This World

Sayo

"T-Thanks." Sayo blushed some more and took Amy out to the dance floor. He noticed his Aunt Jennifer eying him from across the room, giving him a knowing look. Sayo's cheeks reddened some more and he looked away from his infuriating Aunt. Belatedly he wondered if Jennifer had spiked the punch. Hm. Well, that might be a problem. Well, at least he hadn't drunk any himself.

Jennifer

After giving her nephew a teasing stare, Jennifer sauntered over to where she last saw Jacob and Jillian heading. She smirked at the sight that greeted her when she found them.

"Well well, what have we here? Does my little Jacob play for the other team after all?"

Jacob stumbled backwards, but since his hand was still down Jillian's pants he fell over with Jillian falling onto him.

"Ow..." both boys said. Jillian stood up and helped Jacob up. They both exchanged a look that said very clearly "We're screwed."

"I don't know what you mean," Jacob said, thinking maybe he could lie his way out of this. Jillian didn't think they could, but he didn't try and stop his boyfriend from trying.
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"Like where," Zach asked.
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"Of course Sayo," Amy said, smiling wider. She wanted to make Sayo comfortable. Even if she could not actually feel love as humans did, she knew about it well enough. Amy wanted to make Sayo happy now before she betrayed him.

Orion smiled at Zach, "You know that room I took you to a few months ago? I have it set up. We can watch a movie, eat a picnic dinner in the candlelight, have a few beers..."

Zach thought about it. She never really liked dances anyways. The only fun part was when something crazy happened. But she was unsure if she wanted to leave Jacob and Jillian alone. She feared they might dance with other people if she wasn't there, but Zach decided Orion was more important at the moment.

"Ok let's go."

Orion smiled as he took Zach's hand, quietly sneaking into the hallway until, at last, they found the abandoned classroom the group hung out in when they decided to skip class. He unlocked the door and flipped a switch, revealing a series of Christmas lights that had neatly been arranged around the room. On the floor, were a few blankets and a picnic basket along with a boom-box. Orion scratched the back of his head nervously.

"I hope this is okay. I wanted to set up something nice and romantic, but an abandoned classroom can only be improved so much..." he told her sheepishly.

Jennifer

"Your hand is still in Jillian's pants. Care to explain that?" Jennifer asked with a mischevious look in her eye. "That's rather incriminating."

Sayo

"You sure look beautiful tonight, Amy." Sayo whispered as they danced, feeling his face heat up a little as he admitted that.

((Hey, AI, think you might be able to take Alec's character Carla? I think that was her name. The one woman who follows Amy around and whatnot. I also play the Killer, and I think it'd be more interesting if, when they interact, I wasn't controlling both of them.))

Zach smiled brightly and hugged Orion.

"It's perfect. I couldn't ask for a better boyfriend." She kissed Orion lightly and then went over to where the picnic basket was.
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Jacob pulled his hand out and exchanged a look with Jillian. There was no way on this earth they could lie their way out of this. But Jacob wasn't going to give up yet.

"It's Jillian's fault. He made me."

"What?! Jacob you're the one who started it."

"Yeah but you didn't stop me."

"Yeah? Well....shut up!"

(Sounds good to me.)

Orion blushed slightly, smiling a bit as he helped lay out the food before them. It was rather easy to make himself, surprisingly. Then again, he had been cooking for himself for years and he knew all of Zach's favorite foods.

"Nope, you couldn't," he teased with a cocky grin.

Zach sat down and munched on something absentmindedly. She was thinking about Jacob and Jillian again, but this time she was wondering why they weren't open about it. Amy wouldn't care. She seemed to accept anyone as they are. Sayo would probably be shocked and be uncomfortable for a while, but Zach was sure he wouldn't hate the pair.

But Orion. Zach wasn't sure how her boyfriend would react to the news. She wanted to believe that he would be ok with it. That he would not become an ass to Jacob or Jillian or stop hanging out with them. But she wasn't sure.

"Hey Orion," Zach started. "I saw the worst thing yesterday. My sister was being such a bitch because this boy she liked turned out to be gay. And then she went into this whole homophobic rant. Isn't that awful how people are mean to homosexuals?"

"Ugh. Reminds me of my parents. I wish I knew a gay couple so I could rent out their room for them. That'd be.... interesting," Orion told her mischievously, fondly imagining his parents' reactions. He turned to his girlfriend.

"Why'd you mention that. You don't think I'm gay, do you? Just because I'm trying to be sweet," he told her. He crossed his arms.

Zach shook her head. So Orion wasn't homophobic, but still. She needed to be sure that he wouldn't freak, so she could convince Jacob and Jillian that it would be ok for them to be outed.

"No of course not. But would you have a problem if one of us were gay?"+

Orion scowled. He didn't like where the conversation was going. Could Zach be.... She was never one for dresses, but he thought it part of her charm, but what if... He crossed his arms and muttered.

"Only if it was a girl leading me on..." he said quietly.

"Like say if...Sayo was gay," Zach said. She couldn't bring herself to use Jacob or Jillian as an example even if it was hypothetically. "Or Amy? How would you feel?"

Jennifer

"While perhaps Jillian may have started your relationship, I highly doubt he wears the pants in the relationship. More likely than not, he wears the french maid outfit." Jennifer said with a light chuckle. She chuckled some more as she thought about how long she could torture the poor boys before she finally told them their secret was safe. Hm. Maybe....a week or two ought to do. Then she'd let them off the hook.

"Hm, I do believe this explains everything nicely. Perhaps all this time, Jacob, you've been after extremely effeminate men, instead of women."

"I'd accept them for who they are, you know that, Zach. Are you saying that... You like girls?" he asked her with a frown and a betrayed look.

"What? No," Zach cried out, starting to laugh. She felt a little bad that she was leading Orion to believe she was a lesbian, but it was worth it for his response. "And if Jacob was gay?"
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"I am not effeminate," Jillian protested. His entire face was burning in humiliation. He couldn't believe this was happening.

"Jillian even your name is effeminate. But our real problem besides your desire to be a girl-"

"Hey!"

"-is what are you going to do now that you know Jennifer?"

"Oh, thank God," Orion told her in relief before raising an eyebrow at what she said about Jacob, "I'd say that I knew he was overcompensating for something. And I'd tease him mercilessly for it."

Zach smiled. She now had proof that Orion would not freak out. All she had to do next was convince Jacob to out himself. Jillian wouldn't be too hard.

"Ok. Now let's stop talking about it. It's turning me off," Zach said with a wink.

"Oh? I thought girls like yaoi," Orion teased her, blushing a bit. He smirked and leaned in to kiss her gently.

((Hm. Hey, AI, any ideas what Toko and I should do with Amy and Sayo? We didn't have many ideas before.))

Jennifer

"Oh, I dunno. I'm still thinking about it." Jennifer replied with a mischevious smirk.

(Have them go on some sweet date or something?)

(During the dance?)

Jillian slumped against the wall he was pressed against not five minutes ago. This was bad. Real bad. Maybe Jacob was right after all and staying in the closet was for the best.

Jacob frowned. He made a mistake and now he (and Jillian) were going to have to pay. "Are you going to tell us when you do?"
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"Yeah, but imaging Jacob kissing a boy is kind of weird for me considering everything," Zach replied.

(Oh, right. Sorry. They could dance more than or decide they got tired of it and go out for a walk?)

"Well, I can always get a picture. That'd be interesting," Orion told her mischievously, thinking of all the teasing he could put Jacob and Jillian through with it, "And Jillian does look like a girl."

Zach looked at Orion. "Who says I was imagining Jacob with Jillian?" Then she started laughing. "Not that I would ever imagine him with anyone else like you or Sayo. And Jillian does look like a girl."

"Well, if Jacob's gay, then I'm pretty sure Jillian's gay with the way Jacob pays so much attention to him," Orion laughed, shaking his head, "Maybe Jacob was just looking for a girly man instead of girls."