A different beginning

Authors notes
In this chapter the four meet in school. We will also be treated to a younger, but I assure you just as queenie Emmett. And of course a younger and hopefully not so boring portrayal of a younger Teddy. And last but not least Daphne and Michael. I have decided to make Michael straight in this story. And hopefully less whinny for crying out loud, and easier to write about and tolerate. Considering there will be no Mikey worshiping of Brian thank god it's anothe to make you violently ill. This chapter will be a lot longer then the others have been so far. And finally as you all know the character mr Dixson in the show was homophobic and took Hobbs side over Justin's. Well, I decided have the character sticking up for Justin in my version of events. I might actually keep the character around for the whole story. Plus make him gay and give him a hubby.

Disclaimer: I do not own of tof the characters or anything concerning or anything to do with Queer as folk. They belong to showtime, Ron cowen, Daniel lipman and of course Russell t davies.


A different beginning
Chapter 3
School
And new friends.


Justin was in the kitchen, half a sleep eating a piece of toast, while Jennifer tied her sons school tie. Craig taylor read the local morning news paper and chuckled with amusement when his son tried to take a bite of his toast but ended up yawning widely instead. Everyone turned when they heard someone knocking at the front door. Craig got up out of his chair and told his wife "I'll get the door, it's properly Joan and Brian coming to pick Justin up for school."

Craig walked up to the door and looked through the clear glass and realised he had been corrected when he had said it was properly Joan and Brain kinney at the door. Craig opened the door and greeted both Kinney's, "Good morning Joan, Brian" he added and chuckled once again when the young teen looked up at him and grumbled around a wide face splitting yawn "morning mr Taylor." Brian looked from his mother when she started to giggle at her sons antics, then he looked back to Craig and grinned sheepishly.

Craig lead both of the Kinney's into the kitchen where the rest of the Taylor clan were still sitting around the table. Justin looked up when he saw who had entered the kitchen. He grinned when he saw his new friend was kited out in an identical st James academy blazer and tie, along with a white shirt grey trousers and black polished doc martins. Justestuestured to the chair next to him then he gestured to the plate of toast in the middle of the table and asked "toast Brian." Brian nodded and returned the grinned and sat down next to Justin. He put bac back pack by the chair and reached over for a slice of toast. Jennifer and Joan laughed and said at the same time, "boys and there eating habits." Both Justin and Brian turned around to face their mothers and asked at the same time with innocent expressions on their beautiful faces, "what"

Craig finished off his coffee and stood and kissed Jennifer on the cheek and told her that he would see her and Justin later. Before he left Joan asked "Craig if you wouldn't mind would you please remind Daniel that the dry cleaning is due to be collected this afternoon, and that I won't be able to go because I've got two house I'm showing this afternoon." She smiled apologetically "I would tell him myself only I won't get a chance to see him until after work to night. Craig nodded and replied "not problem I will properly see him in a minute and of course at work later on." Craig had discovered that weekend, that his new next door neighbour had transferred from one of the companies that held stiff competition with the company that he worked for. Daniel had been offered a better persian and more money then he had been getting at his previoub. Bb. But what both men found amusing was that they would be working together in the same department, as they were both fully qualified in the same type of work.

Justin and Brian had said it was to creepy that they both went to the same school, lived next door to each other, and their mothers worked together at the same estate agency. And if that wasn't creepy anothe even their fathers did the same type of work as each other and would be working together in the same department. Their mothers were even pregnant at the same time and there was only a two month difference apart in each of their pregnancies. They had even discovered when they checked Brian's welcome and introduction pack to st James and his time table, that they were both in the same lessons as each other and had the same teachers, The only difference was that Justin took art and Brian was signed up for the soccer team. Brain had been glad that he had been allowed to choose what subjects he was going to take until he graduated. And they were all available that was a plus considering he was starting school near the end of the school term, which was only two months away.

Justin and Brian followed Joan towards her car. Jennifer told Joan that she would see her at work. Jennifer was determined to finish all of projects and contracts before the end of the month, as she would be starting her maternity leave and didn't want any lose ends left unattended to at work. She was meant to start her maternity leave over a month ago, but had wanted to continue for a little while longer. Craig had not been pleased at first and had claimed it was not good for her or their unborn child. But he had finally relented after a while, when Jennifer promised she would take it easy and not over do things or strain herself to much.

Melanie and Lindsay were busy getting ready when Alyson called out to them "hurry up girls, breakfast is on the table, and has been for the past five minutes and is going cold. Melanie and Lindsay came down the stairs and quickly took a seat at the table and poured them selves some freshly squeezed orange juice and piled pancakes with ham and cheese and scrabbled eggs onto their plates. Lindsay shook her head and commented still can't believe you signed up for the soccer team Mel, won't you be the only girl on the team. Melanie shook her head "no, I won't be the only girl Paige Matthew's is also on the team as well."

Lindsay smiled and asked "so have you heard about the new guy that is starting to day, he is rumoured to have made the team, and most likely to become the teams star player." Melanie nodded as she took a long drink of her orange juice before answering "yeah I've heard, the coach says he is one of the best players he has seen in along time. Plus he reckons he will up are reputation on the pitch. Lindsay asked so when Does the new season replied "well this years season ends the last week in May, and the new season starts the second week back in September." She added "me and Paige are due to start are training with the new team members then." Lindsay asked "so I supposed the new boy and rumoured soccer hot shot will also start training then as well." Melanie then likely."

Joan pulled up out side st James academy. Both Brian and Justin got out of the car and shouldered their back packs. "see latelater boys have a good day" Joan told them before putting the car into gear and driving away. Justin patted Brian on the back and held out his arms widely gesturing to the large school and said in fake overly cheery voice "welcome to the snake pitt mr Kinney, we hope your life is a living hell whilst you enjoy your torture with us mr Kinney." Brian snickered and rolled his eyes at the other teen.

Suddenly both Brian and Justin turned when they heard someone calling Justin's name. Melanie and Lindsay walked towards them. Lindsay turned to Justin and grinned "Please don't tell me your trying to steal the title of st James resident goof ball from Michael Novotony. Justin grinned and told her "not bloody likely Lindsay, in order to be a goof ball you all so need to be able to whine for America and England. And Novotony sure as hell has that down no problems at all." Justin added "how exactly does he afford to attend here, considering we all know what the greedy mother fuckers charge to attend the chambers of torture."

Brian chuckled "christ Justin can you say little drama princess. Justin grinned knowing Brian was only joking and didn't mean anything by it. Justin smirked, "well actually I think you might need to be gay in order to be a princess, and last time I checked I happened to be bi, thank you every much." Melanie and Lindsay were grinning like cheshire cats. Lindsay added yeah and to answer your earlier question, the reason why he can afford to attend here is because his mother and uncle own a chain of successful italian restaurants. Melanie added they've got one in down town Pitts as well as one in New york and LA." Brian asked "how do you know that," melanie replied "because he enjoys boasting and whining on about it to anyone who will listen."

Lindsay held out her hand and introduced herself, "I'm Lindsay peterson and this is Melanie marcus, and you are?" Brian shook her hand and replied "hi Brian kinney." The four teens walked inside together. And stopped off at the reception so Brian took get is locker conversation. Lindsay asked "so Justin how do you and Brian know each other?" Justin replied "he moved into the house next door to me at the weekend."

Melanie asked "so what lessons are you signed up for? Brian told heI'mI'm in all the same lesson and have all the same teachers as Justin with only one differenc has has an art class and I've got a free lesson until the second week in September." Melanie smiled "so I take your the new guy that the soccer coach was telling me and the others about." Brian blinked as he and the others stopped at the lockers and, you mean your on the team as well?" melanie frowned and so what if I am? do you have a problem with that." Brian held his hands up in mock surer aer and told her "no I don't have a problem with it. it's just that at my other school the coach was a sexist son of a bitch who claimed soccer wasn't for girls and they should stick to net ball and gymnastics."
Melanie nodded and added "well your in for a surprise, because as of september, the soccer team with have to female members, myself and anothe girl in our graallealled Paige Matthew's."

Lindsay smiled well in that case I guess the four of us will be seeing a lot of each other for the next five years, considering we are all stuck with what lesson we choose this year until we graduate. Brian raised an eye brow. Justin quickly explained "Brian for some odd and amusing reason, the four of us share every single class together we even have the same teachers. The only difference is that you and Melanie will be taking soccer together, and me and Lindsay will be taking art together." Brian nodded.

Melanie opened her locker and took out the books she would be needing for the first lesson of the morning which was English. Justin and Lindsay did the same. Brian waited for them to finish getting their books, as he had to wait and be given his books in class. the four of them quickly made their way towards class for registration. The four teens made their way to the back of the room and sat in the last empty desks that were right next to each other.

Mr mark Dixson called the names of the students as he took the register. Paige Matthew's, "sir" came the reply, from a very pretty, small built red head with n eyn eyes. "Daphne chanders, yes sir" came the reply. "Christopher hobbs, sir" came the reply from a brown haired boy. "Justin taylor." Suddenly Chris Hobb's answered queer" Everyone one starting laughing, all except for eight others at the back of the room. Justin glared and sneered as he replied to Hobbs's insult. "Not that it's any of your business or any thing Hobbs, but last time I checked I happened to be bi not queer."

Mr Dixson said "that will be quite anothe thank you. Deal with your disputes in your own time, now is not the time for such behaviour." Chris hobbs grinned maliciously at Justin. Mr Dixson snapped and added you can most certainly wipe that smug look of your face mr Hobbs, if you are not happy with mr Taylor's sexual preferences, then I suggest you learn to keep it to yourself. He added "and let mr Taylor get on with his life and education, without your petty and homophobic insults." Suddenly the eight people at the back of the room start to cheer and whistle. Those people were none other then. Brain kinney, Justin taylor, Mealnie marcus, Lindsay peterson, Emmett honeycutt, Teddy schmidt and of course Daphne chanders and Michael novotony. Michael's uncle Vic was gay, and Daphnes uncle Harry was also gay.

Mr Dixson nodded, his face expressionless. He said, "all right everyone settle down, the quicker you all work with me the faster registration will be over and you will all be able to get to your first lesson." Secretly he thought, well what do you know, it looks like this years group of gay and bi sexual students that are out and proud and are right in the back of my class. They should be easier to teach. I can't wait to get home and tell stephen that I've got a large group of gay and bi sexual kids in my class."

After registration Justin and the others waited until the rest of class had gone before talking to mr Dixson. Justin asked "not that I'm complaining or any thing, I was just wondering why you took my side when Hobbs called me a queer in front of everyone? mark thought for a moment, I wonder if they would tell everyone about what I'm about to share with them. Mark turned to all of them and spoke, "I'm about to share something with the lot of you, but first I must ask if you are all willing to agree to, whatever we discuss and reveal now his to never ever leave this room or group of people." The eight teens promised they would not tell anyone any thing about the conversation they were all about to share at that moment.

Mark nodded satisfied. He then opened his left desk draw and reached inside and took out a photograph placed in inside a gold frame. He placed the photo on his desk facing the eight teens. And told them as he gestured "this is why I defended you mr Taylor when mr Hobbs decided to subjected the nine of us and everyone else to such revolting and unforgivable behaviour." Emmett asked "wow is that what I think that is?" Mark smiled and replied "well mr Honeycutt if you were thinking that represented me and my beautiful husband Stephen, of fifteen wonderful years, at our commitment ceremony then yes that is exactly what you think it is."

Brian smiled and told Mark "well it's nice to no that least someone will be there to help me and Justin when other homophobic asses decide to have a go at us." Mark turned to Brian and said, "I'm so sorry mr Kinney that you had to be subjected to such a disgusting scene and especially on your first morning with us." Brian shook his head and shrugged "nothing new, nothing that I haven't already dealt with at my old school." Justin turned to Brian and asked "what do you mean nothing yoven\ven't already dealt with?" Brian smiled and replied "well lets just say people didn't take to kindly to catching me kissing other boys as well as girls to." Melanie shook her head and asked "exactly how many people have you have you kissed. Lindsay added "yeah and besides you are only fourteen like the rest of us."

Mark laughed ,"hold that thought right there, you are all extremely late for your first lesson as it is, hurry up and get to your next lesson." He wrote note stating that the eight students that were late to class were with him and were talking about a personal matter, and sorry for the disruption of there lesson. Brian and Melanie turned to each other and grinned. Justin told them all, ok everyone we will continue with this conversation at lunch time." With that said everyone made their way towards their English class.

Later that afternoon at lunch, after a morning that consisted of English, science, maths and history. The eight of them met up and found a table big anothe for all of them in a quite corner of the canteen that not many students ever sat near. So thankfully no one would be able to hear their conversation as long as they didn't speak to loudly. Melanie turned to Brian , "ok Kinney spill, how many people have you kissed?" Brian asked "why are you so interested in knowing how many people I have made out with?" Melanie shrugged "I'm just curious that's all, considering you mentioned that people didn't take to kindly to seeing you kiss other boys as well as girls."

Brian grinned and shook his head in amusement and conceded. "Fine if I tell everyone how many people I've kissed, then so can everyone one else." Everyone shook their heads, no. Brian gave them all a tongue in cheek smirked and told them "oh well, I guess none of you will find out how many people I've kissed then." Melanie and the others huffed and gave in and all said at the same time "fine." Brian grinned like a cheshire cat and commented "ah jus I t I thought." Melanie grinned and said ok Kinney you smug git get on with it spit it out" Brian winked at her and replied "Why Melanie thank you, you flatter me."

Brian stretched and smirked as he told them "I've kissed four guys and six girls." Melanie smirked and, Yeah right and next you will be telling us that you lost you virginity to your English teacher in a closet." Brian repeated the tongue cheek type of smirk he used earlier as he replied, "Actually it was a female pe teacher, and it was in the shower not a closet." Melanie snorted "Yeah right, you've got to be shitting me right." Everyone turned to Brian to get a look at the expression on his face to see if he was just shitting with them. None of them expected to find what they saw. All traces of a smile, grin or a smirk were gone from Brian's face. In it's place was a blank and unreadable expression.

Melanie suddenly had a feeling that he was telling the truth. No one she had ever met had been able to keep a straight unreadable expression on their face fs los long as Brian had , in less they were telling the complete truth. Both Melanie and Justin along with the others stared at Brian in awe. Justin finally snapped out of his stupor and asked Brian. "Are you serious did you really lose your virginity in a shower with a female pe teacher? Brian nodded and grinned like a cheshire cat as he commented "And it felt fucking amazing, especially when she got down on her knees in the shower and sucked me off."

Brian continued to grinned wildly when he saw everyone was still looking at him were awe. Brian clicked his fingers a few times, which snapped everyone out of the stupor's. "Ok Melanie your turn, anothe about myself. How many boys or girls have you kissed?" Melanie replied "four boys and two girls, and I can honestly say I really enjoyed kissing both genders." She added "and no I have not lost my virginity yet, I want to wait until I'm older and find that extra special person." Brian smiled slight at her and nodded "I guess that reasonable anothe."

Brian turned to Justin and asked "and you, how many people have you made out with." Justin grinned and replied "six girls and three guys." Lindsay felt a stab of jealousy for some odd reson she could not explain."wow you've kissed quite a lot of people considering your only fourteen, and of course you don't include Brian's experience compared to your own." Justin replied "what do you expected? I'm blond absolutely drop dead gorgeous, and of course have extremely deep baby blue eyes." Emmett added "and of course not forgetting a cute and sexy bubble butt." Justin turned to Meet the stare of Emmett, and blushed slightly at the compliment. He asked Emmett I take it your just interested in the guys." Emmett nodded "of course sweetie I may have only kissed two boys, but naturally I'm your regular kind of princess and can hardly wait until I enter my queen hood when I'm twenty one." Everyone laughed when he used the term queen hood.

Justin turned back to Lindsay, interested to know how many people she had kissed. He secretly thought Lindsay was absolutely beautiful and wondered what it would be like to kiss her. Lindsay smiled at Justin and he returned the smile. She told them "I've only kissed two boys and two girls." Ted, Daphne and Michael all admitted that they hadn't had their first kiss yet.

Melanie turned to Brian and smiled slightly then asked "how old were when you lost your virginity." Brian returned her small smile and replied "It was about two weeks ago. It was on my last day at my previous school. I had a crush on her since I was twelve for god sake. I guess she had noticed the way I would look at her. She told me that she was going to give me a going away present that I would never ever forget. She told me that she would miss the looks I would send her way in gym."

Justin and Lindsay turned and grinned at each other when they saw then way Melanie was looking at Brian. Brian was oblivious and didn't realise Melanie was already starting to form a tiny crush on him. Naturally Justin, Lindsay and the others had more then noticed. The six of them shared a secret smile between them selves. Brian and Melanie just continued to talk about the new soccer season, oblivious to the other members of their recently created gang of friends.