Halo Book One:

[Superboy Untamed]

I've posted here before. This is my Story Halo.

I have written 2 Versions of this story. Both are the same basically with minor differences.

The original Story has the characters of High School Age....In this version, to meet the standards of JUB they are college aged. If there is anything in the story that confuses you, I apologize for it I may have missed something but in Halo(Just Us Boys Version) the characters are all 18


Summary:

Coy James is a Sophomore in College who suffered a rape during his Freshmen year. He is hoping to move past it and repress it and find love....Meanwhile, his twin brother is trying to hide a secret of his own that threatens to come out when he develops an attraction to a boy.

Table of Contents:

Chapter One--Page One

Chapter Two--Page Two

 

[Superboy Untamed]

Chapter One: Sham Pain for my Sham Friends...Champagne for my real Friends

"SKITTLES!!!" I yelled out as I tackled my best friend Carmen Gianni in the school's hallway.

I loved skittles. They were like my drug. Without them, I was like a fiend, and with them I was on a high.

"Well, it's nice to know that over the summer, you haven't lost your love for the little rainbow candies, Coy," she said handing me the pack. "I've been here for like ten minutes and I expected to see you in the student lounge but you weren't there. I knew if I cracked open some skittles you'd find me like the whore you are."

I smiled at her mischievously. "You of all people are calling me a whore? I wasn't the one who gave it up to Rick Allen at his graduation party back in May. The name Carmen Gianni comes to mind."

"And the homo wins," she whispered in my ear as my twin brother Ky made his way over to us. "But you know you would've slept with him too, if given the opportunity."

Carmen was the only person who knew that I was gay. I didn't want to tell her but after she had been flirting with me for all of Freshmen year, last year, with no avail, and wondering why I always avoided being alone with her, she put two and two together. Well … that … and she caught me making out with her cousin, Andrew.

"Shut up," I hissed at her. "Hey, bro!"

"Hello, my fellow sophomores," he said as he threw his arms around Carmen and me, leading us down the hall. "This is so going to be our year, I can feel it."

"You said that last year," Carmen said shrugging him off her shoulders. "Besides me losing my virginity, Coy beating Alex's ass, and YOU getting some ass, how was it 'our' year?"

"I think you gave three good reasons right there, CG," Ky said to her with a smile. "Now if only we can get my bro here to lose his virginity, we'll be good to go."

"I doubt that'll ever happen," Carmen said. "He's afraid of it hurting."

I pinched her in the side. "What Carmen means is that I am afraid of hurting the girl I decide to lose it TO."

"Coy James … that's how you know you're good with your dick," he said to me in my ear. "When she's screaming in pleasure AND in pain at the same time."

"And this is coming from the guy who gets it every once in a girl's drunken while," Carmen retorted.

Ky rolled his eyes. "I still don't see why the two of you never hooked up as much as you're together."

"Anyway, enough of my sex life…" I began.

"Or lack thereof," Ky and Carmen said in unison. I flicked'em off.

"Isn't Ocean Community college merging with us this year?" I asked, changing the subject.

"Oh, I almost forgot about that," Carmen replied. "Yeah, somebody set the school on fire during the summer and it was badly damaged so the board decided to merge the schools together."

"Atlantic County and Ocean City County community as one," Ky said with a thoughtful look. "That explains the extra crowds of people. You can almost bet there is gonna be a fight pretty soon."

"You might have spoken too soon," Carmen said as she noticed my face frown-up and both of them looked over to what I was looking at.

"Coy," Ky said reaching to grab my arm.

"Let me go," I said, shrugging him off as I headed towards a group of boys.

"Oh shit," Ky said following behind me.

"COY!" Carmen hissed at me.

Josh Jackson stood with his boys from his old school and they were talking about how the girls at Ocean Community College were ten times better than the girls at their old school. He looked up and noticed a face he hadn't seen in almost two years and wished he hadn't seen it now.

Even though Josh wasn't as much of a troublemaker as he had been in the past two years, he couldn't allow his image as a tough guy to be damaged by the oncoming situation headed towards him.

"What are you doing here?" I asked him as Ky and Carmen caught up behind me.

He snorted. "I think you know why I'm here," he said to me folding his arms. "That's a pretty dumb question to ask, don't you think, Coy?"

Anger welled up inside me. I was a step away from hitting him. Josh was twice my size. Whereas I had a slim, slender build more for track, Josh was all muscle built for high contact sports like football and lacrosse.

"What I meant was, why are you here? Because there is no lacrosse team here," I said trying so hard to keep my anger down.

"Actually, my friend," he said to me, "Atlantic City decided to start a lacrosse team here this year. That's one reason to come. Reason two … the girls are hot. Hello Carmen..."

She blushed slightly and smiled at him. I shot her a look and she quickly wiped the smile off her face.

"Ky, you doing football this year?" Josh asked, looking past me.

Ky opened his mouth to answer but I stuck my hand up. "Don't talk to my brother or my friend," I shot at him with daggers in my eyes.

"Oh, come on, Coy," he said to me with a mocking smile. "Can't we all be friends again? What happened to the krew?"

"What happened to the krew was…" I began to speak, but realizing what I was about to say, I stopped. "Look, stay the hell away from us, and this year will be almost perfect. Minus seeing you here, I mean."

"Or what?" Josh asked, challenging me. He had the same mocking smile on his face that he had the last time we fought when we were in eighth grade.

I snapped and shoved him hard. Caught off guard by my sudden assault, he fell to the floor.

"And this is where we stand to the side," Ky said, pulling Carmen away as he signaled Josh's friend. "You, too, dudes."

My eyes froze on a guy who was really attractive. So attractive that I forgot all about….

"Oof!" I said as I felt Josh's big body tackle me, and I hit the floor sliding backwards.

"Didn't you learn your lesson the last time, Coy?" he asked me as I struggled to get back up. Then he kicked me in the stomach.

"One of you do something," Carmen yelled to Ky's and Josh's friends. "Coy's a hundred-thirty pounds to Josh's hundred-ninety of muscles."

"I can't," Ky said to her. "This is something they gotta get out of their systems."

A crowd began to circle around us. Josh pulled me up by my shirt and pinned me to the locker.

"You couldn't be cool," he said to me; "you just had to be Coy." He banged my hand against the locker door.

"The teachers are downstairs with the Freshmen talking to them," one of Josh's friends yelled. "They'll be finished any second, though."

I felt just like I did two years ago. I felt like the small, little boy compared to Josh. Josh always had to be the one to protect me when we were friends. No matter what … Josh had to take the lead. Ky was always okay with it. Hell, Carmen liked him then, and she probably still did, so she didn't put up much of a fight. But being a good friend, I never put up much of an argument. Josh needed to dominate in order to better his ego. I was always jealous of Josh's confidence. I wish I'd had that confidence when I was beaten-up when my cousin overheard me coming-out to Carmen. I was tired of always being dominated by Josh.

"What you going to do?" he asked in my ear. "You're a weak little bitch. You can never beat me."

That sent me over the top. A burst of energy and anger welled up inside me, and I got out of his grip and pushed him back. With an elbow to his gut and a punch to the jaw, Josh was stunned. I remembered the fear I'd had when Josh and I last fought. I was so afraid of him that I didn't fight back. Each punch made me realize that I was finished being everybody's follower. I was done being the shy one. I did a roundhouse kick and Josh slumped to the floor, apparently defeated. I raised my fist for another punch but was stopped by somebody grabbing me. I turned around expecting to see a teacher. It was the cute guy from earlier.

"It's over, man," he said to me, and with a look into his eyes, I dropped my fist. I turned back to Josh to see Carmen aiding him.

"What… What is…?" I was speechless. Carmen was my best friend, but she ran to see if HE was okay first.

"They've been dating since last Friday," Ky clued me in. I looked at Carmen with extreme hatred.

"Coy … please don't be mad," she begged me. She was torn between her boyfriend and her best friend.

I could've said something in anger, but instead I chose to turn and head to the bathroom.

If she wanted to be with him … she could. As far as I was concerned, Carmen was the enemy as well.

SCENE B

"You didn't tell him?" Josh asked Carmen as they sat in the student lounge center. They decided to skip homeroom. Josh sat there icing his face before First Block started.

Carmen scoffed. "You see how he reacted before he found out. If I would've said something to him about it before the fight, he might've killed you. God, he looked at me with so much hatred. I've never seen that before. He feels betrayed."

Josh groaned in pain. "Well, this is so how I did NOT want to spend my first day of school. I was definitely not expecting this out-come. I guess Coy is learning to stand up for himself, now."

"Josh," Carmen said kneeling in front of him. "You know how we have been talking all during the summer and you promised me you were going to always tell me the truth?"

He knew what was coming. "Now you're going to ask me what happened two years ago, aren't you?"

"Please," she pleaded. "He's my best friend. We've known him since fourth grade. I want to fix this whole problem.

The bell rang signaling the transition period between homeroom and First Block.

"I know you want to be the mother and take care of all your young," he said bending down to kiss her. "But some things can't be fixed."

He grabbed his bag and left Carmen with a stunned look on her face.

SCENE C

"Why, Coy … you look like you've been through a bar fight," the office receptionist said pointing to my face. I was office aid and ran errands and did other tasks for them.

"You should see the other guy," I said with a smile. "So how much work you got for me to start off sophomore year with?"

She laughed and handed me an index card with some guy's name, 'Matthew Glesiner', written on it. "Pretty simple day today. I'm having all the aids show the new students around, and I decided to pair you with that young man. Oh, here he is now."

I turned at the sound of the door opening. My heart skipped a beat. It was that cute guy from before.

"Sorry, I was a little lost," he said with a sheepish grin. "This school is huge. Bigger than I realized."

"Matthew, I was just telling Coy, here, that I was going to have him show you around. Hopefully, ease your transition a little better here at Atlantic City High."

He smiled at me and stuck his hand out. "Nice to meet the calmer side of you," he said with a voice that made my knees weak. "I'm Matthew as you know, but call me 'Matt'."

"Coy," I said with my voice cracking slightly. I blushed and looked down.

"Well, boys, you can go ahead and get started," she said to us. "Coy, when you're done, don't worry about reporting here. Just meet the rest of the aids in the student lounge center."

I nodded and followed Matt out of the office. We began walking down the hall. It was pure silence. All I could hear were the echoes of our shoes and distant teachers' voices from their classrooms.

"Um … Dude," Matt said after a few minutes. "I don't mean to tell you how to do your job but I think you're kind of supposed to show me where and what everything is."

"Oh," I said blushing again. "Sorry … I'm just a little nervous and not completely here." It was really uncomfortable being around him. Just standing next to him and smelling that cologne and shampoo was making my dick get hard. That would be a hard situation to get out of … no pun intended, of course.

"Look, I don't want you to think that I'm going to be an asshole because of what happened this morning," he said. "I've known Josh since he transferred to our school and everything. I don't know what the deal is between the two of you, but you're pretty much my first friend here and I'm hoping to make some more. So … whatever the deal is, with you two, it isn't my deal."

"Thanks, man," I said with a small smile.

"But um … What IS the deal with you two?" he asked. I laughed. "Hey, I said it wasn't my deal, meaning that I'm not going to hate you. Doesn't mean I'm not a nosey little bastard."

"We just had a real big falling out," I replied. "We used to be best friends. He was like my second bro. Then some fucked-up shit happened and we just stopped being friends."

"Wow," he said sadly. "He talks about you all the time."

I stopped walking and looked at him. "He does?"

"Well … I mean … not a lot … now," Matt said as he leaned up against the wall. "But when he first transferred to Ocean City, I remember Ryan Kelly—the other guy who was with us this morning—had called Josh his best friend. And Josh said he already had one best friend. Till this day, he still says that. One best friend he always felt he needed to protect. He used to tell us about the crazy adventures you four had. The time you got chased by a dog and you pushed him and your brother down and took off running and left them there to be bitten."

"Yea, I don't mess around with my life. When my life is on the line, it's every man for himself.," I said with a nostalgic feeling. I chuckled softly to myself. "I remember that. It was the last time we'd hung together."

"Look," he said to me. "You suck at showing me around. But it's okay because I feel like we're getting to know one another."

"Ha, sorry," I said with a small chuckle. "When she asks you to rate me, can you rate me a '10'?"

Matt bit his lip and gave me a naughty look. "You gotta do something for me to get that '10'," he said, looking at me intently.

I gulped. He stood in front of me. It was getting really difficult to keep myself from kissing those juicy lips.

"What's that?" I asked him, looking deeply into his eyes.

"You gotta give Josh a chance," he said. "Try to bury the hatchet. He told me before he came to our school he used to be a bully, but Josh has really changed. He isn't the same Josh you knew anymore. I just want you to get to know my friend the way we all know and love him.

I sighed to myself. "Of course," I thought. "Of course this is my hormones getting the best of me. Of course he didn't mean anything sexual."

"So … what's it going to be, Coy?" he asked with a sly grin.

Before, I could answer, I saw my brother following a girl down the hall.

"Oh, Giselle … come on," Ky said to her. "One kiss and I'll never bother you again."

"Matt? Is that you?" she asked, noticing him standing there.

"Hey, GiGi," he said, grabbing her into a hug. "Giselle, meet my new friend, Coy. Coy, meet my … um…"

"His off-and-on girlfriend but forever fuck-buddy," Giselle said sticking her hand out. "Nice to meet you, Coy. Cute name."

"Thanks," I said, let down by the revelation. Not only was he straight … he had this gorgeous Latina on his dick probably on the regular. Leave it to me to let my hormones get the best of me.

"Wait a second," Ky said pointing at Matt. "You're the guy they call 'Matty G'?"

"The one and only," Giselle said, wrapping her arms around him. "You two are twins, I see. Although, Coy is the cuter twin, but you still are cute my dear aid Ky."

I stifled a laugh as I saw Ky sigh in frustration. "You're the dude who knocked me off the top of the list," he said, ignoring Giselle.

"What list?" Matt and I said at the same time. We shared a smile. God, what the hell is the guy doing to me?

"The 'Most Fuckable' list," he replied. "Coy … you're still a virgin, so of course you wouldn't know about it."

"Thanks," I said flicking him off. "No, homo, but at least you know that you got beat by a good looking dude."

"Um, there is no way. Ky James does not get beat by anybody," Ky said indignantly. He pointed at Matt. "I don't like you, man. Come on, Coy."

"But I'm supposed to be showing…"

"COY!"

"It's cool man," Matt said to me, wrapping his arm around Giselle. I had to fight back the urge to vomit. "Giselle and I are going to find our class. We both got first period together anyway."

"Okay, I will see you around then," I said to him as I turned to follow after Ky.

"Hey," Matt said grabbing my arm. "Don't forget our deal." He flashed me a smile that I returned back to him.

"I won't," I said, and I ran after Matt, but not before I heard Giselle say they should skip first period together for some privacy.

SCENE D

I made it all day long without seeing Carmen and Josh together. Even at lunch, when I had seen them both, separately, but not together until now. I was standing with Matt at his locker talking about how we should hang out after school. I saw Josh and Carmen holding hands and walking towards us.

"I gotta go," I said and I tried to get around Matt but he stopped me and gave me a stern look.

"You promised," he said as he looked past me toward those two. "Carmen, I gotta get to know my friend's girlfriend better. We should go walk."

"I don't think that's a good idea," she said, looking at the two of us. Josh had an empty look on his face where I had the look of disgust on mine.

"It's okay," Josh and I said to her at the same time.

"It's nice to know you two still have the unison thing down," Carmen said. "But try not to kill each other."

Matt flashed me a hopeful look and led Carmen towards the exit. "We'll be at my house with Giselle and your brother. She can't seem to shake him off."

And with that, they were gone.

I looked at Josh with a stern look. Then, with a scoff, I walked past him.

"Guess that means follow Coy," he said with a sigh as he followed behind me. We went into a science classroom and sat across from each other at a desk.

We sat there looking at each other for what seemed like an eternity. I honestly thought it had been an eternity, but I looked at my cell and realized it had only been about two minutes.

"Talk," I demanded. He looked at me with a sad look on his face.

"I'm sorry, Coy. I know I shouldn't have reacted that way when you told me…" He couldn't say it … even after all this time.

I laughed wildly. "That I was gay? Two years later, and you still can't say it, Josh? You haven't changed. You're still scared. You can't catch it, ya know."

"What the fuck do you expect me to do, Coy? To say? You told me that you loved me," he spoke angrily. "Were in love with me. I was only thirteen. We were always raised to believe it's wrong to be … to be … gay. There! I've said it! I didn't know what to say. How to act?"

"So you beat my ass? I asked him. "I told you that, because you were my best friend. WERE my best friend … I didn't want to lose you as a friend, but the more I kept it to myself, the more damage it caused. I was making myself sick. I knew you were straight. I just wanted you to know. For someone to know what kind of hell I was in."

"Oh, Coy…" Josh sadly said to me. He didn't know what to say.

"Did you know that killed me when you decided to transfer at the beginning of the year?" I asked him. "I lost my best friend. The one person who meant the most to me besides Ky ... my twin. I needed you. You weren't there when my cousin beat me up. You weren't there when I almost got raped last year."

"WHAT!" he bellowed. "Who did it? I swear I'll kill him!"

I laughed at his outburst. "You still have to protect me, don't you, Josh?"

"Coy, you wanna know why all these years I always pushed you and always fought with you to become stronger?" he asked. "Because if I didn't, who would? Ky is too wrapped up in himself to show you how to stand up for yourself, and Carmen always believes the passive way is the answer. When we fought today … I realized YOU finally realized YOUR true potential. You aren't some sissy boy. You're not what I think … thought … gays were. You're my brother ... my bro, Coy. No matter what … And I don't want us to keep going on like this. I miss you … and I miss … I miss … us."

He was about to start crying. Whenever Josh got in touch with something really close to his emotions he always began to cry. It's good to know the things that I like about him, haven't changed.

"I just want us to go back to before," he said with a hopeful look in his eyes. "I'm not that Josh anymore. I grew up, and I realized that no matter who you sleep with, who does you up the butt, whose dick…"

"What's your point? " I asked, cutting him off as he embarrassed me.

"My point is…" he said with a small smile; "my point is … YOU are still Coy. The same guy who, I bet, still freaks out over spiders."

"I've gotten better," I said with a small smile. "It's only really big spiders that bother me."

He stuck his hand out. "Truce?" he asked. I looked down at his hand. I've hated him for so long. Could I really go back to before?

"Only if you promise not to tell anybody about the rape," I said to him. "Nobody knows. It happened over the summer."

"I promise," he said, crossing his heart with his index finger, and then touching my chest with that same finger—like we used to do when we were little kids. "But I'm gonna want to know what happened eventually."

I shook his hand. "Let's just stick to you trying to get back on my good side," I said. As I tried to let it go, he pulled me into his hug.

"I missed you, little bro," he said hugging me tightly.

"I missed you, too, Josh," I said, gasping for air. "But you're suffocating me."

"Oh, sorry," he said, releasing his warm hold.

"Come on," I said as I grabbed my bag. "Let's get to Matt's before Carmen thinks I killed you."

"Right, like that will ever happen," he muttered behind me as he pushed me out the door.

To be continued...

 

[Superboy Untamed]

Chapter Two: Aries

Josh walked into school with a lot on his mind. He came twenty minutes earlier than everyone else would arrive, except, of course, for the smart kids. It was already well into the second week of school and he was having headaches he usually didn't get unless they were from school work. He had tried to tell himself it was okay that his best friend was gay. But it bothered him for some reason.

'I did make a promise, though,' he thought to himself. 'I told Coy I was going to really try my best to handle it.' Even though he was bothered by the situation, he didn't want to lose his best friend after just getting him back. He opened his locker lost in thought. He felt a hand on his back.

"Hey, Sexy," a male voice said from behind him.

Josh chuckled uncomfortably. "Coy … that's not…" He turned to see that it wasn't who he was expecting. "Who are you?"

"Nick," he said biting his lip. "Nick Pagan. But for a curly haired Adonis like yourself, I can be whatever or whoever you want me to be."

Josh turned a bright red blush. "Um, I think you got the wrong impression," he said taking a step back. "I'm not gay."

"You don't have to be gay," Nick said with a sly chuckle. "Just horny."

Josh tried to laugh it off, but when he was threatened he would begin to get angry. He wanted to deck Nick in the face right then and there but he made a promise. "Look, dude," Josh said, still trying to be polite. "I'm flattered, but I am not gay. I have a beautiful girlfriend. You may know her … Carmen Gianni?"

"I don't care about her … just you," Nick said reaching his hand out to touch Josh's bicep.

Reflexes kicked in and Josh shoved Nick back. "Fucking Faggot," he said as he jumped on top of Nick. Apparently Nick wasn't as feminine as Josh stereotyped him because he easily gained control of the situation and flipped Josh over on his back. A small group of Chess Club members spilled out in the hall.

"Sweet," one said as he watched the two wrestle. "I love it when jocks fight."

Josh was slightly stunned from hitting his head on the floor, giving Nick opportunity to pin him down.

"Sorry, Dude," he said as he raised his fist. "I prefer top."

"Nick!" A voice called out from behind him.

"Fuck," Nick muttered. "Yes, brother?" Nick jumped up quickly. A pissed-off Josh stood up ready to fight Nick but made a strange observation.

"Twins?" He asked looking at the boy beside Nick. "So now I got to beat two faggots' asses? I'm down for that."

The guy pushed Nick to the side and walked up to Josh. "First of all, I'm not a faggot," he said to Josh. "Second of all, I seriously advise against you doing that. Josh is it? I remember you from tryouts earlier this month? In case you don't know, I'm Anthony Pagan and between Ky James and my brother here we pretty much run the football and lacrosse team. So if you don't want to be my bitch for the season I seriously advise you to walk away."

Josh seethed with anger. He was not used to being talked to this way. But he was new here and sports were his life.

"This is seriously not over," he mumbled, turning to walk down the hall. "Not by a long shot."

Anthony watched Josh as he retreated. He turned to his brother. "Starting fights during the second week of school? I can only imagine how the rest of your year is gonna go, Rocky," he said messing with his brother's hair.

SCENE B

"Mr. Diogostine?" I asked knocking on the coach's door.

He looked up from his playbook and gave me a warm smile. "Coy James," he said to me. "Good morning."

"Morning," I said as I walked into his office. "You know, you're pretty much the only person who can tell Ky and me apart?"

"Well, from coaching him in middle school, I can usually tell the troublemaker from the smart one," he joked and we shared a small laugh. "What brings you by the office? Interested in being Sports Trainer for the football team?"

"Ha! Actually, I decided this year I'm going to leave the sports and all it's related activities to Ky," I said, handing him a sheet of paper. "I was actually coming to do the inventory for the bookkeeper in the front office. She wanted me to come down here to see if you guys needed any new equipment for the team or for your gym classes due to the merge of the schools."

"I'm pretty sure we probably do," he said looking over the paper. "Usually, my class size is about thirty-five students or less, but since Ocean merged with AC, my gym classes are now pushing sixty. We had to hire six new gym teachers as well. But it's time we put all this unused space to use anyway."

Atlantic City High School was a rather large high school. It was designed on the beach front and looked more like a college campus than a high school. The school was designed to hold 5600 students from what I heard, but Atlantic City only had about 2900. Now with Ocean City here, the school is close to its mark at well over 5300 students.

"Well, if you don't mind, I think I'm gonna go ahead and get started," I said with a small sigh. "I want to try and get my homework for Bio done before the period is over. Ha, ha. Ky convinced me to come to the scrimmage and I was so tired, later, that I forgot to do it last night."

"Are my ears deceiving me?" Coach asked, handing me the key to the supply closet. "Coy James is not on the ball? That's a first."

I smiled and then waved as I left his office. Of the two of us, I generally was the one focused on going to a good college with a great psychology program, while Ky was interested in a college with a high girl-to-guy ratio. Sometimes it sucked being labeled the 'smart one,' while Ky was often labeled the 'fun one.'

"Story of my life," I muttered to myself as I unlocked the door to the supply closet. I heard a faint banging noise coming from down the hall from the corridor.

My curiosity kicked in and I walked toward where the locker rooms were. It sounded like a yelp of pain coming from inside. I pushed open the door and walked in. The banging and yelping got louder as I walked down the corridors. I soon discovered what was making all the noise.

"Oh, my God," I said, covering my mouth. Matt stood fucking Giselle up against the locker.

"SHIT!" Matt said, dropping Giselle out of panic.

"OUCH!" she said rubbing her ass as she got up. "I thought you said your friend was going to watch out for anybody coming in?"

"COY…" Matt said, ignoring her. He struggled to get his jeans on. He was speechless. Hell, I was speechless. "I … I … It's not what it looks like."

"It's exactly what it looks like," I said, finding my voice. It sounded angry. I was angry for some reason. "What the hell are you two doing?"

"It's PE," Giselle said as she put her bra back on. "I'm just getting my exercise. Ooh, I'm out of breath. You woulda thought I ran a mile or something."

I rolled my eyes and walked toward the door. "You two are sick and dirty as hell," I said to them. "In a locker room? A boy's locker room at that."

"Coy," Matt said as I turned to leave. He tried to run after me but as he zipped his pants up he accidentally zipped himself in his jeans. "OW! SHIT!"

"Well, based on how pissed he's looking," Giselle said, as she checked herself out in the mirror. "You could definitely tell he's a virgin."

Matt looked at her with a bewildered look on his face as he stood in pain … shock … embarrassment … and guilt.

'But why do I feel guilty?' he thought to himself.

SCENE C

"UGH!" I groaned loudly as I looked at the clock. "Lunch time."

Carmen looked over at me with an amused look. "I've never heard anybody sound so depressed that it's lunchtime," she said, as we walked out of biology.

"It's not the fact that it's lunchtime," I said to her as I walked to my locker to put my books away. "It's who I have to see together at lunch."

"Oh, Coy," Carmen said, looking a bit hurt. "I thought you said you were okay with Josh and me."

I scoffed at her. "Conceited … much?" I asked her, shutting the door to my locker. "I'm still trying to get use to Josh being around but that's not who I was talking about. I meant Matt and Giselle!"

"Ooh, yea; she told me they were going back out this morning. Since homeroom," she said to me. "It's cute because from what I hear they were a pretty hot and heavy couple before coming here." I snorted at that last comment. "But why don't you want to see them together?"

"Long story," I said to her walking into the cafeteria. She stopped suddenly behind me and I looked at her.

"OH!" she said with a wild expression. "OH! OH! OH!"

"You gotta teach me how to orgasm without touching MYself," I said sarcastically. "What are you OHing for?"

"You … like … Matt," she stated emphatically with a big// grin on her face. "You like Matty G!"

I pinched her side. "Say it louder, why don't you?" I hissed at her. "The deaf kids over by the vending machines didn't hear you."

"That is so cute," she whispered to me. She grabbed a tray and begin putting French fries on her tray. "I've noticed how you've been checking him out, but you do that to a lot of guys, so I didn't really think too much on it."

"Let's hope nobody else notices," I said as she was fixing my plate. "I had to go the gym to do some inventory bull, and I walked into the locker room and saw the two of them having sex."

"Well, that is to be expected, Coy," she said as we paid for our lunches. "They go out. You realize he's straight; right?"

"Yes, I realize that," I said to her even though I didn't want it to be true. "I just … I don't know."

"You were hoping that he was gay as well," she said sympathetically. "That's understandable, but you can't beat yourself over the fact he's not. Just come sit down and forget about it. Your guy is out there somewhere."

'But I want Matt to be my guy,' I thought. "Nah, you go ahead over there," I said with a weak smile. "The heartbreak is still raw inside, so I want to go eat by myself and think for awhile."

"Okay," she said with a sad glance. She walked over to the table I'd indicated, while I walked outside to the court yard.

"Where's Coy going?" Ky asked as she sat down beside Josh.

"Um … he just made a shocking discovery and wanted some time alone," she replied, leaning in for a kiss from her boyfriend.

'Oh, fuck; he knows I hit that guy,' Josh thought to himself.

"Way to leave me hanging, Josh," Carmen said throwing him a confused look.

"What kind of discovery did he make?" Ky prodded.

"I don't think it matters," Josh spoke up trying to change the subject.

"Probably when he walked in on Matt and me having sex in the locker room during gym," Giselle said pointedly.

Ky spat his chocolate milk out all over Matt out of shock.

"Thanks, man," Matt said sarcastically wiping his shirt.

"What? You and Giselle were pop, lock, and dropping it in the locker room?" he asked bewildered. "I thought you two weren't dating."

"He asked me out again this morning," she said, drinking her milkshake. "I figured since I got part of what I wanted, I might as well get the rest. We've always been the spontaneous type. Schools, Airplanes, Churches…"

"Churches?" Carmen, Ky, and Josh echoed.

"I was telling Matt that Coy was probably reacting badly because he has a crush on me or something," she continued on. "He completely spazzed over nothing important."

Carmen and Josh both shared a knowing smile about that one.

"Well, Coy does have good taste, I see," Ky said with a sly smile. "And apparently Giselle here is a straight-up freak."

Giselle smiled at Ky. "Matt, babe, maybe I should go talk to him," she said. "This always happens. I feel bad having to break the hearts of so many boys."

"No, don't worry about it," he said, getting up and grabbing his backpack and tray. "I'm going to find him and talk to him. He's been a pretty good friend and I would hate to lose him over something like this."

Ky waited until Matt was out of ear-shot. Then he walked over to sit beside Giselle.

"So. GiGi." He said throwing his arm around her shoulder. "What other exciting stories do you have to share? And please be very detailed."

SCENE D

"Mind if I sit here?" a voiced asked me. I looked up from my tray to see a guy standing in front of me. I gave him a confused look. "It's just that I usually eat here and do some thinking. But I see you already are doing both of my activities."

"Oh," I said jumping up. "I'm sorry to invade your space like that. I'll just go find somewhere else to eat."

"Coy, it's cool," he said to me with a warm smile. "My spot is big enough to become our spot."

"How do you know my name?" I asked him. I didn't recognize him from anybody whom I talked with.

"I play on the team with Ky," he said to me. "I can definitely tell you are NOT Ky, so I figured you had to be Coy."

I nodded my head and sat back down with him on the perch overlooking the courtyard. "Yea, that's me," I said to him extending my hand. "What's your name?"

"Anthony," he said with a nod, flashing that same warm smile. "Also, one-half of the other set of twins here at school."

"Ah, I heard about you two, too," I said with some interest. "The Pagan brothers."

"All good things I hope," he said and then laughed. "Doubt there's any good that most people can say about us?"

"I hear you guys are trouble," I replied. "Major thrill seekers and trouble-makers. I can see why you know Ky."

"Yeah that's a nice way of putting it," he said to me confidentially. "My brother, Nick, and I are just who we are, and we like it. I hope you aren't the type who goes only on what he hears, because if you're on my good side, I'm a good guy. My bad side … and I'm an asshole. Anybody who has a problem with it can be handled. "

I shook my head no. "I prefer to get to know people on my own before I judge them," I explained to him. "It's cool that you love who you are. I wish I loved who I was." I looked away from him quickly. "Forget that I said that. I should probably go."

I stood up to leave but he grabbed my arm. "Sit," he said to me. "I'm curious to know exactly what it is you don't like about yourself. From what I hear, you're like one of the smartest people at school but you aren't exactly a nerd. You're rich as hell living in a phat-ass house. And from what I see, you're a pretty good looking guy."

I looked at him questioningly. "Are you … flirting with me?"

"What if I am?" he challenged. "Is that a problem?"

I looked into his eyes. He had a quality that almost hypnotized me as I looked into them. He was by no means a 'Matt,' but he wasn't anywhere near ugly.

"No," I said softly. "No, it's not."

"Good," he said to me with a smile. Initially, he'd had an arrogant swagger about him, but while we were talking, it was kind of like I was looking at a shy person.

"How did you know that I was…"

"I didn't," he said with a small laugh. "I kinda always thought Ky was cute but knew he wasn't gay. I figured I'd try you, and if it didn't work, I'd have to kick your ass."

I laughed at that. "Risky," I said to him, "but I'm sure glad that I AM gay, because I doubt I could take you."

He laughed at my joke even though we both knew it was probably more true than a joke. "You never told me what it was you didn't like about yourself," he said to me. "As far as what I know about you and see, I like it. So why don't you?"

"That's just it," I said to him. "All that people know me as is … the smart kid. Or as Ky's brother. Or Carmen's Best Friend. Never for Coy. I don't know. Sometimes I want to be more like Ky and not the smart twin. Even my mom shows more enthusiasm for Ky and his need for trouble. Reminds her of my dad who left us a few years ago. Ohhhhh … I don't know; I'm just rambling."

"I understand what you're saying," he said after a moment of pausing. "So … if you're tired of being THIS Coy, then stop being him."

"Stop being the boy I've been for almost sixteen years?" I asked with a skeptical look. "How do you propose I do that?"

"Hang around me long enough and you'll see," he said with that same hypnotic glare.

"Actually, that won't be happening," Matt said coming, seemingly, from nowhere.

"Matt?" I asked surprised to see him standing there.

"Matty G, my man," Anthony said with a chuckle. He stood up to face him. "How's it been going, man?"

"Don't even…" Matt said firmly. "I heard how you and your shitty-ass brother were starting trouble with Josh Jackson this morning."

"He started something with Nick," Anthony replied with a shrug. "I have my brother's back, no matter what."

"And I have Josh's back … no matter what," Matt said stepping to them. "Coy's back too. And if you fuck with either of them … you're dead meat."

"Big threats coming from a little man," Anthony said with a laugh. I looked at him sideways. I could tell Anthony was a very confident person, but Matt was a big muscular guy. That would be a tough fight for Anthony.

"You wanna go right here?" Matt asked him. "Because I'm not afraid of you."

"It's not me, who you should be afraid of, Matt," Anthony said calmly. "All those inner demons of yours that you have going on inside of you; I can see why you're as fucked up as you are."

Sensing trouble, I stepped in between the two. "Come on, guys," I said to them both. "I am only 5'10 and 130 pounds. You can't fight with me in between you guys, so let's just cool off and walk away."

Matt showed Anthony a dark look, while Anthony looked at him with a teasing smile on his face. "Fine by me, Coy," he said, grabbing his bag. "I should find my brother, anyway. Meet me here after school if you want to continue our conversation."

I turned to face Matt as Anthony walked off. "What the hell do you want?" I asked him. "How dare you interrupt my conversation like that?"

"What is your problem?" he asked. "I came to talk to you about this morning. Why are you acting like an ass?"

"Because that is fucked up what you did this morning," I replied angrily. "Real fucked up."

"Dude, I'm sorry, I didn't realize that you liked Giselle," he said apologetically. "I would never ever try to rub that in your face if I knew that…"

I looked at him disgusted. "You think I like Giselle?" I asked him with a wild laugh. "That's fucking hilarious."

"Then what the hell is it?" he asked, getting angry himself. "Because since this morning, you've been acting like an asshole. Now you're hanging around scum like Pagan, and if you don't like Giselle, then I want to know what it is, so I can fix it and make it right."

I thought about what Anthony had said. If I hated being me, then I should stop being me. I was always shy and never direct. I always beat around the bush. So I decided to stop being me.

"It's not Giselle that I like," I said to him as the bell ending lunch rang. "It's you, Matt. YOU!"

He looked at me, shocked. When he didn't say anything, I decided to grab my stuff and go.

Without saying a word, I walked past him and toward my next class.

Matt stood there stunned and speechless as people poured around him.

SCENE E

"MATTHEW!" Giselle said waving her hand in his face. He snapped out of his thoughts.

"Yeah?" he asked, confused as to what was going on.

"Where the hell are you?" she asked, looking concerned. "You've been looking dazed since lunch. And now when you should be heading to the football field for practice, you're just sitting there with that deadpan look on your face."

"Sorry," he mumbled as he followed her out of class. "I just got a lot on my mind."

"What happened when you talked to Coy?" she asked. "Ky and the others have been bugging me about it. They said Coy's acting even weirder than before."

"I don't want to talk about it," he barked and then forced a fake smile and tried to change the subject. "What do you have planned for today?" One thing he knew about Giselle was that she loved to talk about herself. That was the best way to get her to shut up about what was on his mind.

"Carmen and I are going to be hanging with the varsity cheerleaders," she answered excitedly. "We are the only two underclassmen on the team. I mean, besides that girl, Brianna, whose sister is the Captain. Brianna is like the co-captain. I hate her, though, because she's a slut and always trying to steal somebody's boyfriend, from what I've heard about her. I hate girls like that…"

Matt tuned her out as he noticed me walk out of the science building and toward Anthony and Nick.

"…I heard she slept with Mr. Diogostine to get an 'A' in PE," Giselle ranted on. "Although, I can't say I blame her. He IS a hottie."

'Coy,' Matt thought to himself.

He was concerned about seeing his friend hang out with a guy he knew was bad news. But even more so … he felt jealous.

'But why, though?' he wondered to himself.

To be continued...

Author's Note:

Wow. Chapter 2 is finished. I had initially brainstormed on how I wanted the story to go, but it spent way too much time, slow in the beginning, so I wanted to pick up the speed and start bringing in different plots and introducing more characters. I chose to go against my initial process for my story

The main Characters are of course: Coy, Matt, Ky, Josh, Carmen, Anthony, and Nick … for now … Stay tuned for the last of the main characters, and if you thought the fight between Josh and Coy from Chapter One was over, you haven't seen anything yet.

 

[Autolycus]

Welcome to the story board! We do like to have a new story teller join us and what a story you have produced!

This should run for quite a time with any luck. Many Thanks for sharing it with us.

 

[zemc87]

Great start diablo, i will definitely follow the story for as long as it goes on! Keep up the great work and can't wait for the next chapter!

 

[gaytxn09]

Agreed with Autolycus.

 

[HaydenLogan]

I want more!!!

 

[Superboy Untamed]

This is Chapter 3

Anthony and Nick watched me as I stood in Abercrombie & Fitch being dressed by one of the girl's who worked there.

"You know, even when he had that … whatever kinda style … he was cute," Nick said to his brother. "Dressing up with a lot more style now, Coy James is a stud."

Anthony smiled to himself. "The clothes don't make him hot," he said simply. "Coy makes himself hot because of his attitude. Somewhere inside that shy boy lies a fire that yearns to burn, but he is constantly overshadowed by Ky, so he just tames it."

"Oh, shit," Nick said, flashing his brother a confused look. "Wait, are you actually into him?"

"Of course I'm interested in him," Anthony replied. "Why'd you think I invited him to hang with us today?"

"No, I mean, I figured he was just a piece of ass that you wanted to fuck," Nick said. "Hell, I'm up for a tag team if you are. He has a bubble butt-ass screaming to be tapped and those lips…"

"Nick," Anthony said, pushing his brother, "this isn't one of our conquests. He's different from the others."

Nick flashed him a skeptical look. "Different … in the fact that I'm almost positive Coy is a virgin with a tight ass compared to the hoes we fucked with … yeah, he IS different," Anthony said as I walked over to them.

"I just had a total girl moment," I said with a smile. "I just spent six hundred dollars! On clothes, at that. Usually, I spend mad money on electronic stuff like game system, laptops, tvs. The list goes on."

"From what I see, you picked out some hot shit," Anthony said, taking some bags and handing them to his bro. "Nick and I are your personal bag men today."

"Are you sure?" I asked Nick who shrugged his shoulders.

"When I get a boyfriend, Ant will be carrying our shit around, so this is my job till then," Nick said with a small laugh.

"He's not my boyfriend," Anthony and I said in unison. We shared just a hint of a smile.

"Right," Nick said rolling his eyes. We followed him out of the store. "How is it that a boy who doesn't know much about fashion seems like he brought a quarter of A & F's inventory?"

I shrugged. "That girl was just throwing all these clothes at me, trying to get me to buy them and I didn't wanna say no, so I just brought'em," I said with a sheepish grin. "What do you say I treat the Pagan brothers and myself to dinner at Hibachi—courtesy of my parental unit's credit card?"

"Hibachi?" Anthony asked looking at his brother. "That's the Chinese place on the other side of the mall? Isn't that restaurant kinda … steep?"

"Actually, it's Japanese," I corrected and threw my empty hands on their shoulders. "And in another way to lose the old Coy, the new Coy says money is not an option."

"Oh, God, if it was legal, I'd so marry you," Nick said, causing me to smile.

Anthony, however, wasn't to keen on the idea. Nick and he came from a well-off family but they did have limits. However, the James family was very well known—especially Ky—for having the hottest clothes that hadn't hit the stores yet. He wasn't too keen on people buying stuff for him either.

"Something wrong?" I asked him as I realized that he was being awfully quiet. Nick could tell what was on his brother's mind. He shot him a pleading look.

As much as Anthony was more independent and preferred to pay for everything himself, he never had been one to disappoint his brother.

"It's all good," He said to me, smiling. "Let's go grub."

SCENE B

"God, I am so tired," Giselle said as she applied her make up in the mirror of the girl's locker room.

After a two-hour practice with cheerleaders, Carmen and Giselle were looking to call it a night. Their captain had made them go harder then usual because some professional cheerleaders were visiting.

"Yeah, you've had a killer workout today," Carmen said as she checked her cell phone for any missed texts or calls. "Between having your back popped out during class this morning with Matt, and Melody giving you a hard time at practice, I'd see why you're tired."

"What can I say?" Giselle asked, grabbing her purse. "I have the body of a goddess. You didn't think I got all this from hitting the treadmill and yoga, did you?"

"God, you're so conceited," Carmen said as they made their way back to the gym to meet up with their boyfriends. "But I'm sure you already knew that."

Giselle was about to respond when she noticed Brianna, the co-captain for the Varsity Squad, walking their way. "Slut-rific is headed toward us," she muttered and forced a fake bright smile. "Brianna! To WHAT do we owe this pleasant visit?"

She looked right past Giselle and straight at Carmen with a warm smile.

"I just wanted to compliment Carmen here on her talent," Brianna said extending her hand. "Brianna Rodriguez."

"Carmen Gianni," she replied shaking the girl's hand. "And I appreciate the kind words. It means a lot."

"No problem at all," Brianna replied. "You date Josh Jackson; right?"

Carmen nodded. "Yes, I do," she said blushing slightly. She always did that when she acknowledged her relationship. She was crazy about Josh but often still looked at Josh as the same little boy from elementary school who liked paste.

"He's a hottie," Brianna winked. "Go girl. Anyways, I'm not sure if you know about it, but the cheerleaders and football players, the ones who actually matter anyway, are throwing a party tonight. Seeing how Josh is well-known for his skills, I'm sure he'll be there. Will I be seeing you as well?"

"Um, well Giselle and I were going to do a girl's night at my house…" Carmen said acknowledging her aggravated friend.

"Oh," Brianna said flashing Giselle a sideways Glance. "Yeah, you're the girl who messed up a lot today during your practice, right?" Giselle had opened her mouth to retort but Carmen interrupted.

"I'll be there," Carmen said to Brianna, hoping to defuse the potential awkward situation.

"Perfect," Brianna said, giving Carmen a hug. She looked at Giselle. "Oh, Gabrielle, you're more than welcome to come as well."

"It's Giselle," she said, seething with annoyance. "And you are more than welcome to have my…"

"Company at that party," Carmen jumped in. "She can't wait. Neither can I, Brianna. Right, GiGi?"

"Right," Giselle scoffed. She already didn't like Brianna based on her reputation, but by the fact that she barely acknowledged her, Brianna was certainly not getting on her good side.

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SCENE C

"MATT!"

Josh and Ky ran to catch up with the boy who was eager to leave the school and go home and think.

"Yo, slow down," Ky said out of breath as they caught up to him. "Dude, what's the hurry for? You didn't even shower and I gotta say, man … you stink."

"I'll shower when I get home," Matt said shortly. "I just gotta think about something."

"Thing like what?" Josh asked. "You were completely off at practice? What's on your mind?"

"Just stuff," Matt said shortly. "Don't sweat it, man."

"Well, we kinda gotta sweat it, dude," Ky said, shoving Matt into the locker. "We had to do a shitload of extra running today at practice all because you weren't focused. So what's the deal?"

"Leave it alone, Ky," Josh warned his friend. "You know Coy and Matt got something going on."

"What?" Matt said fearfully. "What makes you say that ?"

Ky looked at Josh and then looked at Matt. "Um, because he likes Giselle and saw you fucking her this morning," he said shaking his head. "Damn, where is your head at? Obviously not on Football."

"Look, I just got a lot of shit on my mind right now," Matt sighed. "I just really need to be by myself for a while. Okay?"

He walked past the two and down the hall. Ky thought about something.

"Dude, what about the party tonight?" he called after him. Matt just kept walking. "I swear, I don't really like the dude and how weird he's been acting; it's crazy as hell," Ky mumbled out loud, looking over at Josh who seemed to be lost in thought. 'Oh shit, not you, too,' Ky thought to himself.

Josh just watched Matt as he disappeared around the corner at the end of the hall. "Nah, it can't be," he thought to himself. The gears in Josh's head churned inside as he began thinking about some things.

SCENE D

"Well, I'm stuffed," Nick said as he stretched in his chair. "This dinner was probably the best shit I've had in my life."

"Yeah, thanks, Coy," Anthony said, making me smile. "We really appreciate it."

"No problem," I said shyly. "That's what's friends do and I really appreciate you two guys letting me hang with you."

"I swear; we're probably like some of the most popular guys in school," Nick said sipping on his drink. "But you and your brother have got to be the richest people. I know this meal is going to cost you like seven hundred dollars."

"$725.67, with a twenty percent tip," I said and looked down embarrassed. "Sorry, I tend to do a lot of math in my head."

Anthony smiled at me. "It's cool," He said, flashing me a smile. "I like it."

I smiled but felt a vibration in my pocket. I pulled my sidekick out and saw that it was Matt calling. I frowned at the sight of his name, and hit the ignore button.

"Something wrong?" Anthony asked, concerned. I looked at him. Looked at him right in his eyes. I didn't see a bad guy as people portrayed him. The rumors I heard about him. Trust me, they were bad, but I didn't see it. He seemed nice. Too good to be true.

"Everything is fine," I said biting my lip. Carmen always said when I flirt with somebody I always bit my lip seductively and I think Anthony blushed when I smiled at him.

"Okay this 90210 moment is making me sick," Nick said, yawning. "I feel like getting into some trouble."

"What kind of trouble?" I asked curiously. He glanced at Anthony who flashed him an unsure look.

"Have you ever dined and dashed before?" Nick asked me. I looked at him, confused.

"Where you eat the food and then leave before you pay for it?" I asked him. He nodded. "That's what you want to do? Isn't that … kinda illegal?"

"Yes, it is," Nick said in a matter-of-fact tone. "Most of the things Ant and I do are illegal. In most countries, anyway."

Anthony looked at me nervously. "Uh, Nick, I don't think that is such a good idea," he said unsure.

"I mean, why not?" Nick asked, amused. "I mean, it's apparent you two like each other, so why not show him how much you really do."

"I mean I have a way of paying for the meal," I said torn between my common sense and drive to be different. "If we get caught, then we'll be in some serious trouble."

"Then don't get caught," Nick said with a sly grin as he stood up. "You two better not be pussies and stay to pay."

He flashed Anthony a knowing look. He knew his brother hated being called a pussy or anything that made him seem afraid of anything as Nick casually strolled to the exit.

"Come on," Anthony said grabbing my hand. I was still unsure of the situation. But being Coy usually never got me anything except good grades and loneliness. "Coy?"

I got up and followed behind him, hand still in his hand as he led me out of the restaurant. The waiter noticed that we were leaving and made his way after us.

"Shit," Anthony said pulling me behind him. The three of us ran through the mall towards the parking lot.

It was then I discovered that I really was changing. But I wasn't sure if it was for the better.

SCENE E

Matt sat in his room looking through a journal he had kept since he was about eleven. He flashed through the pages talking about his family life and how his father pushed him hard to be a great sports player. How his best friend was mad that Matt went to the super bowl for the past five years. He finally got to the entry he was looking for.

July 19. 11:45 P.M. That day still rang clear in his head. He remembered the emotions he felt when he wrote the entry. He remembered the thoughts in his head. He remembered the tears he cried.

"…I think," he began reading to himself. "I think…" He couldn't bring himself to finish the passage. "I think … I might be gay."

He looked down at the page. He could still see the tear stains on the paper. They still looked so fresh three years later. It was then that he realized … Those tears were falling now. He felt so ashamed. Scared. Confused.

"Today, I was at Ryan's house playing football," he continued reading. "I got the same excited feeling that I used to get from girls before when I was dating Ashley Martin. But it was from Ryan. He tackled me and was on top of me and I could feel it. It was a lot of pressure in my pants. So I pushed him off me and yelled that I had to use the bathroom. Then I went upstairs to…"

Matt stopped himself. He was getting excited just thinking of the past events. He had already felt so much guilt. His father used to tell him all the time that gays were an abomination. They were sick, sick people. He had forced himself to hate being gay … hate being apart of himself. He had done some bad things in the past few years. Stuff he wasn't proud of … all because he was gay and afraid. It was way too much for a recently-turned sixteen-year-old to deal with.

But how come ever since he came to Atlantic City, all the thoughts he had been having felt so right.

"How come he feels right?" Matt asked himself.

He looked at his clock. It was almost six. He needed to clear his head and alcohol was the best way to do that.

"Fuck this shit," he said ripping the pages out of his journal. He grabbed his house key off his desk and headed downstairs and out the door to the football party.

SCENE F

"Man, this is why I fucking love football," Ky said as Josh, Giselle, and Carmen followed him inside Ryan Kelly's back yard. "Only we would have parties on a school night."

"Please, teachers are still reviewing Freshmen coursework in class," Carmen said clutching on Josh's arm. "Nobody really is worried about it being a school night."

"When do they ever?" Josh joked and kissed his girlfriend.

Giselle rolled her eyes. She was bothered by the fact that Carmen seemed to be getting a lot more attention than she deserved. Back home, Giselle was used to being fawned over and treated like the royalty she thought herself to be. Here, Giselle was actually somebody's sidekick. It bothered her more so that Carmen had a great boyfriend who was affectionate and sensual versus the Sex-fiend that Matt seemed to be with her. She liked a good fuck as much as the next girl but she also wanted to feel loved, and she wanted that from her boyfriend whom she loved. With as much shit as she had been through with Matt, she still stuck around.

"It has to be true love," she said to herself.

"I see potential fuck-buddies," Ky said eyeing some girls in the pool. Josh snorted at him.

"You see fuck-buddies, I see victims," he said, and Ky got an evil glint in his eye.

Carmen recognized the look and quickly pulled away from Josh as Ky pushed him into the pool. Josh just laughed and splashed the three.

"I can't believe that Matt isn't here," Giselle said sadly. Ky eased up beside her.

"Well, I could be a good upgrade to Matt," he said to her. She smiled at him. And then tried to push him into the pool, but as she did, he pulled her on top of himself as he fell back-first into the pool.

Carmen smiled at the three as they played around and tried dunking Giselle in the water as she screamed about her hair.

"Carmen," A voice said from behind her. She turned to see Brianna with her boyfriend Christian standing there. "I'm glad that you came."

"Of course, I wouldn't miss this for the world," she said happily. "Thank you so much for inviting me."

"She better have invited one of the hottest player's girlfriends at our school," Christian said. "Also one of the hottest girls at our school. After Brianna, here, of course."

"And me," Giselle said as she walked up next to Carmen. "Brianna, this party had a great turn out from what I see."

"What did you expect?" Brianna asked. "Everybody here is somebody. No lames allowed. And speaking of no-lames-allowed, Carmen, I wanted to talk to you about possibly being captain of the squad."

"What?" Carmen and Giselle said in unison. Josh heard the good news and hugged his girlfriend.

"Congratulations, babe," he said kissing her cheek. "Looks like we really are the power couple of the school."

"I'd be honored," Carmen said, shocked. "Wow, what an honor to be considered."

Giselle scoffed and stormed off. Carmen sighed to herself.

"Um, Bri, can I get back to you tomorrow at practice?" she asked her. She knew that Giselle did not like this.

"Of course, hon," she replied. "Just let me know; okay?"

"Thanks," she said following after Giselle who went to where the beer was.

Josh scowled as he saw Anthony, Nick, and me walking into the party. "Brianna … Christian … Excuse us," he said, pulling Ky behind him.

"Dare I say, is that my brother walking into a party? One that has alcohol?" Ky said surprised as the five of us met.

"What the hell are you doing with these two assholes?" Josh demanded. I looked at him, shocked.

"Josh, calm down," I said with a laugh. "We've just been hanging out since lunch and at the mall today. They're cool."

"Yeah, these my boys," Ky said giving Anthony and Nick a bro hug. "We twins gotta stick together. They are cool."

"Nah, they are mad gay," Josh said. "Fucking faggots." He looked at me and then quickly regretted what he said.

I shot him a dark look. Anthony and Nick stepped in front of me. "What the fuck did you just call us?" Anthony asked him.

"Why is one of us always involved in a confrontation?" Ky asked, trying to defuse the situation. "Can't we all get along? Where is the love?"

"Shut up, Ky," Josh, Anthony, and Nick said in unison.

"Okay," Ky said nodding. Nick pushed Josh.

"Answer the question," he said, pushing Josh again. "What the fuck did you call us?'"

"Josh," I said to him. Ky was unsure of what the situation was. But he couldn't let his oldest friend, Josh, be jumped by the two brothers so he was sure he would have to jump in. "Just Walk away."

Ky didn't want to fight Anthony and Nick but Josh was his oldest friend.

"Fuck that," Josh spat. "I called you fucking gay. Fucking faggots."

"That's what I thought," Anthony said and punched him in the face.

"And here We go," I said as the four boys got into the brawl I knew was going to happen.

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SCENE G

Carmen, oblivious to the fact that her boyfriend was involved in a fight, chased Giselle as she walked behind the house drinking a beer.

"Giselle," she called out. "What the hell are you doing?"

"What does it look like?" Giselle asked sarcastically. "I'm about to get drunk off my ass. Would you like to steal that, too?"

"What?" Carmen asked confused. "I haven't stolen anything from you."

"Oh, really?" Giselle laughed, the alcohol already beginning to affect her. "You stole my life. You stole my thunder. Before I came here, I was the shit. Now I feel like shit."

'Well, maybe you are getting what you deserve," Carmen said throwing her hands up in the air. "You spend so much time talking about yourself that you don't even take the time to acknowledge the achievements of the people you call friends. Some friend you are."

"Spare me the bullshit," Giselle said angrily. "Let's face it, if Matt and Josh weren't friends then we wouldn't be either."

"Do you really believe I am friends with you because of you dating my boyfriend's best friend?" Carmen asked her, shocked. "Let's not get me confused. I am not a stupid bitch like you are."

"You did not just call me a bitch," Giselle said throwing her beer on her.

Carmen wanted to punch Giselle in the face for that but she was trying her best to restrain herself.

"You are a bitch," Carmen said to her. "You are so worried about losing your precious tiara. Well, newsflash princess. Nobody cares enough about you to worship you. Welcome to Atlantic City."

"Ooh," Giselle said tackling her. The two began to wrestle as a bunch of guys began watching the cat fight ensue.

"Oh, my fucking God!" I said throwing my hands in the air. "What the fuck is this? WWE raw? Stop fighting."

I looked around at the crowd. They seemed to be more interested in watching a fight then stopping somebody from getting hurt. This was the crowd that I wanted to be apart of?

"Guys stop it," I said trying to pull Anthony off of Ky. I was starting to see the rumor about his anger issues was true.

"Get the fuck off of me," Anthony said angrily, shoving me back. Nobody noticed that I fell into the pool.

Nobody except Ky who immediately pulled away from Anthony and looking at the pool in horror.

"J… Josh…" He stammered nervously.

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SCENE H

I fell to the bottom of the pool. I was holding my breath trying to struggle back up to the surface of the pool. I couldn't get myself to float to the stop.

"I'm going to die here," I said as I began to lose my breath. I began to lose consciousness.

My vision began to get blurry and I almost felt like I could see Matt.

"Matt?" I thought to myself. He wrapped his arms around me and the light on him looked white…almost as if he had a … halo.

Then it got pitch black.

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SCENE I

"Oh, my God," Carmen said as she watched Matt do CPR. Everybody at the party crowded around Matt and me as he struggled to revive me.

Suddenly, her fight with Giselle didn't matter as much to her anymore.

Suddenly, Josh's hatred for Anthony and Nick didn't matter to him anymore.

"I can't lose Coy after I just got him back," Josh said clutching Carmen as she cried in his arm.

Giselle stood with Ky who looked shaken up. "Coy can't swim," he said shaking his head. "We can't swim. We never learned how."

Matt struggled to fight back the tears as he kept doing compressions. He was walking into the party when he saw Anthony push me into the pool. When he saw the scared look in my eyes he realized in that second, that very second, he wanted to be the one to protect me. He rushed into the water after me and pulled me to the top.

"Was I too late?" He thought to himself as he reached down to breathe in my mouth.

He jumped up in shock when he felt my tongue wiggle in his mouth. He blushed slightly then laughed wildly when he discovered that I was alive.

"Oh," Carmen said excitedly. "Thank god. You're okay." She and Giselle both reached down to hug me.

Giselle smiled at Carmen. It was almost like watching someone die that she realized that she didn't want to lose any of her friends. Especially Carmen. Because she never had a best friend before. Nobody who wasn't afraid of her anyway. Carmen returned the smile and hugged her as well.

"Coy," Anthony said walking towards me, Nick behind him. "I'm … I didn't mean…."

"Stay away from me," I choked out. Matt, Josh, Ky, Carmen, and Giselle jumped up in front of me.

"You heard him," Matt said to Anthony. Anthony looked like he wanted to challenge him but Nick pulled him away. With one sad look behind him, he walked out of the party.

"I'm okay, Ky," I said as he hugged me tightly. "I almost died from suffocating in the water. I don't want to die from being hugged to death."

"Sorry," he said sheepishly.

Josh walked away afraid of what I was going to say to him for his actions.

"Hey," I called out to him. "Where you going? I almost died. I'm too tired to be pissed, so you get a freebie this time."

"Thanks," he said as the six of us walked out of the party.

"I'm sure that you guys want to party," I said to them. Josh, Giselle, Ky, and Carmen flashed a guilty look. "Go ahead. I'm fine. I'll just see you guys tomorrow."

They pulled me into a bear hug, and then they went back inside to the party. Matt stood there looking at me with a fierce look.

"I guess I should thank you," I said to him with a sigh. "So thank…" I was interrupted by a kiss.

After a few seconds, he pulled away and flashed me a sheepish grin. "Now, I consider that a proper thank you," he said to me.

"But … You're not … are you?" I asked still reeling from the kiss. He knew how to kiss even though it was only for a few seconds.

"Yeah," he said to me. "I am. You sprung it on me so fast that I didn't know exactly what to say. That's why I was speechless. I'm just … I got a lot of issues with it to work out but I want to try and work out with you."

I thought about Giselle for a second. But I realized something. I didn't have to change my entire self. I could change a little but still be me. So I pushed Giselle out of my mind and smiled at him.

"Want me to drive you home?" he asked me.

I smiled at him and then thought about something.

"Sure," I said to him. "But I want to make a pitstop first."

We walked towards his car unbeknownst that we were being watched by Anthony and Nick.

SCENE J

Giselle cheered as she and Ky won a game of chicken against Josh and Carmen.

"I guess I can beat you at something, Carmen," she teased with a smile. "It's all good, though."

"That's only because I let you win," Carmen said as they climbed out of the pull. She hugged her friend. "We so don't need to fight again. It makes us … like them." She pointed at Josh and Ky.

Giselle laughed and then sighed as she noticed Brianna walking towards them. "I'll let you handle your business," she said sadly.

"Actually, I wanted to talk with you, Giselle," Brianna said with a smile. "I saw the way you stood up for Coy earlier, and he is an amazing guy. Helped Christian and me with a lot of our homework and tests when we needed it. I feel if he surrounds himself around you, then you got to be a good person."

"I'm going to take that as a compliment," Giselle with a half-smile, half-I-can't-stand-you look.

"As you should," Brianna said to her. "Will I be seeing you both tomorrow at practice...as Co-Captains?"

Giselle and Carmen looked at her. "Uh duh," they said with a smile. She gave them both a hug.

"Enjoy the rest of the party," she said, leaving the girls.

The two hugged each other happily.

Giselle realized sometimes it's just as much fun to share the limelight with someone, as it is to have it on yourself.

SCENE K

"Um, excuse me," I said to the hostess. She looked up from her receipts and pointed at me.

"Oh! Manager! Manager!" She yelled out in her Japanese accent. I sighed to myself. This was not how I wanted this to go.

A tall Japanese Man walked over to us and gave me a stern look. "So you came back to try and steal more food from us?" he asked me.

"Actually, no," I said reaching in my back pocket for my wallet. "I realized that you all have families and people to support, and by not paying for our meals, that I was not only hurting you guys and your families, I was hurting myself. I want to pay for my food plus an extended tip."

"Are you serious?" the man asked me, surprised. HE looked at the hostess who flashed me a confused look. "But … why are you doing this? You weren't going to be caught."

"Because," I said handing him my credit card. "I am a good person. And I like who I am."

I walked out of the restaurant…Smiling, dignity still in tack.

To be continued...

 

[Superboy Untamed]

This is Chapter Four

The sun shinned in my eyes, waking me. I smiled to myself realizing how beautiful the morning was. I felt movement behind me and realized that hands were wrapped around my waist and that somebody was spooning me.

"Oh, my God!" I yelled jumping out of the bed. I realized it was Matt and he awoke with a startled look on his face.

"What's wrong?" he asked sleepily. He looked at me with a confused expression.

I realized that I was breathing awfully fast and that I was shaking. 'Come, on, get a grip,' I silently said to myself.

"Coy?" he asked me with a concerned look on his face. "You don't remember? I came back home with you after the party last night? We just slept here, I promise that's all that happened."

"I know, I'm just…" I was still shaken. "Sorry, haven't shared a bed with anybody besides Ky in awhile."

He reached over and pulled me back to bed. "Come back and lay down with me," he said. "We got a little time before we have to go to school. I say more making-out is due, Mister James."

He leaned to kiss me but I placed my hand over his face. "Morning breath," I said, kissing him on the cheek. "You need to get home and shower and all."

"Ah, 'Dad', do I have to?" he whined. I smiled at him as he pouted. I pulled him out of the bed and handed him his clothes.

"Yes, my Greek Adonis, you have to," I said as I watched him dress.

Just like I was going to have to face my own demons pretty soon.

SCENE B

"So to commence our one month anniversary coming up, I think we should do something special?" Carmen said to Josh as they sat in class.

"What's more special than mind-blowing sex?" he asked her, looking up from the homework that he was supposed to have done last night.

"Spending some quality time with you're amazingly hot girlfriend," she said, hitting him upside the head. "Then … possibly … some mediocre sex."

"Ha, you got jokes, li'l Mama," he said, flicking her off. "Are you sure it was mediocrity after I had you screaming my name?"

Carmen smiled at her boyfriend. "It's called 'Faking it'," she said, sticking her tongue out. "Anyway, luckily for you, we have a week-and-a-half to plan a good night. On the short-term of things, Coy and Ky's birthday is Sunday."

"Oh ,shit!" Josh said, hitting his head. "It's been so long since Coy and I were friends, I had actually forgotten the little Virgo's birthday."

"Yep, August 24th," she said, noticing the bittersweet look on her boyfriend's face. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing," he answered, shaking his head and then sighed when he noticed Carmen's stern look. "It's just … I missed a few birthdays with Coy because of how dumb I acted. We always had the most fun on his birthday."

"Well you can't change the past, baby," she said, grabbing his hand. "But you can make sure the twins' birthday is one day they will never forget."

"Yeah," he said with a big smile. "Yeah, I can! God, Carmen I love you."

Carmen looked at him shocked and Josh flashed her an equally shocked look.

"Josh … You…"

"Gotta go," Josh said, grabbing his binder as the bell rang and he went speeding out of the class.

SCENE C

"Coy," Anthony called out to me as I walked towards my locker. "Coy! Just one minute; please."

I turned around to face him. "Come to push me into more pools?"

"I didn't mean to," he said looking at the floor. "You know I would never try to hurt you."

"Really? Because rumor has it that the Pagan brothers really don't care who they hurt," I said folding my arms.

"You're different though," he pleaded. "You can't tell me that you didn't feel the intensity … the connection from the past few days."

"You preyed on me because I was hurt and vulnerable," I responed angrily. "Just like you do with your victims. I'm not going to be a part of this any longer. So stay away from me." I turned to continue onward towards my locker.

"I know about you and Matt," he said, quiet enough for me to hear. I stopped cold in my tracks. "I saw the two of you after Nick and I left the party. It was a hell of a make-out show."

I turned to look at him and I saw the dark look in his face. "You can't deny that you aren't attracted to me," he said firmly. "Just like I can't deny that I'm attracted to you."

"The attraction is all for the wrong reasons," I said turning to leave. He grabbed my arm roughly.

"I always get what I want," he said to me. "I want you, Coy. I am going to get you."

"What you going to do?" I asked him snatching my arm away from him. "Hurt me? Hurt Matt?"

"No," he said to me with a smile. "I can do this 'Good-boy' thing and show you I'm not such a bad guy after all. But as far as hurting you, I will let Matt do that."

"Wha…" I began but noticed where he was looking behind me. I saw Matt and Giselle walking down the hallway.

Anthony looked on as I walked towards Matt and Giselle, flashing him a dirty look.

"COY!" He said in shock and dropped Giselle's hand. She looked at him weirdly.

"Matt … Gisellle … here … together … holding hands …" I said looking at both of them.

"Of course," she said, wrapping her arm in his. Matt had an uncomfortable look. "Why wouldn't we be?"

"No reason," I said with a tight smile. "Excuse me; I've got class." I pushed past them and headed toward the front office.

"Coy is cute and all, but he is really weird sometimes," she said to an oblivious Matt.

Matt was thinking about what was going to happen next.

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SCENE D

"What's up, yo?" A voice behind Ky asked, startling him.

He hit his head on the hood of the car he was working on in Auto Mechanics. "Shit," he said, rubbing his head. "Damn, Nick, you fucking scared me."

"Sorry," Nick said sheepishly. "I just wanted to apologize for the events last night. I didn't want to fight you."

"I didn't want to fight you, either," Ky replied as he leaned against the car. "But you were fighting with my friend. Josh is like my second brother."

"I understand," Nick said nodding his head. "Just wanted to make sure we're still cool."

"Cool as whip," Ky quoted their famous phrase they had made back when they were kids

"So, if I remember correctly, a set of twins have a birthday this weekend," Nick said as the two began to work on the car together.

"Yeah, I'm so fucking happy," Ky said with a big smile. "Birthday sex is the best sex."


"That's the best thing about birthdays," Nick said. "Birthday Sex … and of course … parties."

"Parties as opposed to any other parties we have every week?" Ky joked. "I don't really like birthday parties. Coy does, though, and that's the only reason I suffer through'em."

"Yeah, Anthony likes birthday parties," Nick said with a laugh. "Ice cream cakes from Dunkin Donuts are his favorite things. Just give me the money and gifts and get the fuck on."

"I know right," Ky said, flashing him a smile that made Nick's breath catch. "You okay?"

"Yeah," Nick said with a smile. And a thought popped in his head. "Hey, I wanna show you a good time for your birthday this weekend."

"Really?" Ky asked him. "Well … I mean, I'm sure Carmen and company have something planned, too…"

"Come on, PLEASE!!!!" Nick said with a sad puppy dog face. "Besides this is my way of also paying you back for being a complete dick."

Ky smiled at his friend. "Fine," he said, "Only if you promise I will have fun."

"With me? When is it ever not fun," Nick said with a sly grin on his face.

If Anthony could seduce one James brother, then so could he.

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SCENE E

"So you're gonna just sit there and ignore me?" Matt asked me as I washed my hands. We had just gotten through doing an experiment in biology.

"Yeah, pretty much," I said, pushing past him to head for my desk. He followed, behind, and took a seat beside me.

"What are you spazzing about?" he asked, confused.

"Because you were standing there all lovey-dovey with Giselle this morning like you didn't have your tongue crammed down my throat not even five hours before," I hissed.

He looked around nervously. "Will you shut up?" He said angrily at me. I rolled my eyes.

"You're worried about thirty other kids in this class finding out about you?" I asked with a half-laugh. "You should be worried about Anthony. He saw us kissing each other last night."

Matt looked at me shocked. "Are you fucking kidding me?" he asked, shaking his head in disbelief. "That can't be true. I got so much to lose."

"You're right," I said as the bell rang. "You do have a lot to lose … starting with me."

"Wha…" Matt was about to ask, but became speechless as he watched me walk out of the room.

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SCENE F

Josh watched Ky and Nick as they walked out of the locker room. It was just after practice and he was waiting for Ky, seeing how Matt pretty much blew him off to go … God knows where.

"Please tell me you are not friends with this prick," Josh said folding his arms as the two walked over to him.

Ky sighed in frustration. "Josh, come on; let's not do this," he said, stepping in front of Nick.

"You gotta protect him now, Ky?" Josh asked, pulling him back. "He too much of a bitch to handle himself?"

"Nah, far from that, but I don't want to mess up my friendship with Ky, here," Nick said calmly. "Ky has been a friend of mine forever."

"Forever?" Josh scoffed. "Dude, it's been a few years; that's all. I've been his friend forever. Like brothers."

"Look, you're both my friends," Ky said to the two boys. "Can't we just squash this shit and talk about getting wasted for my birthday weekend?"

"You can't be my friend if you're friends with him," Josh said defiantly.

'I guess we can't squash this,' Ky thought to himself, before saying, "Josh, come on. You're being a little kid."

Josh shrugged his shoulders and turned to leave. Nick started laughing. Ky gave him a strange look.

"Hey, Jackson," Nick said pushing Ky behind him. "Wanna tell Ky the real reason we hate each other?"

Josh froze in his tracks while Ky flashed a confused look to both boys. Nick, however, continued to laugh.

"Don't," Josh said still not turning around. The three noticed Carmen walking towards them.

"Hey, boys," she said with a warm smile. Sensing tension, her smile faltered. "Something wrong?"

"Nothing really," Nick said to her. "I was about to tell Ky, here, why Josh and I just can't seem to get along."


"I said, 'Don't'," Josh yelled, shocking the three by his outburst. He was shaking.

"Oh come on, Joshie boy," Nick said tauntingly. "You been friends since FOREVER! No secrets. Well, let's share. The other day, I made a pass at Josh in the hallway."

"I knew you were gay," Carmen said at the same time that Ky asked, "You're gay?"

Nick walked right up to Josh with a confident stance. "You wanna know why you despise me so much? Because by accepting that I was gay, you would have to open your close-minded little brain to realize that it's okay that somebody besides Coy was gay. Even still, you try to admit you're okay with Coy. But you aren't."

"Coy's gay?" Ky asked with a dark look on his face. He backed away from the trio. "No … he can't be."

"Ky…" Carmen said, reaching out for him but he pulled away from her. He took off running in the opposite direction. Carmen walked over to Nick and slapped him with all her might.

"He didn't know Coy was gay," she said to him as she ran to try to catch up with Ky.

Josh looked at Nick with a sad look on his face. "Why do you and your brother have to cause trouble wherever you go?" he asked quietly. "Yesterday, Anthony nearly killed him and today you might have killed a relationship with two brothers."

"I … I didn't know," Nick said in shock of everything.

He truly though that Ky knew.

"You know what? You were right," Josh said in a soft voice. "I do got a problem with gay people. It's not natural to me. But Coy is like my brother. More than that. I am willing to work through my issues for him and to understand. But you … you just disrespected me the other day and that wasn't necessary."

Nick just stood there processing everything.

"Watch you're back," Josh said to him. "Because if I ever see you alone, I am going to do whatever is in my power to beat you to within an inch of your pathetic life."

He bumped into Nick hard as he walked off. Nick Pagan realized something. He might have made a dent in the twin's relationship but he would be there for Ky to vent.

"Who knows?" he thought to himself. "I might get what I want, after all."

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SCENE F

Ky rummaged through my room looking for any information. Any signs … clues … evidence to give him answers. He knew that he didn't have much time. I would be home shortly from Student Council.

"I can't believe this shit," he said to himself as he rummaged through my binders and folders of papers from school. "God, Coy, you're such a nerd. Only you would save work from last year."

My instant messenger chimed, scaring Ky. He looked at my laptop and hesitated. There was the possibility of proof right there, less than thirty feet away from him. But could he really invade his brother's privacy?

"Fuck it," he said as he put the folders back the way he found them. He walked towards the door and was almost out when it chimed again. Against his better judgment, he went over to the laptop and opened it. It was from Matt.

MattyG: Coy … Please don't be mad … This is still new for me. Being gay and all.

MattyG: Before I came here, I was fine with Giselle … But the more I'm around you, the more I want you. I don't know what to do, but I know I don't want you to shut me out.

"Oh, my God," Ky said, covering his mouth.

"Ky?" I said as I walked into my room. "What's going on? Why are you in my room on my laptop?"

He got up from the chair. "You're sick," he said to me. "You're sick."

"Nah, I think I am pretty healthy," I said with a chuckle. "You're avoiding my question. What are you doing in here?"

"You're sick," he kept repeating.

I gave him a confused look. "You already said that," I said with an uncomfortable chuckle.

"You're sick," he said pointing to my laptop. I walked over to my laptop to see what he was talking about. I read the IMs and turned around slowly to look at my brother.

"Ky … let me explain," I began, but unsure of what to say to him.

"Explain what?" Ky said throwing his hands up. "That you're a fucking homo?"

"Ky …" I said, feeling hurt. "Please don't call me that."

"Would you prefer … Queer … Faggot … What?" he asked as he grabbed me by my shirt.

"Let go of me," I said, trying to pull away but he had a tight grip in his eyes and slammed me up against the wall.

"This is your fault," he growled. "I fucking blame you." He tossed me across the room and I hit my head on my dresser drawer.

"What are you talking about?" I asked, rubbing my head. He bent down in front of me. I cowered, thinking he was going to hit me.

"You're contagious," he said to me. "You're fucking contagious, because whatever made you gay, I caught, too."

"What?" I asked, confused. He stood up and headed toward the door.

"I'm a fucking fag, too," he said as tears rolled down his face. "I'm fucking disgusting. You're disgusting. We're both disgusting."

"Ky, it's okay," I said getting up off the floor. I walked toward him but he pushed me away.

"Don't," he said to me. "Just don't fucking touch me. You caused enough problems."

"You're blaming the fact that you like boys on me?" I asked with a shocked laugh.

He shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know who to blame," he said simply.

"There's nobody to blame," I said firmly. "There is nothing wrong with us. We're normal."

"Normal?" Ky scoffed. "This is what you call normal? You want to know why I always have a different girlfriend every other week? Because they can't suck my dick like a guy can. They won't let me ass fuck them like a guy would. They want me to fucking eat their pussy. I don't want to do that. So I get a different girl. Hoping that somehow … someway … they will make me normal. Because this is not normal … this is a sickness."

I stood their shocked by his revelation. "You've … You've done stuff with guys?"

"Yep," he said nodding. "I gotta get out of here. I need to think."

"Where are you going?" I asked him. "Where in Atlantic City can a fifteen-year-old boy stay?"

"I think I know where," he said. "Just tell Mom I'm okay and staying with a friend and will be back on Sunday for dinner and whatever else."

We looked each other in the eyes. It was then that I realized. I didn't know the boy who was standing in front of me. He looked just like my brother. He dressed just like my brother. But this wasn't Ky. Whoever this was … had nothing but anger and confusion on his face. He turned to leave, but stopped.

"I don't hate you," he said to me. I smiled a little. At least he could still read my mind. Maybe Ky wasn't completely gone.

He walked out of my room and down the stairs. My phone vibrated in my pocket and I took it out to see it was Matt.

"What is it?" I asked shortly.

"Can we talk?" he asked me. "Please … I want to talk with you."

"Fine come on over," I replied. "Front door's open."


I hung up my phone and tossed it on the bed. It took a second but then I just broke down and collapsed, crying on the floor.
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SCENE G

"Coy?" a voice said waking me up. I opened my eyes to see Matt standing there.

"Hey," I said to him softly. He bent down and sat Indian style in front of me.

"You've been crying," he said and then laughed. "Well, that's obvious. But why? Because of me?"

"Partially," I said to him as I wiped my face. "And the fact that Ky just found out I was gay … and then outted himself to me … and is now like … I don't know what he is. He just isn't himself right now."

"Ky's gay?" he asked, shocked. "As much as he hits on Giselle? I never would've guessed it."

"As much as you're on Giselle, I almost forgot YOU were gay," I said angry at the mention of her name.

He grabbed my hand and kissed it. "Look, I'm scared," he said. "Giselle is safe … But she isn't you … Coy, we connect … We understand each other. We're supposed to be together."

"What are you saying?" I asked him. He leaned over and kissed me.

"Will you go out with me?" he asked nervously. I looked in his face, searching for any deception … any trace of lying. All I saw was a genuine need and want of me.

"Yes," I said softly. I smiled at him. "Yes, Matt; I'll go out with you."

He looked relieved when I said yes. "Thank you," he said,pulling me up and sitting me on the bed. "So …What now?"

"Now, you just spend the night and lie here in bed with me," I said to him.

He got up, shut the door, and locked it. "Oh somebody's a little horny, huh?" he asked with a devilish grin.

"That somebody is you," I said with a laugh. "Seriously, I just want to lie here. I need to feel safe, and I feel safe in your arms."

"Fine," he said, scooping my thin body into his big muscular build. "We'll just lie here … and I'll protect you."

"Um … can you not touch me?" I asked, pulling away.

"What?" he asked with a hurt look. "You don't want me to touch you?"

"Just lie here beside me, please," I said, lying on the bed.

Hurt, Matt lay beside me. I grabbed his hand to let him know I didn't mean it so bad.

"It's okay," Matt said with a small smile.

He knew there was a secret that I wasn't telling him, and he would wait till I WAS ready.

SCENE H

"Ky?" Nick said, shocked to see him standing on his front porch. "What are you doing here?"

"Are you home alone?" Ky asked him. "Where are you parents and Anthony?"

"Anthony is … well … wherever Anthony goes to get his head clear … My parents are out of town for this weekend. Why? What's up?"

"How good are you at sucking dick?" Ky asked hungrily.

To be continued...

 

[Superboy Untamed]

This is Chapter Five(The Final Chapter of Book One)

SCENE A

Nick rolled over on his bed to find it was empty. Sleepily, he opened his eyes to see that Ky was not there.

"Wow," Anthony said causing him to jump. "Looks like Ky is the hit-it and quit-it type of dude."

Nick threw a pillow at his brother and pouted angrily. "I know I'm probably having a bitch moment here, but tell me that I was not the opposite end of a one-night stand."

"Sorry, bro, but you got played," Anthony said walking out of the room. Nick growled in frustration.

He dialed Ky's cell number and it rang once and then went to voicemail. After a few more times, Nick got out of bed and realized that for once … he got the best fuck in his life and got fucked over … all in the same night.

SCENE B

I felt a heavy body on top of me. Suffocating me and restricting my movement.

"No ... please…" I said softly. "Please stop…"

"Why baby?" The husky voice said in my ear. "You were telling me how much you want to feel me inside of you. You know you want it, Coy. Just as much as I want you."

"No … No … I don't," I said, pushing him off me and making a move to get off the bed.

"You're not going anywhere," he said, yanking me back. As big as he was, the force of the pull slung me hard. "Not till I get what I want…" He pinned me down with one arm while unzipping my pants with his other.

"Looks tasty," he said as he took me into his mouth…

My eyes shot open and I breathed heavily. 'It was just…' I said to myself. 'It wasn't real.'

But I felt restricted still. Like I couldn't move. I realized that a heavy body was lying on top of me.

"No!" I screamed out alerting the person on top of me; scaring him … her … whomever.

"What's wrong?"

"Matt?" I asked, confused as he, likewise, looked at me with a confused, sleepy look.

"Yea, what's wrong?" he asked, concerned. "You scared the shit out of me."

"I'm sorry," I said with a embarrassed smile. "Just … Just a bad dream; that's all."

"Are you sure you're okay?" he asked. "You look like you just saw a ghost."

I nodded slowly at him. "I'm fine," I replied. I kissed him on the cheek. "And just to show my sexy boyfriend how much I love calling him my boyfriend, I'm gonna make breakfast."

"That be sweet, man," he said grabbing me into a hug. I had to fight the urge to push him off of me.

"Okay," I said as we broke apart. "Just continue to lie here and I'll bring your breakfast up to you."

"Thanks, babe," he said with a yawn, lying back on the bed. I watched him for a few seconds as he drifted back off to sleep.

I smiled as he crinkled his face up. I just felt safe with him. I really liked this boy and I was willing to do my best to keep him.

His phone vibrated on my desk. I reached over and grabbed it and saw a text from Giselle.

'Should I? Or shouldn't I?' I thought to myself. I sighed and shook my head.

I didn't want to start my relationship off not trusting him so I put the phone back on the desk and went downstairs to begin breakfast.

SCENE C

Josh walked nervously inside the Community Center Building. He realized that if he was ever going to try to understand his best friend … and even his enemies … he would have to take the first step to learn more.

"Um … Hi…" he said nervously to the receptionist. She smiled warmly at him.

"Hello, Hon," she said. "What can I help you with?"

"Yes … I'm, uh, looking for the … the um…" Josh couldn't bring himself to say it.

"You must be looking for the Rainbow Meeting," she said, causing Josh to gasp.

"How did you know that?" he asked, shocked.

She laughed at Josh's surprise. "Because, you are here at 11am on a Saturday," she replied. "There are only two meetings going on here on Saturdays. The Weight Fighters class and Rainbow Meetings, and seeing how you're a very … buff young man, I doubt it's for Weight Fighters. So you've got to be here for Rainbow."

"Oh," Josh said simply.

She stood up from the desk and came around to Josh's side. "It's a shame that you're gay," she said as they begin walking down the corridors of the first floor. "We could have some fun."

"Oh, I'm not gay," Josh said in his best macho voice. She rolled her eyes.

"It's okay, hon," she countered as they came to the door. "I love gays. My brother's gay, and if I can't get with you, then I certainly am going to hook the two of you up together."

"But I have a…" Josh began as she pulled him into the room behind her. A bunch of guys squealed in delight at the sight of Josh causing him to blush. "…girlfriend."

He smiled uncomfortably as the girl pulled him up to the podium. "Hey, bro," she said to a guy with his back turned.

The guy turned to face Josh and the girl and gave them both warm smiles. "Hey, sis; what's up?" he asked as he looked at Josh. "Is this cutie a friend of yours, Kristen?"

"Nope," she said with a proud smile. "Jack, meet … I didn't get your name."

"Josh," he said sticking his hand out. "Josh Jackson."


"Ah, Josh and Jack," Kristen squealed delightedly. "It has such a ring to it. I'll leave you two alone. Come get me when the meeting's finished. Remember … condoms are a must-use."

"Oh, God," Josh said, putting his hand to his face from embarrassment.

Jack looked at him with an apologetic look. "I'm sorry," Jack said. "Ever since I came out, Kristen has become the biggest fan of my being gay and tends to embarrass me a lot."

Josh just nodded uncomfortably at Jack who gave him an amused look.

"Calm down; we aren't going to hurt you," he said patting Josh on the back. "So … when did you discover you were … you know?"

"Huh?" Josh asked confused and then realized what Jack meant. "Oh! When did I discover I was a Homo … sexual. Homosexual, I mean."

Jack gave him a sideways glance.

"I've been gay since I could remember," Josh blurted out. "Since I could walk, I realized I was gay. I can take two dicks at one time."

Jack and the rest of the meeting looked at him speechless. "Um, yeah, let's get on with the meeting," Jack said, still a little shocked by Josh's confession.

'Wow, this is going to be easier than I thought,' Josh thought to himself as he took a seat.

SCENE D

"Being here will get me in trouble," Carmen said to Anthony as they sat in Starbucks. "Don't you think you've caused enough problems already without trying to pull me into your list of people to scorn?"

"Why did you come if all you want to do is pretty much tell me how much of a fuck-up I am?" Anthony asked her angrily. "Don't you think I already know that?"

Carmen looked at Anthony intently. "Because I want to understand you," she said to him softly. "I mean, you have this bad-ass reputation floating around about you and you brother. I want to know why you do the things you do? Why are you the way you are?"

"Because I never had somebody like Coy actually make me want to try to be different," Anthony said looking down at his cappuccino. "I mean … he's a great person. He has so much and has such a great future, but he's humble as if he has nothing at all."


"Yeah, that sounds like Coy," she said with a proud smile.

Carmen always admired that about me.

"Ya know … I always knew him as Ky's weird twin brother, but never by his name until recently," Anthony continued. "You see Ky and you see cocky … arrogant … manwhore … not that bright … but Coy is…"

"Coy is Coy," she said for him. "He tries so hard to be confident like Ky but he'll never be like Ky. As much as I love Ky like a brother, Coy is the stronger of the two, and without Coy, Ky would crumble because he needs Coy's compassion and drive to enable him to do the things he does. Coy just doesn't realize his true potential."


"He wasn't afraid of me," Anthony said after a moment of silence. "He wasn't afraid of me when he discovered who I was. And I tried … I tried to corrupt him."

"Yeah, I know," Carmen said to him and rested her hand on his. "But I think you saw how strong he really is when he resisted temptation to become completely like you. No offense."

"Some taken," Anthony said with a smile. "But I don't know. I just want to make things right with him. Can you help me?"

Carmen sighed to herself. "Damn me for being such a compassionate person," she said to him. "Fine, I'll help you. But I'm helping you fix your friendship. Not helping you to get into his pants."

"Trust me," Anthony said kissing his biceps. "I don't need any help in that department."

SCENE D

Ky zipped his jeans and put on his shirt and was about to walk out of Nick's room without saying good-bye.

"So we can be friends and chill and talk, but once we start fucking, communications goes out the window?" Nick asked, bitterly.

"You make it sound like we're dating or something," Ky said with a sigh as he turned to face Nick. "It's just sex."

"Yes, I know that," Nick said getting out of bed. "Really, really good sex, but I'm not the guy who just sits around and gets fucked, and then you just leave like nothing happened."

"What do you want from me?" Ky asked. "What? You want me to date you or something?"

Nick hesitated, which Ky noticed. "I didn't say that," he replied softly.

Ky chuckled to himself. "But you were thinking it," he said, folding his arms. "Look, you're a friend … and a great fuck … but I'm not looking for a boyfriend. I'm just looking for stress relief. That's all."

"So I'm just a relief for you?" Nick asked angrily. "You want me when you want me, but when you don't, you don't?"

Ky shrugged. "Pretty much," he replied. "Is that all?"

"What happened to you man?" He asked, hurt. "I mean, this isn't you. You're being…"
"Like you?" Ky asked with an amused look. "Yeah, that's what happens when you realize that you are tired of being untrue and reality kicks in and tells you that you might as well give into temptation."

"Well, I'm not some object for you to use," Nick said to him. "I can't do this anymore."

Ky shrugged. "Fine," he said simply. "You forget, I can fuck, and there are plenty of guys looking for no more than that. See you at practice."

Ky left Nick sitting there speechless.

"Wow," Nick said to himself.

SCENE E

"HEY, BIRTHDAY BOY!" Giselle yelled, throwing her arms around me in a big hug.

"Hey, Giselle," I said, forcing a smile. "What are you doing here?"

"Your party, remember?" she said with a chuckle. "I swear, you are starting to become dumb like Ky."

"Wouldn't want that, now would we?" I asked sarcastically.

She looked around my backyard. "Where is my baby, Matt, hiding? I know he's gotta be around here somewhere," she said scanning around. "You two are like … inseparable."

"Your baby?" I asked with a confused look. "I thought you two broke up."

"Well, we did, but of course we're gonna get back together like we always do," she said with a happy look. "It's the story of our lives. Whatever bitch he is trying to get with, he is probably just trying to fuck. I don't blame him though. I mean, I'm all for love but sex does get boring. Sometimes you have to keep it fresh. So get new people. But he'll be back."

I looked at her as I was getting more and more annoyed by the second. Then a thought popped into my head. "Hey, Giselle; Matt's upstairs in my room getting changed. But do ya mind if I use your cell for a sec? Mine's 'way upstairs, and I don't feel like having to run all the way up to get it."

"Sure," she said handing me the phone. "I'll bring it down for you. Don't be surprised if I come back with messy hair and a torn shirt."

"All right," I said with a tight smile.

I waited till she disappeared inside and opened her sidekick to check her recent calls. They were all to and from Matt within the past six hours. I checked her text messages and shook my head in disgust at the messages.

"Wow," I said closing the phone. "Wow."

SCENE F

Matt gelled his hair up. He wanted to look his best because this would be the first time he would meet his boyfriend's parents. Although, they weren't coming out, he still wanted to make a good impression as his best friend.

"Goddamn, I'm sexy," he said to his reflection, flashing a smile.

"Yes, you are," Giselle said from the doorway. He turned to face her and then blushed when he realized that he was still wet in his towel.

"Um … Gi… Giselle," he stammered as he scanned the room looking for a shirt. He grabbed one of my Abercrombie shirts and threw it on.

"Wow, Coy's shirts definitely make those muscles pop," she said with a laugh as she rubbed her hands up and down his arm.

"Giselle ... what are you doing here?" he asked stepping back, falling on the bed.

"Here for the party," she said as she climbed on top of him. "The party favors begin here."

She bent down to kiss him but he turned his head. "Giselle, come on; stop," he said to her. "We aren't together."

"When has that ever stopped us?" she asked and she ground into his crotch. "Girlfriend or not, you always want me."

Matt tried to will it not to happen but he felt himself getting hard. It was hormones. After all, he was a guy.

"Now, stop talking and fuck me," she said as she kissed him.

"Get the fuck off me," he yelled, tossing her off. She rolled off the bed just as I walked into the room.

"What the hell is your problem, Matt?" she asked him angrily. He looked at me and smiled.

"Because … I want to have sex with somebody that I love," He said to her softly.

"You love me, though," she said, tearing up. "That's what you told me."

"I meant it," he said, grabbing her hand. "I do love you and I always will. I'm just not in love with you."

She pulled her hand away and slapped him in the face. "Asshole," she said as she stormed out. I handed her the phone and I walked in and closed the door.

"Ya know I was about to break up with you?" I asked him, sitting on the bed. "I read her text messages and it bothered me that you still wanted to be friends with her even after you broke up."

"Coy," he said grabbing my hand. "I want to be friends with her because … besides her many flaws, she is a terrific friend and has been there for me at the darkest of times. That's it. Trust me when I say, you're the one I've been waiting for."

"Really?" I asked him. He nodded. "Did you mean what you told Giselle? About the sex…"

"Yes, sir," he said grabbing me up into a hug. "I think I beginning to fall in love with you, and the next time I want to have sex I want it to be with you … and I want my first 'guy' experience to be perfect."

I sat there in his embrace until I remembered the party. "Well, I'm glad that you said that," I said to him as I got up and headed to the door. "I don't plan on having sex for awhile. Probably not till I'm married."

"Wait …What?" Matt asked, running after me, his damp towel dropping to the floor. "You're joking, right?"

SCENE H

"I say I outdid myself," Carmen said as we sat inside the pool. "I really should look into being a party planner in my near future."

I rolled my eyes and splashed her with a puddle. "It is a great party," I said to her. "Everybody seems to be having fun. I just…"

"I know," she said with a sympathetic smile. "He'll show."

"I just wouldn't have thought that Ky was gay," I said shaking my head. "He was just so … disgusted."

"Just give him some time to work things out in his mind," she said to him. "He can't adapt to his situation as quickly as you did."

'I'm still adapting,' I said to myself.

"Well, till Ky comes around, I got a surprise for you," she said jumping out of the pool. "I hope it's a good one, though, because I know you hate surprises."

"True," I said with a laugh. "Ooh! Is it money?"

"Yeah, because you don't have enough of that already?" she asked me with a scoff. "No, it's not money."

"Then I can tell this is going to be a bad surprise," I joked and laughed when she pinched me.

"There is your surprise," she said pointing at Anthony who was sitting on my back porch.

"Surprise?" I asked her with a half-smile, half-frown. "Wow, that's a mild disappointment."

"Coy…" she warned and I rolled my eyes. "Just talk to him and hear him out."

"On one condition," I said with a smile. "Promise me that you got me a better gift."

"I can't make any promises," she said, pushing me towards Anthony. "Now go kiss and make-up."

I sighed and walked over to him and took a seat beside him. "Hi," I said with a bit of an attitude.

"Hey," he said softly. "Coy … I … just wanted to say…"

"I know," I said cutting him off. "I'm not mad about that. I'm just mad that you caused trouble with my friends and brother. I knew you were a bit of a hot head, but I just didn't expect to be at the brunt end of it."

"Sorry," he said. "I just want things to go back to how they were when we talked at lunch and hung out. I felt really connected to you, then."

"Same here," I said with a smile. "But you have to know that the things that you are about … stealing … fighting … not paying for food … which is almost like stealing … that's not what I'm about."

"I understand," he said sticking his hand out. "Can we just forgive and forget this all happened?"

"Yeah," I said shaking his hand and then pulled him into a hug. "Thank you."

"For what?" he asked, confused and taken aback by the hug and comment I'd offered.

"Because if it weren't for you … I don't think I would've realized that I was fine being Coy," I said with a smile. "If it weren't for hanging out with you, then I think I'd still be questioning my own identity. But now … I want to show you that there is more to Anthony than havoc and destruction."

Anthony blushed. "You're incredible, ya know that?" he asked, and I smiled at him.

"And mine," A voice said behind us. I turned to see Matt standing there.

"Look, man; I didn't come to start anything," Anthony said, standing up.

"Then why bother coming in the first place?" Matt asked him. "He doesn't want you here."

"MATT!" I scolded. "We just squashed everything. I don't have any issues with him. Neither should you."

"He almost got you killed," Matt said, exasperated. "Yet, it's okay for you to be friends with him?"

"Yes," I said softly, trying to calm him down. "Everybody deserves a second chance. He's got his already."

Anthony looked at both of us and it dawned on him.

"You two are a couple?" he asked, a little crushed. I looked at him, and then at Matt, who had a smug look on his face.

"Yes, but we just started going out," I said, sorry because I could tell he was hurt. Matt stepped down off the porch.

"But we don't plan on breaking up anytime soon," he said, throwing his arm over my shoulder in a brotherly way, but I knew it meant more.

I looked at Matt with a confused look. He was being overprotective of me for some reason.

"It's cool," Anthony said, his face stiffening up to the usual hard face I saw regularly. "I just wanted to give you this." He handed me a gift wrapped in blue paper and then turned to walk off.

I was about to call out to him, but Josh ran up to me. "Matt, give us a second, man," he said out of breath. Matt nodded and took off after Anthony.

"I think maybe…"

"Wait a second," he said to me. "I just wanted to tell you that I understand you now. It's okay."

"What's okay?" I asked him confused. He looked around to see if we could be overheard.

"That you're gay," he confided. "I went to this meeting place for the gay community here in Atlantic City, and I just was so educated. I feel enlightened."

"Did they convert you?" I joked and he gave me a dark look.

"That's not funny," he said to me. "Strictly pussy, here, but I did pretend to be gay so they would accept me because most of them hated straight people like straights hate gays."

"That would explain why you have eyeliner," I said pointing at his eyes. He punched me in the shoulder. "OW! Hello … You're freaking Hercules, and I'm like half the size of your arm."

"Speaking of which, I got you a great birthday gift," he said. "A membership at Gold's gym?"

"Josh … I don't think so," I said to him. "Working out with you is like selling my soul to the devil? Remember when we tried that back in middle school and I passed out from exhaustion?"

"That's because you wouldn't drink water," he clarified. "You wanted to drink soda instead, and you got dehydrated."

"Fine, but thanks for the gift; but I don't know if…"

"They have a smoothie bar," he intervened.

"Fine, I'll come," I said with a mischievous grin. "Just for the smoothies … Till then …" I punched him in the balls and took off running.

"OH, YOU MOTHERFUCKER!!" Josh wheezed, taking off after me, wincing in pain.

SCENE I

"Just stay the hell away from him," Matt said to Anthony as they stood outside my party.

"What are you worried about, Matty G?" Anthony taunted. "Afraid that he might not be as into you as you think?"


"Because you tried to corrupt him once, and I don't want that to happen again," Matt said, frustrated. "If I have to beat your ass for you to get the point across, then, fine, I will."

"Trust me, I would love to fight you," Anthony said with a sneer. "But that would hurt Coy because, like it or not, we're friends. And as much as I hate to admit it, you two are together. We need to find some common ground."

"We got common ground," Matt said walking back towards the party. "We hate each other. But I will make this clear. If you so much as try to make him do anything against his will, I will fucking kill you."

"Deal," Anthony said, and with that, the two of them walked away from each other. "Oh … Matt…"

"What?" Matt asked without turning around.

"Don't be surprised if you lose him," Anthony said with a knowing smile.

Quickly turning around, Matt asked, "Why would I lose him?"


"Let's just say, I know how big a hypocrite you are," Anthony said. "I might have a reputation, but trust me … You're no angel, either. So when the time is right … Well, Coy might not think you're so good."

Anthony turned and headed to his car leaving Matt standing there with his thoughts.

SCENE J

Ky walked into the backyard to see Carmen, Josh, Matt, and me all sitting around the pool.

"Hey guys," he said without looking at us. "How was the party?"

"You'd know if you'd been here," I said angrily as I got out of the pool. "This was OUR birthday. I've never celebrated a birthday without you and you just … didn't show up."

"Coy, I just got a lot of shit on my mind," he said, voice devoid of emotion. "You don't understand."

"I do understand, Ky," I said to him. "Trust me, I do. I know if I had the choice to be straight that I would gladly choose it. But I can't will myself to be straight. And the more I think about it, I'm happy being gay."

"But I'm not," Ky said angrily. "I'm not happy being this way."

"Why not?" Carmen asked as she walked over to us two. "What's wrong with being gay?"

"Because … it's not right," Ky quietly said to himself more than to us.

"Who says it's not right?" Josh asked as he and Matt also Joined us. "Society?"

"Not just society," Ky said tearfully. "But the Bible…'

"Not to sound blasphemous," I said to him, "but the Bible talked about a man who talked to a burning bush that told him what to do. I'm not too big on following something that I don't know is a hundred percent."

"Ky, stop trying to find excuses to fight it," Matt said to him. "Out of all of us, I understand you the most. Because I was conditioned to think a certain way … to feel a certain way. But how I feel about your brother … it feels right."

Josh flashed Carmen an Oh-my-god look and she shushed him and whispered that she'd talk with him later.

"Ky …" Josh said, clearing his throat. "I spent the day with some gay guys who had a rough transition period of coming out, and the aftermath they had to go through. They didn't have a support system behind them. But you do … You got me."

"Me, too," Carmen and Matt chimed in together, and I grabbed Ky's hand.

"You never lost me," I said to him as I started crying. "We're twins. You spent so much time trying to help me … protect me. It's my turn to help and protect you."

"Oh, God," Ky said as he trembled in my arms, crying. "I'm so sorry."

"Don't be," I said rubbing his back. Josh, Carmen, and Matt all joined into the hug. We just stood there for a while, hugging each other.

"Okay, this mushiness is too gay for me," Ky said with a small laugh as he pushed away.

"Thank God, somebody said it," Josh said with a sigh of relief.

"I didn't want to ruin the moment," Matt said, and Carmen and I rolled our eyes.

"Men!" she said to me. "They can't even express themselves without feeling like girls."

"What am I?" I asked her curiously.

"Um … you're so much more than a man," she said with a hug. "You're an angel."

"Guys, can we spend the rest of the night hanging with each other?" Ky asked sadly. "I know I missed most of the party."

"The party doesn't stop till I say so," I said, punching my brother 19 times. "And here's one for good luck."

"Wait a second," Matt said after a thought came to him. "I never gave you your birthday punches."

Carmen and Josh nodded in agreement. The Four of them circled around me.

"Guys, come on," I said. "This isn't funny."

SCENE M

Nick smiled at Giselle as they sat in Fat Andy's restaurant. He had come there to clear his head when Ky had left him and ran into her. They had been in the same both for nearly three hours.

"God, I can't believe we have so much in common," she said to him as she finished her milkshake.

"I can't believe that Pretty Girl Giselle is an expert at Guitar Hero," he said with a laugh.

"I'm an expert at a lot of things," she said with a wink.

They laughed for awhile at that. After a few minutes of flirting, Nick left a tip and the two walked outside the restaurant.

"I've had a lot of fun with you," Nick said as they stood on the boardwalk.

"Same here," she said, looking him in the eyes. She knew in her mind that she wasn't attracted to Nick like that … Kind of got a gay vibe from him, actually, but wasn't sure if it was just because he was a pretty boy. But she was lonely and when Giselle got lonely … she got company.

Nick was lost in his thoughts about Ky and how he was really bothered about how much he liked KY that he didn't notice when Giselle even kissed him. Mind still on Ky, he kissed her back passionately.

"Wow," Carmen said as we walked up towards the two, shocking the both of them.

"She moves fast," Josh said to Matt and me.

"Because she's a bit of a hoe," I replied back to him.

"Hey, guys," Giselle said with a cheerful smile while Nick looked Ky in the eye. Ky looked at him angrily. "Happy Birthday Coy & Ky."

"Thanks," we both said with a little bit of contempt.

"I got you guys a hundred dollars a piece," she said, taking two hundred dollars out of her purse.

"Thanks," I said taking it from her; however, Ky flashed her a look.

"I don't need your money," he said rudely, shocking us all.

"Sure, you don't need the money," I said snatching it from his hand. "But that doesn't mean I can't use it."

"Well, can we continue our field trip along the beach?" Matt asked trying to continue the time he was enjoying with his boyfriend.

"Yeah, come on," I said leading the group on. "Thanks for the money, Giselle." Hey even if she was making moves on my boyfriend, money talks … I kind of forgive her now.

Ky, however, stayed back behind us with Giselle and Nick.

"I should get going, too," she said to Nick, kissing him on the cheek. "Catch you later, cuties." She walked past them and back toward her car.

"Ky, it wasn't what it looked like," Nick began to him. "She kissed me first."

"You had no problem forcing your tongue down her throat, though," He said bitterly.

"I was thinking of you and she just planted it on me and I … I was just lost in the moment," Nick said desperately. "I am NOT interested in Giselle."

"Whatever," Ky said forcefully.

"Why do you care, anyway?" Nick challenged. "You don't want to be with me."

"You're right, I don't," Ky lied. "You were just a fuck."

"You know that is not true," Nick said, not entirely sure if he was hoping that Ky was bluffing.

"Look, I gotta go," Ky said to him. "I don't feel like dealing with this."

"What is this?" Nick asked confused. "All I see is a guy who is afraid of committing to me."

"I'm not afraid of committing to you," Ky said softly. "I just don't want to. You're good for a fuck. But as a boyfriend? I doubt it."

Ky walked off leaving Nick shocked by that statement. If there was one thing about Nick Pagan … he always got what he wanted. Which meant … he was going to have to play dirty.

The End

(of Halo Book One)

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[rocabar]

Nice new story... can hardly wait for part 2!

 

[zemc87]

Great stuff cant wait for part 2

 

[libbya12]

Awsome!!!

 

[Superboy Untamed]

thank you