This is based on a dream I had, so the personalities of some characters may or may not fit what they normally are. This is also such a long one, I spent hours on so fingers crossed it's passable.
3rd POV
Lucas shakily tries to open his eyes. His eyes seemed to have weights on them. He groaned and felt very groggily. He struggled to sit up and stretch. He noticed the room he was in, wasn't his. There was a baseball bat in the corner of the room, and a red and blue cap hanging on a coat hanger next to the door. The bed was very silky and comfortable. The blanket seemed to be very basic. A single color blanket with a very simple pattern. The patterned images looked like Earth. Lucas looked on the floor and saw his clothes. He rubbed his eyes and hoped he was seeing things, but he wasn't. He sat normally and lifted the blanket up and saw his body. He lowered the blanket immediately and gulped.
He heard some groans to his left. He looked in the direction and saw a boy with dark black hair start to sit up. Lucas was petrified, he sat still, scared of something he doesn't know he's afraid of. Soon the boy sat up and looked at Lucas, noticing they both had no shirts he lifted his side of the blanket and saw he too was nude. He lowered the blanket. The boy looked back at Lucas. "W-why are you in my bed...naked?" he asked.
"I-I-I don't know," Lucas sputtered. The boy groaned and looked to his left, and saw a picture on the nightstand. I picked it up and saw him, with Lucas. They were kissing, but weirdly of all, they both seemed happy. He looked at Lucas, who held a confused look and showed him the picture.
"You drink last night?" the boy asked.
"Yea, you?"
"Yup." The sudden realization of what could've happened last night sunk in.
"D-did we, you know, do it?" Lucas asked shakily.
"I don't know, but, wanna act like this, didn't happen?"
"Fine by me." Lucas turned to allow his feet to dangle off the bed.
"I didn't even know I invited you to the party."
"You know Toon Link?"
"Mhm, oh, I see."
"Yea." Lucas hopped off and grabbed his clothes. The boy tried to look away, but he felt oddly intrigued by Lucas. He was able to steel looks without Lucas noticing. Once Lucas changed the boy did. He then led Lucas to the door but stalled.
"Well, since we kissed we, uh, might as well get to know each other, Ness," Ness said extending his arm toward Lucas. Lucas then introduced himself, and they turned to the door. Ness opened the door and saw his mom standing there with a wind grin. "Mom?"
"My boy," she said, nearly crying. She turned to Lucas. She gripped his cheeks in between her hands. "You must be his boyfriend, I'm so glad you're here to make him happy."
"Well, actually I-," Lucas started. Ness jumped in front of him, covering Lucas' mouth with his hand.
"Yup, he's my boyfriend, now, can we talk in private, me and him?" Ness nervously chuckled. His mom nodded and Ness closed the door, pushing Lucas further into the room. He finally let go of Lucas, and Lucas just crossed his arms in anger.
"Boyfriend? I'm straight."
"I-I know, it's just-"
"It's just what, hm? You don't care who I actually like."
"It's not like that...it's just," Ness gave a sad huff and rubbed his bicep. Lucas softened his crossed arms noticing the nervousness in Ness.
"Just what, something wrong?" Lucas asked in more of a somber and worrisome tone.
"I've never seen my mom happier since my dad left at least."
"Really?" Lucas asked, he uncrossed his arms and tilted his head slightly. Ness somberly nodded and looked up into Lucas' eyes.
"Me and my sister, Tracy, know this. The reason we had the party last night was that we had no money to do it on my actual birthday, you see, we're poor, and no one knows, but well, now you. I know you have no reason to help me, but, if we could just act like we're together, to keep her happy for just a bit, I'd appreciate it. I'd understand if you don't want to, however." Ness diverted his eyes away from Lucas and closed them when he heard Lucas sigh. He then heard Lucas clear his throat, and when he opened his eyes he saw his extended arm. He moved his eyes up to Lucas' face and noticed a small smirk.
"If that's the case, I don't mind acting to be with you. But of course, we'll get to know each other more." Ness smiled, which brought a sense of joy throughout Lucas' body. Ness grabbed his hand and stood up straight.
"Of course, babe," Lucas winked. Ness grew a small blush that Lucas missed when he looked away. They then walked back to the door and saw Ness' mom talking to Ness' sister, Tracy. Tracy looked their way and smiled. She walked over to Lucas and tilted her head. Lucas didn't know what to do, so he just smiled. Tracy then nodded and looked at Ness.
"Good choice, Ness, I can't wait to tell him all the embarrassing things about you," Tracy smirked proudly.
"Joy," Ness monotonously said. Lucas gave a small giggle, which subconsciously made Ness smirk. That's when a sudden realization popped into his head.
"Crap," he said out loud. Ness looked at him, still holding his hand.
"Something wrong?"
"I probably didn't tell my parents I was staying the night."
"Need me to call them dear?" Ness' mom asked.
"No ma'am, I need to get ready for school anyway." She nodded and walked into what Lucas assumed to be Tracy's room. Lucas looked at Ness. "Wanna walk with me?"
"Sure, if you want." Lucas nodded and they both walked out of the house. They then walked calmly through the dark morning. Lucas was leading Ness, but Ness was still having a blast. He never really had the chance to do a simple and calm walk like this. And he feels an odd chemistry with Lucas, which makes him very comfortable. Before they could even think about their pleasant walk they arrived at Lucas' house. Ness looked at the building, and noticed a very homey feel to it. It wasn't all that distinctive from many of the other houses. The address, 420, earned a chuckle from Ness. Lucas walked up the five steps leading to the door and turned around to face Ness, who was at the bottom of the steps.
"Thanks, Ness, for walking me."
"Makes it sound like you're a dog," Ness giggled.
"Woof woof," Lucas imitated. Both of them started to laugh and they both clearly felt comfortable around each other as if they've been friends for a long time.
"See you at school?" Ness asked after recovering from his laughing trip.
"Not if I see you first." Ness gave a small salute and walked away. Lucas watched him go. Once he saw Ness turn the corner, and out of sight, he turned back to the door. He placed his hand on the doorknob and sighed. He opened the door and tried to walk into his room without being noticed, but the dining room's light, which was connected to the left of the main entrance room. Lucas turned and saw his mom sitting on a chair crossing her arms and legs. Lucas gulped and put his hands behind his back, and allowed his hands to grab each other. Hinawa, his mom, stood up and walked toward Lucas. "H-hi mom?"
"Where were you?" she asked.
"I-I was at my frie-my...my boyfriend's house," Lucas said looking down. He was expecting the impending doom.
"Oh, so I heard. And, could you explain this?" She forced Lucas to look at her phone, it was Toon Link's Instagram. There were a few pictures of miscellaneous things, but the three pictures she was issuing towards were of him and Ness. One of them kissing, one of Ness walking Lucas up the stairs, and the final one was of Ness and Lucas in bed covered by a sheet. They were spooning, with Lucas being the one hugged. Lucas saw Ness' hand over him which gave Lucas a small tingling feeling. Before he could figure out what it was, Hinawa turned the phone off. "Can't believe you'd go against the church like this."
"I don't even believe in-" before Lucas could finish his sentence Hinawa slammed her fist into Lucas' nose, instantly bringing blood down it. Lucas fell back, and his head slammed on the wall. He looked up, a tad dizzy from the impact, and rubbed his bloody nose.
"That's for not believing, now, about being gay. Were you just drunk, or are you gay?" Hinawa said in a very intimidating way. Lucas struggled to get up and contemplated if he should tell the truth. He opened his mouth and to tell the truth, but they remember how happy Ness got when he saw how happy his mom was.
"The only one of us that's drunk, is you, for not understanding," Lucas said while clenching his fists. Hinawa slammed a fist into Lucas' stomach and another in the side of his face. Lucas fell down and held back tears.
"You're pathetic, can't believe I have a son like you, good thing Claus is better." That's when the sound of the back door could be heard. Lucas's dad and brother, Flint and Claus respectively walk into the dining room with bags. Boney was jumping around happily. Hinawa smiled and walked over to them. Flint and Claus noticed the beat-up Lucas. Flint walked over and kneeled down.
"You alright Lucas?" Flint asked.
"Y-yea dad, I'm fine. I just fell outside, I drank too much last night." Flint nodded and soon Claus walked over.
"We saw the pictures on Insta," Claus said. He was smiling, but he lost the smile when he saw Lucas' sad frown.
"Oh," Lucas sadly said. Flint turned his head toward Hinawa.
"Hey, hun, could you give Boney some food." Hinawa nodded and had Boney follow her into another room. He turned back to Lucas. "You could've told us you were gay earlier." Lucas flinched and looked down. "I know your mom can be very religious, so if she does anything to you, tell me. I will not stand for anyone hurting my kids." Lucas looked up and saw the approval in his dad's eyes. Lucas wasn't gay-or at least he thinks-but seeing this approval cheers him up. He looked to his left and saw Claus. His green eyes showed he approved. He placed a hand on Lucas' shoulder and smirked.
"If anyone hurts you in school, I'll beat the hell out of them. You have that promise." Lucas smiled and rubbed the back of his head. They felt accomplished so they walked away to put away the groceries before school.
"What store is open at 5 a.m.?" Lucas asked.
"None, these are from the gas station," Claus said.
"You went grocery shopping, at a gas station?"
"Yup," Flint said with a seemingly misplaced amount of pride. Lucas chuckled and walked upstairs to his room. He was able to quickly change his clothes. He changed out of his normal red and yellow striped shirt and into an orange and blue striped shirt. He also changed his shorts into a brown variant of his normal blue jean shorts. He walked out of the room, and into the adjacent room, which was a bathroom. He looked into the mirror and saw his hair was still sticking up in the ice cream style.
"Damn, I don't even know how it stayed like this," he said to himself. He decided to try a new hairstyle. He allowed his hair to fall and noticed it was rather long. "I need a haircut." After adjusting for a bit he was able to get the hair to be swooped to the left and allowed some of his forehead to be hidden, but still, show his eyes. The back part of his hair was still too long, but he looked at the front and smirked. "Why, hello handsome."
"Lucas, stop hitting on yourself and grab your bag, we're going," Claus said from outside the door. Lucas opened the door and Claus was taken aback by the hair change. "You look a little different, Trying to impress Ness?"
"Well...why did I change my hair, I dunno. I just know I'll need a haircut." Claus just nodded and they made their way to the door. They put on their shoes and sweaters. Lucas had an aqua blue hoodie. Claus had a lime green hoodie. Lucas had a yellow backpack with the back of it being a dark grey, and Claus' backpack was the same brand, just replacing the yellow with orange. They walked out of the house and proceeded to school.
The first few classes had passed and Lucas was at his locker to grab his lunch. "Hey Lucas," Ness said as he leaned against the locker next to Lucas'. Lucas grabbed his bag of lunch and closed the locker.
"Hey." Ness saw the bruise on his cheek but decided not to talk about it.
"Is something the matter?"
"Have you noticed people...staring?" Ness looked around, and even then there were a few students staring at them. Ness nodded.
"Yea, but I don't know why." Lucas just shrugged and started to walk toward the lunchroom. Ness caught up and placed his hands behind his neck, intertwining his fingers. They started to talk about nothing in particular. They quickly arrived at the lunchroom and they looked around. Ness saw his group of friends sitting at their normal table. Lucas patted Ness' back.
"Well, see ya later." Lucas walked away leaving Ness by himself. He turned back to his table and walked toward it. Once he got to the head of the table Ninten beamed.
"Ness, we were just talking about you," Ninten smirked.
"What a surprise." Ness looked back at Lucas, he grew a faint smile at the fact he wasn't sitting by himself.
"Hey, loverboy, if you want to sit with your man, then go ahead, we'll take no offense," Paula said. Ness looked around at the table.
"I mean, I'll take offense," Young Link said as he sipped his drink.
"You take offense to everything," Paula said angrily. She then looked at Ness with a wide smile. Ana, her best friend, smiled.
"Just know, we all stan Nesscas," she laughed.
"Nesscas?" Ness questioned. He looked around and saw the girls smiling and the boys just face-palming.
"A stupid ship name they gave the two of you," Popo said.
"I don't get why."
"None of us do, trust us, we just go with it," Jeff shrugged adjusting his glasses in a very anime way. Ness just stared at the girls confused and slowly walked back toward Lucas' table. Lucas looked up and stared at him when he did notice.
"Ooooh, look who it is," Red chuckled nudging Lucas.
"Ness, I thought you were sitting over there," Lucas said tilting his head.
"I was, but, I wanna sit with you," Ness smiled. Lucas smirked.
"Aww, look at you," Toon Link smiled. Ness and Lucas glared at him, and he just cleared his throat and stood up. "I'll just, uh, be heading out. Oh, and I'll be sending you something in a bit Lucas." Toon Link stood up and walked away. Ness walked next to Lucas and sat down. He soon got to know Lucas' friends. Kumatora seems to be the rough and tough lady that'll defend Lucas 'till the bitter end.
"You hurt him, I hurt you, capiche?" Kumatora asked. Ness nervously laughed and nodded his head. Lucas looked down at Ness' open hand. Without really thinking he placed his hand in Ness'. Ness looked down a bit confused, but Lucas didn't look up but rather he just proceeded to eat. Ness smiled and gripped Lucas' hand, Lucas grew a small smile. "But, I doubt I need to worry about you hurting him."
Lunch proceeded like normal, but Ness pulled Lucas aside for a moment. "Hey Lucas, can we talk?"
"Sure."
"Not here, but, the bleachers out in the football field after school?"
"Of course, am I in trouble," Lucas teased. Ness blushed slightly and shook his head.
"You could never get in trouble."
"Oh, you naive young man," Lucas laughed. Ness followed with the laughing and their hands finally departed from each other as they walked to their separate classes. Ness and Lucas share a total of one class together, that being lunch. The last bell rang signaling the end of the day. Lucas was making his way toward the football field, after lightening his weight from his backpack, when his phone rang. He looked and saw that it was Toon Link. He picked up the phone but continued to walk.
"Lucas?" Toon Link asked.
"Yup?"
"I'm sorry about posting those pictures on Instagram, I wasn't really thinking."
"It's fine, awkward, but fine."
"I don't know if you know this or not, but you were happier than I've ever seen you, for a while at least." I stopped walking.
"What do you mean, I'm always happy," Lucas lied with a nervous chuckle.
"Bullshit, we've been friends for like ever, I know how you look happy and sad. Here I'll show you." Toon Link hung up and soon after texted Lucas with a picture and a small followup text. The text said, "This is one I didn't post, it's only meant for you. You and him." The picture made Lucas smile. It was him and Ness sitting on the couch. Lucas was cuddling up against Ness and had a very wide smile on his face. He was resting his head on Ness' shoulder, and Ness was resting his head on Lucas' soft ice cream hair.
"Lucas?" Ness suddenly said from behind him. This spooked Lucas, and so he jumped and started to fumble his phone. After juggling the phone for a bit he caught it and turned around. "Sorry," Ness tried to say without showing how much he enjoyed the scene. Lucas caught his breath. "Whatcha looking at?" Lucas handed him the phone and he saw the picture. He looked up at Lucas. "I hate how I have no memory of the night."
"Me too." Ness turned the phone off and handed it back to Lucas. He then walked forward and looked at the football field. He looked back at Lucas who seemed deep in thought. Ness placed a hand on Lucas' shoulder, which seemed to break him from his trance.
"Luke?"
"L-Luke?"
"I-I mean Lucas, what's wrong?"
"I like Luke, makes me sound cute," Lucas said mostly to himself.
"You don't need a nickname for that," Ness said under his breath as he rubbed the back of his neck. Lucas didn't hear him, which relieved Ness. He seemed to question what he'd just said.
"I was just thinking. Come on, you said you needed to talk." Lucas walked forward, leaving Ness. Ness soon walked up to him. They walked up the nearest bleacher and got to the very top. Lucas noticed a banner laying on the field. He sighed and slouched backward. Ness followed his eyes to see the banner himself. It said, "Smashville High, school of progressivism." And Ness and Lucas' faces are next to the sentence.
"What is with this?"
"You guys are the first," someone suddenly said from next to them. Lucas jumped once more, but this time landed on Ness' lap, yet, Ness didn't feel it as awkward as one would normally feel. Lucas didn't get off immediately, instead he stayed as they both looked at the person who talked. They saw Mega Man. He sat there staring out into the field.
"What do you mean we're the first?" Ness asked. Mega Man looked at them.
"The first gay couple in the history of the school. The principal is, what do you call it, an SJW, and took advantage of you two 'being together'."
"What's with the quotes?" Lucas asked.
"I know you're faking, and the school will be very sad to find that out." Ness looked down, and Mega Man noticed it. "But don't worry, I have no intention of telling anyone, mainly because I don't have anyone to tell. You just need to stop lying to yourselves." Ness and Lucas look at each other, then back to where Mega Man was, but noticed he was no longer there. He just disappeared. Lucas finally realized that he was still on Ness' lap and jumped to be next to him.
"Sorry about being on you," Lucas said. Ness rested his hand on Lucas' and looked into the sky.
"I didn't mind it, felt kinda good." Lucas smiled and looked up at the sky too. There wasn't much in the sky to see, but there was a cloud. It was in no notable shape, but it was something Lucas could attract his eye to. But, even while looking at it he felt he could see something better. He subconsciously turned his head and looked at Ness, who just so happened to also be looking at Lucas. They stared into each other's eyes for a moment.
"Hey Luke? Wanna come by my place?" Lucas smiled, he felt like he wanted this but couldn't find a way to say it without seeming weird. Lucas nodded and Ness sat up. He held his hand toward Lucas, and he took it. Ness then led him on the walk home. They soon arrived. They walked in and up to Ness' room. They played some games, but then Lucas realized he needed to call his dad. He excused himself and walked down the stairs and out of the house. The dialed his dad's number.
"Hey big guy, what's up?" Flint asked.
"Can I stay by Ness' house?"
"Of course, thanks for calling." Lucas hung up and walked back in, only to see Ness. He grabbed Lucas' arm and nearly dragged him back to his room. He sat him on his bed.
"You're staying here?"
"No, what gave you that idea?"
"I heard your call."
"Oh." Lucas looked down and started to twiddle his fingers. Ness patiently waited for an answer. "I just don't wanna go home, so I was going to sleep in that alleyway close to the Chili's restaurant."
"Why?" Lucas looked away. He stood and walked toward the door, but Ness grabbed his hand. He sat them both on the ground. "Why?" Ness tilted his head, but Lucas still didn't answer. Ness saw Lucas started to tear up. "Why?" Before he could even ask once more, Lucas embraced him into a hug. Ness heard Lucas' cries, which broke his heart. Lucas started to run circles into his back. This seemed to calm Lucas down, and eventually, he pushed out of the hug and looked at Ness. Seeing the tears run down his face seemed to break something inside him, he wanted revenge for what was causing him this much pain. "Your dad?" Lucas shook his head and backed up a few steps. "Your mom?" Lucas faintly nodded and took off his shirt. Ness saw bruises on his chest, stomach, and his neck. "Luke, why didn't you tell me?"
"I-I...I don't...I don't-" Ness placed a finger over his lips. Ness shook his head.
"Don't worry about it, I'm sorry I pushed." Lucas grabbed the hand that was used to cover his mouth. Lucas has a small smile and he just stared at Ness' face. "What, do I have something on my face?" Ness started to feel around his face which earned a giggle from Lucas. Ness wanted to say something else, but Lucas gave his cheek a small peck. Ness felt a bit surprised but smiled.
"That's for being here, for me." Lucas shuffled over to the remote. "You coming?" Ness smiled and sat next to him. They played the night away. After eating dinner and taking turns in the shower they were in the room deciding the sleeping decision. They decided on sleeping as far from each other as possible, but they both felt a tad bit uncomfortable. Lucas and Ness shuffled and inch closer toward the middle.
"Luke?"
"Yea?"
"Is there someone you like?"
"LIke? Like, in what context?"
"You know what I mean."
"..."
"Luke?" Ness turned his head and saw Lucas looking away.
"Yea, or, maybe, I dunno. I'm still trying to figure it out, I guess." Ness nodded.
"Same," he chuckled. The shuffled closer together. There wasn't much space left between them. Only about half an inch. "Luke, we're friends, right?" He looked at him and saw him nod his head with a small hum. "And friends help other friends."
"Yea, what do you need?" Ness hesitated a bit, thinking if he should really do this.
"I was wondering if you could help me sleep."
"How?"
"Well...I sleep better when I cuddle, so, if you want-" He wasn't even done before Lucas rested his head on Ness' chest. Ness smiled and placed his hand on his cheek. They soon drifted to sleep.
Lucas arrived at the house with Toon Link. He was very nervous for this party, he's never been to one. "Dude, relax, Ness, is cool," Toon Link tried to calm Lucas down before opening the door.
"That's why I'm nervous," Lucas said. Toon Link rolled his eyes and opened the door. They walked in and saw the busy party. Lucas gulped and walked to where the drinks were. Toon Link sighed and followed him.
"You can't just stay here the entire time."
"Watch me," Lucas said as he took a drink of fruit punch. Toon Link walked away. After a while, Lucas was getting sick of the same taste of the fruit punch. He noticed that there was still nearly a full bowl of alcohol. Lucas stood there with an empty solo cup. "I shouldn't drink, I'd probably end up in bed with someone weird, or worse, a guy." He was going to crumple up the solo cup and walk out of the house, but then he saw a capped bow walk over and easily take a cup of the punch and drank it.
"H-how does it taste?"
"Oh, it tastes good, never had alcohol?" the Capped boy asked. Lucas shook his head. The boy smiled and took Lucas' cup and filled it with alcohol. "Try some, if you want that is, no pressure." Lucas saw the smile the boy had, and this filled him with some weird feeling. He would say he was cute, but it was a boy, and he thought a boy can't be cute. Well, he'll make an exception for either Ryan Reynolds or Tom Holland, other than those people, Lucas didn't think guys could be cute. Lucas looked down at the cup and gulped. He then drank some, and the spark caught him off guard. He shook his head as if he felt an odd breeze. "Strong, ain't it?"
"Very." Lucas then drank the rest of it, and before he knew it, the boy and him were having their own little drinking party. They were laughing, flirting, among other things. One thing they did, after they drank all of the available alcohol, was sitting on a couch. Lucas acted as if the boy was his lover. He leaned against him, kissed his cheek, and overall became very lovey-dovey with him. Toon Link had fun taking loads of pictures of them. The two of them weren't even watching tv, just staring at a blank screen. Lucas then placed the back of his head on Ness' crotch and looked at his face. He giggled. "You're cute you-" He interrupts himself with a hiccup. "You know that."
"Well, I have a little friend that finds you attractive too," Ness said in a clearly drunk voice. Lucas started to laugh. He struggled to lift his head up and kiss Ness' cheek, allowing him to lead him up the stairs. Ness led him into the bedroom and closed the door.
Ness opened his eyes and saw Lucas laying on his chest. Ness smiled thinking back to the dream he had. But, he thought for a second if it really was a dream, or if it could be what happened at the party. Before he could think too long Lucas started to move. "Luke?" Ness asked. Lucas sat up and rubbed his eyes. Ness couldn't help but smirk at it.
"Y-yea Ness?" Lucas said in a very tired tone.
"I-I think I might be gay." Lucas looks at him for a bit.
"Ok, so." Lucas shrugged.
"You don't feel weird faking a relationship with me?" Ness asked. Lucas shook his head and rested his head back on Ness' chest.
"Ness?"
"Yea?"
"Can you help me with something tomorrow?"
"Of course, what is it?"
"I'll tell you when the time comes, now, I'm gonna head back to sleep."
"I'm not just a pillow you know," Ness winked.
"Yea you're a hot pi-," Lucas drifted off to sleep, but Ness smiled at him. Ness is gay, for the one person he allows to sleep on top of him. He rubbed Lucas' hair, which somehow helped him get to sleep.
The next morning rolled by and Ness and Lucas were sitting with Lucas' friends at lunch. They were talking casually when the principal, Palutena, walked to them. "Boys? May we talk?" she asked. Lucas looked at Ness, worried. "Don't worry, you're not in trouble." We stood up and followed her through the halls and into the office. The secretary, Pit, was going through the computer systems. He looked up and smiled.
"Ahh, Ness and Lucas, you've gained quite the popularity," Pit smiled.
"Thanks?" Ness questioned. They walked into the main part of the office and Palutena took her spot behind the desk.
"Boys, you two are still in your relationship?" Palutena asked.
"Yea," Lucas said without hesitation.
"I was wondering if you could talk to the school about being comfortable, and prideful."
"Isn't pride one of the deadly sins?" Ness asked.
"Tsk, shut up."
"Got it."
"I don't mind it," Lucas smirked. Ness looked at him and nodded.
"Great, tomorrow I hope it is good."
"Should be." She smiled then allowed them to leave. Ness and Lucas stood up and walked out of the office. They saw Mega Man sitting in a chair in front of them. He had his feet crossed.
"It seems you're learning the truth. Ness, you're gay," Mega Man said.
"Yea, I know." Mega Man nodded his head. He then looked at Lucas, who just gave him a confused look. Mega Man stood up and walked toward him.
"Soon, Lucas, most things you must speak via the mind, but this, this you need to speak from the heart."
"The heart?" Lucas said confused.
"Uhh, boys?" Pit asked. Ness and Lucas turned his way. "Who're you talking to?" The boys looked back, and once again, Mega Man was missing. Lucas shook his head and exited the building. Once he did leave he saw a dark version of Pit.
"Are you a student?" Lucas asked.
"Are you a bitch?" Dark Pit asked.
"Hey, don't talk to him like that," Ness defended. Dark Pit rolled his eyes. Lucas looked at him. Dark Pit looked him up and down then scoffed once more. Ness grabbed Lucas' hand and walked away.
After school Ness followed Lucas home. Lucas still hadn't told him about what he needed help with. Lucas eventually opened the door and stepped in. His dad was on the couch, with his mom next to him. Boney came running from Lucas' room. Boney ran to Ness and barked. Ness kneeled down and allowed Boney to lick him. "Man, you look like little 'ole King," Ness smirked. He looked up and saw Lucas was nervous. He was looking at his parents in the living room. Ness stood up and placed a hand on his shoulder. Lucas looked at Ness and rubbed his own arm. "I'm here for ya." Lucas smirked and closed his eyes. He kicked the door closed and started to walk toward the living room directly in front of the front door. He opened his eyes and Ness followed close behind.
"Dad, I need to tell you something," Lucas said. Flint stood up and walked over. He smiled at Ness. Before Lucas could say anything Claus came down and saw what was happening. He had a dumdum in his mouth. He smiled and sat on the couch and crossed his legs ready to watch the show. Lucas gave Claus a look that only twins understand. Claus slowly took the dumdum out of his mouth and tossed it in a nearby trash can. Lucas then looked at Ness and saw his encouraging nod. Lucas then took off his shirt, showing the bruises. Flint stepped back and instantly balled up his fists. Claus shot up and ran to Ness.
"You better not have done this, 'cause I swear to god if you did," Claus said with 100% anger lynching his voice. Ness backed up, but Lucas stepped in front of him. Lucas shook his head.
"Ness…" Lucas turned his head toward him. "Is someone I know I love, he'd never do this." Lucas walked back to being in front of Flint. Ness looked down and thought about what Lucas said. "Mom did this." Flint turned around angrily and walked to her. Claus then pushed Lucas and Ness out.
"Lucas, let the men deal with this," Claus said, he was very determined. He closed the door and Lucas sighed.
"Luke?" Ness asked. Lucas looked at him. He walked forward and playfully slapped his face.
"Ow, what was that for?" Lucas asked rubbing his cheek.
"Well, I assumed something was up with you since you were talking out your ass earlier."
"About me saying I loved you?" Lucas asked. Ness nodded and Lucas giggled. "Close your eyes."
"Uhhhhh, why?"
"Just, freaking, just do it." Ness crossed his arms and did as he was told. Lucas stepped forward and didn't hesitate to collide his lips into Ness'. By the time Ness realized what was happening, it was already over. Ness opened his eyes and saw a nervous Lucas. "Thank you for coming here with me. I really needed you." There was a loud shattering noise from the living room.
"What's happening in there?" Ness asked.
"Well, it's probably best not to ask."
"Oh, well, wanna go somewhere, like a date?" Lucas nodded and Ness grabbed his hand and led Lucas out of the house.
The next day came around, Ness and Lucas have been planning what to say at the assembly for a while. Lucas was clearly holding a lot of stress. He was walking around in circles for an hour. Ness walked to him and tried to calm him down. "Luke, calm down, it's going to be alright," Ness said. It didn't help Lucas, he just kept hyperventilating.
"Ness, t-t-there's going to be so many people out there, I-I-I-I don't know if I can do it," Lucas said extremely worried. Ness grabbed Lucas' hands and looked him in his panicked eyes. He then leaned in, and they got their first proper kiss since the party. Both of them allowed themselves to melt into the other. They separated and Ness noticed Lucas' breathing got more steady.
"Remember what Mega Man said, speak from the heart, not the mind." Lucas nodded and the announcer went off signaling the start of the assembly. Lucas took one long breath in and out. He led Ness out onto the stage in front of every student in school. He gulped and turned his mic on. The waves of eyes put even more stress on him. He looked around and saw Ness. He looked around the crowd, he saw his dad up in the far corner. Claus standing next to him. And Mega Man, next to him. Mega Man placed his hand over his heart.
"Pride is something we all have, whether that's in who you are, or what you do. It's alright to have pride. But, if you have too much, you become arrogant. I used to be too prideful of myself, I didn't believe in change. But, when I found my love, my Ness, I started to learn. He's always been prideful, but he also knew the importance of change. And also…" Lucas looked up at his dad's happy face. "If you're going through some problem, understand you can't do it alone. The reason life gives you these problems is to test you. If you try to do it yourself, you lose. But if you allow yourselves to get help, you'll beat life, and when you beat life, you can be happy." The assembly continued and both Ness and Lucas talked. It only lasted an hour, but to them, it felt way longer. They met each other after the assembly and embraced each other into a hug. "Thank you for the peer pressure at the party."
"Hey, I clearly said 'no pressure'."
"Mhm, sure."
"Congrats, you spoke from the heart and learned the truth," Mega Man said as he approached them.
"Do you exist?" Ness asked.
"I do, but you're speaking to something that doesn't. But does it matter if I exist or not." Ness and Lucas look at each other and smile. Mega Man smiled and disappeared. Lucas hugged Ness once more.
"Hey Ness? I know at the party we did things, but I was wondering if we could do it to be more memorable." Lucas broke his head from the hug and looked up. He smirked.
"I promise not to be drunk, like the first time." He leaned forward and kissed Lucas' forehead.