Gym class is one of Seth's favorite classes he loves playing sports and he gets to have class with Dean which is even better because Dean is pretty athletic as well. They also share a love of wrestling which is one of the reasons they are so close. The two of them usually spend free time working out their finishing moves and what their ring personas would be like if they ever make it big. They both dream of working the indy scene until they make it to WWE. Today in class they are playing basketball and the gym teacher is working on splitting them up into teams. Roman,Dean and Seth plus a few other kids are on one team the rest are on the other team. The teacher tosses the ball into the air and Seth jumps hitting it towards Roman who catches it and runs toward the basket. He tosses it through the air to Dean who is able to hit the net getting them the lead. The three fist bump and Seth smiles happy to have Roman be friendly not like his usual self. They score again this time thanks to Seth who manages to run the ball up the court and toss it for three points again they all first bump and Seth laughs this time as Roman pulls his hair up into a ponytail.
After about forty five minutes the bell rings and the teacher declares their team the winner they all celebrate and shake hands with the other team before they are told to hit the shower. Seth follows Roman who is pulling his hair out before shuffling through his locker for a change of clothes and his shower supplies. Once he finds what he is looking for he strips out of his sweaty gym clothes and makes his way to a stall. Seth takes his lead and gathers his things before heading to his own stall which he gets next to Roman. As Seth starts the water and begins to wash his hair he hears Roman whisper next to him.
"Seth?"
Seth pauses for a moment before he answers the other teen. "Yeah Roman."
"Can I come over after school? Oh and good game."
This is a surprise to Seth but he is more than happy to spend his free time with Roman. "Yeah sure and thanks." Seth quickly finishes taking a shower and turns the water off. He dries his hair before he wraps the towel around his waist and steps out of the shower. Seth starts to get dressed pulling on his boxers then his pants as he watches Roman step out of the shower. Seth feels his heart flip as he secretly checks Roman out. The other teen looks delicious as his tan skin glistens with water and his towel is hung dangerously low on his hips. Seth wonders if Roman knows how good he looks. Then he mentally slaps himself of course Roman knows how good he looks. Seth's eyes travel up Roman's defined chest and shoulders. Then his eyes travel over to the angry looking bruises that are on Roman's wrists and neck. Seth feels his heart drop and he wonders how Roman got those bruises. Seth has to stop himself from reaching out and touching the delicate skin. Roman feels Seth's eyes on him so he turns and smiles at the smaller teen as he pulls on his clothes.
"After your tutor me I was thinking he could go to the mall and hang out maybe?"
Seth nods as he continues to stare at Roman who pulls a long sleeve shirt over his arms. Seth finds this weird since the weather is fairly nice and not too cold. He wants so badly to ask and is about to when Roman tells him goodbye and collects his backpack. Seth watches as the other teen disappears from the locker room. Seth gets his own backpack and makes his way to his free block where he studies and talks to Phil who also has a free period.
Seth tosses his backpack on the table which causes his brother to look up from his laptop and raise his eyebrow in confusion. Seth sits down and pulls out a book as he goes through it and tries to take notes. Phil continues to stare at him for a minute before he goes back to his laptop. Seth lets out a loud sigh and Phil closes his laptop before turning his attention back to his brother. "Do you want to talk about it?" Seth looks at Phil and closes his book before he pushes it to the side.
"So we were in gym and it was after actually we were getting dressed and I saw really ugly looking bruises on Roman's wrists and neck."
Phil looks at his brother like he has lost his mind. "So maybe he likes it kinky." With this Phil winks at Seth who isn't in the least amused.
"Phil I don't think it was like that he wore a long sleeve shirt. If they were from that don't you think he would show them off."
"Seth I am telling you leave it alone no good can come from nosing around and besides that he treats you like shit."
Seth sighs he knows his brother won't understand so he drops the conversation for now. He however is not going to let it go if somebody is hurting Roman Seth is more than determined to find out. Seth grabs his book and goes back to trying to study but all he can think about is the other teen.
Seth watches as Roman reads through quiz trying his best to memorize the answers. Seth want so badly to ask about the marks but he isn't sure if it is a good idea. They are still stuck in his mind. Roman hands the quiz back to Seth who starts to read the first question. Luckily for them it is a multiple choice quiz. Seth finishes the question and reads off the three possible answers. Seth watches as Roman's brows draw together in concentration he feels his heart flutter he likes the other teen so much it hurts. After a few seconds Roman answers the question and Seth smiles as he gives him a high five. Seth can see the marks again and he blurts it out before his mind even processes what is mouth is doing.
"Roman is someone hurting you?"
Roman acts like Seth is crazy and tries instantly to change the subject by asking Seth about himself. Seth decides to let it go for now since it is obvious that Roman doesn't want to talk about it. Seth tells Roman all about his childhood and how he grew up getting bullied. He tells Roman about the passing of his mother and how it was just the two of them until his dad met Phil's mother. He tells Roman about his dad and how he started his garage out of nothing and built it up to what it is today. Roman keeps answering the questions correctly as he listens to Seth talk about himself finally Seth feels like he has shared everything. Roman looks at him and smiles as he thanks him for sharing. Seth tells him it's no problem as he looks over the quiz to see if they covered everything. Once Seth feels satisfied that Roman will be able to pass they agree to head to the mall. Roman gets up and helps Seth to his feet then they make their way outside to Roman's car since he insists on driving them. Seth feels on cloud nine as Roman holds the door open for him then walks around slides into the driver's seat. They pull away from the curb and he knows that when he returns tonight there will be an onslaught of endless jokes but right now he doesn't care.
Sorry this chapter is so short I don't know where I was going with this chapter. I just felt the need to update something the next chapter will be longer promise. Thank you for reading.
