Issue#2 Get to know his friends.

Titus arrived at school about thirty minutes early so he sat in front of the gym were his friends met up before school and lunch. Cassie was already there listening to her with Jordan. They were both sitting with there legs crossed towards each other, gently bobbing their heads to the song they were listening to. Titus said good morning to the girls and complimented them on there cute attire and they greeted him back. After chatting for a bit Cassie got a call on her phone that sound like her Mom. Cassie said her Mom needed her to do something and took off leaving Jordan and Titus.

Jordan has been a close friend to Titus throughout his high school career. They met Freshman year in Art class and have been best friends ever since. Jordan is a very talented artist who strives to be a tattoo artist for a career. She already has two tattoo's. One's a beautiful red rose on her right wrist and the second is a quote 'It is better to die on your feet, then to live on your knee's' stretching across her forearms. Titus was a little jealous she had a tattoo already. His dad won't let him until he graduates. The bell rang and Titus and Jordan went to their classes. Normally in the morning Mary Anne meets up with them but they just assumed she was running late.

For Titus the first four periods were a blur. Nothing extraordinary happened and it made the day go by much more slowly than usual. Probably because Titus was excited to get home and go with his Dad.

At lunch Titus noticed James wearing a black polo shirt that showed off his impressive upper body. James made eye contact with Titus through the crowd but both just glanced away from each other. Titus was beginning to get antsy. He just wanted to be home so he could start his journey to Egypt with his Dad.

Titus has been on many excavations with his Dad so it's nothing new to him but who wouldn't be excited about exploring a new lost tomb no matter how many times you've done it before. Titus' Dad has been an archeologist for twelve years and he still squirms like a girl when exploring a new tomb.

While Titus was day dreaming about his trip Cassie walked up to the table Tyler, Jordan, Shane White, and himself were sitting at.

Tyler's a sarcastic dick who thinks every pun he throws out is hysterical. People only tolerate his cruel jokes because he's "attractive." Titus would disagree. He has dried out Sandy Blonde hair parted down the middle and a horrible sense of style. Today he decided to wear a horizontal striped deep blue and white button up with baby blue vans slip ons. If you clash with the same color you have no sense of style. Titus and Tyler have never gotten along. Tyler would never admit it but he's highly homophobic. Titus can tell so there personalities always collide. They only tolerate each other because there in the same circle of friends, but they never willingly associate with each other.

Shane White can be considered the 'it' boy of Grant High School. All the girls practically faun over him when he walks down the hallways. He doesn't play sports but he's incredibly good looking and he knows it. Shane White has ink black hair stylishly spiked to perfection everyday. His bone structure makes him look very dashing and masculine but his brilliant blue eyes add just enough softness to keep him from looking to butch.

Shane White and Titus met through mutual friends partying together. At Jordan's' 16th birthday party sophomore year Shane White and Titus were drunk and 'had a moment'. Shane White opened up to Titus about his insecurities as a child getting teased for being overweight and Titus respected him a lot because he changed what he didn't like about his life instead of sitting around complaining about it. After Shane White confided in Titus he decided to do the same partially from being drunk and the fact that at that point he was starting to genuinely like him, so Titus told him about when his mother disowned him for being gay and how it broke up his family when he was twelve. They talked for hours that night and ever since they've been great friends.

Cassie in a sassy way switched her way across the cafeteria to come sit with the group.

"What's up guys." Cassie greeted everyone as she pulled up a chair next to Shane White.

"Lookin good Cassie" said Shane White in his confident voice. Cassie smiled then flipped her bangs out of her eyes before saying thanks. Shane White turned around to speak to Tyler whiles the girls and Titus started there own conversation.

"So what did your mom need you to do?" Jordan has a very close relationship with Cassie's mother so whenever Cassie ran off to help her, Jordan would get concerned.

"I had to go to the hospital to get some medicine for her." Cassie's Mom has breast cancer she's been fighting for a while so it's normal for her to disappear to help her out.

"Aww hows she doing," Jordan asked with compassion.

"She's as good as she can be right now, but she's fighting it." Titus never understood how Cassie can go to school, take honor classes, do extra curricular's, be student body president, and take care of her Mom all by herself but she never complained and always had a smile on her face. Titus really admired that about her.

"So whats the plan for this weekend?" asked Cassie as she collected her books for her next class.

"I got a forward from Terra she's having a kickback tonight at 9. You guys down?" asked Jordan.

Cassie agreed then both girls looked at Titus for his answer. "Oh I can't this weekend I'm visiting my aunt in Florida with my dad." Titus didn't like to brag about going on trips with his Dad so he always had a story prepared just in case he's ever asked by one of his peers.

"Sad day," Cassie made a pout y face as the bell rang to go to class.

"I'll tell the boys the plan after school," Jordan stated. The group said there goodbyes and headed for their classes.

The last period for Titus went quickly today. He's a teachers assistant for a Sophomore English class so he usually just plugs in his head phones and grades papers. After school Titus hitched a ride home with Jordan. During there goodbyes Jordan wished Titus a fun trip to Florida. This made him feel a little guilty about lying to her but he quickly brushed off the thought since it did no harm.

Titus entered his home and saw his dad in the living room putting a few last tools in his suitcase. Immediately Titus felt his excitement grow. "Ready to go to Egypt?"

Titus knew that was a rhetorical question but answered anyway filled with anticipation "HELL YEAH!"

"Well then we better go to the airport our flight leaves in two hours." Overjoyed Titus ran upstairs and changed into an outfit more suitable for Egypt. He put on a black tank top with a bash vest over it with 3 puffed out pockets on each side, bash shorts, and turquoise boots. Titus rushed downstairs and got the outfit approval from his Dad and they began their trip to Egypt.

AUTHOR NOTES: In case I wasn't to clear Cassie running off to do something for her mom is supposed to symbolize her using an excuse to go become Wonder Girl... Jordan, Stephan, and Shane White are the friends you want to pay close attention too... The name Shane White is kind of like the popular stud joke. Usually when people gossip about some well known stud they refer to them by there first and last name and there both usually generic like Jake Wyler, or Zac Efron etc... Egypt is were the story get's more clear in the next issue. FEEL FREE TO REVIEW