Ralph opened his eyes, not being able to see anything. He tried to check his phone to see what time it was, but then remembered that he was sleeping next to Jerry. He decided to stay still.
"Ralph?" Jerry growl-whispered softly in Ralph's ear. Ralph shivered and snuggled into Jerry, trying to hide his massive blush.
"Y-Yes?" Ralph said quietly.
"Why are you up this early? Go back to sleep, Sunshine." Jerry whispered right into Ralph's ear.
"Sunshine?" Ralph questioned, yawning before cuddling back into Jerry.
"Yeah. Its my nickname for you." Jerry smiled and kissed Ralphs forehead.
Ralph yawned again. "Ralph loves it."
Ralph then felt something hit his leg and he jumped. Jerry held Ralph tightly.
"I told you all if you did something while i was in here-" North started.
"We weren't doing anything! Go back to sleep North." Jerry chuckled, kissing Ralph once more before falling asleep.
Ralph woke up, to Kara blasting "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley in the room. North instantly shot up and sang along before going to get ready. Ralph groaned and pulled the covers over his face, forgetting that Jerry was there.
Jerry laughed softly and kissed Ralph quickly. "Time to get up Sunshine." Jerry pulled the covers back down and got up to go get ready, despite Ralph's protests.
Ralph eventually got up, getting all his things together and leaving them at the door before walking over to the couch. He saw Simon and Markus cuddling on the couch, so he decided to leave them alone.
He then walked into the kitchen to see Kara and Luther dancing to an old swing song like an old married couple. He then found North, Connor, And Gavin all in a closet on their phones.
Ralph then found Jerry in his room, reading a book.
Jerry looked up from his book and smiled. "Hey Ralphie."
Ralph smiled back and got into Jerry's lap, kissing his chin softly before wrapping his arms around his waist. They cuddled for a bit before Kara yelled from the kitchen, "COME ON KIDS! ITS TIME TO LEAVE, LETS GO."
Ralph grabbed his things riding to school with Markus, Jerry, and Simon. Ralph turned around in his seat to face Simon and Markus.
"You both made it official yet or what? If you dont start dating soon i think Kara and North are going to explode."
"Well, Simon and I got to talking last night, and well, Simon was so cute and flustered but he finally told me he loved me. Though it was completely obvious." Markus teased, Simon hiding his face in Markus's shoulder.
Jerry gasped. "Really? After all this time, its official?"
Markus nodded. "Yeah."
Ralph looked at Jerry. "All this time?"
Jerry looked at Ralph then back at the road. "Well, ever since we formed what Markus likes to call, 'Jericho' Simon was always such an awkward human around Markus. So, Jericho kind of turned into the 'Cant wait for Markus and Simon to hit it off' club. And now here they are. Together." Jerry fake sniffled.
Ralph chuckled. They got to the school, all of them getting out of the car. Markus ran over to Kara and the rest of everyone, telling them all it was official. Kara basically died and North squealed so loud she broke every window and mirror in the school. Gavin and Connor congratulated them, and so did Luther.
•••
It was fourth period, and Ralph felt like he was going to puke. He had never been good with presenting in front of people. Ralph was shaking in his seat, Jerry rubbing his back. "Its all going to be fine Ralph. Dont worry. And ill be up there with you. It'll be fine."
Ralph nodded, taking a deep breath and calming down. They both got called up to the front of the class, having their own mini cheering section Made up of the newlyweds (Markus and Simon) Kara, and Luther.
Jerry started off the presentation, saying everything on his paper, before looking at Ralph with a reassuring look. Ralph took another deep breath and looked around the class. He saw a group of kids whispering. He caught the words, Freak and scars before his eyes brimmed with tears. He dropped the paper and ran out of class, starting to cry. He ran to the bathrooms, going to the far corner and crying.
He soon felt arms wrap around him, looking and seeing Jerry. Ralph cried harder, burying his face in Jerry's shirt. Jerry pulled Ralph into his lap, whispering things into his ear while running his hand through his hair.
Ralph stopped crying, sniffling a bit and he looked at Jerry. "Ralph cant believe that Jerry actually loves him, considering the way he looks. He knows the others love him, but he is starting to question why Jerry loves him. Loves him enough to date him. After all he is a freak. Just a freak with scars. Thats all he is ever going to be." Ralph started to cry again.
Jerry looked at Ralph. He caressed his cheek, wiping his tears with his thumb. "I love you so much Ralph. It does not matter how you look. I love you no matter what. You're the best thing that ever happened to me Ralph. The others and I love you so much. To us, you are our friend and our new family member. Not a freak. You are not a freak. You never have been. I love you Ralph." Jerry gave Ralph a passionate kiss, Ralph slowly kissing back.
They broke away, Ralph now crying happily while showing off the biggest smile. "Lets get back to class okay?" Jerry said, helping Ralph up off the floor. Ralph nodded. "I love you Ralph, so, so, so much." Jerry said, giving Ralph a kiss on his temple.
"Ralph loves you too." And with that they walked back to class. The teacher left the room, and Ralph saw Kara and the others verbally fighting with the people who were talking about him.
Kara then turned to see Ralph, running to him and hugging him. "Ralph I'm so sorry. Are you okay? Do you need tissues? You look like you've been crying." Kara gave Ralph some tissues after letting go of him.
Simon and Markus then walked over. "Im so sorry. You shouldn't have to put up with people like that." They both gave Ralph a hug before walking to their seats. Luther gave Ralph a big hug as he walked back to his seat. Luthers hugs were really nice. They were guaranteed to make anyone feel better.
Mr.Anderson entered the room, the verbal fight between Kara, the others, and the others kids, coming to a quick stop. Mr. Anderson walked over to Ralph, holding his paper in his hand. "Are you okay?" He asked. Ralph nodded. Mr. Anderson pat Ralph on the shoulder. "You dont have to present to the class. Ill just read your paper."
Ralph looked up and smiled. "Thank you Sir." Mr. Anderson nodded, going to talk to the kids that were whispering about him. Ralph heard something along the lines of 'immediate zeros'.
Jerry put his arm around Ralph and pulled him close. "Its what they deserve." He scoffed, before kissing Ralph on the head. Ralph was so lucky to have Jerry in his life.
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