The Symbol? - Chapter 4

Story by Disturbia on SoFurry

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#4 of The Symbol

Hey guys, just released chapter 4! Put my heart and soul into so I hope you guys find it worth reading! I'm going to take breaks and probably not post for a day or two, but I'll be back ASAP. I hope you guys just enjoy my current chapter, have a nice day!

~Disturbia


~Arriving at the party~

When we arrived at the party, it was already stacked! The house the party was being held at seemed pretty huge. But for some odd reason, this house seemed extremely familiar. I couldn't put my muzzle on it, but I have a weird feeling I've been in this house before..

People were coming in and out of the house, most of them were a lot older than I expected.

"I thought this was a high school party?" I ask Jake, looking straight at him.

"Well, I never said what kind of party it would be... But hey, it's a party! Now let's go on inside and relax and have some fun!"

Jake walked into the house and I followed right behind him. When we got inside, it looked as if a hurricane just created a heinous disaster. There were random people lying on the floor, they seemed to have looked passed out because everyone one of them passed out had an empty beer can. You could see people dancing and lighting a smoke in one hand, then you see more people throwing used condoms onto the grass. There were even gatecrashers destroying glass, vases, and fences.

"This was not the kind of party I expected.." I said to myself. This house was huge, so there must have been at least one quiet place here.

"Hey Kevin, have a seat over here." He gestured me to a clean couch that looked like no one had sat in.

"Here, make yourself at home and just enjoy the party."

"Easy for you to say.." I mutter under my breath.

I went over to the couch and just sat there. What kind of party was this? I thought parties were suppose to be fun, not one with people randomly passing out and having sex every corner. I didn't feel like I belonged at this party, but it was better than hanging with myself, all alone all day.

"Hey Kevin, want a drink or a smoke?" Jake asks me.

"Um, no thanks, I don't do that." I say moving the drink and some out of my face.

"Oh alright. I don't either, was just wondering if you'd like to try some." Jake says nervously. "Hey, can you excuse me for a moment, I'll be right back, I have to make a phone call to a friend."

"Alright then, I'll just be waiting here." I say.

"Okay, don't go anywhere!" He says with a smile.

I couldn't help but smile back, his smile lit up a whole new world for me. I then soon realized I was being washed up in my thoughts again, not knowing how to control them, I just allowed them to take over my mind.

~Jake's P.O.V~

"Okay, he's here at the party, Pamela." I say talking into the phone loudly. The music was put on full blast and it was pretty hard to say anything distinctively.

"Good, good. I want you to take him to the special room where we're at, we're going to do a truth or dare game. If you can get this done, you'll own my debt and I'll get you what you want."

"Fine, but the prank better not be anything over line, y'hear me?" I say confidently.

"Yeah, yeah, who gives the orders around here anyways?" She says.

"I'm serious, Pamela, don't hurt him in anyway."

"Are you really getting into him, Jake? Is this prank changing you?" She asks me.

I was quite surprised. Was this prank changing how I feel about Jake? I've dated so many girls, and I've never dated a guy. Could it be I'm gay? I didn't care, Kevin was innocent, he doesn't deserve a harsh prank.

"No, I'm not. Just don't try going over board with anything. I'll get him right now to the special room, I'll meet up with you in a bit."

I close my cell phone and head towards the bathroom to clear my face. I wasn't sure what Pamela was going to do, but I just sure hope it doesn't hurt Kevin.

~Kevin's P.O.V~

"Why am I still here?" I say thinking aloud. This party is pretty trashy and nothing here interests me. I was getting bored and bored by the second, it would've probably been a better idea to stay at home. This party most definitely isn't right for me. I don't drink, I don't smoke, I don't have sex, and I don't go running around naked the lawns like an inconsiderate drunk.

I quickly got up from the couch and proceeded towards the door. This party obviously wasn't for me and I shouldn't even be here. This might be Jake's idea of a 'party' but to me, this is the definition of a heinous disaster.

As I put my paw on the door knob, I feel a paw touch my shoulder. I quickly react and turn around to find Jake behind me.

"Hey bud, where you going so early?" Jake asks.

"Jake, this party honestly isn't for me. I don't feel comfortable being around here, I was just thinking of heading home." I tell him.

"What, no! Here, I'll make this up to ya. Me and a couple of friends were going to play a game called Truth Or Dare in a secret room in the house, the room has no drunks, smokers, sluts, or anything like that. We're just going to play a quick game and then I'll take you home."

"What is Truth Or Dare?" I ask.

"Oh yeah, you don't know any of those games. Here, just follow me towards the room and you'll find out!" Jake says eagerly.

He grabs my paw and we head up the stairs. I kind of blushed a bit when he grabbed my paw because I've never had anyone touch me or hold my hand, but it felt so warm.

After a few turns and walks, we finally reached the room.

"Here we are!" Jake says. He opens the door and gestures me to come in.

"Ladies first." He tells me

"You're such a tease" I tell him, playfully punching him in his arm.

When I entered the room, I was amazed at how magnificent it looked like from the inside.

Large, tall ceilings with some sort of chandelier and a ceiling rose. Cream walls and luxurious silk curtains in colours like red or gold, soft large cream sofas covered in warm coloured cushions. An ornate fireplace, rugs in the color scheme and lots of lamps and warm subdued lighting. For some weird feeling, it felt romantic. It seemed like describing a place where you can have a date or describing a room a nice rich person owns.

I hear the door close and Jake walking towards me.

"Here, follow me this way." I follow him and I am led to another room, this time, a room full of people in it. I recognized the individuals, they were the ones from this morning. The ones who were walking behind Jake when the incident occurred.

"You're a bit late, we were about to start the game without you two." Pamela said, munching on some tobacco.

"We're here now, right? Anyways guys, I'd like you to meet Kevin."

"Hi Kevin." The whole group said in unison.

I was pretty nervous with this, but I managed to let out a small 'Hey' to everyone.

"Alright, so we up for some truth or dare?" Pamela asked everyone.

"Yeah, let's do it." Jake said.

Jake whispered into my ear, "Here, just sit next to me. I'll teach you how to play and the basics of the game."

"Okay" I tell Jake.

We took our seats and the game had started.

"Okay, this game is pretty simple. The main point is that someone asks you 'Truth or Dare' and you choose which one. If you choose truth, that person can ask you any question they want and you have to answer truthfully. If you choose dare, that person is allowed to dare you to do anything they say. Does that seem simple enough?"

"Yeah, seems pretty straight-forward." I whisper to him.

"Here, just watch these guys go first. You'll get the hang of it."

I listened to Jake's advice and watched the others have a go at it. Some of these truth or dares were oddly weird. For example, a female otter named Stacy dared a raccoon named Mark to lick anyone's paw toes. It was pretty weird and looked disgusting, but he did it anyway. Another weird one was that someone asked a male dog to name the most attractive guy in the room. It seemed that the game was starting to heat up, but it just for the fun of it.

I even laughed at a few of the truths and dares that were told. Even though they were stupid, they were really funny. It didn't seem too bad, it was actually pretty fun.

~Quick P.O.V Change to Jake~

This wasn't going so bad, it seems Kevin's actually having a good time. The sight of seeing him smile and laugh gave me a good feeling.

"All right guys, we all had our turns, now it's Palema's turn." I say looking at her.

"Okay Jake, thanks for point that out. I was actually get quite bored." She says winking.

I can tell she's ready to start the prank. I wasn't sure what she was going to do, but I didn't have to do a lot. This seemed simple enough.

"Hmm, okay. Kevin."

"Huh?" Kevin said.

"Truth or Dare? And don't be a pussy." Palema asked him.

What the hell is she doing?

"Oh, um, dare." Kevin says.

"Excellent." She says with a wicked smile.

"I dare you to.... wear a blind fold,"

"Uh huh?" Kevin says impatiently.

"And ask Jake in the bedroom." She says finishing her sentence.

"What?!?" I ask. "Palema, is that really necessary?"

"Hey, I asked Kevin. And a dare is a dare, don't pussy out now Kevin."

I could see Kevin shaking a bit, he seemed nervous. God no, what kind of position did I just put him in?

~Back to Kevin~

I was shaking uncontrollably. Me? Kiss Jake? I didn't know what to say or do, I did choose dare. I guess I have to do it.

"Okay fine, tell me what I have to do." I say.

"Okay, turn around and I'll put on this blindfold."

I turn around and a male fox gets up and places a blindfold around my eyes.

"Can you see at all?" Pamela asks me.

"Not a thing." I reply.

"Okay, now Jake is going to take you to a bedroom, he will give you a kiss, but you keep the blindfold off. When that's done, we'll handle it from there." She says

"What do you mean, 'Handle it from there'? I ask

"Don't worry about it, just do the are."

I gulped and took a deep breath. "Okay, fine."

I could feel 2 strong arms on my shoulders, must've been Jake's since he was the one who had to escort me to the bedroom. When we got to the bed room, I quickly sat on the bed, slowly and carefully, making sure not to bump into anything.

"Kevin, I'm sorry for that. You really don't have to do this if you don't want to." Jake asks me.

"No, it's fine. A dare is a dare and I must complete it."

"Fine, but I'm not sure what's going on in Pamela's head. I'd never knew she'd go to this extreme of a dare. If I'm going to kiss you, I'm taking the blind fold off, if you don't mind." Jake says to me.

"I don't mind." The blindfold is quickly taken off of me and I look around the room. As soon as the blindfold is taken off, I suddenly realize where I'm at. A single tear drop trickles down my cheek and I put my paws in a ball fist position.

"Yo hey, Kevin, what's wrong? Why are you crying."

I just stood there silently. I glance around the room again, I know I remembered this house. I know this room. I lay my head down onto the pillows and sheets of the bed, I know this place.

"Kevin, kevin?!? Are you okay?!"

"Yeah, I'm fine, don't worry about it." I tell him trying to shrug it off.

"Hey man, when my friends get upset, I start to get stubborn. Now just tell me what's going on and I'll try to help you as much as I can. I don't like seeing my friends cry."

"It's a long story... You don't need to worry about it, really." I tell him.

"Kevin.." Jake tells me.

I take a deep breath and wipe my tears from my eyes. "This house was the house I used to live in 4 years ago." I tell him.

"What???" He tells me.

"Yeah, I used to live here with my mom, dad, and little sister. This house was what made us whole, we were a perfect family, but all of that fell apart." I say, sobbing softly into my pillow.

"Oh, don't you still live with your family though?" Jake asks me.

My ear flatten down and the room goes silent.

After a few moments, Jake asks again. "Kevin..?"

"My parents are dead." I say to him with out hesitation.

"Oh, Kevin. I'm so sorry, I didn't know. But you still have your sister, right?"

My face goes dark. "My sister is living some where else now, I'm basically living off as an orphan, alone."

"My parents died when I was 12, the cause of death was a car accident. My poor little sister who was only 7 at the time witnessed their deaths because she was in the car with them. Because of the accident, she is paralyzed waist down and blinded from the events that occurred. After our parents death, we were forced to leave our home. Our aunts and uncles took us into custody, but they abused us. I worked everyday for them just to make sure my little sister got food and her medications. After 3 years, I decided to sneak us both out. I took her and a months worth of supplies and we lived off in a cabins in the woods. When I turned 16, we were low on supplies and food. We decided to move back to the city and stay in a house for a bit. Luckily, a lovely couple allowed us to stay at their home. After a while, the lovely couples left us with the home. School was coming up and I didn't have enough money to hire a baby sitter to take care of my sister, but I needed an education. I made the hardest decision in my life and decided to call my cousins to take my little sister with them. Ever since then, my little sister has been living off a better life without me, but I'm stuck here. I promised her I'd come back, but I feel like I might never see her again."

I started to sob. Jake came over to me and put my head on his chest, he was giving me a warm hug.

"Shhh, it's okay. Just stop talking, everything will be fine."

"How can everything be fine?!?" I say.

"I lost my parents, and my little sister! I'm stuck here trying to make money and get a decent education, what if I never see my sister again?!?" I started sobbing some more. I couldn't handle it, I've been holding the tears in for too long, I just had to let them out.

Jake grabbed me and pulled me towards him and we were face to face.

"Look at me, Kevin. Don't let those thoughts bring you down. I'll always be there for you, please don't cry."

"But I can'-" Before I could finish my sentence, Jake kissed me.

An explosion of total peave and serenity overwhelmed us both. The true meaning of lufe, the love, and the utter wonder on both of our faces, hoping this night would never end.

Parting lips, I found myself leaning towards him. The soft strength of that kiss engulfed me so much, I gained strength in body, heart and soul. I then found myself wrapped around in him, laying my head on his muscular chest while we stare into each others eyes.

"I'm sorry for that," Jake says apologizing. "I don't know what came over me."

"It's fine." Is all I say.

"I told you, I'll always be there for you. Just give me your trust, please." Jake says.

"I trust you, Jake." Jake gives me a smile.

We then soon hear Pamela yell. "DID YOU GUYS DO IT YET? WE'RE COMING IN THERE."

"Crap, here let me put on the blind fold back." Jake says coming over me.

I nod and allow him to place the blindfold over me, just in time before Pamela enters the room.

"So did you guys kiss yet?" She asks us.

"Yes," we both answer in unison.

"Okay, good. Now it's time for us to handle the rest. Kevin, can you lie on the bed for us real quick?"

I follow orders and lie on the bed. "What fo-?"

Just then, I felt a grab of multiple hands attack me from all sides.

"HEY!" I start yelling.

"What are you doing?!" Jake says yelling at Pamela.

"This was part of our deal, Jake. You lure him into liking you, and we handle the rest." Pamela said.

"This was not part of our deal!" I hear jake say.

"What?" I say in my mind. All this time, this was all a set up? I stop fighting frantically against the pair of hands because I know I've already lost.

Everything that just happened, was fake? So Jake was never into me? All of this has been a lie? I should have known. That bastard never meant anything he said!

I was engulfed in sheets and I couldn't move or see a thing. "WHERE ARE YOU TAKING ME?" I frantically ask but they ignore me. When I ask again, I soon find out my answer. As soon as I found out my answer, I was being engulfed in water, they threw me in the pool, where I was going to drown. I was going to die....

~Jake's P.O.V~

"Why did you guys throw him in the pool?!?" I ask frantically. "He can't swim!"

"Relax," Pamela says. "The sheets will loosen themselves up and he'll float back up."

After 30 seconds have passed by, he still hasn't reached the surface.

"He still isn't up! Screw it, I'm going for him!" I take off my shirt and jump into the pool. I see Jake at the bottom of the pool and I grab his arm. I pull him up to the surface and throw him on the floor. I go over to him and check his vitals, he wasn't breathing.

"Does anyone know CPR?!" I ask in a panic. One senior raised his hand, but said he was uncomfortable doing it.

"He's about to die for fucks sake! Fine, I'll do it!" I quickly put pressure on both my arms into his chest and give him mouth-to-mouth. I repeat the same process for over a minute, hoping he would come back. After a final attempt, I see him coughing out water and breathing. Glad was I relieved.

"Kevin! Are you okay?!?"

Kevin solemnly ignored me and pushed me aside. I saw him stare at me, he looked hurt because I saw tears roll down his cheeks. He got up, and pushed everything out of his way and left the party.

"Fuck..." One of the seniors said.

"Fuck is right..." I say back. What have I done?!?

...to be continued.