Call of the Unknown

Question And Answer

Sam had a long night ahead of him, he was going to have to be in two places at once, making sure everything went smooth; to get the best connection to both houses he would have to set up a command center in the woods. He had to go home and get his trailer so he could get everything set up before the night was upon them, he had them go to the rooms to check the connection. Before they knew it, the time had come for everyone to head to the stations, he had to go with each man to lock them in. Martin requested to be locked in last because he had some things to go over with Sam before they got started.

"OK Sam, let's go over this again"

"I am to play the video as soon as one of you wakes up"

"Right, there is just one other thing, I made a second video for Richard, I want you to play it right after you play Jae's", Sam looked uneasy about that.

"Are you sure that is a good idea? What if Richard starts freaking out again?"

"That is why Jae's room doesn't have furniture this time, we learn from our mistakes"

"I don't know about this"

"Just do it OK, if anything goes wrong, you know what to do"

He headed to his trailer and waited for things to get started, after about a half hour there was a knock on the trailer door; apparently, Martin had called Colton and invited him to come and check things out. Sam had seen the pictures of Richard and Howard and Colton was the spitting image of Howard, although the man was 20 years older than him he still thought the man was attractive.

"Has anything started yet"

"No, they are just in their rooms, it must be weird knowing your parents are currently possessing people"

"Not really, I just wonder why my fathers chose the two of them to inhabit"

"Who knows, I didn't know that thing happened to people"

"I know, when I talked to my aunt she didn't seem all that surprised, apparently my family has done this a few times"

"And you don't think that is a little weird, to just take over someone's body like that, these people start to think they are going crazy"

"I don't agree with it but understand why they would want to do it, it's the only way to be with the one they love physically"

Before they could continue their conversation Jae started to stir, he sat up and looked around the room, he could tell something was different about his surroundings, and he acted accordingly. He knew where the camera was and he just stared up at it refusing to say a word, Sam pressed play on the video and he and Colton watched as Richard reacted.

"Hello Richard, I know you know this isn't Howard, I have a few questions to ask you and I hope you can give me the answers", the man just kept staring at the camera. "First, I would like to know why me and Jae were chosen for possession. Next, I would like to know what happens in the woods. Subsequently, what happens to our clothes? Lastly, how long is going to last? I personally don't want to continue waking up in the woods when I am 60"

The man just sat there unwilling to move or say anything; Sam had to think on his feet and find a way to get the man to talk, he hit the speaker button to talk to Richard and try to get him to talk. "Richard, please just answer the questions, we just want to find out the truth"

"I refuse to say anything until I see my husband"

"Not tonight, we need some questions answered"

"And I need to know he is safe"

"Pops, I am watching him right now, please just answer the questions", Colton jumped in to try and help.

"Colton, you need to let me out of this room, I won't hurt this body, I just need to get to him"

"I can't do that Pops, you need to do this so we can understand what is going on"

"I am your father, do as I say"

"I am not that child you raised, I am an adult now"

While Colton and his father went back and forth, Martin began to wake so it was time for Sam to press play on Jae's video, he was sure things would be different with Howard. The video starts with Jae sitting on his couch, it then goes into him asking the same questions Martin asked Richard; he then asks how many times have they done this and if they have done it to others.

"I can not answer your questions at this time"

"Please answer the questions, Howard"

"All will be revealed in due time"

The rest of the night was quiet, neither Richard nor Howard would say another word; Sam and Colton fell asleep in the trailer and were woken up by the yells of Martin and Jae asking to be let out. Colton was holding Sam in his arms when they woke up and Sam tried to ignore the feeling of warmth he felt while being held by the older man, it was not what they needed right now. He gave Colton the key to let Jae out while he went to let Martin out; once everyone was briefed on the events of the night it was time to come up with a new plan. The plan for the next night was to lock Jae and Martin in the same room and see what happened, it was clear they needed to be near each other otherwise they wouldn't get the answers they were looking for.

Sam was trying to hide his growing attraction to the older man Colton but he was having a hard time of it, Martin could tell that something was up with the two of them because of the way they looked at each other.

"What's up with you and Colton, you could cut the s****l tension with a knife"

"Nothing is up with me and him, and why did you call him over last night anyway?"

"I thought he could help, it is his parents currently residing in me and another person"

"I know that it's just that I don't know how to feel around him and it's frustrating"

"Well, how did you feel last night when he first arrived?"

"I felt relieved that I didn't have to do this alone"

"OK, and now when you think about him how do you feel?"

"I feel unsure of what to do the next time we are alone"

"Don't worry about that, you will have so much to focus on that you won't have time to think about the sexy older man next to you"

Sam was grateful to his friend, he was always there to remind him when he was being ridiculous, he knew it was crazy for him to feel the way he did but there was something about the man that made him uneasy. Before he knew it, it was dark and time for everyone to get ready for tonight's event, the night was going to get crazy and he might see something he didn't want to. The venue was Martin's house because it was the closest and he was much more comfortable doing everything there since he knew the place well. He watched as Martin and Jae headed into the room while Colton locked them inside, he was very curious to see what would happen if they were locked up together.

Everything started normal, it wasn't until around two hours that they realized the others would not come out and play, it was like they knew what was happening and didn't want to give in. He wanted just to call it a night and let the two of them out but Martin didn't want to take the chance that they could be waiting for them to let their guard down.

"I don't think they are going to come out tonight"

"You don't know that, I am not going to take the chance", Martin was adamant.

"It's been two hours they are usually out by now I think they are gone"

"And what if they aren't, if I wake up naked in the woods again I will kill you"

"Fine, I will keep monitoring you from here"

Sam gave up trying to convince his friend that maybe nothing was going to happen that night, he knew it was a waste of time; once his friend had made up his mind on something it was like trying to get water out of a stone to change it. For the next five to eight hours he was stuck in a room with the man that made him want to run and stay at the same time.

"So, I guess it's just you and me all night, I don't think my parents are going to show this time"

"I guess not", he was getting that nervous feeling again.

"Do I make you nervous?"

"No, why would you say that?"

"You keep looking at the buttons on the laptop, you haven't looked me in the eye since we been in this room", the smile was slowly growing on Colton's face.

"I just want to make sure nothing goes wrong, I am worried about my friend", Sam tried not to sound nervous.

"They are locked in a room that only you can open, I doubt anything will go wrong, you have been doing this for a week right, they are in safe hands"

Sam kept looking at the computer screen trying not to show how nervous he was; Colton could feel the trepidation coming off the man and it gave him a bit of amusement, there was only one thing he could do. Colton grabbed Sam's face and kissed him hard, the other man tried to resist at first but soon gave into the kiss and allowed his body to move on its own.