Roads. They all just connect to each other to lead to a814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFeSEbhKQsM
specific destination. It’s like you need to memorize a specific combination—or814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPaTixGX9HA
two—just to end up with an even more specific outcome. But how do we remember814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbbILiJ610J
the longest of combinations, like the one Ms. Sara Leslie had to memorize to814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDnxf1qJzfj
get to the Airbnb she rented. The same Airbnb she was driving Caspian Grenfield814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKMuqFOJX2g
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,814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmNW5IIR48B
Robinson Wyatt, Lee Emmet, Caleb and William Otto, and Mason Emalia please814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7FCaQw9w6t
report to the principal’s office right now?”
Caspian flinched upon hearing his name come out of their814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb0RI1U5I0J
school’s intercom. It was especially shocking to hear it along with those other814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsTxowryYCR
names. He was a bit terrified of the thought that he might’ve become a814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4HdQ9mhMM8
delinquent. I mean, yes, he is over exaggerating, but could you really814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfMPyrxcDSY
blame him? He was one of those kids who always passed their homework on time814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1cWQjgnQtQ
and has never had a grade lower than above average. He was always avoiding814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMrGeuWQ6Ts
trouble wherever he went, and it just wasn’t normal to hear his name being used814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ17fxpVprBS
along with all those others. Or at all.
He knew it must’ve been a mistake, so he ignored it and calmed814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqhWWGhOxAF
himself down. Until the intercom called again.
Now this time, he knew it was real. His palms were damp, and814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQr6kpYsLY8
his legs shook. He looked and acted as if he was actually gonna face an814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnmSY1FJFRI
executioner than a principal. Little did he know that it was absolutely nothing814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKZnp90QsfA
like that at all.
…
“You called to see me, Ma’am…?”
When Caspian peeped into the principal’s office, his stomach814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiXDiRx487r
dropped. William Otto, Mason Emalia, and Jax Jackson stared at him, sitting on814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTCXaY272Ro
the three single armchairs along the side of the room. Their attention was814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd1bVt3zgvO
consumed by his presence, and he didn’t like it.
William Otto was an Alpha, the kind that shows it without814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdNTqbG67tC
effort at all. The doctors found out as soon as he was born—and that barely814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz4JnutpAlY
even happens. When he was going through puberty, he went from 4’11 to 5’9 in814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXMPgpgI3is
less than three years. People thought that he was fifteen when he was actually814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFPZuEXrVvn
just twelve. Now that he’s a senior, he stood at 6’2—and that’s why it’s quite814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM2qhnK38LZ
difficult to walk through the halls now without getting so much attention.
Though Will looked like the kind of Alpha that could814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn2VzhHkwhm
kill a Grizzly Bear, he didn’t act like it. Yes, he was tall, had broad814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW6n3NjJAdl
shoulders, and had abs that could bite; but he wasn’t all that. He was814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAGSVYfZV2g
kind, compassionate, and really, really friendly. He was the type of guy814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMT70WbqsVf
you could depend on and talk to. He could work in groups of eight and make sure814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNNeDSqsYvI
everyone had a job to do—and you wouldn’t feel the pressure of doing too much814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT9j142Tl3A
work. He was a sensitive giant, a large teddy bear. That was kind of why he was814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTuMuo6Ss4C
the student body president.
Mason Emalia was the Star Player of their basketball team.814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPswjzhA6tj
Though his performance at school wasn’t the best, he’d always make it up to you814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYJ2jf7nY5I
on the court. He was a ruthless player and a worthy opponent. The only thing814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPlk0rofSkP
you could beat him at was chess. Jeez, he hated chess.
And finally, Jax Jackson, the mischief. He was the definition814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqfHc7jZTNe
of “gay and ready to play”—it’s true, he’s the one who made it. Though nobody814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEUQa2hG5oJ
really knew where he landed on the spectrum, everyone at school knew that he814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP5SDCP5j0z
was only interested in men. All the girls would ever hear about him were, “I814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvPmZkhdD3X
don’t know why, but he was amazing in bed,” and the like. There was even a814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRi4MDRZDOU
rumor the spread like wildfire about him being able to get into their science814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcCiUQln1h2
teacher’s pants—who was at least forty years old for your information.
Seeing all these boys here made Caspian feel so small, as if814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOHpYrjCCru
he was just a puny ant who could get stepped on in any minute. It terrified him814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0LyAhom38A
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,”814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjxcGj7XNmM
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 other814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKy80Mkv1zc
boys who watched his every move (But that was what Caspian thought. They were814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjCvcSW4rMj
actually just bored out of their minds right now.)
They silently waited. All they could ever hear was the814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIDDb43Bt3A
tapping of their Principal’s computer keys. Tik, tik, tik, they went.
Finally, the silence was broken when someone opened the door.814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHstQLwCMP2
Another one of the eight boys who were beckoned by their intercom. And who814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwBYKX5uGeI
exactly? None other than Robinson Wyatt, Caspian’s one and only childhood814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwpYtyhVqhO
crush.
They weren’t close when Caspian first saw him, but he thought814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmIURyR4uqE
that Robbie was… cool. He watched him play around in the playground from a814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUmbHdYx0B5
distance but never found the courage to actually talk to him. He was too afraid814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqgAROelVDZ
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 Alpha814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡALbkaRuCT5
and that just made things more confusing for him. He couldn’t understand why814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5j3QjkV1gT
his face would heat up or why his heart skipped a beat when Robbie passed him.814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6uAq9feHal
It was a weird feeling that forced him to grin for no reason. Soon, he found814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjl6i2qcaCf
out that it was Love.
“Okay,” Principal Gwen started.
Caspian awoke from his mental nap, blinking his eyes814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOeHFVj0Ydv
furiously under his round glasses. The boy didn’t even notice that Blue, Caleb,814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwmuCzZH48a
and Lee had already arrived—and that Robbie ended up sitting beside him.814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQyyZkcAsfQ
Fortunately, he could still breathe. For now.
“I called all of you here today to discuss something really814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqU5D5ghaPO
important-” she leans forward, fixing her posture- “though it may sound814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3iakKGTpkl
extremely odd.”
“Ma’am,” said Lee. “Are we in trouble of some sort?”
All eight boys leaned closer, as if they were programmed to814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMtxfsH194E
do this in sync. Their ears were open wide enough to fit a moth.
Their once fully composed principal smiled. “No. I’m sorry to814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaRuLYQ91kV
disappoint you, Mister Emmet.”
All eight boys eased up. Lee sat back, pleased to hear the814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbk1vihU3FY
good news. A small phew was could be heard from Blue—that is, if you814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj7uTSSyzqK
listened hard enough. You could hear familiar cuss words from Jax and Mason’s814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwAGyPypCLi
direction. Will, Robbie, and Caleb sighed for a good two seconds, thanking the814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqNM8USuOqX
Lord’s Holy Name. And Caspian finally eased every inch of his body.
“Why?” their Principal asked. “Is there something you should814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv1L6W0ZcCZ
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 there814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWKnUlLzudm
was, you’d still have to participate in this activity.”
“Activity?” blurted Blue.
“Yes,” Principal Gwen said enthusiastically—only in her voice814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6cdOB65qvJ
though. “I would appreciate it if you eight would plan an event before this814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnRxAju2q7x
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 to814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5XPcqRmqu
keep going.
“What makes this year’s seniors make you want to plan a huge814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK7NytXaua7
event for? (No offense.)” Blue continued.
We heard chuckles from some of the boys, knowing that Blue814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDj11moXspu
was referring to Will, the only senior in the room. He was a good sport who814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7b8IJgFphO
smiled it out and muttered, “c’mon, guys.”
Miss Gwen chuckled along with them. “Well, what’s also funny814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjcRQSNfDtx
is that we actually raised too much money for the yearly charity fund, and we814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJaC24mfYO
couldn’t locate any other charities who were willing to accept the excess.814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8yITLXjGpG
Plus, the school’s had a good year, so I didn’t think it would be necessary to814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqShjSktPUS
keep too much money on our hands.”
The boys go ooh because now they understand what’s814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpmZWPtK3ZS
happening.
“So,” Caspian blurted out, absent-mindedly. “You gathered all814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ77J62Wxjtp
eight of us randomly to plan a pre-prom party?”
He realized that all eyes were on him again. All eight pairs814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO4DFVlaNRM
of them.
“Uhm, yes,” their principal confirmed. “I like the sound of814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡprNSf68cLN
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 still814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6S5fGrmcX2
sitting beside him.
“Good job,” he whispered. “Caspian Grenfield.”
Hearing his name come out of Robbie like that made his face814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbVrqkOt36Z
grow warm. He put his palms on them, trying to hide his flustered face as he814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfYZLXNvGg4
muttered back a shaky “thanks” to everyone.
“Okay, okay,” Principal Gwen hushed. “Here are the forms814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhLXLeK90xJ
containing most of the other information you need to know, -“ she passed a pile814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZHWEytsKZW
of white paper to each of the eight boys as she continued to explain. “-and the814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJKFx2FgfZl
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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Oh, how time flies…
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