John climbed the ladder and shuddered when he was greeted by the chilly morning breeze. He had been swimming almost an hour in the lake and was starting to get a bit cold. It was a late August morning and he wanted to swim in the lake at least one more time before it became too cold, even for him. He dried himself off, with the towel he had brought with him before he begun to dress himself. He then sat down on the pier to eat his breakfast of tea, a sandwich and some Jammie Dodgers. He watched the beautiful landscape as he ate the sandwich he had prepared earlier in the morning. He had always been an early riser, the birds were his alarm clock.
John threw his last Jammie Dodger to some ducks that were swimming by him. It was time for him to prepare his lesson about relativity. He picked up his bag and started the 20 minutes bike ride to the school. He had a car but he enjoyed biking and running too much for him to use the car anymore then he needed. It would have also been a good way to stay in shape, but it wasn't an issue for him. If anything he was too skinny. He sometimes forgot eating meals and didn't have a wife to remind him to eat or feed him.
He arrived really early, class wouldn't start for about one hour so he had time to finishing grading the test they had last week. John took his coat off and hung it on the back of the chair. He raised his eyebrow when he saw a red apple on his desk. It didn't matter what time he came in the morning, there was always a red apple sitting on his desk almost every day. He didn't know who it was or if it was a joke, but it always made him feel good inside. Maybe it was from Harkness? He shook his head to get the younger male out of his head. It was wrong to think about a student in that kind of way.
He was smiling when he graded Martha's test, almost a perfect score only three points away. Rose's result was a bigger improvement from last time, he could see results from her and Martha's home studying group.
John's smile almost immediately disappeared when he saw Jack's results, 3 points out of a possible 42. That was really low, even for him. He marked an F on the test and glued a pear sticker on the paper. He was really disappointed at the young adult, maybe he would bend the man over his knee and spank him hard to teach him a lesson. He shook his head again, he was thinking of the student in that way again. And he wasn't a sadist and enjoyed other people but it was something about doing it to Harkness that made him want to do it. He himself could do with some disciplining from Harkness when he was acting like a child. It was almost seven years since he last got paddled by his partner at the time, the Master. He didn't like the pain, he hated it but due to the fear of the paddle had always tried his best to keep away from trouble. But it was hard when he was alone and there was no one to show him if he was doing things right or wrong.
The first lesson with the class went well. He handed out the tests to his pupils and let them finish their last assignment. He gave both Martha and Rose a smile. He didn't even look at Jack when he gave the attractive adult his results. He dismissed them for lunch, which was just after their first lesson. Then next he would talk about relativity.
John was snacking on a banana when the next lesson begun. He had forgotten his lunch again and he didn't want to buy food. Thankfully he had saved his banana for a treat later on the afternoon. He loved bananas, he used to tell the class how rich the treat was in potassium but they ended up fighting over if the banana actually was a fruit, herb or a berry.
He had the banana halfway in his mouth when Harkness and his friends entered the room. He was relieved when he reminded himself, he was a teacher now and the boys wouldn't make fun of him. But he could see exactly what the younger adult in the WWII coat was thinking, and he was thinking it too. He saw himself sucking of Jack's banana.
"Great source of potassium" he randomly reminded them when he finished it.
When all the students were seated he began the lesson. He was proud of Martha, she was of course perfect and he had been a bit to excited and asked her far too many advanced questions at the end, so she was a bit confused.
John gave her a smile before he turned back to the rest of the class. He ignored Rose's attempt for his attention.
"Can anyone tell me how time travel is possible in theory?" he asked the class but no one answered. "In a blue Police box of course!" He was referring to the old sci-fi show Doctor Who by the BBC but no one seemed to get it. They were too young to understand it, he made the joke for the wrong generation.
"Okay, moving on. Can anyone tell me what this is?" he asked showing the class his timey wimey detector. He tried to explain what it did but no one was following him, he understand he had lost even Martha, even if she was nodding, when he stopped for air. "It goes ding when there's stuff." He tried to simplify it but the student's looked only more and more confused.
John simply threw the device behind him without really caring where it landed. He tried again, and this time the student's started to get the hang of it. He was forgetting about the time but he soon realized he had talked for too long. He told the students about their homework for next lesson and for them to put up the chairs. He sat by his desk, and wrote on papers when his pupils began to leave the classroom.
"Mr. Harkness, I want you to stay for a while," He said seriously to show the younger adult that this was serious.
He saw when Jack seated himself in front of his desk. It took a while for them to actually get started with the talk due to some other students who wanted to argue about their results. This was definitely the worst part of beign a teacher.
John began to talk when the last student finally exit the room.
"Alright, Mr. Harkness. You scored really low at the recent test, but it's not just the test. You almost fail on all assignments and tests throughout the past year. The only thing you did well on was your essay about sex and cohabitation, but it is more biology than physics. I'm sorry but if you are not getting better then you know I must fail you on the whole class" Jack didn't look well. He was thinking of fetching a trashcan if he had to be sick. John wanted to lighten the mood between them by making a joke.
"I honestly don't know what to do with you, maybe I'll bend you over my desk and give you a hard well-deserved paddle, son" He was surprised himself for what he decided to say. His voice was hard and demanding, like very strict teachers. John was too busy being embarrassed, he wasn't at all the dominate type. He was used to being controlled by someone else.
He didn't listen to the excuse, but he heard something about football.
"Is there someone who can help you at home" John asked. He wanted to know if there were anyone who could help him. John knew Jack needed all the help he could get if he wanted to finish the course.
John was listening though when the younger adult told him he was living alone. He wanted to help Jack in any way he could but he didn't trust himself alone with his student. What if they did something they shouldn't. He finally asked if Jack was free in the evening and Jack had of course taken the moment to heart and joked about him asking the student out. He immediately told his student to behave, but instead of using Harkness he used the other man's given name.
He smiled after Jack when he turned his back end exited the room leaving him alone. He had given the student his number and address but something told him Jack wouldn't come. He would at least try to help him in all the ways he could.
John lit some candles when he got home. It was dark outside and he started to get tired but he had promised his student to help him this evening. After he had eaten his dinner spaghetti Bolognese, his mother's recipe, he decided to water his plants. He stepped in to the living room and walked straight to the big blue police box in the corner of the room. He unlocked the doors to the box and stepped inside his TARDIS that was bigger on the inside, due to the fact that he had simply bought his neighbor apartment and tore down the wall so the box simply looked like it was bigger on the inside.
He watered his plants and gave extra care to his bananas. He wanted to give them as much love as possible so they could grow up and be his treats for the days to come.
He locked the doors when he was done watering all the plants. He settled down in his red armchair and picked up a book about Core theories and began to read. He put on his thinking glasses and took notes as he was reading. He was so deep in what he was doing that he nearly missed the doorbell.
John told Jack to make himself at home while he went to reheat the meal. He told Jack about his brother. He stood there a while himself and looked at the picture of him and Koschei who later became the Master, his Master. It was too hard for him to look at to picture of Romana, his cousin, in her sailors outfit. She was so young and beautiful when she died. Almost everyone form John's past had died. The only one he had left was his little brother, Christopher. They hadn't had a real talk in years. Last time he met him was four weeks after his marriage. They should have met each other last week but his little brother sent him a text about him being busy the next day. It made John to feel a bit sad and unimportant to his brother.
John was talking about light's behavior in water when Jack suddenly kissed him. The kiss was deep and passionate, god it was a long time since he had kissed someone. Jack was taking the lead which was no problem for John. His brain tried to remind him that Jack was his student and he shouldn't be kissing him but his body didn't listen to his brain. "I'm your teacher" finally slipped from his lips but when Jack threatened to gag him with his tie he shut up. He wanted to continue the kissing. His body wanted to go even further that evening but he was a bit unsure. John never had a good experience due to the Master's sadistic needs in bed. He wanted to make Jack happy and he knew it was going to hurt him a lot.
John let the younger male carry him to his room like a damsel in distress. He was still afraid of the pain but his body was acting on its own. He tore apart Jack's shirt and began to kiss the other male on the chest.
John understood the look Jack was giving him and did what he was use to. He turned around so he was lying on his stomach. The Master had always taken him that way and he really didn't know much more about sex then what the Master had taught him. He was surprised when Jack stopped him and turned him back so he was facing Jack again.
He could only feel the pain, it was just like with the Master. Everything was about Jack's needs now, what he felt didn't matter. He almost began to cry but when Jack talked to him and calmed him down until everything became more pleasant. He was actually enjoying what Jack was doing to him and he found himself moving along with Jack.
John was shaking from the euphoric sensation. He wanted more of Jack but not right now. He forgot completely about the Master when they were cuddling in the bed. Jack let him rest his head against his stomach. It was so nice with Jack, everything felt so right.
"I am the one who is giving you the apples" Jack confessed which caused John to smile. He somehow knew it was Harkness all along.