high school sweethearts {stosuh}

eighteen

                       *Stephens Pov*
  Once I got to school, I saw Jay and anger rushed over me. If he tried talking to me, all hell was gonna break loose. I continue to walk through the halls with Hosuh, but I kept getting stopped by curious people. "Did you really get stabbed?" "Can I see the scars?" "How did it feel?" "Did you cry?" It was driving me crazy! Hosuh shuffled nervously, and pulled me into the bathroom. "Hey, it's okay. They're just curious. I'll tell them to keep their distance." He says, and I put my hands on my face. "They're driving me crazy, Hosuh! I come back from school and this is all I hear! I haven't heard one person say 'It's nice to have you back, Stephen!'" I say loudly, obviously angry. He hugs me tightly, and kisses my neck. "Just... Don't listen to them. Focus on me in the classes we have together." "What about the classes we don't have together?" "Think about us. Think about when we were alone. How we'd touch.." He mutters, smiling. "I asked to be calmed down, not to be turned on!" I say, and Hosuh laughs. "I love you, babe." He says, kissing me on the cheek and walking out of the bathroom. I sigh, and follow after him.

  Once class started, everyone was muttering about me. Thank God my first hour was with Hosuh. "Oi! Stephen! I see you're doing well." Mrs. Riley said, and I roll my eyes. "Obviously." I mutter, and Hosuh laughs. I look at him and smirk slightly. He grins widely at me. I'm so happy I have him here with me. If he wasn't here with me, I'd probably lose my mind more than I already have. As I was thinking this, I felt a hand on my back, rubbing down my side. What was Hosuh planning? Was it even Hosuh? I mean, Hosuh does sit behind me, so it'd only make sense to assume it was him. I turn around, and Hosuh just smirked. Where was this dominance coming from?! I moved his hand to where it resting on his lower region, and he looked at me with a shocked expression. "D-Don't.." He muttered. "Why not?" I whisper. Mrs. Riley coughed. "Mr. Ng, I know it's your first day back, but talking to your friend isn't the right thing to do right now." She said. I rolled my eyes. "Listen, today has already been stressful, please don't make it worse." I say, turning so I was sitting in my seat the right way. She glared at me, then started her lecture.

At lunch, Hosuh sat at a table in the far corner, so I followed. "Hey! How was the classes without me?" He asks, and I dramatically fall onto his shoulder, a hand on my forehead. "Ah! So dreadful!~" I say, closing my eyes. Hosuh giggles and hugs me tightly. "Aww, you poor punk baby." He says, and I set up quickly. "Well, how were they for you? Did Jay pull any funny shit?" I say, and Hosuh shakes his head. "Nah, but the classes sucked without you. I'm just glad you're back at school and everything. "Yeah, I'm not." I say laughing. We joke around, and then we hear the announcement bell. "All seniors report to the gym after lunch." The principle announced over the intercom. "Probably about graduation." Hosuh says, and I nod.

After we leave lunch, we go to the gym and sit in the far corner. "This is already boring and it hasn't even started yet." Daniel, Hosuh's friend said, sitting next to Hosuh. "Daniel! Hi!" Hosuh says excitedly, and tells Daniel about a bunch of random things. I heard him say something about his drawing, and I turn to face him. "We have an artist here, yeah?" I say, and he nods. "Hehe, yeah.. I didn't tell you, as I was scared you would find it weird." He says, rubbing the back of his neck nervously. "Ooh, let me see!" I demand, and he fishes for his art in his bag. He pulls out a sketchbook, and hands it to me nervously. "Don't let anybody else see it." He says, and I nod. I flip through the pages of cute drawings of his friends, and I see a drawing of me. I smile, and admire it for a few more minutes. "What did you- Oh I forgot that was in there!! Let me see it!" Hosuh says, looking over my shoulder. He tries to take the sketchbook away, but I pull away. "I'm not done!" I yelp. I flip through more pages, and I seen drawings of me and Hosuh. One of me and Hosuh kissing, one of us cuddling, and another of us holding hands. "Cute.." I mutter, and look at Hosuh. His cheeks were tinted red, making me smile. "Stephen, look." Hosuh whispered, pointing behind me. I turn around, and saw Jay. "Stephen..." Jay mutters, a smile sprawling on his face. Anger rushed over me. I clenched my fists, and gritted my teeth. "Jay, what the fuck.. I told you to stay away." I say, and Jay just stands there. "Fuck off, Jay!" Daniel says. "Yeah, stay away!" Hosuh says with a shaky voice. "Shut up, Hosuh! You've stolen everything from me. Go fucking die for all I care!" Jay yells, so I stand up. "Don't you fucking talk like that. You'll end up hurt, Jay." I say, grasping his shirt collar in my fist. "Oh, Stephen. Just leave him already. He keeps getting you hurt. First your parents, next you get stabbed, now this! Can't you tell you're not supposed to be with him?" He says. That threw me over the edge.

I throw him down on the ground, and Hosuh pulls me back. "Babe, don't. Not now." He whispers in my ear, and kisses my cheek. He puts his hands around my waist, and hugs me tightly. There were tears of anger in my eyes, and I hated crying in front of people. I ran down the bleachers, letting the tears fall. "Stephen, wait!" Hosuh yells, and chases after me. I just kept on running until I found a bathroom. I burst open a stall door, and lock it quickly. I burst into tears and I throw myself on the floor. I was such a mess..

*Hosuh*
I run after him, and burst open the bathroom door. "S-Stephen?" I mutter, and I hear sobs coming from the farthest stall. I knock on the stall door, and the door opens instantly. I felt a pair of arms hug me tightly, and I melt into the hug. "I'm sorry, Hosuh. You deserve so much better. I love you so much." He says while sobbing uncontrollably. "Babe, you didn't do anything wrong. I love you so much." I mutter in his ear, kissing his neck. "I wanna go home. I can't stand being here." Stephen says, sobbing. "We've only got a few more hours. Almost all of the remaining classes we have together. You can do it, babe." I say, looking him in the eyes. He cracks a smile, and kisses me. I love him to death. I just want to hold him forever.

  After school was over, we decide to go to the cafe we went to on the first day we became friends. "Do you remember when I kissed you here?" Stephen mutters, sitting in his usual spot. "Yeah, it was a magical feeling." I say. "It went like this,." He says, grabbing my face and kissing me. "Then I started rambling on about how I was sorry then-" He says, then I cut him off. "Then I said 'Stephen, just kiss me.' Then we kissed again." I say, and Stephen smiles. It seems like it was just yesterday when that happened.

  We're gonna be graduating soon, which isn't exciting for me. Will me and Stephen go to the same college? Will we still be together? I hope so!

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