by J. Ashburn
“Shit!” Nicki slammed on the brakes just as something darted across the road in front of her. Strange, black, wispy forms flashes by her, paws scratched along the street, tails filled with bristles lashed at the air and in a second they were gone.
“Dogs? Were those dogs?” She shook her head and looked to both sides of the road, waiting for more but nothing came. I think they were dogs. Yeah, they had to be dogs… please no coyotes… not in Blackstone.
She continued through the back roads to downtown and pulled into the café. Inside there was Jim, waiting for her. His smile was bright and warm. Her heart fluttered, he was even better looking in person.
The hostess sat her at the table and after greeting Jim, he actually stood when she arrived, she spotted a familiar face in the corner of the room. Hmm, Dr. Jake from the hospital. He was with a young man she didn’t know. They shared an appetizer as Jake rubbed the young man’s hand. Well, he seems to have no problem making friends. Poor Micah, missed another one.
“Huh? Oh sorry, Jim. I was distracted. Yes, I’ve been at the hospital for about three years.” She smiled at her date and flipped through the wine menu.
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Micah saw Caleb standing just outside the apartment door. He was looking up at the night sky. Micah walked outside and joined him, his neighbor’s doors flanking them on both sides.
“Hey,” Micah said softly, gently placing his hand on Caleb’s shoulder. “I’m sorry. That was pushy of me. I shouldn’t have kissed you without even knowing if you were into guys or not.”
“No… no…I liked it.” Caleb turned. “That scared me. I was not sure what those feelings were. I have never had anyone… this is weird for you. I should stop.”
“You don’t have to stop. It’s okay. I was rushing things. I’ll slow down. You’re still welcome to stay here but I think I will pull out my old sleeping bag.”
“I want to stay here…with you…very much. You make me feel good, Micah. Can I stay?”
“Of course. I just need to check with my friends and make sure they’re okay with this. They live here too and get a say.”
“I understand.”
“C’mon back in. Nick and I are cooking dinner for everyone.”
“More food… okay. I’m beginning to like food…I mean… your food.”
Micah chuckled. “Okay. Glad you like my cooking. Just you wait. You won’t ever want to leave.”
“I do not think I will,” Caleb whispered under his breath.
In the midst of devouring a fantastic meal, Micah addressed the table. “Guys, is it okay if Caleb spends some more time here with us? He’s going to stay in my room, so no one will be put out.”
Rick and Nick looked at Micah, then at Caleb. They shared a smile between them. Micah knew what they were thinking…but he also knew in their hearts they were happy for him.
“You don’t have to ask our permission,” Rick said.
“Right, it’s your place, Micah,” Nick added.
“I know but I didn’t want to make a big decision like this without talking to you guys…. You know how I am.”
“Yeah, yeah we know. Mister goodie two-shoes,” Nick laughed.
“Of course Caleb can stay,” Rick said. “Our place is his place.”
Caleb looked over them all and his cheeks blushed. “I appreciate your generosity. Your hospitality to strangers is overwhelming.”
“Whoa, let’s not over exaggerate here,” Nick said. “We just want Micah to be happy.”
“Yes,” Rick added. “It’s all about Micah and his happiness. As long as Micah is happy then we’re happy…”
“Alright guys,” Micah called. “Shut up and finish your damn dinner.”
The table laughed and Caleb joined them, laughed out loud but it was clear he really didn’t understand their humor. And that made him even cuter in Micah’s eyes.
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It was the dead of night when Sebastian discovered the entertainment district on the outskirts of Blackstone. Neon lights caught his attention, cigarette smoke filled the air, and the thump of a steady music bass vibrated beneath the demon’s feet.
Here, he saw various strip clubs, dance clubs and bars that catered to all manner of debauchery. He almost felt at home here, harkening back to many souls in Hell that wallowed in the vices that led to their downfall, trapped in time and doomed to repeat their darkest failures over and over again. He was glad to discover this little pocket of darkness, it sang to him.
“Carnal desires and works of the flesh.” He walked along filthy streets to a black door with an easel sign outside. Heaven and Hell Night. Free Admission before midnight. It sounded right up his alley. “I may indulge with these primates for a bit. Let me enjoy some of the comforts of home.” A joy filled his black heart as he entered the nondescript door of the secluded building. For just a while he put aside his primary mission to relish the depravity at his fingertips. And if there wasn’t enough for his tastes…. he would craft it himself.
“Wait for me, boys,” he spoke to the hellhounds. “Rest while I recharge myself.”
Sebastian entered the club and the first thing he saw were the black lights. “Ambience,” he quipped. Beyond the purple light was a stage. Upon the stage a woman decked in leather whipped a shirtless man wearing angel wings. With each whip he moaned and she sighed with “Oh yes….” A small crowd watched, most of them dressed in leather and studded harnesses or underwear.
Unimpressed, Sebastian moved on. He walked past the stage and into a long narrow hallway. As he reached the end of it he heard the music pounding. He stepped through an arched doorway to a huge dance floor. Men and women mingled in a mash up of half naked bodies and writhing sensuality.
Men wore harnesses with white wings and black wings. Women wore corsets and halos, some wore white wings, some wore horns on their heads. Topless women danced in cages that were suspended from the glittering ceiling.
In between the dancing, people drank, made out, and slipped into dark corners for a bit of fun. The smell of sweat, smoke, and sex mixed in the air and became intoxicating to the arch-demon.
“Lust is in the air,” Sebastian said as a huge smile twisted onto his face and he observed the humans around him, gratifying their every carnal desire.
He strolled into the crowds, skimming his fingers along tight asses and gyrating bodies. Sebastian spread uncontrollable desire and aggression among them. Two men who had been kissing suddenly started a fistfight. Bouncers descended on the men quickly and dragged them away.
A woman dancing with her husband, left him to dance with a woman she’d never met. She kissed the other woman and fondled her tits before the two of them vanished into the shadows.
Sebastian found himself flanked by a man and a woman, a couple dressed in red and black with matching angel wings. They fawned over the handsome and well-dressed demon.
“Wow, you are hot,” the woman said.
“You have no idea.” Sebastian smirked.
“Oh, you’re right baby,” the man said. “You know how to pick them.”
“Mmm, mmm.” The woman kissed Sebastian, long and deep. “He tastes fantastic.”
“Let me taste,” the man said, pulling Sebastian close to him and kissing him, slipping his tongue into his mouth.
Sebastian reveled in the sensations. He’d never experienced true carnal pleasure… not like the incubi and succubi did. They were their own legion demons with a single motive. He slightly envied them.
“I’m Lila,” the woman introduced herself.
“I’m Finn. We have our own private space rented…why don’t you join us for some fun?”
“Lead on, devils.” Sebastian let the couple lead him to their room nestled downstairs, away from the dance floor. It was a small, cramped room with a sling and chains in one corner and a mattress on the floor covered in satin sheets and plush pillows.
Sebastian let them both kiss him again before he took hold of the two of them and forced them down on the matt
ress. He tore the leather bodice from Lila and felt her breasts, pinching her nipples. He then spread his legs over Finn’s face, urging him to undo Sebastian’s pants.
Both Lila and Finn took turns going down on Sebastian’s hard dick. The demon leaned his head back and let the pleasure take him, his human body twitching with delight. He climbed in between them and slid his hand up Lila’s skirt, slipping his fingers inside of her, fucking her with them.
He grabbed a handful of Finn’s hair and pushed the man back onto his dick. Finn took it willingly, sucking it down to the base.
“Ohhh,” Lila moaned. “You are so hot, your touch is like fire inside me.”
Sebastian growled, it rose from his chest and slithered up his throat. He pulled his fingers out of Lila and licked them before peeling the skirt from her body. He pulled Finn from his dick and climbed onto Lila, sliding inside of her and fucking her hard.
Finn crawled over to Lila and she took hold of his dick, sucking it as Sebastian continued to fuck her. Finn leaned over and made out with demon. A rush of heat flowed through Sebastian and he enjoyed every moment of it.
“Turn around,” he shouted at Finn. He slid out of Lila and entered Finn’s ass, fucking him with powerful thrusts, making the man yell out and beg for more.
Sebastian continued to fuck both of them, harder, longer, using them for his own pleasures. He soaked both of them in, drawing energy off of them. He felt them inside of him, their life force, their spirits, their pleasure and pain.
“See with thine eyes,” Sebastian said. “For I am thou master.” Black wings stretched from his back and loomed high in the air.
Lila and Finn gasped as if for air. They struggled to escape the demon, terror in their eyes but could not. Their muscles had atrophied, their eyes had gone blind. They collapsed under Sebastian’s weight and their flesh shriveled.
“Hell is now your only night, forever.” Sebastian let go of them and stood. He snapped his fingers and his clothes returned to his body. He left the room quietly and basked in the screams of discovery, as club patrons cried for the owners to call the police.
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Micah heard the covers stir and the bed creak. He looked up from the sleeping bag and saw Caleb sit up.
“I cannot sleep this way, Micah. You shouldn’t stay on the floor. We can share the bed, please.”
Micah smiled. “Okay.” He climbed out of the sleeping bag and gently eased himself into the bed, trying not to disrupt the bed or Caleb’s position. He fought against getting too close to him or brushing up against him despite that he felt his heart beating just a little bit faster.
Caleb set his head back down on his pillow. He sighed. He licked his lips. He turned on his side and sighed again. Caleb turned over and looked at Micah. He wanted to speak but hesitated.
“I-I can’t sleep,” he said finally.
Micah looked into his eyes. “Me neither.”
“I am really fond of you, Micah.”
“I like you too, Caleb.”
Caleb exhaled. His eyes lit up. “You make me feel happy…just being around you …I cannot explain it.”
“It’s okay. You don’t have to.”
Caleb stared into Micah’s eyes for the longest time. “May I touch you?”
“Yes.”
Caleb reached for Micah with a trembling hand, laying it gently on his bare chest. His finger gently explored Micah’s chest and nipples, traveling down his ribs to his belly. Micah could feel how nervous Caleb was.
Micah moved closer to Caleb, reached over and caressed his face before kissing him. Their lips met and they kissed softly, gently, deeply as Micah slipped his tongue into Caleb’s mouth. The fallen angel flinched but then relaxed.
They slid their arms around each other and made out, sliding the sheets off of themselves. His body feels so warm, warmer then anyone I’ve ever been with. He’s almost hot. Micah held him tight, relishing his broad shoulders and tight muscles. He felt Caleb’s heart beating very fast and his own started beating faster as well, keeping rhythm with Caleb’s.
“It feels so good to hold someone else,” Caleb whispered into his ear.
Micah smiled and kissed Caleb’s cheek then neck before gliding his tongue down his chest to his belly. He took hold of Caleb’s underwear and slid them down his thick thighs. He kissed his legs and ran his lips over Caleb’s dick.
Caleb shivered as Micah slid his dick into his mouth. Caleb moaned, his mouth opened and he closed his eyes. Micah felt him quivering in his grip and it spurred him on. He licked down Caleb’s shaft to his balls and lapped them gently. Caleb’s legs twitched and he bucked once, grabbing hold of the bed.
Its as if he’s never felt this before. Micah got a rush out of making Caleb squirm with pleasure. Excitement rushed through him, his heart fluttered, his pulse raced. The smell of Caleb, the taste of him, the sound of his moans, every sensory perception was amplified somehow and felt unbelievable.
Micah crawled back up to Caleb’s lips and kissed him them, licking them playfully. Following Micah’s lead, Caleb kissed and licked Micah’s neck, chest and belly. “Your skin tastes good.” He pulled Micah’s underwear off and touched his hard cock, feeling it, stroking it before letting his instinct take over. He swallowed it down to the base.
“Oh God…” Micah moaned.
Caleb paused for a moment then continued.
“Oh… oh… that feels so good, Caleb.”
Caleb went down on him again and again, following his natural rhythm and urges. He looked up into Micah’s eyes and melted in his gaze. A few more strokes and Micah sat up, he caressed Caleb’s head and face, slowly pulling him up. He stretched out along side him and slid into a sixty-nine position with Caleb, sucking him as Caleb returned the favor.
They pleasured each other, taking their time, soaking in every moment, every sensation. Micah had never felt so good, his body tingled with goose-bumps, his mind only thought of Caleb and being with him. This moment was the only moment in all of time.
Micah stopped and crawled to his knees, he bent over and kissed Caleb before stretched across the bed and reaching for his nightstand. Inside he found a condom and tore open the package with zest.
Caleb sat and watched. Micah slid over to him playfully and kissed him again as he worked the condom over Caleb’s hard dick. Micah straddled him and guided Caleb inside of him, bobbing up and down, slow at first then faster and faster. Caleb’s eyes widened and he fought to hold back his screams of passion. Micah jerked himself as the two of them fucked. Moments later Micah exploded to Caleb’s delight.
The two of them continued fucking until Micah felt Caleb climax. Caleb cried out and grabbed hold of Micah, holding him tight as his entire body reacted, his chest heaving, his legs buckling.
Exhausted, Micah slid onto the bed, reaching his hand out to Caleb who took it eagerly. They cuddled up together, kissing. Micah couldn’t help but notice how natural they seemed to fit, how his body seemed to cry out for Caleb’s touch, how magical it all felt. Then he noticed strangely, that his own skin was hot to the touch, as hot as Caleb’s. He forgot about that immediately as Caleb kissed him and ran his fingers through Micah’s hair.
Caleb’s touch was soothing, like a sedative that calmed Micah’s heart and pulse. He collapsed into his arms and closed his eyes. Caleb’s arms were strong and all encompassing. He felt sheltered from the world.
“That was wonderful,” Caleb said, a sense of joy in his words.
“I agree,” Micah replied. “You were amazing.”
“Thank you for everything.”
“No need to thank me… it’s what we both wanted.”
“I never knew that until I met you.”
“You’re too kind.” Micah kissed him. “We should try to sleep.”
“I do not think I can.”
“Me neither.”
They kissed quietly, pulling the sheets up over them once more.
8
Warm sunlight splashed across Micah and
Caleb. It stirred Micah and he opened his eyes. Then jumped.
“Shit…I’m late!” He rolled out of the bed and fished around his closet for clean clothes, nearly tripping over his rumpled sleeping bag. “I have to pickup Nicki in twenty minutes.”
He threw on some clothes, no time for a shower or food, and stretched across the bed. He gave Caleb a kiss. Caleb embraced him, holding him tight, feeling the touch of his skin and the warmth of his body. He didn’t want to let him go.
“Help yourself to the food in the fridge. I’m sorry I have to rush off but I’ll come home right after. Use the TV, the DVDs, the radio whatever you like.”
Caleb smiled. “Okay.”
“Cool. I’ll be back.” He kissed Caleb again and rushed from the bedroom. “Nicki is going to be pissed.”
Caleb stretched and got up, his feet dangling over the side of the bed. For a moment he remained unmoving, just letting himself feel the bliss he’d experienced last night, the first bliss he’d ever felt in his existence. He got up from the bed and started for the hall when he remembered he was still naked. It was hard getting used to the human ways. He put his clothes from the day before back on and left the room, noticing he was alone in the house.
He rustled around in the refrigerator and found some food but he really wasn’t that hungry. The stove looked ominous to him but he set a frying pan on top of it and turned on the flame the way he saw Micah do it. He wanted to be like him, he wanted to be… human.
After consuming overcooked eggs and burnt bacon, Caleb turned on the TV in the living room. He sat down and watched various movies and shows, a little of each, a scene here and there. He pushed the buttons on the remote control and flipped through much visual stimulation. There was a science fiction movie showing alien spaceships destroying Earth’s cities. There were old black and white movies of people kissing then arguing, there were war movies with men killing men.
Caleb stopped on a news station randomly that spoke of terrorist bombings, unrest in the Middle East and war half way around the world. He shook his head and his eyes welled.