(Jack's P.O.V.)

I inhale shakily, staring at the school with a small amount of worry and fear. Okay, a large amount. First day and I'm gonna come out. First day and my entire school life is going to change. Am I ready for that? Can I handle a change this big? Yeah, I can handle it just... Am I ready for it? Am I ready for everyone to know a little bit more about me...? I hear a slight chuckle behind me. Soon Mark is at my side, grabbing my hand. 

"Come on Jack. It'll be fine." He says, smiling. I look at him, then back at the building. 

"Yeah?" I ask. He kisses my cheek softly and nods. 

"Yes, it will." He says it softly and his words, though I don't really believe them, make me smile. He notices this and walks in front of me, tugging me along. "Jack. We're gonna be late!" He says, desperately trying to get me to move. I just roll my eyes, walking along with him. He practically bounces next to me, beaming. His grip never loosens on my hand, which makes me happy but just more and more nervous as we get closer and closer to the building. He stops just before we enter and he sighs, stepping in front of me. 

"Hey, listen." I look at him, staring into his chocolate brown eyes that I have always gotten lost in. "I know you're scared. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't. But no matter what happens, I'm there. Okay? And I know that you'll always be there for me. So we'll be okay. No matter what." He says, smiling. I sigh, shaking my head with a slight smile. 

"You always know just what to say don't you?" I ask. He shrugs and I kiss his cheek softly. "Love you Mark." I say. His smile widens. 

"I love you too Jack." He says and with that he pushes the school door open, the two of us walking in hand in hand. The entire hallway is filled with people and as soon as one person catches sight of my hand in Mark's, the entire hallway's looking at us. However, as much as I'm scared at their reaction, Mark just keeps on walking towards our lockers. No one takes our eyes off of us, they just keep staring. Until we make it to our lockers. That's when they finally decide to look away, though many still glance at us. 

"Well, what did we miss?" I turn around. I recognize this kid. Chase Evans. He used to be pretty quiet. Now he has his own squad and a letterman jacket. Probably quarterback, and probably a jerk. Mark turns as well. He just shrugs. 

"What did you miss?" He asks. Chase points to our intertwined fingers. 

"Last I checked, that would never happen." He says. I smile, trying to make it look as genuine as possible even though it's forced. 

"Stuff happened over the summer, now we're together." I say. He chuckles. 

"So the bully, who bullied because of homosexuality, is homosexual himself." Chase checks. I lower my head a bit, nodding. Mark nudges my shoulder a bit, making me look over at him. I'm immediately surprised by a kiss, and I close my eyes, quickly melting into it. In those three seconds I forget about the students, about school, about the stares. I forget about it all. And then Mark pulls away, I open my eyes, and I see students with their cellphones out, undoubtedly taking pictures. Mark seems unfazed, leaning his head on my shoulder. 

"Now please leave Chase. We need to get our stuff for class." He says in an overly sweet tone. Chase just scoffs and walks away, his posse following. I look around but by the time I do all the other students are back to looking in their lockers or laughing with each other. I still see the glances though. I always see the glances... Suddenly I feel a pat on my shoulder and I focus back into reality to see Bob, Wade and Ken. 

"Hey! Look who it is?" Ken asks, chuckling. I roll my eyes, Mark waving politely. Wade waves back and the two start talking about whatever the hell pops into their minds. I just turn to Bob and Ken, though Mark refuses to let go of my hand. 

"So, what's up with you guys? I haven't seen you since, what, July?" I ask, chuckling. Bob nods, scratching the back of his neck. 

"Well, not to much has happened. I mean, it was summer." He says, shrugging. I roll my eyes. 

"You know what I meant, now spill." I say. Ken looks just as eager as I do at Bob's answer. Bob stares at me dumbfounded and then finally realizes what I was talking about. 

"Oh! Uh, yeah. He said yes." He says. My eyes widen and I turn, staring at Wade. 

"He said yes? You said yes?!" I ask happily. Mark looks completely confused and Wade just nods. 

"I mean, how could I say no to Bob's date proposal? I mean, come on." He says, walking over and putting his arm around Bob. Bob does the same and I gush. 

"Oh my god. This is to adorable." I say softly. This just makes the three laugh, which makes me laugh. So far, this day's been good. Nothing to bad has happened, and I'm really happy about that! Just then my phone buzzes. I take it out of my pocket, noticing that the other four are as well. Why did we all just get notified? I unlock my phone to see that it's Twitter... And it's the picture of Mark and I kissing. The four look at me worriedly, wondering what my reaction will be. I read the comments, most of it being hate or confusion. I just shrug, locking my phone and putting it back in my pocket. 

"Haters gonna hate." I shrug, still smiling. I'm not gonna let some stupid haters ruin my first day. Not right now. I'm having to much fun.

A/N: My friend guilted me into posting this. NO MORE UNTIL OCTOBER!