-Crawling-Linkin Park-
Crawling in my skin
These wounds, they will not heal
Fear is how I fall
Confusing what is real
Roger didn't know what was wrong with Jack. It was a bit disappointing that the ship had come – though, Roger figured, they wouldn't have been able to live on such a burned-up island for long.
But Jack. He kept himself locked up in this little closet-thing on the ship. He never came out, not even for meals. And Roger could have used some company. He didn't have anyone except Jack.
It was a little upsetting.
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-Over and Over-Three Days Grace-
I feel it every day,
It's all the same.
It brings me down,
But I'm the one to blame.
While the island was fun, it brought back a problem Roger thought was gone.
Roger liked Jack. As in, like like. And he'd thought he'd become normal and started liking girls, but after a few nights on the island, it was back. Roger wasn't normal at all.
And Jack didn't try to make Roger like like him. He was just Jack. Ginger, controlling, boastful Jack.
Roger figured that was the best set of traits anyone could have.
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-This is Me-Charlie McDonnell-
This is my face
On my head
On my shoulders
With eyes, and a mouth, and a nose
"I liked you better before you started being all creepy."
"I've always been like this."
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-Afterlife-Avenged Sevenfold-
Like walking into a dream,
So unlike what you've seen
So unsure but it seems,
'Cause we've been waiting for you
"This place is like heaven."
"A heaven where you kill people."
"Isn't that what heaven is?"
-Mona Lisa-The All-American Rejects-
Here's another pity
There's another chance
Try to learn a lesson but you can't
"And Roger and Maurice can watch the fire."
After Ralph had finished speaking, Jack turned to Roger. "Tell Samneric to watch the fire. I need you."
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-Time of Dying-Three Days Grace-
On the ground I lay,
Motionless in pain.
I can see my life,
Flashing before my eyes
Roger woke to whispers. They stopped as soon as he sat up. This wasn't the first time this had happened; however, this time Jack wasn't in his customary sleeping place.
"Get him!"
And with that Roger was pinned to the ground, blinking in confusion. "What are you doing?" he asked in his best irritated voice.
"P-payback," a kid stuttered. Roger rolled his eyes. So he still scared them when he was basically helpless. That was good to know. Maybe if he glared hard enough, they would let him breathe properly.
"What do we do with him?"
"Jack should be back soon."
"Once Jack comes back, it's all over."
"But if Jack comes back and sees him all bruised up, he'll know something's wrong."
"What if we scare him?"
That brought a cheer. Roger was pulled up and, still not completely sure of what was going on, led outside.
"You do realize I can just tell Jack what you do?"
That brought some dilemma for them. After a moment of arguing, they decided that if they scared him enough, he wouldn't tell Jack. These kids weren't very bright.
Then another problem was brought up – how, exactly, did you scare Roger?
Roger had heard enough of their arguing and decided to just leave. He started to skirt around the edge of the cliff-
And tripped over a rock. He fell, half on and half off the cliff, grabbing onto the nearest available surface, which just so happened to be a foot. Said foot yelped and also fell over. Thankfully, this person was caught.
"Now what do we do?"
"We could drop him off!"
"But then he'd die."
"But he's mean!"
"He'd die."
A surprisingly philosophical littleun chimed in. "We'd be no better than him."
"Let's just keep him dangled over the edge a bit."
And they did. Roger was dangled – well, more like his bottom half was dangled, his stomach was uncomfortably scratched against the rock.
And then Jack came. "Hey! What are you doing?" he said. Surprised to hear Jack's voice, Roger let go of the foot.
He began to fall.
Roger grabbed for anything – anything – that he could catch a hold of.
Jack's hand became that thing. The taller boy, with some effort, drug Roger back onto solid ground.
The only coherent thought Roger had as he lay panting on the ground was that he liked Jack a lot more than he should.
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-I Wanna-The All-American Rejects-
I never thought that I was so blind
I can finally see the truth
It's me for you.
"You're acting like Simon does to Ralph…" Jack said. Roger withdrew his hand, a blush darkening his cheeks.
"Sorry," he muttered. Jack grinned.
"Why apologize?"
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-Too Much to Ask-Avril Lavigne-
It's the first time I've ever felt this lonely
I wish someone could cure this pain
It's funny when you think it's gonna work out
'till you chose weed over me, you're so lame
"That damn Ralph with his damn blond hair and damn attractiveness…" Roger muttered, kicking sticks and stones as he went.
"What do you have against Ralph? Besides the fact that he's chief?"
Oh. Jack. Roger stopped walking and stood there, already feeling heat flood his face.
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-Let You Down-Three Days Grace-
Trust me.
There's no need to fear.
Everyone's here.
Waiting for you to finally be one of us.
"Why won't he just join?"
"Why should he?"
"What do you mean?"
"Why don't we just kill him?"
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-My Paper Heart-The All-American Rejects-
Please just don't play with me
My paper heart will bleed
This wait for destiny won't do
Be with me please I beseech you
There were so many things Roger wanted to say to Jack. I think I like you in that weird way, I have no idea what's happening to me, stuff like that.
But, cursed with antisocialness, Roger stayed silent.
He'd tell Jack sometime.
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-Someone Who Cares-Three Days Grace-
Every street in this city is the same to me
Everyone's got a place to be, but there's no room for me.
Am I to blame?
"I… I feel wrong, somehow. Empty."
"You get used to it."
"But why?"
"You stopped caring. I think it happens to everyone eventually. 'S probably because of Simon's death."
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-Savior-Rise Against-
It kills me not to know this
But I've all but just forgotten
What the color of her eyes were
Or her scars and how she got them
"I like you."
The words hung between them. Roger looked shocked, as though he didn't know what he'd just said. Jack was a little shocked, too.
"Sorry?" Jack offered.
"What?"
"I don't like you back."
"I figured."
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-Be My Escape-Relient K-
I've given up on giving up slowly
I'm blending in so you won't even know me
Apart from this whole world that shares my fate
"You're a lot different than you were on the island."
"If I do what I did there I'd get in serious trouble."
"But you don't even pick on littleuns!"
"It's not as exciting anymore."
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-Truth-Seether-
If I gave you the truth, would it keep you alive?
Though I'm closer to wrong, I'm no closer to right.
And now I'm convinced on the inside, something's wrong with me
This was odd. Jack never helped with the fire, and there he was, telling Maurice he could go swim.
"What is it?" Roger asked. Jack looked a little startled. "Why are you helping with the fire?"
Jack shrugged. There were no more words between them.
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-The Hell Song-Sum 41-
Everybody's got their problems
Everybody says the same things to you
It's just a matter how you solve them
And knowing how to change the things you've been through
"Why aren't you with Ralph? You don't want me for chief."
"Wrong."
-Bodies-Drowning Pool-
Let the bodies hit the floor
Let the bodies hit the floor
Let the bodies hit the floor
Let the bodies hit the floor
"Roger."
The shorter boy glanced up. "Yeah, Chief?" Jack glanced around. All eyes were on him.
"Grab Sam or Eric. We're going into the trees." Roger did as his chief ordered and took one of the twins by the arm. Both twins voiced protest at this, but Roger ignored it and followed his chief.
"How do you do it?" Jack asked. Roger blinked, continuing to drag Sam or Eric – Eric, he thought – after Jack.
"Do what?"
"You know…" Jack trailed off. Eric wondered why he was there. "Teach me how to hurt people like you do."
And this is the last chapter. Probably.