A/N: Sorry the last chappie was so short, I really wanted to get it done by
Monday and I was expecting to have all weekend to work on it, but my
teachers have succeeded yet again in bombarding me w/ unnecessary homework
all weekend!!! I'll try to make this one longer, and PLEASE, R&R!!!
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Chapter 3: Shock to the System
Brian O'Conner sat in a room full of very irritated looking agents, while trying desperately to listen to whatever the down to earth man in front of him was trying to say. He actually wanted to hear what the ex- agent had to say, not because he actually needed to, just because it was interesting to hear how easily someone could lose touch with reality. But no matter how hard he tried to concentrate, his mind always drifted to one person: Mia. In one week he would be out of here, and a free man once again. Free to do as he pleased, free to see whom he pleased. Free to see Mia again. The bell rang, snapping him out of his reverie. He picked up his notebook, cleverly titled A Lost Agent's Guide To Reality, and hurriedly toward the door of the classroom.
"O'Conner! Didn't you hear me when I asked you to wait?"
Brian turned around to face the bewildered looking professor. He sighed and reluctantly walked toward the teacher's desk.
"No, sorry, must of missed it."
The professor furrowed his brow and opened his mouth slightly, as if to ask him a question, but simply shook his head and sat down behind his desk.
"Brian, I know this isn't exactly your favorite place to be so I'm going to make this quick. You've done exemplary work in this class, you've aced every test I've given and never once couldn't answer a question I've asked. This class clearly isn't for you, so you pass, get out of here."
After a few moments of seeing his former student sit there with a blank look on his face, the professor gestured toward the door, a slight smile shadowing his features.
"You heard me, get outta here!"
Brian walked forward and hurriedly shook the man's hand.
"Thank you Mr. Tanner."
He smiled.
"No problem, but if you don't get out of my class I'm gonna throw you out!"
Brian smiled back at him and walked out of the classroom. He had things to do, to pack. He was sick of this place, but mostly he was sick of being anywhere where Mia wasn't. He quickly packed his things and headed to the airport, planning to catch the next flight to good old California.
~*~*~*~
Taya blinked her eyes open, squinting slightly from the sunlight that was hitting her eyes, waking her from a rather pleasant dream, guess starring Jesse of course. She felt fingers gently rubbing her abdomen from behind her and smiled. She turned over, flashing Jesse a grin, who gave her one back.
"Morning, sleeping beauty."
Taya gave a very unladylike snort and shook her head.
"Mmm, a sleeping beauty is one thing I definitely am not. You have seen the bed head, haven't you?"
She arched an eyebrow and gestured toward her dark hair, which was currently looking quite frazzled. Jesse smiled at her and shook his head.
"What are you talking about, this is the time when you're most beautiful, when you get all that shit off your face so you can actually see it. Well, maybe not your most beautiful time, that's gonna be whenever this little belly of yours starts to plump."
Taya gave a dramatic sigh and rolled her eyes. Jesse, more than anything else, wanted a child. Not yet of course, he was still in high school and neither of them had any time for a baby, but it was one of the things in life he greatly looked forward to.
"Come on, Mr. Mom, if I'm not ready to leave for the shop by 10 Mia will have my head for it."
Taya got off of the bed, but Jesse simply turned over and pulled the covers up to his chin.
"Mmm, paper to finish..." He murmured tiredly.
Taya walked over to his side of the bed and pulled the covers off him, causing him to scrunch into a ball and hold his legs to his chest at the loss of warmth. Taya raised her eyebrows and laughed at the sight he made. Jesse opened his eyes and gave her a weak glare.
"What?"
She managed to stop laughing long enough to tell him.
"Well your not going to get anything done here!"
She opened her arms wide, gesturing to the bed.
"I'll get up... Eventually..."
Taya shook her head and proceeded to physically drag him out of bed. In spite of his protests, she managed to pull him out of bed and get him into some jeans and a white beater before dragging him downstairs to get some breakfast.
Mia looked up from the stove and smiled as the two 'love birds', as was their common nick name, made their way downstairs.
"Morning, sleeping beauties."
Jesse gave Taya a light slap on the arm as he sat down.
"Told you."
Taya simply smirked as she sat next to him. Mia sat down and ate breakfast with Jesse, Taya, Vince and Leon, Dom and Letty having gone to the garage earlier that morning. After a half hour or so had passed, she happened to glance up at the clock.
"Oh shit," She got up and began to gather all the breakfast dishes and put them in the sink. "Come on guys, we gotta get to the store."
The others all got up and headed out, but Jesse stayed put.
"Sorry, Mi, got a health paper to finish."
Mia stopped at the door on her way out, turning to smile at him. She was happy that he had decided to give school another shot, after all, he was the one of them that had the potential to achieve something greater than working at a garage or a grocery store their whole life. With the exception of her, of course. She knew medical school was her future. Not that being a doctor was her dream, but it was Dom's dream for her, and she at least owed him that. She just wished she had someone she could talk to every once and awhile.
"It's fine Jesse, I'll just tell Dom that it's his fault you're not there because of those damn parties he insists on having every single weekend. You'd think it'd change after 5 years, but NO..."
They smiled at each other and Mia headed out the door. The first thing she saw was Vince and Leon, standing, staring at the driveway. She frowned as she made her way down the steps, watching them.
"Hey guys, what's the..." She looked up at the person emerging from a red sports car. "...matter..."
She held on to the railing, fearing that she would faint. For in her driveway stood none other than the infamous snowman, Brian O'Conner.
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A/N: Well, hope you enjoyed it, this chapter was a wee bit longer than the last two. And now that you've read, REVIEW!!!
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Chapter 3: Shock to the System
Brian O'Conner sat in a room full of very irritated looking agents, while trying desperately to listen to whatever the down to earth man in front of him was trying to say. He actually wanted to hear what the ex- agent had to say, not because he actually needed to, just because it was interesting to hear how easily someone could lose touch with reality. But no matter how hard he tried to concentrate, his mind always drifted to one person: Mia. In one week he would be out of here, and a free man once again. Free to do as he pleased, free to see whom he pleased. Free to see Mia again. The bell rang, snapping him out of his reverie. He picked up his notebook, cleverly titled A Lost Agent's Guide To Reality, and hurriedly toward the door of the classroom.
"O'Conner! Didn't you hear me when I asked you to wait?"
Brian turned around to face the bewildered looking professor. He sighed and reluctantly walked toward the teacher's desk.
"No, sorry, must of missed it."
The professor furrowed his brow and opened his mouth slightly, as if to ask him a question, but simply shook his head and sat down behind his desk.
"Brian, I know this isn't exactly your favorite place to be so I'm going to make this quick. You've done exemplary work in this class, you've aced every test I've given and never once couldn't answer a question I've asked. This class clearly isn't for you, so you pass, get out of here."
After a few moments of seeing his former student sit there with a blank look on his face, the professor gestured toward the door, a slight smile shadowing his features.
"You heard me, get outta here!"
Brian walked forward and hurriedly shook the man's hand.
"Thank you Mr. Tanner."
He smiled.
"No problem, but if you don't get out of my class I'm gonna throw you out!"
Brian smiled back at him and walked out of the classroom. He had things to do, to pack. He was sick of this place, but mostly he was sick of being anywhere where Mia wasn't. He quickly packed his things and headed to the airport, planning to catch the next flight to good old California.
~*~*~*~
Taya blinked her eyes open, squinting slightly from the sunlight that was hitting her eyes, waking her from a rather pleasant dream, guess starring Jesse of course. She felt fingers gently rubbing her abdomen from behind her and smiled. She turned over, flashing Jesse a grin, who gave her one back.
"Morning, sleeping beauty."
Taya gave a very unladylike snort and shook her head.
"Mmm, a sleeping beauty is one thing I definitely am not. You have seen the bed head, haven't you?"
She arched an eyebrow and gestured toward her dark hair, which was currently looking quite frazzled. Jesse smiled at her and shook his head.
"What are you talking about, this is the time when you're most beautiful, when you get all that shit off your face so you can actually see it. Well, maybe not your most beautiful time, that's gonna be whenever this little belly of yours starts to plump."
Taya gave a dramatic sigh and rolled her eyes. Jesse, more than anything else, wanted a child. Not yet of course, he was still in high school and neither of them had any time for a baby, but it was one of the things in life he greatly looked forward to.
"Come on, Mr. Mom, if I'm not ready to leave for the shop by 10 Mia will have my head for it."
Taya got off of the bed, but Jesse simply turned over and pulled the covers up to his chin.
"Mmm, paper to finish..." He murmured tiredly.
Taya walked over to his side of the bed and pulled the covers off him, causing him to scrunch into a ball and hold his legs to his chest at the loss of warmth. Taya raised her eyebrows and laughed at the sight he made. Jesse opened his eyes and gave her a weak glare.
"What?"
She managed to stop laughing long enough to tell him.
"Well your not going to get anything done here!"
She opened her arms wide, gesturing to the bed.
"I'll get up... Eventually..."
Taya shook her head and proceeded to physically drag him out of bed. In spite of his protests, she managed to pull him out of bed and get him into some jeans and a white beater before dragging him downstairs to get some breakfast.
Mia looked up from the stove and smiled as the two 'love birds', as was their common nick name, made their way downstairs.
"Morning, sleeping beauties."
Jesse gave Taya a light slap on the arm as he sat down.
"Told you."
Taya simply smirked as she sat next to him. Mia sat down and ate breakfast with Jesse, Taya, Vince and Leon, Dom and Letty having gone to the garage earlier that morning. After a half hour or so had passed, she happened to glance up at the clock.
"Oh shit," She got up and began to gather all the breakfast dishes and put them in the sink. "Come on guys, we gotta get to the store."
The others all got up and headed out, but Jesse stayed put.
"Sorry, Mi, got a health paper to finish."
Mia stopped at the door on her way out, turning to smile at him. She was happy that he had decided to give school another shot, after all, he was the one of them that had the potential to achieve something greater than working at a garage or a grocery store their whole life. With the exception of her, of course. She knew medical school was her future. Not that being a doctor was her dream, but it was Dom's dream for her, and she at least owed him that. She just wished she had someone she could talk to every once and awhile.
"It's fine Jesse, I'll just tell Dom that it's his fault you're not there because of those damn parties he insists on having every single weekend. You'd think it'd change after 5 years, but NO..."
They smiled at each other and Mia headed out the door. The first thing she saw was Vince and Leon, standing, staring at the driveway. She frowned as she made her way down the steps, watching them.
"Hey guys, what's the..." She looked up at the person emerging from a red sports car. "...matter..."
She held on to the railing, fearing that she would faint. For in her driveway stood none other than the infamous snowman, Brian O'Conner.
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A/N: Well, hope you enjoyed it, this chapter was a wee bit longer than the last two. And now that you've read, REVIEW!!!