Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2013 22:19:03 -0500
From: alexzander <alexzandermurot@hushmail.com>
Subject: New World Apprentice - Chapter 5

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Chapter 5: Man (and boy) at Sea


Apprentice systems have existed since ancient times and as society began to
rebuild itself after the Dark Years, it made sense to bring this idea back
into practice.  Throughout the FreeCities and in many new countries, an
apprentice system empowered young people with the opportunity to learn
important skills necessary for the betterment of their communities as well
as pass down what they had learned to keep the trades alive.  Max would be
the first to admit that many of his friends would probably find his
apprenticeship boring.  It's all governments, meetings and arguing.  Or at
least that's what his friends might say.  He always knew that joining the
ICR would make life very busy and leave limited time to just be a kid, but
he believed it was worth it.  For Max, he felt like his work could
ultimately make a difference for Greater Denmark and even for other
countries around the world.  The shipment and delivery of all goods needed
to live were made possible by the work of the ICR.  It even brought in rare
foreign goods that couldn't be made locally.  Big decisions were made that
helped people in their everyday lives.  Max really liked knowing he could
help make this all possible.

It was a new day in Esbjerg and Max awoke to the smell of cooking food.  He
put on the uniform pants and went downstairs to find Darwin preparing
breakfast.

"Something smells good" Max said, though he paused a moment and realized
that maybe it was unprofessional to come down wearing pants with no shirt
seeing that the Deputy was already dressed, "oh, sorry, maybe I should get
dressed first".

"Don't worry about it.  You've showed up with less on before".  Max blushed
a little but smiled and sat down at the table.  Max was pretty hungry and
dove in as soon as a plate was put in front of him.

As Max ate Darwin spoke, "I was thinking that maybe I should be the one
apologizing.  I hope you don't think our work relationship is not
professional enough.  I'll admit that we've been a bit laid back but you
still do all the work I assign, so..."

Max stopped eating for a moment and replied with a tiny bit of egg stuck on
his face, "No, you don't have to apologize.  I'm glad that you think the
work is going well and I like that it's not really strict.  I have friends
who tell me about really tough apprenticeships.  I mean, our work is hard
in a different way, but you're nice about it.  And there's another part..."
Max paused for a moment and looked like he was trying to compose himself.
A pair of wet eyes blinked at at the Deputy.

Darwin was worried that he may have acted too forward but before he could
say anything, Max continued, "...it's just that my father is away a lot and
I miss some of that stuff.  I mean my mother is great of course, but
sometimes I miss not being able to do kid things.  I like you Deputy, and I
like spending time with you."

Darwin slowly moved his hand out toward Max and brushed away the crumb of
egg with his thumb leaving his hand to caress the boys cheek for just a
moment.  A small tear dripped down from Max' eye and he turned away, "sorry
Deputy maybe I shouldn't have said all that".

"Max," Darwin kept his eyes focused until Max turned back and met his gaze
"it's absolutely okay and I understand.  If you ever need to talk about
anything, just let me know.  There can be a lot of pressure for an
apprentice at ICR, I've been there myself.  With my responsibilities it's
not unusual for it to become all about the work, but I want you to know
that there can be a balance."

Max gave a grin and nodded while using the back of his hand to wipe his
tears.  "Thanks for telling me that.  And thanks for being more than my
boss.  Oh, and thanks for breakfast"

Darwin gave a little chuckle, "You're very welcome.  We don't have a lot of
time but you can take a shower if you want.  I asked a local staff member
to bring a few other clothes for you to wear and he should be here
shortly".

Max thought that sounded like a good idea and bounded up the stairs and
into the shower.  A little under ten minutes passed and Max heard a knock
at the bathroom door followed by Darwin's voice "Max your new clothes have
arrived".

"Okay, you can put them in here" Max said.

Darwin hesitated for a moment, finding it curious that Max said he should
come in.  Not wanting to read too much into it he opened the door and
discreetly placed the small bundle of clothes wrapped in a paper parcel on
the edge of the sink.  As he started heading out he casually glanced over
toward the shower.  Two polished concrete walls stood in the far corner,
one was nearly the height of the ceiling while the other was more of a
half-wall.  Between the two was an opening where one would enter the shower
area but there was no physical door, just a slightly raised base to prevent
water from flowing out.  Warm soapy water cascaded down Max' back, hugged
around his well shaped cheeks and pooled at his small feet.  Just then Max
turned and gave Darwin his signature smile and head lift.  Darwin felt a
warm heat flush his face and he stepped out of the room and back into the
hallway.  His heart was definitely racing.

Darwin headed downstairs and shortly thereafter Max came down in his newly
delivered apprentice uniform.  The two headed outside to a waiting car and
sped off toward a myriad of pending trade issues at ICR Esbjerg.

The ruling government of The Central African Kingdom resided in the now
city of Ethiopia.  A vast trade empire, this region exported numerous
important goods to the rest of the globe.  Most valuable, and of great
personal importance to Darwin, was coffee.  Like many governments around
the world following the Dark Years, there was an ever changing approach to
the new paradigm of how the world operated.  For the most part, there had
developed an almost universal agreement that the old models of greed and
excess would be minimized as much possible (some felt that these traits
were inherently human and impossible to dismiss).  This shift made
cooperation, barter and trade systems the new modes of operation.  As one
would expect, nothing is ever simple and it was an ongoing job for the ICR
to help keep things as stable as possible with trade between regions.  Over
the next two days, Darwin and Max had to pour over charts of numbers and
shipping routes to hammer out a new set of proposals that would satisfy all
the parties involved.  Max was also tasked with the development of a
presentation that he would run himself at an upcoming event.

-

By mid afternoon on their third day in Esbjerg, most of their work was done
and Darwin suggested a trip to visit the statues by the sea that Max had
admired upon their arrival.  Max was very much in agreement and after
transferring the last of their files to the shared quantum servers, the two
headed off.

The car left them near an open field where they got out and walked toward
the North Sea.  Thankfully the weather was still fairly temperate at this
time of year and they didn't have to face the bone chilling winds that were
common in the winter months.  Their walk lead them onto a pathway that
headed straight up to the looming statues.  After the Dark Years there was
a period with a much smaller populations in the area and the statues had
been left to the elements.  Harsh winds and corrosion damaged two of the
seated sculptures while the other two sat proudly, with their gaze fixed
off toward the horizon.  Looking up to face them, Max shielded his eyes as
sunlight reflected off the white surface.  His guess was that they were
over twenty feet in height.

Darwin spoke the first words since exiting the car, "Impressive work".

"Yes," Max replied as he ran his hand along the surface of the artwork
"they're amazing.  I have a friend who is an apprentice with a sculptor
back home.  I wonder if he ever got to come see these?"

Max walked around the tall figures and briefly out of sight. His voice
called out to Darwin, "Hey come over here!"

Darwin walked over to find Max near where a statue had partially collapsed.
At some point in the past, part of the torso and head had fallen and now
sat settled into the surrounding earth, overgrown with grass along the
edges.

"Come sit here" Max indicated a spot next to him facing the waters.  He had
a strange posture.  Darwin obliged and Max continued, "now straighten up
your back like this" he gave a demonstration for the Deputy who now began
to see what his apprentice was doing.

"Like this?" Darwin said, feeling a bit awkward about how they were seated.

Max bellowed in as deep a voice as he could muster, "Man at Sea!"  followed
by childish laughter.  He straightened himself up again and resumed his
deep voice, "Man and Boy at Sea!"  His laughter repeated itself.

"You can be quite strange sometimes" Darwin said through his own bout of
laughter at the absurdity of the situation.

The sun started to set and the sky became a brilliant palette of colors.
Deputy and apprentice sat quietly as they took in the vivid hues.  After a
few moments drifted by, something moved onto Darwin's hand.  Dusks light
cast a glow on the face of Max who sat with closed eyes and his small
fingers resting on the back of Darwin's hand.  A warm sensation flowed
across Darwin's neck as he slowly shifted his palm around to grab two of
Max' fingers.  Neither spoke.  Max shifted slightly closer and repositioned
his hand on top of Darwin's, interlacing their fingers.

"Is this okay?" Max' voice was low and almost lost to the sounds of the
sea.

Darwin took a moment to consider the situation further.  He knew he had
developed feelings for the boy beyond that of their friendship on the job.
He also knew that having a relationship like this might interfere with the
role he had to play as the superior.  He wasn't sure if it was best to move
forward or not, but he knew in his heart that he wanted to try.

"Yes Max, it's okay.  But we have to be careful, we don't want people to
think you are getting preferential treatment considering you only recently
began as my apprentice.  Holding hands with the Deputy might not be the
best thing for the office"

Max started to pull his fingers out but Darwin held firm, "I said, 'for the
office'"

Max gave a little grin, finally opened his eyes and turned to Darwin.  With
slight trepidation, Max said, "I'm kind of new to some of this stuff.  I've
done things with friends, but this feels more, mature-like."

Darwin blushed a little, "Well, that's alright.  We don't have to rush into
anything.  You can just - " before he could continue Max leaned in and
planted a quick kiss on Darwin's cheek.  Darwin certainly didn't expect
that.

"Well, so much for not needing to rush into anything".  Darwin looked to
see if there were any other visitors around, but found they had the whole
area to themselves.

Max jumped up as if nothing just happened, "Let's go eat, I'm hungry"

Darwin laughed at the incredible speed in which a young person could shift
moods and think nothing of it.

Max smiled back, "What's so funny?"

"Nothing Max.  Let's find us a nice place to have dinner, I think we
deserve it."  Darwin lead Max back toward the path.

-

A ten minute walk along the road led to a wonderful restaurant that was
designed out of the remains of an industrial site.  Massive steel tanks
were situated along the shoreline and once used for the storage of liquid
fuels.  Most of the area had been razed and returned to a natural landscape
with native plants and wildlife.  One of these tanks had been expertly
repurposed as a food establishment and featured large glass windows and
balcony walkways to enjoy the sweeping views.

Darwin and Max sat at a table abutted to a ten foot tall, seamless piece of
glass.  Their food was perfect and Max even sipped some wine during dinner,
finding the taste to be "good but not great".

Darwin was impressed by how mature Max could be in professional situations.
Throughout dinner Darwin would have to remind himself that the person he
was having such a stimulating conversation with was only eleven years old.
It was at times like this that Darwin understood the importance of the work
set forth under the NPM.  Encouraging individuals, regardless of age, to
live to their potential and be respected for who they were, allowed society
to flourish as never before.  This was not to say that every young person
was as mature and capable as someone like Max, but the point was that Max
was able to live his life to the fullest without restrictive boundaries.

Over dessert Darwin ordered a cappuccino and to his surprise, so did Max.

"I didn't know you drank cappuccino's" Darwin said as the waiter stepped
away.

"I have it every now and then.  I put in lots of sugar though." Max said.

'There's that smile', thought Darwin before he replied, "Well you'll
definitely have to have a good presentation when we head to Central Africa,
I don't think I could live without coffee"

"I'll do my best" said Max as he straightened up in his chair.

-

It was late in the evening when the two returned from their memorable day
to the guest house.  Darwin was a little surprised when Max said he was
going to bed and headed straight up to his room.  After checking some
messages on his ReD, Darwin shut off the lights and went upstairs.

The temperature outside had gone down by a few degrees, slightly cooling
the interior of the house.  Darwin changed and walked barefoot on the
selfwarming area rug that took up nearly the entire floor of the bedroom.
A soft creak came from the hallway and Darwin turned his head toward the
door.  The far end of the outer hallway had a large window that looked out
onto the backyard and on a clear night, moonlight illuminated the space.  A
shadow moved across the gap near the floor which prompted Darwin to open
the door.  Bathed in the casted light from the window, Max stood shirtless
wearing only his sleep pants, .

"Hi.  I just...I just forgot to say goodnight" Max asked to be hugged by
simply standing with his outstretched arms.

Darwin's stomach was awash with butterflies as he reached his hands under
the armpits of Max, lifted the boy up and hugged him to his chest.  This
was the first time the two had truly embraced and Max's bare skin eminated
a soothing warmth against the palms of Darwin's hands.  Max's legs had
instinctively wrapped around Darwin's waist and standing still, the two
savored the moment.

Max pulled his head out from the side of Darwin's neck and looked deep into
the man's eyes.  Their heads were only inches from one another and Darwin
leaned in to kiss the boy.  This wasn't the quick peck from before, this
was a kiss to be remembered.  Max had never experienced anything quite like
this.  He had kissed a few boys but it was far more playful and didn't
energize him the way this did.  It wasn't long before Darwin could feel
something straining against his stomach as he held Max in his embrace.

"Do you want to stay here with me?" Darwin asked.

Max nodded his head and climbed down to stand on his own.  The boy
hesitated for a moment before he brought his hands to the tied drawstring
and spoke, "should I...?"

Darwin sensed his apprentice's eagerness mixed with the uncertainty of how
to continue.  He imagined that Max had likely experienced a wide range of
sex play with other boys, which was quite common, but this was probably his
first time with someone older.

"Only if you want to Max.  I wouldn't want you to- " for the second time
that day, Max interrupted the conversation and took Darwin by surprise.
The boy pulled on the looped string of fabric and his pants dropped to the
floor.  Darwin was awestruck.  He stood, mouth agape as he looked over the
beauty before him.  Max had a lean body that was in perfect balance with
his height.  His blue eyes seemed almost aglow in the pale light of the
room.  Darwin's eyes drifted down the boys chest and along the defined
v-line that centered on a stiff boyhood that had yet to see any hair.

A soft giggle shook Darwin from his obvious ogling.

"Sorry," Darwin said as he cleared his throat.  "but you're just so
beautiful"

"Really?" Max said, suddenly serious.  "No one ever said that to me."

In a fluid motion, Darwin removed his own sleepwear and climbed into bed.
With a comforting smile, he leaned against the headboard and patted the
space next to him.  His own manhood was at full attention and Max didn't
hide the fact that he was staring at it before he hopped up onto the
mattress.  As they made contact, the two enjoyed the sensations of their
bodies pressed against one another.

Darwin slowly pushed Max out at arms length, "Wait.  Let me do something
for you, if you'll let me".

Max only nodded and Darwin laid the boy down on his back.  Darwin
repositioned himself and slid further down the bed.  Max' rigid member was
perfect.  Darwin had been with several men in his life but had forgotten
how wonderful a young cock was.  He had to think back to his own days as an
adolescent and the early pleasures he and his friends had discovered
together.  He looked up to see Max with his arms behind his head and his
eyes closed in anticipation of what he knew was coming.  Not able to put it
off any longer, Darwin's mouth expertly plunged around the boys shaft which
caused Max to grasp the pillow and let out a hiss of pleasure.  With far
more years of experience, Darwin knew that the boy would not likely last
very long.

Though he certainly had his fair share of sexual games with his friends,
Max had never known this level of ecstasy and a familiar tingle began to
build inside him.  Darwin caressed the boys chest as he continued to please
him.  Reaching down between his own legs, Darwin grabbed a hold of his cock
and masturbated with earnest.  He was overwhelmed with sexual desire and
realized that he wouldn't last much longer himself.

Max bucked his hips with urgency and cried out, "Deputy, I think I'm about
to..." a pleasured moan escaped from Max' mouth as he wrapped himself
around Darwin's head and experienced his orgasm.  Darwin tasted a thin
sweet fluid that hit his throat followed by four strong empty pulses.

The entire ordeal was too much for Darwin and he exploded with several
volleys of seed that fired along Max' left leg.

"Hey, you shot your sperm all over me!"  Max chuckled out loud.

An exhausted Darwin pulled his head off of his young lover and laughed as
well, "Yes, so I did.  I guess you got me too excited"

Darwin grabbed some bedside tissues and cleaned Max's leg as the boy spoke,
"That was really incredible.  Thanks for that."

"I was very glad to do it for you Max.  Let's get some sleep, we leave town
tomorrow" Darwin replied.

Max started to climb out of bed but Darwin grabbed his wrist, "Where do you
think you're going?"

Max smiled and wormed his way under the covers of the bed with Darwin.  He
laid his head on the soft pillow and said, "I guess I'm staying right
here".