Mr Hornby

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"Morning, Mr Hornby," The dark-haired man nodded a reply to the tall ginger man, recieving a wink in return. He shook his head as he continued down the bustling hall, clutching a stack of papers to his chest. The hallway was filled with students; preppy girls whispering and giggling, sporty guys high-fiving and cat-calling, the nerdy ones chatting about computers and games, and of course the occasional loner reading or sifting through their lockers. There were many more greetings shouted at the teacher, and he was tempted to remind the students that his name was not "Horny", but he knew that it would only fuel the teasing.

It was a great relief when he reached his classroom. He sunk down into his chair, dropping his jumble of papers on the desk in front of him. Shortly after he began sorting and working through the papers, the door swung open and in strolled a short, brunette man.

"Ross!" he exclaimed "I hear, from an anonymous source, that you finally got some,"

Ross glared up at the uninvited guest, who was now leaning on Ross' desk, face to face with him. "Hello to you too, Chris,"

Chris rolled his eyes and crossed his arms, muttering a greeting. "Come on, gimmie details,"

Ross sighed, leaning back in his chair to look up at Chris. "We just went to the movies, nothing more," he hesitated before asking, "Who told you that we shagged?"

"Well, I mean, he didn't say it specifically, but when Alex said that you guys went out last night, I made my assumptions,"

This time it was Ross' turn to roll his eyes. "Trust you to make assumptions like that," he laughed, slightly nervously, while remarking "And I suppose you've told all the staff that we shagged, now, eh?"

Chris starting laughing with him, however Ross' laugh faded out when he sensed the apprehension in Chris' laugh.

"You fucking twat," Ross muttered, slamming his hands on the desk as he stood up. He started storming towards the door, but halfway there he was inturrupted by the sharp trill of the school bell, causing him to sigh and return to his desk, flipping the bird at Chris as he past him.

"See you later, Horny" Chris shot over his shoulder as he pushed past the arriving students, recieving an angry mumble in return.

Once the students had all taken their seats, Ross stood and called out for quiet.

"Right, so today we'll be continuing with our film studies. You should all be well into your projects now, if you have any questions, just come see me,"

A hand in the back of the class shot up as soon as he'd finished speaking.

"Yes, Ms. Mackenzie?"

The owner of the hand leaned back in her chair, folding her arms.

"Are you dating Mr. Smith?" she asked excitedly.