A/N: HI GUYS! Yes! You saw correctly. This is me again. I know what you're thinking "Is she really back already? How come she didn't spend another half year on this chapter?" Well the answer is simple my darlings! I just couldn't keep you waiting. I've been on holiday for a week now and after cleaning all of my apartment, I settled down and rested with some writing. So! Without further notice, I present to you, my newest chapter.

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Jeff woke up when his alarm went off. He'd happily forgotten about the day before, in his sleep. He'd forgotten about the texts with Nick and about the things Thad told him, when they were going to sleep the night before.

Thad were still asleep when Jeff tumbled out of his bed. He hadn't had time to take a shower the day before, or maybe he just didn't get around to get it done; so he'd take one in the morning, before breakfast. So he did.

With the hot water caressing his body and his shower playlist softly playing, he remembered it all. Thankfully the water kept him calm, but it didn't keep him from thinking. And wondering.

When every little detail came to it's right, Nick had actually improved his behavior. He still wasn't sure if he liked him though. I mean he's been such a jackass and God knows he's been a pain. But he did actually apologize. Jeff just wasn't sure if he was ready to forgive him just yet. Or at all.

Jeff also wondered what would happen today. He'd agreed to talk to Nick. But what about, When and possibly, what would it change? Would it even change anything? He didn't know, but he'd become really curious to find out.

When he finally got dressed he hadn't reached any conclusions, but he was calm and felt like today was the day when he were ready to talk. Like today was the day, if it was ever going to happen. And he supposed it was.

When he got out of the bathroom, Thad was awake but not yet ready to leave his bed. "Goodmorning, sleepyhead." Jeff greeted his roommate with a calm smile. He didn't know why he was so calm, when he knew that he had to talk to the guy that he didn't like, but maybe did anyways. It was kind of confusing for him, but somehow he were still calm.

"Mornin'" Thad mumbled into his pillow. He then turned his head to look at Jeff. "You seem awfully relaxed today. Haven't seen you like this for weeks." He turned his head back to the pillow and mumbled; "'t'is nice."

"Thank you." Jeff said and flopped down on the bed. For a little while he just sat there and looked at his hands. "Maybe you should consider getting up." He said, directed to Thad, who were still lying, face down on his bed.

Thad wasn't always the one who overslept and forgot to get up, but when something had gotten to him or something was on his mind, he just had a really hard time getting out of bed and pulling himself together. So Jeff didn't wonder why Thad didn't get up right away.

When Thad finally did get up, Jeff were still sitting on his bed. He weren't in any hurry and he knew that Thad would be as fast today as usually, so he stayed in, for the sake of making sure his roommate got to class in time.

In the last minute, Jeff managed to pull Thad out of the door, down the hallway to get their books at the lockers and into their classroom. Just in the last minute before one of their few female teachers, started the days first lesson. Only just had they sat down when she spoke up.

"Please open your books and turn to page 198." She whined. Yeah she actually whined. Or at least it sounded that way. But it always did, it was just the way her voice sounded. Like she was constantly whining. It was too bad actually, because she was a great teacher. Some students just didn't take her all that seriously, because of her voice.

Time slowly passed by, like someone who stretched for something just out of their reach. Jeff looked at the clock, for what he thought was the millionth time today, when a text ticked in on his phone. Receiving a text in class wasn't actually that bad. What was bad about it, was the fact that he'd forgotten to turn off the sound and before he even had the time to think about what it might have been about, his teacher was standing right in front of him.

"Mr. Sterling!" Their teacher shrieked. "I hadn't expected that from you! I'm going to have to confiscate your phone." She finished and held out his hand, waiting for Jeff to hand it to her.

With a small sigh, Jeff dug into his pocket and fished out his phone. He didn't have the time to look at the text before he handed it over. He really hoped it wasn't anything important, that couldn't wait until class was over. Not that there was a long time left, but for all that he knew, it could be important.

Once the class finally came to an end, their teacher were suddenly standing in front of Jeff as he assembled his things. She looked down at him with kind of worried expression and Jeff didn't know if he were supposed to say something.

"Jeff-" She began but paused. "Is something wrong?" She finally asked. Jeff looked more than startled, when she continued. "You've been really absent lately. That's not really like you? And now you're receiving texts in class? Is there anything you'd like to talk about?" She finished.

Jeff gulped and tried to think of an answer. "I- Um." He started and glanced to his phone, which his teacher were holding in her closed hand. "No, I've just been really stressed out by homework lately. Nothing else." He tried. He didn't even know if he sounded convincing or not, but she didn't seem to notice if he didn't.

"And the texts?" She asked and cocked her head to the side.

"Well I-" Jeff paused for a second, as the thought that he didn't even know what the text was about, crossed his mind again. "I must've forgotten to turn it off. I did get up a little late today as you probably noticed." He said and he didn't even try to lie. Because what would that even matter? "I don't know who and why they texted me, I just forgot that it was on. I'm sorry."

"Well you better remember to turn it off next time, okay?" She said with a smile. Thankfully Jeff were a really great student, so the teachers all had a very hard time, being mad at him. "Well you best be off for your next class, breaks almost over." She said and handed back Jeff's phone.

"Thanks." Jeff said and gathered the rest of his things and leaped towards the door.

"Jeff?" His teachers voice sounded behind him and stopped him in his tracks. Jeff turned his head to look at her, with his hand resting on the door handle. "I know something's going on, you know that, right?" She smiled this faint little smile of hers, that made her look so young and pretty. "I want you to know that even though I am your teacher, I am also your friend. So if you need any kind of advice, whatever it might be, you can talk to me, okay?" She finished. When Jeff didn't answer right away, she simply nodded at him, before turning to leave through the back door of the classroom, leading to the teachers lounge.

Jeff were truly startled and he just kind of stood there for a moment. He then shook his head and opened the door, with his eyes fixed on his phone, as he opened the text he'd received during class. Once again the senders name read asshole and he couldn't help but let out a tiny sigh as he opened the text.

Meet me in the practice room when the break starts.

Jeff frowned and looked at the clock. "Shit," he murmured to himself and were surprised by himself, for actually saying it aloud. He tapped a quick message before heading down the hall.

Sorry. Got caught up by my teacher for receiving texts in class. Thank you for that by the way. Have to go to my next class.

As he were about to enter his next classroom; this time in a little better time than this morning, another texted ticked in.

Damn it. How about the next break then? Same place?

Jeff sighed to himself, over the fact that Nick didn't even say anything about the text during class. He then typed his reply really fast before turning of his phone, seeing as the teacher of this class, just entered the room.

Fine, but I have to eat first.

This class went just about as slowly as the last one, but when it finally ended, Jeff went to the cafeteria with Thad. As they sat down with some of the other warblers, Jeff didn't really feel like he had the time to actually eat.

He only just turned on his phone after class, when a text arrived. He didn't get to read it before he sat down with the guys for lunch. He wasn't sure what he'd expected, but yet again, how could he, with a guy like Nick? He's probably about as hard to figure out as a girl. And that says a lot, being a guy.

Okay, but hurry. I'll be waiting.

Jeff didn't hear any of the conversation going on around him, as he hurried to finish his lunch. He wasn't sure why it mattered so much to him, that he actually did hurry and he didn't even notice, before Wes' voice sounded somewhere to his left and he was hurled out of his own thoughts

"Jeff!" He exclaimed.

"Huh?" Jeff said around a mouthful of food.

"What's your hurry?" He asked and crooked an eyebrow at him.

"Hurry? Uh- I just-" Just the he realized that he was in fact eating, as if his life depended on how fast he could finish. He realized and he knew that it was probably because of Nick. He just didn't know why it mattered. "I just need to go fix some things before the next class." He blurted out.

"What is it you need to fix? Maybe I can help you?" Thad offered. He never liked when he didn't know what was happening and when people kept something from him. The fact that it was Jeff, possibly keeping something from him, made it even worse, since he believed that they told each other everything.

"It's nothing big. Just something for warblers practice next week." Jeff smiled and put the last bite of lunch in his mouth.

"Oh. Okay then." Thad said. He would've lied if he said he weren't a bit disappointed, but knowing and respecting Jeff, he left it at that and didn't say anymore about it.

"I'll see you guy's later, okay?" Jeff said as he got up and cleaned up after himself.

"Later." The guys called after him when he left.

Jeff had made his way through the hallway, much faster than he'd expected to. He were now standing right outside the doors of the room, where they usually held their warblers practice. It took him a moment to pull himself together, to actually enter the room, but when he did he kind of just stumbled in through the door. Not that he fell over, but he were close to falling, when he caught his balance again.

Jeff brushed off his clothes and hoped Nick hadn't seen it. He hoped, but when he looked up, he saw Nick standing right in front of him, smiling. Jeff felt a small blush creep up to his cheeks.

"Hi." Nick greeted and right that moment, Jeff actually felt like weren't such a jackass and he kind of forgot the way he'd been acting, since he first caught him staring that day, during practice.

"Hey." Jeff smiled.

"You look great." Nick murmured when Jeff had closed the door behind him. Before Jeff came, Nick had been walking around the room and tried to figure out what he was going to say when he did. He'd been talking to himself, to make sure his voice wouldn't crack when he tried to talk to Jeff. He'd done everything he could and now he couldn't even say one simple sentence, without being clear? He cursed himself for not being able to talk clearly, but he were pretty sure, Jeff had heard him anyway. It looked like he'd heard, judged by the blush on his face.

"Wh-what?" Jeff stuttered. He normally didn't stutter, but Nicks presence and the way he were suddenly not talking to him like an idiot.

"You heard me." Nick stated. He was a little embarrassed with himself actually. He wasn't used to that feeling and he didn't know why he was feeling like that. That feeling made it feel even more embarrassed. Being embarrassed made him want to repeat what he said, even less.

"Heard- No I didn't." Jeff reasoned and found himself a little confused. He didn't even get further, than just inside the door, before Nick were turning back into his old self.

"You just want me to say it again!" Nick said, his voice much harder than intended. He really wanted to do it right, but he didn't know how to handle the feeling of embarrassment. It was completely new to him. Well maybe he had tried it when he was younger, but he if he did, then he couldn't remember how it felt.

"No, I just really didn't catch what you said!" Jeff tried again. He was taken completely aback. He hurried eating, left his friends and almost ran down the hall to the choir room for this? He made a movement as to go and sit down on one of the couches but stopped dead in his tracks when Nick opened his mouth again.

"I said you look great god damn it!" Nick snapped at him.

Jeff flinched at the sound of Nick's voice, as though he'd been hit by a whiplash.

"God. That's not what I meant. I didn't mean to-" Nick stumbled over his words when he'd realized what was happening. He stepped forward and reached out for Jeff who just stepped back and looked like he'd just seen a ghost. Jeff's blush had completely vanished and were now replaced by a pale white color. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry! It's just so frustrating. I'm trying, okay?"

"I know" Jeff said under his breath and turned his gaze to the floor. He hadn't expected much from Nick. He knew that he shouldn't, but he had at least hoped he would think about the way he acted. Jeff had after all told him that he wouldn't stand model to his funny business.

"Okay fine, fine. Sorry. Let's try again." Nick just kind of stood there, as he tried to make Jeff listen and understand. Nick didn't know when or how it happened, he just knew that everything inside him had changed. He really wanted to try and make it work. Make what work? He wasn't sure, but he could only hope for the best.

"I gave you a chance already." Jeff whispered and looked back up at Nick. But he had to shot his gaze back down, when he saw the look on Nick's face. He'd never seen him like that before. That expression were of the kind, where Jeff knew he wouldn't be able to stand his ground, if he kept looking at him. He knew too, that it would physically hurt him, to continue looking at him and saying no.

"No, please. I want to try again. Let me try again." Nick pleaded and even the his voice made Jeff stand still, when Nick stepped forward again and reached out a hand to place it on Jeff's shoulder. This time Jeff didn't move away at all, from the unfamiliar touch.

That was all it took. Jeff couldn't stand his ground. He couldn't just say no. The touch on his shoulder and the small quiver in Nick's voice, that was almost impossible to hear, made Jeff give up. He didn't have the courage to use his voice just yet, so he just gestured for Nick to go on, with a tiny hand movement.

Jeff could almost hear the way Nick relaxed and how a faint smile played over his lips. What he could hear though, were the way Nick cleared his throat, before speaking up again. "You look great." The words were yet so unexpected that Jeff's head snapped up and he looked at Nick. This time he really did blush because of the words. Not his own clumsiness.

"Thank you." Jeff spoke and hoped his voice wouldn't break as he did so.

"You're welcome." Nick replied. He then looked around and decided that maybe they should sit down, so with a gesture of his hand, he asked Jeff to join him, as he went to sit down.

Jeff followed him and sat down on the other end of the couch. He made sure that there was enough space between them, for his own comfort. He then looked down at his hands in his lap, as there settled a thick silence between them. Neither of them knew what to say to the other, so they both just sat there. Jeff kept staring at his hands and playing with his fingers; Nick on the other hand had an inner battle.

Say something. Anything! But what? Compliments? No I just did that, that'll be silly. Ask him about his day! Yeah and ask him about the weather while you're at it moron. He squirmed a little in his seat and hoped Jeff wouldn't notice. Scoot closer. Touch him. It came from somewhere deep inside Nicks brain. So deep down it was hardly anything but his desires. He knew he couldn't obey. It would ruin anything. Just little closer? Just a teeny tiny bit? Nick shook his head and tried to clear his thoughts. Don't you dare move closer! Just say something! Nick opened his mouth as if to say something, but then closed it again. What was he even supposed to say?

"So-" Jeff asked. He didn't know what else to say and it was after all Nick that had asked him to talk.

"I don't know." Nick started and let out the breath he hadn't noticed he was holding in. "I didn't think you'd actually give me a chance." He then said, surprising himself by his own honesty. It made him feel slightly vulnerable and h couldn't believe he would make himself feel like that.

"You didn't?" Jeff frowned and looked over at Nick.

"No. I just had to try." Nick said. He didn't know where all of this honesty was coming from all of a sudden. So when he looked at Jeff's face, from his end of the sofa, he was pleasantly surprised to see a smile pulling at the corners of Jeff's lips.

"But why didn't you think I'd agree to talk to you?" Jeff found himself asking.

"Well is that so hard to guess?" Nick sighed and leaned forward, to rest his elbows on his knees. "After everything that's happened and the way you keep pushing me away?" He said and looked at his feet for a second, before he looked back up, to just look into empty space.

"Pushing you away?" Jeff questioned. "I guess I have, but that's only because you've been acting like such a- a- dick!" Jeff blushed yet another time. This time around, it was because if his own words. He didn't like to use that kind of words, but somehow Nick had a natural habit of luring Jeff into using them.

"I know, I know. Try and do things the nice way." Nick repeated what Jeff had said to him so many time. "Well guess what, that's actually what I'm trying to do." He sighed.

"I know." Jeff smiled. "And I appreciate that."

"Good." Nick stated.

"Is it really that hard?" Jeff had to ask.

"Well I guess not. This just doesn't quite feel like me yet." Nick answered. He was just about to speak up once more, when the school clock sounded in the hallway.

"Oh gosh, is it that late? I have to go to class, sorry!" Jeff exclaimed and rose quickly from the sofa. "I'm sorry." He repeated and rushed towards the door. Yet again he were stopped at the door, by a voice behind him.

"Does this mean you'll be giving me a chance to be with you?" Nick asked. The words just kind of flew out of his mouth before he could stop them. He and now that they did come out, he knew what people meant, when they talked about wanting to vanish through the floor.

Jeff looked back at the other teen and smiled. "Not quite yet." He said. "You've got to do a bit more that just talking, to get there." He then turned around and left through the door, leaving Nick alone in the choir room, with nothing but his own thoughts.

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