Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe is an interesting book. This first part has been built around the beginnings of Aristotle and Dante's relationship with each other. Aristotle originally had no friends until Dante taught him how to swim. They then grew closer to each other and spent a lot of time together. They read poetry and literature and play games similar to a javelin toss. Ari soon gets sick and spend many days bedridden and delirious from a flu. After Ari gets better, Dante tells him that he's going to be moving to Chicago for a year and Ari is understandably upset. The chapter ends when Dante goes to rescue a bird in the street. While Dante is picking up the bird, Ari sees a car speeding towards him and Ari thinks that it must be a dream. The chapter ends right before impact.
This book is about finding oneself and also others in a world one is just starting to recognize. Ari still tries to find out who he is. He doesn't understand himself and doesn't realize some of the things that he does. He has nightmares and doesn't realize it until after he tells his dad while recovering from his fever. Ari also tries to understand his parents and Dante. He understands them to a point but doesn't understand them fully.
Since this book is about finding oneself, it has been dropping subtle hints. These hints indicate that Ari and Dante like each other more than normal. Since this book is about finding oneself, I'm going to guess that either Dante or Ari (if not both of them) are gay. I don't think Ari has realized this yet. I'm wondering how the next part of the book will go and if my prediction will be correct.