Through the Gate: The Chronicles of Cornu Book 1

by L J Dalton Jr

  On Monday, Mike went to Major Barnes office and asked if somebody could get all his handouts copied for his classes. Major Barnes indicated it wouldn’t be a problem and that he could pick them up at the end of the workday. Mike spent the rest of the day doing the mundane things that were required while stateside. He did paperwork, reviewed training schedules and also made sure to get his own physical work in. At the end of the day he went over to headquarters and picked up the handouts. Then he headed to the school to get ready for class.

  He arrived at the school and after looking around for a bit he found his classroom. The handouts went on a corner of the teacher’s desk and he wrote his name on the blackboard. He wrote Dr. Mulvaney, he figured that they would know that he as a 2nd Lieutenant from his uniform. As he was getting ready both Major Barnes and Angela Martin arrived. Major Barnes wanted to make sure he was all set; once satisfied that he didn’t need anything, she left. Angela on the other hand picked up and carefully read one of the handouts. She moved closer to Mike and after reading looked up at him and told him that she thought it was very well done. She looked him right in the eyes and continued to maintain strong eye contact throughout. She also occasionally touched him. He was wrapped up in thinking about class and didn’t notice how much personal contact she was making with him. Even if he wasn’t distracted, he probably wouldn’t have noticed it all.

  The students filed in, as they came in, Mike directed each of them to take a copy of the handout. Once everyone was seated, he took attendance. He wanted to get to recognize all of his students. Then he introduced himself. When he told them that he’d got his doctorate from MIT he could see a look of panic on a few faces. Then he let them know that he didn’t expect them to be like the math and science geeks he went to school with. That their experience as Marines showed them that they could do a lot more than they thought they could. He used himself as an example of that. He was one of those math and science geeks who was now a Marine 2nd Lieutenant who’d led his platoon in combat. That bought for some chuckles and he could see the class relax. He looked up to see Angela smiling. After going over the class outline and what to expect, he said that it was his job to layout the plan and help them get it done. It was up to them to get it executed. He gave them their assignment which was to familiarize themselves with the class outline and then review the book. The next time they met they would tackle the first two chapters.

  The next class went well. Mike was very pleased. After everyone had left Angela suggested they grab a bite to eat and discuss the class. Angela suggested a place Mike had driven by but never been in. They agreed to meet there in twenty minutes. Mike collected his things and headed out. Twenty minutes later he was pulling into the parking lot of a moderately upscale bistro. He spotted what he took to be Angela’s Miata. He went inside and looked around and saw her sitting in one of those semi-circular booths. She waved to him and he joined her. She already had menus for them, and Mike ordered a loaded cheeseburger and a glass of Zinfandel. She opted for a salad with salmon plus a glass of Chablis. They talked about the class for a while. Angela sat close to Mike and seemed to make subtle physical contact more than was usual. Her hand on his arm or his hand. Mike was about middle of the pack of men in picking up on women’s subtle signals. So, he started to suspect she might be interested in him in a more than professional sense. After discussing the class, the conversation turned to other topics and Mike found he enjoyed it. He’d always liked really intelligent women.

  As they were leaving Angela hugged Mike thanking him for his fine efforts and gave him a peck on the check. As she walked away Mike couldn’t help but admire her ass. It really was a very nice one. That was exactly what she hoped. She considered it her best feature and she wanted Mike to admire it. She thought that she’d gotten his attention in a more intimate way and she intended to cultivate that. She wanted him in her bed.

  The next day while eating lunch with some of the other junior officers, Mike gave them the rundown of the classes so far. They were all glad to hear that it went well. Several of them had at least one person under their command in one of his two classes. They promised to keep him up to date on any issues. Mike then brought up about Dr. Martin and her actions. He wasn’t sure if that meant she was interested in him in ways other than as a teacher. The listeners just started to laugh, and it engendered comments such as.

  “She is warm for your form Dude.”

  “Angela has a lock and is tracking her target.”

  There were also some playful questions about whether or not nerds had sex like other people, or did they just talk science and math to each other. One of the married guys said that she was being as forward as a woman can get unless they were already intimate with you. Then they were much more direct in what they wanted. Mike considered what they were saying. While he didn’t totally buy it, it did give a lot of credence. He resolved that if the meeting after the next set of classes went similarly, he’d ask her out.

  After the next classes they’d agreed to meet at the same place for some food and to review things. Mike made sure he got there first and got one of the semi-circular booths. He wanted to see her reaction. As soon as Angela came in, she spotted him. She slipped into the booth and sat very close to him. Giving him a big smile. They both ordered salads and wine. After discussing everything and finishing up their meal. Mike asked her if she’d like to go out to dinner with him on Saturday. She enthusiastically accepted but insisted that Mike eat at her place. She’d cook and she promised that she was a good cook. Mike was to bring the wine; Chardonnay would be nice as they were having fish.

  Mike walked Angela to her car. When they got there, she turned and gave Mike a smoldering kiss with a lot of tongue. Mike felt an immediate erection and she could obviously feel it to. She took the opportunity to ground her pelvis against him in a very suggestive manner. Mike definitely wanted this woman. Which of course was exactly what she wanted as well.

  On Saturday, Mike showed up at her place with a bottle of chilled Oregon Chardonnay. The house Angela lived in was small and tidy on a nicely wooded lot. He pulled his truck into the driveway and went in. Angela had planned everything carefully. Diner would be filet of sole cooked in a butter capers sauce, with roasted asparagus and roasted new potatoes. It was a light meal that wouldn’t leave anyone feeling bloated. She also dressed in an elegantly casual way. But also, she dressed in a way that gave Mike easy access to her. She wore a nice untucked white blouse over black capri pants that were held by a drawstring. No stocking just a white thong and since she was small breasted no bra.

  Mike stepped in and smiled appreciatively. “God, that smells really good. And you look really good as well.”

  That earned Mike a hug and kiss full on the lips. He could feel her nipples in his chest. That brought the expected rise in his extremities. ‘Down boy he thought, we should at least get through diner.”

  Diner was good and the wine went well with it. During the entire diner, Mike was physically excited although he thought he hid it well. What he didn’t know was that Angela was very excited as well. He helped carry the dishes out into the kitchen and clean up. When they were almost finished Angela ‘accidently’ backed into Mike. She stayed pressed against him and his erection got much harder. He put his hands around her waist and leaned down to kiss her neck. She took one hand and put under her blouse and on to her breast. She did the same with his other hand. Mike took the hint and started to pinch and pull at her nipples. While he was doing that, she was quickly unbuttoning her blouse. As soon as it was done, she quickly turned around and shook of the blouse. She took his hands and put them back on her breasts.

  “You keep doing that it feels great while I get you out of these clothes.” She practically hissed. She worked feverishly at his shirt getting it undone and then at his pants. “Untie my pants and get them off me.” Angela groaned as Mike had switched to sucking and nibbling on her breasts. Clothes were quickly shed. Angela grabbed Mike’s cock and led him towards the be
droom. “This is so handy for so many things.” She giggled.

  As they fell on the bed, Angela looked at Mike with lust in her eyes. “Fuck foreplay, get my panties off me. I want you in me NOW! Fuck me hard and fuck me fast.”

  Mike obliged. Their coupling was fast and furious. Both were so worked that Angela soon screamed out an orgasm and Mike wasn’t far behind.

  Once they recovered, Mike looked at her and broke into a grin. “We were like two horny high schoolers. Clothes are spread from the kitchen to here. But God it was great.”

  “I’ve been thinking about fucking you for two solid weeks.” Angela admitted. “A vibrator is nice, but a nice hard cock and a man is so much better. I needed that. As you can probably tell I make noise. Hell, I love making noise. It makes me hot. Let’s rest a bit and then take it a bit more slowly. We’ve got all night.”

  They rested and then resumed having sex. Eventually both of them fell asleep, Angela laying her head on Mike’s chest. In the morning Mike woke up to an interesting sensation in his groin. Angela was impaled on him, biting her lip with her eyes and slowly rubbing herself back and forth across his groin. She was totally lost in the sensation. Suddenly she gave a little shudder and her head dropped for a moment. At that moment Mike piped up. “Well good morning gorgeous. That is one of the nicest sights I’ve woken up to in a long time.”

  “Great your awake. I didn’t see any reason to let your morning hard on go to waste. It’s great to wake up to a hard cock. Now that you’re awake I can let myself go. I’m in charge here buster and don’t you forget it. But don’t worry I’ve got a few tricks up my sleeve to make sure you really enjoy it.” With that Mike felt her vagina tighten around him and she rose slowly up. The sensation was extraordinary. “Like that big boy.” She asked smiling. “I’m going to take my time with you. You’ve been very good, and you deserve a reward.” Angela kept it up and slowly brought Mike to orgasm. At the end he was spent and totally satisfied.

  They had breakfast together. Angela made French toast and scrambled eggs. Over the meal they agree to keep seeing each other and set a date for next weekend. Mike drove home and arrived about 10AM on Sunday. As he walked into the house, his two roommates were sitting around shooting the breeze.

  “Well hello stranger.” Piped up Steve. “Long time no see. From the shitting grin on your face and your bedraggled looks I’d say the good doctor took pretty good care of you. Does this mean that we’ll be seeing more of her or less of you?”

  His other roommate Pete joined in laughing with Steve.

  All Mike could mutter was “Eat your hearts out assholes. I’m going to get cleaned up and some rack time.” With that he headed up stairs to get another shower, shave and then take a nap.

  Having a girlfriend had many benefits for Mike, beside the intimate female companionship. He had someone to take to officer functions. The senior office wives welcomed Angela with open arms as did his roommates’ girlfriends. It also, meant he was off that list that some of the wives kept to set the eligible bachelor up with various friends and acquaintances. Mike really appreciated being off that list. He really couldn’t stand being set up in those situations. It was terminally uncomfortable for him and he’d rather be celibate.

  Angela and Mike seeing each other was working out for both of them. Angela had gotten her undergraduate degree at the University of Virginia, then her doctorate in applied mathematics at Michigan. The assistant professorship she had at UNC Wilmington was her first job after getting her doctorate. Like most people in Academia she knew it was ‘Publish or Perish’. She’d already had one paper published in one of the second-tier journals and was looking to publish in one of the better journals. Some of their dates consisted of Mike and Angela going over her paper and working out the mathematics. While, it wasn’t exactly his field, Mike had published papers along with his friend Dave and Professor Peterson in a couple of the more noted journals for material science. He also had a very good grasp of the mathematics and could easily follow along and spot issues and make suggestions. This gave Mike a chance to see Angela in her very intense work mode.

  For Angela it gave her a good sounding board. And as she noted “This is great. I get help and I don’t have some horney, old professor wanting to fuck me for his help. You on the other hand I’m looking forward to giving you your ‘reward’ for helping me.”

  Mike smiled. “My pleasure in helping you and as always I look forward to my ‘reward’.”

  Junior officer get-togethers were a more frequent occurrence. Both Steve and Pete had girlfriends. Steve’s girlfriend was Gloria, a friendly, cherry buxom blonde. Peggy, Pete’s girlfriend was a tall willowy brunette. Both liked Angela and they all got along. One Saturday Pete, Steve and Mike were out grilling ribeyes. Steve was the grill master and did a very good job. Diner was going to be ribeyes, baked potatoes and a salad. The men had the ribeyes and the potatoes; the women the salad. The women were in the house discussing something.

  “What do you think they’re talking about?” asked Steve.

  “We don’t want to know; it would probably embarrass us.” Was Pete’s reply.

  On these types of nights, it was all that unusual for all three girls to stay over. While they were having sex, Angela did try and keep it down. Although there were times when she couldn’t hold back and got a bit vocal. It was for one of these ‘performances’ that Gloria named her the ‘Mouse that roared.”

  Dreams

  Alania was daughter of the king of Nordia. She was married to Dravid, the duke of Great Falls. Dravid and Alania had known each other since she was a teenager, and they were considered a good match. Dravid was from a noble family and had always been very levelheaded. Alania was royalty and a kind, outgoing person who people felt easy around. Like most marriages of nobles and the wealthy, there were two wives. The second wife was Lorina the daughter of a noble from Moria, a kingdom to the west. She fit in well with both Dravid and Alania. The union also helped cement ties between Moria and Nordia.

  This night Alania was restless. She was having a dream. For the past three nights she’d had the same dream. In those dreams her brother, his two wives and three children all met a horrible end. It always ended with them being dragged into a mountain valley. Once they got there their fate was sealed. Alania never saw exactly what their fate was and for that she thanked the great god. She also saw dark clouds on the horizon for her family if her brother and his family met a horrible fate. This dream was different. They never reached the valley, and everything was different. She still saw great danger. She awoke with a start. Her husband Dravid and co-wife had been sleeping with her and they were both woken by her tossing and turning.

  “A bad dream Alania?” Asked Dravid.

  “Yes, but it was different this time. This time they never made it to the valley. I just saw my brother’s family although it was indistinct, but I knew who it was. They were with a man, a warrior-scholar from the home world. Somehow, he had come through from the other side and rescued them. I then saw my niece, Catrina, pregnant and surrounded by three children. I thought that these were her children. These weren’t just dreams; they were prophetic dreams. You know that I have the so called ‘gift’. Although it is often a curse. We must warn them.”

  “Your right my dear.” Answered Dravid. He knew enough not to dismiss these dreams his wife had. While not convinced about the ‘seeing’, he couldn’t dismiss it. “I will send a bird to let them know we are coming. We have to go to Nordport and tell them directly. But now there seems hope. It would seem if this warrior-scholar comes to the rescue, he’ll wind up marrying your niece. That’s because those that come from home are more fertile than those of us born here. I can see him fathering numerous children. Now let’s get some rest and we’ll make arrangements in the morning.”

  Dravid wrapped his wife in his arms and eventually all three of them drifted off to sleep.

  True to his word, Dravid sent a bird to his father-in-law, the king, in Nordport. The mess
age was simply that Alania had had some prophetic dreams and that they needed to come and see the king in person to discuss them.

  Lorina and Alania discussed the coming trip to Nordport. While Lorina would have like to have gone with them, she had a ten-month-old daughter Wrowina, to take care. She was a new mother and Alania having had two children of her own, was helping her sister-wife deal with the baby. Lorina, like Alania before her had plenty of help, including wet-nurses. But like her sister-wife, Alania, she was determined to do as much of the raising of her daughter as possible. If she were lucky, she would have one more child and that could be years away. Alania’s two children, both girls, were separated by five years. So, while Dravid and Alania traveled to Nordport, she would stay at Great Falls take care of the three children and run the household. She was competent, Dravid would have never married her if she weren’t, so she could handle any minor issues that arose. She could also rely on her husband’s advisors to provide good advice.

  King Fredricke of Nordia was looking out over the harbor, from a balcony in the Royal Palace. A courtier approached the king. “Your majesty a message from Princess Alania has arrived for you via bird.” He then handed the king the message.