Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2023 21:31:04 +0000 From: I Made It Nice Subject: Youthful Gardens, Chapter 01 This story is a work of pure fiction. Gay, Adult/Youth, M/b I welcome and encourage all feedback and will try to reply to every message. Donate to Nifty! ----- Emil parked his car and looked around the lot, which was emptier than he'd expected. Snow covered, unplowed, and practically deserted. This wasn't how he envisioned the place of all places in his head. He'd had time to envision, consider, imagine, and fantasize about the place for months now, thanks to his friend Howard. Howard had regaled Emil with story upon story about the goings-on inside the building. But it was never easy for him to picture in his head. It was almost too fantastical. The five other cars in an otherwise gigantic parking lot gave them a look of abandonment. Emil wondered to himself how many were actually abandoned, or purposely left to make the area seem all the more uninteresting. Better to keep out the uninitiated, he thought. There were only a few weeks left before the holiday, but he was looking for his present early. Emil was in the right lot, he was sure. The clock gave his friend five more minutes to show up. Eight minutes later and three minutes late, Emil's friend finally pulled into the lot. Emil just shook his head. "Where have you been," Emil asked, looking at his watch and climbing out of his car. "I'm only three minutes late. Calm down, young one," said Howard. Neither of the two men would pass for young ones these days, but Emil had known Howard for many years and shared a father-son relationship with him. "I thought it would be busier," Emil said, looking around the near-empty parking lot. "It's not what's on the outside that's important," Howard replied, smiling. "It's what's on the inside." Emil rolled his eyes at the fortune cookie insight and followed Howard to the front doors. Inside, there was a small foyer with a desk straight ahead, in front of the wall in the back. On either side of the large desk were two tall potted plants that seemed healthier than anything growing in Emil's apartment. Closest to the two men was a small seating area with very comfortable looking chairs. A woman from behind the desk smiled at them. "I'll be with you in just a minute," she said before focusing her attention back on the mother and child in front of her. The two men sat down in the chairs to wait their turn. The mother stood with her purse on the desktop as she fingered through it looking for something. Meanwhile, a small boy, probably her son, was fidgeting at her side. He had a petite frame, short brown hair, and big brown eyes. Emil smiled in his direction in case he turned around. His mother handed an object from her purse to the woman behind the desk and admonished the boy. "Stand still," she whispered to him. The boy looked around nervously at just being reprimanded in front of people. For an instant he made eye contact with Emil and then averted his eyes just as quickly. After their business was completed, the boy looked at the door on the left and then back at his mother. "Be a good boy, okay," she asked sweetly, bending down to kiss him on top of his head. The boy turned around and walked to the door on the left and waited for the woman at the desk to buzz him through. The door unlocked and he pulled on the handle. The boy walked through and the door locked behind him. His mother had already reached her car and was pulling out of the parking lot in an instant. "How may I help you," the woman behind the desk asked. "Hi, two entries, please," Howard responded, impressing Emil with his confidence. Howard handed over their two IDs. The woman smiled and tapped away on her computer. The desk was cramped, but had enough room for the purpose it served. To Emil's right, he noticed an identical door to the one on the left that the boy had used. "Howard, you've been here before, I see. But your friend," she said, now looking right at Emil. "It says he's been registered for a few months but this is his first time?" "Yes ma'am," Emil said, choking on his words at being put on the spot. "Nerves." "Very well," she said, smiling. "Enjoy." Howard led the way to the right, through a door that unlocked remotely. Inside, there were rows and rows of lockers. Emil was instantly transported back to his high school days on the swim team. He couldn't quite figure out if it was a good feeling or a bad feeling, though. There was even a whiff of chlorine in the air. "Ah, there you are," a voice rang out from the other side of the large room. An older gentleman, even older than Howard, Emil noted to himself, walked over and greeted Howard with a handshake first and then a hug. The man was dressed in a suit without a tie, and, peculiarly, he was wearing sneakers. "Welcome back to Youthful Gardens!" The older gentleman looked at Emil and smiled. "Welcome to Youthful Gardens for the first time." "Thanks for having us, William," Howard replied, smiling. "You must be Emil," William said, reaching out his hand. "Should we get ready here," Howard asked, looking around at the lockers and the bench to their side. "No, no, I trust you. Please, follow me. I'll give you a quick tour before you two get started." The three men walked to where William first appeared and stepped through another door that swung into a large, open area. Inside, kids of all ages were running around and being all kid-like. Emil was struck by how large the room was, stretching as far as he could see ahead of him. On the outside, the rundown building looked abandoned and smaller than this. But he could see why an older warehouse had been used for this purpose. It was perfect for this kind of activity. In one corner, Emil saw some kids playing on a swing set, nearby there were kids playing in a giant sandbox, and beside it there were others hanging off of monkey bars. "The entire first floor of the building here, as you can see, is made up of two locker rooms, the reception area you saw earlier, and this room," William announced. He swung his arms around in an arc to let the size of the room be taken in. "Youthful Gardens is the premier choice for parents on the go who can't leave their young ones at home," William continued, sounding more like a walking billboard than a guide. Emil thought to himself that William must have taken in this sight many times. And by the amount of children at play in the room, he figured "many times" was an understatement. There had to have been at least 50 of them running around, he estimated. And, shaking Emil's senses, they were all naked. The three gentlemen walked around the perimeter of the large room, looking at stations upon stations of activities for the kids, both boys and girls, to do. "Someone could be here for hours and still not get to do everything," Emil said. William didn't disagree. "And there you have it, fellas," William said after they looped around to the front of the adult locker room. "Please take your time making your selection and meet the gentleman in the bright orange shirt over there." William pointed to a far back corner where there was a large double-door. At that moment, the door opened as someone was walking onto the floor from the other side. Emil could only see a staircase. "Oh, and remember, there are more to choose from upstairs." William walked away and left the two guys to look at each other. Howard had a large smile on his face as he eyed up Emil. "That's it," Emil asked. "What now?" "What do you mean, what now? Now we pick." "Why did he say there are more to choose from upstairs?" "I'll show you," Howard said with a wink. "And what did he mean when he told you he trusted you?" "As you noticed on the floor, everyone's naked aside from the chaperones wearing the bright orange shirts. Aside from the obvious reasons, it's also so no one brings anything questionable into the facility -- knives, cameras, phones, etc," Howard explained. "He knew we wouldn't do anything like that." "Makes sense," Emil said. "Come on," Howard replied, walking away and into the locker room. The two men undressed, put their clothes in two lockers, and walked back out on the floor. By this time, three men had done the same and were already taking in the sights. One of the men, a gentleman in his 40s with short, greying black hair and a decent build, had a flock of kids following him around and talking to him. His dick was semi hard and swung with each step, his balls making a similar swing. He walked straight down the middle of the room, smiling at the kids who waved from their activities. Emil appreciated his confidence. The other two men were loners. They stuck mainly to the outer sides of the room. They didn't move much and, instead, just watched. The younger of the two had a bone-stiff erection as he eyed up a young boy playing soccer. The older one, now leaning against the wall in a corner, was watching a girl climbing the jungle gym. "Where would you like to start," Howard asked Emil, whose mouth was still agape since they walked back out onto the open floor. Emil shrugged his shoulders and followed Howard as he started walking slowly down the middle of the room. Howard waved at a few of the kids, who smiled back at him with familiarity. "I haven't been here before," Emil reminded Howard. "How does this work?" "Like this," Howard replied, walking up to a boy who was playing in the sandbox. "Hey there, what's your name?" "Luke." "Hi Luke, I'm Howard and this is my friend Emil." "We use our real names," Emil asked. Howard just rolled his eyes. Luke looked up at the two men, waved, and smiled. He made eye contact with Emil and looked down at Emil's dick as it filled out slightly. "Are you having fun here today," Emil asked, trying his hand at making conversation. "Yes sir." "Where are your parents?" "They shopping," Luke replied. He picked himself up from the ground and brushed sand off of his legs. "They're shopping for presents, I think." "I'm sure they are. Santa will be coming soon too," Howard reminded Luke, who smiled again. Luke continued to brush sand off of his body, reaching around to brush against his butt a few times with his hand. "Here, let me help you, Luke," Howard said, bending down to help release the sand from Luke's body. He brushed Luke's butt, his legs, and gently brushed away the sand on Luke's front. "Thank you, sir." Luke eyed Howard for a few hard seconds and then said, "Do you choose me?" "We're still looking, Luke. But if we do, I'll let you know. You're a sweet boy." Luke smiled and ran away to the swing set where he hugged one of the boys who had just come out of the other locker room. Emil looked out across the room again and saw one of the loner guys holding hands with a young girl at the double-doors in the far back of the room. They spoke with the guy in the orange shirt who opened the doors for them. The two walked through, and the doors shut behind them. Emil and Howard walked around, having similar conversations with a dozen or so more kids. They had almost completed their loop around the room when Emil noticed a boy staring at him from the blocks area. The boy, with his petite frame, short brown hair, and big brown eyes, smiled when they made eye contact, and then looked down out of embarrassment. "Looks like you have an admirer," Howard said to Emil, chuckling to himself and patting Emil's back. "It's the boy from the lobby," Emil replied. Howard nodded. Emil walked over to the boy and crouched down. "Hey, what's your name?" "Tanner." "Hi Tanner, I'm Emil." Tanner looked over Emil's body, which was tanned, toned, and smelled nice. Emil scooted closer to Tanner and picked up a block to add to Tanner's castle. Tanner saw Emil's now half-erect penis swing side to side while his ball sack jostled up and down a bit. Emil caught where Tanner was looking. "Do you like that?" The smile on Tanner's face disappeared and he averted his eyes. Emil stood back up and walked a few steps to talk to Howard privately. "What do you think?" "Fine by me," Howard replied. "Younger than what I usually look for, but today's your day. You kind of scared him off a little, though. You'd better work on bringing him back." "Have you been with him before?" "No, I haven't." "What's the next step?" Howard looked down at Tanner, who was looking back at Howard. The two smiled at each other. "He has to ask if you choose him." "Why hasn't he yet, then?" "He's probably nervous," Howard explained. He looked around the cavernous room and then back at Emil. "This is an intimidating place with so much noise and commotion. He may be nervous. It's your job to break through that." "Okay, but how?" Howard laughed. "It's part of the hunt." Emil thought for a minute and snapped his fingers with an idea. He walked back over to Tanner and sat down on a carpeted part of the ground with him. They played blocks in silence for a few minutes while Howard talked with one of the chaperones. Emil and Tanner took turns placing one block on the small castle they were building. With each block placed, they'd look at each other and smile. Tanner picked up the last block, a triangular piece, to add to the top of one of the towers. They both scooted away from the finished castle to take it all in. "This looks beautiful," Emil said to Tanner, raising his hand up in a high five. "Yes," Tanner replied, stretching up to meet his high five. Emil wrapped his arms around Tanner for a hug. "You did really well, little guy." Tanner smiled and looked around the room. He then looked back at Emil and then down at Emil's now flaccid penis. "Do you choose me?" Emil grinned and looked up at Howard and the chaperone, who overheard their conversation. Howard gave a subtle nod. "Yeah, I think we do." They both stood up from the ground, and Tanner reached out his hands to both of the men. Together they walked to the back of the room and stopped in front of the door. The man in the orange shirt standing there eyed up the three of them. Tanner looked at the man and then up at each of the two guys holding his hands. "Do you choose me?" Howard replied for both of them: "We do." "Then so be it," the guy who looked like a bouncer said, as he opened the door to let them pass. "Follow the staircase up and then find a room marked empty. Phil is on duty today upstairs if you need assistance." The two men thanked him and walked forward with the small boy between them. And the door shut behind.