Opposites Attract, Apparently. *MAYBE PROBABLY DEAD*

Chapter 10- Reticent.

Sparklez PoV!

I honestly didn't think I'd get to hang with Ant for the second time. I mean yeah, Sky's there too, but, gotta keep your eyes on the prize. I smiled to myself and pushed my shades up. I speed walked through the long hallways, and followed my ears to Ant's dorm in West Plains. I could hear Sky and Ant laughing, so I burst through the door.

"Hey, gay." Sky said, monotone, before Ant started giggling again. Yes, giggling. Like a friggin' school girl. It was... surprisingly cute. I cracked a small grin.

"Guess who's back, back again-" I started- only for Ant to cut me off.

"The gay's back, tell a friend." He leaned on Sky's shoulder and he snickered.

"GOT HIIIIIIM!!!!" Sky laughed, but it was basically a cackle.

I flopped onto Ant's bed, like I lived there my entire life, and crawled behind Ant like a cat. My head was behind Ant's back, and my legs were behind Sky.

"I'm surprised we can all fit on this bed, honestly." Ant muttered.

"Barely." I responded from the back. I was falling in between the wall and the mattress.

"Then why are you lying there?" Ant said incredulously. I shrugged and pushed Sky off the bed, I threw an arm around Ant's shoulders, and leaned on him. I grinned and whispered into this ear.

"Maybe I just like being close to you." I whispered. I could feel Ant shiver, and Sky grabbed my legs and pulled me off the bed and I fell and hit my ass. Ow. Ant laughed, quickly recovering from his embarrassment. I looked at Sky and frowned. "I was havin' a moment there, asshole!"

"Whoops." Sky said, sarcastically.

"Don't worry Sparklez, Sky didn't make you look like an idiot. You have an easy enough time doing that yourself." Ant grinned.

Okay, that one kinda hurt. I rubbed the back of my head and frowned.

"But then again- that was kinda cute. I mean-" Ant muttered. My head shot up and I gave a toothy grin towards at Ant. My pride has been restored.

"Ya think so?" I hopped back next to Ant and lied my head on his lap.

"N-Not that cute, jackass." His face flushed red and Sky might have made a face to him, because he threw a lying around pencil at him. "Fight me, Sky!" He yelled. Sky laughed his ass off and lied on the carpeted floor. I turned towards Sky, and Ant froze. Sky was making a rather obscene gesture. I wanted to laugh, but the only thing to come out of my mouth was an unmanly squeak.

Incredible.

Sky started to laugh so hard he wheezed, and I got off of Ant and straightened out my shirt. I adjusted my collar and I think my face was red. I looked at the ground in embarrassment, not really wanting to make eye contact with Sky or Ant.

It was still really funny, though. I snickered and patted Ant on the back. I still didn't make eye contact. "That was probably the gayest thing I've ever seen. Like, ever. Of all time." I smiled.

Ant laughed too.

Ant's PoV!

As Sky made his crappy gesture, my face burned red. I made a small coughing noise, as a signal for Sky to stop- so he did, but he kept laughing. Sparklez got up and laughed, even though the squeaking noise he made was adorable- I mean- embarrassing.

When Sky finally stopped laughing, (which took around 10-15 minutes to calm him down) we continued to joke around until it got late. I pointed to my digital clock on my desk, and it was around 8:30.

"Oh damn, I haven't done any of my homework. I guess I'll get going! See ya, Ant! You too, Sparklez!" He stood up and strode out the door. He closed it behind him, but he cracked the door open behind him, whispered "Make sure you use protection-" and I threw a shoe at the door. He jumped and closed the door behind him.

"What a weenie." Sparklez chuckled. He stood up and stretched, yawning, and he sat back down next to me on my bed. He turned towards me. "We're pretty cool, y'know? I mean, me, Sky, and you as a team. I can imagine us being hella friends."

I nodded.

"How come we never really talked before? You're a really cool guy, Ant." Sparklez asked.

"I guess I'm just not very special, like you. I'm awkward, kinda short, I don't really stand out. I've known who you were since I was in the first grade. No one has ever really known my name." I answered, reticently.

"Ant. You're probably the coolest guy I've ever met. Everyone has flaws. And that's what makes a person who they are. If everyone was perfect, no one would stand out. The perfect would just become the standard, and people would try to strive farther than perfect. And I know from experience, trying to become something more than perfect will end up destroying you." Sparklez looked me in the eye. He slid up his shades to the top of his head, and his piercing blue eyes nearly looked white and glowing in the dark, like a candle in the pitch black.

"And if we're being honest, you've always caught my eye. Even when we were kids. Like that one time in the fifth grade where you got the 100% on a redstone quiz that everyone bombed? I'd try to sneak glances at you during recess, you seem to be in a different world while you're in those books of yours." Sparklez' face was a dusty pink, but it was hard to tell. "It was hard to come up to you and say hi. Between people pushing and pulling to get my attention, and the fact you looked so peaceful while reading- I think you get what I mean."

His warm fingers brushed against my cold ones, and we met each others eyes. He leaned in- he got closer- oh god- is this really happening? He was barely millimeters away from my face and-

"I guess it's time to go, might have overstayed my welcome." His voice cracked, and he jumped up and shuffled to the door.

"Hey, Sparklez?" I whispered, if he was even able to hear me.

"Yeah?" was his short response.

"You're pretty cool, too."

"Thanks, Ant."

A/N -DEAR LORD- THE CHAPTER IS FINISHED!!!!!!!!!!!! IM SO SORRY FOR THE WAIT AND I FEEL LIKE A WEENIE FOR TAKING SO LONG BUT STILL,,,, AAAA.... I LOVE YOU GUYS SO MUCH AND HOLY SHIT OVER 1K READS??? DEAR LORD. Alright, I was planning to ask, should I change the book cover? I kinda feel like a nerd for using Rockie's old ass art. (d/a- the-hidden-rock) she's the original sparkant queen, the one who started it all, but I kinda feel like I should change it. ideas?