Below The Radar
Big announcement guys! I don't hate TJ anymore, thanks to these fanfictions, now I only dislike him. Now that's worthy of accomplishment of the week.
Chapter 2 - The Gayest Straight Guy
The word tablecloth has been established as a safe word for Jonah, and Marty if one of them starts to actually fall in love with the other. As of the current both boys are still trying to figure out their feelings. All their adolescent lives the question always was what girl do you like?, and never what guy do you like?, that question was reserved for the girls. Because of things like that neither male teen ever considered hooking up with a fellow male, and now look at them they are dating, well sorta.
The canoeing was fun, and all, but Jonah didn't stay very long after with Marty, he went straight to TJ. Last time Cyrus was separated from the Good Hair Crew, and with TJ he was put in the danger of a firearm. Jonah figured that Cyrus, and Buffy already know about his panic attacks, and whatnot, so he should be able to consult them about this matter.
"Hey Cyrus my man, I've been looking for you," Jonah greeted.
"You-you have?" Cyrus stuttered from Jonah calling him my man. Meanwhile Jonah looked around, and had a change of heart when he spotted Buffy.
"Whoops sorry um this is awkward, I was actually looking for Buffy. There she is," Jonah said walking off.
"But you just said," Cyrus started until he felt a hand get placed on his shoulder by TJ, and like that Jonah was already gone.
Buffy she is a girl, she likes guys, Jonah thought coming to the conclusion that she was the better of the two to talk about liking guys with. Cyrus wouldn't know anything liking a guy, Jonah told himself. "Yo Slayer," Jonah called out to her.
"Yeah, what's up?"
Jonah quieted himself, "can we have a quick talk, in private."
Despite Buffy being taken aback by the out of the blue request her mind was able to process, and order her mouth to produce a, "um yeah sure."
Jonah walked over to the shade of a tree making sure Buffy was following by turning his head around. Jonah put his back to the tree, and started talking, "so you know how things went badly with me, and Andi?"
"Oh please don't say you want to get back together with her," Buffy pleaded.
"Hardly, just let me talk," Jonah said making Buffy shake her head yes only now taking what Jonah was trying to tell her serious. "Marty, and I were talking about our past relationships with girls, and he joked around saying they are too complicated, and that we should just date, and well now we are, but neither of us are gay, and I just don't know what I'm doing with my life anymore. This is silly, nevermind I'm going to go break up with him."
"Wait!" Buffy called making Jonah stop from trying to leave the premises. "Jonah don't break up with him just yet, you guys agreed for a reason their must be some kind of feeling their, and it's more than okay to want to explore that feeling. I actually know someone that is gay, and I'm sure they would love to talk to you about your feelings, and help you figure them out."
"Ok I'll wait, anyways who is he?" Jonah asked.
"You'll find out when they message you later, cause they aren't exactly out yet…"
"Oh well um thanks, by the way, I know I already like him, but not the way I like girls, it's different than that."
"Jonah you'll be fine," Buffy told him before the two of them split apart. Jonah could not stop thinking about the mystery gay person that Buffy knows, how come he doesn't know who he is? Little does Jonah know he has been lurking under his nose the whole time with the adorableness of a puppy, and the sweet scent of baby taters.
TJ has been spending a tremendously large amount of time with Cyrus, it honestly scared Buffy, and Andi the two of them could be dating, and they wouldn't know the difference. In fact after that afternoon of canoeing Cyrus found himself over at TJ's place with the older teen trying to teach him how to play a shooter game.
Cyrus understood that all the boys in his grade were obsessed with these type of games, and he wanted to be able to join in the conversation about them. If everyone liked these type of games so much they must be fun. Cyrus was having difficulty finding the fun in the game, "what's the objective in this?" Cyrus groaned.
"To kill everyone else," TJ told him.
"But I already done that, is that this game is constantly killing people with no real end goal, or purpose to it?"
*Buzz! Buzz!* Cyrus got a text, and sat down the controller while he fished his phone out of his pocket while listening to TJ speak. "Yes that's what I've been trying to tell you. The purpose is to have fun, and well get better than everyone else at it."
"Sounds to me like unnecessary fighting," Cyrus told him finally opening up the text from Buffy to see what it was. It was a long message followed by a equally long message, she was explaining something about Jonah being confused on his feelings.
Cyrus felt his heart go light there was a possibility that Jonah, and him could date. Cyrus wanted to scream well that was until he continued on reading the message to the part about Jonah already dating Marty. The jealousy was already horrible to deal with when Jonah dated a girl, but a guy this was much worse.
Cyrus turned to look at TJ while his eyes got watery, and his lip started to quiver. Cyrus finally knew that he had a chance with Jonah for the first time in his life, and it was already over, there was nothing he could do now.
"What's wrong?" was all it took for TJ to ask to make Cyrus start crying. Right away TJ opened his inviting arms, and practically carried Cyrus over to him where he pushed the side of his face down onto his general shoulder area. A real shoulder to cry on.
"TJ," Cyrus sobbed out. "I'm gay, and now my crush is dating a guy, and I never had the chance to tell him how I feel."
Wow that was much easier, and smoother than when Lucas came out to me, TJ thought. Cyrus just kinda said it like it was nothing, then again he was a shaking crying mess. "Awe poor Cyrus," TJ said sympathetically while patting, and rubbing his friends back. "It'll be fine you don't need him, and hey I got good news for you how would you like a boyfriend?"
Cyrus sniffed a few times, and stayed silent catching his breath, "really? You mean it?"
"Of course I do," TJ said staring back into Cyrus' eyes.
Before TJ knew what was happening Cyrus leaned in, and quickly kissed TJ pulling away, and saying, "I accept," while he finished wiping tears off his cheeks.
TJ did not look at that flattered from the kiss. TJ chuckled a little while Cyrus inquired a, "what?"
TJ explained himself, "when I said how would you like a boyfriend I did not mean me, but thanks for the kiss."
"Oh you mean," Cyrus looked down, "okay, wait, but I kissed you, and you're not like disgusted?"
"Eh most straight guys get disgusted when a guy kisses them, but I take it as a compliment. Lucas has told me that I am the gayest straight guy to exist."
"Who's Lucas?" Cyrus asked.
"Your future boyfriend," TJ simply told him.
"Is he hot?" Cyrus asked. "Naw I'm just joking, but what if he doesn't want me?"
"I think he's just as desperate for a boyfriend as you are, he'll say yes."
"Hey who said I am desperate?" Cyrus asked.
"Dude you just tried kissing me at the mention of a boyfriend."
"Oh can we just forget about that?" Cyrus asked.
"No it was sweet, it means you like me."
"Yeah, but you don't like me," Cyrus said killing the mood.
"Do you want me to set you up with Lucas or not?" TJ asked.
"Please, thank you so much for being so cool about this, you truly are amazing."
"I know," TJ said beaming with pride. TJ had put Lucas' phone number into Cyrus' contacts, and decided to send some texts in advance to Lucas for Cyrus. While TJ did all this Cyrus responded back to Buffy, and told her that she can go ahead, and let Jonah know that he's gay, and willing to help Jonah figure out his feelings.
Cyrus moved over onto TJ's bed where he laid on his stomach with his phone off the bed, and his legs kicking in the air above his ass.
Cyrus - Hey
Lucas - Hi, so I take it u also tried kissing TJ?
Cyrus already started blushing he had never talked to another guy who is attracted to the same sex. It felt wonderful, and even better knowing that they can date.
Cyrus - Mhm, but we don't needa talk about dat. So…
Lucas - TJ is one of a kind. Sometimes I think he's gayer than me. Like he is way to friendly with his "bros"
Cyrus - Yeah I know, he's real tricky. Lucas, I love the name anyways how come I haven't seen u at school?
Lucas - Maybe it's cuz you have never seen me so u wouldn't be able to recognize me. And I like ur name too, it's probably as cute as TJ says u are
Cyrus - Wait he said that?
Lucas - Yeah I'm telling u, he's the gayest straight guy to exist.
Cyrus - Wow he really is
Lucas - On Monday we can meet up at school, like before it starts if u wanna. Also I should probably address the elephant in the room, will you be my boyfriend?
Cyrus - 1st sure thing we can meet up in the library. 2nd are u sure about this u haven't even seen me before
Lucas - It don't matter I want someone for who they are not what they look like
Cyrus - Me too
Lucas - So is that a yes?
Cyrus - U know it ;)
"How's it going over there?" TJ asked Cyrus who was smiling greatly.
"Oh you know nothing, just chatting with my boyfriend."
"You're welcome," TJ told him. "Fuck!" TJ shouted when he turned his attention back to the game to realize he must've gotten attacked while he was looking at Cyrus.
After Cyrus was done hanging out with TJ he decided it was time to talk to Jonah. It should be easy they both have boyfriends. Cyrus wasn't too fond of trying to do it over text, so he ended up calling Jonah over the phone while he was locked up in his bedroom hoping his parents don't hear.
Jonah picked up the phone call he was waiting on, "heya."
"Hi Jonah, so let's get right into this. So who is it you're dating?" Cyrus asked over the phone.
"Uhm Marty."
"Wow I was not expecting that, and let me get this correct, you, and Marty both are sure you're straight?"
"No, we know we are both not gay."
"Aha I see that leaves a crap ton of other things you could be besides gay, or straight, but we don't need to get into that. So what do you think of Marty, do you think he's cute?" Cyrus asked.
"I guess, I don't know, I'm kind of new to this having a boyfriend thing."
"Me too."
"You have a boyfriend, who is it?" Jonah asked.
"Some guy named Lucas he goes to our school, and I'm meeting him Monday, TJ set me up with him. But back to Marty, have you guys held hands, or kissed yet, you know things you have done with a past girlfriend?"
"No," Jonah bluntly said.
"Then try it, hold his hand, hug him, spend time together. See what happens you might just end up asking him if he wants to try a kiss."
"But Cy I've never kissed a guy," Jonah said.
"I know that's what I'm saying, try it, see if you like it."
"Okay I gotta go my mom is calling me for dinner," Jonah told him.
"Bye," Cyrus said before hanging up the phone ending the call.
End Of Chapter 2
I'm psyched for Christmas, that also means I won't be updating for a while. This story had so much potential, but I single handedly killed it all this chapter. Hopefully it'll turn out fine, I plan to keep this story short (that's the reasoning behind me killing the potential). Grr! I just wanna make the title of this story come into play already.
It kinda hurts, a lot of how much attention (review wise) Smut Collection gets compared to this story, and Hoops & Hurdles. Like come on people can't yah appreciate something more than just smut?
~ Banana