What Makes You Different
Disclaimer: I own no one. Except for Jarrett, that is.
Warning: This is SLASH (male/male) so if you don't like it, don't read it. I don't mind criticism, but I don't want any flames saying that slash sucks because frankly, that's an opinion. You have been warned…happy reading!
Author's Note: Sorry that took so incrediblely long!
"Is that the new kid?" the student body of County High whispered as Jarrett stalked down the hallway on Monday morning. He wasn't oblivious to the stares of the whispers, but it didn't intimidate him much either. Headphones pressed firmly against his ears, Jarrett scanned the narrow corridor for his first period class, glancing once at his already wrinkled schedule.
"You look lost," someone tapped him on the back. Jarrett turned to find a pretty blond girl smiling slightly at him, a taller boy at her side.
"I'm okay," he remarked, "Thanks." True he was lost, but didn't need any help from the locals.
"I'm Amy. Amy Abbott," she obviously couldn't take the hint, "And this is my boyfriend Colin Hart." She indicated the boy next to her. Jarrett nodded politely at both of them.
"I'm Jarrett Davidson," he offered.
"We know."
"Uh…right. I'll see you around." Jarrett turned to go, hitching his bag up onto his shoulder.
"Hey Davidson, nice to see that you're so happy to be here!" a familiar voice called from down the hall. Jarrett turned around, forcing a smile off of his face.
"Well, you know how it is. Aren't all new kids just ecstatic to be here?" he asked, shrugging indifferently. There was another boy with Wendell. He was tall, had dark hair and dark eyes, and extremely pale skin.
"This is Brown," Wendell indicated the mysterious boy next to him.
"Are you the old new kid?" Jarrett asked him seriously. Ephram looked confused for a minute before turning to Wendell and punching him lightly in the shoulder.
"You could say that, but most refer to me as 'geekazoid'. Or something of that nature," he nodded as a passing jock muttered 'freak' under his breath. Brown smiled, "Point proven. I'm Ephram, if you're wondering because contrary to popular belief, Brown is my last name not my first."
Jarrett laughed, "I'll keep that in mind. Hey do you guys want to help me find my classroom?"
"First day maze?" Ephram inquired, "Yeah, I had that too. Let's see," he took Jarrett's schedule and looked it over, "You have class with Wendell first and you're with both of us for lunch and chemistry. And you're with me for music. That's it. Lead the way, Loesser."
Wendell looked taken aback, "Loesser?"
"Yeah. That's your last name, remember?"
"Oh right! Sorry, it slipped my mind." Wendell grinned his crazy grin and led the way to the unknown classroom.
Bright Abbott slammed his locker shut and spun to face an extremely amused Amy and Colin. It seemed, these days, that they were attached by the hip. Whenever he wanted to hang-out with Colin, Amy had to come. And even though he was used to them being together all the time, Bright couldn't help but feel like a third wheel. Sure, the feeling was inevitable; he'd known it was coming at him sooner or later, but it wasn't a pleasant feeling at all.
"Aw, Bright, are you in a fight with your locker?" Amy teased. Bright grumbled that he wasn't and pushed past his sister and his best friend to make it to his first period class one time. Believe it or not, he was actually getting into the realm of caring about his school work.
"Shocking, I know," Bright muttered under his breath to no one in particular, sliding into his seat in the back of the room. The teacher almost had a heart attack when she realized that Bright was raising his hand to answer a question—correctly.
"Yes, Bright, you may go to the bathroom," Mrs. Johnston sighed when the blond boy's hand flew into the air.
"No, Mrs. Johnston, I want to answer the question," the junior said matter-of-factly. When the aging teacher looked at Bright, she saw determination mixed in with a bit of anger and grudge. Nodding and hoping she wouldn't regret it, she handed the chalk to Bright. Almost happily, Bright made his way to the front of the room and started at the math problem before him.
"Why, Mr. Abbott, that's…correct!" Mrs. Johnston declared with a not-so-subtle tone of surprise as Bright proudly stomped to the back of the room, taking his seat again, rolling his eyes. Slightly annoyed at her non-existent faith, Bright didn't attempt to raise his hand again. When the bell rang, Bright was the first one out of his seat and out the door. He was very edgy, though he didn't exactly know why. At least not until lunch time.
Bright was at his locker, grabbing a few books that he would need for the afternoon, Colin and Amy waiting for him. They were going on and on about plans to get together at the lake that weekend and maybe have a picnic; just the three of them for old time's sake. But Bright didn't really want to go even though he knew that, eventually, he'd find himself in his car wondering why he was agreeing to go. He closed his locker and told Amy and Colin he was hungry. They laughed because he said that everyday and besides, Bright was always hungry. The trio turned towards the cafeteria, talking about who knows what when the blond boy froze in his place. There he was. Jarrett Davidson, the new boy in town. Bright gulped and blinked twice before running to catch up with his sister and his best friend. No, he was not going to fall for the new guy. He wouldn't let himself. Besides, he was obviously befriending Ephram Brown and Wendell Loesser, which was definitely not Bright's crowd. So there was no reason to even start to have feelings for him, right? Bright shook his head. That didn't make any sense, but it was good enough for him.
Thanks for the reviews:
Wisk8r: awww, thanks! That's so sweet!
LB: Haha! Well, I can tell you this much…one of your predictions is right and ultimately, another one will too.
Maria Christina: lol! I've decided that if I ever get to create my own boyfriend (hey, just dreaming here), I want him to look like either Jarrett or Bright. =D
Kellyerielf: Yeah, new guys always cause problems in Everwood don't they? Well, it's all going to be good for Bright in the end =D
Hjordis: I think your senses are right! Actually it's going to be a very complicated triangle…I'm going to have to figure this one out…=D
Queen-Ditz: That's okay, I just like to know that you read it!
Hot-pepper96: A lot, that's all I'll tell you =D
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