We Are Human Too

Part 9: Kai's POV

Pride. It was finally here and I couldn't be more excited. Our whole group decided on black shirts with our flag of choice, with another flag of choice wrapped around our necks as capes.

Cole had a pan flag as a cape and on his black shirt which was just a regular tank. He also wore black skinny jeans and a pair of vans.

Sky had the aro flag as a cape and on her black crop top. She was wearing white high waisted shorts and knee length boots with her outfit.

Miah had the gender-fluid flag as a cape, and the poly flag on (we're going to switch to he/him pronouns for this chapter) his black halter top. He paired his with grey sweats and a pair of tennis shoes.

Quinn had the lesbian flag as a cape and on her black t-shirt. She paired hers with a black skater skirt and sandals. She also wore a flower crown with several shades of pink.

As for me, I had the gay flag as my cape, and the trans flag on my flowey crop top that hung off my shoulder slightly to show one of my binder straps. I paired mine with high waisted black shorts and black ankle boots. I also had a flower crown on though mine had the trans colors.

We were all crammed into Sky's car as she lived right at the beginning of the route to pick everyone up. She drove with Miah in the passenger seat. Quinn was behind Sky, Cole was center and I was behind Miah. We had a several hour drive ahead of us so we rented two hotel rooms for after.

The drive was filled with complaints over everyone's music choices, and arguments over the stupidest stuff. At one point Cole and I got in an argument over broadway musicals and which one is the best one. The others got tired of us complaining and threatened to take away our movie privileges when we got back if we kept it up. After that no one said a word.

At one point I put my earbuds in and let it play through my musical playlist. I didn't even notice I was falling asleep until everything was black, and I wasn't thinking anymore.

Cole's POV

Holy shit. He actually fell asleep on my shoulder.

After a few minutes of my gay panic™️, I pulled Kai into my lap and ran my hand through his hair as I stared out the window listening to my music playlist that currently was playing Nirvana.

I ignored the snickers of everyone else in the car and flipped them the bird when they started verbally teasing me.

——Timeskip to them being there——

We all filed out of the car and stretched. There were several grunts and groans, along with a certain someone *cough* Miah *cough* swearing like a sailor cause something popped.

Kai and Quinn were looking around in awe and gleefully talking about what they were most excited for.

Third Person POV

The group walked down the crowded streets as close together as they could manage. They'd occasionally stop at different vendors to browse before they'd move on.

There were people everywhere, it was all so crowded minus the center section of the road where the parade would soon be. The group were all talking amongst themselves and laughing at the smallest jokes. Their radiant smiles could be seen from miles away.

When it came time for the parade, the group claimed a section along the sides that was somewhat in the shade. Quinn ended up being perched up on Cole's shoulder as she is the youngest.

Cole's POV

With Quinn sat on my shoulders, and the parade before us, I almost had a distraction from my gay panic. Almost. Too bad Kai's eyes have been sparkling since we got here. Too bad he had never once stopped smiling. Too bad he wanted to see and do everything that pride had to offer, including one of those stupid kissing booths which I totally was not jealous of or anything that you can prove.