Chapter 5: Who Cares?
AN: The 1996-1997 DX style Shawn and Hunter had back then is what I was aiming for with the teens.
Seventeen Years Later
At Fairview High School, the so-called best school in the county, students walked down the halls, some of them running, and stood at their lockers talking and laughing with friends, some yelling down the hall planning to set the fire alarms off to skip class. Of course, the Teachers were out watching the students so they couldn't do what they planned. Couples made out in public and the school was full of graffiti on the lockers and walls. The girls were loud and watched as their boyfriends gambled for money. The boys who didn't play cards were messing around with the single girls or painting the lockers orange.
For Shawn and Hunter, this was Heaven.
As soon as the two brothers walked through the double doors, their heads were held high in unison as they made way past all the troublemakers and the girls checking them out in the corners. Hunter titled his sunglasses down his nose and smiled at one girl, then placed them back on his eyes and smiled over at Shawn, who had a smile on his face when it came to the girls, his hands gripping his leather jacket to take it off once they were to get to class.
As the brothers turned the corner, they spotted one of their friends, who went by Chyna, and walked over to her. Chyna, in turn, was Hunter's girlfriend.
"Hey, baby," Hunter grabbed Chyna from behind and kissed her on the lips. "How's my sweet demon doing?"
"Good," Chyna said, turning to meet Hunter's eyes. "I've got a great plan for the both of us tonight."
"Yeah?" Hunter lifted his eyebrows, but looked over at Shawn. "Oh, uh, wherever I go, Shawn goes. That's the rule."
"Shawn, can't you be a baby somewhere else?"
"The only baby in this school is you, honey. Ans your sweet little friends over there." Shawn pointed to a few girls wearing low-cut skirts and tight shirts.
Chyna frowned, but pushed Shawn's shoulder playfully. "I'll take that as a compliment."
"Sure thing." Shawn smiled brightly and nodded his head.
"Hunter," Chyna curled her fingers on Hunter's chin. "Can't we just forget this place and go somewhere private."
"Hmm," Hunter put his hand to his chin. "Nope, sorry. I've got a Physics test today and its-"
"-One he's gonna fail." Shawn laughed.
"Whatever," Hunter whispered. "I make good grades on all my tests. Don't you?"
"Why, of course I do." Shawn said.
"Oh, boys, stop playing and let's get to class and get this day over with, okay?" Chyna kissed Hunter on the lips deeply before turning on her heel and walking down the hall, Hunter watching her leave.
Shawn nudged Hunter and the two walked in the opposite direction before coming to a class and entering it, sitting beside each other. Shawn put his feet up on the desk, but the teacher, an older Mr. Bearer, came in and pushed Shawn's feet down. Shawn sighed and Hunter popped the gum that was in his mouth.
After a hard day at school, Shawn and Hunter walked down the sidewalk, with Chyna behind them, and Shawn spotted the new neighbor's that had just moved in town. He whistled at their car, a nice silver color, and continued walking down the sidewalk. Hunter left Shawn's side for a second to grab a cigaret from Chyna's hands and lit the end, sending the smoke out of his mouth.
"We going to the house?" Chyna asked the boys.
"Yep," Shawn said. "Got some homework to finish."
"Since when did you care about homework?" Hunter asked, causing Shawn to laugh and take a cigaret from Chyna's hands. Chyna kept a case in her purse.
Chyna decided to stay a little while at the house with Shawn and Hunter, as they all sat under a large tree and piled blankets over them as they talked and joked about their teachers and classmates, how one looks like this and what not. Shawn, of course, started on his homework, but got intrigued by the conversation to continue.
When the sun began to set, Chyna left and went home. Hunter and Shawn stayed under the tree since it was their home. Living in the forest was a home to them, and listening to the crickets and seeing the lightning bugs at night was something they were used to. Shawn curled up under the blanket and closed his eyes, planning to fall asleep. Hunter stayed up and watched his brother while reading his Chemistry book.
Around 8:00, or so Hunter thought, Hunter heard the sounds of moans coming from his brother. He touched Shawn's forehead and rubbed it a few seconds, hoping to sooth the nightmares. Shawn had a tendency to have a lot of dreams. Hunter closed his Chemistry book and flipped the switch on the flashlight to off so he could lay down and get some sleep himself. He balanced his pillow on a tree stump and laid down with a sigh, feeling his brother curl up next to him and place his head near his chest. Shawn didn't have a pillow to sleep on, but was happy that way. Hunter smiled before closing his eyes and falling asleep, preparing for another school day ahead of them.