His Nerd (Markiplier X Fem!Jacksepticeye)

Taking a Chance

(Jackie's POV) 

The next day, I took tha' shirt Mark had given me and slipped it on. It was really soft an' comfortable. I also slipped on a pair of black jeans, my light grey beanie, my bracelets, and my dragon tooth necklace my mom got me fer my birthday this year. I was in the ninth grade, by the way. Then, I headed fer tha' door. 

"Seana," my mom called. "Here." 

She handed me a small bag. Inside, she'd packed me a medium-sized lunch. She knew how bad I hated waitin' in tha' lunch line with those stupid jocks. What she didn't know is that they bullied me. I didn't want tuh' ruin her perfect world by worryin' her.
She already had tuh' worry about my dad and my brothers, Malcolm and Simon, bein' in tha' war in Afghanistan. They're all Marines. She didn't need to be worryin' about me. So, I grabbed my things and left.
Just as I was walkin' down the sidewalk, I heard laughter. It was laughter I knew all too well. The jocks. I looked behind me and they were gettin' closer. I started runnin'. I was only two blocks from tha' school. Good thing I ran track back in middle school... 

"Hurry up, guys," one yelled. "She's heading for the school!!" 

I ran as fast as I could. Still, they were faster. 

"You're making this worse on yourself, McLoughlin!!" another yelled. "Stop and we won't hurt you as much!" 

I kept runnin'. That was, until I bumped intuh' Mark. 

"Jackie!? What's the problem? Are you okay?!" 

We both looked up tuh' see the jocks gettin' closer. Mark suddenly pushed me behind him and protected me. Everyone was watchin'. 

"Hand her over, Mark," John began. "She's fair game at school and on the way here." 
"Leave her alone, John," Mark growled. "This is my last damn warning. I'm so sick and fucking tired of your shit! I'm not letting you hurt her again!" 
"If you don't move, we'll just beat your ass too, you half-Korean bastard." 
"Bring it on, bitch," Mark growled at him defensively. 

John knew not to mess with Mark. He looked at me.

"We'll settle this later, McLoughlin," he growled.
"Over my dead body," Mark growled back.

They finally left. Mark turned to me. 

"How much free time do you have today?" he asked. 
"I only have two 1-hour classes, durin' tha' first four blocks. The rest a' the day, I have tuh' meself," I replied. 
"Okay. After your classes, come to the gym. I have the same thing, but I have basketball practice for an hour." 
"Alright." 

I began walkin' tuh' class, but I felt a foot slip in front a' mine. Once again, stupid jocks... I fell, and turned over to see Mark comin' tuh' help me. Unfortunately, he got tripped too. However, somethin' happened that I never expected... 
Oh my God. He's kissin' me. Everyone saw it. He got offa me and rushed to his class. I was bombarded by other girls, askin' me how it felt, not even carin' he kissed a nerd. I couldn't speak. Even in class, I stuttered over my words. 
After my two classes, I made my way to tha' gym. That was, until I was stopped by the girls again... We stood there and talked fer a good 45 minutes. 

"Y'know, you guys would look really cute together," one smiled. 
"Yeah!" another agreed. "We may like him, but he seems to like you the most out of us all. I think you two will end up being togeth-" 
"MCLOUGHLIN!" John yelled. 

I jumped and began runnin' to tha' gym. I was able, for once, tuh' get past them and get to tha' gym, where Mark just got done practicin'. He saw me run in and knew they were behind me. He pushed me behind him again. 

"I told you to stay away from her," Mark growled at John. 
"You can't protect her every day, Mark," John smirked. "One day, you won't be here and she'll be fair game." 
"The hell she will." 
"See you two later..." 

They walked off again, and Mark just turned to me. 

"Are you alright?" he asked. 
"I'm fine. This is tha' one day I was actually able tuh' run ahead of them."
"Good. But I wanted to ask you something, since we're finally alone..." 

I looked around. There was only the basketball coach and a few of Mark's teammates. I looked back at him. 

"Will you be my girlfriend?" 

My face probably turned 50 shades a' red right there. 

"Yes," I smiled. 

He laughed and picked me up an' spun me around, makin' me laugh. This attracted Mark's teammates. 

"What's goin' on over here, Mark," one asked. 
"I just got a yes from the most beautiful girl I've ever seen," he smiled. 

I blushed. 

"Sweet!... Wait, doesn't John and his crew bully her?" 
"Yeah, unfortunately," Mark sighed. "I'll beat their asses if he doesn't knock it off." 
"Well, since you're our boy, we'll watch over her too." 
"Thanks, man." 
"No problem, Mark." 

After school was over, Mark said he wanted tuh' take me somewhere. So, I called my mom and told her I would be goin' out with a friend tonight. I would surprise her tonight. She said okay, as long I was home at nine tonight. She always had my curfew at a weird time...

"That's more than enough time," Mark smiled. "C'mon. My car's over here." 
"Ya drive?" 
"Yeah." 

So, I got in. Tha' car was nice. So, he took me to this cute little cafe. 

"Wow," I smiled. "Did ya just have this planned fer if I said yes?" 
"Pretty much," he blushed. "Am I rushing things?" 
"Not really. I woulda done this too, had it been me." 

We just kept talkin' fer a little while until I looked at the time. It was 8:55!! I had to get home, or my mom would get suspicious and angry. I told him that and he got me tuh' my house quickly. He walked me up to tha' porch. 

"I'll be here to pick you up for school tomorrow, so you don't have to deal with those idiots again," Mark smiled. 
"Thanks," I grinned. "I had a really good time tonight." 
"I'm happy to hear that. But, you have sweet dreams." 

I could hear the blinds bein' bent for someone to look through. Now was tha' time. I leaned in and kissed Mark, and heard a gasp from inside. I pulled away, knowing she'd be out here any second. 

"Ya might wanna run unless ya wanna sit through an hour's worth a' questions." 

He smiled and did so and sped off, just as tha' door opened. I thought it would be my mom, but... Unfortunately, it was my super muscular, angry, and oldest siblin'; Allison. And by unfortunately, I meant that I was scared of her. And fer good reason; she hits me. My mom is too small to stop her. My dad and my brothers were tha' only ones tuh' have ever been able tuh' stop her. I felt like I was so screwed...