Author's Notes: I'm going to be done until people start reviewing...
Warning: This is rated 'M' story, it may not be so harsh to start, but they will get more and more risqué as they go on.
Summary: What happens when Leo let's out a personal secret to his best friends? Who will support him, who won't?
Chapter Eight: Burns
DJ was dying to talk to Leo, but heeding Ms. Valdez and Jason's advice, he was trying to give him some space. He got to lunch and he was starved, not only for food, but to see Leo. He looked around the café and saw Jason, Piper, and Percy. He walked over to him and all the talking between them ceased.
"Hey guys, you seen Leo? I've been dying to talk to him." DJ said, putting emphasis on dying.
Jason sighed, "DJ, we talked 'bout this last night. You and he need some space from each other." Jason said, taking a bite of his pizza.
"Wait? You didn't want some space from Leo?" Percy asked DJ, who shook his head in disagreement.
"No, last night Leo's mom and Jason both told me I needed to give Leo some space, so that's what i've been trying to do." DJ explained.
"Oh god." Percy said as he looked at the other two sitting parallel to him. "DJ, Leo thinks your mad at him. I told him you wanted space." Percy said.
"Oh god is right Percy. DJ, Leo thinks that you think he's ugly." Piper said to DJ, DJ's jaw dropped at this. All he was trying to do was give him some space.
"Are you guys kidding me? I can hardly stay away from him, but apparently i've been too clingy…" DJ said pointing daggers at Jason, who had told him the same the night before.
"Where is he, I gotta talk to him before things get bad." DJ asked, getting ready to leave.
"He went home, he was feeling sick. Oh! But he did draw a very nice picture of you in Photo and Film." Piper said to DJ, whom after hearing the first part, sat down.
"Shit. Now I have to wait until after school to see him." DJ said, slamming his head into the lunch table. "Remind me to never take anyone else's advice about dating. Because it's fucking my love life up." DJ said, his head pressed into the table. Piper and Percy stared at Jason. Jason looked at them back, not knowing what he did.
"What!?"
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After school, Jason dropped off DJ at Leo's house. DJ immediately ran to the front door and knocked, he was met by a very angry looking hispanic woman that looked liked Leo.
"What did you do?" Ms. Valdez said looking at him. DJ was lost, but he felt like he knew why she was angry. "He's been crying since I got him in the car. I knew he wasn't sick, now I know he's not sick. What happened?" She asked DJ, who sat on the porch stairs.
"That's just it. I haven't done anything yet. Actually, theres a lot of things i'd like to do to him. But everyone has been telling me to give him some space. I did just that today. But then, I go to lunch and every tells me that Leo thought I wanted some space from him, and that he thought that I thought he was ugly or something and GAH! Why does my life have to be so hard." DJ said, raising his hands to the air.
"Ay dios mío! You boys will be the death of me. Here." Ms. Valdez said, holding up a small brass lock pick. "Go to his room and try to explain that. I knew there was a misunderstanding." She said, rolling her eyes and letting him in.
DJ ran up the stairs to Leo's room. He knocked on Leo's door.
"Not now Mom, I don't feel good…" Leo said drearily. DJ knocked again, then he heard a large sigh. The door opened, Leo took one look, and the door was promptly shut again.