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Fernando had been back in Madrid for about six months. He had landed himself a job as an assistant editor of a popular gay fashion magazine. He shared an apartment with a work colleague, Cesc Fabregas, a bubbly, likeable guy. He had returned confident with belief in his own ability. He no longer was the gangly, nerdy, loser he had been in high school. He tried to pretend that person wasn't even him. He didn't want to regress to that dismal period of his life.
Fernando had been sick for so long he couldn't remember what it felt like to be well. Glandular Fever the doctors had said. He had missed so much school. His so called friends had moved on and no longer visited him. The football team had replaced him. He hated himself and his life.
Slowly his condition improved and it was decided he could return to school. However to make his life even more unbearable it was agreed he would be put back a year. He was nearly 18, his new classmates were barely 16. He had no friends. He was still quite sickly and pale. He spent all his time with his head in a book, trying to catch up, so he could be put back with others of his own age and not a bunch of rowdy pubescents.
To make things worse he found himself sitting next to one Sergio Ramos in most of his classes. The difference between the two of them could not have been more striking. Sergio was confident and popular. Tanned and athletic. He was one of the youngest players on the school's senior football team. He hung around with his older step brother, captain of aforementioned football team, Iker Casillas and his cool friends, Xabi Alonso and David Villa.
Sergio had amazing hair, an amazing smile and an amazing body. He had every girl and boy in the school falling over him for attention.
Fernando did not want to think how ridiculous they looked seated next to each other. Polar opposites. One who had everything and one who had nothing. One perfect package of boy/manhood and one complete worthless loser.
Fernando's fitness improved a little and so he decided to try out for the football team again. He knew this probably wasn't a good idea but he never expected it to lead to the most traumatic moment of his life.
The try out went reasonably well, at least he didn't throw up, which he sometimes did if he over exerted himself. The coach and Iker said they would let him know. Fernando decided to do a few training laps so that the changing rooms would be deserted when he returned. He was ashamed of his body and didn't want to shower in the presence of the perfect athletes - especially one! He was in luck, the showers were empty when he went inside. His luck ran out when he exited the shower with only a towel around his waist, to come face to face with a grinning Sergio Ramos, fully clothed. Fernando stood shell shocked, mouth agog, not able to formulate one word. Surprisingly, Sergio was quiet too whilst appraising the sight in front of him. Fernando self- consciously folded his arms across his chest to try to hide his skinny body.
Sergio whispered, "Don't do that," uncrossing Fernando's arms and pushing him back against the wall, proceeding to cup his face in his hands and kiss him ferociously. Fernando's heart stopped. His brain couldn't function.
Sergio pressed his body up against Fernando's and he actually moaned on feeling his erection through the towelling fabric. Only moments later, the older boy was mortified to feel himself orgasm there and then. His brain started working and he pushed Sergio away, grabbed his clothes and ran away as fast as he could from the scene of his shame.
Fernando knew it must have been a bet or a dare. How Sergio and his group of friends would laugh about this. How long before this got around the football team and the entire school?
Fernando felt physically sick returning to school the next day. All his fears were confirmed when he saw Sergio and his older companions laughing from across the canteen. The youngest of them aiming a smirk in his direction. Fernando again ran out of school. He feigned a relapse to delay his return.
During this second extended absence it was decided Fernando should move to Liverpool and attend school with his cousin, Steven Gerrard. His parents had noticed how unhappy he had been since his illness struck and had been toying with the idea for a while. Fernando was ecstatic and determined to turn over a new leaf. To become a different person in Liverpool.
Sergio was left in the dark as to what had happened to Fernando Torres.