Unexpected
The following work is fiction any actual conncexion with a living person is just a coincidence, be warned that this story contains explicit shows of homosexuality, furry and other content that may or may not be of your lking, if you still wnat to read it or decide to ignore this warning it is up to you. This story is a gift for my friend Ephemeral_dreams, without any futher ados, please enjoy
Unexpected
I was staring out of the window, waiting for bell to ring and let us out for a long awaited lunch, but as Mr. Lambert's endless speech seemed to drag on for hours on end, my mind started to wander, wondering why my life was so boring, it was the same week after week, go to school, get good grades, be harassed by the jocks, go back home and sleep, my life just seemed to be an endless cycle of normalcy that was absolutely driving me crazy. I looked at the clock once again, hoping to see it was time to go, but its hands hadn't moved an inch since the last time I looked, and to make it worse the elderly elephant seemed adamant on continuing his speech, apparently taking no notice that most of his class was either asleep or looking intently at the clock, like we were used to do in every one of his classes.
I guess I should introduce myself, my name is Nate Daniels, I'm a 17 years old flamedramon, at 5'7'' I was just another flamedramon, my blue hoodie and jeans only helped me fit in that average, the only thing that really makes me stand out are my green eyes, instead of the usual red ones of my species, but all in all, I'm just a phantom, I'm the person you would pass by in the hall and never remember seeing him, that's me in a nutshell.
Now back to the moment at hand, there were only a few minutes left on the clock, just a few more minutes left until I could get my long awaited freedom, flipping open my notebook I quickly got to work on an unfinished sketch of a wolf, it was halfway done already, only lacking the paws and some details, but I needed something to take my mind off the clock before I lost it and started cursing like a sailor.
Thankfully, it wasn't long before the god blessed sound of the bell interrupted Mr. Lambert's speech and all the students shoot out of their seats like a fire had broken out and left the room before he had any chance to even say a word. I gathered all my stuff as the flood of students started to diminish, making my way to the door the first chance I got, when I felt a big hand land on my shoulder, freezing me instantly and dreadfully making me turn to face its owner.
''Where do you think you're going Nate?'' his eyes showed me clear displeasure and an implicit warning that I was in for some trouble ''This is the third time I caught you spacing out of my class, it is always the same, wasting your time scrabbling in your notebook when you should be paying attention to me, and I won't tolerate this kind of attitude in my class, so you better star paying attention to me when I talk or I'm going to have to take some severe measures against you Mr. Daniels, do you understand?''
I could only nod, the authority on is voice was intimidating and unusual for a fur his age; but he just gave me one more glance, looking for any sign of defiance before releasing his grip on me.
''You're dismissed'' he said before turning his attention towards his desk while I just stood there, letting out a breath I didn't know I was holding and left the room as fast as I could to get something to eat.
I was deep in my thoughts as I walked to the cafeteria, thinking of what I would do once I got home, maybe play some games on my computer or watch some movies, I was so caught up in my own little world that I didn't notice anything around me until I heard someone shout.
''Watch out'' I turned to face the person, but before I could see anything I was hit square on the face by something , knocking me off my feet and falling face first to the floor.
Everything was a blur, I could hear some faint noises around me that seemed to be far away, there was pain all over my face and then, the world faded into black.
I woke up to throbbing in my head, making it hard to think, I was laying on something hard and uncomfortable, and I didn't remember how I got here, my memory was a little fuzzy and I couldn't make head or tails of what happened. I sat up slowly, my right hand grabbing my face, trying to stop the incessant throbbing in my head, and took a look around the room, it was mostly covered in white, and there were a few cabinets full of stuff and some hospital beds close to each other, just like the one I was laying on.
"You're finally up" said a kind voice behind me, scaring the hell out of me, even though it came from a motherly looking tigress, she was wearing the usual coat of a doctor giving me a reassuring smile "How do you feel sweetheart?"
She stood there, her smile never leaving her face, waiting for my answer. I had to take deep breaths to calm myself before I could do so, but she didn't seemed to mind one bit "I-I'm fine, but... who are you and... what am I doing here?"
"Don't worry sweetie, it's alright, my name's Nancy, I'm the school nurse " she said calmly, getting closer and started examining me very carefully while she introduced herself "Now, do you remember what happened?"
"No, I...I just remember getting out of class, and then it's all blurry" she looked pensive for a while, her brow furrowing as she seemed to be deep in thought, before her smile returned, her face shining brightly.
"You suffered from a blunt force trauma to the subdural part of your head, which may have caused a mild concussion, resulting in a temporary loss of consciousness " I didn't understand a word she said, but lucky for me, she seemed to catch on fast and explained it to me in simpler words "your head was hit hard by a football while you were walking in the hallway, you should pay more attention to your surroundings to avoid this kind of situations"
"WHAT? HOW THE FUCK DID THAT HAPPEN?" Shit, I couldn't believe my luck; it's just like me for this kind of things to happen, the next time I might get shot or worse, well, maybe I'm exaggerating a bit, but after getting bullied for most of my life, having feral dogs chasing me down the streets every other week, I think I have earned the right to do so.
"you should watch language in an infirmary, but I'll let it slide this one time´´ she scolded me ``anyway, that's not for me to say, there's someone else waiting to tell you that" she said as she picked up a chart, writing some notes into it as she spoke "Well, everything seems to be alright, your vitals are inside the normal values, your reflexes are working just fine and you seem to be aware of your surroundings ,you can go home now, school is almost over anyway, but take it easy and you should go to a hospital if you feel bad again, okay? " she flashed me one more heartwarming smile before she left the room.
I sat there for a few minutes, my mind trying to piece together my memory, but I was always met with a dead end, no matter how I tried, until it got to the point I was getting a major headache and decided to get out of here, I was sure it would come back sooner or later.
I hadn't taken two steps out of the room when a wall of canine muscle was right in front of me, I didn't even dare look up, instead I braced myself for the beating of my life that I was sure to get by this hulk, who most likely got himself in neck deep into problems because of me, but to my utter surprise, mind you that's hard to get, he started to apologize, or I think he was doing so as he was talking so fast that I could barely make out bits of words here and there.
"Hey, Hey... slow down, I don't understand a thing you're saying" I said once I worked up some courage and looked at him in the eye, the black and white husky stared intently at me, his blue eyes had a puzzled look to them before he started laughing like crazy, making me think he was a psychopath and I was his next victim, but his laugh... was so contagious and joyful that I couldn't help but join him.
We kept on laughing until it started to hurt and we were both breathing heavily, I'm sure that anyone who had witnessed that would think we were a pair of hyenas, but he seemed more relaxed than before, making me feel better for a unknown reason.
"Sorry about that, it just happens from time to time, by the way, I'm Paul Alzack," he told me, shaking paws shortly after, well, it was more like he was crushing mine with his but I didn't mind one bit "Nice to meet you, ehm..."
"Nate, Nate Daniels, nice to meet you too" I quickly replied trying to save him from making a fool of himself, again, though he still seemed a bit hesitant, like he would break me with a single touch. "There's nothing to be sorry about, is it?"
"Well about that, you see...it's funny you say that...because "he said with a hand scratching his head and a few forced laughs leaving his throat " Iwastheonewithhityouwiththe footballI'msorrysorrysorryIdidn'tmeantoit'sjustIwassexcited'' he said in a unintelligible rush, looking like a nerve wrack while he did so which made me want to hug him and laugh at the same time, as strange as it sounds, I mean I have just met this guy.
''Hey, calm down, calm down, calm down, you're doing it again'' he shot me an apologetic look before he tried to pull himself together, and I must admit, it was kind of funny seeing him being so nervous when he was talking to me, when in any other situation, I'm sure it would be the other way around. ''Now, tell me whatever it is you want to tell me, but remember...slowly''
''It was... my fault...'' he let out a sigh, letting my take in his confession before continuing ''I was the one who hit you with the football, we were fooling around, and I threw the ball a little too hard, then you...where laying there on the floor, and I panicked until the nurse came by, bringing me with her''
''It's alright, it was just an accident, right?'' I tried to reassure him, but he still had that downfallen expression that looked as a kicked puppy. ''Hey don't give me that look, it was just an accident, just let it go''
''You mean... you aren't angry at me... Why? You have all the right to do so'' he practically shouted, as he got so close, that here were barely a couple of inches between or muzzles, his eyes boring into mine searching for an answer while he grabbed my shoulders so hard, that I thought they would break ''I hit you, it was my fault you passed out, shit, you could be in the hospital now''
''But it was just an accident, you were just playing with your friends, right?'' he gave me a slight nod, his eyes were shining with a glimmer of renewed hope at my words, ''Then, it's alright, just don't hit me with a ball of any kind ever again''
I think it was only a second after I said these words, that I found myself in a crushing bear hug from Paul, I let the gargantuan husky keep hugging me until I started fearing for the integrity of my ribs.
''Thanks bro, you're such a nice buddy, I don't even know how to pay you back for this" he finally let me go, setting me on the ground, leaving me dizzy and confused. "Hey, how about I give you a ride home? School is almost over anyway."
"Thanks, but I think I can make it home. of my own, I don't feel that bad" I said, trying to keep his feelings from getting hurt, he seemed to be such a nice guy that it would made me feel bad if I did.
"No, the doc told me to keep an eye on you," his voice took on an authoritative voice that didn't suit the puppy I had seen just a few minutes ago, before the smile returned to his face" and I will feel like an ass if I don't do this, so...let me give you a ride "
I stood there weighting my options, on one side I could go home on my own and most likely hurt his feelings, adding my name to Paul's black list, which could let me to the total destruction of my meager social life, though he didn't see like the type of person who didn't that; on the other side I could take on his offer, get home early and then forget all about this.
As seconds passed, Paul's hopeful eyes were turning things in his favor, I was never good to say no to people and he was just making this much harder just by looking like a pup on Christmas' Eve. In the end, I let out a sigh and gave in, accepting his offer, immediately getting a thousand dollars smile in return, the next few seconds were kind of blurry, but the next thing I know is that Paul was grabbing my arm and dragging me across the school to the parking lot.
We got there quickly; the empty hallways helping us get there faster than what I thought possible, and fortunately with my arm still attached to my body, though Paul didn't seem to notice as he led me to a cool gray car that looked like it was brand new.
"Come on, hop in, this is my pride and joy " he boasted while patting the car, before he got in, I quickly followed suit, making sure to be as careful as possible, even going as far as closing the door with the utmost care, getting an amused look from Paul "Hahaha, dude I know I said this was my pride and joy, but you got to relax, it's not going to break that easily"
I gave him a quick nod, trying to play it cool, but failing admirably in my opinion, although Paul didn't seem to mind, which made me believe that either he was the nicest and strangest person I've known or he's a robot designed to kidnap subjects for a mad scientist' investigation; I quickly got rid of that thought when I saw Paul looking at me, like he was waiting for something.
"Sorry, I was just sorting the mess up here" I said sheepishly, trying to sound sincerely apologetic as I patted the aide of my head.
"It's okay," he let out an almost imperceptible whine, "so, where are we going?"
I gave him some directions to my home and we quickly took off, talking along the way, well it was more like Paul was explaining everything there was to know about his car while I nodded and answered the few questions he made, thankfully.
The ride went on like this until we got to the place I called home, a gray and blue apartment building, it wasn't one of the best in town, neither one of the worst, it was just normal, like most things in my normal life, except a few friends I had.
I bid Paul goodbye before he could say anything else, grabbing my backpack and entering the building on record time, waving at Paul once I was by the door before taking the elevator to my floor.
The rest of the day went just like usual, only getting a minor 3rd degree from my mom when she asked how my day was at school and I took 5 seconds to answer her, that's one of the downsides of having a psychologist as your mom, she analyses everything I say and do.
The next day couldn't have come sooner, as soon as I put a foot outside my house I had resigned myself to keep going with my normal life, which meant getting good grades. avoiding the jocks and hanging out with friends, but the one thing I had the hardest time forgetting was the nice although slightly strange husky that goes by the name of Paul, there was something about the guy that I liked, regretting that under these circumstances called high-school's trends we would never be friends, not matter how much I wanted that to happen.
Once I got to school. And after a very throughout mental self-scolding, I went on with my usual routine: leaving some books at my locker and grabbing whatever I needed for my first class. Though as soon as I got there I was assaulted with questions from my 2 friends, Nicole, a beautiful angewomon, and Yuri a thin panther, apparently both had heard some over exaggerated rumor about me fighting with the leader of the wrestling team and then being sent to the nearest hospital with a broken arm AND leg, faster than anyone could have imagined.
I could only laugh at their faces when I told them the truth. omitting a few details about Paul, I wasn't quite sure if that would ruin his reputation, and that means everything in here, one word could either make you the most popular person on the school or be the end of any social life you had, that's high-school for you, a bitch in every sense of the word, it could be either heaven or hell depending on who you hang out with, what clothes you wear, what parties you go to and what drugs you take, it was our own little piece of the real world, where we were the kings and queens, but also the peasants and prisoners.
After a few more laughs at their expense and some convincing explanations later, I was able to enjoy the rest of the time before class free of Paul-related business until the next class I had with any of them, which was the best I could ever get.
But regretfully, the annoying ring of the bell announced the end of my funny and glorious time with Nicole and Yuri, signaling the beginning of another tortuous class of history.
The day passed by incredibly slow, every class seemed to drag on indefinitely, making me consider if dying of boredom was actually possible, the teachers were all giving long winded explanations of history and math respectively, the subjects I disliked the most, I never understood why I had to learn how to do quadratic equations or when some long dead person did something, I found it completely useless, but I had not say in that matter until the next year.
When lunch break finally came I was just seconds away from falling asleep in class, again, but as soon as the first person crossed the door, I was right behind him, running as fast as I could towards the cafeteria, the food wasn't THAT great, yet it was better than nothing according to my empty stomach.
I got there in only a minute or two, grabbing cheese and Mac, before starting to look for a table, which were mostly occupied by the school's groups, they ranged from jocks, nerds and skaters, to the party-goers, the bullies, the thugs, the addicts, the ``packs´´, the prides and the in-betweens, Yeah just your normal school.
Just as I thought I saw an empty table, a paw came down on my shoulder with so much force I was sure it had dislocated my shoulder and almost making me drop my lunch, and seriously making me consider if I had some kind of invisible sign telling people to scare me. But before I had any chance to ponder about it, I was turned around to face a husky with a big goofy smile on his face.
Hey Nate, how are you doing? ´´ He asked in a friendly tone while I looked around to see if he was talking to someone elseUhm..? What are you doing? ´´
N-nothing, nothing, I-I'm fine´´ I was quick to reply before he could catch onI was...I was just looking for a table´´
He stared at me, his eyes were hard and I suddenly felt very small in front of him, making me turn my attention to his shoulders and then his tray, which was full of three times the amount of food I had.
``It's that so, then why don't you sit with us? ´´ He had that joyful tone again as he signaled to a table at the far end of the cafeteria, where all the member of the football team were having lunch. I looked at the guys, there were a pair of wolves that looked like twins, a tiger, a lion, a pair of horses and a bunny, I was filled with fear as the only thing I saw over there was my certain doom, yet Paul seemed to take no notice.
``So, are you coming?´´ he said expectantly, and truth be told I couldn't figure out a way to turn down his offer when it was most likely the only empty table at the moment, so I just gave him a stiff nod that seemed to make his day, taking me with him to my doom.
Surprisingly lunch went better than expected, which meant that I'm still alive and well, the Paul's friends weren't that bad, there were the twin wolves brothers Brad and Tyler, the white tiger Liam and the dark green dragon Let; none of them were what I expected the karate team to be, I thought they were going to use me as a punching back or pick up me, yet they even tried to make me feel comfortable, and they all seemed like nice guys, all I all, they seemed like normal guys; maybe I have been watching too much TV for my own good.
A couple of months went on like this, I had lunch with Paul every day and he started to pair up with me in class, I was quickly growing fond of him even if at first I had my doubts about him, he was a great guy with strange quirks, like always needing to have something to occupy his paws, or the fact that he was an hyperactive puppy most of the time, he talked to me a lot and he even bothered to hear what I thought of the matter, he cracked a lot of jokes, and though he had it hard with in some classes, and could be VERY obnoxious once in a blue moon, he was a good friend, the same could be said about most of the karate team, as time went by, I realized, most of them didn't like to pick up on others, they even let Nicole and Yuri sit with them and their girlfriends after a while, it was kind of awkward at first, especially when they started to talk about sports, cars or sex and the girls about clothes, make-up and their upcoming shopping trip, those were the moments when I just wanted to make myself invisible, unfortunately, they always ended up with me making a fool of myself.
I liked the way things have been going on lately, it made handling school easier, and if nothing else, I liked to have someone else to talk to; To tell the truth I would have liked for those days to last forever, just hanging around and the such, but Lady Fate wasn't done playing with my life just yet.
(Paul's POV)
I was taking a bite of my burger while Tyler, Brad, Liam and Let were talking about the upcoming tournament, the girls were occupied with some girl stuff and Nate seemed to be lost in thought, he was idly playing with his meager amount of food, and his charming forest green eyes were looking into the distance, towards some far away fantasy land he had in his mind and would later draw, he was an amazing artist, though he was too modest to admit it, they were better than my stick and circle drawings to be certain.
It had been 9 weeks since I met the handsome flamedramon, and though at first I just saw him as a friend, he was honest, kind and creative, a dreamer if I had ever known one, but back then I had my eyes on other guys, bigger and most likely straight guys, but lately, he had become the object of every thought I made, and I had started to notice things I hadn't before, his slender yet agile frame, the way his scales shone with the right light, how serious he looked when he spaced out, how he seemed to be so innocent yet he was such a tease, always doing things that would make me hard in seconds though he seemed to be none the wiser, and it was seriously driving me crazy.
The rest of the day had gone by and I still couldn't get Nate out of my head, I didn't know why I was so interested on him, it was a feeling that was eating me from the inside, and the more I tried to ignore it the stronger it got, I didn't know what to do anymore and it was frustrating me to no end.
I was just walking out of the school when I felt someone pulling me aside; I prepared myself for a fight when I noticed a familiar black fur belonging to one of the wolf twins, I didn't know which one until I noticed a little parch of gray fur above his brow, that was the only detail that differentiated the twins, or at least the only one I could use all the time.
``Ok, bro you gotta tell me what the hell is wrong with you´´ he said in an accusatory tone, his finger jabbing in my chest with every word.
``What are you talking about? ´´ I tried to sound as oblivious as I could, I dreaded to imagine what would happen if the twins found out.
``Don't try to play dumb with me, that may work with Tyler, but I can tell you've been out of it the whole week´´ His gaze met my eyes, and I suddenly felt like I was trapped by a fierce predator, even if I had a few inches over him.
``You must have imagined that´´ I defended myself, but I knew that was the lamest excuse I could have come up with.
``Then what were we talking about today at lunch?´´ he asked me with a strange glee in his eyes and a wolfish grin on his face, making him see like one of those villains from old movies.
U-uh...we were talking about, you know...that´´ his brow raised as he shot me a self-sufficient look that drove me crazyabout...the championship, yeah...the upcoming championship in...´´
Paul, today we talked aboutMonster Killer´´ the final movie of Deimos Schonberg's Firesword's movies´´ I prayed to every God I knew that something came u so I could get away from here soon, but...nothing happened, instead I got an accusing look from Brad ``So, are you gonna tell me now, or do I have to force it out of you? ´´
I stood there, receiving Brad's penetrating gaze for what seemed like an eternity, feeling like he was looking into my very soul like one would look a painting. In the end I knew I had no way out of this, once an idea got into the twins' mind, it was as good as done.
"All right, I'll tell you"I let out a sigh, knowing that I would regret this later "But, can we do this somewhere else? I feel like half the school is watching us."
Indeed, there were a lot of gawkers surrounding us, some were discreet, others were...well...you get the idea. Brad looked around once, before nodding and started walking towards the parking lot while talking on a hushed whispers.
"Meet you on an hour at the park, and you better tell me then, or I'm going to make your life help for the next few days "He told me with a business tone O had heard only a few times. and mostly from my dad when I was about to have a "talk"
We parted ways and were driving away from school, going to the nearby park a couple of blocks down the way, it was a small thing really, nothing like the parks in London or Japan, but it had plenty of trees and greenery to make a nice place to spend some time with friends, and the best of it was that almost everybody in school stayed away from it, it had something to do about a ghost story or something like that, making it a perfect place to...kind of come out...again, most of the team knew I...liked guys, and surprisingly they were okay with it, as long as I kept my sexual thoughts to myself.
I got to the park in about 10 minutes, my hands were sweating like crazy and I was hopelessly playing with my phone as I waited for Brad, I felt like I was breaking some unspoken oath and I was sure that I must have looked like a junkie to anyone who passed by.
Brad got there five minutes later, he quickly spotted me in the lonely park, though I doubt he would have a problem finding me anywhere else.
"It looks like there's no one around " he assured next, but I checked by self just yo be sure. "so, are you going yo tell me what's gotten into you? "
I stared at my best friend, looking for anything that made next change my mind, but he seemed so honest about helping and I trusted him with my life; I took a few breaths, and told him everything, what had been cursing my head, my frustration, what I thought about Nate, everything up to the last detail. He listened to me, only making a question every now and then, nodding when he needed to; he was being a friend, a good one at that.
When I finished talking, there was an uncomfortable silence while he seemed to be taking it in, I didn't dare to make a sound during all that time, afraid I was going to fuck it all up.
"That's all? " he asked with a happy tone in his voice " You really are something Paul, I can't believe you don't get it by now "
I was happy to see that I hadn't ruined anything by telling him, but at the same time I was confused, why was he so happy about THAT when everyone had explicitly told me they didn't want to know.
"what are you talking about? " those were the only words that I could say, my mind had become a mess that surpassed by far the one from the last party I had gone to.
"Paul, Paul, Paul, you still don't get it" Brad said with his characteristic wolfish grin "you fell for that guy "
"Hey, I haven't fallen over anybody... this month" I was quick to add, but he seemed to be trying hard to hold his laughter back, quickly regaining a hold of himself when I shot him a murderous stare.
"No, I didn't mean that " he raised his hands, trying to make lower my fists, which had come up to my chest in my usual fighting stance when I hadn't notice and I reluctantly did as he wanted "look Paul, you fell for him, you're interested in him, he's a potential boyfriend to you, look at it however you want, but it is a fact that you LIKE HIM "
I had nothing to say for the first time in my life, I guess I just didn't want to believe that I was into Nate, even if I knew beyond the shadow of doubt that I was, hell if Brad knew it was only a matter of time before most of the team did as well. I stared at my feet for a minute or two before I spoke again.
``What... should I do? ´´ I asked him, my voice was barely a whisper, I felt...lost, I didn't know what to do next, I...I had never felt like this before.
Have you tried asking him out? ´´ I shoot him another murderous glare, but he seemed unfazed by it.All right, all right, that was a bad choice of words´´
You think? ´´ I regretted those words right after I said them they had an edge I hadn't intended Sorry, but I don't even know if he swings my way you know if he is...´´
Gay? Have you tried to find out? ´´ He completed, his face taking into a mix of sufficiency and pity you know it's not that hard, Tyler does it all the time when he's looking.´´
``Don't you think I have? I have used all the trick I know and so far I got nothing´´
Then leave it up to me´´ he said cheerfully, his trademark wolfish grin making an appearance on his face, sending chills doing my spine, that grin always meant problems, ALWAYSI'll take care of it´´ with that said, he started running towards his car, leaving me there confused and anxious.
It wasn't till next day that I heard from Brad again, he still had that unnerving grin plastered on his face, but this time it was mimicked by his brother, who seemed to be his evil accomplice in an unknown evil plan, though no matter how much I pressed and threated them they didn't even give me a hint of their plan, only that I had to meet them after school in the park again. I spent the whole day trying to pry something for them and avoiding Nate for his own sake, the twins were evil masterminds and as much as I liked them, they were known for taking...risks.
Time went by awfully slow as I waited for them in the park, it seemed like hours passed as I kept walking rounds over and over again, I wouldn't have been surprised if I had already left a clear set of paw prints on the earth by now.
I must have been on my 500th round when I saw something blue in the corner of my eye, I thought it was Nate, but I quickly dismissed it as wishful thinking, at least until I saw him as he came running towards me.
Hey Paul, you wanted to see me? ´´ He said doubtfullyut I was froz in placeo see me, is s I thought it was Nate, but I quickly dismissed it as wishful thinking, at least until I, I didn't know how to answer it, and instead just looked at him with what must have been a shocked expression, Uhmm... Paul, is something the matter? ´´
W-what? ´´ I managed to say after a few secondssorry, but...what are you talking about? ´´ He shot me a did-you-take-your-meds-today look, before taking something from his pocket.
``Here, I got this message a little while ago, saying to meet you here´´ he handed me his phone, and indeed there was the message, the id clearly explaining it came from my---but I suddenly found myself frozen where I stood, I was caught between surprise, happiness and anger at the same time, surprise and happiness for seeing him here and anger towards Brad, the bastard had taken my cell and had made Nate come here, trapping me in the process.
I looked over at Nate, the handsome flamedramon was looking at me like I was crazy, but I couldn't blame him for getting caught in the twins plans, I would get back at them later, but right now...there was something I had to do.
Nate, can I ask you something?´´ I said, his brows furrowed and he seemed a bit hesitant to answer, his eyes were hard on mine, like he was trying to look into my very soul, he gave me a nod after a few seconds, the green orbs never leaving my own blue onesWhat do you think of me?´´
``Where does that come from? ´´ He asked me, a tint of worry showing in his face.
``It just came to my mind, could you answer it´´ I practically pleaded him, using the most adorable puppy eyes I could muster, making Nate's doubt to last only a few seconds
``ah, well...you're... obviously big, nice...ehm, happy-go-lucky... and...uh...unique, yeah...that about sums it up´´ he answered, though his tone was more of a question than an answer.
That's not what I mean´´ I told him flatly, taking a hold of his shoulders at the same timethat's a description, anyone could do it I want to know what YOU think? ´´
Uh...well, you know...´´He was fidgeting know, his eyes were downcast, clearly avoiding my gazeUhm...maybe that you're a great guy and...I don't know, you're just Paul to me´´
I couldn't take it anymore; his constant elusiveness had gotten him out of my trap again, leaving me with only one option to find out about him, if I had a chance with him, a chance of happiness.
Before he could notice it I tilted his muzzle up and kissed him in the lips, our muzzles just touching one another, my tongue trying to gain entrance, at first he didn't do anything, but then he let my tongue in, our tongues wrestling one another, getting ourselves loss in the kiss, a passionate kiss that seemed to last and eternity, until we were forced to part by the incessant need of air.
I looked at him, his faces was something between shock, happiness and doubt, it hurt me to see him like that, I wanted to say something, anything to reassure him, but I couldn't find the words that would make him feel better, instead I just hugged him tightly and lovingly. There was an uncomfortable silence between us as time passed by, and yet Nate hadn't said a word.
``What was that for Paul?´´ he asked in a soft voice, for a moment I thought that I had ruined it all, but he was still in my arms, his head on y chest, breathing softly into my shirt.
I like you, I like you a lot Nate, more than I've ever liked anyone before´´ I told him while I pulled him closer to me, the heat of his body felt nice through my clothes, making me wish I could have him like this foreverAnd I...I would like to be with you, to be more than friends´´
``Why?´´ he asked me, his voice sounded so fragile that I was afraid I could break him at any given time, his eyes were set on mine, looking for an answer.
Because you're you, you're Nate Daniels, ´I told him, his eyes widened in disbelief, and he seemed to be about to say something when I cut him off you are smart, kind, creative and thoughtful, because you look at Me, the real me, not the one everyone else sees and above all, because you make me happy´´
``I...I don't know...I don't even know if I'm gay´´ he said, tears already forming in his eyes, I grabbed his chin with my left hand and softly tilting it upwards giving him a chaste kiss on his lips, he didn't move or say anything else, burying himself in the space between my chest and my chin.
We stood there for a long time, holding each other, not a word crossing between us. I was growing anxious, but I didn't find it in me to let him go, I wanted him to stay close to me, I wanted to know everything I could about him, and then he mumbled something, it was very soft and quiet, so quiet that my ears didn't catch it.
``What did you say?´´ I asked him, worry and hope pouring my words, I was torn, one part of me wanted to know and another didn't, but there was a bigger part that wanted him more than anything.
His eyes looked up to mine, they had a shine I had never seen before, no a trace of hate, disgust or anger in them , something that made me feel happy, but nothing compared to the next words that came out of his mouth.
``I said that I'm willing to give it a try...for you´´
Right there and then I hugged him harder than before, and it wasn't until I stopped that I realize I was actually crying, me, a big guy crying, tears full of happiness, and still I didn't care, I was overjoyed, though I got to admit that having Nate calm down a big husky like me would have been quite a sight.
In the end I didn't know how things were going to be from now on, but I certainly had no qualms about this moment, and I was sure that it was a moment I would never forget.
The End.