Chapter 149 - Makai – Going Back To School

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Makai

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After Ocean went to talk to Ryan, Ben and I just hung around the house and watched a movie. Ocean wasn't gone long and when he came back his less than happy mood was enough to tell me that the meeting hadn't gone very well. And it helped to convince Ben that Ocean really had been yelled at by his mother.

The three of us didn't do much for the rest of the day. I think that we were just content to hide away from the world for the time being. Yesterday had been stressful enough that we wanted to just calm down and relax.

Ben was in a marginally better mood as time went by. I think that he was just hoping that Ryan would get over things and the two of them could pretend that none of it had ever happened. Even though I wasn't all that hopeful that his wish would come true, it was still good to pretend.

When Wednesday morning rolled around, the three of us got ready for school with somber attitudes. Yeah, it was time for us to go back to school, but that also meant that it was time for Justin and Britt the bitch to go back to school as well. And let's not forget about the bitchzilla entourage that she had following her around like she as some kind of celebrity. Yeah, seeing them was going to be so much fun.

Can't you hear the sarcasm? I think that I just got a nomination for an academy award or something, this acting of mine was getting so much better.

In all seriousness though, I would put on a brave face. I would handle all the whispers and hide the truth, I would make sure that it was all taken care of because I loved Ocean and I never wanted to see him get hurt, ever. I would make things go back to normal. I would make sure that my fiancé had a good experience for the rest of his high school days.

Thank God it was almost time for us to graduate. I didn't have to worry about all of this for much longer. Just a few more months, that was all. A few more months and we would be free to tell the world.

With that thought in my head, I got into the driver's seat and started to drive Ben and Ocean to school. Well, I guess I should say us, since I was going too.

"Oh look, they've become a threesome." Justin's voice rang out across the parking lot the moment we got out of my car. "Isn't this just perfect." He was laughing himself silly at his little joke.

"Hey Ben, where's Ryan? Did he not like the attention that you were getting from the others? He didn't want to swap partners or something?" Brittney laughed as well, her voice was like a fucking hyena when she laughed, and it made me want to convulse in disgust. Ocean must have been desperate before he met me, why else would be put up with someone so vile?

"Oh, come on Ben, don't be sad. You found some other fruity fairies to form a menage trois with. Aren't you happy? I, for one, am thrilled to see that you guys have your options."

Did they think they were funny? And seriously, what the fuck was that skank doing here? There was no reason for her to be here when we were still going to swim practice. I know she was just wanting to cause more problems like she did the other day.

I already had a headache.

And that headache was getting worse now. The two of these morons were once again blocking the entrance into the building. They were trying to force us to listen to them. I wasn't going to stand for it, and I was already preparing to say something, however Ocean beat me to it.

"Get out of my way, you fucking dung beetle." Ocean snapped at Justin, he completely ignored Brittney.

"Why the hell did you call me a dung beetle." Justin had obviously been so shocked by that insult that he stopped goading Ocean about being gay.

"Well, why else would you be hanging around next to a pile of shit?" Ocean tilted his head in the direction of Brittney, indicating that she was in fact the pile of shit.

"What the hell! You think you can call me a piece of shit and get away with it?" She started to scream at Ocean, her eyes narrowed and spit flying from her lips as she flapped that useless trap of hers.

"Well, I was going to call you many other things. When you laughed, I thought of a hyena, but I wouldn't call you that, it's insulting." I loved him. He had thought of the same animal that I had.

"Yeah, it is, so why would you insult me with something worse?" Brittney looked like she was going to play the victim right now. It's what she did best after all.

"No, you misunderstood me, shit for brains. I meant that it would have been insulting to the hyena, they're actually quite intelligent."

While Brittney just stared at Ocean, her mouth hanging open to draw flies toward her rotten core, the three of us just walked past them and into the school. That had been quite marvelous. Seeing Ocean stand up to them like this, that was what he needed to do. And there had been others that had seen it too. Other team members that saw the two of them still trying to harass us.

Ocean, Ben and I were the first ones to get to the locker room and so we were the first ones to get to the pool. Coach was already there, his clipboard in hand. The three of us started to warm up with no problems at all. Half the team was at the pool warming up and there were no problems. Coach hadn't even said a word.

However, the moment that Justin came out of the locker room, walking straight toward the three of us, Coach started to walk over as well.

"I know that you gentlemen have had some issues lately. Do not make me get involved. I will not have you fighting during my practices or during meets. This is the only time that I am going to warn you, do you understand me?"

"Yes, Sir." Ben, Ocean and I agreed right away. Justin however just continued to glare at us for a moment.

"Understood?" Coach asked again, matching Justin's glare.

"Yeah, sure whatever. I understand, Coach!" He sneered the last word, letting us all know that he wasn't happy.

Coach had only said he didn't want us fighting during class or meets. I had a feeling that Justin was going to take full advantage of that wording. Yay, fun fun, this is going to be another fun day at school. And to make matters worse, Ryan never showed up at all. 

"OCEAN!" Brittney tried to start arguing as soon we got to class again but the coach was right behind us again.

"If you don't want to be suspended again, Brittney, then I suggest you take your seat. Now!" He didn't give her room to talk. I think that was the only time in my life that I had been happy to have a teacher following me around.

Justin did the same thing as soon as we got to our second class. The moment that we walked in, he tried to stand in our way again. However, the teacher had been in the prep room and saw what he was doing.

"Take your seat, young man." She clearly remembered what he had said the other day. Hey, two for two. Does this mean that the teachers are protecting us or something? I don't know if they were, but it would be kind of interesting to see if they all kept this up for the rest of the day.

We didn't have to put up with either Brittney or Justin for our third or fourth classes, but they were both there for lunch. The two of them along with Brittney's goon squad were waiting for us.

"How could you do this to me, Ocean?" Brittney was spouting the same crap as she did before. The three of us ignored them by eating our food and pretending they didn't exist. Throughout the entire lunch break we were bombarded with Justin and Brittney's stupid questions and crude remarks.

Ocean was having a hard time ignoring them, I could see that he was starting to get upset listening to everything that they had to say. Ben wasn't having the greatest time either. And he didn't even have Ryan here to help him like he normally would. Ryan had always been Ben's shield for everything, blocking out all of those that wanted to hurt him. Now though, Ben was alone, and it was taking its toll on him.

Justin continued his attitude after lunch as well. And we found out that our luck didn't hold out. The teachers for our fourth and fifth classes hadn't had to deal with the incident on Monday, so they weren't prepared for what was happening with us. Justin kept up the tirade right until the moment the teachers came into the room. That was the only time that he stopped giving us hell. I think he just didn't want to get suspended again.

After the day ended, it was time for afternoon practice. It seemed to me that Justin was trying to turn the whole team against us. He was whispering with them all afternoon, pointing in our directions and telling them God knows what.

My headache was already a full blown migraine and I knew that it was just going to get worse and worse from here on out.