Ugly

7

     "Ivy Oxford please come to the principal's office at once please," blared on the loud speakers. I froze. What would they want with Ivy?

     I looked over at Oliver who was across the room. He had an uncomfortable look on his face, avoiding my gaze. I furrowed my brows. Raising my hand, I got the teacher's attention.

     "May I go to the principal's office?"

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     When I got there, I was too late. I found a silent sobbing Ivy in the corner of the office. I quickly ran over to him and wrapped my arms arounf him. "Tell me what happened," I whispered.

     "Excuse me, sir please tell me why you're here!" the woman at the front desk yelled. I ignored the woman and rubbed Ivy's back. When had not respond, I knew something was up. I rubbed the smaller's back lovingly. "Excuse me sir!" the woman at the front desk yelled louder.

     I tried wiping his tears with a sweater as I tried to understand his jumbled words, which were interuptted by hiccups and sharp breathing. "Its alright just don't say anything. I sat on the floor and pulled him closer to me till he was in my lap, "Shh. "

     "Sir!!" At this point the larger woman was right behind me, scolding me with her eyes.

     "I came here to see Ivy," I answered before running my hands through my lover's hair, "I felt like there was something wrong."

     "Make it quick," the woman growled.

     I turned back to Ivy and felt his body stop twitching with sharp breaths. Instead he was quiet and breathing steadily. "Someone told him I was making the rounds around the school for money," he mumbled, "they said I was having sex with all the boys in the school... I wouldn't do that, Avery! I wouldn't sell my body, but he thinks what that person told him was right. He wouldn't tell me who it was! He's going to tell my mother, Avery! She doesn't know I'm gay!!" He got more panicked and began to cry again.

     I held him tighter and let him get all his tears out. As I waited, the principal came out of his office. He stared at me and cleared his throat. "Why are you here?"

     "You know Ivy wouldn't do something like that," I said firmly, "you know damm well that he's the sweetest, most innocent boy in the world. He puts his heart in the most secretive of places and he would never let anybody use his body. Whoever told you this is the worst person in the wor-"

     "I saw him," the principal cut me off. My heart dropped, "he was ontop of our star football player, Danielle Lee. When I spoke to him about it, he told me he was paying Mr. Oxford."

     "That's a lie!!" Ivy yelled louder, "He's a liar! He hates me for no reason! He said he loved me!!"

     My mind was finally in the right direction. I sat there staring at Ivy's stained face. "Move, Ivy," I commanded Ivy. He paused me obeyed, letting me up. I got up and ran right out of the office, running towards my classroom, which was where Danielle was. When I barged in, it startled my teacher. She questioned me, but I ignored her.

     I went straight fot Danielle, grabbing him and pulling him out of his seat. "You used him!!" I yelled, pushing Danielle as he got up, "you fucked and used Ivy! You know you did, you fucking asshole!" Danielle got up quickly and tackled me. He sat on me and began holding my face down.

     "He's a fucking faggot," Danielle laughed, "everyone uses him. So stop the stunt before you get your ass beat in front of your fatass friend..." I looked over at Oliver, seeing him still in his seat. I turned back to Danielle. When I spat in his face, he snapped. "Fuck it... " Danielle began punching me, holding down my arms with his knees. Everyone yelled and cheered as I got smacked around, trying to pull my arms free to cover my face.

     The beating lasted 2 minutes. All the while, the teacher could not find help. I sat there, on the ground, blood dripping from my mouth. My jaw and nose had hurt, and I could barely open my left eye. I slowly got up, only to feel Oliver's hand. "Dude, your face... "

     "Fuck off," I growled, "You just sat there and watched. What a fucking friend you are... " When I limped away, I found myself in front of Ivy. He had finally got to my class.

     "Avery! Oh my god!!" Ivy mumbled, "Sit. Sit. You need to sit!"

     "Not in here... "

     "Sit!"

     "Sit doggy!" Danielle laughed, "do what your master tells you!" Oliver gave a small chuckle, causing me to lose hope. I shoved Ivy out of the way and made my way out of the classroom.

     "Avery!" Ivy yelled, "get off of me, Danielle!" I froze. "Get off!! Stop!!" I looked back and saw Danielle trying to pull his pants down.

     I wiped the blood from my nose and walked back, facing Danielle head on. "This, my friends, is what a man-sluts dick looks like!" Ivy struggled even more, but before Danielle could pull Ivy's pants down anymore, I socked him in the face.

     He growled in pain, letting go of Ivy. Ivy quickly pulled his pants up in embarrassment. I grabbed his arm and tugged him out of the classroom, bolting for an emergency exit. As we made it to the door, Danielle and his friends were right behind us. I shoved myself into the door, breaking the lock and swinging the door open. We ran out of the school building and bolted for the parking lot. Luckily enough, they stopped following us.

     "Avery!" Ivy yelled, "what were you thinking, you could have... I don't know what they would have done if they caught you... Please stop doing stuff like this... Please..." Ivy sat on the sidewalk as we thought about what we were going to do.

     "Do you think they called my mother already?" Ivy asked resting his head on my shoulder. I shrugged and pat his back. "I wanna go home..." I nodded, getting up to start walking. I helped Ivy up and we headed for a convenient store.

     "Can you buy me sunflower seeds and a soda?" Ivy asked. I nodded and kissed his cheek as we walked inside.