Fic: Eyes Wide Open
Characters: Matt/Aiden
Rating: R+
Summary: Matt notices something about Aiden that concerns him.
Word Count: 700+
Disclaimer: No copyright infringement, this didn't happen in real life. This story is based on an episode of the tv show Ugly Betty
Warnings: Language and violence
Matt sat at the table and glanced over looking for Aiden. He noticed him talking to Wagner, but as soon as he saw Aiden’s face he shoot out of his chair and rushed over to him. ‘What’s going on here?’ He asked worried. He wasn’t worried about Wagner. It was Aiden. He never saw him like this. One thing he did know is that he got hurt.
‘That little fag will explain you.’ Wagner spit to Matt. ‘Say that again.’ Matt raised his voice and anger grew inside of him. ‘Say that fucking one more time.’ Wagner just stood there and laughed. ‘What will you do?’ Aiden noticed Matt got angrier with every second. He wanted to stop him but before he could do it Matt pushed Wagner on the floor and started hitting him. ‘Shit, Matt stop!’ Aiden shouted. He tried to pull Matt of Wagner but he started hitting him harder and harder. Liam and Louis ran over to them and finally managed to pull Matt away from Wagner. They noticed Wagner was bleeding and got on his feet. ‘You’re just as disgusting as him.’ He glanced over to Aiden. Before Matt could react, Aiden pushed him backwards, further away from Wagner.
‘Calm down, Matt. Come on, calm down.’ Aiden said shushed, looking him straight into the eyes. ‘What did he say?’ Aiden didn’t answer. ‘You have to tell me. I will kill him.’ Aiden shook his head. ‘You are not going to kill him. It was nothing. Don’t worry.’ Aiden hated lying to Matt but he knew he had to. ‘It was not nothing, Aid. I saw the way you looked. I saw that he hurt you. He called you… ’ Aiden sighed deeply. ‘Tell me what he said, Aiden.’ Matt tried again. ‘I’ll rip his hair out.’ Aiden crooked a smile but it soon faded away. ‘You both are a disgrace for everyone around you.’ Aiden and Matt looked over at Wagner. ‘Don’t go there again, Matt. Ignore him.’ Aiden said immediately and hold Matt against the wall. ‘Let’s go to our room. Come on.’ Aiden said quickly and they both ran upstairs.
The moment Matt came into the room he remembers what had just happened. He sighed deeply and his hand went through his hair several times. ‘Fuck, fuck, fuck!’ He shouted. Aiden stood behind him, keeping distance from him. He wasn’t sure if Matt was still angry. Matt turned around to face Aiden. ‘Are you okay, Aid?’ He asked concerned. He nodded shyly. ‘He knows, Matt. I mean, about us.’ Aiden started. ‘I thought he just wanted to talk, y’know but he started telling me things about how we were disgusting, how we were going to hell.. He told me I was ill.’ Tears were streaming down his face and Matt pulled him in for a hug. Matt felt so much anger. He wanted to hurt Wagner so badly. He didn’t even care he said those things about himself, he only cared about Aiden.
Aiden got bullied a lot when he was on school and it affected him a lot. ‘Don’t worry Aid, he’s an ass. He doesn’t know shit. The most important thing is our family and friends, ignore people like him. You are amazing, beautiful, funny, caring, gorgeous and even if I was going to hell for it, it was totally worth it.’ Aiden started laughing and Matt noticed he stopped crying. ‘Aren’t you hurt?’ He asked Matt out of the sudden. ‘Well, yeah kind of, but you’re more important to me. I know there are people out there who think like that but as long as I have you, I’m happy. And we’ve got our families and friends who love us. That’s the most important thing right?’ Aiden looked into his bright blue eyes and kissed him on the lips. ‘You’re amazing, you know that right?’ Matt smiled. ‘I know, I know.’ He laughed. ‘Should I still rip his hair out?’ He asked him again. ‘Nahh, he’ll cry.’
Aiden looked down. ‘You are the first person who stuck up for me like that.’ He mumbled. Matt placed his hand under his chin and made him look into his eyes. ‘Anybody who hurts you deserves to get hit.’ He gently kissed him and hugged him tight afterwards. ‘I love you.’ Aiden whispered in his ear.