Prelude to School

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#17 of Rio's Saga

One day transitions into the next, early morning messages are exchanged, and the cubs head out to face the dayLast continuity edit, Rio again hiding his diapers as his dad doesn't know about them yet.


With his lunch finished, Rio stretched and slid off his stool, carrying his plate to the sink. "A great bunch of food, if I do say so myself," the little tiger chuckled, "I'm gonna head downstairs Kody, when you're done come down and I'll show you how to play "Alright, Rio, be down in a minute," the bunny replied and glanced at Ivor before looking back down at his plate. "Something on your mind, Kody?" The elder tiger asked softly after his progeny had bounded down the steps. "Well... Rio and Mike got hurt, and Toby could have gotten beat up.." Kody trailed off, not looking up. "And you're feeling guilty because you think it's your fault." Ivor nodded, "You're probably also worried that more of your new friends are going to get hurt before we figure everything out." Standing, the big cat walked over and crouched next to the little bunny. "Sorry to say this to you, but they probably will. My son and his friends don't always think before they act, and that can lead to problems. But don't worry about it." "Don't worry about it?" Kody asked incredulously, finally looking up with a look of total shock and confusion, "How could you- Why wouldn't I worry about them getting hurt?" "Because," Ivor replied, smiling sadly, "Whatever happens to them might be sad, but it's a lot better then the horrors you'd be enduring if we didn't help you. The world we live in can be a dark and depressing place, min kjaere, but remember. There is no depth of shadow that the light of the goddess can not banish. She has brought us into your life, Kody, trust in her that she knows what she's doing." Kody sat stock still and just held Ivor's gaze for a few moments as his words sunk in. The past few years of his life had been dark indeed, and the shadow had been growing, threatening to overrun the few bright memories he had. Now though... He lurched forward and wrapped his arms around Ivor's neck, hugging him tightly. The big cat stood up, effortlessly lifting the bunny and wrapping his arms around him, holding him tight. "We might not be able to protect you from everything the world throws at you," the elder tiger whispered into his ear, "but as long as you stand in this house, jeg sverger pa livet mitt, no harm will ever come to you." Giving the bunny a firm squeeze, he set him down and patted him on the back, gently guiding him to the stairs. "Now, go be a cub. I'll take care of the dishes." Wiping the tears from his muzzle, Kody nodded and headed down the stairs.

Several hours passed as Rio and Kody sat in front of the tv, swapping controllers back and forth as the bunny got the hang of the games that he had never played. Despite a total lack of experience, he was making good progress in Stormwright's Quest when the garage door sounded again. Hitting the pause button, he looked over at Rio. "Does that mean your mom's home?" He asked, fiddling nervously with the controler. "Yeah, but we've got a bit before dinner, so come on, you're almost to the boss." Rio replied, "It's just around the corner." "No, we should go upstairs, shouldn't we?" "Why? My parents kinda like to have a bit to themselves when she gets home." "Maybe, but she wanted to talk to you, remember, so-" The little bunny was cut off as the tigress's voice rang through the house. "Ivorion Sterling Kendrick! Front and center!" Rio jumped clean off the couch. Not only his full first name, but his middle as well. Gaining his feet, he bounded up the stairs and skidded to his feet in front of the tigress. She didn't say a word, just dropped her purse and coat before crouching and drawing him into a tight hug. "I am so proud of you for standing up to those bullies," she said, voice wavering. Pulling back, she brought her paws up to his muzzle and gently turned it this way and that, examining the scratches, "Are you okay?" "Yeah, mom, I'm fine, really." He replied, pulling his head away from her fingers, "Oh, hey, check it out!" He held his paws out and extended his claws, the soft pink shining in the kitchen lights. "What am I-" the tigress started, surprise cutting off her words as she noticed the pink claw polish, "That is quite possibly the most adorable thing that I have ever seen. Did you lose a bet with Kaylie?" "Nope!" the cub replied, giggling, "Did it cause I wanted to, and actually dad painted them. Do you like the color?" "I do, actually," she replied, taking a hold of his paw and turning back and forth so the light caught the polish, "Not one I would have picked for you, but it's pretty. It's not one I recognize though, did you go buy claw polish?" "No," his dad chuckled, "he borrowed it from Mike, believe it or not. As of this moment, every single one of his friends has their claws painted, and Mike's been doing it for months apparently." "Really?" She stood and looked over at him, arching an eyebrow, "I don't believe that, I'd noticed that." "That's what I said, but he proved me wrong quite handily." The elder tiger shook his head, "He normally only does his hind-paws and uses subtle colors. As he says, how often do you look at his hind-paws?" "Fair point." She replied, "Now, quit distracting me and changing the subject. What happened to Rio and Mike?" "They got into a fight, it's nothing that hasn't happened before-" "Fights happen," the tigress interrupted, "Police involvement means something else happened." "We don't know for sure, and as soon as we talk to the police tomorrow, we'll know more-" "But?" "-but, one of the people that were messing with them tried to pull Rio's pants down. As soon as the principal heard that detail, he decided to call the police as a precaution-" "As well he should!" "-but it may turn out to be nothing." The elder tiger finished. "Um dad, I don't think-" Rio started, but a look from his dad silenced him. "Go ahead and go back downstairs Rio, me and your mom are going to cook dinner and talk some more." Shrugging, he turned and jumped down the basement steps. "Everything okay?" Kody asked, fiddling with the controller. "Yeah, don't worry about it," Rio replied, " Now, for this next boss..."

A few hours passed as the adults conversed in the kitchen making dinner, and the cubs were absorbed by video games. Eventually, the call came from upstairs that food was ready. "Let's go, Kody, we passed a save point a few rooms back, remember?" "Right," the rabbit replied, navigating back to save his progress before shutting off the game and following the tiger up the steps. "Nice of you to join us," the elder tiger grinned, "Saving the world is hungry work, I hear." "Yeah," Kody nodded, climbing onto a stool, especially when you're dealing with harpies." "Harpies are tough," Ivor nodded, bringing over the pot of stew, "but it depends on the class you pick." "I picked the paladin," Kody said, picking up his fork as the tigress ladled stew into his bowl, "Thank you. Anyway, they don't do much damage to me, cause I have the holy shield thing, but I can't find a way to kill them." "Any advice Rio?" The elder tiger asked his son, pouring milk for the group. "Don't look at me," the cub replied, holding his own bowl out for his mom, "I play the ranger, don't even know the paladin's move set." "Great Goddess, I'm surrounded by nerds." The playfully despairing lament from the tigress got a laugh from the group and she smiled, then glanced at her husband. "Hey guys," he said, "We've got that meeting with the policefur tomorrow morning, and I know I said that I'd give you a lift, but your mom needs me to do something, so you're going to have to walk. Don't worry though, I'll be there in time for the meeting." "We can walk, that's fine," Rio nodded, pulling his phone out and sending a mass text to his friends requesting an escort to school, "Everything okay?" "Yes, everything's fine," his mom replied, "just something I wanted him to check out, don't worry." "Alright," the cub nodded, getting a reply from Mike sttating he'd set everything up, "We're good, Sky and Kaylie will be here in the morning." Business concluded, they settled into good natured chatting throughout dinner.

An hour and a half later, with dinner and dishes complete, the group had moved into the living room. "Alrighty, Sunday night," Ivor sighed, settling onto the couch with his wife next to him, "Nothing good is ever on Sunday night, one of you two cubs pick a movie." "Go for it, Kody," Rio called, pulling out the movie binder and sliding it towards his friend before sprawling out on the floor with his head supported on his arms. "Hmm.." The little rabbit mused, perusing the binder of DVDs. He hadn't seen most of them, not having cable and never going to the movies, so he had no idea what any of them were about. Flipping a few pages randomly, he just pulled one out cause he though the picture on the DVD looked cool, "How about this one?" He asked, setting in on top of the binder and sliding the whole thing back to Rio. "Let's see," the cub said, catching the binder and examining the movie Kody'd picked. His eyes lit up and he laughed, "Heck of a choice!" Still chuckling, he rolled over and started the entertainment system up, sliding the DVD home and grabbing the remote, getting comfortable. "Which one did you pi-oh, man! This one again?" Ivor groaned, ignoring the playful swat from his wife, "Come on Rio, we've watched this movie a thousand times already!" "Maybe, but Batfur's awesome," Rio replied, "Besides, I didn't pick it, so there." "Should I pick a different one?" Kody asked nervously, but was shushed by Rio's mom. "No, this is a good movie, sweetie, don't worry," she said, "my husband's just a fuddy duddy." "A fuddy duddy, huh?" The elder tiger leaned sideways and looked at her, about to start a playful argument, but she turned him back towards the TV and laid across his lap. "Quiet, fuddy duddy, the movie's starting." She said, grinning at the laugh she got from the cubs. They sat and watched the movie, Rio cheering at the action sequences, and jeering at the villains. Kody sat totally enraptured with the action and plot, never having seen the movie. He knew who Batfur was, everyone knew who Batfur was, but he had only seen the old cartoons, the newest movie was blowing his little mind. The credits rolled and the little rabbit blinked, it was over? No, it didn't get to be over, he wasn't done watching yet. "Is there more?" he asked, looking over at Rio. "Hmm? More? No, the movie's over, dude." the cub replied, stretching, "There's a sequel, but-" "Can we watch it? Please?" Without waiting for an answer, the little rabbit crawled over to the DVD case. "It's getting kind of late, isn't it?" Rio looked over at his parents. "Yeah, but one more movie won't hurt you guys, but only one more." His mom replied, "You two have school in the morning." "Cool!" The cub hopped to his feet and hugged his mom, "You're the coolest!" "She's the coolest?" Ivor asked, getting to his feet and pulling his wife up, "What am I then?" "You're a fuddy duddy, remember?" Rio grinned and hugged his dad quickly before setting back down to watch the next movie with Kody. "Alright, alright," he smiled, following his cackling wife out of the room, "That's enough out of you." Kody was just as enthralled with the sequel as he was with the original and didn't even look up when Rio's dad came back in. "Hey," he called, continuing as his son looked up, "We've got the guestroom setup for Kody, help him get settled in when this movie's over, okay?" Rio nodded and waved goodnight, his dad moving downstairs to go to bed. Soon enough, the movie ended and Kody cheered before looking over at the DVD binder again. "No," Rio grinned, ejecting the disc and getting everything turned off, "My mom said one more. There is a third movie in that series, but we have to go to bed now." Looking for all the world like he wanted to argue and stay up later, Kody instead nodded and stood up. "Come on," Rio said, grabbing his paw and leading him upstairs, "I know you've been enjoying your nest dowstairs, but you've got your own room now." Following behind the tiger, Kody apprehensively made his way upstairs, stepping into the strange room. "You gonna be okay?" Rio asked, stepping back into the hallway and gazing at the bunny. "Yeah, I'm fine." Kody said softly, "It's okay, go to bed." "I don't really believe you, but okay." The cub shook his head, stepping back, "If you need anything, anything at all, you know where my room is. Good night." Heading across the hall, Rio stripped down to his diaper and slipped into his pajamas before crawling into bed. He felt bad for the bunny, and wanted to stay up and comfort him, but seven was going to come very early in the morning. Closing his eyes, he reached under his bed and pulled out his favorite plushie, an oversized silver unicorn he had named Enhjorning, and cuddled him close. Within moments, he had fallen fast asleep.

Kody wasn't so lucky. He lay in bed, fully dressed, blankets pulled up tight against his chin, staring at the ceiling. His eyes were wide and his ears twitched with each sound the house made. He buried his head in the pillow, trying to convince himself that he was okay, that nothing was going to happen, nobody knew where he was, he was okay.... After an hour or so, he shook his head. It was no use. Too many bad memories where flying through his mind. For as far back as he could remember, there was a one in four chance that a night he spent in a bed would end peacefully, the other three... He couldn't do it. Throwing the covers back he left the room and crossed the hallway, walking over to the tiger's sleeping form. He didn't really want to wake him up, but he had said if he needed anything... "Rio?" He whispered, tentatively shaking the tiger's shoulder, "Rio... A-are you awake?" "No..." the kitten mumbled, still half asleep, "Whas d'madder Sky?" Kody blinked. Rio thought he was the terrier? Skyler must do this when he slept over. Perfect, he could get the tiger to help him without waking up. "Um... I can't sleep?." "C'mere..." Rio scooted back and lifted his blanket up, " 'S okay... I'll give y'a'hug." Hesitating for a moment, Kody took the tiger up on his offer and climbed in next to him. Maybe a hug would help... As soon as he was close enough, Rio dropped the blanket and slid back up, hugging the bunny tightly, a simple hug turning into a cuddle as the tiger slid back into deep sleep, purring and trapping the bunny in his embrace. Kody froze, now he was stuck... but then, the memory of cuddling with the tiger earlier in the day had solidified in his mind, and was chasing away the latent fears plaguing him. He laid his head on Rio's arm and tried to relax, finally achieving it as the tiger started purring, hugging him tighter. As the soothing rumble passed into his body, Kody smiled and started breathing deep, falling asleep within Rio's embrace.

The next morning, Rio stirred and opened his eyes, blinking blearily at the clock. Six fifty four. Closing his eyes again, he tried to go back to sleep. Four minutes was four minutes. He had almost managed it when he realized that Enhjorning was breathing in counterpoint with him. The absurdity of that realization made him open his eyes again and look down. Expecting to see his unicorn, it took a moment for the cub to realize that he wasn't alone in his bed. Reaching up, he turned off the alarm before it could go off and went back to contemplating his cuddle buddy. He was still laying there watching the bunny sleep when his dad peeked in to see if he was awake. The elder tiger paused for a moment, then shook his head and stepped over to the bed. "Did he start in here?" "No," Rio whispered, "I don't even remember him coming in." "Hmmm..." Reaching out, the big cat placed his paw on the bunny's shoulder and gently shook him, "Hey, come on, Kody, it's time to get up." The rabbit mumbled for a moment, before his eyes shot open and he retreated back against Rio as the sight of the large tiger before him freaked him out. Ivor stayed still, his paws held open, nonthreatening, and waited for Kody to remember where he was. After a few panicked moments, Kody recognized the crouching figure, and the comforting scent of Rio's bed registered in his muzzle. "I'm sorry..." he said, closing his eyes again and relaxing, "You guys shouldn't scare me still..." "No, everyfur should scare you," Rio replied, hugging him close, "Being scared is kinda normal for what you've been through, but don't worry, we'll make you like us yet." Letting him go, Rio scrambled out of bed and gathered up his school clothes, pausing to grab his phone as he saw he had a message, then headed out towards the bathroom. "Gonna take a shower." Ivor nodded and waved over his shoulder, holding his hand out to the bunny. "C'mon, did you want a shower too? You can use the one downstairs again." The bathroom door closing behind him, Rio lost track of the two other furs, and checked his message. It turned out to be an encrypted video message from Mike entitled 'Good Morning'. Swiping his thumb across the padprint sensor, he unlocked the video and hit play, nearly dropping it as he registered what he was seeing.

The video opened up on the bear cub's fully erect cubhood, then panned up his torso to show the cub grinning and holding a pair of three inch long pink canine dildos, complete with golf ball size knots, in his paw. With a wink, he started licking one of the toys, lapping at the knot a few times before running his tongue slowly up the tapered shaft. Moaning slightly, the fourth grader liberally coated the toy in his slobber before changing targets and sliding the other one hilt deep in his muzzle, locking his teeth between the back of the silicone knot and the base of the toy itself. Muzzle taken care of, he rolled back and lifted his legs, rubbing the spit slicked tip of the first toy around his twitching pucker. Teasing it for just a second, he poked and prodded before applying more pressure and sliding slowly up under his tail, a muffled, shuddering moan coming from off camera as his cubhood twitched, spurting a bit of pre into his belly fur. Pumping the toy in and out of his rectum a few times to get accustomed, the cub suddenly pushed hard and gave a muffled cry as the knot forced its way into him, his tailstar stretching wide before it clamped shut again, locking the toy deep inside of him. The ursine's little cocklette was oozing pre, and he was breathing heavy through his nose, but he still had one surprise. Panning the camera up, he set it on his nightstand so it showed a side view, head to foot paws, and held up a little remote control. As soon as the camera focused enough to show the words 'vibe speed', the cub flipped it to high and promptly lost his mind. Dropping the remote as the toy buried deep in his tailhole started rapidly vibrating, the little bear arched his back and grabbed his dick. Using his copious amounts of pre as lubricant, he started pawing off as fast as he could, his grunts and whimpers muffled by the toy still in his muzzle. Knotted from both ends, it didn't take long for Mike to sail past his peak, and he let out a near strangled cry as his dicklette spasmed in his paw, firing ropes of watery cub cream up into his chest fur, one or two getting enough distance to hit him in the muzzle. Riding out his orgasm, he weakly reached over and turned the vibe off. He lay on the bed for a moment, catching his breath before lifting his legs back up and pulling on the base of the toy under his tail, groaning softly as it stretched him again, before popping free. Tossing the toy to the side, he grabbed his phone, pulling it in for a close up as he slowly slid the knotted toy from his muzzle and grinned, panting for breath... "See you at school, Rio..." He winked, and the vid started replaying itself.

Closing out of the message, Rio stood stunned for several minutes. He couldn't believe it... His best friend had lewdly recorded himself doing erotic acts. Not just that, but he had saved the recording, and then sent it to him... There was only one thing the little tiger could do. He had no other choice...

Setting his own phone up on the counter, he faced it towards the shower and set it to record video. Quickly stripping out of his pj's, he came into frame. Stepping into the shower, he wiggled his diaper clad hips back and forth, letting his tail sway behind him, and slowly lowered the diaper to his ankles, popping his tail up to show off his tailstar before straightening and tossing the pamper to the floor. He turned and grinned at the camera, grasping his sheath and fondling his fuzzy testes until a pink tip appeared and started to slide forth. As his cubhood woke up, Rio groaned softly, and leaned back against the far wall, angling his hips and pointing his tip at his face, releasing his bladder. An amber stream of liquid arched up from his tip and splashed across his chest, the steaming urine soaking into his ivory fur and streaming down his torso. The cub closed his eyes, murring at the feeling of his piss spattering against him, his cubhood rapidly expanding to full mast. Now fully erect, the tiger had to force his bladder to fully empty, and when the stream petered out, he opened his eyes and looked back at the camera, grinning as he started running his paw up and down his piss slicked cock. After pawing off for a moment or two, he moaned, his knees starting to get weak as pre began leaking down his length. Gathering up a large bead of the clear, slippery goo, he turned and ran it around his tailhole, before sliding his finger knuckle deep inside himself. Biting his bottom lip to avoid making two much noise, he kept pawing his length as he fingered his tailhole, groaning and humping back and forth between his two paws. Not wanting to take two long in the shower, the cub decided to add another level of stimulation to get him off faster. Thinking back to that first night with Mike, he remembered the very first thing the bear had made him do. Pulling his paw off his length, he spat into his palm and then rubbed his spit all over his muzzle, making a mess of his face fur. As the smell of his saliva filled his muzzle, he groaned, and turned to face the camera again. Dropping his paw back to his length, it only took a few more pumps before his tailhole clamped around his finger, and his cubhood spasmed, shooting spurts of kitty cream into his chest fur, the last spurt just oozing down his dick to run over his paw. Moaning softly, he sank to sit on the edge of the tub and panted for a few moments, catching his breath. Pulling his finger from under his tail, he smeared his cum covered paw across his face before wiping his paws clean on a washcloth and reaching for his phone. He held it close, giving a close view of the matted and filthy face fur before running it down his piss and cum covered chest to show off his still twitching hard on, then, standing, he held it behind him, giving one final look at his tailstar, before moving back around to show his face. "Morning, cutie!" He smiled, flashing a peace sign before ending the recording. After taking a deep breath to gather his courage, he encrypted the file and sent it to Mike. Setting the phone back on the counter, the cub cranked the shower to near full hot and let the pounding water rinse the evidence of his kinks down the shower. After a moment, he grabbed the shampoo and started cleaning his fur. Fifteen minutes later, fur dried and combed out, he got dressed and walked back into his room to toss his pjs into his hamper and stash the diaper on his closet. That done, he bounded down the stairs into the kitchen. "Bout time," His dad called from the stove, plating up bacon, sausage, and eggs. "Thought you fell in for a minute." His mom added from where she was sitting at the bar. "Hey," he said, grabbing a fork and sitting on his stool, "You can't rush perfection."

Breakfast passed uneventfully, everyone chatting back and forth as they ate.

Rhythmic knocking sounded on the front door and Kody jumped. "Don't worry, mate," Rio chuckled, sliding off his stool and grabbing his backpack, "That's just our escort. Bye mom, bye dad!" He ran around, giving hugs to each parent in turn before heading to the door. "Oh," the bunny said nodding, he remembered now, the terriers were going to walk them to school, "Well, bye, I guess..." "Oh, no you don't," the tigress said moving in front of him and kneeling, opening her arms, "You get a hug too." Kody hesitated, but then stepped into her embrace, enjoying the hug, before stepping back. "Thanks, see you when we get back." He smiled shyly, then followed Rio. He got to the front door just as the tiger opened it, revealing the terriers, bright eyed and bushy tailed. "I will NEVER get used to how peppy you two are in the morning," Rio shook his head and moved past them, Skyler turning to follow him. "It's not that hard to believe," the little puppy said, boarding circles around the plodding feline, "We've been up for hours." "That's what I find hard to believe..." "Good morning Kody." Kaylie said brightly, ignoring her brother, nerves showing through her sunny demeanor as she opened her arms, "How ya doing this morning?" "Morning, Kaylie," he replied, pausing for a moment. His hesitancy dimmed the terrier's smile a few watts and she started to lower her arms. Guilt overcoming his anxiety, Kody stepped forward and hugged her, placing his head on her shoulders and just letting himself feel happy as she hugged him back. "I'm doing okay, I guess," he said, pulling back and giving her a little smile, "Better now that my girlfriend is here." Kaylie's smile spread from ear to ear as his statement registered and she pulled him in for another hug. "You are just too cute!" She squealed, rocking from side to side, and causing the bunny to laugh quietly as he tried to keep his balance. "Hey!!!" Skyler and Rio yelled in unison, making them both jump. "Come on lovebirds," Skyler laughed, "You're gonna make us late!" "You're just jealous!" Kaylie retorted, taking Kody's paw and leading him towards the sidewalk. "You're right, I am," Rio nodded, "So can we get this show on the road so I can go hug my boyfriend?" The banter continued, and the four cubs chatted back and forth as they walked down the sidewalk.