A/N: Oh, boy, I'm not going to win many friends with this one... Okay, let me say something, I know Allen Gregory is hated by a lot of people, but let me tell you something, I'm okay with that. My mother and I used to watch it every night it would be on TV and I can see why it's kinda hated, but I guess since I was able to enjoy it with my mother, that's probably why part of me kinda likes it. We both agree though that Julie was our favorite character. If you don't want to keep reading, that's fine, but please be constructive if you're gonna leave comments, so no flaming or trolling. This is just a fan fiction based on an RP with a friend, so remember to read & review!
Cindy had noticed a certain student who stood out and at the same time, faded into the background. She did not really talk to anybody and rarely participated in social events. The girl was known as Julie De Longpre. This girl was known for sitting in front of her in history class. The two never really talked or said anything to each other except for maybe asking permission to borrow an extra pencil or taking one paper and passing it back. This was the day, Cindy was going to talk with Julie in class today.
"I'm gonna do it," Cindy said to Robin and Kaitlin. "I'm gonna talk to that Julie girl."
"She seems snobby, Cindy," Kaitlin folded her arms. "Her dad's a Super CEO at De Longpre Internationals."
"Maybe she just needs a friend." Cindy insisted.
"I'll go with you, Cindy." Robin offered.
Cindy smiled. "Thanks, Robin," she then gave a glare to Kaitlin. "At least someone is being supportive!"
Cindy and Robin were on their way into Ms. Butterbean's classroom, the bell had rang, but Ms. Butterbean was not there yet. The girl they were coming to was at her desk, reading a book. She had long dark hair that nearly touched her waist with light olive skin, wore a very long blue sweater with black pants and brown shoes. She looked very comfortable and peaceful as she read her book.
"Um... Hi, Julie..." Cindy waved.
The naturally Cambodian girl looked up to see them. "Have we met?" she raised a brow, not recognizing them.
"I'm Robin Snyder and this is my best friend, Cindy Butler," Robin introduced. "We thought you could use someone to talk to."
"I'll be fine..." Julie looked back at her book.
"Come on, Jules, can I call you Jules?" Cindy came to one side.
"No." Julie glared slightly.
"Maybe we could come over to your house or we could have lunch together tomorrow?" Robin offered.
"I said no, now can you please go away?" Julie sounded annoyed.
"Please?" Robin pleaded.
"Seriously, girls, it's for your own good..." Julie insisted. "You wouldn't like it..."
"Oh, it can't be that bad..." Cindy shrugged.
"I had friends over there once, it didn't go so well, they then decided that they didn't need me anymore, so they left me when they had the chance..." Julie sadly sighed. "I suggest you do the same."
"Just one stay, Julie?" Robin asked. "We'll have lunch tomorrow and meet you after school."
Julie then sighed, feeling she had no choice, these girls would keep bugging her if she said otherwise. "Fine... Tomorrow, meet me in the cafeteria for lunch and I'll see you in front of the school at 3:00."
"Thank you, Julie!" Robin squealed. "Thank you! Thank you!"
"Yeah... Sure..." Julie then looked back down to her book.
Cindy and Robin high-fived each other and then took their seats until Ms. Butterbean would come in the room and start their lesson.
"So, you're going to her house tomorrow?" Kaitlin scowled.
"Yep, and you're coming with us." Robin stated.
"Says who?" Kaitlin narrowed her visible eye.
"Kaitlin!" Cindy and Robin glared back.
Kaitlin sighed and rolled her eye. "Okay, okay, I'll come... But I'm telling you... That Julie De Longpre girl is nothing but a snob."
"I'm sure she just needs a friend..." Cindy suggested. "You'll see, tomorrow will be a brand new day."
"Yeah, right," Kaitlin scoffed. "I'll believe that the day Duncan and Abby stop pulling pranks."
Cindy and Robin sighed, Kaitlin was always a handful for a friend, not to mention that since Mrs. X was Kaitlin's aunt, she knew all about combat battle and fighting and could easily handicap anyone who stood in her way.
After school, Cindy was looking at her things. "Hmm... What should I bring to show Julie?" she asked herself.
"So, who's this Julie chick?" Sledgehammer asked as he read a comic book.
"She's the adopted daughter of Richard De Longpre who's Super CEO of De Longpre Internationals," Cindy explained as she looked at her books. "I don't know a lot about her, but she's really smart and we're actually tied for becoming valedictorian."
"That last name sounds French," Sledgehammer commented. "Wait, is it French?"
"I think so, I actually don't know..." Cindy shrugged as she took out one of her books.
"So, what're you doing right now?" Sledgehammer asked.
"I'm finding one of my books that would be appropriate enough to take to school," Cindy explained. "I'm gonna sit with Julie at lunch and I wanna show her something I'm interested in that could probably start a conversation."
"How about showing her a magic trick?" Sledgehammer suggested.
"I guess I could do that..." Cindy then looked at her deck of cards and shuffled them a lot better than she used to.
"You've gotten real good at shuffling." Sledgehammer smiled. "Maybe you could ask someone to pick a card and make a badger bite them!" he then laughed.
"That was a cartoon!" Cindy told him.
"Like you did to Kevin with that trick?" Sledgehammer then smirked.
Cindy gave him a glance. "Whatever... I just have to make sure her dad picks the three of clubs."
"What's so special about that card anyway?" Sledgehammer asked.
Cindy was about to answer, but then looked puzzled. "I... I actually don't know..."
"You don't know?" Sledgehammer asked.
"I don't know!" Cindy panicked. "SHOULD I!?"
"Hmm... Good point." Sledgehammer said.
"Aaaaugh, they're gonna kill me!" Cindy sounded hysterical now, then shook her head. "Next time..." she then decided to collect her deck of cards and magic wand to show Julie at lunch tomorrow.
"Ooh!" Sledgehammer looked at his watch. "It's time for my soap opera!"
"Have fun with that, Mr. Sensitive..." Cindy rolled her eyes with a smirk.
Sledgehammer blew a raspberry to her and went to watch his stories.
Cindy heard her parents come home, so she came down to tell her parents about her after school plans tomorrow.
"So, who's Julie, sweetie?" Shelly asked.
"She's Richard De Longpre's daughter." Cindy explained.
"Oh, Richard De Longpre, huh?" Shelly asked. "My friend Lila works in his office..." she then stopped right there, not saying anything else. "Um... Who wants a nice fried chicken salad for dinner?"
Cindy glanced at her mother and then shrugged. "I'm going over to Julie's place after school for dinner with Robin and Kaitlin."
"Oh, um, that's nice, dear." Shelly sounded hesitant.
Cindy noticed her mother wasn't very enthusiastic. What was this prejudice against Julie and her family?