Crossover

Chapter 2 Invitation Rejected

A/N: Starting today, there will be weekly updates for this story so from now on, each Monday you can expect a new chapter.

Also, I threw in a parallel between Aria and the evil fairy from the original tale of Briar Rose. Can you guess what it is? You may have to go back and refresh your memory on the original story. The first person to figure it out will get a future chapter dedication. Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoy this chapter.

Chapter 2

Invitation Rejected

        Aria felt as though the day should be at least half way over but in reality, the homeroom bell had only just rung. Since their teacher had not yet arrived, students continued to chat blatantly. Aria overheard people around discussing the hottest party coming up this weekend, which just happens to be at Kendal's, of course. Remembering last year when Kendal threw this party, Aria recalled how much she desired an invitation but did not receive one. All the cool people would be guaranteed an invite but, unfortunately, it was up to the party hostess to decide who's in.

    Aria put her elbow on her desk so she could rest her head on her hand, and sighed, looking at Vanessa, who sat in front of her. "Do you think we'll get invited to Kendal's party this year?"

    Vanessa shot a brief glance at Kendal, and shrugged. "Who cares. If we were, then we would be stuck in the same place as Kendal."

    "Yeah, but it would be nice to be included, don't you think?" Aria asked as she gazed longingly at the popular crowd. "Do you think maybe if I'm nice to Kendal then she'll invite me?"

    Vanessa snorted. "Are you serious? This is Kendal we are talking about. She doesn't respond to nice."

    Aria could not help but laugh. "You make it sound as though she's not even human."

    "You have to wonder," Vanessa muttered.

    Aria opened her mouth to reply, but at that moment the door opened and a woman, appearing to be in her thirties entered the room, with a pleasant smile on her face. She had thick shoulder length light brown hair and wore wiry oval glasses similar to Walter's. Aria assumed this must be their homeroom teacher. The first thing she noticed about this teacher was that she appeared to be about eight months pregnant.

    "Hello, class," the teacher greeted as she set down her bag and seated herself on the stool by the teachers desk. "Sorry I am a few minutes late. I am Mrs. Norbert. Many of you will have me again later for English so I will go ahead and inform you now, the first piece of literature we will read is Romeo and Juliet."

    Most of the boys groaned, not thrilled about reading a love story. Aria did not mind the romance, but she was not entirely comfortable with Shakespeare as she had major difficulty with old English.

    "Now class," Mrs. Norbert pleaded in a sweet voice. "This is a beautiful story about true love, the passion two people around your age felt for each other, as well as the consequences these bold feelings brought to them. For those of you who have never read the play, please, at least give it a chance."

    Mrs. Norbert then spent the rest of the ten minutes of homeroom discussing the school's policy, academic honesty, and when tryouts for sports and cheerleading would be.

    When the bell rang, most of the class got up and left. Aria noticed Vanessa remained seated.

    "Aren't you coming?" Aria asked.

    "I have English this period," Vanessa replied with a shrug and a half smile.

    "Oh yeah, that's right." Aria let out a disappointed breath. "Well, see you later."