Vagabond - Chapter 7 + Epilogue

Story by gigarandom on SoFurry

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#7 of Vagabond

Yeah, this was a pretty short story in hind sight... Anyways, enjoy, any and all criticism is welcome. Uhh... I repeat, enjoy!


*Friday at lunch*

"I knew you couldn't resist me." Kiari had pulled Titus off to the side of a closet for essentially a make out session.

"After you knocked out Tanner's lights, I just couldn't stop thinking about you." She went back to kissing him, and after a few short moments, the door flew open and she shoved Titus out into the hall.

"What the hell?!" He turned to see Kiari pulling off her wig, showing Marko's short hair beneath.

"You're not a bad kisser, Titus. Shame you won't get a girlfriend now." [Marko]

"What?! You're- You're insane!!"

One by one, our friends walked by and punched Titus in the stomach, "That's for hurting Tanner!" [Kiari]

"That's for being an asshole!" [Derek]

"That's for trying to make out with Kiari!" [Alan]

"That's for ruining the group's relationships!" [Me]

"And this is for hurting my boyfriend!" Marko kicked him hard in the crotch, kicked him back into the closet, then slammed the door shut. He turned to look at Sarah, "you got that on camera, right?"

"Going on youtube, right now!" [Sarah]

Some guy in a suit stopped in front of us, "I can't believe you kids would do such an awful thing. All of you, to my office, NOW!!"

"Yes, sir!" [Kiari]

"Yeah, I got five minutes before my next class." [Derek]

"Trouble? Worth getting into for a friend!" [Alan]

"I was the camera man, I'm immune to everything." [Sarah]

"Love's worth the punishment." [Marko]

"You said it, brother!" [Me]

We all casually walked down the hall, and Marko was still pulling off the disguise.

We got into the principle's office, and just stood there, while he sat down in his chair. "You six, are horrible friends." [Principle Jamieson]

"Too be fair, none of us liked Titus." [Alan]

"That doesn't give you the right to embarrass him like that!"

"Well, he was kinda ruining our relationships with each other." [Derek]

"And he punched Tanner in the face!" [Kiari]

"Why on earth would my boy do such a thing like that?"

"Wait, what?" [All of us]

"Explain, now!"

"Well, it began with us playing truth or dare." [Kiari]

"Which exposed that me and Tanner were gay." [Marko]

"That's A to Z, just let me explain." [Kiari] "Truth or Dare exposed that Marko was gay, because I kind of dared Tanner to play gay chicken with Marko. Marko totally won, and Tanner freaked out. He got teased and humiliated by it, sorry about that by the way, and Marko had a huge crush on Tanner. The next day at lunch, Titus pissed off Marko, who retaliated violently. Pissing off Titus even more on Monday, when Alan revealed that I had a crush on Tanner, which really pissed off Titus who'd had a crush on me for years, but Tanner had a crush on me too. I don't really know how you being gay fits in though."

"Well, that weekend," [Me] " Marko stayed over at my place, and I hadn't been able to get over that whole gay chicken thing. I'd been having weird make out dreams of Marko, so that weekend, we decided to test if I really was gay by kissing. And yes, I am. And yes, I had a crush on Kiari, but the more and more I thought about Marko, the less and less I had that crush. However, because of teasing issues, I didn't want anyone to find out, and kind of kissed Kiari just to piss off Titus. And it worked, got a black eye to show for it! Later that day I told Kiari I was gay, after realizing that Titus had been ruining the group. We planned out what we were going to do up until today when we did it."

"... You kids are ridiculous. You're all suspended Monday, except Marko, who's suspended through Tuesday."

"What?" [Marko]

"That's only because of rules and fairness. I didn't write the rules of this school, so I can't bend them."

"Wait, but you're not mad?" [Sarah]

"No. I think what you did was rather over the top, but you certainly had a serious issue and handled it on your own. You developed bad habits, but I know you kids won't listen to me telling you what you did was wrong, you're very proud of yourselves for accomplishing that. If I could, I wouldn't even suspend you, but I have to, and I'm fairly sorry about that. But, you'll need to explain the story to your parents, because you are suspended. You may go to your classes now."

We walked out of his office and into the hall, immediately started cheering and high fiving, then went our seperate ways.

"Oh, man! That's awesome! Only a day of being suspended? Great!" [Sarah]

"Hey, I got two days, so I'm not entirely happy." [Marko]

"So what, it's right after the weekend! You guys could go on vacation somewhere, or do other, much naughtier, things." [Sarah]

"No. I gotta act like I'm still in school, my brother doesn't know I'm gay." [Me]

"So, what's it matter?" [Sarah]

"I only have a brother. No parents, or grandparents..." [Me]

"Oh... You could always come over to my place, my mom's totally chill about stuff like this happening." [Sarah]

"No. For all I know, Kyle could figure it out, or force me to tell, or-" [Me]

"Tanner, it's okay." [Marko]

"Why don't you just tell him you're gay?" [Sarah]

"Because he'd hate me! He's gay, and I've been a total jerk in the past, like, make him feel hated, and unloved, and-" [Me]

"Oh, yeah, he'll fucking hate you." [Sarah]

"That's the last thing he needs to hear!" [Marko]

"I'm just being honest! He might not hate you, but he'll definitely be pissed off!" [Sarah]

"Eh, it doesn't matter. Everyone knows I'm gay now, I'll need to tell him eventually... I just... I don't want to be alone when I do." [Me]

"Hey, I'm your boyfriend, I'll always help you out with issues like this." [Marko]

"And I'll come too, if you want. Might help having an extra friend." [Sarah]

I could feel myself tearing up, and I grabbed Marko and hugged him, "You guys are the best!"

"Yeah. Nothing new, Tanner." [Sarah]

*Saturday night*

We walked in the front door, "Oh hey, Tanner, and Marko, and..." [Kyle]

"Sarah." [Sarah]

"Aw, you his girlfriend?" [Kyle]

"Kyle!" [Me]

"I'm just curious." [Kyle]

"No, I'm just a friend." [Sarah]

"Oh, okay. So, what do you guys want for dinner, and do not say pizza." [Kyle]

"Umm... How about we talk about dinner... Later." [Me]

"Uh, okay. Why?" [Kyle]

"I, have something I need to tell you..."

"Okay, shoot."

"I... I'm..." I couldn't tell him. I just couldn't.

"If you don't, I will." [Marko]

"Wait, you two know?" [Kyle]

"Yup. Tanner's gotta be the one to say it though." [Sarah]

"I... might be... gay..." [Me]

Kyle suddenly burst into laughter, "You're kidding, right?! You? Gay? Ha ha ha! You really had me going there, guys!"

"I- I'm not kidding!" [Me]

"Oh, there's more to the joke? Oh, let's hear it!"

"I- It- It's not a joke! I'm telling the truth!"

"Tanner, look. I know you aren't gay. I'm good at role playing, so you can keep going with the joke."

"No! This isn't-" Marko suddenly grabbed my head and kissed me, and I kissed back.

"Oh. I'm... uh..." [Kyle]

"Me and Marko are... dating." [Me]

"Yeah, I can see that, but I... I'm sorry I didn't take you seriously. I uh, should've known you were being serious. Sorry."

"So, you're not mad?"

"Mad? Why on earth would I be mad?"

"Because I've been a jerk to you! I haven't-"

"Tanner, I don't care. I'm not gonna complain about who you are. I'm your brother, and parental gaurdian. The last thing I want is to ruin our relationship!"

"Oh, well in that case, I ,and the rest of our friends, got suspended for pranking a kid and ruining his social life for all of high school."

"Okay, that's a reason for me to be pissed off at you!"

"Oh, shit."

"Yeah, there's no way in hell you're getting away with that!"

Epilogue


The Projector screen suddenly changed and the guy walked off stage. The host then announced, "The next contestant is... Tanner Icer... with Vagabond, by MisterWives."

I walked on stage and stood there for a second.

"There you go, there you stay!

Keeping low, never wanna play!

Wandering far, disappearing!

Feet stuck in place, not moving!

You've been up and down, down,

you've been low, low, low.

Traveled seas so deep,

traveled oh no sleep.

You've been flying so high,

avoiding the road.

Pretending to not feel alone.

Pretending to not feel alone!

Where to fly, who knows?

Wings wrapped beneath, lo-ow!

From branch to branch, you go-o!

When you see the sun different let it glow!

Don't shut it out, don't let it fall!

From your hands, how you used to crawl!

You're walking tall, no need to hide!

Behind the clouds, in the sky!

You've been up and down, down!

You've been low, low, low!

Traveled seas so deep,

traveled oh no sleep!

You've been flying so high,

avoiding the road!

Pretending, to not feel alone!

Pretending, to not feel alone!

Vagabond, is you.

Random how, no shoes.

If the sun goes down, too soon.

Embrace the starry and moon.

Vagabond is you!

Swim the seas of the darkest blue!

You made it, made it, through!

You made it, made it, through!

You've been up and down, down!

You've been low, low, low!

Traveled seas so deep,

traveled oh no sleep!

You've flying so high,

avoiding the road!

Pretending, to not feel alone!

Pretending to not feel alone!"

When I finished singing, there was a pause, then everyone started applauding. I walked off stage, and waited 'til the end of the show. A few minutes after, Marko, Sarah, Kiari, Derek, and Alan showed up.

"You were great, man! I don't think anyone applauded that loud after yours!" [Derek]

"You're sure gonna win the competition!" [Alan]

"Yeah, go Tanner!" [Sarah]

"That was a really good song choice, it worked well with your voice!" [Kiari]

I turned to look at Marko, "I told you so, and now you're gonna win."

"Thanks guys. Really..." [Me]