Hi, I just wanted to say something regarding them using a whole box of condoms in the last chapter.

I've seen boxes that have 3 condoms, 4, 6, 12, 32, 64, 120, and many other numbers as well. I'm going to leave the amount that was in the box up to your imagination ;)

I slowly peeled my eyes open, disturbed by the rays of light shining through my half-closed curtains.

A strange mewling noise left my mouth as I stretched my arms above my head, arching my back in an awkward position. I sat up in my bed, my eyes still squinting in my half-lit room. Although My butt didn't hurt in the way it did when I first slept with Lucas, now my entire lower body was simply incredibly sore, especially my lower back.

I turned my body to the side, twisting my back and feeling the most satisfying crack, then doing the same in the opposite direction.

I looked to my left and saw a sleeping Lucas. He was lying on his stomach and his face was on the side, facing me yet still mostly buried into his pillow.

I'm not sure if it was my intense staring or all of my movement, but the boy started to mumble and slightly thrash under the covers.

"Good morning," I said softly toward the stirring boy.

He let out a low grumble, "Morning."

Lucas didn't move an inch, although he was talking, his eyes were yet to open. It looked as if he was going to fall back asleep.

I rubbed my hands up and down my face in an attempt to wake myself up, rubbing my eyes extra hard.

My mind hadn't even woken up yet as my quiet, peaceful morning was so rudely interrupted.

I heard the jiggling of my door handle and the next thing I knew, the door was flying open and in walked Zay, "Yo Kai! I can't believe you actually opened an Insta account! Me and Jack have been trying to get you to do it forever, what's with the sudden change of heart?" Zay asked in a loud voice, way too loud for just having woken up.

Panic began to rise in me. I was naked in bed with an equally naked Lucas laying next to me. I hadn't talked about my sexuality with him and I was scared that he might be homophobic.

Shit!

What if he thinks I'm disgusting? What if he doesn't want to be friends with me anymore?? I can't lose Zay, he's my best friend. He was the only person even willing to talk to me when I was still in a wheelchair and doing rehab. He was all I had for years.

I stuttered replying to him, "Z-Zay? How did you even get in here?." I asked, fidgeting with my hands, not moving from my bed as I still had no clothes on.

Zay closed the door behind him and turned on the light switch. He walked toward my desk chair, "I used the spare key from the top of the door frame," he responded. Just as Zay was about to sit down he suddenly paused.

I followed Zay's eyes as he looked down towards his feet. He slowly lifted his foot, revealing a used, cum filled condom that was lying on the floor.

Shit.

I felt the urge to make up an excuse, anything to explain it, but no words came out of my mouth. I frantically looked around the room and immediately noticed the several condoms that Lucas had discarded around the room.

"Oh." Zay shook off the horrified expression on his face and wiped the bottom of his shoe on the floor next to the condom, he then proceeded to take a seat in my swiveling chair.

I was mortified.

He spun around so he was facing me, he raised his hand a bit and did a small wave, "Mornin' Lucas."

I snapped my head to my left and realized that Lucas was also now sitting up, he had probably seen what had just happened as his lips were quirked into a small smile, amused by what just happened.

I looked back and forth between the two. Zay had his phone out and was looking at my Instagram account, "Damn, Kai, do you know how many followers I got last night because you followed me," he let out a whistle.

Was he not going to say anything about it?

Was he so homophobic that he was going to pretend he didn't know just because we are friends? No that doesn't make sense, a true homophobe would confront me.

"I mean," Zay started, "what ordinary person gets over 63,000 followers in just one night? Impressive man, you're not even a celebrity." Zay shook his head, still puzzled. "Oh, and did you see the new post on Mad Dog's accou-" I cut him off.

"Zay." I sighed, slightly pulling the blanket up to make sure that my nether regions were covered.

He looked up, "Hmm?"

"Aren't you going to ask about..." I furrowed my brows and glanced toward Lucas and then back to Zay with a pained look in my eyes.

"About what?" Zay questioned.

Did he really not get it? Was he that oblivious? Or was he just playing dumb?

"Zayden," my voice cracked, emotions raw in my tone.

Seeing how distressed I was Zayden stopped his little act of ignorance, "Fine, sorry." He set his phone face down on my desk and turned back to me and looked between Lucas and me.

I was biting the inside of my cheek out of anxiousness, rubbing my hands against each other and up to my wrists and forearms in an attempt to ease my nerves.

"I'll be honest with you," shit he's going to say something bad isn't he... "I don't give a fuck if you like guys, girls, or anything in between. It has nothing to do with me so I shouldn't have an opinion on who you choose to sleep with or date."

Wait, what?

"S-so you don't care if I'm gay??" I asked, shocked by his accepting remarks.

"Gay? Kai, when did you figure out you were gay?" Zay questioned with a quizzical expression yet a nonchalant demeanor.

"Um, probably a little over a month and a half ago?"

Zay let out a loud snorting noise, "A month? That's it?" His eyes were crinkled in a smile as he laughed. "I've known you liked guys since we were in 8th grade, Kai."

"What?! How? I didn't even know I was gay back then," I stammered out.

Zay lifted up one hand, partially cupping the side of his mouth, and then suspiciously looked around the room, leaning toward me and whispering, "I'm psychic. I can see your innermost hidden desires."

My mouth dropped open and my eyes bulged out of my sockets, "No fucking way," I breathed out.

"Yea, no fucking way," Lucas mimicked and then slapped the back of my head. "Are you daft or something?" He shook his head in disappointment.

I could hear Zay snickering in the background. "It wasn't obvious, but I could tell. Whenever I brought up girls I thought were hot, you showed minimal interest. Models, actresses, girls at our school, I never got a reaction from you. The guys on the other hand... let's just say your eyes lingered a second too long during the swim unit, even though you got excused from that segment and just sat on the bleachers the whole time."

I sat there stunned, "But you never said anything?"

"Well, I knew you'd figure it out and tell me when you were ready," Zay stated calmly.

It felt like my brain wasn't functioning, "W-wait, so you're not homophobic?"

"Homophobic? Where the hell did you get that from?" Zay looked upset.

"That time at school when you were teasing me for my... limp, you said it'd be nasty if I had slept with a guy."

"Oh, that was just a joke. I really didn't mean it. I was just teasing you because of the way you were avoiding talking about what happened with Lucas in Jack's car, I got the feeling something more went down. And then with how you were walking I just couldn't help myself but make fun of you. And then my thoughts were completely confirmed when you and Lucas were all buddy buddy later that day." Zay explained.

"Fuckkk" I dropped my head into my hands, covering my face. "I really thought you were going to hate me."

Zayden quickly got up and sat on the edge of my bed, patting my shoulder, "Shit, I'm sorry, Kai. I didn't think you would take it that way." He removed his comforting hand and slapped his mouth, "this damn mouth of mine with no filter."

"You don't hate me either right?" Lucas chimed in, a little less sentimental than Zay and I. "For fighting with Kai all the time or giving you guys a hard time?"

"Oh, I almost forgot you were even here," I mentioned, realizing that I had ignored Lucas's existence since Zay randomly walked in.

"Hah, there's no way I could forget about you being here," Zay pointed toward Lucas, "Not after I stepped on your fucking used condom." He grimaced, recalling the disgusting event.

Zay suddenly stood up, carefully looking down to makes sure he didn't step on anything else, "What the fuck are you two? Like some goddamn dogs in heat," he mumbled the last part to himself.

I felt my face heat up as Lucas just chuckled at my embarrassment. Damn, he's gonna get it next time and he's never gonna know what hit him.

"Anyway, nah, Jack and I never had anything against you. We thought your fights were entertaining anyway, although we knew Kai was holding back," Zay told Lucas.

"Oh, cool I guess," Lucas began, "but I'll have you know Kai wasn't the only one holding back, I'm good at fighting too." Lucas pouted.

I grabbed his cheek and spoke in a baby voice, "Aww is our lil Lukie sad becwause he knows I'm better at fighting than him?" I jutted out my bottom lip into a pout.

"Ugh stop it," Lucas's face turned red and grabbed my wrist, trying to get me to let go of his cheek.

"Ehem," Zay cleared his throat.

I let go of Lucas and turned to him, realizing how flirty that was.

"I actually came over here to have a serious talk, I didn't think Lucas would be here too, but I guess that's a good thing. But uh, I'm going to go sit outside for a bit so why don't you two, uh, I don't know, maybe put on some clothes. At least some underwear. And then I'll come back inside." Zay scratched the back of his head as he gestured to the blanket that was barely covering the body parts that never see light.

"Oh, right," I responded, pursing my lips. I wasn't embarrassed about Zay seeing my body, it wasn't the first time he had seen the countless scars littering my skin, however, It felt weird having Zay see Lucas's body. I don't know why but I suddenly felt the need to shield Lucas's body from my friend.

Zay quickly made his escape and closed the front door behind him, leaving Me and Lucas naked and alone.

"Oh my god, that was so fucking humiliating what the fuck was that?" I aggressively ran my hands through my hair.

Lucas threw the blanket off of him and stood up in all his glory. "Hey, at least he doesn't care that you're gay. Take the win." Lucas laughed.

He moved over to my dresser and grabbed some of my clothes, dressing in a pair of grey sweatpants and a plain black shirt, tossing me something similar.

I got dressed quickly, only slightly wincing at all the movement. I walked into the bathroom with Lucas right behind me.

"Do you have an extra toothbrush?" He asked me, running his hands through his unruly waves.

"Yea," I grabbed an unopened box from the cabinet under the sink and handed it to Lucas.

And I know what you're thinking. No, I do not have a spare toothbrush just for Lucas. It's just in case I accidentally drop mine in the toilet.

Once we finished cleaning ourselves up a bit, and by a bit I mean the bare minimum, I swiftly picked up all the condoms that laid around my room and put them in the trash bin, going into the bathroom once more to wash my hands. Lucas sat back down on my bed crossing his legs into a pretzel and pulling the blanket up to cover his feet.

I went to the door and opened it for Zay, "So what did you need to talk about so urgently that you didn't even bother to knock on my door?" I asked as the two of us walked inside.

He sat down at my black chair and pulled his phone out of his pocket, opening up Instagram. I leaned over his shoulder to see what he was looking at.

"Did you see what Mad Dog posted on their account this morning?" he asked me.

"You literally barged into my room as I was waking up, when would I have checked it?"

Zay rolled his eyes, "My bad. Anyway, look at this." He moved his phone so that it was in front of me and I took it into my hand, straightening my back to focus on it.

I felt an arm wrap around my waist and I turned to see Lucas standing to my right, now also looking at Zayden's phone.

It was a picture of me at one of my previous fights. It looked like it was taken by a professional, not a fan, since the image was so clear. It almost looked like I posed for it.

The caption read,

Hello Mad Dog fans and fighting enthusiasts, Mad Dog is proud to say that the first round of Doubles will be airing on Mad Dog's official television station and can be streamed on various platforms. Please go to the official Mad Dog website for ticket information, bracket placement, and more. We hope everyone will tune in as we expand our Mad Dog family.

#MadDog #fightclub #firstpost

Pictured in photo: @kai_xf

"Zay move," I pushed my friend out of my chair and released myself from Lucas's grip, sliding into the black seat and opening my laptop to search up Mad Dog's website.

I opened the lid and an unholy noise came out, "Ohhh YeAS Ugh RigHT ThERrreeee," I slammed my laptop close, choking on absolutely nothing and coughing uncontrollably.

Zay awkwardly looked away and Lucas tried to stifle laughter, occasionally letting out small snickers.

I tried to say something but it seemed as if my brain stopped working once again and all I let out were jumbled words, unable to form a coherent sentence, "I-I, no wait. T-this, it isn't. I-"

Zayden cut me off, "You know, I've watched a lot of porn throughout my short 17 years of life, but this is a first for gay porn..." He chuckled.

Lucas had a shit-eating grin across his face, "No wonder you were so good last night." He leaned close to my ear and spoke softly with a teasing tone, "Was our lil Kai dwoing his homework?" He stuck his bottom lip out and made a pouty face, just like I had done earlier.

I shoved his face away from me, my skin turning bright red. "Shut up," I muttered.

"Fuck, just turn around for a second," I told them.

They turned around and I opened my laptop again, another loud moan coming out of the speaker. I rapidly closed the laptop and the noise stopped. They turned around, both with knowing grins on their faces.

I searched up Mad Dog's website and went straight to the brackets information section. There would be 50 teams participating with 2 brackets, starting with 25 teams in each. 18 teams would participate in the first round of each bracket, the winning team of each match would move onto the second round where they would either fight another team that won their first match or a team that had a bye in the first round and didn't need to fight.

Lucas and I had a bye for the first round. When looking at all the other teams with byes, I realized that they were all established fighters in Mad Dog before it became a legitimate organization. There were a total of five rounds, so Lucas and I would need to win four to win the Doubles championship.

"The first round is starting a week from tomorrow. They'll have 3-4 matches Monday-Friday for one week and then they'll start the second round immediately after. That's when we'll start fighting, Lucas. We'll be the last fight that Friday at 6:00 pm. After that, the time and day of the week are all TBD."

"Okay, so we have about three weeks 'till our fight? Sounds good." He replied.

I shook my hands out and looked up to Lucas, "I'm starting to get excited," I was beaming, a large smile engulfing my face.

It had been a while since I fought and I was on the edge of my seat, itching to throw a punch, especially now that I don't get my weekly dose at school.

This tournament is going to be fun.

Also, thank you all so much for 6K reads!!