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Mark's POV
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A week passed. No one found out about Sean. Cedric did beat me up a few times, but I didn't care. I had Sean by my side.

Today I took him to a restaurant. I picked out an outfit for him. It was a gray suit. And he picked a red suit for me. The color is really vibrant and I know people are gonna look at me, but I think I'm just gonna have to ignore the stares.

As soon as we entered the restaurant I had eyes on me. Not just because I had the red suit, but because Sean gripped my arm tightly. I never really took him to any place with a lot of people there. And he knew that humans to him were dangerous. I lightly kissed his head. We then sat down at a table and soon someone threw bread at us.

"You fucking fags!" He then yelled out and other customers started booing as well. Soon the waiter approached us.

"Can we now order?" I asked and the waitress shook her head.

"The manager said that all fags should die in hell. And for your sake, you should better leave now." She said and I took Sean's hand and led him out. We just walked around a grass field.

"I'm sorry, Sean. I just wanted us to have a nice lunch, but that's also not possible. Everyone in this fucking town hates gay people. And that's proof that people are cruel. If that's what they do just because we're together, you don't even wanna know what they'd do to you if they knew." I said and he looked down. "They'd rip you apart. They'd completely destroy you." I started and Sean tensed up. Then I pulled his arm so that he was facing me now. "But I won't let that happen. I love you, Sean. And I told you a million times that humans are bad, but I wanna be the person to show you that not everyone is bad. There are good people in the world. And I want to show you that I'm one of those good people. I would never sell you to anyone. I'd never tell anyone your secret. And I would never betray you for anything. I don't care that I might earn a lot of money off you, because money isn't everything. And I want you to know that I'd never sell you." I confessed as I felt tears biting at the back of my eyes.

"I know, Mark. And I believe you. I might be naive and I believe a lot of stupid shit, but I know that your words aren't just some stupid shit. I know you mean those words you say and I believe you more than I've ever believed anyone. I basically gave you myself in my true form and you didn't sell me. I laid my whole trust on you and you've still not let me down. Mark, do you know how much I'm relying on you while I'm in your world? Every day I wake up and hope that I won't end up in a cage. And I don't care that I rely on you so much. Because I know you won't let me down." He confessed and I couldn't stop the tears falling down. Sean lifted his hand and gently wiped the tears away with his thumb. I was speechless. I could just hug him tightly. He really did put everything in me. He gave his everything to me. And he really believes that I wouldn't do anything. I don't wanna let him down. What if it accidentally slips out of my mouth? What if I accidentally say something wrong? I just don't wanna lose him. Then I let go of him.

"Sean, fuck." Those were the only words I could find. I smiled at him and he smiled back. Then he pulled me closer to him and connected our lips. "I don't wanna let you down, Sean." I said as our lips parted.

"You won't." He said with a smile.

"But what if it accidentally slips out of my mouth?" I asked.

"Just don't worry about it. Okay? Just chill." He comforted and we kept walking on the field in silence. It felt so peaceful and good. Until Cedric showed up.

"Hey, fags!" He yelled out. I groaned loudly.

"Why can't you just leave us alone? I'm fucking sick of you!" I got angry.

"Well, you two are making me sick. So I guess we all make each other sick." He teased and turned to Sean. "So you're the girl in the relationship?" He asked and I punched his face.

"He's not a girl. Do you need glasses?" I got angrier.

"Woah, hold on. I didn't say he was a girl. But in gay relationships there's always a girlish and a boyish person. I'm guessing you're the boy and he's the girl." He explained and I raised an eyebrow at him.

"Why's that important to you? We're both boys and that's how it's gonna stay." I said as I calmed down a bit.

"Yeah, whatever." He said and rolled his eyes. "But I just wanna know what you're hiding from me. I heard you before. What's up with Sean?" Cedric said in a demanding voice and Sean gripped my arm tightly.

"He can't hurt you." I whispered in his ear.

"What are you hiding?" Cedric asked again.

"Nothing." I simply replied. "What should we be hiding?" I played dumb. Cedric raised an eyebrow at me.

"I'm not fucking stupid, Mark. Tell me. Or I'll take your boyfriend away and he'll tell me." He threatened, but I didn't back down.

"You think I'd tell you? After how you treated us? I can promise you that you'll be the last person on this planet to know." I said, confidently.

"Well, then he'll tell me." Cedric said as he turned to Sean. Then he roughly pulled Sean off of my arm and started dragging him away. I ran after them and kicked Cedric's back. He groaned, let go of Sean and they both fell to the ground. I helped Sean up and then stood right above Cedric.

"You think I'll tell you if you pull shit like this?" I asked, not even looking for a response. I just stood above him for a few seconds, letting the question mingle through the air. Right as he was about to respond I grabbed Sean's arm and we ran away.