Hey there again! Soooooooooo... last time we met Barnard, or Barnie, and Tommy's friends were questioning Dil's sexuality since he hadn't been around girls a lot. This time, ... Well, you'll see, I don't want to give it away :) More to be happening soon... Hope you like it!

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Dil sat at a small table in Java Lava with Chuckie, Phil, and Lil, balancing a straw on his nose while they talked.

"Hey Dil, didn't you say you were meeting someone?" Dil didn't look away from the top of the straw, his tongue curled and eyebrows furrowed.

"Uh huh."

"Well, do you think he's gonna come?"

"Maybe."

"Is that him?" Dil let out an exasperated sigh.

"Phil, will you quit ruining my concentration—oh!" Dil suddenly jumped, and the straw flipped off his nose. Before it could hit the ground, however, a pale hand snatched it out of the air, and Dil's eyes wandered up to see a dark, curved eyebrow.

"You're going to poke your eye out if you keep doing that," Barnard told him, holding out the straw. Dil laughed and took it back, shaking his head.

"Nah, I'm an expert! You should see me balance a fork and spoon on top of my nose." The corner of Barnard's lips twitched.

"Hmm. Maybe you should show me sometime." Dil's grin widened.

"Totally!" Just then there was a purposeful cough, and Dil yanked his attention away from those green eyes to look at the others, who he'd forgotten were there.

"Oh yeah! Barnie, this is Phil, Lil, and Chuckie. Guys, this is Barnie." Barnie nodded a bit and sat when Dil offered the chair next to him.

"Barnie?" Phil chuckled a little, earning an elbow to the ribs from Lil. Barnard shrugged, and Dil answered for him.

"Well, his name's Barnard, but I prefer to call him Barnie."

"So, Barnie, how do you like the school so far?" Chuckie asked, swirling his straw in his drink. Barnard shrugged.

"It's ok, I guess."

"What was your old school like?" Lil asked interestedly, leaning her elbow on her table and placing her head in her palm. Barnard shrugged again.

"A lot like this one, I guess. Except I don't think there was anyone there who believed in aliens." With this he gave an amused look to Dil, who took it as if to mean he wasn't actually making fun of him. The others, including Dil, laughed.

"Yeah, well Dil's one of a kind," Lil told him. Phil snorted.

"Yeah, you definitely won't find another one like him around." Dil stood and bowed.

"Oh really guys, you're way too kind. Your majesty is humbled by your praise." Chuckie shook his head with a smile while Phil and Lil laughed. Barnard watched him, his lips turning upwards in that one corner that Dil had decided he liked for some reason. Dil sat back down and the others continued asking Barnard questions, Dil cutting in every so often to ask something or comment when Barnard didn't say anything. While they talked, Dil found himself observing the boy beside him more and more, especially when the boy decided to take his jacket off and sling it on the back of his chair.

Barnard wore a gray t-shirt that was slightly tight around his body, and Dil noticed he was pretty slender, though it was clear he had a bit of muscle, and his hips drew attention downwards to his baggy camouflage pants.

Dil shook his head slightly and turned away, wondering briefly why he was noticing all of these things. He had the same type of body, right? In response to this thought, Dil looked down and started poking his stomach. Barnard was first to notice, and up went the eyebrow.

"Er, Dil?" Lil called, "What're you doing?" Dil looked up in surprise to see everyone looking at him. Dil pouted a bit, poking his stomach again.

"Do you guys think I'm fat?" There was a moment of silence, and then Chuckie snorted, his drink dribbling out of his nose, and Phil fell off his chair laughing. Barnie kept his eyes on Dil.

"Why would you think you're fat?" Dil met his green eyes and shrugged.

"Well, you're so skinny and stuff, I think I might be bigger than you, but you're taller than me!" Barnie rolled his eyes, though his eyes glistened in amusement.

"Barely." Dil hit a fist on the table, though not hard enough for anyone to think he was actually mad.

"I'm serious! You're way taller than me, and I'm a fatty compared to you! When the aliens come down, they'll take you as some kind of tall god and I'll be stuffed like a pig for the 'Welcome Oh-Tall Earthling' dinner!" Lil shook her head.

"Why don't you guys just stand up and see?" Dil jumped up.

"Great idea!" Barnie let out a sigh, though he had a small half-smile, and stood slowly.

"Now move closer together, and we'll tell you who's taller," Phil announced. Barnie took a step closer, to where the toes of his shoes barely nudged Dil's. Dil suddenly blinked as he could feel warm breath fanning his face, and he looked up to meet those navy green eyes, that stared right back at him, their noses almost touching at the proximity. Dil didn't even notice how quiet it was as he stared and stuttered a bit.

"Whoa…"

"What?" The question brushed his lips, and Dil had to actually try to keep his eyes open.

"Dude… your eyes are really pretty." Instead of the eyebrow like he'd expected, Barnie scrutinized him a little. Once his eyes pulled from Dil's, Dil immediately snapped out of it and turned to the other three, who were all gaping at him for some reason.

"So? Who's taller?" They all continued to stare, Lil's face slightly pink, Chuckie not bothering to adjust his askew glasses, and some of Phil's drink dripping from the corner of his mouth. Dil felt the heat that was radiating near his body suddenly pull away and he turned to see Barnard had stepped away. Dil shook his head hopelessly.

"You can never trust the peasants to do anything around here." Ah, there was the quirk in the eyebrow.

"You should have seen it Tommy, I swear!"

"I actually agree with Phillip this time, you should have been there! He was totally flirting with him!"

Tommy waved his hands, stopping the conversation with his friends. They were in the back of Java Lava, Phil, Lil, and Chuckie immediately coming in as soon as Barnard had left, leaving Dil to practice balancing more than two cups on top of his head.

"Slow down, guys," Tommy ordered lightly, "Now, what exactly happened?"

"Well, Barnard came in and they started talking," Phil started, cut off by Lil.

"And then Barnard took off his jacket and Dil was totally checking him out, Tommy—"

"Yeah, and then Dil called himself fat because Barnie was so tall or something like that—"

"That's not right, Phillip—"

"Whatever, Lillian!"

"Anyway," Chuckie jumped in, "They stood up to see who was taller and they got really close, and…" Chuckie trailed off, beginning to fidget.

"…and then Dil totally hit on him and said he had pretty eyes!" Lil finished, breathing heavily as they all stared at Tommy expectantly. Tommy frowned and shifted.

"Well," he started, "You know, Dil's always been weird… Maybe he just liked his shirt or something…"

"And his pants?" Lil hinted, and Tommy blushed slightly at the implication before shrugging it off.

"Well, yeah. Maybe he just likes the way he dresses. And you know how honest Dil can be, when something comes to his mind, he just… says it. Maybe the guy did have pretty eyes." Lil groaned and Phil shook his head.

"Come on, just admit there might be a possibility!" Tommy shook his head, moving to clean some more of the dishes; he'd broken one a week ago, and was paying for it by helping out in the kitchen every so often.

"Come on guys," he pleaded, picking up a glass and beginning to wash it out, "even if there was a possibility, I don't want any rumors to be started about my brother. Everyone thinks he's different already, I mean… This Barnie guy might be the first real friend he's made… ever. I just don't want to scare that guy away because everyone suddenly thinks Dil's gay and has a crush on him." Phil sighed and Lil placed a hand on Tommy's arm, gaining his attention.

"No one's going to tell anyone, Tommy," she promised as the other two nodded behind her, "We're just… curious. And worried. You know we all think of Dil as our little brother." Tommy sighed.

"I know, guys, thanks for that, really. But… even if Dil is… He's got to find out for himself," he finished, "I mean, we can keep an eye on him of course, because I don't want to see him get hurt, but he has to do things for himself." Chuckie nodded.

"Alright, Tommy." Said boy grinned.

"Thanks guys. Now… you wanna help me with some of these dishes?" Lil suddenly checked her watch and put a hand to her face.

"Oh, look at the time, I've gotta go!" she announced, swiftly turning and leaving.

"Lil—" Phil raised an empty wrist and followed the same motions.

"Oh, look at that, I do, too!"

"Phil, you're not even wearing a watch—" Phil tossed a wave out the door as he disappeared behind it. Tommy sighed and turned to Chuckie, who was shifting awkwardly.

"Go ahead, Chuckie, I can finish this by myself." Chuckie clapped him on the back and shrugged sheepishly.

"Sorry, Tommy. I'll see you later." Tommy waved him off and Chuckie disappeared, leaving him alone in the kitchen. He glanced around the room and sighed, picking up a scrub brush and some heavy-duty soap. This was going to take a long time.

Soooooooooo...? Hope ya liked it! So, is Dil really gay? What about Barnard? What will Tommy or his friends do? More to come... Keep uptodate! See you later,,,,,,,, review and stuffs... BYEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!