Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 11:11:51 +1200 From: Arthur Subject: Sioni // parts 1-8 Disclaimer This story has all the usual disclaimers for those of you who like to read them and take notice. The story is of pure fiction and is in no way related to anyone either living or past on. The copyright is owned by the author and all rights are reserved, however if you are interested in making any comments either for or against you may contact me at rochopa@xtra.co.nz Now you may read on and hopefully enjoy. Sioni By Arthur Part one Thursday night was a miserable night to be on the streets of the city, the wind whipped sheets of rain down the main street drenching every thing and everybody in it's path. I did not normally work till this hour but tonight was an exception and after this night it was going to stay that way. The traffic leaving the city was at a crawl and the frustration started to rise in my stomach. "Damn, damn, I don't need this" I mused to myself watching the car in front of me crawl another ten meters. As I stopped for the traffic lights I decided to pull into the first parking space I saw to sit and relax with a cigarette until the road cleared a little. The lights changed to green and at the same time I spotted a vacant space a little further down the street and pulled into it, turned off the motor and lit a cigarette easing the seat back a little for comfort. Thoughts drifted through my mind as I sat and relaxed, here I was nearly Fourty years old and alone still, since the age of 13 I had always preferred men to women but as I grew older I seemed to be alone more often. The drumming of the rain on the roof relaxed me and I woke with a start not realizing I'd drifted off to sleep. Looking at the clock on the dashboard I was surprised to see I'd slept for nearly an hour, the traffic had thinned out but the rain continued to pour down. It was time to get on home and as I sat upright to begin the trip out of the city a blurred movement on the pavement caught the corner of my eye. I still don't know why I wanted to see what it was but an urge said to look a little harder. There under the awning of the old dilapidated shop front stood a young island boy, a black school bag on the pavement beside his sandal covered feet. He stood there in a short sleeve shirt and knee length shorts soaked to the core by the lashing rain, arms crossed over his chest trying in vain to get some warmth into his slim little body. He appeared to be about fourteen years old but I'd never been interested in young boys, it was not my thing, but he stood there a forlorn and pleading look on his face. His hair was matted over his young face, shirt sticking to his small frame showing his torso through the fabric. I was a little leery about offering help as in this city the islanders had not the best of reputations but he did need some sort of help so I shrugged my shoulders and wound down the window calling out to him. "Do you need some help?" The soft doe like eyes lifted to look at me with gratitude written all over his face. "Come on hop in and get out of the rain" He took up the bag and moved toward the car, his teeth were chattering with the cold. As he neared the car I could see his golden skin shining with the wetness, his features were almost Asian in appearance and his lips had a light blue tinge to them from the cold wind. I had no sexual interest in him although he was by any standards quite something to look at, but the law here is 16years and he was jailbait as far as I'm concerned. He stopped outside the car and looked in hopefully then in a soft voice he said "Thank you sir but I am wet through and will ruin the seat of the car" The longing to be in out of the weather was so obvious on his face that his consideration of my property under these conditions was heartwarming. I reached into the back seat where I kept an old towel for emergencies and tossed it toward him saying, "Don't worry, dry as much as you can then put the towel on the seat to sit on, it will be ok" What he did next was so smooth, I was astounded by his movements. He caught the towel in one hand while with the other he placed the bag neatly on the floor of the car, flicking open the towel he then wrapped it around his waist like a lavalava and slipped out of his shorts underneath and then slid onto the seat closing the door. Looking over at him I could see the stress easing out of his young body, he continued to sit forward on the seat not wanting to get the back of the seat wet, teeth still chattering and arms about his body trying to get warm. On the back seat was an old pullover, I reached back and offered it to him, again sincere gratitude showed in his doe eyes. Slipping the shirt off his body to put on the pullover I almost gasped at the sight of his smooth, slim, golden coloured body, the muscles flexing as he pulled the shirt off. Once the pullover was on he carefully folded both the shirt and shorts and placed then neatly on top of the bag on the floor so as not to have water dripping everywhere. He leaned back into the seat folding his hands in his lap still shaking from the cold. I turned up the heater in the car and asked "where do you live" He told me the suburb and it was only another ten minutes from mine, "Ok then lets get you home" Saying this I started the car and pulled out into the traffic, which was now quite light and easier to drive in than before. "My name is Ben, what is yours?" I asked to make him feel comfortable. "My name is Sioni " He answered politely. "How did you get to be out in this sort of weather Sioni" "Some of my friends came into the city after school to see a movie but they met some older boys and left me alone, they were going to a park to drink" "You don't like to drink then?" "No " he said "I live with my uncle and auntie and he would beat me if I did" He stated this matter of factually and not to look for sympathy. It happened a lot in the island community taking in a relatives child to rear, but I had heard that they can sometimes live a pretty torrid life in this sort of situation. "Does you uncle get angry with you very often " I asked He remained silent but I had a feeling there was a lot more to this than he was saying but decided not to push into his life. "Are you going to be ok when you get home?" as I asked this I glanced at him and was sure I could see a small tear roll down his face as he dropped his head down looking at his lap. Somewhere deep inside of me a stirring of concern for this forlorn little Figure started to grow. "Will you get into trouble with your uncle then?" I'd decided to help this young man if I could. Silently he nodded his head still looking at the floor. "Why, Sioni " I used his name to let him know I was concerned and not just nosey. "My uniform is all wet and it is the only one I have so my uncle will be very angry and make me wear it tomorrow for school even while it's wet" I could feel there was more to this than he was saying but decided not to push him. "Look" I said "My apartment is just before your house, do you want to stop and get your clothes dry before you go on home?" His little face brightened up as he replied "Oh sir, can I?" "Yes no problem, what about the time, will your relatives be angry about you being late" His face dropped again. "Ok, do you want to phone them and tell them you are a little late so they are not worried about you?" "Yes please, thank you sir" he brightened up again. "You call me Ben, ok?" "Yes Mr. Ben thank you" I pulled into my parking space at the apartment and switched off the car and to my amazement he was out of the car with his clothes and bag waiting patiently by the door leading into the apartment. There was no fear on his face, which now glowed with warmth and his eyes slightly downcast, as it was polite in island society not to stare into some ones eyes. Locking the car I opened the door and ushered him inside, he stepped back to allow me to go first and his politeness was so refreshing under the circumstances. Sioni followed me into the apartment careful not to drop water on the carpet as I steered him to the bathroom and the clothes dryer. "Ok Sioni, let me have those clothes and we will have them dry in half an hour" He passed over the sodden clothes and I placed them in the dryer turning it on afterwards. "Ok Sioni come through here and you can call home to tell them where you are" Sioni followed me through to the lounge where I pointed to the telephone and he went to dial the number. I turned to the kitchen to ready a hot drink for him and heard him talking in his own language on the phone. I do not understand any of his language but it seemed that he was quite upset about something. I took up the hot drink and returned to the lounge as he put down the phone, his face was almost white with fear. "What is it Sioni, What has happened?" suddenly I was really concerned for this little figure standing before me trying hard not to let the tears come to his eyes. He slumped on a nearby chair holding his head in his hands. I sat opposite him on another chair offering the drink, he looked up and accepted it willingly. As he drank his soft voice then began to relay the conversation he had had. "My uncle answered the phone, he had been to the hotel and was drunk" sipping the drink he then continued. "He was very angry and said I was never to go back to his house again" I sat there stunned by this statement. It went against all I knew that someone could just throw out a young boy onto the street over a small thing like getting wet and being a little late. "What are you going to do, do you have other relatives you can go to?" "No" Sioni answered "My parents are over seas and they left me with uncle when I was five and uncle was the only relative here for me to stay with" "What the hell" I thought to myself. "Look Sioni you can stay here on the sofa for the night and in the morning I'll see what can be done for you, ok?" His face lit up "Can I really stay here sir?" "It's Ben, ok, and yes you can stay here tonight" "Now do you want to have a shower and I will get some dinner ready for us" He stood up and I showed him into the bathroom and turned on the shower full power till the steam began to fill the room. His next comment surprised me somewhat. "I can have hot water?" surprise in his voice. "Yes of course you can" "I'm not allowed to use the hot water at uncles, he says it is to expensive for the power" This made me stop and think, nine years of cold showers even in winter, that smacked of abuse. "Sioni, you can hop into that shower and use as much hot water for as long as you like" I said to him. One of the biggest smiles I had ever seen broke across his face, his small white teeth like pearls sparkled in his mouth. I turned my back to check the dryer as he stripped off the towel and pullover I had given him and stepped into the shower. Glancing over my shoulder as I left to go to the kitchen I could just make out his outline behind the opaque curtain of the shower. I suddenly felt myself rooted to the spot when I saw the outline of his lithe body standing in the shower facing the water as it streamed out over his body. He was not moving just standing in the water jet enjoying the feel of it hot and fresh on him. He was about 5' 4" tall, slim but with nicely defined young muscles, I could not tear my eyes away from the figure behind the curtain. His butt was small like a ripe peach but the biggest surprise was showing in front. Even for a more mature man he was very well endowed and this I found hard to believe as I'd heard that most of the islanders were supposed to be quite small in that department. I mentally kicked myself for thinking like that "He's just a kid " I scolded myself, "get those thoughts out of your head stupid" I forced myself to turn around and exit the bathroom leaving that vision to enjoy what must be his first hot shower. I busied myself getting dinner ready for us both and the shower splashed on, I smiled at the length of time he was under the water and got a good feeling from allowing him to use as much as he liked. I fetched a dry soft towel from the cupboard and took it into the bathroom for him, he was still just standing in the same place letting the water wash over him. "Here's a clean towel for you Sioni" I stated as I entered. "Oh thank you Ben, do I have to get out now?" "No Sioni you enjoy it, but dinner will be ready very soon though" "Thank you Ben I'll be out soon then" He said as he half turned back to the water. The dryer had finished with the clothes so I removed them and took them into the bedroom to fold ready for him. I heard the shower turn off and headed into the kitchen to serve up dinner. The bathroom door opened and the soft pad of footsteps came toward me. I turned and he stood there wrapped in the towel all dry and warm looking, total satisfaction on his bright face. His hair was all over his face, which made him look quite elfish, so I steered him back to the bathroom and got out a new comb from the cupboard. "You do your hair and I'll look and see if I have some clothes to fit you for the mean time" I said as I left him in front of the mirror. I found some track pants and a T-shirt that would be a little big on him but it was better than his uniform for the night. He came out of the bathroom and I called to him to come into the bedroom to change into the clothes I had for him. He reached for the clothes and I made my exit to let him get dressed and a few minutes later he joined me in the kitchen for dinner. The slightly oversized clothes made him look more pixie like and I had to again mentally shake myself to get those thoughts out of my mind "It's taboo and you know it" I again scolded myself. When we finished dinner I sat back stretching and feeling content and relaxed. Sioni ate very correctly even though I could see he was ravenous but he refused to give into the temptation to gulp down the food. When he finished he arose from the table and began to clear the dishes, "It's ok Sioni leave them I'll do it tomorrow" "Oh no Ben I have to do it now" The statement took me by surprise again, he said it with such passion that I had the feeling he had been forced to do most things very correctly. There was something in his voice that said not to argue about it, he seemed genuinely intent on cleaning up as though it was a very important matter. I heaved myself out of the chair and made my way to the lounge for a cigarette and to watch some TV before bed. I had made up a bed on the sofa for Sioni to use that night, so I sat back and relaxed as he busied himself in the kitchen. I felt really guilty about him, a guest, doing the dishes but it seemed that he would not have it any other way. The noise in the kitchen ceased and I heard the soft padding of footsteps coming into the lounge and looked up as Sioni entered, just in time to see his firm little jaw drop at the site of the TV. It was normally in a hidden cabinet so he would not have seen it before now. It was my pride and joy a huge 35" screen with all the fittings. Sioni stared at it in apparent awe. I smiled and pointed to a chair for him to sit and watch with me. "Do you like TV Sioni?" "I've not been allowed to watch it at uncles" This young kid I began to realize had had it pretty tough with the relatives and for some unknown reason my heart went out to him. "Well you don't have to worry here Sioni you sit down and relax and watch" He slipped down into the chair a look of entrancement on his youthfully handsome face. When the program finished I said "Well I have to get up very early in the morning for work so it's time for bed ok?" "You can sleep there on the sofa and I'll see you in the morning" Sioni got to his feet and made his way to the sofa turning toward me he said "Thank you Ben" With such feeling I felt embarrassed. "It's ok Sioni, you get a good nights sleep and I'll see you in the morning then" Turning I left the lounge for the bedroom, it had been quite a night and I was ready for sleep. Once I was lying in bed I found that sleep would not come quickly even though I was really tired out. The night's events ran through my mind over and over, small things not noticed before came and went as I thought about my small charge in the lounge. Without realizing it the thought dawned on me that he had not had any underwear on that I had seen. The more I thought about him the more convinced I became that he had led a pretty hard life at home. I eventually drifted off to sleep the image of that little forlorn figure standing in the rain and wind, all alone in the dark city. Part 2 I awoke next morning at 5.30 as usual, I liked to get to work early and be done by midday then home to finish anything else in my little office set up in the spare room. I entered the kitchen to put on the coffee and could not help but notice that it was spotlessly clean and everything was shining, all the plates had been put in the correct place, the boy had done a great job last night. While the coffee was starting to bubble I took a quick look into the lounge to see if Sioni was awake. On a chair beside the sofa were the clothes I had given him all neatly folded and placed on the chair. He was curled up under the blankets only the top of his head showing and he was breathing smoothly and quietly so I knew he was still deep in sleep. As I returned to the kitchen it dawned on me that he had slept naked and a stirring began in my loins. I shook off the feeling and got my coffee ready then as though drawn by a magnet I made my way to the lounge to drink it. Sitting on a chair quietly sipping I had to stare at that little figure under the blankets a sense of peace and contentment came over me before I could react to it. The blankets stirred as I watched and slid down his shoulders a little, it was then I saw the wicked bruise on his ribs that I had not seen the night before. Leaving him asleep I tried to work out what I was going to do and then decided to go to work and leave a note for him. I wrote it out and left it on the table beside the sofa, but in the back of my mind was the islander's reputation for being light fingered. I felt almost guilty as I checked to see that my office with all the computer ware and other equipment was locked and safe. I wrote a note for him and told him to help himself to some breakfast and that his uniform was dry and pressed for him to go to school that day. With that done I took up my brief case and headed for the door a slight tinge of misgiving inside. Oh well what is done is done I thought to myself and got into the car heading for work. I could not concentrate properly for the morning and at 12.00 was glad to head home to see what was left in the house. On arrival at the apartment I opened the door half expecting to be greeted with total chaos but instead the apartment had a fresh clean smell about it and as I went further into it I could see that the boy had cleaned the bathroom and vacuumed the carpets everything was in it's place nothing missing or damaged. I moved into the lounge, all the furniture had been polished and the blankets and clothes were neatly folded and placed on a chair with a note on top. Dear Mr Ben thank you for your help last night I am sorry for not putting away the bedclothes and things but I did not know where they belong. I am going to school and will try to find some home to live today as I don't want to be annoying for you. Sioni It was so thoughtful and already the apartment was so empty without him here. "Damn what am I thinking" I pulled myself up startled by the realization that I actually missed him. I worked for a few hours in my office then prepared dinner and went to have a shower while it was cooking. As I walked down to the bathroom I thought I heard a small noise outside the door but then thought I was mistaken and took another step toward the waiting shower. Then I heard it again a small shuffling sound outside. I went to the door and opened it and there, looking lost and a little afraid was Sioni. "How long have you been there" I asked him. With his head down he said "A little while, I did not want to bother you but I have nowhere to go" At this a small tear began to roll down his face and it was to much for me. "Come on, in you come, you cant stay out there all night Sioni" He carefully took off his sandals before entering and placed them outside the door then padded quietly behind me into the kitchen. That lithe small body was beginning to get to me again. We sat at the table over dinner and he told me about his day and the trouble trying to find a home. With no family here he did not have much luck so had come back here to see if I could help him but was to ashamed to knock on the door to ask me. "Can you write to your parents and ask them for help" "Yes I'll do that tonight if it's ok with you" He replied "Yes of course it is, can you use a computer?" I asked "Yes we are taught in school" He answered "Ok then after dinner you can get onto my computer and write a letter to them" His doe eyes opened wide at this suggestion. "You have a computer in your home?" "Yes, I use it for my work" I said As soon as dinner was finished he was off again to clean up, he seemed to want to do so willingly I could not bring myself to stop him. When he had finished I took him into my office and sat him at the desk in front of the computer and left him to it. He did seem to know his way around it quite well so I left the room to watch TV and could hear him tapping away quite rapidly so I did not worry about the computer. After a short time I heard the printer begin to hum as the letter was set out for him. I had left out an envelope for him to use so that he was soon back in the lounge with it in his hand. He put it on the table beside the sofa where again I'd made up the bed for him. Tomorrow was Saturday so there was no work for me, and no school for him. I looked across at him still sitting in his uniform and said "Do you have any other clothes at home you would like to get?" "No" He said "only my lavalava and an old T shirt" "Is that all, are you sure?" "Yes that's all" He said this with a look of shame on his sweet face "My uncle would not buy any clothes for me, he said he didn't have enough money for them" I looked at the seriousness on his face and saw he was not just spinning a story. "Right then that will have to be fixed tomorrow" I said in finality It was approaching bedtime so I said good night and walked into my bedroom to sleep. I was awakened in the morning by the smell of fresh coffee and as I open my eyes there stood Sioni beside the bed with a hot steaming coffee in his hand. He was dressed in a lavalava made out of some material I'd left in a cupboard from some curtains made a while ago. I lay there with my mouth wide open and a look of hesitation came over his face as he stood there. "Sorry Sioni, I'm not awake yet, you surprised me" "This is the first time in years someone has brought me a coffee in bed, Thank you very much" The look of glee in his eyes was a sight to behold. I looked up at him my loins stirring again as I looked over that beautiful golden skin and tight little body. "Got to stop thinking like that" I reminded my self. "If you would like to have a shower Sioni you go right ahead" "Can I, with hot water and all?" He asked "Always with hot water " I laughed as he scampered toward the bathroom. It was not long before the shower was going full blast again, a soft giggling coming from the bathroom now and then. I was sitting in the kitchen half an hour later when he finished in the shower and came in, his body glowing, hair neatly combed and his lavalava tight around his waist outlining his little peach butt. "Damn" I thought "Only two days and I don't want to see him leave already" Well I'll help him till he gets an answer from his parents then it will be over and he'll be gone. Already I was feeling a loss at the thought of him going. "Ok Sioni what would you like to do today" "Oh I have to clean the house today" He said in all seriousness. "No you don't have to do that for me Sioni" "It's ok I really want to do it" He answered. "Ok then but only if you really want to, I have to go and do some shopping so I'll be out for a little while, will you be ok here alone?" "Oh yes, I've a lot to do" He said as he began to clear the breakfast dishes. Ten minutes later I left him alone and went out shopping, mainly for him but I did not want to tell him. I thought a little surprise or two might be good for him. I returned four hours later to a spotless apartment, it was the cleanest it had ever been, he had really worked hard at doing it. He had the coffee on again for me and it crossed my mind that how did he know what time I would be back, but the coffee was very welcome, it had been a busy morning. I dropped all the parcels and boxes on the floor in front of the sofa and sat down with the coffee he brought for me. "Ah thank you Sioni I really need this" He gave me that beautiful full smile and sat down on the chair opposite from me. "You have done a really great job on the apartment" I complimented him. He seemed to blush but was evidently pleased at the praise, it was as though he had never had it before. As I sat drinking the excellent coffee I said to him "You better start opening those parcels so we can put them away" I then sat back to watch the reactions on his face when he realized it was all his sizes and was obviously for him. The first one he opened was three lavalava I had brought at the local market for him. As he opened them his eyes filled with tears and he looked up at me. "You got these for me?" So much gratitude showing on his face for what to me was nothing but a few pieces of cloth. "I've never had a new one" he said "Then it's about time you did" I replied. He began to open the rest of the parcels and by the time he got to the end the tears were flowing freely down his face. Suddenly he was sitting cross-legged on the floor in front of me, his head bowed and tears dropping into his lap. Sioni reached up and took my hands in his and lifted them up near his forehead saying nothing, then just as quick he was gone toward the bathroom. I could hear the soft sobs coming and then felt rather guilty about spoiling him in such a way. Shortly later he returned with dry eyes and stood formally in front of me. "Mr Ben I would like to thank you for your kindness, but I feel it is to much for me alone to have" "Thank you Sioni, it is not a lot and you do need some clothes so you are very welcome to them" He gave that smile of his and then dropped to the floor to look again at his little treasures, neatly folding each one, then the wrapping was neatly folded and placed on the side. I got up from the chair and went to a side board opened a couple of drawers and said "You can use these two draws to put your things in for now, ok?" "Thank you, yes" He said as he began to put away each item neatly in the drawers. The daylight began to fade and as bedtime approached for another night Sioni became very thoughtful. I had again made up his bed on the sofa and when it was time for bed I said good night and left him to it. I had been in bed for only half an hour and was starting to drop off when I felt a presence beside the bed. I opened my eyes to see Sioni standing there in the dark. "Ah what is it Sioni" I stammered out. "Can I sleep in this bed with you" He said shyly The bed was a big king size and there was plenty of room for him so I threw back the covers on the other side and he climbed in pulling the clothes up to his chin. He lay there breathing evenly and without any form of fear in his body. "Goodnight Sioni" I mumbled A very soft "Goodnight Mr Ben" Was the reply. "Just Ben Sioni, Just Ben ok?" "Ok, good night Ben" He answered. Each night thereafter he would sleep in the bed with me but never touching. Part 3 A week later his letter arrived in my mailbox marked "Return To Sender Address Not Known" The disappointment in his young face was evident and there was not a lot I could say to him. That night during dinner I asked him, "Sioni would you like to stay here for the time being, or until we can sort out something for you" "Oh thank you Ben I'd like that very much, but I don't want to a nuisance for you, you have been very kind to me and I don't know how to repay you" He answered I was a bit ashamed of the thought of loosing him and selfishly thought about the work he did around the apartment willingly and with no suggestion of payment or demands. "Look Sioni you've never been a nuisance to me and you've been very helpful around here, so if you want to stay then it's ok." He never said another word just looked up at me and let the tears speak for him. "Ok then it's settled, you stay here until something comes around for you" He nodded his head in acceptance. That night we headed to bed as usual, I had noticed that he always slept naked and that any clothes he'd been wearing were always neatly folded and place on the sideboard for the morning. He was always the first one up in the morning and coffee was ready before I could get up. This night though was a little different but that I didn't know until later. After half an hour in bed his quiet voice asked me "Ben" I was a little drowsy and replied with my usual grunt. "Ben, can I be your friend ?" This comment startled me so that I half sat up in bed. "What was that Sioni?" "I want to be your friend." "My friend ?" Now in the island context of the word friend, it is meant as a close or sexual partner not as a plutonic relationship, for that they use the word cousin or brother, so this was an offer of a close physical relationship. "Yes" as he said this, he for the first time moved his body close to mine his nakedness arousing me immediately. I could feel the heat of his body against mine, the silkiness of his skin as he seemed to wrap himself around me. "Ah Sioni you are a bit young to be making offers like that don't you think?" "But Ben you know that in our way of life in the islands it's good for a young boy to be with an older man to learn from and to be helpful to?" I knew this to be true in his people's case it was quite normal for an older man to take care of a younger one till he was old enough to marry. "But you know what the law say's here don't you Sioni?" "Yes Ben but it's my decision and I would not tell any palangi (white man) about it and my people would say nothing it's normal for us." What could I say, my feelings had already made up my mind for me so I just said " if that's what you really want then Sioni, but you know we must be very careful about outside people." "Yes of course but it's what I would like if you'll have me with you?" "Ok, but we had better go to sleep now and talk about it more in the morning, ok?" "Mmmmm, ok Ben." His arm reached across my chest as he pulled closer to me, his boyhood hard and strong against my leg. I tried to tell myself this is totally wrong he's to young, it's not what I do in the bedroom. But I was lying and I knew it, over the past week I could not imagine being in the house without him here. Without thinking about it I slipped my arm under his head and around his shoulders to draw him closer. I felt his hot young breath on my cheek and as I turned toward him he opened his mouth and began to kiss my lips. His lips were soft like velvet, his tongue hot and hard in my mouth moving in and out slowly while I savored the taste of him. He moved slightly and seemed to glide gently on top of me again wrapping around me. The silky skin was driving all thoughts of right and wrong out of my mind. "Hey, hey, little man enough ok, lets get some sleep and talk tomorrow." He pecked quickly at my lips and snuggled down half on top of me and half on the bed, his head on my shoulder trying to bury his head in my neck. "Night Ben." "Night Sioni" In a matter of seconds the sound of his steady breathing told me he was asleep. Part Four d I was startled into wakefulness by a smothering feeling and not being able to breath as something was covering my mouth, my eye's flew open as I tried to gasp for breath. There inches from my eye's was the face of Sioni with a huge grin on his face and I could smell the aroma of fresh brewed coffee in the air. "Sioni, what are you doing?" "Waking my friend." "Well I have to say it's a nice way to wake up." Smiling still he leaned down again for another kiss saying before hand. "Do you like my breakfast?" "Yes" Then his lips were upon mine smothering any other words. His kiss was deep and passionate and he seemed to want to devour my mouth with his. As we broke the kiss I quietly asked him where he learned to kiss like that. A look came across his face and I quickly said to him "Don't worry about it, it's ok you are fantastic" His tight little body wriggled and he seemed to melt into me, those soft lips searching again. As he lay on top of me kissing avidly I gently slid my hands down to that little peach butt and began to caress it. He was lifting his butt a little each time I ran my hands over him, not forcefully but just a gentle small lift as though he wanted to feel my hands a bit heavier on him. I was now so hard that I thought I would explode just at the thought of him being on top of me, but managed to restrain my actions. His erection was large and thick and pressed hard into my belly, I could still not believe he was so well hung for his age and size, but it was a fact I could feel every muscle he had in it. I decided to try to feel his tight little hole, so I gently lifted a finger to my mouth as he broke off the kiss for air, and wet the tip of my finger again lowering my hand to that little peach of his. Slowly I rubbed my finger up and down his tight little crack getting closer and closer to his rosebud. Ah there it was tight and soft under my finger, I Ran my finger around the edge as he gave a small moan and I eased it inside of him slowly to the first knuckle. He gave a little wriggle and a gasp then there was a hot throbbing gush against my stomach as he shot his hot juices on to me. I could not believe the amount of it he just seemed to unload time after time. I kept my finger in his tight little hole as he spent more on to me. His head lowered to mine again and he began to kiss even more passionately than before, the wetness on my belly making our bodies slippery like oil as he moved around to grind it in to my skin. His hard erection never went down but stayed up hard and strong against me. By now my finger was deep inside of him he was squirming back onto it trying to feel it all inside. At last he stopped kissing me and reared back so he was sitting on my stomach above me, his hard rod pointing upwards. My hand and finger had not moved and he gave a small push down onto my finger again and then he was again gushing onto my stomach while I watched in amazement the amount that he ejected on to me while on his face a look of complete enjoyment as he pumped down onto my hand again. I am not small in the manhood department a bit over the average so what he did next took me by complete surprise. With what seemed hardly any movement on his part my hand was down by my side and he was lowering his small tight peach butt down on to my manhood. Even though I had been fingering him for some time he was still very small and tight but he managed to take in my throbbing head without to much trouble. He stopped pushing down as my head slipped into him, he was looking down at me a look of sheer pleasure on his young face. With both of his hands he reached behind himself and pulled apart those tight cheeks and I felt his small ring close tight around me. Again he moved just a little and I felt my rod slide another two inches into him, not fast but slowly as though he wanted to torment me or make it last for a long time. He smiled down at me, closed his eyes and again he was gushing cum over my face and chest. I was dumbfounded, where did he get it from, he seemed to be able to do it at will when ever he wanted to. As the gushing finished he lowered himself again, I could feel the muscle contractions in side him as he got to his prostate and there he stopped savoring the feel of it now deep inside him. His gleaming body covered in sweat and making his muscles stand out even more in the dim light. I was not completely inside him but I could sense that he would not be able to take all of me, then, to my surprise he drove himself down hard till my rod was hard up inside of him. The obvious pain he felt was evident on his face but he would not lift his golden globes up to ease it. He was kneeling across my body a leg on either side of me, the pain on his face. "Stop Sioni" I said "I don't want you to hurt yourself" "It's ok he gasped I want all of you in me, it'll be ok soon" He would not lift off to ease himself, he then leaned forward keeping me deep inside him and started to kiss again. I lifted my hands to his butt and could feel his hole close down hard on to my pubic hair. My god I thought he is cumming again as I felt that now familiar throbbing on my stomach. "This cant be real" I thought to myself as he lifted from my mouth and finished unloading this latest offering. His legs started to flex and I thought he was going to ease himself off my shaft to get some relief from the pain but he only eased up a couple of inches, then with that smile on his face once again lowered himself back down but this time not as violently, letting my rod slide in till he was again sitting on my pubic hair. "That's feeling good now Ben, do you like me on you?" "God Sioni I don't want you to ever stop" "Oh that's ok Ben I can do this for a long time, I like the feel of you inside of me, I feel really like your friend now" With this statement he lifted that small butt again and this time all the way to the top so only my head was inside of him. He sat there waiting, hovering over my rod, the smile on his face showing shear ecstasy in the feeling, then he was lowering again taking all of me into himself. Sioni seemed to enjoy this game and kept it up for ages seeming to know when I was about to cum and stopping until the pressure on me was eased, and then he would start again. In the three hours we had been in bed Sioni had climaxed five or six times each time as big and strong as the first, I was covered in his juices but it did not faze him in the least, he would not give up his position on top of my rod. When he thought it was to much of the same he would change what he was doing with his butt, it felt like the first time every time he changed his movements. At last I could hold off no longer and without warning I began to unload all of me inside him. As he felt me cum he tightened his hole hard around me as though not to loose any of my juices, his hole seemed to try to suck more out of me until I could give him no more. Rather than remove himself from my shaft he leaned a little forward clasped his delicate hand around himself and began to smoothly work up and down until I felt his hole close once again tight over me and he shot out another load some of which went over my head and onto the wall behind me. It was a massive ejaculation after such a torrid time and after so many times already for him. The last drop of juice fell onto my stomach he gave a sigh of contentment and gave a last push downward onto my now flaccid rod his butt muscles tightening around me so I could not extract from him, He gave me a most beautiful and somewhat angelic smile and said "This is where it's going to stay" and a little wriggle of that peach butt confirmed his decision. Part 5 The smell of the coffee in my nostrils was a sign to get up and even though it was by now cold I tried to take a sip to find out if it was real or just a dream at what had happened this morning. Sioni saw me reaching and then reached out and nipped one of my nipples making me jump and forget the coffee. I looked up into his face and he frowned and shook his head, then, with a big smile suddenly lifted himself off me with a small popping sound and a grin. "It's no good, it's cold I'll make another for you but you must stay here till it's done, ok?" What could I say, who in this world does not like to be spoilt now and again? Sioni reached for his lavalava and went out to the kitchen where I could hear him start the coffee again so I leaned over to the cabinet beside the bed and took out a small towel to clean up a little, I was almost thinking I might need two towels. When he returned with the steaming mug of coffee he handed it to me with a little bow and a smile and then sat beside me on the bed while I drank. "Can we stay here today, like this?" It was almost a pleading. "Do you really want to" "Yes, I want to please you with everything today" This was going to be a hell of a day to lay in bed. I eased up into a sitting position to drink the coffee while he sat there. A thought crossed my mind so I asked "What are the people from your island going to say about you staying with me?" "They will say nothing it is my decision to be with you, they understand these things" He replied. The attitudes of others in the community around the city could do with some of this way of thinking I thought. The Victorian attitudes here are still hanging around even one and a half centuries later. As I finished my coffee I replaced the cup on the table but did not slide down into the bed instead I took a long look at this elf sitting on my bed, drinking in his beauty and sensuality. It was time for him to rest a little so I wrapped my arms around his slim body and rolled him onto his back beside me. A huge smile came over his face as he cocked his leg around my waist pulling me down lower on the bed beside him. Sioni reached up for my mouth giving me one of his light pecks on the lips. As we lay there a hundred things began to run through my mind as to how I could look after him and what would be best for his welfare, I had no money worries as far as looking out for him but I did not want him to have any regrets about our relationship later on in life so it was up to me to look after him and prepare him for a future. I lifted my head and smiled at him, he nodded in an unspoken agreement. As I lay down beside him I reached across and brought him close to me then over on top till he was lying like he had been the night before. He looked pleased until I said no you don't and pushed his slim young body downward until his shaft was down where I wanted it to be. He woke up to what I was wanting and he said "Can I, really" "Yes" I said in reply "I always wanted to but my cousins would not let me" He had made the statement before he realized what he had said. It was out now so he continued on to tell me what they used to do to him when the uncle and aunt were not home, which evidently was not all that often. It appeared that the uncle spent most time at work or in the hotel drinking and that his auntie most of her time at the various casinos around the city. Sioni's cousins were three to four years older than he was so he was their toy from about ten years old. He said they would sometimes do it to him five or six times each but that their shafts were not big so it did not hurt him too much and had not made his hole very big. The boys had bullied him and told him he was going to be a girl for the rest of his life and they were going to use him whenever they wanted to. As he finished his story I eased my legs open a little and felt his hardness start to push downward. His smoothness against my skin was driving me wild but I kept my nerves intact for his sake. I opened a little wider and felt his shaft drive down until it was hard on the mattress and then I saw how big he really was as his butt was still in the air by about two inches as he could not go any lower because of the mattress. This I decided was going to be a really good going over for me with his size and strength down there, it was going to be a good feeling. I helped him slide down a little till his shaft was now just touching my hole, I could feel it pulsing in anticipation of it's reward. I opened my legs further and taking a hold of that peach butt in both hands I pulled him toward his reward. His shaft began to enter into me and I could feel by the tension in his butt that he wanted to hurry to get in there but I kept a tight hold on him and let him enter slowly. It would not have hurt me as I prefer to be passive in most engagements but I wanted him to enjoy the feeling of his first time penetration. I felt he was about half way when his body went rigid, the pulsing shaft began to pump and pump as he unloaded a massive amount into me. Try as he might I would not let him enter any further as yet and the hotness of his juice was so close to emptying out of me I closed my muscles around him to keep it all inside. This action nearly drove him over the edge so I steadied him down and then as he finished he looked down at me in askance. I smiled up to him and said "No that's not all you have a long way to go yet" A deep sigh of satisfaction and anticipation was on his face. The feel of that young hard, but at the same time soft shaft burying deep into me gave me that light feeling of floating on a cloud. Then I felt his hard solid testicles pressing on my hole, the total look of joy on his face as he moved his shaft around inside me was giving him a feeling he had never had before and he was going to enjoy it as long as he could. It was such a good feeling having him deep inside I had no intentions of removing him from me in a hurry. He wanted to start to stroke in and out but had not had much practice so I kept a good hold of his little peach and guided him with the best way to stroke, sometimes a short stroke and sometimes letting him take it almost right out then pushing deep in again. It did not take him long to find out what was the best way so I just kept a light hold on that little peach more so just to feel it. I did not realize as he was trying different depths and strokes that I had a widening spread of precum over my belly but it was a great feeling as he experimented with his newfound enjoyment. Suddenly he looked down at me and asked "Can I?" I knew what he meant "Yes as often as you want to" I smiled as he drove his shaft deep into me. Twice he took his shaft out till only it's head was in and then drove hard and deep, I could feel it pass by my prostate and was nearly about to unload. On the last driving push his shaft swelled in me and began to pulse his hot juice deep into me. Sioni was moaning as he pulsated and pushed harder trying to get deeper. It felt like the biggest load he had given as he pulled back an inch to look down at me and said "That's the most I have ever done" A bright look of accomplishment on his face. I repeated what I had stated earlier "You don't have to finish yet you stay in there and enjoy" He made a little laugh and pushed again, " Like that" "Yes" And smiled back. Sioni was quite amazing he never seemed to tire or go soft but then he was young and full of vinegar. Twice more he released his juice deep into me and then near lunchtime I decided it was time to eat as I was ravenous, and by the look of things so was he. I grasped his butt and pulled him backwards until his shaft dropped free, still hard and dripping "Time for lunch my boy" and smiled at the disappointment on his face. "It's ok plenty of time left for you yet" Just to ease his worries. Sioni smiled that dream of a smile and jumped off the bed and wrapped himself in his new lavalava and moving out to the kitchen before I could move. As I moved I could feel the stickiness on and in me and decided we would both have a shower before we continued with anything more after lunch. Part 6 I walked into the kitchen to find the coffee pot on the boil and Sioni preparing a salad, I found it hard to grasp his age as he was so competent in and around the apartment nothing troubled him in the housework. I took a mental note to ask him later about it. Sioni glanced over his shoulder at me as I entered his big doe eyes making unspoken suggestions to me, and then that smile again. I was sure he had pulled his lavalava tighter than before to accentuate his little butt for me. When the salad was ready I carved some ham off the bone and we sat down to eat at the table his small feet stretching out to touch mine as we sat there eating. After lunch I went into the lounge to smoke while at Sioni's insistence I leave him to clean up. He would not hear of me doing the cleaning around the apartment saying it was his duty to look after the home. When he finished he entered the lounge and without a word settled down on my lap as I smoked nuzzling my chest as he sat there. He was not trying to arouse me he was just showing me in his own way that he was my friend from now on. It was hard for me to understand this, as I had never been attracted to young boys in the past but most of the time he seemed to be so much older than his years. I finished my cigarette and picked up his small frame in my arms bringing a huge smile to his face and said " Time for us to shower" and carried him into the bathroom. "We going to shower together" He asked "Best way to do it" I replied with the same smile. His little butt wriggled against my chest. I pulled off his lavalava noticing that he was still as hard as ever and put him in the shower turning on the water with the other hand. Slipping out of the shorts I had donned I stepped into the shower stall with him. Moving him under the jet of water I turned him around and began to soap his back, he cheekily backed onto me and looked over his shoulder at me a laugh hidden just under the surface. "Not yet" I said as I continued with the soaping purposely rubbing his butt and hole with the soap till he wriggled at the pleasure of it. Turning him again I started on the front of him with the soap he did not mind this either grinning and pushing his hardness forward in a teasing motion. When he was covered in soapsuds I placed him under the water jet and began on his hair. It was a deep black and felt like silk threads the luster shining in the light. When he was well done he reached for the soap and began to cover me in the same way but he was a little more adventurous with the soap making me start to harden again. His hands were very quickly becoming accomplished in the act of love and titillation. Once we were both rinsed off and clean and fresh, Sioni reached up and turned on the hot water a little more so that it was stinging our skin and then went down on his knees in front of me, quickly looking up at me he leaned forward taking my shaft into his mouth till it was deep in his throat. We had not done this in the bedroom but he seemed to know exactly what to do, I decided not to ask him about it, he was really enjoying the mouth full he had taken. I leaned back onto the wall of the shower feeling this hot little mouth working up and down my hardness the back of his throat sending shivers up my spine. As I leaned there he started to move his left hand up the inside of my legs sending more shivers through me. Cunning little bugger I thought as his fingers entered my waiting hole. I glanced down as his throat constricted on my shaft just in time to see his right hand working up and down his rod and the juices began to flow out freely. He had brought me very close and I was ready to erupt into his mouth, he must have known as I began to fill his mouth he pushed hard with his fingers into me making me push my shaft deeper down his throat. He was a game little guy as he never spat out my juice but always swallowed it even though mine was no longer as sweet as his young spurts. My ability to recover was not as great as his but he seemed to do something to my libido that made it almost impossible to stop. Sioni stood up licking his lips and moving closer at the same time, his arms went about my waist hugging me close, but looking down at him I could see a devilish smile on his face. As I was trying to work out what he had in mind his rock like shaft pushed upwards into me. Sioni leaned back a little laughing and pushing up at the same time, his rod driving into me with all the gusto he could muster. I reached down and lifted him off his feet pulling him upwards till he was fully inside me, eyes closed clinging to me with his arms now around my neck. It is almost an impossible position to pump into anyone but he found his own way by staying fully hard inside me, and then working with his stomach muscles to make his rod flex without moving in and out. It was a sensation I had never had before but it was not long before the flexing turned to the now familiar pulsing and throbbing as he unloaded yet another stream of hot juice hard up inside of me. Sioni made no move to release his hold on my neck so I lowered him down causing his shaft to withdraw most of the way out. I felt his juices falling down my legs as he pushed a little back inside. "Ok it's time to get out of here little devil" I said to him in jest. Without argument he slipped out of me giving him self another wash down as he did so and stepped out of the shower with me close behind. Part 6 The weather outside was still atrocious so I wandered into the lounge room naked with the padding of those feet behind me. I switched on the TV and then Sioni asked me "Do you have any of those sort of tapes?" Trying not to call it porn. "Yes I do, want to watch some" "Can I please" "Ok then but it is not to be talked about outside the apartment" The shocked look on his face said it all "Oh Ben I'd never do that, I'm your friend only?" as though that explained everything for me. I let him go through the tapes I had until he found one he liked then put it on for him and sat back to watch. At first he giggled a bit then he started to watch intently as though trying to learn some new tricks. He was laying on the floor on his stomach, that damn peach butt up in the air and his shaft pushed down between his legs so I could see it's head showing from between his legs, as hard as ever. As the action heated up on the tape so his butt hole began to open and close in time with the movie. Damn it I thought and left the chair to lay down beside him. He immediately turned side on to me pushing his tight little peach on to my rising shaft. As I got harder he pushed onto me further until I was again swallowed right up tight inside him. Sioni reached one hand behind himself grabbing my waist and holding me tight to him as he opened and closed his small hole around my rod. Even after all he had taken from me he was still tight on my rod, but he did not seem to feel any pain with it but just loved the feel of me inside him to the hilt. Lifting his upper leg a little higher I reached under him to take hold of his hard shaft and could feel it covered in precum, slippery and wet ready for anything. I began to work lightly on it for him as he pushed harder back onto me trying to get more into him. The movie boys were giving it a hard pounding and he watched them in amazement. "Does it feel good when you go hard and fast like them?" He blurted out. "Yes, but it can hurt when you do it that hard" I answered. He pulled a little forward and rolled onto his stomach butt a little in the air off the floor by about two inches. "Please Ben do it to me like that I want to feel it hard this time" "You might be hurt if I do" "No it is ok I know you would never hurt me on purpose" He replied. "Are you sure about this" "Yes I want it to hurt a bit so I know then I'm your friend for sure" "Sioni you do not have to do that to prove anything to me, having you here with me is the greatest thing that's ever happened to me and I could never bring myself to do anything like that to hurt you." "Please Ben I want to feel it like them." "Honey they are professionals and they are used to it, I'm sorry I could really hurt you and I don't want that for you." "Then just one or two pushes to see what it is like, please" "Honey I'm not sure about this, it is very hard for me to admit that I love you because you are so young so to do it hard to you would really hurt me as well" "Please Ben just one Please?" "Well ok but I'm not happy doing this." He had not moved but I could feel the muscles tense as I lifted above him. I withdrew till only my head was inside then drove deep and hard down into him. As soon as I did I knew I had hurt him and I felt immediate guilt for doing it to him. Sioni let out a scream of pain. "Oh god Sioni please forgive me I didn't want to hurt you my little love, please, please forgive me?" I was getting a bit nervous, as I knew I had really hurt him. Then to my utter surprise he wriggled his butt and looked over his shoulder at me and asked me to do it again. "No little love I can't do it to you again it's to much for you and you'll be really hurt, I don't think this is a good idea at all." "Oh Ben I love you to so I know you didn't mean to hurt me but if you're not happy then I'll not ask you to do it like that again" I could feel the pain in him as if it was my own but then he pushed his butt back on to me to let me know that he was willing to continue and was happy to do it at my own pace for him. He was still watching the video but I cut it out of my mind and concentrated on trying to make it more like a deep and fulfilling love than just sex and I'm sure that by his reaction he new that this time was special for both of us. His movements were sensuous and silky as we made true love there on the lounge floor with tenderness and feeling for each other. Our orgasm arrived together and you could feel the love and devotion in the act between us and as we parted to lay beside each other, Sioni smiled at me and said. "That's for us only" he said and then leant to kiss me on the lips with those soft rose petals of his. The movie finished and I looked over to Sioni now lying on the sofa his head on my lap. He was now and again nuzzling the skin on my legs under him but not trying to be hot with it just doing it to be close. I lowered my hand to his silken hair and brushed it lightly, he looked up and smiled then with his hand began to cup my scrotum caressing it softly. Turning on his back and there it was again straight up in the air demanding to be used. With not a word Sioni got to his feet and made his way to the bedroom glancing over his shoulder at me with a knowing grin. A thought flashed across my mind "Damn I'm not going to win this one either" Smiled to myself and headed to the bedroom and that impish elf with the peach butt. Part Seven That evening as we lay together on the sofa watching a movie on TV I took the chance to look again at who had come into my life like a special gift, sent by some unknown being to comfort me as the later years came closer. Sioni lay across my legs, his head on a cushion, his butt on my lap, my hand was on his stomach with his hand over mine, it was a pleasant and relaxing feeling having him there and I knew I could never let him go. The look of peace and contentment on his face was all I needed to know that this was the right person for me and that the age factor did not enter into the equation there was however a need to see that things were right for him for his future and for ours as a couple. "Sioni?" "Mmmm?" "I think it's time to talk about your future." "No need, I'm with you that's all I need." "No, my little love, I'm now responsible for you so we have to do some things to make you safe, ok?" "I'm ok with you, that's all I need." "Yes I know honey, but there's some things that have to be done, like your school first, and then seeing if we can do something about your legal status." "My school is ok." "But it's a long bus ride for you, do you want to go to a closer school here so that you'll not have to travel and then you can get home easier?" "If that's what you'd like, then yes I'll do it for you." "Ok, the next thing is this apartment, it's to small for two of us and you will need a room of your own so I'm going to look for a bigger one tomorrow and then we'll see where the closest school is for you." "Oh Ben, you'd do that for me?" "Of course I would, I love you and want to make sure you have all the chances you can." "Now your semester ends this week, right? So, if you don't mind staying where you are for this week then it'll give me time to set everything up for us, ok?" "Ok, I love you Ben." "Same here honey." When the movie finished Sioni reached for the remote turned off the TV and moved off my lap. "Time for bed, eh?" He smiled and headed to the bedroom, I switched off the lights and followed. He was already in the bed lying with his face toward me as I entered the room. "Tonight is for sleep honey." "Yes, Ben I know, but today was a special day for me." I slid in beside him, his arms wrapping around me, his head on my chest and with a deep sigh he whispered. "I love you, my palangi " "Love you too babes, sleep now." He was asleep before I had finished and as I lay there thinking of what had to be done tomorrow a peace came over me that I'd never felt before and then I knew what real love and devotion was about. Monday dawned with a clearing sky as the storm disappeared into the western sky and the first hint of sun rose in the east. The smell of coffee was in the air and I opened my eye's to see my little love standing there beside the bed with my morning eye opener. "Thank you honey, you don't have to do this every day." "It's ok I like to." He was wearing his lavalava and had already had his shower and the smell of fresh soap and clean boy mixed with the coffee got my eye's open and my head working a lot quicker than normally for me. "What's the time? Babes. " "7.30, I'm going to get dressed for school now, I've got to get the 8 o'clock bus so I'm not late." "Ok, I don't have to go to the office today so I can start to get things done for us and I'll be home when you've finished." He leaned down and kissed me then went to change into his uniform for school, I watched as he dropped his lavalava and marveled at his body as he dressed. What a great way to wake in the morning. As Sinoi was ready to go for the bus I called him back. "Hey, honey, what about your lunch?" "It's ok I will find something at school." I reached over to my wallet on the bedside table and took out a Ten Dollar note, handing it to him I said. "Here babes, you get some decent food for lunch, I can't have you going hungry when you have to concentrate all day." "Ben I can't take all that money, I don't need that much." "Ok, bring back the change." I laughed at this joke until I saw the look on his face and realized he thought I was serious. "Hey babes, don't worry about it you need to have some money of your own, now take it and have a good day, ok?" He took the note and carefully folded it and put it in his pocket, then, leaning down he gave me one of his little pecks on the lips, smiled, gave a little wave and went for the door. "See you this afternoon my palangi, I love you." "Love you too babes, see you later." He was off out the door and I missed him already, now I had all day to wait till I saw him again, the apartment was empty and felt hollow without him there. When my coffee was finished I arose and showered then called my land agent to sort out some new apartments for me to look at and make arrangements to sell this one. A call to my bank to set up an account for Sioni and a little other business and that was my day, it was only 10.00am I had all the rest of the day to wait for him to come home, damn I thought there was only 60 minutes in and hour but the hand on the clock would not move. At 10.30 I decided to go into my home office and try to find some work to do and keep myself busy. The time dragged and after I had logged into the office computer in the city I found that my secretary had left a message for me to contact her. I made the call and was told that a meeting had been set up in Wellington for next Tuesday and that I'd have to travel down there for two days. When I told her to arrange accommodation for two in my usual Hotel she laughed through the phone. "So at last we're going to see you smile, eh?" "Bout time who is he?" Margret was in her fifties and knew more about me than anyone and she would mother me at any chance she got. "None of your business, nosey." "Ok, ok, boss, do the other partners know?" "Only you, mother." "Is it a secret then?" "Well I would like to keep it quiet for the moment, ok?" "Ok Ben, my lips are sealed, but not for long if you don't bring me up to date soon." I laughed at her comments and told her to get back to work before I fired her, she laughed at me knowing that I could not operate without her and said bye for now and she would have everything setup for me for next week. As I sat back trying to find something to do the fax machine began to rattle off all the information I would need for the trip south and I began to hunt on the net at some of the sites I knew for advice on how to proceed with a relationship with a younger partner. There was a little information on some of the sites and a few of the chat rooms were very helpful with advice so I sat back and did some serious thinking. Part Eight It was 4 o'clock and I heard the scraping of the key in the lock, at last he was home and the day became brighter instantly. My back was to him as he came into the kitchen where I was preparing a snack for him and I felt his arms circle my waist from behind. "Love you my palangi." I turned toward him and what I saw made me very mad very quickly. He stood there, a bruise coming up under his right eye, two buttons missing from his shirt and dried blood under his nose. "Who did this, Sioni?" I took him in my arms and hugged him close as I smoothed back his hair. "My cousins did it when I told them I had a friend now and would not be coming back to live in their house anymore." I picked him up and took him into the lounge and sat him on a chair then went to get my first aid kit to patch him up. When I had finished and saw he was not to bad I asked him what he would like me to do about it so it wouldn't happen again. "It's ok it wont happen again, they know how it is with us and know they can do nothing about it, it's our custom and they will let it alone." "Ok as long as you're alright we wont do anything this time but if it happens again I'm going to do something about it, I don't want you hurt in any way, ok babes?" "It'll be ok Ben, they know now." He reached out his hand to me and I looked down into it, there was about Seven Dollars in change and I looked up to his face with a questioning look. "It's your change from this morning, I didn't need it so I brought it back for you." "Honey, that's yours you keep it." I smiled at him and kissed him softly rubbing his hair as I did so, his arms reached up around my neck and he cuddled into me. "Ok mister, time to get cleaned up and have a snack then I'll tell you what the day has brought for us." I got the usual sparrow peck on the lips as he scooted off to the bathroom to clean up and I went back to the kitchen to finish getting his snack ready. Like myself Sioni had a very sweet tooth and choc chip cookies were a favorite with both of us so a packet did not last very long in this house, with a plate full and some milk for him we sat in the lounge as I told him about the hunt going on for a new apartment and then explained about his bank account. "Why do I need a bank account Ben?" "For your pocket money." "But I don't have any pocket money?" "You do now babes." "How?" "Well if it was not for you doing all this house work around here my place would be in a mess, then I'd have to hire someone to come and do it for me." "But you can't pay me for doing that, it's what I must do in our home." It was not really true as I do enjoy cleaning the apartment but I was not going to tell him that, I wanted him to feel as though he was doing something very special and it gave me an excuse to give him some money of his own, I knew he would not accept any otherwise. "No babes, it's extra work and you have to be paid for it, we will call it your chores, and as it's your chores you must be paid for it." "Well ok, but you don't have to pay me, I like to do it for you." "I know babes but I would feel better if you were, it is a palangi thing, ok?" "Ok, but you must tell me if I do something wrong in the cleaning." "Alright then, if you do something wrong I will turn you upside down and paddle your butt, ok?" Sioni giggled at that and I looked at the milk moustache on his upper lip smiling at him. "Ok, my palangi, I love you." "Love you to babes." Author's Note: Should you wish this story to continue please let me know as this is my first attempt at writing in this format and style i would be interested in your thoughts and advice as to the continuation of sioni's life.