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Seth drags himself out of bed as his alarm goes off he had a terrible time getting to sleep last night. Seth grabs a tee shirt and his favorite pair of jeans he stumbles to get dressed as his brother pounds on the door "Get your ass up Dean is in the kitchen eating everything." Seth laughs to himself that was the normal circumstance Dean always shows up in the morning to have breakfast. By having breakfast it meant eating all the food their mother would prepare for them. By now she would make extra so that Dean would be able to eat until his heart's content. Seth pulls his hair into a low bun and double checks himself in the mirror. There are dark circles under his eyes and he honestly looks like shit. He chuckles to himself it's not like Roman will notice him anyway. Phil pounds on his door again "come on dude." Seth gets frustrated "I am almost done damn it go on." Phil calls out something about walking and what the rest Seth doesn't hear as he grabs his backpack and makes his way downstairs. He finds Dean at the table with a stack of pancakes in front of him. His mother greets him and sits a plate down in his spot. Dean asks him what took him so long to get ready and Phil uses it as an opportunity to harass him about Roman.

"He had to make sure he looks good for Roman."

Seth flips Phill off as he starts to cut up his pancake his mother scolds him and they laugh as they hurriedly finish eating breakfast. Seth rushes them to Phil's car complaining that they are going to be late now it's Dean's turn to tease him. "We gotta be on time so he can eye fuck Roman on his way to history." Seth calls him an asshole which only causes the other two to laugh hysterically as Phil starts the car and drives towards the school. Seth would never tell his brother and Dean that they were right. If he did they would never ever let him live it down they both knew he had a crush on Roman. As they pull up the school Phil reminds Seth about his tutoring session after school and tells him to be home on time. "Thanks mom." Phil rolls his eyes "you're welcome." With this the three of them fall out of the car and say goodbye to each other before they head off to their first class of the day.

As Seth takes his seat in front of his history class the bell rings and most of the students fall silent. The door opens and Roman comes strutting in he is always late and today there are no more seats in the back so he takes the one next to Seth. Seth can feel his heart beating out of his chest and he hopes that Roman can't hear it as the teacher comes through the door and bids them all good morning. She tells them that last night she got the chance to grade their test and that she will be handing them back. The students start to talk amongst themselves as she walks by each one placing the paper on their desk. Seth grabs his and a smile lights up his face as he sees the red A+ in the top corner of his paper. Seth hears a low fuck come from next to him and he looks over to see a irritated look on the face of Roman. He can make out the D in the corner of Roman's paper. Seth instantly feels bad and his heart feels for Roman. Seth decides to try and be nice to the other man.

"How did you do?"

Instead of answering Roman acts like he didn't hear him and shoves the paper in his backpack. The teacher clears her throat letting them know it is time to pay attention. Seth feels really rejected by Roman so he doesn't look over again as he tries to pay attention to the teacher and her lesson. Seth can't wait for lunch so he can tell Dean and Phil what happened. As soon as the bell rings Seth grabs his things and takes off he can feel Roman's eyes on him and it only serves to embarrass him more.


Seth drops his tray of the food on the table and plops down next to Dean who smiles at him brightly. "What's up." Seth looks at Dean and his brother with a horrified look on his face as Dean eats a bite of his pizza. Phil laughs causing milk to spray out of his mouth. "What is wrong with you?" Seth looks around to make sure nobody is listening to them as he recalls what happened to him during history class. Dean finishes his bite and looks at Seth with a surprised look on his face. Phil seems to share the sentiment as he painfully swallows his milk. He looks at his brother and he feels bad for Seth. Dean on the other hand has no filter so he says exactly what he is thinking.

"Why would you even try and talk to him."

"I dunno I just felt bad for the guy he looked so upset."

" I am sorry bro that is shitty."

Seth just shrugs he doesn't want it to bother him anymore than it has. They finish lunch talking about Phil and the story he is still trying to dig up for the school newspaper. Dean tells them about an asshole customer that he helped the other day. Then the bell rings and they are forced to go back to their classes. Luckily Dean and Seth have gym after lunch so they say goodbye to Phil who has no more classes after lunch except the paper as they make their way to the school auditorium. Seth dreads gym because he knows he will have to see Roman again. The way Roman treats him bothers Seth the rest of the day.


Seth calls out as he opens the door to the house but nobody answers. He knows Phil is still at school working on the newspaper, Dean is at work so are his parents so he takes his backpack up stairs and quickly changes to some gym shorts and a tank top. He tosses his dirty clothing into the hamper before he makes his way downstairs to the kitchen to get something to eat. Seth sees the note hanging on the fridge as he opens to get a sandwich. Seth grabs one of the sandwiches his mother made and makes his way to the table. He sits down and begins to eat as he reads the note.

Seth,

Found another kid that needs some tutoring he is failing math and history pretty bad. He will be here for about an hour the money I already deposited into your savings account see you tonight I love you. Tell Phil it's his turn to take out the trash.

Seth smiles as he crumbles up the note she wasn't his birth mom but she always takes care of him and makes sure he is doing the right thing. He washes his hands as the doorbell rings and he figures it must be his student. Seth calls out that he is on his way and he makes his way to the living. Seth opens the door and lets out a loud sigh when he sees Roman standing there. He mumbles "great" under his breath but the other teen still hears him. Roman is a little hurt by this but he knows it's his own fault. Seth says nothing as he steps aside and lets the bigger teen into his house. He leads him to the living room and points to the couch where a math book is set up and some paper. "I guess I am tutoring you."

Roman scoffs "Wow your a tutor you aren't very smart." Seth can feel himself already getting irritated but he tries to brush it off because he knows that he can get a good chunk of money from Roman. Seth sits next to him and opens the text book to the lesson they are learning right now. He points to a math problem and begins to try and explain it but soon Roman is mocking him and he can feel the anger building. Roman is being mean and rude Seth decides he isn't going to put up with it in his own home. Seth slams the cover to the math book closed and stands up. He makes his way over to the front door and opens it he points to the sidewalk.

"Get out asshole I am not going to deal with your shit I don't care if you fail your classes. I have done nothing for you to be a dick and I am not putting up with it goodbye."

Seth looks at Roman and he can see the hurt in his eyes which makes him instantly feel bad. He closes the door and makes his way back over to the couch where he sits back down. Seth looks into the grey eyes he has dreamed about more than once. They are empty and Seth realizes that Roman is guarded. He has put walls up around himself now Seth feels determined to knock them down.

"Sorry."

Seth shakes his head as he stands again. "It's okay. I have an xbox in my room and I can make us a snack."

Roman stands and smiles at him. "Sounds fun."

"Good."

With this Seth leads him to his bedroom where he has his xbox set up. Roman sits on the floor and reaches for a controller as Seth turns the tv and system on. After they find the right chanel Seth puts in Halo and they begin to play. He knows he is suppose to be teaching roman but he figures if Roman can trust him and isn't so damn guarded it will be easier to teach him. Seth selects his character than Roman picks his and they start to play. Seth can see the difference in Roman already he begins to relax a little as they start the story.

A couple hours pass and Roman is like a whole new person they are talking and laughing as they finish a boss fight. Roman is sprawled out on his stomach with a controller in his hand while Seth is planted on the bed as he tries to shoot an alien on the screen. Roman lets him know he is doing awesome as they start to ask each other personal questions. Roman is first he asks Seth about Phil and if they are really brothers. Seth tells Roman the story of how their parents met and how Phil hates his father. Roman tells him that it sucks and Seth agrees then it is Seth's turn to ask some questions. He doesn't really need to ask though because Roman is letting the information flow freely. Seth halfway assumes he just needs to get it out of his system plus Seth doesn't mind listening so he lets the other teen talk as they continue to play.

Seth finds out that Roman is actually very sweet once you get past his wall of defense. He also finds out that Roman is guarded because his home life is pretty tough. Roman tells Seth about how he wakes up a few hours earlier before school so that he can do laundry and clean the house. Then he makes breakfast for his brother and two cousins who live with him. After everybody is fed he cleans up again before school. He tells Seth about his mother who is a saint to him but now she is terminally sick so he also gets up early to make sure she eats and gets her medicine. Seth feels his heart breaking and he can't help but wonder how many people know this kind of information about him. Seth can't imagine it's a lot of people because nobody tries to get close. To be honest Seth wasn't trying at first either until this tutoring session.

Roman continues to tell Seth that after school he has football practice then he goes home and helps his father in his shop for a few hours until he goes home cooks dinner helps his siblings with homework. Then he tries to do his own homework but he has to make their lunches and feed his mother, make sure she gets her medicine at night. Most nights he doesn't get to study and he is in bed well after midnight. As Roman curses the game Seth can't help but stare at him he wants so badly to pull the other man into a tight embrace. Seth knows that would be weird and would probably get him knocked out since they really just started talking. Seth now understands why he is failing. Seth wonders if he has been able to tell anybody this and it bothers him that a young guy like Roman has to keep it bottled up. As they finish the game and Roman realizes he must get home he thanks Seth for letting him hang out. Seth tells him it isn't a problem and that he can come over at anytime. Seth never really thought about how late it was as he got ready for bed. Instead he thought about how much he wanted to learn more about Roman. As he lies underneath the covers he decides to try and talk to Roman tomorrow.


The next day at school Seth tries to talk to Roman in the hallway as they pass by each other one another on the way to afternoon classes. Seth expects Roman to at least greet him but instead his met by a hard shove that causes him to fall down. Roman calls him a loser and all his friends laugh then they walk right by him. Seth watches as the boy he played games with just a few short hours ago is back to acting like a bully and it breaks his heart. Seth knows Roman is just trying to save face with his friends but it doesn't make it hurt any less.