TRIGGER WARNING:
CHILD ABUSE
HOMOPHOBIA
AGGRESSIVE FIGHTS
RICH BOY MINHO
Valentine's Dance
Gally smiled at Ben who was sitting a couple of desks away. Gally and Ben had been dating for a couple of months now and no one knew. That's the way he liked it. It’s not that Gally was embarrassed of Ben, and it wasn’t the other way around either. Gally was just scared, he didn’t want people to know that he was gay, Ben was out and open, but Gally had reasons for not coming out and Ben was understanding about the whole situation. Their relationship was going great however, and that made Gally extremely happy. Ben was currently wearing one of Gally’s hoodies claiming that, ‘Gally always had the comfier hoodies.’ Gally snorted at the thought causing the goody-two-shoes-Alby to turn around and death-glare him. Gally just gave a smirk, and leaned back to put his feet on Alby’s chair.
The bell rang before he could say anything, however, making the teen irritated. Gally jumped up and quickly grabbed his stuff, he didn’t want to stay in the classroom for more time than was needed. He glanced over his worksheet which was covered in doodles and random drawings. He shrugged, it’s not like he cared that much about his grades so oh well. He was about to leave the room when the sound of someone saying Ben’s name caught his attention. Gally slowed down slightly, hovering in the doorway. “I can’t believe we have so many fags at this school,” Someone said. Gally tensed up and was about to leave but the other person’s response made him stop. “Yeah, and Ben’s the worst out of all of them, he’s a ballerina,” The person muttered in disgust.
Gally whirled around in anger, dropping his bag in the process. Gally ground his teeth as he stomped over and picked up one of the shitheads by his shirt, “What did you say?” The jock to that was sitting down stood, knocking over his chair, "Dude, what the fuck are you doing!" One of their friend stood up as well, "Yeah! What's your problem? Are you a fag lover?" Gally shook his head, "No. I'm just not an ignorant asshole." After finishing his sentence, he threw the jock that he was holding into the second jock, who he faintly remembered being named Dimitri. The last standing jock, named James, threw a quick punch, getting Gally in the jaw. Gally gritted his teeth and grabbed James by the back of his neck and threw him through the doorway, landing him in the hallway.
Nick, the one Gally picked up first, was already up and as Gally exited the classroom, he pushed Gally down. Dimitri came out of the classroom right after Nick, worry on his face as he noticed the crowd that was gathering. The other two didn't notice, or frankly, they didn't care. Gally scrambled to his feet, bearing a split lip and a bruise already forming around his left eye. The other jocks got up as well, smug looks on their faces. James went into a fighting stance, " It's bad enough that our captain is one of those freaks, but now the school shooter is one too." Dimitri took a cautious step back, "Dude, maybe you took that a little far…" Gally popped his neck, "Just a little bit." James' eyes widened as Gally pulled back his arm and socked him in the nose, making a cracking sound fill the hallway. James fell back and held his hand to his nose. When he pulled away his hand was smeared with blood. Gally then turned to Nick and slammed his head into a nearby locker. When Nick fell to the floor Gally kicked him harshly in the stomach.
At the back of the growing group Ben frowned, was there a fight going on? He was tall but there was a lot of people, maybe if he just stood on his toes he could see who all was a part of the fight. “Don’t you dare ever say anything like that again!” Gally’s voice floated above all of the commotion. Ben’s face went white, Gally had gotten into another fight. Ben using the power of quick excuse me’s and his smile got to the inner circle quickly. Gally was standing over a quivering trio of jocks, Nick, James, and Dimitri. Ben immediately ran towards his boyfriend, Minho, following closely behind from the other side. Ben grabbed Gally’s left arm while Minho grabbed his right, “Gally, please calm down. You need to go to the nurse, they need to go as well.” Gally shook his head roughly, “I’m going to send them to the hospital is what I’m going to do.” Ben gave Gally his best puppy dog eyes, “Gally, please?” Gally sighed and relaxed as Clint, Jeff and Newt helped the three losers to their feet. Gally glared at the three before allowing Ben and Minho drag him to the nurses office.
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Minho sighed, “What did those guys even do?” Gally sighed and leaned back in a chair, “They called Ben a fag and you a freak.” Gally and Minho were currently at Minho’s house, the office had made Gally go home early so that he could relax. Minho sighed and rubbed his temples, irritated with Gally, “Look those guys can go fuck themselves, Ben and I can take care of ourselves. You need to focus on you and stop getting in fights, but if it makes you that upset, then I’ll have a talk with them. Okay?” Gally nodded with a scowl on his face. Minho sayed silent for a second before brightening up, “Oh hey, I got something you should see.” Gally raised an eyebrow, “What? Another rant about how ‘cute’ Thomas and Newt are.” Minho pouted, “Don’t tease me, they’re so precious, how could I not rant about them?” Gally rolled his eyes, “Alright, now what did you want to talk about."
Minho's eyes widened, "Oh yeah!" Minho leaned over and pulled his backpack and rummaged through it. Gally watched curiously as Minho pulled out a piece of paper and handed it to Gally. When Gally turned it over he found out that it was a flier for a Valentine's Dance? He looked up, confused, "What the shuck is this?" Minho shrugged, "I thought that it'd be good for you." Gally rolled his eyes, "I'll think about it."
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They talked until 12:00 when Gally needed to go home. The next day they went back to school, Gally fashionably late as always. As soon as he entered the main area, Minho ran up and slung an arm around Gally's shoulder, "So what do you think?" Gally frowned, "Of what?" Minho dropped his arm with an offended gasp, "Why my new hairstyle of course." Gally tilted his head confused, "But it looks exactly the same as before?" Minho rolled his eyes, "Of course it does, this is the same perfect hairstyle I've always had, I meant the dance slinthead." Gally blinked, "Oh. I forgot about that." Minho gasped, offended, "Do I mean that little to you!?" Gally shrugged, "Yeah, kinda." Minho pouted, "Does Ben mean that little to you!" Gally death-glared Minho, "You know how much he means to me." Minho shrugged and turned around, "You don't show it sometimes."
Gally huffed and turned on his heel. After a quick scan for Ben, he speedwalked towards him and grabbed his arm and grumbled, "Hey Ben, could I talk to you for a second." Before Ben could respond Gally dragged him outside, Ben stumbling awkwardly behind him. Once they were outside and out of sight Gally let go of Ben and kissed him. Ben let out a squeak of surprise, "What's this all about?" Gally sighed and hid his face in the crook of Ben's neck, "You know I love you, right?" Ben chuckled, "Uh yeah? Of course I do." Ben stopped when he heard Gally let out a soft sob. "What's wrong?" Ben gently moved Gally's head so that they were facing each other, "Did something happen?" Gally looked away, "Minho said that I don't act like I love you." Ben scowled, "I'm going to kill him." Ben cupped Gally's face and gave him a smile, "You show that you love me when you give me a smile in the middle of class, you show you love me when you, regrettably, beat up people because they said something bad about me, you show you love me when you give me sneaky hugs while no one's looking. And you definitely show me you love me when you drag me outside because you're worried that I don't know that you love me."
Gally smiled lightly and kissed Ben’s forehead, “I don’t deserve you.” Ben giggled before frowning, “Your lip is bleeding again.” Gally frowned and touched his wound, when he pulled his hand away his fingers were slightly smeared with blood, “Crap. Did I get blood on your hoodie?” Ben put his hands on his hips, “You’re bleeding and that’s what you’re worried about?” Gally shrugged, “I mean, yeah.” Ben sighed and took off his hoodie, “There, now even if you did, no one will see it.” Ben had been expecting Gally to look relieved or something but he did not expect Gally’s face to go white with horror. Ben tilted his head to the side, “What?” Gally gently pulled Ben’s arm towards him and looked at his shoulder to see bruises marking Ben’s pale skin, “I’m sorry.” Ben looked over and sighed, “It’s not your fault, plus it doesn’t hurt. If it’s anyone’s fault it’s Minho’s for scaring you.” Gally sighed and dropped Ben’s arm, “You still got hurt though.” Ben chuckled lightly and got on his toes to gently kiss Gally’s nose, “Then you’ll have to make up for it.” Ben then started to walk back inside as Gally stared at him, confused, “Wait how?” Ben shrugged and called over his shoulder, “You’ll think of something.”
It took awhile for Gally to stop standing outside, stunned. When he finally snapped out of his trance he walked inside to find that the school was practically abandoned. Gally shrugged, this wasn’t the first time he’d been late to class and it sure as hell wasn’t going to be the last. The only thing he was upset about was that he shared his next class with James. Immediately Gally’s face turned into a scowl, he hated that guy. He opened the door to his class and was instantly met with the noise of a class that wasn't under control. Gally sighed and entered the classroom, not surprised when the whole class went silent. He quickly crossed the room to the teacher, "Oi, Mrs. Cooper, can I have a tissue." The teacher looked up and gasped at his bleeding lip, "Oh! Of course, take as many as you need." Gally nodded as a thank you a grabbed a tissue from the tissue box that Mrs. Cooper was holding out. When he turned around the whole class was looking at him in horror. Gally rolled his eyes, "What the f-shuck are you shuck-faces looking at!" Mrs. Cooper looked up, "Nice save Mr. Harris." Gally chuckled and finger-gunned the teacher, "As always."
Across the school, Ben had just reached his class. To be fair, all Ben wanted to do was track down Minho and punch him for scaring Gally like that. When he entered the room he was instantly bombarded with questions, "Ben are you okay?"
"Did he hurt you?"
"Look at the bruise on his arm!"
"Did you get a hit in?"
"Do you need to go to the nurse?"
Ben held up his hands, "Wait? What are you guys talking about?" Thomas gaped at him, "What do you mean, what are we talking about? We're talking about the fight you and Gally had!" Ben opened his mouth to correct them but the teacher beat him to it, "Now, now. We have to work today so sit down. You can ask about the fight or whatever after class." Ben sighed as he sat down, he didn't expect there to be rumors about Gally and himself that weren't true. This was the opposite of what Gally was worried about.
After class Gally was immediately tackled by Minho, "You dumb piece of klunk! Do you know what you did!" Gally groaned and pushed the captain off of him, "What the shuck are you talking about?” Minho sighed as he jumped to his feet, “You shouldn’t have made a scene, everyone thinks that you had this massive fight outside.” Gally blinked, surprised, “Well whose fault is that?” Minho groaned, “That’s beside the point, everyone thinks that you hate each other and everyone’s mad at you now.” Gally shrugged, "haven’t they always been?” Minho sighed heavily and began to say something else, but Gally wasn’t listening. In fact seeing Gally had given him an idea, maybe taking Ben to the dance would make up for giving him a bruise. Gally grinned, “Thanks Minho!” Minho’s jaw dropped, “What the shuck are you talking about?” Gally grinned wider, “I’m going to ask Ben to the dance.” Minho stared at him, shocked, “Wait, really?” Gally nodded as he turned around and ran to his next class.
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Lunch came quickly for Gally since his thoughts were elsewhere. He had decided to ask Ben to the dance, but what if Ben said no? What if people did what his parents had done to him when he came out? Gally didn’t think he could go through that again. He bit his lip as he walked, not taking his surroundings into account. Which caused him to bump into someone. Gally shook his head and looked down to see a girl smiling up at him. Gally frowned and was about to walk around her when she spoke, “Oh! Gally, I’ve been looking for you!” Gally blinked, surprised, “Uh, why?” The girl giggled shyly, “I was wondering if you would go to the dance together?” Gally sighed, “Look I’m trying to go somewher-” The girl interrupted him, “I know that we don’t really know each other, but I’m sure that we’re meant for eachother. If we just got to know each other I’m sure that you’ll fall for me.” Gally groaned, “I don’t want to go to the dance with you, now can I go.” The girl just smiled, “I knew that you’d try to play hard to get, but don’t worry you can trust me.” Gally sighed, “No, I just don’t want to go to the dance with you.” The girl fake-pouted, “Aw, but I got you chocolates.” Down the hallway Gally saw Ben and immediately his face broke into an expression of relief. The girl took this as a good sign, “I knew you liked chocolate, now will you go to the dance with me?” Ben then put his hand on the girl’s shoulder and squeezed. The girl turned around, surprised, “Uh, Ben?” Ben flashed her a smile and squeezed harder, “Honey, I’m certain he said no.” The girl let out a squeak and ran off
Ben sighed and looked at Gally, “Did you hear about the rumors?” Gally nodded, “People are way too quick to jump to conclusions.” Ben nodded and flashed Gally a smile, “Hey, do you want to come to my house later today?” Gally smiled back, “Of course!” Ben nodded and walked back to the cafeteria, “Come at 5:00 I’ll be ready with cookies.” Gally chuckled before calling out, “Uh, Ben?” Ben turned around, “Yeah?” Gally bit his lip, “Nothing, sorry.” Ben blinked, confused, before shrugging, “Okay, see you later then.” Gally watched as Ben walked away before groaning and heading over to his table.
It didn’t take long for Minho to sit down across from him, “Sooooooo. I saw you and Ben talking. Did you ask him?” Gally groaned and hid his head in his arms, “No.” Minho threw his hands into the air, “Come! On! You had the perfect chance!” Gally bit his lip, “But what if he says no?” Minho narrowed his eyes, “Why the fuck would he say no?” Gally groaned, “Because life is a spoon…” Minho snorted, “What did you just say? Did you just say life is a spoon?” Gally groaned and slammed his head into the table and shouted, “LIFE IS A SOUP AND I AM A FORK!” Minho burst out laughing as the entire cafeteria turned to look at Gally. From the other side of the room they heard Thomas shout, “FELT THAT!” Minho chuckled, “Well tell me when you figure it out, I’m going to go sit with my boyfriends.” Gally rolled his eyes and watched as Minho was replaced by Frypan. Frypan grinned at Gally, “You really know how to draw attention to yourself huh.” Gally rolled his eyes and stole a fry from Frypan’s lunchbox before eating it, “You’re still one of the best cooks I’ve ever met.” Frypan rolled his eyes and slid an extra bag of fries to Gally, “I know, you tell me every time you steal my food.” Gally shrugged, "but it's true."
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It seemed like forever until Gally got to Ben's house. The wait, however, was worth it. Ben's house was filled with the scent of cookies. The instant Ben's moms saw Gally they smothered him with hugs and affection. Gally groaned, "I was expecting that from Ben." Ben's mother chuckled, "Alright you go say hi to your boyfriend and grab some cookies." Ben's mom nodded and let go of Gally, "You two don't get into any trouble." Gally shrugged, "Wasn't planning on it." Ben popped his head out of the kitchen doorway, "Gally! You're here! Mom, Mother, leave him alone." Gally chuckled and gave Ben a giant hug, "I missed you." Ben chuckled and hugged Gally back, "We saw each other not long ago." Gally pouted, "It was too long." Ben shook his head and pushed Gally off of him, "Come on, I just took the cookies out of the oven." Gally chuckled and followed Ben into the kitchen. Gally watched as Ben piled cookies on two plates, one for Gally and himself and the other for his parents."
The two headed up to Ben's room, Gally occasionally stealing a cookie from the plate. Once they were in the room, Ben kicked the door closed and put the plate on his dresser. Gally plopped onto Ben's bed and grabbed his remote, "Wanna watch Daybreak?" Ben grinned back at Gally, "Of fucking course!" Gally chuckled and put it on as Ben curled into his side. Gally grinned and lightly kissed the top of Ben's head as he pulled Ben into him. Ben smiled up at Gally, "How are you always so comfortable?" Gally shrugged, "I don't know. How are you always so cute?" Ben pouted and lightly punched Gally in the gut. Gally immediately threw his arms into the air and fell back, "Oh! I am slain!" Ben chuckled and fell back beside Gally, "You are not Paris, and we are not in theater class so shoosh." Gally chuckled and pulled Ben closer to him so that they were cuddling. Ben chuckled as Gally hid his head into Ben's chest. Ben ran a hand through Gally's hair, "You're like a giant punk teddy bear." Gally smiled and looked up at Ben, “You’re amazing, you know that.” Ben chuckled, “Yeah, I’m well aware.” Gally chuckled, “So, I have a question.” Ben raised an eyebrow, “What is it?” Gally’s face went red and he looked away, “Will you go to the dance with me, Benny Baby?” Ben’s face went red and his mouth stretched into a smile, “Of course!”
Ben jumped off the bed and gave Gally a grin, “Should we have matching outfits?” Gally raised an eyebrow, “I mean sure, but what colours?” Ben hummed thoughtfully and started to pace, “Well I like blue, and you like red so … maybe purple.” Gally nodded, “Yeah it’d still fit in with my aesthetic and yours.” Ben giggled and flopped down on the bed, “This is going to be great!” Gally chuckled, “You’re adorable.” Ben smiled and hugged Gally, “And you’re the best boyfriend anyone could ever have.” Gally rolled his eyes and hugged Ben back before giving him a quick kiss. Ben giggled and hid his head in Gally’s shoulder, “Let’s just watch the movie.”
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The next day Minho had dragged Gally to go shopping for an outfit while Newt got Ben. “No we are not going to get you an outfit from Hot Topic,” Minho groaned. Gally threw his hands into the air, “Then where the fuck am I supposed to go? I only shop at Hot Topic.” Minho stopped and stared at Gally, “You’ve got to be kidding me.” Gally looked at him confused, “What?” Minho rolled his eye and dragged Gally to a nearby store, “Let’s see if we can find a purple suit here.” Gally threw his hands into the air, “I am not wearing a purple suit!” Minho groaned and turned around, “Why not?” Gally shrugged, “Why can’t I just wear jeans and a t-shirt.” Minho gaped at him, “Because it’s a nice dance!” Gally sighed and followed Minho as he gay-walked to the men’s section. Gally watched as Minho scanned the suits before something caught his eye. Gally turned away from Minho and walked over to the waistcoats, “Yo idiot, why don’t we get one of these vest thingies, a purple tie and a button up shirt?” Minho turns around on his heel, “What?! You’re going to look like a trash goblin!” Gally shrugged, “So? I always look like a trash goblin.” Minho looked at him in disgust, “That’s beside the point.” Gally rolled his eyes and picked up the clothing necessary, “See, it looks fine.” Minho groaned, “Fine, I mean it’ll work but it’s so boring ...Wait!” Minho pulled out his phone and began texting someone causing Gally to raise an eyebrow, “What are you doing?”Minho grinned.
Next Minho dragged Gally out of the store, “Now where are we going?” Minho rolled his eyes, “We’re improving this!” Gally fake-sobbed behind him, “How are we improving this? It’s just a vest and a tie!” Minho led Gally into the store causing Gally to tense up, “Are you gonna make me wear a fucking flower crown?!” Minho shook his head, “No, now what’s Ben’s favorite flower and colour?” Gally looked at him confused, “Uh, Peonies and blue?” Minho grinned, “Got it let’s see.” Gally watched as Minho looked through the flowers. Minho let out a loud, “Ah-hah,” as he pulled out a beautiful bouquet. Gally looked at the flowers and smiled, “They’re perfect, thank you Minho, for helping me.” Minho grinned, “What else are rich friends for?”
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Gally got changed at Minho’s house, he didn’t want his parents knowing that he was going to a dance, especially with a boy. That wouldn't end well. Suddenly someone knocked on the bathroom door, "Oi, hurry up, you're taking as long as a girl!" Gally groaned, "I'm sorry! I never wear nice things!" Minho sighed, "It’s not that hard you trash goblin, I'm guessing you're just nervous." Gally gritted his teeth and slammed the door open, having dressed in the waistcoat about ten minutes ago, "I am not nervous!" Minho raised an eyebrow, "Sure of course you aren't. But seeing as you are already dressed I highly doubt it." Gally rolled his eyes, "Yeah whatever, let's just go!" Minho chuckled and grabbed his own bouquets and walked to his front door, "Hurry up, I got us a limo." Gally's mouth dropped open, "Dude, it's not even prom why are you being so extra." Minho pouted, “I’m not being extra, we each get our own limo at prom.” Gally’s eyes widened, “Just. Why?” Minho grinned widely, "Because I'm rich, a bitch, and can." Gally sighed, he had a weird choice in friends. Actually, now that he thought about it, he was forced into being Minho's friend. "Gally there is no way that I'm letting you go to the dance with a black eye and a bruised jaw," Newt called from the hallway. Gally turned and stared at Newt, "Well what the fuck am I supposed to do, magic it away." Newt grinned, "Yes, that's exactly what we're gonna do here."
Gally raised an eyebrow, "I didn't know you were magic.” Minho grinned and brushed his hair to the side with a flourish, “I always knew that he was magic.” Newt rolled his eyes, “Not like that. I mean Makeup!” Gally flinched back and hissed at Newt as he brought out his makeup kit. Newt pouted, “Come’on you’ll look fabulous. Minho, hold him down.” Gally let out a shriek as Minho pushed him into a nearby chair. Gally stopped struggling as Newt crossed his arms, “I’m putting this makeup on you one way or another, so you continue to struggle and it’ll look bad, or you stay still and I’ll make you look great." Gally grumbled to himself and relaxed in the chair. Newt grinned and took out a container of concealer and applied it to Gally's bruises, using a sponge brush to blend it in. After Newt grinned, "Now for the eyeliner!" Gally's eyes widened, "What in the name of Satan is eyeliner?!" Newt gaped, "How do you not know what eyeliner is? Ben wears more makeup than I do!" Gally shrugged, "I don't really pay attention to what he puts on his face. His face by itself is good enough for me." Newt sighed as he eyeliner pencil, "This is a eyeliner pencil, it makes your eyes pop" Gally looked at Newt in fear, "you're gonna put that shit on my eyes!" Newt shrugged, "No-.......well kinda? Just trust me okay." Gally sighed, "I better look really fucking good after this." Minho nodded "Don't worry, Newt's the best." Gally rolled his eyes, “Let’s just get this over with.” Newt kept the makeup simple, just heightening Gally’s natural looks. Once he was done, Gally sprung out of his chair, “Can we go now?”
Newt nodded, set his makeup to the side, and stood up, “Come’on we don’t want to keep our boyfriends waiting.” The three walked outside after Gally and Minho grabbed their bouquets, before going into the limousine. Minho and Newt sat together facing the driver while Gally sat on the other side. Suddenly Minho gasped in horror. Gally looked up, “What is it now?” Minho held a hand to his heart, “You!” Gally raised an eyebrow, “What? Am I wrinkling your suit or something?” Minho sighed, “No, I mean yes, but I’m talking about your horrific choice in pants!” Gally looked down, “What, these are my nice jeans?” Minho groaned, “They have holes in them!” Gally shrugged, “Well they’re the nicest pair I got.” Minho stared at him, “Well not anymore, tomorrow I’m getting you new jeans. Why did you pick jeans anyway?” Gally sighed, “Would you rather I wear sweatpants? Anyway I have to be ready for a fight.” Newt lowered his head and massaged his temples as Minho slammed his hands on the seats beside him, “As trashy as it is you are not getting blood on the outfit I just got you!” Gally rolled his eyes, “I will not get blood on the suit, just on my hands and maybe their suits.” Newt groaned and softly grumbled, “How is Ben dating this chaotic bastard.”
It didn’t take long for them to arrive at Ben’s house, good thing to because Minho was about to strangle Gally. Before the car stopped moving Newt leaped out of the vehicle and ran to the front door. The other two stepped out, Minho looking livid and Gally honestly not giving a rats ass. After Newt banged on the door loudly Thomas opened the door and Newt grabbed him by the tie, “Never. Again. Next time you are going with them, got it!” Thomas nodded, confused before letting the three inside. Once they were inside Gally deflated a little since he couldn’t see Ben. Thomas rolled his eyes, “Relax lovebirb he’s upstairs.” Newt groaned, “For the last time Tommy it's bird not birb.” Gally left the three arguing and headed upstairs.
The climb up the stairs was one of the most excruciating things Gally had ever experienced, and Gally had experienced a lot. Once he was in front of Ben’s door he took a deep breath and raised his hand to knock when Ben opened the door himself. The two stood there in shock, just staring at each other. Ben was wearing a white button up with a black tie and a lilac waistcoat. His blonde hair was tied in a miniature bun and his baby blue eyes glimmered like stars. Gally gently took Ben’s face in one of his hands and softly brushed his cheek with his thumb, “You look astonishing.” Ben’s face went red and he giggled softly, “You don’t look too bad yourself.” Gally smiled softly before jumping slightly as he remembered the flowers. Ben looked at him, confused, “What’s wrong?” Gally bit his lip, “Nothing, I just have something for you.” Ben’s face grew even more red and he smiled happily as Gally handed him the flowers, “
An avocado thanks." The two chuckled before Ben spoke, "But no, really, these are great thank you. You’re the best.” Ben then rolled onto his toes and kissed Gally’s cheek, “Now let’s join the other crackheads before they leave us behind.” Gally nodded in agreement before grabbing Ben’s hand and leading him downstairs.
The living room was chaos. Thomas was standing on the couch screeching. Newt was sitting in the corner staring into space, probably done with life, and Minho was pacing and ranting about how he was clearly the gayest in the room. The two stared in amazement before Gally spoke up, “Okay, what the actual fuck is going on?” The room went silent and everyone turned to look at the two new additions to the chaos. Gally put his hands up, uncomfortable with everyone's eyes on him, and looked at Ben for help. Ben sighed and looked at the three teenagers, “So, why is Thomas screaming... again, and why is Minho ranting about how gay he is?” Newt sighed, “Minho commented about how we are the gayest in the school and Thomas said that out of the group he was the gayest. Minho got offended and shit went down from there.”
Ben and Gally sighed at the same time as Thomas quieted down and got off the couch. “Hey! We were watching that!” Ben’s Mother said from the kitchen causing the group to giggle. Soon after his Mom came out carrying a bowl of popcorn, “Aw, did they stop arguing? Teenage drama is so funny.” Ben rolled his eyes, “Don’t you two have somewhere to be?” His Mother put her hands on her hips, “Well of course we do but we’re waiting for you to leave to make sure that you don’t throw a party in our house.” Gally chuckled, “Come’on Benny baby, let’s go.” Ben’s parents cooed at the nickname as the two left the house, the triad relationship following closely behind. The five entered the limousine and sat down in their prefered spots. Minho sat in the same seat he had before with Newt on his right and Thomas on his left. Gally also sat in his previous seat but Ben was now sitting next to him with his arms wrapped around Gally’s.
Throughout the ride Gally stayed silent, preferring to look out the window than to engage in playful banter. His thoughts were somewhere else. Out of the whole group, Gally was the only one who wasn’t out, and he was nervous. The last time he came out to someone, it didn’t end well. As a matter of fact, the abuse hadn’t ended at all. Sensing his nervousness, Ben gently squeezed Gally’s hand and gave him a worried smile, “Don’t worry, half the school is gay, I’m sure no one would judge you, and if someone did, you have a lot of people to back you up.” Gally relaxed slightly and gave Ben a kiss on his forehead, “Thank you, I really needed that.” Ben giggled and gave Gally a wink, “I know.” Gally rolled his eyes before pulling his arm away and wrapping it around Ben’s shoulders, allowing Ben to snuggle into his side.”
They stayed like that for the rest of the ride, well, until Thomas tried to jump out of the moving vehicle cause he saw a dog, but that’s beside the point. The limo pulled up to the school with Minho and Newt holding onto a pouting Thomas while Gally yelled at him for being so chaotically stupid and scaring them all. “What the fuck were you thinking, you scared the shit out of us! You are such a chaotic dumbass, even more than me and I’ve set my hand on fire!” Gally seethed. Everyone but Minho looked at him in surprise causing Gally to sigh, “That’s a story for another day.” Thomas shook his head, “Actually I think that’s a story for right now.” Minho grinned, “Yeah, tell them, but you’re not off the hook.” Everyone looked at Gally expectantly causing Gally to sigh and explain, “The story’s not that interesting, I was smoking, and I lit my hand on fire with the lighter on accident. See? Not that interesting.” Ben snorted into his hand, “So you are the dumbass in this relationship.” Gally opened his mouth to object when Newt spoke, “Congratulations! You are officially the last to know.” Ben pouted as the five exited the vehicle.
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The dance was going smoothly and Ben and Gally were just chatting as they headed to the food table. Suddenly a slow dance came on causing Gally to roll his eyes, he was about to say something when Teresa came up behind Ben. Gally narrowed his eyes confused when someone pushed him into Ben. Teresa and Brenda ran off leaving the two confused. Gally shrugged, “Might as well, uh, what am I supposed to say. Um, may I have this dance?” Ben giggled and put his arms around Gally’s shoulders, “Of course you awkward Gremlin." Gally put his hands unsurely on Ben’s waist, making sure that they weren’t too low before looking at Ben, “Uh, what now?” Ben shook his head with a smile, "Follow my lead."
The two danced around the room, Gally surprisingly learning quickly and taking the lead himself. The two ignored the stares and continued to dance, causing Teresa and Brenda to gape at them. Minho was taking a video and muttering about how he could use it as blackmail. Newt and Thomas were sneaking up on the couple with a bag of little paper hearts. Gally smiled at Ben, "Not to be cheesy but you look amazing." Ben giggled, "Well you're the hot one out of the two of us." Gally shrugged, "A hot mess maybe." Ben chuckled and got on his toes to kiss Gally's nose, "Or a spicy disaster." Gally tilted his head, confused, when suddenly a rain of pink and red paper hearts fell over them. The two laughed as Gally yelled at the escaping Newt and Thomas. When he settled down he turned his attention back to Ben and pulled him in for a gentle kiss. Ben smiled softly as he kissed back and wrapped his arms around Gally’s neck. Minho, Thomas, Newt, Brenda, Teresa, and the drama/art teacher cheered happily and began clapping causing the two to pull away and laugh. They rested their foreheads against each other and smiled.
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When the dance ended Minho called the limo back and grinned at the others, “So where should we go for the after party, A restaurant or some party place where we can act like five-years-olds.” Thomas chuckled, “Bold of you to assume that we won’t act like five-year-olds regardless.” Gally sighed and hit Thomas gently on the back of the head. Gally rolled his eyes and looked around, for some reason he felt like he was being watched. When he found the culprits he froze in fear and horror. On the other side of the road stood his parents looking at him in fierce disapproval and anger. Gally took a staggering step back and began to shake in fear. A hand fell on his shoulder causing him to jump, “Woah, dude, you okay?” Gally nodded, “Yeah can we just go now, and be quick about it.” Minho held up his hands, “Dude, what’s the rush?” Minho followed Gally’s gaze and grew even more confused, “What’s wrong? Are those your parents?” Gally took an anxious step back as his parents speedwalked towards them.
“What do you think you’re doing Galileo! We already knew you were a disgrace but now you’re hanging out with these heathens!?” Gally’s step-father stormed up to him and punched him harshly in the face causing Gally to fall back and whimper in fear, “You disgusting piece of shit, I am embarrassed to know that scum like you actually live on this planet!” Gally gulped, “Hi Mom, hi Dad.” His step-father sneered in disgust and kicked Gally in the stomach while Gally’s mother laughed, “Look, no ones going to help you, they never have and they never will!” Gally curled up on himself and began to sob before he whispered, “I know.” Suddenly Ben punched Gally’s step-father in the face, his face twisted in anger. His step-father fell back in surprise and Ben slammed his foot on the man’s head, “How do you like it! How do you like being completely helpless and scared! You are the trash of this world not him! Gally is the best person I have ever met and very fucking glad that I’m dating him!” Ben the kicked the man in the head again causing Gally’s mother to come running, “Get your hands off of him you monster!”
Ben twisted around in anger, “And you! What were you saying earlier about no one is going to save him! Well say hi to no one!” Ben then shoved her away, “Now go back to that little rat hole that you came from!” Newt and Thomas held Ben back while Minho helped Gally up. Gally’s parents took a couple of steps back before Ben shrugged off his restraints and walked up to them. He grabbed the collars of both of their shirts and pulled them close. “Stay away from Gally, never come near him again. Don’t hurt him and I swear don’t even look at him again. Got it,” Ben whispered in a calm voice before pushing them away.
Gally refused to look at anyone as they got into the limo and Minho paid the driver extra. The drive was silent for a while before Gally spoke up, “I’m sorry.” Ben grabbed Gally’s face and forced him to look at him, “You have nothing to be sorry for, okay?” Ben sighed and kissed each of the scratches on Gally’s face, “You have nothing to be sorry for.” Gally smiled as a couple of tears slipped past his defences, “Thank you.” Minho smiled, “Alright, everyone bring it in.” The group surrounded the sobbing boy as Minho spoke, “Hey, they are not your family. We are, and you belong here.” Gally let out another sob, “You guys are so amazing, thank you so much.” The group was silent again before Gally spoke up, "Hey Minho?"
"Yeah?"
"I'm sorry I got blood on your shirt…"
"Are you fucking kidding me!!!!"
THE END
