Okay, I fired off that last chapter quickly (to make up for the year I abandoned it. D'oh!) So now I get to the fun bits. Teensy Tinsey Explanation. The rest isn't a story per-se, just a collection of mental photographs and a trip into the head of whichever character suits my fancy. Flashbacks, conversations. It's a grab bag really. Descriptions and flashbacks are usually in italics. If you get confused the POV will be in the chapter title. Warning, this could range from half a dozen, to a hundred or more (Don't think a photographer would take that many? Hah!) and to make it more confusing they'll skip back and forth in time. It really just depends on my muse. I'll post the ending in a year or so. (Don't look at me like that! You don't need it anyway) okay, sorry, on with the…thingy

Sunshine was standing on a bench, striking a dramatic pose. Petey was sitting on the bench, looking up at the blonde with a mixture of amusement and disbelief. Gerry and Ju were smiling, arms crossed and Alan had been caught, mouth permanently frozen in a wide, open-mouthed laugh. Rev was shaking his head; a smile fighting it's way to the surface.

Sunshine had been putting on another act of what the team referred to as "Sunshine Theatre". Just out of the blue, at any moment Sunshine would launch into a soliloquy, or a scrap of a scene. That was the thing about Sunshine. He could spout out monologues at the drop of a hat. It was what made him such a good actor.

Petey remembered that day:

The small group was walking slowly, aimlessly. Classes were over, but they didn't want to go home just yet. The conversation had turned to football, which had led to Coach Boone. Louie was in charge of the camera. It was some project. A documentary or something. 'The life of a Titan'

Petey sat down on the bench and stretched his legs.

"Do his speeches have to be so dramatic? He makes it sound as if he's sending us off to war."

Petey saw the glint in Sunshine's eyes but was too late to stop him. Sunshine jumped up on top of the bench, using Petey's shoulder to steady himself.

"From this day to the ending of the world,

But we in it shall be remembered-

We few, we happy few,"

Sunshine paused dramatically, staring at the small circle of teammates. A few students had stopped to stare, keeping their distance. Petey rolled his eyes.

"We band of brothers;

For he to day that sheds his blood with m-"

Sunshine was cut off with a startled 'oomph!' as Petey swept his feet out from under him, toppling him over onto the grass. The group straightened, smiles disappearing as Coach Boone came out of the school. They tried to look innocent. Boone looked unconvinced, but just shook his head and kept heading towards the car.

The group split up soon after, but Sunshine stayed, sprawled in a patch of sunlight in the grass. Petey flopped down beside him,

"I want to act Petey"

"The drama club's having auditions next-"

"No, I want to act. For a living."

"There's no money in that Sun."

"Well then, you'll just have to earn enough for both of us."

Petey's breath caught in his throat.

That had been the first time that they had started to see themselves as an "us". They had been together for a while, but had avoided talking about their plans for after high school. Petey had been surprised, and a little scared. He hadn't known if he was ready to be an "us".

Looking back now, remembering the warmth of that day, and the closeness of the blonde who had stolen his heart, he knew that that was the exact moment he had realized he wanted to spend the rest of his life with Sunshine, acting and all.