A/N: I know it's been a bit since I updated and I apologize for that, but I have been busy getting ready for tests and finals. I should be getting better at updating the closer to summer I get so please bare with me. Also, I know I have some grammar issues so I will be going back through all my chapters later on and trying to fix some of them up as I catch them.
David went back to school the next day and Rose was waiting outside the school with the rest when they arrived. Martha waved at the group as they walked towards them.
When they got close enough Martha asked, "David, are you feeling better?"
"Much," he replied with a smile. He tried not to look at Rose, scared it would send him into another panic attack.
"You're sure?" Rose asked, he could hear the worry in her voice.
"Yeah," he said, not looking at her.
Rose watched sadly, something was wrong she could feel it and why wouldn't he look at her. Chris put a hand on David's shoulder and steered him away from the group, more like dragged him away from the group.
"What?" David hissed.
"Are you really going to do this to her?" Chris questioned.
David sighed. "I just don't know if I can stand looking at her," David said.
"David, I know you are scared of having another panic attack by looking at her, but if you don't you will just end up hurting her and you could lose her as a friend, now man up," Chris warned before walking back to the group.
David rolled his eyes and followed. When they got back David pulled Rose into a hug. "I'm sorry," he whispered to her.
"What's wrong?" she asked softly hugging him back. "Don't say nothing because we both know otherwise."
"Later."
"Alright," Rose gave in, "but you promise that we will talk about it yeah?"
"I promise," he said as he pulled back.
"Ok," Rose said softly, she wanted to know what was wrong and she felt like whatever it was, was her fault.
David inwardly groaned. He didn't know what he was going to say to her. He couldn't tell her it was her fault, and he couldn't admit that something upset him when she talked to the other guy, and he couldn't tell her what was wrong because he himself didn't know what was wrong. The school warning bell rang and the group had off towards their first classes. David shoved his hands in his pocket at him and Rose walked to their class. They didn't speak at all during the class but Rose watched him trying to figure out what was wrong, what she had done. David felt her eyes on him and grounded his teeth. He didn't want to worry her like this. He flew out of the room when the bell rang. Maybe Donna could provide some comfort and a distraction. Rose sighed softly packing up her things after he had fled, she notice he'd left a book behind so she grabbed it figuring she'd give it back to him later.
"Oi watch it," Donna said when David almost ran into her.
David caught and stabilized his twin. "Sorry," he mumbled.
"What's up?" she asked him as he caught his breath.
"Nothing," he said, slightly higher pitched than normal.
"You know you're an awful liar right."
David sighed. "I know. I just don't know what to tell Rose."
"And the truth is out of question?"
"I don't know what the truth is Donna," David snapped.
"Alright, don't have to yell space man."
"Sorry," he said quieter as they took their seats.
"Well first off what are you planning to do about the dance?"
David shrugged. "I'm not sure. I might go, I might not. There's no one I would go with so I don't see the point ."
"Really you sound like Chris now you know?" Donna rolled her eyes.
David shot her a look. He hoped that Donna would make him feel better. "What do you think I should do?"
"Well you don't really have to go with someone to go to the dance," Donna told him, "so ignoring what's going on do you want to go?"
David thought and nodded. "You know I like to dance."
"Then just go," Donna said.
"Fine, fine," David said with a small smile.
"There see problem solved, wasn't so hard now was it."
David chuckled. "Donna, who are you going with?"
"Jack asked me," she told him simply.
David's eyes widened and his eyebrows shot up. "Really? And you said yes?"
Donna shrugged, "Sure why not?"
David smirked and nudged his sister. "Oh come on, we all know you've been crushing on him since 6th grade."
She in turn lightly punched him, "So what if did."
"Jack and Donna sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-ING," David sang with laughter.
"Oi you shut it alien boy," Donna threatened him.
David smiled brightly.
"I mean it," she glared.
David rolled his eyes but couldn't remove the smile. Donna had been crushing on Jack for so long but he knew that Donna didn't pursue anything with him because of the fear of being cheated on. Jack is a player, everyone knew that, and everyone knew that the relationships he had been in were mostly one night stands. Donna cast a glare his way now and again throughout the period. David was creating plans in his mind on ways to tease Donna, but every one of them turned to Rose to help him and that smile would dim slightly. David continued to tease Donna throughout class, ignoring her angry remarks. After Latin, David and Donna walked to their next class that was gym.
The girl's side played basketball and Donna, Rose, and Martha teamed up. "So I heard from a reliable source you and Jack are going to the dance together," Martha said to Donna
"Tell your boyfriend to bugger off," Donna said smirking.
Martha laughed. "So it is true!"
"Yeah so, we're only going as friends."
"But you still fancy him," Rose laughed.
Martha giggled at her reaction.
PE consisted of weightlifting for the guys. David walked between Chris and Jack. The three of them were paired in a group together to do bench press.
"How much you going for?" David asked his brother as Chris laid down to get ready.
"Put it on 150 for now."
David put the weight on and held Chris's feet while Jack spotted Chris.
"Getting soft old man?" Jack kidded.
Chris scowled. "Nothing wrong with not wanting to show off you freak."
"Seriously why is it you lot always call me a freak?" Jack sighed.
Chris shrugged. "Just seems to fit you."
"Is it upsetting you?" David asked seriously.
"Nah," Jack said, though with Donna that was a different matter, he liked her maybe even loved her and being a freak in her eyes did hurt.
David raised an eyebrow but didn't question him as Chris started his reps. By the time it was Jacks turn Chris had started benching 220.
"Let's take it down 60," Jack told them.
David grinned. "Who's going soft now?"
"More like I don't want to embarrass you two."
David and Chris rolled their eyes at the same time and spoke in unison, "In your dreams Harkness."
"You are aware it's very creepy when you two do that."
David and Chris glanced at each other and matched each other's smirk.
"Are you sure," David began.
"That when we do this," Chris continued.
"It's not creepier?" they asked together.
"I hate you two sometimes," Jack laughed.
David laughed, forgetting about his troubles with Rose, forgetting that everything was complicated, forgetting that he was drowning with mixed up emotions. Chris even joined in and laughed at seeing his brother being care free once more.
Jack glared but smiled at them. They started Jack's session and by the time they finished Jack had progressed to 230. "Okay you're turn David."
David was still not fully developed like Jack and Chris, but that didn't stop him from trying to show them up. He started at 150 and began to do his reps. He was about to reach 200 before class ended. He sat up and began stretching when Chris clapped him on the back.
"I didn't know you had that in you. As Donna says, you're nothing but a twig."
"Shame the bell ended your set early," Jack added as the headed to the lockers to change.
"Yeah, I was just getting warmed up," David said with a smile.
The boys changed and headed to the spot outside the gym where the girls usually waited. They were standing there impatiently.
"Sorry it took so long," David said as he moved some of his wet fringe from his eyes.
"Well I suppose we should be glad you lot don't wreck," Donna said as they headed to the cafeteria.
The boys just smiled and walked after the girls. David seemed happier than earlier that day. Before reaching the lunch Rose took David's hand, leading him away from the others.
"Please David we need to talk," Rose said; she'd spent all of the last two hours trying to think of what she did and it was worrying her. She had even tried to get a guy's point of view by talking to Jimmy but even he didn't seem to know what might be wrong.
David flinched. "What about?"
"What did I do? Why are you angry with me?"
"I'm not angry with you."
"Then why won't look at me or talk to me."
David sighed and closed his eyes, steeling himself. He opened them and looked at her. "I'm not mad or upset with you, I just was planning on something and it got changed that's all."
"But it's still my fault though isn't it?"
David signed. "Does it matter?"
"Yes, because whatever it is changed us, and I want to know how to fix it."
David grabbed her shoulders. "It's ok. My problem not yours and I am fixing it," he said with a forced smile. "You just keep being amazing Rose."
Rose hugged him, "What caused this? I want to help."
David hugged her back. "Nothing you did. Can we please drop it?" he asked. He didn't like expressing his feelings this much.
Rose didn't respond just kept hugging him.
David pulled back after a little bit. "Let's go eat yeah?"
Rose nodded and quietly followed behind him. David went to grab her hand as they walked back but frowned slightly when she pulled her hand away. It wasn't that Rose didn't want to hold his hand but with all that was going she thought he may want some space. The two of them went back to the table and ate lunch. The rest of the day passed like nothing had occurred between her and David.
