Under The Stars

Chapter 6

Noah's POV

"Hey, bro." Jack slapped my back. I know he's also in love with the person I love, but he's my best friend. He's been with me since forever. You might be wondering, 'Jack only came to your school on Year 9, how is that forever?' Yes he did go to our school on Year 9, but his parents and mines are best friends, they are all so close, that we lived right next to each other. His parents treats me like their own son. Jack is like my brother.

"Hey. So, how's the date?" I asked him, trying not to look so disappointed. I decided to focus on the T.V where I am playing FIFA so that I could distract myself.

"What? Oh, you mean, Brianna and I? No it wasn't a date, she just asked me for a help with her homework." He blushed. I wish I was the one Brianna asked help with her homework.

"Right. We all know what happens when one boy and one girl are alone in a room. Don't tell me you kissed her?" I tried to calm myself down. Breathe in. Breathe out. Okay, I'm being over dramatic.

"Nah.. I just stayed there for a couple of minute. Maybe 30 minutes or so. Then I went out with my parents." He told me and grabbed the other controller and played with me.

30 minutes in long enough to have a make out session, right? Okay, Noah. Stop it!

"Yo, don't think I forgot about the question I asked you in the cafeteria." He smirked. "I'm not that stupid."

Ugh! I mentally frowned. "No one, okay? Just let it go."

"Come on. We are bros, remember? We tell everything to each other." He paused the game and punched my shoulder. Not everything.

"Hey, guys.." My brother came in my room and greeted us. My brother, Gabriel, is 15 years old, he might be really annoying, but I love him. He is such a bookworm. He reads 24 hours a day. He also play guitar.

"Hey, sup!" Jack greeted, smiling. "Your brother over here was just about to tell me who his crush is." That made Gabe's eyes pop.

"You? A crush? No way! Mom would be so happy!" Gabe yelled excitedly. I stood up and tackled him before he could do anything stupid like tell mom.

"If you say anything to mom or dad or our little brother, Troy, I will kill you. No wait, I will kill your Playstation, okay?" I pushed his head against the floor while my knees is pressed against his lower back.

"Okay, okay. I won't and don't you dare touch my playstation!" He yelped. I let go of him and went back to my seat. Gabriel sat on the floor, next to Jack and asked, "So, who's the girl?"

Jack smiled and said, "Come on, Nerd boy. Tell us who it is."

"You spend too many times with Brianna." I rolled my eyes. "And I'm not a nerd."

"He's just smarter than you." Gabriel finished it for me.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Tell us already!" I can tell Jack is loosing his patience so I decided to tell him, well a lie.

"Br-" Oops! I didn't mean to say Brianna.... Um what should I say.. How do I cover this up.. Breeze? Breeze is a name. But, wait.. Breeze is Jack's ex. Um.. I'm screwed, aren't I? Then something came into my mind.

"Br-Brooklyn! Yes, Brooklyn....." Jack and Gabriel looked at me like I just ate a snake that is pregnant. Their eye's are wide open and so it their mouth.

"Brooklyn??!!" They both shouted in unison. I shushed them. They're being too loud. I know this is a bad decision on lying it's Brooklyn that I am crushing on.

"Brooklyn Collins? The sister of Andrea Collins?!" Gabriel asked. How does he know about Andrea, Brooklyn's sister. Then I mentally face palmed myself. They're in the same class.

"Brooklyn Collins as in the girlfriend of Elliot Williams!?" Jack hissed. He doesn't know it is all a lie.

"Brooklyn and Elliot is an a relationship?! And you have a crush on Brooklyn... Woah, you are messed up, Noah." Gabriel chuckled, he is enjoying the drama of this. Little did he know my situation is the same but with an another girl, known as my fake crush's best friend.

"Dude.. No way? I knew you had a crush, but I didn't know it was Brooklyn." Jack sat beside me and wrapped an arm behind me. "I feel bad for you."

"Um.. You asked for it.. You keep begging me to tell you who my crush is, so deal with it." I'm breathing heavely. What will happened if Brooklyn found out? What will happened if Brianna found out? Oh my god..

"Okay, I can help you." Jack insisted. "Me, too!" Gabriel joined. My life is over. Should I tell Brooklyn? What if she slaps me? Hmm.. What if I told her to pretend to like me back and I can ask her out in front of Brianna so she could be jealous... I don't know..

"How? Not like you could do anything about it. I might not like her anymore, you know. She loves Elliot. So I'm moving on." I tried to tell them that I don't like Brooklyn anymore so they could leave me alone and never talk about Brooklyn ever again, and forget that I ever told them I 'liked' her.

"Na-ah, brother. You can't avoid love. Most of all when you're in love with one of the most hottest/cuttest/prettiest girl in school." Gabriel said, dreamily. Ew. What the heck? She isn't the hottest/cuttest/prettiest girl in school.... Brianna is!

"Dude, you're younger than her." Jack slapped him in the face. I was thinking the same thing.

"Two years younger. Two! And there is nothing wrong with that! Age doesn't matter. She is cute, okay. And I don't like her. Someone else is." Gabriel wiggled his eyebrows at me.

"I still can't believe it. I thought you would fall in love with some hipster girl like Jessica or maybe Chloe, but not Brooklyn!" Jack is now pacing back and forth. What the heck is wrong with him? It's not like he's in love with Brooklyn. He loves Brianna.

"You sound like you love Brooklyn." I said, slowly, afraid if it's actually true. Not that I care, but he likes Brianna and I don't want to think that he's just playing with Brianna or he's dating Brianna when he's in love with Brooklyn.

"No! What the actual heck, bro!? I'm in love with her beautiful best friend. No one else. I would never hurt Brianna." Jack said, sincerely. Now, I realized, maybe Jack and Brianna are meant to be. Jack said he would never hurt Brianna. What if they would never break up? I'm happy Jack would never break her heart. Even though I'm also in love with her and wish that she will be mine. But, hey! It's not bad to dream, is it? I mean, she could still be mine.

"I know you wouldn't." I told him, staring at the ground.

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