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College Life: Freshman Year

By: Vergennes

Thank You!

This story is based on my experiences mentally, and physically, on my journey through college trying to achieve my Athletic Training and Tennis professional dreams. Everything you read is true, except for the sex scenes. These I made up for added interest and entertainment from a story writers and reader's perspective. Thank you for taking time to read my chapters as I write them. I have had to overcome great mental challenges with my dreams of becoming an Athletic Trainer, and Tennis professional, all of which I have tried to include in this story. I hope that people going through the same kind of college challenges read these chapters and feel connected to the story.

Thank you to Shard, Midnavi Knave, Lover Anonymous, and Burnwolf for their support and advice. A special thanks to Shard and Burnwolf for letting me use their characters in this story.

Again, thank you to everyone who has taken the time to read these chapters, and I hope they helped you in some way shape or form.

-Vergennes

Chapters

· Chapter 1: Stressed Out (Freshman Year)

· Chapter 2: Failure with a Chance of Success (Freshman Year)

· Chapter 3: Goals Set. Ready? Go. (Freshman Year)

Chapter 1

Stressed Out

Vergennes had known his friend Lance since the beginning of high school. They were both on the tennis team back then, and had quickly become not only the best of friends, but the best in the nation for the sport. The main reasons for their friendship are that Lance and Vergennes are both otters, they both stand about six feet tall, and they are both lean muscled. Some people mistake them for being related or twins. However, their abs and legs are the strongest muscles in their body from playing so much tennis and working out together. But the main reason why they are the best of friends, is because of their love of the sport.

When their senior year arrived, both otters had to make one of the biggest decisions they will ever have to choose, as they received letters from Webster-Ferret University asking them to attend their College Introduction Fair, and to play tennis for their number one in the nation men's tennis team. Webster-Ferret is a huge Division I Campus, and the tennis there is top notch. One of the best in the country. However, their Nursing program was one of the hardest in the nation.

"Think of all the girls that'll come to our matches bro!" Lance had said one day, walking off the courts after their high school practice

"I guess. All of the other Universities I've received letters from just don't seem as good at tennis." Vergennes replied uncertainly. "It's just so far from home."

"Dude, I'll be there with you! Come on. You have to go with me!" Lance had said while wrapping an arm around his best-mate and leaning in close to him as they continued walking to the school.

"Yeah, okay. Get off me you punk!" Vergennes laughed shrugging his best friend off as Lance gave a whooping yell.

"Atta boy! What do you think you'll want to major in? I want to go into Athletic Training!"

"That sounds interesting. But isn't this school known to be one of the toughest for their nursing program?"

"Yeah, but it's me!" Lance said sarcastically puffing out his chest and beating on it with a paw. "Shut up." Vergennes said, laughing and pushing his friend.

"So, you in?" Lance asked as they entered the school.

"Yeah. I'll go with you." Vergennes shrugged.

"Yes!" Lance yelled. "Alright bro, I'm gonna go shower. I'll catch you tomorrow!" Lance called as he walked through the door leading to the men's locker room.

"Yeah, okay!" Vergennes called back, as he turned to leave for home, where he would shower, and think about his college decision.

...

One Year Later

College for Vergennes started off really well. He was one of four freshmen on the tennis team with his best friend, Lance. They had both made friendships with the other two freshmen on the team. Shard, who is a white dragon that is small in size but powerful on the court, and who is also entering the University with intentions of going into Athletic Training. And Clarence, a stallion who is just a couple inches taller than the two otters, but is faster than the other freshman and who is going into a Biology Major. All of the other men on the roster were older, stronger, and faster, so although these four freshman don't start in the lineup like the older ones do, they can still be proud to say that they are on the team.

During the first semester however, Vergennes started having some conflict with tennis. Frustrated that he wasn't playing the matches, but on the bench watching with the other three, he complained to Lance, Clarence and Shard one day after their Biology lecture.

"I hate it! It's like they don't want us to succeed! The other's get to practice more than we do, and they get to play more matches than us! They only put us in the roster if the school we're playing isn't that good!" Vergennes muttered, clasping both hands into his head fur.

"Dude, relax, we're freshmen! All the others have two years on us!" Lance said, patting his buddies back.

"Yeah, man. Take it easy. Don't stress out about it. It's just tennis." Shard said.

"You guys don't understand; this is my life!" Vergennes proclaimed, looking up at the sky,

"Ah, shut up already. We get it. Just calm down, and focus on getting better." Clarence muttered, breaking off from the group and heading off to the freshman dorms.

"From now on, I'm not going to take a day off from workouts or tennis. I'm gonna work hard every day, so I can show that lousy coach that I can play just as good as the others on the roster!" Vergennes said looking at Shard and Lance.

"Take it easy bud. Don't want you to hurt yourself" Lance said, following Clarence back to the freshman dorm building.

"Are you sure you want to do that?" Shard asked, following Vergennes back to their building.

"Yeah, I'm going to prove myself to the others." Vergennes nodded, walking into the building, and stopping at his door.

"Alright, if you ever want a workout buddy, I'll be there for you." Shard proclaimed walking past Vergennes and up the stairs to the second floor.

"Thanks man, I appreciate that." Vergennes said, walking into the room he shared with Lance.

...

Second Semester

Vergennes finished his first semester of college with a 3.0 GPA. However, he still wasn't starting for the team. Over winter break, the otter had played tennis every single day, and went to the gym 10 out of the fourteen-day vacation.

Things seemed to continue to get worse as Vergennes returned from home with Lance, and started the next semester. His classes this time were the entrance level classes for the Athletic Training program. The hardest class in his schedule however, was Anatomy. Webster-Ferret's Anatomy lectures and labs are known for their difficulty and because of this, the University suggests that sophomores take this class. But because of Vergennes' Lance's stubborn attitude, they wanted to take it to start their major early.

The requirements for entry into Webster-Ferret's Athletic Training is that you maintain a 3.0 GPA, and receive a B or better in Anatomy. Because of this requirement for Anatomy, most furs that enter the entrance level program, drop out.

"Ahhhhhgh!" Vergennes yells out loud one day after practice. "I'm not going to make it! I'm not going to make it into the AT program, and I'm still not starting for tennis. What's your grade in Anatomy right now, Shard?" The otter asked desperately.

"An 86%. A solid B. Why, what's yours?"

"A 78%! I need 83% to get a B!" Vergennes yells again as they walk towards the dining hall.

"You'll get it man. Don't stress out. Only five more days until Spring Break where all the tennis guys are going down to California and renting a beach house together." Shard said putting an arm around Vergennes as the otter puts his head in his hands.

"Don't stress out. Come on and join me for dinner."

"I can't," The otter says. "I have to go and study for Anatomy. I'll catch you later."

"Alright man. Give me a call if you need to talk! Remember. Spring break is meant to get rid of all your stress."

...

Spring Break

The flight to California was long. But the beach and the beach house were beautifully worth it. The sand was white with shells and dirt. The ocean was so clear that you could see the floor, and fish surrounded your ankles every time you walked. Some of the guys were drinking under-aged every night, and this was starting to get on Vergennes' nerves when the third day of their week off came around.

One afternoon after a long time spent in the ocean, Vergennes looks around at everyone while he is sitting on the beach house patio with what seemed to be his only friend at the moment, Shard. His friends Clarence and Lance drinking Coronas with a bunch strewn across the secluded beachside, were laughing exuberantly and obviously drunk. The older guys were dancing with Vodka bottles in their hands, and having chugging competitions. One of them, a gryphon, actually fell over face first into the sand. Picking his beak up out of the dirt, he starts laughing along with everyone else at his drunken stupor.

"Look at those idiots. Drinking until they puke, and continuing to drink. They're Division I tennis players! They shouldn't be doing that. They need to be practicing tennis and focusing on their collegiate careers! Their lives are so easy; they don't have to worry about Anatomy or tennis!" Vergennes gestured with a hand to the other tennis players.

"Man, you need to relax." Shard stated, shuffling on his knees behind Vergennes and starting to rub his shoulders. "Feel better? It's spring break, they don't do this all the time, bro. Come on. What'll cheer you up?" Shard asks, leaning around the otter's shoulder and looking into his face.

"Fucking someone." Vergennes says grumpily sarcastic.

"Haha. Very funny. But have you ever been with a guy before? Because that's all I see around right now." Shard laughs, squeezing the otter's shoulders.

"No. Have you?"

"Ha! Yeah, any hole's a goal in college bro!"

"What!" Vergennes laughs and leans away from Shard, shrugging the dragon's paws off.

"Yeah." Shard says with a nod, sitting next to the otter now on the stairs. "You know Reese Davies? Him."

"No way." Vergennes said.

"Come on, you need to relax some. Forget about tennis. Forget about Anatomy. Focus on the present." Shard said, standing up and offering the otter his hand. Vergennes took it.

"What do you mean? What are you doing?" Vergennes asked as Shard opens the large entrance door.

"Come on. I'll show ya in private. No distractions from the other drunks." Shard said as they both walk through the beautiful entrance way, which was lit with a crystal chandelier.

"So, does that mean you're gay?" Vergennes asked as they entered the luxurious living room.

"No, whenever I'm horny, I just look for the best ass." Shard said with a wink.

"Ha! So what do you think of mine?" Vergennes asked sarcastically nervous.

"Oh, you want to volunteer your ass?" Shard said, looking into his otter friend's eyes.

"No. I want to know what you are really up to?" Vergennes asks, putting emphasis on "really" with a nervous wink. "I've never done anything sexual with anybody before."

"I just didn't want you looking at those guys out there. I didn't want any distractions, that's why I brought us in here. So we can find what relaxes you" the young dragon said while wrapping an arm around Vergennes' waist and drawing him closer.

"Oh, is that all?" Vergennes asks nervously while putting his arm around his friend.

"Yup," the dragon said with a smile as the two touched foreheads together.

"Is there something you want to do?" Asks Vergennes looking into Shards sky blue eyes, feeling himself grow hot and embarrassed a little. The atmosphere in the room, and the musk from the two athletes beginning to drive the otters' senses crazy. Making him forget about his worries, and forcing him to enjoy the moment.

"Well, how about you do your best to please me, and I'll do my best to please you? We can stop at any point if you feel like it's too much" The younger dragon said with a smirk flashing across his muzzle.

"Mmpf...and how would that be?" The Otter asks. Feeling a little adventurous, he slides his other hand up to caress his friend's pec.

"Ummm," the dragon said closing his eyes and savoring the feeling of his friend's paw on his chest.

"Yes?" Vergennes leans in close to Shards ear and whispers slowly. "How about you tell me... what you want me... to do to you?"

Shards cheeks turn a bright shade of red, clearly visible on his white dragon scales as his eyes snap open to find himself face to face with his friend. "Well how about you worship me?" He asks tentatively as Vergennes squeezes his nipple with thumb and finger.

The otter leans in to the dragon's body so that their chests are touching, and presses his nose to Shards neck. Softly kissing the exposed flesh. Lowering his hand from Shard's pec to the protruding bulge in his swimsuit, Vergennes begins to stroke the dragon's cock through the fabric.

"Like this?" He asks nervously, watching Shard close his eyes in pleasure.

"Oh yeah, go ahead and pull it down." The dragon replies in a breathy tone, leaning his head back.

Vergennes cups the dragons round orbs and pulls down slightly. Hearing the dragon moan with pleasure. "That's not what you meant is it?" Vergennes laughs as he releases the dragon's balls and begins to finger the waistline of Shards trunks.

"I meant, take my pants off, you smart ass..." Shard murrs in bliss. Smiling at the otter's joke.

"Mpppf. As you wish." Moans Vergennes as he hooks the waistline of his friend's pants with his thumb and finger. Quickly pulling the fabric down to the dragon's knees as he gets on his own, Vergennes watches the dragon's erection bounce against his stomach, and come to rest just in front of the otter's nose. Vergennes wraps a hand around the shaft of the rather large erection, and begins to thumb the slit at the very tip, watching his friend squirm from the pleasure. Shard begins to murr with bliss as Vergennes slowly puts his nose under the young dragon's twin orbs, inhaling his friends scent. Giving the shaft of the dragon's erection a squeeze, a bead of pre slips out and covers the otters hand. Pulling his nose back, with his tongue trailing out licking the dragon's balls from back to front, Vergennes looks into his friend's eyes as he laps up the pre on his hand.

"God yes." Shard moans as he rests a hand on top of Vergennes' brown furred head.

"Excited aren't we?" Vergennes says with a grin as he starts to pump the dragons cock with his hand. Slowly, Vergennes pulls one of the dragon's twin orbs into his mouth, and begins to suckle on what is the source of his friend's happiness. After suckling on the right, Vergennes moves to the left one as he feels more pre slip out of the dragon's tip.

"Damn your good for a newbie." Shard compliments as his cock throbs, sending another spurt of pre out to slicken is already moist cock.

Releasing the second orb from within his maw, Vergennes looks up into Shards eyes as he sticks his tongue out, and laps at the streaming river of pre. Tasting the saltiness straight from the tap. Swirling his tongue around the dragon's tip, Vergennes moans as he feels his own cock stand at attention in his speedo as a newly formed wet spot is growing larger at the front.

Pulling his mouth off of his friend's cock, Vergennes whispers, "Damn, these are brand new." The otter begins to peel the speedo from his standing prick, releasing his erection from the constraint within. Sighing with release, Vergennes tosses the speedo to the ground, and begins to lick at the tip of Shards cock again.

Ever so slowly, Shard pushes his cock deeper into the otter's mouth, feeling his friend's tongue swirl around the bottom of his pulsing cock. Vergennes' nose presses into the dragon's pubes as he begins to swallow the pre leaking straight into his throat. Wrapping his tongue around the bottom, Vergennes slides back up his friend's prick. Vergennes reaches his right hand up to pull on the young dragon's balls, as the other hand moves around to his friend's rump. Grasping his friend's ass, Vergennes feels the muscles tighten as Shard begins to slowly thrust forward. On each thrust forward, Vergennes grasps the taught muscled ass cheek. Dropping his hand from his friend's balls, Vergennes grasps both ass cheeks with his hands. Slowly, he goes back to the tip of his friend's cock, and begins to suck the pre out of the twin orbs he had just been pulling on.

"I'm...not gonna last." The dragon breaths out as his body begins to tense up.

Releasing his friends cock from his mouth, Vergennes looks up at the young dragon. "Not yet you don't" he teases giving the underside of the dragons shaft a lick and enjoying the grimace on his friends face as he does so. Vergennes begins to stroke his own cock as a bead of pre drips onto the floor. "I want to feel you cum." Vergennes says as he raises his tail and rolls to all fours, staring at the dragon over his shoulder. The dragon obviously staring at the otter's pink star. "Just go easy, I'm not used to things back there. I'm more of a lady's man, but you've been such a good friend!" Vergennes says, wagging his rump and enticing the dragon further.

The dragon gets on his knees and shuffles forward, grabbing the otter's waist with both hands as he begins to rub his cock up and down between Vergennes' ass cheeks.

"You ready?" The dragon says, as he positions his cock with a hand to be in line with the otter's virgin hole.

"Mmmm, I want you inside me!" Vergennes says as he pushes back against the tip of the dragon's cock. Slowly, the dragon moves his hips forward and his cock slides into the otter's hole.

"Ohhhhh, easy there, dragon!" The otter cried out as the dragon slides his cock further into the tight otter, and to the edge of his rather large knot. Shard reaches around the otter and wraps a paw around his leaking shaft and squeezes some pre, which drips onto the ground. Feeling the dragon's balls against his taint, the otter moans again.

Shard slowly starts to piston his shaft in and out of the otter's tight hole, each thrust forward hitting the otters overly sensitive prostate. Vergennes moans as he leaks even more pre onto the dragon's hand from the continuous pleasure from the little knob. Feeling his friend's balls slap his, the otter starts to moan with each thrust forward penetrating deeper and deeper. Deeper than the otter had ever been penetrated before. Pumping harder on the otter's shaft, the dragon's knot starts to grind against Vergennes' tight pucker.

Vergennes moans deeper as he feels his friends knot slowly slip a little inside of him. Not all the way though, for the dragon pulled back out so that just the tip of his cock rested just inside the Vergennes pucker. Obviously waiting for the otter to beg for his cock, because he knew from the way Vergennes' erection pulsed in his hand, his friend was close to cumming.

"Oh, please!" Vergennes moans as Shard's paw rests at the tip of the otter's cock, no longer stroking him.

"What do you want?" Shard asks, smiling at the otter as he grimaces in pleasure-pain.

"I want to feel you cum deep inside me!" Vergennes begs as the dragon strokes his cock as a reward.

"Good boy." The dragon said, thrusting forward as hard as he could, almost pushing the otter over as his knot enters his tight hole with a slickened pop!

The otter moans louder as his friend thrusted forward. Shard moves both his hands to rest on the otter's shoulders, as his knot locks the two in place. The otter's prostate is squeezed into a little spot from the pressure in his ass. Letting out a longer moan, the otter begins to cum, hands free, like never before. Raising his head back and closing his eyes, he shoots farther than he had ever done. The dragon begins to kiss the otters neck as he is locked in place from the knot being clenched tightly by his friend's ass.

As the dragon's knot is squeezed harder and harder, Shard growls in the otter's ear, closes his eyes, and clenches his teeth as he begins to shoot rope after rope of cum deep into the otter's abused hole.

Vergennes moans again as he feels the hot seed fire into his belly. How long can this guy come for? Vergennes asks himself as he closes his eyes, enjoying the fullness and warmth of the spunk as it continues to fill him. Slowly, he begins to feel his well-toned abs extend from so much cum, as the dragon finally pulls out of his well-used pucker. Firing a couple more strings of cum onto the otter's back, the dragon rests his hands on his ankles as he sits on his knees. The otter knows that the cum on his back, is a bond of friendship that will last long. Slowly, the otter rolls over and rests with his legs curled so that his knees are high in the air. Vergennes feels the spunk slowly begin to leave his belly, and drip onto the floor. Looking at the dragon from between his legs with sleepy eyes of afterglow, Vergennes says, "You didn't tell me you could cum that much. Maybe next time I can top, and you can see if you can take me. Even though I don't have a nice knot like yours. That was the first one I have ever taken like that."

Laughing at the mess his friend lays in, Shard replies, "I can also turn feral if you want a cock that is twice as big?"

Laughing and closing his eyes. "I don't think I can handle much bigger, big man. Like I said, not used to things back there yet. How big are you anyway?" Vergennes says as the dragon lays down next to him on his side, and begins rubbing the otter's abs lovingly.

"Eight inches." The dragon asks lovingly to the otter.

"Don't know if I can handle much bigger." Vergennes whispers to Shard as the dragon begins to massage the otters orbs lovingly. Not sexually because the two are both spent, but lovingly as a friend. "I've experimented a few times with toys, but never with a knot. I don't really know what I prefer. But what I do know is that you fuck good boy." Vergennes says as he begins to play with the dragon's pointy ear. Laughing, the otter stands and stretches his hands over his head, clasping them in the air, and enjoying the feeling of the dragon's spunk running down his hind legs. The dragon is obviously enjoying the view as he fondles his loving orbs, but is to spent to produce another erection. "Let me help you up." Vergennes says, offering the dragon a hand.

Pulling the dragon into a hug, the otter whispers in Shards ear, "thanks for the fun time. It really relieved a lot of college stress."

"Well, I'll be here tomorrow if u want to try other things." The dragon jokingly whispers, staring lovingly into the otter's hazel-brown eyes.

"Let me see how sore my ass is. You're pretty big, and it was my first time!" Vergennes laughs as he bends over stiffly, picks up the dragon's swimsuit, and pulls it up to his friend's waist. The otter walks over to his discarded speedo, and with painful difficulty, picks it up. "Can I have some help putting these on? Everything from the waist down is pretty sore" He asks Shard with a smiling grimace that closes one of his eyes.

Laughing at how stiff the otter's legs are, the dragon walks over and carefully helps the otter step into his speedo, and raises it to his brown furred hips.

Feeling the speedo be lifted snug into place, the otter also feels the dragon's claws rubbing over the sticky cum stain on his back. Shivering from the sensation, Vergennes turns to the dragon and says, "I think I might need to take a shower. Then you think we should go back to the beach?" The otter picks at the back of his speedo, which is wet with the dragons cum. "And I think I need a new speedo as well." Vergennes laughs as he puts an arm above his head and rests his hand on his shoulders.

"I'm going to clean up in here and I'll meet you outside when you're done." The dragon laughs as the otter smiles wider.

"Alright, I'll meet you there in a little bit!" Vergennes says cheerfully, wrapping his dragon friend into a hug with one leg in the air. The otter turns, and trots off to the shower. Unaware of the dripping cum leaking from the backside of his speedo leaving a trail behind him.

Running his hands through his fur and breathing in the warm water of the shower, Vergennes releases a long sigh. Stretching his legs out and raising his paws above his head, he closes his eyes, and enjoys the feeling of his first stress free moment on spring break.

"How long can I be stress free?" Vergennes asks himself as he shuts the water off. "Why is college making me feel this way?" He breaths out as he grabs a towel and begins to dry his fur. Rubbing the towel aggressively on his head fur, Vergennes looks into the steamed up mirror, and stares into his face.

"I can do this. I know I can get into the program. I know I can get an 83% in Anatomy. I know I can succeed at the tennis. But that's in the future. I need to focus on living in the present more and enjoy my time in college." He says to the otter staring back at him through the mirror. Smiling and pressing a fist to the mirror, giving the other otter a fist bump, he says, "You can do this mate!"

Slipping a new pair of speedos on from his room drawers, Vergennes walks out through the now clean living room, and out the open entryway. There, Shard is sitting on the stairs leading up to the patio with his arms resting on his curled knees.

"Ready to go?" Vergennes asks his friend as he stands behind the dragon.

Getting up and turning around, Shard steps up the last stair to be level with the otter as gives him a hug.

"Feel better?" He asks.

"Yeah. I'm just going to enjoy the feeling of a stress-free spring break, and not worry about grades or tennis for a while." Vergennes says as they begin to walk down the patio stares.

"Good! That's what Lance and I have been saying to you since the start of the semester! Now let's go find where everyone went." The dragon said, looking to the left and right of the beach.

From off in the distance, shrouded in shadow from the setting sun, a figure waves at the two friends.

"There you two are! Where have you been! We've already started the bonfire!" Called Lance from afar.

"We were getting cleaned up for the party!" Vergennes calls back. Looking at the dragon who is laughing at him.

"Come on. Just because the others are drinking doesn't mean you have to. All that matters is that you have fun." Shard said, starting to walk down the beach side.

"Yeah, your right." Vergennes said, as together, laughing at the secret they now share, they trot over to the other tennis players who are gathered around the bonfire, and forget about their college troubles for not only the rest of the night, but for the rest of the break.

End of Chapter 1.

Thank You for Reading!

-Vergennes

Chapter 2

Failure with A Chance of Success

The end of spring break came fast to everyone's dismay. Lance and Clarence seemed to have become best friends through their midnight drinking rituals, and all of the other older furs could never remember their night's proceedings from having chugging competitions with Furster Energy Drink and Vodka. Shard and Vergennes hadn't had any "relaxing" time during the four days after their new experience, but Vergennes was enjoying his time off from school and tennis to the fullest with his new companion. However, even though he was in the middle of a crowded airport, Vergennes couldn't help but worry about returning to his anxiety ridden Anatomy course and the tension driving workouts for tennis.

For Vergennes, the wait in the airport was longer than waiting for the flight to their secluded beach side cabin in California. The otter was so preoccupied worrying about his future anatomy test, that he didn't see Lance or Shard sneak up behind him while he was going over the previous lectures notes.

"What are you doing? Are these notes?" Shard asked, ripping the packet out of the otter's paws and flipping through them.

"Hey, come one! I have a test on Friday!" Vergennes complained, getting up and giving chase to Shard, who is waving the notes just out of his grasp.

"You brought a notes packet with you on VACATION! Man, it's Sunday afternoon, and we're in a freaking airport! Look around at all the cute girls, enjoy some music, or watch a movie! Calm down!" Lance said, swiping the notes packet out of Shards outstretched hand and stuffing it gruffly into Vergennes' backpack.

"Come on, Verg. Let's go get a coffee." Shard said as Lance collapsed into a chair with his hands pressed against his forehead.

"Yeah, fine. Okay." Vergennes said looking at his exhausted otter friend. "You alright, Lance?"

"Yeah. I think I'm regretting the Vodka and Furster drinking competition last night." Lance replied, groaning and leaning back in his chair, closing his eyes.

"I don't think you're the only one." Shard said, looking around and laughing to himself at all of the passed out tennis players lounging and laying on the ground.

"Yeah...whatever." Lance replied, covering his face with a hand, and falling asleep as Vergennes and Shard start to make their way towards MarsBucks coffee.

"Verg, I know your worried about your Anatomy class-" Shard began as they waited in the coffee line, but was quickly cut short by a scalding glare from the otter's hazel-brown eyes. "As you should be, don't get me wrong," he hastily added, while stepping forward in line. "But bro, what are you doing? It's your first college spring break, and you bring a notes packet with you?" Shard asks while picking up his coffee from the barista. "What are you doing?"

"I don't know. I just feel like...studying for anatomy has become my life." Vergennes replies with a shrug looking down at his coffee as he picks it up.

"Man, come on. You were so happy for the last three days, what happened?" Shard asked as they started walking back to their gate.

"I just, want this so badly, Shard." The otter said, looking at his coffee as they take seats opposite of a now sleeping Lance.

"Alright. Stop." Shard says, shifting in his seat so that he is staring at his friend. "If I catch you reading these notes for the rest of the day, I am personally going to fuck you in your sleep." he whispers angrily at Vergennes, poking him in the shoulder with a finger.

With no reply, Vergennes quickly snaps his head to the side, and looks at his friend's face with a smirk. A smile slowly forms on the dragon's muzzle, as Shard starts to comprehend what he just said. Laughing together at the comment, Shard and Vergennes spend the rest of their wait looking at the other passing furs.

After boarding, Vergennes takes the middle seat next to his friend, Lance, and Shard takes the aisle seat next to him. Now sitting between a hungover otter and a sleeping dragon as the plane takes off without his notes packet to keep him busy, Vergennes leans back and slips a pair of headphones on. Trying his best to not only follow Lance's and Shards orders to stay calm for the rest of spring break, but to also try his best at hiding a protruding bulge in his slim-fit grey jeans as he thinks about what Shard had said to him earlier.

...

One Month Later

Two months before finals, Vergennes sits alone at ten o'clock in the library Friday night. Lifting his laptop out of his book-bag, and shuffling thousands of notes, he begins to study feverishly for his Anatomy Lecture. His grade was sitting at an 80%, just three percentage points off from what he needs to get into the Athletic Training program.

"Verge, you here?" Came a whisper from around the corner.

"Yeah." Vergennes called, not looking up from the notes his nose was buried in.

Lance and Shard come walking around the corner bookshelves, both looking tired and weary.

"Bro, you remember we have a tennis match tomorrow, right?" Shard asked, putting a hand on the otter's shoulder.

"Yeah, I just wanted to study for an hour." Vergennes said, flipping the page he was studying.

"When did you come here?" Asked Lance, taking a chair next to Vergennes, resting his elbow on the table and propping his head up with his webbed-paw.

"Ten." Vergennes replied, setting the packet down and looking at his two friends.

"You do realize it's one o'clock in the morning, right?" Came Clarence's voice as he walked around the corner as well.

"Oh shit. I completely lost track of time. I'm sorry guys." Vergennes replied, eyes wide as he hurriedly packed up his cluster of papers and his laptop.

"It was Clarence's idea to come find you." Shard said, shaking Lance awake for he had closed his eyes and started to fall asleep.

"Really? Thanks, man. I appreciate it." Vergennes said, standing up and walking out of the library with the other three freshmen.

"Yeah, no problem. It's just that us freshmen finally get to play another match, and I don't want you screwing this up for us by falling asleep on the court." Clarence replied, nudging the smaller otter with an elbow, knocking Vergennes off balance.

"Heh. Yeah. I guess." Vergennes said, smiling to himself.

"Thanks for coming to find me guys. You're the best." The otter said as he and Lance walked to their dorm room as Clarence and Shard climbed the stairs to theirs.

...

The Next Day

"Here's the Lineup." Coach Marvin, a cougar, said to the men's team as they circled around him Saturday Morning.

"For singles, I put the two seniors first, just in case this becomes a tight match. Drake, Klaasen, Vergennes, Lance, Shard, Clarence. For doubles, Drake/Klaasen, Vergennes/Lance, and Shard/Clarence." Coach read off of his clipboard. "Come on boys, circle around." The cougar said kneeling down as the team formed a circle around him, linking together by laying their arms on each other's shoulders.

"I know this isn't one of the toughest teams that we've had to play against. But that doesn't mean that it'll be easy. I'm going to be honest, it will be a tough match. But if we fight for every point, and remain calm in tight situations, we should pull this through!" Coach Marvin yelled, as the team yelled in agreement with him. "Let's go HornDevils!" The cougar cheered getting up and exiting the circle to talk with the opponent's coach.

"1-2-3, Horndevils!" The players cheered.

...

Their team was losing. Bad. They had lost all of their doubles, giving their opponents a 3-0 lead, however, they were starting to come back with their singles. The seniors, Drake and Klaasen, both won their matches in a little over an hour each. Bringing the match to a 3-2 game. Lance lost his singles in fiery fashion as he chucked his racquet to the back fence and stormed off the court shortly after the seniors won, giving their opponents a two game lead, 4-2. Shard and Clarence were both in the final set in a tight competition. Vergennes however, won the first set easily, 6-1, and was nearing the end of the second, 5-4 up.

Sitting down on his bench during the change-over, Vergennes hears a roaring "come on!" from Shard on the court next to him, as he pumps his fist in the air, getting the crowd of furs watching his match to cheer exuberantly. He had won, giving the HornDevils another shot at tying it up, 4-3.

"We can do this!" Vergennes said to himself, getting up from his bench, and walking to the back of the court.

"Let's go Clarence! You got this, man!"

Clarence was two points from the match.

Looking down the court to his opponent who was lined up, ready to serve, Vergennes' vision suddenly becomes focused on the tennis ball, making it almost look as big as a volleyball. There is no way he is going to miss it when it comes at him. He bends his legs, and is set for the return, ready for the one-hundred-and-twenty mile per hour serve. The ball is tossed into the air as the wolf below it bends his knees, and explodes up and smashes the green orb down to the opposite side of the net. Vergennes sticks his racquet out to the left of his body, hitting a backhand, and catches the ball in the center of the strings for a perfect return winner that goes past his opponent before he is ready.

"Let's go!" He yells with a fist pump, getting the crowd of students behind him cheering, and his coach, who is watching from the sidelines, to yell with him. He was up 15-0 in the game.

At the same time, Clarence throws his hands up in the air with his head back while the crowd roared from the stands. Not saying anything and enjoying his win after a long grueling two-hour match, he shakes his opponents hand, and leaves the court. The teams were tied 4-4. It was down to Vergennes to either win it for his team, or lose it all.

"Come on Verg!" The otter heard from the crowd that had gathered to watch him. Looking back, he sees Shard, Lance, Clarence, and the seniors watching him, all sitting in the front row of the stands in front of the largest audience he had ever seen.

"You can do this buddy!" Lance called.

"Get this game, and you win!" Shard shouted.

"You can study anatomy after you win!" Clarence jokingly called, receiving vicious glares from Shard and Lance.

"Come on, Verg. You can do this." The otter tells himself repeatedly as he hops from foot to foot, getting ready for another return.

The fox tosses the ball up, and smashes the serve down into the net. Taking the second ball from his pocket, he tosses it up, and rolls it in play. Vergennes steps around the shot and hits a forehand on his right. Crossing over for another winner.

The crowd cheers loudly as Vergennes pumps a fist into the air. Two points from the match. The wolf, his opponent, looks defeated with his shoulders hunched and head down.

The next point, the wolf hits two serves into the net, giving Vergennes a match point.

The crowd and his teammates are on their feet. Coach Marvin is yelling and clapping from the sideline. The crowd had started to cheer, "Horn-Devils" as Vergennes gets set for another return.

The wolf hits the serve down as hard as he could, smacking the fuzz off the ball. Vergennes sticks his racquet out and blocks the ball back high to his opponent. The wolf hits an angle shot to the right, where Vergennes is forced to hit a forehand. Running for this shot, Vergennes slides into the splits to reach the ball. Hitting it low over the net, the wolf had not expected the otter to make such a good angle from that position, as the ball ends up passing him for he was running to the net.

Laying down on the ground, Vergennes and the crowd let out a roar as his teammates storm the court and pile on top of him. They had won. 5-4. Helping him up so that he can shake his opponents hand. The team starts to cheer.

"Alright boys!" Coach called, "take the rest of the weekend off! Go celebrate the win, and I will see you on Monday!" He said, waving to them as they all entered the locker room together, continuing to cheer.

This was one of the best moments of Vergennes' life. He had succeeded at what he loved most.

...

The cheering was reverberating off the walls, filling the tennis locker rooms with noise of happiness. The sound of water and the seniors talking about Vergennes' last point from the showers could be heard from where Verg, Shard, Lance and Clarence were changing.

"That was a great match for us!" Shard said, taking his soaked shirt off and tossing it in his tennis bag.

"You won us the match, man. That must feel pretty good." Lance commented, wrapping a towel around his waist.

"Yeah. I'm so excited that we won!" Verg said, sliding his shorts down at the same time as Shard. Both looked up at each other blushing and smiling.

"What's up with you two?" Clarence asked, standing up from the bench bare naked with his towel hanging in his hand.

"Nothing. Just an inside joke." Shard said quickly, grabbing his towel, and heading to the showers as Drake and Klassen, come walking out.

"I think us freshmen should celebrate the win." Clarence said to Vergennes who was peeling his sticky shirt off of him. Walking around to face Vergennes face to face, the stallion leaned on the otter's locker and rested a hoof on the bench. "It was our first really close match of the year."

Vergennes finally got his shirt off and was met with the sight of Clarence's low-hanging balls right in front of his nose. Blushing furiously, Vergennes looked down at his tennis bag and threw his shirt in.

"Y-yeah, that's uh. That's a good idea." The otter stuttered getting up. Slipping his tight athletic underwear off not facing the masculine stallion standing next to him. Vergennes reached for his towel.

"Heh. You're excited for the party huh?" Clarence sneered, snatching the towel away from Vergennes. "Or are you already excited? Maybe we should do something...special...for our winner tonight?"

Looking down at himself, Vergennes quickly covers his semi-erect cock, hiding it from view from the dominant male. Blushing furiously, he holds his hand out for his towel.

"Give me my towel, bro."

"Heh, it's alright, don't need to hide anything. We're all dudes. It's not like we haven't seen a boner before." Clarence said, taking Vergennes' wrists and pushing them from his groin to his sides. "Not bad otter. Almost as big as mine." Clarence joked as he threw the towel onto Vergennes' reddening face, and started making his way to the showers.

"I'll see you in here, winner!" Clarence called.

Wrapping his towel around his waist, and finding the farthest shower from Clarence, between Lance and Shard, Vergennes continued thinking about what the stallion had said about the nights plans for the party.

...

That Night

The music was so loud that as Vergennes entered the hallway, he could hear the lyrics clearly from Shard's and Clarence's room. As he entered the room, Vergennes was hit with the noxious smell of alcohol and musk. Everyone was drunk with excitement, vodka, and Furster Energy. Bottles littered the floor, and Furster Energy cans stood on counters, all used.

Shard, Clarence and Lance all greeted Verge as a rock star as he walked through the door. Shard kissed him on the cheek, causing the otter to blush, and pushed Vergennes on the back towards Clarence as he closed the door behind him. Clarence wrapped him up in a tight hug, and Vergennes swore he felt the stallion grope his ass as he squeezed the smaller otter.

"You excited for tonight?" Clarence asked in their embrace, now with both of his hands on Vergennes' muscular ass.

"Um, yeah? Can you let me go now?" Vergennes asked, pushing himself away from the stallion.

"Verg! You're here!" Lance called from the couch where he was laying down.

"Hey buddy." Vergennes said, walking over to his rather drunk friend.

"What's going-ahhhhhgh" Verg began, but was cut short by Lance pulling him forward, causing him to fall on his rather drunk friend. Lying under the other otter, Lance pulled Vergennes in and kissed him on the lips.

"I love you so much, man! I love you!" He said as Vergennes tried to get up by putting his hands on Lance's chest.

"Group hug!" Clarence called, climbing on top of Vergennes as Shard squeezed in between the two otters. Vergennes could swear he felt Clarence's cock swell in his jeans as he ground it against his ass. The otter could also feel hands groping him from the front, although he didn't know if it was Shard or Lance.

"Woah! Woah guys. What's going on here?" Vergennes asked as he fought to squeeze out of the middle of the three other freshmen, who are now laying on top of each other.

"We're celebrating your victory! We're going to relieve you of some stress!" Shard said, slipping out of the pile and walking over to Vergennes and wrapping him in another tight hug.

"Woah, okay. You're all way to drunk. I'm into girls. Not guys." Vergennes said trying to get free of the dragon's iron grip.

"We're not drunk. If I was drunk, would I be able to do this?" Shard asked, slipping a hand down the front of the otters pants, and wrapping a paw around his hardening shaft.

"Woah!" Vergennes said backing up and wriggling free of the dragon's paw, although he found it difficult for himself to stop the pleasure that was being given by that loving touch.

"Yeah, we know you're straight. But any goal is a hole, right Shard?" Clarence shouted, nuzzling Lance's shoulder.

"I think it's, 'any hole's a goal,' buddy." Lance corrected the drunk stallion, wrapping him closer in a tight hug.

"Besides. We're not getting anything from the girls here. Might as well make the best out of it. We're like brothers anyway!" Shard stated as he pulled Vergennes closer by the ass and started rubbing their bulges together through their jeans.

"Come on, Verg! We're trying to help you relax and celebrate. Is there anything wrong with having a little fun now and then? We're all men here!" Lance called from behind Shard while having his neck kissed lovingly by Clarence. Slowly, the otter's webbed paws moved down Clarence's back to cup the jocks round rump as the stallion started grinding against him.

"Come on. I'll even let you do me... like I did you back at the beach." Shard said, looking up into the otter's eyes.

Looking up at Clarence and Lance on the couch, who both had started taking their shirts off, Vergennes was hit with a strong scent of musk. Looking back at Shard, the dragon had unzipped his pants and brought them down so that his tight briefs were visible.

"Come on, even Lance and Clarence are relaxing!" Shard said, motioning for Vergennes to do the same as he had. Overwhelmed with musk, Vergennes started to unzip his slim-fit jeans, but found that the dragon's paws were more eager than he was. Shard took the zipper and forced it all the way down, pulling the otter's jeans down to his ankles. Leaving Verg in his briefs, with a fairly prominent bulge.

"You're a little over-dressed don't you think?" Shard said with a wink at the otters bewildered stare. Looking up at Lance and Clarence who were grinding against each other in nothing but their tight underwear, Vergennes felt his cock pulse as Shards paw started thumbing the underside of his hard prick.

"Mppf, someone's getting excited!" Shard said, taking his shirt off.

"Fuck it." Verg thought to himself. "Might as well celebrate our win. I deserve to let off some steam anyway."

Stepping out of his jeans, Vergennes walks forward to help the dragon with his shirt. Pulling it up and over his head, the otter tosses the garment to the ground. Finding the dragons zipper, the pants follow soon after. Pressing close to the dragon, Vergennes grabs Shard's ass and grinds their bulges together as they nuzzle each other's necks in affection.

"Look what we've got here boys! An otter out of his shell!" Shard called, looking back at Clarence and Lance.

"You go Verg!" The other otter called as Clarence began thumbing and nuzzling his bulge. "Mppf, quit being such a tease Clarence, hurry up and take the damn briefs off!" He yelled as the stallion began licking Lance's cock through the fabric.

Feeling his shirt being lifted, Vergennes raises his arms above his head, and lets Shard throw the garment to the floor. Now standing in nothing but his briefs, Vergennes eyes Shard and squeezes the dragon tight, bringing him closer and causing the dragon to moan.

"How about you start licking so I can copy what you did to me at the beach?" Vergennes said, giving the smaller dragon's ass a squeeze. "I want to see these muscles in work close up." The otter stated as the dragon started thumbing his waistline and slowly pulling the fabric down over the otter's hard member.

"As you wish," Shard copied the otter, giving him a wink.

Getting on his knees and bringing the briefs with him, the dragon presses his rough tongue along the backside of the otter's balls, trailing from back to front with the long appendage. Moaning softly, Vergennes begins to shake with pleasure. Licking up the underside of Vergennes' hard shaft, the dragon's tongue starts to circle the head of the otter's standing prick. Taking the head in his mouth, Shard slowly descends down until his nose finds the otters pubes. Raising a hand and pulling down on Vergennes' balls at the same time, Shard begins to ascend back to the tip of the pulsing cock.

"Oh god!" Came Clarence's voice from behind them. Placing a hand on top of the dragon's head and looking over Shard, Vergennes sees Clarence sitting on the couch with Lance in between his legs, licking one of the largest cocks he had ever seen.

"Mpppf. Just like that!" Clarence moaned. "Get me all lathered up for your tight virgin hole!" Lance began lapping at the pre leaking from the head of the stallion's prick.

Feeling another tug on his balls and a prodding finger teasing his tail star, Vergennes looks back at Shard as he descends down his cock again.

"Ohhhh, I'm not going to last much longer if you do that. What do you say we move over to the couch?" Vergennes moaned as the finger slipped inside his hole and started rubbing his pleasure sensitive prostate. Coming off of the otter's cock with a pop, the dragon stands and removes his pre-soaked briefs.

Walking over to the couch, Vergennes sits with his legs open. His cock waving in the air as he settles in next to Clarence. The stallion moans in pleasure as Lance tugs on his balls and licks the precum leaking out of his cock.

"What do you say little otter? Want to have this cock up your ass?" Clarence asked as he removes Lance's eager head from his balls.

"Mmmm. Whatever you say." Lance responded, obviously drunk from alcohol and musk.

The otter stands from between the stallion's legs and straddles the dominant male, face to face. Positioning the throbbing cock so that it lined up with his tight hole, Lance begins to descend slowly down the shaft of the ginormous erection as Clarence begins to stroke the otters smaller prick. Moaning in pleasure-pain as the cock rubs against his prostate and penetrates deeper than anything ever had, Lance finally hilts it balls-deep. Raising himself up to the head of Clarence's dick, the otter begins to fuck himself on the muscular jock.

"Let's, ahhhhh, see who finishes, mmmpf, first, Verg." Clarence said in between thrusts up into Lance.

"Okay, I'll make him cum for me." Shard said as he to, stood over Vergennes' cock. Squatting down, Shard slowly began to impale himself on the otter's shaft. The cock going deeper and deeper into his bowels, pressing and squashing the dragons own prostate into a little speck, causing him to moan and his cock to leak precum onto Vergennes' stomach fur. Seeing the precum, Vergennes begins to thumb and massage Shard's cock as the dragon piston fucks himself on the otter's thick prick, earning himself a moan from the small white frame above him.

Moaning loudly, Clarence thrusts up hard into Lance, sending the otter over the edge and causing him to cum more and harder than he had ever had. Hands free. Shooting up and over the couch leaving streaks of cum on the stallion's chest, Lance collapses into Clarence's arms and kisses the studs neck. Spunk begins to leak from the otter's well used hole as Vergennes taunts the muscular male sitting next to him.

"Beat you, ahhhhhh, Clarence!" Vergennes moaned loudly as he thrust up into Shard for the last time, orgasming deep into the white scaled male's body. Spurt after spurt of warm seed shot up against Shard's prostate, and coated his insides. Feeling hot all over, and rather full from the amount of seed in him, Shard shot out his own spunk into the otter's face with a loud moan. Licking it off his muzzle, Vergennes grimaced.

"Heh." Shard laughed, resting his hands on the back of the couch and touching foreheads with his best friend. "Takes an acquired taste?" Shard stated closing his eyes.

"Yeah. That was bad. Don't think I'm going to be doing that anytime soon." Vergennes said, hugging the smaller male tightly.

"Are you relaxed? Happy?" The dragon asked, looking into the otter's hazel-brown eyes.

"Yeah. I'm relaxed now. Not stressed at least. I'm happy because I spent one of my best nights with the people I love, and I succeeded at the sport that has become my life." Vergennes said, touching noses with the dragon.

"That's good. Because I think the other two enjoyed themselves as well." Shard said, getting up off of the otter's cock and leaning against him, squeezing in from the side, and resting his head on Vergennes' shoulder, closing his eyes.

Looking over at Lance and Clarence, Vergennes tries not to laugh out loud. The four freshmen were squeezed comically onto the couch tightly. Hip to hip. Clarence had Lance sitting next to him, just like Verg and Shard, but the other otter had his head on the stallion's neck and his arms around the stallion's torso. Clarence had his arms wrapped around Lance's shoulders in a tight embrace. Both fast asleep.

Leaning his head on top of Shard's, Vergennes wraps his arms around the smaller male as Shard wraps his around the otter's own torso. Copying the other two, Vergennes squeezes Shard, and closes his eyes. Enjoying the moment.

"If I can succeed in tennis from that much hard work, what's to say I can't do that for Anatomy?" Vergennes thought as he fell fast asleep with the three people that he cared the most about.

End of Chapter 2.

Thank You for Reading!

-Vergennes

Chapter 3

Goals Set. Ready? Go!

Waking up to find the other three freshmen fast asleep, Vergennes stretches his arms over his head, letting out a yawn. The sun was shining through the window, casting shadows across the alcohol littered dorm and causing rainbows to appear on the carpet from the glass vodka bottles. The room smelled of booze and musk, stinging the otter's eyes. But he loved everything about it.

Realizing just how sticky his fur was as he squeezed out of the pile on the couch, Vergennes smiles and walks to the shower, trying to be quiet as to not wake the other three. Shard gave out a grunting snore and stretched out over where Vergennes once laid as the otter reached the bathroom. Turning around and laughing to himself, the otter grabbed his clothes and stepped into the washroom and closed the door behind him. That was the best night he had had since their spring break vacation.

Today's a great day already. I'm here with the three furs that I love the most. But it's time to continue working towards my goals for AT and tennis. The otter thought as he stepped into the shower and started lathering his sore muscles with soap under the hot steamy water. Closing his eyes, letting the water run over his face and letting out a long sigh, Vergennes imagines all of the stress (and cum stains) wash off of his body and down the drain.

Slowly, a pair of hands wrap themselves around the otter's muscular torso. Letting off a yell for the ages, Vergennes turns around to find a smiling dragon standing naked with him in the shower.

"Careful, you'll wake the others!" Shard whispers as he takes the bar of soap out of the comically petrified otters hand and lathering himself up.

"Get my back will ya?" The dragon said, turning around.

"Shard! What the fuck!" The otter said, reaching a shaking hand out and massaging the scaly males shoulder blades.

"Yeah. Whatever. Lower man, I can reach that part!" Shard said shaking his wings out a little bit and rolling his shoulders. Moving the bar of soap lower so that he was lathering up the dragon's lower back, Vergennes begins to finally calm down.

"I didn't expect to see you up so early. Especially after last night. Feel alright?" Vergennes asks as he hands the bar of soap to the dragon as he himself turns around, waiting for the return favor. Feeling the soap on his back fur, the otter closes his eyes again as the hot water pelts his chest.

"Yeah, but I don't really remember anything though. All I remember last is you coming into the room, and everyone going nuts over you." Shard said, lowering his hand and the bar of soap to the otters toned lower back.

"Heh, more like busting nuts over me." Vergennes said as he feels his cock begin to stir with memories of the previous night's events.

"What?" Shard laughs.

Explaining the series of events in order from when he got there, Vergennes' member had become fully hard. Turning around to wash his back under the water, the otter wasn't at all surprised to see Shard's familiar ridged cock standing at attention.

"Wow! That's hot. I can't believe I did that. It also explains why I'm so sore back there." The dragon said, stretching his back and starting to stroke his cock. "Hey, I know! How about a little competition now? Who can last longer, except this time with their paws?" Shard said, giving his erection a squeeze and eyeballing Vergennes.

"You sure you're up for it?" Vergennes asked as he reached his paw down and squeezed the dragon's hard member against his.

"Mppf. I won't last long if you do that!" Shard said, wrapping his arms around the otter's shoulders and resting his forehead on his friends.

Stroking both cocks at once, Vergennes slowly thumbs the tips of their erect members. Watching his friend's eyes roll back with pleasure as he increases the pace of his stroking and thumbing. Vergennes smiles, knowing that the dragon wouldn't last much longer. Bringing a hand up, Vergennes pulls down on both of their rising round orbs and squeezes them together. Shard moans as his balls were squeezed next to the otters and pulled down, keeping them from pushing their warm seed up and out of their painfully hard and throbbing members.

"Oh. Verg. I can't hold it back anymore!" The dragon moaned, clenching his fists and eyes as the otter let go of their balls and started fully stroking their cocks together.

Letting off a muffled roar into the otter's shoulder, the dragon shot his seed spurt after spurt onto Vergennes' hand and midriff. Coating the otter's abs in white. Getting heated from his friend's pleasure, the otter moaned and shot off his warm spunk as well, coating the dragons scales in heated pleasure. Blushing, panting and touching foreheads together, the two friends smiled at each other.

"You won." Shard said breathlessly, tightening his arms around the otter's shoulder and looking into his friend's eyes.

"Yeah, but now we have to clean up again!" The otter said, laughing as Shard closed his eyes and sighed.

Turning around and washing the spunk off of his stomach, Vergennes traded places with his friend, letting Shard wash off his abs as he stepped out of the shower. Grabbing towels and drying each other off, Shard laughs at the way Verg's fur stands on end as he slips his pants on over his scaly legs. Blushing and throwing the garment in his friends face, silencing Shard mid laugh, the otter slipped on his own pair of shorts and walked out of the bathroom with his half-dressed friend. Clarence and Lance were still passed out on the couch in each other's arms.

Looking at each other, and deciding it was best to leave, Vergennes and Shard walk to the college's Dining Hall to get some lunch. Together, laughing about their friends and enjoying their present situation, the two of them sit down and enjoy the afternoon. Nothing could've been better for Vergennes, but he still knew in the back of his head that his stress had only passed for a moment.

...

One Week Later

Vergennes' performance since the one and only tennis match that the freshman had gotten to play had gone down. He wasn't playing well, and he was frustrated. Not only was he giving a hundred percent to improve his fitness and tennis level, but he was sitting at an eighty percent in the AT program. Three percent away from being accepted.

"I'm doing so bad right now! How do I tennis?" He joked to Shard, Lance, and Clarence, laughing darkly at his pun one night after another dismal evening practice, which had only gotten worse with hurricane like winds making it almost impossible to play.

"Man, shut up. You've been complaining about this for a week now. It's not like we're going to play much more after this because of the conference matches. Coach will obviously want to put the older guys in over us." Clarence said, throwing his tennis bag over his shoulder and walking faster.

"Your mom shut up last night, Clarence." Lance stated, smiling and throwing an arm around his depressed friend.

"Eheh, you think your funny do ya'?" Clarence said sarcastically.

"Come on Verg, what Clarence means is, you've got to stop complaining and..." Lance began, but was interrupted by the grumpy stallion.

"Just stop complaining" Clarence snorted.

"Ignore him. He's just upset I won when I played him today." Lance said, looking at Clarence, who gave him a glare that could cut glass.

"What these two idiots are trying to say, Verg, is that you have to stop complaining and work hard for it." Shard stated, rolling his eyes at the now bickering Clarence and Lance.

"Yeah. I guess. I just feel like I'm already giving one-hundred percent though." Vergennes said, shrugging Lance's arm off his shoulder.

"Talk to coach about it. He called a team meeting tomorrow at three to discuss conference and what us freshmen are doing for the last two months of school." Shard said, now slinging his own arm around Vergennes.

"Yeah, alright. Goodnight, Shard, Clarence." Vergennes stated as he and Lance entered their dorm room. The other two walked slowly up the stairs.

"Goodnight," they both called.

Vergennes had a sleepless night. Tossing and turning in a dorm room that is too hot even for a Jackrabbit, his eyes stayed open. Laying on his side thinking about how his dreams of tennis and Athletic Training seem to be slipping through his fingers, his thoughts keep him from much needed sleep until his morning class.

The next day, the players meeting was held in the sports center meeting room, just outside of the indoor tennis courts. Red carpet lined the floor, and soft leather chairs were circled around a large table for all fourteen players and coach Marvin. The lights were dimmed, basking everything in an orange glow. Plaques of past coaches lined a wall representing the college's long and historic sports facility and programs. Although the room was comfortable, there was an air of apprehensiveness that thickened the smell of dust, vinyl, and masculine musk.

"I'm glad all of you could make it." Coach Marvin stated as three o'clock rolled around. Taking his time to look at each and every one of his players, the cougar waited to say what was next on his mind.

"I called this meeting because I wanted to talk with you all about what will be happening for the next four weeks, leading to the end of the season, school, and conference matches." Coach Marvin said, raising his hands up and lacing his fingers together, resting his chin on them as his ears twitched nervously. Now looking at the four freshmen, coach Marvin crossed his arms on the table.

"During the conference matches, I will not be able to focus on developing you freshmen. I will have to put more time and focus on the people who will be playing these important matches." Coach Marvin stated flatly. "Because of this, I will have our assistant coach run a practice for you on Tuesday and Thursday. All of you ten who are playing these conference matches, I expect to see you every day for practice. The weekends you may have off." The cougar said, looking around the table.

Vergennes brought his elbows up onto his knees and buried his face in his hands, almost curling into a ball. Trying to conceal the mix of anger, frustration, and depression that is contorting his complexion into an ugly grimace cast in an angry shadow. His eyes begin to water.

I'm losing my dream of becoming a professional tennis player! I've only gotten to play one match, and now I'm not going to be able to practice every day. I need to be able to practice!

He thought angrily, pressing his palms against his eyes.

I'm a failure. I'm an underachiever. I've been giving 100%, and I've been working harder than anyone on this team, and I'm not even going to get to practice.

The sound of chairs gliding across the red carpet brought Vergennes out of his emotional reverie, but he didn't move to get up. Voices faded into the distance as the players walked out, leaving Vergennes sitting there with his hands pressed tightly on his watering eyes. One last chair glided across the carpet, and footsteps made their way over to him.

"Vergennes. Are you okay?" A paw made its way to his shoulder, patting him lightly.

Taking a deep breath, the otter removed his hands from his watering eyes. Feeling foolish for crying, he quickly wiped his tears on his arm. Looking up, Coach Marvin was standing next to him giving his shoulder a squeeze.

"The reason why I was so apprehensive about this decision was because of how you would react to it." The coach said, pulling out the chair next to Verg and taking a seat, looking at the younger otter. "I know that...you've been putting in so much effort Vergennes, but this is something that I have to do for consistent results. The others know what these conference matches are like." The cougar said, looking down at his thumbs.

"It just feels like...I give one hundred percent... and I don't get anywhere with tennis!" The otter complained to coach Marvin slowly and sadly not looking at the older fur.

"I know Vergennes, but you're doing so well. You're the most improved on the team. I would even say you have the most passion as well!" The coach said, reaching out a hand again and resting it on the otter's shoulder.

_I'm the...most improved._Vergennes thought, closing his eyes tightly and pressing his hands against them again.

_I have the most motivation._He thought as he braced himself to look at his coach.

"My whole dream and goal... coach... is to go pro. This has been my dream since I started tennis when I was eight. I have been playing tennis for ten years now, and I feel no closer to that goal!" The otter stated, wiping his eyes and looking sternly into the cougars.

"Verge, I'm glad that you have this huge goal. But set up a few smaller ones, like making the playing team." The cougar said, patting his shoulder. "If you want to go professional, you have to be on the court five hours a day, and do other things outside of tennis as well." Coach Marvin said, standing up. "I don't know if you'll make it, but if you are going to fight for it like I've seen you do before, maybe you'll make the playing team next year." The cougar said, walking away.

"I have to go, Vergennes. Keep your head up and continue to work hard." The cougar said, disappearing from view as he walked out of the room.

I'll show him. I'll show them all. Vergennes thought, clenching his fists on his knees.

Getting up and walking to the bathroom to straighten himself up, Vergennes' eyes began to water again. Bending over the sink with his hands resting on the sides, the otter stares at a strangers face in the mirror.

_Is that really me?_He thought, squeezing the sides of the sink tighter, making his knuckles go white. The strangers face in the mirror grimaces at him.

_ I'm failing at the thing that is my life. I'm failing at the thing that I love most. I'm failing at tennis. I'm just a failure. I'm an... underachiever._ The otter closed his eyes tightly. Grimacing as his mind begins fighting itself within him, tearing him apart.

No! Vergennes thought while he raised his paws up, and brought them down hard on the sink angrily with a loud thud!

_I will achieve my dreams!_His palms hit the sink again.

I will go pro after my four years here. Another thud came as his paws were left stinging from the blow.

If one-hundred percent isn't enough on and off the court...I will give one-hundred-and-ten percent! Bringing his paws down one more time to the sink, Vergennes opens his eyes and presses his nose against the mirror. Looking closely into the eyes of the stranger looking back at him.

I will succeed with hard work. I believe in myself. I will achieve my dreams.

Turning the water on cold, Vergennes runs his throbbing paws under the current. Splashing some on his face, he turns off the sink, and walks away from the underachieving otter left in the mirror.

If I work hard enough, I know I will be able to succeed. He thought again as he opened the door to the beautiful spring day, and stepped out to face his new life.

I will give one-hundred-and-ten percent.

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End of Chapter 3.

Thank You for Reading!

-Vergennes