Coming Out - An Emon Fanfic

Chapter 12 - Hurt

"If you two are gonna fuck just remember, it has to be anal." JJ walked past and Simon let go of Ethan and sighed.

It had been a few weeks since they came out to their friends and everything was going perfectly fine. Apart from one person who didn't truly accept Simon and Ethan's relationship - JJ. He hadn't been all smiles and happiness and whenever he had the opportunity he would say something to cause embarrassment or awkwardness between the couple.

As JJ left the room Ethan got up and walked away from Simon. They were about to kiss, but JJ got in the way. Simon rolled his eyes and followed after Ethan who had gone up to bathroom.

Their friends were happy with their relationship - they even forced the two to go out on dates in public. Something they hadn't done much since their first date. It was just JJ who showed he was annoyed at times. The most the others done was complain about the sickeningly sweet romance the two put on in front of them on purpose. Harry wasn't around much but sometimes he agreed with JJ or did similar things to him.

"Ethan?" Simon knocked on the door, waiting for a reply. "Hey, Ethan?" Simon said after no response came. "Eth-" Simon buckled as Ethan finally opened the door on which he was leaning on. Ethan looked down at Simon who recovered quickly from the sudden lurch. "Are you ok?" Simon asked after a while. Ethan didn't reply. Couldn't Simon see what JJ was doing? Was he just going to ignore or take everything he said as a joke?

"Ethan?" Simon started to sound annoyed. Ethan continued to just look at Simon, anger boiling up in him. Every single time, that piece of shit would get in the way. And now it was going to cause problems between them two.

"Just talk to me when you're ready." Simon turned away and went to his room. Ethan went back inside the bathroom and looked at his reflection. He ran his hands through his hair as his frustration grew. He was going to blow.

He ran out of the house, slamming the door behind him. Tears began running down his face as he ran down the driveway, onto the road. He sat down on the edge of the pavement, burying his head into his arms as he cried.

"Ethan?" It was Josh. "Hey, hey, hey. Ethan, what's wrong?" Josh crouched down next to Ethan. "Ethan? You ok?" A new voice asked - Vikk. Ethan felt a hand on either side of his shoulders as the two sat down next to him. "We heard you slam the door." Vikk said as he rubbed Ethan's back. "What's wrong?" Josh asked again. Ethan shook his head and continued crying.

"Nothing." Ethan heard Simon's voice. Josh got up and walked over to Simon while Vikk stayed with Ethan. "JJ got to him. You know how he is." Simon quietly said. "What did he do?" Josh asked. "You know his antics." Simon replied.

Ethan then heard Simon walk towards him as Vikk moved away. He continued to hide his face in his arms as silent tears fell down his face.

Suddenly, he felt two strong arms lift him up. The tears in his eyes blurred out his sight but he knew who it was. "I'm sorry." Simon whispered to him as he hugged him tightly. "I should've known Ethan, I'm so sorry." Simon buried his head into Ethan's neck and gave it a little kiss. "It's ok." Ethan quietly replied.

They pulled away and Simon wiped Ethan's tears. "We're gonna talk to JJ and tell him, ok? He's been doing this for too long now, and it's hurting both of us." Simon said, holding Ethan's hand. Ethan nodded and smiled. "I love you Ethan." Simon whispered and kissed Ethan's cheek before Ethan replied, "I love you too Simon." Simon squeezed Ethan's hand. "Now let's go talk to JJ."