Alex practically glided into his English class on Tuesday morning. He sat in his normal chair and waited for Luna to arrive. He avoided eye contact with everyone who came in, not feeling as comfortable as he did when he was around her.
The teacher walked in and started the lesson and she wasn't there. Why wasn't she there? She had been on the bus morning so she should be there. Why wasn't she sat next to him?
He didn't listen the whole lesson, he tapped his finger on the desk and wondered where she could be. He debated whether to text her or not, would that be too clingy? His teacher went on and on about shakespeare and sonnets as he chewed his lip nervously.
"Uh, um..." he heard someone say, he turned around to see someone trying to get his attention.
"Alex." He replied, they shrugged and passed him a handful of books to pass on to someone else. Luna would've told that boy to not be a dickhead, to learn his name if he was going to demand things off him. But he wasn't like her.
He found Jamie after class outside behind the bike shed with a fag in his mouth. He stormed towards him with a purpose but Jamie soon caught on he was coming.
"Y'alright Alex? You look a bit flushed?" He asked, Alex stopped and took in a deep breath, trying to not look affected.
"Where's Luna?" He asked bravely. Jamie raised his eyebrows and tapped his cigarette.
"She had a fight with Brian and left early." He recalled. Alex bit his lip, she could be anywhere. Worry flushed over him.
"Okay." He said calmly.
"Why?" Jamie asked, raising an eyebrow. Alex stumbled on his words for a moment.
"Well, you know what happened last time she didn't come in." He replied, referring to her dad. Jamie nodded as if that was acceptable and allowed him to leave.
He walked away from Jamie and then out the school gates away from everyone else. He didn't look back, just walked. His mum would kill him when she found out but he needed to know if Luna was okay.
He reached her road and stood outside her door. What if her mum was in and didn't know Luna wasn't in school anymore? He debated whether or not to go in until he heard a voice.
"Alexander?" It said, he turned around to see Luna walking down the road with a shopping bag.
"Hey, Lu" He said awkwardly. He didn't actually know what he was going to say, he just didn't want her to run away from him.
"What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be at school?" She mumed him. He couldn't help but smirk.
"Well you weren't in English so I came to give you the homework." He lied, she grinned and nodded her head over to her house. He followed her into her front garden and up the steps. He watched her open the door before turning back.
"So, you don't look very sick." He pointed out as she put away her groceries. It was just a load of junk food. She shot him a look.
"And you don't look like a skiver. Guess we're all having an off day." She retorted. He shrugged and wondered whether she would tell him the reason she actually skipped school. "You wanna beer?" She asked, he shrugged so she got him one anyway. "Hey, guess what I found out." She yelled over as Alex sat on her sofa.
"What?" He yelled back but she was soon walking in front of him with two beers.
"Joanna likes you." She wiggled her eyebrows. Alex just laughed awkwardly, not knowing how to respond to that. "Wow don't get too excited, Al." She laughed at his reaction.
"Well, I don't really know how to react." He swigged his beer.
"Oh come on Alexander, I know you've been breaking hearts all over Sheffield" she teased. His eyes widened at the thought that someone had told her that. He just shook his head.
"You might wanna check up on your sources." He chuckled, she didn't believe him.
"Well, she's having a party this weekend so get your act together." She said graciously. Alex's eyes widened, he didn't know how to talk to girls like that.
"I'm good thanks. Don't worry about me but thank you." He rambled before continuing to drink his beer.
"Oh come on. Joanna is fit. You can't do much better than that." She seemed slightly offended that he wouldn't get off with this girl. "Why won't you get with her?" She asked.
"Just don't want to?" He stated defensively. Luna squinted her eyes. She nodded as if she understood but she clearly didn't.
"Look, Al." She placed her hand on his shoulder. "You don't have to sleep with her. Just get to know her a bit, maybe kiss her at the party or something to show you're interested and then see where it goes." She suggested. Alex didn't make eye contact.
"Right..." he started, he looked into her eyes and she took her hand off his shoulder. She looked defeated.
"Are you about to tell me you've never kissed a girl before, Alexander?" She asked. It took her a while to wrap her head around how she could have possibly ended up with this innocent boy. Alex just stared at her and waited for her to make an assumption so he wouldn't have to say it.
"Well, not in a while." He finally said. Luna squinted her eyes to try and decode that.
"What does that mean? When was the last time your lips kissed another girls?" She asked in the most horrific way that made Alex squirm. He didn't want Luna to know how unexperienced he was but knew there was no getting out of this. He deflated.
"I've never kissed anyone." He finally said. Luna bit her lip and broke eye contact as if she was trying to work something out. She was trying to figure out how that's humanly possible. Yeah, Alex had a bad hair cut and a bit of acne but he was still a good looking guy. Plus, he could play the guitar and had a promising music taste.
"Do you want to?" She asked, considering whether it was a personal choice. One of those purity ring situations, perhaps. She couldn't see a ring on his finger or anything but it could always be a possibility.
"Well, I don't want to just kiss some rando." His northern accent made the word 'rando' much harsher than the English language had first dictated it to be.
"Okay. So, who do you want to kiss?" It had finally hit Luna that Alex was a soppy romantic. She thought that was precious.
"I don't know." He answered truthfully.
"Well, you might as well get it out of the way because it's going to be shit. No ones good at kissing in the beginning. You want to save the good kisses for the people you actually like." She instructed, taking a swig of beer. Alex copied her. He felt a bit sick at the thought of him kissing someone and them not liking it. "Okay. Finish your beer, Alex. I'm going to kiss you." Alex almost choked.
"What?" He burst. Luna stood up and looked through her vinyl collection for a song.
"You heard me, I'm going to be your first kiss so you can get it out the way. Then when you kiss Joanna on Friday, you'll be ready." She explained. The song 'Baby, I'm Yours' started playing by Barbara Lewis.
It seemed very self explanatory but Alex was stuttering and stumbling on his words left right and centre. "Come here." She instructed as she sat down again in front of him. He went to protest but found himself moving closer to her.
"Are you sure?" He asked as if he was the one initiating it.
"Yes. It's all consensual here, don't worry." She placed her dainty hands on each side of his face and pressed his cheeks together slightly. She let out a small laugh at how nervous he was. "Alexander, calm down."
"You have a boyfriend." He pointed out.
"He's not going to care. Besides, you're not going to tell anyone are you?" She manipulated. Alex shook his head. She took her hands away from his face and took his. She placed them on her waist and shuffled closer to him. "Ready?"
"I guess." He mumbled. She gave him a reassuring smile and wrapped her hands around his neck, pressing her lips to his.
Alex was overwhelmingly attracted to Luna. He squeezed her waist and tried to get closer to her. In the end he decided to just stick his tongue in her mouth. She hummed and pulled away.
"Alex, try not to choke me." She laughed, he blushed.
"S-Sorry." He mumbled, thinking he had fucked it but then she kissed him again and this time she took control with her tongue. Alex's eyebrows raised at how much he enjoyed it. She tasted like beer and mint but he didn't mind.
Luna moved one hand into his hair and gripped it slightly to keep him in place. Alex liked that, he moaned slightly and felt Luna smile into the kiss. Then she pulled away. Alex didn't open his eyes immediately and when he did he saw her smiling at him.
"How was that?" She asked, sitting back. Alex opened his mouth to speak but couldn't.
"Fine." Was all he managed. Luna laughed.
"Only fine? Wow I must be getting worse." She scratched her pink hair in an awkward realisation. Alex then stumbled over his words to try and not offend her.
"I mean, no. It was just fine. I mean, it was the best kiss I've ever had." He smiled at her, hoping she got the joke. Of course, she did.
"Fuck off, Alexander. Stop comparing me to all of those other girls you've kissed." She stood up and picked up the empty beer bottles. Alex just laughed like a kid.