Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2021 16:06:48 +0000 From: Matt Smith Subject: Tales from Kingswood - Chapter 25 Author's Note: Hi all. I'm so excited to share this chapter as it's the beginning of the end for a big storyline. Hopefully it leaves you as excited for chapter 26 as I was to write it! If you have any feedback, comments or questions, you can contact me at matterotica@hotmail.co.uk. Also, to support me you can visit https://www.patreon.com/matterotica Finally, if you appreciate Nifty as much as I do, please consider donating to its upkeep at https://www.nifty.org/nifty/support.html ---------- As an ensemble story, it can occasionally be hard to keep track of characters, so below is a brief summary to help remind you who they are. Daniel `Danny' Davies – 12 – Year 7 – Dorm 1.01 - Danny is a popular and well-liked boy amongst dorm 1.01. Best friend to Chris. Beginning to explore more of what Kingswood has to offer, especially from the newly-discovered goryholes. (unlocked) Christopher `Chris' Smith – 12 – Year 7 – Dorm 1.01 – Chris is a loving, affectionate Irish boy with a large family. Recently agreed to a monogamous relationship with Kyle, but chose not to tell Danny straight away and continued sharing a bed with him, despite telling Kyle he would stop. (unlocked) Nicholas `Nicky' Jones – 12 – Year 7 – Dorm 1.01 – Nicky was an early bloomer, already taller and more developed than anyone in his year. In a secret relationship with his mentor, Will (Year 10), who is also a sub to his own mentor, Jonathan (Year 13). (unlocked) Michael `Mikey' Corbyn – 12 – Year 7 – Dorm 1.01 – Mikey is a volatile, often angry boy who has only just started to make friends with Danny. (unlocked) Robert `Rob' Wilson – 12 – Year 7 – Dorm 1.01 – Rob is an intelligent boy and often spokesperson for the dorm, usually doing the thinking for them too. He is best friend to Josh, but fell out with him a little after learning of his relationship with Alex, his former bully. (locked in chastity) Joshua `Josh' Williams – 11 – Year 7 – Dorm 1.01 – A cheeky and playful boy, best friend to Rob. Has two older brothers at the school, Ryan in Year 12 and Mark in Year 13. Recently revealed he is dating Alex Barnes from Year 9, his former bully. (locked in chastity) David Brown – 11 – Year 7 – Dorm 1.01 – Intelligent but naοve and sensitive, David is the little brother of the group. (locked in chastity) James Taylor – 11 – Year 7 – Dorm 1.01 – James is devoted to his studies and gives little time or effort to anything else, mainly spending his free time with David. (locked ion chastity) Kyle Scott – 12 – Year 7 – Dorm 1.04 – Danny's closest friend outside of the dorm and Chris' boyfriend, Kyle is a caring but anxious boy who struggles to fit in within his own dorm. Recently asked Chris to make their relationship monogamous. (unlocked) Joseph Hunter – 15 – Year 10 – Dorm 2.01 – Joseph is Danny's mentor and best friend to Brian. Despite some slight issues in their first term, Joseph and Danny now have an exceptionally good relationship. Brian Pearson – 15 – Year 10 – Dorm 2.01 – Brian is Chris' mentor and best friends with Joseph. Developed a tendency to tease Danny, always referring to him by pet names. ---------- Tales from Kingswood -------------------- Chapter 25 ---------- Saturday 15 February 2021 The hallways of the Home Building were always busy the morning after Valentine's Day. What may have just looked like students being up and about early was actually more just a case of many boys doing their `Walk of Shame' following a Valentine's date or hook-up. In reality, there was no shame. It was an atmosphere where relationships, both romantic and physical were encouraged and nurtured, but the term carried over from the outside world and kind of stuck. It was even more lively for the fact it was not only the weekend, but also technically the first day of half-term. Most of the boys would be getting picked up by their families later in the day, or in the case of the older students who had their own cars, making their own way home. Dorm 1.01 was substantially less occupied than usual. Chris had `stayed over' at Kyle's place. They didn't often sleep together in dorm 1.04 as the occupants were substantially less welcoming than the 1.01 boys, but they were gradually getting better and, being a special occasion, nobody had been bothered by the additional body in their room overnight. In reality, it had been Chris' idea, part of his ongoing deception of Kyle and Danny, keeping them apart so neither would find out that he was doing things with his best friend behind his boyfriend's back. Nicky had also spent the night out of the dorm. His relationship with Will remained a secret from most of the school, meaning they couldn't spend the night together in either of their dorms but had instead used dorm 3.18, which belonged to Will's mentor. Both of the dorm's usual occupants were sleeping elsewhere for hook-ups of their own so the opportunity was too good to pass up. The third empty bed in 1.01 belonged to Josh, much to Rob's disgust. He had spent the evening on a date with Alex Barnes, Josh's former enemy and current boyfriend, before staying out, presumably with him. Like most of the Home Building, the boys of 1.01 were awake early thanks to the noises from outside. At the beginning of the week, a massive section of the school grounds had been barriered off. At first, many of the boys suspected there was a secret Valentines party planned, as the area under construction was where the party tent normally appeared, but it soon became apparent there was something much bigger going on when construction equipment began to appear. Quite rapidly, a building was beginning to take shape. It certainly lacked the grandeur of the Home Building's Edwardian architecture but was still looking to be quite an impressive size. The students had inevitably reached the conclusion that this was a further reaction to the growing pandemic that was happening out in the world. The teachers were remaining tight-lipped on the purpose of the building, but being Kingswood, speculation was rife. In dorm 1.01, David had continued to remain studious in his monitoring of the news relating to COVID-19. While he had continued to be offered support with his anxiety over the situation, it had proven unnecessary as he had found relief in other ways. His outburst at the first announcement a couple of weeks earlier had positioned him as somewhat of a COVID-19 guru and boys of all ages had begun approaching him to discuss it and listen to what he had to say about it. While his mentor, Evan and Mr Trent had suspected it might cause the boy more worry, it appeared to be doing the opposite. He was able to calmly explain things to others and take relief in seeing that he was no longer the only one worried about it. Up in dorm 3.18, Nicky was just waking up, enjoying one of the first times he had ever been able to do so with his boyfriend at his side. Just as he was stirring, he felt lips against his own. As the lips pulled away, Nicky mewed happily and said sleepily, "Morning!" As his eyes slowly opened, he jumped a little as he found the face looking down at him was not his boyfriend, Will, but rather Will's mentor/Dom, Jonathan. "Sorry, couldn't resist," Jonathan said with a crooked smile. "You just looked so cute lying there!" "Erm... thanks," Nicky said nervously. It was not that unusual to kiss Jonathan, despite his insistence when they first started fooling around together that he wasn't really a kisser when it came to hook-ups. What made it strange was that it was occurring outside of their usual sexual scenario. A kiss in the heat of passion during a particularly vigorous fuck was one thing, but a wake-up kiss? That felt... different. He glanced to his side where Will was still gently snoring. "Have a good night?" Jonathan asked as he stretched out on his roommate's bed, the two younger boys currently occupying his own. "Yeah," Nicky replied, then frowned as he remembered why he was supposed to be pissed at the older student. "Would have been better if you hadn't `forgotten' to leave Will's key!" He added air quotes around forgotten, just in case his tone wasn't enough to suggest his irritation. "Oh yeah, sorry about that," Jonathan said with a shrug. "If you're in need of a dick to play with..." he gestured to his own crotch. "I don't want A dick, I want my boyfriend's dick!" Nicky said coldly. Having his boyfriend in chastity, while he had been spared the fate, had been somewhat of a novelty at the start of the year, but as the terms drew on, Nicky was finding himself increasingly frustrated about it. That frustration had grown into suspicion back at the beginning of the term when Jonathan's roommate had intimated that it was Will's choice to keep Jonathan locked. Jonathan had, of course, denied it, but Nicky had begun to piece things together and what he found certainly didn't seem to add up. Months ago, it had seemed Will was capable of ejaculating, something that would signal his release from the school's chastity scheme but at his next appointment with Dr Arkwright, it had apparently turned out he was still not at that level of sexual maturity. Then there was the app. Boys in chastity had their names shown in red, those who were free were in green. Will's name had been in green since the start of the year but he had told Nicky it was some sort of system glitch and that it just changed by default for Year 10s. All of that, on top of the comment from Jonathan's roommate had made Nicky suspect something foul was afoot, though he didn't want to make an overt accusation in case he was wrong. He had come close to breaking up with Will shortly before Christmas and it had felt devastating, so the fear of causing a relationship-ending argument over an unproven theory was not something that appealed. Jonathan had agreed to leave Will's key so they could play properly together on the Valentines evening together but had conveniently forgotten. When Nicky suggested tracking him down, Will had just made excuses and insisted they could still have a romantic night even with him locked. Nicky was not pleased. "Hey, it's not like your boyfriend even HAS much of a dick," Jonathan sniggered. "You're right," Nicky agreed, looking across the room at Jonathan. "Maybe I should speak to Dr Arkwright. I mean, it's a bit concerning that he's fifteen and not really even developed yet, right?" The look of momentary panic on Jonathan's face was enough to convince Nicky he was onto something. "That's between him and the doc!" Jonathan insisted. "I don't think he'd like you prying like that!" Nicky stared back for a moment then decided to push even harder. "Unlock him now. I have plenty of time to play with him!" he requested. "Nah, Eddy's due back any time now. Probably best not to start anything," Jonathan said casually. "Okay, then I'll take him somewhere else," Nicky said, sitting up as he grabbed his t-shirt from the floor and pulled it on. He held out his hand. "Key please." "I would, but you know it's against school rules for a key holder to share their key with anyone else. Wouldn't want to go getting you in trouble!" Jonathan replied innocently. Nicky was seething but determined not to let it show. He was on verge of just making an outright accusation when movement from his side distracted him. "Mmmm, morning sexy!" Will moaned as he awoke. "Morning to you too!" Jonathan called back before Nicky could say anything. "I meant Nicky!" Will chuckled, oblivious to the tension between his Dom/mentor and boyfriend/mentee. "Morning," Nicky said, forcing a smile. "I was just asking Jonathan for your key, so we can make up for what we couldn't do last night!" "Oh," Will said, suddenly a lot more awake. "We... probably don't have time!" he said awkwardly. Nicky reached down and grabbed his underwear and pulled it on under the covers, then got out of bed and pulled on his jeans. "Fine!" he snapped moodily. He picked up his trainers and socks and headed for the door without putting them on. "Guess I'll see ya both after half-term then!" he snapped as he stepped out, slamming the door behind him. ***** "Thanks, lil dude!" the older boy said as he walked away from David. "Lil dude? That's cute," Danny said as he approached. David was sat out the front of the Home Building enjoying the morning sun and watching the construction going on for the new building. As Danny sat beside him, he grinned and said, "Makes a change. To most of them I'm `the virus guy'!" David said with a slight chuckle. "What you doing out here? It's too cold for the builders to start taking their shirts off yet!" he teased. Danny's eyes narrowed as he shook his head, amused but feigning annoyance. "I'm sure you used to be all shy and quiet," he said with a wry grin. "I miss those days!" David chuckled at the comment. He knew it was meant in good humour, but it also helped remind him that Danny had been the first friend he made at the school. "I was actually coming to check on you!" Danny said, leaning to the side to give the smaller boy a nudge. "Yeah, I get that a lot lately," David said, nodding. "Wow, it's almost like people like you or something. Weird!" Danny teased. David let out a gentle sigh, glancing down at the road that wound through the woods to the school gates. "I don't know if I can go home!" he said meekly. "Why not? I thought you loved seeing your dads!" Danny exclaimed. David pursed his lips, nodding gently. "I do!" he replied, still nodding, "But... I dunno, I already got kinda nervous about going out into the real world and that was before there was a killer virus out there too!" Danny placed an arm around the shorter boy's shoulders and gave him a quick squeeze. "Everything you've ever told me about both of your dads makes them sound frickin' awesome, but also pretty smart. You know they'll look after you and keep you safe!" "But I'm already safe here!" David argued. Danny let out a sigh. He really didn't have any way to disagree with the sentiment. "So... are you gonna ask to stay?" he asked, unsure what else to say. David shook his head. "I want to, but... I don't wanna be someone who gives in to fear. Everything scares me, Danny. If I start letting fear tell me what I can and can't do, I'm pretty much screwed!" Danny chuckled and got an inquisitive look in response. "You really are the smartest kid I've ever known!" he said happily. "And brave too!" David nodded. "Courage is not the absence of fear, it's feeling the fear but doing it anyway!" he said proudly. Danny grinned but rolled his eyes. "Is that from some famous writer or something? It sounds like something Chris would say!" David shrugged. "Probably. But I think I got it from an episode of Spider-Man!" he said as they both burst into laughter. ***** "Oh my God!" Kyle exclaimed as he felt Chris' erection press against his butt. "You can NOT be ready to go again!" Chris chuckled, tipping his head forward over Kyle's shoulder to let the warm spray of the shower wet his hair. He let his lips lightly graze Kyle's shoulder then delicately kissed all the way along until his lips were on his boyfriend's neck. "You saying you can't handle going again?" Kyle let out a contented moan from the kisses to his neck, giggled slightly and answered, "That's definitely not what I said. I'm just surprised after cumming three times last night and twice this morning that you've got anything left in the tank!" "Four last night, actually!" Chris said with a grin as Kyle turned to face him. "I... may have jerked off after you fell asleep! When you see Tim, tell him he's welcome for the show! He was totally watching!" Kyle chuckled as he let his hands casually slide up and down Chris' hips, the smooth skin wet and slippery. "Well you definitely look ready to go!" he said, looking down at Chris' rigid dick. "You trying to get all of next week's fun done in advance so we don't miss out?" "No," Chris said, shaking his head. "This is just how much you turn me on!" he added, swinging his hips a little to make his boner swing side to side. "Damn, if I'd known stopping being with anyone else was gonna make you this horny, I'd have asked for it months ago!" Kyle said with a playful grin. Chris smiled back but felt a tightness in his chest. It had been almost a month since they had agreed to their relationship being exclusively with each other, but Chris was yet to actually stop playing or sleeping with Danny. He hadn't even told his best friend about the decision he made with Kyle. "Have you ever done any... erm... bum... things?" Kyle asked shyly. "Oh!" Chris exclaimed, slightly sideswiped by the question. "Erm... I guess... I've... fingered it a bit. Have you?" Kyle shook his head, flicking water from his hair with the movement. "Nah, but I guess I'm kinda curious about it. I thought... maybe it could be something we try... together!" "Now? Here?" Chris asked, surprised but not opposed to the idea. Kyle grinned. "No, I was thinking when we're back after half-term," he explained. Chris smiled. "You like the idea?" Kyle asked, curious about the reaction. "No," Chris replied, then shook his head and said, "I mean, yeah I like the idea, but that wasn't why I was smiling!" Kyle continued to look at him quizzically. "Half-term!" he stated, like Kyle was supposed to follow. "That was when we got together. I was so pissed off about having to stay here for half-term, but if I hadn't... we might never have gotten together!" "Are you... glad we did?" Kyle asked nervously. "Ugh no, worst mistake I ever made!" Chris stated in disgust. Kyle looked about ready to cry at the comment, so he quickly said, "Aww, I'm only kidding. Best thing to ever happen!" Kyle breathed an audible sigh of relief and leaned forward. They kissed, their faces meeting under the flow from the shower, though they quickly moved back towards the wall to avoid accidentally inhaling it and drowning. "Yaaargh!" Kyle screamed out as his back touched the cold tiles of the wall, making them both of them laugh. "Sorry," he chuckled. "Where were we?" he asked as he reached down to take hold of Chris' dick. "I believe you were just about to check if I'm running on empty yet!" Chris said with a grin. "Oh really? And how was I going to do that?" Kyle asked, raising an eyebrow. Chris shrugged. "Well I could draw you a diagram, but it's probably easier if I just show you!" He squatted down and opened his mouth, letting his tongue poke out to slide the length of Kyle's boner, from head to base. As he heard the other boy shudder, he took the cock fully into his mouth then reached up to gently tease both nipples at once. Kyle's legs almost buckled from the jolt of pleasure he felt. Despite having cum himself almost as many times as Chris in the last twelve hours, he was very much ready to go again too. While he would have expected to maybe be a little sore after so much activity, he instead found the pleasure slightly heightened in both his cock and his nipples, both of which had been well worked over by Chris earlier. Glancing up, Chris could see Kyle had his eyes closed, so he decided to give him a little surprise. He released one of the nipples, then reached over to pump a small glob of shower gel from the dispenser then reached up between the other boy's legs. Kyle's eyes shot open as he realised where Chris's hand was heading, staring down nervously. Chris released Kyle's penis from his mouth and said softly, "Don't worry, I'm not going in. Just think of this as... a teaser!" As he sucked the rigid tool back between his lips, his fingers made contact with Kyle's pert little buttocks. They were firm but parted willingly as his fingers pushed in between. He knew he had found the right spot with his soapy digits when he heard a high-pitched whimper from above. "Ah, yeah, we're... we're definitely doing... more of this... after half-term!" Kyle said, struggling to speak through the shudders of pleasure he was getting from the nipple, ass and cock all at once. "Unnnh, wait," he suddenly said, grabbing Chris' head. "Let's cum together!" "Okay," Chris said happily as he pulled the cock from his mouth. He stood and draped his arms over Kyle's shoulders, pulling him into another kiss as they pressed their cocks together. They stood making out, grinding their rigid dicks together for a few minutes before Kyle declared, "I'm getting close!" "Mmm-huh," Chris hummed pulling away a little, rapidly stroking his own dick to get himself as close to orgasm as Kyle. His breathing quickened as he felt himself reach the point of no return, quickly pressing his erection against Kyle's and stroking them in unison. At almost the exact same moment, they both orgasmed, their loads smaller than usual but bigger than expected, Kyle's spattering Chris and vice versa before they pressed together again in a final kiss, their wet bodies slickened even further by the mutual load sandwiched between them. When the kiss finally parted, they stood holding each other, the shower washing away the final remnants of their shared ejaculation. "I love you, Kyle!" Chris said dreamily. "Love you too!" Kyle replied contentedly. As Chris stood holding his boyfriend, he thought to himself, `I'm telling Danny... after half-term! I've got to!' ***** Rob rolled his eyes, clearly not happy with his mentor. "You're really worrying over nothing!" Sam insisted. "Josh dating Satan himself is NOT nothing!" Rob declared dramatically. "He's really not that bad!" Sam said, shaking his head. Satan, or Alex Barnes to use his actual name, was in the year below Sam so they didn't really interact much, but he knew of him by reputation. He was far from an angel, often able to rub most people up the wrong way, even his own dormmates half the time, but from what Sam knew of him he really wasn't quite as bad as Rob liked to make out. "No, he's worse!" Rob pouted. "Look, you know I trust you and I trust your judgment," Sam said, getting a reluctantly satisfied nod from Rob. "And I know you've been saying Josh is acting weird pretty much since you started here, so I did a bit of asking around on your behalf." "Wait, who did you ask?" Rob asked, looking worried. Sam's mentor was Mark Williams – Josh's eldest brother. Rob had taken almost as much of a disliking to Josh's brothers as he had to Alex, so he had been insistent that Sam not speak to him about the Josh concerns. "Sorry bud," Sam apologised. "I know you're not a fan, but if something's up with someone, who's gonna know better than their own brother?" "What did you tell him?" Rob asked furiously. "Nothing. I just said you had some concerns about Josh and Alex and asked if he had any problems with it!" Sam explained. "You moron!" Rob snapped. "Oy, easy!" Sam warned his young mentee. While the mentor relationship was significantly less formal than any relationship with a member of the faculty, there was still an expectation of a basic level of respect and good behaviour. "Sorry," Rob apologised sheepishly. "While I was up there, I even had a chat with Adam," Sam explained. Rob frowned, unfamiliar with the name. "Adam Barnes!" Sam stated, shaking his head. "Alex's brother! He's one of Mark's best mates!" Rob looked shocked. He hadn't even known Alex had a brother, let alone one that was at the school. "He actually said Alex seems... better now. Happier even!" Sam explained. Rob managed to ignore the last comment completely, the new information simply feeding into the worry in his head. "So... there's a direct link between Alex and Josh's brother. That's... I don't know, it feels important." Sam chuckled at Rob's selective reaction and said, "Well there was... already a connection!" Rob looked at him quizzically. "Alex's mentor!" Sam said, shaking his head. "Seriously! In all your investigating and snooping did you not think to look into this stuff?" "Who's his mentor?" Rob asked, frustrated at his own investigative failures. He had been so obsessed with looking into Alex directly - his interests, his friends, his social activities – he hadn't even thought to look into his mentor. "It's Ryan!" Sam said, bemused by the smart boy's obvious oversight. "Ryan Williams, you know... Josh's other brother... or did you not know Josh had brothers either?" he asked sarcastically with a smirk. "Yes I knew!" Rob snapped, but then quietly added, "Just not about the mentor thing!" he looked deep in thought for a moment. "This... this has to mean something!" he muttered. "It means this is Kingswood where everyone knows everyone and we're all linked in one way or another!" Sam said dismissively. "No!" Rob said sharply. "I refuse to believe that the guy mentored by Josh's brothers, who he hates, gets into a fight with Josh as soon as he gets to the school and then ends up dating him out of nowhere! It's... ugh, I don't know. It's... like I've put the jigsaw together, but it's face down so I can't see the picture!" "Maybe it's not face down! Maybe there's just no picture to see!" Sam suggested. Rob looked a little annoyed, but Sam ventured on with his other suggestion anyway. "Is there a chance you're maybe just... a bit jealous?" "What!" Rob yelped angrily. "No! Why would I be?" "Rob, seriously?" Sam asked, mildly amused. "Your entire existence seems to revolve around Josh. Are you telling me you don't have feelings for him?" "Yeah, of course I do, but the feeling is FRIENDSHIP!" Rob insisted, then frowned and said, "Okay, friendship isn't a feeling, but you get what I mean!" He growled angrily as Sam smirked at how flustered he was getting. "Whatever. I'm gonna go find someone who actually wants to help!" He headed for the door. "Oy, get back here!" Sam said, reaching out to grab the younger boy. "Look, I'm sorry if I offended you or anything. You go do what you need to do. I'll see you again after half-term, okay?" Rob huffed and nodded. He found it infuriating that Sam didn't take his concerns more seriously, but that aside, he got on well with his mentor. He smiled meekly and gave him a quick hug before heading out to go find Danny. ***** Danny had spent the morning doing the same thing he had spent most of Valentines night doing... alternating between sucking anonymous dicks and getting his own cock sucked by unknown people at the school's gloryholes. The toilets on his side of the first floor had never really proven very lucky for him, mainly because they were frequented by the four year 7 dorms and two of the Year 8 dorms and from what he had been told, most boys didn't get let in on the gloryhole secret until they were a little older. The toilets on the opposite end of the first floor were a little busier, being used by the remaining two Year 8 dorms and the four Year 9 dorms. Though it seemed either a lot of them didn't know about the gloryholes, or they were simply not very popular. Where Danny had found the most luck was up on the second floor. Based on how many guys seemed to use it, he had determined that by Year 10, most boys were in on the secret. He occasionally got a quizzical look from one of the older boys when they saw him heading to their toilets, but they either figured he was just using the facilities or knew what he was actually doing and had no issue with it. The horny boy had quickly figured out that many of the guys who wanted to be sucked were equally eager to do some sucking of their own and it was not uncommon for him to end up doing both with the same stranger. There had been a somewhat amusing moment a few days earlier when he had snuck in and found himself sucking what looked to be Joseph's dick. He had considered mentioning it, but as he wasn't really supposed to know about the gloryholes yet, telling his mentor about it didn't seem the wisest idea. Danny stood pressed against the wall of his cubicle, his dick protruding through the hole and being expertly sucked by whoever was on the other side. As exciting as he found it to be interacting anonymously, it was at times like this he regretted it. It was doubtlessly one of the best blow jobs he had ever received, and he would have loved to know who it was. It didn't take long for him to shoot his load into the stranger's mouth. Within moments of shooting his last few drops, he had sunk to his knees and placed his mouth to the hole, something he had picked up from others to have a very obvious meaning. Just as he hoped, his eager mouth was rewarded with an equally eager cock. It was raging hard, impressively girthy and a fairly impressive length too. His desire to know who was on the other side grew even more, but he was determined to honour the sanctity of the gloryhole code and not snoop. He knelt, pleasuring the meaty tool, slightly wistful over the fact it was probably the last sex he would have until he returned after half-term. He had plans to meet up with his friends when he went home, but alas none of them were into that sort of thing (as far as he knew). He simply made the most of his final experience, lashing his tongue around the swollen head while massaging the shaft with his lips. He heard a pleasured grunt from the other side of the wall that told him release was imminent but kept the cock firmly in his mouth, happily gulping down every thick glob of spunk the impressive tool was able to produce. Once he had licked it clean, the cock pulled back and the panel on the other side popped up, signalling the end of the encounter. Danny pulled back onto his haunches just as he felt his phone vibrate. He pulled it out of his pocket and saw a message from Rob that said, [Where are you? Big news re: Josh!] He quickly typed back, [Meet down in entrance in 5!] Without thinking, he stood up and opened the door to head out, keen to find out what Rob had discovered. As he stepped out, the door to the next cubicle opened. He froze, realising he had accidentally destroyed the anonymity of the encounter. It may not have been so bad in any other situation, but he now found himself standing face-to-face with Brian, Chris' mentor. For the first time since they met, Danny actually saw the older boy blush, seemingly lost for words. Without saying anything, Brian dashed for the door, leaving Danny slightly at a loss for how to feel. Now was not the time though. He had told Rob they would meet, so he quickly washed his hands then headed out of the toilets and down the stairs. "I'm so fucking stupid!" Rob declared as Danny approached him at the back of the entrance foyer. "If that's your big news... it's not news!" Danny said with a snigger. Rob ignored the playful insult, clearly too caught up in whatever was running through his mind. "Alex has an older brother who's best mates with Mark AND it turns out Alex's mentor is Ryan!" "Oh!" Danny said, surprised by the revelation once he figured out all of the names, but unsure what to make of it. "And... what does that mean?" he asked, genuinely unsure. Rob opened his mouth to reply but paused, silent. He closed his mouth, exhaling sharply out his nose with exasperation. "I don't know!" he whined. "But... but it has to mean something, right?" he asked, hopeful that Danny would see the connection better than Sam had. Danny nodded thoughtfully. "It definitely seems like it would, I just... don't get what!" he said, looking as confused as Rob. "I saw them together last night actually!" "Yeah, so did I. It's... just plain weird!" Rob said, shaking his head. "Actually, they..." Danny started. Had he thought about what he was about to say, he likely would have stayed silent for fear of annoying Rob, but he had started now and had to finish. "They looked really happy together!" "Fuck!" Rob snapped, shocking Danny a little. Swearing was far from uncommon, even amongst the youngest boys at the school but Rob did it quite rarely. He sighed and shook his head. "You're not the first to say that." He let out an even heavier sigh. "Maybe I really am just... imagining things!" Danny wanted to disagree. He trusted Rob, his intelligence, his instinct, his knowledge of Josh, but after spending weeks working with him to try and unravel the mystery of Josh it was beginning to look increasingly like he was wrong. He just reached out and grabbed Rob's shoulder, smiling at him comfortingly. ***** What had started as a simple, amused observation had become somewhat of an obsession for Mikey. "A few inches or some good stretching exercises and you'll be able to suck your own dick!" That was what his mentor, Andy, had observed when he positioned himself for a fingering he had requested. Ever since then, he had been working hard to make the possibility into reality. Every warm-up for Football, Basketball, Tennis or PE included a few extra stretches. Any time he was alone with a ruler to hand he was measuring and hoping for a sudden growth spurt. Despite six weeks of hard work, he still felt no closer to the glorious moment he would feel his lips touch his dick, or would it be his dick touching his lips? Either way, he wanted it badly and Mikey was not a boy who handled frustration well. At the beginning of term, Andy had urged him to do a couple of things – consider who, if anyone, he might want to do sexual things with and consider telling a friend a secret he had not shared with anyone for several years. He knew Andy was looking out for his best interests, but neither of those things felt as important as getting his own dick in his mouth so they had been pushed aside for the last six weeks. "Stop narrating!" Mikey whispered angrily. "I already know all this!" He was currently in the showers. On a normal day it could be difficult to get time alone to do anything private in the dorm so the showers usually ended up his venue of choice for experimentation. With everyone getting ready for their returns home today, it remained the only place he could go. Laying on the wet ground of the cubicle, he had used the wall to prop himself up before pulling his legs back and down to try and pull his small cock towards his desperate mouth. "It's NOT small and I'm NOT desperate!" Mikey grumbled angrily. Growing increasingly annoyed, he pulled on his legs again, felt a sudden twinge of pain and straightened a little, but twisted and slipped on the tiled floor. He ended up sprawled on the floor, his head almost under the partition to the next cubicle, growling furiously to himself at yet another failure. A further annoyance came from next door where the feet he could see standing there suddenly kicked water in his face and whoever was in there declared, "Stop spying you fucking perv!" Mikey quickly pulled back and climbed up onto his feet. His self-sucking may have been a failure, but his arousal was certainly not going anywhere without an assist. He wrapped his fingers around the skinny erection and began to stroke. How could he ever think about being with someone else if he couldn't even manage such a simple task as sucking his own dick. Nobody likes failures! "I know, shut up!" Mikey said, shaking his head. "I'll get there. Once I get some privacy over half-term I'm gonna nail it!" He was lying to himself, of course. There was no way he would ever manage it, because Mikey was absolutely a failure at this stuff, but telling himself he had a chance made him feel better about failing at yet another thing in his life. "Shut up!" Mikey repeated, this time much weaker, coming to realise the truth. His stroking hand began to slow eventually coming to a full stop before letting go. He couldn't even manage a wank today. Another failure! His face screwed up angrily. He quickly turned off the shower, grabbed his towel and headed back to the dorm to get ready to leave. ***** Danny had continued wandering the Home Building, both inside and out. He was finding it quite a pleasant experience to see so many people excited about visits home and it really helped to remind him just how many people he had come to know in the first half of the school year. A lot of the people he was seeing weren't exactly what you would call friends, more just casual acquaintances, but that simply added to the growing sense of community he felt. It made sense that, in a closed environment like Kingswood, he would get to know all the students, teachers and staff by sight, but it was a pleasant surprise how comfortable he had become just saying a polite `hello', `goodbye' or `how's it going' to pretty much anyone. Lately it had taken on a slightly exciting twist too, as each person he passed brought with them the potential that Danny had sucked their dick anonymously. He even found himself looking at some of the adults around the school and wondering if they ever frequented the school's gloryholes. It seemed unlikely, but it definitely gave him a bit of a thrill to consider. As he wandered out the main doors of the building, he spotted Joseph stood at the bottom of the steps. The older boy spotted him at the same time and the two exchanged a broad, sincere grin. "Good timing, I'm leaving any minute!" Joseph called out, holding his arms open. Danny chuckled as he scurried down the steps and grabbed his mentor/friend in a tight hug. "I was gonna send you a message, but I guess in person is better," Joseph said as he let go of the younger boy. "I know you've got a lot going on with your mates and things are starting to get a bit tense with the whole Covid thing so I just wanted to remind you we don't have to be at school for me to be there for you, okay? You need me over half-term, I'm just a call or a text away!" Danny smiled. "Thanks, I appreciate it," he said happily. "You got big plans for half-term?" "Sleep all day, party all night!" Joseph declared confidently. As Danny gave him a doubtful look, he shrugged and said, "Okay, sleep all day... sleep more all night!" "That's more like it!" Danny chuckled. "You know me too well," Joseph beamed. He glanced round as a car appeared where the school's driveway vanished into the treeline and said, "That's my folks. I'll see you in a week, bud!" He kissed Danny's forehead, the two exchanged fist-bumps and he ran off towards the car park. Once Joseph was gone, Danny turned to head back inside, not seeing anyone else he wanted to speak to amongst the people dotted around. As he turned, he saw Brian emerge from the double doors. Less than an hour earlier they had, unknowingly, sucked each other's dicks. When they realised what had happened, Brian had just run off so they hadn't had a chance to talk about it. Danny was dreading what the older boy might say. He always had an annoying cute name he called him and loved to tease, so this was doubtlessly just more ammunition for him. With a sigh of acceptance, he wandered up the steps towards the door and said a reluctant, "Hi Brian!" "Erm... hi," Brian said awkwardly, then glanced to the car park and said, "Gotta go, see you around," then ran past the younger boy. Danny felt a strange churning in his stomach. Brian hadn't called him a silly nickname. He hadn't teased him. He had lacked all of his usual confidence and swagger. Danny should have felt relieved as he hated the older boy's attitude and torment, yet the brief and awkward encounter just left him feeling... empty!? Danny turned to watch Brian hurry along towards the car park with a gentle sigh. As he turned to head inside, he reminded himself of the nice things Joseph had said. He loved that he could always rely on his mentor, although it did just serve to remind him how screwy the rest of his relationships were. Things with Adrian had never really recovered following the awkwardness before Christmas with Danny's offer of `fun' and Adrian turning him down. Kyle still appeared to be avoiding him for some reason. He was closer to Rob than he had been before, but that felt all about Josh, who Danny barely spoke to now. Mikey, who he had begun to bond with last term had become increasingly distant, always focused on other things. Now Brian had gone weird too. At least things were good with Joseph. And Nicky, he suddenly reminded himself. Things were good there too. Not counting the gloryhole encounters, Nicky was the one he had the most sex with now and it was always casual and fun, the two often showering together. Lost in thought over the complexities of being himself, Danny had wandered back into the dorm. It was nearly their time to start getting picked up so he figured he should make sure all his stuff was ready. "You see Josh anywhere out there?" Rob asked the moment he saw Danny walk into the dorm. Danny shook his head. "Sorry, no sign," he said before heading to check on his bags. A few moments later, Mikey returned, wrapped in a towel and not looking particularly happy. He was greeted with the same question as Danny. "Yeah, I just saw him coming down from upstairs!" Mikey said, heading to his wardrobe to get dressed. "He's right behind me!" "Fuck's sake, is Rob at it again?" Josh demanded as he walked in. "Give it a rest, you fucking stalker!" The angry comment caught the attention of the whole dorm who turned to see what was happening, some chuckling a little and thinking it was just Josh being playful, but his scowl soon made it clear he apparently meant it.. "Hey, he's allowed to worry about you, ya know. It's what friends do!" Danny said sharply. Josh rolled his eyes and let out a disgusted grunt, shaking his head. "Wow, someone who makes ME look nice. That makes a change," Mikey said pointedly as he pulled on a t-shirt. "Oh fuck off, Mikey!" Josh snapped. Danny immediately looked back at Mikey, shaking his head. A few months earlier, Mikey had allowed his temper to get out of control and someone had been hurt as a result. Danny had made him promise it wouldn't happen again and, despite the apparent distance between them, Mikey appeared to be keeping his promise. Danny didn't want that to change now. "Let's just leave him alone, he's clearly having a bad day or something!" Danny said, slightly patronisingly. "Every day's a bad day when I'm stuck here with you fucking twats!" Josh said angrily. "Hey, come on Josh, we're your friends. Whatever's wrong, please just talk to us!" Rob pleaded, his patience seemingly lasting longer than everyone else's. The rest of the boys were either beginning to surround him, looking increasingly pissed at his attitude or hiding back at a safe distance, keen to avoid confrontation. "Oh, we're your friends," Josh mocked in a derisive tone. "Like fuck you are. You're just the bunch of freaks and losers I got stuck sharing a room with!" "Hey!" Chris snapped. "Bad day or not, that's not cool!" "Cool or not, it's true!" Josh sneered. "But I suppose you bunch of pussies can't handle the truth, can you!" "What's the supposed to mean?" Danny asked, resisting the urge to punch Josh in the face. "It means if I told you all the truth, you'd probably be sobbing into your fucking pillows!" Josh said angrily as he moved down the dorm, the others backing away from him wearily as he passed through. "Josh, please, stop this. Whatever's wrong, I wanna help!" Rob begged. "I don't, I just wanna kick the shit out of him!" Mikey added honestly. "Yeah, you're not the only one!" Danny added, looking angrier than the rest of the dorm had ever seen him. "So let's hear it then, tough guy. You've clearly got shit to say, lay the `truth' on us!" "Danny, please!" Rob pleaded in vain. "Whadda you say, pussies? Think you can handle a bit of reality?" Josh asked with a derisive snigger as he looked round. Danny and Mikey faced off against him, both looking ready to pounce. James, David and Nicky were all gathered together at the back of the dorm, clearly trying to remain as hidden as possible and out of the argument. Chris stood beside Rob, placing a hand on his shoulder to try and calm him. "We're not scared of you Josh!" Danny said confidently. "And we're not scared of any of your bullshit `truths' either!" "Oh, okay then, let's give one a go. Let's start small, shall we!" Josh said, glancing down at his hand. His phone was gripped tightly in it, his other hand still encased in the cast that was due to come off over half-term. He stared down the dorm at James and smiled wickedly. "James, let's get you out of the way first before I forget you even exist again. If you actually had a personality you'd be so much more fun to insult, but sadly you don't, which is why nobody likes you! There's just nothing in there to like!" "Woah, too far Josh. Way too fucking far!" Chris said sternly, moving from Rob's side to join Danny and Mikey. "See, told ya you couldn't handle it!" Josh sniggered. "Pussies!" "Fine, if not wanting to stand here while you insult my friends makes me a pussy, then I'm a pussy. Happy now?" Chris demanded, moving towards James' bunk where he reached up and offered a supportive hand. "Ugh, you're so fucking full of it!" Josh said derisively. "Guess what Chris, we ALL know your secret!" Chris looked suddenly nervous. Did Josh actually know about the Kyle/Danny situation? Did the others? Was it about to be revealed? "Your whole loving everyone, always cuddling, always friendly and loveable thing is just your way of hiding the fact you're shit-scared to ever be on your own. I mean, you're too much of a fucking wimp to even sleep alone without having pathetic little nightmares. We've all heard you. Grow the fuck up!" Josh said, shaking a little. Danny launched himself at Josh but felt hands grab at him to hold him back. Mikey and Chris were both struggling to keep him at bay as Josh sniggered. "GET OFF OF ME! I'M GONNA FUCKING KILL HIM!" Danny screamed furiously. To hear such awful things said to someone he loved was more than he was willing to tolerate. "GET OFF!" he screamed again, struggling against the other two boys. Josh looked round, seemingly happy Danny was being kept under control. "Oh, hey David!" he said in a sickly-sweet tone, getting a nervous stare back. "DON'T! DON'T YOU FUCKING DARE!" Danny yelled, still trying to get free without hurting the boys holding him back. "David, don't listen. Fuck, Rob, fucking do something!" "We all know why you're so smart, David. It's nature's way of making up for that body. Put down the pies, you fat little fucker!" Josh taunted. With an almighty shove, Danny tossed the other two aside and lunged at Josh, toppling him onto the floor and landing on top of him. "Hey, you can all see I'm not fighting back, right?" Josh called out, raising his hands. "Enjoy seeing big, brave Danny beat up someone with a broken arm who's not even fighting back!" Danny's fist was clenched and raised, ready to pound down into Josh's face, but he couldn't do it. He was right. No matter what he had said, or might still say, Danny couldn't hit someone who wasn't even defending themselves. "Hey Danny, wanna hear yours?" Josh asked with a sickly-sweet smile. Danny pulled back, standing over the prone boy, looking nervous. "You're just a back-up, aren't you!" Josh said, sitting up. He climbed to his feet as Danny stared back. "You're the friend everyone goes to when their first choice isn't available. Fuck, even Chris chose someone else over you. You're like a walking silver medal! And the fucking tragic thing is, you're so desperate to be liked you just put up with it, over and over again!" Mikey and Chris moved round behind Danny, both helping him up. As Chris kept Danny back, Mikey stayed close at Josh as he got up onto his feet. "Come on then, tough guy!" Mikey said angrily. "My turn, is it?" Josh chuckled as he shook his head. "Nah, you wait your turn, little boy!" he said patronisingly. He stared to the end of the dorm, to his final victim in the small group. "Oh... wh... what?" Nicky stuttered, trying to look unbothered but very visibly uncomfortable with the whole confrontation. "Lemme guess, I'm a freak cos I'm a giant and I'm over-developed and I go to the shower dressed. Whatever you've got to say, I promise I already think worse!" "Nah," Josh said, shaking his head. "They're just... quirks. The truth you're scared of isn't even about you, it's about your secret boyfriend!" Nicky visibly flinched, not only because he knew most of the dorm didn't know he was even dating, but also because of his own nagging concerns over Will. "He got unlocked at the start of the year, you gullible fucking idiot!" Josh said, shaking his head. "He's only staying locked for his REAL boyfriend. You're just some pathetic... big-dicked side-piece he keeps around for his entertainment like a circus freakshow!" Nicky looked like he had been punched in the stomach. Being right about his suspicions was bad enough, but having his relationship and his boyfriend's lies blurted out to the whole dorm was nauseating. As Josh turned his gaze to Mikey, the volatile boy looked ready to do what Danny couldn't. Staring coldly at Josh he asked, "Well? Nothing to say? You scared of me, are you?" Josh stared back for a moment, then nodded. "Yes. Yes I am. I'm very scared of you!" he answered honestly. As Mikey smiled, seemingly feeling he had won, Josh added, "In fact everyone is... because they know you're a fucking lunatic. You're broken and you're dangerous and everyone knows it! You're only here until they find a vacancy in the loony bin!" Mikey did not react the way the rest of the dorm expected. They had thought Josh was about to get snapped in half, but Mikey just stood there, frozen. "Mikey," Danny whispered, placing a hand on his arm, but he immediately jerked away. "Well, this has been fun," Josh said, picking up his bag as he headed back towards the door. "But my ride's here any minute. Oh wait, I forgot someone didn't I!" The room was eerily silent as all eyes turned to Rob. Josh tilted his head and smiled. "Rob, my best friend in the entire world! So smart, so kind... so fucking blind. How have you not figured out I can't fucking stand you. You just... clung onto me on the first day and then I got stuck with you like a bad rash! I'm sick of playing along, so let me make this perfectly clear!" He moved close to Rob, his back to the rest of the room. Rob stared back and saw his friend's expression change, just for a few seconds. The anger vanished, the fury, the rage, all gone, replaced with a look of absolute sorrow. As quickly as it changed, it switched back. "I don't like you and I have never liked you. We are NOT friends now and we never will be!" Josh said coldly. He stared for a few seconds then headed for the door. As he got to it he looked back at the devastated boys and said a cheerful, "See ya fellas. Have a GREAT break!" As he left, Rob followed him out and grabbed his shoulder as he reached the top of the stairs. "Josh, I don't know what that was, but we're still your friends, no matter what!" Josh stared back for a moment, then his eyes dropped to the ground. "Go fuck yourself!" he muttered, before heading off down the stairs. ----------------------------------- If you enjoy my writing, please let me know at matterotica@hotmail.co.uk, I love to hear readers' thoughts. 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