Hey Moon (Ryden)

Chapter 14-Friendly Encounter

Brendon's POV

Me and Ryan are now together and it's been a couple of days since we've last been to the bridge. I don't really need to go there because I've got Ryan to calm me down now. He told me that his panic attacks have stopped happening so often which is great. It really is. I want him to be happy because he makes me like that. Also, I haven't cut in ages which is quite good progress. Sometimes I get the craving too but then I know that Ryan would be disappointed in me. So I don't .

School has been...interesting. Ryan says that in order to keep me safe then we can't let people know we're together. He says he doesn't want me to get hurt. I definitely know I never want him to come close to pain in whatever shape or form. I will protect him from anything. Even if it's my worst nightmare.

Don't get me wrong, it hasn't been easy at school. How do you think it feels to want to hold and kiss someone all you want but not being able to for their good? Well it feels horrible. Awful. I just wanna... Ughhh. I hope he feels the same.

Everyday after school we would head down to either Ryan's house or the bridge. I guess you could say it's 'our place' now. It was real hard telling him about my family. I'd never told anyone that before. Plus, I'd never broken down like that in front of him. Alone in my room yeah, but not in the company of someone. I feel like I can trust Ryan with anything.

Right now I'm in the kids park sitting on a bench looking over the grassy field that lays ahead of me. Just thinking about nothing in particular I guess. Right as my mind aimlessly wonders back to Ryan (not like he ever left my thoughts) I feel a weight at the other end of the bench. I snap my head up and look in the direction a creak came from. Sat on the opposite end was a boy that looks around my age. He soon notices me looking at him so he turns round to meet my eyes. A friendly smile creeps it's way over his face.

"Hey" He says happily.

"Um hi" I reply, cautiously. Why has this complete stranger just approached me?

"I'm Jon, I think I know you from school?" Wait he goes to my school? And he hasn't beaten me up yet? Sounds shifty to me...

"Brendon... I haven't seen you round before, you new?"

"No I've lived in this city all my life but I'm in the grade below you so you've probably never seen me." Oh that explains why we don't know each other. I swear I see a hint of sadness in his eyes when he said that but I decide to shrug it off.

"Oh right. So... what are you doing?" Should I have said that? I don't know its not like I'm used to socialising with anyone else but Ryan.

"You know, just thinking. It's quiet round here so no one can interrupt you." Then why are you interrupting me? Shut up Brendon. Actually, this Jon kid seems okay.

"Then why did you come over here?" I ask but not accusingly, just curiously. Jon seems not to notice. Returning my gaze to the field I wait for his reply.

"You looked lonely." Wow I guess he can detect emotions from a mile off. He's one of those people. I like those types of people. Ryan says he get it from his mother who can read your feelings in seconds.

"Well Jon, I'm not lonely anymore. Just missing my boyfriend." Well if he's a homophobe then he can get out right now because I aren't going to build a 'friendship' with someone who runs off when they find out I'm gay. Idiots.

"Oh cool I miss my boyfriend too. He's called Spencer but he goes to a different school." What? Another gay kid that goes to my school? No way!

"Are you out?" I say abruptly, turning to face him again. He looks at me in confusion.

"What?" He cocks his head to a side.

"Are you out? Like, do people know about your bo- Spencer at school?"

"No wh-"

"Don't tell anyone you'll regret it. Trust me." Sighing, I pull up my t-shirt halfway to reveal some old bruises that I've gotten from being punched or kicked in the gut. Jon gasped and put his hand over his mouth dramatically.

"O...Okay I won't." He says with less enthusiasm and letting his hand slip down to his lap again. He finally looks back at the wet grass in front of the bench. He looks very deep in thought when he leans forward and put his hands under his chin like he's praying. I take this time to examine our surroundings. Everything's still damp when it rained at 2. There's a really pretty red tree to my left, Jon being on my right.

"Hey, do you want to hang out sometime?" I ask, unsure of his answer. His face lights up.

"Oh yeah totally I'll give you my number right now. Oh I can meet your boyfriend and you can meet Spence! What's your boyfriend called?" I laugh at his enthusiasm towards hanging out.

"Ryan, he's called Ryan. But remember not to tell anyone about us okay? Apart from Spencer but no one at our school can know." He hands me a small slip of paper he just wrote his number on and nods. I smile at him and stand up from my position on the bench. Ohhhhhh it's cold.

"Well I have to go now, my mom will want me home but it was cool meeting you. See you at school." I half lie. Are you kidding? My mom doesn't care where I am but I was starting to get cold and I was clever enough to not bring a jacket.

"Okay see you round Brendon!" He exclaims with a smile, lifting his hand back up to wave. I chuckle and turn to walk away. Well that was quite strange. Not everyday does Brendon Urie go outside to meet a potential friend. The only real friend I've ever had is Ryan and I love that but thinking about it now, it would be cool to have a few friends. I bet that Spencer is nice too. Hmm I'll have to tell Ryan about this little friendly encounter. I can't wait to see Ryan again. Sure, I saw him yesterday but that's not the point. He says he couldn't hang out today because his mom needed him to help sort through the last of the moving boxes they still have lying around.

I wrap my arms around me and continue walking home.