"What's with him?" TJ asked Jonah as they jogged around the track together.
Cyrus wasn't himself today. In fact Jonah had said he loved the boy countless times only to get a "I know" or "yeah" out of Cyrus. Jonah didn't know why the boy was acting so weird. It sort of hurt Jonah's heart when he thought about it. The worse part about it was Jonah couldn't feel Cyrus's emotions. It was like the boy had blocked him out completely.
"I don't know. He was like that when he woke up." Jonah replied.
TJ gave Jonah and puzzled look displaying his confusion. TJ knew his friend better then most people. He knew how Jonah operated. He also knew that Jonah was messing around with Natalie behind Cyrus's back. He didn't confront Jonah about it because he wanted the boy to end things on his own.
"Jonah...you got to stop this thing with Natalie. I think Cyrus might be catching on." TJ stated.
Jonah's eyes went wide as he stopped running. TJ stopped in front of him and turned around to look at the shocked boy.
"How'd you know?" Jonah asked.
"I've known about you and Natalie for a while now...dude it has to end with her. Cyrus obviously makes you more happy." TJ replied
"I did...last night. I ended it. It's done. Thats why I don't know why he's acting the way he is. I just want my Cyrus back." Jonah said with a crestfallen look.
"Dude stop being such a bitch...no offense but you need to get your shit together." TJ expressed with a look that told Jonah he cared.
Jonah gave TJ a small grin and they both continued their laps.
During lunch...
"Cyrus I think you're thinking about it to much. Natalie seems like a good girl. I don't think she's the type to try and talk to someone who's already taken." Andi voiced.
"I don't know Andi. The nice ones are always the craziest." Buffy replied.
Andi looked at Buffy with a fixed squint and crossed her arms. "What is that supposed to mean." Andi questioned.
"Nothing, it's just nice people are overtly kind to mask how horrible they are." Buffy shrugged.
"Are you trying to say that I'm a horrible person?" Andi questioned.
Buffy glanced at Andi with a blank expression and exhaled a loud breath. "Andi, no ones talking about you. Trust me when I say this, you're not nice. You're just a goody two shoes who wouldn't steal candy even if it were free. There's a big difference." Buffy explained.
"Oh...am I doing it again?" Andi noticed.
Marty, Buffy, and Cyrus all nodded their heads at the girl making her embarrassed. "Sorry" she replied.
"Is Andi thinking only about herself again?" Walker laughed as he sat down next to the girl.
"Yup." Marty responded laughing.
"Cyrus, I'm sure Jonah's not doing anything wrong with Natalie. She was his friend before he even admitted to liking you. If he wanted to be with her then he would." Marty explained.
Walker nodded his head in agreement. "Yeah...she's probably the one who he talked to about liking you." Walker agreed.
Buffy shook her head in disagreement. "I don't know. She's falls on the hot scale when it comes to looks. I wouldn't put it past Jonah if they did something in he past before." Buffy brought up.
"Buffy don't be so negative. Cyrus is literally right there." Andi reminded.
"What, I'm just speculating. She's hot." Buffy admitted.
Marty raised an eyebrow at his alpha. "Is there something you wanna get off your chest Buff?" Marty asked.
Buffy glanced at Marty and smiled. "I'll tell you about it later." Buffy replied with a reassuring smile.
Meanwhile...
"Are they talking about me?" Jonah asked TJ who had a clear view of the good hair crew.
"Defiantly." TJ said not leaving any hint of a lie.
"Shit..should I go over there?I'm gonna go over there" Jonah said trying to figure out what to do.
"Stay here dumb ass. It will only make you look more suspicious. Plus Cyrus is looking at you. I'm pretty sure he's over what ever he was feeling." TJ explained.
Suddenly someone sat down right next to TJ while another person sat right next to Jonah. The boy tuned his head and instantly got up. "Not dealing with this. I'll see you later dude." TJ hurriedly walked off.
"Hi Jonah." Amber greeted looking into the boy's soul.
"Hey Amber." Jonah replied faintly.
Natalie smiled at Cyrus who was staring directly at her and waved.
"I was thinking. You should come to my party this Friday." Amber invited.
"Not interested." Jonah responded coldly.
The boy tried to get up only to be stopped by Amber holding his arm in place so he couldn't move. Natalie's smile became frighteningly bigger as she began to talk. "She wasn't giving you an option Jonah. If you don't come I'm telling your little imprinted boy everything. Actually how about you invite him to. I'm sure he's suspicious of me." Natalie grinned.
Jonah's started to growl at the girl making her laugh. "Aww did I make the poor alpha mad. Poor thing." Natalie dissed.
Both girls then got up leaving Jonah to drown in his own anger and disgust.
Cyrus felt ever gripping pulse Jonah was feeling. He couldn't help but feel sorry for the boy. He wanted to calm him down but his brain was screaming at him telling him to let Jonah suffer. He knew Jonah had done something that would make him upset. But he had forgiven the boy before. Doing it again was something that Cyrus knew would happen again. No matter what Jonah did to him he always came running back to him. No matter how much it hurt him.
Cyrus slowly stood up and walked over to Jonah hugging him from behind. He whispered words into the boy's ear that seemed to instantly calm him down. Jonah turned around and dropped his head into Cyrus's shirt. Cyrus felt wetness blotting his shirt as he hugged the boy tighter shushing his cries away.
