You're the Cherry I'm a Cigarette

Jack

Tonight was Brendon's party and it felt like it took forever for school to end. I was excited to meet up with Brendon to sell him my whole bag and show Joe my money. He was going to be surprised that I sold a whole bag in one week. I also wanted to meet up with Alex so we could come up with a plan for him. His grandparents weren't going to let him leave the house at nine at night. I knew his last class was math, so I went to the math hall and looked for him. I saw him talking to Cassadee as he walked out of his class with her. He told her bye and started to walk towards the front, so he could leave. I quickly went after him and stopped him before he could walk outside.

"Oh, hey Jack." He said.

"Hey, I was thinking since you can't leave at nine tonight maybe I can pick you up at seven or something and bring you to my house until it's time to go." I told him.

"Yeah that should be fine. I just have to get back home by midnight."

"I know." I rolled my eyes. That was way too early to come home but that's what his grandpa told him. "Just text me whenever you're ready and I'll come get you."

"Okay! I'll see you later." He waved and walked out to catch his ride.

I watched his backside as he walked out. I could help not to look; his body was perfect. I was definitely going to make my move on him tonight.

"Jack we're gonna go home to get clothes and stuff since we're crashing at yours tonight." Zack told me as he and Rian walked up. "We'll be over a little before the party starts."

"That's cool, I'm gonna go to Brendon's house and give him this bag and then go nap for a little while." We told each other bye and I walked to the parking lot. I had to drive to Brendon's house cause he skipped school today to set up for the party.

Brendon lived in moneyville too like Alex, he just lived in a different part of the neighborhood. He was some spoiled rotten kid whose parents replaced attention with money. That's why he had no self-control. Brendon was waiting for me outside on his porch. I walked up and saw his eyes were red and he was holding a bottle of Jameson out in the open.

"Dude what the hell are you doing?" I asked as I sat down next to him.

"Pre-gamin' what's it look like?" He slurred.

"Brendon, it's only three-thirty and you're already drunk as shit. The party doesn't start for another five hours." I chuckled.

"I can pregame for five hours straight, I'm alright." He slumped over in his seat and I caught him before he fell.

"You sure?" I jokingly asked, and he flipped me off.

"Just give me the good shit." He demanded. I pulled out the rest of the weed I had. It was about three-hundred and eighty dollars’ worth left.

"Here ya go." He handed me three one-hundred-dollar bills and four twenties.

"And this is yours." I handed him the bag.

"Sweet. I'll catch you tonight, Bro." He said and staggered into his house. He definitely wasn't going to make it through the night.

When I made it home Joe and his friend Caleb were sitting in the kitchen counting money. There were hundreds of hundred, fifty, and twenty bills laid out on the table. I went over and grabbed some of the money just to mess with them.

"Put it back or I'll break your wrist." Joe threatened without looking up.

"I don't need your money anyways, seeing as I got this." I put his money back and pulled out the money Brendon just gave me. It wasn’t nearly as much as they had on the table, but it was enough for me. I still had almost four-hundred in my room from what I sold earlier in the month.

"How'd you sell your stash so fast?" He asked.

"Brendon bought it for his party tonight."

"That kid spent almost four-hundred dollars on weed? Maybe he is as stupid as he looks. He could have just given you two-hundred and asked you to sell your stash half price at his party." Caleb said.
"Well not everyone is weed experts like you two." I joked. "But here, and I'll need another bag." I said as I tried to hand Joe his half of the money.

"Keep it. Just give me half out of this next bag." He said as he threw the new one at me.

"Really?!"

"Yeah you did a good job, so keep it." He said, and I smiled.

"Thanks bro." I said happily.

"Yeah yeah." He went back to counting his money and I went to my room. I was too hyped to take a nap. I was going to make twelve hundred dollars this month. I picked up my phone and called Alex.

"Hello?" He answered.

"Hey, are you hungry?" I asked him.

"Yeah I can eat." He chuckled.

"Good, I'll be there in fifteen." I said and hung up. I could tell it bothered him when I was vague that's why I enjoyed it so much.

I grabbed my car keys and left to go pick Alex up. I didn't know exactly where we were going but I just wanted to hang out with him.I never liked someone like Alex before. He was a good boy who was afraid to break the rules. I was expecting him to hit on me or at least for us to make out while we were in his room alone the other day, but that didn't happen. I hope that didn't mean he didn't like me like I liked him. I didn't like being rejected. Actually, the last person to reject me was Kellin. He said his brother didn't want him to be with someone who "did what I did" even though Caleb does the same fucking thing. That didn't stop Kellin from letting me fuck him a couple of times though. He made us stop once he was afraid Caleb would find out. That's why I started being a dick to him. Now we just flat out hated each other, I don't know what I ever saw in him anyways. Thankfully he hasn't told Alex anything about us. I feel like it would make him feel uncomfortable.

I drove into Alex's driveway and blew the horn for him to come out. I waited three minutes and blew the horn two more times. Alex came walking out a few seconds later with a bag of clothes to change into later. He got in the car and glared at me.

"What?" I asked while texting Rian and Zack back in our group message.

"I just got a lecture from my Grandpa about how disrespectful our generation is because you blew your horn instead of coming to the door." He complained, and I laughed.

"He's so damn dramatic. Why would I use the energy to get out of my car?"

"You could have at least called and said you were outside." He grumbled.

"Alright fine next time I'll call. Is that better?" I asked sarcastically.

"Yes." He said giving me a fake smile. I playfully rolled my eyes at him and pulled out of his driveway.

"What do you wanna eat?" I asked him.

"I don't know, you pick."

"I asked you first."

"Umm I guess Chipotle sounds good right now." He said, and I drove in that direction.

We made small talk as I drove us there. We mostly talked about the party. It sounded like he had never been to a real high school party before. He kept asking questions about what we would do there. When we made it to Chipotle I pulled the door open for Alex and he thanked me. I think he still thought I just wanted to be friends with him. We walked up to the counter and I got a burrito and he got the bowl. When it was time to pay, I told the cashier to add both of our meals together and I paid for us.

"Jack, I could have paid for mine." He said, and I shrugged.

"I invited you so it's my treat." I said and went to go find us a table. I sat at a two-seater table and Alex sat across from me.

"Thank you." He told me.

"No problem." I shrugged again and started eating. Alex didn't start eating his food right away, he mixed it up absent-mindedly. I was going to ask if he was alright, but he started talking before me.

"Can I ask you something?" He asked quietly, and I nodded. "Why are you hanging out with me. Like instead of your other friends?"

I laughed at how scared he was to ask me that, "I already told you I like you." I reminded him, and his cheeks turned red.

"Yeah but you were high. I didn't think you actually meant it." He said while playing with his food.

"I only tell the truth when I'm high..well most of the time." I chuckled. "But I do actually like you."

"Oh."

"Does that bother you?" I asked, and he shook his head no.

"I just wasn't expecting that answer." He giggled.

"Oh."

". . . But I like you too." He said, making me smile.

"I know." I joked, and he rolled his eyes at me.

"Wow you're so humble." He said sarcastically, and I laughed.

"I'm just kidding. Maybe I can take you on a real date like tomorrow night?" I asked.

"Yeah I'd like that. I'm supposed to go car shopping with my grandparents tomorrow but I'm sure we'll get done early." He told me.

"Cool, we'll go somewhere at around seven." I suggested, and he nodded in agreement. "Do you know what kind of car you want?"

"No. I was supposed to be looking online but I haven't."

"I can see you driving something like a Camaro." I told him.

"Is that what Bumblebee was in Transformers?" He asked, and I rolled my eyes.

"Of course that's the only way you know that car." I teased.

"I liked that car! Are they expensive?"

"No, not to people like your rich grandparents." I joked and it was his turn to roll his eyes.

"I don't want them to spend an arm and a leg on me. What kind of car is yours?"

"It's a Honda Civic." I told him. "My brother bought it for me."

"Aw that was nice of him." He said and I nodded. "Does he still live with you at home?"

"I live with him."

"Oh." He didn't want to pry. I debated whether or not I wanted to tell him why yet. It was kind of embarrassing to say I got kicked out of my parents’ house because I'm gay.

"Do you wanna go back to my place to chill or do you have to go back home?" I asked and changed the subject.

"I can go with you. I told my grandparents I was going to stay with you until it was time for the party."

We finished eating and I took him back to my house. I was hoping Joe wouldn't be home because I knew he was going to embarrass me in front of Alex. His car was outside, so he was still home.

I unlocked the door and let Alex inside. I tried to quickly take him to my room, but Joe stopped me. He didn't like me bringing people he didn't know, into our house because he was afraid they might rat us out.

"Who's your new friend, Jack?" He called out and I sighed.

We walked to the kitchen table where he and his friends Austin, Mike, Tony, and Caleb we're sitting. There was a fucking pile of cocaine and Ecstasy pills on the table. They were putting it into bags for Mike and Austin to sell.

"Uh Alex this is my brother, Joe, and his friends. Joe, this is my new friend Alex." I said and Alex waved.

"How do you two know each other? Is he your new fuck buddy?" Joe asked trying to embarrass me, and his friends laughed. I groaned as I saw Alex turn red and wrap his arms around himself. It also didn't help that Alex was shocked at the amount of drugs on the table.

"No! He's the reason I didn't get caught by the school guard on the first day." I told him. I wanted to let him know Alex was cool with this, so he wouldn't be worried.

"Oh okay cool. It's nice to meet you, Alex."

"Um nice to meet you too." Alex said quietly. I grabbed his hand and pulled him off to my room. I was going to kill Joe later.

"I'm sorry about him." I apologized to Alex once we reached my room.

"It's okay. I thought my grandparents were embarrassing." He chuckled.

"Nobody can beat Joe." I rolled my eyes.

"Um so that was what I think it was on the table right?" He asked.

"Yeah powder sugar and breath mints." I joked, and he stared at me.

"No it wasn't. It was like cocaine and some other drug, right?" He continued.

"Yeah cocaine and Ecstasy." I confirmed.

"Oh... that was a lot."

"Joe is the ringleader so we usually keep the whole supply in our house." I told him.

"But what happens if the cops come here? Won't you all go to jail?" He asked worriedly.

"Yeah maybe, but we make sure we don't do anything to tip them off. That's why we don't sell directly from our house." I explained.

"Oh, I just don't want you to get in trouble."

"I won't. Now stop your worrying. Take a deep breath and relax."

"I am relaxed." He argued.

"Yeah sure, that's why you're standing up?" I questioned, and he quickly sat down on my bed. I chuckled and picked up a joint I already had rolled for myself. I put it to my lips about to smoke it but I stopped when I remember Alex was in the room with me.

"Oh shit, do you mind?" I asked.

"Um no, it's um your room." He said, and I continued. I inhaled the smoke and blew it out. I looked to the side and saw Alex watching me do it. He looked so curious it made me laugh.

"You wanna hit?" I asked holding it up to him. He looked uncertain, but it wasn't a no.

"I don't know. Um addiction kind of runs in my family and I don't want to end up addicted like them." He said quietly.

"You can't get addicted to weed." I said causally.

". . . I don't know, if my grandparents find out I did this they'll kill me."

"You bought a change of clothes. Plus, the high will be over before you go home. It'll only last like two hours."

"That's it?" He asked.

"Yep, it'll be over before we go to the party too." I assured him, and he looked down at my fingers again. "Come on it honestly isn't that bad. And if you don't like it you'll never have to do it again, but you should at least try it once." I wanted him to loosen up and smoking was the best way to do that.

"Umm okay, I-I'll try it."

"Are you sure?" I asked, and he thought about it for a second.

"Y-yeah."

"Cool, I'll help you." I handed him the joint and he took a deep breath before putting it between his lips.

"Alright inhale as much as your lungs will take." I told him. He sucked in for a few seconds until he couldn't get any more in. "Okay now just hold it in your lungs for a few seconds.” He nodded and held onto his breath. I counted to seven and then told him to exhale. He coughed as the smoked exited his mouth.

"How do you feel?" I asked as I took another hit.

"Normal I think?" He shrugged. "My throat burns though." He complained, and I chuckled.

"You'll get used to that after a while." I told him.

"Okay." He sat still on my bed for a minute before talking again. "Jack, when will I stop floating?" He asked, and I frowned.

"What are you talking about?" I looked over at him and his hand was covering his mouth as he giggled.

"I feel like I'm floating." He said through giggles.

"You're already tripping the fuck out." I laughed.

"Oh my gosh I can feel the wind touch my skin from inside your house." He gasped. "Is this what you feel all the time?" He asked.

"Mhmm sure." I agreed as I smoked more. It took me longer to get to how high he was because I smoked a lot. Since it was his first time, the weed affected him quickly. I handed it to him and let him smoke again. We went back and forth until he took three hits. I was scared to let him do anymore.

"Ow my sides hurt." He laughed and laid back on my bed.

"Then quit laughing." I said and chuckled.

"I can't!" He exclaimed.

Joe came into my room a few seconds later. He looked at Alex worriedly before talking. "Is he okay?" He asked.

"Yeah it's his first-time smoking." I told him.

"Oh that's the best high in the world." He chuckled.

"Joe, have you ever tried this?!" Alex exclaimed as he held up my hand holding the joint. "I know you sell it but have you ever like..really tried it??"

"Yeah Buddy, thousands of times." He said, and Alex laughed more. "I'm going out with Caleb and Mike, I'll be back later. And make sure he doesn't hurt himself." He told me, and I laughed.

"Yeah we'll be fine."

Once Joe left Alex sat up. "Your brother is pretty cute." He giggled and I rolled my eyes.

"I'm sitting right here, you know?" I huffed.

"You're cute too, you guys kinda look alike but he's like older so it makes him look sexier."

"I can be sexy."

"Really?"

"Mhmm watch." I stood up and pushed him on his back on my bed. Then I climbed on top of him and kissed him. He kissed back and wrapped his arms around the back of my neck. I pulled away and started kissing down his collarbone. My pants began to become tighter in front. Things were happening quicker with Alex that I thought. I grabbed his hand and pulled it to the front of my pants, so he could feel how hard I was. As soon as his hand touched my dick through my pants, he snatched his hand back. He pulled away from me and sat up.

"What's wrong?" I asked, confused.

"I um…we were going too fast. And I've never really...-" I cut him off before he could say it.

"-You're still a virgin?" I asked and he nodded. I really could have guessed that so I wasn't that surprised. "Haven't you ever wanted to try it?" I asked.

"Well yeah, but I've never had a boyfriend. And I'm scared it'll hurt." He mumbled.

"It's honestly not that bad. And you don't need a boyfriend. You can hook up with anyone." I shrugged.

"I want it to be meaningful." He said. I guess we had two different opinions about our virginity, cause I lost mine with some girl at a party freshman year. I don't even remember her name.

"Alright alright, let's just do something else." Now I had a bad case of blue-balls.

"Well I liked making out with you." He shrugged and I raised an eyebrow. I leaned back down and connected our lips again. I guess this would do for now.

Notes

Now we know a little more about Jack, and why he and Kellin don't like each other. Also Jack got Alex to try drugs which may or may not be a good thing.