Zach had another crush in mind besides Carlos. His name was Nate Freshkiss.
Nate was a year younger than Zach, making him a junior at his school. Zach and Nate had been close friends since middle school, where Nate had gotten lost on his first day and Zach had shown him around. Zach developed a minor crush on Nate in the 9th grade, and it only grew bigger ever since.
Zach envied everything Nate had going for him. He had great looks, an amazing wardrobe of clothing, a great future, following his baseball scholarships to college (he was the only kid in the state to get a full ride on baseball), and a longtime relationship. Although he envied Nate, he still was falling hard for him.
The only reason Zach never asked him out was because he was straight and taken.
Zach had plenty of ideas for what he wanted to do with the Chronivac, but he was having a hard time deciding. He could make himself Nate's new boyfriend, which was his original idea, or he could do something else...