A/N: Wee! Okay, okay, okay, I'm done with the second chapter. Like I said before, the couple is probably one of the least likely out of everyone, so don't hate me for it. ;x I'm just.. convinced they want each other. Even my brother thinks so! (Kinda.) Okay, enough with my blabbing. And thanks times 783290278 to everyone who reviewed. Oh, and by the way, I have no idea how to spell "aqquantince" and spell check wasn't helping so sorry about that one.

Oh, and sorry that this chapter is pretty short. Next one will be longer, I promise. Cross my heart and hope to die, stick a needle in my eye! I'm a loser. Love me.

Cruel Despair: Chapter Two

Ellie pretended to zip her lips shut, and then stared at him seriously. Here goes nothing, Marco thought. "Okay.. It's.."

Ellie stared at Marco, waiting for an answer, although she had mixed feelings. She definitely wanted to know who Marco had feelings for, but at the same time, was scared to know. Although she'd told him numerous times that her more-than-friends feelings for Marco were over, inside those feelings were still there, though she hid them as best as she possibly could.

Marco let out a sigh, which awoke Ellie from her thoughts. She raised an eyebrow at him and said, "Just tell me."

"It's just.. You'll laugh. I know you will. I mean, I'm absolutely positive that this.. person doesn't like guys," Marco told her, frowning.

With an exasperated sigh, Ellie hit Marco on the arm playfully. "Marco.."

Marco laughed a little. "Okay, okay, okay." He took in a deep breath, and then said slowly and quietly, his eyes closed, "It's.. It's. It's Spinner."

Thinking she heard him wrong, Ellie coughed. "Umm. What?"

Sighing, Marco replied, louder this time, "Spinner. I like Spinner."

Dumbfounded and shocked, Ellie sat still, staring at her hands. "Spinner.. Mason?" she whispered finally.

"Do you know any other Spinners?"

It wasn't that Ellie disliked Spinner that much. They weren't that close, but she considered him a sort of friend, maybe just an aqquantince. However, she'd seen the way he had treated Marco. She knew the two were friends, but with Spinner constantly calling Marco a "fag" and other derogatory comments, she couldn't fathom the idea that Marco could have feelings for him.. How he could have feelings for Spinner, and not her.

"I know, it's weird," Marco said, breaking the silence, almost as if he had read her thoughts. "I don't.. I don't even know why, really." He let out a small, nervous laugh and stared at the bed, tracing his finger across the pattern on her comforter. Ellie watched, and then had to turn away. This isn't real, she thought.

"Say something." She looked up at him and he was looking into her eyes, as if he was waiting for her approval. Too mesmerized by his eyes, however, she wasn't able to respond until she could finally muster up the strength to tear her eyes away from him.

"It's.. Wow." Ellie laughed nervously, just like he had done before. "Definitely didn't expect that."

"I know.. I didn't either," Marco said quietly, now staring at the comforter again. "It's just hard, you know? I hate this. Why can't I like girls.." He trailed off, his voice breaking.

Watching him, Ellie noticed a tear fall from his eye. Immediately she leaned over and placed her arms around him, pulling him into a comforting hug. "Oh, Marco.." she whispered. "It'll get better. I promise." Looking down, she was surprised to see her own tears on Marco's shirt, but didn't try to stop them, crying for Marco, and for herself.