Hi! Sorry if writing is a little sloppy. I'm quite drunk but want to get out a new chapter. So here ya go! Big trigger warning!

A couple weeks had passed since Sally had broke down in front of Larry. Larry was true to his word, he gave Sal a house key which could use anytime to escape his dad. Sal hadn't had an episode since but Larry was always careful around him in fragile moments, and most importantly, he gave Sally all the love and attention he could ever want.

Sally woke up tangled in Larry's strong arms, as he did most mornings by this point. He almost never went home. The familiar scent of weed mixed with the sweet smell of Larry's mango shampoo filled his nostrils, instantly relaxing him. He looked for his phone to check the time, but it was just out of his reach, Larry was holding him so tight that he couldn't move. Sal lay there for as long as he could. In time, he needed to go to the bathroom, and he knew they both had school today. He playfully kicked Larry in an attempt to wake him up. Larry half stirred, letting out a small "hmm" before burying his head in Sally's neck, trying to sleep. Sal laughed, Larry's breath was tickling his neck, he kicked Larry again, a little harder this time,

"Dude, move. We need to get up and I need to piss!"

Larry sighed and just rolled out of bed, making a large thud as he hit the floor. Sally laughed at him and threw the duvet on top of the sprawled out, shirtless Larry. He got up and went to the bathroom, warning Larry to get up as he left the room. Sal went to the bathroom, brushed his teeth and put his hair up in his usual ponytails. He stumbled out the bathroom to the sight of an overtired Larry, his long brown hair sticking up in all direction, his face contorting very unattractively as he yawned and stretched. Sally laughed at him,

"Jeez Larry, how late were you up?"

Larry half-heartedly smiled, clutching his head, obviously sporting some sort of hangover.

"I woke up in the night for a smoke and a couple beers, I wasn't up that late..."

Sal looked at Larry, raising his eyebrows and rolling his eyes,

"No wonder you smelled weird, come on, go clean yourself up and I'll go get you some painkillers"

Sal quickly jumped up to give Larry a kiss on the cheek and went to the medicine cabinet to get him some paracetamol. He wasn't happy that Larry had gone behind his back and given into his cravings, they were supposed to be helping each other. But he understood why Larry had though, he had a day of stressful classes ahead. Sally poured Larry a glass of water and set the painkillers next to it, then went back to Larry's room and got dressed, ready for school. Sally gathered up his things, preparing Larry's bag too so they wouldn't be late. He strapped his prosthetic into place as Larry stumbled out of his room, pulling his shirt down. Larry had taken the painkillers but they hadn't quite kicked in yet. Sal handed Larry his school bag,

"Ready Lar-bear?"

Larry smiled and nodded, with that, they started to walk to school.

As they approached the school gates, Sal turned to Larry,

"Hey, Larry?"

"Yeah, Sal?"

"I've been thinking... why don't we go public? Or at least our friends? I'm just tired of being hidden..."

Larry was taken back, he'd never though about being openly gay, he knew that their friends would be ok with it since Todd and Neil are together but he didn't want people like Travis to find out. He turned to look at Sal.

"Sal, you know I love you, but what if Travis found out? I don't want him to hurt you more than he already does..." Larry was interrupted by Sal holding his hand, "Sal... if you're ok with it, we can be open. I will protect you, no one is bullying you because of me ok?"

Sally smiled, flinging his arms around Larry's neck, pulling him close. Larry smirked and leaned down to kiss the little blue boy, practically hanging from his neck. They quickly split apart after hearing a voice they both hated...Travis...

"Well what do we have here? You two actually are fags! Sinners!"

Larry and Sally turned around, seeing the blonde running towards them with a smug luck on his face. The took each others hands again, shouting in unison,

"Fuck off Travis!"

Travis was shocked and stopped in his tracks. Larry started to walk off, pulling Sal behind him. They quickly located Ash, Todd and the rest of the gang before they could hear the news from anyone else, knowing it was going to go around the school like wildfire. Larry still couldn't look Ashley in the eye because of what she did. Sal just smiled and waved and he was pulled over by Larry.

"Hey guys, umm... we've got some news. Unfortunately Travis figured it out before we could tell you." Larry looked around at the eager faces anticipating the news. Sal clutched Larry's sleeve, almost hiding behind him. Todd smiled, already knowing what was going on. Ash looked to the floor, not wanting to hear anything Larry to say.

"Well... firstly, I've discovered I'm gay... Second, I have a boyfriend" Larry pulled Sal from behind him, making him blush.

Todd and Neil burst into a round of applause, everyone else just smiled and nodded, clearly happy for them. Ash burst out crying and ran off, Larry went to go after her but decided not to.

Todd smiled at the couple, "Well it's not like we didn't see it coming though... but Travis is probably plotting something really bad for you two, so be careful." He looked over to Neil, "He did for us"

Larry put an arm around Sally's shoulder, looking protective, "Cheers man, don't worry, Travis is getting his ass handed to him if he tries anything"

The group burst out laughing, the school bell ringing shortly after. The group split apart, each traveling to their designated classrooms.

Lunchtime eventually rolled round.

People started to filter into the Cafeteria, everyone trying to get to their usual tables. The group of friends slowly made their way to the table, everyone except Ashley who sat on her own in the corner, glaring Sally and Larry holding hands under the table.

Sal got up, "Sorry guys, be back in a min" Larry tried to get up and follow him but Sal shook his head, telling him to stay put. He squeezed his way out of the canteen and made his way down to the boy's toilets. He was just washing his hands when he heard a voice that made him shudder...

"What you doing? Fag!" Travis pulled on Sal's shoulder, turning him around. Sal just rolled his eyes,

"Travis" he said in an annoyed tone. Travis looked Sal up and down,

"Don't you 'Travis' me, sinner. Now, if you scream or run, you're gonna get what's coming 10x worse, understand?" Travis smirked with an evil look in his eyes.

Sal was about to speak but Travis grabbed Sal's collar and pushed him into one of the stalls, he ripped off Sally's prosthetic, tossing it to the floor. Sal tried to push him away but wasn't strong enough. Travis pulled his face closer,

"Get the picture? Freak"

Travis smashed his lips against Sal's scarred ones. Sal desperately struggled to get away, but Travis pinned his hands over his head with an iron grip, making it impossible for him to escape. Tears streamed down Sally's face, no matter how much he struggled, Travis wouldn't budge. He tried to scream but the sounds came out muffled, and no one was around to hear them. Travis moved his head down to Sal's neck, he paused for a moment before viciously biting his neck. Sal howled in pain, crying even harder. Travis kept moving around, biting different areas of Sal's neck, slowly moving towards his chest. He pushed Sal's body against the wall with his own, making sure Sal couldn't escape while he had a hand free. Sal felt Travis smirk against his skin, he felt his attacker's hand slowly move down his body and grab his crotch. He screamed again, willing someone to save him.

"No one is coming for you, fag. Now shut up before I make you regret it." Travis hissed, unbuttoning Sal' trousers.

Sally continued to squirm, but knew it was useless against Travis' body weight. Travis slipped his hands inside his trousers, making Sal thrash trying to get him to stop.

"Oh? But you like it when Larry does it don't you slut?"

Travis grinned, letting go of Sal's hand to move it towards Travis' area. Managing to get his hand free, Sal punched Travis' nose, making him remove his hand from Sally's trousers to cradle his nose. Travis stormed out of the stall, cursing under his breath. Sal slid down the wall, fastening his trousers back up before curling himself into a ball. He felt so gross and ashamed...how could he face Larry now? He felt around for his mask, feeling naked without it.

He heard a distant voice calling his name. Larry...

"Sal? Hey dude, where are you?"

Larry turned the corner into the bathroom, he saw Sal's mask in the middle of the floor. He started to panic.

"SAL? Sal please, where are you?" He picked up the mask and frantically searched the stalls, until finally seeing Sal shaking on the floor in a stall. Sal covered his face with his hair, not wanting Larry to look at him. Larry knelt down beside him, placing the mask in Sally's hands. He immediately put his prosthetic on, feeling a little relief.

"Sally? What happened...?"

He tried to place a hand on Sal's lap but it was quickly swatted away, Larry was hurt from being rejected but knew it was the least of his problems.

"Please talk to me. Did someone hurt you? Did you have another episode?"

Sal didn't want to tell Larry about what had happened so nodded his head, passing it off as an episode, he knew lying to Larry wasn't good but he just couldn't face it. He stood up and ran from the bathrooms. He didn't know what to do, or where to go. He ran straight out of the school, not even looking back to see if anyone was following him.

Sally ran all the way back to Addison Apartments, he didn't dare go to his dad's so he went to the only safe place he knew, Larry's apartment. He let himself in and made his way to Larry's room. He sat on the bed, finding little comfort with being in Larry's room. Even just sitting on Larry's bed made him feel gross, feeling like he was unfaithful to Larry, even though it wasn't his fault. Sal couldn't take it anymore, he stripped off and got in the shower, hoping to feel cleaner afterwards. He spend a solid hour in the shower, but it still didn't make him feel better. He came out in a towel, planning to change into some clean clothes, when Lisa came to see who was home,

"Sally? What are you doing home, hun?" Lisa leaned against the wall, looking more tired than usual.

"Oh, sorry Lisa, I-I wasn't feeling very well so the school sent me home, I hope it was ok coming here..." Sal thought very quickly to come up with a reason why he was home, but it seemed to have worked.

"Oh no, no trouble at all dear, go rest up, maybe you'll feel better after a nice nap?"

Sal nodded and walked into Larry's room, he found some of his jeans in one of Larry's drawers, and he put on one of Larry's shirts and his hoodie, hoping to feel closer to him. He lay down on Larry's side of the bed, the sheets still vaguely carrying his scent. Sal kept his mask on in bed, which he rarely did. Sal eventually fell asleep, trying to only think of Larry, but images of Travis kept creeping into his mind...

Jesus Christ! 2030 words! Ugh, first half was me drunk, second half was me with a hangover...