Chapter 96: Ocean - So What Am I Really? Part 3
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Ocean
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"Ocean, no!"
"Goddess no!" His parents started to speak at the same time. They seemed to be in agreement, whatever it was that they were saying. Still, I couldn't bring myself to look at them. I couldn't bring myself to watch as they glared at me with disgust.
"Ocean, honey, we're not upset at all." I heard Mrs. Rivers talking, but her words weren't getting through to me.
"I'm sorry that I made it sound like that." Mr. Rivers added. "I joke with my son a lot, that's all. It's a big thing between us. I'm sorry if I made you feel uncomfortable. There is nothing wrong with you two being together. We've long known that our son didn't care one way or the other if the person he was with was male or female."
"The only reason that Reef said that was so he could pull Makai's leg a little. Usually, the Goddess won't choose a mate for someone unless they could have a productive future. But I guess she will take into account that people could just be gay. The reason Reef said the mate was supposed to be female was so Makai could have children in the future. We will just have to accept it though, that there will never be children from our son."
That shattered my heart. I was not just taking their son from them, but future grandchildren as well. I was horrible. What the hell did I do to these people?
"No! Wait! Maybe there was a mistake. I..I..I don't want you to not have grandchildren. I..I can't be the one responsible for that. This is a mistake, it has to be." I started to pull away from Makai and I saw the hurt look in his eyes.
"Wait, Ocean, what are you saying? You don't want me?" There were tears in his eyes and pain in his voice.
"It's not that." I shook my head vehemently. "I do. I do want you. I lo-, I mean I like you a lot Makai. I really do. But this is wrong. I can't do that to you or your parents."
I was backing away from them now, slowly trying to leave the room. Then I would turn and run toward the door and down the driveway, and I would never look back again.
"Ocean?" Makai stood and came after me. Before I could get out of the room, he had grabbed a hold of me and was looking me in the eyes. "Don't do this. Don't say those things. I don't care about that, I only care about you. If we're supposed to be together then no one else on this planet will be able to make me happy. And in the future, if we want kids we can find someone to help with that."
"What the hell are you talking about? Stop talking like we're going to get married and be together forever." I snapped at him. "You don't know what is going to happen for us in the future. Stop saying things like that."
"But it's the truth, Ocean. Please, don't leave me."
I saw the pleading look in his eyes and then I looked toward his parents who were eyeing me with concern.
"Makai is right, Ocean. You and him are the only ones that can make each other happy. That is what the mark means. Hasn't yours changed to reflect him like his did to reflect you?" Mrs. Rivers was speaking softly.
"Please forgive my joking nature." Mr. Rivers rose from his chair and came over to meet us near the arch in the wall that I tried to run through earlier. "I'm sorry, Ocean. I am not against you at all. And I agree with my son; you're his mate and that makes you the best mate for him."
I just stood there frozen as Mr. Rivers wrapped his arms around both me and Makai. He was hugging the two of us in a very serious, non-joking way. Mrs. Rivers rose to her feet then and walked onto the other side of us and added her arms to the hug. I was now being hugged by every member of the Rivers family, or at least all the ones that I knew about.
"Please, Ocean, don't leave our son." Mr. Rivers sounded like he was begging me now too.
"Please, don't leave me." Makai's voice was filled with the same begging and sorrow that his dad's was.
I felt my heart settling down finally as they all held onto me. I couldn't leave right now even if I wanted to, not with them hugging me like this.
"F..f..fine, I..I..I won't l..l..leave." I had to force the words out. "N..n..not yet anyway. If you find someone else though, I w..w..will step b..b..back and let you have th..th..them."
"That will never happen." That sounded like a promise from Makai, but I didn't know how long it would last.
I felt their arms leave me one by one. First Mrs. Rivers left, then Mr. Rivers, and after a few moments of holding me tightly to his chest, Makai pulled away but he took my hand and pulled me back to the couch with him.
"I think there have been enough delays." Makai spoke firmly before we actually sat down. I think we need to go to the pool and have Ocean shift so you can tell us what he really is."
"Yes, I agree."
"Let's go." His parents nodded their heads and agreed right away.
Makai still wasn't letting me go. He dragged me from the living room and straight up to his bedroom so that I could put on a pair of swim trunks like last time. That was the only time that he let go of my hand, but he had stood there with his back against the door as if he was going to block my escape.
"I am not going to run away." I told him in a soft voice.
"You tried to." He sounded hurt.
"So you're going to hold me prisoner to keep me from doing it again." I laughed at him, but saw that he looked hurt again.
"I.., it's not.., that wasn't.." He was floundering, unable to answer that question.
"I was kidding." I sighed. "I'm sorry, Makai. I didn't mean to hurt you or upset you. I don't want to leave you. I never did, but I don't want to ruin your future either." The tears that I had been holding back were streaming down my cheeks now, falling and landing on my bare chest.
"You couldn't ruin my future even if you tried." He said as he came closer to me. "I don't want anyone else, Ocean. Just you." My heart soared, and I wanted to smile at that.
"But.."
"No buts." He snapped at me as he walked toward me in a hurry. "Don't try to convince yourself that we're not together. We are. And until you want to leave me for a reason other than ruining my future, I won't let you go. Not for something as stupid as that."
"It's not stupid." I snapped at him. "What if ten years down the line you want a family and a wife, but you've been stuck with me that whole time?"
"Then we will adopt or not because it's what you think is best for me. I would die inside every day that you're away from me. Dammit, Ocean, don't you know how important you are to me?"
I gasped at his words. What the hell was he saying? What did he mean? I couldn't answer those, but I felt the intensity that he was giving me, and I did the only thing that I could think of. I pressed my lips to his gently, giving him a quick kiss.
"I think I can tell. Because you're important to me too." Finally he smiled at me, I wouldn't leave him. I couldn't leave him. I wanted to be with him too much.
"Good." I think I had finally convinced him, so he wasn't likely to guard the doors anymore. "Let's go. My parents are waiting for us."
I was glad I had kept the kiss quick and simple. I didn't need to be turned on before they saw us. Not again anyway. I had really, really, really hoped that they hadn't noticed the erection that I was sporting when Makai kissed me in the kitchen earlier.
I sighed a little at the loss of his warmth pressed against me, but I let him lead me from the room. It looked like he was still going to be holding onto me until he was more than convinced that I wasn't going to bolt toward the door at any moment.
It would suck to try to run right now anyway. I mean, I was only in my swim trunks and, California or not, it was November outside. It would get chilly at night and the waters were pretty cold sometimes right now. Not to mention that I would look like an idiot if I was caught walking down the street like this. Nope, it was best for me to just stay here with Makai and wait for the awkwardness to pass.
Oh, and then there was the fact that I was about to, hopefully, find out what I really am. And of course, we had to bring my parents here to tell them about what I am. Oh joy, that sounds like fun. Maybe I'll run away from them instead.
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Ocean
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"Ocean, no!"
"Goddess no!" His parents started to speak at the same time. They seemed to be in agreement, whatever it was that they were saying. Still, I couldn't bring myself to look at them. I couldn't bring myself to watch as they glared at me with disgust.
"Ocean, honey, we're not upset at all." I heard Mrs. Rivers talking, but her words weren't getting through to me.
"I'm sorry that I made it sound like that." Mr. Rivers added. "I joke with my son a lot, that's all. It's a big thing between us. I'm sorry if I made you feel uncomfortable. There is nothing wrong with you two being together. We've long known that our son didn't care one way or the other if the person he was with was male or female."
"The only reason that Reef said that was so he could pull Makai's leg a little. Usually, the Goddess won't choose a mate for someone unless they could have a productive future. But I guess she will take into account that people could just be gay. The reason Reef said the mate was supposed to be female was so Makai could have children in the future. We will just have to accept it though, that there will never be children from our son."
That shattered my heart. I was not just taking their son from them, but future grandchildren as well. I was horrible. What the hell did I do to these people?
"No! Wait! Maybe there was a mistake. I..I..I don't want you to not have grandchildren. I..I can't be the one responsible for that. This is a mistake, it has to be." I started to pull away from Makai and I saw the hurt look in his eyes.
"Wait, Ocean, what are you saying? You don't want me?" There were tears in his eyes and pain in his voice.
"It's not that." I shook my head vehemently. "I do. I do want you. I lo-, I mean I like you a lot Makai. I really do. But this is wrong. I can't do that to you or your parents."
I was backing away from them now, slowly trying to leave the room. Then I would turn and run toward the door and down the driveway, and I would never look back again.
"Ocean?" Makai stood and came after me. Before I could get out of the room, he had grabbed a hold of me and was looking me in the eyes. "Don't do this. Don't say those things. I don't care about that, I only care about you. If we're supposed to be together then no one else on this planet will be able to make me happy. And in the future, if we want kids we can find someone to help with that."
"What the hell are you talking about? Stop talking like we're going to get married and be together forever." I snapped at him. "You don't know what is going to happen for us in the future. Stop saying things like that."
"But it's the truth, Ocean. Please, don't leave me."
I saw the pleading look in his eyes and then I looked toward his parents who were eyeing me with concern.
"Makai is right, Ocean. You and him are the only ones that can make each other happy. That is what the mark means. Hasn't yours changed to reflect him like his did to reflect you?" Mrs. Rivers was speaking softly.
"Please forgive my joking nature." Mr. Rivers rose from his chair and came over to meet us near the arch in the wall that I tried to run through earlier. "I'm sorry, Ocean. I am not against you at all. And I agree with my son; you're his mate and that makes you the best mate for him."
I just stood there frozen as Mr. Rivers wrapped his arms around both me and Makai. He was hugging the two of us in a very serious, non-joking way. Mrs. Rivers rose to her feet then and walked onto the other side of us and added her arms to the hug. I was now being hugged by every member of the Rivers family, or at least all the ones that I knew about.
"Please, Ocean, don't leave our son." Mr. Rivers sounded like he was begging me now too.
"Please, don't leave me." Makai's voice was filled with the same begging and sorrow that his dad's was.
I felt my heart settling down finally as they all held onto me. I couldn't leave right now even if I wanted to, not with them hugging me like this.
"F..f..fine, I..I..I won't l..l..leave." I had to force the words out. "N..n..not yet anyway. If you find someone else though, I w..w..will step b..b..back and let you have th..th..them."
"That will never happen." That sounded like a promise from Makai, but I didn't know how long it would last.
I felt their arms leave me one by one. First Mrs. Rivers left, then Mr. Rivers, and after a few moments of holding me tightly to his chest, Makai pulled away but he took my hand and pulled me back to the couch with him.
"I think there have been enough delays." Makai spoke firmly before we actually sat down. I think we need to go to the pool and have Ocean shift so you can tell us what he really is."
"Yes, I agree."
"Let's go." His parents nodded their heads and agreed right away.
Makai still wasn't letting me go. He dragged me from the living room and straight up to his bedroom so that I could put on a pair of swim trunks like last time. That was the only time that he let go of my hand, but he had stood there with his back against the door as if he was going to block my escape.
"I am not going to run away." I told him in a soft voice.
"You tried to." He sounded hurt.
"So you're going to hold me prisoner to keep me from doing it again." I laughed at him, but saw that he looked hurt again.
"I.., it's not.., that wasn't.." He was floundering, unable to answer that question.
"I was kidding." I sighed. "I'm sorry, Makai. I didn't mean to hurt you or upset you. I don't want to leave you. I never did, but I don't want to ruin your future either." The tears that I had been holding back were streaming down my cheeks now, falling and landing on my bare chest.
"You couldn't ruin my future even if you tried." He said as he came closer to me. "I don't want anyone else, Ocean. Just you." My heart soared, and I wanted to smile at that.
"But.."
"No buts." He snapped at me as he walked toward me in a hurry. "Don't try to convince yourself that we're not together. We are. And until you want to leave me for a reason other than ruining my future, I won't let you go. Not for something as stupid as that."
"It's not stupid." I snapped at him. "What if ten years down the line you want a family and a wife, but you've been stuck with me that whole time?"
"Then we will adopt or not because it's what you think is best for me. I would die inside every day that you're away from me. Dammit, Ocean, don't you know how important you are to me?"
I gasped at his words. What the hell was he saying? What did he mean? I couldn't answer those, but I felt the intensity that he was giving me, and I did the only thing that I could think of. I pressed my lips to his gently, giving him a quick kiss.
"I think I can tell. Because you're important to me too." Finally he smiled at me, I wouldn't leave him. I couldn't leave him. I wanted to be with him too much.
"Good." I think I had finally convinced him, so he wasn't likely to guard the doors anymore. "Let's go. My parents are waiting for us."
I was glad I had kept the kiss quick and simple. I didn't need to be turned on before they saw us. Not again anyway. I had really, really, really hoped that they hadn't noticed the erection that I was sporting when Makai kissed me in the kitchen earlier.
I sighed a little at the loss of his warmth pressed against me, but I let him lead me from the room. It looked like he was still going to be holding onto me until he was more than convinced that I wasn't going to bolt toward the door at any moment.
It would suck to try to run right now anyway. I mean, I was only in my swim trunks and, California or not, it was November outside. It would get chilly at night and the waters were pretty cold sometimes right now. Not to mention that I would look like an idiot if I was caught walking down the street like this. Nope, it was best for me to just stay here with Makai and wait for the awkwardness to pass.
Oh, and then there was the fact that I was about to, hopefully, find out what I really am. And of course, we had to bring my parents here to tell them about what I am. Oh joy, that sounds like fun. Maybe I'll run away from them instead.
~~Ocean~~"Ocean, no!""Goddess no!" His parents started to speak at the same time. They seemed to be in agreement, whatever it was that they were saying. Still, I couldn't bring myself to look at them. I couldn't bring myself to watch as they glared at me with disgust."Ocean, honey, we're not upset at all." I heard Mrs. Rivers talking, but her words weren't getting through to me."I'm sorry that I made it sound like that." Mr. Rivers added. "I joke with my son a lot, that's all. It's a big thing between us. I'm sorry if I made you feel uncomfortable. There is nothing wrong with you two being together. We've long known that our son didn't care one way or the other if the person he was with was male or female.""The only reason that Reef said that was so he could pull Makai's leg a little. Usually, the Goddess won't choose a mate for someone unless they could have a productive future. But I guess she will take into account that people could just be gay. The reason Reef said the mate was supposed to be female was so Makai could have children in the future. We will just have to accept it though, that there will never be children from our son."That shattered my heart. I was not just taking their son from them, but future grandchildren as well. I was horrible. What the hell did I do to these people?"No! Wait! Maybe there was a mistake. I..I..I don't want you to not have grandchildren. I..I can't be the one responsible for that. This is a mistake, it has to be." I started to pull away from Makai and I saw the hurt look in his eyes."Wait, Ocean, what are you saying? You don't want me?" There were tears in his eyes and pain in his voice."It's not that." I shook my head vehemently. "I do. I do want you. I lo-, I mean I like you a lot Makai. I really do. But this is wrong. I can't do that to you or your parents."I was backing away from them now, slowly trying to leave the room. Then I would turn and run toward the door and down the driveway, and I would never look back again."Ocean?" Makai stood and came after me. Before I could get out of the room, he had grabbed a hold of me and was looking me in the eyes. "Don't do this. Don't say those things. I don't care about that, I only care about you. If we're supposed to be together then no one else on this planet will be able to make me happy. And in the future, if we want kids we can find someone to help with that.""What the hell are you talking about? Stop talking like we're going to get married and be together forever." I snapped at him. "You don't know what is going to happen for us in the future. Stop saying things like that.""But it's the truth, Ocean. Please, don't leave me."I saw the pleading look in his eyes and then I looked toward his parents who were eyeing me with concern."Makai is right, Ocean. You and him are the only ones that can make each other happy. That is what the mark means. Hasn't yours changed to reflect him like his did to reflect you?" Mrs. Rivers was speaking softly."Please forgive my joking nature." Mr. Rivers rose from his chair and came over to meet us near the arch in the wall that I tried to run through earlier. "I'm sorry, Ocean. I am not against you at all. And I agree with my son; you're his mate and that makes you the best mate for him."I just stood there frozen as Mr. Rivers wrapped his arms around both me and Makai. He was hugging the two of us in a very serious, non-joking way. Mrs. Rivers rose to her feet then and walked onto the other side of us and added her arms to the hug. I was now being hugged by every member of the Rivers family, or at least all the ones that I knew about."Please, Ocean, don't leave our son." Mr. Rivers sounded like he was begging me now too."Please, don't leave me." Makai's voice was filled with the same begging and sorrow that his dad's was.I felt my heart settling down finally as they all held onto me. I couldn't leave right now even if I wanted to, not with them hugging me like this."F..f..fine, I..I..I won't l..l..leave." I had to force the words out. "N..n..not yet anyway. If you find someone else though, I w..w..will step b..b..back and let you have th..th..them.""That will never happen." That sounded like a promise from Makai, but I didn't know how long it would last.I felt their arms leave me one by one. First Mrs. Rivers left, then Mr. Rivers, and after a few moments of holding me tightly to his chest, Makai pulled away but he took my hand and pulled me back to the couch with him."I think there have been enough delays." Makai spoke firmly before we actually sat down. I think we need to go to the pool and have Ocean shift so you can tell us what he really is.""Yes, I agree.""Let's go." His parents nodded their heads and agreed right away.Makai still wasn't letting me go. He dragged me from the living room and straight up to his bedroom so that I could put on a pair of swim trunks like last time. That was the only time that he let go of my hand, but he had stood there with his back against the door as if he was going to block my escape."I am not going to run away." I told him in a soft voice."You tried to." He sounded hurt."So you're going to hold me prisoner to keep me from doing it again." I laughed at him, but saw that he looked hurt again."I.., it's not.., that wasn't.." He was floundering, unable to answer that question."I was kidding." I sighed. "I'm sorry, Makai. I didn't mean to hurt you or upset you. I don't want to leave you. I never did, but I don't want to ruin your future either." The tears that I had been holding back were streaming down my cheeks now, falling and landing on my bare chest."You couldn't ruin my future even if you tried." He said as he came closer to me. "I don't want anyone else, Ocean. Just you." My heart soared, and I wanted to smile at that."But..""No buts." He snapped at me as he walked toward me in a hurry. "Don't try to convince yourself that we're not together. We are. And until you want to leave me for a reason other than ruining my future, I won't let you go. Not for something as stupid as that.""It's not stupid." I snapped at him. "What if ten years down the line you want a family and a wife, but you've been stuck with me that whole time?""Then we will adopt or not because it's what you think is best for me. I would die inside every day that you're away from me. Dammit, Ocean, don't you know how important you are to me?"I gasped at his words. What the hell was he saying? What did he mean? I couldn't answer those, but I felt the intensity that he was giving me, and I did the only thing that I could think of. I pressed my lips to his gently, giving him a quick kiss."I think I can tell. Because you're important to me too." Finally he smiled at me, I wouldn't leave him. I couldn't leave him. I wanted to be with him too much."Good." I think I had finally convinced him, so he wasn't likely to guard the doors anymore. "Let's go. My parents are waiting for us."I was glad I had kept the kiss quick and simple. I didn't need to be turned on before they saw us. Not again anyway. I had really, really, really hoped that they hadn't noticed the erection that I was sporting when Makai kissed me in the kitchen earlier.I sighed a little at the loss of his warmth pressed against me, but I let him lead me from the room. It looked like he was still going to be holding onto me until he was more than convinced that I wasn't going to bolt toward the door at any moment.It would suck to try to run right now anyway. I mean, I was only in my swim trunks and, California or not, it was November outside. It would get chilly at night and the waters were pretty cold sometimes right now. Not to mention that I would look like an idiot if I was caught walking down the street like this. Nope, it was best for me to just stay here with Makai and wait for the awkwardness to pass.Oh, and then there was the fact that I was about to, hopefully, find out what I really am. And of course, we had to bring my parents here to tell them about what I am. Oh joy, that sounds like fun. Maybe I'll run away from them instead.
