Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2020 02:11:30 -0500 From: Sam Subject: Young Again - Chapters 26 & 27 Please support Nifty to keep this free service going. https://donate.nifty.org/donate.html This is my first attempt at writing a story. Thank you for taking the time to read it. Comments are welcome. sam@gamermail.net The following is fiction. Any resemblance to real people, places or events is coincidental. This is a romance story in many parts. If you are looking for a quickie, this isn't it. From Chapter 25 After a couple hours of waiting I'm tired. It is about 10pm but I don't want to go to sleep. I want to see Dennis to make sure he is ok. A nurse comes out and goes to Mr. Peters. Dennis has been put in a room and we can see him now. Mr. Peters has us all go with the nurse to the room. When we walk into the room Dennis is on a bed with many machines around him. There are wires coming off his body to the machines so he can be monitored. There is also an IV to deliver medicine to him. When I spot him I freeze. Young Again - Chapter 26 by Sam I can't move. My heart is racing in my chest and I feel terror. I don't know why though. I've been to see friends in the hospital before. I know what all these machines are doing and it isn't anything scary. My brain is saying nothing right now is scary but my feet and heart are telling a different tale. I don't understand it but I can't move my body. Marty sees me not moving and comes over to me and whispers to me. "What's wrong?" "I don't know. I feel like I'm terrified but I don't know why. I don't see anything scary but my heart is racing and my feet won't move." Marty scans the room seeing if there is anything he can see that might be scaring me. He looks at the machines and wires hooked up to Dennis then looks at me again questioningly. Marty looks like he is pondering something and my heart is still trying to jump out of my chest. Marty sees Alex and Mr. Peters are around Dennis' bed and away from hearing us. He walks in front of me and squats down where his and my head are level with each other and looks me in the eyes. In a very low whisper he talks to me. "Caleb, it isn't what you think. We are not there. You don't have to go into the machine. This is just Dennis and he is hurt and being checked out. You are not going to be hurt again. You are not going into the machine." A minute later my heart is still beating fairly quick but my feet start to move. I'm able to go over to Dennis and hold his hand. I'm confused about what just happened. Was Marty right? Is Caleb, or at least part of him, still here and able to take minor control. Maybe. After all, I still have his art talent. Possibly more of him is still in here, not able to communicate but able to do some things. In fact was it Caleb recognizing Marty that made me trust him so quickly when we first met? I want to figure some stuff out but right now I need to focus on Dennis. After being with Dennis for about an hour, he didn't wake up but the nurse said that was normal as the drugs they give them during surgery and after tend to keep them asleep. They said we need to go home so Dennis could rest. I didn't want to leave him but didn't have a choice so we went home. I was tired AF when I had to get up the next morning for school. I argued as much as I could with Marty to let me skip school and go see Dennis. He understood my reasoning but said I still had to go. After school I had Marty drive me and Alex over to the hospital to see Dennis. When we got in the room the same thing happened again. I froze. This time I whispered to myself. "Caleb this isn't the machine, it is Den. I want to see Den. Please let me go, this isn't the machine." A little while went by and my feet started to move again and I was able to go to Dennis. He was awake this time and Alex gave me a boost so I could kiss Dennis. Dennis said he still had some pain in his chest and showed me his scars from the surgery. He even pointed out the spot where the defibrillator was. You could just feel it under the skin. He seemed upbeat though. Well until Alex told him the team lost last night. (Thanks Alex) Well at least my ass doesn't have to deal with a pissed off Dennis. He's in hospital. Can't imagine how he fucks when he is mad. I hope he isn't still pissed off when he gets out. Eventually the nurse said Dennis needed his rest and we should go. The next day was Saturday and Dennis was coming home. Mr. Peters drove us up to the hospital. While he signed all of the forms the doctor went over stuff with Dennis. No more basketball this season. No strenuous exercise for 3 months. He gave Dennis a note getting him out of PE. He also gave him a note getting him out of school this week and a card with an appointment time for Friday to be checked out. A wheelchair arrived and Alex helped Dennis get into it. I'm not nearly strong enough to hold up Dennis. That thought made me sad. Dennis is my man and I want to support him, but I'm not strong enough to do it physically. We get Dennis home and into bed. I get into bed with him so I can cuddle with him. We can't have sex since his heart is still weak but we can be close and watch TV together. I'm getting sleepy. This has been a stressful time for me and I've not been sleeping well but now safe in Dennis' arms sleep takes me. Dennis wakes me up when it is time for dinner. His dad brings in two TV tables and sets plates of food and drinks on them. He doesn't want Dennis to try and walk to the table. It is good and when we are finished I take the plates and glasses to the kitchen. I then fold up the tables and put them against the wall for the next meal. I ask Dennis if he needs to go to the bathroom before I go. He looks shy and says he isn't sure he wants to do that with me there. That's cute, with all we do together he wants some mystery to remain. I head home, Alex walks me there for some reason. I wonder what would happen if I ever walked alone in public. When I got inside I asked Marty to take me to the mall so I could get a present for Dennis' birthday. At the mall we went to the Game Stop and I picked up a PS4 and a $500 gift card to the playstation store so he could buy games to download. I also got an extra controller as the system only comes with one so that I could play with him and he could beat me as I suck at video games. We then went over to the Hallmark store to get a card to put the gift card in. It took a while as I wanted something really funny to make him laugh a little. When we got home I wrapped everything before heading to bed. Sunday morning I went over to Dennis' house so I could be with him for a bit. I figure it is dull being stuck in bed. We cuddled and watched some TV. After lunch I was walked home by Alex. When I got inside I went to my room and shut the door. I wanted to finally try something and I had the time now. "Caleb, if you can hear me, my name is Sam. If you are there I want to try to communicate. If you are able to, can you wiggle your right pinky finger?" I waited to see what would happen. Young Again - Chapter 27 by Sam Nothing happened for several minutes so I spoke again. "Caleb, if you are unable to wiggle your right pinky finger, wiggle your left pinky finger." Again I waited. After a minute I was thinking of giving up. The scientists told Marty Caleb's consciousness was taken from him. But then why can I draw? Why did I freeze up in the hospital? No! I'm gonna get to the bottom of this. While I was thinking I thought I saw a very tiny movement in my left pinky finger. I wasn't sure though. "Caleb, if that was you, can you try again please?" This time I focused on my finger. If it moved I was going to catch it. A minute later my left pinky finger slowly moved left and then right. I was amazed. But was it a fluke? Did I subconsciously move it myself? "Caleb, can you move a random finger on your left hand?" I stared! I was beside myself with excitement that I might be able to communicate with Caleb. I've wondered so many things, could I finally get answers? Again it took a minute but my ring finger with Dennis' promise ring on it started to move up and down. OMG I'm talking to Caleb! Can we communicate both ways? "Caleb, if you can, can you say the name of your favorite food?" I stayed silent. Two minutes went by and I thought maybe that was wishful thinking. After all, moving a finger to talking is a big leap. Suddenly I heard something. It didn't come from my mouth but I heard it. It was really faint but I heard "Pizza". It sounded like it was in my room but very soft like someone whispering but 5 feet away from you. I had to verify this information. I ran from my room. "Marty I need to ask you something. What was Caleb's favorite food?" Marty looks at me like I'm insane but answers that he thinks it was pizza as he ate it a lot. Well that's a little inconclusive as pizza is a lot of kids' favorites. So I tell Marty what I'm doing and what has happened so far. He is skeptical, which makes sense but is willing to play along. I ask Marty to ask Caleb a question that only he and Caleb would know the answer to. Marty thinks on it and says, "Caleb, what color is snuffles?" I don't know what that means but I wait a while to see if there is an answer. I eventually hear something. I'm not sure I heard it right, again it is quiet and doesn't come out of my mouth, but sounds like it is in the room. "I'm not sure I heard it right as it doesn't make sense, I but I heard 'Cheetos'" Marty's jaw hits the floor. He is speechless which I wish he wasn't because the answer needs explaining. "What does it mean Marty?" "It's code. When me and Caleb would play secret agent we would use this code. It's really Caleb 'cause you couldn't possibly know our code." Well I'm not crazy and this really is Caleb I'm talking to. So communication is slow, it takes him time between the question and answer. But now I know he is here. I wonder in my head whether he is ok with how I'm using his body. "Yes" Came an answer. Very quickly in fact. But I didn't know yes to what, and Marty didn't ask a question and I haven't said anything. "Yes, I'm ok with how you're using my body." "But you answered that immediately, why was there no delay?" Marty looked at me funny. A few minutes go by and I finally hear. "Sorry, when you talk out loud it takes awhile for me to understand it but when you think it I hear it right then. I hear all your thoughts and understand it better than what comes through my ears." I think, "You hear my thoughts? Why haven't you responded earlier?" "I was taught that children shouldn't talk to adults unless talked to first. This is the first time you've talked to me." I think, "Well, so you like how I'm living your life?" "I love it. Your boyfriend is so hot. I love the feelings I get when he has sex with us. I hope you aren't mad, but I can't tune it out. I'm really sorry about his heart attack and how I acted at the hospital. " I think, "I'm glad you like it, I enjoy the feelings when he does that too. I'm not mad at you, I'm in your body, and you should be in control. " "No! If I was still in control we would never have met Dennis much less be as far into a relationship with him. I'm too shy for that. You took chances I wouldn't have and they came out great. I am very happy to be along for the ride, but now that I can talk to you it will be better." I think, "I'm glad we can talk too. I've wondered so many things that I hope you can tell me about." "I'll tell you anything you want to know. But I'll also try not to bother you. Having a kid talking all the time would annoy you I know." I think, "Not true. I'm happy we can talk. I want to make sure you approve of what I do, this is your body after all. " "Well I do and if you want to talk just think my name, otherwise I'll just enjoy the ride." I've been sitting quietly for a long time having a conversation that was totally in my head. After dinner I just went to my room to do some thinking. Caleb would of course listen in but I didn't care, he was cool and had no choice in it so no reason to worry. When it was time for bed I thought, "Good night Caleb." I heard back "Good night Sam". In the morning only Alex rode to school with us. Dennis would be off school all week. Marty wouldn't let me take off too. I missed seeing Dennis but I wasn't bored in class since I just chatted with Caleb in my head. I wanted to learn all about him and what plans he had for his future before the accident. Turns out he loved to draw but didn't think about possible careers, he just enjoyed it. He also loved video games. He started laughing when he recounted my attempts at Dennis' house to play them. After school I went to Dennis' house to cuddle with him. We ate in his room and I put everything away afterward. Alex walked me home. The next day after school I stopped at my house to get Dennis' gifts. Today was his birthday and even though he wasn't having a party due to his health I wanted to give him his presents anyway. When I got to Dennis' house his brother told me where to put the gifts and that they would have cake after dinner and give him presents then. I put down the gifts and went to Dennis' room to cuddle until dinner. After dinner I put away our dishes but left out the tables. Mr. Peters came in with a cake with candles. He blew them out and we all had some cake. The presents were brought in and when he opened mine he was shocked. He asked how I could afford all this. I told him I had an inheritance from when my Grandparents died. I hooked up the game to his TV and he started searching the store for games to get. I had to go home after that as I still had school tomorrow but at least I knew he wouldn't be bored stuck in bed. The next day after school I cuddled up to Dennis as he played one of his games he downloaded. He seemed to be having fun and I was happy to be with him. On Friday morning I told Marty I was going to Dennis' doctor appointment whether he liked it or not. At the doctor's office Dennis went through many tests to check his heart. They even had him walk on a treadmill. The doctor said he was fine to resume normal activity but still no strenuous exercise and no sports. I asked the doctor about sex. The doctor looked at me funny. I guess he wondered why a 9 year old wanted to have sex with a 13 year old. I'm 12 but could pass for 9 easily. The doctor said sex shouldn't be a problem but not to overdo it. I promised we wouldn't and the doctor looked at me again. I started hearing laughing. I realized it was Caleb and I smiled, I guess it is funny, I'm talking like a horny teen that can't wait to jump his boyfriend's bones. Lord only knows what the doctor is thinking. On the drive back home I tell Dennis since he is released we are going out to eat together tomorrow night for Valentine's day and he is staying at my house overnight. His dad agrees. To be continued...