Much Ado About Nothing at Dalton

When the love of some cures the pain of all

In one of Dalton's gardens, Wes was sulking on a bench near a fountain. The boy was sad and ashamed to be part, even if without prior knowledge, of the events that resulted in the humiliation of his friend Blaine. The boy was so absorbed in his guilt that he did not notice the young Jeff approaching, startled when the boy cleared his throat before speaking.

"Please, young Wes, would you be kind to me, helping me find Nick?" he asked politely, which was met with a small smile by Wes. Getting up slowly, and drying his eyes with his shirt sleeve, trying to hide the tears that were streaming down his eyes, the young tutor replies "I don't know if I am worthy of such sympathy on your part, my lord. But I can certainly help you, yes! ",

Strange looking at the boy's somber air, Jeff takes a step towards the boy and puts his hand on his shoulder trying to get his attention while saying "I don't know what led you, so noble boy, to depreciate yourself like that, but I believe that nothing is so vile that does not allow me to be kind. "

Wes, not wanting to dwell on the discussion of his actions, and in fear of losing control over his emotions, is ready to go look for young Nick "If that's what you think, my lord, well ... I'll look for the young man Nick and say that he calls you, that he will surely come to meet you soon "and making a small courtesy, says goodbye to Jeff, and leaves the boy alone in the garden.

As soon as Jeff realizes that Wes has gone off to find Nick, he takes a sheet of paper out of his pocket and unfolds it. On the sheet is a poem that he ventured to write for his beloved Nick. As if talking to himself, questioning and criticizing his work, Jeff speaks to the wind:

"The god of love, who lives above, knows very well how weak I am ... that is, weak when it comes to singing; because as far as love is concerned, neither the most famous of the poets nor the most passionate of the innocent young people, have never been turned over by love, in every way, like my poor self. "

Throwing his hands in the air, as in an outburst he continues "By the gods! I cannot demonstrate it through rhymes; I tried but it didn't work. I didn't find a rhyme for "Nick" except "pic-nic", too innocent ... For "adornment" I only think "horn", a hard rhyme, really hard; "Beauty" only rhymes with "table", which is very inconvenient. Only poor and incoherent rhymes ... No; I was definitely not born under the influence of a rhyming planet, nor am I able to make a statement with Sunday phrasing. "

As Jeff paces, trying to find a solution to his rhymes, Jeff notices Nick approaching the garden entrance, a shy smile on his face. Happy to see his beloved, Jeff greets him with flourishes "Oh, sweet Nick, do you really answer my call?" Shyly lowering his head, Nick responds promptly, "Yes, sir; and I will leave when you order ".

Not sure how to deal with the boy's shyness, Jeff continues, "Oh! Will you stay until then? "

Nick then, looking straight into Jeff's eyes, with a mischievous smile on his face, replies "The" so "has already been said; so, goodbye ... But before I leave, let me know what I wanted to know when I came here, that is, what happened between you and Kurt ?! ".

Approaching Nick, Jeff seriously replies to the boy, "Just bitter words; that spoil the palate of friendship, so I want to kiss you to sweeten my mouth ".

However, with Jeff's reply, Nick takes a step back, distancing himself from the boy and replies, "Bitter words are just a sour wind; sour wind is nothing but sour breath, and sour breath is harmful. So I leave without being kissed. "

With a small laugh, Jeff shakes his head in defeat at the quickness of young Nick's reasoning in answering him, then deciding to speak seriously with the boy. Reaching the young man's hand, he says "I will tell you everything in detail. Kurt accepted my challenge; within a short time, I will either hear from him, or spread the word that he is a great coward "... and pulling the boy by the hands, he brought Nick close to him and, sweetly in his voice, asked," Now tell me , please! Which of my bad qualities did you fall in love with first? "

Nick, even embarrassed by Jeff's proximity, looks directly into the boy's eyes and replies in a playful tone "For all of them together, which together constitute such a perfect republic of defects that they do not allow anything good to be mixed with them. " And with a laugh in his eyes, Nick completes questioning Jeff "And sir, ... Which of my good qualities forced you to bear love for me first?"

Enchanted by Nick's eyes, without looking away from them, Jeff replies with a malicious smile on his face "Beautiful expression: enduring love, because, in fact, I support love, since I love you against my will."

Moving away from Jeff a little, Nick goes to the bench in front of the fountain and sits with his hands in his lap, looking towards the water, and says in a serious tone "Against the will of your own heart? Poor him! But if you despise him because of me, I will despise him because of you, because I will never be able to love what my friend hates. "

Laughing, Jeff goes to Nick, and sits down next to the boy, taking Nick's hands again. "You and I are too wise to declare ourselves at peace, like two naive in love!" and with a smile on his lips, he raises Nick's hands to kiss them gently, who receives the gesture with a slight blush covering his face, and a smile on his lips.

Sensing the melancholy in his beloved's gaze, which, even a smile on his face could not hide, Jeff resolves to ask Nick about Blaine "And now tell me: how is your cousin doing?"

The smile on Nick's face goes out completely, and looking away at the fountain ahead, Nick solemnly replies "Very badly".

Concerned about Nick, Jeff asks, "What about you? How are you? ", Which he receives as an answer accompanied by a painful sigh" Too bad, too. "

With the intention of calming the poor heart of his beloved, Jeff reaches for Nick's hands again, giving a small squeeze as a sign of comfort and says, affectionately: "Be pious, love me and let me love you too. .. "and realizing that someone was approaching the garden in a hurry, he added" At this point I leave you, because someone is coming in a hurry. "

The two looked towards the entrance to the garden, where Sam, the Anderson's servant, had been hurrying to Nick.

"Young Lord, you must hurry and go to your uncle. The house is in a ghastly stir "and with a contagious animation, Sam continued his speech" It was proved that Mr. Blaine was falsely accused !!! ... Prince David and young Kurt, were deceived in their good faith .... The author of everything was Dom Sebastian, who fled and disappeared. "

Jeff and Nick listened in surprise to everything Sam told. Realizing that the two were saying nothing, Sam tried to get their attention. "Are you going soon? ... Meet your uncle?"

Noting the servant's confusion, Nick replied in the affirmative, which was enough for Sam to turn and head out in the direction he had come, leaving Nick and Jeff alone again.

"I need to go soon. Don't you want to hear the news, sir? " said Nick, now with a smile that took his face with such relief that he felt.

Placing Nick's hands on his chest, and looking straight into the boy's eyes, Jeff replied with animation and love in his voice, "I want to live in your heart, die in your lips and be buried in your eyes ...." and giving a laugh, he got up from the pack, pulling Nick with him and added, "... Besides, I will go with you to your uncle's house."