I'm in class, sat at the back alone doing my work. The door opens and someone walks in.
"Derek" Mark says. "Hi derek" "You're back!" "Derek!" Everyone says. I look up. I smile brightly. "Der!" I get up and run over to him. I hug his neck tight. He hugs me back. I kiss his lips. He puts his hand on my jaw, kissing me back.
I pull away slowly after a few seconds. "I didn't know you were-" I say quietly. "Its good to have you back, derek" the teacher says. He smiles at her.
I hold his hand and lead him to the back of the classroom. He sits next to me. "Hi" he smiles as he sees the girls all looking back at us. They giggle, turning away. I roll my eyes.
"I'm so happy you're here" I whisper. "Me too" he smiles at me. He finally left the house! "I'm so proud of you, derek" I look into his eyes. "Thanks, my love" he hugs me.
"You wanna copy my notes down?" I hand him a pen. "Thanks" he starts writing. I run my hand up and down his back slowly, watching him with a smile on my face.
He puts the pen down after about ten minutes and turns to face me. I frown slightly as he hugs my waist, pushing his face into the crease of my neck. I stroke his hair gently.
"Are you okay?" I ask quietly. He doesn't reply. The teacher makes eye contact with me. She doesn't say anything.
The teachers never tell me and derek off for talking to eachother in class or hugging. They know how much he relies on me for comfort sometimes, so they respect it. They know how bad his mental health can get and they're really supportive.
"Derek, I need an answer baby" I whisper. "I'm alright" he says quietly. "Okay" I hug him tighter.
"I'm tired" he pulls away slowly. "Do you want to go home? I don't want you to get too overwhelmed" I whisper. "I'm fine" he smiles. "You sure?" I ask. He nods. "Cool" I say.
I cross my arms over my chest. He takes off his jacket and wraps it around me. I smile at him. "Thanks babe" I put it on. He kisses my cheek.
There's a knock on the door. "Can I borrow derek please?" The football coach asks. "Of course" the teacher says. He gets up.
"Say bye to your girlfriend" the coach teases. "Bye gorgeous, I love you so much" he waves at me. I blush hard, hiding my face in my hands as everyone "awws" us. He chuckles, leaving.
Derek's pov:
I had a small meeting with the coach about how the team has been doing and he caught me up on everything.
"How's mer been doing?" I ask. We're sat at his desk in his office. "With cheer?" He asks. I nod. "I've seen their routines a few times.. I think she's doing well" he says.
"Good" I smile. "You both perform a lot better whilst the other is with them in the room.. she hasn't been as good as she would be if you were playing next to her" he chuckles. I grin.
"Well, I think we fill eachother with confidence.. I don't wanna embarrass myself infront of her" I chuckle. He smiles.
He laughs. I look back at what he's looking at. I grin as I see meredith stood outside the door, peeping her head in the window. She waves at me.
I get up and open the door. "Hi coach" she says. I hold her hand. "Take my seat" i whisper. She sits down. I sit on the armrest of her chair. "Hi meredith" he says.
"I didn't know you were on my team" he teases, looking at my jacket she's wearing. She grins, blushing slightly. "Derek gave me it" she giggles. I smile at her, resting my hand on her shoulder.
"You know what? I still haven't seen your ring" he says. She shows him. "He did good" she smiles at me. "He did" he smiles.
"You better be taking good care of him" he says. "Always" she hugs my arm. I smile wider.
"Anyway, here's your new pin" he puts a gold pin on the desk with 'captain' written on it. Meredith grabs it and puts it on her shirt. He chuckles. I roll my eyes, chuckling softly.
"I better see you at tonight's practice" he says. "Okay, thanks coach" I stand up. Mer holds my hand. She leads me out of the room.
I follow her to the cafeteria. She takes me to the counter and grabs a bunch of food for both of us. She looks at me. I sigh, getting out my wallet. I pay. She smiles at me.
"Where do you want to sit?" She asks. "Can we go outside?" I ask. "I'm cold" she pouts. "Okay, let's sit here then" I lead her to the corner of the room, where all my friends are sat to have lunch.
