Wes's POV
It was weird enough liking Joven, but BEING with him? That was...different. Joven had breathed on me in the fanfiction video, and I'd given him a weird look. But now, he was breathing on me, snoring, and I barely gave it a second thought. He snored rather quietly, small puffs of air in and out. I couldn't sleep. Tomorrow was the big day, the day we tell everyone about us.
Joven woke me up in the morning. It had been a whole week since our first kiss. It took me so long to stop flinching when he put his hand near my face. We've been roomates for a while, and had our share of fights that turned physical. When I brought this up, he instantly looked guilty and promised no more hitting.
"Wes, are you ready,"Joven shouted.
"Yeah, just minute,"I yelled back.
"You are NOT,"Joven snapped.
He was standing at the doorway, smiling playfully, and I blushed.
"Do I HAVE to go,"I joked.
He sighed and walked over to put his arm around me.
"Wes, they're our friends,"He said,"You'll be fine, okay?"
"Yeah,"I said with little confidence.
"Good,"He said, kissing me on the cheek,"Now hurry up. You have TEN minutes."
He left. I got dressed and met him in the car. It wasn't that I was embarrassed to be with Joven: he's a great guy. It was just...the judgement, the ridicule, or maybe even betrayal from our friends.
Anthony was already at the studio. I tried to run off the the editing room, but Joven stopped me.
"Where's the others,"Joven asked.
"On their way,"Anthony answered,"Ready for another Game Bang?"
Joven smiled.
"Totally,"He said,"But wh...can we have a meeting real quick? All of us?"
"Uh, sure,"Anthony said,"Any particular reason."
"It's just...very important,"Joven said.
Soon, the rest of the crew-Sohinki, Mari, Lasercorn, Flitz and Ian- got there. We met in the usual meeting room.
"What did you want Joven,"Anthony asked.
Joven went toward the front of the room, signaling for me to follow. I followed and stood by him.
"You guys are my friends,"Joven started,"I...thought you should know. Wes?"
No! Dammit! Don't put me on the spot like this! I took a deep breath and exhaled, shuddering.
"Joshua and I...are dating."
I didn't look at a single one of them, but I heard them. I heard the gasps, the stifled laughter. I KNEW this would happen, they wouldn't accept us. I glanced at Joven, who looked angry, then I left the room. I went into the editing room and locked the door.
Joven's POV
I could kill Lasercorn for laughing.
"Joven..."Someone said.
"I have to go talk to him,"I said.
I found Wes in the editing room and knocked on the door.
"Go away,"He shouted.
"You can't stay in there forever,"I said.
"Yes I can,"He corrected,"Now go away."
"Let me talk to him,"A voice said.
I turned to see Lasercorn.
"What do YOU want,"I demanded.
"I scared him off,"Lasercorn said,"Maybe I can cheer him up."
Wes's POV
I saw Lasercorn-David- knocking on the door, so I let him in.
"Look Wes,"He said,"I wanted to apologize."
"For what?"
"Laughing,"He said.
"That was you?"
"Yeah,"He admitted,"I thought you were joking at first. Then I saw Joven's face, and how you ran out like that."
"I didn't want to tell,"I said,"But Joven put me on the spot, he..."
"I'm sure he didn't mean to embarrass you like that,"He interrupted,"Jov..Joshua is a good guy. He's a really terrific friend."
"Yeah,"I agreed,"Well, I was afraid."
"Afraid?"
"I didn't think you guys would accept me...us."
"Well I do,"He said,"I'm happy for you guys. Really, I am."
"What about the others?"
"Let's go see."
I followed him out the door, and the others stood outside the meeting room. I stood by Joven, while David went back with the group.
"Congradulations, you guys,"Anthony said happily.
The rest of the group murmered in agreement. Joven put his arm around my shoulder. They accepted us, and that's all I could really ask for.
