The Complete Creeping Darkness

by Greyson, Quinn

  The TV cut away to a live shot of the park.

  “Oh man, I thought someone had been shot!” Lee laughed.

  “That’s crazy,” Peter said continuing watching.

  “South America and Africa have been the worst hit, as hundreds of mysterious holes have popped up in almost every country…”

  “Hey! Come here,” Maddie yelled at Peter.

  Peter turned his attention to her. She waved for him to come over.

  “Come on,” Peter said, “She beckons.”

  “Can you imagine living there?” Lee said. “I mean what causes that?”

  ‘I don’t know, giant bugs?” Peter said, shrugging, “It’s just plate tectonics or something. Volcanoes, buried river beds, we are on the coast.”

  “Volcanoes? Yeah New York’s known for its massive volcanoes,” Lee said.

  “I don’t know, I’m not a scientist.”

  “Thank God.”

  They walked back to the girls and sat down.

  Alessandro looked rather flush, his normal tanned skin looking pale.

  “My cousin.” Alessandro said to a question Peter hadn’t heard.

  “You should hear this,” Maddie said.

  “To what?” Peter asked and looked at Alessandro.

  Alessandro looked away, past everyone. He nodded his head ever so slightly. In the fading light, his European cheekbones were much more pronounced. At school, he was fond of telling people that his family could trace their lineage back to emperors, which no one believed.

  “She… she was talking about these sinkholes that were popping up all over the place. It’s late there and she told me that many, many people have disappeared. My parents came and looked for my Noonie that went missing, my grandmother. And now they’ve all just disappeared,” he explained.

  “Well, we build so much, maybe the earth just couldn’t take the strain. Something like this was bound to happen,” Maddie commented.

  Alessandro looked at Maddie, he had lost his usual condescending euro smirk.

  “My cousin told me of a story about an old folk’s home that was close to one of the holes. The nurse, my cousin’s friend heard these noises, and she went to check on them and they were all gone. They didn’t find any traces of them. The odd slipper and maybe tatters of a shirt, but that’s it. Sixty old men and women. How does that happen?” Alessandro looked down at the cell phone wishing he hadn’t answered it.

  The waitress brought the food over amidst the oppressive silence. It got darker and darker in the restaurant as they began to eat.

  ***

  Lee looked at his watch as they walked out of the restaurant and the up at the nine o’clock sun as they exited the restaurant.

  “We need to hurry up, we still have a few things to get,” Sophie said walking towards the docks.

  “Now I have to drive back all by myself,” Lee said hanging his head.

  “You’ve got your cell right?” Peter asked.

  “No… I forgot it.”

  “How the hell does anyone forget their cell?” Peter asked shaking his head, he pulled out his cell phone, “Maddie put like everyone’s number in there. Including the olive goddess of yours, just don’t go through my pictures.”

  Lee took the phone, “Hey thanks. Do you have any naked pictures of Maddie?”

  “Don’t worry about who’s naked in it. Just a warning though, my brother texts me sometimes and I told him I was coming to New York, so I think he thought I was going to visit. So don’t bother answering him if he calls. You’re lucky, an hour and half drive. We have at least a five hour sailing.”

  “Yeah with your girlfriend,” Lee countered.

  “True and we’re probably going to have sex. Don’t worry about the minutes or long distance. I have unlimited. So call whoever you want! Hell, call Tokyo if you want.”

  “Thanks!” He said and he clapped him on the back.

  “Who am I going to call in Tokyo?”

  Peter shrugged, “Who knows. Your dad?”

  Peter walked Lee to his car and watched as he peeled out, racing the darkness. Peter turned and saw Maddie and Olivia staring at him.

  “What?” Peter asked.

  “You’ve got my keys,” Madison said.

  “Sorry!” Peter said and pushed the unlock button and popped the trunk.

  He took out luggage and handed Olivia the keys. She touched his hand a little awkwardly. Olivia , smiled at him. Everyone could see how beautiful Olivia was, but she dressed in a way to downplay it, but still found ways to exude sexiness.

  “I guess we should have found out of you can drive a manual before we volunteered for this little mission hey,” Peter said.

  “Don’t worry, I can drive stick, I’ll be okay,” Olivia said getting into the car.

  “Oh yeah,” Peter started and leaned into the driver’s window. It was already rolled down, “I gave Lee his cell, so feel free. I have the feeling he’ll call you before too long.”

  “Well, aren’t you the nice friend,” Olivia said.

  “He forgot his.”

  “Cool. Later. I’ll see you guys at school,” Olivia said and backed out of the spot Peter parked in.

  Maddie came up behind Peter and hugged him.

  “Stop flirting with all the pretty girls,” she joked.

  “Yeah, yeah. If I was flirting you’d know it,” Peter said and turned around, dipped her and kissed her neck.

  She giggled and laughed.

  Peter caught sight of the sun. A chill ran down his back, there was something he couldn’t put his finger on it, but he felt like something had changed the dynamic of the world, the natural order.

  “It’s getting chilly and dark, let’s get on board,” Maddie said and pulled his hand.

  Peter picked up their luggage and stared at the setting sun, while Madison walked towards the Bellissimo Enchante.

  Chapter 4

  The boat was large and seemed lonely with just the four of them and the staff, who tried to stay out of sight.

  “Okay, so you guys know this yacht will really only hold 18 guests as my father like to tell me. But we need to fit forty. So naturally we’re taking the Master Suite, but I was thinking you guys could take the couch in our lounge, it’s large and comfortable. And I just really didn’t want to share with anyone else, but if you don’t want to, there are other rooms. We’ve got the Queen VIP room, three king rooms and three triple suites. So whatever, but we’ve got to double it all up.”

  “I guess, from your suite to the lounge there’s a door anyhow right? Are you ok with it?”

  Peter shrugged, “Whatever I guess.”

  “Well, if we all have to share wouldn’t it be better this way?” Sophie said.

  “We have a giant bathroom, a desk, you guys get the projector TV.

  “Sure,” Peter capitulated.

  ***

  The kids ate in the forward sundeck. They went about two miles from the coast to avoid the light pollution and were treated to a starry sky. Most of the lights were turned out on the sundeck and a server served the kids food.

  “This is the life hey,” Peter said as he thanked the server, how much staff do you have on here?”

  “I don’t know. 10 maybe. There’s the Captain, the first mate, the engineer, the deckhand, the bosun, the chef, the chief stewardess and I think three stewardesses. I think, something like that anyhow,” Sophie answered as she poured herself more wine.

  “Wow and are they always here?” Peter asked.

  “I don’t know. My dad lends the boat out if he’s not using it. It’s a great greaser for business deals he says. They’re pretty good people.”

  “And the Captain’s ok with it being overcrowded?”

  “Ahh, the old pervert enjoys it trust me.”

  They laughed.

  “So hot tub time?” Sophie asked.

  ***

  Sophie snorted a line of coke and took a shot. One of the stewardesses stood at the bar mixing drinks and cutting up appetiz
ers.

  Most of the others were setting up for the party the next day.

  Alessandro was next, he snorted his line of coke.

  “You gonna try some?” Madison asked Peter.

  “No, I don’t do stuff like that.”

  Sophie laughed at him.

  “What a goodie, goodie,” Sophie laughed, “Do you want something else? Me and Madison have compiled quiet the library of downers and uppers. Whatever you want.”

  “Thanks, I’ll pass though.”

  “Ok.”

  Madison moved over to where the coke and a mirror, along with a homemade straw. She took a razor and cut herself a line and snorted it. She then reached for a shot and drank it down.

  “It’s a tradition,” Madison explained, “Every year we do this, we have our line of coke and a shot. We’ve been doing it for like five years.”

  “Well, your parents are horrible.”

  “And what about yours Peter? Because I’ve heard they won’t even let you come home, even if you wanted to,” Sophie said.

  “Sophie!” Madison said.

  “What? He gets to and mouth us and I can’t say anything?”

  “No, you’re right. It’s complicated though and its late. So I am going to be. Good night you guys,” Peter said.

  “Aww come on man, It’s not a big deal,” Alessandro said.

  “Peter!” Madison said.

  “Are you serious?” Sophie said, “Are you really going to do this?”

  “It’s late, everyone’s high and drunk. I just want to go to sleep.”

  “Alright, let’s go,” Madison said and got out of the hot tub.

  “Well, fuck both of you then.”

  Madison walked over to Sophie and leaned down and kissed her on the cheek.

  “Goodnight sexy beast,” Madison said and squeezed one of Sophie’s boobs.

  “Cow! I’m going to throw you guys into the ocean tomorrow. You’ll drown!”

  ***

  Madison hugged Peter from behind as he closed the Master bedroom’s doors to the lounge.

  “I’m sorry about that.”

  “It’s not a big deal really, you didn’t have to follow me.”

  “Yes I did, so I could do this,” Madison said and kissed Peter.

  She undid his swim trunks and slowly slid her hand down, feeling his hard stomach, she grabbed his soft penis and started jerking it. Peter pulled his trunks down and grabbed her breasts and squeezed. He reached around and grabbed her ass, pushing her bottoms up a little.

  Peter slid his hand up her bottoms and grabbed her ass hard and squeezed.

  He turned her around and kissed her neck, grabbing at her tits and pushed up her top. She undid the string and let it fall to the ground.

  Peter pushed his erect cock against her ass, Maddie reached around and started jerking it.

  Peter moved her bikini bottoms to the side and spread open her pussy. He ran his fingers up and down opening her up.

  He pushed his cock against her pussy. Madison still had a hold of it. She rubbed it against herself.

  “Fuck you’re hot,” Peter said as he kissed her bare back.

  “You’re not too bad yourself.”

  Madison lead his cock into her. Peter leaned back up and pushed himself fully into her. Madison moaned as Peter pulled his dick out and rammed her hard.

  “Fuck me hard,” Madison said as she reached across the couch she was leaning on.

  Peter slammed his cock in and out of her.

  Madison leaned up and turned around.

  They kissed hard and Peter’s dick slipped into Maddie’s wet pussy. Peter stayed still as Maddie rocked her hips. Peter grabbed her ass and helped her slam into him.

  Peter kissed her neck up to her ear and bit at her ear.

  He pushed her down onto the couch and turned her over, she assumed doggy style and Peter entered her. H grabbed her hips and slowed his rhythm, but continued slamming her pussy hard as he fucked her.

  “I’m going to cum soon,” Madison said as she started to move her ass slamming into Peter.

  Madison leaned up and Peter held her as she arched her ass. Peter ran his hands across her breasts squeezing them and then down to her pussy, he rubbed at her clit as Madison started cumming. She leaned down and Peter pounded her harder as he came in her pussy.

  Peter collapsed on Madison as he slowly pumped the last of his cum into her.

  “How was that?”

  “Not too bad,” Madison said and pulled off her bikini bottoms as cum slid down to the inside of her leg.

  She wiped herself with her bottoms, “Great now I can’t use these ones again.”

  “Sorry. Totally worth it though.”

  “Anyways you and Sophie need to get along better.”

  “I try Maddie. But… I mean like, we’re sleeping in her living room for God sakes, on her stupid yacht. Like is that not her trying to control you or what?”

  Madison sighed, “No it’s not. We went over this. Do you want a bed, we can take another room, we’ll just have to share it with god know who. It’s not a big deal, it’s just a logistics thing.”

  “Ok, fine. We will sleep…”

  “Peter, at least we have privacy. Most of those guys when they have sex will be doing it in front of people, so there’s that. Can we all knock this off and enjoy this trip?”

  “Alright Maddie, I’m with you.”

  He kissed her.

  “That’s my Peter.”

  Chapter 5

  Darkness washed over Peter as he closed his eyes and held his breath going deeper under the yacht.

  He turned and looked up at the filtered sunlight. Peter could feel his extremities going numb and wondered how long he could hold his breath. He contemplated going down further, but knew he couldn’t really. He decided that was enough and swam up towards the never ending source of light for mankind and broke the surface.

  Music and laughter pervaded Peter’s ears, sunlight and long blue skies filled his eyes. He swam over to the yacht and grabbed the ladder and climbed aboard.

  “Hey sexy,” Maddie said and threw a towel on Peter as he started to shiver, “How is it down under?”

  Maddie looked amazing in her black and white striped bikini.

  “It’s the aquatic version of heaven.”

  Peter grabbed Maddie and pulled her towards him. His cold stomach was tight against her warm body.

  “Ahh!” She screeched and backed off smiling, “You bugger!” She laughed, reached into the cooler and threw an ice chunk at him.

  “Hey!”

  “Are you going to be nice?”

  “Of course, come back.”

  She tossed Peter a beer. She slowly walked back, giving Peter the eyes and slowly drew her finger down his stomach to the seams of his shorts, she grabbed his crotch. She planted a kiss on his cheek, she turned and leaned on a rail. Peter kissed her neck.

  “Now, now. There’s plenty of time for that later.”

  Peter sighed and leaned back on the cool rail and popped open his beer, “Enjoying yourself?”

  “Always,” she answered.

  The duo turned and looked at the party scene. There were about fifty kids partying on the yacht. Sophie had, since she became aware of parties, had a spring break party every year. Some of the students even stayed at school during Spring break just to go to the party. The others of course heading home to visit and recharge before finals. People like Peter still had his parents sore at him and were out of their good graces. Madison promised that she would always help Sophie, so she was always there to help her.

  The music was loud and the mood, increasingly loose. Girls danced in their tiny bikinis leaving little to the imagination and guys lapping it up in their Bermuda shorts.

  “Come on,” Maddie said and grabbed Peter’s hand, “Stop staring at the girls!”

  They walked up to the upper deck, where the coolest of the cool partied.

  Lee chatted up Olivia, he had his shirt off, you cou
ld see his many Japanese themed tattoos. But a giant dragon on his back had no pupils. Nor upon closer examination did any of the others.

  Peter walked over and exchanged acknowledgements.

  “What’s with your dragon?” Olivia asked him.

  “Have you ever heard the legend of Garyoutensei?”

  “Oddly enough, no.”

  “Okay, well I don’t know if you know, but my grandfather was Japanese. He married a white girl, my dad married her, blah, blah.”

  “Oh yes, Lee-San, we all know,” Peter said in a faux Japanese accent, “We know legend of Gary Ten Sui. Legendary dragon warrior.”

  “Shut up, I’m going to kick your ass,” Lee said, “She wanted to know my story, mind your business,” Lee said turning to Peter.

  “I am sorry, I have now insulted your honor, we must now duel to the death right?”

  Lee shook his head, but with a smile, knowing Peter and turned back to Olivia, “This man named Choyousou was painting a white dragon on a temple wall and when he drew the eyes on it, it flew to Heaven.”

  “Hmm interesting. So you’re afraid your tattoos will fly off?” Olivia asked.

  “And then he’s have to challenge it for insulting his honor.”

  “Not me personally but my girl back home did. She was what you’d call a freak.”

  Maddie pulled Peter away from the conversation, “Come on let’s go, before you pull a Breakfast at Tiffany’s.”

  “Come on, we’re suppose to have a samurai ninja duel.”

  They walked over to Sophie sunbathing beside a girl named Rachel Lang, a pretty ash-haired girl. Peter and Rachel had a mild history, when he first started attending the school, he met Rachel and she showed him around, she was the first nice person to him and had a thing for him. Until she introduced him to Maddie. Maddie and Rachel didn’t hang around a lot after they started dating.

  “Hey girls.”

  Sophie barely nodded, “You’re in my sun.”

  “Hey Rache.”