I just want to say in advance, I AM SORRY.
Please remember that.

Updated: 12/6/2013

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Lucas was at his locker when he saw it out of the corner of his eye; pinned to the bulletin board next to the lockers was a colorful flyer. Shutting his locker, his moved towards it, feeling his heart pound in his chest.

It was a flyer for the first dance of the school year.

A fleeting thought passed through his mind before he shook it out.

Ignoring the bright flyer, he headed towards Ethan's locker, where said boy was staring at nothing.

"E…?" he asked hesitantly, making the distant eyes land on his own. "You okay there?"

"My parents hate me."

"What? No they don't."

"Yes they do," he said in a low voice, "You know what they did?" Lucas was silent as he waited for Ethan to continue. "They invited some certain neighbors to dinner on Friday night because apparently the stupid shrink thinks that this will be good for us." He said the last word with so much disgust that Lucas took a step back.

"Well… that sucks."

"Yup. So now I get to have dinner with him."

"And his Grandma. She's pretty nice."

"True… But I still have to see him."

"What if I come?" Ethan perked up a bit and blinked, focusing his eyes actually on Lucas this time.

"Of course! Why didn't I think of that?"

"Because I'm smarter than you."

"Oh please you're IQ is like 1 point ahead of mine."

"So technically I am smarter than you." Ethan mock-glared at Lucas, to which he just grinned. "So what do you say? Want me over Friday night?"

"Yes please."

"Great, two nerds to dine with," Benny said in a snarky voice as he passed them. Ethan whirled around to retort, but Lucas grabbed him.

"Don't," he said quietly, "He's just trying to provoke you. Don't give him the pleasure." Ethan relaxed in Lucas's grip.

"You're right." With that, he turned and walked away from Benny; Lucas turned to follow, not missing the upset gaze that Benny shot them.

…

Benny was surprised by the burst of disappointment that shot through him when Ethan turned his back on him instead of fighting back. He had almost grown accustomed to these fights with Ethan, so when it didn't happen, he felt hurt.

Groaning, he began to head to class.

He stopped when he saw the poster for the school dance.

An odd feeling shot down his spine, warming him to the core. As soon as it hit though, it was gone.

Rolling his shoulders, he headed to class, dreading the inevitable Friday night that was to come.

…

Ethan was laughing with Rory when the teacher dropped a note on his desk; he recognized the curly handwriting. Grimacing, he opened it to see that he had a meeting with the shrink today after class. Turning, he found Lucas watching him.

"Today?"

"Yup."

"Want me to wait for you?"

"Yes please." Lucas grinned and turned to find Benny watching them. Ethan saw him too and grimaced again. "At least it's just me today. Luckily I don't have to see him more than necessary."

"That's good."

…

"So Ethan," Dr. Bishop said, smiling at him. "How have you been since our last visit?"

"Fine."

"And how are things with Benny?"

"He's still an asshole and I still hate him."

"Ethan, please remember this is still a school setting so let's cut down the cussing okay?"

"Whatever," Ethan said, crossing his arms over his chest.

"Okay, let's get off of that subject. Tell me about your friends."

"My friends… Well there's my friend Rory. I've known him for years. And then there's Lucas…" here, Ethan trailed off. "Lucas is the greatest friend I could have every asked for," he whispered, a small smile on his face. "I met him almost immediately after I lost Benny," he said quietly. She was surprised by the emotion in his voice.

"Ethan… do you think it's possible that you feel so… attached to Lucas because you see him as a…replacement for Benny?"

"What?! No Lucas is … my best friend," he said softly.

"Wasn't Benny your best friend?"

"…Benny abandoned me," Ethan said softly, not looking at her as he heard the scratching as she wrote that down. "Lucas won't do that."

"How do you know?"

"Because he told me so. Benny never told me that."

"Ethan… is it possible that you might have…feelings for either Benny and-or Lucas?"

"Feelings? Like what?"

"Feelings." Ethan began to laugh at that.

"What?! Are you fucking mental?"

"Language Ethan."

"I might be bi but that doesn't mean I like that asshole Benny or…Lucas."

"Mhm."

"I don't!"

"Okay, you don't."

"I'm leaving now."

"Fine. We'll continue this next time."

"No, we won't." Ethan stormed out of her office, leaving the sound of her scratching pen in his wake. He looked up to find Lucas watching him.

"What happened?"

"…Nothing. I don't wanna talk about it."

"E…"

"Luc. Please."

"Okay..." The two walked out and got into Ethan's car. They were silent until they reached Lucas's house.

"She asked me about my friend's," Ethan started as he turned off the car. "I told her about you and Rory. She then asked me if I only liked you because I saw you as a replacement for Benny, which is stupid. But then… she asked me… she asked me if I liked you or Benny like that."

"Oh."

"I called her fucking mental," Ethan said, laughing now.

"Nice," Lucas laughed, shaking his head. "So what happened?"

"I stormed out."

"Sounds like she struck a nerve. You know Rory and mine's opinion on it."

"I don't like Benny!"

"Okay."

"I don't!"

"…Do you…?"

"What? Dude no! You're my best friend."

"Right," Lucas said, reaching to get out of the car.

"What's wrong?" Lucas seemed to be chewing something over before he grabbed the back of Ethan's head and kissed him hard on the lips, finally pulling away when neither could breathe.

"Bye E." Ethan sat there, watching Lucas run into his house before he got out of the car and ran up to the door.

"Luc, come out and talk to me," Ethan called out, pounding on the door. "Come on."

"No," came the muffled reply from the other side of the door.

"And why not?"

"…Because I just royally fucked up our friendship."

"Do I sound angry?"

"…No."

"Then come out here and talk to me, or let me in."

"E… please don't make this harder on me."

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"Because, like Rory, I thought you liked Benny. And I didn't want to hurt our friendship."

"Lucas… please open the door." Lucas opened the door, peeking out.

"What?"

"All the way." Lucas opened the door all the way then, making Ethan smile. "We should talk."

"About?"

"This." Ethan stepped forward and pressed a kiss to Lucas's lips. Lucas grinned as Ethan pulled away.

"Yeah, we should talk." Lucas gripped Ethan's hand and dragged him into the house.

...

As Benny was driving was home, he saw Ethan's car in Lucas's driveway.

Seeing it, he felt something bubble up in him; he didn't recognize the feeling, but it made him angry.

And he wasn't sure why.

…

Well, that happened.

Will it last? I don't know. We'll see won't we?

I hope you guys at least kinda liked it enough to review maybe?

Thanks for (hopefully) reading (it all the way through)

-JustMe133