that was no surprise- ...-Bites his lip as he closes his empty locker- ...Why do I even bother...?

-quietly walks up to- Mr. Kirkland I hafta speak with yeh.

((psssst im going to be a derp teacher pssst ))

-Stiffens up and glances over at Quinn, frowning- Yes, sir?

I have an assignmen' fer yeh. -nods- No' tha' m' askin' permission er 'nything, yeah?

...Is that so? I was certain I had finished all of my assignments finished. -Shifts around a bit, wanting to leave as soon as possible-

Don' worry lad, yeh can leave as soon as I tell yeh. -snorts, rolls his eyes- I wan' yeh t' take this. -hands a brown envelope that looks

rather important- Open ih when yeh get home. Yeh'll answer ih then pass the assignmen' as soon as yer done. -small nod, turns to leave-

-it's a friendly bunch of chocolates he's handing out to his class plus a letter addressed to arthur about how valentines seems a bit silly

...-Furrows his eyebrows- ...Ah...okay...good day, sir. -Looks down at the brown envelope...wasn't really planning to go home just yet-

and to keep his chin up-

-Spies the two through the windows from an adjoining corridor looking like they're having a quiet private discussion and

speed-walks over to them- Hey, hey! What'cha up to?

-blinks and gives Alfred a friendly, knowing smile- Ah wus jus' leavin'. -walks off-

-Eyes widen a bit as he looks over at Alfred- A-Ah...Mr Jones. -Pauses, fidgeting with the envelope- What are you doing here?

-Watches him leave- Ah... Bye? That sure was fast. -Turns back to Arthur and zeroes in on the package in his hands- So what's in the

suspicious looking envelope, Artie? A love letter? A secret? -Hums the 007 theme-

-Frowns- It's Arthur...sir. -Glances back down at the envelope- ...I don't know yet. -Hesitates- I was just given this. And it shouldn't

be any of your business. -Raises an eyebrow, wondering why he was just so curious though he could feel his cheeks warm at a thought-

-Walks by with a basket full of chocolates in white wrappers, giving it to random people he passes- Happy Valentines day, everyone!

-Draws back slightly in over-exaggerated horror- Drop the "sir", Art. It sounds like I'm some kind majorly old dude in armour - which

actually isn't that bad, hmm. -Completely off-track- Besides, it's Valentine's Day so it's got to be something interesting in there.

-spots Arthur and Alfred and heads over to them, handing each a chocolate, careful to hide the single red wrapped chocolate-

-Frowns, looking a bit sickened- ...I don't want any from you, Francis.

-laughs- don't think you're a special case, eyebrows. I'm giving everyone my self made chocolates.

....-Furrows eyebrows and snatches the chocolate away- ...Now if you'll excuse me. -Turns around and walks away.-

-Stares at it for a second before shoving it into his pocket- Thanks, Francis. I'll eat it later, I guess.

-glances to Alfred- What's wrong with him?

-Bemused half laugh- Don't know. Stick up the ass? He's usually not that bad; maybe something's happened. -Watches Arthur for

a second before following, striding a tad faster than usual to catch up-

-shrugs shoulders and heads off in search for Elizabeth, humming a silent tune-

-Steps outside of the school, frowning as shoved the chocolate into his pocket.-

-Catches up and leans around him to the side- Hey. -Repeats it louder again just in case despite being devastatingly close to his ear- HEY!

-Jumps!- P-Professor! -Puts his hand over his ear,wincing- W-What the hell!? -Can't help his curses, especially when startled-

-Attempts to stifle his laughter at Arthur's reaction by turning it into a cough but fails badly- I was wondering if you'd... -Pauses- Like

to go out with me? -Shoots a devilish smirk at Arthur fully intending on a flustered response-

-Eyes widen at that, feeling his breath hitch as various images rushed through his mind- M-Mr Jones...! I-I... -Can't find his words-

-Leans in closer and stares straight into his eyes, kind of but not really succeeding at keeping his expression serious- You...?

-Bites lip- ...T-this isn't funny, Professor...-A bit defensive- I don't need you to joke around about my lack of Valentine... -After all

who would want to be with him?-

-Blinks and draws back at the suddenly sober mood- Lack of Valentine? -Actually somewhat surprised about that fact- Well... It's not like I

have one either. -Grins at him and subtly leads him down the footpath. Aimless walking was always fitting with a good chat-

-Quietly follows him, not knowing why he was doing so- ...-Gives a hesitant smile- Really now...? No beautiful woman to take out for a date?

Beautiful women? -Laughs louder than usual. Peeks to the side at him with a grin- Can't say any women have caught my eye lately.

-Chuckles softly, not really even minding where they were going now. Just oddly enough enjoying his presence- Is that so...? That's a

shame.

-Aims their ambling down towards the distant patch of green just visible around a bend in the road- Well, hey, it's

not so bad being free. Gives you more choice, right?

-Glances over at Alfred, laughing slightly with a small smile- ...I suppose so... -Rather surprised he's talking about this with his teacher

-

-Returns the smile, genuinely proud of himself for getting a smile out of Arthur. Grabs onto his arm and pulls him the last few steps into

the park, gesturing grandly around them both at the not-so-impressive playground set and wooden bench- We're here!

-Eyes widen but quickly follows after him. Alfred was just doing this to be nice to him- ...The park...? It's empty...

But parks are great with just two people! Means we can just swing around without having some kid's parents stare us down. -Demonstrates

by directing him into the swing chair and speedily taking his place behind him as designated pusher-

-Lets himself sit down and soon glances up at him quietly- ...Y-You're very kind, sir...but I'm sure you wouldn't want to be caught with

your student.

-Bursts out laughing- Aw, come on, I don't look that old, do I? Besides, who cares? It's not like

we're participating in indecent activities or anything. -Puts unnecessary emphasis on the phrase-

-Rolls his eyes a bit, clutching on the swing as he swung himself quietly. Despite himself, he can't help but feeling his heart beat

quicker in his chest as his cheeks warmed, a small smile pulling on his lips- ...You're right...Mr Jones.

AH! -Bursts out loudly and pulls on the chains of Arthur's swing back to stare at his face upside down from behind- Another thing! You

should really stop calling me Mr Jones if you don't want to be caught with your teacher. -Also has ulterior motives of IT'S SO FORMAL-

-Grips the swing a bit tighter so he doesn't fall off and he just swallows- ...-Fuck...wasn't good at this whole informal thing-

I apologise, Mi--...Alfred. -Flusters a bit more at the use of his name though seems a bit annoyed from his embarrassment-

Success! Good work. -Pushes him properly as a reward- Still so bloody polite though. -Does his worst best generalised "British" accent-

...-Quirks his eyebrow- ...Well if you want me to be rude...then your accent is absolutely atrocious. -Smirks a bit-

Hey! -Pushes him a tad harder in protest- I tried! You should give me points for trying at least, Mr natural sexy British accent.

-Flushes in embarrassment at that, scoffing- Why should I? You would only ruin it with your oh so lovely American accent. -Though did

quite enjoy a southern drawl at times-

-Acts offended and catches the swing as it peaks near him, holding it in place so he's level with Arthur's ear. Drops his voice down an

octave and leans in to practically purr at his ear- You don't think my accent's sexy at all...?

-Reddens even more, at a loss of words. The other was still a young man...just teasing...he meant nothing by it..!- ...Of course not!

-Shivers a bit as the other pretty much purrs at his ear, vivid images popping up in his mind again-

-Huffs, slipping into a pout and resumes his normal voice. Allows the swing to resume its motions- Fine, fiiine -Pushes him with a little

more force than needed when he comes swinging round again- I suppose you'd rather I was dressed up as a cowboy in the South or something?

-Swallows thickly and just keeps held on so he doesn't fall- I wouldn't want that either. I don't why you presume I do. -Glances back at

him for a moment, hesitating. He was just so...just so...well...it didn't matter either way...he was already being indecent thinking of it-

-Thinks for a moment before replying- It's the general cliched American accent, right? -Notices Arthur's eyes on him and gives him a wink

before slipping into a practiced-but-not-quite Southern accent- "You're lyin' like a no-legged dog".

-Eyes widen when he hears the accent and his cheeks darken even more (if that was possible) though was too distracted to keep a good grip

on the swing. Quickly falls out of the swing with a push too hard-

-Shocked out of his smug grin and dives forward instinctively to catch him before he hits the ground. Caught somewhat off guard with

Arthur's weight, but manages to stay upright and almost straight. Freezes in the pose for a good second before letting out a

held breath and shifting to make the position more comfortable for Arthur-

-Was really expecting to hit the ground right then but surprisingly, was caught by Alfred's arms. Lets out a soft breath of relief though

he soon comes to realise just...how warm Alfred's body was and how strong he was- ...Alfred...-Breathes out, looking up at him slowly-

-Holds him slightly closer than generally appropriate; afraid of letting him fall- Holy fuck, Arthur, are you alright? -Too distracted to

have any qualms about swearing. Quickly scans Arthur's body for any possible injuries just in case- What just happened?

-Feels his breath catch in his throat as he held even closer. God...he could feel him...so close to him...he felt safe for once. Pauses

for a moment, just watching him closely as he nodded slightly though without much thought, he grabs his shirt lightly and pulls him down

as he presses his lips against Alfred's own-

-Completely stiffens up; frozen in place. Mind completely blank and confused about how to react. It was Arthur, but his student,

but Arthur. Brain kind of almost catching up to him, he let his body fall slack. Obviously not the right thing to do as gravity

caught hold of Arthur and he basically dropped him-

-Was lost in the kiss and though Alfred wasn't responding back, he still enjoyed the warmth of his lips but soon he was dropped. Despite

this, he clutched Alfred's shirt tighter as he fell down, hitting the ground roughly and fuck...his whole body was aching-

-Suddenly unbalanced by the hands clutching his shirt and falls down not at all gracefully with a shout, unable to regain stability in time.

Lands upon an elbow and a hand, just narrowly saving Arthur from being flattened with his weight. Slightly dazed, he groaned

in pain at the scrapes and allowed himself a moment of pause to recover-

-Shivers when he feels Alfred's body on top of his, their chests pressed against each other's and fuck...he felt like he couldn't breathe-

Alfred...-Whispers softly, looking up as the realisation of his actions begin to settle in- ...

-Raises his head to look at Arthur and blinks at their faces being so close- Uhm... -Brain obviously

working intelligently. Still quite muddled from before the fall-

O-Oh bloody hell...M-Mr Jones...I'm so sorry. -Whispers, voice shaking as he soon tries to struggle, fear running through his whole body.

Tries to push Alfred away, hands shaking- I-I'm so sorry... -He needed to get away...he didn't want to see Alfred's reaction...oh God-

-Arthur's babbling only adds to his confusion. Allows himself to be pushed to the side and just watches him, blinking

slowly. Knows that he should probably say something -stop him- but unable to think of anything suitable-

-Finally stands up, still shaking and cursing to himself. How could he have been so stupid? Stupid...stupid...stupid! Without much other

thought, he swivelled around and sprinted away from the park as quickly as he could, forgetting his bag along the way in his haste back home

-

-Watches his back retreat and silently pulls himself up off the ground into a sitting position. Lightly touching his lips with the tips of

his fingers, he resolved to puzzle out what just happened on the way home and later in bed where concentrating is easiest. Wandering off to

the side of the swing set in a stupor, he collected their bags without a thought and followed Arthur's footsteps back-

-When he goes back home, he sighs softly, closing his eyes as he locked himself up in his room. Quietly pulls out the envelope, opening it

before reading it carefully and taking out the chocolates. Bites his lip as he unwraps the chocolate and eats it- I hate Valentine's Day.

((Ooc: No you don't you love it because big brother gives out free hand made chocolate))

((I meant home* made! Damn it! Do continue with the usuk fluff.))

(( Hand made works too. ouo Forever waiting for Cherry's mean school to let her go ffft. ))

(( omg Eliza and Quinn's version of student/teacher love, only more asjdkdj kawaii QuQ <3 ))

(( We are jumping all over the timeline because ajksnsad lmfao ))

(-STARES- )

(( KAWAII DESU YO OKEY ))

(( mm arthur mmmm naughty boy ))

(W-What!?)

(( B'DDD /hides cameras from park away))

(( <A<;; NO GOSH YOU AND YOUR BRIBERY MATERIAL. ))

(( SHHHH IT'S WHAT I DO BEST. /cacklecackle ))

(( WELL THAT'S PRETTY GOSHDARNED INDECENT CONSIDERING YOUR OWN POSITION, MISS ELIZA. ))

(( SDFGJSFG THIS IS SPECIAL, YOU TWO ARE ADORABLE OKAY. Plus anyone can barely attract Arthur that way so you're awesome ))