A Class By Himself 1
The bus trip back and forth to school was always hell! It was forty minutes to and from school and I had to go through it every single day. That's what I get for being smart. I had friends at my old school, but ever since the system figured I was getting too smart, they started bussing me out to a school in the suburbs for gifted kids. The problem with that was...they were all rich...and I...well, I wasn't. I stuck out like celery stick in a box of chocolates! They spotted me from miles away, and the whispers behind my back were deafening.
Derrick the Destitute they called me! I didn't mind though...not too much anyway. On some deeper level, I knew that it wasn't a battle worth fighting. And even deeper than that, was the knowledge that in many ways, I was better than them for not fighting back. I was only 14 years old and skipping ahead a grade into the evil world of high school. I was kind of skinny, but it's not like I was totally anorexic or anything. I was about 5' 6" with dirty blond hair and blue eyes. My hair hung down to my temples, but since I was "poor", it always looked kind of matted and messy. Some kids told me that I had a very poor look about me (believe it or not they were actually trying to be nice when they said it!). How would they know what poor looked like anyway? The girls in my old school used to fall all over me like I was DiCaprio or something! But now, with these brats...everything was reversed, and I hated them for it! However, I didn't hate ALL the kids at that school...in fact, there was one in particular that I didn't hate at all. Every morning he would get on the bus at one of the suburban stops, and he'd ride about ten minutes the rest of the way to school. Those were the best ten minutes of my school day! I didn't know his name, what he sounded like, or anything. But it was that vague mystery that made him even more attractive to me. He was just so cool.
He never said a word to anybody on the bus, he just sat there, his beautiful face turned out towards the window to see the passing landscape. I used to sigh to myself as the tree branches scattered the sunlight coming through the window and made it dance across his beautiful face. I would look at his slim shoulders and slender neck. I would watch him lick his lips when they were dry, or brush his hair with his hands. Everything he did was just so fascinating to me. He had this really light brown hair that shined like gold, and there was never a single hair out of place. He had these cheeks that were downy soft and they displayed a pair of ruby red lips that were erotically smooth and tight. He had these hazel eyes that sparkled with every ray of light that passed through them. They were so bright that they seemed to be wet and florescent. They were the kind of eyes that would give away what he was thinking. He always had this look on his face that I went crazy trying to decipher. A look of hopelessness, or maybe sadness, or concern, or just deep thought. I would have given anything to have known what was on his mind. He was always wearing these cool sweaters and vests made of material that begged to be touched and felt. He was always wearing slacks and they accentuated the cutest little teen butt! He made every moment before he got on the bus one of anticipation...and every moment after, one of pure heaven. I was so in love.
I found out from overhearing one of the other kids at lunch talking (They never talked to me! But they were close enough to hear a conversation or two.) what this gorgeous dude's name was. Tanner. Tanner...even his name was cute! It danced through my mind for days after hearing it, and now whenever I looked at him, I silently whispered his name to myself and prayed that he'd somehow get some telepathic message and turn around. He dazzled me so much! One day, I had fallen asleep on the bus as soon as I sat down, shouldn't have stayed up to watch that special broadcast of "Akira" on the Sci-Fi channel. I must have been out for about half the trip. I remember waking up and felling my head leaning against the cold steel around the window, and feeling something leaning against me from the other side. I looked over sleepily, and almost jumped when I saw Tanner sitting right next to me! He had fallen asleep too! He was laying his sweet head on my shoulder and his warm breath heated a small spot on my arm. I froze! I didn't want to ruin this magic moment! I just sat there, feeling his head on my shoulder and listening to him breathe steadily. I was getting a major hard on and my heart was beating hard enough to make my body shake! I laid my head back against the window and closed my eyes. I imagined me and Tanner in my bed at home, with him laying next to me and cuddling up in my warm embrace. I sighed to myself, enjoying the feeling of the boy of my dreams sleeping peacefully at my side. Then we hit a pothole in the street and he jumped up with a jerk!
He looked at me and said worriedly, "I'm sorry! Oh man, I'm so sorry...look...I didn't mean to..."
"It's okay man. It was just a pothole."
"No...I mean about falling asleep on your shoulder like that. I was so tired." I listened to the sexy rasp in his voice and it tingled my ears slightly when he spoke. His face was without a single spot, scar, or blemish. He was so perfect that it hurt to look at him.
"It's alright Tanner. Really. I was asleep too."
"How...you know who I am?" He asked. Oops! Nice one Derrick! Why don't you just wear a sign that says "Fag Here" on your forehead?
I just kind of nodded and pretended it didn't happen. We were silent for a second and I had to look away from him to stop from ejaculating in my pants right in front of him. To be so close to him made me nervous like nothing I've ever known before! He smelled like the cleanest boy on Earth. Like he had rose petals floating on top of his bath water. His hair was faintly scented with some strawberry type of shampoo, and his breath was heavenly sweet. I took a few sneak peeks at his thighs and saw the softened, tender meat as his slacks stretched over them. Every part of him thrilled me! How could he not know that?
We actually picked up a conversation after a few more minutes. It was kind of cool to know a little about the guy behind this piece of eye candy. He was a bit shy at first, but after a couple of exchanges he was obviously happy to have somebody to talk to. We got off of the bus and didn't see each other again until lunch. Then we actually ATE together! Was this...like a date? It was for me. I just sat their gazing into his eyes. Sometimes I was hanging on to his every word, sometimes I wasn't paying attention at all...it was an odd conversation. I loved the cute way he ate his peanut butter and jelly sandwich, from the outside in so he wouldn't get any crumbs on his flawless face. Out of all the rich snobs in this whole school, Tanner was the only one that appealed to me. Sure, there were plenty of cuties, but they weren't as beautiful on the inside as Tanner was. That made all the difference.
I told him that I would be playing basketball in a park by my house after school if he wanted to join me, and he looked like he was ready to say yes. But when his other friends came over, his whole tone changed. They asked me where I lived.
"Um...up north, way up north." I said, trying to hide the name of my town.
"Where up north?"
"You know..up by Chicago...a little North of there."
"What's the name of the area?" They asked. There was no way that I was going to get out of it, so I just told them the name of the neighborhood. They reacted exactly the way I expected them to. Some frowned, some turned up their noses, others tried to hold back from snickering in my face. I didn't expect any better from them, but to have them do it in front of Tanner really hurt me. So I just packed up my lunch and walked away. That was the end of my date, and my life as far as I was concerned.
Later, I took the bus home and Tanner surprisingly sat next to me again. "What's up Derrick?"
"Hey..." I said quietly. I was still trying to hide the unfortunate details of my bank account from him. Even though they all teased me at school, this was the first time I was actually ashamed of my financial position. It seemed like our worlds were so far apart. But Tanner apologized for those "jerks" at lunch and after talking to me for a little bit he made me feel better. He said he was upset that he was watching "Akira" the night before but he fell asleep on the end. I told him that I was watching the same thing last night and could fill him in.
By the end of the trip to his house, I had basically told him the rest of the story in detail and his eyes were wide with amazement. The bus stopped and he reached into his bag hurriedly and gave me his phone number. His phone number!!! He told me to make sure that I called him later! Then he took off. I watched him for as long as I could before the bus took me around a corner. My heart was lifted so high that I never thought I'd catch my breath again! How could this boy, this wonderful boy, become the end all be all love of my life in a single day? I had never felt so good!
The basketball game was the usual fright fest. In my neighborhood, things were a bit different. It was every man for himself, and fights and hard elbows in the face were expected. But for some reason my adrenaline caused me to pick a fight with a guy twice my size...and he spent the rest of the afternoon kicking my ass! The next day I got on the bus looking a little haggard and bruised. And when Tanner got on the bus, his smile faded.
"Dude...what the hell happened?"
"Big fight the other day. But I'm sure that my face made his fists really sore! So I showed him."
Tanner kind of laughed at my attempts at bringing humor to a weird situation. But I could tell that he was genuinely concerned. It was like he had never seen somebody get beat up before. It was that day, that we became best friends.
We hung out for a few weeks, and I finally got to see his house. It was humongous! His bedroom was bigger than my whole house alone! And he had this full basement with a pool tale and dart boards, and an actual arcade game in it! It was like a Barbie dream house for guys! The kids teased me twice as bad at school while my face healed, but Tanner just made me feel so good about myself that it just didn't matter anymore. Tanner even defended me most of the time. It was great, and for a good week or so, I hadn't even thought of him sexually at all. Not that the attraction wasn't still there!
One day, Tanner actually came over to my house after school with a big box for me. I thought it was weird that he was visiting me out of the blue, but I was really happy to see him.
"What's this for? It's not my birthday." I said confused.
"Just open it. It's a gift from me to you...for being a friend." Tanner said. Suddenly a week's worth of love and sexual thoughts rushed into my head all at once! I stumbled a little bit and opened the gift wrapped box. I looked inside and almost teared up.
"It's a basketball hoop to go on the side of your house..." Tanner said, looking at the emotion on my face. "...so you don't have to play in that dangerous park across town."
"Tanner...you didn't have to buy me this."
"I know. That's the cool part! Out of all the friends I've ever had, you're the only one who doesn't want anything from me other than my company. It's kind of neat to feel wanted for a change."
If only he knew how wanted he was! I walked over, still trying to hold back the tears, and hugged him around his neck. "No one has ever done something this nice for me Tanner! Thank you!"
Our hug lasted a bit long and I felt his hands running up and down my back incredibly slow. His fingers had a feather's touch and he was definitely shaking. His chest quivered against mine and I was suddenly overwhelmed with an attraction that almost made me take him right there in my front yard! His hands started moving down to my lower back, then to my belt, then it almost covered the top of my ass!
I inhaled quickly and he quickly jumped back in horror! His eyes were wide and he had a bulge in his pants that he covered up with his hands. He turned his back to me and started apologizing like he had cut off one of my fingers or something!
"I'm sorry Derrick...I...I should go."
"No. No don't go. Come on in, we'll talk."
It took a good ten more minutes to convince him to finally join me inside, and we grabbed a bag of Fritos and went into my room. It was claustrophobic in comparison to his and the paint was worn and faded, but Tanner didn't seem to mind at all. We talked about this and that, but what I really wanted him to talk about was the scene outside.
I asked him about it point blank and he began to cry. Tanner's eyes dripped tears of silver as he finally bared himself to me. "I want so badly to be like everybody else! I just want to be normal! But no matter how hard I try, I can't stop feeling this way! It sucks!"
"Feeling what way?"
"I like...I like guys! Alright! I said it! Happy now! Tanner, the little heartbreaker with the fat wallet and the big house...is a faggot!"
This statement made me feel a cold shiver as it ran through me. Tanner was the most wonderful, intelligent, and sexy boy that I had ever seen in my life! I couldn't have thought up a sexier stud if I tried! And he was telling me that he was gay! My sighs turned to butterflies as I moved closer to comfort him. He wept in my arms and I felt his tears soak through my shirt. "Tanner...being gay doesn't mean you can't love somebody. We're just like anybody else."
Another slip. Tanner caught on right away and he looked up at me with sad eyes. His hazel specs glowed with hope and I melted when he seductively said, "....we?"
"We..." I relied, and with that I leaned over and for the first time in my life, I kissed somebody. Tanner's breath rushed out of him and mine left me as well as our lips came together in a kiss that stopped time! It could have been anybody, but it was Tanner, the love of my life, and the center of my world! We broke the kiss and we both flopped back on the bed. Our knees weak from the lip lock. We stared at the ceiling in amazement, our young hearts beating 100 miles a minute! I held his hand and he leaned in for another peck on the lips. I looked into his eyes and he kissed me again. Our quick pecks soon turned into an erotic french kiss that blocked out every difference that we had ever had, and made us equal in every way. He started rubbing his crotch and I moved my hand down to massage it for him.
Tanner rolled over on his back and let out a soft moan as I played with his soft nut sack through his pants! I rolled over to lift up his sweater and suck lovingly at his tight brown nipple. He held my head down and ran his fingers through my hair. Then I unzipped his pants and took his cock out of it's warm hiding place. The heat was incredible, it was like this thermal wave that passed from him to me though our sensual contact! He removed his pants all the way and mine too, our shirts finding their way to the outer corners of the room! We were completely naked from head to toe, and we began grinding into each other slowly. His silky skin felt so right against mine! I switched around and lowered my head to his hot genitals as he waited impatiently. The aura of heat around his stiff 6' cock warmed my face and I took him into my mouth. Tanner tasted even better than he looked! I took the time to explore every inch of his penis with my probing tongue. The slightly salty piss slit, the rubbery head at the top of his stiff member, the ridge of his circumcised helmet...it was all candy to me! I let my tongue feel every vein and artery as the texture of his velvet cock slid in and out of my moist mouth. I rubbed my hands over his thighs and gripped his ass delicately as he pushed his hips up into my face. He was moaning at this sexy high pitch that didn't even sound like him, it sounded like the sound a five year old would make when he got a new toy! He gently grabbed my cock and his touch surprised me. I moaned in ecstasy as he began to rub his hands up and down my pole. I sucked harder and it made him speed up. The room was beginning to get steamy as our lust reached new heights of delight! I sucked for all I was worth, my mouth bobbing up and down furiously, my nose bouncing off of his balls! I straddled my legs around his head and he began kissing my testicles as he stroked me, soon moving to my ass cheeks! Tanner lightly bit into one of my soft cheeks and ran his tongue in circles around the creamy flesh! That was it! I couldn't help it! I came in big gobs on his chest and stomach as he continued to squeeze and molest my cock with care! He suddenly jerked up and with a high pitched moan he sprayed his cum into my mouth! I hadn't expected it at all and I had no choice but to swallow every drop! We both squirmed together, not being able to find a spot comfortable enough to rest while our orgasms raced through us! Finally, our teen bodies relaxed and our breath came back to us.
Tanner looked over at me passionately as I climbed up to lay next to him. We both were side by side, completely naked on top of the covers. He kissed me on the cheek and loosely ran his hands over my balls. We laid like that for a while, his head on my shoulder the way it had been on the bus. I smelled the sweet strawberry shampoo on his hair an kissed his head as he ran his hands over my nipples. For the first time I felt rich! I had it all, everything I needed to survive...laying right here next to me! I kissed him again and he returned the favor. We continued to peck, grope, stroke, and kiss each other until it was time for Tanner to go home. As he left, he whispered the words "I love you" in my ear. Every word I would ever hear after that day, just didn't seem to compare. Upper class, lower class...Tanner was in a class all by himself.
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