Technical Mayhem

The Start of A New Semester

((Author's note: hey guys! i was super upset by the lack of content for this ship, so i decided to make my own content. forgive me if i write the school weird, i haven't been to high school for almost three years. questions? concerns? suggestions? requests? comments? talk to me in the comment section. i love you guys and i hope you enjoy this story.))

Beep beep! Beep beep!

John Egbert groaned and smacked his phone before turning the alarm off. He yawned and rubbed his eyes, sitting up and stretching. He put his thick black square glasses on and looked around the room, trying to wake up.

Today was the start of the spring semester of his junior year in high school. He'd doubled up on a few subjects last semester so he could take some nicer, fun classes this semester.

He hopped up out of bed, walked to his closet and scanned his various shirts and pants. Mental note: ask Rose if her girlfriend can help me find new clothes, John thought as he pulled out a black Doctor Who t-shirt, dark grey jeans, and a green jacket. He pulled his clothes on after taking his pajama shirt off. He went through his accessory drawer and pulled out a blue beanie, just in case it was cold out. He pulled his socks on and stepped into his dark blue sneakers.

He stepped into the bathroom, styling his hair as needed, brushing his teeth, and washing his face. He did a last minute appearance check and hurried downstairs. He'd emptied his binders out last night, filled them with clean notebook paper, and switching out the separators. All the stuff he'd need for a new semester had been done over the break. (Save for new clothes, but John hadn't grown more than an inch or so over the break.) He stepped into the kitchen.

His dad was sipping a cup of coffee, "Good morning, John." he greeted.

"Morning!" John replied back. he picked his backpack up and tossed it over his shoulder, "Can I have some money? I wanna meet up with Dave and maybe get some Starbucks before school."

His dad smiled, "I'm glad you and Dave are such good friends." He gave John his wallet, "Don't take more than twenty."

"I know, I know." John replied, pulling out a twenty and stuffing it into his pocket.

"Is your phone fully charged?"

"Yes, dad." John answered.

"Do you have your charger?"

"Yes, dad."

"You double checked everything last night, right?"

"Yes, dad." John smiled. "Dad, this is the spring semester of my junior year. I think I know what to expect."

"I know." his dad gave a sad smile. "Next year, you'll be applying for colleges." He let out a heavy sigh. "I'm so proud of you."

John laughed a bit, waved, and walked out the door. Dave Strider, his best friend in the whole wide world, was waiting outside. His older brother, Dirk, wasn't there. Probably he was already at Starbucks with his boyfriend, Jake English. While both boys were a few years older, they attended the local college and visited their families before and after class.

Dave waved casually, "Sup?"

John bounced down the short steps and strode up to his friend, "Thanks for waiting. You ready?"

Dave nodded and the pair started walking to their usual early morning meeting place. Dave talked pretty quietly to John about a few of his ideas about some new songs. Dave loved his turntables, which his older brother had bought for him when he was young. He'd taught Dave how to use them, and Dave had loved them ever since. They both wanted to write songs and lyrics together, but neither could figure out how to mix turntables and a piano.