Chapter 35

Breaktime came and Art gave everyone the option of going out to break. To his suprise absolutetly no-one did, they all stayed, hidden away. Art gently placed a kiss in Seiji's hair, who was cuddled up in his lap, "I ought to go check on Ashleykins." He grinned.

Seiji sniffed, and stood up, "Don't leave me for too long," he said, slipping his arms around Art's waist, "I only just got you properly."

Art frowned slightly, reaching out and gently stroking Seiji's face, his thumb absentmindedly tracing one of the scars that ran from the boys eye. "I didn't know you got so jealous."

"Well I do," Seiji idley played with the ring through Art's lip. "Wait a sec," he muttered, "We're both meant to have all our studs and rings out and stuff, aren't we?"

Art shrugged, "Until someone tells me off, they're staying in. Besides," he grinned, gently kissing Seiji, "I have one stud they can't take away - you."

Seiji groaned, "You are awful, you know that," he muttered, but couldn't stop himself from grinning.

"Go sit with the others" Art instructed with a kiss. As Seiji did as he was told, Art called out after him as he was leaving the classroom, "Hey Seiji..."

"Yeah?"

"Love you."

Seiji laughed, "You're pathetic." He grinned as he sat down beside Fergie. "So," he grinned, slipping an arm around Fergie's waist, just to annoy the hell out of Marcus, "How are you today?"

Fergie grinned, knowing what Seiji was up to, and deciding the Marcus needed taking down a step, "Oh, all the better for seeing you." he grinned, kissing Seiji's neck,

Seiji's face remained impassive as he saw Marcus's eyes darken with anger. "You know," he muttered to Fergie, "You look really hot when you're all battered." he grinned running his tongue up Fergie's jawline.

Fergie shivered involuntarily, (he IS gay) and laughed, "You look really hot." He said simply,

Finally Marcus twigged, this Seiji bloke was going out with the teacher, so he probably wasn't that interested in Fergie, so they were just doing it to annoy him (in Marcus world everything happens either because, or for, him). He smiled to himself, he couldn't let it bug him. Smiling faintly he leaned back in his chair, taking things out of the inside pocket of his blazer he swiftly rolled a spliff, lighting it and taking a gentle drag he dropped the lighter back in his pocket. Grinning as Fergie and Seiji turned to glare at him, he smiled at them, "Sorry." he grinned, "You don't mind do you?"

Seiji glanced at Fergie, "What the hell?" he mouthed,

Fergie only shrugged in reply, "He obviously doesn't mind," he said outloud and slipped his hand round the back of Seiji's neck, pulling him closer and kissing him.

They were interrupted by a cough from the doorway, and Fergie, Seiji and Marcus all turned slightly shamefacedly to Art standing in the doorway. "I don't entirely approve of that."

"Hypocrite," Seiji grinned,

Art laughed, "For once I wasn't refering to you." he turned to Marcus, "Mr Walker-Brett, please put that out. I told you, not in my lessons."

Marcus laughed easily and glanced at his watch, "It's breaktime." he grinned.

Art sighed, "Fine, outside then."

Fergie turned and watched as Marcus sauntered out of the classroom, well, he did have a nice butt, but he was still a tosser.

To Art's amazement Marcus didn't come back for the rest of the morning, but Art really couldn't care less, the whole day had been a set up to get Matt and Eagle together, and now that was over and done with, well, they could really do what they liked. "Hey Seiji," he grinned, "You wanna come here?"

Seiji looked up at him, and grinned, "Nope, I'm quite happy here thanks."

Art scowled slightly, "But, but I want you to..."

Seiji smiled smugly, "I want never gets."

"Fine." Art wandered over and gently kissed his boyfriend, "I shall go off without you."

"Where are you going?"

Art laughed softly, "Spying." Without waiting for Seiji he slipped off his shoes, and started to creep softly around the room. First he peeped into where Matt and Eagle were sat happily on the floor, Matt sat with Eagle's arms wrapped around him, chatting softly, but happily to each other. Next he saw Alex and Raven, actually doing what they had been told to, which didn't really suprise him, they were fairly well behaved. What did suprise him was Alex's complete control and self will, i.e. he hadn't actually screwed her yet. He didn't dare peek into into where J and Toni were, he wasn't that brave. Suprise suprise Mara and Nienna were gossiping. What completely took the teacher by suprise was Ally and Mikey, both topless, sliding their hands over each other's bodies, trying to ignore what they were actually doing.

At lunchtime Ash appeared in the ARt studio, "Can I eat with you guys?" he asked, not quite his bubbley self yet, but looking considerabley better than he had that morning.

"Aw "Ash," Fergie grinned and hugged Ash tightly, "You feeling better yet?"

Ash grinned "A bit," he laughed and then his voice dropped to a conspiritorial whisper, "And I wanted to come and see the hot new boy."

"He's a prick," Fergie muttered, "But he's really hot," he added with a grin on his face.

"Art said he kissed you."

"He did."

"And?"

Fegie thought for a second, "Yeah," he said grinning, "he's not bad."

"Right," Art clapped his hands together, "Lunchtime, this break is compulsary,"

"Aww," Matt stuck his head out, "but he's so cute."

Seiji grinned to himself, inwardly rather proud, they were a rather cute copule.

Eventually everyone appeared.

"Do you wanna eat lunch in here?" Art asked "To avoid the upper sixth.

"Mmm, please," Eagle grinned as he appeared, pulling on his shirt.

Matt appeared, grinning as though he would to split his face in half, still topless, and slipped his arms around Eagle's waist, "I don't care," he laughed, "As long as I'm with you, I don't care."

Silence. Everyone turned to stare at Matt and Eagle.

Raven gasped softly, pressing her fingertips to her mouth, "Matt and Eagle?" she squeaked

Matt grinned and nodded.

Raven's face split in two with a huge grin, she clapped her hands together. "YAY!" she squealed, hopping from foot to foot in a crazy little dance, "Matt and Eagle, Matt and Eagle." she sang, "Matt and Eagle - YAY!"

"Never knew she felt so strongly about it," Eagle started to laugh, "Well I'm glad someone's happy."

"I'm happy," Matt whispered in his ear, "I love you."

Eagle turned around to face Matt, and kissed him softly, "I love you too."

"Oh God," Ally complained. Exhasperated he turned to Alex, "Alex, please stay straight," he grinned, "we need you now Matt has forsaken us."

"Oh, well..." Alex pretended to think about it for a second, "I have a feeling I'll only turn gay if Raven turns into a bloke." he laughed.

Raven frowned, "But I'm a girl..."

"Good," Alex grinned and kissed her, "'cause I love you."

"Right." Art shook his head dissaproovingly, "Now we've got the soppy bit out of the way, shall we go and get lunch?"

"Yes. Lets!" Ash clapped his hands together, a beaming smile on his face and started to skip to lunch.

As they sat down in the Art studio, in a huge circle, with their lunches on their laps, Marcus returned, clothes immaculate, as always. "Hi guys." he grinned and sat down. Reaching to the inside pocket of his blazer he pulled out a little black leather bound book. Producing a fountain pen he started to write in it.

"So it's true then." Aimee looked at him expectantly, willing him to explain, "Master Walker-Brett's little black book."

Marcus looked up from what he was writing, and grinned, "Indeed it is. And this is it. Well..." he laughed, "This is volume 3."

Seiji raised his eyebrows, "And what is special about you're little book?"

Marcus didn't bother to look up this time, he was still angry at Seiji for being so friendly with Fergie, although he'd never let on. He merely muttered something to Toni in italian.

"Marcus's book is..." Toni faltered for an explanation, "It's kind of like a diary. He records the name of everyone he's ever slept with, and uh," she looked to Marcus for confirmation, "Details? I think..."

Marcus laughed as he snapped the book shut, "Nearly right. It's every girl I've ever slept with. I don't put blokes in it," he grinned evilly at Nienna, hoping to annoy the feminist in her, "I think it's too degrading."

"But, but..." Nienna exploded, just like he wanted her to.

"Can I have a look?" Ally asked.

"Sure," Marcus grinned and tossed the book over.

"You said no-one was ever allowed to look in it." Toni muttered, annoyed at Marcus not being her special friend like she'd hoped.

Marcus laughed again, "Once again, you're almost right. I said no girl was ever allowed to look in it."

"So," Seiji turned to Art, "It's kind of like the story of Art then."

Art turned bright red, accentuated by his translucent skin, "You aren't supposed to know about that," he muttered, embarrassed.

Seiji just laughed.

"What's the story of Art?" Marcus asked.

"Heh. It's kind of a text book which is called the story of Art, and Art has vandelised a copy of it with drawings of every bloke he's ever screwed."

"Am I in it?" Eagle asked

Art, dumbfounded that Seiji would tell his secrets, just nodded. Making Matt scowl slightly.

"Am I in it?" Seiji joked.

To his suprise Art turned an even deeper shade of crimson, and shook his head.

"No?"

"You're uh," Art stuttered, he slipped his arms around Seiji, pulling the boy closer, "You're kind of too special for that."

Awww

Seiji turned around to face the older bloke and raised one eyebrow, "As I said earlier: You're pathetic."

"Aw Sei," Art laughed, "You know I love you. Don't you love me back."

Seiji froze for a moment, and then silently buried his face in Art's shoulder, thinking I wish you hadn't asked me that. He placed a gentle kiss on Art's lips. "I have to go do something." he said outloud, pulling away from Art and leaving the classroom.

"Shit shit shit," Art muttered under his breath, rolling his head back and staring ath the ceiling. "Why the fuck did I ask him that? Why the fuck didn't I remember?" He turned to the rest of the class, "Umm, I'm gonna go find him, while his arms are still in one peice," he said simply, and fled the room.

"Soooo," Said Marcus to fill the akward empty silence that hung in the room, "I'm sensing a little tension there. Anyone else sensing the tension?" Art caught up with Seiji, and grabbed the boy, pulling him close, "Sei, I'm sorry." He muttered, placing a gentle kiss in Seiji's hair, "I don't care if you love him, I really don't."

Seiji nodded and turned to Art, tears in his eyes, "I know. But I do."

Art smiled faintly, and simply stood there for a moment, holding Seiji close. "You shouldn't you know. We all have ghosts in our pasts."

"Mmm," Seiji looked up at him, a faint smile playing on his lips as he traced a hand over Art's pale skin, "I think I have a ghost right now too."

Art blushed slightly again, "Sorry," he muttered.

Seiji raised an eyebrow, "When are you going to stop apologising about your appearance." he grinned at Art, "I've told you a million times. I think it makes you hot." He laced his finger's through Art's, "Sorry for being a bastard."

"S'ok," Art grinned, he wasn't going to deny that Seiji was a bastard, Seiji is THE bastard, "Are we friends now?"

Seiji laughed slightly, and moved his lips closer to Art's, "More than friends," he whispered and felt Art shiver as their lips brushed together.

"We ought to go back," Art mumered, "even though I want to stay here."

Seiji grinned, "Compromise, we go back, but you don't ever let go of my hand."

Art laughed, taking Seiji by the hand, "Ever? Cause y'know it might get a bit akward when we need to go to the loo and stuff,"

Seiji laughed back, "Well, just for the whole of lunch then."

And true to his word, Art didn't let go of Seiji's hand for the whole of lunch, they sat, slightly apart from the others, snuggled up together - what doesn't kill us, makes us stronger.

�Right� Art grinned, brushing his hair out of his eyes, �I know I said you�d be, uh, well to put it bluntly, feeling each other up, for the whole day, but I changed my mind. This afternoon we�re going to start planning the pictures which will be our final piece. A few changes though, Matt, you are now paired up with Eagle, Eagle your AS piece is gonna be of Matt, so you can work with him. Mikey�s back with Ash as he�s feeling better� Although he thought You and Ally do make a cute couple �Ally will have to work with the new guys as Satu has left. The new guys are going to just draw a picture of someone they think they know well.�

�What about me?� Seiji asked, �If Matt�s with Eagle, then��

�Then you can carry on with that painting you�ve been working of.�

Seiji sniggered slightly, �You mean the one of��

�Yes,� Art interjected quickly, not wanting the rest of the class to know what was in that picture, �Yes, that one Sei. Just shut up and do it.�

Seiji grinned and disappeared to get his brushes.

�Everyone else, just get out your sketchbooks and start planning. Make sure you aren�t sat next to you�re partner, cause I want you to have only your own input. And twins?� he turned to Fergie and Tor, �I want you two at opposite ends of the room, cause I don�t trust you.� He grinned.

�Nice,� Tor muttered, but Fergie just grinned at Art.

�Come on,� Art laughed at the class just standing there, �Chop chop.�

Everyone, who were still slightly scared of Art, understandable really, I mean, wouldn�t you be? Anyway, where was I, yes, everyone sat down hurriedly, getting out their sketchbooks.

�Um, Art?� Seiji stuck his head out of Art�s office door (So many metaphors, so little time) �Can I have an easel? It�s getting really hard to work on this flat.�

�Sure, in the corner.� Art waved an arm in the vague direction, �But before you do that, I want a hug.�

Seiji rolled his eyes, really it felt like sometimes he was the older out of the two of them. However, he smiled slightly and wandered over to Art, slipping his arms around the older boy�s waist, and placing a gentle kiss on his lips, �This do?� he muttered.

Art grinned, wrapping his arms around Seiji, �Only if you just stay here for a second.�

Laughing Seiji buried his face in Art�s shirt, �Don�t you ever want me to finish this picture?�

�Yes, but I want attention from you more.�

Seiji laughed and pulled away slightly, �I want doesn�t get.�

Unfortunately for him, Art, being slightly stronger held him tightly, �Stay here for a second Sei.� He muttered, kissing Seiji�s head, �I love you.�

Seiji grinned and kissed Art, letting his lips melt into his. �I need to go paint.� He whispered.

�Go on then.� Art smiled, kissing him back, �Go.�