This is the first chapter of SLASH story 'Companionship' there is a gen version of it called 'The Art of Friendship' so if Slash isn't your thing then you can read that! This is my first Steve/Jesse slash story so any reviews will be greatly appreciated as I would like to know what I am doing right/wrong! Hope you enjoy it!
Jesse Travis looked around him at his empty apartment, there were boxes everywhere, full of all the things he had accumulated over the years, he went to the first box and opened it. It was packed full of books, all of the books had one thing in common, they were all to do with medicine. Apart from that they were all very different, and the titles ranged from 'Modern Day Medicine' to 'The Common Cold:The Truth' to 'The Doctors Guide to Everything and Anything.' Jesse had read each of the books at least twice and felt that he was now ready to put the theory into practice. It was time for him to follow his dreams.
Taking all of the books out of the box he placed them onto the coffee table next to the sofa, he had a feeling that over the next few weeks he would be looking to them more than once for help. He thought about how hard he had been studying over the past few years at Med School and smiled with satisfaction at the realisation that it was already beginning to pay off. He glanced at his watch, he still had about three hours before he was due at Community General Hospital, just long enough to go and explore LA for a little bit. He had arrived in the city the previous night after a long drive form Chicago, and after getting the keys to his apartment and paying the rent deposit he had eaten and then gone straight to sleep, so he had not had a chance to look around and get his bearings. He had also promised to drop in on his best friend Rick as soon as possible, so he would have to find his way there. Jesse decided to walk, at least then if he got lost he could jump in a taxi.
He grabbed his jacket, keys and wallet then left the house, pulling the door tight shut behind him. About half way down the street he noticed a phone box, the phone in his apartment hadn't been hooked up yet so he went into the box and dialed a familiar number.
"Hello, Hillview Hospital, how may I help?" a womans voice came over the phone.
"Hi, this is Jesse Travis, Dr. Travis' son, is she free?"
"Just one moment, I'll find out." Jesse tried to think whether his Mum had mentioned any meetings before he had left for LA, but nothing came to mind.
"Hello, Jesse?"
"Hey Mom, I'm just ringing to let you know that I'm in LA safely"
"Right darling, I'd love to talk but running my own hospital does mean that I don't have time for idle chit chat."
"Oh, right, well its just that I'm heading to the hospital soon and I..."
"Speak soon Jesse, bye." He heard the dial tone and slammed the phone back onto the hook. Why did work always have to come first for his mum? Jesse left the phone box and kept walking, he wasn't going to let it spoil his day, after all it was his first day as a trainee doctor at Community General, pretty soon his mum would be so proud of him, then maybe she would spare him a few minutes to talk. With that thought in mind he turned the corner and took out the directions to Rick's house, now there was someone who would be glad to see him.
Rick had moved to LA roughly six months ago, mainly to get away from the small town where the boys had grown up, Jesse hadn't seen him for about four months and although they had emailed he couldn't wait to be reunited with his best friend.
