Chapter inspiration: Come Up and Try My New Parts (Repo! The Genetic Opera)

"Hey, Jeff, you here?" Nick walked into the rehearsal room and found his boyfriend playing the piano. Jeff stopped and smiled up at Nick. "What's wrong?" He stood up and embraced Nick, who was visibly shaking.

"I just went to pick up some nice clothes for us to go to Neil's bar mitzvah and I saw..." Nick swallowed. "I saw Sheeni." Jeff froze.

"You mean, your ex-girlfriend?" Nick nodded. "What did she do? I mean, you broke up with her, right?" Nick nodded again.

FLASHBACK

"Hey, Nicholas," a voice purred. Nick looked up from shifting through the plaid T-shirts, wide-eyed. Only one person outside his mother called him by his full name. He turned to see Sheeni Whitmire, the girl who'd done everything including break his 13-year-old heart.

"Oh, hey, Sh-Sheeni," Nick stammered, cursing himself for sounding so stupid. Some part of him still loved her. She was his first relationship, but still part of the reason he transferred to Dalton.

"How are you, Nicky?" Sheeni walked over, her hips shaking. "What're you doing here in the one store we always went to? Remember, we got my prom dress here."

"I'll never forget," Nick whispered. "B-but why are you here now? Is it because you saw me?"

"Don't flatter yourself, Nick. I've moved on since you up and left me for that gay prep school. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if you turned out to be gay." Sheeni swept her blonde hair from her face and smirked. Nick didn't respond; he just looked down. "Oh my God, you are. This is too good."

"Look, Sheeni, I really need to get going." Nick picked the shirts for him and Jeff. "I have a curfew."

"What are you, fourteen? If I remember right, you and I are the same age. You're seventeen, Nicholas. You don't need some stupid curfew. Come out with me and some of the guys. I know you remember Travis." The redhaired boy walked up behind Sheeni and smirked as soon as he saw Nick.

"Hey, Duval, it's been forever." Nick flushed at the sight of his former tormentor. "How's it going, pal?" Travis slung an arm around Nick. Someone called his name and he lightly slapped Nick's face. "See you later, Nick."

Sheeni slapped Travis' butt as he left and returned her gaze to the blushing, tense Warbler. "I'm sorry if I made you nervous, Nicky, but I can fix that. I just got implants. Want to see them?" Without warning, she stepped forward and looked around before opening her shirt to Nick.

"I want a hit of Z

And we're not talking for free

A game of give and take

Baby, I'll give till I break

But I ain't nobody's fool

This bitch knows the rules

I'll let you fuck my soul

For a hit of the glow

So come on, climb on, man up

Come up and try my new parts

Come on and break them in

We both know what we want

Come up and try my new parts."

Sheeni pulled Nick close enough to kiss him. The brunet swallowed, frozen. Sheeni merely smirked and pushed him into the table.

"See you around, Nicholas."

END FLASHBACK

"Holy crap, babe, are you okay?" Jeff put an arm around Nick, who began to relax in his embrace.

"I was scared that Travis might..." Nick couldn't finish the sentence; the day Travis and his friends beat him up was fresh on his mind.

"I know what you're going to say." Jeff kissed his cheek. He knew what happened to Nick and swore never to bring it up. "You don't need to say anything. You're okay now, Nicky. I would never let anything happen to you. I should have gone with you."

"Wish you did, but it just would have made it worse. You know Ohio, not the most accepting place." Nick rested his head on Jeff's shoulder.

"I would've broken my own nonviolent code and slapped her for touching my Nick," Jeff grumbled. Nick chuckled and kissed Jeff.

"You know I don't want anyone else but you." Nick grinned.