Chapter Nine:

Belle and Kelly walked back to the dorm hand in hand to face the rest of the girls following their embarrassing display an hour earlier. Stopping outside the dorm room door they looked at each other, Kelly's eyes looking less worries than Belle's which went to reassure the head girl. Kelly smiled, brought Belles hand to her painted lips and kissed the back of it. Annabelle's hands were small, silky soft and had the same aroma as her hair. Kelly lingered on the kiss composing herself so she had the strength to lead Belle into the room. Looking deep into Belle's eyes and squeezing hand a little tighter in reassurance Kelly opened the door and they walked in to the long beam lined attic dorm.

The oak floorboards under the girl's feet creaked as they slowly walked into the room. All heads turned to face the young lovers and a spontaneous and very loud cheer rang out from the room. Belle blushed red in her cheeks and rolled her body towards the safety of Kelly. Burying her head between her hand and Kelly's strong shoulder Annabelle hid a coy smile. Kelly laughed openly and winked at Chelsea when she saw the Posh Tottie was giving her an approving smile. After a few jokes and words of support the room calmed and returned to the odd groups in each area going about their usual evening rituals.

The older girl led Belle by the hand to the Posh Totties boudoir and they sat on Chelsea's bed. The bed was lavish with feather bowers hanging from the headboard and at least eight framed photos on the bed side table, each depicting Chelsea in an embrace, each with a different boy. Kelly soon entered into a deep conversation with Chelsea having not spoken to her friend properly since her return to the School. Celia walked over from the Eco's and hugged Belle and sat cross legged on a blanket box next to the bed. As the girls all laughed and chatted light heartedly Kelly and Annabelle sat with their backs slightly turned to each other, both leaning back with one arm propping them upright. To everyone else they looked engrossed in their separate conversations but Chelsea noticed that they both kept constant contact with each other, their fingers stretched across her pink duvet allowing their finger tips to touch. Annabelle and Kelly were both enjoying their time with their friends but as the evening progressed they waited for a suitable time to retire to the privacy of Belle's room. By eleven o'clock Kelly's fingers where running up and down the length of Belle's hand, her fingertips travelling first between Belle's fingers, up over her knuckles and to the back of her hand, circling with her middle finger where she had kissed earlier that evening. Kelly's fingers then ran back over Belles knuckles and back between her fingers. The repeated motion on this made Belle loose all concentration in her conversation with Celia, Andrea and Taylor. The Emo, Goth and Chav barely noticed as they bickered between themselves. Annabelle, a little faster and less elegant than she had intended stood up, taking Kelly by the hand and quickly mumbled "we need go to bed now". As wolf whistles ensued Belle quickly added "because of tomorrow..." but it was too late the whoops and cheers filled the room once again.

As the mumsy sixth years entered the dorm carrying a selection of large pizzas, hot chocolate and Juice Kelly and Annabelle quickly gathered some snacks from a tall red headed girl. "Rendezvous at noon" Belle said to the girl as she slipped four pieces of pepperoni pizza on to a napkin. "I'll let the sixth years know" the girl replied in a low calm voice and with that Belle led Kelly back to the head girls room.

Sitting on the bed Annabelle and Kelly tucked in to the large slices of pizza and sipped at the steaming hot chocolate, content to be in each other's company but saying very little.

Having shared the last piece of pizza Belle put the old china plate on the floor and placed the two empty mugs next to it. As the girls climbed under the luxurious covers they both looked and felt rather self conscious. They lay looking up at the makeshift cameras attached to the ceiling and bookcase. After a few minutes Belle whispered "what are you thinking about"? "I'm trying to figure out what trap the twins could have set on the cameras and if it would be worth the risk just to turn the bloody things off"! Belle laughed and turned kissing Kelly. "We'll get this all sorted then we will never have cameras in my room again". "Maybe occasionally?" Kelly asked with a glint in her eye, running her tongue across her teeth. Belle lifted a pillow and playfully hit Kelly on the head "you have a once track mind and it's a dirty track Miss Jones". Kelly pulled Belle into her, her legs nestling perfectly behind Belle's, her arm loosely over Belle's waist yet still holding tight.