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Alfred F. Jones || America ([personal profile] allamericanreject) wrote in [community profile] sortinghat_logs2012-09-27 05:05 am

Let's Play the Wishing Game!

WHO: Alfred F. Jones and Arthur Kirkland
TONE: TEENAGE FEELS. YOU GUYS. YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND...
RATING: PG-13? oOo Idk.
WHEN: September 27th
WHERE: School. :V No but really. Potions class. Leaving it, rather.
WHAT: Arguments ensue, and then there's a wish. Oopsies that could be dangerous.
STATUS: Ongoing

Alfred was in a state of exasperation by the time the Potions class let out. Normally it was like that anyway, given that he felt less than comfortable around Professor Rhydderch, but this time it was worse. Perhaps it was fortuitous circumstance...or maybe it would have been if this were Charms or something he knew better...but he'd been paired with Arthur, and as usual, he'd found a way to screw up the potion. This time it didn't just affect his grade though, and he really did feel bad, so he'd done his best to restart and rectify his mistake. Arthur had probably done most of the fixing if he had to admit it though...

"Look, it wasn't on purpose okay?!" he attempted to defend himself as they left the class. "It's just that I'm shit with measurements and I did the one for the Valerian root wrong. I get it! Would you let it go?! We managed to fix it didn't we??"

Barely.
rule_britannia: (Irritation ☂ Tense)

[personal profile] rule_britannia 2012-09-27 09:58 am (UTC)(link)
Arthur was, in a word, livid. He hadn't wanted to make a fuss about being paired with Alfred and the fact that he was in class at all after finding his friend Eriq dead was a miracle in itself. Really, he should have known that nothing would go according to plan and god he had tried to be patient but no, Alfred just had to go and fuck everything up and not only mess with his own grade but Arthur's as well.

He just wanted to get away from the idiot, and maybe contact Professor Rhydderch - as much as the guy weirded him out - to see if there was anything he might be able to do for extra credit so he wouldn't have to worry about the moron he'd had to work with bringing his grade down.

"You should have been paying attention, idiot!" he snapped as he made an attempt to leave the other boy behind. Likely a failed one. "And 'we' did not fix it. I fixed it. Piss off."
rule_britannia: (Anger ☂ Furious)

[personal profile] rule_britannia 2012-09-27 10:09 am (UTC)(link)
"Of course it's exact, what did you expect?! How the hell did you even pass your O.W.L. at all?!"

When that hand fell on his shoulder, he jerked, and smacked at it, shoving it away and rounding on Alfred with a snarl.

"It's not my job to teach you how to focus in Potions. It is not fucking difficult, you just have to stop staring at me and think about what you're doing!"
rule_britannia: (Blush ☂ Tight-lipped)

[personal profile] rule_britannia 2012-09-27 10:27 am (UTC)(link)
"Yes you bloody were!"

He would have to have been an idiot not to notice it and Arthur was far from being an idiot. The boy brushed a non-existent crease out of the sleeve of his robe and glowered up at Alfred.

"If I'm going to be such a distraction for you maybe one of us should switch classes."
rule_britannia: (Anger ☂ Annoyed)

[personal profile] rule_britannia 2012-09-27 07:33 pm (UTC)(link)
"I don't hate you but I can bloody change that if you're going to start dragging my grades down with your idiocy!"

He didn't care one jot that Alfred was panicking, he was still wound up about a potential drop in his grade. Arthur turned away from the other boy and started to walk off down the corridor, having had just about enough of him for one day thank you very much.
rule_britannia: (Blush ☂ Oh my god)

[personal profile] rule_britannia 2012-09-27 08:00 pm (UTC)(link)
I wish...

The moment those words left Alfred's lips Arthur stopped in his tracks. It wasn't an easy stop, either, and his shoulders hunched forwards as he struggled inwardly with the sudden compulsion to tell Alfred exactly how he felt, no holds barred, everything just.. out on the table.

It was as if someone else was in control of his body as he turned on his heel in the now empty corridor, fists clenched tightly by his sides.

"I don't hate you," he said quietly, his voice calm, level, suddenly a far cry from the shouting of moments earlier. "I don't. I.. just.. can't.." Arthur stopped, and rubbed a hand over his face. "I don't know if I can trust you not to.. not to hurt me, if.. if I-I tell you how much I'm starting to like you."

Oh god, what was he doing? He couldn't stop, the words just kept coming.

"Because I.. I do. Like you, I mean.. It's just not.. that easy. I can't just put five years of teasing behind me like you want me to."
rule_britannia: (Blush ☂ Avoiding)

[personal profile] rule_britannia 2012-09-28 09:12 am (UTC)(link)
Arthur wouldn't have called it love. He held a delicate balance between romanticism and realism and he would have called that guilt, as well as saying that it was entirely deserved. Really, when he thought about it, Alfred hadn't been that bad compared to his brothers but then, no one was really that bad compared to them. When he thought about it, had it just been the idiot American trying to show he liked him in the most juvenile way possible?

It seemed likely.

He hadn't wanted to say all of that and even after the words had left his mouth and he was blushing furiously he still didn't know why he'd said it. This was all so stupid.

"Stop saying smart things," he grumbled eventually. "It doesn't suit you."
rule_britannia: (America ☂ Tender)

[personal profile] rule_britannia 2012-09-28 09:40 am (UTC)(link)
This - all of this - was so stupid. They could dance around each other for the rest of the year but would it really be so bad if he just.. kissed him?

Wait, what? Why was he even..

He was questioning himself even as he closed the distance between them and slid one hand up over Alfred's shoulder, pulling him down to press a kiss to his lips.
rule_britannia: (America ☂ Needy kiss)

[personal profile] rule_britannia 2012-09-28 05:01 pm (UTC)(link)
If you could have got right inside his head he wouldn't have known why he was doing this, it just suddenly seemed like a good idea, and then he was doing it, and it really was just out of nowhere but why not? As of a moment ago.. it was just something that he really wanted to do, for no reason at all.

It wasn't like when he'd kissed Gamzee, or Eriq. Those times had been experimental at best and although nerve-wracking there had been no real.. emotion behind it. This was different. He felt warm all the way from the light flush on his cheeks right down to the ground, and that arm wrapping around him had a tingling chill racing down his spine.

His fingers curled around the back of Alfred's neck, thumb brushing through the short hairs there, and he pushed himself up onto his toes. It felt.. good. It really did.
rule_britannia: (Blush ☂ Avoiding)

[personal profile] rule_britannia 2012-09-29 06:23 pm (UTC)(link)
The noise startled him enough to break away from kissing the Gryffindor boy, and he appeared to need a moment to gather his thoughts, staring at Alfred as if he'd just woken up.

"What am I doing?" he said, still blushing, though for a different (if very much related) reason. He frowned, huffed, and shifted back slightly, swallowing once. "I don't.."

Well, that wasn't precisely true, he did want to kiss him, but he didn't know why, he just knew that his heart was pounding and he didn't entirely mind this at all.

"You slipped me something in Potions, didn't you."
rule_britannia: (Flirt ☂ Heart)

[personal profile] rule_britannia 2012-10-01 01:05 am (UTC)(link)
Arthur looked thoughtful, too. He'd been protesting that he didn't like Alfred in that way, and why should he with the teasing and bullshit that the boy had put him through, but he couldn't deny how exhilarated he felt right now and nor could he deny that he kind of.. wanted to kiss him again. He did, but he didn't, and it was confusing, but he didn't entirely hate it.

"You are rather bad at Potions," he admitted, frowning very slightly as their gazes locked. "I'll grant you that."

His fingers flexed by his sides, and he swallowed. Okay, they'd kissed, and he'd.. actually enjoyed it. Part of him still disliked Alfred and was wondering what the hell happened, but the rest..? Silently, he wished he could just make his mind up, and then suddenly it all became incredibly clear.

".. I liked it as well."
rule_britannia: (Irritation ☂ Stubborn)

[personal profile] rule_britannia 2012-10-03 08:05 pm (UTC)(link)
It was really a wonder he hadn't turned on his heel and walked away already. He found himself wondering why he hadn't, but it all came down to the fact that he didn't want to. As a rare occasion, he was actually listening to what Alfred had to say, and for once the other boy didn't sound like a complete idiot.

Well, maybe that was generous, he always sounded like an idiot, but this time he was at least managing to make sense.

"You don't love me, don't be stupid," he retorted, though he could feel his cheeks heating up. He certainly didn't love Alfred. Liking him, he would admit to, but not that. Definitely not. Arthur looked away with a scowl, folding his arms and hunching his shoulders.

"... Fine. I will, but if you mess up.." He left it hanging there, fingers curled around his elbows and gripping hard.
rule_britannia: (Blush ☂ All of the red)

[personal profile] rule_britannia 2012-10-06 05:07 pm (UTC)(link)
No. No you don't, you don't even know what love is you idiot how can you love someone you barely even know. He wants to say all of that but holds it back, biting the inside of his cheek to keep himself from speaking.

The suddenness of the hug makes him squeak, and there was almost - almost - an instant reaction of kneeing him where it hurt, but he didn't, he just stood there awkwardly with his shoulders held tense and carefully patted Alfred on the back.

"Alright, alright. You're being embarrassing, pack it in."
rule_britannia: (Wary ☂ Avoiding)

[personal profile] rule_britannia 2012-10-07 03:08 pm (UTC)(link)
The fact that Alfred didn't, in fact, swoop in to kiss him was definitely appreciated. He might have found himself being headbutted if he had, and while Arthur squirmed just a little under the other boy's arm he didn't try to move out from underneath it.

"I'd appreciate it if you didn't go telling all and sundry about this," he said then, frowning up at him.

"If you can possibly manage that."
rule_britannia: (Blush ☂ Avoiding)

[personal profile] rule_britannia 2012-10-08 06:33 pm (UTC)(link)
"... You can say that. Do not make a bloody fuss, Alfred, I won't stand for it."

Arthur had no idea at that moment how much he would later regret giving Alfred that kind of permission, but at the moment, he didn't see the harm in it.