Another chapter today because they're both kind of short. :P

Chapter 7

Nick looked up as Jeff poked his head out the door, smirking and chuckled, shaking his head. Jeff had a way of making him smile. He had thought about so many things he was trying to bury when he was with Jeff, but Jeff never made his smile waver. It was refreshing. He didn't think he'd ever find someone that could do that.

Jeff laughed from inside the bathroom, and quickly fixed his drying hair. He wanted to look good in front of Nick. Especially because Trent was going to bomb them with questions.

"Mkay, let's go," Jeff said, and headed to get his wallet and phone.

Nick smiled brightly when Jeff came back into the room, "You always come out of that room looking amazing." He bit his lip, not even realizing he was going to say the words until they came out. That probably wasn't all that smooth. Nick chuckled nervously, "I-I mean, you always look good, but..I'm just going to stop talking."

"Thank you darling," Jeff said, "As goes the same for you." Jeff was still kind of hyped up, so he headed for the door, and opened it for Nick.

"After you, thy fine gentleman," he said, and bowed slightly.

"Well, thanks." Nick laughed softly as Jeff bowed, trying very hard to ignore the urge to ruffle his hair. "You're crazy, you know?" He turned to face Jeff as he left the room, grinning, "But I like it."

Jeff laughed and shut the door behind them, "I know. I like it too." They had walked to the dining hall, and it was getting semi-dark.

Trent was waiting for them, "Hi Jeff."

"Hi Trent," Jeff said, "I feel like I shouldn't even introduce Nick, because you've had your fair share of looks."

Nick wasn't sure what to think when they met up with Trent. Nick generally wasn't so good at being around humans. It was mainly because he found them infuriating at the best of times. But this was Jeff's friend. He had to make a good impression.

"I uh, nice to meet you," Nick smiled softly, holding out a hand, unsure of whether or not that was the right thing to do.

Jeff noticed Trent eying Nick. He leaned in to whisper to him, "Considering I kissed him, dibs are default to me. Keep your well manicured paws off him."

Jeff went back, and linked arms with Nick, "I'm starved, let's eat."

Nick raised an eyebrow as he watched Jeff lean in and whisper to Trent. He couldn't catch what they were saying but he couldn't help but be a little bit curious.

He smiled softly as Jeff linked their arms. He could do this. It was just one of Jeff's friends. If they were friends with Jeff, he was sure they could be tolerable. "You really shouldn't have skipped breakfast this morning."

"Well, I wouldn't have, but I much enjoyed what took up my time," Jeff said, and winked at Nick.

"DID YOU TWO HAVE SEX OR SOMETHING?" Trent yelled.

"NO! Why would you think that?" Jeff asked, blushing. He had wanted to though, and it came off as weird to him.

Nick smirked as Jeff winked at him, his eyes going wide at Trent's outburst. Why did they always assume that? Was that all these people thought about? He was caught off guard, and wasn't sure what to say, "I-I uh, we were just talking, honestly."

"Yeah okay," Trent said, and rolled his eyes. Jeff still had his arm linked with Nick's, and headed in front of Trent.

"Okay, you've met Nick, I'll see you later, Trent," he said.

"Am I not eating with you?" Trent asked. Jeff sighed. He loved his best friend, but he was in a strange situation. He's never felt this way about another guy, and just wanted to be alone with him.

"Yeah, you can," he finally agreed. I bet Nick is in the most awkward place ever right now.

Nick moved a little bit closer to Jeff, their shoulders bumping together as they walked. He really didn't know how to feel about the situation. He sucked at talking to people. Especially humans. He was lucky he got on as well as he did with Jeff, but with Jeff it felt natural. He wasn't sure how he was going to go with someone else.

Nick bit his lip, looking over at Jeff for a moment. It would've been rude to say no, wouldn't it? But Nick just wanted to spend time with Jeff. That was probably weird though. You can't just spend all your time with one person. He smiled at Trent, "Just don't stare at me anymore, yeah?"

Jeff noticed how Nick moved closer to him as they walked. He was most definitely not complaining. He smiled.

He even laughed at Nick's joke. They entered the dining hall. It was kind of busy, not as empty as earlier so Jeff got in line with Nick behind them. Luckily there was an empty table for them to sit at.

Nick couldn't help but smile at the closeness as he walked beside Jeff. He smiled a little brighter when Jeff laughed, just a little bit proud of himself for causing it. He'd have to get Jeff to laugh more often.

Getting in line behind Jeff, he brushed their hands together, biting his lip. He really wasn't used to this. He wasn't used to wanting to be around someone and want to simply hold hands with someone as much as he wanted to with Jeff. Nick looked around the room, trying to memorize everything. He was going to end up having to come to that room a lot during his stay at Dalton, he could tell.

After they got their food, they sat down at a table.

"So how was your first day, Trent?" Jeff asked.

"Oh fine. I moved in, and hung out for David for a while," Trent replied.

Nick didn't really say anything when they sat. What was he supposed to say? Were they expecting him to say something? He had no idea who it was they were talking about. Nick had only really met Jeff around the place. He'd spoken to a few other demons, but that was it.

Jeff nodded and curled his fingers around Nick's hand the first time it went under the table. It was more of an instinct move, and he had hoped a second afterwards that it wasn't over stepping his boundaries.

Picking at his food, Nick paused when he felt Jeff's hand holding his. He looked over at the blonde, smiling softly before looking back down at his food, a slight blush to his cheeks.

Jeff smiled when Nick didn't flinch away from him, and he contently sat and ate whilst listening to Trent blab.

Nick watched Jeff for a moment as Trent spoke. He couldn't help himself. Jeff really was one of the most beautiful humans he'd ever seen, and he really needed to stop thinking this stuff. Rubbing his thumb gently along Jeff's hand, he murmured softly, "So for this Warblers thing…it's not going to put me too much in the spotlight, right? I mean, I'm still figuring everything out, I don't want heaps of attention." He bit his lip nervously. He'd do it either way, for Jeff, but he really didn't need to be in the spotlight anymore than he was.

"Uh, well you'll have to audition in front of all the Warblers, but then that's it. You can choose it you want to audition for solos. Nick, you know you don't even have to join the Warblers if you want," Jeff replied, eating a few more bites.

"No, I know," he said. A part of Nick wanted to say no. He needed to stay under the radar, but the other part just kept telling him he'd have more time with Jeff. He'd get to see Jeff more, and Jeff said he loved music. He'd get to see Jeff really, truly happy, and he'd give anything to see Jeff like that. "I want to. You like it, so it must be good, right?" He smiled reassuringly, squeezing Jeff's hand.

Jeff finished eating, and let Nick end the conversation.

"So, are we going back to the room?" Jeff asked, looking at Trent. He didn't want to just abandon him, but he wanted to just be alone with Nick. He actually had hoped they could put on a movie or something and just lay in the same bed together, and barely pay attention.

Nick looked between Jeff and Trent, unsure of himself. What were they supposed to do now? He just wanted to spend some more time with Jeff. With just Jeff. He didn't know how to properly socialize with humans yet. He needed time to get used to this. This was more than enough for one afternoon.

"Well, I have a stack of homework I should get back to…" Lies. He just wanted Jeff to himself, even if it did mean lying.

Trent eyed Nick, and Jeff knew he was lying. He smiled though because that was the excuse to go back to the room, and alone too.

Nick watched Trent warily as he eyed him. He wasn't sure what to think about that. Humans were always so confusing. He let out a breath of relief when Trent stood, leaning against Jeff slightly.

"Alright, I'll let you two go snuggle," Trent said, and stood up, throwing out his trash. As he walked away he yelled back, "Use protection!"

Jeff blushed and tried to hide his face. He had no intention of doing anything like that tonight. Maybe he would sneak in a kiss or something, but seriously, they had just met. He wanted to take things slow.

Nick's eyes went wide at the words Trent had yelled. Yeah, that wouldn't be happening. Even if he wanted to. And he didn't. He'd just met Jeff. He needed things to go slow. If they went too fast, things could easily go wrong. Nick turned to Jeff, smiling fondly as he tried to hide his face and brushed a hand against his cheek, "Come on. We should get back to the room."

Jeff couldn't hide his blush, and didn't slip his hand into Nick's until they were outside in the slightly cold air. It was getting dark, so they headed towards the dorm.

"So did you want to do anything specific? I kind of don't have anything to do?" Jeff asked and sat on the edge of his bed.

Nick smiled fondly as their hands came together, brushing his thumb gently over Jeff's skin. He looked up at him, when he asked what he wanted to do. Nick didn't really want to do anything. Just stay with Jeff. What sounded way too clingy, though, didn't it?

He bit his lip, trying to stop himself blushing. How did Jeff always make him do that, "I…I just thought we could do what we were doing before my lesson." He smiled a little softer, "I liked that."

Jeff tried to lean up to kiss him, but from where he was sitting, he was too short. He pouted, and crossed his arms. Then an idea sprung in his head. He grabbed the boy standing in front of him, and pulled him down onto the twin bed next to him. He laughed and finally kissed him.

Nick chuckled softly as Jeff's pout, yelping as Jeff pulled him down. Nick smirked as he looked over at the blonde next to him, leaning closer as they kissed. He didn't know what it was about Jeff. He just couldn't get enough, especially in moments like this. He liked having Jeff all to himself. Nick brushed his hand into Jeff's hair, pulling him closer and smiling against his lips.

"We should really stop doing that," Jeff whispered, smiling. He scooted up on the bed, and pulled Nick with him, so their legs weren't hanging off the bed.

Nick pouted when Jeff said they should stop. It just felt so nice to be with Jeff like that. It was simple. It made sense.

"What does this make us?" Jeff asked after a silence, "I mean, considering we've only been on one date, but… you know, this." Jeff gestured to their faces, meaning them kissing.

He bit his lip as Jeff asked the question, trying to figure out what to say. What did he want? He wasn't entirely sure. He just knew that he really liked this. Nick ran his fingers along Jeff's arm, looking into his eyes, "I like you. A lot. I know I haven't known you long, but I'm drawn to you." He leaned forward, kissing Jeff's cheek, "What do you want this to make us?"

"I don't know," he answered, "Like, I want a lot of things. That doesn't mean I'm going to get them." Jeff put his head on Nick's shoulder and sighed. He wanted Nick to be his boyfriend, but he didn't. He didn't want to start something so soon, and give up his heart for someone he barely knew. It felt just too right, it was probably much too wrong. Something this good just doesn't happen to Jeff.

Nick sighed softly. He knew this must've been just as confusing and complicated for Jeff as it was for him. Maybe even more. When Jeff's head rested on his shoulder, Nick wrapped his arm around his waist, pulling him closer. It just felt so easy with Jeff. Nothing seemed to be this easy, and Jeff was unlike anyone he'd ever met before. "Well, I want you to be comfortable with whatever we are. I didn't exactly come here planning to get into a relationship, but I didn't expect to meet someone like you."

"I'm comfortable right now," Jeff said, and sighed. He was scared. He admitted that to himself. He's been heartbroken before, and that's the only thing going across his mind.

"I just don't want to get hurt again," he whispered. He wanted to cry right now. He had gotten over the last time, and now something new comes in. He just wants it to work so badly.

Nick brushed a hand gently along Jeff's back. If he was honest, he'd never felt this comfortable with anyone before. He'd told Jeff more about him than anyone else knew. He didn't know what it was that had him growing so attached.

At the sound of Jeff's whisper, Nick leaned closer, resting their heads together and looking into his eyes, "I would never hurt you. Not intentionally." Even if he wanted to, he didn't think he could hurt Jeff.

Jeff was silent for a long time. He didn't know what to say. After a while, he kicked off his shoes and curled up again next to Nick. Jeff was so glad he wasn't wearing his Dalton uniform, or else he'd have to get up and change before going to sleep, and he just really didn't have the will power to get up.

Nick didn't even realize at first that Jeff had fallen asleep. It was cute, really. Nick brushed a hand gently through Jeff's hair, watching him for a moment. It was nice, easy to just hold Jeff while he slept like this. Nick held off sleeping himself until the sun was starting to come up, knowing that it would be better for Jeff to wake up and find him asleep for once.