Friend Zoned [boyxboy]

Friend Zoned {6}

                I walked into school the next day feeling exhausted. I had barely slept. My mind had been overrun with thoughts of Gideon and Jude.

                I looked around for Sonnet but didn’t spot her anywhere. She must be running late this morning. Or she most likely overslept.

                Something hit my arm and I jumped away in surprise. I looked over and let out an annoyed sigh.

                “Ethan, what the hell? You scared me!” I said.

                Ethan smiled cheerfully and waved. “Good morning Benji!”

                “What do you want?” I asked, too tired to deal with this.

                “I’m going to stick around you. I told you not to be alone with Nate and Landon on the hunt,” he said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

                “Ethan, I don’t need anyone to protect me!” I said impatiently.

                “True, but I need someone to protect me. So I figure that if I stick around you, I get 2 for 1. Not only will I be safe from Nate and Landon, but I also get eye candy,” he said, grinning and eyeing me again.

                I looked into Ethan’s eyes and mentally sighed. Behind the cocky front, I could see true fear buried deep in there. He really was afraid Nate and Landon would come after him, and he had only angered them to get them away from me.

                “Fine. Come on; I need to go find my best friend,” I said, motioning at him to follow me.

                “Okay!” He eagerly followed after me.

                Ethan was about the same height as me, just a little bit shorter. It was strange, since most people, especially boys, were way taller than me.

                Spotting Gideon at his locker, I led Ethan over there. I glanced around, but relaxed when I didn’t see Jude anywhere.

                “Gideon,” I said, going up and placing my hand on his shoulder.

                He looked back at me and smiled. “Hey Greyson! I’ve got so much to tell you about last night,” he said, his voice excited and his eyes lighting up.

                “Greyson? I thought your name was Benji. Benji’s such a cute name too,” Ethan said with a sigh.

                “My name is Benji. Benjamin Greyson Bryant. Gideon is the only person who calls me Greyson,” I explained.

                “Who’s this?” Gideon asked curiously.

                “This is Ethan,” I said. “Don’t ask me anything more than his first name because, quite frankly, I don’t know nor care.”

                “Oh harsh,” Ethan said, chuckling. “And I thought we were becoming such good friends Benji!”

                “Uh…did you two just meet?” Gideon asked.

                I nodded. “Yep. Down at the parking lot yesterday.”

                Ethan shot me a thankful look for leaving out the fact that he’d been getting the hell beaten out of him when we met. I gave him a slight nod.