Soul of Stoneridge [BoyxBoy]

Bullies Cry Too

I guess I never fully introduced myself. My name is Kyan Zamora. Yea, it's ok my parents are really into names that sounded magical. I guess that's why I could talk to souls then. Well, today was a new day and after all a week before my birthday. I felt something in the air as I walked to my school. It was heavy with sadness. Usually when things get like this there's a soul for me to help. I've helped plenty of souls at my high school. Sometimes people remember my soul helping theirs. Other times its more of a familiar presence my aura gives off.

As I neared my school I saw the bully outside again. He's usually picking on the geeky kids like me. He usually leaves me alone though after our first encounter. I could remember it like it was yesterday.

Back in middle school I was a new student. We just moved to Arizona, because I got bullied bad in my last school. It made me really depressed and I almost committed suicide a few times, so my parents thought we should try somewhere new. Well you could guess where this story is headed. I met Axil on our lunch break. He took one look at me and called me a fag. I just smiled at him. It wasn't as if I wasn't used to it. I admired him for a bit, just looking at his soul. It looked so sad, and I'm not saying that to be mean. It looked as if it had lost all hope and been ready to give up. It pulled to me, beckoned me, looking for a friend an ally to help ease the pain. I used my soul to touch his. I felt the sadness and sorrow. Tears formed in my eyes and I reached across the table and grabbed his hand in mine.

"I can feel it. Your sorrow, your pain and I want you to know that someone cares about you even if it's only the guy you bully. I know you're hurt by what they call you. I'm letting you know if you need a real friend it could be me." I wiped my tears away and got up from the table. I could hear his so-called friends making fun of me. I looked back and saw he had tears in his eyes and a look of relief. We made eye contact and he blushed turning his attention away from me. I smiled and felt his soul was a little brighter if only for a short time. Hopefully this school would be different than the last.

I would have left the situation alone this time but I knew the guy he was beating up. I had helped him last week and he was close to killing himself over Axil and his bullying. His soul was pleading for my help when I walked up to him last week. I told him that things will get better and I used my powers to absorb some of his pain. It usually hurts for a while after I take pain away but I could usually sleep it off since it wasn't my own pain. Anyways, enough of the tangents. I walked up to Axil and touch his soul with my hand. I felt the same pain and sorrow as I did all those years ago. I slid around his friends in Axil's line of sight. I got between him and the guy's whose name I can't seem to remember. I just hugged him allowing all the feelings of love and care pour from my soul to his. I could feel the resolve, his exhale as I held him in my arms. As I held him I knew his friends were joking around but I ignored them.

"All of you fuck off." Axil yelled at the group as he pressed his face into my neck as I continued to hold him.

"But what about the queer?!'" One of his cronies hollered.

"All of you. You can go to Sean." He pulled from my hug and glared at them, and turned to look at Sean, the guy he was bullying. Sean grabbed his things and shuffled away.

We stood in silence for a while. I could feel the questions and the lighter air around me. Was I supposed to help Axil today? Such a coincidence. I grabbed his hand and started pulling him away from school. I didn't care about getting into trouble and I'm sure he didn't care either as I continued to drag him along. I began walking towards my favorite spot in the woods behind the school. It was littered with beautiful tress, wonderful flowers and amazing stream. The beauty was amazing and I only brought those rare souls that needed special care here. So, today was Axil's turn.

I pulled him over to the large stump that sat at the end of the stream. I sat him down and took of my sock and shoes and let my feet wade in the water. I patted the stump next to me, motioning for him to do the same. I saw fear and reluctance in his eyes. I sent trusting feelings to his soul, and slowly he made his way over to the stump. After a few minutes of the silence I looked over to him. I could tell he was trying to figure everything out. It's time for me to man up and give him some answers.

"Axil, do you remember the first day we met and I told you I could feel all your pain and sadness?" I quietly asked. He didn't look up from the stream and he nodded at me.

"The reason I could do that is because I'm a soulpath. I can feel the emotions of souls with my own as well as ease them into the afterlife. I can question them to find answers their human sides wouldn't give me. And I can see the emotions people hide under the surface. That's how I could tell you needed the hug today and a friend years ago. My offer still hasn't gone away but just know even if they don't care. I always will." During my little speech, I could hear his muffled sobs and towards the end he was just bawling so I just put my arms around and pulled him closer to me.

"I knew you were different the first day we met." He said from my chest. "You were the first person to ever tell me they cared about me that way. So, I was afraid to even be friends with you. You brought feelings and emotions that were so hard to deal with. I've been afraid of my parents for years and that day I came out to them. They shunned me but didn't kick me out. They just pretend that I'm not there. I honestly tried to avoid you, yet every time you were near me I was drawn to you. Recently my brother came home from college he bullies me and calls me a fag. I hate that shit but I didn't think I had anyone to talk to, so I beat up the kids around me." He sat up a little more, still looking at the stream he wiped his tears away. I turned his head towards me and lightly kissed his lips. I was out and proud and Axil had been my crush from day one. I smiled as I looked at him.

"It'sok. Everyone has their own feelings and torments they go through in theirlives. And if it stands for me to be the only person that's truly for you that'swhat I'll do." Tears formed in his eyes again but this time they were ofhappiness. He felt different and his soul was lighter. I knew that the day hadonly begun, however I was already drained from helping his battered soul.