Handcuffed To A Gay Guy

Chapter 23 - The Liege

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So, the last chapter's name said it all.. It's the start of a drama! Well, unless they get out of the hospital, of course! So, please, have fun reading the story and excuse me if its boring!

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Ray's Pov

I had been dreaming about him when I suddenly woke up. My body just started shaking incredibly and I woke up sweating like hell. What the dream, no, nightmare was about, I couldn't bear to think about.

I turned to my side and saw Ash staring at me. Both our faces reddened at being caught staring at each other. But what was there to be embarassed about? We were in love. Yeah, we are in love!

"How was your sleep?" I asked him, smiling. His green eyes glinted.

"Amen't I supposed to ask you that?" he joked. "Amen't I the feminine one in the relationship?"

I couldn't help but smile at that. "It doesn't matter. How was your sleep?" I repeated.

"It's always the best when you're next to me," he said softly.

"Cheesy!" I cried and Ash blushed. I pulled him into my arms and stroked his back. He seemed to melt into me which made me feel pleasurable satisfaction. I just loved having him in my arms. So vulnerable.

"Let's go from here," I mumbled after a while. Ash nodded against my chest but as I moved him so that I could stand up, he looked up at me and I froze. Oh my God! He's showing me the puppy dog look! It's just so fucking adorable!

"Carry me?" he asked, biting his lower lip, making him look impossibly more adorable.

After a few moments of silence, I gave in. I always gave in. He and his adorable looks.

I carried him out of the hospital rooms, bearing the weird looks that everyone was giving us. As if we cared. Though Ash did look a little nervous.

We found Miles in the cafeteria as I thought we would. He was munching down breakfast also as I had thought. He looked up when we entered and for a moment, pain flashed across his eyes but then he gave a small nod of acknowledgement and went back to swallowing his food.

I felt odd. Miles... He was handsome. Beautiful, in fact. A mysterious air about him. I still didn't know where he was from or what his life story was. I didn't know if I could trust him. And he also liked me. But why? Why would he like someone like me? The worst part about all of this was that I was hurting him each time I kissed Ash. Each time I held my love in my hands. Even though I felt guilty, I couldn't bear to leave Ash for him. I couldn't. I can't even imagine I'm thinking about this!

I felt someone nudge me and I looked down at Ash. I smiled. I could hear his stomach grumbling and he was obviously hungry. So, I bought him food.

We sat far away from Miles. I didn't want to hurt Miles any worse but I knew that he would be hurt either way. Ash seemed to notice that my mind was elsewhere because he snatched my hand and squeezed it.

"What's wrong?" he asked me. I sighed and said,

"I can't help but think that I'm hurting Miles. He told me he likes me but I can't leave you for him. But I don't want to hurt him, Ash. He's doing so much for us. I.. I don't know what to do."

I raked my hand through my hair. Ash squeezed my hand again, saying, "I don't know any solution for this, Ray. I really don't know who Miles is. What he wants." He gulped and stared at me intensely. "Will he take you away from me?"

"No!" I shouted. "I'll never do that! I can never do that!"

Ash's cute face lit up in a huge smile. I knew I loved him. A lot. Then why did I make a mistake later?

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"Get in the car!" Miles shouted at Ash who adamantly crossed his arms over his chest and shook his head. I groaned in frustration. Why was he being so hard right now?

"Please, Ash, just get into the car," I sighed. Ash again shook his head. What the hell is going on inside that beautiful head of his?

"Why aren't you getting in?" My head was pounding in a killer headache and I didn't want Ash make it worse. If he did, then I would only let it out on him. And I didn't want to do that.

Ash shifted from one foot to the other. He looked uncomfortable. "I... I don't like backseats."

A moment of silence and then both Miles and I started cracking up. I didn't think that I could still laugh after all the mess that was in my life.

Ash pouted and said, "It's not funny."

"It.. is," I gasped, trying to control my laughter. Miles was having a pretty hard time too, trying to rein the laughter in.

Ash scowled at me and turned away. My laughter instantly died down. I didn't like Ash angry at me!

"Hey, hey," I cooed, grabbing his hand. I turned him around to look at me and placed my other hand on his waist. He started blushing so hard, I almost started laughing my ass off again.

"I'll sit with you," I offered and he simply glared darkly at the ground. I heard Miles chuckling and then he shook his head. He got in the car and tapped the steering wheel impatiently. I sighed and pushed Ash into the backseat and he yelped as if the material hurt him. He tried to get back out but I simply pushed him back farther in. I got in with him and Ash screamed pitifully.

"Come on! What's there to hate?! I mean, come on, it's the backseat of a car! And you have sat in hundreds of car backseats!"

He stared down at his feet. His eyes kept flickering from Miles to his feet. I wanted to know what he was thinking. But I knew that he would never tell me.

"Let's just leave it, okay?" he finally sighed. "I'm just being stupid. That's it."

He had that tone of finality in his voice that I dreaded. I didn't feel good whenever he talked so seriously. He was the male one in the relationship when it came to this.

"I love you. You know that, right?" His question caught me off guard.

I sighed and leaned on him. "I love you too."

Ash looked happy on hearing that and I was happy too. Miles kept staring straight and for a moment I felt guilt cross my heart but then I shook it off. I fell in love with the greatest guy in the world. Was it wrong? No, I didn't think so.

"Where are we going now?" I asked Miles. Miles' hands clenched tightly on the steering wheel but he answered anyway,

"We're going to have to find the Heafi Crown. But before that, you two need to figure out how to use your powers. And we don't have the Heafi School for that here. You're gonna have to do it alone."

I frowned. "You still haven't told us where we're going."

Miles hesitated but then said, "I know a place where you guys can figure out everything. It's a short drive."

He said nothing more.

I stared at the Heafi Mark on my hand. The Mark was vibrant with its shades of red, orange and yellow. I wondered why my Mark and Ash's Mark was different.

The drive was short. Miles drove the car deep into a cluster of trees and we emerged onto a cliff with a sheer drop to the netherworld. As we got out of the car, I made sure that Ash was safely with me and not wandering off. Sometimes, he was like a little kid, curious to know the world.

"Here?" Ash asked, incredulously. He seemed to not like heights that much. I squeezed his hand trying to relax him but it didn't seem like he noticed. He looked really panicked.

"There's nothing to be afraid of, Ash," I said, soothingly. "I'll keep close to you and we won't have any problem. Anyway, we just have to make fire. Is that a really hard job?"

"Yes, it is," he deadpanned. "Do you know how to use your powers? Nope. Do I know? Nope. Does Miles know? Nope. Does anyone around here know? Nope. Oh, why? Because there's no one around here for miles!"

His eyes flashed.

"You called?" Miles asked, coming to our side. He looked a bit pale but otherwise seemed okay. Did he have a fear of height or something? And then I noticed. He was staring at our intertwined hands. He jerked away from us a bit as we shook our heads.

He nodded and said, "Okay, I know a bit about figuring out Heafi Powers. Sit down, both of you, and cross your legs."

We obeyed and sat down on the hard rock. Miles stared at the both of us and then said, "Back straight."

We straightened our backs. Miles smiled in satisfaction. "Now cross both your hands over your heart and close your eyes. Search inside yourselves for the power. It's just at your fingertips but you need to find the light."

"How will we know?" I asked, as we did as he said.

He smiled, his eyes twinkling. "You'll just know."

I closed my eyes and crossed my hands over my heart. The only thing I saw was darkness. Maybe, I wasn't trying hard enough.

I felt my shoulders stiffen and my back straighten even more. My jaw set and my teeth clenched. I must have looked quite a sight.

I saw something then. Just waiting for me. It was a light and it glowed the colours of my Heafi Mark. I reached out to it instantly.

The light jerked back. Farther and farther away.

"No!" I screamed. "Don't go!'

The light didn't stop. It retreated farther into the darkness as I pushed forward to try and find the light again.

I didn't find it.

And opened my eyes. I swivelled around to look at Ash. His hands were limp at his sides and his eyes were open, staring dead ahead.

"What happened to him?" I asked Miles. I felt panicked. Ash never looked like this. Did something go wrong?

"I don't know," Miles answered, frowning. "He was like this since he opened his eyes. I can't get anything out of him."