Part 6

"I reeeally reeeally like you," the sleep talking Jackson moaned.

Mark was shocked. He didn't know if what he was hearing was real. Mark pinched himself.

Nope, not a dream, he thought.

Deep inside Mark's heart, he felt a slight tang of happiness. He wished he could remove that feeling. Mark knew that he wasn't gay, but something just made him happy knowing that Jackson liked him.

Then again, he could just be saying things in hissleep. Who knows if he really likes me?

Mark decided not to think about it. He tried to remove himself from Jackson's hold. He couldn't get out. Mark just layed there like a dead weight. His bare skin against Jackson's chest felt nice. He felt as if Jackson could protect him from the world. Mark fell asleep quickly, completely forgetting about the position he was in.

******5:00 AM******

Jackson slowly opened his eyes and and looked in front of him. All he saw was a big ball of red fluff. He pushed it to the side and realized that it was Mark.

What's he doing on me? I'm not complaining though. It's nice, Jackson thought. He carefully moved Mark's head back onto his chest, and wrapped his arms around Mark's bare body. It was warm and flawless. 

Although Jackson had denied it before, he is actually gay. Nobody knew about his secret, especially since he seemed so manly from the outside. He tried his best to conceal his sexuality. Jackson let his thoughts drift away as he went back to sleep, Mark still resting on his chest.

******6:45 AM******

"Guys! Wa..." Jackson's mom stopped her yelling as soon as she walked in Jackson's room. The two boys were still sleeping, one on top of the other. This made Jackson's mom feel very weird. She was curious to know whether these boys had more than just a friendship. Of course, she kept her thoughts to herself. She walked out of their room and decided to call for them again, as if she were never in their room.

"Guys! Wake up! It's time to get ready for school!" Jackson's mom called out.

Both boys started to wake up slowly. Mark was the first one to completely wake up. He realized that he was still in the same position as he was in the middle of the night. He quickly escaped Jackson's loose grasp, sitting up instantly. Jackson sat up and rubbed the sleep from his eyes.

"Good morning, sunshine," Jackson said sarcastically with a smile.

"Yeah, yeah morning to you too."

Mark and Jackson headed towards the bathroom to wash up together. They both brushed their teeth and splashed water on their faces. As normal, Jackson decided to take a shower.

"Wanna shower with me?" Jackson asked.

"Umm...it's okay, I'll just wait until you're done."

"Why? Come on! It'll be faster! There's nothing to be ashamed of. I won't tell anyone at school that you're small!" Jackson started laughing like a hyena.

"Shut up! Fine, I'll shower with you," Mark said punching Jackson's arm.

The two boys faced away from each other. Jackson started to take off his pants. Mark shyly took off his own pants. He was afraid to take off his boxers. Mark stood there for awhile wondering if he would actually be small compared to Jackson. Before he could finish his thoughts, Jackson pulled Mark's boxer's down to his ankles.

"HAHAHAHA GOT YOU!" Jackson cheered, stepping into the bathtub.

"You're so damn immature," Mark replied, finally turning around to see Jackson. He was greeted by Jackson's HUGE shaft. He was shocked. No way was his member comparable to his. Mark became shy and tried to cover himself up as he stepped into the shower as well. Jackson began to run the warm water.

Jackson and Mark turned away from each other. This was especially good in Jackson's case since he was starting to get a semi-boner from looking at Mark. He didn't expect to see hardcore six-pack abs on Mark. Not only that, but his collarbones were just so damn amazing. In order to prevent himself from getting any harder, he tried to stop thinking about the naked boy that was standing behind him.

After the boys were completely rinsed, Jackson turned off the water. Mark quickly tried to get out of the shower so things wouldn't get too awkward. In the process, Mark slipped on the shower floor. Luckily, Jackson was behind him to save him once again. Within less than a second, Jackson wrapped his muscular arms around Mark's slim body and pulled him in close. Mark's eyes widened when he felt Jackson's boner poke him in the leg. Mark blushed and felt himself getting slightly hard. He didn't want Jackson seeing his hardness.

"Err, thanks. I-I'm gonna get out now," Mark stuttured. Jackson didn't say anything and released Mark. Jackson realized that his boner pressed into Mark's leg. He immediately flushed at the feeling of embarrassment. Now things would be awkward. Jackson's secret was probably now known to Mark. He rubbed his face in frustration. 

Mark quickly got dressed and got out of the bathroom before Jackson could even dry off. Jackson knew that their "friendship" had become a little tense. When he finished dressing, he walked downstairs to find Mark sitting on the couch.

"Hey...we should go nows so we aren't late," Jackson said from the staircase.

"Oh, okay."

They both walked out of the house. The air was cool. Mark pulled out a cigarette from his bag and lit it. He took a deep drag.

"Hey! What are you doing?!" Jackson yelled at Mark, not caring about the awkwardness of this morning.

"Um...smoking. Duh. Want one? I have a few packs in my bag."

"NO! PUT IT OUT. IT'S BAD FOR YOU!!!"

"Why? I've been smoking for a few years now. I can't really undo the damage."

"If you keep smoking, I'm gonna show the photo to the cops! I'll really do it!"

"Ugh, really?! You're so--ugh!" Mark said irritated as he stamped out his cigarette.

They walked silently to until they reached the school grounds.

"Hey, um...sorry about what happened earlier. Let's just forget about it and pretend like nothing happened. Anyway, do you wanna watch a movie after school? It'll be a lot more fun than just going straight home and doing nothing," Jackson said. He hoped that Mark wouldn't turn him down.

"Don't worry about it. You were just trying to save me from dying, haha. Well, I guess going to a movie wouldn't be so bad. I'll meet you in front of school at the end of class."

"Sure. See you later." Jackson was so glad that Mark had agreed to go to the movies with him. He was afraid that Mark would no longer want to hang out with him. The school day went by fairly quickly and easily.

******After school******

"Hey," Mark said meeting up with Jackson.

"Wassup. What movie do you wanna watch?"

"Let's watch 'The Boy Next Door.' The trailer seemed pretty interesting."

Jackson agreed and they caught the bus to the movie theater. They were forced to stand up since there were many people on the bus. It was this time of day when the buses are filled with people. Mark and Jackson finally reached their destination and walked up to the box office. Jackson bought the tickets and food, saying that Mark could treat next time. 

They went into the theater and found seats in the very middle row. Within a few minutes, the movie started and no words were exchanged between them.

******After movie******

"How did you like it?" Jackson asked.

"It was better than I thought it would be. The movie could have gotten rid of some of the sex scenes. It was a little too much."

"I thought that too. Wow, it's pretty late. We should hurry and catch the bus before they stop running."

Mark and Jackson sped walked to the bus stop. Luckily, they were able to hop on the last bus. It was nearly empty. They both found seats towards the back of the bus. Since it was late, Mark was tired. He normally fell asleep the fastest. Mark's head kept nodding as he kept drifting into sleep. Jackson noticed this and immediately put Mark's head on his shoulder.

"Just put your head here. Nobody's looking," Jackson said.

"Okay," Mark mumbled as he quickly fell asleep. It would take awhile for them to reach home.

Jackson stared at Mark's hand that was facing upwards. It relaxed on his thigh. Without hesitation, Jackson grabbed his hand and interlocked it with his. He didn't care whether people saw him or not. He just had the sudden urge to hold Mark's hand. Jackson couldn't help himself. What he didn't know, was that Mark was awake the whole time.