Pittsburgh 2011
"WHATTTT! You kiss a boy! Who? When? Shriek a wild curly brown hair girl with honey skin, bouncing in her seat.
"Geez Daph. Are you trying to make me deaf?" says a young lad of the same age. "Wa... Wait! You are not...? Urm... I mean you are not surprised that it's ..
"A boy?" continues the girl, she roll her eyes in a bored look. "JUSTIN TAYLOR! How long did we have known each other?" Brown eyes staring at baby blues. Holding the boy in her gaze, searching, questioning, and resentment? The boy is unsure.
And then a mischievous glint grazes the brown orbs. And the owner of the orbs breaks into a wide smile. Before the boy able to response, a brown hand smack him squarely on the shoulder accompanied by a loud shriek. "DUH! I had been waiting for you to come out like... FOREVER! So spill! Who is this boy? Is he hot? A classmate? How's the kiss? Where did you do it? Is it French? Was it your first?
"Wowww... Hold yer horses Daph, one by one pleaseeee." Answers the boy. A pair of blue eyes trying to assess the situation, and the girl in front of her. While rubbing his sore shoulder. Seeing no resentment nor judgment he take a breath of relief and break into a goofy smile, trying to recall back his kiss."
Dreamy voice and eyes answered the inquisitive girl "it's Hobbs... Chris H..." The boy didn't has the chance to finish. His voice was drown by the girl's squeal.
"OMIGOD! OMIGOD! Scream the girl; her arm grabs the boy shoulder while jumping in her seat. "HE IS FUCKING HOTT!" say the two youngsters in unison. They erupt in laughter and throw their backs to the throng of pillows on the couch. Brown curly locks overlapping with silver blonde hair.
"Shit I can't believed it's Hobbs, I thought he is straight" says the girl. "Yeah, me too. If I know this I will act on my crush for him sooner." answers the blonde. "So what happen?" Daphne's faces perks up with curiosity.
"Well, Jenkin's detention is what happened. Chris was ordered to clean up the gymnastics' club store room. So I thought I gave him a hand. And a hand I give," says the blonde in a wicked smile.
It took a second for the girl to get the double meaning. "Justin! You perv! You give the guy a hand job on the first contact?"
"Well we got horny. We were taking a break after from all the cleaning. So we were on the floor sitting next to each other sharing a can of coke. He starts talking about some chicks, he got a boner, I got mine after I saw his. The next thing I know my hand move on it's own, unzip his fly, grab that hot rod and start jerking him off!
"Wow. That sounds really hot! And then and then? Did u guys do it?"
"Well I would say we almost did. Chris grab me forcefully onto his lap and start rubbing all over against me and groping my ass while I'm still jerking him off. He start kissing me when suddenly Mr. Jenkins came in the store room."
"WHATTTT! Did he caught the two of..." says Daphne in alarm. "No" answer Justin hastily. "We were at the other side of the store room blocked by some gymnastic stuff inside. So he didn't see a thing"
"So what's happened afterwards?"
Chris has to go back to work with Jenkins there and I was late for my art club. But before I left the room Chris asked me to wait up for him on Friday. After his swimming practice.
"OMIGOD Justin! He is asking you for a date?"
"Come on Daph it's most probably just a walk home, can't count that as a date" replied Justin while rolling his eyes.
"Its a date!" says Daphne, while throwing a pillow to the blond "It's not!" Replied Justin. With a counter attack armed with pillows as ammunition. "It's a date! It's not! It's a date! It's not!" Both teenagers erupt in giggles and laughter. Pillows scattered around the floor.
"So how was it? Your first kiss with a boy?"
Suddenly out of nowhere a little girl came into the room and skipping around the couch where they lay while doing sing-a-long. "Justin-kiss-a-boy... Justin-kiss-a-boyyy"
"Molly!" shout Justin. "Shut up!" told the blond to the younger strawberry one, while trying to catch her.
The little blond fury dash to the corner of the wall and try to make her escape. She was stopped on her track with an incoming body behind the wall. And so did Justin. "Mummmm Justy is trying to bully me," says the little girl. "Justin honey, what are you doing running around chasing your sister, and you kissed a boy?"
Justin stays frozen in his track and so does his heart beat. He plans to come out to his parents, but not now. It's too soon, and not like this. He is not ready for it. "Mummm, I... I can explain," says Justin warily.
Jennifer saw fear in her son's face, and realize her mistake. "Oh honey, I don't mean it like that," says Jennifer. She grabs Justin's shoulder gently and hugged him while stroking his hair that is the same color with hers.
"Yo- you -mean... you are not angry with me?" Says Justin timidly in between their hugs. "Of course not honey... I love you. You are my son," says Jennifer creating a gap between them and stares lovingly into her son's eyes.
Justin saw no resentment in his mother's eyes. The pair of older blues only emits... Love... "So this boy, is he your boyfriend?" asked Jennifer. "No mum, although I hope him to be. He is just a classmate" "Well just a classmate do not kissed each other" says Jennifer knowingly. "Introduce him to me if he upgrade to a boyfriend."
Justin looks up in surprise, unable to believe his ears. "You mean? You approve me to date a guy?" Jennifer breaks into a smile "Of course honey, is about time for boys your age."
"Ohhhh thank youu mummm!" replied a joyful Justin while throwing himself to his mum for a hug.
"I want a hug too" says Molly. The three blondes huddled together in a group hug, witnessed by the brown hair sitting by the couch.
"Mrs. Taylor is soooo understanding. Justin is a lucky kid," thought Daphne. "I guess is in this modern age people are more tolerant towards alternative lifestyle. Maybe i can turn gay too," thought the petite brunet momentarily. "Nahhh I prefer it hot and hard!"
Later that night...
That went well, thought Justin is soaking in the bathtub. I wonder how dad will react? Well no way to know since be won't be back soon from his business trip, thought the blonde silently.
He raised his fingers to his cherry full lips. His first kiss. It felt good. Really good. He is sure is horny and Chris is making him horni-er. But is he ready for a relationship? He doesn't know. He is 17 years old and as horny as 17 years old can be. But does be loves Chris?
As any healthy gay boy around, Justin wants to lose his virginity soon. But deep down the blonde is a romantic by heart. He wanted to have his first with someone he love. And he is uncertain with his feelings with Chris.
Well see how it goes tomorrow after his practice thought Justin. He leans back to the tub and soak his pale lithe body deeper to the increasing warmth. He turns the water faucet more to fill on the water faster while relishing the storeroom incident. Hmmmm rubbing against that hard toned muscular body felt really good.
Justin mind starts to wonder and he starts to recall back what happened later during the art club. There are two, Justin thought to himself. Two incidents that happened. While Justin and a handful of his art club members were doing a life drawing of tropical fishes in an aquarium. He thought he heard something.
It was faint. Barely a whisper. But he thought he heard a voice calling him. "Little boy..." and the voice came from the direction of the aquarium. He felt a strange pull towards it. It... It's almost felt hypnotic.
He was not sure whether is it the beautiful charm of the aquatic swimmers inside the transparent square box or something else. Whatever it is, it's holding his gaze in its charm. Suddenly his gaze was broken when one of his class member get up from her seat and making an exit out of the club's room. At that exact moment, when her body obscures his gaze, he heard a loud splash. The next thing he know the aquarium exploded out of nowhere.
But it's started to get even stranger. His club member that blocked his view earlier was on the floor out of shock completely dry. While his face was grazed by droplets of seawater. And his distance was three times more than his Club mate on the floor.
And it does not stop there. He takes a look around the faces of the rest of his club mates. It was completely dry. Some of them was sprang up from their sit on to their two feet when the explosion happened. Then one by one start to turn their faces around towards Justin with peculiar looks on their faces.
Justin tried to stand up to get a better view of the situation. Then he realize why all eyes are on him. The aquarium explode to one direction... His...
That's not all, only then he get a good look of the aquarium. The square box of glass is still intact. But all the water that was inside is now on the floor making a puddle mess that scarily forming to one line. Starting from the aquarium to where Justin standing. And the line of water breaks to a few curvy streaks of wafer that scarily looking like a claw. As if it is trying to make a grab on Justin. The tropical fishes that was inside the aquarium scattered in a circle around him on the floor, wriggling vigorously. Trying to cling to their dear life.
The teachers can't explain what happened. Luckily no one was hurt. But Justin can't shake the feeling that he was being targeted. Yeah right, I'm being targeted by seawater and tropical fishes. That's sound really ridiculous even for his ear. Get a hang of yourself Taylor, thought Justin warily. He adjusted himself on the tub and realizes that the water had filled two-third of the tub.
Ahhh that feels good, thought Justin. He readjusted his body to sink in fully to the water. Feeling the warmth slowly seeping to every pore of his body. He needs that after the tremulous events of the day. He took a deep breath and sink in his full blonde head together with rest of his body.
His mind starts to wonder again. Few seconds had passes...suddenly be realized that the water has turned icy cold!
He raised his head in alarmed to the surface of the water. He releases a gasp of oxygen once he is out of the surface and tries to get a grip in the tub and pull himself out.
"Little boy..." it's that voice again. Thought Justin. The voice sounds clearly sinister to Justin ear, instilling fear to his very core. His survival instinct kicks in. He breaks in cold sweat and his entire body trying to make a break out of the tub. Suddenly a streak of water flies from the tub and strangled him by the neck. Pulling him back inside he water.
The previous tub size depth felt tenfold the size. Justin tried to fight the water for his dear life. He kick and wriggle but the water grip him even tighter than before
"Come little boy... You are mine!" a woman's voice... Followed by an evil laughter. Justin eyes break open in alarmed and take in his surroundings. On top of him was the surface of the water. An arm length…
Then suddenly he noticed a shawl of green by his side. He squint his eyes to readjust underwater. It's a leaf! From his mother's tropical plants by the bathtub.
He raised his arm and makes a grab of it. With all his might he pulls it into the water and hit it hard to the bottom of the tub.
In a split second he felt the water loosen his hold on him. In that moment he push himself out of the tub to the bathroom floor coughing madly while trying to gasp for air.
"Justin are you alright?" scream a worried stricken Jennifer Taylor. She heard the loud noise from the broken pot and rush to the bathroom. Her feet stop dead in her track when she saw the scene unfold in front of her eyes. He saw Justin sprawl on the floor. Coughing madly, and gasping for air. Half of the water from the tub is on the floor. How it gets there she has no idea. And in the middle of the bathtub is the wreckage of pots of plants and bottles of toiletries.
"Honey, what happen?" ask a worried Jennifer. She squat down with a piece of towel to cover her son while helping him to sit up on the floor. Justin eyes took a moment on the wreckage in front of him. Then a realization dawn on him amidst his stormy mind. "I HAVE TO STAY OUT OF WATER"
Next Monday, Saint Andrew High School
"Justin! Justin!" Justin turns around and stops his steps to the sound of his called. And come face to face with a muscular-blond. "Chris" escapes his Justin's pouty lips.
God he is so fucking beautiful, thought Chris. "Did you forget our date on Friday?" asked the inquiring green eyes. "Oh" blush Justin. Rose color kissed his skin. He is even more beautiful when he blushed.
"Urm , I, I'm sorry Chris." Says a pair of timid baby blues to the taller greens. "I didn't forget, it just that... Uh ... It's..." stuttered Justin. Trying to find the right word and meet Chris's crest-fallen face. "Oh no" thought Justin, he think I'm trying to rejected him."
Justin lithe artist pale hands try to make a grab on the taller blonde's muscular arm. A pair of pleading baby blues peering to the taller blonde's greens. "I cant get near water"' blurted Justin. "Well it's partially true" thought Justin warily.
Chris' green eyes trying to read the smaller blonde. He saw genuine fear in Justin face. He raised his hand and grab the smaller pale hand. He took it in his larger hands and strokes it assuringly.
"Justin. You should tell me that you are scared of water. I understand... Although I do want to show off my swimming skill to you." smiled Chris sheepishly.
The vision of Chris in his tight swimming trunks is very tempting. But however tempting it was, Justin knows he has to stay out of water for the time being until he figures out what is going on. Justin answered the taller blond with a tiny smile. He is not sure where is this going but it seems Chris is buying whatever it is.
"Let's go somewhere... dry ... Later?" asked Chris. Justin looks at the sky. It looks like rain clouds are forming. He frowns and remembered he has to stay out of water. I guess that is including rains.
"Erm I dunno, It looks like it's gonna rain." answered Justin. "But I love to," added Justin hastily, scared to offend Chris even more. "Can we take a rain check?" smiled Justin reassuringly.
After school
It rain during class. The sun is out so it's safe for me to be out too, thought Justin, trying to convinced himself. I just have watch out for puddle of water. "Let's grab a bite," says the taller blonde. The two blondes ended up at McDonald and ordered their value meals. They grab their trays of order and sit down to wolf down their meal. Chris began to unpack his two big Mac burgers, and three pieces of fried chicken and realize that his dining companion is not doing his and caught him staring. "What?" ask Chris. "Is this joint ok with you, if not we can go somewhere else."
Justin realized what Chris is trying to say and counter attack his question. "Chris, relax I'm not a girl! A dude have their meals with burger and fries." says Justin with a big grin. "Then why are you staring at me?" asked the bigger blonde "Well it's the first time I saw someone eat as much as you!" giggled Justin.
"Hey!" I'm a growing boy" says the bigger blonde while throwing a piece of fries to Justin. The repertoire goes on a healthy banter between the two boys.
After dinner
"Arghhh I'm stuffed, I need to walk off the food," says Chris. "Let's talk a walk at the park."
The blonde pair makes their way to the nearest park. It was after the rain. So the air is nice and fresh. You can smell the damp soil and the slight chill in the air. Many joggers, kids, dogs, and baby strollers roam about the park.
"Hey look that's a morning star," pointed a kid in the park. Justin takes a look on the sky and there it is. A morning star? That's odd thought Justin. I thought it only came out in the morning. This is nice, he think. He glances sideways and takes a look at his bigger companion. How I wish we could walk as a couple in public. If we are considered one, sigh Justin.
Chris caught his sigh, and read Justin's mind. "Let's climb that hill," says Chris. His long legs make a climb to the hill and he reach the top easily. Justin smaller stride tried to climb the hill slowly but his smaller frame was stuck near the top. "Come grab my hand" offered the bigger blonde. Small pale hand grasps the offering hand. The muscular hand makes a grasp of the smaller one while the other tried to encircle Justin's slim waist. Chris lost his footing and stumbled backwards-dragging Justin on top of him. The smaller blonde is secured in Chris bigger frame. Their nose comes face to face. Chris looks at the pale blonde beauty on top of him. Justin licked his pink cherry lips nervously, and Chris lost it. He devours Justin lips forgetting where he was.
"Faggots!" shout an old passerby. The two boys take in their surrounding and realize where they were. Justin tried to stand up and offers his hand to Chris. The two blondes swipe off the dirt from their uniform's pants. "Let's go that way" says Chris, pointing to a nearby jogging track. Justin follows through and didn't take in his surrounding carefully. "Splash." His foot accidentally step in to a big puddle of water on the track." "YOU ARE MINE!" The same sinister voice rings loudly in his head, only this time it was amplified, stronger. "CHRIS!" he tried to scream, but no voice comes out from his lips. He was unable to move, nor scream. And slowly Justin felt his body drown to the puddle….to the nothingness underneath…..