I had just moved schools. That's where I met him. I was walking down the hall to my locker. People had tried starting conversations with me but I kept giving excuses that I needed to go. Yet again, I was popular for no reason. I hoped I wouldn't stay at this school for long. It's too peppy.
As I got to my locker I looked up to see a rugged guy with jet black hair and icy blue eyes leaning against the locker above mine.
"Hey," he said to me.
"Uh, hi."
"The name's Leo. I assume your locker is under mine, huh?"
"Uh yeah." I watched him move away to let me access my locker while giving no attempt of telling him my name.
"What's your name?"
"Ah, um, my name is... Micah." Plan failed.
"Cute, where're ya from?"
"Places." I looked at him. I had been to a lot of places around the world almost forgetting my birth home. "England."
"I hope you're not as preppy as those Londoners on TV." He looked at me up and down as I turned my back again to keep putting stuff in my locker, "guess where I'm from."
I turned back around to take him in. I looked back at his jet black hair which was half shaved with curls falling on the other half. His icy blue eyes, almost cat-like, cold as winter back in England which my father and I had went back to a few times due to his crazy work. I noticed how tan his skin was. Like he was Spanish. That's what I would've guessed but I had a feeling he wasn't from Spain. There was just something about him. "You're not from Spain are you?" I asked, very questioningly.
"smart kitten. No, I'm not." He chuckled a smirk playing across his lips.
I thought back to some countries where people were tan. "Are you from... Thailand?"
"Does it seem like it?" He cocked an eyebrow at me.
"Well, maybe?"
"My mom's from Thailand. Try again."
"I can't, tell me."
"I'm from Ireland. I know," he cut me off before I could comment he didn't look like it as he looked down to his feet away from my face with a half smile. I was dismayed because I liked the attention he was giving me and I wanted that smile to be mine. Whoa, where did that come from? "I don't look the part do I?"
"well, yeah I have to admit you don't look the part but what I can say is that it makes you more unique." He then looked at me again and finally, I got that smile I wanted. I could feel a blush creeping in from the back of my neck so I turned back around hoping that he didn't notice.
"I can see that blush you know," I felt chills run down my spine.
"I hoped you wouldn't but I guess nothing can stop you Leo the Lion. What's your zodiac?"
"weird question, I'm a Scorpio. How about you?"
"I'm a Pisces and that question wasn't that random. I thought of it because of your name seeing as Leo is a zodiac sign." Just then the bell rang.
"what class so you have?" He asked me, I debated whether I should tell him or not and decided I would tell him. I looked at my schedule and was excited to see I had English first.
"English. I have English first, then French."
"aw man, and here I was hoping I could walk you to class. Well then, I guess I'll see you in French. Au revoir, Micah." With that he walked away from me with a little bit of a swagger. I thought back to our signs, huh, we're compatible. NO, I should not be thinking about that. We just met. Oh but he was handsome.
Wait a second, I'm supposed to be going somewhere. Ah, right, English. As I walked to my class and sat down I watched the tall boy walk away from me in my mind but then my thoughts were interrupted as the class started and we were given a writing prompt to start the day of. "Write the happiest sentence you can in 20 words or less" said the board. I tried thinking but all that came to me was, "standing there at her locker stood a tall boy. She recognised him. He leaned in for a familiar kiss." It wasn't exactly happy if you didn't know the background to the sentences but I thought it was good so I turned that in. The teacher scanned over my work and gave me a thumbs up and said, "I'd love to know the rest of this story. Good job Micah. A good author always try's to intrigue their audience." I thanked him and sat back down waiting for everyone else to finish and for the class to officially start.
~~French class~~
"We meet again, monsieur." It was that soothing familiar voice. Leo.
"Hey, Leo. Nice to see you again." I could feel the eyes from every angle watching Leo and I. I was getting uncomfortable. I guess it's because I'm a new kid and Leo is really handsome but
I could feel a spread of tension throughout the room. I thought this school was too peppy. Until now.
Then the teacher walked in. And screamed. Something had changed. I don't know what it was but something in the air of the room had changed drastically after that scream. After the teacher ran out. After everyone turned to Leo and me. After I looked at him and he was smiling. A crazy grin. The class then started bustling out of the classroom due to the teachers absence. I kept staring at Leo who was looking right back at me.
"What just happened?"
"Don't ask me." He raised his hands up as if to show there was nothing in them.
"So you're telling me that the teacher screamed and ran out of the classroom as soon as she saw you and you have no idea why?"
"Pretty much." He had a cool expression on. Too chill for the scene that just happened.
"I don't understand. What happened?" I asked again. He just simply shrugged changing expressions almost instantly. "Have you done anything to her in the past?"
"Not that I can think of, Micah. I've done a lot of things." He then walked towards me as I walked back and bumped into a desk. He leaned down on me as I leaned on the desk. "Many things, Micah."
He then took a step back and helped me gain my balance again since I had leaned far enough on the desk to almost topple over the other side. I could feel a major blush. I didn't hide it like last time. He probably already noticed. He'd probably out me to the whole school unless he's stupid enough not to realise I'm gay after all my blushing. Then again it wasn't a lot of blushing so he might not have noticed. There's also the chance he likes guys as well. No. Wait. I'm getting off topic. What even was the topic again? I've forgotten. He still stared at me with those blue eyes. Then I watched the fiasco that just happened play in my mind again. Oh right. That. I guess if he doesn't know anything then he doesn't know anything. I guess. (A/n you may think this extra "I guess" was a mistake. Trust me. It's not. It just emphasises that he is really questioning the situation.)
While staring at his eyes watching me I remembered a song that kind of reminded me of his eyes. Ocean eyes by Billie Eilish except his eyes were more like ice. Arctic eyes. Always sending chills down my spine weirdly enough. I might've been falling for this guy. Or I might've been falling into his eyes. Icy tundras in Antarctica. What am I thinking? Well, I guess it couldn't hurt to phantasise except I had almost now idea about what he's like. Judging by the French teachers reaction he seemed like trouble. I'm not one of those boys who like troublemakers but if he was that doesn't bother me, I could just help him grow out of it. If not then he's not mine for the keeping but in the future that might change. I'll try not to think about it right now.
~~lunch~~
"Hey!" I looked around to see a blonde boy waving at me. I was surprised that I walked over to him. When I got to him I found that he was just a little bit shorter than me. That wasn't usual since I'm quite a short guy.
"Hi, what's your name?" I asked him.
"I'm Jax. I know who you are. Everyone does."
"How do they all know me?"
"Well you were talking to Leo weren't ya?"
"Yeah, I was. What does that have to do with anything? Also does that mean you even know my name?"
"Yup. Again everyone does. You're Micah. The new kid. You're already popular. I'm just gonna try helping you out here. And I'm gonna have to warn you about Leo. Not right now though. A little later. you're still new."
This intrigued me. Something about Leo? Hmm. "Wait but how do you know my name? I was only talking to Leo."
"Well someone asked for your information and then told the whole school. I assume you're not asking about your popularity because you're used to it huh?"
"Well, I do move schools a lot so I gain a lot of unwanted attention. You probably know about the moving schools a lot because of that person."
"Smart guy, yeah. Sorry about the extra attention you're getting."
"It's fine, like I said I'm used to it. I guess I just don't get what the big deal is with Leo." I thought back to them comment that Leo had made about me being a "smart kitten." Flirting if my experience in different countries had anything to say about it.
"It's nothing for you to worry about right now."
"Ok, then."
"Shall we have lunch together?"
"Sure, would you mind if Leo joined us?"
"He doesn't come to the cafeteria. He usually goes somewhere else for lunch. On school grounds though."
"Alright. Let's get going then." Micah followed Jax to a table with three other people. All three of them were female.
"Hey babe," Jax said to one particularly short girl with ginger hair and brown eyes.
"Hey there Jaxy."
"Girls, this is Micah, Micah this is my girlfriend Katy and the brunette over there is Samantha," the girl gave me a wave and a small smile, "and the blondie is Scarlett." Scarlett looked over at me and giggled. A girls way of flirting. I knew this since many girls had fallen for me which was hardly something I was proud of. I'M GAY FOR FREAKING SAKES!!! But they didn't need to know that. I've never even been in any type of relationship because I've turned down every girl and no boys have confessed to me and I don't confess to boys. Ever. I've gained weird reputations in my school days, hopefully this school will be the same and I can just move on with my life. But of course it can't be like that. There's Leo. Oh Leo. The most handsome boy I've ever seen, the most unique as well. So different.
"So Micah, do you have a girlfriend?" Scarlett asked.
"Um, no. I've never had one but I've gained the reputation of being the school's heartbreaker in my old school because of that but that's not who I am."
"I see." Samantha said. It was obvious she was getting onto me. She would find out I'm gay. I wished she could be like my best friend who helps me with guys but that may not be the case. Like I thought about Leo. She may out me to the whole school if I wasn't careful and the whole school may turn on me. I'd be an outcast. It wouldn't actually matter but it would hang on to me for the rest of my life when I move schools again.
We kept eating lunch and making conversation while I kept going back to Leo and all the mysteries surrounding him. I guess I'll find out soon. For now I'll just concentrate on school.
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