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"C'mon, you two. We don't have all day."

I pushed the front door aside and kept it open for the two younger canines. My gaze never left Kyel's face as I chuckled, seeing his muzzle hang open in shock. The shepherd stood aback, staring in awe at the intricate design of our living room. Other than the gaping crack in our wall, everything seemed perfect, as though every angle was calculated to the finest precision. Marble tile floor paved its way up to the ascending stairway that led to the second level. The oak wooden steps glistened with recently placed polish and gleamed like fresh timber. The walls were adorned with various family photos, usually of Rez and me, bordered with golden pleated frames.

"Y-You live here?" Kyel murmured.

I smirked and nodded in response to the question. If the sheppie was this amazed by the living room, I couldn't wait to show him Restrif's bedroom. The kid kept his room so neat that the room functioned as an art exhibit rather than a place to sleep. But with Kyel sleeping over more often, I highly doubted that room would stay that neat forever. With two hormonally charged canines sleeping in the same bedroom, it wouldn't surprise me the things that the two were planning to do together.

Although... that would explain the receipt for ten packs of condoms that I found in the trashcan the other night.

"Wow, Rez. I didn't know your house was this big," Kyel said. His gaze drifted across the room and finally stopped at the large flaw in the Victorian paradise. He sent me an inquisitive look, and I blushed, feeling a little guilty. "W-What's that?"

Rez chuckled. "That's what the impression of a lamp looks like against the wall." He shared a knowing glance with me, and I rolled my eyes back at him. It was totally not my fault. Restrif should know not to piss me off, even if throwing metallic objects at him was a bit over the top.

"Don't give me that look," I said, playfully nudging my brother to the side. I laughed when he tried to do the same and failed. "You deserved it, and you know it."

The young wolf growled. "Oh please. It's not like you're a complete saint either," he retorted. Rez folded his arms against his chest and pouted. From behind him, I could see Kyel smirking subtly, as he encroached on his new boyfriend. The soccer player pounced, and I watched, amused, as both canines fell to the ground. Rez yelped and gave an annoyed look, but he couldn't resist a smile when he felt Kyel snuggle up against his neck.

"You're so cute when you're upset," he murmured, breathing in Restrif's scent deeply. Rez grinned slightly, feeling Kyel shiver against him as they lay on the cold tile floor. I couldn't help but melt inside as my brother wrapped his arms around his mate in a warm embrace, allowing Kyel's muscle spasms to come to a stop.

"Feeling better?" Restrif whispered, bringing a paw to caress the other's cheek. Kyel nodded, murring against the heated contact against his face.

"Much."

It seemed like a crime to break the two apart, so I just observed, satisfied, as the two reveled in their love on the tile floor. I may not have the most observant eyes, but seeing the light in Restrif's expression, I just knew that my brother had never been so happy like this in his life. I knew that our parents would find out eventually; with a secret like this, it was going to be hard keeping it locked inside the closet. Whatever the circumstances, as long as Kyel made my little brother smile, I would support the two as best as I could. They were cute together anyway. It's just a shame that I haven't found the same happiness yet.

"You wanna join in?"

I shook my head in a daze; I hoped that I didn't just hear what I thought I did. "Please don't tell me you just asked me that..."

My brother winked suggestively. "You've been staring at as cuddle for quite a while," he said, a claw trailing down Kyel's back, making him moan. "We couldn't help but wonder if you were interested or not."

Leave it to my brother to turn a romantic moment into a sexual context.

"God, you guys are disgusting," I groaned. I mean, really? An incestuous orgy with my brother and his boyfriend?

Restrif laughed. "Nah, just really, really horny." Kyel giggled along with him, and I shook my head with a sigh.

"Really funny. Now get up before Tomal catches you." I wasn't a prude in the least; by all means, if I had my way, I would have let them screw each other senseless from dawn until dusk and vice versa. But if Dad caught the two of them 'sharing body heat' on his precious tile floors, Rez's punishment would be way out of my hands. Tomal's never been explicit about his views on homosexuality, almost to the point where he could have been a secret closet case and it wouldn't have been all too shocking, but the wolf made it quite clear several times that if anyone dropped a single hair on his perfectly carved, marble flooring, there would be several Hells to pay. And yet, I've wondered if it was actually possible to be tortured for an eternity more than once.

Still, I was quite sure that Restrif didn't want to expose his relationship with Kyel any time so soon. Even the gossip group at school hadn't mentioned a single word of the two being together. With that much of an impressive accomplishment already, I highly doubted that either wanted Tomal to find out about their bond as a consequence of their rising libidos.

Rez gave me a quick nod in understanding and helped his boyfriend onto his feet. The relief that I felt quickly deflated when I noticed the bulges in both canines' pants. I sighed.

"Fine, you can do it in my room," I muttered. I knew that my brother would ask anyway; his room was just too stockpiled with books for the two to have the proper amount of space to have... fun.

The two grinned happily and gave a hurried response of gratitude before heading up the stairs. With a groan, I turned towards the kitchen where Tomal would probably be.

To be honest, I just hoped they didn't make too much of a mess.

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"... Don't talk to me."

I was pissed to no end at my brother. It was a miracle that I hadn't crashed into anything with my car yet.

"I said I was sorry!" Rez whined. "Can't you forgive me?"

"Ha. I'll forgive you when you turn straight," I shot back.

My little brother whimpered softly, his ears drooping at the rough scolding I gave him. "You're so cruel..."

I stepped on the brakes in front of the stop sign at the intersection before the school and turned to face Restrif. "You're such a hypocrite."

That was going to be the last time I let two horny canines fuck in my bedroom. One would think that while 'consummating each other's love' in another person's bed, he'd at least have the decency to clean up after their mess, especially when someone like Restrif was involved. Jumping onto a warm, sticky mattress isn't exactly as sexy as it sounds. Try lying down on a couch slickened with melted butter. The liquid sticks to the fur, and it feels like sinking into a large vat of semi-solid glue.

The worst part was... the musky scent of a wolf and German shepherd mating hadn't quite left the room yet. So as I lay there on the cum-doused bed sheets, I couldn't help but be completely turned on. I could have just marched down to Restrif's room and barked obscenities that would make the horniest homosexual clench his ass shut in fear, but the work that involved, the physical motion of getting out from underneath my blankets and walking down the corridor and into Rez's personal space, was just too strenuous for my liking.

So as pleasant as it sounds, I woke up smelling like I just came out of one of Las Vegas's whorehouses. The guilty expression on Rez's face this morning just incited my anger. If he had enough energy to apologize the ninety-seven times that he did that morning, then he should have at least been able to replace my bed with new sheets. Taking an hour and a half shower to scrub out the scent was not my idea of starting the day. And no, being 'drunk on the ecstasy of a post-orgasm' does not justify my suffering as an excuse.

"You keep insisting it's torture, but we both know that you liked it. Just admit it. The idea that your brother and his boyfriend had sex on your bed was the dirtiest guilty pleasure you've ever had in your life."

"Just shut up. I never asked you," I replied. That didn't stop the surging of blood to my white-furred cheeks. Great. Even my subconscious could make me blush. If my brother noticed anything, he didn't say a word. Assuming the mutual silence between us would remain that way for a while, I made a right turn at the intersection, made a few more twists of the wheel, and pulled up into the school parking lot. As I unbuckled my seatbelt, Restrif spoke once more, his eyes facing the car floor in what seemed to be... embarrassment?

"It was my idea," Rez whispered. I didn't quite hear him, so I flexed one ear up into the air to indicate my confusion. My brother fidgeted with the edge of his polo shirt, before turning to meet my gaze hesitantly.

"I purposely didn't clean up," the wolf muttered. "I was the one responsible for leaving it like that. Kyel was entirely against the whole idea, but I thought it w--"

"Wait, what?" I interrupted. "You did it on purpose?"

"W-Well yeah. I mean, it seemed..." he paused and looked away.

I smirked. "This ought to be good. So you thought what? That I'd enjoy lying in my brother's spooge?"

Rez shook his head, a soft, yet wistful smile on his lips. "No, not that." The way he said that, the gentle, comforting tone he used, bothered me somewhat. I looked out the window, the transparent glass offering a faded reflection of my worried expression.

As much as I loved mysteries, the anticipation was consuming me. If jealousy was the green-eyed monster fueled by illogical rage, then eagerness was the blue-eyed wolf keeping me in rising suspense. "Just say it, pup." Turning to face the grey lupine, I folded my arms against my chest. "I'm listenin'."

Restrif closed his eyes and sighed heavily. "Do you promise you won't get mad?"

"Didn't you listen to me yesterday?" I asked, chuckling at my brother's seriousness. As hard as he tried to pull of the Sherlock Holmes persona, I couldn't help but laugh when he tried. "I could never get mad with you. Irritated? Yes. Angry? Hell no." I brought a claw to gently stroke the groove between his neck and collarbone and grinned deviously when Rez whimpered in pleasure. "Besides, I could always tell Kyel about your weak spot."

"P-Please don't," he stuttered, a brilliant scarlet red visible beneath his cheek fur.

"Are you sure?" I teased, continuing to brush the claw tip over the area in smooth circles and listening to my brother whine. "Kyel would love to have this knowledge when you guys are in bed..." I pressed the spot harder and enjoyed hearing the loud gasp from the small wolf. "Together," I whispered.

"I... I... *whine* oh, G-God, Kager, d-don't stop." Not much for argument now, was he?

I had discovered this magical 'spot' of his when we were wrestling a few years back. My paw had brushed against his neck while trying to gain leverage over the clever lupine and became shocked when the pup had came in his cotton shorts. I had never seen my brother so embarrassed or so aroused in my entire life. With such an advantage over Rez, one would think I would have abused it to my heart's desires, but I couldn't. Not when Restrif started to cry after I had made my recent breakthrough.

He hated feeling weak, only further increased because of his 'height-deficiency.' The idea that someone could subdue him with just the simple graze of a finger worried him tremendously, and honestly, I feared for his safety as well. Sure, rape shouldn't be the immediate worry in every person's mind, but with Rez, a forced sexual encounter might as well have been consensual if his assaulter managed to find the right spot.

But in this instance, where I needed to vent my frustration out on my brother without harming him directly, I found this method quite as effective. I slid my finger upwards and behind his ear and scratched it lightly.

"H-Hey, I'm no dog," he complained. I laughed, grinning at my newest form of entertainment, and retreated my hand from his person. Unlike the sensitive portion of his neck, the area behind his ear didn't offer the same spine-tingling pleasures for my little brother. I just loved teasing him whenever moments like these occurred.

"Sorry Restrif," I apologized, chuckling simultaneously. "You're so cute when you do that."

Rez made his 'puppy pout' face again, yet after spending so many years with the kid, I could always tell when he was being serious or not.

Specific habits, unique sets of movements. Those were the kind of details that made it easy to decipher lies from truth. If I weren't so busy with football, I probably would have taken psychology courses at my school. I was no detective with a degree in criminology or anything like that, but I was pretty damn close to it. "Rez, your ear is twitching."

"Dammit!" he cried out, placing his paws to hide his ears. I smirked, pointing out the large blush on his cheeks.

"You are such a bad liar, Rez."

"Oh yeah? At least I have a bigger dick."

"You're a bigger asshole too."

"At least I can screw an asshole. What can you do with that Napoleon cock?"

"Poke your eyes out with it."

Rez burst out laughing. "Seriously? I haven't heard such a terrible comeback from you in years." He wrapped his arms around me for a quick hug, and I reciprocated. We shared that quiet moment in our car together before separating with light hearts. "I'm glad you're my brother," he said.

"Same." I placed my muzzle against his and nuzzled him softly. "With that taken cared of, you could tell me what you were thinking about a couple of minutes ago."

Restrif sighed halfheartedly. "I was hoping that you had forgotten about that."

"Nope," I responded, winking at my brother cheerfully. "You may be smarter than me, but I'm not that dumb."

"I know that! It's just..." The wolf was silent for a moment. He looked up and met my stern glare. "Okay, okay. I'll tell you, sheesh..." he said, raising his paws up in a placating manner. I nodded to urge him to continue.

"Anytime now. I'm w--"

"I spoke with Noah," he blurted out, interrupting me in mid-speech. "Well... more like Noah spoke with me, really."

I tilted my head in confusion. "So... that's it? What's so bad about speaking with him? Other than the potential loss of brain cells, I don't see why you needed to be so shy about it."

Rez rolled his eyes. "You don't get it, do you? We were talking together. Talking about you and a certain someone."

That's when things clicked into place. My eyes widened in shock, and I found it hard to breathe. I was going to tell my brother about him eventually, but I didn't think I would have to do it so soon. The kiss that never happened, the mere possibility had echoed in my mind like the tunes from the piano organ during the opening prayers at my church. Now that the subject was being brought up so soon, I had no time to organize my thoughts. My husky subconscious was busy reassembling the aftermath of Rez's new line of questioning.

For now, I was just in a panic mode. My mouth was hanging open, my voice on the verge of eliciting a few words, before wavering out of hesitation. I truly had no clue about what I should say in the recent turnabout of events. Hell, what do you even do in a situation like this? All I could manage was to turn my head away and grip the steering wheel of the car tightly. The gearshift was only a few inches away. Ramming into the side of the brick building of our school would make a quick end to this conversation.

All I would have to do was shift into drive and...

"Kager?" Rez brought a paw to rest on my shaking arm.

"Y-Yes?" I whispered.

"Are you g--"

"Don't say it!" I shouted, making the lupine recoil in surprise. "I know what you're going to ask, and no, I'm not." Maybe something cracked inside of me, but I was yelling now. I couldn't help it. Secretly, I was afraid, afraid of how I would answer, afraid of my feelings for Fahrin. I was afraid of learning the truth. I would stand by how I thought before, that yesterday was simply a mistake.

Nothing more, nothing less.

"You know Kager, I think you're overreacting a bit. Just because you're gay, doesn't mea--"

"Shut up, Rez! You don't understand anything!" I roared, unbuckling my seatbelt and forcing open the car door. "I'm not like you! And I will never be like you!" My anger was rising once more, and despite the promise I made to myself, I knew I was hurting Restrif inside as well. I would regret my actions later on, but I had to let my brother understand then and now that I couldn't tolerate it anymore. This monster, these whispering doubts, I couldn't let them run free in my mind, and with the constant pestering from Noah and Rez, the gates keeping them back were slowly weakening.

"Kager..."

I shook my head. "No, Rez. Just leave me alone." My back turned to head to my first class, and I slowly began to walk away. My brother fell silent.

"You're such a coward."

Huh?

I pivoted in my spot and faced Restrif once more. "What? What did you--?"

"I said that you're a coward," he repeated, a glare in his sapphire eyes. "You're just afraid, aren't you? You think that the world's going to end just because you're gay, but guess what bro, the planet's not going to erupt into flames because of you, okay?" He stepped out from my car and pointed a finger at me. "You're not that important. No one's going to care that you're in love with another male," he snorted. "And from the way Noah described it, that Fahrin kid is probably in love with you too." Rez took a couple of steps forward until we were within arm distance. "Everyone could give a damn about who you lo--"

"You still don't understand, do you?" I growled, allowing my lips to roll up into a snarl. "We're completely different, you and I."

"So?" the wolf questioned, barking back at me. "What does that have to do with being queer?"

I choked back a laugh. He was completely clueless, wasn't he? "Tell me, Rez. What do you think is your best quality?"

"W-What?"

I roared at him once more. "Answer the fucking question! What's the best thing about you?!"

He whined softly. "I... I don't know. My kindness?"

"Are you an idiot?! Kindness isn't going to get you a job or a house!" I jabbed him in the forehead with a finger. "Your brain, dumbass. You're intelligence! The grey matter locked up in that skull of yours!"

"I still don't get why--"

"What am I good at?" I interjected.

"You're good at sports... but--"

"Now tell me Restrif," I said, not even attempting to hide the bitterness in my tone. "How many homosexual professional athletes do you say parading around the news?"

He had to think about that one. "Err, one or two? But they're not really that famous..." I grunted, forcing him to rethink those last few words he said. "Oh..."

"So now you get it, do you? I can't be gay, can I?" I pat him on the shoulder. "You'll end up being the doctor that cures cancer, and where will I be? I would be the gay football-playing brother who never really accomplished anything." My brother looked at me sadly, and I knew he understood where I was going with this. "Which is why, even if Fahrin was in love with me... I could never love him back," I finished wistfully.

"But... Couldn't you... I mean..." Rez's lack of an argument made it clear who the winner of this fierce debate was. Yet, to tell the truth, I wanted Restrif to say something, to make a point that I couldn't deny. But all that was left on that fall morning was the gentle susurration of the cool winds of August. Not a single word left the wolf's mouth, so I turned once more, my back towards Rez, as I headed to my chemistry class once more, where I would inevitably meet up with Fahrin, the source of all my problems.

Maybe it was how I had left my brother stranded in the middle of the school parking lot, or possibly how loud I had screamed at him to get my point across. Either way, I found some guilt stockpiling inside me.

The moment I reached up the stone steps leading to the building's second floor, I paused for a few seconds. Fahrin would be up there, no doubt. What would I say? Should I pretend that yesterday had never happened?

"Are you deluding yourself? You almost kissed him! Who the hell would forget that?"

"Then what do you think I should do?" I asked. By then, I was already on the last few steps of the staircase and headed to the left towards my science class.

"Just don't bring it up. Wait for him to say something and watch his choice of words."

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I groaned and slapped my forehead with my palm. "And what's that going to do?"

The husky grinned evilly. "If he says 'kiss,' it means that he's interested but shy about it. After all, that means he's been thinking about what could have happened if the bell hadn't rung. If he purposely tries to avoid the word or disregards the event in general, well, you might want to learn how to make better choices in men." The dog gave a devious smirk. "Not that Fahrin's lacking in any department. Smart, muscular, and most likely with a large cock to--"

_ _

"I get it, I get it..." I said, silencing the voice with a few words of my own. The nude image of a specific ebony-furred lupine arose in my mind, and I cursed at my resulting arousal. I couldn't help it. Although I hadn't seen much of the wolf's body, my imagination could fill in the blanks.

A defined chest, not too solid but not flabby either, led to the soft, yet slightly firm muscles of Fahrin's abdomen. They weren't all that noticeable, but it didn't detract from the overall mental picture of him. In fact, I thought it made him seem... cuter. How big of a wolfhood he had on him though remained a mystery. Despite the blurred area in my sexual fantasy, I couldn't help but find the lupine extremely attractive. He had a developing build, which would only get larger from then on, and a nicely shaped muzzle with tender lips. In this representation of him, Fahrin's arms were sheltering his naked body out of embarrassment, a faint blush on the wolf's cheeks, and I nearly moaned at the sight.

He looked so perfect, from the fine black wisps of his tail to the furry pointed tips of his ears. I paid special attention to fake-Fahrin's taut ass, his tail curving around the crevice between the two cheeks to cover his throbbing (at least I thought it was) erection. My mouth nearly leaked with drool at the idea of just pushing away the furry appendage and wrapping my lips around that hot, musky c--

"Um, Kager? How long will you just be standing there?"

I shook my head, my ears twitching at the recognizable voice. "You..." I muttered. The owner of the voice gave me a confused expression, which quickly turned into one of pain when I grabbed him by the throat and pushed him against the lockers. "I can't believe you told my brother!"

Noah gasped, pulling on my arm to signal me to let go. The logical side of me protested, arguing that the fox couldn't speak, let alone breathe. How could I expect an explanation from a choking vulpine? The other, more angered aspect wanted to let him suffocate. He was the cause for one more dispute between my brother and me, and I had enough of his teasing.

He was lucky that the 'rational' Kager won over.

I let him go and allowed him sufficient room to breathe. Only after a few minutes of him wheezing and coughing, which really wore down my patience, did he finally speak.

"Dude, what the hell? I was just trying to help..."

"Help?! My brother and I were ready to tear each other's face apart this morning because of you!" I folded my arms against my chest and sent Noah a withering look. He still kept that snarky expression on his face though.

"Ha, you mean you were ready to tear your brother's face apart," Noah corrected. "I spoke with your brother after you guys got out of the car. He knew you were going to react like this." He pushed me back a little and wrapped an arm around my neck. Sending me one of his characteristic arrogant grins, he dragged me along down the hallway.

"What do you mean by that?" I asked.

"Oh, nothing," the fox answered with an innocent smile. "Just letting nature take its course. You'd be surprised what planting a single idea in your mind can do."

"Damn, Rez and Noah got you good." The husky scratched his chin in amazement.

What did he mean by that? I wondered how unfair it was that my subconscious could figure things out better than I could. As Noah led me to the chemistry room where Dr. Elan was waiting, he whispered softly into my ear.

"You were thinking about Fahrin in the hallway, weren't you?" he said beneath his breath. Immediately my cheeks flared up, and I turned away from the laughing vulpine. "And from your reaction, I can assume that they weren't the purest of thoughts either." Noah's hand reached for the door, but before he turned the knob, he gave me a genuine smile. It wasn't one of those I'm-better-and-you-know-it kinds of gestures but rather one frequent between true friends.

"W-Why are you looking at me like that?"

Noah chuckled. "Just admiring is all." He opened the door and pushed me inside along with him. As I stumbled forward, I met the gaze of a certain black wolf with verdant-green eyes. The only two thoughts I could recall at that moment were my mental-stripping of Fahrin's clothing and the couple of words that Noah had said while the two of us were in the hallway.

You'd be surprised what planting a single idea in your mind can do.

The loss of breath when I set my sights on the young wolf only furthered my conclusion on the point.

"Understand it now, do you?" my inner-husky asked.

_ _

Yeah, I understood it loud and clear. My brother didn't need to convince me to turn gay... he only needed to embed the notion in my head. I guess he knew that I would cultivate the idea and let it grow on its own. So that was what this morning's argument was about...

He placed the trap, and I fell into its clutches.

I could feel the slight attraction towards Fahrin as soon as I entered the room. Some force, may it be love or sexual desire, drew me towards him and blocked the other individuals in the room. It was as though a single beam of light singled him out from the crowd, and only he was left visible in a world of darkness.

Stealing a few steps forward, I steeled up my nerves to offer a polite "hello" to the beautiful lupine. I swear I saw Noah giving a thumbs-up in the background to my horror. Only, when I looked, the fox looked out the window and whistled a non-recognizable tune. What a terrible actor.

"H-Hey, Kager."

There was that stutter again, that cute error in speech that tugged at my heartstrings. The fear of falling in love with him returned once more, but I managed to suppress it to a dull ache in the back of my mind. It was getting tiring to deny the same mantra over and over again. This entire morning was just one gigantic Hell of mental exhaustion, and I was too tired to argue with the flashing alarm signals firing off every time another male touched me. If I was gay, no one had to know. And if I wasn't, then all the better.

I slumped into my seat beside Fahrin and offered a paw for him to shake. He smiled politely, albeit somewhat shyly, and faced his backpack to gather some notebooks out. As Noah headed to his desk in the back of the room, he leant down to whisper a few words in my ear.

"He's looking pretty sad. Why don't you cheer him up or something?"

Before I could respond, he had left my side for his chair beside one of the female tigers that had slapped my ass the other day. I'm guessing he hooked up with her again after dumping his last girlfriend. I wouldn't be surprised if he was dating both of them at once.

His last question didn't escape my mind, however. On closer inspection, I noticed that despite the smile that he wore on his face, his eyes had a tinge of sadness to them. They didn't hold their usual brightness, a brilliant luminous shine that made my heart pump faster. Not that they were any less attractive either.

"You heard the fox. Cheer him up," the husky urged.

"And how do you suppose I do that?"

My subconscious sighed. "I thought your brother made it pretty clear this morning." Observing my unchanged confusion, he groaned. "Fahrin has a crush on you. Just ask him out."

What?!

"I can't do that!" I complained. "And even if I did, which I won't," my voice wavered. "I wouldn't know how to..."

"Aw, how cute. My Kager's all grown up. He's too shy to ask the guy he likes on a date."

_ _

"I don't like..." The husky gave me frown. "Fine, I like him, alright? But I still wouldn't know how to ask him."

"Oh, that's the easy part. Just follow my lead."

Nodding in agreement, I turned to the clock and took note of the time. Ten minutes before the first bell to start class. Good. Maybe I won't be interrupted this time.

I tapped Fahrin on the shoulder, my paw hovering over the area longer than it should have been. He turned to face me, his slight puzzlement being expressed with a raised eyebrow.

"Hey, Fahrin?"

_ _

"Hey, Fahrin?" I repeated.

"Hmm?" he replied. I mimicked my subconscious through the conversation, and at last, I was finally thinking him to be my guardian angel.

"I wanted to thank you for helping me out yesterday."

"Oh, that? You're welcome," he responded, smiling once more. I nearly frowned. There was that fake happiness he kept showing. I pressed forward.

"So I was wondering," I continued. "Are you doing anything this Saturday?"

The wolf choked up in surprise. "W-What?"

Taking that as a positive response, I found it easier to speak without the need of my husky guide to conduct me through the discussion.

"I wanted to know if you were free this Saturday," I said, chuckling. "You helped me a lot, so I thought it only fair to treat you to a movie as payment."

"B-But, I-I'm a guy, and y-you're..." he stumbled in his speech.

Realizing how nervous he became, I offered a friendly grin. "Going to the movies together doesn't have to be a date. We're just friends having a good time, right?" Although I would prefer it if it were a date...

He looked to the ground, as though pondering a great question, before looking up at me. His eyes, brimming with happiness, blinked as though he were about to cry.

"I thought you hated me..."

And before I could ask what he meant by that, he grabbed one of my paws in his and nodded his head rapidly. "Sure! I've never been to the movies before!"

"Never? Wow, what a deprived child..." the husky commented.

I could care less about what my subconscious thought. The mirth in that wolf's expression made me realize...

Slowly. Just slowly. I was falling in love with Fahrin. With a football player and reverend's son in the mix, I didn't think there could be a greater recipe for disaster. And yet, I just found myself falling deeper and deeper under Cupid's spell.

Oh Fahrin, the things you do to me...