Halo III
Marco

By: Micah Diablo
(© 2010-2011 by the author)

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Chapter 4
West End Boys

Scene A 

Josh grunted heavily as he thrust deep inside me. I was moaning in ecstasy as Josh took me to a whole new level of pleasure.

"Oh, God," I moaned softly as I slipped away to a place of pure pleasure.

"You like that?" he asked me as he thrust harder.

I was about to scream his name out, but I couldn't. It was like I couldn't control my vocals. I couldn't even move my mouth. My eyes closed and I could feel myself slipping away.

'Fuck,' I thought to myself. Coy was fighting for Control of his body.

All went black…. 

Scene B  

"COY!" Marco screamed out as he stormed into the room I was in.

I stood with a smirk on my face. "Did I interrupt time with your boyfriend?"

Marco growled loudly. "What the hell is wrong with you?"

"Me? You're controlling my body," I exclaimed bitterly.

"Because you love me," he said to me angrily. "I was having some mind-blowing sex and you interrupt me."

"You're converting my best friend," I said, throwing my hands in the air.

"He didn't complain when I ... or should I say, when WE gave him head," Marco countered with a smirk. "I could feel you. I know what emotions you feel."

"Pure lust because Josh is a good looking guy, but the best sex I had was with..."

"Matt," Marco finished for me. "Yeah, I want to know how he is. I might have to try him out."

"Don't you dare," I said to him. "Soon, I'm going to be strong enough to stop you."

Marco scoffed and laughed. "Yeah, we'll see," he said turning to leave.

"Yeah, we will," I said, tackling Marco to the ground. He hit the floor hard and I went out the same way he came in.

"COY!" Marco yelled out.

He looked up as the door shut trapping him inside the same prison I had been in.

"Well, isn't this dandy," he said annoyed. "Little Coy grew some balls."

Scene C  

I opened my eyes and could feel Josh thrusting hard inside me. I had to admit it was good, but this was Josh.

"Josh, get the hell off of me," I said, pushing him off of me.

"What? Marco, what the fuck is your deal?" he asked, annoyed.

"I don't know what Marco's deal is but I'm not Marco," I said to him. "It's me … Coy."

He looked at me with a confused look on his face and got close to my face.

"What are you doing?" I asked him, confused.

"Checking," he said. "If you're Coy, your eyes would be blue, but since you ... well … since Marco came along, your eyes have turned grey."

"What do you see?" I asked.

"That you're Coy," he said, sadly.

"Disappointed much? I thought you'd be happy to know I'm back," I said folding my arms.

"You thought wrong," he said with an angry look. "I want Marco back."

"What? I ... Josh ... you're not even gay," I said to him, but then looked at him sideways. "Are you?"

"I don't know," Josh said getting up. It was hard not to look at the naked Adonis standing in front of me. "I mean, when I think about you ... I don't know it grosses me out because ... we're like bros, but Marco ... Marco's different."

"Marco's trying to exploit your drug and social problems," I said, getting up and walking toward him. "I'm your friend. I want to help you. This is not the way."

Josh looked at me with a blank look on his face. "Do you know what triggered Marco's release and your return?"

"I don't know," I said shaking my head. "I think whenever I get scared or nervous, Marco comes out as a side to protect me, and whenever Marco is actually in an extremely happy state, such as orgasmic or when he feels overwhelmed by multiple emotions, I can break free."

"So, you're saying that Marco comes out when you feel scared or threatened?" he asked curiously.

I nodded. "Yeah, pretty much."

He cracked his knuckles. "Guess we gotta scare the shit out of you, then." He tackled me hard and pinned me to the ground and raised his fist.

"Josh no..." I said to him as I struggled to break free.

"Five ..."

I could feel myself losing control slowly. Marco was fighting to break free, and I was struggling to maintain control.

"Four ... I lost count..."

The pounding in my head was unbearable and so painful.

"Two ..."

It was over. I lost control. I could feel Marco taking back over.

"One..."

A smile crossed my lips as he hit me in the face. "Hit me again, baby."

"Marco?" he asked, looking at me, unsure.

"The one and only," I replied, as I kissed him softly on the lips and led him to my bed. 

Scene D  

Giselle sat with Darek in the Ice Cream Parlor sharing a sundae.

"Don't take my cherry," she said with a giggle as she watched her boyfriend eat her forbidden fruit.

"I would say I can pop that cherry but … well, we know that's already been done," Darek joked and then cringed when Giselle smacked him. "OW! BABE!"

"Pussy," she said with a sly smile.

"Got to love that Pussy," he said and they shared a laugh. "They don't call me Mr. Knock-The-Pussy-Out for no reason."

Giselle rolled her eyes. "Who calls you that? Anyway, I like how we've been spending the past two days together ... Non-stop ... and I'm surprised that I'm not sick of you, yet."

"What makes you think that I'm not sick of you, GiGi?" he asked with a serious look on his face.

Giselle shrugged. "You weren't saying that when you were begging me to let you get a quickie in the janitor's closet this morning."

"I love tight spaces," he said as he leaned in and kissed her.

"You have got to be kidding," Matt said with disgust as he and Nick walked into the parlor.

Giselle broke away from Darek quickly; he flashed Matt and Nick heated looks.

"Can we help you?" he asked them coolly.

"You can't, but Giselle sure can," Nick said, grabbing Giselle's arm and pulling her outside the parlor.

Darek made a move to get up but Matt shoved him down in the seat. "Dar ... Come on ... we barely talk."

"I don't like you," Darek said to him.

"Mutual here as well," Matt said, taking a seat across from Darek. "Look; I'm going to make this quick because I really despise you. Giselle seems to have made a pretty decent rebirth, and I actually like her now. So what the hell is going on here?

Darek rolled his eyes and looked out the window at Giselle and Nick.

"Please tell me that you're having a Coy moment, and that you got another Identity that was kissing Darek Bouzakis," Nick said, disgusted. "Giselle..."

"What, Nick?" she asked, annoyed. "I'm nineteen years old. I can make my own decisions."

"Did you make THAT decision?" Nick asked, pointing inside the Ice Cream Parlor at Darek, who was fussing with Matt.

"I'm just tired of being in this funk," Giselle said, leaning against the window. "I mean, last year was changes for me. I lost my boyfriend at the beginning of the year to a guy. Then my next boyfriend to another guy, who just happened to be the twin bro of the guy that I lost my first boyfriend to."

"I feel responsible," Nick said sadly as he leaned beside her. "I shouldn't have led you on."

"Don't feel responsible," she said, nudging his elbow. "I don't regret the time we spent together as a couple, Nick. I had a lot of fun. Unlike Matt, it wasn't about sex. It was about all our fun conversations and time we spent together."

Nick smiled as he reminisced about his time with Giselle.

"Can I ask you a question?" she asked him. He nodded. "How do you feel about Ky?"

"How do I feel about Ky ... I love him," Nick said with a smile as he thought of his boyfriend. "Like when we first got together … it was strictly about sex. He couldn't commit. Then he joined that religious group and was trying to de-gay himself ... I was hurt because by doing that he was refusing, not himself, but refusing the love I wanted to give and feel with him. Then he finally came back to me and I almost lost him. But he's back. He is mine ... Nothing can take him away from me. I love him. I found my soul mate."

"That's what I want," Giselle said to him with a sad look on her face. "I spent seventeen of my nineteen years trying to avoid love and convincing myself that I had true love when I didn't. But I don't want to run away from it or force myself to believe I have love."

"And you think Darek can offer you love?" Nick asked with a shudder.

"I don't know," she said, shrugging. "But I want to find out. I want to see if he really CAN be who I want and need him to be."

Nick grabbed Giselle in a hug and kissed her forehead. "You might not have somebody to be in love with at this present moment," he said with a smile. "But you gotta best friend who loves you because you're a special person."

"Thanks, Nicky," she said as they broke apart.

Darek walked out of the Ice Cream Parlor, followed by Matt.

"Too bad you two can't come see me tonight at school when I carry the team to victory with Nate's help," he said before grabbing Giselle's hand and walking away with her.

"I really don't like that guy," Matt said as the two of them watched the couple walk away. 

Scene E

I looked at Dr. Ramriez with a blank look on my face as she sat waiting for me to talk.

"Marco, are you okay?" she asked, with the same emotionless look on her face.

I sighed. "God, I've been here so long."

"It's only been five minutes since you walked into my office, Marco," she said, clearing her throat. "We should talk about you, Marco, or better yet ... who you were as Coy?"

"I'm not that ass," I said annoyed. "I was fucking my boyfriend last night. Do you know that he tried to break through?"

Dr. Ramirez's eyes grew wide. "Are you serious? You telling me that Coy is actually trying to break free inside your head?"

"It's not like he can," I said folding my arms. "Coy should stop trying to get control of my body."

"His body," Dr. Ramirez corrected. "Do you honestly believe that you are a real person?"

I laughed at that one. "I'm sitting here looking at you ... So yeah, it looks like I'm a real person."

"Marco, you do realize that Coy created you from a part of a figment of HIS imagination," She said to me. "You are not real."

I looked down, getting uncomfortable with this conversation.

"May I speak to Coy?" she asked, and I looked up at her and forced a fake pained look.

"Dr. Ramirez ... help me," I said in a low whisper. She rushed over and grabbed my arm.

"Coy?" She asked me and I nodded softly at her.

"I'm so sorry about Marco," I said, trying to hold my laugh back. She actually was buying this.

"Don't be, honey," she said, eyes tearing up. "You suffered a very traumatic event, and your mind is trying to protect you, which is why you created Marco. But you're strong enough where you don't need Marco, anymore."

"He is so strong," I said, forcing myself to cry to make it more believable. "I don't think I can continue fighting him off."

"Oh, but you must, Coy," she said, grabbing me into a hug. "You must."

I smiled an evil grin. If everybody wanted Coy back ... fine; I could be Coy. But I was going to be the Coy I wanted to be.

I could feel Coy trying to break free, and it took a lot of energy to resist letting him out.

She broke apart from me, and her faced cringed in worry.

"Coy ... your nose is bleeding," she said giving me a tissue from her counter.

"The bastard is trying to fight to get control," I said annoyed as I pinched my nose.

"Don't let him, Coy," she said holding my free hand. "Fight, Coy! Fight!"

"Trust me, Dr. R," I said nasally. "I'm in complete control." 

Scene F 

Anthony sat with Matt and Nick in the Ice Cream Parlor. They had been there for a few hours and figured the team would come back there after the game.

"I still can't believe I'm actually sitting here across from you, willingly, outside of school," Anthony said to Matt, and then smiled when he saw Matt's annoyed face. "Joking, man; joking."

"You two have been beefing for like a year now," Nick said to the two of them. "Matt's not that bad Anthony ... and Anthony's not...Well, Anthony is Anthony but you get used to it."

Matt and Anthony eyed each other suspiciously, not wanting to make the first move. Finally Matt, relenting, stuck his hand out.

"Hey, I'm Matt," he said with a smile.

Anthony looked at him with a shocked look, but then realized what was happening.

"I'm in Donnie Klang," he said, and the three shared a laugh. "Yeah, spending so long hating somebody really ... REALLY … isn't good. Especially over something so dumb as over a boy."

"Yeah," Matt said sadly. Anthony looked at him and cocked his head to the side.

"As friends, can I give you a word of advice?" he asked, and Matt nodded. "I spent a greater part of a year trying to get your boyfriend to notice me and love me the way he did for you ... But I lost the greater part of a year just being his friend, waiting for him to be ready, and ready for him to be in love with me, like I loved him. Matt ... move on ... Because you're not going to do anything but harm yourself by waiting for something that may not come back to you."

"I might waste my time waiting, but I might waste that chance of him coming back to me," Matt said confident. "At least, he isn't interested in another dude."

"True," Anthony said as crowds of people rushed inside the parlor, apparently happy. "Guess they won the game."

"Hell, yeah," One of the football players said to Anthony as he bumped fist with Nick and Matt. "Nate and Darek are like the dynamic duo."

"Great," Nick said unenthusiastically. "And Dating Giselle."

"Damn, that's a wifey type right there," the guy said before moving on to his friends as they all cheered loudly.

"Speak of one of the devils," Anthony said as Carmen walked in beside Nate who looked exhausted but excited.

"You missed a good game, guys," Nate said pulling a chair up beside Matt and letting Carmen sit on his lap.

"Wow, Giselle is dating Darek, and I'm guessing you're dating Nate," Nick said shaking his head. "Twilight zone here."

Carmen pinched his shoulder. "Look, I don't really like the idea of them dating but Darek and Nate are nothing alike," she said pinching his cheek.

"Nate's an ass," Anthony muttered when only Nick heard him.

"I'm going to order us some shakes, babe," she said getting up and joining Giselle in the cheerleaders.

Matt eyed Nate suspiciously. "I thought you were gay and after Coy.

"I am," Nate said to him. Matt looked at Anthony and Nick.

"Not that I want this ... but how do you expect to date Carmen and Coy at the same time?" Matt asked, amused out of curiosity.

Nate shrugged as Carmen walked over, followed by Darek and Giselle. "Hey, Guys ... I found Giselle," she said, taking a seat on Nate's lap again. "Oh, and Son of Satan ... I mean, Darek."

"Here is my football player," Nick said getting up and hugging Ky. "You're all sweaty, baby."

"Just like you like me," Ky said, kissing his boyfriend on the lips.

"Enough already for the single people here," Matt said faking a gag. Anthony laughed.

"You two should hook up," Carmen offered, and the two of them blushed dark read.

"Although, since they're both such tough guys … who would take the dick?" Giselle asked and they laughed.

Ky looked over at Darek standing beside Giselle. "Am I hallucinating or are we mingling with Darek outside of practice?"

Nick sighed. "Giselle is dating Darek now," he said, shaking his head in disbelief.

"So now I guess I better double up my dose of Pepto to help the nausea I feel when I'm around Giselle now that he's around," he muttered, and Darek flashed him a dirty look.

"Hey, peoples," I said walking up to the table. "What's goodie, with you bitches? And by bitches, I mean the boys."

"Just hanging out, babe ... Coy," Matt said and looked down at the table. "What the hell did you bring him for?"

I looked back to see Josh standing behind me. "Because we have something to tell you," I said to them all.

"Two things actually," Josh corrected. Matt's narrowed his eyes at Josh.

"You're planning to overdose on the drugs I found in your bag, and Coy is back?" he asked sarcastically.

"Wait, you're still using?" Ky asked Josh, who sighed angrily. They all looked at him angrily.

"Wow, maybe Nate and I should leave," Darek said, sensing a lot of tension around the table.

"Yes maybe you should," I said, annoyed at his constant hanging around my friends.

"Coy ... Marco ... whoever you are ... they're dating," Nick said to me. "It still does not do well for my stomach every time I say that."

"Same here, babe," Ky said to his boyfriend.

"Okay, as disturbing as that is, I forgot Giselle was on a desperation kick ... I could've sworn I had news for you guys," I said to them all. "I'm back. No Marco."

All eyes widened and mouths dropped. Matt got up and grabbed me into a hug.

"I knew you would come back to me," he said hugging me tightly.

"Get off of him," Josh growled at Matt who eyed him with a look of confusion and annoyance.

"Dude, I am talking to my boyfriend ... Fall back," he said eyeing Josh.

"That's my second news," I said with a sigh. I knew what my plan was after counseling. I just hoped I could pull it off. But I didn't know how to say it.

Josh had been eying Carmen sitting on Nate's lap for the past few minutes we'd been standing there. He sighed to himself as he realized that he needed to release all the doubt in his mind. Carmen was truly not good for him because she had moved on.

"Coy and I are a couple," Josh said grabbing me in a kiss, that caught me off guard.

"What?" Carmen and Matt yelled out in unison.

Josh broke the kiss leaving me speechless for so many reasons.

"Coy, is this true?" Matt asked, with a hurt look on his face.

I looked at Matt, and I could feel the real Coy struggling to break free. I don't know why, but Matt was the one weakness that gave Coy strength to fight harder for control. I looked at Josh and grabbed his hand.

"Yes," I said confidence in my voice.

Matt looked at us with a hurt look. "My best friend ... My boyfriend? Wow..."

Matt grabbed his keys and walked out. Ky and Nick ran after him.

Carmen looked at me with disgust in her eyes. She just walked out leaving Giselle, Darek, and Nate looking at us. I just realized most of our class was in the parlor. All eyes were on us.

"Wait a second, I thought you were straight?" Nate asked Josh, confused and not sure what to say.

"With these group of boys you can never be to sure," Giselle said, grabbing his arm. "We got to find Carmen."

Darek eyed us with a blank look on his face. "This is funny."

"Why's that?" Josh asked him. Darek looked at me straight in the eye.

"Because you two are lying," he said simply. "I was there the whole time Coy was in Freedom ... He didn't beg out for Josh. He begged out for Matt to come and save him ... You are still Marco ... And … well … you're just a fucking junkie, Josh."

I stepped closer to him and whispered in his ear. "You're right, Darek," I said to him. "I am still Marco."

Darek laughed and pushed past me to walk out after Giselle.

"Hey," I said grabbing his arm.

"What do you want queer bait?" he asked, with a smile on his face.

"Just wanted to tell you that you better enjoy what time you have left, walking around like the big shot you aren't," I said to him. "Because your judgment day is coming, and I'm gonna make sure that you feel all the pain that I felt all that time. And all the hatred in my heart..."

Darek eyed me and realized I was serious, and it made him nervous. He shrugged me off and walked out after his girlfriend.

"You sure about this?" Josh asked me. "I don't want you to break up with me because ... I love you, Marco..."

"You got to stop calling me that," I said kissing him softly. "You and I both want them to believe I am dead but we want them not to believe in Coy, either, which is why we're doing this. We're destroying Coy's relationships with all of them."

"Phase one complete," Josh said as he grabbed my hand and walked outside of the restaurant. "Just promise me you will never leave me."

"I promise," I said to him as we walked down the street arm-in-arm. "Oh, and Josh ... I love you, too." 

To be continued... 

Author's Notes:

Okay, Marco 4 is now complete.

I've  finally discovered where I want the Marco installment to go. I don't want it to just be about Coy's psychological breakdown. I want other characters to be affected as well. Halo was kind of a sweet love story for the most part; Angels & Monsters found Coy, Josh, and Ky in dangerous waters; and Marco now shows how ONE person can destroy his friends. We're going to find out a whole lot more about Marco as the season progresses, as well as Josh's dependence on Marco.

Is Coy really gone for good? Who knows?

But by the end of the season, it will leave you reeling….

Stay tuned for the next installment of Marco…