Birth of Mercenary - edited version

[kelles]

I finally got a chance to look at the beta work ko0lchiki did for me. I also changed a few things myself. I think it reads better. Despite the title the sex is not my usual description smut at all. Very mild but I didn't write it as smut but to develop Pip err, character. XD  Rated somewhere between teen and mature.  Thanks so much ko0lchiki for the edit! You are the best LJ-daughter.

The young man glanced over at the woman lying next to him on the bed. Thank you God, he thought, she’s still asleep.  At least he wouldn’t be faced with that question, the same one they always asked him.  Are you going to call me? It was enough to make him want to go back to paying for sex - at least whores didn’t expect anything but money. He would gladly pay not to be faced with expectations.   The only trouble with the hookers in Paris was the extra, unwanted things you got for your money, like crabs – or worst.  It made him itch just thinking about the last time he paid for sex.

As Pip got dressed he tried to ignore the twinge of guilt that was nagging him. She was a nice girl and it had taken him a month to get her to say yes. The girl wasn’t bad looking but she never had been his type. He wondered why he had pursued her. She was thin as a model and had no chest. The thin he could live with, not the flat chest though. It was a shame because she made him laugh and he really did like her. Damn, I really am a bastard.

Pip kissed her lightly on the forehead.  He wouldn’t mind doing it again. I probably shouldn’t, he thought, I’ll be leaving in a few weeks. Wouldn’t want a pretty girl like you to wait around for me. Pip closed her door softly and headed back towards his house. Bernodette walked slowly towards his house since he was in no hurry to get there.  Pip would have to face his grandfather who would want to talk about the future, his future – as a mercenary soldier.  Today though, he didn’t want to think about it; tomorrow was his high school graduation. Pip wanted to have fun before he started the next chapter of his life, the one that had been chosen for him because of who his parents were.

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The rest of the day turned out to be one of the best that he could remember. He spent it at the beach with his closest friends. They took his best friend’s brand new car, and what a car it was: A Mercedes convertible.  Paul had gotten it for graduation and everyone had been bugging him to ride in it.  Pip could see why - all the pretty women turned their heads when they drove by them. Damn, he thought, I have got to get a car like this. It is a wonder I ever get laid with the piece of shit I drive around in. He made a mental note to visit a car dealer as soon as he started making money. Pip was told from the time he was a young boy that he would have all of the cash he needed when he started working with the Geese. Money is a good thing, he told himself. But was it? Money was good unless you did awful things for it.   As he lit a cigarette, he wondered why the thought of becoming a mercenary, gave him such a dreadful feeling in the pit of his stomach.

“Pip, what’s up with you?” Paul asked. “You’re so quiet today. Anne must have worn you out last night.” He winked at Pip.

“Naa, there is not a girl alive that could wear me out.” He punched Paul lightly in the arm. “You shut up about Anne. She’s a good girl.”

“Oww, watch it you asshole. I’m driving.” Paul said.

A few minutes later, they pulled into the parking and walked down to the beach. Pip didn’t think about the future at all for the next few hours and it felt wonderful. He got drunk, flirted with the pretty girls, and joked around with his buddies. Still, underneath all of the fun there was a sadness. Neither he nor his buddies spoke of it, but the feeling was still there. This was the last time they would all be together like this. Everyone knew that it was only a matter of time before someone spoiled their fun but no one expected it to be a girl.

They were sitting around a bonfire when Paul’s girlfriend, said it. Pip would have told her to shut up if Paul wasn’t so in love with her. Not that he could blame his buddy, Caterina was perfect in every way that a beautiful girls were. But as soon as he heard her words, Pip knew their illusion had been shattered.

“I can’t believe this is the end, the end of this part of our lives. Many of us won’t ever see each other, ever.” She said, moving away from Paul.

“Well thanks a lot, you just ruined the mood.” Pip teased her.

She giggled. “Oh sorry, I’m a realist. I can’t help myself. How about a question to lighten the mood? Everyone has to answer.” Cat scrunched her eyebrows in deep thought and then broke into a big smile. “I got it. I want to know what everyone is doing after graduation.”   She ignored the moans that came from several of the boys, including Paul.

“Oh come on Cat, That is so boring. Don’t we all know what our buddies are doing already?” Paul said. “How about all the girls take off their tops?   If we’re never going to see each other, I want to see as much as I ca---”

Cat punched him hard in the chest. “Don’t be such a pervert, Paul. You are incorrigible.”  She glared at him. “I got it – your plans, regrets, and hopes.” Kat looked at Pip first, probably because he was staring at her breasts. “Pip has been so quiet today,” Caterina said smiling at him, “so he can go first.”

Pip grinned, trying to get the image of all of the girls taking off their tops out of his head. “Damn, busted again. Plans? What plans?”

“Come on, Benadotte! Aren’t you joining some kind of private army?” Paul asked.

The color went out of Pip’s face. He didn’t want that life; it wasn’t fair. “That’s what my grandfather wants me to do. It doesn’t mean that I have to.” Pip popped the cap off of another beer.

Kerry, a pretty girl that Pip had been with on more than a few occasions, put her arm around Pip and ran her fingers through his long hair. “You in the army? I can’t imagine which army would take Pip. You don’t really want to hang out with a bunch of men? Besides, you are a lover not a fighter.”   The girl pulled Pip’s hand towards her breast.

Pip grinned and tried to talk while he squeezed Kerry’s breast. He would miss her - she was his “friend with benefits.” Maybe he would get lucky tonight yet. “It is kind of a family tradition but not one I want to keep.” Pip moved his hand down and grabbed her round bottom.

“Then don’t.” Paul said. “You are an adult.  Your grandfather can’t make you become a mercenary. Find something you want to do and leave.”

Pip stopped kissing the girl when he heard Paul’s words. I don’t have to do what my father did, he thought.  “You have a point, but I don’t know. What would I do? I’m not the college type. I’m sick of books. It’s not being in an army that bothers me. I don’t want to fight for money. What if I get hired by the bad guy?”

Scott, who had been quiet until now, spoke. “Join the real armed forces, Bernadotte, be a proper soldier - like me. I’m shipping out in two weeks. That’s plenty of time for you to join. C’mon, all these nerds are going to college. It’d be like the old days when we used to get in trouble in Miss Gardin’s classroom.”

Pip thought about it, if he could hold his grandfather off long enough, he could just leave and his grandfather wouldn’t be able to stop him. There was no law saying he had to become a mercenary.  Wouldn’t his father and mother want him to do what made him happy? After awhile, his grandfather would forgive him. Hell, he thought, maybe he’ll even be proud of me one day. A smile grew on his face and he nodded. “All right, Scott. I’ll give it a try.” He turned to the girl on his arm. “Hey Kerry, you want to go for a walk? I’m in the mood to celebrate.”

Pip grinned smugly and waved goodbye to his buddies. Getting laid two nights in a row, life doesn’t get much better than this. Pip sat down on the sand under a pier. Kerry had enough enthusiasm for the both of them so he just let it happen. Her kisses felt good on his chest but the lower she moved, the more he liked it. Damn, he thought, is she really going to do what I think she’s going to do? Kerry answered his question by unsnapping his pants and taking him into her mouth.

A few minutes later he was inside of her. Even though physically he enjoyed it, enjoyed her, something was missing. The sex was great but Pip felt empty when it was over.  Damn, I’ve had too much to drink. Next thing I’ll want to love the next girl I fuck. I must be losing my mind or this damn beer is making me sentimental.

He left her to get dressed and walked down to the ocean. Pip had a lot to think about, things that would affect the rest of his life. Just the thought of defying his grandfather frightened him a bit but the more he considered it, the more he wanted to do it.  Fuck it. This is my life.

Kerry walked up behind Pip and put her arms around him. “Merci beaucoup, Pip.” She hugged him briefly. “I hope you enjoyed it too.”

Pip smiled at her, “Of course, cheri. I hope it isn’t the last time.”

Kerry blushed at his comment. “Of course not. A girl would have to be crazy to say no to you. I’ll see you tomorrow at graduation. I better get home before my father sends Michael looking for me.”

He nodded, Michael was her brother and he hated Pip, all brothers did.  “Sure…and Kerry?” Pip hugged her gently, “Merci.”

 

Comments

[alucards-bane.livejournal.com]

Wow. that's all i can say. wow.

[ko0lchiki.livejournal.com]

holy crap, did we both miss this?
like crabs – or worst.
WORSE. >_>

and some grammatical errors I picked up as well as one or two more suggestions:

They were sitting around a bonfire when Paul’s girlfriend, said it. (no comma)

Kat looked at Pip first, probably because he was staring at her breasts.
Kat? Cat?

“You(,) in the army? I can’t imagine which army would take Pip. You don’t really want to hang out with a bunch of men? Besides, you are (contract?) a lover(,) not a fighter.”

Damn, I’ve had too much to drink. (third time he's said "damn", maybe say shit once in a while?)

OMG MOMMY I'M TURNING INTO A GRAMMAR NAZI T___T
::snuggs:: I keep getting chills every time I read this though, marks of a good writing :D