Emilio was at his locker getting ready for class. He held his books close to him as he let out a small breath. It hurt. Everything hurt after being punched by Carmelo. He wasn't surprised by that though, Emilio wasn't the strongest person. He felt a hand touch his arm and he turned to face them. He looked down to see the doe eyed boy in front of him. Max? He must be here to walk to class with me...He thought before seeing the other's face contort to a look of concern. Emilio was taken aback by the reaction, had he really looked that beat up. Max stood on his toes as he gently placed a hand on his cold skin. Max's hands were like a heater. Why was he always so warm? His skin wasn't completely soft, and it had some roughness to it. Somehow this was still a comforting feeling though against Emilio's skin. His purple eyes gazed into the worried brown eyes of the other. "Max..." he mumbled before Max hushed him. "What the hell happened to you?!" he asked as he scanned his body for anymore wounds. Emilio sighed as he let the other observe him. "I got punched, but I'm fine," he replied before placing his hand on Max's. He gently brought Max's hand down off his face. He was worried the contact was going to drive him mad. Max frowned before scoffing. "How do you keep getting beat up? Id this something that normally happens," he teased. Emilio made a small weak chuckle before sighing once more. "You could say that I suppose." Max rolled his eyes playfully before grabbing his hand and practically dragging him to the bathroom. Emilio simply let him drag him, why would he have any problems with it honestly? When they were inside the bathroom Max basically threw Emilio onto the floor of a bathroom stall. "Sorry that was more aggressive than I wanted," he apologized before shutting the stall door and locking it. Emilio blushed at the as he looked up at Max like a deer in headlights. Max looked at Emilio with confused eyes before getting down and reaching inside his bag that was placed on the floor. He pulled out a towel and a water bottle and Emilio watched him curiously. Max poured the water onto the towel before crawling towards Emilio. The position they were in only made Emilio more red as his breath was completely taken away. He breathed slowly and staggered, afraid a single wrong move would scare the other off like a wild animal. Max gently wiped the towel on Emilio's nose which caused him to let out a small pained hiss. "Sorry- did no one tell you, you still had blood on your face," Max asked before showing Emilio the blood on the towel. Emilio raised an eyebrow before shaking his head slightly. "Dang well you look like shit," Max admitted which made Emilio frown a bit. Max reached back into his bag after putting the stuff away. Emilio watched as he pulled out a hair brush. "Turn around and let me fix your hair," Max ordered softly. Emilio nodded not saying a word and repositioned himself to face away from Max. Emilio's heart fluttered as he felt Max's brush go through his black hair. Something about this made him feel...loved. He was always used to being the one in charge and nurturing. At least when it came to his sister. "So what exactly happened," Max asked as he continued to brush his hair. Emilio gritted his teeth. He was afraid to speak. He didn't want to ruin the moment. Hesitantly he opened his mouth to speak, "I got into a disagreement with Carmelo about you and uh- he punched me," Emilio admitted. Max stopped brushing and scoffed. "About me? Like what," he asked as he began to run his fingers through Emilio's hair. Emilio heard a small hum come from Max as he did so. "Oh, nothing important don't worry," he assured Max. Max let out a breath before tapping Emilio's shoulder. Emilio took this as a sign to face back towards him so he did so. "Right- If you say so," Max replied as he began to fix up the front of his hair. "There! You look so much better," he chirped happily before smiling brightly. Emilio blushed at this gesture and he looked like a love sick puppy. Without thinking he reached for Max's face. Max flinched at first which caused Emilio to pull back for a second. Did he scare him? Was he- Max grabbed his hand and placed it on his face. "You're welcome- now let's get to class," he said softly and nervously. He seemed surprised by his own action. It made Emilio smile in return. "Alright"
