Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 16:30:29 +0000
From: David Lee <dlee169@hotmail.com>
Subject: Tales from Bentonville, Chapter 7

Tales for Bentonville, Chapter 7
By David Lee

Warning:
This story contains scenes of love and sexual interaction.  Much of this
involves males with other males.  If the reading or possessing of such
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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 7

When his alarm went off on Monday morning, Dane reached across a warm body
to shut it off.  A smile lit up his face as he became conscious.  The cute
naked kid who shared his bed was the some one he had made love with the day
before. The application of Dane's soft kisses lit up the other face in the
bed.

"I could get real used to waking up like this," Colt sighed.

"Me too, but we have to move if we don't want to be late."

One boy used the shower while the other brushed his teeth; neither had to
shave yet.  They would love to have showered together, but thought that the
women downstairs might notice if the shower ran only once and they also knew
there wasn't enough time to do what they would be tempted to do.

After dressing hastily and gelling their hair, they raced to the kitchen to
grab some cereal.  Ellen had packed them both a lunch knowing that they
would probably find it tastier (and less expensive) than the school menu.
Colt was especially pleased to be treated as if he belonged.  He could get
used to this too.

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Most of the students at Bentonville High were tired and subdued that
morning.  The couple of guys who had gone to Florida with their families
tried to boast of conquests on the beach at night, but few of their
classmates believed them.  The truth was that they had seen someone else
making out and fantasized about it when they jacked off alone in their beds.

When lunchtime rolled around, Dane and Colt sat together at an unoccupied
table.  Trent was with Sara and Carrie.  He was wondering why Dane had
chosen to sit with Colt, but then he had noticed that they had been getting
along lately.  He was relieved that Colton wasn't picking at him anymore.
He hoped that it was a permanent change.  Colton had been his buddy when
they were younger.

Leah was not as laid back about the budding friendship.  She was feeling
left out.  It wasn't that she wouldn't have ditched Colton for Dane in a New
York minute, but she was angry that neither one of them had been paying
attention to her despite her efforts.  So, she joined them at the table.

"Colton, you didn't call all week.  You probably spent all your time with
Dane.  Where does that leave me?"  If we're supposed to be going steady, you
should be more considerate.

"Who said we were going steady?"

"But, I thought...  You said..."

"I never said anything about going steady.  I'm too young to get tied down
to one girl.  There are lots of things that I want to do that don't include
you or any other girl.  I have a life too, you know."

Leah's eyes flashed in anger as she picked up her tray and moved to sit with
Carrie, Sara, and Trent.  She felt unwelcome and she wasn't going to put up
with Colton.

After she has gone, Dane was quiet for awhile.  Then he spoke in soft tones
so as not to be overheard.

"Don't you think that was a little abrupt?"

"Yeah, probably.  But I'm really tired of her.  Ever since the homecoming
dance she has acted as if I'm her property.  I have tried to back off
without hurting her, but she just won't take the hint!"

The boys sat in silence for a bit longer as they notice Leah's animated
conversation with the girls at her table.  Were they (the boys) the topic of
conversation?  Would other kids begin to notice that they were together all
of the time?

Colt looked into Dane's eyes with an expression of caring on his face.  He
spoke barely above a whisper.

"I guess I used her to prove that I wasn't what I know that I am.  I don't
want to do that anymore even if it means getting busted.  I love only one
person and you know who that is."

Dane smiled as he responded.

"Yeah, I feel the same way.  Carrie is my buddy, but not my girlfriend.  She
knows we aren't going to wander the halls holding hands."

"I wish WE could."

"Me too."

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The news that greeted Colt after school was not what he wanted to hear.  His
step-father, Robert had been released from the hospital and was not in jail.
  Since he had had been no prior arrests for abuse, the judge didn't set the
bail very high.  There was a court order for Robert to have no contact with
Colt or his mother pending the outcome of a hearing.  However, Colt didn't
expect that a piece of paper would keep the man from doing what he wanted to
do.  He wasn't that worried about his own safety.  He had overheard his
step-father saying that he never wanted to see "that little fag" again (as
the medics were putting him in the ambulance).  But Colt did worry about his
mother's wellbeing.  He knew that where Sharon was concerned, Robert was
very possessive and jealous.  Colton's mother was packing when he got home.

"Get some things together.  We need to leave town immediately.  My cousin in
Sioux City will take us in.  Robert won't know where to go to find us."

"I want to stay here, Mom.  I'll be okay.  I can't leave school and my
friends.  I'm doing the best in school that I've ever done.  If I have to
leave, I'll lose it all.  Please let me call Mrs. Johnson - my grandma.  I
know that she will let me stay there."

Sharon didn't like the idea of Colt's not coming with her, but she was
beginning to weaken.

"Okay, Baby, call Ellen to see what she thinks and then call Greta.  I will
get some money out of the bank to help pay for your keep.  I know that they
like you a lot.  I just don't want to impose."

Sharon could tell by the look on Colton's face that Greta was happy to take
him in.  After a couple of minutes, he handed the phone to her.  He listened
to his mother's side of the conversation.

"Yes.  Oh thank you very much.  You don't know how much this means to me.  I
am very afraid that Robert will try to get even with me for standing up to
him.  I still worry about what he might do to Colton, but Colton doesn't
seem to feel that way.  Yes, I will.  Uh huh.  You too.  And thanks again."

"Well, young man, you seem to have made a favorable impression on the rest
of your family.  Greta said that she was looking forward to getting better
acquainted with her grandson and she was sure that Dane would be pleased to
have you in the house."

Colt blushed at the last statement and hoped that Sharon wouldn't pick up on
the fact that it had to do with Dane and not his grandmother.

While Colton was throwing his clothes together to take, he called Dane's
house to tell him the news.

"I guess you will be stuck with me for awhile.  I don't know when it will be
safe for Mom to be here.  I have a feeling that she will never be completely
free from worry until that bastard is locked up."

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If Greta was happy at the prospect of having Colt in the house, Dane was
overjoyed.  He didn't like the circumstances that delivered his lover to his
doorstep, but he couldn't pretend not to be thrilled to have him.

After doing her business at the bank, Sharon dropped Colton off at the
Johnson's.  Only Dane was home, but he did and said all of the right things
before Sharon departed.  She wanted to get out of town quickly and try to
drive through.  Funds were not that plentiful to pay for a good motel.
Besides, she wanted to put as many miles between Robert and her as possible.

Once the boys were alone, Dane took Colt into his arms and held him close
for several minutes.  It was not a horny, sensuous feeling, but one of
caring.  Colt emerged from the embrace with tears in his eyes.

"And to think, I was so mean to you when you first came here," Colt sighed.

"Yeah, but since I know it was only because I'm so cute, I can't worry about
that.

Colt grinned as he swatted his cousin on the backside.

Upstairs, Dane rearranged things in his room so that Colt would have a place
for his stuff.  By the time Ellen came home, all was in order and the boys
were sitting at the kitchen table doing their homework.

"Well, you two look studious.  I'm pleased to see that you are getting your
work done instead of fooling around."

Both boys blushed, thinking of the fooling around that they might have been
doing.  Ellen didn't seem to notice as she busied herself with dinner
preparations.

Colt handed her the money that Sharon had sent to help pay for groceries.
Ellen hated to accept it, but she didn't want to hurt his feelings -- or
Sharon's.  She knew that it was important for a person to pay her own way.
She decided to try to save as much of it as she could for him for the
future.

When Greta came home, she pulled her recently-found grandson into a strong
embrace.  He was happy to have such a demonstrative welcome.  He found that
he had to bite his lip to keep back the tears.

After dinner, the boys cleaned up as they usually did.  Greta went to the
den to finish some paperwork she had brought home and Ellen retired to the
living room to watch TV.  Dane and Colton excused themselves to go upstairs.
  As they were headed out, Greta called to them.

"I suppose that you will want your own room now that you are officially
residing here.  You can move into the guest room and make it your own.  You
can put up posters or whatever.  We can pack away DJ's trophies and stuff."

"Uh, thanks, but I'll share with Dane if that's okay.  We already have my
stuff in his room."

"No, that's fine.  I want you to feel that this is your home.  Whatever you
want is okay.  I only thought that you two might be crowded in that bed, but
neither of you is really big, so I guess you won't have a problem."

Up in their shared room, the boys giggled.

"I was afraid that she might not like the idea of two guys sleeping together
on a regular basis," Colt exclaimed.

"Well, she certainly knows that Wade and Roger do," Dane snickered.

"Yeah, but she doesn't know about her two grandsons," Colt replied.

The boys played at the computer while listening to some of their favorite
CDs.
They visited some interesting sites eventually finding the Nifty Archives.
The story of Matt and Jon held their attention.  Dane downloaded it on a
disk which he could hide in the attic section behind his closet.  The boys
read the first four chapters before being interrupted by Ellen's voice at
the foot of the stairs.

"Come down for a snack and then get ready for bed.  There's school tomorrow
and you can't fool around all night.  (The boys blushed again at the words.)
  If you are sharing a room, you need to set some rules about sleeping."

Dane popped the floppy out and hid it where they both could find it easily.
Then they went to the kitchen to fill their tummies before going to bed.

It was not that late when they began to undress for bed.  Dane locked his
door as the two stripped.  Colt smiled.  He did a kind of strip-tease for
his lover and came up hard.  Dane was obviously impressed.  He was just as
hard.

In bed, they explored each other's bodies.  Like their afternoon hug, this
experience was more about love than lust.  It was, however, quite sensuous.
By the time their hands reached their lover's crotch, they were horny as
Hell.  Very little energy was expended in stroking before they were moaning
in ecstasy.   Colton came first, but not by much.  There was cum all over
both of their torsos.  They played in the stickiness as it cooled.  Then
Dane grabbed his discarded briefs to clean them up.

They fell asleep cuddled together.

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The week passed pretty uneventfully.  Wrestling and swimming were over for
the year.  There was no spring musical this year since the school was too
small to do a big production every year.  Track season was in full swing,
but neither boy had gone out for it though the coach was encouraging them to
consider it for next year.  In a school of that size, many kids did several
sports in order for the teams to be large enough to be viable.

Robert did not seem to have any interest in contacting Colton, but he was
asking at Sharon's workplace about her.  No one knew anything other than the
fact that she had asked for an extended leave of absence.  She had been
careful not to let her co-workers know where she was headed.

Colton did have one event in his life that caused him some anxiety.  He had
dreaded doing it, but felt that he had to.  He asked Dane to invite Trent
over to his house after school on Friday.  Trent had accepted the invitation
not knowing that Colton would be there.

When Trent and Dane were seated at the kitchen table with Cokes in their
hands, Colt made his appearance.  Trent looked a bit uneasy, but didn't say
anything other than to grunt his hello.

Colton got a Coke from the fridge and joined the other two.

"Trent, I asked Dane to invite you over because I need to talk to you."

Trent cringed, wondered where this was going.  He was ready to jump up and
leave at a moments notice.  Yet, he thought that Dane wouldn't have lured
him into a trap.

"I need to ask you to forgive me for being an asshole," Colt announced.
"I'm really sorry for how I treated you.  I will explain it all to you
someday, but for now I want to say that I was very much afraid of being
labeled a queer after your brother and my cousin got caught together.  I
knew that my step-father would use any excuse to beat me.  I'm so sorry..."

Colton couldn't finish because he was choking up and didn't want to look
uncool in front of his former and longtime friend.

Trent sensed that tears were not far below the surface.  Colt seemed to be
sincere.  However, Trent was still hurting from all of the mean things that
Colton had done to him in the past year.

"Okay, I guess I can forgive you, I'm not sure how I feel.  But please don't
treat me that way anymore."

"Oh, I won't!  I'm really, really glad that you don't hate me."

"I've tried to think of ways to get even with you, but you seem to have
changed back into the guy I used to be friends with.  I hope that it is
true."

After the awkward beginning, the conversation flowed more freely.  They
talked about school, girls, the chances of the track team that year, and
whether the Cubs could do it this time.  Colt even let out the fact that he
was living with Dane.

Trent was not completely surprised.  In a small town, many people know more
about other people's business than they should.  He was surprised when they
went up to the bedroom and he saw Colt's things in the same room.  In
passing, he wondered about their sleeping together.  Of course, Colton had
been so anti-gay that there couldn't be anything going on.  But, then Trent
had heard it said that some guys who publicly go after gays are really that
way themselves -- like that mayor out in Seattle or somewhere.  Hmm...  Perhaps
there was a way to even the score with Colton.  Trent would just have to
watch and wait.

Those thoughts reminded him of Trevor and Marc.  He told the boys that he
had gotten an e-mail from his brother that morning.  All was going well for
them.  They were doing okay financially and they were still very much
"together."  Trent wasn't sure why he felt he could share this, but he just
did.  Dane and Colton seemed to be okay with it.  Again Trent wondered about
them.

When Ellen arrived home, she invited Trent to stay for dinner, but he
declined since his family was going out to celebrate his mother's birthday.
They were driving to Cosgrove to The Olive Garden.  He couldn't miss his
mom's celebration.

After dinner, Dane and Colt said that they were tired and going to make an
early evening of it.  Ellen was a little surprised, but said nothing.  The
boys climbed the stairs after wishing the women pleasant dreams.

Both took a quick shower.  Actually, they took two quick showers together,
but shut off the water for awhile between to give the impression of two
separate showers in case anyone was noticing.

In the first shower, the got their hair washed.  In the second, they soaped
each other and got all their parts squeaky clean.  After drying each other,
they sprinted naked to their room, locking the door behind them.

Their love-play started with gently feeling each other's bodies.  They
traced every curve and cranny with their fingers.  Then Dane used his tongue
to retrace much of the same territory.  He had Colt moaning.  Colt
eventually had to stop Dane because he didn't want to cum yet.

Colt took the lead and tried to do to Dane what Dane had done to him.  It
was exciting to him to give as well as to receive.  He ended by trying to
deep-throat Dane.  He gagged a few times, but eventually swallowed most of
Dane's cock.  Dane nudged Colt to show him that he wanted Colt to turn
around so he could suck too.

They didn't last long after they started to suck each other.  Both moaned
and whimpered when their orgasms hit.  Both took the offering and held it to
share in deep kissing.  Their after-glow loving was quite satisfying to
both.

The nightmare came to Colt again that night in the wee hours of the morning.
  He was tied to a bed naked.  This time, after Robert whipped him, he
pulled out his cock and tried to force it into Colt's ass.  Colt tried to
cry out, but no word would come.  The next thing he knew, Dane was gently
rocking him and kissing the back of his neck.  Colt snuggled back against
his lover/cousin and entered a new dream.  In this one, it was Dane who
wanted to enter his forbidden chute.  In this one, he smiled as his lover
mounted him.

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Author's note: Don't forget to pray for the victims of the earthquake.  Just
because it isn't close to home is not reason to forget people in pain and in
need.

I'm posting early for this chapter since I will be out of town for a couple
of days.  This will give my buddy in Florida something to read this weekend.
Hey, I heard from Rad twice this week!!!  He's adjusting and getting along,
but don't forget about him.  Other guys I heard from include: Beast, Ross,
RC, Jon, Paul, Lee, Chris (new guy), Brian, Jim C., Daniel, and Joe.  Thanks
for your e-mails.  They keep me going!

David