Leos P.O.V
Ben saved me, and I found out he was gay, and I sort of felt this way about him anyways... "So you're gay?" I said with a small smirk. "Yeah.. Why?" He asked. I didn't say anything in response, I just pulled him closer to me, and I kissed him. When we separated, I we both just stood for a second, our faces both heating up, and turning red. "I- I'm sorry, I shouldn't-" He grabbed my waist and lassoed me into a hug, and another kiss. We stayed like that for a while, kissing and holding each other. Then the bell rang. "We should go, Molly is gonna hate us both if we're late." He chuckled softly, still holding my waist. "Yeah. I know, but-" "Later, Leo. She has shotguns for eyes." We both laughed, rinsed the blood off of our faces, and walked out of the washroom. We started to walk back to the science room to get our stuff, but Molly and Vera met us halfway, holding both of our things. Vera carried mine and her own, while Molly carried Bens and her own. "Mr. Zjeri was getting worried about you guys." Molly laughed, Vera seemed stern, and Ben stayed quiet, until Molly handed him his things. "Thank you Molly." He chimed. "You're in a great mood." Molly said slyly, "What gives?" We laughed. "What? I'm not allowed to be?" Ben remarked. "Why the fuck aren't you with Tristan?" Vera mumbled. "Long story," Ben started. "We've got time." Molly added. After Ben and I told them the entire story, excluding the part where we kissed, Molly marched us down to the principal to tell him. "Where is Tristan now?" He asked. "Probably still passed out on the floor in the bathroom.." Ben whispered "Sorry about that.." "Don't be." Our principal stated, "I'm proud of you for defending yourself, and Leo. You did good Ben." I smiled. "So he's not suspended?" Molly asked, seemingly happy. "Of course not, it was self-defense." He smiled. "I'll have school security get Tristan and bring him home. They can explain to his parents." Molly and I smiled, and I saw a sort of smile on Veras face as well. As Ben was talking to the principal about Tristans group, I realised something. "Molly! We gotta go!" I grabbed her hand, and ran out of the building.
Bens P.O.V
I walked out of the principals office with Vera, and we noticed that neither Molly, nor Leo, were anywhere to be seen. "Where the fuck..?" I whispered. "They have dance class." Vera shrugged it off, and started to walk away. "Coming with?" She turned to me. "Okay." I mumbled "Where we goin'?" "To their dance studio. I mean, I have nothing better to do." We grabbed our bags and started to walk down the street. "So why are you even talking to Leo?" Vera spoke quietly, as we walked along the few side streets plastered around town. "Because Tristan is an ass. When he hurt Leo, something snapped in me, why the fuck were we doing anything to him?" I responded, "Now I just feel like I need to protect him, even if it means getting myself hurt, or losing all of my 'friends'" I said the last word with air quotes around it. "Yeah. They're all assholes, sorry for judging you based on them.." She looked down, "It's fine. I'm with you guys now anyways." I rubbed the back of my neck. We approached a small building, there were only about 20 people inside. Vera and I were greeted by a young woman, looking in her mid-late twenties. "Miss aloe Vera," She joked, "Molly and Leo are somewhere around here. I see you've brought a friend. What's your name young man?" She reached out to shake my hand. "Ben. Ben Sheer." I shook her hand and she smiled, "A friend of Molly and Leo as well?" I nodded. "Like I said, they're somewhere." She laughed. "Welcome to our dance haven." I stared in awe around the main room. It was small, but they had so many things. There was a stage at the opposite end of where Vera and I were standing, and there were mats and bars all around the room. "Leo likes the silks room, and Molly is normally with him." "Silks?" I asked, following Vera into a smaller section of the facility. We walked into a room that had five silk ropes hanging from the ceiling. "What are these for?" I asked, "YEAH LEO!" She yelled, running over to the base of one of the silks. I walked after her. Leo was dangling from the silks, doing flips, sharp turns, and other tricks. He dropped off of the silk, and landed on the mesh nets at the base. "Vera! You made me falllll." He joked. "Bull! It was Mollys fault!" Leo coughed, and pointed to Molly who was also doing tricks on the silk ropes. "Shit. STILL HER FAULT!" Vera screamed. Molly fell when she heard Vera scream. "Vera!!" She yelled back, Vera and I just stood there laughing. "I take it you two are friends now?" Molly asked walking over, Leo threw her a bottle of water. "Yeah. He's okay." Vera shrugged. Molly and Leo laughed. "Leo! My little star!~" the woman from the front walked into the silk room. "I'm not a star Ms. Verona." "Yes you are. Stop doubting yourself my small star!" She ruffled Leos hair. "Here, try to twist all the way around." Ms. Verona climbed the silks and twisted fully around, halfway with her legs attached, halfway with her arms. "Ms. Verona..?" I smirked. "She's your mom, isn't she Vera." I asked. She just looked away from me, and Molly laughed. "Yeah. She's great, Vera just hates is because she's never home." I looked at Vera, and she just shrugged. "Now you try Leo." Ms. Verona said, coming down from the silks. "Okay.. Half arms, half legs.." Leo kept repeating to himself as he climbed, and he nailed it. I'm not just saying that because I love him. "See, you are a star." I said as he climbed down. "Shut up Mr sports star." He stood on his tip toes to ruffle my hair. "How tall are you..?" He asked seeming defeated. "5'11" "Not fair.." He mumbled. "Just fucking kiss~" Molly and Vera laughed. "Wha-" Leos face turned bright red, and I laughed. "We know you two are into each other, so kiss." Vera smiled. "We already did~" I said, staring at Leo. He punched my arm as he turned red, I pretended it hurt. "Asshole. I didn't want them to know..." He mumbled. "Sorry tiny~" I teased. "You suckkkkk." Leo whined, grabbing my arm. "Want us to leave or what?" Molly laughed. "Why? It's not like-!" I leaned down and kissed Leo, I felt him go limp in my arms for a second, then he struggled to stand back up. Molly, Vera and I laughed as Leo fidgeted in my arms. "I hope you guys know you're cute as fuck together." Vera chimed. "I agree." Molly laughed. Leo hid his face in my sweater, I could tell he was the reddest I'd seen him so far. "Calm down, seriously." I laughed. "Nobody else-" He cut me off by kissing me. Then I turned red, and Molly and Vera just laughed again. Leo and I both sat there, beat red, and Molly and Vera joined us in laughing. It was a great day.
Leos P.O.V
Molly and I finished our dance class and changed, Ben and Vera waited at the exit. We walked down the main streets this time, it was a horrible idea to take the side streets in the evening. We walked back to my apartment, all four of us. "Sleeeepppoovveerr?" Vera asked, as soon as we walked in. I sighed. I can't say no to her. "Fine. You know where you shit is." I laughed, flopping onto the couch. Molly and Vera left to go set up the guest room, and I sat with Ben. When he sat down, I grabbed his hand, not knowing why. "Pfft. You clingy little monster~" He laughed. "I'm not clingy." I giggled, leaning over his lap, and kissing him. I held him there for a minute, I just wanted to feel his embrace. He was rough, but gentle, and I loved it. We separated only for breath, then we lunged into each other again. I had a feeling Molly and Vera knew, because they didn't leave their room for a good 20 minutes. In those 20 minutes, I managed to maneuver my hands up the sides of Bens shirt. I found one of his weak points. He started pushing me away, but I kept my hands there, just moving them up and down his sides. He bit his lip, "Leo. Fuck off." He laughed, as did I. I took my hands out of his shirt, and kissed him again. "Okay, you guys haven't even said you're dating yet." Vera laughed, walking outside her room in her pyjamas. "We aren't." Ben mentioned, and my smiled tilted a little. Of fucking course he noticed. "Well," He started. "Think about it. We haven't gone on a proper date, our first kiss was today in a highschool bathroom, and neither of us have even asked, Leo." The three of us laughed, Molly was still getting changed. We turned on my crappy Wii-U, and turned on super smash bros. I had four pro controllers, so that's what we used. Molly came out of her room and walked towards us all. "Did I miss much?" She giggled, sitting down on the floor and grabbing her controller. "Just Leo trying to get laid." Vera, Molly, and Ben laughed, and I turned bright red. We played a round of smash brothers, then minecraft, then, a weird sports game. We all laughed and played games for as long as we could, then Ben got a phone call. "Yeah?" he answered. His voice, shaky and quiet. I was gonna ask who it was, then he put his finger over his lips, telling us to be quiet. "Okay.... Yeah I get it...." he hung up. "Who was it?" Vera asked, her smile faltering. "My- My mom." Ben began to tear up. I lunged for him, his tears staining my shirt as I hugged him. "What happened?" I asked, tightening my arms around him. "Someone told her I- I'm...." He stuttered. "Someone told her Im gay." He finally choked out. I sat up, covering my mouth and starting to cry as well. "She's not... She isn't happy..." Ben wiped his tears away. "N- No big deal. She didn't disown me or an- anything." He stuttered. He was holding back tears, he didn't want me to see him cry. "Let's just try to get over it. Anyone up for a team smash round?" Molly asked, trying to be the postitive one of the group. "Yeah.. Yeah sure." Ben said calmly. He picked up his controller, and looked at me. He wiped my tears, and then said with a smirk. "You're going down Leo." I laughed in return, "Other way around." I unwrapped my arms from him, and we played more games.
Bens P.O.V
I can't believe my mom knew. Who told my mom? What was she gonna do to me? What would my sisters say? I shook the thoughts out of my head, and kept playing games with everyone. In the back of my subconcious, however, the voice was still nagging at me. "She hates you." It started. "So do Emily and Scarlett. They all hate you." I ignored it. I was right where I wanted to be. With my old best friend, my boyfriend, and just with people who cared about me. That's all I'd ever wanted.
After we played a bit more of smash brothers, Molly and Vera scampered back into their room, leaving Leo and I alone. "They're right." He mumbled. "Right about what?" I tilted my head, staring at him, was something wrong? "We aren't dating. But we love each other.. We should be.." he mumbled quietly. "Well then," I smiled.
"Lets go on a date."
~A.N
HeYy so shit is bad xD Im going through a highschool transition course currently, to get used to my new school. ThAtS nOt a GoOd eXcUsE. Anyways, I'll also be going on vacation the first week of August, since we start school in September here. I love you guys and TySm for the support on this story.
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Teen FictionHigh School is rough for everyone, especially if you're a transgender and gay boy. Leo gets so much criticism for being transgender and gay at his age, but it's who he is. People set his self esteem so low, and he raised it once again up high, just...