Just as promised, Sheamus had arrived in front of Mike's house at 6:30 sharp, making the smaller smile as he saw the bright smile of the red head.
"Ready, Miz?" Sheamus asked, already moving to pick up Mike's backpack.
Mike didn't even protest this, but instead called for his mom, "Ma! I'm leaving with my friend!"
"Okay! Remember to pick up milk after school!" She called back, making him smile and nod.
"Got it! Bye mom!"
And with that both teens went on their walk, staying silent as they did so. They reached the school in silence, both of them enjoying the others presence, and Sheamus stopped Mike a few feet a way from the school's entrance.
"Hey, would you mind sittin' with me an' my friends in lunch today?" He asked, making Mike's eyes widen in surprise.
"Really? You want me to sit with you?" Mike asked, sounding a bit more cold than he meant.
Sheamus' hopeful smile faded into a frown, and he shrugged. "Guess we can just continue walkin' back an' forth an' not speak in school." With those words he went to enter the school, only for Mike to grab his shoulder and turn him around.
"I wasn't being rude or telling you no, Sheamus. I was surprised that you'd want to sit with me." Mike told him, causing Sheamus' smile to come back.
"I take it you'll be sittin' with us?" He asked, his eyes somehow ending up with a puppy-eye look.
Mike was shocked at this, and feeling his breath catch, he only nodded. "Sure."
"Good!" Sheamus said, then he walked inside the school, Mike following behind.
The bell for homeroom had not yet rung, so Mike went into the library, hoping to find his friends sitting in the table they always sat in before homeroom. Luckily, they all were there, which made it easier to tell them he would not be sitting with them this lunch.
"Hey, guys." Mike greeted as he placed his backpack on the floor, then sat next to Jeff on the floor, who was trying to finish his homework.
"What's up, Mizzy? You look... I don't know... Different." Daniel Bryan asked, slightly cocking his head to the side.
Now everybody turned to Mike, seeing what was different, and Jeff snapped his fingers. "I know! He's feeling bad because he didn't do my homework yesterday and now he's going to offer to do it!"
Mike only glared at him, but Punk spoke before he could scold the smaller. "No, it's not that. He's smiling. Mikey never smiles unless he got an A plus on something."
"Yeah, you're right." Matt agreed, then turned to the subject of the conversation. "What happened, Miz? Got an awesome grade on your essay?"
"Man, I'm sure I failed that essay! Who knew Shakespeare was so difficult!" Evan spoke up, now getting all of the attention off of Mike and onto him.
"Really, Bourne? You only had to analyze and compare-" Kane started to say, only to be cut off by the small boy.
"Don't care, Kane! I failed and that is it! Now, are we still up to go to the movies on Friday?" He asked, completely turning the conversation around.
Mike sighed in relief, silently thanking one of Evan's evilest talents, but paled when he remembered that he had already made plans with Sheamus. "Yeah, of course we're going." Matt spoke for the truth, only to have Jeff poke his leg. "What's up, Jeff?"
"I think Mike has something to say."
Mike tensed at his name, then saw that all of the attention had been turned to him once more. "What's wrong, Mike?"
The center of attention scratched the back of his neck, and said, "Well, I may have told another friend of mine that... I... Um... I'll hang out with him on Friday night?"
The whole group was quiet as they let the information sink in, then Lita spoke. "That doesn't matter, Mikey. Why don't you just bring him with us?"
Mike stared up at her as if she were not getting it, then sighed and let his head drop. "Because that friend is Sheamus."
Again, everything was quiet as the whole group thought on it, and it seemed like Matt was about to say something, but luckily enough the bell rang at that moment. Mike quickly packed up his things and started to leave, but before he left through the door, he called back, "And I'm going to eat lunch with him, Orton, and Cena today. See ya!"
With that said, he quickly ran, getting to his locker and taking the books he needed before either Alex or John could get to him. He got to homeroom fairly early, he didn't even see Sheamus there, so he took the time to sit down in his chair, take out his books and study last minute for a small English quiz. It wasn't anything big, but he still didn't want a bag grade to be in his report card. You never knew what was a big test or a small quiz with this teacher.
"Mikey, what's this I hear about you not sitting at our table?" The voice of Alex Riley cut into Mike's studying, making him look up to find Jeff, John, Evan, and Alex standing all around his table.
Slowly looking at all of them with worry, he silently closed his book, and said in a quiet tone, "I'm going to sit with Sheamus in lunch, Alex. Nothing big."
That seemed to get on Alex's bad side, for he got as red as a tomato, but before he could say anything stupid, Jeff had spoken up. "It's not only the lunch thing, Mikey. You're also going to ditch us on Movie Friday. We always have Movie Friday."
Jeff's eyes were wide, doing his puppy-eyes, but Mike could only think about Sheamus' interpretation of the art of cuteness. How did it work for such a huge and scary guy?
"Guys, it's nothing. I'm just going to hang out with Sheamus for a few hours, then I'm back at my house. If you want, we can have Back-Up Saturday Session at my house. My treat." Mike told them, trying to get his friends of his back.
The four of them thought on this, then Sheamus sat on the desk next to Mike, clearing his throat to signal that the teacher was already in. Alex glared at the Irishman, John only pursed his lips and nodded, while Evan and Jeff both shared smiles. The smiles the smallest of the group sent each other worried Mike, but before he could ask anything, Evan nodded. "Fine, Back-Up Saturday it is. Don't forget the chocolate ice cream."
Mike chuckled at this, nodded his head, then shooed them as Mr. Foley started role calling. After that was done, Sheamus discreetly leaned in next to Mike, and whispered, "Back-Up Saturday?"
Mike slightly shivered at the breath that hit his neck, but still nodded. "Yeah. Cause we won't have Movie Friday, my friends will pass by Saturday morning and we'll watch a few old movies."
Sheamus nodded at this, smiled and asked, "That mean you're free?"
Mike smiled back, and he couldn't help but think that Sheamus had a really nice smile. "Yep. What are we going to do?"
"Now that's a surprise, Mizanin. But, tell you what, assure me you'll be with me in lunch and I'll tell you a little something then."
Mike frowned a little at this, then said, "I will be sitting with you in lunch today. What will you tell me?"
Sheamus looked from side to side, as if to make sure no one was listening, and while Mr. Foley turned to the board to write something about a field trip, he leaned into Mike, his lips barely brushing the smaller's ear. "Wear pants."
Mike couldn't help but laugh out at this, causing all of the attention of the classroom to turn to him, which in turn made him blush.
"Something funny, Mr. Mizanin?" Mr. Foley asked, raising an eyebrow at the boy that was now completely red in the face.
He only nodded as he covered his mouth, trying to stifle his laughter. After a while the attention turned back to the front of the classroom, and Mike glared at Sheamus. "You're a weird one, Farrelly."
Sheamus only smiled from his chair, and leaning back against it, he said, "Yep... But now yer stuck with me."
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