Author's Note :: Thanks for all the comments/reviews my loving readers! I'm so happy you all liked my last chapter. I just got back from an old friend of mine's wedding! (I'm 19) Yeah, I know, I have some cool friends lol. I would like to introduce a new feature in my stories.
The Q&A. If in the reviews you have any questions or concerns, please leave them and I will answer them to the best of my ability. Get a look at my new profile for any questions about me :D Here are the shoutouts!
Velandrae
Tigers257
MiaCnnr
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Couellette
Aqua786
TangeloNightmares
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Q&A ::
MiaCnnr :: Q) When are they gonna talk to Carlos' mom? A) This chapter! :D
Aqua786 :: Q) 'I hope this story isn't ending soon'/ A) To be honest, I don't know when it will end... But it will probably be soon.
TangeloNightmares :: Q) 'a concern for how fast they are taking the relationship' A) I wanted to reenact the idea of Romeo+Juliet, but the gay side. Star crossed lovers, but without really any complications. Not really...
To everyone :: Yes they are getting married in Phuket!
P.s :: Remember that I will put an ' * ' before the paragraph where the song should go, so for those who would like to do so, please go to youtube and search for Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep Ventus Theme. And do not play it till the * TY!
P.s.s :: I'm sorry for this...
Chapter 24 :: Ventus
"What?..." asked James, clearly confused on Carlos' statement.
"ugh, the wedding! The wedding is in Thailand! You know? Asia?" Carlos answered sarcastically.
"I know where it's at!" James snapped back. Then turned to Kendall and whispered in his ear, covering his mouth in the process. "Where's Thailand?"
Everyone laughs at James, whom makes a pouty face at Kendall for laughing as well...
"It's in Asia, hummus." Kendall said.
"Oh okay..."
"Hummus?" Logan and Carlos said in unison.
"Oh yeah, it's my nickname for James." Kendall answered.
Carlos contorts his face in confusion... "But why hummus?"
"Because he's saying James' name phonetically had it been in Spanish... Right Kendall?" Logan asked, smiling.
"uhh..Yeah.. Wow Logan that was...Smart..." Kendall responded. He just laughed a little and pulled a lost-in-thought James; who was still pondering on the exact location of Thailand, into a warm embrace. Giving him a light kiss on the lips.
"Ha-mes."... Carlos was sounding James' name out in Spanish. "Wow.. It does sound like hummus." They all started laughing and having a good time for a little bit longer before Carlos and Logan took their leave.
On the drive home Carlos began to crave for something... Something... Odd..
"Logie?"
"Yes, hun."
"Can we stop by somewhere to get something?" Carlos asked, making a face like a wanting child.
"Yes of course love, what did you have in mind?"
"Sea-salt ice cream..."
Logan made a slightly confused face and raised an eye-brow. "Sea-salt ice cream?"
"Yah... My mom used to get it for me after... After my father left us. It's good, trust me..." Carlos responded. He set face on the glass with his fist supporting his cheeks.
"What's wrong, love?" Logan asked him lover.
"I don't know..." Carlos re-positioned himself to face Logan. Logan could tell from Carlos' demeanor that he wasn't lying, and that something really was up. "I can't help, but have this uneasy feeling. I can't shake this-this-.. feeling like something terrible is about to happen. It makes me think of rain.. and the cold." Just then Carlos shivered. His whole body shook and the look in Carlos' eyes looked completely fearful.
Upon seeing this, Logan headed for the nearest gas station. When they arrived at the gas station Carlos shivered again... Logan rubbed Carlos' arm and gave him a smile to cheer him up. It helped a little, but Carlos still had the... 'feeling'..
Stepping outside of the car Carlos had subconsciously noticed that the natural lighting outside had changed from bright to gray... Carlos looked up to sky and saw nothing, but gray clouds looming over head...
"Wow that's odd." Logan said. "It's not even humid out and the clouds suddenly changed." He shrugged his shoulders and started up to the building pavement.
"Yeah... Weird..." was all Carlos said back and followed Logan up the pavement and into a local Asian store, not far from where Carlos lived.
"Hello Mrs. Shimomura." Carlos greeted towards an elderly Japanese woman manning the cash register.
"Oh! Konichiwa Carlos-san! How are you and you're momma?" The elderly woman asked, turning her ear at him as to hear carlos' response better.
"She's good thank you." He responded with a weak smile.
Logan noticed a picture of Carlos, Mrs. Shimomura and another woman who he assumed was Carlos' mom; due to her latino appearance.
"ohh thas good thas good. Who your pfriend?" She asked, eying Logan curiously...
"This is Logan. He's special to me, Mrs. Shimomura."
"AHH! Well!" She exclaimed excitedly, clapping her hands together. "Anyone special to Carlos-san, is special to meh." She gave a warm smile to Logan and he bowed respectively to her.
"Domo Arigato Shimomura-sama." Logan replied. The elderly woman's eyes widened and she smiled.
"OH! He is special indeed!" Agreeing with Carlos, who smiled back at her.
"Doitashimashite" She replied, to Logan. Bowing back slightly to him.
They made their way to the back of the store to where the frozen items were kept. He opened the one farthest to the right and reached to the very back and pulled out three-yellow packages labeled "Sea-salt ice cream."
"One for you" Carlos said, holding one out to Logan. "And one for me." he finished.
"What about the third one?" Logan asked.
"Oh this is for my mom." Carlos said, with a sweet smile. Logan couldn't help but admire at Carlos' thoughtfulness. He hugged him amorously for a good few seconds before taking his hand and walking back to the front of the store to pay.
"Is on the house Carlos-san" She declared with a smile.
"Thanks, Mrs. Shimomura." Carlos said. They were about to walk away when he dropped the popsickle meant for his mother, onto the floor. He could hear a muffled snap. It was faint, but he could tell the popsickle stick and broken inside it.
"Oh no..." Mrs. Shimomura said, peering over at the sudden accident. "thas okay Carlos-san, you can go get another from the back."
"Nah, it's okay. I'll just giver her mine. I don't mind." He reassured her.
"that's very sweet of you Carlos-san... You're mother raised a fine young man..." Just then a loud shattering sound came from behind the counter. They all turned back to see what happened. Mrs. Shimomura scuttled back behind the counter to see what broke.
"oh noo..." She said from behind the counter. She straightened back up to show that the picture of the her, carlos and his mother had fallen and shattered to pieces.. the photo was virtually unharmed, except for a slight white line that was scratched over the Latino woman's happy face...
"This is not good." She said, with a sad, but worried look to Carlos.
Logan turned to face Carlos, but stopped in his tracks at the sight of him.
Carlos was standing still, staring at the shattered remains of the glass frame that held their photo.
"We have to go." He said immediately. He grabbed Logan and practically dragged him out of the store and to the car, pleading for Logan to hurry and get him to his house.
Logan was worried beyond belief as he watched the man he was going to marry, hyper-ventilating in the seat next to him. Carlos tried many times to call his mother's cell phone, but was sent straight to voice-mail every time.
"SHIT!" Carlos screamed in frustration, Slamming his phone onto the dashboard.
"She isn't picking up!" he shouted. He looked desperately at Logan. Logan jammed him foot on the gas peddle and was going well over 90 right now and almost ran into several cars on the way to the house, but luckily missing every-one and avoiding any police men in the process.
Logan hard-stopped in front of the house and they rushed out of the car and ran to the front door.
Carlos re-thought about using the house key and rammed the front door open, leaving the now broken wooden door swinging on it's hinges...
"MAMMA!" Carlos called out frantically. He ran to the living-room and up the stairs and checked all the rooms and bathrooms, only to find that no one was there. He ran back down the stairs gripping at his hair frantically.
"I can't find her!" he gasped to Logan... After calming down for a second. Carlos could hear the faint sound of rushing water coming from the direction of the kitchen. Carlos turned and dashed out of the large hallway and into the kitchen, with Logan following hard on his heels.
"MAMMA!" Carlos cried out.
There was a tired looking latino woman gasping and convulsing on the linoleum floor. Her arms and fingers were contorting due to the muscle spasms. Carlos' mother was having a hard attack... And a bad one...
"MAMMA! PLEASE SAY SOMETHING!" he cried out to his mother, he pulled her up to him and held her like a frail child.
"Aye dios mio..." she said looking at Logan...
They locked eyes for the longest time before she started convulsing again.
"Logan, can you call 9-1-1 please?" he said frantically, but more calmly.
"Right." he said, snapping out of his trance. He pulled his phone out and called the emergency service...
Carlos and Logan were sitting in the waiting room at the Ansem hospital...
Carlos sat that hands gripped tight and his head resting on them... He's legs were bouncing quickly, anxious to hear the news about his mother's condition. He started sobbing quietly and tightening his grip even more, he could see Carlos' nails dig into his skin and begin to draw blood...
"Hey hey hey... come on now, it's gonna be fine Carlos.." he whispered soothingly to Carlos. He leaned into Logan's embrace and swiftly grabbed onto Logan's arms and began crying into his chest. Warm salty tears of sorrow stained Logan's gray shirt. He held his suffering lover in his arms while he cried and cried and cried... and cried some more...
The crying did not stop until Dr. Namine came out of the ER.
Carlos jumped up in anxiousness to hear what she had to say.
"Well, is my Mother okay? Is she alright?..." Carlos asked the doctor frantically...
Dr. Namine stared at Carlos for a few seconds before sighing and looking down at the floor a few times as she spoke.
"I'm sorry Mr. Garcia... but i'm afraid she didn't make it... It would seem her heart attack was imminent. It would appear that she had CAD or Coronary Artery Disease. The symptoms are often hard to recognize, because patients sometimes do not develop symptoms at all or until an arrhythmia, heart-failure or a heart attack. I'm sorry..." she ended. Dropping her head and heading back to the ER.
Carlos' heart dropped... his stomach sank and his knees went with it.
He dropped down to the floor and eventually just laid there... Sound began to ebb out... His eye sight clouding up with the tears he could not control, before eventually passing out...
:: 5 Days Later ::
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It was a gloomy Saturday afternooon... It was quiet too.. There was no sound at all. Completely devoid of any auditory sensation, it would seem that even nature was afraid to even make a sound. The trees that loomed around the cemetery, which had statues strewed in erratic places throughout the yard. All of them were cold... Blank. And Sad... Just like we were right now...
There was a soft breeze just then. The silent wind came in with just the faintest whisper of rushing air in attempt to ease the somber atmosphere... but to no avail...
"We are gathered here today to mourn the loss of yet another soul who has now went up to the heaven's with our heavenly father...She was a bright soul and may she always be remembered not only in our memories... But in out hearts as well... May she rest in peace..."
Author's Note :: Wow... WOWWWW... I am so sorry I did that, it was just one of those... Spur of the moment things that I just had to roll with... I'm sorry, truly I am... But I am the writer and that is how it is... though I felt heart broken and could not help but shed tears myself...
But not all is lost... for there is always love... and hope... Hold thy hope high in the sky and let it be free...
P.s :: Just in case you didn't catch the song, it is called
Ventus :: kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep & 358/2 days OST. Because yes... I am a gamer nerd :D