In Too Deep

Chapter One

"We are best friends forever. Right Kellin?" Kellin looked at an 13 year old Oli. He gave him a light smile. He remembers this. It was the best memory he had with Oli. They both had snuck out that night and were hiding under the pier near the gentle waves of the ocean. He looked back at Oli, who's smile was as bright as the stars that were twinkling above them.

"Yeah." Kellin said nodding. "Best friends forever and no matter what." Oli giggled and flung his arms around Kellin's neck. Kellin missed this. This was a month before the accident. It had changed both of them. Oli had become too weak after jumping in front of the car that would have killed Kellin. He couldn't preform in sports anymore and he had spent a year in bed. By the time Oli had gotten out, Kellin had gotten new friends and left Oli alone.

"I'm sorry. I'm so fucking sorry. I was an asshole." Kellin drew in a shaky breath as he felt Oli's grip tighten around his body. "I am an asshole." Oli's body no longer felt like his 13 year old body. "I'm so, so, so sorry Oli." Kellin went to wrap his arms around Oli's thin frame but stopped short when he felt something trailing down his arm and back.

"You were too late." Oli pulled away from Kellin's shoulder. Kellin gasped. Oli's eyes were a nasty white, the entrance and exit wound was rotten, and his skin was a pasty white. Kellin put his hand forward to touch Oli's face but the boy flinch away before he could get close. "Kellin?" They met eyes. In that moment Kellin wanted nothing more than to empty his stomach contains on the ground. It's not that he was disgusting, it was the fact that even though his body had lost its color, he had the same look as when he was alive. He had already been dead long before he put that gun to his head.

"Yeah Oli." Kellin swallowed the lump forming in his throat. He had to know what was so important for him to haunt his dream. Oli opened his mouth and blood dribbled down his chin. Kellin wanted to look away but he found himself entranced. Oli reached forward an tuck a piece of Kellin's hair behind his ear.

"I need you to help him Kellin." Kellin gave him a confused look. Oli gave a loud laugh that echoed through the empty beach. "Vic, Kellin. You have to help him. He is in a dark place Kellin." Oli ran two fingers down his wrist, feeling the bumps that go along them.

"Vic- he, uh, um, he hurts himself?" Oli looked up and gave the ocean a blank stare. He nodded. Kellin felt his stomach drop. What could bring Vic to do that to himself?

"There is a difference between Vic and I. Even though he hurts himself, he could never bring himself to end his life. He would never do that to his family, his friends." Oli sighed. Kellin didn't know what to do. His first feeling was to breakdown crying. The next was to be angry at what Vic, even Oli, do to themselves. The last was to run to Vic and shower him with kisses. Wait, what? Why would he want to kiss Vic? Yeah sure he was both into men and women but men were only one night stands. He would never really be with a guy. Oli laughed.

"What the fuck are you laughing at?" Kellin snapped. He saw Oli still looking out but he was smiling this time.

"Vic is attractive, isn't he?" Oli turned to look at Kellin with a teasing smirk. Kellin blushed and pushed Oli's shoulder causing him to fall into the sand. "Shit, mate. Try not to get sand in the bullet wound." Oli chuckled but when he looked back at Kellin. He was back to his serious self. "Damn Kellin. Lighten up!"

"I can't lighten up. You're dead, Oli! I can-"

"Did I look good?" Oli interrupted.

"What?" Oli look Kellin in the eyes.

"Did. I. Look. Good." Oli made sure to pause on every word. Kellin took a minute to think before nodding.

"Yeah. You were wearing a damn suit though." Oli gave a soft smile.