~Star Crossed~
"With less than a minute to score, Duncan is passed the ball, dodges defense, shoots...and with a swoosh, makes the basket and wins the game! Your new state champions...the Rams!" The scene had played out in Gabriel Duncan's dreams many times before. This time though, it was for real. He was the winner, the champion, the king. He found himself with his arms still out stretched from where the ball had once been and looked around. His head might've been at the state championship game but in reality, he was still only just in his own driveway in Denver, Colorado, by himself.
Gabe was fourteen, and it was his last day of summer vacation before he ventured into the deep, dark abyss of high school. He had been waiting for this day to come for a while now. Middle school hadn't been too bad, aside from the numerous disciplinary actions he had faced, and the numbers of girls that had turned him down. He had always been just a tad on the chubby side and although he was one of the most intelligent and cunning kids in his school, he had been naïve when it came to the things that mattered at that age, such as sex. He was a day away from being a freshman and the farthest he had gone with a girl was making out and that just wasn't acceptable. This year would be different though. The summer had been kind to him. He attended a basketball camp which helped turn whatever unwanted flab he possessed into muscle, while puberty deepened his voice and made him grow to 5'10. Ah, yes, he was ready.
"Hey, retard!" Gabe's self possessed thoughts had been interrupted when a familiar booming voice startled him. He turned around although he already knew who the voice belonged to. It was none other than his best friend, Alexander Elric, wearing his typical sporty attire of basketball shorts, basketball shoes, and a black Speedo tee shirt. "You suck," the blond joked with a smirk and a motion that asked for Gabe to pass the ball. Alex had always lived right down the block, but he and Gabe met in 6th grade when they were in the same gym class together. They had both been the trouble makers of the class, which instantly caused them to befriend each other. Gabe was always the one with the master plan while Alex was the one who Gabe would dare to do it, to which he usually always did. They balanced each other out. While Gabe was the brains of the pair, Alex was the brawn. He had always been tall for his age, and naturally good at every sport he tried. He and Gabe played basketball together in junior high and although Gabe was pretty good at it, Alex had always been the best.
Gabe shrugged and threw the ball over to Alex. "That's not what your mom said last night." Any trace of a smirk on Alex's face disappeared as he narrowed his hazel eyes and whipped the ball at Gabe's crouch, to which luckily Gabe had been fast enough to block.
"Hey, not cool bro," Alex warned. Although Alex was as much as a joker as Gabe, the one thing he didn't stand for was people joking about his mom. Even after five kids, Mrs. Elric was the epitome of a MILF and all the guys in school had joked with Alex about fucking her. Most of them weren't as lucky as Gabe and usually ended up in a headlock or with a black eye.
"I know, man," Gabe laughed, passing the ball back to Alex. "I'm kidding."
"You know, your mom's hot too, Duncan," Alex started as he caught the ball. "so I wouldn't start with me if I were you cause I've had a lot of nice dreams about her that I'd love to tell you about."
"Alright," Gabe interrupted, shuddering. "New subject."
Alex laughed and jogged up to the net, and using his height of 6'1 to his advantage, slam dunked the ball into it. After he let go of the net he looked over to Gabe. "Shit, school's tomorrow."
"You're not excited?" Gabe asked him, surprised. When Alex responded with a confused look, Gabe continued. "We're in high school now, Elric. We can get away with so much more now. And we'll be driving soon. There's gonna be legit parties. Oh, and not to mention the senior girls."
Alex nodded. "True, but do you think we could really get girls that much older than us? We're still just freshmen, you know."
"It doesn't matter," Gabe explained. "This is a new year, a new beginning for us. It's just like a New Year's resolution. And my resolution is to experience it all. Not just experience it, but master it. It's gonna be our year. Are you with me, or what?"
Alex took a moment to think about it, and then nodded. "Of course."
"That's what I thought," Gabe said, flashing his best friend his infamous evil smile. "I'll see you tomorrow dude. Bright and early."