Hope and Dreams part 9
#9 of h+D
here we go, i think you will all really like this one :D
Reis and Andy both went crazy when they heard Issac was staying. They made him play tag much to Vincent's joy when the twins lost.
"Wow your fast". Reis panted.
"You're much faster than Vincent". Andy agreed, making the larger bear lose his grin and pout, making everyone laugh.
As creepy as it was the two were kinda yin and yang. Reis was all tan like his brother, but on their faces they each had identical swooshes of tan and blacker fur. But where Reis was tan, Andy was blackish and visi versa. Actually if the pattern didn't leave the two with solid coloured muzzles, Issac would have had a much tougher time telling them apart.
Vincent just laughed, and then it was an awkward dinner with Mr. Cowell just receiving the news that his wife had already invited Issac to stay. The feeling of intrusion deepened in Issac, but he kept his head up out of respect for himself.
Mr. Cowell only had one condition. Issac needed a job. At eighteen he was well overdue if he didn't participate in sports.
"Keep a job and we'll make this official. You pay for the gas it takes to get you to your job until you can get your car back."
Much against Mrs. Cowell's argument, Issac agreed it sounded fair and thanked him for the third time that evening.
But after a surprisingly sound sleep, Issac was in Vincent's car on the way to school. They didn't say much until Issac had his coffee in hand.
"Why don't you work here?. You come here enough and...." He pointed to the help wanted sign. "I'm only pushing it so you don't get on dad's bad side".
Issac sipped his warm jumpstart. It was refreshing to have it in hand. "Your dad, not mine. No offense if you got any".
Vincent shook his head. "None at all. How do you think Jeromy will react to this?"
Issac grinned and cleared his throat in mock effort, butchering the wolfs voice, but still getting the point across.
"Oooooh, so now not only did you to go on a romantic cruise, but now the queer's are under the same roof!!!. Damn your so disgusting". Then he paused. "And I'm such a jack-ass mermernerner!".
They laughed. "Mermernerner?". Vincent asked with a mock voice.
"Yep, mermernerner". Issac smiled then responded. "You've never heard of it?" sarcastically.
"Nope. God I live under a rock". Vincent continued. They laughed more until they pulled up to the school. No soon did they park were they surrounded by flocks of gossipers to greet them like one of the plagues, making it next to impossible to open the door.
"Ready?" Vincent asked, slinging his bag around his back.
"As ready as I'll ever be. See yah on the other side good buddy." He saluted.
"Oh my god they are together!" One of the girls screamed as they left.
"What gives Vincent? And fuck you Issac for taking him off the market!" stammered another in a humorous morning version of anger involving heavy squinty eyes, and a coffee.
They managed to open their doors, but had a hard time getting through the crowd, let alone being heard over it. The whole thing was nuts and overwhelming, Issac felt like he was at a concert, the bodies packed close, screaming load in his ears. Did this kind of thing actually happen in real life??
To his right Issac heard Vincent trying to scream louder and get attention from the crowd, but failed.
Then a paw grabbed and turned Issac around. Whoever it was Issac had never met him. He was an almost all white, tall, wolf with the only relaxed look on his face out of the entire mob. Somehow he pulled Issac away, and they ran from the mob, taking the angry part away from Vincent allowing him to escape as well.
The wolf walked down the halls of the school, the small dog dragging silently behind him without complain, the mob heard on their tails, and pulled Issac into a closet around the first corner in the school, putting a paw on Issac's mouth. The mob stomped by outside the door and out of range like an old cheesy movie scene.
"I'm Nathan." The wolf said out of nowhere once the noise was gone.
"I'm kinda new here, soooo....yeah......" He scratched his neck like Vincent would. "That was fun".
Issac cocked his head. "Pulling me out of that mob? Whatever your idea of a rush is man, go for it. Thanks".
"No prob, but umm.....I hear you're gay with the bear". He wasn't nervous, just a very calm talker even though he was slightly panting it was calm and relaxed. Hell Issacrelized they truly had nothing more to talk about aside from the weather.
Issac rolled his eyes. "It's not like that, it just looks it".
Nathan cocked his head now. "Oh, Ok then. You realize they're not gonna stop unless something is done, right?"
The statements questions and such were catching Isaac off guard left and right, this Nathan spoke like they were old lost friends or something.
Issac nodded. "I just don't know what to do". Nathan was so easy to talk too, pressure less. "Well I do, but they won't believe me cause I'm involved.
"Well tell them out loud. Give them facts like your already dating someone, or....."
"I'm single". Issac interrupted.
"Ok, than get a fake girlfriend and show her off".
"No one will say yes to me in this mess". Issac whined, looking up at the wolves pierced pointed ears, a bit embarrassed he was whining to a new person he barely knew. Even more so that he was checking him out.
"Ok then". Nathan leaned on the door, still, almost as tall as Vincent, he towered over Issac. "Then......hmmmm, I don't know these people, sorry I can't be more help". It was a sincere apology with a helpless face to match.
Issac smiled weakly. "Its fine, thanks for getting me out of the parking lot".
Nathan stopped him, smiling a devious smile. "I got an idea, forget what I said".
He pulled Issac along by his wrist again, dragging him to the cafeteria, Isaac only complaining a little about not knowing the plan. He was tall and muscled, but much skinnier than Vincent. He effortlessly pulled Issac through another mob then got them up on an empty table. Then he pulled a blow-horn out from his satchel bag, starting Isaac for a moment as the fact he carried a bullhorn registered, then he flicked it on.
"Attention!" Everyone shut up, a few just covering their ears. "This is Issac and I am Nathan, I'm new here".
No one said a thing, even to his random comment. He was powerful speaker.
"I hear you guys think he is in a relationship with some bear". That sparked something, the mob regaining power shouting boo's and Vincent's name and about gays not being right.
"Ok Ok shut up. I'm here to ask you one. Why do you think it's bad? If they really were in a relationship, why would it be something so hated? Because he didn't choose you? I doubt any of you are REAL honest to goodness anti-homo peoples".
The mob was almost 100% female, they all hushed. Even the few boys settled down, listening to the wolf as white as snow as he preached to them the good, if embarrassingly real, truth.
"And second, I'm here to say that they aren't in a relationship". He turned to Issac, putting the bull-horn to his mouth for confirmation.
"It's true, we aren't together". Issac said lamely, put on the spot. The bull-horn pulled away before he could say anything more. Issac wasn't sure where this was all going, but his listened to the new guy carefully and with a 'see if he's ok' kind of tester feeling.
"Do you want to know the proof?" Nathan continued, getting a roar from the audience. Nathan turned to Issac, pulling him in for a surprise kiss.
Issac froze up, he was too shocked to react, but after a moment he returned the kiss. He closed his eyes, his lips melting open for the wolf.
It was wet, tongue on tongue, and full on make out kiss. It was a wake up, it was easy, and it was beautiful.... It lasted a good five seconds longer than Vincent's, and Issac was saddened when Nathan stopped, his eyes fluttering up to the wolf's, his breath held tight in his chest, to shocked to remember to exhale. A stupid smile painted on his face.
"Because we're together". The wolf ended with a smile of his own, not even looking at the crowd or shouting through the bullhorn, his gorgeous blue and brown eyes staring back at the little dogs.