The Runt of the Litter

my friend who is a boy

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in this chapter, anna is fifteen

my friend who is a boy

"I can't invite Ethan to the bunker," Anna said. She closed her locker and turned around to face Kate. "The only reason you can come over is because you already know what my family does. What do you think Ethan would do if he saw that giant sword in the library?"

Kate made a face like she was considering. "I think he would make a penis joke.

That reply stole a laugh out of Anna. "He would. But then he'd realize it's weird that I have that in my house."

"Yeah, I guess. But, I don't know, I don't even think about it most of the time. Most of the stuff could probably be explained, right? As long as we stay in the same places we usually hang out. There's nothing weird about your kitchen. Or your bedroom."

"Yeah, except the fact that my bedroom is in a hallway of identical bedrooms, because I live in a bunker."

"You make a good point," Kate admitted. She pulled her phone out of her pocket when it buzzed, but the notification didn't interest her, so she looked back at Anna. They started walking toward the cafeteria to get lunch. "I don't know what to do. We can't go to my house. My mom has her house appraisal thing this weekend."

Anna sighed heavily. "Well, we can't go to the bunker."

Kate nudged her with an elbow and said, "Ethan said we could go to his house-"

Anna interrupted her with a long groan. "I can't."

"Why not?"

"'Cause then I have to introduce him to Sam and Dean."

"So?"

"So? So he's Ethan."

Kate gave her a strange look. Again, more emphatically this time, she said, "So?"

Anna groaned again even though she knew she was being beyond dramatic. "I'm gonna get teased."

"Seriously?"

"Yes! I've never had a male friend before. And you know exactly where their minds are gonna go."

"I forgot your family was so straight."

"It's easy to forget," Anna allowed. "Point is, if Dean even takes a second to ask any questions instead of instantly trying to murder our dear friend, I'm gonna get teased. Mercilessly."

"We've hung out with Ethan before. Have you really never even said his name?"

"No."

"Really?"

"Yes, really," Anna repeated, frustrated. "Can't we just meet at the café or something?"

"I'm broke."

"I'll beg twenty bucks off Dean."

"It's that easy?"

Anna shrugged. "Probably. He usually doesn't bat an eye when I ask for money."