They woke up simultaneously when the alarm rang. Kili looked around puzzled for the source of the noise, and reached to turn it off. Before he could do or say anything, two warm lips crashed into his. They gently kissed and Fili smiled.
"Perfect way to stay a day. Let's go take a shower." Fili told him and reached to get two clean towels. Kili just smile and rushed to the bathroom. When Fili arrived the water was already running, and Kili was taking a leek. He just smiled hazily at Fili and dropped all his clothes to the floor and jump under the shower. Fili used the toilet as well and did exactly the same, into the welcoming arms of his beloved brother.
Coming down in fifteen minutes they met uncle Thorin in the kitchen. Fili rushed to prepare some coffee and Kili reached for some bread to prepare sandwiches.
"So how does it feel to wake up to school?" Thorin asked curiously.
"Early!" Kili answered.
"You're not the one who has to drive!" Fili complained. "We better hurry; we have to leave in like fifteen minutes."
"Eat up!" Kili pushed a plate his direction with a smile.
"Do you need any money for lunch?" Thorin suddenly asked. "I've just realised I didn't give you a credit card yet."
"No worries, we'll eat together." Fili replied and swiftly binged down his breakfast.
"What time are you both coming home?" Thorin asked.
"My training finishes at 5." Fili replied.
"If you want I can pick you up when your classes finish." Thorin proposed to Kili.
"It's not a problem, I'll wait for Fili. I don't want to be a bother." Kili replied without hesitation. The aura around him, the confidence and strength was making Thorin surprised.
Their mood was especially bright, and Thorin suddenly felt really suspicious. They were in sunshine moods on a day when they had to get up early and go to school. He felt he missed something important.
They went upstairs to get their bags and Fili handed Kili his new schedule.
"I'll tell you where each classroom is during the first break." Fili told him walking downstairs again. "Then we'll eat lunch on the third break."
"Have a nice day boys!" Thorin told them as they were approaching the front door.
"Same to you, Uncle!" Kili yelled back, as if it was the most natural thing to do in the world, leaving Thorin speechless and Fili with a huge grin.
As they arrived at school, Fili told the last things he needed before coming into school. "Before we enter, be prepared for girls. And just because they approach me openly it doesn't mean I encourage or welcome it."
As they entered he was dead right, all eyes were on them immediately.
A girl came up and smiled "Good morning Philip." She made a cute face and then turned to look at Kili. "Good morning handsome."
They ignored her and walked further in. "You're first lesson is in classroom 15." Fili told him guiding him around the school.
Many people were saying hello to Fili, but the girls were sometimes even coming up and trying to flirt, which drove Kili crazy. "Get used to it." Fili whispered to him. "I'll pick you up after the lesson, so wait for me please." Kili nodded and he nervously glanced at the now closed classroom. "No stress, if anything happens text me."
Kili watched the teacher come to him; she was an older lady with a kind smile. "Killian Durin?" She gently asked. "Please come in."
She introduced herself as Mrs. Brandybuck and said the first topic they were going to work on was Maths. Kili gulped but for the next hour and a half he had to just listen to explanations and take notes.
"So how was it?" Fili grabbed him just after he went out of the door.
"Bearable." Kili replied in a low voice.
"You're going to classroom 3 now, so follow me. I'm having geography, and you're having English literature." Fili explained as they were trying to avoid all the girls trying to say hello to Fili again, some were openly staring at the handsome younger brother, but because of the stress he would barely notice it.
"Next break we're going to lunch. I'll come and get you so don't you worry one thing." Fili gently told him.
"These people are crazy here." Kili commented as one more girl tried to catch Fili's attention.
"Yeah, I hate it." Fili admitted. "They all think this is just some kind of game. Like there's a competition who gets into my bed first."
"Lucky I'm the winner." Kili whispered so that only Fili could hear.
"You just made my day!" Fili smiled at him happily.
"I'll see you soon." Kili smiled back with hope in his eyes.
His second teacher was an elegant man, who introduced himself as Mr. Lindir. The whole lesson was a bit unorthodox, and apparently Bilbo had talked to Gandalf sometime in between. He was given drawing tools and a sketchbook, and instead of a typical literature lecture, the man read out loud poetry and his task was to draw it. Later after every poem when his drawing about it was finished they would simply talk about the person who wrote it, about what that person felt and why.
After the very pleasant lesson, Fili picked him up and they headed off towards the canteen.
On the way they met the first person they felt like talking to.
"Kili and Fili!" A voice yelled after them.
"Frodo!" Fili greeted him. "We're going to lunch are you coming?"
"I wish..." Frodo made a sad face. "I forgot my wallet." He admitted after a moment.
"Don't be stupid you're coming with us." Kili insisted knowing already that Fili wouldn't mind the extra expense at all.
The three of them got to the canteen earlier than most students so they got into the queue and took trays. Fili told them to take whatever they liked, and both boys told Kili what was best. Soon they sat down at a table and began eating, but all of them could hear the gossip.
"Look at him; do you think that's his boyfriend?" The girls were talking in hushed voiced but could be heard.
"Both of them are so cute." Another girl gasped. "Do you know them?"
"He's so handsome." Another girl spoke. "I wish I could just walk up and eat lunch with him."
Other girls did try walking up, but not receiving a warm welcome they all retreated quickly.
"Frodo I was thinking, why don't you ride to school with us in the morning?" Fili suddenly suggested trying to stop thinking about the school.
"That would be great, uncle hates getting up in the morning to drive me off." Frodo smiled. "But My bigger problem is coming back home, he often loses track of time while writing... And then I have to ask someone to take me."
"That's not a problem as well, but be prepared to leave at 6. I've got my trainings and so does Kili." Fili proposed.
"That's not a problem; I can do my homework in the library and wait." Frodo quickly grabbed his chance.
"So what's your next lesson?" Kili asked Fili.
"Spanish." Fili answered. "I'm doing four languages, French, German, Spanish and Chinese."
"That's really a lot." Frodo noticed. "I barely manage with French."
"What about you Kili?" Frodo asked.
"Let me check." Kili pulled out the schedule. "French." He said surprised.
"Well you look surprised." Frodo noticed.
"I hate French." Kili noticed.
"More than you hate school?" Fili joked.
"Probably." Kili shyly replied. "What about you Frodo?"
"Maths." Frodo didn't seem very happy.
"After lessons I have my MMA training, so I'm finishing around 5." Fili told them. "Maybe you could give Kili a tour of the school after lessons, and then wait for me?"
"Yeah, that would be fine." Frodo replied.
The rest of the day was rather peaceful, after the fourth lesson Frodo showed Kili around. He showed him the library, all the classrooms in Kili's schedule, and the extra study rooms. They talked about the various clubs and study circles and about the teachers.
Later they went to see Fili's training in the gym. Both of them were rather surprised with the number of people on the audience, especially the number of girls sitting there are over-watching the training. Soon it became evident why most of them were sitting there. The training was a beautiful view for those sex crazed girls, they could openly ogle the team, and the sight of the boys shirtless was a sight to remember. Fili among them looked like a god, with his light skin, firm muscles and tattoo. The girls looked at him with lust in their eyes, and as the training continued the show was incredibly alluring.
Kili at first focused on looking at Fili, but then he realised Frodo was also focused on his brother. The longing and lust in the boy's eyes made Kili suddenly angry. Frodo caught his eyes and looked back to the ring without the open fascination. For a moment he held his breath as he noticed the open hostility he saw in Kili's eyes, but it disappeared in a blink of an eye. Kili the fragile and gentle boy showed him a glimpse of his feelings, and realising it he hid it deep down again, Frodo realised.
"Hey Kili are you going to join the team?" Gimli came over to chat with them after his match. His muscles were glistening with sweat and he looked really strong.
"Fili asked me the same thing, it's one more family tradition." Kili mumbled. "I don't think I'm strong enough." He noticed.
"Well you're no near Fili's mass, but you're lean enough." Gimli commented. "So why don't you give it a try?"
"I think I'm too shy for this..." The boy looked around at the audience.
"Well it's a so called tradition here, but you could come over with Fili during the weekend and we could give you a go in a more friendly environment." Gimli saw the coach signally for him and he returned to the team.
"I wish I could do something like this, but I'm rather bad at sports." Frodo commented. "The only sports I'm good at are hiking and trekking, the rest is out of my reach."
"Most sports are just a matter of training, if you really want to do them." Kili noticed, and he pulled out his sketchbook.
"I'm not really sure I'd like that." Frodo admitted shyly. "But it's interesting to see this; I've never thought I'd be this interesting and captivating."
"Me neither." Kili commented as he began to draw something. Frodo just glanced at him and looked back to the ring.
"Do you do other sports apart from archery?" Frodo kept talking with him.
"Fili's been pushing me to swimming and running. I'm rather good at team sports like soccer, hockey or basketball. I've never tried anything like this, but Fili proposed it several times so I think I should." Kili slowly began chatting away as he drew his beloved brother fight with one of his teammates. "Fili says there is a tradition for fencing and he goes to two training a week, so I'm planning to go and see that and maybe try it."
"Can I come along?" Frodo shyly asked.
"Of course you may." Kili replied. "Why do you ask?" He asked after a moment after having rethought about the boy's comment.
"For a moment I thought I made you angry with my presence." Frodo spoke really quietly, he was a bit unsure about asking Kili such a delicate thing but he knew this was a person with many issues so he decided to resolve it.
"Not really." Kili replied. "If I was truly mad at you, you would know it."
"If I ever do anything like that, please tell me. I really want us to be good friends." The boy shyly noticed.
"I would really like that as well." Kili replied.
"I really love your artwork." Frodo glanced at the detailed sketch of the match. "I wish I had your talent."
"It's just something I can do." Kili replied. "I've never really thought much about it." He flipped the page and started another drawing, this time of Gimli on the mat.
"Could you make a drawing of me?" Frodo gently asked.
"If you wish." Kili replied, he flipped the sketchbook again and began drawing Frodo. It didn't take him long to focus on Frodo's cute face, within a moment he showed in details the cuteness in the boy's features. The training was slowly coming to an end, Fili waved at them and yelled to wait by the car. Kili put his sketchbook into his bag and told Frodo he would finish it a bit later. Some of the girls were surprised Fili actually talk to the two boys, and some were giving puzzling glances.
"What's with them and Fili?" Frodo suddenly asked.
"I've been wondering about the same thing. They act is if there is some kind of competition to get a fling with Fili." Kili commented. "He doesn't like it at all."
"Well he is the most handsome guy in school." Frodo gently replied. "Although there are others who are considered attractive as well. You'll probably make the list too." He noticed glancing at the handsome boy.
Kili looked at him surprised. "You think?" He asked with surprise in his voice. "The girls were looking at you as much as at Fili." Frodo explained. "I'm surprised you haven't noticed."
"I had no idea..." Kili replied.
"You should be more confident, you're really handsome too." Frodo started to flatter him. "And I'm the best judge of that."
"Why do you say so?" Kili asked surprised.
"I'm surprised you haven't realized yet." Frodo shyly looked at the floor. "Most people immediately can tell I'm gay."
Kili looked at him puzzled. "Why would you openly say it?" He asked with bewilderment in his voice.
"I wanted you to know at the beginning, so if you do mind then we could just stop being friends..." Frodo admitted.
"Did you lose some friends, when you realised your preference?" Kili asked with gentleness in his voice, he immediately saw the reaction and the tears come up to Frodo's eyes. The boy just nodded and focused on not crying in front of Kili.
"I don't mind, and neither will Fili." Kili gently told him rubbing his arm gently.
"Hey is everything okay?" Fili asked seeing them very close and silent.
"Yeah, everything is fine." Kili replied looking at Fili. He leaned in and gently whispered as Frodo was getting into the car. "We'll talk later." And Fili just nodded as a reply.