At Shane's house.
I knocked on the door.
"Yeah," Shane said opening it. "Oh, hey, Dustin."
"Hey, man. Just came to tell you your secret's still safe with me."
"Good; come in."
I went in and followed Shane to his room; then I sat at his desk and he sat on his bed.
"You sure?"
"Yeah, I'm sure."
"Okay."
"I mean, I mentioned that you had a secret; just not what it was."
"What? Man, that was stupid."
"But now I know his."
"You.whatever. As long as you didn't tell what it was, I suppose you're okay."
"Why don't you just tell people; it's no big deal. There are a lot of bi's, gays and lesbos out there, and they aren't afraid of what people think of them."
"First of all, I'm not them and besides, if my brother or parents find out; it'll be all over for me."
"I don't see why you're freaking over this. You like what you like; who cares what people think."
"There are two things you didn't consider: one, I'm not like most people; and two, you're not gay; you're straight."
"And I'm thinking one of the thunders is bi," I joked.
"Really?" Shane asked.
"Yeah; it's kinda obvious. I saw him looking; I mean really looking, at Cam once."
Shane nodded, smiling.
"Yeah, well, I probably should get going. See you later."
"Yeah, well, wait. I'll come with."
I nodded and we both went to Storm Chargers.
"Hey, Kelly," I said, "Sorry, I'm late. I had to stop by."
"That's okay; you're just lucky we've been slow."
"Yeah, well, I'm going to go to the back now," and I left Shane with Kelly. And I went to the back, Shane following anyways.
"Hey, Dustin," Hunter said coming out of the storage rooms, "could I talk to you alone?" He motioned for me to follow him.
"Yeah, sure," I said following him. On the way I asked, "So where's Sam?"
"Who?" Hunter asked. "Oh, county jail. Raving something about how the power rangers are evil."
When we got there, I asked, "What's up?"
"I know how, surprisingly, well you kept Shane's thing."
"You know?"
"I accidentally over heard. Sorry, I'm not going to tell. Anyways."
"Yeah?" I asked.
"I need to know, will you keep it?"
"Yeah," I said.
"Even under threat of pain and death?"
"Yeah, sure."
"Okay," he sat down on a crate and said softly, "I.never mind. I gotta go back to work."
I had kinda figured he'd chicken out.
"You what? You said you wanted to tell me something."
"If you want, you can date Sara. You're pretty good."
"Is that all?"
"Ye.no," he sighed. Ug, brood and gloom residing.
"Well, what?"
"I.I don't know."
"It can't be as bad as Shane's."
"Fine; um, one night, when I was with my girlfriend." I snorted. "Shut up," Hunter said. "Blake hooked me up with her. Anyways, this guy came up to me, mistaking me for someone else, and kissed me. I was in complete and utter shock, until he realized that I wasn't his friend. He apologized, embarrassed, and left. But truth of the matter is, I really didn't mind. True it was kinda gross, but.I don't know. Then she came back, and I kissed her; and, yeah, there was a spark of something there. But I still can't forget what happened."
"Okay, you're slightly undecided.so?"
"So?!? Man if anyone knew; they'd be baggin' on me constantly."
"I'm telling you it's no big deal."
"Easy for you to say. You know you're straight."
"Then talk to Shane!" I said exasperated.
"Chill, man, sorry."
"Naw, it's all right," I said, "but seriously, you really should talk to Shane."
"You know I really don't like him."
"Yeah, but he can relate slightly better than I can."
Hunter gave me a confused look followed by a you-got-to-be-kidding-me look.
"Hey, if you don't; I will."
"I'd so kill you."
"Hey, ninja of earth, you'd be putting me back in my natural element"
That got me an oh-brother look.
"Well, not only that, but I've already been dead."
"So? You'll know how it feels."
"You going to tell him? At least try."
Hunter looked like he'd crack and tell, but, "No," he said.
"All right then," I said. "Shane!"
"Yeah?" he called back.
"Could you come here?"
"Yeah, sure, wait a sec," and Shane came into view.
"Okay, since you guys have similar problems..aw, heck. Shane, gay; Hunter, undecided. There, now we all know."
"Dustin," the two said. "You promised."
"Look, I'm sick of you guys thinking that there's a problem with who you are and what the rest will think. Well, you know what? The rest don't give a damn. You're our friends, and we'll like you two even if you guys are gay or undecided. Even Cam has a crush!" I then shut up because I knew I had gone too far.
"What?" Shane and Hunter asked.
"Nothing," I said, trying to leave, but I was surrounded. "I can't; I promised."
"Who?" Shane asked.
"Who, what?"
"Who does Cam have a crush on?" Hunter pressed.
"I'm telling you, I can't tell you. I've gone too far. I've got to go back to work." I used my ninja powers to get over Shane and I went back to my working area and finished fixing another bike.
"Dustin, you're going to cave in sooner or later. We'll be there when you do," and the two of them backed off, for now.
I've got to go and warn Cam, I thought and I left as my shift had just ended.
I knocked on the door.
"Yeah," Shane said opening it. "Oh, hey, Dustin."
"Hey, man. Just came to tell you your secret's still safe with me."
"Good; come in."
I went in and followed Shane to his room; then I sat at his desk and he sat on his bed.
"You sure?"
"Yeah, I'm sure."
"Okay."
"I mean, I mentioned that you had a secret; just not what it was."
"What? Man, that was stupid."
"But now I know his."
"You.whatever. As long as you didn't tell what it was, I suppose you're okay."
"Why don't you just tell people; it's no big deal. There are a lot of bi's, gays and lesbos out there, and they aren't afraid of what people think of them."
"First of all, I'm not them and besides, if my brother or parents find out; it'll be all over for me."
"I don't see why you're freaking over this. You like what you like; who cares what people think."
"There are two things you didn't consider: one, I'm not like most people; and two, you're not gay; you're straight."
"And I'm thinking one of the thunders is bi," I joked.
"Really?" Shane asked.
"Yeah; it's kinda obvious. I saw him looking; I mean really looking, at Cam once."
Shane nodded, smiling.
"Yeah, well, I probably should get going. See you later."
"Yeah, well, wait. I'll come with."
I nodded and we both went to Storm Chargers.
"Hey, Kelly," I said, "Sorry, I'm late. I had to stop by."
"That's okay; you're just lucky we've been slow."
"Yeah, well, I'm going to go to the back now," and I left Shane with Kelly. And I went to the back, Shane following anyways.
"Hey, Dustin," Hunter said coming out of the storage rooms, "could I talk to you alone?" He motioned for me to follow him.
"Yeah, sure," I said following him. On the way I asked, "So where's Sam?"
"Who?" Hunter asked. "Oh, county jail. Raving something about how the power rangers are evil."
When we got there, I asked, "What's up?"
"I know how, surprisingly, well you kept Shane's thing."
"You know?"
"I accidentally over heard. Sorry, I'm not going to tell. Anyways."
"Yeah?" I asked.
"I need to know, will you keep it?"
"Yeah," I said.
"Even under threat of pain and death?"
"Yeah, sure."
"Okay," he sat down on a crate and said softly, "I.never mind. I gotta go back to work."
I had kinda figured he'd chicken out.
"You what? You said you wanted to tell me something."
"If you want, you can date Sara. You're pretty good."
"Is that all?"
"Ye.no," he sighed. Ug, brood and gloom residing.
"Well, what?"
"I.I don't know."
"It can't be as bad as Shane's."
"Fine; um, one night, when I was with my girlfriend." I snorted. "Shut up," Hunter said. "Blake hooked me up with her. Anyways, this guy came up to me, mistaking me for someone else, and kissed me. I was in complete and utter shock, until he realized that I wasn't his friend. He apologized, embarrassed, and left. But truth of the matter is, I really didn't mind. True it was kinda gross, but.I don't know. Then she came back, and I kissed her; and, yeah, there was a spark of something there. But I still can't forget what happened."
"Okay, you're slightly undecided.so?"
"So?!? Man if anyone knew; they'd be baggin' on me constantly."
"I'm telling you it's no big deal."
"Easy for you to say. You know you're straight."
"Then talk to Shane!" I said exasperated.
"Chill, man, sorry."
"Naw, it's all right," I said, "but seriously, you really should talk to Shane."
"You know I really don't like him."
"Yeah, but he can relate slightly better than I can."
Hunter gave me a confused look followed by a you-got-to-be-kidding-me look.
"Hey, if you don't; I will."
"I'd so kill you."
"Hey, ninja of earth, you'd be putting me back in my natural element"
That got me an oh-brother look.
"Well, not only that, but I've already been dead."
"So? You'll know how it feels."
"You going to tell him? At least try."
Hunter looked like he'd crack and tell, but, "No," he said.
"All right then," I said. "Shane!"
"Yeah?" he called back.
"Could you come here?"
"Yeah, sure, wait a sec," and Shane came into view.
"Okay, since you guys have similar problems..aw, heck. Shane, gay; Hunter, undecided. There, now we all know."
"Dustin," the two said. "You promised."
"Look, I'm sick of you guys thinking that there's a problem with who you are and what the rest will think. Well, you know what? The rest don't give a damn. You're our friends, and we'll like you two even if you guys are gay or undecided. Even Cam has a crush!" I then shut up because I knew I had gone too far.
"What?" Shane and Hunter asked.
"Nothing," I said, trying to leave, but I was surrounded. "I can't; I promised."
"Who?" Shane asked.
"Who, what?"
"Who does Cam have a crush on?" Hunter pressed.
"I'm telling you, I can't tell you. I've gone too far. I've got to go back to work." I used my ninja powers to get over Shane and I went back to my working area and finished fixing another bike.
"Dustin, you're going to cave in sooner or later. We'll be there when you do," and the two of them backed off, for now.
I've got to go and warn Cam, I thought and I left as my shift had just ended.