Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2023 13:31:21 +0000 From: Matt Smith Subject: The Kingswood Effect - Chapter 23 Author's Note – This is book three of the Kingswood Saga. Check out Tales from Kingswood and The Kingswood Eight to find out what has happened previously. Thank you all for the ongoing support and feedback. If you have any questions or comments, my email is always open at matterotica@hotmail.co.uk. Alternatively, I can be found on patreon where I also post my stories, along with bonus content and exclusives, at patreon.com/matterotica Finally, Nifty is a wonderful site that has been home to my writing for over a decade. Please consider a donation to help support it - http://donate.nifty.org/donate.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The Kingswood Effect -------------------- Chapter 23 ---------- Sunday 5 February 2022 "Sunday is DEFINITELY my favourite day," Mikey mused as he laid in bed, hands behind his bed as he stared at the ceiling. "Yeah," Nicky agreed softly. Lying on his side, he had started out staring out the huge windows, watching the sun emerge over the woods surrounding the school grounds but had soon found his eyes drawn, as always, back to Mikey. Mikey tilted his head to the side to look at Nicky, who looked away as soon as he saw movement. "It's just... nice to not have so much noise around!" he said a little wistfully. "Yeah," Nicky agreed again. The rest of the dorm was empty, with rugby practice and drama club occupying most of the room's occupants. "I could leave if you like," he joked, then added a wry grin and said, "Or I could go see if Josh is available!" "Why would I need Josh?" Mikey frowned, shrugging a little as he propped himself up on one arm. "Well you two seem to be... getting close!" Nicky said, trying not to sound too bitter. "Oh fuck off," Mikey scowled, flopping back down to roll over and face the other way. "Not everyone who spends time together GETS together, ya know!" he said angrily. "Sorry, I was just kidding!" Nicky said sheepishly, though it did actually make him feel better to hear Mikey say it. "Well don't joke about Josh!" Mikey snapped, moving onto his back once more to scowl at Nicky. "I swear you guys forget sometimes!" "Forget what?" Nicky asked curiously, sitting up to face Mikey, cross-legged. Mikey huffed and sat up, mirroring Nicky's position. "Well... you all act like the stuff he went through when he was a kid just stopped that day on the roof!" Mikey said, shaking his head a little. "It... didn't?" Nicky asked, a little concerned at the possibility their friend was still being hurt. "No!" Mikey snapped. "I mean... he's not getting any new hurt, but that doesn't make the old hurt go away. Stuff like that... stays with you! More of you need to remember that!" Nicky was a little offended by the comment. Enough that it pushed him past his caution about arguing with Mikey. "Yeah, I think I know a bit about it. Ask my therapist!" he said sharply. He immediately regretted the pointed comment. He knew it was likely to trigger one of Mikey's infamous moods and worried they were about to descend into shouting. "Sorry," Mikey said softly, surprisingly non-reactive. Nicky had been ready to burst into a grovelling apology until he heard the word from Mikey. "Oh," he said, a little taken aback. "I mean... I'm sorry too. I... think it's really nice that you worry about him!" Mikey shrugged and said matter-of-factly, "I don't have a lot of friends so I kinda like to look after the ones I DO have!" "Ha. Wrong!" Nicky said, prepared this time for the scowl he got. "You've got loads of friends!" "I don't think they count as friends if they're only nice to me cos they're scared of me!" Mikey explained. "What!?" Nicky replied, shocked. He reached over and vaulted the small gap between their bunks. He missed being above Danny and Chris. With their bunks together, him and Mikey had been immediately side-by-side during Year 8, rather than the narrow gap that now separated them. As he landed next to Mikey, he asked incredulously, "You don't really think that, do you?" Mikey shrugged. "I know I can be scary," he said quietly, "Like the way you're scared of me!" "Hey we covered this, remember. We're all good now!" Nicky insisted, reaching out to stroke Mikey's leg. "And yeah, there probably are some people who are scared of you, cos in case you didn't notice, you can be a right moody bitch, but... oh my god, your friends genuinely like you. Some of us MORE than like you!" Mikey stared back for a few moments, looking ready to speak but no words came out. He frowned a little, then actually flinched before looking back to Nicky. "Are you... okay?" Nicky asked curiously. "Yeah," Mikey said, his eyes darting to the side for a split second. "I'm fine!" he insisted. Nicky thought for a moment and asked, "Are you sure? You're... well..." He paused and sighed. There was something he had often thought about saying to the smaller boy over the past several months, but fear of his moods had always been a deterrent. If there was ever an opportunity to say it, it was now. "You... erm... sometimes you still act a bit like... you did when... Snuffles was still around!" Snuffles had been the unofficial ninth member of dorm 1.01 when they started at Kingswood, though he would not appear on the any class register or have a bed in the dorm. He was Mikey's imaginary friend, who had stayed with him through most of Year 7 and only departed when he was confident Mikey would be well looked after by his new, real friends. "What?" Mikey scoffed incredulously. "You know he's long gone. Dead and buried! Literally!" Nicky frowned. He wasn't sure he believed Mikey but didn't know if disagreeing now was really the best move. Instead, he shuffled forward and put his arms around the other boy as he said softly, "I know I fucked up when I broke up with you, and I hurt you and... I never expect you to just forget that, but I'm still your friend and you can talk to me about anything!" "Ha. Wrong!" Mikey said, in his best imitation of Nicky's earlier comment. As Nicky recoiled, pulling his arms away, Mikey smirked and leaned towards him to resume the hug as he said, "You're not my friend. You're my BEST friend!" Nicky chuckled and took hold again. It seemed like such a small thing, just that one word, but in their dorm it had become almost sacred. Danny and Chris, best friends. Rob and Josh, best friends, David and James... well, that was complicated, but close enough. At one point it had also been Mikey and Nicky, best friends, but that had been a long time ago now. It almost brought a tear to his eye to realise... they were back! ***** The first half of drama club that morning had involved work on the two SCIPS productions the school was doing, one by the older students and one by the Year 8 and 9s. Chris had been so excited to hear the first full read-through of the script he had written. Already being careful not to put too much pressure on the boys, Ruby had taken the second half of the morning's session and got the boys doing some fun exercises and routines that always filled the drama room with laughter. Despite the merriment, Danny remained utterly downbeat, keeping mostly out of the way as the rest of the Year 9s messed around together. It was now two weeks since he had arranged a roleplay session with Adrian, Kyle and Brian that had ended badly enough that all three of them were no longer speaking to him. Seeing Adrian happily enjoying the games was hard enough, but he served as a constant reminder that he had also been completely cut out by Brian. He sat fiddling with the promise ring he wore, the one that Brian had given him on their anniversary back in July. Playing with it was normally a fairly mindless activity, though occasionally it had been a slight pick-me-up when he was feeling down. Today though, every twiddle was sending ripples of misery up through Danny's arm and straight to his heart. While he had attempted to talk to Adrian and Kyle a couple of times, he had completely left Brian to deal with things in his own time. The closest he had come to interacting with him was speaking to Joseph – Danny's mentor/Brian's roommate and best friend. He had met up with him the day after the incident, worried about what Brian might have told him. "Nothing!" Joseph had replied when asked what he knew. "I know he's upset... AND pissed, but... he refuses to tell me what actually happened!" Joseph explained. Danny had followed Brian's lead, not letting Joseph in on the details. He wasn't quite sure why, though. He tried to tell himself that if Brian wanted Joseph to know, he'd tell him, but deep down he knew he just didn't want Joseph to think badly of him. So Joseph had been stuck in the middle, caring for his best friend and mentoring Danny, all while trying to remain impartial between the two. Danny gave another glance to the rest of the boys from his Year. His eyes lingered on Chris. Realistically, his eyes often lingered on the cute, Irish lad anyway, but today especially. The read-through of the script had gone well, but he was grateful they had simply been reading it and not acting it out. There was one stage direction that filled Danny with a feeling he couldn't quite describe – `Damian and Hunter kiss'. They were Chris and Danny's characters. They had to kiss! Danny quite liked kissing, though for the past eighteen months his lips had been mostly reserved for Brian, a rule of his own making. The problem now came from who it was with. Despite their many challenges, Chris and Danny had been virtually inseparable since the moment they met. The very first night they shared a dorm, Chris had `claimed' Danny as his own, deciding then and there that they were best friends for life. At the start of Year 7, their friendship had been viewed by many as an obvious precursor to something more, other students frequently calling them boyfriends, but then Chris had started dating someone. Although they had split up, it was Danny who had started a relationship next, but his closeness to Chris was unaffected. Then there had been `The Accident'. Paralysed and trapped underground, Danny had spent hours alone with Chris, drifting in and out of consciousness, having conversations he barely remembered. One that had come back to him recently had hit Danny hard. Chris had said he felt like he made a mistake, and that he wished he had started dating Danny in Year 7 instead of Kyle. It was a feeling Danny had reciprocated... then forget in his injured haze. The two boys spent every night together in a shared bed. They told each other (almost) everything. They had sex as frequently and passionately as possible. But in the two years, six months and nine days they had known each other, there was one thing they had never done – kissed! Unable to think about it anymore, Danny stood up and approached the teacher. "Ruby," he said, getting the man's attention. "I'm not feeling well, is it okay if I leave?" "Hmm, do I need to contact Dr Arkwright?" Ruby asked, cocking his head curiously. "Oh, no, I just... I think I just need a lie down!" Danny lied, offering a meek smile. "Very well," Ruby nodded. "Take care and call Dr Arkwright if it gets worse. I'll see you on Wednesday for rehearsals!" Danny nodded and grabbed his bag, slinking out unnoticed by the others. He slowly wandered along, heading Home. As he reached the first floor, he stopped at the stairs leading up. He considered doing what he had told Ruby he was doing, tempted to just climb into bed, but instead headed up. Two flights of stairs and a short walk later he was outside dorm 3.04. As he went to knock, he paused, listening to the sound coming from the other side of the door. "Unnh, fuck... yeah... ah fuck yeah!" he heard Brian moaning happily. Danny was a little surprised. They had been allowed to sleep with other people while they were together, so it shouldn't have been a shock that he might be having sex, but it still caught him off guard. Not wanting to interrupt (and potentially annoy him more), he turned around and headed back down the stairs. Not really paying attention to where he was walking, he rounded the corner to his dorm and bumped into another boy. "Sorry," he muttered without really looking up until he heard the voice that replied. "My bad," Kyle replied, taking a step back. As Danny stared at him, he sighed and said, "Hi Danny!" "Kyle! Hi!" Danny exclaimed. The two stood for a few moments staring at each other. "I... erm... I heard you and Adrian finally got together!" Danny said cautiously. "Congratulations!" "Thanks," Kyle said a little flatly. Danny shook his head and sighed as he said, "Sorry, I'll leave you alone!" He headed to the door to his dorm. "He said you haven't apologised!" Kyle said as Danny passed him. Danny paused and looked back to the other boy. "Well, I just went up to try and do that but Brian's a bit... occupied right now!" he said with a hint of a frown. "What? No!" Kyle immediately disagreed. "Not Brian. Well, yeah, you totally owe him an apology too, but I meant Adrian!" "Why do I own Him an apology?" Danny demanded. "Okay, yes, I'm sorry I didn't tell you and him what was happening, I'll say that to him too, but Brian's the one I lied to!" "Wow, he said you didn't get it, but you REALLY don't get it, do you?" Kyle asked, shaking his head. "Well obviously not, so why don't you tell me!" Danny said sharply. Kyle scoffed slightly, still shaking his head and said, "Fine. You know that was Adrian's first time..." he paused to look both ways down the corridor, "... fucking you!" He got a nod from Danny. "Well you gotta remember, it was also his first time... doing THAT with ANYONE! You took his first time, and without telling him... or maybe BECAUSE you didn't tell him, you made it... rapey! A thing that'll stay with him forever that should have been a fun, nice memory, and now instead he gets to remember it was the time he made Brian think he was seeing you genuinely getting attacked!" Danny felt like he had been stabbed in the gut. He had been so caught up in how pissed off Brian had been for being lied to that he hadn't really considered much about the other two involved. "I really thought you were better than this!" Kyle said, sounding utterly disappointed. "See you around, Danny!" he said as he walked away. Danny stood for a moment, a hand on his stomach as it churned. He felt like he could throw up. "Wow, he's REALLY pissed at you, isn't he!" Mikey declared, opening the door to the dorm. "Were you fucking eavesdropping?" Danny demanded angrily. Mikey smirked. "Grade A drama happening right outside my dorm. What am I supposed to do? NOT listen?" he asked rhetorically. "How much... did you hear?" Danny asked nervously. He had already not been keen on others finding out what happened when he thought he had just hurt Brian, but now, seeing the full emotional impact on Adrian and Kyle too, he truly despised the idea of anyone else knowing. Mikey glanced at Danny for a moment, looking ready to tease. He was reminded of his own words to Nicky earlier. If Josh deserved compassion for the stuff he had been through, so did Danny, even if this one seemed like it was self-inflicted. He shrugged and said, "Didn't hear a word. None of my fucking business, is it!" Danny knew he was lying, which actually made it even nicer to hear. This was the side of Mikey he had gotten to know long before the rest of the school and although he had been through many phases since, Danny was glad to see the kind boy he knew was still in there. "Thanks," he said a little awkwardly. "Hey, you look like you need cheering up. You wanna come with me?" Mikey asked, grinning excitedly. "Depends," Danny replied. "Where you going?" "Shopping!" Mikey replied, almost bouncing with joy. ***** Rob had just finished a chat with the other rugby captains after practice when he turned to head towards the building. Having dismissed the team a while ago, he was surprised to see anyone still there, but Jazz stood alone, clearly waiting for him. "Hey, you okay?" Rob asked as he wandered towards him. "All good," Jazz smiled. "I was wondering if... you were busy this afternoon." Rob frowned thoughtfully for a moment and said, "Well I've got book club after lunch, but I'm free after that. Why?" "Just... thought we could hang out," Jazz suggested coyly. "It's been a while and I thought... maybe we could... have some fun too!" Hanging out with Jazz certainly sounded enjoyable. The two boys had been friends before Jazz even came to Kingswood, maybe even a little more than friends, but things had simply not worked out and the two had drifted apart somewhat. The `fun' part was also appealing, but Rob had a slight problem with it. "I, erm... me and Luke, we're kind of... exclusive now!" he explained. "Oh yeah, sorry," Jazz said sadly. "Well, not sorry you're exclusive, sorry for... ya know... offering, I guess. It's a shame. I miss playing with you!" "Yeah, me too," Rob answered sincerely, then smiled and said, "I guess you'll just have to settle for playing with Kayden!" "Oh, we... we broke up," Jazz said a little sheepishly. "Aww, I'm sorry," Rob said, stroking Jazz's arm supportively. Jazz smiled and said, "It's okay, it was my decision. He just... wasn't what I wanted!" "So... what DO you want?" Rob asked nervously. Jazz looked a little hesitant but eventually said, "I guess... something I can't have now!" "You mean..." Rob started but couldn't bring himself to actually ask it. Jazz nodded anyway, even without the full question. Rob moved in close for a moment, but pulled back just before he actually touched Jazz. "No!" he said firmly, shaking his head as he frowned. "I'm not a cheater!" he mumbled to himself. "Sorry, I'll... erm... just... just forget I asked," Jazz said sadly. "No," Rob yelped, reaching out to grab Jazz's hand. As he stared into his eyes for a moment, he nodded gently and said, "I don't wanna forget you asked! Look, let's go get changed and then... you're coming with me. I gotta do something!" Jazz nodded and followed along as Rob rushed inside. A few minutes later, after a quick shower and getting re-dressed, they had hurried their way back to the Home Building. Heading inside, most people were heading into the Dining Hall for lunch and Rob figured that was where he needed to go too. Skipping past the queue that reached out the door, and ignoring the annoyed comments as he passed them, Rob peered inside and spotted Luke standing near the front of the queue. "Luke!" he called out, blushing a little as half the Dining Hall looked round at him. He waved for his boyfriend to come outside. "This had better be worth losing my place in the..." Luke started, but paused as he spotted Jazz waiting for them. Smiling, he said, "Oh hey!" While Rob and Jazz had been first to bond, Luke and Jazz had gotten every bit as close. "Can we go talk," Rob said, gesturing back out the front door. "Do I... need to be here?" Jazz asked, unsure what was happening. "Yeah, kinda," Rob nodded before leading the other two outside. He took a few deep breaths to prepare himself as they moved down the path to get a little privacy. "Okay, here's the deal," he started as some passing boys moved on inside. "Jazz and Kayden broke up and Jazz wanted to do stuff with me!" Jazz looked mortified as he looked at Luke and said, "I didn't know you two were exclusive when I asked, I swear!" "Wait, did you..." Luke started, looking at Jazz for a moment before turning to Rob to ask, "You didn't bring me out here to tell me you cheated on me with him, are you?" "Fuck no, I'm not a frickin' cheater!" Rob scoffed. "But it's kinda related to that. Luke, I... love you. I really do, but this arrangement we have, the agreement we made... erm... I don't know how to describe it without making it sound like I'm bored. It's more like..." He paused to think. "You're missing out on opportunities and chances to have fun?" Luke asked. "Yeah, good guess," Rob nodded, before his eyes widened and he caught on. "Wait, you too?" "Yeah," Luke nodded. "I've been... trying to find a way to tell you without sounding like a dick!" "Wait, so you're... both able to... to... be with other guys now?" Jazz asked excitedly. He had been eager to play around with just Rob, but now having both of his old fuck-buddies back was even better! Rob and Luke looked at each other. Without uttering a single word, they managed an entire conversation based solely on facial expressions and head movements before Rob finally turned to face Jazz. "So there IS actually something else. Something... we really shoulda just talked to you about AGES ago." Rob said as Luke moved close, putting a supportive arm around him. "Jazz, when you came here, we were both SO excited and we both also... thought we might become... more than friends with you, but... because apparently I'd rather guess what other people are thinking and make myself miserable than actually talk to people about my feelings..." "Which he does A LOT!" Luke interjected, getting a joking scowl from Rob and snigger from Jazz. "But yeah, I never actually brought it up and by the time I finally figured out I should, you were with Kayden, so it wasn't really appropriate!" Rob continued. "Oh, okay!" Jazz nodded, then smirked and said, "This is all very nice but I genuinely have no idea what you're getting at here!" "Okay, simple version then. Jazz, me and Luke would like to... ask you... to be our boyfriend!" Rob said bluntly. "You don't have to answer right away," Luke said with a chuckle. "I know that was probably a lot to take, so if you need to..." "Yes!" Jazz blurted out. "Like... seriously, fuck yes! I want that!" "Hmm, he doesn't sound sure to me," Luke said, rubbing his chin as he looked at Rob. "I know, right!" Rob nodded back, struggling to keep a straight face. "Oh, and look at that, I'm already dumping you for being a couple of smart-arses!" Jazz said, shaking his head as he approached the others. All three laughed as Rob and Luke reached out to pull him into a hug. "Better late than never," Jazz giggled as he nuzzled against them. ***** Sunday afternoon cooking club could get a little manic at times with boys messing around with whatever the day's cooking challenge had been. With their creations all in the many ovens, most boys had taken the waiting time as an opportunity to have a quick break, with some heading outside while others lingered inside, obsessively watching their ovens. "Has much changed in the last thirty seconds?" James asked sarcastically as David peered inside once again. "Thirty seconds can make all the difference between perfect and over-baked!" David replied petulantly. "Yeah, but not when they've still got twenty minutes left!" James frowned. "Ugh, you come to cooking club for a couple of months and suddenly you're Mr Expert Baker!" David huffed. David had been a member of cooking club for quite some time, but James had only joined recently. It had been part of the two boys' reconciliation after James' departure from the dorm had caused a rift between them. "I can't help being good at things," James replied, his arrogance unintentional and mostly based on facts. As David rolled his eyes and moved back over to lean on the bench they had been working on, James said quietly, "So I heard about your friend!" "Oh!" David said, a little cautiously. It had been four days since Rose had come out to Year 9 as transgender and it seemed word had already reached further into the student body. "Kinda surprised you didn't tell me!" James said, again simply being factual rather than accusatory. "Wasn't really my secret to tell!" David shrugged. "Oh, not, not the trans thing," James said shaking his head. "I mean the fact you're dating him!" "Her!" David corrected pointedly. "Sorry, just... not a pronoun we use often round here! I'll try to remember," James apologised. "But... yeah, you've got a..." he paused and looked at David quizzically as he checked for correctness, "... girlfriend?" As David nodded, he went on, "Yeah, you get a girlfriend and you don't tell me. That's..." He paused again. "Actually I don't know what that is." David just pouted a little, unsure what to say. "Did you think I wouldn't approve or something?" James asked curiously. "It's not like I need your approval!" David said defensively. "Yeah, I never said you did. I'm just trying to figure it out. We fell out cos I kept something big a secret from you, so I figured you wouldn't do the same. Or was this, like... revenge?" James asked. "Yeah!" David said, clearly annoyed. "I talked Ewan into becoming Rose, just so I could date her and keep it from you, just to get revenge!" "Okay, no need for sarcasm!" James scowled. "It's not always about you, ya know!" David said, giving James an angry glare. "I know it's always BEEN about you... your issues, your problems, your move to year eleven, your sex preferences, but ya know what, sometimes I get to think about me too!" James stared back for a moment and, rather than getting annoyed, he nodded soberly. "Yeah, I do that!" he admitted. "The... the guys in my new dorm, they're... well, let's just say they're a bit more direct on calling me out for stuff than you guys were and they say I do that a lot too." As David's expression softened a little, James went on, "I didn't mean to make this about me. It sounds like a big thing for Ew... for Rose and it sounds like an amazing thing for both of you and I'm... happy that you're happy!" David was a little surprised to hear such introspection from James. He had always been one of the most factually intelligent people David had ever known, but emotional intelligence was certainly a weak area. It sounded like his dorm, while challenging, was actually doing him a lot of good. "Thank you," he said a little timidly, then pouted for a moment and added, "Why do I feel there's meant to be a `but' at the end of that!" James let out a low moan. "Oh, a `but' that you don't wanna tell me!" David grinned, knowing when his best friend was holding back. "It's about feelings isn't it." "Well they're my kryptonite," James pouted. David's eyes narrowed. "Don't try to distract me with comic stuff!" he said cannily. "Fine," James huffed. "I'm happy for you, it's just... I already miss seeing you as often as I used to, but now if you've got a girlfriend too..." He trailed off awkwardly. "You know it wouldn't kill you to hang out with both of us. We don't have to do EVERYTHING just the two of us!" David said, still a little defensive. As he thought about how hard it had likely been for James to admit that, he sighed softly and said, "But don't worry, I'll always have time for you!" James gave a brief smile, then stared down at the ground awkwardly. David chuckled. "You want a hug, don't you?" he asked, teasing slightly. "No," James lied poorly. "Oh, I won't bother then," David called his bluff. "Just hug me," James muttered angrily. David giggled as he pulled James into a hug. ***** Adrian's eyes lit up as he walked out of the book club meeting and spotted Kyle standing there. "Hiiiii!" he said excitedly as he rushed over and gave the other boy a quick peck on the lips followed by a tight hug. "I didn't know you were coming to meet me!" "Aww, look how happy you are," Kyle giggled, playfully pinching Adrian's cheek, "But sorry to burst your bubble, I was actually waiting for... ah, there he is!" Adrian frowned a little as he turned and saw Jazz approaching, the two having just been at the book club together. "You got my stuff?" Jazz asked happily as he approached. "Yup," Kyle said, handing Jazz a bag and a tennis racquet. "Oh, bugger," Adrian said playfully as he realised the two were heading off to tennis practice. "There go MY afternoon plans!" "We won't be long. I'll see you at dinner, okay!" Kyle said, giving Adrian another quick kiss before heading off with Jazz. Adrian let out a quiet moan and turned to head for the stairs. "You two are so cute together," Danny said, smiling cautiously. "Oh, it's you!" Adrian said angrily. "Whadda you want?" "To apologise," Danny said, sheepishly. Adrian scoffed. "Oh, you've actually figured out you need to do that! Have you figured out WHY?" he asked incredulously. "Yes!" Danny said with a nod, then blushed a little as he said, "But... only cos Kyle told me!" "Ugh, he can't keep his nose out, can he!" Adrian grumbled. "Probably one of the reasons you love him, right?" Danny ventured with a lop-sided smile. Adrian instantly smiled, but as he looked at Danny he forced himself to stop. "Don't you dare!" he said, shaking his head. "Don't try and... use Kyle to soften me up!" "Sorry," Danny said sheepishly. "Look, I... can't undo what I did. I can't... change your first time. So I..." he paused, shaking his head dejectedly, "I don't know how to make this right with you!" Adrian just stood staring back at him. "I'm sorry," Danny said sincerely. "I'm SO freaking sorry for making your first time something horrible and if I could take it back I would. I... hate the thought of hurting anyone, but especially someone I care about so much!" Adrian nodded slightly, looking thoughtful for a moment. "Why?" he asked bluntly. As he got a slight frown back from Danny, he elaborated, "Why did you do it? Like... what even made you think it was good idea?" Danny shrugged and exhaled heavily. "I just get really caught up in things when I'm... ya know... horny," he said, blushing. "My imagination runs wild and... and the... the boner kicks in and I get these stupid ideas or put myself in ridiculous situations..." "Like bukkake in the showers!" Adrian stated. Danny nodded. "Or blowing the entire Crestwood football team!" Adrian continued. "Rugby team!" Danny corrected him. "Or letting our rugby team jizz on you for good luck!" Adrian continued. Danny scowled. Adrian went on, "Or..." "OKAY!" Danny snapped. "I get it. I'm a stupid fucking slut. I admit it. Whatever. So... I do stupid slutty things and I did another stupid slutty thing and it hurt you and I'm sorry but I'm also kind of not sorry too!" "That's a weird apology," Adrian said, frowning a little. "Why exactly are you NOT sorry?" "Because of you and Kyle!" Danny said firmly. "I'm willing to bet that if I hadn't fucked up so royally, you'd still be talking yourself out of being with him, right?" "That doesn't make what you did okay!" Adrian said sharply. "I never said it did," Danny argued back. "I'm just saying that something good came out of something shitty." He sighed heartily. "Look, I don't expect you to just forgive me, that's not why I'm saying all this. I just needed you to know I'm sorry. That's all. I'll... I'll see you at football tomorrow I guess." Adrian stared silently as Danny took a couple of steps back, then sighed a little and said, "I'll see you tomorrow." He gave a meek smile and got one in return. "Oh, and good luck!" he added, walking towards Danny, patting him on the shoulder as he passed. "With what?" Danny asked curiously, turning to watch Adrian walk by. He didn't need an answer, as he saw who was standing further down the hallway. "Oh!" he said in surprise, staring at Brian. Adrian gave Brian a brief fist-bump as he passed him and whispered something that Danny couldn't hear. "Hey poodle," Brian said as Danny cautiously approached. "Hi," Danny said timidly. As his thumb casually played with the promise ring on his finger, he couldn't help noticing Brian fiddling with his own. He suddenly looked up and smiled as he said, "Poodle?" The use of a cute pet name made him feel mildly optimistic. "Come here," Brian said, reaching out to pull Danny into a hug. Danny grabbed on tightly, barely holding back tears. "I'm really sorry," he squeaked. "I know," Brian replied, holding Danny with one hand, stroking his hair with the other. "I thought... you were gonna break up with me, or... maybe already had," Danny said sadly as he pulled away. His eyes suddenly went wide as he asked, "Wait, that's not what this is, is it?" "Honestly..." Brian started, pausing to watch Danny get increasingly nervous, "I probably should, but no, it's not!" Danny just nodded gently. "I'm still pissed at you," Brian explained. "Like, on a scale of pissed-offedness from one to ten, I'm still somewhere around a twelve!" "That doesn't sound good," Danny pouted. Brian shrugged, smirked and said, "Well it WAS a twenty!" "Oh, then... maybe... gooder than I thought!" Danny said awkwardly. "Not a word, but yeah, definitely `gooder' and a bit less unfine!" Brian teased slightly. Danny nodded, unsure what else to say. "But yeah," Brian nodded. "I'm still pissed, but... I miss you and I want us to be okay and... that's not gonna happen if I keep just ignoring you, so... we're gonna go hang out in my dorm. We're gonna talk, we might argue, we might make out, but... at least we'll be together." "Do I get any say in this?" Danny asked, venturing a slight smile. "Not even a little bit!" Brian smiled. "Come on, I really need a cuddle before I shout at you some more!" he said, placing a hand on Danny's back to start leading him away. ***** Sunday evening after dinner was the only time at the school with no scheduled activities. The intention was to allow those who might struggle to find time to do things together during the week to have a chance to spend time together. Sometimes this meant whole Year groups getting together, other times, people just stayed in their dorms to hang out with their dormmates, and occasionally, as had happened twice in the last month, there had been an event down in the Kingswood Underground. Tonight, the boys of dorm 1.09 had decided they wanted to hang out together. It was the last weekend before the half-term break and there had been a lot going on recently, so it felt like a perfect time for them to catch up. Dinner had just finished, and the boys had made their way up to the dorm, gathering on the sofas, chatting away until all eight were gathered. It was Danny who was last into the dorm and as he approached the others, Chris called out, "Saw ya making out with Brian. You finally made up?" Danny glared for a moment, obviously not keen to draw attention to his recent issues and just said, "We're good!" "Dude, come on, what did you do?" Rob demanded. "Or what did he do?" Josh quickly asked. "Or... what did you both do?" Rob sniggered. Josh gasped and added a final, "Or WHO did you both do?" It got a belly laugh from Rob while the entire exchange drew gentle sniggers from the others. "None of your business," Danny pouted, taking the empty seat beside David. "Oh come on," Josh urged him. "Yeah, we wanna know. Was it juicy?" Rob asked gleefully. "None... of your fucking business!" Danny said pointedly. "He probably said the wrong name in bed," Chris sniggered. "Well it's probably easy to lose track of who he's doing, right?" Rob replied with a snigger. "Was that it?" Chris asked playfully. Before Danny could answer, Mikey sat up and said, "If you wanna know, I'll tell ya!" "Mikey!" Danny said, mildly panicked, knowing he had overheard the apology to Adrian. Mikey smiled at him then looked round at the others and said, "But if I tell ya, I'll kick the shit outta ya for being so nosey... which I'll also do if anyone goes on about it again!" "Mikey knows?" Rob asked, frowning. "Probably not," Josh sniggered. "Probably just wants an excuse to threaten us!" Seeing the potential argument ready to break out, Chris called out, "Anyway, slight subject change... Danny's not the only one who was making out after dinner!" He turned dramatically to look at David. "Oooooh," the other chorused. "Oh, ooh yourselves!" David sniggered. "I was making out with my girlfriend, no big deal." "Aww, our little David's finally becoming a man!" Danny chuckled. "No I'm not!" David said, scowling a little. Mark frowned slightly at the reaction and quickly interjected. "I just think you look really happy together!" It got a few eager agreements from the others. "Speaking of being happy together..." Josh said, getting a swift elbow in the ribs from Rob. "Shut it, dickhead," Rob said with a wicked smirk. Josh always managed to reveal Rob's secrets before he had a chance to. Today he was determined to make the announcement himself. "Me and Luke..." "YOU FINALLY GOT TOGETHER WITH JAZZ!" Chris yelled out excitedly. Rob tutted and rolled his eyes as Josh sniggered at someone else stealing his thunder, but he quickly smiled and said, "Yeah, we did!" He was immediately mobbed by the others, congratulating him. "Took ya long enough," Danny said as he flopped back into his seat. "Oh yeah, cos you and Brian were SO quick getting together!" Rob replied sarcastically, getting a laugh from the rest. "Hey, David, how about letting Danny and Rose hook up?" Josh suggested. "That way he'll have been with every girl in the school as well as every guy!" More laughs from the rest. Danny just rolled his eyes and sighed, not wanting to dignify the jibe with a response. "Wait, do you two even have sex?" Josh asked, looking at David. "I mean... CAN you have sex?" he reiterated. "Would you be able to get her pregnant?" "Josh! Fuck!" Rob exclaimed in shock. Josh recoiled a little, seeing similar looks on others' faces. "What? I wasn't being funny? I... really just don't know!" Josh said defensively. "Okay, fair enough" Rob said, nudging him gently, "But still, there's... sensitive ways to ask certain things and other things that are just... none of your business!" "Woah," Josh said, shaking his head. "Since when did we start having off-limits shit in here?" he demanded. Rob started, "This is different. We..." "No, he's right!" David interrupted, nodding thoughtfully as his brow furrowed. "We can ask things in here," he told Rob, then looked to Josh and said, "But please try to avoid talking like that outside of here, okay?" Josh nodded his agreement. "And to answer your questions... we don't yet but we can, and if we do, she will not be able to get pregnant!" David answered. Josh nodded his understanding as the room remained silent. "Well, that was a conversation killer," David smirked. "Erm... I might have something to... start a different conversation," Mikey said a little shyly. He looked over to Danny who gave him a broad grin and a thumbs-up. He got up from his seat and reached under Chris' bunk to pull out a couple of bags. As the rest of the boys watched curiously, he said, "I got a few presents for us!" Oh, you back in the illegal snacks black market business?" David asked with a grin. "Erm, not quite," Mikey replied as he placed the bags down and opened one up. As he pulled something out he said, "First, for Rob... I know you already got some of these, but these one vibrate!" He handed over a small box. "Fuck!" Rob exclaimed, immediately squirming in his seat. "What vibrate? What are they?" Josh asked, eagerly reaching out for the box. "OHHHH my god, nipple clamps. We need to put `em on him!" "Back off, fuckwit!" Rob said, swatting him away. Relieved that the first item out of the bag had been well-received, Mikey reached in and grabbed whatever was on top. Pulling it out, he looked for a moment and said, "Oh, this is for you!" He handed the item to Josh and added, "I know you mostly just go solo, so I was gonna get you a fleshlight, but I hate when people get you something way too big and tell you you'll grow into it!" "Oh shade!" David cackled. Mikey frowned. "I wasn't... trying to be funny!" he said, looking a little hurt. He turned to Josh and said, "I wasn't being mean!" "I know," Josh smiled as he looked at the small masturbator sleeve. "It's great, thanks!" "What else?" Chris asked eagerly now he realised Mikey's gifts had all come from the Underground's sex shop. "This one's for you," Mikey said, handing Mark a fleshlight. "Kinda same reason as Josh. I know you're still, like, keeping to yourself but you're DEFINITELY big enough to enjoy this!" "I... I don't... I..." Mark stuttered. "I don't know what's going on... or if this is normal, but... thanks!" he said as he accepted the gift. "Just roll with it," Chris sniggered as he leaned closer to Mark. "Chris, I thought you'd like these!" Mikey said as he tossed Chris his gift. Chris' eyes lit up as he saw what he was now holding – restraints! "Oh my god, I hope they fit!" he said, getting a laugh from the others. "David, erm..." Mikey started, reaching into the bag cautiously. "I know you're not really... big into the sex stuff yet either, but... I did hear you say you... kinda don't like... erm... sorry if this is embarrassing... but having hair down there, so I got you this!" He handed David a small card. "A voucher for the salon?" David said in surprise as he looked at it. "Yeah, I asked and they do... lots of different hair removal stuff. They even do classes on it so you can learn to do it without cutting yourself like Nicky always does!" "Hey, not always!" Nicky blushed. "That's... really cool," David said, smiling fondly as he held the small, thoughtful gift. "Nicky, I... erm," Mikey paused, glancing at Danny, who gave a supportive nod. "I know you're... on this whole journey with all your issues and your body's one of them, but I know you're doing really well with it too, so I thought maybe you might... like to show it off a bit more!" He pulled out a large leather harness and handed it over. Blushing heavily, he added, "I... also think you'd look fucking hot in it!" "Woah," Nicky said, staring in obvious trepidation at his gift. "Thank you," he added after a moment as he realised Mikey was staring. "My turn!" Danny said excitedly. As he looked round the group, he said, "I went with him to get this stuff but he wouldn't let me see what he was getting for me! Gimme!" He giggled as he reached out towards Mikey. "I know this morning when we went you and Brian were still... iffy," Mikey explained, "But I knew you'd work it out, which is why I got you something you can enjoy together!" He passed Danny his present. Danny gasped and grinned as he looked at it – a remote control butt plug. "Oh my god, you're seriously the best!" he said happily. "Yeah he is" Rob agreed, then looked to Mikey curiously and asked, "Is there any reason for all this?" "You're not dying, are you?" Josh frowned. "We already covered this. We're taking this year off from the big dramas. Die next year!" Mikey and the others all laughed as Mikey shook his head, reaching for the second bag. "Nah, it's just... the strip poker night's have really taken off so I'm fucking loaded now, and you all helped get it started so I wanted to thank you!" he explained. He saw Nicky giving him a knowing smile, after their conversation about friends that morning, and just gave a brief smile back before he went on, "Plus there Danny's whole thing at the start of term about us needing to use the Underground more and do more sex stuff!" "YEAH!" Danny cheered excitedly. "We gotta try this stuff out!" "Oh, I got some other bits too, that, like, anyone can use!" Mikey explained as he tipped out the second bag. A whole range of toys fell out from dildos and prostate stimulators to restraints and gags. "Jesus!" David exclaimed as he looked at the small mountain of toys. "I don't know if we needed more dildos!" Chris smirked. "We've still got the ones we made last year!" "You made dildos?" Mark asked in surprise. "Yeah," Mikey said, nodding. "At Kinkswood! Ooh, I wanna get mine and compare, see how much I've grown!" "Hold up!" Nicky said, shaking his head as he stood up. "You get back here right now!" he ordered Mikey. Mikey looked round nervously as most of the others had stood up. "You think you can get us all these really thoughtful gifts and not get a thank you for it?" Nicky asked, shaking his head. "Ah, come on," Mikey protested weakly, knowing what was coming. Nicky was first to grab Mikey, but was quickly followed by the other six, all grabbing him in a massive group hug. They held for a moment, silently appreciating the kind gesture until Rob asked, "Please tell me that's a dildo someone's holding!" "Nope, that's all me baby!" Chris giggled, prompting the group to suddenly split, laughing and complaining at the same time. "Okay. NOW can we try this stuff?" Danny asked excitedly. There was a sudden flurry of activity as the boys split off into pairs or on their own to examine Mikey's gifts. Chris shamelessly stripped instantly, by far the most unbothered by doing things of a sexual nature in front of his friends. Spurred on by Chris, Danny soon followed, both of them sitting together naked on one of the sofas while Danny played around with his new remote-control butt plug. "So," Nicky started as he approached Mikey at the far end of the dorm. "How d'you compare to last year?" he asked, nodding to the replica of his dick that had been made at Kinkswood the previous year. "Hard to tell," Mikey shrugged. "I'm not totally up yet!" he said, turning to show his semi-hard dick held alongside the silicone phallus. "I could help with that," Nicky grinned. Getting an eager nod from Mikey, he dropped to his knees and started sucking on it. Mikey was hard within moments, but Nicky still continued for longer, just for the sheer pleasure of it. "Okay," Mikey giggled as he pulled away, "Don't wanna finish too quick!" As Nicky stood back up, Mikey once again compared himself to his previous measurements. "Hmm, definitely grown!" he said thoughtfully. Nicky looked down at the two and said, "Yeah, it's a bit longer!" He reached down and wrapped a hand around each of them and added, "Definitely gotten thicker too!" "Yay!" Mikey said happily. "Shame we don't have one of you last year to compare to!" "No need," Nicky replied with a slight shrug. "It's definitely still growing!" "Yeah, I can see that," Mikey said with a playful grin as he nodded to the growing bulge in Nicky's jeans. "Not what I meant, but still true," Nicky chuckled. "I know it bothers you a bit, but... I really like it," Mikey said, reaching out to caress the bulge. Nicky's eyes fluttered closed for a second as he said, "Th... thanks." His impressive endowment had been a source of much embarrassment and self-dislike for many years now, but he was slowly coming around on the positives of it. "But just so you know," Mikey said thoughtfully, pulling his hand away. "You could have a tiny dick... or no dick at all and I'd still like you!" Nicky smiled sincerely. "Wow, you are REALLY on fire today with the niceness!" he said with a delicate laugh. "Not just with me," he added. He gestured to the far end of the dorm, his own gift grasped in his hand, and said, "With those presents. They weren't just nice they were... appropriate!" Mikey smiled back but let out a gentle sigh. "I just... wanna look after what matters to me," he said wistfully. "While I still can!" Nicky frowned at the final comment, understandably worried by it. "Whadda you mean, `while you still can'?" he asked curiously. "Doesn't matter," Mikey said, smiling again. "Let's go join the others. Sounds like they're enjoying the gifts!" Nicky watched Mikey hurry down to the sofas, frowning a little. "Erm," Mikey hummed as he approached the others. Chris was on his back, his arms restrained by part of his gift and his legs in the air, while the others were gathered round. "Should I ask?" he said, sniggering. "We're just trying our new toys!" Rob said as he reached for one of Chris' nipples. "All on Chris?" Mikey asked, sniggering. "Yup!" Danny said happily, applying a little lubricant to his new butt plug. Mikey shrugged and said, "Fair play, although this'll help!" He reached down to grab a gag from the general supplies he had brought. "He can get annoyingly loud!" Mikey giggled. "Danny," Chris said softly, cocking his head to indicate for the other boy to come closer. As Danny leaned in, he whispered, "Please don't let them make me cum!" "Why not?" Danny whispered in return. "Please!" Chris said, staring at his best friend hopefully. Danny frowned but nodded as he pulled away, making space for Mikey to gag him. He returned to teasing Chris' hole with the tip of the butt plug before slowly working it in. Meanwhile, Rob had finished clamping his nipples. Grabbing one of the clamps, he looked to Josh who was on the other side holding one of Chris' legs in the air and said, "Turn it on when I say go." He looked to Danny who was fiddling with his phone and said, "Same for the plug!" "Wait wait wait!" Mikey called out, still securing the gag. As he finished he stepped back and said, "All done! You can go!" He stepped back to sit on the sofa beside Mark who was not really getting involved yet, but was clearly engrossed by every moment. "Okay," Rob called out, "Three, two, one... go!" All at once, both nipple clamps and the butt plug buzzed to life. Chris let out a loud grunt through the gag, his whole body tensing. "Fuck, that's hot!" Danny groaned as he moved back a little. He stopped as his back hit the sofa behind him. He found himself sat on the floor, between Mikey and Mark's legs, his hand casually reaching down to play with himself. "Nuh-uh," Mark said, reaching down to swat Danny's hand away. "Got a suggestion for tonight, guys!" he said, waiting for the others to look. "Everybody cums, but nobody does themselves!" There were a few nervous glances exchanged amongst the group, either for their own concerns or the worries about the others. The fact that Mark was suggesting it made it clear he was beginning to overcome his own sexual hesitations, but Josh remained an ongoing sexual no-go area, Rob had sworn off of playing with others thanks to his monogamy with Luke, while David was not exactly known for sexual activity, and that was even before starting his new relationship. "Sounds good to me," Rob said happily. As he got slightly disapproving looks, he added, "Chill. We've scrapped the exclusive thing. It... didn't fit!" He cocked his head to look at David and asked, "What about you?" "Do you even like guys or are you straight now?" Josh added curiously. He got another look of mild annoyance from Rob. "I don't really have a label to put on me yet, but... me and Rose aren't... erm... `going there' yet, so she said she's okay if I wanna play around elsewhere!" David explained. "And... I think it sounds kinda fun!" All eyes fell to Josh, the last sexual hold-out in the room. Sensing his friends' trepidation, Josh gave Mikey a brief glance. What had Mikey told him the other day? `I only really like doing it with people I trust!' He nodded gently and said, "I can give it a go!" "Wait, so we're really doing this?" Mikey asked excitedly. When he had bought all the toys, he had hoped to bring some happiness to the group, maybe even some sexual excitement, but he hadn't dared to imagine them all doing stuff together. It was more than he could have hoped for! "Doing what?" Nicky asked, finally returning to the group. "We're..." Mikey started as he turned to face him but stopped, eyes widening. "Holy... fuck!" he gasped, visibly shaking. Nicky gave an awkward smile as most of the others seemed to have similar reactions. He had wanted to thank Mikey for the gift by showing it off, so he had quickly stripped off and pulled on the harness. While it was a tiny bit loose on his slender frame, the straps going round his sides, over his shoulders and meeting in a large metal ring in the middle showed off every sinewy muscle. To top it off, he had slipped on the cock sleeve he had bought himself at the start of the year, his balls protruding boldly through one opening while his twenty-six-centimetre monster of a cock jutted out through the other, reaching skywards, weighed down a little by its own heft. "Yeah..." Mark gasped quietly, "Holy fuck... is about right!" "You guys... like it?" Nicky asked nervously, feeling inordinately exposed. "Mmmmm... mmm-huh... ngggg!" Chris grunted through his gag, finally breaking the stunned silence as he nodded emphatically. "Okay well... if I'm naked, everyone needs to be!" Nicky said, still nervous but emboldened by the positive response. Rob and Josh lunged at each other, somehow challenging each other to see who could get the other one undressed first without even saying a word. Sniggering at the two fighting boys, and Chris who was pinned beneath them and clearly enjoying it, Nicky walked round to stand beside David. Watching as Mikey and Mark both began to strip, much to Danny's delight, Nicky leaned closer to David and whispered, "You really okay with all this?" "It's scary, but... I DO have an erection!" David whispered back. "Wow, you sounded so much like James just then!" Nicky giggled. "Here, allow me!" he said softly as he reached down and grabbed the bottom of David's t-shirt. He pulled it up over his head and tossed it away. David's arms instinctively crossed over his stomach. While he was making good progress with his diet and gym routines and had really started to slim down, he still remained comfortably on the `chubby' side of average. Nicky knew the smaller boy's reservations. Their body issues, while different, were similar enough for the two to have shared them with each other over the years. He leaned in close and said, "You look cute!" "Thanks," David said back softly, hesitating a moment before letting his hands drop to his sides. He let out a gentle giggle as he felt Nicky's hand caress his smooth stomach. Nicky moved round and took a seat on one of the sofas, pulling David to stand in between his legs. Even sitting down, he was virtually the same height as David. As he reached out for David's trousers, he smiled at him and said gently, "We can stop any time!" David nodded, but remained silent, watching as Nicky pulled the trousers down. It left him standing there in just his briefs, his small erection tenting them. He let out a shuddery moan as Nicky's hand caressed the head through the fabric. Still taking it slow in case of objection, Nicky grasped both sides of David's underwear and pulled it down slowly. His small boner pulled downwards as it caught on the waistband, showing off the pubis, speckled with the stray hairs David seemed keen to be rid of. A moment later, the cock sprang free, bouncing back up to stand vertically in its excitement. David closed his eyes and let out a gentle moan as he felt Nicky's fingers tentatively touching his hard-on. David could count on one hand the guys who had touched it – his mentor Evan, James, himself and now Nicky. It felt so wonderfully different. Evan had always been very gentle, touching him purely for the purpose of `testing' back when he had still been in chastity. James was quite direct, tugging on it quite haphazardly, spurred on by his own arousal but held back by his issues. David himself was an expert at touching it, though usually when he did so he was watching videos of his secret recordings of his friend. He glanced over to his laptop on the desk, knowing it was capturing their whole evening, and wondered how it would feel to see himself on a recording. Putting aside thoughts of his secret fetish, he was very much enjoying Nicky's touch. It wasn't really masturbation, not properly anyway, Nicky just seemed content for now to let his hands explore David's mostly-smooth body, touching his stomach, balls and thighs every bit as much as he caressed the small boner. "Have you ever been sucked?" Nicky asked curiously. He knew David had sucked dicks. He went through a phase of experimentation with it the previous year, trying out most of the guys in the dorm, but he remained unsure whether it had ever been reciprocated. David shook his head. "Would you... like to be?" Nicky asked with a sweet smile. David grinned and nodded. Nicky went to lean forward, but paused as he realised he had spectators. "Can I help you?" he asked with a snigger. The other six immediately returned to what they were doing, but he did notice a few cautious glances still thrown his way as he poked out his tongue and slide it from the base of David's dick to the tip before wrapping his lips around it. "Oh, that's so weird," David gasped, "But so cool!" Meanwhile, Mark had reached for his new fleshlight, watched closely by Danny, who had now climbed up and sat on Mikey's lap. Squashed a little, Mikey seemed unbothered as he sat with one arm gripped around Dannys chest, the other reaching around to play with his throbbing cock. "So I just... stick it in?" Mark asked, poking nervously at the squishy opening of the toy with one finger. "Yeah," Danny nodded. "You may want lube, but just see how it feels first!" Danny felt quite proud to be the voice of experience. He had learned about the toys initially at his first Kinkswood, but got more hands-on experience when Joseph treated himself to one some time ago. "It might be a little..." "Yaaah!" Mark yelped as the cold silicone enveloped his dick. "Yeah," Danny chuckled, "A bit cold at first! It'll soon warm up!" "Okay," Mark nodded, cautiously stroking himself with the toy. "Hey," Mikey whispered, nuzzling his nose gently against Danny's neck, "Grab that lube, could ya?" he asked, nodding to the bottle on the floor that Danny had used to lube the butt plug. "Sure," Danny said as he reached down to get it. He handed it to Mikey and asked, "What ya planning?" Mikey didn't answer verbally. Instead he let his fingers do the talking, as he squeezed some lube onto them and reached down between Danny's legs to probe at his hole. "Fuck," Danny muttered in surprise as he felt his butt getting slicked. Once he was suitably slippery, he felt Mikey's hands on his thighs, lifting him – or rather indicating for him to lift himself, with which Danny happily complied. Lowering himself back down a moment later, he felt the head of Mikey's cock pressing against his hole. He felt himself stretch a little to let the erection slide inside him as he settled back onto Mikey's lap. "Ugh, that's good!" Mikey moaned. "Yeah it is," Mark grinned as he saw what the other two were doing beside him. "Hey, we're meant to... ugh, fuck... to not be... doing ourselves!" Danny grunted, feeling Mikey thrusting up into him ever-so-slightly. As he reached out to take hold of the fleshlight, he paused and said, "Oh, just a sec!" He grabbed his phone and tapped away for a few moments. Chris let out a sudden grunt as the plug in his ass sped up its vibrations, switching to a rapid on/off pattern. "That'll keep him busy!" Danny grinned, then put down his phone as he took over from Mark. Chris was lying there, hands cuffed behind his back but now mostly unrestrained, though he happily laid back watching the fun going on around him, letting the dual stimulation of the two toys keep his cock throbbing wildly. Rob and Josh had been wrestling each other's clothes off on top of Chris at first, but had eventually toppled over the back of the sofa, still tangled in each other's limbs and clothing. Though they had landed heavily, neither of them were hurt but the remainder of their clothes had soon been pulled off, leaving them laying naked together. "No-joke. You okay with all this?" Rob asked gently. The `No-joke' was an agreement the two boys had made around the time Josh's history of abuse had been revealed. As the two boys communicated and showed their affection for each other primarily through jokes, insults and banter, Rob had insisted they have a way to initiate a serious conversation if needed. It was not something they used or needed very often, but they both took it seriously when invoked. Josh had to fight the urge to say something deflectively funny. As he laid alongside his best friend, he gave a gentle nod and said, "Yeah, I've... kinda been working on... trying new stuff." "And it's going well?" Rob asked, pleased to hear Josh's intentions but a little saddened at the realisation that whatever he had been doing, he wasn't part of it. Josh pursed his lips thoughtfully for a moment. Could he really call making out with Mikey, rubbing up against him during fights and sharing tearful mutual wanks, `going well'? He was unsure, but progress was still progress. "I guess," he said with a slight shrug. "Got your eye on anyone to play with?" Rob asked, nodding towards the rest of the boys on the other side of the sofa. "Actually, I..." Josh started, then went silent, shaking his head. "It's okay," Rob insisted, casually stroking Josh's flat chest. "Go on," he urged him. "It's just... the last time... or... ONLY time me and you did stuff," Josh said, trailing off slightly again. "You were planning on dying the next day, so it was like a... last night on earth kinda thing, right?" Rob asked. Josh nodded. "And it's hard not to think about that?" Rob asked. Another nod. "And hard to think about sex at all cos of your cunty ex-brothers, yeah?" Rob continued. Josh nodded, looking a little tearful. Rob scowled as he growled, "Well FUCK those cunts!" As Josh stared at him, he went on, "And FUCK those memories too. You're free now and safe and happy and you're gonna get off with your best mate and you're gonna love every fucking second of it. Got it?" Josh tried to reply, but the words caught in his throat, though his smile made his feelings obvious. He took a few breaths and then shook his head before leaning down to hug Rob. "I really love you, ya know!" He quickly pulled back, blushing and insisted, "And remember we're doing no-jokes, so... shut up!" Rob laughed and placed a hand on Josh's cheek. "Love ya too, bud. Really do!" he said with a sincere nod. "Now let's wank!" The two boys eagerly took hold of each other's dicks as they laid side-by-side. They both started stroking and it was only after a couple of minutes that they noticed a head peer over the back of the sofa. Chris grinned down at them, but soon pulled back as he got Josh's underwear thrown at him. "Woah!" Danny called out as the errant boxers flew over and landed in his lap. He chuckled as he saw Chris sit back in his previous position, then grabbed the boxers and reached behind him. "I don't know whose these are, but I figured you'd want them!" "Thanks," Mikey said, blushing as he got brief side-eye from Mark. "Underwear fetish!" Danny said with a casual shrug as he looked at Mark. Mikey continued blushing, but grabbed the underwear and held them to his face for a moment before he said, "And they're Josh's, by the way!" Mark stared in shock as he saw Danny laughing at the comment. "That is both amazing and disgusting at the same time!" he said in disbelief. "MIKEY SAYS THANKS FOR THE BOXERS, JOSH!" Danny called out, getting laughs from everyone else. The laughing only intensified when they heard shouted back from behind the sofa, "TELL THE PERV HE'S WELCOME BUT I WANT THEM BACK WHEN HE'S DONE!" Mikey shrugged and said, "No big. I've already got plenty in my Josh collection!" "Is he..." Mark started, looking at Danny. "Is he serious?" As Danny just grinned, Mark frowned and demanded, "Oh my god, I'm missing some of my favourite boxers. Was that you?" "I can neither confirm nor deny the allegations made against me!" Mikey replied, straight-faced for a moment before bursting into giggles with Danny. After a couple more minutes of riding Mikey and pumping away with the fleshlight, Danny gave Mark a questioning look as he nodded back at the boy behind him. Mark thought for a moment and nodded back, so Danny climbed off and put Mikey's hand in place of his own on the fleshlight. "Go easy on him," he said quietly, gesturing to Mark as he gave Mikey a quick peck on the cheek. David let out a little yelp of surprise as he felt the hands on his shoulders. Blushing a little as the others laughed, he looked back to see Danny standing behind him. Hugging David from behind, Danny reached round to tap Nicky on the head then peered over David's shoulder as he asked, "Mind if I take him for a minute?" "Sure," Nicky shrugged. He grinned as he looked to his side at Chris and added, "I'm pretty sure I can entertain myself elsewhere!" As Nicky moved over to join Chris's sofa, Danny lifted David, took a few steps back to sit down and held the smaller boy on his lap. David let out a happy mew for a moment then whispered, "Naked cuddles are even better than regular ones! Why did nobody tell me?" Danny giggled as he nuzzled his nose into David's nape, then said quietly, "We knew you'd figure it out in your own time! You're pretty smart, ya know!" David laughed back at him and let out another happy moan as he felt Danny's hands slide down to start playing with his dick. "Hey, is it just me or do we totally have the hottest dorm?" David asked, looking round at Nicky playing with Chris and Mikey jerking Mark off. "You mean aside from Rose, of course?" Danny asked playfully. "Well yeah, she's the cutest, but... like... as a whole dorm... it's totally you guys, right?" David explained. "Hey. Us guys!" Danny insisted, giving a quick kiss on the shoulder. "You're pretty damn cute yourself, greenie!" he said, mussing David's mass of green hair, though a month after dying it had faded a little with some roots showing his natural colour. "Yeah, don't get used to that. I'm changing again at half-term!" David explained. "Lemme guess. Red?" Danny asked. David leaned to the side so he could look back at Danny, frowning. "How'd you know?" he asked curiously. "Roses are red, right?" Danny said, giving the other boy a gentle squeeze. "I'm so not subtle, am I?" David blushed. "No, but you're totally fucking adorable!" Danny insisted, hugging him tightly. As the rest of the evening went by, there were several more move-arounds, with most of the guys taking a turn teasing Chris who seemed happily content to remain a helpless, restrained spectator and living sex toy for the others. While Mark and David weren't quite as adventurous as the others, either in their choices of partners or exploration of the sex toys, both got quite comfortably involved, more than any of the others were expecting. Rob and Josh had been asked if they were coming round to join the rest, but Rob had made an excuse on their behalf for them to stay separated. His reasoning was flimsy, but the others were conscious enough of Josh's issues not to question it and just leave the two best friends to enjoy each other. When Danny ended up alone with Chris, removing the nipple clamps for fear of causing harm from the length of time they had been on, he leaned in to whisper, "So why no cum?" "I'll tell ya later!" Chris insisted. "You've been saying that a lot lately but you never do!" Danny frowned. "Is everything... okay?" he asked with obvious concern. Chris sniggered and nodded. "Yeah, I really will tell ya tonight, in bed. Just... don't let me cum okay!" he requested quietly. "Cover for me or something. Please!" Danny nodded compliantly. An idea suddenly occurred to him and he leaned down to whisper, "Pretend to cum when I'm sucking you!" Chris nodded his understanding as Danny moved round to take his dick into his mouth. He started letting out moans of pleasure, though they were mostly real and he found himself suddenly worried he may not need to fake an orgasm! "Unnh, fuck... ah yeah," he moaned as the others began to look, sensing release was imminent. "Danny, I'm cumming!" Chris yelled out. It was so convincing that Danny was actually a little surprised when he didn't taste him in his mouth, but he mimed along, pretending to eagerly swallow the load down. "Ah, ah stop, too sensitive," Chris called out, still acting but genuinely needing it to stop before he came for real. "Nice load!" Danny said as he sat up, wiping his mouth. "So who's next?" he asked with a huge grin. "Erm, we kinda already finished!" Rob said, standing up, covered in what looked to be two loads of cum. Josh popped up next to him, his small dick already flaccid as he said, "Rob lost!" "Looks to me like he won!" Danny declared, getting some laughs from the others. The laughing soon warped into a mix of grossed-out ewws and excited oohs as Danny reached over the back of the sofa to grab Rob and started sucking the spunk off of his stomach. "Woah, that's hotter than I thought it'd be!" Rob giggled as he felt himself being licked clean. "Come on guys, we need more cum-shots. Danny still looks hungry!" The other four exchanged glances. Currently David was sat at Mark's side, Mark's ample cock still inside the fleshlight while David's was wrapped in a small silicone masturbator that Mark was stroking him with. Meanwhile, Nicky had pulled Mikey onto his lap, but rather than fucking him, his huge cock was protruding up between Mikey's legs, the two jerking each other off. "I could go any time now," Mikey panted. "Likewise!" Nicky agreed, the two cuddling against each other as their hands sped up. "You okay to... finish each other off?" Mark asked David nervously. While David's inexperience and Mark's abusive former relationship were very different things, they had both resulted in the same level of caution when it came to playing with others. Thankfully, having bonded over their shared gym visits and love of drag queens, the two seemed to feel close enough to take this step together as David nodded and got a smile in return. While Josh vaulted over the back of the sofa Chris was occupying and happily rested against him, Danny had stood to let Rob wrap himself around him from behind. Rob started jerking Danny off and whispered, "Hey, I know you said you like having a, like... non-sexual friend, but..." "But this is fine," Danny interjected. "I've missed playing with you!" "Yeah, me too!" Rob replied, before turning his focus back to jerking Danny off and watching the rest of the action before them. It was barely another minute before Nicky and Mikey both gripped onto each other tightly and enjoyed a perfectly synchronised orgasm. Moments later, Mikey was covered in spunk as he panted happily. "I should clean them up!" Danny said, eyeing the spunk hungrily. "You finish your own, or no dessert!" Rob teased, keeping hold as Danny tried to pull away, still wanking him off. "Ugh, you're so unfair," Danny sniggered. He didn't have to wait long before he was shooting into Rob's fist. The moment Danny finished cumming, Rob raised his hand and giggled as he felt Danny's tongue eagerly lapping up every drop. "Happy now?" Danny asked with fake petulance. Getting a laugh and nod from Rob, he rushed forward to start lapping up the slowly melting cum still covering Mikey who remained sat on Nicky's lap, the large cock still semi-hard between his legs. After licking Mikey's torso clean, he gave both cocks a quick suck to get the final remnants. "You are SUCH a fucking cum-slut!" Chris said, shaking his head. As he got a slight frown in return, he grinned and said, "Never change!" As the others laughed, Rob looked to Mark and David and asked, "You two doing okay? You can stop if you want to!" "No!" both boys chorused. "We just... might do better without a crowd!" David said, getting a nod of agreement from Mark. "No problem," Rob nodded. "Come on guys, let's give `em some space!" Reluctantly, the others got up to move, sad to be missing the climax, but it did the job. Within minutes of them all moving to the other end of the dorm, they heard a high-pitched moan from David and a much lower one from Mark as they both managed to finish. Tempted as they were to call out comments and teases, they remained silent as they watched the two boys exchange a brief hug before getting up to join them. "Whadda you say? Group outing to the showers?" Nicky suggested, getting a range of agreements. "Though I... might just take this off first!" he said, chuckling as he gestured to the harness. ***** The visit to the showers had been excitable and lively, all eight boys in high spirits as they casually cleaned off. By the time they got back to the dorm, then got the various toys and equipment packed away it was almost time for lights-out so they all retreated to their bunks, still chattering happily. As soon as they were alone in bed, Danny looked to Chris in the dark and demanded, "Come on then. What's the deal?" "I think I'm... kind of addicted to edging!" Chris said quietly, blushing as he admitted it. "So you just... jerk off a lot but don't cum?" Danny asked, frowning, unsure why the big secret. "Not quite. I've been... using the Milker, down in the Underground, pretty much every day!" Chris admitted. "I don't let myself cum unless I've been on it and I'm... kinda trying to make myself go longer, but... I usually give up after half an hour and have to shoot!" "Fuck. That's hot!" Danny exclaimed, but his look of shock was quickly replaced with confusion. "Wait, how?" he asked. "That shit's expensive! An hour on it costs more COK than you'd make in a term!" "Yeah, that's why I can't tell anyone!" Chris said, looking a little nervous. "So... please don't let anyone else know!" "So you JUST want me to keep quiet about it?" Danny asked, a slight grin appearing. As Chris frowned at him, he added, "Because I could always... get involved and see how much funner I can make it!" "Funner isn't a word!" Chris frowned. "You wanna talk grammar or you want me to help feed your addiction?" Danny asked with a wicked grin. "The second one please!" Chris said, gulping slightly. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoyed. New chapters will post weekly, so be back same time next week for more! If you have any questions or comments, my email is always open at matterotica@hotmail.co.uk. 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