Their English class had gone off with much of a problem. Today the class had been doing a movie study about Shakespeare, and Teddy agreed to take notes, seeing how Jack was writing in chicken scratch, and wouldn't be able to understand his. Jack had rested his arm on the desk and had been holding up his head, but Teddy had been trying to lean back in their seat. They had gone back and forth through both positions numerous times though out the movie, and were about to squabble when they felt their stomach grumble. They looked at each other with a smile, knowing that the other had felt it too. So enough, the bell rang for lunch.
Jack and Teddy quickly put their books back in their bag, and got up, leaving the classroom. They remembered where their shared locker was now, and each remember part of their combo. They dropped of their books, and grabbed the lunch that Jack's mom had prepared for them this morning. The boys grabbed the stuff they would need for their next class, and headed off into the hallways to their usual hang out spot. As they were walking, Jack glanced off to his his, and saw a small group of guys point in their direction and snicker. Jack did a double take over his shoulder, and wondered what that had been about. Teddy noticed his shoe was untied, so he stopped them just on the other side of a corner.
"Did you see them?" "Haha, ya! They're freaky!" "I know right! Two heads! I can't believe it!"
Teddy and Jack stood up straight, a mix of emotions passed through their body. Jack was immediately angry, and tried to go back around the corner. However Teddy stood motionless. He couldn't believe what he had just heard. He wasn't anywhere near as popular as Carter, and was use to people giving him looks, but he had never heard them say anything. "What the fuck? Teddy, come on! I want to see who the hell that was!" Jack was yanking on Teddy's arm, but he wouldn't budge. "Teddy?! ... Teddy?"
"What's the point?" Teddy started to walk again, "Like punching them is going to do an good? Come on, let's just go see our friends." Jack wanted to resist, but knew better than to start a fight with Teddy at school. They continued outside, and were relieved to see Carter. Teddy smiled and waved. "Hey guys!"
"We're here!" Jack chimed in with a grin. Carter was seated on the ground, with Thomas, Noah, and Christian gathered around. Teddy and Jack took their usual spot, and began to eat. Even though Teddy and Jack were stuck in one body, and their lives had been entwined poorly, at least their friends were still the same.
"Finally the Two-Headed Duo shows up!" Noah gave Teddy's shoulder a light punch.
"Fuck!" Christian stared at them, "You two look like shit! What the hell happened? You get in a fight or something?!"
"Dam, I'd hate to see who lost!" Thomas gave Jack's side a nudge with his arm.
Jack grinned at Teddy, "Actually I think it was a tie."
"Pfft!" Teddy rolled his eyes, "Only because your dad came in and 'separated' us."
Everyone except Carter exchanged worried looks. Noah leaned forward a bit, "Wait... You guys fought each other?"
The conjoined pair shrugged in unison. Luke had his mouth full, so Teddy spoke, "It happens from time to time. You can't be this close to someone and not get on each others' nerves." Teddy took a bite of their sandwich and smiled. Jack swallowed, "Exactly! Imagine if you and Christian were stuck together, I'm sure you'd get sick of each other at some point too!"
Noah and Christian glanced at each other, and grinned. Noah stood up, motioning for Christian to as well, and once he had, Noah quickly looped their belts together. They instantly started to pull away from each other. "Dude, come on!" "No way man, this way!" Everyone laughed for a minute before they gave up, and Noah sat down, dragging Christian with. They continued their conversations, and every now and then Christian and Noah would try to pull apart again, to the amusement of the group. Sadly the bell rang again, and everyone had to head off back to their classes. However, Teddy and Jack felt a little bit better, knowing that the friends they had made while separate, were still there for them.