The Start of a New Life
Zach, a 15 year old 5' 11" tiger, has recently decided that he wanted to have more freedom. His older brother, Drake, a 6' 7" black wolf, had already moved out of the house. The reason he moved out was because of work. Drake dearly loved his family and that made it even harder to leave. But Drake is a mechanic, thus meaning he needed more room to work. After thinking for a while, Zach finally plucked up the courage to ask his parents if he could leave. After his parents had a long discussion they agreed that it would be all right if he moved. This made Zach very excited, he ran and grabbed the phone and called Drake.
"Hello?" said Drake
"Hey, Drake." said Zach
"Zach! How is my favorite little brother doing?" Drake has always loved his little brother. Even when they were younger, he always wanted to make sure he was alright. Leaving him was the hardest thing that Drake had ever done.
"Pretty good, thanks. Can I ask you something?"
"Fire away pal."
"Should I really ask him this?" thought Zach. He always loved his brother and didn't want to ruin their relationship. Finally, the young tiger decided that if he wanted to be like his brother, he needed to be around him more.
"Drake, mom and dad said it was alright and I wanted to know if I could come and live with you?" After saying this, Zach's heart stopped. Each second seemed so long. "I shouldn't have asked that."
Just as Zach was about to hang up when Drake said "You really mean it!? This isn't a joke!?"
Zach heard the excitement in his brothers voice. "I'm not joking. I really want to come and live with you."
He could swear that he heard his brother sniffle. Drake didn't want Zach to know that he was sensitive about these things, so he regained his composure and asked "Why do you want to live with me?"
Zach then knew that he was going to live with him. "I have always thought you were the greatest brother in the world and I want to be around you more."
Hearing this sent Drake over the edge. He always wanted to be the greatest to Zach, and now he was getting the conformation that he succeeded. Zach heard Drake crying. "You have no idea how much this to me." said Drake in a teary voice. "Please, get your stuff together soon."
Zach smiled and said "I am packed." While his parents had been talking about him leaving, Zach had been packing.
"I'll be there in twenty minutes." said Drake. He was happy that the day that he could be the best brother had come.
"Drake, we live an hour apart. How would it even be possible for you to get here that fast?" asked Zach in a confused voice. "That doesn't seem possible." he thought.
"Don't worry little brother. Just get ready. I'll be there." Drake said and hung up the phone.
After hanging up, he grabbed his truck keys off the table, bolted to the garage, and used his garage remote to open the door. Before the door was even half way up, Drake was already in his truck, buckled up, and had it running. Just as the garage had got to the top, he pulled out and clicked the button for it to close again. After being a ways out of his neighborhood , Drake pressed a button in the middle of his steering wheel that switched the fuel he was using. What it switched to was a mixture that Drake himself had created. It was nitrous oxide, white gasoline, chafe, and a bit of gun powder. When the fuel was switched, his truck took off like a rocket. Being used to that kind of speed, Drake was able to drive perfectly.
Zach on the other hand just told his parents what Drake had said. They were happy for him, though they were sad that he was leaving. Zach was now sitting on his bed and staring at his clock. Every second felt like an eternity. Just as he was about to doze off, the doorbell rang. Zach raced from his room and ran to the door. "He's here!!" Zach thought. He flung open the door, and sure enough there on the porch stood Drake. He was wearing a red shirt and black pants.
"Hey Zach!" yelled Drake. He then gave his brother a large hug.
Zach felt as if his bones were being crushed. After the hug, Drake backed away and looked at his little brother. Zach, like his mother, who was also a tiger ,was short compared to Drake. Zach had a good amount of muscle on his body. His arms and legs were strong and had a lot of muscle. His triangle cat nose, which used to be bright pink, was now a dark pink and had black spots on it. His slender tail was a good two and a half feet long. The beautiful tiger stripes made Zack look as if he was covered with tattoos from head to toe. Zach, at this moment, was looking at Drake. Zach always admired him. Drake took after his father, a very huge black wolf with large paws. Drake had large arm and leg muscles. His tale was two feet long and very bushy. His muzzle stood about five inches from his head, and inside his muzzle were lots of razor sharp fangs. Then both brothers made eye contact. The only thing the had in common was that they both had gold eyes. Finally, their parents walked into the room and enthusiastically greeted Drake. After a hour of talking and packing Drake's truck, it was time to leave. Zach and Drake hugged their parents farewell and went inside Drake's truck. While backing up, Drake's mother yelled " Watch over your little brother!" Drake and gave his parents a final look. His mother was hugging his dad and crying. "I will! I promise you!" he yelled back. And with that they drove away. Drake pulled his brothers seatbelt tight and said "Lean your head back." Zach did as he was told and said, with tears building up in his eyes. "My life is going to change now, isn't it?" Drake reached over and grabbed his brothers small paw. "Today is the start of a new life." he said and put his own paw over the glowing green button in the center of his steering wheel that changed his fuel. "Hang on pal!" he shouted. Then punched the button.
These characters will be used in stories to come.