Other Fan Fiction ❯ Daria: College Pains ❯ The Day Before Tomorrow ( Chapter 4 )

Chapter 4: The Day Before Tomorrow

 

 

Daria was getting more nervous as the time passed; she had gone over the campus several times and found each of her classes. She knew she had a class with Lindsey and already promised to let Lindsey sit next to her when class started. But the first day of college classes was tomorrow and it was getting to Daria. She knew she could handle high school, those classes were easy, but this was college, Daria wasn't sure what to expect. Daria and Lindsey kept the fighting down to one argument when Lindsey said Skaz was coming over and that they might go out to eat later and Lindsey kept bugging Daria to come along. Daria finally caved in when it looked like Lindsey was about to cry again. And now she was only seventeen hours away from her first class.

 

“Come on Daria relax it is just school, except you pay them money to go, and they make you live on campus, but really it's just school.” Lindsey was looking over the games Daria had on her computer which Daria had finally gotten around to setting up. “How come you don't have any Tycoon games? Those are fun, make money, make a roller coaster or a mall, takes more then pulling the trigger like in Doom or Quake.”

 

“Oh come on nothing like blasting zombies and grunts with a shotgun.” Daria was going through her book bag again rearranging the books and other school supplies. “There has to be a way to do this so I don't have to come back here in between any of my classes.” Daria did not want to talk back to the dorm building since the closest class was a good five minute jog away, and with fifteen minutes in between classes she didn't want to do that. Daria gave up and decided if she carries two of the books in her arms with the other books and supplies in her book bag she could make it so she didn't have to come back here in between classes.

 

“Wow what's this?” Daria looked up at the screen and saw Lindsey was reading something, one of her stories!

 

“Get out of that!” Daria dropped her book bag and went over as quickly as she could nearly knocking Lindsey out of the lawn chair.

 

“Hey Daria what was that for?” Lindsey clicked out of the story before Daria did anything else. “Is that one of the things you wrote? It was good, the part I read, strong female kicking ass, a self insertion Daria?” Daria got the mouse and turned the computer off. “Alright sorry I read it. What's the point of writing something if no one else gets to read it?” Lindsey crossed her arms giving Daria a pouting look.

 

“Does there need to be a point besides the pointy end of a knife if you touch my computer again without my permission?” Daria wasn't sure why she was so mad, she had let Tom and Jane read a story she wrote, she even read one of her Melody Powers stories out loud at the Lawndale Café.

 

“Hey I had your permission to get on it and check it out! You don't need to threaten me Daria it won't work.”

 

“Fine shut up, let it go.” Daria put her hands over her ears to keep the noise out of her head.

 

“I will not shut up Daria I didn't do anything wrong! You just threatened to stab me with a knife because I was reading a story you wrote, what the hell is wrong with you!?” Lindsey grabbed Daria's arms and pulled them off her ears. “Listen to me damn it.”

 

“Sorry I didn't mean it Lindsey. I said you could check out the games on my computer so how did you find my stories?”

 

“Well in college you need to write things so I was seeing what program you had and I found them.”

 

“Ok I'm still sorry for what I said, I didn't mean it, now can we drop it? Go ahead and use my computer if you want but please don't read my stories unless I say you can, they are personal works of mine.” Lindsey nodded in agreement but didn't turn the computer back on instead she went to her room.

 

Daria turned her computer back on and played some Zombie Shot until the phone rang.

 

“Hey is Lindsey there?” It sounded like Skaz.

 

“Uh yeah you want to talk to her?”

 

“No just wondering where she was, kidding, could you put her on the phone?” Daria set the phone down and got Lindsey. Lindsey went and got on the phone and started to act like a certain redhead Daria thought she would never have to see again, voluntarily. Daria went back to her game ignoring Lindsey talking to Skaz on the phone. About three stages later on Zombie Shot Lindsey got Daria's attention.

 

“What?” Daria paused her game.

 

“Skaz wants to know if you want to come with us to a party, his roomy is paying him to be the designated driver and Skaz wants someone he knows to go with him to keep him company.” Lindsey smiled broadly at Daria batting her eyes. “Come one Daria you might like it and I don't want to go to it alone, might make Skaz think it's a date or something.” Daria shook her head before replying.

 

“You like him, ask him out, don't drag me to a party just because you don't want to go alone.”

 

“It's the guy's job to ask the girl out and I wouldn't be dragging you unless I knocked you out first.” Lindsey laughed and then put her hands together like she was praying. “Please Daria? Last chance to go out before school starts.”

 

“Until the next weekend when another party will be going on and you will want to drag me to that one.” Daria started her game up again blasting some more zombies.

 

“Come on Daria please!” Lindsey was starting to get on Daria's nerves.

 

“Alright fine but you owe me.” Daria saved her game before turning her computer off.

 

“You're not going to change? We have time Daria, and that outfit just isn't right for a party.”

 

“Don't push it Lindsey, I already said I would go.” Daria did think maybe she should change, she did have the clothes she wore to Alternapalooza, or that other one she wore to scare Quinn, not that she would ever wear it again.

 

“Oh I know I can dress you up! I got this really cute blouse and skirt that would fit perfectly! Come on Daria let me do your hair to while we're at it.” Lindsey grabbed Daria's hand and tried to drag Daria to her room.

 

“No Lindsey I'm not changing anything!” Daria tore her hand away from Lindsey trying to keep her cool.

 

“But Daria your hair, I could put it up for you so it won't be in the way while you dance.”

 

“Dance? I'm not dancing, I don't dance, and I can't dance.”

 

“Well at least change your top Daria, I got a shirt that would go with that skirt a lot better.” Lindsey went to her room and came out with a dark tan colored v-neck shirt. “See? Goes with your skirt better then that jacket you always wear.” Lindsey handed it to Daria. Daria was going to argue but decided this was something small and stupid so why fight about it? Going to her room she changed her top and came back out. “Yea! You look so cute Daria, not too cute though.” What had Daria done? Lindsey was acting like a Fashion Fiend from Lawndale and this scared Daria more then going to a party. “Ok now let me change and we can go to the entrance and meet Skaz.” Lindsey went into her room and came out several minutes later in an all out goth/punk outfit.

 

“What the hell happened to you?” Lindsey had completed her outfit with black lipstick and eye liner.

 

“What? You don't like it?” She twirled around making the leather skirt shine in the light. “I know I don't have any piercing done but I will get a job sometime and get everything pierced!” Lindsey jumped up and down clapping her hands together in excitement. “Come on Daria this is going to be fun!” Lindsey nearly ran out the door in her knee high leather boots. Daria followed closing the door behind her locking it and went after Lindsey. Meeting Skaz out front his eyes nearly popped out of his head when he saw Lindsey.

 

“Wow, uh, nice Lindsey. My roommate is already at my truck so you two will have to sit in the back. Easiest thirty dollars I've made, go to a party and don't drink, how great is this country?” Skaz got a laugh out of Lindsey but nothing out of Daria. “Glad you decided to come with us Daria.” Daria let out a low mumbled hello and followed Skaz and Lindsey out to Skaz's truck. Lindsey's out fit seemed to have the same effect on Skaz's roommate as he offered Daria the passenger seat so he could sit with Lindsey in the back seat.

 

“No thanks, you get airbag injuries if you sit in the front seat.” Daria climbed in behind Lindsey starting to wish she had told Lindsey no and stuck with it.

 

“Are you making fun of my driving skills Daria?” Skaz laughed turning the truck on. “So Mike just tell me where to go.” Skaz's roommate gave directions until they got to a large house that already had several cars parked out front. Skaz went around the block and found a place to park. “Hey where's my money?” Mike dug into his pocket and got the money out handing it to Skaz. Walking the couple hundred feet to the house they got in and saw alcohol was already being consumed.

 

“Wait if Mike is your roommate then he can't be 21.” Daria felt stupid saying it even before she got it all out.

 

“Your point Daria? He drinks, I don't, and I get thirty bucks to do nothing, no reason for me to tell him not to drink.” Skaz pulled out a water bottle from a pocket inside his shirt. “H2O is natural and clean; unless it is city water then you have chlorine, cyanide, fluoride, and other poisons in it but still better then beer.” Daria hadn't thought about bringing something to drink and wondered what she would do. Lindsey went off into the crowd coming back with two plastic cups filled with a brown liquid.

 

“Here Daria I got you some to.” Lindsey took a drink from her cup after handing the other cup to Daria.

 

“Is this beer?” Daria could smell it already and wasn't about to drink it.

 

“No it's free beer, drink up, have fun. Oh sorry Skaz I know you can't drink but still have fun!” Lindsey twirled around a couple times then drank the rest of her cup quickly. “Need another one, you need a refill Daria?” Daria shook her head standing there with the cup in her hand hoping no one would try to talk to her.

 

“So Daria you don't drink?” Skaz pointed to the cup still in Daria's hands.

 

“I don't know, never tried it, but not 21 so probably shouldn't anyways.” Daria swirled the cup making the beer spin inside the cup.

 

“Probably shouldn't is right, school starts tomorrow and the stuff is bad on your liver, kidneys, and spleen.” Skaz took another drink from his water bottle before getting another one out. “Here's some water if you want it, it's not the original water though, just fill up the same ones again and again.” Daria took the bottle and drank from it before Lindsey got back.

 

“Hey this is a cool song, wanna dance Skaz?” She set her cup of beer down and stuck a hand out towards Skaz.

 

“Uh I guess I can't really dance but what the hell.” Skaz put the water bottle back into the inside pocket of his shirt and got up to dance with Lindsey leaving Daria alone in the middle of teens and tweenies getting drunk or already there.

 

“Hey Baby want to go upstairs and check out the mattress?” A guy Daria hoped was drunk started to hit on her.

 

“How about I see how well the pillow covers up your screaming?”

 

“Hey you into that stuff, cool!” The guy tried to grab Daria's arm before she could pull it away.

 

“Hands off mister.” Skaz had grabbed the other guy by the back of the neck holding onto the pressure points.

 

“Hey man she said she wanted to have some fun didn't you Babe?” The guy tried to get Skaz to let go to no avail.

 

“I'm sure she did but right now you need to go lay down before she kicks your nuts into your throat, she wears boots she could do it.” Skaz let go so the guy could stumble away to find another girl to hit on.

 

“Did I ask for your help?” Daria was relieved to have the guy go away but now her pride was at stake.

 

“No I just figured you could use it before you told him to go away by biting his tongue off when he tried to shove it down your throat. Just another reason why I don't drink.”

 

“Speaking of asshole guys why aren't you dancing with Lindsey?”

 

“She wanted to get another drink so I told her I would check on you, and don't try to insult me Daria I have heard far worse then anything you could come up with at Strikers.” Skaz got his water bottle out getting a drink from it. “Well I don't know, what's your schedule for tomorrow?”

 

“None of your business, and what's Strikers, your old high school?”

 

“Kind of if you want to call a place with an electric fence and metal detectors at all doors a high school. Of course it does build character as my dad put it even though he never went there, so glad I got to go to a regular high school my senior year.”

 

“You went to a private school? What do your parents do to afford something like that?” Skaz started to act like someone who got caught with his hand in the cookie jar.

 

“I don't want to talk about it anymore the place was evil and the people who worked there got what they deserved.” Skaz didn't say anything else until Lindsey came back with two more cups of beer.

 

“Here Dars, got you another one.” Lindsey put the one cup down drinking the other before finishing it in time for a new song. “Come on Skaz a slow song, let's dance.” Lindsey grabbed Skaz's hand and took him into the living room with some of the other couples who were already dancing again leaving Daria to fend for herself. After finishing the water bottle Skaz gave her she tried the beer and finding it to be better then she thought it would be and finished the cup before going into a corner so she could only be attacked by drunken idiots from one side. Thankfully for Daria she only had to point one drunk away by telling them her boyfriend was the wrestling captain before Skaz and Lindsey came back an hour after leaving Daria.

 

“Sorry about leaving you alone Dars but you should be having fun to!” Lindsey was leaning up against Skaz for support.

 

“Well my roommate is drunk so I am going to get him and take us home, hold onto Lindsey to make sure she doesn't wander anywhere.” Skaz picked Lindsey up by her waist and put her in front of Daria.

 

“I'm not drunk just a little tipsy.” Lindsey grabbed onto Daria to keep her balance. “See? If I was drunk I wouldn't have caught her before she fell.”

 

“Anyways be right back.” Skaz left the two girls in the corner getting his roommate. Getting back the four left the party and walked, or stumbled if you were Lindsey and Mike, to Skaz's truck. “Daria make sure you open Lindsey's window in case she has to spew.” Skaz grabbed Lindsey by the waist and hoisted her into the back seats of his truck after Lindsey's first attempt to climb in failed. Helping his own roommate into the passenger seat of the truck Skaz went around and started it up. “Daria open you window to, I could smell the alcohol on your breath.” Daria blushed embarrassed that she was being told what to do as though she was three year old.

 

“I'm not drunk I just had a cup after I finished the water bottle you gave me.” Remembering it she wondered what she had done with it. “Uh I don't know where it is though I think I left it at the party.” Skaz shrugged his shoulders stopping at the red light.

 

“Oh well I have three more back in my dorm room. What the heck does this guy want!?” Skaz punched the steering wheel before pulling over. Daria had to shift over to see through the windshield, it was a cop!

 

“Kid we know that a college party is going on so we set up stop zones to make sure no one is breaking the law, you kids may think it is cool or posh but driving while intoxicated is a very serious offense. Could you please step out of the car?” Skaz did as he was asked. “Now could you stand on one leg and touch your nose?” Skaz did that as well. “Alright how about your ABC's?” Skaz showed he was smarter then a kindergartener to the cop. “Hmmm, I don't smell anything on your breath but I got a whiff of alcohol from your truck, could the other members in your truck produce some ID?” Daria was getting her drivers license out when Skaz talked back to the cop.

 

“Sorry but they don't need to do anything, it is not illegal to drink under the age of 21 but to buy under the age or to sell it to someone under the age of 21. They could have downed entire kegs and it wouldn't be illegal as long as they didn't purchase it or sell it to others.” Skaz reminded Daria of her Mom when she went into legal mode.

 

“Smart ass you looking to be a lawyer at your school?” The cop raised an eyebrow tapping the handle on his gun trying to intimidate Skaz.

 

“No, economics is my major.” Skaz had gone back to being himself. “They still don't need to take their ID out since even if they are under 21 they aren't doing anything illegal, since I being a loser don't drink I am the one driving.”

 

“Well not drinking is cool and being the designated driver is responsible of a kid your age, just make sure it stays this way.” Skaz got back into the truck and drove away.

 

“Well that was exciting.” Skaz pulled into the parking lot of the school.

 

“How did you know that it isn't illegal to drink under age?” Daria got a hold of Lindsey trying to guide her out of the truck without getting hurt.

 

“I have no idea if that was true, in Michigan it is but who knows about Massachusetts.” Skaz helped Mike out of the truck supporting him. “Well have a good night and good luck tomorrow, might see you in a couple classes. Can't believe they make us take certain classes, I mean, what do sciences have to do with my major?” Daria felt the same way, mainly about the math class and the government class she had to take, although science didn't really have anything to do with Creative Writing but she liked that class.

 

“You too Skaz and I'm sure Lindsey feels the same way.” Daria was supporting Lindsey the same way Skaz was supporting Mike. Getting back to their dorm room Daria got Lindsey to her room laying her down on the bed. “Good night Lindsey.” Lindsey mumbled something before grabbing her two stuffed animals and curling up into a ball with them. Daria went to her room and changed into her sleep shirt before going to bed.