Like Father, Like Son
Author's Note: Alright guys the aftermath of everyone's first High School party is about to go down! Will Aaron learn his lesson? Will he tell Chloe he's sorry and why he's sorry and will Chloe forgive him? Time to find out.
Disclaimer: I obviously don't own Girl Meets World. I'm not getting paid by the writers to write stuff like this (but I wish I was) Sadly they wouldn't allow stuff like this to air because it's Disney!
September 2037
Sunday came and went as usual the gathering of the families, the kids worked until the parents finished their gathering and joined the kids in the bakery. Word got around among the kids that Aaron was grounded for a month after Natalie overheard their conversation last night as Aaron came home. "Yo Aaron, what the hell happened last night?" Anthony asked Aaron confronting him as he poured a huge bag of cream cheese into the mixer already filled with eggs, sugar, sour cream, and vanilla extract.
"Listen bro, I'm just vulnerable right now, can we talk about it another time?" Aaron asked of his best friend.
"Alright man, as long as you can keep up on the basketball court, it's all good." Anthony told Aaron as they lived by the "Ball is life" moto. Aaron chuckled knowing it was always athletics that helped ease the pain.
"Yeah umm, last time we played I beat you 21-16…Got any reason why you're questioning why I can't keep up?" Aaron asked bringing up their last game against each other.
"Ok you beat me tired, I just came from practice Aaron!" Anthony told the confident young man 1 year older than he is.
"Are you serious?! I was working at the bakery during rush hour for 4 hours I'm pretty sure I won there. Your practices are like 2 hours so I'm pretty sure I was busier than you are!" Aaron exclaimed to Anthony.
"Ok then since my parents are coming to your place after work today, wanna settle it with a game?" Anthony asked challenging Aaron.
"We have a game then." Aaron accepted Anthony's challenge.
"Nope you can't!" Natalie said interrupting the close friends.
"And why not little demon?" Aaron asked mocking his slightly younger sister.
"Because mom said you're grounded!" Natalie mocked him in return.
"Yeah I heard that from Aunt Riley, but what the hell did you do to get grounded?" Anthony asked Aaron knowing he was practically the next Lucas among them.
"Yeah Aaron, care to elaborate?" Natalie asked smirking at her brother possibly knowing what happened last night.
"Hey guys can you just leave Aaron alone right now?" Sabrina asked Natalie and Anthony.
"Just drop it!" Aaron told his sister getting back to work seeming agitated.
"Fine! But I got ammunition on you now." Natalie smirked just like her mother would do as she went back to work soon the same thing with Anthony. The silence among them was awkward for the next 15 minutes until the parents finished their gathering and began to help out at the bakery. Lucas, Zay, Farkle, and Riley would all be working in the back as Riley and Lucas kept their eyes on their son, they knew he was frustrated with being grounded for a month but they knew that sometimes he would have to learn the hard way for his actions. Riley hated seeing her first born child upset at himself but sometimes the best lessons come from the strongest of adversities. After the day was done and everyone prepared for their days tomorrow, Lucas and Riley rolled into bed still in love with each other for many years.
"Hey Riley, I've been thinking." Lucas told his wife.
"About what Lucas?" She asked him.
"I was thinking that after my retirement from the NBA that, maybe I could Coach the John Adams Basketball team." Lucas told her as the passions of basketball has never left him. Always wanting to teach young men and women the value of being healthy, being fit, and having a good outlook on life.
"That would be great Lucas! How long have you thought about this?" Riley asked being supportive of her husband.
"About a few days ago, I was helping one of our rookies in a one on one session, he has great potential but needs that veteran experience to give him a guiding hand." Lucas told his wife enjoying that day as a smiled formed on his face.
"Babe, coaching your teammate is a whole lot different from coaching 12-15 young men ranging from 14-17 or 18 years of age! Their minds aren't as developed and some of them aren't that mature." Riley told Lucas of the kids she sees day in day out from Monday to Friday.
"Well they just need some good guidance and discipline that's all! I'm sure Vanessa would do a fantastic job for the girls and I'm pretty sure she would help bring up strong ladies to compete in the WNBA in the future." Lucas told Riley knowing how strong Vanessa's will can be when it comes to training people.
"And the best thing is I get to see you and Aaron more!" Lucas grinned to the fact at the opportunity.
"Not to mention, Natalie will be starting High School next year!" Riley smiled as Lucas' smile disappeared all of a sudden.
"Honey, what's wrong?" Riley asked Lucas noticing something was wrong.
"Wait a minute…Natalie is starting High School next year?" Lucas asked wanting confirmation.
"Yeah, Aaron and Natalie are 1 year apart remember?" Riley told Lucas.
"Oh no! That means High School boys will be all over her!" Lucas feared knowing that his daughter is quite beautiful.
"Lucas, whatever you do, you can't turn into Texas Lucas otherwise you'll get fired, and Aaron will be there to protect Natalie, I know they fight but High School will draw them closer! I know you'll apply in the summer to be a teacher since we will be having an open slot since Mr. Cage will be retiring at the end of the year so I need you to apply quickly." Riley told Lucas.
"I will babe, I just can't believe Natalie will be in High School next year and soon Troy will be too." Lucas commented shaking his head at how much time has passed since him and Riley moved into their new house a little bit after Troy was born.
"Well you have been very busy over the years but now I think you will like this change of pace, not having to be on the road all the time, no more skype calling at certain times because you\re in another time zone, things will be a lot more relaxing. The best part is having you at home more often." Riley told him as she cuddled up with her husband.
"That would be awesome!" Lucas smiled as he held Riley by her waist and kissed her good night as they fell asleep together.
Morning came and it was another day of school for Riley and the kids. Once Riley dropped off Natalie and Troy she drove off with Aaron eventually driving them to John Adams High ready to face another week as Lucas hid his face behind the hood of his sweater from shame that he got a ride from his mom to school who is also his teacher. They walk in the school to an almost empty school as Aaron went to his locker and got ready for the day as they arrived 40 minutes before the first bell sounded off. Aaron took this time to gather his thoughts on his gameplan for the day. He knew he needed to talk to Ruben and Stephen first since he owed them an explanation. Then try to look for Chloe as Aaron knew he was in the wrong after sobering up. He swore to himself that he would never drink again, he was a terrible drunk and feared that if he was in a relationship and be was drunk, he feared that he would be an abusive type of drunk. Chloe deserved an explanation and an apology. And finally, he needed to find Joanna. Aaron knew he owes her an apology for what happened on Saturday night when his rage took over and harmed her as they were having sex. Ignoring Joanna's pleas to stop thrusting himself inside her and for going too rough on her. He already has a feeling word has gotten around that Aaron was an asshole, he was a prick but most terrifying to him is that he would be known as a woman hitter for striking Chloe and going too rough on Joanna. He may be popular for being Lucas Friar's son but his reputation around school will be not for good reasons. Aaron feared that reputation will be placed on him, but he knew he had to face his fears as he began to grow anxious for what the universe had in store for him. The only way to know what the universe had ready for him was to face it.
Seconds felt like minutes and minutes felt like hours but the time had come where usually Ruben and Stephen arrive at school, but they look very worried as they saw Aaron. "Aaron, you're in a lot of shit my dude!" Ruben warned Aaron.
"What! What did I do?" Aaron asked his friends.
"Dude you banged Joanna Meyer and she, her cousin, and her sister: Paulina are pissed! Word is that someone is gonna try to jump you today!" Ruben warned Aaron again about the imminent threat.
"Well I don't blame Joanna for being very mad at me for starters, I was planning to talk to her today if I could find her but I guess that plan has been scrapped." Aaron said to his friends.
"Aaron man, we need to stick together." Stephen suggested.
"Ok, anyone here got a plan?" Aaron asked his friends for help.
"Same thing as usual, stay together but this time everyone needs their guard up because we don't know when the shit storm is coming." Stephen recommended.
"Perfect. By the way, any of you guys seen Chloe." Aaron asked then but they remained silent.
"What's wrong?" Aaron asked.
"Dude haven't you been on social media in the last couple of days?" Ruben exclaimed.
"No I haven't guys, I'm grounded! My parents took away my laptop, my phone, my TV, my PS6, can you guys tell me what the fuck is going on?" Aaron asked his friends as his heart beat went faster.
"Dude she is mad as hell at you!" Stephen told him.
"What the fuck did I do?" Aaron exclaimed only putting his finger on the only logical answer as to why Chloe is mad at him.
"Well for starters you're not answering her phone calls and text messages, you're not responding to her messages on Facebook, and she's mad at you for what happened on Saturday. She went all out on us and ranted on us." Stephen told Aaron remembering some of Chloe's epic rant.
"Why the hell, couldn't she just find me in the bakery? She knows I work there." Aaron suggested.
"The big question is what happened between you guys besides the incident about her giving Chris a lap dance because she said there was more." Ruben told Aaron. Aaron knew what was being discussed.
"Dude I dunno what you did that night with Chloe since you two were in the van with John and Chris but she sure sounds pissed off." Stephen told him.
"And speak of the devil!" Ruben noticed a familiar figure walking behind Aaron as he spun Aaron around as Aaron saw Chloe in front of him.
"Hey Chloe, can we talk for a bit?' Aaron asked.
"Oh really! Now you wanna talk huh?" Chloe exclaimed very angrily.
"Chloe, can you please let me explain myself for a moment." Aaron said trying to calm her down.
"You had all of Sunday to explain yourself, you didn't message me, I called you, I texted you but you had no reply and you didn't answer your phone, how dare you leave me hanging Aaron, and what is your excuse for not even having the courtesy of why you haven't been online." Chloe exclaimed again.
"Chloe! I'm grounded for a month! My mom took away my PS6, my phone, and my laptop! That's the reason why I haven't been able to contact you since that little incident. Because of what I did on Saturday night, I'm working at the bakery everyday" Aaron answered Chloe's question as she began to calm down slightly.
"So you haven't been online because you're grounded?" Chloe asked for confirmation.
"Yes." Aaron answered without hesitation.
"Oh" Was all the Chloe could say as there was an awkward silence for a few seconds between them.
"Hey guys! Class is going to start in a few minutes!" Riley told the teenagers walking past them and entering room 210 to prepare for her class that day.
"Aaron, I'm sorry for going off on you, and I'm sorry for being mean to you on social media and ranted to Chris, Stephen, and Ruben." Chloe told Aaron.
"It's ok Chloe. And I'm sorry for what I did on Saturday. I was a complete prick that night." Aaron told Chloe accepting her forgiveness as he turned it on her and apologized for his action on Saturday.
"Yeah you kinda were on dude, you made a fool out of yourself." Ruben said budging in the conversation.
"Man can you get your nosy ass out of their conversation, let's get to class." Stephen told his best friend as they went to class leaving Aaron and Chloe alone together.
"I'm sorry for everything, telling you to stop your lap dance, for not being honest with you and for hitting you. I'm sorry for an asshole, I didn't know what kind of person I could be when I'm drunk." Aaron said apologetically keeping his head down in shame.
"It's ok Aaron, but I don't like it when you drink. Please just stay away from the drinking, I don't want you to get hooked on it and lose the person you are. You're great around your siblings, and with your family friends at the bakery! You guys really do take care of each other and I really like that about you Aaron! I want to stay friends with you and I'm blessed to call you my friend." Chloe said to Aaron as Aaron felt like he was put in the friend zone.
"Thanks Chloe, I'm blessed with having you in my life too." Aaron said lifting his head up putting on a small smile on his face but also hid his pain masterfully knowing he has no chance with Chloe.
"Good, so are you trying out for basketball next month?" Chloe asked after accepting Aaron's apology.
"Yeah that's the plan!" Aaron said as they walked inside class.
Riley taught the class about the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia in October 1917 also known as: "Bloody October" where the Russian Czar Nicholas the Second and the rest of the royal family were executed by his own people during World War 1, the lesson being that if you push the people too hard, they can and they will rise up against the ones in power. Power has the ability to corrupt the mind. The Romanov Family lead Russia for slightly over 300 years until the revolution happened, in in its place, Vladimir Lenin took power in place of the Czar forming the Soviet Union.
The class had ended and there was going to be a quiz on the Bolshevik Revolution and the aftermath of what happened, Aaron took in what his mom was teaching him, a lot of it made sense with what happened the previous weekend at the Meyer's House. All he knew was that he needed to find Joanna and Pauline quick. Time was not on his side but he needed to apologize otherwise, Aaron really would get jumped.
Author's Note: And the wraps up another Chapter of Like Father, Like Son! First of all to everyone who saw the Dunk Contest...HOLY SHIT! was that a dunk off between Aaron Gordon and Zach Lavine! I'm a 21 guy the grew up near Toronto and I gotta say, All Star Weekend was a huge success minus Nelly Furtado's rendition of O Canada and also Sting as the Halftime Show...Like huh? Does your typical NBA Fan listen to Sting or even know who he is? (Not the wrestler, the singer) but back to business hopefully if I did teach a bit of a history lesson myself to you guys and history always has a weird way of repeating itself unless certain mistakes can be corrected. Can Aaron find Joanna and make peace soon, or will he face his own Bloody October...Just a month earlier. However, since Aaron is still grounded and all will Riley and Lucas allow him to try out for the team? You will find out next time! Please leave a review, fav and follow the story! Have a great day guys, be safe out there and do good! :)
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Guest: It's not just peer pressure the won in that case with Aaron and alcohol but also his mindset at the time seeing his hopes with Chloe slipping away and wanting to prove himself that too lead to Aaron's bad night and his reputation being stained.
4ne1: Unfortunately the rest of the school doesn't know Aaron's side of the story so FOR NOW it's 1 vs all. Aaron has a target on his back and hopefully he can get it off him.
James Stryker: I guess our girl forgave Aaron but maybe she's keeping her eyes on him for now...There may or may not be a Boy Meets World reference in here but I'll let you and the others TRY to discover that for yourselves! Happy hunting! :)