drummer boy (boyxboy)

Chapter Four

Monday rolled around and Josh wasn't as ready for it than what you might think. Sure, he would be able to see and talk to Tyler but everyone else was there too. They'd be sure to humiliate Josh in front of Tyler or even pull him away from Josh, leaving him

Josh got dressed in a gray short sleeve and black skinny jeans. He put a snap back on to top it all off.

"Josh! Are you going to eat breakfast today?!" Joan called out to her son.

"No! I'm just gonna head out!" Josh called back, grabbing his bag and slinging it over his shoulder.

"Alright! Have a good day, sweetheart!"

"Thanks mom, you too!" Josh finished, walking out the door and making his journey to the school. Just as Josh put his music in, Tyler came up behind him, tapping him on the back.

"Hey there, Josh!" Tyler exclaimed.

"Good morning, Ty. You seem excited." Josh chuckled.

"Yeah, well, it's the first day for me. Can't not be giddy, you know?"

"No." Josh looked at Tyler with confusion. "No, I don't know. I thought you didn't like school anyways."

"Yeah but first days are like the day you get to scope out everything, you know?" Tyler explained. "You see who's who. Who's popular, cool, annoying, stupid everything!" Josh just laughed.

"You're an odd one, Joseph." They continued to walk. "But cool, nonetheless."

"Thanks" Tyler smiled. The two boys were turning into the school by now, preparing for a long day at school.

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"Here's the office. You'll get your schedule and someone will come to bring you everywhere. Good luck." Josh told Tyler, dropping him off at the school's main office. Josh didn't know who would show up but he knew his school had a new student shadow program where any new kids would be shown around and brought to their classes by a designated student. It was a different person each time.

"Thanks, Josh. I'll see you later." Tyler thanked him. He was nervous but more excited than anything.

"So, here's your schedule," the woman gave Tyler his information. "And the person showing you around is right there." She pointed out.

"Hey, I'm Brendon." The taller boy introduced himself.

"I'm Tyler. You're showing me around today?"

"Sure am. Let's go."

Brendon brought Tyler to his first period class and every other and now they were at their lunch wave.

"So, you can sit with me today since it's your first day and you probably don't know anyone else." Brendon informed Tyler.

"Oh, actually, I did meet someone. Do you know Josh Dun?" Tyler asked nicely. Brendon just laughed.

"Josh Dun? How do you know that loser?" Brendon continued to laugh.

"Loser?" Tyler questioned. Who was he to say that about someone he didn't know.

"Yeah, loser. He doesn't even have friends. Just sits in class disrupting things with his constant tapping. Annoying if you ask me." He sat down at his table full of friends, waving and occasionally saying his hellos.

"He's not annoying. He's a nice and cool person. You'd know if you talked to him." Tyler became defensive at this point.

"Yeah, I'm sure he is. Listen, jut sit down and avoid loners like him." Brendon forcefully pulled Tyler down into the seat, securing him with his arm. Thousands of judgmental looks were being given to Tyler as he sat there. He felt so uncomfortable sitting there with the people that, quite obviously, didn't like his new friend.