Can't take it any more!

The bell for lunch rang and Frank cleared his throat to get everyone's attention.

"Good work today guys, see you next time..."

The class started to empty quickly with murmurs and quiet laughter as Frank looked over at Gee. They were still drawing, the bell hadn't stopped them like the rest and it made Frank smile to see the concentration and passion on the beautiful boy's face, his tongue stuck out like before. Frank waited until only Gee, Josh and Ry remained, then he closed the door and shut out the noise of kids in the hallway. He turned and smiled, seeing Josh with his arm around Ry's shoulders, quietly talking in her ear. She giggled at whatever he said before the pair turned to look at their teacher.

"Thanks for staying behind guys, I just thought you and Gee should get to know each other."

Gee looked up at the sound of their name coming from Frank's lips.

"Huh?"

Frank chuckled.

"Class is over Gee, it's lunchtime..."

Gee smiled. Frank had kept them safe like he said he would.

"Josh and Ry stayed to talk."

He nodded toward the two that were sat behind Gee. Gee turned in their seat, offering a shy smile that was returned brightly by Josh, and timidly by Ry.

"Hi, I'm Josh and this is Ry...nice to meet you."

Gee swallowed nervously.

"Um..h-hi. I'm G-Gee."

Frank could see how scared the boy was and he just wanted to hold them and reassure them that everything was ok...but he couldn't. He grabbed a chair and moved it over to sit a couple feet away from the group. He hoped his nearness would help Gee.

"You two might not have realised yet, but this school tends to not be that accepting of people they consider as different. Having friends who understand can make a Hell of a lot of difference to how your days go here...you understand?"

"We've noticed it's not the friendliest place..."

Josh began.

"So yeah, having friends would be good..."

He looked at Gee.

"...for all of us."

Gee looked nervously at Frank, then at the two new students. They nodded shyly.

"Yeah, I...I g-guess so."

Josh grinned.

"Cool, right Ry?"

Ry nodded, her eyes glued to the desk. Frank wondered if this was just "meeting new people" nerves, or if there was a deeper issue. He hoped the three teenagers could help each other.

"So I was thinking, if any of you need a quiet place away from the little assholes that roam this school, I'd like to offer my classroom during breaks...if you'd like?"

"That sounds cool..."

Josh said with a smile.

"We might take you up on it if things are bad, but I think we might try seeing how the cafeteria is first."

Frank grimaced slightly.

"Well if the food is anything like when I went here, you're gonna be better off bringing your lunch in."

"That bad?"

"Awful! I've been a vegetarian since I was 10, and the only thing I could eat here were the fries...and they were soggy."

"Ew..."

Gee wrinkled their nose.

"That's nasty."

Frank chuckled, happy that the boy was joining the conversation. He also thought the nose thing was really cute.

"Yeah, but things might've changed now, I don't know."

Josh nodded and smiled, softly squeezing Ry's shoulder.

"Well I think we'll go see what there is. We'll let you know if the fries are still gross..."

He looked at Gee, raising his eyebrows a little.

"You wanna come with?"

Gee's eyes went wide and they shook their head quickly.

"I d-don't go th-there."

Frank saw the boy start to tremble, their breath becoming shaky.

"It's ok, you can stay here if you want."

Gee turned grateful eyes his way, sniffing back unshed tears.

"Th-thank you."

Frank smiled softly at them, almost forgetting that the others were there. After a second, lost in the boy's pretty eyes, Frank blinked and looked back at Josh and Ry...who were both looking at him with curious expressions.

"Um, so uh...if you want to come back after you've checked out the cafeteria, you're welcome to."

"Thanks, we just might do that..."

Josh stood up, pulling Ry up with him and grabbing both of their bags. He looked at Gee with a smile.

"Catch you later Gee."

Gee nodded and smiled softly back, then the new pair left, closing the door after them. Frank sighed deeply, turning his eyes to the quiet black haired boy.

"Alone at last..."

Gee giggled slightly.

"So, what've you got for lunch?"

"Oh err...well R-Rosie made me a sandwich and I've got an apple too. What about you?"

Frank reached out and carefully took Gee's delicate fingers in his...now that he could.

"I brought a salad from home..."

He stroked his thumb over Gee's knuckles.

"Can I...kiss you?"

Gee's cheeks turned a pretty pink and they bit their lower lip, looking up at Frank through their lashes. After a moment, they nodded silently. Frank smiled, reaching up with his free hand to gently cup the boy's cheek, then leaned in to softly press his lips to Gee's. Gee melted into the kiss, a small whine leaving their throat. Frank pulled gently on the boy's hand and Gee got the message, moving out of their seat and into Frank's lap. Frank wrapped both his arms around Gee's thin body, holding them close as he kissed them sweetly.

After a minute, Gee pulled back for air. Their cheeks were flushed, their eyes were glazed and their lips were swollen, red and slick...Frank had never seen anything as beautiful in his entire life. He raised his hand to tuck Gee's long hair behind their right ear.

"So beautiful..."

He breathed. Gee looked down, shaking their head. Frank lifted Gee's chin with two fingers.

"Don't hide baby...you're beautiful whether you know it or not."

"But they..."

Gee trailed off, remembering the cruel words they'd been called so many times. Frank shook his head.

"Whatever those jerks said...it's not true."

Gee sighed, leaning against Frank's chest, their head resting on their teacher's shoulder.

"When s-so many people tell you something enough t-times...you start to believe it..."

They looked up at Frank with wide eyes...more innocent than their horrible life had made them.

"Is it wrong that I d-don't want Josh and Ry to c-come back?...I like it with just you here."

Frank laughed softly, pressing a kiss to the boy's nose.

"You're so sweet. No, it's not wrong...or if it is, then we're wrong together."

Gee smiled and sighed, resting their head again.

"We should eat, I guess."

Frank hummed his agreement.

"Yeah, we should."

Neither one of them made a move to get up.

Notes

Hi there chipmunks, how's you?

So I'm trying to update more often, as I've been Way too lax this last year or so. This is a bit of a filler, but not all chapters can be big drama. More soon...if all goes well.

Until next time...PLEASE COMMENT, and peace out babies!
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