Lets get this over with now: I own "Life's Expectations" and every character in the story. If it is illegal for you to to view this in your location, then GTFO. You're probably gonna ignore that so have fun. Boy on boy happens in this story so if your not a fan of that, what are you doing here? Donate to Nifty, cause they give you awesome stories and you love them for it.
So now that legal stuff is out of the way, I would like to mention that the fourth boy is still a mystery to me. Its a toss up between the character Tanis, from last chapter, and Issac from this chapter. So I'll leave it to you guys to tell me who you think is better. Tanis would be a coming to know story. So right now he's claiming straight, but he would eventually turn bi or gay. Issac could be that story, but I also have a bit of a background for him that I could get into. I'm gonna wait till I get your responses first though.
So last chapter was mostly about Gage and his relationships with his family. It's how a perfect family would be in my opinion. Trust me though Gage and Clair will get at it eventually(verbal arguments you people with dirty minds). It touched on how he and Sam have a thing for each other, and I might make flashbacks to get you a little more knowledge.
This chapter will be about meeting Gage's other friends, and Issac. It will have Zach being shown around by Gage, and Nick meeting the force field that is Issac. Note: None of the four boys will be getting together in a relationship. But sex is a whole other option. This chapter will center mostly around Gage, again, probably. I'm writing this before I started the chapter leave me alone. Anyways have fun.
Gage's POV
Alarm shut up, please! So it's officially the first day of school, and 7 in the morning. Even though we don't start till like 10. We have like a half, half day. We go to home room, get our schedules, get the typical, first day of school talk and then we're gone pretty much. Lucky us though me and Nick said we'd help around my mom's classroom till 9. So we gotta be there at like 8.
"Gage, you get it..." Nick does this all the time. I am up thanks to alarms, but he still falls asleep after it goes off. The Alarm is also in the middle of the room, a good 4 feet from either of our beds.
"You're having a shower first you get it." Oh My God! Sam and I are still snuggling, how did I just remember this!?
"Shut up, you just wanna snuggle Sammy some more!" And with that he got up. That's usually how it works, I stay in while Nick goes and has a shower. We had tried doing it the other way, but Nick falls back to sleep.
So nothing important happened between then and like 9 o'clock. We got ready, ate breakfast and then went to the school. Me and Sam may have sat a little closer than usual, but that's about it. So we got to the school and just helped my mom carry text books and stuff to her classroom. Sam went to help his mom, the cooking teacher, get stuff ready. That's about it, so when 9 came around we said see ya, and left her alone till she got her homeroom kids there.
Just as we walked out into the hallway, we saw Shira Thompson and Quin Trip, some of my best tech friends. Okay I should mention now that I've volunteered in our school's theater's tech club for my entire high school "career". Quin is the president of the club, and the head tech graduated last year, so no one knows who it's gonna be.
Quin has hair just as long as my sisters, but she usually has it in a bun. That and it's the same color of her eyes, brown. Quin's also on the heavier side but that doesn't really matter. She's going into grade 12 with my sister.
Shira on the other hand has died her hair blue, and has it cut like Hinata from Naruto. Me and her have the best anime talks with my best friend Kyle Latcher. Anyways, Shira has blue eyes like most of us, even though there's like only 4% of people with it. Learned that on a Smarties box. They are about the same height, 5 foot 6. Shira is going into grade 11.
"Nick!" Just like Quin, very demanding, she calls us her "minions" in the tech crew. "Me, you, frosh week."
"Whats frosh week?" Nick had seen Quin a few times before, and had learn to ask what she wants and not why she wants it.
"It's where grade 8s get paired with grade 11s or 12s and they have a week long competition during lunch. So me and you are gonna enter."
"What if Clair wants to enter with me?" Not the best question... But probably one that I would ask.
"Oh ya... Clair is you sister." She also gets very motivated and ignore facts sometimes.
"Ya poor Quin, Tanis is still available though." I thought I would stop that convo before it got any farther.
"Oh ya! Where's Matt, showing him the ropes?"
"Not sure, just got out of helping mom."
"Your mom is still the best English teacher around. She teaches grade 11 right?" Oh did I mention Shira is grade obsessed and is the smarted kid in her grade.
"I think so, not entirely sure." I wasn't lying, I actually don't know, "Can we go to the cafe now? My feet are getting sore."
"Fine" And with that we went to the cafe. It's right across from the theater, our usual spot. On the first day of school though it's not open. That and since it's 9 like none of the tables have been taken so we got free reign.
Like 5 minutes after we sat down, Matt and Tanis walked in and Quin told him they we're doing frosh week. I think he was quite confused during the entire conversation. It was during that time that I remembered Nick's promise, To tell Tanis in 24 hours, Its been 23.5.
So with that stated, I nudged Nick. He just looked at me, so I pointed my head in direction of Tanis. "Fine give me your phone." I knew what he had planed.
"Matt, give Tanis your phone."
"What's Nick gotta say that he can't make public."
Nick looked around, seeing that there's maybe half a dozen other kids siting down out of ear shot. "Promise to keep it a secret."
"Done deal"
"I mean everyone here, even Quin and Shira."
"Gotcha little Bells"
And with a facepalm and a sigh, Nick looks directly at Tanis, "I think I might be..." Big deep breath and then, "Gay" In a load enough whisper to be heard from the other side of the table.
"I'm just gonna speak for me," And there goes Quin, "If this gets out I gonna beat your asses! All four of you."
"That's not fair!" Oh Matt...
"It is if no one tells me they are the ones to say it. But if Nick tells others and it gets out, I'll help ya through the tough spots, k?"
"Okay!" From then on it was what we did during the summer. Sam eventually and sat really close to me. I'm pretty sure everyone noticed cause he was blushing a lot. At about 10 to 10 we went our own ways to our homerooms. Mine was in Science Wing, not that far from the cafe. Nick went to the Drama room, which is right beside the theater.
The worst part of my homeroom, none of my friends are in it. Everyone else has last name's farther in the alphabet. Little, Latcher, for Kyle and Sam. Then Jones and Hall for Matt and Gabe. Oh ya we have a friend named Gabe too. Well I'm usually by myself in home room so I get a little nap in sometimes.
So I walked into the first classroom, on the first floor, of the science wing and find a seat. Barely even 2 minutes later the teacher, who is quite pretty, called out, "Is Gage Bells in the room yet?"
"Yes ma'am." I got up lazily and walked to the front of the room. Who is this kid siting by her? I mean don't get me wrong, his button nose makes him cute, but I've never seen him before. "I'm Gage ma'am."
"Hello Gage, I'm Miss. Albore, your new science teacher." As if I didn't know that. My mom's a teacher, I know more than the average student here, with school affairs that is. "Your mother and I had a chat yesterday and I would like to ask you something."
"Okay, shoot." I have learned to be myself no matter who I am talking to. So 'Okay, shoot.' is a common phrase of mine.
"Would you show Zach, My nephew around the school. He's been here the last couple of days but still doesn't quite have whats needed." A charming smile, a reasonable request, something told me that she was one of things. 1: a really nice person, or 2: knows more than she's letting on. Maybe a combination of the two.
But under no evidence, the only thing I could say way, "Sure, why don't you come sit with me." Is that a bit of a blush? She knows more than she's letting on that's for sure. "So we can get better acquainted"
"Ya, I'd like that." I hope I don't have another Sam on my hands. All that shyness is a lot to work people out of. He's just new here, he'll open up some in the coming weeks... I hope.
Nicks POV
I hate having Bells as my last name. Why can't it be closer to Jones, so me and Tanis can be in the same homeroom. He's like my only friend right now. I'm definitely gonna get more in high school. I was a bit of a loner, only letting in the people who constantly prayed at my doors. Tannis, since he was Matt's younger brother, got in with ease and we've been best friends ever since. Kindergarten that is, it's not like we met later on.
So Gage pointed me to the hallway that they called 'Drama wing'. They say its because the only classroom in that hallway is the Drama classroom. It was the first door on the left, the door was wide open. The classroom was almost empty, chairs were stacked on a makeshift stage taking up half the room. Kids were forming a semicircle facing teacher's desk. I wasn't sure what to do till Mr. Knotts said, "Grab a chair from the stage, and sit down anywhere, forming a semicircle."
Well that would have been easy, if there was someone I wanted to sit next to. Groups of girls gossiping about how he and she broke up yesterday, and all that jazz. I group of guys from my elementary school just glaring at me, There's been rumors that I'm gay since the start of grade 7 so. The only place I found even remotely nice to sit was next to the kid closest to the teacher's desk.
I don't think I've ever seen the kid before. He looks a bit taller than me, at least while he's siting down. Hes got a black hoodie on with the sleeves ripped off on, over a purple t-shirt. A faded pair of dark jeans with nice DC hightops on his feet. His red hair barely showing from under the hood, just covering his entire face. What caught my attention the most though was the Purple and Black bandanas he had around his wrists, up to his elbows. He looked kinda like me, a loner.
So I got my chair from the stage and walked up to him, just then noticing he was listening to music. From the looks of it it was zoned out, so I coughed twice to get his attention. A growl of a, "What?" is what I got.
"I just wanted to know if it was okay to sit here." It's just one thing I wanted to ask but I resisted asking the others.
"Is it a law to ask before you sit down next to me?" Cold enough much.
"No, I just thought it would be polite. Sorry if I disturbed you."
All he did was make that 'hmp' sound and went back to listening to music. Then from the other side of the room I heard, "Look at that, the emo and the faggot sitting next to each other." a little louder than a whisper, just enough for me to hear it.
"I'm Nick, nice to meet you." Smiles are a good way to make a first impression... right?
"Issac Adams..." That name... wow, I'm meeting Issac Adams. He got the best marks out of all the grade 8s on like everything. On top of all that there's rumors about him that go around just about me. "Now your gonna move your chair away and talk to someone else, aren't ya?"
"Bells," Ya I'm lame like that. "Nicholas Bells, I could say the same thing that you just did."
He just looked at me, almost astounded by my name, "Sorry I didn't know it was you." Did I just break down his wall of assholelyness. So there is a soft side to him, that it it's official.
"Issac, lets be friends. I know we just met and all..."
"Acquaintances, that's as far as I will go." He went back to his cold hard self again. I hope I can break him out, maybe just maybe. "I've had people become my friends and then ditch me in the dirt, so I'm taking it slow this time."
"Will you still hang out with me and Tanis? Oh I should mention that my best friend and I always hang out. Tanis is that best friend BTW."
"You're hopeless, I'll hang out sometimes. When I feel like it." A smile, he's kinda cute with one. I mean not as cute as Tanis but he looks good with a smile on his face.
"Awsome, you gotta meet him, and we gotta see if we have any classes together!" I let out a giggle, I didn't mean to but it kinda got out.
"What did I get myself into?"
"An awsometacular friendship! Oh sorry Acquaintanceship." So I went from asking to sit next to him, to shouting over the entire room. Day well made!
"Okay class, calm down. Lets get this started so you can go home faster." Good choice of words Mr. Knotts.
So homeroom was mostly boring, until I got my schedule and Issac was in most of my classes. He sighed at that, but he said he's sit by me. The schedule is weird though, we only have 4 classes a day. We have semesters that go for half the year, and you have 4 classes each semester. In this semester I had Mosaic, English, Science, and Gym. Next I have another Mosaic, Socials, French, and Math.
Mr. Knotts explained the Mosaic class to us like this, "Mosaics is where you'll be doing the non-mandatory classes as a test, such as cooking and woodwork. The complete class list for Mosaics is: Art and Drama, Cooking and Sewing, C.A.P.P. And Keyboarding, and Woodwork, Metalwork, and Drafting. You'll be in each group of classes for half a semester. Then you will move to the next one."
"Will we have the same teacher the entire time?" On of the girly girls asked that one.
"No you wont. In each group of classes you'll have the same teacher, so Mrs. Little will teach you Sewing and Cooking, while Mr. Reynolds will teach you Woodwork, Metalwork, and Drafting. I will be your Drama and art teacher and Mr. Matthews will teach you C.A.P.P. And Keyboarding."
One of the jocks raised their hands, now there's politeness, "Whats C.A.P.P.?"
"Career and Personal Planing, it helps you set up resume's and starts you on a path on what you want to be when you graduate." I'm just happy he said graduate and not grow up.
"What if we don't know what we wanna be?" That came from Issac who was more or less glaring at Mr. Knotts.
"Then it will make you ponder on what you want to be. You have a long time to decide, I didn't make the choice till a few years after high school was over for me." Okay by the looks of Mr. Knotts he's been out of high school for a few decades, He's got kinda graying hair. He might use those dye things. A few wrinkles are visible on his face but other than that he looks like an awesome teacher.
Just then we heard kids out in the hallway, and the entire class got restless. Mr Knotts made his final regards and then said we were excused. I took hold of Issac's wrist, he winced, and I started to drag him towards Tanis' homeroom. "Hey, I wanna put my stuff in my locker!"
"You can do that after you meet Tanis. Since me and Tanis are gonna share my locker, we should grab him first."
"Coulda told me that before pulling me out of the classroom."
"Then we can find our classrooms for this semester together!"
"Your just full of 'together' ideas aren't you?"
"You could say that." And just as we pasted the theater Tanis came into view, "Tanis, over here!" He got a huge smile on his face and started walking over to us.
"Who's he?" Tanis pointed towards Issac.
"Issac, he's in my home room."
"I see, I'm Tanis Jones, nice to meet you.
"Issac Adams," Tanis had the same look I had I think, "The one and only." This could be interesting.
"Are they true, the rumors I mean?" Tanis is a bit to curios sometimes. Right now, he definitely crossed a line Issac had drew. Issac just turned and walked towards Drama wing again. "What's his problem, I just asked a simple question?"
"Tanis, I hadn't even asked him yet. I thought we would wait till we became friends before asking him. He even said himself that he has trust issues." Tanis had a look of confusion and worry on his face.
"Well lets go get him then," I just gave him a look. "You know its for me to apologize." So we rushed back to Drama wing and there he was struggling to open his locker. "Look dude I'm sorry, I musta crossed a line and I'm sorry."
"God dammit, stupid lock!" He huffed and looked at Tanis, with a death glare. "I personally hate when the first thing people ask is if the rumors are true. Why should you know if they are or not? Am I your business to know or not?"
"Issac, I ment it when I said I'm sorry. I kinda understand what you mean by that. I hope we can start over."
"Hard to erase a first impression, Tanis." Why does he always sound so cold to people?
"Boys!" I thought I would take authority by using the manliest voice I could muster. "Tanis crossed a line and he has apologized. You have an attitude problem and Tanis is over looking..." Did I just say that.
"Really, that's what you gotta say? I have an attitude problem? Are you actually serious when you said you wanted my friendship, cause your doing a shitty job!" He just went back to his locker and got it open this time, "Finally!"
I didn't know what to say, so I just went in search for my locker, which wasn't a far look. It was 2 lockers away from Issac's, we're basic be locker neighbors. So me and Tanis got out stuff into our (my) locker and took a look at Issac. He was rubbing his wrist through his bandana.
"Look, I didn't mean for it to come out like that..."
"I'm sorry." Wait what!? He cut me off, which I was expecting, but with an apology! Whats going on here? "I was a real asshole just now. Its just a touchy subject for me. So if you promise not to bring it up, ever, I try and control myself."
"Promise!!" I'm pretty sure it was one I wouldn't keep, but I had to.
"Friends?"
"I thought you said you wanted to take it slow? Is it just me or do we sound like a couple?"
"Seriously dude!? Anyways, since you guys didn't leave after I got mad at you, we're now friends." If that makes sense to him, Its good enough for me. This will probably be a bumpy ride, but whats high school with out a little bit of fun?
Zach's POV
Okay Gage is cute as hell! Its just not capable of being put into words. The worst part of it all is Auntie Liz has an all knowing smirk on her face. We went and sat down at the back where he was before.
I learned a few things about him, He's got a brother named Nick. A sister named Clair, who's a senior and student body president. He has high B's and low A's as his average marks and Science is his favorite subject. Mostly the chemistry part of science, oh the chemistry.
So we got our schedule and lockers, which we made sure were right beside each other. We have 2 classes together this semester, Math and English. He said he's gonna try to get Gym in the second semester cause its better. So and that means we could have 3 classes this semester together.
So right now we are headed to the cafeteria to meet his friends. A kid named Sam met up with us almost as soon as we left the Science wing. He's pretty cute, but seams to be connected to Gage a bit.
As we arrive in the cafeteria, Gage grabs my wrist and drags me towards a group of friends, who all look rather confused, "This is Zach, He's Miss. Albore's nephew. Mom volunteered me to show him around."
"Hey" came from the entire group at once. I think I got out a small hi back, not sure.
"So what'cha got for classes this semester?" It was a curly blond headed boy with headphones around his neck. His hoodie told me everything I needed to know. We was a metal head, the Metallica logo on it said all. Plus with rips like that in his pants it wasn't hard to figure out.
"Kyle, no small talk with you is there?"
"Hell no! I wanna know when I get bugged by you on Tuesdays!"
"Why Tuesdays, why not another day of the week?"
Kyle just looked at me with a 'seriously you don't know face'. "Naruto gets updated around Tuesday every week. Don't you read it?"
"I've watched some but that's it"
"Read it, it's so much farther. Anyways Gage, what you got?"
I knew his schedule off the top of my head: A:English, B:Gym, C: Drama, D: Math. But I couldn't exactly say that to everyone.
"Hey dude!" It was Gage, looking up from what presumed would be Kyle's schedule. "We got all the same classes!" Really how could it be any worse, now he'll prob keep his Gym where it is.
"That is, except Gym and Science." What, did an angel just come down and save me? Fuck yes!
"I was planing on swapping them anyways. Gyms much better in second semester."
"Got that right!"
The we stayed there for about an hour, just chatting about our summer. They wanted to know where I was from, it surprised them when I said I grew up here. I went to the private school so they never really saw me. Then in grade 6 I moved down south cause my dad got moved in his work. Then the accident happened and I moved back up here to the our old house, with my Auntie.
They seamed so interested in me, it felt nice. To know that these people accepted Gage for who he is, at least I'm pretty sure anyways. I thought I would test them on it. "Do you mind if I tell you guys something, but your not allowed to tell anyone else?"
"Sure dood, go go." Was that a Prinny joke? Disgaea, in case you didn't know.
"Shut up, Priny dood!" Yep, it totally was, thanks for the confirmation Shira.
"I thought I should mention that I live in the biggest house in town."
"That house that is right in the middle of Albatross!?"
"That's the one."
Sam looked at me curiously, "I'm not gonna tell anyone, but why don't you want anyone to know?"
"People will think I have lots of money, and use that as a reason to make a friendship with me. You guys were generally nice before you knew so I thought I'd tell you."
"Its okay dood, its safe with us."
"Seriously Kyle, shut up!" We all laughed except Shira, who was probably at wits end.
It wasn't long after that that I got shown around the school. It's a basic school with a square as the center of it. From the main entrance if you headed straight you'd pass by the library, gym and then get to the 'Old Wing', where all the math and language classes are. Just before the gym is a hallway called 'Echo' cause it actually echos. If you head straight from echo you go past the theater, cafe, Drama wing, and Industrial Wing. If you turn right though you go though the Art wing, which has painting on its lockers. Going straight will lead you to the 2 story Science Wing, and turning right will lead you to the Home Ec. Wing.
The school wasn't that complicated, but would overwhelm any grade 8. After the tour, I said my thanks and byes. When I made it back to my Aunt's classroom, I let out a little sigh. "So how was your day?"
"Awesome, Gage is really cool but I think he's got something with someone else."
"You never know, don't give up just yet."
"He may not be available but I'll get some other guy, just wait."
"And he'll be one lucky boy."
I just hope they like me for me, and not my money. My last boyfriend complained when I got him a $50 gift that was from my heart. So I hope I find a guy who'll love me enough, that I just might give my V-card to. Did I funking just say that? Seriously, I need to watch my mouth about what I say.
But this school year is gonna be a blast!
Okay so I meant for an equal amount of character development with Tanis and Issac, but that didn't happen. My mind works rather strangely sometimes. So I'm auto leaning towards Issac now, since I know his back story and everything. So let me know if you have an idea or something recommendations are welcome. I may not use it but its always welcome.
So next chapter I may decide to go into Issac's head a bit. But I'm still not 100% sold on him. I'm also aware of my 'bi-monthly' bit, but I got this chapter done faster than I thought, be happy.
P.S. Assassin's Creed 3 is an awesome game and I've been playing it for the past 4 days. If your an AC fan, get it. If you've never played AC do it!!! But start at at least 2, cause plot and stuffs.
Also Borderlands 2 is epically hilarious and the new dlc is even more so. Send me an email of something if you wanna add me on Xbox live or something. kuragari129@hotmail.com
Thanks for reading!