The New Life Part Eight
Hi Peeps... greetings from Boston.. yes the cape cod lone wolf is now a city wolf... I suppose this means I have to change the website again... anyway... new email again.. sorry guys.. keep the comments coming.. Jon
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Chapter One
It was a lazy late spring evening. Nick and Jonathan were lounging out in the residence suite at the hotel in Boston. Despite the relative late date on the calendar, Boston was experiencing a cold 43 degrees and rain. A bright and cheery fire was going in the fireplace. Anthony was behind the bar mixing a batch of Apple Martinis and Sebastian was curled up in front of the fireplace; his tail slowly twitching back and forth.
Nick looked up from the book he was reading to find Jonathan staring at him.
"What?" he asked
"I was just thinking. Do you know what tomorrow is?" Jonathan replied.
"Uhm.. Wednesday?" he asked; not totally sure what he was getting himself into.
Anthony walked out from behind the bar with a tray. He came into the living area and gave each of them a drink. "No I think not. It's going to be Thursday, but that's not where he is going. Even I know better"
Nick turned to give him a glare; sipping at the martini.
"Are we supposed to be somewhere or something?" he asked Jonathan.
"Not that I can think of, but I can think of a place we should go if you wanted to" said Jonathan, getting up off the couch and coming over to Nick.
"Where is that?" he asked. He noticed that Jonathan was holding something in his hand.
"I don't think I'm old enough to hear where this conversation is going" said Anthony.
"It's OK, stay" said Jonathan.
"What's up babe?" Nick asked.
"Tomorrow is the 4th anniversary of when we began talking online" said Jonathan.
"Oh wow" said Nick, "I didn't even think about that. Pretty wild you remembered that"
"How could I forget, that was the day I first started to get my life back" said Jonathan.
"Yeah well, you did something pretty special for me too" said Nick, reaching up and giving him a quick kiss.
"Now I know I'm leaving" said Anthony. "Ring if you need anything"
"What's in your hand?" asked Nick.
"Something for you" said Jonathan. "Close your eyes and hold your hand out"
Nick gave him a curious stare but did as Jonathan asked. He felt something slip onto one of his fingers.
"OK open your eyes" said Jonathan
Nick looked at his hand to find a new ring on his finger. It was a simple band of gold.
"What's that for?" he asked.
"You've become a part of my life and mine a part of yours" said Jonathan. "We've given each other our lives, I'd like to do a commitment ceremony"
Nick could only look at Jonathan. "Wow" he said softly. "I don't what to say. You've given me everything that is a part of yourself, including immortality, I'd say we are pretty committed"
"Do you want to" asked Jonathan quietly, a serene look in his eyes.
Nick pulled him towards him. "Yes. Where? When?"
"How about the day after tomorrow?" said Jonathan. "I was thinking of a small Oceanside ceremony at sunrise in Hawaii. They do them there"
"Very cool" said Nick. "I love you"
"I love you too baby" said Jonathan "I never told you how much it meant that day I found you again in Hawaii"
"I know babe" said Nick as they snuggled together on the couch. "I felt emotions like I had never felt that instant too and later on when you told me those lyrics..'two strangers learn to fall in love again' it was almost overpowering."
For a time the two just sat there watching the fire. Anthony came in quietly to add more wood to the fire and departed just as silently. As the two lovers started to fall asleep there on the couch, Sebastian silently hopped up on the couch to curl up with them. Anthony quietly came back into the room. After looking at them briefly he smiled to himself and covered them with a quilt, banked the fire, turned down the lights and just as silently left the room as a quiet growl of approval came from Sebastian.
The next morning Jonathan woke up, still on the couch to find Nick's head cradled in his arm. He bent his head down and kissed him.
"Wake up babe" he said.
"Uhg" came the sleepy reply. "I think I have forgotten how to move."
"Yeah well get your cute ass up anyway, we've got a flight to take care of" said Jonathan.
"I'll get up but something else is up to that you need to take care of" said Nick, rolling over and grinding his obviously hard cock into Jonathan's crotch.
The two started to kiss as Jonathan bucked his hips in response against Nick.
"I remind you of how much I paid for this couch" said Jonathan pushing Nick off the couch then picking him up in his arms. "To the bedroom with you"
Jonathan picked up Nick and proceeded to carry him into the bedroom. Tenderly the two undressed each other before falling on the bed.
"I don't have the words" said Nick.
"You don't have to baby" said Jonathan his mind transmitting his thoughts. "I know what you feel, you think"
The two became lost in each other as they made love... their bodies, souls and energies entwined as one.
Chapter Two:
The Hummers cleared the gates of Logan Airport's General Aviation and were making their way towards the hanger where Renaissance was waiting. The Hummers had become known to the airport security, always traveling in a pair, so it was only a brief wait to enter.
"You know" started Danny. "A little more warning of cross country journeys would be appreciated."
"Yeah, yeah I know" said Jonathan. "But at least it is in the US"
"Hrm" came the reply.
The hummers pulled to a halt outside the hanger. Danny as usual was the first one out of the lead hummer as the other agents piled out of the second hummer and made a corridor of bodies leading towards the small door going inside the hanger.
"Isn't this a bit much?" asked Nick as he got out of the Hummer. He turned to pull Sebastian out of the seat, much against the cat's wishes. This was made quite clear to Nick as the voice reverberated in his head. He promptly rolled out of Nick's arms to lie across his shoulders just to prove a point. He began to lick Nick's ear with a sandpaper tongue. Jeff walked by them and gave a fast hard scratch to Sebastian's back. This caused him to lick Nick's ear harder in pleasure.
"Ow" said Nick, pulling his head to the side.
"Never hurts" said Danny. "Besides it's good practice for them"
"Are they all coming to Hawaii?" asked Jonathan as they walked through the protective corridor.
"Yes they are" said Danny as they walked towards Renaissance. "Plus a few more in Hawaii. You are going to be exposed to the whole beachfront. I want you and Nick covered. Besides, if the press gets downwind of this, it will be a media circus"
"I've managed to keep my private life relatively private you know" said Jonathan as they entered the hanger.
"Yeah but just imagine some damn fool photographer getting a picture of you getting shot dead or something and you pop up for work the next day" said Danny.
"We might even make CNN" said Nick with a smirk.
"Look Danny" said Jonathan as they walked across the highly polished concrete and began walking up the jet stairs. "No one knows where we are going or why we are even going anywhere. I just want this to be a simple ceremony. I like my privacy; that's why the hanger was built here; so no one knows what jets are here or there"
"I know" said Danny as they entered the jet. "I'll look it over when we get there and if I can cut the number of people down I will. Fair enough?"
"For now" said Jonathan. Danny just sighed and headed to the back of the plane.
They turned and went into the front of the plane and settled in. Soon they could feel the jet being towed out. Once they cleared the doors of the hanger, they could hear the engines start to come online, one by one.
"Good morning folks from the flight deck" came the voice of Captain Hendrickson over the PA system. "We are looking at a pretty smooth flight. We are anticipating approximately 11 hours in the air today."
"Thanks Don" hitting the intercom button. "How long until wheels up?"
"We have about a half hour delay." Came the reply. "You are leaving at a busy time"
"OK no problem" said Jonathan.
Jonathan turned to Nick. "Breakfast?"
"Sounds like a plan"
"What of me?" came Sebastian's voice as he hopped up on the table in front of the couch and pinned them both with a stare
"Your bowl is waiting your majesty" said Jonathan. "Come along"
Sebastian beat them upstairs by at least 20 seconds.
CHAPTER Three:
After breakfast, Nick had decided to go work out in the gym down below while Jonathan did some paperwork in the office. While in the office Jonathan suddenly found himself in a flurry of paperwork as all of the loose papers went flying up in the air from his desk. There in the center of the desk sat Sebastian with a smug look on his face.
"Let's play" came the rich resonant voice in Jonathan's head.
"How about we play paperwork pick up?" said Jonathan, lifting the cat into his lap.
"You can't be serious" said Sebastian, rolling over in Jonathan's arms.
Jonathan gave into the furry creature's cute look and began to tickle his stomach. This caused Sebastian to start to kick back with all four feet and growl happily. Jonathan flipped him over and used both hands to vigorously scratch up and down his back. This caused a low growling howl of pleasure to come from the cat. "oh yeah more more more" he heard in his voice.
"Silly cat" said Jonathan flipping him up and over again. He kissed him on the top of the head. "I've got work to do. Go attack Nick"
Sebastian flipped Jonathan in the face with his fluffy tail as he hopped out of his arms and out the door.
Jonathan was putting the paperwork back together when there was a knock on his office door and Captain Hendrickson walked in.
"Hey Don" said Jonathan. "I presume someone is on the flight deck"
"Yeah the guys have it for now" said the Captain. "She's on autopilot anyway. There are days I think this thing could fly without me"
"I doubt it" said Jonathan. "What's up"
"Just wanted to let you know that everything is set for Hawaii" he replied. "We got FAA approval a little while ago for it."
"That is great." said Jonathan. "Everyone checked out?"
"Yes sir they are" said the Captain. "It's been a lot of training but everyone is certified."
"How do you like it?" asked Jonathan, sitting back in his chair with a cup of coffee.
"I like it a lot" said the Captain. "I had a chance to fly them before you came along. Never fully certified until now"
"Good" said Jonathan. "I guess we'll be taking that one to Boston. Can you send this back with the other team to Boston?"
"Yeah not a problem" said Captain Hendrickson, getting up. "You know you got everything out in Hawaii right now?'
"Yeah I know" said Jonathan chuckling. "I hate to see the fuel bill this month"
"It's gonna be up there" said the Captain on his way out. "I'll probably send the G-V back with the flight engineer. He's certified. It's gonna be amazing"
"Yeah, I can't wait to see it" said Jonathan.
"It's beautiful Jon" said the Captain. "By the way, thank you for inviting my wife to come along on the trip"
"You're very welcome" said Jonathan. "She's part of the extended family too. You are both going to be at the ceremony right?"
"Wouldn't miss it boss" said the Captain and turned out the door.
Nick walked in right after him. "Who's flying the plane?"
"Computers" said Jonathan. "Don't tell me you're still bothered by flying after all this time?"
"Not really" said Nick coming over to snuggle next to Jonathan "Just odd to see him out of the cockpit at 40,000 feet"
"Yeah, I know" said Jonathan "How was the workout"
"Not bad" said Nick, taking his shirt off and walking across the room. "There are a couple of muscles I need help with though"
"Shouldn't we save that for the honeymoon?" asked Jonathan a mock smile on his face. "I mean we might wear each other out and then what? Sleeping on the honeymoon?"
"I don't think I could ever wear you out" said Nick.
Chapter Four:
It was an uneventful flight to Hawaii. The 747 set down on the runway gently and made its way over to General Aviation. As the jet shut down, Danny opened the front doors and spent a moment in discussion with the people from the security company in Hawaii.
From there it was a fast ride from the airport to the resort, surrounded by two vans of security people.
"Way too many people Danny" said Jonathan as he got out of the limo.
"Just making sure Jon" he replied as they walked up the front walk to the entrance of the main buildings. "I'll let some go after we get settled in"
"Ok" said Jonathan, in too good a mood to be really pissed.
The two spent a leisurely evening, having dinner at the resort and catching a show before retiring to the suite.
"You know, I've been doing this for a few years now and jet lag still wipes me out" said Nick, getting undressed and crawling under the covers.
Jonathan slid into bed next to him and pulled him closer. "I know just the thing to help you sleep"
Nick kissed him slowly. "What did you have in mind?"
Jonathan's hands trailed over the sculpted body and trailed down to the rapidly hardening cock. "Guess you're not too tired" he said with a smile as his head disappeared under the covers.
At 5:15 the next morning the phone rang in the suite. Jonathan opened one eye and contemplated for the moment to banish the phone to some terrible place in the universe with a single thought. After getting himself under control he picked up the receiver.
"Yeah" he said.
"Good Morning to you too" came the voice of Brandon. "Get a move on.. Sunrise in 42 minutes"
"OK thanks" said Jonathan.
He rolled over and looked at Nick. He was surprised to see him already awake.
"Good Morning beautiful" he said.
Nick reached over and kissed Jonathan. "Good Morning yourself"
"We gotta move babe. Sunrise is pretty quick" said Jonathan getting out of bed, his hard cock leading the way.
Nick rose also and walked over to Jonathan, pushing him against the wall. Their hard bodies trapping their equally hard cocks between them. Nick's lips caressed Jonathan's
"I love you so much" he said as he ground his cock against his lovers.
"I know babe" said Jonathan, grinding back. "I love you too"
For a few minutes the two kissed, groped and ground. Finally with a low moan, Jonathan shot his load all over Nick's cock. Reaching down he began to stroke Nick's cum covered cock, pinching his ultra sensitive nipples until he too shot a large load.
Quickly the two took a shower and dressed. Both were dressed in white pants, white sneakers and Hawaiian dress shirts. As they walked out of the suite both Danny and Jeff were waiting for them. They picked up two more security agents as they entered the lobby. Walking through the pre-dawn the resort was silent, save for the breaking of the surf on the beach. Soon the small group was at the beach. The Justice of the Peace was waiting at the break of the surf, along with everyone that was close to Nick and Jonathan. About 30 people were there to witness the union of the two. Security was discreetly scattered up and down the beach and on the walls around the resort overlooking the beach.
"If we are ready" began the Justice.
Jonathan looked at Nick, who nodded. They turned together to face the Justice.
"One of the happier functions I have is to bind two people to together in their love before their friends and God for all time" he began. Jonathan smiled to himself at that comment. If he only knew he thought. "Once more two people stand before me in love, asking that their love be recognized before all present. I ask that they now state their love for each other"
Jonathan turned to Nick, taking his hand in both of his.
"Nick" he began, staring into his eyes. "You've given me more then life itself. You have given me my life back. You made me realize what there was to celebrate in life itself. Words escape me of my own to ponder if you had never entered my life: . I'm standing here now, thinking of the days we've had. Wondering if the world would be So Beautiful, If I had not looked into your eyes. How did you know that I've been waiting? Never knew the world would be So Beautiful at all..
I'm spending all the days, dreaming of the nights we've had, I never knew that love would be a miracle, when I think of all the ones before, But now that I've found you I am flying, I never knew that love would be so beautiful to me I never knew that love would be so beautiful to me
You give me all that I want to feel when we become as one and then you take me to the heaven of your heart Did nobody ever tell you, you're the best thing that has ever been?
I'm standing here now, thinking of the times we'll have, I never knew that you would be so beautiful, from the day you came into my life. I just want to say, you make me happy, never knew that you would be so beautiful to me,*"
Tears started to come from his eyes staring at the peaceful face of Nick. Tears of Joy, realizing that his life had come full circle and he was where he was supposed to be.
"Words can never describe what I feel for you, now and forever" said Nick. "You gave me a life, rescued me from Hell and brought me to Heaven. I am yours, life, body and soul. For all eternity. Everything that I have I offer you, All that you offer I accept. Be mine, now and forever"
A silence fell over the area save for the waves on the shore. For a brief moment the silence was completed as the crack of dawn shone over the two lovers standing in the surf; the morning sun enveloping them. Finally the Justice spoke.
"It is plain to see the love that you two have for each other and for life. Take this love eternally with you. I pronounce you joined for all time"
Jonathan took Nick into his arms and kissed him softly, gently. "I love you baby"
"I love you too Jonathan" said Nick, standing in his arms. "Look over your shoulder"
As the two turned towards the morning sun over the ocean, there, floating above the waters unseen to all, save Nick and Jonathan were the Immortals. Each that had been at the mountaintop in Greece were there. Kristian stood in front of them, his hands folded in front of them. A silent greeting of peace passed between them. Slowly they faded into nothing.
"Well, I guess that clinches the part about all eternity" said Jonathan softly.
The two broke into laughter and turned back to their friends, walking out of the surf. For many minutes there were cheers and laughter before they all walked back towards the resort for a celebration and breakfast in the Grand Ballroom.
Chapter Five:
Finally around Noon the party wound down and the two were able to escape back to their suite.
"What a way to begin a day" said Jonathan collapsing on the couch.
"Yeah," said Nick.
Sebastian hopped on the couch and snuck in between the two demanding attention. Both of them scratched his ears and chest, producing a loud grumble of approval from the cat.
"You happy babe?" asked Jonathan.
"More then you could know" said Nick, turning towards Jonathan. "I love you so much"
Jonathan rose from the couch and took Nick's hand pulling him with him. He led him to the bedroom. "Come show me" he said
They walked into the bedroom and began to undress one another. Kissing they fell to the bed. Jonathan began to leave a trail of kisses from Nick's chin all the way down his body. He took the time to work the sensitive nipples. This brought moans of pleasure from Nick as he took Jonathan's head in his hands. Jonathan continued to trail down the hard body until he reached Nick's leaking cock head. Gently he took it in his mouth using just his lips. He could taste the fluid leaking. Opening his mind he enveloped them. Their own energies expanded and flew from their bodies.
Opening his eyes, Nick could see three dimensional colors, hear sounds unlike anything he had ever heard. He felt Jonathan start to enter his ass and the sensations tripled in feeling. His own voice was like a melody to his ears.
"Where are we" he asked.
"In a world unknown to mortal men" said Jonathan. He bent down to take a nipple in his mouth and bit gently down on it. This sent Nick into spasms of pleasure. Jonathan continued his thrusting into Nick using just his cock head. He could sense, feel and realize that Nick was getting close. Suddenly he thrust he full 7 inches deep into Nick in one thrust. This caused Nick to arch his back and explode between the two of them.
For Nick, the sensations were beyond anything he had ever experienced. Between the sudden push of Jonathan's cock into his prostate, plus the overwhelming sensations of Jonathan's thoughts and the place they were in, it caused him to feel as if the power of the universe was settled in his groin.
Opening his eyes he found himself back in the suite in Hawaii with Jonathan slowly pulling out of his ass.
"I love you baby" said Jonathan, kissing him. "I'm glad we are one."
"Me too" said Nick, pulling Jonathan down. "Make us one again"
Chapter Six:
The next morning, the Hummers departed the resort for the ride back to the airport. Both Nick and Jonathan seemed wrapped up in their own private world. It had been as if another new world opened up for them with the ceremony. Sebastian seem to even notice the change in the two as he lay draped over both of their laps; the tail ever twitching.
Within a half hour they arrived at the airport. The two Hummers crossed through the airport security to pull up to a large twin engine jet. Danny and Jeff got out first and looked around as the other agents got out of the second Hummer. Nick and Jonathan got out and were followed by Sebastian who hopped out on his own and after a brief look around trotted over and dashed up the jet stairs.
"Come back here dammit" said Nick, calling after him. "That's not our jet you silly cat!"
"Your right" said Jonathan. "It's not ours... It's yours"
"Mine?" asked Nick, "What do you mean?"
"I didn't know what to get you for the ceremony" said Jonathan as he took Nick's hand. They started to walk to the jet. "I had been looking at jets last year remember?"
"Yeah I do, but still, this thing is huge" said Nick looking up at the jet.
"So are you" said Jonathan kissing him on the neck.
"Horndog" said Nick, squirming.
"Yeah" said Jonathan, continuing to kiss him. "I am. Let's go see the new addition"
Walking towards the jet Nick noticed the placard sitting next to the jet stairs. It read "Renaissance Two-Boeing 777" It brought a smile to Nick's face. Together they walked up the stairs and into the jet. Captain Hendrickson and the crew were waiting for them.
"Well, seems like we did this a few years ago Jon" said the Captain shaking his hand.
"That we did" said Jonathan. "How do we look?"
"We are good and cleared to take off in about 20 minutes. The Hummers are being loaded as we speak."
He turned to Nick. "Congratulations on your new baby Nick"
"Thanks. I'm not sure what to think" he replied.
"Come on babe" said Jonathan "Let's go look at her. I haven't even seen all of it yet"
The two walked hand in hand toward the front of the jet. It was pretty much identical to Renaissance. The front lounge was made up of two large couches, a large table, some chairs, wide screen TV and a bar. Going forward they came to their private bedroom. It was done in green and gold, much like the resort in St. Thomas. Walking back to the main part of the jet, they came to a halt. For over 80 feet the main part of the jet was wide open. Nineteen and a half feet wide by 83 feet long, it looked like a large lounge area. Made up in colors of gold, red, and purple there were large comfortable chairs surrounding tables, with artwork hanging on the walls. The walls of the jet had been done in wood paneling with window fixtures made to look like large train windows. In a corner was a fifteen foot long bar, with mahogany bar stools before it. Anthony was behind the bar opening a bottle of champagne. He poured two glasses as Nick and Jonathan walked over.
"This is pretty amazing Jonathan" said Nick as they clinked their glasses.
"It's pretty impressive at that" said Jonathan.
"This still looks familiar though in some way" said Nick.
"Take a look at the picture over the bar there" said Jonathan; pointing at a framed picture.
Nicked walked over to the end of the bar and looked at the picture. It was identical to the way the main living area of the jet. He read the notice underneath it. It was a picture of the Orient Express Lounge car. Nick turned and looked at Jonathan.
"The Orient Express?" he asked.
"You got it" said Jonathan. "I have always loved the Orient Express. Since we were getting the jet, I decided to compromise. We have the Orient Express with wings."
"This is incredible" said Nick.
"So are you babe" said Jonathan, staring at him.
"Oh Lord, here we go again" said Anthony. "Main bedroom to the front"
Both of them stared at him. Sebastian charged through the area at this time, his tail held high and growling.
"Litter box, litter box" came the voice of the cat into Nick and Jonathan's head. "Where's the damn litter box"
Both Nick and Jonathan broke into laughter as Sebastian continued his charge towards the front of the jet.
"Greetings from the flight deck" said the Captain. "We are cleared to taxi and will be airborne shortly."
Nick and Jonathan settled into chairs. "So, you said you wanted something smaller then Renaissance. This doesn't look a whole lot smaller"
"Actually it is a bit smaller" said Jonathan. "It is twelve feet shorter in length then a 747 and 10 feet shorter in height"
"Oh" said Nick. "Well, I guess we'll have to keep it then"
"Smart ass" said Jonathan as the engines started to increase their power.
"From the flight deck" said the voice of the second officer. "we are cleared for take off. Renaissance Two is on her way"
Chapter Seven:
The next evening the two were relaxing in the suite after a dinner at Legal Seafoods. Even Sebastian was quiet this evening, having had the leftovers from dinner. He was curled up comfortably in front of the fireplace, his tail swishing slowly back and forth when his head suddenly swiveled around and a low growl came forth.
"What's with the fur ball" asked Nick looking over at him.
"He only does that for two reasons and we are on the ground at the moment" said Jonathan looking in the general direction of the suite's door. A moment later there was a knock on the door.
Sebastian growled louder and scampered off towards the bedroom. "Kristian is here" said Jonathan.
As they watched Kristian walked through the door without opening it. Nick lifted an eyebrow at him. "That's a new trick"
"As I said when we first met, Solids are but shadows in the light. The trick is finding the light between the shadows to walk through" he replied.
"What brings you around" asked Jonathan as Kristian came over to them and sat down.
"It is time to take things to the next level Jonathan" he said.
"What does that mean" both Nick and Jonathan asked at virtually the same time.
"I need to introduce you to one of your powers as an immortal that only a few of us have" said Kristian. "It is only used by a few."
"What would that be?" asked Jonathan as he rose and went over to the bar. Nick nodded unbidden.
Jonathan came back with a bottle of Jack Daniels, and three glasses.
"You have a power within yourself that is most unusual even for immortals" he began accepting the glass of bourbon. "Do you believe in ghosts or spirits?"
"In general, I never did" began Jonathan, "However in light of everything that has happened in the past couple of years, I shouldn't exclude the possibility"
"Each human has an aura, or an energy if you will" said Kristian. "When humans die, that energy is released into the aural fields. A plain of energy unseen in a different dimension"
"This is getting a little bit like the Twilight Zone" said Nick, reaching for the bottle to refill his glass.
"You have seen some of these plains Nick" said Kristian. "I know Jonathan has taken you to some of these places"
Nick blushed. "You know about that"
"Each of us knows where the other is at any time in any field or plane of existence." Said Kristian. "All immortals are linked. Even you and I"
"Now there's a happy thought" grumbled Nick.
"Behave kiddo" said Jonathan. He turned back to Kristian. "So what does all this have to do with this new power I need to learn how to harness"
"Have you ever heard of the term Necroscope" asked Kristian
"You can't be serious" said Jonathan with a shocked look on his face.
"What is that?" asked Nick in spite of himself. "It sounds like something to do with the dead"
"Yes it does" said Kristian, sipping his JD. " The energies that the body releases when it passes on contain all the knowledge that is accumulated during a mortal's life time. That energy is still tied to the mortal remains of the person. A Necroscope can channel that energy into himself."
"Now this is weird even for me and all that has gone on" said Jonathan. "Are you saying I could go to a gravesite and somehow absorb the energy of a dead person and learn all about them.?"
"Not exactly" said Kristian. "It is more like you would learn their skills and knowledge. Personal memories are not carried over."
"So this serves what purpose?" asked Jonathan.
"As I said a while back" Kristian began. "You are the leader of the immortals. Soon you will have to do things which will require you to have knowledge that you are not capable of getting in any other form"
"I'm really not sure I believe this" said Jonathan
"I could show you if you want" said Kristian. "Do you play the piano?"
"No" said Jonathan, looking over at the grand piano in the suite. "I wish that I did but I never learned how for some reason. There was always a piano in the house."
Kristian put his drink down. "Then let's show you. You too Nick, Stand up"
Nick and Jonathan stood in front of Kristian. "For this we will only use our energies. Your bodies will remain here."
"I don't think I like this" said Nick.
"It is OK" said Jonathan. "It's just like us going someplace"
`Uh huh" said Nick, slipping his hand into Jonathan's.
In a blink of an eye the suite at the hotel in Boston was replaced by a graveyard.
"Where the Hell are we" asked Jonathan. Snow was on the ground, yet he didn't feel cold.
"You won't feel cold" said Kristian reading his thoughts. "You are in your astral form. Mortal discomforts have no meaning"
"So we are where?" he asked again.
"Saltsburg" came the reply
"Why are we in Saltsburg?" asked Nick. "I was very comfortable in Boston"
"Sush" said Jonathan. "So, why are we here?"
"Look behind you" said Kristian pointing behind Jonathan and Nick.
As they turned around they saw a large crypt of marble. On the outside was one word; MOZART
"You can't be serious" said Jonathan.
"Come" said Kristian and walked past them and through the door
"I don't know man" said Nick. "This is getting too freaky"
"Come on babe" said Jonathan.
Together they walked up to it and through the marble.
"Wow" said Nick.
"I'll go along with that" said Jonathan. "First time I've ever done that"
The three of them stood before a white marble slab. It was obvious that this was the last resting place of Amadeus Wolfgang Mozart.
"Even I don't have this power Jonathan" said Kristian. "There are probably 10 immortals who do"
"What am I supposed to do?" asked Jonathan.
"Open your mind" said Kristian. "Feel the energies around you. Like that first day you felt the power of the Earth. Let your mind reach out to what you feel."
Jonathan gave a look at Nick, then closed his eyes and let his mind wander. Wisps and visions of passing thoughts surrounded him. Suddenly what felt like a solid block of energy wound its way around his body and became one with him. He shuddered and opened his eyes.
"You OK man?" asked Nick.
"Yeah I think so" said Jonathan. He turned to Kristian. "Was that it?"
"Let's find out" said Kristian. In the next instant they were back in the suite in Boston. Kristian pointed at the piano in the main room.
"Play"
Jonathan walked over to the piano and sat down. "I got as far as chopsticks" he said with a half laugh. He lay his hands on the piano keys. Almost unbidden his mind knew what to do; his hands a physical manifestation of his thought. Pure melody poured forth from the piano.
"I don't believe this" said Jonathan.
"Believe Jonathan" said Kristian as the music continued. "You now have the technique and abilities of Mozart himself"
Nick approached Jonathan with wonder. As he watched, Jonathan continued to play a piano concerto, flawlessly. "That's amazing man..You're playing like a pro"
With a few final chords, Jonathan finished. He got up shaking his head. "What else will I learn?"
"Soon Jonathan, soon" said Kristian. In a flash he was gone.
Nick came up and put his arms around Jonathan. "Well, it's never dull around here anymore"
"I don't recall it ever being dull period" Said Jonathan.
"Good point" said Nick. "How about if we see if those hands still know what else they are good at"
Jonathan smiled.
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- lyrics by Chris De Burgh. "So Beautiful"