Unexpected Love

Unexpexted Love

When I woke up I only saw my white ceiling  like every morning.
It was very strange that she was the first thing I saw when I woke up.
It was 10:12 but my whole body hurt like someone had hit me.
I pulled myself out of bed with all my might and strolled into the bathroom.
I didn't think I was so tired that I didn't recognize my toothbrushes, but that was exactly the case.
When I thought about yesterday everything was blurry and I could only remember that I had a date with someone.
It was probably my friend Mei.
Mei is just as old as me, 15. I went into the kitchen where, like almost every morning, Mei was sitting at the dining table.
Her fiery red hair fell over her shoulder and she sipped her coffee.
Her nut-brown eyes were fascinated with a tired look at the toaster. "Morning babe", I said and sat down next to her at the table.
"Good morning," she said, now with a smile on her face.
Just as I sat down, the toast popped out of the toaster.
I got up and started spreading the toast.
As I stroked in front of me I noticed that it was pretty loud outside.
"Is there a party today?" I asked, and got a sigh in response.
I looked out the window and what I saw surprised me a lot.
A crowd of people was in the street.
Apparently they were Protestants.
"Do you have school today?" Asked Mei and bit into her jam toast.
"Yes," I replied with an absent look.
"Today I have to take the bus because we are going to a museum. So you have to go to school alone.", Her gaze was on the empty coffee cup.
"It's good. When will you be home then?"
"I don't know. Maybe at 1:00 p.m.?".
I didn't know if to ask what happened yesterday.
My arms still hurt a bit, but the rest of the pain was gone.
I went to my room and put on my school uniform and put my school supplies in my backpack.
On the way to the door I said goodbye to my girlfriend with a kiss and then went out to the door.
My bike was in the hallway and I had to carry it all the way down the stairs.
After 3 floors I drove off in front of the house and for once took the shortcut.
After a few minutes, I finally got to the school.
I quickly ran down the long hallway to my classroom.
Almost no one was there yet.
Ray was sitting in a corner.
He was more of the quiet sort.
In class he became almost invisible and whoever wanted to be friends with him had to break a thick layer of silence that enveloped him.
Few had managed that until now.
Just one person to be precise ... Mika.
Mika was a very empathetic person and could make anyone like her.
When she entered a room the sun was shining.
I didn't know how she did it and every time I asked her she said she wasn't trying to be like that, she was like that.
If you looked into Ray's eyes you almost lost yourself in their deep dark blue.
It was like holding you tight and not letting you go.
He sat very still in his corner and looked tiredly out the window.
He was very popular with the girls, but he didn't seem to care.
Didn't it have to be annoying to be stared at by girls all the time?
Well, I wouldn't want to swap places with him anyway.
I went to my seat and took a pen and paper out of my backpack.
It took a while before school started and I wanted to use the time to make a sketch.
I love to draw and the people around me always inspire me to draw certain poses.
In my pictures I ask what is really inside, not how they show themselves to the outside.
I always succeed, but Ray- I couldn't see inside.
As already said: it is quiet and closed.
I looked around for a suitable subject and saw Naomi talking to a boy from the parallel class.
The sight harmonized and I decided to capture this moment on paper.

(Time skip)

It's been three days now.
I'm going crazy because I can't remember that day.
I am a person who likes to be in control and with each passing day I feel more and more that I will lose control of my life ... It was 7:08 am when there was a sudden knock on my door.
Who wanted something from me so early?
I went to the door and opened it slowly.
I was very surprised who was standing in front of my door.
It was Ray, and it was soaking wet.
"What happened?" I asked, quite surprised.
"D-darek dunked me in the well.", Ray said, embarrassed.
I asked him to come in and come into the living room.
"wait here a moment. I'll go get a towel."
I went into the bathroom and took a towel from the closet.
When I got to the living room I gave the towel to Ray.
"Thanks."
he muttered.
"Does Darek do this a lot?"
I just asked out of nowhere.
"Mhm."
That was typical.
Darek goes to our class and is always really mean.
Almost nobody likes him because he always steps on the weaker ones.
Only now did I notice Ray staring at a picture of me and Mei.
"Do you have a girlfriend too?"
I asked him without thinking whether this question is really appropriate in such a situation.
"..." He was silent.
"I'm sorry I just asked."
now I was kind of embarrassed that I had asked him.
"that's fine."
There was an uncomfortable silence.
I didn't know what to say, "Do you want some tea or coffee?"
at that moment I felt like a complete idiot.
"A tea please."
That was unexpected.
I always considered him more of a coffee guy.
I went into the kitchen and boiled some water.
When I finished making tea, I brought the tea to him.
"thanks."
he said and blew into the cup.
I now understood why so many girls were interested in him.
How he sat there.
There was something special about his way.
It pulled you under its spell if you just looked at him.
There was chaos in my head.
When he had finished his tea he got up and thanked him.
"I'd rather go home."
I don't know why but I didn't want him to go.
But my head and my feelings were two different things, and when they argued, my head usually won.
"Okey. So see you at school tomorrow?"
"as always."
he said and left.
Woa ... I didn't expect that.
How can you be so difficult to reach ... It piqued my interest all the more.
It was quiet.
A few people and cars could be heard in front of the house.
Suddenly the phone rang, "Yes?"
Mei was on the phone.
"Hey, do we want to meet in the park and eat ice cream?"
"I'm sorry but I can't right now. Maybe tomorrow."
Without saying another word, she hung up.
Should I have said yes?
If so, it was too late now.
I went into the kitchen and made myself dinner.
After I finished everything I got ready to go to bed.
As soon as I lay down in my bed, my thoughts couldn't get away from him.
The way he was was driving me crazy.
I couldn't sleep and before I knew it it was tomorrow.
When I looked at my cell phone I had to sigh.
Friday, the last day of school this week.
I went into the kitchen, made myself coffee, and packed my school supplies.
After that, like every day during the week, I swerved on my bike.
When I got to school, I went straight to my classroom.
And actually- Ray pretended nothing had happened ... I sat down in my seat and let my eyes wander around the half-full classroom.
There were a lot of people from the parallel class there, more than usual. Today I didn't feel like drawing.
I just sat in my seat and let my mind wander, and they did what they wanted.
Sometimes they were at Mei's "why did she just hang up? Did I annoy her when I said no? Should I talk to her?"
and then another time they were with Ray "Why is he pretending nothing happened? Should I talk to him? What should I do?"
Sometimes my thoughts were desperate and sometimes they were full of hope.
The teacher came in and everyone fell silent.
"Everyone attending this class should go to their own class."
he said.
Some left and suddenly the classroom was emptier than I would like.
We now had math and that two school lessons in a row.
I took my math book and pad out of my backpack.
I realized that I had left my pen at home and asked the only person sitting next to me - Ray.
"Psst ... Can I borrow a pen, please?"
I asked, trying to be quiet.
Without a word he handed me his pen.
I wanted to thank him but decided to do it after school because I didn't want to be caught by the teacher.
Math was almost over when the fire alarm went off.
We all went to the playground together, a safe distance away.
In the back corner of the school I saw the smoke.
I looked around but luckily everyone was there.
I saw Mei with her class and went to her.
"Im sorry."
really now!?
Was that all i can think of
"Levi, you can't help it, okay?"
I didn't understand exactly what she meant.
"I think we just drifted apart."
"...." I now understood what she wanted to say.
But why all at once?
We had a good relationship until- Until the day I can't remember ... The day must have been important.
Or significant enough to break up with me. "I see ...", no I didn't!
"Levi, I'm closing ..." That was it.
I lost control.
But only a little.
I had a feeling that something bigger was coming.
"Okey ... I mean - it's still your choice."
"thank you for understanding."
I didn't but I wasn't able to continue this conversation at the moment.
I went back to my class and just stood there.
Of course it made me sheepish that she broke up with me.
I had to find out what happened that day ... and more importantly, why I couldn't remember it.
I went to Ray.
Why to him?
Oh whatever.
"Can we meet after school?"
wow ... I had known that I was not that good at speaking .... But I would not have thought that I was so bad at addressing people.
"OK."
I almost fell over when he said okay.
"On the big tree in the yard?"
"Yes I come."
Ray was full of surprise I realized now.
I left without us talking another word.
The fire was out and we got the rest of the day off.
I went to the big tree in the yard where Ray was already standing.
I had the strange feeling he had something to do with that day.
Tuesday it was- "hello."
he said and pulled me out of my thoughts.
"Uhm yes hi."
"so, what do you want?"
"That might be a little strange, but I wanted to ask you what you did on Tuesday."
He blushed.
Had I embarrassed him?
It was almost ironic.
Shouldn't I be the one embarrassed about asking this question?
"honestly?"
"yes, honestly."
"I was with you ... Uhm and we have- Uhm, could we have kissed?"
Okey ... That was more embarrassing than I expected.
Ray was red like a tomato and although I can't say it, I had the feeling that I had blushed too.
"E-it was an accident ... We were in the bar with some friends and you told me that you were gay. And because I was drunk we went to you and kissed ... your girlfriend
has seen everything and can also remember it. She said it would be better if you don't remember that day ... "that was so much information at once that I was thinking about my head.
I did not know what to say.
Silence surrounded us.
So long and uncomfortable that I blushed.
I said that I was gay ?!
Yes, that would explain a lot.
For example why I was so interested in Ray.
Wait no!
IM not gay!
"I'm sorry. It was my fault ... I should have stopped you."
said Ray with a contrite face.
I hugged him- Uhm that wasn't planned ... He seemed startled because he winced.
Even if I didn't want it to be true, I loved him. "Why didn't you?" I asked.
It looked at me questioningly.
"I stopped me."
Ray turned red like never before.
"Uhmm ... I was so surprised and a little bit drunk that I didn't realize what I was doing."
That didn't sound like the truth.
"With you tomorrow at 2 p.m.?"
I hoped he would say yes.
"okey."
he said and left.
I wanted more.
More than just a quick chat and he was gone.
I went home with mixed feelings.
How could I even fall in love with him so quickly?
Well I don't know how but it happened.
I'll meet with him tomorrow.
Then I'll say it or rather do it-.

(Next day)

I had another sleepless night.
I got up and got ready to visit Ray afterwards.
I started at 1:30 p.m.
It was a 20 minute bus ride so I got there a little earlier.
I rang the doorbell on his front door.
There was silence for a moment.
I heard a few steps come down the stairs and the door opened.
Ray stood in front of me and my heart beat faster.
I didn't know what to say so I was silent.
"Come in" he asked me with a smile.
I followed him into the living room where we sat on the sofa.
"Why did you want to meet me?"
I was a little embarrassed by this question, but I replied "I wanted to know if you meant it."
Apparently he didn't understand what I meant because he looked at me questioningly.
"The thing you didn't stop me kissing about."
he went quiet and a little red too.
"II liked it ..." he said, embarrassed.
I sat right next to him and couldn't see again.
"may I?"
I asked him.
"I don't know. Do you want to?"
he said with a grin.
I gave myself a jerk and kissed him.
My first kiss - with a boy, I mean.
All my feelings had been mixed up, but at that moment all doubts and fears were dissolved.
"I love you."
I whispered to him.
He closed his eyes and leaned against me.
"I amour you too Mi ..."

TBC?

(If the story is going well, I'll do a little bonus story with Levi and Ray as a couple of UwU)