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Chapter 8 Knight with a Prince
I sat down on the half-naked Prince's bed. He sat up against the pillow and turned on his lamp. "I forgot to get the lights. Could you?" he asked. I moved my hand, manipulating the molecules in the air, and switched off the light. "So you are a mutant, too. What can you do?"
"I manipulate molecules."
"What kind of molecules?"
"So far electricity and heat. I can manipulate my own molecules enough to float and to mix with others to sense their emotions. I can also pick things up."
"Fascinating. It must be wonderful being a mutant."
"Not always. The laws of the United States are not mutant friendly right now. Many laws in many countries are not mutant friendly, as well as gay friendly. But things are changing for the better. Slowly, but they are changing."
William nodded at me. "How long have you known Serena?"
"For a little while."
"Did she tell you about me?"
"What do you mean?"
"Did she tell you that I am attracted to men?"
"Yes, she did," I replied.
"Did she also tell you how well endowed I am?" He had a smile on his face.
"What are you getting at, your highness?"
"Think about it. Two gay men in a bedroom with the door locked. Not hard to figure out."
"With all due respect, highness, being gay doesn't mean you sleep with every gay man you have the opportunity to do so with."
"But I so rarely get the opportunity, Batman. I haven't had someone in such a long time. And I may never get to have someone. Our laws may be rather accepting, but my family is not...not with what is at stake if Harry and I both come out to our family. It could throw the government, as well as the people, into chaos. I may never get to have a relationship with a man. So I must take whatever opportunity I can get to be with someone decent."
"Unfortunately, I am already seeing someone, committed to him. Perhaps if I weren't, I would gladly take the opportunity to be with you. But reality is I'm not. I must treat my lover with respect and not cheat on him."
"I understand, Batman. Please, don't think ill of me."
"Why would I do that?"
"Because I just made a pass at a taken man. Because it seems I will sleep with anyone, regardless of how well I know them."
"That happens, Highness, when you first come out and begin to be comfortable with your sexuality. You start to look at people and things differently. I know I did. It's human nature."
William nodded to me. "What is it like to be Batman?"
"It's thrilling...but it's also hard work. I have to think on my feet a lot and be well-trained."
"Have you thwarted many evil schemes?"
"A few."
"Tell me. I'd like to know."
I told William of my many exploits, about Turic, the Fire Fly, Mrs. Freeze, Magneto and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, and Lord Bortos as well as Ra's Al Ghul, Poison Ivy, the Penguin and Talia. He sat with rapt attention for a while until he could no longer keep his eyes open. "Perhaps you should sleep, William. There will be more nights when we can talk."
He nodded and lay back in bed. I turned off his lamp and went to the window to watch and think...and miss Lance. It was too late to call him. I would have to wait until tomorrow afternoon.
The night was rather damp and foggy. I was not used to this type of weather. It added the air of mystery that always accompanied the word London. This would be perfect weather for the Batman.
I watched for most of the night. When I tired, I sat in a chair in the corner unseen by anyone. Prince William was bathed in the moonlight and he looked like a prince. He was going to make someone very happy, whomever he chose as his life partner.
William must have forgotten about me. He got up and pulled off his pajama bottoms. To my utter amazement, Serena was correct. William was hung like a horse. Had I not been with Lance and cared about whom I had sex with, I would not have hesitated to be with William. That just goes to show that everyone has lustful feelings. It's all a matter of whether the person can control himself or herself.
William sat back on the bed and lay down. To my utter amazement he grasped his large cock and began stroking it to full erection. I was shocked by his actions. He must not have seen me at all. He lay there and stroked for a good half hour before crawling into bed. He did not climax. I stayed in the shadows until I was sure he was asleep, and then I stood up and went back to the window where he could see I was in the room if he awoke.
When the sun came up, I was exhausted. William woke up and looked at me. "Good morning," he greeted.
"Good morning," I replied. "Did you sleep well?"
"Yes. Did you?"
"I did not sleep."
"You didn't? I find that hard to believe."
"Why is that?"
"Most guards take advantage of my sleep by going to sleep as well. They think I don't know, though. But I wake up usually once in the night and find them napping. I could get many people fired if I told."
"But you are gracious, Highness."
"Not really. Just not into causing scenes." William stood up buck naked and walked over to the chair. "Oh, I'm sorry. Do you mind me being naked?"
"It's up to you. It's your body and your comfort level that we are discussing. I'm here to protect you regardless if you are naked or clothed."
"Quite right," he answered. He pulled on his robe. "Come with me." I followed him out of the bedroom and down the hall to the bathroom. He stepped inside and looked at me. "Well, are you coming in?"
"William, I do not think it is appropriate for me to be following you everywhere you go. You do need some privacy."
"You are unlike other guards. Most would kill to come in the bathroom and see me naked. Several have their eye on me, you know." William winked at me.
"I've been in several uncomfortable situations with other men while being involved with Lance. I do not wish to be in them if possible. Temptation lends itself to opportunity for pain. A road I'd rather not travel down."
"All right," William said. "Then I shall be just fifteen minutes. I'll leave the door unlocked in case I need help."
"Okay." The door closed and I stood guard outside it.
Serena came out of Harry's room and saw me standing outside the bathroom door. She walked up to me with a grin on her face. "Did William ask you to join him in the bathroom?"
"Yes."
"And you refused."
"What does it look like?"
Serena laughed. "You should go in and enjoy yourself. It's not often someone gets a masterpiece cock like that available to them."
"You're sick, Serena."
"Ah, the memories of the bathroom. One time William and I went at it for a good hour and a half in there. Everyone was wondering what was going on. That is until I had my fifth orgasm."
I was trying not to let her words bother me.
"Oh the way he stretched me out. God, I miss that. But, alas, he's not looking for girls. He's looking for nice, strong men." Serena winked at me and headed back down the hall.
Fifteen minutes later, William came out with his hair all wet. He smiled at me that Prince Charming smile and we headed off back to his room. Inside he began to dress, putting on his underwear and socks before a knock came at the door.
"Who is it?" I asked.
"It's Jessica."
I turned to William. "I'll be right outside the door." He nodded to me and I slipped out. "Yeah?"
"The car is here to take you and Serena back to the Council."
"Okay. Just so you are aware, two people were on the roof last night when we got here. They were wearing all black and they referred to someone named Hatter. I don't know if the Council would have any more information on that name or not."
"Can't hurt to check it out."
"Okay. See you tonight."
I went to the bathroom and changed into my normal clothes and went down to the car. Moments later Serena came out and climbed in. "What a night's work."
The car took us to the castle and, once inside, I told Jayce what had happened.
"Interesting. I will run that name through the database and see what it comes up with. Kara, Christine's Watcher, should be contacting us soon concerning what was stolen at the magic shop. From there we may be able to gauge what we are dealing with."
"Do you have any tracing devices?"
Jayce looked at me. "Yes. May I ask why you need one?"
"There was a little confrontation last night, as you know. I was thinking that if I could plant one of those tracing devices on an assassin, we might be able to track down where Hatter is."
"Good thinking. I will look into it."
I went up to my room and went to sleep.
I awoke at 2:00 in the afternoon. It was weird to sleep so late. Normally, I have a hard time sleeping when it's daylight out. I guess subconsciously I feel there are things I should be doing.
I got up, showered and dressed, then went back into my room and called Lance.
"Hello?" Lance said.
"Hello, Love. How are you?"
"Eric! It's good to hear your voice! I'm doing okay. How about you? How was your trip?"
"It was okay. I wanted to call and tell you I made it fine and that I miss you horribly."
"Aww. I miss you, too. Do you like London?"
"The nights are very mysterious. Batman is in his element here."
"That's good."
I could hear the smile in Lance's voice and I smiled, too.
A knock came at the door. "Hold on a minute, Love," I said. "Come in," I said a little louder to whomever was on the other side of the door.
The door opened and Jayce stepped in. "You are needed downstairs."
"Okay." I turned back to my lover on the phone. "I need to go. I'll talk to you later."
"Okay. I love you. Talk to you soon."
"I love you, too. I always will," I replied.
I hung up the phone and went downstairs. Jayce stood at the bottom of the steps waiting for me. "This way," he replied and I followed him through a corridor and down another flight of stairs. We entered a level that was deep under the castle, deep underground. We passed several rooms until we came to a large entryway into a vast room. A round table sat in the middle of the room with some familiar faces looking up at me. "Please, have a seat," Jayce said as he moved to an empty seat and sat.
I moved to the last empty chair and sat down. Looking around the table, familiar faces looked back at me, those of mutants I had trained with: Colossus, Nightcrawler, Psylocke and Shadowcat.
"Hello, Eric," Kurt said to me.
"Hello, Kurt. Good to see you."
"Likewise."
"I see some of you know each other," Quentin Travers said as he entered the room. "Excellent. Eric, this is a group much like America's X-Men. They call themselves Excalibur. Let me introduce you to their members. Douglock, Meggan, Pete Wisdom, and their leader, Brian Braddock, also called as Captain Britain."
"Hello," I said to the mutants I did not know. They nodded to me.
Brian took the floor. "We asked Quentin if we could meet you. He informed you of our presence...and a mutant threat in England we are attempting to deal with. Whoever he or she is, they are tough. We have had a hard time identifying who it is. They seem to have the power to control the elements."
"Like Ororo," Kitty said. I nodded to her.
"We do not, however, know who it could be. There was a strange attack on your cars coming from the airport, was there not?"
"Yes."
"We believe it was the mutant."
"What have you got so far?"
"A long list of people whose families have been wounded by the royal family's continued power hold. The families go back to when the current family came into power. We need help in discovering who it could be."
"I'll do what I can to help."
"Thank you."
"Well, I see things are moving smoothly," Quentin stepped in. "Unfortunately, I must go. The Council asked me to head up the delegation going to the United States. There is a Slayer in Sunnydale, California who needs some information we have. I leave everything in your capable hands, Jayce. Call me if you need anything."
"Yes, sir."
Quentin stood and left the room.
"What is your first order of business?" Jayce asked.
Brian answered. "I thought that Eric would be willing to start checking out suspects with us tonight."
"Gladly. But Serena and I were going to go to the Talamasca tonight for information."
"Serena could probably go alone tonight. She knows them. The Talamasca trusts her. You may bring in an element of instability."
"That's fine with me. Whichever you decide."
"It's settled then. Go suit up and go with Excalibur to check out their suspects."
I stood up, as did the group Excalibur. I headed toward the door to be joined by Kitty and Kurt.
"It is good to see you again," Kurt said.
"Thanks, Kurt. Good to see you, as well."
"How are the X-Men?" Kitty asked.
"Okay, considering they've been driven from the mansion in Westchester. There is a group of mutant-haters called the Friends of Humanity. They are stirring trouble up all over the country with anti-mutant sentiment."
"It looks like you came to England when you did," Kurt replied.
"I guess."
I headed off to my room and changed. As I suited up, I kept thinking about the mutants being persecuted at home. My mind kept wandering to Joshua and I hoped that his father, Bishop, was dealing better with the fact of Joshua's sexual orientation being homo instead of hetero.
When I pulled on my mask, I headed down to the foyer. The group Excalibur was waiting for me. They turned and all looked up at me, silent.
"Is something wrong?" I asked.
"No," Meggan answered. "You look like you belong in this ancient castle."
I smiled but it was not visible underneath my mask.
"Are we ready?" Kurt asked.
Captain Britain nodded and we left the castle.
To Be Continued...
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