A/N: This chapter moves the plot along slightly, but not very much. This chapter is more focused on introducing two new characters which will become prominent in this story. I hope you enjoy! Please review! :)

Fully italicized sentences are thoughts of the current character. I don't own BTR.

CHAPTER TWO

Ryan POV

This English class had just started reading Hamlet by William Shakespeare. They were all reading along to a recording that was coming from a speaker in the ceiling. I wasn't paying attention at all, as I was caught up in my own thoughts:

Wow I can't believe I am sitting next to him. Next to James. He's so gorgeous. I think he's ignoring me though. I mean he didn't even say hello to me. Maybe he's mad at me for checking him out? Oh god. Oh god oh god oh god. I've already fucked myself over and I haven't even said anything to him! Fuck!

I snapped out of my endless thoughts when I felt something hit my left leg. I turned to James.

"Sorry." James mumbled, barely audible.

"It's okay" I said with a soft smile.

"I'm James by the way." he said in a low voice.

Awww he's shy! Being shy means he's genuine. "And I'm Ryan." I paused for a second trying to gather the words that were right on the tip of my tongue. I said "I really like your hair." and then quickly turned away, too nervous to see his facial expression.

"Thanks!" he said, the happiness at my compliment evident in his voice.

I turned around again to face him after I heard the tone of his response "You're very welcome." I said as I looked into his eyes. He blushed and looked away.

"Hey you two! Hush!" the teacher squealed and then continued on with her lesson.

James POV

Why does he have to be everything I like? The lavender scent, the beautiful blue eyes, his amazing style. I want to get to know him, but does he want to get to know me? Does he even like boys? I mean I don't want to say anything, but I want to say everything. He has this energy to him, that I just gravitate to. I think I might let him come after me, rather than going in for the catch like I usually do. The unknown is scary and James Diamond will not be made to look like a fool.

I may have not accidently bumped Ryan's leg next to me.

"Sorry." I said quietly.

"It's okay" Ryan replied.

"I'm James by the way."

"And I'm Ryan."

And then he said something I hadn't expected him to say.

"I really like your hair." he said quickly and then looked away.

Oh yeah, he wants me. "Thanks!" I said happily because of the compliment itself but also because Ryan had been the one to say it.

"You're very welcome." he said and I blushed.

And then the teacher told us to shut up.

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Ryan POV

The rest of the English class was uneventful other than me checking out James' bulging muscles out of the corner of my eye. And what gorgeous muscles they were. As much as I would love to bask in the aroma of James' Cuda products, forever, I can't. It was time to move onto my second period class which was math. We were to work in groups, and even though I was the new kid, I was immediately thrown into a group. I was in a group with a girl who had long brown hair. She was very pretty. Her name is Briana and I knew after we had only been talking for five minutes that we were going to be very good friends. Instead of doing our group work, we just sat there and talked the whole time about everything a girl and a gay could gush about. Boys, clothes, music, movies. We found that we actually liked a lot of the same things.

"So how do you like it here?" she said.

"Well it's only my first day, but its okay I guess. The people are nice for the most part." I replied.

"Yeah everyone here is pretty accepting of new people."

"Yeah I've noticed that. Mind if I ask you a question?"

"Shoot."

"What do you know about a guy with long brown hair and tanned muscles that's named James?" Before she could respond to the question, the bell rang and we were scrambling to get out of the classroom but we both agreed to meet at lunch and sit together.

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Fast Forward to Lunch

"Wow!" I exclaimed as I walked into the cafeteria with Briana. "This cafeteria is really nice. I love the design of this school."

Briana chuckled a little bit and said "Only you would say something like that.", with a teasing smile.

I just smiled at her and flipped my hair sassily. Oh my god. There's a salad bar, a soup bar, pizza, a sandwich bar. Goodness I guess this school district must be getting some Trump checks (1) to pay for all this! I decided to get a salad with croutons, an energy bar, and a chocolate milk. "Do you always eat like a rabbit?" Briana asked.

I stared at her for a second, "No, I do not eat like a rabbit. I love a bacon cheeseburger with fries just as much as the next straight guy." I said with a sarcastic smile. I really do like bacon cheeseburgers though.

Briana laughed at my comment. "Oh my god, you are really funny!"

"Thanks! People tell me that a lot." With a slightly more serious tone I said "So tell me what you know about that tall, tanned, and handsome guy named James."

Briana smiled at me and began "His name is James Diamond. His mom owns a cosmetics company so he has a lot of money. If what I have heard is right, he wants to be famous. He plays hockey too. He is friends with 3 other guys and I think they have known each other for like ever. His friend's names are Kendall, Logan, and Carlos. All of them together rule this school."

I just sat there and let this information process for a moment. So I flirted with one of the most popular guys in the school? Oh god now I'm gonna be in deep shit. Welcome to Hell, population me.

"There's something else you should know about James." Briana began.

"Lay all on me honey."

She leaned into me and said softly "James is bisexual.".

I felt like time had stopped. Did I hear her correctly? Did she really just say that James was bisexual? Am I hallucinating? "Wha-wha-what? Seriously?" I said quickly.

"Yeah he got with a senior last year, they were in a relationship for only a few months when they broke up."

"Oh my god I like love you right now! You like know everything!"

"I like to keep myself informed." Briana said with a smile.

The bell rang signaling that lunch was over and I hugged Briana. "See you later!" We went our separate ways.

The next class I had was Social Studies. I love history so this subject has always been one of my favorites. I felt like I had just sat down when the bell rang. I had one of my electives next, it was boring to be honest because I already knew all this stuff. I had physical science next. They class had just started the Space unit.

"Does anyone know how old the Universe is?" Mrs. Richards (the teacher) asked. I immediately raised my hand. Only one other person raised their hand. He had dark, short hair and he was reasonably attractive. The teacher called on me. "Ryan?"

"It is about 14 billion years old." I said confidently.

"Correct!" the teacher said surprised and then continued on with her lesson.

The dark haired boy was sitting in the row to the right of me, he leaned over and said "Wow, you're really smart."

"Well I'm not just a pretty face hun." I said smiling. "I watch a lot of space documentaries."

"Oh really? Do you see that model of the solar system?" the dark haired boy point to the lab bench. "I helped Mrs. Richards make that".

"Impressive." I said. "My name is Ryan by the way."

"Logan." he said. "You're new here aren't you?"

"Yeah I just moved here from Delaware."

"Ahh the First State and the second smallest."

"It's really not as glamorous as it sounds." I said.

Logan gave me a weird face, "Oh why not?"

"Because the part of Delaware where I'm from only has one mall and that's like the only thing there to do without having to travel up north. Pretty much it's just really boring." I shrugged.

"Well do you miss it at all?"

"I mean, of course I miss it. But I'll be okay. I look at moving to Minnesota as a new beginning, a clean slate." I had said the last sentence with a big smile.

"That is actually a very good outlook to have on the whole situation. You control your own happiness."

"I definitely do! You can't let other people push you around. I've been through that."

The bell rang, and my first day was over. Logan and I traded cell numbers so we could talk more later since we had a lot of the same interests. I went to my locker which Briana had found. We just stood there and talked for a while before we said good-bye and went on our own separate ways.

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I arrived home at about 4 pm and my mom wasn't home yet. What a day this has been. I gained a new best friend, a new friend, and a potential romance. The school was okay, and the people are nice. Today has been almost perfect. What a great new beginning this has been. The thoughts were racing in my head, and I fell asleep with a smile on my face.

A/N: I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I don't really like the whole Logan convo, but overall I'm pretty happy with this chapter. I know this is slow going, but I am trying to develop these relationships as natural as I can. Also, a dual-story line will emerge soon as will some SMUT! I have big big plans for this story (and a possible sequel story), so I hope you stick around!

(1) Trump check is an analogy used by the fabulous Real Housewife of Atlanta Nene Leakes to indicate a large sum of money.