Kyle had no clue about what he was going to do. He shivered as he held Jason tight, wishing he didn't have to leave. He didn't want to leave. He didn't want to fight that darkness by himself. He wanted to stay here, stay warm, and stay safe with his boyfriend.
Why? Why was it so hard? Kyle didn't want to accept the thoughts in his head now. He didn't want to accept that they were real. If he did...it would mean leaving Earth, leaving his home... leaving Jason. Jason had helped him through the horrible realization of what it would mean. But every time he thought about Jason, and the love there, he didn't know what he'd do being so far away. And how would he get out that far? He'd have to go farther than before...
"Don't you think you should tell the government?" Jason asked him out of nowhere. Jason had turned to face him now, the two boys holding each other close as they spoke.
"Huh?" Tell the government?
"I don't know. What if they think I'm insane?" Kyle asked. Kyle didn't want the government thinking that he was some insane hero who'd lose his mind and blow up the world or something.
"what could they do about it?" Jason countered. "Besides, they obviously want to see you about SOMETHING. Maybe you should go," Jason urged while stroking Kyle's back. Jason's calming touch conflicted with the confusing thoughts in his head.
"I guess." Kyle hadn't thought much about the government. but maybe he should go. Fuck! It felt like everything was falling apart, and he couldn't' keep it together. At least being a super hero was the same. Watch the news, fly around, save who he could. Suddenly it seemed that the easiest part was saving people, and the rest was becoming more difficult.
"And another thing," Jason continued. " When are you going to take me flying?" Kyle smiled. That was something he COULD do.
Soaring through the sky with Kyle was so awesome!! Jason couldn't describe it; the feeling of soaring over the clouds, and watching the sunrays split through...the deep reds and pinks at sunset...the way the sun lit the fog over the golden gate bridge...the way the mountains looked from so high above...the way the sand looked over the Sahara, seeing the Matterhorn, the Taj Mahal, all those places.
Jason looked at his boyfriend as they flew across the sparkling ocean. "It's so gorgeous!!" he exclaimed. Flying this way, arms outstretched, with his hand held by his boyfriend, it was the best feeling the world. Kyle had taken him a lot of places over the past week, whenever they'd had time.
"I wanted to watch the sunset," Kyle explained, pulling Jason into his slender body.
"Sounds good to me," Jason whispered before kissing his boyfriend on the lips. They'd been everywhere, walking along pier 49 in San Francisco, visiting New York and its crowds. They saw Niagara Falls, looking beautiful in deep winter.
The week had been wonderful, flying with Jason everywhere. He'd asked to go lots of places, and Kyle had happily obliged. But the best times were watching the sunsets all over the world.
So now they were watching the sunset from Mount Everest. And it was gorgeous. "To think that only a few people ever make it this high," Jason whispered. It was true. Kyle had been places that very few people or NO people had ever gone. It was a strange feeling. But now, to take Jason with him, it was the best feeling ever.
"It's incredible," Kyle whispered back. Little by little, he was realizing that he needed to fight for this. This was worth saving; these sites, sounds, and these scenes. The quiet moments he'd spent with Jason were becoming the most important thing in his life.
"I'll call the number for the government after school tomorrow," Kyle decided. It couldn't hurt to go see, could it?
Rick could not believe what he was hearing. After waiting for a week to hear this explanation, this is what he got? Kyle thought he was some chosen one of the Earth to go and stop evil aliens, or something, from consuming everything. And the worst part was, Jason believed him. Why? Yes, Kyle could fly around...but still. What if the dreams were some mental side effect?
"So you're what? Going to fly into space and hope to find something?" Rick asked.
"I'm not sure." Kyle admitted, looking sheepish. They were hanging out in the middle courtyard of the commons, as it was snowing and too cold to be outside. This was the perfect place for Kyle to keep his secret. So, of course, Jason had pushed them all outside as well.
Jason did not need this. He did not need a super hero boyfriend who was fucked in the head. But everyone else was all concerned, and they wanted him to go see. How could they just believe Kyle like that!??! And the worse part was that Kyle was somewhat agreeing with Rick. Jason needed a boyfriend like rick. someone who was THERE, all the time..
"You don't even know if you can go into space,," Rick said, arguing against the insanity of it. Space was so BIG. What if he got lost? What if there was nothing, and it was just in Kyle's head? Yes, it would leave Rick free to get with Jason maybe, but still. Rick didn't want to see Jason hurt because of Kyle. If he never came back; if he got hurt; it would kill Rick if Jason were hurt. After everything Jason had done for him, had tried to help him with, it wasn't fair for Jason.
"Well, actually, I can. I've done it several times. You wouldn't believe the storms on Jupiter..." Kyle trailed off, blushing. What the fuck?
"What? You went to Jupiter?" Steven asked. He went to Jupiter? He'd probably been to the other planets too then. Wait. Jupiter was supposedly HUGE, with a small core, and nothing but gas...
"Whoa," Josh said. That was the first thing Josh had said since Kyle had explained his story. Rick liked Josh, He was nice. Yes, he was a little quiet, but still, you'd think he'd have more to say about something like this, than just, `whoa.'
"Yeah. It was very.. stormy," Kyle said nervously. Stormy? That's all he could say? Rick was so so so tired of this. was he the only one who understood the insanity of flying out into deep space?
"What about the other planets?" Rick didn't care. He was freezing. But it seemed like he was the only one who noticed. Even Josh, who normally was cold all the time, didn't care. Rick didn't want to hear about the other planets; he wanted to know if Kyle would ever admit he was insane and check himself into a hospital.
"Different. way different. all of them...they aren't earth. But they are so beautiful," Kyle said. "There is so much out in space...and so much blackness between everything. I don't like it. I don't like going out so far. It makes me feel too small. I like being here...safe...at school...people around me...snow." Kyle was trailing off now, his breath leaving brief clouds in the air, as if to accent his remarks.
Rick didn't know what to think.
"I feel small sometimes," Alex said, patting Kyle on the back. Alex and Michelle were there too, wanting all the details. Michelle had been pretty bad though, trying to get him to style his hair differently, or get a better outfit for his superhero costume. She'd even sketched out several different designs.
"Yeah, but this is different. Maybe," Kyle began. "It's hard to describe. I've flown for hours into space...with nothing. Nothing around me but...black. Yes, there are stars and other things...but it's all such weak light. It's beautiful, yes, but at the same time it's so...big." Kyle sighed.
"So you really think the government will believe you if you tell them?" Rick asked, changing the subject. He wished they would stay on the subject. They kept getting off topic. That's what they were out here for; to figure this stuff out.
"I don't know. But I feel like I have to warn someone," Kyle explained, "Someone that might be able to do something." Yeah...right.
"The government? What are they going to do? Build fleets of ships?" Rick countered. "That kind of technology is WAY beyond Earth' right now."
"But he has to tell someone, Rick," Jason added. Rick groaned. He wanted to yell, to scream, to do something. He wanted Jason to stop siding with Kyle. Why couldn't anybody take his side?
Kyle found himself skimming the clouds, taking his time to fly to San Francisco. It was also nice not being weighed down by heavy clothes, instead having a freshly washed and dried superhero suit. Telling his mother had been a good idea. Although he had the thought that Michelle might have gotten hold of his mother, because one day he'd come home to find out he had a new suit.
Landing on the pier where he and Jason liked to go walking was different this time. He found himself landing straight out in the open, with several onlookers standing in silent surprise. Then, before they could respond, he walked over to the pay phone at the end of the pier. He had the piece of paper ready, with the number that had been blaring on TV for months now in his hand. Kyle ignored the several onlookers as he dialed the number.
After ringing several times an automated system answered, "Thank you for calling the Kid Rush number. For voice identification, please state the phrase: "I am Kid Rush." Weird. Voice identification? He guessed they could do that with voice recordings from the TV.
"I am Kid Rush," Kyle said, feeling dumb. But then again, what if someone tried to pretend to be him?
"Voice verification at 90 percent match. Proceeding to next statement. Please state the phrase, 'Kid Rush wants to help.'" Interesting.
Kyle repeated the phrase, trying to think if he'd ever said that before. He couldn't remember. He didn't think he had. Were they mixing words he'd said to see if they still sounded the same?
"Voice verification at 95 percent. Proceeding to next statement. Say 'I am attracted to boys.'" Kyle was trying not to blush as he repeated the last phrase. At least they were making it harder for some people to try and fake his voice. It would be hard to say that with out laughing, for someone who was just screwing around.
"Voice verification at 95. percent. Please hold." Kyle waited as the phone line began ringing. What was going on now?
"Hello. Am I presumably speaking to Kid Rush?" a male voice asked on the other end. It sounded interested.
"Yes," Kyle replied.
"Well, you'd be surprised at how many younger teens can make a decent voice match with Kid Rush," the man replied. Wow. Kyle hadn't really thought about it. "Okay. So here's the deal. Assuming you are the real deal, you need to be..." here the man paused, and Kyle could hear him mutter as he rustled through some papers, "at the washington monument building in, oh say.. 10 minutes." Huh?
"Where the crap is that?" Kyle asked. He'd never bothered to visit DC yet. Maybe he should. see some of the sights.
"It's near washington DC. don't you know where that is?" the man sounded suprised.
"I'm standing on pier 49 in san francisco. Yes I can get to the east coast in time..."Kyle protested, "But finding land marks is really hard from the air."
"Well... you know the white house right?" Kyled sighed. Yes. at least he knew that.
"Yes."
"Well it's about 1 or 2 miles south east of there." oh. that wasn't too hard.
"OK. so am I looking for someone?" Kyle was getting tired of this spy type stuff.
"It won't matter if you don't get there in time." The man replied. Kyle wanted to strangle this guy. But he wouldn't. That would look bad.
"Fine. Im on my way." Kyle hung up.
Sorry that took so long. I really couldn't figure out how to end that chapter. that dialog took forever. so anyway. plz tell me if you liked it!!