Drake and Josh got to school and headed to Mrs. Haeffer's class. Drake was trying to avoid Kristina at all costs, but it was hard seeing that she was in their class.
"Okay, class. Today we will be talking about fanfiction. I will be choosing your partners and the two of you will need to get together after class and make up a story about your favorite TV show. Since you'll be working in pairs, you will need to decide on one show together. Alright, first pair will be Wesly and Veronica. Next is Alyson and Melissa. Todd and Sam, you two will work together. Let's see, uh, Jessica and Lauren. Uh, Henry and Erica. Stephanie and Mark. Brandy and Emily. Rebecca and Nick. Gary and Ashley. Casey and Camaron. Lindsay and Jeff. Josh and Mindy. And finally, Drake and Kristina."
"Man. This day can't get any worse." Drake muttered to himself, knowing he'd have to tell Kristina why he didn't pick her up this morning.
"Now fanfictions are not written like scripts or plays, they are written like novels. The story can be about whatever you want, as long as it relates to the storyline of that television show. For example, if you write about someone who doesn't have a father, but they have one on the show, it's not fanfiction. Now, if you wanted to write about the person's father dying, that would be fine. You can also make up your own characters. Just make sure you use most of the main characters. Alright, now I will show you the proper format in which to write your story. If you want to explain something to make the story a little bit clearer for the reader, you can write an author's note. It goes either in the beginning or at the end of a chapter and is separated with a double space and the bolded initials, A.N. Now, when writing paragrahs, you double space when the character that is talking changes. If you are talking about the same character, then leave it in the same paragraph. Because the dialogue can change so much, your paragraphs do not have to be a specific length. They could be as short as one word or as long as several sentences. Just make sure that if you choose a TV show with characters that swear a lot, try and keep the cussing in your story to a minimum. Any questions?"
Josh raised his hand.
"Yes Josh?" Mrs. Haeffer questioned.
"Are there any specific requirements for the final paper, like margins and fonts and stuff?" Josh asked intently.
"Yes. Keep your margins at a half inch all around, font should be no larger than 12 and each chapter should be at least one page. Also, make sure to put the title of the story and your names centered on the cover page, and the chapter name on each page." Mrs. Haeffer answered. "Your fanfictions will be due on the 23rd, so you have about a month to complete them. Do not put this off until the last minute, because writing a story takes a lot of time and thought. So I will know if you took the whole month or just one day to write it. Class dismissed." Mrs. Haeffer said after the bell rang.
Drake went straight home that afternoon and decided to call Kristina tomorrow so that maybe she might forget about what happened that morning. Kristina didn't know Drake's number or where he lived yet, so she wouldn't be able to try and get together with him. Josh and Mindy were already working on their fanfiction project.
"So I thought that we should list the TV shows we like and then compare our lists to see if we have any that are similar." Mindy explained.
"Okay. Sounds good to me." Josh agreed.
Drake left the room. He couldn't watch Josh and Mindy work together and get along. It was too weird. Like swimming in a pool with no water. So he went up to his room to try and work on his song some more, but nothing came to him, and soon he fell asleep.