Title: Personality and Attitude
Date: 8/7-9/04
Summary: School's starting up again. Joan meets a new girl that Adam doesn't like.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Joan of Arcadia characters or stories. I wish I did. That'd be fabulous. Here's to those who do.
Rating: G
Cheese Factor: hmm. I've never done a cheese factor before b/c this is my 2nd story and my 1st didn't have a cheese factor...so on a scale on 1 to 10 I would probably say about a 3.4 , around that area.
Dedication: To Alexandri, Admiral Lily, and Possibilities for reviewing my 1st story. Hope you like this story line better. And to anyone else who needs or deserves a dedication for any reason at all. Here's to you.
Spoilers: takes place after "Silence" so any and all of the 1st season is possible.
"What a summer!" Grace exclaims down the hall. "Now back to the totalitarianism of high school."
"I hardly ever know what you're talking about." Adam says then looks at Joan, her hand linked in his.
"And at one time you said that about me." She says halfheartedly.
"Yeah sorry about that, yo."
Seconds later Luke join the group. Joan is hand-in-hand with Adam and Grace is hand-in-hand with Luke for a second, then hesitates, then decides "what the heck?" as she grabs him and kisses him passionately. Adam and Joan continue to walk forward, turn and are shocked by the sight before their eyes. Suddenly another student interrupts their thoughts. The girl, African American, about 5'7", wearing a plain white shirt with black capris and black-and-white graffiti Chucks, who was walking around, all books in hand, looking for her 1st class , is now on the ground picking them up off the ground.
"Oh my gosh. I'm so sorry." She says muffled, as her head is down trying to organize everything that's scattered on the ground.
"Oh no it was our fault. We were distracted." Joan replies as she kneels down to help the girl with the books. "I'm Joan." She says when they are both in the upright position. Joan hands her back her book.
"Thank you. I'm Elizabeth. Liz for short. I'm just moved here from Kansas."
"Well, nice to meet you, Liz. This is Adam." Joan gestures to Adam, who has just been standing there during this whole ordeal, comes to and has a shocking response.
"Maybe you should watch where you're going next time." Adam yells, ignoring looks from the people in the hall, and storms off, leaving Joan to stand there with nothing but confusion.
"Sorry about Adam." Is all Joan could think of to say.
"Well he certainly likes me." Liz replies.
"He's usually not like this. I don't know what's up."
"Oh well no harm done." Liz says , surveying the ground for anything she might have left behind.
"Well I got to get to class."
"Yeah me too. Thanks again."
Joan walks off to try to catch up with Adam as Liz watches her go, fighting back tears. She goes back to her original path, trying to find her class.
"Bye, Liz." Joan manages to say after they'd both gone too far away to hear. "What a nice girl." She thought. "Elizabeth"