They Call Him Trouble (a Jason Mccann love story)

Chapter 6- Lab partners

The next day I walked into school on time (as per usual) and walked over to my locker where I sorted out my books for the day.

"DESTINY!" I heard a voice quickly scream from behind me making me jump and hit my head on the inside of the locker. I turned around slowly with a hand on the back of my head, Jess stood there with a cheeky grin along her face.

"Can't you just greet me without scaring my pants off?" I said quietly as I rubbed my head slowly,  

"It wouldn't be as fun then, now would it?" she giggled and Lent up against the lockers as I went back into mine to sort out my books.

"So let me get this straight" she began saying as she played with the tips of her hair that was in a neat pony tale. 

"You did almost get shot, but he didn't catch the bullet with his teeth?" I laughed slightly as I slowly slipped my books into my bag that was by my feet.

"Can't you just let it go?"

"Can't you just answer me?" a rather large sigh escaped my lips.

"Yes, I almost got shot but  no, he didn't catch the bullet with his teeth, he simply just tackled me to the ground" She frowned slightly

"It would've been cooler if he actually did catch the bullet with his teeth"

I laughed loudly and shut my locker, hooking the lock back onto it

"Jess the only person that can catch a bullet with his teeth is Chuck Norris, you know that" She giggled as her eyes wandered behind me, I turned around, following her gaze that lead over to Trouble who was kicking an apple core on his shoe like it was a soccer ball. 

"so you never got to say thank you?" She asked, her eyes still locked over at him

"nope.. He just got up and walked away.."

"maybe you should go and say thank you" Before she could finish her sentence I was already making my way over to him, not by choice, my legs took control of me once again. 

Once I had reached him, He simply looked up at me

"You want me to put this in the bin.. don't you?" He chuckled as he kicked the apple core up in the air and caught it in his left hand,

"Yes.. I mean, no.. I mean" I shook my head trying to get my words straight,

"What I meant to say was.. Yes i would like you to put it in the bin but I also came over here to say thank you.." He gave me a strange look before drop kicking the apple core into the bin and walking away.

I began folllowing him, staggering behind as I could not keep up with his power walking 

"I said thank you.." I was losing breath while I tried to keep up with him

"For what?" He asked as he kept walking ahead of me, not even making eye contact.

"For yesterday..? you.. saved my.. life?" I was a little confused, did that actually happen or was it just a dream.

"OH! that.." He stopped at a drinking fountain where he stuck his head under the tap.

"I just wanted to say thank you, If you weren't there at that time and if you didn't do what you did, I wouldn't be here right now" He wiped his lips with the back of his hand and folded his arms,

"I'm starting to re-think the whole 'saving your life' thing because, if I didn't 'save your life' then I wouldn't have to put up with this annoying jibber jabber that is coming out of your mouth" I raised my eyebrows at him, how could he be so rude?

"I was just saying Thank you?"

"and I was just saying how much I don't care" He chuckled to himself before walking off once again, Leaving me standing there confused. I heard running footsteps come up behind me followed my Jess' loud voice.

"What happened, all I could see was him walking away from you and you following him!" I shook my head slightly, trying to bring myself back to reality.

"I think he just told me he regrets saving my life.."

"I'm sure he didn't mean it"

"either that or he just doesn't want to be known as a hero" 

"yeah that's probably it.. he wants to maintain his 'badass' reputation" She laughed loudly as the bell for first lesson sounded and we began making our way to class

at the start of science, I sat in the back corner alone as Jess did another class, I was the only one in the classroom for about 15 minutes before the rest of the students spilled inside. My eyes scanned the room, making sure Trouble wasn't in my class, I didn't need any more distractions. Fortunately, I could not see him anywhere. I let out a sigh of relief as I pulled out my text book and work book, a light smile running over my lips as I pressed my pen to paper ready to write the topic.

"Today we will be down in the labs for an experiment, you will all be assigned lab partners that will remain for the rest of the year" I looked around the room once more, just to see who I would like to be put in a pair with and I could name a few people off the top of my head.

The teacher began pairing people up as I sat silently in the back corner, every single person has be paired up except for me as we had an odd number of students in the class,

"I guess you could work alone.. I know you'll get your work done" The teacher said, laughing slightly, I nodded slowly and smiled to myself. 

My smile dropped as the door slammed open and Trouble walked in, with his hat resting on the top of his head and shades on his eyes, it was like he couldn't enter a classroom without making a scene.

"You're-"

"late, I know" He interrupted her as he sat with his backside on the desk and his feet on the chair.

"Now we have to assign you a partner.." She said annoyed with folded arms, her eyes scanned the room quickly, I closed my eyes and held my breath.

'not me not me not me not me' I chanted to myself in my head, but secretly I really did want him to come and be my partner and I have no idea why.

"AH! Destiny!" She grabbed Troubles shirt and basically dragged him to my desk

"easy on the masterpiece.." Trouble growled as he pushed her hand away,

"Trouble meet Destiny, Destiny meet trouble, you are now lab partners" she walked away looking proud of herself.

He parked his behind on the chair next to me and laughed slightly

"what's so funny?" I spat, packing up my books as we were making our way down to the labs

"nothing nothing.." He murmured as he stood up slowly and followed me down to the labs.

Working in a lab full of  gasses and liquids that could kill you with someone by the name of 'trouble' doesn't seem like a good idea.. does it?