When Two Worlds Collide [boyxboy]

Ch. 8: Making Amends, and Then Some

*James' P.O.V.*

*12:15am*

I perk up at the sound of the new notification that just came. I've been on since 11:11pm waiting to see if the wish I made would come true.

I click on the messages tab, and suck in sharply when I read who it's from: Derek.

I read the message twice to make sure I'm understanding the situation. So he wants to be friends after all. Yay! I gladly hit "accept friend request" and get a tingle in my back when I read "you are now friends."

But then I look back down at the end of the message.

"Love,

Derek"

... It's probably just him being friendly, no biggie. Yeah, that's it. Friendly. I push the thoughts out of my head saying otherwise, countering with the fact that we've only known each other for two days.

It's wrong to jump to conclusions anyways... Even if he does mean it in an affectionate way, it shouldn't bug me. It's not wrong for a guy to like someone, even if that someone is a straight guy. So I'll just let him get over it at his pace, and let him down easy.

Again, this is assuming that he meant it the way I doubt it is.

*beep*

I hear my headphones play the chat sound, and snap out of my daze, looking back to the screen to see Derek's name with a red bubble next to it. I click on it.

"Hey... Thanks for understanding..." It reads. Then he gets off, however, leaving the "online" list empty. I decide to reply in chat anyways, even though it won't deliver.

"It's nothing :) I'm glad we're on the same page now." I type without hitting send, pausing to think if there's anything else I want to add. A thought flits through my head for a split second, and before I know what I'm doing, my fingers seem to work without my input. And I add a sentence that goes against every one of my rules.

"P.s. If you were infering that you like me as more than a friend when you wrote "love, Derek" then...

Love,

James"

I read the last to words. Over and over again, not believing my own fingers had typed that. I had to be asleep and dreaming. That must be it.

I'm NOT GAY! Arghhhh... what is it with this boy that makes me want to break my code and just tell him how beautiful he is and cradle him in my arms?!?

Wait... Did I seriously just think that? In my conscious thoughts? I need to stop staying up so late, it must be messing with my logic...

Author's note: Okay, I know it's short, but I'm on a roll with the story line! This is just part of helping the flow of the story! Don't worry, I'll try to make the next one longer ;)

This time I'm commanding everyone to write "I bow down to Fluffybunny and Sixx_Feet_Under for having epic boyxboy stories and Sixx_Feet_Under again for making James an rocking cover for a second time, and Fluffybunny again for the sheer awesomeness of her conversations with James!" in their comment! Then you may comment about the story in a separate comment. XD

Actually I don't command you to write all of that, but I would do a jig if you did! And either way everyone should read their boyxboy stories!