(A/N: Thank you loves for the reviews! Its very apreciated ^-^ but tylerrbret's review was right on the money, i intend for this series to be like a soap opera. An emotional rollercoaster, if you will. This chapter is dedicated to Shino-Chan and her friend. Love you guys :D)

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Phil yawned, looking out of the window of the family car. The rain played a steady beat on the roof of the car, one that began to lull the raven to sleep.

That is, if his father hadn't stopped the car suddenly, making Phil's face fly into the back of his mother's seat. With a yelp, his olive eyes shot open and his hands shot up to nurse his aching face. He growled at his father, anger rolling off him in waves.

"What was that! Can you please learn how to drive like a normal human being?" Phil snarled, looking into the rear-view mirror to see a red mark on his forehead. Phillip simply shrugged with a smile. "We're here" Vivian cooed. The Brooks family got out and rushed over to the door, trying to avoid the rain.

A tall male opened the door and stepped inside. "Dad! Their here!" He called, motioning them inside. "Bring them in here, Dustin!" A voice called back. Dustin smiled at the Brooks. "My name is Dustin, follow me" he said politely, walking to the left. The trio of Chicago natives followed quietly, marveling at the house.

'Dammit, their preps!' Phil texted furiously to all of his new friends, waiting for one to respond.

'XD FAIL!'-Shannon

'Aww, try to stick it out :('-Justin

'Well damn XD'-Serena

'….wow'- Luke

'That's horrible! D: let me know what happens'-Evan

'Don't worry about it too much. Maybe you'll be surprised'-Jeff

Phil was about to respond when he got a sharp slap upside the head from his father. He winced and looked over at his dad, growling. "Put your phone-"He was cut off by an elbow to the ribs from his son. Phil smiled evilly and put his phone away.

"Good to see you, Phillip!" A chubby old man said. Phillip smiled and gave the man a handshake. "Same, Dusty. This is my family, my wife Vivian and son, Phil" He introduced. Dusty kissed Vivian's hand and shook Phil's hand. "Nice to meet you, my name is Dusty Rhodes. The boy that opened the door is my oldest child, Dustin. This lovely girl to my right is Kristen, my daughter. And my youngest…where is Cody?" Dusty frowned.

Kristen shuffled over to the stairs, her blonde curls secured in a ponytail. "Codes! Their here!" She called. There was a shuffle and then a loud bang, then a small body came tumbling down the stairs and Kristen had to move out of the way as her brother landed face-first at the spot where she was previously standing. Everyone stared at him in shock and Phil went to pick him up. "Hey, are you okay?" He questioned, examining the smaller boy's face.

Cody nodded shyly and stepped behind Dustin, peering at the Brooks, especially Phil. "Don't mind Cody, he's a bit shy" Dusty explained, leading the group to the dining room.

"It's very good to know that we'll soon be business partners. You'll be able to meet DiBiase and Hart when you start on Monday" Dusty cooed. Phil sat up a bit straighter. "As in Ted DiBiase, sir? My classmate?" He questioned. Dusty chuckled. "So Junior is in your class, eh? No, that Ted is the son of Ted DiBiase Sr." He explained. "Just like us! Sr. and Jr.!" Phillip grinned, going to throw his arm around his son but the teen elbowed him in the ribs once again. "Shut up dad" He grunted.

Dustin and Kristen laughed behind their fists while Cody stared at the father and son with curious eyes. "You two have a unique relationship, don't ya?" Dusty questioned, watching Phil duck a flick from his father and return it with a headbutt. "You *grunt* can say that" Phillip growled, catching his son in a headlock.

"…." Phil closed his eyes and tried to wiggle out of the hold to no avail. "Fine." Phil finally hissed, tapping the table with his fingertips. Phillip smiled smugly and released his son. "Anyway, it's good to know you know Ted. Are you two close?" Kristen questioned, looking at Phil. He shook his head. "I only know him by name. We don't talk" He said, bringing a forkful of steak into his mouth.

"Do you know Natalya?" Dustin asked, tilting his head. "Who?" Phil muttered, arching a brow. "Oh that's right; Natalya is still working some things out with the company. She's a blonde girl. She's pretty powerful too both business and social wise. You'd usually see her with Beth, her best friend. The two live together within the Hart Dynasty" Dustin explained. "Hart Dynasty?" Vivian repeated, curious.

"It's a vast electronics company. They sell everything you can think of. Even my phone" Phil said, pointing to the hart emblem on his phone. His mother took it and traced it with her fingertips. "Fascinating" she cooed, handing it back to him. "True. The Hart Dynasty is both a company and a section of town, owned by the Harts. Natalya, Beth, and Natalya's cousins, Tyson and David live there with the remainder of the Hart family and their partners" Kristen explained. The Brooks family nodded in understanding.

After dinner, Phil was told that he could just relax with any of the Runnel children until his parents were ready to go. Kristen was busily texting away on her phone and Dustin was on the computer, writing a memo for something Phil couldn't bring himself to care about.

That left Cody.

Cody had been watching Phil throughout the dinner, seemingly fascinated. "What's wrong? You've been staring at me for like an hour now" Phil said, rolling his neck on his shoulders, joints popping slightly. Cody flinched at the sound and his face went red. "Sorry…you just seem to be an interesting person" He mumbled, head down. Phil smiled warmly. "Why, thank you. Would you like to go somewhere? I'll tell you more about me if you tell me about yourself" He offered. Cody nodded shyly and turned, motioning for the taller male to follow.

Phil glanced around the house as he fallowed Cody up the stairs. The walls had vivid paintings on them and the walls felt like porcelain. Cody suddenly stopped, almost making Phil run into his back. "This is my room. Would you like to come inside?" The brunette questioned, shuffling his feet. Phil smiled at him, hoping to get the other to relax some. "Sure" he cooed. Cody blushed and stepped inside, holding the door for his guest. Phil thanked him and he walked inside. Cody closed the door and flicked the lights on.

Phil's breath caught in his chest. Cody had a large queen-sized bed that had fluffy pillows and silken sheets. He had every game console up to date in one corner, various games piled neatly beside their respective consoles. Phil noticed how Cody had a pile specifically for The Legend of Zelda games. Cody had comic books in a shelf above his large, 3D HD flat screen. He also had paintball guns, trophies, and some essays mounted on the other side of the wall.

Cody caught on to Phil's fascination with his room and shuffled his feet, slightly flustered. "You're room is cool, Cody. You like Zelda?" Phil asked politely. Cody perked up and smiled. "Yes! It's my favorite game series" He grinned. Phil chuckled. "That's awesome" He cooed. Cody stretched across his bed, lying on his stomach. Phil looked at the bed and Cody silently told him he could lie with him. Phil lay beside Cody on his back so he stared up at the ceiling.

Both talked about themselves, getting to know each other. Cody got comfortable and told Phil everything about him.

Everything.

"You're gay?" Phil questioned, eyes lowering to meet Cody's. The brunette went beet red and lowered his face, knowing he had said too much. He nodded stiffly. "Look at me, Cody" Phil said after an awkward and tense silence had fallen upon the two. Cody looked over at Phil, tears in his cerulean hues. Phil sat up abruptly and pulled Cody into his lap, hugging the small teen tightly. "Cody don't cry. I'm not going to think any less of you. In all truth, that would make me a hypocrite" He grunted. Cody rubbed his eyes, tears gathering on the back of his fists before he flicked them away. "You mean…?" He trailed off, looking at Phil with wide bloodshot eyes.

"Yeah, I'm gay too" Phil said, wiping Cody's eyes and pressing a short, yet understanding kiss to the boy's temple. Cody felt his heart flutter and he clung to Phil, letting loose sobs of relief. Phil gave Cody's head a gentle pet, cooing in the boy's ear before Cody calmed down. Pulling away, the pale boy was flushed. "Thank you for helping me" Cody muttered, looking embarrassed. Phil chuckled and nodded. "It's okay. What do you want to do?" The raven questioned. Cody slid to the floor and grabbed his 3DS before returning to Phil's side.

This time, he lay with his head on the other's chest as he played his Zelda game, a small smile forming on his face. Phil watched silently, lazily dragging the tips of his fingers across the exposed flesh of Cody's hip where his shirt had risen ever so slightly.

After a bit, Cody saved his game and turned it off, settling himself at Phil's side, a content sigh escaping his parted lips. Phil's fingers glazed over a specific spot on Cody and the smaller of the two let out a small gasp and then a giggle. Phil looked down at him, eyebrow cocked and the youngest Rhodes child blushed. Grinning, the Chicago native began to tickle Cody, making the lithe boy erupt with laughter. He wiggled, trying to get away. Phil wouldn't have any of it and he doubled his efforts, making Cody squeal.

The two didn't realize how much time had past and Kristen walked in. She paused, taking in the sight of Phil nearly on top of her little brother, tickling him to the point where he was flush in the face and crying. She crossed her arms, a mischievous smile on her face when both boys realized she was there and slowly craned their heads to look at her, eyes wide.

"I-It's not what it looks like" Cody squeaked, hiding his face in Phil's chest. The larger teen scratched his head and cleared his throat awkwardly. "This was my fault. I'm sorry." He apologized, motioning to Cody. Kristen dismissed both boys with a flick of her hand. "Don't worry about it. Although, you two are adorable" She grinned. Cody wined and Phil just stared at her like she was high.

"Nevertheless, I came to tell you that your parents are about to leave, Phil" She said politely. Cody and Phil stood, straightening themselves before they fallowed the older teen out of Cody's room and back downstairs.

"I'll see you tomorrow?" Phil questioned, tilting his head. Cody blushed, but smiled brightly and said, "You will. I guess I'll see you tomorrow then" Phil nodded and waved goodbye, turning to catch up with his parents.

"Phil, wait!" Cody called before Phil grabbed the car door handle. Olive eyes locked onto cerulean ones and Cody threw himself into Phil's arms, nearly crushing the other boy with strength the other wasn't aware he had. Phil coughed and returned the hug with wide eyes. Cody shuffled his feet when he pulled away. "Just…thank you" He muttered, lifting his head to plant an innocent kiss to the underside of Phil's jaw. Phil blinked and Cody retreated back into his house, face once again red. Dusty and Dustin chuckled and Kristen grinned wildly at Phil as he entered his parent's car.

Phillip pulled out of the Rhodes driveway and pulled off. "What was that about?" Phillip questioned, keeping his eyes on the road. "He's gay and he thought I'd judge him or something because of it so I told him that I was too and now he's more comfortable around me" Phil explained, not even realizing he was tracing his jaw, where Cody's lips had made contact. Vivian giggled. "Aw, isn't that just cute?" She asked rhetorically. Her husband chuckled.

Phil just rolled his eyes.

-Next Day, English-

Shannon, Jeff, and even Evan stared at the trio in front of the class with wide eyes. Two, thick and busty blondes and a timid brunette that refused to make eye contact with anyone.

The shortest blonde had her light hair in a ponytail; her bangs were pink halfway down. She wore a hot pink spaghetti strap shirt with a picture of a panda with glasses and it was standing on some books, reaching for the word 'NERDY' that was above it. Over it was a black varsity jacket. Her ID was clipped to a belt hoop on her black Capri's. She wore black and pink Jordan's as well. Her green eyes scanned the class, obviously looking for someone. It was obvious that she was strong due to her build and she could take any girl in the class.

The other blonde was a whole different story. She was tall, and powerful. She wore her hair in a ponytail as well, a small heart-shaped clip in her golden hair. Her powerful arms were covered by a long-sleeved gray Ed Hardy shirt and she wore tight-fitting apple bottom pants. She wore gray Ugg boots as well. She could probably beat the holy hell out of everyone in the classroom.

Cody shuffled, feeling uncomfortable. Everyone was staring at him because he was damn-there crushed between Beth and Natalya. To top it off, he didn't see Phil yet. He wore a navy blue Hollister shirt that clung to him, proving that he did, in fact have some abs. He had on American Eagle jeans and brand new Vans.

Mr. Michaels was about to tell them to take a seat but Beth raised her hand, shushing him. "We're looking for one of your students, Mr. Michaels" She grunted, looking at him out of the corner of her eye. Mr. Michaels tilted his head and glanced at Mr. Calloway, silently asking the other to figure out who the large blonde was referring to. Luckily, he already knew. "Justin or Phillip?" He questioned. Cody perked when Phil was mentioned. Natalya and Beth noticed this. "Phil-"Before Natalya could finish, a shout and a squeal echoed through the halls and mere seconds after that, Phil and Justin skidded into the class, just as the late bell rung. Justin tripped over his own two feet and ended up pushing Phil by accident, making the raven land face-first onto Mr. Calloway's closed laptop.

"GAH!"

Everyone watched with wide eyes as Phil cried out, arms shooting up to nurse his head. The laptop had been successfully broken nearly in half. Cody whimpered and began to panic as Shannon, Jeff, and Evan ran over to the hissing raven. Justin frowned, close to crying. Jeff pulled Phil's hands away, cringing at the blood dribbling from a small gash on his forehead. He noticed there was a small piece of the electronic device that had lodged itself into Phil's forehead. Evan grabbed a pass for the nurse and passed it to Jeff. The green-haired boy cleaned some of the blood off and pressed his lips to Phil's head as a sign that he was going to help before he and Justin took the still-bleeding teen away.

Cody wanted to scream. What just happened? That tan boy had hurt Phil! That other boy…with…green hair, had kissed him! The brunette shuddered, wanting just to run after Phil. Natalya placed an all-knowing hand at the small of Cody's back, telling him silently to calm down as she, Beth, and he took their seats.

All of them noticed the snickering blonde sitting in front of the class.

-At the Nurse's office -

Justin nearly had a panic attack until Phil pulled him into a bear hug, just to get the South African to calm down and realize he wasn't mad at him. Mrs. McMahon frowned, her wrinkles seemingly frowning as well. "Oh my, what happened to you, child?" She questioned, face etched with worry.

"We were running to class and I tripped and accidentally pushed him and he hit our teacher's desk and landed on his laptop and the laptop broke and a piece of it is stuck in his head and there's a gash and it won't stop bleeding so its running down his face and you can see it dripping and it's all my fault! I'm sorry Phil, so sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry! Oh God, oh God, oh G-"

"JUSTIN!" Phil and Jeff snapped, stopping their friend before he passed out from not pausing between sentences. Justin flinched and whimpered as Phil sat in front of the nurse. "It's not deep or wide enough to need stitches. Close your eyes" She ordered, grabbing a bottle of alcohol, peroxide, a small pair of tweezers, and a roll of paper towels.

Phil did as told and hissed as the cool metal of the tweezers came into contact with his sensitive and still-bleeding flesh. Mrs. McMahon carefully extracted the small plastic piece. "This is going to hurt a bit" She warned as she began cleaning Phil's face and wound with the alcohol. The Brooks child hissed, his fists clenching. He could feel Jeff and Justin grab one of his hands and hold it reassuringly and that made him feel a bit better as the sting began to dull. Next was the harmless peroxide, a bit of Neosporin, and finally, a bandage.

Phil rubbed his head and Justin held onto him for dear life, whimpering and saying sorry like no tomorrow. "Justin, stop it. I'm fine, ok?" Phil grunted, rubbing circles on his friend's back. Justin nodded and the trio departed to class once again.

Okay! Time for rambling!

I am much like Cody in one aspect...and that is that i LOVE the legend of zelda! Dude...seriously, i want to play skyward sword so much but I have to wait un til Christmas D: NOOOO!

But dude, its worth the wait...like seriously. its like the god of the zelda games so far :o

On another note...Codie Rhodie...yeah im adding drama and im starting with that dashing little man. If any of you are confused about the pairings with Phil...good. I want you guys to sit and think. Think of where the plot will go, get those brain juices flowin!

I actually got the next chapter done...but it all depends on your lovely reviews for how soon it will be posted. So please review!

Love~