Hey guys! I know I broke my "update at least once a week" promise already but I was busy and I didn't know I was going to be.

Forgive me please? 3

I want to thank you all for still sticking with me even though I don't always post when I say I will, it's a bad habit that I'm going to try and fix.

Disclaimer: I don't own Skins but I did go and see Guardians Of The Galaxy and I highly recommend you go give it a watch.

"Aww, come on… please?" I laughed from my chair in the corner of the room as he batted his eyelashes trying to look innocent.

"No I have already made my decision and before you say it" she looked at him pointedly as he tried and failed to interrupt her, "I know you heal faster than regular humans but I'm a mother, I worry, it's practically in the job description" she told him while waving her hands around for emphasis "so could you please listen to me just this once and sit on your backside James."

"Okay" he pouted sinking back into the sofa "sorry mum."

"That's what I like to hear" she smiled before turning to where I was still giggling in the corner, "I don't know what you're laughing at, you're just as bad if not worse."

"Well this isn't about me" I shrug.

"She has got a point though Naomikins" Cook laughs.

"Tosser" I mutter under my breath while getting up and making my way to the kitchen.

"I heard that!" well of course he did, I shake my head and dropping down into one of the chairs around the table.

"Oh Naomi love" mum began as she waltzed past me flicking the kettle on, "could you go with JJ when he goes to do the shop?" she asked "only I want to make sure James doesn't go wandering off, you know what he's like."

I sighed knowing exactly what Cook is like, that boy never sits still for long. To be honest I'm surprised we haven't heard him moving around already since we've been in the kitchen.

"Sure mum" I tell her not really wanting to go but knowing agreeing is far easier than trying to bargain with her when she's trying to over mother one of us.

"Thanks love" she smiled at me before turning to throw tea bags into mugs "JJ already knows what we need, you just have to remember to fill up the car" she paused to get milk from the fridge "oh, and no super powers."

I roll my eyes "I know, you don't have to tell me every time I leave the house" chirst, anyone would think I was twelve again and not twenty.

"I know it annoys you when I tell you all the time" she sighs "but one slip up and I could lose you… all of you. So please just give me this small piece of mind by letting me be an overbearing mother every now and again."

I exhaled slowly "I know, I'm sorry" I told her truthfully.

"I know" she said as she turned back to the now boiled kettle "now go fetch your brother will you" she looked over her shoulder smiling, "we need more tea bags."

X

"Looks like that's us finished" JJ nods mainly to himself as he scans the contents of the trolley while I watch on from beside him.

The great thing about shopping with JJ is there's no need for lists or anything, his supercharged photographic memory comes in handy for mundane tasks as well as storing away any information that might be of use to us. The only downside to that big beautiful brain of his is that he finds it difficult to interact with regular human beings sometimes meaning he hardly ever goes out without one of us with him, not that any of us mind, we all love JJ just the way he is and wouldn't change him for the world.

"Are you okay Naomi?" JJ's voice snaps me out of my own little world.

"Sorry Jay, I was miles away" I apologise "are we ready to go?"

"Yes, we just need tea bags and then we will have everything on the list" he tells me smiling.

"Alright" I nod, "why don't you go to the check out and I'll grab the tea bags?"

He nods in agreement but that doesn't stop me noticing his eyes darting around nervously.

"You'll be fine Jay" I tell him "I'll just be a minute."

He nods more assertively this time "okay Naomi."

I smile at him reassuringly one more time before going to grab the last thing we need and I continue to smile to myself as I head towards the tea and coffee isle. While I know too most people, my family included, that I'm famous for being a bit of a grumpy git I can't help but smile lately.

I mean people were really beginning to notice the good we were doing which was great and exciting, although it put us in a little more danger and it meant we had to be extra careful that no one saw our faces I couldn't help but feel proud of what we were managing to do.

The other thing making me smile shouldn't even logically be a factor at this point but damn it even thinking about Emily makes me smile when it really shouldn't this much. It's too much too soon I know but at the same time I don't really care. It's like she's this beautiful unspoiled piece of the world that I want to wrap up and keep safe, stupid I know but hey, I can dream right?

Back to the task at hand though, I grab one of the larger boxes and turn on my heels heading back to JJ. By the time I get to him he's almost packed everything and doesn't look as freaked out as I would normally expect him to be having been left on his own for so long in public.

"Sorry I took so long Jay" I say throwing the tea bags on with the rest of the stuff and moving to help him.

"It's okay Naomi I was speaking Lara" he says with a glint in his eye.

"Lara?" I ask with a slight smirk to my tone.

"That would be me" the girl scanning items said a little hesitantly "I didn't realise he had a girlfriend though" she looked a little sheepish.

I couldn't help but let out a laugh, I've been mistaken for many things in my time but never JJ's girlfriend. I shake my head at the confused look on her face and see that JJ's gone bright red.

"I'm his sister" I tell her, her expression quickly changes from confusion to embarrassment making me laugh again until I'm brought out of my fit by JJ's voice.

"My apologies" he said "Lara this is my sister Naomi, Naomi this is Lara" he introduces us trying to make the situation less awkward which works surprisingly well.

The three of us keep a steady conversation going while we finish packing up our things and paying. I purposefully walk behind JJ when saying our goodbyes making sure to give Lara his number as I trail slightly behind.

Who would of thought an ordinary trip to the supermarket would be kind of fun, I smile to myself as JJ talks about Lara animatedly focussing mainly on that fact that she didn't think he was weird. I tune out slightly though when a familiar shade of red catches my eye and I see Emily speaking to someone who looks almost exactly like her.

Must be Katie the twin, I don't pay much attention to her though, preferring to focus on the way Emily's mouth moves to try and pick up on the conversation without much luck. I hear JJ say my name when I see someone I'd recognise anywhere wrap his arms around Katie from behind. Emily's face contorts in disgust while Katie lets out an excited squeal, turning around to meet him for a hug. It's not until I hear JJ's voice do I snap out of my trance.

"Hey, isn't that…"

"Carter… yeah."

So we got to hang out with JJ!

I introduced Lara!

And we've got some plot going on!

Stay tuned for more and thank you so much for reading :D

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