by Ashton

Kyle walked briskly across the deserted campus, wishing he�d worn more than just a flannel jacket. Although it was only an early November evening, the autumn air felt especially frigid. He tucked his hands under his armpits for added warmth and questioned whether he really wanted to venture into town enough to bare the bitter cold. He decided that it might be a wise idea to suggest that Jared and he just hang out in Jared's room and play cards. Jared�s roommate Michael spent most weekends at his girl friend�s apartment anyhow. This was actually a most convenient arrangement because they certainly couldn�t spend time together in his dorm. Kyle�s friends, all fellow athletes, made it part of their nightly weekend ritual to meet in the student lounge of Kyle's dormitory - and unfortunately, none of his friends thought very much of Jared. They couldn�t quite fathom why Kyle would want to spend so much of his time with a stuffy, artsy type - a guy who wrote poetry and tinkered with paints and canvass instead of participating in organized sports. Not that Jared made matters any less difficult with his reclusiveness and incessant smoking. In addition to his diffident manner and fondness for nicotine, the boy was a far cry from athletic. When it came to most forms of physical activity, he was terribly uncoordinated. Kyle chuckled to himself as he stepped into Jared�s dormitory, recalling an afternoon last winter when he�d taken Jared ice-skating. The poor boy had spent far more time sprawled out on the ice than actually skating over it.

There didn�t appear to be too many students milling around in the Jared�s dorm, just stragglers here and there. Kyle assumed that most of the other students were either studying for midterms, preparing for their upcoming holiday vacation, or out on dates. Things were typically busy and stressful this time of year. Kyle hadn�t decided yet whether he would be returning home for Thanksgiving. The atmosphere had been especially tense on his last trip back. His mother�s new �friend� made him rather uncomfortable. Kyle felt his temperature rise each time he walked past the family room and glimpsed the disgusting individual lounging in his father�s favorite chair. He knew it shouldn�t effect him so, his father had been dead for well over a year now - but he couldn�t shake the feeling that the presence of the miserable slob in his father�s home was somehow disrespectful. Kyle couldn�t comprehend what his mother might find attractive in the piggish bore anyway, he supposed that she must have been very lonesome after his father�s death...but still even that excuse seemed rather pale. All in all, he just didn�t see the point in returning home for the holidays this year, the very thought lacked the customary warmth and cheer it was supposed to instill in him.

Kyle rapped loudly at Jared�s door, he could hear his friend shuffling around inside for a few moments before the it finally swung open. Jared greeted him with a warm smile, his eyes shone brightly. Every time Jared looked up at Kyle with those cerulean blue eyes, the queerest feeling crept over him, one he didn�t quite understand. Whatever the strange rousing was, Kyle had decided not to analyze it too closely.

�Hey, what�s up?� Kyle asked stepping inside the cluttered, dimly lit room. He shrugged off his flannel jacket and tossed it over Jared�s bed.

�Not too much, I was just headed for the shower...I got caught up working on that new painting I started. You know, the one I told you about yesterday?�

Jared chattered excitedly as he dug a clean bath towel out of a laundry basket on the floor.

�Yeah right. I remember...that abstract thing.� Kyle nodded thoughtfully and ran a hand through his short blonde hair.

�That�s the one. Well, it�s coming along nicely. Once I really set my mind to working on it this afternoon, I just lost all track of time.� Jared�s brow furrowed, �Do you mind waiting...I�ll try to be quick, okay?�

�No, I don�t mind. Actually, I was thinking maybe we should just hang out here tonight. Play cards and watch TV or something. It�s pretty damn cold out there. I�m not so sure I want to be traipsing around town or waiting for any buses.� Kyle sat down on Jared�s bed and grabbed the television remote.

He flicked the TV on and leaned back against the headboard, making himself right at home.

�Oh, I don�t care. That�s fine by me - whatever you want to do. I�m still gonna go hit the shower though all right? I�ll be right back.� Jared hurried away, carrying his toiletries with him down the hall to the showers.

Kyle scanned the television channels as he laid on Jared�s narrow bed. He shook his head and sighed heavily. As usual, there was nothing of much interest playing on a Friday night. Feeling a bit irritated, he got up and went over to Jared�s desk. Rummaging through a stack of Jared�s videos, his face cringed with distaste. His friend had lousy taste in entertainment. Small budget movies and foreign flicks...terrific. He was about to give up his unsuccessful search, when he discovered an unlabeled video cassette. Out of curiosity, he popped it into the VCR and flopped back down on the bed.

Once the film began, Kyle found himself frozen in shock. He sat in stunned silence as he viewed what appeared to be a porno movie. However, this movie was unlike any of the skin flicks Kyle had ever seen before...there were no women....not one. Kyle sat transfixed by the screen as images of men kissing, licking, and fucking flashed before him. He couldn�t even move to shut the damn thing off, all he could manage to do was stare. Kyle continued to watch the movie in a dreamlike trance, he was so captivated that he didn�t hear the door when it creaked open. He didn�t hear the sound of Jared�s gasp when the boy came into the room and realized what his friend had found.

�Kyle?� Jared called, his soft voice full of apprehension. Kyle started and blinked his deep green eyes, returning from the haze he�d been be lost in. He swiveled his head over to where Jared stood awkwardly, with only a towel wrapped around his narrow hips. Kyle�s eyes were full of confusion as he gazed into Jared�s thin face. He suddenly felt as if he were seeing his friend for the very first time. He found himself staring at Jared, allowing his gaze to wander down over his glistening ivory skin, skin that was still damp from the shower. Kyle�s hungry eyes lingered for what seemed an eternity on Jared�s lithe form before traveling back up to observe the terrified expression his friend wore. Jared�s long dark hair hung in sodden strands around his finely sculpted face - his full, shapely lips quivered. Had Kyle ever realized how truly beautiful his friend was? Yes, in truth he had. He�d experienced brief pangs of yearning in the past when in Jared�s company, but had forced the wistful cravings out of his mind...refusing to label them as what they really were.

�What�s this mean, Jared?� Kyle asked in a tight voice, gesturing in the direction of the television set. Too many emotions swarmed inside Kyle�s head to be deciphered. The image of Jared sitting alone in his room, touching himself as he watched the video, couldn�t be shaken from his mind.

�Exactly what it looks like...I suppose.� Jared replied meekly, unable to look Kyle directly in the face. He crossed the room timidly and sat beside Kyle at the edge of his bed. He kept his eyes downcast, staring vacantly at his hands as they twisted nervously in his lap.

�Jesus, Jared. Why did you never tell me?� Kyle asked in a choked whisper. The urge to gather Jared into his arms was overbearing. There was suddenly nothing he wanted more than to be close to his distressed friend, very close. Kyle found himself becoming strangely excited by this revelation, he couldn�t prevent his cock from stiffening against the coarse fabric of his cargo pants as he gazed at Jared�s trembling form. The odd thing was that his arousal didn�t feel wrong. On the contrary, it actually felt very natural. He could only infer that he had been attracted to Jared over the duration of their friendship, but hadn�t been prepared to admit that fact to himself - until now.

�I guess...I don�t know...I thought it might change how you feel about me. That maybe you wouldn�t want to hang around with me so much anymore.� Jared muttered as he began to gnaw anxiously at fingernail.

�God no! Jesus Jared, I wouldn�t have done that to you. I feel closer to you than just about anyone, I don�t think I COULD just cut you off.� Kyle exhaled slowly as he reached over to caress Jared�s arm with the back of his hand. The boy�s flawless white skin felt like pure velvet beneath stroke of his rough knuckles.

Jared finally lifted his face to meet Kyle�s lusty stare, astonished by the desire apparent in Kyle�s glittering eyes and by the compassionate way his friend was touching him.

�What?� Jared asked timidly, his wide eyes full of trepidation.

�I just...I don�t know. I�m looking at you and suddenly all I can think about is what it�d be like to feel your lips against mine. Is that ridiculous?� Kyle asked quietly. Feeling daring, he slid one hand up to rub the back of Jared�s neck and brushed a long strand of hair away from Jared�s face with the other. Kyle�s heart pounded frantically in his chest as he inched forward and pressed his mouth against Jared�s. The boy�s soft, full lips moved like silk against Kyle�s mouth, sending a warm electric charge through Kyle�s entire body. When Jared�s lips parted to permit him access, he eagerly plunged his tongue into his friend�s feverish mouth. Their wet tongues slithered together as they caressed and explored each other with heated urgency. Kyle ran his hand over Jared�s hairless chest, searching for one of the boy�s erect nipples. Finding a small rose colored nub, he plucked at it gently and squeezed it between two fingers. Jared gasped against his Kyle�s mouth and wrapped his slender arms around his friend�s waist. He could feel the heat from Kyle�s firm body as it radiated through the thin cotton material of his T-shirt.

Kyle broke the ardent kiss, breathless and heady with arousal. His swollen cock ached between his legs with a desperate longing he�d never experienced before. Looking at Jared worsened the terrible throbbing, his friend was panting heavily as he peered at him seductively from beneath his long dark eyelashes.

�Is this okay, Jared?� Kyle asked in a raspy voice.

�This is okay...this is very okay.� Jared smiled sweetly, �Are you sure YOU want this?�

�Yeah, I�m sure.� Kyle gazed meaningfully into Jared�s eyes before he lowered his mouth to Jared�s hard little nipple. He teased the sensitive nub with his hot tongue and bit it sharply between his teeth. Jared groaned and grabbed ruggedly at Kyle�s short golden hair. Kyle reached over and unknotted the towel wrapped around Jared�s lean waist. He opened it wide to expose his friend completely, glancing down at the Jared�s severely engorged cock he felt an odd mixture of desire and discomposure. Tentatively, he grasped the rigid member in his hand reveling in it�s appealing girth and warmth. He began working his hand slowly up and down Jared�s shaft in a gentle pumping motion. Kyle had never touched another man�s cock before, even now the act seemed surreal, he had to remind himself that he wasn�t imagining this...it was truly happening.

Jared tugged Kyle�s face away from the nipple it was torturing so sweetly, up to his mouth for another passionate kiss. Their mouth�s moved with demand for what seemed an eternity. Their moist tongues teased, licked and probed as they stimulated each other. Kyle groaned into his friend�s mouth, feeling the hot trickle of pre-cum run down over his fingers as they encircled and churned Jared�s cock.

�Do you think you can take me in your mouth?� Jared whispered shyly against Kyle�s lips. Kyle�s realized that there was nothing he wanted more than to feel the hot skin of Jared�s dick as it slid against his tongue, the very thought made him weak with longing.

�I can try, but remember that I�ve never done this before, okay?� Kyle smiled apprehensively and kissed Jared chastely on his petal soft lips, then bowed his head down into Jared�s lap. Kyle flicked his tongue out over the head of his friend�s member, tasting the delectable saltiness of pre-cum for the first time. He lapped at the leakage hungrily before running his tongue up and down along the underside of Jared�s shaft. Kyle could hear Jared moaning softly as he waited patiently for his cock to be swallowed. Wanting to please his friend, he slid his lips up along Jared�s length and took the very head of his cock into his mouth. Kyle rolled his tongue around the cushiony tip and sucked it rigorously.

�Oh god...take it, please...take more.� Jared breathlessly, nudging Kyle�s head further down on his cock. Finally, Kyle submitted and slid down over the rest of his friend�s member. He maneuvered as much of the elongated shaft as he could into his mouth and began easing up and down on the firm organ, fucking Jared with painfully slow wet strokes. Jared leaned back on his elbows, a small throaty groan escaped from between his parted lips. Encouraged by the verbal indications of pleasure his friend was demonstrating, Kyle continued his rhythmic sucking, making certain that he caught each of Jared�s gentle upward thrusts with this hot mouth.

�Kyle, shit... I�m going to cum...oh Jesus...yes...� Jared grabbed his friend by the hair and closed his eyes. Kyle felt the spastic throbbing of Jared�s cock as it began to pump hot streams of thick cum into his waiting mouth. Listening to Jared cry out in release, he forced himself to swallow the warm fluid as it filled his throat. When he was certain that he�d sucked Jared dry, he released his cock from the grip of his mouth.

�That was okay?� Kyle asked awkwardly, wiping his lips with the back of his hand. He gazed down at his friend expectantly, watching the rise and fall of Jared�s chest as he tried to catch his breath.

�Yes, you felt wonderful...God.� He rolled his eyes and smiled, then threw his arms around Kyle and drew him down against his body. Jared looked lovingly into his friend�s face, his blue eyes full of adoration. His slender hand reached down and tugged at the zipper of Kyle�s cargos, seeking to free Kyle�s protruding cock from it�s painful entrapment. He began stroking Kyle�s lengthy shaft as he whispered softly to his friend.

�Do you want to take me Kyle?� He asked quietly, appearing vulnerable and childlike as he offered himself up.

�Uhm...yeah, I want to be with you...inside you. Can I?� Kyle responded nervously. He couldn�t believe how much he wanted Jared, the yearning to penetrate him was stronger than any he�d ever experienced before.

�Yes. I want you to.� He smiled and placed a light kiss on Kyle�s cheek as he helped slide the T-shirt over Kyle�s head. Jared ran his hands along his friend�s bronze chest, feeling the pale blonde hairs against his fingers.

�God, you�re beautiful.� Jared sighed as he sat up on the bed, his dark brown hair tousled.

�No, you are...you�re incredible. You look so cute with your hair all mussed.� Kyle grinned, �Where are you going?�

Jared ran his fingers through his shoulder length hair in an attempt to tame it as he climbed off the bed. He rummaged through his night stand drawer and tossed a tube of lubricant to his friend with a coy smile. Catching the small tube, Kyle looked it over and laughed.

�Oh, yeah...good idea.� He blushed slightly and nodded.

Jared crawled back on to his bed and settled back against his pillows, he bent his knees and spread his legs - allowing Kyle to look him over. Without speaking, Jared began running his fingertips gingerly over his smooth chest - pausing to tweak each of his nipples. His dick was hard again. Jared's eyes were half shut with arousal as his delicate hand snaked down between his legs to grasp his own cock. While Kyle sat and watched, his friend jerked his thick shaft and fondled his balls. The boy gasped and moaned as he pleasured himself, driving Kyle mad with arousal. The sight of Jared physically pained him, he looked so lovely, so very enticing. Kyle grabbed for the lubricant and coated his rigid organ generously, never taking his eyes away from Jared writhing on top of the bed.

�God, stop it Jared. I�ll cum before I even get in.� Kyle whispered hoarsely as he crawled between Jared�s open legs. Jared grunted and pinned his knees up to his chest to provide Kyle better access. Kyle grasped his slick cock and began to prod it against his friend�s tight hole, he groaned as he felt his engorged shaft begin to slide up inside Jared�s ass. He pushed against the resistant muscles until they began to give way and accept his girth. With another more forceful thrust, Kyle buried himself to the hilt in the boy�s hole, wanting to scream as the constrained ring of muscles gripped his cock.

�Ahh...yeah,� Jared whimpered as Kyle drew out of him, then lunged back in.

�Fuck, you feel so hot, so tight...god.� Kyle muttered. He thrust into Jared again, gazing down at the boy�s delicate face. Kyle began driving brutally into Jared as he listened to his friend�s tortured cries. The boy whimpered from the pleasure and pain Kyle was administering with his savage, impaling cock. Kyle lowered his mouth to Jared�s, flicking his tongue out to lick the boy�s ample lips.

With one fluid motion, Jared rolled Kyle on to his back and straddled him. He grasped Kyle�s cock firmly and sank down on it, letting the organ stab deeply into his constricted asshole. Jared rode up and down his friend�s thick shaft expertly, looking like a sheer vision as he hovered over Kyle. His long brown hair fell over his face as his pale, subtly muscled form moved on Kyle�s dick. Kyle reached up and brushed the boy�s hair back from his face lovingly, keeping his palm against his friend�s flushed cheek.

�Touch me?� Jared asked sweetly as he nuzzled Kyle�s palm. Kyle grabbed the boy�s cock and began to stroke it vigorously. As he watched his hand steadily working the shaft, he felt his own orgasm begin to clutch him. His cock began to throb within Jared�s tight ass as euphoric waves swept through his entire body. Kyle grabbed hold of Jared�s narrow hips and forced him all the way down on his cock. Kyle held Jared securely in place on his shaft, as he buried his organ deep inside the boy. He felt as if he were suddenly enveloped in a shroud of ecstasy as he cried out and pumped heavy jets of cum into Jared�s ass. The boy moaned as the thick fluid warmed his insides, and suddenly he was cuming as well - shooting streams of hot cum over Kyle�s bare chest.

For a moment neither boy could speak as they struggled to catch their breath. Jared reluctantly climbed off Kyle and sprawled out next to him on the bed. He watched Kyle as he wiped his splattered chest with his discarded T-shirt. The silence felt unbearably awkward.

�Are you sorry?� Jared whispered, turning on his side so he didn�t have to face Kyle. Kyle spooned behind his friend and draped an arm around the boy.

�Nope. Not at all.� He placed light feathery kisses over Jared�s delicate shoulder.

�Really?� Jared asked incredulously, allowing his body to relax and melt into Kyle�s.

�Jared, for Christ�s sake..I think I love you.� Kyle snickered, quite astonished by what he was admitting. Yet he knew it was true as he said it, he loved Jared a great deal. Kyle kissed the boy on the side of his head and inhaled the perfumed scent of his freshly washed hair.

�I love you too....always have.� Jared confessed solemnly, �Remember when you took me skating last winter? And I kept falling flat on my ass? God, I was so sore, and I didn�t even care...I was in heaven because every time I took a spill, you put your arms around me and helped me to my feet again. Pretty lame, huh?�

�It�s funny that you should mention that day, I was thinking about our little ice-skating adventure earlier.� Kyle giggled softly.

�What about your friends?� Jared persisted, �Will you tell them about us?�

�Do you want me to?� Kyle pondered over the question for a moment, realizing that his friends would be far from pleased when they discovered how he was carrying on with another guy.

�Yes...and no.� Jared answered earnestly. In truth he was frightened that in gaining a lover, he�d loose his best friend.

�Hey, listen Jared...you and I are together, that�s the bottom line. Try not to worry so much about the details, we�ll work them out along the way.� Kyle caressed his lover�s bare arm as he spoke, hoping to soothe away Jared�s fears.

�Okay, if you say so.� Jared still sounded doubtful.

�Do you have any idea how happy I am, when I�m with you Jared?� Kyle muttered wearily, and tucked his arm under Jared�s, placing his palm against the boy�s chest. Jared grasped for his hand and laced his fingers through Kyle�s.

�Yeah...I think I do.� Jared snuggled against Kyle, still holding their clasped hands to his chest, �This isn�t going to be easy though, you�re friends are going to hate it.�

�S�okay. They don�t have to like it.� Kyle smiled slightly and closed his sleepy eyes. He held fast to Jared, feeling the warmth of his skin as he drowned in the scent of his lover. For the first time in what seemed like ages, he felt as if he were truly at home.