Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2017 18:43:54 -0500
From: D B <donbon@gmail.com>
Subject: Forces of Nature - Chapter 7

Forces of Nature, Chapter 7 by DGB

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Jake flopped onto his back in frustration.  He had been in bed for hours
and still couldn't fall asleep; his mind was racing and just refused to
calm down.  All he could think about was Alex.  Alex his friend; Alex his
gaming buddy; Alex the powerful starmage; Alex the kind hearted soul that
took care of him when he was on the verge of a nervous breakdowns; Alex the
hot red head that made him tingle every time they touched; Alex the
amazingly good kisser that made every fiber of his soul tremble.  Alex that
was coming over for date night and would soon realize Jake wasn't worth the
trouble.

Jake rolled back onto his side as the tears slid down his face.  All he
really wanted was to be in Alex's arms, to feel the quiet confidence from
his friend that everything was going to work out. But it wasn't going to be
ok once Alex got tired of dealing with all the bullshit and moved on.
After Alex moved on he'd be completely alone, even more than before; a
freak without a friend in the world.  Maybe his mother had tried to kill
them both out of mercy.

The vibrating of his cell phone on the night stand kept his thoughts from
spiraling further.  Of course it was a massage from Alex; also known as
Alex the emotionally connected, "What's wrong?"

Jake was debating how to answer when another message popped up, "And don't
you dare try to just break off our connection again because then I'll have
to get dressed and bang on your door till you let me in to talk."

He smiled in spite of himself before replying, "Maybe I'd like that."  Jake
instantly regretted hitting send and quickly followed up "Sorry that came
out bad. I'm just having trouble sleeping."

"Bullshit. We both know it's more than that, I could feel you were in pain
the instant I woke up."

Jake sighed, "Really I'm fine, just go back to sleep."

"Is it something because of me?" The brief flicker of emotion was
unmistakable, and Alex didn't need to wait for a response.  "Oh :-("

Jake could feel the sadness of his friend.  Being this connected had some
down sides apparently.  "It's not like that.  I'm scared of screwing things
up with you." "I mean you are amazing."  "Cute."  "Smart." "Funny." Now
that the floodgate was open Jake couldn't text fast enough, "You have to be
one of the kindest people I've ever met, and being with you makes me
happier than I've ever been.  And I'm terrified I'm going to screw it up
and lose you as a friend."

He felt the roller coaster of emotions Alex was going through as each
message arrived, finally ending with a warm feeling.  "Have I mentioned how
cute you are when you freak out?"

Jake smiled in spite of himself, "It's not funny.  You're the closest
friend I've ever had, and I've never really dated anyone."

"Me neither," Alex replied.  "I've got like zero experience, so we can
figure it out while we go.  Grandpa told me when I was in high school that
it was perfectly normal for a manipulator.  Since we feel all of our
emotions so strongly, we tend to only form relationships with someone we
really trust.  It's almost impossible for us to separate the physical and
emotional sides of sex, so when we do mate it tends to be for life.  I mean
sure there are some exceptions, but you almost never hear about a divorce
in the community.  "

"Mate for life.  Gee thanks, that doesn't add any pressure," Jake groaned.

"That's not wat I meant and you know it.  So yeah, that was my way of
saying I'm basically a virgin.  I messed around with a guy at school a few
times but it never went beyond a few blow jobs."

Jake knew it was his turn to be honest, "I was always afraid of how my dad
would react if he found out I was gay, so I was too scared to do anything
until I was on my own.  I met up with a guy when I first moved to the city,
and on the second date he begged me to fuck him.  After that he never
returned my messages and I just felt dirty.  Last night was the first time
I even kissed someone since."

The vibration of his phone jolted Jake before he could fall back into his
earlier depression. The message from Alex read, "Well at least one of us
will have some idea what he's doing then."

Jake smiled and decided to be a bit naughty himself, "Ewwww, does that mean
you want to mate with me????"

"That's not exactly what I said," Alex replied.

"I know," Jake sent back. "I guess I don't have to worry about you
molesting me when you come over for dinner now."

"I didn't exactly say that either."

Jake was really smiling now, "Fair enough, I do like your hugs, so I guess
I can handle you touching me."

"Just hands, or lips too? 0:-)"

Jake yawned, "Access approved, and now I think I should sleep. Thanks for
calming me down again."

"Well since you woke me up I kind of had to :-)" Alex teased.  "Now get
some sleep so you don't fall asleep on me halfway through dinner."

"Night."

"Goodnight."

Jake settled back into his bed and let the warmth from Alex's connection
lull him into a deep sleep.

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Alex was already working Friday morning by the time Jake woke up.  A gentle
pulse each direction through their connection was an effective good
morning.  Jake spent the day paying bills and taking care of all the little
chores he had put off during his unexpected `vacation' from work.  His last
stop was at the grocery store to pick up some steaks for dinner.-

Ralph buzzed Alex's desk phone just as he was closing down for the weekend.
"Hey grandpa," he answered.

"Do you have Jake's email address? I have something I want to send him but
I realized I don't even have his phone number."

"I can text you his number now but I'll have to check on his email.  Can it
wait until I see him tonight?"

"That's fine," Ralph smiled to himself. "Jake is a good man, and you two
would have my blessings if you asked.  I know you're too old for this, but
it's a grandfather's prerogative that I get to tell you to have fun tonight
and be safe."

Alex blushed, thankful none of his coworkers were around.  "Thanks grandpa,
I love you."

"I love you too."

Alex rushed home to get a shower and put on fresh clothes, deciding on
jeans and a t-shirt.  Jake had already seen him so much that what he wore
wasn't going to make much of a difference.  A light rain had started to
fall when he pulled into his parking spot behind the loft.  Well, not his
spot, but maybe one day he thought.  As expected the rain quickly parted to
give him a dry walk to the building door.

The loft door was propped open with a shoe so Alex went right in and shut
the door.  He sat the six pack of beer on the counter, "Hey, I had beer in
my fridge so figured I'd bring it over."

Jake looked a bit frazzled standing in front of the open oven, his t-shirt
speckled with flour.  "Cool. Give me a minute and I'll be done.  Just
finishing off the biscuits"

"Looks like you've been doing a lot of baking," Alex commented.

"Well you kind of set the bar high with lasagna and cookies," Jake said as
he closed the oven.  "So I made some cupcakes I'll have to ice after
dinner.  I figured steak and baked potatoes with garlic butter biscuits
would be good for dinner."  He wiped his hands on a towel and moved to hug
his guest.

Alex enthusiastically returned the hug, and they held tight for much longer
than socially acceptable.  Jake made the tentative first move, slowly
tilting his head sideways, till Alex caught on and moved into position.
There was nothing tentative about the kiss, both feeling the need and
pleasure of the other.  They would have been happy standing there all night
but the oven timer started to loudly beep.

ake groaned, and reluctantly broke the hug.  "I better get that if you
don't want burned biscuits."

"I could deal with it," Alex teased back.  "So does that mean I get full
access for touching and kissing? I wasn't entirely clear last night."

Jake blushed before answering, "Well I'm not sure I'm ready to commit to
full access, but I'll let you know if you get out of bounds."

"Deal," Alex replied.

With the biscuits on the counter to cool and the oven set to keep the
potatoes hot, Jake grabbed a bag of marinating steaks out of the fridge and
a pair of tongs. "Grab us some beer and let's head up to the grill."

"It's still raining."

"So?" Jake snickered, "Don't tell me the big bad starmage is worried about
a little water."

Before Alex could answer he was startled by a drop of water hitting his
forehead.  He instinctively looked to the ceiling before he heard Jake
laughing over his prank.  "Smart ass."

Jake couldn't help tossing one last comment over his shoulder as he headed
up the stairs to the rooftop deck, "Do you think so? I never thought my
butt was very impressive."

Alex grabbed two beers and stashed the rest in the fridge before hurrying
up the stairs.  He stopped and watched in amazement as the rain was still
parting in front of his friend, forming a clear walkway to the pergola over
the grill.  Beneath the pergola the rain parted down the middle, slowly
growing to clear the area from side to side, a perfectly rectangular area
free of rain.  As Jake led the way to the grill Alex noticed that all the
water from the patio furniture was draining down the table and chair legs,
joining together in a little rivulet and flowing out of the way.

"Dude seriously.  This is impressive I can't believe you can control all
the raindrops like this."

"I'm not," Jake replied.  "I mean, I'm not manipulating thousands of
raindrops, I'm just repelling them.  You taught me originally how to focus
energy and pull it towards me, so I wondered what would happen if I tried
it in reverse."

Alex stood silent for a moment before wrapping his arms around the other
mage, "I never thought of that, so you still count as amazing in my book."

This kiss was far more tender than the one before, their souls happy to
just savor the moment.  Alex was stroking his friend's back, slowly moving
lower until he grabbed ahold of both butt cheeks.  "And for the record, I
definitely think your butt is cute."

Jake made quick work of cleaning the grill and lighting the fire.  By
silent agreement the guys both sat on the patio bench, the storm mage
leaning into his friend.  Alex's arm settled around his friend, pulling him
in close as they talked about their day apart.  The conversation flowed
effortlessly, and they had both drained their beer within minutes.  "Oops,"
Alex said. "I guess I should drink the next one slower.  I'll get us
another round while you start the steaks."

The red head was pleased to see his date make room on the bench when he
arrived with the fresh beers.  With Jake in his arms everything just sort
of made sense, like he was where he belonged in the world.  There was no
other explanation for it.

After Jake flipped the steaks he surprised Alex by sticking out his hand to
help him stand up.  After a quick kiss the storm mage positioned his
friends legs apart with one arm extended, the other at his side.  Jake took
up a position behind him, slowly running his hand down the outstretched arm
and finishing with a quick flick of his wrist.  An orb of water hung
suspended in the air a few inches from their fingertips.

"Ok now focus heat energy at the water, just try to summon a big spike of
power," Jake instructed.

Alex barely twitched and the water erupted into a wisp of steam.

"Show off," Jake teased as he leaned in to kiss the other mage's
neck. Deciding he liked the contact, he took a half step forward and
wrapped his arm about his friends waist before resetting the orb of water.

"You can't possibly expect me to concentrate like this," Alex whined.

"I don't see a problem with it taking you a while," he nipped at the ear
before him. "Now this time, do the opposite of what you did before.  Take a
deep breath and then, just slowly force all the heat energy away from the
water."

This time it took several seconds before anything noticeable happened, and
even Alex almost missed it.  The surface of the water slowly started to
ripple before solidifying into little peaks.  That was all it took for him
to juice the new technique with more power.

The frozen orb fell to the deck and shattered into several pieces.  "Holy
crap I never knew I could do that," Alex beamed as he spun in his date's
arm, taking a deep kiss as a reward.

One kiss turned into several as they stood on the deck, rain falling around
them.  Nothing mattered but the warmth of their flesh pressed together.  It
took rolling thunder in the distance to break the spell, and remind them of
where they were.

They moved inside once the steaks were done, the grill violently hissing as
the rain returned to falling in its natural place.  The pair worked
together to get out some plates and finish off dinner.  Alex took care of
the mood lighting, summoning pillars of pure light on the table between
them.  While Jake had his head in the fridge Alex quickly killed all the
overhead lights, replacing it with countless orbs of lights suspended
throughout the loft like stars in the sky.

"It's beautiful," Jake gasped. "I think I could get addicted to dinner by
starlight."

Alex put his hand to his heart. "I pledge my services to you, my lord," the
effect ruined by a giggle at the end.

The meal was reduced to scraps as they guys enjoyed a leisurely meal.
While they cleared away the dishes Jake finally figured out how to ask what
had been on his mind all day.  "So," he started, "I can ice the cupcakes
now if you want one, or we could just watch TV or something if you want to
hang out for a while."

Alex took the bait, but had no intention of making this too easy on his
friend.  "That sounds good, I was kind of hoping to stick around for a
while tonight."

Jake dared not look at the other while this little scene played out, "Good.
How long?"

"As long as you want me to," Alex replied as nonchalantly as possible.

"All night?" Jake thought, wanting to scream the question out loud.

"Invitation or question?"  Alex asked as if in response.

Jake finally looked over at the other mage, "What?"

"Well, you asked all night," Alex said looking him directly into the eyes,
"So I was asking if that was an invitation, or just a question to clarify
how long."

Jake just stared in disbelief.  How could Alex have heard his thoughts?
"Can you hear me?" He tentatively thought.

Alex swallowed hard when he realized the implications of what was
happening.  The lips he craved had remained closed, but he heard the words
clearly.  Before he could wrap his head around the situation he heard
Jake's voice continue in his head, "Just think the words you want to say to
me."

"Yeah I can hear you, can you hear me?" Alex focused on the words in his
mind.  Seeing Jake smile he continued, "Dude, this is crazy."

"Yeah but it's so cool," Jake replied in thought alone.  Suddenly opening
his mouth just seemed like a waste of energy.  "So telepathy is not a
common power I take it?"

"I didn't even know it was possible.  We'll have to talk to grandpa and see
if he has ever heard of this."  Alex crossed the kitchen to wrap his arms
around his silent chat partner, "Now answer me; invitation, or question?"

"Both."

"Then I'm yours."  Alex's smile outshined all the stars in the loft before
he closed the distance for a tender kiss.

Jake decided to ice the cupcakes first anyway to avoid making the kitchen a
mess again later.  Continuing to talk by thought alone had the effect of
making them feel even closer to one another.  Whether they were across the
kitchen or in another room they could continue an intimate conversation as
if they were snuggled together on the couch.  The conversation only paused
when Alex declared he couldn't pee with Jake talking in his head.

Jake gasped when Alex returned to the living room; the first audible noise
either had made in half an hour.  The star mage had left his pants in the
bedroom, and now stood wearing nothing but his t-shirt and a black pair of
tight boxer briefs.  "Dude there is no way I'm sleeping in jeans again
tonight, so you'll just have to deal with it."

Too embarrassed to admit the gasp was more than just shock, Jake made a
dramatic shrug and joined his date lying on the couch.  Alex's arms
instinctively pulled the other man into a spoon position as their bodies
melded together.

The conversation naturally started to slow down after some time, but
neither one cared or felt the need to fill the silence.

During one such lull Jake glanced at the clock and realized two hours had
slipped by, bringing a simmering thought to the forefront.  "Alex?"

"Hmm?"

"We need to talk," Jake thought the words clearly.  "I mean, this isn't
normal; we're not normal.  We aren't just some guys enjoying date night."
The man behind him remained silent, slowing rocking them together.

"You know what I mean," Jake continued. "We're two powerful mages that have
become connected in a way you didn't even know was possible.  And... And
last night you said mages tend to mate for life, and in less than a week
we've gone from just barely being friends to... well to this.  I feel like
tonight has turned into more of a mating ritual than a date."

The words just hung there in his mind, waiting for some reply.  Alex just
pulled him tighter.

"Well? Aren't you going to say something?" Jake implored.

Alex finally replied, "I'm not sure what you want me to say."

"I'm not either," Jake admitted.  "Usually you know how to calm me down
when I'm freaking out."

"You don't really sound like you are freaking out."

Alex had a point. "I guess you're right; maybe just slightly overwhelmed."

"All I could think about today from the moment I woke up this morning was
how much I wanted to hold you," Alex began.  "Just before I left work,
Grandpa told me he approved of us and we had his blessings.  That is when I
realized I didn't just want to hold you, I needed to hold you."  Alex let
the words sink in a moment while he thought of how to continue, "There are
many things in this world we'll never be able to understand, like where our
powers come from, or love."

Alex commanded the artificial stars illuminating the loft to drift to the
space above the couch, clustering in the shape of a heart.  "When I told
you `I'm yours' earlier I meant it in every way imaginable.  Our hearts and
souls have already claimed one another; whether it was a conscious choice
or not we are forever linked."  Alex kissed his mate's neck, "And when you
are ready to claim me physically, I give you my body willingly, and I will
claim you."

Jake shook gently as a shiver travelled down his spine, the words
penetrating him to the core. The pressure on his butt left no doubt as to
Alex's meaning.  That was the moment Jake knew it was time to physically
bond with mate.

Their love making started out clumsy like all new lovers, but it was filled
with a tenderness most can only dream about.  It made no difference who
took the other first; by the time they passed out in bed that night, limbs
entwined, each carried the other's essence. By the time Sunday dawned they
knew every inch of their mate; how to make them moan, how to make them beg
for more, and how to give them sweet release.  They were claimed; Mind,
body, and soul.


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Author's note: I do appreciate any thoughts/comments/questions at
donbon@gmail.com. I try to answer everyone.  To those that wanted more
graphic sex, it just didn't feel right to me, but you are welcome to send
me fanfiction suggestions ;) And of course they made love in the shower,
bent over the couch, on the deck with rain falling around them... No
promises/predictions on when I'll get the next chapter(s) written – I
have good ideas about where the story is headed next, but I find the words
just don't look right on the screen until my brain has had time to
fantasize and massage a scene for a bit.
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