FAREWELL
#1 of Stephan Glazer
COLLEGE DAYS
Day One.
FAREWELL.
By
Stephan Glazer.
26thDecember 2318
Swan Valley
Western Australia
6:25am
The young ebony skinned human woke up before the alarm, lying in bed, looking up at the ceiling, excited, and little apprehensive about the upcoming day. Running his fingers through his afro hair, he sighed and stretched, careful of the other body asleep with him. Looking over, he watched the young herm foxtaur, still asleep, hir arctic tail wrapped around his waist. Illumanati was just 9 years old, yet shi has chosen him to be his bed buddy. He smiled, watching hir nose and ears twitched as shi breathed slowly through hir maw, hir tongue was hanging cutely out of one side.
Reaching over, he gently and softly stroke hir fur, so soft and warm. Rubbing hir ears and cheek. His feelings for hir had grown, to a big brotherly love and affection, even though they weren't related. He had become hir guardian and protector, ever since those terrible events had robbed hir of hir parents, and injured hir physically and emotionally. Today was going to be hard on hir, as well as for him.
He was going away for college, leaving hir behind, in the care of their foster parents.
He was going to learn to be a doctor/vet, to be an important part of the foxtaur community that he was living in.
Reaching over to turn the alarm off, so that it wouldn't disturb Nati's slumber, he inadvertedly woke hir up, so when he looked back, it was into hir duel coloured irises, one gold and one green. Shi let out a yawn and proceeded to nuzzle his chin.
"Morning sleepyhead, had a good sleep?" he asked, lightly rubbing hir nose.
<Yes, I had a wonderful dream, you and I were together, on a strange planet, with lots of kits.> shi replied, using hir telepathic ability, blushing slightly.
Stephan gave a small chuckle and kiss licked hir on the bridge of hir muzzle, eliciting a soft murr.
"That sounds wonderful, although, you would have to grow up a bit more if it was too come true." He said, giving a soft playful slap on hir rump.
<Yeah, but I enjoyed the dream.> shi thought, nipping his earlobe.
He laughed and then looked into hir eyes, with a serious look.
"Do you think the elders would allow us to be... companions? When you're old enough?" he asked, stroking hir backs lightly, making hir shudder and murr.
<I hope so, it's just that I'll miss you so much when you're gone, it'll be like a part of me is missing.> shi replied, tears starting to build up at the thought of being alone, without hir protector and friend.
Stephan hugged hir fiercely, kissing hir furry cheek and stroking hir head softly, murmuring words of comfort to his small vixen sibling. Shi in turn wrapped hir arms and forelimbs around his body. Soon, shi won't be able to do that when shi grew older and bigger. For 10 minutes they lay in the bed, enjoying each other's company and warmth, before Stephan groaned and reluctantly disengaged himself from hir.
Sighing, Illumanati let go, and watched him getting up and off the bed, eying his tone strong 18 year old body, quivering as shi looked as his boxer covered butt. Shi had strong feeling for hir foster brother and guardian, but they had developed into a crush, one might call puppy love, which sounded cliché, as shi was a vixen after all. Shi silently giggled to hirself.
Stephan made his way to the shower, picking his robe and towel on the way. Once inside the cubicle, he pulled down his boxers, letting his 8 inche flaccid penis to hang between his legs, along with his tennis size balls. Turning the water on, he adjusted the temperature to a nice luke warm and then stepped under the stream. Once entirely soaked, he lathered himself with the foxtaur body shampoo, washing his legs, arms, privates and chest. As he was washing, he was dreaming and thinking about the big journey ahead of him. He was going too leave his quiet small village in Western Australia, and move to Melbourne in Victoria, to attend college. He first had to travel to Perth to catch the shuttle, which would fly him to Melbourne. He has enough money for the trip and the college intuition, but after arriving, he would have to look for work to pay for other expenses. Food, college books and things, travel allowance, medical insurance.... Gah! The list is endless.
After rinsing off the soap suds and drying himself off, he brushed his teeth and combed his hair, then he got dressed in his robe and stepped outside, only to be bowled over by Nati, in a rush to use the shower. He just smiled, knowing full well that all furs had a long tedious task ahead of them, washing and drying all the fur on their body.
Going back to his room, he started packing his travel bag, clothes, underwear, i-pod, mobile communicator, laptop, hygiene products, medical journals, reading books. He thought about packing his portable game console, but thought better of it. This was a serious time in his life, and he didn't need the distraction from studying. Besides, Nati made more use of it than him. He also placed his digital hologram camera in the inside zipper pocket. He also placed 10 pairs of socks in the bag. After he zipped it closed and placed it near the door, he proceeded to pack the other bag. Shoes, sandals, sneakers and slippers. Closing that bag, he placed it by the door next to his other bag.
Stephan then got dressed, boxers, loose fitting light blue pants, white buttoned shirt, leather jacket, the one Illumanati gave him on his 18thbirthday, black socks and his Nike sneakers. Smiling at himself in the mirror, admiring at how handsome he looked, he grabbed the bags and made his way to the lounge, where he deposited his bags at the front door.
"Is that you sweety?" sang a beautiful feminine voice from the kitchen.
"Yes mom, all packed and ready to go." He called back, making his way to bid his foster mom farewell. She came out, a beautiful vixen foxtaur, red fur, white socks and gloves with a white tipped tail. Her ears were black. For Stephan's 18 years in the village, she had been his foster mom, looking after him and teaching him the ways of the village. Now, he was going to leave and make his own mark on the large world.
"Well first, sit down and have some breakfast, you're not leaving until you had one home cooked meal, at least." She said, giving him a huge hug, rubbing his back as he to rubbed hers. Just then, his other sibling came in, rubbing his eyes, yawning.
"Heya squirt, looking forward to your first day as minder and guardian?" Stephan asked his brother, giving a little nudge.
The 14 year old tod just poke his tongue out at Stephan and sat down on his hunches at the table. Summerbreeze was Blacktail and Christine's only true child, but that didn't make them love Stephan or Illumanati any less or more. Too them, all 3 children was loved equally.
"I guess so, but I'm not going to play dollies or house." He replied, giving a sly wink at Stephan, who in turn poke his tongue out. "And I'm not going to play dress up!" he said with a huff, fists on his sides.
Stephan chuckled at that, as he sat down on the only chair in the house. Being taurs, Blacktail and his family didn't need chairs, but as Stephan was living there as well, they had purchased a few chairs to accommodate his seating.
Christine came in with a large plate of food, sausages, bacon, eggs, pancakes and a steaming pile of muffins, buttered with jam and or vegemite. Stephan and Summerbreeze gave thanks to their mom and dad for providing such a lovely meal and home, then piled the food on their individual plates. Once he had enough food, he looked around for Nati.
"Where's sis?" he asked, expecting hir to be joining them for breakfast, since it was the last day together as a family. His father was at work, so he gave his goodbyes the night before.
"Shi's still in the bathroom." Summer replied, jam dripping from his maw.
"Still? I didn't know it took hir this long to shower?" Stephan replied, placing a forkful of sausage, egg and pancake in his mouth, chewing slowly, enjoying the unique flavour, as his mom had added some secret herbs into the eggs and sausages.
Christine came over and placed a hand on his shoulder, rubbing it softly.
"Shi's getting ready to bid you farewell, shi wanted to look pretty for you, something for you too remember hir by." She said, nuzzling his cheek softly.
"Really?" he said, eyes glistening with the start of fresh tears.
"Yes, now, eat up, enjoy your meal, for I have a surprise for you before you leave." She said, going to the kitchen to get the drinks.
She came back with glasses and a jug of orange juice as well as a jug of steaming black coffee and milk and sugar. Placing it down on the table, Stephan and Christine poured themselves a cup of coffee, with sugar and milk, while Summerbreeze poured himself a glass of OJ juice.
"Oh, one more thing, get out your camera, Nati wants a photo of you, one of hirself and of one with both of you." His mom said.
"Ok, and I'll take one of all 3 of you as well." He said, smiling.
"Thanks dear." She replied smiling, yet scowled at her son when she caught sight of his tongue poking out again. "Do that again, and I'll cut it off." She said, brandishing her knife at her son.
Summerbreeze cupped his maw in mock fright of loosing his tongue. Stephan and his mom just burst into laughter.
Soon, all 3 finished their meal, giving a belch each.
Christine scolded both her sons for being rude, then belched in the middle of her lecture, which had the boys in hysterics, and their mother giggling as well.
They were still laughing when Illumanati walked in, curious about what the noise was about. Summerbreeze just choked on his laughter, his eyes wide in amazement.
Stephan hiccupped and coughed a few times as he watched an angel grace his presence, pure white and graceful.
Illumanati had dolled hirself up, pure white top with laces around the edges, shaped in hearts, a lower body covering that matched the top, with floral flowers. Hir hair was washed and shampooed and done in a ponytail, held in place with a butterfly clip.
Shi also wore a pure white hat, with rose coloured patterns around the rim, which was tilted to one side. A few strands of hair hung over one side of hir face. In hir hands were a bouquet of roses, white and light blue. Shi looked at hir family, smiling.
<Well, how do I look?> shi asked, smiling particularly at Stephan, who was staring, mouth open and heart racing.
"Wow, you look gorgeous." Stephan exclaimed, walking slowly over to hir, taking careful notice of a new fragrance. Shi had used hir mother's perfume, one used on dating and courting occasions.
"Yes dear, you are stunning." Hir mom responded, smiling and beaming with pride.
Summerbreeze just let out a slight whimper, as he saw his teasing annoying little foster sister, turn into a hot vixen. He suddenly felt very jealous of Stephan, who Nati had promised hirself too, in body and in soul.
"Jeez sis, you're going to have all the tods and vixens in village banging down our door just to court you." He replied, when he got his voice back.
Illumanati's ears just glowed red at the comment. Then shi looked up at Stephan, who held hir hands gently, and gave hir a kiss on the muzzle, soft and gentle.
Illumanati just murred and closed hir eyes as hir secret crush kissed hir on the muzzle, causing hir heartbeat to quicken. When he pulled away, shi gave a silent disappointing sigh.
<That was great, sweety.> shi replied, smiling, slightly flustered, hir tail wagging happily.
"Stephan and Nati, sitting in the tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G, first come love, then come kits...."
"Shut it Summer." Snapped his mom, growling.
Summerbreeze stopped and looked down, his ears flat against his head, tail between his legs.
"Sorry mom." He said.
"It's not me who you should say sorry too." She said, nipping his ear in punishment.
Nodding, he walked over to his sis, gave hir a cuddle and a kisslick and apologized.
"I'm sorry sis, that was mean of me." He said, patting hir back.
<That's ok, little creep, as for you punishment, you'll have too play dress up.> shi teased, then gave him a kiss on the muzzle as well, just like the one shi gave Stephan.
Outwardly, Summerbreeze grimaced and made a sick face, but inside, his heartbeat quickened and he felt a strange stirring in his loins. He hoped that his foster sister hadn't noticed it. His ears were starting too glow pink in embarrassment.
Once shi had broken the embrace, he immediately backed away, then his cheeks glowed red when he saw his mother's knowing glance.
The look that said; "Just you wait son, you're going to have all the vixens chasing you soon enough."
Stephan had taken out the camera and handed it to his mom, showed her how it worked, and sat on the chair next to Illumanati. She took a photo, waited for it to process, then took one of Stephan on his own. Then she took one of Illumanati on hir own. Then one of all 3 children. Finally, she set the timer and took one of all four of them, which had her holding Summerbreeze's tongue, which made the unfortunate habit of poking out, and her grabbing it as the flash went off.
Finally finished, Summer went to his room to get ready for school, and the tedious task of looking after his sister. Stephan's mom vanished as well, disappearing in her denroom. Which left Stephan and Illumanati alone.
<Will you miss me Stephan?> shi asked, looking at him with hir beautiful, tear brimmed eyes. Hir lips were trembling.
"With all my heart, Nati, we're soulmates, after all." He replied, also fighting back his own tears. He held hir hands and squeezed them in his. He looked into hir eyes and smiled, taking in the fragrance of hir perfume as well as hir natural smell.
<I don't know what I'll do without you, I'll feel so.. lost.. and alone.> shi replied, laying hir head on his chest, listening to his heartbeat, smiling at the quicken rhythm that shi seem to cause.
"It's alright sis..."
<Please, just once... call me hon.> shi replied, wrapping hir arms tightly around his body, nuzzling softly, taking in his scent.
Stephan paused, thinking about it. Even though they weren't related, and he cared deeply for hir, and he would like to show his true emotions to hir, the fact remains that shi was 9, and still a cub. Sure, a mature 9 year old, after the tragedy in hir life had made hir grow up fast, he didn't want to take advantage of hir innocence in that way. Not like the other human low life scum and parasites that plagued the universe.
He was going to wait and nurture hir until shi was ready, in mind and in body, for true love and commitment. Hold hir head firmly and gently, he looked hir in the eyes, and with a lot of love and passion, told hir how he felt.
"My dear sweet sis, your precious to me, and special. I have taken upon myself to look after you and watch out for you. To help you and guide you through life. And for me to declare my love in that way, would be wrong, as you have to grow and find your true self, to be strong, in body as well as in spirit. To find your calling. When I get back, and your feelings haven't changed for me, then I will declare myself your companion, but only when you are of Legal Age."
Seeing hir tears starting to flow, he licked them gently and stroke hir ears, murring softly. Hir tears eased, as shi swallowed the sobs that threaten to break hir.
"I will think of you, always. And no matter what, you'll be a part of me. In soul as well as in spirit." He smiled, and fished into his pocket, and produced a box, which he gave to hir. "Merry Christmas sweety, I hope you like it."
Taking it in shaky hands, shi started to open it, but he stopped hir. Looking up, shi gave a quizzed look, puzzled. He opened it and revealed a necklace, with a gold heart pendent, which seemed to be missing the centre. Taking it out, he moved behind hir and placed it around hir neck and clasped the necklace together. Then he moved once again to the front, and fished inside his shirt opening, revealing a matching necklace, with a ruby heart gem. Taking it, he placed both pieces together, and they clicked into place.
Illumanati looked at the pendent and burst into tears, wracking sobs sprung forth at the gift shi had been given, from hir special brother and human crush. Stephan just held hir as his own tears sprung forth, soaking hir hat and head of fur.
Just then, adult comforting arms enveloped both children, as Christine joined in the hug and she too started crying. Then she let go and wiped her eyes with her apron.
"Ok, before I start crying again...." She started to say, then was interrupted by the honking of the PTV transport vehicle.
"Damn, hold on, be right there," she called out the door, to the chakat driver.
"Yes ma'am." Shi replied, keeping the engine running.
"Ok, where was I, oh yeah. I know how difficult it is in the city, with all the cost and expenses and such. With unforseen accidents and living expenses, so, the village elders and the villagers have pulled together collected a small fortune to help you get by." She said, smiling and handing him a credstick, with a folded card.
"Awww mom, they shouldn't have.." he said, reluctant to accept the gift, then relented, pocketing the stick and the card. "Tell them all, from the bottom of my heart, thank you." He said, giving her a deep affectionate kiss on the muzzle.
"That's ok son, now, hurry, before you miss your ride." She said, giving him one more hug goodbye. Then he gave Nati a kiss and a hug.
<Don't Forget me Sweet Soulmate of mine.> shi said, nuzzling his neck.
"I won't, Sweet Soul of my Heart." he whispered, giving a kiss on the tip of hir nose.
Then grabbed his bags and placed them in the rear of the vehicle. He got in, and waved back at the 2 waving vixens as the PTV drove off, then they disappeared from sight.
What he didn't see, was Nati suddenly running back inside, into their room, closing the door and crying hir heart and soul into the pillow they shared so many times at night, tears soaking the sheets and hir tail curled around hir shaking wracking body, as shi clutched the pendent tightly in hir hand.
Shi stayed like that for the rest of the day. Summerbreeze and hir mom checked up on hir, making sure shi was ok.
Stephan waved at the villagers who waved at him as he drove by, and waved at a few who just looked away, obviously still at odds at having a human staying in the village.
Stephan just sighed, shaking his head at the bigotry towards him.
Opening the card, Stephan read the message.
Dear Stephan,
We of the Elder Council, and the villagers who have welcomed you with open arms, wish you a fond journey and a prosperous outcome in your endeavour.
We know that you face an uncertain future, with lots of rewards and heartaches, so to ease your burden, we have given you a sizable contribution to you living expenses.
Think of it as a parting gift for all the help you have given us and for the help your will give in the future, if you succeed in graduating college.
Until your return, work hard and study well, and remember that what ever happens, you have a place here in our village.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Good luck and Tail High.
Council Elder High Chief
Kayleen Whitetail.
Smiling, Stephan asked the driver if he could check the credstick balance. The chakat politely nodded hir head. Stephan inserted the stick and pressed balance on the console. The device printed out a tab, and Stephan's eyes bugged out at the total.
$900,000 cred.
Feeling lightheaded, Stephan closed his eyes and thought about how things are looking up, with this amount in reserve, he will have no worries. Life is going to be smooth sailing. Silently, he snoozed the entire trip too the airport, before he was woken by the driver. Paying his fair with his own money, Stephan grabbed his bags and proceeded inside towards to ticket booth, where he picked up his prepaid ticket to Melbourne. Then he waited in the lounge for his flight, which was another hour.
TO BE CONTINUED....