#Galileo Muffet

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Vampire Brook ~ Chapter One ~ The Houses Of Shadybrook

Galileo Muffet had been actually counting down to his first day of school. Probably because now he got to play all day with the friends he’d made at his mother’s bakery. Though Galileo had not been allowed to go pre-school, something that he had cried about when he found out, the children from town always came along with mothers to the bakery.

Galileo had been so excited to be starting kindergarten that he woke his mother up at four in the morning to get ready. Loretta hadn’t minded and in fact hoped that Galileo kept this kind of enthusiasm for school. Starting class he was quite shocked when he realized that he recognized none of the faces there. Where was Argentina, Tabetha, Greg or Coral? He could have sworn that he had heard one of them talk about going to school this year but none of them were in this class.

Galileo sat by himself, now nervous about the people around him. Kids he didn't know and were not talking to him. Maybe he could make a good impression by trying to play with them during recess which the teacher said they would get soon. As he looked down at his writing exercise he got the feeling that he was being watched by his fellow students. Did he look weird? Some of the children that he played with at the bakery said he looked weird with his long hair but his mother told him not to pay attention to them. Galileo liked his hair long anyway. He would ask when they were allowed to talk to each other soon.

The first fourth of the school day was over and Galileo was sure that his classmates didn’t like him. All through circle time he knew that his classmates were staring at him whenever they got the chance to do so when the teacher wasn’t talking to them or writing something on the mini blackboard that she had with her. Galileo sat in a hidden spot in the jungle gym in so that he could get away from all the eyes following him wherever he went. He took his mind off his classmates by following a trail of ants with his eyes when a little girl with dark brown hair popped her head in under the jungle gym.

“There you are. I’ve been looking all over for you.” She said with a girn. “You’re human aren't you?” She said staring at him more openly than the others.

“Human?” Galileo asked not quite knowing what that meant.

“You know, not a vampire.Or were you born the ability to mask your scent? Come on show me your fangs.” The girl said seemingly all at once.

“I don’t have any fangs,” Galileo said looking at the girl with wide eyes. Did he need fangs in order for the other children to not look at him funny anymore? He hoped he could find a way to grow some. “Wait vampire? Like in the movies?” He asked looking at her.

The girl looked at him confused. “Well, one of my cousins is a movie star.” She said then grinned. “I’m kidding I know what you mean. Well kind of. I mean not all of us go around draining humans of their blood and we’re not allergic to crosses.” She added quickly seeing Galileo's worried face. “This the first time I’ve seen a human around. I think it’s the first time any of us have seen a human around that hasn’t been invited over. I’m Pansy by the way.” She said offering Galileo her hand.

Galileo took it and shook it as a way to stall as he processed all the information he just got. He was going to school with vampires? Then what was his friend talking about going to school at the start of this year? “So no one from class likes me because I’m human?” He asked deciding that this is what he wanted to ask first.

“It’s not that they don’t like you. It’s more like they smell fresh blood. It’s harder for some to control the thirst than others.” Pansy said as if it were no big deal.

“They want my blood? How do I stop that? I don’t want to give them my blood!” Galileo yelled worried again. Pansy bit her lip thinking then started to look through her pocket.

“I was gonna show this to my friends at lunchtime but it seems like you need it more. My mom’s witch friend gave it to my mom and I asked if I could show it off.” She said handing him a small bottle of liquid that shone a crystalline red. “Just put two drops on your wrists and two on your neck and you should smell like a vampire.” She said confidently though she did wonder if she remembered the instructions correctly.

Galileo, eager to save his own skin, did as she told him. “I think it works.” She said sniffing then smiling. “Come on let’s go play.” She said heading out of the opening from the makeshift pipe tunnel. She made a small noise when she left when Galileo left the tunnel he saw why. Three boys had cornered Pansy and were now looking at him.

“We saw the human come this way.” Said one of the boys. He looked to be only a few years older than them but a lot bigger. “We have no idea what you’re talking about!” Pansy yelled but her scared look gave her away.

One of the boys looked at Galileo closely then pushed him. “What family do you belong to?” He asked.

“You don't ask people that!” Pansy interrupted which got her pushed back too. “Shut up.” Said the boy that did it.

“What does it matter? Feeding on school grounds is forbidden as is bullying last time I checked.” Said a girl with the same brown hair as Pansy but looked older than her.

“Nella!” Yelled Pansy looking relieved to see her. Seven years old and Nella was already building a reputation around herself around the school.

“What are you going to do about it hall monitor, tell on us?” The third boy said sneering.

“I could do that after all you're not only picking on a couple of first graders but you're threatening to bite someone against their will which can get you expelled.” She said smoothly.

“Only because the principal is a fruit bat like you Jones.” The boy, who seemed to be the leader, hissed looking as if he was going to attack Nella.

For her credit, Nella didn't bat an eyelash. “I'd rather be a fruit bat than a feral cat, Henderson.” She said. Her golden eyes flashed with danger and Galileo wondered if vampire children could really hurt each other.

“Tell you what Jones, we leave your little sister alone and just take the boy. We want to know more about the curious new vampire.” Said the Henderson boy.

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Chapter One ~The Houses of Shadybrook pt.2

Pt. 1 Nella rolled her eyes. “How about you bug off and leave the little kids alone.” She said making a go away motion with her hands. Galileo thought that he saw Henderson’s green eyes glow making him back away.

“Or what fruit bat?” He asked sneering. Nella looked around and saw that one of the teachers was there. She smiled then climbed the jungle gym. When she got to the top she took off the plastic hall monitor badge she had pinned to her jacket and held it up to over her head. “I, Prunella, with the power vested in me by the house of Jones extend our protection to this boy, Galileo Muffet, none may harm him!” She yelled so the entire schoolyard heard her.

How much power Nella really had Galileo didn’t know but the reaction to what she did was mixed. Some of the kids clapped while others hissed seeing her. The teacher that was monitoring this recess walked over. “What’s going on here then?” She asked watching Nella climb down from the tallest platform of the jungle gym.”They were bullying these two kindergarters, Ms. Kirk.” Nella said her arms crossed.

Ms. Kirk looked at the boys with a raised eyebrow. “We were just trying to get the know the new boy,” Henderson said defensively.

Ms. Kirk smiled at the boys. “Since you boys are so eager to get to know the younger students why don’t you come and help me get afternoon snack ready.” She said kindly. Knowing that they had been cornered, Henderson motioned to his friends to follow him with a scowl on his face.

“Thanks, Nella, you were amazing,” Pansy said running up to her sister.

Nella shrugged. “Thank Umbra. She was the one who told me you were in trouble. Thanks for the help there by the way.” She said with a grin.

Pansy puffed up proudly. “I projected your name into Nella’s head so she’d know it while she was speaking up there.” She said happily. Galileo didn’t know why this was a big deal but seeing Pansy so happy made it clear that it had to be something that she had been working on so he smiled at her.

“I was happy to step in but you have to careful. Jasper and Jade are professionals at skirting around the rules you know.” Nella said. She had a very stiff tone to her but Galileo could see that she was worried about her little sister. He could relate. His little brothers were annoying but if anything were threatening them like the boy, who he now assumed was Jasper, was just doing to them he would try to protect them too.

“I know, and Sapphire is our class too. We’re almost surrounded.” Pansy whined.

“Is that the girl with the blue streaks in her hair?” Galileo asked. He remembered her because she had been the one that had made him so sure that he wasn’t going to be making any friends here.

Pansy nodded. “I’m sure that’s hair chalk though. I doubt her mom would let her dye her hair like that.” She said. Pansy was a bit jealous. Her mother and father were very strict and didn’t let them even get their ears pierced let alone get their hair dyed. Pansy wanted pink hair.

“Are they all bad?” Galileo asked. He wanted to know who he had to watch out for. Pansy and her older sister seemed nice so he was sure that sticking around them would be a good idea. That and it wasn’t like he had a choice now that Nella had made that speech. How much of it would hold with the other students he still wasn’t sure but it made him feel better to know that someone liked him enough to say what she said.

“Anyone who follows the house of Henderson,” Nella said. Seeing Galileo’s confused expression she continued. “The rules and laws for us vampires are made by the council of elders. The Council was founded and is controlled by two families. The Hendersons, who you met and the Jones’. That’s our family. How mom puts it, we’re trying to understand humanity, evolve so we can leave Shady Brook and live along with everyone else. The Hendersons however, they like this town and believe that the entire world should be like this. It doesn’t help that Jade and Jasper are total spoiled brats.” Nella said twisting her lips.

Pansy bit her lip trying to not to giggle. She happened to know a certain vampire who had thrown a tantrum because their parents hadn’t gotten her the exact brand of dress she had wanted.

Galileo tried hard to understand all this. This was almost too much for the five-year-old yet easier to process because he hadn’t been taught not to believe yet. “Ok, so I won’t play with the Hendersons.” He said confidently.

“Good, I don’t wanna have to stop being your friend,” Pansy said with a bright smile on her face.

“We’re friends?” Galileo asked looking at her.

“Duh! Now let’s go play this is boring and recess is almost over!” Pansy yelled pulling him towards the baseball diamond where others were playing kickball. Nella shook her head looking after her little sister then followed them. She had to help the teachers keep order after all.

As he waited for his turn to kick the ball, Galileo noticed that the yard was divided in two. Pansy had introduced him to the kids that she knew and it became clear that she was as popular as he had been around the bakery. The others were nice to him now that Pansy was talking to him. He looked over where they had come from and he spotted the boy that had wanted to walk away with him. They were talking to the girl he had mentioned. Sapphire he assumed. As if feeling that someone was watching her, she looked over at him.

Her huge blue eyes seemed to glow like her brother’s had during the argument. “Galileo, what are you doing?” Pansy called over the head of one of her friends. Galileo blinked and saw that he was several feet from the line that he had been standing in. Pansy went up to him and brought him back.

“Never look into Sapphire’s eyes. She can make you do things that you don’t want to do.” She whispered into his ear as she took him back to the line. Galileo shivered. Even now he could tell just how deep he was getting into things here. His question to himself now was how much did he like Pansy to keep coming back.

On that note did his parents know that Shady Brook Elementary was a school full of vampires? How far did this go? He didn’t get a chance to think about it more because his turn came up. He kicked and was made out almost instantly because one of the older kids ran faster than light and caught the ball. Galileo didn’t feel bad though because this was the first time he was playing kickball anyway.

Recess was over and done with and they went back to class. Again he noticed that the kids in the class divided themselves as best they could while still forming a line. Galileo followed Pansy as did about seven other children. They and those seven sat together for the rest of the day. He noticed that sort of the same thing happened around Sapphire but while everyone around him seemed to be having fun, it looked like those around Sapphire were a little afraid of her.

He felt sorry for them and wanted to invite them over to play with them but even now he knew that none of them would come around him. The day ended and his mom came around in the van. “Hey, baby have fun?” Loretta asked hugging him. Galileo rubbed his cheek clean of his mom’s kiss.

“Oh so now you’re too cool to have a kiss from your mom?” She asked putting her hands on her hips.

“No mom but it’s embarrassing in front of everyone!” He said with a groan. “And yeah, I had fun,” Galileo said. He had decided that yes, continuing at Shady Brook was worth it if it meant to would have a friend like Pansy. If his parents knew, then they had felt it safe enough to have him come. His brothers yelled when they saw him get in the van. He smiled at them. If anything, he could warn them when they got to go to school in a couple of years.

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Vampire Brook ~ Chapter Two ~ The Outskirts

“I can’t wait to see the baby farm animals!” Pansy yelled as she skipped to the school bus. It was field trip day and Pansy couldn’t wait to get away from school. Galileo, now eleven, wasn’t as excited. While any excuse to get away from Mrs. Grinich and her droning voice was welcome he wished they were going anywhere but a farm. The month before they had gone to the local theater where they were showing a musical version of the Hunchback of Norte Dame. Galileo had already taken up dance as his after school activity but after seeing the musical decided that it would be his goal in life to be a Broadway actor. If they were going to see another musical then the day would be perfect.

But no, they had been invited to visit one of the farms that were on the western outskirts of. “Joy dot corn.” He said waving his hand before crossing his arms again.

“If you didn’t want to go you should have said something.” Pansy pointed out.

“I’d rather have my teeth pulled than stay behind with Sapphire and her crew,” Galileo said. Sapphire had elected to not go on the field trip. If she wasn’t going one could bet that her drones were not going to go either. Which meant a welcome break for him and Pansy.

Pansy and Nella were the only two in the school that knew that Galileo was human. After that first day, he never went to school without wearing the solution that Pansy had given him. He had eventually had to talk to his mother about what was going on when he ran out of it. He had been scared to go back but his mother had given him a new bottle the next day bright and early.

As it turned out, Loretta had connections to the witch community within Shady Brook. She promised to introduce him to some of the people she knew when he was older but he had never pushed the issue.

While Galileo did a good job faking being a weak vampire, there was still a suspicion from Sapphire, Jade, and Jasper that he wasn’t one of them. Galileo did his best to protect himself but Sapphire in particular seemed have made it her mission in life to prove that he was human. It was one more pressure to add to the fact that was soon going to middle school where he was sure things would get even tougher for him.

“Fang replacement is better than spending an afternoon with Sapphire. You could have stayed home then.” Pansy said as she took her place in line. Galileo just sighed. His parents were strict with school meaning that Galileo would literally have to be dying before his mother let him like skip school. Unless he wanted to volunteer at the Ms. Muffet’s Parlour which he didn't want to do again. He had enough cheek pinching for a lifetime

Clara popped up from the seat behind them. “Yeah I’m not too keen on looking at a bunch of farmland either but if it means we don’t have to sit through English it’s fine by me.” She said giggling. The administration had known that half the sixth graders were not going to go on the field trip because the bus they had been given was small. “Anyone know why the Neanderthals are not here.” She asked looking around.

Galileo shrugged. “Probably wouldn’t want to get their thousand dollar shoes dirty.” He said. He didn’t really care though the day was looking brighter. He was finally ready to have a fun day goofing off with his friends. Maybe they would let them run around the fields at one point. It wasn’t as if one of them would get lost out there If one of them hit the mountains then they knew to get a ride going east.

“But baby farm animals and maybe we’ll get to bring back samples,” Pansy said with a bright smile.

“Like you eat anything that’s not made out of plasma fruit,” Galileo said with a raised eyebrow.

“That’s where we’re going. A farm where they grow plasma fruit. We get to see where they come from!” Pansy replied with excitement. And with that Galileo was interested. He had seen the little fruits before, glowing like little hearts before they were diced or boiled and put into whatever was being prepared.

It was this made it so that just about half of the vampires in Shadybrook could live relatively normal lives. It made it so Galileo felt safe living here in Shadybrook. He loved his friends even though he could never eat anything at parties. Unless he was going to one at Pansy’s house. She always made sure to prepare normal food for him and get it to him at the same time that the other ate.

Seeing how it was possible for him to have the friends his had was something special. It was a light atmosphere in the bus, almost too light seeing as the teacher that had been charged with keeping all of them in check, Mr. Newberry, had to yell at them to keep it down several times within the first half hour on the road. Having a good giggle a joke that was being passed down the rows Galileo turned to the window and the world seemed to fade around him.

There was a boy in the field they were passing by. His brown skin looked golden in the sunlight and his hair looked like it was made out of copper wire it shone so red. Galileo had been around both boys and girls at his school but he hadn’t before felt a pull like he had felt for the boy he’d just seen. It hadn’t worried him much. While others his age were talking about dating there were some like him who thought they had better things to do. With Galileo it was dance. He had assumed that because he was now spending as much free time as he could manage at the studio while still keeping grades up that he didn’t have time to feel what the others felt.

Galileo felt as if he could make time if it was this boy he was trying to get to know. He did want to get to know the red-haired boy. His name would be a good start, Galileo thought scolding himself a bit.

Galileo kept his nose pressed against the glass until the boy and the farmhand had become nothing but dots in the distance.

“What’s wrong?” Pansy asked poking him in the back of the head.

Galileo jumped in surprise “Nothing, saw something cool that's all.” He said smiling

“Share next time you dick.” She said, smacking him lightly on the shoulder. Galileo laughed knowing that he wasn’t going to be sharing the experience he just had with Pansy anytime soon. He thought of her as almost a sister.

The bus stopped not long after and Galileo admitted that he had to be impressed. When he had heard farm he had pictured a lonely house out in the middle of nowhere. This looked more like a colony. Small structures littered everywhere behind an arch that had marked their entrance. “Welcome to McAlester Estate.” Said a brown-skinned woman with her arms open wide.

“I’m Miranda and I’ll be showing you around for today.” She said brightly. There was a warm welcoming air around Miranda. It was almost as if Galileo were in the presence of his own mom. He smiled wide at her then followed was she started to show them down one path.

They had to keep to a path because the estate was bigger than anyone thought and it was actually very easy to get lost. Galileo’s class learned that plasma fruit had to be grown in complete darkness at first because direct sunlight killed the flowers. They passed by a huge barn which housed the plants. While they couldn’t go in because it was day, they could look inside through one way windows that had been installed so that the farm hands could look in and see if there was anything wrong with the plants during the day.

By lunch, Galileo was starting to get bored. They had passed an enclosure that had chickens in it and half the group was enthralled not having seen one outside of a book or a grocery store. Galileo, however, wasn’t as interested. His mother loved animals and saving money even before she had three boys and a husband to make money stretch for so she had thought it a brilliant idea to get a set of hens and one rooster. The flaw with the plan was that the rooster she got had been a rescue from a fighting ring and was the meanest thing on the planet. No one outside of their mother could go into the backyard for a matter of months until the rooster tangoed with the next door neighbor’s pit bulls and that was the end of the rough rooster. The hens are still around with a much tamer rooster to keep them company but the scars from that first one would never go away.

Galileo leaned against a post while Pansy cooed over the chicks. “I’d tell your friend not to do that. Mother hens can get kind of testy sometimes.” Said a voice next to him. Galileo saw the boy from the fields standing next to him. Galileo gulped which he hoped that the boy didn’t see.

Cool, cool, be cool. “Meh, some things you have to learn things the hard way.” He said in what he hoped was a nonchalant voice but at the moment his thoughts were scrambled. What this how it felt to have a crush?

To Galileo’s immense relief the boy laughed. “Very true. I’m Fred by the way,” he said with a smile. “Never seen so many kids out here at one. Most of us try to avoid chores.” He said. Galileo gave a smile.

“Galileo. So there are others here?” He asked trying to distract himself from giggling like an idiot. While Fred looked to be about their age, he looked a lot thicker. Did his parents make him do harder chores or was his body just like that? Stop! Galileo yelled at his own curiosity.

“Yeah, this is more of a ranch than a farm so everyone lives here in their own houses. There’s a school here too.” He said with a cheeky grin. Galileo felt himself blush.

“Not like I thought everyone would be dumb out here or nothing. Does explain why y’all don’t go to school in town.” Galileo said. Maybe he could talk Fred into coming with them. He could show him his favorite game at the arcade and maybe they could visit the brook and skip rocks. Galileo’s hopes were crushed by what Fried said next.

“Yeah well, we don’t go into town for anything really. We got everything we need here and if we gotta do something more important we go to the town on the other side of the mountains” Fred explained.

Galileo swallowed his disappointment “Wouldn’t it be easier to go to Shadybrook. It’s just an hour away.” He said. He wanted to see him around at least.

Fred shook his head. “We’re not exactly welcome in Shadybrook.” He said glumly. It seemed to Galileo that the other boy looked longingly at the group of kids that had come with them. Pansy turned her attention to the two and smiled at Fred.

“Well, some of Shadybrook now. Go to Ms. Muffet’s Parlour and stick around that area and you should be fine. I’m Pansy by the way.” She said with a huge grin on her face. She wrapped her arms around one of Galileo’s making him want to die on the spot. Did she know that this looked like?

Fred, for his part, just kept smiling. “I’ll keep that in mind if my family ever goes down that way.” He said.

Over the heads of the students, Mr. Newberry called “Everyone gather round it’s time for roll before we get on the bus!” The students all went over to the teacher to make sure they didn’t get left behind even though they were sure that Miranda, as nice as she was, would give any strays a ride back into town.

Galileo wanted to talk more with Fred but Pansy was already pulling him away. “Hey talk to you later ok?” Fred called after him taking his hand. Galileo looked in his hand and saw a small paper with the words Kik: IrishBlack on it. He smiled, having at the very least made a new friend.

They had scrambled one they got on the bus making it so that Galileo was sitting next to his friend Vladimir rather than Pansy. Not that would have noticed if it were anyone else because Galileo kept his sight out the window.

“You like-liked that red-haired boy you were talking to didn’t you?” Asked Vladimir. Galileo looked back at him with wide eyes. “You did! Did your parents that boys can only like girls?” He said looking at him funny. Galileo frowned. No, his parents hadn’t told him anything like that. Once he turned ten they had taken him aside and told him that he may start to see some of his classmates in a different light and that he’d have to be careful but that was it. Galileo felt himself blush with embarrassment now because there was yet another thing that his parents failed to mention to him. He still lightweight hadn’t forgiven them for not telling him about the residents of Shadybrook.

Getting home, Galileo sulked into his room looking at his phone. Thinking as logically as an eleven-year-old could he figured that there was no reason to be upset. His feelings might be wrong but he could work to get rid of them. He wouldn’t even add Fred to this friend list. But we wanted to. He’d liked Fred now that he had actually talked to him. Galileo had felt the same warm aura around his that he had around Miranda and even though he’d been completely graceless around him he didn’t feel like Fred was laughing at him.

Sensing that something was wrong with her oldest son, Loretta got the other two settled down then poked her head into Galileo’s room. “Anything you want to talk about honey?” She asked softly. She had been wondering when the moody teen stage would start to kick in though she hoped it would be another few years before it happened.

“Why didn’t you tell me that boys can only like girls?” He burst out now angry. He’d embarrassed himself in front of his friends and probably a boy that thought he was weird for acting the way he did.

Loretta frowned. “Because that’s not true, sweetie.” She said simply. Galileo looked at her with wide eyes. “Wait here.” She said as she popped out of the room. Loretta came back about a minute later with a slice of apple pie which had been left over from the day and handed it to him.

“Now I think you’d better start from the beginning.” She said sitting on the edge of Galileo’s bed. Galileo poked at the pie with his fork and started to talk. It was always this way. A snack to comfort him and conversation whenever he had a worry. In later years this would be the thing he remembered most about his mother.

Galileo started talking, explaining how he had felt about Fred and what Vladimir had told him. Galileo finished with a sigh then looked up at his mom.

“Sounds like your friend may have something he needs to talk about with his parents,” Loretta said a bit cooly. She gave her son a hug then had him look at her. “Understand this. There will be some people that don't understand you but you are doing nothing wrong. Boys can like boys and girls can like girls. What's more important than what you like is who you like.” She said.

Galileo looked at her confused. “Well, it is true. It doesn't matter whether you like a boy or a girl it matters whether that person treats you with the respect you deserve and they are good to you.” She said patting the top of his head. Galileo frowned but he thought he understood.

“So my feelings aren't wrong?” He asked finally.

“Not unless you're planning to stalk the boy,” Loretta said half joking. Galileo laughed softly.

“He lives too far away for that.” He said grinning back.

“My baby’s first crush. Your father will be so excited when I tell him.” Loretta said getting up.

Galileo raced after her “Mom you can't!” Loretta just laughed as she went down the stairs. “I'll never tell you anything again!” He called down feeling his cheeks burn. It was an empty threat as his mom had more than one way to get information out of him. Still, she was embarrassing.

Galileo threw himself on the bed once more but this time with a smile on his face. Whatever happened with Fred, he knew that he wasn’t doing anything wrong. “V can go bite a tree stump.” He muttered to himself.

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Why you don't insult Galileo or anyone in the Muffet Family in front of Loretta

(A test family headcanon feel free to ignore. The family is in Twinbrook go from there) *headcanons Galileo likes his hear long like his dad.* Random lady at the bakery: What a cute baby boy! His hair is getting a little long though arn't you going to cut it? Loretta: Oh we tried but he cried whenever we did so we just leave it like that now. Lady: Well aren't you afraid he'll turn out gay? I mean you let him demand long hair now next thing you know he's kissing boys behind the school. *bisexual Matthew starts getting up before Loretta places a hand on his shoulder the picks up Galileo* Loretta: Oh sweetie is your long hair going to make you catch the gay? *most sarcastic voice possible while boucing her two year old* is your having long hair going to make you kiss boys? Well if it does makes sure to tell mommy so she can gush about her gay son on Simbook. Lady: Lori- Loretta: No. Listen Galileo is two. Hes barely learing his letters let alone able to figure out if he likes boys or not. He doesnt "like" anyone yet. Who he likes is never going to be determined by what he likes. If he's gay a buzz cut is not going to change that nor would I want it to. Now you can take the fake green tea bullshit you insist we carry and get out if my shop. Shoo. Galileo: Shoo, shoo *giggles*