Will Our Love Be Seen? {Marc x Nathaniel}

15 ~ Text

Shay sat alone on Marc's bed. The soft mattress against his back, his legs hanging from the side of the bed. He sighed, picking up his phone and reading a text he had gotten a few days ago.

He sat up, holding his phone in his hand.

Shay. We are sorry about this but we can't make it to your birthday this year. Your father and I are so proud of you, you know that right? We're sorry we won't be joining you this time. Business has been slow and our clients... well I wouldn't want to bore you. It makes me happy to see that you've grown to be a fine man. Say hi to Marc for me when you get the chance. I'm happy he's taking care of you.

Best wishes and Happy Birthday!
- Mother

Shay's birthday was in a week. His mother and father have always been overseas working for their law firm but...he wants his parents. Every year on his birthday, for as long as he can remember, he has barely seen his parents around. And when they were they were always to busy for him to even notice anything.

He loved them...but a child still wants their parents.

"Why did I think this year was any different?" He asked, dropping his phone on the bed. He got up and walked into the living room of Marc's apartment. Grabbing the remote he turned on the T.V., he kept changing channels until he came across Spongebob. It was the episode where SpongeBob was in a box and the whole "imagination" thing started.

His phone started to ring just when he was getting to the part where Squidward was starting to get worried about Spongebob when he went back inside the box and start screaming.

He quickly got off the couch and went back into the room he was in previous to going to the living room, grabbed his phone, and went back into the living room.

"Shay speaking" he answered, lowering the volume on the T.V.

"Hey, Shay it's Luka!"

"Hey, Luka! What's up? Aren't you in school right now?"

"Well I'm pretty much almost done with school, this class being my last y'know? Anyways how are you?"

Shay smiled a little, "I'm fine. Having a date with Spongebob Squarepants right now," he shrugged.

"Aw, man! Now I lost my chance to ask you first, to a cartoon!" Shay blushed. He could feel Luka pouting on the other side of the phone.

"Haha..." Shay nervously laughed, "well when you're done with school, why not come over again? I'm sure Marc wouldn't mind." Shay asked, leaning back on the couch.

"Is that really ok?" Luka asked, "I don't want to be a bother."

"Trust me you won't! Text me when you have arrived at the apartment, I'll let you in! Bye!"

"Bye, see you soon."

Shay hung up the phone looking down at it with a gentle smile on his lips. He then turned red when he remembered what Luka had said not too long ago.

"Does he really have a crush on me?" Shay asked himself, thinking back to when he was dared to kiss Luka earlier that day.

"Maybe...just maybe I can try again," he sadly said out loud.

He has never really been good at relationships. His last two relationships turned out they were using him because he was rich and wealthy. His third relationship got him sent to the hospital for weeks. His boyfriend was so controlling and abusive that when he decided to break things off with him. He just attacked him.

Shay shivered from the painful memories that still haunt him. He knew that his ex was still out there, which is why he started to live with Marc more than go back to his own apartment in fear that his ex was stalking him.

His phone buzzed snapping him out of his thoughts. He looked down smiling brightly, he jumped off the couch and ran to the door, opening it.

"LUKA!" he laughed jumping up and hugging the guitarist. Luka stumbled back but caught himself before he fell.

"Woah!" Luka let out a laugh, "do you do this to Marc and Nathaniel as well?" He asked. Marc let go stepping back, "Marc gets it far worse trust me," Shay started laughing, Luka smiled.

They both walked inside, closing the door behind them.

"So what do you do? Y'know when Marc isn't home?" Luka asked setting himself down on the couch in front of the T.V.

Shay shrugged, "nothing really, I guess. I do go back to my apartment sometimes to get things from there so I wouldn't be so bored here,"

Luka glanced over his shoulder to where Shay was standing, "if you don't mind me asking but... why don't you sleep there?"

Shay grabbed an apple from the nearby table and took a bite, "it's boring there." he simply replied. Luka eyed him for a while before turning his attention to Spongebob doing random things to annoy Squidward. He laughed a little before asking, "wanna play a game?" 

Shay looked at him, smirking.

"A game?"

"Yeah,"

"Alright. What game?"

Luka got up and walked towards Shay, looking down at the smaller boy. Compared to Luka's height Shay was an inch or two smaller than he was. 

"I'll play five songs and if you can guess all five then you can ask me one personal question," Luka said. Shay looking up and meeting the boy's eyes, "and what happens if I lose?"

Luka shrugged, "I ask one personal question and you answer honestly."

Shay looked at his half-eaten apple he turned it around in his hand before sighing and putting on his best smirk, making sure Luka knows he won't lose.

"Deal!"

Luka's eyes sparkled as he smiled, "Great! Does Marc have an instrument here? I left my guitar at school?"

Shay smiled, nodding. He took another bite from the apple in his hand and walked towards Marc's room and coming out with a black colored guitar.

Luka's eyes grew wide at the beauty of the guitar, "Woah! That's a neat guitar!" He walked up to Shay as Shay held it out for him.

"Yeah I know," He teased with a smile, "careful with it. It means something to Marc and me," Luka gently grabbed the guitar and nodded. He started to tune it being as gentle as he can. Shay walked to the T.V. and shut it off, plopping down on the couch and waiting for Luka to finish.

Luka finally got the guitar to tune as he walked back to the couch and sat on the other side of Shay.

"Ready?"

Shay moved, sitting on one leg and the other hung over the edge.

"Ready!"

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A/N: Hello everyone! I hope you're all doing alright? Lol, here's a small update between Luka and Shay. This book is mostly around Nathaniel and Marc but I wanted to add something for Shay and Luka. So here it is. 

I really want these two to be together but only time would tell, maybe if I'm finished with this book I can have one just between Shay and Luka? Just an idea, y'know.

Well then, until next time!

Bye!!