It was time for me to leave the hospital. I walked out of the room, and I was met with a tight hug from Michael. No one else was around, so I hugged him back and whispered, "I'm sorry for worrying you." Michael whispered, "I missed you.. Why didn't you ask me for help?"
I said, "Because I thought I could fight him off. I couldn't, but at least I'm here now." He gave me a peck on the cheek and stopped hugging me. At the same time, my mother rushed in and shouted, "Cody! Come home!" I whispered, "See you later Michael..." Then I walked off with my mother.
While we were walking out, my mother said, "You two got really close. Is there something about him you're not telling me about?" I shook my head, and my mother said, "I have a feeling that you're lying to me, but I'll believe you. It's good to make new friends." When I walked out of the hospital, I heard someone shout, "Oi!" He was a young adult who had yellow eyes and dark brown hair.
He said, "I'm the King of the Power-Woods. My name is Xander Power." My mother rolled her eyes and said, "My name is Pearl Autumn. I'm the leader." The King grinned and said, "Let's go to your house, yeah!" My mother, Xander, Poth, Dew, Sam, and I got into the car and drove back to town. When we got there, Xander ordered, "Get me the most popular choices out here!"
Dew tried to go inside the house, but Poth grabbed him and said, "Just go through with it." My mother came out with three other boys, including Reggie and Devi. Dew scowled at Reggie, and he scowled back. Devi shouted, "Oh my gosh! You- you guys are actually here!" He ran up to me and hugged me tightly. Poth said, "And the four of us are back together again."
Dew mumbled, "Yeah." Reggie just scoffed and looked away. Dew did the same thing, and I said, "C'mon guys, calm down." Reggie looked at me and said, "Hi Cody! Long time no see! Watch me beat this loser!" He pointed at Dew, and I just shrugged. The other guy that's here is named Garret. He's somewhat shy, but he likes talking to people he knows well.
Mother shoved Garret next to Dew, and Xander said, "So these three are the candidates. Interesting." Reggie asked me, "Why is the King of the Power-Woods here?" I just kind of looked away, and Xander cleared his throat and said, "Okay! Time to choose... so... what are your names, and why do you three want to be King?"
Reggie stepped up and said, "My name is Reggie! Popularity is everything! If I'm the King of the Honey-Autumns, then I'll definitely be popular with other families!" Xander rolled his eyes, and Garret said, "U-Um... my name is Garret. People say I have good judgment, and I can tell when something wrong is going on within family regulations. So... people just pick me." Xander nodded, and looked at Dew, expecting a better answer than Reggie's.
Dew sighed and said, "Name's Dew. I don't want to be King, but people choose me anyway because of my looks." "I see." Xander cracked his knuckles and said, "The King should be... Garret then." Dew sighed in relief, and Reggie shouted, "No! This must be a mistake!"
Xander shook his head and said, "You sir aren't even second best. It would've been hard to choose between Dew and Garret because they're very fit to be Kings. However, people chose Dew because of his looks, so Garret is the obvious choice." Reggie walked away, and Dew said, "Thank god I didn't get chosen."
Xander said, "I've got to go. Ya know, King stuff. I'll see you later Garret!" My mother said, "Wait! How are you going to get home?" Right after she said that a car arrived. Xander said, "Like this." Then he hopped into the car and drove away. My mother said, "So cocky." She was clearly angry about him. Poth said, "So... Devi! What happened?"
Devi said, "It was the worst traffic jam ever! There were random people everywhere, and it was because the Dark-Ravens were crossing the town like it was some bridge!" The Dark-Ravens are the third largest family, and they're trying their best to beat the Power-Woods. Poth said, "I haven't heard that family name for a while."
Dew said, "Who cares about them? What's important is the damn meeting about the new King." Devi walked back into the house, and Poth said, "You can't hang out with your friend now. You have to be here." I rolled my eyes and said, "Yeah." I walked into the building, and even here was trying to get to the courtroom at the same time.
Sam shouted, "One at a time! We're civilized people!" I mumbled, "Civilized my ass." I was about to walk out, but my mother screeched, "Cody! Where are you going!? Get over here!" I squeezed my way into the courtroom to my mother, and she asked me, "Do you want to be the leader when I retire?" I immediately said, "No. I don't want to be the leader."
My mother asked, "Why not? It's a-" I raised my hand and said, "No." I took a seat and waited for about ten minutes for everyone to get inside the courtroom. Garret and Sam went up to the front of the room, and my mother announced, "Sam is the new Queen, and Garret is the new King! Let the Honey-Autumns live forever!" Garret and Sam kissed, and everyone cheered. But when I did, I couldn't help but feel like I didn't belong.