Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:25:59 -0500 (EST)
From: Bwstories8@aol.com
Subject: Castaway Hotel: Next Generation, chapter 27

Castaway Hotel: Next Generation -- by BW
Copyright 2011 by billwstories
Chapter 27 -- The Trial.

Shortly after Jesse and Elliot had returned to school, I
received a phone call notifying us that the men who had
killed Elliot's father would soon be going on trial.  The
process would begin with jury selection during the second
full week of January.  It would take the lawyers a day or
two to agree on prospective jurors, possibly longer, so the
trial wouldn't get started until that process had ended.
Once the jury had been seated and any pretrial motions
had been dealt with, then the actual trial would begin.

Once we learned about this, Danny and Brandon took
Elliot aside, so they could prepare him for what was going
to happen.  Elliot seemed to take the news well and only
asked if he was going to be able to go.  He told his fathers
that he wanted to be there during the proceedings, but
they told him they'd have to talk it over first, before they
could give him their answer.  Unfortunately, that's not
what Elliot wanted to hear, so he began to argue the point.

"I have to be there when this happens," Elliot demanded.

"We know you'd like to be there," Danny replied, "but
there are many things we'll need to consider first.  I want
to get an idea about how long the trial might last and
which issues are going to be brought up when.  Once I
have those answers, we'll sit down and talk about this in
more detail."

Elliot still wasn't happy with the response he was just
given, but he figured this might not be the best time to
argue the point.  He'd give his fathers a chance to get the
answers to their questions first and see what they decided,
before he pushed them further.

Since Danny and Brandon had noticed how this news
affected Elliot, they decided it might be best if they tried
to distract him, so he would stop thinking about the trial.
They didn't feel it would be good for Elliot to continue
dwelling on such dark thoughts, which recalling the
events of what happened the night his father was killed
had begun to conjure up.

Fortunately for Danny and Brandon, there were others
who were, inadvertently, willing to do this for them.
Shortly after Danny and Brandon had their discussion with
Elliot, he went to his room.  A little while after that,
Jesse, Little Ricky and Andrew approached him.

"We're up for a little fun and we want you to join us, if you
want," Andrew told him, when they found him alone in his
bedroom.  "I'd love to be your partner tonight, if you're up
for it."

Elliot thought about this briefly before he responded.  He
did think getting off might be a good idea and he had been
wondering what doing these things with Andrew might be
like.  Therefore, after only a very short hesitation, he gave
his answer.

"Yeah, I think I'd like that too," he agreed.

Since the question was settled, Little Ricky went with
Jesse, back to his room.  Once the door to Elliot's room
closed, Andrew and Elliot quickly got undressed, but
Andrew had another surprise for him.

"Jesse told me you like to kiss," Andrew stated.  "I just
want you to know that I'm willing to do that with you, if
you want."

Elliot thought it over briefly, before nodding his head.
Then he slowly leaned forward, as Andrew did the same.
Slowly, their lips came together and Elliot felt Andrew's
tongue dart out and touch his lips.  After a slight
hesitation, Elliot let his tongue do the same, and as it met
Andrew's, the two muscles did a delicate dance of
exploration.  As this was taking place, the boys also slowly
lifted their arms and began to embrace one another.
Before long, they were engaged in a very passionate, and
lengthy, kiss.

This continued for several minutes, and during this time
the boys' hands began roaming across the other's body.
As this tactile exploration continued, they eventually
found their partners genitals and began to stroke and
manipulate this area as well.  Elliot was breathless, when
he finally pulled away.

"What do you want to do next?" Andrew asked him.  "Are
you up for oral sex or not?"

"Yes, I think I'd like to try that with you," Elliot
confirmed, so Andrew lay back and gave him complete
access to his body.

Although Elliot was accustomed to doing this with other
partners, he was slightly tentative in his approach with
Andrew.  After drawing back Andrew's foreskin, Elliot
hesitantly bent forward and stuck out his tongue.  Since
he hadn't done this with an uncircumcised person before,
he wasn't certain if he'd taste urine and other things
trapped under the foreskin, more than he had with the
others.  However, he soon discovered this was not the
case.

Now that he was convinced it didn't taste differently,
Elliot attacked it greedily.  Since Andrew was small in
stature and endowed more in line with Elliot and Nicky,
Elliot was able to take Andrew's entire penis in his mouth
and worked on it at a frantic pace.  Although it still took
Andrew longer to cum that it took either Nicky or him,
Elliot was determined not to stop until Andrew had his
orgasm.  Elliot was proud that he'd been able to
accomplish this with an older guy and that his jaw
muscles had allowed him to keep going until the end.

A short time later, the boys switched places and Andrew
began to suck on Elliot's boner.  However, as he was doing
this, he did something else that Elliot wasn't expecting
and hadn't experienced before.  Without warning, Andrew
slipped his middle finger up Elliot's chute and began to
massage his prostate.  Elliot jumped at first and even
clenched his anal muscles momentarily, but then he
noticed it was feeling pleasurable and began to relax.  He
also opted not to say anything to Andrew or ask what he
was doing.  He merely went along with what felt good.

Once Elliot exploded in a powerful release, he lay still
momentarily, before he sat up.  He looked at Andrew for a
few seconds and then spoke.

"What was that you did to me?" he wondered.

"I guess you've never had a finger up there before, have
you?" Andrew questioned.  "I'm sorry, but I didn't know
that.  I was just trying to massage your prostate."

"What's that?" Elliot wondered.

"It's a little leathery button that has the ability to excite a
guy, when it's done right," Andrew told him.  "I'm sorry if
that bothered you."

"No!  It didn't bother me.  In fact, it felt good," Elliot
admitted.  "It's just that I wasn't sure what you were
doing and wanted to find out."

"So you were okay with it then?" Andrew wondered,
looking concerned.

"Yes, I am fine with it, but now I also know why it made
me feel that way," Elliot confessed.  "Thank you.  I'm glad
you showed me that."

The boys went to shower after they finished talking and
then all four of them spent a little more time together.
They even discussed what Andrew had done in more
detail, so Elliot could learn more about his body.  Then
Elliot chose to sleep with Andrew that night, which made
the other three boys feel really good as well.  It was nice
to see that Elliot was opening up and forming a bond with
each of them.

The rest of the week dragged on slowly, as Elliot waited for
his fathers to tell him if they were going to allow him to
sit in the gallery at the trial.  He also spent some of his
time wondering what it was going to be like during the
trial and how he was going to feel, once he saw those three
guys again.  Elliot knew that he'd like to be able to get at
them, so he could rip their throats out, and that made him
worry about how he might react, once they were all in the
same room again.  I think the rest of us were concerned
about that too.

Saturday morning, before the trial was set to begin, we
were mildly surprised that Elliot actually slept in for a
while.  He didn't awake until 9:00, and then he slowly
made his way down the stairs.  He came in to the dining
room, in a semi-daze, where Danny, Brandon, Jake and I
were finishing our breakfast and chatting.

"Good morning, sleepyhead," Brandon teased, as Elliot
appeared.

"Hey, it's not that late," Elliot whined.  "It's Saturday, so I
could have slept until noon.

"True, just like the other bums who are still in bed,"
Danny agreed.  "So why didn't you sleep later then?"

"Because I've been thinking about the trial," Elliot
answered.  "I hope you're going to let me go and be there,
so the jury can see me every day.  I want them to see what
those guys did to me too, as well as hearing about how
they murdered my father."

"Look, I understand where you're coming from," Danny
agreed, "but I don't think you'll be allowed to sit in the
courtroom until after you testify.  No witnesses are
permitted to hear what the other witnesses are testifying
about.  Besides, Brandon and I think you would be better
off spending your time in school, especially since no one
can give us an idea as to how long this trial is going to
last.  Some have said it will take weeks and others have
said it may drag on for months.  No matter whether it's
weeks or months, you just can't afford to miss that much
more school.  We just can't have you fall behind and then
struggle to catch back up."

"Come on!  Even after missing all that other time, I still
wasn't behind at school and I didn't have to struggle, but I
HAVE to do this!" Elliot pleaded.  "I want everyone to see
me and realize what those scumbags did.  They did a lot
more than just kill my dad.  They ended up stealing my
entire family from me too.  My dad was the only person I
had and now I'll never be able to ask him about any of the
other people who made up our family tree."

"Elliot, that information will all come out during the trial,
but we just don't think it would be beneficial for you to be
there every day," Brandon added, to let Elliot know Danny
and he were in complete agreement about this.  "You will
be able to go when you're needed to testify and the jury
will be able to hear what you have to say and see you
then."

"But that won't be enough," Elliot challenged.  "Please,
Dad.  Just let me do this."

I think we were all a little shocked at this point, but not
because of Elliot's stance about going to the court every
day.  Our amazement was due to the fact that this was the
first time he had called either of them Dad.  Sure, he had
referred to them that way indirectly, but this was the only
time he'd used that term when talking directly to them.

"Elliot, I know you don't agree with our decision, but
Brandon and I have talked this over and we aren't going to
change our minds," Danny reiterated.  "To begin with, we
both feel that you won't be permitted to sit in the gallery
to watch, because you are scheduled to testify, but even if
you are, the trial will take too great a toll on you.  It will
not only cause you to miss too much time away from
school, weeks or maybe months, but it will also force you
to relive the nightmare of what happened that night over
and over again.  I'm sorry, but that's just the way it has to
be."

"Please, Dad.  I have to be there.  How about if I only go
one or two days a week then?" Elliot offered.

"That still doesn't take into account the fact that you
probably won't be allowed to be in the courtroom until
after you testify," Danny replied.  "I'm sorry, but I'm
afraid you won't be able to go, son."

Since Elliot had called each of them Dad, Danny felt he
should return the favor and call Elliot son, so he would
know it was how they felt about him.  Since Elliot actually
reacted when Danny did this, it was obvious that he had
picked up on this fact too.

"Look, Brandon and I will call the District Attorney every
day and get an update on how things are going.  Then,
every night we'll fill you in as to what happened that day.
That's the best we can do."

"But Dad," Elliot pleaded.

He looked first at one and then glanced at the other, so it
soon became apparent to him that Danny and Brandon
were going to hold their ground on this one.  Eventually,
Elliot gave up and agreed to go along with their decision.

"Okay, but you have to tell me everything," Elliot
demanded, "and I hope you'll at least let me go once in a
while."

"When they need you to testify and then maybe again
when the verdict comes in," Danny informed him, much
to Elliot's dismay.

Danny and Brandon were not only concerned about Elliot
missing so much school, but they had also confided in me
that they were worried about how he might react if it
appeared the men might not be convicted.  We knew the
chance of this happening was a long shot, but stranger
things have been known to occur.  The reason we thought
this might be a possibility was because the police weren't
willing to share information with us.  Therefore, we had no
idea how much actual evidence the investigators had
come up with which directly linked the three men to the
actual murder and not merely the incident at the diner.
For this reason, they didn't want to risk Elliot losing his
cool in open court and, thus, adversely affect the trial.

As expected, the jury selection began on Monday, but it
didn't exactly go as any of us had imagined it would.  First
of all, we expected they would merely choose twelve jurors
at random and seat them immediately, but that's not what
happened.  Once the prospective jurors were brought in,
the lawyers were allowed to ask them a wide range of
questions.  These included such things as if they, or their
family members, had been a victim of a crime, if they
thought the police always told the truth and even if they
felt they were obligated to convict someone for this
murder.  I guess this was their way of determining if any
of these people should be eliminated from deciding the
case.

I actually saw this taking place, because I had offered to
go to the courthouse every day, since Danny and Brandon
had to work and they didn't want Elliot to be there.
However, we didn't let Elliot know I was going to attend
these sessions either, because we were a little concerned
about how he might react if he knew I was there.
Therefore, after I told Danny and Brandon what had
happened that day, they relayed this information to Elliot
and made it sound as if they had received their knowledge
from the District Attorney.

After the jury was seated, we became aware of another
surprise.  The D.A. suddenly called to apprise us of
something that had just popped up.  The guy who drove
the other two to the motel now claimed he had no idea
what they were planning to do, so he wanted to strike a
plea bargain.  He was willing to agree to plead guilty to
being an accomplice to murder in exchange for a reduced
sentence of twenty-five and his testimony against the
other two.  After asking what we thought of the idea, the
D.A. explained that his testimony would almost guarantee
a conviction of the other pair.  Danny and Brandon then
told him they wanted to discuss this with Elliot first,
before they agreed to it, and then they'd call him with
their answer.

Fortunately, Elliot was okay with the idea of a plea
agreement, after we discussed it with him.  He felt that if
the driver received twenty-five years, then the other two
would be sentenced to a lot worse.  He knew if this man
testified there was also a slight chance the other two
could wind up getting the death penalty and Elliot hoped
they'd burn in hell.

Once we told the D.A. we were fine with him making the
deal, he accepted the driver's offer.  Even though the
man's attorney tried to negotiate a better deal, he finally
agreed to accept a sentence of twenty-five years for his
part in the murder.  It was still far better than the possible
life sentence or death penalty that he was currently
facing, and he could possibly even get paroled sooner.

After hearing what we'd discussed, Jesse thought Elliot
needed to forget about the trial for a short time, so he
decided to spend some time alone with Elliot tonight.
After they took their shower, Jesse took Elliot back to his
room and had him lay crossways on the bed.  Then he
knelt down between Elliot's legs, and carefully lifted them
up, so he could place them on his shoulders.  Elliot didn't
think anything about him doing this, since Jesse had done
it before, so he could work his perineum and testicles.
However, that's not what Jesse did.  This time, Elliot felt
something completely different.  He felt Jesse's tongue
gliding around his anal ring and then he felt it trying to
penetrate there.

"What are you doing?" Elliot asked.

He didn't sound angry or alarmed, just curious.

"It's just something else you can learn to enjoy," Jesse
told him.  "It's called rimming or being rimmed, so just lay
back and see what you think of it."

Since it already felt good and had sent some shivers up his
spine, Elliot decided that was exactly what he was going to
do.  After Jesse had done this for a while, he worked his
way up the perineum and testicles, until he finally reached
Elliot's penis.  Jesse then gave him an awesome blowjob
and brought Elliot off, so Elliot was very relaxed and
feeling really good by the time it ended.

Once he'd had his release, Elliot sucked Jesse off too, but
for the first time, he was able to do it until Jesse had his
orgasm.  Elliot was proud of the fact that he had finally
accomplished this and thanked Jesse for what he had
done for him.  After that, the boys spent a peaceful night
cuddled together.

The next couple of weeks were kind of hectic and more
than a little tense.  Elliot listened intently to the daily
reports on the trial and asked many questions about what
happened each day, as he sought even the tiniest details
about what was going on.  After a couple of weeks of this
intense scrutiny and answering his detailed questions, we
were beginning to wonder if Elliot was going to make it
until the end of the trial.  Thankfully, he did.

Another surprise for us was that Elliot wasn't called to
give his testimony until near the end of the second week,
but that also didn't go quite as we had anticipated either.
You see, Elliot had already given his statement to the
police and had been asked to give it again to both the D.A.
and the Public Defender.  As it turned out, this would be
used as the crux of his testimony, when he was called in
to court.

Before Elliot was actually sworn in to give his version of
the events of that night, the courtroom was cleared of all
spectators first, because of his age.  Of course, the judge,
both lawyers, the defendants, the stenographer, the bailiff
and the jury remained, but everyone else was ushered out
into the hallway.  This included the members of the press
as well, which meant some of them were upset about being
excluded.  Once the courtroom was emptied, Danny,
Brandon and Elliot were then ushered in through a side
door and Elliot was led up to the witness stand.

After being sworn in, Elliot was shown the statement he
had made and asked if he had given it of his own free will.
When he said he had, he was then asked if his statement
was true, accurate and depicted the events of that night,
as best he could remember them.  Again, Elliot agreed this
was the case, but these were the only questions he was
asked.  Once Elliot had given his answers, the D.A. then
moved to have Elliot's testimony entered into the court
records as evidence and read to the jury.  The judge
agreed and ordered it to happen, which left the rest of us
more than a little surprised.  Elliot was somewhat upset
that this was the extent of his involvement in the trial,
but it was all he was required to do.

As it turned out, the trial took only three weeks, instead
of months.  Since we were only familiar with the murder
trials we've seen on television, which often lasted for
many months, we were somewhat shocked when both the
prosecution and defense rested.  Near the end of the
following week, the D.A. phoned and informed Danny and
Brandon that he expected the jury would be coming back
with their verdict the following day.  Since the D.A. had
been so sure of this, Danny and Brandon then asked their
staff to reschedule their appointments for the day, while
they arranged for one of their colleagues to handle any
emergency cases.  They both wanted to be in attendance
when the verdicts came in.

Danny and Brandon hadn't told Elliot about what the D.A.
had told them, because they anticipated Elliot would want
to be there as well and they didn't wish to argue with him
about it.  Not only didn't they want him to miss classes
just to be there, but they were also worried how he would
react if the final two men weren't convicted, so they went
without him.  I went too and we sat at the back of the
gallery, while we waited for the jury to be led in and the
verdicts to be read.  I think we were all holding our breath
as the Judge addressed the jury.

"Madam foreperson," the judge began, "has the jury
reached a verdict in this case?"

"We have, Your Honor," she replied.

"Then will you please read it, for the record?" the judge
responded.

Everyone in attendance remained perfectly silent, as they
waited to hear the jury's decision.

"In the matter of the charge of first-degree murder in the
death of Sean Kennedy against the defendant Charles
Grant, we find him guilty," she announced.

Hearing this caused all of our hearts to leap for joy.

"In the matter of the charge of first-degree murder in the
death of Sean Kennedy against the defendant Henry
Rhodes, we also find him guilty," she added.

After hearing the verdicts, it was as if a huge weight had
been lifted off our family and Danny and Brandon were
eager to share this information with Elliot.  However, they
thought it would be best if they waited and to tell him
after he returned home from school this evening, rather
than going to the school and telling him there.

As we sat in the courtroom, silently reveling in the
verdict, the rest of the spectators left.  A short time later,
as the D.A. went to pass by where we were seated, he
spotted Danny and Brandon and stopped to inquire about
their reaction.

"I take it you are pleased with the verdict?" he asked.

"We certainly are," Danny agreed, "but I'm surprised both
defendants were convicted of the same charge.  I thought
Grant would get a harsher sentence, since we learned he
was the one who actually pulled the trigger.  We thought
Rhodes might get off with a lesser charge."

"No, that's not the way the law works," the D.A. explained,
"Since Rhodes was present at the time of the shooting,
the law looks at him as if he had also been directly
involved in the shooting and just as guilty as the one who
pulled the trigger.  The same thing would have applied to
the other man too, if he hadn't pleaded guilty to a lesser
charge.  By doing that, he avoided the same outcome as
his friends."

"Well, Elliot will be pleased to hear this," Brandon added,
"and thank you for all you've done to get justice for his
father and provide some sense of closure for our son."

"It was my pleasure," the D.A. answered.

"When will the sentences be announced," Danny asked
next.

"The Public Defender and I will each be submitting our
recommendations to the judge by the end of the day, so he
most likely will announce their sentence in a couple of
days.  I'll call you just as soon as I know the date and
time."

Danny and Brandon thanked him again and then left for
home.  They were eager to share this news with Elliot and
could hardly wait for him to return from school.  The
three of us were euphoric at about how things had turned
out and now anxiously waited for Elliot to arrive at the
house.

When he walked through the door, Elliot looked over at his
fathers and asked his usual question.  I was more
surprised that he didn't question why they were home
before he was.

"So what happened today?" Elliot wanted to know.

"The jury reached a verdict and both men were found
guilty of first-degree murder," Danny told him.

We expected Elliot would be excited and pleased, but he
merely stood as still as a statue instead.  A second later,
he dropped to his knees and began crying like a baby.

"What's wrong?" Danny asked, as he knelt beside his son.

Elliot, however, didn't answer right away and this began to
concern us all.  After enduring a grueling few seconds of
silence, Elliot finally began to speak.

"I'm okay," he assured us.  "The whole time the trial's
been going on, my stomach has felt like it's been tied in
knots.  When you told me the good news, it was like the
knots all came undone."

"But you're all right now?" Brandon asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine," Elliot confirmed.  "I guess it must have
happened because I was so happy and relieved at the same
time.  I'm really glad this is finally over and that what I
was afraid might happen didn't happen."

"What were you afraid would happen?" Brandon followed.

"I was scared they were going to get off and not get
punished for what they did," Elliot explained.  "That's
what worried me the most."

"Well, they have been convicted and will be sentenced
soon," Danny assured him, "so you don't have to worry
about it any longer."

"As long as they get a real punishment," Elliot spat back,
"and not some slap on the wrist."

We all understood what he was implying, because he hoped
the punishment they received would truly fit the crime.
The judge would make this decision, so we didn't feel this
was as big of a gamble as it had been with the jury.

"When will that happen?" Elliot asked next.

"That won't take place for a couple more days."  Brandon
told him.

"I want to be there when it does," Elliot announced.  "I
know the court allows people to speak at the sentencing
and I want to tell everyone just how badly those guys
messed up my life."

Danny and Brandon didn't respond right away, so Elliot
continued.

"Dads, you've got to let me do this," Elliot explained.
"You can't say no this time and I don't want you to try to
stop me.  I have to see the guys who murdered my father
and tell them just how much I hate them for what they
did.  I want that judge to see my face and know that I
want these guys to have the book thrown at them."

"I think I understand how you feel and I can appreciate
that," Danny responded.  "Okay, when the D.A. calls to tell
us when the sentencing will take place, I'll ask him if you
will be allowed to say anything.  If he says you can, then
we will permit you to attend and do as you wish."

"Thanks, Dad.  Both Dads," Elliot gushed.

He then moved forward and gave each of them a hug.  He
wanted to show them how much he appreciated them for
letting him do this, and for everything else they've done.

"You're welcome and we're fine with you doing this one
final thing," Danny agreed, after conferring briefly with
Brandon.  "We are also willing to allow you to miss school
that day, because we suspect you will be emotionally
drained afterward and potentially unable to function
clearly.  For those reasons, we think it might be best if
you don't go in to school at all that day."

"Great!" Elliot concurred.  "I was going to fight you on
this one, if you'd said no."

"Well, you don't have to," Brandon agreed.  "We know how
important this is for you and, hopefully, it will help you
finally close this chapter of your life.  We will go with you
that day, for moral support, but we won't speak.  Is that
okay with you?"

"It's perfect!" Elliot agreed, and everyone left the room
happy.

That night, before he went to bed, Elliot logged on to his
computer and was surprised to find emails from Nicky and
Jordan in his inbox.  He was tempted to read Nicky's first,
but he decided to save it for last and opened Jordan's
instead.


"Dear Elliot,

Papa was talking to my mom on the phone tonight and
told her about what happened in court today.  I'm glad
those guys got convicted and I hope you can put all that
behind you now.  I'm so sorry about what happened to
your dad, but I'm glad to have you as a cousin.  I had a
great time with you at Christmas and can't wait to see you
and Jesse again the next time we visit.  Take care.

Jordan"


Elliot was touched by Jordan's note.  He really liked his
older cousin and was glad that Jordan thought of him as
family.  Now, he read Nicky's note.


"Hi Elliot,

I heard about what happened in court today and I'm really
happy for you.  I don't know what I would do if something
like that happened to my dad and I think you've been
really brave, the way you've dealt with all of this stuff.

I really miss you, Jesse and Jordan.  I had so much fun
with you guys and I can't wait until we can hang out again
this summer.  See ya soon.

Nicky"


Elliot smiled at Nicky's email.  He didn't think he'd been
particularly brave, but he thought it was nice of Nicky to
say so.  The note also helped take Elliot's mind off of the
case for a while.  He still didn't really know how he felt
about Nicky, but he went to sleep that night with the cute
blond on his mind.