A Fox Romance (Chapters 1 and 2)

Story by Choo~ on SoFurry

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#1 of A Fox Romance


Chapter 1. This is our story

Hello! My name's Nathan Rever. I'm 18 years old and I'm currently studying at Jonesy High. I live alone in my appartment, but I have two friends who study at the same school as I do, Vicky and Daniel. The best friends a guy could ever have! ^^

Anyway! This is my story, or rather.. Our story. Yes, I'm telling you about a little romance of mine. It all started that one thursday morning at the end of September...

Annoying buzzing...

'Make it stop... I don't want to wake up yet... It's not even 7 AM...' I tought to my self as I layed in bed.

There was a fly in my room, buzzing around my face. I tryed hitting it, but it allways flew away from me. I opened my eye a little and saw the fly sitting on my alarm clock...

"Hehe... Now I gocha...!" I mumbled and swinged my arm at the fly. The fly got away and I accidentally hit my alarm clock. That's when I noticed it, the clock wasn't even on! It must have broken down at night!

I hit the clock again and this time it turned on.

"08:04 AM!!!" I screamed and jumped up from my bed.

I quikly pulled my pants up and ran into the bathroom and started brushing my teeth.

"Oh man! I can't be late again! Professor Owyn will KILL me!" I said and threw away the toothbrush.

'I don't have time to decide my clothing...' I tought and pulled the first decent looking clothes out of the closet and pulled them on.

"Meh. Looks fine. Now, I have to hurry!" I said and grabbed my school bag, wich I had allready packed for today yesterday.

Thank god I did, since I didn't have any time to do it now.

I ran to my bike and jumped on it and started peddling as fast as I could. I hope I'd make it in time!

Finally! I'm here! I threw the bike aside and started running towards the school doors.

"Aw man.. The lesson must have allready started!" I mumbled and ran inside.

The hallways were empty, wich wasn't a good sign...

"I'm here!" I yelled as I allmost pounced trough the class doors.

The whole class got quiet.

"Well well... Mr. Rever... You're late again..."

It was professor Owyn and he was looking at me trough his thick glasses. He had that "not again -look" on his face, just like every time I was late.

"I'm sorry, professor... My alarm clock broke down and-"

"I don't care why you're late, Mr. Rever. Just don't let it happen again. Ok?"

I nodded slightly and sighed.

"You can sit over there Mr. Rever." Owyn said and pointed at a couple of empty seats at the corner of the classroom.

I walked over and collapsed on the chair.

"This day couldn't have begun more delightfully..." I mumbled and placed my backpack next to the chair.

The professor was just about to start talking again when I heared someone at the classroom door again.

"Sorry I'm late prof!" Someone shouted.

"Rayan! You know you should adress me as Professor Owyn! Now, take a seat there next to Mr. Rever."

I flinched on my seat as the professor mentioned my name. Indeed, the only seat free was next to me. The guy who had just walked in late after me was a bull. He was a little plumpy, but defineatly NOT fat. He walked towards me with a little grumpy look on his face.

'Looks like someone woke up from the wrong side of the bed this morning...' I tought and watched the bull walk to me.

"Move it fox boy..." He said and looked at me.

I rose my eyebrow and moved aside.

"The beef should learn some manners..." I said as Rayan sat down next to me.

"Aw shut up..." He said and rolled his eyes.

We didn't talk to eachother after that in that class.. Well. He spoke to me once. I looked at him with the corner of my eye and he spotted it. He just moved closer to me and asked:

"Ya got a problem, furball?" And naturally, I anwsered no...

After the class it was time for the lunch break. Like any other day, I decided to have lunch with two of my best friends, Daniel and Vicky. They were wating for me at the table.

Daniel waved to me as I walked towards them.

"Yo! Nathan!" He shouted.

I waved back and walked to them as fast as I could while holding my tray.

"What's up guys?" I said and sat on the chair next to Vicky.

"You know... The usual. Professor 'polypore' kept telling us to memorize the each of important events in history. Like always." She said and shrugged.

Daniel munched on his sandwich.

"Yea, fath if what fe allfayf fayf." He said with some bread crumbs falling on the table from his mouth.

"Ew! Daniel!" Vicky shreeked and scowled at Daniel.

"Didn't your mother ever tell you not to talk while there's food in your mouth." She said and shook her head.

Daniel swallowed and shook his head.

"Nnnope, not at all." He said and grinned.

"Talking about manners..." I said and nodded in the direction of a familiar person.

"Who's he, exactly?" I asked Vicky and looked at Rayan, who was sitting at a table a short distance away from us.

"Who, Rayan?" She said and looked at me surprised.

"Yea.. I was forced to sit next to him at class. He wasn't a polite one if you ask me..." I said and sighed.

"Well.. I dunno..." Vicky said and tilted her head.

"I've heared he's actually a pretty sweet guy even though he might look intimidating... He's a year older than us, guess he just didn't pass some courses last year..."

I chuckled and rose an eyebrow.

"A sweet guy? Him?"

"Well yea, that's what I've heared... You shouldn't judge a book by it's cover, eh Nathan?" She said and tabbed me with her elbow.

"Aww, come on Nathan. Don't tell me this is one of your crushes again..." Daniel said and looked like he had defineatly heared enough of my "history of crushes."

"No! No way!" I said and started laughing.

"Don't think we would get along even if I had a crush on him."

Vicky looked at Rayan, and then at me again.

"Heh, well. You never know." She said and winked, making me blush.

"Eh! Shut up!" I said and laughed, slightly shoving Vicky.

I guess I later found out that what Vicky said couldn't have been closer to the truth.

After school I decided to go to the electrics store to buy a new alarm clock. I didn't want to be late from Owyns class again, I'd be in trouble if I was... I was cycling trough the city streets on my bike and looked around for a decent store.

I had my MP3 player with me, and I was listening to a song called "Blazing feeling" by a popular band named "Fur #9". It was a bit chilly because of the cold breeze, so there weren't too many people outside.

Finally, I came across a nice looking electrics shop called "Tournay Electrics."

"Hm.. Sounds nice enought." I said to my self and smiled. I left my bike on the bike stand and walked inside.

The shop looked fancy, full of all sorts ot trinkets and expencive looking TVs.

"Now lets see... Alarmclocks, alarmclocks..." I mumbled and walked between the shelves, with no result. The place was just too big, that, or I was just blind.

I walked up to the cash register and ringed the little bell on the table.

I heared a voice calling from the back room.

"Just a minute! I'll be right there!" The voice called. After a little while, a really handsome and buff bull walked behind the counter.

"And how may I help you today?" He asked and smiled.

"Uh, sorry to bother you sir, but I was looking for an alarm clock and seems I failed to find one." I said and shrugged.

"Oh... I'm sure we have some of those, I'll just-"

Before the bull could finish what he was going to say, the phone on the counter started ringing.

"I'm really sorry, could you excuse me. This place has been so busy lately..." The bull said sounding a little frustrated.

"Hey! Bro! Come on down here! There's a customer here that needs help finding an alarm clock! Go help him find one!" He yelled to the back room.

"Yeah! I'll be right down!" I heared a familiar voice calling down.

"My brother will be right with you." The bull said and nodded. He then anwsered the phone and walked to the back room again.

I didn't have to wait long for someone to show up. Someone I REALLY didn't expect to meet at this place! It was Rayan!

We just both stood there, staring at eachother. but we both knew what the other was thinking: 'Now what in the world is HE doing HERE!?'

We didn't say anything at first, untill Rayan decided to say something.

"Uh... You- You needed some help?" He said, still looking at me.

"Yes.. Um, I need to find a proper alarm clock, since my last one broke down..." I said and rubbed the back of my neck.

"Hm.. Should be easy enough to find." Rayan said and walked past me to the store.

We walked along the shelves, neither of us spoke anything again.

I decided to break the ice.

"So uh... What are you doing here, Rayan?"

He just shrugged and walked ahead.

"Meh.. I just work here on my free time, my brother owns this place you see. Trent, I think you allready met him back there."

"Oh, so he's your brother, I see." I said and looked behind me towards the counter.

'Hard to believe he's Rayans brother...' I tought and looked at the counter and then at Rayan again.

'Altho... He does look pretty cute in that little blue vest.' I blushed a little, and didn't notice when Rayan stopped, so I accidentally crashed into him.

"Oh, sorry! I- I.. Wasn't paying attention." I studdered.

Rayan smiled a little.

"What are you- Fantasising about me, since youre all absent like that?" He said and laughed.

"Eh heh..." I said and blushed a little again.

"Well anyway... We're here. There's some of those alarm clocks you were looking for." Rayan said and pointed at the shelf next to us.

"Yes, thank you." I said and tryed reaching for one of the boxes. It was just a little out of reach and I accidentally dropped my MP3 player. The cord of the headphones popped out of the MP3 player and the music started playing from the small speaker on it. I quikly picked up the player and snapped the headphones back on.

"Fur #9, huh?" Rayan said and looked at me amuzed.

"Heh.. Yea." I said and forced the MP3 player back in my pocket.

"Well, it is a pretty good band, if you ask me." Rayan said and took the box I had tryed to reach for from the shelf.

He handed it to me and I carefully grabbed it, and at that moment, it felt as though time stopped...

"Thanks." I said finally and took the box from Rayan. I avoided his eyes, since I was blushing again.

"I think, um.. I'll go pay for this now." I said and turned around.

"Hey, uh... Everything ok there, fox boy?" Rayan said and looked at me with a worried look on his face. I smiled and turned around to look at Rayan again.

"Yes yes, I'm fine, but don't call me fox-boy, beef." I said and stuck my tongue out playfully.

"Heh, ok ok. Fair enough." Rayan said and laughed a little.

We started heading back to the cash register, and on the way there, I got a little curious about what had happened this morning.

"Hey Rayan.." I said after hesitating for a while.

"Yea? What is it?" He said and tilted his head.

"Uh. Why did you seem so grumpy this morning? I mean, did something happen, or were you just tired?"

Rayan bit his lip and pointed ahead. There was a broken wide-screen TV behind the shelves.

"This morning, I accidentally broke that..." He said and shook his head.

"Oh.. Well that's a bummer.." I said and frowned.

"Yeah well. When I accidentally pushed it over and broke it, my brother of course got a little mad at me and said that it would come out of my pay. Altho it's only fair, I was still a pissed off..."

"I see..." I said and looked at the broken TV.

"Well, anyway, I think it'll be all payed for in a couple of months.." He continued and smiled.

"What's done is done. But anyway. That'd be three fifty please." Rayan said when we got to the cash register.

"Yes, certanly, here you go." I said and handed Rayan the money.

"Come again." He said when I stepped outside.

'I most certanly will...' I tought and smiled. This day might not be so bad afterall...

That evening I was thinking about many things when I went to sleep. Well, actually, just about one thing, and that was Rayan. It was weird, I know. Did I really have a crush on him, or was it just one of those "on and off" things... I don't know. Somehow it felt different than all the other crushes I've had. Heh... Daniel wouldn't be too happy to hear about this tomorrow at school.

Chapter 2. Against all the odds

The next day at school, lunch break...

"NO WAY! You have no idea how tired I am of hearing that!" Daniel said and slammed his hand against his forehead.

"I know, I know." I said and grinned.

"It's just that, this time it feels a lot different than before. And Vicky, turns out you were right about him being a sweet guy."

"Told you so." Vicky anwsered and stuck his tongue out.

"Seriously! I don't get you gay people sometimes... And besides, do you even know if Rayan is gay or not?" Daniel said and pointed at me playfully.

I looked down on the floor and sighed.

"I have no idea..."

Vicky looked at me and patted me on my shoulder.

"Don't worry, I'm sure you'll find out sooner or later. And you know what I think? I think you two would make a great couple! And my intuition is rarely wrong, no?" She said and smiled.

"Hehe, I guess you're right." I said and giggled.

"Oh geeze..." Daniel said and rolled his eyes.

"Daniel you shut up!" Vicky snarled and threw a bun at Daniel.

"Ok ok! Seesh!" Daniel yelled and laughed.

I looked at Vicky and Daniel and smiled.

"Hey guys, really. It's not that serious. There's probably no hope for us anyway, so you two shouldn't make such a big deal out of a single crush."

"Ok, ok... But just you wait." Vicky said and winked.

"Oh god... We have biology next..." Daniel moaned and slammed his head against the table.

"Well atleast we can sit next to eachother so we won't be bored." I said and tilted my head.

"We are on the same course afterall." Vicky said and nodded.

"And the lesson starts in ten minutes, so maybe we should get going." She continued and pointed at the clock.

"You're probably right." I said and stood up with my tray.

"Hey, wait a sec... Isn't Rayan on that course too?" Daniel suddenly asked and smirked at me.

"Oh, is he?" I asked and blinked.

"Now that you mention it..." Vicky tought out loud and rubbed her chin.

"He DOES go to that same biology course."

I smiled and almost screemed out of joy.

"Maybe I can squeeze my self next to him at class and talk to him some more! That's the best way to find out more about him."

Vicky nodded and smiled. But he then turned at Daniel and looked him in the eyes.

"Don't you get any bright ideas then, ok?" She said and rose an eyebrow.

Daniel just grinned.

"No, of course not." He said. You could almost see the halo above his head, and I knew he had something in mind.

When the class was about to start, we walked into the classroom and looked around. All of the seats were almost full, so it was impossible for us all to sit next to eachother. Suddenly, Daniel noticed Rayan sitting in the back, and he quikly ran to the one open seat next to him and grinned.

Vicky and I stared at Daniel who now winked.

"Don't worry." I could read his lips say from afar.

Vicky looked at Daniel and sighed.

"It's hard not to worry, when HE says 'don't worry'..." She said and pulled my arm.

"Come on. Lets take a seat." We looked for a couple open seats and I was still watching in Rayan and Daniel's direction.

"Can you see what they're talking about?" Vicky asked and tryed leaning forward in order to see them better. I shook my head and saw Daniel saying something to Rayan making him suddenly flinch.

Daniel smiled at me.

"O-oh..." I tought outloud and saw Rayan turn to look at me slowly. His cheeks were all red.

When his eyes met mine, I quikly hid my face and prayed that Daniel didn't say anything too... Private...

I couldn't even take a little peek towards Rayan on that whole class after that! I was worried that he might start avoiding me or something. But to my surprise, and relief, he didn't. Because after the lesson had ended, Rayan actually came and talked to me! Yes! He really did! I was trying to get away from the classroom as fast as I could but then, someone grabbed my shoulder. It was Rayan and he looked still a little embarassed by something.

"Hey..." He said and rubbed the back of his neck.

"Hey.. To you too, Rayan." I said and turned around.

"Daniel uh.... Daniel kinda told me the thing about you being gay at class... And no, I don't mind it at all!" Rayan said and laughed awkwardly.

"And he also said... And W- Well... Nevermind." Rayan studdered and started walking away from me.

"I- I guess I'll see you around then." He said to me and nodded.

"Yes. See you." I said and just stood there when people passed by me. I wasn't really sure if I should scream, laugh or cry, but I knew that something, good or bad, had just sparked to life between us.

I got startled when Daniel suddenly grabbed my shoulders.

"Hehe! Don't worry Nathan, you'll thank me later." He said and pinched my cheek.

"Ouch! Daniel! Don't do that" I said and laughed while rubbing my cheek.

"I guess a thank you is in order?" I said to Daniel and smiled.

"Meeh, no need to thank me." He anwsered and shrugged.

"That's what friends are for, right?" He continued and grinned. That's when Vicky showed up behind Daniel.

"I just hope you know what you're doing, woofie." She said and walked next to me.

"Oh, come on! Have I ever done anything stupid and hair-brained to you guys before?"

Vicky and I looked at eachother.

"Well, yes... Infact you have." We said almost at the same time making Daniel pout.

"Pft, fine. Point taken. But this time! I really know what I'm doing."

I sure hoped so.

After school when I got home, I had allready decided on it. I wanted to see Rayan again! But, it was friday, so meeting him at shcool today or tomorrow was out of the question...

"But how could I make up a good reason for meeting him again..." I tought out loud and decided to call Vicky for some help.

I got the phone and climbed on my bed. I looked at the clock, it was 7 PM.

"Vicky here, what's up?" I heared her voice anwser.

"Hey! It's Nathan. Listen, Vicky. You have to help me think of a reason for me to meet Rayan again!"

"Huh? Meet Rayan...? Why wouldn't you just call him and tell him you want to see him?"

"You know I don't have the guts for that! And besides, if I did he'd think I was clinging to him and that would probably make him feel uncomfortable."

"Ok, ok... I get your point. I heared his brother was out of town today, so he's probably alone in the shop. They also live there you know."

"Really?"

"Yea, their appartment is right behind the store."

"Hm... Well, maybe if I had something broken, I could go there and ask for a new one, or have it repaired."

"Yea, that's a possibility..." Vicky said suspiciously.

"Or... Even better yet..." I chuckled and looked at the TV.

"I could get Rayan to come HERE instead!"

"Oh? And HOW are you planning on doing that?"

"Hehe... You'll see..."

"Ok, just don't do anything stupid. Kiss kiss."

"Bye Vicky, and thanks!"

'Now... Where's that baseballbat...'

After doing some... "Arrangements" I had built up enough courage to call to "Tournay Electrics" where Rayan was supposed to be right now. I was a little nervous when the phone ringed.

"Yello! This is Tournay Electrics, Rayan Tournay speeking, how may I help you?" I heared Rayan anwser.

"Rayan!" I screamed accidentally and immediatly shut my trap.

"Huh? Fox boy, is that you?" I heared him laugh at the other end.

"Heh. I told you not to call me fox boy, Rayan." I said and laughed a little.

"Yea yea, so, what's this about?" He asked with a relaxed tone.

"Well. There's a slight... Problem with my TV here, and of course I have no way of bringing it there.. So..."

"So..?"

"I was hoping you could come and take a look at it, probably see what's wrong with it?"

"Hm.. I think I could try and figure out what's wrong with it, weird that it broke up all by it self like that..."

"Yyyyea.... All by it self..." I said and carefully placed the baseballbat back in my closet.

"Well. I'll be right down, I think I'll be able to fix it."

"Yes, thank you, Rayan. I'll see you then." I said and hung up.

"Hehe... Mission accomplished." I smirked and placed the phone on the table.

I didn't have to wait too long before there was a knock on my door. I let Rayan in and smiled to him.

"Hi."

"Heys, so, where's that broken TV?" He anwsered and waved.

"It's right over there." I said and pointed at the TV that was still smoking a little.

"Oh... Guess I'll take a look at it." Rayan said and walked to the TV. He opened it up with the screwdriver and watched all the wires inside.

"Well that's weird..." He said finally and showed me a piece of a broken wire.

"It's like they've exploded or something. Did the TV explode when you got home?"

"Hm, it was just all smoking when I got home.. So I don't really know."

"I see..." Rayan said and rubbed his chin. That's when I noticed how cute his goatee looked on him. I let out a small giggle by accident.

"Huh? Did you say something?"

"Oh, nothing, nothing. Please, go on." I said and let Rayan continue with his work.

After a few hours of hanging around the TV and drinking some coffee i made for him Rayan finally stood up.

"I don't think I'll be able to fix it today. I'd need some tools from the shop, and it's getting late.. So..."

"Ah, yes. I see." I said, feeling kind of dissapointed. But then, I noticed Rayan suddenly got all pale.

"Rayan? Is something wrong?"

"Oh god! I just remembered!" He said and slapped his forehead with his hand.

"I forgot the KEYS inside the shop! And the doors are locked. On top of that, my brother's out of town!"

I suddenly felt really bad for inviting Rayan to my house.. Especially after coming up with a weird scheme like that.

"Oh.. That's not good." I said and sighed. I felt really sorry, I really did.

"And I don't have another place to stay right now..." Rayan continued and shook his head. That's when I got the bestest idea I've ever had.

"So hey! Why not stay at my place for the night? Your brother will be back tomorrow, right?"

"Actually, he comes home the day after tomorrow..." He said after thinking for a while.

"Heck! You can stay for the whole week if it's up to me." I said and smiled.

"Well... If you're sure... I really don't have any other place to go, so."

"I'm sure. You're welcome here, any time. There's just one small problem..."

"Oh, what's that?" Rayan asked and looked at me.

"There's... Uh... Only one double bed here... And I sleep naked..."

Rayan blushed and turned to look away from me.

"Uh well..." He said and scrached his cheek.

"No no, it's ok! I can sleep on the floor!" I said and went to the storadge room to get a matress.

"Nah, I'm the one doing the invading, here... So I'll be sleeping on the floor. Ok?"

"Well. Ok, if you're sure." I said and placed the matress on the floor next to my bed and went to get some clean sheets.

I heared Rayan changing his clothes in the bedroom. I found the sheets and walked back to the bedroom.

"Well here they... ARE!" I stopped at the bedoom door and almost started drooling.

Rayan had stripped his clothes and was now wearing only his tight boxer shorts. His entire upper body was now exposed and for the first time I saw how strong his arms really looked. I also noticed how well toned his chest muscles were, I would never have guessed.

"Is something wrong?" He asked and looked at me.

"I- I- Uh.. No no, nothing at all." I said and coughed.

"Here are your clean sheets. Hope they're comfortable enough." I said and handed the sheets over to Rayan.

"Thanks." He said and started making his bed.

"Well. It's allready past eleven, so.. We should probably get to sleep." I said and climbed on my bed. I used my covers to cover my self and threw my underwear on the floor from underneath.

"Good night.. Nathan..." I heared Rayan say from below.

"Good night." I said and closed my eyes. It was incredibly hard to try and get some sleep when you knew that that handsome guy you wanted to be with was sleeping in the same room with you... But after a little sheep-counting, I fell asleep.

The next morning I woke up and felt that I had slept like a baby. I didn't bother to open my eyes, since my pillow felt so warm and comfortable. Actually, way more comfortable that it usually had felt. I gave it a little squeeze and yawned.

"Hmm-mm.... I slept like a log..." I said slowly opened my eyes a little.

I saw stripes... Stripes? My bed didn't have any stripes on it.

"Uh... Nathan... What are you doing...?" I heared Rayan ask.

I fully opened my eyes and you know what I saw, I saw Rayans stripy boxers! I was laying on his belly!

I qukly turned to look at Rayan, whose cheeks were all red. There were slight tones of surprise and terror on his face.

I yelped and quikly jumped up on my bed and used the covers to cover my body.

"OH MY GOD! I'm SORRY, SO sorry! Sorry! I- I- I- I m-must have rolled on you in my sleep I-"

Rayan sat up on the matress and looked at me, his cheeks still red as ripe apples. And man, I must have looked like a tomato...

"Um.. I- It's ok.. Seriously..." He said and smiled a little.

I turned around on the bed because I was too embarassed to look at Rayan in the face. I heared him stand up as he started walking towards the bedroom door, but suddenly, I felt a little stinging pain on my rump as he passed by.

When he had walked trough the door I kept looking at the door behind him...

'Did he.... No.... Did he just pinch me?'