Chapter 8 - Resolving the Past
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Author's Note: I only have on major plot idea for the upcoming story. I'm running a bit dry. If you like this story and don't want to see it shrivel and die, feel free to make any sort of plot suggestion in your reviews. I won't guarantee I'll use any of them, but it always helps to have outside input and inspiration.
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Cody woke up gradually the next morning, the sunlight streaming across his face. He looked fondly down at Kelhan, who was half-sprawled across his chest and snoring lightly.
Cody yawned and grinned to himself. It was a good thing that his parents' bedroom was on the other side of the house. Kelhan, who had never had the opportunity to express sexual pleasure with sound had been rather... vocal, last night.
Cody shifted slightly, trying not to wake his lover, but Kelhan murmured slightly at the motion and soon he was awake as well. He smiled at Cody. Morning.
Cody raised an eyebrow at him. Kelhan sighed theatrically, but spoke the words anyway.
"Morning. Ing. That was really funnnn last night. Tuh. We should do it againnn."
Cody chuckled. "Well, maybe we can. But only if you're really quiet, okay? My parents are..." Cody glanced at the clock. "-probably still asleep, and if you're as loud as you were last night, you'll wake them."
In an instant Kelhan had on his best puppy-dog expression. "I cannn be quiet!"
"Hmmm, are you sure about that?" Cody asked softly, a mischeivious expression settling onto his face. He rolled over suddenly, pinning Kelhan beneath him, and kissed the Triton mercilessly.
A good deal of time later, the two headed downstairs for breakfast.
Kelhan adjusted to human life with remarkable speed. Within a few days he had stopped playing with sounds, and he walked as though he had done it his entire life. It was after the end of Kelhan's first week above water that Cody decided to confront Sam.
"Now Kel," he told his lover firmly, "no matter what she does, you are to stay calm, got it? She still doesn't know about you and me, and she used to be my girlfriend. I have no idea what's going to happen, so you have to keep a cool head."
Kelhan nodded, but Cody could tell he was displeased. Taking a deep breath, Cody knocked on the door.
Sam opened it, smiling when she saw who it was. "Cody!" she exclaimed happily, embracing him tightly. "I haven't seen you since you got back! How are you?"
"I'm fine," Cody assured her. "But... Look Sam, we need to talk."
Sam looked confused, but nodded. Then, for the first time, she noticed Kelhan standing behind Cody. "Who's this?" she asked.
Cody sighed. "That's what we need to talk about."
In Sam's backyard there was a small gazebo sheltered by trees, and the three of them made for that. They sat on the benches and Cody took a deep breath, wondering where to start.
"This is Kelhan," he said eventually. "He's a triton. You know, a merman like me. I met him in Undersea. Kelhan is, he's..." Cody faltered. This was harder to say than he thought it would be. Suddenly however, he felt a reassuring hand on his shoulder. Though he was offering Cody his comforting touch, Kelhan kept his gaze steadily on Sam.
"Kelhan is my lover," Cody finished in a rush. "Which is why I need to break up with you. I'm sorry."
Sam looked back and forth between the two of them, eyes wide. "What? But, you can't be. He's... He's a guy."
Cody winced. This wasn't going to be as painless as he had hoped. Ah well, it had been wishful thinking and he knew it. "Yes, he is," Cody replied, and turned to Kelhan. Grabbing the back of his head, he kissed the triton soundly to demonstrate his point.
When he turned back to Sam, her jaw had dropped open. But when she saw him looking at her it snapped shut. Cody saw a tear begin to fall down her cheek and immediately regretted breaking the news to her so harshly.
Sam stood up, looking furious despite her tears. "I hate you!" she yelled. "I never want to see you again!" And with that she took off towards the house.
Cody winced. "That could have gone better," he said.
Once again he felt Kelhan's comforting hand on his shoulder, and his lover's soft voice from behind him. "You okay?"
Cody sighed. "Yeah. I wasn't really expecting her to take it any better, I guess, but I was still hoping she would. Come on, let's go home."
Kel nodded, and the two set off back towards Cody's house.
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