Chapter 25 - This is Awkward

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Here is a picture of what I think Declan's mother would look like. ^^

Kai's POV

Lance and I animatedly fill in Declan about how we met on the way to the hospital. Every time I catch a glimpse of Declan in the rearview mirror he seems completely bewildered and on the verge of freaking out, so when we arrive at the hospital, Declan is all too ready to ditch the angel and the demon.

I pay the outstanding fees as soon as we arrive at the hospital and request that Declan's mother is moved to a private room. Now we are waiting for her to be moved so that we can go in and see her.

I gently stroke my angel's cheek who seems a bit jittery. He immediately turns towards me and smiles before placing a chaste kiss on my lips. The smile however doesn't fully reach his eyes and now I definitely know that something is wrong. "Raz? Are you okay?" I whisper, adjusting myself so that my entire body is facing him.

"Don't worry about me, my sweet human," Raziel responds, reaching out to squeeze my hand before intertwining our fingers. I can't help the warm, fuzzy feeling that spreads through me at the fact that he called me his for the third time now!

"Tell me," I say, gently stroking the back of his hand.

Raziel sighs. "They're too many sick people around. Not only am I a warrior but I'm also an angel of healing so being around this many sick people is making me want to heal all of them. But I can't cure a hospital full of people, it would draw too much attention to the heavenly realm which is highly frowned upon."

"Raz! Why didn't you say something! You can wait outside!" I exclaim, trying to shoo my angel.

"I'm handling it, don't worry," Raziel immediately replies and kisses the back of my hand.

I turn towards the demon who is making scary faces at a child across the room except that the child finds it funny and can't stop giggling. "Zorander, can you take my stubborn boyfriend outside?" I ask. The demon makes one more face at the child which elicits another giggle and Zorander sighs defeatedly before turning towards me.

"Sure thing," he replies with a shrug and then glances over to Raziel. "Do I have to drag you out or are you going to come willingly?"

Raziel scoffs and makes no attempt to move. "As if you could."

Zorander rolls his eyes but other than that remains silent.

"I'll be okay, if that's what you're worried about," I say gently, drawing Raziel's attention back to me. "Please Raz, I don't want you to be uncomfortable because of me. I'll be fine!"

Raziel very reluctantly gives me a curt nod before hugging me tightly and standing up. He looks at Declan with a cold stare. "If anything happens to Kai while I'm not here I'm holding you personally responsible." Declan gulps and nods vigorously.

"I'll be back in a heartbeat should you need me, I promise," Raziel says cupping my cheeks. He gives me a deep kiss that leaves me swooning before walking towards the exit, closely followed by Zorander.

Now that I'm alone with Declan I can feel a sense of uneasiness sinking in.

"This is awkward," Lance, who I forgot was there, mutters.

Declan lets out a nervous chuckle. "Yeah it kind of is," he says, playing with the zipper of his dark grey hoodie. "So how did you meet an angel and a demon?" He asks after another moment of silence.

"I met Raziel on Friday night after he healed me and-"

"I'm sorry," Declan says for what I swear is the hundredth time.

"You don't need to keep apologizing, I forgive you and you promised you wouldn't bully anyone ever again." I understand why he would have hated me. My father, no our father, crushed his hopes and refused to help him pay for his mother's medical bills while I'm able to buy whatever trivial thing I want. "I'm sorry-"

"You're not responsible for what your father did. I won't bully anyone ever again. I shouldn't have done it in the first place. I'm sor-"

Declan stops when I start to glare at him and he chuckles nervously. "Jeez you're scary. I don't know how I was ever able to bully you."

I smile a little before responding. "Yes, because I'm obviously taller and more muscular than you."

Declan chuckles again, though this time he's more relaxed. "Okay, okay you made your point, ankle biter." I gasp and glare at him which only makes him laugh again. "Leprechaun? Knee high? Santa's little helper- ow!"

I'm not proud of it but I threw a magazine at his dumb face and smile triumphantly when it hits him. Declan chuckles and gets up to put it back, deciding to sit on the side that I'm sitting on. He turns to face me and clears his throat. I tilt my head curiously, waiting for him to say something.

After a moment he finally seems to work up the courage to say what he wants to say. "Is um," he clears his throat again then squeezes his eyes shut and blurts out, "Is Raziel being nice to you? If he's not I'll have a stern talk with him."

"Awww, are you trying to be a protective older brother?" I force out between giggles and watch as Declan opens his eyes and turns bright red.

Lance who's sitting on the floor in front of us is giggling just as much as I am.

Declan huffs and crosses his arms defensively which only spurs on our giggling. "I googled 'things good older brothers should do' before meeting you today and one of the things was I should protect you," Declan says sheepishly and I giggle even more, genuinely happy that he's trying.

"He's the best boyfriend!" I exclaim happily and Declan grins.

"I also got you this," Declan says, removing his backpack and searching through it for a few seconds before pulling out a plastic bag and holding it out for me. I tentatively take it. "I noticed the Zombie Panda keyring on your backpack and thought you might be into this."

I open the bag and peek inside. "OH MY GOD! ZOMBIE PANADA EXTREME!" I scream, excitedly taking the video game out of the bag. The Zombie Panda games are my favourites! I own all of them except this one. This one is a limited edition that was recoiled by the company because it was too violent and was really off brand for them.

"I wish it was brand new but I've deleted my entire game history so I guess that's close enough," Declan says. My mouth hangs open at his words and I hear Lance gasp. I could never imagine deleting my game history for any of my games, especially Zombie Panda.

I look at the game in my hands and it is in near perfect condition, it's clear that he took really great care of it. "This is really sweet, Declan," I say looking at him with a soft smile. I almost want to tell him to keep it but I really want to play this game! But clearly he loves it so I have to ask. "Are you sure you want me to have this?"

Declan smiles at me and nods. "I'm sure." I grin at him. "Small fry."

I glare at Declan. "I'm not that small!"

"Whatever you say, peanut," Declan replies with a chuckle.

"Pass me a magazine, I need to throw it at someone," I say, trying to glare at him but I can't help the tiny giggle that escapes me.

Declan laughs harder and raises his hands in surrender. "I'm sure I want you to have it, Kai." Declan says with a smile.

"Do you want to play together?" I ask, tracing the outline of the game cover.

"If that's okay with you?" Declan says hesitantly and I nod excitedly.

The nurse comes at that moment and we are escorted to Declan's mother's room.

"Declan's mother is super nice! I know she'll love you!" Lance exclaims as we follow the nurse.

"How's my prince doing today? Oh who's your friend?" Declan's mom asks as soon as we enter the room.

Her nose is pointed and she has shoulder length, curly brown hair. She has the same piercing green eyes as Declan and deep eye bags under them. She looks haggard and her skin looks sickly and clammy, still she greets me with a bright smile.

"Mom, this is Kai. Kai, this is my mom, Marian," Declan says, introducing us.

Marian gasps, looking me up and down. "You're Kai, Harvey's other boy?"

"Yes, he's my dad," I reply, taking the seat that she gestures to next to Declan.

She hums a response and smiles at me. "I'm assuming I have you to thank for the room upgrade. They also told me that I can have the surgery tomorrow. Thank you very much, Kai." She reaches out and squeezes my hand. Looking at her frail hand I'm almost scared that it will disintegrate before my very eyes.

"No need to thank me. Declan is family and so are you by extent," I reply with a smile.

"You really are such a kind soul. I hope you and Declan can get along. He hasn't made any good friends since Lance. Lord knows those two he hangs out with now are bad news. Try to talk some sense into him for me," Marian says.

"Exactly what I've been saying!" Lance squeaks in agreement.

I giggle and nod and she continues. "Once I'm better, I have to cook for you. A good looking boy like you must have a girlfriend?"

"I have a boyfriend," I correct her and she smiles.

"Well you and your boyfriend must come over for a meal. Do you have a favourite dish? I'll make it for you," Marian says looking at me with a warm look, a look that my mother always used to wear. It's been so long since I've had someone say they'll cook a meal for me.

I clear my throat, fighting down the emotions. "Anything is fine, really. I'm not a picky eater. Thank you."

"And you're so mannerly too. Isn't he mannerly Declan?" Declan nods and smiles at his mother. "So tell me, both of you, how was school today? And I must hear about this boyfriend of yours Kai. He better be treating you right."

I smile, wiping the corner of my eye where a tear was about to spill onto my face. We spend the next hour chatting away with Marian and she of course embarrasses Declan by telling me a few stories from his childhood. Lance also adds to that embarrassment by telling me any details which Marian left out. 

What did you think of the chapter? And Declan and Kai's interactions? What do you think Zorander and Raziel will get up to next chapter?

Zombie Panda extreme isn't a real game, I was just too lazy to look into the logistics of an already existing zombie game lol. I love pandas to the point where my best friends and I sometimes refer to ourselves the Panda Clan. I also love zombies and it's hard to find a zombie movie that I haven't already watched. 

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