Verve Chapter Six: Bump in the Road

Story by Drex on SoFurry

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#6 of Verve


(A message from the author: Sorry that this took so long everyone. I have been in a bit of a funk recently. Hopefully I will get the remaining chapters out much more quickly now. Enjoy the story.)

Morning came once again for the otter, Drex, who lay in bed sleeping soundly. His alarm made sure to change that, as it suddenly rang to alert Drex of another school day. Six days had passed since the incident at the club. Drex was sort of surprised by how little had actually changed. Either most of his friends didn't know, or the ones that knew didn't care. It was comforting to know the otter had managed to make good friends.

This, of course, reminded Drex that he hadn't made the best choice of friends when it came to Shawn. He thought about the rabbit and the things he said. Was a friendship like that really so fragile that something like being gay could shatter it? The otter sat in bed thinking about all of this before finally deciding to sit up and get ready for class.

School on Friday was always a bitter-sweet day. The prospect of the weekend was nice, but the school day that had to be worked through wasn't. Drex and Colin walked down the hallway, stopping at the intersection that separated the pair.

"Well, I will see ya at break," the tiger said to Drex as he waved and turned away from the otter toward his class.

"Yeah, see you then," the otter called back before heading down his own hallway.

Drex arrived early to his class today and saw Mr. Johnson inside writing the objectives of the day on the board.

When he saw Drex enter the room, the bear said, "Hello Drex, you're pretty early today, something on your mind?"

"No, not really, things haven't been too bad recently. I thought it would be worse than it has been. I still worry that the worst just hasn't started yet," the otter confessed.

"Well, we can only hope that it doesn't," Mr. Johnson replied.

Drex took his seat and tried not to think about his worries. He looked out the window, seeing the gray, gloomy sky. The otter looked at the clouds thinking about Jason. Drex hadn't seen much of the wolf this week. Since they don't have any classes together, they can't see each other very often at all. Their break between classes and the short drive to Jason's work was all the time they could spend together.

The otter let out a sigh. He would get to see Jason tomorrow, since he had the day off. He would just have to wait until then. It was hard to not be able to see the wolf as much as he liked.

As Drex continued to look out the window, a voice behind him startled him and made him jump nearly out of his seat.

"Hey Drex!" the voice of the mouse behind him said. "Oh, sorry I didn't mean to startle you."

Drex turned to see the mouse smiling at him. "Oh, hey James, I didn't hear you come in. Don't worry about it, I'm always pretty jumpy," the otter replied now that his nerves had settled.

The mouse took the seat next to Drex, as he always had ever since he met the otter. "So you got plans for the weekend?" James asked curiously.

"Not much, me and Jason are going to hang out some. I really miss him. We don't get to do much together anymore since we don't have any classes together. How about you?" the otter asked in return.

"Well, I was thinking of asking this guy out. I really like him but I am worried that he isn't gay. If he finds out I am and he isn't, I am worried that he won't want to hang out with me anymore," the mouse replied with a worried tone.

"You could ask him to just hang out. If it goes any further than that, awesome, if not, you will still have a friend at least," Drex said trying to sound reassuring. He knew how hard it was to get a boyfriend and how extremely lucky he was to have Jason.

"You're right, that sounds like a good idea. Thanks Drex," James said with a smile on his face.

People piled into the room and the class began. Even for Mr. Johnson's class, the time was moving at a slow pace. The more Drex thought about Jason, the more he wanted to just walk out of the room, into Jason's class, and just kiss the wolf right on the spot. The thought put a smile on the otter's face. He knew he would never have the courage to do something like that, but it was a nice fantasy all the same.

The class ended as the bell rang and the students all started to leave the room. Drex followed the wave of people out of the room until he was in the hallway. James was long gone by now as the mouse could easily slip through the crowd. The otter, on the other hand, was having a difficult time getting very far.

He hadn't made it far from Mr. Johnson's class at all when he was suddenly and violently pushed against a wall. Without warning there was a paw to the otter's throat holding him firmly against the wall.

"Hey fag," a voice said, that Drex recognized. It took a moment for the shock of the sudden impact to wear off before he realized it was Shawn holding him there. "Your boyfriend isn't around to save you now."

A crowd had started to gather around the pair. A voice in the crowd shouted, "Kick that queer's ass Shawn!" Many people in the crowd laughed a little and cheered this on. None of them seemed sympathetic toward the otter at all.

Shawn was just about to fulfill the request when a booming voice behind him shouted, "What the hell is going on here?" The rabbit froze at the sound of the harsh, demanding voice. He let Drex go quickly and turned to see Mr. Johnson standing in front of him. The bear's face was twisted with rage.

Drex slumped to the floor coughing, trying to regain his breath.

Shawn regained his composure quickly and said, "Nothing much, we were just chatting." The rabbit had a grin on his face. He knew the teacher wouldn't do anything to him.

"Get lost kid," Mr. Johnson said. In a much lower tone that only the rabbit could hear, the bear said, "And if I ever see you touch him again, I will make it my goal to get you kicked out of this school." The rabbits grin faded quickly to be replaced with a very worried look.

Shawn quickly walked away and the crowd began to disperse. Mr. Johnson went over to Drex and kneeled down next to him.

"You alright Drex?" his teacher asked worried.

Drex sat up, there were tears streaming down his face. They weren't tears of physical pain, but of emotional agony. Mr. Johnson put his arm around the otter and helped him to his feet.

"Come on Drex, come into my class room, I don't have another class for a while," the bear said as he guided the otter into his room closing the door behind him.

Once inside the room, Drex let his sobs out. He held himself, crying as he slumped into a chair. He put his head in his hands crying. "Why does he have to be like that? I can't help that I am gay. I just want to live my life like anyone else!" the otter was shouting in between sobs.

"Drex, some people just don't understand some things. When they don't understand it they either naturally hate it or fear it. I'm sorry that this has to happen to you. I wish I had the answers to help you, but I don't. You just have to remember that the ones that are most important to you love you," Mr. Johnson said to the sobbing otter in a comforting voice.

Drex thought about this for a moment as he continued to cry. He knew his teacher was right, but it didn't help the otter much. He didn't want anyone to hate him, regardless of who it was. Still, the otter was slightly comforted by his teacher's caring, soft voice.

Mr. Johnson remained silent for a while as the otter's sobs slowly died down. Drex looked up at his teacher and said, "Thanks Mr. Johnson, you've always been there for me."

"It's no problem Drex. It's times like this that us gays have to stick together," the bear said with a smile.

Drex realized something when his teacher said this. He knew his teacher was gay, but aside from that, he knew very little about the bear's life. The otter wanted to know more about his friend and asked, "So how did you meet your boyfriend?"

Mr. Johnson got a reminiscent smile on his face and said, "That's a really old story, I wouldn't want to bore you."

"No, I really want to know," Drex said insistently. "Please?"

"Well, alright, if you really want to hear it," Mr. Johnson said with a grin. He was happy to have someone to share his story with. "I had just started college myself, at this school as a matter of fact. I had a math class and was doing really bad. My teacher insisted I get a tutor for the class and I agreed. My teacher arranged a meeting for me and a tutor in the library that day. I waited for him and when he arrived, I was blown away. The tiger that approached me was the most breathtaking man I had ever met. The perfect athletic tone, beautiful pure white fur with black stripes, the patch of black fur on his chin, his deep green eyes, they were all perfect to me."

Mr. Johnson smiled thinking of the memories. "He told me his name was Matt We started our study session and I was more nervous than I had ever been in my life. He sat close to me as we shared the book and he showed me some tricks to learn everything easier. We studied, talked, laughed and spent many hours in the library until it was closing."

"I didn't want it to end, but was too shy to do anything else. So I told him I would see him next week and turned to walk away. I didn't get very far before he grabbed my hand. I stopped in my tracks. My heart was pounded in my chest. 'Hey, you want to go get a bite to eat? I'm starving,' he told me. I stuttered as I tried to find the simple word I wanted to say. He saw my expression though and knew I wanted to. He smiled and led me by my hand to a close by sandwich shop."

Mr. Johnson continued, "He opened the door for me and said, 'I love this place, I come here all the time.' I looked around and while the shop was small, the smell made my stomach grumble. He told me I could have whatever I liked and that it was his treat. I remember thinking to myself that this seemed a lot like a date. I took him up on his offer and ordered some food. He did the same and we sat down."

"If I had been nervous before, it was nothing compared to how I felt when I was sitting across from him in that sandwich shop. I remember the scene so well. It is something I will probably never forget. Only five or six tables fit in the small space. There was a small juke box in the corner and a few ceiling fans letting off light."

"We talked to each other while we ate our food. We mostly talked about guy stuff, sports and the like. He seemed interested in me and I was interested in him, but we were both too afraid to ask the other if they felt the same."

Mr. Johnson paused for a moment, thinking about all of this, taking in the events of his past all over again. He let out a sigh and continued, "When we finished eating, we couldn't think of any other reasons to stay together so he said goodbye to me and began to walk away. For some reason it felt like I would never see the tiger again and that gave me the courage to do what I did next. I ran over to him and asked him if he wanted to go out some time.

"Matt looked happy yet confused and said to me, 'What, like on a date?' I hadn't thought that far ahead and just stammered out a simple 'yeah'. He smiled and told me that he would love to. That's pretty much how I met him."

Drex was listening to the story intently. His earlier issues had somehow melted away. He was left with so many more questions but he asked the one he wanted to know the most. "So how did your first date go?" the otter asked excitedly.

Mr. Johnson laughed and said, "Well, we are still together aren't we?"

Drex wasn't satisfied with the answer he received and Mr. Johnson could tell by the look on the otter's face.

"Alright, alright," the bear said. "Matt called me at around noon the next day, which was Saturday, and asked if I wanted to go meet him at a close by park. I agreed and headed over there. As soon as I got there, he told me to get in his car. I was confused and asked him why but he just kept telling me it was a surprise. He had the cutest, innocent smile on his face, I just couldn't refuse him."

"We drove for about twenty minutes and were just outside of town when he turned off to a gravel road in the forest. After a minute of driving down a winding path, a clearing in the trees opened up to a beautiful house. I just looked at it dumbfounded and wondered what was going on. Matt told me that his uncle owned it but was away on business for the next week. The tiger was house sitting for him while he was gone."

"The house itself was magnificent. It was a two story log cabin. There were beautiful large windows that looked out into the forest. It was all quite amazing."

"We went inside and he showed me around. The inside was even more beautiful than the outside. He took me to the window and I got the see the breathtaking view of the forest canopy and the town in the distance."

"I realized at that moment that we were alone. We could express our feeling without anyone else around to see it or judge us. That made me feel a little bit more at ease and more confident. I put my arm around the tiger as we looked out into the tranquil view. He just put his arm around my waste and held me there. It all seemed to last forever, yet end in a moment."

"As we stood there, my stomach growled. I was a bit embarrassed and said, 'I am a big bear after all.' I tried to hide my embarrassment but I am pretty sure he saw through it," Mr. Johnson said with a laugh. "Matt just laughed and took me to the kitchen. There, we did something I have almost never done. We cooked a meal from scratch. That tiger sure can cook. The way he navigated the kitchen, how he gracefully flipped the sautéed onions in the pan. It was all like art in motion watching him. I, on the other hand, was quite a klutz. I couldn't crack an egg properly to save my life. Matt found it all quite amusing to watch me stumble around and mess things up."

"When it was time to dice the tomatoes, he handed me a knife and stood behind me. He wrapped his arms around me and guided my hand as he showed me how to slice it properly. The whole thing seemed really romantic to me. I am a softy at heart, so he was hitting just the right points."

Mr. Johnson just smiled at the images that must have been flashing through his mind. "Surprisingly, I didn't injure myself and when everything was finished, it looked absolutely amazing. Most of the credit goes to Matt, of course. Still, I felt proud to have helped create something so nice."

"We took our food to an elegantly made dining room table. We sat across from each other just like the night before and talked about everything we could think of. That night we weren't as nervous, so the evening was filled with chatter from the both of us. We talked about our fears, our loves, our hates, and even our weaknesses. We were sharing things with each other that we had never told anyone before."

"By the time we were done with dinner, the sun had set, leaving the moon and stars to light up the sky with their dull glow. Being away from the city made the stars shine much more brightly."

"Matt got a smile on his face and asked if I wanted to go swimming. I wasn't sure if he was serious. It was spring at the time, but it still got rather cold outside at night. He just took my hand before I could reply and ushered me through the house to a door. When he opened it, I saw a large indoor pool. The roof was made entirely out of glass and the night's sky pierced through it."

"To call it beautiful would be an understatement. It all was just perfect. The pool had a spa next to it and a diving board at one end. I didn't have much time to admire this view as a new one caught my interest. Matt stripped down to his shorts and quickly jumped in the pool. When he surfaced he looked at me confused. 'You coming or what?' he asked me as he floated, waiting for me to join him."

"I was pretty self conscious about my weight at that time and I wasn't sure I was comfortable with him seeing me without a shirt on. He seemed to know what I was thinking and just said, 'Hey, you are the cutest bear I have ever met, belly and all.' It was the first compliment he had ever given me and I will never forget it. It gave me the confidence I needed as I took off my shirt to join him."

"We swam around for what had to have been hours. Time seemed trivial at that moment. We were just enjoying the moment and nothing else outside of it mattered. We splashed around and just had a good time. Matt got out of the pool and said he was going to sit in the spa for a while. I decided to join him. I nervously sat right next to him instead of across from him. He put his arm around my shoulder and we just sat there talking to each other.

"As we talked, we slowly got closer and closer to one another. We were looking at each other, almost nose to nose before we both gave in and kissed one another."

"The world around us stopped in that moment. All I remember was the passion of the moment and the tiger I held who had his lips to mine. Needless to say, I will hold that moment in my memories for the rest of my life."

"Matt is someone I love very deeply, even to this day. I think you and Jason have that same love we share," Mr. Johnson said as he smiled at the otter.

Drex thought about Jason and his first kiss. It was exactly how his teacher described his. It made the otter long for his love more than ever.

"It isn't always perfect though. We've had our share of rough times," Mr. Johnson continued. "It wasn't long after we started dating that we began to see the hatred that some people hold against gays."

"We decided to meet up at a coffee shop not too far from the school. We weren't extremely open in public about our relationship, but we still liked to hold hands and show other signs of affection. Some people picked up on this and others didn't. We had just gotten our drinks when the owner asked us to leave saying he had the right to refuse service to anyone. We got kicked out just because we held each other's hand to express our love for one another."

"That day caused me and Matt to have our first fight. He thought we shouldn't have backed down and left. He said it wasn't right that he treated us like that. I agree with him on that, but I didn't want any trouble. We got in a big fight over it and didn't speak for a few days. It was really hard on me. I missed him and was really depressed. I thought I had lost him forever. He called me and when I heard his voice, I broke down. I was crying and telling him how sorry I was. He told me he was sorry too and that he wanted to see me."

"I guess the point I am trying to make is that you should just remember that it won't always be good times that you two will share. There will be hard times mixed in there as well. I'm sure that as long as you love each other, you will get through them together. Just don't give up on each other." Mr. Johnson said.

Drex thought about this for a while. He loved the wolf with all his heart. He wasn't sure what he would do with himself if Jason refused to talk to him for that long. It was comforting at the same time to hear that his teacher had gotten back together with his boyfriend even after their fight, though he hoped he wouldn't have to go through the same situation with Jason.

The bell for the next period rang signaling the end of another class. Drex hadn't realized he had been with his teacher for so long. He missed an entire class and he had a panicked look on his face.

Mr. Johnson let out a bit of a laugh and said, "Wow, time sure flew by. Don't worry about that class Drex, I will cover for you, your teacher won't mind. You better get going to your next class though." Mr. Johnson had a smile on his face as he held open the door for the otter.

Drex walked out into the hallway before turning around and saying, "Thanks Mr. Johnson, I really appreciate it." Drex extended a paw to his teacher which the bear took into his with a smile on his face.

"Not a problem, if you need anything else, my door is always open," Mr. Johnson said before walking back into the room to get ready for his next class.

Drex walked the hallway heading for his next class. He arrived and took his seat. The class filled slowly and the teacher began her lecture. Drex wasn't really paying much attention to it at the moment as he thought about what his teacher had told him.

The otter thought about the good and possibly the bad times he and his companion would share. Jason seemed to be the perfect fit for Drex, and the otter couldn't imagine himself with anyone else.

Drex closed his eyes and pictured the wolf in his mind. His beautiful gray fur, striking blue eyes, and his love for drawing made it all seem so perfect to the otter. He was suddenly jerked back to reality by his teacher.

"Drex, would you like to answer this question for me please?" Ms. Greenlan, a female porcupine stood at the board looking directly at the otter.

Drex was caught off guard and quickly read the question that was written on the board. He had no idea what the answer was and stuttered out a quick, "I don't know, sorry," and quickly opened his book to try to find his place with the rest of the class. Ms. Greenlan didn't seem pleased but continued on with her lecture.

After more of his teacher's lecture, the class finally ended to Drex's relief. He hadn't paid much attention at all. It wasn't that he found the class boring, but he just had a lot on his mind.

The rest of the day went by in a blur for Drex who couldn't get the stories that his teacher told him out of his head. When the final bell rang, Drex got up and headed for the parking lot where he always met Jason to give him a ride to work.

Drex opened the door to the parking lot and a blast of cold are greeted his face. There were a few drops of snow falling gently from the sky and melting quickly as they hit the ground. He saw Jason standing there smiling when he saw the otter approach.

"Hey, how was your day?" Jason asked curiously.

"Uhh, it was sort of a mixed up day for me. I will tell you about it on the way," the otter replied as they walked toward his car.

As they left the parking lot Jason looked over at Drex with a concerned look on his face. "What's wrong?" he asked.

"Well, first you have to promise me you won't overreact," the otter said hoping Jason wouldn't flip out about the incident earlier that day.

"Well, I'll try," the wolf said with a confused look on his face.

"Ok, well," Drex tired to find the right words for the events that happened, "I ran into Shawn. Well, more like he ran into me. He was just about to fight me if Mr. Johnson hadn't stopped him."

Jason was obviously mad but tried to remain calm and instead turned his attention to Drex. "Are you alright? Did he hurt you?" he asked, his tone a mix of anger and concern.

"Well, not really, I'll be fine. If Mr. Johnson hadn't stopped him, it might have been a lot worse," Drex tried to reassure the wolf.

"Should we tell campus security or something? We can't let him just bully you around like that," Jason said.

"No, I think Mr. Johnson took care of it, whatever he said to Shawn caused him to go slightly pale and he left pretty quickly," Drex said with a bit of a smile thinking back to the look on the rabbit's face.

"Well, ok, if you don't want to do anything about it, I won't, but if he ever tries anything like that again..." Jason didn't finish.

"After that, Mr. Johnson took me to his classroom for a bit. I was pretty shaken up about the whole incident to say the least, so he helped me out. After I had calmed down a little, he told me some stories about him and his boyfriend Matt," Drex said hoping to change the subject.

The otter told Jason all about the stories his teacher told him. He told him about how they met, their first date, and their first fight. When he had finished they had just arrived at Jason's work.

"Wow, that sounds really nice," the wolf replied, seemingly more calm that before.

"Yeah," Drex replied with a sigh. He reached over to Jason before the wolf could get out of the car and just hugged him. He had waited all day to be close to his love and he couldn't wait any longer. He just held the wolf tight for a moment and Jason held him back.

Jason simply whispered, "I love you," into the otter's ear.

Drex pulled away from the wolf slightly to look into his sparkling, blue eyes before giving him a passionate kiss. They held each other kissing slowly not wanting it to end. Unfortunately, it had to, as Jason reluctantly pulled away from the otter.

"I love you too," Drex replied as the wolf slowly got out of the car.

"I'll see you tomorrow, you want to come by early for breakfast?" Jason asked with a smile.

"That sounds nice, I'd really like that," Drex replied.

With that, the wolf turned away from the car looking back one last time before walking into the book store. Drex drove away as snow began to fall even quicker than before.

Once back at the dorm, the snow had begun to cover the ground in a thin, white blanket. Drex quickly got into the building trying to not get too covered in snow himself. He grabbed his key and unlocked the door to his dorm.

Once inside he saw Colin watching TV on the sofa. He looked over at Drex with a look of concern on his face.

"Hey, you alright dude?" the tiger asked.

Drex was confused and his face obviously showed it because Colin quickly said, "I heard about what happened between you and Shawn, you ok?"

"Oh, that, yeah, I'm fine. Luckily for me, Mr. Johnson was there to stop him," Drex said trying to sound alright. Thinking about the incident still upset him a little.

"Well, that's good, my friend said you were crying, maybe she just imagined it or something," the tiger said without judgment.

Drex's ears burned from embarrassment now. He didn't think anyone but Mr. Johnson saw that. Still, the otter felt comfortable enough with Colin to tell him the whole story and he said, "Yeah, I was, but it wasn't because he hurt me, it's just...I dunno, he use to be my friend, it's really hard." Drex looked down at the floor.

Colin's voice became very comforting and gentle when he replied, "Oh, I'm sorry, I can't even begin to imagine how hard that must have been for you."

Drex felt much better knowing that he had such a caring friend. He decided to change the subject and told him about the stories Mr. Johnson had told him. He went over all the details just like he did with Jason.

"Whoa, who would have known that big ol guy was such a softy," Colin said with a grin. "It seems he really found himself someone to keep. Almost reminds me of a certain couple I know," he said with a laugh.

"You really think so?" Drex asked curiously.

"Well, yeah, you two seem to have exactly what Mr. Johnson and his boyfriend have. I bet you guys will be together just as long as they've been," Colin said with a smile.

"Thanks," Drex replied. He felt much more relaxed and decided to join the tiger on the couch to watch TV.

A few hours passed and Drex stood up streaching and said, "Well, I am going to head to bed, Jason invited me over for breakfast tomorrow so I gotta get up pretty early." With that the otter headed to for his room.

"Alright, catch ya later. I am goin out with Sarah, the night is young!" Colin replied with a broad smile.

"Heh, well, have fun, and don't get too carried away," the otter said with a laugh.

"Who me? I would never!" Colin said with a hint of sarcasm. "Night Drex."

Drex walked into his room and closed the door. He slowly stripped off his clothes down to his boxers, as he usually did, and climbed into bed. Sleep came to the otter quickly. The events of the day had drained him physically.

When Drex awoke he saw that his clock read 6:22 AM. He hadn't set his alarm but he awoke plenty early to get ready and be at Jason's house for breakfast. He knew the wolf's family wouldn't eat for a few more hours. After a nice relaxing shower, the otter got dressed in warm winter clothes and headed out the door.

Once outside, Drex saw that the ground had a thin layer of pure white snow. The gray clouds hid the sun from shining through. There were no footprints to be seen. Drex guessed that since it was Saturday morning, there wouldn't be too many people out and about this early. He walked over to his car, the crunching of his footsteps in the snow were the only sounds he could hear.

After getting inside his car, Drex put the keys into the ignition and turned them bringing the car to life. He turned on the heater and began his trip to Jason's house. There was little traffic on the road and before he knew it, Drex was parked in front of the wolf's house.

The otter stepped out of his car and looked at Jason's home. The cheery, albeit small, house was a welcome sight to Drex. The chimney puffed out tiny clouds of smoke into the air which was quickly picked up by the light breeze before fading away out of sight.

Drex approached the door and knocked on it gently. He didn't want to wake anyone that might still be sleeping. A few moments later, Jason answered the door wearing only a pair of dark blue gym shorts. His fur was ruffled from his sleep the night before.

"Oh, sorry, did I wake you?" Drex asked apologetically.

"Nah, I have been up for a bit, just hadn't gotten to the shower yet. Come in," Jason said as he moved aside to allow the otter entry into the home. Once inside Drex saw that Jason's mom was in the kitchen starting to cook breakfast.

Once Jason had closed the door, he wrapped his arms around Drex's torso and put his chin on the otter's shoulder. "I missed you," the wolf said in a low tone as he gave the otter a gentle squeeze.

Drex put his arm around the wolf's head and gave it a light pat. "I missed you too," Drex replied as he pet Jason's head with his paw.

"Oh, morning Drex, Jason told me you would be joining us this morning. I set up your place at the usual spot," Ms. Brigam said with a welcoming smile on her face.

"Thanks for having me," Drex said, still holding the wolf close to him.

"It's no trouble at all dear. Why don't you have a seat? Jason, you march right into the shower young man," Ms. Brigam said with a gentle tone.

"Sure mom," Jason said to his mother before turning to Drex, "I will be right back." With that, Jason headed for the shower.

Drex sat on the couch and watched TV while the smell of the food began to hit his nose. The otter's stomach grumbled from the delicious smelling aroma that filled the room.

A moment later, the bathroom door opened and Jason came out of the shower, his fur now neatly combed. He sat next to the otter and put an arm around Drex. He put his head on the otter's shoulder as Drex rested his head on the wolf's.

They held each other close as they watched the show that happened to be on. It wasn't long before Ms. Brigam came into the living room.

"Breakfast is ready boys. Jason, could you fetch your brother, he is still lazing around in bed," Ms. Brigam said with a sigh.

"Go have a seat, I will be right there," the wolf said the Drex. Jason got up and walked into the hallway to retrieve his brother. Drex headed into the kitchen and took a seat at his usual spot.

"So, Drex, Jason told me about what happened yesterday, are you going to be ok?" Ms. Brigam asked.

"I think I'll be alright," Drex let out a sigh. "It's just that he was my friend and just because of something I never chose in the first place, he hates me. Is it really so wrong to love someone?" the otter asked, a hint of anger in his voice.

"I don't know dear. I don't have the answers to all of life's problems. What I do know is that you deeply care for my son, and I support that. If it makes you both happy, I will be here for you both," Ms. Brigam said with a smile.

"Thanks," Drex said with a smile of his own.

Jason and Sammy walked into the kitchen and took their seats.

"Hey Drex! Sammy said as he took his seat. "I didn't know you were coming over today. Are you going to hang out for a while? We could play some video games."

Drex let out a little laugh and said, "Well, that depends on what your brother wants to do today."

Jason thought about it for a minute. Sammy looked at his brother with pleading eyes. "Alright, we can hang out for a little bit," the wolf said with a grin.

Sammy's eyes lit up. "Really? Awesome! I have this new game I want to show you Drex, it's really cool!" the little wolf said, the excitement in his tone was clearly visible.

Ms. Brigam served the breakfast which consisted of fried potatoes, sausage, bacon, eggs, and pancakes. It all looked wonderful and smelled just as good.

"Help yourselves boys," Ms. Brigam said as she sat in her own chair.

Everyone took their share of food, and began to eat. Drex had a little bit of everything on his plate and it was all amazing. The potatoes were perfectly cooked, the pancakes were soft and fluffy, and the meat was juicy and delicious.

As they ate, everyone shared what had happened to them throughout the week. Drex decided not to bring up what happened to him the day before and instead talked about his classes. He talked about Mr. Johnson and how great of a teacher and friend he was.

"He seems like a real nice fellow, I should bake him some cookies or something some time," Ms. Brigam said.

"Yeah, he's great. I love his class, probably more than any others I have," the otter replied.

They continued their breakfast laughing and talking about whatever subject came to mind.

"My dad tried to fry our turkey for Thanksgiving once. He almost burned the house down, the turkey came out pitch black," Drex said and everyone shared a laugh.

"Speaking of which Drex, would you like to join us for Thanksgiving? I know your family is far and I thought maybe if you couldn't make it there, you should know you always are welcome here," Ms. Brigam said.

Drex hadn't thought about it. He wanted to spend Thanksgiving with Jason, but he wasn't sure if he was ready to introduce him to his family yet. Usually he did have Thanksgiving dinner with his family though. It was sort of a tradition.

"That would be awesome!" Jason chimed in.

The thought really tempted the otter. He wanted to stay but wasn't sure how to tell his family.

"Well, if I can convince my mom, I would love to stay," the otter said finally.

The whole family seemed very happy to hear the news, especially Jason who had a big smile on his face.

Everyone finished their food and after some idle chatting, the family decided to clean up their plates and go about the day. Sammy practically dragged Drex into the living room where his video game system was.

Sammy went over to a walk in storage room in the living room and dragged out a large metal dance pad. Jason went over and helped the young wolf set up the game. Drex knew the game very well. He played it in the arcade many times but recently stopped playing it as much.

"Have you played this one before?" Sammy asked excitedly, as he set the pad on the floor and began to hook it up.

"Yeah, I have," Drex said trying not to let on just how good he was at the game. He wanted it to be a surprise when he showed the pair of wolves.

"I'm ok at it, Jason is better than me though," the young wolf said as he finished setting up the game.

Sammy turned on the system and began to go through the options until he got to the song list. He scrolled through the choices until he found one he liked, put the difficulty to easy, and began to play it. Once the song had finished, he saw his score of a B and jumped up and down.

"You see that?" the young wolf said excitedly, "I never got that good of a score before."

"Nice job!" Drex said as he gave Sammy a high five.

Next, Jason stood on the pad and found a song he liked. He changed the difficulty to medium and began. He played through the song and got an A on it.

"Your turn," the wolf said slightly out of breath.

Drex stood up and looked through the list of songs. He found one he knew to be one of the hardest the game had to offer.

"That one is pretty tough, you sure you wanna play it?" Jason asked.

"I like the beat, I think I can do it," Drex said with a grin. He then switched the difficulty to expert and accepted the song choice.

"Whoa, you just put it on the hardest difficulty," Sammy said.

Drex just smiled as the steps began to appear. The otter moved gracefully as he hit the steps in rapid succession.

"One hundred combo!" the game shouted. "Two hundred combo! Three hundred combo!"

The song ended and Drex saw his score. He got a AA, the second highest rank in the game.

"Wow," Jason said stunned. "Why didn't you ever tell me you were so good at that? I wouldn't have embarrassed myself if I knew you were so good," the wolf said with a grin.

"That's exactly why," Drex said with a laugh before taking a seat next to Jason.

"That was so cool Drex! I have never seen anyone play that game so good!" Sammy said now more excited than ever.

"Thanks," the otter said as he tried to regain his breath.

They continued to play the game and Drex showed the pair a few tricks he picked up over the years.

They played other games and watched TV for the next several hours. Jason sat next to Drex while they held each other close. They held each other's paw as Jason rested his head on Drex's shoulder.

The digital clock on the VCR read 8:36 PM when Drex realized how late it was. He whispered into Jason's ear, "Want to come over and play a game of our own?"

Jason giggled a little and said, "Are you a secret expert at that one too?" They both laughed and stood up.

"Well, Sammy, it was fun, but we are going to head out. I'll see ya next time," Drex said with a smile.

"Awww, you are leaving already? Ok, I'll see ya later than," the young wolf said and reverted his attention back to the TV.

"Mom, me and Drex are going out for a bit, I will be home later," Jason yelled to his mother in the kitchen.

"Ok dear, wear your seatbelt, it's slippery out there," Ms. Brigam called back.

The pair walked outside into the night. The cold bit at their noses and they rushed to the car quickly. Once inside, Drex turned the heat on quickly and cold air shot through the vents. It slowly changed to a much warmer temperature and the pair left the house.

Once they made it back to the dorm they found the room to be empty.

"Colin must be out with Sarah," Drex said as he closed the door.

"Even better," Jason said with a smile. The wolf walked over to Drex and pulled the otter into a kiss.

They navigated their way into Drex's room where Jason closed the door behind them. They broke their kiss. Their heavy winter clothes were starting to make them much too warm so they took them off. Now down to just their shirts and pants, Drex pulled the wolf into another kiss as the collapsed onto the bed.

Kissing one another, Drex took his paw and moved it to the wolf's chest. He rubbed one of Jason's nipples while the wolf reached around and grabbed Drex's ass. He gave it a squeeze as they continued kissing.

Drex slowly lifted Jason's shirt as the wolf slipped his arms through it. They broke their kiss so that the garment could be removed completely. Jason pushed Drex onto his back and moved his head down to the otter's stomach.

The wolf pushed his nose under Drex's shirt and gave his exposed navel a kiss. Jason slowly moved his muzzle upward taking the otter's shirt with it. He continued to kiss up the otter's stomach, to his chest, and moved to the exposed nipple.

Jason nibbled on the nipple softly and playfully. Drex let out a moan as the wolf licked it. The otter could smell the wolf's powerful scent, which he inhaled deeply.

The otter's member was now rock hard and needed to be released. Almost reading Drex's mind, Jason unbuttoned Drex's pants and slowly slid them down, leaving only the boxers in the way. Drex reached up and did the same for the wolf.

Jason moved his head up to Drex's and they kissed once again while the kicked off the remainder of their pants. Jason grabbed the front of the otter's boxers and moved a finger tip up and down the head of the otter's pulsating member.

Drex let out moans of pure ecstasy as the wolf playfully moved his finger up and down the tip. As they continued to kiss, the otter slowly reached up and pulled Jason's boxer's down to his knees. The otter took his paw up to the wolf's rock hard length and began to slowly move his hand up and down the shaft.

They both let out muffled moans as they continued passionately kissing one another. Jason grabbed Drex's shirt and broke their kiss. He removed the clothing and kicked off his boxers. Jason grabbed the otter's pair and slid them off. They were now both completely naked.

Jason turned around and put his knees on the sides of the otter's head to get in position. His muzzle was now inches away from the otter's length that slid out a light stream of pre. The wolf licked his lips before licking up the flow of pre.

Drex shuddered and moaned at the sensation of his mate's tongue sliding up his sensitive tip. Jason continued to lap up the pre as it slowly streamed out of the otter's pulsating manhood.

Drex leaned up slightly and began to lick Jason's cock which dangled just above the otter's muzzle. Jason moaned and continued to lick the otter's tip much more quickly as the pre started to pour out faster.

Jason lowered his hips in sync with his head as he took the otter's length into his mouth. Drex took the wolf into his mouth as well. The taste of the wolf's cock, the smell of his musk, it was all perfect to the otter who gently sucked the length of his mate.

Jason moved his head up and down the shaft while letting out moans of pleasure. The vibrations on the otter's cock caused Drex to let out moans of his own. They both enjoyed the sensation.

Jason stopped and pulled up his hips causing the otter to stop as well.

"I want you to try me this time," Jason said looking back at the otter with a grin.

"Are you sure?" Drex asked.

The wolf nodded. "I want you inside me," the wolf said with a lustful tone.

Drex didn't need much more convincing. Jason got off of the otter, got on his hands and knees, and lifted his tail. Drex quickly grabbed a tube of lube out of the drawer of his night stand and got behind the wolf.

The otter applied a generous amount of the liquid onto his paw. He moved his paw toward the wolf's tail hole and smeared the liquid onto it. Jason let out a moan as he felt the otter's paw rub up and down his tail hole.

Once Drex had lubed up the area, he slowly slipped a finger into the wolf's hole. Jason let out a bit of a gasp as the finger moved into his tight, virgin hole. Drex continued slowly and with great care. He didn't want to hurt the wolf.

After Jason had grown accustomed to the finger, Drex added a second, Jason let out a moan of pleasure as the second finger moved into his tail hole, hitting his prostate. The wolf's shaft was slowly dripping pre onto the bed sheets below.

Drex removed the fingers and grabbed the lubricant again. He put more of the liquid into his paw and smeared it onto his shaft. It mixed with the pre that was pouring out of his tip. Drex moved himself closer to the wolf and got into position.

"You ready?" Drex asked before continuing.

"Oh god yes," Jason replied wanting to feel his love inside of him.

Drex slowly pushed the tip of his cock into the hole. Jason let out a gasp but didn't tell the otter to stop. Drex continued and managed to push his tip into the wolf's tight hole.

The pleasure the otter felt from just this was giving him shivers. He continued on, pushing in a little bit more. Jason let out a bit of a yip as the otter continued to slowly push his member into his mate.

A few moments later and Drex had managed to push his entire length into the wolf. He could feel Jason's tail hold squeeze and move on his member. The otter slowly pulled back his hips, taking his length out to the tip and then slowly pushed back in. They both let out powerful moans of pure ecstasy.

Drex slowly picked up his pace letting out loud moan after moan. The sensations were amazing to the otter. He had never felt such wondrous pleasure in his entire life. Jason let out gasps and moans as the pain slowly faded to pure sensuous bliss.

The otter grabbed the wolf's tail base with one paw while he thrust into his mate harder and faster.

Jason let out a moan and said, "I'm gunna..." Before he could finish his sentence, he released his seed onto the bed below him. Drex could feel the wolf's tail hole contract around his shaft as his lover came. The otter couldn't take it anymore and gave one final thrust deep into the wolf's hole. He pumped his seed deep into the wolf's bowels as wave after wave of pleasure flowed through their bodies. The otter let out the last bit of his cum before finally collapsing onto the bed.

Jason leaned over to the otter and said, "That was unbelievable."

Drex was breathing heavily, completely exhausted, and said, "Yeah. You are amazing, I love you so much."

Jason kissed the otter passionately and said, "I love you too."

The pair held onto each other close, in the afterglow of their love making. Slowly they both feel asleep holding one another, hoping to never have to let go.