“The Gift and Curse of Roy Alexander”
"The Gift and Curse of Roy Alexander"
Introduction:
Have you ever noticed that there was something about yourself that was completely different from others? Roy Alexander, a sixteen year old male snow leopard certainly did! Aside from the fact that he became aware of his homosexuality during his age of sexual bloom...there was something else that made his life a living hell! Most other furries would call it a gift but Roy always called it his curse. Roy was born with Extrasensory Perception, ESP for short. When he was a young kitten he had an empathic ability that allowed him to sense what other furries were feeling. When he was in grammar school he treated his gift like a game and used it to entertain others by guessing what they felt and pretended it was all magic. But the games came to a sudden halt when on his 15th birthday his gift increased in power and someone got hurt. His best friend Jonathan, a fellow snow leopard and him where in his upstairs room and hanging out, horsing around and having a blast. Roy got a new set of rock CD's for his birthday and they where happily jamming to the music blasting from Roy's sound system when Jonathan opened the window and jumped out onto the ledge and goofed around; "Hay Roy! You dare me to jump?" Roy got laughing and playfully yelled to him; "Jump John!...Do it!" All of a sudden Jonathan yelled he had no control of his body and Roy instantly felt John's terror as he did jump out the window. Roy ran downstairs and rushed to the aid of his friend. John had broken both his legs and dislocated his shoulder. Jonathan knew of Roy's powers but this was something new and it scared him...there friendship was never the same after that! Other strange powers started to manifest themselves...Roy visited Jonathan every day to keep him in good spirits while his legs healed. One day when both Jonathan and Roy where playing a video game, Roy missed his mark on one level and lost the game, he let out a frustrated yell and all of a sudden all the DVDs on Jonathan's movies shelf flew off and smashed into the wall. That was bad enough but one day Jonathan and Roy got into a heated argument over a political issue; "I'm telling you Roy!...Gay marriage is a crime against nature!...I'm with the conservatives on this one dude!...I know your gay but I'm sorry...That's just the way it is man!" Jonathan clearly pointed out and Roy angrily replied; "So you're saying that being gay is a crime against nature?!" Jonathan was about to contradict Roy by explaining that's not what he meant but Roy immediately said; "If that's the way you feel about me John...THEN FUCK YOU!" And right after he said that Jonathan's shirt ignited and caught flame. Jonathan immediately removed his shirt and Roy stomped out the flame. Jonathan only suffered singed fur and shaken nerves, but Roy felt a feeling of terror emanating from Jonathan and right then and there Jonathan kindly asked Roy to leave. Roy respected his friends wishes and stayed away for the remainder of Jonathan's recovery.
When Jonathan made a full recovery, Roy tried his best to save their friendship but it was a lost cause. No matter how hard Roy tried to keep his friend in good spirits, but he could feel a constant sense of fear; Jonathan was afraid of him...and Roy hated it! One day Roy just gave up and told Jonathan that it would be best if they were no longer friends. Roy could sense Jonathan's sadness when he told him the news, but at least he no longer felt that feel of fear inside Jonathan's heart and that's what Roy really wanted...he wanted Jonathan to stop being afraid of him. Roy had to be very careful what he said to other furries, like one day his teacher started to get on his nerves and he yelled out; "SHUT UP!" Suddenly the teachers maw locked shut and he couldn't open it for almost a whole day...Thank goodness it was only written off as a temporary case of lockjaw. He had no choice but to learn how to control his new powers and insure that nothing else unintentional would happen. Over a period of one year Roy finally gained almost complete control of his curse by training himself to use his powers only when he chanted. For instance when some homophobic furries started picking on him for being gay, instead of just carelessly yelling out and telling them to stop he would chant under his breath; "Leave me alone, I'm not worth your time!...Leave me alone, I'm not worth your time!" And then suddenly one of the bullies said out loud; "Let's just leave, he's not worth our time." And they would agree and walk off...they no longer bothered him again. Eventually he learned that his gift could help someone else. When he was at high school, Jennifer a tiger friend of his, somehow took a bad fall and broke her arm. He rushed to her aid, she was in extreme pain and there was really nothing normal he could do to help ease here suffering, he decided to try an experiment and chanted to himself; "Your arm is broke, but now it is healed!...Your arm is broke, but now it is healed!" He focused all his will power and all of a sudden the bones in her arms snapped back together, when she was taken to the school nurse it was written off as nothing more then a twisted sprain. Roy knew better then to boast and kept his mouth shut...it was bad enough he was picked on for being gay, no reason to have "freak" added to the insults...but one day there came a time when he was very grateful for his power...for it saved the life of someone who meant more to him then he would ever have expected!
And so the story begins....
It was almost nine o'clock AM, Roy was at high school and he was walking down the hallway of classroom doors, lockers and other students. Roy really hated being out in public for he could feel every ounce of emotion surging off every fellow student that came within ten feet of him. Roy made it a habit to dress in all black clothes that were decorated with skull buttons and completed with a black trench coat that had creepy symbols and patches stitched into it, and last but no least...gothic style combat boots with bat winged buckles. Roy was by no means a trouble maker...he just didn't want other furries to get to attached to him and dressing this way discouraged the majority from getting wanting to chat with him and it also insured that he would not be troubled by there random and chaotic emotions...also he wouldn't have to go through the heartache of braking up another friendship. He passed by the two wolves who were always found locked together in each others arms and making out in the hallway. As usual he could sense the males love and lustful desire to mate with the female and he immediately expected to feel the female's...Now that's odd! He thought to himself and stopped for a second and with his ESP he delved in deeper into the female's soul to figure out why she was afraid. It only took a few seconds and he started chuckling to himself for he now knew the reason why. The male wolf broke off from kissing his female and eyed Roy with an intimidating look. Roy instantly felt that the male was annoyed at him; "You got something to say faggot?!" The male rudely asked him. So you want to play rough do you?...ok wolf boy let's play! Roy thought to himself and grinned sadistically for he knew something the male didn't know and replied; "I just want to congratulate you!" The male looked and felt confused and asked; "Why?" Roy's grin changed into a toothy one and looked over to the female who was also looking and feeling annoyed at him. "You will learn!...in around...lets just say...eight to nine months!" Just then Roy felt almost a deluge of fear and or shock radiating out of the female and she fearfully asked; "H-h-how d-do you k-k-know t-that?!" The male looked back at the female and asked; "What?...What's he talking about?" Roy felt that it was time to get a move on before he gets hit with another deluge of emotion when she spills the beans that she was pregnant with the males pups. "Magic!" Roy then replied and made a hasty getaway from there. Your doing it again Roy! His conscience scolded him and continued; This is not a game!...You remember what happened last time you played around with these powers...or have you forgotten? Roy moaned disgustedly to himself for he knew his conscience was right. It was not taking his power seriously and watching what he was doing, which caused Jonathan to injure himself and in turn cost him his friendship. Room 322...where are you? Roy thought to himself as he counted down the room numbers from 366 and continued. Making his way closer and closer to his room he could not help but look over at the couples who where making out within the hall. Usually he would count off who wants who and who's cheating on who by reading their emotions as he passed by, but this time he didn't. They don't know how lucky they are...that they are ignorant to the true feelings of the one they're making out with...how I wish I was numb like them!...Then maybe I could find the mate of my dreams... Roy thought to himself and could not help but feel very jealous as he past by the hallway lovers. Before Roy started wearing all black clothes and became anti-social had tried to date other furries. Thankfully he was not the only one at his high school who was gay and found some temporary suitors. The first one was James, a coyote with expensive taste in fashion who was also fun to be with. Roy also loved way he talked, that stereotypical gay lisp always amused Roy. Unfortunately there was one annoying flaw to James...the dude was more obsessed with his hair and looks and paid little or no attention to Roy. Every time James walked by a mirror he always had to do his "Fabulous Check!" Anyway...that relationship ended almost as quickly as it started. The next one was a Jack, a wolf jock who was still in the closet about his homosexuality and constantly lived in fear of being found out. Roy at least got to make out with him...even if it had to be inside a locked dark room...anyway...it was that constant feeling of fear of being discovered that troubled Roy and he called it off...Roy wanted a lover who was unashamed of being gay and was proud to be seen with him. The last one was Rick, a Jaguar who was very enthusiastic and full of life. Rick spoiled Roy with a content show of affection and always had his hand under Roy's shirt; rubbing up and down the soft fur on his chest and belly, which always mad Roy purr and sometimes when there was no one else around...Rick's hand ended up in Roy's pants! Rick was the one who gave Roy his first blowjob and was also the one responsible for taking his virginity. The only flaw with Rick was that he was just surging with too much lustful emotion with little or no love and Roy wanted something a little more then just sex. Basically Roy wanted a lover who was also a friend, who had a warm heart and who would be there for him in his time of need and who was unashamed to be around him and most important...was not afraid of his curse! Wishful thinking Roy always called it. Roy took a deep breath and let out a long wanting sigh and turned his attention back to finding his first period class; English.
The door to room 322 was open and students were already pouring into the classroom and began seating themselves into their assigned seats. "Oh look!...It's the queer reaper!" Joked a tiger named Max. Max took great pleasure in tormenting Roy and always came up with some witty insult to throw at him. Some of the other students laughed and added something else to the insult. Roy just ignored them, for he knew they really weren't serious with their jokes and making fun of him...with the exception of Max. Roy stood before his desk, took of his trench coat and backpack and placed them where they wouldn't be the in way and took a seat. The one thing about this class that he hated the most was that it was very cluster phobic and the fact there was little or no room down the walk way between the desks for others to walk, their was a constant 25/50% chance of someone stepping on his tail and pain mixed with the constant mental battle with the raging tides of outside emotions usually ended up with something...unintentional happening! So he took grate care in making sure his poor tail was well out of harms way, but you know tails! They have a mind of their own and tend to get into trouble! The first day he was in this class, Cindy a nice looking she-fox accidentally stepped on his tail while she was making her way to the front desk to turn in a work assignment. Well he let out a painful yell and at the same time all the lights exploded in a brilliant electric fireworks show which sent all the student and teacher running out of the classroom in fear...all except for Roy who sat their at his disk and cursed at himself losing control. Being the age of logic and reason, the incident was disregarded as a freak electrical surge...God bless the skeptical!
The class teacher was a middle aged Clydesdale Horse named Michal Richwater, better know to his students as "The Galloping Flunker." The name well suited him for he seamed to take a sadistic pleasure in flunking students and in turn made them attend his class during lunch for detention. But in all honesty Roy could feel no such emotion from him, only disappointment and the feeling that he had failed those students and he wanted them to try harder and make a better effort and do better next time. So Roy didn't take any hard feelings toward him when Mr. Richwater called him into his class for lunch detention...It still sucked though!
` Mr. Richwater called the class to order and started taking down the attendance list. He started calling off the names in alphabetical order and each student attending who's name was called said "Here!" and continued on until the last name was called. Suddenly another student entered into the classroom and it was someone new. Ironically it was a fellow male snow leopard and a handsome one to boot! Roy could not help but admire this fine specimen of a male standing at the door. The new student was dressed in a black Nightwish tribal band shirt, blue jeans and red sneakers with a blue trim. "Um...sorry I'm late...I got lost." He sheepishly said to Mr. Richwater and walked over and hand him his class transfer slip. Mr. Richwater looked at the slip and read his name out loud; "Richard Skylight...Ok Mr. Skylight, I'll overlook the tardy this time and you go ahead and find yourself a seat." Richard looked around for somewhere to sit and immediately chose the empty seat next to Roy and seated himself down. "Great!...Just what this classroom needs...another queer snow leopard!...What is this school?...A mating ground for queers?...It's no wonder their species is going extinct!" Max quietly and rudely joked from behind the class and some of the students who overheard him started laughing. Roy felt humiliation and rage radiate out of Richard and Richard barked back at Max; "At least we prefer screwing something else besides our own blood relations!...You inbred house cat!" Max jumped to his feet and was about to make rush for Richard when Mr. Richwater quickly intervened and chastised them booth and explained that if he heard one more prejudicial outcry out of either one they would be sent to the principles office and possibly even suspended. Richard and Max both agreed and settled back down, but Max could not help but let out one last remark when Mr. Richwater wasn't listening; "You're dead queermoe!" Richard just shrugged off the threat and just then Mr. Richwater started today's lesson plan. Richard looked over at Roy and whispered; "Pisst!...Hay you!...The cat in black!" Roy wasn't in the mood for questioning but he reluctantly indulged Richard with his attention...Which probably was a mistake for Roy went instantly into admiration mode; Damn this cat is hot!...Nice light fur color, really brings out those dark spots! He's doesn't have too much muscle but just enough to be pleasing to the eyes and speaking of which, nice deep color of blue they have...and that mouth!...How I would love to taste those lips and feel those nice strong arms wrapped around me!...And how I would love to explore every inch of his body with my hands and maybe my... He was suddenly snapped out of it when he heard Richard playfully asked; "Are you deaf?...I just asked you for you're name!" And chuckled. Roy replied; "Oh...um...Roy!...Roy Alexander!" Richard reached out to shake hands with Roy and he complied by taking and shaking his hand. "Pleased to meet you!" Richard said and continued in a playful manner; "Looks like I'm in trouble with our tiger friend back there." Roy just shrugged and replied; "Max is an ass!...Just ignore him and he'll eventually forget it." Richard quietly laughed and said; "Easy for you to say!...You don't have a tiger stalking you!" And turned his attention back to Mr. Richwater. It was about twenty five minutes into today's English lesson when suddenly Roy felt something really strange. He could sense a feeling of desire coming from Richard and it was directed at him! It was not so much a sexual desire but a wanting desire. Using just his eyes he looked over to Richard and caught him eyeing him like someone who had just found his next chase. He's attracted too me! Roy instantly thought to himself and continued; I guess Max was not just being an asshole...he was pointing out a fact that I'm not the only gay snow leopard in this classroom. Roy could not help but feel very faltered by Richard desire and also found Richard's emotion longing a peaceful and stimulating distraction from the other students and tried to focus all his ESP onto Richard to drown out what the others. Almost instantly the loud emotions of the other students simmered down to almost a whisper and for the first time in his life Roy felt...at ease and peaceful...A welcome change!
The first period ended when the school alarm for shift change rang and all the student got up and made a hasty exit for the door. Mr. Richwater called out to quickly remind the students of tonight's homework assignment and what is to be expected of them. Richard got up and disappeared into the crowd and the loud emotions of others once again assaulted Roy's soul. Damn!...Well you can't have too much of a good thing I guess. Roy got up and put on his trench coat, picked up his backpack and walked out of the room to head to his next class. As he walked down the hallway to his second period class he felt something very troubling; a heart reaching sadness coming from somewhere. Just ignore it!...The last thing you need to get involved with someone else's pain. He thought to himself but unfortunately his heart was too good to ignore something as painful as that. Roy let out a frustrated groan and reluctantly started to follow the trail where the emotion radiated strongest. The trail ended within an area he really should not venture into...The girl's restroom. I told you to just ignore it!...This is only going to end badly if you go in there! Roy thought to himself. The next period bell rang and clearly Roy was already late for his next class. So you're late!...Big deal!...It just a tardy agents you and if you really wanted too you could make the teach forget you were ever late...Right now there's something more important to worry about here! Roy's conscience said to him and he stood there for a minute and debated if he should enter or just walk away. Finally making up his mind, he decided to help this poor soul in need and quickly walked into the restroom. To his horror there was three females already within the restroom. Shit!...If they see me I'm dead!...Better start with the voodoo I do best! He thought to himself and quickly he started chanting to protect himself; "Just ignore me!...I'm not here!...Just ignore me!...I'm not here!" And thankfully it worked and the females just ignored his presences and acted like they didn't see him and went about their business. Just so long as no other female walks in...I'll be fine! _ He thought to himself and quickly went back to his mission in finding who this troubled soul was. The sadness was at it's strongest in the second bathroom stall. The door was locked and he heard someone, a female no doubt..._Duh! It's the girl's restroom after all!...sobbing and crying from behind the closed door. He walked into the vacant stall right next to it, dropped the toilet seat lid, sat down, closed and held the stall door closed with his left foot propped up agents it and sat his backpack down in front of him. Roy took a deep breath and let out a sigh and thought to himself; Now or never wonder cat! And closed his eyes and used his ESP to search within the soul of the troubled furry that was next door to him. He instantly felt a lot of rejection and betrayal, fear of being alone, worry, confusion, wanting to die and sadness...lots and lots of sadness! Reaching just a little bit further in he discovered who it was and her reasons for her sadness and what was more troubling...it was all his fault! _ _Goddamn!...I should have known better then to have said anything!...Just feel the pain I have caused her! He mentally scolded himself. He then let out a deep sigh, opened his eyes and said out loud to the she-wolf in the stall next to him; "He didn't take too kindly to the news he was going to be a father did he?" It was the female he talked to early this morning. She replied in a sad and tearful voice; "Who are you?!...What do you want?!...Why are you doing this?!...What did I ever do to you?!" And continued to sob. Roy then replied in a sympathetic tone; "You did nothing to me...I did you wrong by exposing your secret to him...you were not ready to tell him and I had no business to interfere...I'm very sorry!...Now I'm here to put right what I did wrong." He felt her sadness slowly start to subside and a feeling of fear quickly started to appear. He quickly interjected before her fear got the best of her; "You don't need to fear me!...I will not harm you!...I'm here to help you!...Please...Let me help you and then I'll leave you alone!" Thankfully her fear subsided and was instantly replaced by curiosity; a step in the right direction! "Who...are...you?" She asked again, this time in a less sad voice and more of a curious one. "My name is Roy Alexander...What's yours?" He felt confusion and sensed distrust. "You have nothing to fear from me!...I am harmless!" Roy said in a reassuring tone and moved his right hand under the open space at the bottom of the wall between them and offered her to take his hand as a sign of good faith and continued; "You can trust me...I promise!" A few seconds passed by and suddenly she reached down and took his hand into hers and gently squeezed it. "Lucy...Lucy Maxwell." She said and Roy kindly replied; "Pleased to meet you Lucy!" Lucy and Roy chatted a little bit, just friendly talk to smooth things over. Suddenly she asked; "How did you know that I was pregnant?...I took special care and told no one!...Not even my own mother!...How could you have possibly known?" Roy knew it was a dangerous move, but if he was going to get anywhere with her; he would first have to show her that he was willing to entrusted her with his secrets...if she was ever going to entrust him with hers. "I'm going to tell you something Lucy...a dark secret that I have tried desperately to hide, but since I have already exposed too much of myself to you this morning...I might as well tell you the whole story." Roy went on and told about his gift, how it started out as a mild and harmless empathic ability. He talked about his kittenhood and how he used to play with his gift of reading emotions and more or less made a game of it. He then he went onto explaining the dark side to his gift. He told her about the day the gift became a curse, when it grew stronger on his 15th birthday. He talked about the violent explosions of light bulbs, books and others things flying out of there place and smashing into things when he got angry and the power to persuade others to do what he wanted by just speaking and how it didn't matter at all if he really meant it or not. He told her about what happened to Jonathan and losing his friendship to him. He then went on to explaining the hardships of trying to find a suitable mate and how impossible it was for him to not feel what they truly felt.
He expected her to not believe a word he said, but to his surprise..._she did! _ "So you are like some sort of psychic?" Roy chuckled and kindly replied; "Psychics are fakers!...I don't go around pretending I'm talking to ghosts or solving crimes, telling fortunes and robbing people of their hard earned money...no...this curse is something else...something dangerous if not kept under constant control!" Roy stopped for a breath and continued; "I can feel every emotion of any furry that is around five to ten feet away from me...you can't possible imagine how horrible it is to feel someone else's fear...their lust...their pain and their hate!" He stopped for a second and continued; "I also can make people do anything I want by just telling them...I'm not like you!...If I where to tell someone to go and fuck themselves...they would!...If I told someone to go burn in hell...they would set themselves on fire!...I can't even jokingly tell someone to do anything!...I hate it!...I hate being like this and I wish I was never born with it!...Sometimes I wish I was never born at all!" Roy leaned back on the toilet and looked up at the ceiling, he then let out a long sigh and continued; "You can't possible imaging what it's like!...Not being able to be around other furries without feeling everything they feel...not being able to express myself with vulgar verbal outbursts...having to constantly keep myself under control and worry about making so much as a sneeze and pray that something doesn't happen." A feeling of sympathy radiated from her, and he then leaned down looked over at the wall that divided between them and said; "I can feel your emotion right now!...You feel sorry for me...thank you!...No one has ever pitied me before!" She started to laugh and said; "This is too weird!...I have never met a real psychic before!" Roy then jokingly replied; "I think the right word your looking for is freak...Not psychic!...Last time I check haven't gone around dressed in a turban with a third eye insignia and or appeared on any; "I can speak to the dead!" TV talk show!" They both laughed at that. "When I started walking to my next class...I felt your pain...Normally I can only pick up automatic readings at maximum range of only ten feet...but if the emotion is strong enough; your current sadness for example...I can sense it from a greater distance...I could have just ignored it...but I chose not too!...That's why I'm here right now!" A feeling loving apparition radiated from her. "So...can you tell me what happened?" Roy asked. Roy felt her reluctance to tell him, but she trusted him and she went onto explaining her story. Her boyfriend George and her had recently become intimate and one day she carelessly mated with him during a heat cycle, it was stupid but she loved him so much she was willing to risk it. She was due for another heat just a month ago and fearing the worst she took a pregnancy test and found out her fears where indeed correct. Roy listened to every word she said and offered her the best concealing he could. They went on talking for what felt like hours and suddenly the school bell rang signaling the end of the second period. "You feel better now?" Roy asked and she replied in a much happier tone; "I think so...It at least feels good to talk and let it out." Roy then continued; "So...you ready to come out and face world?" Suddenly he heard the door to her stall open and heard her approach his and slowly opened the door. She smiled at him and offered him her hand, he took it and she helped him to his feet, he picked up his backpack and walked with her to the door to the outside. She walked a ways with him and continued to talking about her problem and what she should do when the time came to tell her folks. Finally she asked; "Um...can you like...get him to come back to me by using your gift?" Roy shook his head and explained the danger of using his gift like that; "If I were to force him to come back to you...he could go crazy...please let me explain..." Roy explained that if his did misused his gift in that way, George would comeback to her, but he would be at a constant mental war with his own will and would be torn between his willful choice in dumping her and Roy's willful control of making him comeback to her...he would not be able to handle it and he would go crazy and could end up killing himself. Thankfully Lucy understood and told Roy that he was indeed a very wise snow leopard to be careful on how he used his power. "Unfortunately my wisdom has come from past misuses and witnessing the harmful effects of this power first hand." She nodded and asked no more about using his power. Suddenly Roy thought of something; "Well...there might be a way to help you two...it's a long shot and it could backfire...you willing to risk it?" She asked what he had planned. "I could force him to face the truth...dose he love you or dose he not!...If he dose indeed love you he will look past his own fear and pride and maybe...just maybe he might return to you...if not...well...you get the idea?" She thought about it for a moment and then decided to give it a try. She feared going through this pregnancy alone and the anticipation of waiting for him to comeback would be very emotionally taxing...best to get it over and done with now and move on. "Ok then...I have to be at least within eye sight of him for this to work...You know where he would be...so lead the way!" Roy said and she took him to where her might be found.
Lucy lead him to a series of different areas where George liked to hang out, but unfortunately he wasn't there. That meant that there was only one place left; The parking lot! As they approached the student parking lot; Lucy's boyfriend George was indeed seated in his red sports car, he had been sitting there every since she told him the news. He was listening to the radio and looked as if he were in a deep thought. George was out of rang to get an automatic reading, so Roy had to reached out with his ESP and quickly sensed George's emotions. George was scared and was running through a series of emotional conflicts inside himself. "You ready?" Roy asked Lucy. Lucy thought for a second, took a deep breath and nodded yes. "Ok then!" Roy said and looked at George, focused his will directly at him and chanted; "Face the truth!...Do you love her?...Face the truth!...Do you love her?" Suddenly Roy could feel all of Georges fears and anxieties vanished and was quickly replaced with a sense of happiness and a deep love for Lucy filled his heart. Feelings of being proud to be something and a sense of joyful foresight at an upcoming future also manifested and George quickly started to smile and tears of joy started rolling down his cheeks. Roy was relieved that George indeed loved Lucy and he looked over to her and said; "IT WORKED!...He's all your Lucy!" Lucy's eyes lit up and a deluge of countless positive emotions surged from inside her. For the first time in Roy's life, he was proud to be drowned in such rivers of emotion! It felt like jumping into a warm calm river of crystal clear water, it tingled and it felt good! "Go on!...Best not to keep the father of your pups waiting!" Roy happily said to her and she in that instead she swung her arms around him and gave him such a warm loving hug and then to his surprise kissed him right on the lips and with a voice of tearful joy she cried; "Thank you!...Thank you!...Thank you!...I'm going to name my first born son after you!...I will never forget this!" She gave him one last hug and quickly ran over to George's car. George saw her running to him and he got out of his car and ran up to her and embraced her and in that same instant they locked muzzles and kissed each other with a blinding love for one another. Roy was flabbergasted by what had just happened and quickly backed into the nearest wall before he lost his balance and fell to the ground. HOLY SHIT!...She kissed me!...She actually kissed me!...Wow!...I have never kissed a female before!...It actually feels pretty good!...Not as good as kissing a male...but still feels pretty good! Roy thought to himself and chuckled. He looked back over to the two lovers, who where right now talking about something between themselves and took pride in his action in getting them back together. "Enjoy it you two!...You have no idea how special you both are!...You both have each other...while some of use don't have anyone for themselves...be happy and take good care of your future young!" Roy quietly whispered as he watched them and then decided that it was time for himself to get to his next class.
It was lunchtime and Roy was waiting within the lunch line in the school cafeteria. What shall I have today?...Cooked and frozen then recooked Hamburger with a side order of heat blasted soggy tatertot...I just need to make sure I find a batch that is completely cooked this time!...And what else?...Oh yes!...A joyful 50cent cream soda from the vending machine nearby!...Lunch of champions! Roy sarcastically thought to himself as he rolled his eyes and when his turn came he grabbed a lunch tray and started loading it up with his choice selections. He paid the lunch attendant his due and ventured over to the soda vending machine and prayed that his favorite brand was not sold out again...IT WAS! FUCK! He yelled in his head and instead selected his next choice; A Dr. Pepper. When the soda dropped he quickly picked it up and looked around for the least popular area in the cafeteria to enjoy his lunch. Bingo! Roy thought to himself and ventured over to the table that was uninhabited in the very back of the room, next to the wall size widow that peered out to the rest of the campus. First placing his food tray down, he then let his backpack slid down form his right shoulder and onto the floor, took his trench coat off, folded it neatly and placed it on the table, sat down and made sure his tail was not in a position to get stepped on and proceeded to unwrap his cooked then frozen and recooked hamburger and tried his best to enjoy his lunch.
He took a bit of his hamburger and sarcastically thought to himself; Yum-Yummy!...Tastes like re-fried shit!...Just like everything thing else served at this school! He then dropped his hamburger onto his tray and continued to chew. After he swallowed a thought came into his head; Hmmmm!...Maybe I could give my powers a run for their money and try out an experiment I have been considering for sometime! He thought to himself and eyed the hamburger he just taken a bite from. Worth a try! He thought and then focused all his willpower at the hamburger and chanted to himself; "It taste bad at first!...But now it tastes good!...It taste bad at first!...But now it tastes good!" And then he picked up the hamburger and examined it to make sure that nothing out of the ordinary went wrong with it. Well it didn't explode...that's a good sign! He thought to himself and then smelled it. Still smells the same...well just one last test left... Roy thought to himself and then took another bit of the hamburger and to his amazement it actual tasted so wonderful and he could not help himself but continued taking another bite, after bite, after bite until it was completely stuffed in his maw. "WONDER OF WONDERS!" _ He thought to himself as he closed his eyes and just savored the wonderful new taste of his hamburger and continued to think; _MMMMMM!...I should have done this along time ago! Sadly he had to swallow and that was the end to that fifteen seconds of heaven. He then moved onto his side dish of tatertots. He picked one up and it crumbled within the hold of his thumb and forefinger and scattered all over his lunch tray. Feeling annoyed he mentally argued; OH FOR FUCK SAKES!...Can't anyone in that kitchen tell that these are nothing but mush!...Tatertots are to be hard and crispy with a soft joyful center!...Not soggy and fall to pieces with you pick one up!...How the fuck are you supposed to eat this shit? He then rested his chine in his right and continued to stare at the soggy tatertots. Suddenly he decided to try another experiment. It worked the first time...why not give it another try? He thought to himself and focused all his will power at the tatertots and chanted; "Soggy at first...but now it's crisp...Soggy at first but now its..." Just then the tatertots burst into flames and quickly he tried putting it out with his hands. DAMN IT!...DAMN IT!...DAMN IT! He yelled mentally to himself and taking his trench coat he smothered the flames. The other students in the room noticed the smoke and some saw the flames and started to gather around him and started commenting on the weirdness of what had just happened. Not wanting this to get out of hand he quickly and loudly started chanting all the while he continued to pat out the fire with his coat; "There's nothing to see!...Forget what happened!...There's nothing to see!...Forget what happened!" Suddenly all the students who stood there and looked around like they had just be awaken from a trance and asked what had just happened and why they where standing around this table and quickly returned to their own business. "Whew!...That was close...WAY TOO CLOSE!" Roy said out loud to himself and lifted up his trench coat to see what damage had been done. Thank god my coat is unharmed! Roy thought to himself as he check for burn damage and then looked at the now crispy tatertots. A few looked over cooked and he reach down and picked up one of the least burnt and examined it. Now that looks much better! He thought to himself and gave the tatertot he held a gentle squeeze between his thumb and forefinger. It crunched and didn't fall apart this time. "Now that's what a tatertot is supposed to look and sound like!" He pointed out loud and ate it. Aside from it tasting the same it was at least a better improvement in texture and continued to eat the rest. Liking the last crumb from his fingers he then opened his Dr. Pepper and took a long sip and let out a small belch. "Excuse me!" He quietly said out loud in almost a programmed sense. His parent's did a good job in making sure he minded his manners, even if no one was around to give a care. He looked off into the crowd of students as they enjoyed their lunch and he just sat there sipping away at his soda. He was just about to take the last sip of his soda when suddenly he was hit with a clear mental vision; It was Richard and he was doubled over in pain! Roy felt every agonizing jolt of Richard's pain sensors and suddenly within the vision he saw a tiger fist make contact with Richard's face and he himself also felt the blow! "GOD DAMN IT!" Roy painfully yelled and every window in the room violently blew out with shattering glass, sending all the students running in fear from the building. The vision continued and this time he saw who was hurting Richard. It was Max and he grabbed a hold of Richard's shirt and held him to attention. Max then held up his other hand and extended a six inch claw and held it to the side of Richard face and said in an evil voice; "I'm going to give you something to remember me by!...I'm going to crave the word faggot into your fucking skull so that everyone will know what type of sick fuck you are!" And suddenly the vision ended. Roy was panting and was feeling very scared. "This is new!...Holy shit!...RICHARD'S IN TROUBLE!" Roy then yelled and made a run for the area he recognized from the vision.
Thankfully the area was not too far away and he made it just in time when Max was just about to cut Richard with his claw. "THAT'S ENOUGH MAX!" Roy angrily yelled at Max and Max then stopped just as he started to cut into Richard's flesh and turned his attention towards Roy. "Oh goodie!...It's the queer reaper!" Max said and released Richard who fell to the ground and curled himself into a fetal position. "This is none of your business faggot!...If you're smart you will leave now!" Max threaten over to Roy. Roy was pissed and continued walking over to Max and stood just five feet away from him. "Oh?...So I guess after all that cock sucking your eats are plugged with cum!...Looks like I'm going to have to beat some sense into you after all!" Max said and started to make for Roy. "This time Max I'm the one who's got to beat some sense into you!" Roy threatened and Max faked look of fear and said; "Ooooo!...I'm really scared!" And continued towards Roy. "I'm going to enjoy this!" Max said and took a swing at Roy and all of sudden his fist made impact with an invisible force field that defect the in coming blow just an inch away from Roy's face. "WHAT THE FUCK?!" Max yelled in surprise and Roy narrowed his eyes at Max and suddenly a surge of power started to emanate in the form a translucent ball in Roy right hand. Max's eyes went wide with surprise and he started to back up in fear from what he was seeing and just then Roy threw out his right hand and the ball of energy shot out and smash right into Max's chest and sent him flying five feat in the air and he made impact with ground. Whatever it was knock the air out Max and he struggled to breath. "GET UP MAX!" Roy ordered in a voice of pure power and Max suddenly shot to his feet. "COME HERE!" Roy ordered and Max walked over to Roy. Max was terrified and Roy savored very ounce that radiated from within Max's soul. "What...the fuck...are you?!" Max demanded in the voice of a scared kitten. "JUSTICE!" Roy angrily said and continued; "SMASH YOURSELF IN THE FACE WITH YOUR FIST!" Roy ordered in his voice of power and Max obeyed and hit himself so hard he knock out his sharp K9 tooth and blood spilled from his mouth. "STOP!...PLEASE!...I'M SO SORRY!" Maxed begged in a tearful and terrified voice and spite out a mouth full of blood. "SMASH YOURSELF IN THE GUT!" Roy then ordered and Max obeyed and hit himself so hard in the guts he vomited and collapsed to his knees. "S-s-s-stop!...I-I b-b-beg y-y-you!" Max begged in sobbing voice. STOP IT!...YOUR GOING TO KILL HIM! Roy conscience screamed at him but he was too far gone in his drunken thrall of power. "Extend the claw on your right index finger and hold it to tightly to your throat!" Roy ordered in almost an demonic voice. Max obeyed and just then he pissed his pants in fear of what was going to come next. "NO!...PLEASE...NO!" Max desperately begged and shook his head. DO IT!...HE DESERVES IT!...MAKE HIM CUT OPEN HIS OWN THROAT! A dark voice inside Roy cried and it took every ounce of will power to fight it. Roy finally regain enough control over himself and then taking mercy he said; "Enough!" Max regained control over his own body and collapsed into a helpless heap on the ground and started balling like a new born kitten. Roy sensed that Max was almost to the braking point of insanity. Max was too terrified to think straight and started rocking himself in his own arms upon the ground and cried out in almost a young kitten's voice; "Mom?...Where are you mom?...Don't leave me!" Roy never felt so guilty in all his life and walked over to Max and knelt down beside him and placed his hand on Max's shoulder and chanted; "This is all a nightmare!...This is just a dream!...Go to sleep and have pleasant dreams!" Roy continued chanting until Max fell fast asleep on the ground. Roy then looked over to Richard who was still doubled over in a fetal position, but he had witnessed the whole battle. Roy felt a fear coming from Richard, but strangely...Richard was more curious. "You're a warlock aren't you?...I haven't seen anything like that since I last watched that movie; The Covenant!" Roy walked over to Richard and sat down beside him and replied; "I don't know!...I just might be!" Roy let out a deep sigh and continued; "It would be the only explanation that would make any sense at all!...I hate being like this!" Richard let out a painful and or straining moan and forced himself to sit up and sat next to Roy and asked; "Why?...I would give both my testicles to have what you got!" Roy was angered by that and angrily replied; "NO YOU..." Roy instantly stopped in mid sentence for he knew Richard would suffer a mind control effect if he finished and took a few seconds and cool his temper down and continued; "No!...these powers are a curse Richard!...You have no idea the hell I have to go through just living every second of each day!" Roy then took a deep breath and continued; "I have to keep constant control!...It's like trying to hold onto a snarling, powerful and dangerous wild animal and it just keeps getting stronger with each year!...I don't know if my strength of will can keep it in check any longer to tell the truth!" Roy stopped for a second and looked backed over to Max and continued; "You don't know how close I came to actually making Max slit his own throat!...I barely had enough willpower to pull back from that dark thrall!...I just thank god I was able to stop myself!" Tears started to fall from Roy's eyes, he then turned his head over Richard and tearfully continued; "I hate it Richard!...I wish I never had this curse!...I wish I was dead!" Roy then wrapped his arms and hands around his own knees and started crying. A feeling of deep sympathy radiated from Richard and suddenly Roy felt Richard wrap his arm around him and held him close for comfort. "Your emotions are comforting Richard...I feel peaceful and at one with myself when I enter inside your soul!" Richard felt flattered by that remark and Roy knew it. "How did you know I was in trouble?" Richard asked and Roy replied; "I saw a vision of you Richard...I felt your pain and agony as if it were my own...I sensed your fear...I had to come!" Richard then asked; "You saw me in a vision?" Roy nodded and said; "I have never had a vision before!" Roy then started to chuckle and continued; "My guess is when I lost myself inside your soul back in first period...something...some sort of psychic connection must have formed between you and me and when you where in danger...your soul must have cried out to me." Richard didn't know how to replied to that, the lot of what Roy said made almost no sense to him, but there was one part that did make sense to him and then he said; "That's quite a theory!...but you want to know something funny?" Roy looked over to Richard and Richard continued; "I did cry out to you!...I don't know why...but I did cry out to you for help!" Roy smiled at that and they both looked over to Max's unconscious body. "What's going to happen with him?" Richard asked. "That battle took a lot out of me...I guess I should take a few minutes and regain my strength and repair what damage I did to his body and cover my tracks and ensure that my secret remains safe." Richard was impressed and asked; "You can heal also?" Roy only shrugged, took a deep breath and said; "I have only done it once...but so far it has been successful." Richard nodded and said; "You're secrets safe with me Roy!...You saved my life and I owe you for it!" Roy knew Richard was telling the truth for he could feel Richards honesty and laid his head onto Richard shoulder. Roy then looked over at Richard and gratefully said; "Thank you Richard!" Richard looked back over to Roy and looked deep into his eyes. Roy sensed that familiar sense of desire radiating from Richard and Roy smiled and asked; "You want to kiss me don't you?" Richard was surprised by that response for Roy was correct and sheepishly asked; "Um...You can read minds also?" Roy chuckled and replied; "No!...Only emotion!...I feel your desire!" Richard was a little relieved to hear that and Roy continued, this time in a loving tone; "I can't tell you to kiss me Richard...It would be against your will if I did...So all I'll say is; Feel free to kiss me whenever your ready!" Richard smiled at that and then leaned over and sort of pecked lips with Roy at first and then slowed down to slow glide over Roy's lips, allowing his tongue to make contact with Roy's and in turn they both invaded each others maws. At that point Roy moved his head into a receiving angle and locked lips with Richard and they gave each other a long passionate kiss. Roy could felt something he would have never expected from kissing someone. Usually would feel his partners lust and desire to mate with him, but when he kissed Richard...he felt only love! It was a desire to possess, to protect, to have and to hold, feeling completed and as Roy delved in deeper into Richard soul he heard a quite ghostly voice and it said;
At last I have found you my one true mate!
"Soul mates!" Roy suddenly said as he broke contact with Richard lips. Richard feeling a bit confused then asked; "What?...What did you say?" Roy then pulled back and he was smiling a joyful grin and replied; "Soul mates!...We're soul mates Richard!" Richard looked very confused at Roy and then Roy excitedly explained; "I heard the true voice of your soul Richard!...I used my power to look deeper inside you and I actually heard your soul speak to me!" Richard was a little surprised at what he was hearing but he was very flattered by it and asked; "What did it say?" Roy moved in closer and lovingly whispered what it said into Richards ear and a deep feeling of love spilled out of him when he heard those words. "I like the sound of that!" Richard said and continued; "I like it a lot!" Roy and Richard took a few minutes and then Roy slowly rose to his feet and then helped Richard to his. Richard was still in a lot of pain from the beating he received and Roy then asked; "You want me to help you with your pain?" Richard looked hopefully into Roy's eyes and asked; "Can you do that?" Roy smiled, nodded and replied; "Yes...but all I would be able to do at this time is numb the pain your feeling...I have never tried to heal soft tissue before and I wouldn't dare try it right now with being as exhausted as I am." Richard could not argue with that and then said; "I'll take what I can get!...He hit me hard in the guts several times and I think he bruised my insides up real good!" Richard tried to take a step but a sharp stabbing pain hit him from inside, causing him to double over and all of sudden he vomited blood. Roy felt a sense of dread emanating from Richard and then Richard said in a fearful voice; "I think I need to get to a hospital!" Roy then placed his left hand on Richards belly, Richard then hissed in pain. Roy closed his eyes and summoned every last drop of strength within himself and channeled it inside Richard. Roy could almost see inside Richard and what he saw horrified him! Richard was indeed severely damaged from the inside! So much damage and Richard was bleeding internally...and it was fatal! Even now Roy could feel Richard life force slipping away! Roy focused every last drop of will power he had and chanted; "What was damaged...Shall now be healed!...What was damaged...Shall now be healed!" Roy continued to chant and Richard let out a few painful moans as his insides started to realign themselves and every ruptured and broken soft tissue inside him quickly started to knit itself back together perfectly. Roy quickly felt his own strength start to wane and suddenly his knees gave out but he didn't brake his focus and continue to chant until everything inside Richard was healed. When Roy felt the last bit of soft tissue become healed he collapsed and with his hands his stopped himself from making contact with the ground and started breathing very heavily. Richard stood up and checked himself...the pain was gone! Richard leaned down, wrapped an arm around Roy and asked; "You ok?" Roy only nodded and continued to try and catch his breath. "I don't know what you just did...but at least the pain is gone!" Roy weakly chuckled a bit and when he caught enough of his breath he replied; "I did more then that Richard!...*Pant*...I fixed you!...*Pant*" Richard was surprised and asked; "I thought you said you were to weak to even try that?" Roy continued to catch his breath and then replied; "I had to try Richard!...*Pant*...You were dying!...*Pant*...You where bruised...*Pant*...And bleeding internally!...*Pant*...So much damage!...*Pant*...Trust me!...You were dying!...*Pant*" That was something Richard did not want to hear but he was very grateful for what Roy did for him and gave him a big hug and said; "Looks like I owe you my life twice over!"
Roy was still very exhausted but found enough strength to lift himself to his feet. Richard kept a hold on Roy and helped support him while they started walking. Roy was more or less stumbling then walking and then said; "No good!...I'm too exhausted Richard!...I need find a spot and rest!" Richard then replied; "My house is not too far from here!" And then he pointed over to where his house was located. It was only a few feet away and Roy was grateful for that. "I was just heading home for some lunch when Max attacked me!...My folks are away at work and will not be home for several hours!...You can sleep in my bed!" Roy like the sound of that! "Come on!...Let just ditch school and get you rested up!" Roy looked back to Max's unconscious body and said; "Maybe loosing his tooth will remind him not to be such a bully...He got what he deserved!" And looked back to where Richard's house was located and tried desperately to walk straight. Roy tried to make conversation with Richard as they walked, but Richard then quickly said; "Quite!...I don't want to have to drag your handsome body all the way to my room!...Keep quiet and save your strength!" Richard jokingly said to Roy. Roy was grateful to sense that Richard was not just saying that...he really meant it! "On one condition Richard!" Richard looked over at Roy and asked; "What?" Roy smiled at Richard and lovingly said; "Only if you lye beside me and hold me close to you while I sleep!" Richard smiled and was very pleased to hear that and replied; "You got it love!"
Richard and Roy arrived at the house and just in time too. Roy was on the verge of blacking out and Richard immediately escorted Roy into his bedroom and helped him into the bed and got in also. Roy snuggled himself close to Richard and laid his head down on his chest. Richard wrapped his left arm around Roy and held him close to him. Richard looked down and noticed that both their tails were lovingly intertwined together. What's funny is that there tails did that on their own. Richard smiled and lovingly whispered Roy; "Sweet dreams Roy!" Roy being almost completely asleep then said; "Good night Richard...My soul mate!" And fell fast asleep. Roy feel into a restful days sleep as he laid there on Richard's bed and with Richard laying next to him. Richard kept his word and stayed with Roy all the while he rested and shortly there after he joined Roy in the realm of dreams.
Closure: And so this current tale comes to an end...but for those of you who are asking; "What was Roy's last thoughts the moments before he fell asleep in Richards arms?" Well here's your answer; Roy will not openly admit this and would call me a liar if you where to ask him yourselves...but Roy's last thoughts as he drifted off to sleep was...
_Praise god I had this power!
The End _