Mark's POV

"Shoot him! Shoot him!" Shane yells at Ace, standing up from the couch as if it will help how he plays.

"I'm trying!" Ace yells, hitting buttons on his controller.

Shane's thumbs slam on multiple buttons, helping his teammate kill the other player. They eventually defeat their opponent, earning cheers from everyone around me.

"Theres someone across the river!" Y/n yells, pointing at the screen.

"Get in the house, you idiots!" Jax yells, eyes glued to the screen.

Ace doesn't listen, and begins running in the opposite direction. Shane runs into the house on the top half of the screen, yelling at Ace for not doing the same.

"What are you doing?" Shane yells. "He sees you!"

"I know what I'm doing!" Ace exclaims from his spot on the floor.

The player from across the lake begins to shoot in Ace's direction. He doesn't stop to shoot back, he continues running. Just when he was about to hide behind something, his character fell to the ground, indicating he died. Groans were heard from everyone in the room.

"Clearly you don't!" Shane rolls his eyes, falling back onto the couch.

"You're a dumbass, man." Zane laughs, slapping Ace's shoulder from his spot on the couch behind Ace.

Shane continues playing, being one of the last players alive in PUBG. I don't see how everyone found this so interesting, if I wanted to watch this, I'd just watch The Hunger Games. Or better yet, read it. The books always seem to be better, the movies change a lot and leave out important details.

"You all right?" Y/n whispers, eyes stuck on the TV. "You haven't said a word since we stepped foot in this house."

"Yeah, I'm fine." I lie, nodding slightly.

I was anything but fine. I feel out of place, unwanted, a burden. Y/n has fun with these guys, why is she with me? I'm far from similar to these guys, so why does she waste her time on me?

"Damnit!" Shane yells, slapping his knee. "I was so close!"

"Yet so far." Ace smile up at him, stifling a laugh.

"I still beat you," Shane smirks. "you know what that means! You to Ashley's room!"

Ace groans as the others laugh. Shane pulls the dreading teen upstairs. I don't understand how Y/n is so relaxed right now, she could be expelled! She doesn't care much for it while I can't stop thinking of a way I could prove she's innocent. Why would Madison do this anyway?

Shane comes running down the stairs, skipping a few at a time. He stood at the bottom of the steps with a big grin.

"Everybody welcome," he pauses and laughs. "the new Ashley Wood!"

Ace stomps down a few stairs but stops in the middle and turns to us. With a fake smile he twirls around in the black, flowing dress that was over his regular clothes. He turns back to Shane with an annoyed expression.

"Can I take this off now?" He groans.

"Nope, you have to keep it on until we leave." Shane laughs at Ace's misery.

"No, fuck that, fuck you!" Ace laughed, beginning to take the dress off.

Everyone laughs, but me of course. Instead, I plaster a fake smile on so I don't look so miserable. The only good thing I get out of this is Y/n happiness. Listening to her laugh, seeing her smile, I'd do anything to for it. No matter how uncomfortable, how out of place I feel, if it makes Y/n happy, its worth it.

"Ha gayyyy!" Allen yells like Ken Jeong from the TV sitcom series Community.

Ace flips him off and throws the dress up the stairs. Ace and Shane sit down where they were before while Jax turns the game console off. Jax falls on the wooden floor dramatically and groans in both pain and dramatic affect.

"Guys," Jax groans. "I'm bored!"

His eyes close and tongue falls out of his mouth as he pretends to be dead.

"Welp," Zane speaks. "there goes another one."

Y/n laughs at that. "Another one? How many have you killed?" She asked seriously.

"Depends whose asking." Allen says, leaning in closer to Y/n.

"You can see whose asking, you dumbass." Y/n grins, keeping eye contact with Allen.

"Sorry, your smile was blinding me, I couldn't see you." Allen smiles, confidence showing.

Immediately, jealousy flows through me. Taking my eyes away from them, I stare at my hands in my lap. Suddenly I feel awkward and ignored. I wanted to be ignored, but not like this. Does he understand that she is taken and her boyfriend is right here? Is this how he talks to her when I'm not around?

"You need to work on your flirting." Y/n rolls her eyes.

Arms wrap around my shoulders, pulling me closer to the person pulling me. I soon realize its Y/n and a smile breaks loose. Allen's face falls and he sits back up in his place on the couch. Y/n's chin rests on my shoulder and she laces her fingers with mine.

"나는 당신을 사랑합니다." (I love you.) Y/n mumbles in my ear, making my smile grow even bigger.

"나도 당신을 사랑 해요." (I love you too.) I grin.

"당신은 확실히 당신은 괜 찮 아 요?" (Are you sure you're okay?) Y/n asks, looking at the side of my face from my shoulder.

"나는 약속 한다." (I promise.) I lie once again with a nod and smile. It didn't feel good to lie to her, but I didn't want to ruin her fun.
(I realize it takes longer than a few days to learn another language, but for the sake of the story, just go with it)

She looked at me, unconvinced. The guys around us stare at us with the most confused look before Sage speaks up.

"What the fuck just happened?" Sage stares at us, both eyebrows raised.

"Did you two just make up your own language right there or something?" Jax laughs.

Y/n laughs, rubbing the back of my hand with her thumb. "Mark has been teaching me Korean."

"Woah, so hanging out with him actually has a benefit?" Shane asks, holding back a laugh.

My eyes fall back to mine and Y/n's hands. I want to leave.

The rubbing on my hand stops. "Excuse me?" Y/n says, anger clear in her voice.

"Shane!" Sage scolds, slapping his shoulder.

"What, I'm sorry, force of habit!" Shane throws his hands up next to his head.

"Force of habit?" Y/n speaks in vexation.

"No!" Shane quickly replies. "Mark, I don't-" I cut him off.

"I-Its fine, I'm used to it." I speak quietly, shaking my head. "I should actually get home."

I begin to get up from the floor, releasing Y/n's hand. I glance at her, instantly regretting it, seeing a hurt and angry expression.

"Mark-" Y/n begins.

"Y/n." I interrupt her, staring at her with a warning glare. She shuts her mouth, knowing what I'm trying to tell her. Do not come after me.

Walking through the door, Y/n's voice is clearly heard as she yells at the guys. I was happy to finally be out of that house, but mad at myself for ruining her mood and possibly her friendship with them. If only I didn't go. I could've made up an excuse to not go.

Fast footsteps were heard behind me until Y/n shows up at my side. Guilt falls over me the second I see her, but she smiles and laces her fingers with mine.

"I'm sorry." I mumble, staring at the sidewalk.

"For what?" She asks, staring up at me and squeezing my hand slightly.

"I ruined everything." I shake my head slightly at myself. "You were having fun, I didn't want you to come after me."

"Having fun?" She raises an eyebrow. "After Shane, I don't want to see any of them again. And its not your fault, you didn't tell him to say that."

"I'm still sorry."

Y/n stops walking and stands in front of me, cupping my face. "Baby, you have absolutely nothing to be sorry about. I'd much rather spend time with you than them anyway."

A smile breaks free as I stare into the beautiful eyes I wish to see every moment of day.

She smiles, her hands still on my face. "What?"

"I just feel so lucky to have you in my life." I grin, wrapping my arms around her waist and pulling her close to me. Her arms fall around my neck as she buries her face in my chest, creating the familiar tingling feeling.

She makes me happier than anyone possibly could.

Hey there! I apologize for the lack of updates. I just haven't had the motivation to write at all. Its not just this, its writing in general. I just never feel like it, and whenever I try I just get so bored and frustrated. This has happened before when I was writing something else a few months back, but I forced myself to continue writing and it became fun again. I do not plan on stopping, I will continue writing this, and it will hopefully become fun again.

Aaannd, its 5am right now so I will look over this chapter later and fix any mistakes in it.

Thank you for your patience! I will see you in the next chapter(hopefully)! Buh-bye!