Stay with me (Markson fanfic)

1.

Dark eyes flew across a piece of paper filled with names. Different ages, children, adult, elderly. Different faces, pale skin, dark skin, brown eyes, blue eyes. Sometimes he didn't want to tell the difference... Because one thing they all had in common, is that they were all already sentenced to die.

"We have a new student, please treat him kindly. Please introduce yourself," The teacher said with a small smile.
"Annyeonghaseyo, I'm Mark Tuan," The willowy boy greeted, doing a small bow at the waist. The other students glared at him, and went back chatting amongst themselves.
The teacher pointed to a desk in the back, indicating for the boy to sit. The new student moved to the desk, placing his bag on the back of his seat.

"Foreigner?" Someone behind him asked, as soon as he sat down. Mark ignored him, deciding it was best not to talk to other students. "I'm Jackson Wang, and you're really quiet," The boy said.
Mark looked up when the boy introduced himself.

"You know, it's not good to be so quiet. How will I get to know you better?" Jackson asked. Mark shook his head, looking down at the floor.
"That's going to be impossible. Don't worry Mark, I'll grow on you soon!" Jackson said with a high pitched laugh, as he leaned back into his seat.

As soon as school ended, Mark needed some time to clear his head. He walked to the school yard, then sitting under the closest tree. Closing his eyes he thought about his new assignment.
The due date was next month. Mark had plenty of time to find information about Jackson beforehand, but there were things he still didn't know.
Why would someone place a hit on a regular high schooler? Jealous friend? An angry ex-lover? All Mark knew is that the hit was placed anonymously, but was offered good pay.

"Daydreaming Markipoo?" Called a cheerful voice. Mark whipped around, seeing Jackson leaning over him, rocking on the balls of his feet. Mark lowered his eyelids, wearing a neutral expression. "Scared you!" Jackson teased, waving a finger in Mark's face. Noticing Jackson's closeness, Mark's face turned a light pink as he jerked away. "You never answered my questions!" Jackson suddenly burst, sitting across from Mark on the green grass.

"Maybe it wouldn't hurt to answer one question." Mark thought as he folded his sweater sleeves over his hands. He sat crossed legged, facing Jackson.
"You want to talk to me?" Jackson perked up, sitting on the grass, stretching his legs out in front of him.
Mark nodded slowly, expecting a small chat. Little did he know...

"Cats or dogs?"
"Wanna hear a joke?"
"How do you make holy water? You burn the hell out of it!"
"Your blonde hair matches mine! We should get couple tops!"
"Favorite color?"
"Oh~ I know!-"

Mark could barely keep up with the fiery ball of energy that was Jackson...
But he couldn't help but smile softly.
Jackson jumped up seeing the boy smile. "YOU SMILED!" Jackson exclaimed, waving his arms around like a balloon.

"You're cute when you smile, I'll make you smile more!"