Home (Rockliff) #2 of broken series.

Chapter Twenty-Two

Rocky's POV:

Today is the day.

It's been a month since Rydel's fan girl hour, and things have been absolutely amazing. Ell's scars are fading, and he's been gaining confidence. I've announced on my instagram that R5 is back and people have actually started fangirling over Ell again, and I know that helps.

He's getting back to his happier self, and our conversations have been lighter. We're slowly getting back to where we were.

We've recorded the songs Ell wrote. They EP, Heart Made Up On You, is coming out July 22nd.

We all sat around on the couches as they asked random questions. "So Rocky, I hear you and Alexa Dowd are dating."

She smirked. I looked directly at the camera. "We broke up. She's dating Ross now because I asked Ross to ask her out," Ross smiled. They like each other, and I knew Ross did when we originally started dating anyway.

The audience was quieter, not silent though. "Why?"

I sighed and looked at Ellington. He nodded shakily. "Cause I'm in love with someone else."

The audience gasped now. I was looking directly at the camera. "Who is she?"

I sighed and looking at my shoes. She? She. Oh of course, I'm straight. That totally completely doesn't hurt. "It's a he." I muttered. "Remember the last interview we did?"

Pretty much everyone knew where this was going at this point. It kinda sucked, because everyone knew before I even said it. Like it was leaked before I could say it. "It wasn't I joke. I'm in love with Ellington Ratliff."

Then the hurtful comments rolled in. Ellington started to cry, so I stood up and walked over to Ellington and sat next to him, pulling him into my lap and whispering holding him as he sobbed. "Wow! What amazing fans we have!" I said sarcastically.

I glared at all the fans jeering. "You realize he has over eight fucking thousand cuts? I broke up with him after that interview and forgot about him. I broke. He broke. And you know what? He stuck a knife up his stomach. I almost jumped off a cliff. And you know what? I'm happy. So I really don't care if everywhere I go I get booed. I'll be happy."

Ellington was crying harder now. "I-I didn't mean to be gay or disappoint any of you... I'm so sorry for being alive," He sobbed.

I hugged him tighter. "Please don't listen to them. They don't understand love," I started to rock him back and forth.

Okay, now Rydel was mad. Her face showed pure anger, something I've never seen on her happy face. Her otp wasn't being accepted, her face read OH HELL NO. "Our fans are just so nice and amazing! What happened to being like our family? And if any of you have a problem tell Ross or Riker. They're the happiest they've ever been around each other. So you know what? Anyone who doesn't except should just go cut all day everyday without any parents, because oh yeah! Ellington's parents died in a car crash. And starve yourself, don't talk to anyone, and be in love with someone who doesn't even know you exist! Because that's what Ellington went through. So you are not allowed to judge them." Rydel is literally the best sister ever. I can't even explain how great of a sister she is.

"Oh you bet she's right. You have a problem with them? Oh great! No one cares." Riker yelled at our so called fans.

"Haven't you ever been in love?" Ross said. "And what if no one loved you because you were in love. How would that make you feel?" Since when did Ross get so deep? Oh that's right. He's a total romantic.

I carried a crying Ellington off stage, followed by my family.

I knew this was going to hurt us, but it didn't seem like anyone in the band cared. It was really cool how they stood up for us. But what about our fan base? Will they still love us?

I looked over at Ellington, walking over to him. He sobbed and shielded his face from me. "Ell? What's wrong?"

He flinched when I touched him. "Did I do something wrong?"

He was crying harder now, but eventually he clung to me tightly. "I'm just thinking about the last time this happened," When I dumped him, good thing I'll never do that again.

I rubbed his back and kissed him. His tears dripped into the kiss, making it salty, but I really didn't care. "I'm never ever going to do that okay? I don't care if we live underground forever. I don't care for you as long as I'm with you."

He was still crying. "I love you so much." He sobbed.

I nestled into his neck, kissing his shoulder and smelling him. "I love you too."

We stood there for a while, just rocking back and forth before we heard noises. When we turned around, there was the camera guy talking to Rydel, who was staring at us and smiling. Rydel squealed. "YES!! THEY SAID IT!"

She cheered and attacked us with hugs. She fangirled really hard for around half an hour before we got her to calm down by literally slapping her. Yes, Riker had to slap her. She got kinda mad and had to place an ice pack to her cheek, letting out whimpers every now and then.

I laid down on the couch with Ellington on my lap and thought while I played with his hair, putting it in multiple braids.

What happened to our fandom? I know we have shippers. I've seen them. So why'd they turn? Didn't they say that they'd love if anyone in R5 was dating the other one? Everyone accepted us in fanfictions. But no, this is real life.

Riker burst threw the door. "Have you checked Twitter?"

We shook our heads. He handed me my iPad. "Check it. Like now." Then left.

I turned it on and scrolled through the tweets. Some were supportive, and others were hateful. Calling us fags and telling us we should've just let each other die.

I hit the tweet button and began to type. RockyR5: 1) I'm not gay. I'm Ellsexual. 2) I really don't care what you think cause it's not going to change how much I love him. 3) What happened to family?

Then I hit send, dropping my phone. I really don't care what everyone else thinks.

The only opinion that matters, is his.

And that's the only thing that'll matter for the rest of my life.