The Light In My Life~A Septiplier Fanfic

Chapter Three~Bruises Aren't Always On Your Skin

Mark's POV

As I walk to school with Felix and some other friends, I zone out. All I can think of is Jack. "What's up, bro?" Felix says, punching my arm playfully.
"Nothing, I'm just thinking about something that happened yesterday..."
"Ooh, do you have a crush on some girl?"
"Kinda..." I'm telling the truth, aren't I? I do have a crush, just not on a girl. But he would never like me back. And nobody can know I'm bi. So we'll never go out. "Who? You know you could just ask her out. Any girl would say yes to you! Any girl with a brain, anyway."
"Uh huh."

It's really cold so I watch as our breath turns into mist in the air. Through it, I see someone with their head down, walking quickly. I watch as their hand reaches up to where their hair is behind their red beanie and see something familiar. An unforgettable hair colour. His green hair is brushed to the side, where everyone can see it. Pausing for a second, I pluck up the courage to go to him. "Hey! Jack!" He just walks on, pretending he didn't hear me. "Jack!" I run to him, running beside him.

Jack's POV

Mark appears suddenly beside me, jogging to keep up with his short legs. "Jack..." I turn my head away, not wanting him to see me now. He speeds up at the same time as I do. I can hear his friends whispering behind me, obviously confused why he's talking to me. A tear makes its way down my cheek, dripping onto the floor. "Are you...crying?"
Suddenly, I decide to turn around and shout, "Yeah! I'm crying, are you fine now? Go ahead, laugh!" Realising what I had done, I turn away and speed up. By now his friends had fallen behind, unable to keep up. But Mark just speeds up as well. "Jack...your face...what happened? The bruises..."
"Those aren't the worst ones..." I mutter.
"Why? Where else are you hurt?"
"My heart..."

With that I look away and for once he is speechless. Then, he looks up at me. "What happened? Did your girlfriend break up with you?" I choke out a pained laugh, shaking my head. "Girlfriend...yeah right..."
"Wha...what?"
"I'm gay, alright! There you go! Since you want to pry into my life so badly! Now, go on, call me names. Call me a queer, call me a...ugh..." I keep doing this! I need to stop telling him everything. I need to stop having these outbursts. What will he think? I glance over to him and he is staring at me. He blushes and looks away. "So why are you crying? Why are you hurt?"
"It's nothing..."
"Come on, otherwise I should tell someone!" I sigh and look him in the eye.

He seems truthful. Maybe I should tell him. "Well...my mum got drunk last night...and...and..."
"And?" He says gently, prompting me.
"And...sh-she ch-chucked me down the stairs..." Suddenly, I run away from him. From his sorrowful, chocolate eyes. They gaze after me, wistful almost, as I wipe away hot tears streaming down my face. And I run. I run until my legs can't carry me anymore. I sink down to my knees against a wall in an alleyway near school and sob into my knees, in a ball. I hear a deep breath behind me and turn to look.

Mark's POV

For once, I'm really tired. How he managed to run this far faster than me, I don't know. Looking around, I hear sobs from around the corner. His fallen beanie clutched in my hands, I turn the corner and gasp. He looks at me, defeated. Not even bothering to tell me to go away. I struggle to think of what to say and then remember his beanie still in my hand. "Y-you dropped this..." Yeah, great, Mark. Really smooth there. Awkward, I slide down the wall to sit with him, dropping the beanie at his feet. 'You don't need to be here, Mark. Why do you care anyway?"

"Because...because...ugh..." He looks at me, then drops his head.
"Because what? Because you pity me? Because I'm stupid and you want to help?"
"No..." I can't believe he thinks of me that way. "Because...because I love you, Jack... I fell for you the first day I saw you..." He gasps and finally stares me right in the eye.
"R-really?"
"Yes. You deserve the world and I can't believe anyone would ever try to hurt you."

Jack's POV

Happy for once, I throw my arms around him, my small frame around his chest. I cry into his top, and finally, they are tears of joy. "You don't need to be scared anymore. I've got you." He whispers, stroking my hair thoughtfully. I'm finally loved. He feels the same way as me. He always has. I reach up and pull of his beanie and place mine on his head, giggling at how silly he looked. He looked at me with nothing but love, something I hadn't seen in most of my life.

Mark's POV

"How do I look?" He just giggled at me. His laugh was one of the purest things in the world to me, just pure joy. "Do I look...FaBuLoUs?" I say, putting on a silly voice for him. I just hug him to my chest, and think. Now I don't have to pretend to him. But, I'm always scared he will come. Darkness starts to appear at the edges of my vision and I warn him. "It's happening! Don't trust him, Jack! I'm changing and this isn't me!" Suddenly, I seem unattached to my body, as if I'm floating. Jack scrambles away in terror and confusion. "Now you're finally mine..." The thing in my body says, reaching for him.

Hahahahaha! Cliff hanger! Does anyone know who this could be? Hmmmm... I dunno... Give this a vote if you enjoyed it and comment if you have anything to say, good or bad. I don't care about constructive criticism! Just please don't say anything
like 'go kill yourself' because I have been considering it. Also, I don't care that nobody has read this yet. I'm just gonna keep posting.

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