Disclaimer: I don't own anything associated with The Nanny. Yet.

A/N I just wanted to do something really out there and different. I'm taking a lot of circumstances and just lumping them together in…High School… Let me know what you think!

High School Drama

Chapter 2

The foursome sat quietly and waited for Mrs. Stanley to begin class. Chastity still had concerns about Fran being angry with her for chatting with Max. He was handsome, that's a given, but it was Niles that Chastity was literally drawn too. Even if it weren't, Fran was her best friend; did she really think she'd even try to steal a boy away? No boy is more important that a friend.

Mrs. Stanley was a formidable woman but loved her students and they loved her as well. She was fair but had high expectations. "I'm going to take a quick roll call; you know the drill just let me know you're here." Mrs. Stanley went quickly through the alphabetical list until she got to the end and saw the hand written names at the bottom. "Niles Brightmore?"

"Right here, Ma'am." Niles lifted his hand slightly announcing his location.

"You can call him 'Faunty'." Chas joked.

Mrs. Stanley frowned at her. "Now Chastity, that's not very nice."

Niles smirked at Chastity. "That's alright, Mrs. Stanley, Ms. Babcock and I have an understanding."

Mrs. Stanley smiled at him. "I see. Well, it's very nice to meet you, Niles, welcome to America," Mrs. Stanley said and looked down again at her list. "Maxwell Sheffield."

"Here, Mrs. Stanley." Maxwell sat literally just in front of the woman who had to move the list to the side to see him. "Of course, and welcome to you as well, Maxwell. Or do you prefer Max?" Mrs. Stanley always wanted her students to be comfortable.

"Max is fine, thank you." Max answered politely.

Mrs. Stanley stood before her senior class and grinned at them. She'd had most of these students through the years at one time or another or watched them grow up from living in the neighborhood. "Well, shall we start this year off with poetry, grammar or Shakespeare?"

While Max and Niles exchanged a quick glance, the rest of the class released a desperate groan. Max and Niles took no time in answering. "Shakespeare!"

Mrs. Stanley winked at her newest charges and smiled. "Well, it would seem we have a vote for Shakespeare." Mrs. Stanley stood and moved to the cabinet to grab the necessary books and Niles and Max were immediately on their feet.

"Mrs. Stanley," Max started. "Let Niles and I get the books." Max and Niles joined her at the cabinet and helped Mrs. Stanley hand out the books with 'Hamlet' marked across the front. Once the books had been passed out they sat back down.

Mrs. Stanley gave her seniors, long her favorite class to teach, the rest of the day off. Chastity took this opportunity to lean over and whisper to Niles. "Are you always such a gentleman, Faunty?"

"Yes, but only to woman who have some power over me." Niles answered.

Chastity sat back slightly deflated. "Oh…"

"So, my dear Ms. Babcock, you're in luck." Niles leaned in and whispered. She cast him a flirtatious sideways glance.

The foursome spent the rest of their first day of their senior year together. After English they all headed to Mr. Yourison's American History class where they received their books and the rest of the class off, again. Niles leaned into Max. "I think I like school here in the states."

When History was over they left the room. Max turned to Fran. "Well, ladies, if you'll point us in the direction of the shop, Niles and I will meet you in the gym for last period."

"Max, Chastity and I will walk to shop with you." Fran winked at Chastity.

Max and Niles looked a little shocked. Max decided he'd risk asking. "Are the two of you taking shop?"

Chastity grabbed Niles' free arm…the other carried both their books, and laughed with Fran. "No, silly, it's across the hall from the Art room. Fran and I have Art this period, with Ms. Carson. You'd like her, she's lovely."

Niles frowned. "What's that supposed to mean?"

Fran smacked Niles loaded arm almost causing him to drop his and Chastity's books. "What Chas is trying to say is that the only reason there are any boys in Ms. Carson's art class is to gawk at Ms. Carson. She's a real looker."

"Really?" Max and Niles said together.

When they arrived at the shop Niles and Max handed Chastity and Fran their books. So the art room is just over there?" Max asked.

"Uh…huh…" Chastity nodded. "Oh for Pete's sake, just go look in the door." Chastity told the boys, who did as they were told. Ms. Carson was what most boys and men would practically drool over. She could more easily be described as a Marilyn Monroe look alike if Marilyn were a little taller, had straight hair and was just a hint more demure.

When Max and Niles got to the door they looked in at the teacher who sat on the edge of her desk. They turned and looked at each other, then at Fran and Chastity who stood not three feet away, then back at the teacher, then again at each other and shrugged their shoulders. "If you say so." Niles tossed off as he started toward the shop.

"Yeah…I don't see the big deal." Max agreed with Niles and headed to the shop.

Fran and Chastity looked at each other and then after the boys as they walked slowly to the shop. "Hey!" Fran called after them. "Don't you think she's beautiful?"

The boys returned to the spot where the girls stood in the hall and watched as students passed in both directions waiting for just the right moment to speak.

Max leaned into Fran first and said. "I've never really gone for the blond bombshell type." When he pulled back he looked into her dark eyes and added. "I'll see you in the gym."

Niles stood just behind Chastity who had turned slightly to hear what Max had to say. He leaned in close to Chastity's ear and whispered breathily, "I've always preferred a natural, more classical beauty." When Chastity turned their blue eyes met. Niles winked and headed into the shop after Max.

"Oy, Chas…if they just lied to us, then I say that was the best lie eva." Fran sighed.

Chastity watched as Niles went down the stairs into the shop and took a stool next to Max before she turned to Fran. "Can we keep 'em?" The girls laughed and went into their art class.

They met in the gym after their 'creative' classes as promised. Mr. Keel and Ms. Foster met all the seniors in the gymnasium and did a grand roll call. Ms. Foster did the girls first then Mr. Keel read off the boys list, Niles and Max written in at the bottom, of course. No class today so those who drove were excused for the day and those who rode the bus could just sit and chat until the bell rang.

Niles stood. "Would you ladies care for a ride home?"

"You have a car?" Fran was a little too enthusiastic.

Niles felt a little odd at the attention. "I have use of a car."

"Well then, let's go to the diner and get a soda, we still have to decide what scene we're going to do for drama." Chastity just didn't want the day to end with these boys. Who knew what would happen after they started making friends with the other students, chumming around with other guys…meeting some of the other…girls. Chastity still didn't know what it was about 'Little Lord Fauntleroy' that seemed to change her so much, but it did and she liked it. She liked their easy, playful banter, she liked the way he made her feel, she liked herself when she was with him, and she liked…him.

Fran stood and agreed with Chastity. "Yeah, they have a peanut butter cheese cake there to die for!" Fran didn't want the day to end either. These boys were different than any other boys she'd ever met, they treated her better too. She had only ever been treated as well by her parents and Chastity. And when Max looked at her with those almost neon green eyes well she felt things stir in her that she never remembers ever feeling before. Not even when she lost her…well that was another story.

"What do you think, Max?" Niles stood with the girls and asked his friend.

Max thought for a moment. "Well, technically we do have to choose a scene for drama class. And I love a good piece of cheese cake. So why don't you show us those lockers you mentioned before and we'll get out of here." Max grinned and Fran led them back again to the music room.

"Wait, these lockers don't look any better than the others." Niles scowled. "What makes them better?"

Chastity smiled and led him around the corner to an alcove just past the music room that was once a small storage room no more than five feet by five feet. There were about fifteen lockers there. "This is the best run of lockers in the school. They are new, lock better, hold more and…" Chastity looked furtively at Fran.

Fran and Chastity pulled Max and Niles 'into' the alcove of lockers and Fran whispered. "…it's just big enough for two couples to hide from the hall monitor."

Green eyes met brown and blue eyes met blue. They stood just inches apart. No one spoke and they all barely breathed. The heat and tension in that small area was rapidly becoming overwhelming for the foursome. Everything seemed to slow down…like in the movies when they don't want you to miss anything…

Fran looked up at Max she still had her hand on the collar of his jacket. "Well?" She whispered.

Max smiled. He leaned down and dropped his lips to hers in a chaste kiss full of promise for what could be.

Niles leaned in close to Chastity and whispered in her ear. "May I kiss you?"

"I wish you would." Chastity's eyes closed from the warmth of his breath.

Niles had been given permission and he softly rested his lips on hers in a warm, moist and sweet kiss of youth.

They walked hand in hand out to the 'senior's parking lot'. When they got to the car Fran's eyes got big and she asked, "This is your car?"

"It's the car I'll be using, why?" Niles unlocked the door to the Toyota Solara convertible.

Fran rolled her eyes. "Nothin' Niles. It's just a nice car for gettin' around." Niles flipped the front passenger seat forward for Fran to get in while Max got in behind the driver seat. Then Niles offered Chastity his hand and helped her get into the front passenger seat, before taking his place behind the wheel.

"Let's roll." Niles tossed out before he drove out of the lot and followed the directions the ladies gave him to the diner. They pulled into the small parking lot of what looked more like a train car than an eating establishment.

Max and Niles stood still and just looked at the place. "Come on, you two." Chastity laughed. "You have to trust us on this."

They found a booth and placed their orders then they started talking about school, their classes and teachers, and finally got around to looking at the two scenes Mr. Cannon had given them. Niles looked up at Max and almost laughed out loud. "What?" Chastity asked them.

"Well," Max started. "Niles and I have done theses scenes before. So we'll let you ladies decide which you think you'd prefer."

Fran looked at the two scenes. "Both balcony scenes one from Romeo and Juliet…"

Fran and Chastity exchanged a glance and both said, "Of course."

Then Chastity looked at the other scene. "Cyrano De Bergerac." Fran looked at Chastity and then the girls looked at the boys.

"What?" Niles looked between the two girls.

Fran pulled out the 'Fine Evil Eye' and looked first at Niles and then at Max. "Are you telling me that you've both done both of these scenes?"

"Well, no. I've done one of them and Max has done one. We'll leave it to you to figure out whether we did different scenes or the same scene. Then you can decide how to proceed." Niles hoped they understood the convoluted way he tried to explain.

Chastity and Fran looked at each other again. "We'll be right back," They said together.

When Fran and Chastity reached the ladies room they nearly swooned. "I just had to tell you about that kiss." Chastity started. "Oh my God, Frannie. I've had first kisses before, but never like that. I swear I felt that in my toes!"

"I know! I thought I was gonna faint and I've had more than just a first ki…well you know." Fran had only trusted Chastity with that small bit of information. "I really like this guy, Chas…"

"Me too!" Chastity sighed heavily. "I've never met anyone who's made me feel like Niles does."

"Ok," Fran calmed herself. "We need to get it together. What are you thinkin' with these scenes?"

Chastity sighed and gathered her thoughts. "I've never really liked the gushy Romeo and Juliet scene. Not that I wouldn't so love to hear Niles with his sexy accent reading it to me, but I'm thinking I'd really like to do the scene from 'Cyrano', are you ok with that?"

"That's just what I was thinkin'!" Fran was very excited. "I can't wait to have Max's sexy accent reading that mush to me." Fran inhaled deeply and let it out. "Ok, Chas…ya ready?"

Chastity nodded and opened the door so they could make their 'casual' return to the boys. When they got back to the booth their orders had arrived. Niles had ordered a hot fudge sundae only with strawberry ice cream, and a coke. Max ordered a piece of carrot cake and a coke. The girls had each ordered the peanut butter cheese cake and a diet coke, go figure. "You didn't have to wait for us!" Chastity tossed as she took her place next to Niles.

"We didn't have to wait, they only just arrived." Max explained. "So," Max took a small bite of his cake. "Did you decide which scene you'd like to do?"

Chastity sipped her soda. "I think Niles and I will do the scene from Cyrano." She forked her cheese cake. "If that's ok with you, Niles."

"I look forward to it, 'Roxanne'." Niles took a giant spoonful of his sundae into his mouth.

"Sexy, Niles…really sexy." Fran laughed. "I think we'll do the Shakespeare scene, Max…what do you think?"

Max took another bite of his cake. "I think that's a great idea."

"Hey…aren't ya gonna tell us which scenes ya already did?" Fran asked the boys.

"Nope." Niles dropped as another jumbo spoonful headed for his mouth.

"Niles!" Chastity playfully smacked his arm and he inadvertently got whipped cream on his nose. "Oooops, sorry."

Niles turned to face Chastity. "Excuse me Ms. Babcock, would you be so kind as to remove this whipped cream you caused me to get on myself?"

Chastity was at her most brave and free when she was with Niles. "Why of course, good sir." She leaned in and softly sucked the whipped cream off his nose.

Fran and Max couldn't believe the sight before them. Max was a little envious and Fran was just plain shocked. She'd never in the three years she's known Chastity ever seen her do anything so brazen. Niles could do nothing but swallow hard as he felt the warmth of her mouth close over his cream covered nose.

"Thanks," Niles barely croaked as Chastity followed up with a napkin.

"So…are you going to tell us…now?" Chastity asked her voice practically dripping.

Before another thought could squeeze into his mind, Niles rattled off an answer. "I performed Romeo in a collection of Shakespeare scenes last year in school."

"Well, Chas…I guess we know how to extract information from Niles…" Fran smirked at her new friend who was still quite red from the recent attention to his nose.

"Niles…you really should have more restraint." Max shook his head feigning disappointment.

Niles raised his eyebrow. "Well, I'm sorry, Max. The next time a beautiful young woman sucks whipped cream off your nose in the middle of a diner I'm sure you'll have far more restraint than I."

"I'm sure I will." Max practically gloated. Niles simply glanced at Fran and took another bite of his sundae.

Chastity decided that she didn't like that Max was giving Niles a hard time. "I doubt it, Max." She grabbed a finger full of whipped cream from Niles dessert and whipped it at Max's face. Luckily, she did manage to get most of it on his nose. "Oooops."

"Don't worry, Chas. I think I can take care of this one." Fran mirrored Chastity's performance of the whipped cream removal and the roles were definitely reversed. Chastity realized how incredible forward what she'd done was. And Max realized what it felt like to have a beautiful young woman suck whipped cream off his nose in the middle of a diner.

"Uh…I…I…I played Cyrano in a summer theatre camp. Thanks." Max seemed truly dazed and confused.

Niles and Chastity burst into laughter. "Well…at least the scenes for drama class are decided."

"Oh, Niles…" Max started. "Shut up."

When Niles drove up to the address Chastity had given him his eyes got very big. "You live here?"

"Well, yeah…why?" Chastity was a little self conscious and this wasn't the kind of question she'd heard often.

Niles shook his head. "Oh, nothing, Chas…it's just a place to hang your hat." Niles got out of the car and walked Chastity up to the front door. "I guess I'll see you tomorrow in school."

"Yeah…" Chastity looked down at her hands and bit her bottom lip. "I had a lot of fun today, Niles. And I'm sorry about the whipped cream thing. I don't know what I was thinking…I'm not usually so…"

Niles ended her nervous speech by taking her lips with his in a soft and chaste kiss that tasted like ice cream and peanut butter. "Don't ever apologize for doing what makes you happy. As long as you don't hurt anyone, you should always feel free to be who you are."

"Thanks, Niles. I'll see you tomorrow." Chastity went into the house and Niles returned to the car.

When they got to Fran's house Max walked her to the door as well. "Thanks for showing Niles and I around today, Fran. It made coming to a new school a lot easier than we thought."

"Oh, you're welcome, Max. I'll see ya tomorrow in class." Fran smiled at him and waited. When Max stammered a bit Fran decided to take the lead. She leaned in and said, "Niles is watching, you don't want him to be on up on ya."

Max grinned. "No I don't." Max cupped her face with his hand and kissed her softly and gently on the lips. "I'll see you tomorrow, Fran."

Max jumped over the door into the front seat next to Niles. "Well, Old man, what do you think of America so far?"

In his best 'Yakov Smirinof' Niles answered. "Whada country!"