Fighting for Love

" I got this"

Peter and Dennis had walked all around the store without a trace of finding the two. with each aisle they grew more and more impressed and annoyed that they disappeared. while walking they heard a deep voice and an innocent sounding one. the innocent one sounded familiar but neither one recognized who it was. as the mysterious voices continued the boys took it upon themselves to find the voices which now sounds like an argument. they turned the corner as someone screamed to leave him alone. that didn't make sense until they realized who was there.

" is that Wesley?"

" crap, Yes."

they started walking towards the escalating situation. they saw Wesley stop the random girl and then stop Yvonne. they saw the look on his face and his closed lowered fist. Peter got Worried and started running towards them not listening to what was said.

" HEY GET AWAY FROM HIM!" Peter said running

Wesley looked over to see his boyfriend running towards them.

" oh look, I was correct. He is ugly and embarrasing."

"Peter. Stop." Wesley said as he made it to the situation.

" i'm not letting you get hit again."

" Peter, stop. I got this."

"ya, listen to your bottom you wothless muck of a man."

"HEY. ENOUGH. Peter I got this. and you, you can make fun of me and my friend because we deserve it but no one and I mean no one messes with my boyfreind. I don't care who you are or how powerful you can be no messes with him. escpecailly someone like you, a guy that'll get far in life but not recieve any benefits. Sure when you grow up and get a good job you'll be successful but you'll always be lonely. People like you always are, the friends you have now won't stay with you. your girlfriend will leave you as well. everything you have will be for you only, no one to share it with. you'll be alone and you'll die alone. I have him, a guy who makes me feel special and I won't let you or anyone else take that away from me. He may be a muck of man but he's my muck of a man................and by the way, Being gay, no matter how you put it isn't wrong. I don't want to hear anything else about it. no one gets to choose who we love. I don't understand why people can't understand that. Why can't I choose who to date? why do other people get to make my life? I may not know the answers to them but I am tired of it. In just a few days I've been in a dress, beaten up, mocked, destroyed through social media, and recieved a threatening letter from a ten year old but I don't care because I have Peter. I could get through it because of him but now that you made fun of him i'm done. I want you and everyone else to know that I am tired of listening to them. I have done nothing wrong and will continue to live my life how I am. I will not change for you or for anyone. Everyone needs to know that I am gay, there is nothing that they can do to change that. I enjoy helping people and being who I was meant to be so no I will not hide who I am. But look around you a lot of people are gay but to scared to show it.....and most times the people that help and care about you the most are ones who are gay...........guys lets go."

Wesley had scared the man to the floor as his "friends" stepped back. the man was trembling a little at the fact this short person took a tall punked up man to the ground. Wesley backed up and started walking away with the group of girls ahead of them. The guy stood up and started walking towards the group. He made it to Wesley and raised his fist. as he started to move his fist back Wesley flung his hand up and punched the guy in face with the back of his hand. he felll to the ground bleeding from the nose.

" Leave me and my boyfriend alone."

The group walked away from the whole situation. the guys friends helped him up without saying anything. Wesleys eyes burned with tears and fire. his heart hurt that someone made fun of Peter but yet was lifted that he finally stood up for himself. Wesley rubbed his knuckles on the back of his hand two cuts formed on one knuckle from the guys nose rings. the group was silent while exiting the scene.Yvonne looked down scared of Wesley for only the second time in her life. Peter was silent but smiling, he's never had anyone defend him like that. the group made it once again outside of the store with the girls.

" wesley are you okay?" Peter asks seeing Wesley rubbing his hand.

"yeah I'm fine."

"wesley that was honestly amazing."

" ya like the way you took him down with only words."

"well thank you but I don't think I got your names."

" mines Cristy, this is sam, and this is alexa."

"hi."

"hi girls and thank you."

"for what?"

" being there and not running away and not being like everyone else who hates gays."

" well it isn't our place to judge who you love."

"exactly my point finally someone gets it."

" ya and can I ask something thing weird of you."

"yeah of course."

"will you sign this?"

one of the girls pull out a picture of a guy and a sharpie.

" well I guess but why?"

" well two reasons. You're like really popular, may not be a good one but you are and my cousin is obsessed with you. you're like his hero he is so.....I guess proud that you came out. He is so happy there is someone like him."

" oh he's gay too."

"oh yeah, Like raging but his family is the only one who knows but you inspired him to tell his family in the first place. they were accepting but he didn't tell anyone else. I just want to give it to him."

"well that's sweet. of course I will sign it for him."

Wesley took the marker and the picture.

"peter will you turn around?"

Peter laughed and turned around as Wesley said. he signed the picture and gave it back to the girl who then gave it to peter."

"huh?"

" you really think he likes only Wesley? you both came out."

" well then of course I will!"

peter took the picture and told Wesley to turn around. he scribbled his signature on it and gave it back.

"can I take a picture of us?"

"of course!"

yvonne stepped back and the girl stepped in front of them with phone.

"come on, you.... you were here too."

Yvonne smiled and the girl took the picture. they all looked excited and happy the other two girls however, did not want to be in the picture.

"thanks guys."

the girls disappeared and left the four alone. Yvonne and Dennis hand in hand.

" well this has been eventful. "

"yes very."

Peters phone buzzed and looked to see it was a text. he slid over and read it to see that it was from his dad. he read it and got wide eyed.

" crap I forgot we had a family bar-b-que today."

" well guys I guess we should let you go then."

" nah you guys can come, meet us there?"

"of course."