DISCLAIMER: I do not own these characters and I am not making anymoney of this story. You will have to give credit where credit is due and that means if you like the characters tell the guys who created snowboard kids.

Authors Note: Please don't flame me about anything, especially spell, usage and grammar. I am not to good with the mechanics of english. THANX!

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I didn't sleep to well for the rest of the night. When morning came I was tired and really didn't want to go to school, but it was monday and I was running a feaver or throwing up so I was stuck. When I reached the kitchen my mom didn't give me her usual 'hello' or bug me about my homework asking if it was done or not. I just as quietly finnished ate my breakfast. When I left for school she didn't say anything, usually I couldn't get out of the house with out her fussing over me. The only thing that really bugged me about all this was that I new why she was accting weird, she HAD read the books and was mad. I just wish I knew if she was mad that I didn't tell her or if she was mad because I maybe, probably most likely was gay.
I waited untill we were all at school and mostly gone different ways befor dragging Jam into the boy's room to give him back the books.
"Your done all ready?" he asked, surprised. I guess he never realized how fast I could read. I was slightly disexic so it was harded for me to read than it was for most people, but most people didn't get the practice I did.
"Yeah, well thats what happens when I lock myself in my room." He smiles at me. We both stand there for a few moments, uncomfortable as to what to say or do. The first bell rang, safe.
"I guess I should go." He nodded. I head out to my first class. The rest of the day went pretty slowly mostly because I was so tired. At lunch Jam finally joined us again. He asked me if anyone had missed him I told him if they did they never said anything.
"Well thats what I get for heading to the library at lunch." I give him a shocked look.
"What? Just because you've never seen me read doesn't mean I don't "
"Well I guess there is a first time for everything," he glares at me for that comment. I just smile.

My mom was waiting in the living room when I got home from school.
"Slash, can you come here for a second" I head into the living room. She is sitting on the sofa.
"Yeah," I sit down on one of the comfy chairs.
"I just though we should talk, you seem to be having trouble accepting the devorce," Is is me or has everyone in this town decided that sounding like a shrink was cool?
"I'm ok" the look she gives me tells me she knows I'm lying, but then I know where this conversation is going and it has nothing to do with the break up.
"I was just wondering if there was anything you wanted to tell me, that's all." she smiles, one of those fake strained smiles. Yup, nothing to do with the break up, she's trying to get me to come out of the proverbial closet.
"No, nothing I can think of" I wasn't going to give up that easly, not untill she admits that she read the books while I was sleeping.
"Look Slash, I saw the books in your room, I don't know where you got them but I know what there about. I just want to know what is going on with my little boy." I roll my eyes.
"Mom first off, I'm not your little boy any more. Second, the books mean nothing alright. I'm jsut trying to figure things out and to tell you the truth, trying to get your son to admit to being gay will only make things worse." My mother had visibly cringed when I said the word 'gay'.
"I don't understand why you kids can be so open about stuff like that." she was talking more to herself than to me.
"Look can I go now, I gotta meet Jam." okay maybe not the total truth, we had never agreed to meet but I have a feeling that he'll be waiting.
"I guess so. Just be back for dinner" I was out the door with my snowboard befor she could finnish.
When I got to the spot I found I had been right. Jam was sitting there watching a Blue Jay so intently that I was certin he was trying to read the animals mind. I sat down beside him and he still didn't seem to notice me. I pick up a handfull of snow and shoved it down his coat.
"AHHHHHHHHH! jesus christ." he was now jumping around swearing more than my dad trying to fix the old Datsune we had parked in the garage. I, on the other hand, was laughing my head of, or at least untill I had a face full of snow. After a small snowball fight we both just sat there doing nothing.
"So what did you think?" He asked, I knew he was asking about the books but I wanted to have a little fun first.
"Well I think you need to practice you aim, it's off. And I think you throw like a girl." another facefull of snow.
"I meant about the book dimwit" I smile at him.
"I know. They were ok. My mom found them though."
"Ouch! is she mad?" he asked.
"I think so, but it is hard to tell." I look over at him and he looks back at me.
"So what do you think?" That question again.
"I think....this" I lean over and kiss him. This time nobody stiffens, we just kiss. He slips his arms around my waist and after we part I lean my head on his shoulder. It felt nice, comfortable. He rests his chin on my head, funny to think that we were the same hight up untill about a year ago now he's taller. I look up at him again, he kisses me and my last coherent thought befor getting lost in the kiss was that everything would be ok because I wasn't going have to deal with anything alone.

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An Ending Authors Note: Ok so this is the END! Well of this story anyway. I am so HAPPY I acctually finished a multi-chapter story. So there IS a first time for everything. Anyway I will write others. I have to admit that I put some of my self in this story, mostly in Slash. Long story that I can't put here about why I am so close to Slash and why I feel Slash and Jam are a couple. Anyway parts that are me? well I am dyslexic (And I swear I spell that word different everytime) and I hate a mess (Of course I am usually to lazy to do anything about it) And just like Slash's lab partener, when someone askes what I'm reading it will always be "A book about people"^_^ if you acctually read this last authors note then THNX^_^!!!! TTFN Kitty Cat