| The Neigh-Boy Might Need Someone... | P. Michael Afton x P. Xavier Anderson |

~Chapter 4: The school project~

Time: 7:56am, Place: ****** School
Thursday

Michael pov:
I haven't seen Xavier since yesterday and school is starting soon. Is he even coming to school? I hope so. It's boring here. That boy's actually the only thing that can keep me happy for once. I can't stop thinking about him, even since I first saw him... He's the most interesting, attractive and carrying person I've ever met. I really don't know what I should do. My parents don't want to see him with him, but with me, I think I might have a slight crush on him. I know, it's bad and all... But I just can't stop thinking about him...

I walked to class and sat in the back, as usual. Xavier wasn't there and I just signed at that fact. But hay! There's still hope. Class still hasn't started, teacher didn't come in. Everyone was chatting, running around, throwing things at each other... And I... I just sat there with my hoodie on. I didn't sleep well last night. I just couldn't for some reason. I only got, like, 30 minutes of sleep or something. My eyes were literally trying to close as I kept them up...

Soon, I felt something sit beside me. It caught my attention and I turned to see who it was. It was Xavier! He actually came. "Hello! Am I late?" He asked in a happy tone. "No, you're fine. The teacher isn't here" I said looking at the boy next to me "Hay, uhm... Did you sleep well? You seem tired-" he asked me in a curious tone, but I really didn't have energy for anything today "Do I look like I slept well?" I asked him, a bit annoyed and he just shook his head. "There you go" I said and he just started down, like he was somehow sad. Did I make him sad? I looked at him and he mumbled "No need to be so rude". Well... I hurt another person, but in a psychic way, but on the other hand, it might be the right thing. Not that I hurt him, no, but the thing that he might start to separate from me. I don't want to hurt him anymore, or get him in my mistakes.

I just looked down as he was, not wanting to say anything. A few seconds later, the teacher came in and we started our lesson. I almost fell asleep in class, but Xavier kept me up, just taking some random stuff until the teacher said "Alright class, you'll be doing a school project and I'll be choosing partners.". 'Great. A stupid project.' I thought to myself as the teacher was saying partner for the project. "And Michael with Xavier" 'What?...' Oh no... Why us? I don't want this. I stand up "Why am I with him, ma'am?" and asked. She was, in my opinion, the best teacher in the school, but why us?... "Because you and Xavier seem close, and he's literally the only person you are talking to, beside your group, so why not? And there's no changing partner" I groaned and sat down. it's not fair...

Xavier, again, ignored me all day. I could tell he passed me some time to just look at me, but he didn't say anything. I would hang out with my friends in the breaks to go and bully some kids from other classes. I just loved doing that. I want to see someone stuffer. That's probably the only reason why I am friends with the three other kids in my mask group. I don't think they actually liked me, just like I don't like them that much, but I needed some company. We would only see each other on breaks and when we're going to some club or something, depends...

That's when my, so called friend, saw Xavier and asked "Hay guys, wanna go and tease the new kid? Look! The cheerleaders are around him". "I don't think we should-" "Yes! Let's go!" I was cut off by one of the guys in my group, a chica mask, and they dragged with them to Xavier and the two twins around him. "Hello ladies!" The freddy mask said "What are you doing with that loser, huh?". He asked and bonnie mask grabbed Xavier by his hair. The purple hair hid behind me while the other one just stood there. "Hay! Let go!" Xavier yelled. I just looked down to the floor as I could feel Xavier stare at me. "Michael! Tell them to stop!" That's when I looked up at him and he just stared at my eyes as I did the same.

You could tell he read me... And I could ride his stare... I looked scared in my eyes, more than he was. It was like a conversation without words... I could read him 'why aren't you helping me' and after a second or two 'what are you doing?'. Before he asked me out loud "Are you really alright, Michael?". And with that, everyone stared at me. I felt anxious. "I-..." It's just like my brain is blocked and I forgot everything. I never really talked to this many people at once and it felt uncomfortable. I started shaking for some reason as we still stared at each other. "Why?..." I asked, wanting to go back to normal, but my voice was cracky, anyone could notice that. The girl behind me suddenly hugged me and I turned around to see her. "Are you okay Mickey?" She asked me and I just nodded. Pushing her off, I left everyone and went outside from school. It was just too much for me...