Trent walked down the street towards Cross's house after being invited. Though, he stopped as he was surrounded by a couple of boys. He had his hands in his pocket and his head down so it seemed like his eyes were closed even though he was only staring at the ground.
A distinct snicker was heard and the big muscled man came out into Trent's view. "hehe, hello Trent, where's your little boyfriend, hm?" he asked smugly, smirking and crossing his arms. "I seem to never see you without him nowadays, what happened to the old Trent we used to know? You seem to have drifted from us.. your boys? What happened?"
Trent growled slightly with a light chuckle. "Tanner, I thought I told you before.. I want to do things on my own now.. that's why I drifted away from you guys." He glanced up at him, a smug smirk on his lips. "Can you just tell me what you want, fat guy? I need to go see my 'boyfriend'.." he says mockingly, rolling his eyes.
Tanner growled, narrowing his eyes and frowning. "I suggest you watch your attitude there, Trenty." He hissed, grabbing his collar and lifting him up slightly. "I'd hate for you or your friend to get hurt…" he chuckled, letting him go. "Just thought we'd give you a warning.." he stated, turning to the side a bit, so his side was facing Trent.
Trent tilted his head a bit, brows furrowing. "A warn-" he was cut off as a choked cry left his lips in surprise as a sharp pain shot all the air from his lungs. One of the boys around him had kicked him.. He gulped hard, falling to one knee and grunting, trembling slightly as he tried to get his breath back. He glared up at him, wiping some blood from the corner of his mouth. "w..wha..t the h-hell..?" he coughed, trembling more.
Tanner chuckled, kneeling down in front of him and grabbing his chin, glaring into his eyes with a smirk. "Just wanted to warn… if you interfere with us having fun with your buddy again, we will happily just teach that boy a lesson.." he grinned, before letting him go with a harsh shove, letting Trent stumble onto the floor.
Trent grunted, forcing himself up on his elbows shakily, watching the boys walk off without another word. Damn it. He gulped, forcing himself to his feet, holding his chest in pain. He sighed, and began to walk towards Cross's house again, recovering by the time he got there. He felt slightly uneasy though.. worried for Cross's safety now. He shook it off and tried to seem cool and calm, knocking on the door of the rather huge house. The door opened almost immediately and a man in a black and white suit was there, and he nodded a bit at sight of him, turning to call up the stairs. "Cross, I believe your friend is here!"
Cross gasped and his eyes brightened where he was laying in his room and he instantly hopped up and shot down the stairs to be in front of him. "Trent! Hi! Welcome!" his cheeks were tinted light pink and he chuckled. "Sorry about not being able to drive you, I bet the walk was a bitch, huh?" he asked, face apologetic.
Trent laughed a bit and shook his head, making the blonde finally shut up and put a hand on his shoulder, patting it lightly. "It's no problem, really." He smiled, and walked more in, eyes widening. "wow…Cross this is…amazing.." he was breathless as he finally got a good look at the inside of the entrance room.
Cross also laughed and listened as the door was shut and locked and he walked over to his staring friend. "It's not that amazing.. really, trust me, it gets boring after a while." He snickered in humor and sighed. "Want me to show you around?" He asked, offering a friendly smile.
Trent finally shook off his awe and shock and looked at him, eyes brightening. "Hell yeah! Please do so!" He exclaimed excitedly, following him into another room.
After a while they finally made it to Cross's room, exhausted after all the walking and sight-seeing in the massive house. Trent groaned, flopping down on the fancy looking bed. "You are so lucky, Cross. Jesus." He chuckled, sitting up from where his face was in the bed, looking to him. "I can't believe you can stand being at my place." He joked, own cheeks light pink, which only made Cross's a brighter red. "Like, I don't know." He laughed, laying back down by leaning back, er well, falling back.
Cross looked at his friend and leaned against the wall by the bed, watching him an felt his cheeks heat up even more the more he looked. He glanced away and cleared his throat. "heh, it's no big deal, really." He looked back at him again, biting his lip. "H-hey.. Trent? Can I talk to you for a bit about something?" he asked, voice sounding nervous.
Trent opened his eyes and glanced at him, tilting his head. "hm? Sure, what is it?" he asked back, sitting up and patting the spot next to him.
Cross gulped and walked over, sitting down next to him. "Well…see we have known each other for almost the whole school year now and…" He paused for a second. "I was wondering… Would you ever see me as….more then a friend?" his cheeks heated up as he looked to him and he gulped.
Trent's eyes widen and his own cheeks flushed a deep red. "more…then a….friend….?" He gulped a bit. "W..Well I…I guess… but….why?"
Cross smiled slightly and giggled. "Because I love you silly~"