Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2014 07:38:35 -0500 From: Miroslav Curren Subject: A Kiss Around Midnight Chapter 6 ****************************************************************************** Writer's 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, it's 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. Editor's 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 jealously 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 jealousy, 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 don't even send them, thank you. Mirocurr@gmail.com ****************************************************************************** BAH! Sorry guys I jacked up when I sent the last chapters in but now I have fixed things! Sorry!! A KISS AROUND MIDNIGHT Chapter 6. "Hey bro!" Kieran said as K.C walked in the room "Hey...why haven't you picked up my calls?" K.C. asked as he walked over and stood in front of Kieran. "Been kinda busy" Kieran shrugged. "Oh, too busy I guess huh? So I didn't know..." K.C said not finishing his thought, he immediately grabbed Kieran by his left arm and inspected his scrapes making him cringe in pain. "HEY! Careful!" Caleb said getting K.C's attention. "What the heck happened?" K.C asked obviously concerned. "Jeff..." "FUCK! I'll beat his brains in!" K.C angrily interrupted. "Chill man I'm taking care of it he's just an idiot, I got it" Caleb interjected. K.C glared at Caleb, pure hatred was emanating from his entire body. "You're taking care of this?" He spat, "Pft, I bet you had something to do with this" "What? No I didn't, I actually helped" Caleb defensively replied. "Yeah right, I don't see any bruises or scrapes on you so I guess you didn't do enough!" he snapped back. "Okay relax!" Kieran said pulling his arm away from K.C "He really did help, I got jumped and he got them to stop, honest" "Look I've been your friend for longer than anyone" K.C said glaring at Caleb once again "and if you would have waited for me like I told you to none of this would've happened". "Oh please! If Jeff wanted to get him he wouldn't have stopped if you were there! And you need to stop talking to him like he's some crippled little kid" Caleb angrily replied. "You both need to just relax, Jeff is the asshole here, he's the psycho that jumped me and Caleb you helped a lot, you know that, and K.C I'm sorry for not waiting for you but I wanted to get back home, I know you've been there for me all this time but you just gotta relax, he's not a bad guy" Kieran replied as he looked and smiled at Caleb. "I didn't say he's a bad guy now did I? All I'm saying is that I want to beat Jeff's brains in and he's not going to stop me" K.C retorted. "I'm NOT going to stop you, go ahead, if you want to fight him go ahead I don't care, all I said was that I was going to handle it, I know how to deal with Jeff, you don't" Caleb replied. "OKAY! Enough about that, I've moved on! so what's up? Why'd you come?" Kieran interrupted. "Cus you haven't picked up my calls, I wanted to hang out is all" K.C said. "Oh...Yeah I'm really sorry bro, feel like sleeping over?" Kieran smiled. Caleb was immediately irritated that Kieran was asking him to spend the night with them, he wanted to have Kieran all to himself, he wanted to cuddle with him and to get to know him better. He sighed loudly and Kieran instantly knew that he was upset for extending the invitation but said nothing. "Yeah I guess It's cool" K.C replied smiling back at his friend. "So...do you guys know each other?" Kieran asked the both of them. "Yeah, well kinda, we've talked before but we don't hang out much" K.C replied Caleb sat quietly on Kieran's bed, he was afraid that if he spoke they would be able to hear the frustration in his voice, he simply nodded and remained silent. "Dude! So I walked home with Vicky today and that chick is sprung! You sent her a cock pic or something?" K.C joked "Oh hell, here we go" Kieran moaned. "What? Honest question, she's all in love with you or something, I think you sent her a pic of that big dick of yours huh?" K.C continued to press. Caleb began to feel anger build inside of him at the thought that K.C had seen Kieran's dick, he knew that they were best friends and probably had seen each other's but it had never occurred to him that perhaps they had messed around in the past, the thought had never crossed his mind until now that K.C was talking about Kieran's penis. Jealousy began to poison his mind and heart as his mind began to cruelly play out different scenarios. He couldn't take it anymore, he needed to walk away before he said something stupid or hurtful. "I'll be right back" Caleb said immediately walking out of the room. He didn't know where to go, he thought about leaving but now that he had those thoughts running wild in his mind he didn't want to leave K.C alone with Kieran, he trusted Kieran but there was still a level of mistrust for K.C, he didn't know if he would pressure Kieran into doing something with him. As he stood in the hallway trying to clear his mind he heard wild giggling coming from Jamie's bedroom. He smiled and thought it would be a perfect time to get to know him so he walked to where Jamie's room was and knocked on the door. The giggling immediately stopped but no one answered the door "Hey...it's me...Caleb" he whispered. He heard the shuffling of feet followed by the sound of a door unlocking. "Caleb? What's up?" Jamie asked looking out of breath. "Are you busy? Can I come in?" Caleb asked looking around the room. "Nope watching Bad Grandpa come on" Jamie said letting Caleb walk in. He locked the door and walked back to his bed and flopped back down on it. "You mad at Kieran?" He asked. "Nah, he's talking to K.C so I thought I'd come in here to get to know you" Caleb replied. "Oh cool, well pop a squat next to me and get to know me then" Jamie said making Caleb smile. He took his shoes off and sat next to Jamie on his bed drawing both of his knees up to his chest. Caleb looked around the room and noticed that he too had neat little trinkets like Kieran, except that Jamie's room was messier than Kieran's. His walls were covered with different types of posters. He had some of Voltron, another of Guns and Roses, a few of Slipknot, and a few others of zombies. On his ceiling he had different type of rubber spiders and scorpions hanging from fishing lines. Next to his night stand he had a picture of himself along with 5 of his friends dressed in Zombie makeup that made him smile. His desk had a laptop that looked like it hadn't been used in days as it was collecting dust. On the other side of the room Fred's terrarium was under a heat lamp. "Cool room...you're into the same type of music your brother is?" Caleb asked. "Yeah, not like him though, I like rock just as much, like Guns and Roses" Jamie replied pointing to his Guns and Roses poster "I had more but I gave them to my friend". "That's cool, so what do you think of me so far?" "Dunno, haven't really talked to you so I dunno, you seem cool" Jamie shrugged. "Nice, well why not hit play so we can watch the movie together?" Caleb suggested. "You sure? Kieran is not going to get mad?" Jamie asked. "Nah, he won't even realize I'm gone, he's talking to K.C so they prolly going to need some time alone anyways" Caleb added. "OH! Dude I got Ender's Game want to watch it after?" Jamie excitedly asked. "Yup, haven't seen it either so it'll be cool" "HUH? You serious?" "Yeah I dunno why I didn't see it but I heard its good...but we'll see wont we? The boys laughed wildly at Johnnie Knoxville's antics throughout the movie, for the time being Caleb's mind was at ease, he was somewhat angry at himself for feeling the way he was, especially for a boy, a boy he had just recently began speaking to. When the movie ended Jamie played Ender's Game, he smiled at Caleb who was beginning to feel his eyes become heavy with sleep. "If you're sleepy just close your eyes, I won't mind if you sleep here" Jamie said still smiling at Caleb. "Yeah okay, sorry it's been a long day is all" Caleb apologized, he truly wanted to watch the movie with Jamie, he wanted to bond with the boy but he was just too exhausted the day had been too emotionally draining. Before long his eyes closed and he was sound asleep. "So you've been hanging out with him all this time?" K.C asked Kieran "Yup, he's pretty cool, I like him" Kieran replied smiling as he realized how much he cared about Caleb. "Yeah, he's a cool kid, I got nothing against him and all but I dunno just weird that you guys are really cool with each other now" "Nah, why is it weird? It's just how it happened I guess, we just kinda hit it off like me and you did" Kieran reminded K.C who simply shrugged. "I can share you I suppose" K.C joked. "I'm actually glad you guys are talking, helps the both of you out" "How's that?" Kieran asked. "Cus Karlan hasn't really been hanging out with him and you have another friend" K.C. replied Smiling. "Good point, he told me Karlan has been kinda ditching him" Kieran said. "Yup, it's wrong I think, now that he's got a girlfriend he's been ditching him so yeah I think it's kinda wrong...where the heck is he at anyways?" K.C. finally noticed that Caleb had been missing for quite some time. "Dunno...be right back" Kieran said walking out the room to look for Caleb. He quietly walked out to the living room to see if he was there but he saw no one, he quietly walked back towards the hallway and peered in the bathroom but the light was off, he then walked over to his brother's room and quietly placed his ear on the door to hear if he was awake, he heard the muffled sound of a movie playing and knew that Jamie was awake, he thought that perhaps Caleb was in there watching a movie with him. He quietly knocked and almost immediately Jamie opened the door. Kieran looked towards Jamie's bed and saw Caleb asleep on it. "He came a while ago..." Jamie said when he noticed that Kieran had a questioning look on his face. "Oh...did he say anything?" Kieran asked. "No, just that you and K.C were talking and he wanted to give you guys time to talk" Jamie replied "He didn't have to leave, he could've stayed" Kieran said sighing loudly in frustration. "He prolly didn't know he could, anyways you want me to wake him up so he can go back?" Jamie asked. "No just let him sleep" Kieran replied as he walked back to his own room. Kieran thought it was odd that Caleb left him and K.C the way he did, he thought that perhaps he had said something or done something to upset him, he wanted his best friend and his boyfriend to get along and to maybe become really good friends but things were not looking too good. "Did you find him?" K.C asked when he saw Kieran walk back in. "Yeah, he fell asleep on Jamie's bed" he replied as he laid down on his own bed finally realizing that he too was tired. "You're going to sleep now?!" K.C incredulously asked. "It's too early!" "Yeahhh I'm tired" Kieran yawned. K.C really enjoyed sleeping over at Kieran's house, they always had a great time playing video games or simply talking, he enjoyed those days the most because it gave them a chance to really get to know each other that is why they knew so much about each other and that made him feel good, it made him feel like he was a good friend. Before he realized it Kieran was already asleep "Dang, he was really tired" he said to himself as he got undressed and laid next to Kieran and fell asleep himself. Sometime in the middle of the night Caleb woke up with a start, he felt the sudden urge to use the restroom so he reluctantly got up and zombie walked towards the bathroom. He groggily stood in front of the toilet and began to piss, he had forgotten all about what had transpired the day before, he felt peaceful that at least some people knew who he truly was, the butterflies in his stomach had left him and he began to feel all the worries in the world leave him. When he finished draining the ocean of urine he had built up inside he loudly sighed, washed his hands and walked out of the bathroom. As he walked past Kieran's room he decided to take a peek at him, he quietly turned the knob and hoped that the door was unlocked which it was. He quietly walked in the room and stopped immediately. At first he thought that maybe the sleep that was still heavy on his eyes was playing a trick on him but after he rubbed his eyes he still saw the sight that was now beginning to wake up a monster inside of him. K.C and Kieran were both asleep in each other's arms, the boys slept this way ever since they began to sleep over at each other's houses. There was nothing sexual or perverted by the way they slept, they were both afraid of the night and felt some comfort by hugging each other as they slept. This time Kieran had not initiated it, it was K.C who embraced him during the night out of habit, it was something that was so ingrained in them that it came natural to the both of them. K.C was not gay, bi-sexual or even curious about such things. Kieran and K.C had a long conversation about the gay subject back in the 5th grade when they saw two gay men holding hands at a restaurant. Kieran longingly stared at them wanting to speak to them, to ask them questions, but knew better than to walk up to total strangers and drill them on a subject he wasn't so sure about. K.C had made it clear to Kieran that IF he was ever to be gay or bi-sexual that he would have no problem with it but that he himself loved girls and that boys really didn't interest him. Kieran never brought up the subject and never felt the need to tell him that he was gay, he just simply accepted what K.C told him and moved on. Caleb's heart began to burn with jealousy and those cruel thoughts that were tormenting him began to stir deep within him, he wanted to wake both of them up and confront them immediately, after all he had caught them red handed, he had caught Kieran in the arms of another boy. He couldn't believe that he was as jealous as he was, especially because of a boy. His emotions were too much to handle and tears began to flow, he didn't know if it was sadness that he was feeling or anger all he knew was that he needed to get out of there. He quietly gathered his things up and walked back to Jamie's room, he saw that the boy was still asleep and in that moment he decided that it would be best to walk back home. He put his shoes on as quickly and quietly as he could and rushed out of Kieran's house. The night sky was illuminated by the many stars he enjoyed looking at, and out in the distance he heard the crash of the waves something that he also enjoyed listening to, the stars and the sound of the waves crashing always brought him peace and comfort but at that moment it simply wasn't enough to ease his burning jealousy. He took his phone out to check the time it read 2:47 AM, at that moment he decided that he couldn't go home, not yet. He wanted to talk to someone that could comfort him but there was no way he was going to wake his parents up he would instantly be grounded for walking around town at 2 AM! He decided to walk to Karlan's house instead, he was sure that he would welcome him in even if it was as early as it was. He continued to slowly walk down some streets and when he reached Karlan's house he hesitated for a moment, he remembered that he had been short with him the last time he saw him, he also felt that their friendship was strained. He was ashamed for being so distant with him; perhaps it was he who had the problem and not Karlan. He thought about it for a second and realized that he needed to be happy for his friend, he needed to support him. He sneaked around the house and towards Karlan's window; he carefully picked up some pebbles and threw them at the second floor window that was Karlan's room. He threw one, two, and three but there was no movement and Karlan never peeked out the window. He dejectedly walked away but as he passed the front of the house he heard someone calling back in a loud whisper. "Caleb! Caleb!" a voice called, he turned to see who it was and was joyfully surprised to see it was Karlan standing in his front door wearing nothing but some red and white boxers. Caleb instantly was relieved to see his best friend standing there waving him over to come in. He quickly rushed inside the house and quietly walked upstairs to Karlan's room. He looked up and down Karlan's body like he had always done; he always found him attractive but fought hard to keep those thoughts suppressed. Karlan is shorter than Caleb, he stands not even 5 feet tall but he always argues and tells everyone that he is 5 feet tall (he's really not that tall), he has auburn hair that he keeps neatly trimmed, and his eyes are a deep forest green with wisps of honey. He has a speckling of freckles on his nose that stretch just right under his eyes. Like most outdoor SoCal boys his skin is a nice tan color, he is laid back and tries very hard to always be there for his friends. As soon as he locked the door behind him he lay back down on his bed and just looked at Caleb but said nothing to him. He was waiting for him to initiate the conversation; he was hurt that Caleb had been ignoring him as much as he had been. He knew that Caleb was jealous of him for having a girlfriend because he knew that Caleb liked him, he knew that Caleb was gay, he had been awake several times during those nights when Caleb kissed him. He didn't mind it at all, he quiet truthfully enjoyed all of the attention of lately he had been wrestling with his own sexuality. He wanted to know who he was that is why he decided to have a girl friend to really be sure if he was gay or bi-sexual. One thing was for sure, he liked boys and didn't have a problem with it, the only issue he had was that he didn't know how to even begin talking about it with Caleb. Karlan loved Caleb more than he could ever imagine but he just didn't know how to tell him, he felt Caleb kiss him so he knew that the feelings were mutual it was just hard for him to bring up the subject, Karlan sometimes would become angry at himself for being so bashful, it was something that kept him from experiencing life but there were certain things that he had problems with speaking about and his sexuality was one of them. After what seemed like an eternity Caleb finally broke his silence walking over to Karlan and sitting on the edge of the bed. "Sorry...for everything bro...I've been an ass to you and I'm sorry" he croaked as tears began to flow. Karlan was surprised at what he was seeing; he hated seeing his friend cry so he reached over to him and hugged him. "It's okay bro...you're an ass most of the time so I'm used of it" he replied. Caleb pulled away from Karlan and looked at him in his eyes, the same eyes that made his stomach flutter as if he had a million butterflies in it, the same eyes that melted his heart but at that moment he remembered Kieran and his heart broke, he couldn't handle it anymore, he began to uncontrollably sob as he covered his face with his hands. Karlan was now worried that something else was wrong, he had never seen his friend cry this way before, sure he had seen him cry several times but this time something else was different, his whole body radiated something he had never felt before, he knew something was definitely wrong so he embraced Caleb again and let him sob on his shoulder as Caleb hugged his friend back tightly. Life had become too complicated for Caleb in the last couple of days, he loved Kieran more than he has loved anyone, he wanted to be with Kieran, he wanted Kieran to be the one to comfort him as Karlan was now comforting him and as he thought back at what he saw in Kieran's room he continued to sob uncontrollably, Karlan simply rubbed his back and let his friend pour out his emotions on him, figuratively speaking and quiet literally as he felt his shoulders drip with tears. Once he felt that Caleb's sobs began to calm down he gently pulled away from him but held on to his shoulders and stared back at his friend. He saw a boy that he didn't recognize, the spark that he had in his eyes, the joy he always had was being extinguished by something. He looked like he was agonizing about something, he needed and wanted to get to the bottom of it, he wanted to know who was responsible for extinguishing such a powerful spark that Caleb exuded. He gently wiped the tears that were still slowly running down Caleb's rosy cheeks and at that moment he did what he thought Caleb needed, he leaned in close and kissed him on his right cheek. Caleb closed his eyes and sighed heavily, he liked the feeling that Karlan's kiss gave him but he knew it was wrong, he felt absolutely loyal to Kieran even if Kieran was not being loyal. Caleb smiled as Karlan and pulled away "t-thanks...I kinda needed that" he mumbled. "What's wrong bro?" Karlan soothingly asked, Caleb simply shook his head, he couldn't utter the words, he couldn't speak to his friend about what was truly hurting him because it would mean that he would have to divulge information he didn't want out, not yet. "Come on...you gotta tell me...you can't just leave me hanging like this" Karlan continued to press. Caleb sighed and shook his head again "I-I C-Cant..." he mumbled again. "Why not? You gotta tell me if something is wrong...did Micah do something?" Karlan asked remembering that Micah was Caleb's tormentor causing him to cry several times before. "No...it's something else..." he quietly replied. "Well then what is it?" Karlan asked again. "I don't want to talk about it...not right now" Caleb said trying his best to smile at Karlan. He really appreciated the fact that Karlan wanted to help and wanted to know why he was hurting so much and so deeply but he just didn't have the strength to tell him the full truth, he just wanted to be comforted and it was something that Karlan was accomplishing really well. He really and truly enjoyed the kiss and all of the attention that his best friend was finally pouring out on him again. He felt awful that he had been angry at Karlan, he was angry at himself for not sharing in his friend's happiness. "Dude...I'm really sorry for being hella lame lately...it's just that I thought you were kinda ditching me" Caleb sheepishly said. "What!? You're really dumb if you thought that" Karlan said feeling hurt and softly pushing Caleb's shoulder with his right hand. "Yeah I know, it's just that I thought you didn't have time for me anymore" Caleb continued. Karlan shook his head in disbelief "Listen dude, I would NEVER ditch you over a chick, it's just something I had to try you know? It's really not that bad...you should prolly get one" He added trying to test what Caleb would say. "Don't really want one...not right now anyways" Caleb replied. Karlan's heart fluttered when he heard those words but instantly felt ashamed for feeling happy that Caleb didn't want a girlfriend, he knew it was unfair that he had one but wanted his best friend to be single, he was working on gathering enough courage to finally open up to Caleb, until then he wanted Caleb to remain single and not fall for someone who he believed wouldn't appreciate him, truly appreciate him. "Hey I'm getting sleepy...do you mind if I sleep over?" Caleb asked breaking Karlan's train of thought. "Umm...yeah of course!" He replied as he laid himself down on his side of the bed and motioned for Caleb to lie next to him. Caleb took his shoes off, tossed them to one side and climbed in bed. "Ugh...I don't think so!" Karlan suddenly said making Caleb jump off the bed. "What!? What's wrong?" he said worried he had done something wrong. "Nothing! You gotta take your clothes off if you're going to sleep in my bed is all" Karlan giggled. "Oh...Okay then" Caleb giggled back as he began to take his clothes off. Karlan secretly enjoyed his best friend's body, he would always tease Caleb about his abs and tell him that he was losing them causing him to desperately do more crunches. He watched as Caleb first slowly removed his shorts to reveal his boxers and as he stepped away from the shorts that were now lying on the floor he caught a glimpse of his dick that quickly poked out of the boxer's front making his own dick begin to stir. He continued to watch as Caleb took his shirt off exposing the abs that he enjoyed looking at. "Come here big boy!" Karlan said winking at Caleb and motioning with his finger to come closer. Caleb giggled but said nothing. When he finally laid next to Karlan Caleb let out a loud sigh, he felt better now that he and Karlan had made up, things were now like they used to be, before he met Kieran, before he gave his heart, his entire being to a boy that he didn't know just a few days ago. Before he knew it sleep over took him, he was exhausted from the emotional upheaval he just experienced. Karlan quietly watched as his best friend finally went to sleep, when he was sure Caleb was truly asleep he leaned in and kissed him on the lips like those many times Caleb had kissed him. He knew that one day soon he would have to speak to Caleb about everything, but for now he wanted Caleb to rest and to forget about all of the pain. *********************************************** Just a friendly reminder to donate to Nifty!