Another day of school and Dev is still acting weird. He has been ever since Kuro showed himself to me and Gazzy. I mean, Dev explained a few more things, but reluctantly, definitely did NOT want to tell us. He was trying really hard to convince us to not want to know too. He failed. Miserably. I guess that Kuro was the thing that kind of saved both Dev and Syd. I am grateful, and I'd think Gazzy would be too, but he is the complete opposite. He's pissed off that Kuro has been blocking him from getting into Dev's mind. I understand why. It's frustrating when you can't read one person's mind when you've always been able to read others.

"Mister Edwards! Mister Winthrop. Did you finish the project as assigned?"

"Yes, Ma'am. Of course, we would do nothing else."

I say- Oh shit. Oops! I didn't mean to say it like that! God damn it. I was in my own world and so I unintentionally said it really smart like. That was dumb either way. Now everyone's staring at me. UGH! Syd then sighed from beside me and stood.

"Yes. We did finish the project and I sent it to you not too long ago via magic."

"Ah. So that was your project. Alright, the two of you-"

"May the two of us be excused, Ma'am? We have important matters to attend to."

What? Important matters? What important matters? What is Syd talking about?

"Oh. Um, well, yes, I suppose. The two of you may be excused."

Great? I don't know-

"Come on Edwards."

Suddenly, Syd grabbed my shirt sleeve and started dragging me out of the classroom and into the hallway.

"Hey! Wait a minute-"

"Shut it."

He continued dragging me until we got to the boy's restroom, where he shoved me into one of the stalls, pinned me to the wall, and stared into my eyes with those beautiful grey eyes of his. I swallowed and tried to speak, but failed.... utterly failed.

"Edwards. I'm about to do something that I doubt will happen again. Do NOT fight back. Got it?"

"Y-Yeah, s-sure. Whatever you say, Syd."

"Sydney."

"Huh? What did you-"

Suddenly, cutting me off, Syd slammed his lips onto mine, sending sparks throughout my body. I stared, wide-eyed, into his grey irises as my lips burned with his warmth. My body straightened then relaxed as I melted into the kiss. My eyes slowly drifted closed as he ran his hand through my hair. I couldn't help but raise my hand to the back of his head and gently mess with his snow-white hair. What is this? I always thought that we would always be at a standstill. I didn't think that HE would be the one to move first. I didn't even think about it. I thought that after that day... I thought that we were going back to the way things were. He would make fun of me and Gazzy, Dev would step in, Syd would get scared off... I'd laugh about it. Why is it that of all the people I know, including Dev, why is it that Syd is the only one who gets me so confused like this? Is it because he's a Unique, and I'm a Regular? No. I don't think that's it. He's... Syd is different. Different from Devan, from Gazzy, from Liza, from everyone. He's... for a lack of better words... special. Important. He's important to me, I think...

"Syd...mmm."

A soft moan escapes my lips as he slips his tongue into my mouth. I'm hot. So hot. I can't feel anything but the warmth from Syd's lips.  I hesitantly open my eyes and see that he's seductively staring at me. He pauses and pulls away, both of us panting.

"W-W-Why... did you...-"

"Don't question it. I honestly don't know why. It just felt like it was the right thing to do at the time."

I can tell that he's slightly blushing. I can see the tint of pink on his cheek. Adorable! Syd brings his hand up to his face and covers his lips, looking away from me.

"Syd-"

"Sydney. I-I guess you can call me S-Sydney. Just NOT in front of other people, got it?"

Oh my god... OH MAH GAWD. He just said I could call him by his full name?! We're making progress you guys! Well, including that kiss just now... I'd say this is a lot of progress.

"You can call me Nathaniel if you want?"

"That's too long. I'm sticking with Nate for now."

I smile. I can't help it! I'm pretty sure that was... my first kiss. I know, right? I'm 18, and THAT was my first kiss! Ha! I am living a wonderful life right now! I look at the ground, with my hands behind my back, leaning against the stall. Syd sighs and slightly moves out from in front of me.

"We s-should get back to class."

"We don't NEED to. The teacher excused us. She never said that we had to be back at a certain time. We can continue what we were just doing... if you want to."

Oh my GOD! Did he just say we can continue?! HELL YES!

"I'm not... against it."

"Good. Cause I'm NOT gonna stop this time."

I'm never going to forget this. We've already kissed once and now we're kissing again! This is ridiculous! My first and second kiss have been with the guy who made fun of me because I was gay and was hanging out with Gazzy. I honestly never expected him to be gay. Wait. Am I going to tell Gazzy or Dev about this? Nah. There isn't a need to, right? Plus, they kind of hate Syd right now, so... Anyway, I should probably stop thinking about them when the guy kissing me is all I should be thinking about. I should be thinking about his dove grey eyes, his tawny skin, and soft, cloud white hair. About how I'm letting him explore my mouth with his tongue. About how his warmth is consuming. About how hopelessly in love I am with him. Sydney Winthrop, just about the only guy I've had a crush on and have kissed. No, not just about. The ONLY guy that I've kissed. I got to say... this is pretty damn satisfying. I was right. We've made a hell of a lot of progress.