Always & Forever | Book 1

12- Always About Ted

"What the f*ck!" I shouted, silencing the hallways.

I look behind me to see the Kaden from Saturday. The Kaden who interrupted Ted and I's dat- hang out. The Kaden who wants Ted.

"Watch where you're going!" I continued to shout, frightening him.

"I-I'm sorry," he said, getting his things from the ground. I kicked the things he was holding, making it fall back to the ground.

"Next time, look at where you're going! I can beat you up right now-"

"Stop!" A familiar voice cut me off. I look at who it was, ready to lash out, and saw Ted.

Then it came to me. Ted is going to hate me now! All of my efforts thrown down the garbage just because of some jealo- I mean, just because of some feeling I can't... understand? You get what I mean.

"Ted, I-I'm sorry. I didn't mean to la-"

"Not now, Zach," Sam said, annoyed. They helped him pick up his things.

"T-Ted-"

"Let's just go on our separate ways. You continue walking to where you're going and we'll continue where we were going," he explained, glancing at me once.

"I'll walk you to your first class," I heard him say to Kaden, helping him get up.

He looked at me one more time, nodding. I nod back and they started to walk away. Really? Again?! That Kaden needs to stop before I- stop it, Zach. You're only going to make Ted more upset.

So now it's always about Ted now, huh?

I walked to my class, annoyed and a bit angered, to be honest. Why can't I be like Kaden? He's perfect and Ted took an interest in him. Why can't Ted like me?

I walked in the room, seconds away from the bell ringing, and sat down. Maybe if I told him how I feel about him, he would like me back.

Hold on Zach. You still haven't figured out what you feel for Ted.

"I heard what happened," Rayven whispered to me.

"Yeah, I don't wanna talk about it," I told him.

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I sat in the loud, chatter filled cafeteria with my so-called "friends". I have cooled off from the incident this morning but still annoyed at Kaden.

I wasn't really in the mood to talk about some new drama happening, like I even get in the mood, so I decided to recall what happened in that game of truth or dare.

"I dare you to... kiss and make out with Ted for 10 seconds," Sam said. I knew this dare would come. Since that first kiss question, it was obvious that they would give me this dare.

"Okay," I said unhesitatingly. In all honesty, I didn't mind making out with Ted. I mean, it almost happened in my dream before. So it's like a dream come true moment if you look at it that way.

Ted started to hesitate on doing it and I would too if I was him.

"C'mon Ted, this will also count as your turn," Lai explained. Why do they want me to kiss him so badly?

"Ugh, fine," Ted finally surrendered.

I moved closer to Ted and was sucked in by his eyes again. They were so full of mystery and beauty that you would get drawn in.

As I got closer to him, I could feel his every breath and my eyes were still affixed to his. It was like the dream but in real life. Our faces were centimeters away and our lips finally touched.

I started to kiss him slowly as I caressed his cheek with my hand. His soft, pink lips fitted perfectly with mine like it was meant to be.

His sweet taste and soft lips made me want more. I held the back of his neck as our kiss got stronger and more passionate. For his first time, he wasn't that bad. Actually, he was really great. Like really really great.

We pulled out of the kiss when we thought we did enough and I can tell you, it's never enough with that kiss.

"Well, that was hot and it definitely lasted more than ten seconds but, ok," Lai said.

I pulled out of my thoughts to see all four of my "friends" staring at me in silence. I cleared my throat to get their attention which I successfully did.

"What?" I said.

"Oh, nothing. You were just smiling and staring at nothing for the past ten minutes. Never seen you do that since freshman year," Jeremy said with a smirk.

I shrugged them off and they continued to talk about the stuff going on. I better not hear them talk about what happened this morning.

"Hey, if you need someone to talk to, I'm right here," Collin whispered to me and smiled. I smiled back at him and he continued to eat with his boyfriend, Rayven.

I let my eyes roam the cafeteria, trying to cure my boredom. I saw some students laughing and talking with their friends, students with their boyfriends and girlfriends being all lovey-dovey, and a student who happened to be named Theodore Jorge Schneider.

I stared at him, admiring how he talked with the two girls. His cute smile that seemed to not go away while talking became so contagious, I started to smile too. And his lips. Ugh, those perfect pink addicting lips. Something I would die for.

He must've felt someone staring at him cause I was met with the same blue eyes from this morning. Immediately, I got sucked in, smiling absentmindedly. He smiled back, making the view a hundred times better.

I was about wave a hand when he looked at something, someone behind him. I look at who it was and it was Kaden with his lunch, probably asking if he could eat with him.

That little sh*t.