Chapter One
"Anything But Girls"
The moment Mrs. Parker, Kyle's mom, answered the door Niklas Shepard knew something was wrong.
She invited him in had he take his jacket off, with a sigh she told him that Kyle was up in his room, and he been in his room most of the morning. For the life of her, she cannot figure what goes on in the head of her son. He stuck in his room refusing to talk with her and Mrs. Parker was losing her patients with him.
"Maybe he'll talk to you," there hint of annoy in her voice had she left him by the door.
He was not worried too much, Kyle can be stubborn and get in these moods where he does not talk. Had he came to his friend's bedroom, the door was not closed tight, and he slightly push the door open has he came into the room.
The auburn haired boy was sitting on the bed, his knees were against his chest had he wore his headphones on but no music was playing. The boy seems not to notice that Niklas had come in his room, and sat on the bed next to him.
Both boys sat in silent had Niklas look around the room as he wait for him to speak. He knew when Kyle get like this the best thing for him to do is nothing, if he want to talk he would but if you pressure him to talk, like his mother had, get you no where.
Slowly the silent was lift had he heard Kyle murmured it was startling had he not expecting him to speak and he turn to look at him. What he said came out of the blue.
"Jeremy is gone, Walter just said; we're moving out, and then he was gone with Jerry," there was a saddest in his voice; a tear was in his eye.
He seen the way Kyle would play with Jeremy, his brother, and he wish that he play with him like how he played with his brother, just because they are friends instead of brothers. Niklas guess he was jealous about Jeremy, sometimes he teased him a lot through he really liked him.
"I said you can't do that, he's my brother!"
They were not really brothers, Kyle's mother and Jeremy's dad were not married still he never knew that they could take him away.
Sitting up he turned facing Niklas had he slipped his headphones off. "But they said, don't be stupid, you aren't related!"
Unfortunately, he said the first thing that went through his mind. "He's got all my Katy Perry CDs," before he realize his mistake, he felt a CD case ricochet of his blond head, it charge him to fell onto the bed rubbing his head.
He has never snapped like that before. It feels like his heart had sunk to his feet, realized he had hit his best friend. He had to apologize.
"I'm sorry, Nicky, I didn't mean to hurt you," the whole time he have known him, Kyle ever touched him so gentle had he sank with his whole body weight down on his back and bum, rubbing his arm and squeezing him. He heard him, sobbing against him. "It hurts so badly."
Ever have a moment when it feel like time seem to stand still had the rest of the world faded away leaving just the two of you. Well, that how it felt for Niklas had he sighed in a deep relief; Kyle had to notice how much he was enjoying his touch.
Niklas could feel his heart pounding slowly but heavily against his chest had an unspoken agreement, has they rolled together on their sides and Kyle held his friend tight had he felt his moist breath on back.
For about tem minutes or so the boys were laying in silence, heard somebody coming up the stairs, they got up, expecting the door to open.
He was blushing deeply from warm strange feeling; Kyle was still sniffing from his tears.
It's an average Sunday morning; the sun gleam in the room had an eleven year old boy stir in the bed.
"Niklas it time to get up," the voice belong to his mother, Diana Shepard had she called from the kitchen.
Sitting up on the bed, he had that dream again, the one where he was lying naked on a bed has he was wrapped in Kyle's naked embrace. It had been a few days since he learn that Jeremy was gone, and some how he felt like he embarrassed Kyle, so he never mention it.
For some reason he can't seem to forgot, what happen between him and Kyle on that day. Maybe a part of him always wonders, what Kyle had thought about cuddling on his bed; another part wish he had the courage to walk up to him and tell him-what would he tell him?
He never really thought about what he would tell him, how he gets butterflies every times he's with him. With all these feeling had he thought of Kyle, knowing he can't tell him or it would probably destroy their friendship.
So he wrote his feelings down on paper in a form of a Letter.
Hidden himself behind a tree his water pistol pressed against his chest had he held his breath. He was now low on ammo he had Kyle in his sights but he slip away before he got a clear shot. As he exhaled his breath, peeking around the tree, he was gone. Now where did he go? He thought as he was right behind him had he take chases.
"Don't tell me I lost him?"
He came around the tree had he gotten two steps before he felt a wet sensation. It was a trap. And he walked right into it. Using Kyle had belt was clever, had he was spray by water again. His hidden best friend came out from the bushes with smirk on his face.
"I know a person owe me a Dr. Pepper," had he shot him again from his water pistol.
He and Jason Schell had been best friends as long as they both could remember, there were times where they had lost their way, and they always find their way back.
"Okay, I surrender now that you're captured me, guess you gonna tie me up?" he held his wrists out.
"Geez, Niklas, don't play that 'I'm the helpless prisoner' shit again," believe he kisses his mother with that mouth, was getting annoy with him for being a sissy the one thing Jason cannot stand.
"Careful, Jason, the other day he even asked me if we could practice kissing," stepping out from behind a tree, Kyle came over to join them.
That hurt it was not he's intended to hurt the feeling of Niklas. He only ask Kyle to practice kissing, since he was afraid he'd do something wrong, cause he didn't have any experience with girls. It still hurt that he would share a secret like that.
"I don't think we should," they turn to Jason. "Have any secrets not from each other."
His friends looked at him had he spoke, "If we're such good friends, why should we?" a question was left, had silence fell the trio.
Still angry with Kyle, he walk up to him cross his arms had he demand. "Then be honest: Do you've any experience with girls?"
"Sure…Eh…nnnot yet," blushing had he tried to think of an answer.
"Well Jason, wouldn't you like to try all that stuff; hugging, kissing, without having to wait till you're got a girlfriend?" what was said next hurt him more than anything in this world.
"Yeah, okay…but why would I wanna try it with you?"
The blond boy just turn his head in misbelieve. Try not to let him see had his words had upset him; he glanced down at his feet. He thinks of him had ugly, that why he don't want to hug or kiss him. Without lifted his eyes he murmured.
"Am I too ugly for you?"
"C'mon, you know you're cutes…It's just," Kyle interrupted.
"Why don't just tell us what you want?"
He felt his body jerked as he look to his friends a look of deer in headlights terror covered his face. How do I tell him…I get butterflies every time he's near and if they tell?
"Swear to me, that you won't tell anybody," inside he pray that his friends would keep it between them.
After they both swore they wouldn't tell Niklas again take a liking to his feet. His mouth tried to move words out but nothing came. His thoughts raced, took one last deep breath; he squared his eyes to his friends.
"Well…cause we're boys we're supposed to go and hug and kiss girls…but I don't really want to do it like that.
When Kyle was so sad about Jeremy, he squeezed me and held me tight and I realized that I like that better. I want to get hugged and…even kissed but how can I tell a girl?" the words spilled out of Niklas' mouth like water over a breached dam.
"So, now you know, guess I'm weird, huh?" he finished. They both looked at each other dumbfounded before turning back to their blond friend.
"Aww, I thought you were gonna tell us a real secret, some thing strange and twisted," classic Jason's respond, so he was not surprise to hear that his best friend, he known along time like to be hug and be kissed.
"Yeah, I already knew that, somehow I noticed that you lose every wresting match and you like to get tied up-" he been interrupted.
"It kinda kinky, for my taste," he just rolled his eyes at Jason.
"Anyway, it's good to know for sure," he said.
The forest fell quiet has there were nothing more to be said. His brown eyes glance from Niklas to Jason and back, his words echo in his head there shouldn't be secrets between us. In all of Kyle's life there had always been him and his mom, only rarely her boyfriends would have children, but her relationships never last for more than a few months.
The longest relationship she had was with Jeremy's dad, it had last about four years. He and Jeremy both had hope that their parents would marry, even that relationship came to a close and with it he had to say bye to the only person he would ever called, my brother.
He realizes what was standing right in front of him. It was staring at him all this time and he didn't realize it until now-his mom's boyfriend come and goes but these two would always be here, they're his best friends.
"I got something to say, too."
The quiet was short life had Kyle turned to his two best friends and in a serious tone spoke. "Since I've been alone with my mom, I know how important you guys are to me, and what good friends we are."
The boys were quiet, had he spoke again. "How about a pact that we'll always tell each other the truth, about our wishes, our needs…fears and dreams."
Both boys turned to look at Kyle before they look at each other. "An agreed!" both spoke of their agreement for the pact.
He smiled.
"So I wanna know," with his arms cross, Niklas look Kyle in the face, wanted to know how he felt about. "When we laid on your bed and hugged, did you like it?"
"Yes."
"Would you wanna do it again?"
"YES!"
"-good."
A smile crept on his face, how Kyle wanted to hold him tight and not let him out. Had friends were talking he allow his mind to wander has he usually do when he is alone, or he is bored. It was only when he hears his name the brown haired boy noticed their attention turn toward him.
"Well Jason, it's your turn."
There was a look of terrify on his face, as his friends gazed at him. "Yeah, what you like to do?" Kyle was interesting what got him so nervous all sudden.
There are secrets he would like to stay secrets. "You're just agreed to tell us every thing," Niklas said, thinking no way he is backing out of this.
"But…I can't tell you it's impossible," as he spoke he was backing away, seen his opening and ran.
He did not get far, had he forgot that Kyle is the better runner on the track team. The auburn haired boy caught up tackling him to the ground.
"Maybe, if I squeeze you a bit, you'll tell us," he slowly began to squeezes Jason, wrapping his arms around him resting his auburn head on his shoulder.
"And, I'll smooch you until you're wet," Niklas said, had his lips were pursed as he move to smooch his friend.
While he was smooching on his cheek, Jason suddenly turned and for a brief moment, his lips brush against his own. Startled he pull back has his blue eyes stared at his green eyes.
There was awkward silent had the boys stared at each other. Niklas sitting up on his knees, as Jason sat on his bottom between the legs of Kyle.
"You kiss me."
"So, you wanna know what I'd really like to do," was a nasty grin of his face, as he leaned forward.
He wrapped his arms around Niklas' waists had he squeezed his friend's backside, and Niklas learned forward giggling had he howled.
"Gees, Jason, you are naughty."
"Well, if he's naughty, I guess we've to spank him," as he spoke, Kyle began to playfully spank the naughty Jason on his rear.
After cuddling for a lot, the boys lay on the grass had they talk for a while. Each boy agreed that they would never forget their pact and they even swore always tell the truth and never let girls destroy their friendship….