Debido a que trató de defender a uno de sus compañeros de clase, Noah es ahora víctima de acoso escolar por parte del equipo de baloncesto. Su vida es un infierno hasta que un nuevo estudiante llega a su escuela. A pesar de su apariencia despreocupada y baja estatura, Ryu, tiene habilidades impresionantes para la defensa personal. Noah impresionado por estas habilidades, tratará de convencerlo para que le enseñe a defenderse, pero ¿a cambio de qué?. Esta es una historia sobre los lazos que creamos con las personas, ya sean lazos de amistad, amor o familia y como estos lazos nos llevan a encontrar nuestro verdadero hogar en el mundo.

Matt has a poster of a girl in a bikini above his bed. Cash Ryder has the scores for every one of Mozart's pieces glued to his walls. Matt plays soccer. Cash Ryder hates organized sports. Matt has two best friends. Cash Ryder hangs around with the kids who ride motorcycles on the weekends. Matt's family is conservative. Cash Ryder's arms are covered in tattoos. Matt meets Cash Ryder. Matt never thinks his life is ordinary again.

WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION When Elliot Goldman meets his sweet and charming new lab partner, Jordan Hughes, suddenly high school doesn't seem so bad. For the first time ever, Elliot can't wait to get to chemistry class... ***** Smart, good looking and charismatic, Jordan opens Elliot's eyes to the possibilities around him and gives him butterflies like nobody else does. Jordan isn't exactly the kind of person Elliot's used to having as a lab partner, but when they start acing their assignments, life is suddenly about more than boring lectures, bad cafeteria nachos, or relentless bullying. And then one night, the butterflies start to make sense - the trouble is, now nothing else does. As Elliot begins to figure out how he really feels about Jordan, he realizes that sometimes the last thing you are expecting is the one thing you need the most. [[word count: 40,000-50,000 words]]