AU
Sorry if any characters are OOC
I do not own RENT
It had been a month since school started and Joanne was running out of her food supplies.
"Do you ever leave zee room?" she looked up to see Élénore staring at her.
"For class and bathroom," Joanne stated.
"Do you 'ave an eating disorder?" Élénore asked.
"No." Joanne was quite positive she'd stop it if she did.
"You don't go to zee dining room. You only eat zose granola bars and peanut butter," Pointed out Élénore. Joanne stared at her, wondering how she knew. She had always waited for the girl to be out before eating them. "Maureen found zem in your drawers."
"You let her go through my stuff!? That is illegal!" Joanne almost yelled. How could someone go through another person's stuff like that?
"But do you deny only eating zee granola bars?" Élénore asked. Joanne seemed to contemplate this for a second.
"Yes, because I also ate peanut butter," the dark skinned girl said with a smug grin. The French girl rolled her eyes and stood up.
She didn't say anything as she changed into a nice sweater and skinny jeans, but then turned around to look at the future lawyer.
"You're coming wiz me. We are going to get dinner," Élénore looked at Joanne hard in the eyes.
"I don't want to," Joanne said.
"I don't want you to either, but I am not letting you rot away in this room. Zat would smell, and frankly I don't 'ave zee stomach for zat," stated Élénore before walking from the room.
Joanne knew she didn't technically have to go. There was nothing compelling her too, and Élénore wasn't the boss of her. Yet, she followed orders and quickly slipped on her shoes, shut the door and ran after the French girl.
The two didn't speak as they ate. Joanne didn't want to talk to the French girl and Élénore did her best to ignore Joanne.
"I am going to sit with my boyfriend. Find someone to sit wiz and stop looking so pathetic," Élénore stated before standing and walking off. Joanne sighed and looked down at her food. She was annoyed with that girl. Forcing her down here then ditching her.
She looked around the room and saw Angel sitting with Mimi in the back. With them were two boys, and silently Joanne was debating whether or not to go sit with them. That was, until in her pocket her cellphone buzzed.
She looked away and took the phone out of her pocket.
You coming over or just gonna stare all day?
Looking up shocked, she saw Mimi staring at her with a smile. Joanne grabbed her stuff and walked across the room to where the group sat.
"Got my message?" Mimi said with a grin as she moved her bag off of the table so Joanne could put her food tray down. "Guys, this is-"
"Joanne!" Angel said with a grin. Mimi stared at her, wondering how she knew. "We're in band together," Angel said with a shrug.
"I just switched out of that," the blonde with shaggy hair said as he looked at Joanne.
"Sorry, Joanne this is Roger, and this is Mark," Mimi said as he pointed at both boys. One had on a leather jacket, obviously thought he was some sort of rock star. The other was holding an old school video camera.
Joanne nodded at them and they went back to their conversations. She took small bites of her salad and Angel seemed to be staring at her.
"Want to practice together, later?" she asked.
"Sure," Joanne said. That was when Joanne realized that she seemed to be making friends.