This is a Sally Face AU. Characters will be a little OOC. you've been warned.

Sal wasn't sure what had just happened. he was laying on the floor of the school lunchroom in a daze. Travis was standing over him, staring at him. he groaned and sat up, blood dripped onto the floor and he reached up to rub his face. he froze. his mask was gone. the entire school was staring at him. immediately someone started laughing and the rest of the school joined in. Sal jumped up from the floor, covering his face tearfully. he raced off, tears and blood running down his face. Larry was quick to kneel and put his friends mask into his back pack, then he stood and glared, punching Travis hard across the face.
"hey asswipe! thats my bestfriend!" Larry shouted.
*Sal*
Sal ran straight to Addison apartments. he ignored as he shouted at Sal to stop running in the halls. he ignored Lisa, who worriedly ask why he was dripping blood everywhere. he ran straight from the elevator into his apartment, past his dad who ask why he was home early. Sal locked himself in his bedroom, where no one could see him. he ignored the bleeding of his nose and buried his face into his pillow. the whole school had seen him, he could never go back. he'd have to move again.
*Larry*
Larry huffed as he was shoved into the apartments by a police officer.
"Larry?" Lisa ask running over as they took the cuffs off her son.
"he's been kicked out of school for provoking violence and sending another student to the hospital. he can return in two weeks." the officer said before leaving. Larry opened his backpack and pulled Sal's mask out, before his mother could ask any questions. he looked at her with a dark look in his eye's, holding Sal's mask. she wanted to ask what he'd done, but something different came out.
"what happened to Sal?" Lisa ask. Larry ducked his head down.
"Travis, that stupid school bully. he punched Sal so hard his mask came flying off. the whole school saw. I've never seen Sal cry before." Larry said. "I'm sorry I got expelled for two weeks." Larry said.
"forget it, you did the right thing. Sal took off up to his room. go give him his mask back and make sure he's okay." Lisa said. Larry nodded and ran for the elevator. Larry ran straight to Sal's room, mask in hand. the sight stopped Sal's father from asking any questions and he walked out of the apartment to give them a chance to talk. Larry banged on the door hard.
"Sal?" Larry ask. it was quiet. "Sally face. open the door." Larry said.
"go away Larry." Sal muttered, his voice cracked and he sounded defeated.
"please Sally? I have your mask." Larry said.
"whats the point? I can't leave my room again. ever." Sal muttered.
"yes you can't. but you've got a couple weeks... I got expelled for two weeks for putting Travis in the hospital." Larry said. he didn't get an answer, so he picked the lock. he opened the door, closing and locking it behind him. Sal flinched as he walked in, face still buried in his pillow. Larry sat on the bed beside him. Sal curled away from him. "let me see your nose." Larry said.
"no." Sal said.
"I've seen your face before. you already know how I think of it. come on, what if he broke your nose?" Larry ask.
"I don't care. it doesn't matter. might make me look better." Sal huffed.
"don't say that." Larry said. he got off the bed and knelt beside it. "come on. let me see." Larry said. Sal gave a shaky sigh and turned his head, laying against the pillow and stared at Larry. eye's red and puffy cheeks wet. his face was smeared with blood, but his nose seemed fine. that didn't stop Larry from grabbing Sal's chin to hold him still, just to get a closer look. "doesn't look broken. looks the way it always does." Larry murmured, giving him a small reassuring smile. Sal turned his face away quickly, burying it back in the pillow.
"I don't care. I can never show my face here again. dad and I will have to move again. people will just keep laughing and staring." Sal muttered. Larry sat Sal's mask on his nightstand, where it always laid, then crawled up onto the bed beside him, pulling him closer.
"no I think I took care of that. they escorted me out of the school in handcuffs." Larry said.
"they'll always laugh. it's why we had to leave the last place we lived in. they wouldn't stop laughing, it's the reason I wear this stupid mask. they can laugh at it and it doesn't bother me... but my face..." Sal sighs. "I don't know why you stick around." Sal added.
"I could ask you the same, my nose is fucking ugly, at least your nose is cute." Larry muttered. Sal huffed a soft laugh and Larry smiled. he sniffed and wiped his bloody nose on his pillow.
"I'm serious. you're the only person who has seen my face and not laughed or stared or left." Sal muttered.
"you know why I stay." Larry replied, pulling him closer with a smile. Sal's, though his face was a brighter pink color than normal, face lit up a dark red and he huffed.
"no I don't. I don't understand why you chose to look at me." Sal huffed.
"yes you do. you know I love you." Larry murmured.
"yeah but why? I'm a fucking monster." Sal hissed.
"nah. we've already discussed that my nose is worse than your face, and you love me." Larry murmured. Sal sighed and pushed away from him getting up off his bed.
"my dads never even seen my face. I'm afraid. I didn't even want you to see my face!" Sal hissed. Larry, of course, knows this already and sits up on the bed. "you know how angry I was when you undid my mask? I was pissed, I never wanted to see you again, then you kissed me and my freaking heart exploded. I couldn't be angry anymore." Sal sighed. "you never even ask, you just ripped my mask off." Sal said, putting his mask back on.
"wait, what are you doing?" Larry ask.
"putting my mask on. hope you enjoyed your last look at the freak, because this mask is never coming off again." Sally said, narrowing his eye's. Larry stood and walked over to Sal.
"don't be silly Sally." Larry said. Sally smacked his hand away, in a way that seemed like an instinct reaction. Larry frowned, grabbing his shoulders gently. "you're going to be fine Sal, you'll see." Larry murmured.
*two weeks later*
Larry was ready to go to school, Sal however, still didn't want to leave his room.
"Sal, c'mon it's been two weeks. besides, I'm going back today, it's okay." Larry assured him.
"I don't want to go Larry." Sal glared, crossing his arms over his chest. he narrowed his eye's at him, but Larry rolled his own.
"too bad, your dad said you have to." Larry said, grabbing his hand. he pulled him to the elevator.
"I'm not going Larry." Sal said.
"look, you can't just hide in your room, besides, don't you want to see how bad Travis looks after I beat the shit out of him?" Larry ask.
"not really." Sal sighed.
"come on." Larry said.
*school*
Sal stared at the school. he didn't have the courage to go inside. until, Larry took his arm with his own and headed inside, dragging Sal behind. as soon as they walked through the doors Todd, Neil, Ashley, Chug, and Maple surrounded them. as if protecting Sal from the others. some kids laughed as they walked by, others stared, some even tried to apologies to Sal, but they were ignored or glared at by Larry. Travis stormed up to them. his arm was broken and his face was covered in bruises. he sneered at Sal and Larry.
"great the fags are back." Travis hissed.
"fags are cigarette's. we're gay." Todd smirked.
"yeah, and we never left." Neil laughed. Sal smiled under his mask slightly. the only people who actually knew about him and Larry was their little group of friends, but the whole school had their suspicions.
"besides, takes a special type of loser to get their butt handed to them by a gay kid." Larry smirked. Sal was surprised at him saying this, even as his cheeks turned a bright red under his mask and he smiled. he slipped his hand into Larry's, intertwining their fingers. hesitant to be back or not, he had Larry. he did have to admit though, his hands were sweaty, his nerves were getting to him. after having the entire school stare at his real face, then laugh at him, he couldn't help how nervous he was.
"you keep your fucking hands off me gaywad." Travis hissed. Larry pulled his hand from Sal's and cracked his knuckles, that were still black and blue from Travis' previous beatdown.
"wanna say it to my face?" Larry smirked. "or you wanna end up back in the hospital?" Larry grinned. Travis stepped back slightly. "thats what I thought. back off. I'll put you back in the hospital before you can blink. piss off." Larry glared. Travis stormed off.
"he's going to kill you." Sal muttered.
"eh he'll have to catch me first." Larry replied, taking his hand again. unfortunately for Sal, he and Larry had all but one class together and the one he didn't have with Larry, he had with Travis, but thats if he could make it to lunch. if he couldn't make himself walk into the lunch room, he was leaving. as they walked to their lockers Sal was fine, for now. Sal made it through his first few classes, lingering in the last one with Larry for a bit after the bell rang. he didn't want to go to lunch, didn't want to set foot in the lunchroom, and Larry knew it. even if it hurt, Larry wouldn't let Sal leave. he knew Sal was afraid. he was terrified that as soon as they walked in he was going to be laughed at. he stopped dead in front of the door, staring at it. "come on Sally. just the lunch room. the only thing we should be afraid of in there is the food." Larry teased.
"easy for you to say. you didn't get laughed out of the lunchroom." Sal muttered.
"no I got dragged out of it in handcuffs because you got laughed out of the lunch room." Larry replied. "people laughed then too, but more were cheering that Travis had to be taken to the hospital." Larry added proudly. it didn't seem to make Sal feel any better, so he grabbed his hand and pulled him inside and straight to their table. their friends had already gotten them trays of food. Sal pushed his around the tray, he was hungry of course, but he wouldn't eat. not here. in the end he pushed it over to Chug, who devoured it happily.
"why did I have to come in here?" Sal muttered.
"because." Larry replied, offering him a drink. Sal shook his head and pushed it away.
"no thanks, I'm fine." Sal muttered. his mask was not coming off in here.
"looks like we got trouble." Ashley muttered under her breath.
"trouble?" Chug ask.
"Travis and goon coming your way guys." Ashley said looking at Larry.
"can't this dirt bag just leave people alone." Sal muttered, pulling on his pigtails hard. he let go of them and sighed.
"hey pipsqueak." Travis smirked walking up closer. Larry stuck his foot out quickly, tripping the bully. Travis yelped landing on his broken arm.
"walk much Travis?" Larry smirked. to his surprise, the entire lunchroom burst into laughter. Sal couldn't help his own laughter, giving Larry an amused, but dirty look. he let the older boy take his hand and smile brightly, even with the dirty look. Sal chuckled, squeezing his hand gently. he looked up.
"principals coming, you guy's tell him you didn't see what happened. got it?" Sal ask. his friends quickly nodded.
"I'm gonna get expelled." Larry muttered. Sal leaned over and whispered something to him. "Sal are you sure?" Larry ask. Sal winked at him and turned back towards their friends.
"Larry Johnson. you're the source of this? again? one day back and you're causing trouble." Principal Beau glared.
"Larry didn't do anything." Ashley said.
"oh?" Principal Beau ask. Sal shot her a glare.
"well... we didn't see him do anything." Ashley sighed.
"well who did see what happened?" Principal Beau ask.
"they fucking tripped me!" Tavis hissed.
"he pulled on my mask." Sal blurted.
"what!? I did not!" Travis shouted.
"you had no trouble doing it two weeks ago when you punched the shit out of him." Larry glared.
"listen here you stupid little-" Travis growled getting up.
"you three are coming with me." Principal Beau said. he dragged the three to the office. "what the hell did you three do?" Principal Beau glared.
"I told you he pulled on my mask." Sal said.
"why was he on the floor?" Principal Beau ask.
"because I shouted at him to let go and Larry shoved him." Sal said.
"thats a fucking lie!" Travis shouted. "and I never punched him! that stupid Larry kid just attacked me!" Travis added.
"oh yeah? 'cause the whole fucking school saw you punch him and then laughed at him because you knocked his mask off!" Larry shouted angrily. Sal grabbed his arm gently and pulled him down into a seat.
"stop Larry." Sal said.
"I haven't even touched that stupid loser! he just wears the mask for pity." Travis glared, reaching for Sal's mask. Sal flinched back, bringing his hands up to block his face. Larry shoved Travis back.
"I've told you before to keep your hands off him!" Larry growled, standing in front of Sal protectively. Sal pulled on his pigtails.
"Larry sit down." Sal muttered. the principal looked between them.
"you two go, and I have some talking to do." Principal Beau said. Larry grabbed Sal gently and pushed him towards the door. he lead him straight outside.
"come on Sally face, I'm taking you home." Larry muttered, throwing an arm around his shoulders. Sal nodded cuddling to his side quickly as they headed back to the apartments.