“How is that abet? We kiss all the time. I’d thats more for you and Logan than anything.” Raz smiled and glanced over at his friend who was blushing in the corner
“We’ll figure out the bets later then, though I would be down for ice cream.” He got out of the car and helped Logan out. “You gonna be okay?” Lo nodded “yeah, I’ll be great!”
Kinda want a demon and human ship so...help?
"Love, let him do his thing, he's just too shy to ask for a kiss when it's not a bet." "Shut up!" "Make me!" Jackson elbowed him in the ribs, hard. He stumbled a little, rubbing his side as he laughed. "Alright, alright, I get it, I'll shut my mouth."
Raz laughed softly at the two “please don’t lose this on purpose, you know they won’t stop mentioning it if we lose for the rest of our lives.” Raz whispered to Logan as they headed inside. Logan pouted but nodded “I’ll get my kiss some other way.” He sighed softly
As they got ready, Jackson was once again in Jay's head. They have no idea who they're up against. Well, Raz does. Kind of. Yeah but they don't know what we're capable of. No they don't. We've got this in the bag. Without a doubt.
Raz and Logan changed into sensory pads and headsets they were given. They were also given laser guns and sneakers. Since they were on different teams, Raz and Logan were brought into a separate room to strategies before the game began
"So, take them out like usual?" "Of course Jackson, I'm not one to sway from tradition." "Teleportation and optic nerve blocking. Never fails." "Can't shoot something you can't see." "Exactly!" You don't challenge a demon to laser tag.
Logan and Raz turned on there headsets “hey guys, hope you’re ready to lose~ love you, see you out there!” Raz and Logan were sent out first since they challenged and quickly scooped out the area, making note of every single crevice and binding spot
The two didn't respond, staying dead quiet. They didn't need to hope, they knew they'd win. Jackson was feeling a bit apprehensive about manipulating Logan when he didn't know but he could explain later. When Jay and Jackson were finally let in, the game started and so did they, blocking themselves out of the other pairs vision. "Hope you've got a good strategy, my love. You have no idea what you're up against." Jay chuckled into the headset before taking aim and firing.
“jay” Raz warned, hoping his tone would convey enough worry. He smirked when he saw lights being fired at an area that they were no where near close. “Don’t sound so confident my dear. I’d worry about yourselves.”
"Don't worry, we are. But it's hard to shoot something you can't see." It took a bit of work but he managed to send Raz a mental message. I know you're nervous about us using our powers but I promise, we've got it under control. We're professionals, not some newbie amateurs.
“It makes it more fun.” Raz smiled softly “i know, love. But he won’t know what’s going on. Please don’t freak him out too bad.”
Raz peeked our from his hiding place. Seeing nothing like Jay said, he made a break for an area with a maze of columns that offered tiny hiding crevices
I won't be doing anything. Dealing with Logan is Jackson's job. "Aha! I see you!" He shot again, smiling to himself when his gun went off, signifying he'd hit him.
Jackson was making his way across, turning the blocking on and off so that Logan would be able to see him for a split second before he disappeared again.
Raz cursed to himself as his ‘life’ counter went from three to two. “Wow love, I can’t believe you shot your fiancé! I’m getting you back for that.”
Logan has found a place up high and was scanning the area when he saw blinking. Instead of shooting he decide for follow the figure.
"Yes but you'll have to find me first!" He turned the blocking off just long enough for Raz to find him before jumping down from his spot and disappearing.
Jackson noticed this, slipping into a place to hide and turned the blocking off. He didn't want to tip him off about his powers but now he was vulnerable.
“Oh you are such a cheater…” Raz wasn’t dumb enough to fall for the little trick so he stayed in his spot for now, scanning the area in case Jackson was near. Not seeing him, he wandered away from where Raz was and completely went silent.
“So, is it true?” Logan chimes over the headset, smiling as he saw Jackson hide
"You're the one that challenged me, love. Blame yourself for bad instructions, not me for not following non-existent ones." He laughed, sneaking his way towards Raz, leaving Jackson to deal with Logan.
"Is what true? Jay being a cheater at laser tag? Probably." His powers let him track where he was, waiting for him to get just a little but closer.
Raz smirked, not answering the taunt. Instead, he decided to play the demon’s game. He remained quiet, sneaking around the area, making sure to only let half the light show before farting off into darkness and disappearing.
Logan laughed but shook his head “no, I mean the part of the bet. Is this really all so you can kiss me? Wow, never took you as desperate.” Logan stayed put, eyes locked on the figure in the corner
Jay shook his head when he saw what Raz was doing. It was pointless but he knew that Raz was stubborn so he'd let it slide. He followed silently, turning off the blocking so it wasn't completely unfair, sneaking behind him and getting him in the back. Two down, one to go. You need to step up your game.
That made Jackson tense up a little. That stung a little. Desperate? Really? Was that how he looked? "Is that really what you think of me? That I'm desperate?" His tone was soft, genuine, and a little hurt.
(Just reread my post…I did not mean farting. I meant darting so so sorry!)
Raz gasped in shock and turned around “really? Like really really?!” He shook his head at Jay “I could shoot you three times and be over with all of this. But I’m nice. And a coward so bye!” Raz sprinted off, hoping Jay would be nice enough to let in go for a little while longer
Logan laughed “never were the killer were you Razzy.” He focused back on Jackson “no, but you have to admit, a kiss on the lips on a first date is a bit pushy.” He said, shrugging off the hurt tone as a ploy to get him to come out “by the way, you didn’t have to bet with anyone. You could have just asked.” He said, creeping out onto even higher ground to get a better scope of things. He found Jay and shot at him, fist pumping in the air as he hit his target. He quickly changed hiding places
Jackson was having a bit of a mental breakdown, realizing his many mistakes through the night. "I-I'm sorry, I didn't m-mean to make it sound l-like you had to…" He was genuinely upset, everything else lost on him as he sank to the floor, biting back tears. Jay sighed softly when he saw his counter go down but frowned when he heard Jackson. He backtracked to find him and instantly dropped to his side. "Hey hey hey, what happened? What's wrong? Just breathe, you're okay." Jay sighed and looked around. "Dammit Logan what did you do?"
Logan frowned softly “I-I didn’t mean to! I swear! I’m sorry.” Logan curled up in the corner and sobbed softly. Raz glanced up and tilted his head “okay…maybe not a good idea.” He set his laser gun down and ran over to Logan’s side.
“Lo what did you say?” He asked softly, taking out both his own and logan’s Mic sets
“I was just asking about the bet. I said it was a little desperate to ask for a full on kiss but that he also didn’t have bet for one, he could've just asked.” He sniffled and brought his knees to his chest “I-i didn’t mean to hurt him…I’m sorry…” he whimpered softly
"Yeah, Jackson's self esteem is extremely fragile, one wrong comment brings him down completely." Jackson wiped his tears, trying to pull himself together. "I'm okay, I'm okay…" Jay pulled the smaller male into his arms, hugging him tight. Jackson crumbled in his grip, returning the tight grip. "I didn't m-mean to push it. I-I didn't mean a-any harm…" "Shh, I know you didn't, just relax." Since both pairs were busy, Jay sent Raz another mental message. Jackson died from bleeding out. He told his mother he was gay and she freaked, slashing up her son while screaming the most horrific things you can think of. It destroyed his self esteem and confidence. When she finally calmed down, she left him on the floor to die, packed her things, and left.
Raz bit back and gasp and hugged Logan a bit tighter "we didn't know, is Jackson going to be okay? can you tell him Logan didn't mean to hurt him? and if we can come down to talk?" He glanced down at Logan and brushed away the tears "Lo, it's alright. Jay's calming him down."
"He must hate me now..that or doesn't want to be near me anymore….I didn't want to hurt him Razzy."
"I know, I know. we'll let Jay calm him don a bit and then we'll go see him, alright?"
"Jackson, you know he didn't mean it, right? He didn't mean to hurt you." The smaller male nodded. "I-I know he didn't…j-just…the m-mention reminded me…s-so much of her…" "Shh, I know, I know. Would you be willing to let him come down? Try to talk this out?" He nodded again. All good. He's still vulnerable so be careful but he's willing to talk.
"alright, we'll be there soon." Raz coerced Logan out from the hide hole and helped him get down from where he had climbed up to "how the hell do you even get yourself up here?" Raz asked, trying to lighten the mood as they made their way to where Jay and Jackson. Raz heard Logan whimper softly and gently took his hand "It's okay, Lo." he reassured. He knelt down next to Jay while logan knelt in front of Jackson. The two had left their gear back in the hide hole, raz having convince Logan that it would be more comforting in the darkness of the room to meet the other two than having the annoying lights from the target chest plate. This only left Jay in the crop top he had worn, the flower Jackson had given him and his blazer in the locker room. He glanced up at Jay before ever so gently touching Jack'son's arm, "Jackson….I-i'm sorry…I didn't want to hurt you….is there anything I can do to make you feel better?"
Jackson instantly tensed up, burying himself into Jay to get away from his touch. Jay bundled him up further in his arms. "Easy now, he's not in a good place mentally. He's okay with me cause I've known him for years. You can talk but give him space." Jackson took a couple deep breaths, trying to relax. "I'm sorry…I didn't m-mean to push you…i-it was an accident…"
Logan nodded and scooted back a bit, his gaze dropping to the ground in shame. Raz rested a hand on his friend's back. "You didn't push me, hon, I'm the one who should be apologizing. I shouldn't have said that. I-I'm gonna give you the space you need." logan stood, gave Raz' hand a gentle squeeze and walked off to the exit of the arena. Raz was torn between comforting Jackson and going after Logan.
in the end he decided to follow Logan while talking to Jay in his mind.
Jackson stayed in Jay's arms for a few minutes longer, slowly calming down. Jay kept giving Raz updates on his condition and eventually let him go. Jackson stood slowly and scrubbed his face of any lingering tears. Jay stood with him, wrapping his arm around his waist gently to keep him steady as he joined the other two. Jackson gave the other pair a weak smile, still unstable but doing better.
Jas had scooted down to the floor with Logan who had pulled his legs to his chest and was gently holding the flower in his hand, nose buried in it's petals. raz glanced up when the two came in and nodded to Jackson, glad to see at least one of them was doing a little better. He stood and scooped Logan p in his arms. "Uhm, I feel like I should apologies too. This probably wasn't a good place to go after a first date." he offered a small smile in apology and started walking to the car, grabbing Logan's blazer and his own jacket from the locker.
"Everything was going fine until I had a mental breakdown… it's my fault this ended so badly…" Jackson's voice was quiet, unsure of himself. "I'm sorry…I shouldn't have come…I ruin everything…" "Hey, no, what did I say about blaming yourself? It's okay, you didn't ruin anything, just take a deep breath." Jay was a little frazzled, definitely but he was trying to keep it together. Jay felt horrible. If he'd just manned up and done this himself, Jackson wouldn't have had to come up and none of this would be happening.