Scars

Chapter 4

It went so fast from Mike interrogating Vic to him punching the shit out of the bullies who beat him. He knew that his father would abuse his older brother, but he never knew people at school did it also. It made him think about what other terrible things Vic might be keeping from him.

"Michael Fuentes, please report to the principle's office."

Mike groans at the announcement over the intercom. Nevertheless he heads to the principal's office. The principal isn't a nice man, he's a douche actually and Mike was really didn't want to talk to him about beating Oli and his crew to a pulp.

On his way to the office he's stopped by a worried Jaime. "Where's Vic?" He asks his best friend, frantically. The boy couldn't find his boyfriend all lunch period and he was starting to get worried.

"He's in the bathroom, take him home and I'll meet you guys there in about an hour." Mike doesn't wait for Jaime's reply before he rushes off again.

Jaime stands in that spot for a second while he processes what Mike has just told him. Vic was in the bathroom and he was suppose to take him home. That must mean something bad has happened to him. That's all Jaime has to think before he's rushing to the bathroom to find his cuddly little Vic.

Jaime finds Vic exactly where Mike had said he'd find him. The moment he sees him Jaime can't help but rush over to where the short boy is crying on the bathroom floor. Jaime cries when he sees the bruises on his boyfriend's body.

Vic just looks so small and fragile on that floor that Jaime just wants to hug him, but instead he brings his light body into his arms and cradles the boy against his chest. Vic's arms swarm around the other boy's neck while his face buries into the taller boys chest, his body moving with each sob he releases.

Jaime carries Vic like that all the way to his rusty old truck and even when he gets there he hops in with Vic still securely in his arms. Jaime felt that if he kept his boyfriend in his arms for the rest of his life, maybe no one would be able to hurt him ever again.

Jaime knows that, that's not possible, but he can't help still hoping it was. He hated seeing his Vic in pain. It made him feel the pain as well, it just hurt the boy so much. Jaime has minimal trouble driving to his own house, with Vic still in the same position, cuddled firmly into his chest.

Only when they are safely inside Jaime's bedroom does he finally speak to his broken boyfriend. "What did they do to you, baby?"

Vic has calmed down a little on the ride to Jaime's house, he tries to tell his boyfriend what happened to him, but all he can say is, "I'm fine."

Jaime shakes his head at what comes out of his boyfriend's mouth they both sure as hell know that he is not fine. He is fucking broken and all Jaime wants to do is fix him, but since he doesn't know how to he just gathers his boyfriend back into his arms and leans back onto his king sized bed. Vic soon drifting off to sleep in the comfort of his strong boyfriend's arms.

***

Mike was furious by the time the principal finally let's him leave. He wouldn't shut up about how Mike should never have beaten up those guys even if they did beat up his older brother. The way Mike sees it is they got what they deserved. He gave them what they most definitely have been doing to his brother daily. It was so worth the two day suspension he got.

"Mike, I think we need to talk." Mike turns towards the voice to see that it belongs to none other than, Mikey. Mike nods at the boy and leads him out of the high school with him. When they're out in the school parking lot Mike turns to Mikey to speak, but Mikey beats him to it.

"Why the hell would you be jealous of me liking someone?" He asks accusingly. If Mike would of told him he liked him, instead of just acting like a jealous asshole maybe Mikey wouldn't be so mad at him.

"I just really like you, Mikey. And I don't like Michael Clifford." Mike says the last part angrily. He's never liked the boy and now that he's trying to steal away his Mikey he hates the boy even more.

"All you had to do was tell me that instead of being a jealous prick." Mikey says, giving the taller boy a glare.

"I know and I'm sorry." Mike looks truly sorry to Mikey and the boy can't help, but want to forgive him.

Mikey lets out a long sigh. "It's alright, Mike, I forgive you." A smile breaks out across Mike's face. He's ecstatic that Mikey actually is forgiving him for being such an asshole.

"So does this mean you'll give me a chance?" Mike asks him, hopefully. Mike looks like a puppy waiting for a bone in that moment that Mikey can't help, but say yes to him.

"I guess it does." Mike can't help, but to smirk at this. He's so fucking happy that the boy who he has loved for forever is giving him a chance to steal his heart as well.

"Then let's make the most of it and get the hell out of here." Mike says, he's technically not even suppose to be on school grounds at the moment so why no take Mikey with him? It's not like he's worried about Vic. Jaime's with him and knowing those two they're probably sucking each other's faces.

Mikey takes one look at the school behind them and then he nods. He doesn't want to be here and ditching sounds like a really good idea at the moment.

Mike smiles lovingly at Mikey and takes a chance by grabbing a hold of his hand. Mike was sure that Mikey was going to pull away, but instead he gives his own a light squeeze. Telling him that holding hands was fine.

"I'm taking you on a date," Mike says leading Mikey away from the nasty old high school and to his beat up old car that he had thankfully brought to school instead of just carpooling with Jaime like he usually does.

The two boys got into Mike's car and Mike starts to drive them to their destination. Through out the ride Mikey couldn't help, but keep asking where Mike was taking him for this date. Mike thought he'd keep it a big secret though, so Mikey doesn't know where their date will happen.

When they stop at a gas station for a reason Mikey still has no idea of and of course Mike wouldn't tell him why. Mike just going in and coming back out with a couple bags and putting them straight into the trunk of the car and then they were back on their way to the date that Mike had planned for them.

When they finally arrived Mikey was confused. They had stopped at the front of a trail that led into the middle of the woods. Why would Mike take him here? Was he planning on murdering him?

Mike parked the car then and finally turned to Mikey. "This is as far as we're going with this." Mike smiles once at Mikey before the
Chapter 4

It went so fast from Mike interrogating Vic to him punching the shit out of the bullies who beat him. He knew that his father would abuse his older brother, but he never knew people at school did it also. It made him think about what other terrible things Vic might be keeping from him.

"Michael Fuentes, please report to the principle's office."

Mike groans at the announcement over the intercom. Nevertheless he heads to the principal's office. The principal isn't a nice man, he's a douche actually and Mike was really didn't want to talk to him about beating Oli and his crew to a pulp.

On his way to the office he's stopped by a worried Jaime. "Where's Vic?" He asks his best friend, frantically. The boy couldn't find his boyfriend all lunch period and he was starting to get worried.

"He's in the bathroom, take him home and I'll meet you guys there in about an hour." Mike doesn't wait for Jaime's reply before he rushes off again.

Jaime stands in that spot for a second while he processes what Mike has just told him. Vic was in the bathroom and he was suppose to take him home. That must mean something bad has happened to him. That's all Jaime has to think before he's rushing to the bathroom to find his cuddly little Vic.

Jaime finds Vic exactly where Mike had said he'd find him. The moment he sees him Jaime can't help but rush over to where the short boy is crying on the bathroom floor. Jaime cries when he sees the bruises on his boyfriend's body.

Vic just looks so small and fragile on that floor that Jaime just wants to hug him, but instead he brings his light body into his arms and cradles the boy against his chest. Vic's arms swarm around the other boy's neck while his face buries into the taller boys chest, his body moving with each sob he releases.

Jaime carries Vic like that all the way to his rusty old truck and even when he gets there he hops in with Vic still securely in his arms. Jaime felt that if he kept his boyfriend in his arms for the rest of his life, maybe no one would be able to hurt him ever again.

Jaime knows that, that's not possible, but he can't help still hoping it was. He hated seeing his Vic in pain. It made him feel the pain as well, it just hurt the boy so much. Jaime has minimal trouble driving to his own house, with Vic still in the same position, cuddled firmly into his chest.

Only when they are safely inside Jaime's bedroom does he finally speak to his broken boyfriend. "What did they do to you, baby?"

Vic has calmed down a little on the ride to Jaime's house, he tries to tell his boyfriend what happened to him, but all he can say is, "I'm fine."

Jaime shakes his head at what comes out of his boyfriend's mouth they both sure as hell know that he is not fine. He is fucking broken and all Jaime wants to do is fix him, but since he doesn't know how to he just gathers his boyfriend back into his arms and leans back onto his king sized bed. Vic soon drifting off to sleep in the comfort of his strong boyfriend's arms.

***

Mike was furious by the time the principal finally let's him leave. He wouldn't shut up about how Mike should never have beaten up those guys even if they did beat up his older brother. The way Mike sees it is they got what they deserved. He gave them what they most definitely have been doing to his brother daily. It was so worth the two day suspension he got.

"Mike, I think we need to talk." Mike turns towards the voice to see that it belongs to none other than, Mikey. Mike nods at the boy and leads him out of the high school with him. When they're out in the school parking lot Mike turns to Mikey to speak, but Mikey beats him to it.

"Why the hell would you be jealous of me liking someone?" He asks accusingly. If Mike would of told him he liked him, instead of just acting like a jealous asshole maybe Mikey wouldn't be so mad at him.

"I just really like you, Mikey. And I don't like Michael Clifford." Mike says the last part angrily. He's never liked the boy and now that he's trying to steal away his Mikey he hates the boy even more.

"All you had to do was tell me that instead of being a jealous prick." Mikey says, giving the taller boy a glare.

"I know and I'm sorry." Mike looks truly sorry to Mikey and the boy can't help, but want to forgive him.

Mikey lets out a long sigh. "It's alright, Mike, I forgive you." A smile breaks out across Mike's face. He's ecstatic that Mikey actually is forgiving him for being such an asshole.

"So does this mean you'll give me a chance?" Mike asks him, hopefully. Mike looks like a puppy waiting for a bone in that moment that Mikey can't help, but say yes to him.

"I guess it does." Mike can't help, but to smirk at this. He's so fucking happy that the boy who he has loved for forever is giving him a chance to steal his heart as well.

"Then let's make the most of it and get the hell out of here." Mike says, he's technically not even suppose to be on school grounds at the moment so why no take Mikey with him? It's not like he's worried about Vic. Jaime's with him and knowing those two they're probably sucking each other's faces.

Mikey takes one look at the school behind them and then he nods. He doesn't want to be here and ditching sounds like a really good idea at the moment.

Mike smiles lovingly at Mikey and takes a chance by grabbing a hold of his hand. Mike was sure that Mikey was going to pull away, but instead he gives his own a light squeeze. Telling him that holding hands was fine.

"I'm taking you on a date," Mike says leading Mikey away from the nasty old high school and to his beat up old car that he had thankfully brought to school instead of just carpooling with Jaime like he usually does.

The two boys got into Mike's car and Mike starts to drive them to their destination. Through out the ride Mikey couldn't help, but keep asking where Mike was taking him for this date. Mike thought he'd keep it a big secret though, so Mikey doesn't know where their date will happen.

When they stop at a gas station for a reason Mikey still has no idea of and of course Mike wouldn't tell him why. Mike just going in and coming back out with a couple bags and putting them straight into the trunk of the car and then they were back on their way to the date that Mike had planned for them.

When they finally arrived Mikey was confused. They had stopped at the front of a trail that led into the middle of the woods. Why would Mike take him here? Was he planning on murdering him?

Mike parked the car then and finally turned to Mikey. "This is as far as we're able to drive with this." Mike smiles once at Mikey before he gets out of the car. Mikey is confused by what Mike means by this, but he doesn't have too long to wait before he hears an engine being started up and then he sees Mike pulling in front of the car with a vehicle he identifies as a four wheeler.

Mikey watches as the other boy goes around the car and gets the two bags that he had gotten at the gas station an ties them onto the four wheeler on the handle bars in a way that they won't fall, but yet also won't get in the way of his driving. "What do you think of the ride?" Mike pops his head inside the driver's side door of his car to talk to Mikey.

"I've never rode a four wheeler before." Mikey had never even seen a four wheeler in person before the only reason he knew what one was, was because Gerard had once been into four wheeler racing when he was about fourteen years old.

"Well then you're in for a treat then." Mikey takes that as a cue to get out of the car and crosses the car to stand beside Mike. Mike was super excited to get to the final destination of their date so he hopped onto his four wheele, making sure that he saved enough room for Mikey and waits for the other boy to get on. As soon as Mikey is securely on the back of the four wheeler Mike is starting the engine back up and is starting off down the narrow path that Mikey now knows is a four wheeler path.

The ride through the woods took less then five minutes, but Mikey thought it was amazing. Feeling the cold wind in your hair as you drive and the smell of pine from the trees that surround, was just a feeling Mikey was amazed by. He never thought that it could feel so great, but what also helped was being with Mike. Even if Mikey hasn't admitted it he has always had a little crush on Mike.

When they finally come to a halt they have arrived at a clearing. The clearing was quite beautiful. All green grass and an assortment of wild flowers. Mikey thinks that he would like to see the meadow in the other season's too. It would be pretty covered in snow in the winter or multicolored leaves in fall. He can just tell that it would be beautiful in every season.

Mikey snaps out of his thoughts about the beautiful meadow when Mike turns the four wheeler off. "Why did you take me here?" He asks, because if this was where they're date will be held Mikey thinks he likes Mike just a little bit more now.

"We're going to have a picnic."