Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:43:29 -0500
From: dwvandeventer@hotmail.com
Subject: The Anniversary

Ok...I suppose I do need to state all of the legal BS:
	This story and all of its character are copyrighted to Dustin
Vandeventer aka, Eric B. Klavier and may not be reproduced without my
consent. The characters in this story are fictional! Any likeness to real
life characters is purely coincidental, though some cities mentioned in the
story are real, I will mention very few, and most will be completely
fictional. I wrote this story as a fantasy about myself. :)
	A warning about this story: It does depict the relationship between
two consenting boys aged seventeen and sixteen. IF this offends you, or is
illegal to read in your region, it goes without saying, please do not
continue. Otherwise...do enjoy! I had a lot of fun dreaming this one
up...and I hope you will enjoy reading it. :)
	So, without further or due...I introduce: The Anniversary

	Eric and Jack had been dating now for three months exactly. Eric
was excited...and on some level Jack guessed he was too. To be honest, Jack
just wasn't into celebrating monthly anniversaries. Maybe six months, or
yearly, but monthly just didn't seem too important. But...for some reason
it did to Eric, so he did his best to humor him; plus it was nice to have
someone excited to be with him month after month. His previous girlfriends
scarcely seemed to care one way or another if he was their boyfriend.
	Jack, the tall, blonde jock had had many, many girlfriends. Half of
the girls in his class, point of fact, and several from the classes above
and below him. With his easy-going, light-hearted personality, he was
practically addictive. His smile melted hearts, and when he was in pain
people around him felt for him. And yet...even with all this, he fell for
Eric. The school "weirdo".
	People liked Eric as well, but differently. It was a sort of
respect. A respect of the mystery...like that of a diplomat from a foreign
country. Jack had fallen hopelessly for the boy the first time he'd seen
him. The way the boy moved, the way he spoke...it was like watching an
ethereal being. Eric didn't seem to walk...he seemed to float above the
ground. And his voice...when he wanted you to know something, seemed to
speak directly into your mind. People, animals and things seemed to bend to
his will. As far as looks go, Jack never wanted to let his hands leave
Eric. Eric's brown, wavy hair blew effortlessly in breezes. Though not
nearly as built as Jack, Eric had a musculature all of his own. It made him
not built and bulky, but sleek and smooth. The most important aspect of
Eric's appearance was his eyes. They seemed to change shades with whatever
he wore...or whatever mood he was in. Around Jack, they always seemed to
sparkle a shiny, brilliant silver. When he was angry, they flared and
seemed to glow a furious fiery blue, as though if he didn't contain himself
they'd blast torches at his enemies. And yet...they always had that
hypnotic beauty about them. Jack had often wondered if he was some sort of
vampire, the way people would look into his eyes and obey his every
whim. But when Jack was looking in them, he never seen a monster...just a
boy; a boy needing loved...and a boy wildly in love with him.
	As it was the three month anniversary, Jack had put together a nice
dinner for Eric. For their two-month, Eric had really thrown a big deal. He
managed to get his parents out of the house somehow and fix a nice
candlelight dinner with a spice cake for desert. So, Jack did his best to
reciprocate. His mom helped a lot, and his older sister.
	Jack and Eric hadn't told anyone yet that they were dating except a
couple girls that'd asked them out, and a few other gay guys in
school. Eric's parents, Jack knew full well, did NOT know that Eric was
with him. Jack's on the other hand, had confronted him about it. Well,
Jack's sister and mother did. His dad knew and had actually given his
blessing, stating that Eric was being a good influence on him. The meeting
with his mother and sister was slightly more uncomfortable.
	"Jack...we love you." Jack's mother said nervously, as if trying to
find the right words for what she was about to say. "And we want you to be
happy...we'd die to make you happy."
	"It's just Eric...he's..." Jack's sister attempted to
continue. "He's a very good boy...a true gentleman."
	"Ok...I'm going to have to drop the mother voice here and give it
to you straight, son." There was a pause from his mother. "Jack, we're not
saying you're not a good boy, or a gentleman...but to put it bluntly...Eric
is from a completely different upbringing. From what we've seen with your
past girlfriends, you're not the settling down type...maybe you will become
so...but not yet. You cheated on two of your last girlfriends, and outright
dumped your last one."
	"We're not trying to make you feel bad, Jack...we swear it!" The
sister butted in.
	"But Jack...this boy, I've seen the way he looks at you. I don't
know if you have...or if you care yet, but we have. And we'd never want to
see either of you hurt, but I really think that if you're going to be
making love to him and dating him..." She paused again thinking of words,
"really, we don't want to see you hurt him."
	The words hit like a bomb shell. Jack had never thought about
hurting anyone...least of all Eric. The past girlfriends...somehow he just
hadn't cared about them enough to think about hurting them. He did what he
wanted and didn't waste time thinking.
	"Jack...Eric loves you. And he may think he'd be able to handle you
doing shit like cheating and looking at other people..." his sister
said. "But he can't. We love Eric like a part of the family; he is
practically part of our family."
	"Jack, we're trying hard not to say what we really mean. You are
immature and a cheat, so your history shows. Eric is not. Eric needs a man
that will be his partner for as long as he can bear it...he needs a man,
not a playboy. All we're saying is...think good and hard right now before
you see him again...and think if you can be with him, just him. You have
some growing up to do if you want to keep him...and if you're not ready
then you had best tell Eric that and let him be just a friend." Jack's
mother finally dropped the bricks on him.
	Jack contemplated a moment in silence. He wasn't angry or
offended...he knew his record was B-A-D bad. But when he thought of leaving
Eric...something literally felt like it would kill itself.
	"Honey...we're not trying to hurt your feelings or sabotage your
love life." His mother said soothingly.  "We really are just trying to make
you see that...there is more than one person in this relationship. He would
never tell you this stuff, so we needed to. Jack, please think hard before
you keep him. If you hurt him the way you did to the others...I hate to say
it, as I am your mother, but I would have a lot of trouble respecting you
after that. I'm sorry."
	"I'm sorry too, Jack. We sound like a couple of bitches in here."
Stacie, Jack's sister said.
	Jack looked at them both.
	"It's ok..." Jack paused for a deep breath. "really...it is. I
understand. And I know my record is...awful. But...please don't tell me to
leave Eric. He's...different." Jack paused. "He's unlike anyone I've ever
known. It's like...every time I'm around him it's like a first time...like
I could know him for a hundred years and never gets tired. I've never felt
like this about anyone...ever. And...it's not just the thought of leaving
him that makes my head spin...for once...I'm actually not interested in
anyone else. It's like...I might see a good looking guy or girl and think
`nice', but I have no urge to really meet them or try anything with them."
	Jack's mother and sister looked at each other.
	"Jack...congratulations...you're in love." Jack's sister said. "We
seen that Eric was falling like that for you...but we never actually paid
attention to you looking at him."
	Not the most pleasant of conversations, though far from the worst
he'd had with his mother; and for that matter it was the blessing Jack
received from his family for dating Eric.
	The doorbell rang and Jack ran to answer it. He was in his nicest
"Sunday" clothes.
	Eric was standing in his moderate concert dress, basically a little
nicer than "Sunday" clothes, but not a tux.
	Jack pulled the boy into the house and closed the door. Then
turned, wrapped his arms around Eric pulling him closer and kissed him
hard.
	They pulled away after what seemed eternity. Their eyes sparkled at
each other.
	"Come on...come see!" Jack said.
	Eric giggled.
	"You sound like an excited little boy showing off his favorite car
collection." Eric commented. Jack grinned ear to ear at him.
	Jack led him to the dining room where, with his mother and sister's
help, a beautiful candlelight dinner was arranged. The best china and
silverware, along with two wine glasses and a bottle of sparkling cider
were arranged neatly.
	Eric gasped. "Oh, Jackie!" He swung his arms around his boyfriend
and kissed him. "It's beautiful!"
	"Not as beautiful as you are tonight, Eric." Jack kissed him hard
again, and then said. "Happy anniversary."
	"Happy anniversary, Jack." He just hugged him.
	Everything went perfectly. Jack couldn't believe how much Eric
seemed to enjoy the dinner. He'd never seen Eric so happy, in fact.
	"You seem quite content, my love." Jack finally commented.
	"You have no idea."  Eric smiled and paused. He looked at Jack
hard, a strange, almost painful look came into his eyes. "Jack...I know you
love me...and I know there's no extent you wouldn't go to prove
it. Nobody's ever done that for me. Nobody's ever went to any extent to
show they love me...but they've said it plenty of times."  A tear escaped
Eric's eye.
	"What is it, Eric?" Jack grasped his hand over the table.
	"It's just...so...beautiful...you're just so...perfect." Eric said
with a smile. "Let's just leave it at...you have no idea what this means to
me; you went to lot of effort, even though your mother and sister helped,
you still put in a lot of effort and planning and...time...to put this
together for us."
	A nagging voice in Jack's head reminded him of something Eric had
told him. He'd said he needed to tell Jack something at their anniversary
dinner, possibly show something.
	"Thank you, Jackie." Eric said as he took a wine glass. "To us?"
	"To us!" Jack confirmed taking his own glass and lightly tinking it
against Eric's.
	They sipped.
	"Eric...a while back you told me you had something you needed to
tell me tonight." Jack said. "Said that we weren't ready at the last
anniversary, but tonight we would be."
	Eric instantly looked nervous, like a deer in headlights. His hands
shook a little.
	"Oh...I did...uh...didn't I?" Eric's voice was shaky too. His hands
knotted themselves in circles in his lap.
	"What is it...are you ok?" Jack's heart was dropping. "This is
it..." Jack's mind screamed, "he's leaving me. He's decided that I'm not
good enough for him and it's time to see other people. NOOOO!!!"
	"Yes..." Eric paused. "I'm fine. I just...I have a secret
that...well...I've never told anyone. My parents don't know it
completely...and I've never trusted anyone enough to tell it to. Jack, I'm
going to tell you something...and it will sound crazy, but I swear on our
love it is true! You know I love you and value our trust more than life
itself...I would never lie to you or make something up."
	"What?" Jack said.
	Eric took a few deep breaths.
	"Jack...I'm not exactly a...a...human." Eric said gently.
	"A what?" Jack asked. His mind was blank with shock.
	"A sorcerer...or I suppose a closer word for it in your language
is...a dragon." Eric said. "Jack, please don't think I'm lying, or that I'm
making this up. I promise it's true...and though I don't want to...I can
prove it to you. Jack...I love you...I..."
	"Eric...please...stop." Jack said. He looked in his lover's
eyes. Eric was scared to death...afraid that Jack was going to throw him
out...or hit him.
	 "Eric, if you say that you're a sorcerer, or a...dragon...then I
believe you. I love you, Eric. I don't care...you could tell me you're the
incarnation of Adonis...and god knows I'd believe you in an instant."
	Eric blinked.
	"You...you do?"
	"Yes, every word."
	"Jackie...I love you." In a flash Eric was around the table and
throwing his arms around Jack's neck.
	"I love you too, and that I know." Jack smiled and kissed him.
	"Jack...I want to show you something. Some...place." Eric said. He
took Jack's hand and led him away from the remnants of the fantastic
meal. "Do you remember that first night after you met me, and I came to you
in a dream and spoke to you?"
	Jack's memory flashed back.
	"Yes...I do."
	"Well...I did it because I loved you even then. I wanted to see the
real you."
	"I'm never fake with you."
	"I wanted to see all of you." Eric said leading him to Jack's
bedroom.
	They stopped in front of Jack's closet-door mirror. It was a full
sized mirror.
	"Look." Eric pointed.
	For a moment, all Jack seen was Eric and himself. It looked
so...right. Eric reached out his hand and as his refection did the same,
the place their fingers met suddenly seemed to ripple like water. The
reflection of Eric and Jack was tattered with ripples, like a pool of
water.
	A strange blue light began to emanate from the mirror. The
water-like surface of the mirror began to swirl like a whirlpool and a wind
began to suck at the two boys standing in front of it. Jack started to back
away.
	"No...please, Jackie. Stay with me and hold my hand. This is a
place you need to see...a place I must show you." Eric said firmly. He held
Jack's hand tighter.
	Jack looked at Eric for a moment beside him, then back at the
mirror. Eric began to walk into the mirror as the image of a room
materialized behind the swirling surface.
	It was like walking through a film of water...except that they
didn't get wet. In an instant Jack and Eric were standing in a large room
lit by candles and torches. Jack looked behind them and his bedroom was a
rippled blur, then just a large full-size mirror only reflecting the room
they were now in.
	"Eric," Jack paused a second, "where are we?"
	"We are in my home." Eric stated factually.
	"But I thought..."
	"Jack, I stay with my parents in the mortal world, but I grew up
here...I have my true belongings here. This is my home. No matter where I
move in the mortal realm, this is always going to be my house." Eric looked
at Jack again.
	"You grew up here?" Jack asked tentatively. He was having trouble
comprehending his lover living in such a dark, strange, alien place. It
looked like a room in an old English castle.
	"It's not anywhere near England." Eric said. "I assure you, we are
a long way from home."
	"You read my mind..."
	"I do it a lot, trying to figure out just what's actually happening
to you." Eric looked deeply into Jack's eyes. "Jack, if you want me to
stop, I swear I will. I like to look in your mind, especially when you're
not physically with me. It makes me feel...close to you even if I'm here
and you're not."
	"Eric...you know I have nothing to hide from you." Jack
paused. "But I do wish there was a way to even the playing field at least a
little. I mean...you can look into my mind whenever you want and see
whatever you want...but I can't do anything. I mean...I would kill to see
some of the things you see, some of the dreams you have...some of the
thoughts you have racing through your mind when we're together."
	"That's another reason I brought you here, Jack." Eric said. "I
want to take you...how to I put this into your mortal language? I want to
basically take you to be my mate. My life, and afterlife partner."
	"Really?!" Jack's question bounced off the walls.
	"Yes, I love you Jack. You are unlike anything I've ever
met...mortal or otherwise. I want to spend the rest of my immortal
life...with you by my side." There was a pause. "But first...I want you to
know exactly what you're getting in to...who you'll be standing with."
	Eric pulled away from Jack slowly and walked to the center of the
room.
	"Please stand a little closer to the wall." Eric said. Then after a
moment he said, "please, don't be afraid. I would never hurt you, no matter
how I look."
	"I know." Jack said.
	Eric smiled, then closed his eyes. For a moment it was all dead
silent, then Eric's skin began to glow blue and then became like water,
rippling like the surface of the mirror. It began to change color, to a
dark, iridescent blue. The smaller boy's form began to morph first into a
ball of glowing blue light, then it expanded into the shape of a massive
reptile.  Horns grew out of the forehead. Eric opened his eyes, for a
moment they appeared like his normal eyes, then elongated and turned into
giant blue lights. As the light began to dim, the pupils of his eyes became
slits, like a snake's eyes. His mouth was closed, but Jack knew that inside
were massive, sharp teeth. Eric's hands had morphed into large, reptilian
feet and ended in five razor-sharp talons on each foot.
	At first Jack back away.
	"Please...don't run, Jack." Eric's voice echoed in Jack's
mind. "It's me...the real me...or more of...a part of the real me."
	Jack approached the dragon tentatively and put out his hand.
	"Jack...you don't have to touch me if you don't want...I
understand. I'm not very pretty like this."
	"Eric...I want to." Jack said. "My god...how many guys ever touch a
real, beautiful dragon...and how many know that the dragon would never hurt
them?"
	With that, Jack let his fingers run lightly on Eric's neck. The
dark, night-blue iridescent skin looked coarse and rough, but was as smooth
as a snake's back. Jack ran his hand up Eric's scales to his head. His
hands gently traced up Eric's horns and down around his brow. Then Jack
looked into Eric's eye.
	This was it...the eye Jack had seen so many glimpses of when Eric
was making love...or upset. Just a glimpse at a time; it wasn't frightening
to Jack. The eyes made Jack think of a beautiful blue sky.
	"Eric...you're...you're beautiful!" Jack said.
	"What?!" Eric's voice said. "Did you spike the cider?!"
	"No...I'm serious. You really are beautiful." Jack smiled and
planted a kiss on the creature's snout. A moment went by with Jack staring
and the immense creature.
	The dragon nearly filled the room. His eyes were almost as big as
Jack's head, and each foot was as big as a bean bag chair. Eric's head was
almost as big as Jack's body.
	"Eric...it'll sound silly...but I've always wanted to
see...ummm..." Jack nervously fought for words.
	"A dragon dick?" Eric suggested.
	Jack laughed. "Not really...that would be interesting...but...I was
meaning...don't laugh...I want to see your wings."
	"My what?" Eric asked.
	"Your wings; you do have wings, don't you?"
	"Oh...umm...yeah, of course. Let me move a little over." Eric
maneuvered himself closer to the center of the room again. He spread his
wings out...massive iridescent folds of tissue spread out over bones as
wide as Jack's thighs put together. Jack marveled at his lover's flying
machines.
	"Oh my god...they're...amazing."
	"Thank you." A pause followed. "Sometime...Jack, I will have to
take you flying."
	"Flying?" Jack gulped. "But Eric...I'm scared of heights...you know
that."
	"Not when you're with me. Trust me...it will be fun!"
	"Maybe."
	"What about now?"
	"WHAT?!" Jack stepped back.
	"Jack, please. I haven't been able to stretch the old piles of
flesh in ages...please, come with me! I want you to ride me." Eric
waited. "Jack, you do trust me...don't you?"
	Jack paused for a moment before speaking.
	"With my life Eric, and more."
	"Then just use my wing joint as a stirrup...lift yourself up onto
my back."
	"But...I don't want to hurt you..."
	"Jackie...this skin is strong enough to withstand a sword made out
of diamond being thrust into it...diamond will break before it cuts
me. Trust me, my love...you won't hurt me."
	Jack grabbed onto the ridge of Eric's neck, and then used his foot
on Eric's wing to hoist himself onto the back.
	"Ok, just scoot up above the wings, just below my neck." Jack
obeyed. "That's it, love. Go ahead and grab hold the neck for now. The take
offs and landings are the worst part."
	Jack grabbed as tight as he could.
	"Oooh baby!" Eric laughed into Jack's mind.
	The dragon began to walk out through the massive wooden doors
outside. They threw themselves open as he approached.
	The air was damp and cool on Jack's skin as the dragon reared up on
his hind legs and began to wave his massive wings. Jack felt his stomach
lurch slightly as the dragon rapidly shot upward, like a large
rollercoaster; he clung tighter to the dragon's neck. All at once the
racing upward momentum stopped as the dragon turned more horizontal.
	"Jack...look!"
	Jack cautiously opened his eyes. They were hundreds of miles above
the ground, watching lights go by from the cities below. The darkness
helped hide the height from Jack's human eyes. Then Eric gently moved his
body and they went higher.
	 He noticed it was no longer cool. His polo had been replaced with
a thick, black wool shirt, his shorts were replaced with loose black wool
pants and a long, dark blue wool cape now covered his back. He sat up not
thinking.
	"How you doing up there?" Eric asked, noticing the change in
position.
	"My clothes...they..."
	"I replaced them for a bit. It's too cold up here for them."
	"Thank you."
	"Look!"
	Jack looked around at the fantastical place they were at now. The
clouds looked like heaps of ground fog floating and drifting below Eric's
talons. Eric's shadow was black on the thick, white masses. Jack looked
over and seen a massive thunderstorm. Lightning flashed within and
illuminated the large swirl of cloud.
	"Oh my god...Eric..."
	"Happy anniversary, Jack."
	Jack looked down at Eric's massive head. It glimmered bright blue
in the moonlight as he ran his hands along it.
	"You wanna try standing?"
	"Umm...I dunno." But without warning Jack leapt to his feet. He
couldn't believe what he was doing...he was now thousands of feet above the
ground, riding the back of a living animal...and standing. But he didn't
feel afraid...it felt as though he were just standing on the ground, except
for the wind.
	"Jack...I love you."
	"And I love you, Eric."
	"Come...let's get back to the castle. I want to show you something
else."
	"Ok." Jack sat down gingerly.
	Eric turned in midair and Jack felt a massive tug as he suddenly
launched himself back towards the castle.
	"WHOA!!!" Jack yelped gleefully.
	The lights were a blur as they descended.
	"This time we'll make an entrance." Eric said.
	The castle came into view and Jack gasped. It was a large, black
figure against the night. A deep moat surrounded the dark fortress, and a
long drawbridge lined with torches was in view.
	"Is all of this yours?"
	"Yes. It is my inheritance."
	"But your parents aren't dead yet!"
	"No...but my master is. I was his best student. He chose me as his
heir."
	"My god...that's incredible."
	As they approached the same doors they'd exited into the courtyard,
Jack noticed Eric passed over them. Instead he aimed for a high tower. As
he approached, the roof of the tower seemed to disappear.
	Eric began to shrink in size.
	"What the...Eric...what's happening?"
	The blue glow blasted briefly around the dragon, and in a flash,
Eric was a boy again with Jack in his embrace.
	They landed in a large bedroom. The roof seemed to grow back from
the walls across.
	"That was scary."
	"Like I said, take offs and landings are the worst."
	"Especially when you morph in mid-flight with a man on your back!"
	"Sorry."
	"Still...that was amazing!" Jack gushed. "Oh my god; I've never
seen anything so beautiful in my life!!!"
	"Yes...it's quite breathtaking. My master took me long ago on my
first flight." Eric took a deep breath and his smile faded a little. "It's
breathtaking the first few hundred times...then...it gets cold."
	"Cold...I thought dragons..." Realization suddenly dawned on
Jack. "It gets lonely?"
	Eric nodded sadly.
	"When I completed my training...I was sent back to the mortal
realm. Very, very few sorcerers live strictly in the magic realm. There's
just nothing to be gained here. No life. But magic must be learned here, in
order to maintain control of our powers there. Similarly, we must follow
the law of sorcerers. We have rulers, and we have a council to enforce
laws. My master sent me away. I received a letter a day later that he had
passed away and I was the heir...as well to his legacy. It wasn't three
days after I returned I met you."
	Jack was silent and let Eric continue.
	"My master was...more of a parent to me than anyone else in the
world. He raised me from the time I was four till I was sixteen. He managed
to train me and keep me...while at the same time
ruling...well...everything. He was the Count...or I suppose in your
language it would be like and Emperor. He ruled the rulers, and the
council."
	"Wait...does that mean you..."
	"I also inherited that."
	"Jackie...I'm royalty...but if you don't want that...I
understand. I don't care if you rule with me by my side...I'll give it
up. I can forfeit the throne to another sorcerer...it wouldn't be any
trouble. But...please." Eric got down on his knee. He pulled out a small
box and opened it. A ring with a dark, iridescent blue gem was
within. "Would you please make me the happiest form in this universe and be
my mate?"
	Jack looked at the ring. It glinted in the fire, just as Eric's
eyes did.
	"Yes, Eric. I will." Jack said.
	"YAY!" Eric shrieked and jumped up he gently put the ring onto
Jack's finger and wrapped his arms around him. He kissed Jack harder and
more passionately than he ever had before.
	"So...is that it?" Jack asked as they pulled away.
	"Huh?"
	"Is that all we need?" Jack asked. "I mean...I thought it would be
more...mystifying...more fantastical becoming a dragon's lover."
	"Oh...no...there's more." Eric said. "I don't want to scare you
away."
	"Not happening...you've put a ring on my hand."
	Eric lifted Jack easily into his arms and moved him to the bed. He
then kissed Jack hard on the mouth. With their eyes closed, Jack scarcely
noticed his clothes disappear along with Eric's.
	Jack felt Eric's naked skin...and knew exactly what he was
doing. They'd made love so many times before they knew every inch of each
other's bodies. This time, however was different. Eric's hands seemed to be
all over Jack, and his kiss seemed like he was breathing fire into Jack's
lungs. Jack tried to squeal in surprise, but Eric wouldn't let up. Suddenly
they began to rise off the bed...first a foot or two, then they were ten
feet in the middle of the air. Jack tried to pay attention, but Eric was
relentless. His hands, his lips, his...fangs?!
	"Eric...what's going on...are you going to...bite me? Please don't
hurt me..." Jack pleaded.
	Eric stopped a moment and looked at Jack. His eyes were glowing
blue, but were still human shaped.
	"Jackie...I wouldn't never do anything I thought would hurt you."
Eric said.
	Jack let his lover continue to ravage his body.
	"Ohh...Eric!" Jack squealed as Eric ground his crotch into
his. Eric moved his head down. He sucked on Jack's neck a long time, then
continued. He carefully traced out each nipple with his tongue and teased
it mercilessly with the tip of his tongue before sucking it gently. Then he
moved to Jack's belly.
	Jack's body was on fire with the lust Eric was pouring out. Eric's
tongue on his chest drove him nuts, then his tickling his tummy with his
tongue made him squeal and arch his back hard. Eric took his dick into his
mouth and tormented the head with his tongue and then began to suck it.
	"Ohhh...Eric!" Jack moaned.
	Suddenly Eric stopped. Jack looked up at him. Eric was smiling. His
two top canines had grown almost an inch long and were razor sharp. Jack
noticed Eric's hands had grown long, sharp talons as well, though he was
being careful not to hurt Jack's skin. The blue light began to gradually
emanate from Eric's very skin.
	Eric dove in at Jack again, kissing him hard on the mouth. Jack
wrapped his arms around his lover. He felt a familiar push against his
ass. Without a hesitation, Eric's cock slipped in as easy as if it'd been
lubed up with grease. Jack clutched at his lover's smooth back as his cock
began slipping in and out through his hole.
	"Eric!!!" Jack gasped.
	"Jack, I love you." Eric said.
	"And I love you." Jack said and kissed Eric again.
	Jack had never felt anything like this...never had they made love
like this. It was like Eric was all over him at once, touching every
pleasure spot and both love sides at once. He knew he couldn't handle this
much longer. He opened his eyes.  Eric stared into his eyes for a moment,
then his eyes turned to the blue snake eyes. Jack watched his lover as he
kissed his cheeks and ears and lips and moved to the neck. For a moment, he
seen Eric's face back off and his mouth open. Eric's fangs were still
firmly in place.
	"Eric! Don't!!!" Jack tried to scream.
	But it was too late. Eric gently eased his head forward and the
next thing Jack felt was a great warmness on his neck. No pain...just heat,
and he felt himself slipping into Eric. Then he felt Eric's cock again, now
spewing cum into him...they were becoming one.
	Jack couldn't take it anymore and exploded like a fire hose. He
could feel Eric's warm essence flowing into him even as he felt his own
blood flowing into Eric. Eric pulled away, his fangs had shrank to normal
size again and he kissed Jack.
	The blue light overtook Eric's skin and he became a solid blue
light. As Jack inhaled, he breathed in the light and it filled his
lungs. The light filled Jack's blood and flesh. His heart was illuminated
for a moment through his chest. They became truly one breathing, living
creature. Jack knew at that instant he and Eric were bound to each other
forever. Then...as quick as it had began, Eric turned back into himself
again.
	Slowly, the boys were lowered back onto the bed. Eric never took
his lips off Jack's until they touched down.
	Finally, Eric collapsed onto Jack. Jack just held him tightly and
gently stroked his back.
	"What...what just happened?" Jack gasped breathlessly.
	"I just officially claimed you as my mate for life." Eric
said. "Not many sorcerers do this with a human...not many humans could
handle the intensity of a sorcerer's energy flowing through them."
	"I thought you were going to kill me." Jack admitted. "Especially
when I seen the teeth." A shutter passed through him.
	"Never." Eric said. "I didn't want to hurt you, so I made sure I
dulled your pain senses to a point of non-existence." Eric frowned. "I know
many that would not do that for a fellow sorcerer, much less a mortal. But
that's the way sorcerers claim a mate. They must take part of the essence
from their mate, and give part of their essence to their mate...to make
them not two lovers, but one heart."
	"What does this mean?"
	"Think of it kind of like a dragon wedding." Eric smiled.
	"That explains the ring."
	They both laughed.
	"But seriously...what does this mean?" Jack asked.
	"It means...officially, we are now one. You aren't a sorcerer, but
you are immortal like me. As my mate I've claimed you...so no other
sorcerer or magic being will touch you intimately...and I'd hope no other
mortal either. Our hearts beat as one heart, and our flesh is one flesh."
	"Never!" Jack said.
	"I mean...I'll tell you right now...there is such thing as a
divorce for sorcerers. There are no laws about it, and there's no court
room. It's taking back all your essence from your mate; and giving back all
of theirs. I've never done it...never done the mate choosing
either. But...so I hear, the divorce hurts a hell of a lot worse than the
marriage."
	"I agreed to be your mate, or husband...and I stand by that
decision. " Jack said softly.
	Eric smiled from ear to ear. Jack seen this just before everything
went black as sleep took him.
	When Jack woke, the room was dark. Something was missing.
	He checked the time on the dresser: four in the morning. His hand
reached out...the bed was cold. Eric was gone...and he had no idea where he
was.
	Quickly, Jack threw on his bathrobe and walked out of the blackened
bedroom. He was in Eric's parents' house! He recognized the walls and
pictures instantly.
	"Eric?" Jack called. A soft, sweet sound came drifting through the
air from down the halls.
	Jack followed the sound to Eric's music room, where he found the
dragon gently playing the piano. He was in a pair of tight fitting boxer
briefs and nothing else. His eyes were closed as his fingers stroked his
keys in a way that Jack knew he never could feel. Jealousy wasn't Jack's
kind...and he was certainly not jealous of the piano under Eric's
fingers...but he knew that the piano was more release than he could ever be
for Eric.
	Jack could only listen to his lover. In a way...he felt whenever he
listened to the music of his lover, it was making love to him. The way it
swirled and filled the room, seemed to be a part of the air itself...the
scene itself...it took over Jack's mind whenever he truly listened to
it. His hands gently found themselves on Eric's shoulders as he
played. Jack knew that Eric wouldn't come to with just touch. Eric had
played through tornadoes and wars.
	The piece drew to a close and Eric jumped slightly.
	"Jack!" Eric yelped. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to wake you, hon."
	"You didn't. I woke up..found you missing...and sought to find
you." Jack smiled. "That was beautiful...when are you going to finally
start giving this music to the world?"


And so ends this Chapter of "Riding The Fame". Write soon to
dwvandeventer@hotmail.com, I'm hoping to get some new ideas for future
chapters. Maybe...probably...a few chapters leading up to this Anniversary,
such as the first time they met. :)