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“COULD YOU BELIEVE THE LOOK ON RILEY’S FACE?!” Owen screamed to his best friend as they reached his car. They were one of the last students to make it to the parking lot after school hours. The lot was nearly empty with just a handful of cars leftover, either belonging to the teachers or students who were getting out of practice late in the day. Unfortunately for the boys, Owen’s assigned parking spot was at the back corner of the lot, causing them to have to walk a fair distance on the hot summer day.
Owen’s adrenaline was still running high after showing off his body to his crush thanks to Josh’s plan. It worked out much better than expected, and as a bonus, he was even able to get the 6th grader’s number.
“I’m pretty sure I saw him lick his lips at one point. He didn’t want to look away from you. Who knew that Mormons would be so easily seduced?” Josh laughed to his friend as he made his way into the passenger seat of the car.
The summer day had caused the inside of the car to feel like a sauna. As Owen made his way to the driver’s seat, he pulled his shirt off, leaving him in just his shorts. “Hey! I don’t even know if he’s Mormon yet!” He replied to his friend. After getting into the car, he immediately rolled down the windows.
“Well, he’s blond and from Utah. The chances are pretty high! And you’re already stripping down again after what just happened?” Josh stated sarcastically after Owen had pulled off his shirt.
"I genuinely almost jerked off in the showers after everything went down. You’re lucky I’m nice and decided to wait until I get home instead,” the blond boy told his friend. “Also, I’m blond too! That doesn’t make me a Mormon!”
“Well, you’re also not from Utah!” Josh said while sticking his tongue out to his friend. “And how nice of you to wait until you get home. Thank god you’re driving today. I wouldn’t want you jerking off in my car again.”
“It was one time, and you know I was getting blue-balled by Justin last year! Plus, I didn’t even get any cum anywhere!” Owen told Josh, remembering a risky time that he came in the passenger seat of his friend’s car.
Owen decided that the heat from the inside of the car had gone down enough to roll them back up and start the engine. The AC in the car worked somewhat, but it definitely didn’t get cold enough during days that got into the 90s like what was forecasted throughout the week.
“So do you think you’ll end up texting him tonight? Or are you going to play it cool and text him later so you don’t seem desperate?” Josh asked his friend as the car made its way off of the school campus.
“Honestly, I’m not sure. We kind of hit it off when we were walking to practice earlier today. He was talking a lot about his family, and we had a good conversation going. I could probably just pick up where we left off,” Owen replied as he began to change the music in the car from his phone.
“You basically wagged your boner at the kid. It might be a little hard to go back to taking about family after that,” Josh replied with a laugh.
“You know what, maybe I do give it a day.” Owen replied as a blush formed across his face.
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It only took Owen about 10 minutes of driving to get to Josh’s house. He drove to a nicer neighborhood than his own to reach his friend’s residence. He stopped at the edge of the teen’s driveway before putting the car in park.
“And seriously, thanks for putting the plan into place. Things are moving pretty fast with Riley, but I’m glad at how things worked out so far. I can always count on you to be my wingman!” He told the redhead before giving him a hug.
“No problem at all, O! Now I just need something to work out for me too. If you get to know any hung guys that are interested in gingers, send them my way.
“I’ll send the biggest dick straight to you, ya horn-ball!” Owen said with a hearty laugh before his friend left the car.
After about 5 minutes of driving, Owen made it back to his neighborhood and his home. When he got to the door, he was greeted by his mother.
“I hope you didn’t sweat all over the car seat,” she told him, noticing that he wasn’t wearing a shirt.
“Don’t worry, I would have sweated more if I kept the shirt on,” he replied.
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As on a usual school night, Owen ate dinner with his mom while watching the latest episode of reality tv. While their relationship was always good, they became especially close with each other after his father’s passing. Despite the closeness, he wasn’t out to his mother over a fear of rejection. His mother wasn’t the most progressive person in the neighborhood, but she also wasn’t a staunch conservative. Owen decided to keep things safe and stay away from the topic of relationships just in case. It would be really hard for him to bear the loss of another parent, even if the loss was emotional instead of physical.
After they ate dinner, Owen went upstairs to his room to complete his homework. With the school load being lighter at the beginning of the year, it didn’t take him much time to complete everything.
It was around 8:30 when Owen finished up with everything. His mother had wished him a good night and went to her room to sleep as she had an early day the following morning and a long shift ahead of her.
Owen’s mom was a pretty heavy sleeper, and she had a history of not getting up in the middle of the night. Once she was out, the only real thing that got her out of bed was her morning alarm.
Knowing his mom was reliably in bed for the night, Owen decided to go out to his small backyard area to relieve some of the sexual tension that was built up from the events earlier in the day. Being the exhibitionist he was, he wanted to enjoy himself outside where there was a bit of a risk. The neighborhood that he lived in had homes that joined each other, not leaving any spaces or alleyways. Luckily, all the backyards were sectioned off by some wooden fences that went decently high up. The only real risk of being seen was if a next-door neighbor stuck their head out of their window and looked into his backyard.
Owen took the opportunity to sunbathe naked every once in a while when his mother was away at work. While he enjoyed being able to have his clothes off outdoors, he wasn’t able to do it often. For this occasion, he decided to pull up a patio chair near his back door to get comfortable. He walked outside in just his shorts as the sun had already set, which made the outdoor area dark. He wasn’t about to turn on his porch light to jerk off.
The boy stripped off his shorts and put them beside the chair as he sat down completely naked, not even wearing shoes for the occasion. He didn’t begin to jerk off immediately as he first decided to enjoy the feeling of being outside without wearing anything.
After enjoying the warm breeze on his body for the next few minutes, he looked at his phone to help find good material to aid his masturbation. Instead of looking at pictures of his past flings or images of twinks he found online, he decided to read some stories that talked about boys who were still in school, having sex in public, and being daring enough to show themselves off in open places. Owen thought it was extremely erotic to hear about kids showing off and being shown off.
He was outside for about 10 minutes reading a story and lightly stroking his penis when he got a surprising text from a certain 6th grader.
Riley: Hey! Sorry for texting you so late, but I just wanted to say thank you for helping me out today in the gym!
“How adorable,” Owen thought, being thanked by the kid he had a crush on. He also noticed that the younger boy had proper grammar when he sent the message, which must be rare for kids his age.
Owen: No problem at all, buddy! Like I said, I know how hard it can be to be the new kid, so I’m glad to help out! (:
Before waiting for a response from Riley, he also messaged the boy about the situation in the locker room after practice, considering that he had good evidence that Riley was likely interested in guys.
Owen: I also hope that I didn’t make you uncomfortable in the locker room; that’s just how I tend to hang around while I’m getting ready for the showers
The older boy waited for the younger kid’s response. He lingered on the open chat while he slowly stroked himself outside. He noticed that the indicator for Riley typing came up in the chat, but then it went away without a message being sent.
“Shit,” Owen thought to himself. “Please don’t tell me I just fucked everything up with that!”
Just as he had begun to panic about the situation, Riley hearted Owen’s initial message to him, easing his anxiety. Afterwards, he noticed that the typing indicator appeared once more. He waited just a little longer before the boy had sent his next message.
Riley: Definitely not uncomfortable! You’ve been really nice to me the first days of school, and I’m glad I met you
“Definitely not,” Owen thought. This was a huge tell that Riley enjoyed his time looking at him.
Owen: I’m really glad I met you too! I’ll be sure to stop by and talk to you again after practice (;
"Geez, that’s the most obvious flirt I’ve sent so far,” Owen thought. He began to stroke himself much faster now.
Riley: I look forward to it (:
After seeing that the younger boy was receptive to him sending very forward messages, the senior stood up from the chair he was sitting on. He walked a few steps from the small concrete porch to the grass area where he stood in the middle of the yard and stroked himself even faster.
He could feel the grass touching his feet and the warm air surrounding his naked body. While there was very little chance that a neighbor would be staring into his yard from a second-story window, Owen didn’t care if anyone saw him in that moment. His stomach felt warm and fuzzy after seeing the boy texted him back with his own smiley face, and his feelings of pleasure grew. He began to moan lightly as his dick began to feel the start of an impending orgasm.
After a few more seconds of stroking his cock, he erupted, spraying thick white lines of cum in the grass in front of him. Rope after rope of jizz spurted from the teen’s dick until his orgasm subsided.
“Jesus, that’s definitely up there with my biggest cumshots,” he thought to himself.
After standing still for a few more seconds to enjoy his outside nudity, Owen turned around and headed for the back door to his house. He bent over to pick up the shorts he left on the ground and his phone that he left on the chair. He didn’t bother to put the pants on and took the very high-chance gamble that his mother was still sleeping in her room.
He entered into the backdoor which led straight to the kitchen, his feet feeling the laminated floor instead of concrete or grass. While standing there in the buff, he opened the refrigerator door, grabbed a Gatorade, and walked upstairs to his bedroom. Once inside, he charged his phone, threw his shorts in the hamper, and fell asleep on top of his covers.
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The next morning, Owen once again woke up a few minutes before his alarm had gone off. This time, however, he was more awake and was able to turn off the alarm before it began. With it being a Wednesday, Josh would be picking him up so he didn’t need to worry about driving.
As with most teenagers, Owen woke up feeling horny again that morning despite his release from the night before. He decided not to spend time jerking off during the morning and decided to save his fun for later in the day.
While his mom was likely still getting ready to leave for the day downstairs, Owen decided to use the bathroom, brush his teeth, and take a shower. Just like with most mornings that his mom went off to work, he decided not to wear anything until he decided to leave the house. When getting out of the shower, he heard his mother say goodbye through his door before leaving for work.
Now having the house to himself, Owen thought it would be a good idea to make a simple plate of scrambled eggs and toast. While he usually makes himself cereal or grabs a breakfast bar before he leaves, he decided to spend the extra time he had that morning making himself a meal.
Just as he had cracked a couple of eggs in a bowl, he heard a knock come from his front door. Not expecting anyone to show up at his house that early, and not wearing a stitch of clothing, Owen went straight to the door to double-check that his mother had it locked after she left. Seeing that everything was as it should be, he looked through the peephole in the door. His front door didn’t have accent windows at the entrance, so the peephole was the only way to see on the other side of the door.
After peering through, Owen saw the familiar dark red hair of his best friend on the other side. “Josh! What are you doing here so early?” The boy said to his best friend through the door, keeping it closed.
“I didn’t finish Crime and Punishment and we’re going over it today in English class for second period! Help a poor gay boy out!” Josh almost pleaded through the door.
“Dude, I haven’t even put on my school clothes yet, just give me a second.” Owen replied with a bit of an annoyed tone.
“O, I really don’t care! We only have like 30 minutes before we have to leave and I need as much help as possible before we get to school.”
“Is there anyone around outside?” The blond-haired boy asked before unlocking the door.
“No, it’s just me right now! Why does it even matter?” Josh said, getting louder.
“Ugh, fine,” Owen stated before opening up the door to glance outside. He saw Josh and a row of cars that lined his street behind his friend.
Owen then completely opened the door to let his friend inside, causing Josh’s face to change from annoyance to humor as he saw his friend completely naked. “Oh, you meant you were being a nudist, not that you were still in your pajamas,” the boy said with a laugh. “Do you need to go get the paper before I come in?” Owen’s friend said in a sarcastic tone while pointing out to the newspaper that was left out a few feet from the front of his door. He deliberately chose not to pick it up before heading into his friend’s place.
“Just get inside already!” Owen told the redhead. As Josh entered inside, Owen stuck his head completely out of the door and looked to his left and right, scanning the immediate area for any sign of people outside. Not seeing any neighbors, he quickly walked out a few paces to retrieve the paper before coming back inside. With the newspaper in hand, he held up his middle finger to his friend.
“No one out right now to catch your public indecency?” Josh replied while also flipping off his friend.
“Nope! And we only have about half an hour, so you’d better get out your laptop and start taking notes on the summer reading so you can be ready for class today.” Owen said to his friend as he locked the door and placed the newspaper on top of his small dining room table. “Also, I was just about to put on some eggs, do you want any?”
“Breakfast and a show, count me in!” Josh said to his friend with a laugh as he dug his laptop out of his pink bookbag.
Owen continued to make breakfast without wearing any clothing as he answered his friends’ questions about the Russian psychological crime book. Owen noticed that his friend’s laptop had a multitude of stickers on the top that was now facing towards him. He saw stickers of Timothée Chalamet’s face superimposed on a peach, rainbows, and a sticker reading “Queer as F#$%” on the laptop. A stark difference between Owen’s, which only had a sticker from Shenandoah National Park on it.
“And why couldn’t you just Google any of this? I’m sure you could have found the same information online.” Owen mentioned to his friend as he served him a plate of scrambled eggs with cheese on top.
“Thanks,” he said with a smile. “And I realized this morning that I forgot to read the last few chapters, and I figured that you giving me the rundown on everything would be quicker.”
“Well, I’m happy to help out, especially with how much you’ve been helping me with Riley,” Owen stated while gathering his own plate and placing it on the table across from Josh. The boys finished their breakfast and continued their discussion on the book before getting ready for school. Josh was very used to his friends’ nudity, and he didn’t mind being around him while he changed, ate, or cooked scrambled eggs naked.
After clearing the plates, Owen went up to his room to put his clothes on while Josh followed him. They began talking about the theme of punishment and how the avoidance of justice for the main character’s crime enacted its own punishment as Owen had finally put on a graphic T-shirt and athletic shorts before gathering his bag for the day and heading out to Josh’s car.
On the ride to the school, Owen had told Josh about the text exchange between him and Riley once they finished their talk on the required reading.
“Holy shit! You two are going to be dating by the end of the week!” Josh replied in excitement over the messages.
“I still have my doubts, but things have obviously been good between us so far. I’m hoping the trend continues.” Owen replied with a soft smile.
“Keep flirting him up! He seems to enjoy it!” Josh replied back as he entered the parking lot of the school.
—
The boys both made it to school and got to class just a few minutes before the start of first period, missing out on the morning hangout with their other friends on the cross country team. Owen’s English class also had him discuss their summer reading, and thanks to Josh’s need for help, the class went smoothly. The rest of the day was going fine until Owen was headed to the lunch room. He had left his last class fairly late as he hung back to ask his teacher some questions about an upcoming assignment. To get to the lunch room, he needed to pass by the band class which had students who were just exiting from the room. As Owen was passing the class, he saw the boy he sexted with the year prior leave the room holding a case with a musical instrument inside.
“Oh, hey there, track-star! I was wondering when I was going to run into you again!” Justin stated with a huge grin upon seeing Owen again.
“Uh, hey! It’s been a while,” Owen said with an awkward tone. He wasn’t expecting to see the junior on his way to lunch. “And it’s cross country season right now. Track happens in the spring,” he said a bit more confidently than the first sentence.
“It’s been too long!” Justin said as he grabbed the older boy’s arm with his free hand, giving Owen’s toned bicep a squeeze.
Owen chuckled nervously. The two had flirted and sexted the year prior, but they never got into a relationship where they called each other boyfriends. Things were pretty surface level between the two, and just as Justin wasn’t able to remember the current sport he was in, Owen couldn’t remember if Justin played the clarinet or the flute for band.
“You know, I was just thinking about texting you today, but I’m glad I get to see you in person again,” Justin said with a wink.
Justin had short, curly black hair and a young-looking face. No facial hair, and dimples on both cheeks. He wasn’t much of an athlete, as he preferred band to physical sports, so he had the lightest bit of puppy fat on his body that Owen was very happy to see through pictures and in person. Owen admitted to himself that he still found Justin attractive. Hell, he was just jerking off to his old nudes just the other day. But with his newfound feelings for Riley, he didn’t really want to pursue anything with Justin. At least not romantically. In the past, they found an opportunity to jerk each other off at Owen’s house after school, but their sexual play never grew bolder than that.
Remembering what Troy and Alex had mentioned about Justin lingered in Owen’s mind before responding to the boy. Justin was still interested in him, but Owen didn’t exactly want to start dating him. Maybe they could still have fun without leading into anything more serious.
“Texting would have been fun, but it’s good to see you again too,” Owen responded back to the boy. “You don’t have lunch next period, do you?”
“Nope, I’m heading to study hall, but I have to walk past the lunch room to get there, so I’ll gladly join you on your walk,” Justin said back to the senior, giving his arm another squeeze as they walked down the empty hallway.
As they made their way to their respective classes, they caught each other up on their first week, with Owen deciding to forgo any information about his crush on Riley. Just before they reached the lunch room, Justin mentioned to Owen that he needed to go to the bathroom and asked the older boy if he needed to go before lunch.
“Uh, yeah, I’ll go with you,” Owen replied hesitantly. He was curious what Justin might have in mind by going together. Right before they entered, the bell for the next period rang, indicating that they were now late. It’s a good thing both of them were going to classes where being late didn’t carry much of a penalty.
As they both entered the bathroom, they only noticed one boy drying his hands before leaving in a hurry for the exit. As Owen took a quick glance around the bathroom, he saw that the urinals were empty. It looked like they might be the only ones in at the time, which was a likely scenario since the class period had just begun.
With Justin in the lead, the junior made his way to the end of the urinals before stopping at the last one in the row and looking over towards Owen who still hadn’t moved past the sinks. Justin gave the older boy a bit of a smirk before unzipping his shorts.
Owen took the hint and moved down the line to take his place next to the urinal by Justin. He kept his eyes on the younger boy as he saw him slip the elastic of his underwear underneath his balls. At the same time, he also pulled his shirt up to his chest to give the older boy an unobstructed view of his front.
His penis was soft and a little below average in length. He was uncircumcised and had a light amount of pubic hair, likely keeping it trimmed. As the boy looked at Owen, he pulled his foreskin back enough just to show the tip of his penis.
“It’s good to see everything in person again,” Owen said with a smile before pulling his shorts down below the bottom of his butt.
“Oh, so you’ve been looking at my pictures lately?” Justin replied with a smirk. He held his cock with his right hand as he aimed at the porcelain urinal in front of him as he began to pee.
Owen wasn’t particularly interested in watching people piss, but he admired the boy’s cock nonetheless as he also began to use the urinal.
After about 20 seconds of watching each other pee, the boys finished. Neither one of them pulled their shorts back up. They both kept their dicks out and staring at each other. Finally, Owen began to stroke himself while looking at Justin.
“Can I see your ass again?” Owen said to the dark-haired boy as he reached his full erection.
Justin then pushed the back of his shorts down and turned to face the wall at the back of the bathroom. He leaned over and arched his back to point his butt at the older teen. “Oh, you wanted to see more of me, huh?”
Owen stepped over towards Justin and reached out to grab one of his cheeks. The younger teen’s ass was shapely and had a little more heft than many of the butts of his team members. Justin definitely wasn’t fat. He had a soft body that Owen found really attractive.
“You have such a nice butt.” Owen moaned quietly as he massaged one of Justin’s cheeks. “Spread your legs a little more,” he asked the boy.
Justin readjusted his stance and continued to arch his back towards Owen, giving him a slight view of his hole.
Owen’s mouth watered as he continued to jerk himself off. He then pulled one of Justin’s soft, tanned cheeks apart, giving him a complete view of the boy’s completely smooth butthole. He began to stroke even faster, admiring the view as Justin started to jerk himself off while looking back at the older boy.
After a few seconds of Owen admiring Justin’s ass, the younger teen decided to turn around and face the senior, this time admiring Owen’s dick.
“Can I help out with that?” Justin asked Owen with a seductive smile.
Owen didn’t say anything; he just stopped stroking himself and moved his hips forward, inviting Justin to touch him.
Justin’s erection was just under 5 inches, and Owen watched Justin rub himself as he was being jerked off by the younger teen. Owen then reached out to grab the smaller dick in front of him while Justin let go of himself.
They both lightly moaned as they looked at each other. The faint sounds of balls slapping against thighs and hands lightly hitting against groins filled the silence of the restroom as the teens jerked each other off.
Justin admired how much bigger and thicker Owen was than himself, while Owen admired Justin’s shorter appendage. The older teen was a fan of boys that had foreskins, and he took the time to lightly pull the skin of the boy back and over the head while he jerked him off.
The sensations felt incredible to the boys. Neither one had much sexual experience, and the feeling of having someone else play with their dicks was something that rarely occurred but felt amazing to both of them.
The boys masturbated each other for about 30 seconds as their moans got slightly louder. Just as the fire in Owen’s groin grew towards an orgasm, they both heard the door to the restroom open.
“Shit,” they both said quietly as they went back in front of the urinals and began to pull their shorts back up. The boy who came into the restroom didn’t seem to notice anything suspicious about the two as he rounded the corner to the facilities right as both the boys got in front of their respective urinals. Thankfully, the unknown boy headed for one of the stalls instead of going to a urinal.
Justin managed to get his dick and balls back in his shorts and zip everything up fairly quickly while Owen pulled his athletic shorts up over his boner. Owen was wearing black shorts, but his erection wasn’t easily hidden by what he was wearing given the loose fabric.
Justin went over to the sinks after zipping up, and Owen followed along behind him. Before turning the sinks on, Justin showed Owen some of the pre-cum that was still left on his hand before licking his palm seductively. He completed one long lick that slowly went the length of his hand.
“Oh fuck, my boner is never going to go down now,” Owen thought to himself. In front of Justin, however, his jaw just hung open, not saying anything.
Owen pushed his erection up against the sink he was standing in front of and slowly washed his hands, hoping that his boner would deflate. In the meantime, Justin turned off his sink and began to dry himself with the cheap paper towels that the school kept stocked in the bathrooms.
“I’ll hopefully be seeing you later,” Justin said quietly as he picked back up his clarinet that was kept in a black case. “And uh, good luck with that,” he replied, nodding towards Owen’s boner.
After saying his goodbye to Justin with a wink, Owen washed his hands for about another half minute to soften himself up. After finishing up, he looked at the time on his watch.
“Shit, I’m like 5 minutes late to lunch already. I’d really better hurry over,” he thought to himself.
—
Thankfully, with the restrooms being so close to the lunch room, he didn’t encounter any teacher that cared to ask him to show a hall pass. He quickly grabbed food from the cafeteria and paid for his lunch before finding his usual spot with his friends.
He explained to everyone that he was talking with his anatomy teacher about an upcoming assignment, which no one really bothered to question before returning to their regular conversation. Josh was insistent on asking everyone about their thoughts on a new album that came out from one of his favorite pop stars, and most of the girls he was sitting next to, including Maria, provided their feedback.
As Owen began to finish his lunch, he looked around the room and once again noticed Riley seated by himself and on his phone. His stomach turned, knowing that he was having difficulty making friends.
“Uh, guys,” Owen broke into the conversation that his friends were having. “I think I’m going to go talk to that 6th grader that’s trying out for the cross country team. He seems really nice, and I feel pretty bad for him sitting all alone.”
The friends all commended Owen on being a nice person and wished him luck on engaging with the boy. Josh just smirked at his friend and gave a wave before Owen went across the lunchroom.
Owen walked past multiple tables of students who were primarily in his own grade. However, once he got past a certain point, the tables seemed to be reserved for the 6th grade students. He didn’t see very many high schoolers sitting with middle schoolers except for the students who looked like they could be siblings.
When Owen reached Riley’s table, the younger boy didn’t seem to notice the older teen walking in his direction since he was looking down at his phone while his lunchbox was zipped up in front of him. He likely already finished his lunch before Owen arrived.
“Hey buddy!” Owen enthusiastically said to Riley as he was only a few feet away. “Is it okay if I sit here for a little bit?”
“Owen!” The younger boy exclaimed as a wide grin went across his face. “Sure thing, I didn’t even realize you were in my lunch period!”
“Yeah, it looks like the seniors and 6th graders share a lunch period. Kinda weird, but I guess we have more than one class together,” Owen told Riley, purposefully excluding the fact that he’s known for the past two days that the younger boy was in his lunch.
Owen sat down on a seat next to Riley, and as he moved next to the boy, he gave him a side hug squeezing their shoulders together. “Are you texting anyone in a different class right now?” Owen asked the younger boy looking down at his phone.
“Not exactly, I have a group message with some of my friends back in Utah and I try to talk with them during lunch since they let us use our phones during this period. But it’s like 10 a.m. over there, and it’s hard to get any replies since they’re all in morning classes at this time.” Riley said to Owen with a slight pain in his voice. It was clear that the boy missed his friends from his old place.
“Aww, I’m sorry that it’s been hard keeping in contact with your friends back in Utah. How have you been doing with friends at Cooke? Owen replied, hoping to get more information out of the boy to see if he’s been making any progress with friends.
“Well… most of the kids in my class can be pretty dumb. Some of them seem to only care about Mr. Beast videos and Twitch streamers. Also, there aren’t many kids out here that are interested in soccer like I am.” The younger boy said a little dejectedly.
“You just have to put yourself out there! Not all of the middle schoolers are dumb. I mean, you seem pretty smart after all! What kinds of classes are you in this year?” Owen asked the boy, hoping to build up his confidence some.
“Uh, classes like Earth science, geography, algebra, English-“ The younger boy was cut off by Owen as he was listing off his classes.
“You’re taking Algebra in the 6th grade!? I’m pretty sure I took that right at the end of middle school, not the beginning!”
Riley blushed slightly. “Yeah, math has always been really easy for me. I tested out of a couple of classes and I’m pretty sure I’m the only 6th grader there.
“That’s awesome! I didn’t realize you were such a little genius!” Owen said to the younger boy, causing his face to grow redder.
“I usually do well in classes, I just like math the most, I wouldn’t exactly call myself a genius,” the younger boy said with a smirk.
The boys talked a little more about their classes until there was only about a minute left for the lunch period. Owen decided to use the last little bit of time to test the waters with Riley.
“So have you warmed up to the idea of using the showers after gym or practice today? It’s still crazy hot outside, and you might get pretty sweaty in PE if Mr. Andrews gets you guys to play full rounds. And the gym doesn’t exactly have the best air conditioning.” Owen began to ramble to the younger boy. He was trying his best to flirt with Riley, but being so forward with the younger boy really caused him to feel anxious and talk more than he needed. “I really don’t mind taking them, but I know not everyone is like me.”
“Oh, umm,” the younger boy chuckled and began looking away from the senior. “Uh, I brought a towel to use today, but I’m not sure. I’ve never really showered anywhere that public.”
“Heh, you get used to it. It’s not as bad as you think, and you can be a trendsetter for the rest of the 6th graders! I take one every day after practice, and I used to take one every time I finished gym class. It’s been about two years since I last had gym, well, not counting being the PE aide for Mr. Andrews.” Owen was once again rambling to the younger boy who managed to look back up at him before he began to speak.
“Yeah, I might take one today after practice if it isn’t too crowded. I think I would be more comfortable if there were only a few people in there.” Riley smiled at the older teen.
“Does a few people include me?” Owen thought to himself while staring back at the younger boy with a smile.
“Uh yeah, I get that! I wouldn’t mind the company though,” Owen told the 6th grader with a slight wink. The senior was really laying it on thick, but just as the older boy finished his sentence, the bell indicating the end of the period rang.
Both boys just looked at each other, blushing. Owen had felt like he and Riley were growing more bold with what they told each other, but he didn’t want to scare him off. I mean, the kid’s only 11 so he probably doesn’t have a lot of experience with talking to other people like that.
The boys said their goodbyes to each other and headed off in the direction of their next classes, knowing that they would be seeing each other again during gym. Owen had hoped that he would be seeing a lot more of Riley than he’d seen the last two days of school.
On his way back to class, Owen bumped into Josh once again. “So how did everything go?” The redhead asked his friend.
“Really good! You should have seen the smile on his face when he noticed me, it was so cute. Oh, and he even told me that he brought a towel for the showers today,” Owen said with a smirk.
“Well it seems like you might have a really interesting rest of the day then.”
"I sure hope so,” the blond said to his best friend before entering into his next classroom of the day.