"Brotherly Love"

Chapter 2

Disclaimer: The following story is based on the characters of the TV Series "Drake and Josh". The characters belong to their creators and Nickolodian, but the story is mine. ALL DISCLAIMERS APPLY. (No copyright infringement is intended.)

Jennifer looked at her watch impatiently. "Where is he?" She muttered.

"Looking for me?" Drake smiled as he came up behind her.

"You're late!" She scoffed.

Drake hung his head and looked up at her with puppy-dog eyes. "You're not mad, are you?"

A smile broke across her face. "I could never stay mad at you for long." She took his hand and they started towards her class. "So, are you playing anywhere tonight?"

Drake nodded. "Yep. We have a gig at The Cave."

"Ooo, what time?"

"It starts at 7:00, but if you'd like you can ride in with the band." They stopped at her classroom.

"Count me in."

Drake smiled. "Good. We'll pick you up at 6:00 and then when it's over, you can come back to my house for a while. My parents are out of town until tomorrow and Meagan is spending the night with one of her friends, so . . ."

"Sounds good, but I'll meet you at your house at 6:00, OK?"

Drake shrugged as the bell rang. "OK." He quickly kissed her. "I've gotta go. Don't want to be late for Ms. Crane's class."

Jennifer took her seat and quickly pulled out her cellphone, which she knew was prohibited in school. "Hey, it's me. It's set for tonight. I'll case it and call you around 9:00 or so."

"You sure?" The voice on the other end asked.

"Very. Later." She hung up.

Later, after school, Drake met Josh at the car. "So, how was your day, bro?" He asked.

"Pretty good. I got an A on my Algebra test, wanna go celebrate?" He asked.

Drake smiled. "Not tonight. I've got to get home and change. Jennifer's supposed to meet me at 7:00 and the band has a gig at The Cave tonight. Are you coming?"

Josh shook his head. "I doubt it." He then muttered under his breath. "Especially if Jennifer's coming."

"What was that?" Drake asked as Josh sat down in the driver's seat.

"Nothing." He replied.

"Look, what is it exactly that you have against my girlfriend?"

Josh sat with his hands stiff on the wheel. "Do you really want to know?" He asked.

Drake nodded.

"I think she's bad news. I've seen her hanging around, after school with that Mike Wilson and . . . "

"Mike Wilson?" Drake's face began to turn red.

"Yeah, you know the guy that was expelled last year for a bomb threat?"

"Yeah, I know who he is. Jennifer dated him last year, but that's old news." Drake replied with a hint of hostility.

"Is it?" Josh asked, cranking the car.

Drake didn't reply. He brought his hand to his chin and stared out the window, wondering.

To be continued . . . .