Eyes that see into Infinity

Part 2

Chapter Fourteen

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Alex drove in less than a hurry to the game taking place at Apollo high school. He somewhat wanted to savor the feeling of seeing him again. He also didn't want to be in too much of a hurry then be disappointed incase something was to turn out wrong. He would just play it natural and not let his fan boy excitement come into play, even though he was excited as shit to see him once more as well as all of his friends he had missed overtime.

The brief memories of him and Phai had him smiling again until his phone vibrated inside his pant pocket. He picked it up and sighed deeply when he saw that his mother was calling. He didn't know whether to answer or not, seeing as she would be on for days talking about things he didn't want to hear or care about. He didn't want to be rude but he already had his time with her and now it was his time to himself. He didn't want to be bothered by anything and as far as he was concerned happy moods don't last forever.

"Hello mom." He answered keeping his eyes on the road as well as admiring the beautiful cities from the freeway. He remembered the sight and smell all too clear and so far his first day being back was going just fine.

"Yes I made it home safe mom….Yes dad is fine too but he's been better. Maybe you could call him up someday and talk to him." He spoke to her as she threw at him many questions.

The blonde's indifferent eyes averted towards the sun as it was soon falling to dusk creating brilliant colors throughout the dim clouded sky.

"I will tell him you asked about him…Okay mom, I have to be somewhere. I will call you back soon okay."

He hung up the phone after saying goodbye and turned up his music in the car enjoying the smooth ride.

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Alexander?

Yes Phai.

We are friends right, and we tell each other everything right?

Yes of course. Well I hope so. What's on your mind?

Since we have known each other for so long, do you ever think of me differently? Let's say do you ever get sick of me? After all we see each other constantly.

Sometimes I send you on missions Phai and we don't see each other for a long time. During those times I yearn for you.

But you don't get tired of seeing me everyday?

How can I get sick of you? You are everything to me.

I knew you would say that.

But it is no lie Phaistion. I swear it. I have not once got sick of you and if I ever do, as a king and lover I do not deserve you as a companion or mate.

Okay let's change the game. Even if we were separated against our wills and when we meet up again let's say I looked different and I wasn't as beautiful as I once was. Let's say I cut my hair or I had one eye like your father. Would you look upon me differently then?

Differently yes, but the same always.

How do you mean?

You have been Phai to me ever since we were kids and look at you now; you've grown into something of unimaginable beauty. Your personality makes me laugh and smile and I do not know what I would do without you let alone it. If your looks ever change I will only be more inspired to love you more like I have after all these years. You constantly change to me Phai and it is not a bad thing. You still see me the same after all these battle scars I get from my clumsiness and recklessness do you not?

I do.

There is your answer.

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"Are you ready for tonight Phai!" Tolem expressed enthusiastically as he and Phai walked down the corridor of the school towards the locker room where they were all supposed to meet up for their football meeting.

"Sure Tols!" said Phai who felt he had more important things to be excited about at the moment. He could be doing homework, swimming, even sleeping. It was noticeable to all he wasn't as excited as the other team players.

Tolem looked at him with a gloom expression. "You don't sound too excited. Tell me what's up!"

"Well look who is in charge then get back to me." Phai responded in a sinister way. He gripped his duffel bag tighter into his hand as he found it slipping off his shoulder.

Tolem almost choked a laugh. "Don't worry about Cassy." He already knew whom he was talking about. It wasn't just him and the boys who had noticed the tension between Cassy and Phai, the teachers and principal noticed as well. "He's a good leader." Though the curled haired teen admitted.

The brunette boy rolled his eyes. He had to admit it himself. Cassy was a good leader but he was missing something every leader had, team playing and good charisma. But then again it was just with him that he purposely lacked it. "Yea he degrades me every chance he gets. One day I am going to beat the crap out of him." Phai confessed with a wicked smile upon his beautiful face.

Tolem laughed again squinting his brown eyes. "Something tells me you don't have it in you." He joked mildly nudging his friend gently.

Phai looked to him with a glint in his blue orbs. "What are you saying? That you don't expect someone like me to beat the shit out of someone?"

"Yea sort of, it just I always see you as the peace maker you know, not one to get into fights or even think of fighting. You know like someone who doesn't put up with confrontation." Tolem tried his best to describe his friend of years. And it did pretty much sum Phai up. He knew how much he tried to stay away from any existing conflict.

Phai smiled. "Is that a compliment?"

"Only if you want it to be." The frizzy haired boy smiled like a dork back.

"Well thank you Tolem but if Cassy pushes me enough I just might hurt him."

"I kind of can't wait to see that." Tolem expressed surely. Even though as honest as he can be he pictured Phai ending up the loser. But then again he was only aware of Cassy's temper. Just by looking at Phai one would have a hard time reading if he even owned a temper or not. He was basically unimpressionable about everything unless it really mattered to him.

But he understood where Phai was coming from and knew only partly the reason why he couldn't stand Cassy.

Phai hadn't told anyone but there were obviously more reasons why he despised him other than Cassy going out of his way humiliating him all the time in front of the other peers. After the night he had climbed into his window Cassy had been trying desperately to sleep with him still even though he had told him many times no. He finally gave up and joined Roxanne and others with the rumors because he was butt hurt. But this time needless to say Cassy became mouthier and more open with his feelings.

Phai and Tolem walked in silence for awhile just listening to the loud teens in the narrow halls talking about things teenagers do. Sex, cars, and that's it.

Meanwhile Roxanne and her friends were laughing loudly and coming down the hall towards Phai and Tolem already dressed in their cheerleading outfits for the big game.

Phai rolled his eyes when Roxanne walked by him giggling with her other cheerleader friends and whispering things into their ears.

"I hope someone drops you on your face when you cheer tonight." Phai said aloud but didn't realize it until he saw Roxanne and her friends stop and glare at him but he and Tolem continued to walk, Phai smiling pleased with himself. He normally had nothing to say to her but there were just those times when people asked for it. He honestly didn't care about a lot of things anymore with the situation with Cassy, Roxanne and even the rumors being spread and he didn't know why. He lived his life just like any one would. Basic and redundant. Maybe he thought his life was somewhat incomplete.

"Hey do you miss Alex?" Tolem asked as he tossed a football he was carrying into the air and catching it.

Phai stopped in his steps and smirked. "Why is it that whenever I am thinking about him, people speak up and ask me that?"

Tolem stopped and looked at him with an apologetic look to his face as he twirled the ball in his hands. "Sorry I didn't know you still thought of him."

"I told you he wrote back to me." Phai reinforced.

"Yea but you never told me what he said. All you said was that he was doing fine." Tolem responded with a durable expression causing the blue eyed boy only to smirk.

"What's the smirk for? Is their something you're not telling me?"

Phai decided to keep walking before any feeling jumped out confessing his own desire for Alex. His eyes weren't the best at holding secrets to begin with. "No reason."

Tolem watched him suspiciously walk into the boy's room when they finally reached the lockers. He already had begun to suspect something between him and Alex. Phai always acted differently around him smiling with a blush or even just becoming more talkative and happier. He grinned walking behind him already thinking he had the answer to that question.

"Gather around me!" Cassy voiced aloud loving every moment he had being incharge as he walked into the locker room where the boys were gearing up.

He shoved his way passed Phai and the brunette boy looked towards Tolem biting his tongue asking for answer to kill him. Tolem only eyed him calmly.

"Just a few years ago, our team was the best in the cities quarter, with production earning us many scholarships. Let's keep it that way." Cassy expressed eagerly. He sat on one of the benches as the team surrounded him. "We are going up against the best team this year. There school district is Genesis High school. They are said to be one of the best so let's prove them wrong!"

The locker room sounded with loud roars. Cassy smiled proudly. "Now let's do an attendance." He removed a pen from behind his ear. "We need all players amongst us even if some prove themselves less than others." He glanced over at Phai with an unkindly spark.

Crater and the rest of his buddies started chuckling as they proceeded to do what ever they were doing at their lockers.

Phai stood folding his arms glaring at him and Cassy took it as a face up to. "What are you looking at pretty boy? Did I say something that offended you?"

Phai chortled irately but he just decided to ignore the bully and move back to his locker. He desperately felt like telling him to get over himself.

"Thought so." Cassy laughed quietly and continued with the roll call marking off names of all who was present and luckily every member were present.

"Alright everybody we have less than an hour until the game starts, so decide what you do in between thenbut be back here on time and stay within the area."

Everyone after the announcement spread like one large flock heading out to kill time until the game started while people coming to watch the event were already gathering and situating themselves at the large field claiming their seats.

Tolem passed by Phai who was just sitting on one of the benches staring off at his locker that was hanging wide open. Tolem waved a hand in front of his face. "Hey Phai aren't you heading out. We can go get something to eat while we wait."

"I'm not hungry Tolem. I will just stay here until time passes by." Phai responded bleakly and Tolem frowned, the sudden strange behavior of his friend appearing out of nowhere not to his liking.

"Uh okay I guess. I will see you on the field." Tolem waited for a minute longer still getting no expression out of Phai as he continued with blue eyes at the open locker.

The frizzy haired teen finally left him in the locker alone. Phai blinked a couple of times not understanding his actual feelings. He didn't know if it was Cassy who was getting to him or just the thought that Alex wasn't around permanently anymore.

It was a shame really, that he had ignored Alex at the very beginning, when he first moved in the house and when he first recognized him at school thinking he was just a weird boy who lacked any sort of self respect. He remembered when he first actually noticed him was when the blonde boy had almost ran into the door of the detention office because his eyes were only on him as they were walking by each other. But even then he was good at not letting Alex know that he even discovered that embarrassing moment let alone notice him at all.

Poor Alex must have felt like a complete idiot and loner Phai thought to him self. Even though he was respected a lot by his own friends something just seemed missing in him. Like life.

Many thoughts had him look at the time on the far end of the locker room wall above the entrance door. He must have been sitting their thinking for awhile because it was now time. He heard all the boys charge in loud and lively ready for the game of their dreams.

He sighed and shut his locker door closed.

Screams were coming from everywhere. Uprising by Muse exploded throughout the school stadium. Shouts from the coaches were active as the people cheered for the Apollo's. The cheerleaders were off to the side urging the crowd on with simple catchy cheers and routines.

Cassy smirked taking in all the excitement the people sent in waves. Banners were held up for there team and he shouted raising a arm in pure fame as a banner held by a bunch of school girls read "Cassy rocks!"

Even though there team was getting all the attention the guest team after all the rumors heard about how good they were, got just as much cheers from there home town.

Roxanne and Thais watched as the opposing cheerleaders came flipping out and cheering in pure acrobatic form rooting for their own team. They were obviously better cheerleaders than them and Roxanne encouraged her team more in heated jealousy.

Thais only rolled her eyes at Roxanne and looked to spot out Tolem on the field.

"Let the game begin!" the announcer voiced entertainingly.

The game started and all teams formed into positions after a quick inspirational group huddle. The defenses had Crater and Phil as safeties. Phai was the middle linebacker and Leon and Perdicas were both the outside line backers. Cleitus and Cassy had the tackle positions while Nearchus and Tolem were the corner backs. Since they began with no possession of the ball it was their job to prevent the opposing team from making any scores. This is what they topped at anyway, defense, so Cassy had no doubt they would win.

Once the whistle blew the opposing team started out desperate to win. The one in the center position passed the ball under his spread legs to the quarter back positioned behind him. He immediately signaled the next call and the team went all out.

Alex parked his car and stepped out hearing the force of the teams clashing against the other. He made his way up to the bleachers watching from the back because surprisingly every seat was filled as if this was an actual professional foot ball game. He smiled when he saw a banner held high listing all of his old friend's names.

He saw the score, and both teams were tied.

Perdicas hurried and ran lining up against the offenses tight end ready to pass and embark upon the running back. Leon had the weak side linebacker so he was in charge of defending an open field. He was also one of the fastest runners on the team and quickest with stealth that's why Cassy granted him the line backer position.

Phai being the middle linebacker had to correctly identify the other team's formations and give adjustments the defense team must make. It came easy for him because it was something he was always good at.

They were starting to win leaving the other team six points behind their trail. Cleitus and Cassy showed no mercy tackling at any given chance.

The game went on for awhile until it was time to switch out.

The first entity of Cassy's team sat out taking a break while more went in to cover them.

Tolem and Phai sat roughly, aching in pain. They looked over and noticed the other team glaring at them and sharing secret hateful glances to each other.

"They look pissed." Said Tolem always noticing everything.

"They can get pissed all they want. This is our game." Cassy replied conceitedly, re fixing his helmet as it was their turn to get back onto the field.

Phai shook his wet and damp hair ignoring the team who were looking fiercely at them. Tolem sighed. "You think we are going to win this?" he asked to Phai.

Phai honestly didn't care who would win or lose. But he smirked anyway. "We already have."

Tired and sweaty they all ran back onto the field getting lazily but briskly back in positions. "Keep the defensives high!" Cassy declared.

The sight not pleasing enough for Alex he decided to break and enter through the back where the team had exited onto the field from the locker room. There were signs that prevented entry but he simply ignored it. Also there was no one back there to stop him; the security not doing there jobs well enough. He stood there the rest of the game. Or half way through.

I saw everything perfectly where I was at. I saw him perfectly where I was at. The closer I felt the more my heart wanted to jump from my beating chest. The more lonely tears wanted to flow from my eyes. My mind must have been in a long trance because I didn't see how the fight between the two teams started as I blinked from the long daze. I saw Tolem on the ground and a man atop of him trying to pound at him with a violent fist. Then I saw Phai, angry and fuming as ever grabbing the man off of Tolem and tossing him aside. I smiled never seeing him like that. An angry Phai was a different Phai but a Phai I will cherish forever.

This was the moment I had been waiting for my whole entire life, is just touching him like I had five thousand years ago. Loving him like I had the day I laid eyes on the god of beauty. I remember just seeing him angry and shouting at the other boy and then forcing him to the ground and beating him while the other members joined in and clashed at each other the same way they came at each other when the game had began. Cassy and Cleitus being the first to interact with the lead members of the other team, followed by the rest, all being taken to the ground like animals fighting then dropping dead.

I couldn't help but walk onto the field being possessed at the beautiful angry demon with blue eyes turning dark, white teeth turning sharp, hair waving in the wind as he tosses his helmet furiously to the side. He was much bigger in muscle and much taller. He had grown so much. Man I was obsessing. With any information I can retain I remember mindlessly shoving the man trying to brawl with him away and taking Phai into my arms and hugging him as tight as I could. Phai already heated in the moment tried shoving me away thinking I was just another part of the interference but for some odd reason my arms wouldn't let him go. He was always the better wrestler but I was the better hugger. I took him to the ground and laid over him, my legs pinning him to the grassy flat field.

He didn't know how to react at first not even recognizing me until I smiled at him and until he saw the joyful tears in my two colored eyes.

"Hello Phai." I said his name like it was the most beautiful name to exist on the planet.

The anger in him gradually faded into something even the wisest of men couldn't comprehend. He was as confused as the day I left him. As fragile as the day he found me in the lake. As warm as the day he kissed me on the cheek that one bold night.

"I can't believe this." Were his exact words to me? I take a look at the scandal around us as we lay on the ground no one noticing us. I looked back at him.

"Neither can I."

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Here's another chap for you guys. Thanks for reading and thanks for the reviews. You have no idea how much it inspires me! ~Stranger :D