Poppies (A Septiplier AU)✔

~14

Mark's POV

My day has been hectic. All day, people have been staring me down in the hallway. Glaring at me like I did something wrong. What did I do? Around fourth period, a kid shoved me into the wall of lockers. I also got a punch to the jaw from another kid in second. 

Both times I was with Jack. Though, he never got beat up, just me. Which made no sense considering I was the strong one, or so I think.

Jack's been quiet lately. I think he misses Felix for some reason. He's also mad with me currently for accidentally spilling milk on his jeans during lunch, embarrassing the crap out of him. Over time, my friends have returned to me. Ethan, Matt and Ryan have decided what I wanted was what I wanted and they now respected that. Thankfully.

It was around three when there was a knock on my door. I got up lazily, not wanting to set my soda on my bed, I struggled to set it on my overly piled up bed side table. There was another knock on the door. It was a faint one, not on with power behind it.

I walked over to the door and opened it to see the face of a female student. She had pale skin and dark brown hair. She had a small frame of glasses on her face.

"Uhhhh I-I'm looking f-for..." she trailed of into a quiet mumble.

"Who?" I asked.

"Jack? At l-least I think I am."

I knew where Jack was but I wasn't going to spill the beans that he was in drug counseling right now. "He's not here. Can I take a message for him?"

Her face went pale. "Uhhh I'd rather tell him myself-"

"Tell who what?" A head of bright green hair popped into the room. A giant smile on his face. He is so cute. I wish I could tell him how I really felt about him, but I was to much of a pussy for that.

"Uhhhhh..." The girl glanced up at me, awaiting some help.

"This girl was looking for you."

"Oh." He said, the smile fading from his face.

"Yeah, ummm I'm Emma, you kinda uhhh-" She looked up to me again with a face that said I should leave. I got the hint and went back into the dorm. Jack started to close the door, still leaving it a crack open. I pretended to look at my phone, putting a earphone in one ear. 

"You ummm you kinda slept with me." I heard the girl, Emma say through the cold, dense, air.

"What?"

"Oh no. I-I-I should go."

"Wait, what?"

The door swung open a few seconds later then slammed shut again. I heard Jack mumble a cuss word under his breath before he flopped onto his bed.

"What the hell am I doing with my life Mark?" I felt a tug at my gut. I felt bad for him.

I got out of my bed and walked over to his. He looked up at me and scooted over. I sat down and hugged him, his head leaning against my shoulder and his arm around my waist.

"I dunno buddy." I pecked his pale skin and leaned my head over his fluffy green hair. "But what I do know is that it's something." I glanced down to see his face. A faint smile had once again appeared on his face and he was tearing up a bit.

"Mark," He said in a hushed tone, "Whatever happens, will you stand here by my side until the end of time?" I smiled at the thought of it. Him and me. Together, for eternity. I couldn't want anything more.

"Of course." His grasp around my waist tightened as soft sobs fell from his beautiful face.

"You're an angel." I was starting to tear up myself a little. What happened to him in Ireland? What could have been so horrible that he would do that to himself? I wonder about him a lot, letting my mind drift to a simpler time. A time where I didn't let things hurt me. Times where I sped through my life with nothing but joy and happiness and the occasional boo-boo. Those were the days.

"I'm your angel."

We sat there embracing for hours in the sunlight of the LA sky. Letting the breeze blow through our window and rousing the curtains from their slumber of morning. The smell of the blooming poppies from the courtyard had filled our room and it smelt like heaven. I felt like I was in heaven with Jack. Right there with me to go through all those dark days, was him. He was always there for me when he knew he had to be. Why was he so lovable?

I stared at my wall, the bareness of it was killing me.

"Hey Jack,"

"Yeah Mark?"

"I have an idea." I grinned and so did he as we slowly fell into a deep slumber in the warmth of each other's arms.

It was late night now and Jack was still lying on my shoulder, knocked out cold with bags under his eyes. His hair was messy and in my face. I had probably gotten marks on my face from it. Oh well I don't care. 

I slowly got up, being careful not to disturb the sleeping beauty. I was successful in my task.

I grabbed a towel and some other things necessary for a shower.

I stepped into the shower, turning on the water to a warm temperature. I started to hum a song I'd known for some time now. It reappeared in my mind after hearing what Jack had said to me. I knew I would wake him up fully if I began to sing so I just kept humming.

At some point I could hear a noise come from the dorm room. I turned off the water so I could hear better.
"Ruby I hope I see you,
I've waited all this week,
For you to walk my way,
Your soul will capture me,"

I thought it was crazy how he got up and was singing. It amazed me. Not like he didn't already. How did he know what song I was singing too? Oh well.

I got dressed quick and he was still singing. At just the right time, I leaped out of the bathroom to join him in song.

"You're an angel fallen down,
Won't you tell us of the cloud
You have fallen from the sky,
How high how high."

We finished our balled and smiled at each other. God, he was so cute.

I stepped towards him, a giant grin on my face.

Damn did he look good.