Emily slowly wandered through the hallways on her way to her next class, glancing in the open doorways along the way. If she happened to be late she could simply get the teacher to forget with a snap of her fingers, so she wasn’t worried about it. There was something almost soothing about being able to move at her own pace even as the students around her hurried to their next classes. It might even give her some ideas for some temporary changes. Who said school had to be boring?
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Amy tried to ignore Nate flicking pieces of paper at her. Why wouldn’t he just pay attention? He tried so hard to act like he was cool and above it all, with his leather jacket and his motorcycle gloves, but she knew he was just lazy. And that would be one thing if he was just quiet and lazy, but he was always trying to distract her and the other students around them. The teacher was useless; Mrs. Wells wouldn’t have noticed if a herd of buffalo came stampeding through the room. She was lost in her own little world, lecturing a class which wasn’t paying a bit of attention. It was—-
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Anthony glanced at his girlfriend and grinned. Natalie just looked so good in that tight little skirt and the biker jacket he’d gotten her at the motorcycle races they’d gone to a month or ago. She glanced up at him and gave him a flirty wink, then turned her attention back to Mrs. Wells. Natalie was way more into this school stuff than he was, but he had to keep his grades up in order to get into the same college as her. Reluctantly, he turned his attention back to the front, and the seemingly oblivious teacher droning away.
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Chris could barely keep from objecting as Coach Thompson lectured them. It wasn’t his fault! It had been Henry’s idea to prank the girls, and Sam and Joe had been more than happy to go along with it, and they’d forced him along. He was a victim here! True, he’d been the one they’d caught in the act, but he shouldn’t be in this spare classroom being lectured by their coach right now.
“I swear, if you idiots wind up missing the game, I’ll have you running laps for the next week!” The coach fumed at the small group of guys. “What were you thinking—“
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“Being caught with boys like that! Kissing them! Heaven knows what else!” Lady Thompson fumed. “Your royal parents sent you here from across the globe to prepare you for your future marriages, not ruin them!”
Princess Catalina felt guilt wash over as she shifted in her seat. She hadn’t meant to do it, but Hana had said it would be fun, and it was just kissing some guys, anyway. Hana said they deserved to have fun before they got married, and the Asian girl was so convincing. The guys had been so nice to her, and nobody had made fun of the fact she spoke English with an accent. The elaborate court dresses they were all wearing meant even if they did want to have some of the….other kind of fun(Catalina blushed at the mere thought) there was no way they could have stripped down before getting caught. Besides, Svetlana, Juliette and Hana would have teased her mercilessly if she hadn’t gone along with it…..
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Matt doodled idly in his notebook, waiting for the bell to ring. The teacher was going on and on about philosophers or something, and it was just way too early in the morning for this. His friend Connor already looked like he was passed out, and most of the other students around him had their usual blank stares on. He wondered if anyone would notice if he went to sleep—
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Marie took deep breaths, trying to control her breathing. It was finally here, the day she’d been dreaming of. She was clad in her beautiful white gown, and Evan—her husband! A chill ran down the dark haired young woman’s back as she thought about it—was waiting for her at the altar. Chloe, her maid of honor, and her other friends—Jacqueline, Gabrielle, Isabella—stood waiting, looking wonderful in their bridesmaid dresses, and oh, there was Evan and his friends, and the priest.
Marie made her way to the altar and then all she could do was stare deeply into Evan’s eyes, letting the feelings wash over her as the priest read, and then it was time for the vows, and then….
As Marie kissed her new husband, she was already thinking about Halloween, and the French maid outfits she and her friends would be wearing. Wouldn’t Evan be surprised?
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