Chapter 1: The Chase

Story by Beige on SoFurry

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#1 of Under the Bed

Jacob the grey lop enjoyed his mostly peaceful and rather uninteresting life. And then he met... it.

[This story does contain explicit material, so if you're under the age of 18, you probably shouldn't read any further, blah blah blah.]


Jacob yawned, his eyes squinting through the depths of it to remain focused on the game. That was the problem living in the time zone he did; all the competent players were online when it was near 3am. The grey lop-eared bunny rolled his shoulders back in a half-hearted stretch as he waited for the inevitable smoke grenade down the length of that hallway. Another yawn echoed through his headset to the rest of the team.

"Not boring you, are we?" Laughed GringoLauncher half a world away.

"Oh, you know," Jacob yawned a little more theatrically this time "Just waiting for a time when I'm not carrying the team."

"You? Carry me?" 99Bloonz spoke up.

The tiniest sliver of an enemy player's model rounding the corner caused an automatic response in Jacob's body, as tired as he was. All it took was the twitch of his middle finger on the trigger to set off the C4; rocketing multiple kill notifications into the game's chat. A split second later the screen faded to black before the Victory animation began. "Sorry, didn't catch that over the sound of all the explosives I set off."

"Prick."

"HA!" Gringo all but roared. Jacob was still unsure whether his intercontinental friend was a lion as he boasted, but from the volume it sure seemed possible. "Damn,dude, great way to end the round."

"Yeah, I'll concede that." 99Bloonz grumbled, no doubt noticing Jacob - or in this case GunnywabbiT - was quite a few kills ahead of him in the scoreboard. "But get me on an open map and I'll show you who's boss.

"Suuuure ya will." Gringo chuckled.

Another yawn from Jacob had him staring at the clock in the lobby for several seconds attempting to understand the concept behind '3:02 AM'. "Okay, I think I'm done. Night folks." He shook his head, unsure whether he could remain conscious for another round.

"See you later?" The supposed lion asked, the sound of a can's pop-top hissing open in the background.

"Maybe. Just need a few hours."

"Night." 99Bloonz sighed before signing out of the chat.

"Get some rest dude." Jacob could hear Gringo's grin in his words.

"Later, duuuude." The bunny joked before flicking off his headset. He leaned back in his tall-back chair and sighed. It'd been a good night, he was only a few rounds short of getting his KDR back up to 1:1 if he continued with the run he'd built up, the learning curve for the new shooter had been pretty steep thanks to the new generation of console having a different button layout for the controller.

Groaning his way out of the chair, he stumbled towards the kitchen, downing several cups of water before taking a deep breath. Jacob certainly needed some rest. A few basic stretches later and the grey bunny was making his way to the bedroom. As far as he cared, teeth brushing could be a tomorrow thing. Disrobing, he threw his clothes against the wall and slumped backwards onto the covers. Outside he heard a set of tyres screech as the car they belonged to hurtled down the road. "Easy tiger!" He groggily joked before pulling the covers up.

Jacob was barely a few seconds into closing his eyes before the covers were violently ripped from his form, crashing against the wall to land atop his clothes. His tiredness caused a few seconds delay in response, but eventually the bunny blinked himself back to the land of the living, muttering an annoyed "Whaddafu..."

"GET UP!." The voice came from the darkness, and it's presence alone would have been enough to wake the bunny, let alone the commanding timbre and sinister tone. Jacob was out of bed in an instant, but before he could do anything, his clothes were hurled at his head. "Car. NOW!" Painfully followed by his keys. As he recovered, he felt the room suddenly get a little warmer, and brighter, though it could have been a trick of the light, or a delay in his body adjusting to being stripped of his blanket.

"Fuckssake..." He whimpered, not sure whether he was dreaming or experiencing a poltergeist. Regardless, he wasn't about to confront evil in the nude, so quickly threw his clothes on and stumbled barefoot out of his apartment. Practically leaping down several flights of stairs and he was out on the street, fumbling with his keys.

Blinking orange lights a short distance away showed he'd found the right button and he quickly got in, hoping the residual heat of the day's sun would have kept the car moderately warm, at least more so than the post-midnight air outside. But once inside with all doors closed, he suddenly felt incredibly stupid. "What the fuck is wrong with-"

"DRIVE." The word was not so much spoken as it was demanded, and before the bunny knew what was happening, the hatchback was lurching out of his parking spot and into the night.

"-The FUCK?!" He cried, hoping for more than a single word answer from whatever darkness seemed to be occupying the back set.

"Left." Jacob grimaced as he took the next turn a little faster than he would have liked.

"Wha- who the... What the FUCK is happening?!" A chill coursed through Jacob's body as he felt the darkness swell behind him, his mind cracking slightly at the concept.

"Just drive." Jacob was about to protest but he was cut off. "Highway." The on-ramp was a block away, but shaking his head at the insanity of the situation he was suddenly thrust into Jacob just steeled his nerves and continued on. Tyres squealed as he doubled the suggested on-ramp speed before straightening up on the multi-lane tarmac. Sensing the glowering bunny was soon to demand an answer, the darkness in the back seat groaned. "Jacob, right?"

The fact that the darkness knew his name should have been more disturbing than it was. "Uh... yeah?"

"You are aware, yes, of... monsters?"

Those words rattled around the tired bunny's brain before finally taking root. "Uh... like in closets and stuff?"

"More under the bed. But yes." The darkness groaned. "I am Lily's monster."

The gears ground and spat out a memory "W- wait. Deb's Lily? In three-oh-five?"

"Yes." It was almost too absurd for Jacob to comprehend, but the now somewhat stifled thought that he was still dreaming kept him from falling into some sort of panic attack. "She has been kidnapped."

"Ek-fucking-scuse me?" Reality came crashing back down as Jacob swerved to avoid a truck changing lanes. "Kidnapped?"

"She is far, but getting closer."

A thousand thoughts bombarded Jacob's mind. "Why not tell her parents? Why me? Or the Cops? The cops!" He tapped his assortment of pockets for his phone before realising it had been left on his bedside table. "Shit!"

"Too old. You are... young... enough."

"Young enough? What does-"

"RIGHT!" Jacob slammed the brakes on, whipping the wheel around as he brought the car onto two wheels and barely made the off-ramp. "Close now."

"Fuckfuckfuck..." Jacob spotted the familiar red and blue flashing lights far back in his rear view. "Fuuuuuck...."

"THERE!" He felt a spear of darkness flick past his shoulder in the direction of a tiny set of red lights in the distance. "THEM..." The supernatural dread dripping from that word was almost tangible, the oppressive weight of which forced his mind to forget the police car gaining from behind as he narrowed his sights on the car ahead. Or rather, van.

However it wasn't long before the van's driver also noticed the flashing lights and quickly broke off the main road and onto a more windy and very much unlit one. Jacob slowed a little for the turn, but not nearly as much as the van had to and in a very little time he was almost bumper to bumper with it. It didn't take long for him to recognise the road he was on, and as soon as he did, the full weight of their rapid journey became apparent. "Ah shit!" He hit the brakes, resulting in the darkness behind him scream in anger.

For the briefest of moments, he pulled his foot off the brake pedal, but common sense pushed to the fore and he returned to slowing his vehicle. "THEY ARE-" The darkness began, but in a flurry of sparks and an almighty boom the van ahead burst through a guard rail and over the edge into the river below, silencing the disembodied voice as the pair of red lights disappeared from view.

Jacob was airborne before he realised what he was doing. As the air whipped his ears against his shoulders, he recalled the last seconds of bursting from his car into the cold night air, leaping the rail in one bound as the police car screeched to a halt just behind him. He felt the impact of his foot in the grassy soil, and his muscles tense as he launched himself into the cold abyss.

Approaching rapidly from below was his favourite fishing spot from when he was younger, the pristine waters now sullied by the ominous red glow surrounding the black van slowly sinking into it. The current was practically non-existant, which he was reminded of as soon as his clenched fist struck the water's surface, and forgotten entirely as the near-freezing fluid sucked the warmth from his lungs.

But none of that mattered, as he felt the darkness around him gather, pushing him towards an open side window. The wolf on the other side of the van door - who had up to that point been shouting at a smaller, more scraggly wolf in the driver's seat - was struck in the jaw by Jacob's clenched fist. The bunny crumpled into the space, kicking off the driver's shoulder to launch himself into the much roomier back of the van.

Jacob spied the trussed up lioness, eyes full of fear, tears and confusion and made a move to untie her before the world turned black. A deep chill pulled itself into the van, audibly growling as the internal lights flickered. "Miiiine..." The voice was weak, and Jacob realsied why. With a wicked grin tinged with terror, Jacob covered Lily's eyes while flicking off the light.

"SHE'S MIIIIINE!"

The back door of the van burst open as darkness swallowed the front half. Jacob needed no further cue, tucking Lily under one arm as he pulled himself out of the rapidly sinking vehicle. With no way to retain air pressure, the van shot to the bottom of the river, the drivers seemingly unable to leave their seats. But Jacob knew why. And as he got Lily to the shore, he could see in her eyes that she knew too.

He managed to get the girl's hands untied just as the police arrived at the riverbank, guns drawn. She threw her arms around the bunny, whimpering her unintelligible thanks over and over. Not wanting to make a strange situation worse, the lead cop holstered her firearm and asked for an explanation. Fortunately Lily was happy to divulge herself of the events of the early morning, allowing the other officer time and reason to calm down and radio for backup before Jacob gave his version of events.

He needed every second of Lily's whimpered ramblings to come up with a story less insane than 'her monster told me to', and by the time they got to him, he thought he had a good one. Jacob said he'd just finished some rounds of Modern Warrior 6 and was headed to bed when he heard some noise outside. He saw Lily in the van before the door was shut and they screeched off. So he jumped in the car and took off after them.

By the time he got to the end of his story - and had been warned about the speeding but let off 'this time' because it was for a good cause - Lily's parents arrived. A rather distraught mother and bawling father hugged her tight for several minutes before coming over to thank him. But when the emergency response team arrived and began suiting up for a dive, the family realised what was to come next would likely be very unpleasant for their daughter and decided it best to leave.

Jacob was cleared by the officers on the scene and after giving his contact details, was allowed back in his car. With his heart finally having calmed down from the intense chase and frigid swim, Jacob realised it was well past 4am. He sighed, starting his car. "Can I get a lift?"

"FUCK!" Several officers outside turned to stare at Jacob after his outburst and unintentional car horn honk, but he just took several deep breaths before nervously waving and driving off. Once he was out of sight he glanced in the rearview to see swirling darkness in the back of the hatchback. "Do you have to do that?" he asked, annoyed at the constant surprises.

"Apologies." The voice in the back seat whispered, a hint of amusement barely audible within. "It's who I am."

Jacob took a few more breaths before trying to make conversation. "So... Lily's monster... Is that a, uh... full time thing?"

There was a long pause, which Jacob assumed was due to the shadowy being thinking his question over, when really it was just not used to human conversation. "Not really."

Jacob hoped to get more than that, but by the time they turned off the winding country road back towards the highway, he felt the need to fill the dead air. "Right. Silence then." He didn't intend for it to be as mean as it sounded, but being tired and exhausted, he was starting not to care. Lily was safe, and his bed was calling.

"Sorry, I'm... not supposed to... talk. To adults." The darkness sighed.

"Monster rules?"

"Yes." After a little more silence Jacob assumed that was the last he'd hear from the voice, but as they turned onto the highway and he kept to the outside lane, they spoke up again. "Could you get closer to the lights, please?"

"Closer?" Jacob asked, a little confused as he pulled toward the center lane.

"Angles. The more overhead, the less they get in the car."

Jacob nodded, eyebrows raised. "Makes sense." Indicators off, Jacob settled into the center lane of the empty highway.

"Thank you." Jacob glanced to the backseat in the mirror and despite the voice belonging to someone there, again saw only swirling darkness. "For everything tonight."

"Hey, because of you, Lily's safe. I just drove."

"You did more than that." The voice reluctantly sighed, abandoning their rules to give Jacob a quick rundown. "I cannot manifest outside of... extreme emotion. My kind, we feed on fear mainly, as a way to survive."

"Easier to scare kids than adults, I take it?"

"Yes." The voice admitted, though Jacob could sense a smile in the tone. "But they grow out of it, so we must then find someone new."

"So when those guys took Lily, they took your food?"

The back of Jacobs chair was essentially kicked from behind, the darkness angered by his words. "No! Too... crass." There was a moment's silence as Jacob spotted the turnoff he needed up ahead and pulled over to the side lane. "Lily is more than food. She is a friend."

"A Friend?"

"She is the only one who speaks to me. She is scared of the dark, and soon she will not be. Sooner now, I think, because of tonight." The darkness sighed loudly, but though it panged of sadness there was a little pride in there too. "She is growing up, and soon she will look under the bed and find only odd socks and toys. It is up to me to make sure she is brave enough to do so."

"Wai-wai-wait. Let me get this straight." Jacob slurred, the lengthening night getting the best of him. "You mean to tell me that Monsters exist to scare kids specifically so they get over the fear of, what... the unknown?"

"In times past, were they not to overcome their fear they would live 'safe' lives; never venture out to better themselves, or leave the fire so we may feed."

Jacob smiled. "Huh. Brave enough to leave, jaded enough to think it was their imagination so they raise another child and repeat the process. Smart." He thought about the events of the night. "So... you can't be seen... can you?" He tried to angle himself to get a good view of the back through the mirror, but his seat was kicked again, albeit softer.

"If we are seen for what we are, we freeze." Jacob tried to say something, but couldn't find the words before the voice continued. "Survival. Our forms would... not make sense."

"But I can see you back there... can't I?" Another glance at the darkness swirling behind him resulted in no kicks, though he did have to brake sharply not to miss his street.

"What you see is what I want you not to see. I am within." The voice admitted. "If I cannot be seen, I am free to do what I want."

Jacob's mind shot back to the sinking van, the subtle darkness suddenly - and more viscerally - filled the space when he disabled the internal light. It was as though there was a proper, physical presence there, but he was so focused on Lily he'd ignored it. He could see the apartment building approaching, and pulled into the back streets where it was less lit. Traffic was starting to pick up given it was so close to dawn, and if Lily's apartment was similar in layout to his own, her bedroom was probably around the back.

Police tape lined the fire escape as he pulled to a stop, the cops having done their job and moved on. A night light glowed through several colours several stories up as Jacob put the car in park. He sighed, stretching to slip one arm behind his seat. While intended that way, he wasn't expecting his hand to be shaken, but much to his surprise and glee it was. The darkness' 'fingers' wound around his, both cooling and warming him in a strange supernatural way before gripping firmly and subtly shaking. "It's been real." He muttered with a smile.

"Thank you again." the voice whispered just beside the bunny's ear before popping the door open a crack to slip out. A trail of dark space whirled and swished up the fire escape and into the unit's AC system, as seconds later the night light flickered and dimmed. Jacob shaking his head at the insanity of the night's events, pulled his car back around front and managed to get his spot before the morning commuters tried to use it for themselves.

A few short moments later Jacob was back in his apartment, disrobing and ready for bed. Though looking at his bedside clock he'd been gone for barely two hours. It had felt like so much longer, and it didn't take more than a cough and a stretch before he was out cold atop his bare bed, the covers still in a pile against the wall.

The morning after he spent assuming it was a dream before Lily's father Reg popped by with a hamper of goodies in thanks, along with another nigh-tearful hug and much praise for his selfless act. It was through the lion that Jacob found out the kidnapper's fate; having gone down with the van because apparently their seatbelts had jammed. Lily - having been afraid of the water previously - had apparently made a full u-turn and was now pestering her parents to learn how to swim, apparently under the notion that she belonged to the river.

Reg thankfully missed the stifled laugh from Jacob at that particular revelation, and mused at how amazing kids are with turning a traumatic experience into something positive, commenting that if it were him in the back of that van he'd have moved to the desert the very next day. The lion eventually excused himself, eager to get back to his little girl on the bright Saturday morning and the grey bunny was left alone in his apartment once more.

Over the weekend Jacob couldn't shake the notion of figuring out some way to talk with Lily's monster again. Aside from his online buddies and the barely conscious workmates at his day job, the bunny was effectively alone, and their conversation in the car was about the most personal experience he'd had in years.

He wouldn't have to wait long, as waking on a dark Monday morning he rolled over to look at his clock only to discover it was nearly midday. He groggily sat up and looked about the room, but with the blinds drawn tight there was practically no light seeping in. "Finally awake." The darkness whispered from somewhere in the vicinity of his closed bedroom door.

Jacob was startled by the sudden intrusion, but when he realised who - or rather what - it was, his mind calmed itself down. "Damn. Don't DO that..." He huffed, the crack of a smile on his muzzle.

"Heh. It's who I am." The darkness replied, a little closer than before. "Again, thank you for what you did."

"Again, no problem. I hear Lily wants to take up swimming?" Jacob queried, dragging his blanket up slightly to cover himself.

He could feel the strange coolness of the darkness draw up to the side of his bed. "Yes. She is growing bolder. She will not need me for much longer." Jacob could feel a spot on the mattress near his feet sink a little, as though someone had taken a seat on the edge.

Jacob could tell from the beings tone of voice what that meant. "So... you'll need to find someone else then." He asked sadly.

"My kind can... hibernate, for a time. That way we can wait for a new child to be born without starving."

"Damn. I don't suppose you'll come back to visit?"

"It would be too dangerous for me to travel the streets - day or night - just to... visit. Our... friendship, it is forbidden regardless."

"Well, if you need somewhere to hibernate, I never use my closet."

The darkness around Jacob roiled with laughter. "We find it preferable underground, though your offer is appreciated." It let loose a light chuckle as it added "Want your own personal monster do you?"

Jacob smiled. "Can't deny the last few days since I met you have been more eventful than the last few years." The darkness and the bunny shared a joyful sigh before a few moments silence. A line of thinking began to worm its way through Jacob's head, and unable to shake it he felt the need to ask. "So, your kind... you said you feed off of, uh... intense emotion?"

The depression at the edge of the bed crept closer. "Yes."

Jacob gulped, what did he have to lose? "Not just fear?"

"It is the most readily available from children." It's voice was much closer "But adults are... different."

Jacob gulped, it seemed like the darkness was having the same thoughts as him. He could feel his heartrate climbing; the furthest he'd gotten with anyone was erotic roleplays on some of the online forums he'd frequent in his lonlier times. He could feel what felt almost like a panting breath upon his chest fur as he took a deep breath and asked "Getting anything from me?"

"Oh, I think I will..." the darkness growled "But first..." Jacob felt a coolness alongside his face before a barely audible whisper grazed his long bunny ears "Close your eyes." Jacob's heart fluttered as he obliged, and quickly felt what might have been one of his clean hand-towels being gently wrapped around his head like a blindfold. "Much better." The voice almost sounded like it was coming from inside his head with how close it was. Then he felt his covers being dragged away. "Much, much better."

The cool air of the dark room caused his previously growing member to shrink slightly, but it was almost immediately warmed again by the tingling sensation of a hand wrapping around it. Jacob groaned as the digits crept across and around his shaft, the almost writhing nature of them reminding him of the handshake he'd had with the darkness before it left his car. However, unable to see the figure manipulating him heightened his sensation tenfold as apprehension and suspense became the main actors in his emotional scene.

"You are much better... equipped, than I would have guessed." Jacob felt the darkness give his proud member a couple of lengthy pumps as it spoke, causing him to take a deep breath and shudder. "Though given your... leap of faith, I knew these would be sizeable." Another set of tentacular fingers crept around his balls, gently fondling them in time with the pumps.

"Oh gods..." Jacob moaned, his mind battling with the notion that his privates were being sensually assaulted by the simultaneously warming and cooling tendrils of an unspeakable monster.

"You asked if I was... 'full-time'." The voice crept closer to Jacob's ears, whispering in them with lustful sighs. "While the child sleeps, I am free to roam. And your kind's 'reproductive habits' have always intrigued me." A seemingly electrically charged tongue licked up Jacobs muzzle as the pumping motions grew in intensity for just a few seconds before calming down. "The emotions you give off are so very... exquisite."

Jacob couldn't help himself, his hands had been doing nothing the entire time, and he felt the need to put them to some sort of use. He reached out, attempting to find a waist to stroke, or breast to fondle, but was met with a writhing mass of what his mind could only describe as tightly packed clusters of semi-gaseous worms. As soon as his fingers made contact they sunk in, pulled by an unknown force. The sensation so alien and unexpected that a jolt of fear ran through him, much to the darkness' delight.

"Yes! Oh, that was delicious..." The tendril-like fingers around Jacob's junk pulsed along with his increase in emotional state, the being responsible for their undulations growing in power with each second. "Let us go further."

Before Jacob could object - not that he would have given how the morning had progressed - he was being pulled across the bed by significantly more tangible tendrils than what his hand had just encountered. They deposited him facing up, head on pillow as a writhing mass spread out from his groin and across his lower body. It felt like a bucket of snakes had been poured on his belly, eliciting the appropriate levels of anxiety such a sensation would bring. "Hoo.. tha- that..."

"Mmmmm... glad it feels as good for you as it does for me." The darkness purred as Jacob nodded enthusiastically. The bunny felt a weight pressing down either side of his hips, his member slowly freed from the tentacular torsion that had been applied since the beginning of their little session. The lack of sensation was enhanced by the knowledge that those tendrils were there somewhere, he could feel the tingling heat - or was it cold - writhing around the throbbing staff but not close enough to touch.

"Oh.. you... you tease." Jacob panted, smiling.

"Mmmm..." The darkness's purr had turned to a growl as it leaned forward, the voice just next to the bunny's large grey ears. "It's. Who. I. Am." With that last word spoken, the darkness settled down on Jacob's cock. At first it felt similar to the 'tentacle job' he'd just experienced, but as his member pushed past the first few inches of the monster's form, the pressure from all sides increased significantly. Every wiggle and pulse of those tendrils that seemed to make up the darkness' form seemed magnified somehow. It was all Jacob could do not to explode then and there.

Fortunately, the sensation of such a wormy, tentacular individual sinking down onto his pelvis was strange enough to keep that flight reflex just a hair's breadth away and keep his libido in check. His hands restless again, Jacob motioned towards the darkness' 'hips'; if one could call them that. Seeing the bunny get brave again, the familiar grasp of tentacular hands wrapped around his, guiding them down to the writhing mass below.

Jacob gasped, the almost ethereal nature of the darkness' form from before had become so much more solid in the intervening minutes. The throbbing tubes felt almost like raw muscle, and were tough enough that he found it difficult to slip his digits between them. After a couple unsuccessful attempts to slip his hands experimentally inside the darkness like he had before, the monster decided to let it's willing prey explore a little and relaxed just enough that his next forceful push was met with a writhing success.

Jacob breathed deep as his hands slipped between several large pulsing tubes, being quickly buried past the wrist in his unorthodox lover's body. But as he tried to remove them, he found himself stuck. A small wave of panic roller over him, and he could feel the darkness' body respond to it., "Mmmm... yes. Struggle for me." Jacob felt his hands sucked deeper, or was it that those tendrils were creeping up his arm? Perhaps it was a little of both as he felt them spread out over his thighs as well.

"Uh... um..." Jacob's breathing increased in pace as he felt the many inquisitive tendrils of the darkness begin to explore his body.

"Did I not tell you, bunny?" The monster hummed almost melodically as it pulled away from his cock long enough for a gust of cool morning air to blow against it before slamming back down. Jacob writhed in a combination of pleasure and panic, wishing dearly his blindfold could come off so he could see what was happening to him. "This is how my kind mate."

Jacob swallowed a few times, his mouth was drier than usual, his body so very sensitive as he felt each individual tentacle worm its way over his fur. "H-how you... mate?"

"Or rather... reproduce." Jacob's mind was trying to figure out what the difference was as the darkness again lifted itself, pausing all movement just long enough for his anticipation to build to breaking point before impaling itself on his cock once more. "Monsters like me, when we are full of... 'excess energy', we seek out a new host."

"Host? HOST?!" That word made sense. Too much sense. Jacob could see where this was going, and realised it would not end well for him. Not that his member seemed to care, as it happily throbbed with each gyration of the darkness monster atop him.

"Soon, my hard little bunny, I'll have turned you into another one of me." It chuckled malevolently while riding him, tendrils sucking and kneading his strained balls as it spread further and further across his body. "Don't worry... I'll make sure you 'cum' first." The emphasis it put on that word Caused Jacob to rapidly approach the edge. It was half growled, half purred, and just oozed sensuality.

What small amount of logic was left in the bunny's brain was finding it hard to shout over the chaos within. His libido found the offer tempting, but the rest of him was rapidly trying to smash the 'flight' button to get the hell out of there. All the while he was absolutely radiating terror, which the monster was soaking up like a perverted sponge. "I- I... please..."

A rush of tentacles cascaded over Jacob's body, cocooning him up to the neck as they pulsed. He felt himself locked in a silent scream , body unable - or unwilling - to make a sound as a whisper grew in his ear. "Cum for me. Become mine."

"Cum Jacob." His other ear was inundated with more whispers. "Cum for me."

"Release yourself to me. Into me. Through me..."

"Cum."

A silent 'fuck' crossed the bunny's mouth before his cock erupted amidst the writhing form of the darkness. Thick tendrils wrapped around his manhood and began pumping him, sapping every drop of cum from his tentacle-encased balls. He arched his back into the darkness, the monster allowing the movement as it drank up not only his seed, but the incredibly thick aura of pleasure and fear emanating from the bunny.

An errant tendril tip foundit's way against the bunny's foot, and after prodding it in just the right - or wrong, depending on Jacob's point of view - spot, the bunny's body lurched again, firing another salvo of his creamy seed amongst the Darkness' tubular figure. This sudden burst shocked the both of them, as the Darkness made a noise like a thousand tiny mouths gasping while Jacob just whimpered.

It was nearly a minute of bunny spasms and tentacle pumping before Jacob's body finally gave up, going limp from exhaustion inside the pulsating suit of darkness. Which - surprising the bunny - began to slowly retract. At first he was relieved, then curious as to what was going on. As soon as his hands were freed, he touched his chest and arms, feeling fur and not worm-like tendrils. He reached for the blindfold but was stopped by the familiar grip of the darkness' 'hand'. "No... not yet."

"Wh.. what happened? A-am I... did you...?" Words were forming, but not sentences as Jacob tried to understand what was going on.

"You said it..." The darkness said, trying to jog his memory, to no avail. It huffed as it pulled away from him, freeing his hand. "You tease." It's ability to mimic his voice would have been impressive if not for the situation Jacob had just been in and the slow return to normality thereafter.

"So that was..."

"To get you in the 'right' mood." The monster was once again just a voice in the darkness.

Desperate as he was to see what he'd just climaxed with, Jacob was barely able to pull enough willpower from his beleaguered body to resist the urge to remove the hand-towel. "So your kind... don't , uh... 'mate' like that?"

"Maybe one day I'll tell you. But for now..." Jacob felt a depression forming just beside him in bed. It shifted a little, as though the darkness were turning to face him. "I accept."

It took a little while for the words to properly register in Jacob's mind, though once they did he felt he still needed clarification. "Accept?"

"Your offer. For the closet." The darkness was almost purring those words, sending yet more shivers up Jacob's spine. "Though, if you don't mind, I prefer under the bed."

"I'm glad." He sighed, smiling. It was an insane prospect; a monster that fed on fear using his room as a hiding spot until it found another child to terrorise. But after what had just happened, there was no way he'd be saying 'no'. "So.. will you need to... uh... feed like that, every day?"

"Like that?" The darkness queried aloud. "No." Jacob breathed a sigh of relief. "No, more like every hour." The burst of bunny fear gave the joking darkness a little snack as it chuckled at it's new roommate's expense. Once Jacob caught on he began to laugh too.

Jacob had no idea what awaited him over the next few months.