I do not own Lord of the Rings.
I do own my OCs.
VI
Jupiter felt himself being shaken as he was roused from his sleep. He groaned, swatting away whatever was jostling him as he curled up in his blanket. He heard an annoyed huff and he was satisfied that whatever was trying to fully wake him up had given up. As he slowly felt himself sink back into darkness, there was the sensation of his bed moving before-
He cried out in alarm when he was thrown off his bed and onto the hard ground. Jupiter groaned as his arm screamed in pain, having landed on it upon impact. He opened his eyes as he turned onto his back and glared up at the snickering brunette, "What the hell, Manny?"
"Don't look at me like that, you wouldn't wake up!" She said with her hands on her hips, "You're lucky my phone went off, otherwise we both would have slept in. You're usually the one waking me up."
"Slept in?" Jupiter rasped, rubbing his eye tiredly while he sat up, "What are you talking about?"
"You fell asleep on the bench swing last night." Manny said looking down at him pointedly, "Now hurry up and get ready, or else I'm going to school without you."
"Yeah, yeah, sweet cheeks. Just gimme a sec." He said as he slowly stood up.
After Manny went back inside the house, Jupiter's vision cleared and he took a quick look around him. Just like she had said, he was outside and was right next to the bench swing, but how was that possible? Didn't he go back to his room after leaving the lab?
Then he remembered what he had done after eating some food. He had been listening to Legolas sing like some kind of creep before the guy ended up finding out that he was there, and after joining him on the bench he planned on listening to just one more song before apparently falling asleep right there on the bench after finishing his cigarette. He turned his attention to both the blanket in his hand and the pillow on the bench that were definitely not there before he fell asleep. Did Legolas?...
"Jupiter, hurry up!"
"Shut up, Manny! You're too loud in the morning!" He shouted back.
"Alright, so I have our numbers written on a piece of paper on the fridge, there are sandwiches in there that you can eat for lunch with some fruit, and if anyone knocks on the door don't answer it just wait until they leave. We'll be back at three and-"
"Jupiter, there is no need to worry." Aragorn chuckled in amusement, he and everyone else relieved that Jupiter was back to his normal self.
"Yes, we'll be good!" Pippin chirped and Merry nodded with him. He highly doubted it.
The red head sighed, shaking his head, "Sorry, I'll get going. Oh, and you two better not eat anymore of my candy, I'll know. Legolas, feel free to eat the chocolate."
"Hey, nerd, quit being a mom! We're gonna be late!"
Grabbing his bag he said his last farewells before hurrying out to the car. He had a feeling that today was going to be longer than it usually was.
Jupiter was relieved when lunch time came around. He didn't eat any of the cafeteria food of course, the food there was an abomination and the lunch ladies should be ashamed of themselves for cooking such piles of shit. Instead, he bought a bag of Doritos and an orange, and munched on them as he watched Manny finish her homework for next period.
Sometimes he wonders if she's serious about her education, especially when he finds her frantically doing homework twenty minutes before it's due. This time she had a sufficient excuse, the Fellowship really are a handful, so he didn't bitch about her not using her time wisely which in turn causes her to complain about him not doing his homework either, which eventually leads to a full blown argument that ends with Jupiter with a bruised arm.
With a relieved sigh, she closed her folder and put her pencil away to begin eating both of her grilled cheeses. They weren't even grilled, the bread was just toasted and stale while the cheese itself looked like the shiny processed ones that are individually packaged in plastic. Just watching her take a bite of the sandwich made him cringe. Thankfully, he convinced her to grab an apple and some of the tomato soup to go with it so she won't get a stomach ache.
Bread and cheese alone causes digestive problems if eaten in a large quantity. He was a bit of a hypocrite by eating Doritos, but he has an orange to go with it so it was better than two sad looking grilled cheeses. He's also not the one who snacks on junk food every hour like one certain senior.
"Hey, nerd, I've been thinking..." He turns his attention back to the girl, popping another chip into his mouth, "If the offer is still up, I'll move in with you. Ever since I got my own apartment, I've been at your place more than mine. It would be a waste of money if I don't actually live there, so like, I can help with paying bills and groceries, and-"
"Don't worry about that. We'll discuss money when bills come around, and we'll talk about buying groceries when we get to it." He tossed a chip onto her foam plate, "Took you long enough to agree."
"Thanks." She smiled at him before nibbling on the chip. Her eyes wandered off of him before narrowing, "Your girlfriend is here."
Jupiter didn't get a chance to turn his head on his own before someone took the seat on the other side of him, turned his head by cupping one of his cheeks, and locked their lips together. When she urged his lips to move against her's, he pulled away before it prolonged anymore to smirk down at her, "Hey."
"Hey, honey-bun." She pecked his cheek then turns her green eyes toward the girl next to him. "Amanda."
"Isabelle." She hissed back before ripping off another bite from her second sandwich.
Isabelle rolled her eyes dramatically before focusing on her boyfriend, clad in her outfit consisting of a long-sleeved sweater that hugged her figure and revealed her shoulders, and a pair of denim shorts. "Ray is planning a party. You coming with me?"
Jupiter shrugged carelessly, "Sure, text me the details. We can have our date before going."
She squealed in excitement which caused him to wince. Ow. After one last kiss, she wiggled her fingers in farewell before she went back to her own table with fellow cheerleaders who immediately pounced on her, firing off questions. Jupiter rolls his eyes at the sight of a couple of the cheerleaders trying to discreetly watch him, turning back to his lunch. He didn't care if they were staring, he was much too use to it, and he was sure that there were even more girls in the cafeteria doing the same thing but were doing a much better job at hiding it.
"I don't get it. Usually the popular guy that the head cheerleader goes out with plays football or something, but... I mean, you do work out andhave some muscle on you, but..."
The teen shrugged again and gave her his bag that still had Dorito crumbs in it, "That stuff happens in movies and stories made by people who run out of ideas. Plus, sports aren't my thing. I prefer science."
"I know, I'm your best friend, duh."
"The bestest."
"...That's not even a real word. Here I am thinking that you're the smart one. Wow."
Manny shut the door behind her with a yawn before shouting, "I'm home!" Almost instantly, everyone came pouring back inside from outside. They all, other than Legolas, had sweat soaking their shirts, a sign they were in the middle of training.
"Welcome back, Manny." Frodo smiled in a strangely charming way that made her feel like giggling. Dang her undeniable infatuation with the hobbit!
Gimli looked around, "Where is the other lad?"
She groaned at the mention of him and plopped down on the couch, dropping her backpack. "Detention."
"What is detention?" Sam asked as they all took a seat for a much needed rest. Pippin and Merry were competing on who could drink the rest of their water the fastest.
"Detention is keeping a student in school after it's over for an hour or two as punishment. Jupiter's been skipping some classes or doing something stupid, like replacing a teacher's lotion with some concoction that he whipped up in his lab that turns their skin blue temporarily and makes them itch the whole day."
"That's horrible!" Legolas said, surprised. Does he not give his teachers respect? After what he has seen from him all weekend, it shouldn't be a surprised, but still.
Manny sighed, "He just likes getting into trouble. It's a mystery to me, but trying to convince him to stop is useless. Besides, he only does it to people who deserve it. That lotion stunt? It was for a teacher that kept picking on him and telling him how he was never going to graduate."
She gave Pippin and Merrry a narrowed stare when they both looked at each other, grinning madly, "Don't get any ideas you two. One prankster is enough in this dang house, and God forbid we have two more." The both of them simultaneously raised their hands up defensively, giving her the most innocent look that they could possibly muster. She didn't believe it for a single second.
"And detaining them is the only punishment?" Boromir asked, "In my younger days, my tutor would slap my hand with a stick if I so much as turn my eyes away from him."
"That stuff isn't taken kindly around here. There are different types of punishments in school: detention, suspension, in school suspension - which is basically sitting in a room doing nothing for the whole day - and the worst one... Being expelled. You're removed from the school."
"Has Jupiter ever been expelled before?" Asked Aragorn.
"Nope. Some close calls, but no, not yet." Her phone rang a certain tune and she frowned, "Speak of the devil..." She realized it was a Face Time call and she held it up so that the camera showed her face properly before answering.
"Hey there, sexy. You home?"
"Yeah. Everyone, say hi." She turned the phone towards them and they all awkwardly waved while voicing out hellos, amazed when they all saw Jupiter on the screen and themselves at the corner.
"Hey, guys."
She turned it back towards herself and she rose an eyebrow when she sees him not in a classroom, but walking down a hall. "Where are you? I thought you had detention?"
"The dumbass fell asleep fifteen minutes in so I left. Besides, I can't miss work, the place is going to be packed soon."
Manny groaned, leaning back on the couch. "Don't tell me you have work all week, I've got work too."
"No," On the screen, he ends up walking outside before glancing around, cursing with a scowl. "I'm gonna need you to pick me up after work, Ray fucking ditched me."
"Not surprised."
"Same, he's a dick. I don't even know why I still even tolerate him anyway. Oh yeah, maybe because his stepsister is my fucking girlfriend."
"When are you coming back home?" She asks after glancing to find that everyone was half listening, half relaxing.
"Six or seven. Need me to pick anything up before I hang up? I'm gonna be late if I don't start running."
"I need women products - if you know what I mean - and I need shaving cream."
"Girly shit. Got it. See ya, sweet cheeks and everyone." Jupiter said before hanging up.
"He seems to be very busy..." Legolas frowned slightly, "Do you also have to work as well, Lady Manny?"
"Yeah, but that's later this week. And for the millionth time, just call me Manny." She rolls her eyes and stands up, "Anyway, I'm gonna do some homework before Jupiter starts nagging me about it. The nerve of him sometimes..."
Sorry that this one was short and nothing really interesting happened. I would have added more, but... Yeah. The next chapter will be much more interesting, I promise. :D
I also have a picture of Isabelle as well! If you want to see what she looks like - or what she generally looks like - you can go to my Wattpad: SugoiPommy, and go to the same story and chapter on that account. You will see a picture of her there just like I had done with Manny's picture. :)
