dear readers, I want to apolgize for my lack of updates. Hmmm where do I start to explain this. I guess a good starting point is that my trip abroad did not go as well as I had initially hoped and that really affected my mood. Other than that and on a brighter note I went from being unemployed to having two jobs and getting paid ( woohoo). I also started my Professional legal course again so that I would finally be recognized as a lawyer, so instead of writing something that actually interests me I am stuck writing appeals for injunctions which is really boring and dry. Oh also i was denied an extension on my masters thesis which has resulted in my doubling my already high caffine intake. Also my relationship has been on rocky grounds and I think we have worked our way out of it. I have figured out that when my relationship is good, my outlook on the story is a lot better so the writiers block i have has finally lifted. My rant is now over.

also I want to thank everyone who is follwing the story. I dont really like asking for reviews cuz i think its up to you guys to choose to or not so its great to know that someone other than my partner is reading this.

much love

Lulu LeBeouf

CHAPTER 9

" Hahahahahahahahahaha" Polly's laughter erupted and burst through the heist room. Kelly leaned back on the desk, she had decided to indulge her friend in this moment, it was a small price to pay for discretion and she always thought it best not to pull rank with the Head Geek too often. Polly wiped the tears from her eyes as her laughter died down " ah kissing friends, it almost sounds as daft as that Elvis movie Kissing Cousins" she said her laughter building up again, after all it wasn't every day that one finds out that the cool and statuesque head girl is whipped by the new girl.

"Enough Polly." Kelly said a hint of menace in her tone.

The red head calmed down enough to recap what Kelly had just divulged " So let me get this straight, don't mind the pun" she smiled sticking out her tongue the smallest fraction before continuing " you and Annabelle have been dancing around each other for months, then you end up shagging and now you have decided to pursue a plutonic relationship which entails one or both of your tongues in the other's mouth."

" That's it in a nutshell"

" And you never stopped to question her lapse in logic ?I mean friends who kiss is an oxymoron. There's no such thing as a purely plutonic relationship where you hook up frequently, for long periods of time and in array of locations. I mean I don't look at Lucy and Chelsea and think 'wow I just want to invade their orifices with my mouth muscles"

Kelly gave an involuntary shudder " First of all, Polly, if we are going to start to talk about this you can't keep using the word orifice. Secondly, I don't know what to do. Every time I decide to talk to her about it, she whisks me off to the roof or to some abandoned classroom or behind the sports shed and then we don't really have much time for discussion."

" So you to don't talk at all then?" Polly said, anger building up in her chest. Having Kelly smitten with someone was one thing; seeing her friend getting taken advantage of was quite another.

"No we to talk. I feel like I can share things with her. Like I am talking to an equal and not giving orders to someone. It's like talking to you except I don't want to put my tongue in your orifice. Any of them" Kelly mocked.

The response was more frank than Polly had anticipated. She and Kelly had been friends since coming into the school as first years and she had been at Kelly's right hand since she started to rise through the ranks. She knew that Kelly had a big heart but that talking about feelings was difficult for her, especially because of her past. She didn't like this Fritton girl much, mostly because of the way that she was playing hot and cold with her friend. But she was willing to give both of the girls a nudge along if that was what it came down to. A lot of the people at school, Camilla Fritton included, had thought of Kelly as an Anarchist Messiah when she was also just an 18 year old girl who was just figuring things out. Just because Kelly figured things out whilst running the third biggest illicit substances lab in the region didn't make her any less of a hormonal teenager. Polly made a mental sticky note in her head to monitor the two girls' interactions in the future; she didn't want her best friend to end up with a priggish creeper after all.

"So" Polly started " here's what I think is going on. You, for some reason, are letting Annabelle run the show which is great for her. Not so great for you. You have been kissing buddies for a solid two weeks now and I think that its time you flipped the tables on her. There are two of you in this mess of a relationship, if you want to call it that. It's unfair that Annabelle gets to waltz in and paw at you when she gets the desire to and you, oh fearless leader, just take the backseat."

" I hardly ever take the backseat, Polly" Kelly retorted quirking an eyebrow so Polly cottoned on to the innuendo " but I do see your point. I am never going to make her mine if all I do is sit back and wait for her to come to me. Thanks Polly" Kelly finished and gave Polly a big genuine smile.

"So you want to make her yours then?" Polly inquired. Instead of responding Kelly had sauntered away and was re-examining the plans they had carefully crafted for the heist "Is the plan all in order Polly?" Kelly asked casually, as though Polly's previous question had evaporated into the ether.

"We have been through this a hundred times, everything is in place Kels. We just need to wait on the Posh Totty to take us through to the finals. We have 6 weeks and counting left. Though for the life of me I won't understand why you let the Totty participate in the school challenge over the geeks."

" That's simple. The totty wanted to be a part of this. The geeks' skills would be better utilised elsewhere. The first years are out of the equation, no one would understand the words coming out of the chavs' mouths and the emos' idea of resourcefulness is using a lead pencil as a tattoo gun. There is always Celia, but she doesn't do team sports."

Polly smiled, this was why her friend was Head Girl. Her ability to organise the different tribes so that each of their talents contributed to their overall goal was unparalleled. Not wanting to push her friend any further she took her leave and left the room, casually planting a tiny camera on the doorway as she exited. The planting of the camera was excellent timing as Annabelle bounded past Polly no doubt making a bee line for a certain head girl. The gods of espionage smiled down Polly today, she hurried to her laptop where she could observe the two girls without interruption.

Annabelle opened the door and found Kelly leaning against a desk smirking at her as though she had been waiting for the shorter brunette to make an appearance. Without hesitation Annabelle rushed forward, almost bowling Kelly over as she pressed their lips into a crushing kiss.

"Should've known I would find you here. I have been looking everywhere for you Kelly." Annabelle said in between breaths just before she deepened the kiss between them.

"I wonder what you might have wanted me for" Kelly said in a mock innocent tone as she let her hands roam Annabelle's body. She let them roam further and further south until she felt the curves of Annabelle's ass. She then tightened her grip and picked Annabelle up reversing their position so that Annabelle was sitting on the desk her hands fisting Kelly's hair. Kelly let her hands slip underneath Annabelle's shirt to feel the smooth soft skin of her stomach muscles tense as she touched them. Annabelle gasped at the sensation, Kelly 1 Annabelle 0 Kelly thought.

Annabelle's attempt at a witty comeback disintegrated into a series of moans as Kelly kissed her jaw line and collarbone and began unbuttoning her shirt. After undoing the final button Kelly drew back and admired Annabelle's hidden form. Though she had seen the girl naked before, she never really had the time to look at her own leisure. She noticed that Annabelle's bra was surprisingly sexy, a nude coloured bra made of delicate lace flowers. It definitely had a hint of totty but was more elegant and refined. Her torso was long and lean, something that Annabelle kept hidden away under the drab school uniform she had adopted. "Wow" Kelly managed to breathe out. Just as Annabelle was about close the gap between them with a kiss, the door burst open followed by the scampering of little feet.

" Kelly, Kelly" the twins cried " it's a code orange. The minister of education is here and he's brought cameras" the twins stopped dead as they saw the sight before them. Their head girl was extremely dishevelled trying to quickly put herself in order and trying to pull down the skirt that Annabelle must have pulled up at some point during their interlude. Even stranger, the new girl was trying to wrap her unbuttoned shirt around her whilst she had buried her head into Kelly's shoulder, her cheeks burning red with embarrassment. Kelly instinctively stepped in front of Belle obscuring the twins view." We should talk about this at some point" she said tilting her head towards Belle to further clarify her point.

Thankfully, Polly had seen what was unfolding on her laptop and had just burst into the room as well. Behind her, Kelly could feel Belle go an even brighter shade of red. "Kelly, Annabelle." Polly said, her voice is all business "you guys stay put here, TnT did a good job at raising the alarm and everyone in the school is tending to their sectors." She then turned to the twins "girls we need to move the weapons from the hockey shed to Miss Cleaver's Armageddon bunker now." As the tiny terrors ran out of the room, Polly gave Kelly an apologetic look that communicated that she was sorry she could not have arrived sooner and said "Kels some of the girls have been positioned here once they have taken care of the rest of the school." Polly then rushed after the twins closing the door behind her.

" oh shit" Annabelle whimpered " I think we have just stolen their innocence"

Kelly let her thumbs rub annabelles cheeks " oh please. The twins are St Trinian, their innocence was gone the moment they discovered the pleasures of rogue C4." She reassured Belle "but I think we do need to talk to them about this."

"Yea I know" Belle replied jumping off the desk and buttoning her shirt up trying to put herself back together.

"Hey Belle"

"Yea?"

"I was thinking, tonight we should play the let's get to know each other game. As fun as this whole friends-with- fringe-benefits thing is, I think it's time we took the emphasis off making out and used our mouths to communicate" Kelly said. She had faked bravado and approached Annabelle helping her put on her jacket.

" That sounds like a really good idea. Could we do it in your room though? The roof is getting so cold at night. Plus that way we can do it with tea and biscuits." Belle replied and Kelly let out the breath she did not know she was holding. Their hallmark moment was abruptly interrupted by the entrance of a certain chav into the room

" Wha' are you two starin' at each otha' fo. This is an emergency innit?" Taylor said evidently annoyed that Kelly had not been there to help her with her assigned sector. "I look all Ova' for you Kels' and her you are starin' at the new girl like you're a fat kid and she's a piece of cake." Taylor looked over them triumphant as she took out her nail file do some minor maintence work.

"Walk on Taylor." Kelly replied giving her the famous Kelly Jones warning glare. Taylor took the hint and cleared towards the other side of the room. Taylor was later joined by the posh totty and they fell into a deep conversation with their eyes flitting towards their head girl every now and then. The two cliques found common ground in cuticle care in third year and have been natural allies ever since. Kelly had turned her attention to the monitoring Thwaites blustering through the school dragging cameras to room after orderly room. It became evident that Thwaites had set his sights on this room as he led the camera crew towards it with an overly important sense of purpose.

Oh shit she thought oh shit, oh shit, oh shit. This is not going to end well. She took one look around the room and realised that everyone else was thinking the same thing. With limited storage space and a ton of incriminating evidence, half of the school was going to find themselves in a juvenile delinquency facility by evening. Thwaites was thumping on the door now and Kelly's mind was still drawing a blank. That was when Annabelle slipped out to face the mob. Immediately the room full of girls were pressed against the door straining to hear what Annabelle could possibly be saying.

Kelly and the girls listened as Annabelle told the press that the Minister of Education's own daughter was a bully. She is a genius, a manipulative genius Kelly thought as she gave her signature smirk.

"your girl aint that bad, Kels" Taylor nodded with approval. That remark left Kelly wondering just how much Taylor meant by that remark.

" Yea Kelly. I think its time she was initiated" Chelsea chimed in " we have waited to long already, I get the feeling you already approve of her" she finished lingering over the last few words like lone staccato notes on a piano.

Kelly decided to ignore that vibe "We will do it tonight." The posh totty gave a squeal of approval and hugged Kelly before joining her tribe to jump in excitement with them. When Annabelle entered the room again she was greeted with cheers and hugs from the girls who had previously either ignored her existence or had amused themselves by pranking her. By the time she managed to get back to Kelly most of the girls had already filed out.

The two of them stood awkwardly in front of each other just staring into each other. Laughing at their bashfulness Kelly leant in and kissed Annabelle on the cheek. She felt Annabelle's hand reach out and caress the side of her face, her hand moving to cup Kelly's chin and turn her face so that Annabelle had access to Kelly's mouth. The chaste kiss bloomed into a lust filled one as Annabelle had taken charge of the kiss and deepened it. As much as Kelly loved being dominant, seeing Annabelle be more confident was a turn on for her and she lost herself in the way the younger girl was kissing and touching her. She felt her hips jolt and heard herself moan when Annabelle found a sensitive spot on her throat. She felt Annabelle slip her thigh in between her legs to offer some sort of release.

"You randy little bunnies" Polly's mocking tone broke them apart suddenly and once again Annabelle tried to bury her head into Kelly's shoulder in embarrassment. "As much as I hate to be breaking up your little "friendship" party, the emos and chavs are about to start a death match if you don't come upstairs and break it up"

Sighing Kelly made for the door, her hand reaching behind so that she could pull Annabelle along with her. Polly watched the two disappear down the corridor. She hadn't seen Kelly, that bubbly since first year when she first learnt to pick a lock. It was at that moment that Polly decided to convene the tribal leaders, Kelly was far to whipped to take matters into her own hands, tonight's initiation was going to be interesting…. Very interesting.