Andy's POV

As soon as the bell for the end of the day rang, I quickly jumped up and raced out of the classroom. I couldn't wait to see Shaun again. I was so nervous when I talked to him at lunch.

I stood outside the classroom impatiently waiting for Bradie. He finally got to me and we walked towards the front gate.

"You seem really eager bro." Bradie looked over at me. I just ignored him and kept walking.

There he was. Leaning against the gate like the most beautiful angel sent to earth. Shaun.

Something was wrong. He had his hoodie over his head and his head down.

"Hey Shaun." Bradie friendly greeted him.

He looked up at us and slightly smiled saying a quite "hello" back. I knew the smile was fake though.

I could now see what was wrong. He had a poor eye. Poor baby.

"What the fuck happened to your eye?" I asked him worriedly looking at him. Bradie went from looking at Shaun's eye to looking at me weirdly because I was so concerned.

"Uh... Michael, Chris and Darren." He mumbled.

"Those fucking little man whores! How dare they touch you! Don't worry Shaun, I'll get them to stop." I said starting to walk home. "Tell me everything that happened when we get home." He didn't answer just walked beside me with his head down. Bradie walking behind us. I think Bradie might be starting to realise my feelings for Shaun.

No one said anything the whole way home. Shaun was the first to break the silence.

"Is this really where you live? Really?" He asked while we were waiting at the front door for Bradie to go around the back and open it.

"Yes and yes." I smiled.

"Oh." He pointed to the house next door. "That's where I live." He informed me.

If he lived next door I would think I would know. I thought it was just that nice couple Joanne and Donald and their son Liam that lived there. Now that I think about it they do look like Shaun. I have a lot of answers to get from this mysterious but amazing boy.

"Oh. Cool." Was my brilliant response.

Bradie then opened the door for us and we lead Shaun inside. I looked over at Shaun and saw him looking around.

"Do you guys mind if we don't work on the assignment now? I'm tired and have done enough school work for one day. Both mine and Andrew's. I just want to lie down and watch spider-man." Bradie asked us. He didn't sound tired. But I didn't care, it will give me a chance to get answers from Shaun.

"Sure Bradie. You can go masturbate over your wannabe boyfriend and I'll take Shaun to my room because I'm sure he won't want to see that!" I said to him. I heard Shaun giggle at my choice of words and looked at him and winked getting a beautiful blush from him.

Bradie mumbled something that sounded like "whatever" and went upstairs to his room.

"Come on Shaun." I said leading him up into my room.

Bradie's POV

I went in my room and layed on my bed pressing play on my remote already knowing that spider-man was still in the dvd player.

It isn't because I'm tired that I don't want to work on the assignment. It's because I know my brother well. I knew that he wanted to speak to Shaun alone. I could tell. And I know that he has feelings for Shaun. The way he acted when he first met Shaun. The way his eyes widened and lit up when he first saw him properly. The look him and Shaun shared. How nervous he was when he went to go talk to Shaun at lunch. The way he was scratching the back of his neck while talking to Shaun. How concerned and worried he was when he saw Shaun's black eye. How angry he got when he found out it was his friends Michael, Chris and Darren who hurt him. The way he says close to nothing around Shaun, scared he will say something wrong.

I, Bradie Gerald Webb know that my brother, Andrew Nicholi Clemmensen is deeply in love with the poor boy at school who gets bullied and teased a lot, Shaun Donald Patrick Diviney.

By the way, my friends read Shaun's file at school. That's how I know his middle names. I'm not a stalker.

Shaun's POV

I followed Andy upstairs to his room. Andy opened the door and went and sat on his nice double bed. He dropped his bag near his bed and kicked off his shoes. "Can you please close the door Shaun?" Andy asked me. I walked in closing the door behind me. I stood near the door looking around his room. I heard him laugh so I turned to look at him.

"It's pretty messy. Sorry about that." He said itching the back of his neck.

"It's ok, mine's no better." I smiled at him.

"You can put your bag down. And take your shoes off. It won't kill you. And I won't either." He said smiling and patting a spot next to him on his bed.

I laughed and dropped my bag near his, sat next to him and kicked my shoes off.

He turned to face me and started a conversation. "So you live next door aye?"

"Yeah, I do."

"Then why haven't I seen you there before? I thought it was just Joanne, Donald and Liam?" He knew my family but of course not me. No one would have ever mentioned me.

"Uh, I don't come out much, only when I need to. I usually lock myself in my room." I answered truthfully.

"Oh... What about walking home from school?" He asked.

"I leave school later then everyone else."

"Why?" He asked looking at me confused. I just pointed to my black eye as the answer. I regretted it though.

"Oh yeah. What happened with Michael Chris and Darren?" He asked. I was hoping he wouldn't bring it up because I don't seem to be able to lie to him.

"Um, well, they came over and started teasing me about being a "gay emo" and kicking me in the stomach then the teacher called them away they kicked me once more in the face and went away. I went and...and... in the toilets." I couldn't beleive I had just told him all that. I looked up at him with tears in my eyes and he looked worried...like he...cared.

"Is it true though?" He asked.

"Is what true?" I had no idea what he was talking about.

"The gay "emo" rumour. Are you gay and so called "emo"? It's ok Shaun you can tell me. You can trust me. I'm here for you. I'm your friend." He explained what he meant.

He said he is my friend. Maybe it's time to tell someone how I'm feeling. Now that I have someone to tell besides Liam. Yes I think so.

Andy's POV

Shaun didn't answer me. Just kept his head down seeming deep in thought.

"Shaun? You don't have to tell me. I just thought it would be good for you to talk to someone." I quickly backed up what I last said.

"No you're right." He finally looked up at me and answered. "It would be nice to have someone to talk to. Yes I am gay and I-I'm really depressed." He informed me. If he is depressed does that mean he self-harms? The very thought of it breaks my heart. And he is gay... I might have a chance with him...

I placed my hand on top of his. "It's ok Shaun. I'm glad you told me. Does that mean you... self-harm?"

"Y-yes." He stuttered slightly glancing at our hands with the hint of a smile on his face.

"When was the last time you...? How do you do it?" I blurted out.

"I use this" He said pulling out a blade from his pocket. Ouch!

"Aw poor Bubby!" I accidently said out loud.

He smiled a little and continued. "And the last time was this afternoon when I was hiding in the toilets." He sadly told me.

"Don't people walk in?" I'm sure people would walk into the toilets.

"No. I go to the toilets towards the back of the school. No one ever uses them." He was right... I didn't even know there were toilets towards the back of the school.

"C-can I please see them?" I asked looking at his covered arm.

He pulled up both sleeves revealing to me two arms with cuts and scars covering them all over. "Fuuck..." I said staring at his arms. You could tell which ones he had done this afternoon there were all red around them. I looked up at his face and saw that he was watching me carefully watching to see my reaction to the way he deals with his mental and emotional pain. I couldn't stop myself. I pulled him to me in a tight hug never wanting to let him go. He wrapped his arms around me returning the hug. I heard him sobbing and could feel my top getting a bit wet and I felt so hopeless. But it felt so right having him in my arms.

We pulled away after a little while and he pulled down his sleeves re-hiding his cut arms. We looked into each other eyes and I pushed the hair away from his beautiful face and wiped away his tears.

"Don't cry Shaun. You're amazing." I told him with a smile.

"Thank you." He said giving me his wonderful smile back

"Yeah." He quietly answered looking back.

I don't know what had gotten into me. I leaned forward closing my eyes and gently pressed my lips against his. Gently kissing him. He kissed me back and it felt like magic. his lips were so soft and warm.

There was a knock at the door interrupting our kiss. I pulled back and held onto Shaun's hand and called out for them to come in. My Mum stepped into the room glancing at me and Shaun's hands but not questioning it. She knew about my sexuality, my whole family does. And they all excepted it.

"You home early Mum?" I asked

"No, it's 5.30 Andrew. I just came to tell you there is food downstairs. I got us all KFC." She said smiling at Shaun.

"Hungry?" I asked Shaun smiling at him because of the amazing moment we just shared.

"Yeah, haven't eaten all day. Just got to let Mum know I'm eating here." He said pulling out his phone. Mum walked out of the room closing the door behind her.

"Go ahead. You can stay the night too if you want. I have clothes and we go to the same school." I invited. He looked at me shocked.

"Err, sure." The shocked expression changed into a happy one. I held tighter onto his hand as he called his Mum.

"Hi Mum...I'm just letting you know I'm having dinner here... Yes I am having heaps of fun... Is it ok if I stay here tonight?... I can go to school with Andy and Bradie and I'm right next door... Yeah them...I'll fit into Andy's clothes and we need to work on the assignment...I'll be fine Mum... I'm just next door!... Thanks Mum.. Love you." He hung up and smiled at me. "I can staaaaay" he sung happily.

"I know!" I smiled back. "Now let's go eat, I'm hungry!" I got up and walked downstairs still holding his hand.

"Hey, what did you end up doing?" Bradie asked looking at our intertwined hands. I didn't let go of Shaun's hand though knowing that I would immediately miss the warm touch. Instead I tightened my grip on it.

"Nothing much. Just talked. What about you? Did you enjoy masturbating over Mr Peter Parker?" I asked with a smirk, sitting down still holding Shaun's hand. Shaun sitting next to me.

"I was playing spyro" He answered.

"Ugh. Spyro. You can take whatever you want Shaun." I said grabbing a heap of food and started eating. Shaun doing the same.

"Well are you going to introduce your family to your friend?" Mum asked me feeding my little sister a spoonful of her food.

"Yes. Shaun this is my Mum, My step Dad." I motioned towards them. " My little half sister Ashleigh." I motioned towards the little baby my Mum was feeding. "And this is my little half brother Christopher. But we call him Chris most of the time." I motioned to Chris sitting in his chair proudly feeding himself.

"Everyone this is my... friend... Shaun... unless he wants to be more than that..?" I said looking over at Shaun with a light blush on my face.

He had a shocked expression again that, just like before, quickly changed to a happy one. This time including the bright red he went. "I think he would like that." He answered with a smile.

I touched his nose and re-phrased my sentence. "In that case then. Everyone this is my boyfriend Shaun." I said sounding so full of pride.

"Aww honey! I'm so happy for you! Shaun what happened to your eye?" Mum asked sounding concerned.

"Just some guys at school."

"Well that's not too good then! I'm sure Andy won't let it happen to you again. Let me take a look sweetie." She said getting up and checking his eye.

"I won't. Shaun won't be getting hurt by them three fuckers ever again! And Shaun Mum is a nurse." I let him know.

"Your eye seems fine Hun." She informed him.

After dinner I and Shaun went back up into my room just like before but this time sitting differently. We were closer now and I had my arm around him and he had his head resting on my shoulder. It was very comfortable.

I looked down at his arms before I spoke. "Shaun, I want to help you. I'm here for you Shaun and I always will be." I said looking into his eyes.

"Thank you. It's good to have someone to turn to." He answered.

"Do you want to watch a movie?" I asked.

"Sure."

I went and got all my movies and showed them to him.

"Choose one."

"umm.." He said looking threw them. "This one!"

I laughed at his choice and got it out. "Ok."

"Whaaaaat? I feel like watching a kiddy movie and I haven't watched this is a while." He said in his defence.

"Nothing. I like this movie too." He had chosen 'Cloudy with a chance of meatballs.'

"But... We can't watch a movie about food without food!" I said getting up pulling him up with me.

"True." He nodded.

"Foodman to the rescue!" I said grabbing my closest himynameis jacket and putting it around my neck like a cape and putting my arm up in the air like the superheroes do. Shaun giggled at me and grabbed onto my hand tightly. "To the kitchen!" I said picking him up bridal style and running down to the kitchen. Shaun holding onto me tightly still giggling.

I put him down when we got to the kitchen and started raiding the cupboard. I found some microwave popcorn and held it up.

"Popcorn?" I asked Shaun.

"Yes. I love popcorn!" He said jumping up and clapping his hands together.

"Me too." I said putting the popcorn in the microwave. "Stand back Shaun! The popcorn is evil and it might explode all over you!" I jumped in front of him protectively glaring at the popcorn in the microwave

"Oh no! Evil popcorn!" Shaun squealed cuddling my waist tightly from behind and hiding his head on my back.

"It's ok Shaun. FOODMAN WILL PROTECT YOU!" I screamed out forgetting that everyone else was trying to sleep.

Mum came down the stairs in her pyjamas looking a bit annoyed.

"What are you two doing down here?" She said looking at the position we were in. Shaun laughed and held onto me tighter.

"Foodman?" I said pointing at the popcorn popping in the microwave.

"Ugh. Andrew. You still believe your foodman? I thought you got over that a few years ago! You have the wildest imagination for a sixteen year old." She said smiling and looking at my jacket... cape. Trust her to embarrass me in front of Shaun.

That's one reason why my Mum is the best Mum ever. You never get in trouble with her. You would have had to do something really bad to get in trouble.

The microwave stopped singling that our popcorn was ready. I pulled Shaun off me and got it out. I passed it to Shaun to hold and went back to raiding the cupboards.

"Isn't popcorn enough?" Mum asked watching me.

"No." I answered finding some chocolate biscuits and passing them to Shaun and got out the box of tiny teddies. "I love these things." I said as I passed it over to Shaun.

"Ok then. Don't eat too much junk though. Goodnight boys." She said walking back upstairs.

"Night." We both called after her.

"Why am I holding everything?" Shaun complained. I pulled out two cans of coke from the fridge and read the names on them. "Share a coke with 'Lauren' and share a coke with 'Shaun'...HEY THAT'S YOUR NAME! That's your one then. I'll be Lauren for the night." I said passing him the cokes.

"Oh my god! I've always wanted to find one with my name on it! Mum found a Liam but couldn't find a Shaun anywhere!" He said grabbing the cokes.

"Aw well there you go. And you're holding it all because Foodman can't carry the food and his person thingy he saves and falls in love with." I said winking and picking him up like before.

"Fair enough. But I thought foodman can do anything?" He smiled looking up at me.

"Anything to do with food... and anything for his Shaun." I smiled back and took him upstairs dropping him and the food and drinks on the bed.

He sat up and cracked open his can. Bad idea. It exploded all over him. Maybe I shouldn't of let it drop on the bed.

I burst into laughter and after a few seconds in shock Shaun joined in.

"I think it's time that I borrow some clothes?" Shaun asked still laughing. We had been laughing so much that I felt tears falling down my face from laughing and could see them coming down his face too.

"Yeah I think so." I said going through my wardrobe and grabbing out some clothes for him to sleep in and a pair of pants for me. I threw him his clothes and took my top and pants off throwing on the pair of pants I had pulled out to wear. Leaving no top on. I never sleep with a top on and I wasn't about to start to.

"Those clothes ok?" I asked Shaun.

"Yeah they are fine." He said facing the wall as he took his top of and quickly put on the other one. I wonder why he faced the wall. Maybe he wasn't comfortable with getting changed in front of people. He then slid his pants of and put the other ones on. He had the cutest little bum I had ever seen! It was just perfect! And that was behind fabric..

He turned back around to face me and went and sat on the bed.

"Come on Andrew I wanna watch the movie." He said in a cute voice.

"Coming baby." I answered him and put the movie on and went and sat next to him putting my arm around him and cuddling him. Him cuddling me back. We didn't even really need my double bed we would fit in a single one because of how close we were cuddling up.

No one said anything the whole way through the movie just sat there enjoying the warmth from each other's touch and watching the movie and eating.

Shaun was the first to say something. He spoke when the guy from the movie had thrown himself in the bin saying he is trash.

"I feel like that all the time. I tried to squeeze into the bin once. After watching this movie. Because I'm trash that should just be thrown out." He muttered to me.

"Aw Shaun." I hugged him tightly wanting to take away all his hurt and pain. "That's not true baby. You're the most amazing beautiful person ever you don't deserve to be thinking and feeling like this."

"You, Bradie and Liam seem to be the only people who care. And Amber." He said hiding his face in my chest.

"Who's Amber?" I asked bitterly. Was she an old girlfriend of his? Maybe from when he was straight? Well too bad for Amber he is mine now!

"She is my cousin, silly. She moved to England a couple of years ago." He told me.

"oh.." I said a bit more relaxed.

By the time the movie finished we had eaten all the food and drunk the drinks. Well. I ate most of it. I looked over at the time and was surprised by it. It was 12 already? Wow time passes when you're with the one you love.

"I think we should get some sleep. It's been a big day and we have school tomorrow." I said to him.

"Yes Daddy." He said in a cute voice.

"haha. Do you want me to get out a mattress for you to sleep on or are you ok with sleeping with me?" I asked. I didn't want him to sleep on the mattress but thought I should ask anyway. The main reason because I wanted to sleep with him in my arms but the other reason being I am too lazy and can't be bothered getting it out.

"I want to sleep in your arms." He said blushing.

"Oh good. I wanted you to." I confessed and layed down on the bed him following my action. I wrapped my arms around his waist pulling him close. He cuddled close to me wrapping his arms back around me and resting his head on my neck kissing it softly once. I kissed his head back and closed my eyes. "Goodnight beautiful." I said to him.

"Goodnight." He yawned.

"Shaun?"

"Yes Andy?" He said looking up at me.

"I love you baby."

"I love you too."

I leant down and kissed him for the second time. It was just as amazing as the first. Maybe even better because no one walked in to break us apart.

Shaun's POV.

Some people don't believe in love at first sight. Some people do. I'm one of the people who do believe in it. Because that is what has happened to me. Andy is amazing. He is all that matters to me. I love him so much and surprisingly he loves me back. I never in my wildest dreams would have thought this would happen. But it did. I am the happiest I have ever been in my whole life at this moment. With my lips locked with his. And his family care about me too. Finally I feel as if I belong.