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Chapter 1

SPOV

"Eric! Knock it off and hold still already, you're fucking up the lighting," I scowl out at my friend irritably as his cobalt eyes twinkle with mischief and he begins wiggling around a bit more. Such an ass. I pick up a paintbrush and hurl it at straight at his golden head, only to hit poor Godric instead.

"Ouch! Damn it, Eric, stop moving around you jackass," he grumbles out, wiping green paint from his forehead with a scowl as Eric and I share a giggle together at our friend's expense.

"Don't move, stop making that stupid face, do that again and you're toast, Mister," my golden haired friend mocks with his best impression of my voice, which isn't close at all to how I really sound as far as I'm concerned. I can only roll my eyes at him in half amusement, half annoyance.

"Sorry about the brush, Goddy," I throw out, ignoring the goofy faces Eric's shooting at me above the dark head of loose curls.

"Not your fault, Sook," he answers with a shrug before throwing an elbow into Eric's side. "We would have been done an hour ago if Numbnuts here could take something seriously for once," he sighs in mock annoyance as a shit eating grin covers Eric's classically handsome face.

"Oh, Numbnuts, huh?" he asks in mock horror, before the two of them are wresting together across the floor, completely ruining my plans for finally finishing my painting this afternoon. I suppose I should have expected as much from the two goofballs I proudly enough claim to be my very best friends.

I shrug dismissively, tossing my brushes aside before pulling my sketchbook from my weathered backpack instead. I prop myself upon my knees, listening to the all too familiar absurd, ongoing argument with an amused smirk as I begin sketching two of my very favorite muses at play.

"Oh, you're not getting away that fast, Goddy, my man," Eric mocks, dragging a growling Godric over the carpet by his stocking covered feet with a gleeful grin.

"Eric, you asshole, knock it off already!" Godric calls, struggling to get away from the much larger boy's iron-like grip.

"Mercy?" Eric questions, waggling his brows once he's shifted his hold and has Godric pinned with his arms behind his back.

"Yes, mercy, for fuck's sakes, just let me go, Dickhead," Godric grunts out before Eric is jumping up and down, crying out victoriously as he pumps his long arms in the air in triumph. "Yeah, yeah, you beat a guy half your size, great job," Godric grumbles with an eye roll before Eric lowers himself to the floor, pulling his dark haired counterpart into a bear hug.

"Oh, don't be mad at me, Goddy," he pleads, fluttering his lashes as he sticks out his bottom lip in a mock pout, bringing a snort of amusement from me before Godric rolls his eyes once more at our loveable jackass of a friend.

"Fine, you're forgiven," Godric finally tells him, earning a megawatt smile from Eric before he's helping Godric up from the floor and the two of them make their way towards me together.

"Oh, this is awful!" Eric mocks, shaking his head as he studies the painting I fear I may never finish as a small pout comes to my face. "This looks nothing like me," he continues, tilting his head as if he's studying the painting studiously as I rise to my feet, tossing my sketchpad to the side with a huff of annoyance.

"Bullshit," I throw back, shoving him playfully to bring a snort of amusement from him before he slings a long arm over my shoulder. "The resemblance is spot on, you're just not nearly as pretty as you think you are," I tease, earning a look of mock horror from him as Godric breaks into a fit of hysterical laughter.

"Well, I never," he cries out in faux humiliation before pulling both Godric and I into a tight hug. "I fear I can't let you go until you both apologize," he teases, clutching us both tightly to his defined chest as we both struggle in our much larger friend's firm hold.

"Never!" I cry out through my laughter, finally launching into a tickle attack as a last act of desperation. Godric quickly follows my lead, the two of us succeeding in bringing the big oaf to the floor with uproarious laughter before he finally loses his hold on the two of us.

The three of us are finally left breathless, sprawled out together over the floor of Eric's bedroom as a contented smile comes to my face. I love any time spent with my two cohorts and plan on spending just as much time with the two of them as humanly possible these next three months, the last months we may have to spend like this together before we'll be attending separate colleges.

"God, I'm really gonna miss you guys, you know that?" I question, rolling over and propping myself up on my elbows with a small sigh.

"Aww, you hear that? She wuvs us, Goddy," Eric teases, bringing a smirk from me as Godric shakes his head, catching my gaze with an expression I can't quite read.

GPOV

I look back and forth between my two, best friends, Sookie's words sinking in as a small frown comes to my face. I know exactly how she feels, already dreading the end of summer when the three of us will be separated by state lines for the first time in our lives.

"Yeah, it's really gonna suck, huh?" I concede with a sigh as Sookie nods her golden head in agreement.

"But we have the entire summer to spend together." Eric reminds us merrily. "We may as well make the best of it," he adds dismissively, reaching up to fluff Sookie's flowing tresses playfully to earn a playful smack from our female counterpart.

"Speaking of which," Sookie says with a grin as Eric rubs his reddened arm with an exaggerated pout. "You two are both coming to the senior party with me tonight, right?" she questions eagerly, earning dual nods from us.

"Duh," I respond as Sookie shoots me a smirk. "We're both going, but aren't you worried about running into your ass of an ex?" I question as a scowl crosses her delicate features. It's only been a week since her explosive break up with her ex after she walked in on him in a rather compromising position with another girl from our class.

"Fucking Bill Compton," she spits out, rolling her eyes with an annoyed sigh. "Can you believe I wasted my entire high school dating career with that lying slimeball? What the fuck was I thinking?" she asks, trying her best to hide the lingering pain lacing her words, though to me, one of her closest friends, it's clear as day.

"Beats me," Eric answers with a shrug. "I told you to kick his ass to the curb freshman year," he reminds her as she sticks her tongue out at him, only to earn waggling brows in return.

"Ass," she returns, shaking her head as Eric grins widely. "I hope Bill is there," she states, her shoulders thrown back proudly. "He should be reminded what a good thing he threw away cheating on me with a skank like Lorena," she spits out the other girl's name like venom as I see real hurt shining in my friend's sapphire eyes. I scoot closer, slinging my arm around her to earn a grateful smile before she rests her head upon my shoulder.

"Well, while you're busy parading your half naked ass in front of your tool of an ex, I'll be busy trying to finally add the last couple cheerleaders to my rather impressive collection," Eric informs us delightedly, rubbing his hands together with glee as we both roll our eyes at our horn dog of a friend.

"You really did earn the nickname, Viking, in more ways than one," Godric remarks, widening Eric's grin as he nods, puffing his chest out proudly.

"Damn straight I did," he responds with a wink as I can't help but chuckle at his obvious arrogance. "And just what are your big plans for the party, Goddy?" he questions, both of them turning their attention to me as I shrug.

"Don't know," I answer dismissively as a smirk pulls at Sookie's lips. I raise a questioning brow at her and as her grin widens, I can't help but wonder just what's going on in that remarkable mind of hers. "What?" I question as she nibbles her bottom lip, looking very much like she's fighting to hold back whatever it is she's obviously dying to say.

"Oh, just spill it, Sook," Eric whines, obviously just as curious as me as we see Sookie's eyes sparkling with mischief.

"I was just thinking Godric might be hoping to run into Sam at the party," she reveals as I feel my face burning with instant embarrassment. "Oh my God! It is true, isn't it!?" she cries out as I let out a loud groan, dropping my head to my hands in humiliation as she giggles ecstatically above me.

"Sam? Why the hell would he care if Merlotte was at the party?" Eric questions obliviously as I swear I blush even harder still. Could this be any more fucking embarrassing?

"Well, I heard a rumor about our little Goddy and Sam floating around school, but until now, I wasn't sure if it was true or not," Sookie reveals as I slowly lift my head, realizing I have no choice but to explain myself at this point.

"Yeah, it's true," I sigh out, eliciting an excited squeal from Sookie as Eric is looking back and forth between us in utter bewilderment. "We made out, okay?" I admit, seeing Eric's jaw drop in shock as Sookie pulls me into a half hug.

"Oh, how completely adorable! You two make the cutest couple!" Sookie is exclaiming as Eric is staring at me as if I've grown a second head. Great, just fucking great. It's not that I really meant to keep this a secret from my friends, I just hadn't figured out the best way to bring up the subject just yet and wasn't really sure how they'd take this bit of news.

"We're not a couple, Sook," I sigh out, shaking my head. "It was just a bit of kissing. It didn't mean anything," I explain, feeling my cheeks burning as Sookie shrugs dismissively and Eric is gawking at me like I'm a complete stranger instead of one of his very best friends. Yeah, guess I kind of expected that from him.

"Wait, you're gay? When did this happen?" Eric asks in total puzzlement, finally able to speak once more as I roll my eyes at his ignorance.

"I'm not putting a label on my sexuality," I admonish him, having struggled way too long with the conflicting sexual urges budding within me to submit to any of society's ridiculous labels.

"Don't be a dick about this, Eric," Sookie scolds him, shaking her head at our still bewildered friend. "You know full well Godric likes girls as well, the fact that he made out with a guy doesn't change anything. He's still our same ol' Goddy," Sookie defends, pulling me tightly against her as I let out a breath I hadn't realized I was holding, giving her a grateful smile.

"Right, yeah, of course," Eric says, clearing his throat as he begins studying me curiously as I can't help but wonder just what the hell he's thinking right about now.

EPOV

Godric, my best friend, kissed another guy. Why is it I'm just finding out about this now? Why didn't he say anything to me about this before? I never even knew he thought of guys in a sexual way. You'd think he'd feel comfortable enough to talk to me, his best friend, about something like this, but then, given my dumbstruck reaction to finding out, maybe he was right in keeping this from me the way he did. Man, this is gonna take some time to wrap my mind around.

I watch Godric and Sookie talking excitedly about tonight's upcoming party, all this running through my mind and it's not until they both turn their attention back to me that I realize I've just been laying here, gawking at the two of them like some kind of moron.

"Well?" Sookie asks, raising a brow at me as I scramble, trying to figure out just what the hell she's asking me about. Fuck, I have no idea.

"Well, what?" I question, finally shaking off my stupor.

"Well, I was just telling Godric I'm through with relationships," she tells me, a small smirk pulling at her lips as I nod my understanding. "I wasted years of my life on Bill, years I'll never get back and now I'm determined to make up for lost ground before going away to college," she explains as a grin automatically spreads over my face, all previous thoughts forgotten, at least for now.

"Oh, really?" I question, waggling my brows suggestively at my friend to bring a snort of amusement from her. "Is this your way of telling us you're finally ready to let your freak flag fly?" I tease, earning matching chuckles from Godric and Sookie alike.

"It really is about time our little Sookie finally had a bit of fun, don't you think?" Godric throws at me with a wink as a light, pink blush crawls up Sookie's cheeks. It's just too easy to elicit that reaction from her and I never grow tired of it.

"I just think it would be easier to keep emotions out of the equation," Sookie elaborates with a shrug. "Saves pain that way, keeping things casual, right?" she questions, looking to me, apparently for my input on the subject. "I mean you should know, you're the king of casual sex," she adds, bringing a wolfish grin to my face.

"Why yes, I suppose I am," I concede, somewhat smugly. "Though, I don't know if you could manage navigating the dark world of one night stands," I tease as Sookie sticks her tongue out at me, making me chuckle in amusement.

"Just 'cuz I'm a girl doesn't mean I can't enjoy sex without getting all mushy," she argues back with a smirk as I lift an incredulous brow at her.

"Well, this could certainly prove interesting," Godric muses amusedly as I have to nod my agreement. "And just who did you have in mind, dearest Sookie, for your first unattached tryst?" he questions teasingly as Sookie's golden cheeks flush a brilliant red.

"Oh, so you do have someone in mind," I chime in, earning a mock scowl from Sookie before she throws back her shoulders defiantly.

"I do," she admits firmly as Godric and I both look to her expectantly. "It's Quinn," she admits, making me choke in disbelief as Godric hides an amused chuckle. "Oh, what? You don't approve?" she challenges as I shrug absently.

"He's a complete moron, Sook," Godric remarks, earning an eye roll from Sookie.

"Yeah, well, it's not his mind I'm interested in," she shoots back, earning mixed chuckles from Godric and I.

"I say go for it, Sook," I chime in as she looks to me in shock. "I mean it, you deserve a bit of fun after the hell fucktard Bill dragged you through, playing with your emotions the way he did," I add earnestly, having hurt right along with my good friend as she dealt with her boyfriend's bitter betrayal.

"Thanks, Eric," she responds, a grateful smile lighting up her face before she leans forward to place a chaste kiss upon my cheek.

"You know we're both here for you, no matter what," Godric tells her, sending a warm smile her way. "Just know that if Quinn is stupid enough to hurt you, in any way, he'll have to deal with the both of us," he assures her, bringing a glowing smile from our female cohort before she places a soft kiss to the tip of his nose. I have to smirk, seeing the light blush come to Godric's cheeks before Sookie looks back and forth between us with a genuine smile.

"You guys are the best friends a girl could ask for," she comments, pulling us both in for a group hug.

"Oh, God, there she goes getting all mushy again," I tease, earning an elbow to the ribs from Sookie as Godric chuckles, shaking his head at us.

"Come on, you two, if we don't leave soon, we'll miss this epic party all together," Godric reminds us with a grin. The three of us pull from our embrace then, each working to ready ourselves for a night out and I can't help sneaking curious glances at my two best friends, thinking over just how different things seem after this afternoon's revelations.

I really don't know what any of this means for the three of us, or if it will manage to affect our close friendship at all. What I do know is I'm determined to make the very best of this summer, hopefully creating lasting memories I can take with me once the three of us are finally parted for the first time in our lives.