Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 21:33:07 GMT From: Jon Subject: Nick and Jonathan: The New Life part 10 The New Life Part 10 The boys are back! Comments as always. backbayguy@juno.com Chapter One: `HERE WE ARE.. BORN TO BE KINGS.. WE ARE THE PRINCES OF THE UNIVERSE" came blasting out of the speakers in the club. "I AM IMMORTAL... I HAVE INSIDE ME BLOOD OF KINGS..." Nick looked over at Jonathan. "Did you plan that?" he asked. "Nope, but it is kind of funny if you think about it" he responded with a laugh. "I've always liked that song by Queen ever since the movie Highlander came out". The two were out at Avalon, one of the hottest nightclubs in Boston. It was a Sunday night; which is gay night in Boston. They had decided on last minute that they wanted to go out and just do something different for a change. This, of course, did not sit well with Danny. After some discussion they compromised on only him and two other bodyguards and a Hummer with their driver, Eric, outside the club. "Relax Danny" Jonathan had said on the way to the club. "This time tomorrow we will be enroute to Switzerland. You always seem to be comfortable there. The day after tomorrow we get to see the new castle and you should feel really secure there; with seven foot thick walls that should make even you happy. This is just a night of clubbing." "Yeah, in a dark room with lots of flashing lights and I can't see shit" he replied. "You're being paranoid again." Said Jonathan. "Or is there something going on that I don't know about?" "Nope, it's all cool" said Danny, readjusting his gun harness. "Just being me. You pay me to protect you" "And you do a damn good job of it, just relax" said Jonathan as the Hummer had pulled up to the club. "Let's go have some fun" Under the protective watch of Danny and the others, Nick had pulled Jonathan out onto the dance floor and had taken off his shirt, showing off his exquisite immortal body and promptly ripped Jonathan's off too. "Hey hey" said Jonathan. "Do you realize that is a 200 dollar shirt you just ripped off me?" "Bet ya can afford a new one" said Nick with a smile as he gyrated his body against Jonathan's "Now we blend in. That should make Danny happy. Come on babe, let's dance" "OK" he said. "You asked for it." Unknown to Nick, Jonathan had added an edge to the night. After Nick had suggested they go out dancing and just be a pair of normal guys, Jonathan realized that he hadn't been out dancing in almost 10 years. Not wanting to disappoint Nick he said OK and that he was going to go grab a fast shower. Nick had already showered and said to hurry up while he raided the kitchen. Jonathan walked into the bathroom and shed his clothes while waiting for the water to come up to temperature. Getting in he quickly shampooed and soaped himself up and rinsed off. He turned his back to the water and closed his eyes. "Let's check something out" he said to himself. Opening his immortal mind to the universe, he followed the flowing energies with his own energy seeking one specific strand of energy in the universe. Ever since Kristian had come to him with the information that he was a Necroscope- a channeler of the energies of the dead, he had wanted to try it again after visiting Mozart's grave. His mind found the energy paths he wanted and was instantly transported to a gravesite. He did not know where he was other then it was warm and raining. "Damn glad no one can see me" he thought, since he was standing naked in the middle of a graveyard. Jonathan found it a bit unsettling that the rain was falling all around him yet he wasn't getting wet. He walked over to an aura shrouded grave stone and looked down, past the dirt to see the energy he seeked. As he concentrated, he could feel the energy swirl around him forming a solid fog and entering his body. Shaking his head he could actually feel it become a part of him. The next instant he found himself back in his body in the shower. He quickly got out of the shower and dried himself off. Walking back into the bedroom he got dressed quickly and went off to find Nick. Now in the club, Nick was gyrating in a small space he had created for himself on the dance floor. Jonathan watched him for a moment listening to the music and then walked up to him. Pulling Nick to him, he kissed him boldly pulling his tongue into his own mouth. One finger scraped across a nipple, knowing the reaction it would bring to Nick. He put his mouth to Nick's ear. "Let's show them how it's done". He opened his mind to Nick. For a brief moment, Nick's eyes went in and out of focus. In the next instant, Nick was whirled out to the fullest extension of his and Jonathan's arm. Pulling him back the two began a series of dance moves and gyrations that automatically pushed the crowd back; opening up almost half the dance floor. The DJ taking note of what was going on out on the floor turned up the music to its fullest capacity and let the computers take over the lighting control. For almost 10 minutes Nick and Jonathan's bodies were a whirl of motion across the dance floor. What seemed like almost impossible motions, gyrations and acrobatics were created by their two bodies. The crowd yelled and cheered them on. Danny of course, was not thrilled about all the attention the two were getting and had moved closer to the dance floor. Finally as the music approached a crescendo, Jonathan picked up Nick and tossed him a good five feet in the air, spinning around and catching him spreading him out to a perfect landing. The crowd went wild as the music suddenly ended. Nick breathing heavier then he ever had before even running just looked back at Jonathan. He kissed him and pulled him off the floor as the applause died down and the crowd came back onto the dance floor. "What the hell was that babe?" he asked Jonathan, his chest still heaving from the intense work out on the floor, sweat flowing down his perfectly chiseled chest and stomach. He drank half a bottle of water in one gulp, pouring the rest over his head. "You said you wanted to dance." said Jonathan. "I thought it was pretty good dancing" "Pretty good?" asked Nick as he guzzled a second bottle of water. "Christ. I am a good dancer and I could never pull off what we just did out there" "Here we are, born to be kings, we're the princes of the universe" intoned Jonathan." Just like the song said." "Smart ass" said Nick. "You want to tell me how you pulled that off?" "Remember me and the piano?" he said. "I just went looking for some ethereal energy from someone who could dance" "Someone who could dance" repeated Nick. "Immortal or not, I'm gonna be sore as hell from some of those moves tomorrow" "Long as you're going to be sore, I can think of a few more activities we can do if you're ready to get out of here" said Jonathan with an evil smirk. "Let me catch my breath and we can do some more dancing, if you can manage to do something a bit more sedate" said Nick, wiping some of the sweat of his body with his shirt. "I think I can manage that" said Jonathan, kissing him. "Now where the hell is what is left of my shirt?" CHAPTER TWO: The next morning, the two headed out for the airport. Sebastian was contentedly curled up between them on the seat in the back of Hummer One. Hummer Two followed behind with additional security for the trip. "I can't believe that you bought that castle and have been working on it for what? Almost two years now" said Nick. "If all this stuff is true about being here to direct the saving of mankind, the castle was necessary. Besides, I only bought it with our money, all the rest of the stuff installed came out of an account in Zurich that is held by the immortal council. Of course, I did have our architects do some remodeling here and there" said Jonathan. Nick looked over at Jonathan suspiciously. "What did you do?" "Just added some homey comforts to the place" said Jonathan. Over the stereo in the Hummer came the soundtracks of the newest Renaissance album Tuscany. Nick had learned that this was where the name for the jets had come from. Jonathan's favorite group had been the British Classical Rock group Renaissance and was thrilled when they had reunited in 2001. They had flown to Japan to see the beginning of the tour. Nick had come to appreciate the soaring vocals of their lead singer, Annie Haslam. Nick's newest favorite song had been from their live album stemming from the Japan tour, a live version of the song entitled One Thousand Roses. This was what was playing at the moment. Soon they arrived at Logan International Airport. After being cleared by security, they were driven to where Renaissance was waiting. Getting out of the Hummer, they looked at the plane. "Beats first class" said Nick. "I thought we were taking the Gulfstream V over?" "I should put you in cargo" said Jonathan with a smile. He turned around to get Sebastian out of the Hummer. After getting his ears scratched he promptly flipped out of Jonathan's arms and after flipping his tail and giving Jonathan a cat like smirk, trotted up the stairs to the jet all on his own. "I changed my mind. I've got some work to do and I needed the computer power on board." "Yeah but if you did that we couldn't fuck on the way over" said Nick. "This is true. I must take that into consideration" said Jonathan with a smile. "Besides, I'm sure Anthony has already planned food for two" Laughing the two went up the stairs and into the jet. Getting settled into the front cabin of the plane, the Captain came on the intercom. "Good Morning from the flight deck" came the voice of Captain Hendrickson. "We will be enroute to the runway soon as the Hummers are locked in. We should be number six for departure. We should be airborne in about 20 minutes or so. It should be a pretty smooth flight over; with arrival about 10pm local time." "Thanks Don," said Jonathan. "We're good to go here" Shortly thereafter, Renaissance began moving towards the runway. It was a smooth takeoff and ascent to cruising altitude. "Are we staying at the Eberle's tonight?" asked Nick "Yup" said Jonathan, "They are expecting us for a midnight drink with them" "I hope she keeps that schnapps behind the bar" said Nick. "That stuff is deadly" "I'm not the one who decided that we should do shots" said Jonathan smiling. "Yeah well, it's only a mistake if you do it twice; and I don't plan to do it twice" said Nick. There was a knock on the door to the front lounge and Anthony rolled in a cart with lunch on it. "Didn't we just eat breakfast a little while ago?" asked Nick looking at the cart. "Nothing too heavy on here" said Anthony, removing a cover off of a large plate and presented it to them. "Just a few light snacks. I'll be doing dinner in about 5 hours. Did you want anything special?" Nick looked at Jonathan and shrugged. "Surprise us?" "Chef's surprise" said Anthony with a smile. "About 5 hours from now. I'll do appetizers about a half hour before" "Thanks" said Jonathan. The two spent a leisurely hour between snacking on tiny sandwiches and a bottle of wine that Anthony had brought. Sebastian had managed to sneak a couple of pieces himself and was now curled up on Nick's lap, swishing his tail lazily back and forth. "Well, seeing as the two of you are having some quality time, I've got some work I need to do in the office." Said Jonathan getting up and kissing Nick. "I wonder how he is going to like parading around in a castle." "Good question. Probably get lost in a parapet" said Nick. "I think I'll follow Sebastian's idea and take a nap" "Don't sleep too much" said Jonathan. "You forget, we're headed to 6 hours ahead of us. You'll be up all night" "If I'm up all night it is for an entirely different reason" said Nick, with a suggestive look on his face. "Always nice to fuck on a feather bed" said Jonathan kissing Nick again, his lips lingering for a moment. "Love ya babe" said Nick. "Me too" said Jonathan. He paused for a moment to scratch Sebastian's ears before heading to the office. Settling into his chair he fired up the computer in front of him. After a while, Brandon came in with an update for him on various things and the time passed swiftly. After Brandon left, Danny came in and sat down in front of him. "Have you had a chance to go over all of the plans for the castle?" he asked. "Not yet" said Jonathan. "41 rooms, plus two courtyards and two subterranean chambers is a bit much." "Your living quarters take up about half of the space" said Danny. "About another quarter of the space is just empty for now. One sub level is cleared for whatever a dance hall or party room if you want I don't know. The second and lower of the two sub levels has been taken over by `them' and I haven't a clue what's down there. The electricians wired the place for power so you have electricity in all of the living quarters." "I wouldn't worry about it Danny" said Jonathan getting up and going over to the small bar he kept in the office. "Want anything?" "Just water" said Danny. Jonathan reached behind the bar and got a bottled water out and tossed it to him. He poured a small Grand Marnier for himself. "I'm not sure what's going on down there either but I'm sure we'll know in time" said Jonathan. "OK" said Danny, "I had the plates switched on the Hummers. Both now have Swiss plates so we can travel about the place as need be" "Sounds good." Said Jonathan. "Anything else?" "Not that I know of" said Danny. "You have anything special planned that you haven't told me about?" "Nope" said Jonathan. "We'll be at the Eberle's overnight then go up to the castle for a couple of days. After that, probably back to the resort for a while. We've got some sort of conference to attend in Paris next month but as far as I know it is status quo for the rest of the month" "Sounds good" said Danny getting up. "I'll see you when we land" Jonathan worked on some paperwork for about another hour before shutting things down. He looked at his watch and realized that he had been working for about three hours. He set his watch forward to match Swiss time and realized it was 7pm, despite his body telling him otherwise. Immortal or not, Jetlag still effected him. He went forward and down to the Galley to get a cup of coffee. Coming back upstairs he went forward and found Nick asleep on the couch with Sebastian still curled up on his lap. Jonathan picked up the sleeping cat and put him gently down in another chair. Sebastian woke up long enough to get his ears scratched before going back to sleep. Looking back at Nick, Jonathan just looked at the man who had made his life complete. In his mind he briefly relived the pain of losing Nick then the shock and uncontrolled emotions of finding him alive in Hawaii to the almost impossible feelings of love they had shared later on in Switzerland as the two had become one again. Knowing that they would be together, literally forever, gave him a sense of peace he had never known in his life. Getting an idea, he walked over to the bar and picked up the intercom phone. "Brandon" he called. He picked up the phone moments later. "Yes boss?" "I need you to do something for me for the castle tomorrow." Said Jonathan. "I need it done for our arrival around noon tomorrow." "OK"said Brandon. "What do you need?" Jonathan told him. "Excuse me?" said Brandon, rarely surprised but this time was floored. "It's gonna take a bit of doing" "That's why you're the best" said Jonathan, hanging up. He walked back over to the couch. Reaching down, he brushed the hair off of his forehead and kissed him gently. "Wake up babe" he said softly. "Food time" Nick opened his eyes, which had become a pale glacial blue after his transformation to immortality to find Jonathan looking at him. The flecks of silver in his eyes reflected the soft overhead lighting. "God you're so beautiful" Nick said. "You ain't to shabby yourself" said Jonathan pulling him up off of the couch. "Ready for some food?" "I'm always ready for food" he said. CHAPTER THREE: Holding hands, the two walked through the 747 and wandered upstairs. Anthony had laid out several different items for appetizers on the table. They helped themselves to some shrimp and little crepes. "Good thing my cholesterol isn't a problem" said Jonathan, sampling the rich sauces that came with them. "I thought he was asleep downstairs" said Nick, pointing at Sebastian who was now looking at the cooked shrimp. "He has an uncanny nose for shrimp" said Jonathan looking over. "Don't try it cat" "Be serious" came back the voice of Sebastian in both of their heads. "I've got four feet and am much faster then you" With that the cat twitched his whiskers, picked up two shrimp with one of his enormous paws, flipped them in the air, caught them in his teeth and disappeared in a bolt of black and silver lightening. "That's my boy" said Jonathan laughing at the cat. Anthony and Karen appeared shortly thereafter and placed dinner before them. A rack of lamb done in Jonathan's favorite glaze; A blend of stone ground mustard, garlic and mint jelly. This was accompanied by a spicy corn chowder and field greens in an aged champagne vinaigrette dressing. "So, tell me some more about the castle." Said Nick in between bites of food. "You haven't really told me a lot about it" "I'm not really sure about too much of it myself." Said Jonathan. "It's 41 rooms. From what I've seen of the plans, living quarters have about 30 rooms or so. I had the same architects who did the suite at the hotel in Boston do some renovations and clean up the living space. One report I read said the fireplace in the main chamber is about three times the size of the one at the hotel. "It must be huge!" said Nick working on his salad. "Yeah it is going to be interesting to see" said Jonathan. "We also have electricity so that's not a problem." The two continued to chat throughout dinner about the castle. Afterwards they wandered forward to the cockpit. Knocking and entering they found out they had about 35 minutes before landing. "We're going to be here for what about three days?" asked Captain Hendrickson. "Yeah, we're going to be in Lucerne overnight then the castle for two days then probably head down to the resort" said Jonathan. "OK" said the Captain. "I'm going to call for Renaissance Two to fly over here. Engine Three is acting kind of funny. I want it looked at. It might take a couple of extra days if they have to strip it down. I can leave that flight crew here and we can take the other jet down" "Sounds good" said Jonathan. "We going to have any problems coming in with the engine acting up?" "No we're fine" he replied. "I've flown these things on two engines, we'll be fine. I've actually shut the #3 down so, we're OK" "You're the boss" said Jonathan "Thanks". Nick and Jonathan walked back through the lounge and downstairs and into the front lounge. Nick hit the remote control for the video he had been watching before falling asleep earlier with Sebastian. "Whatcha watching" asked Jonathan settling down next to him handing Nick a glass of wine. "28 Days Later" said Nick. "Now there's a pleasant movie to watch after dinner" said Jonathan with disgust. "Got any better ideas?" asked Nick "As a matter of fact..." said Jonathan taking the glass from Nick's hand and leading him into the bedroom. CHAPTER FOUR The landing was uneventful as was the trip down to Lucerne. As the two Hummers pulled into the driveway of the Eberle's hotel, Frau Eberle came out of the front doors to greet them. "Jonathan" she began as she kissed him. "Welcome back. How are you?" "I'm good thank you, how are you and Hugo?" "We're good as always." She said. Turning she kissed Nick who almost made it past her. "Where do you think you're going young man?" "Hi" said Nick, still embarrassed from being `adopted' by her. "How are you?" "Better that my two favorite sons are here." she said. "Come, Hugo is in the lounge tending bar. Your rooms are also prepared and waiting for you. It is a shame that you are only here overnight." As security discretely wandered around the property, Nick and Jonathan walked into the lounge as Frau Eberle walked over to the bar and got a bottle of wine. Hugo nodded his greeting to them. They walked over and shook hands. Heading over towards a table near the fireplace, they all sat down. "So, what brings you back to us?" asked Frau Eberle. "Well, decided it was time that we should stop taking up your best rooms when we come to Switzerland, so I bought some property about half an hour north of here" "Such nonsense!" said Frau Eberle. "This is your home whenever you want it to be Jonathan. You are always welcome here." They had never discussed it but the mortgage for the hotel had been quietly paid off by Jonathan's company for the Eberles the year before. Neither the Eberles or Jonathan discussed it but both knew who had done it and knew that they knew. "I'm just kidding" said Jonathan. "You know I love this place" "It is your home away from home" said Frau Eberle. "Your parents loved this place too" "I know" said Jonathan looking at the brightly burning fireplace. "I have a lot of memories of them here" "Ja,so do I" said Frau Eberle, finishing her glass of wine. "I must be off. Will you be having breakfast here in the morning?" "Of course" said Jonathan. "We didn't fly 5,000 miles not to eat your cooking" Frau Eberle swatted them both with her apron strings laughing before kissing both of them good night. Nick and Jonathan rose and after finishing their wine standing by the fireplace walked out the doors and up the stairs to their suite. Danny stood by the door. "We're all set here for the night" said Danny. "Thanks" said Jonathan. "Figure on leaving here around 11 AM" "OK" said Danny. "You running in the morning?" "Always do when we're here" he said. Closing and locking the door Jonathan walked over to open the balcony doors and walked outside. Nick came up behind him and put his arms around him. For a time the two just stared at the quiet waters of Lake Lucerne. A lake steamer on its' late night run sailed almost silently passed the chalet styled hotel. "What's wrong" asked Nick quietly. "You got pretty quiet pretty fast" "Nothing really" said Jonathan "Just caught up in some memories of this place with my parents. This was the place we always came to when we came over here. We'd spend time here and travel around by train. I still miss them" "I know" said Nick, his head on Jonathan's shoulder. "You OK?" "Yeah I am babe thanks" said Jonathan turning around and taking Nick in his arms "You're my life now. I get to make new memories of this place with you" Nick kissed Jonathan pulling him inside and kicked the balcony doors closed. He gently pushed Jonathan down on the bed. "Time to make some more memories" CHAPTER FIVE: The next morning, the two had breakfast with the Eberle's then went for a run in the private park along the shore of Lake Lucerne. Coming back and showering they bid a fond farewell to the Eberle family promising to return soon. The Hummers left the parking lot and began the hour long trip to the Castle. It was a treat for Nick to see the countryside go by this way. He was amazed at the care that the people took of their homes and land. "Each time I look around it is like a picture postcard" said Nick, "This is amazing". "Yes it is" said Jonathan. Coming around a final turn in the highway, they took the exit and got off on one of the secondary roads. Consulting the GPS system in the Hummer, Eric made a turn and began a long winding trip up a side road. "Jesus" said Nick "Look" Perched high on the hill they were traveling to, stood the castle. Each of the men in the Hummer were silent as the castle loomed closer and closer. Finally arriving at the doors to the castle the Hummer came to a halt. Standing alongside the path to the drawbridge was Kristian. Danny got out first and nodded at Kristian, still not completely trusting him but knowing there was nothing he could do one way or the other. He habitually scanned the area and let Nick and Jonathan out of the back of Hummer One. Hummer Two had pulled up behind them. "Welcome" said Kristian. "How are you" "Good" said Jonathan. "A bit stunned at the size of the place" "They were built to last" said Kristian. He turned to Danny. "Just to set your mind at peace, four of my people have been watching over the castle. No one is here who should not be" "Thanks" said Danny with a frown. "How many of you are going to be around?" "We will come and go and you will never know" said Kristian. "A separate entrance that is only accessible by us was built into the castle walls. I give you my personal guarantee that no one outside of us will be able to use it" "Hrm" said Danny. "Guess I don't have any choice" He turned to Jonathan. "You want to go see the place?" "I'm not standing out here all day" said Jonathan. He took Nick's hand. "Ready?" "Yeah" said Nick. "How old is this place?" "It was built around 1500 or so as far as I can tell" said Jonathan. "Wow" said Nick, "That's amazing" Danny handed Jonathan a remote control. Pushing the button the drawbridge lowered down over the moat. "Modern conveniences" Nick shot Jonathan a look and walked across the drawbridge into the courtyard of the castle. The ramparts were over 50 feet high over the courtyard, which in itself was over 200 feet across. "Damn I feel like I'm in Frankenstein Castle" said Nick in awe. Jonathan followed behind him. "No creatures lurking here" he said. "Come on I want to tour the living quarters" "I'm going to be looking around with the guys" said Danny. "You should be fine in here" Jonathan hit the switch for the drawbridge after seeing the Hummers come across. "I should damn well think so. Seven foot thick walls could keep just about anything out." Nick and Jonathan wandered around the various entrances to the building looking at huge rooms and almost inconceivable beauty surrounding the castle. Walking along the rampart they could see Lake Lucerne in the distance. Going down a stairwell actually built into the stone of the wall, they came through a door into the main chamber of the castle. The room, over 100 feet wide had a 20 foot wide chandelier hanging from the ceiling over 40 feet above them. Below the chandelier was a table for dining, easily 50 feet long. The wood of the table had stood the test of time, and was filled with carvings that only a Master Swiss wood carver could have accomplished. "The table is over 200 years old Nick" said Jonathan. "When our architects found it they had someone come out and authenticate it. It actually has quite a history. The Master carver who built it took over 4 years to carve the work into the sides and legs of it" "It is beautiful" said Nick, running his hand over the polished surface. "I can't believe that one person could do such work by hand" "What do you think of the place so far?" asked Jonathan. "It is beyond imagination" said Nick, turning and looking at the fireplace for the first time. "You weren't kidding about the fireplace" The stewards had arrived earlier and lit a fire in the fireplace. It had taken 5 logs each over 10 feet in length to make a fire in it. The burning section of the fireplace was easily 15 feet across and 5 feet deep. The mantle stood 12 feet off the ground. "You could roast a yak in that thing" said Nick. "It was used for feasts so I'm sure they roasted something in it" said Jonathan coming up behind Nick and putting his arms around him. "I like the place. I don't suppose we are going to be here too much but it would be interesting to know what it was like back then" "Can you do the time travel thing?" asked Nick turning and hugging Jonathan as he kissed him. "Nope" said Jonathan. "That is Sci-Fi anyway" "So is immortality and look where that got us" said Nick running his hands over Jonathan's stomach. "Where's the bedroom?" "Which one?" asked Jonathan. "I had 25 of them renovated" "Uhm.. ours?" he said running his hand now over the bulge in Jonathan's jeans. "I think we should name the place and consecrate the master's bedroom" "What did you have in mind" asked Jonathan as he led Nick to the master staircase leading upstairs. "Castle Wolfenstein?" he said with a smirk. "I don't think so" said Jonathan as they paused to look at a tapestry hanging from the wall at the top of the stairs. Over 300 years old, it still held its pattern and colors. Falling over 15 feet from its' hangers at the top it was over 6 feet wide. "Didn't do anything small here did they" said Nick. Jonathan kissed him and said. "You should fit in nicely then" "I think I need something fitted into me babe" he said kissing Jonathan again, this time more forcefully. "Come on then. The bedroom is this way I think" said Jonathan leading him down the corridor and up another set of stairs. At the top of the stairs it was a short walk down a corridor to a door standing 8 feet in height and 4 feet across. A large iron handle passed for a door knob. "After you babe" said Jonathan. Nick pushed down and walked into the room. After getting about 10 feet into the room he just stopped and stared. The room was octagonal in shape easily 50 feet across. Heavy leaded glass windows were in each of the six available walls; some done in stained glass. A fireplace took up one of the walls across from the bed. Again a large rounded chandelier hung in the middle of the room. The candles that once stood in it were replaced by lights giving off a soft glow. Medieval furniture had been re-created to compliment the room. On the far wall stood the bed. Beyond huge, it had four handcrafted pillars reaching 10 feet up to hold up a ceiling for it. Curtains hung open on three sides with a tapestry behind the bed. It was all done in red and gold. This is not what stopped Nick however. What was causing him to be able to only stare at the bed and the room were the sea of red and white roses about the room. He turned to Jonathan and could only look at him. Jonathan came into the room closing the chamber door. He kissed Nick softly closing his lips over Nick's own. "In a time when we all dream A weaver of words who everyone wants to meet Celebrate the ancient way Listen to the songs of old He gave to me one thousand roses"* "You didn't" started Nick. "Yeah I did" said Jonathan starting to take off Nick's shirt. "One Thousand Roses just like the lyrics in the song. Together the two looked around the room. One thousand roses were strewn all over the furniture, the bed, the walls, in front of the fireplace burning brightly in their chamber. "I hope the thorns are removed" said Nick with a silly smile on his face "Let's find out" said Jonathan. He led Nick to the monstrous bed. Kissing him softly at first then with growing passion he deftly removed both of their clothes. He picked up Nick and lay him softly on the bed; roses all around them. Trailing his tongue over Nick's neck he followed the curves and ridges down to the hard chest and small nipples. Taking one into his mouth, he licked and gently bit it, sending waves of pleasure though Nick. Jonathan's hands trailed freely over Nick's sculpted body finally reaching the hard and leaking cock. He began to stroke it as his mouth worked lower and lower. Nick pulled him up and kissed him flipping Jonathan over on his back and dropped his own mouth over Jonathan's swollen cock. Jonathan ran his hands through Nick's hair as he began thrusting his cock down Nick's throat. Moans and grunts of pleasure traveled through the two of them. Nick finally moved back up, kissing Jonathan and adjusting his ass over the hard cock. Jonathan's cock easily slipped into Nick. Both began a thrusting motion to meet each other's body on each drive. Faster and faster the two began to buck, kissing and manipulating each other. "Do it Jonathan" said Nick, his eyes clenched in pleasure at his own rising orgasm. "Fucking fill my ass" With one final thrust, Jonathan began to unload his own load inside of Nick. Opening his mind he let the pleasure flow into Nick's own mind. Doubling his feelings Nick screamed as his own cock began to fire its' load trapped between the two of them. Night and day merged as fire, ice, and blackness combined with pure energy and light within Nick's mind. For what seemed ages his body writhed in molten pleasure. Finally coming to his senses he found himself lying on top of Jonathan. He bent down and kissed him softly. "Thank you" he said quietly. Jonathan took one of the long stem white roses and used the flower to trace Nick's face before kissing him. "No, thank you" he said. "I love you" "I love you too" said Nick. *From the song ONE THOUSAND ROSES from the Tuscany album by Renaissance. ^' (I highly recommend it)