Nickolas logged of Skype, shutting the lap top closed afterwards. He'd just gotten of a long Skype call with Angie and was exhausted. He settled into bed and closed his eyes. As he did one last image crossed his eyes, a pair of electric blue eyes. Nickolas smiled into his pillow, he kind of missed Isaac. Why did that sound so familia-

Shit.

Nickolas bolted up and yanked his phone of his bedside table. How could he have forgotten!

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I miss you too. I'm so sorry I didn't text you back sooner, lost track of time.
-Nickolas the beauty

It's fine.
-You

Are you sure? I still feel like an ass.
-Nickolas the beauty

Trust me, I'm fine.
-You

Isaac was never angry, just a little worried. He honestly doesn't think he could stay mad at Nickolas for that long anyway.

Good. I was worried you'd be pissed.
-Nickolas the beauty

That would be a pretty ridiculous thing to get pissed over.
-You

True, I guess I'm just overreacting.
-Nickolas the beauty

So... Do you have any plans tomorrow? After school I mean.
-Nickolas the beauty

Just football practice for an hour.
-You

I was actually wondering if you wanted to go out after.
-You

I'd love to. Where too?
-Nickolas the beauty

It's a surprise.
-You

Ooh, mysterious. I like it.
-Nickolas the beauty

Should I wear something fancy?
-Nickolas the beauty

No, save that for Friday.
-You

Right, so where are you taking me? On Friday I mean, or is it another surprise?
-Nickolas the beauty

Yep.
-You

Boo. So... You play football? Never pictured you as the sporty type.
-Nickolas the beauty

I'm not really, kind of got conscripted into it.
-You

Thinking of quitting. The others are kind of dicks and I don't think it's worth it to play a game I don't like.
-You

Homophobes?
-Nickolas the beauty

Yeah. How'd you know?
-You

Jocks are usually assholes.
-Nickolas the beauty

No offense.
-Nickolas the beauty

None taken.
-You

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The pier wasn't to crowded since it was just Thursday, so Isaac and Nickolas weaved through the throng of people, hand in hand so neither of them could get lost. The stopped right at the edge of the pier and Nickolas stared out at the ocean, wide eyed and completely enthralled. Isaac just stared at him, noting the way his eyes shone as they reflected the sun rays. He was wearing a bit more makeup that the last time Isaac saw him, his eyelids were dusted in glittery blue powder.

"So..." Isaac started when he realized he'd been staring. "...where do you want to start?"

"I'm not sure, everything just looks like so much fun."

"How about..." Isaac glanced out at the horizon, grinning when he found what he was looking for. "...the Ferris wheel and the roller coaster? Then we play some carny games and go get something to eat."

"Great idea." He planted a kiss on Isaac's cheek, making him blush all over. "Where is it?"

Isaac pointed to the path that led closer to the coast. "Just down ther-" Nickolas tugged him along before he could finish his sentence. Isaac almost laughed at his enthusiasm and let Nickolas guide him along, pointing out the right path whenever they'd come to a crossroads.

The line for the Ferris wheel wasn't very long, so they managed to get a carriage quickly. They were alone in their carriage but Nickolas was to distracted for either one of them to initiate anything. He practically had his face pressed into the glass, staring out at the vast ocean. The sapphire blue waves shimmered in the sunlight. Nickolas brought out his phone and snapped a picture, he was definitely going to paint this later. 

Isaac wasn't staring out at the ocean, he'd seen it all before. He walked up to Nickolas, circling his arms around his waist and pressing a kiss to Nickolas' cheek. Nickolas turned to Isaac, grinning from ear to ear. "Everything looks so amazing from up here."

"You look amazing."

"Thanks, so do you." Nickolas sighed, leaning backwards into Isaac's chest. "I love LA, everything's so much... more out here. It's so different from my old town."

"Your old town?"

"Hollis, located somewhere in Oregon, population nineteen thousand with only about four queer people, that weren't to scared to come out, including yours truly."

"That's bad, huh?"

"The local priest tried to exorcise me, thought I was possessed by demons." Nickolas laughed at that. The memory was funny now but at the time he thought he was about to be killed. "Being tied to a cross in a smoke field room was not fun."

"Nickolas I'm so-" Nickolas pressed his lips to Isaac's, silencing him. "What was that for?" He asked once Nickolas pulled back.

"I'm tired of apologies, especially from people who did nothing to me." He pressed another kiss to Isaac's cheek. "Besides, everything's perfect now, I'm staying with Zoe and her dads and I've got you."

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Isaac threw the beanbag and it sailed through the air, hitting the pyramid of bottles dead center. The bottles tumbled to the floor, that was his third one in a row. The carny handed Isaac a giant plush teddy bear from the top shelf and he grinned, turning around to meet Nickolas.

"Thanks you goof." Nickolas planted a kiss on Isaac's lips. The kiss got a little heated and the carny sneered. Nickolas just pulled Isaac deeper into the kiss, his come to far to let people like that ruin his fun anymore. He cocked his head to the side, leaning into Isaac's chest and twisting handfuls of his shirt in his fists.

Nickolas pulled away eventually, causing Isaac to let out a low growl. Nickolas shivered, he could feel the vibrations through his fingertips.

"Did you just growl at me?"

Isaac bowed his head sheepishly. "Sorry."

"Don't be, it's sexy, but I'm going to need an explanation."

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Nickolas slid into the booth opposite Isaac, his teddy coming soon after. He'll come up with a name for them later. The three of them were in a burger joint that was still on the pier, from their window they could see the ocean stretching out ahead of them.

"So..." Nickolas started, drumming his hands on the table. "...You're a Wolf." Nickolas said it so quietly and calmly, just as simply as if they were discussing the weather, like it was no big deal. It wasn't even a question, he just knew.

"Yes." Isaac managed to choke out. It wasn't like he was hiding it from Nickolas, it just never came up.

"Relax, I'm not angry." Nickolas reached across the table to hold Isaac's hand. The hand that was currently clutching a salt shaker like his life depended on it. "We've only know each other since yesterday Isaac, it's fine if I don't know everything."

Isaac sighed and calmed down. He was overreacting, Nickolas wasn't going to leave him over something like that. Nickolas grinned, leaning in to plant a feather light kiss to Isaac's lips. "In the interest of being open, I have something to tell you." Nickolas started once he pulled back. "I'm Gifted, I can see the future... sometimes."

"Sometimes?"

"It comes and goes when it feels like, nothing I can do about it."

The waitress came then and jotted down their orders. She had this wide, almost unnatural grin on her face even as she turned around to leave.

Nickolas burst into laughter, shaking his head when Isaac asked him if anything's wrong. "Nothing, it's just... she's doing the face."

"The face?"

"The 'Ooh gay people face', I get it all the time, apparently I'm not the most subtle."