Crossing the line

Chapter 1

Have you ever woken up one day feeling something you couldn't explain? Because I have. I mean. I knew the feeling. But I had never felt it the way I have now.
You're probably wondering 'who is this chick?' Well my name is theodosia, but everyone calls me Theo. I mean, who names their kid Theodosia! I mean seriously mum! It's the 21st century. Anyways back to the story.
It's the start of year seven and all of my friends are in a different house. I have no one from my primary school in my class this year except for my two greatest enemies, Reyna and Lucy.
You all know how there is always that one kid who tries to get along with everyone, the book nerd who wears glasses and always has her chocolate brown hair up in a messy bun, and who is the total buzz kill that shuts down any swearing? Well that used to be me. Not anymore. Well not fully anyway. And Reyna and Lucy? They were the primary school bullies who had everyone wrapped around their finger, and who hated the kids like me.
I could tell straight away that this year was gonna be one hell of a ride.
My bestie annabeth, with her long brown hair, electric blue eyes and bubbly attitude, who I've know since kindergarten, was put into red house and I was put into blue house. Our other friends were put into yellow house, but their not important to this story. Yeah sure, I miss them and wish we saw each other more but hey, life is life and these things happen.
Me and annabeth tried to stick together as much as possible in our new school. We caught the bus together each morning and afternoon, ate lunch together and did basically everything beside class together.
Things started changing and I felt different by the time week 3 of school arrived. Now, growing up in a household where you learn nothing about what queer or gay or lesbian or things like that mean, it's hard to understand what I was feeling.
I had know this girl for most of my life and have had no attraction to her whatsoever, and then out of the blue... Boom! Feelings.
At first I took it for missing her since I never got to see her as much as I used to anymore, and that it would just go away. But no. Weeks. and then a month. and then a whole term went by and a still felt this way.
I had never told anyone in the hopes that it would just go away, and that I wouldn't end up ruining our 8 year long friendship. And then finally, finally they went away. To be honest with you, I'm not even sure if I was happy that the feelings had left.
Well, that was until I met her.
Rue.
I was just reading my favourite book series and fangirling over the gay couple because they were so cute together, when I saw her. I always waited by red houses lockers for annabeth, and rue had a locker close to the front of the locker bay. I had never seen her before, with her two loose brunette ponytails hanging over her shoulders, even tho I spent the start of every break waiting for Annabeth. I could never get over the fact that my best friend had the same name as my favourite fictional character.
As she was putting her books into her locker something caught my eye. She had 'House of Hades' in her hand. That was the previous book to the one I was reading! Now I'm not really that social, but I have never come across someone who has read Rick Riordan's books before and I didn't want to miss my chance.
"Um hi. That's a really great book. It's one of my favourites. Rick Riordan is such a great author. Annabeth is my absolute favourite character."
Way to blow it Theo. You try and make a friend but all you end up doing is standing there awkwardly rambling on about a book. Typical.
The girl just looked up and smiled. "I know right! Uncle Rick is my favourite Author. And i love Annabeth. She's so amazing."
We ended up going full on fangirl when we talked about the books. Finally Annabeth arrived and i said bye to the girl. I had to admit. She was kinda cute.

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Me and Annabeth walked into the theatre at our school together and took our seats next to our new friends Toph, Mor and Sarah. Toph and Mor were identical twins and it took me three weeks until i could easily tell them apart. We had met the girls within the first two weeks of musical rehearsals. I had a real habit of becoming friends with brunettes. A few seats down was this boy from my class. He was super cute and i had the biggest crush on him. His blond hair always dangled over his storm grey eyes and freckled cheeks.
"Ooooo Theo's got a crush on Sam Theo's got a crush on Sam" Sarah started to whisper into my ear. I glare at my friend and the other three join in the chant. I'm so glad none of them were in blue house or else they never would have left me alone!
"Oh my god guys! Shut up before he hears you!" I hiss at my four closest friends. Yeah sure i had only known three of them for only two months, but I hadn't felt this close to anyone since my middle years at primary school. It wasn't like i had fully opened up to the girls or anything (well except Annabeth, we had known each other since we were 4) but i felt that i was actually accepted somewhere and not just known as the annoying book nerd who sat in the corner and read all day.
Throughout the whole of rehearsals that day, my three besties made sure that i was partnered up with Sam, to my great annoyance and embarrassment, and would always giggle every time we had to hold Hans for a dance step. Boy those girls were insufferable. But hey if they weren't insufferable and annoying were wold all the fun be.

I wanna say thx to my bestie Slowpez666 because is she hadnt of told me to read her gay story I wouldn't have written this one. So thx girl. Hope you all like the story 😁