Disclaimer: I do not own the movie She's The Man

Authors Note: Ok in this chapter Duke and Vi talk. I know you're confused about Duke and Vi still being roommates. But come on Principle Gold wasn't all that normal. Let the reading commence!


Viola and Duke stared at each other for a little while. Viola was in shock! How long had he been there for? Duke for the main part was just amused and slightly embarrassed that he got caught listing to something that was obviously very private.

"you... real Really Good!" Duke told her blushing madly from embarrassment. Duke's actions shocked Viola! She had pinned him as a jock, and jocks are usually confident! Overly confident! Confident usually rules out stuttering and blushing. So seeing him like this was kind of sweet!

"Thanks!" Viola told him noticing he was avoiding her eyes, still wondering how long he'd been there, Viola decided to break the silence, "um...Duke? How long have you been standing there?

Duke stared at her "Oh um just a little while most of it….. pretty much all of it." Duke answered her staring at his oh so interesting shoes! Viola just looked at him. Only Sebastian, and her family, knew she was good. In now her roommate knew. Well it did make a little sense. He'd probably hear her at some point in time, it was pretty unavoidable when you actually think about it, I mean they live together so he's bound to hear her sing and play, no matter how much she disliked it.

"You're really, really good! I really liked it!" He assured her, this time making her blush.

"Which in truth wasn't a hard fact, but that's between you and me. Thanks again, no one has really every heard me play before well except my family, they're the only ones I feel comfortable performing in front of." she told him. She might as well let him know she was a freak, well not a freak per say. But her mother thought she was odd because she didn't want to be all girly, or be a debutante. .

" Oh, why?" Maybe if he only used small words and as little words as possible he wouldn't make a fool of himself. Viola looked at him for a minute studying him. " My boy friend, the guy I wrote the song about, isn't very supportive of my music or of me. In fact, he thinks it's all just one big joke, he just doesn't seem to understand that it means something to me. So I just don't let people or even my friends hear me." Viola answered.

Making him wonder, why she was with this guy? If he's that much of a tool why didn't she just break up with him? "I don't want to offend you or anything but why are you with a guy that teats you like that? Someone who doesn't support you and your love of music? I know I couldn't be with a girl that didn't even try to support me and my soccer," he told her. Hoping, no. Praying she wouldn't slap him. Her response confused Duke even more, she just laughed. She stopped laughing when she saw the confused look on his face which she though was very cute." I'm sorry it's just; I've never really known anyone who felt so strongly over something. The way I do, I mean I should have dumped him a long time ago, she explained. In fact I'm thinking about breaking up with Justin soon, very soon" she finally answered one of his many questions.

At that duke smiled, he knew he shouldn't but he couldn't help but feel something more than friendship, or just sharing a room.


-The next day- -In the cafeteria-

Viola and Sebastian stood in the lunch line.

"So what do you think of your roommate?" asked Sebastian staring at the long line mournfully, damn he was hungry! But he wanted to know if he could trust Duke alone with his sister. He seemed like a good guy, but you never know right? He thought to himself.

"He's pretty cool for a soccer jock! And he caught me singing, he said he liked it!" she told him excitedly.

" That's great! And he's a pretty good guy," Sebastian agreed

"And what do you mean for a soccer jock? Am I not a soccer jock?" Sebastian said in a mock angry voice. When was the last time she let someone know about her singing that wasn't Mum, Dad, or myself? Sebastian thought to himself.

"So how did he find out?" asked a confused Sebastian he knew his sister well enough to know she never told anyone about her passion for music and singing. Ever since Justin dissed her music, she hasn't been as confident about herself and her music.

" I didn't tell him, he came into our dorm when I was playing I didn't realize he was there until I had finished. He listened to a the whole song and said he really liked it. I mean if a jock can like my music. Than why am I just keeping it to my self, I should do something about it. Like maybe get a gig or something like that." viola told her, brother extendedly.

Making him, raze an eyebrow all she needed was for one person to hear and like her music, to give her back her confidence? He made a mental note to thank Duke, even if he didn't mean to walk in on her. Sebastian decided he could defiantly trust Duke with Vi.

"That's great. I've been telling you that for years," Sebastian told her, You should look around campus and ask around if there is anyone looking for a singer." He added trying to help her out.

Viola smiled, her whole face lighting up. "You mister are so right. I'm gonna do it. And I'm going to prove to Justin, and to everyone else that I can do it!" she told him happily.

By now it wan Viola's turn to get some food.

"That's great sis, but can you get your food already I'm hungry." he told her. As she, rolled her eyes. "What I'm a growing boy!" Sebastian defended himself.

"Hey Principle Gold." she greeted him.

"Hello Miss Hastings. Have a great apple and sandwich," he told her giving her a sandwich and apple along with some chocolate milk.

"Yea alright" she said to him, making a hasty get away. Leaving Sebastian to fend for himself against Principle Gold, giggling to herself as she saw the terrified look on Sebastian's face when he realized just who was serving behind the counter.

Viola, made her way over to Duke's table to sit with him and his friends, smiling on her way over. Duke looked surprised at this, why is she so happy? He thought to himself. Did she dump her jackass of a boyfriend? Viola noticed the looks she was receiving from all the guys. "What?" She asked them, slightly puzzled as to why everyone was looking at her.

" It's just you look so happy, not that that's a bad thing or anything, it's just I haven't seen you so happy before! And of course you have every right to be happy! But it's just not normal for you to be this happy! Unless your always this happy and then well I suppose it is normal" and Sebastian cut off Duke's ramblings joking that it wasn't normal in the least.

This caused everyone to laugh and Viola to protest her right to be happy.

"What do you mean I can't be happy Sebastian?" Aww sis I love you and all but no, no you can't be happy!" He replied making her roll her eyes.

"Well fine then! Do any of you! Know of any" she stopped dead in the middle of her sentence. Should she tell them all, could she tell them all? Sure Duke knew but he was one person, what about the others? A whole group of people? She suddenly notice the curious stares she was getting from every one at the table, and decided it was now or never she had to take the plunge.

" If there's any bands looking for a singer or guitarist?" She asked them all. Duke smiled at that, good she was getting a band together. Now she could make a name for herself. Even if her stupid boyfriend didn't like it.

"You sing and play?" Andrew asked with a laugh, earning himself death glares from both Sebastian and Duke. Duke hit him in the back of the head

"nock it off man" he warned.

" Sorry Vi!" Andrew apologized, making them all laugh.

" It's cool, you didn't know " Viola told him, still laughing at the look on his face as he rubbed the back of his head

"You know? I don't know about anyone looking, but you might check the bulletin board. They have all kinds of stuff. Sometimes people post on there. Or you can post on it." Olivia told her, trying to be helpful. There was something about Viola that made you want to be friends with her. Plus she could never do what she's doing? Not that she couldn't sing, or anything but she, wouldn't be able to in front of people that took major guts for anyone to try. She told her self. At that viola sent her, a smile thanking her.

"Really? Thanks so much! Where can I find it?" Viola asked her with a smile.

"Oh it's right out side the main stairs. You can't miss it." Olivia answered her.

"Thanks all look after classes." Viola answered them all.

"And if there's not any up! Maybe we can work on getting some flyers up." Olivia told her with a sincere smile.

"Ok deal." said Viola with a smile on her face.


-Biology Class-

All of them were sitting around the table. Just talking and getting to know each other. Sebastian seemed ok with Duke and Vi sharing a room together. But he still didn't trust him that much! But if he can get Viola to get herself out there, then he was ok in his book. Viola, and Olivia, became fast friends. Talking about what they'd do with the flyer, and just random stuff like that. Pretty soon their teacher came by their table, with a glass bowl full of paper slips.

"Please take a slip of paper, the name written on your paper, will be your partner for the rest of the year." Their teacher Ms Stevens told them with a frown on her face.

"I got Eunice." said Toby with a huge smile. Duke, and Andrew, gave him an odd look.

"What?" he asked confused. "She could have a little, something, something," he added trying to help himself out. Sebastian, and viola, seemed confused. Who was Eunice? They asked each other silently.

"Yea asylum and head gear," Andrew said with a laugh. Making viola, hit him with her binder.

"Be nice, "She told him with a frown. Making them all laugh at her.

"Duke Orseno." she said with a smile on her face making him blush, this should be fun know they could really get to know each other. Plus she really didn't want to dissect a frog she'd get him to do it, she thought to her self.

"Cool where staying here. " he told her. As Andrew in rage others left them alone. It turned out that Sebastian, and Olivia were partners as well. Vi smiled at that. She'd give them a week before they fall for each other. To bad he was with Monique and she, was just getting over her college boy friend. I guess we have to wait. Looking at Duke she wondered if she could ever get a guy like him. He was so sweet, nice, funny, shy and was he was hot, he was also vary athletic. Which she always liked in a guy, to bad he was so shy!


AN: Ok this is my edited version of chapter 3. I hope this is better than the unedited version. Also Thank you to my beta reader Tayla-vs-Lyla