He floated in his world which the humans called the afterlife with the boy lying full length on top of him.
Although if he wished he could change to his spiritual shape but because the boy maintained his human form in this their spiritual plane so had he.
Michael was forever grateful to the Supreme Being who had allowed him to experience the whole range of human emotions during his time on earth and in particular from this one special boy David Jennings who now lay resting on top of him. He kissed the top of the boy’s head and sent his feelings coursing through to the boy.
“Mmm that’s nice” David said stirring and then looking into a pair of green eyes. “What‘s up.”
“Nothing just wanted to get your attention.” And their conversation was interrupted by a voice in their heads.
“Michael, David, I need your presences here.”
The next instant they were standing in front of the Supreme Being. He looked at the two lovers and smiled saying, “Your little holiday is over I’ve got work for you two.”
“Are we going to do what Michael did before he met me,” David asked, walking over to the Supreme Being and hopping into his arms?
“Nope I’ve got some others doing that now; I’ve got something else in mind for the two of you.”
Michael standing by the Supreme Being asked, “Does it involve going back to Earth?”
“Yes and here’s what I want the two of you to do. There are a lot of young males spread over the earth who are having problems dealing with their sexual orientation when it involves feelings for others of the same sex. Many can deal with the problem and find partners and have a reasonably happy life. But there are quite a few because of their upbringing or situations have great difficulty coping, and tend to become depressed and even suicidal because of the attitude by others which at times can be violent. It is these boys that I want you to try and save. It will not be easy and there will be times when you will fail in your efforts, but this will be offset by the ones whose lives you can turn around and bring to a satisfactory conclusion.”
David looking into his Creators eyes asked, “In what form do you want us to go.”
“Go as you are, but try not to use your special powers unless it’s absolutely necessary, and only make yourself visible when it is safe to do so. The first boy I want you two to confront is Matthew Robinson from the U.K he’s just approaching his fourteenth birthday and lives temporarily in Colombo, Sri Lanka with his father who is the Attaché to the High Commissioner.
After the conclusion of this case Michael, (as you know I’ve implanted a list of the boys in your mind.) You can then choose whichever subject you wish and whichever part of the world.”
“Okay, boss,” they both chorused with David planting a kiss on the creator’s forehead before jumping down to join Michael, “were on it.”
Michael wrapped his arms around the boy and the next instant they were in Matthew Robinson’s rear garden
Unravelling his arms from around the boy Michael said, “We won’t materialize yet, we’ll just observe him and then when I think it appropriate you can meet up with Matthew, while I seek out the other boy who is the cause of all the upset.”
Being the residential home of one of the attaché’s to the British High Commissioner the garden was quite extensive. They moved around till they saw Matthew exiting the house and entering the family car.
Matthew Robinson attended the Colombo International School, mostly for English and American children living in Sri Lanka. He sat in the back of the car with a heavy heart as it made its way to school. His intentions were to get the driver to drop him off a bit away from the school, and then to make his way to the beach which was approximately four hundred metres away from the school.
From there he intended going into the water and let the strong currents do the rest. The reason for him to take such drastic action was that the boy that he’d had a crush on Jake Firmani an American boy from Washington was going to out him to the other boys in the school. He’d had the whole weekend to think about it and had come to the conclusion that this was the only course of action he could take.
From the first day that he’d seen Jake he’d fallen head over heels in love with him. He’d kept his feelings concealed, and had not given the faintest hint to anyone how he longed to be able to have a relationship with Jake. For eight months since his father had been given the appointment to act as the attaché to the British High Commissioner in Colombo, he’d been harbouring his feelings for the boy until last Friday. It was then that Jake had stopped to speak to him outside the school gates and had asked him if he’d want to attend a party at his house and if Matthew’s father agreed to it he could sleepover. Like a fool he’d read more into the invitation then what it really was, just a party and sleepover. He’d immediately accepted the invitation at the same time thinking that he was the special recipient of the invitation had declared his love for Jake saying, “He’d been praying for something like this to happen.” Jake had listened with a look of astonishment on his face as Matthew proclaimed his feelings for him, and at once interrupted Matthew and had told him to “Piss off, and that not to come,” figuratively speaking “within a hundred miles of their home.”
It wasn’t the ridicule that he knew he’d get from the other pupils once Jake had spread the word about him. It was the shame that he’d bring on his father whom he dearly loved, that worried him more than anything else. Knowing school kids they’d be only too eager to spread the word back to their parents and it would soon be known throughout all the diplomatic embassy staff that William Robinson’s son was a homosexual and had propositioned another pupil at the school.
The moment the driver dropped him off and left to return to the house, he quickly dodged passed the school gates and ignored other pupils who happened to call out to him. He made his way down the road that ended at the railway tracks which he’d have to cross to get to the beach. He managed to negotiate the tracks without drawing attention to himself then quickly made his way to some palm trees and waited there till the beach cleared from the early morning visitors.
Michael and David had separated. Michael went to locate Jake Firmani, and David had followed Matthew from his house and now down to the beach.
David watched the stressed boy leaning up against the trunk of a palm tree scanning the beach waiting for an opportunity to make his way into the water.
While the boy’s attention was focused on the beach David, making sure no one else was looking in their direction materialized behind Matthew.
“Hi,” David said, causing the boy to jump and turn around, and now that he’d got Matthew Robinson’s attention continued,
“What are you doing here?”
“”None of your bloody business what I’m doing here,” the startled boy proclaimed, “and who the Hell are you?”
“Didn’t expect you to answer my question, anyway I’m David, I’ve come to watch you walk into the sea and drown yourself. But I think that’s an awfully slow way to go and when the water gets into your lungs it terrible. I know what it feels like because it nearly happened to me. If you really want to end it, go over to the tracks and let a train hit you. It’s a bit messier but a lot quicker and you won’t feel a thing, well hardly.”
“What the shit are you talking about, and are you some sort of freak who likes to watch people get hurt.”
“No, I actually like to see people being happy and you’re not.”
“How did you know I was planning on killing myself?”
“Umm if I told you, you might find it hard to believe.”
“Well tell me, and in any case what’s a little kid like you doing out here, you should be in school not on the beach?”
“I’m sort of umm looking out for you,” and David sensed Michael nearby, “and to try and sorta get you to forget about walking into the sea.”
“So what d’you want me to do go to school and have all the kids there make my life a misery, and then have my father learn of my shame, and the disgrace it will bring on him. They might even send him back to England and that will be the end of his diplomatic career.”
Michael materialized behind Matthew and at the same time saying, “I doubt that any of the boys will be causing you any misery Matthew, and actually a certain Rohan Nelson was wondering why you hadn’t turned up at Jake’s party and was quite disappointed at your absence.”
Matthew had turned and was staring open mouthed at Michael, “Who are you and how do you know all this?”
David walked around to stand by Michael’s side saying, “This is Michael my friend.”
“How did you appear just like that?”
“Well you were so busy talking to David you didn’t see me come up behind you. Now about Jake you don’t have to worry he hasn’t spoken to anybody about what you said to him on Friday, and actually he’s completely forgotten what you did say.”
Matthew couldn’t believe what he was hearing, not only had Jake not said anything but had forgotten all about it. How did these two people know what he’d said to Jake, and how did they know that Rohan, was disappointed at his absence. What’s more he’d never even considered that Rohan, who was nearly a couple of years older than himself would be interested in having him as a friend. Before he could come to any conclusions his thoughts were interrupted by the young boy taking his hand and saying,
“Come on Matthew we’ll walk you back to school.”
The moment that David’s hand clasped his he felt an overwhelming feeling of peace and contentment.
“Oh one more thing Matthew,” Michael said, “Your homosexuality will not be a problem for your father or mother. They’d much prefer to have a live homosexual son than a dead one.”
Matthew looked at his two new companions who smiled at him as they led him away from the beach and back to his school and continued to wonder how they new so much about him.
His companions had left him to walk the last fifty metres to the school by himself, and waiting at the gate was Rohan Nelson. Matthew, now walked with an added purpose in his stride knowing what he had been told about Jake forgetting everything, and that Rohan had been concerned about his absence at the party. He turned to wave at the two companions who had stopped him from ending his life and they were nowhere to be seen. He looked around in puzzlement then quickly made his way over to Rohan.
“What happened to you on Saturday Matthew?” he asked, “I thought you were going to be at Jake’s party as well.”
“Umm I didn’t feel too good so I decided to give it a miss.”
“You okay now.”
“Yeah great,” Matthew said smiling, “Never felt better.”
“Okay let’s go in for assembly, otherwise we’ll be getting detention,” and the two boys made there way into the school.
Michael, do you think he’ll be alright now,” David said arms and legs wrapped around Michael who was lying resting on his back. Should we proceed to are next assignment, or wait a couple of days to make sure he’s okay.”
Michael smiled, “You know he’s alright, you only want to be around to see him get friendly with Rohan.”
David nibbled Michael’s ear, “Umm Michael can’t we wait to see them have there first kiss.”
“No that’s private.”
“Oh come on Mikey pleeeease, just one peek they won’t see us.”
“Okay just one and that’s all.”
“Thanks, “David said, at the same time using his hand to turn Michael’s face towards his own and brought their lips together. The next thing he knew they were in space and Michael was saying, “Will you warn me when you’re going to kiss me so I can control my feelings.”
“Huh! Don’t complain,” David said smiling, “You know you like it when I kiss you,” the boy looked around there immediate surroundings then asked, “where are we this time?”
Michael scanned the cosmos and said, “Were in the Orion constellation and that big red super giant is Betelgeuse.”
“Well can we just go back to Colombo, and see what’s happening there?” He’d hardly got the words out of his mouth when they were looking down at Matthew and Rohan exiting the school gates together.
They watched as Matthew used his mobile phone to call his parents then go over to where his driver was waiting for him and sent him home. He then went over to Rohan’s car and climbed in the back seat with the new friend who he hoped would be a constant part of his life.
As the car took off so the two guardians followed, and watched. The boys moved over to one side of the back seat so that the driver couldn’t see them in the rear view mirror, and tentatively brought their lips together in their first kiss.
“Wicked,” David whispered in Michael’s ear as he clung to his spiritual lover, “now where do we go?”
