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~New Character Introduced~
Melody
Original Date of Post: 11/18/2007
Narrator: After high school comes college. And after that…Well, you know the old saying, first comes love, then comes marriage, and then comes the baby in the baby carriage. Nowadays, it starts with a baby, then possible marriage, and most of the times love will have nothing to do with it. It has been decided by the administration that students would have to take a life science course and for about one week, must be married to another student and have to take care of a child. Let’s see how this goes. Now our tale begins with the start of the second semester of the school year and things are starting to look promising for those who are getting ready for graduation. People like Winona, Lanette, Bill, and Wallace are getting all set for what’s ahead in the upcoming months. For others like Daisy, a mandatory meeting with her councilor would do some good.
Daisy: Don’t sugarcoat it Scott! What do I need to do to graduate with the rest of my classmates?
Scott: Well, as long as you pass all of the classes you have scheduled already, you should be able to leave this school with a decent G.P.A. But still, that won’t be good enough with your credits. Even if you pass all of the classes you have, you will still be one credit short of graduating.
Daisy: I suppose I can take a class during third period since I have nothing scheduled then. And it can be any class I want?
Scott: As long as it is during that time. Now there are only two classes available at that time. There’s this Life-Science class or there’s Choir.
Daisy: Don’t I get a third option?
Scott: The options are you take either one of those classes and pass or you don’t graduate with the rest of your class.
Daisy: I guess I’ll take the Life-Science class.
Scott: Excellent. (During third period)
Nurse Joy: Alright class, today we are going to choose partners for the marriage/child assignment. The whole point of this assignment is to see how the two of you work well together taking care of your newborn. Each of you couples will be given a baby. Remember class, if you lose your baby or if the baby is missing any appendage on it's body, you will receive an automatic F. I will now assign your partner. Now then, our first couple is Brock and Harley.
Harley: Ooh, jackpot!
Brock: Excuse me Nurse Joy, isn’t gay marriage and adoption illegal here?
Nurse Joy: The couples have been chosen randomly, so there’s nothing against having two daddies or two mommies. Moving on, Marisa and Gary will be paired up together.
Marisa: WHAT?!
Gary: I may now kiss the bride.
Marisa: Don’t touch me! (Daisy walks inside)
Nurse Joy: Ah, Miss Waterflower, so nice of you to join us. Your partner is going to be Tracey.
Daisy: Hey wait, partner in what?
Nurse Joy: Ash and Melody, you two will be working together.
Ash: Melody?
Melody: Yeah, that’s me! It’s nice to meet you Ash.
Narrator: At lunch everyone was enjoying a peaceful… (Doll crying) Eh, never mind! I think that speaks for itself!
Marcus: For the love of Christ Ash, shut that doll up!
Ash: Come on, stop crying! Come on darling! Oh God, I’ve cracked! Look at me, I’m talking to a freakin’ doll! (Doll screaming)
Marcus: Shut it up! My ears are starting to bleed!
Ash: I know! But…It hasn’t stopped crying since I’ve got it.
Melody: You’re holding him wrong! (She picks it up) It’s okay little one, I’ve got you now. There we go, that ought to silence him for a little bit.
Ash: Wow, you’ve got the baby to stop crying. You have got to teach me how to do that.
Melody: It’s rather simple. I take care of my sister’s baby all the time. We can do a little parenting after school at my place.
Ash: That sounds great! (Misty walks up)
Misty: Hello guys! What’s with the baby?
Ash: Oh, this is my son for some stupid assignment I have to do for a class. Oh yeah, and this is my fake wife Melody.
Misty: I see. (Doll crying) Huh? (Loudly) I’m going to eat outside away from all of the noise.
Ash: (Shouting) Suit yourself!
Melody: Come on Ash! Let’s go somewhere else so everybody else can enjoy their lunch!
Ash: Okay! (Nearby)
Marisa: Gary!
Gary: Huh? Well hi honey!
Marisa: Don’t ever call me that again.
Gary: What can your Gary-bear do for his sweetheart?
Marisa: Where’s the baby?
Gary: What are you talking about? I’m right here! (Muffled crying)
Marisa: What the hell? (Goes through Gary’s backpack)
Gary: I don’t keep the condoms in there.
Marisa: There we go! (Cradles the doll) There, there little one! What the hell was our baby doing stuffed inside your backpack? Look Gary, you may not care about your grade, but I do! I am not going to receive an F because of your gross negligence. (She walks to the other table)
Marcus: I feel for you little buddy!
Marisa: God, not even Kevin Federline is that stupid. Hell, even Britney Spears is a better parent than Gary.
Sakura: Don’t go too far with that statement!
Brock: I feel your pain Marisa. Being with a “partner” you don’t want to be with.
Marisa: Don’t go jumping the gun about Harley. He might be more helpful than you think.
Brock: I’ll be the judge on that one. (Harley comes up behind him and kisses him on the neck) Ooh! I wonder which lovely lady wants some of the Brock charm!
Harley: Hi honey! (Brock screams) Not too loud, you’ll wake up the baby.
Brock: You guys could have said something.
Marcus: Nope, that was funny! (Brock growls)
Harley: Now don’t get your underwear in a bunch! (Picks up the doll) Such a good child!
Brock: Hey, what are you doing?
Harley: If it’s alright, I would like to take care of our child for the rest of the day.
Brock: Really? (Harley nods) I really have no objection to that. Thanks Harley.
Harley: It’s my pleasure! (He leaves)
Marisa: Now do you believe that you were all wrong about Harley?
Brock: Perhaps. For a fruit, he’s a pretty decent guy.
Marisa: So where’s Ash?
Brock: He went with his partner to do some parent bonding or something like that.
Marisa: How about Tracey?
Brock: Same as Ash. I last saw him and Daisy out in the courtyard.
Sakura: Heads up Marisa, Gary’s at the other table making kissing faces at you.
Marisa: That’s it, I’m out of here! (She gets up and leaves)
Marcus: God speed little buddy! (Outside)
Daisy: Oh my God! You are like the coolest Tracey!
Tracey: (Blushing) Now come on!
Daisy: No really! I bet that if you ever knock up a girl, you wouldn’t abandon her and that you would do a great job taking care of the baby.
Tracey: I don’t know if I should take that as a compliment or not.
Daisy: Oh sorry, I didn’t mean the way it came out.
Tracey: No, I get your meaning. Do you want to hold him?
Daisy: You trust me with it?
Tracey: Of course! (Daisy holds the baby) Just make sure the head is…There you go.
Daisy: Wow! I wonder if this is what a real baby must feel like. I mean, without the whole plastic feeling. You must have brothers and sisters to know so much.
Tracey: Not at all. I’m actually an only child, but I learned a few things watching The Learning Channel and from some of my older cousins. (Nearby)
Marisa: (Sighs) Oh kid, you’re too young to know about love. Don’t be like your mother. I’m married to an idiot! Meanwhile, HE is with that stuck-up, fake-ass blonde. What am I saying? (Blushing) We’re just friends and nothing more. But still…Oh God, I’m talking to a damn doll! I must be losing my mind!
Tracey: Marisa! (He runs over)
Marisa: What’s up?
Tracey: Oh, just helping Daisy out with the doll or “baby”.
Marisa: Yeah, I’m kind of on my own on this one. If I leave the baby alone with Gary, it’ll suffer more brain damage than Flavor Flav.
Tracey: That’s rough. (Doll crying)
Daisy: (Shouting) Tracey, the baby is crying!
Tracey: Oh crap, I better help Daisy out with this. I’ll talk to you later. (He runs off)
Marisa: Someday…I will tell him. (Sighs) But until then, I will wait. Huh? That’s Misty over there! (She walks over) Misty, what are you doing out here? How come you’re not back inside at the table?
Misty: Oh hi Marisa. I guess I just needed some time to myself outside.
Marisa: Something bothering you?
Misty: Hmm. (Looks at Melody and Ash together) Have you ever liked someone, but you’re afraid that they might like another?
Marisa: (Looks at Daisy and Tracey together) I have some feeling of what you’re going through. (Misty sighs) I take it that this is about Ash and Melody. I know you’ve been holding it in for the last year and a half now, but…
Misty: I’m not ready to tell him yet. But I’m just afraid that if they fall in love…
Marisa: You’re afraid that Melody might fall in love with Ash, just as Anabel did last year and Macey just a couple of months ago. I know it seems like a total déja vu trip, but just keep in mind that this is only a class project. (Thinking) That’s right! Just keep telling yourself that too. (After school)
Brock: I wonder where everybody is.
Sakura: Well, I know that most of you guys are busy taking care of those dolls and so they either hooked up with their partners or went on home with the dolls.
Brock: You’re so lucky that you’re not in this class. Why didn’t I take the easy way out and take Biology?
Sakura: Like that’s any easier? (Brock gets pushed to the ground) Brock! (Gasp) Tucker?
Brock: Huh?
Tucker: I know you and Harley are partners for a class project. But I’m just giving you fair warning…KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF OF HIM! He’s off limits! (He walks away)
Sakura: That was…weird.
Brock: Like I would EVER touch him! (Harley walks up)
Harley: Hello hon!
Brock: Did you know that your boyfriend just threatened me?
Harley: Who, Tucker? Oh he’s just a jealous grump. Pay him no mind! Brock, if you could do me this favor and watch over the baby for the rest of the afternoon that would be the greatest. I have to go to rehearsals for Les Miserables today and this one is pretty important.
Brock: No problem.
Harley: Super! Here are all of the supplies you’ll need until I get to your house later. I’ll see you then! (He leaves)
Brock: Wait a minute! How does he know where I live? (Outside the theatre)
Marcus: Are you sure you don’t want to ask Gary to watch over the baby until rehearsals are over?
Marisa: And risk getting an F? I think not!
Marcus: Well, I don’t think Miss Vivian or any of the other cast mates are going to be thrilled about having a baby crying through the entire rehearsal with no one watching over it. If you like, I’d be happy to watch over the baby when you’re on stage. Keep in mind that neither one of us are on stage at the same time.
Marisa: Just as long as you’re very careful. I would appreciate that very much!
Marcus: Hey, when you have children of your very own, I get to be the Godfather.
Marisa: Okay Marcus, but you know that’s not going to happen any time soon. (Tracey walks up)
Marcus: What’s up man?
Tracey: Oh, the usual! How about you guys?
Marcus: We’re just getting ready for rehearsals. How about you?
Tracey: Well Daisy invited me over to her house for the afternoon.
Marcus: Oh, is that right? I must say Tracey, you are one lucky bastard! Being invited to the house of a very hot senior cheerleader is one of the greatest honors.
Tracey: Marcus, it’s just for an assignment. It’s not like we’re going to take all of our clothes off and play Twister!
Marcus: Hey, that’s how I was conceived!
Marisa: Put a sock in it Marcus! We didn’t need to know that! Come on or we’ll be late to rehearsals. (They walk away)
Tracey: See you guys later! (Later at Misty’s house)
Lily: Misty, you’ve got to see this! There is a cute guy in our living room!
Misty: What are you going on about?
Violet: Come on! Daisy brought home a hunk! (Near the living room)
Misty: Are you guys talking about Tracey? Come on, you guys have seen him around school before! He’s one of my friends.
Lily: Oh man, he is cute. Even though he has bad taste in friends if he hangs around with you and your posse! Does he have a brother by any chance?
Misty: (Sighs) You do realize that he’s a sophomore right?
Violet: Really? Well, I guess it wouldn’t hurt to rob the cradle! (In the living room)
Tracey: There we go!
Daisy: Oh my God! You are such a life saver. Ever since I got this baby by myself, it would not stop crying! All of my teachers were getting irritated with me and I swear this crying was giving me such a headache.
Tracey: Don’t worry about it! It’s not a big deal!
Daisy: No big deal? It’s a very big deal. In order for me to graduate, I had to take another class and I am not going to go into choir.
Tracey: What’s wrong with choir?
Daisy: Are you nuts? Next to band, it is the dorkiest activity. (In the choir room at school)
Girls:
I’m coming out, so you better get this party started.
Boys:
I’m coming out, so you better get this party started.
All:
Get the party started on a Saturday night.
Everybody’s waiting for me to arrive… (A couple of days later)
Ash: Where’d you get those baby clothes?
Melody: I found some small enough around the house. My little nephew outgrew these already, so I decided to put these to some good use.
Ash: I’ll let you handle the clothing process. I don’t have any little brothers or sisters or any kind of baby clothes.
Melody: Don’t worry about it.
Ash: Okay then! (Takes the baby) I hope you don’t mind me taking care of the baby today.
Melody: Huh? Are you sure?
Ash: What’s the matter? Don’t you trust me?
Melody: It’s not that, it’s just…
Ash: Look, I know you care about your grade. I do too! Believe me, I have to keep a 2.5 this semester or I won’t be able to come back next year. Trust me, I know what I’m doing here! (Ash leaves)
Melody: (Sighs) I guess I can trust him. If I see that he’s willing to take care of the baby on his own accord, I don’t have any objections. Huh? (Thinking) I know her! (Aloud) What are you doing? (Misty groans) I know you’ve been spying on me so you can just come out from hiding. (Misty walks up to her) What the hell is wrong with you? Why have you been following me all week?
Misty: It’s none of your concern!
Melody: It is if you keep following my every move around school. Keep it up and I’ll call the cops on you.
Misty: Get off my case!
Melody: Hmm…Oh, now I see! You have a crush on Ash, don’t you? (Misty blushes)
Misty: What makes you say that?
Melody: Why else would you be following us? Unless you have a crush on me! But then again, I highly doubt you’re a lesbian! Look sweetie, I’ve seen this sort of thing before. I know that you have a crush on him. Don’t worry! I won’t tell anybody about it. (Misty sighs) I know how hard it can be. Listen, we’re just going to be hanging around with each other for another couple of days for the sake of this assignment. Once the assignment is over, he’s all yours. (The bell rings) Well, I must be going! Oh and one more thing! I was never really interested in Ash. He isn’t really my type. (She walks away)
Misty: (Thinking) That was a close one! (In another hallway)
Brock: So did you talk to Tucker yet?
Harley: Oh please, that bonehead will not listen to reason!
Brock: Come on! He won’t listen to me! You need to talk to him and set him straight that we have nothing between us but a piece of plastic! (Doll crying)
Harley: Now look what you did! (Cradles the doll) It’s okay, I’ve got you! Look, let’s discuss this later. I don’t feel comfortable talking about it in front of the B-A-B-Y.
Brock: (Thinking) Hmm, I guess I was all wrong about Harley. He may be gayer than John Waters, but I can always look passed that.
Harley: Are you hungry? (Lifts up his shirt)
Brock: WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!
Harley: Oh! Sorry about that! I guess I got a little too deep into my role as mother!
Brock: Okay…then! Tell you what! (Takes the doll) How about if I take care of the baby for the rest of the day? My treat!
Harley: I guess so! (Brock runs off)
Narrator: By the end of the week, the project has been different on all accounts. Ash and Melody have been doing well with their project. All though, there was a little incident where Ash almost set the child on fire. Luckily, the doll only got a burn mark on the right leg. But whatever Nurse Joy doesn’t find out, won’t hurt her, or hurt Ash’s grade. Tracey and Daisy are doing surprisingly well. I do believe Daisy is starting to develop feelings for Tracey, which may set off some drama for an upcoming story. Brock and Harley are keeping their distance from each other, but they do take very good care of the baby. As for Marisa and Gary, Marisa refused to let Gary look after the child. But from the goodness of her heart, she gave Gary one chance to take care of the child for one night so that Marisa could get caught up with homework. So with any luck…
Marisa: YOU IDIOT!!!
Narrator: That can’t be good.
Marisa: YOU GIANT IDIOT! Where is our child’s head?
Gary: Would you keep it down? Look, I have a plan and Nurse Joy will not know the difference. I took the head off of one of my sister’s old dolls. We just put it on our headless baby and no one is the wiser.
Marisa: That is the stupidest idea I have ever heard.
Gary: Relax, there’s no way she’ll catch on. (In class)
Nurse Joy: Is this a joke? What on earth happened to the real head of your baby?
Marisa: Please Nurse Joy, let me explain. All week, I have been taking care of the baby, all by myself. I just couldn’t leave the child with Gary. But last night, I got caught up with schoolwork and I asked Gary to watch over the child. I have no idea how he was able to decapitate our child’s head, but I ask you to have some sort of mercy. (Tracey stands up)
Tracey: Please Nurse Joy, don’t give Marisa an F. I saw her all week pouring her heart and soul into taking care of the baby.
Marisa: Tracey.
Nurse Joy: Hmm, Marisa, I will speak to you after class. Alright Mr. Sketchit, let’s see how you and Daisy did. Well, your baby seems alright from just looking.
Daisy: And we’re just a happy, happy, two-some.
Nurse Joy: Well isn’t that nice! Brock and Harley, you guys are next. Very good! Nothing wrong from the outside! And such a very cute blanket!
Brock: Oh yeah, every boy’s favorite color…Pink!
Harley: We wouldn’t want the little one to catch a cold! It’s very warm you know and I put a lot of care into knitting it for the bundle of joy!
Nurse Joy: Well put Harley.
Harley: You may thank me later.
Brock: Huh?
Nurse Joy: Okay Ash and Melody, let’s see what we’ve got here. All seems to be…Wait a minute! What’s this? It looks like some sort of a burn mark.
Melody: Oh, um, well um, we were at the park and there was a little tiny accident.
Ash: I thought we were in the kitch…
Melody: THE PARK! It was the park, honey. But we wrapped up the wound and that’s what happened.
Nurse Joy: Very good! You reacted quickly and attended the wound before anything serious happened! Nice work! (At lunch)
Sakura: But Ash passed right?
Melody: Yeah. (Everybody sighs) I’m telling you guys, we were so lucky that Nurse Joy didn’t give us an F.
Brock: Nah, I don’t think that she would have given you an F for a little boo-boo.
Melody: True enough. But if any of you guys want to do a project with Ash in the future, keep him away from fire.
Brock: You don’t know the half of it! You know on the fourth of July, he almost blew up my whole house!
Ash: Hey, the salesman told me that it was safe for children over the age of 5.
Brock: Yeah but that doesn’t make it okay to give to most of my siblings! (Marisa walks up) Huh?
Marisa: Hi guys!
Melody: So what did Nurse Joy say?
Marisa: Well, since Nurse Joy saw me all through the week with a healthy, happy baby with its head still attached, she’s decided to go easy on me and gave me a C. I can't say the same thing for Gary.
Brock: Thank goodness. I would have thought it to be a little bit unfair if you failed because of Gary.
Marisa: I know. But I wouldn’t have gotten lucky if it wasn’t for Tracey.
Marcus: Tracey?
Marisa: Yeah, he stood up in front of class and defended me. I have to thank him for what he did. Does anyone know where he is?
Sakura: I think he’s outside.
Marisa: Great! I’ll see you guys later! (She leaves)
Melody: Yeah, I’m going to get going as well. I’ve got a test to study for. Ash, it’s been a real blast! I’ll see you when I see you! (She leaves)
Misty: (Thinking) Thank God that ordeal is over!
Brock: Glad to hear Marisa got a peaceful resolution. (Harley and Tucker walk up)
Harley: Hi Brocky!
Brock: I really wish that a girl would call me that! What are you two doing here?
Harley: I know! You’ve been through enough with all of my crazy shenanigans! I’m here for something else! Now then Tucker! What is it that you have to say to Brock?
Tucker: I know, I know! Brock, I want to sincerely apologize to you for threatening you the way that I did. It’s just that I’ve been hearing different things around school. Half say you’re a man-whore and half say you’re gay. In all fairness, I can only handle one gay, man-whore in this school!
Harley: Ooh, don’t you love this man?
Brock: (Sarcastic) Oh yeah, I can just eat him up!
Tucker: Great, now that this whole ordeal is behind us, let us get some lunch!
Harley: Right behind you honey-buns! (Harley and Tucker leave)
Brock: Ugh, seriously! (Outside)
Marisa: I wonder where he...Oh there he is! Trace...Huh? (Stops walking)
Daisy: Thank you so much for all of your help.
Tracey: Hey, it's no problem. You were actually a fun partner in this assignment.
Daisy: Really? You mean I wasn't a nuisance or annoying?
Tracey: Not at all.
Daisy: (Sighs) Thanks to you I got a high grade. And the way I'm going, I'll get to graduate in a couple of months. Oh thanks again Tracey. (She kisses him on the cheek)
Marisa: (Gasps) Damn.
Daisy: I'll see you around Trace!
Marisa: (Groans) Damn. Damn. Damn. (Sighs)
~*Preview*~
Misty: The next chapter is Valentines Day. A wonderful day of romance and...hey, it's my birthday! Well my sisters are trying to hook me up with a date for Valentines. But this can only fail if those three have anything to do with it. I just want a quiet night alone. (Sighs) Looks like I'm not going to get that at all. Let's see what life throws at me this time. Next time on Romance 101, Chapter 18...See you next time!
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*Pink - Get the Party Started
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