Don't back down +Xander

[Kaleb Davidson]

Kaleb enjoyed building, painting anything to really do with maintenance. Earlier in the week he got into a fight in the boys bathroom, nothing serious just a little blood yet a little blood landed him in the principals office. There were two options place in from of him, he could get detention for 3 weeks and help Imogen with the set designs for the musical. Or he could get suspended for a week and violate probation. Now he wasn't just about to go to jail so he took the first option and found Imogen getting directions.

Kaleb found himself Friday morning before school working on painting. The set was beautiful and he did find passion when it came to painting yet the sound of foot steps and bickering caught his interest. Though he couldn't be seen from where he was he watch Bradley enter the musical. The younger boy had mentioned being in the production or something like that blah blah not that he was paying any attention. Romeo and Jules, was this.. Kaleb thought to himself his jealousy starting to bug him. The songs and the words. This was a love story if he had actually paid attention in class he would have learned this. The lovey shit made him sick to his stomach. He quickly gathered his art supplies used the exit back stage to the art room. This was not alright, he hadn't seen Brad smile that much for years and now he felt like something was wrong. He wrapped up in the art room after the bell.

The first two classes seemed to go by rather fast. Now for English 10 he had failed last year and was forced to take this class over for the credit. A class with a bunch of sophomores was the last thing he wanted to deal with but he couldn't object. Kaleb made his way to his seat to see there was a note on the board with assignment work. This always meant there was a shortage of substitutes and a teacher would peek in periodically. The students got into groups and gossiped while he leaned back in his chair putting his feet on his desk. Kaleb took out his book and started skimming through the pages of Romeo and Juliet. He had to know more about this, and why brad was acting that way. He got the whole theater geek thing but really there was something more with that other boy. Then he looked over seeing the boy Brad was with entered and take his seat. He smirked and shook his head. "So tell me about this musical, and how serious it is to you." He said not breaking eye contact with the book. He figured if Brad had even mentioned him he'd know a little bit about them being in a relationship. "I mean it seemed to me you were enjoying yourself with Brad." Kaleb said narrowing his eyes meeting eyes with the other boy putting a smile on his face. Of course it was fake but he was playing along.

[Xander Leo Connolley]

He had a rough enough day dealing with Kade following him around during his free hour with half the hockey team calling him a fag. He had almost let his anger get the best of him but he just ignored it and finally turned to the older boy with a smirk perfectly placed on his lips,"Says the boy who probably goes around smacking your teammates asses saying good game right?"

[/i] he shot back finally which made Kade give him a glare and shut up the rest of the boys quick before they stormed off in their fit. He finally was able to make it to practice to which he and Julia exchanged banter while Eli and Bradley exchanged their creative differences banter as well, it was always this way before they were finally able to practice in peace and he and Bradley went through a few scenes, the smiles never leaving their faces until the bell finally rang,"3:30, the dot, coffee on me, have your script and that smile ready ok?" Xander had told Brad before rushing off to class.

He slid into his seat, glancing up at the board, he just ruffled his hair and ignored the assignment on the board but his head perked up when the boy next to him spoke,"Excuse me?" he asked confused for a moment. He licked his lips scanning the boy with his eyes before he realized this boy had a name, a name he'd heard before in class, wait...no this wasn't the same boy Bradley talk about was it? "Wait, are you Kaleb?" he asked raising an eyebrow, he wasn't just going to open up about the musical to this boy without knowing that answer first.[/blockquote][/blockquote]

[Kaleb Davidson]

Kaleb did know he and Brad were on very rocking ground when it came to their relationship. Yet it wasn't his fault he didn't trust Brad hanging out with all those male theater geeks. If Brad hung out with more girls he wouldn't be so quick to react. The tears and all the makes on that boy were Kaleb's doing yet it didn't seem to phase Brad as much. He never spoke up Kaleb shrugged at his inner thought and brought his eyes to the boy and narrowed them. "The one and only, what's it to you?" He asked cocking his head. Kaleb had checked Brad's phone and this must have been then was the kid he was texting about the musical. "You all just seemed to be all smiles and he isn't usually like that." Kaleb stated looking at the board, he opened his note book jotting down the assignment. He couldn't look as jealous as he was he had to play it off like it didn't matter to him. Though deep down three years didn't just not mean nothing to him. Before his mother left he was just content with his relationship. His eye twitched at his inner thought and he leaned over looking the other boy in the eyes. "You enjoy kissing him?" Kaleb taunted. Those kisses from Brad were suppose to be strictly for him and then his mind clouded up and he got anger. "That's pathetic he'd join theater to cheat on me. That little slut." He mumbled to himself lost within his own anger not directing that comment to the boy Kaleb cracked his knuckles and shook himself from his inner thoughts looking over at Xander waiting for an answer to his previous question. Then something else stuck his mind. "Does he talk about me? What does he say" Kaleb asked he was now trying to get jealousy or something out of this boy so he could see where his feeling were for Bradley.

[Xander Leo Connolley]

He leaned back in his chair better and tilted his head back when the boy admitted to being who Xander suspected. He closed his eyes and got comfortable but the next words made him jolt forward in his chair and turn fully to face the boy in his seat. He narrowed his eyes,"What are you getting at huh?"

[/color] he asked, he didn't like people getting accusing of him especially when it came to things people didn't really know were true or not about him. He scowled,"Is that jealousy I sense?"[/color] he asked as he leaned toward the boy now and rested his elbows on the boy's desk. He chuckled and a smirk played on his lips,"A slut? Really? You really don't think so highly of your boyfriend do you?"[/color] he asked as he raised an eyebrow though inwardly he was furious and holding back the urge to punch this kid in the face. He forced himself to hold back, what good would it do to stoop to this boy's level right now? When he inquired about what Brad spoke about of him Xander tilted his head and let a slight grin cross his lips,"Skeletons in your closet? Guilty conscience?"[/color] he asked the other teen, he wouldn't out Brad like that, he wouldn't tell this guy that he was actually honest to him about what happened behind closed doors with the two. He shook his head,"Just mentioned your name a few times and how he loves you really, but why are you so concerned? Do you have issues or something? Secrets?"[/color] he asked almost playing stupid for him.[/blockquote][/blockquote]

[Kaleb Davidson]

Jealousy hadn't been the word to describe it nor was envy. It was all insecurity to say the least. Kaleb listened and he rocking back and forth on his chair with his arms crossed over his chest. When the other boy joined him leaning on his desk he smiled. "Jealousy, hardly I mean you get kisses I get the whole package and the I love you's I don't see why I'd be jealous." Kaleb came back with rocking some more he let the boy have his fun with taunting and he chewed his bottom lip thinking hard with out showing emotion. How did he feel about Brad? At this current moment he was angry and he felt a little hurt he couldn't lie yet with a couple shots and some actual *** he would get over it. He marked down his nightly plans not including his boyfriend in anything. Kaleb sucked his teeth "I don't think highly of him. I don't trust him either." Kaleb admitted shrugging his shoulders. Why lie maybe Xander would run back and tell Brad and the boy would feel guilty then he'd take out all this unshown anger. Guilty, never he couldn't see himself as doing wrong, it was his way of dealing with his at home life. Though he had took a lot of stuff out on Bradley it didn't phase him in that way. "He loves me?" Kaleb laughed and thought to himself being ignorant he stopped loving me a while ago "Do I have issues? Yeah I think we all have issues somewhere down the line." Kaleb admitted letting his chair sit normal. Something he heard in the theater the other day caught his attention and he figured he'd address it. "Now that we know me so well, lets talk about you. Why'd you try to quit? You know Xander if you didn't want to look gay you shouldn't be kissing my boyfriend." Kaleb said locking eyes with Xander. Something told him Xander knew more about his relationship then he was putting out there. With all the accusation questions just proved it to him. Brad wouldn't just show someone his scars, he had to have asked and that wasn't right of Brad to go talk about that. "You know too much you know that, but why did you inquire? Did it hurt you somewhere?" Kaleb said moving a little closer to the boys ear so he wouldn't have everyone in this class room knowing about him. "You know, how I like to beat him and make him aware of his decisions?" Kaleb whispered heartless not finished. "Does it hurt that your being used because I don't spend enough time with him?" He finished his words and sat back up and smirked raising his eyebrow.

[Xander Leo Connolley]

Used? Hurt? What? this boy was crazy, he had to be talking out his ass, he had to have some big time jealousy issues. Though the words continued to play over and over in Xander's head as he looked at the boy, that filthy smirk that crossed that boy's lips, the look of delight almost in the boy's eyes, delight in the fact he'd caused harm to such a sweet boy like Bradley. Finally something snapped in Xander's head, it wasn't any of the gay comments toward him, it was more the fact that this boy talked about Bradley like he were no more than a smudge of dirt on his shoes or something. Xander was about to open his mouth to retort but instead of words coming out, fury was running through him. He climbed right over the desk his heart racing as he grabbed the boy by the throat pinning him against the wall. He didn't do anything further yet but he glared into the boy's eyes,"He has feelings, he's a fucking human being and you talk about him like he's scum, like he isn't even worth the time of day to you, why be with him if you hate him so much huh?" Xander was seething, his teeth gritted, his eyes narrowed. He clenched his fist that didn't hold the boy by the throat, he was so tempted so tempted and finally he just did it, he belted the older boy right in the jaw and stepped back letting the boy go. He looked at him his chest heaving as he felt his hands shaking,"C'mon, you wanna hit me, come hit me back, hit me like you hit him!" he hadn't meant to say that, he hadn't meant to say it so loudly either but he was so sick of seeing the scars, the bruises...tears of fury brimmed Xander's eyes,"COME ON!" he yelled.

[Kaleb Davidson]

Kaleb watched the boy sit there in silence and he debated weather he should keep hitting soft spots to break the boy down. He hated silence, yet it did stroke his sadistic side. Kaleb looked down for a moment the things he was saying about Bradley were not true. He really did appreciate Brad for sticking by his side for so long just the small things the boy did for him meant a lot yet he lost the feeling of being in love a while back. When his mother left him he didn't think he could give love anymore. The sad thing was he let himself believe that and acted accordingly. Kaleb looked back up seeing Xander still in thought, he looked angry and then it happened so sudden, he was pinned up against the wall looking into the other boy's eyes unamused. Kaleb wasn't scared of the kid, so he'd let him have words. What Xander was saying hit a soft spot and he let his mind go blank. How could he treat Bradley that way? It got him angry at himself to say the least yet his own clouded judgement had been the down fall in his relationship. His options of Brad and everything this boy was pointing out was true. Yet Brad was the only one he really did have in the world. Kaleb glared at the boy narrowing his eyes and he grown his teeth and felt the impact on his cheek. Taunting, Xander sure did know how to piss him off and he let his eyes shift at all the kids starring at them now. The whispers and then the small throbbing pain on his cheek snapped him back into reality. "What the..." He said in shock lunging forward and tackling the boy. Kaleb pinned Xander under him for a moment. He looked directly into the boy's eyes. "Why I am with him is non of your business." Kaleb said his voice full of fury he landed a couple punches to the boys jaw and was rolled around just fighting from both parties. How could Xander shout that shit out in front of the whole class? The answer was beyond his knowledge yet he would pay for it in some way shape or form. Kaleb pushed himself to his feet it was time for round two he wiped his mouth and spit some blood on the floor eager to fight. "I'll hit him some more break something even!" Kaleb threatened in fighting stance he knew this was a violation of probation if he got caught yet it was worth it at this current moment.

[Xander Leo Connolley]

He let the boy tackle him and he and Kaleb were going at it hard, his mind was blank, fogged with nothing more than the fact that Bradley didn't deserve this, he deserved to be treated right and this boy wasn't doing that. He dodged a few blows but got hit by some too and in return managed a few good blows to Kaleb just as much. When they were finally on their feet again he was about to go in for another round until he felt a firm hand on his shoulder,"Principles office now" Xander cringed and one of the other boys that had been watching hollered out,"He started it" Xander sighed and followed the teacher out of the classroom not caring what was happening to the "victim" Kaleb at this point. He ruffled his hair and rubbed his jaw as he entered the office and took his seat. Simpson immediately tore into him about how violence was unacceptable and a horrible example coming from a lead in the musical. When the door burst open and of course Julia stood there. "I saw the whole thing, but Simpson, please this Musical is going to get Eli into NYU, please just give him tons of detention, you can't suspend him, we need him" she said her big blue eyes puppy dogged. The room was silent for a moment and Xander finally spoke,"Please I'll take any punishment as long as it doesn't interfere with that musical" he begged. After awhile Xander and Julia left the office, Xander facing the next 3 weeks with detention but to him it was worth saving the musical for Brad and Eli. Julia turned to Xander,"You better pull through Romeo after I just saved your ass, and I'm sure that you gave him reason to say whatever it was he said to you, I don't like you that much, get that straight, but you better not do something stupid like that again you hear me?"

[/color] she warned to which Xander just nodded and shooed her off watching her storm outside, he'd have a lot to explain to Brad later.[/blockquote][/blockquote]

[Kaleb Davidson]

Caught in the line of fire and he couldn't stop himself from fighting back he had felt so lost for words and then a scolding voice brought him from black out state and he looked up to see a teacher. That one snitching student save him, the one that said he didn't start the fight. In stead we was sent to Ms. Robyne the guidance councilor whom in his opinion was worst then Simpson. Kaleb went through the violence talk and glared at the woman. "Do you think I'm stupid enough to not defend myself?" He asked, he was already hurt enough and he was done with this conversation. Kaleb got out of his chair and stormed out into the hallway he found the closest boy's bathroom and went to the sink splashing water on his face. This was it he had enough of everything. Kaleb splashed his face with water cleaning himself from the dry blood. A couple cruses and a tiny bit of swelling made no difference. Then it was out, out to find Brad and he knew where he had to go.

Kaleb flung open the door to the bathroom and stormed right to the theater. Once there he waited pacing impatiently. This was so wrong on all levels. How could Brad betray him like that? Just tell his business to some outsider. A sudden noise caught his attention and in came little Brad alone. He was unsure of what Brad knew yet at this point he didn't care. Kaleb stormed up to the boy with a smile on his face and belted him right in the mouth all force into that punch, he watched his boyfriend fall to the floor then bent down with Brad and grabbed the boy's chin. "You told him about us, how I hurt you so much. How could you?" Kaleb asked he wanted to know what was really going on. "You have feelings for him enough to open up like that fine, you can have him. We are done." Kaleb said giving up on his boyfriend there was once something so special there but now. He was colder then ever. "If he he wants you, your worthless you know that?" Kaleb asked the other night they were close and now it seemed so far away. "Hope you made the right decision and don't end up alone Brad McCall." He said. This hurt a lot yet he knew with Xander's words came truth. "I hate you, don't bother me." Kaleb said he shoved Brad on his back and stood up walking out of the theater and home. He was done with everything, he wanted to hunt to do something to get his mind off of losing Brad. Though it hurt maybe it was right for now.

[Bradley McCall]

A text stating there was an S.O.S on the musical and Xander got in trouble had him booking it to the theater. Brad walked fast holding his messenger bag close to him he pushed open the doors to the theater and saw his boyfriend. "Working on the set are yo..." and before he could finish his question he was struck hard and he held his face until Kaleb made him look at him, he listened to everything and thou he knew it was wrong in telling someone he felt he could open up to Xander. The bruises on Kaleb's face had him curious yet it all set in and he knew the boys had fought. The only thing he caught out of being dumped was I hate you The strongest words in the world and right then and there he knew he failed Kaleb. Brad was pushed down and he just looked at the theater ceiling, the tears falling down his temples. Everything meant nothing and now he really was broken and alone. After a while Brad pushed himself to his feet and grabbed his bag, he tossed it over his shoulder and walked out of school. The blood from his nose didn't bother him. He was pushing away any emotions now. Brad went to the park and he laid down looking up at the trees the fall season brought him slight depression yet so didn't everything at this current time. He had spent a lot of nights crying. But that wouldn't be anything compared to what he wanted to do to himself tonight. Negative thoughts of depression and suicide filled his mind, but the show must go on right? In a world where he was so small, where he once felt big. He felt nothing at all just a boy with empty thoughts.