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Cory knew he was in trouble the minute Alya had sat next to him in science where Naveed always sat, he knew it the minute he saw Naveed look to the pair of them and storm off to the back of the class and he definitely knew it when his desperate attempts to smile at or even make eye contact with him were met with a face of steel. Recently Ayla had developed a pretty obvious crush on Cory, one that due to a certain young lad that was currently ignoring him he didn't return in the slightest. Naveed was also very aware of this crush and although he swore he didn't care, every time he saw Ayla within a metre of Cory his primal instincts took over and he couldn't help but become extremely extremely jealous.
When class finally ended Cory packed up as fast as he could and smiled politely at an adoring Ayla before basically running out the door to catch up with Naveed. "Slow down mate." he managed between breaths "You're practically running now." A hand came to rest on Naveed's shoulder briefly as Cory saw the solemn look that was painted across his face
"Oh, sorry I didn't realise" was all Naveed responded whilst he continued to briskly walk down the corridor.
"Oh come on don't be jealous" Cory mocked, a finger poking at Naveed's side and a smirk tugging at his lips.
At this Naveed came to a halt, causing Cory to regret his words instantly, Naveed turned his whole body towards Cory. He said nothing just gave him that look, the look that made Cory's blood run cold and unknowingly hold his breath, the same one he had given Cory when he had thrown up in his bag when they were dissecting frogs. His eyes met Naveed's and he offered a weak smile before following him down the corridor in silence.
The rest of the day consisted of pretty much the same thing, Cory trying to make Naveed un-ignore him and Naveed having absolutely none of it. Luckily Riz was there to slightly lighten the mood and act as unknowing messenger between the two of them, and during lunch Naveed did repress a laugh at something Cory said so it wasn't all bad.
Cory was now sat with his back against the wall in the locker room twiddling his thumbs, he had a match in an hour and his team mates were due to start practice in the next twenty minutes but there was something about the peace and quiet of the locker room before a bunch of burly teenage boys came hurling into it that he quite enjoyed. He let out a sigh as he heard footsteps walking towards the locker room, someone else, he thought another one of the lads must have had the same idea as him but he was pleasantly surprised to see an awkward looking Naveed walk through the door.
"Y'alright" Naveed said quietly, coming to sit next to Cory, he offered a water bottle in Cory's direction, a tight lipped half smile across his face.
Cory couldn't help but grin at the boy before him, brown eyes barely meeting his, cheeks slightly flushed, either from the embarrassment of being so dramatic all day or, most likely, because of the fact that Cory was currently shirtless. "I am now".
Naveed couldn't stop his own grin from surfacing at that. Cory took the water bottle offered, fingers lingering for longer than needed.
"I thought you wouldn't come" Cory said, fingers absentmindedly rubbing at Naveed's wrists. His eyes were completely fixed on Naveed's now, smiles painted on both of them.
Naveed looked slightly stung by the remark, he moved his hand to Cory's entwining their fingers, he didn't ever want Cory to think he wouldn't be there for the things that mattered to him."Of course I came, I may be a moody git but I'm never gonna not support you".
Cory's heart skipped a beat, he felt such an overwhelming sense of love for this boy he could barely contain it, even if as he said he was a moody git. "You know I don't care about Alya" he dared to say, bringing their entwined hands up to his mouth to place a chaste kiss on Naveed's "Just you".
Even though Naveed would never admit it, that was exactly what he needed to hear and although he was aware that Cory was fiercely loyal to him and deep down he knew that what they had was something special that Cory wouldn't be stupid enough to throw away, given the sheer amount of attention that was thrown his way he couldn't help but feel insecure sometimes."I know" he whispered, leaning forwards to place a lingering kiss on Cory's lips.
Cory groaned in protest as Naveed pulled away, he moved forwards attempting to capture another kiss, his hands now moving to rest on either side of Naveed's face.
"Stop" Naveed laughed out, pulling back slightly and rubbing a thumb over Cory's now frowning lips. "A whole rugby team is due to start walking through those doors any second and this is a very compromising position". Cory frowned even more at that.
Naveed pushed his own bottom lip out in mock sympathy "oohh is baby Cory upset?" but only sighed as Cory moved back from his grip and crossed his arms over his chest, his facial features suddenly becoming more stern. "Look I promise I'll make it up to you later” he tried, arm coming to hang around Cory's shoulder. "Anyway you need to get yourself ready to win this rugby game"
"Yeah" Cory basically whispered, a smile beginning to appear again, "All right go on then I'll see you later" he said whilst standing up.
Naveed gave Cory a bright smile and made to leave, but just as Cory had reached down to pick up his rugby shirt Naveed spun him around by his arm and pressed a firm kiss to his lips "Good luck, I love you" he breathed out between kisses.
"I love you more" Cory barely had time to respond before Naveed was walking out the locker room door. Cory couldn't shake the smile from his face for hours, even when his team lost and Mr Bell was giving them a lecture the thought of Naveed's promise of 'later' was all that played at his mind.