The Life of Another - Anonymous submission

Story by Jake Atkinson on SoFurry

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#3 of The Life of Another - Sandbox

Hi all,

Received a submission from a reader who wanted me to post it anonymously.

I feel I should note that while this uses a character or two from the main story, it is NOT part of the actual storyline in any way.

Also, this beginning writer's native language is not English so please be gentle and supportive with any comments. ^^


P.O.V. - Chris - Visiting Steven at the hospital

"Get well soon Steven and have a good day, that goes for you too Mrs. Hampton." I smiled as I gently closed the door to the room and padded off to the elevator.

I turned the corner and noticed two arctic foxes engaged in conversation. "Don't forget to lock the front door, kay?" The fox in medical scrubs quietly stated.

"Kay!" The younger fox said as he dashed to the elevators.

"And don't run in the halls Jay!" called the older Fox as Jay got in the elevator.

I sighed as the doors to the elevator closed before I could get there. Didn't want to get in anyway, that lift was too crowded for me. Deciding not to wait for it to come back up, I changed course for the stairs.

We're only four floors up anyway, not too bad.

P.O.V. - Jay

I sat down on an empty seat on the bus and looked out the window. I ran through my plans for today in my head. Brother is working all night tonight, I'll be home alone... hmm... I should try sneaking into one of those bars... again. What brother won't know won't hurt him... right?

I was pulled away from my thoughts as a paw poked at my arm. "Uhm... is this seat taken?"

I turned to look at the fur in question and shook my head no.

As he sat down I couldn't help but give him a twice over, he looked like a Snow Leopard but I'd never seen one with spots like that. I was so completely engrossed in my thoughts that didn't notice I was staring at him for too long.

"Earth to Foxy? Come in Foxy!" He said as he waved his hand in front of my face.

I snapped out of the trance and blushed. "S-Sorry... it's just your spots are... uhm..."

"Shiny? Weird? Different? .... All of the above?" He smiled at me.

"Uhm... new?" I replied, wanting to break the tension between us.

I sighed with relief when he laughed and stretched his paw out. "Name's Chris Fenwick, you can call me Chris."

I quickly shook paws with the Leopard "I'm Jay Kipp, with two Ps at the end of Kipp."

P.O.V. - Chris

He's kind of cute, for someone who isn't a S __now L_ eopard that is... heh..._

"So Jay, you don't think my spots are weird at all?" I asked him.

"Not really... I think they are cute. Uh, I mean cool, to be honest with you." He replied with a blush forming on his cheeks.

I blushed slightly at his comment and gave him a once over. "Uh... so Jay... what's with that?" I pointed at his gloved hand.

"Oh uhm... hiding my... birthmark!" He nervously laughed and protectively held his gloved hand.

You sure you're not hiding something in there? I decided not to ask about it more. "So uhh.... Was that your father back there?" I asked to break the awkward silence.

P.O.V. - Jay

"Oh uhm... that was my... boyfriend!" I replied to him, deciding to play with him a little.

"Oh..." He said in a quiet tone, ears flattening a bit.

Wait... does he like me or somethin __g? I thought before saying "Hehe, just kidding. He's my elder brother."

I noticed his ears twitch a bit, recovering from their previous droopy state. "Knew it! Kind of..... I noticed he was a bit too old to be your boyfriend." He laughed awkwardly and let out a sigh.Sigh of relief maybe?

"Our parents decided that to retire early and leave my education to my brother so right now we live together... heheh..." I rubbed the back of my head, trying to think of more things to talk about with Chris.

"So uhm... do you have a boyfriend?" I asked him. Oh way to be subtle Jay!

"Nope." He replied squarely.

I perked my ears and looked at him. "Aw, why not? You look like someone who would be popular around the guys and girls." I stated trying to be as honest as possible with him.

"I have no interest in furs who aren't my species." He stated coldly.

I held back a whimper and curled my tail around my leg. "Oh..." I replied, now my turn to be sad about something.

P.O.V. - Chris

"Yeah.... Sorry..." I regretfully replied.

Why do I feel bad all of a sudden? It's true though, I've only had an interest in guys of my own __species... but why am I feeling... stuff... t_ owards a_ Fox...

I looked at him slightly and suddenly felt worse about what I said.

He's cute though... I hate seeing him depressed like that. M-Maybe I could make an exception for him? I could maybe say... u __hh... we're both from_ polar regions_! That could work...

"Hey uh... be honest with me here. Do you like me?" I asked and got a slight nod as a reply.

"Maybe uhm... I could give you an exception. Since you know... Snow Leopard, Arctic Fox... we're both from cold places." I blushed slightly and rubbed the back of my head.

With that said and done he stared up at me and gently wagged his tail. "Really?" He asked quietly, trying to keep his excitement subdued.

"Yes really." I calmly stated. I held back a yelp of surprise as he suddenly hugged my arm and wagged his tail even faster.

I was left speechless for a while and thought of a couple things to talk about. "So... you doing anything tonight?" I asked as I reached my arm out and awkwardly pet his ears.

He nodded in reply. "I was thinking of sneaking into a bar tonight. Want to join me?"

I was lost in thought for a second and asked "How old are you anyway?"

"I'm sixteen, how about you?" He said, tilting his head.

"Sixteen as well. Won't it be hard for us to sneak into a bar? I know a good club to go to but the security is going to be super strict." I stated as I tipped my head in confusion too.

"Leave all that to me, hehe..." He giggled as he continued to hug my arm.

P.O.V. - Jay - Later, at the SPIN Bar

"So this is the place riiight? Hehe, looks like a fun club to have a first date. Do they serve beer?" I asked Chris, excited to get this 'date' going.