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Title: New Year's Resolutions
Character: Zeke Tyler
Word Count: 322
Prompt: New Year's Resolutions
Rating: PG13

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New Year's Resolutions by Zeke Tyler:

I never did New Year's Resolutions before, but many things have changed since I am together with Casey, so maybe it is time to start with it.

1. I will find a way to spoil Casey at least a bit, though he still refuses to accept it. But he needs it to get spoiled now and then.

2. I need to open up a bit against Casey's parents, though I don't trust any adults. But Casey loved them, and to be honest, even if Mrs. Connor sometimes is a bit too overprotecting, and Mr. C still stares at me with threatening eyes when I pick Casey up for a movie evening; actually, they are quite okay.

3. I will do better at school; not skipping lessons anymore; I will do the homework regularly, even if this stuff bores me to death. Maybe still some dealings during lunchbreak; selling stupid porn magazines and horror movies actually doesn't hurt, but I need to be more careful. I can't risk a school suspension anymore because I want to attend a college in New York or San Francisco next year. Maybe together with Casey.

This sounds easy. I know, I can do all this. I know I am ready to change my life. But the next two points...

4. I need to rebuild the garage. It will be hard, and it will bring back lots of nightmares. I am afraid to remember the horrible night where fucking MaryBeth turned out to be an alien queen. She was hot. I have kissed her. The thought alone drives me crazy. But I need to come to terms with the past to be free for the future I want.

5. I need to tell Casey 'I love you.' I always refused to believe in love, but it's about time to face the truth. Even if I am scared that he might laugh at me.

Title: The fight
Character: Zeke Tyler, Casey Conner
Word Count: 383
Prompt: present/gift
Rating: PG13

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Overwhelmed with emotions, Casey stared after the boy who tromped down the bleacher's stairs through the freshly fallen snow. What had just happened? During the last weeks, Zeke had always joined him during lunchbreak, and Casey had felt that they were almost friends. Well, at least closer than they had ever been before.

And now this. Casey couldn't think of a reason for Zeke's strong reaction. They had first chatted about school stuff and their new science teacher, who was so different from Mr. Furlong.

„As much as I can understand that he decided to go back to Massachusetts for a while, where his family lives, I miss him,“ Casey had said. „And I hope he will be back soon, maybe already in January, after winter break.“ Then, his face had brightened. „What do you think? We could find out his address; send him a little gift.“

Zeke had frowned. „Why should we?“

„Because it's Christmas soon.“

„Fuck Christmas!“

„Why do you say this? Christmas is a wonderful time. On Saturday, I will go to the mall with my mom; we want to buy some new Christmas decorations. I wonder if I can convince her that the big Santa would fit perfectly in our garden.“ Casey had giggled, full of anticipation. „Maybe we will make a stop at the bookstore; do you think an illustrated book about owls would be a fitting gift for Mr. Furlong? Remember that he told us once...“

This had been the moment when Zeke jumped up, grabbing his bag. „God, you are such a geek,“ he had hissed. „Why do you think Mr. Furlong should be interested in Christmas? He's a scientist, and Christmas is a holiday for idiots who fall for all this commerce. You want to be one of them? Fine! But leave others out of it!“ With this, he had left the bleachers and Casey behind without looking back.

It was hard to fight his tears back. Okay, probably he had only fooled himself, and Zeke was still the same prick he had been before the alien incident. Or maybe there was a different reason for his strange behavior. He had never been easy to read.

Casey grabbed his backpack, following Zeke's footsteps in the snow slowly. He would have to find out.

Title: (Love)Letter
Character: Zeke Tyler, mention of Casey Conner
Word Count: 350
Prompt: write a love letter
Rating: PG13 because of some cursing

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Dear Casey,

To be honest, I don't know what I am doing here. I don't write letters, that's so low. And you aren't even able to read it because you are still lying in a hospital bed, unconscious.

But I need to do this for myself, my shrink says. Put all my thoughts in words to learn to live with my feelings.

No, I am not talking about this fucking alien queen who has tried to take over the world. This was so unreal that it was almost funny. Not so amusing though, the end of the story. When I found you under the bleachers, covered in a slimy mess. And I knew you had done something pretty stupid again.

Standing up to an alien queen to save the world. A world that never was nice to you. Your parents = ignorants, only interested in a good boy to show off. The other students = idiots and bullies, calling you a geek and giving you a black eye every day. The teachers = blind to everything because you have a brilliant mind but are not interested in football.

And me!!! I knew what was going on, and I turned my eyes away. However, it would have been so easy to help you. But I was much too afraid to lose my rep as the cool boy.

Me? Cool? I never was as cool as the others think. I never wanted to be the school's rebel, the dealer, the heartbreaker. Deep inside, all I wanted was

YOU !!!

I put on a show to hide it, even for myself. But this moment I found you under the bleachers has changed everything. All I want is to turn back the time, and I would act differently. I would stand at your side, I would stand up against the teachers, the jocks, and stupid MaryBeth. And maybe... just maybe...

Fuck, what the hell am I doing here? Fuck my shrink, fuck my parents, fuck the whole world.

You need to fight, Casey, one last time. Come back to me. That's all that still counts.

Z.