Hey guys, sorry this update took so long! I found out that taking three dual credit classes is a lot of work and takes up a lot of my time. So I sadly won't be able to update nearly as much as I have been. I will most likely only be able to update once a week. Also, if it takes me forever to update please dont freak out and think I abandoned the story/stopped updating. If I decide to do that, I will let you know so you're not left hoping.
Also, generally the chapters are 4k words, but since Im a little late in posting, I decided to be nice and made this 6k words long. Hope y'all like it.
Jay tried to keep his eyes from wandering to Carlos' sleeping form as he got ready for the day. He threw on a shirt and found himself looking at Carlos again. He sighed and quickly snapped his gaze away. His chest tightened and he had to tell himself to stop focusing on Carlos.
He didn't like what he was feeling, and he didn't need it. He always knew he felt different towards Carlos. The first year they all knew each other Jay liked being around Mal and Evie, but he found he liked being around Carlos more. He always tried to tell himself that it was because Carlos was a dude, and he was like a brother he never had. But then Jay began stealing things for Carlos ( "And you steal things for your dad because you're trying to gain his love" Mal had said and then smirked). And Jay realized what Mal had meant; what his feelings were for Carlos. So he stopped stealing things for Carlos, stopped going to his house, he distanced himself completely so he wouldn't have to deal with any feelings that villains weren't supposed to have. Carlos had been hurt by the sudden distance and they stopped hanging out, occasionally seeing each other by the force of Mal or Evie. So he had forgotten about his unwanted feelings for the De Vil boy, and now they were back. And he was freaking the hell out. ( But he wasn't going to push him away. Not again).
He didn't want the feelings, though. He wasn't sure how to handle it, and it was getting harder and harder to control himself each day. He wanted to shout at Carlos for being so oblivious. He knew Carlos thought it was fake. Just a fake arrangement, just acting, they both had agreed. But Carlos had been so stupid. It's never just acting. He tries to kiss Carlos like he does other girls, but he can't. He kisses Carlos with emotion, with meaning, and Carlos still thinks it's fake. And that makes him want to scream.
( But he knows Carlos deserves better. So Jay smiles and puts on a facade, happily agreeing: It's fake).
Jay angrily runs his hand over his forehead and tries to hold in a shout. He happens to glance at their alarm clock and takes note that it's 8:05. School had started five minutes before. He couldn't help but laugh lightly, knowing how angry Carlos was going to be.
" Carlos!" He shouted as loud as he could. Carlos sat up quickly, nearly falling off the bed. He blinked his eyes several times before he opened them and glared at Jay. He slightly pouted and Jay couldn't help but smirk and admire Carlos' body because he was shirtless ( he was hardly ever shirtless).
" Don't get mad at me," His smirk was laced through his voice and Carlos tried to lie back down, " We're late for school. Like, officially late." Jay's eyes lit up with humor as he watched Carlos wildly undo himself from his blankets and practically fall out of his bed. When he was back on his feet he dashed to find an outfit.
" What the hell, Jay!" He was scrambling around the room, grabbing things left and right. Jay had already finished getting ready, so he gladly watched Carlos frantically get ready.
Carlos had a blue shirt bunched up in his left hand ( which was an odd color choice for him, Jay had thought) and was kicking at clothes on the ground as he shouted in a panic, " Shorts! I can't find any fucking shorts!"
Jay chuckled, wondering why he hadn't checked in his fucking drawer. He spotted a pair of black shorts bundled up near his feet so he swiftly bent down and grabbed them. " Here ya go, dork wad," He shoved them at Carlos, who took them gladly. Carlos put on the shorts first, almost face planting as his leg missed the hole from being in such a rush. He hollered happily once his shorts were on and he hastily pulled the blue shirt over his head.
Jay bit his lip and refrained from saying anything smart as he stared at what shirt Carlos had put on. It was a Tourney jersey. But not Carlos' jersey. It was his jersey. It reached just above his knees and it hung loosely off his shoulders. And Jay had decided, even though the shirt practically engulfed Carlos, he looked really really hot. ( And Jay really needed to do something about that).He watched as Carlos' mouth opened into an 'o', and he unknowingly stepped forward. He didn't notice the "I'm sorry," Carlos had managed to say before he had put his hand on the back of Carlos' neck and pulled Carlos' lips to his own. Carlos stilled in shock, but didn't pull away as Jay bit his lip ( which was something he did a lot, and he totally did not like it). Jay basked shortly in the softness of Carlos' lips before he realized what he had done and pulled back, as if he had been burned.
Jay stumbled far enough away before stuttering, " I'm sorry, I don't know why I did that." He nervously ran his fingers through his hair and his chest tightened as he waited for Carlos to respond.
Carlos ducked his head down as he blushed but quickly looked back up, " It's fine," He spoke as he seemed to shake it off. " It's fine," He smiled at Jay, putting on his best nonchalant facade. Jay's eyebrows fused together and he opened his mouth several times, not knowing exactly what to say.
" Come on," In the time that Jay had zoned out on the fact that he had actually kissed Carlos ( and Carlos had known it was real) Carlos had made his way over to their door, and was waiting in the door way for Jay. " Don't need to be any later for school."
Jay nodded and quickly made his way to the door. He reached his hand out for Carlos' and tried not to frown as Carlos pulled his hand away from his own. Jay guessed he hadn't done such a good job of looking careless because Carlos harshly stated, " There's no one who can see us. So, we don't need to hold hands."
Jay gulped and bit the inside of his cheek as he nodded his head slowly, " Right, right," He cleared his throat, suddenly not wanting to look at Carlos. " Let's go."
They walked down the hallway quickly and quietly. Jay didn't mention that Carlos was still wearing his jersey.
Carlos hadn't meant to snap at Jay like that. He wasn't mad at Jay. He was just frustrated with the whole situation. He had been caging his emotions and forcing himself to keep his useless feelings down and when he had thought he had possibly gotten them under control Jay went and kissed him. Part of him was ecstatic at the fact because he knew the kiss was real, but knowing the kiss was real was what also made him so angry. He knew Jay returned some sort of feelings, but they couldn't have those feelings. They shouldn't even show those feelings. Didn't Jay realize that?
They had reached the main hallway to their classrooms and Carlos got a glimpse of Jay. He had been quiet the whole time and seemed to be trying his best to stay as far away as possible from Carlos. Carlos cringed, realizing what he had accidentally done. Before Jay could walk into his classroom, Carlos walked up to him and squeezed his hand.
" Sorry," He smiled sheepishly, and Jay hesitantly smiled back. " You can hold my hand anytime you want." Jay broke out into a full smile as Carlos let go of his hand. Jay wasn't sure why that statement made him so happy.
" See you after class, right?" Jay questioned to Carlos, who had made his way to the other side of the hallway.
" Right!" Carlos responded loudly. He smiled once more at Jay before he slipped into the classroom.
That was the last time they planned on talking about the kiss. They both planned on going along as normal ( even if they both couldn't stop thinking about it ) and not to discuss it. That's how all arrangements worked back on the Isle, so that's how they would work them in Auradon. Arrangements were like long-term hook-ups. You don't discuss your feelings, it's a body to body relationship. You don't discuss emotions, you don't discuss your problems with the situation, or how much you like that person. So, Jay and Carlos both knew they weren't going to discuss anything anytime soon.
But Carlos liked that Jay kissed him simply because he wanted to, even if it did cause problems. He knew Jay was most likely going to do it again, but that didn't mean Carlos was going to discuss it with him. He was going to let things happen however they wanted to. As long as no real feelings were displayed or discussed, everything would be fine.
Carlos was making his way to his next class when he felt someone run up behind him and place several quick kisses on the side of his neck. He yelped in surprise and the perpetrator laughed back. Carlos groaned once he realized who it was.
" Jay!" Carlos complained as he shrugged off Jay's hand that was tickling the back of his neck.
Jay laughed again and Carlos was happy to see that the laugh reached his eyes. Jay grasped Carlos' hand and gave him a short kiss before rushing away. " Gotta go, babe!"
Carlos smiled to himself as he watched Jay run off. His smile quickly faded when he heard someone yell quite loudly at him, " Fucking fag!" He immediately tensed up and clenched his jaw shut, determined not to say anything. Confrontation probably would only make the situation worse and he didn't have time for it.
Without looking back, and ignoring the several laughs pointed at him, he angrily made his way up the stairs that led to the hallway for his next class. He stomped through the hallway, bumping into people as he went. He was about to make his way into the classroom when Jane stopped him.
" Hey Carlos," She smiled . He groaned as he tried to go around her, and she responded by stepping back in front of him.
" Not now," He gritted through his teeth as he quickly bypassed her, making sure to roughly hit her shoulder with his own.
" But I-" She stepped towards him again and he actually growled. He whipped around and glared at her, and Jane stepped back in surprise at the fact Carlos was acting so harshly towards her. Carlos wasn't having the best day, and he was getting really tired of her, so he wasn't afraid to act out.
Without thinking, he screamed, " I don't want to fucking date you!" Everyone in the hallway stopped immediately and stared at Carlos, slightly shocked, because nobody had heard him ever yell. Jane's eyes were wide, but Carlos hardly noticed, too upset with everything. " So leave me the hell alone!" He sent her one more glare before he roughly opened the door to the classroom and barreled inside. Jane was left in the hallway as she stood frozen in shock. After a few seconds she walked away angrily. He hadn't even heard what she wanted to say.
Jay mentally rolled his eyes as he laughed at a horrible joke the blonde girl he had been flirting with said. He had been eyeing her necklace and ring all day, and he had to have it. She twirled a blonde curl around her finger and Jay licked his lips as he moved closer.
" You have really pretty eyes," Jay spoke as he let his hand wander to hers. She didn't notice as he picked at the ring on her finger.
She laughed and smiled before saying, " Dont you have a boyfriend?" She, however, didn't move away from him.
Jay stilled as he placed the ring into his pocket and he stared at her, thinking of something to say. He suddenly felt guilty, which was stupid. He didn't need to feel guilty if it was a fake relationship.
He smirked as he leaned in to whisper into her ear, hoping to find an opening to swipe her necklace. " Yeah, but you're more entertaining."
Jay walked out of class happy. He hadn't gotten the chance to get her necklace, but he did manage to get her ring. He walked slowly as he scanned the hallway for Carlos. He spotted a black and white mop of hair in the sea of people and quickly dashed over to him.
" Hey!" He chirped as he tightly grabbed Carlos' hand. He could instantly tell that Carlos was in a mood, and he knew that he was going to have to be careful with what he said.
" Hey.." Carlos grumbled back, sounding slightly upset. They walked down the hallway together and Jay looked down at Carlos with concern.
" What's wrong?" Jay noted that Carlos rolled his eyes before replying.
" Some people called me a fag today," He spoke softly and Jay had to listen carefully to hear him. Upon hearing his statement Jay tensed up and bit his tongue to prevent himself from saying anything stupid. He didn't like that people were picking on Carlos, and he hated the fact that Carlos was probably doing nothing to stop it.
" Who?" His voice came out strained and he winced at himself.
" I don't know. I didn't stop to look," Carlos had began to distance himself from Jay, causing Jay to frown.
Jay squeezed Carlos' hand gently. " Well if I had gotten names I would've beaten their asses." He smirked and watched as Carlos rolled his eyes again.
" No you wouldn't," Carlos scoffed. They were now outside, making their way to their dorms to talk to each other during their free period. Jay smiled happily at that, because he would be able to talk about a few important things with Carlos.
" Yes, I would," Jay stated as he gazed at Carlos seriously. Carlos stared back before he averted his gaze and forced them to start walking again.
" Well then that would make you an idiot. I can take care of myself. I don't need you to protect me. Besides, you know we're not allowed to fight. If you got into a fight you'd get sent back to the Isle before you even know what's happening," Carlos kicked at the dirt as he spoke. He was annoyed that Jay thought he had to protect him. He could take care of himself. He wasn't weak.
" Yeah well it'd be-" Jay began but slowly stopped talking as he furrowed his brow at Doug who was walking quickly to them, yelling. He and Carlos stopped as they waited for Doug to reach them. He was breathing heavily, and his face was red.
" Carlos!" Doug wheezed as he stopped in front of the couple. " Jane wanted me to-"
Carlos didn't let him finish before he loudly groaned and yelled out, " I told her to leave me alone! I made it very clear that I did not want to have anything to do with her!" Jay turned to look at Carlos, confused at his apparent (and rare) anger. He was about to ask him what had happened but Doug spoke before he could.
" I know but, you see, she real-" Doug talked nervously as he stared at the anger on Carlos' face.
" Shut up!" Carlos screamed and Jay flinched. Doug backed up slightly and cowered in himself, ready to be ranted at again. " I don't care about what she has to say. Just tell her, and make it very clear, that I have a fucking boyfriend and don't want her speaking to me anymore about some stupid relationship," Carlos' face was red and he had Jay's hand in a death grip.
Doug stood straighter and looked curiously at them both. His eyes flicked between the two of them and then down to their intertwined hands before looking back up at their faces. " So you two are dating?"
Carlos and Jay both exchanged confused glances before Jay slowly responded, " Uh...yes." He lowers his eyes at Doug and Doug responds by staring at them curiously again.
He pointedly looks at Jay before asking, " So you two are gay, then?" Jay is thrown off by his question and shifts uncomfortably.
" We're not gay," Jay chuckles nervously as he shifts his gaze behind Doug. Carlos tenses up beside him but Jay doesn't notice. Doug furrows his brows and looks at their intertwined hands. Jay notices and nervously laughs again as he tries to correct himself. " I mean, he's gay. I'm not gay. Well I-"
" He likes girls too," Carlos cuts in, realizing Jay was nervously rambling. Carlos tried not to focus on the fact that Jay seemed so adamant to prove that he wasn't gay. It wasn't like there was anything wrong with being gay.
Jay smiles widely at Carlos before looking back at Doug. " See, not gay!"
Doug slowly shakes his head, " Okay..." They all awkwardly stare at each other for a few seconds before Doug speaks. " I'm gonna go tell Jane..." He doesn't wait for them to respond before he's turned around and getting far away from them, very quickly.
" What?" Carlos says once Doug is gone. They both look at each other as they laugh. " That was weird."
" That was really weird," Jay agreed as they began to walk again. They swung their hands as they walked and Carlos was content with the silence. He tried not to groan when Jay decided to speak.
" So what happened with Jane?" He asked hesitantly and was wary of what the answer was going to be. He was going to be pissed if she had attempted to kiss him again. He was going to be even more pissed if she had kissed him.
" Oh my god," Carlos complained as he threw his head back in frustration. " She tried to stop me in the hallway today and I wasn't in the mood so I told her to leave me alone, but she didn't listen and tried to say something, so I might have yelled at her in front of everyone, that I didnt want to fucking date her..." Carlos began to mumble and turned his face away from Jay's.
Jay laughed loudly. He couldn't believe Carlos, his adorable, little puppy dog Carlos had actually yelled and sworn at Jane. In front of everyone. " No way! Good job, dude. It was about time someone put her in her place," Jay smiled and Carlos grumbled as he unlocked the door to their dorm.
" Yeah and I also might have told her to leave me the hell alone," He hastily opened the door and threw his bag down as he made his way over to Dude. Carlos laughed as Dude happily rubbed up against his leg.
" Hell yes!" Jay fist pumped in the air. He shut the door and watched as Carlos walked over to his dresser.
" I feel bad, actually," Carlos stated as he rummaged through the drawers. Jay frowned and folded his arms over his chest.
" Dude, you were finally stick-" Jay began but was cut off as Carlos sighed dramatically.
" No, it was stupid of me to do. I shouldn't have yelled at her like that," Carlos bit his lip as he glared at Jay. He turned back around and pulled out a black shirt. Jay watched sadly as Carlos whipped off Jay's jersey and replaced it with his own black shirt.
" Okay, so what? Are you going to apologize to her?" Jay snapped, not liking the idea of Carlos speaking to her again. He wished someone would turn Jane into a lizard like they had with Maleficent.
" I don't know...maybe," Carlos sighed as he sat down on his bed. Jay didn't move from his spot next to his desk, content with watching Carlos from afar.
Jay shook his head in disagreement but he found himself stating softly, " You should, if you think that's what you need to do," He tried not to cringe as he let the words leave his mouth. Him and Carlos stared at each other for a long moment until Carlos started getting under his covers. Jay watched as Carlos buried his head under his pillow and hid his face from the sun beaming through the window.
" I'm taking a nap," Carlos' voice was muffled and Jay couldn't help but laugh. " Wake me up when it's time for class," Carlos peaked his head out from under his pillow before quickly putting it back.
" Alright, C." He grinned as he plopped down onto his own bed. " No promises, though."
Carlos was mad. He wasn't furious, but he was mad, and annoyed. He had woken up from his nap too late. He was twenty minutes late to his class and Jay was nowhere to be found. He had actually ran into class and then he had gotten a warning. If he got another warning, he would get a detention. And if he got too many detentions he was in danger of being sent back to the Isle. Which was why he was mad. He had been mad at Jay a lot, lately.
And Jay wasn't helping himself with that problem. Carlos was currently refraining himself from getting furious. After the last class of the day he had quickly left, wanting to find Jay. He planned on ranting at him, not yelling, but ranting. But he couldn't find him. He had basically disappeared. ( Which Jay always did when someone happened to be mad at him). Carlos was about to head to find Mal and Evie when he spotted Jay's hair along with his red beanie, standing next to a blonde girl he had seen Jay with other times before. Carlos scowled as he watched from afar as Jay and the girl spoke to each other.
He was going to interrupt their moment, but Jay's movements prevented him from doing so. Jay had placed his hand on the back of the girls neck and was leaning in to say something in her ear. He watched as she looked up at Jay and laughed, prompting Jay to step closer. Carlos wasn't sure why he was suddenly so angry, or why his heart had suddenly sunk. He didn't realize he had his hands clenched or that he was glaring at the girl. He knew Jay flirted with girls, he saw him do it all the time. He had even told him to flirt with other girls if he wanted, but now for some reason Carlos really wished he hadn't told Jay that it was okay. Because now Carlos was angry. Angry that the girl was flirting. That Jay was flirting back. Angry that it wasn't him Jay was flirting with, but some stupid blonde stuck up princess. Without a second thought Carlos turned around and quickly walked away from Jay and the girl. He wasn't jealous, he didn't care. He so did not care.
He was half way to his room when he heard Jay's voice behind him. He bit his tongue as he tensed up.
" Hey Carlos!" Jay shouted. Carlos didn't turn around and didn't stop walking. Jay furrowed his brow but assumed Carlos hadn't heard him. " Hey, wait up!" Jay jogged quickly up to Carlos and Carlos prevented himself from walking faster.
" How was your day?" Jay grinned as he tried to put his arm around Carlos' shoulder.
" Fine," Carlos snapped as he moved out of Jay's embrace. Jay frowned slightly and tried to reach for his hand instead. He was confused when Carlos pulled his hand away from him, again.
" What's wrong?" Jay asked concerned. He had thought they had gotten past their issue. He was confused on why Carlos was pushing him away again.
" Nothing," Carlos' voice was cold and he wouldn't look at Jay.
" Don't lie to me," Jay snapped back. Carlos stopped and finally looked at Jay. Jay had been expecting him to glare at him, or have a scowl etched into his face. But he was completely deadpanned, causing Jay to step forward, scared that something bad had happened.
" You made me late for class," Carlos stated as he tried not to glare at him, " Again."
" What?" Jay almost wanted to laugh. That's the reason why Carlos seemed so mad? " No dude, I woke you up," Carlos lowered his eyes and scoffed.
" No you didn't!" He flailed his arms out and Jay laughed. Carlos wanted to punch him for laughing.
" Yes, I did," Jay was laughing and Carlos was trying not to yell at him.
" Okay, yeah sure," Carlos walked away from Jay, " Where are you headed to?"
Jay moved from his spot and jumped over to Carlos. " Our room, I guess," Carlos nodded before clicking his tongue.
" Okay, well, I'm going to talk to Mal and Evie," Carlos moved over when Jay tried to move closer to him.
" Oh, I'll come with you, then," Jay responded and Carlos quickly spoke.
" No, I need to talk to them alone," He lied through his teeth and Jay stared at him, determining what was up with him.
" Oh okay," Jay mumbled, " Alright, guess I'll see you later then."
Carlos tried to smile as he walked the other way, away from Jay. " Yeah," He shouted it as he scurried down the hallway and Jay's heart broke a little. Why did it seem like Carlos hated him so much?
Carlos felt slightly guilty for snapping at Jay, but Jay had done some stupid things. And now Jay probably thought Carlos hated him.
Carlos shook his head at himself. He smiled at people he passed by and tried to walk quicker to Mal and Evie's room. He was turning a corner when he rammed into a body. He made a grunt and backed up, preparing to apologize. When he backed away and saw the face of who he had ran into, he cringed and backed further away.
" Well look," Chad smiled and Carlos rolled his eyes, " It's the school's new fag." Carlos tensed up and clenched his jaw as the other two people next to Chad laughed.
" Haha, funny," Carlos retorted. He moved to his right and tried to go around Chad but the guy behind Chad blocked him.
" Actually, it's not funny," Chad responded back and Carlos raised his eyebrow in confusion. " Me and a couple of others have decided that it's just not okay for someone to display their gayness as much as you do. We don't need you to infect the whole school with your horrible decisions. You shouldn't even be allowed in the same room as us. You're a disease. You're a villain and you're worthless," They slowly began to advance him and Carlos tried to back away, realizing what was going to happen. He sadly found out he was blocked when he ran into the chest of some black haired dude. " So it's about time you're treated how the worthless and villains are supposed to be treated," before Carlos realized what was happening Chad had landed a blow to his stomach. He tried to scramble away but his arms had gotten restrained by one of Chad's friends. Carlos cowered as he saw Chad swing his arm back. Carlos grunted out when Chad's knuckle landed on his eye.
" You. Are. Worthless," Chad spat and the two guy's laughed. Carlo's head was pounding, but the statement made him furious. He managed to rip his arm out of the guy's grip and land a hard blow on Chad's eye. He had gladly returned the favor. Carlos smirked and punched Chad again in the stomach, but his victory was short lived as his legs were kicked out from under him.
Carlos landed roughly on the ground and he felt a sharp pain in his side. He tried not to scream out as he felt several kicks to his ribs. When he tried to get up they had kicked him in the face so he did the only thing he could think of. He wrapped his arms and hands over his face and cowered into a ball.
You are worthless.
Jay was becoming worried. Very worried. He was pacing the room and watching the door, hoping that Carlos would barge in at any moment. He had been gone for two hours. Mal and Evie had stopped by and Jay had been confused why Carlos wasn't with them. They said they hadn't seen him and his stomach flipped. But then he thought that maybe Carlos had just gotten distracted; that happened to him a lot.
But now it was ten minutes until curfew and Carlos was nowhere.
Jay snapped his head up when he heard the lock on the door click open and he tried not to jump at the door when it slowly opened. He smiled happily, but immediately dropped it when he saw Carlos. Carlos was hunched over and had blood running from his nose. He had a bruise forming on his jaw and on his left eye. His eyes were downcast and when he walked towards Jay, Jay noticed he had a slight limp.
" What the hell!" Jay shouted out in anger at whoever had done that to Carlos, and in fear. He rushed over to Carlos and wrapped his arm around Carlos' waist. Carlos didn't shy away from the touch, instead deciding on leaning into the warmth of Jay's body.
" Carlos?" Jay questioned as he ran his hands over Carlos' body, looking for more injuries. Carlos had slowly sat down on his bed and Jay was crouched down in front of him, staring at his face. " Are you okay? Oh my god, I'm gonna fucking kill whoever did this," He shouted but lowered his voice when Carlos flinched.
" It hurts," Carlos admitted, knowing it would be stupid to lie about the obvious. He raised his hand to wipe at the blood on his nose and accidentally brushed the split on his lip. He closed his eyes in pain and Jay grasped his hand, pulling it away.
" No, don't. Don't," He said softly as he rubbed his thumb against Carlos' hand. " It's okay, you're okay," Jay got up quickly and dived over to his own bed. He stuck his arm under it and grasped at the first-aid box. He dashed back over to Carlos and took out several band-aids along with towels and other cleaning items.
He wiped away the blood on Carlos' face with a towel and tried not to flinch when Carlos winced. " I'm sorry," Jay whispered as he carefully placed a band-aid to a cut on Carlos' jaw.
Carlos hadn't spoken since Jay began to clean him up so Jay was shocked when Carlos blurted out hoarsely, " It was Chad."
Jay tensed and stopped tending to Carlos' injuries. " What?" He seethed as he stood up.
" Him and two other guys did it because I'm gay," Carlos choked on the words and Jay's heart broke. He was going to actually kill them. He was going to take any sort of weapon and beat their heads in.
" I'm gonna kill them," Jay shouted, " I'm going to fucking them!" Jay clenched his hands and turned away from Carlos. Chad was not going to get away with beating Carlos up. He had messed with the wrong group of people.
" I really want you to," Carlos admitted. Jay turned around and ran over to Carlos. He would do whatever Carlos needed him to do.
" Okay," Jay nodded his head, " Babe, babe. I promise, I will fucking beat their asses. I will go do it right now. Babe I promise they won't bother you ever fucking again," Jay was so wrapped up in his anger that he hadn't even realized he had called Carlos babe or that he had placed three kisses to Carlos' forehead.
" I really want you to," Carlos said again, " But you probably shouldn't."
Jay sighed, " Babe, I gotta do something," Carlos stared at Jay before slowly nodding.
" Fine, go beat their asses," Carlos smiled weakly, " y'know, if you want."
Jay stood up quickly, " Right now?" He really wanted to pound Chad's head in, but he didn't want to leave Carlos alone, either.
" Right now," Carlos nodded and Jay dashed for the door.
" They're not going to find their bodies!" Jay yelled and he winked at Carlos before he left.
Carlos' breath hitched for a moment, and he thought hard. Jay wouldn't actually kill them. Would he?
Jay was fucking vengeful. No one messes with Carlos. No one makes fun of his insecurities without getting hell to pay. Cruella had to learn the hard way, and so would Chad. And after Jay beat their asses to a bloody pulp, he would make sure Mal found a few good spells in her book to use on Chad and the other idiots.
He was going to make sure they knew never to mess with the villain kids ever again.
Jay arrived back to their dorm quickly. He had been able to beat Chad until half of his face was swollen, but he hadn't found the other two guys, since Carlos hadn't known their names. He walked into the room quietly but froze when he heard what sounded like crying coming from Carlos' bed. Jay shut the door and quickly rushed over to Carlos.
He crawled into Carlos' bed and Carlos let him. He gently wrapped his arms around Carlos and pulled him into his chest. " What's wrong?" He asked softly and he could feel Carlos shaking.
" They're just like my mom," He croaked out and Jay tensed, suddenly angry again. " I don't know why they care so much. I thought that it would be okay for me to be who I actually am here, but I still get beat up for being gay. Here's no better than the island. I was stupid for thinking here would be better. I'm worthless no matter where I go," And Jay's heart broke and he pulled Carlos even closer, suddenly feeling extremely protective.
" Don't ever fucking say that," Jay tried to keep his voice steady as he grabbed onto Carlos' hand. " You're not worthless. You're fucking perfect." Jay let himself sit up slightly and place a light kiss on a tear rolling down Carlos' face before he laid back down, gripping Carlos towards him again. " You're perfect, fucking perfect. You're smart, you're so smart, Carlos. You have so many people who care about you, you're not worthless. Please don't say you're worthless." Jay could feel Carlos lean into him and Jay snuggled his head into Carlos' hair.
" Thank you," Carlos breathed out after many minutes of silence. Carlos let his eyes fall shut as he smiled contently with Jay's arms wrapped tightly around him, their legs intertwined.
" You're perfect," Jay spoke one last time into Carlos' hair. Carlos hummed softly and Jay let his eyes shut, too.
Jay sighed, I think I might love you. ( No you don't )
