Author's Note: Thanks for the reviews so far, I'm hoping that I will get a
few more (, as far as I have planned I don't intend to bring in Leo or
Cole, but I guess it depends how it goes, if I did it would be in a while
anyway.
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Piper got into the art room, just as everyone else was arriving as well, including Prue and Andy who walked in hand-in=hand. Piper found a table that didn't have anyone sitting at yet. None of her friends were in her art lesson, they had it at a different time.
"Please find a seat quickly," the teacher Mrs Kingsbury said from the back of the room, getting something out of a closet.
It took merely seconds for the tables that seated 4-6 people were filled up. Prue and Andy had yet to sit somewhere and the only available seats together were at the table Piper was sitting at.
"Come on, we will just sit here," Prue said pulling Andy towards Piper's table in the middle of the room and took a seat on one of the stools.
Andy sat right next to Prue, so that they were both across the table from Piper. 'Just great, I get Prue and her boyfriend sitting right in front of me," Piper thought.
"For any of you who had me last year you will remember that the seats you are sitting in now, will stay like this for the rest of year," Mrs Kingsbury explained walking to the front of the room.
"Our first piece of work will be done in groups of threes and fours," there was soon chatter among the students as they quickly said who they would work with between them. "I will be choosing who works with who," there was a moan from everyone.
Mrs Kingsbury then went around the room to each table indicating who was working with.
"What are you doing after school?" Andy asked turning to face Prue.
"My mom is picking me up then we are going shopping, why?"
"I wondering if we were going to do anything together."
"We could when I get back, it's not like I'm going to be there all evening."
"Can I come to yours?"
"As long as my dad isn't in, but you can always come through my window," Prue said.
"Why can't I come if your dad is there?" Andy asked confused.
"Ever since he found us in my bed he has been saying that I can't let you in the house again. He thinks that was the first time, and he doesn't want me with some stranger I guess."
"I'm not a stranger, we've grown up together, and we have been friends ever since we were two years old."
"Well I just suggest you don't let him see you," Prue said.
"And you three can work together," Mrs Kingsbury said standing at the side of their table.
"But I work better alone," Piper quickly said.
"Piper you'll be fine, this is a group project," and with that Mrs Kingsbury walked over to her desk.
"Now that everyone is working with someone I can explain the project. I want you to each bring in some family photos and then in your two's and three's your going to make a poster with the photos and some hand drawings you will do."
Prue put her hand up to ask a question.
"Yes? Your name is?" Mrs Kingsbury asked.
"Prue, wouldn't this project be done easier individually?"
"One of the aims of doing this project is so that you learn about the other students in your class and help each other. Now your art folders from last year are at the back of the room. Today I want you to plan what you are going to do, and for homework I want you to bring in as many photos that you can."
The classroom was full of noise as everyone headed to the back to get their folder and get started, chatting about the summer as they did.
Piper went to get her folder as Prue went to get hers and Andy's.
"Do we include step-families?" Andy asked standing in front of Mrs Kingsbury's desk where she was sat.
"That is entirely up to you, if you feel that they are important to you then add some pictures of them, if they aren't much of a part in your life then you don't have to."
Andy went back to the table were Piper was sitting having already gotten her folder. Prue was coming back with theirs.
"Hurry up Prue."
"I'm coming, I'm coming," Prue said. She sat back on her stool and gave Andy his folder.
"This project is really not going to work with my family," Andy said. "My parents are divorced, I'm an only child and I've got 4 step sisters and brothers who I really don't care about."
"Ok, what about you?" Prue asked Piper.
"Well my mom died when I was about 8, and my dad left before then. I live with my grandmother and my two younger sisters," Piper said. She wasn't sure how Prue would react to that.
"That must be hard, no parents and two sisters, how do you cope with it all?"
Piper was surprised that Prue asked that, why would Prue want to know about her? She was a nobody. "It can be hard I guess, you learn to live with it. Have you got any brothers or sisters?"
"Yeah, my parents are still together. I've got two younger brothers and a sister who's the youngest out of all of us. James is 10, Danny is 8 and Sarah is 6, she started school today."
"You've got a big family then, six of you."
"You could say that. Aren't younger siblings so annoying though?"
"Definitely, Phoebe is 14 and Paige is 12, they always get on my nerves."
The rest of the lesson the three of them were just talking, getting to know each other. Well Prue and Andy already knew each other as well as they knew themselves, but they got to know Piper.
The day went by quickly, and it was now the end of the school day. Prue was standing with Piper while Piper waited for her bus.
"Can you believe how boring our math teacher is?" Prue asked.
"We've got him for a whole year," Piper said.
"Maybe I'll just skip math every lesson, I bet we won't even learn anything."
"Hey Piper, has the bus come yet?" Phoebe asked walking up to her sister.
"No, that's why I'm still standing here Phoebe."
"Ok, you don't have to stress about it." Then Phoebe realized Prue was standing with Piper. "Your Prue Webster right?"
"Yep, that's me," Prue said smiling.
"Are you friends with Piper because this morning she said-" Piper put a hand over Phoebe's mouth.
"What she probably said she didn't want to get to know me right? I get it all the time, it doesn't bother me."
"It's nothing personal.really," Piper tried to explain.
"So are you two friends now or what because Piper hardly has any," Phoebe said again.
"Well we've gotten to know each other, and we've got lessons together so I'm sure we will become friends."
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Piper got into the art room, just as everyone else was arriving as well, including Prue and Andy who walked in hand-in=hand. Piper found a table that didn't have anyone sitting at yet. None of her friends were in her art lesson, they had it at a different time.
"Please find a seat quickly," the teacher Mrs Kingsbury said from the back of the room, getting something out of a closet.
It took merely seconds for the tables that seated 4-6 people were filled up. Prue and Andy had yet to sit somewhere and the only available seats together were at the table Piper was sitting at.
"Come on, we will just sit here," Prue said pulling Andy towards Piper's table in the middle of the room and took a seat on one of the stools.
Andy sat right next to Prue, so that they were both across the table from Piper. 'Just great, I get Prue and her boyfriend sitting right in front of me," Piper thought.
"For any of you who had me last year you will remember that the seats you are sitting in now, will stay like this for the rest of year," Mrs Kingsbury explained walking to the front of the room.
"Our first piece of work will be done in groups of threes and fours," there was soon chatter among the students as they quickly said who they would work with between them. "I will be choosing who works with who," there was a moan from everyone.
Mrs Kingsbury then went around the room to each table indicating who was working with.
"What are you doing after school?" Andy asked turning to face Prue.
"My mom is picking me up then we are going shopping, why?"
"I wondering if we were going to do anything together."
"We could when I get back, it's not like I'm going to be there all evening."
"Can I come to yours?"
"As long as my dad isn't in, but you can always come through my window," Prue said.
"Why can't I come if your dad is there?" Andy asked confused.
"Ever since he found us in my bed he has been saying that I can't let you in the house again. He thinks that was the first time, and he doesn't want me with some stranger I guess."
"I'm not a stranger, we've grown up together, and we have been friends ever since we were two years old."
"Well I just suggest you don't let him see you," Prue said.
"And you three can work together," Mrs Kingsbury said standing at the side of their table.
"But I work better alone," Piper quickly said.
"Piper you'll be fine, this is a group project," and with that Mrs Kingsbury walked over to her desk.
"Now that everyone is working with someone I can explain the project. I want you to each bring in some family photos and then in your two's and three's your going to make a poster with the photos and some hand drawings you will do."
Prue put her hand up to ask a question.
"Yes? Your name is?" Mrs Kingsbury asked.
"Prue, wouldn't this project be done easier individually?"
"One of the aims of doing this project is so that you learn about the other students in your class and help each other. Now your art folders from last year are at the back of the room. Today I want you to plan what you are going to do, and for homework I want you to bring in as many photos that you can."
The classroom was full of noise as everyone headed to the back to get their folder and get started, chatting about the summer as they did.
Piper went to get her folder as Prue went to get hers and Andy's.
"Do we include step-families?" Andy asked standing in front of Mrs Kingsbury's desk where she was sat.
"That is entirely up to you, if you feel that they are important to you then add some pictures of them, if they aren't much of a part in your life then you don't have to."
Andy went back to the table were Piper was sitting having already gotten her folder. Prue was coming back with theirs.
"Hurry up Prue."
"I'm coming, I'm coming," Prue said. She sat back on her stool and gave Andy his folder.
"This project is really not going to work with my family," Andy said. "My parents are divorced, I'm an only child and I've got 4 step sisters and brothers who I really don't care about."
"Ok, what about you?" Prue asked Piper.
"Well my mom died when I was about 8, and my dad left before then. I live with my grandmother and my two younger sisters," Piper said. She wasn't sure how Prue would react to that.
"That must be hard, no parents and two sisters, how do you cope with it all?"
Piper was surprised that Prue asked that, why would Prue want to know about her? She was a nobody. "It can be hard I guess, you learn to live with it. Have you got any brothers or sisters?"
"Yeah, my parents are still together. I've got two younger brothers and a sister who's the youngest out of all of us. James is 10, Danny is 8 and Sarah is 6, she started school today."
"You've got a big family then, six of you."
"You could say that. Aren't younger siblings so annoying though?"
"Definitely, Phoebe is 14 and Paige is 12, they always get on my nerves."
The rest of the lesson the three of them were just talking, getting to know each other. Well Prue and Andy already knew each other as well as they knew themselves, but they got to know Piper.
The day went by quickly, and it was now the end of the school day. Prue was standing with Piper while Piper waited for her bus.
"Can you believe how boring our math teacher is?" Prue asked.
"We've got him for a whole year," Piper said.
"Maybe I'll just skip math every lesson, I bet we won't even learn anything."
"Hey Piper, has the bus come yet?" Phoebe asked walking up to her sister.
"No, that's why I'm still standing here Phoebe."
"Ok, you don't have to stress about it." Then Phoebe realized Prue was standing with Piper. "Your Prue Webster right?"
"Yep, that's me," Prue said smiling.
"Are you friends with Piper because this morning she said-" Piper put a hand over Phoebe's mouth.
"What she probably said she didn't want to get to know me right? I get it all the time, it doesn't bother me."
"It's nothing personal.really," Piper tried to explain.
"So are you two friends now or what because Piper hardly has any," Phoebe said again.
"Well we've gotten to know each other, and we've got lessons together so I'm sure we will become friends."