Be More Romantic {Boyf-riends} Jeremy x Michael

Explination

Michaels POV

Jeremy hit the ground and screamed. That was not a good sign. The last time the kid drank Mountain Dew Red with a SQUIP it looked just like this. He must have been sick of hiding it from me. I'm glad he made the right chose but, OH MY GOD IT SOUNDS LIKE HES DYING.

I rush over to him, Jake and Rich on my heels and I try to shake him awake. "Jer? Jer it's okay! I'm here. Micah's here for ya buddy.... I'm here...." I pull the smaller figure up into my chest. I've seen this before. The play. He had passed out and was cold for hours. Then he and the rest of the school woke and felt better. Almost everyone had the implant removed. Almost everyone.

All except Jeremy.

He swore up and down to drink mountan due Red every day. Swore he would never reactivate it, but also swore to never take it out. To remind himself... of what he had done. And he did that but today this thing needed to go.

I picked Jeremy up and brought him to the others with discomfort. "Can I get some help taking him back to my house?" I ask.

Rich and Jake nodded and they each took a side of Jeremy, fallowing me to my house. No way was I taking him home so his dad can interrogate me for an hour. That happened a while back when I brought Jeremy home after a long night of games and energy drinks. He was passed out and his dad wanted to know every detail on what we did so he knew why his kid was passed out. I never thought he cared so bad but that night he apparently did. So there was no way I was going to explain to him a SQUIP and about why I thought Jeremy reactivated it. Because even I couldn't figure that out. All I know is that this thing needs to go. And permanently.

Jake and rich set him down on my bed and smiled at me.

Rich handed me the receipt from the plaid pantry that he took back from Jeremy. Not like we needed it now that we know Jeremy was actually still listening to the SQUIP, apparent by the passing out after drinking the red full on.

"Thanks, Jake. Rich." I nodded to both of them respectively.

"I know we've had th'ome bad blood before, but I'm gonna th'ay this a'th many tim'th a'th ne'the'thary. I'm th'orry about everything I did to you two before the thQUIP. And whatever I can do to right my wrong...."

I didn't let him finish. He did a lot for me today. They both did. I gave each of them a hug. "No need to apologize. It's okay. I forgive you. I'm glad the school decided to come to their senses and merge together. I'm glad you two are-" I stopped. Were they dating? Jake seems so cuddly to Rich.

"Dating?" Jake asked with a confidence that made Rich absolutely melt. Rich became a stuttering blushing lispy puddy as Jake put an arm around him. "Yep. We are. Rich is too embarrassed to say it~"

"IM NOT EMBARRA'THED TO TH'AY IT!! IM JU'THT....." he melted and couldn't finish the sentence.

Jake and I laughed and Rich left the room. "WHEN YOUR DONE ILL BE OUT'THIDE." He said. He turned to the door and walked out. I could hear embarrassed mumbling and the front door open then close, taking the mumbling with it.

"I'm happy for you two." I told Jake.

"He's super happy. We are super happy~" he said.

I felt something in that moment. Something I couldn't quite place. It was almost butterfly's, but there was a sinister edge to it. The more I thought about it the closer I got to being able to place what it was I was feeling. It never came to me then.

"I hope Jeremy is gonna be okay. Are you gonna take him to get the SQUIP removed?" Jake asked.

"Yeah. When he gets better from this I want him to get it removed." I told him. And when I said when he gets better I mean when he's able to walk. I want the SQUIP gone as soon as possible. Again, I have no clue why he reactivated it, but I don't want a repeat of last year. It almost drove me to...

"Anyway. I should get back to Rich before he gets antsy. See ya, Micha~" jakes almost exit snapped me back to reality. No need to think about that now.

"Thanks for all your help, Jake! Tell rich I appreciate it!" I call after him.

He waves back at me and leaves.

I now have an unconscious Jeremy lying on my bed and I'm not sure what I'm gonna do with the poor kid.

Weirdly, he looked peaceful. Almost as if he was having a good dream. I sat next to him and stroked his hair out of his face. I knew he couldn't hear me, so I spoke to him. "You know I only get into your business because I care right?" I spoke softly.

No response but a soft snore.

I sigh. "Why did ya do it jer? You know activating that could only cause issues.... what could you possibly want so bad that you reactivated an enemy to get it?" I knew I wouldn't get an answer.

As I looked at him, I sighed. I've always had feeling for Jeremy. Always loved him so much, but I was always broken-hearted to see him chasing one girl after another. That peaceful look on his face made me realize what I had felt when talking to Jake.

Jealousy.

I was jealous of how happy those two were with each other. How happy they were with their relationship. I wanted that. But I didn't just want that with anyone...

I wanted that with him. I wanted it with Jeremy.

I just don't think he wants that with me.