Life I something you can't sweat out

Chapter 2

Third person POV:

That night, Brendon and Ryan texted for hours talking about their feelings and learning about each other. They finally decided around 11 PM that it was time for them to go to bed. Before they said their goodbyes, Brendon and Ryan made a plan to hang out over at Bren's house for a few hours on Saturday.

When they finally said goodnight, they both let their eyelids fall quickly after setting their phones down.

The next morning, Ryan woke up to the sound of his alarm clock playing the chorus from "We are Young". He reached over and dropped his arm on top of his clock, pressing the off button. Ryan dragged himself out of bed and hauled himself into the shower, turning it on to be blasted by the preheated water.

Brendon, however, hadn't woken up yet because he didn't have to be at the bus stop for a half hour after Ryan did. He enjoyed being able to sleep a little later. When his clock finally went off, he slumped out of bed and into the shower.

Ryan brushed his teeth while he blow-dried his hair. He only had so much time in the morning that he had to multitask, but that was okay for him. He finished with his hair and put on some eyeliner. He walked over to his dresser and randomly selected a gray t-shirt that fit him snugly. He pulled that on and then pulled on some black skinny jeans.

Brendon dried his hair with his towel and shook it. He usually didn't bother to brush his hair; it looked perfect when he got out of the shower anyway. After brushing his teeth and applying a, barely noticeable, thin line of eyeliner. He pulled his boxers on and threw on some tight blue-jeans and a green v neck tee.

Ryan looked himself over in the mirror and smiled proudly at his masterpiece and flung his backpack over his shoulder. He trotted down the stairs and into the kitchen to get some cereal. Surprisingly, his dad wasn't drunk or hung over like always and at least he had the decency not to beat Ryan to the ground while sober. Although he was still a douchebag. Ryan sighed and ate his Captain Crunch silently. When he finished he threw his dish in the dishwasher quickly and walked out the door. He got to his bus stop and waited for around 10 minutes.

Brendon ran his, barely used, brush through his messy hair and straitened it out a little bit. He looked himself over in the mirror quickly and bounced down the stairs and into the kitchen. There, he ate toaster waffles quickly and kissed his mom goodbye. "Later mom!" he yelled over his shoulder before walking out the front door. He speed walked swiftly down to his bus stop and waited about 5 or 4 minutes before the bus full of high school kids rolled up to his stop.

The doors creaked open and he hopped inside, spotting Ryan waiting for him in the first seat. Brendon slid in next to him and they started talking.

"I was surprised to find my dad this morning, not drunk or hung over." Ryan said with a smile.

"Aww, you're so damaged." Brendon stuck out his lower lip and put his arms around Ryan for a hug. Ryan smiled and felt a warm rush of energy run up his spine. He put more into the hug "I know, Bren." They talked for the rest of the bus ride and made a lot of deep eye contact. When the bus got to the front of the school, the bus driver opened the door and every one filed out. Brendon and Ryan walked to their separate lockers and both smiled as they gathered their books and things. Brendon and Ryan met up in front of their first class, Science, and walked in together. They found two seats in the front row, as always, and talked until the second bell rang for class to begin. Brendon and Ryan turned forward and listened to the announcements the teacher had for them.

"Okay class, we're going to do a project." Ms. Sweeney announced. Bren and Ryan listened more as the other students got excited as well. "This will be a partner project. You may pick your own partners. Groups of two ONLY." She put more emphasis on "Two" and "Only" to be sure that people don't try and make groups of three or four.

Ryan and Bren turned toward each other at the same time smiling wildly. They nodded to say "We're partners!" and Ms. Sweeney continued with the details.

"The project will be an experiment with relationships. You can observe a friendship, family member relationship, or a romantic relationship." Brendon and Ryan got even more exited on this subject. Ms. Sweeney finished her explanation and took some questions from confused students. By that time, class had only 5 minutes left, so she let the kids chat for a while.

When the bell rang, Bren and Ry walked into the hallway together and separated to their separate lockers. Ryan took his books and binders quickly, wishing that school would end so he could have fewer days to wait to go over to Brendon's house.

The rest of the day went fairly quickly and they had been making plans for the project all day. They got on the bus and sat down together.

"So I guess you're still coming over on Saturday?" Brendon asked

"Totally, can't wait" Ryan gave him a bold seductive look. And Brendon returned the look.

The bus ride was halfway over and Ryan felt content for some reason. He reached over daringly and touched the top of Bdon's hand and Bren turned it over and took Ryan's into his own. They didn't say a word; they just enjoyed the rest of the ride home. Brendon got off before Ryan.

"Bye, Brenny" Ryan smiled at his pet name for Brendon

"Bye, Ryro." Brendon replied and he made a heart with his fingers.

Ryan walked into his house and bounced up to his room. He tossed his bag on the floor and stared up at his ceiling, smiling like a goof. He got a text from Brendon.

Brenny: Hey, Ryro

Ryro: Hey Brenny bear.

Brenny: I wish we could hang out today.

Ryro: Me too

Brenny: We're hanging out on Saturday anyway.

Ryro: I know.

Brenny: Txt u l8r?

Ryro: Sure 3

Brenny: 3

Ryan read that message over and over again, feeling warmer inside each time. He was totally crushing.