I go through the rest of my day not worrying about Derrick, or Marcus or even Selena. I just go to school for what I should actually go to school for. The teachers drone and drone but I try my best to pay attention. When my last class is over for the day I go to my locker but there's a surprise on it.

Hey Des, meet me in the school courtyard I need to explain.

It's a note, but from who? And why is it on my locker. Should I go? What if it's a prank? I decide to go because you only live once so I put my books in my locker and go to the courtyard. I slowly walk in and who but else is sitting on the bench?

Marcus.

I almost turn away but he walks up to me. "I'm glad you came." He says and motions me to come sit over with him. "Can you just hurry this up?" I say. "You asked me today why do I all of a sudden want to hang out with you? Well, it's not all of a sudden." He says and I sit up. "I've always wanted to get to know you Des, but you know how high school stereotypes are. I was a scared lil boy afraid of comin up to you to just say something. I was never embarrassed of you, or even thought of you any less than I do now."

He stares into my eyes.

"I don't care about your look, you've always looked the same to me. Beautiful." I blush a little. "I don't know what's going to happen, but I really want us to be friends Des, I always have." I smiling. Really, really hard. He's always wanted to be friends with me? He was just scared?

"I'd like that." I say and lean in to give him a hug. I love the feeling of his arms around me. We pull away and talk about where we're going to go today to hang out. Remember when I said I wouldn't go out with him? Well, that was before I knew how he felt. Call me a sucker for sincerity. While we're talking, I notice out the corner of my eye that I see Derrick. He's standing in the door frame holding something. He see's me see him, and turns to walk away.

Weird.

Derrick's POV

"I'd like that." She says, and leans in to hug him. Marcus King. Hugging Destiny. Why did I come here? Oh, because Aria talked me into finally telling Des how I felt. Well, that was a big mistake because it looks like she's already made her decision. I didn't want her to see me, but she did. So I walked away before she could react.

I toss my paper I was holding into the garbage. Why did I think it was a good idea to write down how I felt? Because I'm stupid.