Bi Pride - Kleinsen Fanfic

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I could feel my breathing becoming less controllable as I curled into a ball in the bathroom stall. I hugged my knees to my chest, hiccuping and crying. I could barely breath, I didn't have my anxiety pills with me, and I felt like I was going to pass out.

How the hell did I get here?

Some kid in the halls had purposefully tripped my as a joke. Everyone stared at me and laughed at me. It was the worst. I had run off to the bathroom in a panic and now I'm here, crying like a baby, shaking uncontrollably, having trouble breathing, and hating my life.

I don't know what I ever did wrong. I don't know why I'm deemed as a freak. I didn't do anything, yet here I sit, lonely and embarrassed as hell.

I heard the bathroom door open and I quickly tried to go quiet. Small sniffles and gasps for breath still escaped my mouth. I could see the shoes of the person walking underneath the stall. I saw them stop at my stall door.

'Fuck'

I held my breath and tried to stay quiet, but there was a small knock.

"Is someone in there?" The voice said. I sniffled.

"N-No..." I quickly face palmed. I'm such a fucking idiot. I heard them sigh.

"Are you okay in there?" I paused again.

"N-No."

"Do you want some company?" I thought for a moment. It did suck to be alone, so I tensed and reached up, unlocking the stall door and scooting away from it.

"S-Sure." the door slowly opened and I looked up to see who it was. It was that Connor kid, apparently Zoe's brother. The same kid who seemed really pissed at me in class on my first day of school.

His eyebrows furrowed in concern.

"What happened?" He asked, stepping ion the stall and closing the door. He sat by me. I tensed slightly and shrugged.

"I-I just...I g-g-got shoved by kids outside and i-it embarrassed me..." I stuttered out. He patted my shoulder.

"Oh, just ignore those kids. People like that have nothing better to do than be assholes." He sighed. I leaned back against the wall.

"I-I know..." Connor gave me a bit of a sympathetic look.

"Listen, if they're ever fucking with you again, come get me. I'll be glad to teach them a lesson." He said. I nodded slowly, my eyebrows raising in slight shock. I didn't know Connor too well, so I was a bit surprised to hear him caring this much about me.

"O-Okay. I-I'll be sure t-to." I stuttered. He smiled a bit and stood. Connor held out his hand for me. I took it and stood. My legs felt a bit shaky. Connor supported me and helped me walk out of the bathroom.

"Here. I'll help you walk to the office, you say you aren't feeling well, and we'll skip the rest of school. Sound good?" I paused, looking to Connor. I had never skipped school or anything. Then again, I didn't want to say no. I couldn't lose my chance to have Connor as a friend and I did feel like I needed to go home. I slowly nodded and sighed.

Connor lead me out of the bathroom and to the office. He waited outside as I told the school secretary that I wasn't feeling well at all and that I needed to go home. The secretary knew a bit about my anxiety issues, so she simply let me go with no questions asked.

I walked back outside and smiled at Connor.

"W-We can go, now." I said in a small voice. He gave me a small smile back and walked out of the school with me.

As we headed out the school, I heard someone clear their throat. Connor and I both looked over. Jared stood there, leaned against the wall of the building. He cocked his eyebrow at us.

"Where do ya think you two are going?" he asked. I gulped and looked to Connor. Connor barely looked fazed, although he looked a little annoyed. That was normal. A lot of people easily get annoyed by Jared.

"Home." Connor said simply. Jared walked over to us.

"Do you even know Evan?"

"I know enough to know he needs to go home." Jared grabbed my arm and pulled me towards him a bit. I stumbled, slightly confused.

"Okay, well, I'm his friend and I've known him for a long time, so I'll walk him home. You can go back to class." He said defensively. Connor grabbed my other arm and pulled me closer. I kept stumbling. I didn't know what was going on.

"If you've been his friend for so long, how did you not notice he was gone and having a panic attack in the bathroom." He said. Jared frowned and pulled me closer.

"Just because I'm his friend doesn't mean I know where he is at all times!" he growled. I tensed. Why were they so upset?

"Okay, well he wants me to walk him home." Connor pulled me towards him.

"Did he say that?"

Pull.

"He did, actually!"

Pull.

"Well, why don't we ask him!?"

Pull.

Pull.

Pull.

I stumbled in between each boy, confused as they yelled at each other. I didn't know Connor that well, so why was he so set on walking home with me. Jared had been telling me his whole life we're only family friends, so why was he getting so protective and calling me a close friend.

Both boys suddenly turned and looked at me. I blinked. I wasn't paying attention.

"Well?" both boys yelled. I flinched.

"W-Well...w-well what?"

"Who do you want to walk home with, Ev?" Jared asked, crossing his arms. I looked between the two. I played with the hem of my shirt.

"I-I...I can walk home m-myself." I stuttered out in a small voice. Both boys looked at me with dejected eyes. I don't know what I said to upset them.

Connor sighed and rolled his eyes.

Jared scoffed and looked away.

"Fine. If that's what you want." Jared said. Connor stepped towards me.

"If you need anything, you can call me." He handed me a small piece of paper. It had his number on it. Connor patted my shoulder and turned to leave. Jared walked towards me.

"Evan. Just...try and distance yourself from Connor, okay?" I frowned a bit.

"W-Why? What's going on b-between you two?" I stuttered. Jared paused and shook his head.

"It's not between us. It's the fact that Connor is dangerous and I don't want you getting hurt." he said. I slowly nodded.

"O-Okay...?" Jared took the paper with Connor's number from me and walked away. I stood there, confused.

What just happened?