Author's Note: This fic is primarilly about Roger. It goes through his life before RENT, from age 13 - 21 (we'll just say that's how old he was in the movie...). And Adrian & Roger's relationship is pretty fun to write. Because they're practically complete opposites, being forced into a room together.
I don't know if BFJHS is a real place or not... So I might own it, I might not.
The Life Of A Bohemian: Roger Davis
Chapter Two
Monday morning, I dreaded them. I hated them even more, when I woke up to a shoe being thrown at my head, and a high pitched shriek. I looked over at the alarm clock, 6:08 AM. "Damnit." I growled, making no effort to move.
"Dad's going to be mad if you're late." Adrian replied, from the closet, where he was looking for what he wanted to wear.
"I don't have to leave for twenty minutes." I muttered, my face buried in my pillow.
Adrian threw another shoe at my head, "What's your point?"
I knew he wouldn't leave me alone until I got up, so I pelted the shoes back at him, stood up and walked towards the bathroom.
"Roger!" My little sister, Hayley, ran up to me, wrapping herself around my leg.
I looked down at her, "What?"
"There's a giant spider in my room!" She exclaimed, "It's huge!"
"Great..." I muttered, still half asleep, "Have fun." I pryed her off my leg and entered the bathroom, shutting the door.
"But Roger!" She started banging on the door, "I need you to kill it!"
"Why me?" I asked myself, "Go ask Travis or Adrian!" I exclaimed.
There was silence, then a burst of crying, "You don't like me!"
"Dear God..." I muttered, opening the door, "Hayley, I like you, but I'm not going to kill a spider for you." I then shut the door, and walked over to the shower. I took my shower, for a good five minutes, before grabbing one of the two towels on the sink and wrapping it around me. I stared at myself in the mirror, before grabbing my toothbrush, and squirting some toothpaste onto it, beginning to brush my teeth.
This was my exciting life. I walked out of the bathroom, my clothes in one hand, holding the towel up with the other, I re-entered my room, and shut the door, luckily Adrian was out of the room, so I didn't have to close myself into the closet to get dressed.
I pulled out a pair of ripped jeans, and a black t-shirt. While I got dressed, I attempted to think of ways to get out of being grounded. Sadly, I couldn't think of anything, not even as I pulled on my white sneakers, grabbed my bag and walked down the stairs.
By the time I got downstairs, everyone was going out the door, so I followed, grabbing my bike and heading towards the place where I always met Mark, Maureen, and Collins.
After about ten minutes, I was there, "He's alive!" Maureen exclaimed, smiling at me.
"Barely." I replied, yawning, "We better hurry up and get to school, I really don't need anymore reason for my dad to be mad."
The other three nodded, and we continued riding to school. Mark was obviously a lot more comfortable on his own bike, and being on the seat and not the pegs. "I really wish we could've gone to Bohemia yesterday." Collins said, looking at me.
"You guys didn't go just because I couldn't?" I asked.
Maureen shrugged, "It wouldn't be the same."
I laughed, shaking my head, "You realize that I'm grounded until my dad forgets, right?"
Collins looked at me, "Yeah, so we might take Mark up while you're locked up, but the moment you're free, we're going to Bohemia."
We rode in silence, until the big brick building stood in front of us. Benjamin Franklin Junior High School, grades 5-8. "Another day," I muttered, more to myself than to my friends.
"What?" Mark asked.
"Nothing, just talking to myself."
Maureen looked at me with a raised eyebrow as we chained our bikes to the bike rack, "You know, some people say that makes you crazy."
"Roger is crazy." Collins replied, "But in a good way!" He added as I glared at him.
I sighed, opening my mouth to say something, but I was cut off by a squeal from Maureen, "I got the fliers done for my first protest!" She exclaimed.
"Really?" I asked, "That's cool."
"What's it about again?" Collins asked.
"It's to go against people who skin animals to make coats and things." Maureen replied, taking out the fliers, handing a mini stack to each of us, "Hand these out for me? And put them up around the school?"
Mark nodded, and went off, handing fliers to anyone he saw.
Collins and I took some of our fliers, making our own small pile and handed them back to Maureen, "Only if you do too." I said.
She smiled, "Right..."
Collins and I laughed as she ran off in a different direction than Mark had gone. Then we split, and I walked around, putting fliers up in the hall, "Come to Maureen Johnson's first official protest!" I shouted, as I walked down the halls, "Save the animals, don't wear them!"
A black boy walked over to me, taking one of the fliers, "Girlfriend?" He asked.
"Who? Maureen?" I shook my head, "No she's just one of my best friends."
He nodded, "I'm Benjamin Coffin III, you can call me Benny though." He put out his hand.
I shook his hand, "I'm Roger Davis, you can call me Roger."
"Nice to meet you Roger," He took some more fliers, "This is a good cause, I'll help you hand these out."
"Um... Thanks..."
So, there's Benny.
Thanks to Laurel Ducky and InsaneAquaChic for reviewing!
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