Love in the Snow Chapter 1: Under the Crescent Moon
Love in the Snow Chapter 1: Under the Crescent Moon
By: Dreken
I waited impatiently at the bottom floor for the elevator, I was about to be a minute late and totally screw up my perfect messenger boy on time record. Come on you stupid elevator. Whats with 150 floors and only 4 elevators, thats freaking bullshit! I thought angrily. But then I heard a the long awaited and the oh so satisfying 'ding', I bolted towards the empty elevator and pressed the button with the number 47 on it, it shined after I pressed the circular button and thus began the relaxing elevator music.
My name is Alejandro Conny, but most people who know me well enough call me Al, I am a gray and white fox and I stand around average height, I have black scruffy hair that I practically never tend too, and most furies have thought I was very attractive 17 year old, I am pretty mellow at times but one thing I pride my self is for my charming personality that helped me a lot in my life. I am in pretty athletic shape since I ride my bike constantly for a private messenger company named Speedy's Service, a highly respected company that prides it's self on perfect on time service... something I am about to ruin.
I was nearing the 47th floor and I prepared myself for a running start, I was also a very fast runner. Once the door slide open just enough for me to squeeze through, I jumped through the 12 inch opening and jerked my body quickly towards the left and ran off, I startled and scarred about every one in my path. I saw a office cart being pushed my a slightly chubby tiger blocking the way.
I yelled "Duck!" and hooped right over the frightened tiger. As I ran I checked my watch,Crap!, I thought only 30 more seconds before I ruin my perfect record, but hope filled me as I neared the women who I was ordered to give this package too, I could see her writing and doing paper work in her clear glass office. I'm surprised she didn't notice me with all the commotion I was causing. But as I reached her office, I grabbed the silver handle and pulled the glass door open.
"Ms. Everwood!" I hollered, but she remained normal and continued her paper work.
"Yes?" she said looking up to me. I was a little taken back on how she was a very attractive golden retriever, long blonde and wavy hair, a beautiful red dress that excentuated her amazing curves.
"Uh-Umm. I have a package from you" I barely muttered.
"Hmm" she hummed as she took the package and examined it. "Good, thank you very much"
I was walking through the door when she called out to me, "Wait! You look familiar, do I know you?"
"Heh, I don't think so. But I would defiantly remember someone as gorgeous as you", she smiled seductively and I said " Have a nice day Ms. Everwood" and I walked out through the glass room.
On my way towards the elevator, I was shot at with glares from about every single furry in the floor. I saw people cleaning up papers from the floor that I probably knocked over. I waited for about 15 minutes for the elevator to arrive, and when It opened about 5 office workers were inside. The bottom floor button was already pressed and I just waited for it to take me to my floor. I leaned against the pool inside elevator and exhaled, Good, this is my last delivery for my vacation job. Then it is off to high school, I thought. Once I reached the bottom floor I walked out and to my surprise, it was snowing. Kids came out of there house and screamed and shouted "Snow! Its so amazing" I put my hand out and felt snowflakes wet my fur. I proceeded to my beat up road bike and made my way back to Speedy's Service garage so I can check out and tell my boss that I am going back to school. The ride was easy as there was hardly any traffic on the main streets.
Speedy's Service garage
I peddled my bike into the garage and placed it into the bike lock area where a few bikes were locked and parked. I saw a couple of the messengers getting on there bikes or whatever means of transportation they preferred and speed off to a order. I walked upstairs were the owner and creator of Speedy's Service, Bill Speedy, he changed his last name for the sakes of the company. He was a cheetah, but much to the stereotype's that say that cheetahs are always fit and healthy, kinda diminished Bill. He was a pretty hefty man who rarely got out of his big leather chair in his office. I walked up the stairs and pushed the swinging door open, I then hear a loud grunt and my inner predator instincts kicks in as I duck, it was a glass beer bottle that was thrown at me by my 'terrific' boss.
"What the hell!" I screamed putting my arms up in case of any other flying beverages that are launched in my way.
"Your supposed to knock, you raggedy mutt!" I could smell his beer breath from here.
"Easy. I'm just here to check out till school... is... over!" I backed away to the wall as he pulled out a menacing looking army knife.
"You quitting boy!" he held it high above his head.
"No! You do this with all your employees who have to go back to school, you physco!" he started slowly walking towards me, I reached for my back pocket which held my butterfly knife.
"Daddy!" said a angel of a cheetah girl.
"What are you doing to him" she placed her fist on her hips.
"Uh-Ummm...nothing" he said nervously putting his knife behind his back.
She smiled at me and winked. Her name was Abby, she was Bills 16 year old daughter. Now unlike he father who was fat and ugly, she was cute and in great shape. She stood around 5'3 and always dyed her bangs pink and let her semi-long dark brown hair flow down. In a way she was a tom-boy, always playing video games and sports, acting tough, getting into fights and always getting into trouble at school. But I've only seen her at school, never actually talked to her, though I have always thought that she look very cute, even for her personality. Then when I found out she was my bosses daughter, I thought we might actually talk. But she still didn't pay no mind to me at all. Well, until now.
She walked over to her father who backed into his chair and leaned back, smiling at his daughter.
"Hey daddy" she said after she kissed him on the forehead.
"Hey sweat heart, did you finish your school shopping?" Bills voice sounded like a kind father just there.
"Yeah, Im all set for school. I'm gonna head back home okay" she went to the door and waited between it.
"Alright honey pie" he said waving at her.
She looked at me and said "See you at school Alejandro." and walked out the door. She sounded like a cute girl for a moment, not a intimidating tom-boy like everyone says she is.
I looked back at my boss who was still dazzled by his daughter, I smiled at him and said.
"So Im going to go now... honey pie!" and ran out the door, I heard another beer bottle fly at the old beaten down wooden door. I chuckled to myself as I headed back to my bike and make my way back home. The snow is really coming down hard, I thought. The ride was pretty smooth, not much traffic and the snow hasn't effected my riding until I close in on my house. I try to turn in on my parkway and my bike skids to the left, I fall hard and crack my head on the cold concrete. I didn't feel anything at first but then I felt a massive and heavy pain on the right side of my head, I groaned as I grasped my head and tried to stand up, but ended up slipping onto my ass. I just laid there and slowly black out, but in the distance I could hear a small girls voice. It was coming from a door that opened up and was yelling something inaudible. The next thing I realized was I being shaked abruptly.
"Al! Alejandro! Wake up!" it was a Amy my little 14 year old sister, she was a red fox with white on her belly and brown tips on her arms, legs and ears with medium length black hair.
"Ugh" I groaned, and she squeezed tighter, pushing me against her chest which kinda held my breathing.
"Oh no! Your dying!" she said holding me even tighter. I held and pulled her strong arms from crushing my face.
"I cant breathe" I said flatly with my muzzle on her chest.
"Haha, I knew the feel of my boobs would bring you back to life" she said loudly. People who were walking by snickered and giggled.
"What boobs" I said quietly.
"What!? You meeny, Im growing them...see" she said pushing her small breast together, trying to bring them out.
"Just kidding, hon" I said and she wrapped her delicate, but strong arms around my waist and rested her head on my chest, I wrapped my arms around her and brought her closer. We haven't had a moment like this in a while. The last time was when she was 10 and she scrapped her knee and I went out there to hold onto her and as she cried into my arms.
"Um, can I ask you something?" I said looking at her and what she was wearing.
"Yes brother" she said rubbing her head into my chest.
"Why are you wearing my boxers and t-shirt" I kinda forgot the fact that she was wearing my red boxers and Halo 3 t-shirt.
"Well me and Cienna are washing all our clothes and I figured to wear your last clean clothes" she said in her cutesy voice.
"Great, thanks" I said sarcastically, "Come on, lets get inside before you get sick" I said getting up, I grabbed my head and picked my bike back up. Amy grabbed my bag for me. We took the elevator all the way to the top floor which was a huge single room that we were able to afford.
Amy opened the door for me and I entered our wonderful apartment. It was a huge apartment with 4 rooms and a large living room with a 152 inch plasma TV with luxurious black couches that matched our coffee table. A large and all white kitchen with a white fridge as well that is always packed with food. Then down the hall is our 3 rooms.
"Hey Cienna, come out here and patch up Al" shouted Amy dropping my bag and jumping behind the couch then plopped down on it and turned on the TV, from the kitchen came my 20 year old sister, Cienna. She was a black fox with long wavy black hair that went just below her waist, beautiful and bright light blue eyes, she was slightly taller than me and was very attractive, having double D's (which made Amy furious). But the most fascinating was that she was a gifted genius, finishing high school at 15 then completing college and attending Harvard Medical at 19, then getting a job at a highly respected hospital and making a name of herself as the most talented and youngest doctor at Dregun Hospital. She was something of a prodigy genius and very attractive girl who was praised and worshipped (by all types) at times, but she has always remained very humble about it.
"Oh man, what happen Al?" she sincerely said, She must've just gotten home if she is still wearing her white doctor robes.
She went to the cabinet, grabbing alcohol and some cotton pads. She walked over to me and pushed me onto the couch where I sat. She then started to pad on the slightly bleeding cut on my head, and as she was, I stared at her breast that was slightly bulging out making her sex appeal even higher then necessary. Cienna's women's suit fit rather tightly around her body, the jacket bringing out her large breast, her grey skirt which was just above her knee's wrapped around her thigh's wonderfully that really just showed how curvy she was. Her glass's just falling from her muzzle and her hair wrapped into a bun and held together by two sticks.
"Stop staring at Cienna's boobs Al!" yelled Amy, I shrieked and squinted my eyes close, I knew that Cienna would be blushing from embarrassment. But the one thing that Cienna is bad at, is that she can not flirt, seduce, or talk to any guy. She cant even tell when a guy is trying to hit on her, for example some wolf stud comes up to her and thinks he will defiantly get some action with his awesome pick up line, "Hey sexy, your eyes are so blue like the ocean, I could jump in and just swim in them" then my adorable sister would respond, "Well that would be impossible, there is no ocean water in my eyes and even then there is hardly enough moisture in them to swim" that is how my sister responded last time there was a party at a friends. Now, for my little sister Amy. She was the exact opposite, she could seduce and smooth talk any boy she wanted. I have lost count on how many guys she has brought home then completely broken there heart, and I always thought that she lost her virginity when she was 12, but one day I asked her if she wasn't a virgin she said "No big bro. I want to save my virginity for someone I truly love and I want to make as special as possible, that is kinda why I bring guys home a lot. It is my attempt to find that one guy that is truly perfect for me", when she said this I felt a new pride and respect for my little sister who was smart enough not to loose something so important and meaningful to some stranger or a quick boyfriend.
Once Cienna finished with my head and wrapped a cloth around it, she smacked me on the other side of my head.
"You perv!" she had cute little frown on her face. I chuckled lightly.
"Sorry sis, I didn't mean too. Its just because there isn't much cleavage around the house. If yah know what I mean." I said quietly pointing at Amy.
"Oh screw you dick, I can hear your loud ass!" she said throwing a pillow at me. The pillow hit dead center on my face, me and Cienna started to burst out laughing, Amy anger turned into laughter as she joined in on the laugh.
"Oh wow, Mom and Dad would have love to see us like this" said Cienna.
For a moment, all of us remained silent in respect... both our parents were dead. They died when we were all still very young, Amy was just a baby when our parent died. Our father, Damien,was scientist for some secret company that he never mentioned, he died in a drive by shooting. My mother, Ciennu, who was a beautiful actress in a broadway theme show and the best and kindest mother there was, committed suicide my hanging herself. Amy, who was still a toddler found our mother in the bathroom, Cienna told me when she heard Amy's cries, she was holding on to our mother by her feet, not letting go of our mother.
Thinking of this made us feel a deep heaviness and sorrow in our hearts, I peered towards my sister who were both very strong girls for there age, let a small tear fall. Them shedding a tear over our parents is not a weakness even though they think it is. But I believe it shows your love for someone that will never be broken, I thought
"Hey, lets not dwell on this" I said smiling, trying to cheer them up.
"Y-yeah. All we have now is our future to look forward too" said Amy, wiping away the single tear that slightly wet her fur. Cienna nodded and smiled, removing her glasses and wiping her tear away.
"So whats for dinner big sis!" Amy jumped over the couch once again and landed smoothly on her feet.
"Oh its going to be-. Shit the dinner!" she rushed to the kitchen and we saw a small pot with black smoke coming out of the opening.
"Well it was supposed to be meatballs and spaghetti. But I guess... "
"It turned to black mush" I finished
"So... who wants pizza" she said happily. We all agreed and called Pizza Maniacs, there was a guy who spoke freakishly fast as he finished his Pizza Maniacs modo.But we ignored his weirdness and ordered a large pizza, one side all cheese and the other vegetarian. We all waited patiently, watching different shows that we all fighter to see. Amy was dying to see what happens on Real Life. Cienna was excited to see Dr. Oz and what he had to say about obese people, then for me... well I wanted to see SpongeBob. They both booed me out and we ended up watching WaterBoy. We laughed our hearts out as Bobby would hilariously tackle everyone. Amy sat next to me and started to cuddle next to me, she laid her head on my lap and started to fall asleep. I smiled and started to scratch behind her ear, she smiled widely, I wondered why she has been acting so loving towards me. She is giving off this feeling that really is getting to me, I bet this is how all her boyfriends fell like. I heard the door bell ring, Cienna saw us there and didn't want to disturb Amy so she went to get the pizza her self. At the door was the same guy who spoke freakishly fast, he was a green lizard that spoke the exact same way.
"Hey there. That be 25$!" he said quickly.
"Uh thanks" she said slowly and handing him the money. He snatched it and handed my sister the pizza.
"Hey ya know that your really pre-" Cienna slammed the door shut on him before he could say anything else.
"Well that was awkward"
"Yeah. Hey little fox... wake up" I said lightly shaking her. Amy got up and groaned.
"Huh? Oh its here...I'll eat later" she said sleepily and laid her head back down on my lap. She immediately fell back to sleep.
"Im going to take her to bed" I whispered. Cienna nodded and started to chow down on the pizza. I picked her up by her back and behind her knees, her hand fell limp as I lifted her. She was so soft and such a fragile little thing as I carried her to he room. I opened her door and stepped inside her pink and plush room, she had posters of a handful of famous pop teen furry stars around her walls. I gently laid her onto her king size bed. She peacefully adjusted herself and went back to sleep. I gazed at my little sister, she was so beautiful with a even more charming personality. I brushed her hair out of her face as she moved to the side.
I left her room and went to my sister and started to pick out a piece of pizza and ate with her.
"Amy has been really touchy with you. I saw you guys together outside the apartments" she said smiling sweetly.
"Heh, yeah. Well I couldn't just push her away you know, and I kinda miss it when she always used to hold my hand when I walked her to kindergarten and she would hate it when I would leave and hug my leg to stay." , I remember those days so well.
The rest of the time we ate silently as we watched TV, we saved a couple of pieces for Amy and then we made off to our rooms, I cleaned up and washed my fur, It is so easy for white fur to get dirty. Getting myself all cleaned took about 20 minutes, I then laid on my bed and dozed off.
11:43 P.M.
I was having a very weird dream at the moment. It was me and I was about to get married... everyone was there, Cienna, Bill, Abby and even my parents who looked so happy and excited at me standing up here. But as I scanned the crowd, someone was missing in the audience. It was Amy, she was not in there. This worried me, but that changed when the two doors opened and a bright light darkened a figure... it was my soon to be wife. I was over joyed as she walked closer to me, but then I realized who was my wife was going to be... Amy! I was going to marry my own sister. I was shocked, but then the look on my families and friends faces, they were so happy to see us together like this, I thought that our parents would be appalled at us, but the joy in my parents face's told me that they wouldn't have it any other way. She walked up the stand, she was gorgeous. Her hair was much longer and had pieces of white flowers tied it. The long and white dress left a trail of those white flowers across the red runway that led up to the stand. In her hand she held the same flowers, her head looking down as a see through cloth covered her face. I gently folded the thin cloth back and she raised her head, Amy looked slightly different, her features were sharper and more angled not as soft as it was when she was a little fox. She smiled excitedly and awaited the moment of truth. After the priest finished off with "... now you may kiss the bride" I looked dead center in her eyes, those big green eyes. I leaned forward to seal the bond... I jumped forward, breathing heavily.
"God, it was a dream" I said to myself. I through my legs over the edge of my bed and leaned my elbows against them, my palms covering my eyes. How could I dream something like that. It is my own sister, the one who always calls me 'Big Brother' . What is wrong with me... to have feelings for my own sibling. I thought hard and angrily. But I heard noise coming from outside my room, I walk out my door and look around. It is all dark except for the TV on, Did Cienna leave it on by accident? I thought. But as I got closer I could hear something from the roof. I climbed the stairs and opened the door leading to the roof and then I saw her siting down, watching the crescent moon, she was still wearing my clothes and she was eating a piece of left over pizza.
She noticed me and said "Hey big bro. Watcha doin up, its kinda late" she smiled sweetly which brought back the dream, I paused for a short while, then answered her.
"I had a odd dream that woke me up and i heard something coming from here." I sat next to her, she finished her pizza then leaned against me.
"So what was your dream?"
I hesitated for a moment, "You should go back to sleep, its late" I said trying to avoid the question.
"I know you wanna tell me, I can feel it in your heart." she said placing her small paw on the middle of my chest.
"Heh, you know me to well"
"I know your heart, and I know why you hate yourself... deep down" she said seriously. She hit a very sensitive subject... and she was right. Sometimes I wonder how deeply me and her are connected.
"You don't know me" I said defensively, but calmly.
"I do. When mother died, you thought you could have stopped her, since you took the most care for her while she was in grieve and when she..." she paused slightly to adjust her voice. " ... left us you couldn't help yourself to fell self pity and hatred. I know you try your best to cover your depression and hatred for yourself, and most people cant see what you go through inside your soul. Not even Cienna realize's it. But... " she held my arm tighter, my body and eyes began to feel heavy.
"You can. Only you see my pain...right. Is that what you wanted to say?" she nodded as small tears ran down the side of her muzzle. You and I... we have a strong bond between us. She was completely right about everything, inside my soul I have this self hatred that eats at me that no one see's, I guess I cover it up to well. But you... Amy. You can see inside my soul, I thought deeply.
"You have to let it go" she said grabbing the back of my head and looking into my eyes and as her eyes were watering and full of sadness and emotion, mine were cold and blank.
"I cant, its a burden that I need to bare. You wouldn't understand" I said coldly pushing her away from her grasp.
"I do... I know what it is like to hold onto a burden that you feel inside you that you could never let anyone know, and that you must suffer through that pain." she said tearing. She stood up in front of me and pulled me up from the ground.
"Im about to do something that even you can't do. Im going to let my burden go... tonight." I looked deeply in her eyes, I could tell this was something deep and most likely painful to let go.
"Al... I love you!" we remained quiet for a moment then I
"Of course you do, Im your brother and I lo-"
No! You idiot! I am IN love with you" she was serious, her eyes meant it. "I've loved you since that day when I was ten, and I hurt my knee. Then I cried for help because I couldn't walk and no one stopped to help me. But you knew I was in need, you felt it deep inside your heart that I needed you. You ran all the way from school and then sat there with me, and you being there made the pain go away. After that day and ever since I loved you, and at first I thought it was some dumb little girl crush... but those feelings never left me and I wanted to tell you about them but I thought about what people would say and react to us. They would call us freaks!" she completely broke out into tears. It was horrible to see her like this.
I walked over to her and held her tightly then said " There is nothing wrong with the way you feel" she paused and stopped crying, she looked up to me with still watery eyes and buried her face into my chest. I smiled and said "Do you wanna know what I dreamed?"
She looked back up and nodded.
"I dreamed I was getting married and everyone was there, even our parents. Everyone was so happy and joyful, then when my bride came through the doors I realized who it was..." she looked at me curiously " It was you Amy" looked me in the eyes in complete silence, she took this very deeply.
She looked up to me smiling "Really?"
"Yes, I swear" she giggled and looked back at me with a relieved smile, but that smile of hers disappeared and she moved her muzzle closer to mines, I then too proceed until our lips were inches away from each other until... we kiss. Our muzzles wrap around one another, we don't go as far to tongue kissing. At the moment I didn't feel any thoughts of the sorts, mostly because I was filled with others. I've heard that when you find the one who was meant for you, that you will be able to tell by the first kiss. They are very right about that.
And our kiss was long and filled with joy's.
And it happened under crescent moon.
End of Chapter 1.