High school is never over.
Slash, don't like, don't read and if you do, please try and review it, I really want to know if I do it correctly.
And thanks to those who do, they're awesome, magnificent, perfect, they reek of awesomeness (yeah I wrote it!)
Pairings: E&C, Jericho /Jeff, Orton/Morrison.
I don't own anyone (but I'd really love it if I did)
*** Little indications: Chris is 21, E&C: 20, Matt: 19, Jomo and Randy: 18, Jeff (little genius) is 16. E&C and Chris moved from Canada to North Carolina and they all came to Florida to study (lol) and met Jomo and Randy in Tampa University.***
"No, no, no, no! Don't you dare showing these to them!" Adam yelled at his lover "I was a kid for god's sake! Stop running dumbass!" A short blond bolted in the hallway with a pile of pictures in his hands, laughing so hard he almost ran into an innocent girl who screamed at the sight of Jay, wearing nothing but jeans, running for his life, fleeing a very tall and very angry long haired Canadian whom he had tricked into showing photos that would get him hell from their friends for the next six months or so.
Fortunately, the weather was far better in Florida compared to the snow storms they knew when they were kids in Toronto. So the young man kept running in the grass, bare feet and shirtless hearing loud appreciative sounds from both girls and boys until he arrived to the dorm where John, Jeff, Randy and Chris lived. He passed one of his professors on his way there, not really remembering what he taught him or if he did, he was a lazy ass after all. Sure enough, professor Callaway didn't seem to mind his lack of clothing, how could he mind his lack of studying after that?
Okay Jay wasn't pretty like Adam, no long and silky hair to be proud of or shiny forest green eyes to hide with impressive long lashes, but still… Being the more boyish of the two had its perks. He looked older as well so he was never bothered with people checking his I.D when his boyfriend could barely enter the grocery store without questioning. As Jeff and Johnny put it, some were pretty and some others are condemned to be useful. However, since those two had lost most of their brain cells during childhood, Jason didn't take it too personally. Jeff never meant to hurt anyone by telling his side of truth and Jomo really had a dependence on small talk -, fashion and gossip so the others tried not to look too bored around the brunette.
It was him that the younger Canadian bumped into first, bracing himself against the slender tanned Californian boy. He was still laughing and found out that it could be very hard to do so and catch his breath on the same time. Not wanting to lose another minute, he started shaking the pictures trying to catch John's attention but to no avail. Jomo just shrugged and turned to call Randy and Jeff, Chris being busy giving some guitar lessons to his step sister on the campus.
"Guys, church boy has something very, huh, important to show us… I think" he said, as Randy put an arm nonchalantly around his boyfriend's shoulders, smirking at the shorter man. Jeff arrived seconds later, sucking on one those blue lollipops he loved so much, his lips matching the freshly dyed streaks in his dark brown hair. He frowned slightly at the sight of what the blond was holding in his left hand.
"Okaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay..?" he approached the trio, bouncing on his feet, as he always did, when he was hyper, stoned or both. He noticed and took a good look at the older man's abs. Chris didn't really pay attention these days when it came to food. "What's the story morning glory? I know Adam can be demanding but exhausting and scaring you off so you'd run away half naked? Really?"
Jay laughed again, this time able to speak. "No, it's fine, sex I can manage, not like your chubby Chris thank you very much!" Jeff scoffed and mumbled something about his blond being a sexy beast and being more awesome than some man with receding line at 20 but neither of them really paid attention.
An infuriated Adam just entered the crowded dorm, his eyes were wide and his face was just… Too red, sign of an immediate risk for Jason's health.
"William Jason Reso, give those back this instant! I mean it!" Adam stopped when he saw the puzzled look on the trio while Jay seemed to look for the closest exit.
"William?" Jeff, Randy and Johnny said in unison. It was Jay's turn to give a new meaning to the expression "a deep shade of red."
"Never mind, it was my grand-father's name, alright?" the young man scratched the back of his head trying to act as if a) he wasn't going to get killed and b) his first name, the one he hated as much as the guy he got it from hadn't been revealed to the two biggest mouth they knew.
"If you dare showing these pictures to anyone present in this dorm, I swear there will be a massacre!" Adam's eyes were wide and his hair was a mess. Everyone except their friends and the arguing half naked couple left the hallway to avoid further trouble; most had met Crazy Adam on a few occasions and didn't need to see more to know that there would be punishment. The fact that the young man was gay didn't take away his strength and the muscles the Canadian got in the last three years… Some people had tried to hurt the guy and ended up a bloody pulp, and the fact that his short yet overprotective and strong lover would fight with and for him never EVER helped anyone. But this time was going to be different and no one except for Jeff, John and Randy would be there to witness it.
"But, but, but these are just pics baby! Just let it go… No need to become violent about it!" Jay seemed to become smaller by the second. "I'll make it up to you, I didn't show anyone, I promise!"
Adam's face changed in an instant, he took deep breaths, calming himself slowly and pulled his boyfriend in his arms. But before the boys could even share a kiss, mischievous Jeff took over and the North Carolinian jumped and grabbed a handful of pictures and ran started looking through them, making comments and avoiding every blow the blondes tried to hit him with.
The young man was very agile, and despite being stoned and having a whole different world in his head, it was amazing that he could climb everywhere he wanted, and look at the photos in the same time. The Canadians had to give up after a few minutes of useless fighting and running.
Jeff jumped from the armchair he was perched on and smiled to the four other men in the common room. John was the first to sit on the armchair, all excited to see how awful or kinky those could be, followed by Randy who didn't really want to know but liked to piss his friend off as soon as he could. Jason mouthed an "I'm sorry" to his lover who just glared at him and shook his head pulling his hair in frustration.
"Ooooooh look the cute little baby, there is nooooo way that's Adam." Jomo said. Randy smiled but responded gently: "Oh it's him alright; he already has the girly attitude. Hands in the air, long lashes, and the pretty green eyes? Come on!"
Jeff just turned to the older man and bumped their fists together. "Green eyes rock Blondie! No worries! You were cute and Morrison is just a jealous bitch!" the young man blurted out. Jason let out a sigh of relief when he saw his lover's anger fade a little with that comment. But the taller blond turned to him and whispered: "You still get the floor tonight babe and there is no way I'm changing my mind." Jay whimpered at that comment, interrupted by the others.
"Is that… Spiderman undies?" Randy laughed: "I know you are a dork but this is… Wow, no word comes to mind…"
"I have one! He is a-dork-able!" Jeff said, very proud of his new invention. The next picture was one of Jason and Adam when they were around fifteen on the front porch making faces to the camera.
"That was the year the two of you broke my heart." Jeff sighed.
"All of us, rainbow, tragic year, junior high…" Randy said with a false sad smile.
"You guys weren't even there to witness any of it!" Chris said barging in, carrying a guitar, followed by Matt. Jeff jumped right out of the chair, throwing the images on his friend's lap, gave a hug to his big brother and kissed Chris like he hadn't seen him in weeks. Not something Adam is gonna do after all this, Jason winced at that thought. He knew his lover could be very obstinate, a real paradox, when you knew how horny the long haired man could be.
Chris was now laughing, giving some details none of them wanted to know. Like the time when their wrestling coach, Mr. Hart had found Adam and Jay, and his niece, Natalya with her girlfriend A.J making out under the bleachers. When the couples had been discovered, they had tried to switch partners, but fell to the lack of space. Coming out had been very embarrassing for those four to say the least.
Now both Ontarians felt their ears burning, ready to disappear into oblivion to avoid further mortification. It seemed like it was to be endless. Until Adam finally spoke: "Not as cool as your story, but my mom almost turned blind because of it!" Heads turned to the man with a shark on his shoulder. "Finding you and your underage boyfriend in my bathroom was really disturbing for her." And it really had been hard on poor Judy, Jason remembered running to her and finding Jeff straddling Chris, both in their boxers, afraid to move in case it would lead to more screaming from Adam's mom. If the poor woman didn't know both boys since they were in diapers, she would have probably called the cops, but she didn't want any of "her kids" to be in trouble. She'd calmed herself and spoke to all of them about relationships, sex and answered any questions they had. She also had to deal with Matt, who wanted Chris's head on his wall for kissing and touching his little brother. It took quite some time that day to convince him to stop threatening his friend after the punch that broke the nose of the big mouth of Canada that happened to be his brother's boyfriend.
"Who's next? Who's got a story he wants to share with the rest of the class?" Jeff laughed, very entertained by the new turn of the conversation. He was the only one who hadn't reacted badly to Judy's speech that day; he thought it was normal to express his feelings to his lover despite the age gap between them. He never seemed ashamed of anything, never afraid to show the weird side of life as he called it.
"We never heard your stories, come on, John! You go first, mister Glitter!" Adam smiled, the young Morrison was the sparkle addict, and he studied fashion, wich fit him like a glove. The boys knew he was girlier than his friends but they liked him, the way he lived impressed some and entertained the rest.. So the tanned brunette told his story, like the others had done before him.
"Well my mom wanted girls and I think, she always knew that my taste in girly things was a sign, but it never bothered her that much, my dad on the other hand wasn't so thrilled, he wanted me to do boy stuffs… Play baseball, basket ball, football, soccer, pick up chicks, not wearing their clothes… It took him quite some time to understand that it wasn't gonna happen but he realized it had advantages, I can keep secrets from my mom anytime I have to, so we call each other three times a year for her presents and we're cool." The young Californian wasn't bitter about it, he knew some gays didn't have his luck; he could have been kicked out from his home or sent very far from home like Jay or Randy, because even if those two would never admit it, their dad just wanted them away so they didn't have to introduce the boyfriends to family and friends and could lie about it some more.
He turned to his boyfriend and left a soft kiss on his lips. "I don't regret it one bit, I might add."
Randy smirked: "Oh I know how to keep you satisfied baby, in any way." They all laughed. The son of Bob Orton Jr never had to tell any of his friends, Adam, Jay, Chris, Matt and Jeff came from the same town and managed to share dorms, mainly to protect Jeff who was always getting in trouble due to his age. They had met the other two on their first day, accompanied by their parents. They'd felt drawn to them, the colorful Johnny and the darker and lonely Randall. And they really felt bad for the Missourian. His father had been obnoxious to him in front of everybody, calling him little girl and other horrible nicknames until Adam and Matt, acting as if they hadn't heard anything called Randy and pushed his parents towards the door, telling them he would be in very good hands with them, Judy had observed the whole thing and she'd been even prouder of her sons as she called them. They had handled the situation perfectly with more intelligence and care than any adults she had ever met. That was the sign that they no longer needed her and she could be sure nothing serious would happen to their family as long as they stuck together.
Okay so I digressed a bit from my former theme (I wanted to be funny and talk about the pictures and it lead me to coming out stories but not to worry sex is still on lol) Please please please, do review it I'm on my knees right now (and writing this when you know the laptop is on my desk is quite complicated)
And Thanks again a whole lot to JoMoFan-spot for the encouragements! Re-read all the E&C made me write Christian a bit younger and funnier than I'm used to, hope you'll love it.