{"sf1_id":84686,"sf2_id":"Oe5NqD0m","title":"New Hope","author":"Ephemeral_Dreams","words":1575,"posted_at":"2009-04-22T02:09:00.000Z","tags":["Abuse","Dragon","Feline","Harsh","Kissing","M/M","Wolf"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/84686-new-hope","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/Oe5NqD0m","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/06/51/065134f5-3bc2-45cd-9c1a-9d245c196a54","description":"#2 of Struggle","content":"* * *\n  \nJad and his friends, Cody and Mark chuckled stupidly as they saw a Wolf get on the bus.  \n  \n\"Fresh meat. ehehehehe....\"  \n  \nThe trio walked to the back where the Wolf was sitting, listening to his MP3, eyes hazy and devoid of any spark.  \n  \n\"Hey, Are you new?\"  \nPrax starts badly, not used to having kids come up to him and talk.  \n  \n\"errrrr errm... y..yes . i just moved.\" replied Prax, his brown fur hiding his slight blush  \n  \n\"want to come along for a smoke behind the back?\" Jad pointed behind him, where school's image was fast approaching.  \n  \n\"Err.... I...\"  \n  \n\"Great! Let's go\" Cody and Mark grabs his shoulders and steers him out, smiling at the bus driver.  \n\n* * *\nBehind the school....  \n  \n\"Why'd you move here?\" - Asked Cody,  \n  \n\"W...well...... I... was ...\" stammered Prax, unable to say that he had been adopted, dad sent him away, and mom (step-mom) was mentally abusing him every day.  \n  \n\"Shut up Wuss, we don't want your kind here either.\"  \n  \n\"Wh...mpff\" Prax hardly got a word out before Jad and Mark grabbed his arms, while Cody grabbed his muzzle, shutting him up  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; \"now....... how do we start...... hmmmm oh! I've got an idea\"  \n  \nA whoosing sound could be heard as Jad pushed his fist deep into Prax's stomach  \n  \n\"MMPH!! \" Prax cried out, struggling to free himself: but it was in vain as he only hardly worked out, and had his arms caught by Cody and Mark, both easily 200 lbs.  \n  \nThe trio laughed, looking at the flailing Wolf.  \n  \nWhen some pan has subsided, Prax looked to the sky and cried, cried, asking for release from his world full of darkness: he was abused at home, at school, in the bus, and even when he had joined Track, he was trapped in this cycle from birth.  \n  \nFew tears rolled down Prax's upraised maw, staining his beautiful brown fur dark.  \n  \n\"He's crying already.... fucking pathetic bitch. Join in guys, \"  \n  \nAll three grinned at Prax and Mark punched his face, knocking him backwards into the school storage.  \n  \nPrax yelped as he hit the conrete wall, and lay there whimpering and crying: his built-up sorrow had taken over his body, petrifying him.  \n  \n\"Let's teach him a lesson. We don't like faggots or crybabies in our school.\"  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; They loomed closer...\n* * *\n  \nAs Zack drove into the parking lot, he saw the buses arrive at school.  \n  \nA bewildered-looking wolf was being led to behind the school, towards the Storage.  \n  \n'hmm..... that's Jad.and I haven't seen the wolf before...'  \n  \nZack ignored his conscience and went to his locker, getting his books.  \n  \n'18....28.....34...' \\*click, click, click,\\* GOD D.....  \n  \nZack shoved his fist into the locker  \n  \n\"Hey Zack!\" - said Trent, his feline paws had enabled him to sneak up next to Zack without making a sound.  \n  \n\"Holy Cra..! oh....... Hey Trent... don't do that....\"  \n  \nTrent only smiled, flashing his white fangs, matching his coat.  \n  \nFeeling stupid, Zack flexed his wings a bit and took his hand off his locker, leaving an indent.  \n  \n\"oh shit Zack... you'd better fix that.\"  \n  \n\"I'll deal with that later.... I saw Jad and the tards take a kid behind school. Want to come along?\"  \n  \nBefuddled, Trent asked: \"who's the kid? and why do you want to help him?\"  \n  \n\"Well, Mr.Tiger, because I'm nice\" said Zack as he walked towards the entrance to Storage.  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; Trent almost erupted into laughter, but held it back as he went out the door with Zack.  \n\n* * *\n  \n\"ungg.....\\*cough\\*\" Prax coughed up blood as he was held against the wall by Jad.  \n  \n\"What a wimpy fuck, I'm almost ashamed to be same race as this dumbshit, even my bitch would be more manly than this\"  \nJad snarled at the bleeding wolf and hit him again in the left arm, where his bone had cracked a bit.  \n  \n\"AAAAg.....a.....nng....\" Prax hung his head as his vision switched from black and white, fading slowly from the pain shooting up his arm.  \n  \n\"Well let's make him a bitch then,\"  \n  \nCody was about to kick him in the balls when there was a loud roar,  \n  \n\"HEY WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?\"  \n  \nThe trio saw Zack, captain of Football team: even though he was not that big, he had taken down every Runningback in every single game.  \n  \nCody turned around and sneered at the teal-colored dragon with golden stripes running down his back and maw.  \n  \n\"Screw off, it's none of your business.\"  \n  \n\"None of my business? When I see a bleeding wolf on the ground, it's always my business\"  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; Zack was flexing his arms, not sure if he could beat all three of them  \n  \n\"trying to play hero?\"  \n  \n\"No..... he's trying to play the Duo\"  \n  \nDeclared Trent as he walked next to Zack.  \n  \nThe trio flinched: Trent was well known for his National Taekwondo medal as a finalist: no less than ten bullies had been knocked flat by this slim tiger.  \n  \nThe five glared at each other untill a door opened from the Storage and a janitor walked out.  \n  \n\"HEY! WHAT THE\"  \n  \nThe bullies turned around and scattered as the 6'5\" bear approached.  \n  \n\"Hey Mr.Anderson... we were..\"  \n  \n\"yes Zack, I know you didn't do that... he needs to go to the nurse right away.\"  \n  \nthe Dragon's heart jumped, something about the wolf had inspired strange feelings from the fierce animal.  \n  \n\"I.. I can take him\" Trent whipped his ahead, facing Zack.  \n  \n\"Since when did you turn so nice.? \"  \n  \n\"s... shut up Trent, I'm always nice!! \"  \n  \nTrent just shrugged and went to his class, humming Evanescence-My Immortal.  \n  \nThe dragon picked up the unconcious wolf and took him to the nurse, all the while admiring his beautiful fur and maw.  \n\n* * *\n  \nPrax had been dreaming about his fantasy: Having a romantic dinner with a wonderful person. However, no matter what Prax tried, he could never see his face, the face of his long-sought lover.  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; \"I love you Prax... you are beautiful\" Said the mysterious creatue with wings, sitting across him with a smile:  \n  \n\"I....I.......... love..\"  \n  \n\"Mr.Severding! Wake up!\" Said Ms.Perez, the nurse, softly slapping his face.  \n  \n\"mmm....ng..... I....\"  \n  \n\"Wake up! School's over!!\"  \n  \nPrax started as his maw was about to close on his lover's.  \n  \n'goddammit......... again....I guess it will never happen...'  \n  \nPrax thought as Ms.Perez examined his arm, tying a makeshift splint onto it.  \n  \n\"Ok..... tell me if that hurts\" - She poked a finger into his left bicep  \n  \n\\*Yelp!\\* Prax jumped up and nursed his arm, his tail between his legs.  \nHe shot a glare towards Ms.Perez, even though his body burned from bruises and various injuries.  \nPlus, his shirt was a mess. Even his jeans had torn a hole at the knee.  \n  \n\"well....that means you'll have pain in the arm for a bit, but nothing's broken. you can go home now.\"  \nSaid Ms.Perez Tersely: she was never known for her compassion.  \n  \n\"Well is the bus still here..?\"  \n  \n\"Nope, I know you live 10 blocks away. You can walk that.\"  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; She said as she pshed him out the door.  \n  \n\"Bu.t my leg......\"  \n  \n\\*SLAM\\* shut the door to the Nurse's office.  \n  \nPrax gave a soft growl before he half-limped out the front door, plugging in his headphones: one was smashed to pieces in the \"fight.\"  \n\n* * *\n  \nZack saw the cute wolf limp out the door, and ran up to catch up with him.  \n  \n\"hey... HEY! PRAX!\"  \n  \nPrax flinched and whipped his head back, fearing the trio had come back to finish the job.  \n  \n\"oh..... you're.....\"  \n  \n\"hey, I'm Zack,\" Offering his hand, Zack went first  \n  \n\"errm.. hi\" Taking the proffered hand, Prax blushed as he looked into Zack's beeautiful emerald eyes, filled with worry.  \n  \n\"I know the bus left and you live a way away... would you like a ride?\"  \n  \n\"Errrm.... \" Prax was confused, nobody had ever shown him such kindness before.  \n  \n\"great, just tell me where to go\"  \n'god his eyes are so deep.... i can look at.... wait, what the hell am i saying....'  \n  \nZack shook his ahead and steered Prax towards his car, a 2002 Saturn Vue, blue and buffed to the point of being like a mirror.  \n  \n\"nice car...\" said Prax, unsure of how to react to the hot dragon.  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; \"Thanks hehe... had to work at Epic for a while to get this babe\"  \n  \nZack guided the hurt wolf into the passenger seat, then got into the driver's seat.  \n  \n'He's so hawt... his arms...... so big.... and his wings.....'  \nDirty thoughts ran across his mind as he got to ride back home with a sexy dragon with magical eyes...  \n  \nPrax leaned over and kissed Zack.  \n  \n\"hey, what..mmf!?\"  \n  \nThe car ran up the sidewalk for about 40 meters before Zack put it back on the road, stopping with a screech.  \n  \n\"I........ I'm............\" Prax was stuttering a lame excuse when Zack stopped him with a hard look.  \n  \n\"Errrrrm..... ok.... that...... NEVER happened...\"  \n  \nZack calmed his beating heart and started driving again.  \n  \n'I think he liked it..... I think ......maybe.....just maybe...... I'd found my mystery lover...'  \n  \nPrax was smiling wide and blushing at the same time out of joy and hope....  \n  \n....Which almost made up for what he was going back home to.  \n\n* * *\n  \nFrom the Author:  \n\\\u003e,.\\\u003c Thank you again for reading!  \nNow the exciting part happens.... hehehehe  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; Please comment and feel free to remark on some mistakes/additions that could be made to improve this!  \n  \nThank you again!  \n  \n\n","series":{"name":"Struggle","previous":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/84562-the-new-beginning.json","next":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/85109-friends-or-more.json"}}