Note; Not a great start to this but it gets better guys :) Thanks for reading!
Chapter 4
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Alex POV
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I brought Dougie to the office to get him signed him in and get his timetable. "Thanks for, you know, showing me around and stuff" he said shyly but obviously a bit more happier than I had found him earlier. "So are you from around here?" I asked, trying to make conversation while he put his stuff away in his bag. "Erm, no, I'm from Corringham" he replied looking a little put out but I didn't ask because I didn't really know him properly yet and he might find it weird.
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Dougie POV
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He's a bit too cheerful for my liking but I don't know anyone here yet so I might as well make some friends. "You have maths too!" he said excitedly while looking through my timetable. He grabbed my hand quickly and dragged me to a block building which I guessed had our classroom inside.
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Alex POV
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I entered the room with Dougie in tow and Tom called me over straight away so I pulled Dougie over with me. "Come and sit here" he smiled, pointing the seat next to him after his eyes darted to our conjoined hands. "Sorry, not today, I'm going to sit with Dougie over there, he's new and doesn't have anyone yet" I apologised. His face dropped at my words and I felt a pang of guilt hit me as I walked away and sat down at an empty table with Dougie. "I'm not causing you any trouble am I? I can sit on my own... It's fine!" he said quickly, probably picking up on my guilt. "No!" I responded too quickly. "It's fine, I just want to sit with you for now" I smiled to reassure him.
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Tom POV
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My mood dropped as soon as Alex went to sit with the new kid. "What's he doing?" I moaned as soon as he had moved out of earshot. "I dunno, he seems pretty weird today but he'll be fine tomorrow" Danny reassured me. He was the only one who knew about my feelings for Alex. It's not that I don't trust Harry it's just the less people know the better. I'll tell him soon! "He seems really interested in the 'NEW' kid" I said while looking over at him, "As soon as someone new comes along, I'm out of the picture!" I moaned and Harry just rolled his eyes. "Someone's jealous of Alex giving someone else his attention instead of him" Harry joked. "NO way!" I denied and almost shouted but the whole class was looking at me. Him and I were going to have words soon...
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Alex POV
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Maths finished far too soon but Dougie and I were getting along like salt and pepper. I felt like I could say anything around him without him thinking that I was weird. We went back to our rooms and his was right across from mine and Tom's! By the time we got there I was literally bouncing off the walls. "I'll see you tomorrow!" I said trying to contain my excitement. "See you later mate" he smiled and properly showing his teeth. My legs started to go weak beneath me so I waved and went into my room before collapsing on the sofa. Ten minutes later Tom came in with his depressed look still plastered to his face. I got up from the sofa and hugged him tightly. "I'm sorry for leaving you on your own today. I really wanted to show Dougie around. He was on his own." I explained but I still felt really guilty for being the reason for his sadness. "I won't ever leave you for too long! If I do you can hurt me in anyway until you feel better, come on Tom, we've been best friends forever" I said while trying to make it up to him. "It's okay, I'll wait as long as it takes just to have five minutes with you" he said sadly. I looked deep into his chocolate brown eyes and got lost in the sadness that they radiated. I wanted to cry by looking at him. When Tom was sad, I'm sad with him. We stood there hugging tightly for a while longer because I felt that if I let go, he'd disappear.
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Dougie POV
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I got in my room and collapsed on my bed. Alex is the most energetic person I've ever met. He seemed to have an inexhaustible source of energy. I grew to like him in the hour that we spent together. My thoughts were broken by the door opening quickly and a brunette with deep-blue eyes stumbled in. I assumed he was my roommate. "H-hi I'm Dougie" I stuttered being slightly unnerved by his presence. He was sitting with other two that Alex had brought me up to before we sat down. "Danny. Danny Jones" he smiled. "You were in maths, the new kid that Alex sat with!" he almost shouted surprised and I jumped out of my skin. "Yeah, Alex is a nice kid. He showed me around and stuff" I said and my head filled with thoughts of him. " Yeah, he's a cool kid. One of my best mates in fact... I'm sure we'll get along fine, you seem alright" he smiled. We talked for ages and he said loads of stupid stuff which ended in me bursting into fits of laughter which left him confused and unsure what I was finding so funny.
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Tom POV
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I almost broke down before maths could finish. I couldn't handle not being near him. It was like I couldn't breathe and I knew that tomorrow would be the same even after what he said but right now I wanted to savour all the time I had with him. "You're pretty quiet today" he questioned. "I'm just thinking about stuff" I deflected, desperate to change the subject. "Wanna watch a film then? You can pick..." he teased and instantly I got excited. "TOY STORY" I yelled before jumping at him. We broke into a play fight and it ended with him on top of me, pinning me down. We both laughed and I found myself looking into his dark brown, hypnotising eyes. Suddenly we stopped laughing and I went to kiss him. There was a sudden knock at the door making us both scramble to our feet.
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I opened the door and Harry rushed in. He fell onto our sofa and stared up at us. "What are you two doing?" he asked and I rubbed the back of my neck as all memory of our moment rushed into my head, leaving me lost for words. Luckily Alex saved me. "We were about to put Toy Story on" he said then looking at me and winking. I quickly looked away as I felt myself turning red.