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You'd Never Guess That Evil Would Win One Day

Tests, Tears. And Regret

~Jesse's P.O.V.~

The next day, I sat on the edge of my bed. It was almost eight o'clock, when I get Benny up. I took a deep breath.

Yesterday, Benny promised he would never leave me. I want to test him. If I mistreat him beyond all of it, he will hate me again, and I wouldn't be so panicked to see him.

Another deep breath, and it's eight. I barge into his room.

"BENNY TIME TO GET UP!" I shout. His form cringes. Again, he objects the blanket and pillow. I frown to myself.

He grumbles something even I couldn't understand. I went over and grabbed his hair, pulling him up. He cried out. I felt his hair inbetween my fingers, an uncontrollable mess, but in a way that looked fine. It was so soft, despite the lack of shower. I might let him take one if he lasts long enough.

"I'm sorry," I start. "maybe you didn't hear me."

"I-I heard you!" He whimpers. I let him go, and he scrambles off of the bare matress. His loincloth was dishevled, and I glanced over at his ass, peeking out at me, urging me to touch it.

I went along with my evil attitude and reached out and squeezed it, smirking to myself privately. He yelped and fumbled with his loincloth till he was properly covered. I grinned at him.

"Just trying to help."

For a long two hours, I worked him harder than I normally do. I didn't want to. I just wanted to hold him and see him smile. But I needed to see if his heart was really in this.

He comes toward me with a tray of fruit, and he looks like he's about to break. He face sagged with sleepiness, his skin red...

Then he dropped an apple.

I saw my chance to really get on him and make him crack. I put on a disappointed frown and stand. He panicked and picked the apple up. But as he came up, I slapped him across the face, catching the tray as he fell.

"What the hell is wrong with you!?" Jesse yelled.

"P-please don't-"

"You're an idiot! A good-for-nothing scumbag! Just collecting dust! GET UP!" Benny tried to get up, trembling, but collapsed and sobbed.

I broke him.

He laid there and cried, and I waited for him to stop. But instead, he started talking. I couldn't understand a single thing.

"S-speak up!" I said.

He sobbed harder, than tried to stop.

"H-he never called me." Benny started. "Or texted. As far as I know, he didn't even care. I loved him, and kept him safe, and always tried to show how much he meant to me, but he just..." He sobbed again. "I just want someone to love me..."

"Are we talking about Ethan?" I asked quietly. He nodded.

He looked up at me, and I saw how bad I treat him. I saw hurt, pain, how I harassed him, how I took advandage... and in all, I felt bad about it.

But I was also happy. I did have a chance.

I hugged onto him, and let him sob in my shoulder. I didn't want him to hurt anymore. I smiled softly to myself as I realized, not only was I holding Benny while he was awake, but also that he wasn't fighting it.

~Ben's P.O.V.~

I waited anxiously as Ethan tried to boost his energy, sleeping. It wasn't till it was once again dark that he stirred.

"Wh-at...?" He seemed dazed.

"Shhh..." I pushed him back down slowly. "You need to rest. You've exhausted yourself, Ethan."

He shook his head. "No, I'm fine now. Help me up?"

I hesitated, before I decided I needed answers too badly to prolong this anymore. I helped him up, then pushed him back against the couch so he had support. He smiled at me, then looked confused, as if trying to gather his thoughts. Then he looked up at me with a blush.

"So..." He started. "I was saying something last night, about why I came back..." Again, his smile faded. "You see... The real Benny ran away. I couldn't get a hold of him, find him, not even to say goodbye... Without Benny, I have no reason to go back. Everyone can carry on without me. Benny was the only one I can - could - talk to."

He looked away from me and took a breath. Two. Three. Then he continued.

"I... think it was 'cause of me, too. I left him standing there at school to chase after Sarah. Honestly, I wish I could tell him I wasn't trying to impress her that time. I was telling her a secret, and that I was over her. She never liked me anyway. But, Benny took it the wrong way, and he didn't go home. He left." His lip quivered.

"I-in fact, it hurts to look at you, no offence... you are him, and I hurt him. I want to tell him so bad that it was nothing, that it was the last time, but I can't."

He words spun in my head. By him looking at me, his heart breaks. I swore I'd never hurt him again, and I ended up doing so without trying. Leave it to me to screw it all up.

He started crying, and I held him close, but he only sobbed harder, till he was so loud I heard him over my thoughts. I left the room, into another.

I realized that I was in the room I had chained Benny and Ethan up in. There was a lock on the other side. I opened the door quietly, only a little, than clicked the lock. Ethan was still crying. I closed the door.

There. Now I can't hurt him anymore.

What? He locked himself in the room? Without blood, or a toilet?! Review please! ~TrampledRose