Ok, ok, you all know the drill. I don't own DPS. The great Peter Weir does.
I don't own Knox, Todd, Cam, Meeks, Pitts, Neil, or Nuwanda. I do, however
own Bianca Christianson, Amanda Vaughn, Sarah Charles, and Erica Tyler. I
live off feedback, which means I'm pretty much starving. You review mine, I
review yours. Flames will be read, laughed at, then passed to friends who
will also laugh and will more than likely gang up on you. You have been
warned.
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"Gentlemen, what are the four pillars?" Erica Tyler watched, amused, as all the boys around her
stood, and slowly, she stood with them. "Tradition, honor, discipline, excellence." She smiled as she realized
what Nolan had said. Gentlemen. 'That's alright.' She thought. 'Father will fix that.' "This year marks Welton
Academy's first foray into the co-educational system. I'd like to invite our first participants in this program
onstage now. Please welcome Bianca Christianson, Amanda Vaughn, Sarah Charles, and Erica Tyler to
Welton Academy." Mr. Nolan began clapping and soon the parents joined in. The boys all looked on,
dumbfounded, as the four girls walked to the stage.
Erica saw Todd Anderson staring at her as she walked to the stage. She smiled at him as she joined
the other girls onstage. She had wondered when she'd see him. Nolan shook her hand as she climbed the
steps to the stage. "Ms. Tyler's father is the new dean here at Welton and has readmitted Charles Dalton
who will be repeating his senior year." Erica saw several boy's eyes grow wide. So now she knew who the
members of the Dead Poets Society were. She smiled in all the right places as Nolan finished his speech.
She'd play the good little girl routine for now. She stayed onstage as everyone left the room. Everyone
except Todd Anderson.
She smiled at him again as she stepped down off the stage. "So how have you been, Todd?" She
asked. He looked down at his hands while answering. "Ok. You?" She sighed as she stretched her hand out
to him. "I've been fine. And I see you're the same old Todd." He took her hand, still not looking her in the
face. "What do you mean?" Erica laughed lightly. "You were always so shy. I think that's why things never
worked out between us. We were just too different." Todd nodded. "So who's your roommate?" Erica asked.
Todd looked down at the schedule stuff in his hand. "Knox Overstreet. You?" "Charlie Dalton." She replied,
as she pulled Todd to his feet. "So your dad got Dalton readmitted, huh?" Erica shrugged her shoulders.
"Well, he didn't want to. I talked him into it." Todd didn't say anything. Just studied his feet. "We should
probably go find our rooms." Todd finally whispered. Erica nodded and followed him out of the room.
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"Gentlemen, what are the four pillars?" Erica Tyler watched, amused, as all the boys around her
stood, and slowly, she stood with them. "Tradition, honor, discipline, excellence." She smiled as she realized
what Nolan had said. Gentlemen. 'That's alright.' She thought. 'Father will fix that.' "This year marks Welton
Academy's first foray into the co-educational system. I'd like to invite our first participants in this program
onstage now. Please welcome Bianca Christianson, Amanda Vaughn, Sarah Charles, and Erica Tyler to
Welton Academy." Mr. Nolan began clapping and soon the parents joined in. The boys all looked on,
dumbfounded, as the four girls walked to the stage.
Erica saw Todd Anderson staring at her as she walked to the stage. She smiled at him as she joined
the other girls onstage. She had wondered when she'd see him. Nolan shook her hand as she climbed the
steps to the stage. "Ms. Tyler's father is the new dean here at Welton and has readmitted Charles Dalton
who will be repeating his senior year." Erica saw several boy's eyes grow wide. So now she knew who the
members of the Dead Poets Society were. She smiled in all the right places as Nolan finished his speech.
She'd play the good little girl routine for now. She stayed onstage as everyone left the room. Everyone
except Todd Anderson.
She smiled at him again as she stepped down off the stage. "So how have you been, Todd?" She
asked. He looked down at his hands while answering. "Ok. You?" She sighed as she stretched her hand out
to him. "I've been fine. And I see you're the same old Todd." He took her hand, still not looking her in the
face. "What do you mean?" Erica laughed lightly. "You were always so shy. I think that's why things never
worked out between us. We were just too different." Todd nodded. "So who's your roommate?" Erica asked.
Todd looked down at the schedule stuff in his hand. "Knox Overstreet. You?" "Charlie Dalton." She replied,
as she pulled Todd to his feet. "So your dad got Dalton readmitted, huh?" Erica shrugged her shoulders.
"Well, he didn't want to. I talked him into it." Todd didn't say anything. Just studied his feet. "We should
probably go find our rooms." Todd finally whispered. Erica nodded and followed him out of the room.