Mark and Sean did their job well, and it was quite entertaining to see to be honest. Phil couldn't even utter a word to Dan without them intervening and cutting him off, take the next morning for instance.

All the boys were sitting at the table eating their cereal and having light conversation. Dan was sitting in between Mark and Sean. They had walked him into the dining room and sat there with Shane in front of him, Felix on his left, Phil on his right.

Phil looks at Dan and winks, Dan looks at his cereal bowl, taking interest in its contents all of a sudden. He felt like this whole bodyguard thing was only necessary because he didn't want to be alone with Phil again. Yes, he felt a little guilty that he was getting protection from two boys that didn't even know why.

All because Phil had to find his panties! But Dan knew that the next time Phil got him alone, he would lose all the strength he had left to keep himself a secret, and that couldn't happen.

So when Phil spoke up for the first time in front of everyone, he was glad that Mark came through.

"Hey Dan-"

"Wow would you look at the time! Dan you better get going to class!"

Dan checks the time on his watch, he did actually have to go, he stands up and Sean does to, so does Phil, but Sean practically pulls Dan out the door by his bookbag as Mark stops Phil to talk to him about nonsense.

"Hey Sean! You're messing up my uniform!" Dan wrestles his bookbag out his grip and straightens himself out as they walk quickly down the steps.

"Sorry Dan, but Mark won't be able to hold Phil for long, he'll start to get suspicious if he isn't already."

Dan continues to stomp down the steps until he has to stop from laughing so hard. He's basically clutching his sides as he leans against the wall. Sean gives him a incredulous looks as he pull him up.

"Dan! Dan what's the matter with you!"

"We're!" Dan snorts, "We're taking this so seriously like Witness Protection or something!"

Sean rolls his eyes, "Okay yea but only because you woke us up early this morning with this kicked puppy look on your face, so move your ass come on!"

Dan let's Sean pull him down the stairs the rest of the way, still chuckling even after they made it to Professor Geoffrey classroom.

"For fucks sake what is it man?" Sean looks at him.

"Phil is in this class!" Dan says, he feels like he's going crazy, everything is way to funny to him. All of this over some lacy underwear, he was over reacting.

Sean looks behind him and can see the top of Phil's head, through the thick crowd of burgundy blazers, his black jacket stood out.

"Okay, Okay, Dan tell the Professor you're sick, you might as well be." He mutters the last part under his breath.

"But I mustn't lie!" Dan giggles, "I'll just go in." He places his hand on the door knob.

Sean tugs at his hair helplessly, "Dan! You- fuck i should be getting paid- Dan if you go in there, Phil will- I don't even know what he'll do! Why am I even doing this!"

"I don't know either Sean!" Dan smiles, and starts to hiccup from laughing so hard.

Phil is closer now, and the minute he sees Dan, he picks up the pace.

"Dan listen to me, you either walk in there without my help and face Phil or you come with me to the clinic."

Dan stands there, picking absentmindedly at his gold badge, "Hm, I think.."

Sean looks back again, "Dan! Make your decision, now or never buddy."

"Don't you have some four leaf clovers to pick or something, move out my way leprechaun." Phil hisses as he shoves past both of them and into the classroom, not giving them a second glance.

"I'm to confused to feel offended," Sean whispers, "what the hell just happened."

"That's enough swearing for today." Dan says, back to his normal self, but his voice was quieter now.

Sean looks at him, "Dan what was that? I thought you said Phil-"

"I don't know, but I'm already late, and if Phil's not talking to me then that's good, I'm not talking to him, it's that simple." He shrugs.

"Okay?" Sean tries to find a hint of emotion in his unusually calm face but he can't, so he just decides to walk away.

Dan watches him go before turning into the room and sitting at his desk, two years he's been at Kingston's, he was almost 18, and he was dreading when he was to turn that age, it basically meant he was legal, and that came with a whole other situation. His head was begging to turn and look at Phil, but he didn't dare.

Why did he stop trying to talk to him all of a sudden? What had happened upstairs on the 7th hall?

Sean knew, he had a slight idea and it had to do with Felix. Now, Felix was in his last year, and he had always made the rules, and even most of the threats, and if somehow he figured out what he was bothering Dan, no telling how he handled it, but it most likely scared the piss out of that bad boy to make him stop so suddenly. He also noticed how weird Dan was acting now, he was still acting like a smarty pants but a bit less now, like Phil was slowly chipping away at him, and Sean didn't know if he was happy about that or not.

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At lunch Dan had to run all the way down  to the band room to get his lunchbox that he had left on the shelf from the day before. But when he got to the doors to open them they were locked, of course they were, even though he had this class next!

So, he hurried back into the cafeteria as as he was walking past the picnic tables Mark called out to him, he was sitting with Felix and Shane. Dan makes his way over there and notices with delight that in the center of the table, was a pile of sandwiches.

"Courtesy of yours truly." Shane picks a wrapped sandwich up and gives it to him.

Dan unwraps it hungrily, but before he eats anything, he grabs a napkin and tucks it into his collar then takes a delicate bite. Mark pushes some juice over to him and Dan glows with happiness.

"So Dan, Sean told me about this morning." Shane says, watching Dan daintily sipping his juice now.

"Oh yes," he says wiping his mouth, "Phil didn't say a word to me this morning."

Felix smiles, "Then I did my job good."
"What job did you exactly do?" Dan asks.

"Well..."

*this morning*

Phil watches as Dan is being pushed out the door by Sean, the minute he stands up Mark steps in front him and tries to get him to finish his breakfast.

"Alright! What the fuck is going on!" He shouts angrily, and pushes Mark off him, "why can't I see Dan?"

"What are you talking about?" Mark laughs helplessly, looking at Shane for help.

"Phil I told you he doesn't like you." Shane answers.

"I don't care if he does!" Phil exclaims, but everyone could tell he was lying.

"What's going on?" Felix asks.

Shane didn't want to, but he told Felix what happened this morning with Dan coming to his room. His face contorts into anger as he looks at Phil.

"You bastard! What did you do to Dan!" He comes over to him.

"I-I didn't do anything!" Phil says, his tone was sad, did he really hurt him?

"If you talk to Dan again, I'll make it so you can't come back to Kingston's Academy again, you'll have to go to jail this time, and Dan will be only a memory to you."

"But...." Phil was showing a sign of weakness as he looks at his shoes, if he tried to talk to Dan again, he would be sent to jail, if he didn't....

"You can't talk to Dan unless he talks to you first." Felix adds, feeling bad for the expression on his face.

"He won't." Phil whispers.
"Well now that settled, let's all go to class!" Shane says in a happier tone.

*present*

"Phil was supposed to go to jail!" Dan cries, his hands were over his mouth, drinking in all the gossip.

"Yes but Dan did you hear what I said?" Felix says pointedly, "Phil won't talk to you unless you say something to him first okay?"

"I'm not planning to." Dan says softly.

"Are you though?" Shane has a smug smile on his face.

"No-"

All the boys turn their head to sharp laughter that cuts through the whole yard. Phil was walking with a boy that had a full face of makeup on, the highlight sent glares their way. His hair was perfectly put up, and his manicured hand was in Phil's.

Dan stands up automatically, why did he stand up? Shane sits there laughing into his sandwich while Mark and Felix kicks him under the table.

"Phil?" Dan whispers.

Then out of nowhere the two boys looks over at him. Phil looked so weird with his snake bites and leather jacket next to a such a clean boy.

"Hey kitty girl!" the boy waves excitedly at him.

Dan's juice came out his nose as he sees Phil's smug face as he kisses the boy on the cheek.

"Phil my highlight!"
"Sorry James."

"What's going on with me?" Dan had went pale and his heart was beating way to fast, he was sweating badly.

Shane takes the napkin out his collar and helps him wipe his nose, laughter still in his eyes.

"It's called jealousy hon."

Dan's face goes hot as he watches the boys walk away, "Me? Jealous? No."
But he knew as he said it, he was lying. He wanted Phil to himself.

i added james because i can lol HOE OUT✌🏼