Chapter 11
A/N: Sorry this took me a little while. We're getting close to the recital for my Dancing School, which means extra classes during the week. But here it is, I must have read it over at least five times. I also tried to make this chapter longer, I continued where I wanted to stop. So I worked hard on this chapter. Also, since that preview with Marco and Dylan was just the cutest thing I've ever seen, even though it was last week. And that really got me writing and trying to fix up any grammar mistakes. So I hope you all like it!!
Kibethan- I feel really stupid for spelling your name wrong, I still don't know why I did that. Sorry again, hope you like this chapter.
And to Rowenna7 I'm a girl, and that wasn't rude at all.
Thanks to everyone else who has reviewed. I wish I could reply to you all!! You're all so great!!
To just anyone it seemed as if Marco was simply staring intently at the game. However, if you looked closely, you could tell that his eyes were glued to only one player; Dylan. Being able to watch Dylan with a reason was more than Marco could ever ask for. All he had to do was try not to drool, considering that Paige was sitting right next to him.
Meanwhile, on the ice, Dylan was desperately trying not to stare at Marco. Dylan tried to stay concentrated on the game, he even tried to pretend that Marco wasn't there. After that didn't work, he thought about what his team would do to him if he ended up losing the game for them.
'That worked,' Dylan thought as his mind finally got back in the game.
Paige looked over a Marco and decided to find out a little more about him; for her brother of course.
"Hey, you like the game so far?" she asked him nonchalant.
He answered her while keeping his gaze locked on the object of his affections, "Yeah, it's great."
Paige saw that he was obviously not interested in talking with her. Therefore, she decided on a way to catch his attention.
"And what do you think of my brother?" she asked innocently, causing Marco to cough up some of the soda he had been in the process of swallowing.
'That worked,' Paige thought with a smile.
"What?" Marco tried to ask calmly, after his coughing fit had subsided.
"I asked you're opinion on my brother," Paige explained with her knowing smile plastered on her face.
"Ooh, he is a g-g-great guy," Marco managed to stutter.
Paige could now see a bit of red forming on Marco's cheeks. Her next sentence would only prove to increase the blush Marco was already sporting.
"You know, Dylan is single," Paige said giving a quick look to said hockey player.
Marco's mouth fell wide open at that remark, allowing any fly a clear passage inside. He stammered as he tried to get words to exit from his lips.
"I-uh, I don't understand what you're trying to say," he said as he failed to remain calm. Quite frankly, he was freaking out.
"Just trying to make conversation," Paige explained innocently.
"Oh," Marco whispered back, his cheeks still tinted with a deep red.
"What about you Marco? Any past relationships, or current love interests?" she asked.
Marco just shook his head, saving himself from any further embarrassment.
"Interesting," Paige snickered behind her hand, before turning back to the game.
Marco have her an odd look before doing the same. That question had hit too close to home for Marco to handle right now.
Every chance he got, Dylan would glance towards the wonderful boy sitting in the stands. Just looking at Marco sent shivers up and down his spine. However, fear took over when he saw his sister talking to Marco. Dylan wanted to know what Paige was saying to him. What if she scared him off? What if she told Marco about his crush? What if...
"Dylan! Get your head back in the game!" his coach yelled at him, breaking him from his thoughts.
Dylan nodded and blushed with embarrassment, hoping Marco hadn't seen that.
After the game, Dylan made sure he smelt decent before meeting Paige and Marco. Dylan didn't want Marco to stand away from him. He left the locker-room in search of the two of them, and found them standing near the bathrooms.
As Paige spotted her brother she exclaimed, "Took you long enough. I'm going to the restroom, you two can catch up."
When she left, she was sporting a secret smile upon her lips.
Marco looked up at Dylan with a shy smile, making Dylan melt.
"You played great out there," Marco commented through his nervousness. He felt like there were a million butterflies flying around his stomach; just looking at Dylan was making his knees weak.
"Thanks. So, you liked the game?" Dylan asked.
"Yeah, it was great," Marco said, looking at the floor. 'You were great,' he added silently in his head.
Dylan smiled at Marco's obvious nervousness. "Glad you liked it," Dylan replied honestly.
Before they could say anything more, Paige came out from the rest room. "Come on, lets get out of here," she said, dragging both of them with her.
During the ride home, Marco sat back and just listened to Dylan talk with Paige about the game. Every few seconds Dylan would steal a looked from Marco out of the corner of his eye. When they finally reached Marco's house, Marco didn't want to leave.
"Don't forget, you two are going to see the movie tomorrow together," Paige reminded them with a smirk aimed towards her brother.
Dylan glared at her for a second before turning towards Marco saying, "So I'll pick you up tomorrow and we could get some pizza before the movie. Five sound good to you?"
Marco just nodded his head, dazed at the idea of spending time alone with Dylan.
"See you tomorrow," Dylan said with that wonderful smile displayed on his place.
"Yeah," Marco sighed happily, reluctantly leaving the car.
Dylan watched Marco walk until he opened the door and disappeared into the house.
"You are so smitten," Paige's voice broke through Dylan's daze.
"Just shut it Paige," Dylan said without looking at her, before starting the car and pulling away.
"You're such a smitten kitten," [1] Paige commented, a wide teasing smile on her face.
Dylan just rolled his eyes at her, but sported his own smile on his face. Paige was right, he was smitten with Marco. And he couldn't wait to see that wonderful face tomorrow. There was just something about Marco that just attracted Dylan to the shorter boy, he couldn't help it. With each passing day, his feelings would only prove to grow.
Marco immediately collapsed unto his bed as soon as he entered his room. He couldn't seem to get Dylan off of his mind. He seemed to be falling for Dylan the more he got to know the taller boy. Thoughts of pretending he felt nothing for Dylan were long gone. All he wanted to do now was to run into Dylan's and stay there forever; Marco wasn't even going to look into that. Marco wasn't afraid of the people here anymore, which was surprising to him. He already had a real friend though, who didn't care that he was gay. Paige would accept him as well, since she didn't have any problems with her brother. Marco could go without any guy friends if it meant he could be with Dylan. Maybe even some of them wouldn't even mind. Marco doubted that though, the reaction of his old friends still fresh in his mind. Marco just shook his head trying to rid himself of the hurtful memories.
Then Marco started to think about tomorrow. The thought of spending time with Dylan alone was both nerve wracking and yet exciting all at once. However, his worries and insecurities were beginning to take over. What is Dylan didn't like him? What if Dylan saw someone better looking than him tomorrow? Was he even good enough for Dylan?
Marco rolled off his bed to examine himself in the mirror. He looked closely at his own reflection trying to figure out if he was good looking at all. Marco sighed when he found nothing attractive about himself. How could he ever be good enough for Dylan? Dylan probably didn't even like him that way. Marco's insecurities were getting the better of him and he started to get this itching feeling under his skin. His eyes began to scan the length of his sleeve covered arm. He had to do something to feel relief again, and to get rid of this feeling of self-disgust.
He quietly walked into the bathroom, his salvation gently hidden in his hand. Marco locked the door quickly and rolled his sleeve up to his elbow. After opening the pocket knife, he held it up to un-scarred skin. Marco then marked his skin with another shallow cut. A breath of relief escaped from his lips as his pain seeped from the wound.
After a while Marco cleaned himself and the knife off. However, before fixing his sleeve he examined the mass of cuts that were displayed upon his arm.
'How could Dylan ever want someone like me?' was Marco's last thought before he reached for the knife again, with its destination in mind.
TBC
[1] I got that from the show FRIENDS. Monica had said it in an episode.
"You're so smitten, you're a smitten kitten."
I had to put it. And also, a recent review from Yelak had the same word.
A/N: Hope you guys liked this chapter. Please review and let me know what you all think. I already have the next chapter all planned out, so it shouldn't take as long.
A/N: Sorry this took me a little while. We're getting close to the recital for my Dancing School, which means extra classes during the week. But here it is, I must have read it over at least five times. I also tried to make this chapter longer, I continued where I wanted to stop. So I worked hard on this chapter. Also, since that preview with Marco and Dylan was just the cutest thing I've ever seen, even though it was last week. And that really got me writing and trying to fix up any grammar mistakes. So I hope you all like it!!
Kibethan- I feel really stupid for spelling your name wrong, I still don't know why I did that. Sorry again, hope you like this chapter.
And to Rowenna7 I'm a girl, and that wasn't rude at all.
Thanks to everyone else who has reviewed. I wish I could reply to you all!! You're all so great!!
To just anyone it seemed as if Marco was simply staring intently at the game. However, if you looked closely, you could tell that his eyes were glued to only one player; Dylan. Being able to watch Dylan with a reason was more than Marco could ever ask for. All he had to do was try not to drool, considering that Paige was sitting right next to him.
Meanwhile, on the ice, Dylan was desperately trying not to stare at Marco. Dylan tried to stay concentrated on the game, he even tried to pretend that Marco wasn't there. After that didn't work, he thought about what his team would do to him if he ended up losing the game for them.
'That worked,' Dylan thought as his mind finally got back in the game.
Paige looked over a Marco and decided to find out a little more about him; for her brother of course.
"Hey, you like the game so far?" she asked him nonchalant.
He answered her while keeping his gaze locked on the object of his affections, "Yeah, it's great."
Paige saw that he was obviously not interested in talking with her. Therefore, she decided on a way to catch his attention.
"And what do you think of my brother?" she asked innocently, causing Marco to cough up some of the soda he had been in the process of swallowing.
'That worked,' Paige thought with a smile.
"What?" Marco tried to ask calmly, after his coughing fit had subsided.
"I asked you're opinion on my brother," Paige explained with her knowing smile plastered on her face.
"Ooh, he is a g-g-great guy," Marco managed to stutter.
Paige could now see a bit of red forming on Marco's cheeks. Her next sentence would only prove to increase the blush Marco was already sporting.
"You know, Dylan is single," Paige said giving a quick look to said hockey player.
Marco's mouth fell wide open at that remark, allowing any fly a clear passage inside. He stammered as he tried to get words to exit from his lips.
"I-uh, I don't understand what you're trying to say," he said as he failed to remain calm. Quite frankly, he was freaking out.
"Just trying to make conversation," Paige explained innocently.
"Oh," Marco whispered back, his cheeks still tinted with a deep red.
"What about you Marco? Any past relationships, or current love interests?" she asked.
Marco just shook his head, saving himself from any further embarrassment.
"Interesting," Paige snickered behind her hand, before turning back to the game.
Marco have her an odd look before doing the same. That question had hit too close to home for Marco to handle right now.
Every chance he got, Dylan would glance towards the wonderful boy sitting in the stands. Just looking at Marco sent shivers up and down his spine. However, fear took over when he saw his sister talking to Marco. Dylan wanted to know what Paige was saying to him. What if she scared him off? What if she told Marco about his crush? What if...
"Dylan! Get your head back in the game!" his coach yelled at him, breaking him from his thoughts.
Dylan nodded and blushed with embarrassment, hoping Marco hadn't seen that.
After the game, Dylan made sure he smelt decent before meeting Paige and Marco. Dylan didn't want Marco to stand away from him. He left the locker-room in search of the two of them, and found them standing near the bathrooms.
As Paige spotted her brother she exclaimed, "Took you long enough. I'm going to the restroom, you two can catch up."
When she left, she was sporting a secret smile upon her lips.
Marco looked up at Dylan with a shy smile, making Dylan melt.
"You played great out there," Marco commented through his nervousness. He felt like there were a million butterflies flying around his stomach; just looking at Dylan was making his knees weak.
"Thanks. So, you liked the game?" Dylan asked.
"Yeah, it was great," Marco said, looking at the floor. 'You were great,' he added silently in his head.
Dylan smiled at Marco's obvious nervousness. "Glad you liked it," Dylan replied honestly.
Before they could say anything more, Paige came out from the rest room. "Come on, lets get out of here," she said, dragging both of them with her.
During the ride home, Marco sat back and just listened to Dylan talk with Paige about the game. Every few seconds Dylan would steal a looked from Marco out of the corner of his eye. When they finally reached Marco's house, Marco didn't want to leave.
"Don't forget, you two are going to see the movie tomorrow together," Paige reminded them with a smirk aimed towards her brother.
Dylan glared at her for a second before turning towards Marco saying, "So I'll pick you up tomorrow and we could get some pizza before the movie. Five sound good to you?"
Marco just nodded his head, dazed at the idea of spending time alone with Dylan.
"See you tomorrow," Dylan said with that wonderful smile displayed on his place.
"Yeah," Marco sighed happily, reluctantly leaving the car.
Dylan watched Marco walk until he opened the door and disappeared into the house.
"You are so smitten," Paige's voice broke through Dylan's daze.
"Just shut it Paige," Dylan said without looking at her, before starting the car and pulling away.
"You're such a smitten kitten," [1] Paige commented, a wide teasing smile on her face.
Dylan just rolled his eyes at her, but sported his own smile on his face. Paige was right, he was smitten with Marco. And he couldn't wait to see that wonderful face tomorrow. There was just something about Marco that just attracted Dylan to the shorter boy, he couldn't help it. With each passing day, his feelings would only prove to grow.
Marco immediately collapsed unto his bed as soon as he entered his room. He couldn't seem to get Dylan off of his mind. He seemed to be falling for Dylan the more he got to know the taller boy. Thoughts of pretending he felt nothing for Dylan were long gone. All he wanted to do now was to run into Dylan's and stay there forever; Marco wasn't even going to look into that. Marco wasn't afraid of the people here anymore, which was surprising to him. He already had a real friend though, who didn't care that he was gay. Paige would accept him as well, since she didn't have any problems with her brother. Marco could go without any guy friends if it meant he could be with Dylan. Maybe even some of them wouldn't even mind. Marco doubted that though, the reaction of his old friends still fresh in his mind. Marco just shook his head trying to rid himself of the hurtful memories.
Then Marco started to think about tomorrow. The thought of spending time with Dylan alone was both nerve wracking and yet exciting all at once. However, his worries and insecurities were beginning to take over. What is Dylan didn't like him? What if Dylan saw someone better looking than him tomorrow? Was he even good enough for Dylan?
Marco rolled off his bed to examine himself in the mirror. He looked closely at his own reflection trying to figure out if he was good looking at all. Marco sighed when he found nothing attractive about himself. How could he ever be good enough for Dylan? Dylan probably didn't even like him that way. Marco's insecurities were getting the better of him and he started to get this itching feeling under his skin. His eyes began to scan the length of his sleeve covered arm. He had to do something to feel relief again, and to get rid of this feeling of self-disgust.
He quietly walked into the bathroom, his salvation gently hidden in his hand. Marco locked the door quickly and rolled his sleeve up to his elbow. After opening the pocket knife, he held it up to un-scarred skin. Marco then marked his skin with another shallow cut. A breath of relief escaped from his lips as his pain seeped from the wound.
After a while Marco cleaned himself and the knife off. However, before fixing his sleeve he examined the mass of cuts that were displayed upon his arm.
'How could Dylan ever want someone like me?' was Marco's last thought before he reached for the knife again, with its destination in mind.
TBC
[1] I got that from the show FRIENDS. Monica had said it in an episode.
"You're so smitten, you're a smitten kitten."
I had to put it. And also, a recent review from Yelak had the same word.
A/N: Hope you guys liked this chapter. Please review and let me know what you all think. I already have the next chapter all planned out, so it shouldn't take as long.
