cigarettes and chlorine [fruk]

Chapter 23

It has been weeks since that sleepover and nothing has changed between Arthur and Francis, only the fact that they got closer. They would spent their Sundays at the café/bar and on Fridays Arthur would watch Francis swim. The two would walk home together and sometimes do their homework together if Arthur wanted to. Though now he had to, since midterms were only two days away, the five friends had started studying ahead of time thanks to Kiku and Gilberts (who mostly panicked every day when they announced the material).

"Arthur please!!" Francis was pouting while following Arthur to their table. Arthur growled at him giving him a glare.

"I said no!" Arthur was sick of hearing Francis whining and the same plead, this boy didn't take a no for an answer.

"But why?" Francis asked the pout still on his lips when he sat down on his usual seat next to Kiku, the others were there already as well.

"Because." Arthur grumbled.

"That's not very reasonable." Francis stated crossing his arms glaring as well. The others watched them argue for a while till Lovino cut in.

"What is this about now?" Lovino sighed when they both talked at the same time with different the same tone. "One at a time you idiots." Arthur beat Francis.

"Francis wants me take with him to the dentist to watch his teeth get ripped out." Arthur explained while the whole time glaring at the pouting French boy. Francis huffed.

"I just want to have you by my side, I'm nervous and my parents can't come with me. I don't want to go alone!!" Francis whined holding an upset look on his face. He just doesn't want to go alone to the dentist and get his teeth out alone. "And I am not allowed to go alone, my parents told me to ask you!! Please Arthur!" Arthur let out a groan throwing his on the table his hands rubbing his hair.

"You're so frustrating, damn it." Francis watched Arthur and then put his head down on Arthurs as well.

"Please?" Francis asked again burying his face into Arthur's hair. The others watched snickering, they always watched when the two argued and they did it every day, it was quiet entertaining, they all admitted that. And sometimes they would argue like an old married couple and they would tease Arthur about since he was the one getting flustered about it when they mentioned it (Francis would just grin and laugh in amusement which Arthur found annoying as well). Gilbert and Francis got along even better than expected they would laugh at the same jokes and chat till the day would turn to night. They would flirt with girls together, they were each other's wingmen (as much as Arthur disliked it).

"Okay." Arthur called out throwing his arms in the air in defeat. Francis's sparkled and a large smile crossed his lips.

"Thank you!!" Francis kept on repeating happily clapping his hands together. Arthur sighed rubbing temple with his finger and then leaning back in his seat grumbling under his breath when he heard both Lovino and Gilbert snicker. Francis looked down at his watch jumped off of his seat when he finished his lunch. "We have to go now and catch the bus." Arthur raised an eyebrow.

"Now?" Francis nodded his head.

"Yes, now. Let's go. Bye guys." Arthur stood up from his seat to stand next to Francis. Francis waved at his friends and Arthur did too. When they left the cafeteria Francis insisted on wrapping his arms around Arthurs, Arthur did nothing but let him till they got to the administration after they got all their stuff from their lockers. There Francis gave them a paper with his mother's writing on it and the dentist note. They both got out of school quickly and made their way to the bus station. Francis had already rewrapped his arms around Arthur's, even though he would never admit it Arthur liked having Francis arm wrapped around his own it just felt right. "The dentist told me to eat before I go, so I did."