The Runt, Part 18.
#19 of The Runt.
The Runt.
Chapter 18.
By: Wolfie Steel.
It's now 3:30 am and Rion and I are the only furs left awake, I look around the bar at all of the passed out bodies and I see Tyler snuggled up on one of the booth bench seats. I slowly and quietly head to the office and find the blanket box, I take out enough blankets for the sleeping furs and then gently drape a blanket over each one, I then head over to the sleeping fox and I lift him gently into my arms.
With Tyler now securely held in my arms Rion leads us slowly to the upstairs room, opening and closing the doors for me as we walk. We walk into the room and Rion pulls the bed sheets back, I slowly and gently lower Tyler down to the bed and then cover him up with the sheets. With Tyler now fast asleep in bed, Rion and I quietly pull out the sofa bed and then lie on it, within seconds we are both fast asleep.
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The morning sunlight comes streaming through the window of the room, Rion is the first to wake up and he gently strokes my fur which gains him a soft moan of appreciation from me. My eyes slowly flicker open and I look deep into the eyes of my new loving mate.
"Good morning to you my glorious Husger"
Rion lets out a quiet snicker and gently taps my nose.
"You know Sonny, you never cease to amaze me, I mean think about it hun you have had quite a lot of shi... I mean upset over this last month, culminating in being attacked and left for dead, and yet here you are in bed with me paying me compliments, it seems that you just never want to give up and that impresses the hell out of me"
I place a paw on Rion's arm and reply.
"Sweetheart, I have you and Tyler to thank for saving my sanity and my life, without the love and the support that I have received from both of you I would have gone under, but thanks to you both, I now have a reason to live"
Tyler's eyes crack to half open and he adds his own greeting.
*Morning dads, what's for breakfast?"
Both Rion and I crease up with laughter as a confused look spreads across Tyler's muzzle, suddenly though I'm reminded that the only food that I have eaten was hospital food. I begin to stand when Rion stops me.
"Hun, I let you bring our son up to bed earlier, what makes you think that I'm going to let you go downstairs and make breakfast?"
Rion heads down to the bar below and picks his way through the maze of bodies that are strewn everywhere, suddenly lying on the floor in front of him is the supposed sleeping form of Dillon, Rion steps over the Dalmatian and is about to enter the kitchen when he hears a voice.
"You know Rion, I may look like a weak and feeble Dally, but step one footpaw inside my domain and you will find yourself in a world of pain"
Rion stops dead in his tracks and looks back at Dillon to find him lying on his side and leaning on his elbow. Dillon gets up off the floor and heads into the kitchen and begins to get breakfast underway. Rion follows Dillon into the kitchen and speaks.
"Sorry Dillon, it's just that you looked as though you were completely out of it and I wanted to make Sonny and Tyler breakfast in bed"
Dillon gives Rion a sweet smile and places a paw on his shoulder.
"Don't worry Rion, breakfast in bed is my specialty, now go on back up to Sonny and Tyler and I will bring your breakfast up to you, as for the rest of us, well I will make sure that we are all well fed"
Rion smiles back and then heads back up to the room where Tyler and I are waiting, as he walks back in I notice that he is empty pawed.
"Don't tell me, Dillon woke up?"
Rion lets out a giggle.
"Yeah, he woke up, death threats were made to the tune of step in my kitchen and regret it for the rest of my life, but at least you, me and Tyler get our breakfast brought up to us by Dillon"
Sure enough ten minutes later there is the sound of jangling cutlery as Dillon makes his way to our room.
"I hope you guys are decent because I got my paws full so I can't knock and neither can I cover my eyes"
I let out a hearty belly laugh as I give Dillon the all clear to enter the room. Using his expert footpaw Dillon pushes the door open and slowly enters the room, the smells coming from the tray that he is carrying are divine, mounds of freshly buttered toast, plates full of bacon, eggs and sausage, and to top it all off a pot of tea and a pot of coffee with a glass of milk for Tyler.
Dillon gently sets the tray down on the desktop and heads out of the room. Tyler is the first to make his way to the tray; his eyes bulge out as he sees the mountain of food laid out before him. I get out of bed and fix Tyler a plate of breakfast, and then I pass a plate to Rion, finally I take a plate myself and then get back into bed and we all begin to dig in.
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With breakfast now over I head back to the bar and I find that the place has already been cleaned from top to bottom. Suddenly there is a knock at the door so I make my way to the door and answer it, standing the other side of the door is a huge German shepherd dressed in a Police uniform.
"Mr. Lane, my name is Detective Daniels; I was wondering if I could come in and ask you a few questions please?"
I step aside and let the Detective enter the bar. Once he is inside he notices that Lucas Cape is among the furs sat at the bar.
"You seem to have more than a few furs here considering the fact that you are closed"
I look around me and reply.
"Yeah, I came out of hospital yesterday and I decided to have a lock in with myself and a few selected regulars"
The Detective gently nods and then continues.
"Anyway, the reason why I'm here, a bar that was owned by one Alexander Finch was burned down last night and I know of your past with his father Richard Finch, so I was wondering if you can account for your movements between the hours of 7.30pm and 9.30pm?"
Rion speaks and gives an answer.
"Detective does my mate look as though he is in any fit state to start a fire, he has a cast on his leg and is walking on crutches for crying out loud. Besides, you have already been told that we had a lock in and there are well over a dozen furs here to back him up, now if you don't mind we all downed quite a lot of booze last night and are ever so slightly hung over. If you have any evidence that Sonny was at this Alex's bar then let's see it, otherwise I would appreciate it if you left us to suffer our hang over's in peace"
The Detective looks around and can see that the patrons of the bar are all pretty much the worse for wear.
"Very well guys, I will leave you all in peace, but I had to ask the question given the previous relationship between Richard Finch and Mr. Lane"
The Detective heads towards the door only to be stopped by Lucas.
"Lee, I can personally assure you that Sonny Lane was nowhere near that rival bar last night, whoever torched the place though did this town a favour if you ask me"
The Shepherd nodded his head again and walked out from the bar.
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It's now 11:30 am and after a huge amount of black coffee the guys had all sobered up enough to head back to their homes leaving just me, Dillon, Rion and Tyler inside the bar. There is another knock at the door, this time Dillon answers it, standing in front of Dillon at the door is none other than Bill Jameson all dressed in builder's clothes.
"Is Sonny in the building?"
I hear the rumbling voice of the bull and head to the door; I look at the bull standing before me and let out a slight giggle.
"Bill Jameson, when you said that you would be one of the builders on this job I thought you were joking, but now that I see that you are deadly serious, you and your boys had better come in. First Dillon will rustle up some fresh food for you then you can make a start"
Bill Jameson and his team enter the bar while Dillon heads back into the kitchen to begin making a fresh batch of food.
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Once the builders have eaten their fill they begin work on the new bar extension, with some of them starting the groundwork for the new home for the street kids, I know that they are called orphanages but that brings up some images of kids being unloved and left to their own devices, something that I was determined that this place wouldn't be. Amidst all the noise from the digging and hammering, the band is trying their best to practice a new set, my ears catch one of the songs that they play, it is one of my favourite songs by one of my favourite bands, You Win Again by the Bee Gees.
As I listen to the song a tear forms in my eye, I used to sit in my apartment for hours on end listening to the song, I used to sing it to myself thinking that I was actually singing it to my pack. Suddenly Rion notices the tear in my eye.
"Bad memories honey?"
I nod my head and make my reply.
"Bad memories, but a fantastic song"
I begin to sing along with the music.
I couldn't figure why
You couldn't give me what everybody needs
I shouldn't let you kick me when I'm down
My baby
I find out everybody knows that
You've been using me
I'm surprised you
Let me stay around you
One day I'm gonna lift the cover
And look inside your heart
We gotta level before we go
And tear this love apart
There's no fight you can't fight this battle of love with me
You win again, so little time, we do nothing but compete
There's no life on earth, no other could see me through
You win again, some never try but if anybody can, we can
And I'll be, I'll be following you
Following you, oh girl
Oh baby, I shake you from now on
I'm gonna break down your defences, one by one
I'm gonna hit you from all sides, lay your fortress open wide
Nobody stops this body from taking you
You better beware, I swear
I'm gonna be there one day when you fall
I could never let you cast aside
The greatest love of all
There's no fight you can't fight this battle of love with me
You win again, so little time, we do nothing but compete
There's no life on earth, no other could see me through
You win again, some never try but if anybody can, we can
And I'll be, I'll be following you
Following you
You win again, so little time, we do nothing but compete
There's no life on earth, no other could see me through
You win again, some never try but if anybody can, we can
And I'll be, I'll be following you
Following, following you
You win again, so little time, we do nothing but compete
There's no life on earth, no other could see me through
You win again, some never try but if anybody can, we can
There's no fight you can't fight this battle of love with me
You win again, so little time, we do nothing but compete
There's no life on earth, no other could see me through
You win again, some never try but if anybody can, we can
There's no fight you can't fight this battle of love with me
You win again, so little time, we do nothing but compete
The song comes to an end and I find myself sat on the edge of the stage, Angel sat at my right side with her arm around my shoulder and Rion sat at my left side with his head resting against my arm. I never realised before just how emotional this song really is to me, I guess that it is a song that will stay with me for the rest of my life.