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into his lap. Kieran handed the paperback over so Toby could check out the cover and read the back blurb, but Drew’s attention was drawn to what he could see in the open backpack. He didn’t realize he was almost leaning over Kieran to get a closer look until he heard Kieran clear his throat. Both Kieran and Toby were staring at him.
“Help you?” Kieran asked, clearly amused by Drew’s faux pas. “Oh.” Shit . “Sorry, I was just looking at….” He gestured to where he could see a comic poking out.
    “Oh.” Kieran flushed slightly. “Yeah, I’m into graphic novels.” “What’s that?” Toby smirked. “Porn?” Then laughed. Alone.
Kieran scratched the side of his neck. “No, it’s a comic book,” he mumbled.
    There was an awkward five-second pause when no one said anything until Toby once again opened what Drew was starting to think of as the huge, stupid fucking hole in his face.
    “Hey, have you seen those Twilight films? They’re supposed to be cool.”
Drew relaxed, knowing that despite the fact—for reasons not yet obvious—Toby was trying to impress Kieran, it didn’t matter and he would not be successful. Kieran actually seemed to be one of the enlightened few when it came to truly great books, and quite astute in the world of ohmygodfuckingawesome films and ohmygodpiecesofshit films. Toby the ass-hat had just made a blunder.
Vampires. Do. Not. Fucking. Sparkle.
“Have you read Harbour yet?” Drew chimed in. Fuck being polite.
     
Kieran’s eyes actually widened a little in surprise. “No, not yet. So… you like John Ajvide Lindqvist?”
    “Absolutely. Let the Right One In is actually one of my all-time favorite films. And you’re right about the remake, it’s not as good.” Take that , Toby.
    “I want everyone in their seats, please,” Mr. Trinder called from the front of the class. “Remember, you’ve only so much time to get your projects complete, so I suggest you spend your time wisely. Less chatting and more working, and I want to see all of you putting in a few hours after school.”
    Toby gave Kieran a nod and Drew a completely unreadable look. Drew tried not to smirk. He felt like he’d won something, he just had absolutely no idea what. He felt something kind of flip flop in his stomach when Kieran offered him a small smile. An I didn’t know you could be like m e smile.
    Okay. Time to do something brave. Was Kieran actually kind of hot? Yes. Was Kieran already into him? Yes. Did he want to see what might happen if they were to hang out? Yes. But that last one was a bit nerve-wracking. He cleared his throat.
    “So, hey… um. Me and Matt—you know, my friend Matt?” Kieran nodded. “We’re taking his little brother and going to that new comic book store that just opened up, you know the one? It’s by the—”
“I know it.”
     
“Yeah, so, we’re going tomorrow. You-you want to come with?” Arrrgghhhgg. There. He’d done it. No big deal.
    Kieran was looking hesitant, however. In fact, he seemed almost suspicious. “You want me to hang out with you, your friend Matt, and your friend Matt’s little brother?”
    “Yeah, sure.” He tried to shrug in a way that looked completely casual despite the fact that he was trying to figure out whether he’d just asked Kieran out on some sort of fucked-up double date.
    “F-for real?”
Drew smiled. “Yeah, what’s the problem?”
    Kieran withdrew a little, looking away and lifting one shoulder like he didn’t really care. “Just… I don’t usually hang out all that much, with… you know, with people from school.”
“Well, now you do,” Drew said quietly. “Unless you have plans, or whatever.”
     
Kieran was quick to shake his head. “No, no plans. But, um… I mean, I don’t want to intrude, or anything.”
     
“Kieran, it’s a comic book store, not dinner and a movie.” He laughed and was pleased when Kieran smiled.
     
“And this isn’t like… some sort of trick where you two stand me up