Dear Mr. Gaskarth (33 Part 1/?)
Titled: Dear Mr. Gaskarth (33/?)
Author: chasingxrabbits
Pairing: Jalex, Slight Merrikat and Olex (Alex and Oli)
Rating: NC-17
Dedications: My little baby Anya or (stayawakeanya)
Disclaimer: I don't own the boys at all, but the plot belongs to sausajizz and myself
Beta: paigerhiann, the lovely darling
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Masterpost
Joyce went to bed at around ten pm, and Jack assured her that he'd get to bed too, but he stayed up in the living room with his dog, half working on a paper that was due the next day for math.
He thought for sure Alex wouldn't show up if he wasn't at school that day, but he kept checking every ten minutes anyway - every five once it got to be about midnight.
Delilah wasn't sure what he was doing, but she would get up and follow him to the front window every time, just in case.
Finally, at about twelve thirty, she got up on her own and peered out the window before wagging her tail. She turned her head back to Jack before prancing her way over to the door, taking her leash from the coat rack and pulling it until it came loose.
Jack laughed at her, standing and hooking the leash up to her purple collar and taking her out the front door.
She just sat on the front porch, staring up at him as soon as she got outside though.
"Well, go on. Go pee," he prompted, tugging her in the direction of the lawn a bit.
She walked with him this time, but instead of going where he was taking her, she dragged him over the front widow of the house, stopping so she could sit and stare into the bushing to the left of the window.
Jack quirked an eyebrow at her, peering into the bushes when she started whining at him.
"Hello?" Jack tried, honestly a little scared, taking a step back.
"Jack," a voice whispered back and Jack jumped a little.
"Alex that had better fucking be you," he squeaked a little, nervous.
The voice chuckled. "Nope, it's Jonny Knoxville."
Jack rolled his eyes at the man. "Fuck you, Alex. Get out here," he whispered harshly. "What are you doing in my bushes?"
Alex laughed quietly. "I'm stuck."
Jack scoffed a little, a goofy grin spreading across his lips. "Here," he said, offering Alex his hand and tugging.
"It's not that," Alex giggled. "My pants leg is caught in this fucking tree thing."
"Oh god," Jack laughed with him, kneeling down and using the little light he had from his cell phone to try and get him free.
"Alex, I have to rip it," he informed and the man groaned.
"I love these pyjama bottoms," he whined.
Jack rolled his eyes. "Glad to see you dressed up for the occasion."
He didn't wait for Alex's approval before just tearing the fabric loose from the branch and Alex sneered a little, moving to get out but getting his foot caught. He tumbled forward, right into Jack.
Luckily, the boy was able to catch him; not-so gracefully as Alex cracked up, being as quiet as he could with Jack's vice grip on him.
"Oh God, I'm sorry," he giggled and the younger laughed a little with him, helping him to stand on his own before taking his hand.
"It's fine, but let's go. It's fucking freezing out here."
Once they got back in, Jack told Alex to go to the basement and take the puppy with him while he made them both a hot cup of tea and turned off the lights. He made sure to turn the fire place off before he headed down the spiral staircase.
"Here's your tea," Jack offered, handing Alex the warm cup, attempting not to spill it - he figured that wouldn't go well to burn the fuck out of his teacher. Alex took it, taking in a noseful of steam before sipping it a little. It was funny how a mouthful of something could really take the chill out of someone.
When Alex opened his eyes again, Jack was crawling on the bed next to him, face to face. They just sat and stared at each other for a long while, and it didn't take long for Delilah to climb up onto the bed with them, curling up next to Alex. The teacher smiled at her, reaching a hand down to stroke her short, spotted fur.
"Why weren't you at school today?" Jack whispered though it sounded loud in the nearly silent room.
Alex gave him a forced smile. "Oli had other plans for me today," he answered, averting his eyes from Jack's. He couldn't meet the boy's gaze in fear of disappointing him.
"Yeah?"
Alex nodded. "I robbed a good friend of ours."
He didn't sound proud of it. He sounded a bit disgusted though his face didn't show anything but contentment.
Jack gave him a sympathetic frown, his face twisted up in silent apology.
"He makes you?"
Alex looked back up at him then, obviously judging whether he could tell Jack the truth.
Jack quirked an eyebrow, but not in a cocky way. Not at all. In a patient gesture for him to go on. Like he was confirming that Alex could put his trust in him.
Alex just nodded after a second.
"I've been with Oli ever since I met him in college. I was always trying to achieve great things, and he was always trying to get me to skip classes with him so we could smoke weed in the woods behind the school," he said quietly, setting his cup of tea down, resting it in his lap.
Delilah lifter her head to smell it a little, laying it back down when it didn't peak her interest further.
"For some reason, I liked him," Alex said again sadly. "I liked that he wanted me, that he was almost a little possessive. But it started to get really bad. He'd tell me I couldn't talk to certain people that I'd took different interest in - even girls - and he'd pretty much cut their contact with me. By the time I started to figure out that he was who he really is, I was already in too deep to get out. He has his friends watch over me. He doesn't work; our only income is mine from the school and what he can sell in drugs or what I can steal. Since he found out I was good at thieving, he hasn't really let me stop."
By the time he'd finished talking; Jack's bottom lip was dropped open a bit. His tongue darted out to nurse the spot that Alex had left from their previous encounter.
"Alex," he whispered once he'd gained enough courage. "I want to help you."
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Part Two (nothing's changed at all, the post is just too big to put into one. Sorry)