Long Live Us

*Alex pov*

"Alex get up!" The boy heard his mum shout from outside his door. He groaned loudly to tell her he was awake, before flinging his legs over the side of the bed. Rubbing his eyes, he groaned once more before standing up and doing his morning routine - something he had not missed it. He pulled on his suit, did his hair before, grabbed his bag and wandered down the stairs, his eyelids still heavy with sleep.
"Oh good morning sleeping beauty!" His mum greeted sarcastically, placing a bowel of Shreddies down on the table where Alex usually sits. The boy plopped himself down in the chair and quickly ate, calling Jack to check he was awake. It rang four times before he picked up, his voice also thick with tiredness.
'I'm awake, I'm awake don't worry your pretty little arse.' Jack spoke, and Alex heard the toaster pop in the background. He chuckled at the boys commented, stuffing his mouth with another spoonful of Shreddies.
"Yeah yeah whatever. You better be ready. Cya in 5."
'Gosh like I wouldn't be ready! Cya.' He retorted sarcastically, before hanging up. Alex rolled his eyes at his phone, before locking it and putting his phone onto the table.
"Please just ask that guy out." Alex's mum said, sitting down on the opposite chair and handing the brunette a flask. He just rolled his eyes in reply, taking the flask and leaving the house. Because he hadn't moved his car from Jack's driveway, he slipped through the hedge and rang the doorbell, opening the car while waiting for the dark haired boy to emerge. A minute or two later he did, pushing his bag onto his shoulder before locking the door. Alex leaned against the car and admired the boy as he walked the short distance over to him. He looked flawless, as he always did on the first day of school after a holiday because of some stupid rule he'd made up, the only thing showing it was the first day back was the slight dark bags under his eyes.
"Hey good lookin'" Alex greeted, shooting the taller boy a grin.
“Morning sweetheart.” He replied with a cute smile, before walking round to the other side if the car and clambered in. Alex followed suit, starting the ignition and reversing out of the driveway while Jack fiddled about with the radio – exactly like he did every morning they got into the car. Driving down the road, listening to Jack sing quietly, Alex wondered what this New Year would bring, especially concerning the boy next to him. This wonder stuck in his mind as he pulled up at Matt’s house, and Jack bounced out to retrieve him. Alex gazed at the lanky boy, the way his hips swayed slightly as he walked, and how long his strides were. Shaking his head at how weird he was being, he rested his chin on the steering wheel and waited for the boys to reappear. He sighed, not really wanting to be going to school – feeling exactly the same as everybody else. The door opened and Jack climbed in once more, Matt getting into the back and greeting Alex. The journey continued, they picked up Ellie, and then continued on their way to school, parking in their usual spot across the road with fifteen minutes to spare. Matt and Ellie got out the car, saying goodbye, and headed towards school. Jack undid his seatbelt, but stopped when he realised Alex hadn’t moved.
“What’s wrong?” He asked, his voice laced with worry and concern. Alex chuckled, warmed by the compassion from the younger boy.
“Nothing. Let’s go.” He said, now undoing his seatbelt and taking the keys out of the ignition.
“Wait.” Jack said, making the brunette turn around to face him, frowning slightly with confusion. The frown was wiped swiftly off of his face when the taller boy leaned in and pressed a quick kiss to his lips, before hopping out the car. Blushing like mad, Alex got out, and the pair walked towards the school together. Alex was tempted to try and hold his hand, or to try some sort of contact, but didn’t want to put Jack off, and he didn’t want to look too desperate. Plus, neither of them had actually come out, so there was no point starting rumours of them dating. They wandered over to the Sixth Form block, sitting down with Rian and Cass when they reached the common room, which was buzzing with sleepy activity, as everyone caught up on what they had done over the holidays.
“Hey boys!” Cass greeted happily, a smile breaking out across her face, making her features light up. Rian just grunted a reply, before yawning.
“Morning Mr Potato Head.” Jack said, giving a cheeky grin in Rian’s direction, making the short haired boy roll his eyes.
“Don’t be a prick.” He groaned, raising his eyebrows while Jack just pouted, and fluttered his eyelashes innocently. The four talked until they bell went, and then Cass scuttled off, and the three boys walked to form. When they entered the classroom, a few people were already there, and Mr Wilkinson was sitting at his desk, hunched over the keyboard as he typed frantically into the keyboard. The three boys went and sat down at their table, talking to Hayley and Lucy about what they did over New Year, until the second bell went and the young teacher began talking.
“Right guys, welcome back! I hope you all had a good holiday. Right I’ll do the notices now and the registration later for those who have slept in.” He said with a laugh, glancing around the room at the empty seats. He proceeded to read out what was happening during the week, and what clubs and classes were starting and what not.
“Alex, you need to see Miss Jackson now as well, please.” He finished, putting the pieces of paper down on the desk. The brunette boy shrugged and stood up, putting his bag on his seat seeing as he had physics first anyway.
“Jack sit down.” Mr Wilkinson said, and Alex turned around to see that the dark haired boy had stood up to go with him. He laughed quietly as Jack huffed loudly and slowly sat back down, glaring at the teacher. Shaking his head, Alex exited the classroom and made the walk over to the music block, shoving his hands into his pockets against the chilly January air. He pushed the door open, and walked down the corridor to Miss Jackson’s room, standing on his tiptoes to look through the small window to see who was in the room, before walking in when only the teacher was in sight.
“Hey Miss.” He greeted with a small smile to the blonde women, who smiled back and told him to grab a chair. Moments after he sat down Tay walked in, grabbed herself a chair and seated herself down next to Alex. Her brown hair was tied up, and swung gently behind her as she walked.
“Right guys,” Miss Jackson started, shifting so we was sitting comfortably and looking at the pair. “Tay tells me you have a song prepared, and I was wondering if you would be willing to perform on Thursday?” Alex widened his eyes and looked at Tay, having no idea what song she could be on about. Tay chuckled at the surprised and worried look on the boys face, and started to explain.
“It’s written and the backing music is recorded and everything, so we just need to sing.” She said, pulling a piece of paper from her blazer pocket and handing it to Alex, along with a USB pen.
“It’s all there, call me and we can practice later.” She suggested, looking at the teacher for approval, which she gave with a nod.
“Well, thanks for the warning.” Alex huffed, clasping the paper and USB in his hand, and running a hand through his hair. He hoped he would be ready, and wouldn’t freak out, because that would be a really crappy way to start the year. He considered it lucky that he hadn’t had a full blown panic attack yet, and really didn’t want to have one in front of Jack. It wouldn’t be that big a deal to the taller boy, considering he had one, but to Alex it would be a massive deal breaker – he hated people seeing him in that state.
“Look Alex it’ll be fine it’s really easy don’t worry. I think you’ll like it.” She said, her eyes glinting slightly and she looked at Alex, raising her eyebrows in a silent implication of something that the boy hadn’t worked out.
“What’s it called?” he asked, narrowing his eyes slightly at Tay, who just grinned.
“Kiss Me Again.”

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Tuesday and Wednesday had gone by slowly, and Alex had spent every spare moment practicing the song. It was obvious Tay had written it for Alex, about Jack, and he was surprised at how well the words captivated his emotions. He wasn't sure how Jack would take the song either, considering not that much had happened between them. Pushing his worries aside, he walked into the classroom early, as planned, so they could set up. Tay was already in the classroom, sorting herself out (as such), taking her blazer off and rolling the sleeves of her shirt up to her elbows. Alex did the same, dumping his bag down on the floor and hanging his blazer on the back of the chair, before making his sleeves comfortable, untucking his shirt and following Tay to the back of the room to retrieve two high stools and two microphones and stands.
"You good?" She asked him, mumbling around the chord she was carrying in her mouth so it wouldn't drag on the floor.
"Think so." He replied, choosing to let his mic chord drag on the floor behind him, walking carefully so he wouldn't stand on it.
"Good. Will you promise me something?" Tay spoke again, clearer now she had set the mic on the floor.
"Er, I guess?" He replied skeptically, slotting the microphone into the holder and ravelling the chord around his hand.
"Look at him during it." Alex stood up straight and looked at her, his bushy eyebrows meeting in the middle of his forehead as he gave her a look that said it all. She just rolled her eyes when her gaze met his face. "Just do it, it'll prove what you don't have the guts to say yet." She spoke simply, as if the point she was trying to make was obvious. Alex wasn't entirely sure what she was getting at, but agreed to do it anyway, knowing he would probably chicken out and not want to get lost in Jack's round, dark eyes while he needed to concentrate. Knowing his luck, he'd faint or something, solely down to the effect Jack had on him - which would be embarrassing and awkward to explain. Shrugging to himself, the brown haired boy plugged the mic in next to where Tay had put hers, and sat on the stool next to the short girl and they did a quick test. Once they were content with how they sounded, Miss Jackson walked in holding a camera, and pulled out a chair and set it up at the back, before leaving the camera there and walking over too Alex and Tay.
"You two okay? Everything set up okay? Music ready to go?" She asked, looking briefly at Alex and then her gaze settled on Tay, knowing full well that of anyone would have sorted everything it would have been her and not him.
"Yup. I'll hit play when everything's set up, just give me the nod." She replied with a grin, her eyes glowing brightly. At that moment the bell went, signalling the end of registration, so the lesson would start now. Taking a deep breath in, Alex looked at Tay and nodded, smiling at the happiness that was filling her face.
"Let's do this shit."

A few minutes later the class began to arrived, their gazes turning to confusion when they sat the set up at the front. Alex smiled shyly at everyone he made eye contact with, trying to hide how nervous he was. He rubbed the palms of his hands down his legs, to wipe he forming sweat off of them, before looking up to see where Jack and Rian were. After looking around the room, the pair walked on through the door, and frowned at the rows of chairs. Jack's gaze reached the front first, and his eyes lit up when they locked with Alex's. The dark haired boy then grabbed Rian's wrist and dragged him up to the second row where there was space for two chairs, next to Cass and Jenna. They shuffled around until they were in the normal order and comfortable, before they all looked up at the front once more. It now looked like everyone was here and sitting down, looking eagerly up at the pair sitting with the microphones in front of them. Alex swallowed the lump in his throat, before taking a sip of the water on the table behind them. Tay nodded supportively at him, and he returned the gesture with a smile.
'This is it.'
"Right, as you guys can all see Tay and Alex are doing a performance. I trust you will all be sensible and supportive, so let's get started. Guys say your full names, candidate numbers and the name of the song, then press play when you're ready, okay?" Miss Jackson said from the back, before picking up the camera, pressing a few buttons and giving them a thumbs up. Tay started, her voice sounding confident.
"Taylor Jardine, 5121." As she spoke Alex took a deep breath too stop his own voice from shaking, desperately trying to calm himself down.
"Alexander Gaskarth, 5096." He tapped his foot nervously, shooting Tay a look to silently tell her to say the name of the song.
"This song is called Kiss Me Again." Alex looked at Jack, who's lips were pursed and he gave the brunette a "you cheeky bastard" look. He smiled softly back, before nodding to Tay that he was ready and she pressed play. The intro to the song filled the room, and Alex bounced his head softly to the beat, counting himself in.
'One two three four,'
"I gotta say something I've been thinking about, I can't wait to lay around with you, And tell you all the secrets I've been keeping to myself." He sang with his eyes closed, making sure to get lost in the song.
"It's been awhile since I've felt butterflies. Do you feel the same way too? If every single second could last that much longer, would you hold me?" Tay sang the next half of the verse, her soft angelic voice complimenting Alex's slightly lower and rougher voice. She glanced at the boy with a smile, and they sang the chorus together.
"And kiss me again underneath the moonlight. You're more than a friend, oh. I knew it from the first sight, yeah. Hold me, feel my heart beat. Put your arms around me." As Tay sang the "kiss me again, kiss me again" she gave Alex a stern look and lifted her hand, sticking her pinkie finger out, reminding Alex of the promise. He chuckled embarrassingly, and linked their pinkies before singing the next verse. Ensuring his eyes were locked with the round dark pools that belong to Jack Barakat. The dark haired boy was blushing slightly, his lips turned up slightly as he watched. Alex felt a smile stretch across his face, and he moved one of his hands down to the stand, before singing once more.
"I gotta say I wasn't expecting you, To come this way and fall into my arms. And now I know I can't deny this feeling any longer." Jack's cheeks reddened even more, and Alex felt his own cheeks heat up. He leaned back from the mic, keeping the eye contact going. As Tay sang the next bit, he mouthed the words, attempting to keep his confidence. He noticed Tay and Jenna grin happily at each other, but focused solely on the beautiful boy sitting on the first row.
"I close my eyes, I can't stop thinking about you. Crack a smile, I just can't lose. At a mile a minute my heart beats to the limit when I'm with you."
He turned and quickly winked at Tay who smiled, before turning back and returning his gaze and singing the chorus.
"So, kiss me again underneath the moonlight. You're more than a friend, oh. I knew it from the first sight, yeah.Hold me, feel my heart beat. Put your arms around me. And kiss me again."
When the chorus was finishing, he put both hands onto the mic to concentrate, knowing this was his part to hit the high notes to compliment Tay more, and he didn't want to ruin the performance for either of them. Closing his eyes tightly he sang his line, smiling inwardly when he hit the right notes to perfection, before taking up the backing role as the song came to an end. As the last note ended, the class began to clap, and Jack and Jenna shot up from their chairs and cheered loudly. Alex put his head down and felt his cheeks heat up and dropped his hands from the mic, engulfing Tay in a hug when she stood up.
"Well done Gaskarth." She murmured, squeezing him slightly. He chuckled, squeezing her back even tighter.
"You too, Jardine."

Later that day, Alex and Jack were in the car on the way home. There was silence, which worried the older boy. Jack hadn't uttered a word to him since the music performance. He seemed unsettled, which in turn unsettled Alex. All he could think of was that Jack had thought the song was weird, or too much, or embarrassing, or generally something bad. Looking over at the boy he seemed tense, like he was waiting for something to happen. Like he needed something to happen. Alex turned his attention back to the road and sighed quietly, hating this silent distance between them. He pulled into Jack's driveway and quickly got out of the car, turning towards his own house, however was stopped by Jack grabbing his wrist and pulling him into the other boys' house.
"Jack what's gotten in-" the brunettes moan was cut of as he was roughly pushed up against the door to close it, the taller boy pressing their lips together urgently.
"Sorry, couldn't wait for the moonlight" the dark haired boy said quietly, before connecting their lips once more. Inside, Alex was going mad. His heart was beating a mile a minute, his body was sparking everywhere, and tingled where Jack was touching him. Quickly realising this was their first sober deep kiss, he brought his arms to Jack's shoulders and pulled their bodies together. Instantaneously, the taller boy moved his hands to grip Alex's hips, making his body go numb with delight at the amount of contact. He dared to open his mouth slightly, begging for Jack to comply - which he did, resulting in their tongues twisting together. Alex roamed Jack's mouth while his hands knotted in his hair, wanting to know every inch of the boy. His mouth tasted faintly of mint, and the chocolate he had eaten at lunch, and then that unique taste which was Jack Barakat. The next thing he knew was his feet lifting off the ground, and he was being carried. He wrapped his legs around Jack's waist, not breaking the kiss, as they stumbled up the stairs. When they reached the landing they both broke apart, panting and taking their blazers off, as they went into the younger boys' bedroom. Whilst apart, he noticed that he was beginning to have a bit of a problem downstairs, and wondered if he should stop what was happening before it got worse. Before he could make a decision, Jack fell over the bed, making Alex fall on his back and the dark haired boy on top, moving his legs to straddle him. Seeing him in this position, as the truly dominant one was driving Alex crazy.
"You're killing me Jack." He said, still breathing heavily.
"I'm glad the feelings mutual." Jack replied seductively, his lips twisting up into a smirk, before their lips collided once more. It wasn't long before Alex couldn't contain himself any longer, and needed just a little bit more. He brought his hands up to Jack's chest and started to undo the buttons, keeping their lips together as a way of distracting the younger boy. Seemingly he didn't need distracting, because he brought his own hand and started fumbling with Alex's. When both shirts were undone, the brunette moved his head away and looked at Jack.
"Off." He demanded, enjoying the look of lust that was filling the dark brown eyes. He obliged, throwing his shirt across the room, so Alex did the same. Taking a moment, each boy let their gaze travel up and down the others torso, admiration shining in their eyes. Alex pulled Jack down towards him, his head going wild with the feeling of their bare cheats pressed together. The taller boy moaned quietly, before latching onto Alex's neck and sucking gently, driving the boy close to insanity. Subconsciously he thrust his hips up, creating even more friction between them, exactly where it was needed. Jack bit down on Alex's neck, making him yelp, before he decided he needed to sort their problems out. He ran his ringer down Jack's chest and stomach, reaching the top of his trousers and trying to find the button holding them up. When he did, he felt the boy stop working on his neck and freeze, lifting his body up slightly. Fear suddenly washed over him and Alex could sense it.
"Not too far, handsome. Trust me." He whispered, turning his face to meet Jack's gaze. As expected, his eyes were wide and eyebrows high, but he nodded, before reattaching his lips to Alex's. The brunette disposed of both pairs of trousers, leaving only the thin fabric of their boxers between them. This time it was Jack who thrust down, earning a deep groan from Alex, who was finding it increasingly difficult to control himself. The dark haired boy chuckled at the response, so repeated the motion, making Alex grip onto the bedsheet. There was a moment of stillness between them, each waiting for the other to take charge. Alex wanted too - he needed too - but considering what Jack had said previously he didn't dare.
"You're in charge." Was "go" in other words when they were whispered into the brunettes ear. Immediately, he started palming Jack through his boxers, which earned him his own moan. Grinning, Alex moved his hand faster, applying more pressure, his body throbbing with pleasure. He didn't even care if this was too much for Jack, it was what he desperately needed after lusting after the boy for so long. He was still convincing himself that this wasn't a dream. Deciding to take advantage of his dominance, he flipped them over so Jack was now lying on the bed. His face was red, his hair sticking up in places where Alex had run his hands through it, and his eyes were glowing with pleasure and desire. The brown haired boy hummed contently, before leaning in and pressing a sloppy kiss onto Jack's lips, which he responded too by moving his hand to Alex's boxers, running a finger gently down his length. The ghostly touch made him moan into Jack's mouth, and he felt the taller boys lips move into a smirk. Pulling away slightly, both boys opened their eyes and their gazes met, hands still moving rhythmically again each other.
"May I?" Alex whispered, putting on his best seductive voice and tugging slightly on the bottom of Jack's boxers. His brown eyes lit up with fear momentarily, before he looked down at the space between them. Alex suddenly felt really self conscious and weird, but his hormones took over when Jack looked back up at him and nodded slightly. Deciding to try and tease him, he slowly pulled at the fabric, dragging it off his hips and slowly down his thighs. Alex knew his technique was working as Jack shut his eyes and rolled his head back, lifting his hips slightly. Chuckling, the brunette disposed of the taller boy's boxers, before grabbing his length and slowly pumping. He kept his grip loose and pace slow, wanting to hear Jack beg for something more. His wishes were granted when the dark haired boy opened his eyes and looked up at Alex, hunger evident in his eyes.
"Do something." He growled, before swiftly removing Alex's boxers, who sighed in relief as his dick sprang free. Jack hesitated once more, and Alex realised he probably didn't know what to do.
'Bless his inexperience.' He said to himself, tightening his grip so the younger boy would be fuelled by hormones, hopefully numbing his brain of anything else. Sure enough, he moaned long and low, his hand clasping Alex's dick and quickly pumping him. The brunette moaned into Jack's chest, resting his forehead between his nipple. Looking at how close their lengths were made Alex's mind go crazy, and he had to stop himself from doing anything more. His mined was fizzing with only thoughts of Jack and his magical touch. The way his rough hands felt against the much softer skin made his groan again.
"Lexxx..." Jack moaned from above his, making both their grips tighten. A familiar warm feeling began to grow in the pit of Alex's stomach and he started pumping the boy underneath his faster.
"I..I-" Jack panted, his cheat rising and falling quickly against Alex's.
"Go." The brunette whispered into the younger boys ear, and a warm liquid covering his hand drove him over the edge as well, moaning Jack's name as he did. They each rode off their highs, before Alex collapsed on the bed next to Jack, admiring the boys' features. As each day passed he felt like he was falling more and more for this boy, and he just prayed that he would be ready to catch him. A comfortable silence stretched out between them as they caught their breaths and attempted to get over what just happened. Alex's head and heart was still going crazy, and he could hear Jack's heart pumping quickly too.
"That was super hot. You're super hot. I reckon we'll have to try that again some time." Jack said, turning his head to look at Alex and giving him a wink, sending shivers down his spine. "Let's clean up." He finished, planting a kiss of Alex's lips before linking their clean hands and dragging him to the bathroom.
'I could so get used to this...'

Notes

woo im ill, so theres some smut! enjoy amigos xox