Hi! Sorry it took so long for me to write a new story, but I told my friend all about writing on ASSTR, and he wanted to give it a try too. So, together, we cooked up this sordid little tale ^^
The story is based on the Shaman King Mangas and Animes, although we haven't decided yet whether we'll actually use any of those characters (which is why 'Silver' is 'Silva' in this chapter) 
All copyright laws apply of course, and this story was not created for any profit reasons, no money is being made from it's distribution.
As usual, you should not read this story if things like this are illegal where you live, or if you object to the thought of sex between consenting minors.
Anyway, enjoy, and part two will be along soon ^^
Please send any comments to: blackdranzer2004@hotmail.com
There's nothing nicer than a few positive messages to let a person know his work is appreciated ^^

PS: Ignore any spelling mistakes, please. I'm only 18 after all >.>

PPS: Also ignore any strange-sounding, non-american terms. As a Northern Irish Ulsterman currently living in Germany, I'm not very good at writing stories set in America yet... (mental note: change of continent for next story...)

Young Shamans Part 1 - A New Friend

For as long as Max could remember, he'd always been differant from other kids his age. His family were originally descended from a long-forgotten Native American tribe, whose name nobody remembered. The last member of that tribe had married a European woman, and with each new generation, the resemblance to the Indians grew fainter, until you wouldn't have known it was there at all. His family never forgot their heritage, though, with the result that their house was full of things like Indian pottery and jewellery, so that was part one of what made him differant.
Part two was the fact that he was gay. It surprised him that he had no trouble admitting that to himself anymore. When he first realised it, about a year ago, he'd been so scared somebody would find out that he'd been sick for weeks. But the fear left when he realised no angry mob would pound the door down as long as he didn't behave any differant than usual.
Part three was slightly more complicated. He hadn't thought that anything could be more complicated than being gay, but then he hadn't known about being a Shaman then...
About three months ago a weird guy had appeared in the park near his house one day, and asked to talk with him in private. Max was wary of strangers, but the park was pretty full that day, so he felt he'd be safe enough as long as he was in sight of other people. Anyway, maybe the guy just needed directions...
It turned out the guy hadn't needed directions at all. He said his name was Silva and he was a Shaman. He seemed surprised that Max didn't know what a Shaman was, and explained that Shamans were people who could connect the real world with the spirit world. By now Max was starting to think he was crazy. Until Silva smiled and told him he was one too... and suddenly, Max knew what all those weird people were he kept seeing all the time.... Silva explained that because Max didn't accept what he was, and because no-one was there to instruct him, he'd unconciously erected a mental barrier against the spirit world, which prevented him from making contact with the spirits. Silva had lifted that barrier and gave him someone who would guide him. Or rather something...
Silva's 'guide' was the tiny spirit of a robin, called Rocky, who now sat on Max's shoulder twittering to himself as Max made his way to school.
Rocky had explained to Max that his family had been special. Whereas most Shamans bonded with the spirits of animals, or natural spirits like sprites, or even the spirits of humans, they had been able to bond with Great Spirits, whose power was much greater. Rocky told him that he would receive his Spirit someday soon, and until then it was his job to make sure Max stayed out of trouble.
Max was thirteen years old, of average height, with curly brown hair and brown eyes. Being in the school swim team meant he had a lean, well-tanned body, and he was pretty proud of his looks.
In fact, the swim team was the reason he was going to school now, on a Saturday. 
Max was so caught up in his thoughts that he wasn't watching where he was going, and ended up walking smackbang into another boy.
"Hey watch where you're going!" The boy cried out, as he and Max both fell to the ground.
"Sorry I -" Max broke off as he got his first real look at the other boy, who was just getting up and dusting himself off. Max could only stare at him. 
The boy was around his age, slightly taller than him, with short blond hair that was styled so that it was spiky at the front. Like Max he was tanned, so that it was obvious he spent plenty of time outdoors.
The boy caught him staring at him and smiled. He held out his hand to Max.
"Well? You gonna sit there and stare all day?"
Max blushed harder than he ever had in his life. He took the boy's hand and let him help him up. He pretended to dust himself off, to avoid looking at the other boy's face.
"I'm Kai," the boy said expectantly.
Max finally brought himself to look at the other boy. Kai had the most beautiful blue eyes he'd ever seen...
"Max," he stammered out. Dimly he realised Kai was holding out his hand for him to shake. Blushing again, he took it. Kai had a pretty strong grip.
Eyeing the small bag slung over Max's shoulder, Kai said casually, "So where ya goin'?"
"I'm on the school swim team. There's a special training today."
"Really? I only just moved here and don't start school 'till Monday, but since I was on the team in my old school, the coach said I could go to the training today, so we can go there together, now." Kai turned enough for Max to see a similar bag slung over his shoulder.
"Uh...g-great L-Let's go then!" Max was blushing harder than ever, and couldn't quite get the stammer out of his voice.
Damn it! What is wrong with me!
Trying to find an excuse not to look at the gorgeous boy, Max glanced at his watch instead.
"Shit! We'd better hurry! We don't wanna be late or the coach'll..." Max caught himself before he blurted out exactly what the coach did to latecommers, "go nuts," he finished.
Kai's eyebrows lifted, as though he'd caught the slight pause, but he didn't comment on it. 
"Well then, let's go!"
They walked the rest of the way in silence, but Max's mind was reeling. He'd never felt this way about anyone before... Sure, he'd had casual relationships, off and on, with both boys and girls, but he'd never really felt anything like this before.
Shit, please don't tell me I'm in love... not with this guy... there's no way he could possibly ever...
Just then he realised that Kai was staring at him. Or rather, at his body. Max always wore loose shirts over shorts on warm days, and he always left the front open. 
"Something wrong?" he asked.
Kai blushed and looked away quickly. 
"Nope, not a thing."
He couldn't possibly be... no way...
Just then he remembered something. Before getting into the water, they'd have to change. Which meant he'd see Kai naked. And Kai would see him, too.
Oh, SHIT!
Max had never been conscientious about his body around other people, but then he hadn't been in... no he wouldn't admit it...
Just keep cool, act normal, there's nothing to worry about... shit what if I get hard?
And then they were there, and there was no turning back. Max swallowed. Hard. He hoped it hadn't been audible. Just liked he hoped the sweat beading his forehead wasn't visible, either.
Just in time. The other boys were already changing. Some of them were finished already. The coach glared at the two of them, then growled out, "I guess you're just about in time. Get ready, quickly," and with that he left the room, along with the last couple of boys, leaving Kai and Max alone. Max heaved a sigh of relief, then realised again that he still had the ordeal of changing in front of Kai to go through...
"You gonna grow roots or something?"
Max came back to reality with a start and realised Kai already had his shirt off, and was tugging at his shoes.
Blushing so hard he wondered his face didn't catch fire, Max slipped out of his own shoes, and shrugged his shirt off. He never wore socks in summer.
Then they were both standing there in their shorts. Grinning cheekily, Kai turned sideways and slipped both shorts and boxers off at the same time.
Deciding to play cool, Max did the same thing, but couldn't help eyeing Kai in the process. Kai's uncut, hairless member was soft, but Max judged it would be roughly the same length as his hard. Just then he noticed Kai's eyes running up and down him, and was extremely grateful that he had enough self-control that he wasn't hard.
Both of them pulled their speedos on and headed out to the pool.
After a pretty uneventful training, and after going through the ordeal of showering and changing while trying not to stare at eachother, Max and Kai were walking back the way they had come earlier. It was still early in the evening.
Max asked Kai where he lived, and was pretty surprised to find that it was only two blocks away from his house.
"Really?" Kai said, then dropped the bombshell.
"Um, Max, my parents are going out to some party tonight, they said they were gonna stay at a friend's, so if you wanted to... I mean, you could come stay at my place... if you don't want to, that's fine..."
Max stared at him. "Are you kidding? Of course I want to!"
"Great! Let's go there now, you can call your parents from our house!" Kai exclaimed excitedly, then added belatedly, "Unless you wanna pick up a change of clothes, or something?"
Max shook his head. "Nah, the stuff I have's clean. 'Sides," he added, grinning, "push comes to shove, I've always got my speedo!"
Both of them laughed at that, and ran the rest of the way back to Kai's house.

Kai's house was much the same as Max's, a large white house, with plenty of garden. Kai led the way through the gate and up to the front door. 
"I'm home!" he shouted as they went inside.
"Good timing, son, we were just about to leave." A man dressed in a suit, who looked pretty much like an older version of Kai, except with brown hair rather than blond, came out of the ground floor bedroom, struggling with his tie. 
"Oh, you brought a friend? Is he going to stay here tonight?"
"Yeah, dad. This is Max. Max, this is my dad."
"Peter," the man said, holding his hand out for Max to shake. "Very pleased to meet you, Max."
Max returned the handshake, and Peter went back to fumbling with his tie. Kai rolled his eyes and said, "Here, let me."
His father bent down, and Kai fixed the tie with a few swift movements.
"Thanks, son. Normally your mother would help me but she's... indisposed..."
"Oh, so that's what you think of me, is it? I'm just here to help you get dressed?"
The most beautiful woman Max had ever seen stood at the top of the stairs. Her long, blond hair hung to her waist, and seemed even more regal for not being styled in any way. She had the same deep blue eyes as Kai, and she was at least as tall as any man. The long white dress she wore sparkled at least as much as the diamond necklace at her throat.
Peter cleared his throat and suddenly tried to look anywhere except at the stairs. 
"Um, I'll just go and start the car... Nice to have met you Max... If you'll excuse me..."
He hurried out the door as fast as he could. The woman frowned after him and sighed. 
"Honestly, that man... Well, aren't you going to introduce me to your friend, Kai?"
Kai looked at Max and rolled his eyes again. "Max, this is my mom, Jacqueline."
Kai's mother came down the stairs and held her hand out to him. Her grip was at least as strong as Peter's had been.
"I'm so glad Kai made a friend so soon. Now, don't stay up too late, and if there's any trouble, there are numbers on the fridge of the places where we'll be."
"Don't worry mom, we're not little kids, you know."
Jacqueline smiled at them both. 
"Well, Max isn't. You I'm not so sure of. Look after him for me, Max. We'll be back tomorrow afternoon." And with that she left.
Kai rolled his eyes again and muttered something under his breath. Max looked at him.
"Um, is there something I should know about?"
Kai sighed. "Nah, they're always like that. They act like kids most of the time, but they really do love each other. Mom's a model, and dad's an author, so they find plenty of things to argue about, believe me. You hungry? We could order some pizza, and put a movie on?"
"Sure," Max replied, then put a more humorous note into his voice. "When did you start dressing your dad, by the way?"
Kai blushed and muttered, "'Cause of all the partys and balls and things they get invited to, mom made sure I had a proper dress sense, and knew how to tie one of those things myself. She swore she wouldn't let me end up like dad."
Trying hard not to laugh, Max pulled his shoes off and followed Kai into the living room.
They ordered a large pizza with everything, after which Max belatedly called his parents. His mom answered and said it was fine for him to stay. Then they sat down together on the sofa to watch Lethal Weapon 4. The film had barely started, though, when Kai gave a great yawn. 
"Shit, that swimming must've tired me out more than I thought. I think I'm gonna fall asleep any second."
"Well then, lie down. I'll wake you up when the pizza comes."
"You sure you don't mind?"
Max shook his head. Kai put on that cheeky grin again. 
"Well then, you won't mind if I lie on your knee, will you?"
Max threw a pillow at him. Kai just laughed and put his head on Max's knee anyway, the pillow underneath it.
"Max?" he murmered sleepily, "there's money in that draw underneath the telephone, 'case I don't wake up."
"Oh, don't worry, I'll make sure you wake up," Max replied dryly, but Kai was already asleep.
Max tried to settle back and watch the film, but he was all too concious of the boy lying sleeping. With Kai's head on his knee, it was hard to think of anything else. Eventually, he just paused the film and sat staring at Kai's beautiful face.
"Having fun?" Came a voice from beside him. Max turned his head slightly to see Rocky sitting on his shoulder again.
"Yeah, guess I am."
"You like him don't you?" Max nodded. "Well, then, I'll tell you a secret: he likes you, too. Trust me."
Max went back to staring at Kai again. He didn't know how, but he knew Rocky was right. 
"Thanks, Rocky."
The little robin looked pleased with himself. 
"Just be careful, 'kay? And have fun."
Max smiled at him and nodded, and Rocky vanished again.
Max sighed and reached out a hand to gently brush a loose strand of Kai's hair out of his face. Kai murmered slightly and smiled in his sleep.
Be careful, huh? I wish I had your confidence, Rocky. Although, if Kai gives me even half the chance... No! This isn't just a one-night fling! I love him! I have to take this slowly, I can't force him into anything.
Just then the doorbell rang. Deciding to make good on his promise, Max grinned and threw Kai off the sofa onto the floor.
"Ow! I said wake me, not break my neck!"
"Ups, sorry, I was kind of dozing off myself, and the doorbell startled me..."
Kai got up, muttering something like, "Yeah, I'll bet..."
He took some money out of the drawer, and went to pay for the pizza.
They sat and watched the rest of the film while they ate the pizza and drank two cokes Kai got out of the fridge. 

After the film was over, they headed upstairs to Kai's room. Kai's room was very tidy, with everything put away neatly, except for a small pile of dirty clothes in one of the corners. Discovering they both had a passion for racing games, Kai and Max played Need For Speed Underground on Kai's Playstation, after six races they were both equal on points, 3 won, 3 lost (although 'lost' meant second, neither of them had much bother keeping ahead of the computer), and they decided to have a drag race to decide the winner. Max won, but Kai managed to deflate his ego by calling him the official drag queen, so they both had a wrestling match over that one. Eventually, they just collapsed on top of each other. Max rolled over onto his back and rested his head on Kai's stomach. Kai's behaviour earlier, and Rocky's comments, made him feel bold enough to do it without worrying what Kai might think. Kai never even blinked an eye.
Max was half dozing off when he suddenly realised that Kai had shifted into a position where he could put his arms around Max. Kai's hands were resting gently on Max's chest. Max's heart almost stopped beating.
"Max?" Kai whispered in his ear.
"Yeah?" Max whispered back, dimly wondering what they were whispering for.
"You like me don't you, Max?"
"'Course I do!" Max answered firmly. God, please don't let me say the wrong thing! Can't push him, have to take it slow...
Kai smiled. "I'm glad. Max, I - I think... I think I love you, Max." he blurted the last bit out in a rush, then blushed a deep scarlet.
Max turned his head enough in Kai's arms so he could look at him. "Kai, there's nothing to be afraid of. I... I love you, too." There I've admitted it.
All of a sudden, as though drawn by invisible strings, their heads moved closer together. Their lips touched and they kissed. Max felt like a thousand jolts of electricity were shooting through him, stimulating every nerve in his body at once, as his tounge met Kai's and they made out long and passionately. Eventually, after what seemed like forever, they broke apart, but only enough to allow them to breath unhindered. That was amazing! Max's thoughts were running wild, his nerves felt fried, and he was sure his hands were shaking. He'd kissed before, but it had never felt even half as good as that.
Kai grinned shakily at him. "That was awesome! I never thought it would be anything like..." his grin turned slightly sheepish, "That was my first time," he said.
"Mine, too." Max replied. Well, it's almost true enough. None of the others were even remotely like that!
Kai's smile deepened, and he leaned in for them to resume the kiss. Again, after a short while that seemed like forever, they broke apart, and just sat there smiling at each other.
Kai turned his head slightly, and looked at the large king-size bed that took up the middle of his room meaningfully. 
"So, uh, you think we should... you know..." 
Max had thought it impossible for anyone to blush even more than Kai had when he'd anounced to Max that he loved him, but Kai seemed determined to set a new record for blushing tonight.
Max laughed lightly, and Kai looked a bit taken aback. 
"Um, did I say something funny?"
Max grinned at him. "All night I've been telling myself to take it slow, let things develop, don't rush in... and you surprise me three times in a row! No, I don't think we should 'you know', not yet anyway. I've no intentions of turning this into a one-night stand! Kai, I love you more than I have ever loved anyone, and I don't want to do anything that could end up hurting you."
Kai's face had been growing steadily more abashed as Max went on, now he sat staring at the floor looking ashamed.
"However," Max went on in a softer tone, "I don't think that means we can't have a little fun..."
Kai looked up at him carefully. 
"What do you mean?"
Max put on his most mischivous grin.
"Take your T-Shirt and your shorts off, get on the bed, and I'll show you..."
Kai still looked slightly suspicous, but did what Max told him. Max slipped out of his own shirt and shorts, and lay down beside Kai on the bed.
He leaned over and began to kiss Kai, gently, but deeply and full of passion. Kai responded likewise, but Max ordered him to keep his hands to himself. For now, anyway.
Max, on the other hand, left his hands to wander all over Kai's body, though he stayed away from the boxers at first. Eventually, he settled on Kai's stomach, and gently massaged it while they kissed, allowing his hand to run in ever widening circles, but never enough to so much as touch the waistband of Kai's boxers. He could see a distinctive lump forming in them, and grinned inwardly.
He shifted his hands down to Kai's thighs, gently caressing them, running his fingers up the inside of his thighs, under the boxers. Kai's breathing, what little he managed in between kisses, was getting slightly more ragged.
Max's hands went back to his stomach again, and Max broke his kiss with Kai. He moved his head down to Kai's chest, and gently began tounging Kai's now hard nipples. He sucked on first one, then the other. There was no doubt about the raggedness of Kai's breathing now.
Then, suddenly, Max's hands moved in one fluid movement, and whipped Kai's boxers off. Freed from its tight confines, Kai's beautifully formed member stood stiffly erect.
Deciding not to waste anymore time, Max took Kai's penis in hand and gently began jacking him off with one hand, while caressing his small ballsac with the other. Then, he leaned over and softly tounged Kai's balls, taking first one, then the other into his mouth. Kai was moaning softly now. 
Max began to lick around the base of Kai's penis, while still jacking him off, then he sent his hands up to caress Kai's hard little nipples, and began liking up and down the shaft. Kai's moans increased in pitch. Now, Max thought to himself.
He moved his tounge up to the head of Kai's penis, licking it and swirling his tounge around it. Then, he finally took Kai's member into his mouth and began bobbing up and down on it, all the while continuing the swirling motion with his tounge on the head. There was nothing soft about Kai's moans now. Only a few seconds later, he blew his entire load into Max's mouth. Max slurped it all up greedily, and licked the penis head once more for good measure, then sat back and lay down beside Kai, throwing his arm around him.
Kai just lay there on his back, staring at the ceiling.
"Max, that was... it was... intense! The greatest thing that's ever happened to me!"
Max put on the same cheeky grin Kai always wore. 
"Thanks, heh heh. You can pay me back sometime."
Kai eyed him thoughtfully. 
"You sure you don't want me to -" He broke off and yawned mightily.
Max shook his head. Kai yawning had set him off, too.
"Naw, we're both too tired, Kai. Let's just get some sleep."
"Mmh, sounds good to me." Kai already had his eyes closed, and was trying to snuggle as close to Max as possible. Max shifted the arm he'd thrown around Kai into a more comfortable position, and held him tightly.
Damn, I don't think I'll ever let him go. He's perfect, and better than that, he's mine!
Kai was already snoring gently, and Max felt sleep taking him too.
As he drifted off he was aware, dimly, that for the first time in three months, the spirits and shamans had never been farther away from his mind...   

End Of Part 1

Next: Part 2 - Shaman Training!