Cherry began her first day of Beatrice Boarding School. It was a little hard to get adjusted, she couldn't go home at 3:00 of course and socialize with her family, and she would have to have dinner with strangers. Cherry walked along and accidentally ran into someone, knocking them both down.

"Watch where I'm going!" the other girl snarled.

"S-Sorry!" Cherry gulped as she adjusted herself on her feet.

"You better be, you're lucky I don't have a lawyer yet! You must be one of those new girls, hmm?"

"Yes..." Cherry pushed her glasses back and shakily took out her hand. "My name's Cherry."

"That's an unusual name," the blonde girl said. "My name is Sarah Wellington. Yes, the Wellington's..."

"Umm... Nice to meet you..." Cherry smirked. "It's nice to know you, Sarah."

"Of course it is." Sarah snobbishly smiled. "I don't have time for games, I have to meet my new room-mate," Sarah rolled her eyes at that. "Her name's Eliza Thornberry."

"I heard about her."

"Really? What do you know?"

"Her father runs a nature show and her mother films it."

"There's a lot of rumors saying she grew up in the jungle and she bathes where the animals drink." Sarah laughed.

"That's not very nice, Eliza could be friendly." Cherry insisted.

Sarah had a sinister smirk. "Say Cherry, want to be friends?"

"Would I!" Cherry's eyes lit up as she rushed to Sarah's way.

"Ah, ah, ah," Sarah tutted. "You can't be friends with Eliza if you want to be my friend."

"Sarah, that doesn't sound very friendly." Cherry frowned.

"Cherry, you have to learn you can't befriend just anybody," Sarah groaned. "Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to find my way to my room. I'll tell my other friends about you and maybe you could be a popular girl in boarding school."

"Hmm..." Cherry hummed as Sarah went the other way and Cherry was finding her way to her own room.

Cherry gathered her things and found the room number. She knocked on it a few times and waited a little. Within seconds, there came a girl with dark brown hair with an aqua colored hair bow and buck teeth. She smiled at Cherry.

"Oh hello, you must be my new room-mate, huh?" the girl greeted.

"That would be me," Cherry smiled and took out the paper Mrs. Fairgood gave her. "You must be 'Arlene St. Clair'."

"Yes, that's me," Arlene confirmed. "Come on in."

"Okay." Cherry smiled and went in the room to set up her things. The beds were identical, both had springy mattresses, glossy sheets and cool pillows. There was a giant window in the far corner of the room next to the wardrobe and had a great view of outside the school. "Must've been lonely to have all this room to yourself."

"A little, also hanging around Sarah and my other friend Muffy could get a little boring." Arlene smiled. "We'll be like sisters."

"I have a sister, she lives all the way in Washington DC now, I see her about once or twice a year." Cherry replied as she unpacked her things.

"Really? That must be cool, I wish I had a sister." Arlene smiled sadly.

"Have you been in this school long?" Cherry asked, making conversation.

"Sure, I'll help you out after you and that Thornberry girl get settled. I know this school like the back of me own hand."

"Thanks Arlene."

"Anytime, Cherry."

A/N: Arlene's my name for the girl with the bow in the movie btw. I don't know why, but I just named her that, she's kind of an OC Stand In if you know what I mean. I know this chapter's short, but the story will develop a little more as time goes by let me assure you. Be sure to read & review, I really appreciate it. I never really watched the Wild Thornberrys series much as a kid, I only really liked the movie. I hope everyone is portrayed okay, but don't flame me if you hate this. I'm very sensitive and flaming's stupid.