Pull The Trigger (Poofless fanfic)

Some Friends

Robert woke up before his phone alarm went add saying it was time to get up. His eyes stung and he still had guilt lodged in the pit of his stomach. He bit his lower lip out of habit to focus getting peeled skins in his mouth.

"C'mon Rob, just get this shit done." He muttered to himself. "You hurt him once. You can do it again! It'd just be less painful." He shook his head s while slipping a retractable knife in his sleeve and a gun in the inner pocket of his jacket.

"I'll never have to hurt him again." His phone buzzed catching his attention. He had about 30 minutes until he had to go to school.
He spit out the little bits of skin that still lingered on his tongue. His lips burned when his teeth ran over the dead skin.
Robert sat around waiting for 6:45 to roll around. He didn't have anything to eat just laying around the beat down apartment.

~time skip to school~

Robert spent most of his classes picking at his lips and listening to his stomach growl. In science he spent most of his time sneaking glances behind him at Preston who had his sleeve brought up to his palms. His hair was covering an obvious black eyes.
When Preston noticed Robert staring at him he gave a shy, forced smile. Robert looked away feeling guilty when the back of the cold blade in his sleeve pressed against his arm.

"You seem tired." Someone said next to him. Prep very looked up and saw the student leaving and Preston standing a decent distance from him. Robert was shocked Preston even spoke to him.

"I'm sorry I scared you yesterday." Preston moved more of his hair in front of his eye.

"You don't need to apologize it was my fault." Robert said feeling butterflies in his stomach. He carefully stood up so he wouldn't scare off Preston.

"Don't you have a lunch?" Preston stepped a little closer and shifted in his place. Robert looked down at him and as if comically his stomach growled making Preston laugh.

"No." He said trying to act like he wasn't embarrassed. Preston just smiled up at him.

"Will you love birds just kiss and leave?" The science teacher asked crossing her arms. Preston blushed and looked down while Robert smirked.
When the two walked out Adam and Mitch were walking towards them. When they noticed Robert by Preston's side Adam's facial expression changed from smiling like an idiot to a cold glare. Moth had a glint of hatred in his eyes when he scowled at him.
Robert waved at them like they were best friends.

"C'mon Preston get away from him." Adam said.

"Aw. But Preston was just gonna treat me to lunch right Preston?" Robert smirked and draped his arm over Preston's shoulders. Preston flinched and whimpered for an unknown reason.

"Preston you don't have to do anything he says." Mitch said noticing Preston's reaction. Preston's shook his head and said:

"No, I did offer. Kinda. I'm fine." Preston offered a reassuring smile at the boys who have given up on showing how pissed they were or at least Mitch was trying-ish.

"Then we're coming." Adam said stepping forward taking Preston further from Robert. Mitch nodded in agreement and took out his phone and started typing.

"What ever." Robert rolled his eyes. Preston started walking followed by Adam then Mitch who was still on his phone with Robert stalking behind.

They got to the school cafeteria Preston kept his word and bought Robert some pizza. Robert felt bad for talking Preston into buying him food but Preston's friends provided him with enough.
What pissed Robert off more than Preston's friends stupid glares was the fact that they never asked Preston about his black eye.

"Preston, what happened to your eye?" He broke into the conversation. Everyone turned towards Preston. 'I guess they did want to ask.'
Preston looked down at his lap.

"Nothing." His muttered still looked down. Robert rolled his eyes and pushed further.

"You sure? Cause something must have happened for you to get a black eye."

"Just bullies."

"And why haven't we seen or meet any of these bullies?" Robert knew he was going into dangerous territory but he just wanted to know go could possibly feel the need to hurt such perfection.
Preston was at a loss for words and just looked down holding back tears.

"He'll talk when he wants." Jerome sighed. Robert looked at him judging Jerome's judgement.

"Don't any of you care? C'mon! He's where ing long sleeves in 85 degree (fahrenheit) weather! He's hiding something and I'm starting to believe in the only one here who cares to figure out!" That got the groups attention.

"You punched him in the throat." Ty said pointedly.

"You yelled at him when you first met him." Jerome added.

"You were pervertedly staring at his ass. Again." Adam said.

"I wouldn't be surprised if you were a murderer." Mitch commented. Robert almost laughed at Mitch's comment.
Preston stood up making the group face him and the tension in the air seemed to disappear.

"I'll be in the library. I need to catch up on my studies." He said and walked away. The group nodded and said quick goodbyes or see Ya laters.
When the group was engaged in a new conversation Robert left the table to find Preston to get his job done.

On his way to the library he heard crying in the bathroom. He looked around the corner out of curiosity and saw Preston's with his sleeve rolled up and blood covering them. Two jagged blades lay next to the sink were also coated in blood.

"Imsorryimsorryimsorryimsorry." Preston kept repeating in a frantic matter. Under the blood on his arms were dark purple blue black bruises and old scars.

"Preston." Robert said walking in on the sobbing boy. Preston's head shot up and looked straight at Robert. Glazed over eyes meet his and he felt his heart ache at the sight of the boy.
Before Robert could say anything more preston pulled down his sleeve and made a run for the exit. Robert moved in front of him catching Preston in his arms.

"Why?" Robert asked still hiding Preston shaking figure rubbing circles into his back.