PART TWO:

OCTOBER.

(You Found Me)

Author: Cereal-Killa

Pairing: Duncan/Geoff

Rating: T

Warning: Boy/boy. Yummy. Also, Language, AU, OOCness…

Summary: She was flirting with Geoff! Like he isn't obviously the biggest fruit since the discovery of the goddamned watermelon! Is she fucking dense? Because he is NOT interested in her.

Lost and insecure

You found me

You found me

Lying on the floor

Surrounded

Surrounded

Why'd you have to wait?

Where were you?

Where were you?

Just a little late

You found me

You found me...

Friday October 26th

I was pretty happy that I could finally go to school without worrying about being embarrassed beyond fucking belief.

Me and Geoff have pretty much skipped over the awkwardness that should have been there after not talking for almost two weeks, which I'm hella grateful for. He told me we should chill this weekend, and I tried not to be too hasty to agree.

Bridgette still doesn't look me in the eye, but she laughed at two of my jokes today. I guess that's something.

Plus I've made good on the whole talking to Gwen thing. We talked about going to play laser tag again, and then I learned we both have the same favorite band. She's actually REALLY fucking cool and I'm ashamed I didn't realize this earlier.

I tried to let Trent slip in though. I don't know where I've been the past week and half (well not at school but I mean figuratively not literally... why am I explaining myself to my journal...? I've gotta get out more) but it is beyond obvious that this dude has the biggest boner in the whole for Gwen like ever. I don't think she notices, I have no clue how, women are just dumb as shit when it comes to these things, but I highly doubt it's gonna stay that way.

All in all, things are looking up. Which sounds gay, but you know what? Considering the way this month had been going, I don't give a fuck if it's gay, my life couldn't be going anymore fucking perfect.

Saturday October 27th

Geoff wanted to come over instead of chilling at his house. Instead of going inside and playing the Xbox like I usually would have done though, I told him I'd introduce him to my neighbors. Geoff, of course, literally started squealing at the prospect, so ridiculously happy it should have been sickening. Should have.

He was singing a song about new friends all the way home, only stopping when I promised to sock him if he didn't shut the fuck up already.

Oddly enough, Scott really likes Geoff. Considering that I hardly trusted the little rat, it was weird that he was automatically genuinely nice to Geoff. Maybe he's just gonna try and scam him later (I ain't gonna let that happen) but I honestly think it was genuine on his part. Scott has been pretty goddamned rude to me since we first met, but I guess it just has to do with Geoff and that natural charisma of his. He's pretty hard not to like.

Ugh. Anyways.

So then we went to go see Cody, and I warned Geoff before hand that he was going to be blown away by how awesomely chill this dude was. This dude was gonna knock his socks into space and shit. Like, even though we're fourteen and he's a stinky adult, he's so way past us in levels of cool, so chill and dope we can't yet understand it.

Geoff liked him well enough (of course he failed to see the greatness at first but he saw it by the end of the day) and then he did something that blew my mind. Cody asked him if he wanted to smoke a little, and Geoff, with these wide, mind-blown eyes, nods.

He nodded! I know this sounds stupid but I like being the one to corrupt the little rainbow. Like, a lot.

It was kind of hilarious actually, watching Geoff try to inhale and start coughing like hell. I wondered what he would be like when he was high, and unexpectedly he mellowed out really smooth. I don't think I've ever seen Geoff as calm as he was then like... ever.

Cody was looking at how close me and Geoff were sitting together on the couch and I guess if I wasn't high I would've cared, but I just didn't. The dude smiles at me and then has to muck things up by asking how my rib's were doing.

"Ribs?" Geoff says, his mellow melting away when he realized what Cody meant. He lifted up my shirt and gasped at the medical tape and gauze. "Duncan!" All motherly and shit, like he's my goddamn parent and I'd done him some wrong by not telling him. "What the fuck dude?"

"Calm it, man. I didn't even tell my own parents, and definitely not Courtney or DJ or anybody. Plus we weren't talking so-" I hesitated, reevaluating my word choice when Geoff's face started to fall because damn that was horrible and I never wanted to see him make that face again, "-I was acting like a chick on her period, I wasn't really talking to anyone."

I thought that was gonna be the end of the conversation, but then Geoff narrowed his eyes at me and shit, I knew he knew. "Who did that to you?"

And goddammit, I couldn't even lie to him like I had lied to Cody. As soon as he looked at me, Geoff knew. He knew it was my dad, but he still let me say, "some thugs" rather unconvincingly, at that. He nodded, but his face just said it all. He didn't believe me for a fuckin' second and this wasn't over at all.

Cody must have sensed the tense air because he abruptly changed the subject. "You guys heard about the Halloween party they're gonna have down on third?"

AND WOW, THIS IS THE CRAZIEST PART ABOUT IT! I can't believe I fucking forgot! I mean seriously?! The fact that I had forgotten Halloween is so ridiculous, I can barely breath. Like how the hell could I ever even manage to forget my favorite holiday, my version of Christmas? The not talking to Geoff thing fucking screwed up my life, man.

Geoff's mellowness disappeared completely this time, making way for his more familiar and exuberant side. "Oh my god...! You mean Katie and Sadie's costume party?!" He looked at me like I was really supposed to know what the hell he was talking about or something... He scoffed at my expression, so offended at my lack of knowledge about parties that I didn't care about. "Duncan, dude..." he whispered, for some reason, "...they're college students!"

And yeah, I tried to brush it off like it was nothing, but it is a pretty big deal. I mean, I'm a freshman in high school. College is so far away I don't even know what to think of it.

"Yeah, that one," Cody said, smiling his gap toothed grin at Geoff as he took another hit. "It's not exactly exclusive, but you'll get kicked out if it seems like you don't fit in there. You two are cool, though, so it'll be fine... You guys feeling up to it?"

I'm pretty sure Geoff almost spontaneously combusted with the force of his agreement and I said yeah too.

It's kind of lame, but I'm really nervous and excited about the party. Not taking to Geoff was clearly a mess of a mistake. The only time anything awesome happens is when I'm with him.

Sunday, October 28th

Chris asked how things were going with me, and I swear, dude looked like I had told him the world wasn't ending when I told him me and Geoff were talking again.

"That's really good, Duncan."

And he's right, yanno. I was obviously not gonna make it without a best friend. Yeah, that's dependent as shit, but at least I'm fucking aware of it, OK? He's my best friend and while Chris still likes to stick to his claim that he was right for having me go out and meet new people, I can tell he knows that maybe it's best I take care of what I've got.

Monday, October 29th

Geoff and I agree that telling any of our school friends about the Halloween party would be pretty lame, especially since Cody was the one who invited us and we shouldn't be the lame high schoolers who spoil everyone's fun by bringing around a bunch of freshman.

Plus, it feels good to just have something between us. Our friend group is really big so it's nice having just one person to share everything with instead of all of them. Geoff and I just started talking again too, and although neither of us said it out loud, it was pretty obvious that we kind of need to take some time to chill together.

We talked and agreed that we're just gonna skip school Thursday and crash at his house afterwards, since it's almost a guarantee that the party is gonna run really really late.

It didn't seem exactly real when Cody first told us about it, but now I'm actually getting... sorta pumped and it. It's the first time I've done something crazy in a while, or at least since I moved here.

I'm not trying to sound like some happy go lucky pansy, but things are honestly starting to look up.

Tuesday October 30th

So I talked to Cody and he said he'll give me a ride to the party if me and Geoff meet at his house around ten thirty.

Geoff is really excited about it, even more that me. I guess it makes sense- Geoff definitely seems the party boy, frat type.

Knocking on wood when I say I hope tomorrow night doesn't fail and is fucking kick ass.

A/N: Dear duckies,

I love you all so fuckin' much. More to come, I promise.

-Cereal