(Laney's POV)

I paced in my room angrily. Just yesterday, I found out that the guy I've liked for years is fucking gay! What the hell?! I stopped pacing and sat on my bed. I heard my phone buzz. I picked it up and looked at it. It was the seventh message I had gotten from Corey today.

1:49 PM: Lanes, why aren't you answering me? Please!

I sighed and finally texted him back.

'Hey, Core.'

'Laney! Thank god! Are u mad?'

'No, I'm just dandy despite having found out that you're dating a Newman!' I couldn't tell him the main reason why I was upset.

'Sorry, Lanes. Could you at least try? The Newmans are actually pretty cool. They actually like me! Well, still not Carrie, but…they're pretty nice, otherwise.'

'I don't know, Core.'

'Pleeeeeeeeaaaase?' I laughed slightly at how much of a little kid he could be.

'Okay, fine. I'll try. But I'm not promising anything.'

'Omg Lanes, thank u!' I sighed.

'Np, Core.' I set down my phone on my bed and lied on my back. I don't know what to do. Maybe I should just accept it. Or…

I sat up immediately. I just had a great idea. Maybe I didn't have to accept it. Perhaps…I could break them up, somehow. I thought for a moment, trying to find anything I could use against them. Then, it hit me. What would happen if Larry saw Corey kiss someone else? A sly smirk appeared on my face as I grabbed my phone again…

(Corey's POV)

I was so glad that Lanes was on board with this, now. I was lying on my couch watching TV, bored out of my mind. Then, I heard my phone. It was a text from Laney.

'Hey, Core. I was wondering if u wanted to hang out with me today.' I sat up and started texting.

'Sure, Lanes. Should I come over, or do you want to hang out over here?'

'Actually, why don't we go to Belchie's? I'm kinda hungry.' My mind wandered as I read the word 'Belchie's.' It was where Larry and I had our first kiss.

'Sure, Lanes. Sounds good. Wanna meet there?'

'Sure. See ya there.'

'See ya.' I smiled as I turned off the TV and got up. Maybe today wouldn't be so boring after all.

(Larry's POV)

I was in Carrie's garage, just hanging out with my friends, when I heard my phone go off. I looked at it to see a text from an unknown number.

'Who is this?' I texted.

'Hey, Larry. It's Laney. Wanna hang out?' Well, that was out of nowhere. Wait…how'd she get my number?!

'Uh, why? Don't you hate me?'

'Of course not. And I'm totally cool with u and Core.'

'Core?'

'Yeah, that's what I call him. Anyway, wanna hang out? I just want to talk and stuff.' I looked at my phone, thinking.

'Uh, okay. Where? When?'

'Meet me at Belchie's at 2:30.' Belchie's? Why is it always Belchie's?

'Fine.'

'Cool.' I set down my phone and looked at the clock. It was only 2:09. I guess I still have time to hang out a bit longer with Care, then I'll have to go see what Laney wants to talk about.

(Laney's POV)

As I waited for Corey at one of the booths, I smiled at my ingenious plan. This was perfect. What better place to do this than at the very place where they had their first kiss? It would crush Larry. Then, Corey would be all mine. Finally, after a few minutes of waiting, he walked in. He smiled when he saw me, and walked over. He sat next to me.

"Hey, Lanes." He said.

"Hi, Core."

"Want to go order some food?" He said, pointing with his thumb over his shoulder at the counter.

"Sure." I said, getting up. When we ordered out food, we sat back down in our spot and I checked the time. 2:17. Still a little bit to go.

"So, Lanes." He said, getting my attention. "You're really okay with all of this?" I hesitated.

"Yeah, Core." I lied. "Why not? You're happiness is important." He smiled his heartwarming smile, which made me feel kind of bad about what I was about to do to him. He began to eat his food, as did I. We talked about random things while we ate. After we were finished, I checked the time again. It was 2:27. It was almost time. Corey and I got up, about to leave. "Hey, Corey?"

"Yeah?" He asked, turning to me. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Larry coming up to the door of the fast food restaurant. Time to put my plan into action. As Larry was opening the door, I grabbed the front of Corey's shirt and brought his face down to mine, so it would look like he was the instigator. Then, I kissed him. When Larry came in, I saw him look at us. His jaw dropped as he stared at us, wide-eyed.

"C-corey…?" He choked out. Suddenly, Corey pulled away from me and looked at Larry.

"Larry? I-it's not what it looks like! I swear." Larry just stood there, looking close to tears. Corey walked up to him, arm out. Right before he reached him, Larry quickly stepped backwards.

"No!" He yelled, tears streaming down his face. "I trusted you!" Then, he ran out of the building. I smiled slightly. It had worked! My smile faded when Corey turned sharply in my direction and came towards me. He dragged me outside and took me to the side of the building.

"How could you?!" He screamed, getting in my face. I immediately shrunk. I didn't know he'd be this mad.

"I-I…I thought…" I tried to talk, but I couldn't under Corey's menacing stare. When he saw I wasn't explaining myself, he pulled his hand back, ready to bring it forward. I braced myself and squeezed my eyes shut, preparing for the worst. When nothing happened, I opened my eyes to see his hand still in the air, but his fist was balled, and it was shaking, like he was at war with himself if he should do it or not.

Finally, his hand dropped, and he sighed. I tried reaching out to him, but he smacked my hand away. He closed his eyes and punched the wall next to my head, causing me to let out a whimper.

"You lied to me…" He growled through gritted teeth. "You tricked me. I…I thought you were my friend. My best friend. But you know what?" He paused. "You aren't shit." He turned and started to walk off, but stopped and looked back at me. "Oh, and you can forget about the band. In fact, you can forget that we were ever friends. Never talk to me again." He said harshly as he walked off, leaving me behind. I stood there, shocked. This was not the outcome I had expected. I slid down the wall and pulled my knees up to my chest.

This was probably the stupidest thing I had ever done. And the most selfish. I lost my best friend, my band, and everything I cared about. So, I just buried my face in my arms and cried.

(Corey's POV)

'How could Laney do this?! Why would she do this?' I thought as I walked to Larry's house. I sighed. 'I have to make this right.' I walked up the steps of his house and knocked on the door. It was answered by his father.

"Ah, Corey. What do you need?"

"Is Larry here?" I asked hopefully.

"Sorry, no. You might want to check Carrie's house." I nodded.

"Thanks." I said, going back down the steps. He waved and closed the door. Great. Now, I have to go to her house. I walked until I came to it. I stepped up to the door and knocked. The door was opened by the demon herself. She looked pissed.

"Like, what do you want, Riffin?"

"I wanted to know if Larry was here." She scowled.

"Yeah, he is."

"Well, can I talk to him?" She leaned against the door frame, arms crossed.

"Sorry, but he's too busy crying his eyes out upstairs." She said. "He said something about some asshole cheating on him." She pretended to think for a second. "Oh, wait, that asshole was you." She said, closing the door. I quickly went up and pushed myself against the door so it wouldn't close.

"Please!" I begged. "I want to talk to him!"

"Well, he doesn't want to talk to you! And if I ever catch you near him again, Riffin, you're dead!" She yelled, finally slamming the door shut on me. I cursed in my head as I backed away from the door. I looked up to see a room light on. It was on the second floor. That was probably Carrie's room. I saw a few trees on that side of the house. I could try climbing one to see in. I wanted to see Larry. She never did say that he was in her room, but it was the best bet. So, I went over to one of the trees and started climbing.

Once I clambered up the tree to the window, I looked in. There he was, a crying mess huddled on Carrie's bed. He was lying on his side in a fetal position, facing away from the window. At that moment, I saw Carrie come in. She sat next to him and patted his back. I listened to their conversation.

"W-who was it?"

"It was nobody." She said softly.

"W-was it C-cor-rey?"

"Yeah, but don't worry. I took care of it. He's gone. You never have to see him again." He just nodded. I sighed and looked down. If only he knew the truth. Then, Carrie stood up. "I'm gonna go make some lunch. You want me to bring you up something?" He silently shook his head. "Okay." She said sympathetically. She turned around and walked out of the room. Perfect. I knew this was wrong, and probably illegal, but I just had to talk to him. I pulled up the window slowly and silently. When there was just enough room, I squeezed through. Surprisingly, Larry hadn't heard, as he was only about eight feet away. I tiptoed up behind his huddled form, stopping right next to him.

"Larry?" I said cautiously. He froze for a second before rolling onto his other side so he could face me. When he saw me, he shot up from his lying down position. The first thing I saw in his eyes was pure hatred.

"Corey?! What the hell are you doing here?!" He quietly yelled. "I'm not really in the mood to talk to you right now. Not only that, but Carrie will kill you if she finds out you're here."

"The risk is worth it to see you."

"Oh, don't sell that bullshit! I saw you!" I put my hands up defensively.

"Look, I'm sorry you saw what you think you saw, but I didn't kiss Laney!"

"Oh, so leaning towards her with your lips on hers isn't kissing her?!"

"Yes…well, no…I…look, she set us up. She planned it. Right before you walked through the door, she pulled me in. She was even smiling when you ran out!" Larry looked down, like he was thinking. Then, he looked back up at me.

"How can I trust you? How do I know you aren't lying?" That was all I needed to hear before I leaned towards him, wiped the last of the tears off his face, and gave him a passionate kiss. I put all my heart, love, and emotion into it so he would know it was genuine. After a couple second, he pushed back, reciprocating everything I was putting into it.

A couple of minutes passed before we broke apart. He smiled, a sparkle in his beautiful, green eyes. I smiled back as I put my arms around him in a comforting embrace. He put his arms around me as well. His head rested in the crook of my neck.

"I love you." I told him for the first time ever. He hesitated before replying.

"I love you, too." He said, tightening his grip on me. After a few minutes of being in heaven, I suddenly remembered that we were in someone else's house. I broke from the embrace and looked around. That's when I noticed a certain blue-haired girl in the doorway, fuming.