Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2000 12:20:18 EDT
From: DrJJC19@aol.com
Subject: Leo and Jase(category Gay/ High School)

Leo and Jase
Chapter One: New faces


    Leo stared out the window of his parents' BMW as the car pulled into view
of the new high school that he would be attending. Leo had been forced to
constantly move around because his father's company had so many different
locations, and he moved wherever there were dips in profit or problems in the
system. Leo still wasn't sure exactly what it was that his father did, but he
didn't care. He barely saw or spoke to either of his parents and his nanny,
so to speak, Ben, had more or less raised him through childhood. But Leo
didn't really have any desire to know either of his parents and all he cared
about was getting away from his life. He wanted to start his own life, and
get out of the shadow of his father and the wealth he had come to loathe over
years of being abandoned for business functions and moving from place to
place. His whole life was a blur to him.
    He stared out at the huge building looming over him and watched all the
students walk in, socializing and being normal, something Leo had always
envied and wanted. Leo was ready to start fresh in a public school
environment without the strict rules and snooty rich kids of private school
life. He never thought of himself as one of them and liked to keep it that
way. He stared up at the building that would let him start fresh and
ultimately turn his life upside down.
"Leo, they're not going to wait for you to show up before they start school,"
Ben interrupted Leo's thoughts. Leo turned his head towards Ben and smiled
slightly. Ben, who had raised him and been his best friend when he had none,
smiled at him warmly. Leo opened the door and stepped out.
"Good luck, my man," Ben encouraged, "I'll be back by to pick you up at 3:30
and we'll go get the car your Dad has waiting at the dealership for you to
drive from now on."
Leo turned and smiled, "Alright, Benji, see ya later."
Ben cringed. "Stop calling me that!" He laughed and then drove off. Leo
watched as the car exited the parking lot, and then he turned his attention
back to the school. He began walking towards the doors and looked all around
at what he had gotten himself into. He was beginning to almost regret
persuading his parents to let him go to public school. A voice interrupted
his thoughts once again.
"By that wide-eyed expression on your face and the fact that you're heading
straight for a pole, I'd say you were new here."
Leo whirled around to see the guy who was talking to him and gave him a
strange look.
"And by that look, you're probably thinking 'Who the hell does he think he's
talking to?'" the boy spoke again. Leo realized that he was being rude and
snapped out of it.
"Oh, I'm sorry. Yea, I'm new here." He put his hand out to shake. The boy
looked at him as if he was an alien.
"You came from private school I'm assuming," the boy guessed, taking the hand
and giving a firm shake. "You don't see many people who shake hands any more
except, well, rich kids." Leo blushed. "How do you know so much." Leo
questioned.
"I'm psychic," the boy joked. "My name's Jason, but everyone pretty much
calls me Jase."
"I'm Leo."
"Leo, well, I guess I should say welcome to BayView High School." Jase smiled
and began walking towards the door. "I gotta get to class, but I'll see ya
around?" Leo smiled and nodded, waving after Jase as he made his way inside.
He himself began walking inside as well. He adjusted his backpack and watched
as Jase walked down the hall confidently. He smiled to himself. Jase was damn
good-looking, Leo noticed. He had to be 6' tall, brown hair, tan like a
surfer boy, intense green eyes, very nicely built which was obvious by the
fitted shirt he was wearing. Leo tilted his head and then straightened up.
"What the hell are you doing, Leo?! You're not a freakin queer!" Leo
discarded the thoughts from his mind and kept walking.
    Two guys standing a large group turned their heads when they noticed the
new kid. They whispered to each other and made their way over to him. They
stepped in front of him, blocking his path. He looked surprised.
"Can I help you with something?" Leo asked, staring at them with a confused
expression.
"Oh.Sorry, I'm Kenny, and this is Drew. We saw you walk in and wanted to come
and introduce ourselves." Kenny flashed a smile at Leo and Drew smirked, not
sure yet about this new kid.
"I'm Leo...Chase," Leo replied, relaxing a little. He started to put his hand
out, but stopped when he remembered the reaction from the first person he
met.
"Chase? As in, Chase Sporting Goods?" Drew perked up. Leo nodded in
embarrassment and began walking.
"Damn, you must be loaded." Kenny chimed in. Leo craned his neck. He hated
hearing that.


Jase looked over his shoulder at the guy he had just met. "Leo," he said to
himself. He smiled and shrugged. Jase had lived in BayView all his life and
had had a pretty hard time with making friends. He had always been skinny,
short, and quiet. This was a new year, though. He had shot up in height over
the summer and spent the summer with his uncle at the beach where he jogged
and worked out every day. He had filled out quite nicely. He had really grown
up since last year and was ready to change everything. He thought about his
new friend, well, he hoped friend. Leo was only about an inch shorter than he
was, but in good shape. He was kind of quiet, which made him kind of
mysterious. Jase couldn't help but wonder what that boy's story was. He
didn't consider himself gay because he loved women, but he found himself
attracted to men as well. He didn't know what it all meant, but he didn't
care. He just wanted to have fun and be happy with the new Jase. He smiled to
himself and continued to gaze in Leo's direction. Jase then noticed Kenny and
Drew walk up to Leo.
"Uh oh, the leeches are scoping out this year's buffet to suck the life
from," Jase mumbled to himself. "Maybe they'll throw him back." He frowned.
Not likely. Jase frowned and watched as they disappeared around the corner
before walking into his first class. It was already full and the teacher was
calling role. He felt the eyes watching him as he found a seat and walked
down the row. He could hear whispers.
"Who's the new kid?" he heard a girl say.
"Jase Burke?" the teacher looked up from her role.
"Here," Jase raised his hand slightly and sat down in the desk. An uproar of
whispers filled the classroom.
"That's Jase?" "Oh my God, that's Burke?" "Damn, he's changed."
Jase smiled to himself secretly and stared straight ahead. Yep, this was
going to be a good year.

"So, do you play any sports, Leo?" Kenny asked as they walked down the hall.
Leo looked out of the corner of his eye towards Jase who was eyeing him
carefully. He reverted his attention back to Kenny and nodded.
"Really? What?" Kenny pressed on.
"Well, I played soccer for my school in New York." Leo added.
"Really? You should join ours! We play too," Drew noted, pointing to his own
letter jacket.
"Sounds good, where do I sign up?" Leo smiled.

*Later that day*

Leo climbed into the passenger's side of his parents' car and closed the
door.
"So...how'd it go?" Ben urged for a reply.
"It went surprisingly well," Leo smiled at Ben. Ben nodded and started up the
car.
"See, I told you everything would be fine," he said with a satisfied tone.
They pulled out of the lot and started towards town. "So?? Did you meet
anybody? Come on, man, I'm dying here."
"Yea, I met some guys from the soccer team and I joined. I also met this
other guy who saved me from making a fool of myself." Leo reported. Ben shot
him a questioning stare. "Oh, I almost ran into a pole while I was looking
around." Leo said with a chuckle. Ben laughed.  "He was really...i don't
know...different from the people I'm used to. He was really confident and
intense. It was refreshing I guess you could say. A different type of
people." Leo thought back at Jase's "up-frontness" and mysterious intensity
and smiled to himself.
"Sounds like you had a pretty good day then." Ben said as he pulled into the
lot of the car dealership. Leo nodded and smiled, his mind going back over
his day. 'Yea I guess I did,' he thought to himself. They got out of the car
and greeted the dealer.
"You must be the Chase kid," he shook hands with Leo and led them to the
garage of the dealership where his car was waiting.
"We picked one of our best selling cars out for you, Mr. Chase. I hope you
like it." the dealer said as he opened the door to the garage. Leo stepped
inside and his eyes bugged out of his head. There sat a brand new, silver BMW
convertable with a black top. His mouth dropped open. Ben smiled and walked
with Leo over to the car. Leo took the keys from the dealer, opened the door,
and climbed into the car. He looked all around it like a kid in a candy store
and then his face dropped.
"What is it?" Ben asked, worriedly.
"What's Dad cancelling out on now?" Leo asked, realizing the motives for such
an extravagant gift. Ben's face turned red with guilt.
"I'm sorry, kid. Your Dad's got to fly out to Boston for two weeks. He's
leaving Sunday."
"Which means no trip up to the mountains." Leo nodded his head sarcastically.
"Look, Leo, I'm sorry. I tried to get him to postpone it til afterwards."
"No, its ok. Really. I should be used to it by now, right?" Leo faked a smile
and started up the car. "I'm going to check out the city. I'll be home before
dark."
"Alright, kid. You sure you'll be okay?" Ben asked.
"Don't worry so much, Benji!" Leo cracked a smile and pulled out of the lot.
He pulled out onto the road and rode a little way before seeing sign that
said Joe's Diner poiting to the right. His stomach growled and he turned down
the road. He saw the diner and pulled into a parking spot. He turned off his
car and got out, locking it, and stepping inside the old fashioned diner. He
was greeted with the smell of greasy french fries and burgers. He went up to
the counter and ordered a burger with fries and a soda. He waited until he
got his food and found a booth in the corner. He sat down and started eating.
He was halfway done when he heard a familiar voice.
"By that deep, thoughtful look on your face, I'd say you had alot on your
mind."
Leo looked up to see Jase standing there smiling at him. Leo smiled back at
him warmly and caught himself staring into Jase's eyes. They were so intense
looking.
"Mind if I sit down?" Jase snapped Leo back. Leo broke his gaze and shook his
head.
"By all means."
Jase sat down across from Leo and looked out the window.
"Is that your car?" Jase asked, looking back at Leo who was again, staring at
him. Leo quickly shifted his gaze out the window and nodded.
"Yea, my dad got it for me today before we went to work and I went to get it
after school." Leo explained, taking a sip of his soda.
"Its a really nice car. I've always wanted one of those." Jase said, watching
Leo sip his soda nervously. Jase smiled to himself. 'Damn, he's goodlooking.
Blonde hair, light brown hair that fell just below the top of his ears,
crystal blue eyes, perfect smile...
"What?"
Jase shook his head, snapping out of his thoughts.
"Sorry, just thinking about something." Jase quickly covered.
"Mind me asking what?" Leo put his coke down and looked at Jase. Jase smiled.
"Nothing important." Jase avoided eye contact. Leo bit his bottom lip and
took another sip of his soda. The door to the restaurant opened and closed
and a group of people came in. They spotted Leo and made their way to the
table.
"Hey Kenny, Drew." Leo greeted them. Jase's eyes widened, but he didn't turn
to look at who had just come in. He stared straight ahead.
"Hey Leo," Kenny nodded his head and looked at who he was sitting with.
"What are you doing with this scrub?" Drew asked bluntly. A girl elbowed him
in the side.
"Shut the hell up, Drew," LeAnn smiled in greeting to Jase.
"Its okay LeAnn, I was just leaving," Jase smirked, standing up. Leo looked
at him confused. "Nice talkin to ya, Leo. See ya around."  Leo nodded, still
confused as to what was going on. Jase smiled at Leo, and walked out of the
restaurant. Kenny sat down next to Leo, and Drew and LeAnn took the seat
across from them.
"What was that all about?" Leo asked with a little anger at the rudeness
towards Jase.
"Jase Burke is a scrub." Drew cracked. Kenny nodded in agreement and LeAnn
rolled her eyes.
"What's wrong with him? I don't see anything wrong with him." Leo shrugged.
"If I were you, I wouldn't be seen with him too much. He's wierd." Kenny
said, stealing a couple of fries off of Leo's plate.
"No, he's not," LeAnn interrupted. "Jase is a sweetie. He's just a little shy
sometimes."
"Shy? Doesn't seem too shy to me!" Leo replied, surprised.
"He's changed alot since last year. The only people who have that big of a
thing against him are these two goons." LeAnn stated, nudging Drew. Drew
threw his arm around her shoulder and slid close to her.
"You know you want me." Drew smiled slyly.
"Yea, in you're filthy dreams."
"Every night baby." Drew cracked.
"Perv." LeAnn rolled her eyes. "So, Leo, tell us about yourself." After Leo
told them where came from, what he liked, and whatnot, he said goodbye to
them and paid his bill for the food. He headed out to his car and got inside,
starting it up. It was nearing 6 o'clock and the sun was slowly going down
behind the horizon. Leo rode along the harbor, taking in his new
surroundings. He let the top down on his car and let the warm summer air in.
He thought back to Jase. He smiled to himself in content and nodded his head.
"This year might not be so bad."