Chapter 57
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"Fine but don't let it happen again"
"Thank you!" Baz rushes out of the office followed by Damien who starts laughing once they've left. "That was a fucking mess"
"It was pretty funny"
"No it wasn't" Baz turns with a serious face causing Damien to stop laughing, "I have people counting on me all right I can't be getting in trouble"
"Ok so we won't fornicate at school again" he pokes more fun at the word.
"I can't do this" Baz says, "I don't know why you kissed me but I think it's best for the both of us if we never let that happen again, I don't need anyone finding out about this."
"You're stealing all my lines, I'm the one in the closet remember?" Sighing still pretty panicked Baz walks into the boys bathroom going for the last stall, heading in the bathroom behind him Damien stands waiting for the boys already in there to finish and leave. Once he's alone with Baz still in the stall hiding from him, Damien says "I know last night was pretty random but not for me, I mean I've thought about it just never had the opportunity. I didn't mean to get you in trouble I just got curious and wanted to test it out"
"I'm not a fucking experiment" Baz opens the stall door saying.
"Yeah test was the wrong word, look you don't talk to anyone and no one here knows shit about me, so I figured it'd just make sense for us to mess around but if you're that freaked out then it won't happen again. I ain't forcing anyone to be with me" Baz is unsure of what to say so Damien takes it as an answer and leaves the bathroom.
During lunch, Damien sits at his usual table with his friends but he isn't interacting with any of them, he's too busy thinking about the last 2 days. Spending most of his life feeling a certain way but never able to act on it, Damien felt like such a weight was lifted when he was honest with Baz, and that's what he wanted. He wants to be able to share with someone how he's feeling and not be ridiculed, he's tired of being the mad quiet type all the time.
Trying his best not to look at Baz sitting alone across the lunchroom, Damien fails when their eyes land in each other's, not expecting Baz to react Damien is a bit surprised when he sees the boy smile, what could that possibly mean? He thinks "What's he smiling at?" Eddie asks noticing his best friend's eyes locked with the gay loner, Damien quickly looks away turning to Eddie who asks him "you know that freak?"
"Who's a freak?" Silver questions confused
Eddie doesn't answer because he knows it'll make her upset so Damien says "your friend, he's calling your friend a freak."
"Eddie what the fuck?!" Silver barks at him "what's wrong with you?" "Dude" Eddie glares at Damien, "I was joking babe-"
He tries to grab her but she moves away "don't" she takes her bag, "do fucking better" she walks
away.
"Sil come on!" Eddie yells after her as she's leaving their table "what the fuck was that?" He looks back at Damien
"Stop being a dick and maybe she'll stop getting so easily pissed off" Damien stands after saying that "Fuck you, bro!" Eddie says behind Damien who just flips him off as he leaves the lunchroom.
The next day while in the hall Baz stops when he sees Damien walking by with a group, unaware he's being watched Damien talks to his friends until he inadvertently moves his eyes to find Baz staring. Not looking away Baz stares harder and so does Damien, this continues until Damien decides to part with his friends, Baz watches him go to the nearest staircase and before going in Damien gives him a look then disappears.
Taking the bait Baz crosses the hall going in after him, standing in the empty staircase he isn't sure whether to go up or down then he hears, "that wasn't an invite for you to follow me."
Looking up Baz sees him sitting on the steps and goes up "I come in peace" he stands against the wall with Damien in front of him still sitting on the stairs. "I think I might've freaked out yesterday"
"You think?"
"I didn't know what was happening all right, one minute you're my tormentor's best friend and the next you're kissing me with ease. I wasn't sure what to think"
"You think I'm fucking with you?"
Baz shrugs "are you?" Damien shakes his head "then what do you want, Damien?"
Thinking about the question Damien's eyes wander "look it's fucking high school ok none of this shit will matter in a couple years and..."
trying to put his thoughts into words Damien continues, "I'm already tired of the same old shit. I can't force you I know that but I also know I liked what happened, and I think out of everyone here you're the only person who gets what it feels like to have something eating away at you, and not being able to do shit about it." Baz understood exactly what he meant
"Ok say we do try whatever this is, we can hang and mess around or whatever, but what if one of us catches feelings?" And by one of us, Baz means himself
Damien grins "you gonna fall in love with me, Ewan?" Sighing Baz rolls his eyes "don't call me that"
Getting up Damien walks over leaning on the wall next to Baz, "I promise not to catch feelings"
Baz turns looking at him "me too" they face each other and before they lean in both boys scan around to make sure they're alone. Inching closer Damien meets Baz's lips and the 2 begin to kiss, trying not to get heated in the staircase they keep their hands to themselves but their lips never break, until the bell rings.
Finally pulling away Damien immediately moves in again for a small kiss, then he plants one on Baz's cheek causing him to smile "text me,"
Baz nods and Damien moves away going up the stairs as students start to flood the staircase.
