Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 22:52:34 +1000
From: The Haydster <thehaydster@yahoo.com.au>
Subject: Love On Campus - Chapter 5

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Love On Campus
by theHaydster
Copyright 2006, theHaydster. All rights reserved

Note: Sex is not on the agenda for this story in the near future, and
when/if it does occur, it will not be graphic.

Chapter 5

Sunday passed in a blur. I managed to get my work done somehow, but I was
really worried. Theo presented a very real danger to us, and he was smart
enough to recognise our relationship if he looked for it. Luckily that was
probably the last thing that he would look for, as we were supposedly
"dating his girl". Also, Alex was Felicity's "date" for the movies, so he
would be the one under attack, and he shows no signs of gayness.

I had nightmares that night about Alex being attacked by Theo and other
shadowy figures. I awoke soaked in sweat. The first thing that I did was
call Alex to make sure that he was all right. Alex was having the same
nightmare about me when I called and woke him up.We decided to sit apart
today, and discuss things like that with Kate this afternoon. The day went
by very slowly. I was afraid and lonely. Afraid for Alex and myself of
Theo, and lonely because Alex wasn't by my side.

At three I arrived at Kate's room for our "concil of war" as she put it. I
found Alex and Felicity there along with her. Once I sat down Kate got down
to business. "Guys, this business with Theo changes everything. For a
start, you need to tell Felicity" Alex looked at me, and I nodded. He took
a deep breath and said "Felicity, Davo and I are in love. We are a couple."
I looked at Felicity, and she was grinning. "Isn't it ironic that Theo
thinks you are after me? I know it's a serious problem, but it is also
funny" When she put it that way we sow the funny side of it. "Anyway", Kate
went on, "The point is that Theo will be looking for any reason at all to
cause trouble for Alex. Davo, this means that you will be a target too, and
an easier one, as you are at Theo's collegc. I'm not sure that much can be
done about this, except make sure that your curtains are drawn and your
door is locked so no one else walks in on you, and be subtle in public."

We agreed that there wasn't much that we could do for the time being. "What
if he does find out about us?" I asked Kate. "The term 'all hell breaks
loose' springs to mind Davo. Theo will do everything he can to out you and
there will be repercussions" Felicity, who had been almost silent told us
that she would try to get Theo to see sense and lay off us, but she wasn't
very hopeful.

We decided that there was little we could do at the moment, as the only
real way to reduce the risk of Theo finding out about us was to break
up. Obviously we weren't going to break up, as i couldn't imagine life
without him now, and I knew he felt the same way. Kate & Felicity were
going to try and tone everything down on the gossip front. This would help
us, but the main thing that we had to watch out for was any possible photo
evidence of us being together. The problem was that Theo was a smart
bastard.

Alex & I went back to my college at about 4 and studied for a bit. We
decided that there was nothing we could do about Theo to prevent him
finding out about us if he tried hard enough. If there was any inkling of
it, though, Kate was going to get nasty. Kate & Felicity would pull all the
stops at their college to destroy Theo's social standing and his
credibility. This was designed as a last resort, because things were bound
to get messy if this happenned, as it might be traced to them or us.

The next few days passed uneventfully, without mucuh cause at all for
worry. Alex's soccer team played their first game and won, which was a
mixed blessing as they thrashed my college. Alex scored the winninggoal,
which made both of us really happy. Needess to say, we didn't do any study
when I went to his room that evening.We also realised that this gave us a
tactical advantage over Theo, as it shot Alex up on the social scale.

The St. Andrew's College ball was coming up, and the girls naturally asked
us if we'd like to go to their ball. We accepted, and dug out our formal
suits. The college ball is a big thing, as in formal suit, evening shirt,
cuff links, the works. Their ball was held at the City Hall (as is ours),
and it involved pretty much a dinner and dancing. We hired a limo, as it
could fit all eight of us (Josh, Tim, Jane & Kat were coming with us) and
it was a nice touch. Alex looked super hot in his formal gear. We all
looked good, but Alex was amazing.

We got a few looks when the limo arrived at City Hall, as it looked like we
were the only group of four couples, and the only lot thal arrived in a
limo. We got in through the doors and sat down at our table. There were
five couples to a table and it turned out that we were paired up with Brett
& his date for the night.

Brett is on Alex's soccer team. He is your typical sporto, and is into
every sport. Luckily, he is also fairly nice and looks HOT. Hey, I may love
Alex, but it doesn't mean that I don't notice other good looking guys when
I see them. I didn't recognise his date, but she looked like your typical
blond. Good looking, but nothing underneath the surface. Brett doesn't have
a steady girlfriend, but not for lack of trying. He just can't seem to find
anyone he 'clicks' with. At least that's what I've heard on the bush
telegraph (gossip).

The meal was excellent, as was the wine. The eight of us kept sober, but
Brett & Amanda (his date) got a bit tipsy. You should have seen some of the
other tables though. The guys and their dates were drunk. I got some good
photos that evening. After dinner some people started dancing. Alex,
Felicity, Kate & I started dancing. Eventually nearly everyone was dancing
to the band (who were up on the stage). When I looked around i saw that
Josh, Kat, Tim and Jane had joined us dancing.

As the night wore on, people got more drunk, and it made some of the
dancing quite funny. The most surprising thing was that guys were dancing
together in pairs! That's a sure sign of drunkenness. When there were
enough guys dancing like that Alex & I snuck in a few dances, as did Tim &
Josh. I saw Theo that evening, he was off his face, dancing with another
guy! I made sure to get that on film, as possible insurance in case we were
seen dancing together. The eight of us got a group photo, as well as
pictures of our "couples". That is, us and our dates, although I really
wanted to get a ball photo with Alex.

All good things come to an end (unfortunately), so the ball finished, and
our limo arrived to pick us up. The girls had had a good time, and when we
dropped them off at their college they thanked us for coming with them. We
thanked them as well, after all, it was their college ball. We decided that
it was too risky for Alex to come back to my college with me (we decided
this before the ball, so we dropped Alex off at Burke College then we paid
the limo driver when he dropped Josh, Tim & myself at St. Marks.

We chatted about the ball. When I told them that I had a snapshot of Theo
dancing with another guy they nearly died laughing. "That's pretty powerful
evidence against him if you ever need it" Josh managed to choke out. They
insisted on seeing it, so I downloaded it to my computer, and all three of
us burst out laughing. The photo was taken at such an angle that it looked
like Theo was kissing the other guy! I called Alex and told him. He laughed
at it too. it was about 1 in the morning, so we all got to bed, and I
dreamed of Alex & I living happily together.

The next day was a Sunday, so everyone who went to the ball (quite a few at
St. Marks) slept off their hangovers, while everyone else just slept in. I
woke up feeling relaxed, and got through the last of my work for the
weekend. Alex dropped by that afternoon, and we had a great time. I love
him so much.

During the next week we were given our first assignment. It wasn't all bad
news though, as we could work in pairs if we wanted to. Another excuse to
see more of Alex! We had to do an chemistry experiment from a list (they
were pretty complex), and write a report on the experiment, explaining the
science behind it, as well as the normal write up. The labs were open 24
hours a day if we got swipe cards. After the lecture Alex & I made sure to
get swipe cards, so we could work in the lab when we wanted to.

The experiment Alex & I did involved extracting the caffeine from
coffee. There is a water based method to decaffeinate coffee, but we had to
do it the old way, using all the noxious stuff. I swore never to drink
decaffeinated coffee unless it was water-done once I saw some of the stuff
that we were to use. We decided to start with the chemistry behind it that
evening, and we were going to do that before we did the experiment.

The same evening I went over to Alex's room, looking forward to seeing
him. As soon as he opened the door, I knew that something was wrong. Alex
ushered me in and shut the door. Alex had recieved some hate mail from
Theo. It wasn't signed, but it was obviously him. We decided to ignore it,
as it is likely that Theo sent it because he could find nothing worse to do
to Alex. When we looked at it that way, it was a good sign, because our
secret was safe. The earth-shaking kiss Alex gave me put it out of our
minds.

We finished the science behind the experiment that evening, and I left for
St. Mark's after some making out. Tim & Josh had also paired up for the
experiment, and they were making asprin. I made a crack (joke) about not
beiing able to have asprin as I'm already light-headed from Alex's kisses,
so I'd pass out if he kissed me if I'd had asprin. We all laughed about
that one. For those of you who didn't get the joke, asprin thins the blood,
so it can't carry the same amount of oxygen per litre. Got the joke now?

I was still a bit worried about Theo's note , so I gave Kate a ring and she
spoke to Felicity. It turned out that as soon as she heard she went to his
room and gave him a major serve about it. I think he was finally convinced
that Felicity was not going out with Alex, but I was afraid that he would
still be out for Alex's blood, as word got out about how Felicity had acted
towards him.

The next day was a very busy day for Alex & I as he had a soccer game that
afternoon, and I had a tutorial on at that time. St. Marks runs tutorials
separate to the ones run by the uni, so students can get extra help. I
needed some help on a maths matter that I just couldn't understand, and
neither could Alex. Due to this, we hadn't seen each other all day. We
couldn't wait until the evening though, as we had arranged to work in the
lab at 9 that night.

When I arrived at the lab it was empty except for Alex. I leapt into his
arms and he picked me up by the waist and swung me around while giving me
the kiss of a lifetime! WOW! I saw stars from that one. Once I recovered I
said slyly "So, did you miss me today?". He grinned at that one. After that
we got on with the experiment and it didn't take long to do it. We bagged
the results and put them away. We decided to do the tests for the purity of
the de-caffeinated coffee the next day. We went back to our colleges and
got an early night.

I woke up the next morning with a bad feeling about the day. That feeling
was dispelled as soon as Alex came over. We kissed and sat down to talk. I
decide to check my email and as soon as I opened my email I knew why I had
a bad feeling about today. There was an email to me from Theo with an
attachment. After scanning it for viruses I opened the email.

Davo, It looks like you and Alex are in my power now. I was out for Alex,
but now I've got you and your boyfriend. You two didn't notice the other
camera next to the security camera last night, did you? I thought Alex
might say something I could use, as I knew you two were close. I know you
have a photo of me dancing with some random guy from the St. Andrews
ball. I think what I have out-trumys anything you could throw at me. I'll
leave you and your faggot of a boyfriend to stew for a bit now while I
think of what I want, now that I know that Alex isn't interested in
Felicity. I wonder if she knows about this?  Theo

As I read that I started to turn white, as did Alex. What did he have on
us? I opened the attachment and nearly fainted. The attachment was a video
of Alex & I sharing our earth-shattering kiss in the science lab. It was
unmistakebly the two of us, our faces were totally clear. I looked at
Alex. He was white in the face too. What were we going to do now? What
would Theo demand in return for not outing us?



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