Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 01:17:16 -0800
From: Lael Stalnaker <vanyelashkev@pacbell.net>
Subject: Near Collision: Chapter 9

Usual disclaimers concerning who should read what and whether or not it is
legal for you to do so, so forth and so on. This is a work of fiction and
should be treated as such.

First, as may be obvious, but still needs to be stated, I am changing email
addresses. LaelSt@aol.com will no longer be used. I am getting rid of it and
no response will be forthcoming from that address. All hail DSL!!!
vanyelashkev@pacbell.net is the new address. By all means, drop me a line,
be it praise or complaint, I'll deal with and answer all comers. :)

Second, I am hopefully back on target for putting out new chapters for the
story. I now have access to a laptop at work. No longer am I shut away from
a computer, helpless to write out the pages churning in my brain begging for
release into the world! That was part of my recent problem in getting new
chapters to you. So, that is now fixed.

Third, special thanks to Emeraldjay for tossing ideas at me. It got me over
a hump in the chapter and was certainly a tremendous help. Thanks also to
Benji elf for his usual high editing standards! May Eros Bless and enfold
you and your new love, Joshi, in his wings!


Near Collision"
                    By Lael Stalnaker


Chapter 9: Double Trouble, Times Two

  Bryce led Skyler to the bedroom they had now been
sharing for months. They made it without tripping on
their rapidly descending pants and tangled arms. By the
time Bryce swung the door shut, both men were down to
silk boxers and a grin apiece. At the bed, they only wore
their winning looks and impressive erections. They both
took a sideways leap onto the bed and laughed riotously
as they bounced.

  Their bodies entwined in a tangle as they reached for
each other. Skyler's breath already came fast as he
fastened his lips to the base of Bryce's neck. He
alternated between sucking on the dip in his throat and
running his tongue in circles in that same space. Bryce's
arms wrapped around Skyler along with his legs. They both
felt the heat growing almost too swiftly between them.
Skyler pulled back a bit and laid his head on Bryce's
chest. He could hear the rapid steady beat of Bryce's
immortal heart and the deep rise and fall of his lungs.
The heat of his skin beneath his ear was a sensual
pleasure all to its self.

"What is your will on this happy occasion, my love?"
murmured Bryce.

"Surprise me," replied Skyler with a shiver of pure
delight.

"As you wish."

  Bryce untangled himself from the complex knot their
limbs had been. He shifted Skyler onto his side and swept
his hand down over Skyler's eyes. He took the hint and
shut them, though not clenched. Skyler felt the bed move
and then move again as Bryce came back. He briefly
wondered what he had let himself in for. Soft silk
trailed up his body from his calf, up his thigh, along
his flank and then over his chest. Bryce slipped a hand
under Skyler's head and lifted carefully. Skyler made
sure to keep himself relaxed and not tense his neck. He
trusted Bryce completely. The silk wound over his eyes
several times and then knotted securely into place.

  Skyler became intrigued with what was happening. He let
his eyes open briefly and found all light and shape
completely blocked from his sight. He let his eyes shut
again into a relaxed state. The blindfold would just be
an aid to maintaining the illusion of darkness. He rested
comfortably on his side and waited for what would come
next. The passing of time felt warped now, both longer
and shorter. His skin prickled with the passage of air
over his skin. He couldn't tell if Bryce moving over him
created it or not. The tiny soft hairs of his body lifted
and he could feel each one almost individually.

  Skyler felt something warm and wet touch his ankle. As
it moved in slow sure circles, he knew it for Bryce's
tongue. The shape and texture, with the tiny raised taste
buds and searing heat of his body temperature made him
certain of his guess. He shivered, as his ankle became
slick with coolness as the air hit the areas left behind.
Skyler felt sure now that there was more air movement in
the room than he remembered. It felt odd, but strangely
erotic too. Fingers lifted his ankle and moved it to the
side. It left the other one exposed to receive similar
treatment.

  Strong limber fingers began to massage the muscles of
his calves as the tongue worked its way around and
around. Skyler relaxed further and Bryce shifted him onto
his back through the massage. Hands turned him by
crossing his ankles and carefully applying pressure until
Skyler's limp form rolled flat. The pressure immediately
stopped. Skyler trailed his own fingers up his sides to
see what it felt like in this state. The tickling
sensation gave an immense counterpoint to what was
happening at his lower end. Shivers rippled in the wake
of his fingertips and he let his arms collapse onto the
bed outstretched.

 Hands crept along his legs, kneading and trailing.
Skyler could feel legs press in on the inside of his
ankles. The bed bounced a bit with the change of
positioning at the far end. The satin of the bedspread
felt smooth and cool beneath Skyler's outstretched form.
The warm wet tongue traveled here and there upward. It
reached his knees. The hands reached his hips and pressed
him into the bed. His knees automatically rose slightly.
Skyler nearly jumped as hard, smooth surfaces pressed
into the skin on the outer part of his knee. Soft, warm
pressure flanked either side of the hardness. Skyler
shuddered as nibbles registered in his mind's eye.

  The hands left his hips and burrowed under his knees.
They lifted and supported them as Skyler's feet slid
along the bedspread and stopped once they were flat, his
knees an arch, his legs further apart as skin pushed
against his. Feathery light softness trailed down the
inside of his thigh. One leg lifted and came to rest on a
hard warm surface. Skyler could tell that his calf now
rested on Bryce's shoulder blade. The warm wetness now
probed into the underside of his knee, again with the
circles. Ticklish waves nearly writhed Skyler from the
bed. His breath became a cross between giggles and gasps
of near ecstasy.

  The other leg lifted and joined its match. Skyler
helped keep them in that position as the slope they
rested on became more of an angle. His legs slid up the
surface as the nearer end descended. Hands now held onto
the hills and valley of Skyler's ass. Thumbs pressed and
massaged against the muscles while fingers spread out in
a fan on each cheek. Warm air tickled the skin of his
scrotum in quick short bursts now. His on breathing
coming in sharp jags now, Skyler lifted his hands toward
the body between his legs. He wanted fiercely to be an
active participant in the unfolding eroticism. Unable to
help himself, Skyler let his hands come to rest on the
hair hovering over his crotch. His fingers twined into
the soft silky locks.

  Skyler moaned as two heated lips kissed their way along
his lower body all over the space between his knees and
hips. He could feel individual strands of hair with his
touch so sensitive through lack of sight. He startled as
sudden icy cold touched his naval. Skyler realized that
the hands no longer held his lower body. The cold quickly
left a trail of wetness in its wake. Warm air followed
that trail moments later. Skyler wondered where the ice
came from before surrendering thought again. Wet rings
came into being around his naval as the ice moved out in
a spiral.

  Skyler gasped as the icy onslaught continued. His back
arched with the near pain that swept through his skin.
Only the warm air blown swiftly onto the chilled area
kept it from becoming something other than pleasurable.
His back arched higher as the ice was let go off and it
slid rapidly back down his solar plexus to his naval. It
caught there, melting slowly. As Bryce shifted between
his thighs, Skyler's legs slid over the muscular biceps.
They now locked together at Bryce's mid back. Hands came
down on either side of his hips, settling into the
comforter. Warmness swept up from the edge of his pubic
hair to his bellybutton. Since his hands still entangled
Bryce's hair, he knew it had to be Bryce's tongue licking
away the water droplets.

  The tongue swirled and licked all over Skyler's
stomach. On downward sweeps, a slightly abrasive stubbled
chin bumped into the sensitive skin of Skyler's erection.
He hadn't realized that Bryce didn't shave that day. It
never occurred to him that he would need to. His mind
yanked itself back to what was happening when warmth
enfolding his raging hard-on registered. Hands gripped
his hips tightly again. Skyler's breath quickly became
ragged. He let his fingers trace the curve of the face
and ears beneath his hands.

  The strength fled out of Skyler's limbs with the
incredible suction that worked on him. He was dazed and
amazed every time that Bryce went down on him so fast. He
nearly lost the ability to take in air as that warm,
textured suction pulled back up, micrometers a minute.
Skyler gasped. The drawing, pulling sensation that
engulfed him was pulling his consciousness directly
downward to his overwhelmed nerve endings. His awareness
of his surroundings now ended at Bryce's connection to
him. He marveled at how new things always felt with
Bryce. Skyler trailed his fingers through the mass of
soft hair moving beneath his fingers. His thumbs traced
the outline of Bryce's ears. The tingle in his sensitive
hands all most brought him over the edge into explosion.

  Bryce sped up his motion as he practically inhaled
Skyler into his mouth before dragging slowly back up.
Skyler's breath came in sharp quick bursts now. Just when
he thought that he would lose all control, Bryce pulled
up and off. Skyler's eyes popped open, not that it helped
any. The blindfold was still firmly in place. He started
to squirm in frustration when Bryce did not immediately
go back to where he had left off. Then, just when he was
about to say something, hands stroked up his washboard
stomach. Nails trailed along the dips and rises of those
abdominal muscles.

  Skyler held his breath as Bryce moved up his body. The
lack of sight was beginning to make an impression on him.
Each movement became larger, each sound louder, each
touch far more intimate. Bryce's big hands wandering over
his heat-flushed skin caused far more than just a tactile
response for Skyler. He could hear the slide of skin on
skin. Skyler let his hands fall back onto the bed and
surrendered to wherever Bryce was going to take him with
this exercise in sensual blindness.

  Warm lips pressed against Skyler's stomach and then
traveled up his rib cage. Each rib received kisses in
turn, ending at an anticipation-hardened nipple. Those
same lips brushed lightly over Skyler's right nipple,
sending shudders through him. A wet tongue flicked out
and licked circles around it. Skyler's back arched, his
legs locking tighter around Bryce's back, forcing his
blood-fevered erection up against the body hovering over
him. He thought that he was going to scream with need as
that hard contact with Bryce's lower chest tingled
through his skin. Bryce switched to the left nipple and
clamped down solidly onto it. Skyler's gasp came louder
than a pistol report. The sensation bordered just this
side of pain, but really felt more like an electrical
jolt.

  Bryce let go of his chew toy and latched onto Skyler's
neck. The suction at the base of his throat underwent an
incredible change as Skyler moaned. The vibration tilted
the feeling under his skin into the realm of ecstasy. He
could feel Bryce's silken iron rod slide along his thigh
as he inched up Skyler's body in expert little wiggles.
Due to his tight leg lock on Bryce's torso, those wiggles
proved very interesting in the final positioning of their
bodies when Bryce finally stopped them. Skyler's mind
finally registered the ultimate goal of the maneuvering.
Bryce was poised for entry. The suction on his neck
increased to the point of no return from having a next
morning reminder of the attention so lovingly placed
there.

  The bed rocked as the form above him shifted. He felt
the dip in the mattress where one hand braced, near his
shoulder. A more sudden tilt as he reached for something,
from the night table, no doubt. Skyler realized what
Bryce retrieved as the form above him shifted yet again.
He loosened his leg grip only slightly, to give his love
a bit of room to play with. Cool, slick fabric touched
him intimately at his groin, starting with the tip of his
erection and traveling all the way down to his anal
opening. He recognized the slippery, wettish feeling that
stayed in its wake. Skyler really wanted where this was
going now. It quickly inflamed to an itch that begged to
be scratched or else soon cause screams of frustration.

  A rigid hardness pressed against him, directly on
target for swift entry to what they both wanted badly at
this point. The lips at Skyler's throat unlatched and
sought his mouth now. A tongue aggressively probed and
gained entrance to Skyler's mouth. Then things took a
radical change of direction. He whimpered as those lush
lips pulled back from his. The form his legs had a
stranglehold on shifted upright. Strong hands pried his
legs away, yet kept their grip on him. He gasped in shock
as he found himself flipping over onto his stomach. It
disoriented him intensely after having become accustomed
to being on his back.

  Hands lifted Skyler from the waist. A silk pillow
pressed into the area of his lower stomach to raise his
ass yet higher in the air. His erection, carefully placed
to ease discomfort, received special attention. Sly hands
stroked him back to fullness in seconds. He crossed his
arms under his head against his cheek and relaxed into
the moment. Those incredible hands stroked along his back
and sides, further capturing the essence of sensuality.
Skyler moaned softly as he felt Bryce lean up against
him, his erection lying within the crevasse of Skyler's
raised ass.

  Skyler didn't think he could take much more of the
sensory overload. It startled him that he could reach
that point with one of the major senses effectively shut
off. All he really knew at this point was that he wanted
to get to the next point in this erotic exercise so bad
that he was almost to the point of wailing. Everything
seemed to focus now on the sense of touch. Sound was
distorting as his blood roared in his ears, in time with
the furious pounding of his heart. Those hands that
crawled all over his body were close to driving him
insane with pent up passion. His entire skin surface had
evolved into one giant erogenous zone. He soon realized
the true power of the immortal with whom he had bonded.
Here was the expert to put all other supposed experts in
their insignificant places. No other being in existence
could match his knowledge base of what eroticism and the
human form were capable of!

  Just as Skyler neared the point of pain from need, he
shuddered as Bryce carefully pressed into him. Skyler
relaxed himself completely into the experience and felt
no pain as Bryce's 8 and a half inches slowly slid into
him. The feeling was beyond description. His hands
continued their wayward course over the back of Skyler's
body beneath him. Skyler arched his back, thereby raising
his ass higher and pushing Bryce further into him. One of
the stroking hands slipped under his raised body, teasing
Skyler's hard-on. Just when Skyler thought the inward
stroke of that magnificent silken rod could never end, he
felt Bryce's scrotum touch his. Bryce stopped and let
Skyler finish adjusting to the size of him.

  The feeling was nearly as incredible going out as it
had been going in. Bryce withdrew just as slowly until
only the very tip of his erection remained in Skyler.
Skyler could feel every inch slide along that special
spot within him on its way out. His own erection became
even more intense with each second that passed. The hand
holding him gripped more firmly and began to pull
downward as Bryce pushed back in, a fraction more quickly
than the first time. Despite his eyes being tightly shut,
explosions of light, pinpricks, tracers and starbursts
played along Skyler's vision. The roar in his ears gained
in volume. The heat of Bryce's skin touching the back of
his thighs and balls nearly scorched him. He had an
answering heat of his own.

  Skyler pulled forward as Bryce withdrew again, his hand
trailing up Skyler 's rocklike shaft. He pushed back as
he was re-entered forcing Bryce to enter him as fully as
physically possible. Pubic hair rasped against his
hypersensitive skin, sending shivers through him. They
now moved in unison, melded together in a harmony of
motion, senses and spirit. Skyler upped the tempo of
their motion, causing Bryce to impact into him with more
force. Waves of pure pleasure washed through him,
beginning at the point of contact and flooding all the
way to his brain. The hand gripping him increased its own
rhythm, sending forth another point of sensation that
separated from the one from behind.

  The two men now blurred into each other with the speed
of their motion. They lost all sense of their
surroundings or time. Skyler's moans merged with Bryce's
own. The impact of Bryce into Skyler sent shudders of
unleashed sheer desire through them both. They reached
for that infinite peak called release. Pressure built to
explosive levels and kept rising. Skyler groaned and let
the moment of exquisite climax take over. Wave after wave
of pure sensory overload swept through his body. He
shuddered as his orgasm tore loose from his control. At
the same perfect moment, he felt Bryce flood him with his
own orgasm. The near primal strokes into his body
continued at a breakneck pace. The hand stroking him
stopped before the moment of true pain.

  One last push inward and Bryce leaned forward. Skyler
felt his tongue touch his middle back and lick upward to
his neck. Bryce's sweat slickened body touched all along
the length of Skyler's now. A hand tenderly lifted the
blindfold and tossed it aside. Skyler reveled in the feel
of Bryce's weight on his body. He sighed with contentment
as Bryce kissed his ear and nibbled at it. He especially
liked the fact that they were still physically connected.
As usual, Bryce had not softened one little bit, despite
having climaxed fiercely. Bryce burrowed his arms under
Skyler and embraced him. With a slight shift of his
weight, he rolled them onto their sides, maintaining
their intimate contact without interruption. Skyler
squirmed a little to achieve the most comfortable
position he could find.

"So, my love, was that everything you could have wanted
in an experience?" whispered Bryce into Skyler's ear.

"Absolutely! It was intense!"

"Then we shall have to try that again soon."

"Any time, any place, my winged love." Skyler murmured as
his eyes drifted shut of their own accord. Bryce's
response was lost to him as sleep over took his exhausted
but sated body. Bryce soon followed Skyler out of the
waking world. Their bodies shifted into sleep mode and,
moments later, faded from view.

********

  Ethan finally got himself pulled back together again.
He didn't bother tucking his shirt back into his pants as
he got out of the Stingray. Joshua practically dancing
with impatience at the curb caused Ethan's eyebrow to
rise. He grinned impishly at the antsy immortal. He swung
the car door shut and walked casually over to his waiting
partner. Joshua smiled back with a decided look of sheer
appreciation for what he was looking at. Ethan felt
undressed by that look. He blushed. It wasn't as if he
hadn't been doing the same imagining for the last few
months himself.

  They walked hand and hand back into the apartment.
Ethan gloried in what was to come. God only knew he felt
he had waited long and virtuously enough for this day. He
glanced at Josh from the corner of his, still amazed that
this incredible being wanted him. Ethan felt his heart
begin to pound as he led Josh down the hall to his room.
Just as they were passing Skyler's room, Ethan nearly
tripped as he heard the moans coming from within. He
looked over at Josh and blushed yet again at the grin
plastered on his face.

  Once in his room, Ethan quickly made up his mind as to
what was going to happen. He had thought about it for
days and finally reached a decision. He carefully closed
the door behind them and walked over to where Josh had
stopped by the bed. Josh's grin was as broad as ever,
full of mischief and delight. He started to open his
mouth to say something and Ethan swiftly stopped him with
a finger to his lips.

"Shhh. Don't say anything. Just sit here and don't move.
I want to do this," Ethan said with his own impish grin.
Joshua looked puzzled now, but nodded his acceptance.

  Ethan planted himself firmly in the center of his room,
facing Joshua, who sat on the edge of the bed. Josh's
curiosity was plain enough to see. Ethan grinned even
more at the rapt attention Joshua displayed. Undivided
attention flattered him to no end. He paused for a while,
just watching Joshua watching him. The suspense was very
plainly beginning to eat at the immortal. His smile
became broader. This was going to be fun.

  Ethan slowly brought his hands up to the top button of
his dress shirt. While he toyed with that, he carefully
used his ankles to lever his shoes off. Once his feet
were clear of them, he gave each shoe a backward flip
behind him to clear the floor. It would not appear very
sexy to trip on a show while playing this game. Josh's
eyes stayed glued to the hands at that button. Ethan
could see the effect pretty plainly by now. Josh's black
dress slacks had tented nicely.

  He popped the button and moved down to the next one.
His eyes locked onto Josh's, gauging response to his
actions. Joshua's breath had sped up, his eyes were
totally captured to Ethan's hands and he had that very
obvious erection. Ethan stepped onto the toe of one of
his socks and then pulled his leg up slowly. The sock
slid off of his foot and Ethan continued the leg rise.
Once his leg nearly doubled over and reached an inch from
his stomach, he extended it out and to the side will
equal slowness. His hands stayed at the second button the
entire time. Ethan's superb balance did not so much as
quiver while he completed the rotating extension of his
leg.

  Ethan kept his leg extended while he undid the next
button. Then, he unhurriedly lowered that leg. He
repeated that round of action identically for his other
sock, leg and button. He planted both feet solidly into
the plush carpeting beneath his feet. Three buttons out
of seven freed. Only four more to go and the shirt would
hang free. Ethan's delight in Joshua's reaction to the
little show grew. Joshua's eyes were now very wide. Ethan
ran his thumbs down the opening of the shirt. This caused
his chest to flash into view briefly before he moved down
to the fourth button.

   Joshua remained riveted by the scene unfolding before
his eyes. Ethan's body practically pulsed with sexual
power and erotic beauty. It thrilled him that Ethan was
doing this for him and that, after so many months of
denial of need, Ethan wanted to do this. The rigid shaft
in his pants was becoming dangerously close to downright
uncomfortable. He began to reach for his zipper when he
saw the flash in Ethan's eyes and the sharp double shake
of his blondish head. His hand froze as he realized the
full extent of the game unfolding. He had never thought
that Ethan would want total control. The concept did
intrigue him enough to see how this played out. Not that
he wouldn't push the boundaries a bit to see what they
were . . .

  Ethan rapidly popped the buttons left undone. He let
the dark blue shirt fall open, leaving his chest and
stomach exposed to view. The shirt slipped down over his
biceps and caught at his elbows. His hands now went down
to his fly. Joshua's breath caught in his throat at the
sight. Ethan grinned again at Joshua's reaction. He let
his hands trail back and forth over his crotch, accenting
his own bulging shaft. He moved closer to the bed and
stood directly in front of Josh's nose. He took one of
Joshua's hands and placed it directly on his fly. Joshua
gripped the zipper and pulled it slowly down.

  Time altered with the motion of Joshua's hand. Seconds
became micro-eternities that swept on and on. Joshua's
ears could hear the individual snarl of each metal tooth
in the zipper as it gave way. Ethan shifted still closer
to Joshua's face. His nose was nearly in Ethan's lap as
it was. He could see, now, that Ethan had forgone
underwear for the day. Joshua wet his lips just as his
mouth went dry. He could just make out the blond nest of
hair that bordered the real prize he sought. His focus
was so intent on that specific sound and sight that he
nearly missed what Ethan said. His eyes refocused with a
blink as Ethan repeated his question.

"Ready to move on yet?" came the dry humor tinged voice
again.

  Joshua was only able to nod his head rapidly. Ethan's
grin became more feral as he took a half step back from
Joshua. Josh's arm now extended all the way, keeping his
grip on the zipper. Ethan stepped on the heel of his pant
leg and lifted the encased one, again very slowly. Once
it reached the point where it could go down no further,
he shifted to the other leg, repeating the maneuver. His
pants drifted to the floor in stages, alternating their
way down his legs with Josh's help. Joshua's eyes
remained glued to one spot, and that held his attention
fast. Ethan kicked the pants away and took another step
back from Josh. His body glowed with a healthy sheen that
enriched his tanned skin and accented his white tan line.

  Ethan eyed the man staring at him from his bed and then
stepped forward again. He put a single fingertip on the
center of Josh's forehead and barely pushed. Joshua went
over backwards with hardly a thought. Ethan walked around
the side of the bed to get behind Josh. He nudged him up
until Joshua's body rested entirely on the bed. Then he
got to work. Ethan casually grabbed Josh's shoes, removed
them and then tossed them into the corner. Joshua lay
there with a grin on his face, his arms flung
outstretched on the bedspread. Ethan decided to get more
playful at this point. He knelt down on the opposite end
of the bed and went after Joshua's feet again, this time
with his teeth. As Ethan gripped the toe of the sock in
his clenched teeth, Joshua had an unobstructed view of
Ethan's ass and back. He swallowed the sudden lump in his
throat, hard.

  Then he got what he thought was a brilliant idea. He
turned his foot up so that it was at a right angle with
his ankle. The sock now could not slide of without twice
as much effort. Josh grinned to himself, as Ethan had to
give sharp jerks from side to side to get the sock to
move at all. Josh was fascinated with what this did to
the rest of Ethan's body. Ethan had spread his legs
slightly to better balance himself and Josh watched as
the movement of the head caused the rest of the body to
sway in counterpoint. Josh licked his lips again as he
stared at the rigid erection that moved sharply from side
to side as Ethan worried the sock off of his foot. He was
incredibly tempted to reach out and touch the balls that
were behind that perfect piece of manhood. He
reconsidered the idea as he remembered the glitter in
Ethan's eyes when he told him not to move. Joshua decided
to play it Ethan's way; it could prove more entertaining.

  Once both socks hit the floor at the side of the bed,
Ethan turned and straddled Josh's legs. He smiled at the
bemused expression plastered on Joshua's face. Then he
bent forward and pried open the button to the pants with
his teeth. With his hands running up Josh's stomach under
the shirt, he grasped the zipper securely in his teeth. A
sharp tug down opened the pants. He withdrew his hands
and grabbed the pant's cuffs. Joshua obliged by arching
his back and resettling once the jeans were past his
hips. Ethan yanked hard and the pants flew over his
shoulder to land with the socks. Ethan was not the only
one to forego underwear that day. Josh had a prominent
tent now where his shirt covered him.

  Ethan creepy-crawled up Josh's legs and settled again
at his knees. He bent forward and bit into the bottom
button of the shirt. The thread parted quickly, causing
the button to fall into Ethan's mouth. He grinned up at
Josh and then spat the button off to the side with a
flourish. The rest of the shirt's buttons went the way of
the first in rapid succession. As the last button flew
through the air, Ethan pushed the denuded shirt away from
Joshua's well-muscled torso. He then carefully pulled the
outstretched arms down to his sides. Once he had them
there, he pulled the shirt halfway down Joshua's arms.
Josh's body now nicely trapped them by his weight and
Ethan took extra care that the shirt stayed firmly in
place.

  Surveying his handy work, Ethan decided on what to do
next. He was delighted with Josh's willingness to play
along, even with this being their first time going beyond
kissing. Ethan only now realized that their raging hard-
ons were so close together. He mused on it for less than
a second and acted. He leaned forward and kissed Josh
passionately. This brought them together at a point of
contact, which ignited their senses instantaneously.
Their lips locked together, Ethan began a slow rubbing
with his lower body. The side-to-side motion soon
produced moans from them both.

  Ethan broke the kiss breathlessly. His heart pounding
he licked down the back of Josh's ear, following its
curve. He trailed under the jaw-line and then down to the
based of the throat. He made little stabs into the dip
between the clavicles, causing Joshua to squirm beneath
him. Ethan trailed the edges of his teeth along each
collarbone before running back over them with his tongue.
Pre-cum began to ooze between their bodies, slicking them
both down over their stomachs.

  Josh squirmed even more as Ethan trailed his wet tongue
down his right side. It tickled enough to change the
sensation to something new. Ethan made sure that his
rubbing on their crotches was at an ever-quicker pace,
and then abruptly lifted himself up and off. He didn't
want too much friction ruining a perfectly good, long
awaited, satisfying night.

  Soon, he had licked his way up and down Josh's entire
torso region. He gave occasional nips to liven up the
sensation for his helpless willing victim. Josh's eyes
tightly closed now, lost in the ever-increasing wave of
new sensation. He really wondered why he had never taken
on a material form for such an encounter before. Usually
he had just stayed long enough to perform his ordained
duty and then gone back to the less energy costly
incorporeal one. He now figured out that the realm of
mortals held more than enough reason to stick around. He
hadn't even gotten to the point of the exercise as he
understood it and already he was delighted beyond belief.

  Those eyes popped back open as Ethan took one of his
nipples into his mouth and sucked hard. Electric shocks
sped from the scene of contact, coursing right to his
pleasure center. His back arched high as Ethan bit down
just hard enough to feel without breaking the skin. The
upward thrust brought his pelvis right back to Ethan's.
He ground up as hard as he could, furthering the friction
that it caused. Ethan pushed done on Josh's stomach to
break that contact again. It would be his way or no way.

  In retaliation, he trailed a series of sharp bites down
Josh's left side ending at about mid-thigh. He shifted to
a more comfortable position.  Once there, he trailed the
love bites over to the inner thigh. Then he lathed the
entire inner circle of thighs and groin with his excited
tongue. Joshua whimpered his growing need. Ethan glanced
up and then focused on the first prize of the contest of
wills. He carefully licked everywhere but where Joshua
wanted it most. He took special delight in licking the
outline of Josh's penis without actually touching it.

  Josh groaned even louder as Ethan gave up the teasing
and licked from the base of his shaft to the tip of it.
He swirled his tongue around that throbbing tip, causing
it to jump around. He played with Josh's bellybutton and
sides while he continued to totally soak his new toy with
spit. He then tilted his head to the side and almost
inhaled Josh into his mouth. He pushed down so fast that
it lodged in the back of his throat before Joshua knew
what had happened. His back arched again when that wave
crashed into his senses.

  Ethan pushed more and then all of Josh was in his
mouth. His throat swallowed convulsively, further
massaging the silken skin snuggly enclosed there. His
hands pushed down on the arched body under them and Josh
slid back out of Ethan's mouth partially. He sucked hard
on that journey out, his cheeks dimpling with the effort.
When Josh was flat on the bed again, he pushed his head
back down. Once again Ethan's throat sucked Josh back in.
Over and over Ethan drove Josh into his mouth and throat.
Josh's groans were almost shaking the bed now. His body
quivered with yet to be expressed need for release.

  Not wanting things to reach a head too quickly on this
night, Ethan stopped. He licked his way back up to Josh's
mouth and kissed him again. He could feel Josh moaning
his name into his mouth. It thrilled him that he could
have such a wonderful impact. There were so many things
he wanted to do with the night ahead. He nibbled on
Josh's lip. His hands were far from idle either. They
caressed and wandered all over the shivering, tremor
wracked body under them. Ethan knew it was time to get to
the main event. Or at least this first one of the
evening. There was a lot of ground to make up for after
the long months of abstinence.

"What do you want to try next?" asked Ethan as he nibbled
along Josh's jaw line.

"Whatever you want, just do not stop!" was the gasped
reply. Joshua was totally immersed in the sensations that
Ethan was bringing to his body. The intensity was beyond
his experience and he reveled in it.

"I have no intention of stopping," Ethan murmured into
the soft skin behind Joshua's ear. He licked along the
outer edge of that ear and then blew gently across it.
Shivers flew down Josh's body.

  He pulled himself back upright and put his hand under
the pillows. With a bit of groping, he found the bottle
he had hidden there that morning. He hauled it out and
popped the lid open. Shifting his weight back onto his
thighs and knees, he repositioned both of their bodies.
His legs were now between Josh's and touching his inner
thighs. Josh subtly rubbed his skin against the firm
muscled legs between his. He was immensely enjoying
everything happening so far. This was all beyond his
wildest imaginings. He also now understood his twin's
infatuation with mortals.

  Ethan picked up Josh's right leg and brought it to his
lips. He nibbled along the calf and then rested it on his
shoulder. He tilted the bottle and squeezed a small
amount onto his fingertips. Ethan rubbed them together to
warm it a little and then placed them against Josh. He
could feel Josh jump at the sudden unexpected contact
with his backside. Ethan pushed gently and waited for
Josh to adjust as a fingertip barely slipped in a
fraction of an inch. He watched Joshua's face carefully
as he pushed again, looking for any signs of pain or
rejection. When all that showed was first surprise and
then expectation, he pushed in further until there was no
further he could go.

  Josh started and nearly clenched in reflex as Ethan
began to rhythmically pull out and push in. It felt so
odd at first and then it changed. He was astonished at
how good it felt when a certain spot was touched going in
or out. His erection, already quite impressive, actually
got bigger and harder, to his   amazement. He nodded
assent to Ethan's whispered question to go on. He was
ready as Ethan inserted another finger with the first. He
felt his opening stretch uncomfortably at first and then
easing into acceptance of the invasion. Minutes passed
and Josh had adjusted to 3 of Ethan's fingers being in
him. Josh was beginning to get impatient for the real
thing.

  Ethan made sure that everything was ok and then
carefully slicked himself up. He lifted Josh's other leg
to his shoulder and carefully repositioned himself yet
again. Withdrawing his fingers slowly, he replaced them
with what they both really wanted at this point. He
entered Josh smoothly and stopped as the tip of his
erection slipped past the still tight opening. Josh
grunted and then wiggled himself to get more of Ethan in
him. Ethan's breath hissed out from his clenched teeth.
He had to fight not to slam all of the way into Josh now
that he had started. Josh's movements managed to get half
of Ethan into his ass. He could feel the throb of blood
pulsing in the shaft impaling him. The effect thrilled
him and he wanted all of it.

  They both moaned as Ethan pushed the rest of the way
in. He leaned forward, bringing his lips within reach of
Josh's. Josh craned his neck up and sealed his lips to
Ethan's. The feeling inside of him was turning out to be
far more than he had imagined possible. He flexed his
legs and the shift in his muscles changed the effect on
both of their bodies.  Ethan's tongue forced its way into
his mouth and brought electric shocks in its wake. He
moaned yet again as the invading tongue rubbed over and
around his own. Then came the real surprise; Ethan began
to move his hips back. Josh nearly panicked with the
thought of Ethan pulling out of him. He clenched tightly
in an instinctive move to hold on to Ethan. He could feel
Ethan's own gasp of surprise as he clamped down.

  Josh finally relaxed enough for Ethan to continue.
Ethan began an unhurried mostly out and all the way in
motion that ended with his dick buried so far in Josh
that it felt like they would weld together from the
impact. Josh found himself pushing back and loving the
feel of it. He was further enthralled as Ethan took him
into his hand and began to stroke him in time with his
thrusts. He pushed his tongue around Ethan's and began
his own exploration of Ethan's mouth.

  They reached a synchronized rhythm that suited them
both and stuck to it. Ethan was soon pounding into Josh
as if he were besieging a castle gate. Josh's push back
created even more friction between them. The slickness of
Ethan's hand from the lube nearly did Josh in, but sheer
determination to make the moment last forever kept Josh
from loosing control. They reached plateau after plateau
of electrifying sensation. It felt as if they would
detonate from the internal pressure that flowed to one
spot between them. Ethan pulled back from the kiss to
watch Josh's face. They locked eyes and Ethan redoubled
his efforts, both with his hand and hips.

  Josh threw his head back into the pillows and screamed
Ethan's name as he lost the battle with himself. Rope
after rope flew out between them with the force of his
orgasm. Time shifted again and it felt like the
incredible moment could not end, could not lessen, could
not be lost. He could feel the spasms of Ethan inside
him. They had peaked together, but lost in their separate
worlds of release. Ethan continued his motion for several
more strokes before stopping, still encased by Josh's
warmth. He carefully shifted Josh's legs down to either
side before collapsing onto his stomach and chest.

  They lay still for several minutes, letting their
breath slow and their body heat lower. Josh liked the
feel of having Ethan still in him though motionless. It
was somehow comforting and safe. He ran a hand through
Ethan's sweaty hair and then kissed the top of his head.
Ethan traced random lines on Josh's chest and then tilted
his head to watch his lover's face. Ethan felt himself
stir with new desire. He could feel the effect of his
predatory gaze in the stirring of Josh's dick where it
remained trapped between them. He saw the delight in
Josh's eyes, as he pulled up higher for yet another kiss.

"Time to try something else," Ethan whispered as they
parted their lips from each other.

"As you wish, beloved," came the very interested
response.

********

  Skyler woke to the breeze against his naked body. He
and Eros were lying back on their beach. Or at least he
had come to think of it so. No else ever appeared here
while they were there. Still, it was difficult to
remember what was waking or dream these days. It now felt
like every night they came to the Dream Realm as soon as
they fell asleep in the waking world. Skyler amazed
himself with how quickly he had become used to the shifts
of reality. He still preferred the waking world though.
At least there he could count on things being what they
seemed. Not always so here. All too often he had been
surprised by something that had seemed innocent enough
just before nearly giving him heart failure on a grand
scale.

  He loved waking up here with Eros' wings wrapped around
them both. Those strong yet delicate wings never ceased
to awe him. In some respects, he was incredibly jealous
of not having wings of his own. Someday he would have to
try a shape-change that included them so that he could
experience the true wonder of self-flight for himself. He
cautiously moved enough to test if Eros still slumbered.
Their work out before sleep had been invigorating but
tiring. When Eros did not stir from sleep, Skyler
carefully wiggled his way out of the embrace and ran for
the sea. He had decided that a swim would suit him just
fine while he waited for his love to wake.

  His body sliced into the water and he shot down into
the surf. The waves crashed into the shore regularly
here. Ideal surfing conditions, in his mind. He
visualized a surfboard at his side and reached out for
it. It was a replica of his favorite one in the waking
world. He climbed up onto it and paddled contently
outward. Skyler wished he and Ethan did more surfing
together. It had been ages since they both went out into
the waves together. He lay flat on the board and watched
the waves roll into shore.

  Abruptly, the board flipped and Skyler flounced back
into the water. Just before he went under, he caught a
flash of white rising out of the water from where the
board had just been. He choked out the water in his lungs
and mouth. Nothing seemed to be in the water with him. He
circled under the board, looking down. Nothing. Skyler's
head broke the water and he looked everywhere that he
could think of. Strange stuff ran rampant here. And
getting caught by something with more teeth than sense
wasn't on his list of fun things to do.

  Something flashed by and slammed into the water near
the front of the board. The front end descended, the back
end ascended and Skyler took flight. His arms flailed as
he neared the water. The breath had flown out of him when
the board had catapulted him toward the sun. He could
just make out something rising toward the surface of the
water under him as he neared it. Arms came up toward him,
caught him around the waist and continued up. His breath
whooshed out with the impact. Massive wings flipped out
and grabbed air. Skyler relaxed into the arms surrounding
him. Eros had decided to come play. His laughter sounded
like chimes in a stiff breeze to Skyler.

  Skyler wrapped his arms around Eros' chest. They were
incredibly high up in the air now, the ground falling
away so swiftly that he could no longer make out any
details. The great, feathered wings were a blur. Skyler
looked up into Eros' face and grinned. He loved flying
with him. It was something that never palled or bored.
Eros snapped his wings out and glided on the air now. A
thermal held them aloft.

  Eros gazed into Skyler's eyes, a faint blue light
flickering within their depths. Skyler could feel the
heat radiating from the skin pressed into his. Their legs
tangled together and the air cooled them only a little.
Skyler gasped as he felt something rigid poke him in the
stomach. It appeared that someone was in a most amorous
mood. Skyler felt himself become excited. He looked
around to see if there was some place near at hand to
land safely and explore possibilities. Then he realized
that Eros had other ideas than landing.

  Once Skyler understood what was up, the idea excited
him intensely. He untangled their legs and wrapped them
around Eros' waist, inching upward little by little. Eros
nodded and flew up still higher. The smile on his face
nearly burst Skyler's heart as he saw it. They climbed
through the air like a rocket reaching for space. Once
they had reached an altitude to Eros' satisfaction he
hovered again. Skyler waited to see what would come next.
Eros didn't keep him waiting long.

  Skyler tightened his grip as Eros resettled his hands
to the curves of his buttocks. Lifting gently, he
repositioned Skyler and lowered him again. Eros slid
home, letting the weight of Skyler's body push him down
onto Eros. Skyler buried his head into the chest beneath
his cheek. Once he had adjusted to the welcome invasion,
he lifted his head again and kissed Eros soundly.

  Eros then stunned Skyler by folding his spectacular
white wings and diving over backward. Skyler almost let
go in his startled state. Eros clamped his hands back at
Skyler's waist and held on tightly. Eros did something
else with his wings and they began to spin as they
plummeted downward. The force of the spin lifted Skyler
away from Eros. Then Eros pulled Skyler back to him. Once
they were in total contact, Eros let the spiral draw
Skyler away again. Over and over the cycle repeated.
Skyler's head was spinning, whirling with not only the
physicality of the dive, but also the sensation of the
shaft penetrating him in such a way.

  Skyler could hardly stand the intensity of the
experience. His mind grasped for focus over and over.
Spinning. Pleasure. Wind. Friction. Ripples. Surrender.
Passion. Plummeting. Ecstasy. The two entwined bodies
tumbled and spun in the air. The effect on them both
surpassed any other ever before in their lives. The
feelings that swept through them both might never come
again, impossibly recreated. For how does one recreate
perfection?

  They spun for what seemed forever, heights of arousal
and gratification never before reached by any
consciousness. Finally, after the Dream Realm's
equivalent of eternity, they orgasmed together. Eros
opened his wings and they glided out from their dive. The
surface of the water glittered in the bright light of the
sun. Eros kissed Skyler with all new intensity just
before he plunged them into the ocean.

  Skyler managed to hold his breath just before the water
closed over his head. He released his death grip on Eros
and let the water pull him away. Eros let him go and they
swam apart, rising toward the surface circling each
other. Skyler popped up and inhaled deeply. He had never
felt more alive in his life. Eros burst from the water
and flew back to the beach. Skyler body surfed in and
joined him on the sand. They laid back on the sand and
watched the waves ripple in. Contentment was theirs.

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So ends yet another chapter. The next one is back to the
storyline. They begin attempting to figure out how to find
the other immortals, among other things.

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