Title: My Disclaimer and other Legal Issues
Author: Me.
Fandom: The Office
Rating: PG-14
Pairing: In this chapter: Jim/Pam
Disclaimer: I don't own The Office or any of its characters and I did not write this for profitable gain. Void where prohibited.
Part One:The arrival of El Capitano Michael Scott
Chapter Uno
It was a brittle morning in late September at Dunder-Mifflin Memorial High, located in the small and discreet town of Scranton. Nothing happened in Scranton- at least not anything remotely interesting. It was no exception at Dunder High, where the living life of its students was sucked out daily with a social vacuum and the building was just a slab of concrete. But everything in this small town was about to change on that specific morning, with the arrival of one Mr. Michael Scott.
This prank has to be special- it's the first day of school for me- it'll be like a welcome back present, a teenage boy with scruffy hair the colour of mocha smiled to himself, a goofy yet gentle smile that only he, Jim Halpert could hold. He was once again, walking and thinking at the same time; I can't believe we stayed longer during our vacation in Miami- I missed my First Day of School prank on Dwight. On his way to Dunder High that morning, he went over his whole Psych Dwight plan again and found a particular flaw:
He needed an accomplice for the Distraction phase.
As the school prankster greatly known to Dwight Shrute, he had a "reputation" to keep. Why study for a Spanish quiz when he had Dwight's Star Wars Bobble Head collection to encase in lime jello or why catch up on his algebra homework when he had to draw derp faces on Dwight's farm grown beets? Jim was always looking for ways to top each prank off- it was his only form of amusement.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw someone familiar crossing the street to his side of the pavement.
It was none other than Pam Beesly, the secretary of the Student Council.
And she was the only girl Jim noticed at his bane of a school.
Crud, she's coming my way, Jim thought while hastily checking his reflection off the store window panes he was passing.
Jim Confession: What do I think of Pam? Well, she's… cute in my opinion, but I don't really have the guts to ask her out. I voted her for council secretary, though. That definitely shows my undying "amor" for her. Also, I heard a rumor that she's dating Roy Anderson, the MVP of our school's hockey team. That really boots my chances with her, thanks for actually having a successful sports team, Dunder High. Go Bears.
Suddenly, Roy stepped out of the coffee shop door in front of Jim (and almost whacked him on the face in the process). He embraced Pam in a light manner, sniffing her auburn locks with no embarrassment.
"Roy, stop," she whispered in his ear, "not in public- you know I hate that."
He protested back, "aw, c'mon babe!" but he let go of her.
Jim pretended to look bored and haughty but he remembered he only had fifteen minutes to pull his prank, so Jim grunted an "ahem" past the two lovers and went on his way.
"Who was that jerk?" Roy asked with feigned anger, still looking at Pam.
"Um, Jim Halpert, I think- I see him around." Pam responded with a faraway look in her eyes. Her hands itched for the sketchbook in her canvas bag, wanting to sketch the way that Jim Halpert looked while walking in a daze of falling autumn leaves.
Jim was still in earshot of the couple but neither of them could see the smallest of smiles that played on his lips as kept on walking forward.