Love... Not Romance [BoyxBoy]

Second - Love that Only Grows Stronger

Never in my dreams did I even imagine that I would meet Him again, in the very school I would transfer to at that. It was like the universe was playing a grand prank on me. A prank that would certainly cause me my sanity.

I didn't know what to do.

"Jovan Niccolo Bellard, but everyone calls him Nico." Perry said. "He's one of the most popular kids in the whole campus. It's not surprising, being the only child of a rich business man."

What should I do, even his name was too attractive for me.

"Hey, are you alright?" Perry asked as we walked down the hall.

Nico continued on walking as well.

"I'm alright." I lied.

Nico passed by me, our shoulders almost touched. He had a very nice scent; it was very intoxicating for me. My heart almost stopped when he passed by me, fortunately, our eyes didn't meet. If it did, then my heart would've stopped altogether.

At that one short moment, all of my hard work, all of my efforts, all of the sufferings I went through just to forget what I feel for Nico was thrown out of the window. The love that I tried to forget really badly, the love that gave me so much pain in that short time felt it, that love came back to me.

It came back.

The love I tried so hard to fight came back.

Even stronger than before.

Focusing on classes was really difficult; all I could think of was Nico. Was he really the same guy I kissed by the lake? Maybe I was just imagining things... maybe I was mistaken... I really hoped that I was mistaken that time, but I also knew that it was Nico that I kissed.

I could never forget that face, those lips, and most importantly, that feeling in my chest when I was so close to him. It was him, it was definitely him. There was no use in running away from my own feelings anymore.

Right, I can finally admit it.

I love him.

I'm in love with him.

I love Jovan Niccolo Bellard.

Even though I don't really know him.

Even though he doesn't know that I even exist.

I still love him.

Accepting my own feelings wasn't easy. At that time, falling in love with another guy was still very unthinkable, a big mistake, but I chose to accept it. Yes, I do accept it, but it doesn't mean that I would not fight it.

I have no intention of staying in love with him, with another boy. So I decided; I would stay as far away as I can from Nico in hope that whatever I feel for him would just die down. I would work so hard to kill this love, that's what I decided to do.

"Here he is; the new guy that everyone is talking about." Suddenly, this very beautiful girl approached me in my seat. "I heard what you did at Michael's party last Saturday; you sure know how to make a grand entrance."

"Who?" I leaned closer to Perry who was on the seat beside me.

"Claire, don't scare Kyle." Perry said in his teasing tone.

"What do you mean scare him?" Claire complained. "By the way, I'm Claire Peters, Student Body Secretary, and I'm here to officially welcome you to Blue Rock High." Claire had the big charismatic smile on her face, and just looking at that bright smile would make anyone smile as well.

"Thank you, nice to meet you Claire." I replied as we shook hands. "I'm Kyle Andrew Stevenson, you can call me Kyle." I introduced myself and then smiled back at her.