Chapter one

(A/N: I decided to make this fic after reading 'Meeting the Family' by Jessica499499. [If you're reading this, I'm a big fan and waiting for more of Betwixt] It was mentioned in the said fic that Noah was turning down both girls and GUYS. And I'm thinking, 'what guys?' So here, this is a little fic of how I pictured how that turned out]

It was his birthday. Noah dreaded his birthday. He can't help it, he started dreading it years ago, because it was the same day his parents died years ago. They were driving home from acquiring the only autographed basketball signed especially out to Noah Nixon from his all-time favorite basketball team. Then, they just turned EVO. Providedence had no choice but to take them down.

Rex wasn't there yet.

What's worse they confiscated the basketball, deeming it contaminated. The one last keepsake, and it had to be taken and remain undelivered.

He didn't really blame Providence, they were doing their job. His father told him countless times that even if it's not an agreeable one and even one majority disliked, a job was a job. You simply couldn't tell anyone how to do his or her job if it wasn't yours to do. Noah understood that and knew the safety of the majority mattered most, so if his gift could've done more harm than good, then there's nothing he could do but let providednce do his job.

Besides, if he blamed Providence for doing what they had no other choice to do, he would technically be blaming his crush for not being around yet to give them another choice. Rex was still in a previous lifetime/lifestyle and it's not like he had much say in the matter when his amnesia decided to kick in.

When Noah came clean to his bestfriend about being hired by White to be friends with him, and the ravenette was extremely upset over it when he first knew. Now, even if Noah cleared it with him that he did care for the EVO as a friend(and more, but he didn't come clean with that part, nor is he planning to) and even if Rex forgave Noah for it, the blond wasn't sure if that were entirely true and decided to be careful not to offend the EVO beyond their casual banter.

He just didn't want to lose Rex like he almost did that day. (see the Lockdown episode)

Anyway, the basketball loss wasn't really the reason at that moment why he was dreading his birthday. He got over it a long time again. His real problem was...

"No-no! another guy's in the phone for you!"

Noah rolled his eyes and sighed deeply, debating whether or not to tell his sister to simply hung up, then finally deciding he wasn't going to play the part of an arrogant jerk. "Okay, passed it on to my line."

The blond sat up from his bed and waited for his telephone to get the line. A red light shone and Noah picked up the receiver.

"Whoever it is, I don't do dates, so I will not go out with you, or your friend. Yes, I'm a natural blond, No, I am not asexual, I'm just not dating now, and..."

There was a familiar snicker at the other end and the blond blushed to his hairline. "Dude, Noah, you lady-killer, you..."

"R-Rex!"

"The one and only, and chill, I' not calling to ask you for a date. I don't swing that way."

Sadly, The one guy he would say yes to if asked out, and it had to be Rex, his bestfriend, and straight as hell. "Okay, so try me, why did you call for?"

"I'm calling from a payphone..."

"Which you used your nanites to use, defeating the purpose of it being called a pay-phone."

"Yeah, whatever, and..."

"Wait, why are you calling from a payphone?"

"I left my phone in Providence and I can't go back because I'd get caught since I snuck out, now let me finish, dude." Rex snapped. "I'm bored, like, crazy bored. When I told Six, he told me to go to Callan for hardcore training. And after battling EVOs I just ain't up to it, and Holiday suggested for me to take some R&R and do those meditating excercises, but that would worsen boredom!"

[Rex: "Ohhmm, ohhmm, ohhmm...My gosh this is boring!" LOL Sorry, I just had to interject that]

Noah snickered and listened on. "So what do you want me to do about it?"

"Let me crash your place! Let's play video games."

"I wouldn't mind, but my gran's out, and my sister's just about to go out. She just came home from school like I did, but instead of doing homework, she rather goes out with friends. My house is off-limits to any company without Gran present."

"Aw, fine. I guess I can settle with kicking your butt at b-ball again."

The blond snorted. "Since when did you kick my butt before I could kick yours?"

"Remember Basics?"

"We agreed it was a draw?"

"Maybe you did."

"No, I remember clearly it was a mutual agreement."

"How about those prankings?"

"I got you in the face, and you lost your control with your nanites."

"Are we gonna meet up or banter?"

"You started it."

"See you in a few then, I'll be at the court by 5. If you ain't on the dot, I win the first round alreay."

"Knowing you, that's the only way you can win, by default."

"We'll see about that! bye Noe."

"See ya then."

Noah hung up. He glanced at his digital clock, 4:30. Plenty of time. He grabbed his green comando jacket and his house keys. He headed down stairs and saw that there were no more house keys left on the hook, so he figured his sister was already out. He grabbed a cookie from the jar, deciding to get another incase Rex wanted one, and headed out.