A/N: Hmm, I guess I'm going to get into the habit of updating this story like twice a month. Because you know I updated the first two chapters in the beginning and end of October and now I'm doing this for chapters three and four lol. I haven't had much inspiration for this story, which is a shame because I loveee Jelfie and I honestly absolutely love this story, it's perfect. (Narcissistic bitch much? Idgaf.) So, I will never abandon it. So yeah. Onto the story!
Friday night, Saturday morning. Whatever it was, the sky was colored a navy black color. Only some twinkling stars and the bright, waning gibbous moon were the light source which shone down on two young boys. Jerome Clarke and Alfie Lewis. They had snuck out of Anubis house not that long ago. It was Jerome's idea, of course it was. Anybody could have guessed it was Jerome's idea, that was just the kind of person he was. Anyways, Jerome just thought it would be cute, instead of just cuddling up in his bed every now and then. It had to be at least two in the morning at that time. Jerome was wide awake whilst Alfie eyes were slowly drifting asleep.
"Remember what people said yesterday?" Alfie suddenly asked. He must be sleep deprived. "About that kid that was bullied out of the school." The dark skinned boy turned towards the blond, his brown eyes sparkled as the moonlight bounced off of them. Jerome turned towards his friend as well. Dammit, Alfie, he thought. Alfie was just so cute and he just had to ask that question?!
"It's complete bullshit," was the reply. "I don't understand why people have to be so rude." Alfie looked at him sadly and Jerome knew, he just knew, what his friend was about to say next.
"Do you think that will ever happen to us?"
"No," Jerome said to Alfie. That was a lie.
"You're lying," Alfie accused his friend. "You're lying! I know you are…"
"How?" Jerome questioned.
"I just know," Alfie told him. "It's your tone of voice, I've noticed it changed when you lie. It's like you're lying literally through your teeth." The boy blinked back tears. Don't cry, don't cry. "But it means that you believe that we could possibly get bullied if anyone knew about our sexuality!"
"Alfie," Jerome tried to reason with his friend. "That's just how everyone is like, they're idiots."
"But I'm still so confused," Alfie said, sitting up from his cuddling position. "I really like you Jerome, I really do! I just don't understand anything anymore." Then, he burst into tears. "I just don't get it." Jerome sat up at this tears, trying to comfort the crying Alfie.
"Everything is okay, Alfie," Jerome told him, although his voice sounded upset. Alfie buried his face into the blond's shirt, staining it with tears.
"No, it's not," The shorter boy mumbled into the tall boy's shirt. Jerome rubbed the boy's back. What could he possibly do to make the boy feel better? Or even just be okay? He tilted Alfie's head up with one hand, so they were looking into each other's eyes. Jerome's blue eyes were just so mesmerizing. He wiped away the other boy's tears off of his cheek.
"Alfie, I love you," Jerome told him. "I don't fucking care what anyone says. When, and if, anybody ever finds out, it will not bother us. You hear that? It won't bother us a bit. What we do is not their business and they should not and never care that we have feelings for each other." Alfie nodded, not knowing what to say. With that, Jerome leaned in and kissed Alfie. The boy automatically kissed back. The blond bit down on his friend's lower lip and Alfie slightly opened his mouth and their tongues intertwined. Jerome leaned back, taking Alfie down with him. So now, the short boy was hovering over his best friend. Alfie pulled away and Jerome smiled up at him.
"You're so cute," the blond complimented. The other boy let out a laugh. "Made you smile," Jerome added. Alfie just leaned down and kissed him first this time.
When the stars began to disappear and the sky was slowly turning to a red-orange color, the boys decided it was time to head back to the house. Once they were there, they quietly snuck in. Success. They were about to head back to their room but then they heard someone speak.
"Jerome? Alfie?" the voice asked, they turned to see it was Mara. "Why are you two up this early?" Jerome glared at the short, nerdy girl.
"None of your business, Jaffray," he told her. "But I could ask you the same thing." The blond then turned to Alfie. "Alfie, go to bed. I'll catch up with you later." The short boy nodded and headed towards their room. Jerome watched and waited until Alfie closed the door. Then, he turned to Mara.
"So really, why are you up at this time?" Jerome questioned her. "At almost five in the morning?"
"I realized I forgot something down here," Mara replied. It was a lie, Jerome could tell. But he decided that he wouldn't hold it over her.
"It's your turn to answer my question," he heard the girl mumble. The boy looked at her, examining her.
"Did you do something different with your hair?" Jerome suddenly asked Mara. At first she seemed confused and then surprised. Then, a smile grew on her face.
"Yeah," she replied, pushing her glasses up on her nose. "Amber gave me this new shampoo. She said my hair would look healthier. It makes my hair softer and it smells like strawberries." Jerome couldn't help but smile at the girl.
"It looks nice," he said to her. Mara smiled and Jerome had to admit, it was the first time he actually saw her smile.
"T-thanks," the girl stuttered.
"Well, I need to go back to my room," the tall boy said to her. He patted her shoulder then went to his room. Afterwards, Mara had realized that Jerome never said why he and Alfie were doing sneaking into the house so early in the morning.
Jerome walked into his and Alfie's room. Heading towards his bed, he looked at Alfie. The small boy was fast asleep. Jerome smiled; Alfie was absolutely adorable when he was sleeping. He would have woken him up, but the boy had been so tired…and besides, what had happened just hours ago. Jerome couldn't bring it to himself to even wake him up. It would just be better if they both got some sleep.
Jerome opened his eyes, automatically looking at his alarm clock. At that time, Alfie also woke up, stretching his whole body before sitting up.
"Good morning," the blond said. Alfie smiled at him.
"Morning," he said tiredly. "What time is it?"
"7:50"
"Damn. Only 2 hours of sleep."
Jerome shook his head and got out of his bed. "Just go to bed early tonight then," he told the other boy.
"That is," Alfie started to say, also getting out of his bed. "if you don't keep me up all night. I need my sleep." A smirk was on his face and Jerome took a step forward towards the other boy.
"Fine," Jerome simply said. Then he quickly gave a small kiss on the lips. Alfie chucked.
"C'mon," he said to the blond. "Let's go out where everyone else is."
They did so and exited their room. The only other people who were in the living room were Patricia, Joy, and Fabian. Alfie and Jerome both sat down on the couch. Joy was sitting extremely close to Fabian while Patricia sat in the chair, rolling her eyes at how silly Joy was acting. Suddenly, there was an outburst in the hallway.
"How could you!" Amber was yelling. "How could you break up with me!"
"Well, I realized we rushed our relationship," Mick said to her. "I'm so sorry I want to get to know other people more." They entered the living room. Both of their faces were red with anger, Amber's face was partially stained with tears. Mick sat next to Fabian, who gave him a small smile, and Amber sat near Joy. Shortly after, Mara entered the room.
"Oh, Mara," Patricia said. "you just missed it!"
"What'd I miss?" asked a confused Mara, pushing the glasses up on her nose like she always does. Patricia only laughed.
Jerome turned towards Alfie. The dark skinned boy was smiling, a sparkle in his eye. Alfie was happy because Amber and Mick just broke up. He had his chance again. Oh no. Maybe this wasn't going to be as easy as Jerome thought it was going to be.
A/N: Ehhh, I feel like this is mostly just a filler chapter. Please Read&Review. Ideas and suggestions are gladly welcomed!