Family Above All

28. MFHS Drama

Pairing: Ric/Elena (M/f) ruler

Partial prompt pairing for Florence_Nightwing (AO3) Kol/Rebekah (m/f)

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Mystic Falls High School

Morning

Ric let Jeremy pout in the car on the way to school in silence for most of the ride. When he found a spot in faculty parking, Jeremy grabbed the door handle and went to get out without speaking.

"Jer, let me talk to you a minute," Ric entreated, shutting off the car.

"Yeah, fine," Jeremy grumbled.

"You know I am going to have to talk to Elena? I don't want this to cause a fight between you two, but I also can't let this one go," Ric explained. "Do you understand?"

Jeremy slumped back in dismay.

"Yes, Ric. I get it. I mean, you guys want me to have good grades, but I just don't care about bio. What do I care about a frog's guts and crap like that? I'm an artist," Jeremy whined.

Ric nodded, "Yes, I get that. I wasn't a math or science whiz myself. But we really just want you to give it your best try. I agree that grades don't always show what you learned, but they do show if you are trying. Does that make sense?"
"Yeah, I guess. Am I really gonna get punished more?" Jeremy asked quietly. He was willing to admit that the sting in his rump had subsided and it was only his pride that had been injured. Jenna swatting him had been the worst!

Ric laughed, "That little paddling you got wasn't much of a punishment, now was it? I think the real consequence is going to be Jenna and I siting down with you nightly and going over your homework with you. Plus, I'll be checking in with all your teachers today. And I am going to go pay Mr. Connors a visit in the shop. I see now you need a bigger incentive to motivate you to behave."
"Ahhhh, come on, Ric," Jeremy sighed. "That's so embarrassing. All of it."

Ric shrugged, "You do the crime, you do the time. Now, don't let this spoil your day. Your friend Anna is going to reunite with her mother...We're still going to the lake this weekend. It will blow over, but I don't want you to get in the habit of cheating. Today, bio, tomorrow, you're in tomorrow with the IRS."

"I'm not even sure what that is," Jeremy moaned. "Can I go now? I think the bell rang."

"Internal Revenue Service. Taxes," Ric stated. "Maybe I need to tutor you in government while we're at it? Go ahead. Have a good day, buddy."

"You, too," Jeremy mumbled. "I just hope Elena doesn't chuck her pom-poms at my head or something..."

"She won't," Ric assured him. "Growing up is tough. Fourteen today, thirty-five tomorrow."
"Speak for yourself," Jeremy said, opening the door. He grabbed his backpack and trotted off, before the lecture got intense.

***

Student Government Office

Homeroom

Elena was happy to pass off her secretarial duties at the committee meeting to April.

"Here, just write down all of Caroline's ideas. She usually goes a mile a minute so just get down what you can," Elena said, thrusting a notebook at April. Caroline had arranged for the committee to meet before classes. As a student leader, she worked with the activity advisor to the legwork for the dances.

The younger teen nodded and fumbled in her bag for a pen.

Rebekah came in tentatively, saying, "Oh, I went to the wrong room. Sorry, I wasn't here earlier, we had a hell of a night."