Chapter 46

The upper sixth, and all the teachers sat in awed silence in the theatre. All eyes trained on the stage as they heard the faint sounds of a fiddle. For the final time, Fergie wandered across the stage, gold glitter shimmering off his torso in the stage lighting. He wandered around the rest of the cast, who were frozen statues, and finally, as if he had never noticed them before, his eyes landed on the audience. Turning to them he grinned, and stopped playing. He wandered forward, and sat down on the edge of the stage, legs swinging. "If we shadows have offended." he grinned, "Think but this, and all is mended, That you have but slumbered here, While these visions," he waved an arm towards the rest of the lower sixth, frozen on the stage, "did appear, And this weak, and idle theme," his gentle irish accentent lilting the words almost to a lullabye, "No more yeilding, but, a dream." He laughed softly, "Gentles, do not reprehend,
If you will pardon, we will mend.
And as I am an honest puck," he said, trying not to think of Marcus in rehearsal, running around saying, As I am a dishonest fuck , "If we have unearned luck,
Now to scape the serpents tongue,
We will make amends ere long.
Give me your hands," he reached out a hand towards the audience, and felt some of them almost reaching out back, "Lest we be friends,
And Robin shall make amends." With a laugh, the lights went out.

Holding his breath, in the silence that followed, Fergie turned around to the rest of the cast, standing up in the dead black out. As he did, the audience suddenly snapped back into reality, and applause filled the auditorium. The cast stood up, joinging hands in a very theatrical bow, even Seiji held hands with the people either side of him, and without causing them any bodily harm either.

After the play, Andi came backstsage, tears rolling down her face, "Thanks guys," she whispered, "That was just amazing."

Marcus snuck up behind her, sliding his arms possesivly around her, "So we did ok?" he whispered.

She twirled around in his arms, delighted at the attention he was giving her, "You were fantastic."

Marcus laughed out loud, "Oh I know I was fantastic, I was asking if you thought the other guys did ok?"

Fergie scowled, "Arrogant twat," he muttered, stopping Marcus's laughter.

"Sorry." Marcus muttered, making Toni look up in suprise.

"Oh my God." she muttered, spacing out each word as if it were difficult to say, "Was Marcus just sorry for being arrogant?"

Marcus shrugged, "Shut up dyke." he scowled, "I'll say sorry if Fergie gets mad at me."

Fergie sighed and turned away, "He's really annoying isn't he." he grinned at Seiji.

Seiji snickered, "Nothing a good fuck wouldn't sort." He laughed arrogantly, "I could take him down a notch or two."

Fergie laughed, his giggles making him stumble forward into Seiji's arms, "Or take him up a notch or two, depending on how you look at it."

Seiji laughed, and lifted up Fergie's chin, planting a gentle kiss on his lips, his grin spreading further because of the evils they were getting from Marcus, Tor and Art. "We could piss so many people off," he whispered in Fergie's ear.

Fergie laughed, and pulled away from him, "Unfortuntely, it would also hurt Art, which I don't want to do."

A general "Awwww," exploded from the class around them.

The next morning, everyone dragged themselves into end of term assembly, singularly the most boring thing this side of my grandparents house.

"Lets start with a well done to everyone in the play," Sir grinned, "I thought it was very good"

They had the required boring christmas carols, (Why never the good ones ey?), and horrendous school song, which of course, being written by Sir, had lots of double ententres in, having Art in hysterics. They filed out, and back upstairs to their dorms, to pack.

"So what happens now?" Matt asked, slipping into Eagle's embrace, gazing up at his boyfriend.

"We pack to go home, tidy up majorly, and then go to the pub." Eagle grinned, he bent down and kissed Matt softly on the lips. "And then tomorrow, you get to come home with me." he grinned.

"Is Matty really staying for christmas?" Raven asked.

Matt turned and grinned at her, "For the whole holidays. Not going home once." Normally Matt hated christmas, because it just meant his family ignoring him, he was looking forward to spending it with Eagle and Raven.

Tor wandered over to his brother and wrapped his arms around him, "We still have a whole day of freedom." he whispered in Fergie's ear.

"Mmm," Fergie muttered halfheartedly, turning his face away from Tor's. "I don't want to go home."

Tor shrugged, and let his lips brush against Fergie's cheek, "Just think about it, you'll be able to see Frankie. And Mara won't be there, so you get me all to yourself."

"Do you know Torin Rogan, that is an incredibly self centred statement," Fergie grinned, turning so he face his brother, "But I love you for it."

Tor smiled, and let his lips melt into Fergie's "God I love you," he muttered softly.

Fergie sniggered softly, "That's incest you know."

"Mmmm," Tor murmered, trying to get his body as physically close to Fergie's as possible, "Have I ever cared?"

"I do," Mara scowled from the doorway.

Tor looked up, "Blood's thicker than water?" he ventured weakly, hoping not to be yelled at too much.

Mara's scowl darkened, "Yes, but it doesn't mean you should screw your siblings."

Fergie laughed and pulled away from his brother, "He's a simple soul," he said to Mara, his eyes twinkling, "Just let him live in his own little world of confusion."

"And incest." Tor added, "Don't forget the incest."

Seiji frowned slightly, "Are you actually proud of that?"

Tor shrugged, "No, but I think it makes Marcus upset that I get to screw Fergie and he doesn't."

Seiji started to laugh, pissing Marcus off was one of his favourite pasttimes, so he didn't mind Tor being overly enthusicastic about the incest (enthuscestic?)

Marcus' scowl darkened, "That's simply not fair. Stop rubbing it in that you get to screw Fergie anyway. I mean, what have I ever done to you?"

Tor turned to him, genuine amusment on his face that would have normally been anger, "You slept with my girlfriend?"

Marcus, much to Tor's annoyment, chuckled, "I didn't actually do any sleeping, a nice euphamism though it is. I screwed your girlfriend indeed. But if that is cause to hate me, then why doesn't every single straight bloke in the universe hate me?"

"They don't?" Nienna asked

Marcus laughed arrogantly, and shook his head, "No, most of them fancy me. Gay blokes and straight blokes alike think I'm gorgeous."

"I don't" Fergie scowled, and grabbed hold of Tor, pulling him closer. "I think I'm gorgeous, hence why I'm going to kiss my twin." he said, and did so.

It was much much later that night by the time they had all gotten around to finishing tidying and packing, and were heading down to the pub. Art had already dissapeared some hours earlier with the rest of the teachers. The lower sixth wandered, somewhat lazily, already singing christmas carols, down to the pub. Swaggering in they all crammed around a table which was logically far to small for all of them, but the laws of time and space seem to dissapear when there's alcahol involved.

The teachers, as was traditional on the last day before christmas, ignored the fact that there were lots of underaged pupils drinking that night. The landlord also ignored it, as he just saw them not as people, but as giant piles of money (sat round a table ><).

"Um," Raven looked up with her big brown eyes, "How are we going to get drinks? I mean, we're all too young."

Fergie laughed, "That, is not a problem." he grinned evilly. Turning to Tor he held out his hand, "Can I borrow your ID?" he asked.

"How does that help?" Mara frowned, "You're the same age."

"Just trust us." Tor grinned as he swapped his ID with Fergie.

Fergie stood up and wandered over to the bar. "Two pints of guiness please." He grinned.

"ID please." the barman sighed.

Fergie grinned, and handed Tor's ID across the bar. Before the barman had barely had a chance to glance at it, he snatched it back with a gasp. "Sorry." He said with a grin, "That's my brother's ID. I'll go get mine."

The barman frowned at Fergie's unusual honesty, as Fergie went back to the table.

"Oi, Torin, Do you have my ID?" he asked.

Tor reached into his wallet, and pulled out the card. Glancing at it, he nodded, and swapped it with Fergie.

Fergie wandered back to the bar. "There," he grinned at the bemused barman, "That's me." he held up the card, surrupticiously holding his thumb over the date. "I'm much prettier, aren't I?"

The barman just rolled his eyes at Fergie.

"No seriously." Fergie grinned, "Who would you rather, me or him?" he jerked his thum back towards Tor.

The barman laughed and turned away to get the drinks.

As Fergie sat down, sliding one pint infront of his brother, everyone stared at him.

"How do you do that?" Ash whispered, awe struck.

Fergie shrugged, "I think he fancied me." he grinned.

"I do," Marcus smiled into the distance.

"Shut up Marcus." Fergie, Tor, Mara, Toni, and Seiji all said together.

Marcus shrugged. "You won't be able to resist my charms for long." he grinned.

"Sooooo..." Ally laughed, trying to change the subject off of Marcus. He was meant to be the charming one after all. "What's everyone doing over christmas?"

"Skiing," Marcus grinned.

"Staying with my Eagle!" Matt squealed.

Elliot looked up, genuine delight in his eyes, "Having lots of really dirty sex with my gorgeous boyfriend."

Ally rolled his eyes, "Stupid fag,"

He got glares from most of the table.

Art sat, cider in hand, at a table with all of the other teachers. He was slunk down, as low in his chair as possible, and bored out of his skull.

"I know," Mr Crosswin snorted slightly in excitement, "Have you seen his calculus? It's positivly orgasmic."

"Oh really!" All the teachers were complete lightweights, "You must show me sometime."

Art glanced across at where the lower sixth sat.

"I wanna go home." Tor sniffed.

"And when our Torin starts to drink," Fergie laughed,

"Thoughts of Ireland start to roam." Tor looked up at him from where he was slumped, eyes sparkling.

"He's always homesick when he's drunk." Fergie grinned.

"Because we're always drunk at home!" they finished together.

Seiji laughed, "Did you two plan that?"

Fergie shook his head, "No, but the writer has been, for many months."

Seiji grinned, "Wanker," he muttered, and smiling, leant back in his chair.

Art stared at Seiji, laughing happily in his seat, and then at Mr Crosswin, still raving on about calculus. He stood up abruptly, which is quite hard to do at 6'2" (and I would know this how? It's a guess) "I think I have somewhere I'd rather be." he grinned at them, before sauntering over and tapping Seiji on the shoulder. "Stand up." he grinned,

Seiji raised one eyebrow, but did as he was told.

Art sighed, and sat down on Seiji's chair, pulling Seiji onto his lap. "God I love you." he whispered in Seiji's ear.

Seiji twisted around and kissed him soflty, "Mmmm, You're sexy."

Hours later, they all stumbled, rather drunk, back to school. Still singing christmas carols, but considerably less tuneful this time. (Apart from Marcus, who sings like an angel).

Mikey stumbled back into his dorm, and climbed into bed. Much to his suprise, Ally followed him. "The hell are you doing Ally?" he asked

Ally sniggered, "I was wanking earlier, and my sheets are not fit for sleeping in," he feigned primness, "So I thought this was the best option."

Mikey sighed, and pulled off his trousers and t-shirt, trying not to look as Ally did the same. He'd have to tell him one of these days, just not now.

Aly grinned up at Mikey as he slipped into his arms, "You know if I was a girl, I'd find this very sexy."

Mikey grinned, "If you were a girl, I wouldn't."

Ally frowned, trying to understand what Mikey had just said, but it wasn't quite getting through to his brain. He snuggled closer to Mikey, and completely failed to notice the bulge in his friend's boxers.

Tor wandered over to where Fergie lay in bed. Kneeling down beside his twin, he placed a gentle kiss on his lips. "Sorry love, but it's my last night with her." he whispered.

Fergie nodded his permission, and Tor went and climbed into bed with Mara.

Art grabbed Seiji at the door to the dorm, "Sleep in my bed tonight. Please."

Seiji turned, and let his lips brush against Art's "Of course."

Matt fell into bed beside Eagle, as always. "I'm excited." he grinned.

"Me too." Eagle murmered into his hair, with a kiss.

"Gonna miss you." Raven sniffed, looking up at Alex.

"Gonna miss you too." he grinned, and kissed her.

"Hey everyone," Ash murmered sleepily. "Merry Christmas."