Chapter Four: Meeting Friend's & A Date Gone Wrong!
Quickly arriving at his class John grimaced as he walked in the teacher looked like an angry one; Elizabeth looked so relieved to see him; "Who are you" the teacher questioned?
"Oh uh im John S Shepard" he stuttered out, "Im sorry I was late" he started only to be cut off.
"Ah you are Jack's godson" the teacher asked in a deep baritone voice "I am Teal'c, Jack had already informed me that you would be late, please join us" he said with a small smile.
John exhaled in relief before nodding and joining the class by Elizabeth's side "Where were you" she whispered worriedly.
John smiled sadly "Oh I uh bumped in someone and uh got into some trouble that's all".
"What who" Elizabeth was looking hysterical now?
"It's nothing Liz I promise" John sighed "Oh and I uh don't need a lift this afternoon" he added.
Liz smiled "Jack and Sam taking you home" she inquired?
John smiled "Uh yeah" he said quickly. He hated lying to Liz but he couldn't let her get into trouble because of him; sometimes he thought if she wasn't friends with him she could be so popular.
The class went quickly and soon enough it was home time; John was putting his books away, when he realised he hadn't even asked Ronan where he wanted to meet. Because obviously the elder boy wouldn't want to be seen leaving with John form school! Just as he had closed his locker John spotted a tall head of dreadlocks heading straight for him; he held his breath as he saw Ronan's face appeared and walk right up to him.
"Hey you ready Shepard" Ronan asked; his rough voice sending pleasant shivers down John's spine, as he casually leaned on the locker beside the smaller boy.
Some peopled were looking at them in confusion; girls were giving John dirty looks; and some were giving him sympathetic looks as if they thought he was being picked on.
"Uh y yeah" he replied softly nodding awkwardly at the taller boy.
Ronan smiled and held out his hand; John stared blankly not understanding; with a sigh and a slight smirk Ronan carefully took John's bag form him and slung it on his shoulder "Let's go Shepard" he murmured.
John nodded his cheeks feeling distinctly hot; walking beside Ronan, John tried to ignore all the sets of eyes following him. They got to Ronan's car and the elder boy put both bags in the back seat before opening the passenger seat for John. The younger smiled lightly and climbed in the last thing he saw before the door closed was the grinning face of Elizabeth, the confused face of Carson and the horrified look Rodney gave him.
Ronan climbed in "So where do you want to go" he asked casually.
John fidgeted "Oh uh I'd don't know where ever y you'd l like" he stammered nervously.
Ronan nodded "Okay how about we hang out with my friends that sort of mellow and you don't have to stress because it's not like a romantic date or anything"?
John nodded nervously; Ronan smiled and they set off, arriving at a small place John looked to see it was a small old fashioned diner. Ronan beckoned him in and John followed; they walked in and Ronan waved to a group of people. There was a boy with blond/light brown hair and caramel eyes, a girl with dark hair like Shepard's own and dark warm eyes; as well as another girl with blond hair and green eyes.
They all smiled as Ronan walked over; he slumped down next to one of the girls but there was enough room for John; although the younger felt uncomfortable and didn't know what to do.
"Who's the kid" the other boy asked.
John blushed in embarrassment; "This is John" Ronan murmured, with a smirk he pulled the younger down next to him and carefully wrapped an arm around the smaller boy's shoulders. "John this is Lorne" he pointed to the smiling boy; "Teyla" the dark haired girl "And Jennifer" the blond girl.
John smiled nervously "Hello, it's nice to meet all of you" he said weakly.
"Ah so he does talk" Lorne joked causing John to blush.
Teyla smiled warmly "Hello welcome to our little group" she spoke softly and calmly.
"Aw he's so cute" the blond squealed; she was bouncing in her seat and grinning from ear to ear.
John blushed darker; Ronan chuckled "You don't have to hide from them; I promise they don't bite" he assured.
John smiled weakly, "Hey Ronan you still going to practice tomorrow" Lorne asked?
Ronan nodded "Yeah Mr O'Neill said if I miss practice once more he's going to make me take computer studies cause my grades are going down" he grumbled. Lorne nodded grimly "It's not my fault, that I don't understand Bio-chem" Ronan grumbled once again.
"Bio-chem" John asked?
Ronan nodded "Yeah my teacher is Mr's batter" he groaned "She's such a bitch and hates me completely, so she never helps me and I do not understand Bio at all".
John nodded and rummaged around in his bag, pulling out a large thick text book John turned to Ronan "Is this the book you're currently using" he asked.
Ronan nodded "Yeah this is a senior level book, how do you have it?, why do you even have it"?
John smiled cheeks tinting pink "I think it's interesting" he murmured embarrassed "Anyway" he cleared his throat "I'll help you with your Bio homework and you'll pass for sure".
"You'd tutor me" Ronan asked with a small smile.
John nodded "Sure, I learnt this stuff nearly a year ago" he replied.
"You some kind of genius" Lorne asked wide eyed.
John frowned slightly looking down at his lap; "Uh no not really, I just like to read, learn and well im a nerd I guess is what you'd call me" he murmured softly.
Lorne smiled "You know anything about O-level math" he questioned hopefully.
John nodded softly "Yeah im in it" he replied.
Ronan, Teyla, Jennifer and Ronan all gaped "You in the highest level math in the school and your only a freshman" Jennifer asked.
John blushed again! "Uh yeah" he muttered awkwardly; "Im also in O-level English, Computer science, Bio-chem and History" he explained.
"You are a genius" Lorne said wide eyed.
John shrugged "I guess im smart" he mumbled.
"Your parents genius's too" Jennifer asked?
John deflated "Oh uh my M Mother was a famous d doctor" he stuttered tears threatening to spill form his eyes.
"Was" Teyla asked softly?
John nodded frantically wiping his face, he was horribly embarrassed "Uh y yeah she died about six years ago" he whispered; "There was an accident and uh she was poisoned with radioactive material" he explained.
Teyla gasped in horror; Lorne clicked "Shepard" he murmured "Dr Jacquelyn Shepard, world famous Radioactive study doctor" he asked?
John nodded "Yeah uh she was working when a young assistant accidently mixed the wrong material's she was trying to get everyone out of the building but she got trapped and she died" he explained softly.
"Your father was famous too right" Jennifer asked?
John scowled "Yeah he is an international art dealer, he lives in France with his new wife and three new children" he muttered bitterly.
Teyla sighed as the group went silent "Sorry" Ronan murmured in John's ear.
The younger boy nodded "Uh c can you please take m me home"? Ronan nodded; "Sorry everyone" John said softly wandering off
The pair got to Ronan's car and the drive was quiet, once they arrived at John's house it was dark; Ronan walked up with him to make sure the younger boy was okay.
There was a note stuck to the door; John, I am not well I cooked dinner for you just heat it up, Love Maria!
John sighed "Are you going to be okay, do you want me to wait so you can call someone" Ronan asked softly.
"Oh uh no" John shook his head.
Ronan frowned slightly "Hey uh John" he murmured; the younger boy looked up "I uh don't like the idea of you being alone" he admitted "You want me to stay" he asked?
John sniffled and nodded "If you don't mind"?
Ronan smiled, heart clenching at seeing the sad look on the younger boys face "I'll never mind" he answered.
John lead the elder boy in and Ronan dropped his bad where John dropped his; leading Ronan into the lounge John slumped down onto the sat couch, Ronan sat next to him. They stayed up watching movies, chatting and drinking soda most of the night; when the pair finally fell asleep John had his head pillowed against Ronan's bare chest and they were sprawled out on the sofa.
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