Jane Austen's Girls
Hey everyone! Okay, so this is my first attempt at writing a story. I don't exactly know what I am doing, so any comment, ideas, or constructive criticism is welcomed. I know it does not look like it in the first few chapters, but I am basing my characters and stories off of Jane Austen's Emma and Pride and Prejudice, with a small dash of Sense and Sensibility. Anyways, I hope you like it!
Lizzy Bennet was in the bathroom at school when the warning bell rang. "Damn it!" she muttered running a brush through her impossibly large head of hair. Lizzy was used to being late to school, but that didn't mean she still wasn't bothered by it. Lizzy hated being late to anything, especially something as important as school, but, unfortunately, she had to share her car with her twin sister, Jane. Jane was always late to everything and it drove Lizzy nuts. Pretty much every morning Lizzy was dragging her out of the house so that they had a small chance of being on time. How Jane got anything done was beyond her.
Jane Bennet couldn't have been more different than her sister. She was quiet and nice to everybody. Lizzy, on the other hand, was quite loud and a little bit too cynical for her own good. Jane was the perfect student, always answering questions in class and turning in her homework on time. Lizzy could usually be found doing her homework the period before it was due. That didn't mean she wasn't a good student. True she didn't get straight A's like Jane, but she never got anything lower than a B on her report card.
Lizzy grumbled as she looked at her frizzy brown hair. That was another thing that was different between Jane and Lizzy. Jane had beautiful golden blonde hair that looked good no matter what. Lizzy's hair was brown and never seemed to want to behave. Jane was petit and had the palest skin you could ever imagine, where as Lizzy was taller and quite a bit curvier than her sister. Even their eyes were different. Jane's eyes were a brilliant blue; Lizzy's were usually green but had the tendency to change colors depending on what she was wearing.
The tardy bell rang causing Lizzy to curse. She quickly threw her hair up into a pony tail and grabbed her bag off of the floor. She was about to leave when the door burst open, revealing three girls, two of them giggling, one of them not.
"Lizzy!" one of the giggling girls exclaimed. "Late as usual I see." Lizzy bit her lip to keep from saying some not very nice things.
"Hello Lydia" she replied putting on a smile. Ugh! Lydia had to be one of the most irritating people Lizzy knew. She was a relentless gossip and seemed to get it into her head that she and Lizzy were "great friends". Lydia was anything but a beauty. She was chubby and had stringy black hair. Her nose was rather large and her eyes were a dull brown. Her constant companion, Kitty, on the other hand was very cute (though Lydia would never let her know it). Kitty was a bubbly blonde, with bright blue eyes. She was always smiling and the only reason she didn't always have boys hanging all over her was, Lizzy suspected, because of Lydia.
"Why aren't you in class Lydia?" Lizzy asked. Lydia nodded over at the other girl.
"Just showing the new girl around" she said. Lizzy looked at the girl. She was frowning at Lydia and was obviously not enjoying herself. She was very pretty, with long brown hair and light brown eyes. She was thin and her face, though at the moment fixed in a glare, seemed pleasant.
"Hi, I'm Lizzy Bennet." Lizzy said, immediately feeling sorry for the girl. The girl smiled and held out her hand.
"Emma Woodhouse," she said as Lizzy shook her hand. Lizzy smiled back and decided to rescue Emma from Lydia and Kitty.
"Hey Emma, do you want to do me a huge favor?" she asked. Emma looked at her quizzically and Lizzy winked.
"uhhh sure" she said still looking puzzled.
"Well, I am late to Mr. Burns class so why don't you come with me and we'll just say that I was showing you around, ok?" Emma smiled and nodded realization coming over her face.
Lydia frowned, "But…."
"Thank a lot Lydia and Kitty, it was nice to meet you both," Emma replied hastily following Lizzy out of the bathroom. The two girls walked down the hall quickly and turned the corner. "Thank you sooooooo much!" Emma exclaimed. "Lydia has to be one of the most difficult people I have ever met".
Lizzy laughed. "I know! I figured you needed rescuing". Emma laughed.
"My hero!" she exclaimed sarcastically.
Lizzy chuckled. "Well I'm not gonna lie, I really need a good excuse for Mr. Burns. One more tardy, and I get detention."
Emma grinned. "Don't worry, I've got you covered."
The two girls reached Mr. Burns door, and Lizzy prepared herself for her usual verbal beating. "Ok, you don't have to say anything I'll just…" Lizzy began but Emma had already walked through the door.
"This is Mr. Burns class right?" she asked. Mr. Burns, who had been writing on the chalkboard turned and looked at the two girls.
"Yes," he said glaring at Lizzy. "Lizzy Bennet…." He began, his voice rising.
"Yes, I ran into Lizzy in the hallway a few minutes ago and she helped me find my locker and stuff." Emma smoothly interrupted. Mr. Burns closed his mouth and nodded.
"You must be Emma Woodhouse," he said looking down at his attendance sheet. Emma smiled and nodded. He sighed. He had been looking forward to giving Lizzy detention. "Take a seat," he said and turned back to the chalkboard to resume his lesson. Emma winked at Lizzy and they walked to the back of the room.
"Oh my God, I love you" Lizzy said. Emma grinned and plopped down into a seat. Lizzy decided right then and there that they were going to be the best of friends.