May I Have This Dance

Chapter 25

Jack's POV
Mark and I walk hand in hand into the school. There's a closed smile on my lips as he drops me off at my locker. He goes up the stairs to his and I grab my books for first period. However once I go to grab my book it gets slammed shut and before I know it I'm shoved against a locker. Lucas pins me to the locker with his eyes full of anger.
"You piece of shit," he growls through gritted teeth.

"Get off of me," I grunt trying to force him off of me.

"You took Mark away from me and now you're going to pay."

"Go right ahead. It's not going to stop from you being an asshole. Plus why do you even care. You didn't even like him at first and you fucking cheated!"
Lucas then punhes me in the gut. My hands fly to my stomach from the pain. Which gives him time to knee me in the face. Before I know it I'm on my knees while he kicks me. Then it just stops. All of it just stops and I open my eyes to see Mark pinning Lucas up to the wall.
"If you fucking touch him I will make you fucking regret it! Do you hear me?!"
Lucas frantically nods and Mark let's him go. He scampers away and Mark turns back to me with a soft expression. He helps me up and guides me to the nurse's office. We leave my books behind not even giving a crap about class at thus point.
When we get to the nurse I sit on the table and she gets me some ice. Mark gets some tissue for my nose to make it stop bleeding.
"You alright Jackaboy?"

"Yeah I'm fine."

"Whenever you say that you sure don't look like it," he chuckles.

"Seriously I'm fine just go to class. You still have two minutes before you're late."

"No, I'm not leaving till you do."

"Mark you're gonna be behind and exams are coming up next week. So you need to go. I'll be fine."

"Alright I'll see you next period," he says kissing the top of my head before running off to class.
I shake my head with a smile while holding the tissue on my nose. The nurse comes back with a smirk on her face holding my ice. A chuckle leaves her lips as she presses it to my eye.
"What's so funny?"

"You two. It's about goddamn time you two have started to become a thing. I've been waiting for it."

"Trust me I have too Marisa."

"Looks like you'll just have a couple bruises on your side and a black eye. Once the nose bleed stops you can go to class."

"Thanks."
Once I stopped bleeding I go gather my books and go to first period. Which oh how I love that.
***
Lunch comes around slowly. However once it does come I rush to go get my food. As soon as I get my nuggets, which aren't real meat at all I go sit with Bob and Wade. They eat their sandwiches in silence and give me a slight wave.
Felix sits beside Wade with his tray. He gives me a nod and we both begin to eat.
"Hey guys," Mark says taking my hat off my head and ruffling up my hair after setting down his sack lunch.
I chew my fake nuggets while hurrying to get my hat back. However he just shoves it in his backpack next to him.
"Give me my hat back," I groan.

"You don't need it," he shrugs.
I shake my head and go back to eating. Bob and Wade discuss something with Mark while I go silent. He takes my hand from under the table and I take it away form him. His eyebrows furrow together as he looks at me. Felix looks at us both with confusion since he's the only one who knows. Mark tries to take my hand, but I don't let him. He knows that I need my hat to cover up my gray hairs. I've told him this before and he still won't give it to me.
"Mark come with me to go get some ketchup."

"Yeah, sure."
When he walks away I grab my flat cap out of his backpack. Bob and Wade look at me with confusion.
"What's going on with you two? You were fine a second ago," Bob asks.