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This one is dedicated to Princess Tyler Briefs and Angel mouse, because they gave me the idea for this chapter. Thank you so much. I was so unbelievably stuck, I hadn't a clue. So here we go. I hope you enjoy.

Chapter 6

Gordon was dragging his feet, he was beyond tired at this point, and he hadn't had nearly enough sugar today to keep him awake this late. But he kept on, because after Virgil had mentioned it Gordon had realised that John always did come to everything they did. And as he thought about it, a rather distasteful memory came to him, because it had been really mean of him and Alan at the time. Especially with John so sick and all.

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"But you have to come John!" Alan whined at John, who was lying on the sofa, with about four jumpers on, shivering with the cold. The flu had hit him hard. "Come on John, you just have to come, it's our last match this year!"

Gordon bounced up behind him. "Yeah John, you have to come!"

"Guys, I'm sick, I can't come. If it was an indoor match I would, you know I would, but it's outside, I just-"

"But you promised!" Gordon complained.

"You don't love us enough!" Alan said loudly.

John's eyes widened. "Alan-of course I do."

"If you did you would come John." Gordon said, with an exaggerated sniff.

John sagged back weakly. "Fine, ok, I'll come." He sighed, coughing.

"Yes!" Alan and Gordon cried, giving each other high fives and running off.

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After Gordon and Alan's basketball match, which Scott and Virgil had come to as well was over, the two younger boys ran over to their brothers, grinning. "Did you see us?" Gordon asked breathlessly.

"I was the best wasn't I?" Alan asked.

"You sure were squirt." Scott smiled, ruffling his hair playfully.

John smiled, coughing again and shivering harder. "You were great." He smiled.

"Come on." Virgil grinned. "Let's go home and tell dad."

They had walked home, Gordon and Alan bouncing ahead, talking excitedly in front. Scott and Virgil following, talking about something. John came last. His flu got worse after that day; he hadn't been able to leave the house for a whole week.

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Gordon sighed; they didn't really have to make John go. And he had gotten really sick afterwards. Gordon felt really guilty now. He and Alan always weaselled their way out of going to John's Science things, because they were boring. Even if they promised-like this time.

Gordon only now realised that it really wasn't fair.

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In the other direction Alan was thinking exactly the same thing. It really wasn't fair how they treated John. Especially after everything he did for them. Alan was of course, thinking of that time in school, before John went to high Scott with Scot and Virgil. He had gotten in so much trouble for it.

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"Hush!" Gordon snapped, pulling the ever giggling Gordon behind the statue. "We'll be killed if they found out it's us. Shush!"

Alan swallowed another giggle and tried to keep a straight face, but failed miserably. "But their hair was purple Gordon!" he laughed.

"I know!" Gordon grinned.

They had changed Scott and Virgil's shampoo for purple hair dye while they had been working in the garden earlier. Scott and Virgil were storming the house looking for them.

"Gordon! Alan!" Scott yelled. "I'm telling Dad!"

"You are going to be in so much trouble!" Virgil added loudly.

Gordon and Alan exchanged looks. "Oh no! Dad said if we did anymore pranks he wouldn't take us to the circus!" Alan groaned.

"We've got to stop them calling-" Gordon began.

"What happened?" John asked suddenly.

Gordon and Alan looked up at him, crestfallen. How could they have forgotten their father's warning. "We are in so much trouble now!" Gordon said.

"Dad won't take us to the circus." Alan said.

"Cause we turned Scott-"

"And Virgil's-"

"Hair-"

"Purple." Alan finished.

John smiled at them. "You were really looking forward to the circus weren't you?"

They nodded.

"There you are!" Virgil said. Grabbing their t-Shirts and pulling them back. "You are so in trouble." He said angrily.

"Virge, it wasn't them." John said suddenly, stepping forward.

Virgil frowned. "What?"

"I put the purple dye in the shampoo guys-I just figured it would be funny." John shrugged, and smiled. "And it is."

Scott came up behind Virgil. "You could have got away with it John-you didn't do it, not really, did you?"

"He did!" Alan suddenly said.

Gordon nodded vigorously.

"Ye4ah, I did. I guess I could have gotten away with it, but I just couldn't let them take the rap for it. Besides it was my prank-I want the credit." John grinned.

They all stood still for a moment.

"Right, your gonna get it John!" Virgil said, dropping Gordon and Alan and rushing John, tackling him to the ground, tickling him mercilessly.

Gordon and Alan watched, glad they weren't getting into trouble, and still got to go to the circus! They turned and raced away before Scott could change his mind and blame them again.

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They hadn't even thanked John for what he had done, Alan realised. His feet dragged on the road. John really was the best big brother.

Well? I hope that was ok. It's kind of a time-lapse filler type thing. I know it's short. I'm sorry. It's not really good. But I just added it in.