The life of a Flea

Unexpected Lap Partner: Chapter 5

Felisha's pov

I skipped of to my chemistry lab after a brief talk with Dana. She can be so moody sometimes. I love her though, she is my only friend.

"Hello miss Mayple, cheerful as always and early." Mr. Crimson said as I entered the class room I looked around and noticed no one else had made it yet. I dropped my stuff in the cubbies and grabbed my designated lab coat and goggles.

"So what are whe doing today Mr. Crimson?" I said as I took my seat and people started to come in.

"We are on the second part of our chemical reaction experiments. Oh and you will be happy to know you have a lab partner.

"Yay is it a knew kid?" She asked hopping it would be Danny. She didn't really get much of a chance to talk to him before on the bus or in algebra.

"Yes its a Danny Manchester is his name." Wow he was in advanced math and chemistry. Wait maybe I had a stalker. I laughed to myself at the thought, how or why would a flea like me have a stalker. And almost like magic he appeared at the door. He handed a note to the teacher who confirmed he was in the right room.

"So um where do I go?" He asked as he shyly looked up at me. Mr. Crimson showed him where to put his stuff and handed him a lab coat and a pair of goggles.

"You'll need to put your hair up mister Danny. Does anyone have a spare hair tie." Mr. Crimson asked.

"I do." I said pulling one off my wrist as I usually hat two or three on there just in case.

"Ah there you go mister Danny, oh and she is your lab partner seeing that she is the only one who doesn't have one." He looked so muscular with out that big jacket on.

"I like your shirt, Merylin Manson right?" I asked smiling.

"Yeah one of my favorites." He said.

"Wow." I said and he looked at me funny.

"What you don't like him?" He asked looking down instead of at me.

"Oh that's not it. I got more then a one word answer from you." I smiled. You know what that jacket off he looked almost normal the makeup didn't help much though.

"So what are we doing?" He asked as he blushed a bit at my last sentence.

"Oh chemical reactions. It's easy just mix chemicals and record what happens." I said pulling my lab book around to where he could see. We set there for a second in silence.

"So we should gather the stuff and start mixing." He said. Why wouldn't he look at me. Oh no, please tell me my brother didn't threaten him.

"So other then me who all have you got to meet?" I asked.

"Just the bus welcoming committee." He said. Finally he looked into my eyes. Wow his eyes were almost solid black I could barely make out his pupils.

"You have amazing eyes." Oh my god did I just blurted that out. My face felt warm and tingly I knew I was blushing and I quickly turned my gaze away biting my bottom lip as I poored another two chemicals together. No reaction, I marked beside the box on the adjoining worksheet. A strand of my hair fell down in front of my face as I looked down. He reached up and gently pushed it behind my ear.

"Thank you." He said with a smile on his face. I just totally embarrassed the shit out of myself I looked up at him again still blushing. We made it through the experiment and wrote all of our notes on the page then turned in the paper.

"Here let me show you where the washing sink is." I said as we grabbed a tube and loded our dirty equipment in. We carefully cleaned all of the glass and other tools then dried them

"That was fun." He said.

"Yeah, I ain't use to having a partner." I said. We put everything away and headed to the cubbies. I took off my coat and goggles and grabbed my bag.

"So your like the smartest kid in school hu?" I looked up at him.

"You have to be pretty smart to be in classes with me." He opened the door for me and I stepped out.

"Only math and science, I am actually behind in literature. Can't stand Shakespeare." He said as we walked down the hall a ways. I turned for a moment and caught my brother glaring at me from around the corner. He must have gotten a hall pass from class cause there was still fifteen minutes of class left.

"Oh god he is coming this way." I said in a shaking annoyed way. As I held my next period books in my arms and my bag over my shoulder.

"Who is that?" He asked S my brother got closer.

"My big brother, just let me do the talking okay." I said as I turned to face my oncoming bull dog of a brother.

"Who are you?!" He said rather loudly.

"He is my lab partner Jeremy and my new friend." I said. Danny looked at me funny.

"I didn't ask you. Go on to your next class Felisha." He said in his normal forceful tone.

"No Jeremy I am not going to let you bully him away." I said. I felt an arm on my stomach and looked over to see Danny pushing me back. My brother had his fist balled an was getting really frustrated at my refusal to Liston.

"I don't care if she is your sister you shouldn't treat her like that." Danny said stepping in front of me.

"Get your hands off her!" My brother got right to him chest puffed out like some sort of gorilla. I was shocked as Danny didn't back down. He was a good three maybe four inches taller them Jeremy. I didn't quite understand what was going through his head my brother could crush him.

"I ain't the one with my fist balled up yelling in her face." My brother twisted his head to the side and stared at him for a second then to my disbelief he just smiled and somewhat relaxed.

"You're right. After all she did call you just a friend. Don't try for more then that cause I got eyes everywhere." He squinted and turned swiftly walking back to class as though he had won a fight or something.

"You alright." Danny turned and looked at me. My jaw dropped I had never and I mean never seen someone stand up to Jeremy and not get punched in the face.

"Yes why did you do that?" I asked.

"He's a jerk I don't like jerks that yell at women." He said. We turned back the way we had been headed and that's when I turned and saw a teacher standing in the hall looking at us. That is why he backed down.

"Your are wonderful enigma Danny." I said smiling as we walked to my locker to drop some stuff off.

"I am guessing that was a compliment." He smiled.

" I can help you with literature if you would like. We do live right next door it would be easy to just come over. Well with parents home of course." I said as I wasn't allowed to be with a boy alone in the house.

"Yeah that would be great." The Bell rang. Oh I mist have lost track of time.

"I will see you later. I don't like being late. I said as I skipped of toward English where I sit in the class working on college composition instead of what ever the teacher was doing. I had a new friend, a brave new friend and I was so happy.