Hah! Hey everyone, your favorite procrastinator here! Just finished the next chapter to my Sequel series, The Pathways of Life, this chapter in particular has.. a LOT of sex (for my writing style anyway) So, huzzah! This is an M/M Romanceish kinda story, using characters from the Original Story The Road Of Life (https://www.sofurry.com/view/304659) This chapter was... heart-wrenching for me to write! I actually kind of hate myself for writing this chapter, but it had to be done! Anyway, I hope you all enjoy! Here's Chapter 2 of The Pathways of Life!

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The Pathways of Life ~

Chapter 2 ~ The Moments Time Stands Still

There is at least one moment in every person's life when time seems to stand still, this moment is often times the moment before our death, when our lives flash before our eyes as we fade into nothingness. For others it is the moment we make a special connection with another individual, our soul mate, when our eyes gaze meets and we see into the other person's soul for a brief moment. And then there is a time when we reconnect with someone after years of separation, when, even though the circumstances may be awkward, things seem to fall into place and make sense. Shane had a few of these moments in his life, the first one he had was that first morning after spending the night with Alan. He awoke to the feel of the Equine holding him in his arms and it all flashed back to him, the night of surprise, rough sex that they had shared. Even though Alan was still asleep he seemed to be in a bit of a horny mood. The Equine's cock was semi-hard and pressing against Shane's exposed entrance, Shane himself felt rather in the mood to be taken by the handsome Equine. Shane grinded his rump gently against Alan's Cock, the pressure seeming to make it harden even more. Alan released a soft moan as he awoke to the pleasurable grinding. He smirked a bit and kissed Shane's neck, "Heh.. you liked it that much huh?" he asked, a gentle, somewhat loving tone to his voice. Shane shifted just slightly so he could turn his head enough to look at Alan, "I did... it was a bit surprising and unexpected, but I really enjoyed it." Alan smiled, planting a soft kiss on Shane's lips, "I know we don't really know each other very well yet... and I kinda jumped the gun on the sex... but I think I'm in love with you Shane."

The words came as a bit of a shock to him, Alan possibly loved him? He gazed into the eyes of the Equine next to him, time seeming to slow down and stop altogether for a brief moment. He smiled and returned the kiss as time sped back up for him, "I think I'm in love with you too." No one had ever said they loved him other than his mother. Shane smirked a little, grinding back against Alan's stiff cock, "Er.. Alan, can we...?" he shyly hinted, hoping Alan would catch on to what he wanted. Alan gripped Shane's hips as he slowly started to push forward and penetrate Shane, answering Shane's question. Shane moaned out in ecstasy as Alan pushed more and more into him, it was still a little painful, but the pleasure far outweighed the pain. Alan wasted no time in thrusting roughly into Shane, he moved his paws down over Shane's chest, gently gripping Shane's already hard cock. He stroked over it as he thrusted deep into Shane, Shane's pleasured moans growing with each thrust. Shane had never experienced such intense pleasure like this other than the previous night. Shane felt his stomach bulge with each thrust, "Nnnff, Alan... you're so big!" Alan gripped Shane's hips tighter as he increased the speed of his thrusts, "A-ahh, Shane, god you're so tight!" Their love making lasted for the better part of the morning before Alan finally released his seed deep within Shane, causing Shane to release his seed over the bed. Shane panted with exhaustion, Alan staying hilted inside of him.

"Alan, can we be together like this forever?" Shane asked. This was his first experience with love, his mother was always busy with work and never around, so he didn't even feel like his own mother loved him. Alan held Shane close, wrapping his arms around the smaller Coyote, "Of course Shane. We'll always be together, I promise." Shane smiled, gasping and moaning a bit as Alan slowly slide out of him. First love is always filled with Naivety, both parties are always too trusting, innocent and unaware of the reality that goes on in the world. Sometimes it can be a good thing, but most times it blinds us from the terrible truth that we refuse to even admit to ourselves. Things are not always as they seem, and things don't always end well. It was a lesson that Shane would learn eventually, that sometimes trusting people should be done with care.

The two remained in bed together, cuddling and enjoying the presence of the other. After the morning had passed the two finally got up and headed to the shower together. Shane let out a soft murr of pleasure as the warm shower water washed over him, cleansing away the cum that was matted into his fur in places. He caressed his paws gently over Alan, helping him get clean. Alan returned the favor, which began to arouse Shane, "Geeze, you really do love me, don't you~?" Alan stated as his own paws gently caressed over Shane's rump. It had become clear that Shane had an incredibly high libido. Shane smirked at Alan, nodding slowly and seductively. The Equine smirked back, "well, that's fine by me, so much sex will help me stay in shape!" he joked. Even though they were greatly tempted to have more sex the both of them settled for pawing off with each other in the shower. After they finished they washed up and got out of the shower, getting dressed. Shane couldn't take his eyes off the handsome Equine, how was it that Alan would become such a monster? Shane never really forgot this part of his life, it was his original dream, to spend his life with Alan, but something went wrong somewhere down the line. Something had messed things up, no, it was more like someone rather than something.

Love is a very dangerous thing, it can either heal scars from a desolate past or bring a never ending wave of destruction and hatred in its wake. Alan and Shane maintained their relationship by spending most of their time together on the weekends at Alan's when his parents were out of town on their business trips. Sometimes in the week they'd spend time at Shane's place when Shane's mom was at work. On the nights when Alan was able to spend the night Shane was at his happiest. One night at Shane's place while they lay naked in bed together Alan explained to Shane that his father was greatly homophobic, always pressuring him to get a girlfriend. This made Shane a bit afraid, now there was the possibility that Alan might abandon him for someone else, plus the thought ran through his head of what might happen if their relationship was discovered. Alan must have picked up on Shane's worry because he held Shane close to him and gently rubbed over his back, "Hey, hey, babe... Listen, I'd never just up and leave you for a girl, or anyone else for that matter. So, don't worry about it, ok? I love you, and nothing is ever going to tear us apart." Shane calmed down, the comfort from his mate made him feel safe.

Since Shane had been spending time with Alan he had practically forgotten about Max, though he was still friendly to him at school he didn't see him other than that. The weekend was coming and Shane couldn't wait to go to Alan's and spend time with him. At school their relationship was a complete secret, but Shane often gave Alan loving glances that Alan returned when he could. After the bell rang on Friday Shane couldn't help but sprint out of his class to go meet Alan. The two of them smiled at each other and began walking to Alan's. Since no one else traveled the way they did they held each other's hands. When they arrived at Alan's they walked in to see Alan's Dad, it made Alan jump a bit, "D-dad! What are you doing home?"

The bigger Equine, who greatly resembled a much more mature version of Alan raised an eyebrow at the two, "The taxi is running a little late, who's this?" he asked, now noticing Shane. Until this point Shane had never met Alan's dad, "E-er, this is a friend from school." Alan replied a bit of nervousness in his voice, "Hi, I'm Shane." Shane replied, introducing himself. Alan's dad nodded, "Ah, it looks like the Taxi's here, you two stay oughta trouble, alright?" Alan nodded and sighed as his dad left the house, soon departing in the taxi. "Well.. he doesn't seem so bad." Shane stated. "Yeah, until you get him talking about anything having to do with homosexuality..." Alan replied as he pulled Shane into a tight hug. Alan seemed almost hurt that he couldn't openly be close to Shane because of his dad. Shane returned the tight hug, hoping he could make his mate's pain go away. "Come on love, let's head up to your room, yeah?" he asked, gently rubbing over Alan's back. Alan nodded and they headed up to his room. It didn't take them long to forget their encounter with Alan's dad and soon Alan's hard cock was deep inside of Shane. Their moans filled the air from their undisturbed love making. Alan sped up his thrusts as he began to cum and release his seed within Shane. Alan rested gently on top of Shane, resting his head against Shane's bare chest, neither of them had heard the door open.

What happened next happened so fast that Shane was still in disbelief to this day that it had happened. Soon Alan was pulled off of Shane, Shane giving a soft yip as Alan's cock rapidly slid out of him. Alan was tossed like a ragdoll against the wall, "What in the Hell is going on!?!" was screamed into the air. Alan's dad stood towering over Alan, who seemed to be in pure shock. Shane rapidly reached for his clothes, gripping on to them in fear as Alan's dad refocused his attention towards him. Alan's dad grabbed Shane by the arm roughly and dragged him downstairs, tossing him out the front door into the night air. "Get the hell out of here!" he yelled at Shane before slamming the door. Shane sat there in shock, Naked, still gripping his clothes as he heard yelling coming from upstairs. He didn't know what to do so he just put on his clothes and headed towards home, but not before calling 911, to notify them of what was going on. As he walked in the cold night the police cars rushed past him, heading for Alan's house. He hoped Alan was ok, hoped, beyond hope that his dad hadn't hurt him. Shane closed the door to his house and slowly headed for his bed. The shock had finally worn off and Shane laid down in his bed after stripping off his clothes. He hugged himself and cried himself to sleep.

The next few days seemed to pass by slowly, he tried texting Alan but never got a response. The next couple weeks he didn't see Alan at school, which worried him even more. Shane hadn't felt this loneliness in a long time, it tore at him, 'He'll be ok...' he thought to himself, 'He promised we'd always be together...' Then, finally, one day Alan returned to school, but something seemed different about him. Shane approached him, hugging on to him tightly, "Alan!" In response he was shoved away, He fell on his rump and looked up at Alan in shock, "What the fuck man!? You gay or somethin'?" Shane gazed up at Alan in shock, in fear. This wasn't the same Alan he'd fallen in love with, he'd changed, there was hate in his eyes, not love. Shane ran off, time slowing down as he ran, in that moment time stood still. He was alone now, alone and there was nothing that could be done. Over time he became friends with Alan, who was now a homophobe, Shane buried his feelings, adjusting and changing so that he could still be around Alan. The once shy Shane rapidly changed into someone cold hearted and empty. Shane became a puppet, becoming Alan's lackey and partner in crime. Now he knew what had happened to Alan back then, he had been sent to a "camp" to be cleansed of his gayness. Shane had always hated Alan's dad for what he had done, he had stolen Shane's one chance at happiness.

As Shane lay in the hospital bed he gripped something in his paw, a small trinket, it was once a charm he had worn that was given to him by Alan. He opened it up and saw a younger version of himself being kissed by Alan. "Oh Alan... why couldn't that moment had lasted forever..? I know everyone sees you as the villain... but they never knew you like I did... they never got to see how beautiful you were, how loving you could be. They never got to see the real you..." Shane held on tightly to the little heart shaped trinket, it was all he had left of the old days.

It always seems that the moments that Time stands still either last too long, or not long enough. The moments you want to last never do, and the moments you don't want to last stay for an eternity.