"Hey Reagan!" Jamie sighed, but hung back waiting for Nolan and Atticus to reach him. "How did the test go?"
"No idea." Jamie tried hiding his uncertainty with a shrug but both boys saw through it.
"Maybe if you explain how hard it was, they might understand." Nolan proposed sympathetically.
"I doubt it, man."
"Schhh, we don't want your brother overhearing us." Atticus pointed towards the figure of 15 year old Daniel "Danny" Reagan. The two boys instantly quieted, something that did not go unnoticed by the older Reagan.
"Something wrong?"
"Naah, just tired."
"Somehow I bet that's all. How did that big test go?" At Jamie's look of surprise, Danny continued: " What?! I know things."
"And you care?!"
"Not really. Say goodbye to your friends, the bus won't wait." When Jamie had done as ordered with a small frown towards his brother, the two boys ran towards the already departing bus. Luckily for them the busdriver saw them and stopped with a sigh.
"Learn to be on time would you?!"
"Sorry."
"Took you long enough." Erin Reagan stated as her two brothers sank down in the row behind her and their brother Joseph "Joe" Reagan.
"Had to wait for golden boy."
"Hey!" Jamie reacted and nearly shoved his brother off the seat.
"Jamison! Behave." Erin growled lowly with a glance towards her firends. "You are causing a scene."
"So what do you think the old man wants us all home for anyway?! I mean it's not his birthday or anything."
"Yeah, because you'd actually know. Joke aside though, no idea, but whatever it is is causing me to miss football practice." Joe answered.
"Wait what?! Dad's home?!" Jamie asked surprised.
"Yeah. Did you do anything you shouldn't have?!" Erin asked with a raised eyebrow.
"No! And don't give him any ideas."
"I don't tattle."
"Do too." Danny interrupted. "Just last week..."
"Hey guys! Settle down. Dad's either happy enough or angry enough to want us all home early. Either way I don't want to risk it by getting thrown of the bus." Joe meddled.
"Yeah settle down sis" Erin's answer to that was a hot glare, but she turned around and let the matter be for the moment.
-Blue Blood and Red Grades-
"So, how was school today?" Francis "Frank" Reagan asked his children once they started in on the food in front of them. "Joe?"
"Good enough." Joe shrugged. "Got my science test back."
"Oh. How did it go?"
"A-"
"Very good Joseph. How about you Erin? Anything new?"
"Catherine says she'll have a sleepover on her birthday and that we'll get invites next week. Her parents will be home and we'll only be 3 or 4 girls. Can I please go?"
"We'll talk about that later, honey." Mary Reagan promised.
"Come on Mom..."
"You heard your Mother Erin. How about you Daniel? Anything happen at school?"
"Naah school was school."
"I would appreciate better language at the dinner table, son"
"Yes sir." Frank nodded his acceptance of the answer before turning his gaze towards their youngest. "Jamie?"
"It was okay."
"Are you feeling alright honey, you look a little pale."
"I'm fine Mom."
"Maybe you should head to bed a bit earlier, you spent so much time studying last night that you probably didn't sleep enough."
"Okay."
"How did the test go?" Frank asked knowingly.
"No idea, won't know until next week by the earliest."
"Don't you have Mrs. Bloom? She always marks the test in a day or two." Erin chipped in.
"I'm not sure when we get them, but she told us she's been busy the past week so."
"Let's wait and see then." The dinner continued with small talk and a little bickering between the kids. Jamie wasn't in the mood but tried to participate as to not alert their parents that anything was wrong. Once dinner was over with Jamie grabbed his basketball and headed outside. He was tired of Danny's comments and hadn't had time to go outside at all yesterday.
"Are you okay?" The quiet voice of his second oldest brother startled him.
"Depends on who you are going to tell." Jamie spat annoyed.
"I'm just doing my brotherly duty, no need to be so defensive."
"Sorry."
"The test didn't go so well, did it?!"
"Dad will have my hide."
"Autsch" Joe winced in sympathy. "When are you planning on telling him?"
"If it's up to me, never."
"How are you going to do that?"
"That depends on the outcome."
"The outcome of trying to pull the wool over Dad's face is never good little brother."
"Just because none of you guys ever succeded doesn't mean I won't." Jamie stated with false optimism.
"We'll see."
A/N: I have been wanting to write this for a long time since I personally have found so few stories of the Reagan kids that I enjoy. I know the ages aren't correct, but I didn't want Jamie totally excluded so he is still the baby of the family, just not by so many years. If you like it please let me know, if you don't, please don't. And no worries, I'm still updating my other stories. I wrote a good bit on Just like you chapter 10 yesterday, but fanfiction refused to save it so I lost everything except the first sentence. I'll have to try again today, seems like it was a temporary failure.