title: secrets
author: newtypeshadow
fandom: Sky High
pairings: Will/Layla, Will/Warren
disclaimer: The charactes and settings of Sky High belong to their respective owners. None of those owners is me. This story was written for enjoyment, not for profit.
notes: the lady or the tiger...but not. also, i'd like to thank all the people who've been reading and reviewing. it means a lot to me. i'm the sort who compulsively checks her e-mail, so the review alert thing makes me light up like a christmas tree. anyways, onto the fic!
When Warren sleeps over he climbs into Will's bed after the other boy falls asleep. He sleeps with his head on Will's shoulder and with Will's lips breathing air into his mouth. He falls asleep content, feeling safe. Feeling the love he wants that Will could never promise him. When he wakes with the sun he slips back into the sleeping bag on the floor. It is cold and slick, not like Will's warm sturdiness. He hugs his chilled pillow to his head and goes back to sleep, content that Will will never know this part of him, will never have to say "no."
Will, in his bed, waits until Warren's breath evens out before opening his eyes again and watching the older boy sleep. He won't break up with Layla, because he loves her dearly. At the same time, he can't stop inviting Warren over, and every night, when Warren crawls into his bed, Will watches him sleep the way he thinks he would watch Layla. He sees the rise and fall of Warren's chest, feels the weight of Warren's dark head on his shoulder, and stifles the urge to cradle Warren's body and keep him from leaving when the sun comes up.
Will wishes he didn't want them both, but he does. And until he can figure out who he wants more, they'll each have to live with these secret, hidden desires.