The Phoenix
This is my second submission, and is in a way, a rehash of my first. I hope to continue it as a series if it's good enough.
- * * Only a day had passed since the tumultuous return of O. River had been very anxious, and remembered feelings which were so vague in meaning, yet intense in feeling that he could scarce remember to say "Hello." to his old friend. O had always been good looking, and River did not dare to deny this, but he had never felt this attraction to him before. It was as if something had happened in the year apart that had changed him. Or perhaps River had been changed. Regardless, the topic did not surface until a particularly boring day, in which O, River, and the mate, Jess, had been discussing the myriad of topics which enter one's head when it becomes bored; who would you take to a deserted island with you if you had only one choice; who would you rather do, celebrity A or B; and so on. But that question which stumped River was 'have you ever been attracted to one of the crew.' Prior to O's return, River could say he had not, but as he looked at O's silky fur, yellow speckled with black marks, and his deep green eyes, River felt butterflies in his stomach and his heart in his throat, and found himself gazing at O. After a moment Jess caught on and broke out in a wide grin, "Captain has a crush!" River looked at his friend and made a face. "What a presumptuous fox you are! I daresay I ought to throw you in the brig after such an insubordination!" O looked shocked. "I should hope not, that would be, to say the least, tyrannical!" "Gar, is it a mutiny you want? Come at it then!" River pounced on O, giggling as he tickled his friend. Jess cried out to the rest of the crew "Come quick, Jack! It's mutiny!" Before jumping on the captain. The three laughed until they saw the ships mechanic, a giant panda come running into the room; "No! Too heavy, stop!" Shouted Jess in mock terror, before the panda cannon balled onto the pile. With all the pressure, River felt himself pressed into O very tightly, and before long, found himself erect and pressing into O's balls. River felt his cheeks growing red and ran out of the room, as Sarah entered. "What happened? Why do I always miss out on the mutinies?" River lay on his bed, staring at the ceiling vents. "Knock knock, Captain?" Jess entered the room, in clear peacemaker mode. "Sorry about before...I guess we were having a bit too much fun." "No, it's not that. I'm not sure what it is, really, but I don't quite know if I like how I'm feeling." "Why, Captain? The crew loves you, you know." "I know." River sighed and tossed his hair to the side. "Captain, whatever you're feeling...It's alright, you know." "I'm not feeling anything you need to worry yourself enough about to say such trite." River turned away and focused on his display panel. Tapping a microphone button, River spoke to Sarah, "How're we coming up?" "Not too well, Captain. We're burning pretty hard, and I'm not sure where we're going to land. Osiris Port seems out of the question, and I'm not sure if you like IIX any better." "No, no I really don't. But it's safer." "We don't have any friends there...Osiris has Monty and his people." "Fine. Fuck it. Land there." River let go of the button and turned to Jess. "No one respects me." "The crew's new. Let it go, Cap'n." "I'm going to bed. Goodnight. Wake me when we hit Terra, will you?" "Sure thing." Jess saluted with a grin on his face, received a glare, and left, wagging his tail at the Captain. It was just sunrise, and River stumbled out onto the bridge in panties, with a boner. "What the fuck?" He mumbled. Groaning, he stepped into the bathroom, and looked in the mirror. "We thought you were upset, so we decided to give you a surprise!" Jess grinned. "I helped!" Sarah announced, eying the Captain. "Out!" River shouted. "Wait, Sarah, get me some nail polish remover!" "I do believe that is the funniest thing I've heard you say yet, captain!" Sarah ducked to avoid a toothbrush thrown from the room and scampered off to get her makeup bag. "Aww, dammit, the lipstick is smearing! You little bastards!" The Captain rubbed his face vigorously and bounced on his feet as he tried to clean himself up. "Oh my god!" He shouted as a camera flashed across his eyes. "I had to capture the moment, sorry!" Jess ran out of the room. "My eyes! This is not a dignified way to wake up!" River shouted. O looked across the hall at River, with a smile on his face. "Looking might purdy today, Missus." O licked his lips and shone a bemused grin to River. Suddenly, River felt calmer, and smiled back. "Here!" Sarah pushed the bag to River. "Y'know, I think you actually look good. That pink looks great on your nails!" Jess smiled. River scowled, took the bag, and walked off to his room. Two hours later, everyone was all dressed, and the crew set out to the city. The five looked around at the grimy city and felt a bit of terror as they witnessed a few dark alleyway beatings and other shady dealings. Finally, they reached the market place. River looked up at the palace of the mayor, Montgomery. Monty had been River's friend during their university years, and while they had grown apart geographically, River often came back to seek sanctuary. The market had about thirty of the armed guard, most of whom were rhinos or tigers. They were heavily armored with expensive liquid filled plates. Monty found a great deal of happiness in his troops, and a bit selfishly spent nearly half of the city's money on security. Not without reason, perhaps, but still paranoid. "Hello. We're here to see Monty." River greeted the guard of the gateway. "Ugh. Scan." The guard grabbed River's arm and waved it in front of a screen, which flashed white. The gates opened, River smiled to the guard, and the group walked in. The palace was a giant steel building, with a giant dome in the center of it. As the group walked in, they were greeted by Monty. Monty grinned his wolf teeth and grabbed River in a hug. "Where've ya been? It's so great to see you!" "You too, Monty." "Here, your rooms are just down the orange hallway, I'm going to go get some dinner going." The crew thanked him and walked over. River found himself sharing a room with Jess, but each of them had large, down beds. Jess plopped down and smiled at River. "Beautiful place, isn't it?" "Yes, it is." Jess smiled, "I think you're beautiful." River looked at Jess dumbly. "I know you don't have eyes for me. But you're very pretty, Captain." Jess grinned. "I, ehm...I guess it's no use hiding anything." "No, it isn't. You should talk to O." "I want to, but I just don't know if I feel comfortable with myself. I don't think he's, well, gay." "You don't know that he isn't." Jess leaned forward. "I can't risk it. I just can't. And I don't even know if I'm gay." River looked down. "Look at me, Cap'n." Jess stared into River's eyes, and leaned toward him. "What are you doing? I don't know." River blinked a bit and turned away. "Jess, I just don't know. I like you, but this is a big step for me." River looked at the fox, and Jess leaned forward and kissed River lightly. River closed his eyes, and felt himself taken away. Jess pushed him down on his back, kissing him harder and pulling on his clothes. Jess darted his hand down River's pants, and tugged on his balls. River moaned, and stripped his clothes off. "Jess..." The fox grinned, and lowered himself down below River and began licking his penis lightly. River moaned, and then felt a powerful pleasure and dripped some precum into Jess' mouth. The fox looked up and licked his lips, before putting River's entire length into his mouth. River began panting and shaking before feeling a shooting orgasm, his whole body bouncing. Jess gulped a bit, and stood back up. "Captain, I think we have confirmation, you're gay."