Chapter Five

Waking

A young man stirred from his slumber, tightening his arm around the body lying next to him. He left his eyes closed, trying to remember where he was… In fact, he tried to remember who he was. He slid a hand down to feel the arm of whoever it was beside him. Feels like a guy's arm, he thought. Confused eyes slipped open to take in his surroundings.

He turned his head, and there was a blonde teenaged boy lying there. The first teen looked at the sleeping blonde. There was a vague feeling of familiarity about this blonde, but he had no idea who he might be. But he felt a very strong connection to the blonde for some reason.

The blonde was waking now. He felt a comfortable warmth lying close to him. He tightened his arm around the warm body, curling a leg around the closest leg to him. But for the life of him, the blonde could not remember who it could be.

He opened his eyes slowly and found a pair of startlingly beautiful green eyes staring at him. They're beautiful eyes, thought the blonde boy. After taking in the emerald beauty shielded by wire-framed glasses, his eyes trailed over the rest of the black-haired boy. He could not think of who this person was. Come to think of it, he did not even know who he was. Must be a minor case of amnesia. I'm sure it'll come to me…

He looked back at the raven-haired teen's face and examined it closely. He took in the messy hair, and slightly tanned features. Hidden under the untidy fringe, there was a small scar. Over all, the blonde had a sense that he knew this other boy, and had for a long time. He felt a powerful link to the boy. But he still had no clue who this boy was, how either of them got here, or even where here was. It was rather confusing.

The raven-haired teen stared at the blonde, trying to figure out what their connection was. But to no avail. He watched as the gray eyes scanned over himself, and hoped that this boy would know who he was. No such luck, it seemed. The dark-haired boy looked at the blonde boy and did what came natural.

A lopsided smile came to the black-haired boy's lips. The blonde found it fairly enchanting. He could not help but smile back. The blonde found that to be an alien feeling, though. Don't I usually smile?

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A girl snuggled closer to the cozy lump she was curled up next to. A small smile spread easily across her lips as the arms around her tightened. But the smile faded even faster than it had come.

She could not remember to whom the comfy arms were attached. She racked her brain, trying to come up with a name, a face, anything… But she could not remember anything about herself, let alone whoever she was all snuggly with. She opened her eyes to see if maybe the face would spark a memory. She saw only a chest and a chin. She lifted her head from the strong chest so she could get a better view.

The boy's eyes were closed. I guess he's still asleep? Her eyes roved over the boy's features. Sandy-colored hair, nice lips, not a bad body… The girl pushed a bunch of bushy hair out of her face and looked back at the boy's face. She had an inkling that she knew this boy, but she had not the slightest idea from where. As she watched, the boy's eyes slid open. Twinkling hazel eyes stared up at her.

The sandy-haired boy's first sight was two confused chocolaty brown eyes staring into his. A sly grin spread across his face. Now who is this lovely lady? The girl smiled back timidly. His eyes wandered away from her eyes, finding a delightfully nice body, and bushy brown hair. He only wished he knew her name.

He smiled at her again and, with the Irish lilt he did not remember he had, he said, "Hey there."

She raised an hesitant eyebrow. "Hey?"

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Yet another young man opened his eyes slowly. Where am I? he thought vaguely. Then- Who am I? I should at least know that… Why don't I know who I am? The teen was laying on his stomach. When his eyes opened, all he saw was dirt and grass. He could not think of why he was laying on the ground. Suddenly, he felt the slightest touch on his shoulder. He turned over and stared into deep brown eyes. Who is she?

The girl lay on her side, an arm across someone's backside. She felt denim under her fingers. She pulled back her arm slowly, so she did not disturb whoever this was. She opened her eyes. She noticed the bum she had just had her hand on was actually rather a decent one. Nice hair, too, she thought, eyes passing over the well-kept black locks.

She looked at the boy's back and noticed she had drooled on his shoulder. Bugger. She reached a tentative hand out to brush off the spit. He must have felt the touch, though, because a second later, she was staring into bright blue eyes. Well, he's cute. But who is he? Wait- who am I?

The black-haired boy examined the girl's face. She's pretty, he thought. His eyes roved over the brown eyes, smooth, dark hair and soft lines of her face.

A pair of small smiles were sent to each other by the two confused teens.

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A different teenager yawned quietly, tightening his arms around the body lying on his stomach. He breathed in the sweet smell of flowers. Which kind, he did not know, but it was a pretty smell. He considered trying to relax back into sleep, but there was an annoying something poking into his hip. The curious thing was that he could not remember who this pretty-smelling girl was that he was waking up next to… In fact, he could not even remember his own name. Weird.

A girl nestled into the chest her cheek was laying on. She could not remember whose chest this was, but it was rather comfortable. She wanted to stay in that position for a long time, with his arms tightly wrapped around her, but her curiosity got the best of her. She sat up slowly, pulling out of the embrace. Not a bad body, cute red hair. She smiled as the sparkling blue eyes opened to look at her.

The redhead felt his companion pulling out of his arms and sit up. He stretched a bit and gradually his blue eyes were revealed. Good body, he thought as his eyes trailed up the girl's form. But when they landed on her face, the redhead was shocked. The blonde that had been sleeping on top of him had the face of a pug and, as he watched, it wrinkled into a smile. He did the only thing he could think of. He sat up-

And hollered.

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Six sets of eyes snapped up. The black-haired, green-eyed boy tore his eyes away from the mesmerizing gray ones of his company. He sat up slowly and looked around.

There was a redheaded boy about fifty feet away from his own position, scooting away from a blonde girl with a pug-like face. He was yelping hysterically. The green-eyed boy turned to the blonde boy next to him, a confused look on his face. The blonde stared back at him, a small smirk on his lips, and shrugged.

The green-eyed boy looked back at the redhead. He was still yelling and scrambling away from the sad blonde girl with whom he had awoken. Green eyes moved past the yowling boy and saw a bushy-haired girl being helped to her feet by a sandy-haired boy. And nearby the other four teens, there was another pair, a black-haired boy sitting next to a brunette with a ponytail.

The green-eyed boy got to his feet and held out a hand for the blonde next to him, which the blonde graciously accepted. As soon as their hands touched, the green-eyed boy felt a surge of electricity course through him. What does this boy mean to me? The blonde was now standing beside him. Their eyes met again, and the green searched the gray. The green-eyed boy knew that this boy must mean a lot to him. A-a-am I gay?

The blonde felt the same surge when they touched. He knew there was something extremely special about this raven-haired boy he had been with. He just didn't know what. Another odd-feeling smile spread across his lips. It broadened when the green-eyed boy sent him another lopsided smile in return. Oh, that was beautiful…

The two boys started moving perfectly in synch with each other and they approached the rest of the group. The redhead was still staring wide-eyed at the blonde girl. Everyone watched as the redhead clambered to his feet. He looked around wildly. That was when he realized that he and the girl he had been sleeping with were not alone.

He stared around, not recognizing anyone. "Who are you people? What did you do to me?"

The black-haired, blue-eyed boy smirked. Leisurely, he got to his feet, helping up the girl with the ponytail. He looked at the redhead and just shrugged.

The redhead stared around at the others. "Who are you people?" he demanded again.

The green-eyed boy stepped forward carefully. "Hey, calm down, guy." He looked around at the others. The green-eyed boy put a reassuring hand on the redhead's shoulder. "Does anyone know who they are?"

Everyone's heads shook, signaling that not one among them had a clue who they were, let alone who everyone else was. The blonde boy crossed his arms over his chest in amusement. This should be interesting…

~*~TBC~*~