A/N: Hey, this doesn't have anything to do with the story but it's related to RENT. My friend Amanda and I decided to start a Rent roleplaying board. It's really cool and we have all the characters now but we are still accepting original characters! If you're interested just mention it in the review or something.

Mimi and Roger walked into Choir hand in hand. As soon as they stepped foot into the room all eyes were glued on them. It made both Mimi and Roger feel uncomfortable but they tried their best just to ignore it. If they ignored it then all of the stares would probably go away more quickly. At least they hoped so. Roger knew better though. He knew the stares would only increase once April let tons of rumors starting spreading around the school. He wasn't looking forward to that but he would find a way to get even with her eventually.

For right now he just found his seat with Mimi and waited for class to begin. All throughout the class period he could hear whispers about himself and Mimi going around. Either they were still intrigued by the fact that they were holding hands or April had already started the rumors. Roger was betting on the second option.

April sat in the choir room with her a devious smirk on her face because of the rumors she had started. She was staring Roger down so she could see his reaction when he heard what the rumors were. She knew it would be embarrassing for both him and Mimi which was what she had been going for. She was still livid about the whole situation but getting revenge did help her feel a little bit better.

By the end of class both Roger and Mimi had picked up on the rumors as well. According to the rumors Roger and Mimi were only together because he had gotten her pregnant. It was ridiculous seeing as the two of them had only known each other for a day but high school kids would believe what they wanted whether it actually made sense or not.

Mimi was absolutely mortified. It was only her second day and everyone thought she was a whore which she certainly was not. She thought it was going to be so great because she had Roger and she liked him and she was even making a few friends. But of course all of her progress had to be ruined by one stupid rumor. She figured Roger would want to stop dating her now so the rumors started and she had already given up on making friends now. No one wanted to be friends with a whore.

"Roger, I don't think I can do this," she whispered to him before getting up and running out of the room practically in tears by now. She went to the bathroom and locked herself in a stall. She didn't want to ever come out. She didn't know what other rumors would be started about her by then.

Roger sat in the choir room, not sure what to do. He knew for sure he wasn't going to let April affect what was going on with him and Mimi but he needed to find a way to make Mimi feel better. And he couldn't exactly do that when she had left and locked herself in the girls bathroom. Roger leaned over and whispered to Maureen, asking her to go to the bathroom and talk to Mimi.

Maureen agreed since she hated to see her be the victim of April. It had happened to her once because she flirted with Roger frequently. It was just part of her personality to flirt and April took it personally and started rumors about her as well. The truth was the girl had problems containing her pain and anger.

"Mimi?" Maureen called softly when she was in the bathroom. "It's Maureen, Roger's friend. We wanted to check on you and make sure you're okay."

Mimi sighed and tried to make her sobs a little quieter when she heard Maureen's voice. At least Roger had cared enough about her to send someone after her. Maybe he wouldn't want to break up with her after all. She didn't understand why on earth he would want to stay with her though. She wiped her tears from her face and then opened the bathroom stall so Maureen could talk to her.

"So does the whole school think I'm a whore yet?" She questioned, feeling like she wanted to cry all over again.

"Mimi," Maureen said softly. "April starts rumors about people every single day. People listen and have fun with the rumor for a day maybe but deep down they all know it's not true. By tomorrow everyone will have forgotten about this. What you need to do is just ignore it and be happy with Roger. He likes you a lot and I think you like him quite a bit too."

Mimi couldn't help but to smile when Maureen told her that Roger liked her a lot. The diva was probably right about the rumor too. It would hopefully blow over by tomorrow and her and Roger would be able to have a regular relationship. Mimi suddenly liked Maureen. She could tell they would be good friends from now on.

"Thanks, Maureen. I guess I should go back to class and just deal with these rumors…" she said although she really didn't want to. "Do you think April will eventually leave me alone?" She asked curiously as the two of them began walking back to choir.

"Probably. She used to have a problem with me and now she just ignores me. So the two of you probably won't ever be friends but she won't start rumors about you every chance she gets. At least I hope not. You're a nice girl. You don't deserve that."

Mimi smiled at Maureen and then took her seat next to Roger just as the bell rang. At least she wouldn't be stuck in the same room as that girl. She looked over at Roger and forced a smile on her face.

"I'm sorry about that. I didn't mean to overreact but it was just too much for me to handle," she explained as she stood up and began walking to her next class with Roger hand in hand. "Back at my old school they started a lot of rumors about me too. No one liked me there so it just brought back those bad memories. It was just salt in my wounds, I guess."

Roger felt bad when he heard about why Mimi started crying and everything. He should have known there was a story behind her emotions because most people he knew would have just ignored April's rumor. It made him even angrier at April for bringing back Mimi's bad memories.

"I'm sorry about what she said, Mimi. I really am. I'm happy that I have you now instead of her. You're so much better and so much more mature than her," he told her with a smile just as they arrived in class.

"Thanks, Roger. I'm really lucky to have you," she told him before placing a quick kiss on his lips and going to her seat.