"Everyone, I'd like you to meet Ethan. Ethan, this is everyone. The blonde, bouncing in his seat boy is Rory, the dark haired girl who is staring at us like we're crazy is Sarah, and the blonde girl who thinks she's better than the rest of us but secretly enjoys our company is Erica." Benny says, pointing at each of the others in turn, before sitting down with his lunch. "Well come on E, sit down." Ethan smiled to himself at the nickname Benny gave him, and sat down next to him.

Sarah began asking Ethan questions about himself, and Benny couldn't help but stare as the dark haired boy answered her questions in his quiet, serious voice.

"Benny, dude, I need to talk to you," Rory says, grabbing said boy's arm and dragging him from the table.

"Be right back E," he says, before the unnaturally strong grip got him too far. Ethan just smiled sadly and turned back to the girls on the other side of the table from him.

"Dude, what is up with you?" Benny asks when Rory finally stopped in the hallway.

"You are what's up with me. You haven't taken your eyes off this guy since he walked into first period. Why?" Rory could be observant when needed. This was not one of the needed times.

"Rory, remember I told you I was seeing someone in my dreams every night?"

"Yeah …"

"It was him. Ethan. He's the one I've been seeing. Every night for only god knows how long."

"Wait. So you've been dreaming about this guy, yet you've never met him, until today."

"Yes. I can't stay away from him. Did you know me and him have all our classes together? Even if I wanted to, I couldn't avoid him."

"Yeah but you seem to like him," Rory made sure to emphasize the word like. Rory smirked as he saw Benny's face turn the color of a tomato. "You do? Dude! I knew you were into guys but come on. You don't even know this kid. He could be BAD for all we know."

"He's not. I just know he's not. And I don't know him yet. But I feel like I do. Please Rory, don't tell him. I just met him I don't wanna freak him out."

"Dude, we've known each other a long-ass time. I won't tell him."

"Thanks," Benny says, his face finally its normal color again.

"No prob. You know I got my friends backs. And to be honest, I feel like I know him too. Not like you do, but like a good friend."

"Really?" Benny asks, raising an eyebrow at his blonde friend.

"Yeah. Like I've met him before. You think the girls get the same feeling?"

"Ask them, I just want to be by his side again. Sorry dude," and with that, Benny quickly turns back to the cafeteria, Rory right behind him. He slows down as he gets back to his table, Ethan blushing while Sarah and Erica giggled at him. "Sorry buddy, I'm back now," Benny says, sitting close to Ethan. Ethan turns and he smiles such a big smile Benny just stares for a moment before he smiles back.

"Benny," is all Ethan says before blushing again, causing more giggles from Sarah and Erica.

"Hey ladies, can I talk to you now?" Rory says, signaling for the girls to follow him. They grabbed their bags and followed him out of the room, leaving Benny and Ethan alone.

"So, what did you talk bout with the girls?" Benny asks, staring at Ethan.

"They just asked me where I moved from and stuff. Why I moved here. Where I live now. Very chatty girls those two are."

"You have no idea," Benny says, causing Ethan to chuckle slightly. Benny smiles at the sound before asking, "So, does it feel like we've met before to you?"

"Yeah it does. I feel like I know you. And … nevermind."

"What?"

"It's nothing."

"It is obviously not nothing. Come on E, tell me."

"Why do you call me that?"

"I-I don't know honestly. Just feels like something I would, no should, call you."

"Yeah it does. Whenever you say it, it seems like I know you. But I don't. Today is the first day I've ever seen you … in life I mean," Ethan whispers the last part, but Benny hears it.

"What do you mean by 'in life'?" Benny asks, eyes wide as he stares at Ethan. Did he dream of me too?

"Well… Okay, I'm only telling you this because I feel like I know you. I had … dreams of you. Nothing bad, it's just … you were there. Except your hair wasn't straight, it was more flipped out, and you wore a striped shirt instead of a single color like the one you have on now. But it was you. And I've felt like I've known you forever, even though today is the first day we've ever met."

"You dreamt of me too?"

"What do you mean 'too'?"

"I've been dreaming about you Ethan. For a really long time. And I feel like I know you. And I feel really close to you. Closer than any of my other friends, and honestly, I don't have many. Acquaintances, yeah, but no one like you."

"So, we've never met, but we each have been dreaming about the other? Don't you think that's weird?"

"Well, if you wanna talk about weird stuff, we should see my grandma. She is like queen of weird. Trust me. For now though, we should get to class," Benny says, slinging his bag over his shoulder. Ethan gets up and smiles as Benny throws his arm around Ethan's shoulders again.