Hi guys, I'm back!

To Yusuki6 and goopy gilscarbo; thank you both for your lovely reviews; and also to goopy gilscarbo; that's almost exactly what I did. But it was a bowl, not a hat :)

Also my actual ships for the Weston boys and co are: Redmond x Bluewer, Greenhill x Violet and Edward x Cheslock but incidentally I don't mind Edward x Soma, I think they would be cute together. What about you guys?

Anway, hope you enjoy!

Rumour has it:

"Edward Midford!" Edward, who had been dozing off in his chair, snapped awake when his mother stormed up to him.

"Yes mother?" he asked, leaping to his feet. He was in trouble after his stunt with the Funtom 5 so he wasn't too surprised his mother was yelling but he wondered what had set her off this time. She might be strict but she didn't usually start shouting without an immediate reason.

"I don't believe this," Francis lectured. "First you go and pull this stunt," Francis waved her hand dismissively to show what she thought of the Funtom Music Hall, "and then you start engaging in public displays of affection with your beau without telling your family that you had one?! Why did I have to find out my own son was seeing someone from a newspaper?!"

Wait, what?!

"My what?" Edward asked blankly, there was so much wrong with his mother's words that if she had been anyone else Edward would have wondered if this was an elaborate joke.

But his mother didn't joke. Ever.

Francis brandished the newspaper she held in the hand she hadn't been gesturing at him with and Edward took it. It was open to a page with an article about the Funtom Music Hall but taken after they had finished performing and were no longer acting.

Hardcourt, Clayton and Cheslock were interacting with the crowd but Prince Soma and Edward, having already taken their turn to interact with their fans, were sitting on the edge of the stage together.

Soma was smiling at the crowd but Edward, half-dead with exhaustion from worrying about Lizzy (as he always was these days) was all but asleep, his head leaning on Soma's shoulder and his eyes staring vacantly into the distance.

He was so out of it that apparently he'd somehow failed to notice that either he or Soma (and Edward was pretty sure it hadn't been him) had taken the other person's hand, lacing their leather-clad fingers together tightly.

The article was about how the two of them dating well and truly crossed the 'public scandal' line the Music Hall had already crossed just by existing but the report was mostly positive and pointed out that the likelihood of them dating actually increased their popularity with younger female fans. Women could be so strange sometimes.

There were several other photos of the two of them together -very, very closely together- that had seemed innocuous to Edward at the time -Soma was affectionate, it didn't mean anything- but alongside the picture of them actually hand holding and the article about their relationship they didn't seem so innocent.

"So," Francis put her hands on her hips, "when do we get to meet him?"

Edward's tight grip crinkled the newspaper ever so slightly, if Cheslock ever found out about this article he was doomed, the obnoxious Violet Wolf prefect would never let him live it down.

Not to mention there was his mother's complete lack of surprise over the fact that Edward was apparently seeing another male, add that to the fact that he most certainly was not in a relationship with Soma and Edward had a lot of explaining that he really didn't want to do.

"So now all of London thinks I like men, fantastic." Edward said calmly, he wasn't just stressed and tired, he was so stressed and tired he really could not have cared less about his reputation or that of his family even though he knew he really should. In modern terms: he was so done.

"No, all of London thinks this was a publicity stunt," Francis informed her son, "but I know you better than that." Her eyebrow twitched, "then again, I thought I knew that my own son wouldn't do something so garish in the first place, however-"

Edward cut her off before she could get started, "it's a mistake, there's nothing between us." His own eyebrow twitched in an expression startlingly similar to his mother's, "and I do not like men."

Francis raised her other eyebrow, now she seemed surprised, "no?"

"No!"

"And that's what happened," Edward finished explaining the situation to Soma, who was trying very, very hard not to laugh, which Edward appreciated. "thank you for coming over to clear this up with my family, my mother's very upset I didn't introduce you before."

Edward supposed he should be grateful he had a family who wouldn't dream of loving him in spite of his sexuality because they would never dream of loving him less for it but this was really getting out of hand.

He had asked Soma over to clear up a misunderstanding, not because the golden-eyed Prince's smile made his cheeks flush and his heartbeat quicken.

Because that totally did not happen. At all.

No way.

Soma pouted and it was the cutest thing Edward had ever seen.

No it wasn't.

Yes it was, "so you don't love me?" Soma asked playfully, making Edward roll his eyes.

"Stop being so light-hearted about this," he muttered, not really putting any effort into his scolding.

"That's not a no," Soma pointed out cheerfully, he threw his arms around Edward's shoulders, "I knew you loved me!"

Naturally Francis walked in at that exact moment, "this is not what it looks like." Edward said automatically.

"Liar," said Soma, his face still buried in Edward's shoulder, Edward's heartbeat was so loud he was terrified the other boy could hear it.

Soma nuzzled Edward's neck and the blond's face felt like it was on fire.

Francis gave Soma a steely look, "I expect you over for dinner tonight so we can get to know one another better," she said in a tone that showed this was not a request, "I will see you both then."

Edward knew whatever he said, his mother wouldn't believe it, so he didn't bother saying anything. After she left he let his head drop onto Soma's shoulder.

"You were no help at all!"

Soma's arms tightened around him as his shoulders shook with laughter, "I have no idea why you thought I would be."

Done! This one was fun to write so I hope you liked it. I admit, I'm really struggling tonight but hopefully I will update one more time in the next few hours.

Bye guys!