You are a boy, you deserve to be treated like one.

Chapter One: Life In The System

Y/N's P.O.V (3 years Later Age: 16)

It was 8:45 in the morning in Los Angeles when I woke up to the sound of the alarm on my phone. I sighed in disappointment before sitting up and stretching, turning off the alarm. The wake-up time was 9 A.M, but I normally woke up a bit earlier to give myself more time to get ready. I was put into a room by myself, luckily, so I was allowed to do so without the fear of waking others up. I stepped down from the creaky uncomfortable bed, making it and placing my stuffed animal in front of the pillow it may seem weird for a sixteen-year-old to have a stuffed animal, but it was a comfort item. I gathered my clothes and chest binder and walked over to the bathroom that was in the room. Every room had one, not just mine. I turned on the shower, testing the temperature of the water until it was the way I liked it.

I showered, brushed my teeth, and did the rest of my morning routine just finishing when there was a knock on the door. It opened to one of the staff members, and I checked the time 9 A.M. She smiled. "Up early as always, huh Y/N?" I gave a small forced smile. "Morning Ms. Thomson." She smiled back, I could tell she was trying. I just couldn't be bothered. I mean, could you blame me? It's not like I want to be here. "Breakfast is ready, I know the food isn't that good Y/N, but you should eat something. Alright?" I nodded slightly."I'll be right out." 'Not that good' was an understatement. The food was horrid, I would always eat cereal or something else on the days I did eat.

I walked out of my room as Ms. Thomson locked my door. We were allowed back in, but they had to be locked when we weren't in them to prevent theft. I walked to the cabinet and grabbed a granola bar, we were allowed to help ourselves during mealtimes but had to ask. Otherwise, I sat down at a table alone. I didn't enjoy socializing all that much, especially here. I opened the granola bar and began to eat. One of the other staff placed a cup of orange juice in front of me. I nodded as a way of saying thanks since my mouth was full.

I looked around slightly before pulling out my phone, I began scrolling through Instagram, reading the latest posts. I was scrolling for a while when I saw a picture of Mark and Amy. Mark, otherwise known as Markiplier, was one of my favorite YouTubers. Amy is his fiance (for the sake of the story). I read the caption below, which stated: "Hello everybody! Markiplier here, and Amy have some amazing news! Check out my latest video to find out more!" The link to the YouTube video was in the caption. I pulled my earbuds out of my pocket and plugged them into the aux jack on my phone, putting one side in my ear and clicking the link. I watched the video load and showed a beaming mark on the screen. This was normal for Mark. Amy sat beside him in a chair he had pulled up beside his recording equipment. Mark began with his intro. "Hello everybody, my name is Markiplier, and I have and Amy some news to share! Normally, we would not viewers intrude too much into our personal lives, but as this may affect video uploads, we thought we should tell you all!" He stopped, a small but long pause as he looked at Amy, who nodded with a smile. "We are going to adopt! Sadly, they will not be in the videos unless they are old enough and choose to do so, but this may affect video uploads altogether. So, as my fans, you have a small right to know. Anywhooo, I will see you in the next video, Buh-Bye!"

A small wave of hope washed over me before I instantly shrugged it off. thinking, 'No, no way that could ever happen. Get it together Y/N, he'll probably choose some other kid, someone, special.' I sighed slightly, looking up at the cafeteria ceiling and then around me. Everyone had already left. "Crap!" I stood up rushing out so I wouldn't risk getting in trouble.

Little did I know, today would be a day that changed my life... and for the better.

A/N: I'm sorry if updates aren't timed very well, I have stuff in real life at the moment. However, I will try my best to keep updates flowing as smoothly as possible. I hope you enjoyed this chapter nonetheless.