You guys ready? Here is the next chapter! :D But don't get too excited..it's kind of sad.
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Deuce set his tray down on the table, sitting down in the blue seat at Ty's side. Once again they were the only ones to sit at this booth; usually the table was filled with Ty and Deuce's friends, this little corner they sat in filled with laughter and wise cracks about the adventure that had unfolded that day. But as of three months ago, more and more boys began leaving. No one ever gave a reason why.

Deuce stared at Ty with a best-friend-concerned look, a look he had only given Ty twice in their friendship, which only proved Deuce's point even more that pretty much nothing upset Ty Blue. "Ty? Is there something you wanna talk about? You know you can tell me anything. Whatever is bothering you I'll do my best to make it go away."

Ty sounded as if he'd been crying but he only shook his head, playing with his food. He picked a French fry up, nibbled at it and threw the rest of it back down on the tray. Deuce jumped a little when it hit the tray, not because of the sound it made as it bounced off the tray, but because Ty was feeling hurt and wouldn't explain it to anyone. It was actually tearing Deuce apart; he was pissed for Ty not confiding in him, but reaching out for him at the same time.

Deuce tossed his head back, feeling like the one that was going to cry now. Something or someone was breaking Ty down, and Ty's pride wouldn't let him pour his feelings out. Deuce had promised him that no matter what was the matter Ty could tell him his problems and Deuce would do his best to fix it. Ty had only taken him up on that offer one time.

It was almost as if Ty had enough, pushing his tray away, sliding his chair back and getting up, walking out of the lunchroom. The lunchroom got silent, but as soon as he left the noise roared up again. These kids irritated Deuce. They didn't honestly care about Ty, even if they said they did. Even Ty's "closest friends" weren't worried about him. Deuce and Cece were the only ones. If Ty were to drop dead right then and there, maybe a few of his friends would cry. Pretty much all the girls would cry, not because he was special to them, but because they had a crush on him. But Deuce? Deuce would bawl his eyes out, more than likely for the rest of his life. It didn't matter what any of these other losers said. Deuce was obviously the only true friend Ty had, and the only one who cared about him.

Deuce sprinted out the lunchroom in the direction Ty had left, skidding around a corner and heading towards the main hall. Deuce jogged through the hallways, calling out Ty's name. He looked down every hall that branched off the main hall, but found no Ty. He saw a purple and gold Air Jordan disappear around the corner and picked speed up. Turning the corner he almost ran into the door frame that cut the hallway in half, but he dodged just in time. "Ty?"

Deuce stepped in front of Ty, stopping him in his tracks. Deuce didn't have to say anything else; he could see tears already gathering in Ty's set of brown eyes. Deuce's heart nearly stopped. He had never seen Ty cry. Not knowing what else to do he held his arms out, an invitation for his friend. Ty collapsed in Deuce's arms, almost knocking Deuce over. Ty buried his face into Deuce's shoulder and began sobbing, his body racked with heavy gasps. Deuce was taken back. He didn't expect his friend to completely break down like this.

Deuce lead Ty over to the wall and helped him sit down, Ty still crying heavily. Deuce was happy it was lunchtime and that no one would be walking around in the hall. He didn't exactly know how they would react to Ty. Probably the same way Deuce had reacted. Deuce just held his friend as he let it out. Whatever it was: pain, anger, stress, fear, he was letting it out.

The Cuban slid his jacket sleeve up over his fingers, leaning over and wiping tears from Ty's eyes. Ty blinked gratefully at him, too upset to say anything. It actually broke Deuce's heart to see Ty like this; Ty always seemed so tough, as if nothing ever fazed him. Maybe all that stuff he's kept bottled up over the years finally caught up with him. But whether that was it or not, there was a good chance Deuce wouldn't find out from Ty. Maybe Rocky could explain? She might be able to if she would actually stop to acknowledge him.

Deuce sighed loudly in exasperation and Ty looked over at him, all sniffles and tears. Deuce shook his head as if to say never mind. He stood up, holding out a hand to help Ty up. Deuce grunted as he helped Ty up, remembering all the times Ty had pulled him off the ground. This was Deuce's payback for that. No, it wasn't even payback. It was just being an amazing friend.

On the way back, Ty stopped at the bathroom, probably to clean himself up and put that tough boy stature back on. Deuce knew that if they walked back in the lunchroom together, people were going to assume all different things. That was high school for you. But Ty and Deuce were best friends, so anything anyone said was their own assumption. Assumption didn't make a difference for Deuce.

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