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As they pulled up to the auditorium, Theo glanced at all the people, laughing, walking in.
So many people.
He looked over at Liam, who gulped fearfully.
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Theo laughed, bringing the cigarette closer to his lips. "Brett listen, we know all about your little crush Lydia but you've seen who she hangs around. One step near her and her gal pal....whats her name?"
"Allison Argent" Garrett offered helpfully.
"Right, her! She'll bring out her war veteran daddy's big guns. I'd be scared if I were you, She's real protective of her. Thick as theives they are, aren't they?" He chuckled.
"Besides, with you're looks, you could pull any other girl you want, or guy for that matter" Theo added, more softly.
"What do you mean?" Brett spat, after looking fearful for a second. "You think I'm some kinda f-?"
"I'm not saying you are" Theo interrupted "But even if you were yknow there's nothing wrong with being one of em, right?".
"Yeah sure there isn't anything wrong with being one of the rainbow freaks" Brett said, venomously .Theo felt a dropping sensation in his stomach, as Garret and Josh laughed.
"What was I thinking?" He thought, kicking stones across the pavement as he walked home.
"They would never-"
"Somebody help!!" Theo whipped around, hearing desperate shrieks coming from an alley behind him.
"What THE FUCK is going on here?!" Theo thundered, standing at the mouth of the alley.
Two teenagers sprinted away before he could recognise them.
"You okay?" He asked, helping the boy up. As he brushed away his brown hair, Theo saw his face.
"Dunbar?" Theo asked, incredulously. "What?"
"What?" Liam shot back, stupidly.
"What happened?"
"What do you mean 'what happened'? I got beat up in an alleway and now the Theo fucking Raeken's my 'knight in shining armour'" He spat, not realising the implied meaning.
Theo grinned "Sure I am, princess. But you still didn't answer my question. What did you..." He said, gesturing to Liams face. "What did you do to get your face caved in?"
Liam mumbled something incoherently under his breath.
"Sorry, didn't catch that" Theo said, smirking.
"I'm a queer" Liam said quickly, preparing himself for a punch. But when it didn't come, he opened his eyes and said more slowly. "I'm-
I- like...fellas..a- and girls but mostly..."
"Oh" Theo said softly. Whatever answer he was expecting, this definitely wasn't it.
"Oh?" Liam chuckled nervously. "Is that a 'I will kill you right now oh' or a-"
"No! God no, its just...wow. That's brave...you're brave" He said, struggling to find the right words.
"Brave?" Liam asked, bewildered.
"Yeah y'know I mean, I can't imagine it's easy being...open?" Theo cringed at how foreign the words sounded in his mouth.
"That's great...I'm proud of you! I mean not of you its just crackin that you're...uhm...I'm...I'm gonna go now...home...now" He continued, fidgeting.
"Yeah. Yeah, you do that" Liam grinned, amused at the usually confident, snarky asshole now fumbling with his words.
"I'm yeah...I- . I'll see you around" Theo said, flashing him a small smile, about to walk away.
"Wait, Raeken! None of this happened, alright?" Liam said, suddenly nervous.
"Sure it didn't, pretty boy" Theo winked, his face splitting into a grin as he dissappeared around the corner.
Liam stared after him, confused. "What the fuck just happened?" He thought to himself, not noticing the small smile on his face.
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"Li, you do know we don't have to do this, right?" Theo said. "There are still ladies that don't have dates that we can-"
"No. No i want to do this, T" Liam whispered,
"Do you?"
"Of course I do" Theo said.
"Then let's do it" Liam said taking his hand and pressing it to his lips "Together".
Theo could only stare in awe as the blue eyed boy who had grown to be his world in just a few months, pulled him into the auditorium .