RotW&AotS Issue #2



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The Shadows over Hammer Head Cove

Five

The boys were woken at seven thirty in the morning by the ringing of the telephone downstairs. Takeru shot bolt upright at the sudden incursion into a peaceful dream of swimming with Doyler, Toby and Austin May. He threw aside his bed covers and planted his bare feet flat on the floor - bunching the fibres of the blue carpet between his curling toes.

Toby cracked his eyes open and looked at Takeru, for the briefest moment, as if it were entirely his fault that he was awake - then blinking the sleep from his eyes smiled at the boy who stood - adjusted his semi hard cock in his shorts and left the room.

Takeru plodded down the stairs with all the enthusiasm of a trip to the dentist - each thud of his bare foot into the carpet deliberately creaking each wooden stair - he picked up the phone on the side table beneath one of the embarrassing photos of the family and grumbled a sleepy hello.

Good Morning Taki,” It was his father - as cheerful sounding as he ever was.

Morning Dad.” Takeru yawned into the phone. “Why are you calling so early?”

Your Mom said that you were due to be at the farm all weekend so I thought I should check in before you leave for work”

Oh! Yeah. I was just out of the shower. Sorry.” Takeru recovered quickly though doubted that his father - who would be willing to play along anyway - would fall for it. “I don’t start until nine today.”

OK. So is everything alright? No problems? House still standing?”

Takeru looked at the walls, the floor and the ceiling just to make sure. “Yeah. Seems to be. The hall and the stairs are anyway. Ma said that you found something?”

Yes! The new telescope is phenomenal - the engineers have done something really special. As soon as we can get one of these up on a satellite it will expand our definition of observable space by light years. It’s very exciting.”

So what have you found? New galaxy? New planet? Tell me it’s something cool. I asked Mom if you’d name it after me but she seemed to think I was joking. She ruffled my hair.”

Dr Yuya laughed into the phone. His wife’s ability to be patronizing and loving to her sons simultaneously was a constant source of amusement for him: “I’m afraid not this one kiddo. Next Ice Giant I find though I promise we’ll call it the Takinata or the Hineru of something like that.”

So I’ve got to share, is what you’re saying. Like everything else in my life… I have to share. You named a whole planet after Ma.”

Takeru’s father laughed again: “To be fair Taki I was trying to get your Mom to marry me.” he chuckled at the memory. “Life is tough kiddo. If having to share the name of a celestial body with your brother is the biggest problem you’re facing then I think that you’ll be just fine.”

So what did you find then?” Takeru asked moving on from the lecture he had endured regularly throughout his young life.

Wish I could tell you Taki. I really do.”

You mean it’s a secret?” Before Takeru had a passing interest - but the idea that he might not be allowed to know something made it all the more fascinating.

Nope. Not a secret. I just don’t really know yet. We received these images from New Mexico last week, that the Hubble had taken, and D.C. have asked us to point our new telescope at it. I’d say it was a dark star but we can’t see through the radioactive cloud… there’s certainly flares that are congruent with those of a black hole but... I don’t know… It could just be that we’re not looking at it right. It could just be a gas cloud. That’s why I wanted to stay here over the weekend to study it a bit more without any interruptions.”

Great. You found gas. That you can name after Hinata.”

His father laughed again.

Takeru looked up the stairs to see Toby standing at the top in the black basketball shorts that he had loaned him.

So everything’s fine?” Dr Yuya asked. “No problems? Did you eat properly last night?”

Yeah I had the curry. Mom always makes so much. I think she wants a fat family. She always said fat Asian babies make her smile. And yeah. No problems. Everything’s still standing. Everything's fine.”

OK good to hear. You know where I am if you need anything. You have the number and If the house does fall down I’ll be there as soon as possible to rescue my books from the rubble.” Takeru’s dad laughed at his own joke. “How about Mrs Mako? Everything fine with the Noodle Shack?”

Haven’t heard from her so she’s either burned it to the ground or had no problems.”

Good good. Either would be fine. Alright then kiddo I’ll let you go get ready for work. Love you Taki.”

Love you too Dad.” Takeru hung up the phone and looked up to Toby who was now sitting on the top step of the stairs.

Just my Dad.” he said ascending the stair. “I gotta piss. Major piss boner here!” Takeru groped his semi hard cock and waggled it at Toby who smiled in return. “After that we can have breakfast.”

The boy’s ate slices of thickly buttered toast followed by bowls of yoghurt and fresh blueberries. Takeru drank his honeyed coffee while Toby gulped down glass after glass of water.

Thank you for letting me stay.” said Toby as he helped Takeru wash and dry the dishes.

No problem man. You wanna hang out today again. We could go to the skate park or the arcade… I’ve still got a jar full of tokens that they won’t let me turn back into real money.”

I would like to but I should probably go home.” Toby looked a little sad at the thought of having to return to Hammerhead Cove. “I have missched morning bed check and they will wonder where I am.”

That’s OK,” said Takeru not really thinking that it was OK at all. “We could hang out tomorrow if you’d like?”

Yesch. I would like that very much.” Toby smiled - in some small part of his mind he was already counting down the minutes. “You can teach me more video gamesch.”

Without showering the boys dressed and headed out of the door. Takeru had given Toby a bright blue polo shirt that was too large for him but fitted the taller boy better than the gray t-shirt he had worn the day before, leaving Toby to carry his clothes - the t-shirt and camo shorts in a plastic bag. Takeru thought how different the Hammerhead Cove kid looked dressed in a better fitting outfit. The oddly attractive boy became almost handsome - an inner confidence showing through - that the tatty items he had been wearing previously wouldn’t allow for.

They took a quicker route to the centre of town - passing through mostly residential streets lined with houses, picket fences and palm trees. It wasn’t yet ten o’clock and the sky was a pale blue with streaks of cloud accumulating over the island. Takeru acted again as tour guide - directing Toby’s attention to items of interest as they passed. He pointed out the small museum that collected artefacts of Halpin Hope’s short history and the place where he had broken a toe when he came off of his skateboard, he showed him the tree that Hinata had fallen out of after deciding to run away from home at the age of eight - leading to an extended trip to the Halpin Hope Medical Centre and the bench that he had had his first kiss on with Jenny Tucker when he was thirteen. That last one had made Toby want to ask Takeru more but the boy didn’t want to hear an answer he wouldn’t like.

As they arrived in the centre of town Takeru asked Toby if he wanted another milkshake to take on the long walk back to Hammerhead Cove with him. Toby declined - thinking about the old man behind the counter and the warning that he had given him. If he could help it he didn’t want to see that man again. The little he knew about Pappa John - the little more that he knew about the significance of the Lion-headed Turtle was enough to for him to want to stay at arm’s length.

It was a little after ten when the boys reached the meadows of Feather Reed grass that sat just outside of Halpin Hope. The light breeze that brushed the plumed golden tips was warm and carried the salted scent of the ocean on its breath. They walked half way into the meadow between the road and the Black Forest in silence when Takeru stopped and finally said what had been on his mind for most of the time he had been in Toby’s company.

You know… Maybe I read the whole thing wrong… And you should like, totally say so if I am but…” The words weren’t coming. Takeru felt his throat go a little dry as he looked into Toby’s large questioning eyes. “OK! Fuck it!” In one breath he blurted out: “You’re a peeping pervert and I’m a show-off pervert and maybe I did read this whole thing wrong but you were whacking it with my cummy t-shirt and I’ve not been exactly subtle and it just seemed like our whole thing was leading up to us doing this thing together and here we are where we started and nothing’s happened! Also it’s been like thirty six hours since I last punched the clown and you’re about to leave.”

Punched the clown?” Toby looked confused and upset. “I don’t to want to punch any clowns.”

Takeru threw the universal symbol for jerking off his way: “Tell me if I’m wrong or if I’m being too forward or what… I dunno I just don’t wanna let something pass by because I was too chicken shit to say anything for like the hundred-thousandth time in my life.”

Toby blushed but laughed. “Yesch. I would like to do that with you.”

A wave of relief swept over Takeru and he smiled with nervous exhaustion.

The two boys stood across from one another - each unsure of how to proceed. Takeru had never been the instigator in any of his sexual experiences - whether they be jerking off with his twin or fooling around with Marco last summer. It’s not that he’s totally passive he reasoned with himself - it’s more that inexperience breeds a healthy amount of fear. A fear of rejection... A fear acceptance...

This is weird isn’t it? I’ve made things weird!” Takeru said suddenly self aware. “I shouldn’t have said anything.”

No! I am glad you did.” Toby reached forward and placed a hand on Takeru’s shoulder. “I have wanted to… I do not know what the right word isch…”

Takeru sat down in the the grass and patted the the space beside him. After a moment of indecision, his eyes scanning the gently swaying tops of the grass, Toby joined him. “I ‘d like to see you… I mean like the other night. I’d like to see you do what you were doing when I caught you.”

Punching the clown?”

Takeru laughed: “Yeah. Punching the clown.”

Toby’s nerves were obvious, a certain quiver on his lips and darting of eyes, and although he wanted this - with Takeru more than he had ever wanted anything else he could think of - he was unsure of the correct way to advance the situation - if there was a correct way.

The boys sat a moment longer weighing up the situation that they had both willed themselves into. Eventually it was Takeru who took the lead. He gripped the hem of his white t-shirt and pulled it over his head - tossing it to his side. He could feel Toby’s eyes on his body - could feel the boy staring at his hard chest and flat stomach. Takeru kicked off his shoes and tugged down his shorts - making an awkward kick with his feet to throw them off. He lay there - resting back on his elbows - allowing his young body to bask beneath the rays of the sun and the gaze of his friend. He dared not touch his semi hard cock for fear of inflaming already awkward circumstances - instead he let the five inches of flesh rest heavy over his tawny tan thigh,

OK.” said Takeru with a large breath of relief. “Your turn.”

It took Toby a moment to shake his head and stop staring at Takeru’s semi tumescent boyhood. He gulped audibly and dithered a moment before drawing in a deep breath and flicking off his flip-flops. He pulled off the blue polo shirt that Takeru had loaned him - keeping it close to his side in case the boy was playing some sort of trick. Takeru enjoyed the sight of Toby’s long lean torso - every muscle and sinew could be counted - large pale pink nipples topped high tight pecs - as Takeru wondered what they would taste like he felt his cock twitch and grow harder. Toby smiled - catching Takeru’s involuntary reaction out the corner of his eye and with the quick injection of confidence that that had afforded him - he hooked his thumbs into his the waistband of his shorts and pulled them down over his long legs.

The sight of Toby’s hard nine inches forced Takeru’s cock into violent incident. It was in mere moments that the anticipation had peaked and Takeru dick had reached full mast - laying flat and eager against his firm belly. He couldn’t take his eyes off of Toby’s groin. He had remembered correctly - the boy was totally smooth; the hairless base, the soft pale pink purse that held a sizeable pair of balls; the svelte but strong looking thighs. It was Toby’s solid cock that kept Takeru’s attention though - bigger than anything that he hand seen outside of a porno; thick and meaty looking - the purple head slightly exposed at the tip as the boy’s foreskin rolled back.

Fuck me man! That thing is…” Takeru was stuck for words. “It’s like a baby’s arm holding an apple!”

He wanted to reach across - to breach that small distance between them and to take Toby’s hard cock in his hand - more than anything to see if he could get his whole hand around it - how much of it would fit into his mouth - if any piece of it could quell the itch he felt at his hole when he was hard...

I like yoursch.” said Toby motioning towards Takeru’s stiff prick.

Takeru Took his cock in hand and clapped the exposed red head several times against his belly. “This old thing?” he winked.

Yesch. I think that it isch pretty,”

You think my cock is pretty?” Takeru smiled, taking the compliment. He had thought so too from time to time. He liked that it was well proportioned to his size - a good length and thickness for his age - the slight curve in the centre and the way that the semi-circumcision that he had when he was seven left him with enough foreskin to play with but didn’t leave a bunched up baggy cone at the end. He even liked the little scar just below the head. A war wound, he thought smiling.

Yesch.”

Takeru stroked the length of his cock between his fingertips - aiming it up towards the sky to allow Toby a better look.

Can I… can I touch yours?” Takeru asked.

Toby’s eyes widened and he gulped and nodded. Takeru wasted no time in letting his own dick slap against his stomach as he reached over with shaking hand and lightly held his friends cock. He circled his fist around the shaft and smiled upon finding that he couldn’t touch his fingertips together. There was a sharp intake of breath from Toby as his hard seventeen-year-old prick throbbed at Takeru’s touch. The first time anyone had touched his most private of places and it was the boy he had been quietly falling for since he first saw him in the very meadow that they were laying in.

Takeru marvelled at the heat the thing in his hand gave off. “Dude! Your dick is fucking huge!” Takeru smiled as he tightened his grip slightly and ran his hand up and down the length of it.

Toby shivered as Takeru softly stroked his erection - his arms and the back of his neck dimpled with goose flesh. The feeling was like nothing he had experienced - even under his own hand - it had never felt as good as it did with Takeru fondling him. He smiled and let out a snort as Takeru’s free hand cupped the boy’s heavy set balls - he rolled both in his palm - massaging and gently kneading them while he continued to caress the older boys erection with the other.

I bet your balls are bigger than most adults!” Takeru was smiling as his hands danced around Toby’s privates. While he worked the boys balls - he angled his hand so that he could run the tip of his middle finger over Toby’s sweat dampened taint - Toby yelped and bit down on his bottom lip when Takeru applied a small amount of pressure - his hips responded by gently rocking upwards to meet the momentum of the boy’s motion. “Am I doing OK?”

Yesch. You are. It isch amazing.” The words fell from Toby’s lips in a slovenly trickle. The world had slowed to the speed of dripping molasses - with both the sun and Takeru’s hands caressing his naked body he couldn’t remember a time he had ever felt so at ease. It had only been a few minutes and he could already feel that he was getting close. Too soon he thought but his body wouldn’t respond as he continued to hump upwards into Takeru’s closed palm.

Takeru let go and took the boy’s cock in his right hand - allowing him to get a better grip. Toby exhaled every breath in his body and laughed out loud - out of pleasure - out of nerves - out of actually seeing and feeling something he thought he would only ever have in his imagination.

Can I… Can I touch yoursch?”

I’d be offended if you didn’t!” Takeru laughed.

With his left hand Toby reached across - threading his arm under Takeru’s and engulfing the Japanese-American boy’s rock hard member in his large hand.

Oh Fuck!” whispered Takeru involuntarily.

Toby quickly withdrew: “I’m schorry. Did I hurt you?”

Shit man! No way. It felt nice.”

Toby smiled and returned his grip on the boys cock. His large hand swallowed Takeru’s erection. He was shocked at how hot and how hard it felt - rigid molten steel wrapped in velvet.

Takeru shuddered at the boy’s warm touch and edged closer to Toby so that their hips were touching - he couldn’t believe this was happening. The only other person to actually hold his prick in his hand was Marco Lopez and that had been the reluctant return of a favour at best. This was something else. This was a hand and a boy who wanted - who needed to feel what he had to offer. The grip that Toby was using on his cock was entirely new to him - the size of the boy’s hand completely covering his stiff prick as it jerked him gently. He placed his face to Toby’s shoulder and smelled his skin - that unwashed boy smell that Takeru treasured so deeply was faint but enough to make his dick twitch harder in Toby’s hand.

Takeru released Toby’s erection and brought his hand to his mouth - he spat in the palm before returning it exclusively to the top couple of inches of the boys huge cock. He felt Toby shiver as he circled the head - rubbing his flat wet palm over the aching purple tip. Smiling to himself he lowered his grip and began to jerk the boy faster - he moved on to his side - forcing Toby to release Takeru’s shaft for a moment and rubbed the head of his own prick against the smooth skin of the boy’s thigh.

As he picked up speed working Toby’s cock he relished the feel of how hard the boy was in his hand - how his cock felt like an iron bar with a soft covering of silken flesh. Toby’s hand returned to Takeru’s prick - he gripped it between thumb, middle and forefinger - allowing the soft red wet head to dance across his thigh leaving a puddle of thin sticky precum. The older boy’s breathing became heavier.

Takeru swapped hands - his left gripped the boys cock while his right dove between Toby’s legs. His fingers applied a soft pressure to Toby’s sweat slick taint and glided down to find his waiting hole. Toby half gasped and half laughed as he opened his legs wider and allowed Takeru to run the pad of his index finger against his twitching pink pucker.

Schtop! I am going to…”

Takeru didn’t stop and instead picked up speed - he smiled as he applied a little pressure and popped Toby’s ring - his middle finger sliding in with ease to the second knuckle.

I am going to… I’m going… I’m…”

When he felt Toby’s prick swell Takeru quickly withdrew his finger from the boy’s hole and wrapped his hand softly around his heavy set balls. He tugged downwards with a lightness of touch as Toby’s nuts drew in and upward.

Toby grunted and howled as his twitching prick fired shot after shot of thick white cream - the violent first shot hit Takeru in the face streaking his right cheek, lips and chin. The second fell over Takeru’s arm as he continued to jerk the boy. The third and fourth covered Toby’s torso.

Takeru laughed as he watched open mouthed while Toby's cock continued to twitch and jerk - small spurts of the stuff still dribbling down the sides of his flesh.

That wasch amasching. You are amasching!” Toby stared wide eyed at the cum covered face of the sixteen-year-boy by his side,

Aw man!” Takeru’s tongue quickly darted to his lips and licked a small drop of the boys salty sweet cum. He wiped at his chin with the back of his hand and laughed. “Shot to the face! Now that I know you’re a shooter the next time we’ll find something to catch that it in.”

Next time, thought Toby - the promise of more to come.

Takeru brushed Toby’s hand away from his own stiff young pole and scooped up the stray spots of the older boys cum before rubbing it into his own rock hard five inches of boy flesh. Toby could only smile as he watched the boy beside him using his own spunk as lube as he jerked himself off. He moved Takeru’s hand aside and took hold of it in his own. The five inch prick was solid but soft to the touch - the heat coming from it was still undeniable. As he stroked the length and ran the pad of his thumb over the aching red wet head - the scent of Takeru’s boyhood drifted up on the breeze to Toby’s flared nostrils - driving the boy from Hammerhead Cove wild with lust.

Toby sat up and crossed his legs beneath him and pushed Takeru onto his back. He let his right hand glide over Takeru’s body - feeling the hard young muscles in the boy’s chest - his firm smooth stomach. He loved Takeru’s sun kissed skin and how it looked next to his own pale body.

Taking Takeru’s cock in his right hand and gently pulsing the boys balls with his left, he stroked his adolescent prick between thumb, fore and middle finger.

FUCK!” Takeru called out beneath the boy’s touch - the palms of his hands slapping against the grass. He bucked his hips forward - thrusting his young rod into Toby’s grip. “Put a finger in my butt!”

Huh?”

Please Toby. Please put a finger in my asshole.”

Toby shifted a little - finding that with his large hand he could still caress the boys balls and drop his middle finger - he parted the cheeks and ran it the length of Takeru’s sweaty butt crack. On blindly finding the soft dark pink rose bud he felt it pulse and flex.

Fuck me with your finger Toby. Please.” Takeru was gasping as the boy worked magic with his right hand - while his left teased the sensitive flesh around the ring. Feeling the tip of his dick tingle and Toby’s finger between his cheeks - Takeru knew he couldn’t hold out much longer.

Hesitantly Toby applied pressure and pushed the tip of his finger into the boy's hungry moist hole - Takeru gasped and pushed down a little as he forced that long digit into his ass past the first then the second knuckle. Toby’s long thick finger bent upwards until it found Takeru’s prostate - it wriggled and wormed into the boy making Takeru pant and thrust back on it.

I’m gonna cum Toby.”

Takeru bucked upward as Toby picked up speed with renewed vigour on Takeru’s throbbing cock. It was one thick spurt of cum after another that covered Takeru’s own chest and stomach as the young boy above him slowed his stroke but smiled with the joy of having won the lottery.

Toby laughed at the sight and, with the resilience of a saint, resisted the temptation to lick the boys cum from his sweaty torso. He pulled his finger from Takeru’s asshole and wiped it in the grass before laying back next to his friend.

Man your hands are fucking magic! We’re definitely doing that again.”

Toby smiled at the thought. More than anything he wanted to spend time with his new friend - whether like last night watching films or walking the beach - or like just now - where they shared of each others bodies.

I know you want to go home now but…”

No. I do not want to go back. I have to go back.”

Takeru sat up on his elbows and looked over at the naked boy who lay beside him with eyes closed: “Will you get into trouble for staying out overnight?”

Toby thought for a moment - something playing on his face that Takeru couldn’t define: “I think that I will yesch.”

Like bad trouble? Like grounded and never to see you again sort of trouble?”

I do not know.” Toby sat up and crossed his legs under him. “I have never stayed away like thisch before. I do not think that anyone hasch.”

Well maybe I should come back with you.” said Takeru sitting up and looking in the boy’s wide wet eyes. “I could explain that it got late and that you stayed…”

No!” Toby was adamant in his exclamation. “You schould not come. I will be fine.”

But…”

No! Takeru you schould schtay here. Do not come to Hammerhead Cove.” Toby met his friends gaze with a determined and sudden stillness that left Takeru uneasy. “It will be fine. Promisch me that you will stay in Halpin Hope.”

It can’t be…”

Takeru! Promische me.” Toby’s face was stern and serious - something behind those big eyes.

OK OK. I promise. Can I at least get a phone number? Do you have a cell?”

No. No rescheption in Hammerhead. No phone. There isch only land linesch.”

Man!” Takeru seemed dumbfounded. “I knew you guys were a little backward but…”

Halpin Hope and the Obschervatory are the only places on the island that get rescheption.”

Takeru knew that of course. A mile outside of Halpin Hope and you lost all the bars on your cell. Unless you had a satellite phone, advanced training in smoke signals or your own supply of carrier pigeons there was no way of contacting anyone. The quantitative data black hole of the Island sucked up everything the further away you were from Halpin Hope.

So what about the land line for the school? Have you got one there I can call you on?”

No. It isch in the headmistresschesch office. It isch not for pupilsch. I will schee you here.”

Tomorrow?” asked Takeru perking up.

Toby smiled: “Yesch. That would be nische.” Toby stood reluctantly and pulled the shorts Takeru had loaned him over his legs - tying the white string of the waistband tight around his slim waist.

How long will take you to walk to Hammerhead Cove from here?” Takeru stood and picked up his white t-shirt from the grass. He bunched it up in his fist and, still naked and covered in cum himself, used it to wipe Toby’s chest and stomach clean of their shared juices.

If I cut through the woodsch it schould only take five hoursch.” He was blushing as Takeru gently mopped up the last of his cum from around his small pink left nipple.

Next time I’ll bring Hinata’s bike. He never uses it any more. You could cut that in half. Or the road between here and Hammerhead? The one that passes Portman’s Lagoon?”

Toby smiled as he pulled on the blue polo shirt and slipped his large naked feet into the flip flops he had been given by Pappa John: “There isch no need. I am usched to it. I enjoy the walk.”

Takeru scrunched his nose and squinted disbelievingly at the boy. He stood - still naked - still sticky from a mix of Toby’s and his own pearl jam and looked at his friend admiringly for a moment - that moment becoming two - then three until it turned into an awkward silence: “I guess I don’t know what to say or do now.”

You schould say that you will schee me tomorrow.”

Yeah.” Takeru laughed. “I guess that would be the polite thing right?” The boy thought for a moment and looked down his feet. “Can I kiss you goodbye?”

Toby smiled wider than perhaps he had ever done. “If you had not aschked I would have.”

Takeru craned his neck upwards as Toby leant down - their lips met in a clumsy fashion - Toby had over extended and Takeru was too short - the boys bumped noses and laughed before leaning in again and this time making contact - but again the relative inexperience - the differences in shape and size of the boys mouths made the open mouthed kiss appear inelegant. They laughed again and settled on a soft peck - where Takeru took Toby’s bottom lip between his and gently drew on it.

When the boys broke apart they both looked at each with reddened cheeks and goofy smiles.

I schould go.”

Yeah. Me too.” Takeru looked up at the sky then back at Toby. “I’ll see you here tomorrow though yeah? Say one o’clock?”

Yesch. I would like that.”

Toby leant down in a moment of bravery and pecked the boy’s lips before turning heel and walking towards the line of trees at the Black Forest. When he turned Takeru was still standing naked in the field watching him leave. They waved at one another and Toby turned - disappearing into the forest.

As Takeru wiped his body clean of evidence from the boys exertions he smiled to himself and shook his head. He pulled on his shorts and tucked the t-shirt into the waistband at the back before slipping his bare feet into the beaten pair of black Vans - he couldn’t help but laugh to himself. The strangeness of the situation. The way that they had met - the way that they acted around one another - the way that had given each other hand-jobs even before sharing a first kiss. He wondered if Toby was now his boyfriend - If Toby thought that Takeru was his…

He laughed again and sauntered back towards the road. He walked the length of the black asphalt strip and into the town proper - regretting not having brought his board with him - he passed Pappa John closing his shop and nodded - something in the old man’s smile made him wonder if he knew what the boys had been up to.

Closing up early?” called Takeru from across the street?

Taking the Mrs. bird watching!” John called back. “You’ll need to tell me where you found that river of cream!”

Takeru squinted, not really understanding.

You look like the cat that got the proverbial, little brother!” John laughed to himself while his wife nudged him in the ribs and whispered something into his ear. As John whispered back they both laughed and waved and Takeru knew that they knew how eventful his day had been so far. In too good a mood to be embarrassed he dismissed it smiling at the older couple and continued home.



To be continued