When Lines Blur

Chapter Two

Gabe rushed down the empty hallway, looking for someone before two arms wrapped around his waist and pulled him back. Gabe turned in the person's grasp to see Salem and smiled widely. "Hey Salem."

"Hey Handsome, how was your morning?" Salem asked.

"Same as always, Micheal started going off about how annoying and dumb you and your friends were. However, I'm more interested in this," Gabe said as he pulled up Salem's sleeves, and right on Salem's left forearm was the item of Gabe's suspicion. A simple, all black tattoo of a pentagram. "Austin mentioned he heard Adrian and Maddox talking about it."

"Do you like it?"

"I love it Babe," Gabe replied and gently kissed the tattoo. Salem smiled widely. Yes, those two had a dark secret, their relationship. Salem and Gabe had been together for over a year now, and they both adored each other. Salem gently lifted Gabe's jasper necklace and kissed it. "I looked into the meaning of green jasper."

"And what did you find?" 

"That it's supposed to bring feelings of peace, and increases courage and helps handle fear, is this you subtly trying to tell me something Salem?" Gabe asked in response.

"Well," Salem started, "we've been together for over a year now Gabe. Maybe, we should try telling some of our friends at least. Maybe not all, definitely not Micheal since he would flip his shit... but Austin, Levi, Adrian, Jaxson, and Shawn, at least. I mean, Levi and Adrian have no issues with any of you guys, except for Levi and Jaxson's bullshit, same with Austin, Shawn, and Jaxson. If Levi knew we would be able to see each other outside of school without suspicion."

"Salem, are you sure? If Levi does get upset, you risk your safe place," Gabe reasoned. 

"Braxton's moms would take me in if needed, or at least help me avoid my home."

"Are you certain Salem?"

"I'm sure Gabe, but I would never force you to do something like this."

"We can try it."

***

The school day went by quickly for them all, the Devil's met up at the front of the school like they always did. "So, heading over to Levi's house or Braxton's today?" Maddox asked as he walked up to the others, Adrian by his side. In Maddox's arms were Adrian's books, he couldn't carry the books himself due to his crutches.

"I dunno. Me, Levi, and Adrian have something to do though," Salem said as he rolled up his sleeves, showing his tattoo.

"We do?" Levi asked. Salem gave him a look. "Oh right. We do." Adrian raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything beyond that. 

Maddox didn't ask about what this could be, "I'll bring your books with us Adrian, I'll make sure you get them for tomorrow."

"The rest of us will be at my house then. Feel free to show up once you're all done sucking each other's dicks," Braxton jokes, smiling softly. 

"Maybe," Adrian joked back, but underneath he was concerned. Salem didn't commonly hang out with just Adrian and Levi, they weren't his favorite people in the group and they accepted that. Eventually Salem was leading Levi and Adrian off. "Care to explain yet Salami?"

"Not yet. I just... I need you guys to promise to be open minded and to not start fights, especially you Levi," Salem said. 

"Alright," Levi hesitantly replied. Salem led them off to a park not too far from school. As the three walked into the park they quickly caught eye of something suspicious. Gabe sitting on a swing with Austin leaning against the post for the swing, Jaxson sitting in between two swings, and Shawn on the other swing. "I don't like the look of this already," Levi said, eyes locked in on Jaxson.