Hello! okay so this chapter is pretty short and i'm sorry, it's also not very eventful, again sorry. however, we get an introduction to River Song! we also get the first conversation between Rose and John! okay so the next chapter will be longer, i promise! it will be loaded with Rose/John fluff (hopefully) along with Jack's antics and maybe a bit of Amy/Rory love. yay!

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Chapter 2.

John ran a hand through his thick, brown head of hair and sighed. He hated working so late, it was exhausting, but he had so many papers to grade and he had been holding them hostage for over three weeks. He places a messy 'B' at the top of Andrew Gallagher's page in red ink and then tossed it into the pile he had completed. John briefly suggested getting up and making himself some coffee or tea but decided against it, he needed to finish these papers.

It had already been over an hour and John was only a thin stack away from freedom when he heard a knock from the doorway. He turned his head and his eyes widened as he saw Ms. Tyler smiling nervously in his doorway. she was still wearing the black trousers and purple jumper he had seen her in that morning but now her eyes looked tired and her hands were occupied with two mugs that, if his smell was any good and it is pretty fantastic, held tea.

"Um," she bit her lip nervously as she broke the silence. John hadn't meant to make her nervous, but perhaps running away the second she sat down and the first time they met was a bad way to begin. He smiled softly at her and urged her to continue. "I noticed that you were still here and thought you might want some tea" she finished and John grinned. Tea, he really needed tea…and perhaps the pink and yellow girl in his doorway wasn't so bad to have around either.

"I would love some" John announced cheerily. Ms. Tyler smiled, seeming much more relaxed, and walked over to his desk. She handed him the mug and he sipped it gratefully. "Thank you" he smiled as he placed the school bought, white, mug on his desk.

"Teachers have to help each other to survive" she grinned, her tongue sticking out from between her teeth, and John felt his heart stop all together.

"Well, um, ya, course we do" he stumbled over his words and Rose giggled.

"You teach Physics, right?"

"Yep!" John replied happily popping the 'p'.

"Does that make you a Doctor?" Rose asked "Amelia said that you like to be called Doctor and if you are one I supposed it made sense" The English teacher blushed as she finished talking and John chuckled.

"I'm a Doctor in everything!" he announced proudly.

"You think you're so impressive" She laughed softly and John scoffed.

"Well, Ms. Tyler, I am so impressive!" he objected with a mock expression of hurt.

"You'll have to prove that, Doctor" she waved goodbye and left John alone to finish his long overdue grading.

The next morning was, thank god, Friday and Jack was already making plans for everyone. He had stopped by John's class during fourth period and announced loudly that they were going drinking with the other teachers. Many of his students then laughed and asked what bar they were going to; Jack didn't answer, instead he left with a wink and grin. John rolled his eyes at Jack's retreating figure before returning to his class. He was in the middle of a lecture, that wasn't going to well if the increase in scorch marks on the ceiling were any indication, and now he lost his place.

"Where was I?" John asks as he scratches the back of his neck awkwardly.

"You were talking about bananas, again" a young brown haired boy, Sam was it?, replies nervously.

"Oh yes!" John grins from ear to ear as he thinks about bananas.

"You all like bananas, right? Good!" John claps his hands together in excitement. The rest of the class, which they had a good fifteen minutes left, was filled with information and trivia about John's favorite food. John hadn't meant to talk about bananas that long but once he got started he found it rather hard to stop. However, he did manage to explain the homework and pass it out before the bell rang.

"Bananas?" Ms. Tyler asks with a grin as she walks into John's class.

"Good source of Potassium" he replies cheerily. "Did you need something?"

She shifts on her feet and twists her finger in her earring before looking back up at John; nervous habit he guesses. "Did Jack say that it wasn't optional, the drinking thing?" she blushes that brilliant pink color and John doesn't think that anything could be more beautiful; other than her laugh and smile, and maybe her eyes…

"Ya, Jack does this a lot" John chuckles "It's a tradition that we go out whenever a new teacher joins us, erm, I mean joins the school" he pulls on his ear nervously "Weeeell, it's also a tradition for whenever Jack wants to go drinking and we all just kinda go along with it" "Always?" "It's not as bad as you think, we are a fun group of people" he grins at her she laughs.

"I'm sure you are, well I know Jack and Amy are. You on the other hand missed out when we had a very fun time in the teachers' lounge the other day" she crosses her arms over her chest and fixes John with a curious glance.

"Ya, uh, sorry 'bout that" John can feel the burning itch building, begging for him to run away before he can say anything else stupid; but he doesn't. "I had to, uh…"

"It's fine, as long as you don't run away if I sit with you tonight"

"You wanna sit with me?" that was stupid…

"Is that bad?"

"No! No, it's rather brilliant" John smiles and runs his fingers through his hair.

"See ya later then" she turns to leave but then John realizes something very important.

"Wait, you never told me your name" She turns back and looks at him curiously.

"I suppose I didn't. It's Rose, Rose Tyler" and she was gone.

"Rose Tyler" John rolls the name around in his mouth, testing every syllable as if it were a new candy. He continued to say it with a smile on his face, and rather loving the name, until Amelia poked her head in.

"Have you seen River?" Amy looked deeply troubled and her ginger hair continued to fall into her face, annoying her more then she already seemed. River Song, the VP at Gallifrey high, was Amelia's best friend. She has been in Amelia's life since they were kids back in Leadworth and she was responsible for getting Amy and Rory to admit they were hopelessly in love; okay Rory was hopelessly in love and Amy has fallen for the guy since then. River doesn't hang out with the group as much as she used to but it has mostly to do with her trips around the world to participate in archaeological digs and other historical events. Jack will often travel with her but he isn't a big fan of digging, just a fan of River. John met River when he started working with Jack, him and River were never as close as Amy and Jack got to her but he would still back her up in anything; not that River really needs backup-the girl is a freakin' hurricane of self-confidence and badass-ness.

"Nope, ask Jack" John replied as he tapped his pen against his desk; something he knows annoys Amelia.

"Ya" she rolls her eyes and disappears around the wall. John hopes no one else is going to pop in; he does have a class coming in any minute now.

"Morning, Mr. Smith" a smooth French accent says as his first few students wonder in the room.

"Good morning, Reinette" John replies without much enthusiasm. Reinette smiles at him and takes her seat at the front of the class just as most of the class piles into the room. Everyone takes a seat and talk quiet loudly as they wait for the second bell to ring. John turns on his computer and prepares to take attendance until the room falls silent.

"John" he looks over to see River Song smirking in his doorway-was it bother John day or something?

"Good morning, River" John smiles at her and stands from his desk to walk over.

River pushes her curly blonde hair away from her eyes before continuing. "You know I'm leaving this weekend, right?"

"Another dig, course I know" John couldn't stop fidgeting under the gaze of his students, his hands kept going to his hair or his neck and sometimes his ear, it was making him even more nervous. River always made him nervous because she knows everyone's secrets, not just the little ones but the huge ones that would probably kill you if they got out. John never knew how she could know everything about everyone but she did and even though his friends never cared he did; some things are meant to be kept buried.

"Good" River pressed a button on her strange watch as it started beeping and she sighed. "I'm needed somewhere but first I need a favor"

"Ya, okay, what?" another hand running through his hair.

"When I'm gone I'm not taking Jack so keep him in line and do the same with the principle and well, just keep things in order around here until I get back. You know how things crumble when I'm gone" River smirked again and John chuckled.

"I'll do my best"

"Thank you, Sweetie" with that River winked goodbye and was hurrying down the halls, her heels clicking on the tile floor becoming distant as she gets further away.

John turned back to his class and grinned. "Who's ready for a pop quiz?"