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Chapter 1: The Mall

Gripping the steering wheel one last time in anxiety, he pulls his car into the parking lot just outside the mall. A light snow flurry whips through the air as he opens the car door before taking a step out onto the iced asphalt. It was just a few days before Christmas and the mall seemed to be a bit crowded, as usual for the holiday season. He zips his coat up as he hunches his face into the collar to shield himself from the wind before shutting his door, locking it, and heading for the mall entrance.

Taking a few steps into the entry, he unzips his coat as he shakes himself free of the snow that clinged to him from the short walk. Stomping and wiping his boots on the carpet before entering the busy mall, the gray feline sighs as he feels the warmth fall over him. His already 8'2" frame towering over most patrons as he walks by the coffee shop and a few kiosks till he finds the map. Running his digits over the plastic case as he locates where he's at and his destination: the center foyer. He pulls his paw off the case and stares at it, feeling it shake softly which followed into a full on body shiver. His heart thumped a bit as he gulped the air down his throat.

Feeling a set of eyes on him, he took a glance to his side. Standing a few yards away was a young wolf pup staring at him. Obviously the cub was enamored with his tall frame, so he just gave a weak smile and a short wave towards him before the pup's mother took his paw and guided him off.

The feline began his short walk to the foyer, passing various shops and kiosks with plenty of merchandise on sale for the season. Decorations adorning their doors, registers and even their employees as they embrace the holiday spirit. The flurry of shoppers waltzing about the courts as if to a disenchanted melody and scattered among the dancers were their children who clung to their parent's side or were brave enough to join into the mayhem.

"Happy holidays!" A voice from the feline's left caught his attention. "Looking for anything that I can help you with?"

The feline turned to address the voice; seeing a cute manx wearing a Santa hat, a fluffy, red coat, and a large, warm smile attending a local kiosk of winter clothing.

"Well, just here looking for a last minute gift..." he purposely left his sentence hanging as he thought, "for myself." He looked over at a hat rack and chuckled a bit as he saw some seasonal attire similar to what the manx girl was wearing. "Though..." He reached out and picked up one of the Santa hats as he tried it on and crouched down a bit so he could look at himself in one of the mirrors. His white hair still puffed out from under the rim of the hat as he gave a big smile, his front fangs showing a bit as he turned to the manx. "What do you think?" he asked with a sarcastic tone to his voice.

She just chuckled. "Well, tis the season." She still wore her smile as she gave a quick once over the feline, hoping he wouldn't pay too much mind.

"Ren?" a voice in the short distance asked.

The feline turned his head and saw a familiar bobcat. "Elisa? Hey! What's up, girl?" He opened his arms as he hugged the petite bobcat. "What are you doing here?"

"I work here," she chuckled. "Oh, Jinx, I'm back from break now." She motioned toward the manx. "And by the way, Jinx. Don't get your hopes up too much. Ren isn't too much about women, least, not recently." She ribbed the larger feline as the manx blushed, caught in her recent antic of checking out the large feline. "How've you been doing since college? Been dating anyone else since me?"

Ren gave an amusing fake laugh as he repositioned his new hat. "In fact, no, I haven't. A few goose chases, but nothing to settle on yet." He looked into the mirror again and chuckled.

"Mommy, now can I go see Santa Paws?" a little voice cried out.

Ren quickly turned his attention to the child complaining to his mother as she juggled her bags between her paws and the child's as she sighed and took her child off down to the foyer.

"Listen, Ren, if you don't mind, I'd like to catch up with you; but since I'm at work, now's not such a good time. I changed my number, so here." She reached behind the counter and grabbed a pen and paper as she wrote her phone number on it before handing it to Ren. "And hey, the hat's on me. You can pay me back by buying me coffee tomorrow." She smiled as she hugged her large feline friend before turning around to assist a customer. "See you around!"

"Thanks..." he grinned weakly as he kind of disliked how she just seemed to be okay with forcing plans without any acknowledgment from the other half. He turned over to Jinx and smiled again as he whispered. "Well, it's not that you're a girl. She was just too pushy as my girlfriend... and I slept with her brother. He he... But thanks for checking me out." He chuckled as he shook her paw before adjusting his hat once more as he placed his paws in his coat pockets and walked away.

Now set on his destination, he continued his path as he followed the corridors around till he reached the very crowded foyer. A giant, three story, and decked out Christmas tree against the back wall. Brick pillars with wreaths created a border off in the back half of the foyer which surrounded the tree, Santa Paws, as well as a small cottage which was more than likely a break room of some sorts. A line of children with their parents weaved back and forth from the roped off section. In a large chair was someone of importance: Santa Paws. Ren tugged the collar of his shirt a bit as he walked around and hung out near one of the pillars as he stood there and gazed upon the man.

Sitting in the large, red velvet chair was a white lion that dwarfed even him. Just from the looks of it, he could tell that he at least stood 10' tall. He wasn't your average Santa Paws mall employee that was stout with a belly; but this one still had the jolliness that everyone imagined and could hope for. His "Ho ho ho!"s were merrier than ever as well as his inviting smile. There wasn't a belly on him, but just from looking at those broad shoulders, he could tell Santa Paws took care of his body. He was delicate as ever as children took their turns and sat on his large lap to tell him their wishes for Christmas before giving him a hug and getting a picture before hopping off and going back to their parents with a smile. Ren swooned silently to himself as he thought, "Well, my roommate was right. He is a pretty hot lion. Guess my anxiety isn't too uncalled for. This is some pretty decent eye candy like she suggested."

Ren continued looking around the scene as he noticed on both sides of the chair were Santa's elves. Both of them stood about the same height as him, and with their muscled frame, they looked more like bodyguards than elves. They still wore the silly little green outfits; though, they looked like they might have been a size or two short on them as Ren pondered if that was on purpose or not. As he looked around, he noticed he wasn't the only one admiring the elves. A few women had gathered near him and garnered the eye candy with him as he heard their inaudible gossip and flirts. He looked from the women and back to the elves as he looked them over once more. He could tell both were feline as one was obviously a tiger with that orange coat and striped body. Looking over to the other one, Ren notched the amber colored rosette markings upon him and figured he had to have been a jaguar. The elves escorted the children to and from Santa Paws as they also gave their warm smiles during pictures.

Ren couldn't resist himself as he continued lingering his gaze upon the elves as his eyes fixated on the crotch of the Tiger. "I wonder..." He quickly averted his gaze from the crotch back up to the Tiger's face as he widened his eyes in shock. The Tiger was looking directly back at him and gave a hearty chuckle followed by a mischievous grin. Ren stalled a bit in his thought as he froze like a deer in headlights, caught in the act. The Tiger turned to the Jaguar as he spoke quietly. This caught the Jaguar's attention as he too turned to look at the gawking feline. Ren then looked over towards Santa Paws as now he was looking at him as well. Though, Santa had more of his expected hearty grin and chuckle about him as he waved, unlike his two elves. Ren's face flushed a hue of red under his fur as he quickly removed himself from the situation and excused himself to the closest restroom.

He walked to a vacant sink as he rinsed his paws under the cool water before giving his face a flash rinse. Drying his paws with a towel, he took in his appearance in the mirror as he fidgeted with his shirt and hat once again as if he was going on an important date. He turned around and walked over to a urinal as he unzipped and removed his sheath from his pants. Coaxing his flaccid member from his pouch as he relaxed and gave an inaudible sigh as he let his body release his stream. Closing his eyes a bit, he heard two other males walk in.

"Man, I wonder if all those parent's know they're letting their kids sit on a fag's lap," the first one chuckled.

"What makes you say he's a fag?" the second questioned. Ren continued to pay attention to his own deed at the time, but couldn't help but eavesdrop on the two's conversation a few urinals away.

"Have you been seeing the way none of them have been checking out any of the girls that stand by the railings and wave? I mean, I know half of them are cougars, but even I'd still tap some of them. Especially that malamute with the double Ds! Woof! I wouldn't mind her licking my candy cane, if you catch my drift."

"God, you're such a perv at times, Dave."

"Fuck you, man. I saw the way you were drooling over that skunkette's ass. Don't tell me you weren't thinking about giving her a ride to your North Pole!"

"God, you and your puns..."

"Tis the season," the first laughed again as the flushed and exited the restroom.

Ren was kind of frozen in the moment, still lingering his thoughts on the conversation he listened to. "Wait... now that they mention it... and the way that tiger looked at me..." He shook his head clear of those thoughts as he pulled his member back into his pants and zipped up; stopping at the mirror one more time as he adjusted his clothing and washed his paws.

Back in the foyer, Ren found an empty bench a few yards away from the Holiday Square where Santa Paws and his elves were as he took a seat. Crossing his legs, he took out his cell phone to check the time. 1 New Message was blinking on the phone as he clicked it open.

"Hey Ren. Sorry. I know we had plans for dinner, but I'm bringing a girl back to the apartment now. You mind making yourself scarce for about a few hours? Thanks! =3 I'll make it up to you."

Ren sighed and just laughed to himself a bit. "I'm glad one of us is getting some Christmas bounty. I'm still googling over mine..." He looked back up and towards Santa Paws as he typed on his phone. "Sure, Naomi. Would you mind washing my dildo and putting it back where you found it from this time? I don't wanna find it left on the couch again covered in your or whomever's juices. Lol" He closed his phone as he now had to plan what to do with his time again. "Silly girl. Guess I'll head to the cinema and catch a movie for now." He stood up and walked past the Holiday Square, walking a bit slowly this time as he caught his eye candy again. He paused as the Tiger noticed him again. Ren stopped in his tracks and decided to test it out. He padded over to the railing again as he made it evident to the Tiger that he was checking his body out. And to Ren's surprise, the Tiger began to pose nonchalantly for him amongst his current job of escorting the children out. As soon as the latest child hopped of Santa Paws' lap, the Tiger leaned down and whispered something to him as he pointed at Ren. Guiding the child out the gate, the Tiger gave a quick glance up and down upon Ren's body and gave his own crotch a quick and apparent adjustment before returning to Santa Paws' side.

"Hey, mister," the child spoke to him. Ren looked down at the pup as he crouched down to his level.

"Yes?"

"Santa's elf wanted me to tell you that he wanted you to come see him later in an hour or two." The child looked up at Ren. "You know, you're as big as the other elves. Why aren't you one of Santa's helpers?" Ren just chuckled at this as the child ran back to his parents and padded off.

"Guess the guys in the restroom were right..." Ren thought to himself as he got up and looked back to the Tiger again, seeing him whisper something to the Jaguar as the feline was looking at him with the similar grin the Tiger had earlier. Ren gazed down at the Jaguar's crotch before flushing a light red hue again as he headed to the cinema. "I figure I'll play it by ear then... Maybe I can catch some Christmas bounty of my own after all."