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Newly improved chapter of DP.

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Also, I have decided that Daniel was from an Asian descent. His mother is korean and his father's an american. And when I swa Kyungsoo, I said, 'Yep, he's my Daniel.


[Daniel's P.O.V]

"Come on Jayden! We're gonna be late!" I yelled at Jayden from outside his room. I'm guessing he's down there, sleeping soundly on his bed and snoring like a Snorlax pokemon.This has definitely become a routine for the both of us ever since junior year. I don't know what happened but he just became more and more dependent on me.

Which is frankly worrisome especially since we're reaching college. He shouldn't be so nonchalant about time schedules and whatnot.

"Jayden!" I banged on his door again, losing temper and patience. I'm not his babysitter for god's sakes. "Okay that's it!" I said, finally losing my temper and kicking the door wide open. What greeted me was a sleeping giant who was tangled in his bedsheets with half of his body on the floor and half was clinging onto the bed stand. He's clearly balls deep into his dreams to not hear my yapping for the past fifteen minutes. "Jayden, wake up!" I said, irritated as I shook his bed vigorously.

But nothing. No signs of life over here.

What a fucking idiot.

I grabbed the ball sitting next to his bed and prepared to aim at his face. "Don't tell me I didn't warn you." I mumbled and threw the ball directly at his face. The ball bounced from his head back to me and this completely threw him off guard and gained consciousness.

"Wake up!" I yelled again, hugging the ball to my chest. This is such a chore and it pisses me off everytime. I didn't sign up for this and I certainly never asked for a big baby boy.

"Argh, fuck! What the hell dude?" He groaned, massaging his forehead that had a red mark etched in it from the basketball. I don't regret anything I did. He deserved that. "Why am I on the floor?" He asked, clearly confused and still half asleep.

"I have no idea and I don't want to know, Jayden. Come and get dressed! We're almost late for school!"

"Five minutes." He mumbled, as his eyes drifted away again to dreamland.

I glowered and threw the ball again to his face, causing him to completely fall to the ground. "Not on my watch."

He cried. "Why are you so evil!"

"Evil would be leaving you here and let you miss school. This is charity, Jayden."

He dismissed me again and went back to closing his eyes.

I let a loud sigh and crossed my arms. "If you don't wake up now, I will seriously get a bucket of water and splash it." I dared.

His eyes shot open and he quickly pulled himself up, away from the bed with his hands raised. "I'm awake now! Sorry Cap, see?! Awake." He said, wiggling his eyebrows and making a face. He knew better than to cross me. When I say something, I definitely do it. Like if I said that I will burn your Js to ashes, I will definitely burn them to ashes.

He pulled himself from the ground, removing the tangled sheets and revealing his whole body. I tried to look away, ignoring the masterpiece right before my eyes. Nope. I'm not about to check on my best buddy. That's just... not right.

But then again... what is right anymore?

Good thing Jayden was stupid enough to not notice how I suddenly got uncomfortable from his shirtless torso or else things will get a little bit more complicated. He grabbed his towel and showered for a good five minutes and got dressed. Fortunately, Jayden's routine is not as tedious as mine every morning. He just goes to shower and puts on random clothes and he's ready to go. Unlike me who's very critical with what I should be wearing and whatnot.

"Ugh... I don't feel like going to school today." He sighed as he hopped inside the passenger seat of my car. On top of waking him up every single morning, I also drive him to school as well.

Best friend of the year... right here.

"Jayden you have to get it together and fix your shit. You're getting Ds and Fs all over the place and you know the coach doesn't allow failing students to play or even train."

"Yeah, yeah quit the nagging smart hat. I don't care. I can always join the football team!" He said, a confident grin plastered on his face.

"We don't have a football team stupid, did it occur to you that we don't even have a football field?" I said, pinching the bridge of my nose.

"A guy can dream." He shrugged.

"Well, no matter how hard you dream, a football field won't just appear magically out of nowhere." I said, roaring the engine and driving us towards the school before both of us get late. Arguing with Jayden is completely useless but it still surprises me by how I still find myself arguing with him anyway regardless.

I used this time to contemplate my next move for Jayden. Today was actually the day I'm planning to come out to him. I had been stalling for almost a month and I just couldn't get myself to tell him the truth. The truth that is... I'm gay.

It's more difficult than I thought it would be. As much as I know Jayden, I have no idea how he will react when I tell him the truth. And the 'what ifs' in my head overpowers the strength I have to man up. He's my only best friend and my only friend in high school and I presume I'm also the same for him. What if he doesn't like the idea of having a gay bestfriend? What if he kicks me out of his life?

What if he's homophobic? What if he hates having someone like me on his side? What if he becomes ashamed of me and starts looking for another person?

What i- "What if we go to McDonalds first?" He asked, interrupting my train of thoughts.

"What?" I blinked, totally lost in my headspace.

"I want some meat." He said, rubbing on his belly.

"We can't Jayden, we'll be late." I said sternly, like a mother telling his child no. He slowly sunk on his seat, falling quiet and pouting. I weirdly imagined a dog looking back with his ears and tail sloped downwards.

Ugh... no matter how hard I try to resist him, I just can't.

"Fine." I sighed. This quickly lightened up his mood and gave me a cheeky smile. What's a little late for a class if I can make my best friend happy right? It's definitely worth it.

When we arrived at school, we officially missed the first subject but I tell myself that it's fine since no one really cares about Health subjects. Our little wandering around the school halls was interrupted when a guy with an overly tight, pink shirt and blue jeans approached the two of us.

"Hey boys." He winked, seductively tracing his feathered pen to Jayden's chest.

"Jeff!" I greeted, a small smile playing on my lips. "How have you been?"

"Oh well... you know, never better. When you're stranded on an island for 2 weeks, it really puts things into perspective." He said as he caress Jayden's broad shoulders. He's totally crushing on Jayden ever since junior high.

And yes it's true, he was stranded on a deserted island and no one knew about it until he posted an update via snapchat. I swear crazy shit happens with Jeff's life. That's why he's so popular as well. His life alone is one hell of an entertainment and you will never get bored watching his youtube videos.

Plus, I really admire him for his bravery on being an openly gay icon in school. Despite the homophobic situation in this high school, Jeff persisted and fought for his identity. He's an inspiration for all of us, especially as a closeted gay myself. He's the true meaning of happiness by just being yourself.

I wish to have that too.

Baby steps, Daniel... baby steps.

I observed Jayden's reaction towards Jeff's flirting and to my surprise, he's very chill about it. This is totally giving me an idea that he'll have the same reaction when I come out. But then again, Jeff and I are two different people in Jayden's life. I definitely have a heavier and bigger impact compared to Jeff's harmless flirting and all.

"So you missed Health too?" I asked, munching on the leftover fries I have on my McDonalds paper bag.

"Darling, everybody skips Health." Jeff giggled. "How about you boys? Not doing things I wouldn't do are you?"

"We just dropped by McDonalds. I'd give you my meat but... I'm afraid it's too much for you." Jayden smirked, playing along with Jeff's flirting.

Well... I'm glad he's not uncomfortable and can actually flirt... Hmm...

"Honey, I'm vegan... But I wouldn't mind your meat."

"Ohhhkaaay!" I said, cutting them off. "Not in a mood for sexual innuendos, you two, let's go Jayden."

"Aww... but we were just getting started." Jeff pouted, putting a finger at the side of his chin. "Can't believe my Danny is a little jelly!"

"I'm not!" I said defensively. "Anyway, catch you later Jeff!" I said, pulling Jayden away from him before they munch on each other.

"Geez, what was that all about?" Jayden asked as soon as we reached the classroom, looking confused. "Were you really jealous because of Jeff?"

"Jayden, don't be stupid. I just really wanted to eat my burger in peace as I am very much hungry."

"Oh... okay. I thought Jeff was making you uncomfortable." He chuckled, nodding to himself.

Oh the gay irony in this.

"I'm not uncomfortable with Jeff, I'm uncomfortable about you."

"Why?"

"Because you flirt with everyone and everything that moves!"

"So you are jelly." He smirked.

I rolled my eyes and decided to leave him be. The reason why it's making me uncomfortable is because what if... I come out as gay and Jayden wouldn't like me anymore because he'd assume that I like him like the way Jeff liked him?

Did I make sense? Certainly not but the point is, having Jayden react the way he reacted to Jeff gives me some sort of an idea on how he'll treat me once I come out.

"Are you okay?" He asked, eyeing me from head to toe. "Something is definitely wrong with you I can tell."

"What's wrong is we missed first class because of you." I muttered, stirring the conversation elsewhere.

Physics class came and left like a blink of an eye. Mrs. Kate definitely rushed the lesson today as she was allegedly dealing with a divorce situation. Now, we found ourselves at the cafeteria where everybody in the team was gathered around.

As usual, we sat on our usual table, the varsities' table. There's no official table, you just kind of sit wherever you want. This is not Mean Girls. But the varsities sit together all the time in one table;Jayden, Rafael, Kim, Denver, and I.

"Hey cap!" Rafael greeted. "Did you just skip Health?"

God, enough with the Health already.

I forced a grin and turned to him. "Yeah... we did. We were late, thanks to this stupid guy over here. Sup everyone."

"Too bad, Mr. Benson talked about homosexuals. You missed the fun. Lloyd looked flustered as hell!" Kim laughed and this made half of the team laugh too. "He's definitely fag!"

I glowered.

I kept my mouth shut for the longest time and let them say what they want towards the people of my kind. Why? Because I'm afraid... not of them.

But of Jayden.

What will he think of me?

For the longest time, this has been my daily routine every single day. I know... it's weird but I'm used to it. I have to get used to it. It's not an easy task though. To stop myself from pounding on their faces while they sit there and talk shit about gay people is a chore.

And to be quite frank, I'm getting tired of it. I'm getting sick of it.

I want to come out and be free.

Unfortunately, I can't just spill the beans like that. I need to have a deliberate plan if things go south. Where will I go when my team kicks me out of the league from being gay? Who's gonna be there for me if Jayden kicks me out of his life?

The thing is, I was planning to come out in college where I can start a new life and not fill myself with selfish, self-absorbed people but can I really wait that long? Though it may not be as bad as I made it out to be, but it is scary. Period. Especially when it comes to Jayden. He's the only one I've got.

I can take the judgement from other people but I don't think I can take it once it comes out of Jayden's mouth.

I know it may sound like my attraction for him transcends platonic levels but it's just how it is.

Now that I've mentioned it.

It's kinda weird too that I never find Jayden attractive, maybe once or twice but that's because of his physique and nothing else. I admire his appearance but when I start thinking about his personality and how pain in the ass he is, I instantly retreat and slap myself for trying.

He's going to be my best bud and that's about it. He's not bad, he's actually caring and responsible when he tries to be. He protects me too whenever someone tries to nudge me, even though I can protect myself.

I guess I just don't really see Jayden that way. I guess I'm always just focused on getting good grades that I don't have time for things like these.

"What are you thinking Daniel?" Jayden interrupted my train of thoughts. "Something bothering you bro? Talk to me. You've been spacing out lately."

"It's kinda hard to talk about right now." I want to come out. I want to tell Jayden I'm gay so that I can be free already. But I also want him to treat me the same if I ever told him that I am.

"Pfff! You always tell me that. Sometimes I wish I had super powers so that I can know what you're really thinking." He smiled. "Well whatever it is, I respect your decision. Tell me when you're ready."

"Let's talk about it later when it's just me and you." I need to tell him first and if he accepts me then I have nothing to worry about.

If Jayden doesn't mind, I don't think I would care about other people's opinion.

"I know what it is." Jayden muttered and it seems as if my heart skipped a beat. He knew?

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