Troop 80 Part 15
By Captain J
CaptainJ46@yahoo.com

copyright 2008 by Captain J, all rights reserved

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Part 15

Billy woke to the feel of Jimmy laying over him, his head resting on this chest and his small arms wrapped around him loosely, Jimmy's leg between his, lightly resting against the underside of his balls, it felt really nice. Billy lightly stroked the head and then massaged Jimmy's small neck.

"You awake now Billy?" Jimmy softly asked, lifting himself and sliding down beside his friend, so he could see him, his head now against Billy's shoulder. "I thought I heard your breathing change."

"Yeah I'm awake," he said looking down into two big brown eyes, then leaned his head and kissed Jimmy lightly on the lips. "Thanks for last night it was really nice." He whispered as he pulled his head back still looking into those big eyes.

"I liked it too you know, I wanted it so bad, ever since I got here. I've really missed it, I just couldn't leave without us doing it; I just couldn't!"

<chuckle> "Yeah, I assumed you wanted it a whole lot, to suck up the courage enough to go ask Susan for permission for me to do it with you."

<giggle>"I still can't believe I actually went and ask a girl for permission for a boy to fuck me and knowing she had to be there and watch... God! How did I do that? But she was really nice and understanding wasn't she? I really like both her and Karen..."

"Yes Susan is VERY nice and she really likes you Jimmy, she wants you to be happy. You said you knew I woke up because you heard my breathing change? Were you already awake?"

"Yeah, have been for awhile. I was just laying there listening to your heart beat, waiting for you to wake up; it's really neat, with my ear right against you I can hear it thumping slowly and I could hear the air going in and out of you."

"Why didn't you wake me up?"

"Didn't want too, you were sleeping soundly and I thought you must need the rest. Besides then I wouldn't have gotten to cuddle up like that and listen to your heart beat. I really like doing that, it makes me feel good to know you trust me enough to let me do that and not even wake up."

"I do trust you Jimmy, you're my friend and I trust my friends never to hurt me."

"Billy how come it doesn't seem to bother you that I'm so small? You've never even mentioned it once that I can remember. Sometimes I feel really little; especially when people look at me and just assume from my size that I'm maybe 7 or 8 instead of 11 years old; then treat me like a little kid. Or other kids pick on me just because I'm smaller than them. That really annoys me when they do those things. But you've never done that, you always treated me like an equal; unless I was all shaky and needed you to be my big brother and hold me..."

"Probably because I feel the same way at times Jimmy. We're both shorter than other kids our age and even though I'm taller than you, I know what it feels like to be treated that way, so I'd never do it to anyone. Adults keep telling me not to worry about it, that we will start growing really fast over the next couple of years and 'catch up' with the ones who're bigger now; but I sometimes have trouble believing it."

"Boy you sure got that right! Mom and Dad keep telling me that all the time, but they don't have to spend every day looking up at almost everyone even kids that I know are younger than me. Heck Karen's what? Nine and she's way taller than me."

"Well don't compare yourself to Karen or Susan both are tall for girls their ages. Look at their mother, Diane is way tall for a woman and both girls will probably end up being around as tall as she is. Your Dad's a little above average, what about 6' and your Mom's about average 5' 5" or 6" or close to that, so you should end up at least average height, so you shouldn't have anything to worry about. But both my parents are shorter than average, my father's only 5'7" and my mother's like 5'2", I think I'm doomed to end up shorter compared to other men, if and when I ever finish growing..."

"I'm sorry Billy, now I'm making you feel bad. I didn't mean to do that..."

"It's ok Jimmy... That's just kind of a sensitive subject with me and I know it is with you... so if we need to, we'll just stick together against all those bigger people..."

"Works for me!" Jimmy said hugging a little tighter and leaning up and gently kissing Billy. <giggle>

Just then the bedroom door banged open and Karen stuck her head inside. "Hey you two, we're starving out here! Mom and Dad already left for Church and some meeting and I need a cook. I'm wasting away just sitting there eating toast! So at least one of you get the hell up and fix me some breakfast!"

Billy took one look at her and started laughing hard, which got Jimmy going and that just made Karen more flustered and in turn made the boys laugh harder. Then she stepped into the room and stomped her foot and tried to look mean; and both boys lost it completely. Finally, Billy managed to stop long enough to gasp out, "OK Karen, we'll be right out..." Then started laughing again as she stomped out of the room blushing.

Once she left, both boys quickly got up and ran to the bathroom and took a quick shower together and were soon in the kitchen standing side by side at the stove wearing aprons; Jimmy cooking eggs and sausages on one side of the stove's burners, while Billy made pancakes on another burner. Karen was sitting at the table waiting, just kind of glaring at the boys, when Susan came in and sat down.

"What's got you all fired up Sis?"

"Them! I'm out here starving and they're just laying in bed all cuddled up and I told them I needed a cook and to get up and get out here. And what do they do? They just lay there laughing their asses off at me!"

"Well Sister mine, it is funny. Besides you apparently have not learned an important lesson yet. "Never antagonize or piss off the cook if you want them to keep cooking for you! You may not like what's served thereafter."

"Oh... hadn't thought of that... Oh boys, I really appreciate you getting up and fixing breakfast for me," she offered in as sweet a voice as she could manage.

Both boys just looked over at her grinning. "Don't worry Karen," Billy said to her, "We won't serve up garbage to you, but it was really funny to watch you trying to look mean over no breakfast! Just a minute more and you can fill that hole in your stomach and not be, what was it? Oh yeah! Uh...'wasting away.' We couldn't allow that to happen, you're much to pretty just as you are."

Two minutes later, Jimmy walked over to the table and set a serving platter, not a plate in front of Karen, it was heaped with six very large pancakes, a huge serving of scrambled eggs and a half dozen sausages. "Here you go Karen, our special breakfast for those who're 'wasting away' and we expect you to have a clean plate when you're done!"

"You expect me to eat ALL THAT?"

"Well you did say you were 'starving' and 'wasting away' and Billy and I couldn't allow something like that, so YES! Every single bite!"

Karen just looked at her sister in dismay, and Susan was just grinning at her.

"I'd be eating it all Karen, or the alternative is to do what Mom said and learn to cook yourself! You stuck your foot in your mouth by complaining to the cooks, now you pay for it; OR well... I just told you the alternative..." Then she looked up at Jimmy standing beside her.

"That's looks really good Jimmy, but I'm not quite as hungry as Karen, I'd like a smaller, more normal sized plate if it's not too much trouble," she smiled at him.

"Coming right up!" he grinned back and moved back towards the stove.

While Karen was steadily working on her platter full of food, she noticed her sister intently watching the boys. "What's with you? You look like you're concentrating or something?" she softly asked.

<sigh> "Just looking at probably the sexiest sight I've ever seen. Two boys cooking wearing nothing but aprons with their cute behinds poking out the back." <giggle> she replied just above a whisper.

Karen looked over at the stove and the boys, then just smiled and nodded agreement. Soon after that Billy delivered Susan's breakfast and she took the opportunity to feel his behind and pat it as he sat her plate down. "Thanks Billy that looks really good," she said smiling as her hand gave him a squeeze back there.

Billy just smiled at her but didn't say anything, but she did notice a nice blush on his face as he went away and noticed a distinct 'pushing out' on the front of his apron as he walked away. <God that was fun!> she thought to herself.

Karen wasn't but about half way through her breakfast when the boys brought their own plates to the table and sat down across from the girls and began eating. When the boys were about half done and she was two thirds of the way through it, she looked over at Billy. "Billy if I eat all this I'll be all bloated, I just can't eat this much..."

Billy just looked up and with a smirk quietly said, "every single bite."

Susan gave him a 'thumbs up' signal and both grinned at each other while Karen went back to attacking all that food.

The other three kids finished about 4 or 5 bites ahead of Karen and just sat watching her as she finished her breakfast with a groan. Susan stood up and then turned to her sister, "Oh Karen, the cooks don't wash dishes either, so you get to clean up this morning. Come on boys let's go out and enjoy the deck while Karen cleans up in here. That was a really great breakfast, thank you so much." Then walked out the door with an arm around each of the boys, hearing a groan from behind her and having a difficult time not to start laughing.

Out on the deck, she guided the boys to the loveseat and all three squeezed onto it. "I think she learned her lesson boys. Well done!" she said kissing each on the cheek as she continued to hold each of them around the shoulders.

"We didn't originally intend to do that. She was so funny when she came to get us and was all flustered when we started laughing, then stomped her foot and tried to look mean; that was even funnier. Well then when I was making the first pancake, I put too much batter on the griddle and the idea just kind of hatched. Jimmy saw how big that pancake was going to be and went and got the platter and it just kind of went from there." Billy told her.

"Whether you originally intended to or not, she needed that lesson." Susan told them, "Mom's been trying to get her to learn to do any cooking for a couple of years. Bet she will now or at least never complain to a cook again! Her eyes got so big when you set that platter down Jimmy, I almost fell off my chair, trying to hold back laughing at her."

"Yeah my mom did that to me a couple years ago when I asked for bigger portions. I learned real quick that asking for 'seconds' was safer than bigger portions to begin with. <chuckle> sure never did that one again! When I saw that first pancake I just couldn't resist and got the platter." <giggle>

"So now that Karen's had her attitude adjustment. Did you boys have fun last night?"

"Yeah it was great Susan. I really want to thank you for letting us do that. I missed it so much and it's so good with Billy..." Jimmy replied blushing. She glanced at Billy and he was blushing too.

"It's OK Jimmy don't be embarrassed," she softly told him and squeezed his shoulder. "I knew you must have really wanted it and enjoy it, or you'd wouldn't have come and ask. I want you to be happy and feel good about yourself."

"But it's homo... you know gay? Doesn't that bother you? That I... we do uh...gay stuff?"

"No it doesn't Jimmy as long as you aren't permanently stealing my boyfriend away from me. Billy's not gay, I know that. I don't think you are either, do you want other boys. Other than Billy to do those things?"

"No – NEVER, Billy's the only boy I've ever been attracted to even to look at that way. He's so nice and he's well the perfect size for me it you get what I'm saying... But I really like Karen too, I'm really attracted to her and well I've just never done anything with a girl, not even kiss one until I came here. I've always been attracted to girls; they are so pretty and well, girls never wanted to have anything to do with me, so I just never..."

"So that means you're NOT gay, just maybe bi-sexual when it comes to Billy and I don't have a problem with that either; I wouldn't have a problem with it if you WERE gay as long as you were happy with yourself about it."

"Susan I'd rather be with girls, they, you, are so much nicer, can be so much nicer than boys. Your bodies are amazing to me and except for when Billy does what he did last night, which I'd still want once in a while; but only with him. I'd much rather love and be loved by a girl. I'm not making any sense am I..."

"Yes you are Jimmy. You just confirmed that you have mostly normal sexual feelings and drives. Since you'd prefer to be with girls but haven't had a chance; but are maybe, a little bi-sexual but only when it comes to Billy. Jimmy, Mom tells me that many men enjoy occasional anal sex to make their cute behinds happy. She also told me that women have toys that can do the same thing Billy does for you, if you let them use them. So wanting anal sex occasionally, isn't that far out there, you just need a girl who's willing to do that for you and I don't know any who wouldn't if you asked them to. They'd know they were keeping you happy and that makes sex with them all that much better.

"So you don't think I'm gay?"

"No I don't. I don't think you're even really bi-sexual, you've just never gotten that pleasure from anyone but Billy. All you need is a girl you love and trust enough to ask her to do that for you and then you wouldn't even need Billy to feel like that."

"So where the Hell am I supposed to find a girl like that to ask?"

"I'd do it for you and so would Karen if you asked her. We both want you to be happy Jimmy."

"You would? She would? Maybe I should go help her with the dishes..."

<chuckle> "Good idea Jimmy... see you later..." she replied as he jumped up and headed inside.

"In the meantime Mr. Carter, when you two go camping with the boys next weekend you have permission in advance to take care of Jimmy's needs if the two of you want to do that."

"What are you talking about? Camping?"

"Didn't you know your Troop has a camping trip next weekend; same place on that farm as last time, you leave on Friday and come back on Sunday?"

"No I didn't know anything about it! How is it you know and I don't?"

"We talked about it on the way to your dance show. Mom and Dad already know and we all thought you knew too."

"They must have talked about it at the last Scout meeting, I missed, and everyone just assumed I knew. Wonder if Jimmy knows, since he missed the same meeting and has been here since he got back?"

"Come to think of it, you never mentioned it, so I guess you really didn't know... Let's go talk to Jimmy and make sure he knows about it."

They went inside and found Jimmy helping Karen with the last of the dish drying; and found he didn't know either, but was now really excited about it. Karen was leaning against the counter looking miserable, while Jimmy was bouncing in excitement, and wanted to call his mother immediately to make sure he was allowed to go on the trip. Susan led him to the telephone, while Billy led Karen out to the loveseat and pulled her onto his lap then gently rubbed her tummy.

"God that feels good please don't stop Billy," she said almost whimpering. Billy just kept gently massaging it as she relaxed against him.

"Guess we over did it making you eat all that," he softly said as her head lolled against his and he continued massaging her belly.

"A little, but I deserved it for being so pushy... Just please keep doing that for awhile."

After about 10 minutes she suddenly sat up. "Uh thanks Billy but I really need to go to the bathroom right now. Whatever was already in there suddenly wants out, to make room I guess. I... I need to go!" and was quickly up and almost running for the door. As Billy sat there chuckling at her retreating back.

Susan and Jimmy came out and joined him first. "What took so long?" he asked.

"No one home on the first try... had to wait a few minutes and then call again, they'd just gotten back from Church on the second try. Jimmy's good to go. They apparently already knew about it."

Karen came back and immediately sat on Billy's lap and just said one word, "More..." then relaxed against him.

Billy started massaging her belly again and what little stiffness was in her body, faded quickly. "Karen, honey unbutton your shorts so I can work it all the way down your intestines," he whispered and she quickly complied. Then lay back and sighed as he resumed massaging her. "We over did it a little with all that food and this helps her clear out room," he explained as the other two watched him work on her.

Twenty minutes later Karen got up for another bathroom break and was soon back sitting on Billy's lap again, "I'm ok now thanks Billy," she said planting a kiss on him, "That really helped."

"So why are you sitting on my lap all relaxed again then?"

"Because I like sitting on your lap and having you hold me, kind of a role reversal, but really nice."

"OK with me. Just curious... I like it too..." then softly kissed her and hugged her closer.

"So where's Mom and Dad?" Susan asked, "They should have been home by now."

"Oh forgot to tell you," Karen replied, "Dad had a trustee meeting after the service, something about repairs to the Church porch or something. Mom said they'd be back about 12:30-1:00, said they'd get lunch for themselves on the way home. God I can't even think about food right now..."

"So we've got about 2 ½ hours until they're due back?" Susan asked.

"Yeah..." Karen replied looking at her watch.

"Come with me Jimmy I want to show you something," Susan said, getting up and pulling Jimmy after her.

Billy and Karen just stayed where they were on the deck both of them enjoying Billy holding her and even more when his magic fingers slipped into her shorts and massaged even lower than before. She ended up taking her shorts off completely, due to the crotch being soaked, then just removed her top also and sat naked on his lap a happy girl. Billy really enjoyed the feel of her firm bottom resting on his cock as she wiggled on his lap.

About an hour later Susan and Jimmy returned and Jimmy was wearing the biggest grin possible. "What's with him?" Karen asked from Billy's lap.

"Jimmy just discovered the joys that can be had with a vibrator," Susan grinned back, "Mom's was just the right size according to Jimmy and he came three times when I hit his prostate with it."

"Three?" Karen asked amazed.

"Yeah, first one was slow, mostly getting him warmed up, then two quick ones when I just held it in place on his special spot, bang, bang, one right after the other, had to stop so he could catch his breath."

"Good Jimmy?" Karen asked the grinning but red faced boy.

"Great!" Jimmy replied.

"Well we know how to keep Jimmy happy then!" Karen smiled back, "How about you Billy care to give it a try sometime?"

"Not today thanks. My butts been so open for the past three weeks, I'd just as soon wait; but thanks for offering." He replied.

"Just let one of us know when you feel ready Billy, no pressure here." Susan replied smiling sweetly.

"Ok, but it will be awhile..."

"Whenever..."

The kids were finishing a quiet lunch when the parents arrived home. "Late lunch?" Dan asked.

"Late breakfast too," Susan replied, we all slept in a little, so we decided to go with a big breakfast; some of us bigger than others," getting a groan from her sister, "and a light lunch."

"That groan tells me I'm missing information here," Diane replied with a raised eyebrow.

"Well Karen got impatient waiting for our resident breakfast chefs to get up and demanded they do so and fix her breakfast. So they got up and fixed her a very nice but large one and demanded that she eat 'every single bite'. You will note that there is a platter on the counter in addition to the plates. It was a 'really big' but very good breakfast. And our Karen learned not to mess with the cooks!" then laughed.

Diane laughed too and then turned to Karen, "NEVER mess with the cooks daughter; you will ALWAYS pay for it one way or another! Haven't I taught you ANYTHING?"

Blushing Karen replied, "Yeah but I didn't apply it to the boys. Big mistake there!"

"So what are you kids doing this afternoon?" Dan asked.

"Just swimming and knocking around, the usual unless you have something better in mind. Oh Dad Billy didn't know about next weekends' camping trip. It was a surprise when I told him. Neither did Jimmy, although his parents apparently did. We need to make sure we talk more about things like that." Susan replied.

"You didn't know? All the girls in our van knew, I just assumed you knew? Sorry about that Billy." Dan said turning towards him.

"Well I know now and it's great!" Billy replied smiling.

Later that afternoon Jimmy's parents came to pick him up and his mother beamed when she saw how happy her son looked. "Have fun Jimmy?" she asked already knowing the answer.

"It's been great Mom, Billy and the girls have been so nice and I've had so much fun; Karen even taught me to swim better. I love the water now, that I can really swim." He gushed.

"Margaret, Jimmy's been wonderful to have around, so polite and no trouble at all and the kids all had fun together. If possible we'd like him to come and visit again later this summer. The girls have a friend coming, Jane Hanson, I think you know her parents, lovely young girl. Anyway it would be nice if Jimmy could visit at the same time so that Billy doesn't get overwhelmed with all the girls present. We'd really love him to come and visit that week."

"When are we talking about?"

"First week of August, is when Jane will be here if that's ok."

"No problem for us as long as it's not an imposition on you and your family."

"None at all, he's been wonderful this week and I know the kids want him to come back."

"Well Jimmy do you want to come stay with them again?"

"Sure Mom, it's been great being here with Billy and Karen and Susan. Can I?"

"Sure Jimmy, we'll plan on it then. Now get your things and we'll go home, then your Dad is taking us out to dinner." She replied smiling at her son.

While Jimmy was getting his bag from Billy's room, his mother turned to them, "I don't know how to thank all of you, that's a different boy than the one I dropped off here; this visit has been so good for him."

"You don't need to thank us Mrs. Stewart, we all wanted to help and Jimmy's happier and feeling better, and he's made some new friends with the girls, that's what we wanted to happen and it did." Billy told the woman.

"Come here Billy," she replied and gave him a big hug, "You're the best friend my son could ever have, Thank you Billy," she whispered then patted his back as she released him.

Jimmy came back carrying his bag and then hugged each of the girls and Billy saying good bye then shook hands with Dan and Diane and thanked them for letting him visit and inviting him back. Just as he was leaving, he turned back, "See you Friday Billy, for the camping trip!"

"Bye Jimmy see you on Friday!" Billy called back smiling. Then they were gone.

The rest of that day and through to the next weekend were uneventful for Billy. He got into his exercise program full bore every day and usually went to bed tired. The girls still slept with him but not much happened other than a little oral sex and mutual masturbation. It was Friday and time to go camping again with the Troop.

Camping Again

Dan drove Billy to the church where the Troop met and then stood talking to other parents while the boys put their gear in a pile by the Troop's equipment trailer. Billy saw Paul and was telling him he'd left most of the list home this time and only brought the same things as last time since they were going to the same place. "Great Billy you brought your poncho though right? They're calling for scattered showers tomorrow and our luck means it will scatter right on top of us. And your dance stuff?"

"Yeah I checked the forecast before packing, and I've got my loincloth, moccasins and fire bowls in case I can work with Scott again." Billy replied.

"I'm sure you can, just let Mr. Baker know you want to practice with Scott and I can guarantee he'll make sure you have time to do that."

"Billy!" he heard from behind him and turned just in time to catch Jimmy and lift him high like Paul and done with him and swing him around, before setting him down with a quick hug. "Hey Jimmy, glad to see you too."

Realizing they were in 'public' Jimmy stepped away from Billy a little and just stood bouncing on his feet, happy to be with his friend again and to be going on the camping trip. "Got your gear by the trailer Jimmy?" Billy asked.

"Yeah I'm ready to go. Are we riding together again, since I'm in your patrol now?"

"Yeah, we'll be in the same tent too, like last time according to Paul."

"Great! I'll see you in the van then, I need to go use the bathroom before we leave..."

"OK Jimmy see you in a little while then." He replied as Jimmy ducked away towards the back door of the Church.

"How is he really Billy? I heard he stayed with you and the Cartwright's last week?"

"He came on Thursday and stayed with us until Sunday afternoon. He was shaky when he first arrived but was really good by the time he left on Sunday. Still a little goofy at times, but hey, we all are at times. I think he's made a lot of progress Paul, he needs more friends, and for guys not to pick on him because of his size. " Billy replied.

"Well I'll take care of that crap, I don't allow that happening to anyone in my Patrol... You might as well go standby the blue van Billy, we'll be leaving in a couple of minutes."

"OK Paul and thanks, I'll see you in the van then..."

The blue van was a maxi-van with four sets of seats, Billy went ahead and accepting the inevitable crawled into the back seat, as one of the smaller boys. He'd just settled into the back corner, when Jimmy joined him and Mark Peters the boy who joined the Troop with them, was the third to crawl into the back seat. Jimmy scooted up against Billy who casually put his arm around him and smiled at his friend. "OK there Jimmy?"

"Yeah I'm good, I've been really good all week. You guys really helped me last weekend, tell all of them for me will you Billy?"

"Sure Jimmy no problem but you should really tell them yourself, just call the house, I know the girls would like to talk to you."

"OK I'll do that then. I still can't get over how nice they were to me. Your foster sisters are really great."

"Yeah they are. Hey Mark what've you been up to this summer? I haven't seen you since the last camping trip and not much even that weekend, since we ended up in different patrols." Billy answered changing the subject with Mark sitting right there.

"Not much Billy, went down south and visited some cousins, didn't hear about what happened to you until I got back; that must have really sucked."

"It Did! I'll pass on going through that again. They hurt me bad Mark, Doc. Collins almost had to cut one of my balls off, it was so bad."

"No the Cartwright's took really good care of me and got me though it, so he didn't have to do that, but it was closer than I ever want to be again. They were really good to me and then my parents broke up and got in trouble and all that shit and well I live with the Cartwright's now."

"Well you're looking good now, so they must be taking good care of you. I'm glad you're OK..."

"Thanks Mark, have you heard anything about summer camp? I've missed all the meetings so far this summer. I made the dance show before I got hurt and the most recent one too, but that's all."

"Yeah, it's the first week of August, but you needed to have a reservation in two weeks ago. They're all full up now, had to turn a few boys down, Mr. Baker said at the last meeting. None from our Troop but some from others."

"Guess I'm missing that too then, I didn't know about the reservations thing..."

"Me too," Jimmy quietly added leaning into Billy. I... wasn't home when we needed to do that. Hey isn't that the week your family invited me to visit?"

"Yeah I think so... well that won't be so bad then at least we'll get to spend the week together." Billy replied.

"Neither of you guys are going? Shit! I'll be the only Tenderfoot in our Troop then, that's really going to suck!" Mark grumbled.

Soon the vans left the parking lot and Mark stayed quiet during the trip, the boys forward of them were noisy and no one paid any attention to the new boys in the back. Jimmy managed to sneak his hand into Billy's then covered their hands with his jacket. Jimmy felt good when Billy gave his hand a squeeze and kept holding it all the way to the campsite. When they unloaded, Paul had them get one of the Patrol's tents and told them where to set it up. They put the tent and their gear where it was supposed to be set up, then helped set up the 'common area' tents, kitchen and dining tent.

Billy remembered from the last time about how to set up their sleeping tent, and they got it up with Paul only having to adjust the ropes to make it the way it should be. Once it was up, they put their gear inside and returned to the dining tent where Mr. Baker wanted everyone for a meeting, and a evening snack. Billy and Jimmy sat beside Paul and waited for the meeting to start.

"OK Boys settle down. Now one of the things we are going to be doing this weekend is new for most of you. But we'll be doing it all week during summer camp so we'll do it this weekend to get you used to it. The executive board of the Scout Council has been concerned that the Scouts in our Council are not as proficient as they should be in pioneering skills, so they came up with an idea to correct some of it. Each of you are being issued a 2' length of rope by Andy and Sam, hang onto it because that piece of rope is your mean ticket, literally! We have 5 meals scheduled between now and when we leave Sunday. Before you can be served at each meal, you will be required to tie a specified knot. For breakfast in the morning it will be a square-knot; lunch two-half hitches; dinner a bowline knot; breakfast Sunday will be a Clover Hitch and lunch Sunday a taunt-line hitch. Now these are common knots used all the time in Scouting so you need to know them anyway. This is a way to speed the learning process. Get used to it now because at summer camp you will have to demonstrate at total of 18 knots and these will probably be 5 of them."

"Now Patrol Leaders it's your responsibility to assure the boys in your Patrol know how to tie the knot before the next meal. So to make sure, you take whatever time is necessary to make sure that none of your boys miss a meal; because if they can't tie it; you don't eat either! And just so everyone knows up front. When you line up for meals I will assign three senior scouts to stand at each of the meal lines and you will tie the knot right there in front of them; they will check it and if it's correct, you get to pass and go eat. If not, then you and your Patrol leader will step off to the side and be taught as necessary until you can tie it properly then you get to eat; but only after you've succeeded. So this evening, I'd suggest you Patrol leaders start working with your boys and make sure they can at least tie the first two knots before going to bed, you will have time during the day to work on the bowline knot before dinner. The new guys will probably find that one harder. Questions? Hearing none, Patrol Leaders you have 3 hours to start working on those knots with your boys, before the campfire tonight. Check will all your boys even the older ones; make sure everyone is ready and gets to eat."

"Wolf Patrol Over Here!" Paul called out and the rest of the patrol quickly joined them. "OK guys let's see a square knot from everyone; then 2 half hitches; then a bowline, clover hitch and taunt-line hitch. Billy, Jimmy don't worry about it; I'm just making sure the other guys can tie all these so I know if I have to teach anyone else." Billy watched as the boys quickly tied each knot. All of them but two successfully tied everything. One needed help with the bowline and the other couldn't tie a taunt-line hitch. "Gary how the hell did you put up your tent without knowing that knot. It's the slip knot we use on the tent ropes to keep them tight?"

"Uh... I usually pound in the stakes and let Tommy tie the ropes..." Gary responded red faced.

"Well you'll learn it this weekend, because I don't plan on missing any meals!" Paul replied "Tommy work with him on it while I work with Billy and Jimmy; I'll check him in the morning."

"OK Paul, he'll have it before morning or I'll make him sleep outside." Tommy replied as the two walked over to get a snack.

"OK boys," Paul said to Billy and Jimmy let's grab our snacks then we'll sit down together and you'll learn these first couple real quick, they're really easy and then we'll start on the bowline." Billy went over and got himself some hot chocolate and some cookies with Jimmy close behind and then went and sat in the corner where Paul wanted to meet with them. Billy got the first two knots quickly but Jimmy had trouble until Paul said, "OK hold one end in each hand, lay the one in your right hand over the one in your left, now tuck it under and hold the two ends again. Ok now take the one in your left hand and lay it over the one in your right hand and tuck in under. Good now pull it tight. That's a square knot. Just remember right over left; left over right and pull." Jimmy successfully tied the knots 5 times each before Paul moved on. "OK boys now the next knot is a little more complicated but it's still not that hard, it's easier if one end of the rope has tension on it; because it's used to hold or carry weights without slipping." Paul had Billy hold one end of his rope and then showed them to make a loop with the free end, "OK guys think of this as a rabbit's hole. And the tight end there is a tree. Now this loose end here is our rabbit and he comes up out of the hole, runs around the tree, ducks under this branch here and goes back into his hole. Now pull and you have a bowline knot."

Jimmy got that one faster because he repeated exactly the way Paul explained it, "Rabbit hole, rabbit comes up, around the tree, under the branch, back in the hole, pull. Hey I did it! That wasn't so hard."

Billy tried a couple of times, before he used Paul's visualization then got it three times in a row. "Paul you're a really good teacher. I tried without using the rabbit and couldn't get it, but with the rabbit it was easy. Thanks Paul!"

"Thanks Billy but I didn't invent that, it's the way I was shown and I still use it myself when I need to tie that knot. Now you guys practice all three of those knots a few more times tonight and you'll be good through dinner tomorrow. We'll work on the other two tomorrow, they're not that hard either. I'll see you guys at the campfire this evening, I need to check all the Patrol tents to make sure they're up right, especially since I now know Gary didn't know how to tie the tent ropes."

The two boys sat there for another hour tying the knots over and over until they were both absolutely sure they knew them perfectly. They walked around for a while until Billy guided them over into the woods where he and Paul and then he and Jimmy had talked later on the last trip. "OK Jimmy let's have that hug you've been itching for ever since the church parking lot." And Jimmy was quickly in Billy arms his head pressed into Billy shoulder. When Billy felt Jimmy relax he moved him back enough to look at him "Are you really ok Jimmy?"

"Yeah Billy I am, I've felt really good about myself all week, you guys helped so much I can't ever repay you," he replied then leaned up and gently kissed Billy's lips. "Thanks, I think things will be better from here on, I know I'll have ups and downs but as long as my friends, especially you, are there to catch me I'll be ok."

Billy hugged him tighter again, "I'm so glad to hear that Jimmy, I've been so worried about you. I'll be there when you need me, so will Karen and Susan."

"Billy? Can we do things this weekend?" Jimmy softly asked.

<chuckle> "I didn't have to even ask Jimmy. Susan gave us blanket permission to do whatever you need or want. And you Jimmy, are so good at it, I could never refuse you when we have permission like that. So we'll do whatever you want." He replied lightly kissing his friend. "Now we better get back before someone misses us."

Later during the campfire, Jimmy started shaking his whole body shivering, Paul was sitting beside him so Billy leaned closer to him. "Paul, it's cold and damp out here and Jimmy's sitting there shivering, I can hear his teeth chattering; can I just take him to the tent and get him into bed. I don't want him getting sick."

Paul took one look at Jimmy and nodded, "It's almost over anyway, go, I don't want him sick either."

Since they were sitting near the back of the group, it was easy to escape, once five steps away they would be in the dark, "Come on Jimmy let's get you back to the tent and warmed up, you're freezing."

Once in the tent, Billy quickly stripped Jimmy of his t-shirt, shorts shoes and socks, then had him crawl into bed, which was actually 'their' bed since they'd zipped the two sleeping bags together to make one big one, then undressed himself and after tying the tent flap crawled in beside his friend. Jimmy immediately hugged Billy his teeth chattering beside Billy's ear. "God Jimmy you're freezing! Why didn't you at least wear a jacket or sweatshirt? It's cool and damp out there and I think that rain they were calling for is going to get here tonight."

"Di...Did...didn't think..." Jimmy managed to get out between shivers.

Billy pulled Jimmy closer so that they made contact the full length of their bodies, Jimmy drawing warmth from him as slowly the smaller boy's body slowed in the shivering and eventually stopped and just lay relaxed against him. "Better?" Billy asked.

"Yeah, thanks, that was really stupid of me..." Jimmy replied, burrowing his face into the space between Billy's neck and shoulder, "Hmmm I've missed this all week..." he murmured.

"You didn't 'forget' to wear something to get us to bed faster did you?" Billy asked as he stroked the small body against him.

"No, I didn't think of that one; should have though... I've missed holding you all week..."

"Billy?"

"What?"

"You're getting hard muscles?"

"God I hope so, Diane's been really working my ass off between weight training and swimming."

"Feels good, you feel strong. Makes me feel protected... Just hold be tight Billy I'm really tired..."

"OK Jimmy, I've got you, just go to sleep... you're safe..."

"Thanks Billy you're too good to me..."

"Sleep..."

"O...K..." and the both drifted off to sleep.

(BANG! Rumble, Rumble)

"What the hell was that?" Jimmy asked,

"Thunder storm," Billy replied loudly, due the rain pounding on the canvas tent, it was really loud.

"Are we OK in a tent? I mean lightning?"

"Should be unless the tent blows away in the wind, it's blowing pretty good out there I can see the tent shaking some. (BANG!) Damn that one was closer!" Billy replied.

Just then a light shined into the tent, followed by Paul's head. "You guys OK?"

"Yeah Paul thanks," Billy replied.

"Don't worry about the storm, it'll blow on by soon. I'm just tightening tent ropes because of the wind, thought I'd check on you two, since you've probably never been through a storm in a tent. We're on a knoll here so the water will drain away from us. Just stay in the tent and you'll be fine."

"OK and thanks again Paul, that makes me feel better, that last lightening strike sounded close."

"Hit up on top of the cliff, lit up the whole area... unless it pours all weekend, we don't have anything to worry about, even then it would only be because the stream flooded the campfire area. I've been here during lots of storms, never been a problem yet. You OK there Jimmy? Billy's doing all the talking."

"I'm OK Paul... thanks for checking on us, that lightening is scary..."

"Just go back to sleep guys, It'll all be over by the time we get up. Maybe a drizzle still going but this bad part will be gone anyway. Good night."

"Goodnight Paul and thanks again," Billy replied as the two cuddled closer trying to ignore the rain pounding on the tent and the occasional roll of thunder. "That was really nice of him," Jimmy murmured as he snuggled closer to Billy. "Yeah he's a great guy," Billy murmured back as the dropped off to sleep again.

Billy woke to the feel of someone tickling his ribs and giggling. "What's with you?" he asked grabbing the hand on his side.

"Just waking you," Jimmy replied with a grin and a light kiss, "Paul was just here and said 30 minutes to breakfast. It's still raining, but lightly and he said it's chilly and damp so dress warm, and don't forget our poncho's".

Billy unzipped the side of the double bedroll and sat up. Then immediately hugged himself and shivered. "Damn it is chilly and damp!" and immediately started digging in his backpack for a sweatshirt, jeans and socks, then put on his boots and just sat there while Jimmy finished dressing.

"What?" Jimmy asked as he finished tying his boot laces and looked over at Billy sitting there looking at his feet.

"Just thinking. You know, yesterday and today are the first times I've had clothes on almost all summer? Seems strange wearing clothes again..."

"Well I was only naked for four days, when I visited you guys, but it was strange to be dressed whenever I went out this past week. Kind of get used to it and then it's normal. You know Mom never said a word about you being naked both when I got there and when she picked me up again. Even though everyone else was dressed; she didn't even seem to notice. Then the next morning I was naked during breakfast and she didn't seem to notice that either. Heck I didn't even notice until I dropped some jelly on my leg!"

"Diane keeps telling me that 'little boys', meaning us, have no reason to be modest and that as long as we don't do things to bring attention to the fact we're naked, people ignore it. Guess she's right."

"Yeah Mom said the same thing when I asked her about it, you know her not apparently noticing... She just said it didn't bother her and that if I wanted to be naked it was fine with her. She said her brothers were naked most of the time when she was little. That one really surprised me, the way she's so uptight about anything to do with sex and all. So most of the time at home I was naked and it wasn't any big deal or anything. In fact she seemed to like the fact that it cut down on laundry."

Shortly they were in line to get breakfast and when they got to the head of the line demonstrated a square knot and immediately got in line for food. Billy smiled as he was handed a plate full of steaming food, scrambled eggs, sausages, and biscuits with sausage gravy on them. Then went to get his drink and found milk, juice, coffee, tea and even hot coco and decided a hot drink would go down good on a chilly morning and opted for coffee.

Paul joined them as they were eating, "Guess everybody got in OK then?" Billy asked.

"Everybody from our Patrol," Paul replied, "There's still a couple out there being taught with an unhappy Scoutmaster standing over an unhappy Patrol Leader, who didn't check his guys like he was told to. Marty may end up losing his Patrol leader status; on top of that, these were boys who should have known one of the simplest knots there is and Mr. Baker was pissed off that they didn't. Shit, how could they NOT know how to tie it, we use it all the time? Guess that's why Marty didn't even check them."

"But you checked everyone. He should have too." Jimmy replied, "Like you said, just to be sure."

"Well that's his problem, not mine. You guys sleep OK after I checked you?"

"Yeah we went right back to sleep, Jimmy had to wake me this morning, I was out of it." Billy replied.

"I wouldn't have bothered you, but as I was adjusting the ropes on your tent I heard one of you asking if it was safe, so I stuck my head in to make sure you guys were ok."

"Yeah and I really appreciated that, I was back to sleep in nothing flat, after you said not to worry. I still can't get over how loud rain on the tent is though." Billy replied.

<chuckle> "It's loud Billy, because that canvas is stretched tight like a drum head. Basically your tent is a big drum and things hitting it make it reverberate like a drum. I remember the first time I slept in a tent, it was set up under an oak tree and acorns kept dropping on it. Sounded like bricks falling on us all night. <chuckle>"

<giggle> "Note to self – don't camp under oak trees in a tent!" Billy said smiling.

"Hey that's part of my job to give you guys little tidbits like that so that you don't make the same mistakes I made. Now finish up you have a class with Mr. Cornwell on axes, knives and saws different types, how to use them and taking care of them. Then you should have time for a nap or whatever before lunch."

After their class, it was still raining and Billy decided to take Paul's suggestion and take a nap; they'd been chopping wood for two hours and it was tiring. Billy laid on top of their bed only taking his boots off and was snoozing when he felt, Jimmy come in and lay beside him. Then he felt his pants being unzipped and a warm hand digging his cock out.

"What are you doing?" he quietly asked.

"Thanking my friend for keeping me safe and warm and taking such good care of me last night." Jimmy whispered back.

"You don't have to do that..."

"I know that, but I want to... you really do taste good..."

"OK if that's what you want..."

"I do, now quit talking so I can take care of this little problem that's now kind of stiff here..."

"Little?"

"Shut up Billy!"

"OK..." and he did as a warm mouth enclosed him and his breathing suddenly got faster.

After lunch, Billy and Jimmy stayed in the dining tent with about 12 other boys for a basic first aid class then Mr. Bascomb the biology teacher at the high school and a merit badge counselor taught a class on plant recognition, then led the boys on a hike around the area and showed them the different plants and trees he'd talked about. It was almost dinner time by the time they returned, a little muddy and tired from slogging around on the hike. Dinner was a steaming plate full of baked steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans and cake for dessert, and Billy drank two cups of hot chocolate with it, it was still chilly and drizzling and the hot food and drink went a long way in making him feel better. After dinner, Paul spent about 40 minutes with the boys teaching them the other two knots they needed for the next day and was just finishing when it started raining really hard again. They were still sitting there practicing their knots when Mr. Baker came over and sat with them.

"How're you two doing?" the man asked.

"We're good," Billy replied.

"Well you seem to be getting items checked off quickly for promotion to 2nd class, keep up like this and you'll qualify really soon."

"Thanks Mr. Baker this is all so much fun, doing this stuff and learning about nature and first aid and all," Jimmy replied.

"Boys I'm really sorry you two won't be going to summer camp with us; I almost put in reservations for you but I just didn't know if you were going to be well enough. Billy was still in pretty bad shape at that point and Jimmy you were going to that other camp and I just didn't know what to do. Now I'm sorry I didn't just go ahead and make reservations, since both of you are better. But that's what happened."

"Don't be sorry about it Mr. Baker, you didn't know and we sure didn't. Paul said some boys got turned down because the camp was full. It wouldn't have been right to tie up two spots if we couldn't go." Billy told the man.

"I hoped you guys would understand and not feel down about it; you'd normally be able to get most of the things needed for promotion in that one week. But we'll be camping several more times this summer and I'll make sure someone works with you to get you qualified as soon as possible. I want all you Tenderfoot boys to move up as close together as possible, it makes it easier for everyone."

"I'll admit I'm a little disappointed, and I'm sure Jimmy is too; but heck things like that happen and it's nobody's fault. We'll just work harder to catch up and we sure won't miss going next year. Are there things we can study on our own? Then we could just concentrate on the things someone needs to show us and practice us on."

"Yes there are Billy, I'll give you two a reading list tomorrow so you can at least read all the material before you have practical classes, that will save quite a bit of time, in the actual classes. Some things, you just have to do though. Did you bring your handbooks with you?"

"Yeah," both boys replied.

"Good, I'm cancelling the campfire this evening with all this rain, so I'd suggest you read chapters 6-9 this evening in your tent, then Paul can go over some of it with you in the morning; that will get you a good start anyway."

"Thanks Mr. Baker, we'll do that then," Billy replied and the man got up and patted each on the back before leaving them.

"Off to the tent to study?" Jimmy asked and Billy nodded agreement.

Both boys were careful to back into the tent and remove their muddy boots just inside to avoid getting mud on their bed. Then Billy dug into his backpack and got a candle lantern his grandfather had given him and lit the candle and hung it above them on a small chain attached to it. "Hey Billy where did you get that, that's really neat, it was packed like a tube and you just pulled the top out. It puts out more light than I expected too and heat, I can feel the damp getting less already. All that from one candle."

"My granddad gave it to me for my birthday with some of my other gear. He said he had one in the army made out of brass, this one's aluminum but works the same. He got it from some catalogue of camping equipment. It doesn't make all that much heat, but it's supposed to help and does give out quite a bit of light."

"OK then, I've got to get one of those. Now he said what chapters 6-9 right?"

"Yeah," he replied as he dug out his handbook, let me see here..."

Introduction to Water Safety

Basic Water Rescue

Introduction to Basic Fire Building and Safety – Purpose Built Fires

Introduction to Basic Camp Cooking and Nutrition

"We better get started, that's an awful lot to read in one night," Jimmy replied as he opened his book and fluffed his pillow to get more comfortable.

About 9:00 Paul stuck his head in the tent flap. "Good you two are studying, Mr. Baker said he gave you some reading assignments. Concentrate on Chapter 8 on fires. If this rain ever stops we'll work on that in the morning."

"OK Paul thanks!" Billy said smiling looking back above his head.

"No problem see you guys in the morning and don't spend all night reading. Goodnight!"

"Night Paul we won't." Jimmy answered also just looking up but not moving from where he was laying on his side with his book open.

Both of them reread the chapter on fires and fire safety and Jimmy summed up what both of them were thinking. "I never knew there were so many different kinds of fires for different things, cooking, heat, light, and all that. I always thought a fire was a fire, you know?"

"Me too... We should go to bed, it's getting late..." Billy replied. "But I'm not really all that tired..."

"Yeah we should, but I'm not all that tired either... <giggle> Maybe we should tire each other out some... <giggle> Both were naked and in bed in a flash and quickly settled under the covers.

"Have anything in particular in mind?" Billy softly asked with a grin.

"Unless you have an objection, because well you've only done it once, I'd like to try us doing a 69 sucking each other at the same time at least until I've got you ready, then I want you IN me as much as you can manage. You really are a perfect fit for me you know."

"Well you have a perfect little butt, so that works out well for both of us, doesn't it," he replied grinning.

"Yeah so kiss me then shut up and do me, I've been waiting all day for this!"

"Done!" Billy replied and drew him in for a long kiss, before Jimmy swapped ends and both really started enjoying themselves. Billy managed three times before falling asleep, exhausted, still in the behind of a smiling Jimmy, curled up back against him. Neither had trouble sleeping that night.

The rain had finally stopped by the time they woke in the morning and after breakfast, Paul took them aside and went over finding dry materials for building a fire, fire safety and then they build three different types, even using flint and steel to start one with sparks, by the time they were done, it was lunch time and then it was packing everything up for the trip home. Most of the tents were dry by the time they were packed but Mr. Baker had three of them put in the trailer last, so he could take them home and hang them in his garage until they were completely dry, as well as one which needed a new coating of waterproofing, since it had leaked along the seams.

As soon as the last of the equipment was loaded, they were off, and except for one of the vans getting stuck in the mud and having to be pushed out, there were no problems. Both boys were covered in mud as a result of helping push the van, and decided to ride home naked, rather than get mud all over the inside of the van; but then all but one of the boy in that van did the same thing so they were not alone. There were a few surprised parents when a van load of naked boys got out, but none said a word, when the driver explained their clothes were all covered in mud. They just smiled and took their naked boys home.

Billy smiled when he saw Dan and Diane waiting for him and after giving Jimmy a quick goodbye hug was quickly loaded into Diane's mini-van and on his way home.

"Have a good time Billy?" Dan asked as he drove, looking at the naked boy on the back seat in the mirror.

"The best Dan, it rained most of the time except for today, and we all got covered in mud getting the van unstuck but it was fun anyway." Then looked at Diane who was looking back from the front passenger seat, "Jimmy's really doing great, said this is the best week he's had in a long time and wanted to thank all of us for that visit last week."

Diane just smiled and reached back and patted Billy's knee, "Glad to hear that... He's a good boy." Then turned back forward and smiled all the way home.

It was two more weeks until the week Jimmy and Jane were scheduled to visit and Billy quickly dropped back into his now daily routine of workouts and swimming. Diane kept upping the weights and repetitions and Billy could feel how much harder his body was getting, his arms and legs were now toned and he could see muscle ridges on his flat belly and his chest had clear definition in the muscles. He was feeling really good about his body these days. He was still small for his age, but didn't feel weak anymore. Especially one afternoon when he surprised Susan by scooping her body up and carrying her up the steps to the deck like she'd done with him, he didn't feel strained at all. Life was getting much better.