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Story by Dark Paws on SoFurry

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This story is about Vitali, a snow leopard. His dad who worked in the mafia died and he had to go to Russia to find his important stuff. Damian was sent to help Vitali travel to Russia without getting attacked by the other side of the mafia.


Chapter 1

Spring 24. 04. 2027. 12:17

Rome, Italy

Vitali's POV

I rented a room at a small hotel near the center place, spent the night here with a friend of mine, her name's Roxy, a prostitute I hire whenever I felt the need to satisfy my desires, she takes the money but she's never successful to satisfy my expectations. Here I am sitting on the edge of the bed, smoking my last cigarette, waiting for her to come out of the shower.

I sat there questioning where my life went wrong, as I got to these types of solutions but then she came out of the bathroom and stopped in front of me, she's a pure white arctic fox with a piercing on her left ear, not exactly my type but that's the last thing that matters when you're desperate for pleasure.

-You're not really in the best mood today. She told me as she threw her towel on the bed, next to me.

-Just need some time to get my shit together after the last night that's all. I puffed out of my cigarette once again before standing up.

-Goin anywhere?

-None of your business. I left the apartment and closed the door behind me with a loud slam. Went downstairs and left the building, rushing towards the bar nearby.

Entered the bar, everyone's gaze fell on me, they all looked like they'd seen a ghost. I made my way thru the people and sat down at the counter and gestured to the bartender.

-Give me a Negroni. The coyote next to me almost choked as I placed down a bill of 50 €. Keep the change.

I sighed and put my hands over my face.

-Vitaly, is that you? I looked behind me to see a very familiar face, a face I never thought I'll ever see again in this life, a brown rabbit, dressed in a Dior suit, carrying a suitcase around, just as I remembered him.

-Ah, Francesco hasn't seen you in ages, what brings you to these parts of Rome.

During my conversation with Francesco, the bartender placed my drink on the counter.

-Actually, I was looking for you, it's about your father, he placed his suitcase on the counter as he sat next to me.

-Ha, what did the old man do this time. I took a big gulp of my drink, unaware of his next sentence.

-Unfortunately, he passed away.

For a solid minute I could feel the alcohol from the drink coming back up, my view became blurry as is leaned myself on the counter.

-You're joking aren't you? This must be one of his bad jokes he made you tell me, isn't it?

The rabbit remained silent, that's was the moment I knew he was dead serious about it. I slammed my fist on the counter, almost knocking over the drink.

-D-dammit! I yelled as the whole bar began to go silent.

-He asked me to give you this suitcase in case something happens to him, the key to the suitcase is held by someone else, you'll meet them tomorrow, at 21:15, in front of this bar, I must warn you, he's a pretty weird guy.

Chapter 2

Spring 25. 04. 2027. 21:05

Rome, Italy

I waited outside the bar, leaning beside a lighting pole, looking around for the stranger that had to give the key to my dad's suitcase, in my head I saw him as a professional guy, but then all my expectations vanished when I saw a short creature in a hoodie walking towards me, he was approaching me, coming closer and closer, till he stopped in front of me. He started walking circles around me, inspecting me from every inch.

-Yes I am real, now quit this bullshit and give me the key.

-Pockets. He pointed to my jacket.

-Excuse me?

-I must make sure you're not having any weapons on you, I can't trust people I just met, nobody knows what could happen, so please cooperate and show me your pockets are empty.

-Fine, whatever. I turned my pockets inside out making him sure I don't have any weapons.

-your pants, you could have weapons hidden in your pants as well.

At that moment I took him by his collar and lifted him a bit, leaned into his face, and growled.

-If you think I'm gonna take my pants off just so you could be satisfied, well you're wrong, now give me the key.

-The key is not at me at the moment, I left it in a hideout, just in case someone followed me here and tried to steal it, you never know.

I slapped my face and put the guy down.

-Well then, lead the way. I gestured for him to start walking.

-That will not happen, I cant show you where the hideout is.

-What do you mean you can't show me where the hideout is, how am I supposed to get my key then! At that moment I could feel the rage wanting to come out.

-Hey calm down, and let me finish, I took extreme security cautions and the key is in a safe place..... the only problem is I can't show you where the hideout is because....... . He took a break and looked around like he expected someone to follow us.

-That place is in Russia.

My face had a shocked expression after finding out where my key is.

-R-R-Russia?

-Yep!

when he let out a pretty excited "yep", my first instinct was to punch his face, but I didn't, instead, I took a long breath and expired with a small growl.

-Our private plane is arriving tomorrow at 05:30, we'll meet here, on this spot, 10 minutes earlier, make sure to grab all your important stuff.

Before I could open my mouth to speak, a car with blackout windows stopped next to us.

-My escort is here, see you tomorrow. He looked around before entering the car and disappearing behind the corner of a building.

Chapter 3

Spring 26. 04. 2027. 05:20

Rome, Italy

I waited in the same spot where I meet the weird dude yesterday, I checked my watch several times, I had all my things packed, mostly some main clothes, 2 guns, some snacks for the trip, and one of my favorite books. After 5 solid minutes, the car from yesterday stopped and the window rolled down, it was the weird dude. The driver got out of the car and took my stuff and placed it in the trunk. I got in the car and sat next to the weird guy.

-Aren't you excited about the trip?

He asked me out of nowhere, I was about to give him a rude answer but then I shook my head and remembered to be formal.

-Yes, I am indeed excited to visit a beautiful country such as Russia.

Pfft, what has gotten into me with those formalities, he's just a random weird guy, I must admit, I envy his fur, it looks softer than mine, I wonder what conditioner is he using.

-Ah, I forgot to introduce myself properly, the name's Damien, as you already noticed I'm a Eurasian Lynx, I live in Russia, but I've been sent here to take you with me, ever been to Russia?

-My name's Vitali, and no, I haven't been to Russia before, I lived most of my life in Italy, raised by my mom, but she passed away when I was 17, although my dad's been living in Russia all his life, I only saw him in the photos my mom showed me, all I know about him is that he was the leader of a small group that was involved with the mafia.

-Oh look, we arrived! I looked at Damien gesture thru the window at a huge blue jet plane that just landed.

We got out of the car and the driver took our luggage to the plane, then we boarded the plane and sat next to each other, there was no one else in the plane except us, the pilot, 2 of Damiens bodyguards and 1 bottle of champagne.

Chapter 4

Spring 26.04.2027 07:15

Rome - Moscow

-Such a lovely view isn't it? Damien stared out of the window during the whole flight, he must really like clouds.

-Oh hey, I've been dying to ask you, what conditioner are you using, it's just that your fur looks so soft and fluffy, I could not help myself from asking.

-Does my fur really looks that soft, hm, I never bothered to read the conditioner bottle, but you can touch it if you want to.

I could feel myself blushing, did I really want to do that, I mean his fur loved like cotton candy, I couldn't help myself, I reached his head and pat it a few times, it was so freaking soft, I got carried away for a few seconds and then I found myself storing his head with my whole paw.

To my surprise, he started purring, and he didn't even try to hide it, it was a loud purr, he seemed to like it, he was exactly like a kitten, soft, cuddly, cute. I moved my hand from his head to his cheeks, the worst decision I ever made in my life, I felt like I just touched one of the clouds passing by outside the window, so soft.

-Hey, while you're at it why don't you scratch me behind the ear too you know, looks like you're enjoying yourself a bit too much, better keep some for later.

That moment I realized I've been petting him for 10 minutes straight, I stopped and blushed, dammit, I looked away at the window on the other side of the plane trying not to make eye contact with him.

-S-sorry, I got carried away. My voice was shaky.

-No worries, it's ok, actually, I enjoyed it myself too.

Chapter 5

Spring 26.04.2027. 09:15

Russia, Moscow

We arrived at the airport in Moscow, we put on our seatbelts and the plane landed on a private runway. Once we landed and the door opened, we got out and the air was so cold my fur got all fuzzy, I may be an arctic leopard but the change of temperature was so sudden.

Damien's bodyguards escorted us through the airport. The airport was so huge and had a lot of types of shops and advertising. Once we went out the front door, we stopped in front of a long black limousine, which was parked right at the entrance. The driver once again took out luggage and we got inside the limousine.

The inside was made from cream-colored leather, which is kinda strange since leather has been illegal for the last 90 years. In the past leather used to come from executed prisoners, mostly from bulls or horses, it is pretty dark but that's how things were done at the time. Still, the car looks pretty new, and the leather doesn't seem to be old which was strange. There was a small stand with bottles of champagne and glasses to the right and a long bench to the left. I looked at Damien but he was distracted starring outside the window so I stayed quiet and looked out the window from my side.

Chapter 6

Spring 26.04.2027. 09:35

Russia, Moscow

We arrived in front of a tall building, it almost looked like a temple but it had a modern style, it was giving me a familiar air like I've been there before, even tho it's my first time visiting Russia.

Damien rushed out of the car before me and in a blink of an eye, he was already inside the building. I followed after him and once I entered the building everything looked like royalty. Does my dad was really that rich? Damn.

-Vitali! Come over here, let's find your dad's room.

Damian screamed at me from one of the hallways. I walked towards him while I looked at the paintings on the side and the other, they were paintings of serious people.

Once I arrived in front of my dad's room, there was a huge painting of him above the door. I hesitantly pressed the doorknob and the door opened with a loud crack. The room was so huge and full of stuff, I froze at the thought that my dad lived here for the past 25 years.

-Here! I found it.

He handed me a envelope which had something inside. I opened it and it was a key and a note, I took the note out and read it for myself.

"Dear son, since you are reading this I assume I am already dead and Damien managed to get you here. I know we didn't really meet each other that much but that's too late now. This key is not for the suitcase, It is for the next hideout which is situated in the mountains, where the sun never enters. For the last wish, I'd like nobody else to know about this or you'll be in real danger. In conclusion, I'd want you to get rid of everyone that knows about the suitcase, there's a revolver under my desk, use it and get rid of them. We'll see each other on the other side, son. farewell"