Love's Battlefield - Volume 2

Story by Joseph Raszagal on SoFurry

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Love's Battlefield: Volume Two â€" Betrayal and Blackmail, Lust and Love

A thick cloud of steam begins to form in the cramped confines of the boy's locker room as Forrest prepares a hot shower. Stripping back down, the two young men step into the pouring stream and relax as the warm sensation of the water rushes over them and dampens their fur into silky, slick, shiny cascades. Lathering up with soap and shampoo, the two teens scrub each other down playfully; laughing with bright smiles as they went about the task of cleaning and brushing each other's fur. Though their bodies were weary and ached from the tiring romp that they'd lovingly endured mere minutes earlier, the two friends were not so tired that they'd become incapable of enjoying a shower together; a private shower together. Passionately embracing, they pulled tightly at one another's soapy fur and indulged in one final kiss; their wet muzzles overlapping as their tongues licked and lapped about wildly. For several minutes on end, they remained like this, wet and sudsy and completely lost in the moment; their slippery paws rubbing and caressing each other tenderly as their maws interlocked. Breaking the kiss, Danni peered lovingly up into the noble blue eyes that he'd been longing for and craving in secrecy; happy that he could finally express his raw, unbridled love for their entrancing stare and the strong owner behind them.

"I've never felt this way before." Uttered the fox quietly; whispering and barely audible beneath the deafening white noise of the rushing water. "It feels so warm and perfect inside; just being with you as I am now. This is how I've always wanted to feel, I'm sure of it."

Chuckling, Forrest bluntly replied, "It is a grand feeling, isn't it; being in love?"

Blushing and caught off guard, Danni turned his head stuttered, "W-well, you c-certainly s-speak your m-mind."

"Ha ha, did I surprise you with that one? I suppose I am a tab bit more straightforward than most." laughed Forrest in response.

His cheeks red, Danni smiled and said, "Just a t-tad?"

"Fair enough; I just believe that one of the keys to a strong relationship is simply being able to express yourself and always managing to give your heart a strong voice." Added the wolf earnestly. "And right now, my heart is speaking crystal clear; louder and more powerfully than it ever has before. I wouldn't trade this feeling for anything in the world, Danni. This is all I've ever wanted and I don't plan on giving it up any time soon."

And all the young fox could do in response was blush even deeper and not his head.

"I know that it sounds cheesy and clichéd when worded like that, but that's just how I feel." Chuckled Forrest again. "I may be young and inexperienced in the ways of this world, but I've felt this way for a very long time; too long to be wrong."

Brushing some water away from his eyes and perhaps a happy tear or two, the vulpine quivered and replied, "I-I have t-too."

Smiling warmly, Forrest took a glob of shampoo in both paws and began kneading and lathering the little fox's mussed head of rust-colored hair. The vulpine giggled at the relaxing feel of the wolf's paws tenderly massaging his scalp and curling through his long mane. With a wide grin, the wolf begins to tickle the fox's sensitive ears as well, causing the small vulpine to laugh and nearly slip. As an act of innocent revenge, Danni grabbed the lycanthrope's bushy tail and began shampooing it as well; tickling it and playing with it as he worked. This merited a few bubbling laughs from the larger boy, forcing him to poke and prod at his friend's perky ears even more. It went back and forth like this for the better half of an hour; the school's water bill be damned. Once the two were finished, Forrest turned the faucets off and brought the flowing stream of water to a slow drizzle, eventually bringing it to a halt entirely.

But with the room so full of steam, how were Danni and Forrest to know that someone else had long since taken up a seat on a metal bench near the entrance?

"Well well well, aren't you two just the cutest couple?" Mused the Lucario from before; a wide grin stretched across his maw. "And to think that you're doing such things on school grounds; you must be either incredibly brave or incredibly stupid."

Immediately dropping his towel and spinning around on one heel, a bare-chested Forrest barely had time to finish slipping into his bluejeans before locking eyes with the azure dog and growling coldly, "Thomas."

Scared and frightened, Danni's head pivoted and switched back and forth between the two lupines as he nervously asked, "W-who?"

"A delinquent." Replied the wolf instantly; his eyes narrowing into angry, indignant slits. "A delinquent in every sense of the word."

"Awww, c'mon now, you're gonna hurt my feelings at this rate." Laughed Thomas wryly. "At least allow me the honor of introducing myself before you try to shoot me down."

In quiet contempt, Forrest stepped between Danni and the Lucario; waiting not-so-patiently for Thomas to say whatever it was that he had to say.

"The name is Thomas Rayne; pleased to make your acquaintance." Said the blue canine with a bow and a fake tip of his non-existent hat. "Though perhaps I'm better known as the easiest piece of ass around this shitty town; should you dole out enough dough anyway."

Blushing once again, Danni blurted out, "Y-you're a p-prostitute?!"

Putting one finger to his lip as though he were going to shush someone, Thomas replied, "But don't go telling that to the police, alright? They frown upon such things, for some reason or another."

"He's a nymphomaniac." Stated Forrest harshly; his gaze both fierce and unyielding as it burned down upon the amorous Lucario. "He goes around passing notes to everyone in school, male and female alike, seeing if anyone wants what he's offering; seeing if he can get in a quick handjob between classes. Add to that the number of times I've seen him roaming the streets at night shaking his ass at cars and whistling at random passersby." Baring his teeth as a show of force, the wolf let out a low growl. "The only reason he hasn't received as much Hell about his actions as I have is because he's likely had sex with everyone who'd protest him; some of the school's staff included if I remember the rumors correctly."

"Ah, yes, it is rather difficult to make fun of someone and ridicule them when they have the deck stacked in their favor." Laughed Thomas with a sly grin. "You see, if there's a homophobic jock or prep in this hellhole who's had even a single bi-curious thought run through their thick skull, then I've probably had them inside of me at one point in time, maybe more than once if they liked our first encounter enough. And come to think of it, there's been more than a few that I've had the pleasure of being inside of too; deep, deep inside." Grinning maliciously, he smirked, "And, logically speaking, it's kind of hard for a member of the 'popular crowd' to keep aiming their ire at someone like me; someone with enough juicy info and dirt in his arsenal to topple their hard earned social standing in a mere millisecond. After all, though I could really give a flying fuck about school as a whole, I do buckle down and don my thinking cap when it comes to my psychology and journalism classes; the only two courses offered in this awful building that deserve a full hour and a half of my time. I mean, really, just think for a moment how easy it would be for a psychiatrist-slash-reporter to utterly ruin someone's life; spreading enough tabloid articles, street gossip, and underground rumors about said random victim to put FOX News to shame."

This long monologue merited yet more palpable indignation and vehement anger from the white wolf, causing him to ball his fists tight enough to dig his nails into his own flesh.

"What can I say; I'm just good at what I do." Laughed Thomas as he walked up and down the shower room. "I've made many a young man squirm in this room; watched them cry pathetically on the floor after telling them that I'd spread word of out little sexual adventure. They always offer me money first; I guess it just makes sense to try and buy your way out, huh? Their jaws drop open when I show them my phone already full of raunchy, randy pics; every naughty image taken while their back was turned or when their face was shoved up against a wall while something else was shoving into them. I might even have enough to start my own porn site online; a jock's head going down on my cock, an insecure geek taking it hard from behind, the shy trumpet player from band playing my favorite instrument."

Thomas went on and on with his stories; Forrest and Danni simply stuck there and forced to listen. After finally finishing up, his last tale about a young math teacher who'd been fired several months earlier, he turned to face his newest prey and smiled; the lupine grin full of malicious lust and abusive desire.

"And now you know why I don't enjoy his company." Sneered the fervent wolf; his voice filled with venom. "It isn't the constant, wanton sex that disgusts me; it's how he uses it to take advantage of people. He seeks out young men who are too nervous to experiment, gets them a few drinks, then takes advantage of them while they're still too buzzed and out of it to stop him; all for the sheer sport of doing so. Then, after having his way with them, he blackmails them and slowly drags them into his world."

Now clutching Forrest's strong shoulders, Danni whimpered timidly, "H-have you r-really had s-sex with th-that many p-people f-from school?"

In a false gesture of pondering, the Lucario set his chin on his closed fist and answered, "Let's see; the entire football team and the entire basketball team. Is that enough for ya?"

Shocked, the fox hid further behind his wolf shield and nodded his head slowly.

"I enjoy what I do; being either a cock for hire or a cock-sleeve for rent." Continued Thomas as he stood up and strolled lazily over to Forrest. "Though, to be honest, being fucked really is more of a job and a chore to me than being the one who gets to do the actual fucking." Trailing one finger down the wolf's damp chest, he smirked salaciously at Forrest's immediate scowl and continued with his rant. "I always love being the first thing that someone feels thrusting their insides raw, pushing through them like the piston of a well used bicycle pump; ramming them hard like a flesh covered jackhammer. If anything, I'd say that deflowering an innocent young ass and stealing its virginity is one of my last remaining turn-ons."

"You just enjoy overpowering and controlling people; dominating someone weaker than you who's anxious and afraid and in a situation that they're unfamiliar with." Sneered Forrest angrily. "On top of the horrible things you put people through after the sex, I've heard all about what you do during the act as well; all about your kinks and fetishes. You strap people down with handcuffs and chains, gag them, then whip them until they're obedient."

"And if I do; what business is it of yours?" Said Thomas in a flat and neutral tone. "Too much in this disgusting world is out of our hands and beyond our control, so why not relish in what overbearing domination we CAN find ourselves in the position to employ? It's true; I chain my patrons down. It's true; I gag them so that all I'll ever hear are their muffled moans and cries. It's true; I force them to wear collars and command them by a leash. And it's true that I use and abuse them until they willingly call me their master and lick the dirty pads of my paws. But they always come back for more, another taste of the subservient ecstasy that I so graciously offer, so I'm clearly doing something right." Harshening his voice, Thomas leaned forward and looked deep into the wolf's angry eyes. "They way I view things; there are lords and there are vassals. I'm just a lord born and raised in a land full of vassals; vassals ready and waiting to serve me."

"You're twisted." Spat Forrest quietly.

With a sick smile, the Lucario replied, "VERY twisted. And that's just how I like it."

Walking in a short circle around the apprehensive wolf, Thomas drew closer and closer; the shivering, fearful fox now buried face-deep in the plush fur of Forrest's strong chest. Powerful arms wrapped around Danni as he quivered; protecting him from whatever devious plan the shifty Lucario had in mind. But with the same smile as before, sly and deceitful like that of a born salesman, Thomas merely chuckled lightly to himself; clearly bemused with the uncomfortable atmosphere that he was creating and so skillfully manipulating.

"Alrighty then, I suppose I've had enough fun for now; let's get right down to business." Said the Lucario with a smug shrug of his shoulders. "You must be wondering why I'm here, yes?"

"Wondering why you're here and wishing that you were not are hardly the same thing." Retorted Forrest coldly; his smoldering, angry eyes never straying too far from the cerulean dog. "But on the off chance that you will decide to make yourself scarce once this is all over, I'll humor you." With false sincerity filling his tone, Forrest bit his tongue and continued. "Why are you here, Thomas?"

"For the fun of it, what else?" Answered Thomas rather swiftly as he paced back and forth purely for the visual effect of doing so. "After eavesdropping in on your little encounter in the hallway and watching you sneak your way into the supposedly empty gymnasium, it didn't take me very long to deduce what was going to go down tonight. I mean, really, what do you take me for anyway, a complete simpleton? Two young men that are clearly in love, staying in a darkened building alone and after hours, completely unattended and well beyond the prying eyes of others? Boys, it couldn't have been any more obvious had it been written in neon lights on the side of the world's largest blimp."

Now nervous as well, Forrest gulped anxiously and said, "So, you're going to do to us what you've done to a hundred others; you're going to blackmail us then? Is that it?"

Licking his lips sinisterly, the dog grinned and answered, "Indeed I am."

"Fine, I'll pay whatever price you name; just go away!" Barked the topless wolf as he pulled out his wallet and thumbed through a fairly sizable stack of bills. "How much?"

With an amused grin, Thomas laughed, "Oh, you're sorely mistaken if you think it's money that I'm after, or weren't you listening before? Sure I sometimes indulge in taking two or three wads of 'Daddy's money' from a football players thick wallet, but only if I'm feeling particularly spiteful that day."

And that caught the silvery canine off guard. If the limber blue dog wasn't after a handsome 'silencing fee', then what was he after?

Narrowing his leer into a formidable glare, Forrest questioned, "Then what do you want?"

"That too should be obvious by now." Snickered Thomas as he smiled lewdly at the timid little fox and winked; a very open display. "But I'll warn you, Mr. Bodyguard, that what I want isn't something that can be given back, so I'd best kill any notions of Indian-giving if I were you."

Then, with wide eyes, Forrest finally got the message and surged forward, grabbed the azure pup by the collar and hoisting him up off of the ground. Enraged, he yelled, "Don't you even think of touching him, you perverted lout; I'll make you regret far more than sleeping around like a whore if you do!"

While still held inches above the ground, Thomas sighed and replied, "First of all, I'm not 'like' a whore, I 'am' a whore; two completely different animals right there. Second of all, you don't really have much of a choice, Forrest. Though to be specific, I suppose I should say that Danni doesn't really have much of a choice."

"You just threatened to rape my closest friend; my lover." Hissed the white wolf indignatly as he lifted his captive even higher. "So forgive me for contemplating smashing your face with my fist, because at this very moment I'd like nothing more than to see you broken, battered, and in an extreme amount of pain."

Rolling his eyes as only he could, the brave little Lucario laughed and said, "C'mon now, wolfie, all I'm saying is that Danni over there is right in the middle of his Sophomore year and still has another two whole years left to go. On top of that, he's an all A's student with perfect attendance and a superb record of classroom conduct, and you just don't do that well in high school without having some kind of lofty goal in mind; dreams of the perfect college and whatnot. And just think; all of that hard work of his would go flying out the window in the space of a few seconds if I decided that the school's staff needed to learn about some highly 'inappropriate' conduct."

That rattled the wolf, shaking his courage and confidence to the core.

"Y-you wouldn't." Muttered Forrest quietly as he released the blue cub from his ironclad grip.

Sighing yet again while straightening his ruffled collar, Thomas questioned, "It's me we're talking about, Forrest; remember? Give me one good reason why I shouldn't have fun with this precarious situation and don't even think of saying something as stupid and thoughtless as 'guilt'. I don't have time for guilt; I've already done too many things worth feeling guilty for. If I stopped now and took the time to think back on everything that I've done, I'd probably start to hate myself, and that just ISN'T going to happen, alright?"

Looking away, Forrest murmured something under his breath and refused to turn back around to face his foe.

"Now, if you don't mind, I'm going to enjoy the company of your timid little friend here." Said Thomas as he placed a single paw on the lycanthrope's shoulder.

Reacting instantly, the shirtless lupine stepped forward and said in the most forceful but rationally calm of tones, "No, and a thousand times, no. You're not touching Danni in any way, shape, or form; I won't allow it."

"Really now?" Smirked the Lucario as he turned away, hiding his gleeful grin. "With all that I've just said, my threats and attempted intimidation, you'd still risk your mate's future just to prevent me from molesting him a bit? It's not like I plan on hurting him or anything; it's just a bit of fun. Hell, the little runt might even enjoy it."

Opening his mouth to protest yet again, Forrest suddenly found it covered and muffled by Danni's paw. The little fox tiptoed nervously forward and placed himself between the two canines for the first time. Shivering and quaking, he outstretched his arms and forced them apart; transforming himself into a frightened, quivering fox barrier. He shut his eyes tight and whispered weakly, "I-I'll d-do it."

Immediately shifting his attention to his young friend, the large wolf exclaimed, "Y-you can't possibly mean that, Danni!"

With tears welling up in his eyes, the tiny fox nodded his head morosely and replied, "H-he's right, F-Forrest; w-we can't get c-caught like th-this! I-I'll never make it into C-Cambridge if I-I'm followed by th-the shadows of a s-sex scandal for th-the rest of my life! All of m-my hard w-work would be r-ruined; n-no one would enroll m-me!" Removing his paws from the two older boys, Danni cupped his face and sobbed. "A-and y-you're a l-legal adult, Forrest; I-I can't let s-something like th-this happen to y-you! I-I'd get a slap on th-the wrist and a-awkward stares for my r-remaining two y-years in school, b-but you'd get sent to p-prison! I-I won't l-let you go to p-prison; I j-just won't!"

"Danni, no, there has to be another way!" Shouted the white wolf as he put a paw on the vulpine's quaking shoulder.

Sighing yet again, an expression that the melancholy Lucario was apparently quite familiar with, he stated bluntly, "Don't do anything rash now. Your little butt buddy here just saved your ass; shouldn't you be thankful? And really, seeing as how you seem to love his adorable little rump so much, don't you think you should try to save his as well? I mean, honestly, didn't your parents ever teach you to return the favor?"

With a gentle nudge, the frisky lupine pushed the protective wolf aside one last time, forcing him to sit idly by on a cold steel bench as his childhood love was pressed into a corner. Refusing to look or watch as the act unfolded, Forrest slammed shut his eyes and gnashed his teeth; his fists clenching tight enough to forge diamonds from crumbling lumps of coal. Thomas's eyes, however, were wide open and already going wild; groping and molesting the young boy's terrified frame in his mind; tearing and ripping into him like the well used and poorly paid body of a cheap inner-city hooker. The Lucario sauntered closer, causing the frightened fox to step back a pace or two and stumble into the hard surface of an unforgiving wall; trapping himself.

"Are you afraid?" Chuckled Thomas; his voice a seductive purr. "Are you afraid of what's about to happen; what I'm about to do to you and what I'm about to make you do to me?"

Danni couldn't respond; he could only close his eyes and whimper.

"Well, be afraid if you must, but I'm still going to have my way with you." Stated the navy blue canine as he grabbed the fox from under his chin and forced him to look up and into the eyes of his predator. "Maybe you'll come to like it, maybe you won't; either way, I'll be having the time of my life regardless."

Leaning into the timid boy's body, Thomas worked his slender maw around Danni's and enjoyed a brief kiss; lashing out with his tongue as the fox's knees rattled from fear. Almost immediately parting their muzzles, the Lucario then took to placing several light pecks all along the vulpine's furry neck and shoulders; trailing one long lick up the side of the frightened boy's cheek. Whilst he continued to nibble and nip at Danni's neck, eliciting one or two surprised gasps in the process, the sultry Lucario steadily began to caress his prey's body; slowly gliding his paws over the fox's silky fur and shapely feminine features. Then, almost as fast as he'd started, Thomas abruptly stopped and took a single step back to assess the situation. With a pleased smile, the cerulean pup nodded his head once in affirmation; having seen exactly what he'd expected to see. Sure, Danni was trembling with fear and nervous anxiety, but he was also blushing a deep shade of scarlet and sporting an erection stiffer than a concrete support coulomb. And that was precisely the sight Thomas had been expecting to see. After all, the mind and body, though physically linked, can often disagree on what they want and desire. Danni's mind wanted to run away screaming, but his body wanted to be used and abused like a dime-store condom.

"Get on your knees." Commanded Thomas quietly; his tone needing no increase in volume to get the job done.

And Danni did; though it was probably his shaking knees buckling under him rather than his willingness to comply.

"That's a good pet; very nice." Cooed the blue canine as he ran his fingers through Danni's long mane of hair. "Now undo my belt and help your master remove these pesky jeans."

Biting his lip, the timid fox reached up and began undoing the studded leather harness that seemed to serve no additional purpose outside of adding weight to the Lucario's otherwise exceedingly skimpy outfit; slowly tugging at it with both paws until it loosened and the heavy belt buckle drooped down. With a few more pulls, Danni successfully slipped the large belt out of the last remaining loop and set it aside. Looking up at the blue-furred predator, his vulpine eyes met with the domineering young man's crotch; already bulging and staining from within its skintight denim prison. Danni struggled to unbutton the jeans for a few seconds, hindered by the forces of modern fashion that were working against him, but eventually managed to slip the brass buttons out of their respective slots. With the tight pants somewhat loosened, the young fox pulled hard and slid them down past their owner's knees, thus revealing the contents that they had hidden. And what contents they were. A thin pink string no thicker than two or three sheets of paper just barely passed as Thomas's underwear; the string itself disappearing into the crack of his fuzzy blue ass and pressing against the firm surface of his wrinkle-free, nubile canine ballsack. Then, of course, there was his mostly erect dick, not even remotely hidden or obscured by his 'thong'; still stiffening and extending from its furry sheath.

With a light chuckle, Thomas states, "Now, I'm almost certain you've already had you cock sucked and your hole filled; right? This is Forrest we're talking about, the king of pleasing others whilst also unfairly restraining himself, so I'm just assuming that he didn't have you suck him off."

Just as before, Danni's only reply was a hard blush and an embarrassed turn of his head.

"I thought as much. He's always so concerned with how his mate feels; never going out of his way to please himself." Smirked the Lucario; rolling his eyes yet again. "Oh well, at least he was kind enough to leave me something still pure and chaste; something for me to deflower." Then, in a mewling, seductive growl, he added, "And I must admit; you've got a sexy maw. I think I'm gonna enjoy fucking it."

Then, with an utter lack of empathy or consideration, Thomas grabbed the back of the young fox's head with one paw and pulled him close; literally shoving his red lupine dick right into the terrified kid's face. Left with only one option, Danni hesitated for a fraction of a second then opened his mouth and pressed forward, taking the length of it into his warm muzzle. Tears began welling up in his eyes as the paw clutching his hair and scalp forced him to bob his head back and forth rhythmically; his lips contouring perfectly to the canine shaft as he took it all the way to the knot. Starting slow and steadily picking up the pace over time, Danni went down on the Lucario's throbbing doghood, eventually taking it in its entirety; his once-innocent maw clamping tightly around the fleshy surface like a wet, warm glove tailored to fit the red rod specifically.

"Yes, yes, very good." Said Thomas in a half moan; the azure dog's head tilted back and his eyes shut. "Now make your master happy, little slave; suck, use your tongue, take it into your throat and swallow."

Whimpering through the sounds of his mouth being molested, the small, frail fox did as he was told; lapping and licking the foreign meat pole as it rapidly entered and exited. His tongue caught the salty taste of Thomas's precum as it dribbled from his fleshy appendage; the blue canine's climax not far over the horizon. Sucking and suckling the sensitive cock elicited the first real moan from its owner; the raw sensation finally too much for the domineering dog to bare. He felt his long doggy dick pulse and throb as his pet's muzzle suctioned to it and coated it thickly in saliva; the tight fit of his knot going in and out sending rippling quivers through his body. And then Danni began to deepthroat the slick red pole, nearly gagging as he swallowed; calling forth a long series of moans, whimpers, and whines from the Lucario. Every suck, lick, and swallow that followed only served to increase the volume of Thomas's rapturous wailing; the stimulation growing and growing with every passing second.

"O-oh, oh, oh, I-I'm gonna...!" Cried Thomas as his orgasm hit him like a small internal explosion.

With no real way of knowing what was about to happen, or that Thomas had absolutely no intention of sparing his vulpine slave from a sizable serving of his 'special sauce', Danni kept pace with what he was doing and simply continued to suck, lick, slurp, and swallow. His eyes widened as three explosive volleys of the Lucario's hot seed shot forth and into the depths of his already stuffed maw; the thick liquid slowly sliding down the poor fox's throat. Gagging and inadvertently swallowing again, the used and abused vulpine spurred his master to fire another two rounds into his muzzle; the two blasts canine spooge joining its other friends in Danni's now-dirty gullet. Finally pulling his head away, the cum filled fox gasped for air whilst Thomas, recovering from the best virgin cocksuck he'd ever experienced, caught his breath as well.

"...I... think... we're going... to get along... quite nicely..." Panted Thomas lewdly as he cupped his knees with his paws and inhaled deeply.

And that's when Forrest shot up from his seat like a bottlerocket and rushed into the scene; fists balled once more and ready for action.

"I don't think he'll be seeing you ever again, slime!" Growled the enraged wolf as he knelt down and cared for his mistreated, misused friend. "You had your fun, now get lost!"

Pulling his tight pants up on his own and reseting his weighty leather belt, Thomas merely smirked wordlessly at that forceful statement.

"What?" Hissed Forrest; his tone seething with something far deeper than anger. "You're still here?"

Withdrawing a small pad of paper from his pocket, thereby loosening his jeans in the process, the much hated Lucario scribbled down a few short things quickly, tore away the page, and tossed it down. Drifting vaguely towards Danni, it landed near his lover's feet instead; prompting him to pick it up and read it. On the small piece of paper, which was colored the most blinding shade of electric pink imaginable, were a phone number and an address; nothing else.

"There's my digits and my address, kid. Be at my house no later than four, got it?" Said Thomas as he turned to leave.

"S-say what?!" Exclaimed Forrest; an unnerving stutter cracking his normally cool and flawless voice.

"You heard me." Replied the blue lupine as he continued to casually walk away. "I'm free every Wednesday; be sure to call me, my pet, before I'm forced to call you."

"Dammit, Thomas; this wasn't a part of the deal!" Barked the silver wolf heatedly. "You can't do this!"

Turning around, Thomas replied to that comment with an ice cold glare; a stare more heartless than anything the feral canine had ever seen. "Why can't I?"

Struggling to think of some kind of reason why, any reason at all, Forrest eventually lost faith in logic; knowing full and well that he was playing Thomas's game by Thomas's rules and that the Lucario could play said game any way he saw fit. Shutting his eyes, Forrest's voice took on a defeated tone as he muttered, "Fine; do this if you really have to, but for the love of SOMETHING, leave Danni out of it. I'll be your slave in his place; use me instead."

Jumping up from his position on the floor, Danni shouts, "Forrest, no, you can't~

But is cut off by Thomas as he laughs, "No, I'll not have a replacement; not for him. He's too innocent, too pure to be replaced by an experienced hound such as yourself."

"Dammit!" Yells Forrest as he slams his fist into a wall.

Grinning wildly, the sinister Lucario adds, "But I will make you a deal; would you like to hear it?"

That perked the wolf's ears immediately and snapped his head around to face his foe once more. His eyes, which had already begun to water and well up, grew sharp and focused once again.

"I'll take that as a yes." Chuckled the cerulean dog as he maintained his jagged grin. "Okay, here's how this is going to play out, alright? I'm not giving the boy up; not when I can have the fun of tainting and defiling him. However, I am willing to allow another to join in on his suffering, so that he might at least have someone to confide in and weep with once the day is done. How does that sound?"

Immediately, Danni responded, "N-no, you're n-not bringing Forrest down t~

But was cut off once again, by his feral lover this time as he replied, "I'll do it."

And Thomas's grin grew wider still.

"Y-you can't be s-serious..." Murmured the frightened fox near-silently.

Stoically, Forrest replied, "I couldn't do a damn thing to help and I still can't. He'll jeopardize our futures if we try to fight back, so the least I can do is stay by your side." Peering down into his paws, the loyal wolf adds, "If I can't help you, then I'm going to join you. My decision is final."

"Perfect!" Exclaimed Thomas from the other end of the shower room; already ready to strut victoriously away. "Then I suppose I'll be seeing the both of you this coming Wednesday! Ta ta for now, my lovely little pets!"

And with that he was gone; vanishing into the dark of night just as suddenly as he'd arrived. Danni remained standing for a few more seconds before falling to the ground and sobbing loudly. Forrest took to the furry boy's side like a consoling elder brother, holding him in his arms and cooing to him that things would soon get better... somehow. But sadly, with no way of knowing whether or not things would indeed be getting better, the proud young wolf was inadvertently lying to his most cherished loved one.