Light through the branches, Teenage Life, Cliques, and a Tree?

Title: Light through the branches
Author: 4everElijah
Copyright of Allison Lippert, June 2005

OTHER STUFF…
Rating: R for adult content and all that jazz
Disclaimer: This story idea and crappy plot is mine! The characters, well that’s another story...I only own myself, everyone else is either famous or someone who has graciously allowed me to use them in this thing some people like to call a story. I on the other-hand prefer to fondly call it ‘Waste of time and space’ Just Kiddin…Ok so next post will be banners and then eventually, the chapter…ahhh! Luv to all…~Alli~
Song of the moment: “White Houses” by Vanessa Carlton

Random: I know I had mentioned posting a cast call but I had my 7 main characters just pop into my head and I really didn’t need to post one after that. This story idea dawned on me one day when I was sitting with my mom at the table watching ‘West Wing’ and eating re-heated spaghetti, but my characters took several hours of deliberating while stuck in Aiken, SC in a room at a nursing home…ANYWAY! Not important…onto the good stuff…

Info: The 14 main characters all attend Manderville High School, a school for rich kids in Manderville, SC. There are two main social cliques at MHS and the 14 are spilt evenly (7 and 7) between the two. The cliques are: the ‘Preps/Jocks’ & the ‘Artistic Types’. The following is cast crap...I mean info:

PREPS/ JOCKS
1)Orlando Bloom- son of Alex & Cindy
*is an only child
-age: 16
-birthday: January 13
-sport: football-quarterback
-things on record: student body president; helped win a state title in football

2)Alexandria “Lexi” Boyd- daughter of David & Jessica and Bruce & Lisa (4everElijah)
*has a twin brother Billy-16
-age: 15
-birthday: August 28
-hobbies: cheerleading; shopping w/ Cat
-things on record: last year’s Homecoming Queen; owns 65 pairs of shoes

3)Brad Pitt- son of James & Linda
*is an only child
-age: 16
-birthday: December 18
-sport: hockey-goalie
-things on record: only been scored on 5 times; already offered a college scholarship

4)Annalise “Anna” West- daughter of Troy & Marie (ibdasecretary)
*has a younger sister Emily-12
-age: 16
-birthday: August 13
-hobby: cheerleading
-things on record: cheerleading team captain

5)Evelyn “Evie” Summers- daughter of Mike & Cheryl (Airefeaiel)
*has a younger brother Patrick-5
-age: 16
-birthday: November 2
-hobbies: purse collecting; pageants
-things on record: 50 purses to date; crowned last year’s Miss Manderville High

6)Catherine “Cat” Saunders- daughter of Brett & Macy (Cat)
*is an only child
-age: 16
-birthday: July 28
-hobbies: giving makeovers; shopping w/ Lexi
-things on record: straight A student; her parents own ‘Macy’s’

7)Dominic Monaghan- son of Paul & Bridget
*has and older sister Amy-28
-age: 16
-birthday: December 8
-sport: baseball-3rd base
-things on record: 2 home-runs; last year’s Homecoming King

~*~

ARTISTIC TYPES
1)Sarah Parker- daughter of Marty & Sandra (Kit-Kat)
*has an older brother Chris-23
-age: 16
-birthday: January 27
-passion: acting
-things on record: 2 leading roles

2)Elijah Wood- son of Peter & Renee
*is an only child
-age: 16
-birthday: January 28
-passion: acting
-things on record: 3 leading roles

3)Kassidy “Jinx” Hilliard- daughter of John & Michelle (Nefduliniel)
*has an older brother Austin-21
-age: 16
-birthday: July 13
-passion: dance-jazz
-things on record: 1 major dance title

4)Johnny Depp- son of Ray & Lauren
*has a younger brother Matt-10 and a younger sister Wendy-8
-age: 16
-birthday: June 9
-passion: drawing-charcoal
-things on record: two 1st place awards

5)Hugh Dancy- son of Colin & Beth
*has an older sister Autumn-20
-age: 16
-birthday: June 19
-passion: cars
-things on record: an award-winning car

6)Billy Boyd- son of David & Jessica and Bruce & Lisa
*has a twin sister Lexi-16
-age: 15
-birthday: August 28
-passion: music-singing
-things on record: 2-time talent show winner

7)Julianna “Jules” Larson- daughter of Ron & Tina (~Jewelz~)
*is an only child
-age: 16
-birthday: December 24
-passion: music-piano
-things on record: has a band with 2 ‘Battle of the Bands’ titles

T-Th-Tha-That's all folks!

EDIT:I had to change everyone's ages around...most of them would have been proper ages for teens going into their senior yeasr, not their junior. So sorry if it dissapoints you... This way, Evie is the oldest and Anna is the youngest. I had to go along with birthdays too...oh well...plans change sometimes. Luv ya'll!

This post has been edited by 4everElijah on Aug 28 2005, 05:29 PM

BANNER TIME!! I banners...

Story banner


ibdasecretary


Nefduliniel


Airefeaiel


Cat


Kit-Kat


~Jewelz~


Me

Very nice Thanks for thinking of me when casting hun! Oh, and my b-day is December 24th (no joke); I figured I'd mention that cause you had it blank

But yea; YES! Music! Piano! Band! *cheers* And part of the artistic people group. Nice, very nice *grins* Mwah haha...

Oh, hey Jinx-y would you mind terribly adding the banner Alli just made me to the ones I sent you already (for the rotating banner)? That'd be super

Definatly curious to see how this goes Tchao!

Better watch out Artictic types the jocks/preps are on the loose

I love my banner!!! Guh, I really need to get a GIF animator thing, with all these pretty banners I'm getting I can't possibly just have ONE!! It's preposterous!!

Hey! Love the banners and I love my banner, the picture was awesome!!! I can't wait to read the story and I am in the artistic group, YAY!! and ironic that orlando is the football quarterback when a certain guy I USE TO like was the quarterback for our school?? did u plan that? oh well if ya did it sounds awesome!! LYLAS
~Kat/sarah~

PS- GO ARTISTIC GROUP!! WE ROCK!!

Heck yea we do! Moo haha

*laughs*

Pft, you guys hang out at your little coffee shops reciting poetry, I'll be in the shopping mall

Yes ma'am I agree! Preppies rule the school if you never noticed... We throw the best parties too. Check it out pimps...I'm almost done with my chapter! Lucky you guyzez... Ok well I'm off, just like most of my hair...~Alli~

I love this! Thanks so much for thinking of me and putting me in it. *huggles* SITH POWER!!! WOOOOOOT!!!

I <3 my banner and I can't wait for the story!

Pat

P.S: Remember! Sith happens! lol.

*rolls eyes* Pfft, I hate shopping. And I'd MUCH rather be at a coffee shop, chatting and getting hyped up on a legal drug, so ha.

Hehe, we can't even get along outside of the fic; oiy vay. This should be interesting


Sith happens: BAH HAHAHA do you realize what you've just implied yourself to be? Moo haha...*snickers*

the banner, the idea of new story by Alli, Alli....

Sure thing, Jewelzy...you have so many banners, it's hard to get them all in there and make the file small enough that Photobucket will not resize it, but I'll figure it out...


Luvs,
Jinx!

OMG! Ladies! I haven't even posted the first chapter yet! This is truly insane! Yet...I love it! I'm almost done with chapter one...it will *crosses fingers* be up tomorrow. And yes, Sith happens. So does pirates savvy? lol Alright well I can't wait to see what you gals think of the chapter! Luv and hugz ~Alli~

Hey! No knocking of the sithness...and that's sithness ok...LOUD AND CLEAR *laughs* Nothing more, nothing less *chuckles*

Pat

Mmmmmm....Brad Pitt.

Brad Pitt as a hockey goalie. I love goalies.

Brad Pitt in hockey gear, stretching and doing the splits. So hot!

I'm in!

In the center of the tiny town of Manderville, South Carolina, there is a giant maple tree. Surrounding this tree is a large grass area where people enjoy sitting under the large branches. It is know as ‘The Manderville Maple’ to all who live in town. Even the most renowned enemies can sit together peacefully in the leafy shade without second glance. Many things have happened around the large maple. This is a tale of friends, enemies, and love that has been etched deep into the tree’s memory and will now be passed on to you…

~*~

The room was silent…except for the sound of deep breathing. A figure lay, clad in black soffes and a white sports bra, on the queen size bed in the middle of this room. The sheets, tan in color with a palm tree print, were twisted around the body of the 15-year-old girl. It was 5:45 am and she was sleeping soundly.
Well, sleeping soundly until her alarm clock started buzzing! She jumped, still tangled in the sheets, and toppled to the floor. She stood up quickly and slammed her fist onto the snooze button of the despicable electronic and ran a hand through her brown hair.
“Today is gonna be just great…” she muttered sarcastically as she headed for her en-suite bathroom and prepared for a nice relaxing shower.
It was the morning of the first day of Junior year…she had to look perfect.
She turned on her shower radio and began singing along with the country song that had come on.

Don't know how you do it
I love the way I lose it, every time
What's even better
Is knowing that forever you're all mine
The closer you get, the more my body aches
One little stare from you is all it takes

I melt every time you look at me that way
It never fails, anytime, any place
This burn in me is the coolest thing I've ever felt
I melt

There was a sudden, rapid, banging on her bathroom door.
“Lexi will you shut-up? It’s too early for that country shit!” her twin brother Billy yelled.
“Sorry Bill!” she yelled back as she turned down the radio; she didn’t like to piss her brother off. She treated him well, even though they were in two totally different cliques and were supposed to hate each other.
Lexi and Billy have a strong bond. You see, their parents had divorced when they were 7 years old, and their mother had gotten custody. She had never been the same since and the twins basically took care of each other. He was the typical older brother (even though it was only by 1 minute and 43 seconds) and he made sure she was safe and happy.

After her shower she got dressed and did what every teenage girl does…her hair and make-up. Then she ran down the stairs to find her brother sitting out on the front porch waiting for Elijah, his best friend. The two guys had a first day of school tradition where they went to a local coffee shop before the actual day began. Lexi had a similar one with her best friend Cat, except they went to Starbuck’s…
She took in his outfit and smiled. He was wearing a green t-shirt with ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ written across the front along with jeans and green converse. His dirty-blonde hair was down and hanging ever so slightly into his green eyes. For being twins, she and her brother contrasted like night and day. They had different tastes in friends, music, style, coffee, plus they weren’t even identical.
He looked over her outfit and gave a knowing smirk. She was wearing a short, jean miniskirt along with a tight black t-shirt that said ‘My reality check bounced.’ on the front in white and some back high-heeled sandals. Her brown hair was down and curled and her make-up was perfectly applied. Her hazel eyes stared back at him and she felt a smirk form on her own lips.
“Hey Lex, nice outfit, is Cat coming to meet you?” he said
“Yeah she should be here any minute…How bout Lij?” she asked.
“Yup...actually right now.” He said as Lij pulled up in his red 1967 Ford Mustang and hopped out.
Not even 5 seconds later Cat pulled up in her blue 2005 Mazda RX-7 and stepped gently out.
The two walked towards the porch trying to avoid one another.
They contrasted greatly, Cat being from Lexi’s crew was wearing a black miniskirt, a white and black polka-dot spaghetti strap shirt, and black and white high-heeled sandals; and Lij being from Billy’s group of friends was wearing a black ‘Ramones’ shirt, jeans, and black converse.
“Lexi!” Cat cried enveloping her in a hug as soon as she’d reached her. Her gaze flicked to the boys and she politely said, “Hello Bill, Elijah.”
“Hey.” They both replied.
“Hi Lij, how are ya?” Lexi said, pulling away from Cat.
“Good, and you?” he said with a shy grin.
“Excited…Junior year has arrived…”
He nodded and the conversation died.
“Alright well we’re of as soon as I find my keys. See you boys around.” Lexi said reaching into her bag and pulling out the keys to her red 2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse.
“Yeah we’ll get going too.” Billy said as he pulled the keys to his 2005 silver Ford Ranger out of his pocket and they all went to their cars.
Billy let Lexi pull out first and the four went their separate ways.

A little while after the girls had sat down in the Starbuck’s shop, the topic turned to boyfriends.
“Ok so who do you think I should date this year?” Cat asked.
“I don’t know…Brad maybe. I was thinking Orlando for me. It can’t hurt my reputation any to be seen on his arm can it?”
“You and Orlando would be good for each other. Both majorly popular…I was surprised that Orlando didn’t win Homecoming King last year.” Cat said taking a sip of her latte.
“I was too, but I can see why Dom won. He’s such a babe.” Lexi said.
“Dom is way too full of him self for your liking.”
“True.” Lexi said glancing at her watch, “We only have 45 minutes until school starts, you want to head over and see what the gang has been up to? Maybe I can snag Orli off to the side for a private little chat.”
“Okay, let’s go.” Cat said standing up and picking up her purse.
The girls headed for their cars and drove off into the early morning, full of hope for the new year.

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Hope you gals liked! If you weren't introduced in this chappie, don't feel bad because you'll be in the next one(or the one after that, or the one after that, or the one after that...I think you get my point)! Luv to ya...~Alli~
The song-Rascal Flatts "I Melt"

This post has been edited by 4everElijah on Jul 7 2005, 02:34 AM

*laughs* I'm so glad you posted!

Love their shoes haha; so many Connis, so little time hehe...

(oh, by the by, Lexi and Billy couldn't be identical twins, being as their not the same gender, hehe. That doesn't really matter in the context of your fic, just so you know )

This, I loved:

Bah haha, so funny.

But then this!

Sad day! There's nothing I hate more than a guy who thinks he's God's gift to women! *smacks him* Sheesh! (Maybe I'll have to smack some sense into him? *wink wink, nudge nudge* hehehe)

Eesh, those girls and their plotting! Girls make me crazy I tell you, we're so caniving (sp?) sometimes *laughs*

I can't wait for more, of course Tchao!

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! I LOVE IT!!!!
Ehehe, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! That was such an awesome show!!! YAY Saturday morning cartoons!!!!
lol, me avoiding Elijah... now that's weird... but that's what the artistic types get Kidding, I secretly love artistic types but am just too wrapped up in preppiness to admit it!! OH NO! My secret's out!! ... oh well Sorry... weird mood...
BUahahhaha, Bradness mmmm...
That reminds me!! I saw the Elizabethtown trailer!! It looks so good and he's SO adorable in it!! Seriously. I'm so happy he's finally in something that isn't like warish. Love the pirateness though... can't get enough of that
Sorry, on track once again... the tree sounds so awesome! If I had one of those I'd just sit under it all day and everyone would have to be nice to me!! It'd be great!!

So yes... love it Alli don't keep us waiting too long for the next part

ha! yes i love my character but...me cheerleading captian? r u ok? jk lol i no you have some reason...love the banner! who's the girl? i need 2 update on here..aviodance once again!
you love me
kate

Hey it's Julie. I decided to get a log in name so that I could comment on yours, Kate's and Kat's stories . Don't know if I'll write any stories, that’s more your thing then mind. I enjoy reading them more then writing them. Sounds like this story is going to be a good one. I can't wait for the next chapter. Call me sometime, maybe we can do something. Bye keep on writing
~Ju-Ju-B~

gah! Ju-Ju-BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!! I'm so happy! I was like OMFG! Julie! lol.
So glad all you ladies like the chapter, I was a little bit nervous about it to be honest. Righty well I'll be working on all my stuff...so hopefully some updates are in the near future. Luv to the gurlies ~Alli~
PS-Kate...the chicadee on ur banner is Reese Witherspoone...which happens to be one of JJ's favorite actresses...lol so just realized that!

This post has been edited by 4everElijah on Jun 26 2005, 04:21 AM

Aw, yay! That was really great Alli! I can't wait for more...


Luvs,
Jinx!

HEY!! I loved that chapter! *except for the whole u dating my man thing but I know your genius mind and you won't disapoint me!* I love Lij's car!!!! OMG!! Cat, I also saw parts of the Elizabethtown trailer, he looks so adorable and good looking! *ok so I am an Orlando Bloom fan!* seriously need rotating banners, will any one be so nice to help me out with that?
~Kat/Sarah~
PS- GO ARTISTIC GROUP!!! WE STILL RULE THE SCHOOL * no matter what the preps say!*

Hey It's me again. The first chapter was so good, I can't wait for the next chapter. Oh and heck ya Resse Witherspoon is the best and can't believe Kate didn't know that was who was on her banner. Anyway that's it for now. Bye for now.
~Ju-Ju-B~

lol, I know!! I can totally feel my love for him coming back to me!! YAY!! And it looks like such a good movie too!! Like, not just because he's in it, an ACTUAL good movie!!

I can make you a rotating banner, just send me the pictures through pm or on AIM, if you have it. Alli can give you my address Or I think it's in my profile.. lol, I always forget. But yeah, I just figured my program out!! So I'm so excited to make rotating banners

YAY!! *hugs Cat* Thank you so much!!!! And yes, I agree it does look like just a good movie in itself, Orlando s just a perk that he is in it! And it looks like it is very funny! I can't wait till it comes out! So, I will PM you the banners and thanks loads!!
~Kat/Sarah~