Catching Insanity 11/?
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.
Warning: Physical abuse and alcoholism mentioned.
Lying in Wait
Joan, Adam and Iris walked to Iris' house so that she could drop off her books and pick up her clothes, since she was planning on sleeping over Joan's that night.
"I think it's great that you two are finally getting along." Adam told them supportively, as Iris opened the door with her key. "Even if it is under these circumstances. Who knows, maybe we can all go out sometime this week, see a movie or something."
"I don't know if that's such a good idea." Joan answered as the three of them walked into the living room.
"Come on Joan, it'll be fun. You can bring Gideon along." Iris told her, winking as she walked up the stairs, while Joan and Adam stood by the stairs.
"He hasn't been around much."
"Hmm?"
"Gideon. Is everything okay between you?" Adam asked hesitantly, although sounding much less jealous then before.
"I don't know. We got into a bit of a discussion after the study group a few weeks ago. We kind of left things open ended between us." Joan answered generally, although not able to keep the sadness from her voice as she told Adam about 'Gideon.'
"I'm sorry." Adam told her, giving her a quick squeeze on the shoulder, before staring determinedly down at his feet. That unexpected response caused Joan to look up at him in surprise.
"For what?"
"I wasn't exactly supportive of your relationship, was I? I caused tension between you two, and I feel like a heel."
"Don't worry about it. I was confused anyway. It's not your fault exactly."
"I still want to apologize to Gideon in person. Look Joan, you're obviously missing him, why don't you give him a call and invite him to go out with us sometime?"
"I -"
Joan was interrupted when she heard a scream coming from Iris' room quickly followed by yelling.
"Let me go!"
Before either thought about it, both Adam and Joan were running up the stairs heedless of the possible danger. They opened the door just as a man was trying to grab Iris toward it. Iris had tears streaming down her face as she struggled in the intruder's arms.
"Leave her alone." Adam yelled at him as he grabbed the restraining arm around Iris' neck. Even pulling with all his might Adam barely budged the man and succeeded in getting thrown into the wall.
Without thinking about it, Joan grabbed the closest object and ran at the man's back. She had just knocked the man about the head with Iris' chemistry book causing him to topple over to a knee. Iris managed to slip out of his grip and ran to Adam who was still sprawled on the floor.
"Let's get out of here." Joan told Iris as she ran to Adam's other side. They tried to lift him between them but they got only a few feet before they all fell once again, unable to carry his dead weight.
"What are we going to do?" Iris whispered watching the man, her father, roll around the floor in pain. "We've got to get out of here."
"Where's your phone?"
"Downstairs." She shrieked shrilly.
"Well go get it and call the cops!"
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.
Warning: Physical abuse and alcoholism mentioned.
Lying in Wait
Joan, Adam and Iris walked to Iris' house so that she could drop off her books and pick up her clothes, since she was planning on sleeping over Joan's that night.
"I think it's great that you two are finally getting along." Adam told them supportively, as Iris opened the door with her key. "Even if it is under these circumstances. Who knows, maybe we can all go out sometime this week, see a movie or something."
"I don't know if that's such a good idea." Joan answered as the three of them walked into the living room.
"Come on Joan, it'll be fun. You can bring Gideon along." Iris told her, winking as she walked up the stairs, while Joan and Adam stood by the stairs.
"He hasn't been around much."
"Hmm?"
"Gideon. Is everything okay between you?" Adam asked hesitantly, although sounding much less jealous then before.
"I don't know. We got into a bit of a discussion after the study group a few weeks ago. We kind of left things open ended between us." Joan answered generally, although not able to keep the sadness from her voice as she told Adam about 'Gideon.'
"I'm sorry." Adam told her, giving her a quick squeeze on the shoulder, before staring determinedly down at his feet. That unexpected response caused Joan to look up at him in surprise.
"For what?"
"I wasn't exactly supportive of your relationship, was I? I caused tension between you two, and I feel like a heel."
"Don't worry about it. I was confused anyway. It's not your fault exactly."
"I still want to apologize to Gideon in person. Look Joan, you're obviously missing him, why don't you give him a call and invite him to go out with us sometime?"
"I -"
Joan was interrupted when she heard a scream coming from Iris' room quickly followed by yelling.
"Let me go!"
Before either thought about it, both Adam and Joan were running up the stairs heedless of the possible danger. They opened the door just as a man was trying to grab Iris toward it. Iris had tears streaming down her face as she struggled in the intruder's arms.
"Leave her alone." Adam yelled at him as he grabbed the restraining arm around Iris' neck. Even pulling with all his might Adam barely budged the man and succeeded in getting thrown into the wall.
Without thinking about it, Joan grabbed the closest object and ran at the man's back. She had just knocked the man about the head with Iris' chemistry book causing him to topple over to a knee. Iris managed to slip out of his grip and ran to Adam who was still sprawled on the floor.
"Let's get out of here." Joan told Iris as she ran to Adam's other side. They tried to lift him between them but they got only a few feet before they all fell once again, unable to carry his dead weight.
"What are we going to do?" Iris whispered watching the man, her father, roll around the floor in pain. "We've got to get out of here."
"Where's your phone?"
"Downstairs." She shrieked shrilly.
"Well go get it and call the cops!"