Title: Who Are You?
Author: Schulyr (pronounced Skyler)
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Jondy/surprise; Jondy's in highschool and she starts dating the new guy in town, is he really who he says he is though?
Disclaimer I don't Own them, pout
A/N: For those of you reading the Crossing of Paths don't worry I'm still working on it I just needed to get this out first, having a bit of writer's block with the other fic at the moment.
Jondy waited on her front porch for Tammy to show up so they could walk to school together. It had been seven years since the escape and she had no idea if any of the others had made it passed the perimeter fence. Was she the only one who made it? Maxie, hadn't she was sure of that. She had heard her fall through the ice after they saw Zack go down. Jondy could feel the tears well up in her eyes at the thought of her baby sister; the day sure wasn't starting off well. First she had had a really bad seizure when she woke up which would leave her feeling weak for the rest of the day and now she was practically in tears another sign of weakness. She enjoyed school, it was all so easy for her and she got to spend time with her friends, lately though it was even more enjoyable. There was this new kid who had shoulder length blue hair and piercings going all the way up his left ear and he was gorgeous. He drove an old beat down pickup truck to school every day and in back sat a German shepherd who obviously loved his owner. The dog made her a bit uneasy, he reminded her too much of the guard dogs back at the Manticore. The guy though put her complelty at ease, he just had this air of power surronding him and his long tan duster.
"Somebody's thinking about Eric, somebody's thinking about Eric." Tammy called out in a sing-song voice as she walked up to Jondy.
"Am not." Jondy retorted, Tammy had caught her staring at Eric, the blue haired wonder some people around the school liked to call him, a couple of times and now insisted that Jondy had a crush on him.
"Are too, you got that silly grin on your face that you always getting when you're thinking about him. Come on Jo let's get going or we're going to be late for first period." Tammy teased. When Jondy had met her current foster family shortly after the pulse she had accidentaly started to tell them her real name she quickly covered her tracks by saying it was Josophine, everyone just called her Jo though.
Tammy talked about her most recent boyfriend for the whole way to school, Jondy didn't mind she liked listening to Tammy's stories. She always made the smallest thing out to be such a big deal that Jondy couldn't help but laugh. She was so wrapped up in listening to Tammy that she didn't notice that they were walking past Eric's recently parked pick-up when the dog started barking at her. Jondy jumped back a good five feet at the sound and dropped into a defensive position.
"Sorry about that, he's normally pretty quiet." Eric said coming out of the cab of truck, he shook his finger at the dog "Quiet you."
Jondy slowly came out of her crouched and said quietly "It's okay, just startled me."
"Jo, doesn't like dogs. Do you Jo?" Cindy said walking closer. Cindy had also noticed the looks Jondy had been giving Eric, but unlike Tammy she had also noticed the looks Eric had been giving Jondy and she wanted Eric for herself.
Eric looked at Jondy and cocked his head to one side. "How come?"
"Bad childhood experience." Jondy shuddered at the memory of the guard dogs chasing after them through the forest.
"Blue here won't hurt ya, will ya Blue?" Eric was scratching the top of the dogs head as he said this and the dog seemed to be enjoying the attention.
"Why'd ya name him blue? Is that your favourite colour or something?" Cindy asked trying to get back into the conversation
Eric was barely paying any attention to her and just shrugged in response still facing Jondy. "So Jo, I was wondering if you wanted to have lunch together or something?"
Jondy smiled, "Yeah, I'ld like that. Do you want to walk to class together?"
"Sure." Eric, Jondy and Tammy walked inside leaving Cindy standing in the parking lot. "So what happened that made you distrust dogs?" Eric asked while the two ate lunch in the cab of Eric's truck.
Jondy really liked Eric and didn't want to lie but knew she couldn't tell him the truth either, so she just left out some big pieces like the why and where. "A bunch of dogs chased after me when I was younger and I had to climb up a tree in order to get away." Jondy felt the blood rush to her cheeks as Eric pushed some of her hair behind her ear his thumb dragging across her cheek his hand resting there.
"Yeah, that would be scary." he said in a low husky voice, staring into her eyes. Then he pulled away and fidgeted in his seat. "Sorry, I'm not normally like this. I don't know it's just that when I saw you the other day…" Jondy could see Eric's cheek turn a rosy colour as he continued "and I don't know, I know we just met and all but for the first time in a long time in a long time I feel like really opening up to someone, to you." Eric was fidgeting in his seat staring down at his hands.
Jondy's extra-sensitive sense of smell could pickup that he was just as nervous as she was. She lay one of her hands over his, "It's okay, I understand. It's like for the first time since I got seperated from my brother's and sister's I feel complelty at ease around someone." Eric had turned to look at her again. "You know, you're the first person I've ever told that story about the dogs to."
"You're the first person I've ever invited to sit in my truck with me." Jondy cocked her head at. "It's like a little kid's security blanket to me almost, like no matter what happens as long as I have it and Blue back there I'll be okay. That's why he always comes with me, just in case I have to high tail it outta here." Jondy smiled and nodded her head she could understand that. "Jo?"
"Yeah, Eric?"
"Would you mind if I, if I kissed you?" he was so tentative about it and sounded so scared that she would be insulted.
Jondy just leaned in and breathed, "No, not at all."
Their first kiss was soft and sweet, Eric held Jondy's face while Jondy placed a hand on Eric's side while both of their other hands were still intwined together. When the kiss ended neither wanted to let go, they rested their forheads against each other and just sat their looking into each other's eyes. A slow smile spread across Jondy's face and soon a matching one spread across Eric's face as well. Just then the bell signalling the end of lunch rang and both groaned pulling away from the other slowly. The climbed out of the truck and Eric waited for Jondy to come around the truck and they walked back into the school together, their fingers interwined.
TBC…………………..
Author: Schulyr (pronounced Skyler)
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Jondy/surprise; Jondy's in highschool and she starts dating the new guy in town, is he really who he says he is though?
Disclaimer I don't Own them, pout
A/N: For those of you reading the Crossing of Paths don't worry I'm still working on it I just needed to get this out first, having a bit of writer's block with the other fic at the moment.
Jondy waited on her front porch for Tammy to show up so they could walk to school together. It had been seven years since the escape and she had no idea if any of the others had made it passed the perimeter fence. Was she the only one who made it? Maxie, hadn't she was sure of that. She had heard her fall through the ice after they saw Zack go down. Jondy could feel the tears well up in her eyes at the thought of her baby sister; the day sure wasn't starting off well. First she had had a really bad seizure when she woke up which would leave her feeling weak for the rest of the day and now she was practically in tears another sign of weakness. She enjoyed school, it was all so easy for her and she got to spend time with her friends, lately though it was even more enjoyable. There was this new kid who had shoulder length blue hair and piercings going all the way up his left ear and he was gorgeous. He drove an old beat down pickup truck to school every day and in back sat a German shepherd who obviously loved his owner. The dog made her a bit uneasy, he reminded her too much of the guard dogs back at the Manticore. The guy though put her complelty at ease, he just had this air of power surronding him and his long tan duster.
"Somebody's thinking about Eric, somebody's thinking about Eric." Tammy called out in a sing-song voice as she walked up to Jondy.
"Am not." Jondy retorted, Tammy had caught her staring at Eric, the blue haired wonder some people around the school liked to call him, a couple of times and now insisted that Jondy had a crush on him.
"Are too, you got that silly grin on your face that you always getting when you're thinking about him. Come on Jo let's get going or we're going to be late for first period." Tammy teased. When Jondy had met her current foster family shortly after the pulse she had accidentaly started to tell them her real name she quickly covered her tracks by saying it was Josophine, everyone just called her Jo though.
Tammy talked about her most recent boyfriend for the whole way to school, Jondy didn't mind she liked listening to Tammy's stories. She always made the smallest thing out to be such a big deal that Jondy couldn't help but laugh. She was so wrapped up in listening to Tammy that she didn't notice that they were walking past Eric's recently parked pick-up when the dog started barking at her. Jondy jumped back a good five feet at the sound and dropped into a defensive position.
"Sorry about that, he's normally pretty quiet." Eric said coming out of the cab of truck, he shook his finger at the dog "Quiet you."
Jondy slowly came out of her crouched and said quietly "It's okay, just startled me."
"Jo, doesn't like dogs. Do you Jo?" Cindy said walking closer. Cindy had also noticed the looks Jondy had been giving Eric, but unlike Tammy she had also noticed the looks Eric had been giving Jondy and she wanted Eric for herself.
Eric looked at Jondy and cocked his head to one side. "How come?"
"Bad childhood experience." Jondy shuddered at the memory of the guard dogs chasing after them through the forest.
"Blue here won't hurt ya, will ya Blue?" Eric was scratching the top of the dogs head as he said this and the dog seemed to be enjoying the attention.
"Why'd ya name him blue? Is that your favourite colour or something?" Cindy asked trying to get back into the conversation
Eric was barely paying any attention to her and just shrugged in response still facing Jondy. "So Jo, I was wondering if you wanted to have lunch together or something?"
Jondy smiled, "Yeah, I'ld like that. Do you want to walk to class together?"
"Sure." Eric, Jondy and Tammy walked inside leaving Cindy standing in the parking lot. "So what happened that made you distrust dogs?" Eric asked while the two ate lunch in the cab of Eric's truck.
Jondy really liked Eric and didn't want to lie but knew she couldn't tell him the truth either, so she just left out some big pieces like the why and where. "A bunch of dogs chased after me when I was younger and I had to climb up a tree in order to get away." Jondy felt the blood rush to her cheeks as Eric pushed some of her hair behind her ear his thumb dragging across her cheek his hand resting there.
"Yeah, that would be scary." he said in a low husky voice, staring into her eyes. Then he pulled away and fidgeted in his seat. "Sorry, I'm not normally like this. I don't know it's just that when I saw you the other day…" Jondy could see Eric's cheek turn a rosy colour as he continued "and I don't know, I know we just met and all but for the first time in a long time in a long time I feel like really opening up to someone, to you." Eric was fidgeting in his seat staring down at his hands.
Jondy's extra-sensitive sense of smell could pickup that he was just as nervous as she was. She lay one of her hands over his, "It's okay, I understand. It's like for the first time since I got seperated from my brother's and sister's I feel complelty at ease around someone." Eric had turned to look at her again. "You know, you're the first person I've ever told that story about the dogs to."
"You're the first person I've ever invited to sit in my truck with me." Jondy cocked her head at. "It's like a little kid's security blanket to me almost, like no matter what happens as long as I have it and Blue back there I'll be okay. That's why he always comes with me, just in case I have to high tail it outta here." Jondy smiled and nodded her head she could understand that. "Jo?"
"Yeah, Eric?"
"Would you mind if I, if I kissed you?" he was so tentative about it and sounded so scared that she would be insulted.
Jondy just leaned in and breathed, "No, not at all."
Their first kiss was soft and sweet, Eric held Jondy's face while Jondy placed a hand on Eric's side while both of their other hands were still intwined together. When the kiss ended neither wanted to let go, they rested their forheads against each other and just sat their looking into each other's eyes. A slow smile spread across Jondy's face and soon a matching one spread across Eric's face as well. Just then the bell signalling the end of lunch rang and both groaned pulling away from the other slowly. The climbed out of the truck and Eric waited for Jondy to come around the truck and they walked back into the school together, their fingers interwined.
TBC…………………..