Author: Taisia Kuno

Title: We Can Be Heroes: Part One: Student In My Home; Loneliness Subsides

Fandom: JP3

Pairing: Alan/Billy

Rating: R for now

Warnings: Slash of course, m/m fun stuff

Spoilers: Of course

Series: Yes, this is 1:1

Summary: A novel written from boredom about the relationship Alan and Billy have before, during and after JP3. I have beta tested this myself and have had friends read this so this is as accurate as possible. Basically, it's just my thoughts and my ideas with a bit of creativity towards the last part.

Disclaimer: Don't own a lick of the characters and please don't sue me for that. But also, if this pairing isn't for you or hell, homosexual stuff isn't for you either, please don't e-mail me or leave me comments else wise. Just skip it and go on. Isn't that the polite thing to do?

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Part One: Student In My Home; Loneliness Subsides

Chapter 1

Four years after Jurrasic Park

Ellie wanted children more than she wanted Alan and Alan wanted Ellie more than he wanted children. These two ideals clashed and left Alan alone and Ellie searching for someone who was not Alan. Maybe it was better this way, he found himself repeating in his head during the long digs when Ellie was no longer by his side, that she was now doing what she always wanted and he continued doing what he always had done. And it was not like she had abandoned him completely; coincidently, she still called him frequently and visited him whenever she could. None of his comrades had abandoned him from the island except for Mr. Hammond who no one wanted to contact. Alan had resented the man, loathed him for everything that he did to him and the others but then Hammond, the man himself, was not to be hated for wanting something so innocent. One could never hate John Hammond; only forgive him.

Regrettably, Ian Malcolm found his way into Alan's home more than once and now it became a frequent thing to find this dark, brooding man across Alan once a month to just discuss the ways of life. However, Alan did ask him to check his chaos at the door since he still believed that whole chaos business to be just business and nothing tangible. Once in awhile he did happen to enjoy the man's company but he would never allow Ian's ego to know that since it would cause the man's ability to 'shut up' once in awhile to end. They never spoke of Jurassic Park and those who died on it. They only spoke of those alive now and acted as if they had known them forever: before the island, before the park and before the horror. And they never spoke of Isla Sorna, the island Ian had been duped into visiting only two years after the initial horror. Alan could not believe that the man would return but under the circumstances, love overcame stupidity and he was just saving someone he loved.

Tim and Lex even found time to contact him though not often in person. The last he'd seen of them was at a special gathering thanks to Hammond even if the older man was not there; but lord how they had grown.. From then on they wrote him letters and he kept each of them in a scrap book he had for all sorts of non-fossilized related documents. The letters occurred about once a month from each since Lex was now attending a private high school and Tim was still in his transitional stage of middle school and high school but whenever he received one, he secretly smiled and read it on his way back to the door. When he felt the happiest was when he got a letter more than once a month and he always made sure to write back to the children; answering their questions and always asking more upon them.

Other than that, he had no contact from anyone. Alan found himself too old to date and had always been squeamish on the subject since Ellie's father asked how old he was and bluntly told him that he looked much older. That was four years ago and he was 36 but now he felt older, now being 40; not yet turning 41 since his birthday had not arrived yet. The saddest part of it all was he still felt 30 years old and not nearly 10 years older. But no matter how young he felt it did not make him want to venture out into the dating world any more. And he was too busy anyway... too busy but too alone. He never would let on that he was lonely and that sometimes he would catch himself talking to himself. The first time it happened really scared him since he thought the earliest stages of senility was coming but after a quick doctor's visit and another bill to be paid, he realized himself that he just wanted another voice around to answer his call.

That was what started his teachings again and his more extensive digs out in the field where he would be around people. And that's where he met Billy Brennan for the first time.