Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 23:40:12 -0500
From: Boy Interrupted5 <boyinterrupted5@hotmail.com>
Subject: Rainbow Pride

Hey guys.  Boyinterrupted of GTHQ here. ( http://GTHQ.homestead.com )
...this is my first 3rd person attempt; I'm hoping it goes over well.  Email
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http://GTHQ.homestead.com.  I look forward to hearing from you.  Any
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Rainbow Pride
    The Beginning
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NOTE:  As you read throughout the story remember that KYLE is nicknamed
JYNX, so they are the same person....

Doug was already tired of his school, his classmates, and his life.  As a
high school freshman, Doug was cute, popular, and already destined to be a
heartbreaker.  His secret, however, could destroy that destiny forever.
Doug was gay, and definitely not proud of it.  Not a day went by that he
didn't want to harm himself.  As with many other young boys discovering they
are homosexual, Doug found it very hard to accept.  He wished he could be
attracted to his girlfriend, Kathleen, and live the rest of his life as a
straight man.  Other plans had been laid out in front of him though.

Two years ago, Doug discovered how wonderful masturbation felt.  Though he
told his friends he didn't do it because it was gross, Doug did it more
often that any of them.  He was more ashamed by how he jacked off than the
act itself.  Doug found himself thinking about his fellow male schoolmates,
and now that his family bought a computer, he would look at gay websites.
Every time Doug climaxes, a feeling of self-disgust fills him, as he sits
and wonders why he can't do it thinking about a girl...

Doug got himself up for school; he always had a hard time on Mondays.  He
made it to the bus stop just in time.  Kathleen was there, waiting for him
as usual. Doug wondered what she saw in him; besides the fact he was cute.

You see, Doug wasn't conceited in the least; he just goes by what others
say.  He always hated conceited people, and he would never want anyone to
think he was.  Since that was the case, Doug stayed to himself.  His friends
at school always urged him to "open up" a little.  Doug wasn't interested in
all the pot filled weekends many of his friends had, therefore he didn't
want any part of their version of "opening up."

Doug got on the bus and sat next to Kathleen.  He wondered when the right
time to break up with her would be.  She was a nice person, but there was no
attraction whatsoever on Doug's part.  He'd played it through his head a
million times.

"Maybe this one will be different."  He says to himself each time a new
girlfriend comes along.  Though he knows it won't, he holds on to the
concept for dear life.

As Doug gets to the school entrance, he rolls his eyes thinking about how
much torture the day would bring.

He would walk down the hall and smiled though, just like every other morning
this year.  Everyone expected it.  If he didn't, the whole balance of high
school social cliques would be out of whack.  Doug was a friend with
everyone; therefore if he didn't smile at one person or group of friends,
they might think something was wrong and that would make matters worse.

Doug did like a couple guys at school though, but asking them out could mean
being the outsider from that moment on.  He always had his eye on Jeremy
Hishire.  Doug was constantly staring at him, but he never got the feeling
Jeremy liked him.

The last time Doug went on a date with a guy, he turned out to be a big
loser and tried to take advantage of the situation.  Ever since that day
Doug promised himself he would not date a guy unless he knew him first.  Not
to mention he felt weird dating guys in the first place.  Where Doug lived,
almost everyone knew everyone one way or another and there was always that
slight chance of it getting back to his parents or friends.

The school day was going by slowly, just like always, and Doug was sitting
in the last class of the day wondering if it would ever end.

He was planning on going to the mall and hit a few games in the arcade once
school was over.  His Mom also gave him a few bucks to buy a new outfit.
Doug liked to shop at Pacific Sun, or Hot Topic.  Those are the type of
stores where you technically are prep, but try and deny it.  Doug didn't
like pop music too much though.  His favorite band was Incubus, and his
favorite musician was Gwen Stefani, from No Doubt.  In order to hide his
homosexuality he placed numerous posters of her in his bedroom.

The bell for last hour finally sounded and Doug made his way to his locker
and was stopped a few times with offers to go out with some friends of his.
He turned them down and said he had stuff to do this afternoon.

Although he was a freshman, Doug's locker was in the senior hallway.  He
switched with one of his senior friends because the locations would work out
better for the both of them.

He saw his girlfriend coming from the other direction and purposely avoided
her so he didn't have to listen to her gripe and moan about all the problems
she encountered throughout the day.  He had enough to worry about without
listening to her.

"I've got to get rid of that bitch."  He thought to himself.

Doug made his way to bus route 9, and waited for to it to load up before
taking off towards town.  He was home 20 minutes later fixing his hair
before leaving for the Mall and Arcade.

He walked, which took about a half hour.  He didn't want to ask for a ride
because then he'd have someone tagging along and it was still too cold to
ride his bike.

"Could I please get change for this ten?"  Doug asked the man at the
counter.  He only had a few quarters at home, so he brought some cash to
trade in.

"Here you go."  The man said as Doug took the change and put it in a zip
lock baggie.

He walked over to a game and plopped in a couple quarters.  There were few
other people in the arcade at the moment.  There would probably be more in
about an hour.

"Hey Doug."  Maurice said coming up next to him.

"Hey man, what you doing here?"  Doug asked.

"Juts brought my cousin by.  He just moved here last week.  He's an 8th
grader, so I thought I'd bring him here to meet some of my friends since I
can't at school.

"Why is he standing over there?"  Doug said looking over towards the corner
of the arcade where the boy was standing all by himself.

"That boy is pretty cute."  Doug thought to himself.

"What's your cousins name?" Doug asked Maurice.

"His Name is Kyle, but everyone calls him Jynx."  Maurice replied.

"Jynx?"  Doug said inquisitively.

"Don't ask.  It's just a nickname he got."

"OK."  Doug replied.

"Well, call him over here, I hate to see a guy all by himself."  Doug said.

Maurice went over and told Kyle that his friend wanted to meet him.  Doug
was standing in awe as he watched this boy come towards him.

"Hey man, people call me Jynx, sorry I was standing over there all by myself
dude.  I'm just not used to all these places."  Kyle said catching Doug off
guard.

"Hey dude, well you're welcome here anytime."  Doug said trying to cover up
the obvious gaze he had on Kyle.

Jynx, as he was called, had a slight resemblance to Maurice.  He was much
younger looking with smoother features, however.  He stood the same height
as Doug, though he was a year younger.  He had dark brown hair and hazel
eyes.

Doug had to squeeze his legs together to prevent anyone from seeing his
approval of Jynx's looks.

"Hey, after I use all these quarters, you guys want to come over to my house
and hang out for awhile?" Doug asked.

"Well, I can't.  I have to get to work, but if Kyle wants to, he's more than
welcome to as long as you get him in time."  Maurice stated.

"I'm sure I could find my own way home cuz."  Kyle said to Maurice.

"Well, I still don't want you getting lost, so Doug can walk you home."
Maurice said.

"Yeah, that's no prob at all."  Doug said with excitement.  He was glad that
Kyle would be able to come over, and better still by himself.

Doug and Kyle started on their way to Doug's house.  He had purposely lost
the last of his quarters so they could get back sooner.

Jynx was really quiet and walked a few paces behind Doug.  Even when Doug
slowed down and tried to let him catch up, he was slack off behind again.

They made it to Doug's place and Doug showed him around.  He really needed
to take a leak so he told Jynx he would be back in a couple of minutes.

After Doug left the room, Jynx looked around and seen a drawer with the
words "keep out" on it.  If Jynx had just one flaw, it would be that he was
too curious.  He walked over to the drawer and opened it up slowly. There
was very little inside the drawer.  Only a few notes Doug either wrote or
received and a notebook with JOURNAL in big letters at the top.

Jynx picked up the notebook and opened it to the front cover.  Inside was a
little rainbow flag with the words "Rainbow Pride" written underneath it.

"Rainbow pride, huh."  Jynx said to himself.

A few moments later, Doug came back in the room, and Jynx was propped up
against the wall as if he were there the entire time Doug was gone.

"So, did you have anything you wanted to do in mind?"  Doug asked Kyle,
trying to end the silence.

"Hmm," Jynx said, "How about truth or dare?"

"With just the two of us, wouldn't that be kind of boring?"  Doug asked.

"Doesn't have to be."  Jynx said with a smirk.

"Well, that sounds cool.  You pick first, truth or dare?"  Doug asked.

"Truth."

"OK, uhmm...Why did your family move here?"  Doug asked.

"I guess just so we could be closer to our family.  My Dad got a job with
Maurice's dad at the factory."

"Oh, that's good."  Doug said.

"Yup, so your turn.  Truth or Dare?"  Kyle asked.

"Truth."

"OK.  I got one.  What's one thing you keep as a secret that no one else
knows?"  Kyle asked trying to get Doug to open up and admit what he had
found out.

"Well, this is sort of embarrassing, but sometimes I wear regular underwear
and boxers at the same time."  Doug answered.

"Hehe, that is weird, why do you do it?"  Jynx inquired.

"Hey, one question at a time here.  Truth or Dare?"  Doug said smiling.

"OK, Dare. I'll do ANYTHING."  Jynx said.

"ANYthing?"  Doug asked again wondering exactly what anything was."

"...Anything."  Jynx said readjusting his crotch.

Doug sat in his chair and his heart started pounding really fast.  He
thought he knew what Jynx meant by what he was saying and doing, but he was
really nervous.  He wanted to let Jynx know he felt the same.

"Same goes with me."  Doug managed to say.

"Good, so what's your dare?"  Jynx said rubbing his crotch again.

"I dare you to take off your shirt and pants, NOT your boxers."

Before Doug had finished Jynx tore off his shirt and started for his pants.

Doug was amazed at how toned Jynx's body was for an eight grader.  Even
being a year older than Jynx, Doug had nowhere near the body Jynx had. Jynx
had a slight six pack and muscular shoulders, whereas Doug had a smooth flat
stomach, and skinnier arms.

"OK, Truth or Dare?"  Jynx asked.

"Dare"

"OK, I want you to take off your shirt and pants too...AND then come over
here and kiss me."

Doug started to take off his shirt, but remembered that the door wasn't
locked.  He locked the door and then proceeded to go through with his dare.
He was down to his boxers (with regular underwear underneath them) and
slowly started to walk over to Jynx.

Jynx stood up and met Doug half way.  He put his arms on each of Doug's hips
and looked him in the eyes.

"I saw your Rainbow Flag and "Rainbow Pride" written underneath it.  I think
moving here was the best thing my family ever did."

Jynx moved in closer.  Doug could feel his breath on his own lips now.

"I think it was a good thing too."  Doug said closing his eyes.

Kyle's lips lightly brushed Doug's and shivers went down both of there
bodies.

"Just so you know Jynx, you don't need to dare me to do this."  Doug
whispered still keeping his eyes closed.

"I know."  Jynx said brushing his lips against Doug's again.

"I think you better finish your dare."  Jynx said.

Doug drew his lips yet closer to Jynx's.  Both of them opened their mouths,
top lip to top lip, bottom to bottom.  Doug brushed his tongue along Kyle's
teeth.  He let out a deep breath through his nose as he felt Doug's hands
reach around onto his back and pull him in closer for a deep passionate
kiss.  Jynx opened his mouth, as Doug did too, and they both explored each
other's mouths.

Doug opened his eyes in the middle of the kiss and noticed a small tear fall
down from Jynx's left eye.  He pulled away and looked at Kyle into the eyes.
  More tears were welling up.

"Jynx, what's wrong.  Did I do something wrong?"  Doug asked.

"No, god no.  I never realized there could be such a cute guy that felt the
same way I do about other guys, that's all."  Jynx said.

"Well, I knew they were out there, I just didn't believe I'd ever see one
around here."  Doug added.

Doug and Kyle moved over to the bed.  Looking at either of them would tell
you exactly how uncomfortable they felt now that this wasn't just Truth or
Dare anymore.  Jynx grabbed his shirt and pants and put them back on.  He
looked up and smiled at Doug as he grabbed his clothes too.

They both sat staring at their own laps for a few minutes, both of them
anticipating what would or wouldn't happen next.

"So, how did you wind up with the nickname Jynx?"  Doug asked.

"It's the obvious reason.  All my family members say things go wrong when
I'm around, hehe."

"Ha, yeah...probably could have been my nickname too."  Doug said laughing.

"So, how's high school, I'm really nervous about going next year.  Let alone
that it's not the high school I thought I'd be going to."  Jynx asked.

"It's alright, but there's a lot of hypocritical, back stabbing, rumor
starting people there.  I guess that's at every high school though.  You
would probably be better off asking your cousin that, at least he's been
there two years."  Doug answered.

"Yeah, that's cool.  Do they really flick pennies at the freshman like
Maurice was telling me?"  Jynx asked.

"Haha, well...It all depends on who your friends are.  If you are friends
with popular sophomores, juniors, and seniors you are gonna get a few.  But
it's nothing like Maurice is telling you I'm sure.  I had the same shit from
Maurice when I was going too."  Doug said.

The boys were starting to open up more, and just as soon as they really
started to get into some deep conversation, Doug's Mom got home from work
and asked him to take Jynx home so they could have dinner.

Doug and Jynx walked the short distance to Jynx's new house, which was in a
new subdivision on the edge of town.  They said their 'goodbyes' and planned
on meeting up again ASAP.

Doug walked back home.  The whole way home he had a smile on his face.  The
little time he spent with Jynx would replay in his mind a million times
before he got to see him again and add to the memories.  His first real
kiss...one that meant something more than just 'swapping tongue' was with a
magnificent guy that had just moved to his town.  A cute, likeable guy,
someone Doug never thought he would be able to find.

Doug made it back to his house and ate dinner with his Mother and Father.
He went up to his room and took out his 'rainbow pride' journal.

He opened up the front cover and inside was a sloppily written note...

...Doug, Hey it's Kyle (Jynx).  I know we just met, but I just flipped
through this page and I seen you're a rainbow guy yourself.  Well, I'm just
letting you know I am too.  I REALLY hope to get to know you more.  Love,
Jynx...

...Doug sat at his desk reading over the little note for an hour.  He wanted
to see Jynx so bad; he could feel his lips against his if he closed his eyes
really hard and concentrated.

It was getting late and Doug went to lie down on his bed to watch some TV.
He turned off the lights and put Jynx's note next to his heart.

"God, this could wind up being a great year."  Doug thought to himself as he
drifted to sleep, with Jynx as the last thing on his mind.
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Well, that would be chapter one of "Rainbow Pride."  I hope you guys like
it.  I really worked hard on developing the plot on this one.  I have many
directions I would like to take it, but I'll narrow that down in the coming
chapters.  This is my third and final 'series' release at the moment.
Blake's Love and What's Love Got To Do With It are my other two, which are
posted here on nifty.  Blake's Love somewhere in the High school section,
and What's Love... somewhere in the college section.  Thanks for taking the
time to read my story.  I hope you will email me at Boyinterrupted85@aol.com
or sign my guestbook at http://GTHQ.homestead.com.  Till next chapter,
Boyinterrupted.