Love Is The Movement 4

James ~*1

When we got to his apartment building, Eric invited me inside shyly, and I couldn’t really say no, I didn’t have anywhere else to be.2

I followed him inside, taking in the atmosphere of what was apparently his aunt’s place. The inside was painted a pale yellow, and there were mismatched paintings hung, everywhere. 3

It was really…inviting, to say at least. I felt comfortable, and I followed him as he led me to his bedroom.4

“So…uh yea, this is my room,” he said, rubbing the back of his neck before kicking off his shoes and sitting down on his bed.5

“It’s cute,” I said, smiling at him. He blushed before smiling back at me and shrugging, “I’m serious! It’s really cute.”6

“Cute? Thanks, I guess,” he said laughing. I grinned, sitting down next to him on his bed, looking at him.7

He bit his bottom lip, as he looked me up and down slowly. A shiver went through me and I felt myself begin to get aroused, so I crossed my legs.8

“Uh…maybe I should um…go? It’s pretty late,” I said, coughing as I put my hands over my lap. Eric’s eyebrows went up in confusion, and he shrugged sadly.9

“Well if you wanna go, sure, I guess I’ll see you tomorrow,” he said looking into my eyes. Lord knows I didn’t want to go anywhere.10

“Well…I could stay a little bit longer,” I heard myself saying before I realized it, “if you want.”11

“Yea sure,” he said, a smile finding its way onto his face, “I’d like that. So…when’s your birthday?” 12

“What? Oh…it was July 6th, you know, around independence day and all that nonsense,” I said smiling at him.13

He smiled back, and leaned a little bit closer to me, causing a soft moan to escape my lips in anticipation.14

He immediately looked up at me, before a smile came onto his face. He slowly trailed one of his hands up my shirt, resting it at my neck before planting a soft kiss there.15

I shuddered, moaning again, slightly louder this time, making him smile as he bit and sucked on my neck lightly.16

“Fuck,” I whimpered softly as he pulled away from me. As he moved away, I realized how painfully tight my jeans were, making me shift my legs in discomfort.17

“Maybe…maybe I should go,” I said, not wanting to go too far since I’d only met him today.18

“Yea,” he said, clearing his throat as he moved away from me, getting up from his bed.19

“I’ll see you at school tomorrow,” I said, rubbing the back of my neck, my cold hand going over the spot that was hot, and slightly wet from his lips.20

“Yea, I’ll see you tomorrow,” he said, smiling nervously at me as I left.21

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Eric ~*23

“Hey,” I said, smiling faintly as I approached Devin at school. He looked up from the book he was reading, and smiled slightly at me.24

“Hey Eric,” he said, making my smile widen at the fact that he’d remembered my name, “how’s your day going so far?”25

“Uh, it’s going okay, Trig was terrible today, and it’s only the second day, but other than that,” I said, pausing momentarily, “it’s going pretty well.”26

“Well that’s good, my day’s going pretty well also. What class do you have next?” I looked at my schedule, trying to find the right day before he took it from me, smiling softly.27

“Uh…you have Physics next, same as me. Wanna sit with me?” Well I wasn’t going to say no, it’s not like I had any friends other than James and his friends.28

“Yea, sure,” I said, smiling at him, “how long have you been at this school?”29

“Almost…how long? Uh…since 2nd grade…however long that is,” he said shrugging, “James and Kyle are really the only reasons that I haven’t left.”30

“Oh sweet-” I was interrupted by the bell ringing, signaling that class was about to start, giving us about 30 seconds before we were late.31

Devin motioned for me to follow him, and we ended up in front of what I assumed was our Physics class.32

We got in and sat down, and my heart skipped a beat when I saw James move over to us, sitting down next to me. Fuck…he smelled so good.33

“Hey James,” I said, trying to hide the excitement in my voice as I smiled at him. He smiled back, replying with a ‘hi’ before turning his attention to the board.34

About what I assumed was halfway into the class, a piece of folded paper landed on my desk, and I unfolded it slowly, trying not to draw too much attention to it.35

Hey, Kayla’s staring at you.36

Jsuk 37

And I think we need to talk38

- James39

I folded it back, looking over at James and nodding, before dropping the note into my bag.40

James smiled flatly before motioning over to a girl I’m guessing was Kayla, and when I looked over she waved ‘cutely’ at me.41

I looked back at him and he was biting his lip, trying to hide his laughter I suppose, and I felt a smile grow on my face as well.42

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James ~*44

The bell rang, and I grabbed my stuff, moving to the door and waiting for Eric. I felt that I should talk to him because of last night, even though we didn’t go that far, I knew I had wanted to, and I’m sure that he’d wanted to as well.45

“Hey,” he said, smiling as he turned, nodding to Devin as we walked off, “so, is this about last night?”46

I nodded, playing with the edges of my notebook, I wasn’t sure how to go on with this.47

“Uh…look,” I started, watching his face fall slowly, “I don’t really know what was going through my mind last night.” 48

Fuck, that’s not what I wanted to say.49

“So…” 50

“No…that’s not what I meant I’m sorry,” I said, dropping my books on the floor as I sat down, “it’s just that hooking up with guys has always just been like ‘hey dude wanna make out?’ you know? It’s never been serious before.”51

“It’s okay,” he said, sitting down next to me, “I’ve had a few boyfriends, so I guess I’m better at this. Wait…so are you saying that what happened last night was serious?”52

“Well…yea,” I said, feeling heat travel into my face, “it was more serious than hey dude lets make out.”53

“Well…let’s hang out today? After school, we can go for a walk or something… and then chill at my place if you want,” he said, biting his lip as his eyes traveled across my body slowly.54

I shivered, feeling myself begin to get aroused, “shit, don’t do that please,” I whispered, closing my eyes and trying to think of something else.55

“What? I’m sorry,” he said innocently, before smiling brightly at me, he’s so adorable.56

“You’re adorable you know that? Come on,” I said, getting up and smiling at him, “you wanna eat lunch with me?”57

“Who else am I gonna eat with? You and your friends are the only people I know,” he said laughing.58

“Maybe you could go sit with Kayla,” I said, laughing as I turned and saw her walking towards us, “here she comes.”59

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Eric ~*61

“Hi James,” Kayla said, smiling at him before turning to me, “I’m Kayla, you must be new since I’ve never seen you before.”62

“Yea, I just moved here a few days ago,” I said, smiling authentically at her. She’s cute, but more so in a little kid way.63

“Oh that’s awesome! So where did you move from? Must have been somewhere cool,” she said, giggling at me.64

“Oregon, and I guess it was cool,” I said laughing, “most of the people sucked though. But I like it here so far.”65

“That’s awesome! So do you have anyone to sit with today at lunch?” I felt slightly bad having to tell her that James had already invited me, but hell, I’m gay anyways.66

“Yea actually,” I started, watching her smile fade, “I’m sorry! It’s just that James asked me first. Maybe we could eat together tomorrow?”67

“Yea, I’d like that,” she said, giggling again as she twirled her hair around her finger, wiggling her fingers as she walked off.68

“You know you gave her the wrong impression right?” I turned to see James with a smirk on his face.69

“Nah, I don’t think she…” I stopped when I saw her talking to a group of girls, all of them giggling and staring at me, “what the fuck did I just do?”70

James laughed, slinging his arm around my shoulders before looking down into my eyes.71

“It’s okay, you just have to let her know you’re gay,” he said, biting his lip ring quickly before letting it go, “you can either tell her straight up, or make it obvious.”72

“How do I make it obvious?” I didn’t necessarily feel like going up to her and being like ‘HEY I’M GAY’.73

“Well, you could find someone to make out with,” he said, moving his arm off my shoulders as he shrugged74

“Oh yea, cause that’s the easiest thing in the world,” I said, watching as he laughed, “not everyone’s as gorgeous as you, you know.”75

“You think I’m gorgeous?” I nodded before shrugging, not wanting to sound too forward too soon. 76

“Thanks,” he said, I saw his face redden as he rubbed the back of his neck, and I smiled brightly, “we should probably go before there are no tables left.”77

“Yea,” I said softly, blushing myself as I followed him into the cafeteria. He spotted Kyle and his other friends, and we went over to sit with them.78

“Hey Eric,” Devin said, smiling at me softly, an instant smile forming on my face as I looked at him.79

“Hey Devin,” I said looking into his chocolate colored eyes before turning, “hey Kyle and Emily.”80

They waved, smiling genuinely at me as I sat down. Kyle got up, running his fingers through his hair and motioned for James to follow him, and they left, leaving me curious.81

“So, what are you doing after school today?” I turned and saw Emily staring at me, a small smile on her face.82

“Uh…I think I’m hanging out with James after school. But I’m not sure yet,” I said, smiling slightly at her. It was kind of strange; I didn’t really know her very well yet.83

“Oh, well we’re going to the mall after school, why don’t you guys just come? It’ll be fun,” she said, a bigger smile on her face now.84

“Yea, alright,” I said smiling at her. I really didn’t want to get on her bad side, at least not so early, “do you know where he went?”85

“Off with Kyle somewhere, they always have these talks, usually means something’s wrong. He’ll come back here after asking James whether or not he should tell the rest of us. I guess that’s how best friends work,” she said, shrugging.86

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James ~*88

“Dude, that new kid is totally gay,” Kyle said, a faint smile forming on his lips.89

“Yea, I know, he told me,” I said, looking up into his eyes. His smile widened, his perfect teeth showing.90

“He did? He’s pretty cute you know,” he said, and I felt a strange pang of what I think was jealousy.91

“Yea,” I said, shrugging. Kyle knows I’m bi, and I know that Kyle…well I’m actually not sure what the hell he is, “he’s really cute.”92

“Oh? I’ll back off then,” he said laughing faintly, his voice sounded far away.93

“Are you stoned?” He laughed again, pulling his hair down in front of his face.94

“Fuck yea…dude,” he said, his stupid smile coming onto his face again, “how else do you think I get through the day?”95

“Dude, you can’t be stoned all the fucking time man,” I said, pulling my hood over my head as I shook it, “how are you gonna graduate?”96

“I don’t really give a fuck about college,” he shrugged, his stupid smile making its way onto his face again,” its just four more years of school. I could be doing something better with my life.” 97

“But dude,” I started, before stopping myself, realizing that there was no point in wasting my time trying to convince him to care about school.98

“What man? Shit…you have no idea how good this feels,” he moaned, leaning his head back against the locker, his permanent smile still plastered on his face.99