Author's Note: Sniffles here. This is a request fic from someone, so I hope they like it. C: This stars Flippy and Splendid, and contains shounen-ai. Don't like boys' love? Don't read. Based off a fellow author on this account's real life experience. (With a Happy Tree Friends twist.)

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"Come on, you bunch of ladies! My grandma can punch harder then you!"

Says the man who breaks a nail with each punch, I thought.

Gym class in the Happy Tree Academy: torture at its finest. I was at the punching bag, hitting it hard enough to nearly pull the chain suspending it out of the ceiling. People stared at me in awe.

"Whoa, Flippy, that's wicked!"

I turned around to see Splendid coming up behind me. He was the only person in the class who I could call a friend. Which was weird, because half the time we were trying to kill each other.

"Heh, thanks. It helps to imagine the bag as the coach's head."

"Could I try?"

"Go ahead."

He swung at the punching bag with a grunt. The hit could be heard across the gym. The chain broke with a crack and the bag went soared across the gym. I just stood there, with my jaw dropped. Splendid

smirked.

"If we punch like his grandma, that's one scary lady."

The coach blew his whistle.

"Alright, ladies. Hit the showers. If you don't need a shower; you weren't working hard enough."

The class shuffled into the locker room. Everyone except Splendid gave me a large berth. No one would dare insult me for being bi to my face, but the guys stayed away from me in the lockers.

Like any of them is worth my time, I thought

"Got enough room there?"

Splendid stood there in just his pants, towel over his shoulder.

"It's just homophobes. They seem to think they'll catch it if they're near me too long."

"Either that or they're afraid you're checking them out."

I snorted.

"Like there's anything to look at."

"So you have looked…."

"Not that, perve."

"I'm just joking. Got any plans tonight?"

"Meh, not really. Was probably just gonna hang at home."

"Nice. I just got the new Buddhist Monkey game and few new others. Mind if I bring them over?"

"Sure, just as long as long as you leave your… other games at home."

"I got rid of those games a while ago."

"Whatever, I'll believe it when I see it."

"See you then," he said, laughing.

"Then it's a date," I said jokingly.

He walked back to his clothes. I noticed his face was slightly red.

I had only said it jokingly, I thought. Is he blushing? I got dressed

and left the locker room, leaving the smell of sweaty guys and gym

shorts behind.

He came at six, carrying a duffel bag full of video games. We started playing right away with a racing game.

"Eat my dust, Flippy!"

"In your dreams," I said. "You've never beat me once at racing."

Sure enough, a half an hour later his racer was plunging off a cliff and my own was crossing the finish line. He swore and pressed the button to jump to the results page. He got up suddenly.

"I'm going to use the bathroom. You choose a game while I'm in there."

"Heh, just prepare to lose when you get back," I said.

"Whatever."

He left the room to search for the bathroom. I dug through the duffel bag looking for something interesting. As I dug, I noticed the lack of his usual games. Honestly, I was surprised he told the truth. I

noticed something interesting, however. A rating on a game.

"No one under eighteen, huh? Guess I judged him to soon."

I pulled the game out. It's cover had anime-style drawings on it. Pictures of guys. Curiosity got the better of me, and I opened it. I was shocked at what it said,

"This is an adult boy's love game. No players under eighteen should

use. Graphic sex scene advisory."

I was shocked. I flipped through the booklet that came with the game. The few pictures I looked at where what finally convinced me.

Splendid is… gay?

I had just put the game disc into the system when he got back.

"What game did you choose?"

"Just load it."

He pressed the power button and it booted up. I waited for his reaction when he realized what game it was. It didn't take long. As soon as the title screen music began playing, his eyes widened with shock. He opened his mouth to protest but a voice from the game spoke up,

"Welcome back, Splendid. You stopped playing in the middle of a video. Would you like to resume?"

He hung his head like he was ashamed.

"Why didn't you tell me?" I asked.

"Well," he said hesitantly. "I'm not… I'm not ready to come out yet, I guess."

"How long have you realized this?"

"A couple years… not to long after you…."

"You could have told me, you know," I said, "I'd be the last person to make fun of you."

"I know…."

We sat in an awkward silence for a few minutes, the game music still playing. I spoke up and said jokingly,

"So this is what you get off to now."

He blushed slightly.

"That's not the only reason I bought the game…."

"And the other reason is?"

He hesitated.

"I wanted it learn how to ask out a guy I like... but none of the situations are realistic, and it hasn't helped any."

"Of course it wouldn't. It's a fantasy game meant to get off too."

"I realized that now."

We sat there a few minutes in silence. I finally spoke up.

"Is he gay too, the guy you like? Or are you not sure?"

"He's bi," he said.

"Then just ask him out. It doesn't help to wait. He may go out with someone else before you finally work up the nerve."

"And if he doesn't say yes…?"

"Then he's lost out."

He blushed slightly at that, and was at a loss for words. People didn't compliment him often. With an ego like his normally is, no one felt the need to.

I started walking towards the entrance to the kitchen to get a drink.

"You want anything, Splendid?"

"No, I'm good."

I had just got to the fridge when I heard Splendid call out to me.

"Hey, Flippy, can I ask you something?"

"Sure, go ahead and ask," I said, walking back into the room with a can of soda in my hand.

"Will you go out with me?"

I choked on my gulp of soda. Splendid hung his head as I sputtered and coughed. He obviously took this as a bad thing. Honestly, I was just surprised he asked me, of all people. My choking fit came to an end. I took a breath to finally say,

"Yes! Yes! Of course I will!"

He got a shocked reaction on his face, which quickly turned to one of joy. He hugged me. All of the sudden, he seemed almost childlike in his joy. I had never seen this side of him before. He kissed me in his excitement. He broke the kiss, embarrassed and blushing slightly. I smirked.

"Why'd you stop?"

I leaned in and kissed him. The front door opened and Russell walked in.

"Hey Flippy, Nutty told me I could find you… oh."

He noticed the scene inside. He stood there open mouthed for a minute, then backed out of the house. He said before he left,

"Congrats, guys."

Me and Splendid broke the kiss.

"I think Russell must be in shock now." I said, laughing.

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Lunch time at school. Students cramming themselves into the food lines, trying to get there first. I sat down at a table. Sniffles sat with Nutty across from me.

"So, you and Splendid, huh?" Sniffles asked.

"Yeah, don't act so weirded out. It's not that weird."

"But it's you… and Splendid… and you guys can't go a minute without trying to kill each other!"

Nutty leaned his head on Sniffles' shoulder.

"I think it's kinda romantic," He said.

Across the cafeteria, a bunch of idiots gagged at Sniffles and Nutty. I felt my temper begin to rise. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Splendid come towards me. He pulled me out of my seat and kissed me. The idiots across the cafeteria stopped gagging in shock, but then started laughing. Splendid picked up a metal fork, turned towards them, smiled, and bent the fork in half. They shut up and turned away.

I wrapped my arm around his shoulder.

"I love you babe."

"I love you to."

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Author's After Note: I hope midnight psycho likes this. I like were this is going, I may make another series. :D If you haven't noticed, Mixed Feelings is on a short break, sorry. I'm having writer's block with that one