Lost But Not Forgotten
This is, yes, another Young Rimmer. I bet this idea has been copied MANY times, and I'm just the next in line. People STILL think Rimmer is a smeghead, and he is. But he didn't wake up one morning and become hard and smeggy.
SUMMARY: Rimmer makes a friend, while one very close to him, is lost.
(What happens at the beginning of Dimension Jump) Set as flashback to his past, but at the end, after a bit from Timeslides , Dimension Jump, and then Terrorform. I don't own.
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Arnold J. Rimmer quickly dodged the crowd of people who weren't in a particularly hurry to get to class. He didn't bother go to his locker, because he knew what was waiting for him there. He was carrying everything he needed, and books he didn't need. If he went to his locker, to put up the books because he didn't have those classes today, he would run into his fear. One of his fears.
One of the upper-classman bullies, Dave Killerthy, would be waiting there, demanding the homework Arnie was supposed to do for him, but didn't. Not like it mattered. Dave would find him. Even if he did give him the homework, Dave would still beat him up.
A person passed by Arnie, whispering in his ear, "Dave Killer gonna get you, Bonehead."
Arnie winced, hearing people around him snicker. Since Dave's last name just happened to be Killerthy, his nickname wasn't that hard to figure out.
He hated it when people called him, 'Bonehead', but he had long since stopped trying to make them call him 'Ace', or just to stop calling him that.
He heard the foot-falls of boots, and only one person in the school wore boots. Arnie hadn't tried to run since a long time. So, he just turned around slowly, and faced the person that made his world miserable.
Dave walked up to him, casually flipping his dead black hair out of his hair. "Well, well, well. What do we have here, boys!" He whispered t his two goons, who followed him around everywhere, like loyal dogs. The boys snickered, as they advanced on the much smaller boy.
Arnie was 7 years old, in Junior D, while the other 3 boys, where 14 years old, in a much higher class. "Guys, remind me. Didn't little Arnold hear promise to finish my homework! Well, Bonehead? Where is it!" He whispered, coming up on the boy as a predator would sneak up to it's prey.
"I...I...I.." Arnie stammered, as he desperately wished there was a way to escape, or a teacher would walk by.
"Hum. I think you need to work a little better on your grammar." Dave said, as he shoved Arnie to a wall, crushing the boy's ribs underneath the pressure of the set of hands. Arnie hazily watched as the other two side-kicks watched for approaching threats. Like teachers.
"Well, since you've been a very bad boy, I think I should give you a lesson. Here, you can pay me. Carrying any money, Bonehead!" He whispered in Arnie's ear, as he shoved his palms deeper into Arnie's small form, shaking him violently.
"Psst! Trouble coming!" One of the goons whispered urgently to the leader, who was currently beating Arnie to a pulp.
"We will continue this lesson later, Bonehead. Class dismissed!" Dave said, shoving Arnie harder into the wall. He pushed off him, and walked quickly the other way. A teacher was moving down the hallway, quickly shuffling through.
"Mr. Rimmer!" The shrill voice yelled across the remaining distance between the two. The bell rang loudly, making the hallway shake.
"What are you doing! Don't just stand there, you're late to class! Mrs. Kaffle will be furious!" She scolded the boy, who was keeping his eyes shut, to keep the hot tears from coming down, as he picked up his dropped books, that were in his shoulder bag. Tears were a sign of weakness.
"Look at me!" She shouted. For the next 5 minutes, she punished Arnie, with a full week of detention. Then, she scoffed off, leaving a very hurt kid. He nursed his aching ribs as he stumbled to his class, 6 minutes late.
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Hi! I have a LONG flash back, and it will take all of the chapters but (about) 2. Makes you really sad, doesn't it! Well, more Angst coming right up!
