This is your NEW school
All characters mentioned in this(except ones that I made up)belong to Rockstar Games.I do not make money off of this.
Contains slightly worse language than in the game and mild sexuality. Italics stand for thoughts
Apologies for the funny looking format.
-XX-THIRST-
...Chapter 1: A smashing good date
It was official. Bullworth Academy was burnt to the ground at three in mourning. Rumors were going around who started the Nerds blamed the Jocks, saying that they started a bonfire and it got out of control. The Greasers blamed the Preps. They said the fire place in Harrington house hadn't been cleaned out in a million years. The Preps in turn blamed the Greasers, saying one of them probably dropped one of their cancer sticks in the garbage without putting it out. As for the Jocks, they said the Nerds started the fire because they...well...were Nerds.
Jimmy himself didn't who care who started it, though he had an inkling it was probably one of Greasers. Right now what he cared about was where he live now that the school was gone. The students and school facility had all gone to the hospital to get checked out, to make sure no one was seriously injured. The hospital was more than familiar to Jimmy. It had become like a second home since he got into fights so often. And somehow, he always ended up in room 302. Actually, he was in room 302 right now and was being checked over by a doctor.
" Other than some minor smoke inhalation, you're completely fine young man. Get some rest now son, you're going to need it after what you've been through".
As soon as the doctor left the room, Jimmy collapsed on the bed, the adrenaline from escaping the fire had worn off, now that it was 4 am. His eyes felt heavier than sand bags and his body felt like it was weighed down with cement blocks. He looked to his right to see a rather shaken up looking Johnny Vincent in a hospital gown. Before he could even ask, his eyes closed shut and his head plunked down onto the pillow.
Jimmy awoke to the sounds of ringing phones, clattering metal carts, and mindless chatter.
' Shit...what time is it...'.
He checked the clock on the wall to his right. 11:14 am. Much later than he had been used to waking up at. He sat up, yawned, and stretched. He noticed the Greasers' leader was no longer there in the room. He was disappointed since he wanted to know why on earth he and Lola were wrapped in a paper banner. But then it hit them. Where was Zoe? Was she ok? He hopped out of the bed, left the room and made his way over to a nurse at the reception desk.
" Excuse me ma'am. Did a Zoe Taylor happen to come in last night? ".
"Hmm? Err...". She flipped through a small book with scribbled writing. She stopped at one page and scanned it down with her index finger. "Ah, yes, here we go.
She came in along with all those kids from the burned down school. Hey wait a minute...you look really familiar. Aren't you that Hopkins kid who's been emitted
here God knows how many times?".
"So? Can you just tell me where Zoe is instead of being a wise ass, Miss Tina..." he chided.
"She's down the hall in room 312...Mr James...". Jimmy snickered to himself as he walked away. Opening the door to room 312,he walked in on a women in the middle of labor.
" OOOOWWW! GIVE ME DRUGS! QUICK! "screamed the woman giving birth. Jimmy just stood there wide eyed. One of the doctors noticed him.
"What the hell? Get out of here kid! ".
"Uh...I was looking for a Zoe Taylor...guess I got the wrong room " .
The doctor yelled at Jimmy all the while helping with the labor " Damn right you do! Push! Push harder! She's in 313! Geez... stupid kids getting dumber and
dumber these days...damn punks.. well lookie here. It's a boy. Congratulations lady on giving birth to another mouth to feed ".
Jimmy left 312 irritated, but amused that the nurse had managed to trick him. He was plotting his come back as he entered 313 and found Zoe lying down with a CD player in hand , blasting heavy metal music.
"Hey Zoe". She didn't respond. "Yo...Zoe...". He walked up to her, ripped out her ear phone bud and shouted "I SAID HEY ZOE!".
"No need to shout, Jimmy. I heard you the first time".
"Then why did you-".
Zoe cut him off. "It was right at my favorite part of the song. Here, listen". She went to hand him an ear bud.
"No thanks. I don't listen to that junk ". Zoe huffed in protest.
"Junk? This is 'CHRIS', the best metal band out there. Ok, maybe not THE best, but still pretty good. Besides, this was the only CD I could save from the fire. All
my crap got burnt to a crisp! ".
"Yeah, speaking of the fire, now that the school's burned down, are you going somewhere else or staying at home? ".
"Eh, my parents told me over the phone I'm going to be transferred to the school in the next town over ".
"Damn. And I was about to ask you if I could stay at your house for awhile...".
" You've got to be kidding me, right ? Forget it ,Jimmy. My folks have twelve kids at home, no way would they take in another kid, especially some random boy ".
"Crap".
She patted him on the shoulder. "Hey, don't sweat it Jim. You'll think of something".Zoe let out a sigh. "God, I'm the mood to smash some shit. You wanna join
me? ".
"Sure. But what-".
"Come on, follow me. There's a huge junk yard behind the hospital. Lots of shit back there to smash ".
She lifted the window next to her bed and squeezed through and Jimmy soon followed. They landed on the rather aged fire escape. It swayed and creaked with every step, making Jimmy feel like he was going to fall to his death. Zoe stopped at where the escape had rusted off long ago, which was pretty high up from the ground. She jumped down and turned her head up to Jimmy.
"What are you waiting for? Jump".
" A little high don't you think? ".
"Don't be a wuss. I'll catch you if you want ". Her voice had a hint of sarcasm .
"That's fine Zoe. I don't need help jumping thank you ". He jumped and landed with a loud thud. He thankfully landed on his feet, but the wind was knocked out of him . He stumbled about while trying to catch his breath.
"Uh Jimmy...are you sure you're-".
"I'm!...fine!" he gasped. It took a few moments for him recover.
"Are you done yet?".
"Yeah...sure. Now, we were gonna smash some stuff right? ".
Jimmy looked around eyeing the massive amount of junk .
"Ok Jimmy. Whoever's the first to smash all the stuff on their side of the lot wins. Heh, bring back memories of our first date?". She pulled out a stop watch .
"You carry a stop watch on you?".
"Yeah , I hocked it. Anyway, we have two minutes. Ready? Set? Go!".
With that, the two began smashing everything in sight. Before long, only bits of wood, scraps of metal, shards of glass, and dust remained. Zoe took out her
stop-watch.
"Crap ,it's a tie and 15 seconds to spare".
Jimmy then found an untouched plank of wood and broke it in two.
"I win".
They both smirked at each other.
"Heh, quite cleaver Jimmy. Damn, I'm really going to miss smashing shit with you. Meh, maybe I'le shoot a letter your way ".
She patted on him on the back and walked over to the fire escape. For a skinny girl in heavy boots, she could jump at a pretty good height and managed to pull herself back onto the escape. She leaned over the edge, extending her hand.
"Give me your hand Jimmy. You know you can't jump". Jimmy grumbled. He hated being short.
The two climbed back into the hospital through the window. Before either one of them could say anything, a monstrously large group of 12 screaming children came running into the room. They all bore bright red hair.
"ZOE!". The children were soon followed by two red-headed adults. Jimmy assumed this must have been her family. As he left the room, he couldn't help but be just be a little jealous.
' Why can't I have a family like that? Ok, I wouldn't want that many siblings, but I wish Mom and I were that close...'.
He decided to go back to room 302. On his way, he spied Gord tightly hugging a middle aged man and women, sobbing dramatically and choking on every word.
" Oh father! Mother! It was just awful! The fire! It destroyed all of my expensive Auqaberry clothes! Then I had to stay in this hospital with these lowly
peasants! ".
Mr. Vendome patted his son on the head. "There, there boy". He then glared at his wife. "You idiot! I told you it was a horrible idea to send him to a school where
poor people also attended! ".
Mrs. Vendome said nothing, she only looked to the ground. Jimmy was glad that his mom wasn't this passive. As he returned to his hospital room, he was met by Dr. Crabblesnitch.
"Ah, James. I was just looking for you".
"Really? For what? ".
"Well, it seems I haven't been able to contact your mother. She still appears to be on her honeymoon. So in this case, I have made arrangements to send you to
another school. Now, it's not as good as Bullworth, but I can assure you, this is an excellent academy and they are more than delighted to take you in ,Hopkins". Jimmy stared at the floor for a second, then looked up at Crabblesnitch.
" You...really couldn't get a hold of my mom? ".
The older man shook his head. "I'm afraid not. But not to worry James, I will make every attempt to contact her ". There was an awkward silence. The two males shuffled their feet. Crabblesnitch finally spoke.
" Well ,James. The school is a few towns over, you should pack your things and I will drive you there ".
"Yeah, all my stuff was burnt in the fire. All I have are the clothes I'm wearing now. Any suggestions ? ".
"Yes, well, once you arrive, you will be given a school uniform and a small amount of spending money ".
' Great. Again with the uniforms ' .
"Well now, since you don't have anything to pack, I guess we'll be leaving ..." .
"Wait! I have...er...something to take care of...". He made his way to the reception desk. He noticed that Miss Tina was at the other side of the room, chattering with the other nurses, leaving the desk unattended.
' Perfect...' .
He rummaged through the desk drawers and found a thumb-tack. He ever so carefully placed it on her chair, then hid in a trash can near by. Miss Tina made her way over, only to sit on that tack. She let out a wail and just her luck, the loud speaker was on, so the whole hospital heard. All Jimmy could do was laugh.
" What the f...damn it, I'm going to kill that Hopkins punk! ". She ran off to who knows where. Jimmy emerged from the trash can, making his way back to Crabblesnitch.
"Have you finished with your business , James? " asked the headmaster.
"Yep . Everything taken care of " said Jimmy, picking bits of paper from his clothes. He was pretty sure Crabblesnitch knew what he had been up to. None the less, he had gotten back at the dumb nurse.
It was no surprise that the headmaster's car was as ugly and outdated as his clothing. A 1981 dingy brown cadillac. Jimmy's nose wrinkled as he opened the car door.
" Eeew man ".
"Is there a problem Hopkins?".
"When was the last time you aired this thing out? The stone age? ".
"Well, now, James, if you have a problem with the vehicle , would you rather walk?".
Jimmy held his nose with one hand and put on the seat belt with the other. As Crabblesnitch drove, he blabbed on and on about his good old days at Bullworth. Jimmy couldn't care less, even if he could tell the man was sadden by the loss of the school. He was glad to get away from that hell hole full of psychos, but he wondered. What would this new school be like? Even so, no matter what, he would do as he had always done. Anyone who messes with you, they should get what they deserve. He was so deep in his thoughts, he didn't even notice when the car stopped outside of a large pair of green iron gates.
"Ah, here we Hopkins. Brat-Hog Academy. Isn't it magnificent ? ".
Jimmy wouldn't exactly call it that. The academy in question looked like one of those creepy haunted castles straight out of an old movie. Though, he had to admit, it looked far better than the egg and graffiti covered Bullworth. He got out from the crappy car and walked over to the driver's side.
" Now James, do try to be on your best behaviour here. I had to pull quite a few strings to get you into this school ".
Jimmy rolled his eyes. "Yes Mommy" he replied in a squeaky voice.
" Hopkins, you are to make your way to the main building and into the boys dorm. I wish you the best of luck. Take care ".
The ancient Cadillac sped away. Jimmy turned to the gate and noticed the school logo. A rather disgruntled looking pig with a riding crop wearing a plaid vest. He also found it odd that he didn't see a single student or really anyone on campus . The howling autumn wind only made the atmosphere creepier. He was glad once he made it inside the main building. All he really wanted to do was sleep now. But he couldn't help but notice the rather fancy surroundings of the place. Pale green wallpaper with gold edging. Elaborate oil paintings and sculptures were abundant through out not only the main room, but the hallways as well. Bullworth was starting to look pretty shitty in comparison.
' And parents paid good money to send their kids to that shit-hole. Boy, they got ripped off '. After what seemed like hours of wandering, he found the boys the dorm. The door leading to it was tucked away in a small hallway. He saw the door open to one particular room, with a uniform laid out ever so neatly across the bed. It had to be his. He then heard footsteps behind him. He turned around to see who it was, not interested in making friends, but rather to find out who was who and who's ass he should kick.
It was Gary Smith. " Hopkins! Well, well, this is a most interesting turn of events...".
Long chapter this time. Hopefully it isn't too badly written. -XX-THIRST
* UPDATE 10/03/2013 : Fixed a few more errors, such as layout and spellings mistakes*