Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 07:28:18 -0500 From: Miroslav Curren Subject: A Kiss Around Midnight **************************************************************************** Writers note: This story is about what me and my friend went through and what we are currently living through. This is pretty much the way our life is. Why did we decide to write this? Because love has no gender, we cannot help but to love guys, we did not choose this life, but now that we have embraced it we love it. We changed the names of people and the location because there are a lot of nuts out there and we really do not feel like being stalked. There is plenty of cursing because us and our friends curse like sailors, its that simple. We want to thank you Miro for all the help we know you thought we were nuts for wanting to write it but thank you anyways. Enjoy and write Miro if you want to make a comment. Editors note: I was approached by "Kieran and Caleb" not too long ago about writing this story after they found a couple of the Nifty stories that I had saved on my desktop. I was very apprehensive about them wanting to share their life and struggles with the general public. I made it clear to them that I thought it was a bad idea but they insisted on sharing it. They would like to help anyone out there struggling with their sexuality to be true to themselves. This story is pretty much how things went and how things are going for them, like all gay teens they have gone through some struggles but they have jelously been protected by us, those who care and love them. I have taken what they wrote (mostly Kieran) and expanded it to make it more entertaining. The sexual content within this story was extremely difficult to edit because it is something that I believed should ONLY be between the boys and no one else, they wanted to add it and with reluctance and after much thought I obliged. With that being said I guard their true identity with absolute jelousy, it is something that I have been entrusted with and I do not intend on breaking my promise to their parents or to them. I welcome all comments, I will not entertain any strange requests, so please dont even send them, thank you. mirocurr@gmail.com ****************************************************************************** A KISS AROUND MIDNIGHT Chapter. 1 Kieran Lee Nabokov was born March 08, 2001. The birth of their first baby brought joy to Ivan and to Tasha who were waiting for the perfect time to raise a family. They wanted to have children ever since they were married but they decided to wait until they finished with their education and were established before they began a family. They were Russian immigrants who knew all about hardship, their parents brought them to the country when Tasha was 5 and Ivan 7 to escape horrid living conditions behind the Iron Curtain. They met in high school after everyone ranted and raved that they should meet because of their similar backgrounds. Ivan immediately fell head over heels for Tasha but she was interested in her education more so than boys. After several attempts at asking her out she finally relented and she too fell instantly in love with Ivan. After high school they both attended college where Ivan received a doctorate in U.S. History and Tasha became a pediatrician. They wanted to be responsible parents and give their children everything that they did not have growing up so they opted to wait until their careers were in full bloom before they tried to get pregnant. It did not take long before Tasha gave Ivan the news that they were waiting for. They wanted their unborn child to trust them, to love them, to enjoy their company so they decided to be honest with their future offspring. They decided that they were going to expose their children to LIFE, they wanted their children to enjoy living and so they approached parenting with a "free-spirited" mentality. When Kieran was born they marveled at his beauty, they enjoyed every moment they had with the boy, they just could not get enough of their son. Early childhood for Kieran was typical; the boy had a warm and quiet disposition about him. He surprised his parents and other adults with his probing questions about life and the world. He soaked up information like a sponge but what his parents enjoyed the most was seeing their baby boy enjoy life like they had wished. Two years later Kieran Lee was joined by his baby brother Jamie, Kieran loved him and played the big brother role perfectly always watching after him and teaching him how to play properly with his toys. As they boys grew their interests grew and their proud parents began to expose them to the world more and more. Kieran began to really show a knack for music and so his parents supported his endeavors by buying him several different types of instruments until he found one that fit. At the age of 10 Kieran was exposed to Electronica by his father Ivan who had been into that type of music for many years. Kieran was instantly hooked, he enjoyed many different types of Electronica, he really enjoyed the songs that made the hair on the back of his neck stand on end. He enjoyed NRG simply because of the name, Hardstyle because of how upbeat the tempo was, he also enjoyed Hard Trance but his ultimate favorite was Trance.He said that trance was the sound of the entire universe making love. As he got older people began to call him eccentric because of the way he conducted himself, he was not embarrassed to speak his mind and sometimes that tended to get him in trouble with adults when he told them how he truly felt about them or a situation. Kids began to pull away from him, especially boys, when he was not shy about singing out loud in school, or when he didn't join them in their horseplay. When he entered middle school the girls really liked him which made the boys jealous of him and it brought negative attention to him. Kieran also began to notice that he found other boys very attractive, he had always known that he found boys attractive as far back as he remembered but he really did not put too much stock into it, he just thought that it was natural for him to have these feelings. When he entered middle school things changed, boys became more aggressive and because of his soft nature he became their target. By the age of 12 he was an experienced DJ after his father Ivan bought him a pair of Techniques SL1200's. He took up DJ'ing as if it was something he was always meant to do. He enjoyed it so much so that his parents converted the garage to a sound proof room where he can practice. His parents noticed that he truly was enjoying the whole Electronica scene so they made the decision to take them to a rave. Their friends thought they were irresponsible parents for exposing their children to such events but they ignored their negative comments and took the boys to a big event. When they arrived they were instantly popular, the people flocked to Kieran and his little brother, the ravers saw how these little ones were trying to dance to the music and they completely fell in love with the boys, they were an oddity being so young and enjoying the rave. Not only had he picked up DJ'ing quickly but he also picked up some nifty dance moves that some raver girls taught him. His parents decided to continue to expose him to these events as long as they deemed them safe. He always came home with plenty of bead necklaces and bracelets that the ravers called "candy" which they freely gave to him and his little brother. He enjoyed raves because they reminded him of outer space with all the lights, costumes and different sounds. His life outside of school was really good and he enjoyed every bit of it, he had a nice group of friends from school that loved him for who he was even though others thought he was a "weirdo"wo, it didn't matter to them, they knew who Kieran was and that's all that mattered. They tried to defend him as much as possible but the taunts continued. When he entered the 8th grade he had matured to a beautiful 13 year old boy, he was now 5" – 3" tall, 120 lbs., gray eyes, dirty blond hair that he kept long and shaggy but not un-kept. His bangs reached down to his eyes and his ears were covered by a mop of blond hair. His skin was tan year round and not out of trying but because it was natural. He had nice muscle tone because of his martial arts. Puberty had not begun to change his body much, he had grown a few inches but his voice had not cracked. He still had boyish looks that the girls just adored; his lips were naturally red as if he wore lipstick. Last school year there was a rumor about why his lips looked perfectly red all the time, some boys decided that their torture needed to be amped up more and so they told the entire school that they found Kieran putting lipstick on, this was of course a lie but the kids believed it. His friends stuck by his side and tried to quell the rumor but it took a life of it's on. "it's okay, it doesn't bother me none, I know the truth, you know the truth" he told his friends. "but Kieran those assholes need to stop that shit! They need to shut their fucking gums before I knock their teeth out" his best friend K.C countered. Kieran simply laughed and hugged K.C to calm him down which did little to ease his anger. K.C had known Kieran all of his life, they were in fact neighbors so he knew who Kieran was outside of school and he desperately wanted people to know THAT Kieran instead of the one he portrayed to be during school hours. They had many arguments as to why he acted the way he acted during school, K.C wanted him to stand up for himself, he just couldn't fathom why a boy who was a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu allowed those boys to taunt him and to hurt him. "So what? You want me to choke one out so I can please you? And then what? I get suspended, my mom and dad will think I'm a psycho, plus if I make them feel better about themselves by making fun of me well guess what? That's okay with me" Kieran simply said with finality in his voice. After that conversation K.C didn't bring up the subject again, he just watched helplessly as his friend took all the abuse from those other boys. ****************************************************************************************************************** Friday morning in Encinitas California was beginning to be quite different, the sun was already beaming and the mercury was climbing. The meteorologists were predicting that the temperature for the next two weeks was going to break records. In the distance the crashing and rumbling of waves was heard. The cool ocean breeze brought temporary relief to an unusually warm morning. Kieran was enjoying this exquisite gift nature was bestowing upon the residents of Neptune Drive. He stood outside of his house enjoying the silence and the cooling effect of the soft breeze that was blowing, He raised his arms to the sky, closed his eyes and took a deep breath, Kieran really enjoyed the smell of the ocean because it made him feel free and alive. "MOM!...We're going to be late...hurry up!" He yelled. "SHHHH! Keep it down!, it's too early to be yelling...the music you play...already...the neighbors..." she absent mindedly mumbled as she ruffled through her purse. "Huh? English por favor" Kieran chuckled as he jumped in the car. Kieran really enjoyed drives with his mother; it gave them time to catch up and to have time for themselves. He was a self-proclaimed "mama's boy" and was not ashamed to admit it, this gave him time to be alone with her. He had a great relationship with his father but he thoroughly enjoyed the extra attention his mother gave him. "Kieran please tell me you didn't forget your phone again..." his mother asked as she remembered their usual argument. "Uh huh" Kieran responded as he ate a strawberry pop-tart. "I've told you time and time again that if you want to hang out after school you need your phone with you so you can call me! I'm not going to ask again okay?" His mom said exasperated, she was clearly irritated at Kieran's irresponsibility. "I'm sorry mom, it's just that I'm coming straight home, I don't feel like hanging out today so what was the point of taking my phone?" "why not? Is something wrong?" "No...it's just that I want to spend some time alone" Kieran sighed knowing where this conversation was going. He felt her hand on his thigh but he didn't want to look at her, he knew that she would figure out that his tormentors were at it again just by simply looking deep within his eyes. He couldn't lie, it wasn't in his nature, his eyes would always give him away, his beautiful gray eyes spoke the words that he couldn't speak. They were very expressive eyes that could not be suppressed and those who really knew him knew they could find out what was really wrong by simply looking at him. "Kieran..." his mother asked "are they at it again?" "No...yeah...I guess...BUT IT'S OKAY! I don't want you to worry okay? I got it" he pleaded. "okay, I trust you baby but you don't have to take it, remember what your father and I have told you...if you are ready to be homeschooled we will pull you out of school, just say the words got it?" His mother continued. "I know mom, but I LIKE School, just because some idiots mess with me that doesn't mean I hate school" Kieran said in a comforting voice. He hated to worry his parents and he truly loved school. He saw moments of torment as learning experiences, he wasn't scared of the boys, he just felt as if he was in a way helping them out. "Look mom, if it gets that bad I'll tell you okay? But I can handle it right now" Kieran told his mom trying to comfort her. As she drove up to school she saw a familiar face that comforted her. "He at least has some friends" she thought to herself. "Hey look K.C is waiting for you" she said as she stopped the car in front of where Kieran's best friend was standing at. "Hey K.C." She yelled from inside the car waving good-bye. "Bye mom!" Kieran yelled as his mother drove away. "Sup buuuuuuudyyyyyyyy..." "Nothing man...you?" K.C asked "Ugh...long day ahead, I feel it in my bones, I already don't want to be here and the day just started" Kieran said as he dragged himself into school. "Yeah but at least you'll spend some time with your girl..." K.C jokingly said as his voice began to be drowned out by the ruckus the rest of the kids were making in their attempt to make it to class on time. "FUCK man can you NOT start..." Kieran angrily replied. "Plus I told you, I don't like her." "Shit, dunno why not, she's hot man plus she really likes you" K.C replied. Kieran sighed and walked to his locker in silence. There was no way that Kieran was going to indulge in thoughts about girls. He simple didn't feel attracted to them but he couldn't let K.C or anyone know for that matter. He wasn't so much afraid of not being accepted, he simply didn't want people to make it a big deal. The whole "coming out" thing seemed odd to him, he figured that since straight people didn't "come out" and announce that they were straight there was no reason for him to announce to the world that he was perhaps gay, bi sexual or whatever he might be, he was still trying to figure it out, in fact he wasn't even sure what all those new feelings really meant. He wasn't sure if it was just a phase or not so he wasn't going to take a chance and tell people just in case he wasn't truly gay. All he knew was that there were plenty of boys who he loved to look at. "Heyyyy Kieran" He heard a girl shriek as he was digging through his locker for his biology book. "Oh hey Vicky...sup?" Kieran responded to the blond haired girl that was standing behind him, she was grinning in anticipation. "Well? Can I get a hug?" Vicky impatiently asked. "Umm?...sure? Okay?..." Kieran uncomfortably replied as he leaned in to give her a hug. He felt odd hugging her but felt that it would be rude to deny the girl the hug she so obviously desired. "So want to hang out after school? She asked, excitement oozing out of every pore in her body. "No...Sorry Vicky, I forgot my phone and can't go out without it...sorry" Kieran told her, half way feeling bad for disappointing her. "Aww okay, but just call me after school okay?" She said sounding sad and disappointed. "Yup will do" Kieran said uninterested at her request as he closed his locker and began to walk to his class. K.C looked at Kieran as if he had lost his mind, he couldn't understand why Kieran completely blew this girl off. "I don't get you bro..." K.C sighed as they both walked toward their first period class. "I just don't want a girlfriend right now man, I'm too busy and important for that" Kieran jokingly said "plus why have one when you can be with a bunch right?" "YEAH! Good point" K.C replied. Both boys began to laugh as they walked into their first period biology class. The 8th grade was going exactly like all the other school years thus far, boring, not stimulating and torturous and not simply because of his tormentors but because he couldn't wait to go home and spin his records, he found solace and happiness when he was inside of the garage playing the music he so much enjoyed. Surprisingly the boys in Kieran's classes left him alone during class which was a good thing for Kieran because he was able to do his school work but between periods that was a different story, he had mastered the technique of ignoring whatever jeer was thrown at him. Life was beginning to become more complicated for him, these new feelings were welling up inside of Kieran and he was confused as to why he was finding boys more attractive. After his first period biology class K.C and Kieran made their way to the school gym and into the locker room, it was his favorite class period for several reasons. He spent some time secretly looking at boys during P.E especially when all the boys changed. He enjoyed watching the different type of underwear his classmates wore; he especially enjoyed a boy who everyone flocked to. He always noticed Caleb and how he was always laughing and smiling, Kieran thought that his dimples made him look very "adorable" as he put it. In a way he was jealous of him, everyone seemed to like him and he secretly wished that Caleb and him would become friends but he didn't think it would ever happen especially as popular as Caleb was. "Ugh that just sucked ass..." He heard K.C say. His friend's voiced snapped him back to reality and back to the smelly locker room "err what sucked" he responded. "I just completely pissed on myself...can you believe that?" K.C said in disgust. "Oh no shit?...how the hell that happen" Kieran giddily asked. "Well wait, no no I didn't like piss on myself like you would think, I just pissed all over my hand and it grosses me out" "Dude its only piss go wash your hands and the problem is solved" Kieran shrugged. Without any warning K.C jumped on an unsuspecting Kieran from behind and rubbed his wet hands all over Kieran's face "Now you got my piss all over you...we're piss brothers" K.C said while laughing uncontrollably as he bear hugged Kieran from behind. "FUCK! Man what the hell!?...you're sick as hell...le—lemme catch a disease and I will...I will kill you!!" Kieran grunted as he tried to get away with no success. He felt his face wet from what he thought was piss, but what he noticed the most was K.C's arms and hips all over him. It sent shivers throughout his body but then he remembered he had a face full off piss and continued the struggle to get away. Kieran knew he could get away with great ease but he enjoyed the contact he was having with his friend and he didn't want to embarrass him in front of all the other boys so he just allowed K.C to pin him. "HEY FAG BOY you enjoy getting buttfucked by K.C don't you?" a boy yelled from across the aisle. K.C immediately let go and rushed the other boy "FUCK YOU DUDE!" K.C yelled as Kieran grabbed him by his shirt trying to prevent a fight with great ease. K.C didn't even notice that Kieran was the one bear hugging him now; all he wanted to do was hurt the boy who had verbally abused his friend. "Yuppppp I'm all that and more bro, whatever you say is true" Kieran yelled back as he struggled to calm K.C down. He noticed that Caleb was now speaking to the other boy and calming him down so that a fight wouldn't break out. "Just calm down, its nothing new man so what that I like getting buttfucked by you" Kieran whispered in K.C's ear. "Wha..WHAT!?" K.C asked in shock. Kieran winked and started laughing "yeahhh man come on you gotta laugh at it" he said as he let go of K.C. He immediately forgot about what the boy had said and began to laugh as well. "Oh man I can't believe you just said that" K.C said as he continued to laugh "sometimes you surprise me man but hey you're right I gotta forget the lamer eh?" "Exactly" Kieran said as he began to strip his shirt and pants off with K.C following his lead. They both dressed in their P.E. gear and walked into the gym to find a rack full of basketballs that the coach had brought out. Just like the kids it seemed as if the coach himself didn't want to be in class today, nobody wanted to fully pay attention or fully give it their all on the Friday before Spring Break. Kieran half-heartedly picked up a basketball and made his way to a basketball rim that was empty. He noticed that the other boy that had yelled at them was still looking intently at K.C. He felt something was going to happen but he didn't realize that it would be the beginning of a life altering confrontation. K.C and Kieran both began to shoot the basketball not even giving it their best when they were joined by Vicky, Marcus and Mitchell. "Hey guys!" K.C and Kieran said in unison. "Hey...can we shoot here too?" Marcus asked the boys. "Yeah of course man how's it going" Kieran asked Marcus, another of his friends who had known him since the 3rd grade. "Nothing really just can't get away from Vicky...she's a nut!" Marcus told Kieran in a low tone of voice trying to avoid Vicky's ears. "HA! You too?!" Kieran asked "No man it's all you, she keeps asking questions about you and I don't know what to tell her, it's getting annoying now, why don't you two go out and get it over with?" "Nah no way bro, can't do that I just don't like her man I feel bad and all but yeah it just sucks for her" Kieran said when he noticed the boy who he and K.C had the confrontation with approach K.C. He watched as K.C and the boy began to talk far from the teacher's range of hearing. He noticed how K.C was beginning to get infuriated by whatever the boy was saying. Kieran knew that this was not going to end pretty if he didn't pull K.C away. Marcus also noticed the commotion that was now beginning. Kieran quickly made it to where his friend and the boy were arguing. "He's a lamer man...I don't get why you hang out with him" the boy was telling K.C "NO HE'S NOT! He's my bro and I will kick it with him whenever I want" K.C retorted "and I'm really fucking sick of you always badgering me about it, if you don't like me hanging out with him do something about it!" "You don't want that man, trust me you don't" the boy threatened as he balled up his fists. Kieran saw this as a threat so he stepped in front of both boys trying to calm the situation down. Before he knew it he felt a sharp pain on his stomach that made his knees buckle, all of the air escaped from his lungs and he groaned in pain. With lightning like speed he regained his composure and before the other boy knew it Kieran had placed him on a rear naked choke and began to crank his arm to place pressure on the boy's carotid arteries. At that moment Kieran didn't want to stop he wanted to show them all how he really can defend himself but he chooses not to. He wanted to punish this boy for all the wrong he had endured at the hands of his tormentors. "You ever fuck with him or with me again I promise you I will not stop I promise you I will break your fucking neck!" he grunted as he put even more pressure on the boy's neck. A crowd had now gathered and they were looking in astonishment at Kieran and what he was doing to the other boy. K.C and Marcus both rushed Kieran and pried the boy from his grip as the coach finally made it to where the commotion was at. "What is going on here!?" he asked looking around to see what was going on. He didn't see any blood so he didn't think a fight had broken out. "Nothing coach" Kieran said as he walked up to the boy to pat him on the back "he was just chocking on a piece of candy and I helped that's all" "Is that true?" the coach asked. "ye..yeah...exactly" the boy struggled to say. "okay go to the nurse right now...thank you Kieran but next time make sure one of you gets my attention immediately, is that understood?" he said as he walked away. "Whoa what the fuck was that?" Marcus said in amazement. "That right there is my bud Kieran" K.C said as he began to laugh "That fucker didn't know what was going on `til it was too late huh?" Kieran just sighed, he felt bad at what had just transpired, he was now worried that everyone would think he was a psycho, he hated hurting people. He only liked going to his Brazilian Jiu Jitsu classes because it reminded him of chess and he loved chess. Kieran sat down and buried his head between his knees and began to sob. He couldn't believe that he had hurt a human being; he couldn't believe that he let his anger get the best of him. Vicky couldn't take seeing Kieran cry. She sat down next to him and hugged him. Kieran hugged her back desperately trying to find comfort wherever he could. "Shhh its okay stop crying Kieran, it's okay, we all saw that he hit you first" Vicky said as she tried to comfort Kieran. He didn't speak up, he just buried his face in Vicky's shoulders and continued to cry. Mitchell sat next to Kieran as well and began to rub his back trying to calm him down. "Why are you crying? Man? Did he hurt you or something" Mitchell asked in bewilderment "N-No it's not that...it's just that.." Kieran sighed "you wouldn't understand" "Try me...what's wrong man?" Mitchell probed. "I just hate hurting people, I know I can, but I'm not supposed to plus I hate it, I felt his neck crunch and yeah just never mind okay?" Kieran whimpered. K.C reached for Kieran's hand and helped him up. Vicky scowled at him; she was truly enjoying the embrace she just shared with Kieran. They took him over to the bleachers and they all sat down to comfort their friend. They spoke to him about different things trying to get his mind off of what had just occurred. They saw as Jeffrey had just returned from the nurse's station still rubbing from his neck and throat. Kieran truly felt bad for hurting another human being but there was a part of him that felt vindicated, he showed people that he can act and will act if pushed far enough. The rest of the period went without any further incident, Kieran didn't even bother to sneak a peek at the other boys when they changed. He just wanted to get out of the vicinity and go to his next class, his most dreaded of all subjects, math, perhaps it would help him forget what he had just done if he was bored out of his mind. Vicky sat in front of him during the math class so he knew that if the subject itself wouldn't help him forget things Vicky with her irritating questions would. He found her funny at times and there was a part of him that truly liked her just not in the way that she desired. Thankfully his thoughts were correct, Vicky and math had helped him calm down and forget things, in fact his mood even improved which was something he was truly grateful for. He did not want to really be around people during lunch time so he tried to avoid the crowd as he made his way through the lunch room and into the court yard which was just adjacent to it. He sat there in quiet mediation trying to figure out everything that was changing in his life, he still felt bad for what had transpired but he knew that the taunts wouldn't stop. He was resolved not to act out in anger again, or at least he would try very hard not to. As the final school day before Spring Break was coming to an end he wished everyone a good break and walked out the school building thankful that nothing else had occurred and for the fact that things would certainly cool down after a week break. He decided to take the long way home so he began to walk on El Camino Real Blvd. He was enjoying the extra warm weather, he heard the cars whiz by and the birds chirp. The cool breeze that he felt this morning was just a memory now, the sun was beaming and humidity was high. He turned right on D street and as soon as he did his heart sank, there in the distance he saw Jeffrey with boys he had never seen before. He decided it would be safer to make a detour into Neptune drive, he picked up the pace and continued to walk home. As he continued to walk he heard the distinct sound of skateboards coming his way, he just knew that trouble was coming so he braced himself for more harassment. The sound got closer and closer until he heard Jeffrey's familiar voice "Hey fag boy, your friends are not here to protect you so how about we finish what YOU started?" Jeffrey said as he skated past him and stopped in front of Kieran. The other boys looked to be in high school because they were much bigger than him. "I started? Jeff I didn't start anything, plus my friends didn't help me choke you out don't you remember" Kieran calmly replied. Before he knew it he was on the ground, another boy had pulled him down to the ground as the rest of Jeffrey's friends began to kick him. He tried to cover himself as much as he could, but he was failing miserably, when the opportunity came he took it, he tripped one up which stopped them on their tracks, he was able to get up and run. He ran as fast as his feet were able to take him, he heard them coming but he didn't dare slow down or even look back. He felt fingers reaching out to grab his t-shirt until a boy finally caught up to him and tripped him. He fell hard to the ground with a loud thud that made him gasp for air, he landed in front of an unsuspecting boy that had no idea what was going on. He was in too much pain to look up at who he had just landed by. "What the hell? HEY LEAVE HIM ALONE!" he heard a voice say as the person covered him with his own body "Get the hell out of here Jeff, I told you to leave him alone! GO NOW!" He continued to yell clearly enraged at what he witnessed. Kieran laid there trying to catch his breath not knowing who had come to the rescue, he was in excruciating pain, he didn't care who it was, all he knew was that he was thankful for him. "Fine whatever, he got the point, we're done" Jeff said as he skated away with his crony's. "Holy hell Kieran are you okay?" The boy asked. Kieran rolled over on his back and was surprised by who he saw. "Yeah thanks for the help...can you help me up?" "Of course come on" Caleb said as he gingerly helped Kieran up. "I'm a bloody mess, ugh mom is going to kill me" he whimpered. "Nah she won't, just tell her you fell or something" Caleb said as he brushed the gravel off Kieran's shirt. "No I gotta tell her the truth, I promised I would" "ah okay, well cant' break the promise I guess" "Wait...you know my name?" Kieran asked surprised. "Yeah why wouldn't I? You're in my P.E class so why wouldn't I know your name" He replied. "Dunno just figured you didn't even know who I was" Kieran sheepishly said. "What!? Of course I do you're the kid that never wants to talk to me" He jokingly replied "okay I gotta walk you home...lean on me" "I did want to talk to you but your friends hate me as you can see" Kieran said as he leaned on Caleb and limped back home. After a slow and painful walk back home he finally made it to Roseta dr. and into his house. Everything was eerily quiet, he assumed that his little brother was over at a friends which he was glad for, he didn't want his brother seeing him in such a state. "Where to?" Caleb asked. "Just right here is cool, I gotta take me a shower quick" Kieran said as he winced in pain. He took his shirt off and threw it down on the floor. "Oh fuck!" "you okay?" Caleb asked as he watched Kieran struggling to get the rest of his clothes off "here let me help" he continued. He unbuckled Kieran's belt buckle and then carefully undid the button on his shorts. Kieran wiggled out of them and stood there in front of Caleb in nothing but his boxers and socks. This was definitely not what he would have preferred as their first meeting. Like always he tried to find humor in the situation so he began to think about how funny it would look if his mom or dad walked in on them at this very moment. He let out a shriek of laughter that startled Caleb. "What? what's wrong?" Caleb asked inquisitive about what Kieran found so funny. "Oh man if my mom or dad walked in on us right now, me all bloody and shit...in my boxers...and you standing in front of me...they would think you were raping me or something" He said as he continued to laugh hysterically. "Wait, why do I have to rape you? I don't want to be a rapist! Plus you can't rape the willing, thought you knew that already" Caleb retorted. "Oh so I'm willing now huh?" Kieran said as he continued to laugh. "Well I would think so man just look at me, you can't resist my sexiness" "Yeah damn right, I completely agree" Kieran responded "Honest? You think I'm sexy?" Caleb inquired. "HELLLLLL NO man, I'm delirious remember?" Kieran jokingly said. What he really wanted to say was that he WAS sexy and that he wanted to talk to him since the first day he saw him. He wanted to embrace him and kiss him for coming to his aide. A flood of emotions came over him, he couldn't believe that as much pain as he was in right now all he cared about was what Caleb thought about him. He had liked him for such a long time but he didn't want to scare Caleb off this quick. "You sticking around? Cus I gotta take me a quick shower and wash this blood off, my room is down the hall if you want to go in there and chill but yeah I gotta hurry" Kieran quickly said to change the subject. "Yeah I'll stick around I don't want to leave you just yet just in case you need me" "Thanks bro" Kieran said as he walked into the shower. "Okay calm down Kieran, don't scare him off, he's only the hottest boy you've ever seen, no big deal no big deal, just relax" he repeated to himself as he washed all the blood off. It help his muscles relax and ease the pain, his scrapes had stopped bleeding and he noticed that they were not that serious. He quickly finished taking a shower and dried himself off. He walked into his room wearing nothing but a towel. "Could you leave for a sec I gotta change" He said as he walked into his room. "you're kidding right...You do know that I've seen your junk at school right?" Caleb said. . "Fine then stay I was just being nice that's all". "Oh well thanks I appreciate it but it's nothing I haven't seen". "Oh so you admit you've stared at my junk huh?" Kieran half-jokingly said. "Well yeah dude, you were standing in front of me that one day having a full fledge conversation with K.C, actually that's almost an everyday thing with you" Caleb chuckled. "Oh crap...that's true, I just don't care man, it's no big deal I say" Kieran responded as he looked down at his penis. "Yup that's what I say too, people turn it to a big deal, it's just your nuts and dick...whoopty doo, even though you got an ant eater". "huh? Ant eater? What kinda shit is that?...you are very and I do mean very funny" Kieran said as he reached into his dresser for a pair of boxers. "What? its true!" Caleb replied as he looked around his room picking things up, inspecting them and setting them back down. "So yeah seriously thank you for stepping in on that one, that sucked man I've never had my ass kicked like that before" Kieran said in a low tone of voice, obviously still shaken by what had just transpired. "Yeah I'm so sorry about Jeff, I told him to stop bugging you, I hate it when he calls you a fag plus he doesn't know if you are gay or not, PLUS even if you were who the hell cares man its your business". "thanks for doing all that, I didn't know none of that, so you have been sticking up for me all along?" Kieran inquired. "Oh yeah, I stand up for you whenever someone wants to talk crap, it's not a lot so don't worry but when they do, like today, I stand up for you, I hate bullies and that's what Jeff is, trust me I am NOT talking to that kid ever again...I guess I just lost a friend but gained a better one huh?" Caleb said as he extended his hand out to Kieran. "Yeah exactly, and thanks for all that, I don't know what to say..I really don't" Kieran fell silent, he was in awe of Caleb for standing up for him. He knew that he was popular and he liked helping people but now he truly knew why people flocked to him, he genuinely had a good heart. "Want to come over tomorrow? You know...so we can get to know each other better?" Kieran asked hoping that Caleb would say yes. "We can't hangout tonight? I got nothing to do, well unless you are busy" Caleb replied. "No I'm not busy so hell yeah you can stay". "Your mom won't care?" Caleb inquired. "Nope she'll be cool about it OH, you gotta call your mom or dad and tell them where you're at though cus if they are like mine they would flip out" Kieran said. "Yeah good point, let me call her real quick kay?" Caleb said as he reached for his phone and dialed the number. Kieran used this time to put his boxers on while still wearing his towel, he normally wouldnt have cared baring it all but it just seemed a bit odd undressing in front of a boy he just met and it being out side the school's locker room. He heard as Caleb told his mom everything that Jeff had done and how he had helped Kieran out. He then finished the conversation with a quick "I love you". "thats that...she said it was cool to hang out so yeah..." he said as he continued to look around Kieran's room. "So what's Jeff's problem with me? I havent done ANYTHING to him why does he hate me?" Kieran asked. "Oh thats simple, I thought you knew it already...his ex is madly in love with you!" Caleb smiled "WHAT THE FUCK!? Vicky is his ex?!...that is soooo fucked up man I dont even like her man I tried to get her off my back but she...ugh...this is so stupid!" Kieran groaned. "HA! I know I can tell! everytime I see you talking to her you look bored!" Caleb chuckled. "ITS NOT FUNNY!!" Kieran angrily yelled. "I DO NOT..I REPEAT...I DO NOT LIKE HER! Tell that psycho friend of yours I do not like her!" "woah hold on man It's not my fault, so dont yell at me okay?" Caleb responded. "Yeah sorry man its just that I'm sick of this, It's so not my fault she likes me, I tried to get her off my back I promise". "Yeah no worries I will talk to him but you gotta calm down okay?" Caleb soothingly said. "You dont have to explain it to me, and plus if she likes you so what?" Kieran just sighed and walked toward his closet, pulled out a black t-shirt with "Black Label" writen across it in red and his black Dickie shorts. "So want to check something out?" Kieran asked with a huge smile on his face. "Yeah sure what is it?" Caleb asked in anticipation. "Before I show you I gotta ask...what kind of music you do you like?" "Anything except for country, its too depressing...OH! and I kinda dont like rap, some is cool but most of it sucks." caleb responded. "Okay good, so want to listen to my type of music?" Kieran excitedly asked. "Yeah sure but what is it?" Caleb inquired. Kieran didnt respond he simply walked out of his room and motioned for Caleb to follow him. He lead him down the hallway and through the wooden door that lead to the laundry room and through another wooden door that lead him into the garage. Kieran flipped the light on and stood there waiting for Caleb's reaction. "Woah man who's the DJ?" Caleb asked as he walked towards the turn tables that were sitting ontop of a platform, he looked around the room and noticed the padding that covered the walls. "What is that?" he asked as he poked at the sound proofing pads. "Oh! that keeps the neighbors from killing me" he said with a giant grin on his face. "I can melt your face off if you want" "HA! Nice what kind of music do you play?" Caleb asked. "Well its hard to describe it you just got to listen to it but its kinda late right now I cant play any music past 5 PM and yeah its getting there so if you want I can play it tomorrow but yeah what do you think?" Kieran excitedly asked. "Well I dunno I need to hear the music to let you know what I think" Caleb responded "NO! I mean my room, what do you think? you like?..OH shit wait up turn the light off real quick" Kieran said as he reached over where the platform was, he flicked on a switched and suddenly different color lazers came on that shot across the room making different designs on the wall along with some black lights that were attached to the ceiling of the garage. Caleb turned the light off and the whole room was lit up by the black lights and lazers that were continuing making different designs on the walls and the ceiling. "Woah no wayyy! that is so bad ass!" Caleb shrieked. "Yeah cool huh? Well yeah thats what I do for fun but I gotta show you the rest tomorrow...come on lets go make somethign to eat" Kieran said as he led Caleb out of the garage, Caleb hesitantly followed Kieran into the kitchen. "You know what? I regret not talking to you sooner, you're pretty cool" Caleb said as he stood in front of Kieran with a huge smile on his face "We are going to be good friends huh?" "Yeah man I hope so!" Kieran replied as he dug in the freezer for some hotpockets. He truly wanted this friendship to work, he had been wanting to be friends with Caleb for a very long time and it was now here, he didnt want anything to go wrong with this friendship so he tried to control his excitement, he didnt want to seem too weird and run Caleb off. ******************************************************************************* Chapter 2. Coming very soon!