SWAT Kats- Take A Chance On Me Ch. 10
Chapter 10: Silence Is Not Golden, Pass It On
Jake and Chance lived separately for a long time, even during that whole next week they slept in their own rooms, Jake was still taking his medications for depression after being raped, and Chance had to flush all the toxins out of his system from the drugs that were induced into his body. Chance always tried to hint to Jake that he was in heat, but Jake didn't feel comfortable with having sex with his mate, Chance got disappointed but understood he needed to respect Jake's space and knew he was still hurting. It was a rough week for both of the kats, the SWAT kats were called on twice, on both occasion Jake stayed behind since he was pregnant which hurt him. He was Chance's partner in life and in the skies, he was always worried that Chance would never come back from a mission, no matter how easy it seemed...it filled Jake with sadness. He always felt such a relief knowing the Turbocycle was back in the subbasement, the TurboKat still needed repairs from the last mission they both had. It was Saturday again, Chance had been called by Ms. Briggs to take care of Hard Drive who was robbing the banks of MegaKat City, Jake sat on th couch watching the live feed from the Kats Eye View news chopper. Jake laid back rubbing his stomach, it started to get a little plump but nothing too outrageous. Jake looked down at his belly, he smiled knowing Chance was going to be the father of their kitten, he is such a provider and cares for everything. There was an explosion on the television as Jake quickly looked back onto the screen, he could see T-Bone on the ground trying to get up, but was kicked on his side by Dr. Viper.
"Chance!" Jake gasped as he stood up clenching his fist, gritting his teeth at the sight of another of their enemies. More so he was feeling pain knowing his partner was in danger and out numbered. "Oh my baby, please get up" Jake hopped up and down a little, T-Bone slowly got up and shot Dr. Viper with some Cement Bullets from his glove and tackled Hard Drive. He was about to get away with some of the cities money, but T-Bone wasn't going to let that happen, he turned the villian around and punched his, knocking him out cold. He was suddenly knocked on the ground after being whacked on the back by Dr. Vipers tail, the reptilian kat slithered into the sewers as Hard Drive got up and ran into a power line before zapping himself through the wires. T-Bone struggled to get on his feet, he was able to stand after a while holding his side going to the TurboCycle, he got inside and drove off from the view of the choppers camera. "Oh Chance" Jake sighed to himself, he knew Chance would be sore and tired when he returned. Jake turned off the television and went upstairs to Chance's room and started to organize his things and make his bed for when he returns so he wouldn't have to do it later. it only took a bit to hove his dirty clothing inside the hamper and pile up his stacks of comics in his closet. Jake also made sure to fluff his huge pillow and spread out his bedsheets to make it nice and flat with no wrinkles. Jake went downstairs to the kitchen after turning off the light in Chance's room and closing the door behind him, he looked inside the pantry and brought out some chicken broth mix and put it into a pot of water and set it on the stove to start cooking. He then went over to the fridge and brought out 2 cans of milk and placed them on the table after setting Chance's place. The broth quickly cooked as it started to boil as the aroma of the chicken floated in the air, Jake turned off the stove and poured the liquid into a bowl and placed it on the table. There was some noise coming from the subbasement, Chance was home already and soon came up from the subbasement slowly as he got to the top of the ladder, he groaned as he stood up completely closing his eyes and making his way to the light of the kitchen.
"Jake...." Chance held onto the frame of the kitchen doorway, leaning his wounded body on wood as he panted a bit. Jake quickly went over to his mate and helped him to his seat at the table, Chance winced at the pain in his back and sides as he sat down and looked onto the meal in front of him.
"I made you some soup and made your bed ready" Jake said putting a napkin on Chance's lap, he smiled as he picked up the spoon and began to feed himself. He didn't have the complete meal as he downed both of his cans of milk before trying to get up, Jake put one of his arms underneath the stronger kats shoulder and helped him up the steps, Chance was really sore and just wanted to get some sleep Jake knows how he feels, after a mission like that solo thats all anyone would want...some nice relaxing sleep. Jake opened the door but didn't turn on the light, there was enough light coming from the hallway to see the bed where Chance wanted to head to, Jake helped his mate to his bed and slowly lowered him onto the edge where he sat. Chance moved one of his hands and grabbed onto Jakes wrist lightly, he began to purr deeply and he nuzzled his head on Jake's stomach.
"How are you doing baby?" Chance said softly, Jake put his hand on Chance's head and pet it a bit.
"Don't worry about me now, you just get some rest...." Jake was cut off when he felt Chance's free hand rub the back of his leg at the same spot. Jake lowered his ears as he purred lightly. "Chance......I'm sorry but....I just don't feel ready yet....." Jake sighed as his tail brushed Chance's hand off, he could feel Chance's member getting harder like his own. He could feel Chance's hand crawling up the inside of his thighs and finding his own crotch, Jake gasped at the touch, its been a long time since they touched one another, and Jake liked the feeling but quickly closed his legs and moved back a bit. His mate gave a deep slow sigh as he looked up at Jake with tired eyes.
"Its o.k Jake......we'll....we'll just take it slowly" He said as he cupped Jake's face and brought their lips together, Jake was happy that Chance understood his feelings and kissed his lover deeply. Chance broke the kiss as he felt a sharp pain on his side, he groaned as Jake helped him lie down on his mattress as he drifted to sleep, Jake pulled the sheets over the burly tabby as left the room quietly. Chance just rolled around in his bed for a while, he had forgotten to take his medication after he ate so he wouldn't be getting to sleep any time soon, he was sore all over his body thanks to Hard Drive and Dr. Vipers double team attack. He tried to push it out of his mind and started to think about something else, like the cars that continued to pile up in the garage and the TurboKat that needed to be finished soon. So many things to do yet he was only one kat, Jake did enough at the house and garage but was getting weaker as the baby was developing, Chance was definately feeling the stress of his work. Chance soon found his eyes starting to fall on their own, he closed them feeling the burning sensation of darkness on his eyes as he drifted to sleep.
~ Friday Morning ~
Jake was up and about, packing their clothing for the weekend stay in the country side with Chance's mom and relatives, Chance was still taking is morning shower when Jake last checked, he had a hard time waking up. He was swollen and hurt all over, he could barely wake up without Jake constantly reminding him.....also with a cup of water splashed on his face. Jake got everything prepared and went outside to load their stuff into back of the truck, it was sunny outside and really hot, but there was a cool breeze that rushed through the chocolate toms fur that kept him refreshed. Chance turned off the water as he stood there in the tub looking at his feet watching the droplets that dripped from his fur fall onto the marble floor, he shook his head and reached for his towel drying his head off first before the rest of his body. His fur stuck out everywhere as he patted himself down, he hated staying in the shower for long periods of time, but he just relaxed when the hot water massaged his sores and bruises. Chance stepped out into the foggy bathroom and headed out the door to his room to change into some clean clothing, once he was finished he headed downstairs to see Jake outside already loading up the truck.
"Come on Chance, lets get moving" Jake waved at his mate as he closed the house door behind himself and made his way to the truck. Jake closed the back of the truck and went to the drivers side and got in, Chance slowly made his way to the passenger side and closed the door. "Everything o.k Chance?" Jake said starting the vehicle and pulling out of the garage onto the main road.
"Just tired is all" Chance said in a low tone closing his eyes and slowly falling to sleep, he really did feel the energy drain away from him from today, it even hurt to walk. Jake came to a stop light and quickly buckled Chance in before continuing to drive. The both made it to the country side within a half hour, Jake was humming along to the song on the radio while navigating to Rita's house. They finally arrived in the dirt driveway and parked behind all the other cars that were there. Jake turned off the truck and unbuckled himself before doing the same to Chance, he was still sleeping like a log as Jake shook his mate on the shoulder, but got no response.
"Chance? Wake up Chance" Jake continued to shake Chance, eventually he stirred awake opening his eyes slowly looking onto his childhood birthplace. A smile grew on his face as he sat up stretching his arms in the air, quickly bringing them back to his side as he felt the sharp pain from side sides, Jake helped his lover out of the truck owly as his feet planted themselves onto the dirt ground as his body rose from the vehicle. One of Chance's arms were over Jakes shoulder as he leaned against the smaller toms body, they both slowly walked over to the house when the front door opened. Chance's friend Nail and oldest brother Ian came out holding drinks in their hands laughing with one another, both wearing their own shorts and shirts for the hot day, their fur blowing in the breeze.
"Can you believe that amazing kick off, I told you my team would win" Nail laughed as he patted Ian on the back. Both looked in front of them to see Jake holding on to Chance trying not to fall over, Chance look weakly up at his brother and friend and tried to stand up straight, but eventually slid back down onto Jakes body, knees bent and holding their ground.
"Chance!" The two kats said simultaneously as they rushed over to the burly yellow tabby and helped him up, both of them were stronger and about Chance's height, so he had no trouble standing at a normal level. Jake stood up straight rubbing his back, Chance was sure heavy and he was not one to single handedly lift his mate anywhere. "We got you little brother" Ian said as he tucked on of his arms under Chance's pits, supporting his back as Nail did the same with the other side, they all walked inside the house and went into the living room, slowly dropping Chance on the couch.
"Man, have you lost some weight Chance?" Nail asked as he stood up rubbing the side of his neck, his friend felt light as a feather, he's usually as heavy as a bag of bowling balls.
"Just been sleeping mostly with this medication" Chance said as he sat back on the cushions and rested, Jake stood over the couch arm and put his hand on Chance's head, moving some hair away from his face. Chance just purred some as his mother came into the room Jugging Jake and sitting right next to her son, resting her back hand on his head.
"Your a bit warm, are you sure you shouldn't have stayed home?" Rita asked playing with Chance's whiskers making him smile.
"I'll be fine momma.....really" He purred lightly.
"Oh, there's someone here to see the two of you" Rita said getting up from her spot and going back into the kitchen, there was some chatter coming from all over the house. There had been a lot of neighbors there at the cookout, some from work and Church, others friends of the siblings. Rita cam out of the doorway holding the arm of a large red furred kat, it was Cliff laughing along with Rita as they came out in clear view, Chance looked at the tiger and tried to get up and protest his presence, but he was too weak like a newborn kitten. Jake just sat at the arm of the chair holding onto Chance's arm, squeezing it tightly as the tiger glanced at them.
"My my, its been a while guys" Cliff laughed as he went over to the group of kats, Nail and Ian didn't know him to well but still kept their guard up. Jake closed his eyes and looked away while Chance tried his best to stand up and kill the bastard, he wasn't going to hold back for anything this time. "Don't strain yourself Chance, just take it easy and sit down" Cliff said bending down and patting the tabby on his shoulder, he glanced at Jake for a minute before standing fully up again. "Let me go get you two some drinks" With that, Cliff went back to the kitchen where the other guests were at laughing and enjoying one another's company, Rita grabbed onto Jake's arm and walked him into the kitchen along with her. Chance, Ian and Nail looked at one another for a moment before Nail broke the silence.
"So.....isn't that the one who always hit on Jake? Like not romantically but, you know" Nail said as he found a reclining chair and sat down on the edge of the cushion.
"Yeah, I don't know what he's doing here and who invited him, but I don't trust him on minute while Jake is here" Chance said finally getting enough energy to sit up on his own.
"He came here with a white furred kat named...uhhhhh, I forget. But he seems real sweet and nice, maybe Cliff has moved onto someone else" Nail said taking a sip of his beer, Ian sat right next to his brother on the couch drinking his own, almost finishing the can in a couple of gulps.
"I doubt that...not after what happened the night before....before" Chance closed his eyes tightening his fingers to make a fist, Ian and Nail looked onto Chance and the hate he was displaying, they had an idea of what fateful day he was talking about. The day Chance forced himself onto Jake, his love and partner without his permission, it still puzzled Chance on how he cold have been intoxicated with drugs. He knew you should never leave your drink alone at a gay club for safety reasons, but the sting marks on his arm that the doctor pointed out didn't make any sense. Chance thought deeply to remember how he attained those marks without noticing, he knew Cliff had kissed him and Jake saw the whole thing, but when he tried to run after Jake thats when Cliff grabbed him.......Cliff grabbed him. "He grabbed me and I felt something sting......" Chance muttered to himself, he shot his head up scaring Ian and Nail for a moment.
"Whats up bro?" Ian said patting Chance on the back.
"I know how I was drugged!" Chance gasped, the other two looked at his shocked, they got closer to Chance waiting to his explanation. "I need you two to do me a HUGE favor, and get Adam and Earl if you can" Chance said lifting his arms and putting them over Ian and Nails shoulders bringing them in closer so he could whisper to them.
~ In The Kitchen ~
There were a lot of kats that showed up, more than Jake had expected there to be, but of course Rita was a saint and everyone loved her. Some kats around her age talked with one another about their families and showed off baby pictures to one another, they also chatted with some of the youngsters there as well. Cliff was talking to a young shekat, she was very pretty and wore a black skirt then traveled down to her knees and a long sleeve blue belly shirt, showing off her nice body to the male kats. There was also a young white furred kat helping Rita cook some food on the stove for the cook out, there was a grill outside but since it was a big turnout there needed to be more than one place to cook all the food. Rita walked Jake over to the stove so he could meet the young kat, he looked over at the two and smiled.
"Thank you so much sweetie for helping me with all this food. I'd like you to meet Jake Ferlong, he's my Son-In-Law married to my son Chance. He's in the living room resting a bit if you'd like to see him a little later" Rita smiled as they exchanged looks at one another, Jake extended his hand out to the youngster, the white kat put down the spatula and shook his hand with gusto.
"Its nice to finally meet you, Cliff has told me so much about you" The white kat smiled and laughed a bit, he was excited to meet the person Cliff always referred to.
"So you know Cliff as well?" Jake asked as they broke their handshake, he glanced over at Cliff having a conversation with the shekat, she looked very familiar to Jake for some reason, but he couldn't put is paw on it.
"Yeah, we've been dating fo 2 month now" The kat smiled as a blush came across his face, Jake's neck practically snapped back at the young kat in shock and awe. Rita smiled as she went to the fridge to pull out some more cans of milk, Jake looked as if he was about to hit the roof, he turned quickly over to Cliff to see he was looking directly at the two kats shooting a smile at them. The shekat did the same bouncing up and down waving a bit at him, apparently she knew Jake somehow by the way she was smiling and giggling. Jake turned around and grabbed the young kats wrist and walked them both out of the kitchen, the young kat just followed with a eyebrow cocked as Jake led him into the living room and up the stairs before the huddle of kats near the couch could see them. Rita turned back over to the stove to see the two kats gone, she looked to see if they had moved to another part of the kitchen, but they weren't anywhere to be found, she shrugged her shoulders and went over to Cliff and the shekat and offered them some milk.
"Thank you Rita, you such a mother sometimes you know that" Cliff smiled taking the can and sitting his empty can of beer on the table behind him.
"Yes Ms. Ferlong, this is absolutly stunning"
"Why thank you Daisey, its so nice to see you made it down here, and such a lovely outfit as well" Rita handed her the other can, Daisey smiled and blushed, she thought it was a bit much but was loving the attention she was getting from the toms at the party, young and old alike.
"You look positively delicious" Cliff said sliding his arm around her side.
"I don't think Jake recognized me though, wait until he find out" Daisey laughed feeling herself being tugged more towards the strong tiger as his grip got tighter. Chance walked into the kitchen at that time, looking around at some of his old neighbors and friends from when he was little, he also the pastor from his Church was there as well. Chances walked towards his mother noticing Cliff hold onto the shekat whispering into her ear, she didn't look like she was interested as she smiled and got free from his grip. Cliff smiled to himself as he took a swig of his milk before exchanging glances with the burly tom.
"So you're alive and walking, thats an improvement right there" Cliff smiled, Chance only slightly smiled back as he turned to the shekat, he had recognized her in an instant, it was Jake's little sister Daisey!. He wasn't expecting her to be at the party, and now Cliff was trying to hit on her in his house, she needed to get away from him.
"Yeah well I'm a fighter though and through. Daisey, its been such a long time since we've seen one another" Chance smiled as he took her hand bringing it up to his lips for a kiss, Daisey smiled and blushed at the romantic jester, giggling softly.
"Now I can see why Jake married you, your such charmer Chance" Daisey said, Chance still held onto her hand, there was some music playing outside, Chance's ears poked up when a slow song came on.
"I love this song, would you mind dancing with me Daisey?" Chance practically yanked her from the small circle and headed out th screen door of the kitchen with her in hand. Rita went over to her friends and began to talk with them, Cliff just stood there finishing his can of milk, he put it down on the table as well and went to the fridge to grab some liquor, he was getting irritated and Chance was doing it on purpose.
(Maybe he's already through the withdraw stage.......it doesn't matter! He'll get another dose if he gets in my way again) Cliff though as he pounded away at the bottle. Outside a couple of old kats were dancing along to the old music that came on the radio, Chance use to listen to it when he was younger and it always made him cheer up no matter what mood he was in. He and Daisey held on to one another with their free hand and held onto each others hand as they danced in their little circle space.
"What are you doing here Daisey?" Chance asked as he spun the girl around, she lowered her ears and looked sad.
"Do you not want me here Chance? Anna invited me so I thought I would come, she and I are becoming the best of friends....unless you don't want that to be" Daisey said in a low depressing tone.
"Of course not, I didn't mean it like that hun. I always enjoy your company and trust you to be safe when your hanging out with my sister and your friends. But what are you doing talking to Jake's old boyfriend?"
"Well Anna went upstairs to answer a phone call, the Cliff walked on over and gave me a hug. We hadn't seen one another since he left Jake, it was nice talking to him again. But........" Daisey trailed off as she held Chance closer to her, her head leading against Chance's chest as she held on to her dancing partner. "He was acting strange towards me, giving me a back rub and holding my hand...then right before you came in he brought me close to him and I didn't feel comfortable anymore" She said as her ears lowered, she felt scared when she was in his embrace and Chance could feel it. "Then when he asked me if wanted to go somewhere in private, well thats when I was thankful you showed up" Daisey said out of the blue, Chance's eyes shot opened as he looked down onto the sweet white furred child, he couldn't believe what he just heard.
"Daisey, do you know the real reason he and Jake broke up?". Daisey looked up to meet Chance's stare with a confused face.
"Jake told me because he had important work to do out of state........was he lieing?" She asked as the music stopped and there was some clapping coming from the guests. Chance took her hand as they walked over to a nearby tree in the backyard where some young kats were playing around it and climbing, Chance made sure to be hidden from sight.
"Listen and listen closely Daisey, this is something your brother would never want you to hear, not even from me. What I'm about to tell you is true and why you must NEVER go near that tiger, especially when your alone and not with anyone to help you" Chance held onto Daisey's forearms on both sides, she was getting a little frightened.
"Chance......" Daisey stuttered out of her mouth, Chance only put his finger in front of her lips and shook his head.
"I know this may be scary, but you must listen"
~ Upstairs ~
Jake guided himself into one of the rooms hoping it would be empty, to his luck he ended up in Chance's old room when he was growing here on th farm, it was nice and small, with a medium sized bed. Jake closed the door behind him as the young kat just stood where he was looking at Jake confused, he started to go near the window and look outside to see the shekat Cliff was talking to dancing with a tall and muscular yellow tom, he looked handsome. A hand grabbed his wrist as he was spun around towards Jake, the chocolate tom was looking at every inch of his arm, then he moved to the next.
"What are you doing????" The kat asked, Jake touched his neck a little moving the fur out of the way.
"Whats your name?" Jake asked.
"Its Kyle......now will you tell me what your looking for?" The kat asked, he hissed and gasped a bit as Jake put a hand on his side, he winced at the touch as pain ran through his body. Jake noticed the body reaction and lifted up the kats shirt immediately. There were blue and black bruises on his sides and stomach, some along his chest, Jake was speechless when he saw the markings show through his white fur. He took a few steps back and looked upon the young kat, who was starting to cry as he slowly brought his shirt back down covering up his markings.
"He's been hitting you, hasn't he?" Jake asked, he knew the answer but wanted to hear it from the youngsters mouth himself. Kyle only nodded as tears fell down his face, he crossed his arms over his chest panting a bit in the process, it hurt him so much just to hide his pain in public but he tried his best and it worked most of the time.
"He takes his anger out on me and yells a lot, now he's been hitting me ever since he found out you got married to that Chance guy" Kyle choked back his tears, Jake only looked onto the poor thing feeling sorry and sad that he was suffering. "He was so nice to me before, and now......now he'll kill me if I leave him or talk to any other tom, but he can flirt with anyone he want to" Kyle covered his face with his hands and sobbed, Jake went over to the kat and hugged him, feeling arms wrap around his body as Kyle hugged back, he's been strong for so long and never told anyone about it before. Jake led them both onto Chance's old bed as they sat down.
"Tell me everything" Jake said as he patted the kat on his back, holding his hand tightly, the young kat brushed some tears from his eyes and nodded.