A/N: AHH! Here's my new story! :) I got this idea from the Princess Diaries. I was thinking about all the Princess movies I've watched before and suddenly thought of A Cinderella Story (Hillary Duff, Lucy Hale, Selena Gomez). And this is SOMEWHAT Rags. Lol. So I hope you enjoy it! This is going to be a How To Rock/ Rags crossover though! :)
Disclaimer: I don't own How to Rock, A Cinderella Story (1,2, or 3), or Rags
"Stevie Rena Baskara! Get down here now!" her father yells. Stevie jumps a bit, coming out of her sleep. She wipes the drool that's dried to her face and slips out from under the covers. She groans as she gets ready. She knows it's going to be another day of doing chores. That's all she's done since she could walk. Her parents don't hate her... they just wanted a fifth boy. So, more often than not, they forget they have a girl. Stevie usually gets left behind to do the chores. It's almost like they think she's the maid of the house, and not even a part of the bloodline. She doesn't take it too harshly anymore.
In fact, Stevie has a dream. One day, she's going to rise above the life she lives. Soon, everyone will know her name and that she does exist. As she trudges down the stairs, her hair slightly frizzy and her clothes slightly wrinkled, she walks into the kitchen where her four brothers have already eaten most of the pancakes her mother's made. "What's there for me?" she asks. Her mother takes a glance the plate where the pancakes were and shrugs. "There's bread there. You know how to use the toaster. I have to get going, and so do you," her mother says, nodding toward Stevie's father. Her father puts down his fork and knife onto his plate and puts it into the sink.
Stevie frowns as she walks toward the counter. The front door clicks shut, and soon her brothers are running around like crazy. She waits at the counter for the toast to pop up. As the slices pop up, of course her bottomless pit brother, Nate, steals one of them. Stevie swings to hit him, but misses and instead sends one of the milk glasses-still quite full-across the kitchen. She watches as it shatters. Nate and the others let out howls of laughter and run out the door to the bus stop.
Stevie grabs a rag and cleans up all the glass and milk. Of course this would happen right? she thinks miserably. She grabs her bag, slings it over her shoulder, and walks out the front door. Oh crap! she groans mentally. As the front door closes shut behind her, she sees the bus is already leaving. Crap... crap... crap. I can't be late again! she cries.
She runs to the stop, but it's too late when she gets there. The bus is already down the road. She yells out in frustration and pulls out her phone.
"Thanks again, Nelly. You must be getting pretty sick of my asking, huh?" Stevie says, trying to laugh. "No. I don't mind it really," Nelson says. Stevie seems unconvinced, but she lets it go. When they arrive at the school, Stevie goes straight for her locker. I'm not going to be late today. she thinks. As she slams her locker shut, she goes to the courtyard for the remainder of free time. Homeroom doesn't start for another couple minutes.
There's a sea of girls around one table, Stevie notices. Oh joy. she says to herself. It's Zander Robbins and his fan club of fawning girls. He's basically trying to talk to most of them. Stevie rolls her eyes and sits down at one of the tables. She pulls a notepad from her small pile of books and begins writing down a line in her head.
They all can't see it yet
But with every second they ignore
The girl I've held back
One day I'm gonna rise up
and be the girl they thought they knew
I'm gonna show them
Where I knew I'd be
She sighs as she realizes these are probably the vaguest, most overused lyrics ever. She scribbles a line through them. "Excuse me!" says a high voice. Stevie looks up where she can see Head Perf Kacey Simon roughly pushing aside the sea of girls. "Don't you all have somewhere else to be?" she snaps at the girls who are all near crying now. The sea of fangirls breaks up, and eventually all that's left at the table is Zander and Kacey.
Kacey flirts with him a couple minutes before she actually kisses him. Of course, she has to make it look dramatic and like a fantasy. Stevie rolls her eyes, picks up her notepad and pens and makes for the doors inside, but that's when Perfy yells, "Loserberry!" Stevie closes her eyes, counts to ten, and then turns to face Kacey. "Yeah, Perfy?" she says back. "Um... what were you doing here? I think it was clear you shouldn't be here while I am. I told everyone else to leave. Why didn't you?" Kacey says, authority awfully high in her voice. Stevie scoffs and says, "Just because your celebrity boyfriend is the only reason people look up to you, doesn't mean you control us. I can sit where I want," Stevie says.
Kacey looks like she's been slapped. "Ha. As long as you still serve me my smoothies everyday at four o' clock sharp, Loserberry... I. own. you..." Kacey says. "Aw, how cute. Bless your cold dead heart and all that it thinks it controls," Stevie says in a sarcastic tone, as if she were talking to a small child. "Get out," Kacey says.
"You have no idea what you've gotten yourself into, do you, Zander?" Stevie asks Kacey's boyfriend. He looks lost in the whole conversation. Stevie sends a glare toward Kacey before leaving. Without looking back, she storms to her next class.
She's going to be sorry one day. Stevie thinks. She goes to class.
By the time school ends, Stevie's got all her homework into her bag and then gets onto the bus. The bus stop is nearby the mall, so she doesn't have to walk far to get to work. Nobody knows just how badly she needs this job at Danny Mango's. She hates working here everyday from 2:30 to 6:00. It's a short shift really... but not for Stevie.
She clocks into work once she gets into her uniform takes her position behind the counter. The shop's already pretty busy. Great... she says, putting enphasis on the word. Most of the afternoon is spent on blending smoothies for customers. As 4:00 comes around, Kacey Simon, Molly Garkfunel, and Grace King come into the shop. Stevie groans, more to herself, and quickly gets ready for their outrageous requests.
"Welcome to Danny Mango's. How may I help thee?" Stevie says sarcastically. "Well, Loserberry," the three Perfs say together, holidng up an "L" with their fingers, "We'll all have a Kiwi Splash with just a little bit of cococnut shavings, and all of them will have twenty kiwi seeds. Only twenty," Kacey says. Stevie holds her breath to keep from spitting something cruel at them. She waits till they sit down before she starts geting the drinks.
As she begins working on the smoothies, she hears a familiar song coming over the loudspeakers. She groans again. It's probably the most play out song of the century. Kacey, across the shop, announces quite loudly, "It's my Zander's song!" holding her hands over her heart and feigning support. She's only in it for the popularity.
I'll follow my dreams!
You'd think they were nightmare the way they scream!
I'll make them believe!
Someday, Someday
I'm gonna be the next big thing!
She gets the drinks ready and hands them to the Perfs, who automatically demand they've changed their minds and want a new drink. And for once... those lyrics seem to really mean something to Stevie.
I'm gonna be the next big thing! her mind echoes. "Someday," she whispers to herself.
A/N: AHHH! So, that's my new story so far! You like? You hate? Let me know! :D Hope you enjoyed it anyway.