Skylar fell asleep.
I laid him down on the bed and watched him.
I felt like a stalker.
He looked a lot like a doll that you would buy at an antique store, when he was asleep.
I need to go to sleep too.
But there was no school tomorrow, so I could stay up a little longer to look at him.
Skylar turned over to his side and hugged his pillow.
He was adorable.
He peeked his eyes open.
"Why are you watching me?" He asked sleepily.
"No reason." I said and got up, walking over to my bed.
"Ok.." he says. "I don't believe you though. There must reason for you to stalk me in my sleep."
I was blushing in embarrassment.
"I wasn't stalking you. Go to sleep."
"Your not asleep."
"Well I was about to."
"But your not."
"Look, your tired, I'm tired. Let's just go to sleep."
"Ok.."
Within a few seconds he was sleep.
I take my pills and go to sleep.
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I wake up at 4 in the afternoon. Practice starts at 6.
"Oh, your up!" Skylar says and smiles. "You were in a deep sleep."
"Yeah.." I said. I went to the bathroom and got changed.
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Practice was great.
John wasn't here but we did good without him.
And for once Ms. Stevens was proud of us. She didn't fuss at us for messing up like usual.
I was on my way home, when something stopped me.
I look over at the ballet studio. It looks worn down, and old but there were about 30 kids in there.
I really need to visit Skylar one day.
I continue to walk home.
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"Hey! Your finally back from practice!" Skylar said and looked up from his phone. He was unusually happy. "I wanted to show you this picture me and Parker drew!"
He sounded like a five year old kid. But it was oddly adorable.
"Cool." I said and put my bags down. Skylar ran up to my room with Skylar and came down with a portrait of.... Me?
"It... It looks really good." I say. It did. I was in 'Anime Form' but it was good. I had light brown eyes, and my brown hair was on point. I was looking fresh.
"Do you like it?" Parker asked.
"I love it." I say patting his head like a dog.
"Yay!" Parker said smiling.
"Glad you like it. Also Veronica said that she's gonna beat your ass later." Skylar said.
"What did I do this time?" I ask.
"She said that you make Parker choose you over her."
"Oh. I guess she just wants a human punching bag." I say and chuckled.
"Maybe. So, how was practice?" Skylar asks and looks me in the eyes.
My face heats up.
I hope he doesn't notice.
"Practice was great. I didn't get yelled at so that's good." I say and walk over to sit next to Skylar on the couch.
"Hmm. I should go back to the rink. There's this competition coming up in a few weeks. You think I should sigh up for it?" Skylar asks.
In the past few weeks Skylar has become more lively and energetic. He smiled a lot more than he used too, and he laughs.
I like this version of him.
He was cuter this way.
"I think you should do it. Your really good at ice skating." I say.
"Yeah.. but there's a 67 percent chance of me loosing." He says. His mood drops, and he frowns.
"Yeah but that other 43 percent is still there. You can't give up before you even start." I say and smile.
"That's true. But what if-"
I cut him off.
"But what if you win?" I say. "If you win I'll take you out. Anywhere you like. Just promise me that you'll try your best."
"I guess so..."
Skylar was blushing.
"So it's a deal?" I say holding out my hand for him to shake.
"It's a deal." Skylar says and shakes my hand.
I can tell he's upset.
I wanted to do something but there wasn't much that I could do. He just sat next to me looking at the floor.
"Does Skylar need a hug?" Parker says and looks at me.
I turned to Skylar and he nodded his head.
"Yeah. He needs a hu-" I say.
Then Skylar hugs me.
I was blushing.
I turn to Skylar and so was he.
"Yay! Group hug!!" Parker says and hugs me and Skylar.
Skylar got really close to my face. If I turned my head, our lips would almost be touching. I had the fight the urge not to kiss him.
I was red.
"W-what do you think my parents would think if I sighed up and lost?" He whispered in my ear. His voice was shaky and small.
To be honest I didn't know what his parents would do. I knew that they hit him, but I didn't know how.
"Well, if you loose then you can just stay over here, you don't have to tell them." I say.
Parker had a confused look on his face.
"Loose what?" Parker asks.
"It's nothing Parker. Why don't you go and draw me another picture?" I say and he skips into his room.
"Can we go to your room?" Skylar asks. I nod my head and we begin to walk to my room.
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We were enjoying each other's embrace as we had little conversations.
"So, How long do you want to hug?" I ask. We've been hugging for about 15 minutes.
"Five more minutes.." Skylar said quietly, hugging me tighter.
"That's what you said five minutes ago."
There was a minute of silence before Skylar spoke.
"What do you think about gay people?" Skylar asked.
"I don't know. Why?"
"I... I'm g-gay."
I didn't know how to feel.
Was it a good thing? I guess I'm gay too so I should be happy right?
"You probably don't want to hug a fag.." He said sadly and let go. "I'm tired. Good night."
"I don't think badly of you. Your not a fag. Your still Skylar, so there shouldn't be a reason why I wouldn't want to hug you." I say. I was looking g Skylar in the eyes and the looked shocked.
"B-but Veronica said that you were a homophobe..." He said and sat on his bed.
"Yeah, but people can change their mind." I say and smiled a little.
"Okay..." Skylar said. He got under his covers. "Im glad you changed your mind."
Skylar quickly ran up to me and gave me a hug.
"I'm very glad you changed your mind." He whispered in my ear.
I'm glad too.
I really really like you Skylar.
And if you keep messing with my head, like you've been doing lately,
I'll reach my limit.