A/N: This is chapter 01, edited as of 30/12/18. I waited till I hit 200 views before editing this. :)

Summary


He tried to be as quiet as possible, to not attract any attention, yet in his mind, he had failed. The footsteps which would have been soundless to anyone less was not so to him, as he was almost paranoid at that moment. He was never good at socialising, but it was not the reason for his fear.

No, he was afraid of attention because he knew they never brought him a good feeling. Attention meant that he was about to get beaten up. Or humiliated. Or, as it happened so often, both.

As he walked down the hallway, he kept his head down and walked with a rapid speed, desperate to get to class without being noticed. Of course, that did not happen. He should have known that it wouldn't happen. He was too … unique to go unnoticed.

" Oi, Freak- Eyes! Decided to finally come back? "

" What, haven't had enough you piece of shit? "

He scoffed in his mind. Yeah... unique. More like freakish. Why was he constantly trying to fool himself?

Now, you might wonder, who was the unfortunate being that happened to be graced with such misfortune. Well, he was not that special, really, considering the fact that he was an abnormal freak.

His name was Brick Jojo. A pretty cool name, except ,well, he wasn't a really cool person.

He wasn't , by nature, a freak. He didn't act weird, nor did he have three arms or such. But his physical appearance was very much horrifying, or so he had been told.

Brick had red hair. But Brick wasn't your average ginger. His head was full of bright, fiery red hair that gleamed like someone had set it on fire, even when he was in a dark place. It also had blood red highlights, which succeeded in making it even more of an eyesore. He had very pale skin akin to the moon and he had full lips. Brick had high cheekbones and his eyes were also blood red, with a slanted, mystic look to them.

From the description, it would seem as if he was a very handsome, exotic looking young man- except, well, he was not. According to his father, his hair represented the fires of hell and his eyes were the eyes of the devil himself. Also, his skin made him look like a dead corpse with the lips of an ugly fish.

His father was a very religious man, and he did not want a demon spawn for a child.

The rest of Townsville believe him to be the son of the devil as well, even though he has done no evil except to exist. They rather love to ignore him or make him feel suicidal.

Brick had no friends. He sat in his own secluded corner of the classroom, alone, where he was ignored by everyone. However the ignorance was present for only half of the time. The other half, they lived to torment him.

Even his own brothers.

But that is alright. He did not care. Really, he didn't. He never wished that they were there with him , beating everyone who dared to insult him. He really, really didn't.

It did not matter, anyway. He was used to it. It had always been that way, and Brick did not know of a time where he wasn't treated as a freak.

However, he liked to comfort himself. Liked to believe that they were only so hostile towards him because they were jealous of his accomplishments . Of the fact that he was the brightest student in the whole school and excelled in every subject.

But the sad thing is, he knew it wasn't true. They weren't jealous of him, they despised him. Who was he kidding, really?

He was the teacher's pet, even though it must be said that some of the teachers have also expressed hate towards him, despite it not being so noticeable . He was the nerd everyone stayed clear of.

However, it wasn't actually because he was a nerd. Townsville High was different than most schools in this situation. The majority of it's population comprised of nerds, geeks, weirdos yet nobody had a problem. They had friends, the populars talked with them, and they got along with everyone else, like normal people.

Townsville High, as obvious, is different than most. It was accepting. You could be whoever you wanted to be, and nobody gave a damn You could be yourself. It was the main reason he had thought to attend it, even though he could have gone to a much more prestigious school.

There were the occasional fights in his school, but that was unavoidable. It happened when you are in a building full of teenagers fuelled with raging hormones. However, Townsville High remained united, most of the time.

Yet, he should have known. Because where he was concerned, nothing was positive. He had thought that they would accept him, that they wouldn't care how he looked. But he was wrong. He had forgot that that he was a freak. A freak with abnormal hair and demon eyes.

A freak was never accepted anywhere.

Yeah, Townsville High was united alright. Especially when ganging up on him.

Suddenly, a rough force hit him on his back and he fell. And he was officially kissing the floor.

" Can't you see even with fucking four eyes, you bloody freak?! "

Brick craned his neck around and looked. Oh god. It was a bloody freshman. Imagine, a sixteen year old being overthrown by a freshman!

The freshman glared at him, his eyes showing his despite and disgust at having to come contact with a freak, before walking away, not wanting to be late to his class. Yet, out of the corner of his eye, Brick was sure he saw a smirk on his face.

It was no doubt intentional. Great, just great, because not only did Brick have to watch out for the seniors and the residential bullies, he now had to also be wary of freshman. Just bloody wonderful.

He sighed to himself. It was coming , he knew. It was only a matter of seconds.

1...

2...-

Laughter erupted from every corner of the hallway.

3...

A soft sigh escaped his mouth. Ignoring all the taunting and mocking, Brick scrambled up and stared to gather his belongings- when he suddenly heard a familiar, dreaded voices.

Butch. Which meant Boomer was also nearby. His so called brothers.

Could this day get any worse?

" Aw...looks like poor little Brick fell down again. Do you think we should go help him up? He sure looks like he's going to cry."

A string of laughter followed. Butch continued to be an asshole with his mocking.

" Had it been any normal person, I would have. But you're not normal, are you Brick?", Butch mocked as he directed a cruel smile towards Brick.

Boomer has decided to be impassive and the truth was, what hurt Brick the most was him just watching it instead of joining Butch. He should have been glad really, but instead, he was only more hurt.

" If you were normal, you wouldn't have looked like that, now would you? No, you are a freak Brick. You are a fucking freak. You-" ,Butch suddenly lifted him by the collar of his shirt, before slamming him onto the lockers. He then drew back his fist, about to punch him. Brick recoiled in fear. Butch's punches hurt like a bitch. He really didn't want to be the punching bag.

Just when Butch's fist neared his face, a voice called out, effectively halting Butch from making Brick into his punching bag.

" Enough Butch. "

Everyone, including Butch and Boomer, turned their heads towards the sound of the voice. To his utter bewilderment, it was Brandon. Brandon Rocker, the official bully and no.01 tormentor of one Brick Jojo.

Brick could not believe his eyes. Brandon, Brandon Rocker was saving him? Did the guy hit his head when he woke up that day?

Butch seemed to share his sentiments as well.

" The fuck dude? I was just about to-"

" I said enough Butch." Brandon threw a glare in Butch's direction. " Let go of him."

"But-"

"NOW!"

Butch did so, albeit very reluctantly.

Brick just stared with his jaw nearly hitting the ground. This was not possible. This really could not be happening to him.

Flashbacks-

Brandon throwing Brick's lunch into the mud.

Brandon ripping Brick's notes.

Brandon humiliating Brick.

Brandon shoving Brick's head down the toilet.

Brandon beating Brick up-

End the Flashbacks.

Then Brandon turned his blazing gaze towards him, with a sneer in place. His words were spat out of him as if Brick was the most disgusting creature to ever exist, which Brick knew he probably was.

" You better fix yourself up, you fucking worthless piece of shit, before I do it for you. And trust me, you and I both wouldn't want that, now would we freak?"

Brandon never said his name. Brick would find it to be the 8th world wonder if he did.

Brick gulped at the implication, hurriedly rushing to fix his clothes-

" And don't forget your shit lying around the place"

- And grabbing his belonging which were strewn all across the hallway, thanks to Bitch- sorry, he meant Butch.

Brandon glared at the crowd gathered.

" Fuck off."

And the very second he said- well, commanded it- the crowd began to disperse, some muttering about how unfair it was that they didn't get to see the freak put in to his place. Brick heard it. He hung his head down low, and clenched his fists, attempting to restrain himself from making a fool out of himself.

The best thing was to ignore.

He then waited till the spectators have all left , before turning to Brick again. By this time, Brick was fully occupied with attaining patience.

" It's fuck off to you as well, asshole."

Brick immediately grabbed his bag and rushed out of the place, lest the fucker changed his mind. Brick was not willing to take the risk.

What in the seven fucking hells happened to Brandon Rocker?! Usually, the son of a bitch would have rejoiced at the chance to beat Brick up, especially in front of an audience. He had always been an attention whore after all. The fact that he let Brick go was, well, unbelievable.

As he neared his class, Brick shook his head. He shouldn't think about it so much. It will go back to being the same at lunch.

Little did Brick know, however, was that his life was going to change forever and it will never be the same again.


A/N: For all you Butch and Boomer fans, don't worry, they act that way because they believe they have good reason. As for Brick, though he seems weak, don't let it fool you. He's still the same rebellious bad boy, just a little different. Reviews will be answered from the next chapter onwards.

Also English is not my first language, so please, if you see any grammatical errors , please do point it out. :)

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