Happy Valentine's Day

Story by Frank Foxx on SoFurry

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A story I wrote just for Valentine's and if your single I recommend ya reading it. Please lemme know how it is, it is a little rushed though.


(Untrue story) Hello watchers, I decided to do this as in spirit of Valentine's Day. During around this time is my birthday on the 9th this month; Turned 21. Also I feel depressed due to me being single, SO! I have decided to do this for those whom are single during Valentine's Day and I hope we all find someone soon <3 ENJOY!


It was a clear and cold night at the New Jersey club "Dance Furever". Inside the club there were many furs, males and females, dancing to the beat of the music the DJ played. Backstage we have the live performance for the night; Frank Foxx: A Red Fox, 5'5" and Lead Singer. Kate Crane: a artic white wolf, 5'4" and the Drummer. Shaun Green: a blue fox with a green tip on his tail, 6'1" and the Bassist. Derek Jackleson: a Bengal tiger with black stripes on his body but white stripes on his tail, 5'11" and the Lead Guitarist.

Together their band is named "30 Died" and they are just starting on their career in music this gig at the club being their first. All four of them have their nervousness; Frank, on the other hand, has other things on his mind it being 4 days until Valentine's Day. Derek was tuning his guitar, Shaun talking on his cell, and Kate was brushing her emo looking straight hair with a white stripe that goes over her left eye. Frank has his own room, or the only room, separate as he requested since he preferred to get ready alone, aside from the others whom shared the openness of the backstage.

As Kate finished with her hair she got up and walked to Frank's door and knocked.

"Frank, you okay? Can I come in?" Kate spoke softly as she knocked with the knuckle of her pointer finger.

"It's open..." Frank responded standing at the mirror with his paw on the desk stretched and his head down.

Kate opened the door, came in, and closed the door behind her. "You cool Foxx?"

Frank nodded "Yeah I am. Just clearing my mind; I'm getting in the right state of mind. My birthday was yesterday, turned 21 others trying to get me to try alcohol but that isn't what's bothering me."

"Then what Frank?" Kate thought it over. "Ohhhh, Valentine's Day. You do seem to get down during this time of year when you're single."

"I've been single for 4 years now Kate, I wish I could find a nice boyfriend." Frank sat down in his desk chair after he spoke.

Kate and the others knew Frank was gay, only gay in the group but they all were cool with it. These four have been friends since freshmen year of high school, and Frank has hidden himself from Kate for the first year and a half while just recently told the other guys just last month. Reason Frank hid it from them a lot longer was cause they were guys, he was scared of them hating him or beating him or stop being his friend along with all three possibilities. Kate talked Frank into telling them both during a band meeting, he didn't expect them to both say "Whatever floats your boat man" with a shrug. Then make a joke about flirting with them which got all four of them laughing.

A female otter knocked and came in "5 minutes guys" she spoke then left shutting the door.

"Well, you're a wonderful guy Frank. You'll find the right one soon I am sure of it." Kate stated as she stood and walked out.

Out on stage the band just finished 2 of their 3 song performance, the saved their favorite practiced song for their closer: "Daylight" by Maroon 5. Frank really got into singing it each time they practiced.

"Okay, this song I wanted to do just for Valentine's Day. Hit it!" Frank said on the microphone.

Then, the song started...

"Here I am waiting, I'll have to leave soon

Why am I holding on?

We knew this day would come, we knew it all along

How did it come so fast?" Frank started singing with his eyes closed.

"This is our last night but it's late

And I'm trying not to sleep

Cause I know, when I wake, I will have to slip away

And when the daylight comes I'll have to go

But tonight I'm gonna hold you so close

Cause in the daylight we'll be on our own

But tonight I need to hold you so close

Oh-woah, oh-woah, oh-woah

Oh-woah, oh-woah, oh-woah" Frank open his eyes, his expression showed how into the song he was getting.

"Here I am staring at your perfection

In my arms, so beautiful

The sky is getting bright, the stars are burning out

Somebody slow it down

This is way too hard, cause I know

When the sun comes up, I will leave

This is my last glance that will soon be memory

And when the daylight comes I'll have to go

But tonight I'm gonna hold you so close

Cause in the daylight we'll be on our own

But tonight I need to hold you so close

Oh-woah, oh-woah, oh-woah

Oh-woah, oh-woah, oh-woah

I never wanted to stop because I don't wanna start all over, start all over,

I was afraid of the dark but now it's all that I want, all that I want, all that I want

And when the daylight comes I'll have to go

But tonight I'm gonna hold you so close

Cause in the daylight we'll be on our own

But tonight I need to hold you so close

And when the daylight comes I'll have to go

But tonight I'm gonna hold you so close

Cause in the daylight we'll be on our own

But tonight I need to hold you so close

Oh-woah, oh-woah, oh-woah

Oh-woah, oh-woah, oh-woah

Oh-woah (yeah), oh-woah (yeah), oh-woah (yeah)

Oh-woah (yeah), oh-woah (yeah), oh-woah!" © Maroon 5 - 2012

As the song ended they got a big applause, Frank sweating from the pressure and the heat of the lights. "Thank you!" he said loudly on the microphone before they left the stage. DJ going back to the normal club music; in the back the four furs were patting each other on the back and hugging.

"So Frank, dude, what you doing for Valentine's?" said Derek wrapping Frank in a soft headlock.

Frank chuckled. "Nothing Derek, just hanging in my apartment alone."

"Sounds like that sucks..." stated Shaun.

Frank just shrugged. "It's usual for me since..."

"That douchebag cheated on you." Kate blurted out in a scowl.

"Yeah... since Sam."

"And with a bitch too!" Derek said a little loudly causing the others to all look at him weird. "What?" he shrugged. "He did, a slut and she so happened to be a dog."

"That's speciesest Derek." Kate said with Frank and Shaun nodding.

"Oh well, sorry. It is true though." Derek said with a nod from Frank.

As they all spoke they were packing their stuff into their cars. The four furs drove their separate ways saying bye to one another.

Frank sighed as he turned on the radio to listen to the sports station. Listening to Philadelphia Eagles talk, barely listening, and Frank's mind wonders like it normally does. Frank like to think of nice fantasy things, think of ideas and such; like imaging him with a perfect boyfriend. He looked at the clock, it reading 11:37 pm.

"Almost midnight" Frank mumbled.

With that Frank turned towards the Wawa store, a small market like store. Frank walked in and went over to the sandwich machine to order an Italian hoagie with no tomatoes. As the ticket for the order printed Frank went to grab a 16oz bottle of Pepsi then went to go pay for it. His hoagie was done quickly due to the store being slow at this hour. The clerk said his good day to Frank and he returned with a smile, Frank went directly home to eat his 8 inch long hoagie. He watched some truTV, so happen that World's Dumbest was on which watching dumb furs hurting themselves always seemed to crack a smirk on his muzzle.

After he finished eating Frank leaned back in his chair, unbuttoning his jeans as he watched. He watched until about 12:30 before taking his jeans off and crawling in his queen size bed to sleep.

Frank awoke next morning as he does every morning: get up, shower, and brush fur and brush teeth, finally getting dressed. He needed to go out to the store to store up on food. The gig last night paid well and he had practice later tonight. Frank went to the store and it was packed, he spent about 2 hours there going through the crowd grapping food, beverages, some coffee and milk, half and half, and some candy, such as: Hershey milk chocolate, Nerds, and sweet tarts. Suddenly he got a text on his phone, as he took it out to check on who it is. It was Kate saying that practice would be short tonight; Frank responded with an ok. As he put his phone away he bumped into someone else's cart.

"Oh, sorry I wasn't looking-..." Frank stopped as he looked at the taller fur in front of him, a gorgeous looking silver and white wolf.

"It's okay, no harm done." The wolf said with a smile. "Elliot"

"Huh?" Frank tilted his head.

"My name, it's Elliot. And you are?" The wolf said extending his paw.

"Oh um... Frank" Frank stated as he shook Elliot's paw hiding a blush. 'this wolf is HOT...well fit, cute, and a nice grip.' Frank thought to himself.

"Nice to meet you Frank" Elliot smiled. "So what you up to? Besides buying your groceries there." Elliot chuckled.

"Nothing." Frank shrugged. "Just going to hang out in my apartment by myself through Valentine's on and practice every now and then with my band.

"You're in a band?" Elliot asked interested.

"Yeah; 30 Died, we are called. We aren't big, just had out first gig last night. Which is why I am buy all this now, my fridge is pretty much empty."

"Don't you have a job besides the band?"

"No, recently got laid off. I am hopping our manager can keep up the gigs or else I am going to have to move back in with my folks." Frank said rolling his eyes.

Elliot nodded. "Ah well I hope that happens for ya." He smiled.

"What about you Elliot?"

"Oh, um..I am a manager at Home Depot. It pays well and I have my own little home myself, I got it from my parents passing."

"Oh I'm so sorry to hear that." Frank frowned.

"Thank you, they had me at an old age so....yeah. They lived happy lives though. Maybe if they didn't smoke and drink as much as they did they would have lived longer but." He shrugged. "What can ya do? I tried telling them all the time."

Frank nodded. " I have a similar situation with my parents, they think they know better cause they are older so they don't listen."

"Exactly!" Elliot smiled.

Frank chuckled. "Well nice talking to you. I gotta go."

"Okay. See you." Frank started walking away until Elliot stopped him. "Wait, You wanna...ummm have dinner some time?"

Frank paused and was shocked, this hot wolf was gay and liked him!? No, maybe he just wanted to be friends. Either way, "Sure." Frank wrote down is number and gave it to the wolf. They said bye and Frank went to buy his stuff and go home.

Later that night after his practice with the band Frank lay in his couch when he got a text. An unknown number that read 'Hey Frank, its Elliot. From the super market earlier today.' Frank smiled and respond back then added him into his phone. They texted back and forth for hours, just talking and slight flirting. In the back of his mind Frank his hopping he can have a date on valentine's day this year after four years of lonely Valentine's nights.

The next day it was 2 days until Valentine's day and while Frank was brushing his teeth when he got a text from Elliot asking to call him. Frank hurried up his brushing, fixed his towel after just showering and called him.

"Hey Foxxie. Remember that dinner I asked you about?"

"Yeah."

"Well, heh heh how's Valentine's Day sound for you?" Elliot asked nervously.

"Uhhhh, y-yeah sure sounds great." Frank stuttered wagging his tail.

"Great, text me your address of your building and room number and I'll come pick you up around 7. Okay?" Elliot said happily and was wagging his tail as well.

"Sure, hehe.." Frank was ecstatic but didn't want to show it.

Next couple of days that was all Frank to think about, even called up his friends/band mates and told them what happened. All of them were happy, and Derek cracked a joke about bringing a condom. Derek liked to play around like that, all in all he was happy. They all wished him luck on that night. Frank wasn't in love with the wolf since he just met him but it was definitely a crush. Okay, a HUGE crush.

Then the night came; Frank got a text from Elliot telling him to dress nicely. It was 6:50 and Frank was wearing a red checkered buttoned shirt and black dress pants and shoes. He waited for the wolf impatiently hopping the night goes well. Frank put on extra deodorant due to him sweating bullets. Suddenly there was a knock on the door, Frank darted for it and opened the door seeing Elliot in a tuxedo. All Frank could think out was how hot the wolf looked; he could not help but blush and hope it didn't show. Elliot chuckled asking if he was ready, Frank nodded and the wolf held his paw and took the fox to his car.

Elliot took him to a very nice restaurant one of those you need a reservation, and lucky for them the wolf made one after he asked Frank out. They were seated and ordered; Frank got chicken and Elliot got Venison.

"Oh, I forgot to ask you Elliot. How old are ya?" Frank asked as he sipped his soda.

"24, you?" Elliot just kept his water.

"I just turned 21 on the 9th." Frank stated.

"Oh hehe well happy late birthday, guess that means we can drink then huh?" Elliot laughed. "Just kidding I don't drink."

"Me either, I hate it actually." Frank said.

"That's cool." The wolf smiled at him.

The night went on and it was going great they had a lot in common. Both were really starting to like each other, they finished their meals and Elliot handled the check. Frank tried getting the tip but Elliot stopped him telling him that he got it. He was treating which Frank found flattering; they left with Elliot arm around Frank which got him in close enough to smell the wolf. He wasn't wearing any kind of body spray or cologne which Frank loved; he just likes freshly showered smell and hates those body scent products. Elliot took Frank home and up to his door a they turned to one another.

"I had a nice time tonight." Elliot said as he held Frank's paw.

'Okay, now I know he likes me... please kiss me... ask me to be your boyfriend.' Frank thought to himself as he said out loud. "Yeah I did too Elliot."

"We should do it again some time." Elliot said then leaned in about three quarters of the way for a kiss hopping Frank accepted it.

Which Frank did and they kissed on the lips, no tongue, for about five seconds. They both smiled and Frank was wagging his tail unnoticeably. Elliot chuckled at the wagging of the fox tail.

"I'll call you." Elliot said as he walked toward the stairs to downstairs to get back to his car.

"Yeah." Frank just smiled. 'I have a boyfriend! Or at least I am dating someone"

As Elliot left, Frank went in and watched his car drive away. Frank sighed, "Best Valentine's Day ever."

THE END

I'm sorry if this seems rushed I wanted it done by Valentines but I was late so yeah... it may not be my best work but I hope you all enjoyed it.

Please comment and fave! :) Happy Valentine's Day!