Pawn of the Sea

Chapter 4

Author’s note:  Thanks to my beta, B (Simon)!  And thanks to Rith and the wonderful Dannell for the fabulous Sea and Sky series for which this story was inspired.

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Six Months Ago-Palermo, Italy

Garth emerged from the sea the next morning to find Dick ensconced in a lounge chair on the beach, wearing nothing but a tiny Speedo. He approached the scene quietly, taking a few moments to savor the sight of the handsome, well built man basking in the sun.

Dick woke from his light doze when cool drops of water hit his skin. He looked up to find a very wet and very nude Atlantean mage standing over him.  He lifted his shades and smiled, trying very hard not to focus on the nudity part. It wasn’t a big deal to Garth’s culture after all. “Good
morning. How was your night?”

“Very well, thank you,” Garth replied with a smile. He was enjoying Dick’s attempt at ignoring his private bits since he was failing so badly at it. “I’m sorry I abandoned you, though it looks as though you fared pretty well.” Garth motioned behind Dick where a table full of food was set out on the veranda.

“Hey, you were tired and I know you rejuvenate faster in the water. As for being taken care of, well, Bruce does enjoy his creature comforts at all of his houses. He pays handsomely to have people ready to serve at a moment’s notice. This particular lady is an Italian mama who loves to spoil us and isn’t afraid to show her displeasure that we aren’t here often enough.”

Dick stood up and motioned Garth toward the house. “Come on, brunch is ready.”

“Wonderful!” Garth replied. He paused when they reached the steps leading to the veranda. “Um, Dick, do you have any clothes? I don’t want to offend your nice Italian lady.”

Dick’s eyes gleamed wickedly. “Oh, I don’t think Adelia will be offended.  I know I’m not.”

“Nor am I offended by your…” Garth let his gaze slide over Dick’s scantily clad form.  “…choice of attire, or lack thereof.”

“Well, let’s make it even shall we?”  With that, Dick reached down and pushed off his Speedo, stepped out of it, and stood up to face Garth.

 

“Dick!”

“Why yes, yes it is.”

“Stop!” He looked toward the house. “She’ll see.”

“Hey, I’m not the one who started it. You’re the one who came out of the ocean all naked and wet like some Roman god.”

Garth reached down and snagged Dick’s suit. “Stop fooling around and put this back on before you traumatize the poor woman.”

Dick snatched the offending garment away from him and playfully dangled it in front of Garth. “And you won’t offend her, hanging out for all to see?” He laughed at Garth’s horrified expression. “Relax already. Adelia is gone for the day. She made some stuff for us to heat up later, and she won’t be back until morning. This is a very private beach and there is no one else around.”

“Why you…” Garth lunged for Dick, who quickly moved out of the way and ran.  Of course Dick was faster on land, and since he decided that he wanted to be caught just to see what would happen he ran to the water and dove into the waves.

Once back in his element, Garth caught Dick quickly and when they both surfaced he pulled him in to steal a kiss. Dick responded enthusiastically as did his cock. When they finally moved apart, Dick gazed into Garth’s violet eyes. “What is this?”

“Well, I’m a little surprised you don’t know, but it’s called a kiss.”

“Garth, stop and be serious. What are we doing? Why now? I mean you…I…we never…before…Tula…and Barbara…Kory…”

“Robbie, shut up.” Garth kissed him again and then pulled away, moving his mouth close to Dick’s ear. “I have admired you from afar for many years, but it was never the right time for us. I loved Tula with all my heart, but she is dead. You loved Kory, but it ended, and I know you will always love Barbara, but she cannot return your feelings. Now is the time for us, Dick.  We are good together. Please stop analyzing and just let it happen. Let me love you.”

Dick melted under Garth’s words, and melted even further under his hands as they slid behind him to cup his ass, kneading gently. Garth gently nipped Dick’s earlobe and then slid his mouth over to take Dick’s in another passionate kiss. Garth ended the kiss and began to kiss down Dick’s chest, his head disappearing under the water.

Once Garth was out of sight, but certainly not out of mind, Dick  began to freak out just a little.  What the hell were they doing?  He was doing it with another man.  Not just any man; Garth.  His good friend, Garth.  His GUY friend, Garth.  Seriously.  It’s not like he hadn’t noticed other guys before.  I mean really he was surrounded by hunks on a daily basis.  Clark, Roy, Wally,  and jeez, he’d have to be dead not to notice how attractive Bruce is…and oh, God, did he really just think that about Bruce?  And then Garth’s lips hit a sensitive spot and he lost his train of thought, all logical thought really, and decided to take the Atlantean‘s advice and just go with the flow, because fuck, that felt good.  Really, really, good.  

He reveled in the feeling of Garth’s hands and mouth and then felt himself being yanked under the water.

He instinctively struggled for a moment before he realized Garth had cast his spell again and he was able to breathe. The other man didn’t give him too much time to ponder his new situation before his mouth wrapped around Dick’s cock and Dick was writhing weightlessly in ecstasy.

After a few pleasure filled moments Garth released his cock, much to Dick’s dismay, and kissed his way back up to his mouth. ‘I want to make love to you, Robbie. Will you let me?’

Dick’s eyes opened in surprise. He knew that Atlanteans could communicate with each other telepathically, but he didn’t know they could do it with humans as well.

‘Only because of my magic and only in the water. It is too much effort on land.’

‘Oh,’ Dick answered weakly in Garth’s mind causing the other man to smile and gently stroke the side of Dick‘s face.

‘You did not answer my question, Robbie,’ Garth replied. ‘Can?’ Kiss. ‘I?’ Kiss. ‘Make?’ Kiss. ‘Love?’ Kiss. ‘To?’ Kiss. ‘You?’

Dick sighed in ecstasy. ‘Oh, God, yes, please.’

Garth pulled Dick in closer and ran searching hands over his lover’s perfect ass. He gently turned Dick in his arms and slowly kissed his way down Dick’s back. Dick’s eyes opened wide in surprise and ecstasy as Garth pulled his cheeks apart and thrust his tongue into Dick’s tight hole.

Garth gently rimmed Dick while the two free floated in the gentle current. Dick thought he might cum from Garth’s tongue alone, but suddenly Garth pulled away and Dick ached from the loss.

‘Do not fear, love,’ Garth reassured him. ‘It is only to get better.’

Dick moaned again as a new wash of sensation invaded his tender ass. This time it was Garth’s fingers, slick with lube. Lube? Where the fuck did
Garth get lube? It’s not like he had pockets.

‘I made it, Robbie,’ came the laughter tinged thought into his mind. ‘It is a water based product you know.’

‘Uh,’ Dick grunted as Garth added another finger. ‘This is no…oh God, yes, right there…this is no time for a chemistry lesson.’

Garth smiled and removed his fingers and replaced them with the head of his cock. ‘Well, then, how about sex education?’

Dick tried to reply, but he was too busy being in the throes of bliss as Garth’s beautiful cock slowly filled him.

Dick’s arms caressed Garth’s back, moving down to his ass, as he tried to pull the man even further into him. He didn’t think he could ever be close enough to the other man. Why didn’t he realize before? Why did it take him so long to see this man as anything more than a friend? So much wasted time.

‘Robbie!’ Garth’s voice was sharp in his mind. ‘It is rude to think so much when someone is fucking the hell out of you.’

‘Garth!’ Dick thought back, astounded at the usually very polite man’s choice of words.

‘Shut. Up.’ Garth growled back, and then he shifted, hitting Dick’s prostate, rendering him incapable of any thought.

Dick clutched Garth to him, feeling his orgasm starting to build at the tips of his toes. ‘Garth, oh, God, Garth…”

Dick’s closed his eyes tightly as his orgasm hit him hard, and then he felt Garth cum as well. He held Garth to him as he rode the waves of his
pleasure, and then Garth collapsed on top of him with a shuddering sigh.

Wait, if they were still in the water why was Garth so heavy? How come he could hear his labored breathing? And why was he suddenly so cold?

Icy fear gripped Dick as his eyes opened and he saw that he wasn’t in the warm Mediterranean Sea with his lover, but in the cold, dilapidated boathouse where he was being held captive.  And then with sudden horror Dick realized who it was that was laying on top of him. “No!” he cried, pushing at the unwanted man.

The other man moved away and sat up. “Yes,” Braden replied coldly. “The next time I see my cousin I’ll have to tell him what a good fuck you are.”

Dick’s eyes shot daggers at the other man. “Fuck you,“ he spit out icily.

“Been there, done that. I’ll have to say it was very nice.“

Dick didn’t respond, but inside he felt like he was dying. He had betrayed Garth. He had betrayed his true love. Nonononononono, he repeated to
himself over and over again. He tried to fight Braden; to get away, but his limbs were betraying him again, and all he could feel was the dull ache
of the Jelly’s poison, overtaking his nervous system and making him lethargic. He could only manage to roll himself into a ball of misery.
‘Garth,’ he called silently. ‘I’m sorry. I’m so sorry.’

“Pathetic human,” Braden spit out as he tied Dick’s arms again, willing to take no chances with a member of the bat clan. “Watch him,” he said to the Jelly man as he dove into the water to hydrate again.

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Meanwhile in the Bat Cave, Bruce, Alfred, and Tim were all staring at the large image of Arthur on the computer screen. Oracle, The Titans and The Watchtower were linked in on video feeds as well. Arthur had figured it would be easier to tell all of them at once, and well, safety in numbers and all that.

Everyone waited with baited breath for Batman’s reaction to the news, and Tim and Alfred had even stepped back a few paces.

“Would you mind repeating that again, Aquaman?” came the steely voice that could strike fear in even the deadliest of criminals.

This time everyone stepped back just a little, even though technically Alfred and Tim were the only ones who were physically near the man.

Arthur cleared his throat a little nervously. “Well, uh as I said already, it would seem that Tempest and Nightwing have been together for quite some time…”

Batman was working very hard to contain himself as he listened to Arthur ramble on.  He had asked the man to repeat himself because it was all he could do to stand there calmly while he gathered his thoughts. . He was aware that there were a great many super heroes awaiting his reaction.

When Aquaman finished again, Batman finally felt like he could pull himself together. “I see,” was all he said.

Arthur was thrown. “Well, um, of course Tempest is searching for Nightwing, that’s why he did not tell you himself. I’ll keep you apprised of any
news.”

“Thank you. Batman out,” Bruce replied before he reached out and cut off all the transmissions at once.

“Sir,” Alfred moved forward and laid a hand on Bruce’s shoulder.

“Not now, Alfred,” Bruce replied shortly. “Robin, take the chopper. Search from the air. Look along the shoreline, start where the river meets the sea. If Atlanteans have Dick they’ll need to stay near water, preferably salt water.”

“But Tempest…”

“Do it!” Batman bit out.

“Yes, sir,” Robin said meekly as he moved to the Batcopter.

“And you, sir?” Alfred asked.

“I’ll take the sea,” came the reply as Batman made his way to the Batboat.

“Robin has a point, Master Bruce. Tempest and Aquaman will certainly have that area covered. It is their home after all.”

Bruce turned to glare at his butler and friend. “As if I will trust Tempest with my son’s life. He is the reason Dick is in this mess to begin with.”
Batman turned abruptly and left.

“Oh dear,” sighed Alfred, when he was alone in the cave.

 

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