Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2000 00:14:06 EDT
From: DrJJC19@aol.com
Subject: Leo and Jase, Chapter 13 (Category: Gay/High School)

Wassup everybody! Thank you all SO much for all the emails and great feedback
you've been sending! Keep it coming! I love getting emails from people saying
they like the story. Makes me feel good! Sorry to all you horny people
looking for sex! LoL, j/k. There will be some eventually, but the plot is the
main thing to focus on to me, so sorry guys. :) Well, I guess that's all! On
with Chapter 13...

Leo and Jase
Chapter 13

"What is is son?" All eyes were on Jase. He felt like he was going to throw
up. He looked at his mom. She gave him an encouraging look and nudged him in
the side. Jase took a deep breath.
"Dad....I....I'm..." Jase tried to say it but he couldn't. The fear
completely overwhelmed him.
"You know what? Nevermind, its not that big of a deal!" Jase stood up. His
mother grabbed his arm and pulled him back down.
"Jase, honey, you have to do this!"
"Do what?" Josh whined. Jase looked at his father who's face had now gone
from curiosity to worry.
"Is something wrong, son? Did something happen?"
"No Dad, nothing like that." Jase sighed. He looked at his mom again and then
back at his Dad and brother. He took another deep breath and stared down at
the floor.
"I....uh..er..I mean...I'm...gay," Jase closed his eyes so tight so he
wouldn't see the hurt and disgusted reaction on their faces. He didn't want
them look at him like that, like he was an alien. Silence filled the room as
his brother and father sat in shock. Jase chewed on his lower lip, obviously
Leo's little habit had rubbed off.
"Are you sure?" his father broke the silence. Jase opened his eyes, but
stared at the floor. He nodded slightly and felt his face become red.
"Dad, I'm sorry.." Jase choked on his words.
"For what, son?"
"For disappointing you and making you disgusted by me."
"Jase, how dare you say that. There's no way in hell I could every be
disappointed or disgusted by you. I have never been and never will be
anything less than the proudest father on earth to have you as my son. Gay,
straight, cannibal." Jase halfway chuckled at the comment and looked up at
his Dad.
"Really?"
"Jase, I love you. Nothing's every gonna change that, son!" His father smiled
comfortingly and pulled him into a hug. Josh sat there still in shock and
stared off into space.
"My brother's a fag?" he finally spoke up.
"Joshua Michael!" Jase's mother scolded.
Jase put a hand on his arm. "It's ok, Mom, I don't blame him."
"It most certainly is not ok. Joshua, Jase is your brother no matter what and
he deserves your support right now! He's been there for you every time you
needed help with school or advice on anything."
"I know Mom, but this changes everything!"
"What exactly does it change, Josh? I've always been this way, its not like I
just woke up one day and said, hey I'm gay! Hell, if I had the choice, trust
me I'd choose the other way. Besides, I still like girls a lot, but I like
guys too."
"So you're bi," Josh corrected. Jase stopped and thought.
"Whatever you call it, I'm still the same person I've always been, just now
you know something else about me." Jase explained softly.
Josh slouched back in his chair and crossed his arms.
"My friends are really gonna be on my back about this!" Josh huffed.
"They don't have to know, Josh. I'm not planning on telling anyone myself. I
just wanted to tell you guys cuz you're my family and you deserve to know who
you're living with!" Jase reassured. Josh thought about it.
"Whatever. Can I get back to my project now?"
"Go ahead." Jase nodded. Josh jumped up and went back to his room.
Jase looked at both his parents.
"Don't worry son, he'll learn to accept it and everything will be back to
normal."
"Thank you guys for understanding and supporting me. I love you."
"Same to you son." His father smiled. His mother patted him on the back. Jase
smiled to himself. 'One demon defeated,' he thought to himself proudly.


    Leo got out of the car and stared up at the large stone building in front
of him. He read the sign at the entrance. 'Shady Glen Academy...welcome to
hell,' Leo thought to himself dryly. The rain had stopped and the cold air
chilled Leo. He crossed his arms over his chest and turned back to the car
where Tony was unloading Leo's luggage.
"This way, sir."
Leo followed him into the building. Tony set down his luggage and told him to
wait out in the hall while he went and talked to the headmaster of the
school. Leo sat down on the bench in the hall next to his stuff and looked
around. The place was big and cold. He closed his eyes and leaned his head
back against the wall. He thought about Jase and a small smile crossed his
face.
"Eh hemm." Leo looked up. An elderly man in a gray suit stood in front of him.
"I'll be going now, sir. They have been instructed to have a guard stand
outside your room at all time, so don't try anything tricky." Tony waved his
finger at Leo. Leo rolled his eyes and stood up. Tony gave Leo a menacing
stare daring him to try something before he turned and walked out the door.
Leo turned his attention back to the man.
"I am Dr. Edward Avery. I'm the headmaster here at Shady Glen. I'd like to
welcome you to our school and I hope you enjoy it here."
"Thanks," Leo mumbled. The man raised an eyebrow in disgust over Leo's
impoliteness.
"Follow me to your sleeping quarters." Leo rolled his eyes and followed the
man down a long hall, up a flight of stairs, down another long hall and then
a small corridor where he stopped. Leo set his bags down and the man handed
him the key.
"Here we are, Mr. Chase. Have a good night." The man then walked off. Leo
unlocked the door and opened it. He stepped inside and closed the door. He
felt around on the wall for a light switch and found one, turning the light
on. He looked around. The room was about the size of his bedroom at home,
with a bathroom and a closet. A large window covered much of the opposite
wall. A bed, a desk, a dresser, and a chair.
"Oh this is gonna be fun," Leo said to himself sarcastically. He threw his
bags on the floor and plopped down on the bed. He laid down and closed his
eyes, drifting off to sleep.

Leo ran as fast as he could through the pouring rain. He was soaked to the
bone shivering. Lightening flashed through the sky, lighting up everything
around him for a split second. He ran and ran for what seemed like an
eternity until he reached what he was looking for. He stared across the yard
at the small house surrounded by trees. He noticed a light on in the window
and a familiar face sitting on the couch reading a book. Leo smiled to
himself as he walked towards the window. He reached it and watched as the boy
turned the page and adjusted the wire-framed glasses on his nose. 'He looks
so cute in his glasses,' Leo smiled once again. The first time in a week. It
felt good. He continued to watch the boy intently, not wanting to interrupt
the peaceful way about him. Suddenly, a figure appeared behind the boy
without him noticing. Leo watched as the dark figure stood there unmoving. It
turned into the light and Leo's eyes widened.
"Dad," Leo said to himself in shock. He stood there frozen as his father
reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out a shiny black object. Leo
squinted through the rain to make out the object and then saw it clearly.
"Oh my God, no! JASE, Jase, watch out!" Leo called out. Jase looked up from
his book towards the window, then realizing the figure behind him. He swirled
around just as the gun was pointed at him.
"NO!" Leo screamed, darting for the front door. He reached for the doorknob.
It was locked. He pounded on the door. He stepped back and then rammed into
the door, sending it flying open. He shot into the living room and saw Jase
against the wall with fear in his eyes as Leo's father held the gun still
pointed at him. Jase shook his head, tears running down his face. Leo ran for
his father when he heard a gunshot.
"NOOOOOO!!" Leo screamed throughout the house. The sound seemed to echo in
his head.

Leo woke up in a cold sweat. He sat straight up in the bed. His face was wet
from tears. He breathed heavily and his chest heaved. He wiped his face and
his breathing slowed as he relaxed. 'Just a dream,' he tried to reassure
himself. He buried his head in his hands and sighed.
"Jase," he whispered to himself in exasperation.
"I have got to get out of here!" A knock on his door interrupted his
thoughts. He got up and walked to the door and opened it. A face he had seen
before stood in the doorway tiredly looking up at him in surprise.
"You! From the airport!" the boy said in shock.
Leo realized who it was and nodded. "Yea. Can I help you with something?"
"Well, I'm in the room next door and I heard you screaming, so I wanted to
see what was going on." the boy explained.
"I'm fine." Leo said dryly, not really in the mood to make friends. "Is that
all?" Leo asked, rubbing his head. The boy started to nod, but as Leo began
to close the door, he put his hand up to stop him.
"I didn't catch your name."
"I didn't throw it."
The boy stood there looking hurt. Leo sighed. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean that.
I've had kind of a rough week. I'm Leo."
"Logan." The boy replied. "Sorry to bother you Leo, but it was nice meeting
you."
"Yea, sorry bout snapping at you." Leo smiled slightly, trying to be polite.
"Oh, don't worry about it. I know how the bad weeks go. But I'm right next
door if you ever need anything. Anything at all."
"Ok, thanks. Goodnight."
"Night." Leo closed the door. Logan caught one last glimpse of Leo before the
door shut.
"Damn, he's beautiful." Logan said to himself aloud. Logan looked around the
hall and then went back into his room, shutting the door. Leo sighed and
stripped down to his boxers. He threw his clothes to the side and got back
into bed. He turned on his side and stared out the huge window out into the
darkness. His eyes slowly drifted closed and he fell into a restless sleep.

Two weeks went by, which seemed like an eternity for Leo and Jase. Leo hadn't
gotten 2 hours of sleep in that amount of time and Jase fell into a mopey
state. He didn't talk to anyone at school, went to the roof at lunch, and
came home and either went to his room or stayed in the living room reading or
sleeping.
"Leo, what is wrong with you? You've got bags under your eyes and you never
answer me with more than 2 words. I know I said you didn't have to tell me
and you don't, but whatever's bothering you can't be that bad. This place
isn't that bad!" Logan  sat down next to Leo on the couch in the common room
of the dorm building. Leo looked over at Logan with tired eyes and sighed.
"I can't talk about it, Logan, I'm sorry," Leo looked back at the magazine he
was reading.
"I understand, man, but I hate seein anyone lookin like you do!"
"Thanks alot!"
"You know what I mean!"
Leo shrugged and thought about how tired he was, not only physically, but how
tired he was of all of this. He couldn't take not seeing Jase anymore. It had
become to much to bear. He couldn't deal with it any longer.
"Will you help me, Logan?"
"Help you..what do you mean?" Logan asked, surprised.
"I have got to get out of here. I can't take anymore of this. I've got to go
back home!"
"How do you know where home is. From what you've told me, you've been moving
around every couple of years ever since you were a kid."
"Well, home is where the heart is, right? My heart is back in BayView with...
well it just is." Leo turned his head to avoid eye contact and a picture of
Jase flashed in his mind. He stood up and looked back at Logan.
"Well? Will you help me?"
Logan thought and then stood up. "Leo, its not that bad here. You'll learn to
like it even."
"I guess that's my answer." Leo said dryly and walked away.
"Leo! Wait!" Logan tried to call after him, but Leo kept walking. Logan
rolled his eyes and watched as Leo walked away. His eyes shifted down to
Leo's butt and he tilted his head.
"Damn!" Logan exclaimed, "I just wanna take a bite!" Logan plopped back down
on the couch and picked up the magazine Leo was reading and flipped through
it.

Leo went into his room and slammed the door shut.
"Knew I couldn't trust anyone in this damn place. I have got to get out of
here!" Leo thought for a moment.
'I'll wait until tonight when everybody's sleeping and then I'll sneak out
past the "warden". I'll make sure a cab comes and picks me up down the road
and take me to a bus station.' Leo thought. He went to his dresser and
rummaged through one of the drawers and pulled out a small bag full of money
he had saved up from getting it here and there.
"Should be enough to pay for a cab ride and buy a bus ticket." Leo said
aloud. He began to pack his things and then waited for the right time to
sneak out.

Midnight rolled around slowly and Leo walked up to his door. He opened it as
quietly as possible and poked his head out. He looked down the hall from the
left, and then the right and there was no sign of anyone. He stepped out into
the hallway and shut his door without making a sound. He looked around once
more and adjusted the strap on his shoulder. He began making his way down the
corridors.

Logan cracked his door open and peeked out into the hallway. He saw Leo
standing in the hallway. He looked in Logan's direction and Logan immediately
shut the door. A few seconds later, Logan opened it again only to watch Leo
tiptoeing down the hallway.

Leo made his way down the stairs and looked around when he reached the
bottom. He darted for the main door and started to open it when he heard
someone behind him. He whirled around to see Logan standing on the stairway.
"Logan!" Leo whispered, looking around to make sure no one had heard him and
come out to see what was going on.
"What are you doing?"
"I told you I was getting out of here."
"I didn't think you'd actually go through with it! You'll get your ass in
serious shit, Leo!" Logan whispered as loud as he could to emphasize his
point.
"I don't care. I've got to get home. Get back to...."
"Jase." Logan interrupted. Leo stared at him in shock.
"How do you know about Jase? I never told you about him." Leo asked
cautiously, not sure if he even wanted to know the answer to that question.
Logan looked down seeming disappointed.
"I was hired by your father to make sure you didn't try anything sneaky."
Logan confessed sadly.
"What? No.." Leo said in anger and disappointment.  Logan just nodded and
continued to stare down at the floor.
"I...oh my God.." Leo felt completely used and disgusted by Logan. He said
nothing, but turned and started out the door.
"Leo?" Logan whispered. Leo stopped, but didn't turn around.
"I have to tell him." Leo closed his eyes and sighed so he wouldn't lose it
right there. He just continued out the door and left the building and the
hell behind him. The cab waited outside for him. The cold night air sent a
shiver down Leo's spine. He made his way down the steps and opened the cab
door. He shoved his bag in and climbed in himself.
"Bus station please."
"You got it." The cab driver pulled out and headed towards the bus station.
'I'm comin, Jase.' Leo thought silently. He stared out the window as the
school disappeared in the distance. He turned around and sighed. He toyed
with the necklace that hung around his neck.

To be continued.....
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