Lilium Inter Spinus
(The Lily Among the Thorns)
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters, except Makia and Ashley. I don't make any $ off of them either...dag-gon it! So don't cause me problems....
Rating: PG-13
Paring: Hercules/Makia, Jason/Xena, Ashley/Ioleus? or /Alexander?
Summery: Makia is yet another girl who fell for the resident popular guy at Chiron's Academy....Hercules....The bad thing is, she's one of his best friends. She's afraid that being best friends will be all that they'll ever be in his eyes. When rumors start going around about her being a werewolf, Makia gets nervous. Will the students find out about the real truth? Or will the lies drive Hercules away from her?
Author's note: This story is based on a character I came up with a couple of months ago. Her name and different background is used in another story, but this was her original background and layout. I hope you enjoy the story. It's one of the few fan fictions I've ever written that has been serious...so I may not be as good at it as I am others. Oh and /something in here means a daydream or a dream sequence/ and *something in here means a thought.*
/I hit the final chord of the song I'd had been singing. The crowd went wild and started to throw roses up onto the stage. I smiled and waved to my friends in the back. Suddenly Herc appears out of nowhere and hands me a bouquet of roses.
"Congratulations, Makia! You won!" He said placing a kiss on my cheek. I blushed and turned to the crowd. They started to chant, "Makia, Makia, Makia!"/
"Makia? Makia, wake up! Hurry Makia, wake up!" I woke up to Hercules tapping on my shoulder anxiously. I looked up to see our Greek teacher, Faducious, heading our way handing out an assignment. I sat up quickly and made it look like I had been paying attention the whole time. Greek could get sooo boring sometimes, that I mostly just fall asleep in class. It was a miracle that Hercules' assigned seat was next to mine. He was one of my best friends and a long time crush.
Faducious handed me and Herc our assignment and continued on. I let out a sigh of relief.
"Perhaps, Makia, you could pay attention to the lesson with you eyes open next time? We would all enjoy your presence...."
Everyone started to laugh at Faducious' remark. I covered my face with my hand and slumped in my chair. How embarrassing! I looked through my fingers and saw Herc giving me a bright smile. *Now the embarrassment is worth it...anything would be worth doing to get that smile* I tried my hardest not to blush and sat up.
"Now class, You have just gotten a topic to write your poems on. Find the person who has the same topic and sit together."
I looked at my scroll and my topic was secrets. Everyone got up and started looking for their partners.
"Hay Makia, what did you get?" My best friend Xena said.
"I got secrets, what did you get?"
"I got ruling...Hay, do you think Jason got ruling? It would be cool, where he rules a kingdom and everything." It was common knowledge that the crowned Prince was dating my best friend. She tries everything to be partners with him all of the time. I've even given up a chance to be partners with Herc so she could be with Jason.
"Maybe, why don't you ask him?"
"Ok..."
"Hay Herc, man, what did you get?" Jason asked
"Huh? Oh I got food...you?"
"I got trees, what about you Ioleus?"
"Man I got ruling... that would be so boring."
"Jason, here comes your girlfriend." Hercules said to Jason.
"I bet you she has ruling. Quick, Ioleus, switch topics with me..."
"But I wanted food!"
"Here, Ioleus take food, Jason you take ruling, and I'll stick with trees." Herc said quickly, switching the scrolls. Xena came over and found that Jason had ruling. She gave him a big hug and stood looking at her friends.
"I'm soo glad we got to be partners, Jason." Xena said looking across the room where Makia stood leaning against her desk.. "To bad Makia has to put up with Alex. They both got the topic of secrets."
Alexander was crossing the room to ask Makia what topic she got. Alexander was Makia's rival and Xena knew that Makia would flip if she had to work with him.
"Really?" Herc said surprised. "They'd be at each other's throats for the remainder of the semester. I had better change topics with Alex quick."
Herc left his friends and caught up with Alex before he got to Makia.
"Hay Alex, what did you get?"
"I got secrets, you?
"I got trees, man. But hay you got the topic I was looking for."
"Why? Who's got secrets?"
"I don't know, man, but I wanted that topic."
"Herc, I didn't want to write about trees!"
"I know, lame topic, but you owe me, remember. I taught you how to do the high beam flip."
"Well..."
"Come on, please?"
"Alright."
"Thanks man..."
"Yeah sure...."
Hercules looked at the scroll to make sure it was secrets. He turned and walked toward Makia.
*I can't believe this. Alex is coming this way. He probably has my topic. By the Gods! I hate him...wait, what is Herc doing?* Hercules stopped Alex and started talking to him. Eventually they switched scrolls. *Oh I hope Herc got my topic!*
"Hay, Makia!" * He's headed this way! Oh what do I do? Wait! Get a hold of myself. This is my Best Friend Hercules! Just be myself.*
"What's up? Herc?"
"I wanted to know what you got. I got secrets." *Score!*
"I got secrets too!!!" I said enthusiastically.
"Great" *There goes that smile again!*
"Alright people enough fraternizing, Get to you new seats." Faducious exclaimed. Everyone sat next to their partners. Everyone had a partner except Alexander.
"Alexander, where we had an odd number in both of the classes, you will have a partner from another class....Now lets see, who was it...oh. Ashley."
When Ashley's name was mentioned me and my friends snickered. For we all knew that Ashley was crazy for him and that she was most likely to drive him crazy at that. Just then the bell rang indicating the end of all classes for the day and supper.
"Wait!" Faducious yelled over the clangor. " I'm not finished yet. Sit down!" Faducious started into one of his long lectures when we all sat down. I put my hands over my face and rolled my eyes. When I looked up I saw Ashley standing near the door way waiting for us. I gave her a helpless look. Ashley nodded and ran into the room squealing. Interrupting Faducious. He knew that when Ashley got riled up and started running on, he'll never get to finish. Besides Ashley could win any debate or argument, because she would keep running on till the other person's nerves are shot. She will stick to her guns too. So Faducious sat down at his chair.
"Guess what guys! I talked Chiron into having a dance! It's supposed to take place about a week and a half from now! Isn't that great?"
"YEAH!!!!" Everyone yelled. We all started to shout "Par-tay...Par-tay... Par-tay!" as we filed out of the classroom with Ashley in the lead.
"Thanks gurl, Faducious would have never stopped lecturing if you hadn't stopped him." I said as I walked beside Ashley.
"Any time..." She replied.