East Side Prep

Chapter VIII

Jack and I went back out to the roof.
“So, what were you guys talking about?” David asked.
“Jack thinks that you should talk to Jason about making Steve eat my ass.” I said.
“Why? What’s the big deal?”
“I don’t like him, Dave. I’m worried about what he might do to get even with Mike. He hates him so much as it is, and I wouldn’t put anything past that guy.” Jack said.
“Do you really think it’s that serious?” David asked with concern in his voice.
“I wouldn’t be sticking my nose in if I didn’t.” Jack said.
“Ok. There’s no sense in taking chances. I’ll get Jason on the side and talk to him. Feel free to stick your nose in any time you want. I’m glad that you’re Mike’s friend and you’re looking out for him.”

The doorbell rang, and a minute later James announced, “Mr. Warren, Mr. Jason Corbett, and Mr. Steven Corbett.”
We shook hands all around, and David made us all drinks.
“Look Dave, I’m as horny as hell. Can’t you let Mike suck me off now, just to take the edge off? I haven’t had anything in so long!” Tom said.
“Have some class, Tom.” David said. “I don’t want you talking about Mike as though he weren’t here either. Freshmen have feelings too, you know.”
“I’m sorry, Mike. I didn’t mean it like that; I guess I was pretty rude. I’m just so desperate!”

I laughed in spite of myself. “Dave, would it be alright if I went inside with Tom for a few minutes? I don’t want him cumming in his pants or anything! Since he was already desperate last night, I don’t think we’ll be gone long.” Everybody laughed, including Tom.
“You’re lucky Mike’s kind-hearted. Go ahead!” Dave said jovially.
Tom took my hand. “Bless you for this, Mike!” He said.
“I have an idea,” Steve said. “Why don’t we just put Mike under the table and let him give us all blow jobs while we drink and if any of us have to piss, we could use his mouth as a urinal. He’d probably like that. Piss doesn’t taste so bad, does it David?”

David and I exchanged a worried glance. He couldn’t possibly know, could he? It was probably just a coincidence. He was just trying to insult us both.
“Listen asshole, the next time you try to degrade Mike I’m going to beat the shit out of you, understand?” David said.
“For the rest of this day, you’re not to speak unless you’re spoken to.” Jason said. “I apologize again, Mike. Please don’t hold my asshole brother against me.”
I smiled at Jason and took Tom inside.

We went into the bedroom and I knelt down it front of Tom.

“I can’t thank you enough for this, Mike. I’m sorry if I sounded like a jerk. I promise I’m nothing like Steve.”
“It’s ok; I know you didn’t mean it.” I said as I unzipped his fly. His cock sprang right out at me. “You really do need this, don’t you? I said as I started sucking him off.
“Oh, Mike! Dave was right. You are a natural!” He moaned. As I predicted, he exploded in less than two minutes. His load was so big and thick that I almost choked on it.
“When was the last time you jerked off?” I asked.
“Last night,” he said. “It didn’t help much.”
“So I see”, I laughed.
“I need to get laid or sucked off every couple of days or I wind up like that. I’ve been dating this girl who’s a real cock tease. Do you know of any freshmen who might be interested in me? I promise that I’d be good to him, like Dave is with you and Brian is with Jack.”
“Not off hand, but I’ll keep my eyes open for you.” I said.
We walked out on the roof just in time to see David give Steve a black eye.

“I warned you, asshole!” David yelled. He grabbed Steve by the hair and shoved him down in front of me.
“I’m not sucking his cock!” Steve yelled. “I’ll bite it off if he puts it in my mouth!”
“You’re not good enough to suck his cock. You’re going to eat his ass! Mike, pull down your pants and spread your cheeks!”
“But Dave,” I started.
“Never mind what we said before, do it!” There was no use in arguing; I did what he told me to do.
“Now eat it, you little fucker!” David’s face was bright red with rage.
“Jason...” Steve started to plead.
“Do what you’re told, shit head!” Jason said.
Steve started half-heartedly licking my asshole.
“You’d better have him moaning in ecstasy damn fast or you’ll be sorry!”

I think Steve realized that there was no way out and he just wanted to get it over with as soon as possible. He really started to lick my asshole. I started moaning, “He’s doing it, Dave.” After about five minutes, David told him to stop.
“Point your dick at him and cum on his face, Mike. I’ll help you.” David spit in his hand and started jerking me off. I came on Steve, and David made sure it got all over his face and in his hair.
“What did he mean by that, Dave?” Jason asked.
“I can’t tell you, but believe me it was a threat, and a very cruel one.”
“You’re in no position to threaten anyone!” Jason said to his brother. “Were going home; you’ve embarrassed me enough for one day. Maybe I’ll use your mouth as a urinal! Come with us, Tom. You can help me punish the little cocksucker. We can both fuck him until he bleeds, and you can piss in his mouth too.”
“Sounds like fun!” Tom said.
“Mike, it seems like all I ever do is apologize to you. I’m sorry I didn’t get to know you better. The next time I hang out with you guys I’ll leave my asshole brother at home.”
“I know you’re a nice guy, Jason. It’s not your fault.” I said.

After the three of them left, Dave poured the rest of us a drink.
“Guys, I need to talk to you”, David said to Brian and Jack. “I’ve got to take a huge gamble on our friendship.” He took a deep breath. “Mike and I are gay, and we love each other.”
Brian and Jack looked at each other and smiled. “We’re gay and in love, too.” Brian said. We all breathed a sigh of relief and kissed each other.
“You’re my best friend, Brian. I’ve wanted to tell you for so long.” David said.
“I know; me too. I was scared too.”
“What made you change your mind, Dave?” I asked, confused. A half hour ago, I knew that he didn’t intend to tell anyone.
“It was what Steve said. Guys, I need your help. Jack, you were right about Steve. He is dangerous. What he said was a direct threat.”
“What did he say?” I asked. David took my hand and looked into my eyes.
“He said that he was going to take you up to Matthew Johnston’s apartment for a drink like the one that I had with him in freshman year. He said it just that way.” I gasped in horror. David took me in his arms.
“Don’t worry; it’s going to be ok. I won’t let them touch you. I’d die first.”
“Dave, fill us in. What does it mean?” Brian asked.
“When I was a freshman Johnson invited me to his apartment where he, his brother, and his brother’s friends drugged my drink and raped me.”
“Dave, why didn’t you ever tell me? I’ll break his fucking neck!” Brian said.

David and I looked at each other and smiled. “I think you and Mike are going to get along fine. Those were his exact words when I told him last night. I never wanted anybody to know about it, but I need your help to protect Mike. As much as I’d like to, I can’t be with him every second of the day at school, but one of the three of us can. I never want him to be alone when he’s not in class, not even for a second.”
“You can count on us, Dave.” Brian said.
“I’m in most of your classes anyway. We can walk together in the halls.” Jack said.
“Thanks, guys. Knowing that I have friends around makes me feel a lot better.” I said.
“What scares me is that Steve must be talking to Johnson. No one else knew about the rape until I told Mike about it last night.” David said.
“You’re right. If I haven’t heard about it in all these years, I’m sure nobody else knows.” Brian said.
“Is there any way that Jason could have known and mentioned it to Steve?” I asked.
“I doubt it”, Brian said. “I saw his face. He was just as shocked as we were by Dave’s reaction to what Steve said. What do you think about telling Jason what Steve meant? Maybe he could keep an eye on Steve.”
“It’s one thing that I told you guys about the rape, but I don’t want the whole school to know.” David thought for a minute. “I’m being a selfish prick. I’ll tell him. Hell, I’ll let Walter Cronkite announce it on the news if it there’s a chance that it might protect Mike.”
“I’m sorry, Dave. This is all my fault.” I said.
“It’s not your fault, Mike. Steve would have gone off on anybody that I liked. If anything I should be apologizing to you.”
“Hey guys, wake up! It’s Steve’s fault for threatening Mike and this Johnson guy’s fault for raping Dave.” Jack said.
We both laughed. “Like I said, stick you’re nose in anytime you want!” David said.

Chapter IX

It was about three o’clock when Brian and Jack left. We all had such a good time talking and laughing that we never got around to any sex.
“Ok, Mike, it’s our first Saturday night together. Do you see that city out there? It belongs to you tonight. What will it be, dinner in an expensive restaurant, a Broadway show, and end up at Xenon?”
“You’re joking, right?” I said.
“The hell I am! Don’t forget, you fell in love with the richest guy in school; I’m going to show you a world you’ve only imagined.”
“You don’t have to spend your money on me. When I fell in love with you, I had no idea that you were rich. I’d be just as happy to heat up a TV dinner and watch The Love Boat and Fantasy Island in bed with you.”

“I know that I don’t have to spend money on you, I want to. I get a huge allowance and I have money in the bank. Please let me do something special for you. Why would you want to watch Fantasy Island on television when you can be a guest star? There must be some restaurant that you’ve always dreamed of eating in, or something in the city that you’ve always wanted to do but couldn’t afford. Let me be your Ricardo Montalban!”
“Well,” I said, weakening, “Ever since I was a kid, I’ve wanted to have dinner at the Plaza and take a carriage ride through Central Park. Would that be too much?”
“I am Mr. Roarke, your host. Welcome to Fantasy Island!” He said in a terrible Spanish accent.
“I love you, Mr. Roarke.” I said.
“When we get home tonight, we can show each other how much.”
“We have some time now. It’s a few hours until dinner time.”
“And I owe you something, don’t I?” David asked, dropping to his knees in front of me.
“You don’t have to if you don’t want to.”
“Mike, every time I want to suck you off or give myself to you, you act like I’m degrading myself, and you don’t even want me to take you out on the town. Why?”
“Well, I don’t know. Look at you. Look at me.”
“Ok, I will. Come with me,” he said, leading me to a mirror. “I see two handsome guys. What’s your point?” As I looked objectively, I saw what he meant. We looked good together.
“You’re a senior, and you’re so popular. I’m nobody.”
“If you were ‘nobody’, I would have fucked you and sent you home last night. I’ve done it to lots of guys before. I wouldn’t waste my time taking ‘nobody' to the Plaza, and I certainly wouldn’t have let ‘nobody’ make love to me last night. If you think that I’m so great, you should respect my taste in boyfriends. I shop for my jewelry at Tiffany’s, not Woolworth’s, and the same is true for my boyfriends. Don’t you realize that every senior at school wanted you? It’s only because I am so popular that I’m lucky enough to have you!”
“Dave, that’s the most beautiful thing anyone has ever said to me. Do you really think that much of me?”
“I love you just as much as you love me. Do you think that much of me?”

Through the lump in my throat, I managed to choke out, “Would you suck me off now please?”
David took me in his arms and kissed me. “I hope we’ve got that straight,” he said as he knelt before me.
“Do you think that maybe next Saturday you could take me to Xenon?” I asked. “I’d like to have dinner at The Russian Tea Room first.”
David smiled at me. “It’s a date!”

Chapter X

David picked out some dress clothes for me to wear to the Plaza. The blazer was made from the softest cashmere I had ever felt. “I bought it at a good tailor shop on Savile Row in London when I went to visit my mother last year.” He said.
“I’d like to go to London someday”, I said. “I’d like to sail over on the QE2. I’ve always wanted to sail first class on an ocean liner.”
“That’s how I went. I’d like to go again with you. It was nice, but I was lonely. At night, I’d go out on deck and look up at the stars, and wish that I had someone to share them with me.”
“Share them with me now. I’ve always dreamed about sailing across the ocean. Let me see them through your eyes.”
“You can’t imagine how bright they are. You’re hundreds of miles from land, so there aren’t any city lights to spoil the view. I know it’s a cliché, but you really do feel like you can reach out and touch them. You can see a lot of falling stars too. The sea air makes you feel so alive. Oh Mike, if only you could be there with me right now!”
“We are there”, I said. “What would you do?”
“I’d brush your hair out of your eyes like this and look into your eyes so I could see the stars reflect in them; and then I’d...” He kissed me, softly and tenderly.
“You must be magic. I really was there for a minute. He said.
“Me too; it was more beautiful than I ever imagined.”
“Someday I’m really going to take you.”
“Can we go on our honeymoon?” I expected him to take it as a joke.
“Yes, I promise. I’ll take you there on our honeymoon.” He was serious. My heart leapt.

* * * *

The Plaza was everything I dreamed it would be. All those crystal chandeliers and gilded moldings made me feel as though I had traveled back in time to the turn of the century. Since I was wearing David’s English blazer and David, as always, looked like he just stepped off the cover of a fashion magazine, I felt as though we belonged there. Although the prices on the menu appalled me, David insisted that price was no object and ordered us both the duck á l’orange and a bottle of good champagne.
“So is the Plaza everything you hoped it would be?”
“Oh, yes; I feel as though I’m in a scene from a movie. But Dave, It’s so expensive!”
“Mike, you’ve got to get used to letting me worry about that. I can afford it. If I couldn’t, we wouldn’t be here.”
“I’d be lying if I said that I don’t love living like this, but I want you know that it isn’t the reason I’m with you.”
“I do know that; that’s why I love giving it to you. If you liked me for my money like Steve, we would be having hot dogs and orange drinks at Neidick’s right now and you would be picking up half the tab.”
“Ok, I won’t mention it again, as long as you know that I’d love you even if you didn’t have a dime.”

At that moment, I heard a familiar voice.
“Good evening, gentlemen.” To my horror, it was our headmaster, Mr. Powers.
“Good evening, Mr. Powers!” We said in unison.
“I am very pleased to see a senior socializing with a freshman. It is unfortunate that it doesn’t happen more often.”
“Yes sir. Mike here really came through for me tonight. I had a date with my girlfriend, but it turned out that her younger cousin was visiting. I called Mike, and he agreed to be her blind date as a favor to me. After it was all set, they had to cancel. I knew that Mike was looking forward to eating here, so I figured that since neither of us had any plans, I would treat him to dinner.”

I thought to myself, “Damn he’s good! I could never have thought that fast.”
Mr. Powers smiled. “Mr. Donovan, what sort of a fool do you take me for? I saw the way you were looking at each other. Don’t worry you’re not in trouble. My brother is gay, and I was an early supporter of gay rights. Do you realize that you are playing with fire? If your fellow students ever learn what is going on between the two of you, you will both be ruined.
“I know you’re right sir, but when two people are in love like we are, they’re willing to risk everything for each other.”
“Mr. Sheridan, you have even more to lose than Mr. Donovan. Are you willing to risk everything in order to be with him?”

I looked him straight in the eye. “Yes sir, I am.”
“In that case, I will wish both of you good luck. If you are discovered, please feel free to come to me. I shall try to help you if at all possible.”
“Thank you, sir!” We both said.
“Will you have a glass of champagne with us, sir?” David asked.
“Thank you no. My wife is waiting for me at our table, good night.
“He’s a good man.” David said after Mr. Powers had left. “Everybody at school loves and respects him.”
“I was afraid that he would expel us right here!” I said.
David took my hand. “Would you really risk everything for me?”
“Of course I would. I’d risk my life for you.”

Chapter XI

The next few months were the happiest that I had ever known. At first, I was very nervous about the situation with Steve. For the first few weeks, David, Brian, and Jack were as good as their word and stuck to me like glue. However, it soon became evident that I was safe; David talked to Jason, who knew nothing of the rape, and Jason promised to keep Steve away from me. An uneasy truce eventually developed between Steve and me. We never spoke to each other, but tolerated each other’s presence when necessary.

As soon as word got around that David was having sex with me, I found that I was the most popular guy in my class. Everybody wanted to be my friend. I was popular merely because I sucked David’s dick, yet if word got out that that he kissed me, we would both be ruined. The irony of the situation made me angry when I thought about it, but when I saw Tony (the sophomore who had admitted to being gay) sitting alone without a friend in the world, I realized how important it was to play along.

I heard through the grapevine that they had broken this poor kid to the point where he would let anybody fuck him at any time, just to avoid being beaten. I noticed that sometimes someone would tap him on the shoulder, and he would walk to the locker room with him, only to return alone ten or fifteen minutes later with red teary eyes. They had turned this poor kid into the school whore. Although my heart ached for him, I had too much to hide myself to risk befriending him.
To my surprise, I found that someone had nominated me as a candidate for Freshman Class Representative to the student government. With the endorsement of the Student Body President, (David) and the Senior Class Representative (Brian), I won the election in a landslide.
For Thanksgiving, the school sponsored a Student Follies. The theme that year was The Fabulous Fifties. Brian, who played guitar and sang well, was looking for someone to sing a medley of The Everly Brothers’ songs with him. He couldn’t find anyone among the singers of the school who sounded right with him, so he started auditioning everybody he could find. I finally tried out just to get him off my back. To my amazement, he said that my voice was perfect. We were the hit of the show, and even did an encore.

My love life with David was going just as well. We went out together every weekend. We took long walks together in Central Park and enjoyed the beautiful autumn weather, occasionally stopping to kiss under a golden tree. Every Saturday night we would get dressed up, I would put on my beautiful English blazer (which David, by this time had given to me because he said that I looked sexy in it) and we would have dinner at a wonderfully expensive restaurant, and then we would dance the night away at The Copacabana or Xenon. Our love for each other grew with every passing week, and the sex just kept getting better.

I soon realized that I had become a completely different person. With David’s encouragement and gifts of expensive clothing, I realized that I was a very handsome young man who was worthy of David’s love. It was more than just skin-deep; I now had more self-confidence than I would ever have thought possible that first week of school. Even my parents, who at first were nervous about my spending so much time with a senior, noticed the difference and realized that David was a good influence on me. My life was perfect until two days before Christmas vacation. That’s when I broke my truce with Steve.
During a study period, Danny Schmidt came over to me and asked shyly if he could speak to me. There’s one of Danny in every class. He was the smartest guy in our class, but very shy and introverted. He was the class nerd. Most of the guys in my crowd wouldn’t have given him the time of day, but remembering the way I was in junior high and the way David told me he was in freshman year, I had a soft spot for him. I asked him to sit down.

“I want to ask you something, but I’m afraid that I’ll insult you.” He said nervously.
“I promise I won’t get angry, Danny. Go ahead.”
“Everybody says that you and David Donovan are...” He was afraid to finish.
“It’s ok. What they say is true.” I said reassuringly.
“What I need to know is...does it hurt much?” His voice shook with fear.
“It depends on how gentle the guy is with you. Most people say that the first time is painful, but it wasn’t for me at all. Dave was great.”
“Mike, you’re friendly with all the seniors. Do you know anybody who would want me; somebody who would be gentle with me the way David was with you?”
“I’d like to be your friend, Danny. Why don’t you tell me the whole story? I know a lot of people around here, and I might be able to help you if you’re in trouble.”
“There’s this guy. I’ve been...well, sucking his dick since September. The first time he forced me to do it, but it turned out that I liked it. Since then I’ve been doing it because it turns me on. The problem is that now this guy wants to fuck me, and I don’t want him to. I don’t trust him, Mike. He’s mean; he only thinks about himself. I told him that I wouldn’t let him fuck me and he threatened to beat me up and rape me. If I were with a senior, he would have to leave me alone.”
“It’s Steve, isn’t it?” I asked.
“How did you know?” He asked in amazement.
“It sounds like his style. You were right to come to me; I can help you.”
“Oh, thank you Mike! I was so scared.”
“The first thing I need to know is whether or not you really want to be with a senior. It would be the easiest way, but not the only way. If you’re not ready to have sex yet, I could talk to Steve’s brother.

Believe it or not he’s a good guy, and he has some power over Steve.”
“Which senior would it be?” He nervously asked.
“Do you know Tom Warren?”
“Tom Warren! Oh Mike, really? Do you think he would want me? He’s so good looking! I think about him sometimes when I...” He blushed.
“There’s only one way to find out,” I laughed. “He’s sitting right over there. I’ll introduce you to him.”

* * * *

“How could you have done something so stupid?” David shouted when I told him what I had done. “Steve has left you alone all semester. You’ve just declared war on him, that’s what you’ve done. Have you forgotten that he’s in with Matthew Johnson? What ever possessed you?” David had never shouted at me like this before.
“Dave, if you could have seen his face, I know you would have done the same thing. He was so naive and so scared! He had tears in his eyes when he asked me if it would hurt. I had to help him; I couldn’t have lived with myself if Steve had raped him.” I started to cry.
The look on his face softened. “I’m sorry I yelled at you, Mike. I love you; you know that. I don’t know what to do with you. On one hand, I love you for being so kind-hearted, and on the other, I’m as scared as hell that you just signed your own death warrant.”
“I know something that you can do with me.” I said as I put my hand on his crotch.

David smiled. “You know I can’t stay mad at you.”
“Do you really think Steve’s going to try to get even?”
“Maybe not; he forgot about it the last time.” He said, not very convincingly.
The next morning at school, I got the answer to my question. It came in the form of a note dropped in my locker. It was made from letters cut from a newspaper, like a ransom note. It said simply, “THIS TIME I’M GOING TO DESTROY YOU!”