Chapter 186 - Makai – Promise And Explain

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Makai

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I ran upstairs to start packing a bag for Ocean. His mom had said that he wanted some clothes and some food. That was doable. The food I would buy on the way so that it was still warm and had all the essential utensils included. I needed to call and order that though, so I did that while I pulled things from the drawers and closet.

I didn't know how long Ocean was going to be in the hospital, so I decided to just take him clothes for two days right now. That would last until the next time that I went to visit him if his mom kept this pattern up and made me stay away tomorrow.

With a bag packed for Ocean and some clothes for me thrown into my backpack, I ran down the stairs and out the front door. My parents were already waiting for me in the car. Or at least Ben and Ryan said they were, and they didn't have any reason to lie about it.

I nearly jumped into the backseat, that was how excited I was about finally getting to go back to the hospital and see my Ocean.

"Someone is excited." Dad laughed at me.

"More like eagerness. I am not happy or anything that I have to see the love of my life in the hospital. However, I am eager to see him. I feel empty and lost when we are apart like this. I need him in my life. I need him near me. When he is lost to me like he has been these last two days, I feel like the world is unbalanced and it is hard for me to breathe. I need him by my side so that I feel normal again."

My dad started to laugh again as he put the car into gear and drove away from the house.

"That was how I felt about your mother when we were first together. I needed her with me at all times. It was like an obsession or a compulsion. That closeness just fueled my very existence. So yeah, I know what you're feeling, son. It's intense, but in a good way."

My dad had hit it spot on. Everything that he said was true for him and me. Ocean was the fuel that kept my world going. It was like he was the sun at the center of my universe. The universe that consisted of just the two of us.

"So, we're just heading straight to the hospital, right?" My dad asked me as we started toward town.

"No, we're stopping to get dinner for Ocean. He wanted some food. I ordered some for all of us as well as Ocean's parents. I thought that it would be nice for all of us to eat together.

"Yeah, that will be nice." Mom sounded happy when she heard that. "I haven't seen Steph since Christmas, which wasn't that long ago but with all that has happened it feels like months."

"I know how you feel. Phineas and I didn't get to talk much lately."

"NO PRANKS OR JOKES!" Mom and I snapped at dad at the same time.

"Aww man, you're no fun." He pouted like he was a child.

"You heard me, mister." I pretended to be the parent, which just made him laugh.

We drove in silence for a few minutes, aside from my dad's laughter. After a little bit, my mom decided to ask some questions about Ocean's attack.

"What happened, Makai? What happened to Ocean yesterday? How come he ended up in this position?"

"Do you want the official story from the school, or the true story?" I saw the surprise flit across her face before she could hide it again.

"Why are there two different versions of the truth?" She didn't sound too happy at the moment.

"W..well, I needed to tell the school a lie about it, but I will get to that later. Let me tell you the truth."

"OK." Mom didn't look too pleased at the moment.

I told her about what had happened during swim practice yesterday morning. I told her how Justin's attitude got worse and he was trying to turn the team against us but it wasn't working. Then I told her how Justin was kicked off of the team and destroyed Ocean's locker.

"So, this Justin fellow is the one that hurt Ocean?" Dad supplied the confirmation and question at the same time.

"Yes, he did." I nodded and continued my explanation. I told them how we talked to the principal and the coach.

When I got to the part where Justin tackled Ocean into the classroom, they were both pissed off and ready to avenge my boyfriend. When they discovered that Justin locked himself in the room and beat Ocean while also kissing him, they were ready to murder him. They were so mad that I was actually afraid to continue the story. But I needed to.

I told them how Ocean quickly got worse at school and was rushed to the hospital. They were scared when they learned that Ocean needed to have surgery to relieve pressure in his head.

They were happy and relieved when they heard that Ocean had woken up and looked like he was going to be OK. I knew that they thought that was the end of the story though, so when I continued it made them both drop their jaws in shock.

They got even more furious with Justin when they learned that he went to Ocean's hospital room and locked them in there, just the two of them. They were as pissed off as I had been when they found out that Justin had assaulted Ocean again, even fondling him and biting his neck.

Though, I would say that the peak of their anger came when they learned that Ocean dropped all the charges against Justin and told the cops to let him go.

"WHAT IN THE WORLD IS OCEAN THINKING?" Mom practically screamed in the confined space. "Why the hell did he drop the charges against that.. that.. that boy?" She said the last word like it was an insult. I guess she couldn't think of an insult bad enough.

"He had to, Mom. You don't know the whole story yet."

"I don't need to know the rest. I will be talking with Ocean when we get there."

We parked then, finally getting to the restaurant to get the food. I could tell that neither of my parents wanted me to get out to go get it yet. I needed to continue.

"Listen, Mom, Ocean had to drop the charges because Justin wasn't responsible for his own actions." I tried to explain it to them as best as I could.

"Really? And what happened to make it so that he wasn't in his right mind? Huh?" She crossed her arms again and glared at me.

"Justin was under a spell. He wasn't responsible for his actions."

"Under a spell? And who put him under that spell? The fairy Godmother?" Mom was letting her usually calm and nice demeanor go completely.

"He was bespelled by Ocean." Hers and Dad's eyes widened so much that I thought they were going to fall right out of their heads.

"How? How did Ocean bespell him?" Dad was the one to ask this.

"He sang and Justin heard it."

"I don't get it." Mom started. "How did Ocean singing cause-?" That was when she stopped, clapped a hand to her forehead, and shook her head. "I get it now. Ocean is a Siren. He can bespell people, specifically men, when he sings. Damn, I did not see that coming."

"Exactly. And since Ocean figured out what had happened based on Justin's ramblings, he couldn't press charges against him. Personally, I would have still pressed charges against him, but Ocean is too soft hearted for that. It's one of the best things about him as well as one of the worst things about him." I laughed and Dad nodded in agreement.

At that moment, Roberto knocked on the window of the car.

"Hello, Kai, I saw you in there and brought your food. Did you think it was not ready yet? You could have called me. I would have told you." Roberto's thick accent and happy smile was so different to how things had been in the car recently.

"I am sorry Roberto, my parents and I were just talking."

"Ahh, your parents. I see you look alike. Hello, hello, your son is a good boy. I hope you like the food." He held up two large bags that were filled with take out containers.

"Yes, he is a good son." Mom smiled through the window. "Thank you, and I cannot wait to try the food."

After we took delivery of the food that I had ordered, it was time for us to get to the hospital.

Finally, I could see my Ocean.. Finally, I could hug him, hear his voice, and recharge my soul; all when I got to see my Ocean.