# Rafe and the Fountain of Youth Part II

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Posted by LeviLovR on November 18, 2022 at 03:55:35

Water poured into Rafe's boots, filling them and soaking his socks and feet. The bottoms of his faded jeans were turning a darker blue, and the water filled boots were heavy and impeded his progress but Rafe slogged onward. He couldn't have stopped if he wanted to, but he didn't want to. Rafe was vaguely aware of people in the park watching him but it didn't matter. He had to get to this young man and meet this younger version of himself.

"c'mon." the youth was beckoning to him. "C'mon!"

It seemed like an eternity to Rafe but he kept moving forward until finally the two stood standing face to face.

"I'm Joe."

"I'm Rafe."

Joe had stepped out of the cascading water into the open air. His shaggy blonde hair was plastered to his head and hung down over his eyes. Water ran in rivulets down his checks and dripped from the end of his nose, off the lobes of his ears and from his chin. He had on a white tee shirt that had now gone totally transparent that hung in ripples around his lithe torso and a faded pair of jeans that clung to his slender legs. Rafe could see a pair of white Adidas high tops underneath the water.

An age difference of twenty-five or thirty years didn't seem to make any difference to either one of them. They were the same, like twins separated at birth who had finally found each other and knew each other immediately, each one recognizing a part of themselves in the other. They were different but they were the same. They were one.

"Hurry up and get wet!," commanded Joe as he gave Rafe a quick splash and then turned and dunked his head back under the flowing water.

Rafe followed Joe's lead and dunked his head under the water as well. It was cold, but refreshingly so. It soaked the shoulders of his denim jacket and the front of his own white tee shirt and part of the front of his jeans. It felt good.

"Turn around and get your backside wet," commanded Joe who then turned around himself to show Rafe what he wanted him to do. Rafe did as commanded and turned around mimicking Joe's position. Cold water immediately hit the back of his neck and he flinched for a second and then felt it cutting through the denim jacket and cotton tee, running down into the back pockets of his jeans and down the back of his legs. It was exhilerating.

"Now step back and go totally under." Rafe did as he was bidden and the falling water pummeled him, drenching any thread of clothing that wasn't already soaked. Rafe was overcome by the sensation and felt aroused. He was embarrassed, but it was obvious Joe was having the same issue. They were kindred spirits after all.

"Let's climb to the top!"

"what?!," shrieked Joe. "Are you kidding?"

"C'mon! We can do this!"

Rafe looked dubious. It wouldn't be easy. It would be slippery and dangerous and extremely risky. One false move and a fall could prove to be fatal or at the very least result in broken bones. But Joe had used the word "We". Rafe couldn't let Joe try it alone. They were one. If Joe went Rafe knew he would have to go too.

"Ok! Let's do it!"

The fountain was in three layers and each layer was shaped like a flower with lacy petals. At the top were three winged horses facing outward in different directions spewing streams of water down over the bottom sections of the fountain.

Rafe made the first move and stepped up on the lip of the lowest layer. It was even slipperier than anticipated and he fell landing in the deeper water in the cupped part of the flower next to the "stalk" where the recycled water flowed back to the top and out the horses' mouths. This is going to be impossible Rafe thought to himself. Yet the words DO IT! DO IT DO IT! kept ringing in his ears like a chant and he crawled back to the edge, stood up, reached down for Joe and pulled him up beside him.

DO IT! DO IT! DO IT!

From here on Joe took the lead, standing on tiptoe and grasping the lip of the second level.

DO IT! DO IT! DO IT!

The first few attempts failed, but then Rafe put his hands on the back pockets of Joe's jeans and gave a tremendous push as Joe clambered up onto the second level.

DO IT! DO IT! DO IT!

The chant kept resounding in Rafe's brain, pounding between his ears. He reached up and grabbed the lip of the second level and saw Joe's hands go past his ears and grab a huge gob of Rafe's jean jacket in each of them. Rafe pushed with his feet. Joe pulled with all his might and Rafe slid up into the cup of the flower petal next to Joe. The two of them laid side by side in the water breathing heavily. Rafe was astounded by Joe's strength and determination. They rested for a few minutes before going for the next level.

DO IT! DO IT! DO IT!

While they had developed a technique that worked it also became more difficult as they went up because each level became smaller than the one below it with less room to obtain leverage, plus they were getting tired and had to rest longer at each level.

DO IT! DO IT! DO IT!

Rafe pushed Joe onto the final pedestal with the horses and then slid up beside him. A huge cheer went off beneath them as if there was a throng of people below and for the first time Rafe looked down and saw that there was indeed a mob of people surrounding the fountain cheering them on. So it was them who had done the chanting and now Joe and Rafe stood up and raised their arms in victory and shouted back:

WE DID IT! WE DID IT! WE DID IT!

Rafe and Joe crawled under the horses' wings to rest and then sat between the horses' front legs while the horses vomited water all over them. It was a glorious victory!

Getting down was basically a repeat of going up, just in reverse. But in many ways it was much riskier than going up because their limbs were so tired and they had to make sure their feet were firmly planted on each level before letting go with their hands. At the lowest level they curled up side by side in the cup of one of the flower petals to rest again.

"That was awesome!," said Joe, inserting a curse word with enthusiasm.

"It totally was!" replied Rafe. Then the two of them climbed out and stood under the curtain of water one last time before sloshing to the edge of the reflection pool and climbing out and sitting on the wall to drip off.
Joe shook himself all over like a dog to rid himself of water with particular emphasis on his hair. Following Joe's lead Rafe did the same. In addition he leaned back and lifted each leg into the air to let the water drain from his boots and slide back down the leg of his jeans.

S'long, Rafe, " said Joe as he left to catch up with his friends.

"S'long, Joe. Thanks."

They left in different directions. Rafe had never felt so exhausted in his life and yet he never felt so alive and he had certainly never been happier. He took one look back at the fountain and saw a rainbow in the mist from the spray and smiled.

Despite being so tired Rafe still wanted to walk through town. He was still dripping and shiny wet and his boots squished and squelched with every step. He pretended to ignore peoples' stares and surprised looks but inwardly he was enjoying every minute of it and loving the feel of all that wet denim on his body. He would have to get wet in his clothes again sometime.

And then he met Dr. Goodman walking toward him.

"Rafe! What happened to you?" Dr. Goodman asked in astonishment.

"I went swimming in the fountain of youth and I highly recommend it. You should try it sometime. It's great exercise!."

With that Rafe gave a flick of his wet hair splattering tiny beads of water across Dr. Goodman's glasses. While standing there a miniature lake had formed at his feet. With a huge smile on his face Rafe turned and walked away, squishing, squelching and leaving a wet trail behind him. In his heart Rafe knew he would never feel old again.

Follow Ups:

- Re: Rafe and the Fountain of Youth Part II wetjumper 00:06:56 11/19/2022 (3)
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  - Re: Rafe and the Fountain of Youth Part II Wetnboy 00:25:30 11/19/2022 (1)
    - Re: Rafe and the Fountain of Youth Part II LeviLovR 04:14:08 11/19/2022 (0)
- Re: Rafe and the Fountain of Youth Part II wetchas 09:41:36 11/18/2022 (2)
  - Re: Rafe and the Fountain of Youth Part II LeviLovR 10:14:36 11/18/2022 (0)
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