Daniel's POV

"Saw Superman had a bit of a tussle with Batman last night."

"Hope, it's awful! He's so arrogant!"

"You can't just go around messing with the cities 'current greatest hero' Danny."

"But he's-"

"No. If you want people to respect you as a hero then you can't go around messing with other hero's and causing petty fights. I know you're a great person Daniel, you need to act like it, all the time."

"You're right Wig."

"I know I am, aren't I always?"

"Eh, well I've got to get to school... boring, at least I'll see Joey there."

"Go get your boy, boi!"

"Haha thanks."

I looked at my phone as it beeped. It was an email from my landlord, saying my rent was due. Ugh I really need to ask my job for a pay rise because otherwise he's going to kick me out.

I scurried out the door and was on my way to school.

At school

I was walking to my first class which was ... I was excited because I had that class with Joey. I was just walking down the corridor when I heard someone call from behind me.

"Hey!"

I turned around to see that Jake kid. What does he want? To 'intimate' me again?

"What?"

I asked as him and his group came towards me.

"Daniel right?"

"Uh, yeah. Why?"

"Hey sorry about the other day, you seem like a pretty cool guy."

"Um... thanks?"

"I was wondering if you wanted to hangout with me and my crew?"

He asked gesturing to his friends.

"Why?"

"Because, as I said, usually we have to sort out the newbies but you seem like a decently cool guy."

"So I wouldn't be allowed to hangout with yous if I wasn't 'cool'?"

"Yeah, of course not. We would never let uncool people hangout with us."

Is he trying to flatter me or make me disgusted? Because I really can't tell.

I looked around to see Joey jogging past so he could get to class. I pointed to him.

"Would you let someone like him hangout with you?"

"Gayceffa?"

They all laughed as if it was all a hilarious joke.

"No! He's a fag, we would never hang around him. We don't want to catch his disease!"

They all laughed but stopped abruptly as I spoke.

"Well then I'll pass. Thanks but no thanks."

"What?! Your actually turning down the chance to hang with the coolest people in school?!"

The Jake kid said in disbelief.

"Yup. I mean, I wouldn't want you all catching my 'disease'!"

I said with a laugh. And with that I walked away from them after Joey. I didn't glace back but I could just imagine the looks on their faces. I chuckled to myself at the thought.

I walked into class and took my seat beside Joey. We glanced at each other momentarily and our eyes met. He has such amazing eyes. A deep ocean blue with stunning flecks of green. I had to tear my gaze away as the teacher began to speak.

There was about ten minutes of class left and it was so boring. My eyes traveled over to Joey who was off staring into space looking bored. I ripped a small piece of paper from my notebook. I wrote a short message on it.

'Hey, are you doing anything tonight'

Then I passed it to him discreetly. He unraveled it and looked surprised as he read it. He flipped it over and wrote on the back. Then he passed it back.

'Uh I don't think so, why?'

I wrote back.

'I was wondering if you wanted to maybe go and see a movie or something?'

'Uh sure'

'Cool meet at the movies at 7?'

'Alright'

I smiled to myself. Maybe getting this closed-off boy to be mine wouldn't be as hard as I thought it would. I let myself drift off into daydream state.

Would Joey think this was  a date?

Do I think this is a date?

Am I being to straightforward?

RINGGGGG

I was brought out of my thoughts by the bell ringing.

People rushed past me and I followed, heading out of the class.

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The rest of the day was pretty boring and before I knew it I was walking to work at the surf shop. I walked in and say my boss standing outside on the phone looking stressed and distraught.

"Hey Kelly? Is everything okay?"

I asked her.

"Uh I'll call you back."

She said before hanging up.

"Oh um hey Daniel, got some pretty bad news."

I looked at the shop to see some of the windows boarded up.

"What is it?"

"Unfortunately i'm unable to keep the shop going. It's just no one really surfs here in New York, or at least not like in LA. I can't afford to keep it going, customers are getting less an less consistent. Really sorry Daniel, I don't even think I have enough to pay you for the rest of the week.

"Oh, that's okay Kelly."

"Well I really must be going, I wish you the best of luck with employment elsewhere. You're an amazing person, i'm sure you'll do great things!"

s"Thanks Kelly, well goodbye."

I trudged back to my apartment depressed. Now I have no income and my rent is already overdue. Once I made it back to the building it was about 4 o'clock and I saw someone standing outside in a suit. Oh no. It's my landlord.

I walked up to the door, trying to sneak past him but he noticed me immediately. 

"Mr. Preda!"

"Um, hello Mr. Delmont"

"Do you have the rent money?!"

This isn't going to end well.

"Uh... well you see...  don't exactly have it right now..."

"Well when do you get payed?"

"Um well my work kind of shut down today..."

"Well do you have any other income? Savings? Ways of getting money?"

"Um no... I don't..."

"Well then if you are unable to pay the rent I am sorry Mr Preda but I will have to evict you."

"Wait what?!"

No, no, no! Why today of all days?? If i'm kicked out I will have nowhere to live!

"But sir I have no where else to live!"

"Just go live with your family."

He aid rudely.

"I-I don't have any..."

"Well sorry Mr. Preda but that is not my concern. I will have people come and move your stuff out within the hour."

I sighed sitting down on the bench outside the apartment building with my face in my hands. 

The only person I really know in New York is Hope but she lives in an apartment with 4 other girls and I know there's absolutely no room. What am I going to do?

Joey's POV

It was about 6.30 and I was driving back to my mansion in my porche. Yeah, I was left a LOT of inheritance. I never gloat about it but I do love sports fast car As I drove back I noticed someone sitting on a bench outside with boxes surrounding them and their face in their hands. I don't know why but I had the urge to go talk to them. 

I pulled my car to the side of the road and hoped out