“Danny! Hey! Danny! Catch!” Darren called out. Danny spun around just in time to be hit squarely in the face with the football that Darren threw.

“Fuck man! That hurt like a bitch! What in the hell was that for, Darren?” Danny yelled back. Darren ran up to Danny as Danny was wiping the blood off his lip.

“Oh shit! I’m so sorry! I didn’t mean to, I though you would catch it!”

“Fucking shit Darren!” Danny looked at himself in his locker mirror. The face the stared back at him was a handsome, slim face with prominent cheekbones. He had blond hair that hung slightly over his forehead, and deep sapphire-gray eyes. Danny had a perfect set of pearly white teeth, along with an industrial piercing in his right ear with three rings orbiting it. His lip was already swelling and a slow steady trickle of blood made its way down his chin. Danny wiped the thin line of crimson from his chin before grabbing his books out of his locker and slamming the locker door shut.

“Fuck Darren! You owe me big time for that one!”

“Okay, okay, how about I take you to the movies and make it up to you! Tonight at seven, they’re showing the world premier of “Nightmare” at our theaters!”

“I don’t know, I mean, I already had something to do today after school.”

“Aw, come on man! World premier! Once in a lifetime chance! How often do they show a big Hollywood premier in our theater?”

“You know Darren, if you keep asking me to go to the movies people will get the wrong idea.” Danny joked.

“Like I care what people think!”

“Darren, did I just hear that come out of the mouth of the guy who spent a week locked up in his room when we started hanging out because everyone thought that you and I were dating?”

“Well… that was different. Now, everyone knows where just friends and besides, who would dare spread a rumor involving you? You’re like the god of the school.”

“God? I wouldn't go that far.” Darren gave Danny the come back to reality and stop being so modest look.

“Okay, so I have become a bit popular but that won’t keep them from saying that we’re dating.”

“Hey! Maybe, if I play along with it, I’ll get really popular too!”

“Darren!”

“Okay, fine. So, are we on for the movies tonight or not?”

“Fine! But only if you let me pay and we take my car.”

“That sounds great to me! See you at 6:45 then?”

“Sure. Now go, leave me to my wallowing over the bloody lip you gave me.” Danny joked and Darren laughed.

“All right, later!”

Fuck, looks like I’m going to have to make this quick. Danny thought to himself before wondering off toward the student parking lot. Danny pressed the unlock button on the remote and started the engine of his deep black Mazda RX-8. Giving it a moment to warm up, Danny took the time to admire his new car and the beautiful black leather with red stitching. After pressing play on his phone, the bass kicked in and Danny slowly backed out before speeding off to the street.