This is my official first time writing fiction. Although I have an other, completely unrelated, project going on. This story will centre around 4 boys on their adventure of finding somebody. It will also have many referances to an acting theatre, as many of the characters are active in their school's tech club. This story is based of events that have happened to me or others in my life, but mostly me, but this is a work of fiction. Some places (such as buildings, and towns) are still very much active, but the characters are all made up. Also I'm not the best with spelling or grammer but I will try me best. So if you don't like it, oh well, sorry.
This story will have active sex parts between 2 or more males. So if its not legal for you, where you are from, to read this then I must ask you to gtfo. But your probably gonna ignore that so have fun. I appreicate feed back and sugestions so just email me at kuragari129@hotmail.com. I'll be checking it probably a couple of days after each chapter release. I'm not sure how often I'll be writing new chapters but I got a couple as backstock just incase.
So as stated before, this story is about 4 boys and their adventures. Their ages go from 13 – 15 and sexualy active characters go from 13 – 18. This story belongs to me, and me alone. Thank you for reading, I hope you like it.
Chapter 1 – And So It Begins
Nickolas's POV.
"Gaaaah! Why can't I win!?"
"'Cause I play it more that you, little bro" "Still not fair!" So I guess I should explain whats going on. Me and my older brother are playing Naruto Storm on our PS3. And I've lost every match so far, while being Kimimaru. In case you don't know, he's the best character in the game.
Anyways here we are siting in our room, ya we share a room, on the last day of summer vacation having a video-game-the-crap-out-of-the-day day. Did I mention that we were both in our boxers still... no I guess I didn't, oh well.
Back to me being a poor sport on purpose. I threw a pillow at my brother, Gage, and it hit him square in the face. He hates that alot, and usualy wrestles me after I do it. Which is what I wanted, now I know 9am is early for kids to wake up on the last day of summer but we disided we are gonna wake up early for the last week of summer so we are used to the idea before school starts.
My brother is 15 and going into grade 10. I'm 12 and going into grade 8. So now the entire family is in high school, since it's grade 8 – 12. Oh ya, we have a 16 year old sister named Clair. OMG I haven't told you my name I'm sorry, I'm Nick. My friends call me Pheonix.... You know, since "nix" sounds like "Nick". That and I seam to have no energy one minute and am full of it the next.
So anyways, my brother, who is 5'4 with black hair that goes down to his eyes but it realy small in the back. I have black hair to but its not straight down like his is. I push mine to go around my right eye, like this... Oh ya you can't see that. But the cool thing is I'm only 5' so I'm not that much shorter than my brother. Both of our eyes are blue, but people say Gage has "electric blue" eyes, whatever that means.
"You little..." Gage pounces me and pins me down.
Oh I guess now is a good time to say I think I'm gay and my brother knows that. He's bi, our parents know about him but not me. He came out last summer and then told a couple of his friends at school that year. Soon enofe the entire school pretty much knew but he didn't get alot of crap, just a little bit from the typical bullies.
And on that note I should also mention that we've messed around a little bit since I was 10, so he was 12. Oh another note: my birthday is in October, thats why I'm 12 and in grade 8.
So right now we've been awake for probably about half an hour. I haven't had my normal morning jack off. So I'm horny and boned up with him pinning me down. Gage says I am a "girl" for always wanting to be the "bottom" and never the top. I just like it better. As usual my bro feels my 4 and a half inch boner and looks lustfully at me, I just blush.
"You're lucky moms getting ready at the school and dad got called into his office this morning." He starts kissing my neck and grinding his crotch into mine. I obviously am moaning up a storm. "Or you'd have to settle for sixy-nining. But as long as Clair stays out of the room I can..." My boxers are being pulled off by this point and he's rubbing everything as he pulls them off, "Releive my self too."
So I started rubbing Gages swimmer muscles, which I find super sexy. "How hard are you gonna go? I'm realy horny right now."
My boxers go flying past my face. So I'm on my bedroom floor, butt naked with my brother over top of me. An almost everyday occurancre but still super sexy. "I don't know, maby I'll go slow to torture you."
So gets up to his bedside table drawer and gets his lube. "You wouldn't, you like it rough too!" I had my pouty face set up for when he looked back. He just smiled and shook his head.
"Shut up and get on your bed." So I scurry over to my bed and just as I get on we hear a knock at the door.
"What!?" My voise breaks and I burst out laughing.
"You guys know that Sam, Peter, Matt, And Tanis are coming over in like 10 mins right?" It was Clair. Ok she knows about us and we have a sibling agreement to never mention it to mom and dad. Cause we know her and Ricky, her bf, are going at it too.
I look over at Gage, pouty face for a quicky. "Ya, I forgot for a little bit"
"Gage, you and I both know you were just to horny to pay attention to the time." Ya my sis is very... straight forward. Yay puns! "Anyways you guys better atleast put pj bottoms on. It's a kindness you could give me too, everyonce in a while."
So I grab my boxers put them back on quickly, still boned up, and open the door, "All because your bf isn't as studdly as me doesn't mean I gotta put pants on!"
"'Studdy' ain't a word." Clair argued.
"Neither is 'ain't'! It's 'isn't'" I smile my cheeky little grin.
"Okay you got me there. Now atleast put some pants on or Tanis' gonna see you all boned up." And that made me blush.
Me and Tanis are the same age, while Peter is a year younger and Sam and Matt are Gage's age. We've all known each other for years and I've started crushing on Tanis since the begining of grade 7. So him seeing me boned up is nothing new, just still embaressing.
"You're not alowed to tell him!" No one but my bro and sis knew that I thought I was gay.
"I thought you we're gonna come out this year bro?" I turned around to see Gage in pajama pants and a t-shirt. I just stared at him. "What, thats what you told me in the middle of summer."
"Ya maby to mom and dad, but to Tanis would be ultra-awkward. You know how many times he's woken up to me playing.... uhhh Im'ma shut up now." I just walked in my room closing the door, with Clair chuckling to herself on the other side.
"You know Tanis likes you for you, and not your sexuality right?"
I just nod, "But he'll know I like him. I'm always the one asking for some release to him. He always says thats what you're for." Ok so there you go. I have one little thing wrong with me. I have like premature stage fright. I always think the worst will happen, but it never does, still doesn't stop me from thinking it though.
"Five minutes! Just got a call from Matt saying he's on his way." Clair has to yell that from down stairs.
I open the door, "Jellous of Mr. Studdly!!!" And I slam the door, with a grin. "Ok, I'll tell Tanis within the next 24 hours happy, Car Part?" Ya I call my bro that everyonce in a while when he bugs me. And just like always, I got my pants thrown at me. Well I don't always get them thrown at me. Mostly Gage's pillow... or whatever on hand at the time.
Just as I slip my pants on the door bell goes. "Sam or Matt?" Gage looks out the window, "Sam, but Matts walking down the street."
"So now we face the music!" I run to the door and throw it open, "Of 'Little ol' Sammy'" And dodge the pillow! Oh ya Gage and Sam have very clear crushes if you pay attention. XD
Zach's POV.
Just what every kid wants to do the day before school starts. Sit in a classroom. Well I guess it could be worse, I could be at home unpacking my shit. Sorry, I have a natural dirty mouth but I'm a good kid everywhere else.
So I'm siting here playing my Pokemon Emerald, much better than Diamond and Pearl, but I do like them. I just like Raltz better. Well that went off topic, I'm sitting in my aunt's new classroom telling her if stuff looks good and what not. Everyonce in a while another teacher will walk in, a couple of them I realy hope I don't have.
"Auntie Liz, I'm gonna walk around the school, okay?"
"Okay, while you're out, could you bring this to Mrs.Bells? She's just down the hall toward the cafiteria."
"Ya sure," I took a, obviously not school related, book from my Aunt. She's young, 34, and a couple of kids from my old school told me she was "hot". So shes got long red hair and a face of a 20 year old, I don't see what guys see in girls. Oh... I just said that, fuck.
Well as I walk down this hallway I'll explain a few things. First I'm gay and my Aunt knows, so does her boyfriend. Second, I just moved here cause my aunt saw the job offer and asked if it was something I wanted, I jumped at it. For two reasons. One, I told a few people at my old school I was gay, and got bullied cause of it. And I could finaly live in my parents home they were working on.
My parents, had an accedent and passed away, I don't like talking about it. Leave me alone.
So I walk into Mrs.Bells Classroom and she's in a corner piling up some books for one of her classes, I'm pretty sure. So I cough to get her attention. "Oh, sorry" She turns around and there stands a 5 foot nine, black haired, blue eyed woman. She didn't look to old... 45... at most. "You must be Zach, you are a cutie like your aunt says."
I don't know what mothers, I'm assuming she's a mother, see that make me look so "cute". Maby my button nose, or my blonde hair going to my chin. I mean I'm only 5 foot 6, with blue eyes. To me I'm nothing special.
"Yes ma'am, my aunt sent me to return this to you." Handing out the book while trying to hide my blush. I don't blush often, just when people call me cute. "I was just gonna go have a walk around the school, to get used to it."
"That is a spledid idea, and thank you." She takes the book and sets it on her desk and sits down and looks at me. "You are in my grade 10 english, you know."
"Yes ma'am." was all I could pull out.
"No need to be shy. I understand that you are new to the highschool here but not elementary schools. Care to tell the tale?"
"Its rather personal, I'd rather not." Great how did she know? Dammit, Auntie Liz, realy!?
"Well here's an idea, I have a boy your age," Told you she's a mother. "I'm sure he's be willing to show you around and even give you a place to hang out untill you figure out where you go."
I just stared blankly at her. I felt like I was being set up on a date with some random boy. I didn't even know if he was gay yet or not. He could be bi, or even bi-curious. What do I do, maby she's just being nice, Ya thats it. "Uhhh sure, ya okay that would be cool."
"Okay, just come to my classroom before homeroom and I'll introduce you two. Gage is in your Aunt's homeroom so you should be able to find him rather easy afterwards." She's just smiling away... whats up with that? Is she just that cheerful. "What is your last name Zach?"
"Albore..." Now I know she's trying to get a conection to my parents, good thingi changed my last name to match my Aunts.
"Okay so you are also in your Aunt's home room. So it'll be realy easy for you two to meet up. I'll her later so..."
"That wont be nessesary!" I totaly just cut off a teacher, how much more can I fuck up in one day. "Sorry for interupting you, Mrs. Bells"
"Your probably just nervous being new, I don't mind." She just smiles... All the time, whats with that? "Oh I should mention Gage is bi, just incase you feel uncomfertable."
Shes totaly trying to set me up now. If Auntie Liz told some... stranger that I'm gay, I am going to kill something. Fuck, fuck, fuck, how do I even respod to this? "No!" Ok calm down first, "No, thats not a problem. I'll be going now."
"Ok see you later, Zach" I rushed back to my Aunt's classroom and slam the door. Good thing theres only like half minute walk with no one else in the halls.
"Zach, whats wrong?"
"Have you told Mrs.Bells!?" I'm sure on top of how pale my face feels and the look of horror I got, I could stay semi-calm, but no.
"Have I told her what, dear?"
"That I'm gay!"
I'm guessing that I surpirsed her cause he was caught totaly off guard. "Why, no I haven't. What happened Zach?"
So I told her what happened finishing with, "I feel totaly set up on a date now, and I'm not even sure if thats what she was doing!"
"Okay, just calm down." Easy for her to say. "If her son is openly bi, that means that there are kids here that will accept you for you."
"How do you know he's openly bi? Maby it's just a mother being nosey and getting into his buisness!" I'm pretty sure I've blinked twice this entire conversation, I think...
"Why dont't we talk to her about it?"
"We can't to that! It will totaly tell her I'm gay!"
"And she will not see a problem in that."
"How do you..." And than someone knocks on the door. How much did they hear? Oh god, oh god, oh fuck, Oh god.
"Come in, it should be open."
And then just to make everything worse it's Mrs.Bells. "I'm sorry if im interupting something. I was just gonna ask you to mention something to Gage when you see him tomarrow."
"Don't mind my asking, but why wouldn't you mention to him when you go home?"
She looked straight at me for this one, "He thinks everytime I get him to help out I'm seting him up for a date. The worst part is no matter who it is, he alwasy thinks it."
"I'm sorry," where did that come from! Well she totaly heard me saying stuff about the date thing. Right... Right?
"It's ok, Zach, just talk to me about it next time, and I'll tell you straight up. Now, would you tell him that he is showing Zach around? It's just when ever I do this, he bombards me with the same questions and it takes a bit for him to be fully convinced I'm not setting him up."
"See Zach, everything is fine. I don't mind letting you go through the day without that. I know I'm rather bussy myself."
"I hope I'm not crossing a line but could you confirm something for me, Zach?"
"Yes I am gay." Wow two blushes in one day... new record. "Don't tell anyone, I don't want what happened at my last school to happen here."
"I promise, I wont even say anything to Gage. But I don't think you got anything to worry about here. Especialy if your friends with Gage, lets just say they are near the top of the social ladder here."
"Thank you." Well first day out of my house... I've already made a joke of myself, and I've told a stranger I'm gay. This year is gonna suck. Someone kill me.... please.
Gage's POV
So Nick runs down stairs to the door. I just stay up stairs and look over the railing towards the door. My bro is just a bundle of energy as always. But it's only 9:30, where does he get it.
So he opens the door and there's Sammy. Oh, uh I mean Sam. Dammit Nick, now you got me saying 'Sammy'. I mean what's not to like about Sam. He's got the cutest face around, with nice black hair that goes around everything. He's 5 foot 2 and got killer gray eyes. He's just so cute!
And then there's Peter, his little brother. He's got the same basic look just shorter hair. They are like complete opposites though. Sam is super shy, while Peter is at the top of the self esteem tower. At least around us Sam is a ball of fun.
"Hey Sammy, hey Pete" Oh Nick, call them by their names.
"Hey Nick," Sam giggled!! "Hey Gage."
"Sup? Early morning, eh?" So what I say 'sup' I know people to say 'lol' so get lost.
"Ya earliest one yet, I just home we're ready for tomorrow to get up at seven and not eight"
"You guys got up at eight?" Shut up Nick I was talking to Sam. "We got up half an hour ago."
Peter just walks past Nick, typical. We are only friends cause our moms have known each other for like ever. If it was up to me, Peter would never come over, he's just a jerk. "Wow you guys are lucky. Get to sleep in another hour." Jealousy was all over his voice, love it!
"Wait you guys got to sleep in till nine!? The hell!?" And there's Matt on cue. His six foot frame standing way above Sam. He calls himself gangly, its rather funny when he explains it. Our old science teacher thought he was talking nonsense. Then during a performance one of the actors used the word. Matt just looked back at her and she was holding in laughter, we burst out laughing, luckily with everyone else, who was laughing at the performance.
Well back to Matt. He's got wavy black hair that is like twice my length. He's got blue eyes too, the 6 of us all have like the same hair and eyes, give us a break. The only difference with Matt is he's got glasses. Normal glasses, nothing Harry Pottery or nerd like. Just normal everyday glasses.
And then there's Tanis, I know why Nick likes him, he's so innocent. He walks in with a huge smile. He's 5 foot 2, just a few inches shorter than Sam, with hair more my length but just like his brother's. Oh, ya, Tanis and Matt are brothers. Just like me at Nick and Sam and Peter.
"So you guys are still in your pj's" Oh Tanis, you and your innocence.
"Well we were in our boxers till, like, ten mins ago!" And there goes Nick talking like someone on the internet. Shut up I know I said "sup" but he says a lot more.
"Oh" Sam blushed! Okay I know what your thinking, me and Sam have told each other we have feelings. Its just, he isn't ready to "come out of the closet". We still snuggle in private though. "What made you change?"
"Sam, don't get all gay on me this early." Stfu Dribble! Oh I seriously just said that. Oh well to late now.
Peter gets death glares from everyone... I love how no one likes him, "Peter you know that half of us like boys, mind your mouth a little will ya." I love you Matt, but only in a friend way!
"I'm not apologizing." Peter just take off you jacket and move on with life. "I am who I am and I say stuff like that all the time. So I'm not gonna edit my vocabulary for you bunch." See what I mean... he's full of it.
"Wow big word for a little man." Did I mention Matt can push all of his buttons at once.
"Shut up!"
"Ya shut up," Just wait... "Peter if you can't say anything nice, say nothing at all" Thank you Sam!!!
Peter just huffs and walks up stair. "May I?"
"May you what enter my room? What's stopping you now?"
"Whatever." I love the 'I so don't wanna be here' look on his face.
"Come on hurry up we were playing Storm. Looser passes."
So we end up playing storm for a good few hours. I think Peter won like twice out of his dozen matches. I'm the best at the game so I only lost to Matt, who's second best, and to Sam. One time even with me trying my hardest. After that Peter wanted to play COD, what ever one that was the newest. I'm just not a fan of 'modern warfare'. So as 4 of us were playing that, the other 2 were usually playing something hand heldy.
So we spend all day video gaming, order pizza at like 3 so we are getting lunch and dinner, in theory... Theories are nice. So after 'dinner' we all go our separate ways. Peter, Tanis, Nick, and Matt all still playing video games.
Sam had texted me during the day saying after dinner he wanted to talk in private. It was about 4:30pm once we got down stairs. "Sup Sammy?"
He could barely keep eye contact. "I thought... maybe that.... I don't know."
"What's eating you?" It's not unlike Sam to be like this. But with me he can almost always keep a sentence going.
"I'm thinking of telling my mom and dad." He gave out a sigh of relief I think, "I told Peter last year about this time. I think I've gathered enough courage but I don't know."
He was just staring out the window, with a clear face of worry. So I just hugged him and pulled him close. "Sammy, if you think it'll help, I'll be there okay?"
I love it when he snuggles into my shoulder. "I was hoping you's say that."
"You could always tell my mom and dad first. For like a practice run. You know they wouldn't think any less of you." Oh my god! His arm is around my chest. Insert school girl scream here!!
"Maybe." Just then my mom came through the door, yes I was aware she was home. Sam tries to get away but I just hold him there. "Gage let go of me! Come on please!"
I'm stronger than he is so holding there is easy, even if he's pushing his hardest. "Oh hello boys, what are you doing down here?"
"Hey mom, we were just talking." Sam is still struggling to get away from me.
"Doesn't look like just talking to me." Sam had probably a full body blush as he pushed away and looked down with his hands between his legs.
"I think Sam wants to tell you something." Yes I'm a jerk but I know it will be easy for him.
"No!" Now a horror look is on him. No matter what look hes got he's cute, "Gage, please don't."
"Come on Sammy, just say it." My mom is patiently waiting... I've done this a lot, especially with Sam.
"Gage..." Sam's pleading look just doesn't work on me. But cute none the less.
"Gage, I don't know what you're trying to make 'Sammy' say but if he doesn't want to, then he doesn't have to."
She totally knew, she only ever calls him 'Sammy' when she thinks she knows. Even Sam knew this, and I think that is what got him.
"Please don't tell my mom."
"Tell you mom what, sweetie?"
"That I'm..." even his gulps are cute! "That I like boys."
My mom sat down on the table in front of Sam and me. She only ever does that when she's got something coolly important to say. "If you don't mind my honesty, your mother already suspects it." That got a nervous look out of Sam. "But she has also said that she is waiting for you to say something, and that she is proud of you no matter what."
"Thank you Auntie Brittney, that's nice to know." Ya our moms are really close.
"And also I saw you snuggling before I came in."
He just looks at me, I got this huge grin on my face. "Gage you little!" And that push was hard it knocked me to the side of the couch.
"Well, I'm not gonna talk to you two. I think that's Hector's job." My dad has all the serious talks with us. "But I want you to tell him yourself. He should be home in an hour, you have until then to gather up you courage Sam. Think that will be sufficient?"
"I hope so."
"Well I'm going to go start our dinner. I'm making spaghetti, so just come down when your hungry. It will probably be in the fridge by that point." My mom gets up and gives both of our forehead's a kiss, "You can go back to snuggling now."
We both blushed on that one and waited till my mom was out of earshot before we even moved. "Told you it wouldn't be that hard."
"Your mom thinks I'm gay now! I couldn't even say I was bi."
I pull him in again. "Even so, you told her,"
"Shut up, you set it all up" He pushed me back so I'm pretty much laying on the couch. So attempt to get up but he just falls on top of me snuggling into me, I could get used to this.
"I'm sorry"
"No your not."
"Okay so maybe I'm not, but she pretty much already knew. I mean even you mom suspects it."
"I know." He's so cute when he's falling asleep. "I'm tired, wake me up when dinner is ready."
"You are that hungry already?"
"Growing boys eat through the earth." And with a yawn, he was out like a light. So I'll just lay my head back and take a nap myself.
It was around 9 when I woke up. Where did this blanket come from? It's the perfect size for me and Sam, fluffy to. I heard no sounds from upstairs, so everyone has gone home? But Sam is still laying on me, so Peter is still here right? Sam's so adorable sleeping, He must be having a good dream cause a smile was spread across his face. He's so heart warming.
So I try to get up to have Sam's dead-weight keeping my there, luckily my movement woke him up. I didn't want to wake him, it just sorta happened.
Blinking, he looks around, "What time is it? Mom was coming at 8 to pick us up."
"9ish I think"
"Then why wasn't I woken up?" He takes out his cellphone, just rubbing my thigh as he reached down. I let out a sigh when he did that, he just giggled. "Oh wow"
"What is it?"
"My mom was texting me, like the entire time we were asleep." I think he started texting back as he continued. "I guess I'm sleeping here tonight. It's okay with your mom, according to mine."
"Cool! First sleepover of the school year."
"Your mom's got my stuff, lets go find her."
"But I'm comfy!" Insert puppy dog face here.
"Oh get up you!" He just groped me! Sam, who was afraid to tell my mom he was bi, just groped me! If this is any indication on what this night's gonna be like I'm gonna enjoy this. Wait did he just run off? That.. that... you know what I can't say bad about him.
"Get back here!" So we run out of the family room, through the entrance way and into the kitchen. He's already on the side of the kitchen table waiting for me to go for him. "We really gonna play this game?"
"Yep!" Giggles are so sexy!
"Boys can you come here for a minute?" It was my dad. I forgot all about having to talk to him. By the look on Sam's face so did he. We walk back to my dad's office, which is just off the entrance way and we stand at the door. "You're mother said that you had something important you wanted to tell me." He turns around with a half-smirk on his face. Mom totally secret messaged him with her tone of voice.
"I'm..." Sam started, he looked at me as if for somewhere to hide, or guidance, I really had none. Since he knows what I would say. "Bi" I think Sam just made a noise quieter than a whisper and higher pitched than I've ever heard him.
"Sam, you need to speak up, I can't hear you." Sam edged closer to me, so much so that he was almost behind me. I heard him swallow in nervousness. "I believe I know what you said but I want to make sure."
"Dad, he said..."
"No," I hate it when people cut me off usually, but this time my dad was right. "It is for Sam to say, not you."
"Sorry Sam." I figured dad would have said something like I should have apologized to Sam and not him. So that's what I did, skip a step.
"Now Sam, could you tell me what you said." There must have been silence for a good 5 minutes. Okay maybe half a minute but it felt like forever!
"I, I, said..." I'm pretty sure I could feel Sam shaking. "I'm bi!" So he goes from barely audibly to shouting, sounds like Sam.
"Well, since it's almost 10, I'll talk to you tomorrow about the important stuff. Go get ready for bed you two."
"Okay dad, see you tomorrow" So me and Sam went up stairs. Did the typical before bed routine, just before my sister took a shower. Lets just say that my sister takes like an hour long shower, not exaggerating, and has been forced to take showers at night. So we get changed in my bedroom with Nick. We've done it since we were young, it's our normal. So is Sam sharing my bed, and every once in a while he snuggles, like tonight.
"Thing year is gonna be... interesting, to say the least."
"It's just the beginning, wait till mid-year"
"High school is gonna be so much fun!" Nick jumps onto in bunk bed, or rather attempts, "Owe!!!" He hit his head on the top bunk.
"Silly goof."
"Shut up, Sam!"
All I could do is laugh as Nick turns out the light. Sam snuggles into my shoulder, with his arm over my chest. "Gage, give me till the new year, then you can tell my mom." I knew what he was referring to and if you don't WTH! "But never are you aloud to tell my dad."
"I promise, never will I tell him."
"Thanks." And with that Sam found himself in a deep sleep again. This was the year that I got two things to look forward to. Finally dating Sam, and get my brother a boyfriend. This is only the beginning to, can't wait for it to start.
I know I mentions 4 boys, but I haven't figured out the last one. I have a few Ideas, but I'm not sure which one to go with. I got a kid that Nick will meet next chapter, or Tanis in my head. Both would be a realizing he was gay story, so I'm not sure. Until I post chapter 3 I wont be making a choice. That way I can get into both of the characters more and get some feed back from you guys. Thanks for reading, Remember send me an email kuragari129@hotmail.com. Ill check it ever couple of days to make sure I get everyone's before the next chapter. P.S. I'll try for chapters to be released bi-monthly (once every two weeks). Hopefully they can be this long or longer each.