Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 10:28:32 EDT From: CNJBoi00@aol.com Subject: Keith's Choir College Experience Chapter 9 and Epilogue Copyright 2005-Tenor LK. This story is about two men creating a romantic bond that will include sexual activity...If you are uncomfortable with this activity, you should click the back button on your browser's toolbar now and not read on. Furthermore, if you are under the age of 18 (or 21 in some states and areas) and are on this site you should also do the same...although; it is your hide...if you read on...it's your fault...not mine! PLEASE NOTE- This is the last chapter in KCCE. I would like to thank you all for reading this story that I have been working on for months and months. It means so much to me that you have read the words and felt some of the emotion that I have felt for the characters in the story, since it is based on my life. At the end of this chapter, will be the epilogue, which I promised would hold some information about the real characters of the story, and bring some closure for you all, since this is the very beginning of the relationship I shared with the actual Steve. Enjoy! LK Keith's Choir College Experience Chapter 9 By Tenor LK ***Steve's Perspective*** The Choir College's Readings and Carols service was always held at the big University Chapel just a few blocks off campus. It has become so popular that it is performed twice on the particular weekend of choice, Friday and Saturday nights. The Chapel is a beautiful gothic style building, and the acoustics are beautiful for singing. The service itself is one of the many, many traditions that are observed at the choir college. During the month of December all of the auditioned choirs have concerts, and the class choirs perform in Readings and Carols...but the students put together a Messiah Sing...which I attended with Keith, a day before the first performance of Readings and Carols. Singing at the Choir College is one of the best feelings I had ever felt in my life, and singing with Keith just made it more special. At the end of the evening, Keith and I were quite quiet, I think in part realizing that we were going to be apart for the next month...Once Readings and Carols were over, we have finals, and we move out of the dorms for the semester break the following weekend. When we reached his door, (my room was down the hall a little more), I kissed him good night, and he pulled me into the door. "Steve, will you stay here with me tonight? Gerald is going to stay at Shanté's tonight (they had recently started dating) and I don't want to be alone." "No problem sweetie, let me go change, and I'll be right back" "Ok" So that's what I did. I went down to my room and put on my pajamas, and I grabbed a change of clothes for the next day, I also grabbed my red robe. On my return, Keith had two pint containers sitting next to him. "I thought you might like some ice cream...I had a craving this week and I brought some when I went shopping" "Perfect! What flavor?" "You're favorite of course, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough" "Yes!" Keith and I spent that night snuggled up, talking about the vacation, and the time we would spend at both of our families houses, he would finally get to meet my parents, whom I have already told about Keith extensively from the Thanksgiving holiday. The next morning, Keith and I went out for breakfast, and we were chatting about nothing until the check came. Keith looked like he was going to pass out, and I became quite concerned. "Keith, what's wrong? Is the check ok?" "Yeah, but today is Friday" "Yes, and?" "Readings and Carols is tonight" "Yes, and?" I'm quite responsive at times "I have a solo to sing...TONIGHT...I can't believe that I allowed Dr. Jordan to talk me into this..." "Sweetie, you seriously aren't worried about that again are you? You are going to do fine...believe me...I've heard you sing it a hundred times already!" "But...my parents are going to be there...and your family...I don't want to mess up in front of them!" It took me another 5 minutes to get him clamed down enough so that I could take care of the check, and get him into the car. I drove, because of his self imposed nervous fit, and that I loved driving his car! I can't believe that a guy like him...with his talent could get so nervous...its awful! He got so stressed out that I decided that I wanted him to just rest, so I got him home, and put him in bed, meanwhile...I jumped back into the car and headed to the jewelers shop in town. During the Thanksgiving Holidays I was having a conversation with my parents and told them about myself and about Keith, and how I wanted to give him something special for this night...and my mom, being one of the best jewel craftsmen in the state had shown me a white gold treble clef charm, she had been working on the design for a friend, and said that she would personally have one put together for Keith right away...and she sent it to her friend, who works at the Shop in Princeton...I was so elated when I saw it, just as she said, white gold, and it had a diamond set at the tail of the treble clef. The chain was a medium grade chain, I had told her about Keith and his dislike for chains that tangle easily. Once I grabbed the chain, I went to Bunches, a very small friendly flower shop and picked up a dozen of white roses, and returned back to the dorm...Keith was still asleep, so I woke him....it was time for us to grab dinner, and then to get dressed, and walk over to the Chapel for warm-ups before the concert. "Keith sweetie, you should get up now" "Mmmer...whaer?" which I could only try to figure out to describe to you! "Sweetie...let's go" "Ok...did you rest well?" "Actually, I didn't but I did some things, and I want to talk to you before we go to dinner...Keith, I love you...and tonight, you are going to sound perfect...and if you don't believe Jordan, and the rest of Chapel Choir, at least believe in me...and this..." Then I reached up to the upper bunk, where I stashed the goods and handed them to him, First the roses, and they made his face light up like the sun, so beautiful and bright, and then he opened the box...his eyes adjusted, like he couldn't believe what he saw "Steve...this is amazing...I love it!" "I'm glad you do...I want you to wear it, so that tonight when you are singing from the stairs, you know that I'm with you, even though I'm out on the main risers...that we are connected, and that I love you...so very much." We kissed...and I have never felt so much passion from a kiss in all my life. "Now get dressed, it's time for us to grab a little food, and go on to the U Chapel." ***Keith's Perspective*** With all that had happened during the day, Steve's gift really distracted me from all of the other things that were going on that day...we had a great quick dinner at Hoagies, and then continued our way over to the U Chapel. We congregated together and did the warm-up sequence, and from there, went to our starting position in the concert, which was the balcony to sing the introit carol, "I Wonder as I Wander". Singing this concert was absolutely fantastic. There hasn't been a concert I have sung to date that matches the absolute pageantry that is CC's Readings and Carols. Marching down the center aisle singing "O Come all ye faithful", hearing the brass ensemble play, the Organ in all its grandeur pumping out note after note of heavy brilliant chords to accompany the almost 500 person choir created by the three class choirs. Approximately half way through the concert, (after singing O, Come O Come Emmanuel) we moved into our positions to sing the Britten "Hymn to the Virgin". In the main chapel, you will find at the meeting of the Alter and the main aisle, in the south east corner, a stairwell...completely out of view of everyone except the Symphonic Choir. That is where the quartet choir one sings from, the rest of the choir is on the main risers, which are situated at the alter, facing the congregation (like any normal choir concert). Dr Jordan looks over his shoulder at us, then back to the choir in front of him, and then gives the opening breath, and away we go! The Britten was fantastic, and singing the quartet part...was fantastic...the tenor part being the melody at times, was great to sing. I really enjoyed myself. The best part was the ending...the Quartet gets "the final 4 chords to sing, and the chords melt down to a simple C Major chord, and when we sang that chord, I touched the treble clef and looked over at Steve, who was also looking at me. I knew from that moment, he was for me. THE END. EPILOGUE Folks, I Love you so much! You have read my story through. First off, the story is based on my actual relationship as I have told you, and my purpose was two fold in writing it, to let those out there know that love actually exists...we just have to be patient! Secondly, I wrote this in order to move on...The real Steve (his real name is Derrick) and I dated almost 5 years ago, during my first year at the school I called CC... (I accidentally used the schools real name in a previous chapter...I hope you caught it!) He was a student at Westminster, and a great pianist (he couldn't sing at all!) but he unfortunately passed on during our junior year. Now, 3 years later, I think I have finally found love again...and felt this was a good way to let go of my emotions and feelings. My next story is underway...but I hit a snag...and I'm trying to figure out how I want to end chapter 1...hopefully it will be done within the next few weeks, before I get too busy with the new school year. Comments and Questions can be sent to me via E-mail at CNJBoi00@aol.com Thanks, love to you all Tenor LK