Honest Chapter One (Kyle)
4th Wall Breaks Galore, see the life through a human that isn't quite normal in a world where everyone else is furry.
Author's Note: This story will be part of and ongoing co-write with Chaotic Lover a dear Friend of mine. They will be working on chapter two.
The alarm smashed against the wall as I threw it then got up with a groan. "Get up Kyle!" shouted Mom and I just began to pull on my clothes and then ruffled my hair before moving to get my breakfast which was nothing more than juice and a cereal bar. Once done with that I went to comb my dirty blond hair and I adjusted my glasses. I went to go brush my teeth and the reflection in the mirror well it wasn't kind. pimples all over my face yet soft blue eyes behind the glasses.
Eyes i've been told that can be as warm as fire, or as cold as the artic depending on my mood. I usually seem to be quite cheerful and most people's attitudes and the like don't affect me too much. I've got a fiery temper and not the best control but it takes a lot to set me off. Yet, if people knew what thoughts were behind these eyes then they would run, and run fast and far away.
In every aspect of my body with the exception of my well muscled legs I'm normal, except for one muscle that is the greatest one of all. My mind is my weapon, and I don't mean that as idle chatter either. Your thoughts, your dreams, everything you think you are, I can access if I so wished too. I can sense your pain, feel everything that ever hurt you, Seal your wounds and deaden the pain from them, or just hold your hand and let you cry. Some people might think me mad.
Especially since my psychology has split in order to handle this power. There are 4 of me in this body. Nakishodo and myself are one, Of the same mind and body, but Nakishodo is a nine tailed fox with cherry blossom tattoos and is completely feral. He can think human, and he knows how to protect me or himself using our abilities, but he is unmistakably animal.
Sukura is the next person within the walls of my mind, A fighter and a quite deadly one at that. You wouldn't be amiss by calling him a Samurai. He's as good with the sword as he is with the healing touch. He doesn't not like to fight but should I or someone we care for get threatened he will step up to the plate.
Yoshino is a nine tailed fox as well. He is massive in size and quite old, He mostly sleeps but when he does rouse it is often when I need him most and he has kept me safe, He said he joined with me as a child and kept me alive and from dying, I didn't know about him until he saved my life one night and I've counted him a friend ever since.
Finally there is me, You know my name is Kyle, and During the day i'm normal. I can't access these abilities under sunlight. Well OK I can, but it's extremely unpleasant to do so. Like 5 alarm migraine unpleasant. My personality is reserved, if you earn my trust you have it for life, Should you break it, or attempt to knife me in the back, Well you'll be served on a silver platter.
I don't much care for what people think, and in fact I couldn't give to farts about your opinion dear reader, However the fact that you took the time to read this out of all the other stories on this site shows that in it's own right this story caught your interest. So for that I thank you, for taking the time out of your busy day to read the words of someone generally thought to be insane.
This morning I caught the bus to head to school like normal, Well the first of many buses anyway. I went to college in a small little town. I'm not going to tell the name, there are somethings that need to be kept quite until I know I can trust you more, At any rate this college wasn't the greatest but the teachers there had the hearts of Lions and I was glad to be able to go.
After about an hour of shuffling buses I arrived on campus and out of habit I shielded my mind. I don't really need to, I'm the only Meta within miles of this place but it doesn't hurt to be cautious. What's a Meta you ask me? A meta is a person with abilities like I described however they don't quite understand how they work. It's instinct more than anything else, They try to do something and if it works then they can do it again without issue, If it doesn't work it just doesn't work.
The rest of the population of this sleepy little town were Furs, Now I'm not one of those racial purists who think that Furs shouldn't exist and are abominations and the like. It wouldn't due to have that attitude here, not to mention they were naturally more empathetic than humans. I don't count myself as having many friends to be honest, and while high school had not been unpleasant, I tend to shove people away unless they need help.
The people I help in turn when I need it, such as when I am depressed have always showed up when I needed them most to help me out of the dirt. There were two people on campus that I can call friends and be proud to say it. The name of the first was Lauren, She was a Gothic Horse with died black fur and purple stars drawn onto it. She loved to read and some people would joke she was a night owl because no longer what time of night you called her she would be awake. She wrote stories too, and was quite the talented drawer. She loved her studies here and she never hesitated to talk to me, if I needed to talk about anything. She knew about my abilities and had often been the one there when I was dealing with such things.
The other's one's name well it's Josh, and he was a Black Wolf with purple on his ears and forepaws, He had green eyes and the fur on his inner ears and top of his head was green, Like Neon green It was a nice mix and match of colors. He was shy and I secretly had a crush on him. I longed to just hug him to my side and feel that fur against my bare skin. As pleasant as those thoughts were there was something about him that made me be careful. There was a pain within him that much I knew, I could smell it coming from him. But there was also a glow in that darkness, A flower that if given enough warmth, love and encouragement would bloom. I wanted to be the one to make it do such.
Yes in case that paragraph above somehow didn't tip you off, i'm gay and most would consider it bestiality to sleep with a fur. Not that I count myself either human or Fur, I feel as I am beneath both to be honest, my self esteem isn't great and neither race has to deal with as much as I do. To be honest there were only two things that helped me to get up every morning. Hope for my future that I might one day have someone that would accept me as I am and that we would live a happy life together and faith that no matter what I had to go through to reach that point that it would all be worth it in the end.
Now above when I said myself to be beneath both I was not being high and mighty, I feel as if Furs and Other humans are more complete than I am and they don't have to rely on these abilities that honestly most Humans would consider demonic and mess themselves over. Crosses don't make my abilities wane, nor does anything of holy origin burn me.
Besides probably pissing me off no priest could ever harm me, though you could debate on whether pissing me off could count as harmful. At any rate I could draw energy from holy sources as well as mundane ones. However I usually drew in energy from emotions, most notably Love. However the usual classes didn't seem to be taking place today as everyone was more gathered than usual and staring up at the roof.
On the top of the roof I could barley make out a black anthro, What species, I could not tell from down here. However they were on the very edge of the roof and seemed to be standing there. I cursed under my breath and then looked for my friends. I didn't see them so I sighed and turned my abilities on, A tear inducing headache came along with them. To the point that I was actually crying as I tried to make my way to the door. I was small and skinny so with some difficulty I managed to get to the front door.
Well they weren't letting us into the school. From the front anyway. Yet standing there looking stupid when I could do something wasn't exactly my idea of good time. I made my way around the back of the building. Our school had thirteen floors, To both accommodate students from all around the area, and to allow for enough room for classes. The back door was thankfully unlocked and how no body saw me sneaking around the side of the school I don't know.Count it as a miracle if you want too, I mean they can happen, Just not usually when I'm around.
I headed upwards as fast as I could. Some people will ask why i'm being so obvious and not stealthy and my reply to them is that there is a time and place for stealth and it is not at this time. I was however exhausted when I made my way to the door that lead to the entrance to the roof and just panted there for a few moments. Once I had my breath I slowly and carefully opened it.
On the roof the canine had his back to me and I still couldn't figure out who it was from the back.I did notice however that through the shirt he had some nice muscle culture. I mentally cursed my observation skills in that regard and thought forcibly of Josh before shaking my head and mentally sighing and waking my abilities and tears dropped from my eyes due to the pain.
But I staid quite and waited until my abilities were up to speed before gently reaching for the wolf's mind with my abilities. It was a maelstrom of terror, pain, hurt, and above all sadness. I braced myself against the feelings but they still cut quite deep due to how strong my empathy actually was. I could smell his emotions even though human noses are supposedly not advanced enough to manage such.
The next thing I felt were his thoughts, I'm not going to sit here and tell you that I could be able to hear those thoughts, I mean not without some time and effort which I didn't want to use at this time. I was able to skim surface thoughts but even then they didn't tell me anything that I didn't already know. However the more I focused the more the finer points came to me. I however was not referring to thoughts but nerve endings.
I watched a bit then duplicated one of the signals that was keeping his legs where they were however I tweaked it so that it would make him move back from the roof and sent it through his mind until his body obeyed me and stepped back several times. I kept a firm eye on such as I staid behind cover and focused on making his breathing normal and calming him down.
My head was killing me as I continued to work on calming him. My brain hurt so much from this exercise and I growled mentally as I shoved the pain away trying to keep focus. It only lasted for a few more minuets before the connection between us snapped and he began to move back I growled and then called to him. "Hey stop right there bud. I know what your going through and don't make me have to break into that head of yours and make you a puppet."
Ya I know really reassuring and eloquent aren't I? But I was mad to begin with for having to use my abilities during the day to begin with. I took a breath and stepped back. While I kept a hold on my abilities Sukura took control of the body. "Who are you and what right do you have to say such a thing. "I'm Sukura and I have every right to do anything possible to save a life."
My voice now had a British accent a side effect of Sukura taking control. However it did usually have quite the soothing effect on people and furs alike. That seemed to be the case here as well. Sukura moved forwards and placed himself in front of the fur. Now we could have done a lot of things at this point. However I chose to for less well traditional method.
A quick kick to the balls and then another one to the temple had the fur down for the count and the situation resolved. He could still have children, a quick scan assured Me of that even as Sukura moved my body back down the stairs to vanish while there were sounds of people below rushing up. Thinking fast Sukura ducked into an unused classroom and escaped the ensuing crowd.