~[BTR, AU] 3rd Person's POV
James happily waltzes over to the same place he had lunch yesterday… Only to find it filled with girls sitting on one side, obviously waiting for him.
He spots Logan from far, frowning in disappointment while gazing over his seat. "Oh shit," James gasped, realizing that he's just fucked up badly. Logan spots James, then immediately turns around and disappear into the school again.
"Damn it," James groans, leaving the open area upon realizing he just ruined Logan's place.
James knew Logan doesn't eat in the cafeteria, since he's never seen the boy in there, which meant that this whole time, Logan's been eating out here on his own… And now his favorite place is infested with bitches.
"James! Where've you been?" Carlos squeaks, seeing the tall boy enter the cafeteria and approaching their usual table. James sits down, slamming his lunch box angrily.
"Lemme guess, the 'Mean Girls' wannabe did something again?" Kendall raised a brow, knowing how much James hates them.
"I… I was eating lunch with Logan yesterday, at his private spot," James began. Upon hearing Logan's name, the other two immediately stopped eating and gave his story full attention. "We shared his lunch since y'know, my mom packed me bananas again," James continued, Carlos and Kendall immediately jealous that he not only got to eat with Logan, but also eat Logan's food!
"I hand fed him sandwich," James adds, smiling at the memory. "Oh come on," Carlos throws his hand up in pure jealousy. "Yeah! H-He was about to hand feed me too," James trailed off, clenching his fist, remembering the sad look on Logan's face. "Until he spotted those sluts looking at us… Then he quickly put the bread on my lunchbox and just ran," James wanted to punch himself then for not stopping Logan.
"A-And now… They're all waiting at that special spot. I saw Logan from far, his face just… FUUCK!" James yelled angrily, slamming the table with his fist, part of the cafeteria immediately silenced.
"I get it," Kendall sighs, "Now they're all sitting there, waiting for you? And you've just completely destroyed Logan's private spot?" Kendall asks, James nodded in anger.
"That's fine James. We're gonna go visit Logan later, wanna join?" Carlos grins, knowing full well where Logan lives, since he actually saw him walk home and decided to stalk the poor boy one time.
"Fuck yes," James grins, excited to wait till the end of school.
Meanwhile…
"Where the hell…" Logan sighs sadly, having to find a new lunch spot after enjoying your lunch in the same place for 4 years is kind of heartbreaking. Nobody really went there, since people tend to avoid Logan like a damn plague ever since he first came to the school.
Finally… He settles on eating in class, which is strictly prohibited.
He didn't even get to open his lunch box, a prefect decided to enter his class right then. "Logan Mitchell. Never in my entire school life did I ever think, that for even one second, you'd even think of breaking the rules," Jett Stetson, one of the fiercest, albeit hottest prefects in school steps inside, smirking.
"I-I-I'm sorry," Logan squeaks, immediately shutting his lunch box, again, feeling his eyes water up.
He's sensitive, okay?
"Don't you usually eat outside?" Jett peaks out the window and sees Logan's usual spot is filled with girls. Not just any group of girls… The 'Mean Girls' wannabe clique.
"Ah," He breathes out, understanding why Logan moved.
"Why don't you eat in the café like the others?" Jett asked, pulling a chair and sitting across Logan, who looked down in shame.
"I… I-I don't like crowded spaces. P-Plus, everyone hates me," He shuts his eyes, fighting back the tears threatening to fall. Why does everyone hate him? Nobody knows.
He works out, he tries to look good, albeit failing badly. He's smart… He's a good kid, then why?
"Hey," Jett calls out, seeing how Logan's lunch box is untouched, he felt a bit guilty. "Don't do that," Jett cups Logan's chin. Logan, feeling the very alien sensation of having someone else's hand on his face gently, because usually their hands are rough since they're bullies, blushes greatly.
Jett lifts Logan's face up, brown eyes meeting glassy black ones.
"Lemme see a smile," Jett grins widely, his heart actually racing when Logan smiles back sheepishly.
Logan, albeit embarrassed greatly and his brain going haywire, does what Jett says. One, because he's a freaking prefect and Logan doesn't want to get into trouble. Two, because it's Jett. The one kid who singlehandedly took down a large group of bullies!
"You're cute when you smile," Jett sighs, taking out his hanky, Jett gently lifts Logan's glasses, wiping away the tears which escaped slightly. "Eat up," Jett gently opens Logan's lunch box, finding egg sandwiches inside.
Logan's brain was trying to process whatever's happening to him at that very moment.
Someone's actually nice to me…
"A-A-Aren't you g-g-gonna r-report me?" Logan asked, his voice quivering in fear and confusion.
"Just this once," Jett winks, planning to survey the school later to help the poor boy find a new lunch spot.
"Thank you," Logan smiles, eating his sandwich, sharing two with Jett the same way he did with James. For once, he's happy to be at school, even for just a few minutes.