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School dragged out the following day. I just wanted to go home and see my...boyfriend. That word felt amazing and the thought of Jasper being my boyfriend made me smile like a dork.

Anyway I went through each lesson, trying my hardest to pay attention but ended up failing half of the time. When lunch finally rolled around, I grabbed my food from my locker and made my way to my usual spot but instead of reading like I usually did, I pulled out my phone and decided to text the one person who has been on my mind all day.

'Hey' I simply said as I bit into my sandwich, his response came instantly.

'Hi, you okay?' Did my sudden text have him worrying or was he just generally curious?

'Yeah, I'm on lunch. Are you okay?'

'Yes, just reading' Heh, my little bookworm.

'What are reading?'

'Mister Monday'

'Never heard of it'

'You should read it, it's really good'

'Maybe I will'

'Are you coming over after school?' Did he really have to ask? I've been waiting all day to be able to see him, there was no way I wasn't going to go round.

'Of course, I can't wait'

'Me either'

'I miss you' I took a chance in saying so but it was true, I missed him like crazy.

'I miss you too' My heart swelled at his response and I spent the rest of my lunch break texting him.

School was finally over and I ran to my car, excited to see Jasper. He'd been on my mind all day and now I just want to see him.

I drove home, running inside my house to greet my mother.

"Hey mum, I'm going to Jasper's"

"Okay, honey. Tell him I said hi!" She replied cheerfully, laughing slightly at my eagerness but I didn't slow down.

"Will do" I left the house and made my way up the hill, stopped to catch my breath before going round the side of Jasper's house, in through the back door and up the stairs to his room. This route had quickly become part of my daily routine and I found I liked it.

I entered Jasper's room, without knocking, to find him sitting on his bed reading.

"Mister Monday?" I asked and he looked up in surprise before a smile formed on his face.

"Hey" He spoke quietly, his cheeks heating up.

"Miss me?" I asked, cheekily with a grin on my face.

"Y-yes" Man, I've missed him. School really sucks but Jasper has become my motivation, after all the more I concentrate in class, the quicker I find the day goes and the quicker the day goes the sooner I can see Jasper. Turns out this boy is really good for my grades, well that was as long as I could keep him out of my thoughts long enough to concentrate.

"Good!" I sat down in front of him on the bed and placed a soft kiss on his nose, making him blush even more.

"H-how was school?" Boring.

"Same old, have you been reading all day?" He'd made a considerable dent into the book that now sat beside him.

"Yeah, this book is really good" I nodded in response, I would have to check this book out to see how similar our tastes are.

"My mum said hi" He stared at me in shock, did he really think my parents wouldn't like him?

"Really?"

"Yes really, they love you Jasper" A smile formed on his face that made my heart melt. I took his hand into mine, feeling genuinely happy.

"So what do you want to do?" I asked, running my thumb in small circles on his hand.

He shrugged as he stared down at my hand holding his. "20 questions?" He suggested.

"Sure, I want to know more about you" I didn't expect the words to leave my mouth but they did and they seemed to make Jasper happy, as he smiled, so I didn't regret them.

"Favorite food?" He started.

"Tough question, I like lots of food and I've never really had a favorite, sure there was some food that I like more than other but not a favorite."

"Hmm okay so you've been outside in the cold, sleeping on the streets and living off of beans for two weeks. You look down at the bowl in your hands, filled halfway with the same old beans and you think to yourself, I wish this was....what?"

"Spaghetti and meatballs" A small laugh left Jasper's lips at my answer but I just shrugged, I really like spaghetti and meatballs.

Hmm, what to ask him? "What do you want to be when you're older?"

He blushed at my question, avoiding my eyes he answered "An author"

"Really? That's so cool" So my little Jas wants to be an author, huh?

"You think so?" He asked surprised.

"Definitely" I nodded.

"What do you do for fun?"

"Hmm play games, watch movies, read, talk to you..." Man, I love his smile...

"Your turn" I snapped myself out of my thoughts.

"Right, sorry. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?"

"Tokyo" His answer was instant which made me think he'd thought about this before.

"I'd love to go to Tokyo" I've never been but I've seen pictures and it looks absolutely beautiful there, hmm maybe I could take Jasper one day?

"What's your favourite animal?"

"Penguin" Didn't even stutter, I absolutely love penguins, I mean what's not to love?

"The first time we played this you said your favorite color was white, why?"

The fact that I remembered that seemed to catch him of guard and he stared at me confused. I guess to him it was trivial, but not to me.

"White means fresh and new, an empty canvas waiting to be painted. Anything can happen to a white background, the possibilities are endless" His answer really threw me off guard. Wow he's really thought about this. This is by far the best reason for a favorite color, that I have ever heard.

"Wow..." I really liked the fact that his favorite color wasn't popular to the eyes of others just like mine.

"What?"

"I just wasn't expecting that answer but I like it"

"So what's your favourite color?"

I thought about the question before answering, I've always been unsure when it came to my favorite color, I like many colors but I've never really had a reason but there was one color I liked a lot, some may disagree but I had a reason for liking it. "Black"

"Why?" For this I was prepared, I had a full mental debate about it one day so now I knew exactly what I was going to say.

"Because black goes with everything, it can be used to make something stand out more and emphasize the important. It also happens to be only color nobody can see through."

The way Jasper would look at me in fascination would always get my heart beating fast, I'd never get sick of this look. It gave me a sense of meaning to know somebody like Jas found me fascinating, it was awfully exciting.

"I like that. Heh, we're black and white"

"But that makes us opposites"

"Opposites attract" He replied with a small smile on his face. Well he was right there, just two simple words suddenly meant so much to me.

"Your turn" Jasper broke me out of my train of thought and I smiled, wondering if I should ask what I've really been wanting to for a while now. I decided to take the risk.

"Do you love me?" I watched his movements closely, he was surprised and a full blush took over his face as he looked away from me, refusing to keep eye contact. My heart was pounding in anticipation of what his next words may be. Would he say yes? Or would he say no? What would I do if he said no? I don't think my heart would be able to take it.

His eyes reconnected with mine after a few shorts moments of silence and then his mouth opened but just as quickly as it did, it closed again. I knew I had put him on the spot but I really wanted to know. Please let the answer be yes.

"I-" He stared into my eyes, a thoughtful look on his face. My heart was beating so loud I wouldn't be surprised if he could hear it. "Yes" He finally responded, not breaking eye contact. My eyes went wide at his answer and I couldn't stop myself from smiling. Jasper really loved me? Me?

I'm happy.

"D-do you l-love me?" He questioned next, I saw the question coming, after all it would only make sense for him to ask the question back. But for me I didn't even have to think, I already knew the answer.

"Yes" I answered simply, staring into his eyes which grew with shock before the biggest smile I've ever seen on him took place on his face, his eyes shining with love.

He threw himself at me then, throwing his arms around my neck and squeezing me tightly in a hug, holding me close and silently begging me not to let go. I didn't plan to, I wrapped my arms around his waist, holding him close and a laugh escaped my lips before I could stop it.

"What's so funny?" Jasper asked, nuzzling his face into my neck.

"Nothing, I'm just happy" I admitted as I held the boy I loved in my arms. True happiness was beyond an amazing feeling, I'd never experienced it before but now I had, I wanted to taste the pleasure of it again and again.

"Me too" He whispered, his words caressing me as he clung to me, wishing never to let go.

"I love you, Jasper" I whispered against him, causing him to pull back and stare at me in shock, I know he already knows but this is the first time I've said it aloud and proper. Jasper looked absolutely gorgeous with a smile on his face, he pressed his forehead against mine softly, staring into my eyes.

"I love you too, Lucas" His words consumed me and I swear I felt my heart smile as it pounded against my chest. Jasper was mine and I was his. I loved this man so much, the words ran through my head again and again as I kissed him and the kiss was filled with so much love and passion I felt a tear slip from the corner of my eye, trickling down my face. Just a simple tear that was filled with so many emotions.

I left Jasper's house smiling like an idiot, I never felt so much joy before in my life, I wanted to bathe in it. I made my way down the dreaded hill that I've learned to love so much and across the road to my house, grateful that I lived so close to the man of my dreams. I entered the house and went into the living room to greet my parents. I knew they would question the smile but for the life of me I couldn't stop and I didn't mind that. I liked the feeling, even if I knew my cheeks would later hurt from smiling so much, I wanted to bask in the happiness while I could.

"I'm back. What are you watching?"

"Just some show on Netflix, a girl with some weird powers or something" She brushed off, welcoming me into the kitchen and sending me a weird look.

"Why are you so happy?" She questioned as she set dinner on the table.

"No reason" I brushed her off, taking my seat at the table.

"Will dad be joining us?" I haven't seen him yet but lately he's been working earlier shifts so he usually makes it back in time to eat dinner with us.

"Yes, I'm here" My dad answered, walking through the door and coming to join us at the dinner table.

We all dished out food onto our plates and began eating. My parents started up a conversation about work but I blanked them out not really interested and instead my mind wandered to thoughts of Jasper, this was something I was used to by now so I didn't bother fighting it. I could feel the smile on my face growing by just thinking about him but I was soon snapped out of my thoughts by my mother as both my parents attentions turned to me and my mother asked;

"So how's your boyfriend?"

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