Date: Sat, 1 Aug 2015 03:15:51 +0000 (UTC)
From: Snowblind94 <snowblind94@yahoo.ca>
Subject: Jared the Paramedic Chapter 7

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anyone who has or is still living.  Personally, I have done sweats many
times and never cease to be amazed by the physical and spiritual
rejuvenation after completing it.  I have also witnessed some very unusual
things during the sweats, things which would seem fantasy to some.

The author is not a professional fiction writer and is just enjoying a new
hobby. If there are some grammatical errors, I apologise.  I also apologise
for the delay in writing.  My life got busy at work and I lost my editor.
Dave did a fantastic job but got to bust to continue.  Thanks Dave, and God
bless You.

Looking for another editor if anyone would like to volunteer.

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Recap from Chapter 6

The men all left the cabin and walked to the fire pit.  The wood had burnt
down once again with the rocks now glowing bright red.  A couple had
shattered but that wasn't too bad.  You don't want to be near the fire pit
when one of those rocks blows because of the potential for flying embers or
rock chips hitting you.  The rocks must have had water in them somehow, and
it heats to steam to blow them apart.  It usually sounds similar to a civil
war cannon firing when they blow in the fire.

Someone had set up Jared's alter table next to the lodge.  He placed his
leather bag onto it carefully and then went into the lodge for a last
minute check.  The men had done a good job and everything was ready.  Jared
grabbed the wooden bucket from the corner and brought it out.

"Darren, would you please fill this and return it back inside the door of
the lodge" asked Jared indicating the wooden bucket. "Please make sure the
wooden ladle is in it as well."

Darren ran to the dock to get clear water and filled the bucket, returning
quickly and placing it as instructed, with the ladle in it.

"Gentlemen are we ready?" asked Liam.

They all looked like kids inside a candy store as they answered a
resounding "'yes."

Chapter 7

The Transformations within the Sweat

"Darren, you and Liam must understand if you feel you must leave to feel
free to do so at any time.  Before you get up, for convenience we will use
an English phrase which you say before you leave. 'Exit please' will work
this time, does everyone understand?" Jared asked. They all nodded their
heads.

Jared continued. "If anyone feels ill or needs help, please speak out
immediately and we will do anything we can to help.  The sanctity of human
life is first over continuing the sweat ceremony."

Jared looked at every one at a time before continuing.  "The order in which
we will enter the lodge is Liam, Tyler, Troy, Darren, Josh and then me.  I
will smudge each one of you before you go to the entrance.  At the entrance
before we go in, each of us must bow as a sign of respect for the Creator
and Mother Earth.  Then move inside in a clockwise ring around the rock pit
inside and can sit down you find your spot.

"Although there is much tradition surrounding the sweat lodge, there are
also differences in the ceremony.  We have 2 new brothers here tonight so I
ask for patience from us all and the Creator while they learn the ways we
use here" said Jared.

"This the last call for a drink of water or taking a piss before we go in!
Liam, Darren, I would suggest the two of you guzzle a bottle of water
before you go in.  We can't take the bottle in with us" finished Jared.

The men all grabbed a bottle of water and drank it down, and then Troy and
Liam ran over to piss into the bushes. Jared walked to the alter in front
of the sweat lodge, spreading the contents of his smudging bundle out for
use.

"Ready?" asked Jared of everyone.

"Ready!" they all replied.  Jared motioned them forward.  None of the men
were wearing their loin cloths and it was obvious the excitement of the
ceremony was causing all of them to be in a semi-hard condition.  It looked
sexy having them standing in front of Jared in a line, every one of them
with their dick extended and at 45 degrees.

Jared lit the bundle and smudged each one of them as they approached and as
they were completed, he nodded to them and they went to the lodge, bowed
and went in.  Jared smudged himself and then snubbed the bundle out and
placed it in the bowl.  He bowed before entering and took his place.  He
had brought the pipe with him, placing it on his leg.  He opened one of the
birch bark bundles containing tobacco which he packed into the pipe with
expertise. He lit the pipe and puffed on it.  He then chanted out loud for
a moment and stopped, handing the pipe to Liam.

"The tobacco is sacred.  Liam, you may have to light it again but take a
couple of puffs into you and then say out loud a prayer or tell us why you
are here this evening" explained Jared.

Liam took the pipe, his hands shaking.  He lit a match, put the pipe in his
mouth and puffed on it a couple of times.  Holding the pipe in both hands,
he suddenly raised it up towards the roof of the lodge.

Jared noted this with interest and thought to himself "Liam's memories are
coming closer and closer to the surface."

Liam then spoke "Creator, I am new to this.  You have already healed me and
I am learning to be your servant.  I wish to learn the knowledge and your
ways to serve you better.  I am here with Jared, the first person who I
have truly loved and four other men who I am learning to love as brothers.
I ask for your blessings to be placed upon them in their lives" Liam
finished.  He then handed the pipe and matches to Tyler.

Tyler smoked the pipe and then did the same as Liam had done with raising
it towards the roof and back down.  "Creator, I am here with my brother's
new and old, and my true love Troy.  I am your servant but I ask you grant
me the vision to become a better man while doing your work, doing my job,
loving my brothers, loving Troy and loving myself.'  He handed the pipe to
Troy.

After smoking the pipe, Troy spoke.  "Creator, I too ask for granting me
the wisdom to be a better man in my daily life and how to serve you better.
I wish to thank you for your gift of love to mankind which I can share with
my brothers, my boyfriend Tyler, as well as those who I come into contact
with doing your work."  He handed the pipe to Darren.

Darren's hands were shaking so much he couldn't light the pipe.  Both Josh
and Troy leaned in to help him by steadying his hands and touching his
shoulder to reassure him.  Darren settled down and smoked it.  "Creator, I
must be honest with you.  I am very new to this and feel very nervous to
make a mistake to get you mad at me.  You saved my life and I thank you for
that.  What I thank you for even more is the way you saved my boyfriend
Josh's life when he hit his head.  I am praying I am good enough to do your
work."  Darren breathed out a sigh and relaxed.  He handed the pipe to
Josh.

Josh smoked it and then said "Creator, I thank you for your blessings on
our family sitting here under you this evening.  I know every one of them;
including me have been blessed with your interventions so we may continue
life.  You have spared me twice and I pledge to you once again to be your
servant.  I ask you to bless our family and allow us a group to act as a
conduit for your knowledge and gifts in your service."  Josh handed the
pipe back to Jared who smoked the last of the tobacco and then placed the
pipe in front of him on a special holder.  The pipe was in position next to
a talking stick which may be used later on.

Jared looked at each man individually and nodded his head.  He turned to
Liam and said "come with me, and I'll show you how to get the rocks."

They both crawled out and went to the fire.  Jared showed him how to use
the shovel to get a rock and carry it to the lodge and to place it in the
ring.

"If you drop one, move it to the side of the fire and get another one.  We
need about 5 each time we sweat."  Jared watched him retrieve and place the
rest of the rocks in the lodge.  He indicated to Liam where to put the
shovel and to throw a couple more pieces of wood onto the fire.  They both
returned to the lodge.  Jared pulled the flaps closed.

Jared lifted the talking stick and shook the rice inside.  "This is a
talking stick and we may use it tonight during our sweat.  Whoever has it
in their hand speaks, and no one else does unless you are feeling ill or
need to leave."

The inside of the lodge glowed from the red hot stones.  Jared reached and
pulled the ladle out of the bucket full, pouring it on the rock
representing the west, repeating the procedure for the rocks representing
the north, east and south.  He poured 2 more ladles full on the rock in the
centre representing the grandfather.  The lodge filled with steam rapidly
and completely.

Jared spoke aloud, but could barely see the others in the lodge.  "I will
chant prayers.  The first round of the four we will complete is for the
west.  Each session of sweating represents each of the four directions and
focuses on the different spiritual qualities brought by each."

As if Liam was in a trance, he spoke out "The west or season of fall is
represented by the colour black.  We are to look into ourselves deeply for
the things we need to change as the sun is setting.  There are two totems
for the west; the beaver which works as a team to achieve their goals and
the snake which sheds its skin to remind us we must do the same as we
change to new ways."

Although the men we getting used to Liam and his almost prophetic
information, it continued to surprise them when he spoke to share his
knowledge.  Jared just smiled and nodded at Liam.

Jared began to chant and pray.  The men in the lodge felt the wet heat of
the steam and the dry heat from the rocks, and were sweating profusely.  It
felt good to them as the sweat poured down their bodies and into the
ground.  Jared poured more water on the rocks and the steam returned,
filling the lodge like it had the first time.  He continued to chant and
pray.

Suddenly, the lodge shook violently.  The sides and top of the lodge were
moving back and forth in no particular pattern.  Suddenly, the men all had
a vision of a wolf jumping through the lodge wall and sitting in front of
Darren.  Darren was actually startled and started to move backwards from
his spot being unable to comprehend the line between reality and his
vision.  Josh and Troy felt him jump and gently put their hands on each of
his knees in reassurance.  Darren settled down quickly.  Jared poured more
water on the rocks to increase the steam.

The entire group heard the scream of a bald eagle from somewhere above the
lodge.  It screamed a couple more times and it swooped right through the
lodge wall, landing on Liam's shoulder.  Liam screamed out in shock and
moved toward Jared for protection.  Jared's hands touched Liam's knee
providing reassurance.

Jared began to chant again and as the chant was beginning to become
familiar to the men, they joined in with him.

Jared stopped the chant.  He raised his hands up into the air, palms up and
said "Creator, you honour us by sending spirit guides for the men of our
family who had yet received them. You brought a powerful guide to both of
them, and it is my honour to introduce them to their guides."

"Darren, your guide is the wolf because of your intelligence and your
ability to act upon your instincts in a variety of situations and it
explains why you are good as a firefighter.  You are not afraid to act or
express on those instincts in the service of your brothers, your family,
your community or the Creator.  Troy, Tyler and Josh also have wolf spirit
guides and there is strength in a pack, especially when you lack trust in
yourself. In a pack, you all stand together and help a weaker member during
this period of self-doubt. You have a powerful totem Darren."

The steam was dissipating enough to see Darren's face.  There were tears
sliding down his face as his eyes were locked onto the eyes of the wolf in
front of him.  The wolf leaned forward and licked Darren's face with his
long wet tongue.  The wolf stood and jumped through the wall between Josh
and Darren, causing them to reflexively move out of the way.

Jared then spoke to Liam. "You have been chosen by the eagle, also a very
powerful totem in different ways than the wolf.  This totem will assist you
as you learn your role to work in both the spiritual realm and our world.
Your clear vision of life and objectives complements your abilities to be
successful in whatever you try to do.  Your abilities complement those of
the bear, the healer.  Our relationship will allow those two totems to work
together, blending our strengths and become stronger together."

The eagle turned his head and screamed at Liam.  He then dug his talons
into Liam's right shoulder.  Liam jumped and automatically reached for his
shoulder.  By the time his hand grabbed his shoulder, the eagle had jumped
over to Jared's shoulder.  Once again he dug his talons into Jared's
shoulder except Jared didn't move.  The eagle screamed and flew out through
the wall.

Jared chanted a new prayer for a moment, and then said to everyone "the
first round has ended.  We may go outside and jump into the lake to rinse
the sweat off and drink some water."

He opened the door and led everyone outside.  The six men ran for the lake
and they dove in.  The chatter between them was very animated, talking
about their vision.  They were so full of energy in the water.  It was then
Liam noticed red marks like a minor skin abrasion from the eagle's talon on
his right shoulder.

"Jared, look at my shoulder.  I saw his talons pierce both of our shoulders
but there are no injuries other than a slight redness" stated Liam.

Jared looked at Liam's shoulder and his own while the rest of the guys
gathered around them.  "You felt the pain of the eagle as it bonded with
you, and then I felt it when it bonded with me."

"It was a vision, not real.  But I know what I felt" stated Liam.

"Liam, you have a very strong totem.  It marked your right shoulder and my
left shoulder in our visions.  Have you ever noticed how we stand together;
it's always with your right side and my left side together.  He approves of
us and marked us so no one else will get between us.  He has marked his
people to show all who our guide is.  We will see the scars from his marks
only when we are in the spiritual world."

Darren spoke up "I know when that wolf licked my face it felt as real as if
it had been done by a regular dog.  I felt the wetness and roughness of his
tongue as he dragged it up my face."

"Wow" said Josh.

Josh spoke up "How long were we in there?  It didn't seem to be very long."

"Looking at the position of the sun, the width of the clouds, the shadows
from the trees, the frequency and pitch of the waves on the lake as well as
my watch hanging on the tree outside the lodge, 45 minutes" Jared replied.

The boys all started laughing when Darren said "Dammit! You had me going
until you said watch."

Jared then spoke "Get some water into you guys; we will be doing the second
round in a few minutes."

They all drank 2 bottles of water each and then looked at Jared for
direction.  Jared motioned for them to resume their ceremony.

The second round was completed and it had an emphasis on courage, endurance
and honesty calling upon the north power.  The third round calling upon the
power of the east for wisdom was completed as well.

After the guys consumed more water after the third round, Jared called them
together.  "This is the final round of the ceremony.  I will be honest with
you and after the unexpected visitors in the first round, I am not sure
what to expect in this round. Remember where you are and we are family,
here to support each other."  Jared held his hand out and every one placed
their hand on top.

The men were all in position and the last set of hot rocks were glowing in
front of them.  Jared started to pour water on them and they sizzled loudly
in response.  Jared started to chant and the rest joined in.

Jared spoke "this is the round for the south.  The power of the south is in
spiritualism and healing.  We need use all the qualities we have gained
from the west, the north and the east for us to grow as a person and to
mature in the way we see and deal with things.  This leads into the healing
of the heart and spirit."

Jared poured more water onto the rocks and started chanting.  The men
joined in, repeating the verses over and over.  Jared poured more water
onto the rocks.  The heat in the lodge was the highest it had been so far.
No one could see each other this time through the steam but they could hear
the chanting.  Soon, Jared was chanting alone.  The steam had dissipated
enough now to see each of the men in the lodge as they were staring into
the rocks.  Jared also looked into the rocks and concentrated to increase
the strength of his spiritual vision.  Immediately he saw Liam talking with
his parents.  Tyler was talking with his grandparents while Troy was
talking with his dad.  Darren was talking with a man about the same age but
possibly a little younger and dressed in combat fatigues.  Jared then
sensed it was his brother.  He made a note to himself to talk with Darren
about this.

Jared poured more water onto the rocks and the steam rose once again.  In
his mind, Jared heard the conversations going on in the lodge and how they
were coming to an end.  Jared could feel the physiological and emotional
relief in every one of the other men in the lodge as they released their
deepest fears and secrets which had been bottled up and pushed down inside
each one of them.  The feeling of purity in their heart and spirit was
filling the lodge. Finally, all the conversations had finished.

Jared was going to end the session but he was forced by an invisible hand
to reach out, adding more water on the rocks.  The lodge shook violently he
could see the others looking around the inside.  Suddenly, Jared's
grandfather was standing in front of him.

"Grandfather, you honour me by your presence."

"Jared, I am at home in meditation and smudging when I had a vision of your
ceremony.  I have entered my vision to visit with you.  Jared, you have
learned well son and I need to tell you the Great Buffalo came to me with a
message for you" Grandfather said.

Jared looked quickly around the lodge and realized everyone was seeing the
vision as well and they were all staring at him.

"I thank you Grandfather for your praise but my actions were the result of
your teaching, and you did that well" replied Jared.

"Jared, the great buffalo has bestowed a great honour upon you.  He is
allowing you to be called Sacred Medicine Man of the people.  With that
responsibility and honour, you will receive more gifts from him to use on
his behalf.  They'll be given to you as the needs arise and when they can
be used" Grandfather said.

"I am humbled by these gifts, but I do not believe myself worthy of the
honour" stated Jared.

Grandfather turned and asked all of the men present "Is he worthy?"

All of the men replied "yes" in a chant.

"It's settled Jared.  The Creator has spoken as have your friends" said
Grandfather.

Jared had tears in eyes looking at the vision of his grandfather in front
of him.  Everyone in the lodge could feel the love flowing between Jared
and his Grandfather.

His Grandfather spoke "Jared.  Come home soon for a visit, and bring the
new boyfriend.  I want to meet the man who has the ancient knowledge and
who you have exchanged hearts with.  Jared, you and Liam will become very
powerful together as you grow with your knowledge.  I also wish you would
bring the men of your tribe or family as you call them to me for a visit.
It is time they did their spiritual quest on our sacred lands with their
spirit guides.  We can feast and sweat together after as family."

"Thank you Grandfather.  May the peace of the Creator be with you in your
life and journeys" said Jared.  As the vision of his Grandfather faded, he
said "I love you Jared" before disappearing entirely.

Jared then looked around the lodge and said "let us give thanks in silence
for what we have gained during this ceremony."

There wasn't a sound in the tent for 2 minutes.  Jared then declared the
door open and last one in the lake is a rotten egg.

The men had rinsed themselves off and drank the last of the bottled water.
They had consumed 48 bottles of water between them since the sweat started.

Jared was standing alone, deep in thought standing near the fire and
staring into it.  The rest of the men came to him and hugged him.

They had all stood together for a moment when Josh asked "Is anyone beside
me hungry?"

"Josh, you are always hungry" said Darren.  A loud smack of an ass cheek
was heard and Darren yelping.  "Josh, you are going to get such a
spanking........" he yelled.

"That one wasn't me" Josh pleaded.  Troy broke from the group and ran for
the cabin.  As Darren was watching him, his ass was slapped 3 more times by
people running by him and up to the cabin.  Jared suddenly stopped running
and turned around, heading back to the sweat lodge to gather his sacred
objects. With them in hand, he ran to the cabin.

"Hey guys, get the BBQ lit, I have more steaks in the fridge and there is
lots of salads and bread.  There's also potato's in the oven and they
should be ready.  I did it this afternoon after my meditation was
completed" said Jared.

"Jared, you weren't kidding when you said your Grandfather contacted you in
visions.  Is your plan cheaper than my damn cell phone?" asked Liam

Jared smiled and pulled Liam into a hug, then smacked the back of his head
playfully.  "I can't believe you asked that" laughed Jared.

The men got the steaks cooked, the food spread out and they attacked it
with the appetites only equated to hyenas attacking a wounded zebra.  They
made short order of all the food, leaving only a pile of debris on the
table.  They were all sitting around the table on the deck silent, but very
content.

Darren let out a belch which was of such quality it resonated through the
table.  Josh leaned over and slapped the back of his head.

There was another belch heard, this time from Tyler.

"Amateurs" said Troy and proceeded to let out a belch of such volume and
duration one would have thought it was not humanly possible.  The men
applauded.

Jared looked at them all and then let go a sound which sounded like
trumpet, except it wasn't a belch.  He sat there with a very satisfied
smirk on his face.

Liam put his hand over his mouth "Oh my god Jared, that's terrible."  He
promptly let go his own fart.

Josh stood up and looked at his friends "is this a re-enactment of the
campfire scene from Blazing Saddles?"  He then stuck his ass out a bit and
joined in with his own contribution.

"Good god.  No more beans for you guys" Tyler said waving his hands in
front of his face. They all started laughing uncontrollably.

Liam stood and gathered up some debris "I don't know about you guys, but
I'm going to clean up and its bed time for me."  Everyone stood and joined
in the cleaning.  It didn't take long, and soon they realized they were all
worn out from the activities throughout the day, but especially after the
sweat.  The men all soon headed off for bed with their boyfriends.

Josh and Darren were lying in bed together, Darren spooning his boyfriend
from behind.

"Josh, I thought I had lost you this afternoon" Darren said quietly.

Josh turned his head towards Darren and spoke "It wasn't my time and Jared
won't let it happen before my time Darren."

"I'm beginning to understand what people mean when they say that Josh.
I've learned so much about life tonight Josh.  I'm beginning to realize
there's a higher entity and he does care about us. I don't know how to
describe it except I didn't think something like guardian angels existed
until today Josh. Is Jared an angel and Liam learning to be one?" said
Darren.

Josh rolled over and faced Darren.  "No.  Although it's easy to understand
why you'd think they were.  They are as they say, just men who are the
conduits for the Creator's will and powers.  You've begun to learn Darren,
but there's so much more to this and it'll take time.  Open your mind and
heart, and it'll help you to comprehend."

"I will Josh."  Darren looked into Josh's eyes and smiled.  "Falling asleep
with you being the last l thing I see before I close my eyes is perfect
Josh."

Josh tenderly kissed Darren, and they both fell asleep, holding each other.

The men all got up at different times in the morning.  By mid-morning, they
all found themselves sitting in pairs on the deck, picking at the remnants
of their breakfast.

"What's up for today?" asked Troy.

There was a long pause and Jared said "Not much, a day to relax by
waterskiing, fishing, swimming or laying in the sun.  I want to cut some
wood and bring it in to make sure there is enough for the fire pit and the
house."

"I'd like to help" said Tyler.  "It's a good workout."  The rest
volunteered as well

The group cleaned up the breakfast mess, and at Jared's insistence they all
got into clothing for cutting wood.  Jared led them past their parked
vehicles and into a large Quonset behind the treeline.  Inside was large
pickup up truck and all the equipment they would need to get wood.  The
Quonset was garage height but long enough to park 8 vehicles.  In the back
was a work shop area with chainsaws and safety equipment.

"Hey hose puller, do you know how to run one of these?" asked Jared.

"Yes, of course.  I love running a saw" he replied.

"Grab that one" Jared said pointing "and the chaps, helmet and muffs are
over there" as he pointed another direction.

The men checked the equipment out and loaded it into the back of the truck.

Josh asked if he and Troy could use the quads and Jared nodded his head.
They grabbed helmets and started them to make sure they ran.  The rest of
the guys got into the truck and Jared backed it out.  He headed down the
laneway and turned onto a cutline leading into another part of the forest.
After a few minutes, they arrived at an area which looked like the trees
had been snapped off by the hand of God pushing them down.

"What caused this?" asked Liam, amazed at the destruction.

"It was a plough wind.  This happened a few years ago.  Before you ask
Liam, a plow wind is the result of a strong storm front and a very strong
wind being formed within it.  Instead of a tornado, the plough wind is
straight, and impacts with the ground at an angle.  Look at the trees over
there and do you see how they are broken off high?  You see how they are
broken off or pushed over lower and lower until the ones at ground level
were hit.  If you were to draw a line from the ground up to where the trees
first show damage, this one hit the earth at about a 30 degree angle."

"Are they common?" asked Liam

"They seem to be getting more common" Jared replied. "I like to get my
firewood from this area.  It has been drying in the sun for a few years now
and the wood has dried quite well."

Soon the sounds of chainsaw were heard as Jared and Darren began limb the
trees and buck it into stove cord length.  The others were piling the wood
into the back of the truck.  When the truck was full, Troy and Liam drove
the truck back to the cabin and threw it out near the Quonset next to the
splitter.

The men had made 6 loads of wood when Jared said "Enough guys.  I think we
have enough stored for a few sweat ceremonies and use in the house.  Over
the summer, I hope we can get some more and get everything split and
stacked as well."

They headed back to the Quonset and stored the gear away after unloading
the last load.  They headed back to the cabin and lunch.

After lunch, Tyler, Darren and Josh wanted to split some of the wood to get
a better work out for them and headed out back.  They were now back to
their usual cabin dress code, wearing their loin cloths as they split wood
to prevent slivers in vital organs.

Jared and Liam stayed dressed after Jared suggested they go for a quad ride
on some of the trails in the area.  They put their helmets on and headed
out, Jared in the lead.  They drove along trails, through swampy areas and
mud.

Liam hadn't driven a quad much, but he was getting more confident.  He
managed to splash Jared a couple of times with great gobs of mud having the
consistency of homemade thick gravy, coating him from head to toe.

Jared had got more than even with Liam.  One time, he gunned the quad
causing the wheels to spin throwing clumps of mud directly at Liam.  By the
time he was finished, there was about 4 inches of mud stuck to Liam's head
and upper body.

Soon enough, they ended on top of a hill.  They parked their quads and took
their helmets off.  Jared led Liam on foot up higher and then around the
peak.  When they broke through some bushes, they found themselves on a
large flat rock outcropping which was high above the lake giving them a
stunning view of the entire area.  On the outcropping was a couple of
handmade willow chairs, a table and a fire ring made of rocks.

"This is a fantastic view Jared" stated Liam.  Jared came up behind him and
embraced him.

"Yes it is.  You can see the top of the cabin in that direction" Jared
pointed.  "The area where we were cutting wood is over there.  Over there,
you can see the river feeding the lake and then out of it again over there.
This is a sacred place once used for spotting enemies and signal
fires. Sacred ceremonies were also conducted here."

Jared led Liam over the rock face, and showed him some drawings of men with
spears and animals painted about 1,000 years ago.

"Touch them" suggest Jared.

Liam reached out his right hand and with his fingertips touched the figure
of a man.  His head was immediately flooded with visions of a large camp of
natives located on the banks of the lake where it meets with the river.
There were children playing, women weaving or sorting grains for storage
and men practicing their spear throwing or using their bows to shoot arrows
at a target.  There were racks of split fish and strips of meat hanging
from them to dry in the sun.  The tribe appeared to be healthy and very
happy in their lives.  The vision changed to a medicine man sitting on this
ledge by the side of a fire.  The man suddenly sat straighter and turned
slowly to look directly at Liam.  He stood and walked towards the boys.

The man raised his hand, palm facing upward and said "Greetings travellers.
Standing Maskwa (bear), it is good to see you again my friend" he said
looking at Jared.

"Greetings Sacred Medicine Man of the people" replied Jared.

"You have brought a man.  Is this Soring Mikisow (eagle) who we saw in our
vision?  The man of two spirits who will stand by your side and will blend
his powers with yours?" he asked.

"It is so Sacred Medicine Man of the people.  He has arrived as foreseen"
replied Jared.

Jared looked at Liam who was standing very still, his beautiful eyes wide
open.  "Jared is this real?" he asked, his voice quivering.

"Yes, Liam.  You may take your hand off the painting now" said Jared.  Liam
did so slowly.

"Liam, your name is soaring Mikisow or soaring eagle.  This man is the
greatest medicine man of the people who ever lived.  I introduce you to
Trumpeting Wâwâskesiw, Sacred Medicine Man of the people and my
grandfather.  You would call him great-great-great-great-great grandfather
Liam in English.  Grandfather, I am honoured to bring to you to Liam or
Mikisow, my soul mate" said Jared.

Grandfather stepped forward and embraced Liam strongly, patting his back 3
times and then stepping back.  He then motioned to the fire and said "Join
me for tea.  I have been waiting for you and it is ready" he said.

"How shall I address you wâwâskesiw?" asked Liam.

"Liam, you may call me Grandfather.  It is term of respect for anyone young
to call an elder Grandfather regardless of the other's culture to assign
only two grandfathers for a family.  In the people's culture, it takes an
entire community to raise a child, therefore the young may call all elders
grandfather or grandmother" he explained.

They sat down and Grandfather Elk poured tea into the 3 cups and handed it
to them. The drink wasn't made with actual tea leaves, it was made with
various herbs and berries provided by Mother Earth locally. "Maskwa, I
sense a change in you since last time.  The Creator has touched you." He
stated.

"Yes grandfather, he did.  Although I am not worthy, he has named me Sacred
Medicine Man of the people in the sweat lodge ceremony" Jared said. "The
Creator also reached deep into Liam to bring the knowledge of the ancients
near to the surface in him.  He needs to be trained so it will surface
completely."

"Then we will start" the old man said.  "First, Mother Earth needs her dirt
back and you two have much of it on you.  Do you not take swims in the lake
to be clean in your time?" he asked while smiling.

Jared and Liam both smiled back. Liam said "Grandfather, we were playing in
the mud like children, but it was fun."

The old man smiled and said to Jared "You have chosen well.  Let's go to
the lake and you may swim to clean up.  I have loin cloths for you ready to
wear."

They took a trail down to the lake and the boys jumped into the water.
They took off their clothes and rinsed them as much as they could, and
taking them out to dry on the rocks.  They returned to the water and
finished washing themselves.  Coming out of the lake, the old man met them
at the shore and gave them some loin clothes.  Liam and Jared put them on
quickly.

"I shall lead Liam into the forest and we shall look at the medicines and
talk with the spirits" stated Grandfather.

"Yes Grandfather.  I shall remain here in meditation until you return" said
Jared and made himself comfortable on the moss on the edge of the bank,
leaning against a tree crossed legged.  Liam and Grandfather disappeared
into the forest.

Jared had been sitting and meditating for quite some time when he heard
some children yelling in the near distance.  Curious, he got up, stretched
and walked towards them.  There were 6 or 7 young teenagers standing around
another teenager on the ground.  He was crying.

Jared approached the group and held his hand out palm up "Greeting
cousins."  The youth were startled and turned to him.

"Who are you?" the biggest one demanded.  "We don't know you."

"You are old enough for proper courtesy and a proper greeting" said Jared
sharply.

The youth were startled by Jared's words.  They began to get nervous when
the bigger one spoke again "We don't know you.  You are not of our tribe so
we do not need to show respect."

Jared walked up to the group.  The little tents in their loin cloths, the
stains on the front of them and the crying youth with his loin cloth pulled
down made things obvious to Jared what was happening.  He looked at them
all, towering over even the biggest and held out his hand, palm up again
"Greetings cousins."

"Who are you?" the biggest one demanded again.

Jared was getting upset at their rudeness.  "I am Standing Bear, Sacred
Medicine Man of the People.  My Grandfather is the most Scared Medicine Man
of the People Trumpeting Elk.  You have not learned your teachings for
someone nearing the age of a man and not knowing when to show greetings."

"Trumpeting Elk has no grandchildren" the big one said.

"Now you call me two faced" steamed Jared.  Jared stared at the young man
who looked back at him.  He was trying to square off with Jared.  Jared
looked skyward as he raised his arms up with the palms facing the heavens.
The boys stepped back a bit.

When he brought his head down and looked at the boys, his eyes were glowing
bright white.  "You have dishonoured yourselves by forcing this boy to have
sex with you.  In my life, it is called rape and in some cases is dealt
with by the punishment of death.  You have also failed to properly greet a
visitor and by calling him a liar."  In a thunderous voice Jared asked "Why
do you choose these paths."

The young men were scared now, except for the biggest one.  "You don't
scare me with these tricks water spirit."  He turned to look at his friends
and realized they had stepped back and he was alone with the boy on the
ground.

"Now you insult me boy" said Jared.  Jared focused his eyes on the young
man and commanded "Stand with your friends" he said with a thunderous voice
again. The boy didn't want to move except he had no choice now as he was
now being wiled to move by Jared.

Jared kneeled next to the young man and took him in his arms and pulled the
loin cloth back into place carefully.  He spoke very gently "what these
boys have done to you is a dishonour to them.  They will be punished.  But
first, I wish you to share your pain and suffering with those who have done
it to you."

Jared placed his hand on the young man's forehead, and raised his other arm
fingers upright like a stop signal pointed at the group of boys.  The hand
on the boy's forehead glowed and he stopped hurting.  Jared looked over at
the group and saw them all on the ground crying, and in pain.  Jared then
gently placed both hands on the head of the boy in front of him and prayed
to the Creator.  His hands glowed briefly, and the glow spread to the boy
and throughout his body.  "The Creator has chosen to heal you, the damage,
the pain and shame has been removed.  You will walk a long path in your
life and be with your people for many years of plentiful food, good weather
and many children."

The young man looked up and said "Thank you Standing Bear.  I will hear
your words and make them happen."

Jared stood up and looked at the group of youth on the ground, still crying
and in pain.  Once again, Jared looked up to into the sky and prayed.  The
youth were released from their experience.

"Stand up" Jared commanded them.

Jared did not lose his temper very often but, he was fighting it at a level
he had never experienced before in his life. He was fighting to remain calm
and to think of actions which were suitable for this situation and not over
react. Suddenly he filled with rage and thought with what these youth did,
they should be destroyed, killed, put to death.  They should not be allowed
to live and do this ever again.  Jared had never felt anything so vivid in
his life.  He could feel his body breathing quickly, increased heart rate,
narrowing his vision to what is called tunnel vision and focused only on
the young men. He felt his hands moving with the fingers stretching out and
then into a tight fist.  He was sweating profusely in spite of the wind and
suddenly become aware all of the muscles in his body were tightening and
ready to spring into action. His training in Aikido could be used to deal
with these young men effectively.  He also thought of ways he could make
these young men be punished or tormented for years in the spiritual world,
made to suffer for their actions.

Then, like a light come one, Jared thought "I am not the creator, I am not
the judge, I am not an executor, I am a healer. My body has gone into
"fight or flight" mode and I am not thinking about the full picture. I hate
their behavior but the tribe has a justice system to deal with
transgressions using tribal history and beliefs.  I cannot hate, that is an
emotion which can run out of control and cause rash decisions.  I must only
disagree or not like their behavior, never hate the person. I can determine
they have broken rules, or laws, or behaved unacceptably but I cannot let
hate dominate me. Even the guilty must be healed and dealt with properly.
I would be no better than the youth who raped this boy.  I must allow the
people to deal with their own."

He began to control and will himself to settle down.  This time he used his
Aikido training to defuse his body from the "fight or flight" mode it was
in.  He willed his parasympathetic nervous system to work immediately and
return his body to normal.  It worked and the monster which had grown so
quickly in him was slain.  He was in control again.

"I have made you to experience how your actions felt on the boy when you
forced him into sex against his will. You felt the physical pain, the shame
of being used, the pain of the spirit being broken and the mind's thoughts
as you did it and how he felt afterwards. I shall take you to the council
of elders for them to render a verdict.  It is not my place to use my gifts
to punish you.  Do you understand?" asked Jared.

The boys were all now looking in fear at Jared and nodded their heads
slowly.

Grandfather had taken Liam into the forest, showing him the plants,
berries, roots and flowers which heal the body and spirit of the people.
He sat Liam on a clear area between the jack pine trees.  They were sitting
knee to knee and holding hands and Liam felt the presence of the
Grandfather's spirit and it drew Liam's spirit out of his body.  They were
both hovering above their physical forms.  He taught Liam how to move and
control his actions in this form.

"Can I be seen in this form grandfather?"

"If you will it, you can appear to be solid in another place, or time.  You
must learn to focus your thoughts and the gift of spiritual seeing and
hearing to do it" he replied as they sored over the forest. "I'll show you"
grandfather said as he took Liam's hand.

The world around them began to move out of focus and suddenly, they were
standing and watching his friends split wood.

"Can they see us?" asked Liam.

"No, they can't see or hear us.  It's better that way unless we have a
purpose to achieve.  I wish you to know doing this to pinch someone's butt
is not a good use of the gift, unless it can be accomplished while you are
doing the creators work" he said with a smirk.

Liam face had shock on it initially, but changed into mischievousness.
"Would it be inappropriate to do it once, and get it out of the system, so
to speak?"

Grandfather was smiling at Liam.  He was definitely going to be a match for
Jared and that meant he now had two young men who were best described as
"handfuls."  Grandfather finally spoke, "I guess Darren is the big one with
blonde hair?  The one with the big bulge?"

"Yes grandfather.  I told him I would do it if I could."

"I believe I have learned your English language now when I say .......go
for it and make sure he knows he got it too."

Liam moved quickly behind Darren and got him good.  He was jumping up and
down holding his ass.  Josh was standing there watching and trying to
figure out what had happened.

Darren blurted out "Son of a bitch, he got me.  Did you hear Liam
laughing?"

Josh smiled "I thought I did, but I thought it was my imagination."

"The little twerp....." continued Darren.  His voice was fading as Liam and
grandfather walked away and into the forest.

Suddenly, the world around them swirled together again and suddenly Liam
and grandfather were standing near a camp of Indians.  The camp had been
attacked by a war party and many people were wounded and laying on the
ground.

"Can we help them grandfather?"

"Yes, you are here to learn the skills of healing.  Concentrate on making
yourself appear solid, and we will work on the wounded."

Liam concentrated and he was standing next to grandfather, both were
dressed in the buckskins of a Medicine Man.  There had been people nearby
when they appeared and they fell to their knees.

"Help us spirits.  We have many wounded" said one woman.

"Rise and continue tending to the wounded" said grandfather.  "Your work
will help them from walking the next world."  The women continued washing
the wounds of the wounded nearby but kept the spirits under observation
from the corner of their eye.

"Liam, come to this man and place your hands on his chest.  Pray to the
creator that he may guide your hands to do his work, you are a conduit for
his work."

Liam did as he was instructed.  Suddenly, he felt warmth building within
his hands as he saw them begin to glow.  Liam could see inside the wounded
man's body.  The arrow which had been pulled out had pierced his lung and
liver.  He could see the blood collecting in his lung and around the
organs.

Grandfather had his hand on Liam's shoulder and was watching the vision in
his head of the wounds.

"Concentrate on the lung tissue, and watch it rebuild" he directed.  Liam
again did as he was instructed.  He saw the fibres of tissue move towards
each other and bond, sealing the hole on the front and back.  He
concentrated on removing the blood from the lung, and he could see it
becoming a vapour, and being breathed out from the man's mouth as he
exhaled.

Liam concentrated on the liver, ordering the cells to grow and bond
together, repairing the organ.  When it appeared in vision to be healed, he
began to concentrate on the skin wound.

"Liam, just heal the skin wound enough to seal the abdominal cavity.  He
will live and heal himself with time and you can't use all your energy on
that type of wound.  You must choose what to heal carefully."

"I saw Jared heal Josh entirely."

"Yes, and he did so using a tremendous amount of his energy.  I was aware
of his actions and you must understand he chose to expend his energy to
heal his friend because of what the wound was and how far it was to get him
to a hospital.  Josh would not have lived through the trip, and Jared chose
to heal him.  He also knew he could purge himself right after he did it
with no danger to himself.  You have much to learn."

Liam once again watched as the tissue grew and bonded together, and sat
back on his heels when he thought enough had been done.

"Grandfather, I heard Jared say something every time after he had healed
someone."

He looked into Liam's mind and said "It is appropriate Liam."

Liam looked up to the heavens and said "Thank you Creator for guiding my
hands so this man may continue the path you choose for him."

The two of them moved about the village and healed many men, women and
children together.  Liam also was not allowed to heal a few people.  He
heard a voice inside his head speak and tell him this person has reached
the end of their journey in life.  Liam understood.

When they had finished tending to the wounded, Liam felt very tired in a
way he had never experienced before.  The only thing Liam could equate the
feeling inside his chest and abdomen as similar to severe cramping, muscle
strain and feeling like his chest had filled been inflated with Jello.

"What you are feeling is the energy of the wounds and spirits you healed.
When you heal, you use your energy to heal the wounded, but the bad energy
of the wound and person is absorbed into your body.  I'm impressed
Grandson, you have healed and absorbed more energy than I have ever seen
before."

"Thank you grandfather, you taught me well."

"We must release the energy Liam, come with me."

Liam followed him to a corner of the village and into a hut where many
sacred objects were very specifically placed a circle around the inside.
Liam recognised many of the objects from the memories deep within him.
Liam sat near the cold fire place after picking up two rocks which were
near the door way.  Grandfather did the same while also picking up a
smudging bundle.  He used a match to light the bundle, fanning the smoke
around Liam and himself.

Liam must have had a strange look on his face when the match was used.
Grandfather smiled and simply said "not everything that is made by the
others is evil.  To use some of your language Liam, matches are pretty cool
and make fire lighting easy."

 Liam laughed at the comment and Grandfather sat and smiled at the young
man.  He is a very powerful healer the old man thought.

"Place the rocks on the ground, and keep your palms on the rock.  Visualize
the energy in your body, and use your will to force it out your body
through your hands, through the rock and into the ground."

Liam closed his eyes and concentrated, he felt a cold feeling begin to
grow, and it expanded quickly.  He willed it down his arms to his hands and
into the ground.  It took a few minutes before Liam felt the cold energy
was finally gone from his body before he opened his eyes.

Grandfather taught Liam a chant to repeat while he was releasing the energy
and to continue after while mother earth was refilling him with good
energy.  He told Liam to place the palms of hands directly onto the ground
as he chanted.  He could feel his hands begin to warm, and it soon began to
travel up his arms and into the core of his body.  After what seemed to be
an eternity in time, it was done.  Liam felt refreshed and full of energy.

"You have done very well grandson.  Many people have been saved and you
have learned to control the healing energy quickly."

"Thank you grandfather for teaching me as well as you did."

They left the hut and walked towards a group of people near the centre of
the camp.  As they were approaching, screams of agony were heard.  Liam
broke through the crowd and saw a nude young man tied to a travois in a
spread eagle position.  He was being tortured by two warriors.

"Stop" said Liam.

The two warriors looked at him and laughed.  "Who are you to give us
orders?"

Grandfather broke through the crowd and stood next to Liam.

A woman spoke from the crowd and said "They are spirits who healed the
wounded."

"You have no business here now spirits, be gone" said one of the
warriors. He had a knife in his hand which he had been using to cut the
skin of the young man in long lines over his chest.  The warrior grasped
the young man's genitals and moved the knife towards them to remove them.

Liam was thinking about what to do when memories again came from deep
within him.  Liam raised his right hand and made a grabbing motion.  The
warrior could no longer move his hand.  He tried hard to move his hand, but
it felt like someone had grabbed his wrist and was preventing it from
moving.  Liam then quickly threw his hand to the right, and the warrior
moved to the right like he had been dragged and thrown by someone.  The
crowd was silent, and staring at Liam.  Liam's eyes were pure white, and
glow emanated from his entire body.

"Grandfather, more of the old knowledge has been awakened within me."

"So I see grandson."

The other warrior had his knife out and was moving towards Liam.  Liam
brought his right hand up with the palm facing the warrior and pushed away
from his body.  The warrior flew backwards twenty feet, landing flat on his
back.

The crowd fell to their knees and bowed their heads.  Some called Liam the
Creator.  Liam moved to the wounded man and faced the crowd.

"I am not the Creator; I am merely one of his servants who do his will.
The Creator understands the use of violence to combat the dark one and the
dark servants to but to fight another group of the people is wrong.  You
are all children of the Creator, even this man you are torturing.  You are
torturing one of your brothers.  This must not continue" demanded Liam.

"But they were on our hunting grounds" said a man in the crowd.

"Since when do the children of the Creator believe they own a part of
mother earth?" said Liam with a voice which shook the ground.  In a normal
voice, Liam continued "Mother earth and everything which lives on her is
for all the people to use and share.  There is enough for everyone and all
of the Creator's children."

The crowd was silent.

"The evil one has darkened your thinking.  We must fight it" added Liam.

Liam turned to the tied warrior and released him with the bonds
disappearing as he waved his hand.  He fell to the ground in a heap.  Liam
reached over and placed his hands on the man's chest.  The entire tribe
watched as the man was healed before their eyes.

"Grandfather, this is the son of the other tribe's chief.  How may I create
peace between the tribes?"

"You are handling this very well on your own grandson, reach out for
guidance and think hard.  I believe your second grade teacher used to say
"put your thinking cap on.""

Liam smiled at the old man and thought for a moment.  An idea suddenly was
created in his mind using the old teachings.

"You will let this man go back to his home and tell them of what has been
said here today.  He shall tell his people the words of the Creator about
sharing Mother Earth.  The leaders of his tribe and this tribe will meet
within two days and make peace.  My Grandfather and I will come to the
meeting to make sure the will of the Creator is being followed and peace
has begun.  Do the children of the Creator understand his words?"

A big man who had been silent stepped forward. "Your words shall be
followed.  The warrior may use my horse to go home and I will meet the
leaders from his tribe as you said."

"Very good.  Our time here is ending, but we shall meet in two days."

Liam walked to Grandfather and stood beside him.  The both disappeared and
immediately reappeared in front of the gathered tribes at the meeting.
There were many chiefs present at the meeting discussing the Creators
words.  All conversation stopped when the two appeared.

"It's true" said one of the Chiefs.  "The messengers of the Creator are
here."

"Have you made peace?" asked Liam.

"It is close Grandson" said the young man who Liam had healed.

"What's stopping it?"

"We have a gift, and we need your help to finish the peace" he replied.

"How may I help?" asked Liam.

"First accept this gift as a symbol from all the chiefs."  An old man
dressed as healer stepped forward with a 7' staff made from diamond willow.
The bark had been removed, exposing the white wood and the dark diamonds of
the knots. The wood was forked on the top and from it hung five eagle
feathers and five fox tails.

The old healer explained "each of the tribes has given a feather and a fox
tail to show their commitment for peace. We need you to use this staff to
banish the evil ones who create the wars between us."

The old man stepped forward, and then knelt with his head down.  He held
the staff with his hands up above his head, parallel to the ground.

"Healer of the people, you honour me with your gift" said Liam.

Liam also knelt on the ground in the same position except he used his hand
to raise the old man's head up. "I wish you to see me humbled as I accept
your gift of peace and love."

Liam lowered his head, and accepted the gift into his hands. He stood with
the staff and bowed first to the old man, and then each of the chiefs.
They were impressed with the respect shown to them by a powerful spirit,
and bowed back to him.

Grandfather spoke up "We shall now honour your request Chiefs of the
Council and banish the evil servants.  Please, follow us outside."

The group went to the edge of the forest.  Grandfather raised his hands and
the earth before separated into a deep trench.  He began to chant and Liam
joined with him.  The old medicine man had his drum with him and started to
use it.  Soon the whole group was chanting.

More old memories came from deep within Liam and he raised the staff into
the air, speaking Gallic. He commanded the evil one's to leave the people
and never return.  He brought the staff down onto the ground which caused
the earth to vibrate.  Shadows began leave the chiefs and warriors in the
circle.  Liam slammed the staff down again causing a larger vibration
through the earth.  More shadows left the people present.  Liam yelled in
Gallic at the top of his lungs and brought the staff down one more time
causing the people to shift their weight to remain steady on their feet
from the vibrations.  The final shadows left the people.  Liam walked to
trench and tapped it with his staff.

The shadows had been collecting like a cloud over the people.  The cloud
was churning and forming faces showing agony were seen.  When Liam tapped
the open trench, the shadows were drawn into it.  The fought the pull into
the trench, screaming and painful cries came from the cloud as it
disappeared into mother earth.  Grandfather closed the ground with a wave
of his hand.  He then reached into the forest and brought a large sapling
spruce tree and planted it over the spot.

Grandfather spoke to the group "This is the tree of peace.  It shall grow
and flourish, keeping the peace between you.  The roots shall form the cage
to keep the shadows safely inside Mother Earth's womb so they will not
return to possess you. Continue to plant trees here for many generations to
replace this tree before it dies so the cage is always in place."

"I thank you for your gift of the staff and I will use it to help me do the
work of the Creator" said Liam to the group.  "It's time for us to leave.
May you all receive the blessing of the Creator for long, healthy life with
many grandchildren.

Liam and Grandfather turned into orbs of light, and disappeared into the
sky. When Grandfather and Liam reappeared, they were standing next to
Jared.

Jared was surprised by the sudden appearance of his Grandfather and Liam.
The boys Jared had been confronting disappeared and a buffalo appeared.
"You have done well Jared.  You saw your anger and experienced hatred.  You
now know how it can undue all the good of everything else you have done.
You learned to control it and give fair justice in your decision. I am
proud" the buffalo said.  "Your soulmate Liam has learned a lot today as
well Jared.  Much of the old knowledge has surfaced and Liam is able to
heal and use some of his gifts.  You two are powerful together."

Grandfather stepped forward and said "I too am proud of both of you.  You
two did well especially for someone of young ages.  The creator chose
well. Jared, Liam, we will meet again for more teaching to you and your
soul mate.  Enough has been learned today."

With that, the two of them we back on the rock outcropping standing there
looking over the lake.

"Was that a dream?" asked Liam.

"No, it wasn't.  Look our clothing" said Jared.  The two of them looked at
the clothing.  It looked as if it had been rinsed and dried.  Definitely
less mud than when they started whatever happened to them.

"Nice staff" said Jared looking at it.

Liam replied "A gift to help do the work of the creator.  It is a staff of
peace between the people, brotherhood, respect, goodness and love."

"Liam, you have the power to turn that staff into the energy of the spirit
of the wood.  It will always be with you, but in an energy form.  When you
need it, you will it into your hand."

Liam thought for a moment.  "You mean it becomes the same form of energy
when I leave my body for a trip."

"Exactly" replied Jared with a smile.  "The student is going to surpass the
teacher soon Liam."

"It will never happen Jared.  Our powers together will do the work, not
separately. As soulmates, we are one Jared" replied Liam.

They turned to each other, hugging and kissing passionately.  Together,
they walked down the path and back to the bikes.

"It's late in the day Liam.  We should get back before they get worried
about us and get lost trying to search for us" said Jared.

"I agree" responded Liam.  "But, there is something important I have to do
first."

"And what would that be lover?" asked Jared.

"This!" said Liam as he shoved Jared backwards into a large gooey mud hole.
Liam ran and put his helmet on, started his bike and took off down the
trail.

Jared got up and was laughing.  "Darren is right, he is getting bad" he
thought to himself as ran for his bike.

Jared caught up to Liam, and by the time they were back at the cabin, Liam
again had more mud on him than Jared did by a longshot.  The two of them
pulled up to the Quonset, and used the pressure washer to clean the bikes.
They parked them inside and striped off their clothing, spraying it down
gently.  The boys hung their clothing of the clothes line to dry.

When the entered the kitchen, the rest were sitting at the supper table
with the meal ready to eat.  Liam and Jared quickly found their seats and
thanked the others for their thoughtfulness.  Jared and Liam cleaned up the
kitchen after the meal.  Liam ran for the shower while Jared talked to the
others on the deck.

"So what's on for tonight?" asked Jared.

"Since we have to go back to the city tomorrow, we thought we could have a
campfire and maybe get Josh to play his guitar a bit" replied Tyler. "We
actually got all the wood split and stacked too.  It became a real contest
between Darren and Troy and they weren't using the splitter either.  It was
done all by hand.  They are already feeling it" laughed Tyler.

"I'm not, but he is!" said Darren.

"Am not" replied Troy.

"Am so" said Darren

"Am not" replied Troy.

"Oh my God, they've been reduced to a monosyllabic argument" cried Tyler.

"Enough" said Jared as the two continued saying "am so, am not" to each
other.  They looked at him and both had fake pouts on their faces, their
heads tucked down and their arms crossed tightly across their chests.

"Both of you stand up, bend over asses facing me."  The two complied.
Jared gave them both a playful smack and then said "No more fighting or
pouting children.  Play nice."  He then gave them a good smack each,
leaving a nice pink hand mark on each ass.

The both stood up and grabbed their asses "ok daddy, we'll play nice."
Then they stuck their tongues out at each other.

Jared stepped towards them "Don't make me get the hairbrush!" and then
started to laugh.

Liam came onto the porch, smelling all clean and looking beautiful.  "What
the hell is going on out here?"

The two boys looked at each and ran over and hugged Liam tightly.  Darren
said "Daddy, other mean daddy slapped our asses for doing nothing."

Jared was laughing by now and said to Liam "they're your kids; I'm going
for a shower!"  He was leaving the deck when he heard 2 slaps on bare
asses.  He could hear Darren saying "Daaaadddddiiiieeeeeeeeee."

A short time later, Jared returned and found them all in the hot tub.  Liam
was sitting alone in a corner with his arms stretched out along the top of
the tub.

"Coming in daddy?' Liam said.

"You continue along that line and you will get a spanking you will never
forget!" said Jared.

Jared stepped into the tub and snuggled up to Liam.  Tyler and Darren
admitted they were stiff, and for once they didn't mean their cocks.  The
hot tub felt good to everyone.  It was getting dark by the time they got
out and dried off.  They split up with Darren and Josh going to light the
fire, Tyler and Troy getting the drinks with Jared and Liam looking for
marshmallows and snacks.

The guys sat around the fire telling jokes, swapping stories and listened
to Josh play the guitar.  They were now roasting marshmallows and drinking
some beer, wine or tea. Life is good, for all of them.