Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2015 15:42:52 +1000
From: Addisyn Draco Batchelor <addisyn.draco@gmail.com>
Subject: Ok. Chapter 27

Ch. 27.    T

This story is a work of fiction. any similarities are completely
coincidental. 'Ok.' contains love and sex between teenage boys. Any mention
of celebrities or characters from tv is not an assumption of their
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same. It also contains some coarse language, just coz it's hard to write
naturally without writing the way I speak. Overall I'd rate it M for mature
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This is a short chapter, because it has given me so much trouble I want to
be done with it. This is the longest it has taken me to write anything, so
if you've got anything bad to say about, I've probably already said it
myself. Thanks for sticking with me and I hope you enjoy chapter 27.

Aftermath.

"So. What about this dragon you promised me?" Dyl pipes up, killing the
mopey, mournful mood perfectly. Thank god. "Can I choose the colour?"

"Yes, of course, but let me adjust to the fact that our arch-enemy is 8
feet from me and being nice. It might take an hour or so." The look on his
face was pained and unbearable. I almost gave in, when I heard two loud
crashes. I look over at Ax, and he's passed out on the floor. Zayk is
too. I ran over to Ax, trying to wake him up, but he wouldn't. His
breathing was laboured and he had a high fever. I was freaking out.

"Ax? Ax!? What's wrong?" I cry out. Dyl cautiously approached Zayk,
checking his breathing and pulse.

"Zayk is barely breathing, and he's got a very weak pulse. What's wrong
with them?"

"I don't know. I'll try and heal them." I started with Axyl, hoping to God
that it would work. I don't know how I woud continue to live without my
sweet, magical boy. I placed my left hand over his heart and attempted to
transfer as much life force into him as I could. A bright, brilliant white
light surrounded us both, and five minutes later... nothing happened. My
head dropped, defeated, but I sucked it up and repeated the process with
Zayk. Once again, no results. If it's possible to feel totally defeated
twice in less than 15 minutes, then I did it. I was lost for an
explanation, I had no idea what had happened. It broke my heart to look at
Dyl, because he was desperately trying everything he could to resuscitate
Zayk. I sensed a level of urgency in his attempts. It was the same
desperation that I felt when trying to bring Axyl back. Could it be
possible that he had feelings for Zayk? He's only ever seen him a handful
of times, and they've never spoken before.

My thoughts were interrupted by Ax making an odd, otherwordly gurgling
sound. I was shocked, so much so that I didn't notice Zayk making the same
sound.

"What's wrong, baby? Are you ok? What should I do?" I asked, futily. He
didn't, couldn't answer. He just continued to gargle, his face reddening a
bit.

"What's going on?" Dyl demanded.

"I don't know, but I'm going to figure it out." I replied, but I still had
no idea how I'd even go about trying to find out. I'm kind of in the dark
here, without a flashlight. How could I lose this amazing boy? We've barely
been together a week!

"Why does this always happen to me!?" Dyl cried. "As soon as I fall in
love, they die! Why am I so cursed?"

"What do you mean? Vlad was your first, wasn't he? One death does not a
curse make." I replied, slightly bewildered. "And Ax and Zayk aren't
dead. Well, not really."

"Yeah, but they could die! And Vlad wasn't my first. I've fallen in love
before, and it's always ended the same way!" He balled, tears ran from his
eyes onto Zayk's face.

I decided to offer some words of wisdom, by way of a mindless ramble,
"Sometimes, life gives you someone and they go. For better or worse, it was
meant to be that way. Sometimes it gives you someone and they stay for
ever. For better or worse, it's meant to be that way. You did not cause
those boys to die, but you were with them when they did. That means that
they saw the face of someone they loved , and who loved them back, before
they went whereverer we go when we die. I don't think I know everything
about the universe we live in, but I do know that death is not what we
think it is. The world is always recycling itself, as is the universe. And
I know that terrible things must happen for beautiful, amazing things to
follow them. There is no light without the dark, no up without down, no
good without evil, no life without death. Don't beat yourself up for being
in the wrong place at the right time. Besides, you've got a dragon to look
after, and he'll know if you're sad..."

I must have said the right thing, because I was gifted with the smile of a
12 year old at Christmas.

"WHAT!! I thought you were joking when you said you'd give me a dragon!" He
exclaimed.

"Why would I joke about that? You're like a brother to me, to us. If we've
got dragons, I don't see any reason why you shouldn't. That would just be
mean." At that, I raised my hands to the window and the clouds began
swirling. Smerg and Seto came flying through the window, followed by a
small red dragon. It was unbelievably cute, like Dyl.

"OMG! Is the red one mine? How did you know I wanted a red one? Did you
read my mind? He's so cute! What should I name him?" Dyl blurted, going a
mile a minute.

"Woah boy, slow down. Yes, I read your mind, and it's up to you to name
him. Anything you want."

"Hmmm, I think I'll name you... Silas." Dyl says, gesturing for Silas to
give him a cuddle. Silas jumped right up into Dyl's arms and licked his
face. At that moment, a bright light started to shine over in Ax and Zayk's
direction. We look over at them, and see that they are glowing. I rush to
Ax's side and, in a panic ask him what's happening. When I don't get an
answer, my heart sinks lower than it has ever been before. I start randomly
quoting and mixing Shakespeare, knowing that Ax likes it.

"It is my soul that calls upon your name; How silver-sweet sound lovers'
tongues by night, like softest music to attending ears. Tis not to me it
sowaks, two of the fairest stars in all heaven, having some business do
entreat your eyes..."

Before I could finish, we heard a voice in our heads. *Do not fear. We will
return. It takes a while to search the entire universe and learn about it
and shit. Kinda the reward for being the 'lynch pin' in stopping a world
apocalypse. If we hadn't stopped that, it would trigger the next natural
disaster, and the next, until nothing lives. So we have to go find
something, and bring it back. We'll be fine. And Toby? Thanks for quotin
Shakespeare to my almost lifeless body. I'll tease you for that later* and
the voice was gone. But I didn't feel sad, and I looked at Dyl and he
didn't look sad either.

"Did you hear that?" Dyl asked. How could I not?

"Yep. Finally, some good news. I wonder what he's bringing?" I say.

"Or who..."