Brown and blue; two colours that just don't look good together. Like green and pink, they just don't work. But I guess eyes are different because when Isaac and Scott stand side by side, one with the most amazing blue eyes that just take your breath away and the other with the most adorable chocolate brown eyes you could just melt in, it just works.

The first time Isaac saw Scott, he knew, he knew right there, right then, that there was something, something between them, but Scott, he didn't even notice. He looked straight past Isaac as if he didn't even exist. Isaac wasn't surprised. Nobody noticed him, no one saw his bruises or his scars, or maybe people did see and they just didn't care. This was in seventh grade, and even since moving up through the grades and into high school Isaac never once forgot about his beautiful brown eyes.

They are juniors, and Isaac, maybe just to please his dad, or maybe to try and actually talk to Scott, who knows, decides to try out for lacrosse. It's difficult and painful. Every time he is tackled or nudged it hurts him five times more than any other player, his bruises don't show, but the slightest touch makes him wince in pain, but he ignores it. Just pushes past the pain. He makes first line.

Scott as co-captain comes up and slaps him on the back as congratulations, Isaac beams back at him. Jackson his other captain just smirks and whispers in his ear,

'Maybe this can be an excuse for the bruises.'

Shocked and disgusted Isaac turns and runs, off the field and into the forest. The asshole knew. How dare he? Of course he knows, they live across the road, he must have seen, but he has done nothing. He knew, he knew what Isaac's father did to him but he just sat back and watched, he smirked and made fun of him because of it. How dare he?

Back on the field Scott is standing dumb struck, his werewolf hearing, which Jackson knows about, caught every word, what Jackson whispered and Isaac's screams of fury from deep within the trees. Without even thinking Scott turns and runs, straight in the same direction Isaac went, he uses his nose and his ears to find him. When he does find him Isaac is collapsed against a log, head in hands and knees pulled up to his chest. He is crying softly to himself now and without all his gear Scott can see him, can really see the bruises and the scars, the year of pain he must have been put through. It makes him feel sick. Sick right down to his stomach, how could someone do that to someone?

Isaac obviously hasn't heard Scott approach because when he accidently steps on a twig and it snaps, breaking the eerie silence, Isaac jumps, he looks round frantically, terrified of what might be out there. When Scott comes into view, he almost looks relieved, but then frightened once more. Scott can hear his heart beating, hammering against his chest, so fast he thinks it might explode, his cheeks are flushed pink, and he gets up stammering,

'O-o-oh sc -Scott , w-what are you d-d-oing here? W-why did you follow me? '

Scott doesn't understand,

'We're teammates now, and teammates look out for each other and it was obvious you were upset. I heard what Jackson said, I don't really understand but whatever it is, you don't have to worry. Whoever is giving you a hard time and giving you those bruises you have an entire team to back you up now. Team is like a family, Jackson is just the cousin no one really wants around but we just put up with.'

This earns Scott a flash of a smile, but it's gone as soon as it came though when it sinks in that this is Scott, his crush of almost six years, talking to him, making him smile. He turns to run, but Scott grabs his arm,

'Where do you think you're going?'

'H-h-ome?' Isaac stammers out, Scott once again looks confused,

'What about class? And practice? We need you man, you're our new winger!'

Isaac shakes his head in confusion about why Scott McCall talking to him, why Scott McCall is being nice to him. This just doesn't happen in real life, people don't reach out and make conversation with Isaac Lahey, it's just not done. It makes absolutely no sense to him; he cannot get his head around why this was happening. If they were around friends now would Scott speak to him in school, in front of people? He knew Scott was a nice guy but he seriously doubted it.

Scott turns and starts walking back to the school, beckoning Isaac to walk with him and Isaac obeys, too confused to disagree any further as he catches up Scott turns and looks him straight in the eyes,

'You know, you have the most beautiful blue eyes,'

Without another word he turns and runs back to school calling Isaac to follow him and not to get lost. Isaac could have sworn, sworn down on his life that he saw a hint of a blush on Scott's cheeks as he had turned.