Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2003 21:25:14 -0800 (PST)
From: Jeff B <snshadow@yahoo.com>
Subject: Why oh Why Chapter 3

Disclaimer: This story is intended for people of age
18 (or 21 depending on where you live.) This story is
about love between two gay male teenagers if this isnt
your cup of tea dont read it :)

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it on your page please email me first, because if i
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Mandy on you :)


Why oh Why
Chapter three


	"Alright now I'm going to take my hands away, try to
keep your balance this time, you've almost got it."
Josh looked down at Jeremy with a grin.

Jeremy didn't say anything. He stood next to Jeremy
who was standing on his head.  Josh removed his hands
and Jeremy nervously remained upright.  He had been
teaching Jeremy after school for almost a week the
dancing he had demonstrated at school.  Jeremy wanted
to learn the flips but first had to learn how to keep
his body balanced otherwise he would injure himself.
The first few attempts at standing on his head had
been, well funny.  But this time he concentrated and
continued to `stand' unassisted.

"Okay, now what?" Jeremy asked as he wobbled a little.

Josh maneuvered in front of him got on his hands and
knees and with one swift move stood on his head,
facing Jeremy.

"First, push with your hands and lean back, remember
your feet have to make contact first.  Allow your
weight to carry you on to your feet, but be sure to
push off with force otherwise you will fall over."
Josh demonstrated by giving a hard quick push with his
arms, his legs bent back His body followed smoothly.
His feet touched the floor and his weight settled.
"Now you do it." He said as he straightened out and
pulled down his shirt.

Jeremy grimaced for a few seconds then closed his
eyes.  They had been working on this exercise for a
couple of hours now and so far had met with mixed
results.  The only difference now was the fact that he
was able to stand on his head unassisted which amazed
him.  He closed his eyes and took a deep breath and
pushed with his arms, and angled his legs back.
Jeremy's weight carried over just as Josh's had and
with a thump his feet hit the floor along with the
rest of his body.

"Good job! looks like you've got it.  Now can you do
this?" Josh stepped a few paces forward then pushed
with his legs and did a back flip.  Both boys were
glad that Josh's house had an oversized living room,
when you moved the coffee table, and a couple of foot
stools, there was ample space to practice.

"I don't think so." Jeremy admitted. He didn't exactly
trust himself when he bent his body back like that and
was scared of hitting something.

"It's easy." Josh said as he repeated the flip.
Jeremy looked at him with a perplexed look and
frowned.

Josh motioned for him to come to the center of the
floor and he reluctantly followed.

"Alright, you know what's involved in doing it, ill
help support you as long as you don't kick me in the
head." Josh said as he centered Jeremy.

"If you're sure..."

"I'm sure. Now I'm going to put my hands on your chest
and back and help you carry over."

Jeremy didn't doubt what Josh said, he did have some
strength in him, even though it didn't show.  Josh
moved into position placing his hands on Jeremy's
chest and back.

"Now push with your feet, like your going to jump and
follow through like you just did."

Jeremy just nodded and closed his eyes, trusting Josh
not to let him hurt himself.  He wasn't totally sure
why he trusted Josh like that, but he felt himself
getting closer to the older boy the more time they
spent together.  Sometimes he felt deep down as if
something compelled him to trust him even though he
couldn't put his finger on it.

He replayed what Josh had said in his mind and nodded
giving Josh a signal that he was ready.  Jeremy closed
his eyes again and pushed with his feet and leaned
back, Josh used his strength to help him carry
backwards.  Jeremy landed on his palms, using the
momentum he acquired `bounced' back and landed on his
feet.

"You did it!" Josh exclaimed as Jeremy opened his eyes
and grinned.

"Thank the teacher." Jeremy shyly replied, Josh looked
away for a moment and giggled.

They continued practicing back flips until Josh was
sure Jeremy was ready to do one on his own.  He
assured Jeremy that he was ready and Jeremy smiled and
took his position.  Josh stood by and watched, Jeremy
pushed with his legs but ended up using too much
force, so by the time he was on his feet, the momentum
continued to push him back and not knowing what to do,
Jeremy completed a second flip.

Josh stood there with his mouth hanging open, in
astonishment. Jeremy did a few more flips to make sure
it wasn't a fluke and by evening he was doing them
almost as well as Josh.

"You've done very well today little grasshopper." Josh
smirked as he handed Jeremy a bottle of water and a
towel.

Jeremy took the water and gulped it down and dried his
forehead. His muscles wanted him to stop, but his body
wanted to keep going.  He ignored his muscles, and
after drying himself off he looked at Josh.

"Can we try the dance routine with the flips?"

Josh looked at him and studied his face. "Are you
sure? I don't want to do anything that would strain
your muscles." Josh took a sip from his water bottle
as Jeremy nodded. Josh set the bottle down and walked
over to the entertainment center. Another thing that
made this room perfect was the fact his parents had
invested well in a sound system for the living room,
with full surround at the right volume music would
pounding your chest.

Jeremy had also studied the dance moves that Josh
demonstrated at school that day and had seen it enough
times to be able to follow along, now that he had the
back flips down he was hoping he would be able to do
the whole routine.  Josh set the c.d. player and
Jeremy waited for the cue that Josh used.

The timing between the two was almost perfect.  Jeremy
had almost been able to mirror everything that Josh
did even the back flips. He did make a few missteps
but those could be dealt with, with more practice.
Both boys allowed themselves to flow with the music
and both dealt with the emotion perfectly.  Josh and
Jeremy had become so entranced by the music and each
other's movements, they didn't notice Josh's mother
standing at the door holding two bags of groceries.

She had entered just as the routine started, but
didn't get noticed thanks to the design of the house
and the front doors position in relation with the
living room. She was surprised at what she saw, she
had known that Josh had been working with Jeremy but
didn't know that this kind of progress could be
achieved so quickly.  Mrs. Viehman had been a drama
major herself and was very pleased that Josh had
gotten interested in it.

When the music ended Josh and Jeremy turned to notice
Mrs. Viehman standing there smiling.  They both looked
at each other then at her and giggled.

"Nice work boys. You're a fast learner Jeremy. How
about giving me a hand with these bags guys." Josh
turned off the c.d. player and grabbed a bag, as
Jeremy grabbed another allowing Josh's mom to put down
her purse.

"Thanks Mrs. V." Jeremy replied as he headed for the
kitchen.  Mrs. Viehman had told Jeremy before to call
her Mandy but he just couldn't do it.. So they
compromised.

"Is that the routine you're going to use Josh?" She
queried.

"Yeah, we just need to get Cathleen over here so she
can fit her piece into it."

"I wish I could be there to see you guys perform. But
duty calls."  Mandy worked odd shifts at the hospital.
She was one of the doctors that worked in the
emergency room so she was basically on call all the
time whenever she was needed.  Same with Daren being a
cop, there where times when Josh didn't see either of
his parents much but he understood, and his parents
trusted him enough to not burn down the house or
anything like that.

"Mom, its home coming, I wouldn't let you in the
building anyway." Josh groaned.

"I know but still, to see my little baby perform like
that."

Jeremy giggled as Mrs. V batted her eyelashes at her
son, Josh faked a look of revoltion and she chuckled.

"Don't worry mom, Mrs. Fuller will be taping it and
I`ll be sure to get you a copy." Josh and his mother
exchanged a loving look.

"Well I better get going." Jeremy said as he
stretched.

"You want to stay for dinner Jeremy?" Mrs. V asked
looking at her watch.  "You're mother is on shift for
another 2 hours." Jeremy's mother, a nurse, happened
to work at the hospital as well.  The two families
seemed to be growing closer as the two moms got to
know each other better.

"Thanks for the offer Mrs. V, but I'm going to soak in
a hot bath for a while, and make dinner for mom so
she'll have something when she comes home."

Josh made a mental note to see if Jeremy could really
cook or not.  If so then this boy had more talents
than anyone could shake a stick at.

"Awe, well okay. Give us a call or a yell if you need
anything dear." Josh's mom replied as she started
putting away groceries.

Josh walked outside with Jeremy, both stood in the
front yard for a moment, Josh mainly did this to make
sure Jeremy's dad Jake didn't show up when Jeremy was
going home.  After that incident a week ago, he was
sure he really didn't want Jake anywhere around him.

"Thanks for the lesson." Jeremy said as he paused.

Josh smiled, "Anytime dude," he looked at Jeremy
thoughtfully for a moment.  "Do you think your ready
enough to give Mrs. Fuller a little demo tomorrow?"
Jeremy looked a little nervous for a moment. "Jeremy
your ready, trust me."  Still a little hesitant Jeremy
smiled and nodded.

Both boys said goodnight on the deserted street.  The
next morning Josh woke up with knots crawling up and
down his spine. He spent extra time soaking in the
shower allowing the hot water to pulse down his back.
That gave him some relief.  As he showered he thought
about the last few weeks, and how things had changed.
Well nothing major changed. The routine was the same,
but somehow with Jeremy nearby, and mixed in with it,
the routine wasn't the same old cycle it used to be.
Josh had danced more in the last two weeks than he had
in the last 2 months.  And Jeremy was a very quick
learner.  His steps followed and fell with Josh's
almost as if, they had made the perfect couple.
Sometimes when they had been fooling around with new
steps Jeremy was able to keep up with him without
thinking, and sometimes was one step ahead of him.

That caused Josh to think for a moment, but his
thoughts were interrupted when the hot water ran out
and a stream of icy cold water hit his bare skin.  He
let out a yelp as he turned off the faucet and began
to dry himself.

He continued to think as he got dressed, gathered his
stuff together and headed out the door, but again his
thoughts were interrupted when Jeremy started walking
with him and began voicing worried opinions about
performing for the drama arts teacher.  Josh reassured
Jeremy that he was ready and Jeremy looked at him and
nodded.

That morning passed by quickly and before either one
of them knew it, they were both in drama class waiting
for it to begin. Cathleen arrived a few minutes before
the bell rang and Josh informed her of what they were
planning.

"Why didn't you guys tell me?" Cat exclaimed, "about
the deal that you and Jeremy came up with?" Josh
pointed out repeatedly that it was better that they
knew for sure Jeremy could do it first.  She finally
agreed and liked the idea.

Drama class began and dragged on for and hour.
Finally, towards the end of class; Josh, Jeremy and
Cat where able to get a hold of Mrs. Fuller and
explain the addition to their team.

"But you aren't required to do it Jeremy. I exempted
you from it because you transferred in late." Mrs.
Fuller explained.

"I can do it though and I want to do it." Jeremy
replied as he looked at her, then back at Josh and
Cat.

"I can vouch for that, I taught him the moves myself."

"I don't know... There isn't enough time to allow for
practice and it would count for a third of your
grades."

Jeremy looked hurt for a moment, Josh sighed and Cat
looked angry.

"I'm willing to stake my grade on it." Cat hadn't even
seen them dance yet, but she believed anything Josh
told her.

Mrs. Fuller didn't seem convinced.

Josh dug into his backpack and pulled out a c.d. case
and held it out for Mrs. Fuller. "Will you at least
watch him? Consider it an audition."

Mrs. Fuller accepted the c.d. "The stage is yours
then." She cleared her throat "Class, Josh Viehman and
Jeremy Astor have a little performance to give, well
more like an audition.  Please be silent."

She put the c.d. into the player as Josh and Jeremy
stood on the small raised stage the room contained.
He smiled at Jeremy and patted his shoulder as they
both took their positions and waited for the cue.

The entire class watched, Mrs. Fuller stood at the
back of the room with her arms crossed, half expecting
them to fail, the music started and everyone fell
silent.  Josh looked at Jeremy and nodded the cue and
they both began at the same time.

The two worked in rhythm to the music and each other.
Both became entranced and everyone else seemed to just
fade away.  The timing was perfect, the moves a mirror
image of each other.  Jeremy did better this time than
the night before.  Every heartbeat seemed in sync.
The back flips were flawless. Josh and Jeremy moved as
one.

Cat glanced at Mrs. Fuller who really couldn't believe
what she was seeing. She was as awe struck as the rest
of the students.  She knew Josh could use fast moves,
that's what she liked about him.  Once he got started
he didn't stop and followed everything through. She
hadn't expected this of Jeremy,.  When the music ended
she turned off the c.d. player and headed for the
stage.

"Jeremy who taught you how to do that?" She asked in a
very serious tone.

"Um... Josh did."

"You didn't have any prior dance instruction before
that?"

"No..." Jeremy looked to the floor as if he had just
been caught stealing from the cookie jar.

	She turned her attention to Josh.  "How long have you
two been working on this?"

	"We, uh... Started a week ago." He meekly replied.

	"A week?" Mrs. Fuller looked as if she had just been
slapped in the face.

	"My god it took a year for me to teach the best
dancers last year.  And they had previous
instruction." She thought for a moment.  "Alright,
Jeremy you can do the homecoming performance, if
that's as good as this little demonstration, we're
going to talk about competitions."

	Cathleen's eyes went wide and practically bulged out
of her skull.  Mrs. Fuller allowed the class to mingle
amongst themselves for the rest of the period and gave
Josh his c.d. back.

	Josh and Jeremy sat down, feeling a little tired and
worn out.  Cat joined them grinning like... Well a
cat.

	"Cat you really need to come over to my house
sometime so we can get the timing right, you still
haven't shown us what your going to do." Josh said as
he caught his breath.

	"Will do, what I've got should fit in nicely." She
beamed.

	A few of the students in the class came over to
congratulate Josh and Jeremy, and a couple of them
even asked for lessons as well.

	"At this rate your going to have to open a dancing
school Josh."  Jeremy grinned and looked at him.

	"I know.  But one thing at a time, alright? I'd like
to make sure we survive the home coming performance
first.

	The bell rang signaling the end of class and Josh
walked out with an arm around Jeremy's shoulder and
the other around Cat's.  Both boys were still pretty
tired as they headed to lunch and leaned against each
other as they walked.  Josh was nervous about walking
like this at school, but he then realized he didn't
care.  Jeremy wasn't complaining, in fact Josh could
have sworn that Jeremy snuggled closer as they walked
down the hall.

	Josh began to think as the little group continued to
the cafeteria since lunch was next on the schedule.
He wondered if Jeremy's feelings for him were the same
as his.  After all the both had been working pretty
closely together for the last week, and during that
work it did seem that they reacted to each other and
thought the same.  At any rate Josh doubted he could
do with anyone else, what he had done with Jeremy.

	He decided, as they entered the cafeteria that
sometime soon he would need to tell Jeremy how he
felt.  That day came a lot sooner than Josh could have
ever expected....

TO BE CONTINUED...