firestar64

Boarding School

Derek listened, and wasn't really surprised from what he was talking about from the town he was from. His cousin lived there, she always hated how her small town didn't have any future for itself except drugs and she always vented to Derek about how that made her thought about moving towns. It was a good town, nothing really too unaverage though that Derek noticed. From what he saw, he never saw druggies or drunks on the street. He thought of this as he tried to remember that small town. But then again, he knew he wasn't really going into the real town. He would go into a small grocery store or to a small movie threater but that was it. Damien lived in that town and knew it better than him. When he heard him ask those questions, he looked up away from his thoughts to the sound of his voice.

"No I was always home schooled. My family are the Waltons, and if you don't know, my dad basically is charge of the whole Apple company. He's connected to celebrities, NFL, and just big names like that. So he wanted the best for his son by buying me a teacher most of my life. Harry and I had that teacher together since Harry's dad was my dads best friend since they work together. But then we both convinced our parents to let us go to a public school, which took two years to finally have both of their approval. But when we went, Harry slept with a girl and it almost made my family look bad when she came out and said she got an abortion, which was true. Anyway, it made his family look bad to the public and almost mine so they decided to send us to a boys only school. My dad doesn't want me to be with the "average girl" he always wanted the smartest and most beautiful girl. But I've just avoided dating in general because girls will always try to bring my reputation down or are only with me for money. Like Cadence." Derek said then heard himself go on and on, and realized he just went on about his life story. "Oh I'm sorry I rambled.." he apologized to Damien. "You're just super easy to talk to and I don't know I find myself comfortable enough to talk to you." The way he just spoke, Derek noticed he never talked to another guy like that. He figured he'd talk like this to a girl if he actually sat like this with but never a guy.

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Derek couldn't help but smile when Diana pinched his cheeks. "Not you too." The whole group laughed as they went back into the building. Later that night, when curfew set into place. Everyone had gone into their rooms like they were told. After a teacher had came into everyone's room to make sure they were asleep, Derek sat up after the door was closed. He looked over at Diana. "It's kind of creepy they come to check if you're sleeping or not you know?" He whispered quietly still not making a sound. "After they check us, we are the first room they check them they go down the hall so we have to wait for like thirty minutes to even leave. The other boys in our group get to leave earlier because they're floors were already checked. You and I have to wait." Derek said really quietly leaning against the wall his bed was up against. "You know, I never really got to hear about your small town of yours. Did you not like the high school or something? Why did you come up here?" He asked. The only light that came into the room was the moons light that shined through their balcony window. "Does your family not want you there in a normal school?"

Derek couldn't help but he intrigued by his new roommates previous life. Not that he really cared for his past roommates, but that's mostly because he got a long with who he thought was Damien and it was just easy to be around him. But even then he didn't really understand why he wanted to know his life like that. He thought about when he found this guy attractive. Its okay to find another guy attractive.. He thought calming himself down when he was overthinking and thought he was gay. He smiled at himself. No I'm not. He just sort of looks like that girl who I thought was attractive When he told himself that, he finally relaxed his shoulders.

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Derek was just thinking about the party tonight. How he would see Cadence trying to make him jealous by dancing against another guy but that didn't bother him. Suddenly Diana's actions surprised him he thought it was someone else trying to mug him so he would've attacked until he saw Damien. A soft smile came onto his lips. "Okay dude.." he said softly watching her go to the rest. He smiled after him. It was kind. No one has ever done that before, he held onto the ten dollar bill and just smiled until he heard his name turn into a teasing name. "What the-"

Harry threw his arm around Derek. "Yeah we call our Derek, derkie. Derek and I grew up together so when we were young I called him that until 9th grade and then he got "too cool" for that name." Harry teased.

"Shut up, now the whole group knows now the newbie knows." Derek complained.

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Derek felt comfort from his statement. "Okay dude good.." he said looking up at him. For some reason, he felt like Damien looked that girl so he felt like he was attracted to him. His stomach drop as he realized what had just come into his head. He heard Baylor try to convince him. "C-cool." He cleared his throat smiling up at him. "You can make sure we don't do anything stupid. But it's hard for me to get drunk i can drink a lot." He laughed.

After eating everything, Derek paid for everyone and stood up to leave with everyone standing up. "Thanks Derkie." The boys teased him and rubbed his hair as they walked past him. Derek forgot Damien didn't want him to pay for him but it was so normal for him to pay for everyone he completely forgot.

(Okay cool! I like things to flow naturally!)

Boarding School

Derek stared at Damien, realizing that he shouldn't have let his guard down so fast. "Okay, well.." he said messing with his phone while the waitress came over and started to talk. He thought about how he should put this. Derek had a feeling not to threaten him so harshly enough to scare him away and rat him out but enough to make him realize that he would be mistaken to do that. When the waitress left, he looked up with a serious face. "You can't go telling the school board about us going out to drink." He said. The other guys kept a watch on Damien too.

He realized this was childish. But sadly this was the way he had fun. Under all of that good guy, and a player for the girls this was a way that he could finally feel his true self. He wasn't happy. He was shocked as many people he's been around or girls he's been with no one has even bothered to notice. They only stuck around for the money and his reputation. It made them and they're family look good too.

"At least come with us you don't have to drink just come with. Look, it's hard to trust anyone so we don't invite just anyone to come with us. This school is super strict." Baylor explained to Damien as Derek started to think. Baylor didn't understand as to why Derek would invite him so quick but he had to explain.

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Derek laughed a bit at his statement. "Damien, don't feel bad about Cadence. I'm sorry you had to see that as a first day kind of thingy but that happens a lot actually." He said giving a small shrug. "She tries to make an excuse to get jealous like that, this time I just actually made her mad instead of defending myself all of the time. Hey, you're cool. Want to come out with us tonight? We are going out drinking." He asked smirking a bit.

(When do you want him to find out? Like him walking in on her changing?))

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Derek raised an eyebrow. "Seriously? You just asked me if she was pretty and I answered Cadence." He said shrugging it off and rolled his eyes. She was about to snap back until Diana spoke and said that. "Yeah you're her cousin right?" He said looking at Damien rolling his eyes and looking at Cadence. "I think she's beautiful, why do I have to deny that for a girl I don't know and probably will never know, Cadence? It doesn't mean I don't think your-"

"Why don't you go date her then?" Cadence snapped grabbing her stuff and leaving the restaurant. Derek watched her go along with her friend. He grabbed his water smiling at the guys who were awkward.

"I guess that ended.." he laughed quietly drinking some water.

"You could've just said the girl wasn't pretty." Harry laughed a bit as he grabbed his drink too.

"Well I thought she was prettier than Cadence but I didn't want to say that now did I? Plus she asked." Derek said giving a shrug. "She'll be back around a week." He laughed. They all sort of laughed and started a regular conversation again.

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Derek just ignored them both and continued to look on his phone. Everyone was ready to order and for some reason he felt out of place. "Derek?" One of them called to him and tapped his head. Derek raised his head looking over at his friends. "Do you still have your hangover?"

Derek's quick thinking brought him to say. "Yeah I do." He said coughing a bit after he said that. When the waitress came everyone ordered while Cadence pulled up a picture of Diana.

"This was my old friend, we are just Facebook friends now but do you think she is pretty?" Cadence asked showing him the picture of her old time friend on her phone. It took Derek a moment to realize that she was even talking to him until she moved his arm. "Derek." She said with a stern voice.

"What?" He asked looking over at her phone then raised his eyebrows at the Facebook picture. "Wow she's beautiful." He said without thinking. He thought she was prettier than Cadence until Cadence closed her phone and raised an eyebrow. "What?" Derek asked looking at her.

"You've never called me beautiful." Cadence said making tension high. Derek paused for a moment, confused. "Like ever."

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Derek still didn't say anything about her appearance. That seemed so desperate to him. Maybe he didn't like her as much as he thought he did just because of that. He ordered after everyone else did. Cadence noticed he didn't say anything to her, so she slowly wrapped her arms around his biceps and leaned her head on his shoulder. "Damien I must say you look like an old friend of mine I use to be good friends with in middle school. Her name was Diana, and we would play on the swings everyday together." She said not taking her eyes off of her but with a gentle toned voice. Derek looked up at her.

(It's okay me too!)

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Derek had Cadence around his arm as they all sat down around the table that was big enough for them. She was watching Diana though which obviously caught Derek's attention. "Is something wrong Cadence?" He asked the girl who was wrapped all over him.

"No, I just kept help but say your roommate is super cute." Cadence said. Maybe she was trying to bother Derek but Derek stopped paying attention when a girl came up to them asking them what they wanted to order. "Can I just have a water? I've sort of been gaining weight so I don't want to eat anything from here, it's all unhealthy." She said. The waiter blinked with surprised. Derek pulled his arm away from her when she said that, more annoyed that she would. All of the group started to tell her she was beautiful and she wasn't gaining any weight.

"What do you want Damien?" Derek asked not giving Cadence a compliment since she already knew how beautiful she was and only did it for attention.

Ohh what if Cadence knew Diana in middle school?