One Week Later
It's now next Friday after the moment James and Percy became what they are now. The 4th of July ended up a disaster after Hailey, Henry's driver ended up spilling the grill on the ground that ended up lighting all the fireworks and then exploding. Thankfully, no one was hurt, but Hailey got slapped by everyone for ruining everything.
It's 7:00am at Tidmouth Sheds as Mr. Caleb came and was ready to give his orders for everyone, but then he saw that 3 were missing.
" Does anyone know were Percy, James, and Jake are " the boss told everyone, no one knew where they were. Patrick was the lucky one to know.
" I'll get them, they went out for a little early morning stretch " Patrick said to his boss. " You have 10 minutes " Mr. Caleb said to his younger brother.
Patrick then went behind Tidmouth to find the trio who left. He then saw Jake next to a dumpster jumping on a trampoline.
" Dude, what are you doing? " Patrick asked his friend. " I saw this trampoline in the dumpster, and it's all perfectly fine. Why would anyone throw away something this useful " Jake added.
" Maybe they wanted to jump in the dumpster and swim around and then they left it here " Patrick laughed. Jake then threw a banana peel at his head.
" You're not clever " Jake joked. " Whatever, besides where are James and Percy, I told you to watch them and look for anyone who might see them " Patrick said. Jake then jumped one more time before landed on the ground.
" Why are we hiding this from everyone, since when did anyone have to hide a nice, cute relationship like this " Jake said. " Rosie was hiding her relationship with Stanley from Percy, remember " Patrick said. " Oh yeah, but still, why are we hiding this " Jake added wanting to know.
" Because, no one will approve. They might think that this is gross, because their are both boys. People and engines will just tease and tease and also be very confused. Not even Mr. Caleb would approve " Patrick said that made Jake confused.
" Why, their has to be a few gay couples out here on the island " Jake said. " Their are, but the Island Of Sodor has a law that bans any display of gay affection in public and marriage " Patrick gave to Jake.
" That's just dumb. America approved of gay marriage " Jake said angered. " Blame the mayor, he approved the rule here. " Patrick said to his best friend.
" Look, you're the only one that I have told about this, just don't tell anyone until I find out a way to work this out " Patrick said. " Whatever you say, detective " Jake said witty that made Patrick roll his eyes.
" By the way, your trampoline is lame " Patrick said back. " No, it's a masterpiece " Jake said before jumping on the trampoline and then suddenly one of the legs broke off and sent Jake flying face first into the dumpster. Patrick just left him.
In an empty shed, the new couple was sitting there just giving themselves their normal love routine, which is just kissing, that's it. Percy and James thought their first kiss was the best feeling in their lives and they continued to kiss every night and every morning when everyone was still asleep.
" Oh James, your lips are so warm and soft " Percy purred after they separated for the second time in 15 minutes. " I know they are, your cheeks are very soft too " James said very seductively. Percy just stared at him with a blank face and a smile. " You're handsome and I love It " Percy then said. " Hey, that can be my theme song " I'm handsome and I Love It " " James said that made Percy giggle. James loved Percy's laugh, it was the cutest thing ever. The two then kissed again, but had tongues involved.
Patrick came up to the shed, then he heard load moaning. Patrick knew what it was and then he turned and saw the two making out with each other.
" OK guys, It's time to let go now " Patrick started. No one answered. " Guys, I know you love each other's lips, but it's time to go " Patrick said louder. Still no answer, just the sound of lips crashing. " OK, you guys asked for It " Patrick said smirking. Then he grabbed on James's cheek and squeezed it hard making James yelp and back up.
" Ow, why! You made Percy bite my tongue! What the hell Jake..." James then saw Patrick in front of him. " Patrick?" " Yep, Jake told me the only way to make you listen is by pinching your squishy cheeks " Patrick said while making a squeezing hand gesture.
" Well I hate it, it hurts " James said upset. " Now what do you want. You already ruined our moment".
" First, we have to leave to go to work, Secondly you guys are gonna get caught cause dumb Jake starting playing in the dumpster and left you guys " Patrick said making the two engines laugh.
" I don't wanna go, I'm wanna stay and enjoy James's lovely face " Percy said before staring at his knight.
" How did you guys go from friends who tease each other, to this? " Patrick stated. Neither engine knew what to say.
" Last week, I don't know how it happened. But I think that we are right for each other if we couldn't find another date " James stated.
" I see, well you guys said you want to keep this safe from everyone, and I get why. But It might not last long " Patrick stated.
" You told us that we're uh...what was it...gay? " Percy said. " Well I would say you guys are bi, because you guys like girls too " Patrick said. " No, I don't like any girls anymore, I just want to stay with James, cause he's splendid, strong, protective, and of course hot " Percy stated that made James and blush, but it was true.
" What have I gotten myself into " Patrick quietly said to himself. " Well I know you guys want to suck your faces off, but we really need to go, we have like " Patrick checked his watch " 2 minutes! " he screamed. Percy and James both backed up and then winked at each other before heading back to their sheds.
Little did the three know that someone or more than one engine was spying on them. Those two spiers were none other than Bill and Ben who already made a plan to make Percy admit to them so they can tell everyone around the island.
James and Percy returned to the sheds and everyone was getting really impatient.
" About time, I was gonna fall asleep from boredom " Gordon complained.
" Enough Gordon, they are here now. James, Percy please don't run out like that early in the morning " Mr. Caleb said. " Yes sir " the two said. James and Percy still were gonna sneak out in the morning.
Throughout the morning, the two lovebirds hadn't run into each other once. James was sadly forced to work at the mines and ended up covered in coal dust and rocks. Percy on the other hand, was at the Docks and Cranky accidentally spilled sugar all over him and then a wave of sea water splashed him making the sugar more sticky.
After both engines had their dirty mornings, not that kind of "dirty" morning. The two both decided to go to the wash down to get themselves cleaned up for later. Lucky for both of them that they both ended up at the wash down at the exact same time.
" Oh, hey James, it's great to see you. Look at you, you're all covered in dust " Percy said feeling bad. " It's fine, but you're covered too. What do you say we get washed together, don't act like you don't want to " James said trying to make this interesting.
" That sounds sweet, and fun " Percy said that made James excited. Patrick and Jake jumped down and began cleaning the two pervy engines, that's what Jake thought they were. The engines were even acting pervy though, both of them just sat there winking, making kissing noises, and even moaning a bit. This might be Patrick and Jake most disturbing moment ever.
Patrick still wanted to know how these two became this. Jake also had an urge to know as well.
James was almost cleaned, but he then had an idea. Jake came up and listened to his idea and was really weirded out, but kind of into it.
" Hey Per, close your eyes " James said and Percy did, he also liked that cute, little nickname he gave him. James then told Jake to do his thing, Jake then poured a big bucket of water on James which also shined because it was also filled with soap.
" Open your eyes " James said seductively. Percy opened his eyes and just gasped at this image in front of him. James stared at his little Oak while water continued to drip around his body, glistening with shine that made his red paint look even more sexy. (I'm sorry, that was really creepy to type)
Percy thought he was super lucky to have a guy like James, he wasn't the greatest engine to be smart, nice, and clever. But he still was good to be around. Jake was also recording this.
" I should totally put this up online " Jake said chuckling hard. Patrick slapped him in the back of the head. " You're just like them " he inquired.
Percy and James soon settled themselves after such a fun moment. " That was great Jamie " Percy said that made James smile. " Now that is a nickname I like. Not Jimmy " James said while staring at Jake. Jake just blew strawberries at him and also spit on Patrick's face.
" I should probably go. See you soon handsome " Percy said and James laughed at his flirting. " You too cutie bear " he said back making Percy laugh too.
The afternoon hit and Percy was ready for his shift at Sodor China Clay Company. Bill and Ben were there ready to try to make Percy admit his secret.
Percy arrived and was working on helping Timothy move some dynamite to the hole where they explode them. Bill and Ben saw what Percy did and began exploiting on how impressed they are.
" Wow Percy, you're doing great. You do way better than others " Bill first stated " At least you're not as lazy as James " Ben then stated.
" What do you mean " Percy said not liking the twins insulting James
" It's just that James always is not trying his best, he always slow and useless " Bill said. Percy wasn't liking what he was hearing. " That's just who he is, he's always like that, and you can't change that " he said as that is what James told him last week. Bill and Ben weren't done though.
" Whatever you say. But still why would anyone even trust him " Ben said. " He always keep annoying, teasing, and being his usual "I'm the best" thing " Bill said next. Percy wasn't gonna let these two hurt his knight. After what James told him last week, he knew that he had to defend him and accept on who he is.
" Just don't insult him guys, he doesn't have to be that way, but he is, so deal with it " Percy shouted kind of scaring Timothy.
" Why are you defending him, Percy? I thought you always hated how egotistic he is " Ben said. " Maybe I do, but I feel like no one has to be hated for who they are " Percy said, but the twins weren't convinced.
" You do realize that this is the same guy who scared you to death with a giant scrap monster after thinking you weren't brave enough, how can you forgive that " Bill said. Percy did hate that moment, but he knew James didn't mean to do it.
" James apologized, and I forgave him. He clearly was being silly and he said he wouldn't do it again " Percy said defending his guy.
" He does still tease you and make fun of you still. He just thinks of you as a loser " Ben said that made Percy about to burst with rage.
" I'm not a loser and he says that I'm not a loser! We are great friends! Will you two just shut up! " Percy screamed scaring some workers.
" Just admit it Percy. James is your enemy " Bill stated.
" James is NOT my enemy! He's my boyfriend " Percy just yelled. Their's the response the twins wanted. Percy just realized what he said, he was completely dumbfounded. He yelled it so loud that everyone in the SCCC heard it. Percy just ruined everything.
Bill and Ben just smirked that their plan worked until Percy gave them one quick threat.
" I swear to god, one day I will bump you guys so hard that all the yellow will be torn off your heartless bodies! " Percy yelled before leaving the company. Bill and Ben were shocked, but they were still going to spread the news to everyone.
Percy left crying, he knew what was gonna happen. He promised to James that he wouldn't tell anyone about them, and he just did. He was terrified that James would dump him and leave him forever. He didn't want him to leave. He loved him, why though?
James and Percy had one thing ahead of them and their love.
Percy was panicking and was trying his best to hold himself together, but he couldn't get over on what the hell happened back there with Bill and Ben. All Percy wanted was for no one on the island to start teasing, making fun, or worse be disgusted on what he and James were. Worst of all is that Percy is terrified that James will be furious at him for telling it when he promised to not tell a soul. He wanted to be loved and he doesn't want to be alone forever.
Patrick soon parked Percy near a siding next to Thomas's branch line. He got off ready to make Percy tell him why this happened.
" Percy, are you okay? " Patrick asked his engine. " No, I'm not. Those wretched twits are gonna tell everyone about me and James and were gonna teased and maybe even hated for what we are. I know James hates being teased, and I promised him I wouldn't tell and I broke it. He's gonna hate me now " Percy said starting to cry. Patrick hated seeing his buddy be like this.
" Percy listen, James won't be angry. He'll understand that Bill and Ben tricked you into saying it, besides he knows that you and him aren't bad or weird or gross " Patrick said, but it didn't truly convince Percy.
" You may be right, but he'll still be mad. I don't want him to leave me, we need each other " Percy stated and Patrick now needed to tell.
" Percy, we need to talk. Look, I think that it's great that you and James are this, it was unexpected but it's cute and great for you guys and your friendship. But, how did that really happen, like what made you guys do that? " Patrick said wanting an answer.
" I told you, we realized that neither of us will find a new girl, so we decided to have each other " Percy said but that wasn't the answer Patrick wanted.
" I know that and I think it makes sense. But after that moment, you guys have been acting like you guys have loved each other for years. You kiss non-stop, say some very loving flirts, and you said that you didn't like girls anymore and just wanted James " Patrick said trying his best.
Percy didn't know what to say, but he had one confession.
" Okay, Let me tell you this. I always thought James looked good in his red paint, and his voice, singing voice, and face just looked to me. Then last week, when I looked at him again, I just realized how absolutely stunning, great, and handsome he was. Then my mind slipped and I did that " Percy said admitting.
" Have you like you know, "liked liked" James for a while? " Patrick stated.
" Before last week, a little bit. Last week, it made me feel that way, especially after James told me that he always thought of me as a great friend " Percy said and then gave one last statement. " I finally realized that he wasn't just a friend to me, he was more to me ".
Patrick couldn't believe it and he thought it was the greatest thing he ever heard.
" I'm proud of you. You were able to admit your feelings. You're growing up " Patrick stated. " I feel like James thinks of you the same way ". Percy believed his driver, but still couldn't get over the fact that he's gonna be teased non-stop soon. Percy soon left praying that James will understand.
A few hours later, Bill and Ben had already spread the news to about half of the engines on the island. Some of them laughed at it, some of them were weirded out and even grossed out by it, and some of them didn't care and actually loved it.
James then arrived at a station with his favorite coaches and was waiting for his new passengers. Then Gordon came over, his lip was quivering hard trying not to laugh. James noticed it and didn't know what was going on.
" Oh my god James, since when did you go from a finding girls guy to a finding boys guys " Gordon said laughing and leaving James very annoyed, but he didn't know what he meant.
James then got teased by Charlie, Donald, Douglas, Flynn, and even Hiro. James was really getting toasted, he couldn't stand getting teased and he didn't know what they were teasing about. His crash, his lamp, his break up with Molly, he had no clue.
James then decided to take a break. He stopped under a shed near the wash down and then smiled a bit remembering the sweet moment he had with Percy earlier. In fact, he thought Percy would make him feel better.
" Hey Jake, call Patrick and tell him to put Percy on the phone " James asked his driver. Jake started calling Patrick until Henry went past James and shouted "You're a queer?" to him. James didn't even know what that meant but he was ready to start teasing back if he heard one more insult.
Jake then got an answer from Patrick and soon told him to put Percy on the phone.
" um hi, this is Percy's resident, how can I help you " he started that made James laugh and say " That was a good one " in his head.
" Hi Per, it's me Jamie " James first started making Jake make a cute giggle.
" Hey James, are you okay. What do you want to talk for? " Percy said worried. " It's just that people are all of a sudden teasing me and I don't know what it's about. They're saying things like I'm not a girl guy anymore, I'm weird as hell, and I'm a queer. I don't even know what that means " James said making Percy a little scared.
" Do you think someone found out about us " James said worrying about his boyfriend. Percy was then even more scared.
" Uh yeah, I think someone was probably eavesdropping on us and found out, that has to be it " Percy said realizing he just lied like Rosie did.
" Okay then, you and I can find out which piece of coal engine found out and we'll get them for it " James said excited, but Percy wasn't anywhere near that.
" Yeah, we'll do that. See you soon, babe " Percy said saying "babe" in a depressing way. Jake then hanged up wondering about this.
" Is Percy okay, he sounded kind of sad? " he said to his engine. " He's probably just upset like me that someone found out. It's fine though, he's cute and brave, he can handle it, that's what I like about him " Jame said feeling very splendid. Jake was skeptical.
" Don't you mean love about him? " he said making James confused. " What do you mean? " he said wondering.
" I'm not saying it's bad, it's actually really great and cute, But how did you go from a guy being just a little friend with Percy to thinking of him as your love to the end. " Jake said and James just stared at him, but he knew what he meant.
" Alright, I'll confess it. When Percy first came here, I did think he was cute and a helpful engine, but just as a friend. For many years, I did always tease him and I'll admit it, I hated it. The worst was when I scared him to death with that scrap monster. It was the worse thing I've ever done. Then as the years went by, me and him had some fun adventures together. But, the main reason why I always tease him was because I was trying to defend himself into thinking the bigger engines thought I wasn't like him and they'd make fun of me. I know my ego is bad, but I can't control it. But still, Percy was the one who always understands about my mistakes and why I can't stop them. So last week, when I told him about me and him always being friends, my mind just slipped and then it made me kiss the engine I always thought was the cutest thing ever. Then this week, I finally realized it, he is the one that I always needed, even if it is creepy " James finished in style making Jake slowly clap.
" That was amazing James, in fact the people who bans gay rights on this island should be ashamed of themselves, you and Percy are right for each other. Even if you guys act like a little pervy " Jake said before patting James's cheek, not squeezing it.
" Thank you Jake, now let's find Percy so I can tell him " James said smiling and excited to confess his love to Percy.
Percy was at Knapford waiting for his coaches when he saw Thomas come in. Percy thought that his best friend wouldn't tease him about this, but no avail.
" Percy, James is like the most vainest guy to control, why are you dating him, and you do know he's a guy " Thomas said making his driver Tyler slap him. " Stop it Thomas, their's nothing wrong about two engines with the same gender liking each other ".
Percy just couldn't take it anymore. He quickly left the station after getting his coaches. As he went, more engines went past him laughing, teasing, making a weirded out face, and some smiling and saying "congrats". Those were the engines Percy could handle.
James was looking for Percy everywhere, when he then had to stop to get some water in his boiler. While getting pumped, he then saw Molly come near him. Molly could just leave him alone for good, he had someone who could actually handle his personality.
" Hey Molly, you gonna tease me for dating someone who's the complete opposite of you " he said liking his response. But Molly, wasn't gonna tease, she was gonna say what actually happened.
" No, but I will say that Percy admitting it was a little much " she said making James's eyes wide.
" What are you talking about " he said. " Someone told me that Percy said he was your boyfriend at the China Clay to everyone there and you expect me to believe that, he's a guy " Molly said leaving James upset.
" Wait, Percy said that to everyone. That's why he sounded scared on the phone. He didn't want to tell me " he said not angry at Percy, but wanting to know why he did it.
" If you'll excuse me, I have to some business to deal with my little Oak " James said before leaving making Molly confused as hell.
Percy was going around trying to avoid James so he can't scold him, he had a feeling someone told him that Percy admitted it and then Bill and Ben spread the word. After stopping to get a drink of water for his boiler too. He saw James coming and backed up trying to hide behind something, he then entered an empty shed right behind the room that pumps the water.
James came back to get more water, because Jake realized that it was only half-full. That became a bigger coincidence when Emily came and saw James and was gonna tell him about you know what.
" I know, me dating Percy is a weird thing Emily, but I have my reasons for it " he said to the stirling.
" First of all James, I think you and Percy dating is absolutely amazing. I've never seen a same gender relationship before and I think they're beautiful " she said making James smile a bit. Second of all, do you know about the law of gay rights being banned. I think It's horrible. Percy told someone about it and if the Mayor hears about this, he might actually ban Mr. Caleb's railway for having you two be a thing " Emily finished.
Percy heard everything and realized that his confession to Bill and Ben was even worse. Percy was so sad that he backed up and then caused a shelf to fall causing a loud bang.
" What was that? " James said. He looked around before he saw a green bunker coming out of the shed. "Percy!", what are you doing" he asked. Percy came out completely scared and saw James and was terrified. " James, I can explain, I didn't mean to do it. I'm sorry " he said scared.
" Percy, look I know you're sorry, but you promised that you wouldn't tell and now everyone, well not everyone is teasing me, but I can't just...", before James could finish Percy began crying and ran away. " Wait, Percy! " James said worried for him. He wasn't mad at Percy, he just wanted to know why he did it.
James was gonna leave when Rosie eventually came in after hearing the whole conversation. " James, Percy didn't say it on purpose, he was tricked " she came in. Emily was still upset at Rosie and left leaving James behind.
" What do you know, lying pinky " James said annoyed. Rosie gave him the truth.
" This morning, I saw Bill and Ben eavesdropping on you and Percy. They said that they were gonna trick Percy into admitting about you two and then tell everyone it " she implied. James still hated Rosie for what she did to Percy, but he actually believed her. Bill and Ben have done so much in the past, he knew that they had to be involved in this. James realized that Percy didn't want to admit it, but was tricked into doing it.
" Thank you Rosie, if you excuse me, I have some bills and bens to scold at " James said with a ball of rage in his head as he went out to find the twins.
Percy didn't know that James found out the truth and was still horrified of him yelling at him and then breaking up with him. Percy finally realized that he loved James, even before they first kissed and he didn't want to lose him like that. Why did he love Rosie before though, that's because she spent so much time with Percy that he forgot all about James. Rosie truly was the culprit for all of this.
Will Percy and James make up, will they actually admit that they truly love each other? Only time will tell.