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The boy from the party glances around the room. He doesn't look nervous at all. I wonder if hes actually shitting his pants or if hes just super confident. Finally his gaze lands on me. We make direct eye contact and for the first time since he stepped in the room I see his expression change. His smile falters for a second before returning to all its glory.  He tears his eyes away from me continuing his inspection of the room.

Mrs. Stevens tells him " there is a seat beside Luca in the back, Luca raise your hand so Noah knows where you are." 

Noah. 

Rolling my eyes I half raise my hand. He saunters over and sits down beside me. 

"Hey, Im Noah."

Oh so thats how we gon play this? Like we didnt fuck two weeks ago? Bitch, you about to see how petty I can be. No dick is that good.

I dont even glace over to him as I put my airpods back in and look towards the front turning up my Ariana playlist in the process. Lord knows I need my queen Ariana right about now. 

Noah doesn't try to talk to me for the rest of the period and I am able to make it through the day without having another class with him. Finally the first day is over and the fun begins. Tryouts are today. Of course I dont have to tryout, being captain and all, but I still need to be there to see the new recruits. 

I walk into the locker room and strip off my shirt. My teammates walk in and we start catching up. They tell me about all the hot girls they fucked and I steer the attention away from me when they ask if I hooked up with anyone over the break. I also make sure my eyes dont linger on any one of them for longer than normal. Sure their my teammates, basically brothers, but that doesn't mean that they arent attractive. Especially Elias. Hes tall, broad shoulders and lean muscle. He has dark hair and brown eyes due to his Asian heritage. I think his mom is Taiwanese and his dad is white. Cant be sure though. Anyways, hes like super hot. Shit Im looking too long. Look away!!! Crisis averted. Elias was one of the reasons I knew I was definitely into boys. We have always been friends because we have played volleyball together since elementary school. We never became as close as Lex and I but still Id say hes one of my best friends. When we were younger I had a crush on him. He was nice to me and I fell for him quickly. Eventually I moved on but he will always be my first real crush.

I hear a hush in conversation as someone walks into the lockeroom. Noah stands in the doorway, obviously a bit startled that we all stopped what we were doing to look at him. Coughing awkwardly he looks over to me, a pleading look in his eyes. I sigh and then say, " cmon guys, hurry up, two laps when your done."

"Aye aye cap," Elias says mocking a salute at me and putting his shirt on. 

When I look back at Noah I catch him looking at my chest. Im not super muscular or anything but I have some definition and Im in good shape. What can I say? Volleyball keeps me looking hot. He blushes when he notices that hes been caught. I raise an eyebrow and he scuttles away to go get changed.

When everyone is ready to go and has run the warm up laps I start them on a few easy drills. Noah is the only new player. I gotta admit, hes brave. I dont know if I would have the courage to come into a gym full of people who have played together for years and try to join them. Hes actually pretty good. Nothing amazing but definitely good enough to play with us. 

"Ok boys, lets scrimmage for the last little bit, Ill set this side and Jamie you go on the other."

Jamie is the secondary setter on the team, myself being the first. Hes shorter than the rest of the team, the teams baby brother basically. Hes super innocent, with his light brown curls and dark puppy dog eyes. We protect him at all costs. Hes actually in tenth grade but we pulled him up because hes almost as good as me. Not quite, but almost.

I split the team up as evenly as I can. Elias ends up on my team because he prefers my sets to Jamie's, just our bond I guess. Noah goes to Jamie's team. Hes trying out for a right side position. We always need more right side players. Everyone always wants to be a left side but teams always seem to be in need of right sides. Noah's decision is a smart one.

The practice game starts and our team serves first. The other side gets a good pass and Jamie sets to Noah. As if in slow motion I see Noah start his approach and jump. He soars through the air, blond hair ruffling and green eyes full of determination. I realize too late that the ball has already been smashed on our side. Woah. That was hot.

"Your on the team." I hear myself say.

He smiles at me and the team gathers around to congratulate him. Elias looks at me weirdly before shaking his head. I give him a questioning expression but he just mouths the word "later" at me. Im a little anxious about what Elias is thinking but Im not going to stress about it right now, I have a practice to run. 

After practice wraps up the boys head to the locker room while I stay behind. I want to get some extra serves in. My serves are already the best on the team but you dont stay the best without extra practice. As I land yet another jump float I hear someone approaching. Elias stands at the edge of the court looking like he wants to talk. 

"Why are you being weird?" I ask as I go to shag up a few balls. 

"I saw you."

"Saw me what? Set you an amazing ball? Serve a killer float?"

"Checking him out"

" I dont know what you think you saw but-"

"Stop. I dont want you to lie to me. Im not mad or anything."

"Im not lying."

"Luca you can talk to me, we've been friends since forever, thats not going to change just because your gay."

"Im not fucking gay Elias! Maybe your gay, your so concerned about who Im looking at apparently."

I start to storm away, leaving the nets for Elias to take down.

"Luca I-"

"Just fucking leave me alone Elias!" I shout at him as I slam the gym door behind me. I race to my car. Thankful that my siblings found a ride home earlier and they arent waiting for me. I get in and drive a few streets away from the school. Pulling over I finally allow the tears to come. 

Why did I get so angry at him? Im such a fuckup. Hes my friend, he wasn't mad or judgmental. He was trying to be there for me. I was just so scared. Nobody can know. Elias can not know. 

I cry for a few more minutes until my breathing returns to normal. When its safe to do so I continue my drive home. I walk inside and greet my mom. I tell her that tryouts were great and everyone loves the new guy. I smile and I laugh and I help her make dinner. After cleaning up I go take a shower and crawl into my bed. I lay awake for hours. My mind is racing but at the same time it feels so empty. The night slowly turns into morning and still I am awake. My alarm goes off at seven and I get up to get ready for school.

Lex better bring me coffee.

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