(A/N - Just imagine that everything in this chapter is in French. I can speak it, but I'm not that fluent, and I'm taking mercy on you guys, who probably don't speak much french, if any. Anyway, enjoy this special Laf chapter!)

Laf's POV

I woke up the next morning and got up to turn on the lights. I stepped on a peice of paper in front of the door. I picked it up and read it. It said,

Dear Herc and Laf,

Thomas told Johansson, and we were expelled. We have to run. We're so sorry we're leaving you, and that we can't tell you what we're doing. We don't want you to get into any more trouble than you may or may not be in because of us. We're so sorry, and we hope we get to see you again someday.

We will miss you,

John and Alex

I woke up Herc and showed him the note.

"John and Alex left!" I exclaimed while shoving the note in his face.

He read the note, then looked up at me, horrified.

"There's nothing we can do about it now." He said.

"Maybe we could call them, or..." I started.

"I don't think we can. They made it sound like they wouldn't be able to contact us." Herc explained.

"What are we going to do?" I asked, frantic.

"How about we go to breakfast. It's already 7:30." Herc said, grabbing his clothes and going into the bathroom.

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We sat in silence at breakfast. People were whispering and giving us weird looks. The news of Alex and John's predicament got around, apparently.

We went to homeroom and sat down in our normal seats.

"Mr. Lafayette, Mr. Mulligan, Ms. Johansson want to see you." Eliza said when the bell rang. We grabbed our stuff and began the long walk to the principals office.

When we got there, we saw Alex's Aunt and a man and a woman that must be John's parents in the waiting area. Johansson's secretary let us into her office, and we sat down.

"I understand you two were very close with Mr. Hamilton and Mr. Laurens." She said when we sat down.

"Oui." I answered.

"Do you know anything about where they went?" She asked, getting right to the point.

"We got a note from them this morning saying that they ran. It didn't say where or when. Just that they left and they're not coming back. We haven't had any contact with them since." Herc explained. I pulled the note out of my pocket and handed it to her. She read it and handed it back to us.

"Did you two know anything about their activities?" She asked.

"You mean their real, true, loving relationship?" I said. She cringed at the word relationship. "Yes. We knew. We protected them. Since we're not homophobic assholes like you."

"And that's a detention for you, Mr. Lafayette." She said, offeneded.

Herc gave me a look and said, "We told you everything we know. Can we go?"

"Go sit in the waiting area. I want to talk to the boys parents, and then talk to you two again." She said. We walked out, and Alex and John's parents walked in. We sat down, and listened closely to what was going on inside the office.

"How could you let this happen?" A man, John's dad, yelled.

"Mr. Laurens, we are doing everything we can to find your son." Johansson replied.

"What on earth possessed you to let my son be near that boy? Clearly he's an awful influence! He pressured my son into doing things he clearly didn't want to do!"

"Mr. Laurens, if I may, the boys ran away together. They wouldn't do that unless they wanted to be together. They would've stayed if they didn't." Alex's Aunt said.

"Are you accusing my son of being... one of... them?" John's Dad was baffled.

"Mr. Laurens, please calm down." Johansson tried.

"I'm going to sue this school, and everyone in it!" He exclaimed.

The secretary got up from her desk and led us out of the room. "You two shouldnt be hearing this."

She led us out into the hallway, and told us to go back to class. We went through all our morning classes, then went up to Alex and John's dorm during lunch.

When we opened the door, we saw a ransacked room. They clearly left in a hurry. The only personal belongings left were their phones.

"Bonne baise." I gaped.

"I know." Herc agreed.

We looked around the room for any clue that they might have left behind of where they were going. We found nothing. They took everything with them. We even searched through their phones. There was absolutely nothing.

"What the hell are we going to do?" Herc asked.

"Je ne sais pas." I answered, unable to form English words. I was too confused.

We stood there in their room until we heard the bell ring for the next period. We had no idea what to do.

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Johansson talked to us again that afternoon after classes, and she gave us both a month of detention for knowing about Alex and John and not reporting it. We knew it was going to be hell, but we also knew we did the right thing by hiding their secret. Thomas never talked to us again. He had no reason to, since they were gone. We knew that we might someday see Alex and John again, but that they were leading a better life wherever they had ran off to. We would miss them, but it was for the best.

(A/N - Laf and Herc May never see Alex and John again! Aww! It breaks my heart. But, I hope you enjoyed this special Laf chapter. Don't forget to review!)