Jack looked at his father, who still had his gun pointed at his head, and then he looked at Bobby who was pointing his gun at his father, and finally he looked back at Nathan who had both Zack and Cody in his arms raised off the ground. He was trying to figure out what he should do, because he made the slightest movement his father might shoot him, but if he didn't do something Bobby might do something stupid and get himself killed. Jack didn't want anyone hurt, or anyone to die, but this situation was the most drastic situation he has ever been in, and he honestly didn't know what to do. He wished he was strong, he wished he was braver, and he wished he could be better than he was. He was weak, he was frail, and he couldn't even protect himself. He looked to Bobby who gave him a reassuring look, and he absolutely loved that Bobby would go to such lengths to make sure that Jack stayed safe, but Jack didn't think it was fair for him to get Bobby involved because it wasn't his business. He knew how much Bobby cared about him, and he was the only one that Jack ever connected with. Jack didn't think Bobby deserved to be in the situation he was in because of Jack. He closed his eyes gripping his head as a memory of when he used to be friends with another boy came rushing back to his head.
Eleven year old Jack stood outside of his old house, and he looked up into the sky as he say the illuminating light shine down upon him. His parents actually were allowing him to go to a public school instead of higher a tutor, who was a pedophile, to teach him everything he needed to know. Jack was nervous to go to a new school, because he had never been to a public school before and he wondered if he would even fit in. He smiled as his mother walked out wearing the skimpiest outfit that Jack ever saw. She was wearing this short, tight dress with red and white horizontal stripes, and this dress revealed most of her breasts and she was wearing these bright red candy high heels. By the way she was walking towards him Jack could tell that she wasn't wearing any panties either and he knew what this meant. Whenever she wore a tight dress and 'forgot' to wear panties she was always trying to get something she wanted, and Jack guessed it involved his education. He knew they had actually enrolled him in school, but he wasn't sure what she actually wanted.
"What are you looking at darling?" His mother said faking a smile because other people were around and she wouldn't do anything stupid, "Let's go honey, we don't want to be late on your first day," She said still smiling as she took his arm a little more tightly than was necessary and pulled him into the car. Jack sat in the passenger seat and buckled himself in as his mother entered the driver's seat and pulled out of their driveway. He wondered why his parents allowed him to go to public school this year. He wondered if they had changed and were actually going to allow him to be free and they wouldn't hurt him anymore. He was only fooling himself, because they wouldn't have done what they did for ten years just to throw it all away. Jack leaned back in his seat as they quietly, but quickly drove to school.
The approached the school's parking lot and Jack looked up as he saw what looked to me a normal Junior High school. His mother parked and they got out of the car, and Jack felt that she didn't have to come in with him, because he was sure he would do just fine on his own, but she insisted that she would have to meet the principal. Jack sighed as his mother led him into through the front door, and Jack looked around saw everything he saw in video games, television shows, and movies. There were hallways, classroom, students, teachers, and everything else he ever dreamed of, and Jack was sure that he would be a normal boy now. He was sure that his life would be different and that he could finally become happy because he would be going to a normal school, make normal friends, and have a normal life. He wished for all of this, but deep down inside he knew that when he got home his life wouldn't be normal, but he could think of this as his safe haven and whenever he had to think of his happy place he would think of this school.
The entered the main office and the receptionist directed them through a door which led to the principal's office. Behind large ebony desk sat a portly man who looked in his mid-forties and he smiled as he watched as Jack and his mother entered the office. He motioned for them to sit down in the large comfy chairs that were placed before his desk. Jack noticed there was a large space under the man's desk that when all the way to the front as if it was a hole, but then it had a moveable cover that could cover the hole and then uncover the hole whenever he wanted. He wondered what the man used it for, and was hoping he'd never find out. The man looked at Jack who smiled back awkwardly, and then looked at his mother who gave him a seductive smile before leaning back in her chair. He cleared his throat and loosened his collar a bit as he leaned back as well. Jack didn't know exactly what was going on, but he really didn't care. Soon she would be gone and he could relax, make friends and attend classes just like any other child.
"Hello Mrs. Holden, and this must be little Jack, right?" The principal said and is mother smiled and leaned forward a bit.
"Oh yes, this is Jack, he hasn't gone to a public school before, but he's smart and always willing to learn," His mother said smiling.
"Is that so? I have always believed that long haired brunettes are always the quickest learners and the best students. I see that the uniform that I mailed fits. Anyway, I am sure that Jack will have a pleasant time at our school. I like him already," The principal replied in an odd tone, and he turned to Jack, "Jack I am Principal Gordon, please come to me if you're having any issues. Why don't you head to class? Your mother and I have a lot to discuss," Principal Gordon said as Jack left receiving his schedule from the receptionist.
As Jack was leaving he heard a bit of their conversation, "So what do you think, Gordon?" His mother said her demeanor changing.
"He's better than you described, Candy. I can have him anytime I want?" Gordon asked and Candy smiled devilishly.
"Yes, he's all yours and from what I hear you've got some hot students already. So, as long as he gets straight A's he's all yours," Candy replied smiling.
"Great, he'll fit in perfectly with the other students. How about we deal with the problem I have under my desk?" Gordon said smiling.
"Gladly," Candy replied crawling under the desk.
Jack didn't understand what his principal meant by 'wanting' him, but he didn't really care, and he figured it had to do something with a school sport or something. He was currently the most carefree student in the whole school at this point. He followed his schedule's directions and found himself in Mr. Sunshine's room, and he figured that Mr. Sunshine would be a nice and happy teacher. He walked into the class room to see children at desks talking amongst themselves as they looked as he walked in. Some of the girls seemed to perk up and giggle as they whispered to each other. The boys didn't seem too happy, and they looked almost sorry for Jack, and Jack was confused as their pitiful stares towards him. His teacher walked over to him, he was an attractive man in his late twenties wearing a blue polo t-shirt and a pair of slacks. He motioned for Jack to come over and stand next to him. Mr. Sunshine placed his arm around Jack lovingly.
"Everyone, this is Jack Holden, and he's new to the school, and will be part of our class from here on. Everyone please give Jack a warm welcome," Mr. Sunshine said as the girls in the class gave a resounding applause and the boys seemed to give him a more lackadaisical applause. Mr. Sunshine told Jack to go sit next to Chase, and Jack sat next to the boy and flashed him a quick smile, but the boy didn't seem too happy to see him, "Alright, since its Jack's first day, the first hour of class will be a study hall."
"Hey Neighbor, what's your name?" Jack said trying to be funny, but Chase, who he didn't know was Chase at the time gave him a sorrowful look, "What's wrong, buddy?"
"Nothing, my name is, rather, you can call me Corey, my real name is Chase, but everyone calls me Corey," Corey said softly.
"Why do you look so depressed? You look like your dog died or something," Jack said and Corey looked at him wishing his dog had died.
"No, my dog didn't die, but whenever a new boy comes here bad things happen," Corey said to Jack who looked confused and looked around as everyone else seemed perfectly fine.
"Bad things? What bad things?" Jack asked and Corey looked up realizing he had already said too much, but Jack seemed different from the rest. He actually seemed to care. He didn't know why he was caring so much, but Corey could tell he cared.
"The principal takes a couple of us boys into his office, and when they come back they're all shaky, depressed, and mistrusting of everyone," Corey explained as Jack looked around realizing all the boys did match that description.
"Have you ever gone?" Jack asked Corey who looked down at the ground sadly.
"No, but I'm the only one in this class who hasn't, and he always takes two boys, and so we're next and I'm so terrified," Corey said as his eyes began to water slightly, and Jack hugged him, and Jack had just realized he was talking. He had never talked before, but yet when he came into this class room he felt as he if he could talk. Little would he know that this was the last moment he would talk like this again.
"Don't worry Corey, if they take us I won't let anything happen to you," Jack promised, and he wouldn't know that was a promise he wouldn't be able to keep.
The day progressed rather slowly as Jack paid attention in all of his classes as Corey was still jumpy and worried about what was going to happen. It was hallway through science when there was a knock on the door and Jack's teacher said they could come in. A woman walked in and all of the boys groaned as they looked away from her, and Jack figured that this was the woman that would take the boys to the principal's office. She had a saddened look on her face like she didn't like what she was about to do. She pulled her clipboard out and scanned down the list of names.
"Corey and Jack are needed in the principal's office," She said softly as Corey and Jack stood up and walked over. Jack grabbed Corey's hand telling him everything would be alright and he would protect him. This would be the last time that Jack would be able to protect anyone.
They walked to the principal's office rather quickly and Jack didn't have any time to ask any questions. They walked in and their principal was in nothing but boxers. Jack realized that this was like the time in the movie theater, and he backed away slowly. He didn't understand. He was enrolled in the school, he got straight A's in home school, and yet he was confronted with a half-naked teacher. He didn't understand any of it, and he didn't understand how the school would allow him to do the things that he was about to do. Principal Gordon looked at Jack and realized he knew exactly what was going on here, but when he looked at Corey he realized Corey didn't have any idea what was going on, and that was just how he liked it.
"Well, well do you boys know the phrase: "Save the best for last"," Gordon asked them and Jack glared at him pulling Corey behind him not answering his question, "Well it means that the best things are always saved for the last, and Corey my boy you're the best."
"What do you mean the best?" Corey said almost yelling at Principal Gordon who turned to Jack smirking a bit.
"You're one of the hottest boys in the school, you have the best body, and you probably have the tightest ass too," Principal Gordon said.
"What do you mean I'm the hottest, I have the best body, and the tightest ass?" Corey said backing away and Jack backed away a bit too.
"Man, you may be really hot, but you're not too bright. Corey, I like you, like how a mommy likes a daddy. I want to kiss you, hug you, have sex with you," Principal Gordon said smiling with lush.
"What the hell? You're sick! I'm not going to have sex with you," Corey said heading for the door, but it was locked.
"Sorry Corey, the door's locked, there's no escape," Principal Gordon said getting up from his chair and Corey looked at him.
"I'll tell my parents!" Corey said and Principal Gordon laughed loudly.
"Go and tell them, because they already know. They were the people who told me I could do this to you," Principal Gordon said evilly.
"Then why is Jack here?" Corey asked looking at Jack who was wondering why was he here.
"Well, Jack is the most experienced in this. When he walked into this office he knew exactly what was going to happen, and he probably even knew about it before then," Principal Gordon said smiling.
"Did you? Did you know I was going to get raped?" Corey asked him and Jack shook his head furiously.
"No, I knew that this man was a pedophile and did this to children, but I didn't know it would be to us. And if our parents don't care then there is no hope Corey. Trust me from experience when I say it doesn't help to fight it," Jack remarked sadly.
"He's right Corey, don't fight it. First, before I fuck both of you I want you to start kissing each other while you take off each other's clothing," Principal Gordon said smiling.
Jack didn't even want to fight anymore, because he knew it would be a lot more painful than just accepting it. He began kissing Corey who at first was reluctant, but then became submissive as they began stripping each other's clothes off. They started with their sports jackets, and then with their ties, and then with their dress shirts, and then with their pants, and then their shoes. They were both standing before Principal Gordon in nothing but their boxers and their socks. This was exactly like how it was in the movie theater and he was extremely terrified, but he grabbed Corey's hand and told him it would be okay and Principal Gordon moved towards them slowly as they both closed their eyes. Jack began humming a song he heard in church once hoping it would give them strength and that someone would stand up and help them. Even if someone stayed silent now, they would help next time.
Jack began repressing the rest of the memory because he didn't want to remember what happened next. He knew that that happened the last time he promised to protect someone, that's what happened last time he tried to be close to someone, and that's what happened last time he tried to befriend someone. He let Corey down, and he couldn't let Bobby down. Jack knew that Bobby was too close to him to let him down, and he knew that he had to let Bobby go because it was the best thing he could do. As he considered going with his parents he heard an alarm blaring over the speakers. Telling everyone that the ship was now in red alert, and his father screamed loudly as he cocked his gun.
"Okay now drop the knife or I swear to god I'll shoot you," His father yelled angrily, and Jack looked at Bobby one last time before dropping the knife. Bobby's expression dropped as he saw Jack drop the knife. He knew that Jack hadn't given up, but he was doing this to save himself. Bobby cocked his own gun and stepped forward.
"Jack, don't do this! You don't have to go with them. Run, he won't shoot you anywhere vital. You're too important to die. He won't kill you Jack!" Bobby yelled and Joe turned his gun to Bobby angrily.
"Shut up Kid! You probably thought that Jack was your friend right? You probably cared for him right? Jack is nothing but a cock loving whore who knows that he's been bad and now he has to come home with mommy and daddy to get punished," Joe said and Bobby began to get angry.
"Jack isn't some cheap prostitute that you can abuse! Jack is an amazing person, who is very smart, and you hurt him so bad that he doesn't even talk, he hates to be touched, and he doesn't connect with anyone. You're nothing but a monster," Bobby yelled back and Candy's eyes widened as she understood what was going on here. She giggled a bit and turned towards Bobby.
"Oh I see what's going on. You love Jack, don't you little boy? Oh, well if you love him I'm sure we can arrange for him to do anything you want. It'll only cost you twenty dollars if you let us go," Candy suggested and Joe smiled at her admiring her business sense.
Bobby looked at Jack and he smiled slightly, "You're right. I do love Jack, and he doesn't let me do anything to him, because he's such a bad and defiant boy," Bobby said and Jack froze because he couldn't believe what he was hearing. He looked at Bobby who gave him a subtle wink as to indicate that he knew what he was doing, "Twenty bucks for how long?"
"Well, we don't have a lot of time, but if we sneak up to the upper levels how about an hour?" Candy said and Bobby contemplated.
"Well, alright, I'll pay you twenty dollars, but I want to hold Jack. I want to feel his smooth skin, and to kiss his rosy lips. I want to torture him a bit," Bobby said and Jack was beginning to think that Bobby didn't know what he was doing, "Drop the twins. They're not very good in bed, trust me."
"Alright, Nathan drop them," Joe said as Nathan dropped the twins as they quickly rushed to one another holding each other in their arms.
"Jack, go to him, you're his for the next hour," Joe said as Jack quickly went over to Bobby and hugged Bobby with all his might, "Well Jack really does love that boy."
"Hey Candy; remember when I told you that Jack was smart?" Bobby said to Candy who looked back at him with a confused expression.
"Yeah, why?" Candy replied
"Well, he's not the only one who can pretend," Bobby said raising his arm with the gun and shooting one of the fire alarms that caused the water sprinklers to turn on causing water to fall. This gave Bobby and opportunity to run and he grabbed Jack by the arm and began running. Joe and Candy yelled as they saw them escaped and they were about to pursue them before they were confronted by police officers on all sides of them. They raised their hands and Joe dropped the gun on the ground and they were quickly arrested. Bobby got Jack to the Asian restaurant where he knew it was safe. Jack looked at him happily and leaned in and kissed him. Bobby was taken aback by this action. Mizu ran over to them and noticed they were soaking wet.
"Are you two okay? Jack we've been looking for you," Mizu said and Bobby pulled Mizu close.
"Jack is in danger and we need somewhere to keep him safe," Bobby said and Mizu saw the determination in his eyes. She knew that she wouldn't fail like she has many times before. Mizu nodded and smiled.
"I understand, please take Jack into the kitchen my mother will stay with him," Mizu said and Bobby walked with Jack, but turned around and looked at Mizu.
"Mizu, what are you going to do?" Bobby asked.
"You said that Jack is in danger, right? If the man comes in here, I'll kill him. I didn't have many friends before, but now I won't lose a friend to a bully," Mizu said and Bobby smiled and reminded himself that he had to thank her later.
Nathan had also escaped when the water came down and he avoided the police officers, but he still would get Jack, and then he would break his parents out of jail. Nathan tried to think of where Jack would go, and as he was running through the halls he noticed a trail of water, and he slowly followed it until it came to an Asian restaurant. He walked in and it looked deserted and Nathan noticed a young Asian girl standing in the middle of the restaurant. Not knowing of her true intention he moved forward slowly.
"Excuse me; have you see a boy with long brown hair run in here with a boy with blonde hair?" Nathan asked the girl as she chuckled.
"Oh, so you're the one looking for Jack?" Mizu asked.
"Yes, is he here?" Nathan asked back.
"Yes, but you cannot have him," Mizu said stepping forward and Nathan almost laughed in this girl's face.
"Oh you can't be serious. Little girl, please move out of my way and I won't hurt you," Nathan said stepping forward.
Mizu pulled out a katana from the bag she was carrying and slowly unsheathed it as she pointed it at Nathan, "I'm sorry. We're closed. Please leave, because I don't want to hurt you."
"You little bitch," Nathan muttered.
Nathan pulled out a pocket knife and rushed at Mizu, and Mizu horizontally slashed and Nathan who ducked and then tried to stab Mizu. Mizu was a lot quicker than him and she side-stepped out of the way and then kicked the man in the chest. Jumping back she ran at him and slashed down at him, and Nathan blocked it with his knife. He punched Mizu in the stomach causing her to fall backwards, and Mizu rose her blade yelling as she began launching a flurry of slashes. Nathan tried to dodge them all, but one of them hit his leg and he yelled and backhanded her and she fell backwards. Ignoring the pain he stabbed the girl in the leg and she yelled as she fell backwards dropping her sword. She went to crawl for it, but he stepped on her arm and she began to cry slightly.
"You were close, girl, but I am a man and you're a little-," Nathan began as a gunshot was fired and Mizu looked up to see Jack holding the gun that Bobby previously had. They left the kitchen and Bobby, Jack, and Mizu's mother ran over tending to her wounds.
"Jack, you did it, I can't believe you actually did it. How did you get to be such a terrific shooter?" Bobby asked and Jack looked at him, and he really didn't know. He dropped the gun and turned to Bobby.
"I'm tired of being afraid," Jack spoke softly and Bobby was surprised to hear Jack talk as he hugged him, "Thank you for saving me." He said as Lilly and Mr. Sacred ran in with police as they saw the scene before them.
"Damn, what the hell happened here?" Lilly said as Bobby looked at Jack and Lilly's eyes widened, "He shot him?"
"Yes, and let's just pretend this never happened, okay?" Bobby said and Lilly nodded chuckling a bit.
"Well, we'll have something to discuss in group now," Lilly joked as Bobby and Jack glared at her not finding the joke funny. Jack looked at the dead Nathan realizing that it was all over.