Hello! I know this is my second fic bout Homestuck, but I just had to get this idea down and out there. I had a lot of fun with this one too. :3 I might rapid fire a couple of chapters while I'm in the groove of this. I hope ya'll enjoy. Please review and such, it really does help. :3
Let me Apologize in advance about the pesterlogs; I know they're not formatted 100% correct, but I wanted to get this out here quickly. I'll go back and fix it at a later time. Thankx :3
*****Disclaimer: I do not own Homestuck. This is for fun and not for profit.*****
~John POV~
Beep Beep Bee Beep! Beep Beep Bee Beep! Bee-
You slam your hand down hard on the annoying alarm clock that has roused you from less than desirable sleep. It has taken you forever to even start to doze off and, when you had slept, you had had weird dreams about a certain someone. A certain blond someone. Sighing, you look again at your alarm clock.
It's 7:04 and your first day of your last year in high school starts in less than an hour and forty-five minutes. Grumbling to yourself, you slowly get out of bed and head for your closet before remembering that you had already lain out the clothes you wanted to wear. Pivoting around, your hand reaches the clothes draped over your desk chair; a pair of new jeans, a black shirt that has green at the end of the sleeves and neck, a green button up (left un-buttoned), and a pair of black Converse. Pretty simple for the first day of school.
"John!" You hear your guardian cry from below and you force yourself not to roll your eyes, even if she can't see it. "You almost ready, Sweet-Cake?"
"Yeah, just give me a few minutes!" You yell back down and quickly pick up your laptop and open your Pesterchum window. Not holding in your squeal (yes, it was a squeal) of delight, you see three flashing windows and open them one at a time starting with purple.
tentacleTherapist pesters ectoBiologist.
TT: Good morning.
EB: good morning! :B
TT: I take it that you are excited to start the first day of your senior year.
EB: yeah! well, sorta.
EB: im kinda nervous. the move was pretty crazy so im still not use to this place yet.
TT: Oh yes, you have moved your residency. I had nearly forgotten.
TT: Nearly.
TT: But I understand. If you recall, I have also had to change my address. It is natural to feel slightly uneasy in new surroundings. I am hardly looking forward to having to face the upcoming sea of unknown faces and deal with the unchecked hormonal chaos that is sure to ensue.
EB: heh, thanks. i think. I feel slightly better.
TT: My pleasure.
EB: at least youll have some new subject to watch, right?
TT: That is true.
TT: But I must be off. Roxy is actually sober and I wish for her to get to her new job before she pulls out a flask.
EB: oh, ok! have a great first day! say hi to roxy for me!
Closing the tab you click on the next one.
gardenGnostic pesters ectoBiologist
GG: hey! hey!
EB: hey yourself! :B
GG: oh my gog! its our first day of senior year!
GG: I AM SO EXCITED!
EB: i can tell.
GG: :B
GG: sorry. i just cant wait! im in a city!
GG: a city! i just cant help being supper giddy.
EB: wow, I forgot. you moved too!
GG: yup yup! you, rose, and me. new city. new school. new people.
There was a long pause between messages.
EB: jade? you ok?
GG: john theres going to be a ton of new people. ive never been around so many people at once!
GG: jake and i are from a tiny island! what if i embarrass myself? what if they don't like me?
EB: JADE!
EB: calm down. wow youre freaking out worse than me
EB: theyll love you jade. who wouldnt?
GG: aww, john. thank you! that helped a lot!
EB: you better get going
GG: ohmygog yes! jake is calling for me too! have a great day!
EB: you too!
Again, you smile. It was so nice to be able to talk to your friends before heading out to face a new school in a new city. Thinking back on it, you've only been in your new house for less than a week now. You and your guardian, Jane, had moved to Texas because of a job Jane had gotten. It felt like it had been forever ago. She and you had gotten into an argument around the time of the move and hadn't spoken much to each other, which left ample amount of time for unpacking so that all that was left was Jane's absurd amount of cake pans and other cookware down in the kitchen.
A beeping noise pulled you out of your memories. Your stomach give a nervous flip as you open the last pesterchat.
turntechGodhead presters ectoBiologist
TG: sup bro
EB: hey!
TG: you seem pretty enthusiastic today
TG: dork
EB: it's the first day of our last year of high school!
EB: of course im excited!
TG: the only thing im excited about is sleeping in history class
TG: and maybe science, but i heard they hired a new teacher so ill have to plan carefully
EB: you mean the famous mr slick is gone?
TG: you bet. he threw one last crazy stabbing fit and finally the school board was like
TG: 'the fuck bro, dont' and he basically gave them the middle finger and they were like, 'bro, you fired'
EB: ahahahaha
EB: uhuh
EB: i wish i could have seen that
TG: fuck no brah, shit was serious, blood everywhere. stiches galore.
TG: remind me never to say galore again
EB: noted :B
TG: dork
EB: jerk
TG: B)
EB: :B
You stop and reread what you two have just messaged each other. Your face starts to burn slightly.
No, no. Stop it. Shaking your head, you nearly miss his next message.
TG: so yeah, got to go.
TG: bro finally got a legit job and is trying to drag lil cal along and i got to put my foot down or im going to be late myself
EB: oh! ok then.
EB: well…
TG: ?
EB: have a good day at school dave :B
TG: B) you too bro
Letting out the breath you didn't realize you were holding, you can't decide if that had been a normal chat or if you had acted too flirty/weird. You didn't have long to dwell on it however; Jane was once again calling your name.
Grabbing your backpack stuffed to its max capacity with shiny new school supplies, most of which will never be touched and thrown in your locker, you head out and down the stairs to meet Jane who was already by the front door.
"Got everything, Honey-Bun?" She asks shyly. It seems that the argument you two had was still in the air. You suddenly feel just as shy and even a bit shameful you let such a silly argument get between you.
Jane was your family. Estranged a bit maybe…ok, a lot. She and you had only known each other for about three months before she officially became your guardian and only five months later the move took place. There was defiantly some family tension here, but she had been kind and understanding, even if she couldn't stop baking those damn cakes; she was from you dad's side of the family.
Trying to put on a brave face, you smile (shyly and like a dork). "I got everything. Thanks for driving me my fist day."
The two of you walk to her small little blue bug that sits in the driveway. "Oh! It's no problem, Short-Cake. I am one of the teachers now, so I have to go regardless." She smiles and you find yourself relaxing. It seemed this bridge wasn't completely burnt.
"I know, I just feel weird about a teacher driving me to school."
"Well, it's all good, Sugar-bugger. If I drive you, you have more time to get ready since we can get there faster than walking or taking the bus." With a sinking feeling, you realize that Jane intends to drive to school. Every. Day. There could be worse things.
"Ok, but if I see you at school, you have to stop with the baking nicknames."
"Okie-dokie, Lemon-square." Her eyes widen and her mouth forms a small 'o' as she catches herself. Wincing at herself, she says, "This might be a bit harder than I thought. But I'll do my best…John."
There's a moment of silence before the both of you break into laughter.
"That pause was way too dramatic, Jane!" You hug your sides even though the seatbelt causes some discomfort.
"I know! I know! Shuck busters!" Wiping a tear away, she can't help but continue laughing. "I'll get better, don't worry."
"Hey, Jane."
"Hhmm?" She keeps her eyes on the road.
"I'm sorry."
This time she whips her head to look right at you. You shrink under her scrutiny.
"You don't have to apologize to me, Swe-…John. I understand that this hasn't been easy for you. We haven't know each other long and all of a sudden I'm moving us to a different state. A hot state, making you leave your friends and everything you know, because of this job I got. I feel real guilty about it, I really do, but I thought…" Jane's light blue eyes, the color of a clear sky, get really distant. "I thought that a fresh start would be good for us. A clean cutting board for us to work on."
"You mean a clean slate?" She waves her hand at me signaling 'same thing'.
"But you understand me? Thinking back on it, it might have been a bit selfish…"
"No, Jane! You are like the least selfish person I know! I was a jerk making such a fuss about moving. This is a great job! You're going to be a Home Economics teacher! That's awesome."
You swear you could see tears in her eyes. "Thank you, Butter-biscuit." She smirks and glances at you and you both laugh one again. Yup, bridge officially mended.
"So," Jane continues. "How are your internet buddies? Are they excited about school?"
The two of you continue to talk about Jade, Rose, and…Dave. In all honesty, you try to skim over him as little as possible for fear that the blush from this morning would return. Something about the boy made your stomach flip and your heart twist. Or was it the other way around? Either way, no homo.
You finish telling Jane how both Jade and Rose has also moved due to their guardians' jobs and how Dave's bro also got a job finally that actually had a steady paycheck just as the bug pulls into the school's teacher parking lot.
"Oh. My. Gog." Climbing out of the car, you're pretty short so a tiny bug is pretty normal sized for you, you look at the giant school in front of you. It has to be at least three stories tall and could even have more building behind it. The architecture was weird like some toddler had stacked some blocks together, but it looked sound…enough.
"Well, Angel-cake," You give Jane a pointed look and she holds up her hands in surrender. "Well, John. Welcome to Sburb High."
As you walk to the front steps, you can't even begin to imagine the welcome you are about to receive.
Hope ya'll liked this intro chapter. :3 I'm going to be switch POVs so that the others' stories will get covered, but I'll make sure not to give ya'll whip-lash. I just felt starting with John would be the easiest and comes more naturally. Let me know if I need more detail, that's the one thing I'm always telling myself to add but then mash backspace cause I think I'm word vomiting. Other chapters will be longer (hopefully) than this. :3 Thanks again!