Days at ABJH
Chapter Two - The New Kids
It was lunch period and Spike shuffled down the hallway with a newly bandaged foot in his queer boot. He was hoping to see what the commotion was about earlier in the hall before he went to lunch. As he was about to turn the corner he heard Vicious talking and stopped to eavesdrop. Spike had his back to the wall as he listened to Vicious telling someone about the school. Spike figured it was a new kid and rolled his eyes imagining how sissy this guy must look and how easily Vicious was probably hooking him into his crew. He stopped thinking automatically when he heard a girl's voice.
"Yea. I'm sure we (Spike narrowed his eyes 'We?') can get along fine. Thanks for the offer to sit with you at lunch. We'd be glad too."
Spike groaned, she was getting sucked right in. This was the type of thing he hated, one more sap to add to Vicious' groupies. But he suddenly grinned when he heard a guy speak.
"Speak for yourself Julia. Maybe you think this school is just fine and dandy but it looks like a craphole to me. I'm gonna go see if there are any people who aren't screwed in this place."
At this Spike stepped around the corner coolly so it looked like just a coincidence that he had come around just then. He looked straight into the eyes of the guy who had started walking away. He bit his lip to stop another grin after he looked the kid up and down. He was wearing a black T- shirt with the name of a rock band on it and baggy, dirty blue jeans that were torn at the bottom. He had sneakers that didn't seem to be "in style". The best part about him though, was his hair. It was dark blue, almost the exact shade of Faye's. Actually, the guy reminded Spike a lot of Faye, but male.
Spike purposely bumped shoulders with him as he walked by.
"O sorry dude" he grunted and turned around.
"Aw man, it's okay" the "dude"said rubbing his shoulder.
"I don't know you. Who are you?" Spike was rough but knew if this guy really was cool he would understand and they would get along fine.
"I'm Gren. You?"
"Spike"
"Well then Spike, I'm new here. This is my sister Julia. First off, if you are friends with him" at this he jerked his head towards Vicious, "please leave me alone for the remainder of the year."
"Hmmm. well.in short, we are not friends in any way. Oh and hey. Julia" He said raising an eyebrow at the girl.
"Hey Spike. I guess I'll see you later then Gren, I'm going to lunch." She said waggling her fingers at Spike.
When she and Vicious were gone (Vicious and Spike avoided eye contact the whole time) Spike took hold of Gren's shoulders and shook him.
"You realize your sister has been sucked in and is doomed to never come out to the real world again?!"
"Yea, it happens every time we go to a new school, my dad is in the military and we keep having to move. I adjust but she makes these great new friends and gets sad every time we leave. Too bad she gets sucked in the worst the one time we aren't gonna move again."
Spike shook his head and they walked down the hall, both with hands in pockets, as Spike explained to Gren about his friends. Spike thought this guy was made of the same stuff he was and was glad Gren followed him down the hall and not Vicious. Poor Julia though, he thought she was pretty cute and could be brought back to the "Dark Side", as Spike and his friends were referred to as by the "Light Side" or the popular group. But Jet had readily accepted the title, as he was an addict to Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and other old books and movies such as that. It was surprising that one of the populars actually had the brain capacity to remember what the hell Star Wars was.
As Spike told Gren about this he suddenly remembered about Jet. It wasn't that Jet couldn't take care of himself, but he was still getting a little worried. Jet would have at least paged him by now.
Chapter Two - The New Kids
It was lunch period and Spike shuffled down the hallway with a newly bandaged foot in his queer boot. He was hoping to see what the commotion was about earlier in the hall before he went to lunch. As he was about to turn the corner he heard Vicious talking and stopped to eavesdrop. Spike had his back to the wall as he listened to Vicious telling someone about the school. Spike figured it was a new kid and rolled his eyes imagining how sissy this guy must look and how easily Vicious was probably hooking him into his crew. He stopped thinking automatically when he heard a girl's voice.
"Yea. I'm sure we (Spike narrowed his eyes 'We?') can get along fine. Thanks for the offer to sit with you at lunch. We'd be glad too."
Spike groaned, she was getting sucked right in. This was the type of thing he hated, one more sap to add to Vicious' groupies. But he suddenly grinned when he heard a guy speak.
"Speak for yourself Julia. Maybe you think this school is just fine and dandy but it looks like a craphole to me. I'm gonna go see if there are any people who aren't screwed in this place."
At this Spike stepped around the corner coolly so it looked like just a coincidence that he had come around just then. He looked straight into the eyes of the guy who had started walking away. He bit his lip to stop another grin after he looked the kid up and down. He was wearing a black T- shirt with the name of a rock band on it and baggy, dirty blue jeans that were torn at the bottom. He had sneakers that didn't seem to be "in style". The best part about him though, was his hair. It was dark blue, almost the exact shade of Faye's. Actually, the guy reminded Spike a lot of Faye, but male.
Spike purposely bumped shoulders with him as he walked by.
"O sorry dude" he grunted and turned around.
"Aw man, it's okay" the "dude"said rubbing his shoulder.
"I don't know you. Who are you?" Spike was rough but knew if this guy really was cool he would understand and they would get along fine.
"I'm Gren. You?"
"Spike"
"Well then Spike, I'm new here. This is my sister Julia. First off, if you are friends with him" at this he jerked his head towards Vicious, "please leave me alone for the remainder of the year."
"Hmmm. well.in short, we are not friends in any way. Oh and hey. Julia" He said raising an eyebrow at the girl.
"Hey Spike. I guess I'll see you later then Gren, I'm going to lunch." She said waggling her fingers at Spike.
When she and Vicious were gone (Vicious and Spike avoided eye contact the whole time) Spike took hold of Gren's shoulders and shook him.
"You realize your sister has been sucked in and is doomed to never come out to the real world again?!"
"Yea, it happens every time we go to a new school, my dad is in the military and we keep having to move. I adjust but she makes these great new friends and gets sad every time we leave. Too bad she gets sucked in the worst the one time we aren't gonna move again."
Spike shook his head and they walked down the hall, both with hands in pockets, as Spike explained to Gren about his friends. Spike thought this guy was made of the same stuff he was and was glad Gren followed him down the hall and not Vicious. Poor Julia though, he thought she was pretty cute and could be brought back to the "Dark Side", as Spike and his friends were referred to as by the "Light Side" or the popular group. But Jet had readily accepted the title, as he was an addict to Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and other old books and movies such as that. It was surprising that one of the populars actually had the brain capacity to remember what the hell Star Wars was.
As Spike told Gren about this he suddenly remembered about Jet. It wasn't that Jet couldn't take care of himself, but he was still getting a little worried. Jet would have at least paged him by now.