Hey hey! New chapter is up!

Sorry it's been a while since I posted (like a week!) That's a long time for me. I hope you all like this chapter. I'm not sure about it yet … but who knows, maybe it'll be good.

Updated: 02/16/2012

Enjoy.

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Ethan and Benny were sitting in Ethan's room, playing video games. Ethan couldn't concentrate because his thoughts kept drifting to that dream.

I'm a fucked up person. A part of me is hoping that dream comes to true and Benny tackles me… I'm just a fucked up individual. How could I want that? I'm fucking straight! Ethan shook his head and made his eyes stay on the game, and not watch the long fingers on the controller next to him and imagine how they had felt wrapped around him. He shook his head again.

"So what's wrong?" Benny asked, pausing the game and looking at Ethan, who looked surprised.

"What? N-nothing's wrong. Heh, wh-why would anything be wrong?" Ethan asked, suddenly nervous.

"Because, one, you keep zoning out, and two, you keep watching my hands. What's up?"

"N-nothing," Ethan squeaked out, looking at the controller in his hands. Maybe I can chunk this at him and surprise him long enough to make a run for it. Shit, this is my house. Where would I go?

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

"T-there's nothing to talk about."

"Let me rephrase that. We need to talk."

"About what?"

"About everything that's going on with us," Benny says, turning off the video game and glancing at Ethan. "About my dreams … and yours."

"What? What dreams? I don't know what you're talking about. You're crazy dude. Yep. Delusional. Why would I dream about you? I'm straight. Love me the ladies, I do." Ethan just started rambling, making Benny look at him.

"Dude, shut up, I know you ramble when you're nervous. Stop being nervous. I'm not gonna jump your bones or anything. Just wanna talk about it."

"How'd you know about my dream?" Ethan whispered, staring at the no longer glowing controller in his hands.

"I overheard you telling Sarah this morning."

"Oh God. Benny, I swear, it meant nothing!"

"Dude, calm down. Did you forget I already had a dream about us? I'm not judging you. "

"I'm a hypocrite," Ethan groaned as he stood up and flopped facedown onto his bed. Benny sat next to him and gently rubbed his back.

"No you're not … You're just … confused," he said quietly. Ethan turned his head so he could look at his best friend.

"Being confused sucks."

"Yep. But, nothing we can do it about it. It's part of life I think."

"Stop trying to sound all wise. You sound like an idiot."

"Even so, I still state the truth young padawan."

"Oh please, I'm the padawan?" Ethan asked, sitting up and glaring playfully at Benny, who nodded happily.

"Speak the truth I do," he said in a mock Yoda impression, laughing at his now almost angry best friend.

"Well stop speaking the truth!" he said, pushing Benny off his bed, who still laughed where he was on the floor.

"Why don't you come stop me?" he said in between laughing.

"You'd like that too much," Ethan said cockily, chunking his pillow at Benny, who barely dodged it.

"You missed me! Victory is mine!"

"Too much Family Guy dude," Ethan said, laughing and picking his pillow up off the floor before he hit Benny with it finally. (sorry, was watching FG while doing this xD)

"Oof! Got me that time," he said, bending over in pain.

"Are you okay?" Ethan asked, the concerned best friend coming out in him.

"I… think so," Benny said, jumping up and grabbing the pillow from Ethan's hands and hitting him with it and knocking him to the floor. "Yup, I'm fine."

"Jerk," he said, grabbing Benny's leg and making the taller boy fall to the floor next to him. Benny looked at him and smiled tiredly.

"Even?"

"Even." They looked at each other and Ethan frowned, making Benny worry.

"What's wrong?"

"How long … have you been dreaming about me that way?" he asked, watching a bright pink color work its way up Benny's cheeks.

"Only about a week," he said quietly, feeling his whole face begin to burn in embarrassment.

"Were you freaked out?" Ethan asked, looking up at his ceiling, not wanting to see Benny.

"The first couple of times I was, and then … I was just used to it. It happened so much, I just began to expect it, and I wasn't so freaked out."

"But the first time … what did you do when you woke up?"

"Do…? I woke up and freaked out. I always thought I was straight, I had never had a thought about any guy that way, but then I started dreaming about you… "

"You don't think you're straight?"

"I don't know… I don't think I'm interested in you, but the dreams haven't stopped. So I don't know what I am…"

"Life's confusing."

"Yes it is young padawan. Yes it is."

"Are things going to be different between us?"

"Do you want them to be? You're the one who said 'Things are only going to be awkward if we make them awkward.' I don't want things to be awkward between us. You mean too much to me Ethan. You're my best friend."

"You're my best friend too. I … don't want things to be different or awkward."

"Then they won't be," Benny said, sitting up and stretching as he looked at Ethan.

"Hey Benny, can I ask something else?"

"Sure E."

"Did you dream about me last night?"

"… Yes," Benny whispered, looking ashamed.

"Did you … enjoy it?"

"Did you?' Benny shot back, staring at Ethan in that intense way he has.

"I'll answer if you do," Ethan mumbled, staring right back at him.

"At the same time?"

"Count of three?" They nodded together, eyes never leaving the other.

"1…"

"2…"

"3…"

"Yes," they both whispered, eyes wide.

"If we're not … gay, why'd we like it?' Ethan whispered, watching his best friend's face, which matched his own. Confused, embarrassed, freaked out. All these emotions were running through them.

"I don't know E. I really don't."

…

So, yeah … this chapter was just mainly a "I-need-to-think-of-better-ideas" chapter haha. Hope it wasn't too boring.

How'd ya'll like my Star Wars references? I remember they did that in the movie, so thought I'd throw that it. In no way do I own MBAV or Star Wars. (Or Family Guy, which I mentioned in one sentence) I OWN NOTHING BUT MY THOUGHTS!

Hope to update soon! And hope the update will be better than this one. I felt iffy on it.

-JustMe133