Derrick + Miles (boyxboy)

CHARACTERS

DERRICK FOSTER:16 years old (12/01/02) ; 10th grader; captain of the basketball team; all around good guy; in the closet

MILES GRANT:15 years old (06/30/03) ; 10th grader; smartest kid in school; loves music; openly gay (to friends)

MARISSA TAYLOR:15 years old (07/29/03); 10th grader; captain of the cheerleading squad; kind to everyone

SEAN PRICE: 15 year old (01/23/03); 10th grader; head of the school newspaper; very nosey; openly gay

TROY FOSTER:16 years old (11/21/02); co captain of the basketball team; has a crush on Marissa;

BRENDA DAVENPORT FOSTER: Derrick's mother; nurse; harboring a horrible secret from her family;

BRIAN FOSTER: Derrick's dad; mechanic; very kind; loves his family more than anything in this world

TORIA "TORI" FOSTER:Derrick's sister; 14 years old (02/14/04); loves to dance; obsessed with Love and Hip Hop

KELDRIC ANDERSON: Brenda's nephew; he and his mom Selita move back to Manhattan from New Jersey after his parents divorced; 17 years old (03/21/01); 11th grader; part time DJ; is very close to Derrick

PATRICIA "TRICIA" STEVENS GRANT:Miles' beloved mother; social worker; loves her family unconditionally

ROLAND GRANT:Miles' playful dad; teacher and basketball coach; worries about Miles a lot

MILAN GRANT: Miles' brother; 14 years old (07/12/04); 9th grader; loves anime and video games; has eyes for Tori Foster; very straightforward.

GARRETT PORTER: Tricia's nephew; 15 years old (04/02/03); twin brother to Dylan; he and Dylan come to live with The Grants after his Mom dies; very nosey; very smart; outgoing; loves to smoke weed

DYLAN PORTER: Garrett's twin brother; 15 years old (04/02/03); he and Garrett come to live with The Grants after his mom dies; very nosey; smokes weed; loves to party; can be moody at times; tells it how it is no matter who it hurts.

JENSEN GRANT: Brian's 26 year old brother (06/07/92); moves back to Manhattan from Albany after a bad break up; has a wild sense of humor; loves to paint and draw.