AMISTAD MEMORIAL
AMISTAD MEMORIAL.
PRELUDE.
2334
Chakona.
Silver Lake.
The alarm clock skewered through the dream like a hot knife in butter, arousing the ebony human, making him moan and mutter with annoyance. He didn't want to wake up, not just yet, not this early, but he had no choice. Today was important, one of many in his 34 years. Opening his eyes, he was aware of a small furry body laying beside him, snuggling between him and his mate Illumanati, the hermaphrodite foxtaur. Reaching out and turning the constant buzzing machine off, he looked at the sleeping form of his 5 year old chakat daughter, Solarblaze.
Shi had sometime during the night left hir bed and snuck in between him and hir mother, obviously seeking comfort. Most probably a nightmare.
Stroking the cubs' head of hair, he smiled, and then a wash of sadness fell over him as he remembered the horrible day that stole his mate and Solar's mother from them. Solarblaze stirred and snuggled closer to him, softly purring from his touch.
Stephan looked over to his mate, to see hir awake and smiling, hir duel coloured irises regarding him with love and sympathy.
<Nightmare sweety?> shi asked, using hir telepathy ability to communicate with hir stepdaughter, who now has imprinted hir as replacement mother figure.
The cub meeped and peeked from under the covers, hir green eyes looking at the foxtaur adult with need of hugs, which Nati obliged, bring Stephan in as well.
The cub started to softly cry, shaking and whimpering, which made the adults break down and cry, kisslicking each other and whispered words of support and comfort.
In the next room, an older foxtaur kit was listening to the sobs, and shi quickly got up and padded into hir parents' room, gently alighting the large mattress to join hir family, kisslicking hir sister on hir cheek as shi hirself was given hugs and kisslicks.
Stephillum, Stephan and Nati's daughter, was only nine, but shi knew all about death and sorrow.
In another part of the house, a young herm fox morph was awake and nursing hir own child, but for different reasons. Little Crysteen was hungry, and shi was suckling on the teat of hir mother, Voxanna. As hir child was feeding, shi was trying to push back the sadness and anger that threaten to overwhelm hir. It's unfair. Shi thought. Why do parents or cubs have to suffer the lose of a loved one, due to human bigotry. Those damn Humans First heathens should be punished. It's not enough that they took hir mate and Crysteen's father from their lives, but to take poor Solarblaze's mother as well in a senseless bombing.
And from shi had learned, Illumanati lost both hir parents, and nearly hir own life, in a H1 sympathiser attack on Terra. The sound of hir two year old kit hic-ups caught hir attention, so shi placed hir child on hir shoulder and lightly pated hir back, which ended with the kit throwing up down hir back.
Shortly, after changing the dirty diaper and putting a yellow shirt with a pink heart and matching skirt on hir daughter, shi heard movement and quiet whispers coming from the kitchen, and shi knew that Illumanati was up and preparing breakfast.
After placing Crysteen in the playpen, Voxanna asked Stephillum if shi could watch hir while shi took a shower. The young foxtaur nodded, and informed hir that Stephan was already having one, which shi just smile and petted hir head lovingly.
"I don't think he would mind the intrusion." Shi replied, giving a wink.
Opening the door, Voxanna stepped into the bathroom, which was already filling up with steam from the hot water, and discarded hir night gown. Totally naked, the herm vixen opened the shower door, and joined the naked human, who just smiled and made room.
"Come to join me hun?" he asked his co-companion, as shi blushed from seeing his naked body again, and large penis between his legs.
"Yes, we all need to get ready for today, and it's silly to waste it on individual showers." Shi replied, closing the door and held him close, nuzzling his neck softly.
Stephan just returned the hug and softly stroke hir back, as shi massaged his shoulders. Then, both herm fox morph and male human broke down and started crying, tears mingling with the cascading water that soaked fur and skin.
"Oh hun, I am so sorry for your lose. I feel the pain you are going through." Shi murmured, feeling his body shake as he wept.
"Sweet sexy Voxy, I too feel your pain, for you lost your mate to those same assholes. Our cubs need all the love and support we can give." He whispered, stoking hir ears lovingly, eliciting a murr. Then both companions washed and comforted and pleasured each other, deepening their intimate relationship even more.
Illumanati was busy setting the table for breakfast, as hir daughter was in the playpen playing with Crysteen. Being busy kept hir mind off the horrid day ahead. Shi cooked an assortment of different meals to cater for everyone in the household.
Soon, Stephan and Voxanna emerged, arm in arm, and Nati just smiled seeing hir mate and best friend together. There was an agreement that Stephan and Nati never kept secrets, and that Voxanna was always part of the family, in bed as well as outdoors. Their communal living arrangements allow for shared intimacy between themselves.
No jealousy, no secrets, no neglect of partner's needs or desires.
Soon, the family sat down and said grace and a two minute silence for the dearly departed and much loved Sunrise. Then the food was eaten in silence, as they relished the taste and aroma of the meal Illumanati had prepared.
After the meal was done, and the dishes were washed and put away, they all got ready for the day ahead. Stephan changed into black pants, black shirt, and black suit jacket and black shoes. Nati put on a halter top, and a black blouse. Shi also place a black rose in hir black hair, which almost disappeared. Stephan helped dress Solarblaze, putting on a pink shirt with a blue bird pattern on it.
Stephillum dressed hirself, wearing a special t-shirt that shi made hirself. Shi had wanted it to be a surprise. So when shi emerged from hir room, both Stephan and Nati burst into tears when they saw it.
Stephillum had imprinted a smiling picture of Sunrise's head onto the white t-shirt, and had embossed the words:
I MAY BE GONE.
BUT LIKE THE SUN,
I WILL SHINE MY LOVE
ONTO MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
On the back was a H1 insignia, encircled with a red circle and a red line through it.
Voxanna emerged from hir room, wearing in a black dress, white blouse, and a veil with small diamonds weaved through it. In hir arms were a bouquet of white roses.
Once everyone was ready, they waited outside for their ride.
Shortly, a black stretched PTV pulled up and parked, then Stephan and Voxanna sat in the front, as shi was nursing Crysteen. Illumanati and Stephillum were seated in the back, with Solarblaze curled up between them.
Then the PTV drove to the cemetery, which was holding a memorial to the victims of the H1 bombing in Amistad. As the vehicle drove down the road, it started to rain, as if the angels were weeping for the those who died, and to wash the pain and sorrow away.