Note on the Back of a Coffee Cup
Ohhh Chapter 6 XD i couldn't wait for more reviews i just had to update O.o it beckons with cool fingers and warm breath hehe
A loud noise jolts me awake. I grumble as my arm shoots out to turn off the offending alarm clock. I snuggle back into my blankets and begin to drift off. Another loud noise wakes me further. This time my eyes open and i pick up my phone, hastily turning off the alarm. Instead of trying to go back to sleep i close my eyes and think.
I get to see John in a few hours. I get to see John naked in a few hours. My last alarm goes off and I slowly pull myself up to the edge of my bed. I stretch my arms out and let out a breath of relief as my muscles stretch and joints crack. I do a few more stretches and stand up.
Instinctively my fingers go for my shades when I remember what happened. I grumble and leave my room.
"Oh good you're up. I thought I was going to have to wake your dumb ass up." I flip Carcin off and head to the kitchen to look for food. I flop heavily into a chair and grab an apple. Carcin comes in a few minutes later grinning.
"I swear if you ask me i will slit your throat." Carcin raises his hands in defeat.
"Chill, I understand. Will you at least tell me later what it was like?"
"Fuck off." I stand up and go back to my room to change. When I shut the door I notice my phone flashing slightly on my nightstand. Curious, I walk over to it and unlock the screen. I open my messages and read the most recent from a number i didn't know.
'wanna meet up after class for coffee? my shift doesn't start until 4. :B' I smile at the familiar text and reply quickly.
'yeah cool ill see you then' I pull on a red tee shirt and pull a black sweatshirt over that with a red gear symbol in the center. I sigh and wonder what I'm going to do with no shades. Suddenly Carcin's in my room holding out a pair of shades similar to my last pair.
"I'm sorry Dave. I went and bought these last night." He nervously scratches the back of his head, his face very red. "I know how much you like to have them and i know they arent the ones that your bro gave you but if it means anything..." I smile and give him a fist bump.
"It's cool. Thanks." I slip the shades on and we leave my room. Carcin continues down the hall as I enter the bathroom. I grab my toothbrush and turn on the water while putting toothpaste on my toothbrush. After getting it wet i shove it in my mouth and brush my teeth.
At the same time i grab a brush and run it through my hair. Finish. Spit. Rinse. When I finish i floss my teeth. I make a quick smile at my reflection to check my teeth and leave satisfied.
"You ready? It's about time to leave." Carcin stands in the livingroom.
"Yeah just let me get my stuff." I go back in my room and grab my bag that carried my art supplies and other class required materials.
"Finally."
"Blow me." Carcin laughs at me and opens the door so we can leave. We fall into step as we get outside and walk in the cool November air. Suddenly my back pocket vibrates so i pull out my phone. I unlock the screen.
'awesome! hehehe i guess i'll be seeing you soon huh.' I quickly type back a message as Carcin peers over my shoulder.
"Is that John?"
'i guess you will are you nervous' Carcin punches me in the arm, glaring.
"What?" Carcin rolls his eyes.
"Dave you are hopeless." I smirk at the brunette.
"And you're about to be ball-less if you don't shut up." Carcin scowls but shuts up. Soon enough we're entering the slightly-warmer-than-outside building.
"Well I couldn't show you around but the art wing is just down this hall. Keep going straight and when it branches go left, you should be able to find your classes. I'll see ya later douche." Carcin grins and gives my back a friendly slap.
"You too jackass." I check my phone again as it vibrates.
'wow yeah it's going to be here really soon. oh i have a friend who will be standing outside of the classroom door for you! her name is jade and she takes music but she'll show you the class. she's kinda short but has a lot of hair and is really hyper!' I smile and text back a reply.
'thanks that really helps ill see ya in a bit then' I click send and look up to see a girl with a forest of black hair sprinting towards me in skinny jeans, a green sweatshirt, and a black skirt over her jeans.
"Are you Dave?" I flinch slightly at her loudness.
"Yeah, you must be Jade." She smiles at me warmly and i can't help smiling back.
"Yup! Here I'll show you your class!" She wraps her arm in mine and tugs me towards a room numbered 413. Inside wasn't what i expected. It was a fairly large room, but few people were in it. Multiple easels sat around a stage and podium that stood in the center of the room and against the back wall.
"Wow, nice." Jade smiled and tugged me into a small room just right of the door.
"Mr. Noir this is your new student Dave!" A man with dark brown eyes and darker brown hair turns and smiles at me.
"Dave! Ah I've been expecting you." He reaches his hand out to shake mine. I take his and he gives me a firm handshake pulling me forward a little. "Just so you know this isn't an easy class if that's what you were expecting." he pulls back and laughs loudly, "I'm a murderous teacher, if you don't do your work or don't do well in class you get one warning before you're out!" He smiles some more and pats my back before thanking Jade.
"I'll see ya Dave! Have fun." I swear she winks but I'm not sure because she turns too quickly and is scampering off.
"Well Dave now that we're acquainted I'll show you your work spot." I follow Mr. Noir out of the office and into the studio area. He stops in front of an easel in the front and slightly to the right of the stage and podium. "This will be your spot for the rest of the year so you can get your stuff settled in the cabinets underneath here because there aren't too many people in this class." I nod and glance at the cabinets underneath the large desk meant for two people.
"Thank you Mr. Noir."
"Oh call me Jack, everyone does." Jack smiles at me one last time and leaves. I pull out my phone to another text.
'yeah hehehe, i'll see you dave!' I smile and set up my art supplies and laying them on the table top. For a few minutes I sit alone until a ginger sits next to me. She's wearing red glasses.
"Hey! Who are you? I've never seen you before." The grins largely showing off all of her teeth.
"Dave Strider. This is my first day. You?" She laughs a slightly nasally, but kind of cute laugh.
"Terri Z Gallow but you can call me Terezi for short." I nod and shake her outstretched hand.
"Nice shades."
"Thanks yours are pretty cool." She grins again. After our meeting and greeting she turns to chat with a girl at the next table over who has strawberry blonde hair and green eyes. She wore a green jacket over a white one with a cat on it. Suddenly the lights dim and everyone finds their seats.
Jack walks onto the stage and instructs the class to put the canvas' that are sitting behind the eisels on the stands and to get ready for the model. My heart begins to thump and I swear it's the loudest thing in the room.
"Here he is class, the new model for us will be John Egbert." My breath catches in my throat, my heart missing nearly three beats. John is much more than i had imagined. His torso is slim, his hips poking out gracefully. His legs are long and lean, arms falling carefully next to him.
The sound of pencils against canvas begins as John settles on the wooden stool. His back is to us, his head placed to the right where he looks at the wall. A single light illuminates him from above in a soft yellow light.
Shakily, I pick up my pencil and begin to sketch out the placement lines. I frown slightly and scootch my chair over to the right so I can see better. When I look back up a pair of deep blue eyes are watching me. I feel my face heat up and quickly look back to the canvas.
My right arm moves nervously on my thigh as my left begins to place lines for his spine and other body parts. I quickly outline him and get started on shading large areas of shadow. As I shade i notice blue eyes in my direction again. I smile softly at John and watch the curve of his back. My pencil moves to fill in his lower back with a darker shadow.
I look up and shade the lighter area where his shoulder blades sit, slightly bunched do to him wrapping his arms to his chest. I follow down his arm and shade the small area of his stomach i see. Suddenly the soft hum of Beethoven.
I'm in the zone, the sound of the soft piano and the scratch of graphite on the rough canvas lulls me. I begin to outline John's hair, wrist flicking to mimic the moused lockes. A heat passes over me and I see John is staring at me intensely from over his shoulder. I also notice he's moved a fraction more in my direction.
I chew my lip for a moment contemplating. Sighing softly, I take off my shades, positive in the dim lighting no one would be able to see my eyes. I nearly laugh at the difference in clarity. I can see John's eyes widen in my direction and take the chance to sketch his eyes in the surprised and curious state.
Glancing around really quick, I lift my right hand and wave slightly at John. His left hand lifts off of his right shoulder slightly, fingers pointing in my direction before resting back on his arm. I wonder if he knows sign language and test it by signing.
'Do you understand sign language?' His eyebrows raise and his mouth quirks up. I take it as a possible yes and sign again.
'Are you having fun up there?' His head moves in a small nod. I smirk at the new found information.
'You look really good like that.' John's eyes close slightly in humour. I see his fingers retreat from his shoulder to be less noticable to everyone else and begin signing.
'You look really good like that too.' I feel my face heat up again and smile slightly.
'You can actually see me?' John's head moves slightly in a nod again, lips pulling back in a small smile. I sketch that into my drawing and look up to see his fingers moving.
'Kind of. I wish I could see your eyes.' I sigh and pick up a darker graphite pencil to outline everything cleanly.
'My eyes aren't that special.'
'I'm sure they are Dave don't be like that.' John's eyes lower slightly and he bites his bottom lip. I almost erase his mouth in my drawing just to draw the new emotion. 'Could I see them sometime?' My head moves up and down slowly without my permission.
Show John my eyes? He'd flip out. I don't know what I'd do if John stopped talking to me now. Especially if it was because of my damn eyes. He smiles again. I smile back. For the rest of the class period we smile at each other and occasionally sign.
When he gets up to leave he smirks at me. As he turns i notice his hand moving slightly in an attempt to spell out quickly for me to see in the dim lighting.
'Like what you see?' I damn near piss myself when I figured out the words. My eyes traveled up and down his body, noting the two small dimples at the small of his back. The curve of his bottom. My heart stops beating as I notice a rectangle of darker skin on his left leg under his butt. John Egbert has a birthmark under his butt. I mentally catalog that for later use.
Quickly I throw my shades back on before the lights come back on. When they do I stand collecting my stuff. Terri, or Terezi moves over to my area and glances at my drawing.
"Wow, that's really good Dave. You even have this emotion I didn't even see. How did you get that? It looks like he's looking and smiling straight at you." My face flushes just slightly and I look over to her drawing. It's just as good but I notice it doesn't have the emotion. John just looks like his eyes are lowered slightly, mouth in a straight line.
"Oh well..."
"So Dave how did you like your first day?" Jack walks over to us and i inwardly give a sigh of relief.
"Awesome, loved the music too Mr. No- I mean Jack." Jack walks around to look at my canvas and gives an approving smile and a clap on the back.
"Well I'll see you tomorrow. Class dismissed." Everyone files out of the class. I give Jack one last smile and follow into the cool hallway.
Oh my goshness you guys! Long chapter XD oh i hope you liked it. If you did Review, Favorite, and Follow. :3 to those who have so far i want to thank you so so much because it really means a lot, even though i said i wasn't gonna write more until i got plenty of reviews. :D i couldn't stay away for long nope! So i hope you enjoyed and i should have the next installment of 'Note on the Back of a Coffee Cup' really soon. ;D i love you my fluffy kittens in baskets with top hats and monocles! ~Keeblo