Don't worry, everyone that prompted and I haven't filled it yet, I am working very hard on your prompts. It's just getting a little hard to write some of them. Man, I feel like writing a Joy/OC multi-chapter...would you read that?

This was prompted by PSdancer54!

"Hey, Jaffray," Jerome smiled, taking a seat next to her at the desk in the front of the History classroom. He flicked his blonde fringe out of his bright blue eyes and looked back at her when she didn't answer him after a moment of silence. "Jaffray?"

She turned away from her notebook and gave him a cheerful smile and a small wave.

He was about to ask how she was doing when the rest of the students and their teacher filed into the room. Jerome carefully took out a piece of paper and wrote a quick message, passing it to his girlfriend discreetly.

Is everything okay, Beansybop?

Mara looked down at the note that was now sitting next to her hand. She swallowed and glanced up at the teacher, whose back was turned. She unfolded the paper and read the message before starting to write a reply hesitantly.

"Mara, what are you doing?"

Mara froze and looked up at Miss Andrews. She opened her mouth to reply.

"Passing notes?" the woman arched an eyebrow at the girl. She slid the note of the table and read it over once before looking over at Jerome. "Can't you wait until after class to speak to your 'beansybop'?"

The class burst into a fit of giggles and Jerome can't stop the light shade of pink that tinted his pale cheeks. Mara silently giggles beside him and smiles at him lovingly.

"No." Jerome replied confidently.

"And why not?" Miss Andrews asked.

"Because I would like to know why my girlfriend didn't say hello to me?"

"Find out on your own time, Jerome." she said and went back to her teaching, tossing the note in the trash bin next to her desk.

"Beansybop?" Eddie snorted, stuffing his hands in his pants front pockets and leaning against the lockers beside Jerome's. "Really, Jerry?"

"Why won't she talk to me? I said hi and she waves and smiles. I say that I'll meet her in the drama room and she nods and waves. I suggest we meet up for lunch and study together and she just nods. What's going on? Did I make her happy and then do something stupid? So, she's upset about the stupid thing I did but can't stop smiling about what I did to make her happy? Ugh, now I've got a headache." Jerome ran a hand through his hair in exhaustion and closed is locker with a slam that made a few people look their way.

"Just go ask her." Eddie shrugged like it was no big deal.

"Mate, this isn't like you and Patricia. You two will do or say anything to each other and it'll slide. Mara and I…we have to actually talk about our problems, and Mara's giving me the silent treatment. Why?"

"I don't know. Have you been flirting with anyone lately?"

"Why would I?"

"Talk to your girlfriend about it."

"She's not talking to me, Edison." Jerome ground out as the American strutted down the hallway.

Jerome sighed and made his way to the drama room, slipping through the doors and spotting Mara on the couch with her nose in a book. The blonde smiled softly and sat next to her slowly, trying his best not to disturb her, but she looked up anyway. She sent him one of her brightest smiles and leaned into his side as he draped his arm over the back of her seat. She turned back to her book and continued reading. Jerome let her as he watched her for a moment and then frowned. What had he done? It was scaring him. He missed her voice. It calmed him and made him feel happy when he heard it.

"Mara, is everything alright?" he asked.

She nodded.

"What's wrong?" he demanded.

She pulled away from him and shifted so she could face him. Are you okay? She mouthed.

Jerome's eyebrows furrowed and he reached up to rub his left ear. "I'm sorry what did you say? I didn't hear you."

Mara's brown eyes closed and her shoulders shook in a silent chuckle. Her eyes opened again and she shook her head.

"Why aren't you talking to me? Did I do something wrong?" he asked hesitantly.

She shook her head quickly, waving her hands to tell him that was not the reason. She tapped her throat.

He stared at her a moment before everything clicked in his mind. "Oh, you have a…sore throat? Okay." He looked away, waiting for his heart rate to slow down. He felt Mara lay a hand on his arm in a concerned gesture and he moved his arm to wrap around her waist and pull her toward him. "I thought you were giving me the silent treatment."

Mara shook her head again and snaked her arm around his neck so her fingers could play with the ends of his hair. He did the same with a smile, tugging gently on the black strands. As they sat there, basking in each other's presence, they didn't pay any mind to their housemates as they walked in, divided; Alfie and Amber, and Eddie, Patricia, and Joy.

Mara reached up and tapped his nose twice with a cute smile. Jerome narrowed his eyes at her.

"Fine…" he sighed and gripped her hip with his other hand, pushing his forehead into hers, their noses brushing gently. He couldn't stop the grin that grew on his face as he said, "I love you, my little Beansybop."

His friends snickered.

"I love you, too." she whispered hoarsely and brought his lips down onto hers.

Several minutes later, their friends felt awkward watching the display before them, and walked away silently.

Aw, Jerome...anyway. Does anyone know why my TV program isn't showing when the next HOA episode is? There apparently isn't going to be a new one for a really long time according to my network.

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