HF62: Yo people ^.^ So heres the second chapter to Can We Love? I hope you guys like it and sorry for the long wait. Writer's block has been hard to shake this time
Kira: She had written some ideas before this but she didn't want to give you guys something that had been half assed.
HF62: Please enjoy this chap. ^.^
Chapter II – The class project, and acceptance
When Cole got home he dumped his bag in the hallway. And rushed up into his room. He threw himself onto his bed and stared up at the ceiling with a stupid grin on his face as he went over the events of the day and Zane. Cole smiled and found that his thoughts drifted off to think about the new kid that he and Kai spent the day with. He remembered the way that the teen would laugh at Kai and Cole when they argued and the cute little comments that he would make and how Zane was over all really cu..
Cole shot up out of his bed and shook his head over and over again, trying to get the thoughts of Zane out of his head. Zane was another man and he knew that if it were him he wouldn't like it if a guy was thinking about him in that way. Men can't love other men…can they?
As Cole was having an internal debate with himself he was brought out of it when he heard his father call him down to dinner.
He rushed down the stairs and into the dining room. He practically dived into his seat and his father raised an eyebrow at his son's actions. Cole just gave a sheepish grin and his father resumed to plate up dinner. "So how was school?"
Cole's face lit up but before he could say something he stopped himself and forced a calm look on his face. "School was good. There was a new kid, his name's Zane. Kai and I showed him around and hung out with him."
Cole's father smiled, "It's good to see you look so happy talking about another person. After that Nya girl chose your friend over you, I never saw you look so sad, it's nice to have my happy son back."
Cole's eyes widened as he looked at his father in disbelief. "Dad are you suggesting that I might like Zane?"
"Anything is possible and you have the same look on your face when you talk about this Zane that I had when I talk about your mother." Now finished with plating up dinner he placed the plates down and then sat down in his own seat.
"But dad two guys can't love each other." Cole protested.
Cole's dad sighed and got out of his seat and walked over to Cole and then placed his hand in his shoulder. "Cole you are so fortunate to have been born into this generation as your generation have come to accept homosexuality and if you love this Zane then I am proud of you and will always be proud, son. Now tell me do you love this boy?"
Cole tried to look anywhere but at his father but he was seriously thinking about it. He really did think that the other teen was really cute and he liked everything about him. But wasn't this just him wanting to get rid of the loneliness? "I really don't know if this is love…I'm still not sure if two men can love or if he would even think of me like that as well. But dad Zane really is just the cutest thing ever to have shown up in my life. But is this really okay? I mean we only just met today."
Cole's dad gave his shoulder a little reassuring squeeze "If you love this boy then everything is fine. Just tell him how you feel but if you think that he might need to get to know you for a little longer then wait for a couple of weeks or months, just promise me that you will tell him how you feel."
Cole was on the verge of tears he was so happy; both his best friend and his father approved of his feelings, now all he had to do was confess them to the man that he liked. But first he would have to get to know more about Zane and somehow manage to keep out of the friend zone. "I promise, dad."
His father gave him a heartfelt smile and then returned to his seat. "Your mother would be proud of you Cole. Remember that." Cole gave a slight nod as he tried to contain his tears. "Right, now. Back to dinner before it gets cold." Cole chuckled and then resumed eating his dinner.
After dinner Cole went up to his room and got his phone and called Kai. "Hey, are you up for hanging out tonight?"
"Anything to get away from the two love birds. Thanks for saving me from them."
Cole laughed as Kai really did sound desperate to get out of the house. "Are they that bad?"
Kai snorted. "Imagine a newly wedded couple in their first home. Right now, times that by ten and I swear that they're worse than that."
Cole couldn't help but laugh at Kai's over exaggeration "Rough. Well we'll meet out at the park."
"Sounds good to me and don't you laugh at my suffering."
"But its so funny." Cole chuckled.
"For you, but for me this is hell." Kai hissed, though Cole knew that it was only banter and that Kai knew that he was only teasing. With that Kai hung up and Cole burst out into a laughing fit, he could have sworn that he could hear Kai closing the front door to his house and the wind in the phone. He really did want to get out of there. Cole stopped laughing, wiped away a stray tear and just smiled, if that had been a couple of hours ago that he heard that comment he would have been depressed as hell but now he can just laugh at Kai's discomfort of seeing Jay and Nya together.
Cole threw on a jacket, made his way down the stairs and opened the front door. "Dad, I'm going out to hang with Kai."
"Okay, bring back some milk." Cole chuckled a bit as this was their normal exchange before he went out anywhere which left the question; what does he do with all that milk? He shook the thought out of his head and continued to walk.
As Cole approached the entrance to the park he could see Kai, and from the looks of it he had been standing there for a while now; he must have been desperate to get out of his house which proved his theory, that Kai was leaving the house as they were talking on the phone, right. As he got closer he noted that Kai was talking to someone…Zane?!
What was Zane doing at the park at eight o'clock at night? Wasn't it implied that his parents were super strict. So why was he standing there with Kai?
It didn't take long for Kai to notice that Cole s standing not so far away and he waved over to him. Cole took a deep breath and forced a cool expression onto his face and he walked over to the two. Kai patted Cole on the back. "What took you so long?"
Cole forced a chuckle. "Unlike you I enjoy my home without a lovey-dovey atmosphere."
Kai puffed out his chest. "Oh yeah well..." Then Kai's confident stance faltered. "Well yeah. You don't have to put up with the newly wedded. Or at least that's what they think they are."
Cole opened his mouth to say something but then they heard laughing and both teens turned toward the source of the laughter, which was Zane. Cole's face turned beet root red as he realised that he had forgotten that the man that he liked was standing right there. Kai laughed at Cole reaction and Zane looked a bit worried for Cole. "Are you alright, Cole. Your face is all red."
"I'm fine." Cole brushing off the question. Kai laughed a huge smirk playing on his face whereas Zane did not look convinced. Cole laughed nervously and then walked ahead of the group. Kai still had the smirk on his face and Zane still looked concerned for his friend, but he dropped the subject for now and followed Cole.
After walking in silence Cole finally spoke up. "So, do you think that we'll ever get Jay back from Nya anytime soon? He may be annoying right now but he's still our friend…. Well, that and we still have that project for class to finish off and we can't do it without him."
Kai mocked a scoff. "As if. I don't think that Nya will be returning Jay anytime soon."
"Well I guess we're just going to have to change the last part of it, cause Jay was meant to hook all of the wires up but I don't think that he and Nya have been away from each other since they got together."
That was when a curious Zane spoke up. "What was the project?"
"Well it's for science class and we were going to make a car." Kai, shrugged.
Zane's eyes widened. "You can actually do that?!" Kai just shrugged again and Cole tried to stifle a laugh; Zane's eyes were like that of a child's when they see something amazing, something that Cole found to be another cute thing about the other teen.
"I guess. I can weld everything together and make the basic shape of a car. Cole is good with the blueprints and the interior design, and two other members of our operation, well Lloyd has managed to avoid the topic; he's the one that can get the parts, and we needed Jay to put the wires together, but he seems too busy with Nya to remember the project." Kai sighed and grunted in annoyance.
In sensing Kai's annoyance Cole took over in explaining. "Lloyd doesn't want to talk about the project because he's Garmadon sensei's son so he's constantly getting swamped with homework and he's never allowed out until he finishes it all. So, he never really gets the chance to talk about normal things with us; I think he savours just talking about random stuff with us during class. Normally that's fine, but he's been getting more and more sheets to complete so he doesn't complete them until something stupid like ten at night."
"I guess we don't really need Jay; we can always make the car but not one that moves. I'm fine with that but we need Lloyd to get those parts. You've already made the blueprints and I know that I can make that shape and interior but I can't make something out of nothing, I need those parts so I can have it finished in time." Kai chimed in.
"I don't know about getting parts but I do know a thing or two when it comes to building things and electronics and how to set them up. If you both still wish to make the car one that can people can drive." Zane added. Both Kai and Cole stood there with surprised expressions looking at Zane with disbelief.
Cole was the one to break the silence. "You can set up a car?"
"My father likes to builds robots and my mother helps set up the circuits. I like to watch and help on occasions, all of which the robots have been fully operational."
Cole's jaw dropped and Kai just stood there. "Just who are you?" Kai said, in a joking manner. Zane chuckled at the teen's reaction and then he was surprised as Kai put his arm round his shoulder and gave him a gentle noogie. "So, what do you think Cole? Do you think that blondie here can help us?"
"I wish that you would not call me 'blondie' again." Zane's face was calm but both his eyes and voice gave away his annoyance at the name.
Kai gave out a hearty laugh. "Hell no. That's your nickname now, Blondie." Zane sighed as he admitted defeat, he could tell that Kai was going to keep calling him 'blondie' so there was no point in trying to argue.
Cole laughed at the two, and Zane gave a little glare and Kai continued to laugh. Cole stood there watching his friends and he knew that this was going to be an interesting project and year.
HF62: I hope that you guys enjoyed this chapter of Can We Love. ^.^
Kira: Sorry it took so long with the update, writer's block is hell and hard to shake.
Kikyo: Please remember to RnR the reviews give HF62 so much inspiration to continue the story :3