I'm sick in bed, so if this chapter sucks, sorry. Seriously, I felt so crappy I could barely do any revising, so if there's some mess-ups, just ignore them please.

But I think ya'll are gonna like this one.

Updated: 1/4/2014

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"YOU DID WHAT?!" Benny exclaimed, staring at Travis and another one of their teammates who was named Ferris. "Y-you… threatened him?!" Benny couldn't believe what he had heard.

"It was for the best!" Travis argued, making Benny face only him.

"For who? For you, for the team? Did none of you take my feelings into account?"

"It was years ago B-Boss," Ferris said, making Benny glare at him now.

"You two, and the rest of this…god-forsaken team, made me lose the best friend I had ever had. How… you were all supposed to be my friends! How could you do this to me?!"

"We did it for you."

"No, you did it for yourselves." Benny cradled his head in his hands before he looked up at them and took a deep breath. "I would quit the team, but I know you idiots won't survive the season without me," he muttered before he glared at them, "But you two are on suspension from at least the next two games. Maybe longer."

"But-"

"No. I'm still the captain of this team, and you two WILL listen to me. Do you understand?"

"Yes."

"Good. Now go get ready for practice. GO!" Benny watched them go before he collapsed on a changing-room bench. "What the fuck do I do now?" he asked himself quietly, head in his hands.

He heard a small, quiet voice in the back of his head answer him though.

'You go get your best friend back.'

…

"E, are you sure-"

"Lucas, I am very sure."

"I don't think you're thinking straight."

"I am though! Lucas, be my boyfriend."

"No E."

"Why not? You like me, and I like you-"

"E," Lucas said, grabbing his face with his unbroken arm to make him look at him. "I do like you, but… I can't."

"Why not? I want a real answer."

"Because I'm not the one you like."

"What?! That's-"

"E. Just listen to me okay?" Ethan sucked his lips in and narrowed his eyes, giving Lucas his full attention. "Good." He took a deep breath before he continued. "Ethan, you're the best friend I could have ever asked for, but I honestly don't think you like me the way you think you do. I know I've been somewhat of a … distraction, these last couple of years, but-"

"What?!"

"Ethan."

"Sorry."

"Anyway. I have been. You might not have noticed it, but I have, and so has Rory. You like-"

"Don't say it."

"But you do!"

"No I don't! I hate him!"

"No you don't! Ethan-"

"No Lucas, I HATE HIM SO FUCKING MUCH!"

"Kiss him."

"What?!"

"Kiss him. If you still hate him, then I'll date you. But if you do feel something… then you've gotta let go of all this anger and just live. He misses you ya know."

"No he doesn't."

"Yes he does. Just like you miss him. Forever is hard to forget E." Ethan looked at Lucas and shook his head. "You know I'm right."

"I'm going home."

"Think about what I said."

"Bye Luc."

"Bye E."

…

Benny could see Travis and Ferris sitting on the sidelines during practice, watching him in anger. He just glared at them before he finished up. As practice ended, he made his way up to them.

"You two, up." They stood up and just watched him. "I guess… I was harsh earlier. You two thought you were doing the right thing, which you weren't, but I was harsh. You can play in the next games, but you two will unload all the equipment and everything during every away game until the end of the season; basically, you two will be towel-boys for the rest of the team."

"What?!"

"It's either that or no game action. It's your choice." They glared at him before they both muttered.

"We'll be towel-boys."

"Good choice. Now get out of here." They walked away from him as he made his way to the changing-room.

He had someone to see.

…

Ethan was in his room, looking at a photo he had stuffed in his nightstand years ago. It was of him and Benny, the two with the arms around their shoulders, grins on their faces.

They had been so close, and then Ethan had ruined it all; technically, he had done it for Benny, but still.

He did kind of miss him; the old Benny of course, the fun-loving, video-game playing nerd that Benny used to be.

"Ethan?" Ethan's head jerked up at the voice that was outside his bedroom door. "Your sister let me… Can I come in? I wanna talk." Ethan just sat there, still in shock, as the voice spoke again. "Please E. I know what happened now. I understand." Ethan stood up on shaky legs and opened the door, finally meeting the green eyes he knew too well. "Ethan."

"Benny. What are you… Why are you here?" Ethan was too in shock to be angry.

"I had a few words with a couple of teammates."

"Oh."

"Yeah… They told me what they did to you; what they said."

"They did."

"Yeah. How they threatened to hurt me if you didn't stop being my friend."

"Oh."

"Yeah. E… you know I had nothing to do with that."

"I know. They said that too." Benny nodded and stood there awkwardly as Ethan stared at him. "Why are you here Benny?"

"Because I want my best friend back." Ethan stared at him in surprise; he never thought he'd hear those words come from Benny. "Please E."

"You broke Lucas's arm earlier. You just expect me-"

"I spoke to Lucas. I saw him at the hospital."

"Y-you did?"

"Yeah. I apologized to him. And he told me that it was fine, that he understood."

"What?!"

"Yeah." Ethan looked at him in surprise. "And he told me that I should come see you. Which I was gonna do anyway."

"Benny-"

"Ethan please. I know we can't go back to how we were, but can't we start over?" Ethan looked at him, thinking about what Lucas had told him. "E?" Ethan stepped close and grabbed Benny by his shirt, tugging the surprised jock down to his eyelevel before he pressed a kiss to his parted lips. Benny stood there in shock as Ethan pulled back and let go.

"Get out," he whispered, eyes wide. Benny just stood there until Ethan pushed him back. "GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY HOUSE!" Ethan slammed his door in Benny's face before he stood against it, his heart racing. "Fuck," he whispered, banging his head against the door. "Fuck, fuck, fuck."

…

Benny walked to his house in a daze, not sure what was going on anymore.

He had wanted to make amends with Ethan, and then he kissed him! What the hell was that about? He shook his head and made his way to his bedroom, trying to figure out what had just happened to him.

Why had Ethan kissed him?

…

See, told ya'll you would like it.

See you next time.

-JustMe133