This chapter will be about Scott!

Annnndd...Scömìche is involved.

Not the happy kind though.

Also...Scolex will be involved.

This chapter is going to be interesting.

ON WITH THE STORY

WARNINGS: mentions of rape, drug use, panic attack

The day Scott saw Mitch have his first panic attack was the day when he realized how mentally fragile the boy was.

It was just a normal day in choir and Miss. Winters was excited up the upcoming choir concert, her smile and chipper attitude making everyone smile.

"I'm very excited about this concert, everyone! There's going to be so mu-"

"Mitch, you forgot your nightlight at Scott's house! You might want to need it when you freak out about being in the dark."

Mitch blushed as everyone looked over at hin, laughing as Kirstie smirked at Scott. Scott didn't know what to do, but he smirked too.

Whatever Kirstie did was right.

Right?

"Who cares if he still uses a nightlight? It's cool if you ask me," Mario butted in, glaring at Kirstie before smiling at Mitch. "You're co-Mitch, what's wrong?"

The laughter quieted down and Miss. Winters frowned when they saw Mitch begin to breathe heavily. He was shaking, widening his eyes as he stood up and walked to the back of the room. Once there, he let out a scream and began to hyperventilate, sitting down on the floor roughly as he sobbed at the whatever was happening to him. Miss. Winters ran in her office, looking over to Mario.

"Help him, Mario. I'm going to call the campus supervisor."

Mario nodded, walking over to his friend as everyone watched with wide eyes. What in the world is happening to Mitch? As Scott watched, he couldn't help but feel sorry for Mitch.

Why is he acting like this?

"Mitch, it's Mario. I need you to breathe with me," Mario spoke in a soft yet firm voice, his hands on Mitch's small shoulders. Mitch nodded, breathing as hard as he could. "Okay, hold 12345, let go 54321. That's it. 12345...54321."

Mario continued to do with Mitch until Mitch was breathing normally, his fingers still shaky as he he looked around. Everyone was looking at him worriedly, making him frown as he looked at Mario.

"Wha-what happened?"

"You had a panic attack. It was bad too. The campus supervisor is going to pick you up."

Mitch nodded, closing his eyes as he rested his head on Mario's shoulder. Scott frowned, looking back at Kirstie in a concerned matter.  He was worried about his friend.

"What happened to Mitch? Is he okay?"

"Oh, please," Kirstie scoffed, shaking her head as she glared at Mitch. "He did that for attention. No has a panic attack that bad."

"Oh."

Scott nodded, looking over at Mitch with a bit of anger coursing through his body. Why would Mitch ever do something like that for attention?

"That's horrible."

"Isn't it?"

Scott didn't want to believe it.

Mitch would never do that.

Right?

~~~

When Scott was a senior in high school, Mitch became very scared of him.

And he remembers the first day when Mitch showed fear towards him.

"I can't believe that," Scott laughed, shaking his head as he laughed. Kirstie laughed too as Mitch walked up, putting a smile on Scott's face. "Hey, Mitch! How ar-"

Mitch jumped, putting a hand over his heart as he looked at Scott. He smiled weakly at his tall friend, but even a blind man could tell that his smile was fake.

"I'm good. I just need more...you know what."

"Oh," Scott murmured, nodding before clearing his throat. "Um, Mitch...about that-"

"I'll give it you later," Kirstie blurted out, smiling at Mitch sweetly. Mitch smiled some more, even though Scott could tell it was fake. "Mitchy, you're adapting so well to this new life style. I'm proud of you."

"Thank you," Mitch replied on a cocky tone, shrugging his shoulders as he looked back at Scott. "Um...I'll see you later, Scott."

Scott nodded, wondering why Mitch could be so confident and open with Kirstie but then shut down and close himself off when he is around Scott. It wasn't fair.

"Kirstie, why is Mitch scared of me?" Scott asked softly, watching as the boy tried to make himself disapper under his big clothes. "He was never like that befure around me."

"Oh, he's just being submissive," Kirstie replied right away, putting a gentle hand on Scott's arm. Scott nodded, tilting his head a bit at Kirstie's wording. "Oh, you must have been high or something. You and Mitch had...you know."

Scott widened his eyes, putting a hand over his mouth as he looked back at the direction Mitch walked in. Him and Mitch...did that?!

"Oh, gosh. Was it...?"

"You two made love," Kirstie corrected herself, patting Scott's shoulder. "Ask your aunt for some condoms. You'll need them."

Scott nodded, wondering how this happened. Does he really like Mitch? When did these feelings start? Scott can't remember. He wasn't complaining though.

He really does like Mitch.

Who wouldn't?

Scott loved everything about that boy yet Kirstie tells him all this Mitch does and it makes him less attractive. Scott doesn't want to be associated with a person that is selfish and crude.

But why does he like Mitch so much?

This went on until the day when Mitch yelled at Scott and accused him of raping him, never showing this much anger towards anyone before.

Yet Scott didn't care.

He seemed to enjoy Mitch's anger and hurt.

Until the day Mitch took bathsalts, courtesy of Kirstie.

Scott laughed at Mitch's freak out, even though he couldn't help but feel bad for Mitch.

No one deserved that.

So when Scott heard that Mitch was in rehab, he wanted to break down and cry, but Kirstie told him that Mitch deserved it.

That they will get their revenge on Mitch.

And Scott dreaded every moment leading up to it.

Mitch was going to get hurt.

Because of him.

~~~

Shortly after Mitch left California, Scott was walking around town when he bumped into someone.

Roughly.

And embarrassingly.

"Oh, shi-"

Scott 'hmped' as he fell to the ground, his chest in pain as he stood up. The person he bumped into helped him up, apologizing multipe times.

"Oh, dude. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sor-"

"It's okay," Scott interrupted, smiling at the man in front of him. He's hoooottttttttt!!!! "You know, you kind of remind me of a character in a book I'm reading and funny enough, his name is Alex too."

"What book is it? I'm interested."

"I don't remember the name exactly, but it's about these people called Alphas, Betas, and Omegas. Your character is an Omega, the ones who are submissive and loyal. One of the Omegas speaks against that and even though he argues perfectly, he doesn't exactly deliver how he feels with ease. Your character, well, let's just say he is sweet, but people walk on him a lot."

"That's not me at all! Forget that! Although the book sounds very interesting," Alex commented, nodding his head before smiling at Scott. "What's your name? I didn't ask."

"Scott. Scott Hoying."

And that's when the relationship began.

Scott and Alex fell in love throughout the entire month they knew each other and they couldn't get enough of each other. Alex treated Scott like he was the king of the world, even though Scott preferred 'queen'. Together, the couple went through everything they went through.

Especially when Scott's schizophrenia worsened.

Alex held Scott close to him that entire night, pushing Scott's hair back to calm him down. Scott was crying hard, wondering what he ever did to deserve this. He hated it so much. Alex wished there was something he could do to make Scott feel better and Alex did that by taking by taking Scott on little dates whenever he had the time.

And Scott loved him even more.

But Alex felt like something was wrong.

Very wrong.

Nothing with Scott though, not at all. Kirstie, however, had a lot of things wrong with her. She treated Scott horribly and made sure to tell someone she didn't like them with every chance she had. Scott tried to deal with her many times and even said he'll make her reveal a lot of private stuff if she didn't stop. That always lead to Scott looking scared every time he talked to Kirstie and pushing away Alex whenever the older male tried to give him a loving  touch.

What was wrong with this friendship?

And who is this Mitch person Scott cries about every night? Is Mitch one of Scott's voices that will go anything to break him down? Alex really hoped that wasn't the case because if it was, he would not hesitate to give this voice a piece of his mind.

He really does love Scott and he would do anything for that boy.

Absolutely everything for Scott Hoying.

A/N: Sorry, y'all. This chapter sucks. I'm just feeling a bit insecure in my writing. It's no big deal though. I'll figure something out to make me feel better. Anyways, I hope that yoy all enjoyed this chapter and remember that I love you all.:)

-Maddie🐶🎤💕