Title: I Would Say Yes, One Thousand Times.
Pairing: Nick/Jeff
A/N: Hi there! It was so hard to resist the awesomeness that is Neff, so I had to write something. Hopefully it won't be too bad; I don't know when the next chapter will be up. Maybe in a week after my exams, or maybe sooner 'cause I procrastinate a lot :P
Disclaimer: Never have, never will and never going to own Glee. Though it'd be pretty damn awesome if I did.
Nick trudged up the stairs towards his and Jeff's dormitory. ''Stupid Wes!'' he huffed. ''Making us practise the same damn song for two whole hours! Believe it or not, some of us do have lives.'' He muttered dryly.
He barged straight into his room without knocking and slammed the door shut as hard as he could, almost making Jeff fall off his bed.
''SHIT! DUUUDE! Are you trying to break our door down!''
Nick just ignored him; his mind was focused on something far more important. He made a beeline straight for his bed, making no attempt to remove his shoes or shrug off his blazer, and practically lunged towards it, face first.
Jeff looked worried, what was wrong with Nick? He slowly got off his own bed, walked towards his best friend and knelt down next to side of the bed. ''Hey'' he whispered, ''are you okay?'' He could hear Nick groaning and mumbling something.
"MmmmMMmm... Guhhh eweeey!"
''Yeeeah, dude, I didn't catch a word you just said. Maybe it would help if you moved your mouth from your pillow...y'know.'' He shrugged. ''Just a suggestion.''
Nick smiled and tilted his head to the side, ''Well, how about you shove your suggestions. Up. Your. Ass.''
He lifted his face off the pillow, turned to look at Jeff and gave him the largest fake grin he could muster up before plopping his head back down again.
Jeff chuckled and shook his head slightly. His knees were slowly starting to cramp so he got up and sat on the edge of the bed, shifting Nick's legs to make room. Though someone was clearly not happy with his actions as he heard Nick moan, yet again.
''Ok dude, quit your whining and tell me what's got you so worked up or shall I just assume it's that time of the month again'' he smirked.
''Errghhhh!'' He groaned, before slowly pushing himself up and sitting straight.
'' Ok first of all Jeffa cakes...'' Jeff narrowed his eyes at the nickname and internally groaned. ''...HA-HA, your jokes are lame. And secondly, I'M not the one who's on their damn period, Wes is!'' Nick scrunched up his face in anger, furrowed his eyebrows and clenched his fists. Boy was he upset.
Jeff smirked to himself as he knew that face very well, and it usually meant be prepared because Nick is going to have a full-on ranting session that won't finish anytime soon. So Jeff proceeded to make himself comfortable; he crossed his legs, elbows leaning on his knees and his hands holding his head up. Ok, now he was prepared.
''...I mean, I was running on three hours of sleep throughout the whole day because of my stupid Psychology exam, had nothing to eat the day before. So naturally, when the bell went for end of classes I literally ran to our room for some much-needed sleep. But nooo... I just have to get a text from Wes".
Wes: EMERGENCY WARBLER PRACTICE – 15.00. MANDATORY!
''Man I'm so going to kill that dude! I mean how many times does one need to sing MJ'S 'Bad', he's totally killed that song. And my feetare aching!''
Jeff was listening intently on what the boy had to say. He watched Nick run his hands through his hair and felt sympathy for him. He was the only Warbler with exams left, and Wes had increased practise time because of regionals. All this pressure must be exhausting for him. Suddenly, he noticed that Nick had stopped talking; he looked up at and watched his best friend bow his head down in defeat. Jeff moved to sit beside him and put an arm around his shoulder.
''Hey, don't worry too much about it. If there's anyone I know that can get through this, it's you. You have one more exam left, and then it will all be over.'' He smiled. '' There's not much you can do about Wes to be honest, when it's competition time, he goes nuts!'' He heard a small chuckle escape from Nick. ''But, if you do need help or anything, you know I'm here for you. Okay?''
Nick looked up at him and smiled gratefully, ''Okay.'' He whispered, before closing his eyes and leaning his head on Jeff's shoulder.
The blonde Warbler watched his best friend closely and smiled fondly. Nick looks extremely adorable when he's asleep, he thought to himself. Suddenly, Jeff realised how creepy and Twilight-esque it was to be watching Nick sleep. So he slowly lay his head on Nick's and closed his eyes; allowing his thoughts to take over his mind.
To anyone else, Nick was a fellow Warbler, his roommate and his best friend since kindergarten. But he knew better, he's the guy who he first came out to when he was 14, the one who had comforted him when he was too scared to tell his parents, the one who fought for him and took a punch for him when the bullying got tough. He's the one who has always been there, the one who makes everything so worthwhile. And though Nick would never find out, but he's the one who Jeff has been in love with for the past two years.
He could never tell Nick the truth though, he would never do anything to jeopardise their friendship. Just the mere thought of never talking to him again, hearing his goofy laugh and seeing his gorgeous smile kills him inside.
Jeff slowly moved Nick off of him, lay him down on the bed and began to remove Nick's blazer, tie and shoes; placing them neatly on a chair. The air felt slightly chilly, so Jeff picked up the cream blanket that was shoved to the side and covered him up with it. Jeff smiled at his best friend lovingly. He gently shook away the tears that were now forming in his eyes, slowly leaned forward and kissed his best friends forehead. And it was at that moment he had realised, though he secretly yearns for more, if being friends is all Nick wants, then that's enough for him.
