As Danny walked down the hallway, he tried to clear his mind. He just tried putting his thoughts some where else. He thought about soccer. How he would become team captain and lead his team to the championships. At that point, Danny felt better after clearing his thoughts. He knew that Jake probably isn't gay, but he was just happy to be his friend. If he and Jake were together, that would satisfy him enough. 

Just to make sure, he went to the bathroom once more and washed his face to make sure he's fine. He then headed down the hallway and off to lunch.

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Jake was waiting in line to receive lunch. He glanced around the room to check if Danny was around, but in disappointment to see he wasn't. He quickly grabbed his lunch and went outside. He sat in one of the tables far from anyone else and just ate there alone in silence. 

"I should have known..." Jake thought. 

Just then, a large shadow appeared behind him. Jake was too surprised to notice and thought it was a jock from the football team.

"Probably Eric trying to get at me again... I hate that stupid fox..." So instead of turning, he ignored it.

Just then, the figure spoke up.

"Erm... Want some company?" To Jake's amazement, he recognized that voice; it was Danny's.

"Oh, hey Danny! Sorry for ignoring you. Thought you were some jock or something..."

"It's cool man! Sorry for keeping you waiting." Danny said mumbling. "I just had some stuff I had to deal with.... but I feel better now."

"Oh, that's fine." Jake said. "Hope it isn't distracting you or anything.."

"Naw. No need to worry about me.... Anyways, how's your head doin'? 

"Still ranting on about that?" Jake said in a playful manner. "It's fine Danny. That happened like, yesterday, nothing a little sleep wouldn't fix."

"Just wanted to make sure!.. Anyways, how were your classes?" 

"Oh, they were fine. Everything went fine like a breeze."

"That's good to hear!" Danny said.

The boys continued to eat their lunch, laughing, and talking about how school was. Just then, Jake brought up a serious subject that made Danny freeze.

"Hey Danny?.." Jake said. "You have a crush on anyone?"

Danny stood there in silence... Not knowing what to say.

"Danny? You there?"

"Oh, yeah sorry."

"It's fine. Just ignore my question, it seemed kind of stupid to ask." Jake said. "Oh no it's fine! It's just... pretty hard to explain. That's all. But since you asked, I don't mind answering..."

"You sure? You don't have to if you don't want to." Jake said.

"It's fine. I won't explain it fully, but just partially. But anyways... I met this special person. And I guess I fell for that saying 'Love at first sight' and that special person made my heart skip a beat; I guess you could say. But.. I'm not sure if that special person likes me back.. I love them, but not sure if they feel the same way.... It's funny though... I never felt this kind of feeling until now. I've never experienced this and it made me feel so happy.. My mom used to tell me as a kid that "The strange thing about love is that it can be easy to fall in love, but difficult to fall out of love." If you know what I mean."

"I see what you mean. And I feel exactly the same way about this person.. I always think about them and can't kept them off my mind... But you know, love is love, right?"

"Yep." Danny replied. 

Moments later, the bell for next class rang. 

"Already?" Jake said in a disappointment. 

"It's fine." Danny said.Oh by the way, here's my number just in case."

"Oh what for?" Jake said.

"In case we can't hangout or I need help with something."

"Did he just give me his number? Could this mean something?" Jake thought.  "No, of course not. He just gave it to me for important reasons. Best not to jump to conclusions."

"Sure, thanks." Jake said.

"Anyways, want to meet after school again? If you like.."

"Sounds like a plan!" Jake said.

They both nodded and went straight to their next classes.

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