Portal Jumpers~ Book 1 (MiniCat and more)

Chapter 3- The Boy

Evan's POV

I stared the blue sea monster with fear in my eyes. What is it going to do? I liked the thought of it being a guy so much more than this... Maybe this is just some dream! Maybe I can wake up in my room or at my desk wit Craig by my side. I closed my eyes in hopes of waking up when I heard three different screams. I opened my eyes to see Craig, Tyler, and who I'm guessing is Basically flying through the air and out of sight. Why didn't it throw me as well? Why am I still here? The sound of water broke me out of my thoughts. I looked around to see that I'm being brought down into the water. The sea monster carefully released me and left me in the water. I was about to swim away when something stole my attention. The creature began to change. It made panicked noises which turned into words. "Shitshitshitshit. Shit!" It exclaimed. The sea monster turned into a boy?! The man thrashed around in the water until he began to sink. "Oh fuck!" I yelled in shock. I quickly swam to the man's rescue. He gasped for air as I pulled him up from beneath the deep blue void. I pulled him to the docks and dragged him up the ladders and onto the shore. I sat down as he regained his composure. Hold up... Wasn't this dude just a giant fish? How come he almost drowned? "T-Thank you, sir." The man coughed. "Your welcome." I replied. "Can you explain to me what the hell just happened?" I asked, slightly pissed off. He looked at me apologetically causing me to completely melt. Damn, those eyes could kill a man! "I'm so sorry... I honestly don't know what happened either." He said with shame. I immediately felt guilty for being mad. "No, I'm sorry. Do you care to tell me your name?" I questioned out of curiosity. "Most people call me H2O Delirious. Others call me a monster." Delirious stated with a frown. Those words hit me like a train. I rubbed his shoulder to comfort him only to receive a confused expression. "What are you doing?" He asked with a raised eyebrow. "W-Well, I'm trying to make you feel better." I answered as I continued rubbing. "Oh... Thank you." H2O Delirious thanked. I smiled, but felt something strike me. The map! Tyler said something about Delirious  being a guardian to whatever the map leads to so maybe he knows where we are going! "Hey, uh, Delirious... I heard that you are a guardian. What exactly are you guarding?" I asked. He tensed but relaxed soon after. "I guard the castle above the clouds. I don't know what's so special about it other than it floats, but I know there is something more to it. It holds something so special that my kind must protect it with our lives." He explained. "Your kind? Do you mean half human half sea creatures?" I scoffed. "No. I mean sea creatures. I'm not supposed to be a human. That's what I meant when I said I didn't know what happened. I'm supposed to be back at the Bermuda Triangle, but something led me here years ago." Delirious explained as-a-matter-of-factly. "What led you here?" I questioned. "A feeling, but that doesn't matter. You have yet to tell me your name." He stated. "Oh, I'm Evan." I stated with a grin. So far, everything Tyler said was true... Does this mean he's gay? Let's find out. "How old are you?" I questioned. "Well, in human years I should be somewhere in my 20's, but I'm not completely sure where in my 20's." He stated. I smiled. So far so good. "And... I know this may be a little personal, but what is your sexuality?" I asked with my fingers internally crossed. "I'm not for sure. I don't know that much about humans. Although, I do feel more sexually attracted to men than women. I know it's odd, but you have to take Ito consideration that I've only been a human for about 10 minutes."  He answered. I felt a scream of happiness jump up my throat, but I managed to conceal it. "Don't worry. I don't think it's odd. I think it's perfectly normal to feel that way." I smirked. "Thank you." He smiled an innocent smile that completely took my breath away. There is no word that can describe the amount of adorable this guy is.  It's hard to believe he was just a sea monster a few moments ago. It's hard to believe a boy this cute existed. It's hard to believe this is all real... "Well, we need to find my friends." I stated out of the blue. Delirious looked at me and nodded. With that we left to find the guys.