I guess life is a mystery - Nick And Charlie Fan Fic

part 11- the bully

When we finally wake up I let charlie know that i won't be in the next day.
"Char, I won't be in tomorrow due to a private rugby class, if anything happens, call me and I will be on my way." "Mkay." Charlie's still half asleep but his curfew is 9pm and it's currently 8:45pm "Char, its quarter to 9 do you want me to walk you home?"
He didn't reply but just nodded his head into my shoulder. I picked him up and carried him downstairs, giving him time to wake up.

The next day-

Charlie's pov:

I walk into school, bummed that I dont have nick, tao is off sick, and issac is in the library like always. That's when someone approaches me, I don't recognise them though? "Your name is charlie spring ye?" "Uhm yeah?" "So your the gay kid." "Who are you?" I asked intimated. "Jake" jake pushes me into the locker causing me to drop to the floor, all his mates come over as well "imagine being gay, noone will ever go out with you mate, have you saw yourself?" They started kicking me, calling me names. Loads of people walked past and didn't do anything apart from taking pictures and posting them on instagram. This went on for about 10 minutes, until someone came over and stopped them, his name was James. He got them away and sat next to me. He introduced himself. "James mcewan, I'm also gay," "nice" I replied. "They were lying" "huh" " you do have a chance to get with someone" He leant over and kissed me. "What. The. Hell. Do you think your doing." I push him off of me, hesitating "don't kiss me without consent." "Can I kiss you then?" "NO, IM HAPPY WITH SOMEONE."
He scurried off embarrassed. Oh not this again. "Who you happy with, ey" "shrek? Sorry, you can't date yourself" it was flipping jake again what was his problem. "Leave me alone ja-" before I could finish my sentence he slapped me around the face. My cheek went bright red, and I couldn't help but cry. He started talking again. Pushing me in between each word.

* meaning punch

"You*are*such*a*crybaby*"
"HEY EVERYONE, CHARLIE SPRING HAS A NEW NICKNA-"
Before he could finish, he was against a locker. Held by nick. I slid my back down the locker, breathing heavily. I couldn't even watch. I just closed my eyes.

Nicks pov- how he found out.

I'm at rugby training when my phone keeps spamming from instagram. I quickly have a look and it's videos and pictures of charlie getting kicked and shoved around. "IVE GOT TO GO" I sprant as fast as I could to truham, this still took 20 minutes. As I got there, I looked at the photos, trying to locate charlie. He was at block a's locker room. I ran and ran banging into people on the way. Thats when I saw him. His cheek bleeding slightly, and jake shoving him around. Just as jake was going to tell the whole school a new nickname, I grabbed his arms and slammed him against the lockers. "WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM" "MY PROBLEM IS THAT CRYBABY IVER THERE IS GAY" "SO ARE PEOPLE NOT ALOUD TO BE GAY?" ..........
"Exactly, now leave him alone."
I grabbed Charlie's arm, which startled him and took him out of school, he didn't open his eyes the whole time, we got back to my house and went upstairs. "Nick..."
"Yes" "is it over? I'm scared nick" "yes, Char, its over. Its all over." "Do you know what they said?"
"No, Char, do you mind telling me?"
"They said bad things" his breathing started getting heavier.
"What bad things" at things I was hugging him as tight as I could.
"They said charlie" "awh, char, that's not a bad thing." "IT IS A BAD THING, CHARLIE IS A BAD THING." "No, no, it's not. Charlie is an amazing thing. And I am hugging charlie. So I am hugging an amazing thing." "They said that I must be dating shrek, and then they said that I can't date myself." My eyes were filling with tears, I felt so so bad for charlie. I moved my head away from the hug and lay down, pulling him with me, so his head was on my chest. "You do not look like shrek charlie, shrek is green and ugly remember." "But I am ugly" "No you are not charlie. You are not. Get some rest." "But I can't stop thinking of bad things." "Do you want me to play some relaxing music?" Charlie nodded in response.