"Damien.. wake up." I heard a voice whisper in my ear. My head shoots up and I realize my body is pressed close to Noles. "Hey hey it's ok." Nole says softly and holds my torso after I jumped backwards. I scoot closer to him and he smiles at my trust. "We have school today. Senior year." Nole says grinning.

I just roll my eyes and go to my dresser. "Whatever." I mutter and change into the uniform. Nole was already changed and ready to go. "Go to your friends Nole. I wouldn't want to ruin your little golden boy thing you have going on." I say and grab my bag.

"Hey you aren't that bad." He says and follows me out to the small kitchen. I grab bowls and pour cereal for each of us. I glare at him. "I'm a delinquent Nole." He sighs. "You are not, you are-" "You better not say misunderstood." I hiss and he ignores me. "-just misunderstood."

"I'LL TELL YOU EXACTLY WHAT I THINK OF ME NOLE. I AM NOT GOING TO BE FIXED. FUCK I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN BE FIXED. MY STOMACH CAN BARELY HOLD ANY FOOD. I HAVE SERIOUS TRUST ISSUES AND MENTAL PROBLEMS. GOOD LORD IT'S A WONDER I DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS THAT SERIOUSLY IMPACT MY HEALTH. I HAVE TRIED TIME AND TIME GAIN TO FIX MYSELF. IT. DOES. NOT. WORK. I AM NOT FUCKING MISUNDERSTOOD." I scream at him.

"I-" I cut him off. "GOD DAMMIT I AM THE FUCKING INSANE PERSON. I AM THE PERSON YOU SEE IN CLASS OR ON TV. I FUCKING HATE PEOPLE. GOD I DON'T FEEL MISUNDERSTOOD. ACTUALLY I FEEL QUITE CONTENT ON HOW PEOPLE AVOID ME LIKE THE PLAGUE."I finish and stare at him. I brush away a tear on my cheek and ignore his calls as I push past him and go out the window.

I jump down and carefully make my way down the fire escape. I sit on the edge and let my legs swing. "Every student please come to the auditorium for the start of the year assembly." The dean calls over the speakers and I jump down. I make my way to it and stand in the doorway. The speakers are talking or whatever.

I sigh and quickly leave after they release us. Nole calls my name but I just ignore him and for once I feel bad about ignoring someone. "God this is weird." I mutter and sigh. I stop and turn around to face him. "Oh thank god you are ok." He says and pulls me to the side of the hallway. "What Nole?" I ask. "Look I'm-" "Don't say it." I growl.

He sighs and mumbles the rest of the sentence. I just cross my arms and feel the stares students are giving us. "Golden boy you are ruining your rep." I say and he grins. "God dammit." I mutter. His smile is blinding. I wrap my arms around his neck and kiss him. "Better." I mumble pulling away.

"Much." He says. I blush and he chuckles. It shocks the other students who are quiet. "Damien, are you ok?" He asks and I shake my head,leaving my stupor. His grin falls and I frown. "No it's not you." I whisper in his ear and start coughing. His fallen face turns to shock and then worry. "Damien?" He asks quietly while I hang on to him for dear life.

"DAMIEN." I hear someone yell but everything is blurry. I manage to get out a gibberish of words and point to my backpack. He picks it up and holds me up. Aaron runs over and immediately knows what is happening. "Shit Damien. When was the last time you had enough nicotine?" He asks. I just moan out in response. God my stomach hurts.

"Keep him awake." Aaron instructs Nole who cups my face with his hands. I blink slowly. "Shove this in his mouth." Aaron gives Nole a piece of Nicotine gum. "Open." Nole says. Luci comes over and screams for everyone to move on. I open my mouth to cough but Nole sticks the gum in my mouth. It releases the nicotine and I start to get my vision back to normal.

Nole lowers me to the ground and I lean against him tying to get my bearings. "I'm going to assume he has not had enough to sustain himself." Aaron says and Nole looks at him a bit confused. Luci sighs and Rose runs over, Charlotte following close behind.

"Damien." She says quietly and I try to smile at her. It comes out more like a grimace. Roberts comes over and sticks a needle in my arm. It starts pumping in the liquid shit I am supposed to drink. I immediately start to feel better. I sit there for a few more minutes and then push myself to a standing position. I swayed a bit but didn't lose my footing.

"Let's get him back to the med ward." Roberts says. Nole squats and I climb on his back. He holds my legs securely and I put my arms around his neck. "Surprised he trusts you enough that he will get on your back." Luci comments and I feel Nole shrug. "He screamed at me this morning. I think he's tired." I pinched his arm in retaliation.

"Ah, yeah that's a sign he has not had enough-" Luci pokes Aaron. "Uh.. he just isn't feeling well so he get's in moods." Aaron changes his wording and I sigh. Nole just looks at them weirdly. When we get to the med ward Nole sets me on the couch. I sniff. "Damien.." Luci said when I sneezed. "What." I snap and she sighs. 

Roberts walks over and feels my forehead. "Nole can you carry him to his bed." I sigh but know I can't get out of this. Nole picks me up like a Koala and I almost smack him when he ruffles my hair. "Bad Damien." He says in a parenting voice and I pinch his arm again. He just chuckles and sets me on my bed. I scoffed and crawled under the covers.

"Go away.." I mutter when he trys to give me soup later on in the day. "You need food." He says and I glare at him. He just laughs and I yawn. He uses that weakness to stick a spoonful of the soup in my mouth. I almost spat it out in his face but saw Rose out of the corner of my eye. She stays away from Nole and climbs in next to me.

"Hey Rosie." I whisper,my voice hoarse. She got raped. I figured but I'm so glad my dad did not get her pregnant. Incest is just. I can't with it. "I don't wanna go home again." She whispers and I sigh. "You and me both sister." I say and she gives a small but weak laugh. "Hey Rose. Next time our dad or anyone trys to do something to you, kick them where the sun don't shine."

Nole looks confused and realization passes through his face. "Dami I gotta go to my friends." Rose says and I smile. She is at least safe with them. I wave goodbye to her and sniffle. Nole settles in the spot Rose was in and coaxes me to open my mouth. I glare at him but allow him to feed me soup. 

"Can I have a kiss." I whine and he smiles. He kisses my forehead and I pout at him. "Not what I-" I'm cut off by him kissing my lips. I pull him closer and lick his lower lip. He allows me entrance and my tongue runs over his teeth. I pull back and smile at him. "We can have a relationship as long as we set boundaries." I say and he nods.

"One, no sex yet. I don't feel comfortable having sex even though I'm the legal age. It's from past experiences." I say and Nole nods. "Two, we do not pressure either of each other to do shit." Nole says and I nod. "Three, if something gets to much for either party, just say no or tell the other person." Nole nods and kisses my cheek.

"Also no cheating." He says and I smile. "Who would I cheat on you with?" I ask and he just laughs. "Four, don't hide secrets from the other party. If you don't feel comfortable sharing it, that's ok. Just tell them you are not ready yet but when you are than they will listen." Nole says and I flush.

"Err I do have something I want to tell you." I say and he looks up. "It's about today. With my episode. I err I'm technically a failed experiment. My parents wanted a child who was perfect. They decided to make the child have their blood mixed with nicotine. Err that child has had side effects and ended up failing their expectations and now they hate him." I explain and stare at the ceiling.

"Oh and he gives himself tattoos." I say and Nole hugs me. I lean into his chest. "Hey, it's ok. You are perfectly imperfect. You are not a failed experiment to me." Nole says rocking me in his arms. "Are Jack and Rose..?" He asks and I laugh bitterly. "No." I mutter and he kisses the top of my head. "Honestly Jack is an asshole." Nole says and I smile up at him.

"Rose acts so young because of her condition. She er has autism. It's not a bad case of it but she is really bad at social skills. My parents had to work hard so that she could interact normally." I say and Nole nods. We sit in a comfortable silence and I get up. I grab my guitar and smile at him. 

"What song are you gonna play for me this time?" He asks and I laugh. "Hmmm." I wonder and ask, "What do you wanna hear?" He smirks and plays the recording of me singing the chorus of a song. "Oh that one." I mutter and blush. I stay quiet for a bit and he pokes me. "Hmmm?" I say and he glares at me. I just smile. "I'm thinking of the melody." I say. I snap my fingers.

My mouth opens as I start to sing. My voice is still a little hoarse but the guitar goes nicely with it.

"[Verse 1]

She's a sunrise dressed like dusk

Going out, she's getting into something

He's a moth drawn to a flame

He's going in, he's going all or nothing

They look so pretty from afar

[Pre-Chorus]

Like the gates of heaven are open now

And my one true love has just waltzed right out, yeah

There's one thing about me that you should know

That I can't help from speaking my mind

[Instrumental Chorus]

Ooh-ooh

[Verse 2]

"There's a dangerous kind of cool about you"

But she didn't, no, she didn't know nothing

Now she swims right past his eyes

Where she didn't, no, she didn't find nothing

Ahh-ahh, ahh-ahh

You look so pretty from afar

[Pre-Chorus]

Like the gates of heaven are open now

And my one true love has just waltzed right out, yeah

There's one thing about me that you should know

That I can't help from speaking my mind

[Chorus]

Girl, you waste your time on daft, pretty boys

With all the time in the world for chasing pretty girls

Yeah, you waste your time on daft, pretty boys

I've got no time to waste on another pretty face, oh

Got no time to waste on another pretty face

[Bridge]

There's one thing about me that you should know

That I can't help from speaking my mind

I don't like you

You look so pretty from afar

I despise you

Why're you so fucking perfect on the outside?

She's a sunrise dressed like dusk

Going out, she's getting into something

He's going all or nothing

I'm saying

[Chorus]

Girl, you waste your time on daft, pretty boys

With all the time in the world for chasing pretty girls

Yeah, you waste your time on daft, pretty boys

I've got no time to waste on another pretty face

Girl, you waste your time on daft, pretty boys

With all the time in the world for chasing pretty girls

Yeah, you waste your time on daft, pretty boys

I've got no time to waste on another pretty face, oh

Got no time to waste on another pretty face, oh

Got no time to waste on another pretty face, ooh."

"God your voice is really good." He says and I laugh. "Thanks hubby." He blushes bright red and I smirk at him. My guitar gets put away and I crawl back into the bed. Nole lies next to me as I fall asleep.