Roads. They all just connect to each other to lead to a813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu1SSpeRlVY
specific destination. It’s like you need to memorize a specific combination—or813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfwWHDQFhxr
two—just to end up with an even more specific outcome. But how do we remember813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs1zTu5olxN
the longest of combinations, like the one Ms. Sara Leslie had to memorize to813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNEohDUktYU
get to the Airbnb she rented. The same Airbnb she was driving Caspian Grenfield813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfWV4jsFKIY
and all the other seven chosen boys were headed to.
“How did they even get there?” you may ask. Well, you see…
“Will Caspian Grenfield, Isaac Blueburn, Jax Jackson,813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe5oiopnqVE
Robinson Wyatt, Lee Emmet, Caleb and William Otto, and Mason Emalia please813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEtypNPPPQE
report to the principal’s office right now?”
Caspian flinched upon hearing his name come out of their813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlsm7uk4uKi
school’s intercom. It was especially shocking to hear it along with those other813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd3NNpUQxxo
names. He was a bit terrified of the thought that he might’ve become a813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwLMAPzJ38v
delinquent. I mean, yes, he is over exaggerating, but could you really813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjkxqXdHraG
blame him? He was one of those kids who always passed their homework on time813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡysAFiJgT1M
and has never had a grade lower than above average. He was always avoiding813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMjjPPph7Oy
trouble wherever he went, and it just wasn’t normal to hear his name being used813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt5gptyRy0L
along with all those others. Or at all.
He knew it must’ve been a mistake, so he ignored it and calmed813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1knVtP732j
himself down. Until the intercom called again.
Now this time, he knew it was real. His palms were damp, and813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPY3WoBSYZr
his legs shook. He looked and acted as if he was actually gonna face an813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmXsf4TkMDd
executioner than a principal. Little did he know that it was absolutely nothing813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjK6QmvrAq8
like that at all.
…
“You called to see me, Ma’am…?”
When Caspian peeped into the principal’s office, his stomach813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyKCYv2NxdL
dropped. William Otto, Mason Emalia, and Jax Jackson stared at him, sitting on813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7StfxB8XXV
the three single armchairs along the side of the room. Their attention was813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEoXCFRkPKt
consumed by his presence, and he didn’t like it.
William Otto was an Alpha, the kind that shows it without813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvumf5zenKE
effort at all. The doctors found out as soon as he was born—and that barely813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOSpsM5wanK
even happens. When he was going through puberty, he went from 4’11 to 5’9 in813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8uEZzNzrN3
less than three years. People thought that he was fifteen when he was actually813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDSImEv7lLg
just twelve. Now that he’s a senior, he stood at 6’2—and that’s why it’s quite813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhqVzpTRHjl
difficult to walk through the halls now without getting so much attention.
Though Will looked like the kind of Alpha that could813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWg0vTquBNw
kill a Grizzly Bear, he didn’t act like it. Yes, he was tall, had broad813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXSOQRPTUKF
shoulders, and had abs that could bite; but he wasn’t all that. He was813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHZ9gXVHsCb
kind, compassionate, and really, really friendly. He was the type of guy813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Hs4umypTx
you could depend on and talk to. He could work in groups of eight and make sure813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ662yX4jMuZ
everyone had a job to do—and you wouldn’t feel the pressure of doing too much813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyAjPHvKk4c
work. He was a sensitive giant, a large teddy bear. That was kind of why he was813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEHlh4jYy9
the student body president.
Mason Emalia was the Star Player of their basketball team.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhdMqPXRYOl
Though his performance at school wasn’t the best, he’d always make it up to you813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡStAyitcXLV
on the court. He was a ruthless player and a worthy opponent. The only thing813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKcws0dsaxM
you could beat him at was chess. Jeez, he hated chess.
And finally, Jax Jackson, the mischief. He was the definition813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGxTQP77QOh
of “gay and ready to play”—it’s true, he’s the one who made it. Though nobody813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoGg0xJGqW1
really knew where he landed on the spectrum, everyone at school knew that he813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjQ0EuavE8y
was only interested in men. All the girls would ever hear about him were, “I813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoTZnjg1609
don’t know why, but he was amazing in bed,” and the like. There was even a813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8YdrnzKfu3
rumor the spread like wildfire about him being able to get into their science813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOCcoCjjK6z
teacher’s pants—who was at least forty years old for your information.
Seeing all these boys here made Caspian feel so small, as if813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡldrvG9e2r6
he was just a puny ant who could get stepped on in any minute. It terrified him813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXxb85xWbFJ
to the bone. And this was just the first three, where were the other four?
“Caspian, please have a seat while we wait for the others,”813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsnVZy8aWCR
Principal Gwen said calmly as she gestured to the seats in front of his desk.
Caspian took a seat on the couch in front of the three other813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5GNgC1Qdhm
boys who watched his every move (But that was what Caspian thought. They were813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj0LoU89hTM
actually just bored out of their minds right now.)
They silently waited. All they could ever hear was the813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT3u2zW2nkS
tapping of their Principal’s computer keys. Tik, tik, tik, they went.
Finally, the silence was broken when someone opened the door.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1UqTauTrRC
Another one of the eight boys who were beckoned by their intercom. And who813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQmn5uJA3jD
exactly? None other than Robinson Wyatt, Caspian’s one and only childhood813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBQdh2pUuri
crush.
They weren’t close when Caspian first saw him, but he thought813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBmQsCoIHgM
that Robbie was… cool. He watched him play around in the playground from a813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZY1tttETS
distance but never found the courage to actually talk to him. He was too afraid813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrIDuNuZRC8
that Robbie would think that he was just a stupid Omega with no friends.
A few years later, word got around that Robbie was an Alpha813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0P5WkHRKaQ
and that just made things more confusing for him. He couldn’t understand why813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTVngNckbV6
his face would heat up or why his heart skipped a beat when Robbie passed him.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu9BeCb9kkK
It was a weird feeling that forced him to grin for no reason. Soon, he found813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQYyOXfLF98
out that it was Love.
“Okay,” Principal Gwen started.
Caspian awoke from his mental nap, blinking his eyes813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡocmXqfuFUh
furiously under his round glasses. The boy didn’t even notice that Blue, Caleb,813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZfBEUtina
and Lee had already arrived—and that Robbie ended up sitting beside him.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk5N1qmmzkO
Fortunately, he could still breathe. For now.
“I called all of you here today to discuss something really813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhkh6ANO378
important-” she leans forward, fixing her posture- “though it may sound813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOqSe4SbpK3
extremely odd.”
“Ma’am,” said Lee. “Are we in trouble of some sort?”
All eight boys leaned closer, as if they were programmed to813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBdFsk2oqGR
do this in sync. Their ears were open wide enough to fit a moth.
Their once fully composed principal smiled. “No. I’m sorry to813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtk9UqF4uq2
disappoint you, Mister Emmet.”
All eight boys eased up. Lee sat back, pleased to hear the813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjWVeUjAwzs
good news. A small phew was could be heard from Blue—that is, if you813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0llYha1pEh
listened hard enough. You could hear familiar cuss words from Jax and Mason’s813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEh3KvCMsOE
direction. Will, Robbie, and Caleb sighed for a good two seconds, thanking the813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiRKAgkvQGX
Lord’s Holy Name. And Caspian finally eased every inch of his body.
“Why?” their Principal asked. “Is there something you should813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD16xazci9o
be in here for?”
“Nope,” Mason said immediately.
“Not that I know of… yet,” coming from Mason.
“Of course not. How could I?” babbled Lee.
“No, Ma’am,” Will said, shaking his head.
“…”: Caleb.
“Hopefully not,” Caspian muttered.
“I don’t think so…?” Robbie said slowly.
“Very funny, Miss Gwen,” chuckled Blue.
“Okay then good,” smiled Principal Gwen. “Because if there813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvPxOzq4ZSv
was, you’d still have to participate in this activity.”
“Activity?” blurted Blue.
“Yes,” Principal Gwen said enthusiastically—only in her voice813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgSwtDj37na
though. “I would appreciate it if you eight would plan an event before this813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXgceAxX3nQ
school year’s prom. You know, to commemorate the graduation of the seniors.”
“But Ma’am,” Blue said, raising his hand.
“Yes, Blue?” Principal Gwen said, giving Blue permission to813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMA7nWc9CN4
keep going.
“What makes this year’s seniors make you want to plan a huge813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8PXUXxxNBR
event for? (No offense.)” Blue continued.
We heard chuckles from some of the boys, knowing that Blue813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWkdOeiIJlx
was referring to Will, the only senior in the room. He was a good sport who813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfW5Kfb6HC
smiled it out and muttered, “c’mon, guys.”
Miss Gwen chuckled along with them. “Well, what’s also funny813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVRufbqrnqu
is that we actually raised too much money for the yearly charity fund, and we813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5MYK8g1pi1
couldn’t locate any other charities who were willing to accept the excess.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3LuNDLuW8d
Plus, the school’s had a good year, so I didn’t think it would be necessary to813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBjpX0V5ibY
keep too much money on our hands.”
The boys go ooh because now they understand what’s813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEdJU7fqtHQ
happening.
“So,” Caspian blurted out, absent-mindedly. “You gathered all813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHC45538nV8
eight of us randomly to plan a pre-prom party?”
He realized that all eyes were on him again. All eight pairs813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoSZMx16KHl
of them.
“Uhm, yes,” their principal confirmed. “I like the sound of813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCUvdJIBZKt
that. ‘Pre-Prom Party’. You boys already have something to call it.”
“Way ta go, Cassie!” Blue cheers enthusiastically.
All the other boys cheer as well, even Robbie—who was still813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRWVlY6jhkb
sitting beside him.
“Good job,” he whispered. “Caspian Grenfield.”
Hearing his name come out of Robbie like that made his face813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlSdszo7czP
grow warm. He put his palms on them, trying to hide his flustered face as he813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaUZLMc1U48
muttered back a shaky “thanks” to everyone.
“Okay, okay,” Principal Gwen hushed. “Here are the forms813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBk51iYzEQz
containing most of the other information you need to know, -“ she passed a pile813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvgWNe9Geu
of white paper to each of the eight boys as she continued to explain. “-and the813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdbLTYvz3lW
reply slip your parents need to sign in order for you to-”
“‘Stay at an Airbnb for a week’?” read Lee from the form.
“Miss,” Mason started, confused. “What do you mean by that?”
“Don’t worry, you will be accompanied by Miss Leslie.”
…and now they were arriving at the Airbnb.
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