Heyo, I just wanted to take a little time here to say thanks. I have over four thousand reads, combining this Wattpad with my Fanfiction page, which just feels amazing. The fact you guys take time out of your probably busy day to read my subpar stories...It just means a lot more than you guys may think. We are getting pretty close to the year anniversary of when I started writing these stories so I've decided I might remake a few of my first ones. Overall, I just wanted to say thank you. We're all going through shit right now, but the fact you guys read my stuff makes it all better. Thank you..again. Oh and, don't expect much from this. I was sorta suffering from writers' block so apologies if this isn't as good as usual. I hope you enjoy.
Lucas has a big secret. Only one other person knows this secret, and this other person is actually a part of the secret. This secret helps him get through the day. It's not too tough for him either way. There's just some light bullying. They seem to even have a schedule for the bullying so when Lucas enters the school he knows that once he gets to his locker, someone is coming. Lucas actually passes the bullies on his way to his locker.
The group of four bullies consists of Popo, Ness, Young Link, and Paula. Paula chuckles when she sees Lucas. "Hey, guys, look who's here," she motions for the others in her group to look. They do and see Lucas walking with his only friend, Toon Link. They see him stop at a locker and Toon Link walks off to presumably go to his locker. "Who's got it this time?" Ness smirks.
"I've got it," he turns to look at his group. "I'll see y'all at the cafeteria." The others nod and walk away, with Popo slamming his hand into Ness's back. Ness turns to see Lucas down the hall. He starts to walk over, and once he makes it to the locker he just kicks it closed. This spooks Lucas a bit, but he instantly knows who it is. Lucas looks over at Ness.
"Really? Are you trying to cut my hands off?" Lucas sarcastically asks. Ness looks around, making sure he doesn't see his friends. After not seeing them and looks back to Lucas.
"Sorry 'bout that." Lucas just shakes his head as he puts the code back into his locker. Ness leans against the locker next to Lucas's. "So, what's new with Boney?"
"Same-old, same-old. Vet says we may need to put him down, Claus doesn't want to of course." Lucas puts his bag on his back and shuts the locker. Ness kicks himself away from the locker and walks on Lucas's left side through the hall. They just continue talking about whatever. But, they're not heading to class or another locker. They're heading to their little hang-out spot. Due to Ness's friends' hatred toward Lucas, they need to hang out in secret. They've found the best place for it, a small classroom that's always empty during the beginning of school. This classroom is on the base floor and even at the back, as far from Ness's friends as physically possible. Ness opens the door for Lucas. Once Ness gets in he turns the lights on.
Lucas smirks at the very homey classroom and places his bag against the wall. He turns around to see Ness walk his way. Without saying anything, Ness brings Lucas into a big kiss. Lucas goes along with it. The kiss isn't too long, so they separate rather soon. Ness walks over to sit on the teacher's desk. "They didn't hurt you yesterday, did they?" Lucas shakes his head.
"Not any more than usual." Ness gives a breath of relief. Lucas walks over to sit on one of the other desks.
"Show me…" Lucas rubs the back of his neck. This brings the worry back into Ness. Ness hops off the desk. "If they didn't hurt you more than usual...then you should have no problem showing me, right?" Lucas just sighs, confirming Ness's suspicions. Lucas takes off his shirt anyway, showing the bruises on his belly. "They'll pay, don't worry." Lucas jumps off the desk and puts the shirt back on.
"I said don't worry about it. You know what'll happen if everyone finds out about us." Ness looks down. He grabs Lucas's hands tightly and rubs them with his thumbs. He then smiles and twists Lucas around, to have Lucas's back against Ness's chest. This also makes his arms cross each other in front of Lucas and allows Ness to rest his chin on Lucas's shoulder.
"But I don't want them to hurt you." They start to silently dance together like this. It's not really dancing, though. It's mostly just stepping from side to side with an occasional turn.
"Don't worry too much, I've got TL to beat the hell out of them." Ness chuckles.
"Fair enough, but...maybe at least he should know." Lucas stops moving. This is a secret he's been hiding from Toon Link. Toon Link is and always has been Lucas's best friend. He does feel very bad for keeping this secret, but he knows it's necessary. They don't live in a place where a guy loving another guy is common, unlike most places. To an extent, it's frowned upon, or at least he thinks. Although Lucas doesn't believe that his family or friend would leave for that minuscule reason, the worry still resides within him. Sensing Lucas's tension, Ness rubs the side of his face against the side of Lucas's.
"Lemme sleep on it, 'K?" Ness kisses Lucas's cheek.
"'Course." That's when the first bell rings. This breaks up their little moment. Ness winks at Lucas before leaving. Lucas doesn't leave for another minute or so. But when he does he sees Toon Link looking at him confused. Lucas looks down, closes the door, and walks away, trying to ignore him. Toon Link catches up though.
"The hell was that?" he asks.
"N-nothing. Don't worry."
"Don't worry?" Toon Link grabs Lucas's arm, forcing him to stop walking. "What do you mean 'don't worry'? You were just sharing a room with the leader of the bullies." Lucas grows surprised that he knows about the group.
"Y-you know about that." Toon Link shakes his head.
"I'm your best friend, you being bullied by a group doesn't just not exist in my head. So, what was he doing to you." Lucas looks down. Scared to tell him the truth. Lucas knows that Toon Link is going to learn about him sooner or later, but with it being so soon he's uncomfortable.
"He...Do you promise not to be mad, o-or tell anyone?" Toon Link raises an eyebrow.
"If he's bullying you, I'm gonna have to tell."
"I never said he was." That's when Toon Link grows confused. He knows for a fact that the other three in Ness's group bullies Lucas, but their very own leader doesn't? He doesn't believe it. "He and I are….well…" Lucas just ends up crossing his pointer finger and middle finger. Toon Link's eyes widen. Lucas looks down.
"You two are, like, together? Together, together?"
"...yea…" Toon Link looks back the way Ness went. He smiles to himself.
"Is he treating you well?" Lucas slowly lifts his head up.
"Y-yea. He's treating me wonderfully." Toon Link looks at Lucas, showing his smile.
"Then we should probably get to class, we don't wanna be late." Toon Link starts to walk down the hall toward his and Lucas's first class.
"TL…" Lucas says after him. Toon Link stops and turns his head back toward Lucas.
"Now, unless you wanna get another F on an English test, you'd better hurry."
"An English WHAT!?" Lucas asks. His previous nervousness is completely gone.
"Yea….I probably should've told ya earlier." That's when Lucas bolts into a run to get to class in time. Toon Link just chuckles to himself and runs to catch up to the surprisingly fast boy.
Later that day, Ness and Lucas are at the local arcade. There, they're simply trying their luck with the crane games. Is their luck paying off, no, not one bit. "DANG IT, I SWEAR I HAD THAT!" Ness says as he slams his head into the glass. This just really hurts him. He bounces back and rubs his forehead. "OUCH!." Lucas rolls his eyes as he shakes his head.
"Idiot." Ness just shoots him an evil glance. He points to the machine.
"I am getting that Mexican jalapeno, it's my destiny." Ness instantly puts some more quarters into the machine and leans forward. He goes into what he calls, "his gamer stance". Lucas steals a few coins from the small cup and walks away. He sees another crane machine mainly handing out plushies of anime characters. He smiles when he sees one specific plush. He runs over with a wide smile on his face. He's getting a plush Shoto Todoroki. Unlike Ness, however, he gets it on his first try. This leaves an extra five coins. Lucas just chuckles to himself as he skips back to Ness.
"Look…" Lucas says with the utmost joy. Ness looks over at him and sees the plush.
"How'd you get that?"
"Crane."
"No, how did you get it."
"Uhhh, I put money in the machine, moved the stick thing, and pressed the red button." Ness rolls his eyes and places his face against the glass.
"You're gonna be mine asshole." Nearly an hour later, Ness runs out of coins and still hasn't won the jalapeno. He looks around for Lucas. He quickly finds Lucas just sitting on the bench at the wall behind him playing with the plush. Ness can't help but see how happy he is. Lucas is talking, or technically making the plus talk, and he's making the plus move around like he's fighting some invisible person. Ness looks back at the jalapeno. "Fucker, I hope your mom gets cancer and lives, asshat."
"You were always bad with insults…" a familiar feminine voice calls out. Ness looks behind him and sees Paula with Popo and Young Link.
"P-Paula, what're you doing here?" Ness nervously asks. Paula has never been a fan of the arcade, calls it a place for losers. Ness's nervousness reaches to Lucas, who's quickly filled with fear. Paula turns to Lucas, who's not too far from them. She motions for the two boys to grab him. Lucas, being filled with fear, isn't able to get away. Ness just has to act like he's not filled with anger. Young Link and Popo push Lucas toward Paula, who catches him. Paula lifts Lucas's head up and sees his fear.
"Well, you're just as much a pussy as I thought."
"What're you gonna do?" Ness asks. Paula looks at him.
"Oh, I'm not doing anything...you will." Paula then forces Lucas down to his knees. Young Link and Popo move to be behind him, making sure he doesn't attempt to leave. Paula struts over to Ness's side. "Punch him. Square in his stupid face." Lucas just looks at Lucas. Lucas's eyes tell Ness that he should. Ness balls up his fist and steps closer to Lucas, who's mentally preparing himself for the hit. He winds back his punch, but he can't follow through. He just thinks about Lucas being utterly happy not too long ago. Ness simply shakes his head, and rather than hit Lucas he extends an open hand to him. Lucas looks around at the others. They're not making any attempt to stop Ness from helping Lucas up. Lucas just sighs and takes his hand. Ness helps Lucas to his feet and feels around his face.
"You alright?" Lucas opens his mouth to answer.
"I knew it," Paula says before Lucas can say anything. Ness looks at Paula. Paula looks at the two boys. "You really are boyfriends."
"What?!" Lucas blurts out.
"What makes you say that?" Ness tries to deny, although he doesn't do a very good job. Paula chuckles. She gives an evil glance toward Ness.
"Remember when I asked for your phone last night?"
"No…"
"You placed a bug? Isn't that going a bit far?" Popo tries to break away. Young Link simply places a hand on his shoulder, shaking his head. Paula decides to ignore him. She walks closer to Ness.
"Not only did you lie to us...but you're with this pathetic loser?" Paula asks, with venom in his voice. This is when Ness breaks. He was friends with Paula because he knew her good side. But now that she's doing this, he doesn't care what little good she has.
"Maybe check in a mirror once in a while, you'll be quite humbled," Ness spits back with a similar amount of venom in his voice. Paula smirks as she looks over to Lucas. Before Ness can react, she slams her fist into his nose, causing a nosebleed. This also causes Lucas to fall to his feet. Rather than attacking Paula for what she did, Ness simply gets to the ground with Lucas. Showing everyone that Lucas is the highest priority. Paula backs up and looks around the arcade.
"Hey everyone, we have two gay boys here!" She screams, expecting an audience of anger, but she just gets ignored. "DID YOU GUYS NOT HEAR ME, THERE'S A GAY COUPLE HERE!"
"Will you shut up, bitch? Like, I'm surprised my ears haven't pulled a Japanese suicide bomber moment at this point," Toon Link's voice can be heard from behind Paula. She turns around in a huff and sees him sitting on the bench that Lucas was sitting on, making the Todoroki plush sit down as well. He then looks at Paula.
"What'd you call me."
"Nothing you're not." Toon Link stands up. This distraction allows Ness to slightly treat the bloody nose by tearing some of his shirt off to stuff up his nostrils. Both boys stand up to see Toon Link. Toon Link looks at the two boys and winks. He then looks at Paula, who's filled to the brim with anger. "As you can see, no one gives a shit. And I think it's because people tend to block out trash." Paula balls up her fist and tries to throw a punch, but Toon Link simply catches the fist. "I don't normally hit girls, but you seem to be more of a donkey than a girl." Toon Link forces Paula's own hand to punch Paula. It's evidently not that hard of a punch, but it still sends the necessary message to Paula. Popo and Young Link even slightly laugh at this. Paula just glares at them and orders them to follow her. Toon Link rolls his eyes and walks to the two boys. "You two alright?" Lucas nods.
"It got a little tense, but it's all big chillin'," Lucas says. Toon Link looks at Ness, who's showing some guilt.
"And you. You allowed this to go on."
"I-I know….and I'm sorry," Ness is truly heartfelt. Toon Link smirks. He shakes his head. He walks back to grab the plush. He throws it to Ness, who catches it.
"If I hear that you hurt Lucas, you'll be more screwed than a crippled horse. And I'll make you sound like one." Toon Link then storms off. Ness just nervously looks out after him.
"He has a sword, doesn't he?"
"Yup…" Lucas answers. Ness just gulps. Lucas looks down, a sudden thought coming to his head. He turns to Ness. "Can you tell your family to meet at my house?"
"How come?" Ness asks as he hands the plush over.
"It's time they know." Ness knows what Lucas means. He just simply nods and calls up his family.
The two of them walk to Lucas's house in relative silence. Lucas is more nervous than Ness. He's even rubbing his wrists to the point of having them be red. Ness just looks sympathetically at him. He knows there's nothing he can say to ease his nerves. He knows his family won't care, but Lucas won't take that as an answer. The two of them get to Lucas's house. Lucas gulps as he knocks on the door. During the wait for someone to answer, Ness pats Lucas's back. "Just be calm." Lucas nods. The door soon opens and Claus is standing in the doorway.
"Wassup?" he asks. Lucas just looks down as he enters the house. Claus gives a confused look to Ness. Ness shrugs. Ness soon enters. Claus closes the door and rushes over to his family, who's simply on the couch watching tv. Ness's mom and sister are here too. Lucas's mom looks at him.
"So, hun, what's the matter?" Hinawa asks. Lucas gets redder with embarrassment. Ness then grabs Lucas's hand, instantly comforting him. Tracy tilts her head.
"Odd," she simply says. Lucas takes a deep breath and a calmer one out.
"Mom….dad...Ness is my, well, my b-b-boyfriend," Lucas nervously says. He also flinches. Hinawa and Flint look at each other.
"Is he nice to you?" Flint asks. Lucas opens his eyes and looks at them.
"Uh, y-yea. He's nice." Flint smirks.
"Then good…." Lucas just raises his eyebrows.
"Bu-but, you're not surprised, that I like boys?"
"No hun," Hinawa says.
"And plus, we already knew," Claus adds.
"How?" Lucas asks, worried once more.
"We found mom's dildo underneath your bed...wet." Lucas's face instantly goes red. Ness squints his eyes as he turns to Lucas slowly.
"A….what?" Lucas's mouth hovers open, not knowing what to say.
"Don't worry Lukey, Ness has one too," Tracy blurts out.
"TRACY!" Ness yells at the top of his lungs. This causes Ness's mom to nod, breaking Lucas out of his trance.
"Oh, and your name was written on it."
"TRACY, I SWEAR ON EVERYTHING THAT'S HOLY!" Lucas just starts laughing. It's not a satisfying laugh though. It's more of a relieved one.
"So….I was worried for nothing?" Ness smirks. He wraps his arm around the back of Lucas, prompting Lucas to look at him.
"Maybe next time you won't need a dildo," Ness winks, bringing more red into Lucas's face. That's when Tracy clears her throat, forcing the two boys to look at their families.
"I don't exactly want to hear about your sex life….so please do us all a favor, and shut up," Tracy orders. The two families immediately turn back to the tv, showing that they truly couldn't care less about everything they were just told. Lucas smiles to himself.
"Hey, something on your mind?"
"Uh...oh." Lucas steps forward before turning back to Ness. "Let's watch tv with them." Ness nods and grabs Lucas's hand as they walk over to sit on the floor and watch the movie. Lucas doesn't feel any different feelings from his family, which he loves. His and Ness's families are the best. They don't care about small parts of them, all they care about is the happiness they may have. This family is Lucas's perfect image, he couldn't have been born into a better one.