The Safety of His Arms (rewrite)
Although the main character is supposed to be me, the events depicted in this story are entirely fictional.
This is my first story ever published to this site. I plan on adding more chapters if i can continue to get good responses and there are future sex scenes in the works. I welcome comments and constructive criticism, but please no flaming. As I said, it's my first story and I hope to improve. This is the rewritten version of my first story. I added some content and tried to improve by using the constructive criticism from the other. Thank you for reading.
I guess I should start by describing myself. I am a 22 year old fox, a little small for my species, but I like being small. I attend college and I was hoping to graduate at the end of the year. At least until my dad threw me out anyway. I guess it's a blessing now that I'm gone; he was a drinker and liked to take his anger out on me. When he would wake up the next day he couldn't remember what he had done so it would just happen again a few days later. The last time he hit me and threw me out, he was sober. I guess that's what happens when your dad finds out you made out with his boss' son.
After staying the night in a nearby park, I decided I should at least still try to finish school. As I was making my way across the practice field, I could feel a few unwelcome eyes against my back. I knew their owners as my old bullies from high school. Most furs usually move past this after graduation but not these guys. They were all buff, but not where it counted. A red wolf was the leader, followed by a usually quiet horse, and a cranky bear. I never bothered to remember their names. The wolf called out to me. "Hey cocksucker!" I turned to look at him, and suddenly I was on the ground. My nose was broken and bleeding, but they didn't stop there. I couldn't do anything but curl up and endure it. Fortunately for me, I blacked out not long after it started.
I was in motion, I could tell but I wasn't moving on my own. I was being carried by someone, I could feel his muscular arms supporting my legs and torso, and my face was buried in his neck. I was fading in and out, but when I managed to open my swollen eyes, I saw orange and black fur. I tried to say something, but he looked down at me with saddened eyes. "Shhh, it's okay now, I've got you. Everything is going to be fine. I'm going to fix you up back at my place but for right now I just need...." His voice was so gentle, but I passed out again.
I jerked awake with a start, quickly followed by a realization of how badly I was hurt. I could see stitches on the bridge of my muzzle. Looking around I realized I had been laid to rest on a large sofa with a warm blanket and pillow. I was in someone's living room, clearly a bachelor, because the decorations would not have suited a lady. It was very simple, the sofa I was resting on as well as a few chairs, a coffee table in the center of the room and a tv that had been thoughtfully turned down so as not to wake me up. Soon after was the realization that under this blanket, I was completely naked. I began to panic and I called out weakly. "Somebody, help! Where am I?"
My savior came in from the kitchen with some Advil and a glass of water as if he had read my mind. He was indeed a tiger, but he was the largest tiger I had ever seen in person. He had so much muscle mass that you could almost see every firm curve of muscle under his fur, but not so much muscle as to be obscene. Somehow though, he was also the gentlest person I had ever met. "Hey Kit, I'm glad to see you are finally up. I don't blame you for resting though, you really took a beating." He gently helped me sit up, making sure to keep me covered at the same time. He handed me the water and held the Advil in his paw.
I swallowed the pill and greedily drank the entire glass of water before putting it down to catch my breath. "How *pant* did you know my name *pant*and why am I naked?"
He got a laugh out of that one, but I didn't see what was so funny. "Four years ago, you took biology 2 even though it wasn't a freshman course. Think back and try to remember your old lab partner."
The wheels began turning in my head and he could see as the realization dawned on me. "T-tora? Tora Sano? How did you get so big? Back then you didn't even look strong enough to lift your desk chair. You're the one who saved me?" I got a little over excited and whined a little as I gripped my ribcage.
Tora slapped my hand away and started poking and prodding between my ribs as he was speaking. "I started lifting weights because I knew when I got hired in a hospital I was gonna have to lift our patients, and I kinda got hooked on trying to gain muscle mass. It looks good though, right?" he gave me a wink before continuing. "That biology class was the last class I needed to graduate, and I have been working as the head ER nurse at the hospital since then. I was offered a teaching position though which explains why I was on campus. I wouldn't say I saved you; they were gone when I found you. To tell you the truth I didn't even know it was you until I got you cleaned up." Pausing for a second, he smiled and said, "it doesn't look like any ribs are broken, probably just bruised. Your clothes are in the wash by the way, can't have your bloody clothes making a mess of the place can we?" He smiled and sat down next to me. His smile faded quickly though, and it occurred to me what was about to happen. He had seen all the scars on my back, the lines of missing fur that streak across my upper torso. "So, uh, you have really been through a lot haven't you?"
It was just like him, blunt and to the point but always concerned. I couldn't look at him as I nodded my head and tears began to fill my eyes. Suddenly I felt his huge arm wrap itself around my shoulders and pull me closer to him in an attempt to comfort me. It was a nice thought but the floodgates opened and I just buried my face in his strong chest as I sobbed my eyes out. I felt his other hand against the back of my head holding me close for what seemed like hours, but could not have been more than ten minutes. "It's ok, just let it out. I've got you." When I finally stopped crying, he lifted my chin and wiped the tears from my muzzle as I peered into his eyes.
"My dad used to drink, and then he found out I was gay. He would go outside and find a thin flimsy branch from a tree and force me to lie across his bed while he whipped me across my back. When he was done, and I was too exhausted to fight back, he would pull my pants down and force me to take him and his knot. It hurt so much but I just couldn't fight him off, and when I did he would just beat me more. The next day, he would wake up hung over with no memory of what he had done." I looked up at Tora with tears in my eyes once again. "I slept in a park last night because he threw me out. I don't have anywhere else to go." I began to cry again, but Tora slowly leaned forward until his lips touched mine, and at that moment I knew it really was ok. My tears stopped and I melted into the kiss. Once again, it felt like forever, but this time I didn't want It to end.
Seconds later our lips parted and he smiled down at me. "You don't have to go anywhere, Kit. I wasn't brave enough to tell you a few years ago, but I have always thought you were adorable. I didn't think you liked guys though so I never said anything about it. How about this, tomorrow I'll explain to your teachers why you were absent and get your assignments for you. For as long as you want, I would like for you to stay with me and be mine. I won't force you into doing anything you are not ready for. All I ask is that you help out with chores once you heal up and when you finish school and find a job, help out with the bills. I'll help you out as much as I can." I was stunned. This handsome wonderful tiger had just offered me the best thing in the world and I didn't know what to say. How does one respond to an offer like that? He could tell I was having trouble processing everything, so he leaned in and gave me another kiss. This time, I kissed him back. We opened our mouths and used out tongues to explore each other's mouths, moaning into the kiss it was clear what my answer was. It's true what they say about a felines tongue by the way, very rough, but it was interesting not in a bad way. We broke the kiss and I rested my head against his strong chest once more, breathed a sigh of relief, and drifted off to sleep once more.
I awoke an hour later when Tora decided to take me to his bed for the night. "I guess I should be a little embarrassed about still being naked with you carrying me around like this." I smiled at him and he smiled back at me, giving me another kiss.
"Nah, I'm a doctor remember," he gave me a wink to show he was just messing with me, "and I cleaned you up so it's nothing I haven't seen already. Besides, I enjoy the view." He never broke eye contact with me as I ran my fingers through his chest fur and he let out a deep purr. He laid me down in his big king sized bed and, after stripping himself naked, crawled in next to me. I couldn't resist rolling over to rest my head against his chest as he wrapped his arms around me. I breathed deeply his scent and slowly we fell asleep together, me on his chest and his arms holding me close. Safe.