It's break time at school and I'm sitting alone because I don't have any friends. I thought 'I might as well make myself look busy by updating something' so here we are :)

"Come on in," I said as I stepped to the side to allow Keith into my house. "Welcome to my humble abode."

"It's very... humble." Keith mumbled, glancing around the house. It wasn't humble at all: it was a mess and I knew it. My dad was a bit of a slob and didn't know what it meant to put something away. Because of that, there were a couple of pillows on the floor in the living room, a dressing gown sat in a lump on the sofa and at least four glasses scattered around the room.

"I'm sorry for the mess," He shrugged but I still felt embarrassed. I bet his house was squeaky clean. I headed upstairs and away from the mess with Keith behind me. I opened up my door and we both sat down on my bed. We were so close that I almost forgot how to breathe. In that moment, I noticed more mess than I would usually notice. One of my books was out of its place. My pyjama bottoms weren't folded neatly on my desk. A pen was abandoned on top of a textbook and not in its usual place in the pen pot. "What do you want to do then?" I asked because it already felt awkward and he had hardly been in my house five minutes.

"I don't know. You invited me over."

"Okay. How about..." I glanced around for anything to do. I had a couple of board games under my bed but I hated board games. They took up too much time and I lost interest within minutes. I had an old Wii sat below my television but it had just been collecting dust since Louisa had decided she was too cool to play Just Dance with her big brother. My eyes settled on my Xbox. "Call of Duty?"

"Uh... sure." I reached over and grabbed the pair of remotes sat on my bedside table, handing one over to Keith. The game was already in the console from when I had played it the other day so all I had to do was turn it on.

"Have you played it before?"

"Duh."

Just as we were about to start the game, Luis made an appearance. "Lance!" He called and I rolled my eyes, asking him what was wrong. "I'm hungry."

I let out a loud sigh. "Can't you ask Louisa for something?" I know I sounded irritated but Luis was wasting my precious time with Keith.

"She said I was annoying and to ask you."

"Fine, I'll go get you something." I sent Keith an apologetic look and left him to sit in my room awkwardly whilst I grabbed Luis a snack.

When I returned, Louisa was sat on my bed beside Keith who was as red as a tomato. "Stop torturing my friend, Louisa!" I complained and the girl just let out a soft laugh.

"I'm not torturing him. I was just asking him some questions."

"Get out." Louisa rolled her eyes and then winked before leaving the room again. "Gosh, my family are so annoying. I'm so sorry. What was she saying to you?"

"Nothing..." Keith responded but it was obviously something, considering he was blushing and staring at his lap. I sat down beside him and we were finally able to start the game.

He thrashed me. In my defence, I was distracted by the fact that our thighs were touching. I could literally feel his body radiating heat and it was making me nervous. So my reaction times were off. "I thought you were meant to be Sharpshooter." Keith commented as I died in the game for what felt like the hundredth time.

"I'm distracted!" I yelled without really thinking. He paused, furrowing his eyebrows and turning to look at me. Our eyes met- his confused and clouded and mine dazed- and it just felt like the perfect moment. My head inched forward and maybe I was hallucinating but it seemed like his did too. Then... our lips touched.

My heart was beating a mile a minute. His lips were much softer than I had imagined them being and he was actually kissing back. My brain just melted so much that it took me a moment to realise that his hands were in my hair. His hands were in my hair. We pulled back for a breath but resumed kissing a few seconds later. My hands slipped beneath his shirt and I was finally feeling that amazing chest I had seen in his selfie.

We pulled back again. "Shit Lance," He was breathing heavily; as was I. I was so tempted to lean forward and kiss him a third time because it felt amazing. It felt like fireworks were exploding in my stomach and I was dancing on cloud-nine or something. Words couldn't describe just how good it felt. "What are we doing?"

"Making out..?" I said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. It kind of was. (This line makes me smile so much. It's so stupid but in an... endearing way.)

"I need to go..." Keith then stood up and rushed out of the room before I could form the words to stop him. His controller was left abandoned on the spot where he had been sitting and it was still warm when I numbly turned the Xbox off and put it away.

I had messed it up and I knew it as I fell face-first onto my bed and groaned.

-

Sharpshooter01: Red?

Sharpshooter01: Keith?

Sharpshooter01: Please respond

Sharpshooter01: I'm sorry for kissing you

Sharpshooter01: It was a mistake

RedLion2000: You think it was a mistake?

Sharpshooter01: You obviously do because you walked out afterwards

RedLion2000: Did you think it was a mistake?

Sharpshooter01: Well... no but if you don't like me in that way it's okay

RedLion2000: I'm sorry I left so abruptly

Sharpshooter01: You should be. You made me panic

Sharpshooter01: I thought you hated me or something haha...

RedLion2000: I could never hate you

Sharpshooter01: Then why was kissing me so bad?

RedLion2000: Because...

Sharpshooter01: ??

RedLion2000: You deserve better, okay?

Sharpshooter01: I do not

RedLion2000: Yeah you do

Sharpshooter01: No I don't

Sharpshooter01: You're perfect to me... and you're literally the only person who makes me feel special. Ever since I messaged you for the first time, I cared about you lot and I felt like you cared about me too

RedLion2000: I do care about you. A lot.

RedLion2000: I'm just scared to get close to people, you know? I've never properly opened up to someone like you since my dad died and that's terrifying

Sharpshooter01: Yeah, I get that but you can trust me. I won't ever hurt you and that's a promise

RedLion2000: Meet me at Starbucks tomorrow after school

Sharpshooter01: Okay. I assume we'll talk more about this then?

RedLion2000: Yeah

Sharpshooter01: Okay, see you then Red :)

RedLion2000: See ya Sharpshooter

-

"Hey, mum and dad..." I said as casually as possible, perching down on the sofa beside my mum. She was just on her laptop and my dad was watching TV so I was hardly interrupting anything. "Can I go out after school tomorrow to meet my friend?"

"We need you to look after your brothers and sisters so... no." My dad answered and I furrowed my eyebrows and batted my eyelids, in attempt to recreate Veronica's 'puppy dog eyes'. Apparently 'puppy dog eyes' were ineffective when done by a seventeen year old boy.

"But aren't Marco and Louisa old enough to look after Veronica and Luis?"

"No, they are not."

"Please..."

"No, Lance."

"But I need to see him," I was full on whining at that point and I knew it. Keith should be grateful that I was willing to beg in order for us to meet. "I have looked after them every day for ages. One day off can't be that big a deal."

"Will you just take no as an answer?"

"Can he come over at least?"

"He can come over but you are not going out." I held back a groan as I headed upstairs.

I knew Louisa and Marco were old enough to look after Luis and Veronica so I didn't understand why my parents were so adamant that they weren't. It was unfair of me to have to look after them all the time when I was just a kid too and I deserved to be making the most out of my teenage years. I sighed as I laid down on my bed and grabbed my phone to tell Keith about the change of plans.

-

Sharpshooter01: So I can't come to Starbucks tomorrow

RedLion2000: Oh... why?

Sharpshooter01: My parents won't let me. I need to babysit.

RedLion2000: That sucks so bad

Sharpshooter01: I know... but you can come here again

RedLion2000: Okay

Sharpshooter01: Hey, I have a random question

RedLion2000: You always have random questions

Sharpshooter01: I do

Sharpshooter01: What was Louisa asking you about when I came back into the room and you looked all flustered

RedLion2000: She thought we were secretly dating haha

Sharpshooter01: Oh

RedLion2000: Yeah. It was so awkward

Sharpshooter01: I apologise for my sister