"You should go to bed, it's your first day of school tomorrow," Liam speaks through your phone and you roll your eyes.
"You sound more excited than I am," You sarcastically say, making him laugh.
"I miss everything about my school, not the bullies-" Liam stopped himself, as you tense at the word.
"Are you going to be alright? Gosh, I should've taught you boxing for self-defense," Liam begins to blame himself and you quickly stop him.
"Liam, I'll be fine, I'll do what you told me, get help and never be alone," You recite his words.
"That's my girl. Good night, love," He ends the call and you get ready for bed.
**
"Good morning, Mrs. (Y/L/N)! A beautiful day outside, isn't it?" Liam says loudly and happily, as you struggle to keep your eyes open.
"I hope (Y/N)'s mood is like yours in the morning," Your mother says, as she and your boyfriend laugh at your sleepy state.
"Go on, eat breakfast, (Y/N). It's the most important meal of the day," Liam says, as he declines your mother's offer for some food, saying he had already eaten at his house.
**
"Thank you, for getting up early and driving me," You say to Liam, as he parks in front of your school.
"It's no problem, I'm always awake by now," He shrugs, before you give him a quick kiss and get out of the car.
You were halfway across the courtyard, watching as students hugged and greeted each other, when you heard a voice call your name.
"(Y/N), you forgot your lunch," Liam says breathlessly, after he had jogged towards you, holding up your lunch bag.
You sheepishly take it from him, blushing at the glances everyone was giving you.
"Where's my hug?" He pouts, as you bite your lip in embarrassment.
"No hug, bye now," You quickly say, embarrassed, before turning and speed-walking to the building, planning on familiarizing yourself with it.
**
"Well well, (Y/N) herself," Your blood turns cold as you recognize the voice.
"What brings you back this year? For a good beating maybe?" Your bully's chuckles is followed by the small group's snickers.
"I don't want any trouble, I didn't do anything to you," You say hiding your fear with your words.
"Shut up," Your bully says harshly, shoving you. You prepare yourself for combat, but you were outnumbered.
"Liam," You whisper, hoping he'd actually come his time.
Miraculously, a familiar voice calls out,"What the hell do you think you're doing? Get your hands off her!"
You find Liam and the principal approaching you, as you sigh in relief, just as the bully let to of your neck.
"What the hell, (Y/N), I taught you two things," Liam sighed, as the principal took the bullies to the office for punishment, leaving you and Liam.
"I called for you and you were here," You reply, pressing your lip with your finger and looking at it, making sure it wasn't bleeding.
You see Liam's fists clench and unclench, and you look at his face, finding a solemn expression on his features.
"Hey, let's go to the nurse," You say, his expression immediately softening once he examined your face. He nods and allows you to lead the way.
"Look at me," Liam says and you oblige.
"I'm going to teach you how to defend yourself," Liam says, planting a kiss on your forehead. You swerves way from him, embarrassed, as the hallway began to flood with students, their eyes focused on you and Liam.
"Why do you keep avoiding my romantic gestures?" Liam asks, as soon as you were in the confinement of the nurse's clinic. The nurse had gone to get new cotton balls, which allowed Liam to confront you.
"I don't mind them, just not here," You say, playing with your fingers.
"Oh, you're embarrassed from me," Liam's hurtful tone hurt your heart, as you looked at his eyes, who were fixated on the ground.
"No, it's just that, you're acting like my father," You quietly say.
"I only want what's best for you," Liam says honestly, and you wraps your fingers around his.
"I know, I'm sorry. I was just being selfish," You scold yourself, making Liam lean closed to you.
"Is there anyone watching?" He asks teasingly, as he prepares to kiss you.
"I don't care either way," You reply honestly, before pulling him closer.
