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Chapter 48
The flight to the Marshall Islands was aboard a Qantas 737. No first class seats, everything coach. I chose Qantas because of their safety record. In their entire history they had never lost an aircraft. The food and service was excellent. It was a milk run for them with stops in Northern Australia and Papua New Guinea. Even after almost 12 hours I was in good spirits. Landing in Majuro, I was surprised a Private Jet awaited me. AS we walked toward the very sleek Lear Siam voiced my thoughts.
"He knows your coming Dad. I guess he has spies everywhere too."
I knew not much happened anywhere in the South Pacific that wasn't known almost overnight everywhere. How or why I knew not, but knew my Father had sent the Lear to pick me up.
The Lear, a 20 passenger model, I didn't even know Lear made was very comfortable and I was able to sleep comfortably on the 700 mile run from Majuro to Palikir. I was very surprised I slept beside Singh.
We were about an hour out of Palikir when the Steward woke me.
"I'm sorry Sir, but we must get you ready."
"Ready? Ready for what?"
"Sir, it would not be good to arrive dressed as a tourist. There are several VIP's on the tarmac waiting your arrival."
"So whose waiting? I just came here to talk to my Father in Law about Pakurr."
"Sir, Giou, classifies you as His Ambassador. You must at least look the part."
"Okay, I'll accept that, but I just came here to offer my condolences to his Son."
"Sir, he considers you his son too. Also I have been told you hold the Rank of Commodore in the US Navy."
"But that is just a Rank they use to assist me when they can."
"Never the less Sir, you now hold the Rank equal to an Admiral in the Micronesia Navy."
"Micronesia doesn't have a Navy."
"They do now. Thanks to you Sir."
He brought out the same long skirt and simple robe that Giou had on the first time I met him.
"Please Sir. My President. It is very important to him. Pakurr is arriving home too."
"How can that be possible? There was nothing left. They didn't find enough of anyone to even fill a thimble."
"Never the less, at Giou's request all they found of him will arrive today as well." When he said that I sank to the chair and cried. Pakurr, why him? God I still loved him so much. Sal and Siam came into the Cabin.
"Come on Father. We will help you dress. Pakurr would have wanted you to be as your best."
The two boys helped me dress. The Skirt was very plane. Just white, with I similar top, A sash of red and gold ran one shoulder to my waist. IT fit perfectly and somewhere in my mind I knew I was again being manipulated. I was sure Jake had, had a hand in all this. Most of my boys and Son's whistled when I entered the cabin.
"Wow Dad. You look super."
"I feel like an ass."
I sat down in one of the window seats and the steward handed me something I really needed. A large glass of scotch. AS we approached the airport I looked out. Not much activity on the ground. Thank God for that. The aircraft landed and taxied to a spot and stopped. Stairs were wheeled up and I headed for the door. When I stepped out, I could see a line of limos and Giou with four men all dressed in white uniforms.
As I walked down the steps Giou walked to meet me.
"Welcome home Saint Edward." He bowed slightly.
"Thank you Father, but you know I just prefer Ed." I hugged him, much to his surprise.
"I am so sorry about Pakurr Father. I have no words for how I feel."
"Easy Ed. We will talk later. Now we must get you over to where he is arriving. Come my Son."
He led me to the four men waiting by the limos.
Captain James Simpson, Admiral Caruthers, USN and Captain Malcolm Pratt of the Australian Navy. The fourth man was dressed as a Captain as well, Giou introduced him as Captain Mark Rutledge of the Micronesian Navy. All saluted and then I stepped forward and shook their hands.
WE quickly loaded up and after a short drive stopped by a long red carpet. A hearse waited with it's door open. I saw a guard of US Marines in dress blues waiting and a small band. WE stood and waited for the aircraft.
The huge C-17 for all its size taxied almost silently to a position and stopped. Almost immediately the huge ramp started to lower. I watched as eight sailors in dress whites approached the ramp and climbed on board.
"GUARD! PRESENT ARMS!" Rang out from in front of the Marines.
Weather appropriate or not, the band broke into the Navy Hymn as the eight men slowly made their way off the aircraft. The coffin was covered by the flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.
After the coffin was loaded on the hearse and the Guard marched off, I surprised when another man walked out of the Aircraft. Dressed in pure white of the Thailand Coast Guard, I recognized him at once. Even Sal Hula had come. He walked up saluted and then put out his hand.
"Good to see you again Ed." He said.
"Thank you for coming." I said.
"It was an honor to be invited."
WE climbed back in the limos and Giou said now we go home. Pakurr would be moved to the cathedral to lie in State for three days. The Funeral was set for four days from now. This time when we left the Airport, there was virtually no traffic. The roads seemed very quiet.
"We have three days of mourning. It is a State Holiday." Giou said.
The limos headed for Giou's home in the country. Up the long winding road and into the valley beyond. The first time I came here I was more worried about arriving alive than I was about watching. The view from the top of the road was magnificent.
As soon as we arrived his guests were shown quarters and Giou took me into the main house. He walked to room near the back.
"This was Pakurr's room. I think he would be happy if you used it Ed."
I stood at the entrance and Giou must have noticed my unease.
"Only good memories inside Ed. Be at peace my Son."
His words helped, but tears started down my face as I entered the room. I'm sure I could feel the physical presence of my late Love. I just stood and breathed in the room. His exotic scent still filled the room and I sank into a chair and just cried.
I don't know how long I sat, but then felt rather than heard someone enter the small bedroom. A very small arm snaked around my neck.
"Come my Son. You are forgetting your other friends. Pakurr will always be here for you." Pakurr's Mother said.
I hugged her and slowly stood. She was only tall enough to come to about my tit height. I put an arm over her shoulder as we walked out of the bedroom. She led me back down the hall and out onto the wide deck. It looked like they were preparing a feast. I wasn't in a particular party mood. She just smiled up at me.
"We don't mourn death as much as celebrate his passing from this life into another. It is as some would call a wake."
Giou walked up and took my other hand and both led me down to where the tables were being set up. The first person to walk up to me was Jake.
"Ed, good to see you. Before you ask, Giou brought the whole crew."
"Thought you might have hand in this Jake."
"Actually I did nothing. It was a surprise to me as much as you."
Pretty soon I was surrounded by my crew and Son's and lovers. All seemed to be in a better mood and than me and it was infectious. Soon I was smiling again. I no sooner sat down than one of the good looking boys Giou always had around him set a drink in front of me. My eyes followed him as he walked away.
"Boy are there some hot looking boys here." Gary said in my ear.
"Thought you would notice that love."
"Oh yeah and I think we all have been propositioned already. Giou said it was cool too."
"Yeah the last time I was here they were the same. Some taboo about sex with girls before they are of legal age."
"You don't mind Ed?"
"When have I ever stopped you before love? Just be careful."
James came up and sat down. Now dressed in colorful shorts and shirt, he didn't look like a naval officer.
"Good to see you again Ed. Sorry to here about Sandpiper."
"She will sail again."
What's this stuff about a Micronesian Navy?"
"Well the Cyclone and her sisters are slated to mothballed. The US Government is transferring two, including Cyclone to the Micronesia along with two Perry Class Frigates. That Captain you met is from the Australian Navy along with Captain Pratt and me will be training the new Navy here. I guess for now you are my Commanding Officer."
"Not likely." I laughed.
"Hey don't knock it Ed. As the Son in Law to the Governor and a plentipotionary Ambassador you do hold the rank of Admiral.
"Another fictious rank? That's all I need."
"Not so nonexistent as you might think Ed. Giou holds you very dear to his heart."
"Why? Because I got his Son killed."
"Ed, he knows you could not have prevented it, even if you had all the powers of God on your side. Here in the Islands it was probably foretold. Giou does not hold it against you. He is very happy you survived."
My drink was empty and before I could even move it was refilled.
Go with flow I thought.
Maybe I could even get drunk and forget all this.
James got up and moved on. It was very hard to stay in a sour mood with all the laughing and happy boys and people around. Gary was right, I propositioned three times before I had moved more than several paces through all the people here. There was definitely more people here than the last time and even more than at our wedding. I think I shook a thousand hands before I could escape to the beach to sit down. Rad came up and sat down beside me. I put my arm over his shoulder as he moved closer.
"Wow. Is it a real fun place here Ed. I've never been asked by so many to sleep with before in my life."
"Well that is what I would expect. You are one hot boy Rad."
Bet you say that to all your boys?" He giggled.
"Well maybe four or a dozen." I laughed.
"I know its kind of tuff, but I could sure use you right now love."
I looked up the beach to the party. No one seemed to have noticed I was gone.
"Come on love. Lets go for a walk."
We stood up and I put my arm over his shoulder. He sort of leaned into me. We just wandered up the beach away from the party. I doubted any one would miss us.
We walked about 300 yards up the beach and around a slow curve in the beach. I looked back and none of the party was visible. I moved up onto the solid sand above the high water mark. WE sat down and were in a lip lock almost immediately. I peeled off his white t-shirt and ran my hands over his pert nipples. He groaned, `Oh Ed.'
He reached up and peeled the white shirt I was wearing off. His tongue flicked over my tits as he leaned into me. God it was like a lightning rod was touching me. I stood and dropped the long skirt I had on. Rad quickly pulled down my shorts and in an instant swallowed my cock. Like all my lovers his sucking could drive me nuts very quickly. He followed me down as I sat back down, his sweet lips never leaving my cock. I knew I was getting close and I thrust my hips up. He gagged once and then I watched amazed as my cock disappeared into his throat. That set me off and I watched his throat muscles working as he swallowed. He finally backed off.
"Wow, you taste so good Ed."
"Your turn my love, get those shorts off." I smiled.
He was already primed and he barely got his shorts off and back on his back before I swallowed his five inch spike. God I loved these boys, maybe what I loved most was how smooth and easy it was to suck their wonderful cocks. He was very close even before I slipped his cock into my mouth. I ran my tongue around the head and his cock erupted spraying the inside of my mouth with his sweet load. I just continued to suck him. He started to squirm, I knew his cock got real sensitive after coming and I had to hold him down as he tried to get me to stop. He finally screamed and another of his sweet loads splashed the inside of my mouth. I lifted off him and took him into a lip lock, pushing some of his sweet cumm into his mouth. He almost went berserk with lust as we necked. I sat back a bit and looked at his face. Tears streamed down his face.
"You okay love?"
"Oh yes, I just love you so much more."
"I need you inside me too Ed."
"Well we better rinse off the sand or I might sandpaper you bigger."
"Can't have that." He giggled.
We got up and walked into the light surf. Sitting down we washed each other. He pulled me up to beach. Water still swirled around us.
"Now love. Fuck me please."
He laid back and lifted his legs. Water washed over his tight hole. I kneeled and brought my cock up. Lube was not needed my cock was running over with precumm. AS I pressed the head at his hole he sighed. Sliding inside him was like sliding into a caldron. These Thai boys were always so hot, I think if my cock had been made of wax it would have melted. His moan of pure unadulterated pleasure told it all. God I loved it inside these boys. I screwed his wonderful hole in long slow strokes, knowing it drove them nuts. All preferred hard and fast, but I liked to prolong it for as long as possible. After having these boys so many times, I thought it would be almost routine, but each time was a new sensation. I had also learned to hold out longer. Rad was almost incoherent before I fired a huge load into his colon. His eyes rolled up as I came and I thought he had passed out until I felt his internal muscles pulling on my cock, getting every last drop out of me. I pulled out and sat back.
He slowly sat up.
"Every time is so good Ed. I just love you more and more. I wish I didn't have to share you."
I looked at Rad's tear stained face. I wondered if it was happening to me again. Was I falling more for this one boy more than the others. I really wasn't sure anymore. My problem was all the Thai boys and Jer loved me with so much passion it was hard at time to tell them apart and yet Rad did do something to me, that I just couldn't put into words. I knew I loved Gary, Jer, Bobby, Peter, Quon and Rad with everything inside me. None could ever be out of my life. Just the thought of losing anyone of them brought tears to my eyes.
I think Rad took my tears to mean something else and he got up and ran up the beach. I had to really move to catch him. He struggled in my arms before I pinned him.
"Rad, I do love you. You have to give me time to sort it all out. Don't shut me out please love."
God, I had to be crazy. I had six boys that worshipped the ground I walked on, four Son's that would have moved mountains to please me and a crew that would gladly walk into hell at my word and I was falling for just one of them. What the fuck do I do now?
I had such a grip on Rad, that he had trouble breathing. Realizing that I let him go and he buried his head in my chest.
"Just hold me love." He sighed.
We laid down and I just held onto Rad. Holding him brought such peace to my mind I wondered why I had not seen it. Well I guess I was lying to myself again. I had seen lots that gave me food for thought. I knew why Quon had joined my crew and come to my bed, he was in love with Gary and I knew Gary loved him. Maybe making up for his first love. Bobby and Peter were for all intents and purposes a pair. They spent almost all their time together. Jer, I knew loved me as Rad did and to be honest I guess I loved him the same way. So I had two boys to love, to really love, but how do I explain that to them?
"Rad, your not the only real love in my life. Can you share me with the other?"
He looked at me with those huge brown pools. His eyes alone could make me melt.
"You mean Jer? Ed, I love him like I love you. We talked about it and at first I was jealous, but Jer said you were so blind to what goes on we could both love you more and maybe together we could get you. He sent me to the beach today to find you."
"You mean, you two set this up to ambush me?"
"Well not just us Ed."
I wasn't sure what he meant by that, but let it go.
"I think we should get back to the party before we are missed."
"Okay." We got up and retrieved our clothes and dressed. We wandered back toward the party.
We were almost back when Giou intercepted us.
"Ah, there you are Son. I thought you may have gotten lost."
"To be honest I am a little lost right now."
"I see. Come Ed, we will talk."
I watched as Rad ran to Jer and said a few words and then they went into a lip lock. Giou smiled and took my arm, leading me slightly away from the hub bub of the party.
"I am so glad that you have found another young man to hold so close to your heart Ed." Giou said.
"What are you a mind reader too?" "Ha, ha, no my Son. I saw in that young mans eyes the same thing I saw in Pakurr's eyes when he spoke of you. You must understand something Ed. These Islands will captivate your soul. What that young man sees is exactly what you feel. I am not mad you have found a new love to fill the void that was left by Pakurr. I am sure he is happy too now."
We came to a small table under a huge tree. We had just barely sat down when a young man that looked a twin to Pakurr ran up and set two glasses down and a bottle of scotch. I actually did a double take. Giou laughed out loud.
"Ed, this is Mino, one of Pakurr's younger brothers. Another boy I think I shall lose to the other world."
"It's nice to meet you Mino." I put my hand out.
He had the same eyes, pouty mouth, dark almost black coloring. A closer twin than I would ever have thought.
His shake was firm and confident.
Mino rattled off a long string of their language. Giou answered him and then slapped him on the butt. Mino laughed and ran back to the party. Even his laugh was like Pakurr's.
"He told me you are lucky he didn't see you first."
When I looked surprised, Giou laughed again.
"Don't worry Ed. I think his eyes are on one of my servant girls. For that I am very happy for him, but weather he marries her or not is the real question. Next year he leaves for your United States to go to College. Weather he returns or not is all conjecture."
"I am sure that if he really loves the girl he will be back." "So must I lock up all my boys?" He said laughing.
"No Giou. You are right I have fallen for another young man, maybe two."
"I thought as much and am very happy for you my Son."
"Giou, I came here to tell you how sorry I was to lose your Son Pakurr. If I had known that my life or his was in danger, I would never have gone back to Thailand."
"My Son, you need not feel guilt or regret. Pakurr told me long before he even met you that when he left these Islands, he would never return. What you gave him was far more than he ever gave you. You filled the part of him that was missing. Now another has filled your heart and I am sure he is now happy. Here Ed, we celebrate not his death, but his life. All these here were his friends, all came to help celebrate that life. We don't so much celebrate death, but celebrate his going from one life to the next."
"Milo, said the same thing Father."
"So, Ed, you are building a new Yacht."
"How do find out these things so fast? I haven't advertised Sandpiper 2."
"My Ambassador in Sydney informed me and also informed me of your plans to come here."
"I am hoping you are not planning a Catholic Funeral for Pakurr. He was more like me, an agnostic. I don't think Mother church would even welcome my crew."
"No Ed, he will be buried in the traditional way. The funeral will be held here. This was his home."
"Well that I am very glad of."
"Ed, you need to understand something about these Islands. Although the Arch Bishop would tell me I am wrong, almost everyone still worships the symbols from the older times. The Sea brought us here and nourished us. The mountain behind us was once a mighty volcano. It too was worshipped and many a young man and women gladly jumped into it to appease the fire god. Even the Jungle and some of the trees are worshipped. Pakurr, requested he be buried in the old way. WE cannot cast him into the Volcano, but we can still send him back to the Sea from which he came. Now we will take a short trip. Come along Ed."
"I think you should change into something more comfortable. Shorts would be good. I too will change."
AS we walked toward the house he collared a boy and talked to him. I didn't understand, but the boy ran off. Another boy came up as we were walking and spoke to Giou. He frowned and then turned him around and smacked him real hard on his butt. He yelped and ran off.
"They think I am an old man and can't do things myself." He laughed.
I changed quickly and walked back outside. Giou had on a very colorful pair of shorts. He took my hand and we walked behind his house and down a path through the trees. We came to a clearing with a sort of shelter made from wood and thatching like his house. Inside was a Jeep, but a jeep so rusted and dented it was hardly recognizable.
"This was a gift from General Macarthur when he visited the Islands. My Father was asked what he wanted and he told the General his Jeep. Macarthur left it when he returned to the War. My Father gave it to me and I gave it to Pakurr. It is yours now my Son."
When I got close you could still see the faded stars on the hood and some of the green the army used in WW2. "It looks bad, but still runs good."
He climbed into the drivers seat. I sat in the passenger seat. Two boys jumped onto the hood and two more jumped in back. I noticed they also brought a wooden box with them.
Giou started it in a cloud of blue smoke and we lurched off. The path he took was very overgrown. I saw what the two boys on the hood were for, they slashed at over hanging fronds and trees as Giou slowly drove forward. He was a good driver, stopping once in while so the boys could change, the ones on the hood moved in back and two boys in back sat on the hood.
You could almost have walked faster sometimes. Finally Giou pulled onto a long beach. He stopped and shut off the Jeep.
"Ed, this cove was formed almost a thousand years ago when a sister volcano to Tulalip exploded. It has remained untouched for almost 500 years. Pakurr said one day he would build his home here. He bought all the land for almost a kilometer inland. Now my Son it is yours."
I looked at the huge cove. It had to be almost a mile to the two headlands that closed the cove. It looked like they were only a few hundred yards apart. The beach extended around the entire cove and was about 50 yards wide. It was beautiful. I was in awe."
"Father this too much. You should make it a reserve. It is too beautiful to mar with any development."
"No Ed, I hope one day you will build your home here."
When I thought about it, it would be perfect. Sheltered from most major storms it really would be a good place to settle down.
"Thank you Father." I turned and hugged him. He stood back with a twinkle in his eye.
"Temin and Jana will stay with you. I must go back to my guests. It is only a mile walk." He dropped the wooden box on the beach and left me.
I started to walk along the beach. Both boys followed with the box. I finally stopped and sat down. Temin quickly opened the box and brought me a drink, not the scotch I had figured Giou had sent along, but some kind of fruit tasting drink. It was very refreshing.
When I looked at the two boys, both appeared much older than his usual boys he had at his house. I had a feeling Giou had set me up. That was reinforced when both boys dropped the skimpy skirts they had on and ran into the water.
I sipped the fruit drink as I watched both play in the light surf. They really were good looking boys. Both ran from the surf and pulled me to my feet. One pulled off my t-shirt, while the other pulled my shorts down. Then they almost dragged me into the surf. God it was refreshing. Both boys fawned over me. I was sure that drink had to have a very high alcohol content, I was almost putty in their hands. They gently coached me out of the water. They pushed me flat and in a second one was sucking my cock. The other pushed my legs up and entered me. I knew it was happening, but felt powerless to stop it.
I closed my eyes and just let it happen.
I dreamed of Pakurr. The boy felt just like him. I could almost hear him purr in pleasure.
"Oh love this feels so good." I opened my eyes.
"Pakurr, oh god love." Before my eyes my love was slowly sliding in and out of me.
"Fuck me love." I almost screamed.
"Oh Ed, I love you so much. I will always be close to you. Love as you love me, love as if tomorrow never comes."
I pulled him down and kissed him. Tears streamed down my face as I kissed him and held him.
I felt so contented I just relaxed back on the sand. I had Pakurr and I was happy.
When I woke up, I was pretty disoriented. The two boys still nude had a small fire going and were cooking some kind of fish. A shelter was also built over me and I was on a mat.
"What happened?" I said.
Before either boy answered Giou walked up and sat down.
"What happened Father? I felt Pakurr, I saw him, he was inside me."
"Ed, it is as I said. We don't mourn his death as much as celebrate his passing from this world to another. Here in this his chosen home he will always be. You need only reach out and he will be with you."
"Ed for as long as we have been here, we have used that drink to pass from this world to the other. You met your love on the other side."
In all my life I had never believed in ghosts or spirits. Yet I was sure in my mind it was Pakurr I had made love with on the sand even as I knew it was impossible.
"You should bottle that stuff and sell it. You'd make a fortune." I half laughed.
"Not all spirits are good Ed."
"Giou I was only kidding you."
"WE will stay here tonight my Son." He rattled off something to the two boys. One stayed by the fire as they other took off.
The small dinner on the beach was wonderful and Giou talked of his plans for the Islands. Later he got up.
"Sleep well my son." He went to similar shelter and laid on the mat.
One of the boys followed him and laid beside him. The other built the fire up. It was real relaxing to sit and just watch the flames dance. Temin sat beside me. He handed me a drink and I just sipped it.
"This is a very beautiful place Temin."
"Pakurr loved it here. He spent many nights here in the cove."
"You must have known him very well."
"We were lovers."
"I am very sorry Temin. First I take him from you and then I get him killed." I put my arm over his shoulder.
"No, no, you need not be sorry. He will always be here. When we made love this afternoon, I was with Pakurr, as you were."
After the fire died down Temin turned to me.
"Please take me Ed. I need to feel you inside me. I want to feel as Pakurr did."
I did and I felt as if it was my love under me. Even when I looked it was Pakurr who smiled at me in the moonlight. I never wanted it to end. Much later we sucked each other and I tasted my loves essence once again. I was so happy. I slept soundly in Temin's arms. I woke up to the small of coffee. I just got up and walked into the light surf and washed. Temin brought me a rowel as I came out. Giou just sat and watched me. I pulled on shorts and sat down next to Giou.
"Sleep well Ed?"
"Best sleep I have had in months."
Temin handed me a coffee.
"Thank you Temin for everything."
He sat down without a word and just looked at me. Those huge brown eyes seemed to bore directly into my soul. I knew what was happening and I was powerless to stop it. I reached out with my hand and pulled him to me. When I kissed him my whole mind exploded in love for this young man. He just melted into me.
"I love you Temin. I love you much it hurts inside. I want you beside me forever."
Even after I said it I knew I was putting myself in a very tough position. What do I say now to Ran and Jer? I knew deep down I loved both as well. Would they now accept Temin as part of us.
"I think they already know my Son. Temin I will inform your mother."
"Thank you Father."
"I'm sorry Father. I have stolen another Son."
"Ed, you need not be sorry. I think a power greater than either of us had a hand in it and I am very happy for you both."
Giou and the other boy got up and headed down the beach. Giou had his hand on the boys butt. Temin looked at what I was looking at and laughed.
"My Father loves that boy very much. It is very common here in the Islands.
"I wish I could stay here forever with just you Temin."
"I don't think we would be alone love." He indicated up the beach.
I looked at saw Jer and Rad come out of the jungle. Both boys saw us and broke into a run. I got up to meet them. They ran right by me and tackled Temin. They had him pinned very quickly.
"So you are the one that's turned Ed on his head."
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to steal his heart from you."
"I think you got it all wrong Temin. If you love Ed, then we love you the same way. Only thing is you got to prove it to us." Both giggled.
"How do I do that?"
"Well we know." I couldn't believe it, they had his skirt off almost instantly and Jer was sucking his cock as Rad kissed him. They almost raped him, but for his complete cooperation. I just sat and watched my two young lovers drive Temin almost wild. After both had satisfied there wanton lust they just sat on either side holding him.
"Now we know Ed."
Temin had tears in his eyes as he kissed each boy.
"We love you as Ed does Temin and we will always love you."
Well I guess that problem in my mind was solved.
After every one cooled down we went for a swim. I had never felt so at peace since Pakurr and I had swam in the surf. God I loved all these young men.
As we walked back with Jer and Rad on each side of us Jer ran his hand down over Temin's butt.
"Wow you got a cute butt Temin." Jer giggled.
"Jesus Jer, is that all that's on your mind?"
"No, foods good too. I know neither of you will be able to fill Rad and I up."
I reached over and smacked him on the butt.
"Behave you two."
"Yes love."
"Its okay, they both have nice butts too love." Temin smiled.
The first person we ran into was Temin's mother. She pulled Temin down and kissed him on both cheeks. The she turned and pulled me down and kissed me too.
"Thank you Son. You have made me very happy. I think Pakurr too is very happy."
Thank you Mother." Temin and I both said.
Congratulations started to come thick and fast as we sat down together. As always word spread fast here on the Island.
The next was no a surprise, I was expecting it sooner or later. Gary, Bobby, Quon and Peter came and sat down.
"Ed, me and Quon want to be partnered." Gary said.
"About time you made up your minds." I laughed.
"You mean you knew?"
"Gary, my love, I knew in Thailand that you loved Quon. I could see it your eyes. Just like Peter and Bobby, hell I am not sure I could pry any of you apart. I am very happy for all of you."
"Look boys I love you all very much, but I also know you each love another, maybe more than you love me. I still love you and always will, I'm just happy you found someone that fill your heart as these three do for me."
"Giou said he would marry us but said you were already married. He said you two were joined by a higher spirit than any other could. What did he mean Ed?"
"I'll tell you later."
The party seemed to just on and on. I met almost all of the cabinet of Micronesia and the President. Very late the four of us retired. I didn't get much sleep with three very horny boys in my bed, but I woke totally refreshed and feeling better than I had for months. What woke me was the beat of a single drum. A very deep sound that echoed off the surrounding hills. Giou handed me a coffee as I came out of my quarters.
"My son is coming home today."
"Come Ed, it will be several hours before he arrives. Today we rest."
I saw that there was no evidence a party had been going on for three days. We sat under a huge tree and quietly drank the sweet coffee. The only sounds were the single drum beat and that of birds in the trees.
I watched in awe as the majestic beauty as an Aegis Class Cruiser silently glided into the bay. The rattle of her anchors broke the tranquil silence. Soon after two Destroyers moved in and anchored further to sea.
"Admiral Caruthers has gratefully agreed to allow us to hold the Ceremony aboard the Gettysburg."
"Where is that drum and why?"
"It is far up on the Mountain. In time it will be joined by others. All of Pakurr's friends are bringing him home. It well take several hours to carry him here."
"You mean he is being carried here on foot?"
"Oh yes Ed. In the old days when a king or high official of the Islands died the procession could last days. It is done as out ancestors did. Normally his body would have been cast into the Volcano, but now we send it back to the sea. If we had more time, a great canoe would have carried him home. Now we mix the old with the new. He will go back to the sea from the Warship."
By noon the deep sound of another drum echoed the first. Later more drums beat out and mournful beat. The sound seemed to penetrate right to the soul. There were no smiling, happy faces today. As the sun went down you could see the slow procession coming down the mountain road. Lit by torches it moved at a snails pace. Four huge bonfires were lit on the beach. In the center a single alter affair had been built. Everyone bowed as his body was moved to the alter. It actually looked like him. A plaster cast of his body had been made so accurate I was sure it really was him. AS his body was placed on the alter, the drums stopped. Now all that could be heard was the crackling of the fires and surf as it crashed on the shore.
I walked to the alter and placed my hand on the still form. Tears ran down my face. Why had God taken him away from so soon?
Temin walked up and put his arm around me.
"Come my love, Pakurr is home now. Tomorrow he will join with his ancestors. He will always be inside you."
I put my arm around Temin and walked into the darkness. We sat at the table under the tree. Soon my other two Jer and Rad sat as well. One by one my Sons', lovers and crew came and just sat close by. Mot a word was spoken. Then as if by some signal, First Bobby and Peter stood, both kissed me and the Temin and walked away. They were followed in pairs by all my Lovers, Sons and crew. Soon I was alone with just Temin, Jer and Rad.
A few minutes later Giou and Mino came and sat down. A very young boy brought glasses and juice to drink.
"To Pakurr and all that he loved in life and in death." Giou said.
We echoed his words and drained the small glasses.
"Soon after that Giou and Mino left, leaving us alone.
I put may arm around Temin beside me and Jer on my left. Temin's arm came around me and Rad to his right. We just sat and watched the fires burn.
TBC.