Trigger Warning - Self Harm.
The days passed quickly, exams coming and going as everyone was excited for the holidays. Well almost everyone. Marc stared at his grades and sighed. He excelled at plants because of his powers but academics were not his strong suit.
His heart sank in his chest when he saw his gardening grade. Joseph watched him worried but did not have time to talk to him before the teacher started explaining the next test. It was physical.
Marc went first because of his first name and did sub-par in it. "I expected more from you Mr. Ander." The teacher said sighing and Marc bit his lip. He left the class in a hurry Marie watching him, her eyes hardening.
"Hey Joseph, have you talked to Marc?" She said whispering to him. "No. He wakes up before me and goes to the greenhouse before class starts. Locking the doors." He replied and the teacher called up Marie.
He tapped his finger on the desk and anxiously waited for his turn. He finished with very high marks, like the rest of his scores and gathered his stuff not bother to change, running through the halls and courtyards to get to the dorms.
He opened the door to his dorm and his heart shattered into pieces. There were contents thrown about as Marc had obviously looked for something. Joseph heard a faint noise coming from the bathroom.
He threw his stuff on the ground and slowly opened the door. He saw Marc sitting on the floor. Blood on the ground. His arm was by his side, a razor blade in his hand. Joseph moved quickly and sat beside Marc. "I'm sorry. I'm s-sorry." His voice hiccuped and he started sobbing.
Joseph saw the dark circles underneath his eyes and sighed. "Marc. I'm not mad. I'm not disappointed. I know how hard it is for you. Let me take the blade away." He said softly trying to calm him down. It seemed to work as his breathing started to return to normal.
"Hey. Let me bandage your wounds ok." Joseph said rubbing his back. Marc nodded and held out his arm. Joseph went and threw the blade away in a trash can outside the dorms, coming back with bandages and some numbing cream.
He led Marc out of the bathroom and made him sit on a chair. He slowly cleaned up the wounds and added the numbing cream to dull the pain. He wrapped clean bandages around his arm and pulled up his shirt to check if there were any cuts on his stomach.
He smiled in relief and let the shirt fall down, looking up at his face. Marc's unusually kind and loving face was dark. His eyes were distant and flicking around the room, not wanting to make eye contact. Joseph cupped his face and made Marc look him straight in the eyes.
"Marc...." He said softly and hugged him. Marc stiffened but let his body relax. "Marc go lie in bed. I'll clean up." Joseph said and Marc shook his head. "I made the mess. I should clean it up. You already do to much for me." He said.
"No no. Go lie down. Try to sleep." Joseph interjected already cleaning the room, and got out disinfectant spray to clean the bathroom. Marc sighed knowing he couldn't fight him, and went to lay down. Joseph flicked his fingers and the disinfectant spray sprayed the bathroom. He then snapped his fingers and controlled a rag to finish the job.
"Perfect." He said smiling and looked over at Marc. His eyes were closed and he looked peaceful. His smile turned sad and he texted Marie.
J. "He had an episode. I think today is the first time he slept in weeks."
M. "Makes sense. Is he okay now?"
J. "Yeah. He's asleep. I saw his test scores. Be ready to be compared when we get to your parents house
M. "Ah ok I'll see you on the plane at 10:00. Oh and Lilly is coming too."
J. "Ok. I will tell Marc when he wakes up. Cya tomorrow."
Joseph sighed turning off his phone and climbing into the bed next to Marc. Marc rolled over half awake and wrapped his arms around Joseph. He nestled his head in Joseph's neck and fell asleep. Joseph smiled and fell asleep next to him.
He woke up to Marc moving around and packing his stuff. "Get up. It's 8:30." Marc said kindly. Joseph sat up. "Did you eat?" He asked and Marc ignored his question. "Marrrrrccc. Did you eat." He asked again climbing out of the bed and wrapping his arms around Marc's now bare torso.
"Yeah. Sure." Marc answered and Joseph tightened his grip. "I cant feel your ribs. I can see them too." He said, his voice muffled because his face was pressed against Marc's back. "Ok fine I haven't. I have gone longer though." He pried off Joseph's arms and finished packing their stuff.
He turned around and Joseph shoved a piece apple in his mouth. "Eat it." He commanded and Marc sighed munching on it. He had the rest of the apple slices as Joseph went off to shower. He came back out to see Marc changed.
Joseph giggled and Marc looked confused but said nothing. He shrugged and changed into a long sleeve shirt that said "Fuck the police." and black jeans with combat boots. Marc on the other hand looked like a lil scholar with his dark sweater and dark blue jeans, with vans on.
They grabbed their bags, walking out and locking the dorm door. "Roy, Rosie,Milo, and everyone else has already left for their countries." Marc said showing him the goodbye texts. Joseph nodded and they met Marie and Lilly in the courtyard.
They chattered as the group took the schools car to the airport. Marie poked Marc and whispered in his ear. Joseph just shrugged to Lilly knowing that they were in their little world. "Lilly where did you live before you came to the states?" Joseph asked. "Oh I lived in Japan." Lilly said smiling. "My mom was American but that's why my last name is Wu. Dad is Japanese."
Joseph nodded and smiled. "You do have a slight accent." He said and she smiled back. "Yeah my parents raised me multilingual. I know Spanish and French too." She answered. "Ha you are so much smarter than me." He said laughing.
Marie poked him. "Can we switch?" She asked looking innocent. "Yeah sure." He answered and they switched spots in the car. Marc giggled and kissed him. "Mmph." Joseph mumbled. The car stopped and they got out, getting their bags and going into the airport. They waited for their flight and got through security.
Marc blinked, obviously tired and the minute they got on the plane he flopped down next to Joseph who was looking out the small window. After the plane took off, Joseph proceeded to play on his phone. Marc looked over his shoulder for a while before falling asleep.
Joseph watched him sleep and took a picture, uploading it to his Instagram. The flight went by quickly after Joseph fell asleep. They ate dinner and went back to sleep. They woke to the pilot saying they were landing in Dublin. Marc smiled sleepily.
The plane landed and when they reached the gates. Marie and Marc saw their parents and younger siblings waiting for them. Lilly and Joseph hung back a bit before Marc's father invited them over. "You two are part of the family too." He said smiling and hugged both of them tightly, Marc's mother doing the same thing.
Joseph blushed when Marc kissed the top of his head. They went to the baggage area and grabbed their stuff. They went out and drove to their estate in a large black car. Joseph always loved seeing the entrance to the estate, it's shining gold gate. It was stone and had a big garden. The house was two stories and always looked inviting.
Mr. Ander parked the car and the four of them grabbed their stuff. While Marc's family was rich and they had help, they allowed them to take the weekend off. Lilly and Marie were pulled by Marc's two younger sisters; Theresa and Angie. They were 5 and were not old enough to go to school yet.
Marc laughed and waved goodbye to them. "You boys set?" Mr. Ander said smiling and they both said yes walking upstairs to the giant room that was Marc's. Joseph put his stuff on the ground and flopped the king sized bed. "Your room is sooooo pretty." Joseph said staring at the windows that led to a balcony.
Marc's room was hexagonal with a nook on one side and a balcony on the other. The floors were wood; like the rest of the house and he had his own bathroom with marble tile and his own shower and bath. The other parts of the room were a fairly big wardrobe (although he had a walk in closet), a flat screen tv, and of course a small lounge area with a couple chairs.
Marc walked over and sat next to Joseph playing with his blonde locks of hair. "If only my room was this tailored to what I wanted." Joseph said. His parents were equally strict but not as open, especially his father. "Anyway I'm tired let's take a nap." Joseph said taking off his shirt. He sat up and dug through the stuff Marc had, finding a pair of sweatpants and changed. "Oh change your bandages." Joseph said and Marc did just that.
Joseph smiled approvingly. Marc smiled back and grabbed his own pair of sweatpants, putting them on. He took off his shirt and let Joseph cocoon both of themselves in their blanket. "We have to go Christmas shopping tomorrow." Joseph said already half asleep. Marc nodded and fell asleep to Joseph next to him.
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