Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 21:55:49 +0000
From: David Lee <dlee169@hotmail.com>
Subject: Tales from Bentonville, Chapter 40

Tales from Bentonville, Chapter 40
By David Lee

Warning:
This story contains scenes of love and sexual interaction.  Much of this
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Disclaimer:
This story is completely fictional.  Most of the places mentioned, and none
of the characters exist in real life.  Some may possess physical or
personality characteristics of people I know or have known.  But if you see
yourself in this story, your imagination is better than mine!

"Tales from Bentonville" is a romantic story centering on the lives of high
school kids.  Lovers of other ages may appear, but not normally in a
cross-generational sense.  References to sex with under-age kids may be made
for the sake of the story line.  However, I feel that child molestation is a
crime and should not be glorified or tolerated.

This is my fifth attempt at writing fiction.  My other stories on Nifty
include: "Zeke" (August 29, 2005), "Always and Forever" (March 25, 2004)
under High School, "Brad and Alan's Canoe Trip" (April 23, 2004) under
Camping, and "Jacob and Jacques" (May 5, 2004) under High School.  Some
characters from previous stories may have cameo roles in this one.  However,
you need not read them first.


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Tales from Bentonville, Chapter 40

On Monday, Dane was feeling the kind of excitement that Colton had felt on
Friday.  Today, he would get his license.  Only this time, Grandma wouldn't
have to get off early from school to play chauffeur.  Colt would be able to
drive him.

Dane was up early in the shower when Colton came in to do a pay-back for
Friday morning.  They both got satisfied!  Greta wasn't there to see their
smiles because she had gone in early to do some of the work she would
normally have done on the weekend.

The boys threw together a lunch out of some of the leftovers from the
weekend and then drove off to school in their new set of wheels.  It was a
proud day.


It didn't hurt their pride that Alex and Joel parked next to them and
admired their car.  Of course, it wasn't anything like Joel's, but it was
nicer than the one that Alex and Allen had shared before the downed tree had
taken it out.  Alex said that it was newer than the car his parents had
bought for him.

Word spread quickly around school and by second lunch period, most of their
friends were congratulating them.  Few seemed to think it odd that the boys
shared a car since they were cousins and living together at their
grandmother's house.  Leah, however, wondered.  She still hadn't gotten over
the fact that Colton hadn't shown the interest in her that she thought any
red-blooded American boy should.  She knew that she was a looker.  If she
didn't turn him on, he must be gay.

All of these thoughts were quickly forgotten as Derek Carver burst into the
cafeteria with a gun in his hands.  The whole place went silent as he
shouted out his intensions.

"I hear that the guys who got me in trouble are queers and I hate queers.
I'm gonna take you out," he shouted as he moved toward where Joel and Alex
were seated across the table.

Tension filled the air as a number of kids contemplated what they could do
to prevent a couple of killings.  Alex felt that he should protect Joel.
Joel felt that he should shield Alex.  But at the moment, neither could
figure out what to do.  They were trapped in a seated position.  A sudden
move could get them both killed.  Dane and Colt exchanged a glance as they
quietly tried to circle behind Derek.  John sized up the gun and decided
that he had lived through being shot with a larger caliber one.  Maybe he
could do it again.  Maybe he could pay back someone for the breaks he had
been given.  Allen wasn't about to let his twin get hurt if he could prevent
it.  He had to do something.  Even Alicia was protective of the boys.  And
it was she that would be the key to Derek's undoing.

"Hey, I'm Alex," Allen called out from the seat across from his twin.  I'm
the one you want."

"I know you're not Alex because your head is shaved." Derek yelled back.

"NO, he wants me," John said loudly.  "I helped get him arrested and I'm as
queer as anyone here."

Being called to from various places in the room was unsettling to Derek's
drug-filled brain.

"Shut up," Derek demanded.  "Just shut the fuck up!"

Derek turned to fire off a shot in John's direction.  Anticipating the
movement because he had seen it in his dream, Jerry yelled for John to watch
out.  John dived behind the salad cart in the nick of time as the bullet
imbedded itself in the wall near where his head had been a nano-second
earlier.  Derek wheeled around toward Jerry, but was distracted again -- this
time by Alicia.

She slowly moved toward Derek from the front.  It was as if she were in a
dream.  She seemed to be unafraid of the weapon in his hand.

"You're in enough trouble by bringing a gun to school.  No one's been hurt
yet.  You don't want to go to jail for murder."

"I've still got enough bullets to do them and me," Derek responded.  "I've
done some time in juvenile before and I got fucked by queers.  I ain't going
to jail!"

When Alicia got within range, Derek made a lunge for her.

"If anyone tries anything, she's dead.  That includes you Colt and Dane.  I
know you're back there."

Everyone froze in place and the room went dead-quiet again.  That is, it was
silent until Alicia let out a blood-curdling scream.

"I said shut the fuck up, bitch!" Derek yelled almost as loudly.

The noise seemed to be causing him to crack.  So instead of being quiet,
Alicia screamed all the louder.  Derek forced his free hand over her open
mouth.  He couldn't take much more.  That was a major mistake.  Alicia bit
down on his hand and stomped on his right instep with every drop of energy
she had left before rolling out of his grasp.  In the process, she broke a
bone in his foot and nearly severed his middle finger.

As he screamed out in pain, four guys hurled their bodies toward him at
once.  Seconds later, Derek lay on the floor -- disarmed, bleeding, and
unconscious.

  He had a broken jaw, three broken ribs, and a nasty gash on his head where
he had hit the side of a table in the brief scuffle.  These were in addition
to the injuries Alicia had inflicted.  No one would ever ask who caused the
rest of damage.  The fact was that none of the participants knew for sure.
The only thing the boys did know for certain was that three of them would
swear that they did it, in order to keep John from being in violation of his
probation agreement.

Sheriff Larkin and Deputy Anders entered the room immediately from two
different directions.  They had been trying to get into position to get a
clear shot at Derek if that became the only way to prevent innocent
bloodshed.  They were relieved that they didn't have to fire their weapons
and risk killing someone.

Darrin and two other paramedics rushed in behind the sheriff.  They had been
called out in case there were casualties.  Larkin was not a man to leave
things to chance.

Darrin let his two companions see to Derek as he ran to take John in his
arms.  John was not embarrassed or surprised.  When his lover hugged him in
relief, he hugged back. The embrace was long enough and intense enough to
make any gay boy in the cafeteria know that John hadn't been lying about his
orientation.  The kiss that followed left no one in doubt.

Sheriff Larkin called for quiet while he sorted things out.  As soon as he
determined who the key players were, he asked them to remain in the room
while Mr. Haggerty herded the rest into the gym.  The kids who were now in
class, because they had eaten first lunch, were dismissed to the gym also.
The counselors and nurse were called in to talk to everyone.

Back in the cafeteria, the sheriff took statements from all involved.  He
praised Alicia for having had the guts to do what she did to get away from
Derek.  After it was all over, she was badly shaken.

"I just tried to do what my dad taught me," she sobbed.  "He always said
that if I got attacked I should fight back with everything I had."

Alicia accepted hugs from her brothers, Joel, John, Dane, and Colt.  She was
feeling almost sick to the stomach, but she was proud at the same time.

One of the ladies in the cafeteria brought cartons of orange juice and some
homemade buns for Alicia and the others who had been involved.  She thought
that they could use the calories to prevent them from having the sugar drop
that often follows an adrenaline rush.  Her kindness was appreciated.

When Larkin was done interviewing the kids, and the handcuffed Derek was
being hauled away in an ambulance (accompanied by Deputy Anders), he took
Alicia by the arm to steady her as he escorted them all into the gym.  They
were greeted by a standing ovation from their peers.  It made them all feel
appreciated and humble at the same time.

Mr. Haggerty asked the music teacher if the kids from the cast of "Annie"
could do a couple of songs to help distract the assembly of students from
thinking too much about what had just transpired.  The kids who had played
in the pit for the musical were sent to get their instruments and the scores
which hadn't been sent back yet.  While they were gone, the principal asked
the crowd to take a few minutes in silence to feel thankful that everyone
was safe and alive.  Everyone remained very quite.  Probably a lot were
praying.

Once the musicians had tuned up, Allen found the strength to reprise a bit
of his role as Daddy Warbucks.  Sara sang her main solo from the musical:
"Tomorrow."  Then, she asked the whole student body to stand and sing it
with her.  Everyone participated.  It was probably the best therapy they
could have at the moment.

(Haggerty would later be publicly honored for his sensitive handling of the
aftermath of an ugly situation.  That scene which followed so closely upon
the heels of the tornado could have sent a number of kids into serious
depression.  As it turned out, most would get back to normal quickly
although some would have recurring nightmares for months to come.)

A TV crew from Cosgrove arrived while the singing was going on.  The
reported couldn't believe that there had been a nearly fatal situation an
hour before.  He tried to get the scoop, but Haggerty was not giving out
details.  He also cautioned the students not to.  The story was going to
fade about as quickly as it began.

When it got close to the usual dismissal time, the principal let the kids go
saying that any who needed to talk to someone to feel free to stay.  A few
kids did.

Dane and Colt took John aside on the way out of the gym.

"Obviously you weren't just making that up to confuse Derek." Dane said

"You mean about being gay?"

"Yeah."

"Yeah, I really am."

"Us too," Colt said.

"No shit!  That's cool." John responded.  "Thanks for telling me.  I guess
I'm happy that I'm out now.  Darrin is glad too.  He's tired of hiding his
feelings.  When he hugged me, it seemed natural to kiss.  Are you guys
coming out this year?"

"We're not sure, but we'll be out before we graduate.  We might wait until
fall." Dane smiled.

"I'd like to talk to you guys sometime," John continued.  "It's kind of
lonely and scary not knowing many people who understand.  I've always been
kind of a loner, but still..."

"Yeah!" Colt agreed.  "Since Alex and Joel have come out, we now know that
there are at least five of us guys in school here.  Statistics would
indicate that there must be more like us - even in a place this small.
There have to be some girls too.  I wish we could all come out without fear
of something like that scene in there today happening again."

"I think that was more about a kid who was raped and whose brain is fucked
up with drugs than it is about anyone's sexual orientation," John suggested.

The others agreed with his assessment.

John sought out Jerry before he left school.  He needed to thank the kid for
once more coming to his rescue.  He hugged Jerry for several minutes while
both stood there with tears in their eyes.

"God, you really are my angel," John exclaimed.  "You have saved my sorry
butt again and I was so terrible to you..."

"Hey, I think somehow it was all meant to be.  You've proved to be a new
person and I suspect that God has a plan for you."

"You say that even though you know that I am gay?"

"Well, duh!  Who said that has anything to do with it?"

John ended up driving Jerry and Carrie over to her house where the couple
held each other until they fell asleep.  Carrie's parents were not upset at
finding them on the sofa cuddled under an afghan sound asleep.  They knew
that the kids had been through hell that day and needed to be close.  They
wondered if this was just a crush or if it would stand the test of time.
The two seemed to be very good friends.

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Colt and Dane started to walk home because, in the excitement of the day,
they had forgotten about their car in the parking lot.  They had been so
distracted that Dane nearly missed going to get his license before the
office closed.

He made it to the site in the nick of time and didn't have to wait as long
as Colt had had to on Friday.  One of the ladies asked about the rumors
going around of a disturbance at the high school.  Colton filled her in
quietly while Dane was having his picture taken.

"You kids were involved?" she said in amazement.

"Yeah, but the one who really saved the day was Alicia Albers.  I hope that
someone gives her a medal or something.  She was awesome!  That girl can
kick butt!"

When the kids got home, they were greeted by Greta, Ellen and DJ.  DJ had
left work early on hearing about the school shooting.  Greta knew about the
boys' role in subduing Derek because Mr. Haggerty had called her.

"We are all going to Cosgrove for dinner to get out of here and try to
forget some of this," Greta exclaimed.  "I have called for reservations.
I'll take the Highlander so that we can all ride together."

Of course they could all have fit as easily in DJ's minivan, but Greta was
enjoying her new vehicle.  Older women can love cars almost as much as young
boys.

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The majority of families in Cosgrove did something special for their kids
that night.  Some sent out for pizza, some made special meals, and others,
like Greta, took their loved ones out to eat.  Nearly everyone hugged their
kids that night before sending them to bed.  Even the biggest, toughest
jock-types appreciated the love that they felt.  Several families vowed to
express their affection more often in the future.  No one could predict when
life might be snatched away.

Miss Charlotte and her friend Emma prepared a small banquet for John that
evening.  He had called in to work to say that he would be late because of
the trouble at school.  After hearing the detail, his supervisor had given
him the evening off with pay.  Darrin was free too.

Lottie invited Cory's family to eat with them.  Despite the fact that all of
the "storm refugees" were back in their own houses, it was a big task to
feed that many people a multi-course dinner, so Darrin and Dan pitched in.
They even let Cory and Jamie help with setting the table.  John was ordered
to put his feet up and relax, but he kept the younger guys company in the
dining room.

At dinner, Lottie gave a short prayer of thanksgiving for John's life as
well as for their food.  Everyone had moist eyes when she was done.

Afterward, Cory's mom, Nancy, made sure that Charlotte and Emma rested while
she and the younger boys took care of the cleanup.  While they were doing
it, Cory and Dan begged her to let Cory sleep over.  She gave in despite
it's being a school night.  She was well aware of the stress that everyone
had been through that day.  And though she wanted to keep her son close and
safe, she knew that he was growing up and was forming new relationships.
She hoped that he wouldn't get his heart broken by becoming so close to Dan.

Some of the evening conversation centered on the near tragedy that had
transpired, but much of it was about lighter things.  No one wanted to
relive the day, but everyone needed to get some of it out of their systems.

Nancy took Jamie home at a reasonable hour because he did have to go to
school in the morning.  He wasn't ready to leave the older kids, but he knew
that there was no use in whining.  Besides, it would make him look like a
little kid and spoil the more mature image he was trying to project.

John and Darrin also retired early that night at Darrin's suggestion.  Once
upstairs, he led John to the bathroom that was next to their bedroom.  He
filled the old tub with warm water and added some bubble bath.  Then, he
lovingly stripped John and practically lifted him into the tub, kissing him
tenderly as he did.

Darrin took a clean washcloth to scrub John's back.  John moaned in
appreciation.

"Please get undressed and join me," John pleaded.

"This is for your pleasure," Darrin answered.  "I want you to know how much
you mean to me and how devastated I would be if anything bad had happened to
you."

"My pleasure would be greater if my lover were in here with me," John
insisted as he ran his tongue over his lips suggestively.

Darrin gave in.  But before he joined his boyfriend, he did a sensuous
striptease act for John's entertainment.  When he got down to his skimpy
underwear and pumped his crotch suggestively.  His hardening cock bounced
tantalizingly in the sculptured pouch. John pulled himself up enough to let
Darrin see how much the show was affecting him.  His throbbing erection was
ample evidence.

After some soaping up of each other's bodies and lots of kissing, Darrin
adjusted the water temperature on the shower hose and rinsed them both off.
Then, he gently dried John's body and handed him a satin robe to put on.

"This is beautiful!  Where did you find it?" John wondered.

"Miss Charlotte wanted you to have it.  It was her brother's and she has
kept it carefully stored all of these years.  She hand-washed it this
afternoon so that it would be fresh and clean, but she's afraid that it
might be too small for you."

The robe which had been large on Robbie was just about perfect for a guy of
John's size and build.  It clung to his body nicely showing off its best
features.

Darrin slipped into some lounge pants, hung up the towels, and tidied up
generally.  Then he literally picked his lover up and carried him to the bed
that they shared.  John was giggling as he kissed Darrin's neck.

As soon as John was deposited on the bed, he pulled off the robe to avoid
staining it with the precum that was beginning to flow like a fountain from
his expectant cock.  Darrin grinned at how hot his lover was.

Despite the fact that John was raring to go, Darrin didn't skip the
foreplay.  He instructed John to lie spread-eagle grasping the headboard as
if he were tied on the bed.  John complied.

Darrin stripped off his lounge pants so that he was naked too.  Then, he ran
his tongue the inside of John's right leg slowly from the ankle to just
below his scrotum.  He stopped tantalizingly close to John's nuts.  He
followed up by doing the same thing to the inside of John's left leg.  John
was writhing in ecstatic bliss trying to keep his hands and feet where
Darrin had told him to.

Finally, John could take no more teasing.  He grasped Darrin's head and
guided it toward his aching cock.  Darrin took the not-too-subtle hint and
sucked nearly the total thing into his mouth and throat.  He made swallowing
motions with his throat where the tip of John's erection was lodged.  That
stimulation was all it took.  John moaned loudly in love and lust as he
pumped the first shot of his sticky load directly into Darrin's esophagus.
Darrin pulled back enough to taste the rest.

Almost immediately, John grabbed his legs pushing them up against his chest
offering his ass to Darrin.

"Are you sure, John?"

"Oh yeah!"

Darrin lubed his lover quickly and then gently entered him.  The excitement
of what he had just done to John had put him close to the edge already.  For
the sake of John's pleasure, Darrin held back as long as he could.  John
began to jack himself as he sensed that Darrin was nearly there.  When
Darrin made the final plunge, John came a second time at nearly the exact
moment.  They giggled as they thought that they heard an echo of their lusty
moans coming from the next room.

They kissed for several minutes in the afterglow.  When sleep eventually
overtook them, they were spooned together naked and smiling.  As they were
drifting off, they heard more sounds that made them wonder if they were the
only gay couple in the house.

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Meanwhile, Cory and Dan had settled down to sleep in Dan's double bed.  They
had slept together before, but tonight they seemed to need to snuggle more
than usual.  One of the more vivid pictures of the day's events that was
stuck in Cory's mind was the kiss that Darrin and John had exchanged in the
cafeteria when the turmoil was over.

"Have you ever kissed a girl?" Cory asked.

"Yeah, have you?" Dan responded.

"Yeah, did it feel like you thought it would?"

"Not exactly; how about for you?"

"No, it was kind of a letdown.  Have you ever kissed a boy?"

"You mean other than my brother when I was little?"

"Yeah."

"No, have you?"

"No.  Do you think you would ever like to?"

"You mean like now?"

Cory didn't get to continue his questions because Dan's lips were on his.
Their first kiss was tentative, as if they were analyzing the whole thing.
Their next one was extended and passionate.

"Shit, I'm gay!" Cory announced when the broke for air.

"If you are, I am too." Dan concluded.

They were quiet again as they went back for more.  Dan ran his tongue across
Cory's lips.  Cory parted them inviting Dan in.  That hesitant beginning
escalated into a session of open-mouthed tongue-wrestling that left them
both breathless.  The erections trapped between them made it plain that they
enjoyed the experience.

"Wow!  There's the sparks you're supposed to feel!" Cory exclaimed after he
caught his breath enough to talk.

"Yeah!" Dan grinned.  "I used to wonder what was missing.  Now I know."

Dan moved down to Cory's chest to work on his nipples.  Cory gasped as he
felt the thrill of having them sucked.  It was a totally new experience that
nearly made him cum right then and there.  He didn't want it to ever end,
but he wanted to try it on Dan.  It turned out that Dan appreciated it as
much as he did.

Eventually Dan kissed his way down Cory's sparse treasure trail toward the
throbbing piece of meat that was pointing up toward his face.  Dan licked
the end tentatively.  It tasted as sweet as Cory's mouth had.  He wanted
more.  Soon, he had engulfed about 60 percent of it while holding the base
in his fist.  Cory was breathing raggedly teetering on the edge of bliss.
Before he could warn Dan, the first volley splashed into the back of Dan's
mouth.  That was followed by several others of less intensity.  Cory moaned
and thrashed like a madman through the whole thing.

They kissed again and Cory tasted himself in his buddy's mouth.  They
continued to make out until Cory regained enough strength to return the
favor.

Dan had enjoyed making Cory feel great.  It was a real blast to make Cory
cum so hard in his mouth.  But when he felt his own sap rising, it was even
better.  Cory had a great technique.  He cupped Dan's balls with one hand
while he jacked him with the other.  All the time, he was swirling his
tongue over the sticky head of Dan's hot phallus.  Dan didn't last any
longer than Cory had.  His offering was equally large and his vocal orgasm
was as loud.

When it was over, it wasn't really over.  The kissing and hugging went on
for several minutes before the two were able to settle down to sleep.  When
they did, they were cuddled closely together -- Dan spooned up against Cory's
bare butt with his softened dick nestled in the crack.

"I love you," Dan whispered when he thought Cory was asleep.

"Me too," Cory whispered back dreamily.

Dan squeezed his lover tighter to his chest.  Maybe he was gay after all.
He wasn't going to fight his feelings.  Maybe this was how it was supposed
to be.

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Author's note:  Some of you wondered about Dan and Cory.  I was convinced
that they were bisexual/curious.  But, they went and did their own thing.
All I can do is be happy for them.

Thanks to Joe, Jim C, Jim We, Jim Wi, (there are two Jim's with W), Don B,
Tom H, Wildheart, Jace, Kike K, Russell, Rad, Carroll, Stephen, and Paul W.
Jace and Stephen are recent in the group who has written.  Thanks to all of
you.

The AFA is at it again.  It seems that they just can't control those people
at Ford!  I think it's great.  If I had had better luck with the cars, I
would go out and buy a new one in support of their attitude.

There's one more chapter written after this one.  Pray that the muse will
bite my ass and get me working again.

David