So I wasn't planning on expanding this story, but I was inspired by a song called "Notes in Constellations" by Chiodos. I highly recommend giving it a listen. Please leave reviews! I may up the rating due to some possible strong language and mature themes, but I'm not going to go all soft-core on you guys lol nothing too racy
Three months passed since that night at the Hostel. But that incident was not uncommon. In fact, many moments like that happened before that, and a few occurred after it. No matter what, James was always there for Jessie. And she returned the favor.
They both had their moments of weakness, in the silence of the night, and never spoke of them again when the sun came up. They called for each other like a child calls for her mother. For years, they had such an innocent love for each other that got them through even the toughest times.
James thought about all this as he stared up at the sky from his sleeping bag. Recently, the nature of his affection for Jessie was becoming unclear.
They were only 17 when they dropped out of school. They had long since been through the awkward teenage years even by then. There was nothing innocent about either of them. Boys, girls, girls, boys. There had been plenty in both their pasts. When they became partners, neither of them gave any thought about how it could become awkward. They were so comfortable with each other.
James though back to his first relevant relationship. He had been with Kyle for most of the crucial formation of his friendship with Jessie.
What had originally brought them so close was the fact that neither of them really knew if they liked boys or girls yet. Everyone at Pokemon Tech was so rigid and stereotypical. Nobody else was really open-minded enough to accept him how he was. He couldn't really be completely honest with some of his friends.
James remembered the first time he shared his thoughts with his best friend Jake. He and Jake had been best friends for two years, and they told each other everything. Well, almost everything...
"Oh my god look at Karen." Jake was ogling a long-time classmate who had recently blossomed. "Summer was good to her."
"No kidding." James agreed. Karen was a pretty good friend to James. She was cute, but he just didn't think of her that way.
"I think I'm gonna ask her to prom... You weren't going to ask her were you?" Jake asked out of respect for his friend.
"No. I don't think I'm going. They'd never let me go with who I really wanna take..."
"Didn't you hear? They changed the policy. You're allowed to take a non Pokemon Tech student so long as they have proper ID. Things are changing you know. And don't think I don't know about your little love affair with one of the trainers. Come on, when are you gonna tell me? Is it Julie?" he prodded "No? I'll bet it's Becky." James shook his head. He and James had some friends outside of the school who frequented the local gym. "Oh my god it's Sara isn't it? You sly dog, she's like 3 years older than us! Right here bro." He put his hand up expecting a high five.
James just shook his head and sighed. He just didn't get it. "Never mind. You don't get it." James started to walk away
"What? What don't I get? We tell each other everything!"
James was starting to get aggravated. He turned around. "Kyle! Okay? I wanted to go with Kyle."
Jake laughed. "Dude, you're kidding right?"
James looked disappointed. He was afraid he would say something like that. He shook his head and walked away.
"Oh my god... You're serious! I knew the guys used to joke that you two were gay for each other but I always stood up for you because I knew you weren't a fag!"
This made James really angry. He shot Jake an icy look from over his shoulder and lunged at him. It wasn't until he had Jake up against the locker by his collar that he even realized what he was doing. James's one arm was strong enough to pick Jake up right off his feet and pin him against the locker.
"Hm." Not worth it. James composed himself and dropped him. Everyone was staring at them. James left quickly before a teacher could intervene. As he walked away he heard the other kids whispering.
After that day, James was officially branded as a freak. Not only did he lose his best friend, but he was constantly tormented by the other guys for the rest of his stay at Pokemon Tech. He was miserable.