"David, hey, man, woah, calm down. What?" Daniel listened to his friend talk over the phone, wondering exactly what he was saying. David Jacobs was speaking so quickly, even Daniel was having trouble understanding him. After being in journalism with the guy for three years, Daniel was one of the experts on David-speak. But this was pushing it.

"My sister broke up with her boyfriend and now my roommate wants to date her! What do I do, Dan?" Dave finally calmed down a bit, well, enough that Daniel could understand him.

"Your roommate.. that jock dude? Jack Kyle or whatever?"

"Kelly, but yes. My roommate. That jock dude. Help me!" Daniel rolled his eyes, but then realized that David was on the phone, and therefore couldn't see his eyes being rolled.

"I'm sure Sarah has better taste then that. I mean. Ew. Jocks." Ryan stuck his tongue out at him, and Daniel shrugged in apology.

"I hope she does, but you know how girls are. Someone can kick a ball, and wham! They're hot." Daniel listened to his friend rant, but then finally handed the phone to Ryan.

"Explain how stupid Jack Kelly is to David."

"I think he already knows how stupid Jack Kelly is. Doesn't he room with him?"

"Alright, explain how smart Sarah Jacobs is to David." Ryan blinked, obviously confused, but took the phone from Daniel. Tony looked at Daniel, and shook his head. "What?" Daniel asked.

"Nothing. You're just stupid. That's all." Tony said, smiling lightly, as if he was teasing. Which he might be. Daniel never really knew with Tony. "Tell Ryan I'll be back later. I'm going to Akron, tonight." Mikey looked over at him.

"You go there a lot. What's in Akron?" he asked, picking at a loose thread on Ryan's collar. Tony shrugged.

"More then there is here. I'll see you guys later." He grabbed his bag from Alex, who had been looking through it for anything sweet, and then walked away. Ryan hung up the phone and slapped Mikey's hand away lightly.

"Akron?" He asked, nodding towards the retreating Italian's back. The group of boys nodded, and Ryan handed Daniel's phone back. "I think I got him called down. Although I have no clue what's going on." Daniel shrugged.

"I never know what's going on." He stated, shrugging and going to sit beside Evan on a bench. The group had walked to a park a couple of blocks away from campus, where they went almost every night. Ryan sat on the ground across from the bench, and Mikey sat down beside him.

"Why does he go to Akron every night?" Alex asked, leaning against Evan's shoulder.

"Probably because he has a crush on a boy there. I think they hang out a lot. Like... every night. Even though the boy has a girlfriend." Michael's eyes rose.

"Wait, what, Tony's gay?" He asked, shocked. Ryan laughed, and shook his head.

"I don't even think Tony knows what Tony is. He just rolls with it. I think it's probably the coolest thing about him."

"That or his gambling problem."

"Or his drum playing!"

"I always forget he's a band geek.."

"If he heard you say that, he would smash your face into the ground, you know that right?"

"Psh, why do you think I never say it when he's around?"

"Hey, guys, last one to the swings has to push Evan."

"Hey!" The boys smirked and started running towards the swing set. Mikey, Alex, and Evan reached it first, leaving Daniel and Ryan to push them. Alex swung by himself, watching as Ryan pushed Michael, tickling him every so often so Michael almost fell off the swing, and Daniel pushed Evan so hard that Evan looked like he might actually fly off. Alex smiled lightly, and leant his head against the chain. He loved his friends. But sometimes he felt like the odd one out.