The White Fox
An in-progress story about a shy white fox coping with certain aspects of his life including his sister and father , and coming to the harsh terms of his sexuality.
The story is not yet complete , so any feedback of any kind is more then welcomed and greatly appreciated , Thanks!
Chapter 1: Ray
As the hallway quickly become filled with bustling students , each adding to inaudible sounds of meaningless chatter between them , a young fox shyly stands watching the mass , awaiting a chance to sip through the crowd. He was a white fox , plain as that , no evident or clear markings , odd colours or something that identified him as him , but just a white fox.He wore a pink hoody which seemed to settle on him nicely , and a pair of denim shorts complementing the hoody generously.He looked well-groomed but definitely not the narcissistic type.He held his backpack with both arms , he clearly wasn't very strong , and was overall quite feminine in appearance and posture. His eyes quickly darted to a small opening on the left of the wall of students , and without hace ran to and through it , with a few shoulder bumps and the odd shove he reached his locker. This was a normal thing for the students , every hall filled to the brim with shoving and rushing teenagers , but it was harder for the fox , he was always un-noticed by most and felt deprived from recognition of really anyone , but every day he put on a brave face , and every day he slipped through the crowds and got on with everything without a whisper of a moan or a 'why me'. He unlocked his locker with ease and placed items in the locker from the bag and vice versa , then taking a blue notebook with the name 'Ray' scribbled across the top. He put the book under his arm then closed the locker .
"Hey , Ray , I need a favor..." He jumped at the sharpness of the voice and the shock of the speed as he turnt to see another white fox. This fox was closely resembellent to Ray but taller , and was a girl. Un-like Ray her hair was coloured with blueish-purple highlights . As ray took in the looks of the Fox he sighed. It was his sister. He somehow felt put down by the fact the only person who seemed to pay attention to him was her , but that also made him feel a connection with her. He stood looking at her. "Oh..Hey Laura.." He just looked awaiting the favor she wanted , and knowing her it would be at his cost. "I need you to ..well....be quiet..at dinner tonight..." her face blushed slightly as even she took in how odd the request was to her own brother. And Rays face looked the same. "W-what? Why?" He spoke softly but with a sharp tone , almost snappy. Laura went red. " n-no , its not anything bad...what I mean is..im bringing a boy back for dinner...my boyfriend...and I don't want you to make a bad impression .. or say anything bad." What was meant as surrender in the conversation was taken as in more offence. "why would I ever do something like that Laura...it doesn't even matter..dont worry I wont say anything..whatever anything actually is.." He gave a face of recognition hiding the previous tone of offence. "Thanks Ray , il see you tonight then"and with that she was gone. She was a lot more confident then Ray , and it showed , she already seemed to have friends and more friends to fall back on. She didn't bring boys home normally , especially with their dad , not for just the normal over-protective dad routine but fear he would show her up. Ray sighed again then carried onto class.
Chapter 2 : Him
ay arrived home. He unlocked the door and went inside , slumped his bag near the stairs. it was a long day , every day was long for him but this was day was longer , he was a good student , he listened , he didn't chat in class , and was well-behaved , but the downside was he wasn't very clever . It was the work , he couldn't cope a lot of the time , but when it came to logic , views , and advice, you couldn't beat him. He was odd like that. But he was sweet and kind , and cared for people. As he walked in he saw his sister already sitting down in the living room. It wasn't greatly decorated but it was okay , a decent sized TV and a 2 seat-couch and 2 arm chairs. She was sitting in the sofa. With a boy. Ray couldn't help but look at him and take note on him. He was tall , taller then Laura , he had clear strength but wasn't overly muscly and looked fit and in-shape. He was grey and was a wolf , he wore a simple black t-shirt and jeans. he had his arm over Laura. Laura looked happy , she was always a happy person , but she looked a different happy , she looked happy with someone else. Laura looked over and saw Ray standing , she thought for a moment , with a slightly nervous look." H-hey Ray.." The wolf turn his head , saw Ray and smiled , Ray looked and Gave a shy smile "o-oh .. H-hey Laura .. and..." Laura quickly looked at the wolf still smiling "Oh yeah , this is Jason , my boyfriend" Ray looked at him again. "H-hi Jason.." He still smiled at Ray " Hey Ray , Laura has told me a lot about you , we should talk sometime" Ray blushed "o-ok s-sure" Suddenly there was a yell from the kitchen , a mature male voice , old but not elderly. It was their dad , a white fox but with large black marks , the kids didn't inherit them. He was calling everyone for dinner. He was big , strong and wore a grey tartan suit. The 3 went in with Ray leading and sat down. At the head of the rectangular wooden table was Dad , on the first left of him was Laura followed by Jason then on the other side sat Ray. He had cooked beef casserole , It was a good meal , Laura , Jason and Her dad laughed and chatted , Ray was apart of the conversation but didn't want to take over , so he laid low for a lot of it , remembering what Laura had told him. Dinner was over. There Dad was called Dominic and looked after Laura and Ray , After a good 30 minute after-dinner chat Ray finally asked to be excused , and slipped away , he walked up to the stairs and swiped up his bag and went to his room. He sat on the bed which was made neatly , he had a Fish tank on the side of his room on top of a wooden dresser , and had a desk on the left with a laptop on. He took out the blue notebook from earlier , it was about the size of a normal book but thinner , he opened it. No one had ever looked inside of his notebook , not even Laura , but it wasn't like he had to hide it from everyone , no one wanted to , no one really cared . He opened it . Inside was notes on people , but not notes as in about them , notes about what he thought about people . Boys specifically . Ray always blushed when he opened it . It was full with 'notes'. There was a knock at his the door , Ray jumped slightly but figures it was just his dad , he out the book under his pillow and went up to open the door. He peered open the door , at his surprise , it wasn't his dad , it wasn't Laura , it was Jason. "Hey Ray" Ray blushed heavily , he was never noticed as much by people like this , especially Laura's friends. He looked at him "H-hi" Jason walked in . Ray was shaking , he didn't know what to do or say , he was a bit anti-social . Jason walked up to the door and closed it , Ray just stood and watched . Ray just stared . Jason walked up to Ray , he was a lot taller , But he was only about a year older . " "I'm gonna tell you the truth Ray.." Ray was now a deep red ,he didn't know if this was a prank or what. "I'm not here for Laura you see..im not even really with her , I'm just here for you.." Ray shook. but he didn't leave , he wanted to know what was happening . he just looked up at him awaiting an answer. "I've seen you at school , but never got to talk to you" This was getting worse. He noticed him at school. No one noticed Ray at school " I saw you .. and you looked cute ,,, but shy , so I thought this would be an easier way to get to talk to you" Ray was open mouthed. He couldn't say anything just stare up at him , he shook slightly. Ray had never had something like this happen to him , this was too much. Jason just looked down at the cute fox and smiled.
Chapter 3: Why
The wolf continued to look down at the fox , the fox shaking , his face wiped from colour apart from his deep bright red cheeks. He was confused. Ray was often confused , but not like this , he understood what was happening.But didn't understand why.All that passed though his mind was why. And the wolf just kept looking. smiling.His mouth opened , Ray looking up awaiting the words from his mouth. Ray knew what words , scared that he would say them , but awaiting them still. Then the door creeks open. Laura steps out smiling , Jason's head darts towards her , blushing slightly. "I wondered where you were babe" Jason just gave a nervous dim smile and walked back over to her. "i-i was just talking to Ray..Introducing myself..properly." Ray just watched still red , not smiling , just watching. Laura looked across to Ray and gave a little frown. "Ray..you okay?" Ray swallowed loudly and gave a false smile."y-yeah...i'm good Laura.." Laura's frown didn't disappear . it grew."okay Ray..." She walked out dragging Jason with her , he felt relieved it was over until he gave a last glance at the door as they left. He gave a smirk. Ray just quickly looked back down. And that's when he saw it. It took him a minute to realize what was. Then another to finally pick it up. A note. Ray stays red , he didn't know when this was placed on the floor , but he knew who from.He slowly picked it up and sat on his desk chair.He began to read the note. After a minute he slowly put down the note. It was signed by him. Jason. It didn't explain anything. Just told him to wait at locker row c at lunch. Ray couldn't help but smirk slightly at how cliche the note was. He rubbed his eyes.he was tired. He just walked to the bed and laid on top , fully clothed. so much was going through his head. He kept repeating why in his head. but he knew. he just didn't want to admit it to himself. he closed his eyes. now he just wanted to sleep. He tried to sleep but he just kept questioning it all in his head. Should he go tomorrow? he kept asking himself. He didn't know. But one thing he noted to himself that stuck. The wolf was kinda cute...
Chapter 4: Tears
It was 3:30. Ray had just finished his last class , but he paid no attention to the teacher whatsoever . one thing had corrupted his mind for the entire day , all he could think about was that one thing. The Wolf. He walked down the hallway , his face as red as fire , he had his bag in his hands. He didn't know why he was going through with it. Was there really a good reason? he kept asking himself. Ray kept scolding himself for being stupid , he was confusing a lot of the time. He hated himself for going but he knew he really wanted to. The dented lockers began to appear in front Ray. Row A.....Row B.....Ray paused. He didn't even need to go to Row C. The wolf was standing there.Waiting.Smiling. Ray stared. He thought quickly in his head to run , but then when he looked back the wolf was looking at him.Ray swallowed and walked up.Ray began to shake again , but he didn't notice it. The wolf had a being smirk on his face. "Hello fox" Ray went to say something but before he realized what was happening the wolfs muzzle joint the fox's. He was going to faint, his weakened mind couldn't comprehend what was happening.The wolf let go and smiled. Ray had tears in his eyes. The bag was on the floor , he just stood there staring up at the wolf. Jason looked down. "poor foxy...don't cry..i'm sorry if i was too forward.." The wolf was red and looked upset seeing the fox in tears. The fox kept crying. He was never noticed.And this wolf did notice him. Ray looked up again to him , the wolf looking worn and broken , ready to leave.He felt the fox's white fur brush against him gently.He looked. The fox was clutching his arm , the wetness of the fur was evident to the wolf. In response , the wolf clutched Ray back , but not just his arm , but him. His mind cleared.The wolf was here and the fox was with him.He slowly stopped crying but stayed joint to Jason , as they held their together. Ray was to speak , his worries gone until his mind pushed a final problem to his dim brain. Laura.
NEXT CHAPTERS COMING VERY SOON