Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:50:34 -0800 (PST)
From: Randy Howard <randyhoward2@yahoo.com>
Subject: Wagon Train / Incest / Chapter Three

Wagon Train
By
Randy Howard

This story is intended for people mature enough to appreciate it, but
legally that means people over the legal age of eighteen or whatever. It is
fiction, and contains consensual sex between male siblings and other family
and non-family members.


Chapter three:

The homecoming

Previously in chapter two:

They spent the rest of the day moving with the rest of running Deer's
people. Running Deer taught him much about his people's language. By
evening, they had set up camp in their new surroundings and Caleb found his
mind wandering to his pa and Jacob.

"Can I go for a walk alone running Deer? I promise you not to go running
off or anything. I just miss my pa and brother," he told his friend and
captor.

"Just be careful little fox, take your knife with you," he said to the boy.

Caleb went walking out into the dark wilderness of the lone prairie. The
full moon and stars were the only light that lit his way. He paused when he
heard the sorrowful sounds of coyotes howling, and jumped when he heard a
twig snap.

"You...please don't," he begged the man whose hand was raised against him,
a knife glistening in the moonlight. Fear gripped his senses.

Now chapter three:

Bear Claw lunged at Caleb, knocking him to the ground, just as the hand of
the mountain man swung his knife down towards the boy. His knife caught
Bear claw in his side and he lunged for the Indian brave with murder in his
heart. Caleb grabbed his own knife and quickly got up, leaping onto the
man. He raised his hand and plunged the knife deep into the man's back,
only to have the man throw him off and turn to him.

"You damn little savage... I'll make mincemeat out of you," and he hurried
towards Caleb who quickly rolled to his right, avoiding the man's knife.

Caleb quickly got to his feet and took a crouching stance, facing his foe
in defense.

"Run little fox," Bear claw cried out, the blood issuing from his side, but
Caleb refused to budge.

The man rushed towards him and in a move that running Deer had taught him,
dodged the man, kicked him high and again plunged the knife deep into his
chest. The man stood frozen in his spot, looking down at the knife
protruding from his chest. He looked up briefly at Caleb and then dropped
to the ground dead.

"Bear claw don't move," Caleb said rushing to his aid and quickly tore off
his breechcloth and pressed it to the wound.

Several other braves, including Running Deer came running, and two of the
braves angrily grabbed Caleb.  Bear claw had lost consciousness and he was
carried to the camp, while the others took Caleb captive. The man that had
caused all the trouble lay dead in a thicket, and he was out of sight of
those around.

"No... I wasn't the one that did this," Caleb screamed and looked over at
his friend as one of the braves struck him, knocking him out.

***

"Pa... do you think that we will ever see Caleb again?" Jacob asked as the
pulled into the protection of Fort Concho.

It was nightfall and that wagons were far behind schedule.

"I feel it in my heart Jacob that your brother is alive," he answered the
boy and his eyes were welling up with tears. "Let's get the oxen watered
and fed before we eat son."

"I'll take care of them pa, you relax and set up camp," Jacob told him and
walked over to unhook the oxen.

He led them over to a large watering hole, and was standing there watching
them when Alex walked up.

"I miss him so much Jake," Alex said standing beside Jacob.

"So do I Alex, so do I," he said and looked at the boy.

He noticed that he'd been crying and he couldn't understand why, after all,
Caleb and Alex were just friends.

"What's with the tears Alex," he asked and Alex wiped them away with the
back of his hand.

"Just miss him is all," but Jacob knew or rather had a feeling that there
was more that he wasn't saying.

"Do you care to tell me what's been going on with you two," he asked.

"I can't Jake... you'd never understand," he said sadly.

"You two are in love aren't you," he asked the boy and Alex looked
surprised at him. "Your look just confirmed it Alex," he said and he hugged
the boy. "I know what it's like to love someone and not be able to show
them," he whispered and thought of his pa.

"We have been in love for such a long time Jake, please don't tell on us,"
he asked as his tears rolled down his face.

"What's the matter boy," Frank asked his son, who was still being held by
Jacob.

"Nothing pa... I just miss my best friend Caleb is all."

"Well stop the damn crying boy, what are you a darn female," he snapped and
pulled the boy away from Jacob's embrace, slapping him hard across the
face. "I'll handle my boy thank you,"

he snarled at Jacob.

Jacob stood quietly, respectfully and watched as Frank slapped his boy
senseless.

"If'n I catch you crying again boy, I'll give your ass a good whipping
also," he said and pushed the boy away and back towards the wagon.

"What's going on Frank," Seth said coming up on the scene.

"You oughta be teaching that boy of yours how to be a man," he snapped and
walked away angry.

"Pa...I was only consoling Alex because he was missing Caleb," he said
looking at his pa. "He came up to me crying so I was holding him to me. I'm
sorry pa if I caused you any shame or embarrassment," he apologized.

"Don't you fret son," he said hugging Jacob close. "You did nothing wrong
to warrant his anger.

I'm going into the fort and talk to the commanding officer about having a
detail go after Caleb,"

he told Jacob.

"Ok pa, I'll take the oxen back once they are finished," Jacob told him.

***

Seth walked over to the commanding officer's quarters and found the man to
be younger than he had expected.

"Ah... may I speak to whoever is in charge sir," Seth asked looking at the
young man.

The officer was tall with medium brown hair and eyes brown like a Deer.

"Why that would be me sir, Colonel Ranald S. Mackenzie of the 4th Cavalry,"
he said offering Seth his hand.

"Unusual name sir, if you don't mind me saying," Seth said.

"I was named for my two grandfather's sir, one was Raymond and the other
one Ronald. So my pa ended up naming me Ranald sir. Now what can I do for
you," he asked.

"It's my son Caleb, he was taken prisoner by a Comanche raiding party last
evening," he told him.

Colonel Mackenzie invited him in, and he poured them each a shot of
whiskey, they downed it and he poured a second before Seth began giving him
the details.

"I'll mount a detail at first light sir, I had a scout just this afternoon
tell me that a tribe of Comanche were seen migrating northwest. If I am
correct sir, I would be willing to bet that they would have your son."

"Would he still be alive sir, oh God I do hope so," he said nearly in
tears.

"I can assure you that a boy of his age, if taken will be alive and
well. They will be indoctrinating him into the Comanche lifestyle sir."

"I would like to ride along with the detail sir if I may," he asked and his
eyes searched the young officer for approval.

"That sir would be totally against regulations. I can assure you that my
men will use every means possible to retrieve your boy safely," he told him
confidently.

"Thank you sir," he said and downed the second shot.

***

They talked for another twenty minutes and drank several more shots before
Seth staggered back to his wagon. Seth was not a drinking man, so the
whiskey hit him hard. Several times as he walked back, Seth fell. By the
time that he had reached his wagon he was covered in mud and dirt.

"Pa...what happened to you," Jacob asked noticing his father's condition.

"I fell son... that dad burn colonel got me drunk," he slurred.

"Come on pa, I'll take you down to the river so we can get you washed,"
Jacob said helping his father stand.

Jacob retrieved a clean change of clothes before he walked back over to
Seth. With Seth's arm around Jacob's shoulder and Jacob's arm around Seth's
waist, they carefully walked down to the river. Once to the river bank,
Jacob set Seth down near the river bank on dry ground.  Hidden by brush and
other wild vegetation, Jacob looked at the condition of his pa.

"Pa can you undress yourself," Jacob asked kneeling at his father's feet
and looking down at an almost comatose Seth.

"Would you give me a hand son," he asked as he lay there motionless in his
drunken stupor.

Jacob looked around and once he was sure that they were alone, he
unbuttoned his father's shirt.

Pulling back the shirt, he marveled at the dusting of hair that covered his
father's well developed chest. Removing his suspenders, he then removed his
shirt. Seth lay there with his eyes closed as his son undressed him. Jacob
softly let his hands graze across this chest and gingerly rubbed his firm
plump nipples, before he ran them down his abs to the buttons on his
pants. He unbuttoned his pants and slowly worked them down to his boots,
exposing Seth's large uncut cock.  Jacob quickly removed his father's boots
and socks before removing his pants.

He sat back and looked at his naked father laying in the dirt, and his
manhood that was half hard. It looked to the boy to be around nine inches
and it was fat, much fatter than he'd ever seen one to be.

"Pa," he whispered, "Pa, you need to get up and get in the water to clean
up," he said, but Seth lay there unresponsive.

Jacob knelt up and looked around for a sign of anyone, when certain that
they were alone he leaned over his pa. He slowly lowered his mouth down to
his father's manhood, and slowly took the sheathed end into his mouth.

"Mmmmm," Seth moaned, Jacob quickly pulled off and away.

After several moments of quiet, he grabbed his father's cock by his
hand. He pulled back the foreskin, exposing the purplish red head, and bent
down and took the head once again into his mouth. He moved his tongue
slowly around the corona, caressing it with his tongue before he slowly
moved down the fat shaft. As soon as the cock hit the back of his throat,
he fought hard not to gag and swallowed, taking the cock down his throat.

"Mmmmm," Seth moaned again, but this time Jacob stayed on his cock,
drinking in the manly, musky scent of his father's pubic bush.

He moved up the shaft and whirled his tongue around the sensitive gland,
before he went back down to the root. He was moving up and down Seth's cock
more quickly, when Seth's hand came to rest on Jacob's head.

"You're doing right fine son," Seth whispered and Jacob moved faster up and
down on his father's cock. "I'm going to lose it son," Seth said and
exploded deep into Jacob's mouth, the boy swallowed each drop that his
father gave him, gagging a bit at the first shot.

Once he was sure that his dad had none left to give, he surrendered his
cock and sat up.

"I'm sorry pa... really I am," a scared Jacob said.

"Don't be son," Seth said sitting up, "I knew exactly what was happening,
but I didn't want to stop you because I wanted it to happen also," he told
him and then took the boy into his arms, kissing his son hard and manly.

Jacob felt his father's tongue pushing against his lips, so he opened some
and his pa's tongue filled his mouth, dancing with his. They kissed love's
first kiss as Seth held his boy tight.

"Take your clothes off son and let's get this here dirt off us," Seth said
and sat there, watching Jacob strip before him.

Once naked Seth knelt up and took Jacob's cock into his hands, pulled back
the foreskin and licked the precum that was oozing from the boy's piss
slit. Jacob took in a deep breath as his pa fully engulfed his young cock
and buried his nose deep in his silky bush.

"Damn pa I have wanted to do this with you for so long," he whispered as he
held onto Seth's head so he wouldn't fall.

Seth sucked hard and fast on the boy's cock, and his hand fondled the boy's
low hanging balls.

"Pa... ooooooh pa... I'm gonna lose it pa," he stammered and Seth sucked
harder.

Jacob exploded his first ever climax across his father's tongue and down
his throat. Seth swallowed his son's sweet elixir as fast as Jacob fed him,
and once spent; he continued to suck until Jacob couldn't take it no more.

"Pa stop... it's too sensitive," Jacob said and pushed his pa away.

"I forget how much a boy your age makes," he said wiping his mouth with the
back of his hand.

He stood up and embraced his son, their mouths met in love's sweet kiss as
their tongues danced within each other's mouth.

"I love you pa," Jacob said now crying.

"What is this son... oh God I am so sorry Jacob," Seth said when he noticed
Jacob's tears. "I've hurt you by doing this with you," he said and turned,
no longer able to face his boy.

"Pa please look at me," Jacob asked turning his pa to face him. "I was the
one that started this with you. I have been in love with you for as long as
I can remember pa. You have not hurt me, you have made me the happiest boy
alive tonight," he said and kissed him tenderly on the lips.

Jacob helped his pa walk into the water, where Seth washed his boy and
Jacob washed his pa.

The two talked after they washed and Seth felt revived.

"Let's get back to the wagon son," Seth said as he started to walk towards
the shore.

"Pa...are we alright...you and I?" Jacob asked as they walked through the
water.

"It was wrong what we just did son, but yes, we're good," Seth said. "I
love you Jacob and what we just shared must never be told to another soul,
not even your brother," Seth told him.

"I won't pa...and pa, Caleb and Alex are in love," Jacob said and Seth
stopped, turned and looked at his son.

"They're what?" he asked, surprised by the words.

"They're both buggers pa and in love with each other,"

"Buggers," he questioned the term.

"Men who love men... sexually pa," he told and blushed. "I heard this
British lad call them Molly's pa."

"Where did you learn this Jacob?"

"I heard it from some of boys that were talking the other night when we
camped."

"Well let's keep that between us also son and not a word to Caleb until he
brings it up. Besides, how do you know this about your brother?"

"I got it from Alex earlier this evening and that is why he was crying
pa. He misses Caleb something awful," he told him.

They walked back to the wagon and Seth saw Alex sneaking off, away from
camp. He and Jacob followed the boy to see just where he was going.

"Alex stop," Jacob called out but not loud enough to arouse those in the
camp.

"Jacob... Mr. MacDaniels sir... I... ah," he was completely tongue tied.

"Alex where are you going," Seth asked looking at the cloth wrapped package
that he was carrying.

"I...I'm going to find Caleb sir," he told him and broke down into tears.

"Alex listen to me boy, Colonel Mackenzie has assured me that he is sending
a detail out to find Caleb at first light," Seth told the boy. "Now let's
get you back to your ma and pa before they miss you," he suggested as the
moon came out from behind the clouds, revealing the bruises on the boy's
face. "Alex, where did you get those bruises," Seth asked turning the boy's
head to get a closer look at the bruise around his eye.

"Ah...I ran into the wagon sir," he told him but Seth did not swallow the
boy's lie.

"Your pa did it to you, didn't he?" he asked remembering how Frank had
treated the boy earlier.

"Yes sir," he said as his tears broke.

"Alex, is it because you were seen crying earlier?" Seth asked.

"Yes sir, my pa says men aren't supposed to cry."

"I cried when I thought that my Caleb was dead and for that matter when my
wife died," he told him. "Listen to me son, I know about you and my son,
and it's alright Alex," he told him and Alex hugged Seth tight, relieved to
finally have someone to talk to.

"I'm sorry sir that we never told you, but this is not something that we
felt you would understand," the boy said through his tears.

"I don't know if I would have before tonight Alex, but it's alright if you
two do," he said holding the boy and locking eyes with Jacob. "Why don't
you let me take you back to your wagon and talk to your pa?"

"I can't sir, he told me to leave and never show my face again around him,"
he said as his tears rolled freely.

"Then come back with us, we'll put you up and let you travel with us," he
assured him.

The three walked back to Seth's wagon and he put Alex inside, before he and
Jacob retired for the night. Seth held Jacob to him and they kissed before
falling asleep.

***

Caleb woke and the tipi was lit solely by the light of the moon shining
through the top. His head hurt from where he was struck and he looked over
to see Running Deer's father sitting near him.

"Bear Claw tells me that you saved his life Little Fox," the chief
said. "They found the man that did this to him," he added.

"Yes sir... ah chief," he said not knowing how to address him. "Where is
Running Deer sir," he asked.

"He's down at the river," he said. "He's asked me if he can let you return
to your people and I have given him my permission."

"Sir, I have learned much about your people, but I'd like to learn how to
be a true Comanche brave.

"Then if that is what you wish so be it. Now go Little Fox, Running Deer is
waiting for you," he said getting up.

Caleb got up slowly, his head still ached but he needed to see Running
Deer. He walked towards the river and found the brave standing waist deep
in the water with his arms raised towards the moon.  He removed his
garments and stepped into the water.

"I see that my father spoke to you Little Fox," Running Deer said coming
over to help his friend.

"Yes and he also told me that I am to return to my people," he said looking
at the brave. "I have asked him to stay and learn to be a great Comanche
warrior," he told a smiling Running Deer.

"I was praying to the Great Spirit for you and that you would seek his will
for you. Today Little Fox, you have proved yourself as brave as anyone of
us Little Fox."

"Is Bear Claw going to be alright?"

"Yes he is thanks to you. He came to long enough to tell my father about
that mountain man. I went looking and found his body in a thicket Little
Fox. I am sorry that I did not believe you,"

he said looking at his friend.

Caleb took the brave into his arms and they kissed. As they kissed Running
Deer's hands roamed down to Caleb's ass. His fingers soon found his tender
rosebud and he pushed a finger in while they kissed.

"Mmmmm," Caleb moaned as Running Deer caressed his tender rosebud.

They broke their kiss and Running Deer turned Caleb around and inserted his
cock fully into Caleb's ass.

"Ooooooh damn... fuck me," Caleb moaned as he pushed back against the
brave's hardened member and Running Deer reached around to find Caleb's
hard cock.

He aggressively fucked the boy as he stroked the boy's cock, doing it in
the water added an ultimate thrill to their lovemaking. Running Deer
dropped Caleb's cock and grabbed him by the hips. He pounded his cock deep
into the boy, urging his climax to its edge.  Again he let out a warrior's
cry and shot his seed deep into Caleb's ass. Repeatedly he shot and Caleb
thrusted back against each thrust that Running Deer gave him. As soon as he
had finished his climax, he pulled his cock from Caleb, turned the boy
around and kissed him.

"I wish to feel this also Little Fox," Running Deer said and turned his
back to Caleb.

"You do know that this is going to hurt Running Deer," Caleb said with his
head resting on the brave's shoulder.

"I am a Comanche warrior and I can take any pain that you can give me
Little Fox," Running Deer assured him.

Caleb inserted a finger into Running Deer's ass and the brave's body tensed
up.

"I told you Little Fox that I am a man," so Caleb inserted a second finger
and again his body went rigid.

"Just relax and breathe Running Deer," Caleb told him, and the brave
exhaled the breath that he was holding. "Come with me," he told him and led
him by the hand out of the water to a sparse piece of grass.

He lay the brave down and knelt between his legs. Caleb stared into Running
Deer's eyes as he lowered his mouth down to his the brave. They kissed hard
and long, their tongues dueling for dominance, and this time Running Deer
backed down. Caleb broke their kiss and kissed his way down to the brave's
erect and tender nubs, where he bit one, sending an erotic charge coursing
through the young brave. He sucked and bit on the nub until Running Deer
was delirious with pleasure and then he moved to the other. When he bit on
the other, Running Deer arched his back and grabbed at the grass as ecstasy
overtook him.

No longer able to take the torture that Caleb was inflicting on his
nipples, Caleb nibbled his way down to the brave's manhood. Pulling back
the foreskin, Caleb ran his tongue around the tender gland, causing loud
moans and shouts to emit from the brave.  Caleb sucked the boy's cock until
he was once again close and then dropped it to take his balls into his
mouth.

"By the ancestors... what are you doing to me," Running Deer asked as he
thrashed about the ground in pure ecstasy.

Caleb didn't answer but licked his way down to the brave's rosebud, and
quickly inserted his tongue deep into the boy. Running Deer howled in
delight as Caleb fucked his ass with his tongue, and grabbed his cock,
beating it hard. Caleb pushed away his hand after he sat up, and gently
pushed his cock into the brave.

"Stop... stop Little Fox," Running Deer yelled out in pain, fully impaled
on Caleb's cock.

Caleb bent down and locked his mouth to his and they kissed. As they kissed
he slowly began to fuck the brave. He broke their kiss when he felt Running
Deer thrusting up to meet his thrusts, and quickly began to establish a
rhythm.

"Fuck me as you call it," Running Deer begged as he held his lover by the
hips.

Caleb increased his rhythm and was now fucking him hard, long and deep.

"Pinch my nipples Running Deer," Caleb asked as he pounded the brave and
Running Deer reached up, severely pinching each one.

"Yes... harder handsome," he called out and Running looked strangely at him
as he increased the pressure on his nipples.

Caleb was quickly moving towards his edge and his assault was hard and
furious on the brave's ass. Running Deer was also feeling his second climax
approaching, and he had yet to touch his cock.

"Keep pinching my nipples handsome," again the strange name he thought as
he increased with all the pressure that he could muster on the boy's tender
nubs.

Running Deer felt his balls pulling up and his cock begin to swell, before
his cock erupted with his second load of sperm.

"I am going again Little Fox but I have not touched it," he said as his ass
tightened around Caleb's cock.

"I'm going to shoot also Running Deer," he told him and blasted the brave's
insides, heightening Running Deer's climax.

"I can feel you inside me going Little Fox," Caleb only nodded, his climax
was to intense to talk.

Once they both had given all that they had, Caleb pulled his cock from
Running Deer's ass.

"I feel like you are still in me Little Fox," he said just before Caleb
leaned down to kiss him.

"Let's go for a swim and it'll go away," he said getting up and offering
his hand to the brave.

They swam for several minutes and kissed in the soft moonlight. Running
Deer took Caleb by the hand finally and led him from the water.

"Come, we need to rest Little Fox, because tomorrow I shall teach you what
it is to be a Comanche warrior," he said to Caleb.

"Running Deer... I love you," Caleb said as they stood there dressing.

"We are brothers now Little Fox and shall be forever," he told the boy and
Caleb pulled him to his mouth and kissed him tenderly.

"I love you Running Deer," he whispered again as he held him tight.

"I love you also... handsome," he said back. "Little Fox, what is this word
handsome," he asked.

"It means very good looking and you are very good looking Running Deer."

"So are you Little Fox for a warrior," he said.

"I am a warrior?" he asked, shocked by the word.

"You became a warrior when you saved Bear Claw's life by killing that man
in self defense," he told him and took the feather from his own headpiece
and attached it to Caleb's headpiece.

Hand in hand they stood there just looking deep into each other's eyes.

"You are my first and last Little Fox," Running Deer sadly said and cast
his eyes down to the ground.

"But why, surely there could be another brave worthy of your love?"

"Little Fox, maybe this kind of love is accepted amongst your people, but
not so with mine. You and I have been bonded now forever."

"Oh Running Deer," he said and kissed him hard, with Running Deer holding
him tight, not wishing to let him go.

***

They walked back to their tipi and ran into Bear Claw, waiting outside
their tipi.

"Bear Claw," Caleb said, surprised to see the weak war chief sitting there.

"I have come to tell you that my life is now yours," he said, but Caleb did
not understand and turned to Running Deer for an explanation.

"Yes my brother, it is yours because you saved it from that man," he told
Caleb.

"I will teach you all the ways of the Comanche warrior Little Fox and you
shall be a great warrior," Bear Claw said. "Now come and you shall stay in
my tipi Little Fox," Bear Claw said getting up with great pain.

Caleb looked helplessly to Running Deer who stood there, himself helpless,
because he knew the ways of his people.

"You shall show me how it is that Running Deer is under your white power,"
he whispered to Caleb as he leaned on the boy as they walked away.

A single tear ran down Running Deer's cheek.

***

The next morning, Frank came looking for Alex at Seth's wagon. He was still
angry and he needed Alex to take his anger out on.

"Where's my boy MacDaniels," Frank shouted, waking Seth from his sleep.

It was still dark but the sun would soon be breaking the horizon.  Seth was
holding Jacob to him in a spooning position and he panicked, because they
were naked beneath the blankets.

"Well isn't this cozy... you and your boy," Frank said and Jacob moved away
from his pa.

"What in damnation are you talking about Frank?" Seth asked as his hand
searched for his pants.

"Do you always sleep holding your boy like a wife," he asked sneering at
Seth.

"It was cold last night and we must have moved close to keep warm. Besides,
what damn business is it of yours Frank?"

"All I want to know is where is my boy Alex," he reiterated.

"I'm here pa," Alex said sticking his head out from the back of the wagon.

"Get your backside back to the wagon now boy," he shouted and grabbed the
boy, pulling him from the wagon.

Alex fell to the ground violently and Frank turned to leave. Seth grabbed
the opportunity to pull his pants on along with his shirt. He was out from
under the wagon as Alex began walking away.

"Alex you get back here," Seth said and the boy turned to look at him.

"MacDaniels...I would appreciate you minding your own business, got it,"
Frank said rushing back and grabbing Alex by the shirt.

"You unhand the boy Frank," Seth demanded. "He is not your personal
whipping boy," he added.

Frank rushed Seth knocking him to the ground. The two men fought hard,
fists flew as well as the dust and dirt until a crowd had gathered. The
shouting of the crowd quickly roused the attention of the wagon master who
came running.

"What is going on here men," he asked as he, along with several other men
pulled the two men apart.

"He won't let me take my boy home," Frank shouted as he pointed his finger
at Seth.

"He is only going to beat the boy as he did last night," Seth countered.

John looked at Alex and noticed the bruises on his face and asked, "Is that
true boy, did your pa give you those bruises," John asked.

"Yes sir," he quietly said.

"Tell him why I whipped your sorry ass boy," Frank demanded.

"Because he caught me crying sir," he shamefully said. "I was missing my
best friend Caleb and began to cry sir," he said and the tears welled up
once again.

Frank who was standing within striking distance raised his hand and struck
the boy, knocking him to the ground.

"Do you see John; this is why he was here. I caught him running away last
night because Frank told him to leave.  Now don't make the boy go back to a
beating that will only be compounded by Frank's embarrassment."

"Is this true Frank, did you tell the boy to leave?" John asked.

"I had a change of heart, besides, he's my boy not MacDaniels' boy," he
snarled.

"Alex, who do you wish to go with, because I can't leave you out here in
the wilderness?"

"If the commander will allow me, I will stay here at the fort sir."Alex
told him.

"If I will allow you to what boy," Colonel Mackenzie asked.

"May I stay behind here at the fort until Caleb MacDaniels is found sir,"
he asked.

"I guess it would be alright but you would have to earn your keep boy."

Alex agreed and Frank was furious as he stomped off cursing. Seth dusted
himself off and looked over at Jacob who was leading the team down to the
river.

"Is there a reason that you are here sir?" Seth asked.

"The detail left a little while ago Mr. MacDaniels and unless they
encounter a Comanche raiding party, should be back before dark.  I
understand from your wagon master that several of wagons are in need of our
blacksmith and will be staying another day."

"I wasn't aware that we were staying sir, but I am very thankful. Although
I intend to make California, my son is more important to me."

"I understand completely sir. Now about this boy here," the colonel said
and glanced over to Alex who was helping Jacob. "Is his father really that
brutal with him?"

"You saw his bruises sir, and only God knows how many more are hidden,"
Seth said.

"He's frail little boy, damn man, why would a father whip his own son," an
angry colonel asked.

"Because he was crying sir," Seth told him. "Alex and my boy that was taken
are very close friends and he was feeling the loss."

"Damn, even I have been known to toss a tear or two," he said to Seth.
"Well if he's intending on leaving his family, then I guess I could find a
place for him," he said as he stared at Alex's cute ass as he walked away
with Jacob.

***

The men of the 104th rode along in the hot Texas sun.  The sun's heat was
relentless as they searched out the Comanche camps. Scouts scoured the
wilderness looking for signs of where the tribe may be camped.

When it was apparent that they were no closer to finding the camp then when
they had first began, they turned around and headed back to the fort.

***

"Little Fox, today you go on your vision quest," Bear Claw informed the
youth.

"My vision quest?" he asked.

"The vision quest is the turning point in life taken to find oneself and
one's intended spiritual and life direction. You will go on a personal,
spiritual quest alone into the wilderness, with no food and no water," he
told Caleb who began to panic inside.

"How long does this last Bear Claw," Caleb asked.

"This usually lasts for a number of days while you are attuned to the
spirit world. Usually, a Guardian animal will come in a vision or dream,
and your life direction will appear at some point.

Then you will return to the tribe, and will pursue that direction in
life. After a vision quest, you may apprentice an adult in the tribe of the
shown direction."

"What is the purpose of the vision quest Bear Claw?"

"The vision quest is the learning and initiation process of the apprentice
under the guidance of the elders. The vision quest may be said to make you
establish contact with a spirit or force."

"What is the initiation process?" Caleb asked because he was worried that
he may fail.

"Initiation is the rite of passage ceremony marking entrance or acceptance
into our group. It is a formal admission into adulthood into our
community. In an extended sense it can also signify a transformation in
which you are 'reborn' into a new role in life Little Fox."

Bear Claw could see that Caleb was still puzzled by all this so he
continued to explain the process.

"A spiritual initiation rite normally implies a shepherding process where
those of us who are at a higher level guide you through a process of
greater exposure of knowledge. This includes the revelation of secrets,
usually reserved for those at the higher level of understanding.  The
initiation will cause a fundamental process of change to begin within you
Little Fox. I will be conducting the initiation because I, being in
possession of certain powers and a state of being, transfer these powers
and state to you. The initiation process is often likened to a simultaneous
death and rebirth, because as well as being a beginning of your new life,
it also implies an ending of your old as it drops away in an ascension to
the next."

"I see now... I essentially become a man," he said.

"Well yes and much more than that Little Fox. You shall become aware of the
spirit world of our ancestors and the Great Spirit also." He told the
boy. "Now come and lay beside me and tell me of this power that you have
over Running Deer," he commanded more than asked.

Caleb reluctantly lay beside the handsome War Chief, and his heart was
pounding so hard that he thought that Bear Claw would hear it. When, after
several long and silent minutes Caleb remained silent, Bear Claw's hand
moved over and rested on Caleb's thigh.

"I have seen you two and how you act as with a squaw Little Fox," he said
as Bear Claw's hand slowly roamed up Caleb's leg to his groin. "Now you
shall show me also."

To be continued...

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