YOUNG JEREMY TAYLOR - 9
Copyright 2006 by Carl Mason
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This story contains descriptions of sexual contact between males, both adults and teenagers. As such, it is homoerotic fiction designed for the personal enjoyment of legal, hopefully mature, adults. If you are not of legal age to read such material, if those in power and/or those whom you trust treat it as illegal, or if it would create unresolvable moral dilemmas in your life, please leave. Finally, remember that maturity generally demands safe sex.
CHAPTER 9
(Revisiting Chapter 8)
As they waited in the Academy airbus, an Alliance battle cruiser slowly settled down on the tarmac. Unexpectedly, the Captain ordered the students to come aboard immediately with as much of their gear as possible. As they took off, they could see two other battle cruisers and one carrier (a craft that carried fighters, equivalent to an ancient aircraft carrier) in the distance, all heading out from Estashi. Within the hour, they also saw great bursts of light and felt the rumble of explosions through the thick walls and insulation of the battle cruiser.
On the way home, the Captain informed them that "rogue planets" had broken the peace and planned to destroy the Academy's airbus and everyone on her. The ships involved were either destroyed or sent scrambling. The men on all but one of the Alliance ships had been rooting for them in that which the Captain said was the greatest Muhrtog match of all time. They had been happy to lend a hand!
(Concluding Our Story - All Things Must End)
Sitting in front of his open locker in the Sports Complex, Jeremy's thoughts wandered back to that day, earlier in his last year, when the team returned home on one of the Alliance's battle cruisers. The terminal and the area surrounding had been jammed with thousands of cheering Precopians who also lined the streets that their land vehicle had taken on its way back to the Academy. Once on the Academy grounds, the crowds became their own buddies in the Corps, the Superintendent and the other officers, and the great band that lent so much color to Academy events. But all things come to an end. For instance, here he was sitting naked on a bench in the locker room after the last marching practice. The other boys had showered, dressed, and departed, but he was still there, sitting, wrapped in his own thoughts. Suddenly, someone came up from in back of him and clamped his hands down over his thick shoulder muscles. "You gotta take a shower, bro," Kazan said quietly. "You, too," the blond retorted. "What's your excuse?" "Just talkin' with Sergeant Czenus," Kazan responded. "He's already headed back to the dorm. Come on...up!" he commanded, putting his hands under his roommate's armpits and lifting. Side-by-side, two beautifully built young men headed for the showers, pausing every now and then to goose the other or otherwise drive him mad as only the best of buddies can.
"We should always take showers like this," Jeremy said dreamily as Kazan's fingers spread the soapsuds over his broad back and dug deep into his muscles. "Yeah," he murmured as his buddy's target shifted to his classic ass cheeks. "Oh, yeah!" Jeremy cried out, as he felt himself go hard erect. "You ok with this out in the open?" Kazan asked, a small note of doubt in his voice. "Nah," the blond answered. "It's against the laws of the gods and man!" Evidently having heard all he needed to hear, Kazan dropped to a knee in front of Jeremy and literally inhaled the heavy rod. For a few minutes, nothing more was heard other than the sounds of happy intimacy. All too soon, of course, the blond grunted and rose up on his toes. As his body stiffened, he groaned and blasted a huge load deep into his buddy's throat. A few minutes later, he was in glory as Kazan accepted his freely offered gift and began pounding into his firm, muscular butt. Steadying himself against the shower wall, he fully enjoyed taking everything that his roommate could offer. After Kazan had also abruptly inhaled, stiffened, and poured himself into his best friend, the two boys stood there, their arms around each other, allowing the hot water to carry their fatigue away. "Oh, yeah," Jeremy softly moaned as he nuzzled the crook of his lover's neck. "Kazan...Kazan."
In full dress uniform and carrying the short spears that bound them to the Academy's past, the Corps of Cadets marched into the packed stadium. Wave on wave of proud young men, marching in perfect harmony and in the distinctive gait of the Precopian armed forces, halted before the stand that had been erected at one end of the field. The next two hours saw the culmination of their basic academic preparation and their commissioning as Jensii or, if you will, Second Lieutenants in the Armed Forces of the Alliance. (Jeremy who would take his oath of citizenship the next night received a "delayed commission.") It's doubtful than any of the young men would ever forget standing hatless, their hair ruffled by the soft breezes that rise at twilight on Precopius, and singing the Alma Mater.
(Scars Born of the Past)
Will our past - as individuals, as citizens, as a species - always hang around our necks like heavy chains or can we look forward to being freed from the past, absolved for the past, and judged solely on what we do rather than what we are - or, worse, what we have been? To what degree are the answers to this latter question true for the gay man as well as the straight? These and other questions would occur to Jeremy before the night was out.
The young Jeremy Taylor was determined not to miss the Cadet formal that always occurred on the night of graduation. Yes, he would much rather have asked Kazan, but that wasn't possible in this world. Consequently, after discussing the matter with his beloved, he asked Sejennah. Out of the goodness of her heart, knowing him well - perhaps still wanting him despite that knowledge - she accepted.
He could have worn his Cadet uniform even though it would have been improper for him to wear the distinctive uniform of the Jensii, as many graduates did. Rather he chose to wear a handsome royal blue rehnax to complement Sejennah's gold and white gown. The brand new rehnax was a magnificent piece of clothing. The metal had been fabricated into fibers so fine that they were barely discernible by the naked eye. When woven into a cloth by master craftsmen, dressing in a garment made from the fabric was similar to dressing in a thin film of moisture, a film that conformed perfectly to every feature of one's body. In fact, other than for its luminosity - and the sense of sophistication and luxury afforded the person lucky enough to own it - the one-piece garment could have been spray painted on the naked body of the wearer. Clearly, it was not for everyone. If, however, the person who wore it had a body good enough, the effect could be powerful...and devastating erotic.
The early evening went well. The hall was beautifully decorated. There were many friends to greet and memories of past pleasures to recall. Sejennah was having a good time. She was woman enough fully to enjoy her handsome escort and not above enjoying the consternation and envy of other women in attendance. The trouble brewed slowly over the course of the evening as too much alcohol gradually got to several young men who should never have touched a drop. One man nearly tripped Sejennah when he stumbled against her on the dance floor. He immediately offered his apologies, first to Sejennah and then to Jeremy, before extending his hand. It seemed that the incident was closed. Twenty minutes later, however, Jeremy felt a hand on his ass. Turning quickly, the blond stared into a leering face only a few inches from his own. "I thought only fancy women dressed that way," he said loudly as he began to dance away. Jeremy placed a hand on his shoulder and got a curse and an elbow in the ribs for his trouble. "No more," Jeremy warned him in a grim voice. "No more." Less than an hour later, another rough reached over and placed his hand on the blond star's substantial basket. Jeremy decked him. As the man pulled out a knife, friends grabbed the two of them and held them apart. "He said something obscene to me," the man whined, wiping the blood from his dripping nose. "I think this guy's a queer! We don't need his kind anywhere on this planet!" Lieutenant Arius, who had been standing nearby, stepped up and suggested to Jeremy that he and his date would do best to leave.
After putting Sejennah into a taxi, the tall blond Cadet turned back towards the hall. Walking through the last group of trees and brush, he was jumped by four or five low lives. When two friends and their dates found him less than a half hour later, he had been stripped and was hanging upside down from the heavy branch of one of the trees in the garden. He did not appear to be harmed, although he was confused and his nose was dripping blood. Needless to say, at this point the police were called. Within 20 minutes they had decided that Jeremy was completely blameless. As a matter of fact, they captured two of the roughs, drunk as skunks, who had stayed behind "to see the fun." The other three were picked up within the hour. The blond athlete was checked out at the hospital and then released to Kazan and his father.
By noon of the next day, Lieutenant Arius had spoken with the Superintendent, suggesting that the Academy was now paying the penalty "for failing to bring the Cadets' sexual energies under control." Reading from a police report on his desk, the Superintendent asked the instructor why he had suggested that Jeremy and his date leave the dance. Within a very few minutes, Arius was under formal notice that one more report of such behavior would see him looking for a new position.
The five roughs never came to trial, although 1) the two who were Cadets knew that they would never again be welcome at the Academy, and 2) the Armed Forces and prospective employers were notified of the assault in general terms. The fact remains that few schools are willing to deal with charges of homosexuality, however unsubstantiated. Hence, the suspicion always lingers that there was something to the complaints. Even fewer schools, it might be added, are willing to suggest publicly that homosexuality isn't even part of the problem!
(Into the Mists of Time)
After checking to see that Sejennah had returned home safe and sound, a very sore and disturbed Jeremy Taylor went to his room, stripped, and threw himself down on top of the covers. Moments later, he heard someone open the door, enter the room, and sit down on the bed beside him. As he felt the other person begin skillfully to massage his back, Jeremy mumbled, "Thanks, Kazan. That feels so good. What a shitty ending to what could have been a beautiful evening." "Not Kazan..." the person mumbled. "I was hoping you'd realize that others in this house love you as much as he does." Lifting up, Jeremy saw that it was Kazan's father.
"I know that's true, sir. It's just that I feel that all my dreams have been crushed. I had hoped after becoming a citizen tomorrow night that I could ask you to adopt me into the family. Now I guess you won't even want me to be around the house." Putting his hand around the back of the blond's thick neck, the Imperial Counsel said, somewhat bitterly, "Why in the name of the gods wouldn't I want you around the house, Jeremy? Why would I hesitate if you honored me by asking me to adopt you? Don't you know yet that I love you the same way that I love Kazan? Don't you know how very proud I am of you?" he asked. Suddenly exhaling, the boy partially controlled a sob and blurted out, "Tonight, sir, an entire hall heard me referred to as a 'queer' and I was knocked out, stripped, and left for others to find. That's something I'll never live down...in this culture or in many others." "Hear me, my son: I couldn't care less whether you are straight or crooked...or what OTHERS have done. The elements of character in which I am interested lie a lot deeper than that, and I'm already convinced that you are one of the most honorable...and the most lovable...human beings I've ever known. Stop this nonsense and come here!" Now crying softly like a little boy, the youth slowly turned over and inched towards his father until some of his torso was lying in his lap while the rest of his muscular body rested on the bed. The man kissed his blond hair and uttered a short prayer of thanksgiving and supplication. "That's better," he growled. "Now I want you to take this pill to help you sleep. You have a busy day tomorrow, yes?" "Ok, dad," Jeremy said, wiping his eyes with one big hand and tightly gripping his father's arm with the other.
Just as the sun was coming up the next morning, Jeremy and Kazan were awakened. Without breaking their fast or speaking, they showered and donned simple ochre- colored robes. In the company of their father, they were then taken downtown to the Ministry of Citizenship's heliport. After he had hugged and kissed them, he returned home. They were taken by land to the oldest temple on the planet, a carefully preserved complex of buildings on the cliffs high above Precopius City.
As the sun was just vanquishing the last of the early morning mist, a priest with shaven head met their bus and directed the group of ten young men towards the largest of the structures. Rams' horns sounded from every side. Guided down hallways of dark stone that were lighted only by occasional flaring torches, they finally reached a simple room in the depths of the temple. Though the room was large and strangely impressive, it contained no furniture other than stone benches along the sides and a freestanding stone altar in the very middle. Their guide collected their robes and silently departed. With a hiss as it slid along the floor, a portal opened and a naked priest quietly entered the room. There was not a hair on his highly oiled, superbly muscled body.
Raising his hand in an unfamiliar gesture, the tall figure greeted them and reminded them of why they were there. At the close of the day, he intoned, they would stand naked before the Emperor and Precopian Society and assume the full rights and responsibilities of Precopian citizenship. They would find, however, that they faced a full day of preparation. The candidates would first be shorn and ceremonially washed.
As a strange chanting filled the room, the candidates were led, one by one, to the stone altar. There the priest removed every hair on their bodies below the eyes with a wicked looking, incredibly sharp knife. This was followed by being rubbed down with an odorless liquid that removed the last traces of hair. That task completed, the candidate was led into an adjoining chamber where baths filled with heated, fragrant water were cut into the stone floor. As one slave played and sang strange and unfamiliar songs on a U-shaped, stringed instrument, others - male and female - washed the candidates' skin and hair with herb-scented soaps. Jeremy labored to remember where he had seen pictures of this ceremony, for it struck chords in his deepest memories. At that point, however, he had all he could do to relax as a young slave was using both of her tiny hands to gently wash his long scrotum and heavy cock. The mass of light-colored flesh quivered in the faint light of the bath. A slave boy then took the head of his long piece into his mouth, but simply tongued it and roused it to life. As the first stage of preparation was completed with the oiling of their bodies, the ten young candidates were led back into the main chamber.
Their proud bodies gleamed in the flaring light of the torches. By the time the priest appeared, most - including the beautiful young blond - were fully erect. "You will now present an offering to the god Anubis," the priest intoned. Suddenly, Jeremy remembered where he had seen a picture of these ceremonies. He remembered how hard he had become as a very young boy when he had come across it in a book about ancient Egypt! And now... "You!" the priest intoned, and a slave led him forward to the altar. "Select one of your fellows." When he pointed to Kazan, his brother was led forward. As he knelt on the altar, Kazan was directed to stroke him until his seed splashed down onto the stone. Led away to chanting, he could just hear the priest telling Kazan, "Select one of your fellows."
When Jeremy came to, he was lying on the stone floor of another small room. The walls had to be extremely thick, for he heard absolutely nothing. He did remember the strange smelling smoke of the torch as he returned to a drugged sleep. Over some time - he knew not how long - he remembered awakening again for a few seconds or minutes. Once he found his body being anointed. On another occasion, he found himself thrusting vigorously into the warm, smooth ass of another person. On a third, he was crying out in pain as he felt himself nearly split in two by a massive protrusion that had invaded his body.
When he next awakened, he was lying on a comfortable couch. He felt at peace although he was clearly exhausted. A young priest sat at his side. When he saw that the candidate was conscious, he began reading from a great book. Over the next two hours, the priest read to him of the history and religion of the ancient Precopians, of their meeting with early Earthmen who lived in cities and built great temples in the sand. He heard of the priest who had accompanied the explorers back to Precopius and guided the building of this temple. He was given a glimpse of his later life...its challenges and its promise...and he was sworn to secrecy for the rest of his natural life. As the priest rose, he brushed the sweat off the forehead of the young Earthman, saying, "You have had much to bear, and the future will not be without pain. You will, however, take part in guiding our people to glory under the banner of the Wolf. In the fullness of time, Kazan will become Emperor Axelmodius VI and you will stand at his side." With that the blond youth returned to a deep sleep.
Later that evening in the great throne room, he stood naked before the Emperor who wore the jackal-mask of the god Anubis and the leaders of Precopian Society who looked down on him from the balconies. As Isandrious IX came down the steps from his throne, a hymn arose from the throats of those assembled. The Emperor gathered him into his arms and welcomed him as a true son of Precopius.
THE END