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The Life of a Homosexual

Have you've ever grown up as something, but never figured out why you became it?

Did you ever take a look at yourself, wondering who you are, and why you were that way?

Ever wish that you could just change… but still be the same?

…Are you wondering if that last statement even makes sense?

Allow me to explain more clearly: I'm gay. And I've learned to deal with it.

My siblings used to beat me up for it, but after meeting some friends who didn't care much about it, got some advice from a werewolf, had several near-death experiences- along with a ton of awkward moments- I managed to beat my shame.

However… I also hurt someone… someone I never wanted to hurt.

A girl, who was a very loyal friend of mine and had a crush on me.

I didn't MEAN to hurt her… it's just… I only saw her as a friend, and wanted it to stay that way, and had a thing for boys. I thought she understood… but I guess after being a cat for 200 years, she was still trying to get used to human-emotions. Luckily, she managed to move on- I just wish she didn't have to be hurt to do so.

My family wasn't as accepting as my friends were. My mom kept hoping I would find the 'right girl', my dad wishes I would just change, and my siblings Chris and Chrys (they're twins) still teased me once in a while… which wasn't bad, since they stopped punching me.

Many people referred to homosexuality as "Unchristian", "Immoral", "Debauchery", "Against All Laws of Nature", "Dissolute" and "Evil". One of my friend's foster-dad, Silver, didn't use any of these terms, and just told me that there's a woman for every man, and that life isn't easy for homosexuals (boy, he's got THAT right). I pondered his words, thinking if there WAS a girl for me…

But I stopped thinking about it, since every girl (accept Radio and Izzy, another friend of mine) found me unappealing, and my feelings for Danny kept growing.

I always thought that Danny and I would become a couple, especially since we kissed three times (four, if you count an awkward CPR moment), and every time we were near each other… when we were in each other's arms… nothing could hurt us, no grief would fill our souls, no evil forces could break us…

Then I found out Danny was a bisexual, and couldn't decide between liking girls, or boys (let alone me).

…I'd give anything to be a hermaphrodite right now.

When I first realized that Danny didn't have the same feelings toward me as I did for him, I felt as if my world shattered… and felt as if karma hit me like a wrecking ball, knowing that what I felt was no doubt the same way Radio had felt (only difference is that Radio found someone new to love, while my heart remained in shambles).

Now, all my friends were gone. Jimmy and Silver went into hiding because the rebel took off his hat at graduation and revealed his wolf-ears (and he calls ME an idiot?), Radio tagged along to find a way to break her cat-curse once and for all, and Danny went away with his aunt to train to become king.

I stayed in town to watch over Silver's house, until he and the others returned. …if they ever did.

I sat down on the sofa, turning on the TV and going to the Net-Flix application on the Wii, turning on the anime "Princess Tutu". I'm a pretty big fan of ballet, I even wanted to take classes! …Except my dad forbid it, and I knew the twins would only ridicule me more, so the dream was gone.

"I hate my life," I muttered to myself.

"What's there to hate?" A voice asked, startling me. "You've got a lot to appreciate: loving family, great friends… and me."

I felt hands on my shoulders and looked up, seeing Danny standing behind me, smiling as his blue eyes shimmered. "D-Danny? But… I thought you left!"

"I said I'd come back, didn't I?"

I looked at my watch. It had only been half an hour since he left! "So soon?"

He shrugged. "Seemed longer to me… especially since our farewell was all too brief," he sat down beside me, hooking his arm around me and drawing close. "If I'm going to leave you, I want to make our last moment memorable…" he shut his eyes, coming closer, and I felt his hands caress downward on my back as he slowly pulled me into an embrace…

I opened my eyes, and pulled my face out of the pillow, realizing that I had slipped into a fantasy while watching the anime, which was now over.

Groaning, I walked upstairs to the guest bedroom to get some sleep, secretly wishing that one day my fantasy would come true, even though I knew it never would. As I lied down in bed and stared at the ceiling, I quietly wished that things went back to the way they used to be, with me and my friends, having one last adventure, no matter what kind of dangers we faced, as long as we were together again…

You could probably picture the look on my face when my wish came true, three years later.

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A/N: Alright, alright! Seeing that some of you must be getting tired of the whole "three years later" cliff-hanger, I'll skip ahead three years in the next chapter, just to kill the suspense!

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