Catching Insanity 6/?
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Cute Boy God/Joan (the blasphemy!) With small hints of Joan/Adam, and Adam/Iris
Summary: God asks Joan to lie to Adam for his own good. Will she? And if she does can she live with the confusion that follows?
Authors Note: This fic is going to be about Joan's evolving feelings for God and the ensuing insanity this causes our poor heroine. If this squicks anyone read no further. Thank you kindly.
Thanks so much for the reviews. I'm glad you all are enjoying the story so far. Any suggestions on plot would be great. I know the ending already but I am a bit stuck on the middle.
Warning: Physical abuse and alcoholism mentioned. Be warned. Nothing drastic in this chapter, but may get a tad dark for a few chapters. Don't worry, it will still be a fairly upbeat story.
Study Group Turned Angst Fest
Joan practically jumped all the steps to Iris' house in an attempt to get away from God's knowing gaze. She honestly had no idea how she would get through the night with so many things on her mind, least of which was chemistry. Just as she rang the doorbell God took a hold of her hand and pulled her closer to him. Iris opened the door a few seconds later while Joan was busy glaring at God.
"Oh Joan, hi, and who's this?" Iris asked as she welcomed them in.
"Hey Iris. How's everything?" Joan asked softly, wondering if whatever upset her had happened already, but she seemed fine.
"Um… okay, I guess." Iris answered, somewhat disconcerted by Joan's piercing gaze.
"That's good." She answered before remembering she still hadn't introduced God. "Oh, sorry, and this is G-Gideon."
"Hello Gideon. It's nice to meet you." She spoke genuinely holding out her hand.
"It's good to meet you too." He answered softly, giving Iris a small smile, holding her hand in his.
"Come on, everyone's already here." Iris told them. "They're all upstairs in my room. So how long have you two been dating?"
"A few days." Joan blurted at the same time as God answered her.
"Three weeks."
"Well, we were kind of going out off and on, but, uh, we didn't start dating until last week." Joan tried to cover. Iris gave her a weird look but otherwise stayed silent as she led them to her bedroom.
"Hey guys. Everyone this is Gideon." Joan introduced them as Adam and Grace looked up as they entered. "You may have seen him around recently."
"If this is going to become a sickening mating dance, I'll just take off right now." Grace commented seriously.
Iris, Adam and Joan all looked at each other awkwardly, completely embarrassed by Grace's comment. The tension charged silence was broken by God surprisingly enough.
"You must be Grace." God commented stepping forward and offering the blonde his hand.
"How could you tell?" She asked sarcastically.
"And here I thought that Joan was exaggerating your biting wit." God answered back casually, winking at Joan over his shoulder as she glared at him.
"You make it sound like a disease." Adam blurted out, looking at 'Gideon' quickly before ducking his head in embarrassment.
"That's a matter of opinion I'd imagine."
"Oh Joan, I like this one." Grace told her as she chuckled at him. "Where have you been hiding him?"
"He's, er, been around." Joan answered hesitantly ignoring the glare Adam sent her way as she spoke. Just as she was going to continue the phone rang. Iris picked it up on the second ring as everyone listened in from the background. Adam and Joan both noticed when Iris began shaking slightly and moved somewhat closer to the girl.
"Hello."
"Hey Mom, what's going on?"
"What is it? Is something the matter?"
"But how- He's supposed to be-"
"I, no I'm fine Mom."
"Yes I'm sure."
"Mom I'll be okay, besides Adam and a few other kids are over for a study group. They should be here until you get home."
"Alright I will. Goodbye. I love you too."
Iris hung up quietly with her face aimed at the wall, and her back to the room. Her shoulders shaking at uneven intervals.
"What's going on Iris?" Adam asked gently, putting a calming hand on her shoulder. "Is everything okay?"
"I don't- I can't- my father was let out of prison earlier this week. My mother was just contacted." Iris whispered brokenly.
"I assume from your reaction that there will be no happy family reunion?" Grace asked in her usual forthright manner, only to be cut off as Joan elbowed her in the ribs mouthing for her to shut up.
"Everything will be alright, Iris." Joan told her, hoping her voice sounded convincingly sincere for once. "He doesn't know where you live, does he?"
"I don't think so."
"Well then, try not to worry about it for now." Joan continued gently putting her arm around the girl's still shaking body and leading her to the chair next to her bed. "Why don't we study for now, to get your mind off it and then we'll wait until your mother gets home so that you're not by yourself."
"I don't know if I can work right now."
"Well, that's okay too." God interjected sitting on Joan's other side as Adam sat near Iris, while Grace just looked on at the scene in confusion. Joan noticed and gestured for her to leave the room quietly.
"Why don't Grace and I go get some drinks and when we get back we'll try to tackle the homework assignment. We've got a few hours after all."
"I'll show you-" Iris began to get up only to be cut off by Grace.
"Sit down will ya before you fall over." She told Iris uncharacteristically gently. "Me and Joan have got it."
They walked downstairs in quiet but as soon as they entered the kitchen Grace spun around and began glaring.
"Alright Girardi, just what the hell is going on?"
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Cute Boy God/Joan (the blasphemy!) With small hints of Joan/Adam, and Adam/Iris
Summary: God asks Joan to lie to Adam for his own good. Will she? And if she does can she live with the confusion that follows?
Authors Note: This fic is going to be about Joan's evolving feelings for God and the ensuing insanity this causes our poor heroine. If this squicks anyone read no further. Thank you kindly.
Thanks so much for the reviews. I'm glad you all are enjoying the story so far. Any suggestions on plot would be great. I know the ending already but I am a bit stuck on the middle.
Warning: Physical abuse and alcoholism mentioned. Be warned. Nothing drastic in this chapter, but may get a tad dark for a few chapters. Don't worry, it will still be a fairly upbeat story.
Study Group Turned Angst Fest
Joan practically jumped all the steps to Iris' house in an attempt to get away from God's knowing gaze. She honestly had no idea how she would get through the night with so many things on her mind, least of which was chemistry. Just as she rang the doorbell God took a hold of her hand and pulled her closer to him. Iris opened the door a few seconds later while Joan was busy glaring at God.
"Oh Joan, hi, and who's this?" Iris asked as she welcomed them in.
"Hey Iris. How's everything?" Joan asked softly, wondering if whatever upset her had happened already, but she seemed fine.
"Um… okay, I guess." Iris answered, somewhat disconcerted by Joan's piercing gaze.
"That's good." She answered before remembering she still hadn't introduced God. "Oh, sorry, and this is G-Gideon."
"Hello Gideon. It's nice to meet you." She spoke genuinely holding out her hand.
"It's good to meet you too." He answered softly, giving Iris a small smile, holding her hand in his.
"Come on, everyone's already here." Iris told them. "They're all upstairs in my room. So how long have you two been dating?"
"A few days." Joan blurted at the same time as God answered her.
"Three weeks."
"Well, we were kind of going out off and on, but, uh, we didn't start dating until last week." Joan tried to cover. Iris gave her a weird look but otherwise stayed silent as she led them to her bedroom.
"Hey guys. Everyone this is Gideon." Joan introduced them as Adam and Grace looked up as they entered. "You may have seen him around recently."
"If this is going to become a sickening mating dance, I'll just take off right now." Grace commented seriously.
Iris, Adam and Joan all looked at each other awkwardly, completely embarrassed by Grace's comment. The tension charged silence was broken by God surprisingly enough.
"You must be Grace." God commented stepping forward and offering the blonde his hand.
"How could you tell?" She asked sarcastically.
"And here I thought that Joan was exaggerating your biting wit." God answered back casually, winking at Joan over his shoulder as she glared at him.
"You make it sound like a disease." Adam blurted out, looking at 'Gideon' quickly before ducking his head in embarrassment.
"That's a matter of opinion I'd imagine."
"Oh Joan, I like this one." Grace told her as she chuckled at him. "Where have you been hiding him?"
"He's, er, been around." Joan answered hesitantly ignoring the glare Adam sent her way as she spoke. Just as she was going to continue the phone rang. Iris picked it up on the second ring as everyone listened in from the background. Adam and Joan both noticed when Iris began shaking slightly and moved somewhat closer to the girl.
"Hello."
"Hey Mom, what's going on?"
"What is it? Is something the matter?"
"But how- He's supposed to be-"
"I, no I'm fine Mom."
"Yes I'm sure."
"Mom I'll be okay, besides Adam and a few other kids are over for a study group. They should be here until you get home."
"Alright I will. Goodbye. I love you too."
Iris hung up quietly with her face aimed at the wall, and her back to the room. Her shoulders shaking at uneven intervals.
"What's going on Iris?" Adam asked gently, putting a calming hand on her shoulder. "Is everything okay?"
"I don't- I can't- my father was let out of prison earlier this week. My mother was just contacted." Iris whispered brokenly.
"I assume from your reaction that there will be no happy family reunion?" Grace asked in her usual forthright manner, only to be cut off as Joan elbowed her in the ribs mouthing for her to shut up.
"Everything will be alright, Iris." Joan told her, hoping her voice sounded convincingly sincere for once. "He doesn't know where you live, does he?"
"I don't think so."
"Well then, try not to worry about it for now." Joan continued gently putting her arm around the girl's still shaking body and leading her to the chair next to her bed. "Why don't we study for now, to get your mind off it and then we'll wait until your mother gets home so that you're not by yourself."
"I don't know if I can work right now."
"Well, that's okay too." God interjected sitting on Joan's other side as Adam sat near Iris, while Grace just looked on at the scene in confusion. Joan noticed and gestured for her to leave the room quietly.
"Why don't Grace and I go get some drinks and when we get back we'll try to tackle the homework assignment. We've got a few hours after all."
"I'll show you-" Iris began to get up only to be cut off by Grace.
"Sit down will ya before you fall over." She told Iris uncharacteristically gently. "Me and Joan have got it."
They walked downstairs in quiet but as soon as they entered the kitchen Grace spun around and began glaring.
"Alright Girardi, just what the hell is going on?"