New Horizons - Streetwalker's Break pt 3
#3 of Sunny!
Sunny transitions into his new life. Prostitution behind him, he sets his sights on helping others and, in doing so, finds love.
Approximately three years after the events of parts one and two:
A loud crashing, splashing noise shook Sunny awake as a salty ocean spray misted his face and body. An initial stirring transitioned into sitting up with his torso bent over his knees the tanuki's face in his hands to shield his blue eyes from the bright nearly setting sun. The young man was aboard and sailing his boat, as he had been for several days.
Sunny Ossom, the now 25 year old tanuki, had spent nearly two years as a personal prostitute for an astoundingly wealthy Ferret named Mr. Thomson. During that particular stretch of time, he had risen out of poverty, established a much better lifestyle for himself and his brother Jeremy, and utilized his customer and friend's resources to invest the abundant income he received for his services. In addition to his pay, the investments made eventually became self sustaining. Fully liberated from the shackles of his unhealthy life and having cultivated a beautiful life for himself and for his brother, a conversation was had with Frederick Thomson about retiring from the sexual employment.
The affluent ferret, though disappointed over losing one of his all time favorite sexual partners, was enthusiastic about his friend and boy toy moving forward with his life and pursuing happiness. The two, plus Frederick’s live-in assistant Gregory, still spent plenty of time together on a regular basis.
Another reason for terminating the prostitution, as well as simply enjoyable fucking, was that Sunny felt the desire to pursue some sort of romantic relationship. This eventually became a reality when he met a young woman named Catherine. Catherine was a 29 year old, curvy red panda whom Sunny met while doing community outreach volunteer work for the homeless and sex workers. It was work that Sunny was deeply passionate about doing. During one particular excursion, the two crossed paths and hit it off extremely well. Catherine was assertive, knew what she wanted, and was the one to ask out the man who had so completely captured her attention.
The kind tanuki mirrored the feelings of the woman he found to be astounding and nearly angelic. Right away, he knew that he could trust Catherine and shared his life experience shortly into their relationship, which was met with full acceptance. Their romantic relationship materialized in very little time at all, it felt like the two were made for each other, which is exactly what others saw in them. It was an extremely rare instance of love at first sight, and the phenomenon of soul mates, and their life together was rather full of joy.
Sunny wiped his face of the seawater dusting it and shook his head, only to be met with the sight of his girlfriend, with her fur flying lightly in the ocean breeze. As usual, he lit up with a glow coming from the very depths of his being and let loose a goofy grin. With a delightful stretch, the foxlike man happily mumbled a noise and spoke, "Mmgmgffff... Hey you. How long was I out?"
Catherine was outfitted in a breezy floral wrap skirt, bikini top, and an unbuttoned loose, white shirt. The look she cast upon her boyfriend conveyed the adoration that was held for him. Prior to her response was a sweet giggle, "Hehe. Hi there! Ohhh, I'd say half an hour. Good nap, sweetie?"
Much more conscious now, Sunny observed his surroundings and noticed the shore of an island off on the horizon. He returned his attention to Catherine and smiled at the image of her, "Oh, just fantastic! Hehe. Thanks! Hmm, looks like we'll be at the docks soon?"
Catherine elegantly drifted to right in front of her freshly woken man and pulled his head to her stomach and stroked it softly. "Not much longer, my dear."
The two had planned and taken a vacation to a tropical island that seemed a paradise. The air was warm and filled with wonderful scents, the water was extremely comfortable, the locals were kind and welcoming to those who were polite and respectful. Sunny had booked a vacation rental for a week as a getaway following a packed schedule with plenty of outreach and networking spanning several months. Accompanying their vacation plans was another, secret from the red panda, plan that the enamored tanuki held.
Sunny took over the wheel of the sailboat, as Catherine had been during his nap, and slowly cruised the sea up to the docks and moored it up. While getting the ship secured, the heart within the tanuki's chest accelerated and began to pound with the increase in his respiration. The couple met hands and the man helped his sweetheart off the boat to join him on the well maintained wooden dock. A setting sun shaded the sky in a deepening gradient of pinks, yellows, and oranges accentuated by the peripheral views of tropical vegetation, sand, and the ocean made for a jaw dropping spectacle.
A set of arms encircled Catherine from the rear, causing an otherwise black furred belly to be interrupted by the grey stripes streaking on Sunny’s limbs, and stayed put so they could share the view. Some silent sniffing rewarded the lovestruck tanuki with the scent he found far more pleasant than anything else he had encountered in his life. Whatever natural smell the red panda possessed caused Sunny to experience huge gushes of oxytocin and general euphoria. This rush of affection served well to counter the stress which had been inflating under the pressure of the monumental event merely moments away.
To conclude his rear snuggle, one last deep breath cleared his mind as Sunny loosened his hold and released his lover in order to smoothly slide in front of the dark bellied woman, in order to give her a full view of the breathtaking sunset, who now appeared to perceive that something was up. The real pressure was now on and he met Catherine's dark brown eyes and saw that she was no longer in the dark about what was happening. The tanuki dropped onto one knee with a wince induced by impacting the dock unintentionally hard but pushed onward. Sunny spoke at a quicker pace in excitement with the slightest of stammer, "I uhh.. you.. Catherine willyoumarryme??"
Despite Catherine's growing sense of the potential for a proposal, in this moment she still was somehow surprised and blown away. The raccoon-like person experienced so many emotions and sensations that caused her to be wholly overwhelmed for roughly two loooooong seconds. When the paralysis had passed, she lifted her boyfriend that was instants away from being a fiance, and gushed her acceptance, "Yes! Yes, babe! Ahhhh!! Come here! I love you so, so, so much!"
There were many joyful expressions of affection to celebrate their declaration of future union. Following a long period of holding and kissing and sharing their deepest feelings for one another, Sunny quietly disclosed as he shut his eyes in happiness, "Heh. I had a whole speech and everything.. It just disappeared though. Sorry I forgot the ring, too.. I just love you, Catherine. I think that's all I needed to say. You've made me the happiest man around!"
For mere milliseconds prior to getting the "yes", Sunny had a worry that he hadn’t given his soon to be wife the proposal she deserved. However, the thought was fleeting and gave way to the knowledge that the two shared a connection much deeper than a requirement of some grand speech and show. The peace and gratitude that filled every cell of his being took him into a beautiful realm of existence and everything felt definitively perfect.
Now engaged to be married, Sunny and Catherine continued with their vacation. Primarily, their week was spent on the beach, relaxing in the naturally lit rental home, and/or passionately making love. The rest of their free time involved dining out or trekking around the island to truly take advantage of the magical landscape they felt greatly fortunate to experience.
The engaged couple, feeling fully rejuvenated and excited about life, returned to their life back in the city. Their respective glows were obvious and infectious to all whom they encountered. Life was feeling amazing, and the couple went to share the news with their friends Frederick and Gregory. Sunny and Catherine's faithful companions took the news with unmatched enthusiasm and repeatedly expressed their congratulations and love for the betrothed. The white furred ferret collaborated with Gregory to make one of the most mouth watering and delicious home made meal any of them had had the pleasure of eating.
In reality, it wasn't all that overly tasty but the love and joy that was instilled in the cooking process, along with their collective enthusiasm for the beautiful occasion, enhanced the simple dishes to perfection. Their early dinner, being only about 5:30 pm, comprised of custom made ravioli, heavily seasoned pasta sauce made from scratch, a buffet of exotic fruits, and some garlic bread to round everything out. Several rounds of high quality champagne were poured to toast the couple's life altering update.
In their post dinner feeling of satisfaction, the merry group retired to the living room to chat, discuss life, and relax on the variety of furniture decorating the familiar and richly colored room. The celebrating lovers were sitting up on the couch with Catherine laying her head on the tanuki's chest, petting his thigh and enjoying the comforting rush currently flooding her. During a lull in the conversation, the red panda's hand squeezed in a harder grip onto her someday husband's leg. There was a nonverbal communication that was special to the pair, which was that either there was soft squeezing or patting which said 'I love you' or there was a tighter grip which indicated a desire to share something quietly.
Sunny had drifted off in the conversational pause and was startled back with a noise resembling a gasp that also managed to capture both Frederick's and Gregory’s curiosity. The hosts of the get together remained quiet yet paid discreet attention to the intriguing occurrence happening nearby. The future husband perked up and glanced over to his sweet wife and tilted his head to the side in order to position his little rounded ear closer to Catherine's sweet little face. The voice entering Sunny’s ear was sweet and very slightly loose from the consumption of the bubbly alcoholic beverages.
The blue ringed spheres fully exposed themselves when Sunny’s eyelids shot open in some degree of shock. Whatever information or request he was receiving was wildly surprising and caused him to rapidly shift attention from Catherine to the other men and back and forth even more as he processed everything. The interaction evolved into an intense whispered back and forth that fully drew the focus onto them, despite Frederick and Gregory’s best attempts to disguise the obvious attraction.
"Okay babe, I'll ask them." Sunny kissed his fiance on the forehead and cast a nervous smile that carried over to the other two in the room. There was no hiding their cravings to hear what was coming, which was certainly something worth the wait. Sunny concluded the anticipation with a throat clearing and the nervous verbal stumbling, "I.. uh. we. Mmm... I don't know how else to ask this... Would you two wanna... Hook up with us maybe..?"
The other two men looked at each other in astonishment and stunned quietness and back to the guy speaking. A bit more conversation occurred at low volume before the tanuki continued, "And Catherine would like to see our umm..... first video, Frederick." Catherine buried her face into Sunny’s chest in anxiety and embarrassment from the revealing that it was she who was asking.
The middle aged ferret contemplated briefly, but the insatiable sex drive at his core would not allow further delay and spiked in pitch as he squeaked his answer, "YES!! Ahem.... I mean, yes. Of course. Gregory?" The buck had caught up with what was being proposed and nodded timidly. "Well, now... How might we be doing this?"
The ferret’s question encouraged the husband-to-be to review his history with Catherine and read her desires and consider the most healthy path forward. His muzzle rubbed over his fianceé's face in hopes that she would feel comforted and relax her tensed body. Sunny initiated what he felt was the most appropriate method of setting up the strange feeling social activity, "Umm.. How about you two go like... warm up? Or whatever. Heh. We'll join you in Fred's room?"
Holding in place out of uncertainty, the buck and mustelid each looked to the other. Frederick eventually shrugged and grinned as their group session became a firmer reality, before he gestured to his assistant to follow along. Glancing over his shoulder, the businessman spoke in a manner that betrayed his excitement and growing lust, "Mmmhh.. Perfect to me! Just search 'Sunny2', to find the video I know you're thinking of. Mhmhmmh.." The last action performed before entering his room was to punctuate his comment with a fiery wink and fierce grin.
Though seemingly sudden, this situation hadn't materialized out of nowhere. With as close as the engaged couple was, along with the conditions which brought them together, Sunny’s history had been fully shared over the course of his relationship with the red panda. As time marched onward, the woman found herself becoming aroused by imagining her boyfriend sucking cock or bent over for someone. She had discussed her desires and feelings with Sunny at length and expressed her wish to, just once, act out her fantasies. Sunny, though flabbergasted at first, disarmed the fears she held surrounding the entire subject by offering the assurance that it was okay and that he was open to the idea.
While immersed in the dialogue, it was agreed by each party that the only sensible option was for Frederick to be the man to fulfill the fantasy. The conversation led further still to Sunny bringing up the possibility of Gregory becoming involved, which was well received by Catherine even though it had not been something considered in her past conceptualization. The decision was made to wait until Catherine felt the time had come.
Back in the current situation, and with the room to themselves, Sunny wrapped himself around his lover and stroked her up and down from her lower back to the top of her rusty colored head in order to help her loosen and come out of the shell she had retreated into. The moment the pair's eyes met, Sunny kissed his woman and stretched his arm out to reach the remote lying nearby. Sunny commenced finding the video through speaking clearly into the voice activated controller, "Find video: Sunny2," which triggered the search program. During the process, the tanuki calmly addressed his life mate, "Hey babe. Just relax. Right now, we're just gonna watch this video and get in the mood, alright? And we don't have to go through with this if that's something you decide. I love you, my sweet fiancée."
The affection accompanied by such words of comfort and reassurance inspired the rather nervous woman to drop her self conscious guard and nod her head gently. "Y.. Okay. It's just now that this is happening... I'm nervous.. Thank you though, honey. We'll just watch it and I'll see how I feel after that." Upon turning to first appreciate her man's image, her relief was enhanced, and what followed was glancing at the large screen TV fixed to the living room wall. The device responsible for storing data and selecting channels and videos to the screen had accomplished the mission it had been designated.
Heart rate ramping up, Catherine took the initiative before she could talk herself out of it and requested, "Okay, play it please." The couple had a habit of laying their heads in each other's lap in general, but the more nervous of the two always had priority to be comforted. The uneasy feeling red panda shifted and repositioned in order to lie on her side with her head in her eventual husband's lap. Not only was this for consolation, but it also doubled as a method of getting started in case the mood struck.
Sunny depressed the button and commenced playing the video. He relaxed into the backrest of the couch and planted his hand on the side of Catherine's head and combed his black furred digits through her red-orange fur. The act caused a relieved looseness to be seen and felt which caused the proud fiancé to beam inside and out. When the displayed video opened with Sunny smiling for the camera as requested by his customer, Frederick, his soft little ears detected a sweet giggle of affection and amusement.
The tender sound was positively delightful and music to the reclined man's ears. His appreciation and love for everything about her, including her voice and adorable little noises filled him to the brim with a liquid warmth. The show continued onward with the positioning of his past self getting on all fours and allowing his rear to be snuffled at, his tail hole bathed and salivated on by the rabidly horny ferret, and his balls taken into the mustelid's muzzle for liberal suckling and slurping.
Observing the performance unfold for the first time in quite a while, it brought him back to his days as a personal fuck toy. The days he spent on the streets working with sketchy dudes in gross conditions were fucked up and traumatizing, but his time with Frederick and Gregory was actually quite spectacular and unbelievably enjoyable. The show caused old feelings to surface and as he relished in the experience, his cock emerged slowly from it's sheath. Bringing his head upright and peering down at his girlfriend rewarded him with the sight of his woman entirely enamored with the characters on the screen.
A satisfied grin flashed across the young man's mouth when Catherine lustfully gasped when the scene played where Sunny asked Frederick, "Mmm… Frederick, please fuck me..†The obvious development of horniness in Catherine's tone cemented the direction in which things were progressing, causing the engorging cock to push up against her face in his lap. More confident by the moment, Sunny smooshed her head down into his lap and light thrust upward to grind his fully hard dick into the side of her cheek, eliciting a solid moan from his partner. Grasping the fur on her face, he asked with his words dripping in erotic energy, "Mmmm... So I'm guessing you're enjoying yourself..?"
Catherine's inhibitions fell away in favor of pursuing her carnal needs and the opportunity to realize her fantasy. By the time her response was coming out, the recorded version of her fiancé had a ferret fucking his ass and the buck was approaching him from the front. A heat and wetness had been growing, especially once a cock was rubbing against her face through just a light barrier of fabric. An even stronger moan escaped the woman's throat and faded into words, "Uuhhnngggghhh... Yeah, baby.. god, you smell so good.. I. I'm ready to warm up, so clothes off now!"
With their libidos fired up, the light and loose attire was stripped from their respective bodies and, true to Catherine's nature, she took charge by shoving her favorite person onto the couch length wise. Taking a moment to admire her man's body, and show off her own curvy figure which rewarded her with a near drooling look of admiration of her body, things moved forward by climbing on the couch. Freshly charged up, Catherine dropped herself down prone on top of Sunny with her lower legs kicked up near the armrest to allow the ability to place her face near the weakly twitching rod.
Completely immersing into the current scenario, Catherine mindfully utilized one of her hands to sensually trace it's way up her man's thigh. Further up the other participant's supine anatomy, the 'panda's' fingers slid to the groin area and up the base of the shaft up to the head of the heated member. Pausing at the peak, Catherine's thumb stroked the tanuki's head briefly until eventually returning down and loosely gripping her lover's dick.
The woman, electrified and coursing with passion, sniffed eagerly in order to take in her tanuki's appetizing scent. Her salivary glands secreted a tiny flow of lubricating fluid as her lips parted from her muzzle opening. Catherine's oral cavity filled with Sunny’s dick, with the tactile sensation being wildly rewarding and very much a turn on. At this point in time, Sunny commenced groaning heatedly and gazing down softly at his cock sucking red panda.
Catherine slurped noisily and bobbed her head for a short amount of time while returning her attention back at the video. The recording of Sunny from years in the past had now progressed to when he was eagerly working Gregory’s long deer cock, making the man moan as the point of release was approached. The woman had unconsciously stopped sucking, with her fianceé's stiff member still stuck in her mouth, as her eyes widened in a massive rush of excitement. Suddenly, Catherine snapped back and pulled all the way off to half moan, "Fuck babe... You can really suck dick.. It's so hot.. I'm ready to go in the bedroom now. Thanks for helping me warm up. Hehe."
Sunny grinned at his partner's obvious joy and arousal and nodded his agreement. "Sure thing, baby. Let's go." By the time his reply had finished, Gregory was busting his load into Sunny’s muzzle on the screen and his attention locked onto Catherine's enthralled obsession at the cum swallowing depiction of his past self. The still erect tanuki's hand extended downward in an effort to stroke the beautiful face propped up above his groin area. "Enjoying yourself..? How about we show you the real thing? If that's what you want, of course." Sunny’s heart fluttered with in his chest at the idea of blowing Mr. Thomson in front of his future wife.
The words were hardly registered and were not consciously understood immediately. The delicate impacts of Sunny’s hand retrieved Catherine's attention back from the screen alongside a tiny moan. The increasingly disinhibited raccoon-like woman let loose a heavy, heated breath while meeting her man's blue eyes and answering, "Mmhhhh.. Yes please." It was all that required saying, and was set into motion through lifting herself up and promptly pulling Sunny up by the hand.
Though Sunny’s partner had found much more courage for the coming attraction contained within the apartment owner's bedroom, Catherine still required being led over to the door by her man. Her heart thumped visibly and powerfully in her chest, until seeming to stop in it's tracks along with her respiration as the door clicked open and swung wide. Time nearly froze when the gap widened to reveal a sleek, white Frederick down on his knees in front of the buck, gleefully slurping away at Gregory’s long, hard cock.
It was a strange sensation for the ex-prostitute, like stepping into another time, walking through the doorway and soaking in the act playing out ahead of the adventuring couple. Sunny placed his hand upon the small of his sweetheart's back and ushered the mentally frozen guest closer to the bed. Step by step, the distance was reduced to mere feet, leaving Catherine slack jawed and wide eyed. The experience was a strange one, having never seen any sort of same sex act in person, yet was even more exhilarating than she had imagined it would be. The sweet sound of permission found it's way into her pointy white ears as her until-recent boyfriend seductively purred, "Go ahead. Do whatever you like, they're okay with it."
After a cursory peek into Sunny’s slightly electrified blue eyes to confirm what she had heard, Catherine switched back to the other two men. Hesitantly, a delicate black furred hand extended towards Frederick until it rested atop his head. Everything seemed strangely unreal, but the feeling of the ferret’s fur grounded her back into the present reality. As Frederick bobbed his head back and forth with his lips tightly sealed around the long, hard dick, Catherine eased herself forward into petting down the man's cheek and onto his muzzle. From that point, the trail onward was followed leading to Gregory’s cock.
A sudden compulsion to check with her man came over the woman and while momentarily pausing the current action, a glance confirmed that the mildly uncomfortable and nervous tanuki was encouraging of the red panda with an endearing nod and smile. Even more confident and comforted, Catherine slid her hand off of Mr. Thomson’s face and onto Gregory’s saliva slicked hard on. Feeling up another man, with her own partner in the room, caused a hot tingling to spread throughout her body.
The thickness, heat, and throbbing of the organ inside Frederick’s mouth and Catherine's hand was enticing and stirred up something much stronger than she had known and inspired a bit of her take charge attitude when she addressed Sunny, "Babe. Your turn."
Sunny, though nervous, couldn't deny the building excitement and drive that had been building within him. His nose scrunched and relaxed as his sniffed and picked up Gregory's, and to a lesser extent Frederick's, scents permeating the air. On the fall to his knees, nostalgia of all his escapades that took place in this apartment flowed through his mind. As he settled into the floor next to his ferret companion, a quick glance was stolen of his soon-to-be wife. The image of her fascinated face warmed the canid's heart, but still made him a little unsettled as he couldn't exactly read her in this state.
Sunny took his time adjusting to his position. As his attention focused on the lengthy deer cock near his face, a jolt surged through his system. Before he could even process what happened, Sunny found himself with his face tightly in the grips of the ferret's hands, while their muzzles pressed hard together. Their tongues danced wildly with one another in an expression of heated passion. The younger of the two's respiration accelerated and became heavier. The instant that Sunny had become conscious and present, a high pitched squeak was emitted by his woman at their display.
A deep moan emanated from Sunny into the ferret’s mouth when the white furred mustelid hand gripped and stroked his semi hard cock, returning it to it's fully erect state in no time. Automatically, the hand was thrust into by the tanuki humping forward.
Frederick pulled slightly out of their kiss and flashed an intense, fiery look and shared lustfully, "Ahhh fuck.. I've missed this cock. Thanks for sharing your man with me, Catherine. You have no idea how much this means to me!"
Sunny had just enough time to catch a glimpse of his future wife giggling at Fred's fierce gratitude before his old customer shoved the tanuki's face into the long deer cock that shimmered with saliva. "Ummff.f.." was all that fell from Sunny’s muzzle.
Catherine's breathing shuddered and a near purr resonated through it as a sensation she had never experienced lit her up inside. In a weak, airy tone, the red panda replied to Mr. Thomson’s appreciation, "Mmm... You’re welcome.." Following her comment, the woman glided silently and elegantly over to Gregory and, as she fell into the experience with less apprehension, placed her hands on the toned buck. The deer's abs were traced over by the female's fingers while she shifted her attention back and forth between Gregory and Sunny.
Gregory bit his lip seductively and out of pleasure as his cock was enveloped by the knelt down raccoon dog's muzzle. The lips slid their way slowly up and down his head and shaft with great attention given to the activity at hand. With oral attention started, the buck turned his attention towards Catherine. He had become able to be more comfortable having sex with the two males currently involved, but he was still straight and the addition of a female was driving him wild with lustful cravings. The curvy woman caressing his stomach was drop dead gorgeous, and he passionately desired to end up having a turn with her.
The future husband ramped up to slurping at the dick in his maw, one hand playing with the dangling balls further down while the other hand held onto Frederick, combing his fingers through the sleek ferret fur. Opening his eyes and gazing up rewarded him with the sight of his fiancée being firmly grabbed by the waist and pulled roughly into Gregory, who proceeded to kiss and nibble at her neck. Sunny rushed with excitement much harder than he had anticipated, and was provoked into starting to deep throat the cock throbbing and sliding into his face. He began heavily breathing through his snout and moaning around the meat occupying his mouth.
Frederick was far beyond delighted to have his old toy back, and had completely immersed himself in his use of Sunny. His lip was tightly pinched between his teeth as he played with the young man's dick, which was now completely slicked with a large quantity of drooling pre. The successful businessman had become nearly uncomfortably pent up in a surprisingly short period of time, and had become fully rigid and erect. A desperation had overgrown and progression was demanded. Unconsciously as well as quietly growling, he removed his pre coated hand from the nuki's dick and scooted his way into a position directly behind Sunny.
So many compulsions were pulling Frederick, but one won his attention more than the others. A thick layer of precum had his hand and fingers well lubricated, making the time ripe for exploring his current sexual partner. The burning need within him compelled his hand in speedily being placed so that his white digits were resting against the hole he had come to love. It became quite apparent that Sunny had been completely immersed in blowing Gregory when the future groom jumped a little and made a surprised noise once he was steadily and aggressively entered by two of Mr. Thomson’s fingers.
"Shush, you. I've been teased enough already, so what you're gonna do is keep sucking that cock and let me have my fun. Understood?" The command was firm, yet had just the *slightest* bit of permission seeking. Sunny had settled and adjusted, and moaned with a gurgle of approval around the thick cock buried in his throat. Frederick released his own vocalization of erotic satisfaction as he delved inside of his plaything, reveling in the ring tightly squeezing his fingers as they sought out and brushed the prostate. "Fuck... That's a good boy.." he purred out, primally craving to have his dick buried deep in this tight little ass. Following his compliment of the fine young man, he expressed his nearly distressing need to Catherine, "I'm sorry, Catherine but... Might I.... hmm.. May I fuck your man? I can't fucking stand it anymore, I'm so hot.." The man's eyes locked onto Sunny's fiancée to attentively wait for permission, even the slightest sign.
Catherine's deep brown eyes, which had closed while the gorgeous buck sucked and gently bit her neck, fluttered open. The immediate scene processed was of her fiancé thoroughly enjoying himself, moaning as he was fingered and swallowed the veiny spire in his maw. The crackling, sparkling energy storming in the ferret's sharp, green eyes communicated EXACTLY what the situation was. She felt the desire for things to progress, and it infinitely interested her to witness her future husband receiving what was certain to be a rough pounding by another male. "Mmmmm.. You may. Use him as you wish! Make it a good show for me though."
Nigh instantaneously, Thomson had a vicelike grip on the fur on the back of Sunny’s head and yanked it back. The male who was now fully in use as a sex toy coughed and sputtered in the surprising turn as the mixture of accumulated saliva and deer pre cum spattered and waterfalled from his open muzzle and onto his chest. The mustelid's sharp eyes shot upwards and locked themselves onto a now obviously paralyzed red panda. A mischievous and fiery grin made an appearance on the white muzzled face while he prompted the still reeling tanuki with, "Be a good boy and thank Gregory."
Sunny gathered himself the best he could, wanting to please Mr. Thomson. He still had fingers inside of him continuing to play and slide in and out. His words were interrupted by breathing and little whines while he addressed his command, "MmmhhhHH.. Thank you, Gre...Gregory, for letting me put...uuhnnn... your cock in my throat.." then there was a pause of a couple seconds in between his continuation, "And.. umm.. heh. Do me a favor and show my wife an extra good time, please?" Sunny caught an ecstatic grin spread across the buck's face accompanying a quick wink and slight tip of his head, exaggerated in the man's antlers.
Catherine shivered with excitement as her immobilization faded and her fiancé expressed submission to multiple males and thanked a man for allowing Sunny to suck a dick. The slight gestures between Sunny and Gregory graced the red panda's awareness. With the groom-to-be's expressed permission and encouragement, the woman surged with passion and gasped as her neck was bitten much more roughly. "Uhhnnnnhhh.... AAHHHH...." Her legs weakened and faltered somewhat as her wet slit was abruptly palmed and the unseen digits slid upward and rubbed at her heated lips.
The gorgeous fluffy woman felt an explosive, euphoric pleasure cascade throughout her entire being as it fully dawned on her that her long held fantasy was *actually* playing out around and to her. Through an almost visual haze, it was noticed that Frederick had taken complete advantage of the approval to his request and had already dragged Sunny up, tossed him on the bed and was currently positioning himself behind the bent over nuki. Catherine's arousal became overwhelming and reached out to grasp the cock belonging to a male she was not engaged to, which stoked her fire further still. The pulsating member was already lubricated with the slobber of her man and a resonant moan hummed it's way out of her throat and chest as the full length and girth were throughly explored and stimulated.
There was something that the buck couldn't quite put his finger on, sensed in some way, and maybe picked up through the woman's body language, but he could tell that this was more special to her than he could understand. It made him happy to be a part of it, and refocused on the feeling of a feminine hand stroking his dick. A woman's touch always felt particularly sweet to Gregory, and he drew a breath in through his teeth in enjoyment.
While the male and female continued on in their mutual exploration of each other, Catherine shared a whispered desire into the deer's tall ears, to which a murmured reply of approval hit the lesser panda's rounded ears. She lit up with a giddiness and her behavior put her anticipation on display as she funneled the erotic energy into making sure that Gregory was well taken care of.
Meanwhile, on the bed, Sunny was holding himself up on all fours in anticipation of receiving some dick from his horny ferret friend. It had been a good stretch since he had hooked up in such a manner, but the younger man found himself in the mindset he once possessed while in his transactional years. Sunny could feel the craving for a cock in his ass, burning with a heat and intensity that left him whining lightly in begging for Frederick to enter immediately. Suddenly, there was contact against his hole, pressure, and finally penetration of his pre lubed tail hole.
"Ohhhfuckkk.... That feels so good Frederick.... Please give it to me..." Sunny lowered his front half, as his arms had weakened in pleasure. As he began being fucked, his head turned to the side in order to check on his fiancée. Through rapidly fluttering eyelids, the nuki soared while drinking in the sight of his woman. It was rather apparent that him being railed by another man had her wholly enthralled. Upon further inspection, which required extra effort on Sunny's part, his woman was simply drenched between her voluptuous thighs, as was Gregory’s hand. The glistening wetness, and the fact that his woman was being tended to with great attention by his good friend, resulted in his semi hard cock drooling out a thick stream of pre cum directly onto the black covers of Mr. Thomson’s bed.
Frederick had worked into a hard, steady humping into his favorite man to fuck. It had progressed to the point that he was panting quite heavily, tongue lolled out to the side with saliva dripping off and onto Sunny's firm ass. The begging received prompted the ferret's response with his voice saturated with lust for the man, "Yeah, Sunny? Fuck! uummmffff.... I've missed your tight ass. You're mmmffff.... my favorite little slut.. Catherine.. mmm... What do you think of me... hnmmdff... taking your man..? Heh." His gaze drifted to seek the response to his inquiry, the tone of which overflowed with pride and braggy, teasing enticement.
Catherine shuddered and shook her head to clear it, as she was quite hazy in the mind. Centering herself, the woman turned her attention to the man at her side and pressed her black lips to his neck. A trail was blazed upwards until she got as close as she could to his ears, which were higher up on the lengthier buck. A concise request was whispered before the rusty colored panda slipped away and enticed the deer with a swaying of her hips and tantalizing view of her ass while her tail swished back and forth in a clearly excitable state.
The plan Catherine had persuaded the deer into following unfolded as she crawled onto the bed seductively, making a hot show for both Gregory and her tanuki husband. The little rounded, black furred ears were highly sensitive and picked up the sounds of all participants, including the lean, muscular antlered man making his approach. Before they were to begin, the female crawled forward to Sunny as he was hungrily and powerfully pounded from behind, immobilized and collapsed on his face and chest. Unbridled passion and love for the man caused her heart to flutter and skip, and she lowered herself and gave her fiancé a sweet kiss on his dark colored cheek. It was enough for Sunny to open his eyes and take in the sight of the being he found more beautiful than any other. The two connected in one another's eyes for a single moment until the tanuki's lids shut again.
Though the overwhelming gushing of love continued, the changed facial expression of her mate while being fucked restoked the deep, primal horniness in the woman. By this point in time, the buck had silently slipped up behind Catherine and awaited instructions after her tender moment. The reddish furred woman felt a hand laid onto her supple ass and a caring squeeze to inform her of the hand's owner being present and raring to get started. The sole woman in the room maneuvered her body into the exact position she had planned, with her head above Sunny's and off to the side.
Gregory had gotten amped up, even in such a short about of time. Having his cock buried in the throat of an expert cock sucker had gotten his hormones exploding throughout his entire body, and having a female stroking his stiff erection was nice, and managed to keep him hard but resulted in a restless energy. Catherine turned and rested her hand on his delicately and returned a squeeze along with a sexually charged, "Take me."
The buck felt a deep relief once the words struck his radar dish like ears, and in an instant his long deer cock was lined up and entering the soaked pussy presented for his taking. The feeling of the slick, hot tunnel against the flesh of his dick felt heavenly and it caused an uncontrollable groan of pleasure. At the same time, Catherine let loose a deep moan that was garnished with a high pitched squeak that was so unbelievably sexy to Gregory that it caused him to flush hot and his heart to pound hard. Hard pumping came rather quickly, and soon he was drilling her at such a degree that she found herself collapsed on her chest and face to face with her future husband.
From this point on, a rhythm was struck and the room was filled with an erotic symphony of groaning, grunting, panting, moaning, squeaking, slapping, plapping, and wet slipping noises. Somewhere along the way as the pure carnal connection and ecstasy seemed to be ramping up towards the edge, Sunny half opened his eyes and pulled his fiancée into a powerful kiss, remaining unbroken for the moment.
The two top men neared their respective limits and momentarily exchanged a look that communicated their peak approaches as well as their passion for sharing this "slutty" couple. Surprisingly to the others, Sunny suddenly loosed a primal grunt as he emptied his balls of their seed in shot after shot onto the blankets. His breathing shuddered and he pressed even harder into his makeout with Catherine. His tail hole clenched and spasmed in mind melting orgasm.
Frederick had already been riding the edge when his cock was squeezed hard. He made several more ravenous thrusts forward into Sunny, culminating in his balls emptying directly up the bottom male's tail hole. Resonating within the bedroom was a loud groan with grunts weaved in. As the pleasurable rush tapered off in waves, the ferret affectionately pat and rubbed the grey, black, and tan furred rump of the man he remained inside.
Opposite the two men and occurring in the same time span, Gregory had the red panda by the hips, his nails digging into the skin below her fur. The buck hammered away into Catherine, rendering her completely limp and quietly whimpering. The only reason he was able to continue was that he physically held the woman's hind end up. Seeing the other two achieving release created an overwhelming escalation in sensation and desire to cum. Momentarily, Gregory had drifted off into automatic thrusting. Upon returning to the present moment, his senses picked up a solid, high pitched moaning in concert with the sensation of Catherine's pussy contracting and compressing his cock.
The deer picked up on his impending nut, with his balls tightening and the feeling that he was crossing the line of no return. Upon this realization, it dawned on him that nobody had discussed where he was allowed to cum. Whether inside or out, it mattered heavily. Taking this into account alongside the fact that he was actually in the process of shooting off, he pulled out with surprising agility. The precautionary action was in time, as the first spurt of seed audibly splashed off of the panda's right ass cheek. The following arc splattered down onto the side of Sunny’s face. From then on, each subsequent eruption created a white streaked trail from the back of Catherine's red-orange head all the way down her back.
For nearly a full minute there was only heavy panting and sighs of euphoria to be heard. The two tops relocated themselves down, each in a supine position and spread out. The betrothed couple laid in the precise positions they had been left in, faces down with their asses still raised. As each member of the group recuperated and began to stir, the middle aged ferret surprisingly recovered the quickest. With a smug grin, saturated in genuine intrigue, he asked, "Well Catherine..... How did we do? Did we fulfill your fantasy as you imagined it? Or do we need to try again and do better? Heh heh." His chuckling betrayed his overt confidence in his and Gregory’s performance.
Catherine reflected on the session and relived the experience, causing a shiver to crawl up her spine and forcing an involuntary, airy moan. The sheets were gripped tightly as she pawed at the bed. A drugged tone weaved it's way through her somewhat slurred response, "Mmmm... Shhoooo great.. was perfect. Better, even!"
Sunny roused from what seemed to have been an unconscious state, attempting to focus his eyes, and mumbled, "I love you so very much, baby. That was amazing."
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Though the original plan had been to fulfill Catherine's fantasy only once, but that changed shortly after their group session. This did not mean that it turned into a nonstop fuck fest. On occasion, the group would gather, sometimes switching partners, or having one not attending due to schedule conflicts. This led up to their wedding, at the year mark post proposal. Catherine and Sunny had a simplistic marriage at the courthouse, with only Jeremy, Gregory, and Frederick as the attendees. Nothing more was desired, since any ceremony, no matter how extravagant, merely paled in comparison to their perfect feeling daily relationship and shared life.
Following their marriage, the two returned to daily life. Doing outreach, speaking with politicians, etc. Their usual "work" life.
Around the same time, just a couple of months later, Jeremy graduated high school. Again, the group assembled to celebrate this accomplishment and transition into the next stage of the the youngest tanuki's bright future. He had been more of an academic, focusing on his studies and not engaging in team sports. Still physically active, the graduate had preferred solo sports for fun in his free time. Hard work and dedication resulted in Jeremy attaining the title of Salutatorian, the student with the second highest GPA, a title truly cherished by those close to him as well as by himself.
To celebrate the occasion, Jeremy chose a local pizza joint to eat at. It was his favorite restaurant for pizza, and it had relatively few other patrons at the time they arrived and made their orders. The degree of occupancy made for a lighthearted and intimate atmosphere that accentuated the joyous celebration. The late afternoon "dinner" went on for nearly an hour filled with discussion over Jeremy's future.
The conversation revealed a lack of certainty in goals, but a determination to begin college and take care of the prerequisites while considering his direction from there. In the mean time, for summer, he expressed his desire to involve himself in Sunny’s volunteering and advocacy. It seemed to be fantastic life experience, a great opportunity to do good, and held a side benefit of looking good on college applications. He was welcomed into the possibility of the activity with happy arms.
After the more serious topic was addressed, the dinner became carefree and quite pleasant. Pizza, soda, and family (including Frederick and Gregory) made for a perfect outing, especially during summer. Eventually things began to wind down, and the squad split into their smaller groups and shared their farewells. The ferret and buck hopped into Gregory’s grey-silver work truck and rolled away out of the crunchy gravel parking lot with a quick last wave as they passed the other three.
With the harsh, grinding sound of the gravel scraping against itself fading away, Jeremy, Sunny, and Catherine shared deeply loving hugs of pride and happiness for one another. "We're so proud of you, Jeremy." Sunny shared with tiny tears welling up in his eyes, amplifying the sparkle in his beautiful blue eyes. A similar reaction was mirrored in the younger tanuki, who looked fairly similar to his older brother, blue eyes and all. The decision was made to depart from the pizzeria, all piling into the husband and wife's indigo colored hatchback car and settling in, overjoyed and fully at peace with how the day had unfurled.
Sunny was sat in the driver's seat, with his red panda beside him and his brother behind her. The trio had build a habit of silently identifying things to appreciate from the day and they took that moment together. With the moment of gratitude concluded, Sunny popped the vehicle into gear and turned out of the parking lot. The older brother turned the radio channel to that of Jeremy's favorite, some bouncy electronic music. The collective energy in the car was uplifted into an exciting intensity and immediately had every head bouncing with cheesy grins plastered to their faces.
Windows were rolled down, allowing warm summer air to enter and swirl around the interior, blowing around the fur of everyone inside and causing amused laughter. Though it was rather simple, this particular moment couldn't be any better. The path home required a long drive perfectly straight through the bustling cityscape, and the family found themselves pulling onto that straight stretch in little time. With only a direct path forward, it was an easy drive that involved only stopping for a bit more than a dozen stoplights.
Most of the way home, they had stopped in place for a red light for several seconds. Once the green circle lit up brightly Sunny depressed the gas pedal and proceeded to cruise through the intersection but, when halfway through, there was a loud metallic crumpling noise accompanied by a variety of screeches, metallic scraping, booming sounds, and the sensation of being forced sideways. Sunny experienced this sensory input for less than a second, and then all was black.
An unsettling, sterile air snaked it's way into Sunny’s nostrils as he stirred restlessly. Strange crinkling seemed the result of the movement as the groggy nuki attempted to surface from whatever state he had been in. Upon opening his eyes, the young man found himself in a semi lit room, with the sounds of busy workers rushing around. While processing his current situation, electronic beeping filled his little ears and the sensations of wires and sensors attached to and winding over him became felt. Sunny groaned loudly as he attempted to sit up in what was now obviously a hospital bed. How it was discovered that he lacked the strength for the task was when his arms buckled beneath him and his body thumped down roughly.
Experiencing disorientation, the tanuki's head swiveled side to side repeatedly until it rested gazing off to his left, resting upon the image of the door. The light coming from outside the room temporarily blinded the semiconscious patient. It was slow for his eyes to adjust but as things cleared the hustling employees and phones ringing and typing all crammed their way into his auditory perception. Beyond the doorway, the grunting and thumping of his failed attempt to rise had attracted the attention of a nearby nurse, who momentarily peeked inside long enough to become shocked with the awareness of what she had seen.
The woman, who appeared to be a bird of some sort (and was actually a 21 year old Black-Winged Kite), sharply directed her head and requested the nearest doctor immediately before entering the room with a concerned and compassionate facial expression. In an attempt to prevent things from becoming stressful, as patients sometimes became distressed or agitated upon surfacing from a coma, the caring nurse calmly paced to the bedside. Her lightly feathered and grey hand extended downward and laid on Sunny's arm. The man was still having trouble focusing, so the hawk clad in purple scrubs opened her black tipped beak and softly spoke, "Hey there. It's okay, you're safe. Do you understand what I'm saying? You can nod if you are unable to answer."
Sunny’s vision sharpened more, transforming the blurry scene into focus, leaving him with the sight of a rather beautiful hawk nearby. He felt a twinge of nerves when he locked his gaze into the nurse's characteristic blood red eyes, but settled into relaxation when noticing the sweetness filling them. Sunny went to speak but stumbled and cleared his throat, "Ahem... I'm.. uhh.. yes.. Yeah.. I.." then the sentence trailed off in brain fog, to a feeling of frustration expressed in a dissatisfied grunt.
Petting the patient's arm to hopefully soothe him and disarming his stress with, "Hey now. It's okay. You'll clear up, just relax." With three pats on the nuki's arm before the white faced and chested woman resumed the rubbing up and down. "My name is Rita. I'm a nurse and you're in a hospital. You survived quite the car accident. A doctor will be here shortly, and we'll get you feeling better. Can I get you some water?" A wobbly nod accepted the offer that had been extended and led to Rita happily leaving the bedside and collecting a cup full of cool water. To facilitate the drinking, Nurse Rita then raised up the back of the bed with a mechanical operating noise.
Having feebly received the paper cup and been lifted into an easier position, the container was shakily brought to Sunny's lips and a tiny sip was managed. His double handed grip was maintained as he rested his hands in his lap. The fluffy tanuki was allowed to expand his perception at a better vantage point. The hawk attending the room peered over her shoulder, back to Sunny, and then back over her shoulder just in time for the doctor to hurry in. To preemptively brief the doctor, who was recognized as a snow leopard, Rita shared, "Patient is conscious. Difficulty speaking, but able to respond verbally. Additionally, he is capable of movement, holding a cup, and drinking fluids." a quick assessment preceded further information, "Vitals stable."
Fully at attention, the doctor introduced herself, "Thanks Rita! Hi, Sunny. Welcome back! I'm doctor Rowan McKenzie. Would you give a try at speaking again?" As she waited, her cute leopard face brightened with interest and excitement at the development in the recovering patient before her.
Sunny was overcome by a sense of overwhelm while processing his reentry and being faced with two new people, but gave a more concentrated effort to respond, "I.. Yes. I think... I'm feeling more able.." The two shaky hands were lifted once again and a larger drink was gulped down, eliciting a sigh of comfort.
The medical professionals both reacted with happy surprise and the doctor continued, "That's fantastic! Take it easy. What do you remember, if anything? Do you know why you're here?"
Sunny anxiously chewed on his lip while in deep contemplation. A light dizziness momentarily buzzed through his brain but he pushed on to his recollection, "I remember.... Graduation.. Jeremy.. Catherine.. Where are they? Something happened.. Car accident?? Now I'm here.. That's all I remember."
Rowan nodded while swishing her poofy tail back and forth, affirming his recollection, prior to her follow-up, "That's right. It's a promising sign that you can recall the event and converse with us. You were involved in a severe car accident. Your vehicle was t-boned in the intersection, and you've been unconscious since then.... This was 12 days ago. It's astounding that you made it!"
This new information stunned the man and twisted his face in tension as his blue rings bounced rapidly between the two increasingly concerned women. A weak groan from his muzzle made a transition into a breathless reply, "I.. oh. uhhhh.. My wife and brother were in the car with me.. Where are they?" Fear took control of his entire being as he braced for whatever news may come.
Rita had stealthily relocated herself to the opposite side of the bed and took the lead. Her lightly feathered forearm led the nurse's hand to gingerly lay on the fragile patient's chest. The hawk's moderately intimidating face dropped in sadness, an act which was apparent the the patient. Rita willed herself to meet the terrified mammal's pained eyes and sighed, "Sunny.... Neither of them survived the crash... It was instantaneous." Tears welled up in the young canid’s eyes following a shocked and silent ten seconds. Rita's superior hawk vision absorbed every single detail, including the tears, the labored gulp, the shuddering breath, all portrayed in ultra HD, especially the one tear that broke the dams.
Doctor McKenzie shared a communicating look with the nurse and excused herself in order to allow Sunny time to process and for her to address other patients. The supine canid laid out before Rita broke down almost at the exact same moment the doctor exited the room. Uncontrollable, desperate, heartbreaking sobbing erupted from the recently conscious tanuki as he fractured inside in grief. The nurse's heart panged out of empathy, as she had lost her father years back in an uncannily similar scenario. The shared suffering was transmitted in Rita's soft inquiry, "Can I do anything for you?"
Sunny shook intensely as he attempted to reign in his expression of sorrow enough to reply hopelessly, "I..I..I..I..d..don't th..think so..." a concentrated deep breath to center himself enough interrupted his share, "I just wanna be held... I don't really have anyone anymore though..."
The statement cut deep into the white faced hawk and her mind reeled, seeking a remedy for the situation at hand. Suddenly inspired and driven, Rita opened her beak to ask, "Oh sweetie.. Hold on just a few minutes, okay? I'll be right back." The red eyed beauty remained in place long enough to receive confirmation in the form of a crushed nodding. As the broken man stared into space dissociated, the purple clad nurse swiftly exited the room, white tail feathers fanned out in a form of excitement. True to her word, only about four minutes had transpired before her return, which was punctuated by the closing of the door. The hospital bed still contained a traumatized tanuki staring into space with lip quivering and the blanket clenched tightly within his fists.
Taking a place back at Sunny’s side, Rita shifted nervously and cleared her throat before proceeding with her offer, "Sunny.. If you want to have some contact or be held, I can fill that position. I made some space in my schedule. So... Uh, yeah.. Just let me know. I would actually like to, also." It felt strange to be proposing such an option to a patient but, for some reason, this felt right and less uncomfortable.
The offering gripped Sunny's attention and pulled it into the present. Studying the bird's face resulted in the conclusion that this was a genuine possibility. The canid’s eyes welled up once again at the gesture of unbelievable kindness and compassion. A click in his throat rang out as he swallowed prior to accepting, "I.. I'd love that, Rita. If I can call you that?"
The primarily white feathered hawk approved the use of her name with a sweet tone and a smile in her deeply red eyes, "Of course, Sunny. May I join you on there?" The slightest of smiles lifted the corners of Sunny’s muzzle, and the change touched Rita's heart especially with the accepting shake of his head tying it together. The guard rail was lowered and the woman crawled up next to her patient, securing the rail to it's proper position. "I can be here with you for quite a while. I uhh.. I took some time off. I've lost someone too, and my boss understands. Plus I have a coworker who is coming to cover my shift. I'll be here for you until my usual shift end time, okay? I can leave whenever you want, too."
Mixing in with the overwhelming sorrow was at least a modest sense of comfort and respite. The pair locked eyes, during which the blue rings began their flood again, prompting trembling breathing to vibrate the canid’s chest. The following two actions were to lower the bed to it's flattened state, and for Sunny to delicately encourage Rita to cuddle up to him with her front to his side and her face on his chest. His thanks for the heartwarming care, above and beyond what almost any would do, were whispered to the off duty nurse.
The following seven days were less miserable than they would have been, due to the company of such an outstanding nurse. She even began to feel like a friend. Sunny accepted assistance using the restroom, once the tube was removed from him, and she supported him in his physical therapy. Frederick and Gregory were even tracked down and contacted to visit when the nuki's memory failed in recalling their contact information. The ferret and buck visited frequently, and were heartbroken. This was both for the loss of Catherine and Jeremy, and for their destroyed tanuki friend. It was quite apparent that, though their presence and Rita's intimate care helped, Sunny struggled to feel any connection.
Sunny completed the course of physical therapy prescribed for his recovery. Long conversations and shared displays of affection greatly assisted the nuki's improvement back to nearly 100%, at least physically and mentally. Emotionally, the grieving widower was still mired in misery. Eventually, the day came for Sunny to be discharged from his rehabilitation and his friends and Rita had gathered outside to celebrate his recovered independence and health. The Kite tensely adjusted as the emotions rose to an almost unbearable degree. Words erupted from the young woman's beak as hopeful interest overwhelmed her, "So, Sunny... What's next for you?"
All eyes fell on the previously wounded canid while he dropped into thought before replying, "I.... I don't know.. I think I need to get away from this place for a while.." Watery sniffing conveyed the tears that had been recurring ever since the information of his wife and brother's passing. "I'm gonna travel around for a while. See the world and..... I don't know. Maybe something will come of it. For now, I just can't be here...." The drooping of his shoulders and head disclosed his inner sense of resignation.
All were stunned into essentially silence in reaction to the drastic news. Concerned looks were exchanged between the two men, and Frederick took the lead. "Are you sure, Sunny?" He was met with repeated shakes of confirmation by the downward turned head. "Well.... Okay... I can respect your decision. Can we at least give you a ride home..?" The inquiry was met with denial from the near mute tanuki, still wearing his hospital scrubs in preference over the clothes he had been in when the accident happened. The awkward discomfort continued to rise as the canid kept those that loved him at a distance. Frederick cleared his throat, a self soothing gesture, before making his final request, "Okay, Sunny. Please stop by before you leave town, alright? We love you."
Barely murmured, Sunny breathlessly agreed to his friend's request, "Okay. I will. I love you guys too..." At this point, a mixture of emotions erupted in a group hug of the males. Sadness, discomfort, tension, awkwardness, fear, and love. The general tone of the shared moment was of deep sadness. Gregory and Frederick communicated with another look and slowly departed, uncertain of the next best action.
All that remained was Sunny, Rita, and the thick, palpable silent instant. The gorgeous, red eyed bird, with her feathers faintly fluffing in the wind, took initiative and grasped her former patient's hand. The contact captured the raccoon colored man's attention and surprisingly resulted in him meeting her eyes with his. Rita nervously met his gaze and guided him into facing her. With the repositioning completed and the two being face to face, the woman warmly asked, "Well... I guess you'll be heading out soon.. I know it hasn't been under good circumstances... But I've enjoyed our time together. And I know you lost...." The words were arrested before the sentence could proceed into the territory of the too painful. "Well.... Anyway. I'd like to see you again. No expectations, I just enjoyed my time with you... Whatever or however you wish."
The near miss was still noticed by the depressed patient, evoking yet another round of salty liquid being excreted down his face. Sunny noticed a pained and guilty expression in reaction to his flow of emotion. An action intended to comfort Rita was enacted in the form of a waving of the hand and gentle oscillating of the head. This was not denying her inquiry, but to convey that his current state wasn't a problem. Sunny squeezed the lightly greyish feathered hand and pulled the nurse into a strong hug. Weakness and some warmth characterized the tone as the tanuki's muzzle positioned near Rita's left ear hole and murmured, "If I ever come back around, I'll look you up. Thank you... For everything. You made things bearable, and I'll never forget that."
Rita felt herself decompress in a rush of relief to the fact that she hadn't caused unnecessary harm in someone she felt friendship with. Accidentally, words that were intended to remain thoughts slipped through the filter in a moment of absence, "I'll miss....." It was too late. Although the bird had caught the mistake partway through, it was still happening. Her voice shrank down in embarrassment, "you..... Ugh.. Sorry about that. We haven't known each other long and it's probably weird..." Her body flushed in sync with the crashing flood of self consciousness and Sunny was squeezed harder in a clear attempt to keep him in place so the hawk could seize a few extra seconds out of his sight. The continued contact was appreciated as a bonus.
The ensnared tanuki relaxed into the extended embrace, knowing precisely what was happening and allowing it to continue. The female hawk's hug was matched, causing a muted inhale of delight as Sunny shared one last piece, "I'll miss you too. I can see my cab coming... Wanna write down your info and I'll get a hold of you if I ever find myself back..?" His sweetheart of a nurse reluctantly tore herself away and promptly jotted down all of her information that could be utilized to contact her. The slip of paper was cautiously ripped from the notepad it had been residing in and gingerly slipped into the dark furred fingers of her friend.
Wheels squeaking as they slowed to a stop announced the bright green taxi cab's arrival, and caused the mutual wrap to come to it's conclusion. The conversation was left as it had ended, with nothing more being desired to add. Only a shared look of mostly sadness connected the two before Sunny turned around and slunk loosely into the vehicle, firmly grasping the note in his fist. Slamming the door shut and slumping down in the seat, the passenger left the hospital behind him on his terrifying and seemingly bleak future ahead of him.
True to his word, Sunny dropped by Frederick’s and Gregory’s place to say his goodbyes. The burning drive inside to escape everything that reminded him of his losses and sorrow compelled the young man to cut the interaction to the bare minimum. Thick fog obscuring the surrounding world felt suffocating, and the instinct to flee was given into. Sunny had given as sincere of a goodbye as he could in his current state before leaving and swinging by his house, which was now not intended to return to ever again, packed a duffel bag and a backpack. Hospital attire was shed and disposed of, bags were filled with clothes, important documents, electronic devices, and the house was left behind without a second glance.
The grieving Sunny had begun the despairing quest to escape or end his crushing heartache. All variations of transportation were utilized to traverse the world: seacraft, aircraft, cars, bicycles, hiking, and everything else. No time was allowed for much rest, the goal was distraction and escape. For three long years, the quest continued. Sunny briefly tried turning to alcohol and other drugs, but they only emphasized and exacerbated the vast void felt in his heart and soul. Meeting new people, attempting to connect with others, and seeking out other methods to alleviate the debilitating agony in his soul. The never-ending mission of destination after destination served only a minimal effect.
Coming to the end of the three years, Sunny found himself weary and at the end of his rope. The scene was in the middle of a vast desert, at his own personal campsite with nobody around for miles and an unobscured full moon as his sole companion. The campfire burned and crackled with heat and intensity intended to keep the chilling temperature of a the sun deprived terrain at bay. Though the chill nipped and swiped at the man, his fur was thick and warm enough to only be wearing an unzipped purple hoodie and a pair of black sweatpants. Moonlight reflected off of the small and cheap, yet trusty, red pickup purchased a mere two weeks prior to the current date. The canid of raccoonish appearance sat frowning with a deep expression of depression near the source of warmth smoking a cigarette, a habit which he had picked back up almost immediately after being discharged from the hospital following his coma and recovery.
A sudden flashback invaded the mind of the lone wanderer as he took another drag of harmful smoke into his lungs and released it. Rita. Her gorgeous form, intimidating yet compassionate scarlet eyes, the days they spent together in attempts at comfort. And then... Guilt. Guilt ripped through his soul and tore the momentary recollection to bits. Questions bubbled up into the startled consciousness. Sunny felt further torment and pulled his knees against his chest, lowering his head into them as the barrage began. "Rita? Really? Seems like you forgot your wife pretty quickly, huh? And you miss your pretty little nurse, don't you? You're pathetic. Catherine deserved better than you and you know it. You're the reason she's DEAD."
The last sentence conjured the sensation of a red hot knife carving through his heart, a completely realistic feeling, and the tanuki flashed with unbearable pain, infinitely deep despair, and existential fear constricted his breathing. Though there was nothing but empty space as far as he could see, Sunny experienced a claustrophobic feeling and uncontrollably popped up screaming, "MAKE IT STOP!!!!! PLEASE STOP! I CAN'T DO THIS!!! I...." then all strength faded away and the man's body collapsed down to his knees. The waterworks began again, flowing freely and sobbed with every single cell in his body resonating the sadness saturating it all. After several minutes of consistent release, the compulsion to complete his venting to nobody took him, whimpering, "I'm done... I can’t do this anymore... nothing is working... I give up... I'm sorry Catherine... Jeremy... Frederick... Gregory... I tried..."
Absolutely broken and surrendered, Sunny took a few deep breaths as he wrapped his mind around what giving up truly entailed. With his facial fur saturated in tears, the isolated tanuki's muzzle angled upward toward the empty night sky enabling the giant white disk to receive his attention. While consuming the fine details of the moon, with all of it's craters and valleys, for just the slightest of instants the extraterrestrial sphere flashed a dark crimson. It had returned, if it had ever actually changed, to it's natural color. Vigorous shaking of his head was enacted instinctually to hopefully clear his vision of what may have been a hallucination.
After blinking over the azure windows to his soul, Sunny sat in silent contemplation. Abruptly, his senses seemed to temporarily go offline, left in a vacuum until his system reset. Returning in a state of shock, the widower was paralyzed in fear and shock as the air around his campsite sparked with what seemed like black and red lightning chains and all of the terrain beyond his immediate encampment vanished into an abyss. Survival mode activated, releasing adrenaline and kicking his freeze response into gear while the muscle within his chest pounded relentlessly. Respiration accelerated into a heated pant and his eyes darted rapidly over every inch of the observable desert floor and over all of his belongings, seeking out whatever impending threat lie in wait.
Time advanced in a manner that was undetectable with the distinct lack of surroundings. Within the temporal pause came a tremendous roaring sound that accompanied by a massive flare of the flame nearby. The brightness provoked Sunny to shield his eyes with his left arm and he fell backward onto his rump in a terrified and defensive position. Checking the light level below the arm ahead of him revealed that the inferno had died down so his appendage was lowered so as to remove the obstruction of his sight. The scene playing out before him horrified the canid as a translucent figure had emerged from the explosive flare, making a path directly towards the immobilized Sunny.
The being phased into a completely solid state with each step forward making no noise, an unsettling observation. Having taken it's full shape at the feet of the huddled canid, it appeared to be an equine species. It's longer, black mane flowed and floated seemingly with little gravity. The bright red irises locked onto Sunny and what appeared to be amusement was fully on display for the frozen man to study and read. Their attire took the shape of something resembling a kimono was primarily black and was short enough for the hooves at the ends of the muscular legs. A small outward snort preceeded the clearly male stranger's flamboyant initial remark.
"Ahhh... Hello there. Apologies for the startle. I happen to adore making dramatic entrances!" The absence of response from a still panting lonesome inhabitant led to the magical entity continuing the, so far, one sided engagement, "Calm down, gorgeous. I'm not gonna hurt you. I've come here to offer you a better life, including a special surprise you'll love. But! I need you to chill out and talk with me. Okay?" The grey coated horse dropped down to the ground and proceeded to fold his legs crossed and assumed a relaxed expression of immeasurable interest regarding the 28 year old nuki.
With space to process the situation and becoming more confident in the lack of ill intent or danger, Sunny reigned in his breathing and utilized the continued allowance to center himself. Sniffling leftover liquid that had occupied his nasal passages and clearing his throat, he meekly vocalized, "I uhh.... Hi.. No.. No problem. It.. Kinda scared me. Sorry... "
A delighted, low whinny was accompanied by a brilliant grin transforming into an almost compassionate tone, "Ohhh, nothing to fret over! I understand how such a performance appears to mortals. Mmmm, now. There's always questions, and I'd like to get them over with. Go ahead! Fire away."
Apparently in a safe scenario, and remembering his previous desire to end his life, Sunny relaxed and contemplated what might be worth inquiring into. Another sniffle and wiping his bandit masked face with both forearms prepared the tanuki to blurt out, "Are... Are you a d..demon..?" Irritated eye rolling shocked his system and initiating disarming behavior. "So sorry.... I didn't mean.. You get that all the time... don't you..? What's your name..?"
The black maned supernatural equine huffed out a blustery sigh, "I apologize for that. I'm not sure why, but it deeply bugs me. Not your fault. Yes, I'm a demon. My name is Jack. Not what most would expect of a demon name, but that's what it is. Heh. Alright, next." Jack attempted to hide his impatience as he twirled his right hand, spotted with brown and black, in a fashion indicating to speed up and continue.
Suspending the hopelessness and becoming enthralled with the mystical experience contained within the area possibly outside of time and space, Sunny adjusted himself to mirror the position his company was in. Scrambling for anything he wished to ask, the tanuki's maw opened, "I.... I can’t think of anything.. You said something about a better life..? I can't see that happening... I lost my family and.... I can't go on this way.."
The grin on Jack's long face widened, unable to disguise his lack of care for the troubles of the suffering mortal, "Ohh, Sunny. Yes, I know your name. I've studied you a bit. I know what... who you lost. Jeremy. Catherine. Brother and wife. My offer to you is: What if I could ease your pain of the loss to something more bearable? I can't erase it, that's far beyond me. But! I can lower it to a reasonable level."
Sapphire like eyes beamed back at him in wonder and intrigue, providing Jack with knowing that he had Sunny on the hook. The demonic horse's voice became almost melodic and hypnotizing to drive the deal home with the cherry on top, "And the extra special treat I will throw in, should you agree to the terms, is that I will open up a portal to the afterlife. It will gather the souls of your lost loved ones, and you will be able to see them one last time and say your proper goodbyes. This is the entirety of my offer. How does that sound?" The hunger the otherworldly entity felt was suppressed under a confident mask of faux empathy.
Sunny’s desperation clouded over the rational and attentive part of his brain, and desire to actualize the offer discarded the fine details the strange being exhibited that could have betrayed the insincerity within. Considering he had been contemplating ending his life and was now faced with the opportunity to see his brother and wife, plus feel less pain to return to a normal life, it seemed a no brainer. Relief of a degree which he had never experienced before, Sunny trembled as words fell automatically from his maw, "Yes! Jack, please.... What must I do? I *have* to have this..."
Jack reveled in the excitement and absolute willingness, it actually caused euphoric pleasure to surge through his entire body as he eased closer to sealing the deal. The air surrounding the equine sparked with heightened ferocity while his sleek black mane and kimono flapped strongly in an absent wind. "My sweet Sunny.. The only thing you must do to receive my offering... Is to become like me. Join me and my demon kin. Free yourself of your pain and from the shackles of mortality. See your beloved Catherine, your brother Jeremy." Intently drinking in the changes in Sunny as the grieving widower battled within himself, ultimately exhibiting signs in favor of acceptance. Nearly salivating, Jack struggled to reign in the more malicious expressions trying to wriggle free while awaiting the near certain answer.
Groaning under the crushing pressure of debating himself in an incomprehensible situation and opportunity, Sunny settled on a nervous resolution. "I... I'll do it. I need to. Umm.... Am I like... required to do bad things... be evil...? I don't think that would be worth it...." Concern softened his features into pain as it was realized that maybe this offer would have to be rejected, and this would all just be a tease of hope.
A grey hand, blotched with brown and black, stretched out and planted onto the deflating canid for reassurance and comfort. Jack's melodic voice flowed forth with a hint of ridicule directed at the kindhearted reservations, "No, no. No malicious acts are required. You may use your powers for the benefit or detriment of others. You remain in possession of free will. So.... Do we have a deal? Hmm?" Jack's hand slid down the tanuki's sleek furred chest in an almost erotic fashion prior to pulling away and positioning into a handshake offering.
After much trepidation and with this new reassuring elaboration, Sunny’s desire to once again meet his loved ones overrode the doubt possessed within. Their hands met in the center space and gripped tightly, making a single up and down shake. "Yes. We have a deal. What now...?" Again, uncertainty in sync with a growing fear flourished and left the mortal waiting in this tiny patch of sand covered land outside of time.
Jack was already riding a high, which was still distant from the maximum peak. The lids of his eyes drooped just slightly in an almost narcotic manner but widened once more in order to start and finish the ritual. The horse's arm lit up and coursed with glowing red sigils and geometric designs, spreading down over his hand and transferring into Sunny’s. With his part essentially completed, the demon only had to keep a tight grip to prevent an interruption in the mystical rite. Nearly slurred, a caution was provided to the other party, "Hang on tight Sunny. It's gonna hurt.."
Wholly confused by the strange provided information, Sunny made no effort to brace himself in advance of whatever Jack was mumbling about. Merely awaiting the transaction to be completed, the tanuki looked puzzled and felt disheartened in the absence of noticeable changes. Out of nowhere, an indescribable pain exploded through somewhere. It wasn't quite in his body, though there was all encompassing agony in every individual cell in his corporeal being. The true torment resided within Sunny’s soul, which had never been sensed before, but now what felt like a white hot needle pierced through the intangible material. A thread of absolute blackness was sewn into the essence of the canid’s spirit, stitching in some dark design that felt very much like a brand.
Otherworldly anguish that terrified Sunny to the core overloaded the tanuki, leading to full-blown convulsions, and screams that tore at the throat of the wanderer. Throughout this deathlike experience, the two men's hands remained tightly sealed, largely due to Jack's muscular arms of unnatural strength. For several minutes, which stretched into an eternity, this process continued. Eventually the shaking and screaming decreased incrementally until Sunny lay flat on the grainy ground, infrequently twitching as though electrocuted.
A silent recovery period of nearly a quarter of an hour transpired, with the recently battered canid processing faintly breathing through open muzzle with his flat tongue lolled out the side. Pain expressed through an achy groan developed into weakened speech, "Uumnngghh...ff.. What... the fuck was that...?" Sunny sensed that something was wildly different, not only spiritually but physically as well. Still sapped of all strength, the only motion capable of being enacted was to roll his head to the side to locate the demonic visitor.
Jack, extremely high on the mystical power obtained by sealing the deal, dropped his sedated gaze onto the campsite's host, enthusiastically admiring the fruits of his work. Assessing up and down the body of the male lying supine on the ground. The legs had become much more feral in appearance, hands had shifted to be somewhat more lean and sharp, thick fur became primarily black, except for his muzzle and up to the top of his head, all of which remained light tan and resembled a skull. Upon the opening of eyes, it was revealed that the once beautiful blue eyes had been corrupted and diluted with red, mixing into a shimmering violet color.
Unable to hold back, Jack chuckled out loud and transitioned into an explanation for the world shaking event that had happened, "Ah, I suppose I didn't give much of a heads up, did I? Hehheh! Well! That was you bonding your soul to the underworld. A few alterations were made, a natural effect of every demon deal, but the hard part is over. Now, how about we get to my half of the bargain, eh?? Here." The equine demon concentrated on pushing a flood of energy into Sunny to restore him to a more functional state.
The residual physical suffering was repelled by the influx of generous healing magic and Sunny shot up from above the waist where he sat and studied, wide eyed, the physical changes of his form. In a strange way, the alterations were easily accepted in anticipation of seeing his deceased wife and brother. Popping up onto his unsteady new paws, a minute was taken to adapt to a new method of operation. Having wobbled about for a bit, he was unaware that his companion had risen and was currently waiting with impatience. Sunny startled when strong, firm hands grasped his shoulders and whipped his body around in order to face each other.
Jack wished to get this interaction over with, so the tanuki's newly colored eyes were drawn upward to meet those of the taller demonic being who tried to move things along, "Come on. Catherine and Jeremy are available whenever you'd like. I'm sure you'd prefer sooner, right? I'll get ready." The equine man noiselessly stepped a couple of meters away in preparation for the act that most would consider to be impossible.
Hope warmed Sunny and the heart beating in his chest thumped rapidly in reaction to the reminder of the true reason for this entire exchange. Attention was forced back into the present moment and the eager canid wagged his tail vigorously where he stood, unsure of where he was supposed to be or what he should be doing. Nervous with anticipation, Sunny’s voice squeaked and trembled, "Yes, please!! What do I do??!" The wagging of the incredibly fluffy tail attached to him remained at it's pace and a heart melting smile beamed from his face.
A simple waving gesture beckoned for the freshly corrupted tanuki, who was feeling infinitely better about living life from this point on, to stand nearby. Focusing on the ritual that had already commenced, Jack grumbled, "Right here. I'm gonna open the portal and you'll have maybe a minute. That's all I'll manage." The recently mortal man made his proximity known in the form of a gentle tap on the underworldly horse's back. Strong snorts of tremendous effort signified the beginning of the true ritual, and in minimal time the silent space filled wish a powerful rushing and slight tearing sound. A new source of light flooded the reality severed patch of desert as a basically 2 dimensional ethereal disc materialized out of thin air. "Here they come! Be ready!" Jack huffed and grunted as the muscles in his arms rippled as they strained to hold in the precise stance required to keep the brilliant blue vortex open.
Within the illuminating gateway hovering above the sandy desert floor two figures surfaced from the area beyond the edges of the swirling circle. Sunny knew automatically what must follow and stepped up within a couple of feet of the supernatural portal in wait for the image to clarify and focus on the bewildered and confused entities. Rather shortly after becoming visible, Sunny’s red panda wife, Catherine and his brother, Jeremy came into a crystal clear HD image.
The breath became trapped in the speechless tanuki and he dropped down onto his knees in disbelief and emotional turmoil. His two loves ones, with their eyelids pulled all the way open, were clearly working on overdrive to process the outlandish scene and familiar figure appearing through a terrifying portal that had ripped open in front of them. Upon opening his muzzle, Sunny gasped and then frailly murmured, "C..Catherine..? Jeremy...?" With eyes watering, the surviving member studied the other two as their eyes lit up and they shared a moment of silent communication before returning their respective gazes back to the collapsed family member.