New Jersey Boys

"I'm Here For You."-Mattia

⚠️this chapter will contain mentions of self harm and bullying⚠️

MattiaXKairi

Mattia's POV:

"Kai? Where are you?" I yell, walking into Kairi's house. He wasn't at school today. I figured he was sick and decided to surprise him after school and now here I am.

I go up to his room and don't see him. I hear noises coming from the bathroom. It sounds like someone's crying. I go over to the bathroom door and knock.

"Kai? You in there?" I ask, getting no reply. "Kairi are you okay?" I ask again. I hear a soft voice say, "I'll be out in a second Mattia." There was a few voice cracks in there. "Okay." I say.

I go into his room and sit on his bed. A million questions start rushing through my head. Why was he crying? Did someone hurt him? Is this why he wasn't at school today? Do I need to beat someone up for hurting him? How long was he in there for? Am I the reason he was cryi-

My thoughts were cut off by Kairi coming into his room, head down. I pat the spot next to me and he looks up at me, hood on, eyes red and puffy, with tear stained cheeks. He looked horrible. I stand up and pull him into a hug. I hear him start crying, feeling his tears soak through my shirt. I just stand there, rocking us back and forth, for a few minutes. I pull away to look at him. I pull him over to the bed, having him sit next to me. He puts his head on my shoulder.

"You wanna tell me what's wrong Kai?" I ask him softly. He doesn't answer, so I just wrap my arms around him. "You know you can talk to me about anything." I tell him after a few seconds of silence. "No I can't." He whispers.

I turn to look at him. "Why not?" I ask him. "Because you won't understand Mattia. You're Mr. Perfect. Everyone loves you. The fans. The kids at school. Everyone. You have it all." He says. Well that came out of nowhere. "Kai, where is this coming from?" I ask him. "Just forget about it." He says getting up and going to walk away from me.

I grab his arm. "Owwwww!" He screams out in pain. I quickly let go of his arm and look at him. "Oh my god. I'm so sorry. I didn't know it would hurt. I grab your arm like that all the time and it never hurts. Why does it hurt now? Has it always hurt and you've never said anythi- Kai what's that on your hoodie?" I ramble out, realizing that there's a red spot on Kairi's hoodie where I grabbed his arm.

"Shit!" I hear him mumble under his breath. "It's nothing Mattia. Just ignore it." He says, walking out his door and into the bathroom. Before he can close the door, I stop it, opening it back up and going inside.

I gently grab his arm. He tries to pull his arm away, but I tighten my grip slightly, pulling up the sleeve of his hoodie. There were old scars and what looked like new cuts. Just the sight of it made me want to break down crying. I look down at him. He has tears streaming down his face.

I pick him up and set him on his counter, grabbing out the things I need to bandage up his cuts. I start bandaging them up. Kairi just stares at me the whole time. After I'm done, I throw all the trash away and pick him up, taking him back to his room.

I sit down on his bed, putting him on my lap. "Why, Kairi?" I ask, just barely above a whisper. "Because everyone hates me. The fans constantly hate on me for my size and my acne. The kids at school bul-" He starts but I cut him off. "The kids at school do what!" I somewhat yell. "N-n-nothing. Jus-just forget about it Mattia." He says stuttering.

"No. Kairi I'm not just gonna forget about this. You're my bestfriend. If someone's bullying you, tell me. I wanna help you. And if you don't like the fans saying stuff about your height and acne, tell me. I'll tell them to stop. I love your height though. I love how I'm taller than you and can just tackle you into hugs. Or how you can sit on my lap like you are right now. Or how we can cuddle and you're so small next to me. Kai I love everything about you and I don't want you to care what all the haters and the kids at school say. Cause when it comes down to it, their opinions don't matter. The only opinions that matter are the ones of those who you love. So please stop hurting yourself and next time come to me. I don't care if it's 3 in the morning or if it's the middle of the day, call me or text me. I'll be there you for. I'm here for you. I'll always be here for you." I say. Maybe he'll never know how I really feel about him, but this is a step closer I guess.

Kairi looks up at me. "Did you mean all that? Cause most of the time I feel like I annoy you when I come to you." He says. He's so damn precious! "Every damn word of it." I say. He just smiles. "Can we cuddle?" He asks. "Of course." I say, laying down, wrapping my arms around him. And with him in my arms, I drift off to sleep.

WC: 949

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A/N
Okay so I'm actually really proud of how this chapter turned out. I had no real plot for it but I think it turned out pretty good. What do you guys think? Also if you have any requests, comment them down below.

~til next time,
Bree Lyn