So, I'm sorry if I let some people down with the big "what did he say" thing in the last chapter. But, I've got some ideas that I may use, but I may up the rating if I go with some of those. Guess we'll see as I write huh?

Hope you guys like it. Bold italics are dreams/remembering dreams. Regular italics are just thoughts.

Updated: 02/10/2012

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"Benny," Ethan moaned as the taller boy wrapped his hand around him, stroking slowly. "Quit teasing!" Ethan woke up suddenly, sitting up in bed, panting for breath. What the hell did I just dream about? He shook his head, trying to clear his thoughts. No way was I dreaming about Benny that way…I'm straight. He shook his head again and went to stand up, only to realize he was hard.

"WHAT THE HELL?" he practically screamed, causing the taller boy on the floor to groan and roll over in his sleep.

"Five more minutes gramma," he mumbled, snoring slightly. Ethan let out a relieved sigh and ran to the bathroom, grateful to not run into anyone on the way. [A/N: Yup, the rating is going to M] He stared at his flushed face in the mirror, licking his lips. I really should take care of that he thought, feeling himself ache against his boxers and pajama pants. He slowly reached a hand down and grasped himself gently, an almost silent moan escaping his lips. He pushed his pants and boxers down a little more, freeing himself from the restraining hold. As he stroked himself, he didn't even realize his thoughts had drifted to his dream.

They had been playing a new game, a usual night for them. Ethan had won and began cheering for himself as Benny watched him. Suddenly Benny had tackled him to the ground, pinning him under him.

"Dude, what are you doing?" Ethan had asked, confusion clear in his voice. Benny just smiled and leaned forward.

"I'm giving you your prize for winning," he said, kissing Ethan hard on the lips. Ethan gasped and Benny had taken that as his chance to slip his tongue into Ethan's mouth. He pulled away, peppering kisses along Ethan's jaw and neck.

"Benny, we should stop," Ethan said, yet his body was more than willing to give into Benny's advances. He couldn't help but wonder what was wrong with him.

"Why should we stop? Benny asked, pushing up Ethan's shirt until it was off. "You seem to be enjoying it."

"I'm not. I'm not gay," Ethan mumbled out as his chest was attacked by warm soft lips.

"So? Doesn't mean you can't explore with another guy,' Benny said, reaching for Ethan's belt. "Does it?"

"I-I guess not," Ethan said, his head falling back against the floor as Benny kissed his hips. He gasped out when he felt his boxers and pants pushed down his legs, exposing himself.

"God Ethan, you're beautiful," Benny mumbled, peppering slight kisses along Ethan's thighs.

"Benny," Ethan moaned as the taller boy wrapped his hand around him finally, stroking slowly. "Quit teasing!"

"Oh God," Ethan moaned out, releasing himself into his hand. As he cleaned himself off he realized what he just did. "OH DEAR GOD. I did that while thinking about a dream I shouldn't have had. What the fuck is wrong with me?" he says to himself, leaving the bathroom, face full of shock. He heads to the kitchen, surprised to see Sarah there, cooking something that smelled like eggs and bacon.

"Morning Ethan!" she said happily, smiling at him. "Wanna wake up Jane and Benny? Food will be ready soon."

"Did you move in while I was asleep or something?" he asked, confusion seeping into his voice. She laughed and smiled at him.

"No. Your mom and dad are spending the day together on a spur-of-the-moment romantic day together. They called me and asked me to come over and babysit. They're even paying me double my usual since it's a Saturday."

"Good for you," Ethan mumbled out, falling back into his shocked and worried state of mind. Sarah looked at him with concern in her eyes before turning and sitting next to him.

"What's wrong? Is it about Benny?" she asked, looking at him with a knowing look.

"He told you?" he whispered, eyes wide. She nodded, looking ashamed.

"I begged him. I wanted to help you guys work out your problems."

"Yeah, well I've got a bigger problem than what he dreamt about."

"Like what?"

"I…" he stopped talking and shook his head, frowning at her. She looked at him and saw a small movement out of the corner of her eye but didn't comment on it.

"Come on Ethan, talk to me. You'll feel better."

"I guess you're right," he said, looking at her. "Well … I … I had a dream about him last night. And we were … doing … things in it." Sarah looked at him in surprise for a minute before smiling softly.

"Did it mean anything to you?"

"I'm not gay Sarah. I don't like guys. I like girls."

"You didn't answer my question."

"I… I don't know," he said, a quiet sob escaping his throat. "I don't know what to think! I've never had a dream about a guy before. EVER."

"Well… maybe you should talk to him about it?"

"I can't do that. I got so mad at him for when he had one. Now I just sound like a hypocrite."

"You're not a hypocrite Ethan. You're just confused."

"I don't want to be confused!"

"Okay, one final question. Did you like it?" Ethan looked at her and she saw the conflicting emotions in his eyes. Finally, he gave a jerky nod.

"I did… And I really wish I hadn't, but…"

"But?"

"But I can honestly say, I would not be upset if I had another dream like that. Oh God, I'm a fucked up person."

"No you're not. Maybe … you like Benny?"

"No, nonononononono, I'm not gay."

"Whatever you say Ethan. Whatever you say."

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Benny stood huddled on the stairs, listening to their conversation. He knew eavesdropping was wrong, but when he heard his name in the conversation, he just had to listen. Ethan had a dream about us? And it freaked him out. Can't blame him, I was freaked out when I had my first dream. We need to talk about this. He heard them finish their conversation so he got off the stairs and walked into the kitchen.

"Hey Sarah, do you live here now?" he asked, sitting next to Ethan as she glared at him and placed a plate of food in front of him.

"You are his other half, you make the same bad jokes," she said, smirking at them both, making Benny laugh quietly. He turned to Ethan, who was looking at him with wide eyes. "Hi," he said, smiling at him, causing the shorter boy to turn away. Benny just raised his eyebrows at Sarah, who shook her head. Ethan, it's okay, he thought. He was surprised when Ethan looked up at him for a minute, a slightly shocked look on his face.

"How'd you sleep?" he finally asked, causing Benny to smile slightly.

"Fine." They sat in an awkward silence, eating quietly until Jane joined them.

We need to talk about this, they both thought, wearing similar thoughtful looks.

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I hope this chapter wasn't too horrible. I really don't know where I'm going with this story, but I did bump it up to M, so possible sex in the future. Keyword: possible. Or just mentions of sex. I don't know yet.

I hope people enjoy this story. I really do.

Goodbye for now,

-JustMe133

P.S. - I've written the first chapter of the sequel to A Friend Like Rory. Should I post it? Let me know what you think :)