A Life Less Ordinary

Walking Arm and Arm, So Glad You Came Along

Gabriel:

My eyes opened to the unsettling sight of Luke's naked ass. Why my best friend insisted on sleeping naked I would never know. I let my mind wander wherever it wanted and happily it wandered across to the senior girls' dorm and found my muse. Sang the tiny tornado. She was going to be the best kind of trouble for me and my brothers.

Checking my phone, I realized I'd slept in a little later than I wanted. Fortunately, I still had time before I needed to meet with a few of my teammates for a couple practice games. Our season was over but like every sport out there training never stops. With a stretch I rolled out of bed and got dressed in my practice gear. I hated that we were required to wear traditional tennis whites even when practicing. The rule was as long as you were on Academy property you must wear approved practice attire and for the tennis team that meant whites. There is more interesting tennis clothing available but not for us.

After a quick breakfast, my racket and I headed to the tennis courts to smack balls around with friends. It felt good to just play and not worry about scoring. Mitch, my usual doubles partner, kept making me laugh. He was telling us stories about his boyfriend. They'd met at one of the tournaments last year and hit it off. His boyfriend went to a private school in Charleston, so they were able to see each other fairly often. Apparently, Mitch went to see him during his three weeks away from campus and things got weird. Mitch has been out for a few years and when he told his parents they just smiled and said they looked forward to meeting his boyfriends. Mitch's boyfriend on the other hand was still trying to figure out how to tell people, so when Mitch went to visit, he had to scramble and figure out how to introduce Mitch to his friends and family without hurting Mitch or outing himself. This led to some funny and awkward situations of "this is my really good friend Mitch, hey honey this is my..." variety. Fortunately, Mitch's boyfriend wasn't as closeted as he thought, and no one was surprised that he was dating another guy.

Just as we finished practice, I got a text from my supervisor at the campus clothing store. She was letting me know that there was a 'request' for my assistance in outfitting a cheerleader with her new uniform. Just from the phrasing I knew Jade was back. She never requested anything. She demanded whatever she wanted in the mistaken belief that her family name entitled her to special treatment, and within reason she was usually accommodated. The mistake part came from the belief that only she got that treatment. The Academy tried to accommodate all reasonable requests from any member of the campus population, not just the legacy kids. For some reason she had decided that I was her gay fashion advisor and nothing I said or did would change her mind. Mostly her assumption didn't bother me and I didn't correct her, it was just slightly annoying when she bullied the actual gay kids on campus but gushed at me for being "the best dressed gay kid on campus, you have to dress me so I always look fabulous just like you!"

Now I was being called in to fit her uniform. I'd done the rest of the team last week when they all arrived on campus on time. Jade ignored the rules and returned a week late. Her disregard for anyone outside of herself means my plans for the day are disrupted. I was supposed to be off today. That was why I'd made plans to play a few fun matches with my teammates. I also had plans to hang out with Victor and the delightful Sang this afternoon. So being called into work was annoying. I grabbed a quick shower and dressed for the rest of my day. Maybe if I lay out her size in a limited number of options, I can still spend some time with Sang.

The cheerleaders were still practicing as I made my way to the store. By practicing I mean they were standing around in practice gear while Jade screamed about the injustice of having to be back on campus. I rolled my eyes and continued past the group without drawing the attention of the salope currently screeching at her "team". Luke saw me and shot a grin and an eyeroll at me. Ah my best friend knew what I was thinking as I walked past that spectacle.