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I turned the page, holding the book in both hands and reading the story to my four-legged companion as she laid her head on top of my lap, "As she looked right into Bruce's eyes before he turned and walked off to his car, Holly has felt the charm emitting from that man. And that was when she realized she started to fall for him." Then I placed the bookmark in between the pages as the chapter came to an end. I closed the little paperback book and dropped it on the bedside desk, "There, that's it for tonight."

Kamka, the Bengal tigress laying close to me on the bed frowned with eyes looking up at me, "What? Jason, I was enjoying it."

I giggled and stroked her back, "Sorry, but I'm feeling tired." She whined deep in her throat. I grinned and now my hand ran smoothly along her fur all the way up to her large head, "Give me a break. If you want to enjoy it some more, then pick that book up and read it yourself."

Kamka narrowed her eyes at me with a bit of a feral growl, "You know I can't read."

"Exactly. Now give me a break or I won't read it anymore."

She let out a huff, muttered under her breath, "Damn it."

I laughed, "Hey, I'll read more of it tomorrow, alright?"

I heard Kamka's voice change like she was an excited cub as she felt happy to hear that, "Ok." Then she was rubbing her head against my chest, purring in content of me. I smiled warmly at my companion. She's really cute. Actually, I think from another person's standpoint, they'd find a tiger rubbing against the medium built chest of a twenty-one year old man with sandy brown hair and green eyes pretty cute.

I really love Kamka. She had been great company since I started living in one of the rooms of this facility somewhere in California, where my dad, Dr. Roy Taylor, works at. It was thanks to him that I am, since I couldn't pay the rent at my apartment on time and was gonna be evicted. I didn't have any place, or anyone else to go, except him. Feels like this place is home now.

I can remember around that time when I started living here...How I first met Kamka, when dad took me to her and introduced us to each other. We grew close after that.

Been almost two years since I've known her.

Kamka rose her head and her jaws opened wide, showing her tongue curling in a loud yawn, "Gosh....I think I'm tired too."

I gave her a teasing look, "Knew I wasn't the only one." I turned my head to the window across the very wide bedroom I'm sleeping in to see that the sun has almost disseapeared and the sky was getting dark. No wonder it's time for us to go to bed. I let out a breath when I started piling out of my bed and urged her with a hand to have her come along, "C'mon, Kamka. I need to take you to your cage."

Her body started to rise off the bedsheets when she had a begging look in her eyes, "But can I sleep by you in here again?"

I shook my head, "No, not tonight. Back to the cage."

She growled deeply, bringing these certain humans she despises up, "Would your dad's bosses let me tomorrow night?"

I let out a depressed sigh and gave her an answer, "Honestly, I kinda lost track how many times you slept outside your cage this week. I think I better ask them tomorrow to make sure."

"Aren't they here tonight? Can't I just wait here while you go find them right now and ask them?"

I was taking in a breath while I was shaking my head, "They probably aren't here now. Sorry." I patted my knee, "Let's go. Do you want to take the chance staying here and get in trouble with the bosses again?"

Kamka had a fierce look on her face, and the way she said only one word sounded pretty much out of spite towards them, "....No."

I started to walk away from the bed, towards the doorway about several feet away, "Then c'mon." Kamka didn't argue anymore and padded across my bed, jumped off as she was near the bottom of it, and kept her pace to follow me along. I turned the silver doorknob and opened it for us, leading both of us in the long white hallway of the facility. When I closed the door behind me, me and her walked side by side, pacing past a few scientists. They were giving us smiles as I was taking her back to her room. When me and her rounded a corner, I looked down at her sleek, orange and black striped body. She still looked beautiful.

I know that she doesn't like this place real well, but she outa be glad that humans are giving her baths now and then. She looks pretty clean. I don't think I could hang out with her if she was really dirty like a common wild animal.

Heh, she's not acting like one here....She's kinda socializing like a person. To me, mostly.

Although, she does hate being in this place and wants to leave for the outside world....But my dad's bosses won't let her go.

Pretty sad.

I took my eyes off the tigress and brought them ahead as we still strode side by side. I'm sorry, if you were wondering why her, a tiger of all four-legged creatures and big cats, started talking like a human being, here's why. A bit of a long story, but I can try to make it short.

Her ability to speak human had something to do with this place, Temra Research Facility.

See, here's the story with Kamka. She wasn't exactly a resident here, more like a captive. She was born and grew up in the jungles of India, according to my dad since he was the one who told me where she came from. But when she was just a adult, people found her and took her away, bringing her all the way to America.

She was brought here to be experimented on. A top-secret government experiment was made by a team of scientists, including my dad, for her to speak like a human. I don't really know how dad and his pals made it possible....Well, actually he did, but it's sorta hard to explain. I'm not a scientist like him and I still didn't have any idea what he was talking about. But all I do know is that when she was brought here, days later when she was just a speechless animal, she was injected with that experiment, and that was when, from Kamka's own words, lost consciousness. When she regained it, she started to form words out of her muzzle!

And that was four years ago.

In my sight, I saw the metal door that leads to Kamka's room. I think that's pretty cool. That we have the first talking animal in the world and it was all because of humans that her forming words was possible. As we both stopped in front of that door, I formed a pity look before I pulled the thing open and saw the big, rectangular cage in there. Only despite she may be the first animal to speak and socialize like a person...She still goes in there.

Kamka held a grim look on her face, strolling in there with a dipped head to the floor. I let out a sigh as I followed her, my eyes only on the huge cage. Looking at that made me feel dread for the big cat. Being kept in a cage....We're still treating her like an animal.

And Kamka feels like she's being cruelly treated as one. Dad's bosses, along with several other people in the facility, are treating her that way. I think you can understand why she hates this place.

Poor Kamka. She's lucky to have met me here. She doesn't feel tortured now, but...I'm sure she'll feel that way when I leave her in there.

I had protested to dad, also to his bosses, to just let her roam freely around without me or any guards watching over her like a hawk. It wasn't like she has any place to go. But dad couldn't do anything to talk to them and when I did....They flat out said NO. They just didn't want to risk her moving around on her own.

That's a bunch of bullshit....They don't care about her. Me and a few friends, like my father, Kamka had made do, but everyone else....They don't.

The cage door was left open and inside there was a mattress with about three blankets made for Kamka to lay on. Kind of a mess since she always tumbles around in bed. There's also a food and water bowl laying in the far corner.

Kamka padded in there, her head still drooping. Then without further ado, I shut the cage door with a clang, feeling shame in my heart doing so. More than once, I had slept by her in there just to keep her company, and several other times, the bosses of the building had let her sleep close to me in my own bed, too. She was always content to sleeping by me and was sure as hell more content sleeping by me outside the damn cage. Only the bosses do give limits:

She can only sleep by me outside that small prison....Two times a week. And as for how many times I can sleep by her in the cage in the week....Only once.

Seriously! That's flat out cruelty from them! Me and her have the right to sleep by each other as much as we want in here! Same goes for her sleeping by me outside those bars!

One time in here and twice outside of it....That's cruel.

Anger boiled within me, but I didn't show it on my face in front of Kamka as she turned around in the cage to see me. I put on a calm smile for my friend, "You ok?"

She replied with a weak, depressing nod, "A little. I hate being in here....Well, alone, anyway."

I bent down in front of the cage door to her level, and sighed, "I know. And I wish I could sleep by you in here tonight, but...You know how the bosses are. One time has already happened this week."

Kamka glared, "...Yea."

I reached through between those bars and stroked her cheek fondly to calm her nerves, "Hey, you know I hate them too, but we won't let them get to us. Just try to get some sleep as usual. We'll see each other tomorrow." I looked past her striped form and made a crack, "Your bed looks comfy."

Kamka purred and leaned into my hand, closing her eyes, "We both know it ain't as comfortable as yours."

That's true, it ain't. I nodded meekly, "Right." When I pulled my hand away from her, that had Kamka giving me a pleading look to continue petting her. I stood up to my height, "Well, goodnight, Kamka. I'll see you in the morning."

The tiger lowered her gaze sadly and slowly turned her back on me, "Goodnight...Jason." She spoke before she trotted to her blanket filled mattress, flopping down on it.

Watching her look that way almost had my eyes brimming with tears. It made me want to rip that cage door open, and just go ahead and sleep by her. Kamka....

But I practically held down those tears and pushed back that urge to yank that door open, as I spun around and paced to the metal door of this room, closing it behind me, leaving her alone in that prison. I sucked in a lot of air as I stood still in the hallway, trying to get over the fact that I've left her in there again. Jason, don't worry. She's not going be in there alone forever. It'll be till tomorrow morning when you'll let her out and see you.

I made a plan for us tomorrow and that drew me up a smile. Well, as usual, we'll head to the dome tomorrow, after we both share a meal with dad of course. Yep, that's the plan. I wonder what game she'll want me to play with her tomorrow? I'll be finding out.

With the plan in the back of my mind, I strode fast down the hall, heading back to my room.

*****

I took a slow step on the brown dirt beneath me, eyes trailing around as I tried to search for Kamka hiding somewhere in the jungle-like habitat. I snickered. All right...Where are ya, you sneaky cat?

Morning had already passed a bit earlier as I'm taking several more steps in the very huge habitat dome. Several tall trees filled with thick green leaves were all around me along with lots of thick green bushes and colorful flowers. The guys who built the dome really made the place look like a jungle. I know that I've been in this place with Kamka more than once to place games with her, or to just talk, and have gotten used to being in the dome, but honestly every time I look at the flora here, it always feels like the first time. After all, there aren't any jungles in California. Well...Concrete jungles, but greenery ones, none.

My hand shoved through a bush and pushed it away, "Gotcha!" No tiger hiding there. My face was filled with playful disappointment, "Arrgh." Darn it.

When I backed away from the bush, a roar sounded behind me. I jumped up high in the air and shrieked. When I turned myself around, Kamka actually snuck up behind me and smirked, "No...Got you." She tossed back her furred head and laughed it off.

My heart still pounded in my chest and I could feel it when I held a hand to it, "God, you scared me!" That made her laugh even harder and she fell to her side and clutched her own chest with her forepaws, her ribs aching by the hilarious situation. I just rolled my eyes at her after taking a deep breath. Great job, tiger.

Kamka went down to giggling now when she looked up at me while lying on her back, "That was so funny....Looks like I win again."

I crossed my arms, "Yep, you win again." I let out a small, playful sigh, "I swear, I stink at playing 'catch the prey'. We should have just played good ole plain catch."

Kamka eyes looked horrified, "No way! I stink at playing THAT! I can hardly catch something with my mouth!"

My brows were raised in amusement as I smirked, "Which I usually laugh like you do when the ball just sails over and you jump up and fall on your back trying to get it."

The tigress growled when she rolled onto her stomach, "I don't find that funny, and if you keep smirking, I'm gonna swipe it off you." I snickered as I was watching her stand on her fours and shook the dirt off herself. As she took a deep breath, she turned fully to me, "Well guess what, Jace, I'm tired of playing my favorite game now."

I rolled my eyes in relief, "Bout time."

She narrowed her eyes towards me, "Hush up or I'm going to catch you as prey...LITERALLY."

My jaw dropped at her threat, "What, are you still hungry? We already ate with dad!"

The sides of her muzzle twitch in a small smile, "No, I'm just going to kill my prey and leave you. Let the other predators eat your corpse."

I looked around the jungle habitat and shrugged when I gazed at my feline friend, "We are the only 'predators' here. My body would just rot away if you kill me."

"Oooo...That's an even better idea." She winked.

I groaned while I turned my back on her, "Whatever. You ain't gonna kill me anyway." I waved her over, "Come on. Let's take a seat at our favorite spot." I saw Kamka nodding and follow behind me as we walked on the dirt trail. About several minutes later, we emerged from the trees and came across a large pond which is our favorite spot to sit close to. As we both walked close on the bank, I gazed upward and see the ceiling of the dome very high above us since there were no trees blocking the view, seeing the blue sky and the puffy white clouds through it.

A few seconds later, I dropped myself close to the base of a tree and laid my back against it. This was where we always sat. We sit right here to just watch the water. Kamka joined me, trying to get close to me as she could and laying down on her belly, only her rear end touched the tree behind her and beside me. I immediately started to pet the top of her bottom in circles as we both had only our eyes on the pond in front of us.

For a long time, we only sat in silence here as usual. That is until Kamka let out a loud drawn out sigh. I focused on the tiger and asked, "You ok? Do you want to play your game again?" I grinned, "Hey, I don't care if I lose anymore if that makes you feel any better."

I see her dipping her muzzle, "It's not that....I'm...Thinking about something else." Her eyes wandered around the area, "This place...It always..." She trailed off and let out a whine.

I formed a pity look. I know what she's thinking about.

Home.

I sighed, going back to rubbing my hand on her in circles, "I know...It's not the first time this place reminds you of...Your home. We've talked about it before."

I can feel her sadness as she responded, "We have...And I wished I could take you there. It's...Pretty peaceful."

"Well since I'm usually in this 'jungle' with you, I can imagine what your real home's like."

"To be honest...Jason." She arched her neck to look behind her at me, "...It'd probably be better if there were more animals here...You know...More tigers, prey that we can eat, birds flying around in the canopy, all that."

I giggled a bit, "Well, if more tigers come here...I wonder if they'll be friendly to me like you."

I can see her muzzle forming a smile, "I can tell them to not hurt you."

"Sure, but...Since you speak like a human...What if they can't understand you?"

Kamka's eyes held sadness and she looked down at the grass.

I comforted her with a stroke across her back, "Hey, don't feel so down. I like you when you speak human."

"I know...But now that I'm thinking about it, since you just brought it up...I always wanted to go back home and you want me to go home too...But what's the point in going home if other tigers won't understand me? I'll just be an outcast."

"Not unless the people who brought you here bring more tigers here and use that...Experiment on each of them." I shrugged my shoulders, "Well...They probably wouldn't get sent home afterward, so at least you'd have other tigers to have company with."

Course I doubt that'll happen. They haven't brought another animal, not even another tiger to this place since they brought Kamka here four years ago. I know the scientists including my father are making experiments for different types of animals that'll make them talk like the tigress with me. But I don't think they'll bring another one here and inject their experiment in it, considering there's no spots in this place for more animals to be locked and kept in. I would think this habitat dome would be a good place to keep them in since there's SO much room for a lot of things, but Kamka was never supposed to stay here in the night. She always has to sleep in my room or in her cage. So if she can't stay here to sleep in any night, then why would they leave any other animal in this dome for any night?

Apparently keeping a lone, talking tigress in this building is enough for them.

The tigress said, "I hope they don't."

I frowned, "But I thought you wanted more animals here."

"No...I only said that it would have been better IF there were more animals here in this jungle." She shuddered by her own thought, "...I...I don't want another animal, nor another tiger, to be taken away and live here like me. Everything that is like me belongs in a home that's always so special to them."

I lifted my hand off her fur and laid it on my lap, "I can understand that..." My other hand clenched a fist in anger, thinking about my father and his bosses, before I relaxed it, "I do know you are worried if other tigers would not understand a word you're trying to say to them, I get that...But I wish my dad's bosses would understand that you belong home." I sighed, "But it's just too bad they won't, because you're the only talking animal in the world at the moment because of them, and they consider that valuable. I just wish my dad would do something about this...More harder than he already tried. But...He doesn't want to lose his job. Being a...Scientist is important to him."

Kamka let out a trembling breath, like she's gonna break down and cry, "You're right, Jason...They won't...I'll never go home....NEVER." She scooted around on the ground, not in the mood to look at the pond anymore. After shifting around on the grass to face me, I lifted my hand off my lap to invitingly let her lay her head down on it. When she did, I was stroking it, then started doing that on her neck. Kamka breathed in and let it out after a moment of silence passed, "Jason...I miss my family, too."

I nodded, "I know, girl." God...Her family. When the people who found the tiger tranquilized her, kidnapped her and brought her here...Little did these careless people know that she had one. A family far away from here...A family Kamka can't see again and misses. And I remember that one time, right in this very spot, she told me about her mate...And her three cubs...And cried into my chest not too long afterward...And I certainly remember how badly I felt for her when she told me that the first time. After that day, we were more closer than before.

Kamka let out a shuddering sob, her eyes starting to water. Then she sniffed her nose when she spoke weakly, "They're probably fully grown by now. And...And...I wonder if they remember me." She shut her eyes tight, a few tears slipping out of her eyelids and made the fur on her face a bit wet, "I wish I had raised them before they were grown up...I miss my cubs, Jason. I...I love them...I miss my mate too...His face rubbing against mine...I...I...I still love him."

I was feeling a lot of pity for her. I shook my head a little, "Don't cry, Kamka." I made a smile as I rubbed her head in a small circle, "I know things are very horrible and have been for a long time...But I'm here for you. I always will be, till you die from being old."

She lifted her head off my lap, calming herself a bit with a deep breath, and opened her eyes to stare back at mine, a small hint of a smile on her face, "I know...I appreciate that."

I went on, "And another thing...If I was in dad's place...I would always fight hard till you've gone home. Hell..." I looked up at the ceiling of the dome, "I would break you out of this place and escape with you...Give you the freedom you'd wanted."

The tiger chuckled deeply, "I don't think that'll happen...But...Thank you...You're such a good person."

We stared at each other with smiles for a very short while. That is until she scooted her body up a bit more, bringing her head close to mine, and slowly brought her muzzle to my mouth.

My shocked cry muffled inside her mouth and I softly pushed her away from me, my eyes gone wide. I don't think she was too sad by the rejection, but her eyes did show some of it. I let out only one word after softening my look as my cheeks were flushing, "Sorry..."

Kamka blinked that look off her eyes and giggled in a bit of embarrassment, her gaze only on my chest, "I'm sorry too...As usual." She trailed them back to my gaze, planting her forepaw on my lap, "I know I shouldn't have done that...I know you...Freak out when I do that. It's just...That day when I told you how I was feeling...You know I can't get it out my head." She giggled again, "I remember the first kiss I gave you too..."

She wasn't exactly lying...About four months ago, out in this dome, we were sitting around on a rock in the jungle, talking as usual. And then she started asking me...If I was ever with anyone. I answered her yes, but I wasn't anymore. That was when, when we stared at each others eyes, she leaned in and kissed me, like she did now. That was when she told me. She had already developed feelings for me from all the time I spent with her. And she wanted to tell me on that day.

From that day on, Kamka wanted to start this relationship with me. I guess despite that she loves her mate still...She probably loves me more. She probably thinks since she can't go home, she'll just move on to someone else, and it's me, a human. Honestly, I feel the same way to her. At first, I thought it was nuts, but it wasn't. I was starting to care for her more than a friend. It was no wonder that I care for her feelings so much, and I feel so terrible for leaving her in the cage during night at times.

But, despite how I felt for her...I still felt a lot of hesitation to go so far with her. When we kiss, the thoughts of kissing an animal always got to me. And gosh, that day we shared our first kiss, and the kiss we shared just now, weren't the only ones. At times through the past few months, Kamka does sneak me a kiss when we're alone in the habitat dome, only because we both know there are no cameras here, and I always push her away from me.

Not to mention, a few times out here, she growled lustfully for me, and she was laying on her stomach in front of me...Wanting me to mate her like I was the father of her cubs! Watching her doing that, and the thought of doing that to her was...Wow. I remember my face feeling hot from embarrassment when she does that, and she giggles about it. She really wanted me. I remember one time when she did that, I think she was in heat, but even she still did that when she WASN'T in heat!

And here's the scary part about it. A time or a few, at nights when we get to sleep close together in her cage, or she'll get to sleep by me in my own room, Kamka tried to kiss me, and she didn't care if there was a camera watching us! It was crazy! If anybody saw that, then I'm not living in the facility anymore! It's a good thing nobody didn't see what she was trying to do. Maybe the security guard watching over the cameras did, but he probably thought she was trying to play with me, and that makes me feel better.

I do want to give in to her...But...I still feel like I can't.

Apparently, she's still having faith that I'll do that. She loves me, and I'll still admit...I love her back.

And I really do want to tell her that too. She's really special...Special than the girl I was with before I met her.

I finally talked to her after staring at her eyes for a bit, "Yeah...So do I."

Kamka asked, showing some concern, "So...Are you ok?"

I replied, "Yeah, I'm fine. It's just...I'm a human and you're not, and-"

She stopped me with a raised paw, grinning, "Shh...Say no more." Then put it back down and went on with a sigh let out, the small trace of want shone in her eyes, "Jason...I know I'm sorry about giving you another kiss just now...But I do love you...I wish things were easier for you."

Same here, Kamka…

Then before I can say another word to her, we both heard a voice calling out my name from a far distance, "Jason!" I tossed my gaze to that direction it came from. That was dad.

I pushed Kamka away a bit more, and then got off the ground and onto my feet along with the feline. I looked down at her and said, "I wonder what dad wants?"

Kamka turned around and shrugged her shoulders, "I dunno, let's go find out." I nodded as she ran fast on her paws and I ran after her. We ran for a minute till we found the white wall up ahead and the door that leads back in the facility dad's standing near of. Me and Kamka skidded to a stop in front of my father and the tigress asked as I huffed beside her, "Hi Roy. Did you come out here to play with us?" She hunched over and playfully growled while her tail flicked behind her, "I could use another person to be my 'prey'."

Dad, while he was wearing a white lab coat and wired rimmed glasses, giggled at her, "No, not today." He focused on me, seriousness in his eyes, "I came here for my son. It's urgent."

I wrinkled my face, "Huh...What's up?"

"One of my bosses wants to have a word with you. It's...Important." He beckoned me, "Come on, Jason, this won't take long. You can have Kamka wait in the dome till you get back, and you can get back to whatever you guys were doing. Alright? Now let's go."

When he brought up his boss wantin' to see me, I was getting a bad feeling about this. I looked at my tiger and saw she looked back at me, worry in her eyes. She was getting a bad feeling about this too. I slowly turned my head to dad and nodded in the same motion, "Yeah...Ok."

*****

I raged, "What?!"

One of my dad's bosses, Earl Hargrove, who was wearing a black suit and tie and has no hair on top of his head, sat behind his desk and held fingers to the bridge of his nose, "I knew that's how you'd react."

I furiously glared, "Are you kidding me?! You can't do this!!"

Earl's hand went off his face and said with a calm sigh, "I'm sorry, Jason, but...My partners and I have talked it over, and we don't think there is any reason for you to live in this facility anymore." He waved his hand to me, "I mean, you don't have any professional credentials, you're just the son of one of the scientists working for us. So what use is there from you?"

I walked up, slammed my hands atop his desk and leered toward him, "How about the part when your tiger's very close to me?! Are you people just blind or just don't care? Kamka needs me!"

His eyes were just giving me daggers, "Okay fine...You want the truth, here it is...We think you're causing some stir outside."

I stood straight and frowned, "What? What the hell are you talking about?"

"We believe you're telling people who aren't involved in this facility about what we're doing here...Including Kamka."

I drew myself back from the desk, "WHAT?! That's crazy, I would never do that!"

Earl eyed me suspiciously, "Really? Come on! You left the building to go to town last week, and then all of a sudden people are talking!"

"You've got to be kidding me! Anybody from this damn building coulda been the culprit!" I placed a hand to my chest and swore, "Listen, you're blaming the wrong guy here. I didn't tell a soul outside this building. I was just getting some popcorn shrimp from town so Kamka can try it out, that's it. I didn't bring up talking tigers or anything to anyone. Please...Believe me."

Earl's chest expanded before he let out a breath, "I'm sorry...But we don't tolerate people leaking top-secret information. We're letting you go...Tomorrow in the afternoon."

My face turned pale, "But...But-"

"I'm sorry but the decision is final. Look, you got all day and tomorrow morning to spend as much time with the tiger as possible before you leave for good." He was motioning his hand like he was shooing me out of here, "That's it, now get out of here."

I gave him another glare, "You guys are so cruel."

He shrugged his shoulders, "The government can be cruel, son, trust me."

I screamed at him, "All of you are a bunch of bastards! You don't let Kamka wander around the building alone, except the dome, unless someone's with her like a hawk! You don't let Kamka sleep with a friend she cares for every night even when she wants to! Most of the staff still treats her like an animal despite she talks and acts like one of us! You won't let her go back home where she belongs, yet you would get rid of me because you guys think I am just some meddler trying to bring this project of yours to the public! YOU ARE UNBELIEVABLE!"

Earl shot off his seat, face reddened from anger, "Calm down."

"You want to know what the hell I think's going on? I don't think there is some person trying to leak your fucking project to the press! I think you've made up this excuse to get rid of me! Well that is bullshit!"

"ENOUGH!!!" Earl snarled, "If you don't get the fuck out of my office now, I'm going to send you on out of here early!" He thrusted a finger to his door, "Now get out of here!" I only stood there, glaring at him for a few seconds before I huffed and took a lot of hard steps to his door and opened it up. After I left his office and stepped out in the hallway, I slammed the door behind me.

My mind was swirling with thoughts, already registering what's gonna happen. Kamka...

No...Kamka.

They can't do this to me.

I closed my eyes, trying to hold back tears. No...They can.

Goddammit!

I heard my dad calling out to me, "Jason." I looked up and saw that he was coming up to me. I was glaring at him. He was supposed to be outside in the hallway. Where the hell did he go?!

Dad made it to where I stood and said, "I was in the restroom, sorry I wasn't out here." He laid a hand on my shoulder, "You okay, son?"

I huffed, brushing his hand off me, "What the hell do you think?"

He let his hand fall to his side and sigh, "I'm sorry, Jason."

I told him, knowing he was probably thinking the same thing as his bosses were, "Dad, I didn't do what they think I did. I wouldn't."

He made a serious face, "You never did? Look, I know you care about Kamka so much and want her to go back home, but did you really-"

"Are you serious?! You don't believe me either?!"

He stepped back and held up his hands, "Calm down...I don't know what to think anymore."

"Well guess what, I didn't!" I threw my hand back at Earl's office, "Dad, you need to tell them they're wrong about me! If you believe me then you have to tell them!"

Dad shook his head, "I can't."

"Why not?"

"Because they wouldn't listen to me. Their minds are already set." He gave me a small reassuring smile, "Listen, you did what you could for Kamka, but I'll take care of her. Look, I'll make sure you get paid for all you've done here." He formed a pity face, "You just need to find another place to live and-"

I shook my skull fast, "I don't want their fucking money. And I don't want to leave. Don't you get it?!"

Father winced from my tone, "Jason-"

"You think you can take care of her like I can? You don't even know her like I do."

"Yes I do."

"No! You don't! I hang out with her every day and almost every night, while you are just screwing around in your lab with your buddies doing dirty work for the assholes who don't care about her!" Tears were about to brim in my eyes, my voice about to break, "Don't you get how she will feel? She'll be sad. She needs me! She doesn't have anyone else!"

Dad sighed, "I'll take care of her. I promise. I will make sure she gets the best care she'll have. You just...Have to come to terms with this now."

That's when I blurted it out, "You know what dad...Don't make promises to me, because I know things won't change here, except I'll be gone. If you really want to promise me something...If I can't stay here, then stand up to them and tell them to let her go home already!"

He softly said, "They won't do that."

"That's because you haven't tried hard enough! You don't care about her! All you care about is yourself and your career!"

Dad finally glared right back and shook a finger at me, "That is not true, Jason! I do care about her!"

"Bullshit! If you had then you would have fought hard instead of backing down! If I was you, I would risk my career and my life to make sure she'll go home!" A tear streamed down my cheek, "I...I love her, dad, and she loves me."

I'm sure he didn't get what type of 'love' I'm meaning by the look on his face. He still thinks that I'm loving her as a friend. He held out a hand to stop me from ranting anymore, "Kamka's waiting for you in the dome, just...Go spend as much time with her as possible."

I shook my head once more, "You know what, you go there and tell her what you didn't do! Try keeping me here! Because you don't bring her hope by not helping her get back home, might as well give her less hope than she already has! You didn't stand up for me! You only care about your career! You've hurt TWO people in this, dad! And...And...FUCK YOU!" I turned and ran out on him, dashing down the hallway as more tears fell down my face.

Finally when I ran past a few scientists, I ran into my room, shutting the door behind me, and then I ran to my bed and fell on it, sobbing loudly into the covers.

Kamka...No...Kamka…

She'll be so sad...She won't be the same.

Before she met me, she hasn't been the same since she was taken away from her family. Her mate, her cubs, her home...She lost it all. And the only thing she feels like she has...Is me.

And it'll be taken away from her very soon.

I can't believe this. Those bastards think I did something stupid outside this research facility. How can they accuse me of all people? Sure, I want Kamka to go home and all, but do something like that...I don't think that would get her home.

Then while I was shedding tears I was remembering what I told Kamka earlier in the dome...That I would break her out of here and escape with her. With what's happening...If only I could escape this facility with her, but I know it won't do us any good. I'm sure we wouldn't get very far. I mean, god, how can I stay hidden with a tiger outside the facility? Not to mention, I don't even know where to go.

There is nothing I can do...I'll never see her again after tomorrow.

I raised my hand off the blanket and sniffed loudly, tears had finally stopped falling. I'm sorry, girl...I'm sorry.

I'm sorry that I can't stay here forever. And...I'm sorry that I didn't say...I love you.

Then I was feeling some confidence building up in my chest, as I was coming up with an idea. Well...There is only one thing left I can do for her.

She loves me, and I love her...But I didn't tell her how I feel...Because of my conflictions.

But that's gonna change.

I slowly moved around on the bed and sat down on the edge of it, my eyes staring at the door leading out of my room, a determined face on me.

That's gonna change....Tonight.

*****

I walked in the hallway, after I took a nap earlier and saw out the window that the night has arrived. Everything seemed quiet since a lot of people have went home from work. Now I'm just on my way to Kamka's room to get her out of her cage. I know that's where she'll be.

I felt guilt within my heart. I know that I should have went to Kamka after finding out I'm going to be gone tomorrow, I should have spent more time with her while I had the chance...But it's just I was still too upset to hang out with her, I wasn't in the mood for it. I just wanted to wait till tonight came.

Dad probably took her back to the cage, wondering what had happened to me. Maybe dad told her what happened. I let out a guilty breath as I rounded a corner in the hall, my feet stepping on the bright white floor. Dad...I shouldn't have yelled at him like that. But...I was probably right on the most part. He didn't do much to stand up for me, not to mention he wasn't doing anything much to help Kamka go home. Maybe I'll apologize to him tomorrow.

I can see Kamka's door in the hall, and it made me shook my head from that thought and focus on now. But first off...Apologize to Kamka for ditching her, and then...Tell her how I feel...And perhaps show her how I feel too.

A feeling buzzed around in my stomach. I can't believe I'm actually going to do this. Tell the tiger how I feel about her and then...'Do it' with her.

My confliction in my brain stopped me in my own tracks for a brief moment, until I mentally wiped that away and continued on to that door. No...You have to do this, Jason.

She's the most special person you've known, and she deserves to know that you love her like she loves you. If you don't do this, you'll never get this chance again. And she'll be devastated that she won't get the last chance at love she wanted. I stopped in front of the door to Kamka's room, my hand reaching and grabbing the doorknob. Oh, she'll get her chance tonight...Till it goes away forever tomorrow.

I twisted the knob and I opened it very slow like, only making a few squeaks by the hinges. I peeked when it opened halfway, and I can see the tigress curled up in the rectangular cage on the mattress, a few blankets laying around her. I smiled at her, imagining what's gonna happen once I get her out of there. Here I go. The door was wide open as I entered the room. Then I can see the key to the cage on the wall and grabbed for it. With the key held tightly in my hand, my heart was thudding within my chest in anticipation. I glanced at the camera at the corner near the room door, watching it staring at me. I shot a glare at it. I don't care what you guys think. I'm letting her out tonight.

With my gaze shifted to the cage, my steps carried me to the cage door, and I inserted that key in it. I twisted it, and it opened up with a loud creak. Kamka heard the noise and raised her head to see what's up, blinking her eyes groggily. When she sees that it was me, she beamed, "Jason."

I smiled back, strolling up close and kneeling before her, "Kamka." My hand went to stroke her neck fondly, "How you doing? You ok?"

"Yeah." Kamka drew back her muzzle and let out a tongue curled yawn, "Gosh...I was sleeping and you woke me up." She shook the sleep out of her head and went back to smiling at me, "But I'm wide awake now that you're here." She licked me across the cheek, greeting me. I realized she doesn't look very worried about me going away forever. Did dad tell her? I heard her cut through my thoughts, "So what are you doing here? You want to sleep by me? I thought it already-"

I shook my head at that, "That's not why I'm here...Kamka…" I was hesitant to ask, but I want to try, I want to know if she knows, "Did dad talk to you about...What happened earlier? You know...After we left you in the dome?"

She cocked her head in confusion, "Well, you didn't come back after you left me, only your dad did. I asked him what happened with you, and he said...'He wasn't feeling well'."

Well guess that answers that. Dad didn't tell her.

Worry replaced the confusion in her eyes, "Are you ok? Are you-"

I grinned and lied, "Oh, it's just...After I talked to my dad's boss, I was feeling sickly. But I'm fine now." Then I wrapped my arms around her big head and hugged it against my chest. She looked surprised that I did that, but she didn't object. I stated, consoling her with rubs on the back of her neck, "I'm sorry I ditched you in there. But...I needed to rest, and it helped." I think that was as good as an apology it's gonna get.

Kamka spoke during my embrace, "It's all right. I was never mad at all. I did spend most of the time with your dad in the dome, until he wanted to feed me and take me to the cage."

With the way it sounds, I'm guessing dad was trying to make it up to me by doing that...After everything I told him. Oh...I shouldn't have been angry and told him that he didn't care about her. He does.

Now the next part of the plan for tonight came forth in my brain. Well, I'm in here...Better get on with it. I removed her from my hug and said, "Hey Kamka?"

She hummed in question, "Hmmm?"

"Do you want to go to the dome?"

That had her frown, "What, now? Isn't it late?"

I shook my head, standing up straight in front of her, "I don't care about that. I...I want you to have the best time of your life. So, do you want to come with me? Or are you still sleepy?"

Kamka smiled at that and immediately got on all of her fours, "No, I can go." She trampled past my frame and out of the cage, "I don't like being in this thing anyways. Let's go." I giggled in amusement and came out of the cage after her. The tiger saw that I left the door to this room open and she padded on out to the hallway.

I walked out into the hall too and closed the cage room door behind me while Kamka was waiting and watching me do so with the look telling me 'come on, let's get to the dome!' I giggled at her when I took a step forward from the closed door, "You do know which way the dome is by now, right? Why haven't you went there without me?"

Kamka looked surprised about that question, "But I wasn't supposed to wander through this place alone without anyone with me."

I rolled my eyes at the statement, "Who cares about that now? It's just us in the halls." I motioned my hand forward, "Go on without me. Run to where the dome is. I'll catch up."

Kamka seemed amused by the idea, "Wow, I didn't think of that." She whirled around, "Well, I certainly do know every direction in these halls, so follow me, human!" She laughed and ran in the halls as fast her paws could carry her. I rolled my eyes in amusement and casually walked after her, intending to head to the dome along with her. She's having a blast with this. Breaking the daily rule that she follows every day. I'm happy for her.

I moved around a corner, seeing the tigress still ahead of me, and I saw her dashing around another corner. Honestly, the dome is the only best place in the facility to mention and show my true intentions to her, especially with no cameras in there and all. At least no one would be watching the show in there. Better than trying to do that in the cage room, or in my bedroom.

I was having a nervous feeling in the pit of stomach, just thinking about what I'm gonna do to her again. Kissing...And having sex with a tiger...Gosh. I hope I can do this...

After a short while, I found the entrance to the dome and Kamka stood there patiently, waiting for me to open it. I giggled to myself. Of course, she's a tiger, she can't open doors. Kamka, after I strolled past her striped furred form, said, "You know, you should've told me that door wasn't open. I would be walking WITH you instead of waiting here."

I shrugged before I opened up the door, "You didn't wait for me long, so why complain? Besides, you were having fun."

Kamka chuckled and strutted as I stepped aside and let her through, "Yeah, but I can't have fun when I can't open doors." She stopped in front of me, looked over her shoulder, and lifted one of her paws to prove a point, "Look at it! I don't have fingers."

I let out a laugh when I entered the dome too and shut that door behind me, "Well, we're here now, so...You can have MORE fun."

The tiger asked with a tilted head as I caught up and stood beside her, "So what do you want to do?" She looked up at the ceiling of the dome, seeing the stars shining through it, "Wooooo, the stars look beautiful." She looked to me with a big smile, "Can we lay on our backs near the pond and watch the stars? I never watched the stars with you before."

I nodded at that, "Sure. Let's head to the pond." I motioned my hand away from us, "Lead the way." She giggled and held up her head as she strutted away from me, tail flicking back and forth behind her. As she led the way, I was following and staring at her butt. Remembering her wanting me to mate her while she was on her stomach. Boy, after the way she was wanting me those few times and I told her no, she'll be surprised if I said yes this time and I'll be on her back doing that. She really doesn't have any idea what I'm planning.

Conflictions bubbled in my brain. Jason...Don't worry about that now. Just follow her, lie down with her, and watch those stars. Then...You can do what you had planned. You've got to do this...For her.

We found ourselves at the pond several minutes later and without a word. Kamka lowered herself and rolled on the ground onto her back. I sat on my butt myself, then lied down on my back with my head laying on my hands behind it. Now with our bodies close and touching each others, we were enjoying the view right where we are, seeing a few stars twinkle in the night sky.

I gotta say...This is romantic.

Me and Kamka didn't say a word to each other for a long time. I didn't rush myself into telling her how I feel either, I wanted to give her time to enjoy herself. Not like she does this a lot here. Finally, maybe for god knows how long, the female tiger said a word to me, "You know, Jason?" I shifted my head, looking at her, and then saw her roll onto her side to face me, smiling happily, "I love this. I didn't expect you to open the gate, let me wander alone in the building even if it was only for a short time, and watch the stars under the dome with you. I never felt this much fun in a long time. Thank you." She gave me a pleasant sigh, "So, what do we do now? Gonna read me that book some more? I wanna know what happens next for Bruce and Holly."

I giggled and my hand reached to pet her fur on her shoulder, "Never thought of that, actually."

Kamka playfully frowned, "You kidding me? You planned to sneak with me all the way here, sorta, and you didn't think about reading me that book some more? I'm not having fun now."

I smirked, "Sorry...Let's just say...I got a lot of things on my mind."

"Like what?"

Well...Here it goes. I asked her a question, "Well...Kamka, can I ask you something? It's...About you giving me those kisses when you've got the chance."

She chuckled, "Thinking about letting me kiss you now and not fight it?"

Kinda am, "Well...I was wondering how'd you learn to kiss? I thought tigers only nuzzle and lick to show affection...How did you learn how to kiss?" That's when I came up with a thought and giggled when I asked her this, "Was a couple of romance novels I borrowed from dad and read to you give you the idea?"

The tiger giggled cutely and nodded a bit, "You can say that. When you get to the parts where those...Lovers start kissing, I can picture it. And as it turned out on the day of our first kiss, I was doing everything as I imagined." Her eyes rolled away from me, "Makes me wish I did that to my mate back in the jungle. I can see his face, how he likes me doing the foreign thing to him."

I rubbed the top of her soft head, "Same. But only I can imagine him being surprised."

Her gaze went back on me, "Oh, he would be at first, don't get me wrong. But then...He'd love it. Hey, least I got some practice...From you." Kamka gave me a wink.

My smile went off my face, thinking about her lover from her home, "Listen...Do you really care about me...Just as much as him? It's just, you said today, actually more than once, that you still love him, and then you start telling me you love me. I mean, you can't exactly love both guys. You can only choose one."

Kamka's face turned serious, "I know that."

Then I pressed her, "So then...Who do you choose? Me, or your mate?"

She draped her forelimb around me and one of her hind paws touched my foot, "You know who. I choose you. Listen...I love my mate, I always will, like I'll always love my cubs as well. But...I can never go back to him, and them."

"But I'm not a tiger, that's another thing. And you told me before that you would love to be a mom again. If you're in heat, and if I...Fucked you, then nothing would happen."

She growled deeply in annoyance, "I know that too, smart one."

"But...Do you want to be with me despite that?"

"Of course. I know what I said before, but.." She snickered, "I think that was just my motherly instinct talking. I guess I just wanted to go back in time and raise my cubs again, only because I was taken away...Maybe if I did go back in time, then maybe I'd know what would happen to me in the future and then escape from those humans. I wouldn't be here, and I'd raise them till they're older. Then...No more cubs to take care of, and no motherly instinct bothering me."

I cracked, giggling, "Or until you be in heat, let your man screw you and be a mother again."

She rolled her eyes, "I HONESTLY think having THREE cubs is enough." The feline huffed, "Point is...I don't need to have cubs with you. I already had cubs in my life, that's good enough for me. I just...Want to be happy...With you."

I gazed at her chest, feeling nervous again, "I know..."

Kamka voiced concern, "Jason? ...What's the matter? Are you feeling sick again? Or is it something else?"

Go on! Tell her! I took a deep, nervous breath, and brought my eyes back on her, "I am sick...Just sick of not telling you how I feel."

Kamka's paw rubbed against my arm, "Tell me what?"

"....Kamka….I love you."

She gasped in shock, "Wh- ...What?"

A weight seemed to have lifted off my shoulders as I told her again, "I love you, Kamka….As a mate."

Kamka blinked a few times, and then she smiled. I can tell in her fur that she bushed a bit, "Heh...You do?"

"Yeah." I wrapped my arm around her and pulled her more closer to me, "Kamka...I know how I acted before when you liked me in a different way. But the truth is...I did love you the whole time, and I just...Didn't want to say that." I shook my head a bit, "No...That wasn't true. I did want to say it. It's just-"

"You were just thinking if you did tell me....We'd be in a different relationship."

I replied with a tiny nod, "That's about right. But now...I'm actually glad I finally told you."

Kamka said in reassurance, "Look, just to reassure you, we both can say we love each other as mates, but we don't have to...Do anything. Things can still be the way they are, and I won't force them to change...Unless you want to. And Jason...I'm glad you told me too. It...Warmed my heart when you did."

I smiled back, "Good. And, Kamka...About 'doing anything'....I actually want to...With you."

Her happy expression had dissapeared, a surprised one came in its place, "Huh? What do you-" I cut her off with my hand to her furred cheek and my lips to her huge mouth. A muffled squeak came from her after I did it. When I was kissing her, she started to kiss me back. Her jaws had opened a little, and I can feel her tongue invade my mouth. With her paw pushing behind my head, we kissed deeply and my tongue was touching hers. I was moaning, finding that her tongue didn't taste bad at all. My conflictions still bothered me, but with each second of making out with her, I was feeling them going away.

Finally after we shared our kiss for a long time, I pulled my head away, gasping her air. Wow...Didn't kiss her like that before! My face blushed from the intimacy and I giggled along with her.

Kamka said in a bit of disbelief, "Yikes...Guess you weren't kidding. You never did that before." After catching my breath only a little, that's when she formed a quizzical look, "But hold on...I don't understand it. Every time I tried to show you that I want you more than a friend, you always freaked out. Now suddenly tonight, you do this. Listen, it's not that I don't believe that you love me back, I do, but...What made you change your mind about...Us?"

I'm gonna be gone forever from your life tomorrow, Kamka. That's what I wanted to tell her. But...I didn't want to tell her that yet.

I gave her another lie, "Nothing really." Then I was telling her the truth, sorta, "Actually...When I went to sleep after feeling sick today...I kinda wondered...What if something bad had happened to me?" She blinked, her eyes showing confusion, "You know, what if I was just gone and you wouldn't see me again? I mean, I guess...Why not just go ahead and say and show your feelings before something happens to me or you, you know?"

Kamka's eyes filled with sadness and worry, "Jason...Don't talk like that."

I just went on, "But who knows what would have happened ahead? I don't know. But you know what, I'd rather just go ahead and do this. Stop being hesitant. I was tired of it anyway. And...I've been hurting you when I reject you, and I know you won't say that....You deserve to have REAL love again, after being gone from your home and mate a long time. And I want you." I smiled comfortingly for her, "And by the way, doing this is worth it. I won't hold back. I...I want to mate you, Kamka, I love you so much."

She was still a bit worried from all my words, probably made her wonder, but she formed a smile and kissed me on the lips, "I love you too." Then she gave me another one, this time deeper. I caressed the side of her head while I chuckled in my throat and kissed back.

When Kamka withdrew her muzzle, she rolled onto her stomach, giving me a growl filled with lust. I nodded slowly at her, "Well...Better take my clothes off then." She's been blunt about the topic of sex before, so I'll be blunt too. She giggled at that and nodded in agreement.

While on the ground still, I sat up on the ground and took my shirt off in a swift fashion and threw it away, while my feet were kicking my shoes off. After my shoes were off my feet, I unbutton and zipped my pants, and slid them down my legs till they were off me, my leg kicking them away. The only thing left on me were my underwear and my socks. Don't see any reason to take the footwear off, but the undies on the other hand...

I can see a bulge under the garment that I had an erection, and Kamka, after standing on her feet then making her way in front of my form and began watching me, noticed it. Without conflictions, I took them off till they were past my feet and laid them beside me. Now I was sitting on the ground, naked.

Kamka said while staring at my erect and painfully throbbing cock, her throat made a rumble, "Gee, Jason....Now I really SEE you aren't lying." I smirked in response and she took her eyes finally off my package and asked, "So...How do you want to do this?"

I told her, holding my hand out and twirling it, "I was thinking that you turn around, lie on your stomach, and I'll get on your back. Not like you haven't wanted me doing that to you in that way."

The tigress sexually responded, "Oh, I do want you doing that to me in that way."

Then I looked at myself, my organ mostly, frowning in concern, "But...I think we need to get that thing lubricated before I...Experiment with you." I looked back at her, giggling, "And by 'experiment', I don't mean a needle sticking through your fur."

She chuckled, "I figured you weren't talking about that, silly, you were referring to sticking something very nice through my behind."

"Exactly." I cleared my throat, "So uh...Would you mind...Licking it?"

Her eyes gave me question, "Can I?"

I nodded, "Sure you can. Didn't you do that to your mate?"

"No...Never."

Of course they never did that...Tigers don't give oral sex. I gestured to my erection, "Well then, go ahead. I won't mind it." Kamka padded up till her head was right in front of it a moment after that. I can feel her nose sniffing it, then her pink tongue came out of her muzzle and gave the thing a long lick. My legs bended and tensed from the sensation and she continued to lick it.

When her tongue ran out all the places to lick there, I instructed, "Kamka...Just take it in your mouth."

She reared back her head, eyes widened in shock.

"Listen, don't bite on it and I'll be fine. Humans do that all the time, trust me on that. Now...Go ahead."

The tiger still looked unsure of that, but my eyes were showing that I'll be fine and I trust her. She slowly nodded at that, and she lowered her head back down to it. Her maw started to open up as she was gonna engulf it in her mouth. Warm air basked my maleness and it gave me shivers as she carefully closed her lips around it, her teeth barely hurting it.

I feel her very warm tongue greeting it inside her closed muzzle and with her eyes rolling up, asking me 'now what?', I reached and petted her head, "Move your head up and down on it. Remember, don't bite."

The big feline winked, telling me she got it, and her head slowly went up and down, up and down, her tongue licking it while at it. I grabbed handfuls of grass and drew in a sharp breath. God that tongue feels amazing on it! I remember giving my girlfriend before I met her this, but goly, a feline's tongue is a lot better.

Kamka giggled deeply as she saw my pleasured expression, and I feel her tongue licking the head of my cock and the side of it. My foot moved involuntarily in response, toes curled in the ground. I groaned, my mind filled with surprise as I feel close to cumming inside her mouth already. The tigress must be feeling it twitching because of her tongue and I saw in her eyes that she knew I'm getting close. So when I moaned in pleasure and thrusted my hips a bit, Kamka's head bobbed more faster, wanting me to finish it. This may be her first time doing something oral, but she seems to have got the hang of it.

I moaned for her, petting the top of her head in gratitude. When she growled deep in lust, I thought with my cock taken by her jaws that I felt the vibration caused by that growl. I didn't know honestly, I was too focused on this than that. A few seconds later, I can feel it coming as my balls tightened up. When Kamka's warm tongue licked the head over and over again, that finally sent me over the edge. I let out a sharp cry and came, my hood twitching and shooting my seed. Her eyes went wide as it was going down her throat, like she didn't expect that.

I fell on my back, breathing in and out after the orgasm. Jesus! That was fast!

I feel my malehood not in her mouth anymore, and I lazily lifted my head and looked at her. Kamka licked her lips, grinning, "I know why you humans do this a lot...Cum actually tastes good!"

I laughed, "And you didn't do this to your former mate...Do you regret not knowing it sooner?"

She giggled and nodded, "I definitely do." Then she went back to my cock that was now soft and limp, licking it clean since there were still some cum left on it. I was sitting there, letting her do what she wants. My eyelids fluttered since my cock was still a bit sensitive by the pleasure her mouth gave it. Then my sexual organ began to grow and get stiff again in front of her eyes. She gasped, "It came back."

I let out a sigh of pleasure, "Well, we both know what that means."

Kamka smiled in excitement, showing her teeth, "Something that I've been wanting for so long." She stretched her neck, giving me a long lick across the face in approval, and then she turned around and slowly walked away with her rear end moving behind her seductively in each step. The orange striped feline stopped after she moved away a couple feet, and dropped onto her stomach, moving her tail to the side as she looked over her shoulder, her eyes showing me want, "Please, Jason. Mate me."

I got off the ground, my legs quivered a bit upon standing, and then I made my way up behind her. I got on my hands and knees, getting a good look at her sex. My hand came off the ground and I rubbed her hind end sensually, hearing her purring for me in approval. When I gazed down at my stiffed penis, I grabbed it with my other hand, scooting myself closer to her with my knees, and I aimed it right at her entrance.

Kamka growled in need, holding up her head and closing her eyes, "Take me...Please...." When my tapered tip touched her opening, I started to push myself in. She gasped as she can feel me and her muscles clenched around it, making made me gasp too. She felt warm, more warmer than her mouth I think, and wet in there too. I think she was aroused before I entered in her. When she relaxed her muscles, I shifted forward with my knees, and a bit more of me went in there, making her shudder. I advanced until my skin touched her fur. Kamka hummed from being filled, and with my girth still welled up within her I smoothly crawled myself onto her back, my head and stomach laying on her, hands gripping both sides of her stomach.

When I felt her relax, I spat out, "Are you ready?"

I heard her response, growling lustfully, "Yes."

Then I was pulling my shaft, till I can feel it was almost out in the open. I gave her a hard thrust, knowing that she was tough and she can handle this. A cry filled with bliss erupted from her maw, "Ah!" I smiled. She loves it. I pulled out and pushed back in. I repeated the same motion, feeling the inside of her slick from arousal and it didn't slow me down. I moaned in my own bliss. She really felt incredible. No wonder her mate liked her.

I went faster with my movements, giving her more pleasure as it also stimulated me. When I lifted my head off her, still doing what her mate would do, I can see that her claws came out of her feet and were digging into the ground, making deep gouges. Kamka shot up her head and cried out in pleasure as I hilted back in her. The tigress moaned, "Oh Jason! Uh! Fuck me!"

With each slam from my hips, her hindquarters moved up a bit, and my hands were just grabbing her fur tightly. While I just laid on my stomach on top of her, I was embracing her in a way. Oh, Kamka, I love you. I gave it to her again and again, her slick muscles still caressing my member. Kamka grunted as I thrusted inside her again, humming in total delight over me. In my pleasure filled mind, I had a thought on tomorrow. I'll never get to feel something like this again, I'm sure of that.

But the thought went away in an instant when her muscles hugged me again. I was driving myself against her harder, giving her cries of pure bliss. Sweat formed on my forehead, rolling down my skin. I groaned and huffed, "Kamka!"

"Jason!" She growled after another hard, deep thrust.

I was now gripping her more tighter with one hand, while the other hand just rubbed her striped fur in circles. Kamka twisted her neck, looking back at me, the fondness in her eyes was the only thing she can give me while I was screwing her. Then the pleasure I gave her finally was too much and she turned her head away, shut her eyes, and roared. It echoed across the dome and her muscles tightened on my hood, lots of juices spilled on my organ as she came.

I was starting to feel the pressure in my loins again, feeling another climax comin'. My breathing was labored as I sped myself up, no turning back from this now. Not very long as it slowly went up my maleness, I drove in as deep as I could for one final time and found myself shooting another load, this time within her behind. Kamka moaned as she feels it in her depths. I gave a muffled 'umpf' as my shots came in her hard and fast, the wave of pleasure spread all over my body.

Then, a second later, there was nothing more to give as it all just went to trickles. I was only lying on top of her, running out of breath. Kamka just laid her head down on the grass, feeling pleasured and tired as well, her claws retracting back in her forepaws as she breathed in and out. The feline hummed and purred for me. Finally I lifted my head off her fur and saw she was lifting hers off the grass, looking back at me with eyes half-opened and a pleased grin, "That was amazing."

I giggled, rubbing her side, "Probably not as good as the father of your cubs, right?"

Kamka mentioned, "I know I haven't had someone inside me for a long time, but actually, you'd be surprised how much yours felt like his." She let out a whoosh of air out of her mouth, "But, he can't do some of the things like you can." She gave me a very fond look, "Thank you for this, Jason."

I was pulling myself out of her tunnel, "You're...Welcome." I popped out of her, making her moan from how sensitive she still was, and some of the leftover cum dripped out of her clit. I slid off her back and laid down beside her, feeling content being with her.

The tiger rolled to her side, her face staring at mine, "Well...Don't think we have the energy to do anything else here. So uh...Do you want to head to your room? Maybe I still have one more night this week to sleep with you in yours. Do I?"

God, honestly I didn't remember to ask dad's bosses about that today...Before the whole drama unfolded. I made a suggestion, ready to break another rule with her, "Actually...How bout we sleep out here?"

"You know..." Kamka smiled at the idea, "I'd like that." She went ahead and snuggled close to me, her forelimbs embracing me, and moving her head till her muzzle laid close to my neck, feeling her nose breathing on it, "I love you."

"I love you too." I saw her closing her eyes and so have mine, as we enjoyed the afterglow.

That's when...I was feeling worried about tomorrow again. There...I've done what I wanted to do for and with her. Only I still didn't tell her what'll happen to me tomorrow, and why I REALLY wanted to do this tonight.

When tomorrow comes...It'll be goodbye.

I sighed as I was being lulled to sleep. I'm sorry, Kamka….For tomorrow. I wish there was something I could do to change it.

But...I'll always love you...No matter where I go.

A tear fell out of my closed eye.

I'm sorry...My mate.

*****

The light from the sun came through the top of the dome and shined down on my face, stirring me awake. I moaned and wrinkled my brow before I opened my eyes, squinting since the sun hit my eyes. I only turned my head, and see Kamka's still cuddled with me, her forelimb over my chest. She was still asleep. I smiled at her and looked up at the sky. Morning's here.

My mind clicked at the realization, and it made my face dark. Tomorrow has arrived. I gazed at my tiger. And I'm going to be gone soon. VERY soon. I looked around the area, the sun shining from the pond's surface and the trees of this jungle habitat still looked the same. I wonder if dad and his bosses are looking for me now? They probably noticed we're both not in our rooms by now. I trailed my gaze right onto my own body and my face turned white. Shit! I'm still naked!

Better get dressed before they find me here with her!

I slowly removed Kamka's limb off me, also stirring her awake, and I shot off the ground and ran to my clothes that are still in the same spots I left them last night. I went for my underwear first, putting them on in a fast rate. Kamka, after letting out a tongue curling yawn, watched me while on her stomach, "Geez Jason, you didn't stay cuddled with me."

I grunted as I was messing around with my pants, putting in one leg in them at the moment, "Sorry."

Then she had a disappointed look, only I can see when I was putting the other leg in there that she wasn't serious, "And you didn't even say good morning to me either."

After I pulled them up my waist, I zipped up my pants and buttoned them up, before speaking to her in a booming voice, "Good morning!"

She laughed, "That's better." While I went over, bended down and swiped my shirt off the ground, she tilted her head, "What's going on with you? If you're hungry and afraid everybody's going to eat all the food, I doubt it. I think there'll be some left for us."

I giggled nervously, thinking about the time that's gonna come, "Sorry...I'm...Just in a rush."

Kamka got off the ground and giggled, "To get some food?" She let out a big long stretch across the grass and started to pad to me, smirking, "What did I just tell you? I told you there'll be food left for us." When she got close to me, after I was done putting my shirt on me, she giggled again, this time lustfully, "Come on, Jace." Then she used her paws on my chest, pushed me and sent me toppling over onto my back. Before I could get up, Kamka was already over me, growling seductively, "Let's stay here a bit longer...I'm hungry for something else..." Her muzzle dropped down and managed to drive her tongue in my mouth when she kissed me.

I wanted to give in to her desires, but this time...I can't. I pushed her head away and she was looking down at me, confused along with disappointed. She asked, "Jason...What's the matter? Do you...Not want me now?"

I stroked her neck, shaking my head, "No...It's not like that. I do want you."

"What, are you thinking the people working here are gonna come in here and find us doing it?" She shook her head and let out an embarrassed giggle, "Heh heh...Sorry about that. I didn't think. It's just...I feel like I want to do it again. It was amazing, you know."

I smiled a bit, "Oh, I know. And well, that is a pretty good reason not to do it now." But the smile melted away and my eyes showed sorrow, "But...That's not why either."

Kamka cocked her head, "Then...What's with you? You're...Acting really strange. You don't act this way in the morning."

Well...Here comes the truth, girl. I took a deep breath, hesitated at first, then opened my lips and said a word, "I...I'm sorry, Kamka."

Worry replaced confusion in her gaze, "Sorry? For what? What's going on?"

"I should have told you sooner...Last night....Kamka...I'm not-"

A voice rang throughout the dome, "Jason! Kamka! Are you here?" I gasped. That's dad!

No...Not like this.

Kamka looked away from me, staring off at the distance, "Hey, it's your dad." Then she frowned to herself as she looked off at the distance, "Is he with his bosses? I hope they aren't mad that I'd spent the night here with you." She looked back down at me, "Do you think so?"

The only thing they probably care about now...Is me. I sighed, mumbling as depression got to me, "Kamka...Just get off me."

The tiger complied and backed away from me. I picked myself up and this time went to my shoes lying on the ground since I didn't put them on yet. Kamka padded up behind me, "Jason, what's going on with you?"

I sighed and said over my shoulder, "You're about to find out. Come on. Let's go find dad." I didn't say another word to her after that and just led her the way. She caught up and strolled alongside me. About a minute later, we see dad and his three bosses, Earl, along with Kirk Thompson and Allen McClure. I sighed. Here it comes...

Dad waved at us, and from a distance I see he's actually smiling, like he was happy. I mentally frowned. What's he happy about? I don't think he'd be happy about...Me being gone. Then I remembered the other day when I yelled at him. I better tell him I'm sorry first before he and his bosses tell me what's on their minds.

Kamka and I stopped forth in front of them, and the feline happily greeted dad, "Good morning, Roy!"

Dad smiled warmly at her, "Morning to you too, Kamka." Then he frowned at both me and her, "Were you two in here all night?"

Earl crossed his arms, a stern look across his face, "What were you two doing last night? I thought the tiger escaped this place....And I thought you had something to do with it and escaped with her."

Kamka actually growled deeply at that man, and I held a hand in front of her, shushing her. Kirk held out a hand too in front of his partner, "Earl."

I sighed and then used the same hand to wave him off, "We weren't. Look, I was...Too upset to spend time with her most of yesterday, and I just wanted to bring her here last night to make it up to her. And we...Spent the night here. I know Kamka's supposed to sleep in either her cage or in my room, but we both wanted to sleep in the dome for once."

Kamka's glare went away and she curiously frowned at me, "Upset? I thought you were sick."

I just ignored her and assured the bosses, "Don't worry, I didn't do anything wrong. Your tiger's still here."

Allan chuckled, "That's a relief."

Kamka pressed me with her paw scratching my leg, "Jason, why were you upset yesterday?"

Kirk nodded slowly, his face showing some seriousness, "That really is a good thing...Because we need to talk to you."

I groaned and put on a pleading face, "Listen, please don't do this to me. I love my tiger. She's my best friend. So if you're going to say what I think you're going to say, please reconsider. I did not do what you thought I did. I SWEAR."

Kamka hollered, "Will somebody tell me what the heck is going on here?!"

I finally looked down at her, "Sorry...It's a long story."

Dad giggled and held out a hand to me, "Jason, just calm down and listen...You're in the clear."

Then I frowned at my father, "Huh? ...What are you talking about?"

"You're not leaving. You're staying here."

My eyes went wide, "Huh?! What do you mean?"

Kamka just wrinkled her face, "Yeah, what the hell do you mean? What do you mean by...'Jason not leaving'? Am I missing something here?"

He chuckled and fondly gazed at my tiger, "I can tell Jason didn't say a word to you about it. I guess that's good, considering he didn't want you worried."

"Worried about what?"

Before father would answer her, I asked everyone when I shrugged my hands, "What happened?"

Earl finally softened his brow and thumbed to my dad, "He'll tell you about it."

I merely focused on dad and he explained, "Well...It turned out a doctor working alongside me was the one leaking information."

Kamka was more confused than ever while I incredulously said, "What? How did-"

"Well, you see...After you left me, Jason, and after I left Kamka in her room, I kinda realized something. Something fishy about Dr. Kent Martin."

I asked with a tilted head, "Dr. Martin?"

"Yeah. It's just...I didn't realize it at first. But when the whole leaking thing came about, it kinda had me thinking. I was thinking about how Martin was acting lately. He wasn't acting like himself. He was acting a bit jumpy like he was gonna get caught, not to mention didn't talk as much as he did before. So...Throughout the rest of the afternoon, I kept an eye on him. When the night almost came, when Martin left the facility, I followed him out of here. I followed him by car for a long time, watching him go from place to place. And then I finally saw something that seemed even MORE fishy."

I pressed, "So?"

Dad took in a breath, "I saw him talking to a person alone in a alley, and I think that guy he met up worked for the press. Martin seemed serious in their conversation. They talked for a long time, and I figured he was the one behind it. I...I just couldn't believe it."

I lowered my head. Dr. Martin....I didn't think it was him.

Dad went on when he pushed his wire rimmed glasses up his nose, "After that, I called Mr. Thompson and told him what I saw and what I know before I saw it. Then this morning, he told his partners about it. That's why you are in the clear, Jason."

I turned to dad's bosses, "Is Martin here?"

Allan shook his head, "No, not yet. But when we see him, we're going to have a SERIOUS talk with him."

Earl sucked in some air, giving me an apology, "Look, I'm sorry about before. I just thought you were the one. But do not worry now, you're cleared from that."

Kirk let out a sigh, "Other than taking care of Martin, in the meantime, we'll have to tell the press that what they heard was false."

Dad walked up and grasped my shoulder, assurance in his eyes, "You're staying here, son. You're staying here."

I smiled brightly and then a second later, hugged him, "Thanks...Dad."

He chuckled warmly and returned the hug, "Hey, I cared about you and Kamka together. It wasn't fair to you for what happened."

Kamka was shaking her head to herself, "I am so confused by this."

Earl basically ignored her and asked me with a stern tone, "So, am I forgivin'?"

I gave him a narrowed look and let go of my dad, "I'll forgive you, but on ONE condition." I pointed at Kamka, "That she gets to sleep by me in my bed, and I get to sleep by her in her cage, any time we want. No more limits on how many nights per week we can on each those things." I pulled my hand back to me, "And also on the condition that she doesn't need someone watching her like a hawk. She's been a good girl for a long time, she never did anything wrong, hell, she never would. It's not like she has anywhere to go. And lastly, most of the staff will treat her with respect and not treat her like an animal. Cuz, she isn't. If she tells me that any of the staff are, he's fired. Am I clear on the terms? I'll only forgive you, if you accept and change the rules here."

Kamka gasped nearby, surprised by my defiance.

Earl and his bosses stared at me for a long time, till he glanced at them and they looked back at him. Like they had come to some kind of agreement, they slowly nodded their heads and Earl gazed at me once more, "Alright...We'll cut the tiger some slack. You...Both of you deserve it that much...After causing drama for you both. We'll give her all those privileges. And we'll fire anybody that Kamka mentions."

Kirk said, "I guess I can also formally say you're right about her. She isn't an animal." He looked directly at her, a small hint of a smile on his face, "I know I don't talk to her much, but from I heard, she acts like a human than that. And we know you, and a few people working here, including your father, certainly treat her like one. So, I think it'll be the right thing to do if we quit treating her as such...We probably should have done that a long time ago...Instead of worrying what she'll do."

Kamka smiled at that, "Wow...I'm actually starting to not hate you now."

I smiled too and nodded, "Me too. And good. And Earl, you are forgivin' now."

Earl giggled, "Glad to hear it." He nodded to himself and turned to his partners, "Well, I guess that settles it then. Think we'll just leave them be. Let's get outa here, guys." They nodded too and all whirled around and walked off, leaving me, dad and Kamka alone.

I still smiled as I talked to dad, happy about the whole thing, "Gosh....It's amazing." Then I gave him a guilty look, "Um...Dad...About before...When I yelled at you...I'm sorry."

Dad waved me off, "I'm not mad at you. You had every right to be angry at me."

I shook my head, "But I still shouldn't have screamed at you. I was so worried about Kamka and I yelled...And I shouldn't have done that, and also gave you...A big F-bomb."

"Jason, don't worry. I'm fine, really." He motioned his hand to me, "But are you going to be ok?"

I nodded slowly, the smile coming back, "I will, now this is over." My hand slid across Kamka's back as I petted her, "Nothing's gonna separate us now."

Kamka said, still confused about everything, "Yeah...I guess."

Dad clasped his hands together and rubbed them, "Ok, now that apologies are over, how bout we get something to eat?"

I glanced at my tigress before glancing back at dad, "Umm...Can you leave us here alone? I need to talk to her about...Everything."

Dad shot his eyes wide, remembering that I didn't tell her the truth, "Oh, right." He gave Kamka a fond look, "I'll leave you two alone now. See you in the cafeteria."

Kamka nodded, "Alright. Later, Roy." He gave us a wave as he backed up a few steps and whirled around, taking fast strides to leave us alone.

With only me and the tigress now, I turned myself to her and said with a breath let out, "Well...We're alone now."

Kamka narrowed her eyes at me, "Jason, don't give me that 'we're alone now' stuff. Mating with me after they leave won't get you out of this. What were you not telling me?"

I sighed, "....I seriously got a lot of explaining to do."

"You certainly do."

I kneeled down and reached out to pet her neck, not taking my eyes off her, "Look...The reason why last night happened...The REAL reason on what made me do all the things I did with you last night...Is because I was going to be gone from you forever, today." The feline's eyes were slowly softening up as I went on, "That's why I was so worried when I woke up. Dad's bosses were going to kick me out of this place, because of something that I didn't do, because of what Dr. Martin did. He was leaking information about what everyone does here...And about you, a talking tiger. That's why one of dad's bosses wanted to talk to me yesterday. He and his partners all thought I did that. I was never sick at all...I was upset because of that guy, because he didn't believe me when I told him that I didn't do any of that, and I was still going to be gone. I was so upset...That I couldn't talk to you all day."

Kamka held pity in her eyes, "Ohhhh…"

I continued, "Kamka, I'm sorry for lying to you about that...But most of the stuff I said to you last night before...Our mating happened, was the truth. I loved you, I had to tell you and show how I felt before something happened to me, and I wanted you to be very happy. Happy that you had the best time of your life. Happy that you got your chance to be mated by me."

She lowered her gaze as I scratched underneath her chin, "But you were going to be gone from my life today, right? I wouldn't still be happy when you were gone."

I nodded, lowering my head, "I know..." Then I gave her a smile, "But I'm not going anywhere."

A smile spread across her muzzle, "You're right."

My eyes showed her guilt as my happy expression flew off my face, "So...Are you mad at me for lying? You do understand why I did, don't you? I mean honestly...It was very hard to try telling you that."

"I know that you probably should have told me sooner, but now I honestly think it was a great idea you didn't. It would have ruined our special night together." Kamka shook her head a bit, "So no...I'm not mad."

My smile returned, "Okay...Good." I giggled deep, pulling my hand away from her, "I'll tell you this....If Earl hadn't gave me that talk...I wouldn't have the confidence to do what I did with you. I'm not nervous because of what we are now. That's what matters...To you most of all, anyway."

She giggled too, "Guess I should thank your dad's bosses for that. And what's more...I can sleep by you whenever I want, walk alone in the facility without a human beside me, and not to mention get treated as a human more often by the rest of the staff."

I made a proud nod, "AND, I can sleep by you in your cage whenever I want."

She rolled her eyes, "Screw the cage. I'm sticking with you in your bed!" We both shared a laugh. Then the tigress formed a curious look, "Hey Jason?"

I stood up straight, "Yeah?"

"The way you made demands to them a minute ago...Why didn't you try to demand them to take me back home? You wanted me to go home, because I told you that I want to...Why didn't you say anything?"

"Because I don't want you to go home anymore. I want you to be with me." I shrugged my hands, "And besides that, even if I made that demand before they left, they probably wouldn't let that slide."

Kamka only shrugged her shoulders, "I think you're right...And besides that...I don't want to go home either...Because of you. I know many times I said I wanted to go home...But the truth is...Every time I'm with you...I feel like I AM home."

I smiled, "That's good...Because I feel the same way."

That had her beaming at me, and she nuzzled against my chest, purring in content of me. I stroked her back in return. She said in a soft whisper, "I love you."

"Love you too." I looked away from her furred form, to where the entrance of the dome's at, then I looked down at her, seeing her doing the same back to me, "Say, let's go get something to eat now. I am getting hungry."

"You know what, me too." She growled playfully, "If you didn't say so just now, I would get MORE hungry and then I'd eat you."

My eyes widened up, "Hey! We should be playing the game version of catch the prey, not the REAL version of that!" Kamka tossed back her head and laughed, and I rolled my eyes at her, "Come on." We started to walk together.

As our steps carried us across the grass, Kamka said, "Jason."

I only moved my eyes to look at her, "What?"

"Since I'm wanting to sleep by you in bed tonight, don't forget to read that book to me some more." She protested, "I want to know if Bruce and Holly will get together!"

I giggled and replied, "I will. I promise."

She smiled in appreciation, "Thank you." And we were just silent, as we're almost to the door out of the dome.

Man...A lot happened recently, and things really changed here. Never figured they would in one night and today, but they did. I opened the door for the tigress and let her go through it first, watching her strutting, holding up her head and swinging her tail back and forth. I laughed and went in after her, shutting the door behind me. I'm glad I'm not going anywhere.

Kamka's not going to lose me...Like she lost her mate and cubs.

Till the day she dies...I will always be with her.