I was just re-reading the first chapters of this and realised I completely jump between past and present all the time, which must be so annoying to read. So, I do apologise for this, I work hard on keeping it grammatically correct, and I hope its gotten better since then.

Chapter six

Too deep too fast

I forgot this part in the last post, so you get it here instead.

'I know I said this before, but I still cant believe that you took me on a date' Sam said about an hour later, from her spot wrapped up in my arms. I gave her a kiss on the top of her hair before pulling the blanket closer around us.

'Hopefully we can do it again' I said and just like that the mood was gone and reality hit. Boom crash. Clever Doug, stupid fucking clever. 'I'm sorry, I didn't mean to spoil the mood'

'No worries' Sam replied quietly 'We're not thinking about reality right now, right?'

'Right, I am sorry though because I…'

'Doug' she cut me off by placing her hand on my cheek 'You think to much. I think a little less thinking and a little more, well, I can think of a few things, yeah, you get my drift'

'I get your drift' I responded, but I knew, somewhere deep down, that the mood was still ruined. And for some reason, I had a feeling Sam knew it too, it was just that neither of us wanted it to be like that.

…

This part of the story is currently unavailable. This due to the main character - ME - being, ehm, busy with stuff. Not stuff like that though, I know what you people think, and, eh, ok you might not be too far off. Ha, am I putting images in your heads now? I hope so.

Right, I'm currently to happy to describe what happened. Think of it as intermission.

Intermission. Dougiemission.

So, for a first date that wasn't supposed to happen, I'd say it went pretty well. Ok, I know, I know, I shouldn't hold back, it went fucking amazing, excuse my language, and I feel like screaming it from the rooftops or something else just as cliché as that.

'Standing on the rooftops everybody scream your heart out'

Yeah, something like that. But maybe not as depressing. Or, you know what I mean. While I think of it, have I told you recently just how amazing I am? Nah, didn't think so either. Well, fact of the day about me, aka Dougie, is that I love music. And with love I just don't mean love like love, its more of a love. You cant really tell, but I am pronunciation them differently, so it might not be as clear in writing, but its really clear in my head. In fact, most things are very clear in my head and then when I try to get it out, well, it just doesn't come out the same way. Or it sounded a lot better in my head. Well, that sounded a lot better in my head as well. Talk about living example.

Oh, I cant believe I just said that. 'It sounded better in my head'. God, here I try to keep it original and away from clichés and then.. Ahh.. My brain is malfunctioning a bit at the moment. For two reasons I think. One: a really embarrassing song just started playing (if I haven't told you yet, I am currently sat on my bed, in front of my laptop, which I have cause I'm spoiled and so on and on) on shuffle and I cant really think properly. And don't tell me to change it, cause I don't want to change it, really. I have this thing about keeping the track-count as accurate as possible on my computer, and I am weird (which you already knew) so sometimes I have to listen to any song that comes on. It is as simple as that. I know you're all waiting for me to tell you which song it was, but I wont. Come on, I let you into the deepest and darkest corners of my mind and life, just let me have this on to myself.

And two: Hm, I think I… Nah, I have nothing. Sorry.

Anyway, what's new you might want to know? Nothing much, I still think too much, at least according to Sam, but it doesn't really bother her that much since all I think about is her. Yeah, I have become a bit more relaxed around her now, I don't fear that she will leave me if I say the wrong thing every seconds. I have gotten it down to a mere four times a day, which I would say is quite a good progress. I am awfully proud of myself.

I shall shut up now, and get back to the story, cause I'm pretty sure you are quite sick of me and my thoughts now. Not that you could ever get completely bored of them…but you know what I mean.

'Psst' I whispered, or whatever it is you do when you Psst at someone. 'Psst'

'Oh come on Doug, I can see you, you know' Sam said putting her hands on her hips.

I smirked at her 'Excuse me then, I just thought I'd be a bit smooth for once'

'Aww Doug' She cooed placing her arms around my neck 'You'll always be smooth to me'

'You're way too good for me'

'Nah' she shook her head hiding her blushing cheeks.

I put my hand under her chin and lifted her head so that our eyes locked again. 'It's true'

Maybe I should explain this a bit to you. We walk and talk. At night. Ok, not so much to explain I realise now. But, then again, I do like the sound of my own voice. I could probably go on forever really. I wont though, so don't run away on me now, I'm only joking, as always.

I had realised over the last couple of days, me and Sam had now officially been 'together' for eight days - not that I'm counting or anything, that time here at school went by just a little bit quicker when you had something really really good to look forward to every night.

Or, every night is a bit of an overstatement. Its not like we're one of those couples who breathe for each other, well, we cant be so… but we do spend a lot of time together.

Sometimes I had to set Sam aside for homework and such though, and, get this, I actually do most of my assignments these days. Mainly cause Sam still tutors me, and damn she can be strict when she wants to. She might be small and all nice-looking, but, it pains me a bit to admit, I am scared of her, so I just do what she tells me to. I found it easier that way.

Oh, what do you know. I have adapted to being a couple. Hm, I wonder if that's a good or bad thing. Maybe if we manage to keep this up, I'll even start to do more stuff like that, I thought.

'Nah' I chuckled 'Like that would ever happen'

'Are you talking to your own head again?' Sam asked me the second I realised that I wasn't alone.

'Yeah'

'Any good?'

I nodded 'Yeah, it was quite rewarding this time'

'Cool' she added before stifling a yawn. 'Mm, I'm sleepy'

'I'll walk you back to your room' I said and took her hand in mine and set off along the corridor. I didn't get very far though, or I didn't get very anything cause Sam didn't more. 'You have to move your feet to get somewhere'

'Can you carry me?' Sam asked with one of those "please do this for me even though it's the silliest thing and I smile like this cause its so stupid"-smiles.

'Fine' I said with a pretend sigh. 'Piggyback?'

'Yes please!' Sam giggled as I turned around. 'Home please'

I tried to keep a straight face even though both me and Sam knew I was grinning my head off. 'Your wish is, as always, my command'

…

Sam

X divided by three followed by the exponent times 2, that should be 156 times 2 which is 312 which is so wrong it couldn't be any more wrong even if I'd tried, I thought as I threw my pen on the floor and collapsed over the books. What the hell is this? I'm good at maths, maths is what I do, when have I ever had a problem with an equation like this before?

'Never' I said out loud 'Fuck this stupid shit' And what, since when do I talk like that?

I let out a frustrated sigh and grabbed another pen, ignoring the fact that I just threw my seventh pen on the floor.

I had been sat by my desk for the past two hours now, trying my hardest to catch up on the ridiculous amount of homework that was currently covering it, but, as you might have guessed, it wasn't really going my way. I was really surprised though, of course I had ignored my homework before, but never in this extent. I looked to my left and noticed an English-paper with tomorrows due-date on it. What the hell am I doing? I had never been late with any kind of homework in my entire life, and why I suddenly was struggling so hard was kind of a mystery to me. I say kind of, cause I really knew the reason to why I was so far behind, I just didn't want to admit it.

I rummaged through my desk drawer for a calculator when I came across a familiar note. I smiled as I lifted it up, and I felt my heart do a little jump when I unfolded it and read the words over and over again. I glanced at the numbers in my book, and then back at the note and made a decision.

I looked at my watch and realised it was already half nine. The hallways should be pretty empty then, I thought as I stood up.

I knocked lightly on the door and took a step back as I waited for someone to answer it. A few seconds later I heard voices and soon the door opened and I found Danny standing there.

'Hi' I said with a smile

'Hey' he said and stepped aside 'Come on in'

'Thanks, ehm, is Dougie here?'

'Yup, he's in the shower, but I'm sure he wouldn't mind if you surprised him in there' he said with a chuckle.

'Yeah right' I laughed 'I'm sure he wouldn't, not that its going to happen though'

'Are you two talking about me?' Doug asked as he walked in from the bathroom.

'Maybe' I replied and Danny just chuckled.

'I'll be back in like two seconds' Doug said after giving me a quick kiss on the cheek.

'Why are you here anyway? I mean, not that I mind, I so don't mind, but we hadn't made any plans for tonight, had we?'

'No, I just wanted to see you, is that so bad?'

'Bad? You? Never' He replied with a smile as he took my hand 'So, how's your day been anyway?'

I shrugged her shoulders 'Boring. Yours?'

'Alright, math wasn't too bad today, and to Steaddy's dismay I even answered a question right' he said with a grin. And I could easily tell how much it had meant to him to get a question right and to prove Mr Steadman wrong.

'That's good' I nodded, winching on the inside as I thought about maths and the fact that I really ought to be doing them right now.

Suddenly Dougie stopped walking and stepped in front of me. He placed an arm on my shoulder and looked me deep into my eyes. 'Are you ok? You seem a bit distant'

'Huh? I'm fine, I just don't feel like thinking about schoolwork right now. Can we talk about something else?'

'Course we can' he said, but I knew he realised I was holding something back. But, being Doug and all he let it go, which I was very grateful for. 'So…um, how's Trinny doing?'

…

Time flies when your having fun. Yeah, that's a pretty good saying cause its really does. Not that I had any idea of how long I had been walking around with Dougie by that point, sometimes time kind of seizes to exist when you're walking around in your own little bubble, but I had a feeling it was getting pretty late.

I was currently sat in a window with Doug standing in front of me, being perfect height for me to rest my arms on his shoulders quite comfortably.

'Did you know that you are perfect as a armrest?'

'Hm, no I didn't. Well, one more thing to add to my everlasting list of stuff that makes me amazing'

I giggled 'Is there a list like that?'

Dougie shot me this look like he couldn't believe what I'd just said 'Of course there is, its called the ELSTMMA-list'

'Catchy'

'I know, I think that as long as I give people a chance to get used to it, it will catch on'

I chuckled and was just about to reply when I heard something that sounded a lot like rubber on stone. And not just any particular rubber either…

'Shh, did you hear that?' I said placing my hand over Doug's mouth to stop his laughter from sipping out. 'There's a teacher coming'

'Oh fuck' he said as he looked around in panic.

'Hide' I said quickly and after jumping of the ledge I pushed him deeper into the shadows, myself stepping back into the hallway.

'What?' He said pulling me back in 'I'm not letting you take the blame for this'

'Come on Doug, you know they're gonna go easier on me'

'But…'

'No buts, you cant afford another strike, I can, its as simple as that'

He tried to object again but I just shook my head and remained fully visible out in the hallway while the person got closer and closer. Be a student, be a student, I kept on repeating, but I knew it wouldn't be. Of all the teachers it could be though, I knew exactly who I didn want it to…

'Miss Hershley'

I turned around and came face to face with no one other than Mr Steadman 'Miss Hershley, are you aware that you are in the male-side of the school? And that curfew was' he looked down at his watch '2 hours ago'

'Yes, Mr Steadman' I started trying my hardest to make it as tearful as possible. 'I'm so sorry, I just couldn't sleep and I was wandering around and I just ended up here'

'This is not looking too good for you Miss Hershley, first what we talked about the other day and now this. I have to say I'm a bit disappointed in you'

I just stood there trying to think of the right thing to say while watching Dougie in the corner of my eye. He made a move and I realised he was about to jump out.

'Don't' I said, a lot louder than I intended.

'Excuse me?'

'Ehm…'

'Come with me please' Mr Steadman continued in a stern voice. 'Now'

He turned his heel and walked down the corridor and I couldn't do anything other than follow. I glanced over my shoulder for a short second and I could see Doug standing in the middle of the hallway looking after me with a guilty expression covering his face.

'Miss Hershley' Steadman began as he stopped outside my door. 'This is hardly the time, nor place for this conversation, but I must say, this is not looking too good for you'

'I know Mr Steadman, but I am really sorry, I didn't mean to miss curfew and end up in the boy's part of the school'

He looked at me, as if he was contemplating telling me something else, but then decided not to. 'I will have to tell Mrs Adams about your slip-up, and I do believe we'll have to have a talk about this all together. I know how important this is for you and I am sure we'll be able to work this out'

'Yes Mr Steadman. Good night Mr Steadman'

'Good night Miss Hershley'

I closed the door behind him and rested my back against it. 'Fuck' I said out-loud before sliding down so that I was sat on the floor 'fuck'.

Dougie

Watching Sam disappear like that, I have to say, it took every ounce of my determination to not run after her and explain everything to Steadman, and I still don't exactly know why I didn't. Despite the fact that Sam told me that I shouldn't and all that stuff about my record not being able to take it, now that I think about it, Mr Steadman would have been bound to go easier on me than on Sam. If it had been me, I would just have missed curfew and nothing more. But for Sam, being in the boys part of school and missing curfew, well, those two combined isn't the best thing. As I realised this I couldn't help it but banged my head against the wall repeatedly, why the hell do I always think of these things afterwards, I thought. Why couldn't I, for once, have come up with this before Sam took the blame for everything?

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As I walked down those familiar hallways a few nights later I couldn't help but wonder if this was something I would be keeping up. I mean, don't get me wrong, I loved spending time with Sam, but every now and then reality made itself known and I realised the number of risks we took to be together. Sure, it was worth it, big time, but still, never being able to see her in daylight and hold her hand like a normal couple, well, it was starting to take its toll on me. Both mentally and physically. I have very few needs here in life, sadly sleep is one of them, but I really couldn't complain too much. I had Sam. Or I thought I did anyway, but since the disaster the other night, I wasn't really sure where we stood at all.

344 steps. I counted it once when I was bored, and I even surprised myself when I counted all the way. Bet you didn't think I could focus for that long. Well, I could. It just had to be something especially weird for me to make the effort.

344 what? You ask. 344 Dougie-sized steps to get from my room to Sam's. It might seem like a lot, but it really wasn't. I mean, I have described the school to you, its freaking huge, 344 is nothing.

'342, 333, huh? no, 343, 344 and knock' I said to myself doing just what I narrated that I did. Or, not really, since I couldn't really knock, in case I woke Trinny up, but I stood there, in the shadows, mentally knocking. How Sam always knew I was standing outside, I guess I'll never know.

I had only been waiting for a few seconds when the door opened and Sam stepped out. 'Hi'

'Hi' she responded as she took my hand and dragged me along the deserted corridor.

'Are you ok?'

'Yeah, I'm fine, I just figured we'd better get out of sight as soon as possible, considering what happened last time and all…'

I nodded 'Clever, how did that go anyway? Are you in a lot of trouble?'

'Nah' she shrugged her shoulders 'Detention and lines, you know, the usual'

'What was the other thing he was talking about then, something about the other day?'

Sam remained quiet for a couple of seconds before answering me 'Nothing, it was nothing'

'But…'

'Just let it go Doug' she said and I did, even though I knew there was something she wasn't telling me. In fact, now that I thought about it, she had been like this more than once over the last week, but she always seemed to forget about it after a while. Surely, if it had been something really bad she wouldn't have been able to let it go like that, or she would have told me about it. Surely.

…

'Did you see that?' Sam said and put her hand on my chest.

'See what?' I asked as I brushed a strand of her out of her face.

'The lights just flickered. How could you not see that?'

I smirked at her 'I was kind of busy kissing you'

'Yeah, but, oh look, there they go again' she continued and this time there was no missing it since the lights went out completely.

'Its probably just a dodgy switch or something, They'll come on soon again, don't worry' I said into the complete darkness that was now covering the room. I felt Sam's grip around my waist tighten and to calm her down I placed my hand on her cheek 'Don't worry, you're safe with me'

'Promise' she whispered.

'I Promise'

About an hour later, when the cold in the tower had started to become a little bit much, I walked Sam back to her room. We didn't say much, but I didn't really mind. I was quite happy with how the evening had gone, and the fact that I was holding her hand, and she was holding mine back. I realise that it might seem like the tiniest thing, but at that moment, it meant the world to me. See, if you thought I wasn't romantic and appreciative of the little things here in life, well, I think I have proved you wrong by now. Don't you?

Sam leaned against the door, and I couldn't help but join her. She wrapped her arms around my waist and pulled me as close as I could possibly get. I felt a jolt of electricity race through my body the moment our lips met, and for about the 90th time that night, I prayed for the kiss not to end.

Sadly it did though, but to hear what Sam said next, well, it was kind of worth the lack of kissing for a second or two.

'Do you want to come in?'

I felt my heart skip a beat. 'Are you sure?' I asked sceptically 'What about Trinny?'

'She's home for the weekend, so its just me'

'Ok'

'So you'll come in?'

I nodded excitedly 'Yeah'

She untangled herself from my grip and opened the door instead 'This way then'

Sam

Affection makes you do stupid things. Right?

What I'm trying to say here, is that sometimes you do things even when you know that you shouldn't. Like I did that night. But I have to say though, that at that moment, it really didn't seem like a bad idea.

Dougie followed me into the room and after kicking my shoes off I jumped straight into bed. When I turned around I noticed Dougie standing in the middle of the room, kind of shuffling his feet and looking from side to side.

'Can I, um, join you?'

I nodded and tried my hardest to not let my nervous side shine through.

He crawled into bed and carefully laid down beside me, looking a bit lost. 'I've never slept with a girl before'

'Ok…'

'I mean, not slept slept, just slept you know. Sleep' he added while resting his head on his hands to emphasize it 'Sleep'

'Hm…' I smirked at him 'Hm'

'That is just evil… but fine, take pleasure in my pain' he said with a mock-hurt lock on his face.

'Don't worry Doug' I said inching closer and placing my arms around his chest 'Its only cause I like you'

He let me snuggle into his chest completely before wrapping one of his arms around me and pulling the covers up with the other. I took a deep breath and couldn't help but let out a quiet sigh out of happiness. I could feel his heart beat through his shirt and the rhythmic sound was almost hypnotically relaxing.

'Once upon a time…'

'What are you doing?'

'I'm telling you a bedtime story'

'Bu..'

'Shhh, just shut up and listen'

'Once upon a time in a land far far away there was this ridiculously handsome young boy. Some would call him devilishly handsome, but there were always a few lost souls who disagreed with that description'

'Lost soul?'

'Shhh. Anyway, one day this fair young boy was on his way home when he stumbled upon on a huge golden key. Curiously he picked it up and wondered where it could lead.

"Hm, I wonder where this huge gold key could lead?" He looked left and right and suddenly he noticed a house on his left. He walked over and wondered if he should try the key in the lock. "I wonder if I should try this key in that lock?"

I chuckled lightly 'He's quite stupid this one, isn't he?' I asked but closed my mouth when Doug shot me a look.

'He did and to his surprise it fit and the door swung open. "Hello" he yelled "Anyone here?"

Suddenly the most beautiful girl the handsome boy had ever seen in his entire life stepped out of the shadows. "I'm here, but this is my house, what are you doing here?"

"I found your key" they handsome boy said and handed it too her. "Oh" she cooed "Thank you ever so much, devilishly handsome young boy. How can I ever repay you?"

The handsome young boy thought long and hard "Are you single? Cause I just happen to be a prince in need of a marriage to get hold of my fathers kingdom, and well, you're hot and I'd quite like a hot wife" he finally asked.

"Sure" the girl answered with a smile and took his hand in hers and waited for the boy to sweep her off her feet with one of his mind-blowing kisses. The handsome boy pulled her close and kissed her with all his might and they lived happily ever after. The end'

'What? No dragons or evil stepmothers? No evil witches or good fairies? No trouble at all?'

'Hey, my story, my rules. And if you must know, the story was originally only about the devilishly good looking young man, I just added the girl for your sake'

'Hm, well, at least I got to be pretty'

'I wouldn't make you any other way' he said and gave me a light kiss on my cheek.

'You're still not devilishly handsome though' I replied and buried my face in his chest.

'You're so stubborn'

'Ahh, you like it' I added with a huge yawn that soon spread to Dougie as well.

I lifted my head up a little bit so I could look into his eyes and give him a proper kiss. I whispered 'Good night' before resting my head on his chest again.

Dozing off I felt him give me a kiss on my forehead before whispering 'Good night beautiful' and I couldn't help but smile as I drifted off to sleep completely.

…

Dougie

I heard Sam's breathing become more rhythmic and not long after that I felt myself drifting off to. I woke up a couple of hours later and for a split second I had absolutely no idea where I was. It didn't take me long to look down and notice Sam curled up in my arms though, and when I did I couldn't stop the smile that spread across my face.

She had the cutest little frown on her face and I couldn't help but wonder what she might be dreaming about. Hopefully about me, but if she's frowning then maybe its better if she didn't. Hm, maybe I said the wrong thing in her dream too, I thought and let out a little chuckle. I immediately tensed up and held my breath just in case I had woken Sam up. She stirred a little but didn't open her eyes so I relaxed a bit again and closed my eyes for a second, only to open them and find Sam, once again, peacefully asleep in my arms.

I traced the outline of her face, followed every line and curve and carefully touched her cheek, just to check if it was as soft as I remembered it to be. As I did so Sam suddenly opened her eyes and instantly locked them with mine.

'What are you doing?' she muttered into my chest.

'I'm watching you sleep'

'In a creepy way?'

I snickered lightly before answering 'No, in a cute way'

'Oh, ok, keep going then' she mumbled sleepily as she closed her eyes and shuffled tighter into my arms.

Content with everything I closed my eyes and after only a few short seconds I was sound asleep again.

…

I heard the beeping. It was loud and obnoxious and I wanted it to stop. Come on brain, I thought with a groan, shut the stupid sound out. Strangely, it didn't work and the beeping noise just kept on going.

I felt Sam shift a bit and seconds later the beeping stopped. I sighed with happiness and then shivered all over as the cold air Sam had let in hit me. 'Brrr' I said to emphasise that I was freezing, and maybe to get some kind of reaction from Sam. 'Brrr'

'Be a man and suck it up, its just a bit of cold air' Sam muttered, but when I wrapped the covers tighter around us, the little sigh that she let escape told me that she was enjoying the warmth just as much as I was.

I didn't get back to sleep though, as I was soon rather bored with being the only one awake. 'Ow' She murmured still half asleep. 'Stop poking me, I'm sleeping'

'I know and I'm waking you up, its boring being awake without you'

'Fine' she muttered and slowly opened her eyes, only to find me staring down at her. 'How long have you been lying like that?'

'A while'

'So, you like to watch me sleep then?' she asked with a smirk.

'It's ok' I answered and shrugged my shoulders. 'I prefer it when you're awake though'

She nodded happily 'Good answer' .

'So, what shall we do now?' I continued impatiently.

'I don't know, you're the one who woke my up'

'We can always do this…' I said and inched closer to her, pulling the covers over my head with my free arm. I stopped when my lips were only inches away from hers and I was just about to kiss her when, yeah guess what?

Our lovely, warm little bubble was interrupted by the alarm going off, again. This time it didn't startle me as much, since I was already awake, it just annoyed me. 'Oh, come on' I said sticking my head out and trying to stare it down 'Stop beeping!'

'It doesn't work like that' Sam said through my chest and the vibrations from her lips sent tingles all through my body. 'He doesn't listen to common sense, you have to beat the crap out of him'

I chuckled lightly 'Don't mind if I do' and banged the clock, who was a man, on the head. The motion instantly filling me with some sort of weird satisfaction. 'Hm, is it weird that I feel all powerful and strong after beating up an alarm clock?'

'Not really, no'

I was just about to go back under the covers when I noticed something else. 'Hey, does the clock on his belly work?'

'Yeah' I felt Sam stir even more under the covers 'Why?'

'Cause its nine o'clock'

Sam shot up from bed and with a panicked look on her face she looked down at the clock 'Fuck'

She jumped off the bed and started running around the room picking things up and taking things off.

'Oh shit, we're late, no no no, I cant be late! Shit'

I sat up completely and ran my finger through my hair a couple of times. 'Sam'

When she didn't acknowledge me I stood up and walked up to her, placing my arm on hers. 'Sam, calm down, we've just missed first period, its nothing to worry about'

'You don't understand, I cant be late' she answered as her eyes franticly scanned the room again.

'Why?'

She shot me this look, like she was contemplating telling me something, but then, at the last minute, decided against it 'Just hurry up'

Still a bit confused I did as she told me and pulled on my sweater and my shoes and then stood by the door waiting for her to join me.

'Ok, you have to take the left hallway now, and I'll take the right one, if we get caught together we are dead' she instructed as she gathered up all of her books. 'Ok?'

'Ok' I replied 'But…'

'I've got to run now' she continued as she opened the door and pushed me outside 'Sorry Doug'

'I…'

'Bye'

'Bye' I said but she had already hurried off along the corridor, leaving me standing alone with a dumbstruck look on my face. What the hell just happened?