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Crushing on a Cheerleader

Chapter One

Elizabeth Simmons, you'll find her picture next to the word "perfect" in the dictionary. She was a lioness with the most amazing emerald green eyes. Her hair was a beautiful light golden brown that fell in waves around her face. She was a strong and proud girl and captain of the cheerleading squad. She had golden fur that rolled silky smooth across her body. Her curves her slender waist flowing out to her hips and strong long gorgeous legs skirted under her cheerleading outfit. Her chest was strong and accented by her rather gorgeous perky breasts. They practically ripped through the top to her outfit but she did her best to keep from bending over too much in front of boys. She was in great shape, she didn't do it for the boys though. She never did it to get the looks and stares like she was a piece of meat. No... I knew why she really did it. She did it for the cheerleading only. She did it to twist and bend her body to it's limits, to spin and twirl and let her emotions just fly through her and explode into the open air around her... and what nobody knew... nobody but me... is that she did it to dance.

She would sneak off to the auditorium every night after cheerleading practice. She thought nobody could see her but I would sneak up into the balcony every day and watch her. She was gorgeous. She'd transform every day from the red and white cheerleading outfit into a beautiful black one piece outfit. She was amazing, her entire body moved like water across the stage. I'd watch in the shadows, clutching Mr. Frisk, my adorable stuffed kitty cat that I wuv so MUCH!... sorry... back to the one who matters. Elizabeth always ended her beautiful dances on her knees at the front of the stage with her arms wrapped around her shoulders. She danced alone... she felt alone... she needed someone. God how I wished I could be that someone. But I was nothing... I was invisible.

Elizabeth... or... Lizzie as she likes to be called. She was everything, she was my world. The way her hips swayed whenever she walked made my knees quiver. Her laugh made me smile and squeeze Mr. Frisk. Her eyes made me blush whenever she'd look at me but I always looked away, just in time to miss her stare for just an extra second or two. I stared at her every single chance I got. At gym class, in the art room, in the lunch room, when I wasn't trying to duck the jocks so I didn't have my lunch dumped on my head. I always watched her when she went to her locker every single morning. I even knew her locker combination.

This was the morning I was going to take a step... a brave step! I'm strong dammit!... oh who am I kidding? She wouldn't notice me if I danced naked on her bed. She'd just think I was a freak and have me thrown in jail. Still, I had to try something. So I took a deep breath and hurried to her locker before she got there this morning. I remembered the combination... 27... 37.... 14. It sprang open and my heart jumped as her wonderful scent rolled off of her spare hoody and hit me in the face. I bit my lip and trembled slightly. I glanced around quickly to make sure nobody would see me. Then I left the note, took one more quick inhale of her sweet strong scent and then shut the locker and hurried off down the hall.

Oh god, I can't believe I just did that. No way... No... did I? Yes, the note was in there. Oh god she's gonna kill me! No... no I didn't sign it... it's just a secret admirer note! Yes! I'm safe... she'll never know it was me... never. My heart felt like it could explode out of my chest as I watched her glide down the hall to her locker. God how I wanted to hug Mr. Frisk but he was safely tucked away in my backpack. I just couldn't risk someone snatching him away from me again. She was at the locker now... oh god she's turning the combination lock... and... it's open.... I think my heart stopped completely. She pulled out the note and stared at it. A blushing smile fell across her cheeks. It was just something short and sweet I thought up on the fly. "Your eyes make me blush, your laugh makes me smile. If it meant a kiss from you I could walk an endless mile." I couldn't believe she was actually smiling just from that note. I wonder if she had any idea who it was actually from.

"Hey there gorgeous!" a voice called from somewhere behind me. I shrank into myself as much as I possibly could as my worst nightmare came down the hall from behind me. I watched Elizabeth look up and smile as Bane Michaels, captain of the football team and biggest meat head on the planet, strolled up to her and pulled her into a deep kiss, forcing his vile tongue into her maw. God I wanted to throw up, the sight of that wolf's long pink tongue invading Lizzie's mouth was enough to make me want to disappear forever. He was the one she was with... not me... I'd never have her. Bane was the match for Lizzie, Bane was her pair. She was head cheerleader, and he was football captain, that's just the way things went around here. Me? I didn't have a pair, I was a freak. Bane was a good looking guy, don't get me wrong... he had a nice broad chest with powerful arms and legs. Dazzling dark brown eyes that contrasted with his silvery grey fur made any girl just want to jump him. Though from what the completely credible source of high school rumors have been saying, it seems Bane is the one who usually does the jumping.

After what felt like an hour of watching Bane tonguefuck Lizzie's mouth to the point where she looked rather uncomfortable he pulled back with a grin and murred "hey there sexy, how's my favorite girl?"

She blushed but smiled sweetly back at him and purred "pretty good thanks to someone just as sexy." She held up the note and her eyes flashed with joy. Oh god... she thought it was from HIM!! She was eyeing him like he was the most charming thing in the world! When she was really just eyeing a sack of meat with a brain the size of a walnut that was located somewhere between his thighs. That darn smile! It was so gorgeous and perfect and just made me want to bury myself against her neck and hug her until the tears went away.

Bane blinked and looked confused for a half a second before he grinned and gave her thigh and hip a gentle caress with one filthy wretched paw. He winked at her and said "Just thought you could use a nice morning babe." She replied with another kiss though this one didn't look like it came from a porno. It was a gentle kiss, that kiss that said 'thanks for being so awesome.' I wanted that kiss so bad. I wanted to just scream at her that I had left the note and that Bane was a pig that was fucking every girl he could get his grubby paws on behind her back. I knew that more then once he had asked her for a threesome.

That was one part of the "Miss Popular Head Cheerleader" role that I was so proud of Lizzie for not fulfilling. She was still a virgin. Bane always tried to pressure her into sex but he never got past a boob grab before she'd get mad and leave him. Then he'd do the same thing as always and come crying back with flowers and of course, she'd take him back. I think she was just waiting for someone who could love her tenderly. Someone who would take the time to worship and praise her body the way it was meant to be. Someone who would enjoy just touching each and every curve of her amazing figure, praising her for keeping herself so gorgeous. Someone to go slowly and take their time and enjoy the fact that she was even close to them and not treat her like they were doing her a favor. Bane would never be that someone. He was too full of himself to realize what an amazing gift he had just by her letting him touch her skin let alone kiss her. Just once I wish I had the courage to tell her how I felt and take a chance that she just might give me a second thought. But that couldn't happen... she was the best thing in the world... and I was nothing.

I snapped out of my thoughts when I saw them coming this way. I tucked my head down and turned towards my own locker and opened it up. I opened my backpack and set it down so I could start changing out my textbooks. I made one big mistake, I left Mr. Frisk out in the open. As they passed by Bane spotted him and laughed "still not big enough to leave your stuffed animals at home?... what a baby..." I felt my face grow beat red as I stuffed my last book into my bag and zipped the bag shut. I tried to leave but Bane stood in my way and snorted "what's the matter? Too scared to go to school alone? Wittle baby gonna cry?" I almost did, Lizzie was right there and watching this all happen. Or at least I thought she was. I couldn't actually tell because I kept my head down and stared at my feet.

Then I heard her voice from behind me. Apparently she'd stopped to talk to a friend about an Algebra test or something. She hurried forward and grabbed Bane's arm purring "come on! I'm gonna be late!" God that sweet angelic voice... she was saving me and probably didn't even know it.

Bane snorted one last time at me "grow up you little freak." Then he turned and followed Lizzie murring "Alright Beth alright!" Lizzie frowned at the name but didn't say anything. She hated the name Beth... the name Elizabeth. She liked Lizzie because Beth was too... old fashioned. Lizzie had a lot more spice to it. I didn't watch them go though. I kept on staring at my feet so I missed the apologetic smile that she gave me when she glanced back before they disappeared around the corner. I just waited there for a while before I followed those feet to my next class, Physics.

I usually have a hard time paying attention in class, mostly because I'm daydreaming about Lizzie or doodling her gorgeous eyes or writing poems that she'll never see. I missed three questions from the teacher during the quick review at the beginning of class, mainly because I was too distracted to actually hear the question. But when the exam came out I finished in under 10 minutes and knew without a doubt I had an A. So I spent the rest of the period doodling one of Lizzie's eyes in the most detail I could possibly manage. My god I just wanted to lose myself in her eyes, let the rest of the world just disappear. Everything felt perfect whenever I saw her eyes.

Soon enough though it was time for one of my favorite classes of the day... English. As usual I sat in the back corner, watching the other students file in one at a time. My heart hammered as the Goddess came into view. Lizzie, that beautiful skirt flowing around her thighs as she giggled to one of her friends and sat down near the front next to her. God her giggle was absolutely adorable! I knew all her ticklish spots and would give my left footpaw just to get 5 minutes to tickle her and be the one to make her giggle. She rarely even looked at me though when she entered the class. This time she did though, she looked over and caught my eye and for a brief moment, everything stopped. I just stared into those gorgeous green eyes, feeling my face heat up as blood rushed to it. Oh god she was beautiful, she was perfect, she was everything! Then I quickly turned away and let my hair fall to cover my face, missing her actually smile at me and give me a friendly wave. By the time I had recovered from my miniature heart attack and regained enough courage to glance back she was already sitting down facing the front. All I had now was the perfect view to be jealous of that gorgeous wavy hair of her's that fell just past her shoulders. I could just sit behind her and brush it for hours if she would let me. I would wash it for her, dry it, brush it, love it, smell it, anything she wanted.

Unfortunately I was so lost in my daydreams of sitting behind Lizzie wrapped in a towel and tending to her gorgeous headfur that I missed the teacher ask me what the answer to number 4 was from last night's assignment.... Twice... he finally growled in frustration "Perhaps you could tell us what's so interesting about Miss Simmons' hair that you seem to have blocked out the rest of the world?" That's when the heads started to turn one by one until finally Lizzie giggled and turned and looked right at me. A blush hit my cheeks and that whole... timestop thing happened again. I could hear the individual beats of my heart in my chest even as it hammered a million miles an hour. I could feel the slow trickle of a sweat bead rolling down the side of my brow as blood rushed to my face. The room was dead silent except for the blood rushing through my ears and the steady tick....tick...tick... of the clock on the wall. Every single student was just... staring at me. Some started to giggle and time sped up again as I snapped out of it and looked down, letting my hair cover my face.

"Nothing... sorry" I murmured quickly, just wanting to explode into vapor and wisp away on the wind, never to be seen again. Lizzie just giggled and the teacher continued with class. I felt sick to my stomach! Not only had SHE caught me staring, but the entire class had! I mean... this wasn't the first time I'd been caught but to go THAT long! Oh my GOD I wanted to be sick and just go home! But I couldn't, I still had a lot of classes left.

At the end of English Mr. Deenly motioned me to come forward and speak to him. I bit my lip so hard it almost bled. I gathered up my books as slowly as I could so that every other student could leave before I made my way forward towards him. He looked right at me and opened his big bear mouth to say something when I looked right up into his eyes. My own eyes began to glow ever so slightly as I tapped into my power. My blue gaze bore into his brown one and for a moment he just froze. Then he blinked and gave me a smile and simply said "Have a nice day."

I didn't need to be told twice and turned and left the class... I told you I'm a freak. My stomach twisted in knots but at least there was no chance anyone saw me this time... yea... I'm kinda special. I can hypnotize anyone into doing what I want and usually they don't remember as long as it's something minor like forgetting they wanted to lecture me after class. Well... almost anyone. It only works on males... sucks right? Not that I would use it on Lizzie!... no... that would just ruin everything! The only way I would ever have Lizzie is if it was what she really wanted. Besides if anyone saw the way my eyes glow when I was hypnotizing someone they'd freak out and call the cops or something. I'd be hunted down like ET in a heartbeat.

It doesn't matter though, I'm always really careful with it so nobody sees and I only use it to get out of dumb situations like that. I didn't want to be lectured... again... I'm still getting good grades and that's good enough for Dad. All I had to do now was make it through lunch, then art, and then Gym and then I could go home.

Lunch usually wasn't so bad as long as I could get there early and then disappear somewhere alone to eat but today I wasn't so lucky. Mr. Deenly's delay had cost me precious time and by the time I got to the cafeteria it was packed. My ears flattened and I whimpered with despair but I was STARVING. I didn't get any breakfast this morning because my stupid big brother Jake forgot to wake me up for school on time. So I did what I usually did in these situations. I tucked my head, stared at my feet, and headed for the lunch line.

Step one, get a tray, easy enough right? I plucked the top one off the rack and found... crusty ketchup in the corners. Great... I haven't even seen any real food yet and I'm already losing my appetite. Step two, shuffle down the line and pick out what looks good. Of course the jock in front of me takes the last three slices of cheese pizza and the jerk behind me shoves forward and reaches to snag the last cheeseburger which leaves me with... room temperature soup and a bag of chips. I didn't have much choice though and slid them onto my tray as I continued the ole lunch line shuffle. As I got to the drinks though the guy behind me slid his tray down extra hard and bumped mine. The soup spilled and splashed onto my paw. Okay... maybe it wasn't room temperature... ummm... ow? I shook the boiling soup off as quickly as I could but it had already left a nasty burn on the back of my paw. God how hard does it have to be just to get some freaking lunch? I grabbed a few ice cubes from the drinks tray and dropped them in the soup to cool it off while taking another and pressing it against my paw. I could hear the douche bags around me snickering. I just tried to block it out and move on to step three, actually picking a drink. Orange crush, gone, lemonade, gone, orange Fanta, gone. What's left?... Grape soda... and water. To hell with grape, I took a bottled water and moved on to step four, paying for everything.

Dad still gets life insurance payments from mom so I get a decent allowance to pay for lunch. As I reached the register I snapped open my wallet and pulled out a five. When I went to tuck away my change the jock behind me decided to go for a second tray slam. My tray almost toppled off the ledge but I caught it just in time to keep the soup from going everywhere. What I lost was my bag of chips and about 78 cents in change. I don't normally care but everyone loves quarters and that's three of them! My change went rolling everywhere, disappearing among the other students, no doubt snatched up the moment it was seen and as I reached for my chips someone came waltzing by and... stepped on the bag. There was a pop right in my face as the bag exploded and all of my chips were crushed to crumbs. God I wanted to cry but I looked up at the lunch lady instead. Before I could even ask the old badger growled at me "You already paid for it sweetheart, it's your responsibility." Jeez she couldn't even cut me a break! I just grabbed my tray and turned to try and find a quiet place to sit. I tried to keep the tears from falling down my face but they wanted to burst really hard by now. And it was only going to get worse.

I was really glad I put the ice in my soup and cooled it off because as I passed Bane's table without thinking his foot stuck out and he tripped me. I went flying forward and my soup came flying back and splashed all over my face and hair. It's a good thing my cheeks were covered in soup though because it hid the tears that started to fall. I stood up quickly and so did someone else. I didn't even recognize her until I heard that sweet angel's voice.

"Oh my god are you alright?" Lizzie asked. I didn't answer, I couldn't. Bane and his friends were sitting there laughing hysterically. I didn't even grab my water. I just turned and bolted, running off around the corner and into the bathroom. I didn't hear Lizzie cry out for me to wait or see her slap Bane upside the head for being such a jerk. I was too busy listening to the sounds of my own sobs and trying not to trip as my vision blurred from the soup and tears. As quickly as I could I rinsed my face from most of the soup and then just grabbed a fistful of paper towel and disappeared into a stall to try and clean up the rest while I sobbed quietly. I snuck out only to grab some chips and a drink from the vending machine to at least tide me over 'til I got home. When lunch was over I raced off as fast as I could for Art class, trying to dodge as many jocks as I possibly could. I got tripped only once but managed to only stumble instead of fall and then ducked into the room.

Art... one of the only places in this awful school that I could go without the fear of being picked on or ridiculed by jocks and preps. Only nerds and social rejects took Art. And I was the worst of them all. I didn't have any friends here either but at least they remained neutral about it and didn't constantly push me further down. I sat down at my desk and immediately pulled out my sketchbook with a heavy sigh. Finally I could have 50 minutes of peace before the final 50 of hell on Earth known as gym class.

I started working on one of my sketches for class, just a simple drawing of a Mustang convertible. We were supposed to draw something we one day wanted to own so I picked a nice fast car, one that could maybe let me escape all my problems. I was always a really talented artist. Ever since I picked up my first crayon when I was three I'd been able to draw out almost anything I wanted in amazing detail. I was already almost finished with the Mustang sketch and it wasn't due until the end of next week. So when I felt I had put in enough work on it I set it aside and pulled out my... personal... sketchbook.

I opened it to a piece I'd been working on for months now, a drawing of me and Lizzie. She was a bit taller then me but I really don't mind. I was gazing up into her eyes and she was smiling back at me. She was wearing an absolutely gorgeous little black dress and I'd sketched in a pair of beautiful angel wings on her back. She really was my angel... my everything... my world. Every little detail was represented, down to the dimple on her cheek. My eyes welled with tears again as I drew out one of my biggest fantasies, knowing it would never ever come true. One started to fall as I sniffled but I caught it with my paw, right where the burn was. I stared at it for a long time before I wiped my face on my sleeve just as the bell rang. Time for the biggest hell of the day, Gym class. I raced quickly to bag up my things. Fortunately the art room is just down the hall from the gym and the locker rooms. I ran in before anyone else entered and quickly stripped down and got changed just as the other students started to enter. Then I ran out and waited where my class was supposed to line up.

As he other students entered the Gym I saw her again. My angel... my Lizzie. She was in the same class as me and oh did she look hot in her Gym shorts. I bit my lip and blushed as I watched her hips sway with every step as she made her way to her spot in line. Her tail flicked back and forth and thwapped one of the other jocks in the face. I think I even started to drool a little bit until something big bumped into me from behind. I stumbled and turned around to see Bane glaring at me. He narrowed his eyes and I just wanted to shrink to the size of a mouse and make a run for it.

"Stay the fuck away from my girl you little freak." He growled. I couldn't use my power on him here. Someone would see and then it's off to the government lab. I just tucked my head down and fell silent, wishing my power was invisibility. Finally after snorting at me he bumped my shoulder again and nearly knocked me on my ass as he went over to Lizzie and pulled her into another tonguefuck kiss. She protested as the other students stared and finally managed to push him off of her.

"Bane jeez! Take it down a notch!" she growled, making me look up and watch.

"Aww come on baby I just wanted a little somethin' to tide me over til our date tonight." The creep replied.

"What makes you think you're getting anything tonight?" Lizzie snapped back with a growl. You go girl!

"Because I'm sexy and I know it" Bane chuckled "besides I think it's been long enough sweetheart... you just need to taste and you'll never want to stop." He growled lustfully as he pressed closer to her.

Lizzie blushed but turned away as he tried to kiss her again. She put a paw on his chest and pushed him back but this time more gently. "Bane... put on the brakes okay? When I think you understand what I need... when I think you're ready and mature enough for me. You can have me. And if you really love me you'll trust that I'm worth the wait."

But he didn't love her, he just wanted to conquer her to say he fucked the head cheerleader. I knew it, he knew it, and most of the school knew it. But Lizzie was too blinded by his charms to see it. The fact that he took credit for my love note didn't help either. "Alright... Sorry" Bane said with a smile, giving her a peck on the cheek just as the gym teachers showed up and blew the whistles to start class. I jumped and then turned and faced front for roll call before they began explaining what wonderful physical activity we were going to do today. I don't mind running or even kickball... well as long as one of Bane's friends isn't pitching. I'm small but I'm fast , I'm just not very strong. Today I wasn't so lucky though. Today we were playing... basketball.

I can't shoot to save my life but when I got matched up on Lizzie's team it only made things worse. She was at least athletic in some ways and could play better then most of the other girls and even some of the boys. I knew all I was going to do was bring her and the team down. I was right. Every time someone passed me the ball I dropped it or missed the shot by a mile. I felt horrible. Lizzie never once scolded me or called me a failure like the other players did though.

By the end of class we were down by one and there were only a few seconds left. We were taking a quick timeout though. I was exhausted. I was trying my best but my best just wasn't good enough.

"Okay, main strategy, don't give the ball to the freak." One of the boys growled. I flattened my ears and just stared at my feet and tried to block out the rest of the team's agreements and added comments. I waited and waited for them to blow the whistle again. It wasn't long before the other kids were getting ready and suddenly... I smelled strawberries. Sweet sweet strawberries floating on a summer breeze right after a fresh morning rainfall. Oh god I loved that... then I felt her paw on my shoulder. I looked up and there she was... Lizzie.

"Don't worry about what those guys said alright?" she said with that gorgeous smile of hers "a trick for beginners is to aim for the center of the square on the backboard. If you hit that then the ball will usually bounce off and fall in, okay?" Oh my god, she was actually giving me basketball tips? Wait... why would she be doing...

TWEEEEEET!

There goes the whistle, crap. The game was on again and there was only a few seconds left. I didn't want to do anything, I didn't want to screw this up for everyone. The other team had the ball anyway it's not like. Oh... Oh crap Lizzie stole the ball. No... No wait she's coming towards me, she's looking at me!... oh god those eyes... they're so... no wait why is she looking at me!? I'm just standing here... by the... basket?... Oh shit!... No No NO! No Lizzie please don't!

"Heads up!" she called and bounced the ball to me. It somehow found it's way solidly into my paws. My horrible shaking paws, one of which was still burned from the stupid lunch soup! I looked up at the basket and just shook. My heart hammered in my chest, thundering away into my ears. Oh god what was I gonna do? I've never even made a basket before I don't know what I'm doing! Then I remembered, 'aim for the center of the square on the backboard.' I looked up and saw it, the square! I didn't know what I was doing but it was as good a shot as anything! But how do I throw it!? Oh god she never told me that. There were only a few seconds left! Awww to hell with it! I already suck I can't get any worse can I?! I put the ball in one hand, reared it back like a baseball and just as the whole class started laughing I hurled it at that square.

Suddenly time started to do that slow down thing again. I was watching the ball. Lizzie was watching the ball. EVERYONE... was watching that ball. It soared through the air, bounced off the backboard, then circled the inside of the rim and my breathe hitched. It rolled and rolled and rolled and then went up and balanced on the very top of the rim.... And then... after what felt like 10 years. It dropped back in and sank through the hoop.

"That's game!" The teacher yelled and Lizzie cheered along with the rest of the team. Oh my god I thought I could FLY! She ran over and hugged me! She actually hugged me! Those arms wrapping tightly around me, her chest pressing against mine, I could only blush like crazy and squeal just a little bit in joy.

"You did AWESOME!" she said and smiled "come on, let's go get cleaned up team! WOO!" She and the other girls hurried off towards the showers and left me standing there just blushing. As she reached the girl's locker room she looked up "Kogata you coming?" I snapped out of it. Lizzie knew my NAME!?... oh god!

"Coming!" I called, watching her disappear into the girl's locker room and then chasing after her, disappearing inside. Today had started off as one of the worst days I've had, got even worse, but ended pretty amazingly. I might be a far cry from feeling good enough to ask her out... but she knew my name... that was a start. So I got changed with the other girls and for once, nobody bothered me. Soon, I was on my way home.... I couldn't WAIT to call Bibbles!

I mentioned I was a girl... right?... Yea I'm a girl with an obsessive crush on the Head cheerleader... told you I'm a freak.

Chapter Two

I guess there's always a silver lining to any raincloud. Today was quite possibly one of the worst days I've had in a long time. I took a big risk and it the payoff went to someone else... a big fat stinky face with smelly BO and rough paws... God just thinking about Bane touching my Angel... my Lizzie... it makes my skin crawl. And yet at the end of the day I was the one who'd gotten the best hug in the world! I actually got to save the day!... with Lizzie's help of course. But that only made it even better! I still remember the way it felt to have her arms wrapped around me and see her smiling, hearing that wonderful laugh. Her much larger chest practically absorbed my tiny perky breasts but I didn't care... Lizzie was the perfect specimen of young woman and I was just happy she had touched me, let alone hugged me! God it practically made up for everything earlier that day in one second! All I had left to face was a quick bus ride home and then I was safe... except for my older brother.

The bus ride was surprisingly uneventful, probably because there was football practice today so it was down a few jocks from normal. At my stop I grabbed my bag and ran home as fast as I could. I was still bubbling from that hug with Lizzie. I could still even smell her sweet strawberry scent on me. I never wanted to take another bath again but I knew I had to anyway. Still, I had an idea.

When I reached the front door to my red brick house I stopped and waited. I glanced to the driveway again. Jim was definitely home, his truck was sitting there all mud-splattered and still reeking of beer. I took a heavy breathe and then opened the door. No sign of him in the kitchen, good. I tip-toed quickly across the tile floor, trying to make for the stairs to just go up and hide in my room. As I headed up the stairs the last one creaked and I froze. My heart hammered in my chest, oh god, please tell me he didn't hear that!

I was answered with silence and sighed softly in relief before going up the last step and into the upstairs hallway. The walls were a dull beige color, Papa didn't know anything about interior design. The pure white carpets were clean except for near Jim's room where a few beer stains stuck out like sore thumbs. I moved as quietly as I could down the hall. Jim's room was on the left, Papa's and the bathroom on the right, and mine at the end. I didn't even want to look into Jim's room and risk seeing him doing something I really didn't need to see. He kept his door open if Papa wasn't home. He didn't care about what I saw him doing as long as Papa didn't see. And he knew I wouldn't tell, I was too scared of him.

Jim is the only boy that my powers don't work on, probably because he's my brother. So if he's mad at me or wants to scare me or pick on me, there's nothing I can do about it. And that's just what he felt like doing when I passed by his room and he growled "So freak show how was school today?" I winced and my body froze as I heard those words. I didn't look at him though and took another step, just wanting to disappear into my own room but he growled again "Hey I'm talkin to you!" I heard him start to get up then so I quickly came back and turned, standing in his doorway. I didn't want him to get up and come after me. If he just sat there and got to make fun of me from his bed then maybe he'd let me go sooner.

And there he was, my big brother Jim. His room was a base of black with different shades of blood red swirling to give it a hellfire appearance. Dad let us each design our own rooms. Jim laid on his queen size bed, a computer desk sitting next to it with two monitors, a two thousand dollar desktop PC, and his three thousand dollar laptop. Dad tended to go a little overboard with presents and Jim took full advantage of it. On the wall across from the foot of his bed was his "home theatre system" which was more like "the porno box with a gaming station accessory". He had a 360 Kinect, a PS3, and a Wii, and a stockpile of porno DVDs that he was almost always watching. I hated myself for it but I glanced at the screen and quickly looked away. At least he'd muted it this time... I didn't want to see anything else so I just stared at the floor, but that didn't work either! There were condoms, beer stains, empty DVD cases, chip bags, used Kleenexes. God I just wanted to run into my room but I knew if I did he'd chase me. He wanted his daily dose of "lets make Kogata feel like crap". And that was okay with me, I was used to it by now. I just wanted to get it over with so I could go and call Bibbles and tell him EVERYTHING that happened today.

"So how was school today?" Jim asked, laying back down on his bed. I stole a glance and wished I hadn't. His jeans were still open but at least he'd pulled up his boxers when he heard me come in. Jim was feline just like me but he was a lot more plain. He had greyish fur with a few black spots and amber eyes. I just shrugged in response to his question as I looked down at my feet. "Oh come on... nothing happened? Shit always happens around you." He growled and then snickered. "Did you leave that little love note for your lesbian crush yet?" I winced and just looked at my feet but that wasn't enough for him. He snarled viciously "I'm talking to you, you little FREAK!"

"Yes!" I answered in a squeak before I could stop myself.

"And?" he asked, arching a brow and waiting.

I bit my lip harshly, almost making it bleed, I didn't want to answer, it was too embarrassing! But hopefully he'd let me go. "She thought it was from her boyfriend..." I murmured, looking down again.

Jim sat there staring and then just started to laugh and laugh as he leaned back in his bed and returned his attention to his TV. He picked up the remote and unmuted it. My eyes widened as the grunts and moans came to my ears and I covered them and bolted into my room, slamming the door. God I hated it when he did that! I hated those sounds. A male grunting his dominance over some poor girl. Beautiful girls too... beautiful girls like Lizzie... they all deserved to be treated tenderly and loved and caressed. I took a few breathes to calm myself down and then lifted my head.

My room always made me smile, even if it was just on the inside. I had a big canopy bed that I loved to curl up on and pull the curtains closed, leaving me in my own little world... buried under my mountain of stuffed animals. My walls were pink with blue flowers and butterflies while my ceiling was blue with pink flowers and butterflies. I had my own computer but I didn't use it as much as Jim used his. First thing was first, I needed to do something with my Gym clothes. So I sat my backpack down and pulled out Mr. Frisk and then my gym shirt. I grabbed a pair of scissors and set to work.

I could always get a new gym shirt so I didn't care if I ruined it. I cut out a strip from the front and then some around the collar where Lizzie's scents were the strongest. Then I grabbed a needle and thread and went to work making a new shirt, a smaller shirt. It was pretty cute and when it was done it was the perfect size for Mr. Frisk! I pulled off his old one and put on the new red one and purred with delight. Now I'd have Lizzie's scent wherever I went! I buried my face into Mr. Frisk's tummy and just breathed in for several long minutes. It was amazing.

Finally I decided I needed a shower after running around at Gym all day, I was a little bit stinky. I grabbed some clean underwear and a clean bra and then a frilly shouldered T-shirt and a skirt. I hurried out into the hall, ducked past Jim's room while trying not to listen to his TV and then ducked into the bathroom. I turned on the fan immediately just to be sure I wouldn't catch a random loud moan and then locked the door. Jim used to enjoy trying to sneak in on me when I was in the bathroom so I started locking the door all the time, no matter what. Even if I just came in to brush my teeth. This time though I stripped out of my little yellow dress and the purple shirt underneath it. I then took off my blue socks and put them all in the hamper before I straightened up again. I turned on the bathwater and got it nice and warm before turning back to take off my bra and panties. I stopped though as I saw something I didn't enjoy seeing... My reflection.

Baby blue eyes stared right back at me, partially hidden under my blue and purple shimmering hair, at least the parts of it that wasn't held back in pigtails. Black fur silkily rolled over my face and down my neck, all across my body from the tips of my feline ears down to my toes. My nose was a deep bluish purple, matching my tongue and my paw pads. But if that wasn't bad enough, my leopard spots were blue... purple... and pink. What the heck kind of high school girl has spots like that!?... As I stared at my reflection I started to cry. I was like a little kid and I always would be! Everyone hated me for it. I just wanted to be me... just me... I had a slightly curvy figure but nothing too extreme or sexy. My breasts were nice little B's but I didn't know that at the time so I wore bras that were either too big and made my stupid tiny boobs look saggy or too small and squeezed them too tightly and hurt! I reached up and snapped off my bra, dropping it into the hamper and then tugged off my panties and put them in as well. I just stared at myself in the mirror, crying silently. I wanted to be different. I wanted to be loved and respected and treated nicely... but more then anything really, I just wanted someone who loved me the way I was. I wanted someone to be my big sister and protect me and love me and let me love them back. I wanted Lizzie... I know I could be a good girl for Lizzie and love her and treat her right and never hurt her or be mean or rough like Bane is.

I was practically sobbing now and suddenly grabbed my bag and pulled out my cell phone. I hit the first speed dial and waited. Ring.... Ring... Ring.... Come on!... Please... please pick up I need you right now!

*click* "Hello?" Oh god there it was... that sweet voice that could always make me feel better. He must've heard me crying because he added "Baby girl what's wrong?"

"Bibs..." I cried softly "Could you come over?... please?... I know it's already kinda late but I really need you!... I need someone... to think I'm not a freak."

Bibbles blinked and said immediately "You're not a freak Kogata... and I'll be right over okay? Luv you baby girl."

"Love you too" I said and then hung up. I set my phone down and wiped my face from my tears. Bibbles always knew how to make me feel better, he was the only one that I felt I could relate to sometimes. And he absolutely loved me for who I was, he adored me... especially when he was trying to steal my clothes! I actually made myself giggle a little just thinking about him. Then I remembered I still had the tub filling! "Shoot!" I growled and turned around and turned it off. It was perfect though, just enough water at just the right temperature. I smiled and carefully slid into the hot water, purring softly as I felt it wash over me like a warm hug.

I pulled out my pigtails and set my pink scrunchies aside before beginning to wash my hair. It was rather unique hair that shimmered and blended from purple tips, to blue, to pink near the roots. Whenever I cut it the colors would slowly move back so that they were all always evenly included. I dunked my head under to get my hair wet and came back looking at... blue. I giggled softly to myself and pulled my hair back behind my head before starting to scrub everywhere. I always liked bath time. When I was real little Mama would give me baths whenever I wanted and it was lots of fun.

My ears pulled back when I thought about Mama... I missed her... a lot. A silent tear fell down my cheek though it wasn't visible since my fur was already soaked. Mama had been a very beautiful leopard with blue fur and pink spots. She had gorgeous blue eyes just like me. She was the reason why I was so colorful. I didn't mind being colorful, I liked it most of the time. I just wished that sometimes I could be normal. I wished that people wouldn't look at me like I was a little kid even though I act like one. Mama was beautiful, even though she was colorful. She had a more big girl body with curves and bigger boobs... a lot bigger. I don't think mine will get any bigger then they are now, but that's okay. Mama was the one who would've taught me how to be a big girl and how to deal with my feelings for Lizzie. Momma died when I was only four years old and Jim was seven. She'd gotten real sick and the doctors couldn't fix her. Papa was sad for a long time and Jim and I had to learn how to take care of ourselves for a while before Papa started to work again. When he started working he got better, he started trying his best to do everything for us. He would get up in the morning and make our lunches before school and help buy us new school clothes. We had lots of money because Papa had a great job and we got a lot from the insurance company when Mama died. Papa worked so hard to take care of Jim and me but sometimes he just didn't have a clue.

Papa was a black panther with green eyes and spots of silver. He was a handsome male and I wish Jim acted like him as much as he looked sort of like him. Papa was always smiling for me and trying to make me laugh. He always looked tired though. I tried my best to help him nap by playing quietly in my room whenever he was home, but I think it just made him worry sometimes. I tried talking to him a few times about my feelings for Lizzie and what was going on at school but... I was still his baby girl. He didn't even like the idea of me dating a boy let alone having a huge crush on a girl. I just... I couldn't get the words out. Papa didn't even know what the number on a bra size meant, let alone how to talk to a girl who was crushing on someone hard enough to explode with bubbly feelings whenever they saw them smile. It wasn't his fault though... and it wasn't Jim's or Bane's or Mama's... it was mine. I was just a silly little girl living a fantasy that Lizzie might someday like me. I didn't know what it meant to be a big girl and I didn't want to. I wanted to be who I was and not be laughed at or called a freak but that's all I was ever going to be!

I washed my hair and then got out and dried off. I put on clean panties and a clean bra and then a cute little pink sundress and hurried back to my room. The moment I got there though there was a knock at the door. Bibbles!

I turned and raced down the hall calling out "I'll get it!" Jim didn't even acknowledge he heard the knock as I hurried down the stairs and yanked open the front door. There he stood, my best and only friend in the WHOLE world. He had smooth silky white fur on his face with dark markings around his gorgeous golden yellow eyes. His body was mostly gray that ran down his arms and legs to his toes and fingers. He had a splotch of brown on his back but you never saw it, well... unless you happened to be the guy that was plowing him at the moment. Yes.. Bibbles was gay... very... very gay. And I absolutely LOVED him for it! My favorite part of him though, was his tail! That adorable lemur tail that had rainbow stripes along the WHOLE length. Today he was just dressed in jeans and a cute belly shirt that showed off his white tummy. He had a nice girly figure that I sometimes envied. Curvy hips and narrow shoulders gave him a very feminine appearance that caught the attention of a lot of guys. "Bibbles!" I squealed and jumped into his arms.

"Baby girl!" He squealed back and hugged me tight and then giggled "ewww you're all wet!"

"Awww come on... be nice" I pouted at him and his ears lowered. He suddenly looked like he almost wanted to cry and I pawed at him playfully "come on, let's go up to my room." I turned and raced back upstairs and he followed. Even when Papa was home he didn't mind Bibbles being in my room, he knew he was gay and wouldn't ever do anything to hurt me even if he wasn't... except steal my clothes. Bibbles was my closest friend and my only friend. He was in college now but we'd grown up together. He was the older brother I was SUPPOSED to have... instead I got stuck with Jim. But he looked out for me whenever he could.

A few years ago... Bibbles did something for me that I will never forget. He had sex with me...

Just kidding!!! But he did try, we both did. See a few years ago I was very confused about my sexuality. I just... I didn't like guys. The only one I did seem to like was Bibbles and he had already pretty much established that he was gay and loved male junk. Which was totally okay with me I just... wanted to be sure. And in a way I think he did too because he'd never even been with a girl yet and only kissed a couple of guys.

So one night I snuck him into my room after Papa and Jim had gone to bed and we just stared at each other for a long time. "A... Are you gonna do it?" I finally asked him in a trembling voice. He nodded and then slowly leaned forward, and kissed me. I remember him being a pretty good kisser and it was a nice kiss... like from a friend. But when he started trying to make it a little... sexy. I remember feeling really awkward. And when he stopped I could tell he did too. "W... well maybe we could ummm." I had started to say.

"See each other naked?" he finished hesitantly. I nodded though and I stripped out of my nightgown, leaving just my bra and panties on. He pulled off his shirt and sweat pants and we just kind of stood there... staring. Then I slowly pulled off my bra and then started to slide down my panties. I was shaking horribly. I'd never been naked in front of anyone before and I was very nervous, even if it was Bibbles. Then I saw him pull off his underwear. For a moment we just looked at each other in the eyes. Then very gradually... and almost simultaneously... our gazes drooped downwards... and then we both grabbed our clothes and started yanking them back on.

"Yep, I'm gay" he said.

"Me too" I replied.

"It looked..." he started to say.

"Silly... and a little gross" I finished for him and he nodded in agreement. When we were both fully clothed we looked at each other and then just started giggling furiously. We would've broken into laughter but Papa was asleep and I didn't want to wake him. He hugged me tightly and I hugged him back. From that point on Bibbles was there for me whenever I felt horrible about being a lesbian. He was the only one who understood what I was going through and he always knew what to say to make me not feel ashamed about it when I was feeling down.

So there he was, back in my pink and blue super girly room and climbing onto the bed with me as I buried myself into my mountain of stuffed animals for comfort. I bit my lip and played with Mr. Frisk's shirt, looking down and murmuring very softly "Can you say it again?..."

"Say what?" he asked, tilting his head curiously as he sat down in front of me, crossing his legs.

"Say that I'm not a freak... and that I'm beautiful" I whispered back to him without looking up. He slowly reached out and touched my chin with his fingers, lifting my head to gaze right at me as he smiled.

"You are beautiful Kogata... you're absolutely adorable" he said. I blushed hearing those words and smiled softly at him and nodded just a little bit. He smiled back and then giggled and said "now come on! Tell me about your day."

"Alright alright" I said, hugging Mr. Frisk close and inhaling Lizzie's scent again. It gave me strength... and courage. "Well I gave her the note today... the little love poem I wrote?" He nodded as I went on "But... Bane showed up and she asked if it was from him and... he said yes" my voice trailed off as I looked down again.

"That jerk!" Bibbles growled "It doesn't matter... someday she'll see you for how amazing you really are and then you can tell her the truth! And she'll just love you even more!" He nodded all "it's settled" like.

"You really think so?" I asked quietly but sounding hopeful.

"I know so" he said and smiled "so what else happened?" My ears lowered and I looked down again and hesitated before I showed him the burn on my paw. "Oh my God! Kogata are you alright!?" he whimpered.

I nodded and said quietly "some boy bumped my tray at lunch... and spilled soup on my paw."

"Why did you have soup?" he asked curiously.

"Because he took the last cheeseburger" I said. I don't even usually have cheeseburgers though.

"Why did you go for a cheeseburger?" He asked, looking more confused.

"Because the boy in front of me took the last three slices of pizza" I murmured sadly. Bibbles blinked and his ears lowered heavily.

"Oh honey I..." he started to say.

"There's more" I said softly, trying not to cry. He blinked but waited as I took another smell of Mr. Frisk and found some more strength to say "I had to get water because there was no good soda left... and then... when I paid for everything the boy hit my tray again..." I couldn't help it, I started to cry "And... and my chips and change fell... I lost all my change... three quarters!... and then someone stepped on my bag of chips! And then when I went to sit down Bane... Bane tripped me and I fell and the soup splashed all over my face and Lizzie was right there and I looked like a total idiot!" I was practically sobbing now and so was Bibbles. He hated seeing me so sad and he leaned forward and just hugged me.

"It's alright Baby girl... it's okay" He whispered as I cried against his chest. "How come you had to be in the line with other kids anyway?" He asked curiously after a while, "Don't you usually end up first and ducking out before anyone gets there?"

I looked up and then looked away again and muttered "Mr. Deenly caught me staring at Lizzie in class again. He asked to see me after. I had to... use my talent to get out of getting a detention."

"Awww I'm sorry" he said and giggled with a blush "I still can't believe you can do that... it's so cool!"

"It's not cool! I'm a freak!" I snapped back without meaning to. Bibbles winced and I immediately regretted it and sniffled "I'm sorry! I really am I didn't mean to!" I whimpered, trying not to cry again.

"Hey... it's okay" he said, wiping away my tears with a gentle thumb "So come on... what happened after the soup spill?"

"Well..." I sniffled "Lizzie stood up and asked if I was alright..."

"Oh!... And?" He looked hopeful.

"And..." I said quietly "I ran away to the bathroom."

"Oh.... Well... that's okay Kogata" he smiled, his long tail swishing gently and brushing against mine. "I probably would've done the same" he giggled. It made me smile and giggle and he said "Okay okay now I know you've had bad days but there had to have been SOMETHING good right?" He asked, almost praying.

And of course, his prayers would be answered. "Well..." I said, starting to blush very deeply "we played basketball in gym today. Lizzie was on my team. You know I'm horrible at sports." He giggled but nodded. "Well I..." I continued "we were down by one at the end of the game and Lizzie had given me some advice on how to shoot and well.... She passed me the ball and... just before time ran out I..." My voice trailed off. Bibbles looked like he was about ready to explode with suspense.

"You what... you WHAT!?!" he asked whimpering, his eyes wide.

"I... scored the winning basket." I said quietly.

"Oh Baby Girl that's so COOL!" he yelped and hugged me.

"That's not all" I murmured and blushed, looking down at Mr. Frisk. Bibbles blinked and tilted his head and I showed him the shirt I made for my kitty cat out of my gym shirt. I thought my face would explode I was blushing so hard. My cheeks had turned purple and pink, even through my black fur. "She... hugged me... she even knows my name..." I said, barely above a whisper.

Bibbles just smiled and winked "see? You're making progress." He giggled and then hugged me again "I'm so happy you had a good end at least."

"Yea until I got home" I replied, looking down again "Jim is such a jerk! I don't know why he can't just leave me al*" I froze and stiffened as my door opened. Jim must've been in the hallway and heard me.

"Oh I'm a jerk am I?" he growled, standing in the doorway. He crossed his arms and narrowed his eyes with a smirk. "What's the matter freakshow? Can't find any real friends so you gotta hang out with little fairy fagboys like this?" He growled, laughing at Bibbles. I hated when Jim made fun of Bibbles. He was my only friend and if he stopped coming around because of Jim then I'd have nothing. I wanted to say something but Jim... scared me. Fortunately I didn't have to.

"Yea well this fairy still gets laid 10 times more then you do" Bibbles suddenly snapped back, glaring right back at Jim. "So why don't you just shut the door and go back to your sad lonely porno you jerkoff! And leave your little sister alone because she's never done ANYTHING to bother you!" Jim and I could both only stare at the little lemur. Jim was easily twice as big as Bibbles and could pulverize him. I'm not sure what stopped him... maybe it was because Bibbles had cut right to Jim's core and he just didn't have the emotional strength left to turn into a physical beating... which was lucky for Bibs because he just growled and slammed the door. The moment he was gone Bibbles started shaking "Oh my God I can't believe I just said that!" He whispered "Do you think he's mad? Is he gonna come back? I don't wanna die!" he whimpered.

I just burst into laughter and shook my head before leaning forward and giving him a big kiss on the cheek. "You're amazing Bibs" I purred, making him blush. "And just for that..." I added teasingly, making his eyes light up some. He already knew what was coming. "You get to play model with anything you want from my closet."

"YES! Oh THANK YOU!" He squealed, almost hitting the ceiling as he jumped off my bed and dove into my closet, ripping off his jeans and belly shirt and leaving himself in just his underwear. I could only giggle like crazy as I watched my silly friend go through my clothes. Bibbles absolutely loved girls' clothing, especially little girl stuff like dresses and frilly skirts and anything that was blue, purple, or pink. Which made him absolutely LOVE just about everything I had. I liked dressing like I did when I was little, when I was happy because Mama was alive. Bibbles had been there for me when she died. He was there where Jim wasn't. Bibbles has always been the guy I considered my brother. When Mama died Jim blamed me because she had gotten sick shortly after I was born. He hated me... he thought I was the reason Mama was gone. Bibbles and Papa made sure that I knew otherwise.

He came back out of my closet in a cute little green sundress with white frilly shoulders. I couldn't help but giggle and then whistle at him, making him blush. "I know a guy that wouldn't be able to keep his paws off of me in this thing..." he said shyly, looking down at it and playing with the hem of the dress. My ears pulled back and I smiled at him. I knew he loved my clothes... but I also knew he was too proud to admit he didn't have enough money to buy them a lot. It was his way of asking if he could borrow it.

"You can have it" I said instead. Bibbles had really helped me today and so I wanted to help him. Besides... I loved the way his eyes lit up hearing those words.

"You mean it!?" He asked, almost afraid to believe it. I nodded and he squealed and then ran forward and hugged me again. "You're so amazing Kogata..." he whispered to my ear, making me blush and hug him tighter. "Someday someone special will see it... and then you'll feel incredible."

"I hope you're right Bibs" I whispered to him, squeezing him a bit tighter before I let him go.

"I should get going" he said "I have to work tonight." I nodded and then smiled and kissed his cheek again. He worked really hard to put himself through college and pay his rent. Though the job definitely had it's perked. He was a bartender... of course at a gay bar. He was always finding guys to go home with though deep down he wanted to find one to KEEP going home with. I knew he would eventually though. Someone would someday see Bibbles and find him to be their perfect match. Someone who liked a submissive girly girl but just happened to like males instead of females, that someone would be perfect for Bibbles. Especially if they were a romantic, oh god if they were a sweet talker that treated Bibbles like the hotty he is, he'd be putty in their paws. Someday...

I followed Bibbles downstairs to see him out and just as we got to the front door it opened and there was Papa, home from work. He smiled seeing the dress-wearing lemur. "Hey there Bibbles, good to see you again" he purred. Papa really liked Bibbles too. He trusted him and knew he had my best interests at heart. Papa knew full well I would've been in a very bad place after Mama died if it weren't for Bibbles so he accepted the lemur quirks and all with open arms as though he were part of the family.

"Good to see you too sir, I'd stay around to chat but I've got work so I'll see you around!" he said with a wave as he hurried out the door to his car. Papa waved and watched him go before heading into the kitchen and setting his briefcase down with a heavy sigh. Papa worked really long hours for a law firm in the city. He worked a lot at home too so he didn't have much time to cook us dinner usually. But that's okay I knew he worked really hard to take care of us so I didn't mind taking care of myself when I could. Papa was a good papa and if I could help him and make things easier I was going to.

"So Baby girl how was school?" He asked with a smile. Yea, he and Bibbles use the same nick name for me. Though it was Bibbles who invented it.

"It was okay..." I murmured, playing with Mr. Frisk's shirt. "I... I tried to... talk to someone... someone I really like."

"Oh?" Papa said with a smile "And what's his name?"

"Well it's... it's um.... It's not really" I started to say. Papa had no idea I liked girls. Every time I tried to tell him I got all frozen up and he just got more confused.

"Awww come on, you can tell me" he purred with a smile, trying to help "What's his name sweetie?" I hesitated, biting my lip and looking up at him. I wanted to tell him but I was so afraid he'd be upset with me. "You know what... never mind... it's none of my business" he said with a smile "You don't have to tell me honey... just... how did it go?" he asked.

My ears drooped and I looked down and murmured "they like someone else..."

"Oh sweetheart I'm sorry..." he said quietly and gave me a quick hug. He pulled back with a smile "don't worry, I'm sure someday someone will see you and think you're the cutest and most adorable thing in the world and love you for who you are." I could only stare at my feet. Papa told me that all the time but... he didn't even know who I was... so it was really hard to believe. Still... I nodded and he smiled and kissed my cheek before saying "There's always tomorrow... just don't ever be ashamed of who you are and the right person will find you."

I blinked a few times hearing that... he'd never said that to me before. I wondered right then and there if I could tell him. If I could tell him that I was madly in love with the Head Cheerleader from my school and that she was dating a complete douche bag of a jock... that I was the laughing stock of this school and probably the laughing stock of her because of the way I look.... That... I could make just about any guy do whatever I wanted just by looking into their eyes... I wondered...

And then Jim came downstairs and belched right into my ear and made me cringe and squeal "ewwww!" He just laughed as I ran back upstairs into my room and Papa growled at him. I shut myself in my room again and took another deep whiff of Mr. Frisk's shirt. Maybe Papa was right... maybe I shouldn't be ashamed of who I was.... After all Lizzie didn't really know who I was either. I was too scared to show her because I was afraid she would reject me.

But I'd never get her anyway if I never tried... maybe... maybe I could try just a little bit. Things can't really get much worse then they are right now. She barely knows my name, she's dating the biggest jerk in the world who DOES already hate me and can't really do anything to me the world hasn't done already... Would it really be so bad if I at least tried to be her friend? Maybe she won't just think I'm a freak. I mean... someone that amazing.. they just might... take pity on someone like me... and pity is at least something.

Maybe I'll try...

Tomorrow...

...

...Maybe...

Chapter Three

"Hey Kogata... wanna take a shower?" my goddess purred as she smiled that sweet perfect smile at me. I was shaking horribly and looked down at my feet, only to eep as I found them completely bare, along with my legs. The nakedness rose all the way up to the middle of my thighs before the soft white cotton towel that was wrapped around me began to cover my body. I looked up again to see my beautiful Lizzie dressed the same way. What was going on?... I looked around and saw... lockers... I was in the girl's locker room in gym but nobody else was there. Every shower was on and steam was billowing out in one large cloud. Lizzie motioned me closer with one finger and slowly stepped back into the steam. She disappeared completely and my ears lowered as I started trying to find her. I eeped again as a towel flew through the air and floofed across my face, the towel was followed by a sweet giggle as Lizzie growled playfully "come find me beautiful.... I'm waiting for you." I was shaking now, was this really happening?

Suddenly I stopped and started to tremble as I heard her moan softly. My ears flicked to that gorgeous sound, oh god I wanted to find her but the steam was too thick. My eyes strained to find a sign of movement. The moan rang in my ears from all around and I heard it again, this time I tried to follow it. Then I heard that sweet... sweet sultry voice "Come on... come closer.... Oh please..." she said needfully. I needed to find her, I had to find her. She needed me, she wanted me! Oh God how I wanted to be there for her, touch her, caress her, make her feel good. I knew I could do it, I knew I could make her feel incredible. "Please... Please come on..." she said in a seductive purr. I was getting closer, I just knew it. I could hear her panting heavily now with need. I pushed through the steam and then... I saw her. I saw her eyes first, half closed with sheer needing pleasure, begging for release. Then I saw her face, her beautiful face. Her maw was slackened open, panting with soft moans. I smiled, I could feel myself growing wet... growing aroused like crazy just from seeing her. I bit my lip but I took another step forward... and stepped into a nightmare.

She was back against the wall of the shower, one leg lifted up and wrapped around a silvery grey furred waist... a waist that ran up to a broad set of shoulders with a wolf head perched on top.... It was Bane. Oh god that monster... he was violating my goddess! He was grunting as he thrust into her again and again, pushing her against the wall with every buck of his hips. A dominant growl rolled out of him constantly as he moaned against her. No... No this wasn't supposed to happen! She always turned him down and now he was forcing her. No... wait... no it couldn't be... the look on her face. She wasn't scared or crying she was... oh god she was enjoying it! "Please..." she moaned over his shoulder, staring right at me "Oh god I'm gonna..."

"NO!" I screamed as my alarm blared and I sat up, panting heavily. My paws were shaking my arms were shaking, my whole body was shaking. Sweat poured down my face as my blue eyes searched my room for any sign of what I'd just seen. My stuffed animals had been thrown everywhere and I had ripped my sheets a little in my claws. Thank God... just a dream... a horrible horrible dream. I wiped my face on my paws and then jumped as Papa yelled upstairs for me to get ready. I had to get to school on time... God what a horrible dream!

I threw back my blankets and hopped out of bed, racing for the shower with a clean pair of clothes. I showered in record time I think and put on a cute blue dress with black tights on underneath. I grabbed my backpack and stuffed everything into it, I wanted to get out the door and to the bus stop before Jim woke up. Papa called up for me again, I was going to be late! And if I missed the bus that meant Papa had to drive me and HE'D be late! I packed everything up and ran for the door only to skid to a stop and turn back. I almost forgot Mr. Frisk! I couldn't believe it! I ran back to my bed and grabbed him, shoving him into my bag where he'd be safe and then ran downstairs and outside. Just as the bus was pulling up at the corner. I ran and ran and just before I made it... I tripped.... Right there in front of everyone on the bus.

It was another one of those time slowing moments but it was a terrible time for it. All I could see was everyone's eyes widening... and then the sidewalk coming closer and closer and closer until... SMACK! Ow... It felt like a broke my nose but in the back of my mind I knew it wasn't that bad, it just felt like it. Time sped up again and the driver called out "Whoa that was quite a spill little lady you alright?" I didn't want to respond I could feel the tears brimming already. My poor nose! I managed to sit up to my knees and winced heavily, looking down. My stockings! One of the knees was ripped wide open! Oh god it was too late to go back and get a new pair but... I couldn't just wear completely ripped stockings! Oh man my knee was bleeding... it really hurt! I couldn't hold back the tears and simply let them fall, quickly pushing myself up and racing onto the bus. I didn't even talk to the bus driver, I just found a seat and sat down. My stockings were ruined, if I kept wearing them they were just going to keep ripping and ripping until I had one full leg, half another, and a bunch around my ankle! I didn't want to but I didn't have much choice. I reached down and yanked them off, leaving me with just my dress and nothing but panties on underneath. The dress was a little bit shorter then most of my other ones which is why I wore the stockings. Now I felt... exposed. Everyone was laughing at me but I was too busy with the pain in my nose and my knee to notice what they were actually saying. God I hadn't even made it to school yet and today was already going horrible.... Go figure right? I just stared out the window and watched my house disappear out of sight, watching the houses pass by and become a blur as the bus headed down the road towards the school.

When the bus screeched to a halt in front of the school I stood up and then hopped off, wrapping my arms around myself. I just wanted to get to my locker. I could feel guys staring at me because of how I was dressed. I loved my cute little dresses but sometimes the wrong one without the stockings made me look like kind of a slut instead of the cute little girl I wanted to stay forever. My mind flashed to my nightmare again, watching Bane rut into Lizzie like that... my Lizzie. I suddenly felt like I was going to throw up. I hurried to my locker and set down my bag to change out my books from my locker again. I made a very... very big mistake though when I went to get my books out of my locker... I bent over. God I never should've done that. The dress was too short and rode up just enough for someone to almost see my cute pink panties from behind.

The moment I did I regretted it. God I never should've done that. The dress was too short and rode up just enough for someone to almost see my cute pink panties from behind. I heard a whistle from behind me and jumped, whirling around to see... vomit boy... I mean Bane! He smirked at me and stepped forward slowly with a sick grin on his face... I shuddered visibly at the thought of what was on his mind in that hellish moment. He was eyeing me over like a piece of meat! I watched his gaze flick down to my legs and I tried to pull my dress skirt down a bit lower but it was no use, not unless I wanted to rip the shoulder straps and show off the whole top half of my breasts and my shoulders. I squirmed and he saw it, he knew he was frightening me and stepped closer, backing me against my locker. I thought my heart was going to explode out of my chest I was so afraid. Then I heard him speak, that sick growl that he always uses like he's doing a girl a favor just by looking at her. "What do we have here?... a little freak show trying to be hot?" he smirked, putting one paw above my shoulder and leaning closer. Oh god his breathe was awful! I tried not to breathe, I tried to look away but I was so scared. Finally when he leaned so close I thought he might actually try to kiss me with those foul lips, I turned my head down. Instead he leaned down towards my neck and... sniffed at me. It made me cringe and shiver horribly. "You and I should meet up sometime" he said "get to know each other better..."

"No thank you..." I murmured in reply. I didn't want to get to know Bane better. He was a sick twisted freak who cheated on my beautiful Lizzie every chance he got. Please someone come save me from this monster. He smelled... his voice made my skin crawl, the mere thought of him touching me made me want to throw up. His paw was only inches from his face and all I could think about was where else that paw had been. Between his legs, between another girl's legs... I shuddered... between Lizzie's?... The nightmare flared in my mind again. Please someone just distract him so I can run. Someone prettier get his attention so I can go wash myself in acid!

"Come on Kogata..." he growled "I can make you into a big girl..." I felt his paw moving, reaching for my cheek. No no no please don't touch me! Don't touch me!

"Bane!" Lizzie's voice barked from behind him. He straightened and turned around, pulling his paw away. There she was, my angel. She'd just probably saved me from living a nightmare of my own and she may not even know it. But she looked as gorgeous as ever. Those beautiful eyes... narrowed in rage. That beautiful smile... nowhere in sight... oh god... she was PISSED. But... was it at me?... No no I didn't do anything! I didn't want him to even come NEAR me please Lizzie you have to believe me! "What the hell are you doing?" she growled at... Bane?...

"What?... Nothing baby" he tried to say quickly "I was just talking to... Kogata here. Right cuteness?" He asked, looking at me. I just looked away, stuffing my last book in my bag and trying to push past him. He grabbed my shoulder roughly though "Hey... hey come on tell her!" he growled.

"Let me go!" I whimpered, trying to pull away but Bane was easily strong enough to toss me around like a rag doll. I looked at Lizzie pleadingly, just wanting to get to my next class. I didn't want her to think I was trying to take him. I obviously wasn't! He was a jerk and I wanted nothing to do with him!

"Come on! Tell her!" He growled again, shaking my arm. I just yelped in pain, I'm pretty sure he bruised my arm.

"Let her go Bane!" Lizzie snapped at him with a vicious sounding snarl. Bane let go of my arm and I ran down the hall as fast as I could, disappearing around the corner. I didn't want any part of it anymore. I didn't want hear their argument, I didn't want to hear Bane's voice ever again! I just wanted to disappear forever right then.

I ran to my frist class and zombie my way through it and my next few. My mind was in complete chaos and fear of what had just happened and what Lizzie would think of me and how she would look at me when I next saw her. All morning I was a complete wreck, barely able to pay attention enough to keep from getting thrown out until it was time to head to English. God I was so scared to face Lizzie, I didn't even know if I could or not! I was starting to feel sick again.

I ran into the first girl's bathroom that I could find and ducked into one of the stalls, trying to keep from bursting into tears and throwing up. I needed Mr. Frisk. I opened my bag quickly and pulled him out, burying my face into his shirt and inhaling Lizzie's wonderful scent. Sweet strawberries with that warm honey milk spin to it that just made you want to dive in and wrap yourself in it. I could feel my heart slowing down and the shaking of my paws finally stopped. My gag reflex was still pretty strong but I kept swallowing to keep from puking. I just took deep breathes of that wonderful scent and was finally able to calm down. That is... until I heard a few of the other cheerleaders enter the bathroom. I bit my lip but pulled my legs up against my chest. I didn't want them to know I was in there, I didn't want anymore trouble. Today had been hard enough as it was.

"Oh my God did you see the way she was dressed?" I heard one say. I immediately wished I could teleport out of the bathroom right now. I knew for a fact they were going to be talking about me.

"Yea I couldn't believe it... she looked like a 12 year old slut" the other replied. I couldn't believe it. Did people really think that about me?... I looked down at my dress and played with the edge of it a little bit. I knew it was short but I was supposed to be wearing stockings! It wasn't my fault they ripped. My knee was still bleeding a little bit but I'd pretty much forgotten about it.

"I know right? God did you see the way Bane was all over her? I wonder if he was just trying to pick her up or if she was going for him because he's popular? I mean come on she's a complete freak of nature but if you offer Bane enough holes to put his dick in he'll be with anyone. She probably just lifted her tail for him one night and prayed." The first one said. Suddenly the urge to puke was coming back. They thought I was a slut... and for a guy... and for Bane! Of all the guys in the world. I started shaking again.

"And how do YOU know all that Stacy?" the second one purred, arching a brow.

"Oh shut up" Stacy laughed "You've hooked up with him too so don't even act like you're miss innocent." Great, more of Bane's whores he used behind Lizzie's back. God I wish she could see all of this and just dump his ass already!

"We didn't 'hook up'" the friend growled "It was a party and he... caught me in my room changing. He got a picture of me naked and threatened to send it to everyone if I didn't do what he wanted..." she sighed and then shrugged "it wasn't that bad. He didn't last very long and... He moved on to someone else by the next night so... whatever." Oh my God what a creep! I prayed to whatever God seemed to be ignoring my prayers of help for myself to protect Lizzie and never let Bane do something like that to her.

"Yea well" Stacy said "Beth better make up her mind about whether she wants to fuck before Bane takes matters into his own paws... it's gonna hurt either way so she might as well get it over with." I was practically vibrating the toilet off the wall I was shaking so bad. I was angry, disgusted, scared, and jealous. Bane didn't deserve Lizzie, he didn't deserve any of these girls but they were all too scared of him... just like me. I just wanted to be with my beautiful Lizzie and for once in my life feel happy!

It sounded like the other girl was going to say something else but she silenced herself quickly as someone else came into the bathroom. I had to get to English quickly. Even though I was terrified of how she might look at me or what she'd think of me I still couldn't miss my class with Lizzie. I loved her! Stacy and her friend gave a friendly "Hi!" to whoever it was that came in and then left. I still trembled but heard the person moving to the sink. They turned it on and started to wash their face. It was now or never.

As quietly as I could I untucked my legs and slid my bag onto my shoulder, keeping Mr. Frisk clutched tightly in one paw against my chest. I cracked open the stall door and stepped out and froze. There she was... my Lizzie. She was trying not to cry anymore and washing her face of the tear stains. My heart started pounding in my chest again, my paw trembling on the handle of the stall. It made it rattle and Lizzie's ears flicked. She turned around and looked right at me, her gorgeous green eyes widening in surprise.

Oh God, was she mad? Did she really think I'd tried to take Bane from her? No that wasn't it at all! I wanted to take her from Bane! I didn't mean to dress this way it's because I'm stupid and clumsy and I tripped! I'm so WORTHLESS! She was looking right at me and I could feel the tears of fear already starting to well, blurring my vision. It was hard to read her expressions and emotions. I couldn't tell if she was mad or just sad or was about to laugh at me and call me a slut just like Stacy and her stupid friend! I wished Bibbles was there... he'd make me feel better. But he wasn't, Bibbles was miles away at college and I was stuck here, just me and Mr. Frisk. God how long was I going to have to wait before she said... SOMETHING... ANYTHING!!! If she was going to hate me then I'd rather she just got it over with instead of making me stand there and squirm like a disgusting slug drying up in the sun. I risked it and blinked, trying to hold in the tears. But instead they fell and I felt even worse and even more like a little baby. Then I realized Lizzie's gaze was going lower and lower. Oh no she was looking at my stupid dress! Here it came, she was going to say it! Say that I was dressed like a slut!

"Your knee is bleeding!" she suddenly said. I blinked and almost did a double take. My knee? Holy crap my knee! I'd forgotten about it! I looked down and realized blood was still dribbling down my shin a little bit. I also realized that to me it had been about 20 minutes of her staring at me but in reality it had only been about a second or two. Before I could stop her Lizzie grabbed a paper towel, wetted it, and hurried over. "Here hold still" she said kindly as she knelt down in front of me and started wiping up the blood. I was in such shock and embarrassment and fear that I didn't have the strength or courage to make a sound. I just watched her clean up my shin and then clean up the cut. After a few moments though she looked up at me and I could feel my face turn beat red. Her green eyes locked to mine and she said "How'd this happen?"

I wanted to die but instead I squeezed Mr. Frisk and managed to stammer out "I... I tripped... r... running for the bus and... ripped my stockings...." I prayed she would believe me about the stockings. I didn't mean to dress this way!

"Oh well that explains the dress" she chuckled with a smile. She was actually smiling! Oh thank god she believed me. I managed to nod with a shy smile and looked away. "I think I have a bandaid in here somewhere..." she said, fishing through her bag until she pulled out a little blue one and grinned. "Perfect!" she purred. She slipped it on over the scrape on my knee and smiled. "There, all better?"

I managed to nod again and murmur "thank you." It was all like a dream come true for me. She was... taking care of me, just like I'd always wanted her to. Only... I knew I wouldn't get to thank her properly the way she deserved but it was a start. Lizzie was actually being nice to me! Bibbles wasn't going to believe this. She was just sitting there on her knees in front of me, taking care of my scraped knee and.... Oh God. Suddenly I wondered if she could see up my dress to see my panties. Had she stolen a glance without me noticing? No way, she's not like that she's with Bane.

"I'm sorry about Bane" she said as she stood up and looked down at me with a tiny apologetic smile. "He can be a little... pushy" she added, her ears lowering. I just nodded again and looked away, squeezing Mr. Frisk even tighter. Her gaze flicked to my beloved stuffed cat for a moment and she started to smile a bit more again. "What's his name?" she asked.

Holy crap she wasn't making fun of me for Mr. Frisk!? I swallowed the knot in my throat and said in a trembling voice "M... Mr. F... Frisk." I showed him to her, gym shirt and all.

"He's cute" she purred "You seem to take him with you everywhere." I nodded and blushed, clutching him close again and she smiled. "Well we should... probably get to English huh?" she said with a grin "Mr. Deenly doesn't like people being late. Come on I'll walk with you."

I blushed even deeper but nodded and whispered "thanks." I readjusted my backpack a little bit and then turned and walked out with her into the halls. Bane was nowhere to be found, thank God. We headed quickly for English and made it just before the bell rang. She gave me a smile as she sat down in her usual seat and I hid behind Mr. Frisk and went to my usual spot in the back. Just before Mr. Deenly looked up I tucked Mr. Frisk into my backpack again to keep him safe.

"Ahhh nice of you to join us Miss McKinsley" Mr. Deenly growled. Dammit, class hadn't even ACTUALLY begun and he was already making me feel like cra*

"It's my fault Mr. Deenly" Lizzie said, making everyone look up in surprise, including me. "We were in the bathroom" she went on "Kogata tripped earlier and ripped her stockings and scraped her knee so I was helping her clean it up. That's why we were both almost late." She purred, giving Mr. Deenly one of those 'I'm not really sorry but I want you to think I am cuz I'm cute and sexy and can get away with it' pouty faces that blew his poor little ego out the window.

"Oh that's quite alright Miss Simmons" he said and then stood up to begin class.

'Lizzie you are the Goddess of Goddesses and if I ever get the chance I'll make sure you know just how amazing I think you are' I thought to myself, pulling out my notebook and English textbook.

"Today class" Mr. Deenly said "we will be starting your final project." What? But we had more then a quarter left in the semester! Oh jeez that meant the project was going to be HUGE! But wait... would we be doing it alone? No no please no not group work! I hated group work! It always turned into me doing everything or I get picked on until I give in and do it anyway! Please don't say group work please don't say group work!! "Now since we have so much time left in the semester I will be expecting nothing short of something amazing. And! Because I don't feel like grading a million individually amazing projects..." Oh no... here it comes! "you will be working with..." My life was about to suck even more!! "Partners!"

Partners? Really? Well that's not as bad as having to do an entire GROUP's worth of work on my own. Mr. Deenly grabbed playing cards from his desk and began passing them out as he explained "I've taken out two suits of the cards here so there should be just enough for everyone. Find the person that has the same number as your card and they will be your partner." Great so my fate was left entirely to chance. I wonder what kind of a dump destiny would take on me this time? Maybe with Jack? The class stoner and second time around academic wonder. Maybe with Alexis? The Goth and worshipper of everything dark and scary and hater of everything cute, colorful, and bubbly... like me. My card finally came around and I had... the 7 of hearts. Yea... lucky number 7 just for me. "Alright everyone" Mr. Deenly said "start mingling and find your partner!"

Mingle? Yea no thanks. I just sat in my spot and started looking around trying to catch glimpses of peoples cards as they paired off. Jack had a 3, Alexis had a 9, well at least I was safe from them... I watched as the other students continued paring off until there weren't that many left. The one person I didn't think about looking for was the one person I never expected to have walk right up to me and ask...

"Hey Kogata do you have the 7?" I heard Lizzie's angelic voice. I turned and jumped seeing here standing there with a curious smile. Oh God, no way. No WAY!!! It couldn't be true. This would mean an entire quarter of an excuse to TALK to her and maybe even spend time with her outside of school! I was shaking like a wet kitten in the arctic but slowly nodded and showed her my card. She held out her's too, the 7 of diamonds. "Cool!" she purred with a smile "guess we get to be partners." Oh my God was this really happening? And was she really... okay with it? I managed to smile back and nod as the rest of the kids found their partners.

"Alright!" Mr. Deenly said "now that you've all paired up here's what I want you to do. I want you to each pick a book. It can be from way back when or more recent it doesn't matter. But you can't TELL your partner which book it is until you've chosen! You can't discuss, you can't plan. Just two random books. Then I want you to each write a very detailed summary of the book and it's messages. Now the tricky part will be connecting the two books and writing a combined essay about how the two books share a common theme or a common style or... anything really. The fun part though will be to combine the sets of characters from each book into one story. You can do this in the form of a short story, a digital representation, or even a comic book if you want. Just something that brings the characters together in a unique way. Alright?" The class all looked rather excited and I felt it too. "Alright, you have until Friday to verify your book choices with me." He said "so get to work discussing what you want to do as the creative part and NO discussing which books!" he warned but then added "Oh and it might be a good idea to exchange phone numbers or email addresses so you can contact each other outside of school."

Lizzie turned to me with a smile "well!" she purred "this sure does sound like fun." She sat down next to me, making me blush and tremble a little bit as I nodded in agreement. "Okay so..." she said "what do you want to do as the final part? I mean... we could write a short story but that seems kind of like the cop out option. A digital thing could be cool but..."

"I could draw a comic!" I suddenly blurted out and then quickly looked away, trying to hide under my bangs.

"Y... You can? Really?" she asked curiously "I didn't know you could draw."

I hesitated before reaching into my bag and pulling out one of my sketchbooks, one of the ones that WASN'T full of sketches of her and me together. I hesitated before I opened it and then showed it to her. It was a comic I actually started a while ago. It was just a doodle comic but it was still good and the key was that the images and characters were all consistent. It was about Mr. Frisk and his wild adventures including a stuffed animal speed dating session.

Lizzie flipped through it and giggled "these are awesome!" she said, making me blush even more. "Yea definitely!" she finally said, closing the sketchbook and handing it back to me. "Only..." she suddenly looked sad, chewing her lip. "I... I can't really draw" she said "So I can't... you know help... and I don't want to have all the work dumped on you, that wouldn't be fair."

Wow, she actually cared about whether or not I had to do all the work! She was so amazing... "Well maybe..." I said quietly "Maybe you could help write the dialogue? And the plot ideas? I don't think Mr. Deenly would like something... like this..." I pointed to my Mr. Frisk comic. It was cute and adorable and Mr. Deenly preferred something with a bit more of a dramatic sophisticated twist to it. "So if you can... come up with the ideas then I'll draw them out that way it's fair." I said but didn't dare meet her gaze in case she thought I was an idiot.

"You'd be okay with that then?" she asked and I nodded. "Okay cool!" she purred. I finally looked up to see her still smiling, her green eyes bright and happy. We talked a bit more about my drawings and how long I'd been drawing before we realized class was almost over.

"Here's my phone number and my email address okay?" she said, writing it down on the corner of my sketchbook. "So you won't lose it" she winked at me. Was it possible to have your head explode from blushing so hard? Or maybe just burst into flame?

"O... okay" I said and then wrote down my own on a scrap of paper and handed it to her with a shy smile. She had to know how awkward I was socially but for some reason she just didn't seem to care! Maybe it was because she was used to the other cheerleaders who were often very aggressive and opinionated... and then there was Bane... I was like her relief from all of that. The thought made me smile a bit more.

"Alright cool!" she said "I'll see you at Gym!" Right then the bell rang and she stood up and hurried towards the door. I could only smile and watch her go. It felt like everything had suddenly become amazing. Sure the day started out absolutely horrible and I almost threw up 20 times before lunch but... wait... LUNCH! Shoot I was going to have to go into the lines again! Oh man. I crammed everything into my bag and raced out the door only to almost run into Lizzie. I came within inches of burying my face lightly into her neck. I jumped back with a soft mew of surprise and looked up at her as she smiled "Hey sorry I just remembered you and I have lunch together. Do you... wanna maybe eat together and then head to the library to get our books picked out?"

Lizzie was asking me to lunch for the first time in my entire life. Was this really a dream come true? I wanted to pinch myself but if it wasn't a dream I'd look like an idiot! I couldn't even squeeze Mr. Frisk to try and get a boost of courage. So I did the only thing I could do.

I nodded without saying a word, hiding under my bangs...

"Great!" She said, grabbing my paw "come on let's get some chow!" And just like that... we headed off to the cafeteria. Maybe Papa was right... maybe Lizzie would just like me for who I was... she liked my art after all. Maybe she'd like other stuff about me too...

Maybe...

Chapter Four

I was still way the heck up on cloud nine from my amazing luck of being partnered with Lizzie for our English final, comboed with her invitation for lunch together. I'd almost completely forgotten that I was wearing a short dress with no stockings. That is... until we got to the lunch room. I managed to look up and shivered horribly as the stares began, then the whistles. Oh why couldn't I have the ability to be invisible? I kept my head down as best as I could, using my bangs to hide my blushing face. If they saw me blushing they'd probably start thinking I liked the attention but I didn't! I was just so freaking embarrassed!

"Hey sweetheart wanna sit by me?" I heard a male voice growl. I didn't want to look up and see the face of my taunter. It was easier to avoid having nightmares if I didn't have a face to go with the perverse feelings and knot their words drove into my stomach. But the next voice I heard was one I didn't expect.

"She's sitting by me ass hole!" Lizzie snarled "now quit staring or I'll claw your eyes out!" I looked up and just stared at her in disbelief. She actually looked pissed at the guy who immediately turned back to his table and hunched over his lunch like a kicked puppy. I blushed but just smiled at Lizzie and murmured a thank you. "Don't worry about it" she said, calming down quickly and returning to her sweet side. "Don't worry about those guys okay?" she added with a smile.

But I did worry and I guess it showed. I looked away again, my ears flattening to my head. How could I not worry? They were such creeps! I hated the way they stared at me, stared at Lizzie. They were eyeing me like a piece of meat and it made me want to throw up.

"Hey come on" she said and gently touched my arm "Look they think you're hot and that's okay! I know they're pigs about it and they shouldn't be so aggressive and egotistical but hey... it still means you're hot doesn't it? Just try to ignore the way they look at you... you'll find someone who will see you for who you are and the fact that you're hot will just be a bonus" she purred with a wink. I practically melted right there on the spot. She actually thought I was hot? No, I must've heard her wrong. "I mean hell" she said, making me stiffen "you're adorable... I wish some guys would see me that way and not just always as Miss Invincible" she sighed.

Wait... wait a minute. Did Lizzie just open up to me about something? I could see it in her eyes. For a brief moment I saw it. She was sick and tired of being looked at like she was the Alpha female and had to be feared by some and sought as a prize by others. She was always this powerful female to be conquered when what she really wanted all alone was just... someone gentle... God it was so hard not to blurt out how much I loved her right there. Oh who was I kidding? It was easy not to tell her... I was too terrified to do it. Maybe I should just go for it? I should just tell her! I'm gonna! I'm gonna do it! I opened my maw and...

"Hey girls" Bane growled from behind me in line. Oh God I didn't want to turn around. He stepped right past me and I smelled that horrible wash of cologne he bathed in every morning. I shuddered immediately and turned to grab a lunch tray, this time actually praying it had some kind of food crusted somewhere onto it to clean out my nose of his horrible stench. The big grey wolf stepped right up to Lizzie and went in for a kiss. Time slowed down again... it had actually been a while so it came as a bit of a shock. I could practically see the foulness of his breathe as it washed over Lizzie's lips. His own were wet from his tongue which was already preparing to drive into her sweet innocent maw. I could see it, the lus... wait... that wasn't lust in Lizzie's eyes. Oh snap...

Time sped up and Lizzie's paw collided with Bane's cheek with a loud smack. He yelped and then started rubbing his cheek and growled "what the heck was that for!?"

"For being such a jerk!" she growled right back at him "You need to stop being such a creep to Kogata or... or..."

"Or what!?" he snarled, taking a step towards her. I was shaking uncontrollably now in fear of what Bane might do. If he hit her... oh God if he hit my Lizzie I don't care who saw I'd use my power to make him jump out the window!

"Or we're through!" she snapped at him. Oh my God was it really gonna happen? Was she going to break up with Bane?

His eyes widened and his ears flattened and he whimpered "Okay Okay I'm sorry baby! I'm sorry! It won't happen anymore okay?" Please like she would... oh come on Lizzie! She was buying it... I wish she didn't always buy all of his bull crap. The strange thing was she didn't really even look like she wanted to. But she still did it.

"Alright... fine... just leave me alone for a while alright?" she grumbled "I need some time to cool off." Bane nodded and then swept in for a kiss again but she turned her head sharply away and he barely even got cheek. He turned and hurried out of the lunch line, giving me another whiff of that cologne bath. I almost threw up into a pile of cheeseburgers but managed to hold onto it long enough to just grab one. Lizzie sighed and looked down at her tray. I didn't know what to do, what to say. She shouldn't be with Bane but who was I to say something like that? I was just a girl in her English class that dressed like a little kid. I could see it in her eyes though. She was trapped behind a mask. She was playing a role she didn't want to play and I could tell... I just... was too scared to try and talk to her about it. She looked up at me and saw me staring and smiled, putting the mask back on "come on! Let's grab some lunch and eat fast so we can get to the library!" She grabbed herself a burger and a drink and then turned for the register.

I stared at her for a long moment before I followed her. Being her friend was better then nothing and if I start talking about how wrong her decisions in life are then... she'll probably just think I'm a creeper and ask Mr. Deenly for a new partner. She'd never speak to me again! So I did the good girl thing and just... gave her a smile in return and followed her to the register.

We paid for our food and then headed out to the lunch room and suddenly I started trembling again. Lizzie found us an empty table and sat down. I went to sit across from her but then stopped. Should I sit across from her? Or next to her? Across? Next? Oh come on a seat at lunch shouldn't be this hard to decide! I took a deep breath and then sat down next to her, cringing and waiting for her to question it like I was a freak. But it never happened. I opened my eyes and saw her just eating, taking a bite of her burger.

"So what book do you think you're gonna do?" she asked with a playful smirk. I blushed and shrugged, taking a bite of my own. "I'm just kidding, you don't have to tell me, I wouldn't want to get you in trouble" she giggled. I gazed at her and blushed with a giggle of my own and took another bite of my burger. "So what times work good for you?" she asked curiously.

"What do you mean?" I asked blinking a bit in surprise.

"To work together silly!" she purred "there's no way we can finish this whole project eating quick lunches and sneaking off to the library! So what times are best for you? I've got cheerleading Monday through Thursday and football games on alternating Fridays. How about you?"

"Oh I ummm I'm free whenever" I murmured shyly, glancing away. It was true. All I did every day after school was ride the bus home and then hide in my room from Jim and try not to hate my life. Every now and then if I needed him I'd call Bibbles but only if I REALLY needed him. He had to work hard and I knew he was tired a lot so I didn't like dragging him out here to deal with my problems every single day.

"Oh well ummm..." she said and then shrugged "maybe I could come over for a while some time after cheerleading practice?" She smiled sweetly at me as she finished up her burger. All I could do was smile shyly and nod just a little bit, trying to keep my entire face from turning red. The thought of Lizzie actually coming over to my house made my stomach practically explode with butterflies. It would be incredible.... Or horrible... I honestly couldn't tell which! I was suddenly so nervous, I couldn't think of what to say so I just crammed more of my burger into my mouth and tried not to stare at Lizzie and imagine her... laying on my bed... giggling as she played with Mr. Frisk... naked... I blushed even deeper and quivered with delight of my fantasy. "You okay Kogata?" she asked, tearing me out of my daydream, "you look nervous."

"I'm fine!" I blurted out in a rushed mew and then quickly ate the last of my burger. God if she ever found out what I was actually thinking about she'd probably have me arrested and locked up for being a super creep!

"Oh" she said, blinking a bit "okay then... well let's hit the library and find our books!" She stood up and smiled. I blushed but nodded and grabbed my bag and followed her out of the cafeteria to the library.

Our high school library is HUGE, the biggest in the state and easily one of the biggest in the country! The main area had the checkout desk where Miss Brown and Miss Lamel sat, checking out books as students came by. Miss Brown was also obsessed with checking the activities of the students on the computers. She could remote access any computer in the library and the attached computer labs and check to make sure nobody was doing anything they weren't supposed to be doing.

Beyond the desk were a few dozen tables used for studying or just reading which were followed by the banks of computers. On either side were the periodical and reference sections. Neither of which were of any interest to us. So! It was off to the second floor. As we headed up the stairs Lizzie purred "so what do you think you're gonna go for?"

I blushed and stammered out "Oh I... I... I don't know I... I like th... the stuff from the Teen Fiction section..." It was true. I may act and dress like a little girl a lot of the time but I still read a lot of mushy teen romances. I always longed to be the girl who won the perfect match at the end of the story... to have that one amazing sweet moment where they look at me and realize that I'm everything they've ever wanted... and then kiss me... and then maybe move on to other stuff.I started squirming just at the thought of it... my mind wandered to the better part of my dream again.

"You do?" she said with a wide smile "cool! Me too! Maybe we can each pick a nice mushy love story and then combine them into one!" she giggled with a purr. No way, Lizzie was really into that kind of stuff too? "I can't help it" she said, blushing a little bit as we neared the top of the stairs. The beautiful shade of pink her cheeks turned contrasted with her eyes to give her, for once, a rather cute kiddy look. "I just" she paused, biting her lip and then said "I wanna be romanced for once you know?... Bane's always just... rough tough and lookin for love... "she made a mock gagging noise and sighed. "Just for once I'd like to be seen in a softer light..." she murmured.

Before I could stop myself I blurted out in a shy quiet mew "well maybe you just need to find the right person." The moment I said it I regretted it, blushing horribly and starting to tremble. Here it came, all those wonderful feelings were about to come crashing down on me.

"Yea..." she said simply "maybe you're right." She actually smiled at me and looked away again. She wasn't mad... she was just... sad. I still felt horrible. I needed to find a way to cheer her up, just something to say to help her smile again... that wonderful sexy smile. Come on Kogata... it's time to shine.

"I'm sure you'll find someone Lizzie" I said shyly "you're gorgeous and... you're nice... even to a girl that doesn't have many friends... like me. You don't even seem to care what people might say." I blushed horribly but it was the truth. Most people who were seen hanging around with me got made fun of... so they ditched me.

She blushed right back and smiled as we reached the second floor "You called me Lizzie" she purred "no one calls me Lizzie. Everyone just calls me Beth" she made a yuck face and I giggled. "You really think I'm pretty?" she asked curiously. I couldn't help it, I nodded and blushed deeply. She smiled back and said softly "thanks Kogata." Mission accomplished.

Upstairs was the better part of the library, though some people enjoyed it in ways they probably shouldn't. The second floor was the fiction, non-fiction, contemporary, and music sections, but there was also a lounge in the back with big soft couches and chairs for people to sit in and read or... other stuff. The bookshelves were packed and faced towards the stairs and the front desk rather then sideways. This of course, meant that the librarians couldn't see down the aisles and there was a big section of the library that was pretty private.

I went straight for the Teen Fiction section and started looking. Lizzie was right behind me but started down a different aisle, browsing different books along with me. Unfortunately I'd already read a lot of them and I wanted something new and fresh for our final project. Then I stumbled upon it, a book I hadn't read yet! It was called "Blood and Chocolate" by Annette Curtis Klause. I read the back and it instantly screamed at me that I should read it! It was about a girl who could turn into a feral wolf and was part of a pack of wolves that went on hunts together. She fell in love with a normal young man who was an artist... it seemed so cool. Someone with a deep secret that could easily get her in trouble if the wrong person knew. I had a feeling I was going to like this story.

I looked up and froze seeing Lizzie right on the other side of the bookshelf from me. She'd picked the book exactly opposite mine and was looking it over. I blushed horribly but just stared, for some reason I almost felt like a peeping tom peering through the small opening between the lines of books. She smiled... she liked the book she found! She looked up and spotted me and giggled "hey there!"

"H... Hi" I giggled back, blushing and trembling. She was just so beautiful... every time she looked at me I was worried my legs might give out. "So did... you find your book?" I asked shyly, sounding hopeful. She nodded happily with a soft purr.

"Yea I think I did" she said "it seems really cool and... we've still got a few minutes. You wanna grab a couch and get a head start?" I nodded and hurried around to her side of the shelf and met her at the end before we both headed to the back and sat down on one of the couches. Neither of us looked at the other's book, we didn't want to ruin the surprise when it finally came time but after only 10 minutes I was already hooked on this book, it was awesome! I read really fast though and as I glanced over at Lizzie it was obvious she did the same, we were both already well on our way into the books when the bell rang.

"Come on let's get these checked out!" she said as we jumped up and headed for the stairs. We only made it a few feet before both of us froze, our ears twitching to a sound. It was a moan, a muffled moan of a female, but it was followed by the heavy moan of a male. We both turned and peered through the bookshelves and saw Stacey on her knees in front of the captain of the Lacross team. We couldn't see much but it was obvious what was going on. She was moaning again and again as she bobbed her head back and forth. Her brown fur fell to cover most of her face until the tiger in front of her brushed it back with one paw. Her deep brown eyes looked upwards to him with a look of disgust but still she let out another moan. It was so confusing... she seemed angry with him yet there she was... attending to him like a two dollar whore! My blue eyes widened and I started to tremble horribly but Lizzie just growled "oh gross... come on!" she grabbed my paw and yanked me out of my horrified trance, leading me downstairs. I was so grateful to Lizzie that she stopped me from seeing the tiger finish. That was definitely something I never wanted to see in person. It was one thing to see it on Jim's TV in a porno and usually only in a horrible glimpse... but suddenly I felt sick again and wanted to run to the bathroom.

Lizzie saw how sick I looked and whispered softly to my ear "Go on, go to your next class and then to the bathroom okay? I'll check out your book for you too and give it to you in Gym." I looked at her in surprise. She smiled and touched my paw, oh that sweet gentle touch. I didn't want to seem like a baby to Lizzie. She was so strong, she was just trying to help protect me but... I wanted to be strong for her.

"I'm okay" I said after taking a deep breath and calming my nerves a bit. I squeezed her paw and gave her a tiny smile and quietly admitted "my brother watches... a lot of porn... and keeps his door open..." I couldn't hold her gaze for more then a brief instant so my eyes simply found my feet again and I shuffled just a bit.

"What a creep!" she growled "if I ever come over, I'm gonna teach him a lesson!" I eeped and looked up in surprise, my fur bristling. She couldn't stand up to Jim! I'd seen Jim slap girls before... I shuddered at the mere thought of him hurting Lizzie.

"N... No you can't!" I stammered "if he gets mad he... he could... no please Lizzie..." I whimpered, starting to shake, I wanted to cry. She blinked in surprise and gently touched my paw.

"hey hey" she said with a soft smile "easy okay? Don't worry about it right now Kogata. Let's just get our books so we're not late." I was still shaking but that reassuring smile helped me calm down and I nodded just a little bit.

We hurried over to the front desk and I checked out my book and then stuffed it quickly into my bag. I gave a quick wave to Lizzie and she waved back smiling "see you at Gym, partner!" I blushed furiously and hurried out of the library, heading for my art class. Partner... I still couldn't believe my luck! And Lizzie was actually being nice to me! She didn't treat me like some kind of freak like all the other kids did, she didn't seem to mind at all that I dressed like a little girl or had a stuffed kitty. I had practically moved in on cloud nine as I hurried down the halls towards art when I rounded a corner and bumped right into Bane and fell back onto my butt with a surprised mewl.

He was talking with a couple of his friends. The first was Mike, a tall lion from the basketball team with a gorgeous golden mane and dark green eyes. He'd been arrested before for assaulting a member of the school band but the poor girl had been too terrified to actually go through with the trial so he walked. He was a complete egotistical muscle-headed jerk who's girlfriends usually broke up with him shortly after they gained a mysterious black eye. The second was Jimmy, a scrawny yet creepy looking leopard with blue eyes. He'd been caught on more then one occasion trying to install hidden cameras in the girl's locker room. He gave me the creeps and made me want to shower. He smelled like stale chips, cigarettes, and crappy beer... mixed with overall bad BO. Each one made me absolutely sick and Bane was like a sick combination of both of them.

Bane turned around to see me trying to sit up. He smirked as my short dress fell up my thighs and he got a great view of my pink panties. He grinned with a soft growl "well if you wanted to give us a show we could've gone somewhere a little more private..." He took a step towards me and I realized what had happened. With a frightened mewl I shoved my dress down my thighs and sat up to my knees, instantly regretting it. Bane stood in front of me and grinned "now there's a position I love to see a girl in." I blushed and tucked my head down, trying to stand up and move past him but he gave me a shove back and I slammed backwards into Mike who grabbed my backpack. "Where you goin sweetheart?" Bane growled "the party's just starting."

"Let me go!" I mewed, trying to pull free. Mike smirked and wriggled my bag until it suddenly came free and with an eep I stumbled forward and landed in Jimmy's arms. He grinned and licked his lips with a snickering growl.

"She's got a kinda cute body" he said, looking me right in the eye "Let's see what's under the dress eh?" I felt his paw suddenly on the back of my thigh and starting to rise. My eyes filled with tears, it was horrible! I shoved at his chest but he was too strong. His paw slid up and over my rear and started to push my dress up. With a frightened mewl of sheer panic my claws flexed and scratched his chest. He yelped and I fell backwards again, this time into Mike's grasp. He grabbed my wrist in one powerful paw. With the other he tossed my bag to Bane.

"That wasn't very nice" Mike growled. His grip was so strong! He was hurting my wrist. It felt like if he squeezed hard enough my arm would snap off! Tears were streaming down my cheeks now. Oh I wish Lizzie was here, or Papa, or Bibbles! SOMEONE!! I suddenly froze, feeling his paw under my chin. His claws were flexed and they slowly slid across my cheeks as he grasped my chin in that massive hunk of meat he called his paw. "How would you like it if someone used their claws on you?" he snarled threateningly. I felt one of his claws start to bite at my cheek. The tears rolled down right across it, making the scratched skin sting.

"I'm sorry!" I suddenly mewled. I just wanted them to leave me alone. I shut my eyes tight and just shook there in his grasp. Right then I felt like I would do anything to just get away from this group of creeps but I was too scared to use my powers, someone might see! And it would be hard to get all three of them at once to keep the others from screaming or something.

"You're sorry!?" Jimmy growled "you're not sorry, not yet!" He took a step towards me but Bane's paw shot out and stopped him.

"Wait!' he said and then looked at me. A wicked smirk came across his face, one that made me squirm in Mike's grip even more. "Just how sorry are you Kogata?" he asked "Are you really sorry?" I whimpered but nodded as much as I could without scratching my face on Mike's claws. "So then" he growled "You won't mine giving Jimmy a nice kiss to say you're sorry? You won't get your backpack back until you do." My eyes snapped wide open. No way! Jimmy was gross! And he was a guy! I didn't like guys! More tears started to flow and I squirmed even more. But Bane was dangling my backpack like a pair of car keys in front of a 16 year old. I needed it back! It had everything in it! My book for English, my sketchbook for Art, my sketchbook for Lizzie! And Mr. Frisk!!

"Aww come on baby" Jimmy growled, taking another step towards me "I'm a good kisser, you'll like it. Satisfaction.. guaranteed." Yea... satisfaction for him! He was getting closer now. God his breath was PUTRID! I squirmed and mewled helplessly in Mike's grasp. Please God SOMEONE come and help me!! I couldn't use my power without someone seeing and it would be too hard to erase ALL their memories! I was trapped! There was nothing I could do!

Jimmy was only inches away now. I could feel the moisture from his breathes hit my nose. My gag reflex kicked in but I was too scared to actually puke. He didn't wash enough, his fur was matted with old bits of food. He never wore deodorant and his scent hit me like a fist. Mike was just watching with a wicked grin, refusing to let me go. Bane only laughed as Jimmy growled "lemme see that sweet tongue cutey."

"What the HELL is going on here?!" a voice snarled from down the hall. All three males jumped and I yanked myself free from Mike's grasp. His claws scratched my cheek, slicing it open a bit but I didn't care, I just wanted to get out of there! I could feel my tears stinging the cuts and could hear the teacher yelling something but nothing mattered to me. I didn't recognize the voice, it was too garbled to me to even tell if it was a male or female. It was definitely adult though... maybe a new teacher? Or a visiting sub for someone? It didn't matter. Bane had dropped my bag and I snatched it up as I shoved my way past him and sprinted around the corner, almost tripping over my own footpaws. I could hear the adult arguing with Bane and the others. My heart was pounding so hard it hurt! I raced into my Art class just as the bell rang and sank down into my seat, shaking uncontrollably.

If there was ever a moment I needed Mr. Frisk... it was now. I fumbled with the zipper of my backpack and opened it quickly. I yelped and everyone looked up only to see a girl in a short dress rummaging wildly through her bag looking for something squealing "no no no no NO!" Fresh tears began to flow. Mr. Frisk... Mr. Frisk was GONE!! Oh God did I drop him somewhere!? No way I'd never drop Mr. Frisk! But where could he be!? I frantically searched my entire bag, dumping everything out onto the table in front of me. Students were starting to stare. I hadn't realized it but my personal sketchbook had fallen open.

It was a picture of Lizzie and me, holding each other in my bed. It was a sweet picture. I was wearing one of my adorable blue dresses and she was in her cheerleader outfit. It was just a quick pencil sketch but it was easily one of the most beautiful pieces I'd ever done. People began whispering and some started giggling, pulling me out of my feverish search for my beloved Mr. Frisk. I looked up to see everyone staring and then saw my sketchbook. A few students were trying to get a closer look to see who it was I was holding. I eeped again and grabbed it, slamming it shut and shoving it in my bag along with everything else except my school sketchbook. I dropped my head and let my bangs hide my face. My cheek stung horribly from my tears mixing into my cut so I wiped my face carefully on the back of my paw, wincing as my tears then stung the burn from yesterday. Why did this always happen to me? Everything was horrible... the bus ride... Bane... then everything went amazing! Lizzie was with me and we got to be partners! Then the moment she leaves everything goes back into the hellish nightmare of my life... I just wanted one day... just ONE... where I could feel happy throughout the whole day and not want to curl up and disappear forever.

But that day would not be today. As class started I kept my head down and just drew what I felt... I felt alone and scared and felt like everything was trying to hurt me. So I drew a scared little girl curled into a corner wearing a ripped dress that was once beautiful but now was only rags. Dark hands from the shadows all around her scratched and clawed at her mercilessly as she sobbed, her arms wrapped tightly around her. Her hair hid her face but her tears still shined as they fell down her cheeks to the floor below. The reflection in the puddle under her only showed scratched cheeks and shut eyes.

Everything had suddenly been ripped away again... every ounce of happiness that had been built up felt shattered, ripped up, the pieces burned, and then stomped and spit on. I felt violated and dirty, just from being NEAR those creeps. I could still TASTE Jimmy's breathe. Tears started to fall again and splash onto the page. Everything hurt again... everything was awful... I felt awful.

I wanted Mr. Frisk back... I needed him. He'd always been there for me ever since I was little. Mama had given him to me the birthday after she got sick. She told me that if I ever needed comfort I could find it in Mr. Frisk. He'd gotten me through elementary school, middle school, all the way into high school. And now he was gone!

I wasn't even paying attention to the teacher... or the time. The bell rang and I didn't even notice until half the class had already left. I looked up and winced, my ears flattening. I scrambled to gather up my pencils and sketchbook, cramming them into my bag. I wasn't going to get to Gym and get changed before everyone else showed up. I'd have to change with the other girls. I shuddered horribly at the mere thought of all those judging eyes on me. It was awful. Not only did I get picked on for the way I dressed and the fact that my bras did horrible things to my poor petite boobs but... so many gorgeous girls with nice bodies getting undressed... it became hard sometimes to control my body's reactions.... Especially during the few times I caught a glimpse of Lizzie in her bra and panties.

I hurried out of the art class and down the hall, disappearing into the girl's locker room. There were already dozens of girls getting undressed to change. Already my cheeks started to flush but it was hard to even care when I felt so horrid. I kept my head down, staring at my footpaws and making my way quickly to my Gym locker. My cheeks were still stained with tears as I quickly put in my combination and opened my locker. I hesitated and then pulled my dress off over my head, revealing my pink panties and matching bra... this one was unfortunately too small.

"Check it out" I heard a girl say from somewhere to my left "she's trying to squish those tiny tits into an even smaller size!" her and her friend started to laugh. I winced and shook horribly and then heard it.

"Oh shut up Stacey!" Lizzie growled "go find another guy to blow!" I looked up with tears spilling down my face. She glared at the girls behind me who shut their lockers and hurried out of the room. Lizzie then turned to me with a smile but the smile faded seeing the tears. "Oh Kogata it's okay... she's just a bitch don't worry about..." she started to say but she realized the stains were old. "Kogata..." she whispered, stepping closer as the locker room started to empty, "what's wrong?..." I just stared at her before I suddenly burst into sobs and buried my face in my paws. "Oh honey!" she said, wrapping me in those loving arms "what is it? Come on tell me"

It took me a few moments to finally calm down enough but then I said it. "I ran into Bane on my way to art" I sniffled, wiping my face, "him, Jimmy, and Mike. I fell and... Bane saw my panties!... and then I tried to leave and he pushed me... Mike pushed me again and took my bag and and... And then Jimmy wouldn't let me go and kept touching me! So I... I scratched him! He got mad and then Mike grabbed me and he scratched my cheek! Bane said I had to kiss Jimmy to say I was sorry! And he..." my voice broke into a sob and I just buried my face in my paws. "A teacher came... I don't know who, I just ran" I whimpered and Lizzie hugged me again. I felt her soft paw gently rolling through my hair.

"Shhh it's okay" she whispered softly "It's okay Kogata." I just shut my eyes and buried my face against her chest, breathing in her wonderful scent. It helped me relax, made me feel safe. God Lizzie was just... so... perfect. After I'd calmed down some I blushed when I realized my face was basically in her cleavage. I pulled back slowly and sniffled as she smiled and gently wiped away my tears. Her paw felt so soft... so amazingly soft against my cheek. I actually purred a little bit and then flushed deeply and looked up at her. She was smiling and said softly "There... see? Everything's okay now." Yea... everything was... no... no wait everything was NOT okay! I shook my head and tears threatened to fall again.

"I lost Mr. Frisk!" I blurted out "When I got to art he was gone! I can't find him anywhere!" I didn't even stop to think about how childish it might seem to be so attached to a stuffed animal. I was suddenly afraid Lizzie would burst into laughter. I took a breathe and risked a glance at her. She wasn't about to laugh though, she looked... concerned.

"Where did you last see him?" she asked.

"He was in my backpack, he's always in my packpack" I whimpered, "He was there when we checked out our books but when I got to art..." my voice trailed off and I suddenly realized it.

"Bane..." Lizzie growled. I looked up and my ears flattened. She took a slow breath and said "don't worry Kogata... I'll get him back for you okay? I promise." I could only nod and stare at her. It was unbelievable. Not only was Lizzie not laughing at me, she actually CARED and wanted to help! I actually managed a small smile. I trusted Lizzie... she'd come through for me... right?

"Kogata..." she said, her voice tearing me from my thoughts "why are you wearing an A cup when you're a B cup?" she asked with a blush, looking at my bra. I blinked and looked down and flushed deeply, trying to cover myself.

"I... I..." I tried to word it out.

"Didn't your mom ever show you how to size your bras?" she asked curiously. I winced and looked up at her, my blue eyes filling with tears. The moment I did she seemed to regret the question.

"Mama died when I was real little" I whispered very softly "and... Papa just... doesn't know about bras."

"Oh.." she whispered softly, her ears pulling back "oh Kogata I'm so sorry I... I didn't know." She hesitated, biting her lip and glancing away. She then looked back and smiled softly, "maybe we could go shopping sometime?" she said with a tiny blush "I could help you find a bra that would fit."

"Really?" I asked hesitantly, slowly looking up at her "y... you'd really want to?"

"Yea sure!" she said with a purr "You definitely look like you'd be fun to go shopping with. Besides it's a crime for those cute boobs to be smushed like that" she giggled. I blushed even more and glanced away as she said "come on! Get dressed we gotta get to Gym!" I nodded and watched her hurry out into the hall, heading for the Gym. I turned back to my locker and yanked on my Gym clothes before stuffing my things in and shutting it. I took a breath to steady myself and then hurried out to Gym.

I expected to see Lizzie pleading sweetly with Bane to give back Mr. Frisk. Though I hoped she'd threaten to rip his head off instead. Instead I saw her looking for him, just like I was. She spotted me as I headed over to our class' spot.

"I don't know where he is" she grumbled "but when I see him I'm gonna" her words trailed off in a vicious growl. I eeped slightly and shrank some. She noticed and took a calming breath "sorry I just, GOD he infuriates me sometimes! I just get so sick of dealing with his crap!" I just stared at her, too scared to say anything in fear of bringing back that rage-filled growl and nodded my head in agreement. She finally calmed down and gave me a smile. "Don't worry" she said "I'll make sure I get Mr. Frisk back to you safe and sound alright?" I gave a shy smile and nodded again and she purred "alright well we should get to our spots... it's endurance day so I'll see you later okay?" She smiled and headed off to her spot to wait for roll call.

Endurance day, I hated Endurance day. It was the laziest day for the teachers and the hardest day for the students. We usually just ran laps around the Gym all period. The students involved in some kind of athletics like Lizzie were expected to do very well so they couldn't just blow it off. There was no way I could keep up with her though and sure enough, soon after we started she was way ahead. I didn't mind though, I knew how important it was to Lizzie to stay in shape and exercising was one of her favorite ways to vent frustration and stress and right then it seemed like she needed it. Still... I wished she could stay... I wished she could just keep talking to me in that sweet sultry voice of hers and let me gaze into those beautiful green eyes. I was still shaken up and messed up but I... I refused to hold Lizzie back from anything... ever.

About halfway through the period I was too busy watching her gorgeous body start to grow slick with sweat to realize a male ahead of me was getting ready to trip me. He stuck his foot out just as I was about to make a turn and I went down... hard... right onto my scraped knee. The band aid didn't do much to stop the stinging pain that shot through my leg and I whimpered and rolled off to the side, trying not to cry and curling up around my knee. The teacher blinked and hurried over.

"What happened Kogata?" I heard them ask but I barely managed a whimper. My poor knee hurt so bad! "Alright alright just... try and walk it off." Oh yea... that's easy enough. I winced as I managed to uncurl and get to my feet and took a step. It hurt really bad but I kept going, trying not to cry or at least... trying not to let anyone see. I reached up and undid my cute pigtails and just let my hair fall to cover my face, I didn't want anyone to see me crying like a baby just because I tripped and fell.

But Lizzie knew why I was really crying and when she passed by she stopped. "Hey what happened?" she asked, slowing down to walk next to me. I shook my head quickly. I didn't want her to stop, not for me! We were graded on how much effort we put in and since she was a cheerleader she was expected to be able to put in more then the average student. She'd get marked down if she walked with me. "Hey come on" she said soothingly "you can tell me."

"No..." I sniffled "I'm fine, you go on ahead... your grades..." but I broke into a soft whimper and she blinked.

"My grades are fine, talk to me" she said calmly. I looked up at her with tear filled eyes and wiped my face on my sleeve.

"Someone tripped me and I landed right on my scraped knee" I whimpered again with a sniffle. It was starting to feel a little better but it still hurt really bad.

"What?" she said "did you tell the teacher?" I shook my head. I'd been too scared to look like a complete baby to tell the teacher. "Alright hang on" she said and hurried off. I watched her catch the teacher's attention and explain what happened before the teacher looked at me and then nodded. Lizzie came jogging back, weaving around students and then smiled "come on, she said you can just sit down for the rest of the day." She took my paw before I could even protest and lead me over to the wall. She eased one arm around me and helped me sit down before taking a seat next to me.

"Wh... what about you?" I asked. If she sat out the rest of the day then surely she'd get in trouble.

"I already put in enough laps" she chuckled with a soft purr. I knew she was lying but the fact that she was made me blush. I leaned just a little closer to her and she smiled and then gazed at my hair. It took me a few moments to realize she was staring at it. I slowly lifted my head and looked up at her. She was gazing at it with a blush on her cheeks, almost as though she wanted to just reach out and touch it. Those green eyes were going over the shifting colors of pink, purple, and blue. Finally she looked down into my blue eyes and her blush deepened. She quickly looked away murmuring "sorry..." Wow... for once I made Lizzie blush!

"Sorry for what?" I asked in a quiet whisper.

"For staring" she answered, glancing back with a shy smile and then looking at my hair again. "It's just" she said softly "it's really cute." She gave a giggle and then smiled and said "I wish my hair was that cute."

"Your hair is beautiful" I blurted out before I could stop myself. She blinked and blushed but gave a smile.

"You really think so?" she asked and started to brush a paw through it, brushing it over her shoulder and looking down at it. "Bane's never told me he liked my hair...just my ass and boobs" she grumbled.

"Well I think it's beautiful..." I said softly, giving her a reassuring smile, one of the few things I'm actually very good at. I don't give it often because to the wrong person it just says "I'm an immature little kid, take advantage of me" but to people like Lizzie it says "Dawww you can't say no to me!"

"Thanks" she giggled softly and looked at my hair again. "Do... Do you dye yours?" she asked curiously. I shook my head and she stared in disbelief and blushed. "Wow..." she whispered "c... could I touch it? It looks so soft and smooth." I stared at her for a long moment, trying not to let my blush reach all the way to my ears. I swallowed hard but nodded with a shy smile. She blushed but gazed at my hear and reached out with one of those soft paws. Very slowly her fingers laced through my hair and glided down through the length of it. I blushed and couldn't help it... I started to purr. It felt so nice to have her touch me so gently and caress my hair like that. She smiled even more and whispered "it really is soft..." She giggled and continued to pet me for some time.

Suddenly the bell rang and we both jumped. She looked at me, blushing quite deeply, almost matching mine. "We should uhh... go get changed" she said. I smiled but nodded and she helped me up. My knee didn't hurt so bad anymore so we headed off to the girl's locker room to get changed. This time Lizzie stayed near me to make sure Stacey or anybody else didn't bother me. I got changed quickly and squeezed into my too small bra and then blushed and smiled at her.

"I'll call you later tonight okay?" she said. "I'm gonna try to finish my book ASAP so we can get started on the rest of the project. But you and I really need to go bra shopping. Your girls are being smushed!" she giggled. I blushed but nodded and gave her a shy wave as she turned to get dressed. I wanted to stay and try and catch a glimpse of her in her underwear but I didn't want to miss my bus. So I hurried off with a small smile on my face, hidden beneath the veil of my headfur. Mr. Frisk was missing in action and as much as I missed him... Lizzie said she'd bring him back. And if Lizzie said she could do it then I believed her.

So I climbed onto the bus and tucked my backpack against my side to keep my short dress out of view and simply stared out the window, watching the school disappear from view as we bumped and jostled our way towards home. I hesitated for only a moment before I pulled out my cell phone and hit the first speed dial. A moment later a familiar voice answered "hello?..."

"Bibbles" I purred "you're not going to believe what happened to me today..."

Chapter Five

I spent the entire bus ride talking to Bibbles about my day. It took a good 10 minutes to ensure him that when I tripped in the morning, it was only my stockings that got ruined and not my dress. Still he was pretty devastated at the loss of my stockings. I even kept talking to him while I was in the tub. I put him on speaker so I didn't risk dropping my phone in the water. By the time I was pulling on a clean dress that hung much lower down my legs Bibbles was all caught up.

"When are you just gonna have a normal day?" he giggled over the phone.

"Duh that WAS a normal day for me" I grumbled back "haven't you realized that if I'm not having things go horribly wrong then Hell has frozen over." I didn't like being so negative all the time but some days were just too much and I needed to vent.

"Well at least Lizzie's going to try and get Mr. Frisk back for you!" he replied "And you get to be her partner! I mean come on that's gotta make up for a LOT of stuff."

"Well yea I mean it's cool" I said, trying not to sound as excited as I felt "but... it's not like we're suddenly going to be best friends."

"Are you kidding?" he replied "You don't fully understand what this means do you?"

"What are you talking about?" I asked curiously as I flitted through my "Blood and Chocolate" book. I'd been reading it nonstop on the way home and very carefully in the tub. It was so GOOD! I'd probably have it finished by the end of the night if I stayed up late enough.

There was a long pause on the other line before Bibbles sighed and then said as calmly as I could "let me explain this. You two are now academically attached at the hip from now until the end of the semester. Mr. Deenly is not one to offer much in class time for his finals so you're going to have to work entirely outside of class. You can't do the entire project in the library after a quick lunch. So that means she's inevitably going to have to spend quite a bit of time at your house or you... spend quite a bit of time at her house." He hesitated after that to give that a moment to sink in. Then I just started to blush and squirm like crazy.

"Yea but..." I murmured "that doesn't mean anything will happen... I mean... she's dating Bane still and we're not even really that good of friends yet."

"Kogata" Bibbles said firmly, making me blush. Uh oh... I knew I was in for it now. "How many times do I have to tell you how awesome you are?" he growled warningly.

"Okay okay I just..." I said "I don't want to get my hopes up just to have them smashed again okay?" I remembered the love note and how that backfired horribly on me. I just didn't have it in me to take another huge risk like that and have my feelings stepped on again.

"Alright alright..." he said "I understand. Just try to enjoy the time with her okay? Being her friend is better then nothing. And trust me when Bane screws up... and he WILL... you can be there to help her through it and maybe then she'll see just how amazing you really are." I blinked at that and hesitated.

"Alright..." I said quietly. I hated it when Bibbles made sense, it wasn't fair! He was older and smarter and more experienced and... Darnit why couldn't he just be a girl!?... or straight... and why not me too?... I guess because then we wouldn't be us... but that's okay he's still my favorite guy in the WORLD!

"Good girl" he murred "I gotta get back to work soon cutie*BEEP* so I might-"

"Hold on I have another call" I said and looked at my phone. I didn't recognize the number at first but then remembered my sketchbook. I looked frantically through it to where Lizzie had written down her phone number and email address. Oh God it was Lizzie!! "B...b....Bibbles I... I..." I stammered out.

"Is it her?" he asked urgently "Darnit Kogata answer!!! I'll talk to you later!" He then hung up, making the decision for me. I trembled but answered the phone and tried to sound as calm and cool as I could.

"H... Hello?" I managed to mew. Great... way to sound cool. Mewing like a kitten! God I was such a dork!

"Kogata?" Lizzie replied "Hey listen I... was wondering if I could swing by some time tonight?" Tonight? What did she... I looked at my clock and nearly eeped and jumped out the window. It was already 8:30! I'd been talking to Bibbles for HOURS!! Jeez time really flies.

"Umm y...yea..." I squeaked out "s... sure! D... did you want... to talk about the project?... or..."

"Oh..." she said "Oh well yea I mean that'd be cool but what I wanted to come over for was... umm.... Well I... I got Mr. Frisk back for you" she finally purred.

"Y... You did!?" I gasped "Is he okay!? Is he hurt!? Did Bane really have him!?" I was freaking out and relieved at the same time. She did it! She got my Mr. Frisk back!

"Yea Bane had him" she said hesitantly "he's not hurt though his shirt wreaks of cigarettes." Ewwww Bane breath! I was going to have to try and get him a new Lizzie smell shirt.

"Oh thank you Lizzie!" I squealed "Thank you so so so so much!" I was so excited that I was going to get my kitty back I forgot I was shy. I couldn't believe she got him back so quickly! "How'd you get him back?" I giggled.

There was a moment's pause before she said... a little too happily "oh you know, just good ole girl power." Suddenly I felt a little less joyful. I didn't know what... but something bothered me the way she said that.

"Oh well ummm..." I said softly "do you wanna come over now? Dad's working late and Jim will probably be asleep... or watching porn... just don't look in his room." God I couldn't believe I had to say that to her. I had to actually WARN her not to look in my brother's room because he was too lazy to just shut his door.

"Oh yea sure!" she said and purred "what's your address?" I rambled it off to her and she giggled back "alright see you in a bit Kogata!" Then she hung up.... And then I started to freak out. Lizzie was coming over! Oh God what should I wear!? I looked at myself in the mirror. I had on a sky blue dress with a bit of shoulder frill that went down past my knees. It was one of my plainer ones I wore after a bath when I was just planning on staying home the rest of the day. But this was Lizzie! I had to wear something nice right? But how nice? Should I go for adorable? Cool? Sexy? No it was way too soon to try sexy and I needed Bibbles as my official consult to do that. So that left cool or adorable. Oh who was I kidding? I didn't know how to do cool! So that left only what I was best at... ADORABLE!

I raced into my closet and started looking through everything I had. I needed something cute and poofy right? Something with a floofy frilly skirt! Yea! I rummaged through everything I had, passing by pink and purple and green until... blue... Yes! BLUE! Just the perfect thing that will bring out the color of my eyes. But it had to be the right shade. I pulled off the sky blue gown and tucked it away safely before searching through my blue dresses. I was still wearing that tiny bra and realized just how much it was making my breasts hurt so I reached back and unsnapped the clasps and dropped it on the floor, leaving just my pink panties on. I pulled out a blue floofy dress that had a sparkly shimmer to it and laid it on the bed. It was a nice bright blue that would almost match my eyes. Next to it I laid out a bit of a slimmer but frilly dress that was a deep blue laced with purple. The darker color would make my eyes seem a lot brighter.... But it didn't sparkle. It was a tough choice. I stood there with one paw on my hip, the other on my chin trying to decide.

"You should really learn to close your door" I heard a nasty voice growl from behind me. I whirled around and squealed, covering my breasts with one arm as I saw Jim standing in my doorway with a stupid smirk on his face.

"G... Get out of my room Jim!" I snapped at him, already starting to tremble. I shouldn't have taken my bra off! I knew my door had been closed I had only made the mistake of not locking it!

"What difference does it make?" he laughed "it's not like you've got anything worth seeing." I winced and looked away. That one stung... a lot... He smirked seeing he'd hurt me and just laughed "pick the barf green one... it'll be so ugly it'll make you look better by comparison!" He then turned and headed back to his room, throwing his head back and laughing at his own vile joke. I winced again and just wrapped my arms around myself, trying not to cry. Dammit Jim... I was feeling good... so excited... and suddenly everything hurt again. I grabbed another bra and threw it on, this one was too big. I threw on the dark blue dress and stuffed the other one back in my closet.

I still had to do something with my hair but I wasn't even sure it would be worth it. I looked at the mirror and just did what I always do. I left my bangs to hide my face and pulled the rest of my hair into pigtails. I looked up when I was done, pulling back my bangs just enough to look into my own tear-filled eyes as my cheeks stained with the ones that fell. Why did he have to say things like that to me? I... I was pretty wasn't I? I mean no I wasn't as pretty as some of the other girls but... but if I wasn't pretty then... then why would those boys at school have been bothering me? They wouldn't have noticed if I put on that short dress right?... but if that was true then why did it always hurt so much when Jim said I was ugly or a freak?.... Probably because he was my brother... and he knew best...

The doorbell pulled me from my thoughts. Lizzie! I raced out of my room, passing Jim's and trying to block out the whorish moans coming from inside and REFUSING to look inside. But I knew he was on the bed and that was enough. I didn't want to know if his pants were undone or not. I wiped my face as best as I could and took a breath to try and calm down before I opened the door. If I was calm before I opened it it was completely gone the moment I saw my goddess standing on my porch with Mr. Frisk. I squealed and Lizzie held him out to me as I snatched him up and hugged him tightly. Lizzie actually giggled and smiled "he smelled a little raunchy so I used one of my old shirts to give him a new outfit, I hope you don't mind" she said softly.

Did I mind!? Did I mind that Mr. Frisk smelled like Lizzie now more then ever? Of course not! I breathed in the scent and smiled at her whispering "thanks..." God she looked sexy. She was wearing a black tank top that showed off a nice amount of cleavage from her gorgeous chest. It came down to just above her belly button so I got a nice view of that beautifully toned tummy. She also wore a pair of slim figure fitting jeans that HAD to be tailored because they looked like they were WORSHIPPING her hips, legs, and gorgeous ass. Her hair was straightened and down too, partially covering one eye. It looked almost like she just got back from a date. I blushed when I realized I was staring at her... right there... on my porch. "C... come on in..." I stammered and stepped back.

"Thanks" she giggled back and stepped inside. I shut the door behind her and she smiled. "So did you finish your book yet?" she purred "I know you're a really fast reader. You finish all the English assigned books like... two days after they're given."

I flushed beat red but murmured "I'm just about done." She was right. I read way fast and usually finished reading assignments weeks in advanced. But that's not what was making me blush... the fact that she actually noticed was making me blush. "Do..." I murmured "d... do you wanna come up to my room?" I was trying to sound cool or at least... calm.

"Yea sure" she purred with a smile "lead the way." She winked at me and giggled.

"O... okay" I said shyly "just... don't look in my brother's room... unless you want to be scarred for life." I murmured softly and headed up the stairs.

"What do you mean?" she asked but then stopped as we neared his room and the moans and grunts from the TV rolled out into the hallway. "What is that!?..." she hissed sounding disgusted.

"My brother's watching porn" I murmured, keeping my ears flat to try and block out the sound.

"With the door open!?" she sounded completely outraged at the thought of it.

I nodded and murmured "Papa's not home so he doesn't have to close it."

"Yea but you're home! That's gross!" she growled. I just shrugged. Jim didn't care about me. "Wait... he doesn't... you know..." she said cautiously. I glanced at her but then just looked down again. She stiffened and growled "oh that does it. HEY! ASSHOLE!" She snarled, moving to Jim's door. I couldn't stop her if I wanted to. I just stared at her in disbelief and moved up behind her.

Jim's pants were open but hearing the strange and angry female voice he yanked up his briefs by reflex... thank god. When he saw Lizzie though he put on a stupid grin and stood up. "Yea that's me" he growled "can I help you?... or would you rather... help me?" He smirked, stepping forward and keeping his pants unzipped so he could try and show off.

Lizzie made a disgusted sound and growled "yea, in your dreams jackass. Listen if you're gonna watch this stuff and jerk off at least close your fuckin door. Your little sister doesn't need to see this crap alright!?" I could only stare in amazement at Lizzie. Lizzie was bigger then me... but Jim was still bigger then Lizzie and towered over her looking unamused.

He looked right at me and arched a brow "Did you put her up to this crap?..." I only shrank away in fear. Jim did awful things when he was mad at me... like sneak into the bathroom while I was showering and watch me. Even after I screamed at him to get out he'd just stand there looking at me. It made me feel so disgusting and dirty. But he just stared at me and would say things like 'if you weren't my sister I'd show you a thing or two'. Even after he left I'd just turn up the heat of the shower just to try and get rid of the filth I felt was crawling all over me... even after the heat made me sick. Lizzie pulled me out of that awful memory with her unbelievable bravery.

"NO" Lizzie growled "She's too scared to stand up to you so I'm doing it for her! It's disgusting so knock it off!" She looked like a superhero in my eyes.

Jim looked right at her and smirked "what're you gonna do about it? Unless you wanna take the place of my paw... this door is stayin open... though... I wouldn't mind you taking over one little bit" he growled sickeningly. He reached out and placed a paw on her hip and the next thing I heard was...

SMACK!!!!

I stared in disbelief. It had been the vicious sound of Lizzie's paw across Jim's face. His head had twisted to the side and then slowly turned back to stare at her with an expression I could only assume was similar to my own. "Don't... touch me... EVER" Lizzie snarled with gallons of venom in every word.

Jim had the same expression for only a moment longer before it hardened to anger, malicious anger. I hated that look... Jim did horrible things with that look. "I'll touch whoever I wanna touch..." he reached for her cheek slowly "and you'd better learn to live with that sweetheart... it's easier if you just stay quiet..." his paw caressed her cheek but his claws were flexed. Oh God... not Lizzie... I'd heard Jim say that to girls in his room before... girls that left sobbing their eyes out because of what he'd done to them. I looked at him pleadingly. Not my Lizzie... I'd do anything. I'd even... let him look at me naked again if it meant saving Lizzie... Please Jim just don't hurt her!

WHAM!!!

Jim lurched and let out a whimper, his entire face contorting in sheer agony. That's when I realized Lizzie had put her powerful thighs to use and planted her knee right in Jim's balls. He let out another whimper and then took a few breathes trying to calm down. Then the second wave of pain hit him and all he could do was squeak. Lizzie put a paw on his chest and smirked "it's easier if you just shut your fuckin door" she said in a scarily sexy tone "otherwise I'll stomp them next time." She gave Jim a light push and he fell backwards into his room, curling up into a pathetic whimpering ball of pain and Lizzie slammed his door shut for him. I didn't know it at the time... but Lizzie had in fact sent one of his testicles up into his pelvis. Jim wouldn't admit to it for over a week and Papa would then have to take him to the hospital to have surgery to get the problem corrected... I still didn't feel bad.

Lizzie then turned to me and smiled "shall we?" she purred. I could only stare and nod shakily and lead her into my room. I couldn't believe she had just superwomanned Jim in the nuts like that and just like that he was no longer a problem! At least for the rest of the night... well it was better then nothing! When we got to my room I sat down on the bed flushing deeply and hiding under my bangs as she looked around. "Wow..." she said softly, making me bury myself in my mountain of stuffed animals to try and hide. She giggled with a smile "you sure do like girly stuff huh?" The mountain shuffled a bit as I nodded. She moved and plucked an elephant off the top and smiled at me. "It's cute" she purred with a wink. She sat down on the edge of the bed and looked around and that's when I saw the tag of her tank top. The shirt was on inside out. I trembled and flushed horribly, wondering just what she'd done with Bane to get Mr. Frisk back. I suddenly felt a little sick.

"Y... your shirt is..." I managed to murmur out without blowing chunks. She blinked and followed my gaze and saw it.

"Shoot" she said and yanked it off, twisting it right side out while I... stared at her breasts. Her bra was sized perfectly for her and gave her the perfect amount of lift for those gorgeous perky D's. She yanked the tank top back on and sat down, rubbing her arms some and not looking at me.

"Wh... what's wrong?" I dared to ask in a whisper. She glanced at me and then to Mr. Frisk and then away again. I looked down at Mr. Frisk and suddenly felt a surge of guilt. What had she done to get him back?

"Bane had him" she said quietly "but didn't want to give him back. So I... I showed a little skin..." she was blushing and squirming. "I... I'm not ready for ANYTHING with Bane. He's too rough... too fast... I know he's been with other girls but I..." she stopped and buried her face in her paws. I hesitated before I slowly crawled out of the mountain and sat next to her. I bit my lip and then grabbed one of my giant blue bears and handed it to her. She blinked but I smiled and gave Mr. Frisk a big squeezy hug. She blinked but then squeezy hugged the bear and just... sat there. She took several deep breathes and then pulled back with a small smile.

"That's amazing..." she said softly. I just nodded and nuzzled Mr. Frisk. "I took off my top so he could... you know... look at them..." she whispered, just staring at the floor "and before I knew it he just... grabbed me. He was kissing me and... it was okay. But his paw... I tried to push it away but he kept bringing it back. Finally I just pushed him off, grabbed my shirt, and ran." She sounded scared... and angry... and embarrassed... and ashamed. I could only nod and she sighed heavily "sometimes I just don't know why I date him you know?" Again... all I could do was nod. Finally she gave blue bear another big hug and then smiled at me "I guess I know why you have so many of these things..." she giggled.

I smiled back and nodded whispering "they never hurt you... or make you feel bad... they're always happy to see you when you come home from school and you can always hug them.. without the fear of being groped" I added with a soft giggle. She blinked and then laughed. That wonderful laugh that I loved so much. For once I was cheering Lizzie up! It felt good... it felt so amazing to be the one to make her laugh. "So..." I said softly "how's your book coming?"

"Oh it's great!" she said with a smile "it's a fantasy book about a girl who has magic but... she lives in a world where only boys are allowed to learn magic at a school... so she's a 16 year old girl pretending to be a 14 year old boy!... it's called*"

""Eon!?"" I said excitedly, finishing for her "I love that book! There's a sequel too called "Eona!""

"There is?" she said "Oh I have SO got to read it when I'm done with this one. Do you have it?"

I nodded quickly and giggled "Yea I have both! You can borrow it if you want." I smiled with a blush.

"Oh that'd be so cool! Thank you Kogata!" she smiled and gave me a hug. I felt her breasts push against mine in that nice pushup bra of her's and flushed a bit deeper. She pulled back and giggled "well I guess you know my book now so... what about yours?"

"Oh it's cool too" I said "It's about a girl who can turn into a feral wolf. She's part of a wolf pack and they hunt as a pack in the forest and everything. Well she meets a normal boy who's an artist and*"

"And the bastard tries to kill her!" she finished for me this time. I stared but nodded and she said ""Blood and Chocolate!" That book is awesome! But the movie sucks... But that's cool! It'll be easy to connect the books since we've each read the other's!" she giggled with a smile. Then she blinked and got that look... that look a girl gets when she suddenly gets an idea that she thinks is the most amazing idea in the world. "I know what we can do for the comic!" I blinked and just tilted my head curiously.

"Okay so Eona is stuck as a boy because she's in this stupid... male dominated society right?" she said and I nodded in agreement. "Right, and Vivian is part of a wolf pack which... obviously... is a male dominated hierarchy! She meets a guy she thinks she might be able to love and exposes her true self to him and what does he do? He tries to shoot her!! How insane is that!?" I nodded and couldn't help but think about my own secrets. Not just that I was gay or in love with Lizzie but... my power... I wondered what Lizzie would think if I told her about it. "Well anyway... what if we took the girls from each story and let them write their own world?" she giggled with a blush "To hell with boys! They could just... find each other... and be happy together... away from all the testosterone and all that." She was blushing a little bit... but so was I.

"Y... You mean" I stammered "you mean like... like a... l.... lesbian... love story?" Was she really suggesting something like that? Did that mean she didn't mind lesbians?

"Well..."she blushed but said softly "yea why not? I mean... unless you're uncomfortable with that sort of thing..."

"No no!" I said quickly... perhaps a bit too quickly "No that's... that's fine" I said with a shy smile.

"Really? Great!" she purred "so ummm... do you want to come over tomorrow after school and we can get started with the plot and everything? I mean I'm assuming you'll have your book finished by then since you read at the speed of light." I blushed but stared at her in disbelief. Was she really going to invite me over? To her HOUSE?... "Unless..." she said quietly, her smile fading some "you've got plans..."

"No!" I blurted out, once again too quickly and too eagerly "no I don't have any plans." I glanced down a bit. I never had plans.

"Oh, alright cool!" she said with a smile. I hugged Mr. Frisk again, purring happily. She held out blue bear to me and I giggled and twisted, putting him back into place. My stupidly big bra shifted out of place when I did and I had to twist back and try and fit it back, flushing horribly. "Scratch that..." she said with a smile "the project can wait...." Oh no... what was wrong? I know my bras were messed up but... did she not want me to come over anymore? She must've seen my horrified expression because she smiled and reached out, fixing my bra through the dress as best as she could and saying "tomorrow after school you and I are going to the mall to get you some bras that fit darnit." All I could do was stare and then hide under my bangs, even my ears turned red.

"Th... thanks" I managed to murmur, wanting to disappear right then.

"Awww it's okay..." she said softly and then leaned over and gently nosed my shoulder with a soft purr. "Come on..." she said "I just hate to see such a cute set of boobs so uncomfortable when they deserve to be nicely caressed and properly supported!" she giggled gleefully. I looked at her and bit my lip slightly.

"y...you..." I stammered "you think... my boobs are cute?"

"Oh heck yea!" she giggled "they're a nicely shaped set of B's that are just adorably perky." She gave a soft purr and for a moment I could've sworn Lizzie was hitting on me. Then that thought faded when I remembered Bane but I smiled anyway.

"Thanks..." I whispered and looked up at the clock, my ears flattening. It was getting pretty late already. I didn't want Lizzie to go but I saw her look at the time too. She sighed heavily and gave me a small smile. "I'll... see you tomorrow?" I asked... trying not to sound too depressingly hopeful.

"You bet" she purred back "and if your brother gives you any crap you let me know... I can always come back and set him straight." She smirked and gave a grinning snarl. I giggled and nodded and then walked her to the door. I watched her from the front door window, watching her hips sway slightly as she headed down the driveway to her car. Those gorgeous curvy hips and that beautiful golden brown hair. She was the absolute vision of perfection. She climbed into her sedan and then headed off for home.

I headed back upstairs after a while and picked up "Blood and Chocolate" again. By midnight I had finished the book and fallen asleep. The book lay lazily on my nightstand and Mr. Frisk was safely tucked away in my arms. I could smell Lizzie's scent so strongly on his new shirt.... It was amazing.... I knew that tonight I was going to have good dreams.

And I was right...

I found myself in a Victoria's secret store... and I was naked except for my panties. I was panicking at first until I realized no one else was in the store. I hesitated before starting to try on different bras but they always turned out to be too big or too small. I was getting frustrated and upset. I wanted a nice bra to wear for Lizzie to make my chest look good to her. That's when I heard her voice...

"Kogata what's wrong?" she asked from behind me. I whirled around and there she was in that same outfit from the night before. I covered my chest with my paws, flushing deeply and looking away.

"I can't... find a bra that fits" I said softly, trying not to cry. "I don't know what size to get" I blurted out "they're always too big or too small to fit my stupid boobs!" Tears glittered in my eyes now as I looked back up at Lizzie and froze. Her clothes were gone, all except for her panties and she wasn't covering her breasts... those beautiful perfect breasts. They were so big yet still so well shaped. I bet they were warm too. She was smiling though, a gentle sweet smile and not covering up one bit.

"Oh silly" she giggled "you have to size your breasts before you can find a bra that fits. Come on let me show you." She took my paw and I eeped and covered both breasts with one arm as she pulled me in front of a full body mirror. She stood next to me and smiled "Like this..." she purred with a hint of a moan. I couldn't take my eyes off of her. Every part of me was screaming to look away but... I just couldn't! She slid her paws slowly up along her sides with another lustful purr and then let her fingertips glide across her breasts until her paws engulfed them and she rolled them up and then back down very slowly. She smiled at me and whispered "you have to feel them.... Then you find a bra that matches. You try!" What the heck was she talking about? Didn't they use like... measuring tapes and all that?

"I... I don't... I don't know..." I managed to stammer out, taking a peek at my own tiny breasts under my arm. I was so nervous and scared.

"Come on it's okay" she purred and turned to face me "here... you can feel one of mine first... I'm a D so you can know what a D feels like and have a starting point..." She smirked and reached out, gently grasping my free paw. Her paw was so soft and warm. I was already blushing but when she started to pull my paw towards her now unattended breast I began to shake. I swallowed what felt like a bunch of sand. My throat felt so dry. I was panting softly, just staring at my paw as it drew closer and closer to that beautiful mound of flesh that I'd fantasized about for so long. I could feel warmth radiating from her body now I was so close. My paw began to tremble as I felt the fur of her breast brushing against that of my paw... just a few more milimiters....

BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP!!!!

My alarm blared me awake and I sat up with an eep of surprise. I slapped it to turn it off and sighed softly. Right when it was about to get really good... well... at least Bane hadn't been in it this time. I looked up at my mirror and realized I was still blushing. I gave a soft giggle and moved to get off the bed when I felt a wetness between my thighs. Oh no! Had I wet the bed again?... Oh God I hadn't done that since I was 4! I bit my lip and lifted the bottom of my night gown to have a look and then threw it back down, blushing even harder. No... didn't wet myself... my body had just reacted to the dream a lot more then I thought it would. I shivered but quickly climbed out of bed and changed panties before getting dressed for school. Today I didn't want to risk a short dress and stockings so I went with a longer frilly dress instead. Less sexy... more adorable... stick to what I know.

Papa had brought home muffins to make for breakfast after work last night so they were ready and fresh on the kitchen table. Jim wasn't anywhere in sight. Papa didn't even bother asking about him, he just made sure I had everything for school with a muffin in paw before shooing me out the door to catch the bus. I was feeling good this morning, with a shy smile on my face, even if it was mostly hidden by my bangs.

Papa headed off to work and I skipped to the bus stop just in time and climbed on. I took my usual seat and used my backpack as a wall as I stared out the window and watched the houses become a blur as the bus rolled off to school. This time though I wasn't in tears... I was so excited to see Lizzie again! I was bouncing in my seat the whole way to school.

The morning went pretty smoothly. Nobody really noticed me now that I wasn't wearing a super short dress anymore. I was just back to being the freaky girl that dresses like an 8 year old. But for some reason... today it didn't bother me so much. I went to my locker and swapped out all my books, making sure Mr. Frisk was nice and safe.

I saw Lizzie down at her locker but she seemed to be in kind of a hurry so I didn't get a chance to say hi. She just changed out her books as fast as she could and hurried off to her first class. That's when I realized why she was rushing. Bane came around the corner a moment later looking for her. When he didn't see her he slammed his fist into a nearby locker, bending the door a bit. I jumped with a frightened eep and he looked up right at me. I froze, just standing there trembling and staring back at him. Somehow my body found the strength to move and I slammed my locker shut and ran off to my first class. I guess the memories of the previous day had given my footpaws new strength to run when terrified. I was a chicken but being a chicken beats having Bane try to make me kiss Jimmy again... or even worse... kiss Bane himself.

Once I was in the safety of a classroom I calmed down a bunch. It's not like Bane would just charge into a class that wasn't even his just to get me. Not that I would've noticed anyway. My first classes were just a blur of words that I took some jarbled notes on while thinking about Lizzie. I kept looking down at my paw, wondering what it would've felt like to feel Lizzie's breast. Every time I started to though I felt a strong warmth growing beneath my stomach and I forced myself to think about something else instead. I didn't have a clean pair of panties to change into after all.

When English rolled around I practically sprinted for the class. I came around the corner and froze seeing Bane standing outside of it. He looked right at me as I came near and opened his maw starting to say "Have you seen..." but I just ignored him and ducked inside where there were other students and Mr. Deenly as witnesses... so he wouldn't try to kill me.

I sat in the back and watched the door, trembling slightly as I waited for Lizzie. I saw her appear and head for the door but she suddenly stopped and Bane's back blocked my view of her. What a jerk! I couldn't make out what he was saying to her but she definitely sounded upset. When the bell rang she shoved past him and into the classroom, taking her seat. She didn't even look at me... Whatever Bane had been saying had shaken her up quite a bit.

I was worried I might not get to talk to her all class when Mr. Deenly stood up and said "alright, for today I'm going to be answering questions about your final projects. Since it's new I want to get everything clarified now so I don't have to take time to do it later. So meet up with your partners and if you need to come see me I'll be right here." He chuckled at his own... pathetic humor, and then sat down at his desk up front. I looked up and watched Lizzie. She looked down at her desk for a long moment. I was about to get up and move to her when she looked back at me and gave a small smile before she stood up and came over.

"Sorry" she said with another mask smile "I was just a little zoned out..." She sat down next to me and said "So do you wanna get our idea approved?" She looked right at me... and I guess my concern was written all over my face because her smile faltered some and her ears pulled back. She bit her lip and then sighed and said softly "am I that transparent?..." I nodded just a little bit.

"What happened?" I whispered softly. She shook her head but I hesitated and took a breath and whispered "you can tell me Lizzie... we're friends... right?..."

She looked at me with a look of surprise. Oh no... I'd ruined it... I'd just ruined everything! We were English partners not friends! She didn't want to be my* "You really want to be my friend?" she asked softly, yanking me from my thoughts. I blinked and stared at her but flushed and nodded with a shy smile. "Even though I'm dating a guy who's probably been picking on you for years..." she said in a very uncertain tone. Again all I could do was nod with a smile. She smiled a tiny smile and whispered "thank you..."

"You don't have to thank me" I giggled softly "I... don't have many friends... just Bibbles..."

"Bibbles?" she blinked and giggled "Who's that?..."

"Oh he's my gay best friend" I snickered back "he's in college but we kinda grew up together... he's the brother I was supposed to get. But I got stuck with Jim" I made a yuck face and she laughed.

"I'll have to meet him some time" she purred and smiled but her smile faltered some as she looked towards the door.

"What happened?..." I whispered "what did he say to you?" I'd never seen Lizzie so shaken up before.... I was worried.

She hesitated a long time for she whispered softly "he... he took pictures of me when I wasn't looking..." I looked confused for a moment before I realized what she was talking about. That dirty bastard! How could he!? "He didn't say what he was going to do with them but... he wants to see me again this weekend and I... I don't want to but I'm afraid if I don't he'll send them to everyone!" she said, she looked like she was going to cry. She looked down and just grabbed pawfuls of her hair.

I couldn't believe it... it was bad enough that Bane had tried to grab her when she was so vulnerable like that... He had taken PICTURES!!... and it was all my fault. If she hadn't been trying to get Mr. Frisk back then she wouldn't be in this mess. I was shaking with rage and fear but finally I blurted out "I'll take care of it..."

She looked up at me looking confused and startled. "Wh... what?" she said softly "No Kogata you can't... why would he delete them for you?... unless you give him something in return..." She started to tremble and then turned and looked right at me. "You can't!" she hissed softly "Kogata no matter how bad this is you can't fix it like that!"

"I won't!" I said back shakily "I'm not going to give him anything I... I'm just gonna talk to him... I'm sure I can convince him..."

"You promise?" she whispered "promise me you won't do anything foolish... you don't let him hurt you..." She looked absolutely terrified, as though what happened to her might just be the tip of the iceberg.

"I..." I stammered but took a breath and said "I promise Lizzie." I looked right back at her, pulling my bangs back so she could see both eyes and smiled.

She hesitated but then gave a shaky nod and smiled back. "Thank you Kogata..." she said softly. I don't think she believed I could do it. But she was definitely happy that I wanted to help. She wiped her face and took a breath and said "so do you want to talk to Mr. Deenly about our idea?" I nodded with a smile and we stood up and approached his desk.

He wasn't seeing anyone so when we stepped forward he looked up and smiled saying "what's up ladies?"

Lizzie spoke first... obviously. "We both finished our books and we have an idea for our final creative project and I wanted to get your input" she said with a smile while I stood next to her just smiling like a goof.

"Oh? Let's here it!" he said, sounding excited.

"Okay well both of our stories have girls as the main characters" she said "One has to pretend to be a boy in her story because she's at a magic school and girls aren't allowed to teach magic. The other... can turn into a feral wolf. She lives in a pack which is... male dominated obviously. Well she meets this artist who's just a normal guy and wants to date him. She tells him her secret and... he tries to kill her."

"Oh my..." he said with a chuckle "so how did you want to combine the sets of characters?"

"Well..."she said, blushing just a little bit and glancing at me, making me blush way more then her. She looked back to Mr. Deenly and said "we wanted to take the girl from the magic school book... Eon... her name is Eona... and bring her into the other book to meet Vivian. Both of them have been oppressed by men or even had them try to kill them so... why not make a love story without the men? Just two girls who are sick of being treated so poorly who meet each other and fall in love? Kogata's really good at art so we were thinking a comic." I fidgeted slightly with the hem of my dress as I watched Mr. Deenly's reaction.

"You mean..." he said suddenly very softly, his smile completely gone from his face "a homosexual love story between two females?" Lizzie looked suddenly nervous and a little confused but nodded. Mr. Deenly sighed and shook his head saying "I'm afraid I can't allow that..."

"What?... why not?" Lizzie asked, looking a little upset.

"Because..." snorted Mr. Deenly "It's wrong... and immoral... and I will not allow it in my classroom." I visibly winced at those words and just dropped my gaze to stare at my footpaws. Lizzie on the other hand took another approach.

"What?!" she growled "It is not! There's nothing wrong with it and you can't just ban an assignment just because you don't like it!"

"I can..." Mr. Deenly said back very calmly "and I will. If you try to turn in the assignment the way you have described it I will give you both a 0 and you will not be able to receive above a C for the semester."

"You can't do that!" Lizzie hissed back, she was outraged "You can't give us a 0! The comic is only part of the assignment! I'll tell the principal! This is unfair!" She was right. This wasn't right at all... but I already knew what he was going to say next. He'd pulled it before when he asked me to stay after class long enough to make me miss most of lunch but didn't write me a pass or anything.

"Go ahead" he said simply and picked up the paper he was grading when we came up "Principal Yemmer is my niece's new husband... it would be a shame if she found out her husband was trying to interfere with good ole Uncle Henry's work..." He looked up over the paper right at Lizzie. It was a dead challenge... and he had won. Lizzie just trembled and then narrowed her eyes and with a huff she turned away and stormed back to her seat. I followed her without a word, staring at my feet and shaking just a little bit.

I sat down next to her as she flopped into her seat and glared up at Mr. Deenly. "This isn't fair..." she growled. I just nodded and chewed on my lip. After a few moments she sighed and looked at me and reached out slowly, poking my bottom lip with one delicate finger and saying with a small smile "don't chew your lip... keep it nice and smooth so it's more fun to kiss." I looked up at her and blushed deep scarlet.

"Sorry..." I whispered and looked away again. She giggled and brushed some of my bangs back from my face.

"It's alright..." she said with a purr "as your friend I have to help you get a boyfriend... it's my duty! So I'm starting early" she winked and then sighed and said "I guess we should come up with a new idea huh?..." I nodded just a little bit but kept staring at the floor. I didn't want to do a different idea. I was so happy that Lizzie had come up with a lesbian love story... it made me feel... accepted by her. Even if she didn't quite know that about me yet. I still like that she was open to it and it wouldn't bother her if and when I could finally tell her.

We spent the rest of the class working on our summaries and joint essay instead. We just couldn't come up with any ideas for the comic. We had our hearts set on it so strongly and now it had been yanked away just because our English teacher was a closed minded jerk. When the bell rang Lizzie stood up to head to lunch but I hung back. I smiled at her hesitantly and said "I'll... catch up with you in a bit okay? I'm gonna go talk to Bane..."

She blinked and said "I'll come with you."

"No!" I blurted out, making her jump slightly. I trembled but said "I... I'll be fine... go get some lunch and get us a table?" She hesitated but nodded and then hurried off to the cafeteria. I took a breath and then headed out into the halls to try and meet Bane before he made it to lunch.

It didn't take me long to spot him and it seemed he was just as interested in talking to me as I was him. He was with Mike though... I looked up at Mike and shook horribly. Bane growled "we got detention because you you stupid little freak!... I think you owe both of us an apology... a real nice apology." Oh God I knew what that meant... wait!... maybe I could... Yes!

"Okay..." I said softly, looking right at him. He blinked in surprise but before could question it I said "can we go somewhere private?... just you first..." I said, looking at Bane. He glanced at Mike and shrugged and I turned and headed off for the Library. Bane walked behind me... not too close but not too far. I guess he wanted to fuck me but not be seen with me... typical. He was like some creepy stalker, glancing around but whenever he looked at me I could feel his eyes ripping my dress off. It made me shiver.

We headed into the library and I headed upstairs into the back where nobody would see us. He arrived only a moment later with a big stupid grin on his face but it faded the moment I hit him with my power. I wasn't gentle this time... I took control completely... he had tried to hurt my Lizzie and I wasn't going to be nice about fixing it.

"Where are the pictures you took of Lizzie?" I hissed softly. He pulled out a small digital camera from his pocket and held it out to me. He had a blank expression on his face... his maw slackened open some with a bit of drool oozing out of the corner. I snatched the camera away and flicked through it til I found her pictures. There she was without her tank top on in his bedroom. She was looking away and looked very upset. I deleted every single one and then... came to more pictures of other girls. Some naked... some not... some were crying... some involved his junk. It was disgusting. I deleted the entire camera and then stuffed it back in his pocket. He didn't even move. The big dumb ape still had his arm outstretched.

"Alright" I growled softly, glaring at him "You're going to leave here after 20 minutes and discover your camera accidentally erased itself. You're going to tell Mike that a librarian caught you so you might as well leave me alone... got it?" His expression didn't change but he nodded slowly, causing him to drool a bit more down his shirt as he tilted his head down a bit. "Good boy..." I growled and the glow from my eyes faded. I shoved past him, leaving him just standing there. He'd wake up after 20 minutes. Any longer and his brain might be able to figure out what actually happened.

I hurried out of the library and headed for the lunch room. I spotted Lizzie with two burgers, two drinks, and two fries. She bought me lunch!? I blushed but hurried over and sat down. She looked very nervous. "Well?..." she asked, sliding a lunch over to me "how did it go?"

"I took care of it" I said quietly "his whole camera is erased." I started to unwrap my burger but mewled in surprise and nearly dropped it as she suddenly hugged me.

"Thank you!" she whispered in a trembling voice "oh thank you so much Kogata..." She squeezed me so tightly in her arms, I felt those lush breasts pressed against my side and I blushed deeply.

"You're welcome..." I giggled softly "I owed you for getting Mr. Frisk back... afterall if it weren't for that you wouldn't have gotten into that mess..." I looked down some, feeling bad again for getting her into that situation.

She blinked and then said firmly "no... it's not your fault Kogata. If Bane hadn't been such a jerk... then I wouldn't have been in that mess." I looked up at her and gave a small smile and nodded. I turned back to my burger and started to eat quickly. Using my power pretty strongly made me really hungry.

"So what class do you have after this?" Lizzie asked curiously, tilting her head as she ate.

"Art" I giggled with a shy smile.

"Now why doesn't that surprise me?" she snickered, making me blush deeper. "Do you like it?" she asked and then stopped. "No wait... I've seen you draw, that's probably a stupid question" she laughed. I giggled along with her and she said "how long have you been drawing?"

"Ever since I was little" I said shyly "Mama got me crayons and a coloring book when I was two and ever since then I've been drawing. I started with crayons and then... before she died... Mama got me a real sketchbook and drawing pencils when I turned four..." my voice trailed off for a moment and then I said softly "she died before I turned five..."

Lizzie's ears flattened and she whispered "I'm so sorry Kogata.... How... did she die?"

"She got sick..." I said quietly "Cancer... the doctors couldn't cure it." I hesitated and then gave her a tiny smile and pulled out my wallet. I pulled out a picture of Mama and showed her. "She was the best Mama in the world..." I said quietly.

"Oh wow..." Lizzie said "she's beautiful. No wonder you've got such good looks." She grinned, making me blush. I tucked the picture safely away again. "So your dad..." she said softly "he never... remarried?"

I shook my head. "No, Papa just tried his best to take care of Jim and me..." I said quietly.

"Oh..." she said quietly and looked back to her lunch. I looked at her and bit my lip some. She stole a glance at me and smiled. "My parents divorced when I was little..." she said quietly "I live with my Dad and step Mom... when they're home. My step mom hates me but... Dad has a lot of money so I'm still taken care of."

I blinked and nodded just a little bit but smiled softly. "Well you can come over whenever you want... I'm sure Papa won't mind" I said with a shy smile. I knew I certainly wouldn't mind having my biggest crush hanging out at my house.

She smiled and purred "thanks Kogata..." Just then the bell rang for the end of lunch. She finished her drink and stood up. "I'll see you at Gym okay?" I nodded and we each turned and hurried off to our next classes.

Art was a lot better today then it was yesterday, mainly because I didn't dump out my entire backpack onto the table looking for Mr. Frisk. I just sat down and started sketching again. This time I was sketching from my dream. I drew Lizzie looking right at me with those sweet seductive eyes. Her maw was open just enough to give off a tiny moan as her paws hid her breasts teasingly from view. Nobody ever sat at my table because nobody wanted to be associated with a freak like me so I got my privacy. I had stared so many times at Lizzie's body that I knew each and every single curve of it like it was my own. I drew her perfectly each and every time. Every shading change in her fur color... every shimmer and shine in her hair.... the lush curvature of her breasts... the muscles of her legs. God I just wanted to reach out and touch her.

The teacher came by to check on all of our work and I quickly flipped to my actual school project. It was just a far shot of a beach scene. Furs of all ages laughing and playing in the sand and sea. A few were making sand castles while others just listened to music and sipped lemonade. It really was a nice piece and the teacher smiled. "Very nice work Kogata, I'm impressed" she said and then moved on. I blushed deeply but dared not look up at the other students. They all knew I was the favorite in this class and a lot of them didn't like me for it. Still I was proud to get such a nice compliment about my art... though part of me wished I could show Lizzie some of my work about her... and not be arrested. I stole another peek at the picture from my dream and blushed even deeper. I felt the warming beneath my stomach though so I shut the sketchbook quickly and just went back to my beach drawing.

When class finally ended I hurried off to Gym to change ahead of everyone. Fortunately this time I wasn't late so I got changed and headed out into the Gym before any of the other girls could make fun of me. I waited in my spot for Lizzie to come out and when she did she was talking with.... Stacey... They were chumming it up just like they used to, just old gal pals. My ears flattened and I looked down but she still walked up to me with a smile. "Hey Kogata" she said, making me smile and wave a little.

Stacey sighed and said "Lizzie I know you like to give to charity but that doesn't mean you have to be nice to loser baby freaks like this..." I winced and looked quickly down again, hiding my face with my bangs.

"Look Stacey..." I heard Lizzie growl "I wanted to try and be friends again but the way you've been acting lately... you can just go to hell! I'm sick of you dumping on everyone, especially Kogata!" I looked up and Lizzie moved to stand next to me and glared at Stacey. "She's my friend alright? Deal with it! She's not a freak, she's not a baby and she's not a loser! She's adorable and she's nicer to me then you EVER were!"

Stacey just stared at her and snapped back "fine! Fine keep your freaky little... UGH!" she turned and stormed off. I just stared and then slowly looked up at Lizzie.

"Bitch..." Lizzie growled after Stacey and looked at me. Her ears pulled back some. "Sorry about that..." she said quietly "I thought she might grow up but... I guess not."

"It's okay..." I said shyly and smiled "thanks... for sticking up for me."

"Of course!" she chuckled "what are friends for?" I smiled and nodded. "I gotta get to my spot" she said with a wink and hurried off to stand in line and wait for roll call. Today the coaches put us in the wonderful sport of volleyball. Luckily for me I got put on Lizzie's team again. She was always good at sports. You name it and she can play it.

I wasn't very good at serving... or spiking... or bumping... but I could set okay! I spent most of the class period setting up Lizzie and the other kids for spikes. Short version is that we completely dominated the other teams one by one. It was a great day in Gym.

As the bell rang we all filed out into the girl's locker room to get changed. As I pulled on my dress again Lizzie came up and smiled purring "so do you want a ride?" I blinked and gave a confused expression. "Well..." she said "cheerleader practice was cancelled today because it's probably gonna rain soon so if you don't have to stop at home first we can just go right to the mall and get shopping!" She giggled and purred "so what do you say? We can go to my house after and just hang out for a while... it'd be nice to have some company."

Oh my GOD! Lizzie really did want to go shopping?... AND invite me over? I could feel my heart pounding wildly in my chest but I managed to stutter "w... w... well I... I guess..." I swallowed and then smiled shyly, flushing deeply. "I'll have to call Papa and let him know..." I said quietly.

"Okay!" she said with a smile "I'll meet you in the parking lot out front okay?" She turned and hurried off and I flushed, watching those gorgeous hips sway back and forth and pulled out my phone to call Papa as I packed up my backpack. He answered after the third ring.

"Hi sweetheart what's up?" he purred.

"Hi Papa" I said, heading out of the locker room for the front door "A friend invited me to go shopping and hang out at her house after... so I might not be home until later... is that okay?"

"A friend? What friend?" he asked curiously. He wasn't upset but I'd never talked about a friend other then Bibbles.

"My new friend Lizzie" I said blushing "she's my partner for my English final."

"Oh!" he said, probably happy it wasn't a boy... or at least... feeling a bit more at ease "yea sure sweetheart! Do I need to pick you up at some point or can she give you a ride?"

"I'm sure she can give me a ride" I purred back. Inside I was bouncing off the walls with excitement that he said yes! I was gonna get to hang out with Lizzie at the mall! And then go to her house... just the two of us... Oh god we were really going BRA SHOPPING! I started to shake as I headed for the front parking lot.

"Okay sweetheart!" he said back "call me later and let me know if anything changes alright? I love you!"

"I love you too Papa!" I said and then hung up. I was absolutely GIDDY with excitement! I headed out to the front parking lot and looked around for Lizzie. Then I heard her car's engine as she pulled up. No way... her sedan had a fold down top! It was a convertible! The black metallic coat was absolutely spotless. She pulled down her sunglasses and smirked "ready to go?" she purred.

I don't know why they cancelled cheerleading practice. It was absolutely gorgeous out. But I wasn't going to complain! I nodded with a horrible blush and hopped into the passenger seat. Lizzie grinned and then gunned the engine and we took off towards the mall. My heart was still hammering in my chest and I felt my entire body growing warm. It was a mix of everything... the sheer joy of being around Lizzie... the joy of knowing we were going to spend a lot of time together... and... a tiny hint of arousal at the thought of shopping for bras with her and remembering my dream.

Today was definitely an amazing day... I just hope fate didn't decide to find a way to ruin it for me...

Chapter Six

I couldn't help but notice how sexy Lizzie looked with her hair waving in the wind and those sunglasses on. She didn't wear the huge circular ones like the preppy chicks. She wore thin mirrored ones that hid her green eyes completely until she lowered them to eye you over. Every time she did it made me squirm and blush again. She also looked... happy... really happy... like she was free as a bird. She blasted standard chick music, which I absolutely loved. Katy Perry, Ke$ha, Taylor Swift, Superchick, and other stuff like that, it was great!

Soon we were pulling into the mall parking lot. Lizzie flicked the switch to lower the top down and I giggled as it closed us in again. She smiled at me and purred "you ready to hit Victoria's Secret?" My eyes snapped wide open. I'd never gotten bras from there before.... They were kind of expensive and since I always ended up with the wrong size I only got cheap bras. I realized that Lizzie was grinning at me... a very... very mischievous grin. It made me blush deeply but I finally managed a response.

"I... I..." I stuttered "I guess so..." My voice was barely more then a tiny squeak! I was suddenly so nervous and I wasn't entirely sure why. The look she gave me just made me squirm.

"Good" she purred with a wink "because after I'm done with you you're going to be drop dead sexy." She then climbed out of the car, flicking her tail up and making me blush even deeper as I climbed out with her. I kept my head down though and let my bangs hide most of my face. She saw me trying to hide and staring at my footpaws and hurried over, grabbing my paw. "Oh come on!" she giggled and started dragging me towards the mall entrance. I couldn't put up much of a fight even if I wanted to so I just followed after her. I was happy enough just to get to hold her paw. Her soft... silky smooth paw... with such warm pads. I flushed horribly but kept my head down.

The AC of the mall hit me really harshly, making me shiver some. Lizzie glanced at me but smiled. "Come on!" she grinned and started off. All I could do was follow, trying not to trip. Lizzie walked with such confidence in every single stride. She didn't shake her ass like a cheap girl but she gave just enough sway to catch attention. She didn't care who looked because she knew none of them were getting anything from her, not even a second look.

I looked up only once and immediately regretted it. Guys were absolutely staring jaw dropped at Lizzie. She'd changed after Gym and I hadn't even really realized it until now. She'd been wearing a hoody for the car ride but left it in the car for the trip to the mall. Now that I saw her outfit I realized why everyone was staring and found myself joining them. She was wearing a ruby red silk double V top. It wrapped around her back but gave off a little show above the hem of her jeans. In front it buttoned only twice across her breasts. It opened in a V to the top to show off a nice amount of cleavage and opened in a V underneath to show off that gorgeously toned tummy of her's. Beneath that where no one could see she was wearing a black lacy pushup bra with matching panties under her black denim jeans. They were belted with a white leather belt studded with silvery bolts. Her jeans hugged those curvy hips as though they were worshipping them. Remember back when I said she was next to "perfect" in the dictionary?... yea this was why.

I was too busy staring at her to realize we had already made it to Victoria's Secret. She looked at me and grinned with a teasing purr "you ready to start taking proper care of your girls?" I could only stare back and start to tremble, glancing away.

"Lizzie I..." I started to say but my throat suddenly closed up. She blinked and then slowly stepped in front of me with a kind smile.

"Hey hey..." she said softly "look we don't have to do this if you don't want to. I'm honestly just trying to help you out." She gave me a wink and purred "I'm only teasing you to try and help you loosen up okay?"

I looked at her for a long moment before I nodded and whispered "okay..." I took a breath and then grumbled "but if some guy starts staring at me..."

"I'll claw his eyes out" she said with a sweet smile, making me smile back. She brushed my bangs out of my face and then turned and headed inside. I hesitated but then followed after her. There were a lot of girls... and a few guys but they were all following a girl around like a loyal puppy. Sadly I envied them in a way. I wanted to follow Lizzie like that and not because she was helping me find a bra that fits like I was some kind of nine year old baby. I was watching an older wolfess hold various bras up to her chest over her shirt. First a white one, then a black one, then a silky deep red one that contrasted gorgeously with her black fur. Her boyfriend gave a low lustful growl and nodded. She giggled and hurried off to one of the dressing rooms. My ears lowered some as I watched her disappear. I wanted to do that for Lizzie... give her that reassurance that she'd found the right choice.

It was then that I realized I'd lost Lizzie somewhere in the store. I looked around but she was nowhere in sight. I started to tremble a little bit. There were gorgeous girls everywhere looking at bras and underwear and some of the sexiest lingerie I'd ever seen. My lower stomach was starting to grow warm again. I could smell girls all around me... I was flushing deeply... my heart was pounding in my chest. Everything felt suddenly so warm. Part of me felt like I should just bolt. I needed to get out of there!

"There you are!" I heard Lizzie say and turned to see her standing there with a wide smile and at least a dozen bras in her paws. I froze and just stared at her, shaking like mad. She didn't really expect me to try all of them on did she? She had blue ones, pink ones, purple ones, black ones with blue tiger stripes, frilly ones, silk ones, and some that I could swear were see-through in the right light. I couldn't even find words but apparently I didn't have to. "Come on, let's find your perfect match" she purred and turned, heading off for the dressing rooms. I swallowed hard and took a deep breath and then followed after her. She opened one of the dressing rooms and ushered me inside after hanging up the bras on one of the hooks. "I'll wait outside, you pick one and try it on and then let me in so I can see okay?" she purred and then disappeared out into the waiting area before I could stop her.

So there I was, staring into the mirror at myself, shaking like mad. Why was I here? Why was I even doing this!? I wasn't supposed to be trying on sexy bras like this... I was supposed to be trying on cute girly dresses! I shut my eyes and took deep breathes and then suddenly remembered the wolfess and her boyfriend. Maybe if I tried... if I tried really really hard I could impress Lizzie a little bit. I opened my eyes and looked at my reflection. I took another deep breath and then pulled off my dress and hung it on one of the hooks. I stared at myself for a long time, gazing at my cute smaller frame and my way too big bra. I reached back and unhooked it, letting it fall away and reveal my breasts. I blushed just a little bit as they hit the open air. Now it was the moment of truth.

I looked at my selection and decided to start with something simple. I picked a deep blue bra with just a bit of lace on the edges and slid it on. The moment I felt the material touch my breasts it felt so much better then any other bra I'd ever worn. I clasped it behind me, adjusted the straps a little and then stared at myself. The bra looked like it was made for me... it fit my breasts so perfectly, caressing every curve and actually making me look... sexy.

"You okay in there?" Lizzie's voice called, making me jump and flush horribly. I started to tremble again but I'd found a small burst of confidence in this new bra.

"Y... yea...." I stammered out "c... come on in..." I waited, facing the door. It opened just a crack at first and then Lizzie slowly stepped in and shut the door behind her. Her eyes lit up seeing the way it fit me.

"Wow!" she purred with a brilliant smile "it looks gorgeous on you Kogata! How does it feel?"

"It feels amazing..." I said back softly, glancing down and then back to her. I couldn't believe she'd found such a well-fitting bra just by looking at my breasts through my dress.

"It looks amazing..." she purred and then blushed and lifted her paws just slightly "may I?..." she whispered. I blinked and then stared. Suddenly my heart was pounding wildly in my chest. Was she asking permission to touch them? There was no way... wait... why was Lizzie moving up and down?... No Lizzie wasn't, the whole room was! Why was the... Oh God... I was nodding! I didn't tell my neck to make my head nod! No fair! She smiled though and stepped forward. Time started to slow down again. Was this another dream? No it wasn't a dream. But her paws... they were getting closer. Oh god those strong warm paws were so close to my breasts... and then... they touched.

She was so gentle. Her paws slid across the underside of my breasts very slowly and lightly, giving them a gentle lift and letting them settle back into place. They then slid around to the sides and up over the tops, checking the straps of the bra. Her paws were so soft... and warm... and gentle. I was trembling under her touch. The warming sensation was growing strongly beneath my stomach again. Suddenly I found myself wanting the bra off... not because it was uncomfortable. But because I wanted Lizzie's paws directly caressing my body. I shook slightly as I looked up at her and whispered very softly "what do you think?..."

She looked up at me... and this time she blushed. She pulled her paws away but she hid her nervousness a lot better then I did. "They're nice..." she said and then flushed deeper "I mean the bra cups... they fit nice. I'm glad it's comfortable. Do you want to try on the others? I can step back outside." She reached for the handle, taking a step back.

"No I mean..." I said, blushing deeply "You can stay if you want..." I turned my back and unsnapped the bra, setting it down on one of the benches and reaching for another. The pink and purple ones were the same as the blue one just in different colors so I grabbed the silky black one with blue tiger stripes and slid it on. I could see Lizzie in the mirror as I snapped the clasps in the back. She had stayed but she had turned away mostly, though it made me smile and blush when she stole a glance before I even had the bra on.

Once it was properly adjusted I turned around and whispered "what about this one?" It was a push up bra, giving a bit more support then the other. It gave my little perky breasts even more shape and definition. I blushed horribly but looked up at her with a tiny adorable smile, brushing my bangs back to reveal only one gorgeous blue eye. I didn't even realize it... but I was channeling the perfect combination of sexy mixed with my overwhelming aura of cute.

"It..." she said softly, glancing down but smiling with a blush "it looks amazing Kogata... very sexy." She looked at me and purred with a wink "you'll be able to get any guy you want with that."

Yea... any guy... to bad I didn't want a guy... I wanted Lizzie. But I smiled with a blush and nodded, glancing over to the other bras. I had one last shot. I smiled and purred "I wanna try one more okay?" She nodded and turned around again and so did I. I slid off the tiger bra and then froze, staring at my reflection. I felt... different... a bit stronger. I had never tried to actually attract Lizzie before with my looks but now... I was going all out. I found one of the bras that looked almost transparent. It was a black silk that, when stretched gently over my breasts... you could easily see the goods. I flushed deeply but then turned to face her again and whispered very softly "how about this one Lizzie?... how does it look?" I gave the same look as last time though I reached up and pulled my pigtails out, letting my hair cascade and waterfall gracefully down my back and shoulders, still keeping one eye covered.

Lizzie turned around again and actually stiffened. Something was stirring. I could tell... but still she covered it up really well only a moment later. "That one..." she whispered and then smirked "I think you should save for a night you're looking for a bit of fun... it might just be a little too tempting." I flushed again but nodded and she said "I'll wait outside okay? You can wear one out as long as you take off the price tag and pay for it." She then turned and slipped out of the dressing room, shutting the door behind her.

My ears lowered some as the door closed again. Though I hadn't been sure if I had been expecting anything to happen. Afterall she was still dating Bane... who was I? Just her English partner. I was a little girl with little girl breasts and little girl dreams of being able to fall in love and be with the most gorgeous girl in the whole school. I pulled off the see through bra and shoved it into the pile before pulling on the pink one to match my current pair of panties. I bit my lip and stared at the transparent one. Should I even bother buying it?... I couldn't decide... it was too tough! I was a silly little girl who couldn't make a silly decision that didn't really matter! So what did I do?

I yanked out my phone and hit Bibbles' speed dial. He picked up after only a few rings and I immediately said "quick decision, transparent bra or no?"

"Absolutely" he replied "You're adorable Kogata but I've always told you if you play your body right you can be the absolute perfect marriage of sexy and cute."

"Thanks Bibs, you're the best" I purred and then hung up. He was right... I may not have been able to completely believe him at the time but he'd given me enough confidence to at least buy the bra. I picked up all of them actually, after I tugged on my dress. I stepped out of the dressing room and smiled seeing Lizzie waiting for me. She smiled back and then took my paw and half lead half dragged me to the register for the moment of truth.

There was a young sexy female leopard in her early twenties at the register and when I put the bras on the counter she arched a brow and smirked. "Stocking up?" she purred with a chuckle. I flushed deeply but didn't say a word, I just looked down and fished out a credit card from my wallet. I swiped it, signed for it, and took the bags of bras without saying a word or looking at the cashier. Lizzie smiled though and together we walked out of the store. My face was still flushed but I felt... good! My bra fit perfectly and it was amazingly comfortable.

We started walking through the mall again and Lizzie smiled and purred softly "so where do you want to go next?" I shrugged at first but then spotted it... one of my absolute favorite stores. They sold dresses of all kinds! They ranged from prom to wedding to beauty pageants. I actually full on stopped and just stared into the store, clutching my bag of brand new bras. Lizzie stopped a few feet ahead and then turned and came back, standing next to me. "Do you want another dress?" she giggled softly as she looked at me.

I looked up at her and then suddenly... the confidence of all those new bras rolled it's way into one ball of an amazing idea. My eyes narrowed on Lizzie and a devilish grin came across my face. "No..." I purred "but you do..."

"What?" she laughed "me? In a dress like that? I don't think so..." But I just kept on grinning and she said "not gonna happen Kogata... not in a million years and it doesn't matter what you do!" She crossed her arms and looked away and when she looked back, I hit her with it. The teary eyed pleading Kogata face that got me my brand new laptop for Christmas last year. "Don't..." she said, trying to look away again "don't you dare look at me like that! Stop it!" But I didn't let up, I even added a sniffle. After several long moments of inner turmoil she sighed "fine..."

"Yes!" I squealed and gave her a big squeezy hug. She chuckled and gently patted my head before I grabbed her paw and lead her inside. We were in MY world now. There were dresses in all shapes and sizes and colors! It was time to make Lizzie look like a real princess! She saw the cocktail dress section though and immediately took a step towards it but I held on to her paw and dragged her away grumbling "no..." She whimpered as I dragged her over to the more frilly and floofy dresses and started rummaging through them, giggling like mad.

I picked out three to start with. One was a silvery white that sparkled with pearls and glitter. It was a ball gown that floofed out around the shoulders and had a beautiful embroidery pattern across the bust. The second was a frilly skirted deep crimson one with a somewhat short skirt so I grabbed a pair of black stockings for it too. The last was a cute little emerald green sundress to match her eyes. She looked scared as all heck but I half coaxed, half shoved her into a dressing room and said "don't come out until you've got one on! And the stockings go with the red one!" Then I shut the door and sat down to wait.

It was only in that moment that I realized what I'd just done and started to giggle nervously and tremble. I'd never been that brave before in my entire life! I couldn't believe I'd actually done it and that Lizzie hadn't even seemed annoyed. It was actually kind of fun to turn the tables on her a bit.

I was so lost in thought the sound of the door opening a crack made me jump a little. I looked up and Lizzie poked her head out. She hesitated but growled warningly "you have to swear you won't laugh!"

I blinked but nodded and said in a nervous eep "I swear!" She hesitated some more and then slowly opened the door to reveal the crimson dress and black stockings. The top wasn't very low cut but still, with Lizzie's bust it showed just enough to be a little sexy while staying innocent enough to be cute. The shoulders frilled up and the skirt was loose and ruffled in layers. It was kind of like a ball gown that got halved up by a salsa dress. She trembled slightly and rubbed her arms a little, glancing away.

"I... I don't know Kogata..." she said softly "it feels a little weird..." She was right though... it looked a little weird. The shoulder frills mixed with the shorter skirt just... didn't mix, not for Lizzie.

"Try the white one!" I said with a reassuring smile. She nodded and shut the door again and started to change. I hoped the princess gown would make her feel a bit better about this trip... I didn't want to disappoint her. I wanted her to be able to enjoy her softer side sometimes instead of always having that rough tough guard up. I liked her softer side... Don't get me wrong I liked that she was aggressive and strong and... protective... but her softer side was just so sweet and snuggly it made me feel so amazingly safe... I loved it... I loved her... I absolutely loved my beautiful Lizzie.

The door cracked open again and Lizzie said "I... I don't wanna come out, can you come in?" I blinked and blushed furiously but stood up and slowly stepped forward. I pushed the door open just a little more and then slipped inside, shutting it behind me. The moment I saw her... my jaw dropped. The gown fit her perfectly, showing off the nice slim waist she'd worked so hard to get but frilling out before it became to flirty and showed off her hips too. It almost looked like a wedding dress and for a moment I thought it might be... It was certainly usable as one. She gazed at me, chewing her lip and whispered very softly "wh... what do you think?"

"I think you look beautiful..." I breathed out before I could stop myself. My face flushed deeply and my bangs fell to try and hide it.

"You do?" she said, starting to blush as well. She smiled and glanced down to herself and fiddled with the ball gown skirt a bit. She did a bit of a twirl and whispered softly "I feel like a princess..." I looked up hearing those words and I started to smile.

"That's the point..." I whispered back "you're supposed to feel like a princess... you look like one..." She smiled back at me, blushing furiously. God it felt so good to see her smiling like that. I know it was a rare treat for her to actually get to feel like a girly girl princess. She suddenly leaned close... and hugged me. I blinked in surprise but it didn't prepare me for feeling the drop of moisture on my cheek.

"Thank you Kogata..." I heard her whisper. I hesitated for only a moment before I squeezed her in a hug and nodded, just breathing in the scent of her hair. After a long moment she pulled back slowly with a shy smile. "So..." she said quietly "should I try on the green one too?..."

I looked at it. It was pretty cute, nice and frilly and adorable. But I bit my lip and then shook my head and grabbed it saying "I'll be right back." I left her there in the dressing room looking confused but I hurried out into the store again. I put the frilly green one back and then took a breath. I did a 180 and headed over into the cocktail dress area. It was time to put all of the training that Bibbles had given me to use! I took one quick scan and that was all it took. I spotted it immediately and a blushing smile came across my lips. I knew right away it was the right one, how? Because I thought of Lizzie in it and my knees quivered. I grabbed it and hurried back to the dressing room. I opened the door a crack and held it out to her saying "put it on, no questions." Then I shut the door and leaned against it, taking a heavy breath.

I really hope she liked it... though at the same time I couldn't think of a reason why she wouldn't. It was everything that she needed... everything to accent every gorgeous feature about her body. I knew she was a powerful young girl at heart... every now and then she wanted to be a princess but her true nature was still to be that strong aggressive lioness that she was and flaunt the body she worked hard to get and maintain. Maybe not too much... but just enough to look good and feel good.

"Kogata..." she called out. Her voice yanked me from my thoughts again and I looked up as she slowly pulled the door open and looked right at me. Oh God she looked completely irresistible. It was another emerald green dress, just barely darker then her bright eyes to make them seem even brighter and shine. The straps were silky and crossed over her chest, leaving a her cleavage open. The straps settled in just the right places to hide a strapless bra. It had a very low cut back that rolled down to just above the base of her tail with the straps crossed behind her shoulders. It had a long skirt but was cut on the sides of the legs, showing off those gorgeous thighs of her like a slim fitted kimono. It was sexy, it was exotic, and it hugged her body like a lover's paws. She looked at me and after a moment she bit her lip. "Why'd you pick this one?..." she asked. She wasn't smiling, she looked... nervously curious about the answer.

I looked at her for a long moment and then dropped my head, hiding under my bangs. I trembled and flushed horribly and whispered very softly "because you deserve it..." I swallowed very hard and then said quietly "you're a gorgeous girl with a gorgeous body. Your hips do a favor to every pair of jeans you put on just by letting them be seen together... your chest is one that a lot of girls would kill for... your waist is slim enough for you squeeze into just about any top you want and your tummy is like a super model's... I just... I know you're a very strong girl... even if sometimes you want to be a princess... everyone wants to be a princess sometimes... But you're still Lizzie, the strong aggressive lioness who isn't afraid to be herself and show off the body she worked hard for... so I thought you should have a dress that does that for you... but the color still brings out your eyes and gives more attention to them then anything else. So guys won't just stare at your chest all day..." I didn't dare look up, not even for a moment. I just stared at my footpaws, letting my bangs hide my blushing face.

"H... How do you know all that?..." she whispered softly "how do you know that... sometimes I like being a princess?"

I bit my lip very hard and then said very quietly "because of the way you dance..." Her eyes widened and she stared at me and stepped forward very slowly.

"You... watch me dance?" she asked softly. This was it... this is when she was going to think I was a stalker and freak out and just... run away... I wanted to disappear... I wanted to vanish. But all I could do was nod. "I never knew you... knew so much about me" she whispered "I guess you'll have to tell me more about you to make it even huh?" I looked up and that's when I realized how close she was. She was gazing down at me with those brilliant and amazing green eyes. She was smiling though... actually smiling at me. "It's nice to know that..." she said softly with a blush "someone bothers to get to know me for me... I only feel bad that I haven't returned the attention... yet."

I smiled shyly and whispered "it's okay Lizzie.... I'm kinda used to being invisible... it's better then being picked on." Her ears pulled back but she smiled and brushed some of my bangs back behind my ear, making me tremble slightly.

"I saw you..." she whispered "I saw you a long time ago. I... I always thought you could use a friend but I... I was afraid you might think I was trying to trick you and hurt you because I'm a cheerleader." I could only stare at her in disbelief, trembling slightly and feeling that strange sensation beneath my stomach. God I wanted to kiss her so badly in that moment. I wanted to feel those amazingly soft lips against mine, feel her arms wrap around me and pull me in closer. But I was too afraid... too afraid to go for it. "Thank you Kogata..." she said softly "for making me feel like a princess... and... finding me the best looking dress I've ever worn." She hugged me tightly and I purred and hugged her back. She then pulled back and blushed. "I should get dressed" she said and turned her back. I nodded and flushed, turning away and reaching for the handle. "You don't have to leave..." I heard her voice say and she added with a shy glance over her shoulder at me. "You let me stay so I figure it's only fair..."

She then turned back to the mirror and slid the straps off her shoulders, letting the dress fall silently to the floor. I stole a glance and froze. She was wearing a beautifully sexy black silk thong and a matching silk bra. I trembled slightly as she grabbed her jeans, bending over and slipping into them. I watched the waist of the jeans slowly slide up her gorgeous thighs, enveloping her hips like a lover's lips in a sensual kiss. She clasped the belt and then grabbed her top. She wrapped it over her shoulders and then pulled it together across her breasts. I could see them in the reflection of the mirror. Her black bra was hugging them like a pair of massaging paws. It took me a moment to realize she had paused in buttoning them. I looked up in the reflection and saw her eyes looking right at me...

I froze... my blue eyes widened and my entire face and ears turned such a deep shade of red it showed all through my fur. I forced myself to turn away before either of us could say anything. I was shaking like a Chihuahua in a freezer. A moment later though I felt her paw on my shoulder as she stepped past and opened the door smiling "come on! Let's head to my place so we can get a bite to eat and work on our project some more!" She headed right on out into the store with the dresses, heading for the register. I could only stare for a moment. She wasn't upset or creeped out? I didn't care why, I was just happy and relieved. I hurried to catch up with her and followed her out into the mall after she paid for the green sexy dress and the white princess gown too. It had been a long time since I'd felt this happy. Lizzie had helped me find bras that were comfortable AND sexy and I had helped her find a princess gown to make her feel sweet and innocent and a sexy dress to make her feel strong and gorgeous. The trip to the mall had been a complete success.

As we reached the doors though I jumped at the crack of thunder. It was absolutely pouring outside! I guess they'd been right about the rain. Lizzie blinked and smirked, taking off her shoes one by one and tucking them into her purse. She made sure the dresses were well covered in the plastic bag and grinned "ready?..." I blinked but did the same with my bras and nodded. Then we opened the doors and ran.

It took a whopping three seconds for me to feel completely soaked. I raced alongside Lizzie, letting my footpaws splash through puddles but I found myself giggling and squealing with glee, just like Lizzie was. We were dripping wet by the time we got to her car and climbed in. She was very happy that she had put the top down before we went inside but had regretted not wearing her hoody. I was panting softly but Lizzie wasn't winded in the slightest. Still her crimson cross top was absolutely soaked and hugged her body and breasts. I couldn't help but stare a little as her chest rose and fell with each breath. She smirked at me and purred as she turned on the heat and headed for her house. I blushed and looked down again only to realize my dress was partially transparent from the water. I could see my new bra and everything, even my pink panties underneath. I flushed and tried to cover myself with my arms, hugging my bag of new bras against my chest.

The heaters soon had me nice and toasty though but the warm sensation kissing every inch of my body was short lived as soon we pulled up in front of Lizzie's mansion... errr I mean... house. It was two floors of magnificence and elegance perched on a gorgeous plot of land and had a swimming pool in the back, though I couldn't see it at the time. We both climbed out at the same time and raced up to the front door. She fumbled with her keys for a moment but then shoved it open and stumbled inside, giggling as we got another healthy dose of being soaked.

"Sorry about that..." Lizzie said "come on upstairs I'll get you some dry clothes..." I blinked and flushed but followed her as she headed up the spiraling staircase to the second floor, heading down the hall to the end. She pushed open the door to reveal her bedroom and I nearly dropped my bag of bras. It was huge... and beautiful. She had a big screen plasma HD TV on the wall opposite her king size canopy bed with red silk sheets and drapes. She had several bookshelves fully stocked. There was a cello case in the corner that looked like it hadn't been opened in years. She had a walk in closet full of skirts, slim dresses, tank tops, jeans, short shorts, everything. But probably the most noticeable thing was the countless shiny trophies that dotted the shelves and tops of bookcases around her room. Some for cheerleading, some for gymnastics, some for young competitive sports like soccer or softball. I stood by the door and just stared as she headed for the closet, pulling out the two new dresses and placing them in the very front of her massive closet.

"I hope you don't mind wearing something of mine" she called out as she suddenly started to strip down again, heading further into the closet. I flushed horribly as I watched her pull off her top and shimmy out of her jeans and then even unsnap her bra. I got a glimpse of her bare back before she pulled on a PJ top and a pair of fleecy pants.

"N... No I... I don't mind...." I called back, flushing horribly. She came back out with another tank top and pair of fleecy pants and smiled, tossing them to me. I caught them as she winked and headed for the door.

"You can change in here" she purred "I'll be downstairs getting the pizza started." Then she was gone, heading downstairs and calling out "and don't worry! I'm an only child! No pervy older brother will walk in on you!" I flushed even deeper hearing that but I had an overwhelming sense of relief. I shed my soaked dress and then my bra and pulled on a clean new one, purring at the feel of the soft material supporting my cute breasts so perfectly. I slid on the tank top and then slid into the fleecy pants, blushing furiously as I found my entire body covered in Lizzie's scent. I just stood there, easing my arms around myself and breathing in her scent for a few moments before grabbing my bag and hurrying back downstairs.

Lizzie was just pouring herself a glass of milk when I reached the kitchen again. I set my bag down by the door and she smiled with a purr. "Pizza's in the oven" she said "it'll be about 20 minutes. Do you wanna watch a movie or talk about our project or?..."

"Well I..." I said shyly "I thought maybe we could go in to English early tomorrow and see Mr. Deenly again? Try to convince him to let us do the comic we wanted to?" In truth I was hoping I might be able to use my power to convince him. It would be hard because he had such a deep rooted hatred of homosexuals I guess but I still wanted to try. Worst thing that could happen would be... I get really... really sick.

"Oh... well yea I guess we could do that" she chuckled "if you really think we have a chance at convincing him." She smiled though and said "so do you wanna watch a movie instead then?" I nodded and blushed.

"Yea but you pick!" I said before she could tell me to. She blinked and fumed but giggled.

"Alright" she said "do you want anything to drink? Juice? Soda? Milk?"

"Milk would be great" I purred shyly. She nodded and poured me a glass, handing it to me with a smile as she picked up her own.

"Now I suppose that means I have to go pick out a movie huh?..." she said, raising an eyebrow. I giggled but nodded. I wasn't going to budge on this one. She sighed but smirked as she headed into the den and flicked on the massive 72 inch plasma HD TV. I stared at it and then took a seat on the couch as she flipped through the movie channels and spotted Tangled. "Is this any good?" she asked, looking over her shoulder at me.

I almost spit out the mouthful of milk I had. Was Tangled any good? That movie was AWESOME! I nodded and swallowed and managed to half speak half choke "it's great! It's really funny and cute!" I coughed a bit and she blinked and chuckled, making me blush and look away again.

"Alright then" she purred and started it up. She smiled sweetly and took a seat next to me on the couch, leaning back as the movie started to play. I couldn't help but glance over at her from time to time. Even without a bra on her breasts held such perfect shape and looked oh so tempting through that thin snug tank top. I blushed but tried to focus on the movie as best as I could.

When the oven timer went off I jumped a little and Lizzie purred "be right back!" She got up and hurried off to the kitchen but I went paused the movie for her so she wouldn't miss anything. She came back with the pizza and two plates and cut us each a slice. She handed me my plate and giggled "thanks for pausing the movie." She started it back up again and then purred and sat back, munching happily on her pizza and giggling and laughing as the movie went on. It really was a funny movie. My favorite characters... besides Rapunzel for being so darn adorable... were Pascal and Maximus. I was mid bite of a slice of pizza with a particularly heavy amount of sauce when I saw Maximus fighting Flynn with a sword while the poor thief used a frying pan. I giggled and spilled a heavy bit of sauce down my chin, making me blush horribly and set the plate down. I set to work lapping it up and trying to wipe it up with my fingers.

"You missed a bit..." Lizzie said, tapping her own chin. I tried to wipe it but missed and she giggled "nope... a little... oh hang on I'll get it." Then she leaned forward and time started to slow down again. I froze as she drew suddenly very close to me, her maw open just barely. Was she going to kiss me?... no... she was going to... Oh God! She leaned forward very slowly and then tucked her head just barely underneath mine. Then she rolled her pink tongue across the underside of my chin, lapping up the last bit of sauce with a purr. I could feel the warmth and wetness of that glorious muscle as it rolled across my fur and flesh, gathering up the last bit of sticky sauce that was left and then watched it retreat back between her lips, collecting her prize. She smiled and then sat back again as though nothing had happened, leaving me quite rigid and then suddenly looking down as I grabbed up my pizza and began munching silently again.

I felt suddenly very squirmy and very warm. Why had she done it that way? We had napkins, she could've used one of those. Or heck she could've even used her finger... why... Did she like me?... No no that was crazy! Lizzie was with Bane... even if she shouldn't be. There was no way Lizzie could possibly think of me that way. I was her friend and that was it. And... and I was okay with that! I was okay with just being her friend because maybe someday I could be her close friend and then help her see that Bane wasn't the one for her. Maybe... maybe I could help her find a guy who could make her happy. That's... that's what I really wanted... to see Lizzie happy.

Her wonderful laugh pulled me out of my deep thoughts and I looked up. She was having such a good time. I finished my pizza shortly after she did and curled up some in my corner of the couch. My hair and fur were still a little wet from the rain so it wasn't long before I was shivering... just a little bit. Lizzie looked over at me and smiled purring "c'mere..." She opened her arm and held open a blanket towards me. I flushed deep scarlet and my ears pulled back.

"I... I... I..." I tried to speak but I was trembling out of nervousness as well as shivering now.

"C'mere or I'll come get you" she growled playfully. I hesitated only a moment longer and slowly crawled towards her. When I was close enough she growled again and grabbed me in a hug. I mewled in surprise as she pulled me against her and wrapped the blanket around the two of us. I flushed horribly but within moments, thanks to Lizzie's warmth and the blanket, I had stopped shivering. I breathed in Lizzie's scent as we snuggled together and watched the movie. She was laying against the arm of the couch, using a pillow against it to keep her head propped up. I was laying against her side, her arm draped over me so nicely. It felt so wonderful to be there with her, so close and protected. I felt so safe... so relaxed. And before the movie even ended... I was fast asleep.

I found myself back in the changing room of Victoria's Secret. I looked down at myself and found the nearly transparent silk bra wrapped around my chest. I blinked and blushed as I realized I was wearing a matching pair of panties. I bit my lip and started to tremble when I looked up and saw Lizzie. She was in her Princess dress. She was blushing deeply but it looked like she was crying. My ears lowered harshly. "Lizzie... Lizzie what's wrong?..." I said softly, taking a step toward her. She shook her head and took a step back. I winced and my ears flattened but I whispered "Lizzie please..."

"Princess' have to marry a Prince Kogata..." she whispered back, looking down at her gown and then slowly back up to me. Tears continued to flow down her cheeks. "A princess cannot be with another princess!..." she said, almost starting to sob now. No... No she couldn't be saying that. I took another step forward and she turned away whispering "I'm sorry Kogata...." Then she opened the dressing room door and there stood Bane. He smirked and growled lustfully as he wrapped her in his arms and pulled her against him.

"There's my girl..." he growled, gazing at her even as she sobbed. He looked right up at me and I froze. Everything felt cold. I wanted to cover myself but I was still only in my underwear. He laughed at me "trying to be sexy and steal my girl eh? Good luck... she can't get enough of me... besides who are you?... You're nothing... You're just a whiny little*"

"Freak!" Jim's voice growled as he stepped into view. "You've always been a freak Kogata!" he snarled viciously "It's your fault Mom died! It's your fault we have a broken family! You're WORTHLESS!" No! No it wasn't true! I wasn't worthless! I didn't make Mama die! I didn't!

I awoke suddenly with a soft cry of fright to the sound of my phone ringing in my bag. I sat up quickly and looked around. Lizzie groaned and sat up a little slower, rubbing her eyes. "Hmm... what?" she groaned "what time is it? What's going... Kogata?... what are you still... oh crap..."

I ran to my phone and picked it up. It was Papa... and it was 1AM! He'd called like 50 times! I answered it and quickly said "Papa I'm okay! I'm sorry!"

"Kogat!?" he said back, sounding absolutely panicked "Oh thank God... Where the heck are you!?"

"I'm at Lizzie's Papa" I said back "I'm so sorry we were watching a movie and we fell asleep! I'm on my way home right now I promise!" My heart was going wild in my chest. I was so scared Papa would be furious and never let me see Lizzie again. If he did that... I just might break.

There was a long pause though and then Papa took a deep breath and said "Alright... I'll see you when you get here." He sounded much calmer now and I felt relief wash over me.

"Thank you Papa, I love you" I said softly.

"I love you too baby girl" he said back and then we both hung up. I slowly turned to Lizzie, my ears flat against my head.

"I'm sorry..." she said quietly. I looked up but gave her a small smile.

"It's okay..." I replied "Papa understands... he's not mad, just... really worried." She nodded and then grabbed her keys and a jacket.

"I'll drive you home" she said with a smile and headed for the door. I nodded and just followed silently, clutching my bag close. I completely forgot about my dress though I'm sure Lizzie didn't mind me going home in her PJ's. It was really late and we both needed to get back to sleep for school.

It turned out my house wasn't very far from her's and soon we were pulling into my driveway. I bit my lip but then turned to her and said softly "thank you... for... taking me out to the mall today... and letting me stay over a bit..." I really did mean it... it had been one of the best days I'd ever had, hands down.

"You don't have to thank me" she said with a purr "I had a lot of fun, maybe we can do it again... soon." That made me blush and I nodded shakily and climbed out of the car. She gave me a friendly wave and I waved back and headed for the front door. She didn't even put the car in reverse until I was safely inside.

Papa was waiting for me at the kitchen table. I hurried over to him and let him sweep me into a big hug as he whispered "oh baby girl... I was so scared..." His paw gently pet through my hair and I nuzzled gently into his shoulder and then pulled back with a tiny smile.

"I'm fine Papa, honest. We fell asleep watching Tangled." I said softly, putting on that signature adorable smile.

"Alright well hurry on up to bed" he said with a smile of his own "you've still got school in a few hours."

"Yes Papa" I purred and kissed his cheek "I love you, goodnight." I turned and hurried upstairs, racing silently past Jim's room. I ducked into my own, blushing heavily. I was still wearing Lizzie's PJ's and I planned on holding on to them until she asked for them back. I put my bras away in my underwear drawer and then climbed into bed, curling up with Mr. Frisk and just wrapping myself in Lizzie's scent as it rolled off her clothes. It didn't take me long to reach that blissful sense safety and relaxation. Within just a few minutes I was fast asleep again, purring like a kitten.

This time my dream was of Mama... I didn't know why. But there she was... she was laying in the hospital bed. She was hooked up to machines monitoring her heart and blood pressure and all kinds of things. She was also being given constant medication to keep her from feeling any pain. I was standing beside her but this time I wasn't little... it was now. I was holding her paw, her always soft and gentle paw. I was wearing one of my favorite dresses and Mama was smiling. She gazed up at me with her beautiful eyes and whispered "don't be afraid... my little princess..." Then her eyes closed. I started to tremble. I squeezed her paw and felt it go limp... Mama was gone... again. I started to cry, I wanted to sob until I felt another soft paw on my shoulder. I turned around slowly and there she was...

Lizzie smiled and swept me slowly into her arms, gently petting my hair and kissing the top of my head as she whispered "don't worry... I'll take care of you Kogata..." Oh how I wanted it to be true. I clenched my eyes shut tight and clung to her as hard as I could, never wanting to lose her... but I already knew it was a dream.... And like all good things even a dream has to come to an end eventually.

"Please don't make me wake up..." I whispered, trying not to cry anymore. I didn't want to wake up, I wanted to stay here where Lizzie loved me. But as she opened her maw to respond... my alarm blared and woke me, causing me to bolt upright in bed as usual. My ears lowered and I turned off the alarm and stared at the wall. A single tear rolled down my cheek before I wiped it away and hopped out of bed. I didn't have time to be sad from my dream, I had to get ready for school.

I stripped out of Lizzie's tank top and fleecy pants and tucked them under my bed with a soft blush before I yanked on an adorable deep purple sundress. I grabbed two matching purple scrunchies and pulled my hair up into it's usual pigtails and then turned for the door but paused. Something felt different. I blushed and slid my paws over my front and across my breasts slowly. It was so comfortable... I was going to have to do more then find Lizzie a couple dresses to thank her for getting me these bras. I grabbed Mr. Frisk and stuffed him into my backpack before hurrying downstairs to grab a bite to eat.

Papa was a little late because he'd been up half the night worrying for me so I made toast for the two of us with a glass of orange juice to help him get some energy. When he came downstairs he blinked at the plate and purred "is this your way of saying sorry? If so go ahead and stay out late tonight too." He winked at me and I giggled and started eating my own breakfast. Papa wolfed his down as fast as he could so he could make sure he wouldn't be late. I nibbled my toast and then looked up at the clock and finished off the last few bites. I downed my orange juice and then hurried out the door, waving goodbye to Papa as he gathered the last few of his things for work.

I headed down the sidewalk and made it just in time to climb onto the bus and take a seat near the middle. Just like always I set my bag down next to me to create a barrier between me and the rest of the bus while I stared out the window and just smiled. So far... today had been good... I just hoped our meeting with Mr. Deenly went a little better then yesterday.

By the time we pulled into school I had planned on having an entire argument laid out to give to Mr. Deenly why we should be allowed to do our project how we wanted. But instead my mind was completely blank. My ears flattened some, I really wanted to get to do that comic. I had hoped it could be a real bonding experience for me and Lizzie. Maybe, just maybe, I could've told her that I'm gay. But now I wasn't going to even stand a chance.

I hopped off the bus and hurried to my locker to change out my books. Maybe I should just tell Lizzie not to worry about it, that it was a bad idea. I didn't want to get Mr. Deenly mad at her, he might get her in a lot of trouble! I glanced down towards her locker and chewed my lip. She wasn't there yet. I changed out my books as quickly as I could, making sure Mr. Frisk was still safe. I then grabbed my bag and headed down towards her locker.

I only got about halfway when suddenly she and Bane came around the corner. They were arguing... again. "Baby come on! You're really gonna believe Stacy over me?" Bane said, pleading with her as she reached her locker and yanked it open.

"Look she said that you asked to hook up with her last night!" she snarled back "why would she make something like that up?"

Bane immediately started to sweat, trying to come up with an answer. I just watched, keeping my eyes narrowed on that sick bastard. It didn't surprise me at all... what did surprise me was how lucky he was in picking his bullshit excuse. "W... Well baby I mean..." he said "she's always been jealous of you... you know that. Have you two had a fight recently? Maybe she's just trying to get back at you by messing up your relationship." Oh you lying BASTARD! Unfortunately... Lizzie had had a fight with Stacy... over me.

"Well..." she said softly "we did kind of go at it in Gym the other day..." her ears pulled back and she looked down at her books.

"You see?" Bane growled "All this bullshit just because your dumb bitch of a friend is mad at you!! I'm hurt... I really am." Oh yea right! Damn you Bane and all your lies! Now he was going to guilt trip Lizzie! He'd probably use it to try and get something from her.

"Bane I'm sorry!" she said "I didn't even think about it okay!?... You've got a reputation and... you can't say you've been perfect for our whole relationship... I just got a little ahead of myself alright? I'm sorry..." She looked like she was sorry... or just annoyed with the whole thing.

"It's alright" Bane said, playing it off really well. "Look maybe... you just need to let me show you how much I love you..." And there it was. That sneaky little invitation to sex. God what a creep!

"Bane..." Lizzie said "you know I don't like it when you do that... it doesn't show me love to try and push me into sex! It shows me love to respect that I'm not ready yet..." She crossed her arms, looking rather irritated with him.

"Fine" he grumbled "be that way. But someday Lizzie you're going to want it... and you're not going to be able to withstand the urges to have someone else touching your body... and giving it to you nice and rough the way you want it." He smirked and I nearly barfed into the middle of the hallway. What a sick creep!

"Bane just... go away" she growled back "if that's really what you think of me then maybe we need to rethink this relationship." Oh snap! Go Lizzie! GO! Dump his creepy ass and finally be rid of him!

"Wh.. what?" Bane said, suddenly sounding panicked "oh come on baby! I'm just trying to get you to loosen up and explore a little bit! There's a lot of things that you're missing out on that I'm sure you would love the moment you tried them..."

"Oh?" she growled, arching a brow "and how would you have so much experience with these things if we've been dating since you were 14?" Uh oh... it was a trap. He either had to admit having sex way too young or admit cheating on her. He was so busted!

"Well..." he said with a shrug "look sweety a guy has needs and... if his girl won't... satisfy them... then he has to go somewhere else to do it. If you weren't so uptight about all this then it'd be a lot easier to stay on the leash." Oh... my God. I almost ran down the hallway and screamed at him right then and there. I couldn't believe he had just said that! He couldn't keep it in his pants so he had to go to someone else and cheat on Lizzie!? What he's SO special that he can't just use his damn paw!? What makes him so great!?

Lizzie just stared at him for a long time and then said very coldly "you need to rethink your priorities Bane. If you don't come to terms with the... the horrible ways you've been acting... and apologize? Then it's over!" She turned and stormed off, leaving the wolf dumbfounded and staring after her. My eyes widened and I gave a silent cheer with a big grin on my face. Even the other students were oohing and laughing at the big dumb wolf. My grin went from ear to ear... that is... until Bane saw me.

He glared right at me, narrowing his eyes. My grin vanished immediately and the moment he took a step towards me I was gone, bolting down the hall and disappearing into my first class. I raced immediately to my usual seat in the back and sat down, trembling slightly. My bangs hid most of my face and I took a few deep breathes to try and calm my hammering heart. I slowly looked up to see what we were doing today and nearly jumped out of my seat.

Bane was standing there, just outside the door, looking in at me. He looked absolutely furious. I started to shake but he didn't come in... thank God. He just huffed and then turned and headed off, leaving me there in my seat, shaking like a frozen kitten in a rainstorm. I didn't know what to feel right then. Part of me wanted to be happy that Lizzie was standing up to Bane and his bullshit and refusing to deal with it anymore. But at the same time... that look that Bane had given to me it... it scared me half to death.

I was on autopilot for my first few classes. All I did was keep my head down and take notes when I needed to. A million things were rushing through my head and I was too distracted to even think about seeing Mr. Deenly in English. But sure enough as the bell rang for me to head to that class I suddenly remembered. I cursed and grabbed up my things, hurrying out the door and towards my English class.

As I neared the class I saw Lizzie coming towards it from the other end of the hall. We met at the door. She didn't look happy either but we locked our eyes for a moment and each gave a nod. Then she pushed open the door saying "Mr. Deenly we need to talk..." We both turned to the front desk and then stopped and blinked.

There sat what appeared to be a female wolfess. I didn't know it at the time but this was not actually the case. She had gorgeous jet black fur with hidden and rather exotic red tribal markings across her back. We couldn't see them at first but they could just barely be caught near the base of her near when her back was turned. Her hair matched her fur except for a cute red streak that hung over her right eye, giving her another little twist of exotic flare. But perhaps one of her most unique feature, that we would ever SEE that is, was her eyes. Her right eye was red, a nice match to the streak of crimson hair that hung over it. Her left eye however, was black, something not often seen aside from those of avian blood.

Her outfit made it very clear she either didn't have to follow the rules or at the very least was a substitute. She wore a black tank top that showed off her rather nice chest. She had a black and red striped long sleeved light jacket that hung over the back of her chair. A pair of jingling silver dog tags hung around her neck. Around her waist was a black belt with silver studs that hung at an angle around the small bit of tummy between her tank top and her black shorts. The belt matched the choker around her neck. Her shorts weren't super short, giving a more mature appeal but beneath them were her knee high black boots that looked like steel-tipped combat boots.

She was looking at us after hearing Lizzie's statement but neither of us could find words to speak. We were just so caught off guard by such an interesting woman sitting at Mr. Deenly's desk... and no Mr. Deenly in sight! Finally she stood up with a smile and said "hello there. I'm Miss Flamor. I'm substituting for Mr. Deenly today..." her voice trailed off a bit as her heterochromatic eyes settled on me. She blinked and then stepped forward slowly. "I'm sorry but, you look familiar. Have we met before?" I blinked and started to say no but now that I had heard her voice she did seem... familiar. I bit my lip, trying to remember when her eyes suddenly widened "you were the girl being harassed by those dumb jocks!"

Hearing that I froze and stared. That's when I recognized her voice. She had been the one who had saved me from Bane, Jimmy, and Mike! She had called them off and probably given them detention. Finally I managed to murmured "y... yes ma'am...."

She smiled softly and said "well... I'm glad to see you're alright." She winked and I flushed and looked down again as she turned to Lizzie. "I'm sorry that you won't be able to speak to Mr. Deenly today" she said "but perhaps I can help?"

Lizzie sighed softly, shaking her head "I doubt it..." she murmured.

Miss Flamor smiled and said "you won't know unless you try." She turned and sat down at the desk again, brushing her hair back and smiling expectantly.

Finally Lizzie sighed and said "well, it's Mr. Deenly. Did he... explain the final project we're working on?"

"Oh! Yea" Miss Flamor said with a nod "yea he thought it would be best to just give you all a day to work on it since he won't be in and I was called on slightly short notice." She glanced off to the side and grumbled "sucks too, I had a hot lunch date..." Both me and Lizzie flushed and Miss Flamor looked back to us and blinked. "What?..." she smirked "she was cute..." She?!... Hands down Miss Flamor was now my favorite sub ever. Even Lizzie was blushing and I stifled a giggle.

"Okay well..." Lizzie said when she'd recovered, "Mr. Deenly refused to let us do our original idea for the final part, the creativity part? He said it was immoral and wrong and and..." she was starting to get agitated. Her fur bristled slightly and she growled "and that jerk... threatened to give us 0's if we tried to turn it in! And not just for that part for the whole project!"

Miss Flamor blinked in surprise. She looked almost as offended and outraged as Lizzie. "Well wait... what was your idea?" she asked.

"Our two books are Eon and Blood and Chocolate" Lizzie said "Both of them have female main characters who end up getting screwed over in some way by a male. Either a love interest or just male egotistical BS in general. So we wanted to do a cute little love story comic between the two main characters. But he said a homosexual comic was immoral."

The wolfess looked like she was about ready to flip the desk. She growled softly "why that little arrogant..." the words trailed off into a primal growl. She stopped and calmed down and then said "why couldn't you go to the Principal? I mean he's obviously abusing his power as a teacher, and he certainly can't fail your entire project just because he disagrees with one part of it. So couldn't you go get help?"

"No...." I murmured and looked up "Mr. Deenly's niece is the Principal's wife. He uses it to get away with a lot of things. If anyone complains to the Principal and the Principal approaches Mr. Deenly then, the Principal ends up sleeping on his couch for a month. So in the end, nothing happens. Mr. Deenly always gets his way."

Miss Flamor blinked and stared and then sat back down and thought for a moment. She then smirked and both of us blinked and shifted slightly. She stood up and grinned as she said "you're going to do your project however the hell you want okay?"

I looked up in surprise and stared. "But..." Lizzie said "he'll fail us... if we get 0's for the final we can't break a C+ for the semester..."

"He's not going to fail you..." Miss Flamor murred "If he's going to use his connections then I'm going to use mine. You see his niece might be married to the Principal... but the Superintendent is a VERY good friend of mine. In fact he's the one who set me up on my date today and owes me a favor for making me work instead..." Both of us just stared in awe at this angel sent from... I don't know Hot Topic or something, who cares!? She was AWESOME! "I'll have my friend tell Mr. Deenly that if he tries to grade your project unfairly he'll lose his job for abuse of his authority" she said and then winked and sat down again as the bell rang.

"Thank you!" Lizzie said and I nodded with a heavy blush as we turned and made our way to our seats. I couldn't believe it! We were going to get to do the project! Lizzie looked just as excited as I was. She glanced back at me over her shoulder and gave a wink. I blushed but smiled right back at her as Miss Flamor stood to address the class as they filed in.

"Hey kids" she chuckled "As you can see Mr. Deenly is not here today. He's filled me in completely on your final projects though and has instructed me to let you work on them all day today. If you have any questions my name is Miss Flamor and I'll be right up here okay?" The class all looked pleased to get another day to work on their projects though a lot of them were probably just happy that Deenly wasn't here today. "Alright well go ahead and meet with your partners and get to work" she murred and then sat down once more.

The class immediately began rearranging itself and Lizzie grabbed her stuff and came to the back to sit next to me. She smiled and said softly "isn't she AWESOME!?" I nodded with a giggle and Lizzie purred "I guess it's our lucky day huh? We should make the best lesbian comic ever just so we can rub it in Deenly's face!"

I nodded with a giggle "Yea!" I replied "I could totally draw a kiss scene!"

Lizzie blushed but nodded and said "Absolutely! We could have Eona write Vivian a love note! To show her that someone actually can appreciate her. Someone that understands what it's like to have to hide what you are. But... I'm no good at writing love poems." Her ears lowered some and she bit her lip, looking down.

"Well..." I said, without really thinking "How about... 'Your eyes make me blush, your laugh makes me smile. If it meant a kiss from you I could walk an endless mile.'" The moment I said it I wished that I hadn't. Lizzie stiffened and looked right at me looking confused.

"K...Kogata..." she said softly "Where did you hear that poem?...." She blinked and her eyes widened slightly as a blush fell across her cheeks. She gazed right into my eyes and whispered breathily "did... did you write that note to me?..."

My heart began hammering in my chest like a jackhammer. I thought it just might burst through my ribs. I could feel the fur on the back of my neck standing up and my tail bristling up behind my chair. My paws were trembling... my arms were trembling... my everything was trembling! I had just royally screwed myself and messed up everything! If she found out I'd been the one to put the note in her locker then she'd wonder how I knew her combination and probably think I was some creepy psychotic stalker! I could feel myself starting to sweat, feel the bead rolling down the side of my forehead. And it had only been a second or two. "Kogata?..." she said again, pulling me from the craziness of my head and yanking me back to reality. "Did you write it?..." she whispered very softly.

What do I do!?...

Chapter Seven

There she was, my beautiful goddess, just staring at me and waiting for an answer. My heart was slamming so hard in my chest I didn't know what to do! Should I lie about it? What the heck could I say!? Even if I tried to lie what could I possibly come up with that would make her believe me? What would she say if she knew it was from me!?... Oh God I was in trouble.

"Kogata..." Lizzie said softly, making me yank out of my panicked thoughts, "did you write that poem for me?..." she didn't look happy or upset, she looked curious and a little nervous. What if she hated me for it? What if she thought I was a creeper? Then I had it... I had my way out... there was no way I could tell Lizzie the truth. I had to lie... I didn't want to but I was too terrified to admit my feelings... not now... not just yet.

"What poem?..." I asked blinking "this?... it's just something I saw somewhere." All I had to do was pretend I didn't know about the love note in her locker. Then she wouldn't think I could've left it!

"So you didn't..." she said softly "write this as a note and... put it in my locker?" She spoke very slowly, as though she wasn't sure she even wanted to ask the question.

I blinked and tilted my head but said softly "no... why would I do that?" Other then the fact that it's true and that I've had a crush on you since Elementary school and I worship you like a goddess and the attraction has only grown a million times stronger in the last few days?... Oh no reason...

"Oh... I don't know" Lizzie chuckled, blushing just a little bit "I guess I'm just being weird. That poem is really nice though let's use that." She winked at me with a hint of a purr. I kept up my curious look but inside I was still panicking. Did she know? Maybe she knew... if she didn't believe me would she still want to be my friend?... I didn't care right now, I was just happy that she wasn't upset with me right now.

"Okay so do you want to work on the comic or our essays?" she asked curiously, pulling out her notebook and her copy of Eon.

"Oh well..." I said and then thought but smiled and pulled out my own notebook "I guess we should work on our essays. Or if you want to write out a plot outline for the comic I can take it home and start working on some sketches?" I pulled out my own book and set it down on the desk next to the notebook.

Lizzie smiled and purred "sounds good to me!" She was smiling again... a genuine smile. I watched her as she set to work in her notebook, scribbling down notes and checking things in her book. I hoped that her smile meant she bought what I said about the poem. I didn't like lying to Lizzie but at the same time I didn't want her to think I was some creepy stalker... even though I kinda was.

I looked down at my own notebook and suddenly felt horribly guilty. Here I was... Lizzie's English partner and friend and yet I'd been essentially stalking her since middle school. I'd follow her wherever and whenever I could. I between classes, in the lunch room, in the gym locker rooms, even after school when she'd have a dance session in the auditorium. I used to even watch her at cheerleading practice when we first got to high school but that didn't end up going so well.

I would watch from under the bleachers and just stare out at her while she'd jump and twirl and twist and bend in all of these amazing and, I have to admit with a few of them, arousing positions. It was incredible... SHE was incredible. And I'll never forget the day she made cheerleading captain... for reasons other then how amazing it made me feel for her.

It was a warm day in early Autumn. I was under the bleachers as usual and watching the girls gather around the coach for the ranking announcements. I had all my fingers and even some of my toes crossed for Lizzie. She looked confident though but I could see the twitches in her tail that showed her nervousness. She really wanted to be head cheerleader. She had tried so hard and practiced through injuries to earn her rank.

"Alright kids it was a close call" the coach purred with a smirk "but I can't deny the amount of effort one of you has put into earning this position... and the immense potential they hold." Oh come on she HAD to be talking about Lizzie! She'd put 110% into every drill, every stretch, every single stunt! I could feel my heart pounding in my chest waiting for the answer. I could practically see the same happening to Lizzie and for a brief moment it almost felt like our hearts were beating as one.

"Elizabeth Simmons" the coach said with a smile "will be our newest head Cheerleader." Lizzie's eyes lit up and she let out a squeal of joy that I mirrored under the bleachers. She jumped and all her friends wrapped her in a big group hug. I just watched and hugged Mr. Frisk. I wished I could've been in there with her, hugging her and letting her know how proud I was of her. She looked so blissfully happy. That day had been so amazing... until then.

"What do we have here?..." I heard a cold voice growl from behind me. It was Bane... it was the first time I'd ever actually been alone with him and it absolutely terrified me. I turned around slowly, my entire body was trembling and there he was. Several feet of silvery grey fur and hot studly body all masked the complete and total arrogant jerk he was inside. Those dark brown eyes were looking me over like a piece of meat and it made my skin crawl.

Bane had just made football captain and was celebrating with a few beers under the bleachers while he watched the cheerleaders. That and I think he'd just hooked up with a freshmen who'd wanted to get onto the squad and thought he could help. She was a young leopardess with curly brown hair. She was running away towards the school with tears streaming down her face. I didn't need to be a genius to figure out what had happened between her and Bane. That was the day I realized that Bane was the most disgusting male I'd ever met in my entire life.

I stared at him, shaking horribly as I tried to speak but only a frightened squeak came out. He smirked and chuckled "whatsa matter? Cat got your tongue?" He stepped right up to me, I could smell the stinking beer on each and every one of his foul breathes while he looked down on me. The smell alone made me want to puke but when combined with his natural nasty musk I was afraid if I let anything go I'd end up barfing up an organ. I couldn't form a word. I shut my maw tightly to keep from losing my lunch and stomach and... probably a few bones, all over the ground in front of me. Bane just kept on smirking as he looked at me and growled "you wanna be a cheerleader? I can help make it happen."

He took another heavy swig of his beer and I quickly shook my head, clutching Mr. Frisk tighter against my chest. He grinned "aww come on cutie, don'tcha wanna be a pretty and popular girl?" He started to try and walk around behind me. I turned so that he couldn't... I didn't like the thought of Bane standing behind me at all. He smirked and growled softly "I bet you're hiding a cute little ass under that dress..." He reached for the bottom of it and I squeaked again and jumped away.

"L... Leave me alone!" I managed to whimper out, backing up until I bumped into a support beam of the bleachers. With a mewl of surprise I stiffened and dropped Mr. Frisk out of sheer surprise. My tail bristled wildly and I bent down, scrambling to pick him up. I really wished I had squatted instead because my dress came up quite a bit and before I could straighten up I felt a paw sliding up the back of my thigh.

Bane had moved behind me when I bent over and his paw was now going for a feel of my butt! "I knew you had a cute ass" he growled, making my skin crawl. I jumped forward just as I felt the heel of his palm starting to touch the curve of my poor rear end. I whirled around, clutching Mr. Frisk against my chest as Bane stepped forward. I backed up again until I was bumped back against the bleachers. I looked around and realized I was completely trapped. Bane was standing in the only way out. "Come on cutie, do what I want and you'll make the cheer squad, I promise" he said, lifting a paw towards my cheek.

I could feel my heart hammering away in my chest so hard it hurt. He was going to touch me... I knew exactly what he wanted from me. He was going to hurt me, make me dirty, tell everyone I'm easy, get me called names like "slut" and "whore". I knew what he wanted... it's what a lot of guys wanted and Bane was the type who wouldn't take no for an answer. He didn't care about what he did to others he only cared about getting his rocks off and feeling powerful. His paw was only inches away from my cheek. I could see in his eyes what he wanted. I watched those eyes wander lower across my body. When they came back and met mine... they faded out into a dazed look.

It was the very first time I'd ever used my power. I'd felt the power roll up out of me like a desperate cry of sheer terror. I couldn't make a sound so instead the power burst forth from my eyes, a portal into my deepest desires. The blue light glowed brilliantly in the darkness under the bleachers and I watched as Bane's eyes faded into a simple stare as though he became a robot waiting for a command.

I was trembling horribly and it took me a moment to realize he wasn't moving anymore and was barely even breathing. Finally I managed to squeak out "step back!" His arm dropped and he took a single step back just as I instructed. I stared in disbelief. A million things were racing through my mind. I'd accidentally used my power before but it had never been something this incredible! Maybe an extra big slice of cake for dessert from a waiter or a free piece of candy at the grocery store... never something like this. To overpower a male like Bane's desire to... defile a girl... I never knew I could do it. But there was no way it was going to last! I could already feel myself getting sick. I managed to squeak out "forget you ever saw me here and go home!" And then the light faded. I ran past him towards home. I'd already missed the bus by staying after to watch Lizzie so I had to huff it home.

By the time I got there I was sweating and my stomach was in knots. I stumbled into the bathroom and promptly threw up. It was a Friday so I wouldn't miss any school but I stayed in bed sick all weekend. Papa just thought I had the flu but my power had made me very sick. Bane never spoke of meeting me there ever... it seemed my command had really worked but I'd never forget that feeling. The feeling of being completely trapped with a sick monster like him and believing myself completely helpless. I didn't have the strength to fight, to run, to even scream. All I could do was watch him reach out to touch me, to do whatever he wanted to with me... that touch... that disgusting vile wretched...

"Kogata!" Lizzie said loudly, waving her paw in front of my face. I jumped and my tail floofed out again as I looked at her. My heart was pounding again. "Are you alright?" she asked "you look scared half to death." I blinked at her and looked down and realized I'd been pressing so hard on my journal I'd snapped my pencil in half. I was trembling horribly by now. I had really gone off into that memory... I managed to smile though and brushed some of my hair out of my face.

"Yea I'm okay..." I said quietly "sorry, just a day... mare?" I giggled but shrugged. Lizzie smiled and offered me another pencil. I blinked but took it with a shy smile and a blush.

"Well no more... mares" she giggled "only dreams okay? Besides English is almost over." I looked up at the clock and realized she was right. I gave her a smile and nodded and started packing up my things. I couldn't believe I'd spent the whole class remembering that day... It had been such a wonderful day to see Lizzie become head cheerleader. And yet Bane just had to come along and ruin it. When the bell rang I stood up with Lizzie and headed for the door.

"So ummm" I said shyly "I'm really sorry I wasn't really... there... to work on our project." I felt awful. I was supposed to be working with Lizzie on our final project and instead I'd been off thinking about... well Lizzie. I blushed deeply and looked down at my feet as I walked.

"Oh don't worry about it" she purred and smiled with a wink "we can make up the time after cheerleading practice. The only question is... your place? Or mine?" She grinned at me. I looked up sharply and flushed even deeper, looking away quickly again.

"Oh ummm I..." I stammered "M... My best friend Bibbles... he has Thursdays off from work so I... I was going to have him come over." I hated turning Lizzie down but Thursday was the only day I could have Bibbles over without worrying about him dodging out of work and losing money. I knew Bibbles had a hard time with his finances so I hated that he would leave work just to come spend time with me.

"Oh..." Lizzie said but smiled "okay then, maybe some other time." She looked away and before I could stop myself I said it.

"You could always come over and meet him" I said quickly, just trying to make her smile again. I didn't realize I'd just invited Lizzie to meet Bibbles, my gay best friend, and we'd only been hanging out for less then a week! My heart started pounding again but before I could withdraw the question...

"Really?" she asked with a bright smile "okay sure! I'll come over after cheerleading practice!" I blinked and stared but flushed and smiled happily as we headed into the cafeteria for lunch. I wasn't sure what I was feeling exactly. I sort of zombied my way through the lunch line, imagining what it would be like when Lizzie met Bibbles. I hoped she wouldn't be too put off by the way he acted. Yet somehow I didn't think she would. After all, she accepted me the way I was, goofy and princessy and all.

By the time we sat down at a table I had convinced myself that it would be okay. I was eating quietly when suddenly my phone rang. I blinked in surprise but pulled it out quickly while Lizzie looked at me curiously. It wasn't often that kids got phone calls at school, especially from... Papa? Papa knew when my lunch period was though so maybe that was why. I answered it quickly "Hello?" I squeaked.

"Hey baby girl" Papa purred "are you at lunch now?"

"Yes Papa" I said, but I was starting to shake. The last time I got a phone call during school was when Papa had been in a bad accident and nearly lost his leg. He'd spent three weeks in the hospital. "P... Papa is everything alright?" I whimpered.

"Yes honey!" he answered quickly and I immediately relaxed "everything's fine sweetheart. I'm just calling to let you know that I won't be able to come home tonight sweetie, or tomorrow night. In fact I'm not going to be back until Sunday afternoon... I'm very sorry honey but something important has come up at work and I have to go out of town."

"Oh..." I said quietly "th... that's okay Papa..." my voice held both my surprise and my sadness. I didn't like being at home alone with just Jim. Jim was still messed up from when Lizzie kneed him in the groin but if he managed to get up he would be absolutely FURIOUS and who knew what he would do with Papa gone for three days.

"I'm very sorry sweetheart" Papa said quietly "perhaps you could get some friends to stay with you?..." I blinked in surprise and thought about it. Papa wasn't dumb, he knew Jim was often mean to me when he was gone and was trying to make sure I'd be well taken care of.

"W... well..." I said softly, trying to fight tears "Bibbles will be there tonight... he might be able to stay." I didn't even need to ask permission for Bibbles to stay. He was like a second son to Papa. Lizzie was looking concerned and gently touched my shoulder, making me look up. "H... Hold on Pap" I said softly and then covered the phone.

"What's wrong?" Lizzie said softly, her ears pulled back.

"It's Papa" I said softly, sniffling a little "he's going to be out of town until Sunday... Bibbles can stay tonight but..."

"I could stay..." she said suddenly and then flushed deeply but smiled "I mean... not tonight but... there's no game tomorrow and my weekend is free so if you want... I... I could stay." I blinked and stared at her in disbelief. She really wanted to stay over? I was blushing furiously and I swear my heart stopped for a full 5 seconds. I heard Papa's voice on the phone and it brought me back to reality.

"What? Sorry Papa I was talking to a friend" I said and then hesitated and added "Papa you remember Lizzie right? Yea my English partner.... She said she could stay over tomorrow night and Saturday night if it's okay with you?... pleeeeaaaaase?" I always used that when I really wanted something. Just because he couldn't see my face didn't mean I couldn't make Papa melt and give in.

"Well..." Papa replied "I suppose it's alright..."

I nearly jumped out of my seat. "Oh thank you Papa!" I mewed with excitement and then blushed and settled down again, trying to hide under my bangs. Lizzie giggled softly at me, making me blush deeper but at least she was still smiling.

"You're welcome baby girl" Papa purred back "now just be safe okay?"

"I will Papa I promise!" I replied "I love you! I'll see you Sunday!"

"See you Sunday sweetheart" Papa said and then hung up. I blushed and tucked my phone away but refused to look at Lizzie. I just sat there staring at my food.

"So?" she giggled as she leaned closer to me "do I get to stay or what?" I still didn't look up but I blushed deeper when she slowly leaned down and peered up at me from underneath the veil of my bangs. "Come on..." she purred "we both know the answer."

I flushed horribly but managed to murmur "he said you can stay over... both nights." My eyes were bright and happy even if I was still horribly embarrassed.

She smiled though and purred with delight "that's great!" She straightened up and giggled happily "we can give each other makeovers and try on different outfits and talk about boys!" She smirked. I looked up and flushed deeply and looked away again, starting to tremble just a little bit.

"I..." I stammered "I don't... know anything about boys..." Other then most of them are jerks! Except Bibbles and a few others that don't think I'm just some little freak. And then there's the King of all Jerks, Bane. I stole a glance at Lizzie and she blinked a bit, looking confused.

"What do you mean?" she asked curiously "You've... never gone on a date or anything or had a crush on someone?" Oh I've had a crush... on you... I thought about telling her for the briefest fraction of a second before I remembered this was reality and in reality that would be a horrible horrible idea.

"Well I..." I said shyly, not daring to meet her gaze. What could I do? I couldn't keep lying to her it wasn't right! But what could I say that wouldn't leave her completely creeped out? Well maybe just an incomplete truth. It would be the truth enough to explain why I haven't been on any dates without leaving her completely creeped out. "Well..." I said quietly "after Mama died, Papa became really protective of me so he doesn't really like me hanging out with boys too much..." Not that I wanted to anyway...

"Oh..." Lizzie said but shrugged with a smile "well you can ask me anything. I've pretty much dealt with every kind of guy at some point." She blinked and then flushed, realizing how bad that sounded. "Not that I've DATED all kinds!" she added quickly "and... and I don't really know anything about... sex... other then I'm not ready for it yet. Or at least... I don't know maybe I'm ready but I haven't found someone I'm comfortable with yet? Does that make sense?" I blinked a bit and just stared at her but then a small and kind smile touched my lips.

"Yes..." I said quietly as I nodded "I've talked about sex with Bibbles a lot before. I've never done anything with anyone because I have to trust them you know? It's a really scary thing, especially for girls." I blushed deeply and looked down but smiled even more as I added "Bibbles offered once but I ended up turning him down. It meant a lot just that he would... you know... even though it wasn't what he was in to. He's been with a few guys, okay more then a few" I giggled "but they've all been really good to him. He's always very loyal and kind. When he's single he has a good time but he never does anything to hurt anyone. He never cheats or toys with people's emotions. It's just hard to find someone like that... someone you know will call you the next day..." My voice somewhat trailed off at the end and I looked up and realized Lizzie was looking down, her hair covering her face. I hesitated and whispered "I... I'm sorry I didn't mean to upset you..."

She looked up but smiled immediately. "No it's alright" she said softly "it's just nice to know someone who feels the same way you know? A lot of the other girls I... well I used to hang out with, they usually got screwed over for their first time. Either they rushed it and regretted it horribly so they withdrew from everything and everyone, or... some of them just started doing it wherever and whenever they could." I knew she was talking about Stacey, she would get on her knees for just about any guy if they looked half decent.

I nodded to her with a shy smile and whispered "it's special and it should be shared with someone you can trust." She smiled back and nodded, blushing just a little bit. I couldn't help but wonder what it would be like if... Lizzie and I were each other's first times. I blushed a little deeper but jumped as the bell rang. I packed up my things and said quietly "see you at Gym?"

"Definitely" she purred and smiled "can't wait to meet this Bibbles character. Gonna have to thank him for taking good care of you for so long." She grinned and winked before slinging her bag over her shoulder and heading off to her next class. I blushed deeply and hurried off to my art class, thankfully this time I made it without any incident.

I took my usual seat and pulled out my school sketchbook. I stared at it lazily though, just blushing at the fantasy that rolled through my head. I knew it hurt the first time a girl had sex but I knew that if it was with someone like Lizzie it wouldn't be as bad. She'd take good care of me and wouldn't make me rush anything. And I would do the same for her. I hesitated and glanced up at the teacher but she was busy grading other projects. So I put away my school sketchbook and pulled out my personal one instead and just started sketching.

I saw it all and it poured out onto the pages like free flowing ink soaking into white silk sheets. I gazed at her as she touched my cheek, making me blush and want to hide but she wouldn't let me. I'd kiss and nuzzle each and every inch of her shoulders as I slipped her out of that sexy green dress she purchased. I'd worship each and every curve of that amazing body of hers as she laid back on my bed. She'd probably stop me and help me out of my dress too, leaving me in just my panties and bra. I'd lay next to her and kiss at her sides and arms and chest, everywhere I could touch. I'd massage her shoulders, nuzzle her neck, purr and rub all over her tummy and thighs. Anywhere I could touch I would caress and give praise to. She had such a beautiful perfect body she deserved to have it touched with a tender loving caress and worshipped for its amazement.

I'd touch her in ways that she'd never been touched by someone else before. I'd make her squirm and writhe like mad, every inch of her body feeling intense sensations. I'd make her cry out in the most beautiful sounds ever heard. I'd give her the most wonderful sensations she could've ever imagined. I'd make her grasp the bed sheets and arch her body away from them. I'd make her squirm and cry out my name in pure bliss until she lay there panting. I'd gaze upon her and caress her with a feather light touch as she squirmed and basked in the afterglow. Then I'd curl against her side and simply breathe in her wonderful scent and fall asleep.

I blushed when I realized what was laying in front of me. It was an entire sketch page absolutely filled with perfectly drawn pieces. It was a collage of beauty and at the center of which was the both of us curled up under the covers. I couldn't believe that I'd just made it... something so strong had come over me and guided my paw flawlessly without hesitation. It was pure feeling, not even talent or training or technique. It was emotion spilled onto a page in the form of pencil lead. I practically felt myself absorbed into the moment I drew in the center.

I was curled up under one of her arms, nuzzling gently against her chest. I could feel my cheeks flushing so deeply that I felt they might burst. Lizzie was smiling back at me, her entire body was radiating with the afterglow of our... intimacies. She made me feel so safe, so secure, I could sleep in her arms forever. Her green eyes were just so beautiful. They made me feel... beautiful... sexy... and loved all at the same time. Everything was absolutely perfect... until the bell rang.

I jolted out of my thoughts and realized the teacher was right behind me. I flushed horribly and closed my sketchbook without looking at her. Miss Brown was a kind old feline with a heart of gold. She was always nice to me but I still never even hinted about my attraction to girls to her before... and certainly never so boldly or... erotically. I zipped up my bag and stood up but froze when I heard her say softly "Kogata..." I hesitated and then slowly turned to face her, shaking horribly.

"Y... Yes Miss Brown?" I managed to say back. I could feel my face heating up and feel my paws sweating. My heart pounded in my chest. I'd never drawn anything so adult before. I prayed she wouldn't tell Papa or the principal or something. I prayed she didn't recognize Lizzie but I didn't think she would. She wasn't much into the school's social activities, just art.

"It would be best..." she said very softly but very kindly "if you showed just a tad more discretion when drawing something so... sexual." I blushed deeply but nodded without saying a word. Then her voice softened further and she said "but I understand that sometimes you just have to draw what you feel... and though it may be best to keep it hidden from those who may not understand it... you should never be ashamed of it." I looked up and stared at her in disbelief. My trembling stopped immediately but I was slightly confused. Was she saying what I thought she was saying? My confusion must've shown in my expression because she smiled sweetly and purred "nobody can tell you who to love Kogata... it just happens... never feel bad for loving someone... ever." I nodded mutely again and she smiled and nodded towards the door "you'd better hurry or you'll be late."

I pulled myself out of my "best teacher ever" trance and nodded squeaking "thank you!" I turned and hurried off out into the hall and heading towards the Gym locker rooms. I couldn't believe she was so accepting. But as I reached my Gym locker and started to change I suddenly realized I'd never heard Miss Brown mention a husband. She was definitely old enough that she should've been married by now and she was sweet enough that she would've been swooped up a long time ago. I blushed very deeply when I realized maybe she understood a lot more then I thought she did.

I managed to get changed without any incident and hurried out to the Gym quickly. I spotted Lizzie immediately and hurried over with a wave and a smile. She smiled back but her's faded when Bane stepped up and he smiled with a soft growl "hey gorgeous..."

Lizzie gave a tiny smile and said back "hey Bane, how've you been?" She wasn't being as openly affectionate with him anymore. He'd really pushed her lately and she was finally getting sick of all of it. I was glad she was sticking up for herself though for the sake of her own happiness.

"I've been alright..." Bane said quietly "listen Beth... I..."

"It's Lizzie" she cut in. I blinked and then grinned, blushing even more.

"What?" Bane asked, blinking with that idiotic look on his face.

"It says Elizabeth on my birth certificate" Lizzie said firmly, crossing her arms "But when my mom is actually around she calls me Lizzie. Lizzie is my name, not Beth. Beth is old fashioned and fit for a widow and that's not me. You've never listened to me when I told you I don't want to be called Beth." Oh snap! She was calling him out! Bane was just standing there looking absolutely shocked.

"Baby come on..." he said, glancing around nervously "it can't be that big of a deal. I'm sorry okay? Can't we... can't we go out tonight and just talk about things? I promise honey I can be better and I want to be better! We can go out and you can tell me everything that's wrong and I'll listen this time!" I blinked and looked from Bane to Lizzie. Was she really going to?... She was supposed to come over and hang out with Bibbles and me.

Lizzie looked right back at the big dumb wolf. She hadn't even seen me yet. She then said quietly and calmly "I'm sorry Bane but I've got other plans tonight." YES! I almost squealed and cheered right there but that probably would've gotten me into a lot of trouble with Bane.

The big dumb oaf blinked a few times. "Plans?... Plans with who?" he growled, narrowing his eyes on her.

"Plans with my friend!" Lizzie snapped back "not that it's any business of yours! I'm allowed to have plans Bane. The way you've been acting you're not exactly my top priority and since I've never been yours it shouldn't be that big of a shock!" Bane looked like he was about to scream when one of the coaches shouted for everyone to line up.

"Fine..." he growled "we'll talk about this later." He then turned to storm off to his spot but as he turned he spotted me. My smile faded almost immediately to a look of shock and trembling fear. Oh God the look he gave me... I wanted to shrink until I was invisible. He glared at me and then gave a glance towards Lizzie who's back was already turned. She was waiting patiently in her spot. When he turned those dark brown eyes back on me he huffed and then headed off to his spot. I shivered heavily and wrapped my arms around myself before heading to my own spot for roll call, trying to calm down.

Did he know she had plans with me? Probably... it wouldn't take too much brain power to figure that one out. Even Bane had a few cells that could process that. He was going to be absolutely furious! But what could he do? I didn't think he knew where I lived so we'd be safe.... For now. I just had to get through Gym and then hurry home and everything would be okay.... Right?

Fortunately it was another easy day in Gym today. Just a few warm ups and then demonstrating technique from Volleyball the other day. One at a time we'd go up and show a decent serve, a bump, a set, and at least try to spike even if we couldn't jump high enough. I waited in line with the rest of my class, staring down at my feet and glancing up at Lizzie from time to time. She seemed to be trying to just focus on class but I could tell that she was bothered by what was going on with Bane.

"Simmons you're up..." called the teacher but Lizzie was lost in thought. "Simmons!" they growled, growing quickly impatient. I stepped forward and gently nudged Lizzie's arm and she looked up and hurried forward. I bit my lip harshly as I watched her. Her confidence was shaken for some reason, she didn't seem like Lizzie at all. I couldn't figure out why Bane rattled her so much, why she stayed with him at all through all of his crap.

Lizzie set her jaw and I watched her toss the ball and swing her arm to serve. She swung too early and the ball rolled across her knuckles and fell to the floor next to her. I bit my lip as she growled softly in frustration and a few students snickered. The teacher crossed her arms and arched a brow expectantly. Lizzie was always a star athlete so seeing her struggle with something so basic was quite an interesting thing.

She bent down and picked up the ball again, this time taking a breath as she glared at it in her left paw. She then tossed it again and swung. This time she swung even sooner and missed the ball entirely. It bounced off her shoulder and rolled... right towards me. The teacher rolled her eyes and said "sometime today Simmons..." Lizzie just glared at the floor, her paws trembling wildly. I bit my lip but grabbed up the ball and ran forward, holding it out to her and looking right up into her eyes. What I saw made me just want to hug her right there.

Tears had welled and were threatening to pour down her face right in front of everyone. I bit my lip and looked right at her and whispered "you can do this Lizzie... you're better then this... you're better then him..." She blinked at me and I gently pushed the ball into her paws and then ran back in line, staring at my feet. I could feel her eyes on me though and I slowly looked up to see her smiling. She wiped her face and then turned back towards the net and set her jaw once more. In that moment... everything about her changed back.

Every muscle was tense and poised, ready to go. Every single limb was right where it was supposed to be, rock solid and prepared. An explosion could go off right behind her and she still wouldn't even flinch. It was that unfaultable confidence she usually had. That knowledge of knowing she was the best and nobody could beat her unless SHE let them. She didn't look at the ball this time, she looked at the other side of the net, where she wanted the ball to go. She wasn't angry, just determined, and it flared bright in her beautiful eyes. She wasn't focusing on the problem anymore, she wasn't focused on Bane. The ball was merely the tool, the destination was the other side of the net, the goal. She focused entirely on the goal and then took that breath.

Her body moved like water, her left arm arching up gracefully to toss the ball. Then her knees bent just enough for her to get a little extra swing in her right arm as she swung it around and slammed into the ball. She gave a strong grunt of power, putting as much force into the hit as she could. It rocketed clear over the net and landed right where she'd been looking. I had to stifle a cheer because no one else would understand the meaning behind the serve. It was to be expected of her after all. The teacher retrieved the ball and nodded "good work, now, bump set spike." Lizzie nodded as the teacher moved into position and she got ready.

She bent her knees and watched the teacher carefully. She was still in the zone, ready to go. Her hair hung loosely around her face but she didn't let it bother her. She never let it bother her and she never liked pulling it back in a ponytail. The teacher nodded to her and then tossed the ball over the net. Lizzie's eyes tracked it perfectly and her body obeyed her every command like a well-oiled machine.

She swept under it, brought both arms up and gave it a perfect bump, giving it a bit of a forward arch closer to the net. She then followed under it perfectly. Normally this wouldn't happen in a game because you can only hit the ball once per person but the teacher didn't want to have to re-throw the ball three times for each student to test each technique. Lizzie's feet practically glided across the floor until she was perfectly under it and she lifted both paws, giving it a light tap with just her fingertips, launching it straight back up in the air. It had the perfect height, the perfect hang time. It practically looked like it was floating on a cloud.

Then she bent both knees and jumped, rocketing herself up into the air and swinging her arm in a strong arc. She gave a loud growl of sheer determination and athletic fury as she swung her paw. It connected with the ball at the perfect angle and with such force it gave that loud satisfying SMACK of flesh against hollowed rubber. The ball streaked downward and slammed into the floor right next to the teacher's foot, making her jump slightly. Lizzie landed gracefully and brushed her hair back behind one ear as the teacher smirked "good job Simmons." Lizzie nodded and then headed back to the bleachers where the other students who had already finished were sitting down and talking with each other. She sat off by herself though and just watched, glancing at me and giving a tiny smile. I blushed and smiled back and then turned and waited for my turn, suddenly very afraid.

When the teacher called my name I stepped forward, twisting the hem of my Gym shirt in my paws. I picked up the ball and stared at it like it was an alien egg or something. I suddenly forgot everything I knew about sports which... wasn't much to begin with. What was a ball?...

"Come on McKinsley, serve first" the teacher growled, sounding annoyed. I blushed as I heard kids snickering and laughing behind me and started to tremble. I looked up at the teacher though and nodded and looked back at the ball. Okay... I can do this. I can just do an underhand serve, that's on par with my skill level right? What was my skill level again?... oh yea... bad.

I swung my right paw up as hard as I could and slapped the ball. It bounced up and went way off to the left but managed to somehow clear the net and just BARELY landed in bounds. Everyone looked surprised but I jumped with a silent cheer to myself. It was probably a total fluke and just complete luck but it still counted! The teacher shook her head and then picked up the ball and nodded to me. "Bump set spike" she said. I blinked but nodded back, now was going to be the hard part.

She tossed the ball lazily over the net and I eeped and ran under it as best as I could. I swept both arms up and actually managed to connect with the ball! It didn't go very high though and went way off to the side. With another eep I stumbled after it, nearly tripping over my own stupid footpaws. I managed to get under it just in time to do a very ugly but somewhat effective set, shoving the ball back up with both paws. It didn't exactly go straight up but it went really high so I had time to adjust. The problem with sending it so high was that it was going faster by the time it got back down low enough for me to spike it... which meant if I missed it would hurt more when it bonked me on the head.

I moved under it as best as I could and looked up, waiting patiently. Jeez how high had I sent it? It seemed to hover up there forever before it suddenly dropped like a stone right towards my face. It was coming way too fast! I was gonna miss! I shut my eyes as it got close and just jumped and swung...

I felt my fingertips graze it and it rolled backwards over the back of my paw. I missed... I tucked my head down just in time before the ball bounced off the top of my head and rolled away from me. The kids behind me started to laugh, making me blush and tremble. I kept my head down so I could hide behind my bangs. The teacher sighed but said "good enough, you can sit down." I didn't need to be told twice and I hurried to throw myself onto the bleachers, trying not to look at any of the other kids.

When I sat down I just stared at my feet, feeling so embarrassed! I wanted to disappear again until I smelled a familiar friend sliding up next to me. I blushed even deeper as Lizzie said "you should've seen me when I first started." I blinked looking confused and looked up at her, tilting my head slightly. She giggled and blushed and said "the very first time I tried to do an overhand serve... I gave myself a black eye." I blinked and my eyes widened before I had to cover my maw to stifle a giggle. "It's okay you can laugh" she said with a giggle of her own "I threw it way to high and then missed when I swung and it caught me right here..." she pointed up to her right eye and giggled again. I smiled and just stared at her for a long moment.

"Thanks..." I finally managed to say, still smiling.

"No problem" she said with a wink and scooted a little closer to me. I blushed and smiled, watching the other students. Most of them were a lot better then me but nobody had come close to what Lizzie could do. It made me feel proud that out of all the people in the class at that moment... Lizzie wanted to sit and talk with me instead of anyone else.

"Do you still wanna come over?" I finally asked very quietly. I know it had gotten her into trouble with Bane and I didn't want Lizzie to regret deciding to hang out with me and Bibbles.

"Are you kidding?" she chuckled "you've got one guy friend and he happens to be gay... that means he's the best friend a girl could have! I've gotta meet him!" I blinked and blushed furiously but giggled with a smile.

"He's really sweet" I purred "he's my best friend in the whole world... the brother I was supposed to have. And he absolutely LOVES the way I dress... when he's not trying to steal my clothes for himself." Lizzie blinked and then laughed, shaking her head.

"So he's gay AND he's into girl's clothes?" she asked. I nodded with another giggle and she said "well no wonder you two hit it off, you've got the girliest fashion sense I've ever seen." I blushed furiously and looked away.

"Do not!" I murmured, crossing my arms and pouting. But it was true and there was no way I could deny it. I blushed horribly and Lizzie arched a brow. Finally I flattened my ears and gave up, saying "okay fine..." I turned back to her and perked my ears again though and growled "but I can be sexy if I want to be!" I blinked and blushed deeply and Lizzie giggled.

"Oh yea?" she said, grinning at me "well I guess I'll just have to see this 'sexy' side of you when I come over tonight." I blinked and eeped softly, blushing furiously. Lizzie smirked and arched a brow purring "unless you don't think you really can pull it off..." She was baiting me... hard. And I fell for it hook, line, and sinker.

"I can!" I squeaked, trembling like a frozen baby bird "I... I can! I'll show you!" I wasn't going to back down! I could do it! Right? Wait... I didn't know a thing about being sexy! But WAIT!... I'd have Bibbles there! Bibbles to the rescue!

Just then the bell rang and I eeped again and jumped up. Lizzie smirked and purred softly "alright, I'll be over around 6 okay?" I nodded and we headed off to the locker room. I was still trembling when I stripped out of my gym clothes and threw on my normal ones. Lizzie got dressed in her cheerleading practice outfit and gave me a wave before she hurried back out through the Gym and out to the field. I threw on my dress and hurried out to catch my bus.

Once I had my backpack wall in place I pulled out my phone and called Bibbles. I always did on Thursdays after school to make sure he was still coming. Just like clockwork he answered after the first ring. "Hey Princess" he murred, making me blush.

"Hey Bibs, you still coming over tonight?" I asked, trying to sound as though I'd be devastated if he wasn't.

"Of course" he giggled "I wouldn't miss it for the world."

"Yay!" I mewed and then giggled "I have a surprise for you too... but... can I ask you a really big favor?"

"A surprise?" he said "oh I can't wait! And sure, name it."

I hesitated a moment, chewing on my lip before I finally said "well Papa's going to be out of town this weekend so I was wondering if... you could maybe spend the night tonight? Papa already said it would be okay... if... you want to..." There was a pause and I feared he had other plans already but when he spoke I could hear the excitement in his voice.

"A sleepover!?" he squealed "are you kidding!? Yes of course I'll stay over! I'll just pack some PJs and my toothbrush and stuff. This is gonna be so cool! We can stay up late watching movies and eat pizza andohmygodthisisgonnabesomuchfun!!!" I blinked and then started to giggle at his excitement as he went on and on about makeovers and modeling outfits for each other. He was halfway through his marathon of movies that we had to watch when I cut in.

"Bi... Bibs... BIBBLES!" I said and he finally stopped "I do have school in the morning you know..."

There was a long pause before he said "oh... right... Oh well we can still get to some of them!" I giggled as the bus reached my stop and I stood up, grabbing my bag.

"Alright well I'm heading home so I'll see you when you get here?" I said "if I don't answer just come on in, I'm probably in the tub." I didn't mind being that close to Bibbles anymore. It was awkward the first time we saw each other naked but now we were so close it didn't feel uncomfortable anymore.

"Alright I'll see you soon!" he said and then hung up. I hopped off the bus and hurried home. When I got inside I was happy to see that Jim's door was closed, even if I could still hear muffled porn on the other side. It wasn't as bad as it used to be, at least I didn't have to catch glimpses of the females acting like whores.

I hurried into my room and dropped my backpack on the floor before I pulled out Mr. Frisk. I giggled and gave him a big hug and then ran into my closet to find something to wear. I decided on something a little less floofy and a little more simple. I had a cute sundress that had thin shoulder straps that went down to about my knees. It was sky blue with white butterflies on it. I grabbed a clean pair of panties and one of my new bras and then hurried back down the hall to the bathroom.

I shut myself in but kept the door unlocked this time so Bibbles could get in if he got here before I was done. I knew I was taking a risk with Jim but I hoped his porn would keep him well distracted. I looked at myself in the mirror and pulled out my pigtails. My hair fell down across my shoulders and over my chest. I blushed as I slid out of the dress and tossed it in the hamper, followed by my bra and panties. By reflex my tail curled up between my legs and hid my intimate area from view in my reflection. My hair was just long enough to caress my breasts and hide my nipples. I looked at myself and blushed even deeper. Maybe I really could pull off something sexy... maybe something sexy enough to catch Lizzie's attention.

I finally turned and sat Mr. Frisk down on the counter and then started to run a nice hot bath. When it was good and steamy I dipped a toe in, giggling to myself as I slid into the nice hot water with a relaxed purr of satisfaction. I dipped back and went under to get my hair wet so it would stay back behind my ears easier. After I came back up and wiped my eyes I grabbed my soft scrubby and some body wash and started to wash myself.

I started with my paws and arms and moved to my shoulders and chest. I tried not to spend too much time on my breasts because I knew if I did I'd get all squirmy and might end up doing something rather embarrassing if Bibbles happened to come in. Still I took my time to make sure I was nice and clean... I never enjoyed the sensation of feeling... dirty. It's why I hated being around Jim and Bane and Mike and Jimmy and all the other disgusting males that just seemed to want one thing. They always smelled of something I'd rather not have touching me and made me feel gross just being near them.

It was about the time I was washing my toes when I jumped to the sound of the doorbell. I blinked and waited a moment and sure enough Bibbles opened the door and called up "hello?... Kogata?"

"I'm in here!" I hollered back. I lowered my legs down again and then turned so my back was to the bathroom. A few moments later the door opened and the lemur slipped inside. He smiled and shut the door behind him, locking it for me.

"I put my things in your room... I hope it's okay" he said. I giggled and nodded. Like I was going to have him stay anywhere else? He smiled and then sat down behind me and without hesitation he grabbed the shampoo and squirted some into his paws. I giggled happily as I felt his paws begin working through my hair with great care and delicacy. I had saved washing my hair just for Bibbles. I knew he loved to do it and it was nice to be pampered every now and then.

"So what's this big surprise you've got for me?" he snickered as he used his fingertips to gently massage my scalp. I purred almost uncontrollably and nonstop with my eyes closed. God sometimes I swore Bibbles was destined to be a hair stylist or a massage therapist or something.

"Well..." I said very slowly "it's about tonight..." I was trying to buy time.

"Oh?..." he asked curiously "what about it?"

"Well let's just say... you're not the only one coming over" I purred. He blinked and hesitated a moment but kept washing and I said "they won't be spending the night... at least not tonight. But they're going to stop by for a while..." Again I spoke very slowly, I was trying to time this perfectly.

Bibbles kept washing but slowed down just a little bit. "Okaaaaay..." he said just as slowly, sounding a little confused. He finished massaging in the shampoo and rinsed his paws. "So who is this mystery guest then hm?" he chuckled.

I opened my eyes and looked at him over my shoulder with a very deep blush and a bit of a smirk. I purred only one word "Lizzie..." then I tilted forward and dunked my head underwater to rinse my hair. My ears went under just in time to muffle out Bibble's yelp of surprise and excitement. Even through the water though I could hear his sounds of panic. He was probably going on and on about what he should wear and how he should act. I waited a long moment before I finally resurfaced.

I was right. "Oh my God! Oh my God this is so cool!" he was speaking very fast "but... but what should I wear? I mean I want her to like me I mean you've been crushing on this girl for so long! What if I mess it up!? What if I say the wrong thing and she doesn't like me!? Oh Kogata I can't do this I*"

I whirled around and put a dripping wet paw over his maw, clamping it shut. I didn't care that my chest was in full view now, it was Bibbles after all. I looked him right in the eye and said very calmly and firmly, "If Lizzie can't accept you for who you are and love you for it like I do... Then she's not the amazing person I thought she was and it will break my crush." He stared in disbelief and I slowly pulled my paw away, blushing a bit. I leaned forward and gave him a soft kiss on the cheek and purred "you're my best friend in the whole world Bibs. She's going to love you okay?" He stared back at me and started to blush before he gave a tiny nod with a shy smile. "Good" I giggled and turned around again and held out the bottle of conditioner for him.

He giggled back and took it, squirting a healthy amount of conditioner into his paws and beginning his wonderful scalp massage again. My favorite part about Bibbles washing my hair is that he worked in ear scritches into the process which made it absolute heaven for me. He really was awesome and I always enjoyed returning the favor whenever I got the opportunity. Though because he often took a shower before he came over I rarely got the chance.

When he finished with the conditioner I dunked down again and rinsed one last time before surfacing again. I stood up covering my chest with one arm and tucking my tail up between my legs. He smiled and grabbed a towel for me and wrapped me up in it murring "all squeaky clean kitty!" I giggled and he blinked and then asked curiously "so what time is she coming over then?"

"She's got cheerleading practice today" I replied "so she won't be here until around 6. So don't worry you've got plenty of time to pick out an outfit." He blushed and glanced towards the door and I sighed and said "yes you can pick from my closet you silly little lemur."

"YAY!" he squeaked and gave me a hug, not caring that most of my fur was still wet. He dashed out of the bathroom and hurried off to my room while I dried off with the towel and blow dryer. One thing I absolutely loved about my hair was that I didn't need to play with it very much. It had a natural wave to it so I just brushed it straight back and let it dry on it's own and it fell right into place.

When I was dried off I slipped into the clean pair of panties and new bra I'd set out and then slid on the sky blue sundress. I hesitated before I slipped out of the bathroom and headed to my room. I was surprised that Jim was still keeping his door closed and hadn't made a peep all this time. I shrugged off the nervous feeling it gave me though and opened my door. What I saw made me freeze and then start to giggle uncontrollably.

At least half of my closet was now on the floor, either in the closet itself or out in my room, my dresses, my frilly tops, my skirts, my stockings, everything. I moved to the door of the closet and peered inside only to eep and duck a flying skirt that Bibbles had just thrown. I watched the lemur with amusement as he ravaged my wardrobe.

"No.... no.... ew! No..." he muttered to himself whenever he'd find something and then toss it. Finally I couldn't take it any longer, it was too much!

"Need some help Bibs?" I purred, stepping into view. He eeped and jumped and turned to face me. He had already undressed down to his underwear and clutched a dress against his chest to hide himself. He looked around and blushed even deeper when he realized what he'd done with all my clothes.

"I..." he stammered "I was going to clean them up! Honest!"

"It's alright" I laughed and started picking up some of the dresses. I rummaged around until I found an adorable bright orange dress that went well with his eyes. I held it out to him and said "put this one on."

"Oh it's GORGEOUS!" he murred and quickly slipped it on, tying it in place. He giggled happily and then set to work cleaning everything up. I helped and soon we had everything neatly back in place. Once we were finished I headed to my bed and flopped down with a sigh. Bibbles followed me out and tilted his head. "Tired?..." he asked curiously as he sat down next to me.

"Stressed..." I said back, rubbing my face and curling up on my side facing him. I grabbed Mr. Frisk and hugged him tightly. "I'm spending so much time with her Bibbles... but I still can't seem to tell her! I'm afraid to lose what I have because what I have is already so amazing..." I whispered very softly.

Bibbles nodded and said quietly "do you think she'll ever leave Bane?..."

"I don't know..." I said "I think she wants to but something's holding her back and I honestly can't figure out what it is for certain..." I really couldn't. He always cheated on her and I knew that she knew in her heart the rumors were true. He was a bastard and she had to know it by now. So why did she stay with him through all of it? Why did she seem to want him to be something so amazing instead of the jerk he really was?

Bibbles nodded and then smiled and gently brushed my hair back with one paw. He was always so gentle with me. He looked right at me and said "give it a little more time Kogata. I'm sure she'll come around eventually. I'm sure there will be a moment when you realize you can tell her everything... and everything will fall into place absolutely perfectly." I blushed but smiled back at him, half hiding behind Mr. Frisk.

"You really think so?..." I said, barely above a whisper. Bibbles nodded and leaned down, kissing my cheek.

"Of course I do" he said softly "if I'm wrong I'll go straight for a week!" He nodded curtly and I burst into a fit of giggles.

"You wouldn't last 5 minutes!" I laughed, rolling onto my back so that my hair floofed out beneath my head. Bibbles blushed furiously but pouted.

"I would to!" he whimpered "I... I could like boobs!..." With that he promptly reached out and laid a paw on my left breast. I was so surprised I just blushed and stared at him. I think he was thinking the same thing and he looked down at his paw and then sighed and pulled it away. "You're right..." he whimpered, his ears lowering "I need boy parts! Boobs are cute but... they just don't do anything for me."

I giggled and then sat up on my knees and crossed my arms a bit, smushing my boobs together to show extra cleavage as I said "No?... nothing? Not even mine?"

He looked at them and then looked at me and giggled "okay maybe yours... only cuz it's you and yours are extra adorable."

I giggled back and blushed furiously, sitting back on my heels. I hesitated for a long moment before I asked a rather strange question. "Bibbles?" I said, and he blinked. I hesitated and started playing with Mr. Frisk's shirt. "Do you think..." I said quietly "that if... if we were straight... w... would you want to... I don't know... date me? I mean... if we were attracted to each other... do you like me enough that... you'd want to be with me?"

Bibbles stared at me for a long moment and then said "of course!" I blinked in surprise and looked up at him. He blushed deeply but said "Kogata you're my best friend in the whole wide world and if it weren't for the fact that I love malebits almost as much as I love air... I'd be hitting on you 24/7 until you either went straight or I could afford a sex change..." I blinked and stared at him and then giggled and hugged him tightly.

"Thanks..." I whispered. He blushed but wrapped his arms around me and hugged me back.

"You're welcome" he whispered back. He held me for a long time, just nuzzling gently against my shoulder until we both jumped when the bell rang. I blinked and looked at my clock. It was 5:40, could it be Lizzie already?

We both dove off the bed and hurried out of my room, down the hall, and downstairs to the front door. I reached the door and hesitated and then prayed really hard. I opened the door... and there she was. Lizzie was still in her cheerleading outfit. She smiled and purred "sorry I hope I'm not too early. I decided to come straight here rather then go change, is that cool?"

Bibbles was blushing deeply and speechless. I giggled softly but smiled "of course! Come on in!" I stepped back and Lizzie stepped inside. She looked right at Bibbles and looked him over, making him squirm just a little bit.

"You're cute... too bad you're into guys" she purred with a wink. He blushed even deeper.

"Thanks... I'm Bibbles" he said softly.

"I'm Lizzie" she purred back and smiled "I might have to introduce you to a few friends of mine." She gave him a wink and he blinked in surprise as she headed into the kitchen. He looked at me in disbelief.

I giggled and blushed "I told you she's great!" I whispered as I followed after her. Bibbles nodded and did the same. When we got to the kitchen I purred "so I thought pizza would be alright... we've got milk and juice and soda too is that cool?"

"Pizza works for me!" Lizzie said with a smile "I'm starving... Stacy kept slipping up halfway through the routine so the whole squad had to run double time just to get a good completion in before the end of practice." She sat down at the kitchen table, rubbing at her back slightly.

"Well..." I said with a blush "Bibbles gives a really good shoulder and back rub! Don't you Bibs?"

He stared at me in disbelief and then stammered "well I mean... I... I could give it a shot if... if it's okay with Lizzie..." She blinked and glanced at him but nodded and tucked her hair away from the back of her neck. Bibbles hesitated but moved behind her and slowly slid his paws across her shoulders to the base of her neck and started to rub gently. She purred in delight and I giggled and hurried to the freezer to grab a pizza and put it in the oven. By the time I even turned back Bibbles was already much more relaxed saying "you cheerleaders work a lot harder then people give you credit for... In my opinion you're better athletes then the football players!"

"Thank you!" Lizzie said "it's about time someone recognizes it." She closed her eyes and let her head fall forward as Bibbles' paws worked their magic.

"Well it's true!" he said "I mean come on. Any moron with a gut can throw his weight into another moron and hope to knock him over. You only need one halfway decent guy to throw the ball in the right direction. Everything else is just running around and hitting each other! But how many people do you know that can do a triple back handspring into a double twist flip and then vault on top of a pyramid?" Lizzie nodded but kept her head down.

"You're my new favorite massager Bibbles" Lizzie said, making him flush even deeper. I watched and giggled but smiled at him. I knew they were going to get along perfectly. Anyone who wasn't an ass would absolutely adore Bibbles and EVERYONE loved Lizzie... even if they were lying cheating jackasses like Bane.

After a few minutes though Bibbles glanced at me and a smirk came across his lips. I blinked but was instantly wary of him. I knew that look and it meant he was planning something devious. He grinned and said "I've gotta go make a quick call and double check with my boss what time I'm coming in tomorrow... but I'm sure Kogata would love to take over for me..." That evil kniving little...

"Sure" Lizzie purred, looking over her shoulder at me "though with all this attention I'll have to find a way to return the favor..." Bibbles grinned and winked at me and then hurried upstairs, forcing me to take his place behind Lizzie.

I stared for just a moment before I slowly reached out and slid my paws across her shoulders. I could already feel my heart pounding but I definitely wasn't ready for what she did next. Her cheerleading outfit's collar was very stretch so she slid it down to the tops of her arms, exposing her shoulders completely. I flushed horribly but bit my lip to try and keep my paws from shaking as I felt them glide across her bare shoulders and began my massage. To my great relief, the moment my thumbs and fingers began to work at the tension in her muscles, she started to purr.

"D... Does that feel good?" I managed to stammer out. My tail was coiling around itself tightly as I felt my fingers slide across her shoulders to her neck and began to rub gently around her spine with my thumbs.

"Mmm... yes..." she purred in response and said "I'm going to have to give you one too to say thanks..."

I flushed deeply but said "it... it's really no trouble..." Just getting to touch her this way was reward enough for me.

"Nonsense..." she said with a grin, glancing at me over her shoulder. "I can do a very nice back rub. I learned with a few friends so we could help each other out after a hard practice."

I couldn't do anything but blush and nod, stammering out "o... okay..." Darnit Bibbles where are you!? I know you don't actually have a phone call you naughty little lemur! Boy he was gonna get it tonight after Lizzie left. Though I had to admit... I was definitely enjoying myself even if I didn't want to admit it. Lizzie's shoulders were so well shaped. Her fur was absolutely incredible. Even after a hard practice it wasn't worn down or sticky with sweat. It was silky smooth and I couldn't help but step a little closer and take a deep silent inhale, breathing in her scent.

It was only when she moved after several long minutes and shrugged her top back into place that I stepped back again, blushing. She smiled and stood up, turning to face me. "Thanks Kogata" she purred with a tiny blush. I nodded and then looked up to see Bibbles coming back downstairs. Lizzie turned to him and smiled saying "get everything worked out with your boss?"

He blinked and looked confused for a moment before he said "huh?... oh yea! Yea everything's all set." Ohhhh he was definitely gonna get it now. I glared at him but he just smirked right back. He probably hadn't even made a phone call! I'll bet he'd just been listening from just a little bit up the stairs the whole time!

"Bibbles" I said sternly, narrowing my eyes on him "can you help me pick out a movie?" I started towards the den and Bibbles blushed but nodded and followed. Lizzie giggled and stayed in the kitchen to watch the pizza.

Once we were downstairs and out of earshot I hissed at him "what the heck do you think you're doing?!"

"Whaaaat?" He giggled, blushing as he smirked at me "I just thought you might enjoy giving your crush a nice shoulder massage that's all." I blushed furiously as I rummaged through the movie selection.

"You..." I said "are gonna get it mister... do you have any idea how hard it was for me to not have a hard attack?"

"So you liked it then?" he said with a smirk. I opened my mouth to growl 'no' but he'd know I was lying. I flushed deeply and looked back to the movies.

"Quiet you..." I grumbled instead. He was right though. It had been amazing just to touch Lizzie like that. My paws were trembling now that I didn't need to worry about her seeing anymore. I almost dropped Crazy Stupid Love when I grabbed it off the shelf. I blushed but giggled happily. "I think this one will be a good time" I purred.

"What is it?" Bibbles asked "is it good?"

I blinked and stared at him. He started to shrink back some and I said "You STILL haven't seen it?" He shook his head and eeped quietly. "You silly lemur! This movie is AWESOME!" I squealed and then heard the oven timer go off. I shoved the movie into his paws and said "you get it set up I'll be right back!" I left him there blinking as I ran upstairs towards the oven and checked the pizza. It was perfect!

Lizzie smiled and purred "need any help?" I blushed but shook my head and then stopped.

"Could you... get some plates maybe?" I asked, nodding to one of the cabinets. Lizzie smiled and moved towards it and grabbed three plates while I carefully pulled out the pizza and set it on the counter. I was extra careful not to burn myself on the oven. My soup burn had finally healed up, I didn't need a replacement.

Once everything was set I grabbed the pizza cutter and soon had the pizza diced up nicely and plated with Lizzie's help. I grabbed a few sodas and together we headed downstairs just as Bibbles had the movie loading up. I sat in the middle of the couch and Bibbles sat on my left while Lizzie sat on my right.

As the movie started I paused for a moment and just looked around. First to my left... to my best friend in the whole world. He'd been there for me for as long as I can remember. He'd been the one who held me when Papa couldn't after Mama died. Bibbles was the best friend anyone could ask for.

Then I looked to my left, at Lizzie, my crush, my angel, my goddess. She was everything I had idolized for so long. Everything I wanted to be close to. She was strong and aggressive and went after the things that she wanted. She was gorgeous and fun and she could take care of me. And I'd take care of her. I was the soft and quiet one who she could... relax around. She could be her more vulnerable self with me because I would never hurt her. I only hoped that she'd be able to see it someday.

I looked back to the screen just in time to catch the babysitter walking in on the main character's son... playing with himself. I giggled as I munched away on my pizza. It felt absolutely perfect to be there with the two of them. For once I just felt completely relaxed, like nothing could hurt me.

But halfway through the movie it turned out I may have been wrong. I heard movement upstairs and my ears flattened against my head. I started to tremble slightly and Bibbles eased closer. Heavy footsteps came downstairs. A moment later Jim stepped around the corner and into view, heading for the fridge. I held my breath, praying he wouldn't even notice we were there. But the movie sounds caught his ears and after he grabbed one of Papa's beers out of the fridge he turned and moved to the top of the stairs. He blinked seeing us all there and he called out "well what do we have here?..." Something was wrong though. He was walking... funny... and he seemed to be hunched over a little. He looked like he was trembling just from standing.

"I... I... j... just had..." I managed to stammer out "some friends over... Papa's going to be gone so... Bibbles is spending the night tonight and..." I paused and swallowed hard before I continued. "Lizzie is staying the other nights."

Jim blinked and arched a brow, smirking right at Lizzie "Oh is that so?... Well she can stay in my bed if she wants... she owes me for last time."

Lizzie turned and narrowed her eyes growling "the only thing I owe you is a knee to the other one! And I wouldn't be caught dead in your bed!"

Jim winced slightly and then narrowed his eyes snarling "oh is that how it is?" He narrowed his eyes on me and then smirked. I hated that smirk. It meant he was about to do something really really mean. I trembled and Jim growled "where you gonna stay then? With her?... You're no safer with her then me." He took a swig of beer as he watched me freeze and stop breathing. He couldn't tell Lizzie!

"What's that supposed to mean?" Lizzie growled back at him, raising an eyebrow.

Jim smirked right back at her and murred "I could tell you things about my sister that would make you run for your life and probably get a restraining order..." I wanted to scream. I wanted to burst into tears and just curl into Bibbles' arms. If Jim told her then everything would be ruined! If he told her my secret... that I had loved her for so many years... she'd never speak to me again.

Then Lizzie said the most unforgettable thing ever. She looked right at Jim and then snorted and growled "you must know even less about girls then I thought if you think I'd take your word over my best friend's." Time suddenly stopped and I stared right at Lizzie. It suddenly dawned on me. Like this overwhelming warmth that spread through my stomach. Lizzie... really liked being my friend. She wasn't just doing me a favor or hanging out with me because of our English project. She actually liked being around me. ME!... of all people!

I just stared at her and for a moment I swore I could see her halo. A tiny smile touched my lips but it faded to a look of pure shock when time went back to normal and Lizzie continued speaking. "Have you ever even HAD a girlfriend?" she growled "Or did you have to drug ALL of them?... Though it wouldn't surprise me. Your dick didn't feel any bigger then a damn pencil when I copped a feel with my knee. You couldn't PAY me enough to touch it you filthy pig! So just limp your way back upstairs!" Bibbles had the exact same look I did, a wide eyed expression of sheer surprise with a hint of fear. Jim glared at her and looked like he wanted to come downstairs but Lizzie smirked and her gaze flicked to his crotch for a moment before she looked back up to him and purred "I'll use my foot next time sweetheart..." She then sat back and took a sip of her soda as she returned her attention to the movie as though nothing had happened at all.

Jim glared at her and then gave me a look of pure loathing and then headed back upstairs. I didn't even care that he was angry at me because for once I had someone to protect me from him. Bibbles and I still had that partially terrified expression on our face though as we stared at Lizzie. She finally looked over at us and blinked. "What?..." she said "I'm a nice girl until you mess with people I care about... kitty's sweet but she's still go claws." She grinned, flexing her claws for show. I giggled and she purred softly "don't worry... I just want to make sure he knows to stay away when I get to sleep over this weekend." She gave me a wink and I blushed as she said "wouldn't want anything to interrupt our girl time now would we?" I shook my head quickly and giggled as I settled into the couch again, snuggling up with Bibbles.

It felt wonderful to be there with people I knew loved and cared about me. But what felt even better was to know for certain that Lizzie's affection wasn't fake or charity. That I was actually worth liking and befriending. Bibbles seemed to be reading my mind again because he leaned forward and nosed one of my ears, whispering very softly "I told you you were awesome..." I blushed very deeply and snuggled back against him as the movie rolled on, feeling happy with my life and happy with my place in the world for a change.

When the movie finally came to a close we were all smiling and blushing just a little bit. Bibbles stood up and stretched saying "I'll take care of the dishes... then if it's alright I'd like to take a shower." He smirked at me, knowing it would leave me and Lizzie alone together. The devilish lemur!

"S... Sure" I said with a shy smile. Bibbles grabbed up the dishes and headed upstairs, placing them in the dishwasher and leaving me with Lizzie in the den. I blushed and turned to her with a shy smile. "S... So..." I squeaked "wh... what would you like to do now?"

She smirked at me and suddenly I was wary, taking a slow step back. But she followed and stepped towards me. "Well I do owe you a back rub" she purred. I blushed deeply and glanced away, trembling slightly. She smiled sweetly though and said softly "I won't if you don't want me to Kogata... you know that."

I nodded but smiled back shyly and whispered "I've never gotten a back rub before..."

She blinked at me and then chuckled with a kind smile "well then I'll certainly try to do my best..." She winked and I hesitated, glancing down some. She smiled and whispered "if it makes you uncomfortable I can always stop..."

I finally nodded and looked up at her blushing deeply and saying "I'm sorry I'm so awkward..." She blinked but shook her head and touched my shoulder gently.

"It's fine Kogata... honest!" she said with a smile "I like that you're... awkward... It makes me feel less pressured to be perfect... you won't judge every little flaw I have." What flaws? I thought to myself but I giggled softly.

"Should I lie down on the couch?" I murmured quietly.

"Well we could do it here but... a bed would be easier... more room for me to sit next to you and all that" she said. I blushed deeply but nodded and headed upstairs. I could hear her right behind me. My heart was hammering wildly in my chest. I was suddenly so nervous but I wasn't entirely sure why. It was just a back rub right? There was nothing too... intimate about that... right?

Before I realized it we were in my room. Lizzie shut the door behind her and nodded to the bed with a smile saying "it's best if you lay down on your stomach with your arms at your sides." I nodded and slowly climbed onto the bed, laying facedown with my head tilted to the side, glancing up at Lizzie. I flushed deeply but simply lay there as she slowly approached. She sat down on the edge of the bed and said with a kind smile "if you get uncomfortable just let me know okay?" I hesitated but then smiled back and gave a tiny nod.

I shut my eyes and just tried to calm my hammering heart as Lizzie reached out with both paws but hesitated. She said very softly "can I unzip the back of your dress?... it helps if nothing's in the way." I hesitated again but nodded. Slowly and carefully she unzipped my dress and pulled it open, revealing the silky bra I'd put on. She didn't unhook that though... at least... not yet. I felt her paws slowly lay across my shoulder blades and begin to work. They felt so amazingly soft and gentle... it made me blush immediately. But when they started to move?... oh my God... It was like she could see through me and see every individual muscle in my back. She knew just where to touch, just where to press and rub to make me putty in her paws.

She slid her paws first around my shoulder blades, making my shoulders and my arms go completely relaxed. I smiled just a tiny bit and began to purr as her fingertips slid slowly up along my spine to the base of my neck. I felt her thumbs begin to work at my vertebrae carefully as she said "you're actually pretty good yourself, you've got the right ideas at least." I blushed even deeper. A back rub AND compliments? I was in heaven...

Her paws then slowly began to push downward along my sides, working gently and carefully across my ribs. She was careful under my arms, not wanting to tickle me. Her fingertips were so delicate yet so precise and determined. They slid lower and lower down towards my waist and then circled back towards the middle of my back. She began working at my spine again and it felt sooooo good. Her paws made tiny circles over the muscles of my lower back and down to the very base of my tail. I blushed even deeper and her paws started to rise again until they bumped into my bra strap. She stopped for a moment and I peeked an eye open at her. She opened her maw but before she could ask I gave a silent nod. I felt... so safe with her.

She reached up slowly and unhooked my bra, pulling it to the sides and out of the way. With my entire back exposed and bare to her I felt... warm. I didn't feel shy or embarrassed or even scared. Lizzie made me feel so perfectly relaxed. Her paws slid across my back very slowly, starting from my waist and rolling all the way up to my shoulders. Continuous purrs of complete relaxation and satisfaction rolled out of me as she used every part of her paws, from the fingertips down to the heels of her palms. She was an absolute pro.

I felt her paws slide back down again, all the way to the base of my tail. I flushed deeply as her paws circled my hips and then rolled back towards my tail base. I was starting to tremble slightly but I was still purring. Her touch was absolute bliss. She was so strong and yet so delicate with me. I took a chance and opened my eye again, peering up at her. What I saw made me blush and smile even more.

She was smiling. I could see her ears perked and knew she was listening to me purr. Her eyes were on me... she was looking right at me. I looked right into her eyes and knew just how much she was enjoying making me feel this way. She didn't have to ask if it felt good... she knew it did. But all too soon the moment had to come to an end.

I heard Bibbles leaving the bathroom and I blushed and glanced to the door. Lizzie smiled and put a finger to her lips. She hooked my bra back into place and zipped up my dress again. I rolled slowly to my side, curling up some and gazing up at her as I whispered "that felt amazing..."

She blushed a bit herself and whispered "guess I'll have to do it again sometime..."

"Only if you want to..." I said, glancing down.

She reached out slowly and touched my paw and whispered "I'd love to."

I looked up at her and smiled even more just as the door opened and Bibbles came in wearing a pair of short fleecy PJ shorts and a belly shirt tank top. Lizzie looked up and smiled, standing up. "I guess I should get going for tonight" she said quietly, starting for the door. I stood up and hurried after her.

"I'll walk you out" I said quickly. Bibbles blinked and arched a brow at me but I stuck my tongue out and hurried downstairs after Lizzie. She grabbed her bag and then hesitated at the door. She turned back to me with a smile.

"I had fun tonight Kogata... thanks" she said. I blushed but smiled back.

"Thanks for coming..." it was obvious I didn't want her to go though.

"Hey don't worry..." she said and stepped forward, giving the top of my head a gentle nuzzle. I looked up slowly at her and she winked. "We get the whole weekend together" she said with a purr "just one more day of school and then... you're all mine!" She broke into a maniacal laugh and then stepped back towards the door. I giggled and blushed furiously.

"Goodnight Lizzie" I said as I stepped to the door.

"Goodnight Kogata" she replied "I'll see you tomorrow." I nodded and waved as she turned and headed out to her car. I waited until she had climbed in and drove off before I shut and locked the door. I stood there for a moment, just breathing in the remnants of her scent as it lingered in the air. Finally I turned and headed back upstairs. I passed Jim's room without even giving him a single thought and headed right for mine, opening the door. I nearly fell back on my rump when I was greeted by an excited lemur.

"Well!? How did it go!?" Bibbles said in a squeal. I blinked at him and opened my maw and then slowly shut it and smirked at him. He blinked and his ears pulled back and a look of sheer panic came across his face as I walked right past him towards the bed, shedding off my dress and slipping into a cute deep blue night gown that fell just above my knees. "K... Kogata come on you've gotta tell me!" he said. If there was one flaw that Bibbles had, it was his addiction to "gush" or any kind of inside story on a sweet romantic moment, no matter how big or small. I just stuck my tongue out at him and climbed into bed with my back to him and a smirk on my face. Three... two... one...

OOF! He came flying across the room after he shut off the light and dove into bed behind me, shaking my arm. "Come on!! You can't do this to me! PLEASE!!! I'll do anything!!" he whimpered. I rolled over and looked at him. He was begging... literally begging... like on his knees! He was just sitting there with his paws on my arm, his ears pulled back, his lip pouting so hard it might fall off, and those big adorable eyes right on me. I looked thoughtful for a moment, just to tease him.

Then I finally said "oh alright..."

"YES!!!!" he yelped and then slid under the blankets and curled close on his side, propping up his head to listen as intently as I could. He waited patiently as I chewed my lip and tried to think of exactly what to say. Finally I looked right up at him, my blue eyes shining bright with sheer joy and happiness.

"It was like being touched by an angel..." I whispered softly "and I think..." I bit my lip again and he blinked and waited. I couldn't believe I was even thinking this. What it could mean was something I'd wanted... something I'd dreamed of for YEARS now. It was possibly the first step to finally reaching the happiest point in my entire life! If I was wrong it would hurt... but if I was right... it would be like a million birthdays and Christmases all condensed into a single second and then repeated for the rest of my life. I looked right into my best friend's eyes and I finally said, blushing very deeply "I think the angel liked it almost as much as I did..."

Chapter Eight

By the time Bibbles and I got to sleep it was about 2 in the morning. I had to be up for school in about four hours or so but I didn't mind. Sleepovers with Bibbles always left me feeling great and plus... he always made pancakes in the morning. But around the time I should be dreaming of ponies and rainbows and all that... I found myself looking at a door.

It wasn't open, at least not all the way. It was barely cracked open a half inch and I could hear something coming from the other side. A sound. I moved closer to the door, hesitating slightly. I couldn't see anything through the crack. There was no light... not a single bit, only darkness. I moved closer and closer, my ears lifting to try and listen to the sounds coming from the other side. As I pressed closer I started to recognize it. Was it... whimpering? No... no it was worse then that. Someone... someone was crying. I bit my lip and peered through the crack and saw... Lizzie.

She was on her knees in her cheerleading outfit, her arms wrapped around herself. She was bathed in a tiny circle of moonlight and completely surrounded by darkness. She was sobbing, tears streaming down her face and rolling into her outfit. It looked filthy and tattered and ripped in a few places. Immediately I felt my heart wrenching with pain for my beloved Lizzie. I needed to go to her! I felt like every part of my entire body and soul was being drawn into that door. Like my purpose was to make her crying stop and make the darkness go away. My heart ached at the very idea of Lizzie being so unhappy. I reached for the handle, my paw closed around the cold metal of the door knob. I readied to pull when suddenly another paw slammed on the door and shut it closed, silencing the sobs on the other side.

I immediately jumped back with a surprised mewl and looked up. What I saw confused and... scared me a bit. It was Lizzie, and she looked upset. She growled darkly "You can't go in there Kogata... You can't EVER go in there!" I backed away even further. I didn't understand what was going on. She was scaring me! Lizzie never scared me! "Don't ever try to open that door again!" she snapped.

"I'm sorry!" I said "I'm sorry I'm sorry!" I sobbed into my paws, trembling horribly. Everything felt suddenly so wrong. I wanted to throw up. What was going on? Suddenly I felt someone grabbing at my arms. I tried to pull away, I tried to break free.

"Kogata..." I heard someone calling but only tried to thrash even more. "Kogata!" I heard my name again and tried to turn around to see who was calling to me.

"Kotaga!!" Bibbles whimpered, giving me a final shake and touching my cheek. My eyes snapped wide open with a cry of fear but he immediately smoothed the fur of my cheek whispering "easy... easy it was just a nightmare..." My blue eyes found his and I saw the worry in them. I knew he was right... and I knew I was safe. I nuzzled into his paw and shut my eyes as he kissed my forehead and whispered "you're safe princess."

I took a few moments to calm down and then opened my eyes again and gave him a tiny smile. "I'm okay..." I whispered. I reached up and rubbed my eyes and then blinked up at him. "What time is it?" I asked with a yawn.

"A little after 6..." he said back with a smile "come on! You get dressed and I'll get breakfast started!" He gave my forehead another kiss and then hopped up out of bed. He put on a pair of short shorts and a tank top and raced downstairs, giving me a wave as he reached the door. I was still looking up at my ceiling in a little bit of surprise. I'd forgotten just how fast that little furry but could move in the morning.

With a groan I pushed myself up and turned off my alarm clock before it could go off and make me jump out of my fur. I slipped out of my nightgown and grabbed a bright pink sundress. I put on a clean pair of panties and a clean bra and then slipped into the sundress. I was halfway through brushing my hair when the smell of pancakes and bacon hit my nose. I quickly brushed the rest of it and threw it into two cute pigtails before I raced downstairs. Bibbles was wearing an apron and was over the stove, flipping a few pancakes and rolling about some scrambled eggs while a few strips of bacon sizzled in a pan. I looked at him and blushed a bit as I smiled. "You always were a really great cook" I purred.

He looked back and blushed heavily murmuring "quiet you... get some plates." I giggled and hurried to the cabinet, grabbing a couple of plates and a fork for each. Bibbles piled up two pancakes, some eggs, and some bacon on each. I giggled and said "get the Oj and syrup?"

"Sure thing!" he said with a grin. I went to the table and set the plates down while Bibbles grabbed a couple of glasses and filled them with orange juice and then grabbed the syrup from the pantry. He sat down next to me and we both dug in. God Bibbles' pancakes were always so amazing! And... wait... no... no he didn't. I looked up at him and said "Bibbles... did you put*"

"Chocolate chips in the pancakes?" he finished for me with a grin "of course." He winked at me, making me flush even deeper as I dug in again. Bibbles always knew how to make me smile. It was easily one of the best breakfasts I'd had in a while. I couldn't help but think about my nightmare though. I couldn't tell what it was supposed to be or what it should mean or anything! It was frustrating and I guess it showed on my face cuz Bibbles started watching me closely while he ate. Finally I realized he was staring and looked over at him.

"What?" I asked "do I have something on my face?" I started wiping the corners of my lips to make sure I didn't have any syrup or chocolate on my face.

"No it's..." he said quietly "you look like you're thinking about something... really hard. I can always tell."

"Really? How?" I asked, arching a brow at him, quite intrigued.

He blushed in response and giggled "well when you're thinking about Lizzie... you get all blushy and you get this tiny little smile like you're afraid to actually look happy cuz it might get taken away." That made me blush just from him saying it. He grinned and continued "and when you're thinking about something sad you hide your face in your bangs so no one will see you cry..." his voice trailed off some and I gave him a small smile. Finally he said "but when you're thinking really hard about something confusing... you look adorable because your brow gets just BARELY wrinkled and your lips shrink down really really small without you even realizing it." I blinked and stared at him and then burst into a fit of giggles.

"Next time I do it..." I laughed "promise you'll take a picture okay?" Bibbles blinked and laughed along with me for some time before we both calmed and I looked off again. Finally I said quietly "I was thinking about my nightmare..."

"Oh?" he asked curiously "what was it?..."

I hesitated and then bit my lip and said quietly "I was... in a room somewhere. But it didn't actually feel like anywhere you know? But there was a door. And it was open but only a little... And I could hear crying. So I went to the door and looked inside and... it was Lizzie. She was on the ground and her clothes were dirty and ripped and she was sobbing... I felt my heart breaking. I wanted to go to her and help her and make her smile again... I felt like if I didn't make her smile again then the sun would never rise again..."

"So what did you do?" he asked, now fully into the story, looking on in awe and interest.

"I went to open the door and..." I said. I hesitated and swallowed before continuing "I reached for it and then Lizzie appeared... Not the one in the room but like... how she normally looks. She slammed the door shut and... and then she started yelling at me. That I wasn't allowed to go in there. She was... she was so angry! I'd never seen her so angry and I was scared... I didn't want her to be that angry with me... not ever!..." I hadn't realized that I had started to cry just from thinking about the dream. I was shaking just imagining Lizzie so angry with me again. I looked at Bibbles and saw the expression on his face. I quickly looked down to hide my tears and grabbed a napkin to wipe my face.

"Oh..." he said quietly "well ummm.... Maybe it means that... Lizzie needs your help but... she's too scared to ask for it?" I blinked and looked up at him.

"You really think so?" I asked curiously, my eyes once again safely dry.

"Maybe..." he said with a shrug "I mean... have you ever seen Lizzie cry? Or be upset?... maybe she doesn't know how? Or maybe she's afraid to." I nodded just a little bit. In a way he was right. Lizzie had never been sad or scared or anything like that. She was always strong... she was always... Lizzie.

"Oh shit!" Bibbles suddenly yelped, making me jump. "Come on we gotta go or you're gonna be late!" I looked up in confusion and then saw the clock. It was 7:35, school started at 8! Usually I was out the door and on the bus by 7:20. I scarfed down my last mouthful of pancake and threw everything into the dishwasher. Bibbles followed right after me and together we raced out the door for his car.

"School's only 20 minutes away if traffic is good!" he called as he unlocked the doors and jumped into the driver's seat. I jumped into the passenger seat next to him and pulled my bag into my lap before I buckled up. He threw the car into reverse and we pulled out of the driveway and headed off towards school.

We must've hit every red light on the way there because we got there at about 7:58. I jumped out of the car and called back "bye Bibs thanks I love you!!!" I didn't even get to hear his response because I was racing as fast as I could to get to my locker to change out my books so I could get to Physics on time. I raced through the halls and skidded to a stop at my locker. My fingers shook uncontrollably trying to get my combination in. The halls were practically empty because just about everyone had already filed into their classes.

I finally managed to get my locker open and change out my books. I slammed my locker shut and then turned to go but froze. I blinked and my ears twitched to the sound of... sniffling?... no... crying. I looked around and then turned back and froze again, staring down the hall. I was staring at Lizzie... just down the hall in front of her locker. She had her face hidden by her locker door but I could hear it. She was crying. I couldn't believe it, Lizzie never cried. Especially not in public! I mean technically it wasn't public because nobody was around but still! I couldn't believe Lizzie was in such a state out in the open. I didn't get it! I thought if anything she'd be really excited to see me today in preparation for our sleepover this weekend. Suddenly I felt my whole body starting to shake.

I was seeing my dream again. The doorway... Lizzie's crying. And then I saw her so furious. I had no idea what to do. I felt like my heart was going to hammer it's way right out of my chest. I had to do something though but what could I do? What if she really did get mad at me? What if she didn't want to be my friend anymore? What if she hated me forever and I never got to see her smile at me again or feel her arms around me? My mind was racing a mile a minute and I just couldn't stop it. I felt my heart going out to her. My beautiful angel was in pain and I needed to help. I took one step towards her and opened my maw...

BEEEEEEEEEP!

The bell for first period rang. Lizzie jerked her head up, slammed her locker closed and wiped her eyes before disappearing around the corner before I could say a word. I was left staring after her, wishing I could have been stronger... acted faster. Lizzie had been in pain and I just let her go. I flattened my ears and tucked my head down, letting my bangs cover my face as I turned and trudged off to Physics. I didn't even respond to the teacher when she scolded me for being tardy. I just made my way to the back of the class and took my seat.

I barely even remember what happened throughout my Physics class or the next class or the next class. I just remember thinking about Lizzie and feeling horrible that... I didn't go through the door. That when I was certain Lizzie needed me I wasn't strong enough to help her. I didn't take notes or answer questions or even pay the least bit attention. I felt like something was eating me from the inside out.

Maybe I should've acted faster and run to her to do something. To hold her and whisper to her that everything was alright. She had done that for me several times in just the last week or so and the one time she needed someone. The one chance I'd seen to actually show her just how much I love her without being a creep and I completely blew it.

English came around and I managed to get into my seat without bursting into tears. I watched the door, waiting for Lizzie to appear but... when the bell came and gone and she never showed. I felt my heart wrench even harder. She didn't show up all class period. I didn't even notice that Mr. Deenly was back. Not that I even cared... he was a jerk. I just doodled in my journal, drawing the angel wrapped in darkness with no one there to save her. I didn't even notice as the bell rang for lunch. The entire class filed out before Mr. Deenly called out "Kogata... are you planning on staying for my next class as well?" I looked up and then blushed horribly and grabbed my things, racing from the room as fast as I could.

I stumbled down the halls towards the cafeteria. I felt lost and confused like everything was falling apart. I just didn't know what to do. I needed to find Lizzie that much I was sure of. I'd already missed one chance to fix whatever was making her cry. I wasn't going to miss a second. I nodded to myself and decided I had to be strong... for Lizzie. I ditched lunch and then hurried out down the hall to look for her.

I wandered down the halls, trying to figure out where she might be. Then it hit me. Where would someone go when they wanted to be alone and away from everyone's eyes? The 2nd floor of the library in the back! I turned and ducked inside, giving a friendly wave to the librarian behind the desk as I hurried towards the stairs. I climbed quickly and reached the second floor, chewing on my lip and trying not to make much noise as I headed towards the back where the shelves hid the couch area from view. As I got closer... I suddenly had an eerie feeling like I was right about where Lizzie would be... but wrong about wanting to find her.

I could hear voices just beyond the last book case. I chewed my lip and followed the sounds of the voices until I was close enough to hear. I heard Lizzie's voice for sure saying sternly "I don't want to talk about this anymore Bane... I'm done!" Her voice was absolutely spewing venom with every single word. I'd never heard her so angry and upset except for one time... in my dream. It was frightening but I was definitely comforted by the fact that it was directed at Bane and not me. I winced horribly hearing Bane's name though, I couldn't stand it. What was worse was the response he gave.

"Oh come on!" I heard him growl "are you kidding Beth? You can't break up with me! I'm the captain of the football team!" He was slapping it in her face like she was a bad joke and he was the greatest thing to walk on the Earth.

"I don't care anymore!" Lizzie snapped at him "and for the last time it's Lizzie! LIZZIE! Or are you too dense to get that through your thick skull!?" I was silently cheering to myself. It was so great to hear her finally ripping him a new one. It had been so hard to watch them. Watch him use her and just ignore the fact that he was stepping all over her. And... to watch her put up with it.

"You can't talk to me that way you little..." I heard Bane snarl and stiffened, preparing for something worse then harsh words. I swore to myself right there that if he hit her I'd use my power to make him jump off the roof of the school, even if it put me in a coma.

"Little what?!" she growled back "Little... WHAT!?" There was an amazingly long silence and the tension was so absolutely thick you could cut it with a knife. I trembled and twisted the hem of my dress in my paws. I didn't want Lizzie to get hurt, I couldn't bare it.

Finally I heard movement. It sounded like Bane was grabbing his backpack. He looked right at her and growled "you're going to regret this... I'll make absolutely sure of that. You aren't GOOD enough to leave me." He snorted with a smirk, baiting her.

Lizzie didn't take it, instead she just said firmly "watch me you arrogant prick!" I nearly yelped with pride as Lizzie grabbed her bag and raced out from behind the bookshelf. But as she passed I opened my maw to say something and froze. She didn't even see me, she just raced by and down the stairs. I saw them... tears flowing down her face. Why did it hurt? She was breaking up with an ass hole if anything she should be feeling... happy. Why was she suddenly so sad again? Where was her confidence?... How... how could a creep and a loser like Bane have managed to take it from her? I stared and watched Lizzie shoulder her bag and head for the Library's exit, disappearing out into the hall. I don't know why it had shaken me so much to see her like that. Probably because over the last few days Lizzie had put more confidence and strength into me then I'd ever had. And to see her's taken away made me feel vulnerable again. And feeling vulnerable is not a time when you want to get that horrifying chill up your spine. But I knew a moment too late who was causing it.

"This is your fault... isn't it?" I heard Bane growl. I slowly turned to face him, my heart hammering away in my chest. I told my feet to run but they had instantly gone numb. My body just wouldn't respond! He slowly stepped forward towards me. He looked so mad... so venomous! He snarled again as he approached "this is your fault! Ever since she started hanging out with you she's been more and more annoying! She won't return my calls because she's shopping with you and she keeps checking up on me! Why!? Why did you have to ruin everything!?" He was only about a foot away from me now. I could smell his horrible BO and it made me want to puke. I could see the undeniable rage in his eyes. I felt like every muscle in my body had been dumped in ice water and just wouldn't move.

"I..." I managed to squeak out, only to regret it instantly.

"You what!?" he snarled "are you going to say you're sorry to me or something?! TOO BAD!" He stepped right up to me, glaring right into my eyes. I felt myself suddenly stop trembling and knew I was more scared then I'd ever been in my whole life. I couldn't even use my powers... I was absolutely terrified. He whispered in a horribly threatening voice "I'm going to make you regret this..." He opened his maw to say something else but someone else was coming up the stairs. He gave me one last glare and then turned and headed off down the stairs, heading for the exit.

I just stared for a moment and then stumbled backwards and fell out of sight behind a bookshelf and simply started to sob uncontrollably. I don't think I'd ever been as scared as I was during those few seconds in my entire life. Not even Jay had ever scared me that badly. It was worse then being under the bleachers when I first met Bane. I let the tears roll down my face as my whole body shuddered and I tried to breath. It was like someone was sitting on my chest and my heart was smashing against my ribs. I was sure I was going to pass out but after several long moments and a few forced deep breathes I could feel myself calming down again. I wiped my face as best as I could and pushed myself up slowly, starting down the stairs towards the library exit. I kept my head down, letting my bangs hide the stains from my tears on my cheeks.

I didn't understand it! Any of it! Why was Lizzie so shattered and why didn't my powers work!? The first time I'd used them I'd been absolutely terrified and unable to even speak! How come they didn't work now? It wasn't fair! Bane could've really hurt me and that's what scared me the most! I'd always been okay ever since I discovered my power because no matter how bad things had gotten I knew I could count on it if I really needed to. But this time it just hadn't been there. Maybe it was my fault though, maybe I just hadn't concentrated hard enough or maybe I'd been too scared to even try and use it in case it didn't work. I was too much of a wreck to sit down and think about it at the time.

I stumbled out into the hallway and just started walking until finally I heard the bell ring for the end of lunch. I only had two more classes and one was easy as pie. I hurried off down the hallway to my art class, slipping inside and immediately heading to the back. I took my usual spot and pulled out my sketch book. I needed to escape... I needed to calm down and drawing was one of the ways I accomplished that. I put pencil to paper and let the feelings and emotions and even a few tears start to fall as I tried to unload everything that was happening in my head out onto the page in front of me so everything didn't seem so chaotic.

Shadows, pieces of light that were broken or torn, darkness and pain. I just drew what my mind told my paw to draw. I barely even focused. My paw simply zipped across the page, drawing a line here, shading a bit here, circling around to match it up with this or that. It was like I wasn't even there, I was just on autopilot. Inside I was somewhere else entirely. Inside I was back in my nightmare.

I was standing outside the door again, listening to Lizzie cry. I wanted to open it but having seen Bane so angry and heard the maliciousness in Lizzie's voice when she spoke to him... I was terrified. I didn't like people being angry with me, I didn't like not knowing how far it might go or if they'd ever forgive me or what they might do. People do stupid things out of rage. And what scared me most is that helpless feeling. If I was too scared to use my powers on Bane what could've happened? What if it happened again when I was alone with him and nobody could help me? And what if Lizzie ever got that mad with me? I couldn't use my power on her even if I wanted to.

So I sat there, just staring at the door listening to Lizzie sob. I wanted to go in, I wanted to hug her and hold her. But the venom I heard in her words... it just scared me. The bell rang and jerked me back to reality. I stared a moment at the clock and then swallowed hard. I couldn't believe the entire class period was already over. I looked down at the page in front of me and wanted to start crying again.

There was Lizzie, laying on her bed all alone and sobbing into her paws. And right next to her was me, kneeling behind her and smoothing back her headfur as she cried. I just stared at the picture for several minutes before I packed up my things and tucked them into my bag. I didn't know what I was going to do, but I knew right then that something big was going to happen soon and I hoped I was strong enough to face it.

When I got to the gym locker room I ignored Stacey and the other girls and immediately set off to find Lizzie, looking through the locker banks to try and find her. I didn't see her though. I bit my lip, wondering if she'd gone home early and was going to stay there instead of coming to my house. "What's the matter baby? Your lesbo crush isn't here today?" I heard someone growl behind me. I winced and then bit my lip hard. I remembered the way Bane talked to Lizzie, the way he made her feel. It made me... so angry... so furious! Nobody has the right to treat her that way!

I rounded on Stacey and growled right back at her "look bitch if you can't open your mouth and tell me where she is then keep it shut until you find your next dick to put in it!" Suddenly everything got very... very quiet. Everyone was staring at me, including Stacey. Her maw had dropped open like she'd seen a ghost. I kept my glare up, I looked right into her eyes, unafraid and unfaltering.

Finally she said quietly "she's already in the Gym... came in early..." then she turned and walked off without another word. I nodded to myself and got changed. Nobody said anything to me, nobody bothered me. But the moment I was out of the locker room I started to shake horribly.

Oh my GOD I couldn't believe I'd just done that!!! I had goosebumps and my paws just wouldn't stop trembling! I took a few moments to calm down and remembered it was for Lizzie. I needed to see her, and fast. I raced out into the Gym and started looking around for her. It took me a moment or two but I found her backed up against the bleachers with Bane in her face and from the looks of it he was snarling something quite horrible to her. I started to tremble but I put one foot in front of the other and started over to the pair of them.

When I got close enough I heard Bane growling to her "you're not going to leave me Liz and I'll tell you why. If you leave me then everyone will know that you're just a preppy stuck up ice queen turned lesbian for that little freaky slut Kogata... You're nothing without me Liz, just a prude little bitch who won't just give in to what she wants... you're not going to leave me Liz... but I will tell you what you ARE going to do..." That's when he stepped closer to her, backing her up against the wall. Lizzie crossed her arms and Bane leaned closer, nuzzling under her ear and sniffing at her. She turned her head quickly away, refusing to look at him. As I neared I could hear him whisper to her "you're going to spend the weekend at my house and I'm going to give you what we both know you've wanted all this time... I'm going to make a woman out of you beautiful..."

The moment those words came out of his disgusting maw, I wanted to puke. I was just behind them and could see Lizzie's skin crawling from Bane being so close. She stepped out from behind him and slowly circled around so that her back wasn't to the wall anymore. Bane turned back and arched a brow and then spotted me. I stepped up right next to Lizzie and matched her glare. I glanced at Lizzie and saw the fire in her eyes. But something was off... the fire wasn't just from Bane hurting her... it was something else... something deeper and stronger and I didn't know why. She didn't look at me but when her tail brushed mine as a small sign of affection I brushed her's back in support. She kept her arms crossed, looked right at the ugly jerk in front of us and said flatly "no Bane, I'm spending the weekend with Kogata." I glared at him defiantly, standing beside Lizzie, my friend, my angel.

Bane stared at her for a long moment and then narrowed his eyes in fury and growled "fine!... go spend the weekend with your queer little friend! Everyone will know that you're just a stuck up bitch!" Lizzie winced and looked hurt and about to retaliate but this time I just couldn't take it. Whatever had boiled up inside of me to snap at Stacey was back and stronger then ever. Nobody speaks to my Lizzie that way and gets away with it!

"You..." I growled "You horrible horrible piece of TRASH!" Everything suddenly got quiet for about a full second. Lizzie was staring at me in shock, Bane was staring at me in sheer disbelief. The other students were staring because it was dramatic and that's what High School is about right? "You're... you're just a cruel, vile, useless pile of testosterone and BO!" I shrieked at him "you don't even deserve to be in the same breathing area as her! She's an amazing girl and you're just too dense to appreciate her! You're less then the carpet lint on Stacey's knees after one of your library visits you outrageously arrogant ASS! So go take your worthless balls and cram them down your lie spewing THROAT!" I was absolutely panting by the end of it and most of my body was shaking wildly. Everyone was staring at me but I was just glaring daggers at Bane. Every part of me was filled with hatred for that pathetic excuse for a male.

Finally Bane's face looked from shock to anger and then to an eerily calm smile. "Fine..." he said "Fine... guess that means the rumors are true about her..." He looked right at me and smirked and then looked back at Lizzie "just make sure you're making the right choice being with the panty sniffer..." I winced and looked down, hiding my face as other kids started to snicker. Bane turned and started off but paused and turned back, he wasn't done just yet. He grinned and said "and just so you know... I didn't right that mushy piece of shit poem for you... you might want to take that into consideration before you spend a night with the baby... at least with me you know I won't wet the bed." I winced again and just stared at my feet. The fire was gone and I suddenly felt awful again. Everyone was giggling, snickering, or making "ew" noises as Bane swaggered off. I wanted to disappear again... I wanted to vanish so no one could see me.

But someone did see me. She stepped right up to me and touched my chin with her paw. I slowly looked up and looked into Lizzie's eyes. She smiled and then leaned down closer to me and suddenly the embarrassment was forgotten. My heart hammered in my chest as Lizzie leaned very... VERY close. I could smell her minty fresh breath, her wonderful strawberry sweet scent. She whispered into my ear with a tender voice "thank you Kogata... for everything. I'll see you after Gym K?" Then she did something I never expected.

I felt her head turn, her headfur brushing my face lightly. I felt her muzzle coming closer to my cheek. Her breath washed across my neck for a brief moment before I felt her soft... warm... amazing and inviting lips brush against my cheek in a soft kiss. I stiffened and thought my heart was going to explode out of my chest as it beat away wildly. I even felt my body warming slightly just beneath my stomach. I was in absolute bliss. It was like I'd been buried so far into cloud nine that I'd never have to come out and I loved the feeling.

I was so lost that it took me forever to realize that I was still staring at the wall while Lizzie had turned and headed off to ask the teacher if she could go see the nurse. The teacher let her go considering all that had just happened in everyone's view. I turned just in time to see Lizzie ducking into the hallway that lead to the locker rooms. What I saw though... made my cloud nine immediately burst into flames and shrivel away.

She was crying again. Just a few moments ago she had made me feel incredible but now... she was sad. And I was stuck in Gym! I looked at the teacher to see if I could go after her but he shook his head, reading my mind. He didn't need all Lizzie's friends running off and skipping Gym just to make her feel better. I was stuck just watching her disappear and feeling horrible once again that I couldn't do anything to help her. She was sad... but I didn't fully understand why. She broke herself away from a horrible horrible boyfriend. She was free of him! She was definitely better for it and yet she seemed to be feeling more depression then when she was with him! I didn't get it... but I didn't have time to dwell on it either because my survival was about to be at stake...

Not literally!!

But of course today we were playing my most hated game in the history of P.E. The game that combines violence with sports as well as the ability to pick on smaller and weaker students. The wonderful game that must've been invented by big kids throwing rocks at smaller kids... Dodgeball.

The teacher blew the whistle and I wished so hard that I could've gone with Lizzie. But at least I had a decent plan. Run to the front, pretend I know what I'm doing, and then just stand there and wait to get hit. Well the first part of the plan worked perfectly. I ran forward and then just stood still and waited. I wanted to try and make sure I got hit on the arm or something so I could just go sit out and act disappointed. Great plan right? All I had to do was look around and wait for someone to throw in my dir*

SMACK!!!

That was the last thing I heard before I hit the ground. What I hadn't seen was one of Bane's friends grab a ball from ten feet to my left and hurl it right at the side of my head. I felt extremely dizzy and I was definitely seeing spots. I'd managed to break my fall with my paw and not hit my head on the Gym floor but it still hurt and my cheek, right where Lizzie had kissed it, was now bright red and stung like crazy. The teacher was yelling at the boy who'd hit me but I couldn't hear what was being said. I just staggered to my feet and stumbled off to the side, sitting against the wall. I knew the teacher wouldn't make me go back in unless I said I was ready so at least I had that to look forward to.

I watched the boy smirk at me as he walked off and sat against the wall a few feet away. I shuddered and quickly looked away and just watched the kids play. The teacher was watching carefully to make sure no one else played too roughly or meanly. Yea... don't play "beam your team mates in the face with a ball" too roughly... that would be TOO violent. I didn't notice the boy who hit me slowly sliding closer until he was right next to me. I looked over and suddenly started to shrink back, trying to get away without looking too afraid.

"Hey there..." he said with a smirk "is it true you're into girls?" He didn't seem like he was TRYING to creep on me. But still he definitely made me uncomfortable.

"I..." I squeaked "I don't know what you're talking about..." It was bad enough being teased for the way I dressed and acted, I didn't want to be teased for being gay too.

"Oh?" he said, scooting even closer "does that mean you're into guys then?" Shoot! I hated this trap! He looked around and then said quietly "if you let me touch you... just a little... I'll tell everyone you're not a lesbian." Already I could see one of his paws fidgeting, what the hell was this guy thinking?

"I..." I started to stammer, feeling my heart going wild "I don't want to..." I wanted to run, wanted to escape. Then I gave a tiny squeak of fear as he put his paw on my thigh.

"Awww come on..." he growled playfully, sliding his paw up to my Gym shorts "just a titty grope, a quick one. You let me do that and I'll make sure everyone stops picking on you." I trembled violently now and pushed his paw away. He blinked and then growled "hey I'm doing you a favor!"

"No!" I said, starting to cry "no you're not! Just leave me alone!" I looked up at the teacher but he was busy scolding another student for cheating and not going out when he was hit. The boy next to me touched my thigh again, this time he slid his paw under my Gym shorts, making me squirm violently. "Don't touch me!" I said, trying to push his paw away but this time he was more forceful and pushed against my efforts.

"Keep fighting and I'll make you touch me too" he growled. I shuddered at the very thought and whimpered horribly. I couldn't use my power to make him stop. There were too many people around. I squirmed and squirmed but I couldn't push his paw away. Tears continued to flow down my cheeks as he leaned closer to me and whispered "come on... you know you want it..."

"HEY!" I heard someone growl. I looked up and saw the teacher looking over. He snarled darkly "Gensly! Detention!"

"But she came on to me!" The boy yelped as he jerked his paw away quickly. I scooted away from him quickly.

"Bullshit!" the teacher snarled "principal's office... NOW!" The boy growled but stood up and stormed off. I just curled up against the wall and cried under my bangs. The teacher came over and asked me if I was okay but I barely heard him and just continued to hide my tears. I wanted to go home so badly and just bury myself under stuffed animals. I wanted to curl up with Lizzie and hold her and smell her and just... feel safe again.

The bell yanked me out of my thoughts and I jumped up and raced for the locker room. I was easily the first one in there and rushed towards my locker, blinded by tears. I could barely see where I was going and ran smack into someone. They grabbed me and I started to flail and squirm crying "let me go! Let me GO!" But they didn't... because it was someone trying to help.

"Kogata!" I heard Lizzie say "Kogata it's me!" I looked up and saw her and then just buried my face into her chest and cried. She wrapped her arms around me instinctively and just held me, rocking me back and forth. She whispered softly to my ear "it's okay Kogata I've got you now okay? You're okay... tell me what happened... was it Gensly? I saw him walking towards the principal's office." I didn't look up at her but I nodded into her chest and she smoothed back my headfur. "Alright... it's okay Kogata..." she whispered.

When I heard students coming I finally started to pull back and wipe my eyes. Lizzie looked at me and smiled softly saying "I'm sorry I missed you all day... it's... been a rough day..." I blinked a bit. She was apologizing to me for having a rough day?

"It's okay" I said with a tiny smile. I then bit my lip some and said quietly, looking down "D... do you still wanna come over and sleep over?" It wouldn't surprise me if she didn't want to come over and deal with my problems. She'd probably want to be alone and just...

"Are you kidding?" she said, arching a brow. She grinned and then purred "I wouldn't miss it for the world! Come on, hurry up and get changed so we can go! My stuff is already in my car." Then she winked and was gone around one of the locker banks. I blinked in surprise but flushed deeply and felt bubbly inside again as I raced to my locker and started to strip to get changed into my sundress again.

As soon as I was finished I grabbed my bag and raced out into the hall. Lizzie was already waiting for me. She grinned and purred "come on let's go!" Together we raced off for her car in the parking lot. I tossed my stuff into the back and climbed into the passenger seat. It made me so happy to see her smiling again. She put down the top, cranked up the music and sped off for my house, sliding her sunglasses on.

I looked over at her and she smiled and started singing along to the radio, tossing her head back and forth and letting her headfur whip about in the wind. I giggled and started singing along with her. I loved Lizzie so much. She had so many amazing qualities but one of my favorites was her ability to make me feel good about life itself. No matter what had just happened to me mere moments earlier, when I was with Lizzie everything felt a million times better. It was like she had this amazing aura and if I came in contact with it... I was happy, no matter what. The only time I wasn't, was when she wasn't.

By the time we got to my house I was back on cloud nine and feeling great. She pulled into the driveway and grinned at me, making me blush. "So what's first?" she asked as she climbed out and started grabbing her bags.

"Ummm well I..." I said with a blush as I climbed out with my backpack "I usually... take a bath first and get changed. Having Gym last period... I just like to wash up..." I didn't mention that I wanted to get that boy's stench off of me but I think Lizzie could tell.

"Sure thing!" she said with a smile "can you show me where I'll be sleeping first?" That made me blush even more because I flashed an image of her sleeping with me in my bed.

"S... sure" I said shyly and then headed inside. I went immediately for the stairs saying "there's a guest room right next to mine." I blushed at the idea of sneaking in to see her while she slept.

"Oh? Cool! At least you won't be far away!" I heard her purr with a hint of a smirk. I lead her down the hall to the room and pushed open the door. The guest room definitely wasn't too extravagant but it was still nice. It had a Queen size super soft bed, a nightstand, a few dressers, and a table with some chairs. It was almost like a hotel room except it was right next to my bedroom.

I hadn't even noticed that Jim's door was closed. Lizzie really had done an excellent job of making sure he wouldn't try anything ever again. Or at least I hoped so. Lizzie followed me and slipped into the room, setting down her bags. She turned to me and smiled purring "this is going to be so much fun!" I blushed and played with the hem of my sundress.

"Alright well I'm... gonna take a bath" I said with a hint of a purr. I turned and headed to my room, trying not to imagine taking a bath with Lizzie. I quickly shut the door and set down my bag. I unzipped it and grabbed Mr. Frisk before heading for the closet to find something to wear. I found a cute sky blue silk dress that could easily double as a night gown and decided on that. Then all I had to do was pick out panties and a bra. I opened my underwear drawer and blinked, immediately starting to blush. I only had one pair of panties and matching bra left that would actually fit. The nearly transparent silk set. I trembled and looked around frantically to see if I had anything else but it was no use. I would have to wear this set and put more in the laundry to wash over night. I was trapped... by a set of sexy lingerie.

I grabbed them and then hurried from the room, darting quickly down the hall for the bathroom. I got halfway there when Jim's door opened and he stepped out in front of me growling "where's the fire?" He still looked a little pale, like he was still in pain from Lizzie's knee to the nuts. I didn't answer at first so he growled "I asked you a question freak!" I winced at that and started to tremble, dropping my head and looking down, trying to hide behind my bangs.

"I'm just..." I squeaked "taking a bath..." My paws were already trembling. I wanted to call for help but I couldn't find my voice.

"Mmm" Jim growled "maybe I should join you... you know? Like when we were little?" I shuddered horribly as he took a step towards me. I wanted to run back to my room and lock the door. I took a shaky step back to try doing just that when suddenly the guest bedroom door flew open.

"Oh hey there John" I heard Lizzie growl as she stepped up right beside me, crossing her arms. "You lost or something?" she asked, quirking an eyebrow.

"It's Jim..." he growled in response, shifting a little to his side to make sure she couldn't hit him in the balls again. "And no I'm not lost, this is my fuckin house!" he growled menacingly.

"Well then Jake..." Lizzie said.

"Jim!" he growled, now getting angry.

"Whatever" Lizzie said, waving a paw dismissively "Listen Jerk. Lizzie needs to take a bath... so why don't you take your shriveled little nuts and waddle your way back to your room." Jim looked like his head might explode with rage and he opened his maw to snarl something venomously but Lizzie stepped forward and purred right to his face "honey... I carry a switchblade in my bra and in my back pocket just in case of creeps like you... if you make me pull it out... I'll cut something off and I won't start with fingers." I stared in disbelief at her. I'd seen her undress a few times in the locker room and never saw a switchblade at all. I risked a glance towards her back pocket... and her absolutely GORGEOUS ass and saw no lump of a blade. She was bluffing! But I played it off perfectly and forced a tiny smirk to my lips as I looked back at Jim. He shut his maw, snorted and then turned and went back into his room, slamming the door.

Lizzie grinned and then glanced at me. I blushed and almost fainted but hissed in a whisper "you were bluffing!"

Lizzie just shrugged and purred "worked didn't it?... if he went for a feel to check I'd just break his paw." She winked at me and then giggled "don't you have a bath to take?... dirty kitty needs to get clean..." She growled playfully and started towards me. I eeped and tried to dance around her but with another growl she started tickling my sides, making me yelp and race for the bathroom.

"S... stop it!" I laughed and then slipped into the bathroom and shut the door quickly. I heard Lizzie cackle maniacally outside.

"You have to come out sometime!" she laughed and I heard her walk off. I blushed furiously and then stripped out of my sundress and tossed it in the hamper. I set down my blue dress and Mr. Frisk on the bathroom counter and then blinked, looking down at my thigh. I ran my paws up my thigh towards my panties and winced as my fingers traced across a bruise left by the boy's paw. My ears lowered but I shrugged it off and slid out of my panties and then unclasped my bra and tossed them both in the hamper. I looked back up at the mirror and my ears lowered as I stepped closer and touched my cheek right where Lizzie had kissed it. It still stung from where I got hit by the dodgeball. I really wished it had been the other cheek so it hadn't ruined the fond memory of the kiss. With a heavy sigh I turned and ran myself a nice hot bath before finally sinking in with a nice relaxed purr. For people who say baths are only for kids and girls, they're silly. There's no sense in saying a nice relaxing bath is dumb for anyone! Any guy who takes a bath just appreciates relaxation in my opinion.

After a few minutes of pure relaxation I started to wash my fur, trying to get that creep's stench off of me. It wasn't long before I smelled like lavender and was feeling much better. My cheek still stung but after soaking a bit with just my muzzle above water the pain had gone down considerably to just a sharp tenderness. Finally I decided I shouldn't keep Lizzie waiting any longer and I climbed out, letting the water out and grabbing a towel to start drying off. I grabbed a blow dryer to quickly finish up, giggling and purring at the warmth. I slipped into my bra and panties and then into the blue dress. I ducked out into the hall and then headed for my bedroom.

I didn't see Lizzie but I knew she'd be around. I sat down in front of my mirror and started to brush my hair when she came into the room, wiping her eyes. She looked very cute and sexy in a soft tank top and a pair of PJ shorts. It showed off her belly and from the looks of it she wasn't wearing a bra. But I was worried about seeing her wiping her eyes. I blinked and looked up at her in the mirror. "Is... everything okay?..." I asked softly, sounding a little worried.

"Huh?..." she said "Oh yea... just... something in my eye." She quickly finished wiping them and then smiled and purred "that's a really cute dress." I blushed and looked away again, returning to brushing my hair.

"Thanks..." I said quietly. Lizzie smiled and pulled up a chair to sit behind me. She looked like she wanted to ask me something so I paused and waited with a kind smile to reassure her.

"W... would you mind if..." she said softly "if I brushed your hair?... I can't help it I really think it's amazing..." I blinked in surprise and my face turned rose red. I forgot how much she loved my hair. Finally I managed to nod shyly and handed her the brush. She got a smile on her face as she gently caressed it with one paw and began to brush it down to roll down my back. I blushed furiously and the fur on the back of my neck stood up with tingles. It was really nice to be pampered like this. After a few strokes she asked "have you ever cut it?... or would you like... lose the gorgeous color?"

I blinked and smiled sweetly and said softly "I've cut it before. But the color always changes so it's all there...."

"What do you mean?..." she asked curiously.

"Well" I said softly "like... if I cut off the blue part... over night the color will shift... and the blue will come back to the tips so that all three colors are there again." I was blushing furiously because I knew it sounded absolutely crazy. But Lizzie's reaction was about as far as you could get from wanting to lock me up in the loony bin.

"Wow..." she whispered as she kept brushing "I've never seen hair like that. That's really amazing."

"Thank you..." I whispered as I smiled shyly at her in the mirror. I couldn't believe how at peace and how happy I felt with Lizzie. We were going to spend the whole weekend together! Just the two of us! It was like another dream come true for me. I looked up into her eyes as she gazed at my hair and continued long slow loving strokes with the brush, admiring the color and it's shimmer. But that's when I noticed something strange.

As she brushed my hair her smile would falter every now and then and she would bite her lip and look as though she were about to cry. Then it would fade and she'd put on a smile again. But I could still see the sadness in her eyes. The tears that wanted to flow forth and fall freely from the pain she was still holding inside. I didn't understand it... why was she putting on a mask?... was it for me? I had to find out.

"Lizzie..." I said quietly, biting my lip. She looked up and looked at me in the mirror.

"Yea?" she asked with a smile.

"Is... everything okay?" I asked quietly.

"What do you mean hun?" she asked with a purr.

"Well I..." I said, biting my lip. I didn't want to upset her but I really wanted to help if I could. I took a breath and said quietly "I saw you crying this morning... and then again... at Gym. Is everything alright?" Lizzie stared at me for a moment and then quickly looked back at my hair, avoiding my gaze. She didn't answer right away but finally put on a smile.

"You must've been mistaken" she said "that or I just had something in my eyes or something... You know, just stress and all." I tried to catch her gaze again but she didn't want to look at me.

"Oh.." I said finally "okay then..." I fell quiet and after a moment Lizzie set the brush down and stood up.

"So, what's for dinner?" she asked, obviously trying to change the subject.

"Oh ummm..." I said quietly and stood up too, turning to face her "well ummm...." I actually had to think about it for a moment before I gave a shy smile and said "how about you pick? I'm sure we've got it and I'll be willing to bet you're tired of Pizza." I giggled with a blush and an icky face.

Lizzie laughed and then thought about it and then said "do you have Ramen?" I nodded with a purr and she smiled saying "great!"

I giggled and lead her downstairs to the kitchen. I grabbed a nice big pot to boil water in and then grabbed four packages of ramen. I was hungry and I had a feeling Lizzie was too so I decided to make it all at once and then we'd just split it. Lizzie came downstairs behind me and went to the fridge. "Do you want some milk?" she asked. I nodded as I ripped open the ramen and poured in the noodles. Lizzie grabbed us both a glass and poured us each some milk. The noodles boiled quickly because they were nice and thin and soon I added the seasoning and then shut off the heat to let them soak up the moisture and the flavor. I moved to the cupboard to grab bowls and opened it up to realize... there weren't any clean ones.

I sighed heavily and Lizzie came up behind me slurping what was now chocolate milk through a straw. I blinked and turned around and looked at her in surprise. She blinked and her ears pulled back some. "What?..." she said sweetly and innocently. I just giggled and shook my head.

"We don't have any bowls" I said with a sigh "I'll just wash some."

"Why bother?" she said with a purr, nuzzling my cheek "we can just eat out of the pot can't we? I mean, unless you're not up for sharing." She winked at my playfully and grabbed a fork from the drawer. I flushed deeply but grabbed one as well.

"I... I don't mind..." I stammered. Lizzie grinned and grabbed the pot, heading downstairs to the couch and flipping on the TV.

"What do you want to watch?" she called as I came downstairs with my fork and milk. I sat down next to her with a shrug.

"I don't know..." I said with a blush.

"Oh come on" she said with a pout "I picked dinner, you pick fun." I giggled and then thought about it while taking a forkful of ramen and munching away.

"Ummm..." I finally said "how about a comedy?"

"Hmmm..." she said as she flipped open the movie menu and started looking. After a few moments she found a cute romantic comedy about a mismatched lesbian couple in college. One was one of the smartest kids in the school and the other was... well a punk rocker. "How about this one?" she asked. I flushed very deeply but managed a small smile and a nod. "Great!" she purred and hit play.

It was another dream come true but this one was more relaxed and just.... Peaceful. We snuggled up around a pot of chicken flavor ramen noodles and took turns taking forkfuls and sipping milk, or in Lizzie's case chocolate milk. We finished off the ramen before the movie was halfway done and by the time it was reaching the "near the end romance scene before the final conflict" I was laying gently against Lizzie's side, blushing heavily.

The two girls were finally accepting that they were attracted to each other. The punk rocker, a wolfess with jet black fur and plenty of tattoos, had been hurt several times in the past by males. The smart girl, a young mouse with gorgeous green eyes, was very shy and naïve. The wolfess wanted to protect the mouse's innocence and show her what love was supposed to be.

It started with a gentle kiss... that lead to a deeper one. My own lips parted and a ran the tip of my tongue across them. The deeper kiss lead to a passionate embrace and paws wandering bodies. I felt the pit of my stomach growing very warm. Suddenly shirts were coming off, followed by jeans and skirts. The mouse fell back onto the bed with a soft squeak and the wolfess was on top of her, kissing across her neck and down to her chest. My legs fidgeted slightly as the warmth beneath my stomach grew more and more intense. Paws found bra clasps and they came off and were quickly discarded as the two females shared passionate loving kisses. Their breasts rubbed against one another gently, their nipples teasing each other relentlessly.

I suddenly was aware of a moisture growing between my thighs and wetting my panties. I flushed horribly, remembering I had no spares. So I'd either have to wear them or go without them later on. It was late anyway though so I could always go without panties to bed. I watched as the wolfess slipped beneath the covers and disappeared. A moment later the mouse's panties were tossed out from under the covers. Then the mouse threw her head back and began squeaking and moaning in sheer blissful pleasure. It was only an R rated movie, not a porno, but it was still very clear what the wolfess was doing. My thighs began to grow very slick and very warm, so much that I was terrified that Lizzie might smell it but I couldn't take myself away from the scene.

It wasn't long before the mouse threw her head back and fisted the sheets, crying out in pure bliss as she reached her climax. It lasted several long moments before she relaxed, panting as the wolfess returned to view and murred, giving the mouse one last kiss before they snuggled up together and drifted off to sleep. The scene ended and I realized just how aroused I'd been by it. But as I shifted again and sniffed the air to see if the scent was very strong I realized there was something else. A different heated scent... one that didn't belong to me. It took me a moment to realize it and when I did I felt my heart start to pound.

I dared not look at her, I couldn't! I just continued to watch the movie but there was no doubting it. Lizzie had been turned on too... even if it wasn't as much as me it was definitely there. I'd never gotten to breathe in this scent before. It was strong... intoxicating... I felt my eyelids flutter slightly as my heart hammered in my chest. My maw slackened open just a tiny bit, my breathing becoming heavier. It was hard to concentrate on the movie, all I could think about was exploring Lizzie's scent and making her moan like the mouse. I chewed my lip, trying so hard to quiet my breathing. I was afraid Lizzie might hear me and start to freak. The warmth spread all across my body and made everything tingle as I squirmed again, trying not to be noticed.

If Lizzie did notice, she wasn't acknowledging it, which I was incredibly grateful for. It was a few moments before I realized that the movie had moved on to the conflict and now the mouse and wolfess were fighting. The poor mouse wanted to help the wolfess with her grades and living conditions and the wolfess' pride was getting in her way. It wasn't long before words were being shouted and a door was slammed, making me wince and curl just a little tighter to Lizzie. She looked down at me with a shy smile and whispered "don't worry... I'm sure they'll make up." I bit my lip and gave a tiny smile with a shy nod and looked back to the movie.

Sure enough Lizzie was right and by the end of the flick the wolfess had swallowed her pride and was back with the mouse, getting help when she needed it. She didn't always have to be the strong one, she was allowed to be vulnerable some times. And she was happy that she found someone she could trust not to hurt her at those times. I couldn't help but blush with a shy smile and look up at Lizzie. She looked back and said quickly "great flick huh?" Then she abruptly stood up to get the dishes, causing me to let out a squeak and fall down into the couch. I blinked for a moment before I sat up again. I opened my maw but it was already too late.

Lizzie was heading upstairs alarmingly quickly to put the dishes away while I just sat there on the couch. After a moment I stood up and followed her, meeting her in the kitchen and murmuring softly "is... everything okay Lizzie?"

She turned back and smiled purring "of course! Why wouldn't it be?" But I could see it again, that flickering sadness in her eyes. I hesitated but then gave a tiny nod and a reassuring smile, trying to let her know that it was okay for her to be sad. After a long awkward moment she stretched and said "I think I'm gonna get some sleep, it was a long day..." She purred and then turned and headed upstairs without another word. I watched her go and flattened my ears against my head, suddenly feeling like I'd failed her again.

I got myself one last glass of milk to help me relax for the evening and then headed upstairs. I ducked into the bathroom first though to slip out of my panties and drop them in the hamper. My dress was almost down to my knees so it wouldn't be too awkward... or at least that's what I told myself. Then I remembered I needed to do laundry so with a groan of frustration I carried the hamper downstairs and threw a bunch of underwear into the washing machine and turned it on. I'd dry it in the morning and then I'd have clean underwear at least. With a sleepy yawn I headed back upstairs towards my room. It was when I was passing the guest room that everything suddenly started to turn strange.

The door was cracked open, just a tiny bit. But I could hear something on the other side. For a brief moment I was afraid Jim had gone in to hurt Lizzie but when I heard him moving around in his room I relaxed... but only a little. I moved closer to the door and bit my lip before I peered inside and then froze. Lizzie was laying on the bed, curled up on her side and sobbing into her paws. In my mind I was back in the dream, watching her cry with the door right in front of me. My heart ached so hard to go to her but that angry face flashed again. What if she got mad? She obviously didn't like me seeing her cry if she was willing to go to such lengths to hide it. I was shaking horribly as I stared at the door in front of me. The question was... did I really have the strength to go through it?

Lizzie was easily the most important person to me in the whole world. She was my best friend aside from Bibbles and more then that... she was the girl I absolutely loved. Every time she let me be around her it felt like she was lifting my spirits just by smiling at me. I wanted nothing more then to make her smile again and make her happy in every way possible. I felt like it was my purpose to praise and pamper her for being so amazing and bringing me such joy. So I knew what I had to do... even if it meant I could lose everything I'd gained so far in one fell swoop. I took a deep breath, set my jaw, and pushed the door open.

I stepped into the guest room with shaking footpaws and quietly shut the door behind me. I was biting my lip so hard that I swore it was going to bleed but still I managed to put one foot in front of the other and approach her. Very slowly and quietly I sat down on the edge of the bed. Lizzie felt it and lifted her head from her paws. She looked right at me and those beautiful tear-filled eyes immediately widened. "K... Kogata what are you..." she said in a pained whisper. I bit my lip and hesitated for a moment. I hadn't even put my hair up in pigtails so it was much easier to hide behind it. But I took another breath, lifted my paw and tucked my hair back out of my face.

Then I looked right at her, my blue eyes as soft and caring as I could make them, and I simply whispered very softly "please tell me what's hurting you?..." Almost immediately her walls started to go up. She put on a smile and started to shake her head with a soft chuckle, wiping her eyes.

"N... nothing it's just..." she started to say. But I reached out and touched her paw very gently and kept looking right at her. I gave her the tiniest reassuring smile and a nod, telling her that it was okay.

"You can tell me Lizzie..." I whispered "I'm here for you... and I always will be..." She blinked in surprise hearing those words and just stared at me for a moment. I could feel my heart hammering away out of fear. If this backfired she'd call me an idiot and then tell me to get out. But if it worked, Lizzie and I could end up closer then ever. I was always vulnerable, always. I was shy and submissive and childish and ever since Lizzie actually noticed me she had been there, keeping me safe. But Lizzie was always the strong one and now she needed someone to be strong for her, even if she didn't want to admit it. So I waited... and waited...

And then I saw it... I saw the walls coming crumbling down. The fake confident smile faded and tears started to flow again. Suddenly she threw herself into my arms, burying her face into my lap and just sobbing. I reacted by pure reflex and just started petting through her hair and whispering softly "it's okay..." I felt a certain sense of relief that she was finally letting me in and wasn't angry with me. But my heart still ached to understand why she was in so much pain and what to do to make her feel better.

After several long moments she pulled herself up and wiped her eyes but she kept a hold of my paw, squeezing it firmly to make sure I was still there. She looked right at me with those gorgeous emerald green eyes and asked the strangest question. With her eyes locked to mine she whispered "why'd he do it?..." I blinked in surprise and looked at her, looking confused for a moment. She sniffled and then said quietly "why did he cheat on me?... Aren't I... aren't I worth being loyal to?..."

Those words hit me like a truck. What Bane had taken from her when he cheated on her wasn't just her trust, or even her image. He had taken a chunk out of her self-worth, and in doing so he broke down her confidence. She couldn't hold her head high and show strength if she didn't believe she was worth it. All these thoughts rolled through my head in about a fraction of a second and I just stared at her in disbelief that those words had come out of her mouth.

"Lizzie..." I whispered, not taking my eyes off her "you're the most amazing girl I've ever met! Of course you're worth being loyal to! Bane's just... he's just... a JERK!" I blushed just a little bit at how angry and loud I was being but the expression on Lizzie's face made me keep going. "He's an idiot!' I growled in frustration "if he didn't see how lucky he was that you were even LOOKING at him then he's a bigger idiot then I ever imagined because you are the most amazing and beautiful and sexy and strong person I have ever seen in my entire life!" At the end of it was blushing furiously and I think my nerve finally gave way because I had to hide behind my hair again, turning my face away. I just called Lizzie sexy... to her face.

She blinked and just looked at me for a long moment before she whispered very softly "you really think that?..." I looked up at her and I gave a shy nod.

"Bane..." I whispered "Bane is a creep and has been a horrible person ever since I met him and he tried to..." my voice trailed off and I swallowed the words. Lizzie blinked and looked confused.

"Kogata..." she whispered "what did he do?..." I looked at her and bit my lip for a long time before I swallowed again.

"It was the day you made head cheerleader..." I whispered with a tiny smile that quickly faded "I was watching from under the bleachers and... Bane found me... He... cornered me and he tried to..." the words faded once more. Lizzie got the picture though.

"Oh sweety..." she whispered, squeezing my paw again. I shook my head though.

"It's okay" I said "I got away... I just..." I shook my head and then looked right at her. "You can't..." I said firmly "you can't let that useless creep make you feel like you're worth less then what you are... He's a vile monster and he was blind to what he had... He should've cherished you and treated you like the amazing person you are but because he's a horrible creep... he let you go... which was easily the biggest mistake he's ever made in his entire life." I looked away again. My heart was still racing away at a million beats a minute. These spikes of bravery needed to stop! I just wanted to go back to poor little submissive Kogata, it was a lot easier to handle. When I finally looked back I found Lizzie smiling very softly at me. I blushed a little deeper, my ears pulling back.

She smiled and then laid back and patted the spot on the bed next to her. I blushed but slowly and carefully moved and laid down next to her. I did whatever I could to keep my dress down towards my knees. If Lizzie found out I wasn't wearing panties she still might freak and it would ruin the moment. She rolled to face me, laying on her side and I did the same, gazing at her with a heavy blush. She smiled and reached forward, brushing my hair out of my face. I purred softly at the gentle caress of her fingertips across my cheek until they hit the tender spot. I winced but only a little bit. Lizzie blinked and pulled her paw back whispering "what is it?..."

I bit my lip and smiled just a little bit and whispered back "dodgeball..." Lizzie's ears pulled back but then she smiled and leaned forward, giving my cheek another soft kiss. I flushed very deeply, smiling shyly at her as she nestled close again. I could smell every inch of her she was so close. My lips had to only be inches apart as I stared at her, trembling just a little bit.

Finally she said very softly "Kogata... did you write that poem for me?..." I blinked and immediately my ears flattened. I was nervous... I was scared. What could I say? If I admitted it to her she might think I really was a creeper. But so far she'd never shown me a sign that she would ever distrust me. In fact she'd shown great faith in me... so it was time I showed trust and faith in her.

"Yes..." I finally mewled very quietly, blushing furiously.

"And you were there when I made head cheerleader?" she asked quietly, brushing her own hair back. I hesitated but then gave her a tiny nod in response. She gazed at me for a long while and then gave a small smile and whispered "how come?..." I blinked and blushed very deeply and stared at her. What could I say?... Should I tell her the truth? That she was the most amazing person in my life and I thought she was gorgeous and sexy and perfect and kind and charming and fun and strong and made me feel safe whenever I was around her? Maybe not... but I could at least take the first step.

"Because..." I whispered and then took a breath and said very softly "I really like you Lizzie." She blinked in surprise but gave a kind smile.

"I really like you too Kogata..." she purred "it's why you're my best friend."

I bit my lip but shook my head and whispered "y... you don't understand..." She looked confused for a moment and then I said very quietly "Lizzie I..." I stopped, looking right at her. I'd never told anyone other then Bibbles. Could I really tell Lizzie too?... She was amazing... but I hadn't actually known her that long... or at least... she didn't know me. I opened my maw to speak but Lizzie put a finger to my lips with a small smile.

"It's okay Kogata..." she whispered "you don't have to say it if you're not ready..." I blinked and looked at her as her fingers gently caressed the side of my muzzle, making me blush. Finally I took another breath and just went for it, holding on to the faith and trust I had in my angel.

"I'm gay..." I finally whispered, looking at her and waiting. Waiting for her to get that disgusted look on her face and run out the door, out to her car and drive off, never to want to talk to me or see me again. I waited... but that look never came. Instead she blinked and gave a small smile and even blushed a bit.

"Really?..." she whispered and then purred with a small smile "how come you never... wait... that's a dumb question huh?" I nodded just a little bit, trying to hide my shock and not giggle at the same time. I couldn't believe how well she was taking this. I just stared at her as she smiled back at me. She hesitated a moment and then whispered softly "can I tell you a secret?"

I looked at her a little startled. I wasn't expecting her to share a secret of her own with me. Finally I whispered "o.. okay..." Lizzie smiled and then leaned a little closer.

She whispered very softly into my ear "I'm bi..." she then pulled back and set her head down just in front of mine, our lips now less then two inches away. I stared at her in pure disbelief that she would admit something like that... to me... ME! Who was I? I was just the weird girl who dressed and acted like a little kid a lot with a flat chest. Lizzie... was everything anyone would ever want in a girlfriend. She could tell that I wasn't quite sure what to say so she whispered softly "how much do you like me Kogata?..."

I blinked and stared at her and then opened my maw and closed it again. Then I opened it again and then closed it again. Suddenly I felt something... something boiling up. It was another surge of bravery. I could tell but what was I going to do with it!?... I didn't know! Oh god what do I do what do I... Lizzie's lips... they were so... Oh God!

I leaned forward and kissed her, full on the lips. There was no hesitation, no cautious exploration. I was just kissing her. I felt my tongue slipping out and tasting her lips, her strawberry lip gloss that she wore to match her shampoo and conditioner and help give her that amazing scent that was just... Lizzie. I felt our chests pressing against each other lightly. I could feel her breasts gently squishing against mine though mine kept their shape because I still had a bra on. It was the most amazing sensation in my entire life and it felt like it was lasting forever. In truth I didn't want it to end. My thighs grew slick once more and my entire body burned with desire. And then suddenly, as soon as it had come it was gone. My bravery ended and I pulled myself back, panting and flushing horribly. I bit my lip, suddenly wanting to cry and disappear again.

What was she going to do? Would she run? Would she scream? Oh God why had I been so stupid!? I looked at her and then opened my maw and breathed out "Lizzie I..." but I didn't get another word out.

Suddenly Lizzie was kissing me back, this time she took the lead. She placed a paw on the back of my neck and cradled my head, holding me into the passionate embrace. She pressed her full body against mine, making me tremble and curl against her form. I felt her tongue invade my maw and welcomed it with playful wrestling of my own. God that taste... that wonderful taste. I was in absolute heaven as I felt her want me... for the first time in my life I truly felt beautiful. If someone as amazing as Lizzie wanted to kiss me and hold me with this level of fiery passion then... I truly was desired.

I could smell my own arousal starting to drift into the air but it suddenly shifted as it mixed with Lizzie's. We were both equally turned on and I felt her paws begin to roam down my side to my hip... wait.. my hip! Suddenly with a gasp I pulled back, panting. Her paw was still on my hip, right where my panties should be... but weren't. She blinked and looked down and then back to me with a blush and whispered "Kogata..."

"I'm sorry!" I whimpered "it's not what you think! I'm not a creep I..." suddenly her finger was on my lips again, silencing me. She smiled and leaned closer.

"It's okay..." she whispered and gently licked my cheek "I don't mind at all..." She then did something I'll never forget. She had to know how uncomfortable I was now that she knew. So she slid her pj shorts off, leaving herself in just her panties, and then handed them to me. Oh god they smelled so good. I hesitated and then slid them on with a shy grateful smile.

"Now... where were we?" she said with a playful purr. She then rolled on top of me and was kissing me again. I mewled in surprise but closed my eyes at the wonderful kiss, feeling her weight on top of me was amazing. I felt... sheltered beneath her. She slid her paws down my sides and grasped the edges of my dress, slowly pulling it up and over my head, breaking the kiss for a moment and revealing the bra I'd chosen. She blinked and arched a brow at me saying "well this is a pleasant surprise.

"I..." I said very shyly, moving my arms over my chest to hide my rather petite breasts from view. "It was the only clean one I had..." I murmured. Lizzie grinned and then leaned down and licked my nose, making me blinked and crinkle it in surprise.

"Well then..." she purred "guess I'll have to even it up a little." I blinked and looked up at her confused for a moment. She crossed her arms with a smirk and grabbed the edges of her shirt, tugging it up and off her head, letting those gorgeous breasts bounce into view. I had been right... she wasn't wearing a bra, and now I was staring at her bare, naked, beautiful breasts. She smiled down to me and then purred "that's better..." then we were kissing again. I felt her bare breasts brush against my chest, felt her nipples harden and carve little pathways through my fur. I don't know what possessed me to do it... but I wanted to join her.

I reached beneath my back and unclasped my bra, pulling it up and off and discarding it somewhere in the room. I then wrapped my arms around her and pulled her body against mine forcefully. She was happy to oblige and pressed down against me, letting her nipples brush against mine with teasing nudges. My entire body was on fire and I felt my arousal rolling out of me, my thighs and by now, her pj shorts, were quite wet. Her breasts practically engulfed mine in warmth, making me blush even more out of embarrassment at my tiny assets. I couldn't care too much though with Lizzie's tongue still invading my maw.

Lizzie pressed her hips down against mine, grinding herself against me as she held me in her protective and loving arms. There was nowhere else that I'd rather be in that moment. I'm not even sure how long it lasted but it felt like hours and yet at the end it was almost like it was too short. Lizzie pulled back with a soft gasp, panting above me as she looked at me and whispered "I'm sorry I..." Her voice failed her and I blinked in surprise but reached up and touched her cheek to reassure her. She took a breath and then said softly "this is really fast and I... I want to make sure I'm not just doing this for comfort..."

I blinked and then smiled very sweetly and leaned up, giving her a kiss and coaxing her to lay down next to me. If there was one thing I knew how to do... it was being submissive and nonthreatening. I curled up against her side, nuzzling against her chest as I whispered "it's okay Lizzie... I'm just so happy... just to be here with you..." I looked up at her with a very grateful smile and a very heavy blush.

Lizzie smiled back to me and brushed my hair from my face, looking me right in the eye as she whispered "I really... I really do like you Kogata. I just don't want to rush this or... or do something for the wrong reasons... I..." this time I lifted a paw and silenced her lips with a small smile.

"I understand Lizzie..." I whispered and then kissed her cheek and said softly "I've waited a long time for this... I can wait a little longer..." I then curled up against her side, closing my eyes and just breathing in her wonderful scent.

Lizzie smiled with a very heavy blush of her own and snuggled me a little closer, keeping her arms around me. It was the safest I'd ever felt in my whole life. I had my angel, nearly naked, with me, nearly naked, curled up on a bed. Her body felt so warm and inviting I just wanted to touch as much of it as I possibly could with my own flesh. I couldn't believe that the day had gone this way but I was so grateful that it had. I didn't care about Bane being a prick and making me a laughing stock in Gym or getting hit by the ball or even having some jerk try and feel me up. I was just so happy to have Lizzie there with me, so bare and exposed and yet we both felt perfectly at ease. Though part of that was because I'd been smart and locked the door when I first came in.

As I started to drift off to sleep I had one final thought. Laying there in my angel's arms, almost completely naked, completely bathed in her scent and feeling like the world was perfect. This was an amazing dream come true... I just hoped it would still be there when I woke up in the morning.

Chapter Nine

I had amazing dreams the whole night through. Lizzie and I were dancing at prom with no one else in sight. The spotlight was on us and I didn't care, I was just so happy. I couldn't see anyone else's face but hers and to me that was all that mattered. I could see those dazzling green eyes gazing into mine with the joy we shared and just a hint of lust. I wasn't sure why though... she was the sexy looking one... she always was. Though what made me even happier was that she was wearing the princess gown I'd picked out for her. We danced slowly, letting our bodies come closer and closer as the song went on, singing of our love. When it finally came to an end I leaned up, and gave my sweet angel a gentle kiss. That's when I felt the wind whipping through my hair.

I pulled from the kiss and blushed with a giggle seeing Lizzie in her convertible and wearing a bikini. My feet dangled over the passenger side door as we cruised along the coast, passing by several beaches and just enjoying the sunshine and the freedom. I looked down at myself and eeped, blushing furiously when I realized I was in a bikini too! I'd never worn a bikini in my life! I looked up at Lizzie and whimpered "w.... where did this come from!?"

Lizzie just laughed and purred mischievously "oh come on Kogata... don't you remember?" Just then we went into a tunnel and everything went black. Then a light came on overhead slowly. I wasn't in the car anymore... I was back in... a dressing room? I looked around and jumped seeing myself in the mirror. It was a gorgeous mystic blue bikini that almost perfectly matched my eyes but... it was so small! I felt so exposed and then... I felt paws around my waist. My heart skipped a beat until I realized it was Lizzie's paws... so gentle and loving. I blushed as she appeared in the mirror behind me and nuzzled my shoulder. "You look irresistible..." she whispered to my ear.

I flushed horribly but looked a little confused. "Wh... What do you mean irresistible?..." I squeaked out. Then I felt her paws beginning to move. One slid upwards very slowly, heading for the top. I trembled when I felt her fingers caressing the underside of one of my breasts and starting to slide under the fabric of the bathing suit. The other paw meanwhile began to dive and was quickly descending beneath the fabric of the bottom. I squirmed and trembled in her grasp, not trying to get away, just trying to unleash the quickly building sensations tearing through me. I felt her fingers getting closer and closer to that precious spot I longed for her to touch so badly on so many lonely nights. I let out a soft moan, closing my eyes and immediately wishing I hadn't.

When I opened them again I was in the guest room, looking up at the ceiling. I bit my lip and looked around and realized... I was alone. My ears immediately flattened as I sat up slowly, keeping the blanket clutched close to my chest. I saw my bra on the floor... but my night gown was missing? I didn't understand... But what was worse then any of the confusion was that... Lizzie was gone. I bit my lip harshly, wondering if she'd regretted everything from last night and had run off.

Then I spotted her shirt on the floor. She wouldn't have left without it right? No... and her bags! She had to still be here but where was she? Unless... she was just so panicked she just grabbed some things and ran. I mean, I wouldn't exactly blame her. She almost had lesbian sex with the freak of the school... it's not exactly good for her social life and... I blinked and then shook my head quickly, clamping my ears against my head. No! Lizzie wasn't like that... she was a true friend... she was truly my angel and she said she liked me! I eeped and looked up again... but she didn't say she loved me... I started to tremble slightly. What if she only liked me as a friend? Yea a friend to fool around with an experiment with but... what if she never really...

I didn't get to think anymore because the door opened, making me jump and clutch the covers against my chin, trembling like a fluttering leaf. I'd been freaking out so badly I hadn't even heard anyone approaching the door and as it swung open I only prayed to whatever God or Goddess was listening that it wasn't Jim. Fortunately they didn't send a demon after me... they sent an angel.

Lizzie stood in the doorway with what could only be described as a feast in her arms... paws... and mouth. She was carrying two plates of Pancakes, one in each paw, with a fork stuck into each stack. She had her arms smushed together to hold a small tub of butter... in her cleavage. She also had her forearms tucked against her sides holding two glasses of milk and of course... had a bottle of syrup clutched in her maw. I blinked seeing all this and just couldn't help myself, I started to giggle uncontrollably. Lizzie made a face, or at least... she tried to. But I think she was too worried of dropping something. As soon as she shut the door with her foot I bounded out of bed and hurried over to take a plate, a glass, and the syrup. Once her maw was free she said quickly "I'm sorry I wasn't here when you woke up, I didn't mean to scare you I just want*" I used her fork to grab a bit of pancake and stuffed it into her maw to shut her up. I understood now and I wasn't about to have her APOLOGIZING for making me breakfast! I giggled but flushed horribly when I realized I hadn't put my bra back on yet... or... anything for that matter. I quickly moved back to the bed and covered up with the blankets again, refusing to look at her.

"I hope you don't mind me borrowing your night gown" she snickered after removing her fork from her maw as she sat down. I blinked in surprise and looked up at her. I hadn't even realized it. The night gown was very VERY short on me and on Lizzie it even showed a bit of tummy above her panties. It was so... so sexy. I flushed but shook my head with a shy smile, loading up my pancakes with syrup and then reaching over to pluck the tub of butter from her cleavage. She blinked in surprise at my sudden shift in confidence and said quietly "well it seems someone is a lot braver this morning..." I blinked at that and flushed deeply but buttered my pancakes before giggling and returning the tub to where it came from... right between Lizzie's gorgeous breasts.

"Well..." I said quietly as I spread the butter "when you've been holding a secret for years and finally let it out... and instead of getting the reaction you thought you were going to you get..." I paused. I remembered that moment when Lizzie took control and kissed me back. I blushed very deeply and then continued "a kiss... it tends to make you not as afraid anymore..." I looked at her with a tiny shy smile. I was still the shy girl but... Lizzie made me feel comfortable... and I knew I'd never be as terrified as I had always been before last night. I'd still be afraid that it was going to end but... I knew Lizzie wasn't going to run off now at the first sign of playfulness or affection... considering what she took control of in the bed just a few short hours ago.

She smiled at me and whispered "it's nice to see you not looking so afraid that everything will hurt you..." I blinked in surprise but looked back at her and gave another tiny smile. The smile faded though when she started to say "there's something I really need to say... about last night..." I started to tremble again. Suddenly the confidence was gone... everything was about to come crashing down and there was nothing I could do to stop it! "I just wanted to say..." she whispered "that I hope I didn't... take advantage of you in any way..."

I think my mind went blank for a few seconds. When it came back around Lizzie was looking at me like I'd just passed out and woken up again. It took me a few seconds to fathom what she was implying and I started to giggle again. She blinked in surprise and her ears pulled back, looking confused. Finally I managed to squeak out "I've wanted to kiss you for years... I finally get to and you fulfill some of my wildest fantasies and you're worried you took advantage of me?..."

Lizzie opened her maw and then closed it slowly. She started blushing furiously as I munched away on pancakes. She turned to her own and whispered "well I guess I don't need to worry about that do I?" I shook my head with another giggle.

"Lizzie if anyone is remotely close to sorry it should be me..." I said quietly "I know you've just broken up with Bane and... you were vulnerable and I hope I didn't pressure you into something and take advantage of you just wanting someone to comfort you..." I didn't look at her... I couldn't just in case of the off chance I was right. But she leaned over very slowly and kissed my cheek, making me stiffen and blush, slowly looking at her.

She was smiling and she said quietly "it's why I stopped... Everything... Everything felt really good and it DID feel right but I..." she bit her lip some, unsure how to say what she wanted to say. Finally she continued "I wanted to make sure it was because I really like you... and not because I was really hurt by Bane and just looking for someone to validate my attractiveness... does that make any sense?" I blinked but nodded with a shy smile.

"How do you feel the morning after?" I said quietly. It was a big difference now. If she still felt the same now it would say a lot. Lizzie was always strong and if she had a little time to get over the initial shock of something then she'd be thinking much clearer. She seemed to think about it for only a moment before she smiled and had her answer.

"I feel like I missed out last night..." she purred with a wink. My eyes widened and then I turned away quickly to hide the massive blush but it did no good since this one reached my ears. Lizzie smiled and said softly "I really... really do like you Kogata. You make me feel like I'm... gentle... Like I'm delicate and soft and not just the tough girl. And when I was at my most vulnerable you were there and made me feel safe again. I've never had that before in my whole life... it's why I've always been the tough girl." I could tell she was smiling at me, even if I couldn't look at her. I could feel it... the radiating happiness that touched me whenever she smiled. She leaned over and whispered "thank you" into my ear before she pulled back and started eating again.

I sat there in silence for a short while, just enjoying the moment and the warmth of Lizzie's happiness. Then my stomach rumbled and reminded me how hungry I was and I dug in once more, giggling with glee. Lizzie made really REALLY good pancakes. I can't believe she'd used my night gown as a shirt and... Suddenly I blinked and blushed, looking at her with my ears low. "Jim didn't give you any problems did he?" I whimpered.

She blinked but shook her head with a chuckle. "No sweety" she said "he left earlier... you've been sleeping quite a while. I would've woken you up but you looked like you were having a pretty good dream." She gave me a knowing smirk, making me want to hide, but I was still worried.

"W... what if he'd come back?" I said quietly, biting my lip. If Jim caught Lizzie in just my night gown and panties... I shuddered just thinking about it.

Lizzie blinked but set down her fork and touched my cheek. I looked up at her and swallowed but she smiled and said quietly "I'll be fine sweetheart... you don't need to worry about Jim hurting me. I can take care of myself pretty well." She leaned out and kissed my forehead before she sat back again and then smirked. "Besides" she said "I had hot pans of pancakes to use as weapons... if hehot pans of pancakes to use as weapons...he sat back again and then smirked. "l I was but she smiled and said quietly "Y g tried anything he'd regret it." I blinked at that and then giggled, just imagining Jim getting hit in the face with a stack of pancakes and then upside the head with a frying pan. The frying pan thought made me think of Tangled and giggle even more.

"You'd go Rapunzel upside his head!" I laughed. Lizzie blinked and then slapped her face with her paw and started laughing, she just couldn't help it. It felt so good every time I made Lizzie laugh like that. I always enjoyed making her feel good, no matter how I went about doing it. Together we munched away on our pancakes until we were both quite full. With a heavy purr I leaned back and gazed over at her, smiling shyly.

"So..." she said with a bit of a blush "what would you like to do today?" It was clear that neither of us were quite ready to full on address what had happened the previous night so for today we were just going to be very close friends and accept that. Which was something I could easily live with and I knew that later tonight the subject would come up. So today was meant for a time of fun.

"Ummm" I mumbled "well ummm..." I suddenly was at a loss, trying to figure out something that would definitely be fun for both of us. My mind desperately searched for something, anything! We'd already watched too many movies and gone shopping what's left!? I suddenly remembered my dream. Dancing... but prom was too far away! The dress NO!... No dressing room sex! Even if I really... REALLY wanted it. I shuddered and then blurted out "we could go to the beach!" I blinked and flushed, biting my lip. I hoped really hard she wouldn't think it was a lame idea.

"Oh?" she said softly and then smiled wide "yea sure! That sounds like fun! Though... I'll have to swing by my house to get my bathing suit." I blinked and stared but nodded with a smile. I was so relieved. And actually... the beach sounded like fun! I only hoped that my bathing suit wouldn't be... too childish.

"A...Alright well I'll... grab my suit and we'll go to your place?" I said quietly. Lizzie nodded and I smiled and grabbed the dishes to put them in the dishwasher. I was at the door when Lizzie cleared her throat. I blinked and turned back and she smirked and nodded downward. I looked down and squealed in embarrassment. I hadn't put a top on! Lizzie grabbed her shirt off the floor and tossed it to me. I set the plates down and tugged it on quickly. "Thanks..." I murmured, flushing horribly. I grabbed the plates and raced downstairs. Was I really that comfortable with Lizzie that I would go out into the house topless? I put the dishes away in the dishwasher, still blushing and giggling to myself. I felt so wonderful being around Lizzie.

Once everything was put away I hurried back upstairs, passing the guest room quickly. I giggled at the thought of peeking in on Lizzie in case she was dressing but decided against it. When I reached my room though I heard the shower flick on. I immediately froze, trembling heavily at the thought of peeking on Lizzie in the shower. I shook my head though and hurried into my bedroom. I shut the door and just took several deep breathes to calm myself down a bit. Lizzie... she was special... yes it was okay to be a bit obsessed, she knew I was. But peeking at her in the shower in my own house... was definitely crossing the line.

When I'd regained myself a bit I went into my closet, digging around til I found my bathing suit. I took one look at it and flushed in shame. I was going to look like a goof if I went with Lizzie to the beach but... I still had to try. I stripped down and slid on the suit. I grabbed my beach towel and used it to hide my shame as I stepped back out into the hall. I nearly bumped right into Lizzie, wrapped in a towel with another around her head. I never knew anyone could shower that fast! I guess she was really excited about going to the beach.

"Oh..." she said with a smile "Sorry I hope you don't mind me using your shower..." I shook my head quickly with a blush. She grinned and then arched a brow at me with a teasing purr "do you have your suit on?... well come on let me see it!" She grinned but I stepped back, shaking my head quickly and hiding under my bangs. I was so ashamed of it... it wasn't sexy or good looking. It was a kiddy suit! Lizzie wasn't giving up though. She smirked at me and stepped backwards slowly into the guest room. "Aww come on..." she purred with a very seductive look in her eyes "if you drop your towel... I might be inclined to drop mine..." She started to unwrap it so that her paw was the only thing holding it up. I trembled horribly, staring at her in disbelief.

Was she really willing to do it? Or was she just trying to mess with me. We were the only ones in the house... It's not like anyone else could sneak in and get a look at her. But still she'd never been fully... naked... I shivered slightly and bit my lip, peeking down at my swimsuit under the towel. She'd have to see it eventually right? With a heavy sigh I dropped my towel and let my shame come to light.

My suit was pink... very... very pink. It was a one piece with... a frilly tutu skirt. The front was so high it didn't show the slightest bit of my very limited cleavage. I tucked one arm across my tummy, rubbing my other arm gently. I felt so... childish. I mean don't get me wrong I like cute and adorable but this swimsuit was a bit too much... even for me. I risked a glance up at Lizzie, she was blushing and snickering a bit. When she saw me looking she tried to stop but it was no use. I turned away again and she purred "I'm sorry... come on sweety..." I moved into the room and shut the door but didn't come over to her. I just kept my head down with my hair in front of my face.

Lizzie stepped forward slowly and leaned down, kissing my cheek. I slowly looked up at her and she said softly "how about we go shopping for a new suit for you and then we'll hit the beach? We'll get you a nice bikini... something cute but sexy..." I bit my lip but gave a tiny shy smile.

"Y... you really think I'd look good in a bikini?" I managed to murmur. Lizzie smiled with a purr and stepped back nodding.

"I still owe you something don't I?" she said with a grin. My eyes widened and I felt my heart pounding away in my chest. Was she really gonna do it? Her paws started to open the towel. Oh god I was going to see my beautiful angel naked right in front of me. I felt my insides warming as time started to slow down. The soft caress of the fabric on her fur was in slow motion. This was it... a dream come true. She had almost opened the towel!

BANG! "Hey brat! Get down here and make me a sandwich!!" Jim's voice roared from downstairs. Both of us jumped and by reflex and Lizzie covered herself. She blushed and opened her maw but Jim roared "Kogata!!!" I winced heavily and before Lizzie could stop me I bolted from the room and raced downstairs. I forgot my towel on the floor and ran to meet Jim. Lizzie couldn't deal with him if she was naked so I'd have to do it.

I skidded into the kitchen and Jim looked up and then burst into laughter. I blushed and looked away, trying to hide my swimsuit. "What the hell are you wearing!?" he roared "is that really your swimsuit? Oh God I thought you'd gotten rid of that stupid thing!" He roared even more as I turned and headed to the fridge to get some turkey, cheese, and mayo. I grabbed two slices of bread out of the bag on the counter, trying to ignore Jim's laughter and jeerings. "So that's what you're gonna do today?" he smirked "run around the beach and hope a child molester grabs you up? Cuz that's the only way you'd get any action you freak!" I winced at that one, shuddering at the very thought as I put mayo on his sandwich along with the cheese and turkey. I sighed and turned, starting back towards him until I heard Lizzie come downstairs. Jim looked up at her and arched a brow "you're really gonna go to the beach with this weirdo?... I can't believe you wouldn't want to stick around with me instead. At least with me you know you can have a good time..." He winked at her and slowly pushed back form the table, spreading his legs open a bit in a very sad attempt to show off... well nothing much really.

Lizzie arched a brow at him and as I approached she looked at me. I could feel it... I couldn't see because of my hair but I could very easily feel her gaze upon me. She was disappointed again that I wasn't sticking up for myself but I think she still understood why. Very slowly I looked up and into her eyes. She smiled... she gave me that... mischievous smile she liked to use when she was about to use me to get back at someone. She lifted a paw and motioned me over. I hesitated a moment, glancing at Jim. I still had his sandwich in my paws. I took a deep breath though and moved over to Lizzie. She lifted a paw to my cheek and brushed my hair back out of my face. Then she did something I never expected. She leaned down, and kissed me. It was that pure blissful heavenly kiss of passion. I even felt her tongue invade my maw quite forcefully. I welcomed it with a soft purring moan, melting into her grasp. She slipped the sandwich from my paws without me even caring or realizing it.

In mere moments it was over and she pulled back, letting her tongue linger for a moment and making quite a show of it. She looked at me with those amazing emerald eyes and I looked back, trembling... blushing... very warm... and yet somehow I felt safe and comfortable with her. She smiled and winked at me purring "wait for me in the car gorgeous I'll be right behind you..." All I could do was nod and turn for the door. Lizzie turned back to face a stone solid Jim who's maw was practically in the basement. He stared at her in absolute disbelief and jealousy. Lizzie smirked at him like he was a pathetic puppy looking for something to hump but not even knowing how to do it properly. He was a sad... sad little male. Lizzie just purred delightfully "sorry stud, I don't share... ever. You're just not male enough to handle it." She took a bite of his sandwich and dropped the rest on the floor right in front of him before she grabbed her bags and followed me out the door.

I was practically bubbling with warmth and giggles and pride. Lizzie never ceased to amaze me! I glanced back at her and she winked back at me with a smirk. I climbed into her car and when she got in she threw her head back with a triumphant "HA!" I giggled again and she purred "God I've always wanted to do something like that to a jerk and your brother was PERFECT!" I blushed but covered my maw with another fit of giggles. As we pulled out of the driveway though she leaned over suddenly, making me eep and stiffen. With a smirk she gave me another soft kiss and pulled back purring "you were better then perfect..." Then she winked and slid her sunglasses on and we were off to the department store.

I was still squirming from that amazing kiss but the closer we got to the department store the more nervous I became. I couldn't believe I hadn't even put on anything to hide my dorky looking swimsuit. I tried my best to pull the tutu part down to cover my thighs a bit but it didn't really do any good. Lizzie saw how uncomfortable I was and as we pulled up into the parking lot she smiled and purred "come on... I'll get you something nice and sexy..." I looked at her but bit my lip a little nervously. She tilted her head curiously. "What's wrong?" she asked.

"Ummm..." I murmured "I just... I don't know if I can do sexy in... public..." I looked down at the ground. "Especially a bikini..." I whispered "it's so... small..."

Lizzie blinked and thought for a moment but grinned "I think I have just the thing for you... we'll look perfect together, come on!" She jumped out of the car so fast I blinked and then sighed and climbed out after her. I took a few steps and stopped, biting my lip and considering the idea of just running. I only got to think for a few seconds before Lizzie grabbed my paw and squealed "come on!" I squeaked as she dragged me off through the parking lot towards the store.

The moment we were inside I froze and then tried to turn around and leave but Lizzie was too strong. "Oh no you don't!" she growled and kept pulling my paw.

"No!" I growled in defiance "I look goofy! I wanna goooooo!" I was half pretending. I wanted to make myself feel better by at least TRYING to escape. Lizzie literally dragged me through the store while I squealed "nooooo!" the whole way. By the end of it she was trying desperately not to laugh because she might lose her grip. When we got to the swimsuit section she finally stopped and turned around to face me. I put on the best pouty face I could and frowned at her.

"If I let go of your paw are you going to keep trying to run?" she asked firmly, still trying not to laugh. I nodded and kept up the angry pouty face. Lizzie shook her head with a snicker and then looked back at me. She opened her maw and then just started to giggle. I couldn't help myself... I did too. She pulled me close and gave me a big squeezy hug purring softly to my ear "you are such a goof..."

I smiled and purred back "as long as it makes you laugh."

She pulled back and smiled at me, lifting a paw to caress my cheek. By reflex I nuzzled into it gently as she said "is there anything I can do to make you comfortable in here?"

Before I could stop myself I blurted out "come with me into the changing room?" I froze when I realized I'd said it out loud. My entire face turned scarlet and I dropped my head. I couldn't believe I'd said that. What was more surprising was her rather calm response.

"Sure" she said and kissed the top of my head. "Now..." she purred and started looking around "let's see if we can find something that will..." Her voice trailed off and I lifted my head to see what she was looking at. The moment I had I took a step back towards the exit but Lizzie's paw shot out without looking and caught mine.

"Noooo!" I whimpered "it... it's too... it's...."

"It's perfect!" she growled and hurried forward towards the department store wall. She snatched a bikini up and then turned and shoved me towards the dressing room. I tried my best to fight but Lizzie was way too strong so halfway I just gave up. I marched with my head down into the dressing room. Lizzie shut the door behind us and then held out the bikini with an expectant look. I looked up at her and then whimpered again but I took the swimsuit and turned my back to her. With a heavy sigh and a very deep blush I started to pull off my tutu suit.

I got both shoulders off and glanced over my shoulder at her. I narrowed my eyes and growled "oh no missy... You can be in here but you don't get a free look!" I was enjoying being defiant. She was torturing me! Trying to make me feel... sexy... I'm not supposed to be sexy! Lizzie blinked but giggled and turned her back. I slid out of my old suit and let it crumple to the floor. I looked at the bikini and bit my lip harshly. With a heavy sigh I stepped into the bottom and then slid the top over my petite breasts and tied it around the back of my neck. "You can look now..." I said quietly and Lizzie turned around. When she looked at me in the mirror it was HER turn to freeze... and start to blush.

There I was with my hair falling down my back and around my face. I hadn't put it into my pigtails yet today. They didn't work out too well for swimming. The bikini was a very beautiful and seductive shade of deep purple. It complimented my fur's base black color quite amazingly. But my exotic spots were not left out in Lizzie's consideration. Both the top and the bottom of the bikini were marked with bright blue butterflies to give it the exotic flair it needed to be a good fit for my body. I saw the way Lizzie was staring and I blushed and tucked my tail up between my legs, covering my chest with my arms. "Wh... what do you think?" I asked, too scared to look at her.

"I think you look gorgeous..." she said with a smile, stepping forward and nuzzling my shoulder gently. I blushed even more, biting my lip.

I finally plucked the courage to look up at her and whispered "you really think so?" She nodded with a smile but she knew something was still off.

"What do you think?..." she asked, tilting her head. I looked back at myself in the mirror. I tried to move my tail but... it was just too much. There was barely any fabric! I felt like I was in my underwear.

"it's too..." I murmured "exposing..." I looked down, trying not to cry. I knew I looked sexy and I loved looking sexy for Lizzie but... I didn't feel right. "I'm sorry..." I whispered.

"Awww Kogata" she said quietly. She lifted a paw to my chin and raised my gaze to meet hers. She smiled and purred softly "I know just the thing okay?" I bit my lip but nodded slowly. She smiled and said "all you need... is the right beach towel!" I blinked a few times and then tilted my head to one side. How was a beach towel going to make me feel any better about being exposed? Lizzie saw my expression and giggled "hold on I'll be right back okay?" Then she was gone before I could even respond. With a sigh I turned back to the mirror and bit my lip. I tried to lower my tail again but it was just no use. I didn't mind the top because it's not like I had amazingly huge breasts but... the bottom still felt way too small. Too much of my cute little tush was exposed!

There was a knock a few minutes later and Lizzie said "it's me." I opened the door and blinked seeing the towel she was holding. It was beautiful! It was a deep shade of purple just like the bikini but instead of electric blue it had beautiful bright pink flame, butterfly, and rose patterns printed across it. Lizzie grinned and said "turn around." I turned back to the mirror as she said and she swooped the towel up and over me. She lowered her arms, folded the towel just a little bit and then tied it around my waist. When she stepped back I looked up at the mirror and blinked in surprise. I wasn't surprised at how cute it looked, I was surprised because my tail was flicking back and forth lazily behind me rather then tucked up between my legs.

She'd tied it so it hung off at an angle, completely covering my right leg while leaving my left mostly exposed. She folded it perfectly so it fell right around my shin. A beautiful butterfly was centered on the towel laying over my leg. It was like a sash... or a half skirt... it... it made me feel just covered enough to not be so terrified. And at the same time it actually looked good! I managed to lower my arms and look up at Lizzie in the mirror. She smiled with a wink and made me blush, looking away again. I bit my lip, unsure of how to thank her for making me look so sexy without making me incredibly uncomfortable. Well... that is until I felt her paws slide around my waist.

I stiffened heavily, feeling her warm touch across my tummy. I felt her breasts press against my back as she whispered softly to my ear "you look absolutely irresistible." I flushed deeply and then felt my heart skip several beats. It was just like my dream... That beautiful and wonderful amazing dream! I shivered slightly to her touch but managed to find my voice.

"What do you mean irresistible?" I whispered, glancing up at her in the mirror. She smiled and leaned down slowly, kissing my neck ever so tenderly. I felt her lips tugging at soft skin in the crook of my neck. I felt... so warm. She could do anything she wanted to to me and I wouldn't even protest one little bit. I closed my eyes slowly and let out a soft purr of enjoyment. My ears flattened against my head in total submission. I was putty in her paws without a single drop of shame for it.

Lizzie pressed even closer to me, her entire warm body pressing against my back. I shuddered when she breathed on my neck, feeling that hot air wash over me. I felt her paws begin to wander across my tummy. Well... that's where they started. I shuddered when one started to rise, just like in my dream! It slid upwards towards the bikini top very slowly. It seemed like her fingertips were taking their time to enjoy each and every bit of my skin and fur they could touch. Her paw's partner had started to descend, crossing over my belly button and still diving. Her fingers reached the upper edge of the towel wrap and dove under without hesitation.

I bit back a soft mewl of sheer submission and excitement when I felt her first paw slide over my right breast. It was a teasing touch. I could barely feel it glide across the fabric. She was toying with me! Typical feline... Her other paw finally reached my bikini bottom. Her fingers teased along the edge of the fabric, almost asking permission for a moment. I shuddered but gave another purr in response to her touch. It was all the permission she needed. Her fingertips carefully started to slide beneath the fabric, down lower and lower. God her fingertips were so close! I wanted her to touch me so badly. I was so nervous... I was absolutely trembling but I had wanted her so badly for so long none of it mattered. Lizzie wouldn't hurt me... I knew she wouldn't. Absolutely nothing could ruin this moment...

Except maybe someone scaring the bejesus out of both of us....

"Are you alright in there ma'am?" called one of the store attendants. Making us both jump and making Lizzie's paws give the hastiest withdraw in the history of retreats. I was still trembling as Lizzie took a hastey step back, blushing furiously. I glanced back and matched her blush for a brief moment before beating it like a wildfire beats a match.

"I... I'm fine!" I called back. I bit my lip but smiled at Lizzie and whispered "I'm sorry..."

Lizzie smiled and whispered back "it's okay... this... probably isn't the best place..." She bit her lip but stepped closer again, making me start to tremble. She smiled sweetly and leaned down with a soft purr, giving my lips a very soft caress with her own. I froze when I felt that wonderful teasing kiss and she whispered against my lips "we'll have to continue later..." She then stepped back with a wink and a flirty purr and slipped out of the changing room.

I sat there shaking for a long time, trying to slow down my hammering heart. Everything in my stomach had felt so warm but now that Lizzie's touch was gone I felt... a little chilly and vulnerable. It took me a minute but I managed to return to reality enough to calm down. I brushed my hair back and then slipped out of the changing room with a tiny smile. Lizzie was waiting for me, browsing some more beach towels. When she spotted me she smiled and said "come on!" She waved me over to the register and I hurried forward with a shy smile. I left my old swimsuit in the dressing room, discarded and easily forgotten.

The leopard girl behind the counter quirked a brow at me when I stepped up to the register. I fidgeted slightly but gave a shy smile and held out the tags. She scanned them and I fished Papa's credit card out of my bag. I hoped he wouldn't mind me using it, though I had a feeling that when he found out I used it to buy a much more... confident looking swimsuit, he would be happy if anything. I was about to swipe it when Lizzie said "wait!" I blinked in surprise and she turned around. It took her one second to find what she was looking for. She hurried over to a rack of sunglasses and plucked out a pair with very cute purple rims. She turned and hurried back, placing them on the counter and purring "these too." She gave me a wink and I flushed horribly but nodded when the cashier looked at me. She rang them up as well and I swiped Papa's card.

When everything was paid for Lizzie and I turned and walked out of the store arm in arm. When we climbed into her car she slipped on her own sunglasses and I slipped on mine. I blushed but I couldn't help but notice I looked rather good in my new swimsuit and shades. I looked over at Lizzie and said quietly "thanks... for everything."

Lizzie lowered her shades and winked at me with a grin "no problem sweety, now let's swing by my place so I can get my suit and we'll hit the beach!" She cranked the radio and we headed off. I was giggling again. I felt amazing! Lizzie had single handedly changed my swimming wardrobe from little kid to drop dead gorgeous without making me feel too exposed. Lizzie was changing my life for the better, one little step at a time. It felt so good to let go of my old shy habits a little bit. Not too much! Just... a little bit. I mean come on it's not like a girl can just change her life in a day right!? Besides... Lizzie liked me for who I was! The parts of me that I liked too at least. I was enjoying the new me... for now at least. I was a little nervous about the beach but... how bad could it be?

We pulled up in front of Lizzie's house and she smiled with a purr "Wanna come in for a bit? I won't take long." I nodded with a shy smile and we both climbed out. She lead me inside and winked "I'll be right down, make yourself at home! There are drinks in the fridge if you're thirsty!" With that she turned and raced upstairs, disappearing into her room. I watched her and glanced over at the fridge. I hesitated a moment before I hurried over and opened it. With a glance around I grabbed the milk and a glass and poured myself one. It was gone within a few seconds.... What!?... milk is delicious... just like my sweet Lizzie's lips, I eeped at the thought and flushed horribly, trying to block it out.

I was desperately trying to avoid thinking about what happened in the dressing room. It made my stomach warm and my knees quiver just thinking about it. I looked down at my tummy and suddenly found my paws trying to smooth out my fur where she'd touched it as though someone might see it a bit out of place and somehow know what had happened. What if someone DID find out?... what if the girl at the store had figured it out? Or what if she heard something? Or smelled it!? What if I'd gotten too excited and... oh God everyone was going to know and Lizzie would... she'd be really upset!

I didn't mind being poked fun at by the other kids but Lizzie had a reputation to uphold! It'd be one thing for her to get caught messing around with another girl... if it was someone hot like another cheerleader or something. A lot of people would just think it was kinky or hot or something. But if it was found out that she was messing around with a girl like me?... Oh god she'd be ruined! I was shaking now, still trying to smooth out my fur. I had to fix this... I had to make sure nobody would know! Nobody could ever know that Lizzie and I were... attracted to each other. I had a plan... I just... would stay calm and... everything would be okay! At least that's what I thought until I heard her voice call out from the stairs "ready to go?" I looked up and my jaw went through the floor, through the basement, through the Earth, and said hi to China before it came back to my face.

Lizzie was sauntering down the stairs in a drop dead gorgeous green bikini. It was a bright green... not... blinding... but that exotic rarely seen flirty green. Like a sour apple green... It stood out against her fur and made her eyes pop even more. To accent it she was wearing a pitch black beach towel around her waist with a gorgeous neon green pattern... almost like tribal markings. She brushed her hair back behind her ear as she smiled at me and reached the bottom of the stairs. I must've been staring really hard because she actually blushed and said "wh... what is it?"

I yanked myself out of my thoughts... my dirty... dirty thoughts. I smiled with a heavy blush and said quickly "nothing!..." I turned for the door but Lizzie stepped in my way. Darnit she was fast!

"Oh no!" she said with a grin "you're not getting off that easy." She stood in front of the door with her arms crossed, waiting for an answer. I stared at her, blushing furiously and trying to muster some kind of strength. But it never came. So instead of being bold about my response and possibly managing to make Lizzie a little blushy and squirmy herself... I went shy mode again.

"I think you look amazing..." I murmured with my head down. Lizzie blinked but smiled softly at me. She lifted a paw to touch my cheek and I slowly looked back up at her. I was about eye level with her cleavage so it was really... really hard not to look at those gorgeous breasts of her's. She smiled and then leaned down and kissed me on the cheek.

"You're the sweetest thing..." she whispered and then turned and headed outside towards the car. With trembling footpaws and a blush that reached my ears I followed after her, sliding my sunglasses on again. Lizzie climbed in first and I followed into the passenger seat, tucking my towel over my thighs a bit more so that I wouldn't get chilly from the wind. Lizzie looked over at me and winked as she slid her own sunglasses on.

"Let's hit the beach!" she growled with a bit of triumph. Together we took off for the beach, winding through the roads with the wind blowing through our hair. God it felt so good... I looked over at her again and smiled before I kicked my feet up and let them dangle over the door. Lizzie just laughed and then winked at me over her sunglasses. She flipped on the cruise control and did the exact same thing. I laughed as she drove without a care in the world. It felt so amazing... so perfect to be free like this. Nothing mattered right now, in this moment. We were just together, looking good and feeling good and for once I trusted both of those sensations to be actually true.

It wasn't long before we pulled up to the beach parking lot. I hesitated for a long while, I wasn't sure I wanted to get out. I mean... I did... I wanted to go swimming and be with Lizzie but... there were other kids at the beach and I'm sure some of them went to our school and... "Kogata!" I jumped hearing Lizzie's voice again. She had a habit of ripping me out of my self-destructive thoughts. I looked up and she smiled at me, already out of the car and on my side. "Come on... you look gorgeous, show it off a little" she said with a wink. I flushed and looked away but took a slow breath. I had to trust that Lizzie was right. So I opened the door and climbed out of the car.

I swear to god it was like someone threw me into a movie. As I stood beside Lizzie next to her amazing convertible a wind kicked up and blew our hair about and lifted the beach towels to show off a bit more leg. If it had been in slow motion it would've been the perfect shot... and then it was ruined... by some jerk a few years older then me whistling and making barking noises like some drunk construction worker. I didn't even look at who it was, I just tucked my head down and took a half step back towards the car.

But just like always, Lizzie was there. She grabbed my paw firmly and said quietly "don't... don't wimp out on me now..." I blinked in surprise and slowly lifted my head to look up at her. She smiled sweetly and said "remember what I told you? It's a compliment... it's a dirty one from a jackass but it still means you've got the looks. Come on, let's just go for a walk and then we'll find a nice spot and go for a swim." I hesitated but I saw it, the confidence in Lizzie's eyes. Whatever Bane had taken from her the last few days was back and it was so very comforting to see her with it again.

I gave her a nod and smiled just a little. Together we started off. When we reached the sand we each reached down and slipped off our shoes and socks, holding them in one paw. With a smile at her I dipped one foot into the sand and purred. Lizzie giggled and did the same and we started off through the warm soft river of sand that ran along the edge of the beach. It felt so good against the pads of my footpaws, feeling that warm sensation wrap up between my toes. It had been a while since I'd been to the beach and today was an absolutely beautiful day for it. The sun was out, not a cloud in the sky, there was a wonderful breeze that blew along the shores just enough to keep you cooled off from the heat without freezing you when you got out of the water. There wasn't a cloud in the sky and for once I felt like I was one of those beach babes that everyone ogles at.

I looked up at Lizzie and blushed very deeply whispering softly to her "you really do look incredible... I wish I could look as gorgeous as you do..." Lizzie blinked in surprise and then stopped. She grinned and then stood next to me and pulled out her cell phone. She held it out and took a picture of us before I could stop her. I was trembling now, why'd she take a picture?! Now there would be evidence of me in this bikini! I bit my lip but she smiled and held up the phone, showing me the picture.

"You do Kogata..." she whispered and I looked at the picture. My eyes were first drawn to Lizzie. Her green eyes were bright, daring the me looking at the picture now to doubt what she'd said. They peered at me over the rim of her sunglasses, perched lightly upon her muzzle with that "I'm right, deal with it" smirk on her lips just below. I saw the bikini top that caressed each of her breasts like they were doing it a favor, which they were. I blushed at the mere thought of replacing her top with my paws. My eyes went lower and I saw her stomach... her amazingly smooth and flat stomach. Her hips widened to the perfect curves and... God she was just absolutely incredible. The way the towel hugged her hips like a lover's arms and rained down her thigh like the gentle caress of a teasing paw trying to get access to the true treasure. I bit my lip harshly and squirmed just a little bit.

Then I looked at myself and my ears pulled back. There was me... the weird girl who always dressed and acted like a little kid with her hair in pig tails. The girl who never talked to anyone because most people didn't like the way she looked and would make fun of her in a heartbeat. The girl who had a powerful secret. The girl who didn't like guys, and hated some of them. The girl who liked girls, the way their bodies curved, the way they smelled, the way they smiled, everything about them. The girl who had a crush on someone who was amazingly out of their league. I sighed and looked away again and Lizzie's paw touched my cheek. She lifted my gaze back to her's and whispered softly "Look again... and this time stop seeing what you want to see, what you think you're supposed to see... Don't look as though you're looking at Kogata. Just look at the girl standing next to me, as just what she is... a gorgeous... sexy... confident young woman."

I blinked in surprise and just stared at her in disbelief. I tried to do what she said though. I looked back at the picture and bit my lip. It was just... me... the same girl as always with... I stopped and shook my head. No, it wasn't supposed to be me, it was just another girl. Okay so let's see. Her hair was sleek and rolled down her shoulders, pulled back behind one ear but enough was left to almost cover one eye. That was... kind of cute. It left a bit of mystery to her. She had blue eyes, they were bright behind her hair, even though her hair was amazingly colored. They were all my favorite colors too, pink, purple, and blue! I started to smile as I continued down and saw two small yet, rather nicely shaped breasts. They were well rounded and not lopsided or too saggy. They made me blush and giggle a bit, smiling just a tiny bit more. The bikini top was exotic, flashy from the markings but the deep purple base color gave a very mature and seductive look rather then a pure flashy and sexy appearance. The girl's fur base was a jet black that was so deep not even the midnight sky had any boasting over it. That fur was dotted with brilliant colors, just like the stars in the sky. I bit my lip as I looked even lower and saw a rather flat tummy. It wasn't muscled and toned like Lizzie's but it was still smooth enough. Hips that had just enough curve to enjoy running your paws over... and a towel around the waist, just like a gentle hug. I blushed even deeper seeing the girl's legs... slender and poised, even if a bit shakey at the knee. The girl really was quite cute... and even... a bit sexy. But the girl wasn't just a girl... the girl was me.

I blushed furiously as reality came crashing back and I bit my lip. I looked up at Lizzie and she smiled softly and put away her phone. She gently touched my cheek whispering very softly "don't doubt yourself so much Kogata..." I nodded and she smiled and then unwrapped her towel purring "so! Shall we go for a dip?" When she pulled the towel away and laid it out on the beach I bit my lip and had to avert my eyes to keep from staring. Without the towel Lizzie was just in that tiny bikini and oh GOD did she look good.

"Well I..." I started to say, but Lizzie could tell I was going to try to come up with an excuse.

"Nope! No doubting!" she growled and before I could stop her she grabbed my towel and yanked it away, laying it out and leaving me completely exposed in just my bikini. I stared at her in absolute horror and tried to cover myself with my tail and paws. My entire face and ears turned beat red and it even showed through my fur. Lizzie smirked and just purred "you can hide in the water if you want..." with that she turned and gave a whooping cry and ran into the icey cold water of the beach, diving in when she was deep enough. I looked around and saw a few people looking at me. One was a boy who lowered his sunglasses to get a better look. That was all I needed. I dropped my sunglasses on the towel and raced into the water after Lizzie. Ohhhh she was gonna get it! The moment I was deep enough I dove in so I could disappear from sight, letting the blissful near silence of the water take me in.

Lizzie resurfaced just a little while later and looked around but she wouldn't see me. I still swam under the water's surface and then narrowed my eyes when I found her legs. With a wicked sense of revenge I swam closer. I could hear her muffled cries calling out for me from above, wondering where I was. I let her spin around a time or two before I suddenly jumped up right behind her and grabbed her growling "RAWR!"

She nearly jumped out of her skin and stiffened heavily but relaxed quickly and looked over her shoulder at me. She narrowed her eyes and mine widened. I released her with an eep of fear and started backing away saying "Lizzie... Lizzie I was just playing... oh crap!" I turned to run for it but she growled and dove for me, grabbing me around the waist. With a mewl of surprise my tail floofed out... or... tried to anyway. Same sensation, less effect with all the water. I managed to gulp in a full breath just before Lizzie tumbled back and dragged me under water with her.

When we resurfaced my hair was laying in front of my face in a solid veil. I giggled softly and said quietly "okay... I deserved that..." I reached up to pull my hair back from in front of my face but stiffened when I felt Lizzie plant a soft teasing kiss right on the back of my neck.

"You deserved that too sexy..." she purred and then released me and started swimming backwards away from me. I turned and looked at her, biting my lip. She winked and then dove under and disappeared again. With another playful growl I went after her again. I couldn't remember the last time I'd had this much fun. We played and teased each other and tested the limits of flirting for well over an hour. It felt incredible just to be around her and just be so happy together. By the time we had wound down enough to head back to the shore I was exhausted and we both had the exact same idea in mind.

Almost as one we collapsed onto our towels and just laid there, letting the warm gorgeous sun beat down upon us to dry us off. I turned my head to look over at her. It had only been maybe a minute or so and her body was already steaming... literally! I watched the vapor waft off of that gorgeous amber blonde combo fur. Her tummy and chest were a gorgeous bright angel hair blonde that melted perfectly into the rest that wrapped her arms and legs. She rolled her head to look back at me and smiled softly. She purred in delight at the warmth of the sun and said "This was definitely the most fun I've had at the beach..." I giggled and blushed just a bit.

"I haven't been in a long time..." I said quietly, closing my eyes and just letting the sun roll down across my body and face... it felt so amazingly good.

"Last time I came was with Bane..." Lizzie replied. That made my eyes open again and I looked over at her. She was looking up at the sky, one paw tucked behind her back, the other laying gently on her tummy. She wasn't smiling, but she didn't look sad either. She just looked up at the sky and said quietly "he kept trying to sneak off with me behind the rocks where no one could see us so we could have sex... Took a few tries but he finally gave in and just dropped it. So we went swimming..." she paused and I blinked a bit, biting my lip. It seemed like she was about to say something she didn't really want to and I was afraid she was going to ruin her own day. But she continued before I could muster the strength to tell her it was okay to stop. "He grabbed me..." she said "kinda like you did only... a lot rougher... and he yanked off my top. He swam back towards the shallows where I wouldn't be able to hide under water. He told me if I wanted it back I had to do something for him... under the water..." I winced heavily. She didn't need to go into detail for me to know what it was Bane wanted.

Before I could stop myself I whispered to her "what did you do?..." I felt so awful for her. There was no way she could climb out of the water with just her paws over her breasts. Everyone would stare!

She said quietly "he wouldn't give it back, no matter how much I pleaded or how angry I got with him... he wouldn't give my top back.... So..." She rolled her head to look over at me and then suddenly smirked. I blinked and she purred mischievously "I used some seaweed and a couple of clam shells and made a new one... and left his dumb ass there in the water." I blinked and burst into laughter and Lizzie rolled her head back up towards the sky again, a big grin on her face. "I didn't talk to him for a month..." she growled "it shoulda been longer... jerk didn't deserve another chance."

"Well at least you're done with him now..." I said with a tiny smile. She blinked and then rolled slowly onto her stomach so her back could dry. She faced me with a shy smile of her own.

"I am..." she said quietly "I've moved on to... much better company..." I blinked and blushed but rolled onto my stomach too, gazing over at her.

"Lizzie I..." I started to say but suddenly my voice failed me. She blinked and tilted her head curiously.

"What is it?..." she whispered softly, reaching out a paw to brush some of my hair out of my face. I wanted to speak but when I felt her fingers touch my cheek I could only smile and enjoy the moment for a few seconds.

"I'm scared..." I finally admitted. She blinked in surprise and withdrew her paw some, tucking it under and just looking at me, letting me take my time to speak. "I've liked you for such a long time Lizzie... I can't even describe it. And now that I'm with you and I get to spend plenty of time with you it's all just so amazing but I... I'm scared... I'm scared that... you'll grow tired of me or... if we ever try something you'll realize you... don't like girls that much." I blushed deeply at the last part and Lizzie gave a tiny smile.

"What do you want to do?..." she whispered softly.

I bit my lip for a long moment before I whispered "I want to enjoy every moment with you that I can... I don't care if we end up just being friends or even if you break my heart... I love you Lizzie and any time together... any happy memory no matter how small or how... intimate... I want it so that I can hold onto it forever." I looked right at her as I spoke, my tiny smile growing just a bit more with every word as I poured my heart out to her. It was all true... every bit. I wanted to be with Lizzie no matter what it might end up leading to. If she ended up wanting to be with a guy instead I'd hurt... and that would be okay, because I'd still have the memories of us being so close and happy together.

Lizzie blinked and then smiled and scooted closer to me. She smiled and then leaned forward and kissed me. It was another one of her gentle loving kisses. Her warm lips so soft against mine. A kiss that I didn't hesitate to return. When she pulled back she smiled and whispered softly "you... are so unbelievably amazing sometimes Kogata. I..." she stopped, biting her lip and glancing away. I leaned forward and nuzzled her cheek gently to reassure her. She looked back and hesitated and then said quietly "I'm not sure Kogata... I'm not sure what's going on with me lately but I'll be honest... I find myself going crazy for you..." I blinked and eeped in surprise, blushing horribly. She giggled and then whispered "you're perfect!... Honestly the more time I spend with you the more I feel like I never want to leave you... You make me feel like I don't have to have my guard up all the time and put on this act of being Miss Perfect. You do for me what I've always wanted someone to do... what I always thought I needed a prince to do..." She swallowed and then smiled shyly and said with a hint of a purr "you... make me feel like... a princess..."

I blinked in surprise and stared but giggled softly. I leaned forward and licked her nose with a purr of my own. "Well that's where you went wrong..." I snickered with a wink. She blinked and arched a brow. I giggled and said "Well one... Bane isn't a Prince, he's the town drunk..." Lizzie blinked and laughed and I continued "and... Princes are okay but... only a princess knows how to make you feel like a princess Lizzie, everyone knows that." She blinked and then giggled and I blushed and said "okay maybe not everyone... but still!" She leaned over and nuzzled closer to me with a tiny smile.

"Thank you..." she whispered "for making me feel so awesome all the time..." She gazed into my eyes and said quietly "I want... I want this to be for real Kogata... I'm just scared too you know? We're both in new territory here." I nodded with a tiny smile.

"I understand Lizzie..." I whispered and licked her cheek gently.

She smiled and whispered "I'll make you a promise right here and now..." I blinked but tilted my head and waited. She smiled and then said very softly "I promise you that no matter what ends up happening I'll still be your friend... forever..." I blinked in surprise and swallowed suddenly.

"Y... You really mean it?..." I whispered, sounding hopeful. Lizzie smiled with a nod.

"Absolutely..." she whispered back "Kogata I love being around you and I don't see any reason why this couldn't... blossom... " She flushed a bit deeper and smiled whispering very softly "but just in case it doesn't I still want to be close with you, no matter what."

I blinked but smiled shyly and leaned forward and kissed her cheek whispering "best friends... forever?"

She smiled and kissed me back... but on the lips. Every time she did that I tensed up for a moment and wanted to just melt against her and never go anywhere else... ever. I flushed as she gazed right into my eyes and whispered "best friends forever..." She smiled and then fished around in her bag and got her phone "how about a picture? This was a pretty awesome day and I want something to remember it by." I nodded with a wide smile. I scooted closer to her and rolled to my back. Lizzie did the same and held up her phone. I giggled with a blush and simply leaned my head against her shoulder. I felt so perfect being there with her. She snapped a picture and then turned the phone around and showed it to me. It looked... perfect. I looked up at her and smiled wide. She'd captured the perfect moment in the perfect place... or at least it would've been perfect if it weren't for the fact that there were other people on the beach.

"Yea!!! Woo woo!!" I heard some jerk holler from somewhere down the beach. "Now take one with your tops off!" he laughed with his friends. Lizzie looked up and started to growl.

"Wait!..." I said, touching her cheek. She blinked in surprise and I whispered "let it go... let him be jealous instead and let's just... go home... please?" I didn't want her to get riled up by some random jerk on the beach. She'd been so happy just a few seconds ago... I wanted it back. I smiled and then kissed her cheek and whispered "just come with me back to the car... make him wish he existed..." She blinked in surprise as I stood up, grabbed my towel and shook off some of the sand before wrapping it around my waist. With a grin I held out my paw "coming love?"

Lizzie just looked at me for a long moment before she stood up with a smile and wrapped her own towel around her waist. I slid an arm around her hips and grinned, kissing her cheek again. I looked over at the boy who'd hollered and then giggled and waved at him. He blinked in surprise as Lizzie and I just wandered away from him towards the parking lot. I made sure to sway my hips a bit to make sure that creep knew what he had just taunted out of his reach. When we climbed into the convertible Lizzie grinned at me. I blinked and smiled back but then she motioned me closer, still grinning. Something was definitely up... and I wasn't sure I was prepared for what she had planned.

I very slowly leaned closer to her and she suddenly leaned forward and kissed me again. I flushed horribly and immediately began kissing her back. It was passionate... strong... like she wanted to rip off my top and have me right there. I knew it was a show for the boy from the beach but I didn't care. It was still what I wanted and from the way I felt Lizzie's body shudder when I slid a paw across her tummy she wanted it too. We carried on for a good long while before I finally pulled back, panting softly. I blushed and whispered "maybe we should go back to my house... somewhere private..."

"Oh?..." she panted back "why's that?" she gave a smirk. I blinked and blushed deeply but arched a brow and glanced down. Lizzie's gaze travelled downward and fell upon my right breast, which was currently being caressed by her paw. She flushed deeply and withdrew her paw slowly whispering "s... sorry..." she giggled.

"Oh don't be sorry..." I whispered and kissed her neck, sliding a paw along her thigh. "Just wait til we can be alone before continuing is all..." I smirked and then sat back, sliding my shades on without giving her another glance. I could tell she stared at me for a while though before she started the engine and pulled out of the parking lot. I hoped I hadn't overdone it too much but I could only wait til we got back to my house to find out...

The whole ride there I kept glancing over at Lizzie but she wasn't giving me a thing as to what she might be planning. So I had a long car ride to imagine what it might be. And by the time we got to my house... well... let's just say that I was squirming and it was a good thing that my bikini was already damp from the beach. When we parked I climbed out quickly, biting my lip but looking at Lizzie. She simply smiled back and turned for the door. My ears pulled back some, I wondered if I'd upset her... if she was shaken by how aggressive she'd been in her desires. I hurried after her and slipped inside with a blush.

"You might want to take a shower" she said "beach water can mess with your hair, especially if you haven't gone in a long while." I blinked but gave a tiny smile and a nod. She giggled and shooed me on "go on! I'll take one after... maybe we can snag another pizza tonight and find a movie to watch!" She purred and turned for the kitchen.

"Oh... a... alright..." I said with a shy smile and headed upstairs. I was a little thrown off to be honest. I wasn't sure what I was expecting but this wasn't exactly it... or anywhere... close to it. I sighed softly to myself and slipped past Jim's room into my own. I wasn't sure if he was home yet or not so I didn't want to risk waking him or anything. I went into my closet and grabbed some clean underwear and a bra and a nice slim comfortable dress. I glanced at Jim's room before hurrying past into the bathroom. With a soft sigh I shut the door and put my clothes on the counter. Maybe I'd been wrong about Lizzie... maybe I shouldn't have pushed her like that. It had been so warm to have her so close to me but suddenly I felt colder then the bathroom counter top.

With a heavy sigh I untied my towel and laid it out to dry. I shimmied out of my bikini and laid it with the towel. I looked up at the mirror and brushed my hair back behind one ear. Maybe I'd been kidding myself all along. I shrugged the thought off and turned to the shower. I flipped on the hot water and waited for a moment before I stepped inside and drew the curtain closed. I let the hot water just roll across my body and rinse away any remaining sand. I took deep breathes, letting the steamy air fill my lungs and relax every muscle in my body. Maybe I really was overthinking everything...

Lizzie's touch had been so incredible... that kiss... so passionate. It was everything I'd always wanted. Just a sudden impulse that wasn't even supposed to be as strong as it became but natural desire and primal instinct took hold and lead to something much greater. I blushed and lathered my paws with shampoo and started to wash my hair, trying to put it out of my mind. But it was impossible... I could still feel her paws caressing my tummy... sliding upwards... sliding downwards... the mere thought of it sent shivers down my spine.

I rinsed my hair and gathered some soap for the rest of my body and started with my arms. I washed my chest... my tummy... and then it started again. My paws trembled as they worked over my tummy and I imagined them to be Lizzie's. I could feel that warm touch teasing it's way towards my legs. That warm paw that wrapped around my breast and made me want to push even closer to it's owner. I shivered in pure bliss, my own paw diving deeper and starting to slide between my thighs. Ohhh... I felt so warm... so needful... I wanted her so badly! I never expected what happened next...

I heard the bathroom door open and immediately jumped. Someone walked in and the door shut again. My tail tucked up between my legs and my arms crossed over my breasts. I called out in a frightened mewl "J... Jim I'm taking a shower!!" I hadn't even noticed him come home! I couldn't believe I'd forgotten to lock the bathroom door. I began trembling when he didn't say anything back. I backed further into the shower until I felt the cold touch of the tile against my back. It would've made me shiver if I wasn't already shaking. I called out again "Jim I said I'm in the shower!!! Get out!!" I heard someone move to the shower curtain and suddenly held my breath. I was trapped... but the person who pulled back the curtain was not who I'd expected.

A gorgeous amber brown paw grasped the curtain and slowly drew it back to reveal... Lizzie. She was naked in my bathroom. One arm covered her breasts the other was pushing back the curtain. Her tail was tucked up between her legs just like mine was and she was blushing quite badly. She smiled at me though and whispered "you're brother's still not home yet... just little old me..." I blinked in surprise but started to blush and swallowed hard. She smiled and said with a hint of a purr "can I join you?..."

I stared at her for a long time before I finally managed to nod and whisper "s... sure..." She smiled and slowly stepped into the shower. She looked right at me the whole time as she pushed the curtain back and stepped under the flow of water. She purred as the warm water began rolling through her fur and down her body.

"Come here..." she whispered softly "I'll bet that wall is pretty cold." I bit my lip but slowly moved away from the shower wall until I was under the warm water as well. I looked up at her, gazing into those emerald eyes and practically begging her not to toy with me... begging her not to come in here without touching me again or at least kissing me. If she was going to come this far... I prayed she wasn't just going to leave again... Fortunately for me... she wasn't.

She gazed at me and then very slowly leaned down, and kissed me again. It was a very gentle kiss, a soft kiss... almost asking permission. Permission that my own lips were more then willing to grant as they returned the affection. She eased closer to me, deepening the kiss. I could taste her lips now... so sweet... so inviting. I felt the warmth of her maw... I felt her tongue... slip out and invade my own. I welcomed it with my own. My trembling didn't stop though... I was nervous... excited... scared... everything at once. Then I felt her shifting, I felt her arms move from her breasts. Her paws touched my sides, just above my hips. Those warm... gentle paws... they were so perfect. She slid them slowly up along my sides until she felt my elbows, my arms still across my chest, shielding my breasts from view and touch. She smiled into the kiss and whispered very softly "relax Kogata..."

When I heard those words it made me want to melt into her touch. My arms dropped away and I felt her's wrap around me and pull me closer until our bodies were pressed against one another. I slid my arms around her and clung on for dear life, never wanting this moment to end. She pulled from the kiss only to begin kissing at my neck slowly, teasingly. She'd nip at me every now and then just to make me jump while her paws continued to roam my body, sliding up my sides until her fingertips barely caressed the sides of my breasts before they would drop away again. A tiny lustful moan escaped my lips from all of her teasing and I could feel myself growing so wet... I could smell it. I flushed horribly out of embarrassment. I needed her... I needed this so badly... I was ashamed of how badly and how desperately I wanted her to touch me. But what made me more ashamed was the fact that I actually spoke it...

"Please..." I whispered, pressing closer to her paws, grinding my hips against her's, almost trying to straddle her thigh. She blinked in surprise but smiled and kissed even heavier at my neck, she seemed more then happy to oblige. I felt her paw suddenly slide up my front and seize my right breast again, only this time there wasn't any bikini top in the way. I moaned again and pressed even closer to her as she went to work. That warm paw was just oh so delightful every time it rolled and massaged the mound on my chest. I was in heaven... at least I thought I was until I realized what she had in store for her other paw.

I stiffened slightly as I felt it suddenly on the inside of my thigh. She must've felt me tense up because she paused for a moment and just caressed my thigh, making me relax again. Once I was purring and moaning again like a good kitty her paw began to slide upwards once more. The higher she got the more I felt my body trembling. Her fingers were only inches away from my virgin nether lips... I'd never been touched by anyone else there in my entire life... but I'd always wanted Lizzie to.

When her paw reached the corner of my thigh, just to the side of where I wanted her fingers, she stopped. She hesitated and leaned up to my ear, whispering very softly "are you sure?..." Even with the hot water beating down upon us I heard the words loud and clear. And I knew she would be able to hear my response because she was waiting for it like it was the answer that could save the world.

"Yes..." I said softly with a tiny shaky nod. There was no doubt in my mind that I wanted this. I wanted my first love to be Lizzie more then anything in the world. She smiled and kissed my neck again and slowly moved her paw to the side. With a soft gasp I felt her fingertips slide over my lips. The gasp rolled into a purring moan as I pressed my hips forward, grinding against her fingers with a needy hunger for more. More was something that Lizzie seemed very happy to give. She explored my lips with the utmost care. Her fingers ran along their length again and again to see their shape, feel which spots made me quiver the most, it was incredible. She slid her paw back and forth and then slowly lifted it until her fingertips found that small pearl. I shivered with another soft gasp and clutched at her as a sudden surge of pleasure spiked up through my body.

"Well..." she purred against my neck with a smirk "it comes just as naturally as... well... me..." I blinked and flushed horribly. I opened my maw to say something but she slid a single finger around my pearl slowly, making me shudder and quiver as more waves of pleasure ripped their way through my body. I gripped at her arms, her back, her hips, anything I could hold on to in order to keep myself standing upright. I moaned again, feeling my wetness pouring out of me and completely coating her fingers. My scent was so strong now I could practically taste it in the steamy air.

Lizzie smiled against my neck and whispered in a teasing manner "so... is this going to be a one sided event?..." I blinked and stiffened again at those words and immediately blushed. Was I being selfish?... I was getting all of the attention... Lizzie smiled though and whispered "if you're nervous it's alright... I don't mind... I'm enjoying myself just making you squirm..." She smirked and growled softly, sliding her fingertip across my pearl again to make me jump. Oh she was having fun making me squirm was she?! Well two can play at that game...

Before she could stop me I lifted a paw up to her headfur and took a good grip. Her eyes snapped open as I pulled her into another deep kiss, pressing myself hard against her paw and sliding my own between her legs before she could stop me. Almost as immediately as the fire was born it softened to a loving flame of warmth. My grip released her headfur as she kissed me back and my paw slid down to her back, pulling her closer to my paw now rising up her thigh. It trembled slightly but I was determined not to miss out on this chance... to touch Lizzie... to feel my beautiful angel.

My fingertips rolled through her smooth fur... only growing smoother the higher I got and the more I reached untouched territory. My fingertips reached the crook of her thigh just as she had done to me. But I didn't have to ask. She pushed herself against my fingers with a needy purr of her own. I could smell her own scent of arousal growing in the steamy air as water poured down upon our melding bodies. I slid my fingertips across her beautiful lips and I reached pure heaven. She was... beautiful...

My fingers explored every inch, every curve of those soft lips just as she had done. I learned where they began, where they ended, what touch made her quiver, what touch made her gasp. I explored her with just as much interest as she did me and it was everything I dreamed it would be. I blushed and moaned again as she swirled a finger around my pearl once more and I pulled from the kiss and gazed at her. I lowered my head to one of those beautiful mounds that were her breasts and instead latched my lips to one of her nipples, suckling teasingly. She gasped and cried out softly in sheer pleasure, whimpering my name... "Kogata..." I slid my paw up until my own fingertips had reached her pearl. With a smile around her nipple I began to tease her just as badly as she was me, letting my fingertips roll over that sweet jewel again and again.

Every time my fingers moved I felt her whole body surge with the pleasure that she gave me. We were locked in the sweetest love embrace I'd ever dreamed of. I opened my eyes and gazed up at her with my lips still suckling relentlessly upon her nipple. She was blushing deeper then I'd ever seen her blush before, her eyes locked to mine. I smiled around her nipple and then stiffened with a gasp, releasing it when I felt a single finger of her's find the entrance hidden between my lips. My eyes widened and I stiffened as I gazed up at her. I'd never... done anything like this before, not even with myself.

Lizzie could see how scared I was. Both of us knew the first time a girl was... penetrated... was often very painful. But at the same time... I wanted it... I wanted her to be able to touch me in every single way. She smiled a tiny smile and whispered very softly "together..." She shifted so that one of my fingers slid gently across her entrance as well. I blushed deeply but nodded shakily. It was too amazing for me to pass it up.

I gazed into her gorgeous emerald eyes and whispered very softly "I love you Lizzie..."

"I love you too Kogata..." she whispered back. She then bit her lip and I bit mine and together... we both plunged our fingers into each other...

I felt my entire body tense as a jab of pain shot out from between my thighs and rolled down my legs. A mewl of pain escaped me but I clamped my maw shut tight. I didn't want Lizzie to feel bad. But I could tell she already did... I did too... We both knew it had to happen in order to fully explore each other... it was just... part of sex... but I was so glad it was with Lizzie and not some guy who wouldn't care that it was my first time or bother to be gentle. I buried my face against her neck and she held me close, trembling slightly. She was handling the pain a lot better then I was.

"Shhh..." I heard her whisper "it will get better soon... I promise..." I nodded against her chest and just tried to breath. And just as Lizzie said... I felt my body relax. As the water rinsed away the blood that seeped out around our fingers... it washed away the pain too. She felt me relaxing and I did her and both of us looked at each other. She smiled and then kissed me again. It was over... the pain was over... I wasn't a virgin anymore and my first time was with Lizzie... it couldn't be any better...

At least that's what I thought until I felt her fingers move again inside of me again. I bit my lip as they slipped deeper and deeper, inch by inch inside of me. It felt... incredible.... And then she hit that spot, that spot that I always hear people talking about. It made me jump forward, trying to get more of her touch. Lizzie blushed and smirked some with a playful growl. I blinked and narrowed my eyes and then suddenly slid a second finger inside of her. Her smirking eyes shot wide open as I explored her depths. I felt her entire body tense up as I found her G-spot even quicker then she found mine. In that moment we were sending each other such amazing waves of pleasure it was absolutely insane.

And the next moment we were kissing again, grinding and humping into each other's paws. God it was the most incredible sensation in the entire world. I could feel my fingers absolutely coated in Lizzie's juices. I felt her walls quiver and clench at them, trying to draw more from me. And what made me blush even more was that I could feel my own doing the same. Our maws were locked in blissful passion as we pleasured each other in the most intimate ways. I could feel my pleasure mounting... building stronger and stronger, I pulled from the kiss with a soft gasp as I gazed at her, trembling. I could feel myself squeezing her fingers tighter and tighter. I looked her right in the eye and she knew. She leaned close and kissed my neck and whispered the most beautiful thing... She whispered right underneath my ear "it's okay Kogata... I... I am too!" She gave a soft cry of pleasure as she ground against my fingers a little harder. I blushed even deeper and let my fingertips assault her sweet spot without mercy. She didn't hesitate to do the same to me, making me quiver like wild. I was putty in her paws and I had a feeling she was the same in mine.

The next thing that hit me was greater then any orgasm I'd ever felt in my entire life. I'd heard not every girl could have an orgasm... and fewer still could feel it from internal stimulation. Well it turns out Lizzie and I were both part of that small minority. Because when I felt her clench around my fingers I thought I was going to lose circulation to them. My own walls clamped down around her's as I mewled against her neck "Lizzie I'm cumming!" It was amazing... wave after wave of sheer undying pleasure ravaged through every muscle in my body. I clutched at Lizzie and worked my fingers as best as I could to let her ride out her orgasm while she did the same for me. It was the single greatest thing I'd ever experienced.

I could feel her pleasure... her amazing bliss as it ripped through her body just as strongly as it had mine. Her body tensed again and again with powerful spasms. I clutched her tightly when I felt my legs turn to mush. I could barely feel them at all through the orgasm. After what felt like an eternity it began to subside and I felt Lizzie's fingers slow. After a long while we slowly withdrew our paws and I simply sagged against her. I didn't have the strength anymore. Fortunately for me... Lizzie did. She wrapped me in her arms and just held me against her, whispering softly "that was the most amazing thing I've ever felt..." I flushed horribly hearing those words and nuzzled even more against her chest, keeping my eyes closed. Fortunately for me, Lizzie had the sense to shut off the water and grab a towel.

She dried me off first and then herself and we both stepped out of the shower. I blushed horribly and slipped into my panties but forgot the bra. She'd brought clothes for the both of us, knowing full well the shower was going to take a lot longer then it was supposed to be. I slipped into a pair of PJ shorts and a tank top and blushed while she did the same, without the panties. As I was pulling on the tank top though I felt her arms circle my waist. I blushed deeply and glanced over my shoulder at her. She grinned and nuzzled my cheek, purring blissfully in the afterglow. My paws caressed her arms as I leaned back against her.

"So..." she whispered "I vote for... ice cream... movie in your room... some chocolate milk... and then a long night of well earned rest... What do you say?"

I slowly turned in her grasp and looked right up at her. My heart wasn't hammering with panic anymore. I wasn't scared... I wasn't nervous... I was just happy. I smiled at her and then leaned up and kissed her ever so softly before pulling back and whispering "that sounds perfect to me angel..." I saw it in her eyes... the love... the affection... it was everything I'd always wanted.

The rest of the night was a cloud nine blur. We ate ice cream, drank chocolate milk, watched half a movie and were asleep in each other's arms in no time. It had been such a long amazing day that nothing else mattered. I was curled against the chest of the one girl in the entire world that I had always longed to give myself to. Her arms were wrapped around my so protectively... making me feel so safe. I'd had lost my virginity today... and taken her's in the same moment. Everything was perfect... everything...

Chapter Ten

My dreams were as simple yet as sweet as could be that night. I was just laying there on a bed of clouds with my beloved Lizzie, nuzzling against her chest and breathing in her wonderful scent. I don't think I could ever find myself happier. Well, that is until I woke up and realized my dream was basically true. I gazed up at my sleeping angel's face, my eyes lighting up with the pure joy I felt. I blushed a bit when I realized I was down to my panties again and Lizzie was fully naked. Apparently at some point last night she'd "encouraged" me to ditch the PJ shorts and tank top. I narrowed my eyes on the naughty feline, she was going to have to pay for that. With a mischievous growl I leaned forward and nipped her neck, just below her ear. Her eyes snapped wide open and her whole body shuddered. I felt her nipples perk immediately against my chest and I giggled with a purr "well... somebody seems to wake up nicely..." She blinked and looked down at me and then narrowed her eyes, her lip quivering in a soft snarl. I mewed and tried to turn for the door but she grabbed me around the middle. "No!" I squealed "Lemme go!!" I squirmed and flailed but she pulled me back.

"Not happening Missy!" she growled to my ear "now you're gonna get it!" I giggled wildly until I felt her maw clamp down on my neck, making me freeze and then shiver. She growled in dominance, letting her tongue roll across my neck and shoulder again and again. It wasn't fair! She was so strong! And so... good... Oh God... I shuddered horribly in her grip. My paws tried helplessly to push her away, it was no use.

She shifted her arms then until her paws rolled over my petite breasts. They felt so blissfully warm and soft. I whimpered and bit my lip harshly to try and keep from making anymore sounds. I didn't want to give Lizzie the satisfaction of knowing she was driving me crazy. But when she felt my nipples perk against her palms we both knew I was done for. She shifted her grip and seized my nipples between her thumbs and forefingers and gave them a gentle tugging pinch. I yelped and then moaned softly, shuddering even more.

"What's the matter Kogata?" she purred to my ear "feel good?" She gave my nipples another teasing pinch, nipping the crook of my neck with her sharp teeth. I didn't want to say yes, I didn't want to give in. But when she nipped me again I couldn't help but mew in pleasure again, trying to squirm away from her. "You have to tell me the truth before I'll let you go" she growled under my ear "does it feel good little kitty?"

I trembled horribly, trying to fight it, trying to fight how right she was. I didn't want to admit that I was putty in her paws but it was true, she could do whatever she wanted with me and all I would do would be to beg for more. I couldn't hold it in, I just couldn't help myself. I finally mewed out "Yes!... yes it feels good!" The moment I did she stopped, letting me tremble in embarrassment. She purred though and licked my cheek, giving me a gentle hug around the waist from behind. I trembled horribly and tried to calm down until I heard her snickering behind me. I looked over and narrowed my baby blues on her and growled "oh you're evil..."

She just smirked and then licked my lips and growled "don't start what you can't finish beautiful." She winked at me and I pouted and looked away with a huff. With a smirk she purred "aww is little kitty mad?... come on Kogata you know you can't stay mad at me for long." Yea right! I can be mad at her for as long as I... hey... what was she... no! Not fair!

"No tickling!" I mewed and then broke out into giggles and squeals as her fingertips wriggled across my side and neck. I tucked my head down to try and block her from getting in at my neck but she just moved to the back, making me arch and flop over on the bed yowling "stop it! Aahhh!! Stop it you big... ahahaha!" Her fingers were relentless! It was like she knew every single ticklish spot in my whole body.

"NEVAH!" she growled "you are now my tickle slave!" She was giggling and blushing, making my naked body squirm in her grasp. I could barely breath! Let alone try and actually speak. Every time I opened my maw only a tiny gasp or squeal of laughter came out until finally I got enough breath to get out four very important words.

"Stop!" I squealed "I'm gonna pee!" I crossed my legs tightly, trying to roll away from her. But hearing that Lizzie stopped with a giggle and a blush.

"Sorry..." she said with a purr "I can't help it, your laugh is wonderful..." She smiled at me as I lay there on my back, panting and gasping for air. She ran her paws up and down my sides gently to ease the tensed up nerves. I blushed and slowly relaxed again as she leaned over me and gave me a gentle kiss on my brow.

"Okay..." I said softly "no more... I give up... do whatever you want with me..." I blushed at those words but simply lay there, spreading my arms and legs like an offering to my goddess. Lizzie blinked and blushed heavily, leaning down slowly towards my lips when she suddenly stopped.

"I'll make you breakfast" she whispered with a teasing smirk. I blinked up at her and blushed but gave her a pouty face. She giggled and sat up and said "oh no, that's not gonna work on me, besides..." She turned and looked at my clock and her eyes widened "oh jeez it's already 2!"

"What!?" I mewed in surprise, bolting upright. She was right! We'd slept in for half the day! Well I guess that's what happens when you wear yourself out the day before with awesome swimming and sex. I giggled softly at the thought but smiled at her and purred "guess you'll have to do lunch instead gorgeous."

"Yea but..." she said softly "Kogata what time did you say your dad was coming home?" I blinked and stiffened at that question. I had completely forgotten! Papa was going to be home in an hour! My bed sheets were a mess and smelled of sex all over. Our clothes were everywhere, the swimsuits were still in the bathroom, there were empty glasses of chocolate milk and ice cream bowls on my nightstand. I bit my lip harshly but looked up at her. I wasn't ashamed of my relationship with Lizzie but it would still be kind of bad for Papa to come home and me to smile and say 'Hey Papa guess what! I'm not a virgin anymore, I'm a lesbian, oh and this is my girlfriend who I've loved for years!'

Lizzie understood though she nodded but smiled and said calmly "how much time do we have?"

"A... about an hour" I squeaked back, looking around.

Lizzie nodded and smiled "no problem then!" She climbed off the bed and started to get dressed in clean clothes and then gather up the bed sheets and blankets. "I'll put these in the wash..." she purred "and you take care of the dishes and the bathroom okay?" I blinked a bit but she gave me that reassuring Lizzie smile. That smile that just said 'I got this'. I finally smiled back and nodded as she headed out into the hall and down to the laundry room. I got dressed as quick as I could and gathered up all the dishes. With a deep breath to calm me down I headed into the hallway and down to the kitchen.

After I finished putting away the dishes I hurried back upstairs to the bathroom. I blushed furiously as I caught the still lingering steamy scent of... us... Well maybe I just imagined it, I didn't care it was wonderful. Just to be safe though I sprayed a bit of air freshener so Papa wouldn't notice... the smell that might not actually be there... don't laugh I was scared! I didn't want my Papa to come only to have a heart attack. I grabbed up my swimsuit and beach towel and hid them in my closet, fortunately they'd dried overnight.

I came back downstairs after putting on a little perfume to help hide Lizzie's scent. I rounded the corner into the kitchen and bumped right into her with a soft mew. She giggled and smiled "it's just me silly. Don't worry I put the sheets in for a quick 20 minute wash so they'll have plenty of time to switch over to dry and then we can get them back on your bed alright?" I blushed some but nodded with a shy smile.

"Alright..." I said softly "I put away all the dishes and took care of the bathroom so... I... I think we're all set." I smiled wide, starting to feel much better and more relaxed.

"What about Jim?" she asked, tilting her head "do you think maybe he saw or heard something?" Suddenly that good feeling was gone. I trembled slightly and glanced around hesitantly.

"H...Hang on..." I said quietly and turned, starting up the stairs towards Jim's room.

"W... what? Wait Kogata!" Lizzie said, hurrying after me. She wasn't about to let me go at this one alone. I took a deep breath and then knocked on Jim's door.

It opened a little bit later and Jim growled "the fuck do you want?" I trembled slightly but he looked up at Lizzie and then smirked. "What's wrong?" he said in a nasty tone "can't figure it out with two girls so you need a male?" Lizzie stiffened but I noticed something was off about Jim. He'd been looking worse and worse ever since his first encounter with Lizzie. He had dark rings under his eyes and his fur was shaggy and ruffled all over like he had been tossing and turning every night. Even his skin under his fur looked pale. He stood at a very awkward angle, like he either really had to go to the bathroom or had a horrible stomach ache.

"Jim..." I said quietly "are you... alright?" I sounded actually worried for him. Jim was a horrible big brother, a horrible son, a horrible guy, and... well overall just a horrible person in general but... he was still family... sadly.

"I'm fine!... " growled back "just a stomach ache... Now what do you want? Oh let me guess, you want me to stay quiet to Dad about you and your girlfriend huh?" I froze and trembled slightly. So he definitely knew. I bit my lip harshly.

"Please Jim?" I whispered "It's too soon for Papa to know. He doesn't even know that I... I'm gay." I was afraid to tell Papa. I knew that he would still love me, at least, I thought I knew anyway. But I was still afraid to just spring it on him right when he got home form a long weekend trip. Jim smirked and looked right at me, making my skin crawl. Then his gaze slowly travelled upwards to Lizzie and he arched a brow. Oh no way...

"That depends..." he growled "on what your precious girlfriend is willing to do for me." I should've known he was going to go that route. I started to tremble even worse and opened my maw to protest when a short laugh from Lizzie stopped me and made me look up at her. She was grinning, that wicked grin she gets when she's about to put someone in their place. It frightened me a little bit... Jim had the table tipped pretty far in his favor right now, at least I thought he did.

"I'll tell you what I won't do" Lizzie purred, stepping forward slowly until she had a paw on Jim's Chest. A grin spread across his face and his eyes lit up with that sick look he got when he watched his porn. "I won't..." she growled "knee you so hard your OTHER testicle goes up into your pelvis..." Jim and I both blinked in surprise and Jim trembled.

"Wh... what're you talking ab*" Jim started to say.

"Look pal" she growled "I know how hard I can hit, and judging by the amount of pain you've been in I'd guess you've got one of your boys stuck a little too high. So unless you want the other one to join it I suggest you keep your trap SHUT... about Kogata and me. When she's ready to tell her father about us, she'll tell him. Until then you should worry about getting yourself to the ER to have that problem fixed..." She glanced down at his crotch and then stepped back with a smirk.

"Th.... The ER?" Jim asked, looking worried and trembling slightly. Lizzie took my paw and turned to head for the stairs, glancing back and winking at him.

"It takes surgery to get it out champ... the pain will only get worse the longer you wait..." she said with a purr. I blinked and giggled with a blush as she smiled at me and lead me downstairs. Jim sat there staring for a moment and then shut the door and retreated back into his room. It was perfect! Jim wasn't going to tell Papa and Lizzie and I had plenty of time to fix things so he'd never know. As we reached the kitchen I bit my lip some. Lizzie turned to me and arched a brow "what's up love?"

I blushed furiously but said in a shy whisper "is it wrong that it kinda excites me... hiding our relationship from Papa like this?" I bit my lip, looking up at her with flattened ears, hoping she wouldn't be mad or offended. Lizzie blinked and then smirked at me, making my eyes widen. Uh oh... I was in for it now.

"Ohhhh?" she purred, leaning close "little kitty likes being a naughty girl does she? A little rebellion hidden beneath that adorable smile?" I blushed furiously and took a trembling step back.

"N... no!" I mewed, feeling my face heat up "I... I was just... I mean I... it... no fair!" I squealed and turned to race for the den. With a growl Lizzie raced after me. I skidded around the love seat and started to circle the coffee table in front of the couch but I knew I was done for. Lizzie vaulted clear over the coffee table and tackled me onto the couch. I let out another mew of surprise and squealed at her "no fair! You're an athlete!"

"Deal with it" she growled back and started tickling me again, dancing her fingertips across my sides.

"No!" I mewed "you big meanie! Stop stop stop stop!!!" I flailed and thrashed, trying to push her off but Lizzie was too strong. There was nothing I could do to stop her, not that I ever wanted to. She let up after just a little while though and sat back with a grin. I took a few moments to recover and slowly pushed myself up, panting just a little.

"So..." she said with a shy smile "what should we do now?"

"Ummm..." I replied. I honestly didn't know. We couldn't... mess around or anything, Papa was going to be home soon. Suddenly it hit me... and I felt very very foolish. Lizzie could apparently read my face really well.

"What is it?" she asked, tilting her head curiously.

"Well..." I said shyly "I suppose we could work on... you know, that project we were supposed to be working on all weekend..." Lizzie's eyes widened and she slapped her face with her paw, shaking her head.

"I can't believe I forgot all about that..." she said with a giggle. She bit her lip some and then smiled and purred "I guess we'll just have to work extra hard and spend lots of time together to make up for it..." I blushed and pulled my ears back shyly, tucking my head down to hide behind my bangs.

"Does that mean..." I said quietly "you still want to keep seeing me?... like..." My voice failed me though, I couldn't fully bring myself to ask the question. I guess even now I was still a little terrified of the answer being no. After everything that happened between us it would hurt if Lizzie didn't want to continue seeing me in a romantic sense. I'd still love her and I'd still be her friend of course... but it would hurt. I stared down at the couch until I saw her glorious golden fur wrapped around her paw slowly brush back my bangs. I lifted my head to see her smiling face.

"Of course..." she said softly and then leaned in and gave me another tender kiss. It wasn't hot or fiery or lustful or anything like that. It was a soft kiss, the kind that lets someone know that they're wanted for more then just a good time in bed. And... she let it linger. She let me know she was going to stick around. Just as my heart started to flutter she pulled back slowly and let my bangs fall again. I giggled and brushed them back with one paw, smiling up at her.

"Well I'll... go get my sketch book if you'd like and you can pitch me some plot ideas for the comic?" I said shyly. She smiled with a nod and I hurried upstairs to my backpack. I reached inside and grabbed my sketchbook and hurried back downstairs. I was excited! I was so excited to be with Lizzie. I was actually really excited about doing this cool project too, especially after we got to stick it to Mr. Deenly thanks to that awesome substitute. I was also so excited... that I grabbed the wrong sketchbook.

When I came back downstairs Lizzie had already nabbed her backpack and was going through her notes. "Alright..." she said with a smile "so I thought we could start by having Vivian fleeing her pack? You know the whole... betrayed by a male, feels lost and with her cousins being jerks and everything the pack just doesn't feel safe." I nodded in understanding and sat down, opening my sketchbook up. The moment I did I froze and started to tremble. I'd accidentally grabbed my personal sketchbook instead of my schoolwork one. And laying on my lap, sketched in very vivid detail was Lizzie... dancing in very seductive and expressive poses... naked.

"So what do you..." she started to ask until she saw the sketches. She blinked and her eyes widened some. It wasn't hard for her to recognize herself. I looked up at her in horror as I saw her cheeks flushing. She looked up at me and then back to the sketchbook and then slowly back to me. She swallowed and whispered "Kogata what... what is all that?..." I stared at her and started to shake and suddenly slammed the sketchbook close and tried to bolt. I didn't get more then a few feet before her paw caught my arm.

"Kogata!" she said worriedly. I shook horribly and looked down at the floor.

"I...." I squeaked out. She knew I'd liked her for a long time... a lot... for a really long time. But I still didn't think she'd fully comprehended just how much I had... obsessed over her over the years. I slowly looked at her, tears welling in my eyes.

"Kogata..." she whispered "they're beautiful... please... can I see more?" She smiled at me, she actually smiled at me. I blinked and stared at her in disbelief but nodded slowly and held out the sketchbook to her. She took it in her paws and I sat down on the couch again, wiping my face and biting my lip as she started going through the pages. I just sat there watching her face for any sign of disgust or fear at what she was looking at. I was surprised to see her eyes lighting up as she went through more and more pictures. She'd seen so many by now I was certain she'd seen at least a couple of us making love... including some of the naughtier ones. I flushed and looked quickly away as she reached a sketch that involved the two of us... and a strapon... and I wasn't the one wearing it.

"It... must've been really hard..." she finally whispered, closing the sketchbook and holding it out to me. I blinked in surprise but took it and pulled it close to my chest, blushing as I looked at her. "I mean..." she said softly "to have such powerful feelings inside and never express them to the person they were meant for... Kogata I..." Her voice trailed off and my ears lowered some but she smiled and said softly "I think they're really beautiful and I'm flattered you'd draw such passionate and inspiring pictures and... include me."

I blinked and stared at her and then smiled shyly and looked down at my sketchbook whispering "well... you are... my inspiration. It would be a little unfair for me not to make the art about you..." She blushed heavily hearing that but she smiled.

"So!" she said, trying to hide her blush some by fiddling with her hair "so... yes... Ummm well... Vivian runs from the pack?... we could do an internal monologue... Can do you draw a feral wolf?" I blinked and arched a brow at her and she blinked back. "What?..." she asked a little hesitantly. I flipped to a new page in the sketchbook and within 30 seconds had a rough sketch of a feral wolf sprinting through some trees with tears... actual TEARS streaming down her face.

"You tell me..." I said with a smirk, showing her the sketch. Her eyes widened and her jaw actually dropped some before she recovered.

"Okay okay" she said with a grin "so you can draw... well then shall we get to work?" I grinned and nodded and started going through different comic panel ideas, including backgrounds and text boxes for her to do Vivian's inner monologue. It was really nice to be working with her and just... drawing, especially after the wonderful weekend I had. I was so full of inspiration everything just came freely with very little effort. We worked tirelessly, pausing only to change the sheets to the dryer and then take them out and get them back onto my bed.

It was about an hour later when I heard the door open and Papa came in calling "I'm home!" I blinked and looked up from my sketchbook, my eyes lighting up. Lizzie giggled and caught my book as I practically hurled it away and raced up the stairs. I rounded the corner and ran right into my big Papa's arms as he set down his duffel bag and brief case. He oofed slightly as I buried my face into his chest, purring and rubbing against him. "Hey there Princess" he said softly "did you miss me?... wait... dumb question huh?" I giggled happily and just squeezed him tighter.

"Papa?..." I said softly, looking up at him.

"Yes dear?" he replied, looking back at me and tilting his head curiously. I bit my lip some, hesitating before I smiled again.

"Ummm my friend Lizzie is still here..." I said quietly "my English partner? Would you like to meet her?"

"Oh... Of course dear" he said with a smile and a chuckle "can I take my things upstairs first?" I blushed but nodded and he smiled and headed upstairs towards his room. I smiled and ran to the stairs down to the den and waved Lizzie upstairs. She blinked but set down the sketchbook, making sure to close it and set her journal on top just to be safe. She was so thoughtful... something I was definitely grateful for. She hurried upstairs to the kitchen and I giggled and stood with her waiting.

Papa came back downstairs and rounded the corner and then blinked seeing us there. "Papa this is Lizzie" I said with a smile. Papa blinked in surprise but he smiled and held out his paw.

"It's a pleasure to meet you Miss?..." he said with a kind smile. She giggled and took his paw, giving it a firm shake.

"The pleasure is mine Mr. McKinsley, and it's Simmons, Elizabeth Simmons. I go by Lizzie though... Elizabeth is okay but for the love of god don't call me Beth." Lizzie purred with a smile, her tail swishing back and forth in delight. She seemed really happy to meet Papa. Fortunately for me the feeling was mutual.

"I'll keep that in mind" Papa said with a chuckle "I'm glad daughter is partnered with such a well-mannered young woman." The word 'partner' made me blush furiously on the inside. Papa sighed softly and said "she's had problems in the past with her partners making her do all the work." He smiled though and added "but you don't look like the type who will have any trouble pulling her own weight."

"Absolutely not" Lizzie chuckled and then said a bit proudly "I wouldn't have made head cheerleader if I wasn't willing to work hard." I blushed and giggled softly beside her. Papa smiled, looking impressed.

"Well then..." he said with a smile "I guess I'll be seeing you around here more often?"

"Yes sir, if... that's alright?" Lizzie said hesitantly. I looked up at Papa with my big beautiful blue pleading kitten eyes.

"Of course it is" he said with a chuckle "if you girls need anything let me know... but I think for now I'm going to relax a bit. I only got a few hours sleep between last night's meeting and my flight today and I'm exhausted." He looked it too, heavy bags under his eyes and scraggly looking headfur. He usually crashed right after a business trip. With a yawn and a stretch he turned and headed for the stairs.

"Alright Papa" I said with a smile "I'll bring you some dinner in a little while." He disappeared around the corner and I heard his bedroom door open and close. I turned to Lizzie and smiled shyly, glancing away. "He's usually more talkative" I said softly "but he's really tired after business trips... he... he works really hard."

Lizzie giggled "it's alright sweety." She smiled and gently touched my paw "he seems very kind, no wonder you're such an adorable cutie." She winked at me and stuck out her tongue, making me blush and pout.

"No fair..." I murmured and then licked her nose. She eeped and giggled and I said with a smile "so do you want to work on some more plot and dialogue for the project while I make dinner?"

"Dinner?" she asked, tilting her head "you really think I'm gonna let you make dinner all by yourself?" She arched a brow at me and placed her paws squarely on her hips with that 'seriously?' look on her face. I blinked and blushed but glanced away with a soft giggle.

"Well I..." I said softly "I'm used to making dinner myself when Papa comes home from a business trip, it's my welcome home gift."

"Oh!" Lizzie said, her ears pulling back "oh I didn't mean to interrupt your special gift or anything like that. If you'd rather do it yourself I understand." She smiled kindly at me and took a step back, turning to head back downstairs.

"Wait!" I blurted out. I blushed and chewed my lip as she turned back, blinking a bit. I really wanted to share things in my life with Lizzie and here she was offering to help with dinner... something Jim had never done. I always loved that it was my special gift to Papa but... if there was anyone in the world I would share it with it was Lizzie. "I... I guess..." I said softly with a shy smile "it'd be nice to have some help for a change." Lizzie blinked and her eyes lit up.

"Cool!" she said, heading into the kitchen "so what are we making?" She leaned up against the kitchen counter with a teasing flick of her tail. "Should I put on an apron?..." she growled playfully "or should I undress and THEN put on the apron?" I eeped and blushed furiously but hurried forward and swatted at her.

"Stop that!" I growled with a giggle "no being naughty! Just... boil some water for spaghetti!" I pointed to the stove with the firmest look I could manage on my face.

"Mmm yes ma'am" she purred, rolling though to lift up her gorgeous tight butt towards me "you sure I shouldn't get a spanking first?" My entire face turned red and I opened my maw but she snickered and hurried away before I could say anything. While she set to work getting the water ready to boil I pulled out the box of spaghetti and handed it off to her and then dove into the fridge to see what else we had. With a squeal of delight I found some chicken breasts that were already thawed. Papa must've put them in there so I could make them sometime over the weekend.

"Awesome!" I said with a purr "I can make chicken parmesan! Ohhhh I wonder if we have what I need for garlic bread." I started rummaging again, going back and forth between the pantry and the fridge and pulling out different things to make my own garlic sauce and breading for the chicken. I was so excited, Papa and I both love chicken parmesan. Lizzie blinked and watched curiously, tilting her head.

"I didn't know you were so excited about cooking..." she said with a smile. I blinked and blushed and my heart felt the slightest bit of pain as I went back to old memories. Beautiful memories of being in the kitchen... with Mama.

"Oh well" I blushed and then smiled "when I was really young I remember Mama letting me help her out in the kitchen. It's... kind of my way of being close to her you know?" She smiled wider and nodded.

"I think it's great" she purred. I smiled back and started working on everything, making the breading for the chicken and the sauce for the garlic bread. I even had fresh tomatoes to chop up and add to the marinara sauce and make it even better. Everything was almost perfect but I felt like Papa might scold me if I didn't throw something nice and healthy into the mix. I bit my lip but moved to the freezer and moved things around until I spotted a bag of microwavable mixed veggies. It wasn't great but it would do nicely.

Within twenty minutes Lizzie was straining the pasta and getting the veggies out of the microwave while I carefully pulled out the garlic bread and chicken from the oven. Everything had cooked perfectly! I took a deep breath and purred in delight with a giggle. I plated the chicken, cut the bread and plated it too. Lizzie added the pasta and veggies and I ladled out the marinara sauce over the pasta and chicken. Everything looked perfect! I grabbed a glass and poured some milk for Papa saying "I'm gonna bring Papa his plate and I'll be right back down okay?"

"Sure thing gorgeous, I'll pour us some drinks and meet you in the den?" she purred "I figured we could watch a movie before I have to get going home." I smiled brightly with a nod and hurried upstairs carefully with Papa's plate.

"Papa?..." I called softly, knocking on his bedroom door and then opening it a crack. He sat up slowly with a yawn, rubbing his eyes.

"Hmm?..." he said sleepily "what?... oh hi sweetie... What do you need?" He smiled at me with half closed eyes.

"I need you to eat" I giggled and slipped into his room, moving over to him and setting the plate down in his lap. I set the milk down on his nightstand and smiled at him, quite proud of myself and purred "I made chicken parmesan with fresh tomatoes in the sauce, garlic bread, and veggies... Lizzie made the spaghetti and helped with the sauce." I was so happy and proud of myself for giving Papa one of his favorite meals on his first night back.

"Wow..." he said softly, his eyes lighting up "thank you Kogata this looks delicious!" I was practically glowing with joy. Papa smiled and leaned over, giving me a gentle kiss on top of my head. I giggled and smiled up at him, my ears perking.

"I'm glad you like it Papa" I said with a smile "I'm gonna go watch a movie with Lizzie if that's okay?"

"Of course dear just keep the volume down?" he asked.

"Yes Papa, thank you!" I replied and then turned and hurried out of his room, shutting the door quietly behind me. With a giggle of pure joy I raced downstairs to the den to find Lizzie sitting back on the couch with two TV dinner trays in front of it, a plate of dinner and a glass of milk on each. She'd already put on a movie and I came downstairs and sat next to her.

"I hope Red Riding Hood is okay" she said as she started to eat. I nodded and dug in as well. Everything was so good! I ate my veggies first like always so I could save the best for last. I glanced over at Lizzie and blinked seeing her. She had her eyes closed and was chewing... very very slowly. I blinked and bit my lip some.

"is... something wrong?..." I asked quietly, fearing she didn't like the food.

"No..." she finally whispered "this is amazing! It's just... so good I'm trying to savor it..." I blinked in surprise but couldn't help but giggle.

"If you take too long it'll get cold silly!" I said with another giggle. She blinked at me and blushed but she started eating, still purring in delight from the flavor. I was glad I could cook something that Lizzie would enjoy so much. I watched her and suddenly imagined myself cooking for her in nothing but an apron. I could feel the blush creeping across my cheeks long before Lizzie saw it but she still spotted it and blinked.

"What is it?" she asked curiously after she swallowed a mawful of spaghetti. I blinked and eeped with a heavy blush, shaking my head quickly and turning away to hide under my bangs. "Ohhh no" she growled "you tell me what you were thinking about right now missy!" She pointed her fork at me like a magic wand that she could use to do unspeakable things to me with. I eeped and then swallowed as I stared at that... very intimidating marinara sauce covered fork.

I turned away again to hide my face once more and murmured "I... was imagining making you dinner sometime... just the two of us you know?" She blinked but smiled sweetly and opened her maw to respond but then I added "wearing only an apron."

You know in comedies when they have a sweet romantic moment and they have that wonderful loving music playing? And then there's that moment that suddenly changes the mood and they stop the music with the sound of a scratching record and one of the character's looks like the floor just dropped out from under them? Yea it's kinda like that.. Lizzie blinked a few times and I watched her whole face turn deep red for a moment before she recovered and grinned with a purr "well I guess I'll have to invite you over more often... my parents are out of town all the time. I wouldn't mind giving the cook a very... special... kiss..." I slowly looked at her, almost afraid of what kind of seductive display she was going to put on. She looked me right in the eye and rolled her tongue across her upper lip slowly with a soft moan.

I blinked and eeped but shivered as my imagination immediately began to run wild. I shivered but looked away and whimpered "don't tease me!" I took a deep breath, closing my eyes to try and relax myself when I realized something. Closing my eyes was a big mistake... Lizzie leaned close and I felt her breath hit my neck just beneath my ear.

"Who's teasing hot stuff?" she whispered, giving my neck a gentle lick. An instant shiver ran down my spine again and I slowly looked at her. She smiled and said "guess you'll just have to come over tomorrow and find out." I blushed but forcefully returned my attention to my food to try and hide my blushing and squirminess. Lizzie grinned and returned to her meal as well, having accomplished her goal of making me absolutely beside myself with naughty thoughts and feelings.

When she finished she leaned into the side of the couch and I finished shortly after. I took the dishes upstairs and put them in the dishwasher while she paused the movie and moved the TV trays out of the way. I didn't even have to ask when I came back if we could cuddle, she already had the blanket ready and her arms open. With a purr and a blush I snuggled right up against her and she draped the blanket over the both of us and hit play again. The movie was alright but I was barely paying attention. I was just enjoying snuggling up with Lizzie and before I knew it I was out like a light.

I dreamed of what it would be like... to live with Lizzie, to cook for her and just... have a life together. After we each went to college we'd get jobs and maybe even get an apartment together. I'd probably go to art school and try to get some kind of animation job and work from home. Lizzie would end up being a professional dancer or something amazing like that. I would stay at home and have a nice warm meal waiting for her when she got home. I'd even surprise her every now and then on a Friday night by cooking in just my apron. That way when she got home she could decide what she wanted to eat first... dinner?... or me.

I dreamed of a beautiful house somewhere outside a big city like Chicago. Not too far, not past the suburbs but... between them. Where it's not a million houses in an endless maze of neighborhood roads, but maybe just a few surrounded by a big public park or something. A big split level with blue siding and a gorgeous fenced in yard. There would be flower gardens out front with lots of roses and orchids. The back would have an apple tree that we could pick from every season and I could make homemade apple cinnamon pies. I'd be able to sit in the back yard on the patio and just... draw. OH! And we'd get a POOL! Not one of those cheesy above ground pools either hell no! We'd have an in ground pool installed... a BIG one! And we'd hire a really hot pool boy and take turns teasing the crap out of him into thinking he'd get to see the bedroom. Ahhh the bedroom...

It would have to have a balcony... and a window facing the back yard which would totally face West so we could watch the sunsets together. We'd have a big king size canopy bed with silk sheets. We'd make sure the room was sound suppressant too in case we had guests... I wouldn't want anyone to listen in on us. Oh! And it would have an attached bathroom! It would be tile with a shower and a huge hot tub bath tub. Mmmm... and the shower would be one with those real sturdy glass walls. You know the kind you always see in movies with the girl being pressed up against the cold class and ohhh God it was a good dream. It's a shame it wasn't going to last.

I heard Papa coming downstairs rather quickly and my ears flicked as I sat up, rubbing the sleep from my eyes. "Wh... what's going on?..." I murmured, looking upstairs towards the kitchen. I heard Papa and Jim both moving around near the front door and quietly slipped from Lizzie's arms, heading up into the kitchen and peering around the corner. Papa was getting his coat and shoes on and Jim was standing by the door, clutching his lower stomach. I blinked and said softly "what's going on Papa?..." They both looked up at me and Jim's ears flattened.

"Jim's not feeling good" Papa said "I'm gonna take him to the ER real quick just to have everything checked out. I'll probably be back later tonight okay sweety?" I blinked but looked at Jim who looked intently away. I started to smirk but managed to catch myself and just nodded shyly. Papa smiled and gave me a quick kiss on the head goodbye and they both slipped out the door and headed for the car. I snickered and turned, heading back down towards the couch. Apparently Jim didn't want to admit to Papa what had actually happened, which works just fine for me since it meant Papa would be there a while so I had the whole rest of the night with Lizzie alone. We couldn't stay up too late because we had school tomorrow... but that didn't mean I couldn't have a little fun.

I headed back downstairs to the den where Lizzie was still sleeping. She was so beautiful just laying there all peaceful and relaxed. I blushed and slowly crawled onto the couch again with her, moving over to gaze at her perfect sleeping face. I bit my lip and blushed and leaned a little closer, sniffing her... taking in that wonderful strawberry scent of hers. With a tiny smile I whispered softly to her "you're so perfect Lizzie... I hope you pick me to be yours forever... but if you don't I'll still always love you..." I leaned in ever so slowly and gave her the softest kiss, closing my eyes slowly. It was perfect... like a moment out of sleeping beauty. Except... she started to kiss me back. I froze and blushed even deeper, my eyes snapping open to find her looking right at me. With a surprised eep I leaned back quickly and mewed "s... sorry!" I felt so embarrassed, sneaking a kiss from her like that while she was sleeping! And I went and got myself caught red pawed!

She laid there, gazing up at me and giggling softly "it's alright, I don't mind at all. In fact it was a nice way to wake up from a nap." I blinked and blushed heavily, glancing away and biting my lip.

"Lizzie could I... ask you something?" I murmured quietly.

"Sure sweetie" she replied with a smile "what is it?"

I hesitated and then said softly "ummm... am... am I... a good kisser?" I blushed furiously as the final word came out of my mouth. I could feel my whole face heating up and my paw trembling some.

"Well..." she said with a purr "I... don't really know..." I blinked and my ears flattened harshly. That was just a nice way of saying 'no but I don't want to hurt your feelings'. Or at least, that's what I thought it meant... and go figure, Lizzie proved me wrong. "I guess..." she said with another purr, grinning at me "you'll just have to give me another kiss so I can give it a proper judging..." I eeped and looked up at her, staring at her and trembling slightly.

"Wh... what?..." I mewed softly. Wait what was the big deal? I just kissed her 5 seconds ago with no hesitation. But now... now she had put me on the spot! What if I messed up this kiss and she decided I was a bad kisser and... and...

"Kogata..." she whispered. I blinked and yanked myself out of my thoughts, staring at her and trembling furiously. She smiled and then purred "just kiss me..." I blinked but swallowed and my trembling stilled... sort of. I leaned forward very slowly, my eyes fluttering closed and pressed my lips against her's... gently. I wasn't sure what kind of kiss to give. Heated and passionate, or just soft and tender? I didn't know! So I went with what my heart was telling me. And my heart told me... to praise those lips of her's like they were the most amazing lips in the whole world, which they were!

I kissed her top lip first, taking her a bit by surprise. She shifted to try and kiss me back and that's when I moved to her lower lip. Each of those soft beautiful lips deserved to be praised for their elegance and perfect shape. She tried to shift again and then stiffened as I let my tongue roll out teasingly and brush across both of her lips. She stiffened and let out the tiniest gasp, her lips parting. That's when I tilted my head and kissed her even deeper. She stiffened again and I felt a shiver run through her body. I pressed further and let out a tiny teasing moan. She lifted a paw to my cheek and I felt her warm wonderful tongue slip out of her maw and brush my lips. The moment it did I pulled back just a tiny bit, moving out of reach of her tongue. I gave her tongue a teasing lick and she pulled it back into her maw, biting her lip with a tiny whimper.

"Now now..." I whispered against her lips "don't bite... I need those lips..." She gasped softly and released her lip, blushing from embarrassment. I smiled and then leaned in and gave her lower lip a teasing kiss and suckled upon it. She shivered again and I placed a paw gently upon her chest, just above her left breast. I could feel her heart rate increasing rapidly. I released her lip and then kissed her again, this time welcoming her tongue as she slipped it across my lips. Our tongues danced in a passionate waltz of love and the pure pleasure of being with each other. My paw slid slowly down her chest towards her breast. I felt her body arch slightly, the top of her breast brushing across the heel of my palm. Just a little further and... I pulled from the kiss and leaned back, opening my eyes. With a shy smile I bit my lip, blushing heavily and whispering "how was that?"

Her eyes stayed closed as she panted softly for a moment, licking her lips and then slowly opening those beautiful green orbs to gaze at me. She was blushing already but when she saw me her blush deepened. She smiled and whispered very softly "easily the best kiss I've ever had in my whole life..." I smiled and couldn't help but purr to her praise.

"Well thank you..." I said with a shy smile "you're the only person I've ever kissed so I'm glad you liked it." I blinked and then added with a giggle "well I've kissed Papa but that doesn't count."

She blinked in surprise and tilted her head some "you've never kissed anyone before? No boys or... even another girl?" I blinked and blushed even deeper.

"Well..." I said shyly "I did kiss one boy before... Just... to try it you know? And see if I liked boys at all."

"Oh?" she blinked "who was it? If you don't mind my asking..."

"Bibbles..." I answered shyly, glancing away.

"You kissed Bibbles?" she asked "but I thought he was..."

"Gay?" I finished for her with a giggle "he is... it's why I tried it with him. He kissed me, I kissed him... we... took off some clothes..." I swallowed harshly. Lizzie's cheeks flushed and I giggled and added "we put them right back on... it's how we realized we were gay." She blinked at me and then shook her head with a chuckle.

"But you've never kissed another girl?" she asked curiously. I blinked and bit my lip some, glancing away again.

"I didn't want to kiss anyone else..." I whispered, slowly looking back to her with a shy smile "I'm just glad my first kiss was with you and... that I'm not a bad kisser." I smiled shyly at her, hiding just a little bit behind my bangs but still keeping my eyes visible to her. She blinked and just stared at me for a long time before she finally spoke again.

She smiled and then whispered "you're amazing Kogata... I'm so sorry I never saw it before." She bit her lip and then pulled her ears back. "Can you forgive me? For not seeing what was there all along?" she whispered softly. All I could do was stare. Lizzie was actually asking me for forgiveness for not noticing that she had a creepy girl with a lesbian crush following her around? Her ears lowered even further to my silence and she whispered "please?..." Her beautiful green eyes pleaded with me, threatening to fill with tears. She was actually going to cry... I couldn't let Lizzie cry!

"Of course!" I whispered with a smile "you're amazing Lizzie, you don't have to apologize for not noticing me. I was..." I glanced away and bit my lip. I was... a creeper. I had an obsessive crush over the popular girl, who didn't?

"You were always there" she said softly, kissing my cheek "even if I didn't realize it." I blinked and looked back at her with a shy smile.

"You really mean that?" I asked softly.

"Absolutely" she purred in response. She sat up slowly with a yawn and a stretch, rubbing her eyes some. "What time is it anyway?" she asked. I blinked and looked over at the VCR. 7:30!? Jeez... we really had to stop sleeping so comfortably in each other's arms. Lizzie saw the time a moment after I did and her ears pulled back some. I bit my lip but gave a shy smile.

"It's okay..." I whispered softly "we'll still see each other at school tomorrow right?" I didn't want Lizzie to feel bad just because the weekend was over. It's not like she could control the flow of time. I mean time sometimes slowed down for me but only at really scary or really awkward and embarrassing moments and it's not like it actually helped much.

"Sure!" she replied "and the day after and the day after and the day after!" I blinked and giggled as Lizzie stood up with a stretch. She gathered up her notebook and backpack. With a smile she blushed and headed upstairs for the door. I followed after her, biting my lip and keeping my ears flat against my head. I didn't want her to leave but I knew she had to. As she reached the door she paused and turned back to me. She smiled and looked at me but I was too afraid to lift my head. I just sat there trembling, hiding behind my bangs. After a long moment I felt her paw brush them upwards and behind my ear. I looked up at her and saw that she was smiling... just smiling a kind smile. I gazed up at her and swallowed, blushing a little bit deeper.

"I had a wonderful time Kogata..." she finally said softly. I blinked and glanced away with a small smile.

"I... I did too..." I whispered softly. I swallowed and looked back to her and said quietly "I... I don't think I've ever had such a good weekend in my life..." I smiled a bit more at her, my paws fidgeting with themselves in front of me. They suddenly stilled themselves when she stepped forward and smiled at me.

"I don't think I have either..." she whispered. She smiled and then leaned down and gave me a very tender kiss. I closed my eyes and returned the kiss, pressing just a little closer to her. When she pulled back she smiled and gently touched my cheek. She gazed right into my eyes and whispered "don't change... you're so perfect... I'm sorry it took me so long to notice it but please don't ever change, no matter what anyone says." I blinked in surprise and just looked at her. No one had ever said anything like that to me, if anything they always said the opposite and tried to make me feel bad about who I am. I blushed some and she smiled and licked my cheek "see you tomorrow beautiful." Then she turned and slipped out my front door.

I stood there staring at the door for a moment, just enjoying the feeling of... being appreciated for who I am. I then realized Lizzie was already heading to her car. I raced forward and out onto the front porch just as she got in. With a giggle I waved to her and she smiled and waved back, pulling out of our driveway and heading off down the street. I watched until her car disappeared out of sight and then slipped back inside. I locked the door behind me and leaned back against it with a content sigh. This weekend had been absolutely amazing.

I wrapped my arms around myself and just... purred. I just couldn't stop! I giggled happily and hurried upstairs to take a bath and get ready for bed. It was still a little early but I wanted to relax and give Bibbles a call. He was probably already bouncing around his room waiting for my call so he could have every single detail of every single second of the last couple of days. I blushed furiously at the thought of telling him about my shower with Lizzie the night before.

After I'd gotten myself some clean clothes to wear after my bath I headed into the bathroom and started to slide out of my clothes. I was just about to shimmy out of my shorts when my phone went off. I jumped and pulled it out quickly. It was Papa. I blinked but answered quickly "Hi Papa."

"Hi angel" he replied, sounding a little irritated. "Listen" he said softly "I'm not going to be able to make it home tonight, Jim has to have a minor surgery. He... apparently hurt himself somehow and he's going to have to stay overnight. I'm just going to crash here as well and look after him. Everything's covered by insurance so don't worry about that. I'll see you tomorrow after school okay sweetie?"

I blinked but took everything in and tried really hard to keep from giggling. Turned out Lizzie had been right. Finally I said "oh... okay Papa I'll see you tomorrow!"

"Goodnight Princess" Papa said and then hung up. I giggled to myself and set down my phone and then finished undressing. I flicked on the water and let it warm up before I plugged the drain and waited. I looked up at the mirror and blinked a bit, staring at myself. I still saw me... the same black fur, the same multi-colored spots, the same weird headfur that always had the same color pattern even if I cut it. I still saw the short girl fit for a little girl's dress with small breasts that I knew would never grow to the size that Lizzie had. I even saw the same bright blue eyes that seemed like they came right out of a Disney movie. I looked at myself but I didn't see the childish little weirdo anymore. I started to see what Lizzie had apparently seen... an adorable girl with a liking for girly clothes and little kid stuff... but still had a bit of a sexy side when sudden bursts of confidence would hit her. I blushed but turned away from my reflection with a smile on my face.

I slipped into the water and started to wash. I gently scrubbed all over, though I was a bit hesitant at first. I wasn't sure I wanted to wash Lizzie's scent off of me. But I finally set my mind to it and started scrubbing, telling myself that I'd get her scent back eventually. When I finished and washed my hair too I laid back and just looked up at the ceiling. I blushed as I remembered standing in this tub just the night before... with Lizzie. My right paw trembled slightly and slid between my thighs as I remembered the blissful sensations. I couldn't help but wonder... if it would hurt again... to use one of my fingers. I swallowed harshly and my paw started to fidget but then suddenly stopped.

I looked up at the ceiling and flushed, closing my eyes. My paw retreated and a smile touched my lips. I wanted to wait... wait for Lizzie to try exploring me again. I giggled softly to myself at the mere thought and sat up. I pulled the drain from the tub and grabbed a towel to start drying off. I wasn't sure why... but I really wanted Lizzie to be the one to try touching me again, so I could share that moment with her.

When I was dry I slipped into a clean pair of panties and threw on a nightgown before I hurried with my phone back to my room. I hopped down onto the bed and giggled, pulling up Bibbles' number. I was so amazingly excited to call him and tell him EVERYTHING! He was going to be so happy for me and so excited and so flamboyantly girly about the whole thing it was going to be so much fun! And that's... when I saw him. I blinked and squinted and then my eyes widened. Mr. Frisk was laying on the floor under my desk. I stared at him in disbelief and my ears flattened back as I trembled. I dropped my phone to the floor and scrambled over to him, scooping him up into my arms.

"M...Mr. Frisk..." I whispered "I'm so sorry!... I forgot about you..." I felt tears welling in my eyes as I hugged my precious feline close. I trembled slightly and moved back to the bed, sitting down again. I felt horrible... not because I forgot Mr. Frisk... but... because I felt like I forgot Mama. I nuzzled the little stuffed kitten and whispered again "I'm so sorry..." I looked at him and gently smoothed out his outfit and then blinked, tugging slightly at the shirt. I'd forgotten... the shirt was scraps of one of Lizzie's shirts. I wiped my eyes and bit my lip some, just looking at the shirt.

I hadn't really meant to forget Mr. Frisk. It's not like I'd done it out of maliciousness. I had just been having so much fun with Lizzie that... I didn't need Mr. Frisk to feel safe. I blushed some and gently pet the little stuffed kitty. I hadn't forgotten Mama... I just... didn't need her as much anymore... and maybe that was okay. I snuggled Mr. Frisk close with one paw and then grabbed up my phone again. With a breath I laid back and dialed Bibbles' number and simply waited.

He answered halfway through the first ring, just as I expected. "Hello!? Kogata?!" he said, sounding like he'd been waiting for the call for the last two hours.

"Easy Bibs" I said with a giggle "Yes it's me." I yanked the phone away from my ear just in time to avoid the deafening and inevitable squeal of joy that could only come from Bibbles getting a phone call he KNEW was going to be extremely... juicy. When the squeal faded I brought the phone back carefully.

"Tell me!" he demanded. I could practically hear him bouncing up and down as he squealed "tellmetellmetellmetellmeTELLME!!!! SPILL WOMAN!" I blinked and then started giggling uncontrollably until I heard him growl. I had never heard a lemur growl before but Bibbles pulled it off.

"Okay okay" I said with a chuckle "well Friday... she broke up with Bane and..."

"What?!" he yelped "She did!? Oh wow! Go on!"

"I was going to..." I said with a giggle "after school we came back here and... she put Jim in his place again. I took a bath and then we sat down for a movie and some pizza. She picked out a... steamy... lesbian movie."

"Ohhh really?" he murred with a grin "how did that go over?"

I blushed furiously and whispered "really well." I giggled softly and then said "she got kind of turned on by it... When the movie was over we went up to bed though... I had a feeling something was bothering her. I came to check on her and I found her... crying."

"Crying?" he said quietly "that's no good... what happened?"

"She felt like... she wasn't good enough to be loyal to" I whispered softly "Bane had shattered her self-confidence. Like she wasn't pretty enough or worth it enough to just be happy with just having her..."

"Oh no..." he whispered "so... what did you do?"

I blushed horribly and then said quietly "I told her she was dead wrong... and... I told her how amazing she was... and then we kissed."

"You kissed!?" he squealed "oh my gosh!"

"Yea we... kissed... a lot... and almost got naked" I said with a deeper blush "we didn't do anything though. She was afraid to... use me as a rebound girl."

"Oh... that's" he said with a bit of surprise "that's... actually really considerate... I wish a lot of guys I knew would've done that for me..." I giggled some and he whimpered "not funny!"

"Yea it is" I giggled again "cuz you wouldn't care if you were a rebound guy or not... you just like getting laid."

There was a long silence and then he grumbled "okay fine you're right but this isn't about me so keep talking!"

I giggled again and then said "well, like I said we didn't do anything but... we did spend the night in the same bed... snuggled up all nice and close."

"Awwww" he murred "and then?"

"Well in the morning..." I purred "she made breakfast and then we went shopping for swimsuits... for me. Lizzie picked out a... well, she picked out a... bikini..." I let the last word come out in a whisper as though it was a dirty word.

"Ohhhh!" he squealed "What color is it? Is it sexy? Does it show off a little bit of kitty butt?"

"Bibbles!" I hissed "down boy! But yes... it's... sexy. It's a dark shade of purple with neon blue butterflies on both pieces. And yes... it shows off my tush."

"Oh my GAWD! Do you have pictures!?" he said with a joyous giggle. I blinked and then bit my lip and blushed.

"I... I have one of both of us..." I said quietly "we went to the beach and Lizzie took a picture of us. She sent it to me so I could have it... hang on." I pulled the phone from my ear and went through the menus til I found the picture of us standing together on the beach. I hesitated for a long moment and then finally sent it to him. I waited with the phone against my ear and then flushed when I realized he'd gotten it.

"Oh.... My... God..." I heard him whisper "Kogata you look amazing!... and what's even better... you two look amazing together." I blushed furiously and bit my lip some. He looked at the picture again and then said "I like the beach towel look too, very sexy. So! You got a swimsuit, went to the beach and then what?" I felt my heart starting to beat faster as I remembered what happened after.

"Well we... we came home and I..." I stammered out "I went upstairs to shower... Jim wasn't home yet so I... left the door unlocked..." My voice just went out, absolutely flat dead as I reached that point. I wasn't sure what it was but I lost all my courage all of a sudden.

"Ohhh?" he murred and grinned "come on... tell me." Why was it that he was so darn persuasive?

I swallowed harshly and then said "she joined me..." I heard him squeak but he tried his best to muffle it. He could tell that he was about to get to the juicy stuff but if he jumped the gun he knew I'd punish him and make him wait. I took a deep breath and then whispered very softly "we... were very intimate... we kissed and... used our paws." I hesitated for another long moment. I was blushing furiously and could feel my body warming again just from the memory of it. I could hear Bibbles trembling on his side of the phone and I finally said in barely a whisper "I lost my virginity... and... I took hers..." I heard a gasp on the other end of the line, followed by dead silence. I blushed furiously and bit my lip, wondering what he was going to say. Finally I got my answer.

"Oh sweetheart..." he whispered "h... how was it?... Did it hurt?"

"Yea..." I said softly back "but it was alright... she... made it better."

"That's good..." he whispered and then smiled "I guess you two had a wonderful night then?"

"Yea..." I replied with a blush, rolling onto my side some and nuzzling into Mr. Frisk's chest. "It was absolutely magical Bibbles... We were just... with each other. We had ice cream and chocolate milk and snuggled all night and it was just... amazing. I can't think of any other way to describe it."

"Oh honey I'm so happy for you!" he squealed with joy, making me blush and giggle in return. "So! What about today? How did today go?" he asked with a murr. I heard him moving around and knew he was rolling onto his side too. We always ended up doing this. I would lay on my left side and talk and he would lay on his right, as though we were laying in the same bed and facing each other. It was always nice talking to Bibbles late at night.

"Well we woke up late... like... really really late" I giggled softly "Papa was going to be home soon so we had to kind of... clean everything up real fast. Papa came home and... met Lizzie. We decided to just introduce her as my friend and English partner... Papa doesn't even know I'm gay yet so..."

"Yea..." Bibbles said quietly "I understand... but! Whenever you are ready to cross that bridge I hope you'll let me be there... as support." I blinked in surprise for a moment. I hadn't even thought about that to be honest. Papa knew full well Bibbles was gay... and he loved the girly little lemur. A smile touched my lips and I curled a bit more around Mr. Frisk and pulled my blankets over me.

"Thanks Bibbles..." I said quietly "That means a lot..."

"Anytime love" he murred "so... then what?"

"Well then we made Papa dinner!" I giggled "she helped me cook chicken parmesan and spaghetti. It was really really good too. Then we... went downstairs for another movie... I didn't even see the whole thing because we kind of fell asleep for a nap... then she woke up and it was time for her to go home. That was just a little bit ago, I just got out of the tub and called you."

"Awww that's adorable!" he said with a giggle "so are you two like... dating now?" I blinked at the question and my ears lowered harshly.

"I..." I said softly "I'm not sure... I really... don't know if she wants it to be public or if she's still nervous but." I paused and then giggled with a blush "I think it's safe to say I'm going to be having her over a lot more often... and not for school work."

"Ohhhh" he murred and then giggled "Kogata I'm so happy for you... I really really truly am..." I knew he was telling the truth too. Bibbles had always wanted to see me happy. And I was... I was really... truly happy being with Lizzie. But I still had to ask him one thing...

"Bibbles..." I finally said very softly.

"Yea?" he replied just as quietly, knowing I was going to ask something very special.

"I..." I mewed softly "I forgot about Mr. Frisk... All weekend! I just found him under my desk before I called you..." I was trying to fight back tears some. "Is... is it okay?" I said quietly "I mean... Mama gave him to me and he's always been there and I've always taken good ca*" I didn't get to finish the thought because he cut me off.

"Stop" he said firmly. I blinked and he took a breath and then said calmly "it's fine Kogata... Honest. Mr. Frisk and your mom both know how much you love them.... And they both love you just as much. And I know for a fact they'd be more then happy to just sit back and watch you enjoy being with the one you love... at last..." I blinked and just stared down at my tiny little feline fluffball. I blushed and just gazed at him for a long time before I finally spoke.

"Thanks Bibs..." I whispered softly.

"Anytime angel..." he replied and then yawned softly "I'll talk to you tomorrow okay?"

"Absolutely" I replied with a yawn of my own "goodnight Bibbles... and thanks."

"Always" he murred "goodnight Kogata." He then hung up and I turned off my phone and set it on my nightstand. I smiled to myself, gazing down at Mr. Frisk again. I smiled and simply curled up under the blankets, feeling absolutely amazing. For the first time for as long as I can remember....

....I was looking forward to school tomorrow.

Chapter Eleven

I slept peacefully through the whole night with Mr. Frisk snuggled up against my chest. I breathed in his scent and breathed in the wonderful lingering scent of Lizzie. Even though we'd washed the sheets... I could still smell her. I'd never forget that perfect strawberry scent and if there was even one whiff of it anywhere... my nose would pick it up in an instant. Her sweet wonderful lingering aroma ensured me to have wonderful dreams through the whole night.

I dreamed of the day when she might be comfortable walking down the hall with me, holding paws. The day that Lizzie and I could both be open about who we love and not care about what anyone else might say. I dreamed of the day that I could tell my Papa that I'm gay and Lizzie and I could get our own place and invite him over for dinner without him being upset or even feeling awkward. I dreamed of watching Lizzie dance... maybe even just for me, and not being ashamed of it or feeling like she had to hide it. I dreamed of what my life could be like... if Lizzie and I were able to be together completely.

Unfortunately my alarm yanked me out of it right as I was going to see what my prom dress looked like to go with Lizzie. I sat up and blinked a few times but slapped the alarm off and groaned. Stupid alarm... it never does anything good for me! All it does is make me get up for... SCHOOL! I eeped and jumped out of bed, racing to grab a clean pair of panties and a bra and a cute little blue and purple dress with a ruffled skirt. I threw everything on and then sat down and started brushing my hair. After about the umpteen millionth time that I yanked a knot in my hair because I didn't brush it after my bath last night I was STILL in good spirits because I was going to get to see Lizzie today.

When my hair was brushed out I threw it up into it's usual pig tails and then grabbed my backpack and headed downstairs to the kitchen. I was surprised to find Papa sitting at the kitchen table with a cup of coffee and some scrambled eggs. He caught my look of surprise but smiled and said "good morning sweetheart."

I blinked but smiled and headed to the cabinets to get myself a bowl of cocoa puffs saying softly "I didn't even hear you guys come home..." I glanced at him as I poured my bowl and added milk. I couldn't help but wonder how Jim could sneak in that quietly. He wasn't exactly the subtle type and the idea of him being any kind of... sneaky... scared me just a little bit... at least until Papa spoke again.

"Oh Jim's still at the hospital..." Papa said softly "I just needed to get home for something to eat before work. The procedure went fine but they're going to keep him today to recover... I'll pick him up later tonight and bring him home." He gave me a small reassuring smile to let me know my big brother was going to be just fine... I smiled back to convey my joy that he was going to be gone ALL day.

"I'll try to be quiet then tonight so he can rest" I added for the sugar on top. I loved scoring sweet little princess points with Papa to use for later... What?... I'm not manipulative... Okay maybe a little but I love my Papa and I DO try really hard to make his life easier when I can. I mean come on when was the last time YOUR teenage daughter made you fresh from scratch chicken parmesan just because she loves you so much? Yea, that's what I thought! Besides with the bombshell I knew I was going to have to drop on Papa soon I needed all the points I could get. I was going to cash them all in when I told Papa I was gay. I just hoped I had earned enough...

"Thanks sweetie" Papa said with a smile "I've gotta get going love, do you need anything from the grocery store? I'm gonna stop by on my way to the hospital after work and get some ice packs." He finished up his eggs and then started to clean up his dishes.

"Ummm... well I..." I said with a small smile "well I could actually use some more sketch pencils, mine are running kind of low." Okay so maybe I could spend a few princess points to get some new sketch pencils... but only because mine really were running low and I had a big project!

"Sure thing sweetheart" Papa replied with a smile. I giggled and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek and waved as he hurried out the door to his car. I blushed and smiled to myself as I munched away on my puffs. Today was going to be a pretty good day. I put all the dishes away when I finished and then grabbed my backpack and headed for the bus stop after locking up the house.

The bus ride was uneventful but it gave me a lot of time to be excited about seeing Lizzie again. I raced for my locker as quickly as I could and yanked it open, changing out my books quickly. I just... had a glow... I couldn't really describe it. Everyone still saw me as the same weird little dress wearing girl but I didn't seem to see them anymore. I was just... extremely happy and I felt like nobody could take that away from me.

When I finished changing out my books I hurried down the hall to Lizzie's locker and... waited. She wasn't there so I figured she was just running a little late and would be there soon... right? I mean there's no possible way that when suddenly faced with school she became overwhelmed with shame and transferred to a different high school possibly out of state so that she'd never EVER have to have the possibility of running into me again and that she already had a moving truck right outside of her house and big strong burly males were packing away all her things andIwouldnevereverseeheragain!? RIGHT!?

The bell rang for first period and snapped me from my panic driven state. I could feel my heart hammering away wildly and I bit my lip but I had to go. I turned and raced into my first class, taking a seat and just... shaking. Why wouldn't Lizzie show up to her locker before first class? She ALWAYS showed up to her locker before her first class. My mind was racing with a million reasons a minute and I was starting to have trouble breathing. Would she really do something like that? No... she couldn't, she said she promised we would be friends! But that meant she was in trouble! What if she... got hurt or something!? Oh my god my angel could be in a horrible car crash right now and I wouldn't even know it!

My first few classes were pretty much a nonstop whirlwind of those kinds of thoughts, bouncing around inside my head like ping pong balls. Every little crack on my skull was a thought of a horrible thing happening to Lizzie... something that would keep her away from me... Was I obsessed?... Okay I've been obsessed for a while now so this shouldn't really surprise me but now it was different! Before I didn't have anything to lose... before Lizzie hadn't kissed me... we hadn't been intimate... Now she was actually mine and she could be taken away and it was freaking me out!

By the time I got to English I was too out of it to notice Mr. Deenly was back and he was NOT in the mood to even look at me. Apparently Miss Flamor's message got through to him because he seemed very... afraid of me... Though I wish I could've enjoyed it more. I hobbled my way to my desk in a daze and just sat there... not really paying attention. Even after the bell rang I was just a dumb block of clay in my seat... that is... until I smelled that wonderful scent.

Sweet sweet strawberries... I smelled it before I even saw her. She walked in with a smile on her face and waved to a few people, Mr. Deenly included. That wavy headfur of hers bouncing just enough to give it some spunk while it accented her gorgeous features in a way that could only be described as... perfect... But something was wrong... I caught her eye for a moment and I realized she had been crying. Her smile didn't reach her beautiful green eyes at all... something was definitely off. As she sat down I tried to get her attention but all she did was give me a tiny wave and mouth the words "we'll talk later" silently. Then her head was turned to the front of the class and that was that.

I didn't feel hurt... just worried. Something was bothering her and she wanted to talk about it... was that good or bad? If it was about us it was bad... but if it was about anything else it was good right? It meant she trusted me enough to confide in me... So what were the chances that it was about us vs. anything else in the world?... I had no idea but I still didn't like the odds very much. But I did everything I could not to let it bother me. I tried to just focus on the class instead and hope that lunch wouldn't turn out to be the worst I've ever had... including the one earlier last week with the soup and the... yea you remember...

When the bell did finally ring I closed up my textbook and my journal and stuffed them quickly into my bag. To my surprise Lizzie waited up for me by the door with a small smile that... still didn't reach her eyes. When I came over I just... hugged her... I could tell she needed it. She gave me a hug back with a grateful smile and started for the cafeteria, walking slowly right along side me... at least she didn't seem ashamed to be seen with me, that was a good sign.

We found a table that was empty and both of us sat down. I smiled a little at her and just... waited... She wasn't dumb and she knew that I knew that something was wrong so all I had to do was wait. Finally she looked at me and said "Bane talked to me this morning... and... he said some really hurtful things... about me... about you... about us... I just..." She bit her lip and wiped at her face even though tears hadn't started to fall yet. She looked at me and whispered "I don't want this to hurt you Kogata... that wouldn't be fair..."

I blinked in surprise at her but then slowly smiled and took her paws in mine. With a tiny purr I leaned forward and kissed her cheek and then pulled back and whispered "Lizzie... I've been dealing with Bane for a while now... so... don't worry about me okay?... My only concern is that you're happy."

"R...Really?" she asked "I didn't know he bothered you so much... I mean I know he picked on you from time to time and I'm really sorry about that... but I..."

"He's... never been nice to me" I said softly, glancing away "I always just took it because I didn't have much choice... I can't fight back really... I'm too submissive and too weak. But it's okay... I'm used to him and his friends being jerks Lizzie... so if you're worried about them hurting me, don't... there's nothing they can do really."

She hesitated before she finally said softly "are you sure?... he said some really... awful things... He made threats... I just... I want you to be sure..."

"Lizzie..." I said with a bit of a smirk "I'm the one who gets to... how do the guys put it?... Bang the head cheerleader?... I think I win."

She nearly burst out laughing at that, shaking her head and covering her maw as she smiled at me... and this time it reached her eyes. "Thanks..." she said with a chuckle "I think... Though it might be hard for you to actually 'bang' me... I think you lack the proper organ."

Without missing a beat I just shrugged and opened my lunch saying rather calmly "I can get a strapon..." That left her blushing deeper then I've ever seen as she swallowed and went to her own lunch.

"You're askin for it Missy" she said playfully.

"Oh honey I'm begging for it..." I said with a hint of a lusty tone "the question is... are you woman enough to give it to me?"

"Guess you'll have to wait til next weekend to find out sug" she purred "my parents will be out of town this time so you can come crash at my place."

"As long as I can bring Mr. Frisk" I giggled with a smile.

"I wouldn't let you in the door without him" she replied with a grin.

"You hear that Mr. Frisk?..." I purred, glancing at my backpack "your presence is not only requested but demanded for a change!" I opened up my bag and pulled him out and gave him a big squeezy hug right there in the middle of the lunch room. Normally I wasn't so public about the fact that I carried around a stuffed animal in High School but... I didn't care right now. I looked at Lizzie and she just smiled... she didn't care... she liked me for who I was... dorkiness and childishness included.

"Like oh my god!" she said in a sudden valley girl tone "we can totally like... give him a makeover!" I blinked and then snorted with laughter, shaking my head and clutching him close.

"Nooo!" I squealed "he has to stay manly so he can protect me! Right Mr. Frisk!" I held him up in both paws and shook him at her making vicious "rawr" noises and she started laughing even more. "See?" I giggled "he distracts you with cuteness and then I flee! It's the perfect defense!"

"Oh god..." she said between giggles "stop... you're killing me!"

"See?!..." I squealed "he's deadly!" We both burst into fits of giggles at that one and several students looked over and started to stare and mutter among each other but we were having too good a time to notice. It was so nice... to be at school and actually feel good about it for a change. It was all thanks to Lizzie too. As our giggles died and I put Mr. Frisk away I looked up at her and smiled realizing... if I could go through life giving her moments like this... making her laugh so much and making her smile... making her forget what was making her cry only minutes ago... I knew that I would be the happiest girl in the whole world without question.

As we ate we talked and talked and talked... and talked.... And... talked... and it was awesome. I learned about her parents and the work they did, in detail mind you. I told her a lot about Mama and how much she meant to me and how hard it had been when she died. But it had been okay because Bibbles was there... I was so happy that Lizzie really liked Bibbles and she liked him. I still couldn't believe how much she'd stuck it to Jim too. The more we talked the more we found out that we liked a lot of the same things... besides girls. We liked the same music, the same foods, the same kinds of movies... I mean sure I liked some things that were a little childish that Lizzie wasn't all that in to and she liked some things that were more adult that I wasn't crazy about but... if we were exactly the same it'd be boring! I was always willing to try something new for Lizzie... just like she was for me... which made it all the more special.

By the time lunch was over all thoughts of what had happened were gone from her mind... or at least it seemed that way. I smiled at her as I stood up and zipped up my bag but jumped as thunder suddenly boomed outside. My tail floofed out and an eep escaped me and it took everything I had not to dive under the table. Lizzie blinked but she smiled and gently touched my shoulder "it's okay... it's just some rain..." She blinked though and her eyes lit up. "Rain!" she said "that means no cheerleading practice! Hey do you wanna meet in the library after school? We can work on our project for a while and then I'll drive you home after the storm passes."

"That sounds awesome!" I replied, trying to play it cool though my tail was still pretty... shaken up.

"Great!" she said "I'll see you at Gym." She gave me a quick kiss on the cheek and then hurried off for her next class while I walked to my Art class, my tail finally calming down enough to just sway back and forth behind me, lifting the ruffled skirt of my dress some but I didn't care today.

When I walked in Miss Brown could tell immediately that something was very different about me. As I sat down she smiled and walked over asking quietly "well Kogata... what seems to have you so bubbly this afternoon?"

I blinked and looked up at her and flushed but smiled wide... proudly. I remembered our last exchange when she'd caught me drawing a beautiful picture of Lizzie and I laying naked on my bed in the afterglow of our intimacies and I simply said "...I stopped being ashamed..." I said it proudly with a wide smile on my face.

"Well then dear I am very happy for you" she replied with a wink as she turned and headed back to her desk. I loved Miss Brown... and I was so happy that she was happy that I was happy... I was just... Happy! And I was going to get to spend the day after school with Lizzie which was an extra score!

It was Monday so it was a free draw day. Miss Brown never liked giving assignments on Mondays and students rarely enjoyed getting them so she didn't really see a point. She'd rather ease everyone into the week and just let them vent out emotional buildup from the weekend. It was a great way to cleanse the system. For me... it was a great way to fill 8 million sketch sheets with pictures of Lizzie and I together on our various adventures from the weekend.

I started with some simple practice pose work, drawing a lot of poses of female forms laying down in various positions. I then started to add detail to a few... drawing Lizzie in her bathing suit sunbathing or propped up on one shoulder talking to me. I moved on to a few of her standing up and added in her waist wrapped towel. I even threw myself into a few of them and gave myself a giggle by drawing one of myself trying to hide off the edge of the page and Lizzie trying to drag me into view... it gave the whole thing a bit more fun and life to it.

I moved on to a few more... private sketches... Lizzie and I sharing a blushy look in each other's arms... Lizzie and I curled up sleeping in bed late in the morning... one of my favorites, Lizzie and I sprawled out like a couple of lazy bums across my bed at odd angles snoring blissfully. I loved drawing Lizzie and I together. It was fun before and always made me blush but now I had actual memories to draw off of and hopes for the future that didn't seem so impossible anymore to day dream about. It created a whole new experience.

By the time the bell rang I was feeling bubbly and excited with several pages full of brand new sketches. I even had the sense to work on our final project a little bit and got a few panels of the comic done. It was going to turn out really really well, but that's really no surprise considering the inspiration I had. I packed up my things quickly and then hurried off to Gym to meet up with Lizzie. Just one more class and then a whole afternoon to ourselves in the Library.

I slipped into the girl's locker room and quickly changed, ignoring the usual snickers and comments. I couldn't even hear them anymore to be honest. It's a lot easier to not care what someone else thinks when you know that the one person who matters thinks you're amazing just the way you are.

I finished changing and then headed out into the hallway that lead to the Gym and found Lizzie waiting for me there. She looked... bummed. My ears immediately lowered as I approached. She bit her lip and then groaned and said "Cheerleading is moved to the Gym instead of being cancelled... cuz we have a stupid game this Friday." Crap... so much for my afternoon. And yet, just when I was about to prepare to go home on the bus and pout... she saved the day. "It's only an hour..." she said softly, chewing her lip "if you don't mind waiting... I'd still like to hang out in the Library after school."

I blinked and then smiled wide and nodded. "Sure!" I purred "I can get us the good spots on the second floor and wait for you." It would be so great! I'd get the couch spots in the back of the second floor where it feels... secluded... and then we could just work together all afternoon and she could drive me home for dinner!

"Awesome!" she said and leaned in as though to give me a quick peck on the cheek. She stopped suddenly though and looked up over my head past me. I blinked and turned around and then jumped seeing Bane just down the hall outside the boy's locker room. I don't know why... maybe it was the look in his eyes, maybe it was just the fact that it was Bane... maybe it was because I could've sworn I smelled beer coming off of him... But I started to tremble a little bit.

"Come on..." Lizzie said softly and took my paw. I turned and followed her out into the Gym. Once we were in public view and in view of the teachers I relaxed. "Guess it's time to find out what boring punishment they've cooked up for us today" Lizzie said with a snicker as we headed to our class. I glanced back and saw Bane come out of the hallway and head to his own class. I shuddered once more at the sight of him but sat down with Lizzie to wait for the day to start.

The punishment of the day turned out to be Dodgeball. Fortunately I got picked to be on Lizzie's team... unfortunately that didn't magically make me not horrible at the game and I was soon out. Lizzie avenged me though and took out the boy who'd hit me but then got hit herself and joined me on the sidelines. I smiled at her and said "I got to work on the comic a little bit today in art, it's coming along really well I think."

"Oh yea?..." she said with a smile "guess you'll have to show me later in the Library." She leaned over and nipped at one of my ears, making me squeal and giggle. I looked up but then froze when I saw Bane staring at us again from his class across the room. My ears flattened and I swallowed nervously. Lizzie followed my gaze and saw him but leaned over and nudged me gently. "Don't worry about him" she said softly "he'll find some other piece of tail to chase and he'll get over me soon enough." I nodded but looked up at Bane and... I just wasn't entirely convinced. Still we didn't have to put up with it for long. We were called back in to play a new game and... I was promptly taken out. Lizzie had a good run though and took out almost half the other team before the teacher called it in and we headed back to get changed.

Once back in the locker room I got changed as fast as I could and waved goodbye to Lizzie as she dressed in her Cheerleader outfit and headed off back to the Gym. Since Gym usually got out early to give students time to change before the bell I got a head start heading for the Library. I had to stop by my locker first but I was still almost to the Library when the last bell rang. I hurried inside with a quick wave to the ladies at the desk and headed upstairs to the second floor, making my way straight to the couches in the back and claiming them for me and Lizzie. I was so excited, it was going to be a wonderful day. But... I did still have an hour to kill.

So naturally I pulled out my sketchbook, laid back on the couch, and started drawing whatever came to mind. Lizzie, flowers, ponies, Lizzie, cars, dresses, Lizzie, puppies, Lizzie, bunnies, Lizzie, Lizzie... and... more Lizzie. I didn't even realize how relaxed I was drawing like that and soon my sketchbook was just laying flat against my chest and I was out like a rock in a wonderful cat nap.

I dreamed that I was in college and Lizzie and I had just finished our finals for our last semester before graduation. We were celebrating and she took me out to a Rave Club. She was wearing a gorgeous dark green belly shirt and a matching miniskirt. She'd let her hair hang down and loose and was ready to dance. I was wearing a bright blue dress with a loose skirt and a low cut back. God it felt so good to feel sexy around her.

The music pounded in my ears, the bass making my whole body thump with every beat. We danced close to each other, grinding and swaying and just... letting it all go. I pressed against her with a blush and whispered sweet nothings into her ear. She would smile and nibble mine in return just to make me tremble. It was heaven. Our bodies began to sweat and her shirt stuck to her chest. It was then I realized she wasn't wearing a bra. I blushed even deeper and spun so my back was to her. I lifted a paw up around her neck and then sank down low so my paw trailed down across her chest and over one of her breasts just to tease before I bounced back up and turned to face her once more. She was smiling... she was panting... I was panting. She suddenly grabbed me and kissed me, pressing so tight I could swear I felt only her body.

When she broke the kiss we were in my bed, grinding and rubbing against one another's naked forms. I could smell her sweet strawberry scent everywhere... all over me... all over my bed... I loved that scent more then any other. I kissed her again and again, letting my paws roam where they pleased as she did the same. I kissed at her neck and whispered "I love you" just beneath her ear. She moaned and gazed up at me. She parted her sweet smooth lips and a breath came out to speak...

THUMP!

I jumped up on the couch and my sketchbook hit the floor from the sound I'd heard. It sounded like a book being shoved onto a nearby shelf. I blinked some and looked around but didn't see anybody. I checked my phone and realized Lizzie should've been here 10 minutes ago... Maybe practice ran a little late? It could happen... then I heard it again... another thump directly ahead of me on the other side of a bookshelf.

I stood up very slowly and moved towards the bookshelf. I heard movements... clothes shuffling... breathing. Then I heard a muffled voice... it sounded agitated. I blinked and moved closer to the bookshelf and lifted an ear to listen a little closer... and that's when I heard his voice... Bane...

"We're gonna do this my way understand?" he growled menacingly. I winced some and suddenly felt for whichever girl he had conned or blackmailed into meeting him in the library like this. I didn't want to have to listen to this... especially with Lizzie on her way. I bit my lip, trying to figure out if I should make myself known or just be quiet. If I made a sound he might go away but...

"This is your fault" he growled "you just... had to do it didn't you? Well now I'm gonna get what I want... what I deserve... now be quiet or you're gonna get HURT!" Suddenly I stiffened and paled heavily. Whatever was happening... was in no way consensual. I heard a whimper from the other side and more clothes shuffling... oh god... there was a girl over there and Bane was going to rape her! I was shaking now... I could maybe stop him again... I could use my power! But then the girl would see and she'd freak and it would be a huge mess! I could call a librarian up... but it might be too late by then and then Bane would know I did it and come after me or worse he'd go after Lizzie! God what do I do!? My heart was hammering in my chest and I moved even closer to the bookshelf. I peered through the space between the tops of the books and the bottom of the shelf above to try and see what was happening. I saw... a cheerleader skirt... and Bane's paw trying to lift it up. I saw a flash of sandy blonde fur and a paw trying to push his away. The other paw was being pinned to the girl's side with Bane's other arm while his other paw slid up under her top. I swallowed harshly and saw a gorgeously toned tummy... a soft creamy color... a... familiar creamy color....

"Stop struggling!" he snarled "you make this any more difficult and I'll go after that little freak of a girlfriend you have too!" My heart stopped... full on... stopped... My eyes went as wide as dinner plates as I saw the girl's paws stop struggling. "That's a good girl..." Bane moaned softly. I lifted my head slowly peering through the spaces and suddenly came eye to eye... with Lizzie.

She had some kind of cloth wrapped around her muzzle to keep her quiet. Tears were streaming down her cheeks as Bane's paw slid up the front of her top and wrapped around one of her breasts. The other started to rise up the inside of her thigh again. I think she must've been as shocked to see me as I was to see her.. because all she did was stare... and cry. She shut her eyes tight and turned her head away out of shame... and a tiny sob choked out of me...

Bane suddenly paused... and everything went silent. He looked up... and looked right at me. I froze... I couldn't run... I couldn't move... I couldn't even scream... He lifted a paw from between her legs and shoved some of the books off the shelf. They thumped to the floor right in front of my feet and I jumped as though they were land mines. He was looking right at me and then narrowed his eyes and growled darkly "well well well... what do we have here?... Why don't you be a good little slut and come join us... or your precious Cheerleader here gets hurt..." That's when I saw the scissors... He had laid them on one of the bookshelves after he'd moved some of them to make room... that's why the book had fallen in the first place that woke me up. He lifted them up to Lizzie's throat... and then her cheek. She let out a whimpering sob and looked at me with pleading eyes... helpless... begging me to do something... anything. Lizzie needed me so desperately and... I was absolutely terrified... If I used my powers she would know for sure but if I didn't... Bane would... I swallowed and he lifted the scissors right next to her eye.

"I said get over here!" he growled again "and if you make one fucking sound I'll cut her face!" I jumped and then nodded in response. I finally got my feet to move though they felt like they were weighed down with cinderblocks. I walked quietly around the bookshelf to the next aisle. He nodded when he saw me and said "come here... now." I did as he said, dropping my gaze to the floor as I slowly approached them. When I was close enough he suddenly pushed Lizzie backwards up against the shelf, keeping the scissors at her throat. He looked me up and down... studying me... judging me.

"You left me..." he said, looking up at Lizzie "for this... pathetic excuse for a girl? I mean jesus fucking Christ... if you wanna be a dyke fine but at least pick... something worthwhile... not this fucking... piece of trash!" I shrank under his words and just shook uncontrollably as I stared down at the floor, tears flowing freely from my eyes. "Maybe..." he said softly "maybe you can be useful..." That's when I heard his pants unzip and more clothes being shuffled around. He reached out and grabbed a fistful of my headfur. I had to bite my lip to muffle my yelp as he yanked down and pushed me to my knees and I came eye level to his crotch. His pants were open but he'd left his briefs pulled up... for now.

"You're gonna learn how to suck a dick like a girl is supposed to" he growled "and then I'm gonna fuck your girlfriend right here in front of you... and if you do anything to ruin that plan... I'll fucking kill you both." Bane... had absolutely lost it... he was insane... and that just made him more terrifying then he ever had been before. I swallowed but didn't look up at him.... I couldn't... I didn't want to see his face.

"Get to it..." he said firmly "and if I feel any of your teeth... I'll knock them out of your mouth bitch." I just looked at the bulge in the front of his briefs. I wanted to throw up. I couldn't do this... I couldn't put that wretched thing in my mouth. Bane reaked of booze and his crotch smelled unwashed and disgustingly filthy. There was no way... but if I didn't... I didn't have a choice... I had to do it... or use my powers...

My whole body was shaking like a leaf about to blow away on the wind...

My heart pounded so hard I swore it was going to break it's way out of my chest...

My cheeks were stained with tears that never seemed to end...

What do I do?...