A-are you sure?" I looked at the girls surrounding me, holding the outfit they handed me.

"We're pretty sure" Courtney, the cheerleading Captian spoke "we already got Leon on it too"

"That's not surprising" I mumbled under a sigh.

"Come on put it on! It'll be a good prank" Brenna encouraged.

"I-I think it's too small, but I'll try it..."

"I doubt it, we took your measurements and sewed it ourselves," Jen said, pushing up her glasses.

I looked at my normal cheerleading uniform, a long sleeve spandex suit that was honestly uncomfortable then looked at the uniform I was handed, a long-sleeved crop top that looked both loose and tight at the same time, and a pleated skirt with black shorts sewn on underneath, both uniforms our school colors as they were supposed to be but for some reason, I was more reluctant to wear the homemade one.

I sighed again and went into the showers to change since they wouldn't leave until I put it on, like I thought the clothes were both loose in some areas and tight in others, it was a bit annoying to get on but the skirt didn't hug anything it wasn't supposed to like I thought it would, hesitantly I walked out back into their view and they screamed in delight making me jolt a little from the sudden volume of the room but relaxed and tried to adjust the skirt to be just a little more "why does this seem shorter than the ones you have on?" I asked.

"Hannah might have gotten the measurements slightly wrong, but also you have pretty long legs" Courtney shrugged.

It was right, I was taller than most of them meaning my legs were longer, I bit my lip as I looked down at the skirt, feeling it between my fingers nervously "w-what if I get yelled at by coach about this?"

"Oh don't worry about it we already ran it through her, she found it funny" Brenna waved off my concern,

But the cheer coach wasn't the one I was worried about.

"Let's go ladies, we have to finish putting on our uniforms," Courtney said as she rounded them up and headed for the girl's locker room.

I sat on the bench in the locker room as their giggling disappeared, sighing again and leaning my head against the lockers I heard shoes again and thought they had forgotten to give me something else "you look good"

I opened my eyes and looked up at Leon, the only other male cheerleader at our school and a rather popular dude wearing a female uniform which looked slightly out of place, despite being flamboyant he didn't really wear "female" clothes so seeing his toned abs and legs from the lack of coverage was something new, the muscles in his arms nearly about to burst the fabric of the sleeves and the glittery plastic of the pompoms hiding his hands as he placed them on his hips.

"You look... surprisingly not that out of place" I mumbled.

"Thanks, personally I'm not a skirt guy but I'm not opposed to getting some extra sun on my skin" He chuckled then sat next to me "you look like you're gonna puke"

"I might..." I admitted.

"Is it coach?" He asked with a raised brow and I nodded "don't worry man, if he gives you hell the entire team will jump him"

"You shouldn't" I pointed out.

"If he has a problem with a boy in a skirt then he'll have an even bigger problem, getting chewed out" he shrugged "his only language is bitching anyway, so it's not like he's not gonna get the point"

I chuckled lightly "I guess..."

He pat my back then stood up again stretching "ooo, I might keep this uniform, much easier to pop my back in"

I laughed more and stood up with him "it's not like anyone would expect less of you"

"Exactly, at most they're expecting me to keep it" He did a small sway to make the skirt flow up slightly.

"Come on guys, we gotta cheer the big boys" Courtney.

I gulped and walked outside the locker room into the sunlight "aaaa, it's so nice not to feel the cold air on my legs" Hannah said happily.

"I know right? Fuck skirts I might just ask coach to let us wear pants" Kennedy agreed.

I looked at them and saw they were all wearing the boys uniform, they looked cozy in them surprisingly and some of the girls actually looked more confident in them, I made a mental note to follow Kennedy if she ever asked coach to fix up the uniform for them, plus pants would make it less awkward for everyone when someone slipped on the other's shoulder and their crotch hit the back of someone's neck, which happened to me a lot, I guess my height made it hard to balance an even tower.

Although I was roughly in the middle of the group I could still feel the fall air on my legs making me shiver but I wasn't focused on it as I looked at the football team, searching until my eyes landed on Justin, my love standing in line watching for the practice game against another school was about to start, even with a helmet on and his back turned to me I knew he was looking handsome as always, I wanted to get his attention to blow a kiss but our relationship was secret, his reasoning he'd be kicked off the team if his coach found out and me being because I'm stupidly paranoid of getting bullied for being gay, I was already bullied in elementary school for having glasses and longer hair.

I had cut my hair due to it but I unfortunately couldn't get rid of the glasses as I was not putting my shaky ass hand anywhere near my eye to put in a contact. I was still self-conscious though even if the teasing stopped and most people found it stupid to harass someone cause they couldn't see but they definitely wouldn't have a problem teasing someone for being gay, well, at least some people.

I took a deep breath and cheered with the rest of the team as we started our routine with the small crowd of audience that was watching the game, a mixture of cheering our team on and annoying the other with light teasing, some of it was improvised but everyone was having fun, mostly everyone.

Coach kept looking over at us with a glaring stare and I could feel it mostly on me and Leon, while Leon mostly stuck his tongue out at him then ignored it I was getting more and more nervous the longer he stared, I swallowed thickly trying to ignore it and looked over at the field, realizing we were in hype mode as one of our boys had the ball.

Jumping up and down excitedly I watched as he came closer and closer to touchdown without getting tackled surprisingly, getting close enough for me to see his face in his helmet and realizing it was Justin, locking eyes with him as he reaches the goal and drops the ball onto the ground, the audience and the rest of the cheer team burst into a chorus of cheers while we stared at each other before one of the other football players dragged him away so that they could finish the game and I looked away embarrassed, he finally saw me in the uniform and I couldn't tell if he liked it or not but he was definitely shocked by the way he was looking at me.

I felt a hand on my shoulder and looked over to see Hannah staring up at me with gentle eyes "don't worry if he doesn't like it, that's a him problem not a you one"

I smiled softly, although she didn't know about our relationship as no one did, not even our parents, she always surprisingly knew what to say when she saw me distressed and while she meant it to be a "just shrug it off" kind of thing it could still apply to us, Justin doesn't have to like everything I wear and I don't have to try to impress him with every single outfit, it's a waste of time.

"Thanks" I whispered.

"No problem, now pay attention cause Courtney is getting frustrated," she said then let go of my shoulder and got back to her spot.

I looked over at Courtney to see that she was in fact staring at me with a frustrated look on her face and I smiled sheepishly, paying attention to our routine again and nothing but that until the game was finally over and we stood there breathing heavy, our voices softer than before from all our cheering, I was going to head in to change when suddenly my arm was tightly grabbed and I was yanked making me instantly go into panic mode as I struggled.

"What is this?! What are you hooligans wearing?" the football coach spat.

"A uniform? Like we're supposed to wear?" Courtney said, getting brave and stepping close to him as she folded her arms and pointed her chin at him.

"This is the wrong way! There is no reason for boys to be dressed in skirts and-"

"We got confirmation by both our coach and the principal that there was no violation to wear either uniform" Brenna spoke up, as mildly annoyed as all of us.

"They might not have seen anything wrong with it but you, Kalen, should know better!" he turned his attention to me and I froze "I told you not to leave the football team and now look at what they've got you doing!"

Leon grabbed my arm that was being held prepared to yank me back "you, of all people, should act like an adult and not harass students that are no longer under your wing" he glared.

His face started to turn red with anger and he was about to shout when the cheer coach finally came "now what is all this damn commotion" she asked before getting through the crowd to the middle "I know you are not harassing this boy again Mr. Willson"

"Look at how he's dressed!" Mr. Willson shook me making me lose my footing and bump into Leon behind me.

"May I remind you that Kalen is with me now, Mr.Willson, and with good reason too" She snapped "I gave them all permission to wear what they felt comfortable with this game and it is not up to you to police a single one of them, you've already gave him hell for simply not putting up with your bullshit anymore and I will not tolerate this behavior from an adult three times his age, now Back. Off"

I was let go and stumbled back as Leon and Hannah caught me "you are melting these kids minds with your silly little laid back attitude Lashawna"

"And you are being a pain in everyone's ass, it's no wonder parents have to force their kids to show up to your practice every week" our coach bit back "now if I see you doing this again Mr.Willson you've left me no choice but to tell Principal Jonas you're nothing but a thorn in Kalen's side, and keep your beer-soaked hands off of him these girls worked hard on making this uniform for him"

Mr. Willson turned an angry red then huffed like a bull storming away, our coach turning to me "I'm so sorry for his behavior I have no idea what is wrong with that man, are you hurt?"

"N-No I'm fine... thank you"

"No need to thank me dear you shouldn't be dealing with that in the first place" she sighed then turned to the rest of the team "next time come get me immediately, it's good to stick up for friends but if he woulda hit any of y'all I'd have to hit him harder"

"Yes ma'am" chorused through us.

"Now go shower and change, you did good today" she shooed us off before walking away shaking her head.

As I started to turn around I looked over to see Justin waving me over and I looked at the team seeing Courtney, Brenna, and Hannah waiting for me "I'll be right back guys"

I jogged over to where Justin was waiting and immediately he grabbed my arm to check it "are you okay?"

"Yeah I'm fine, but he does have a tight grip for an old man"

"Sometimes he makes me want to come out just to spite him" he mumbled.

"Don't Justin, I'm lucky I have the cheer coach with me to have him back off but he can pull you into the locker room if he wants and no one can say anything" I warned.

"I'm twice his size and have my parents lawyers, if he lays a hand on me I'll kick his ass then sue"

"I know but please, I'd rather you not have to go through that" I begged.

Justin sighed and ran his hand through his hair "fine, but if he does this shit again I'm quitting"

"You don't have to risk your career for me" I stated.

"But I will" he shot back "it's not like I can't pick it back up in college, plus I don't know if I want to be a professional"

I bit my lower lip, looking up at him from my lashes as I thought for a moment "just think before you act please, it's better not to draw attention to yourself"

He looked frustrated with me and I knew what he was about to say so I stopped him "we're seniors, it's just another year, one more then I'll stop badgering you"

"Fine, but I'm serious about him harassing you, I don't care who he is it's either I quit or I kick his ass," he said once he budged.

"Why don't you come to my place after this? We can eat and watch a movie"

"That sounds great right now"

"Then I'll see you in a few minutes"

He leaned in to kiss me but I put a hand on his chest and subtly pointed to some of his teammates staring at him from afar, probably wondering why he was hanging out with the bullied kid, or "dropout" as I'm called now that I left the football team.

"I hate keeping you a secret"

"I do too, now go to them before they start having their imaginations run wild"

He nodded and walked off to them while I turned around going back to the girls, they huddled around me when I was close enough "he wasn't giving you shit was he?" Hannah softly asked.

"If he did I'm legally allowed to beat his ass with a pompom" Courtney piped up before I could speak.

"No, he wasn't and I don't think one of those glittery things is enough to hurt him..." I said looking down at her pompoms.

"I don't know they make for pretty good whips when you need them" Courtney shrugged and I saw Hannah blush from the corner of my eye but I didn't have the chance to fully look at her "plus the handle is hard for a reason"

"Still, please don't beat him he wasn't being mean" I sighed.

"Fine, but I'm keeping my eye on him" Courtney shrugged.

"Anyway, go get changed, I'm sure you're cold" Brenna pushed me towards the boy's locker room as they split off to the girls.

"Alright, I'll see you guys tomorrow"

"Aww, you're not gonna come over to my house? I just got a deluxe version of monster house" Courtney pouted.

"I-I think I'll pass on that one" I rubbed the back of my neck.

"Suit yourself" she shrugged and walked off.

I relaxed finally and went into the locker room where Leon was sitting on the bench waiting for me "what took you so long, I got bored"

"I have no idea what you're waiting on," I said confused.

"Me either, you're not who I was waiting on" he uncrossed his legs and stood up.

"Then why did you say you were waiting?" I asked more confused.

"Cause I was waiting and bored, just not for you" he stated like it was obvious "anyway, skirts and crop tops are great but halfway through I got a wedgie so time to change"

He opened his locker pulling his clothes out then grabbed the bottom of his crop top and pulled it over his head just as the football team came in, I forgot we had to share a space with them, I looked up frightened locking eyes with Justin as he stared at me for a moment before mouthing at me to calm down and looking away to get to his locker.

I was frozen in place as sweaty muscular men surrounded me and Leon, hoping no attention was brought onto me because of my outfit that I wouldn't have worn if my stupid brain just thought a little further into the future.

"Sup sissy" Brad, one of the more annoying players said as he went to his locker next to Jake.

"You say that like you haven't ate ass before," Leon said as he rolled his eyes, hooking his thumbs through his skirt to push it down.

Brad slammed his locker shut and got closer to Leon, cornering him "the fuck did you say to me?"

"You heard me big boy, whatcha gon do 'bout it?" Leon said keeping his cocky attitude.

I was about to quietly tell him to knock it off when Brad lifted his hand, my instincts sparking like a flame when it curled to a fist and he was about to swing, fight or flight came on and I punched him straight across the face hard enough to make him stagger, some of the football strength still in me.

"Kal-" Leon started.

"Oh you should've stayed out of this dropout" Brad hissed, marching back over and lifting his fist again.

My eyes widened in fear when an arm wrapped around my waist and pulled me back into a hard chest "touch him and I'll break your fucking wrists" Justin snapped, his chest vibrating against me from the boom of his voice.

"Why are you protecting him? He hit me first!" Brad growled.

"But you started the fight so I'm ending it, keep your fucking hands to yourself and leave them alone, they're men like us even if they're on the cheer squad and decided to have fun with the girls today" Justin snapped again.

Brad stared at me for a moment then huffed and went back to his locker, making this the second time today I had to be saved while I stood there shaking like a rabbit against a fox, but being in Justin's arms comforted me enough to push him back without falling from my legs being unstable "thank you" I said quietly.

"Yeah thank you Justin, mister big boy here sure has a temper" Leon piped in.

"Shut up Leon before I let him hit you" Justin warned making Leon roll his eyes as he continued undressing.

Justin leaned down to my ear ruffling my hair as he whispered "as if I'd let him hit my baby"

I had to try hard not to blush as he stood up patting my head and going back to his locker, I wanted to start changing but I couldn't with all the eyes on me so I awkwardly stood there rubbing my arm until they started going to the showers to wash the sweat off of them.

I sighed and quickly changed, looking over at Leon who was sitting on the bench again with his legs crossed "do you want me to drop you off home today?"

"Nah I'm good, my granddad lent me his truck while he's on vacation" he waved my offer away "but thanks for hitting Brad for me, I didn't know you still had it in you"

"I-It was more of a reflex thing, but you're welcome" I rubbed the back of my neck "you really should stop provoking him, he's twice your size"

"Makes it more fun to tease him" he shrugged "we all know his musclehead ass wouldn't eat someone out, he takes after his father in the sense he can't get someone to orgasm"

"Still... be careful next time, his locker is right next to yours"

"Don't worry about me, it's not like I can't hold my own in a fight" he waved my worries off.

I just sighed and walked out the locker room "I'll see you tomorrow"

"See ya Kal!" he called out as I left.

Once I got to my car in the parking lot it was dark but I didn't want Justin to think I left without him so I leaned on the driver side door and pulled out a fidget cube, toying with it as I slowly calmed down, not noticing him come up until I felt a kiss on my temple "you know you could have gotten in your car to stay warm"

"But then you wouldn't see me" I pointed out.

"I think I'm able to tell if your giant Toyota is still in the parking lot babe," He said, pulling me into his arms and put his chin on the top of my head.

"I guess..." I mumbled as I put my fidget cube away "are you ready for our movie date?"

"Hell yeah," he said happily which made me smile.

"Then let's go to my house finally" I gently pat his cheek, feeling the spiky stubble on his face.

I got into my car and he got into his after a lot of pouting and trying to convince me his car would be fine for the night, once we got to my house we huddled on the couch with some blankets, pizza, popcorn, chocolate chip cookies, and soda then turned on the first movie of the night.

I laid my head on his chest as I slowly got more and more tired before I peacefully fell asleep during the middle of the second movie.