08. "The Lion's Share"
#43 of Iron Author
Iron Author commission for diotalks
Short on money for his month's rent and his landlord threatening to kick him out, Dio happens upon an invitation to the Lion's Share club, which the name is all that it implies, but to win the money promised him, Dio will go to any lengths to satisfy his captive audience...
08. "The Lion's Share"
"Seventeen ninety-eight, seventeen ninety-nine... eighteen dollars." Dio sighed and drooped his head, letting the mane of white hair fall in front of his face, which he brushed back. The red drake was seated on the floor of his apartment. "Damn it, still short." He leaned back on his hands and stared at his money jar. He was still about fifty dollars shy of his monthly rent and Mr. Angle downstairs was a good stride away from a level headed individual. Dio rested his arm on his knee, he was dressed in a pair of khaki cargo shorts and a black tanktop shirt, his slender figure causing one of the shoulders of the tanktop to sink slightly down his arm as he tapped his foot. "Maybe he could give me a week, I'll definitely have the money by then."
Dio didn't like to visit the Angle apartment. His wife Julia was usually pretty nice, but Mr. Angle was a bit of a curmudgeon. He'd hoped that she would be there to soften the blow, but the dragon's face fell when the brutish bear opened the door instead. "Whaddya want Dionysius?" He said gruffly. "Julia's out of town for the weekend and I'm in here trying to figure out how to record her shows on the VCR."
"Wow you guys still use a VCR?" Dio asked before thinking. "You know you could just--" He paused at the askance glare the bear gave him. "Ahh... you could just have me come down if you're having technical issues, I can fix it up for you."
"Oh, well... thanks I guess. I'll call you if there's ever anything I can't figure out. Now, what do you want?"
"Oh... right." Dio had almost forgotten. "I know you don't like to be asked but I need a few more days on the rent."
"It's due today." He growled. "Why did you wait until now to tell me?"
"Well I thought I'd get more in tips at work last night but I'm still short by like fifty bucks, it was a very slow night."
"This is the third month you've fallen short, Talks." Dio cringed at Mr. Angle's use of his last name. "I just can't afford to keep giving you these breaks. You have until Monday to come up with the rent or I'll have to cancel your lease."
"Monday?!" Dio responded. "But that's the day after tomorrow and I don't work on the weekends!"
"You better find some way to work then." The bear said. "Because if the rent ain't in my hand Monday, you'll no longer be in my building. Got it?"
Dio tried to find up another means of objecting, but could only come up with "Yeah? Well if Mrs. Angle were here she'd find a way to help me out!" Before the door slammed shut. Dio huffed before storming off in the other direction.
Dio returned to his apartment, and collected a few coins for bus fare. He knew that if he wanted to keep his apartment he would need to go to work and try to convince his boss to let him work the next two nights to make up the fifty dollars he needed, but he knew it wouldn't be easy. He changed his shorts for a pair of blue jeans and left to hurry down to the bus stop that happened to be only a few doors down from his building. Making it to the corner just in time to catch the bus, he boarded it and seated himself in the back to watch the world pass by.
"You look like you're having a day."
A voice turned Dio's attention toward a lion sitting on the other side of the bus and one seat forward. He was a handsome looking fellow, ash brown mane, tan fur, it was almost the typical look for any lion Dio had ever seen, but he had blue eyes, which was fairly unique to them. Dio sighed. "Thanks." He answered to the obvious. "Just having a crappy week in general is all." He said. "First I got shorted bad on tips at work last night, leaving me fifty bucks short of paying my rent, which my landlord insists on having paid by Monday or I'm out on the street."
"I see." The lion said, producing a pair of reading glasses and putting them on. "Well, I can see about helping you out if you--"
"No!" Dio said suddenly, grabbing the lion's attention again. "Sorry. No thank you. I don't mean to spill my problems out on a total stranger, but I really don't need your charity."
"Huh. Okay." He said, removing his glasses. "I'm Tracy by the way."
"Tracy, huh?" Dio said. "Never met a guy named Tracy before."
The lion chuckled. He was bigger than he appeared at first as he turned to face Dio. His arms quite broad and stretching the short sleeves of his t-shirt to their limits with his thick boulder-like biceps. "There's a lot you need to learn then."
"Oh. My name's Dionysius. But everyone just calls me Dio."
"Dio, huh? Well it's nice to meet you." Tracy said, flicking a finger between his teeth. "Sorry, had a steak this morning and I just hate it when I get meat stuck between my teeth." He chuckled.
Dio smiled. "Yeah, me too." He admitted. He shifted forward slightly as the bus came to a stop.
"Well, looks like it's time for me to pop off." Tracy said as he stood up and reached a large claw out to shake Dio's hand. "Catch you next time maybe?"
"Yeah. Maybe." Dio said nervously as he shook the extended claw. "I've still got a couple more stops, but if you're on here regularly we'll definitely see each other again."
Tracy smiled kindly as he picked up a backpack on the seat next to him. "Oh, I'm sure we will." He said as he made his way to the front of the bus and stepped off.
As the bus made way again, Dio glanced out the window and watched as Tracy made his way toward the building behind the stop and disappeared into it; looking at the sign, he recognized it as a jewelry store. Was he shopping or working there, Dio wondered as he fell back into his seat quietly.
Two stops later, the bus found itself at Walnut and Seventh. The diner that Dio worked at "The Grease Spoon" sat on the opposite intersection in its aluminum panelled glory. He could smell the heavy egg and steak fifties style food the moment he stepped off the bus and he quickly crossed the street while the bus remained stopped at the intersection. Pushing the door open, he waved to a female Ocelot at the register, who recognized him immediately as she closed the register from the previous ticket she'd just cashed out.
"Dio? Don't you get enough of this place during the week."
"Thanks, Dottie." Dio rolled his eyes. "I didn't need the reminder, listen is Nate in? I kinda need to talk to him.
"I think so. He's in his office if he hasn't gone to lunch yet."
"Thanks."
Dio walked past the register and made his way into the kitchen in the back, ducking under a tray that was making its way toward the dining room as he side stepped his way toward the back office. He knocked on the doorway as he leaned in to see a badger typing on the computer in the back, who wheeled around to take a look at him.
"Oh! Good afternoon Dionysius." He said, adjusting his coke-bottled glasses on his snout. "Is it already Monday?" He glanced at his watch.
"Oh, no." Dio said as he stepped in. "But look, I'm in dire straits here. My rent was due today and I'm still a few bucks short. I was wanting to see if I could pick up a couple shifts this weekend so I can make it back."
Nate shook his head and checked the calendar. "Fraid not, sir." He said. "We're booked on our shifts for both today and tomorrow."
"Maybe I could ask Dottie if I could at least do her shift today."
"Dio. I appreciate your enthusiasm, but the schedules are set. I don't think anyone would appreciate you taking hours away from them."
"But I--"
"Don't worry, Dio. I promise that if someone fails to make their shift, you can have it. But right now, we need to be fair to everyone, right?" The badger had gotten up and placed his hand on Dio's waist as he escorted him out to the kitchen. "We'll give you a call as soon as I have someone who can't make their shift, then you can have THEIR job. Okay?" He chuckled as he escorted Dio back to the front. "Okay." He answered himself as he vanished back into the back room with little more than a chuckle.
"How'd it go?" Dottie asked as she turned around and looked at the fluffy dragon. "You're not looking too well."
"I am so dead." Dio moaned, thumping his head back against the kitchen door in defeat.
Dio sighed as he left the diner, dejected, his head hanging low he had to find some way to get the money he needed, but half his day was spent and still he was no closer to getting it than he was earlier this morning. He really didn't have much of a choice other than returning to his apartment to try and find something worthy to sell for a quick fifty bucks. He checked his watch as he waited for it to arrive and thought to himself "If I catch the three o'clock, I should be able to make it out to the pawn shop just in time." He said. Only two minutes later the bus that would return him to his apartment arrived again. He sighed as he stepped on board and made his way to the back of the bus and fell into his usual seat. For a moment, he frowned at the empty seat across from him, for some reason he'd kind of hoped Tracy would have been there, but it hadn't even been an hour, why would he have?
"Huh?" Dio looked down as his fingers grazed a piece of paper under his seat. Pulling it out, he unfolded it and realized that it was a note:
"Please make yourself available tonight and make your way to the Pride night club on Empire and Main; should you attend, you'll be awarded with a chance for ten thousand dollars if you finish a few "challenges" for us. But don't worry, you'll get five hundred just for showing up. Be there by 7pm."
Dio turned the paper over, but saw no signature or any clue to who had left it behind. He suspected Tracy, but how could he have? He wouldn't have known that Dio would be the next person to sit down in that seat would he? He took the long bus ride back to his apartment complex and climbed the stairs to his door, still holding the flyer in one hand and as he walked in, but not before noticing a sign on his door from Mr. Angle. This one, Dio read aloud: "Mister Talks, this notice is to inform you that proceedings for your eviction will begin on Monday, as part of the late payment I will need one-hundred and thirty dollars prior to six p.m. failure to secure these fees will result in your immediate eviction. Thank you! -Sid Angle" He growled and took the note down, crushing it in his hand. "Codgery old bat." He said as he entered the apartment and threw the notice in the garbage. "Three years I've been paying on time, last month and this month being particularly hard on me..." He sighed as he flumped down onto the couch. "He's such a dick." Groaning and stretching out, his eyes again returned to the flyer. "But five hundred dollars, that'll cover my rent the rent for this month and next." He hummed and turned over, re-reading the flyer again. "I mean c'mon I can't lose. What could they possibly want with me doing this?"
The three o'clock bus came and went as Dio heard it through his cracked open window. He didn't care, this was far more profitable than selling his laptop for a hundred measly dollars. He still wouldn't have enough to make that ridiculous late fee either, the flyer was his best bet. He dipped his fingers in for another pull at his collected cash in case he needed to make a hasty return trip and stuffed it in his pockets. Throwing a denim jacket over his shoulders, Dio shoved his hands in his pockets and made his way out of the apartment and down the stairs.
"Hey, Dionysius." Angle said as Dio reached the bottom of the stairs and started toward the door. "Don't forget about that note, buddy. Monday or else?"
"I'll have your money tomorrow, badgering old coot." He said the latter half of his sentence under his breath.
"What?"
Dio blushed and shook his head. "N-nothing. I'm saying you'll have your money tomorrow."
"Ah, good. That's what I thought you said. Good luck!"
Dio rolled his eyes and stepped out into the evening. This time instead of catching a bus, he flagged down a taxi that was driving by, as he slid into the seat he noticed the driver was also a lion; the second one he'd seen that day when before it had been probably a couple years since he'd met one that he socialized with. "Where you heading?" He asked.
"Oh, the... the Pride club, Empire and--"
"Yeah, I know the place." The lion interrupted and looked at the dragon, eyeing him up and down. "Like you could imagine."
"Ha!" Dio laughed nervously. "I guess I could."
The drive from there was quiet. Dio watched as the driver made seamless left and right turns, weaving along the lines of traffic, passing through lights while at the same time keeping a fast, solid pace as they made their way through the night. By the time the taxi finally stopped, Dio could hear a light pitter patter of rain on the windows and he noticed that it had started to drizzle outside. He sat up, like he was coming out of a daydream. "Oh, that was fast." Dio said as the lion turned and looked at him with a smirk on his face. "Sorry, ho-how much was the fare?"
"Tell you what; forget about the fare, it was on my way home anyway." The lion said as he crooked an arm over the seat. "My name's Joey by the way."
"Ah, Dio." The dragon said nervously. "Are you sure? I mean I can pay."
"No worries, I've gotta get home anyway. You go on in, but be careful, lions are very... predatory." He said with a wide grin that made the dragon's fluffy fur poof up a bit.
"Th-thanks!" Dio said as he scrambled out of the taxi, which then drove off into the night.
The Pride club didn't look like much on the outside; it was revamped about five years ago from the shell of an abandoned movie theater. The exterior hadn't changed much, the marquis had been utilized for in-house shows, but the name had been changed from "The Ritz" to "Pride" on the top with a large lion's paw coming down as if to hold the word in place. Dio entered the archway where the box office had been removed and the doors had been replaced by one-way mirrored doors that slid open automatically as he approached them. As he stepped inside, the doors closed behind him and he realized the inside lights weren't on, each step on the floor he made echoed as he turned around in the dark, trying to spot some sign of movement. "He-hello?" He asked, turning his ears to whatever sounds he thought he was hearing. "Is someone *HMMMPHHH!*" He felt someone grab him around the ribcage suddenly and pull him backward off the floor. As his feet left the ground a wet rag was shoved into his face, followed by an eerily warm sensation that flooded his body. He reached up to grab whoever had grabbed him, but just as quickly as it happened, he also felt himself grow weak and his arms could never complete the journey.
Dio inhaled sharply as a bright light suddenly washed into his eyes. He tried to move his arms but realized he couldn't. Opening his eyes, he could see that he was laying down, looking up into a bright spotlight over his head. "Wh-what?" He uttered to himself as he looked around and discovered that his arms were tied spread out on a large poker table. He grunted and struggled with his bonds, but found that his torso was also tied down, though his legs were free to move around.
"Oh well, look what we have here." A voice said with a cackling glee. The dragon looked down between his legs to see a thickly muscled lion step into view. His mane was a mane of red like fire that was slicked back as locks of it tumbled over his shoulder. "A dragon as red as my hair, how adorable." He grinned. The lion was stark naked, his thumb dragged along his cock teasingly as he approached. His tongue raked along his sharp white teeth as he then ran his claws along the drake's soft underbelly. "And soft too." He chuckled, his cock rubbing within inches of Dio's head. "Well worth five hundred dollars I'd say. Wouldn't you agree Joey?"
Looking up to peer behind him, Dio saw the cabbie that had dropped him off. His mane was a slightly grayer color than he'd remembered, but that was probably from the light. His darker hairy body was imposing with a bit of a gut but he was also naked his cock not as long as the other lion's, but just as thick as he dragged it along the dragon's muzzle. "Oh, definitely a hot number. And look, he's happy to see us too!" Dio couldn't control his urges, these lions were so hot that it hurt, and the fact they were treating him like a piece of meat only made it hotter.
"Wh-what are you--" Dio's voice stopped as another claw took hold of his muzzle and to his shock, Tracy was leaning down in his face.
"How do you expect us to use this mouth if you don't stop talking?" He growled. "It's really the only reason we didn't tie it up."
Dio wanted to talk again staring in shock at the lion he'd met earlier when a fourth and older lion came into view. His body was a dark tan color with shades of salt and pepper colors in his mane. He had probably the largest cock out of them all and it was only semi-erect. "Let's not dawdle on this whelp, he came here per the agreement therefore we'll give him the challenge. If he can satisfy all of us and submit to us, we'll give him the money. If not, we'll send him on his way." He looked at Dio. "Do you agree, dragon?"
Dio was having a hard time containing his excitement as he nodded his head and immediately his head was pulled to the side as Tracy's cock thrust fast into his mouth. Dio jerked back in response, but inhaled at the savory flavor that the lion's shaft had to offer as precum coated his lips and his tongue as he tried to swallow it as much as he could. He gagged slightly, feeling his legs lift up and the third lion's tongue dragged along his ass, it was more out of surprise than lust that he jerked his hips, but found himself unable to move.
"Mmm, hey Damon don't hog all that ass for yourself." Joey grunted lewdly, as he pushed his cock along Dio's ear, reaching down and beginning to stroke the dragon. "Not going to be enough for all of us if he cums too soon." He chortled.
"But Quinton gets first dibs anyway." Damon stopped licking Dio's ass to respond. "Might as well have some fun with our guest until he's ready. "He grinned and returned to the wet pucker, his rough tongue delving deeper and deeper into the red drake's firm ass.
Dio couldn't say anything, he could only swallow as Tracy's cock shoved down his throat, and occasionally, he was turned over so that he could suck on Joey's thick shaft as well. He was moaning every moment his throat was in use as Damon pushed his legs further up, locking his arms under the dragon's thighs as he sucked hard on Dio's balls and devoured his ass like it wasn't going to be there long. Damon had grabbed the dragon's cock and was stroking it as he licked, and Dio could only stare at the elder lion, who was intensely stroking himself as he watched the other lions descend on the dragon like a pack of ravenous hyenas.
Dio had rolled his head back some and found that both lions at his mouth were penetrating it at the same time. His tongue wriggled between their frotting shafts, which then spit precum into his face that he tried to clean up as best as he could with his tongue. He felt Damon be pulled away as the lion named Quinton moved inward. His sharp, long claws raked across Dio's chest before settling on his hips. He hoisted Dio's legs up, silently forbidding him from dropping them as he pressed his own warmth against the pucker and began to wriggle in. Dio writhed in anticipation and sudden pain as the cock began to sting. Quinton was insistent though and quickly pushed himself in fast, his cock popping into the dragon's ass as he cried out in gargled protests that were quickly silenced when either Joey or Tracy grabbed the back of his head and shoved their cock further down his throat. He still wasn't sure who had done it, he could only smell his own musk as his shaft drained precum all over his stomach.
There was a lust in the eyes of the older lion fucking Dio now, a dark reddish tongue made its way out the front of his lips and then skimmed across his sharp, pearly teeth as he thrust inward, bouncing the dragon back with each long motion. He was definitely long, pretty thick too, but from what he was swallowing, Quinton wasn't the thickest of the bunch. Damon stroked himself over Dio, rubbing his cock along the dragon's chest and nipples as he shared play with Tracy on his side. He could feel Quinton's grip tightening though, his pace growing more and more rapid as he plunged in deeper and deeper until the older lion was fucking him right to the hilt, a heavy sack of balls slapping against the underside of Dio's tail was driving him crazy, and it was teasing him heavily.
"Nnnngh! NNNHHHH!" Dio gasped and gargled his pleasure as he suddenly came; shooting shot after shot of white streaks across his face, his furry body as his engorged cock knot slapped against his stomach, having shot off without even being worked hard into it. The orgasm was enough for Quinton though, who dug a claw hard against Dio's body as he came, suddenly Dio could feel a flood of cum shoot into his ass as Quinton lunged forward and held his position in place for several seconds. As he finished, he slowly extracted his cock and moved to the left, allowing the next lion in line to move in.
Joey was next, he lifted Dio's legs until they were at almost an angle directly above his face, a smirk on the cabbie's face he pressed his cock to the dragon's ass and pushed himself inward. Dio's toes spread and flexed as he accommodated the second lion, who was twice as thick as Quinton, but not quite as long as the alpha cat. He was rougher too, fucking the dragon hard enough to scoot the table back and creak every few thrusts. The wet sloshing of Dio's ass began to echo through the room as Joey grabbed hard onto Dio's hips. Joey's face was a mixture of pleasure and a struggle to keep from cumming so quickly. His tongue dangled out occasionally but was sucked back into his maw as he began to play with Dio's cock, trying to bring that back to life. As he was going, Dio watched Quinton step in behind him and press a pair of fingers against Joey's ass. Joey's head turned up as he began to gasp and bite on his lower lip. His moans seemed to deepen and his pace continued to increase, his claws digging in harder to the point where Dio's hips and legs were beginning to ache. His legs were pushed so high over his head that Joey was practically thrusting down into him, hard and making him moan between gasps for air.
"FFF---fuck!" He cried out as he tossed his head back and yowled loudly.
It was another barrage of cum against Dio's prostate, this time the flooding proved to be too much to hold, and the dragon could hear wet come splashing on the floor as his cock began to resurge an erection. His claws dug at the table, tearing at the fabric under his back, but now it was Damon's turn.
Damon was a much rougher fuck than the other two combined. As soon as the obvious second in command pushed his soda can thick cock into Dio, the table moved and threw itself into the air and came back down with the lion's thrusts and retreats. Dio was crying out passionately, his cock returning to its former glory and getting hard again. This time, Damon didn't want to be outdone by his own pride, so he put his feet up on the table and began to drive down into Dio from above, spreading the dragon's legs so he can get the properly rough descent. The table was creaking under them, Dio was afraid that it was going to break from all this weight. From the looks passed among the rest, they were also worried the table may collapse. Damon was a much rougher candidate, his claws digging in and grasping into the dragon's fuzzy body.
Suddenly, Damon let out a viciously feral roar and another flood of cum shot its way deep into Dio's ass. Dio cried out loudly, panting hard as he felt himself fill again, and this time his ass becoming a spout for the over flood as Damon's cock was forced from its confines and began to shoot several streams across Dio's body. He growled and panted, still thrusting a good minute or two on the outside, covering Dio more with his cum.
As he released Dio's legs, they practically fell to the table as the young lion hopped off. Tracy was next in line, and though the youngest apparently of the quartet, he was also the thickest and the longest. Dio's toes curled as he felt the young Tracy push against his pucker, this time wrapping Dio's legs around himself and pulling him close; more like a lover, than a fuck toy. As he pushed in, Dio realized that the other three had loosened him up, so that Tracy's thicker cock could penetrate him but still leave the tightness of inches the others couldn't fill. Maybe it was some sort of a 'finder's fee' but Dio didn't care as he was wrapped in a deep and passionate kiss with the lion. Tracy's glasses bopped up to the back of his muzzle and fogged up as they kissed. He lifted Dio partly, as much as he could with the bindings still holding him down. The two of them moaned as kisses were exchanged, their wet tongues passing and curling around each other as Tracy fucked in and up into the dragon's body. Finally, Tracy used his claws to unbind Dio's arms and his waist, he grabbed the dragon and hoisted him into the air, sticking him on his dick like a skewer. The others cheered their lion brother on as he turned and slammed Dio against a wall and continued to mount him good and deep. His fingers wrapped around the bulge of Dio's knot and squeezed. As a result Dio panted loudly into Tracy's mouth and their kiss grew more passionate.
After a few moments, Dio felt himself cumming, hard onto his abdomen which then sloshed against Tracy's stomach with each hard, deep thrust. Tracy dropped to the floor this time, taking Dio down with him as he turned over and made the dragon ride atop him, still shooting streams of white across the lion's face, his chest, and his stomach. Dio moaned and leaned back, feeling the lion thrust into him harder and harder until finally:
"AAHAHHH!!!" Tracy cried out, then belted out a roar as he too came.
The lion's seed again overfilled the dragon, and a greater amount then poured out of him, spilling across Tracy's crotch like a waterfall. Forcibly, but with a gentle touch, Tracy pulled Dio down to share another passionate kiss with him. Whatever had just happened between them, Dio half wished he could have it to do over again.
The next day, Dio paid Angle the amount he owed and invested the rest of the ten thousand dollars in the bank; his only reminder of the members of the Pride club, which had closed up shop and was taken down less than a week later. Dio often thought of Tracy and the others, and how much he just wanted another night on the town with them. Every bus ride though was ridden without Tracy coming on at his normal stop, nor was he at the jewelry store he was dropped off that day. In fact, none of the employees remembered seeing a lion as one of their customers or employees.
One evening, returning home from work, Dio watched out the bus window, enjoying the sunset when a great maned lion briefly passed before his eyes. He gasped and ordered the bus driver to stop, but when he emerged he saw nothing but an empty street and the bright setting sun.
THE END