Between Us [Septiplier AU]

3.5

"So, whats today's agenda?"

Bob shrugged, hands going into his pockets where he usually kept them. He took his attention away from a window of a shop, looking over at Jack instead. "I'm not completely sure, but I think we're going to just spend the most of our time out together for today. It's not often we all get to see each other in one place. Then tomorrow might be something new." Jack nodded with an off pitch hum, "Makes sense."

Ahead of him, Amy was walking alongside Wade, discussing something he couldn't hear. Bob was next to him, obviously, but Mark wasn't around.

He stopped and turned his head to find him. Bob didn't acknowledge the action and kept walking. Mark was exactly where Jack would assume he'd be. Lagging behind in no hurry, looking at mostly everything. He seemed to be in a completely different world, and while he looked content, he looked bothered at the same time.

Jack waited until he fell into place beside him, completely startling Mark. He'd flinched like he'd seen a ghost, making a low noise of disturbance. Jack rolled his eyes, but it was in amusement rather than irritation.

"Something bugging you? You've not talked very much. And that's definitely not the Mark I know."

Mark grinned, shaking his head. "Ah, no, I, uh, I'm okay. Just a lot on my mind. I hadn't expected to see you so soon either. I kind of feel bad about that..." He somewhat frowns, running a hand through his hair. "We planned on just being out all day today. Doing shit together. But now we've you and I'm worried you might feel left out..." Jack mustered a laugh, smiling at his genuine worry. "It's fine. It was sudden. I know. My bad. There's a plethora of ways you can make me feel like I'm cared for while I'm here."

"I'd appreciate the advice. Because if you're as rotten and stubborn in reality as you are over the Internet, I'm gonna need all of the help I can get." Mark looked away from him to look into the windows of the stores and restaurants they passed by. Captivating himself in an awkward mannerism of being bad at conversations. Especially when he first gets to be around someone. Jack purposefully pulled a card he'd always use over Skype, nudging him to gain his attention again.

"The first thing on that list would be to lemme actually love you like I wanna. Then the second would let me bang you like I wanna."

Mark groaned in annoyance, but the start of the blush on his face was undeniable. He shoved Jack away, muttering multiple insults such as asshole and you fuckboy piece of garbage under his breath. Jack only giggled and tried to catch up to his faster strut. In which Mark pushed him again. Jack repeated his giggle and shoved him back, earning a half grin from the other. They kept pushing each other into things until Mark exhaled a whining stop. Of course Jack didn't, but when the others in front of them heard him, Wade turned around with a false stern tone.

"You two come on and stop flirting. Save it for when we get back home tonight."

Mark's face turned red, tensing with a grunt. "Nobody is flirting, you asshole!" Jack chuckled, putting his hands into his pockets, "You're not? I was." Mark groaned and shook his head, showing him a middle finger before stomping to catch up with Wade and the others.

Jack smiled and continued laughing, walking behind them. Never would Mark fail to make him pull off such an expression. And Mark was usually the only one who could make him smile. There were some exceptions, but Mark made him smile every time he opened his mouth or sent him a text. He absolutely loved and adored him. Unfortunately though, there was a lot of obstacles getting in the way of that. Some of them, Jack wouldn't be able to get over.