Precious Souls

Chapter 1

Marcus was just your average high school student. They was a senior and was relatively new. He had no friends, until they ran into the new kid. Maybe this was.. a new chapter? we'll see.

"Ah, I'm so sorry!" Marcus exclaimed, the new boy's books and papers falling to the ground. Marcus bent down and picked up all the papers for the boy. The boy just bowed his head  and picked up his library book, then walked past. Marcus watched him walk away, then covered his face with one one hand.

Marcus looked at their schedule and ran to his first period, science. They in his seat at the table and looked around the classroom. They saw the face of the kid they ran into before.

At the end of class, the teacher paired two people up for the 'exit ticket'.  With their luck, Marcus got partnered up with the kid from before. The exit ticket was about Newton's laws and was asking which law was action-reaction. The kid and Marcus both stood there awkwardly, until Marcus decided to strike up a conversation. "My name is Marcus, what's yours?" they asked. The boy sort of just stood there and stared blankly at Marcus. "It's uh.. Jaemin.. Na Jaemin.." Marcus nodded once. "Good to know, thanks. Also I'm sorry about what happened before...." Marcus apologized. "Oh it's fine.. happens all the time" Jaemin replied with a laugh.

The teacher picked from the sticks and drew a name. "Jaemin." She announced... "Third law.." Jaemin said slowly, and in a very quiet tone, glancing at Marcus for confirmation. Marcus nodded, and so did the teacher. "That's correct." The teacher said before moving on. Jaemin walked back to his table. Marcus watched as he walked away, their eyes focused on his oddly colored hair. As odd as it was, Marcus loved it.

After  class, Marcus walked up to Jaemin. "Hey, wanna sit with me at lunch?" he asked. "Hmm, sure I guess? I was going to just sit in the library though."

"Well, now you don't have to. There's a small table that I sit at, It's always empty." Marcus explained right before getting knocked over by a jock-looking dude. Marcus landed right on top of Jaemin. Marcus sort of just stayed there, in push-up position, Jaemin right below him. The two stared at each other's eyes  for a moment before Marcus scampered up, then helped Jaemin up. "I'm so sorry, Jaemin" Once Jaemin got up he simply bowed towards Marcus and went to his next class. Marcus sighed and leaned his head back, looking at the ceiling, "Fuuuck.." He whispered to himself.

At lunch, Marcus waited at the door for Jaemin to walk in. Once he came, Marcus led him to the small table and pulled a chair out for Jaemin. "..Thanks." Jaemin said as his ears turned a bright red color. He pulled out his lunch and gave some of it to Marcus. Marcus's cheeks turned pink like Jaemin's hair. "I have my own, but thank you." Marcus smiled.
As the two were eating and talking, a person towered over them. Marcus's eyes widened slightly, and he kept his eyes locked on Jaemin's. "Look what we have here, the new kid sitting with the biggest fuckin' loser in the whole school." Marcus inhaled and exhaled, then stood up. He got about an inch away from the kid's face. "If you're gonna insult me, do a better job. For the love of god, that shit is old. Think of something better, Jaehyun." He sat back down, but that wasn't all. Jaehyun cracked his knuckles. Two other kids came running up to the table. "yo yo yo Jaehyun.. come on dude, they've done nothing to you.. well yeah, Marcus got in your face, but you did sort of have that one coming." The blonde haired kid said, pulling Jaehyun backwards. "C'mon, you two are lame. I can't beat him up once?" Jaehyun bickered. The blonde haired kid looked at the dark headed kid. "Let's get him out of here, Johnny." the blondie said, dragging Jaehyun back to the Jocks table.

Jaehyun has dark teal hair with black roots. He had a baby face, but he was an asshole. He was buff and tall and played football, like your average jock. He got all the cheerleader girlfriends, and he thinks he's funny when he's really not. And he lived in America for 4 years, that's why he's here now.

Johnny has dark brown hair with a middle part. He has a very chiseled face and almost every single female has a crush on him. He's also a jock, but is extremely sweet despite Jaehyun being friends with him. He's also very tall and muscular, but not as much as Jaehyun. Unlike Jaehyun, He's actually pretty funny and cracks jokes whenever he can.
Mark has honey blonde hair that shines in sunlight, or any light. He's not the chick magnet, even though he really loves baby chickens. He's currently questioning his sexuality, but he knows for sure he has a crush on his best friend, which is Johnny. You can ALWAYS find Mark and Johnny together.

"Holy shit that was close.." Marcus said, sitting back down. "That's Jaehyun. If you ever have problems with him, let me know please. He's scary, but I won't let him know that.." Jaemin nodded slightly since he was still shaken up about the experience. "oh.. okay, uhm.. What classes do you have next?" he asked. Marcus looked at his schedule. "Art class, then gym, then history. We have art and gym class together."
Art class rolled around, and Marcus walked Jaemin there. He sat in his seat, but suddenly he made eye contact with jaehyun. "Great.. Just what I needed.." he mumbled, setting his bag down. "Should I sit somewhere else so he doesn't say anything to us?" Jaemin asked. "No, that won't do anything. Just stay here.." he said. Jaemin nodded and sat down beside Marcus, looking down at the table so he wouldn't have to look at Jaehyun, even though he could feel Jaehyun glaring at him.
Eventually it was time for gym class. Marcus changed into a white tank top and shorts. When gym class started, the coach split people into groups. The people in Marcus's group were Jaemin, Johnny, Mark, and Marcus himself. Marcus was the first person to go, and Johnny was putting the weights on the barbell to see how much he could lift. In all, it came out to about 100 kg.

Finally it was Jaemin's turn. Marcus put a 5 kg weight on both sides. "Let me know when it gets too heavy for you to lift, Jaemin." Jaemin nodded as Marcus went to get a 10-kg weight. He put one on each side, keeping a close eye on Jaemin; he noticed his arms start to shake. Marcus ran over right before Jaemin dropped it, having his legs on each side of the bench. He set the barbell down on the rest. Jaemin insisted on trying to add weights even after, so Marcus let him. He grabbed a 5 kg weight, and only one like the idiot he was. He put it on the left side and walked away to get the other 5 kg weight. But as his back was turned, the barbell fell right on top of Jaemin's chest. Johnny yelled out to Marcus. "Marcus, get the coach!" He yelled as the barbell rolled across the floor a little. Marcus ran to the coach and told him what happened, and the rest was a blur for marcus.

A couple days later, Jaemin was back at school. The moment Marcus saw him, he ran and hugged him. Jaehyun followed behind him. "Looks like your little boyfriend is back, huh?" he taunted. Marcus faced Jaehyun. "Are you jealous, hm? At least I'm not a dick to everyone I meet." Jaemin coughed "b-boyfriend?" he questioned, looking at Marcus with a puzzled look.
Johnny pulled Jaemin aside. "He's just trying to get Jaehyun to leave you two alone." he explained, whispering. Jaemins face turned into a light red tone because he couldn't process what just happened, "o-oh.. ok.." he whispered and looked at his feet. Mark looked at Jaemin and whispered to him "yeah.. I know how it feels to like someone who doesn't like you the same way, just hang in there dude. He'll come around. He'd be a fool not to" He said, patting Jaemins back. Marcus walked up to Jaemin. "Sorry about him, he's an ass.." Marcus said before hugging Jaemin again. Jaemin looked at Marcus, confused. "You know.. You say sorry a lot. For things you shouldn't be sorry for." Jaemin said with a small smile. Marcus looked down at Jaemin. "I know, it's a bad habit.. I'm sor– I'm not finishing that." Marcus laughed and pulled away. Jaemin looked at Marcus and smiled "It's kind of cute when you do that.." He whispered, and continued to walk to his class. Marcus stood there, frozen, his face completely red. Johnny snapped him out of it and Marcus ran off to his class.