Chapter 1
Nick sighed, and fished the key he had been given at the front desk out of his pocket. He was nervous about starting at Dalton. It was his senior year. He really wished he was back at his old school. He missed all his friends, and everything. He wrinkled his nose at the smell that came out of the room. It smelled like cigarettes, and alcohol. Nick coughed over-whelmed by the smell. He tossed his bag on the unmade bed, and walked over to the window. He opened it, and stuck his head out. He breathed deeply, inhaling the crisp autumn hair.
"What, the hell do you think your doing?" said a voice behind Nick. Nick turned, slightly startled. His eyes widened when he saw the attractive blonde in front of him.
"I was airing the room." Nick said confidently, no matter how attractive, he wasn't going to be intimidated by the taller boy. He knew the type, school bad ass. Nick had dealt with them before. However, he didn't think this was the real blonde. It almost seemed like a mask, a front the boy put up around people, and Nick was determined to get around it.
"I'm Nick Duval." Nick said holding out his hand.
"Jeff Sterling." Jeff said, ignoring the hand. Nick rolled his eyes, and let his hand fall.
"Well, I guess I'll just unpack my stuff." Nick said. He smiled at Jeff, and Jeff felt his heart flutter. Wait, what? Jeff Sterling did not get fluttery. Even when sexy brunettes who didn't know what was good for them randomly turned up in his room. Jeff glanced over at the brunette who was starting to unpack the suitcase on his bed. Jeff watched as the boy accidentally knocked something out of the suitcase, and he bent down to pick it up. Jeff had to bite his lip to stop himself from groaning. Damn, that was a nice ass. Jeff rolled over.
"Don't even think about, Jeff. Your to messed up for a relationship, and you know he'd be that type. He's not the type for a casual fling. Don't even think about it.", he told himself.
A couple days later, Nick was walking through the halls of Dalton. He was really starting to like the school. He just wished his roommate would actually acknowledge his existance. No matter how hard Nick tried he was attracted to the blonde, even if he was an asshole. But Jeff stubbornly refused to even look at Nick. They shared a room! Do you know how awkward it was? Nick was ready to pull his hair out. He wanted to get to know Jeff. The real Jeff, but Jeff acted like Nick didn't exist. So Nick decided to do something about it.
After classes were over Nick walked into his Jeff's room, with a determined gleam in his eyes. He put his books down on the desk and turned to Jeff.
"Look, I want you to stop ignoring me." he said, hands on his hips. Jeff looked up at him, and gave him a look
"And what if I don't?" Jeff said.
"I know this isn't you Jeff. I know that you hide behind your big bad mask. You make everybody out there believe that's who you really are, but I know it's not. So, you can stop pretending!"
Jeff jumped up, glaring angrily at the brunette. "Well, maybe it's not a mask!" he stormed out the door. Nick sighed as the door slammed shut. Did he just ruin everything?