Astral High - Chapter 40

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#42 of Astral High

Well, this story's eventually going to get to it's climax.


I got into Jeran's car and saw Seth already buckled and trying to clear off the seats without touching anything too much. I swept everything off in a single motion, pretending the car was less filthy than it actually was. "So, how are Zane and Garrick gonna sit in here, too?" [Seth]

"We're gonna be sitting on laps. Unfortunately, we're gonna be shoved against Garrick and Zane, who were doing it within the last half hour at least." [Me]

"Well no duh, if me and Xen had time, we'd have done it." [Jeran]

"Why?! We're freaking teenagers, we shouldn't be having this much sex-"

"Alex, society is going to end in a matter of days. These are our last moments to indulge in it before we need to take on the responsibility of surviving the hate of everyone and anyone. We're having sex while we can still get punished for it, it makes us feel alive." [X]

"Like no one's gonna punish us after the end?"

"No, because the few people who care will either be dead or will have given up on keeping us safe." [Jeran]

"Geez, way to be negative." [Me]

"They're not trying to put you down, it's just the truth." [Seth]

"Well maybe I don't want to know the truth."

"Think about it, Alex, after the end, there's so much you'll never get to do. You'll never get to go to a concert, you'll never see the Eiffel Tower, you'll never get to go on a cruise ship or ride on a plane, you'll never be able to do anything that has any meaning in today's world. So make the most of it now, before we aren't able to then." [X]

"... I guess. It'd be nice if I didn't keep seeing and hearing about you guys doing it." [Me]

"Yeah, I'm with you on that one." [Seth]

"With who on what?" I turned and realized Garrick and Zane were just now getting in the car. They caught on right away that there needed to be room for Daniel and Ted, so Zane sat on Garrick's lap as they buckled together.

"Right, so, onto Daniel's." [Jeran]

"Hey, X, why do you have a collar?" [Zane]

"He's a masochist apparently." [Me]

"Oh. It's kinda cute."

"Should I get a collar?" [Garrick]

"No, we should get matching harnesses and collars that tie us together." [Zane]

"You guys are total subs." [Jeran]

"I'm not, I just like a little bondage." [Garrick]

"Didn't we just agree to not talk about this kind of stuff?" [Me]

"Oh, right. Sorry." [Jeran]

"Yeah, sorry you don't like sex." [Zane]

"Not wanting to talk about it and not liking it are two very different things, and the latter isn't true." [Me]

"Hey, who's getting out?" Jeran parked the car next to Daniel's house, waiting for one of us to get out.

"X." [Seth]

"Why me? I'm the one with leash and collar!" [X]

"By choice." [Zane]

"Ugh, fine." X reached up to the collar and spent more time than needed trying to figure out how to get the leash off of it, and Jeran finally reached in and helped him. X got out of the car and came back a minute later with Daniel and Ted, who got in next to me and Seth, squishing us against Garrick and Zane.

"Isn't there any more room in this car?" [Daniel]

"Sorry, but five seats aren't intended to seat eight people." [Jeran]

"So, who knows about it?" [Ted]

"I do!" X perked up as Jeran snapped the leash back on the collar and tugged a little.

"It seems interesting." [Zane]

"Seems?" [Ted]

"Okay, fine, it's totally awesome, but right now I'm trying to figure out why it took X two minutes to get the leash off." [Zane]

"It took you two minutes?" [Daniel]

"Yeah, and he needed Jeran's help." [Seth]

"That's just sad." [Ted]

"Okay- you can shut up now! I already hate myself as is, you don't need to make it worse!" [X]

"Why do you hate yourself?" [Garrick]

"Gee, I wonder why! Maybe it's because my parents couldn't possibly care less about me- or maybe the fact that my brothers are always bullying me and making fun of me- or maybe it's the fact that apparently I'm also an idiot who can't pull a leash off their collar! Yup, good thing I'm a fusky, other wise calling me as dumb as dog wouldn't be even more of a pun!" [X]

"Woah." [Ted]

"X, we had no idea that-" [Me]

"Of course you didn't! It's not like I have any friends I can tell things to!" [X]

Jeran pulled over on the side of the road and stopped the car.

"What are you doing?" [X]

Jeran reached over, unlocked the collar, and dropped it on the floor. X got a really terrified look that vanished as soon as Jeran wrapped his arms around him. They stopped hugging and there was an awkward pause in conversation while Jeran turned the car back on and got back onto the road. It was dead silent for at least a minute and a half before Jeran finally spoke up.

"Hey, why don't we pull that toy out when we get to Tanner's?" [Jeran]

"Oh-okay. That sounds good." [X]

"Wait, what?!" [Ted]

"Gross!" [Zane]

"He's a masochist, what do you expect?" [Me]

"I'm not a total masochist. Like Garrick said earlier, a little bondage is nice." [X]

"Thank you." [Garrick]

"Oh. Well, can I have it then?" [Zane]

"After it's been inside of him?" [Ted]

"Now that's disgusting." [Jeran]

"No kidding." [Daniel]

"I don't have one, and he's got three!" [Zane]

"Actually it's nine, and I ordered two more last night. They should get here tomorrow." [X]

"Oh, then can I have them?" [Zane]

"Yeah, if you pay me fifty bucks."

"Look! A lambo! Off ward from this topic and onward to Tanner's house." [Seth]

"Oh, thanks for pointing it out, I could barely see the massive house with it's bright green sports car in front of it." Jeran pulled into the drive way and parked next to the Lamborghini. We all got out and enjoyed watching as Zane tried to get the collar off after X wrapped it around his neck and tightened it.

"God! Get this thing off of me!" [Zane]

"Sorry, Jeran has the key." [X]

"I gave it to Garrick." [Jeran]

Garrick held up a key and grinned, "You should get used to it Zane, it looks cute on you."

"Ugh, can we at least loosen it? It itches like hell."

"It's supposed to be tight, otherwise you could slip it over your head." [X]

"Heh, and just think, that toy's gonna be in you." [Ted]

"Right, that's another thing that needs the key. It's kind of a set. I didn't have time to get out the whole thing, so I only wore the collar and strap." [X]

"Interesting, so apparently Zane's the masochist." [Me]

"Yeah, if you gave me thirty bucks, I could give you the rest of the set. It's a harness and hand and foot wraps." [X]

"Oh haw haw, not happening." [Zane]

"But you already look so cute, you can only get cuter." [Garrick]

"... I only have a twenty." [Zane]

"I've got a ten, I can chip in."

"Ha! Sweet. I'll give 'em too you tomorrow or something." X took the money and pocketed it, grinning.

The front door of the massive building opened and Tanner stepped out,"You guys comin' in or what?"

"Oh, yeah." We all headed inside, and found the inside to be grand and splendid. The walls were all painted a rich, blood red, with paintings hung on the walls in golden frames. The floors were tiled with mahogany and pine, and all the lights were in crystalline chandeliers. The entrance hall had a dining room to it's right, and a stair well to it's left. The stair well- rather than leading upwards- led down, into some unknown darkness. There was a coat closet next to it, and outside of the hall, a main room joined with the kitchen. The kitchen was huge and elaborate, with more cooking devices than I could recognize, and the living room matched it's splendor with a huge TV and a ring of couches and seats around a massive coffee table with outlets in it. The back windows clearly flaunted the backyard, with roses climbing up long runners with Christmas lights dangling from them. There were several park benches set up with fake candle sticks on them. The grass was green, and all the lights gave the place a warm glow.

A hyena and a wolf who could've been Tanner's twin were standing in the kitchen, and Titus and Marko were standing on opposite sides of the hall, waiting for Tanner.

"Woah, nice place, Tanner." [Me]

"Thanks. Kyle's the one who designed it, though." [Tanner]

"Yeah, and- holy fuck that's a lot of people. You guys all like pizza, right?" [Kyle]

"Yeah." [Me]

"Who doesn't!" [Jeran]

"Man, you look exactly like Tanner, but aren't you like thirty?" [X]

"Twenty seven, but thanks to magic, I have the body of a twenty two year old. I kinda peaked in good looks, then." [Kyle]

"Still managed to impress me." [The hyena]

"And you are..." [Seth]

"Oh, yeah, you're Seth, right?" [Me]

"Wait, two Seth's?" [Daniel]

"You give me back my name!" [Seth]

"I had it first." [Seth]

"Psh, yeah right. Probably just used magic to make yourself look older." [Seth]

"This isn't confusing at all." [Ted]

"Eh, call me Ciph." [Seth]

"Ciph?" [Jeran]

"It's my last name. Seth Cipher?"

"Oh, that's easy." [Daniel]

"Yeah, then we could always call my Seth, Cran, for Cranilus." [Me]

"No, he's Seth, and he's Ciph." [Zane]

"Oh, I didn't notice your collar, nice one. Is that part of the deviated set?" [Kyle]

"Deviated set?" [Zane]

"Yeah, he bought it off of me because his boyfriend thinks it's cute. I haven't given him the rest of it, yet." [X]

"Oh. Did you get the interchangeable or the stationary?" [Kyle]

"Interchangeable, I have different toys for different moods." [X]

"Yeah, same."

"This is by far the weirdest conversation I've been heard." [Seth]

"Yeah. He gets kinda talky about his toys. Hey, so you're last name's Cranilus? Do you have a dad or grandpa named Sebastian?" [Ciph]

"Yeah, grandpa, how'd you know?" [Seth]

"He was a room mate in college. I may have been the one who told him about magic. Are you guys still keeping the tradition of the kids finding out on their own?" [Ciph]

"Wait, in college? How old are you?!" [Ted]

"Physically? Twenty two. Legally? Seventy Eight." [Ciph]

"Wow, magic works wonders on the body." [X]

"Stop eyein' him." [Jeran]

"Yeah, I'm married to this cute wolf right here, you stop watchin' me." Ciph grabbed Kyle and squeezed him.

"Right, even older gay couples look cute." [Me]

"Thanks." [Kyle]

"Hey, Titus, can we talk?" [Marko]

"Sure." Marko rounded a corner and walked off, Titus following.

"... Okay, thank god, who here knows that Marko's abusive?" Everyone- except Tanner- raised their hand in response to Kyle's question.

"What?! Oh come on! He's not abusive! I know he isn't!" [Tanner]

"Tanner, I'm sorry, but he is. It breaks my heart to see you with him. I think you should dump him." [Kyle]

"Yeah, go out with someone more like Titus." [Ciph]

"Okay, Titus would be kinda weird, since me and you are married, and if they dated, that'd just be weird. I mean, two Ciphers and two Icers?" [Kyle]

"So? My younger brother's dating his younger sister." [Ted]

"Yeah, and like everyone in my family has dated an otter at some time or another." [Daniel]

"My cousin's dating his cousin." [Seth]

"Well... okay. Fair enough." [Kyle]

"Hey, what kind of toys do you have?" [X]

"Bad X! We aren't talking about that!" [Me]

"This collar's starting to itch..." [Zane]

"You get used to it." [X]

"Speaking of collars, you need to give him the other part of that set." [Garrick]

"Oh, right. Hey, is there a bathroom where I can take the belt off?" [X]

"Oh, wow, that'll feel nice for your boyfriend. Uh, yeah, right over there." [Ciph]

"Heh heh, I know." X half skipped his way to the bathroom.