Uncomfortably Happy [5]
#5 of Uncomfortably Happy
A series about a young fox who finds himself thrown into the midst of a crazy household. How will Danny adapt to this new lifestyle? Find out for yourself!
Back again with part five. A commenter suggested I should ease up on the whole 'one yiff per chapter thing' and I totally agree. So I'm back with a new chapter of Danny's life. This is really turning into one hell of a 'slice-of-life'... With porn.
Never Have I...
by pawsroloc
The loft was nothing like the fox had expected. The room was much taller than any of the others. You could even see the roof's support beams and insulation. It almost seemed like the carpenters had forgotten to place a ceiling over the entire living space. At the end of the long hallway was a large bare window that looked down across their backyard. Several beanbags and unique lawn chairs littered the room in a wide open circle around a large television. Danny noticed that they even had a few outdated gaming platforms. Lastly, a lone mini fridge sat in the corner of the room. Danny noticed a few glass bottles scattered on top of the fridge as well.
"Take a seat." Mark gestured towards the odd assortment of furniture. Danny chose one of several large bean bags. The fox fell onto the cushy surface with a plop, sinking deep into the plush chair.
"Can I get you something to drink?" Mark offered, walking towards the mini fridge.
"Sure. What do you have?" Danny asked, absently gazing up at the tall ceiling.
"Beer, beer, more beer, tequila," the wolf listed, rummaging through the contents, "beer, oh and-"
"More beer?" Danny finished for him expectantly.
"Soda." Mark said, already returning to the fox with a beer in one hand and a brand name cola in the other. The wolf handed the soft drink to Danny as he walked past, choosing to sit in an old armchair that had seen better days.
"I texted Seamus where we were just now. Julius probably won't want to hang until he's fed up with whatever project he's working on now. Terry and Mitch are still at work. I'll tell Philly that we're up here, too." Mark said, pulling out his phone.
"Actually, Terry's home." Danny pointed out.
The wolf looked up at him, confused. "Terry's here? Where's Mitch?"
"At work. Terry's sick. He's got a really bad cough."
"We'll leave him be then. Best thing for him is some rest and relaxation. Must have been hard to get to know him. What with the whole... thing." The wolf crudely attempted sign language. The gestures looked completely wrong, even to Danny.
"No it wasn't that awkward. Seamus was with me." The fox explained.
"What about me?" The husky asked, walking into the spacious room.
The wolf turned to look at Seamus. "Hey! Seamus is here! Grab a drink and come sit down. We were just talking about how Danny met Terry."
"Oh yeah, Terry. He's so sweet, isn't he?" Seamus asked as he walked past Danny and towards the fridge. The stench of chlorine clung to the husky's fur.
"Yeah. Real pretty fur, too." Danny added.
"Where's Julius, Mark?" The husky asked, returning with a cold beer clutched in one paw.
"Probably too busy getting frustrated. Honestly, that guy needs to relax now and again." The wolf shook his head.
"If you didn't know, Julius is a bit of an artist. Have you seen his work?" Seamus asked, turning to Danny.
"Yeah. The stuff on his wall looked really good."
Seamus rolled his eyes. "He's had that since I moved in. You should see some of his latest pieces. The guy is talented."
"You'd never expect it either." Mark added. "A big ol' guy like him using a tiny brush like that. It'd be funny if he weren't so damn talented."
"What about you Danny?" Seamus asked. "Got any special talents?"
The fox shook his head. "Not really. I'm actually a pretty average guy."
"Oh don't put yourself down. Everyone's good at at least one thing." Mark grinned, holding a finger up to the fox.
"Well then what's yours?" Danny asked, folding his arms.
"I've got a great memory." The wolf stated proudly, puffing his chest out.
"What?" The fox asked, looking confused.
"It's true." Seamus said, nodding slowly. "I swear it's almost photographic, sometimes."
"Memorizing stuff ain't so bad when you only have to read or watch it once." The wolf smiled as he tapped the side of his skull.
"I can prove it. Put on a movie. A classic. Like Kill Bill. Volume 2." The wolf said eagerly.
The husky got out of his folding chair and walked over to the large television. He opened the drawer of the entertainment system, revealing a large selection of movies.
"Have you seen Kill Bill before Danny?" The wolf asked.
The fox shook his head no. He didn't really feel like sharing that his mom had forbidden him from watching R rated movies until he had turned eighteen.
"Then let's start with Volume 1, Seamus."
"Aye aye, Captain." The husky stated cheerfully, pulling the appropriate case out from among the many choices. It didn't take long before the husky had returned to his seat, remote in hand.
"You're gonna love this." The wolf said eagerly as the movie began. "Seamus, turn off the sound."
"Aye aye." The husky repeated.
The wolf proceeded to explain, step by step, every action, every line, and every camera cut of the film.
It wasn't long before Danny had had enough of the wolf's narration. "Alright! I get it! You like this movie. Now turn the volume back on, I want to hear it for myself." He whined.
The three got about halfway through the movie before Philly came up. Seamus paused the movie for Philly, letting the big dog sit down. The large doberman chose a bean bag next to the fox.
"I ordered some pizza, you guys." The dobie explained. "Should be here by the end of this movie."
"Danny hasn't seen this before." Seamus informed Philly.
The doberman glanced at the fox next to him. "You liking it?"
"Yeah. What's not to like?" Danny asked. "Swords, drama, an out of order plot. It's great so far."
"Well then press play, Shay." Philly commanded, putting his arms behind his head.
The pizza arrived before the movie had ended. The other three were barely paying attention to the movie. Danny sat on the edge of his seat, watching the cougar fight off a horde of yakuza. When the movie finally ended he tuned his attention away from the credits and back to his floormates. It seemed like the three had been discussing something.
"So then we get Danny to do it." Mark offered, pointing a slice of half-eaten pizza at the fox.
"Yeah I guess." Seamus pondered. The three dogs turned to look at Danny.
"W-what do you want me to do?" Danny asked hesitantly. His mind began to race. What if this __turned into some type of orgy? O-or what if they try to tie me down! Danny thought, beginning to panic.
Seamus had gotten out of his chair and was over by the pizza box. He returned with two plates.
"Go give these to Terry and Julius. You can get yours when you come back." The husky said, handing the fox two plates. Each paper plate had two slices of pizza on them, one veggie, one meat lovers.
Danny walked down the hall with both hands carefully balancing the slices of pizza. He walked up to Terry's door. He looked down at his hands and frowned. How was he supposed to knock? Awkwardly, the young fox used two fingers to lightly rap the wooden door.
"H-hey Terry? I've got some food for you. It's pizza." He looked down at the greasy slices of pizza. It probably wasn't the best thing for the ill horse to eat, but it was something.
The door swung open. Terry stood at the other end, phone in his hand. He lifted the large smart phone up towards Danny's face.
Thanks! Can I have your cell number?<<
The fox handed the plate over to Terry as he began to recount his cell number. He realized that this was the first time he had actually given one of his roommates his number.
The beautiful horse waved and smiled before slowly closing the door. He could hear the horse's muffled cough as he continued down the hall.
He briskly walked downstairs. The smell of pizza was beginning to get to him, and Danny's stomach started to growl. His phone buzzed in the shorts Seamus had loaned him. Danny struggled to pull the phone out of the husky's tiny pockets. It was a text from a new number.
>>This is Terry. Thanks for the pizza :D
No problem :)<<
The fox quickly responded, returning the phone to his pocket as he arrived at his destination.
He knocked on Julius door, glad that he now had a free hand to do so. There was no response for a while, so Danny knocked again.
"Come in!" A deep voice said from within.
The fox walked in to the dragon's room. He gazed at all the pieces on his wall. They were all of stunning open plains and mountains. The lighting and colors really brought the pieces to life. He remembered his other roommates complements and wondered what else the dragon could be working on.
Julius sat on a stool in front of an easel. The large dragon was down to just his briefs again. The dragon held a palette in one hand and a brush in the other. Mark had been correct. Danny admitted that the dragon sitting hunched over in front of the canvas with a tiny brush did seem a bit comical.
"So... how's the splatter paint going?" Danny asked, walking up to the dragon. He peeked over the large man's shoulders to get a better look at the painting. The fox was a bit disappointed to find that the dragon's canvas was completely blank.
Julius sighed. "I'm hitting one of those walls. I can't figure out what I want to paint."
"Paint another landscape. They're really beautiful." Danny said, looking up at one in particular. It was of a golden meadow and cloudy blue sky. Danny couldn't even see the dragon's brush strokes in the piece.
The dragon let out a low rumble. It almost sounded like the dragon was uncomfortable with the idea. "I only paint those when I'm feeling homesick."
Danny continued to look at all the paintings. He recognized a familiar pattern in them all. "You were a farm boy right? And this was-?"
"-my home, yes." Julius said, joining in Danny's gaze.
"It's beautiful." Danny said again. He turned to look back at the dragon. Julius seemed to shrink away from the fox's kind words.
"What's wrong?" Danny asked, placing the pizza and himself on the edge of the dragon's bed.
The dragon didn't speak for a while, instead turning to look back at the blank canvas in front of him. "I like painting. It makes me feel good. And I know that I'm good. It's just..." The dragon let out a deep sigh. "Last year I had an art professor, Mrs. Klaen. It was the final painting class I had to take before my upper division classes began. She was my favorite teacher." The dragon smiled. "She wanted to see my best work, so I poured my life into four paintings."
The dragon glanced over at the four in question. They sat in the corner of the room, covered in white sheets.
"On the last day of class I showed her what I had done." The dragon said, bowing his head.
"And?" Danny asked.
"She said they were boring. Unoriginal and tasteless. I was a master of the art of painting in her eyes but she wanted to see me... 'expand my horizons'." Julius said. Danny wondered how such a large man could look so defeated. He turned to look back at the paintings on the floor.
"Can I see them?" The fox asked. "Your paintings?"
Julius shook his head. "They are of my home. My house. And I know she was right. I can paint all the mountains I want... I just can't..." The dragon's voice wavered, choosing instead to look down at his hands in shame. "Ever since then I've been trying new techniques. But none of them feel right."
"What were you going to try today?" Danny asked, looking at the dragon's palette.
"Watercolor. But I am too nervous to begin." The dragon admitted.
They sat there for a moment. Danny wondered how many hours the dragon had spent staring at empty canvas'. He stood up, taking the plate with him. "It sounds like you've got a really bad creative block." The fox said, offering the plate to Julius. "And the only way to fix that is to take a break. Come upstairs. Me and the others are all in the loft."
"But I-" Julius started.
"You'll feel better once you're out of this room. Trust me." Danny said, pushing the pizza towards the dragon.
"I brought Julius with me." Danny said, walking into the loft.
The three dogs all looked up in surprise to see the large dragon follow the fox into the main room.
"Awesome! We saved you some slices." Mark said, pointing at an almost-empty pizza box.
"Uh, I saved you those, Danny." Philly interjected, walking towards the community seating with a fresh beer.
"Philly go easy on the beer! It's a monday!" The husky chastised, rummaging through the entertainment system.
The doberman rolled his eyes. "Alright Shay, this'll be my last."
"So what do you guys want to do?" Seamus asked to everyone.
"I dunno. It's not like us to have everyone together like this." The doberman commented, looking up at the big dragon.
"I've got an idea. Never have I ever." The wolf said, grinning.
Seamus and Philly groaned. "Come on Mark. We aren't middle schoolers."
"What's 'never have I ever'?" Danny asked, returning with his own food.
"That's it! We're playing!" Mark said, beckoning everyone closer. "Everyone sit down! This kid is a virgin of too many things."
Danny blushed, taking a seat between Julius and Mark. "So how do you play?" The fox asked.
"It's simple. We all get ten points, like this." The doberman raised his hands up to demonstrate. "And then we go around in a circle and tell everyone something that we haven't done."
The fox looked a little confused at the doberman's explanation. "It's like this." Philly said. "Never have I ever lived with a wolf." He pointed at Danny, Julius, and Mark. "That means you guys lose a point."
"Oh. Okay. I get it. So do we just go around in a circle trying to get others out?" Danny clarified.
The husky nodded. "Yeah, but don't go targeting one person until we get down to the end. It's more fun that way."
"Alright." Danny said, pondering the possibilities of what he could say. "Who starts?"
"I will!" Seamus volunteered. "Never have I ever gone skiing."
Only Philly and Mark put their fingers down. Next up was Mark. The wolf grinned and leaned back in his chair. "Never have I ever had sex in the hot tub."
Seamus and Philly glanced at one another sheepishly as they each lowered a finger. "How'd you know?" Seamus asked.
"I was up here and saw you guys going at it after Danny and I got out of there." Mark smiled, looking between the two. "You're up next, Danny."
"Uh..." Danny said, realizing that he should've been thinking of something to say. "Never have I ever... stolen something from a store."
The fox was surprised to see everyone but Julius lower their finger.
"Alcohol." Mark and Philly said in unison.
"What about you, Seamus?" Julius asked, interested in what the husky had to say for himself.
"Perfume." The husky said, voice so low he was almost whispering.
They all looked at him, confused. "I was really young and it smelled good, okay?!" He shouted. They laughed, turning towards Julius to await his question.
"Never have I ever been in a big city." Julius spoke. Everyone whined at that.
"New York." Danny said.
"Me too." Seamus nodded.
"San Fran." Mark rolled his eyes.
"Seattle." Philly grumbled. "Good one Julius, now we're all down one."
The dragon looked a little proud that he still had all ten of his fingers up.
The doberman cleared his throat. "Never have I ever done tail sex."
"What's tail sex?" Danny asked, clearly confused. He watched as Julius, Mark, and Seamus all lowered a finger.
"Why don't you tell 'em, boys?" Philly chuckled to himself.
"It sounds exactly like what it is." Seamus clarified. "You need someone with a really strong tail like..." He gestured at the large dragon. "And you... you know."
"You get fucked by a tail." Mark said matter-of-factly. "You're up Seamus."
"Oh gosh. Uh... never have I ever had to play a sport as a child." Seamus said.
"Soccer, then Rugby. That's five down for me." The doberman sighed.
"Baseball!" Mark said, dropping a whole hand as well.
"Does Tennis count? I did it all through middle school." Danny asked. They all nodded, so Danny lowered a finger, leaving him with eight.
"Alright!" The wolf said, realizing it was his turn. "Never have I ever been in a car accident."
Danny bit his lip, lowering a finger. He watched as Seamus lowered his as well.
"It was just a fender bender. My mom was pissed, though." The husky explained.
They turned to look at Danny. "It was a pretty bad one. I got all busted up. I was really young as well so I don't remember a lot."
"Who was driving?" Julius asked.
"My dad." Danny said.
"The cat?" The dragon asked.
Danny shook his head. "No. The fox. He had been drinking."
"Oh." Julius said, realizing he may have pressed too far. "Well it's your turn Danny."
"Right." The fox said. He had thought of this one a while back. "Never have I ever had sex with four guys in the same day."
Danny watched as everyone around him dropped a finger.
The wolf chuckled at the fox's reaction. He placed a paw on his shoulder, patting the freshmen gently. "Don't worry Danny. That'll change real fast."
"Really? I mean. How often do you guys actually... you know..." Danny asked. Some part of the fox still felt uncomfortable talking about it.
"Whenever we feel like it Danny. It's the perk of living here." The doberman said, placing his now empty beer can beside his chair.
"It just seems so... wild." Danny said.
"Never have I ever had fooled around with Danny." Julius interrupted suddenly. Mark and Seamus dropped their fingers. "And I won't until you come to me, Danny." The dragon continued, smiling at the fox.
"Hey, I don't see a problem with me asking him." The doberman growled. "But he's right. If you ever want to mess around with one of us, we'll make the time. I think I speak for everyone here when I say that we are all genuinely excited to have you here with us."
Danny blushed as he watched the others nod in agreement. He had never felt so wanted in his life. It was all so strange, yet fascinating at the same time.
"My turn right?" Philly asked, turning his attention back to the game. "Never have I ever fucked a tiger." He grumbled. "Always wanted to."
"Oh, Matthew!" The husky said fondly, now only holding three fingers. "I lost my virginity to that guy. I wonder how he's doing."
"You're up Shay." The dobie growled jealously.
"Right! Never have I ever topped!" The husky laughed maliciously as he watched everyone but Danny put down a finger.
"I honestly don't doubt that." Mark said, holding up three fingers. "Never have I ever jizzed in someone's philly."
"When are you going to let that go!?" Philly shouted. The others laughed.
"Wait, what?" Danny asked.
Philly sighed, leaning into the back of his seat. "Some guy came into the place I work late at night. Terry and Mitch were in there as well and this bear started calling them all kinds of names after he had ordered. It was just me and some other guy working. He was out cleaning the stalls so I..."
"You came in someone's food?" Danny asked, shocked that anyone would do something like that.
"Hey, if my manager was there he would've given me the all clear to hawk a loogie in there. But since he wasn't I took it to the extreme."
"You could've gotten sued!" Danny exclaimed. The doberman grinned. "Yeah, I know. It was just a little bit of cum. Probably thought I added too much salt. But don't worry about that Danny, it's your turn."
"Okay." Danny said. "Never have I ever done anal."
Everyone around him booed or jeered. "Come on Danny! That's not a good one!" They all shouted, lowering their fingers.
"What? When everyone's talking about sex I feel like I have to too!" Danny raised his voice defensively.
"I'm fixing that, by the way." Philly said, pointing at the young fox.
"Oh no you're not! The guy has no idea what he's doing. Let me give him a crash course first." Seamus argued protectively.
"Is it really that hard?" Danny asked.
"Bottoming is a lot of work Danny. But don't worry. I'll take you under my wing." The husky offered.
"My turn." Julius spoke. "Never have I ever went to a public school."
Everyone groaned as they lowered a finger. The three dogs were all tied, each holding a single finger up. Mark had 'cleverly' designated his middle finger as his final point.
The doberman was up. He glanced between Seamus and Mark, wondering how he could get either of them eliminated. "Never have I ever... fucked my professor."
"Goddammit Philly!" The wolf cursed loudly. "I already apologized for that! It's not like I could just call you up and say 'hey my professor wants a piece of my ass, come on over'!"
The two continued to argue, playfully tossing scenarios out left and right to argue their case. Danny watched silently as the two began to throw bean bags at one another. Their play-argument eventually subsided, and the five of them turned on Volume 2 of Kill Bill. Occasionally, they would talk over the movie about their lives or school. Terry even came out for a little bit before returning back to his room. When the movie had finally finished, they stayed out for a little longer. For the first time since arriving, the fox felt like he had finally found a place he could call home.
To be continued
Thanks for reading. This one practically wrote itself for me. Sorry if you were expecting any action this chapter. Please leave your comments below. I love hearing what you guys have to say!