Chapter 9: In your arms

Steve

Ren sendoff Jack, walking beside Marc and will be in deep thinking.

"Hey little princess, where were you lost?" Marc asks in caring words.

Steve stares into Marc's face, "Apart from professor job what do you do?" Ren ask in questioning way

"I am just a professor, but my family is into small type of business, but not rich as you." Marc answers in playful tone

"Seriously Marc." Ren rolls his eyes, by pouting.

"Shall we finish the work?" Marc asks in calm tone

"Hmm.... wait for a minute, let's walk for some time, it's been tough day, I want to have a walk by gazing into stars." Ren says with small smile on his face, walking in the garden

"Do you like stars?" Marc asks in curiosity

"Yes, I like it very much, the moon, sky, stars and night." Ren says in joy, Ren and Marc sits on the bench which is in the garden

"Why do you envy them?" Marc asks. Ren puts his head in Marc's lap, where Marc will be brushing the hair of Ren

"I don't have memories of childhood, I knew nothing how I grew up, what I have done, there was a missing connection between my birth and adult me, but whenever I see especially stars, I feel that someone is watching me, caring me, trying to protect me, but now ..." Ren will be Yawning, Marc will be listening carefully by staring his face

"Do you want to sleep?" Marc asks by caring tone

"No, it's been 3 days, I haven't slept properly." Ren says in low voice, Ren again yawns

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Marc ask in concerned words.

"No use, when I go to bed, I can't sleep, I miss my comfort zone." Ren says in low voice,

"Work waits for you, but you need to get sleep. I will make you to sleep come with me." Marc hold Ren's hands and walks into the house, Ren will be observing Marc's face, the expression whenever he talks about him, Ren sees caring, protection in Marc's face. Ren will be lost in watching Marc eyes.

"Hmm" Ren pouts, "What happened?" Marc ask in caring tone

"No, I don't want to walk, I feel tired." Ren says sulking way.

"Let me carry you." Marc holds Ren on his back takes to his room. Places him on his bed. Ren will be looking around Marc's room, the room, will be painted by pink color, with clouds stars on the walls, pearls and stars in between them.

the room is filled with double holly hock flowers, with all colors, it is filled with gentle floral fragrance, Marc holds ren's head and slowly puts him on the bed, he puts blanket on Ren. Marc was about to leave the place.

Ren holds Marc's hand tightly, with pleasing eyes, "Don't leave me, stay by my side Marc." in too soft voice.

By seeing Ren in that situation and hearing too soft voice, Marc melts soon, sits beside puts his arm around Ren's head. "Now go to sleep, close your eyes." Marc says in sweet voice

Ren nods his head with a little devil smile, "Aren't you tired? stop being naughty little prince, night is being for to sleep. close your eyes." Marc changes his tone to high pitch

Soon Ren sulks after listening to Marc's voice and turn to his right as Marc will be on left side. By seeing him sulking, Marc smirks little bit and nods his head, soon he reaches to the feet of Ren, he puts Ren's feet into his lap, and starts massaging slowly, Ren realizes Marc is massaging his legs, soon he sits and watch Marc and try to take off the feet from his lap.

"Shh, sleep quietly it's been late." Marc says in slow voice and continues massaging his legs, soon ren go to sleep.

Marc go to study room, keeps the room tidy, and takes the laptop and sees, the work how far they have done, Marc sees some mistakes and figure them out and correct them, save the work and closes laptop, soon he goes to Ren, He try to take the pillow from the bed as he wants to sleep on the couch, soon Ren holds Marc's hand and drags to bed and holds him tightly , he puts Marc hand under his head. 

Ren will be awake while he does these things as he wants to sleep with Marc, as Marc doesn't want to disturb Ren, he slowly closes his eyes beside Ren, he will be smiling silently that he made Marc to sleep with him.

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Next day morning

Sophia opens the door without knocking,

"Mar...." about to shout loud, sees sleeping peacefully, the flowers in the room, the painting of the wall, stars pearls, clouds, and in the middle Marcus with someone sleeping in close with peacefully, by seeing that her eyes filled with tears with happiness, slowly goes out from the room, she will be jumping high with happiness, as her brother find someone, she soon goes to Jordon and tells everything.

"Sis, he is just a student from the college, Marc was helping them in the project nothing more than that you are assuming the things." Jordon says in calm voice

Sophia thinks that is it really in that way, but how can a professors sleeps hugging his student, is it really possible, will be thinking in confusion.

Marc awakes and sees Steve holding him tightly; by seeing his face a smile appears on his face. soon he comes out from the bed and fresh up and get ready for the college, slowly Steve opens his eyes, Marc will be clean and fresh, he will be admiring Marc.

Marc turns around, "Oh..... you woke up?" Marc asks in casual tone

"Wake up fast, get ready for the college before you are late." soon Steve gets ready for the college and leave for the college.

*****

Marc and Steve reaches to college, Marc drops him at parking lot, Steve gets call from the Jack and inform to Marc that he will be leaving.

Steve reaches to Jack, where jack will be surrounded by Nina and few more people, observes that they are messing with Jack. Nina will be hurting Jack where Jack's face will be bruises, by seeing Jack in that situation, Steve's eyes will be turned into red. by seeing him in that situation, Nina gets shivered, slowly she starts keeping her footsteps back.

"Tell me, why are you hurting him? did he done anything to you?" Steve shouts loud

Soon Jack comes to Steve and holds his hand, try to take away from the place, Steve pulls his hand from Jack, stares seriously by looking into Jack's eyes, by seeing him, Jack give up and stays calmly and the tears are running out continuously, Steve doesn't observe him that Jack was crying.

"Will you speak out, or should I force to say why you people are hurting Jack?" Steve shouts aloud

Nina startled when Steve raises his voice, by seeing Jack's tears her soul will be satisfied and learns that Steve doesn't know Jack's secret.

Nina moves forward, "What Jack did Steve doesn't know about you?" Laugh in demonic way and shouts in high pitch

"Stop playing and tell me what you know." Steve says in patience less voice

"It's so sad that you didn't know that your friend is gay. he has been hiding since long time from you." Nina says in evil tone

"Hmm, you crazy little bi....." Nina stares in angry eyes to Steve, "Brat, I am not a person who uses foul words to weak people, let me tell you, I know the truth since long time, I have been with him since when I am 5 years, do you think that I don't know him?" Steve says in playful tone, where jack and all will be staring Steve in shock.

"Let me tell you little secret," makes sign as if he is calling Nina close to her, he leans towards Steve, "I am also gay, do you even know that." Steve says in playful tone, after listening to his words, Nina falls to the ground in shock, "What! are you in shock?" Steve ask Nina in peaceful voice

"Don't li.. lie to me, I know each and everything about yo...you, how you behaved with me, and you and I were together in b...bed." Nina says in shocking way 

"When you can play with me, can't I play with you, how you made me drug addicted and let me to die, I was been just silent and waiting for the day about to let you know that I am gay, soon this news will be spread all over the place, and everyone will be gossiping about you that, "So called hot girl Nina dated Steve for one and half year that a gay person, and everyone will come to know that you how dumb you are." Steve moves from there by holding Jack's hands from the place.

Steve takes Jack to the medical room and cleans the wounds on Jack's face, Jack will be staring in silent in relaxed way.

"Steve are you really gay?" Jack ask unwilling way

"Hmm, I think it doesn't matter, I don't like gender discrimination, for me loving a person and loved by them is the most precious thing, if it might be a girl or boy it doesn't matter, if I love someone and in the same way they love me I soon grab them and don't let them go from me." Steve says in calm tone

"Oh, did you find anyone, are there someone, whom you want to grab, tell me Steve." ask in playful tone.

Hears bell ringing, "oh we have exactly 24 hours' time, soon we need to finish the project" Steve says in annoyed tone

"Where is the laptop?" Jack ask to Steve

"Oh, shit it there with Marc I need to get it from him, wait for me at library I will bring it." Steve says in hurried tone, runs to Marc's room.

Steve reaches Marc's room, he sees Marc will be talking with some lady, she will be bright and beautiful with a gorgeous smile on her lips, she is tall, where facing to Marc leaning on the table.

Steve see both were smiling in joy, when she sees Steve, she rans to Steve

"Oh my dear lovely boy, from today I am your fan." Steve doesn't knows what she is talking, will be staring in confusion to both of them, 

"Luna, just don't tease him." Marc says in protective way

"Oh, from when you both get attached that you are showing affection to him." Luna ask in shocking way

"Oh dear, when you are not here we both got closed, are you jealous of us?" Steve says in playful tone, Marc and Luna will be staring Steve face in shocking way.

"Oh.....I was just teasing you, the way you teased me, if I made you uncomfortable apologize me." Steve says in humble voice

"Nothing, Luna just said about how the things were happened between you and Nina earlier." Marc says in calm voice

"I like the way you think Steve." Luna says 

"Then, you, Marc, and I will catch for the coffee at evening, the treat is on me for missing my dear." says in playful tone

"Serious Steve?" Luna says in sassy voice

"Hmm, I owe to someone who paid my bill, think that I am treating them" Steve says in calm tone by staring Marc's face

Luna will be staring Marc and Steve face, "Hmm, I am here to take your laptop, I need to finish the project work." Steve says to Marc

Marc gives his laptop soon Steve leaves the place.

"What the hell is happening Marcus? you never ever let touch your things by anyone, why this guy is calling you as just Marc..... wait I have seen those outfit which Steve wear is that...." before Luna completes, "you are just assuming the things, I'm going to be late for the class, I can't chitchat here with you." Marc says in hurry and leaves the place

"Marcus, are you trying to run away from me, don't forget that I never failed in anything." Luna says in confident.

Steve reaches to library, both Steve and Jack will be busy in completing the project work, ren hears device blinking, soon he hears Stone words, "Ren you need to go for the mission."

After listening to Stone words, Ren stands from the desk and will be about to go out, Jack grabs Steves's hand

"You are not supposed to go anywhere before the work finishes." Jack says in serious voice and drags to the chair to sit, as he doesn't have choice will be in tension whether he can save that person or not.