Rhonda admired herself in the mirror for one last time, making sure she looked her best for the first day back at school. She wriggled into her pink lady jacket and turned around so she could see the logo on the back. This year I'm going to be somebody. She knotted a scarf around her neck and adjusted her glasses which thankfully distracted attention from her nose. Yelling goodbye to her mom she grabbed her car keys and made a quick getaway. Sharon would kill her if she was late, and they were supposed to be meeting Stephanie in the parking lot. They intended to make a grand entrance together.

She reversed the car off the drive and made her way towards Sharon's house, then she'd pick up Paulette and her little sister Dolores. Paulette was more than a little irked about taking Dolores but Rhonda didn't mind. Of course, Paulette had no patience whereas she had plenty, which was just as well since she needed it to put up with Goose. She smiled to herself, a few months ago she'd never have imagined them getting together but now they were definitely headed in that direction. If they weren't there already. He was immature at times, and that prank on Sharon went too far, but he meant well, she was sure of it.

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Sharon was pacing outside when Rhonda parked up. She'd been up early and had changed her outfit at least three times before she was satisfied with her appearance. The first day of senior year was not the day to make a bad impression. She adjusted her Jackie Kennedy style hat, not caring if it was too formal for school, she didn't want to blend in with the crowd anyway. That was so not cool.

"Hey," Sharon said getting into the passenger side of the car. Her eyes ran over Rhonda's outfit, and she could see she'd also made more effort than usual.

"Have you had your hair cut?" Rhonda asked and Sharon was pleased she'd noticed.

"I've had a few inches cut off, it was getting kinda wild." Jackie Kennedy had shoulder-length hair so she'd bit the bullet and had at least four inches cut off the back of hers.

"It suits you," Rhonda said and Sharon breathed a sigh of relief. She'd smartened up her whole look telling herself you had to dress for the part you wanted. Not that she had any intention of replacing Louis but if love didn't work out she would be setting her sights a whole lot higher. And it didn't hurt to keep him on his toes, no way would she let him take her for granted.

"I've got to give Dolores a ride as well," Rhonda said interrupting her thoughts. "Paulette said her folks insisted she take Dolores since it's her first day at Rydell."

"Well you've got the room," Sharon said not caring.

"Paulette's in a mood about it."

Sharon rolled her eyes. "Personally, I think she should be more tolerant. Dolores is her little sister, she should look out for her." Admittedly Dolores was a pain but Sharon was sure that if she were a big sister she'd be far more considerate.

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Paulette heard a horn beep and she groaned. Why did Rhonda have to be so early? She ran a comb through her hair and adjusted her top making sure her cleavage was on display. She then zipped her jacket all the way up so her mom wouldn't see how low cut her top was before she headed for the door.

"Don't forget to show Dolores where she's going," her mom reminded her.

"Mom, this is an important year for me as well," Paulette moaned. "I'll have my own stuff to deal with, I can't be babysitting Dolores."

"Hey, I don't need looking after," Dolores snapped before their mother had a chance to speak, and Paulette breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't want Dolores tagging along, especially not when she had big plans of her own. This was her last chance to get with Johnny Nogerelli and she was not going to let the grass grow under her feet.

She knew Johnny wouldn't stay single for long, and as a pink lady, she had an edge over all the other girls. She didn't think Johnny would care about the code if he met a girl he wanted, she wasn't sure it even applied to the t birds. They can probably date who they like. However, she knew that Johnny would look first amongst the girls he hung out with for Stephanie's replacement. Rhonda was too nerdy for him, and Sharon was loved up with Louis so that left her in prime position, and she intended to take advantage!

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Stephanie sighed as she got on the bus, mentally preparing herself for the inevitable confrontation she'd be having with Johnny in a matter of minutes. She put her sunglasses on, and popped a piece of gum into her mouth, trying to give the world the impression of cool sophistication. She put her purse on the seat next to her just daring anyone to try and sit down. However, most of the guys getting on the bus barely glanced her way, no doubt still thinking she was Johnny's girl and strictly off-limits. And that was fine with her, she was through with high school guys anyway.

Idly she looked out the window as the bus began to fill up, the voices around her were louder than usual as people excitedly caught up with their friends. It crossed her mind that it was weird, here she was the most popular girl in school, and no one attempted to talk to her. She assumed her status intimidated them. Well, that was kind of the whole point of being a pink lady, she was supposed to be untouchable. She spluttered at the thought, and a couple of kids exchanged nervous glances.

"Hi," Eugene said as he accidentally caught her eye. He gave her a half-smile, and she thought he actually trembled. She couldn't say she blamed him. Johnny had bullied him relentlessly for the past three years, and she had been known to join in. She felt a wave of shame and gave him what she thought was a friendly smile. He looked startled and hurried to an empty seat far away from her.

She glanced at the girls around her; most of them had taken extra care with their appearance for the first day of school. Talk about lame, it's no big deal. She looked down at her jeans and she guessed they were okay, she wasn't really a skirt girl anyway. Tight skirts were too restrictive and flared skirts were far too girlie for her, she'd leave them to Paulette.

"Is this seat taken?" a male voice interrupted her thoughts. She looked up to see a tall blonde student looking at her expectantly. She frowned slightly, aren't there any other seats left? He continued to stare at her, his face slightly puzzled, and she reluctantly moved her purse so he could sit down. She gave him a quick once over and realised she'd never seen him before. He must be new and that's why he'd had the temerity to sit next to her.

"Hello, I'm Michael," he started to say, his voice faltering.

She gave him a brief glance and rolled her eyes. In that suit, he was gonna get eaten alive. He opened his mouth again as if about to engage her in conversation, and she turned away looking out of the window. Not that she could see much with her sunglasses on but she was in no mood for small talk at this time of day. Or any time of day. She began to psych herself up for the year ahead. She was the leader of the pink ladies and they were gonna rule the school!

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The End

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