Summary: In which everyone wants to know who has a crush on who.

A/N: This is a thing that I did.

Warnings: Shameless fluff, love complications, very AU, and probably more than a little out of context characters, as well as their family figures.

Disclaimer: I do not own Lord of the Flies.

It was just another day of school, in which teachers droned, and the awful ticking of the clock as seconds drug by painfully slowly drove Jack insane. It was as if each tic the clock made drove a nail into his cranium, forcing a pounding headache to throb endlessly. He'd long since given up on sitting upright, instead opting to sprawl out on top of his desk lazily, face down, eyes closed. Beside him perched Roger, who had been doodling god only knows what in his note book for the better part of thirty minutes. Though, if one followed his gaze, it wasn't too hard to fathom a guess... Simon, the unaware model of this current drawing, was talking to Ralph animatedly, laughter and grins never leaving him. Everyone was tired from the combination of a long day, and the thick heat, and everyone had given up on paying attention. Hell, the teachers had even given up on trying to force them to pay attention, so it was a good day! But, as it was their free period, Jack had taken the liberty of falling asleep.

Well... At least it had seemed so, until the door slammed open. Jack nearly shot out of his skin, Roger glared, and Simon looked like a deer in the headlights. Ralph, on the other hand looked towards the door and sighed heavily, burying his face in his hands in embarrassment. It was his brother... Older brother, to be exact. Nathan looked a lot like Ralph; tall, fair hair, grey eyes... However, Nathan was a whole hell of a lot stronger than his darling baby brother, a fact that Ralph was painfully aware of. And if anyone was even mildly paying attention, the glower that swept across the room in a silent search virtually screamed homicide! Not that he'd kill really anyone, of course... It just meant that Ralph was in a lot of trouble.

Or Nathan was trying to look out for him again.

Ralph groaned at the thought and tried desperately to slide under his desk and hide, but it was too late. Nathan had found him. The taller blonde stormed over to Ralph's desk and glowered at the embarrassed boy and folded his arms across his chest. Simon gave an empathetic smile, but sat quietly, honestly a little afraid of Nathan. He was in one of his scary moods again... Jack glowered, and Roger sighed and went back to drawing, ultimately leaving Ralph to fend for himself as his brother stared him down mercilessly. Ralph could've sworn it was a good two minutes before Nathan actually said anything, apparently trying to convey his message subliminally. Ralph couldn't take it. "What?" he snapped, looking somewhat like a scared rabbit. For a second Nathan was quiet, his glower turning into a wicked grin that could only mean one thing... "So, I heard that my baby brother has a crush?"

If everyone hadn't been paying attention before, now they were all ears and more attentive than they had ever been during the entire school year. The blush that covered Ralph's face made Jack's hair look pink in comparison, and he wished that he could just crawl into a hole and die. There had been a collective gasp from the room, which was only made worse as everyone eyed him curiously as if here were a particularly interesting plaything. "So what?" Ralph mumbled, glaring at Nathan.

"So what? So, who is it?" Nathan snorted.

Jack, despite his already established dislike of Nathan, turned to Ralph curiously. Not because he was interested, or anything, but... Well, because Ralph looked as if he were trying to decide between running away or trying to sink through the cracks in the floor. He really did want to know... For his own reasons, of course.

"Like I would ever tell you!" Ralph snapped, a glare similar to Nathan's previous one settling onto his features.

"Aww, c'mon! You can tell me! Unless they're in the room?"

Ralph's eyes widened in horror and - if it was possible - turned a darker shade of red. How did he know? Why did he know? Ralph looked at his brother and his stomach tightened in a sickening knot. He already knew who it was... Now he just wanted to confirm it. Jack nearly bit through his tongue in an urge to suppress his excited grin, blessedly going unnoticed by Nathan. "Oh, my! Well, say no more!" Nathan laughed, watching as Ralph slid out of the desk and bolted out the door. Jack and Simon exchanged a look before they followed - but not before Jack punched Nathan a few times - and Roger simply followed because he didn't want to get stuck with Nathan. It wasn't entirely uncommon for Nathan to do something like this, so there were a series of hidey-holes that had become Ralph's favorite spots to go and curl up in shame when it happened. So, with the fully prepared search and rescue mission routes already memorized, they each set out to go and find their blushing blonde.

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