The Boy's Children

Chapter 17

Raven's POV
"Why on earth, did you tell them to leave you?"

"I-I thought...you care more about her than me."

"That's insane!"

"He was more scared than me. And that's saying something."

"Y-you were?"

"Yes!"

"Where the hell am I anyway?"

"You ended up in Michigan. They used a helicopter to get you back here."

"I-I was in a bloody helicopter?!"

"Okay that's the last thing, you should be thinking about. Your leg is broken in like 3 places."

"I-it is?"

"Oh Jesus Christ. You probably just freaked her out."

"N-no. He didn't."

"Nyx you should sleep now. You look exhausted."

"He's right."

"You're okay if I do?"

"Mhm."

"I'll wake you if, anything happens."

Onyx went over to the couch and laid down. He shut his eyes.

"What's this I hear about, you not sleeping or eating?"

"Oh uh.."

Malakai's POV
I ran out to my mom's car once I got out of school. I opened a door and jumped it.

"Please tell me, you're not fuckin around with me!"

"I'm not. Raven and your dad are with her now. Onyx told me she woke up."

At the hospital, I ran until I found the room my sister was in. When I saw her, I ran in.

"MJ!"

She sat up. I ran over to her. I started hugging her.

"Thank god! I missed you so much!"

"I missed you too!"

I let her go. Roxana ran over to us and started hugging Marionette.

"Roxie! Hey!"

Roxana climbed into the bed. She went back to hugging Marionette. When Marionette was discharged, Raven carried her to her room. It took about a year or so for her leg to fully heal. She was still scared to run. A girl and a boy in my gym class, started to interest me.

"Go talk to one of them."

"Ah!"

I turned around. I saw Raven.

"N-no...I-I'm okay."

"Who do you like more? Gianna or Ryker?"

"D-don't do that to me."

"Come on. Don't you have a preference?"

I shrugged.

"I-I don't know."

"Who's hotter to you?"

"If you weren't dating my sister...I'd knock you out."

"Yeah okay."

He grabbed my wrist. He started dragging me.

"Hey! What the hell?!"

"You're talking to one of them."

"N-no! I-I don't know if...they're straight! Stop!"

He let me go."

"Really? You don't?"

"Yeah."

"I didn't know if...your sister was straight when I walked up her."

"P-please stop. I understand you're trying to help..I just don't want to be humiliated."

"You never know unless you ask. Come with me."

"Now where are we going?"

He brought me over to his friend's locker.

"Hey Tia. Mal here...needs help."

"With?"

"H-how'd you uh...ya know..."

"He likes Gianna and Ryker."

"Oh! You don't know how to talk to them right?"

I nodded.

"Well...Gia talks to me so, I could find out for you. Ryker on the other hand...I'm not sure."

"Great. Now what do I do?"

"I'm sure, you'll figure it out."

"I'll let Rav know if, I find out anything."

After school, I dragged myself up to Marionette's room. I threw myself onto her bed. She walked into her room.

"What's wrong?"

"I'm having a bi crisis."

"You are?"

She sat down next to me.

"I like two people. I-I don't wanna get embarrassed."

"Ah. Why don't you, just go talk to one of them?"

I noticed she looked upset.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing. I'm just tired."

"No. No you're not."

She sighed.

"Have Ven been talking about Bethany?"

"No. Why?"

"I'm scared."

"Scared of what? Losing him?"

"Yeah. If that happens then...Paul's right. Nobody loves me. He did say I'm damaged goods."

"Why the hell are you letting that stick in your head?"

She shrugged.

"I-I dunno. She's the mother of his child...he's gotta still love her...right?"

"He loves you more though."

Back to Raven's POV
I couldn't stop myself from, listening to their conversation.

She thinks I'll break up with her?

Where's this coming from?

What the hell Marionette?

Should I just go home?

What should I do?

"What's going on with you?"

"I wish..I knew. Maybe...I'm just being paranoid."

"Yeah. I'd say that too."

Me three.

What the fuck?

I heard a sniffle. I walked into Marionette's room.

"Why didn't you tell me?"

She jumped up. Malakai ran out of her room.

"Hey! Get back here!"

I closed her door.

"What's going on?"

"I-I'm just scared to lose you."

I walked over to her bed.

"Baby I'm not going anywhere."

I sat down in front of her.

"I-I'm sorry. I-I'm just scared."

"Why?"

"If I say or do the wrong thing...I'll lose the best thing that's ever happened to me."

"Baby..."

I just started kissing her.

"Next time...I need you to tell me this."

"I-I'm sorry."

"It's okay."