AN: Hi everyone! Man this chapter took me forever to think of so hopefully you like it. Thanks again for reviewing as I really appreciate them! ^_^ Oh, and does anyone think they can come up with a better summary for this story? Cuz I'm really bad at them but I still made the attempt lol

Chapter 5: Cheer him up

Mo wasn't going to lie; he'd been shocked when Glitch showed up to practice the next day, smiling as if nothing had happened. He was confused, but any time he tried to catch Glitch alone so they could talk, his protégé would find any excuse to get away.

Despite the younger dancer's talk about wanting to continue to hang out and be friends, he wasn't exactly acting like it. Gone were the days where Glitch would stick to Mo like glue and the vast change in behavior had him worried. He understood where it was coming from but he felt that Glitch at least needed a confidant so he could vent his frustrations, something Mo was sure the prodigy didn't have.

After about two weeks of this new change in attitude with no signs of changing back, Mo decided to try fixing things his own way.

"Look Bodie, I need you t' talk t' Glitch," Mo stated seriously. He sat across from the athlete at a local café he'd invited him to. Bodie was actually supposed to be on duty as a life guard at the moment, but after hearing that Mo's situation was an 'emergency,' the blond had convinced Emilia to cover for him. Now knowing that this was about Glitch, Bodie was both concerned and highly interested, especially since he'd noticed how…different Glitch had been lately.

"Me? Why don't you talk to him yourself? Aren't you guys best friends or whatever?" he asked skeptically, crossing his arms over his chest. Mo sighed and slumped back in his seat, wishing he didn't have to have this conversation.

"I've tried but he won't talk t' me. I think he's still upset 'bout what happened the other day…" he trailed off exhaustedly. Bodie sat up straighter at the news.

"What happened?" he asked a little too eagerly. Mo looked at him with distressed eyes and sighed once more before looking at the half-empty cup of hot chocolate in front of him.

"I don't really wanna talk about it; it's more Glitch's thing t' say…" he stated hesitantly and Bodie nodded in understanding, though he couldn't help the slight feeling of disappointment.

"But what am I supposed to say if I don't even know what's wrong?" he asked warily, slouching back in his chair. Mo picked up his hot chocolate and took a small swig before pushing it over to the side and lifting his elbows to the table, resting his chin on his hands. He locked his serious gaze onto Bodie, who looked back with an equal amount of uncertainty.

"I'm sure you've noticed Glitch's been actin' strange, so jus', I dunno, tell 'im so. Try t' cheer 'im up," he requested vaguely. Bodie gave him a look of disbelief before picking up his muffin and taking a bite. He grumbled when a few chunks fell onto the table.

"Cheer him up when I don't even know what he's mad about?" he asked incredulously.

"Exactly," Mo stated simply, trying not to roll his eyes. He knew it may be a difficult task, but it wasn't one that needing so much explaining. It was a simple yes or no request.

"I guess I could try…" Bodie trailed off hesitantly, his eyes shifting around the café in anxiety. Mo's lips stretched into a smile before standing up and stretching his stiff limbs.

"Great! Just don't tell 'im I asked you to, k? If he finds out, this whole thing could turn out t' be a bust," he stated sourly. He then zipped up his hoodie and flipped his hood on, a sure sign that he was getting ready to leave. Bodie frantically finished off the rest of his muffin before standing up to join him. Mo gave him a questioning look to which the blond simply shrugged.

"Better sooner than later, right? I'll just head over there now."

It was Mo's turn to shrug as the two made their way out the door and down the street where they then parted ways.

Glitch laid on his bed staring unblinkingly up at the ceiling. He should've been doing something productive, he knew, but he just hadn't been in the mood lately.

Ever since he'd gotten rejected that faithful day two weeks ago, he'd been getting more and more depressed though he tried not to show it. He'd always thought he'd be able to handle the rejection and moved on from it as long as Mo continued being his friend, but he realized all too soon how wrong he'd been.

Seeing Mo was even more difficult than before because now his feelings were out in the open and he was expected to just get over them. But with every glance in the B-boys direction, he subconsciously replayed that humiliating day over and over in his mind. It didn't help that Mo was always smiling at him or talking to him in that sweet, encouraging way of his that made Glitch like him more and more.

He knew he couldn't keep avoiding Mo forever; it was only a matter of time until he gave in, if not only because he couldn't stand seeing the sad look on his mentor's face that mimicked a kicked puppy. He knew the day was coming when he'd have to confront him, but until then he just wanted to avoid him as much as possible.

So of course his mood turned even sourer when he heard the loud, obnoxious knocking at the door. At first he ignored it, but when the person seemed to have no intentions of stopping, Glitch knew he'd have to answer since he was the only one home. He hated getting visitors lately because he never felt like pretending to be happy…

He grumbled as he lifted himself up from his comfortable position to slip his feet into his favorite fuzzy slippers before sluggishly making his way to the door. He plastered his now usual fake grin on his face before turning the knob to greet whoever was on the other side.

"Hey Glitch!" Bodie stated with his sunny personality. Glitch's expression almost faltered as he hadn't really expected his visitor to be one of the toughest people to fool.

"Bodie! You were one of the last people I was expecting," he stated honestly, subconsciously breaking eye contact to look somewhere in the distance. Bodie noticed but decided not to comment.

"I was in the neighborhood and thought I'd drop by to say hi," the blond stated pleasantly. Glitch widened his smile a bit as he nodded his head slightly.

"Oh yeah? Thanks," he said with fake appreciation. He shifted awkwardly from foot to foot as seconds passed by and Bodie seemed to have no intentions of leaving.

"Did you, uh, want something else…?" he asked finally, some of his annoyance making its way through his tone. Bodie's eyes seemed to dance with mirth as he gazed down at the younger dancer with amusement.

"The polite thing to do is to invite your guest in," he stated teasingly.

Inwardly Glitch groaned in disappointment; he'd been hoping Bodie would simply leave after saying hello but it seemed luck wasn't on his side. Outwardly he blushed as if Bodie's statement had been what had made him 'realize his mistake.'

"Y-yeah, sorry 'bout that," he stuttered, shifting so that Bodie could make his way into his home. Since the blond now had his back towards him, Glitch found it the most appropriate time to turn and glare daggers into the older boy's head before closing the door.

Bodie gave an impressed whistle as he looked around the house; everything was wonderfully decorated and seemed to cost a good amount of money. He wouldn't have pegged Glitch as a rich kid but he supposed he shouldn't judge a book by its cover.

"Take a picture; it'd last longer," Glitch said with a small smirk, snapping Bodie out of his daze. The athlete gave a sheepish grin until finally noticing Glitch's current apparel, his expression shifting into one of appreciation.

"I think I'd rather have a picture of you," he said stated smoothly, causing Glitch to give him a confused look before glancing down at himself. Realizing what he was wearing, he blushed for real this time before hastily running up the stairs to change his clothes, leaving behind a somewhat disappointed Bodie.

Seeing as though it was the weekend and Glitch had been simply lazing about, he hadn't bothered changing into anything special. Therefore, he was still in his favorite shorts that he'd outgrown like two years ago, and an annoying shirt that always fell off of one of his shoulders that one of his friends had gotten him as a present – not to mention his fuzzy slippers.

When he came back down wearing something more reasonable, he was greeted to Bodie looking at the photos of Glitch that were up around the living room. He blanched and quickly moved into Bodie's line of sight so he couldn't see anymore.

"Ok you visited; ain't it 'bout time t' leave now?" he asked in what he hoped sounded like a casual tone. Bodie simply blinked before shaking his head in refusal and grabbing Glitch by the shoulders.

"Nope. You've been feelin' down lately and it's my job to cheer you up!" he stated optimistically. This time Glitch didn't bother holding back his groan.

"I shoulda known you didn't jus' come by t' pay me a visit. But look, I'm fine," he assured, shaking the offending hands from his shoulders.

Bodie didn't believe a word of it, but he knew by now that trying to get Glitch to admit to certain things was an almost impossible task. That being said, he decided to take a different approach; he grabbed Glitch's hand, opened the door, and practically threw him outside before promptly shutting the door so Glitch couldn't run back in.

Glitch finally got himself together after the surprised and noticed his now shut door.

"Oh my God, Bodie you better not have closed my door!" Glitch fumed, his faced now red with anger as opposed to embarrassment.

"Why not? You're fine, so hanging out with me shouldn't be a problem," Bodie responded cockily, knowing he'd proved his point. His confidence faltered a bit when Glitch seemed to only get madder and not just give up with a huff like he'd planned. Had just pulling him outside been a bad idea?

"Look, hanging out with me isn't that bad, I promise! As a matter of fact-"

"HOW THE FUCK AM I SUPPOSED TO GET BACK IN MY HOUSE WHEN YOU DIDN'T GIVE ME A CHANCE TO GRAB MY KEY YOU DUMBASS!" Glitch screamed angrily, pulling Bodie's face down to his by grabbing the collar of his shirt.

Bodie's eyes widened a bit at the new revelation of Glitch's anger and felt like a complete moron.

"I..uh…" he mumbled dumbly, trying and failing to not look at the enraged face directly in front of him. He was relieved when he was shoved away and watched with guilt as Glitch dragged his hands down his face in frustration.

"My parents won't be back home til tomorrow…What'm I s'pposed to do til then!" he groaned angrily. Bodie looked to the ground, the guilt starting to consume him before a thought hit him that had him grinning in glee.

"You can stay with me tonight!" he said happily, expecting Glitch's face to change to one of relief. What he got instead was a face of incredulousness, causing the blond to pout slightly.

"Don't you live alone…? Glitch asked doubtfully to which Bodie nodded.

"And don't you like me or whatever…?"Glitch asked doubtfully once more to which Bodie found himself nodding to again.

For the life of him, he couldn't understand why Glitch was asking questions he already knew the answer to. He'd told the younger boy a while ago that he lived alone and he'd even more recently confessed that he liked him, but what did that-

Oh. OOOOOOH!

"Whoa! WHOA! Glitch! I, er…I would never…we don't…!" Bodie babbled stupidly, finally understanding where Glitch was headed with his questions. Bodie certainly wouldn't mind if things headed in that direction, but he knew Glitch still liked Mo and probably wouldn't be interested.

Besides, Bodie hadn't even gotten a chance to court the younger boy yet! It would be so much less romantic and the blond simply wouldn't stand for it.

Glitch for one was now grinning in amusement. He'd been completely serious when he'd asked his questions but after seeing Bodie's overly embarrassed reaction, he knew he had nothing to worry about. He still wasn't happy about the arrangement though – he hadn't even been able to grab his phone or his wallet!

As Bodie continued to freak out, Glitch sulked and pouted. If there was one good thing that'd came out of this, it was getting Mo off of Glitch's mind, if only for the time.

After finally deciding to walk away from Glitch's front door, he and Bodie set out for something fun to do. Bodie, having already prepared for this, drove the young dancer to the mall in his car.

The first thing they did when they got there was get food since Glitch kept complaining about how hungry his was. Then they went to a sports store because Bodie needed some new under armor which bored Glitch to tears. When that was finally over with, they made their way to the nearest electronics store but were assaulted by overzealous girls on the way.

Glitch in an electronics store was similar to a kid in a candy store. All the laptops and technology had him grinning from ear to ear and Bodie relished getting to see such a cute expression.

"Ah, this is it!" Glitch stated with a mixture of excitement and annoyance. Bodie looked down at the boy in questioning and then at whatever gadget was in his hands.

"What is it?" he asked finally, not appreciating being out of the loop. Glitch smiled apologetically at him before quickly turning back to the boxed item in his hands, his gaze filled with love and adoration.

"It's one of the newest tablets! Extra slim, 4 USB ports, lightening quick, tons of f apps already pre-loaded, 6 megapixel camera-" he cut himself off after realizing how enthused he'd gotten and how bored Bodie probably was "My bad. Jus' know it's awesome. Hopin' my folks get it for me for my birthday."

"What if I bought it for you now?" Bodie asked casually and Glitch looked at him like he was crazy before bursting out into laughter.

"You're kiddin' right? You must not o' seen this price tag! I can't ask ya to buy this for me, 'specially since you still gotta keep buyin' me stuff today," the prodigy said teasingly, sticking his tongue out in a playful manner. Bodie scoffed and picked up another unit from the shelf.

"It can't possibly cost that mu…" he trailed off, feeling his mouth go dry. There was no way he could buy this. Well he could, but he probably wouldn't be able to eat for the next 2 or 3 months… or he'd have to not pay one of his bills…

"What were you saying?" Glitch asked triumphantly, knowing Bodie had finally looked at the price. Bodie quickly shook his head and Glitch laughed in amusement once more before putting both his and Bodie's tablet back on the shelf.

"Exactly. Now c'mon, the day's not ever yet!" he said optimistically, grabbing Bodie's hand and pulling him out of the store. The blond was elated when Glitch had seemingly forgotten to let go once they were out. His happiness didn't last long when Glitch had pulled his hand away to run into another store and he sighed before following the younger boy in.

The two spent most of their day at the mall before finally calling it quits and heading back to Bodie's apartment.

"I'm still mad at you for lockin' me outta the house, ya know? No phone, no money, no nothin'. My folks're gonna be pissed," Glitch stated flatly while walking into the blonde's apartment. Unlike Bodie earlier, Glitch didn't ogle everything in sight and instead plopped himself on the couch in exhaustion.

"Guess I don't have to tell you to make yourself at home," Bodie stated with a chuckle. He picked up the remote and turned on the tv before taking a seat next to Glitch.

"Nope, already got that covered," joked Glitch in response before a thought occurred to him "Yo, lemme use yo' phone."

Bodie handed him his phone and listened as the younger boy called his parents. They seemed mad, but Glitch had just tossed the phone into Bodie's lap when the conversation was over. He looked at the tv and after noticing what show was on, he stole the remote from Bodie and went through the guide to find something good to watch.

"Hey, change it back! I was watching that!" Bodie demanded, though a smile was still present on his face. Glitch turned to him and stuck out his tongue in defiance.

"That shitty show? Psh, over my dead body!" he stated challengingly. There was soon a glint in Bodie's eye as he pounced on the prodigy and a tickling war ensued.

Glitch had dropped in the remote and the channel had stayed on the one Bodie wanted to watch, but neither of them noticed or cared as hands were roaming everywhere in an attempt to get the other to submit. Eventually Glitch gave up as the trip to the mall from earlier had tired him out and he was sick of laughing.

"Aight aight I give! We'll watch yo' lame-ass show!" he stated in defeat after finally getting his giggling under control. Bodie grinned with pride and the two sat on the couch, watching the show.

By the second commercial Bodie was going to tell Glitch he could change the channel but was greeted with light snores. He gazed upon Glitch's face as he slept and couldn't help thinking of how beautiful he looked with such a peaceful, innocent face.

That face seemed to be calling him and he felt a sudden longing to kiss it. He leaned down, aiming for a soft cheek before suddenly becoming more daring and changing course to the lips. Just before he kissed them he paused, making sure the young prodigy didn't wake up.

Feeling that everything was okay, he leaned down the rest of the way to place a chaste kiss on the slumbering boy's lips. He leaned back, a huge grin on his face and a content feeling flowing throughout his body as he wrapped an arm around the slumbering boy's body and pulled him closer so that Glitch was leaning on his chest.

What a wonderful thing taking Mo's advice had turned out to be.

AN: K guys, there we go; a happier chapter. I don't really know what to do for the next chapter but a lot of you seem to want Mo to be jealous, even if not in a romantic sense. You still feelin' that? If so the next chapter might be kinda gloomy again but I dunno. If you have any other suggestions that works too.

Reviews are awesome! They tell me what you think of the story :)

Btw, I think I'm gonna go on hiatus after I'm done this story so you probably won't be seeing any stories from me after this one for a long while lol. You'll probably see me reviewing but that's about it. The reason for this is because a) I still think my writing needs work and b) I think I'm lacking inspiration. So um, yeah XD