ethereal

chapter 1

Ryan P.O.V.

  I smirked at Don, "Dare..." She smiled, "I dare you to sing a Taylor Swift song." I glared at her, "Which one?" Donna-Marie giggled, "Any song you choose." I looked down at the ground, "Say you'll remember me, standing in a nice dress, staring at the sunset babe. Red lips and rosy cheeks, say you'll see me again, even if it's just in your wildest dreams, ah ha. Wildest dreams ah ha." My cheeks were bright red, shame filled my veins as I thought that they were going to laugh at me. Noah started clapping a little, then Cloud and Don, I was still super embarrassed. I wiped my face, "Uh, Cloud... Truth or Dare?" Cloud looked sheepish, "Truth?" I smiled a little, "If you could sleep with a porn star, who would it be?" His cheeks turned bright pink, his eyes wide- Donna-Marie glared at me, I started laughing. Cloud straightened up, a mischievous look in his eyes, "Only one?" Don punched his arm, all of us started laughing. "Megan Rain, Bailey Brooke, or maybe Tori Black." I nodded, "Good choices..." Cloud laughed a little, "Noah, Truth or Dare?" The boy smiled, "Let's go with dare..." Cloud thought for a second, "I dare you to make Ryan hard." Noah grinned, holy shit why does my stomach feel weird? 

  I snapped out of my thoughts and glared at Cloud, "No fucking chance buddy." I turned towards Noah, "If you put your hands on me I'll go feral." Noah burst out laughing, clutching at his stomach. Cloud laughed as well, "Jesus man it was a joke." Ryan glared a storm at Cloud, cracking his knuckles, "You better watch it buddy, it wasn't funny." Cloud's face paled a little, "It won't happen again." I grinned, "Thank you."

Noah P.O.V.

  I changed my clothes, and laid in bed, mulling over everything that happened today. I still couldn't comprehend that Donna-Marie would tell Ryan about my parents, no one was supposed to know. Only Naryssa, Don, and Anthony, and maybe Cloud, but that was it. Why does Donna-Marie always spill my secrets?

~A Couple Days Later~

  I was walking to Cheer Practice with Cassidy, "Have you seen the new cheer member? She is so nice, her name is Sylvia-Lynn... But she says to call her Sylvie for short." I shook my head, "I haven't met her yet, but from what Sadie has said, she's a real sweetheart." We made our way to the field, a girl with long black hair saw us and walked over, "Are you Noah Parker?" I nodded, "Yes I am, and who are you?" She smiled brightly, "Hi, I'm Sylvia-Lynn, but you can call me Sylvie!" I smiled softly, "Welcome to my cheer squad sweetheart." She squealed, even though her voice was kind of deep. It was really cute, I want to be her best friend. "Alright girls, lets get in formation!"

  After cheer practice, I was walking home with Donna-Marie, "Hey Donny, why did you tell Ryan about my parents?" She bit her lip, "I'm sorry baby, I didn't mean to." I shook my head, "You always spill my secrets, like what the hell." Donna-Marie flushed a dark pink, "I don't know, I'm sorry." She reached out and grabbed my hand, "He was the one who asked about your home life and it slipped out. But the weirdest thing was that his eyes held a fire that set them ablaze." My head quirked to the side in confusion, my thoughts were filled with the boy.

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Third Person P.O.V

  Ryan sat next to Cloud as they waited for their friends to come home, "Hey Ry, isn't it creepy how Mr. Gordon constantly stares at Noah?" Cloud's face was turned in disgust, "His eyes always land on him and he licks his fucking lips like a creep." Ryan scowled, "Noah blows him to get good grades... He told me about it- It makes me feel sick to my stomach." Cloud gagged at the image of the sweet kid on his knees for an old man, "Oh Jesus, I did not need to know that. He's like my brother." Ryan laughed a little at his best friend's antics while Donna-Marie and Noah entered looking very confused.

  Noah sat down on the bean bag chair next to the fish tank, taking out his notebook. While Donna-Marie sat next to Cloud, she grabbed her Math textbook and highlighter. They studied in silence for a good two hours, Noah had his headphones in listening to Time Pass Through on repeat. He sneaked small glances at Ryan, and Ryan always smiled a little at the other boy.