Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 23:43:53 -0500
From: Deron Dreem
Subject: Come Sail Away Chapter 4

	All the usual disclaimers apply to this story. I am not going to
say this is all fiction, but I have tried to be as vague as possible to
protect those who might not like to be known. The following story Involves
sex between two teen males. If that bothers you, then please don't read.
Please be at least 18 or within your Legal right to be able to read it in
your area. Thanks 8-)

I also would like to thank 2 very important people. First, Billy Joe Walker
Jr. You were always an inspiration to me. Your writing moved me more than
you will ever know.  Secondly, Dave I love you. Thanks for being my best
friend.

			      Come Sail Away
				 Chapter 4


"You O.K.?" He ran his hand over my back and then patted me gently.

"Yeah im O.K. Just wanted to let you know that I just filled out your
report card. I gave you an A."

I reached up and let my fingers caress the side of his face. I ruffled his
hair a little, and gently stroked it. " Well then im sure you will be glad
to hear that I have decided to keep you too."..........

I reached down and grabbed a rock from the side of the lake and tossed it
as far as I could. It was like I was trying to throw away all the pain. I
remembered that night like it was just yesterday. I remembered it so
well. As long as I live I will always remember.

The sun was really shining bright. I kept walking. People were everywhere,
all doing there own thing. All of them lost in there own thoughts.  I kept
walking and thinking. I had a Raven of my own to deal with.

I walked over to the picnic area. It was still early so no one was using
any of the tables. Hell as far as that goes, it might be too cold for
anybody to think about eating out today. The sun seemed to warm the air a
little, but when the wind came in off the lake, it still was a little
brisk. I sat my backpack down and finished the pop I was drinking.
Reaching into my pocket I grabbed the last smoke I had. I lit it and took a
long drag. I grabbed my backpack and seen I had another pack, cool. I was
so deep in thought that I didn't even hear him walk up.

"Excuse me" I looked up and caught my breath, this really cute guy was
standing before me. He looked like maybe a skateboarder or something. His
clothes fit loose and his hat was turned backwards.

"Yeah, how's it going"?

"Little cold, and it looks like my friends are nowhere to be found. I was
wondering if I could bum a smoke off you?"

I reached in my Backpack and threw him the pack; He opened it and then
looked at me and smiled.

"Damn dude, but could you like spare me a light too?"

I just laughed and pulled my lighter out of my pocket, and threw it down on
the table. He grabbed it, lit his smoke said thanks and left. The way he
said Dude reminded me of Brian. He always called me dude.......

	"Scott, come on dude we need to get up." I was awakened to the most
incredible sight I can ever remember seeing. I know this is what it must be
like to die in your sleep.  The next thing you see is an Angel before
you. I focused my eyes and Brian was sitting on the side of his bed with a
towel wrapped around his waist. There were droplets of water on his
skin. He obviously had just got out of the shower.

"Morning, what time is it anyways?" My mind was still groggy from sleep.

"Its almost Noon, and my Dad will be home soon."

"Oh, where is your Dad at now?"

"He was away in Bentonville Arkansas, He works for Wal-Mart. Do you have to
be home at any certain time?"

Sitting up I kind of looked around, I was getting my bearings back. "Nah,
not really.  What time does your Mom want me out of here?"

"No rush dude, I do have some homework I have to get done, but I usually
put it off till the last moment." Smiling I shook my head.

"Yeah I have some homework too. I graduate this January, no point in
screwing up now.

	"You boys up and decent?" His Mom knocked on the door and stuck her
head in.

"Thanks for waiting Mom, what if we weren't decent?"

"Well I guess then I would have seen some naked butts running for
cover. She just laughed and set a pile of clothes down on his desk. I
really liked her. She was funny and always seemed to be joking around. I
guess now I know where Brian got his sense of humor.

"And if either one of you are expecting Breakfast, Then I suggest you get
your butts up and get moving. Then drive to Denny's, cause this kitchen is
closed for the day. She turned and walked out of the room. I could hear her
laughing as she walked down the steps.

"Man, your Mom is a riot buddy."

"Yeah a real laugh aint she." He smiled at me and got up and asked if I
wanted to use the shower. I watched as he passed me and my mind was
wondering what was under that towel. I could see his smooth skin, It almost
looked like light Brown silk.

His nipples were perfect dimes, and I knew what I wanted for breakfast.

"Well I would, but I don't really have anything clean to change into, maybe
I should just get heading home."

	"NAH, you don't have to leave. Do you?" He bent over and started
pulling on a pair of boxers. He still had his towel around his waist. He
let the towel drop just as he was close to having them on. As it dropped I
caught a glimpse of his tan line. I almost gasped out loud. For just a
brief second, I saw two perfect shaped globes that made up what I believe
to be the perfect ass. That confirmed it. He was PERFECT.

"Well I have to at least go home and do my homework. I suppose I can go
home and take a quick shower, and do my homework and then call you or
something." I watched as he finished getting dressed. He came over and sat
down on the bed next to me and put on his socks and shoes. He leaned over
and rested his elbows on his knees, and his head upon his hands.

"How much homework do you have to do?"

"Not a lot really, just some Government, and History. Why?" He stood up and
smiled at me.

	'Well, hang on. Don't move, I want to give you something before you
go."  He ran out of the room. While he was gone I got up, threw the pillows
on the bed and put on my shoes. I was folding the blanket up when he walked
back in the room with an envelope. He handed it to me.

"Here, have your Mom sign this and bring it back." I took the envelope, it
wasn't sealed and I opened it. Inside was a piece of paper that said.

				Report Card
			     Friendship------A
			     Best Friend-----A

	He has my permission to come back as much as he wants and is always
	welcome.

					Brian


I didn't know what to say, I just looked at it and I smiled. "Thanks
Buddy."  He stood there with a smile on his face; it seemed to be from ear
to ear.

	"Hey, I got an idea. I mean if it's all right with you. Why don't
you ride along?  You can meet my Mom and Dad, I have a feeling they are
going to be seeing a lot of you." That smile of his got even bigger. "Then
we can come back here and do our homework, or we can do it together at my
place."

"Let me ask my mom."

He ran out the door like he was shot from a cannon. I heard him taking
three steps at a time. Then as quick as he left, he came running back in.

"Lets go. I need to leave your number with my mom so she can call if she
needs to."  He grabbed a piece of paper from his notebook, wrote it down
and threw everything in his backpack and we left. I know it just wasn't me;
we both seemed to be bouncing around like we were on a sugar rush. If I
didn't know any better, I would have thought that Brian liked me as much as
I liked him. This made me smile.

"What are you smiling about?" I pulled into my driveway and kind of just
shook my head. I don't really think I could have described the way I was
feeling. At least not without getting mushy.

	"No, what. What were you smiling about? Is there something I need
to know before I go into your house?" I just started laughing. Brian got
this puzzled look on his face.

"No buddy, it has nothing to do with that, O.K.?" I turned my truck off and
we were just sitting there. I could tell he was getting paranoid.

"I don't know what to say, I am afraid that you might freak out on me if I
told you. I promise its nothing bad, and I will tell you before you go
home." Well that seemed to calm him down and we went inside. I made all the
introductions and we went upstairs to my bedroom. My room is kind of
plain. Nothing special, but I could see Brian looking around. The same way
I looked around his room. My room was Baseball, where his room was
Hockey. I could see him smiling and kind of shaking his head now and
then. Finally after I couldn't take it any longer I had to ask.

"I see you are shaking your head. What, you don't like Baseball?"

"No, its not that, Brent loved Baseball. I know he would have liked you."

"Who's Brent?" Brian looked at me; he seemed to be deep in thought.

"Brent was my Brother." I felt nervous at the mentioning of his Brother. I
looked up and seen that Brian was looking off into space with a smirk on
his face.

"Well if he was half as great as you are, im sure I would have liked him."
Brian sat on the edge of my bed. He kind of crossed his legs and drew his
arms up around his chest. He started rocking back and forth real slow. His
face broke out in a smile

"I know you would have liked him, and he would have liked you. We had the
same taste. His likes and dislikes were the same as mine. So I know he
would have. You two would have hit it off right away. I can without a doubt
say. He would have LOVED YOU."

	After Brian said that he looked away. Almost like he was afraid to
look me in the eye. He stared at the floor for a moment, and I broke the
silence.

"I think that's the first time I have seen you smile when you mentioned
your Brother."

Brian looked up at me. He paused for a second, started to speak and
stopped.  "Hey I got an idea, Why don't I jump in the shower and get
cleaned up, im sure your eyes have to be burning by now. He laughed, turned
and looked at me. There was pain in his eyes. I could see he really wanted
to talk about it, but couldn't.

"Hey when your ready, you know I will be here."

Those eyes didn't leave me for a second; he just kept staring at
me. Finally he broke the silence.

"I believe you. I really do. Now go jump in the shower before anymore fly's
start hovering around you." He smiled again. There was no smart-assed grin
this time. Just a smile that let me know he was all right. I went to my
closet and grabbed all my stuff. I started heading for the door, and
stopped. I turned and looked at him one more time. God he really was
beautiful. I only hope I can be the friend he needed and deserves.

	I set the water nice and hot and jumped in. There was something
that kept running through my mind. Something he said. Like a sledgehammer
it hit me. Its what he said while we were in my room. Brian said that his
Brother and him had the same likes and dislikes. And then he emphasized
"Loved You". I leaned back against the shower wall and told myself that I
was reading more into this than there was. I knew that I was attracted to
Brian. I knew that he made me feel good. I don't think I could say that I
was in love with him. I don't know. I have never really been in love
before. And defiantly not with a guy, lusted yes, not loved. I finished my
shower and got dressed. I walked back in my room and seen Brian was lying
back on my bed. There was no movement at all. I walked over and bent
down. I thought he might be playing a joke on me. He wasn't, He was
asleep. I pulled a blanket from the foot of the bed and covered him up.  I
stared down at him while he lay there. I couldn't really see him that well
last night.  The room was too dark. He took my breath away as I watched him
sleep. As I stood there I was sure of one thing. God broke the mold after
he made this one.

	I pulled my Government book out and answered the Chapter review
questions and went down and made a couple of sandwiches. Grabbed a couple
of drinks and went back upstairs. I walked in the room and set everything
down on the dresser.  Walking over I sat on the edge of the bed. Still
asleep I watched his chest rise and fall. It was almost hypnotic to
watch. I could have sat there all day long and watched him sleep. I reached
down and brushed the hair back from his face. Caressing the side of his
cheek with the back of my hand. He stirred. I pulled my hand back, and he
opened his eyes.

"Did I fall asleep?"

I could have thought of a million smart-assed things to say to that comment
but I didn't.

"Yeah little buddy you did. If you are Hungry I made us a couple of
sandwiches and brought up a couple of cokes?"

"Hell Yes" He threw the blanket off and sat up. The rest of the afternoon
we did our homework. Every once on awhile we would have to remind each
other that we needed to get it done. We would start talking and stop
working. As we lay on the bed next to each other it became obvious to me
that we were really close to each other. I could feel the heat of his
body. My mind became distracted and I got a raging hard on thinking about
him. I wondered what it would be like to be loved by someone so wonderful
as him. I imagined all kinds of things. Sometimes they would be
sexual. Sometimes just being with him.

	"Hello". He nudged me. "You got that smile on your face again. You
promised me that you would tell me what you were smiling about
earlier. Come on dude I wont freak out.  I promise you."

Shit I thought. I forgot I told him that. How was I going to get out of
this one? What could I say? I don't know if he feels the same way around me
that I do him.  I sat there for a second and pondered my answer.

"O.K. But first I need to ask you a question. And you have to answer me as
truthful as you can. Deal?" He looked at me not sure what I was gonna ask,
I think he was nervous.

"Um.. Sure I guess." I took in a deep breath and thought one more time what
I was going to say. I was fiddling with my hands and I know I was squirming
around on the bed.

"Is something wrong? Cause if there is tell me. If I made you mad or did
something stupid I. I put my finger up to his lips stopping him from saying
another word. Brian stared at me. I stared back. I was more scared at that
moment than I had been at anytime in my life. Well there was that one time
when I threw that Baseball threw Ole Lady Johnson's Window. I shook my head
and smiled. Isn't it funny how your mind thinks sometimes? I took a deep
breath and looked at him. I pulled my finger back.

	"Look Brian, I value your friendship more than anything right
now. What I need to know is.. Well." I dropped my head onto my bed and I
could feel the tears coming. I went to get up but he stopped me. He grabbed
a hold of my arm and wouldn't let me go.  I kept my head turned. I was
embarrassed and felt stupid. The only thought that kept running through my
mind was. < SHUT UP. DON'T SAY A WORD. >

"Scott, just say it, I promise Im here." He kinda chuckled a little an said

"Unless your gonna tell me you're an Axe Murder"

"Look Brian, I think I found the best friend I could ever want to have."

"I see" He paused for a second, "Is it anybody I know" I looked up and he
was smiling that patented smart-assed grin of his.

"No, not really."

Now I gave him my smart-assed grin. "I was smiling earlier cause I am
happy.  O.K. I mean really happy." I looked away for a second, waiting for
a reaction.

"Well this is one hell of a twist of fate, your never gonna believe this. I
just found one too."

I looked up at him. He was smiling. Trying to be serious I said "Tell me
about this new friend of yours."

"Well I know your gonna find this really hard to believe. But I think he's
a Genie" I reached down and closed my book. I know I was blushing. At that
moment I was on a high that no drug could touch. Brian finished up his
homework. After that, we just kicked back on my bed and talked and listened
to music. His Mom called and said that it was time for him to come home.

	The next few weeks were almost like a routine. Everyday we looked
for each other in school. Talked as much as possible and spent every spare
minute we had with each other. That included several sleepovers at each
other's houses.  I went over to his house Saturday around noon. His Mom
said that Brian, his brother and Dad had gone to the store and would be
back in a few. Why don't I just come in and wait.  I went in and assumed my
normal position at the kitchen table and waited.  Brian's Mom came in and
sat down.

"Scott, Can I talk to you for a second?"

"Sure, There's nothing wrong is there?" The look on her face was as serious
as I had ever seen. I really thought I was in trouble or something had
happened. I was starting to get concerned when she reached across the table
and grabbed my hand.

"No honey, there's nothing wrong. I can see that you and Brian are becoming
very close and there are some things I want to talk about."

Oh shit, could she see that I looked at her son in a way that might not be
acceptable? Was her Motherly instinct telling her that I was starting to
have feelings for him?

"Has Brian ever talked about his Brother to you?" I could see that this
conversation wasn't easy for her so I squeezed her hand.

"Well a little, I just don't bring it up. I know he doesn't like to talk
about it, so I just don't ask a lot of questions."

	"These last couple of weeks I have seen my son happy again for the
first time in a year. Next week is the anniversary of Brent's death. Things
are likely to get a little touchy, so I thought I would let you know."

"Can I ask you about Brent?"

She smiled, and got a far off look on her face. She was thinking, and I
could see that she had some fond memories in her mind. She nodded her head.

"Well I suppose you want to know what happened to him?" I shook my head yes
and just listened. The smile got wider as I could see she was thinking of
him. " Brent was just like Brian. I Miss my boy, but everyday I still see
him when I look at Brian.  Brent loved Baseball. Brian loved Hockey. Brent
would go out and play Hockey, just so Brian would play Ball with him. It
was a trade off you see?"  She got up and walked to the kitchen counter and
poured herself another cup of coffee. She asked me if I wanted anything and
I just shook my head No.

"Are you familiar with Links Pond?"

"Yeah I have been there a couple of times fishing and stuff."

"Well they were over playing hockey last year." She got very still and
stopped talking. It looked like she was loosing the color in her face. Her
normal rose complexion had turned pale. The whole house was quiet. It was
eerie, and so tense.

"Brent fell through the ice, Brian tried to save him but couldn't. Brian
blames himself for Brent's death." She took another sip of her coffee and
looked up trying to put on a strong face. "That has a lot to do with why he
is a lifeguard. We sent him to a therapist for a while, and She thought
that it would help him work past this." She shook here head. "I myself
don't agree." I could tell by the look on her face, she wasn't happy.

"So far it seems to be O.K. Until recently, Brian has had Nightmares." She
paused for a second took a sip of her coffee. "And that mister is all
thanks to you I think.  Since you two hoodlums have been hanging so tight
lately, he hasn't had anymore really bad ones."

I didn't know what to say. I kind of sat there speechless and dazed.

"Well Brian never would talk about this, and I won't mention it till he's
ready to talk. I think in his own time he will bring it up."

"He will, I know he will. I have this feeling that he really likes you a
lot. I see him look at you the same way he looked at his Brother. I know he
loved his Brother more than anything. I have a feeling that in a macho guy
type of way that he loves you too." She kinda chuckled a little, "If guys
would just put the Testosterone away for five minutes you would all be
better off" Once again she was laughing. She wiped her nose with a tissue,
and once again put on the strong face.

	The garage door opened up and we could hear the car pulling in the
drive.

"Did Brian mention that his birthday was in a couple of weeks?"

"No, the Turkey never mentioned it."

"Well we are not gonna do anything real special, we would love to have you
here."

"Thanks, I would like that very much. What day is it anyways?"

"Lets see", she paused for a second. It will be in less than two weeks. Its
on Friday, two weeks from yesterday." Hmm, that gives me a little time to
think of something. The door to the house opened and in walked the
gang. Brian motioned me upstairs and I followed.  We walked into his room
and he shut the door.

"Sorry dude, didn't know I was gonna get dragged off this morning. Had to
go get my haircut. I reached up and took off the Boston Bruins ball cap he
was wearing.

"Looks good, did you fall asleep in the chair" I kind of snickered a
little.

"Ha, ha. Very funny, so what are we doing today? I need to get out of
here."

"Its up to you buddy, whatever you want to do. Want to go see a movie or
something?"  He ran downstairs to grab the paper to see what was
playing. He came bounding up the stairs as usual, taking three steps at a
time.

"Hey, I got a better idea, lets see if we can go up to our cottage. It's
only about an hour and a half from here. We can go up there and just chill
out and have fun. What do you say?"

"If that's what you want to do, sounds fun to me"

"Come on man, go downstairs with me while I ask my parents if we can. If
you're with me, I think they will say yes." We walked downstairs and with a
little begging on his part and some reassuring on mine, they said yes. He
went upstairs and packed while I got details from his dad on how to turn
the heat on. I was told to stop by the store and pick up water. He had the
pipes drained and it was too big of an ordeal to drain them again. If you
don't drain them, he said they would freeze.

	We said our goodbyes. His Mom handed him the cell phone and we
left. We stopped by my house, got my stuff and headed north. It was a great
fall afternoon for the drive. Most of the leaves had already fallen, but it
was very picturesque.  We stopped at a Wal-Mart on the way and loaded up
with some supplies. We got there just before the sun set. I turned the gas
on, then the heat. Brian ran around getting things situated. What a
view. We stood on the back deck that overlooked the lake. You could see for
miles. I turned and looked at Brian. He was off in some distant place. At
that moment I couldn't think of any other place I wanted to be. The sun was
setting. The colors of a late fall sunset were shining in his hair. I
noticed again, for the first time. How truly beautiful he really was. My
chest became tight. My mouth went dry. I was nervous and giddy at the same
time. The thought of being with him made me happy. Not just tonight, but
forever.....


	You really could just sit there and stare out across Lake Michigan
and see for miles. Its sheer size seemed overpowering. Like life I guess,
sometimes it's overpowering. No matter how hard you try, you can never see
the distant shoreline. The sound of Gulls in the air made me realize where
I was. I had been drifting back and forth.  I stood and stretched. I think
it might be time to get something to eat. I glanced at my watch and seen
that it wasn't even Noon yet. I was still hungry though. I passed a small
store on the way down here. So I left to get something to eat. The gulls,
or at least they looked like Gulls, were landing and grabbing bits of food
off of the sidewalk. In a way they reminded me of the Raven, or at least
mine. Swooping down grabbing something and then flying away with it. Where
did he take it? Would he ever bring it back? I kept walking; I had to just
keep walking. Thoughts kept running through my mind.  Some of them came so
fast it was hard to make sense of them all. So I kept walking.

Thanks for reading.