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NOTE: This fanfic contains homosexual activity.

Marco was in pain. All he could do was cry there on his bed. Marco just wanted to kill himself. His weeping was interrupted by a knock at the door.

"Marco?" a very familiar voice said.

"Who is it?" Marco asked. Boy what a stupid question! He thought to himself.

"It's me Dylan. Can I come in?"

"Sure." Boy, that perked him right up.

"Listen, Marco, I know it's hard, your first day, but you gotta stay strong. That's all I told myself."

"Why does Spinner have to be such a jerk? He just can't keep one secret. One secret. That's all I ask from him my whole life. Now it's all over the school, everyone's looking at me strange…"

"Marco, calm down." Dylan put his hand on Marco's shoulder. Marco examined it, like it was unexpected. "It'll be alright. You have great friends and a great family to support you through this. And most importantly, you have me. I've already gone through this. I know it's tough, okay. But all you have to do is keep your head up. You'll always have someone around you in case of an emergency. I'll make sure of that, okay?"

Marco's crying ceased. He wiped his eyes and hugged Dylan. Dylan was taken aback by this by he eased into.

"Look, I don't know if you're ready for this. I'm dying to be your boyfriend. I've liked you since first sight. It's been building up in me since that moment. You're nice, sweet, sensitive, charming, um…hot." Dylan gave a little giggle. Marco did too.

"Dylan, I would be honored to be your boyfriend. I've liked you since the first time I saw you, too. You're also sweet, charming, hot." They both chuckled together. "Hey, I've got a terrific idea. Let's go to the mall together tomorrow night at eight. We see a movie, shop around, do whatever you want to do. Does that sound good?"

Dylan looked at him surprised at how quick he was learning. "Yeah, that sounds like a load of fun. You want me to drive?"

"Of course. I can't, yet"

"Oh yeah. I forgot. You just seem so mature for your age." Marco blushed. "Well, see you tomorrow then."

"Yep. Bye." Marco could not stop smiling. All he could think about was Dylan and what they were going to do on their date tomorrow. Or wait. Was it a date? They didn't declare each other boyfriend and boyfriend yet. Marco just assumed they were. Aw, he thought, we have to be.