Before the Storm
Author's notes:
Hey, It's me T.K. again with chapter 2! I really enjoyed writing this chapter so I hope you enjoy it! I love reviewers! Please review…I DO NOT OWN LORD OF THE FLIES OK? Now that we have that strait enjoy my fic
Chapter 2
Ralph was going to be late for class. He must have gone back to sleep after Jew left, because he woke up thirty minutes before class started. This was his first day too, he wasn't getting off to a good start.
Ralph was really surprised when he walked into the classroom, the teacher wasn't there yet. He groaned. The only available seats were in the front, he hated sitting in the front. He sat down with a sigh. He looked around at the new faces. Well they weren't all new, Ben and Jew were both there. Ben had a look of pure excitement on his face, and Jew had a face of pure horror.
Jew got up, his face hard.
"Tell Mrs. Bangal I'm sick today," he muttered.
Jew went to leave the room, but as he was walking out the door he was hit by a magazine held by a smirking tow headed woman.
"WHAT THE HELL! THAT HURT TEACH!" Jew yelled "THAT IS NO WAY TO TREAT A SICK STUDENT!"
"Your not sick," Mrs. Bangal snorted "I fell for that half of last year I'm not going to fall for it now."
"I'm really sick," Jew muttered.
"Yeah sure," Mrs. Bengal muttered "Go take your seat."
Jew pouted as he took his seat.
"Now class," Mrs. Bangal started "welcome to my English class! I will be you teacher, Mrs. Bangal. I see several new faces so I will do role call today. Most days I won't. So when you hear your name, say here and tell me if you go by something else."
She gave the class a nod. Jew looked like he was going to have a panic attack now.
Ralph blocked out most of the names.
"Benjamin Sanderson?"
"Here," Ben said practically jumping out of his seat "I go by Ben Mrs. B."
Mrs. B nodded.
" Raphael Sanderson?" (1)
"It's Ralph," Ralph muttered. Teachers rarely called him by his full name even the first time they meet him.
The teacher nodded when she was finished. Jew started to sigh with relief when Ben piped up.
"Hey, Mrs. B you forgot to call Jews name!"
Jew looked like he could murder Ben.
"Oh I'm sorry," Mrs. B muttered "Jack Merridew, who goes by Jew (2) is here."
All of a sudden Ralph's world came crashing down. Jew was Jack? He needed to get out of there. Ralph started hyperventilating and left the room.
Mrs. B stared after him in concern.
"I wonder what's wrong with Ralph?" she asked out loud.
"It's my fault Teach, I'll go after him," Jew muttered.
The teacher looked confused as Jew ran out of the room.
After*the*storm
It took no time for Jew to catch up to Ralph. He grabbed a hold of Ralph's shoulder trying to slow him down.
"Don't touch me," Ralph said with fear.
"I'm not going to hurt you Ralph," Jew whispered
"You tried to kill me! You would have succeeded too!" Ralph cried horrified.
"And I'm sorry, if I could take it back I would!" Jew cried "I'm not the only one who hurt someone on the island!"
Ralph was silent as Jew continued.
"After the island I changed! I hid my sins, I chose a new name for myself. My parents abandoned me you know? I had to deal with that. Ralph I'm not Jack Merridew the savage from the island anymore! I'm Jew. I'm not asking for your forgiveness, that would be selfish of me. In fact slap me, stab me, kill me I deserve it!"
Jew was on his knees crying now, Ralph for emotion run through him. He knelt down next to Jew.
"No I can't forgive the savage who tried to kill me, but your not that person are you? Though I'll still call you Jack ok? I can't hurt you, because your not the person who hurt me." Ralph said.
Jack looked up his eyes shining with tears.
"You forgive me?" he whispered confused.
Ralph smirked as he got up.
"For what? We have barely met," Ralph said smugly offering his hand to Jack.
Jack laughed and took Ralph's hand.
"Yeah," he replied.
After*the*Storm
Months Later
Ralph and Jack were lounging in Ralph's room. Jack was listening to his ridiculously loud music and Ralph was reading a book. When Ralph suddenly thought of something.
"Hey Jack?" Ralph asked
"Yeah?" Jack muttered turning off his music.
"How can you stand having your hair so long?" Ralph asked. Jack's hair was now right above his shoulders. Ralph reached down and started playing with a strand of Jacks hair.
Jack shrugged "I like it long, as long as it stays off my neck."
Ralph nodded and stopped playing with Jack's hair.
"Don't stop, that felt good," Jack murmured.
Ralph rolled his eyes, his friend was so weird. Yet the request brought butterflies to his stomach.
What was this feeling suddenly coming over him?
END OF CHAPTER 2
(1) I really don't know if Ralph is short for anything…Sanderson is the name of Ralph's foster family in this fic….
(2) How many of you guessed Jew was Jack? My guess is a lot…XD He took the first letter of his first name and combined it with the last to letters of his last name…yeah...
There is a next chapter, see you then! (T.K. leaves)
