How To Be: Punk || Mericcup ✔ EDITING

Chapter 5: What Lies Underneath

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I really love RUNAGROUND's cover for "Monster" by Imagine Dragons, so I used it as Jim's voice :3
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I'm just waiting on him!
Waiting on Jack to give some signal for the next step on my teaching!

Somehow I've managed to not get a beat down by anyone this week, thanks to Mer, who hasn't even dared to talk to me or anyone supposedly 'like me' other than Flynn.

I sighed, throwing myself back onto my bed in a stressful manner as Toothless walks over, slobbering on my face. "Nice." I groan, wiping the wet goop off.

I turned my head to see the paper of phone numbers given to me by all those girls I knew nothing about.

Was I really that stupid?
That desperate?

I groan, standing up and throwing them away just as I hear a door slam from outside.
I peeked out my window.

Jim?

He puts his hands in the pockets of his hands, stomping angrily across the street onto my side of the neighborhood.

What's up with him?

My eyes watch him as he walks up to Merida's house, knowing her father wasn't home, and walking inside.
What was this guy doing?

I stood back up, walking quickly down the stairs, out the door. I snuck up to Merida's side window, leading to the living room. It was open, so I ducked down so I wouldn't be seen.

Now I know what your thinking...
"Hiccup, why are you being such a creep!"

No no no...

What if Jim tries to do something, huh?!

I watched as Jim shut the door angrily. He sighs pacing around the home, running his fingers across everything until he finally reached the piano standing in the gleaming sunlight, dust floating around it.

He froze for a second, then took a seat on the small stool in front of it.

Taking in a deep breath, he places his fingers on a few keys and begins to play, music pouring out of every opening

(J:j M:m Together:T)

"Ever since I could remember,
Everything inside of me,
Just wanted to fit in, oh, oh, oh,
I was never one for pretenders,
Everything I tried to be,
Just wouldn't settle in, oh, oh, oh,

If I told you what I was,
Would you turn your back on me?
And if I seem dangerous,
Would you be scared?
I get the feeling just because
Everything I touch isn't dark enough
That this problem lies in me..."

I see Merida walking down the stairs, slowly walking over to his side, sitting next to him on the stool and placing her hands on the piano to play along.

"I'm only a man with a candle to guide me,
I'm taking a stand to escape what's inside me.
A monster, a monster,
I've turned into a monster,
A monster, a monster,
And it keeps getting stronger.

Can I clear my conscience
If I'm different from the rest?
Do I have to run and hide? Oh, oh, oh,
I never said that I want this,
This burden came to me,
And it's made its home inside, oh, oh, oh,

If I told you what I was,
Would you turn your back on me?
And if I seem dangerous,
Would you be scared?
I get the feeling just because,
Everything I touch isn't dark enough
That this problem lies in me