.
"Thank you...HEY!" Cory shot him a Look. Gordo shrugged.
"He is being oddly perceptive today." Topanga said.
"HEY! You're supposed to be on my side." Cory replied. "So, ya like Shaun."
"I do not!" Miranda replied.
"Miranda, you kinda do." Lizzie said.
"No, I don't!"
"Yeah, okay." Lizzie rolled her eyes. "Speak of the devil..."
"Hey, guys." Shaun said as he sat down next to Miranda. "How's it going?"
"S'fine." Miranda muttered.
"So, Shaun, haven't seen you all day. Where've you been?" Cory asked.
"Oh you know, cheerleader here, choir girl there...I'm a busy man."
"He's only been flirting with every girl he sees." Miranda replied with a roll of her eyes.
"By the way, thanks for introducing me to Claire, she's really cool."
As if on cue, Gordo, Lizzie, and Miranda all nearly choked on their food.
"Nice?" Lizzie asked. "Claire Miller?"
"Shaun, you're confused. Claire Miller is the very definition of the anti-christ." Gordo replied.
"See there he goes, big words!" Cory said.
"So I have a big vocabulary, it's not something to make an issue out of!" Gordo shot back. "And my head does not look like an egg!"
Miranda and Lizzie busted out laughing.
"Cory!" Topanga scolded him.
Shaun was still trying to process information about Claire.
"What makes you think she's mean?"
"Well, she kicked her best friend off the squad when she dislocated her shoulder, she trips people on purpose, she tried to take over the school and make people eat on the grass, and she makes a habit out of making our lives miserable." Lizzie replied.
"Hmm." Shaun replied.
****
"So, Miranda, is there anything to do in this town besides go drink coffee?" Shaun asked as he and Miranda sat in her living room, bored.
"We could go to the mall." Miranda replied half-heartedly.
Shaun shrugged, running his hand through his glossy chestnut locks. "Malls aren't really my thing."
"Then what do you wanna do?" Miranda replied.
"I'm hungry." Shaun said.
"Digital Bean?" Miranda suggested.
"Fine with me."