"Cheery? Well for a start it's Friday, last day of the week! Then we also have Art and Sport today so, yeah pretty good day really~!" The blonde sang and he went over to his wardrobe pulling out two sets of school uniform. Jack's eyes widened at the sight. 'You've got to be fucking with me...'
The uniform wasn't particularly bad, but for the British teen it was like Satan had taken up sewing and decided to make a school uniform. It consisted of a plain white polo shirt with a small school logo on the left side of the chest, and a pair of navy trousers. Socks had to be white, shoes had to be black and there was an optional jumper for if the weather was colder or rainier. In this case the jumper wasn't necessary as it was quite a lovely, warm day.
"Uhm..." Ralph said running his fingers along the second uniform in his hand "we didn't know quite what size you were so we went with my size..." His brown eyes examined Jack as he sat up on the bed "however I think it may be too big for you,"
As mentioned previously Ralph had a more athletic build than Jack. In comparison Jack was well, a stick while Ralph was more like an up and coming boxer or some other form of athlete like a swimmer.
A loud thudding on the door bought both boys back from their thoughts since their conversation was relatively dead anyway. "Boys are you up yet? Someone needs to get in the shower quickly; you're holding us all up!" That feminine yet firm voice was none other than Clara who had come to make sure they weren't sleeping in.
"Yes mum, sorry mum." Muttered Ralph as his laid Jack's uniform on top of jack's bed which said teen was still sitting upon. "Hope you don't mind ne going first, as you've probably noticed I'm a bit of a clean freak," he laughed nervously as he rubbed the back of his neck, also out of nerves. The grumpy redhead just stared blankly and shrugged.
"Knock yourself out; I had a shower last night anyway."
That's when Jack remembered what happened to his hair and his bad mood became worse. Noticing this his roommate quickly gathered all the things he needed before scampering off towards the shower.
"Whoop-Dee-doo." Was sarcastically muttered by Jack as he rose from the bed. Stepping over the crumpled clothes from the night before he made his way towards the uniform, his nose wrinkled in disgust. It was horrible. What didn't help was the trousers were made from this thick material; a British boy in thick trousers in the Australian summer heat probably wouldn't last long.
Unenthusiastically he pulled on the trousers and put his shirt on. Just to bend the rules a bit he decided to put on a pair of bright red socks, even though they were bound not to be seen it still felt good to bend some kind of rule. Looking at himself in the mirror he grimaced.
It was worse than he thought. Ralph's shirt was huge on him! Not because Ralph was fat or anything, no nothing of the sort, it was just Jack was extremely skinny. Tall but skinny. No matter how much he ate Jack was still the same size, it was both a gift and a curse. The while polo shirt was much longer than he expected reaching far below his waist, with his 'short' sleeved reaching just above his elbow. Luckily the trousers weren't too bad. Yes they were still fairly large on him but nothing a good ol' belt couldn't fix.
Just as he finished tightening his belt Ralph walked in. Jack began to feel his heart beat in his chest. The Australian teen waltzed in with his uniform on neatly and his hair still dripping from the shower. Odd beads of water would drip from his fringe making their way in thin rivers down his perfectly tanned, flawless face. He looked like a model you would find in a fashion magazine, he was that stunning.
No. Stop. Jack couldn't think like that, especially about Ralph. Ralph was the enemy here! Well actually his parents were... And he /italic/did/italic/ bring him food last night when he was forced to leave the table. Either way right now was no time to be thinking about how hot Ralph looked! Right now would be the perfect time to leave for school.
"Jack?" Ralph repeated for what seemed the fourth time, he was becoming a little bit impatient. Blinking furiously Jack arrived back in the land of the living and grunted slightly in attempt to show he had been listening.
"Are you okay you've been staring at me for the past few minutes? Are you feeling okay? You're not sick are you?" Each question felt frantic and worried, this tone of voice didn't suit the usually calm boy. Finger combing his curly hair Jack nodded and replied very bluntly with,
"I'm fine." This was good enough for Ralph who smiled and grabbed a large backpack from the corner of the room. "Shall we go?"
Again Jack shrugged "Sure." Boy was Jack being social this morning.
As the two passed the kitchen on the way out they spotted two plain plastic lunchboxes filled with food. With no one in sight to thank Ralph picked up them and put them into his bag as Jack didn't feel the need to bring his own.
"So do we get a bus or walk or somethin'?" Asked Jack quizzically as they left the door to bathe in the shining sun. A few younger children whizzed past on bikes on their own route to school.
"Well seeing as my school's not far from here I walk; hope that's not too much of a problem."
The cooling wind blew lightly as the duo walked towards the school.
It was a fabulous day; the sun was high in the cloud-free sky. Every once in a while a bird would fly by with a twig in his beak making his way back to the nest he was building. Cats were chasing butterflies that were fluttering along without a care in the world. Lovely, and that was exactly what Jack thought, at least that was until he spotted the school.
There was nothing wrong with the school! It was a good size, not too big not too small. There was a fair amount of grass surrounding the school which was perfect for sports. It wasn't like the students were terrible either it was just the fact that it was a school, something Jack had been avoiding for quite some time.
"I can't do it." He spoke as he paused in his tracks causing Ralph to turn and raise an eyebrow. The look on his face was a mix of concern and curiosity. "I can't go in there," Jack continued "It's just- I just can't." A calming smile graced Ralph's lips, much like the one on Clara's face when Jack had arrived.
"Don't be silly, it's not like you're going to be all alone or anything! I'll be there with you." His words didn't sound forced, actually they sounded far from forced. "Besides, it's only one day then it's the weekend. Come on, please?" Without even trying Ralph's big brown eyes turned almost into a kind of puppy in the pet shop kind of eyes, something that even a cold hearted murderer couldn't resist!
Biting his lip Jack nodded softly.
"Okay fine⦠just one day though, no more?"
"No more."
"Great,"
Ralph's smile grew and he turned back towards the school where many students were beginning to gather. None of them seemed to be particularly interested in the pair talking at the gates.
"Just need to visit Mrs Woods then we can get to class."
"Mrs Woods?"
"The head teacher of course!"
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P.S I apologise for the short chapter, my free time is very much limited right now and I'm just trying to update whenever I can.
