Some People Never Learn

by ioanacristina

This story was inspired by "You'll Get What's Coming to Ya" by Kwake, "Rewards" by Volcanica_kougra, and "You're Not the Only One" by Amber89. You guys all rock!

When Lady the Speckled Usul walked through the halls of Faerieland Academy of Higher Education, other pets ducked to make way for her, some even bowed to her, all treated her like she was royalty, but it wasn't because they liked her. It was out of fear.

Lady had won the Beauty Pageant and the Caption Competition several times, but it wasn't because she had talent; all she had was a pretty face and a very mean attitude. Less popular pets were forced to vote for her, or else they'd get a very unpleasant and painful surprise on the way home from school.

Lady's owner spoiled her, and she always had the best of everything. She only lacked one thing: a heart.

One chilly Tuesday morning, where our story begins, Lady walked up to Starhue, a Star Shoyru and the best looking guy in the whole school, only to find that he was conversing with a pretty red Shoyru.

"Star! Good to see you," drawled Lady.

"Hi, Lady," Star answered politely, and quickly turned back to the red Shoyru.

"I SAID, Good to see you!" growled Lady furiously, unused to being ignored.

"I heard!" said Star, a hint of exasperation in his voice.

"It was so horrible, being sick and staying home a week," Lady told him, glad that she was getting his attention.

"D'achoo is a terrible disease... terrible... and I missed you so much! Will you come to the dance with me this week?"

"I don't think so," Star said.

"WHAT?!" gasped Lady. "Star, you HAVE to go with me, you're my boyfriend!"

"No, I'm not," said Star coldly.

"YES YOU ARE!" shrieked Lady. "It's not official, but you came with me to EVERY OTHER DANCE, you're coming with me to this one!" She stamped her foot for emphasis.

"'Fraid not," Star said quietly.

"YOU'RE MY BOYFRIEND!" shrieked Lady again, causing many pets to stare at them. The rest looked away, rolling their eyes. Lady had a tantrum about every three days, it wasn't unusual. Monday the cafeteria had been out of chocolate milk, Wednesday had been fish sticks, Friday they had gotten a bit more homework that usual from their math teacher...

"Maybe," said a mocking voice, "he doesn't WANT to be your boyfriend." It was the red Shoyru Star had wanted to talk to. He flashed her a grateful smile.

"PIPE DOWN, YOU!" yelled Lady.

"She's right!" Star told Lady angrily. "Raz," he said to the Shoyru, "will you go with me to the dance?"

Lady couldn't think of anything to say, and stood there with her mouth open like a fish. She finally stomped away to her locker, to rant to her "friend" Anyka, a fire Lupe.

"Can you BELIEVE that he did that to ME? ME, the most popular girl in this whole stupid school! AARGH, I don't like him! And who does that Shoyru think she is anyway, I've never seen her before! How DARE she talk to me like that? And she isn't even painted! She should be ashamed to show her ugly mug behind here!"

"True," said Anyka, who hadn't been listening to a word her "friend" had been saying. But she had heard the words "that Shoyru, so she said, "She's pretty new, she came when you were home sick with D'achoo, her name is Razberry."

"The nerve of them!" cried Lady indignantly.

"We have to get to class," Anyka told her, checking her watch.

"YOU can go! I am staying here! I have to get revenge on that BRAT!" Lady said angrily.

***

Lady got a detention for skipping class without a valid reason. This made her even angrier, but gave her more time to think about her revenge. It would involve Anyka, Krash, a Korbat who had had a crush on Anyka for two years, a banana peel, and a bucket of butterscotch pudding...

The End