Him

He stood in my eye, but I wasn't even on his radar. The first day of school and he was already late. I didn't know I loved him, I just knew I wanted him.

He sat down just behind me and I said hello in my usual tone, cheery and welcoming. A few friends joked about how nice I was to the late student.

"Just give your new friend your number so we can get back to class!" One laughed.

I just smiled and turned my chair around to see the boy. I didn't even know his name. "You're my best friend now." I said to him as I wrote down my number. Not once did it even cross my mind that this could be a bad idea.

"Umm... Ok?" He didn't know what to think. Walks in, sits down, and he's getting someone's number before the professor can even continue class. He probably wasn't expecting it. Especially not from a guy.

I was paying attention to class, I always am, when I heard someone talking to him. Someone said his name. Aiden. It was cute, I liked it. Somehow I was still being an idiot, and somehow I still didn't know why I wanted him.

You're just lonely, I thought. You've never had a BEST friend before, so it's ok to want one now.

He actually did call me. Aiden and I spent time together and learned more about each other as we did. Apparently he didn't have a lot of close friends either. He also wasn't going to call the random kid that threw a number his way, but something told him to call anyways. I had to thank it when I found that little voice in his head.

Aiden was a bit of a dork. He played computer games, but he'd never be called a gamer. He listened to music, but he'd never get involved. He likes anime, but animation was never something to look for in his future. Aiden was kinda open. He didn't have a lot to look for.

Why did I want him? I liked this boy I didn't know, and I didn't even know why. What was I looking for in him? I mean, we were completely opposites at first glance. I was tired and he was energetic. I was outgoing and he preferred to keep to himself. I ate everything in sight and he didn't really eat at all. I was tall, and to be honest, he was super short. Why did I want him? We did have one thing in common.

He was like me. More specifically, he likes the same things as me. More, more specifically, he liked guys. He was gay.

SCORE!

I followed him even when he didn't love me in that way. I wanted to be with him. He got angry at me sometimes, but Aiden made me better. He made me stronger. He made me feel something I hadn't felt before. Unbound love.