I Would Take A Beating For You

Love at first sight

Richie

"God this building is huge" I mumble to myself as I wander aimlessly down a random hallway. I hate being the new kid. This is the 5th new school I've ended up in, in the last 6 years. I've never been able to get attached to schools since my dad died. We used to move around a lot for my dad's work but you can't work if you're dead.

Suddenly I run into an upperclassmen. At least I think he his. He is much taller than me and more muscular. That's not saying much though I'm only 5'1 and very scrawny. My mom calls me her 'Richie bean' because of it.

He glares down at me cracking his knuckles. His greasy gelled up hair flips forward and his baggy half washed gray v-neck T-shirt Falls loosely around his black jeans with worn out knees. His nice basketball shoes look dingy and ragged. Man, this guy is a mess.

"Oh I'm sorry." I say apologetically. "You get lost on your way to first grade?" He asks mockingly. Ok. he's a jerk, I'm out. I pick myself up and try to just walk past him.He grabs me by the collar of my Billie Eilish T-shirt and pins me to a locker. "I asked you a question." He says loudly. " Hey, I got a question for you, you ever heard of a breath mint?" I say.

I regret my choice of words when his fist comes flying in my face. I cry out in pain. Holy crap nugget, am I crying?"Aw is the little Billie freak gonna cry?" He says mockingly again, grabbing my light purple Billie Eilish backpack and throwing it making some of the Billie pins fall off. Maybe I am a Billie freak.

That's when I notice the blood pooling on the floor. Then I hear a voice." Hey knock it off Trevor." The voice says. I look up to see a tall tan boy. The guy - who's name I'm guessing is Trevor - stops in his tracks. The heroic boy stands tall and gets in Trevor's face. " Bounce." He says simply.

Trevor rolls his eyes and walks off as the school bell rings. I panic at the sight of my own blood. "Hey, you okay?" The tan boy asks as he helps me pick up my things. "I-I Richie." I stutter pathetically. "Hi Richie. I'm Julius." He says.

Julius....

Julius

"I am so late for class." I think aloud to myself. I started walking faster in hopes that I don't get marked absent when I hear Trevor being a dick as usual. Kid looks scrawny and clearly loves Billie Eilish. Ugh I've known this kid for years and he wasn't always a greasy asshole. He just woke up one day and was a jerkwad. Suddenly he hits the kid giving him a nosebleed. Shame he has a nice face. Ok now I have to intervene.

"Hey knock it off Trevor." I say. The kid looks up. He looks around my age and is crying. Trevor being the hard headed dipwad he is just looks at me like I'm crazy. I get real close. "Bounce." I say right in his face. He walks off and I help the kid. "I-I Richie." He stutters. I think I'm making him nervous.

Richie

Those lips, those eyes, that jawline he's perfect. Ok I can't tell if I'm lightheaded or swooning. Probably both. "Hello?" Julius says, waving his hand in front of my face. I must be zoning out. "I-I."I'm stuttering again. "Coconut." I sputter mindlessly.

"Huh?" He asks. Frick! "Help" I manage to say with some sense. Julius pulls me to my feet. He un-zips his backpack and hands me a tissue. "Damn, that's a lot of blood." He says examining my still bloody face. His hazel eyes twinkle in the fluorescent as he says it. That's when I notice it. He has earrings.