How topical!
I do hope that she gets her dream of being a singer too.
Oh my! That was great! I laughed way too hard at the badly disguised fan fic line because I feel the same way XD
Don't get me wrong, I love fanfiction! I write tons for LOTR. But 50 Shades kinda put me over the edge. Still haven't read it...I just can't. I know it's supposed to be Bella and Edward...
(Who already creep me out...)
Bargain basement ninja, driving goblin/gnomes, and Justin Bieber. Oh my!
That's what I love about this dynasty, Pip, you just never know what's going to happen!
I Beiblified the hair of one of my sims once, I screamed and changed it to something else after recovering my senses.
I discovered the hard way NOT to respond to the question of 'Who Wrote Twilight?' with 'A cheap imitation fan fiction try hard author rip off of JK Rowling' if you want to survive a trivia night including late teen - early 30's females in the room without having things thrown at you, no matter how true your answer is. 
Gnomes driving cars - classic - just shrink the cars ... or convince them they would rather use the small train set that fairies can ride around in. If that's good enough for fairies, surely its good enough for gnomes.
I had the same reaction, Dek, I actually yelled AAAHHH when I saw her! I never thought of the little trains for the gnomes! That's brilliant! I had to read Twilight since the girls were at the age when their friends were all raving about it, and then we sat down for the "You understand this is not a healthy relationship?" talk. Gwendy and NotGwendy, bless their little hearts, started throwing around words like stalker, creeper, etc.
I've missed so many updates. Anyway, I love that Jareth never gets a break, it's always a joy to see him with bright coloured hair 
Thanks, Nettlejuice, glad to see you back! I kinda wish he could keep the teal, I think it's a great colour on him. And now, back to our story!
Chapter Forty-Nine - Operation GrapevineChristine took to her skilling with a drive not seen since the dear departed Agnes. Her fist object was to have Jareth teach her to drive the motive mobile. She gave up her pranks, using her time to pen torrid trashy novels, worse dramas, and had the Acclaimed Author LTR before the second week of her teen years. Of course she was using just about every potion Gytha had ever made, and Tia started to worry about staging an intervention.
Jareth got there before her.
"I refuse to spend my best years chained to that computer," she told him. "I will be a singer, so run along, GK, and do something about those horrid pyjamas."
"We got you a present," he told her.
Erik was in heaven. He'd always loved her voice.
So with Christine being so singleminded, it was up to the rest to provide some entertainment.
Jareth gave us a butt fire.
"Now, if that shower had been booby trapped,
that would have been hysterical," Indy said.
"Or if that little flap had opened," Gytha giggled.
Indy tried to break Erik.
But Erik was made of sterner stuff. He was still working at the Opera House, chuckling maniacally, and bringing in almost 10k per day.
River gave dance classes every morning. Legolas and Gytha were her best students.
River and Indy spent the afternoons trying to break a hip.
Luna took the Goblin Horde out on foraging expeditions to find ingredients for Gytha's potions.
And of course, there was the Great Movie Marathon every evening on the Old Lady Black and White Channel.
And then Prom rolled around. Christine took great care in choosing an outfit.
Although she was automatically elected Prom Queen, things started going downhill for Christine. She felt like she was underwater, which made her uneasy. So, she decided to set off a booby trap to release some tension, but the chaperones were everywhere. That's when it got bad, as she told the family that night.
"That fool that they called my crush, he not only refused to dance with me, but mocked me! Me! In front of everyone!" she raged.
"The backdrop damage?" Jareth asked quietly, hands clenching in anger.
"I was chasing him to kick his butt!" Christine protested. "As if I would care what some nasty high school boy thought of me!"
"Principal's office?" Legolas asked her. "And Erik, why are you playing the theme from Mission Impossible?"
"Because I know what's coming," Erik replied.
"It wasn't my fault at all!" Christine repeated.
"Oh, I know," Jareth told her, raising his brow at River who nodded.
"Let me just call your Uncle Mal," she told Christine. The girl smiled wickedly at her.
After it was all over, Gytha, who'd been at work for the whole thing, checked in with Christine.
"It went well?" she asked her.
"Let's just say he won't be making fun of anyone else. Not with his face like that," Christine told her calmly.
"Some folk just needs a lesson in manners," Gytha agreed.
Christine had no other problems with school, the other students tending to cringe when she came into a room and automatically giving way to her in the halls.
"Loki is so proud," Legolas told her, as he got off the phone with his brother. "He's sending you a crown he's having special ordered."
River got a call not long after that.
"REAVER!" she screamed.
"No, River, don't kill him!" Indy panted, running into the room. "He's just here to tell you your ride's here."
"SERENITY IS OUTSIDE," Death told her. "THE RULES OF THE GAME SAY I MUST INFORM YOU THIS WAY." He looked at Indy nervously.
"Oh, okay then," River said, calming right down. "Bye, Indy. Don't let Christine kill too many people."
Two days later, Christine aged up to Young Adult and there was a flurry of activity. First of all, there was the wardrobe rush.
And as soon as she closed the dresser drawer she popped a wish to travel.
"What is this?" Tia complained. "Your ovaries kick in and we're off to France? You have graduation in a few hours, young lady!"
"Mais oui, and it will still be there when we get back." She shrugged infuriatingly. "Indy!" she called. "Operation Grapevine!"
"Right!" he called, grabbing passports, motive mobiles, and the phone. Within seconds, they were on the flight.
"Raoul? C'est moi," she purred into the phone when they landed. "We have only six days, since dear Indy got all his visa points in China, of all places."
"Hey!" Indy protested. "China's fun."
Christine waved him off. "Oh yes, Raoul, there's no problem. I'll be finished in plenty of time. Meet you at the art gallery? How romantic." She giggled. "See you then."
Tia discreetly hung out with Indy, who was making friends with everyone in sight, playing chess and fighting the urge to explore tunnels under old burial grounds. Christine returned from her visit and got right back to work.
Five Romance novels later, they caught a flight back to Sunset Valley and made it to graduation. Christine was crowing with pride. Not only was she Valedictorian, graduating with highest honours, her supermax finished, Lifetime Wish done, she was also voted most likely to have a big family.
"Might have been the way you threw up on the podium," Jareth remarked.
"This is a new one, even for us." Gytha said. "Is the fruit trick going to work?"
Tia facepalmed. "I didn't even think of the fruit! Don't look at me like that, Jareth!"
"It doesn't matter. We have a deal. Now I'm going to be a singer!" Christine said joyfully, then ran off to vomit in the bushes.
"Go for it," Tia told her. "Just try not to..."
"throw up on the fans."
