Small Town Flames(BOYXBOY)

Unfortunate Situation

"Nyx, it's time to get up, bud. Today is your first official day of high school." Jack says excitedly, shaking Nyxon's shoulder. Nyx looks over at his uncle sleepily.

"It's too early." Jack laughs.

"Yeah, well, welcome to high school life. Normal teenagers always get up this early."

Nyxon groans throwing the blanket back over his head.

"Come on, kid. You don't want to be late on your first day." Jack grabs the blanket and pulls it off Nyxon. Nyxon rises slowly, letting out a loud yawn as he raises his arms over his head in a big stretch. "Breakfast is ready for you downstairs. Get dressed and come eat." Nyxon nods before standing up and heading to his own personal bathroom. He shut the door behind him as he heard Jack exit his room heading back towards the kitchen.

Am I ever going to get use to this? Being a normal teenager, no work, no responsibilities, no killing myself to support my family. Shit, it's actually kind of nice being carefree for once. A slow smile spreads across Nyx's handsome face. He takes a quick shower and steps out wrapping a plush, white towel around his waist. He looks in the mirror, admiring himself. He pushes his wet hair back off of his face, brushes his teeth, then proceeds to style his hair. Ten minutes later, hair styled to perfection just as his stylist showed him how to do it, Nyx walks into his bedroom to pick out his first day of school outfit.

Nyxon finally settles on a denim button up shirt, white ripped chinos, and tan boots. He rolls the sleeves of the denim shirt to his elbows leaving the top two buttons unbuttoned showing off his muscular chest. He sprays a spritz of Acqua di Gio by Armani cologne on before heading to the kitchen.

"Wow, look at my nephew. Come on, do a spin for your old uncle." Jack twirls his finger in the air with a grin. Nyxon obliges and does a small twirl, winking as he looks at his uncle.

"Damn, you take after me...handsome." Jack says with a sparkle in his eyes.

Nyxon shakes his head laughing. They sit down at the table and Nyxon digs in. Jack had made a full-course breakfast, scrambled eggs, bacon, biscuits, gravy, and fresh fruit.

"Do you have money for lunch?" Jack asks, taking a bite out of a piece of bacon.

"Yeah. My parents didn't completely empty my bank account. Just almost."

Jack's lips grew thin. Nyx grabs his hand and squeezes lightly. "It's okay, really. Don't worry about me. I can take care of myself."

"I'm your guardian. It's my job to worry about you. Don't worry about the money. I slipped some in your backpack. You can use it for lunch and snacks. We'll get your money back from your parents."

"How is that going anyways?" Nyxon asks, taking a scoop of scrambled eggs into his mouth.

"According to your lawyer, both houses are on the market and should cover the amount they stole plus some extra. You should have a pretty nice nest egg when you graduate."

Nyxon nods, feeling a twinge of guilt towards kicking his parents out of their house. Don't feel bad. They did this to themselves. Nyxon finishes breakfast and looks at his designer watch on his wrist.

"I gotta go, Uncle Jack. I'm about to be late."

Jack hands Nyxon a set of keys. Nyxon looks in his hand not recognizing the keys to belong to his uncle's truck. "It's not as fancy as the cars you are used to driving, but I got a good deal on it. It's fully paid for and is fully covered."

"What is it?" Nyxon asks.

"Go check it out for yourself." Jack nods towards the front door. Nyxon walks out of the front door and stops in his tracks. Sitting in the driveway behind Jack's old Ford is a newer model black Dodge Challenger SRT. Nyxon looks between the car and his uncle.