Forbidden (Gay Story)

Chapter 2

(A/N; okay hi c: so I just noticed that Justin's last name is Lightwood from Cassandra Clare's books omg so credit to her for that last name because it's perfect. Also, I got this December idea from a gay fanfic I'm reading because it goes well with this story omg okay so credit to that person okay sorry if this is horrible, I'm trying to write this before school on the bus :)

December 1st

Monkey See Monkey Do

The snow flakes covered the windows on Alex's apartment. Winter has come just a bit early in New York. Justin got a message from Alex:

Honey it's Christmas! Come over because I want to go to the zoo :)

Justin: Omigod, it's not even Christmas, but I'll be over <3

Alex: Hehe ok

Mostly, Justin didn't have to sneak out of his father's house because he wasn't there. But today, he was here. Of course, he was drunk.

Quickly, he locks his room and takes out the rope ladder from his closet. He opens his window and climbs out, leaving him fall into the white snow.

He rolls his eyes as he wraps the purple scarf Alex had given him last year. Alex had said it was "fashionable" and "totally his style".

Justin gets to Alex's apartment door. He's about to knock when Alex answers. "I was stalking you from the window," he says, giggling.

Justin rolls his eyes,"You're such a creep"

Alex was wearing an unfamiliar outfit. An oversized tribal-printed sweater and red skinny jeans, which looked quite sexy on him. Somehow, his shimmery snow-white eyeshadow made his hazel eyes look so innocent.

"Wow, you look good in those jeans," Justin says.

"Hehe thanks," Alex says, blushing.

Justin kisses him on the cheek. "Let's get going to the bus stop." he says.

They get to the zoo after all that bus business and start walking down the path. "I want to go see the monkeys first!" Alex blurts out, pulling Justin towards the monkey exhibit.

Monkeys were Alex's favorite things. It's not even okay. He has an obsession over them. He literally has over 300 stuffed monkeys sitting all around his apartment. He's never seen an actual real one, so who knows how he'll react?

They go into the little house for the different types of monkeys. Alex reacts the opposite way Justin would ever have imagined. He started crying. Not even crying, he was sobbing. Alex fell to the ground and buried his face in his knees and gasped for air between his sobs.

"Darling what's wrong??" Justin hugged him.

"I- they're so cute- why- why would they do that?" Alex looked up at Justin and had a questioning look on his face.

"Why would who do what?"

There, Alex told Justin all about his first and only time he'd ever seen a monkey.

"My mom and a couple of her guy friends brought over a monkey one time, I was about 9. They said I could have him only if I fed him his medicine. I didn't know that the medicine was toxic, it was poison, and I gave it to him. That was the only time I actually thought I would have a friend. He slept on the pillow next to me that night, and when I woke up he was gone. I went to my mom's room to ask her where it had gone. When I walked in, they were cutting him in half. They were putting cocaine into him. I screamed and tried to get to him. My mom just threw me out of her room and told me that he was never my friend, that I'd have to learn to live on without friends because I'm a faggot."

"Honey, I never thought you'd start crying. That's terrible! You're not even a faggot, faggots aren't beautiful!" Justin said, hugging him even tighter.

Alex smiled. "Let's just leave. I don't want to be here."

As Justin helped him get up, he took one last glance at the monkeys. One of them was right in front of him, making a crying sign with his hands.

"Justin, look! The little adorable creature is mocking me!"

He chuckles,"well, let's get going."

Right in front of the zoo was a Starbucks, so they went in. They both order raspberry iced tea, to go.

As they start walking to Alex's apartment, Justin gets ahold of Alex's hand. He didn't let go until they stepped into his apartment.

(A/N: Sorry for a short chapter! I kinda thought this was a good chapter... kinda. But yayay that's December 1st! It's not December anymore, but it's the best time of the year okay bye c: )