A New Brother- Part 8
#9 of A New Brother
A New Brother
IMPORTANT: Please do not read if you are under 18/21 (local law). This story contains gay sex, M/M stuff, if you don't like this sort of thing, please leave. If you are underage, leave, but don't blame me if you stay and get caught reading this, don't say I didn't warn you. . . .
Also, these characters, the story, they are mine, if you want to use my characters, please ask me.
PART 8: Romance Interrupted
It had been a little while since Cam and Craig had left L.A and returned to university which came as a relief to Troy. While he was glad he didn't have to worry about being bothered by Cam, he did like the look of Craig, but now wasn't the point. Today was a lazy Tuesday afternoon and school had finished over an hour ago, but the panther wasn't with Drake or the two cubs. He was alone and walking around the shops in the mall. The reason was that part of him still felt bad about the whole incident with Max, so, trying to show how much the dragon meant to him, he went to see if there was anything.
"Will he like that? Hmm. . .nah." Walking out the shop, Troy had no idea what to buy Drake. He just looked at a few DVD's the dragon mentioned earlier but Drake had also said he wasn't desperate for them, but he just realised something. [Smart Troy, get him DVD's to show that you love him. That'll work great!] Sighing, Troy kept walking around, hoping he'd find something.
"Oh god, look at him!" Troy had focused his ears and quickly looked to where the voices where coming from. He wasn't surprised at what he saw, in fact he chuckled a little to himself. There was a group of five girls standing outside of a clothes store. The one that had spoke was a ferret, but there was also a wolf, a tabby cat, a black Labrador and a fox. They all seemed to be around the 16/17 age mark and Troy smirked to himself when he heard one of them speak.
"I'd love to get done by him."
"Well, I wonder if there's any new clothes I could get Drake." Walking to the shop, the girls looked at him and Troy gave them a wink but after getting inside he tried to restrain from laughing. [Well, being muscled and wearing tight clothes probably does attract stares.] Troy thought. He was wearing a light blue tee and a pair of jeans, both of which were a bit small for him but he was comfortable.
"Can I help you sir?"
"Huh? Oh." He looked up to see a tigress, most likely in her twenties. "Um. . .I'm just looking around."
"Right, if you need anything just say." Once the tigress walked off, Troy continued looking but he had to go towards the sections were he could by something that could suit Drake and accommodate his wings.
"Well, if it isn't the faggot." Looking behind him, he saw John in the shop. His little group of friends weren't with him, so Troy just snarled at him.
"What is it now John?"
"Nothing. I just think you're in the wrong section. This is the men's."
"Oh and you're going to say I should be in the women's department? Pathetic."
"What?" John instantly had a look of rage on his face but the panther could easily overpower him.
"You know what? I'm not wasting another breath on you." Turning around, Troy headed into a different section of the men's area. John however just walked out of the store and the feline was glad he could get some peace. Throughout the time he spent in the shop, he didn't find anything that his boyfriend may have liked so he walked out. The group of girls that he had seen earlier seemed to have vanished but he soon spotted them coming out of the food court but they had easily spotted him.
[Man, this is why I should never come alone. Damn, I'm too good looking for my own good] Checking his phone for the time, he saw it was almost 4:55pm. Deciding to grab a bite to eat, Troy went into one of the restaurants and bought a drink and a filled roll. It didn't take too long to finish and he soon looking around the shops in the mall again.
Time passed and Troy was almost going to give up his efforts. He had been around most of the shops in the mall but he was determined. As he was about to get up, the girls came near him and the wolf girl from the group had moved up closer.
"Hi."
"Uh.. .hi." The wolf girl giggled a little and so did her friends.
"I uh. . .I've seen you here a couple of times and. ."
"Ask him already." The ferret said to her. The wolf girl blushed and looked at Troy who was almost certain as to what she would have asked. But rather than wait, Troy asked her something.
"You're not from my school are you?"
"No. I'd recognise you if you were at my school."
"So what would you like to ask me?" The girls giggled again and the wolf held her left arm tightly.
"Well. . .I think you. . .look. . ."
"You're wondering if I'd like to go out with you?"
"How did you-"
"Believe me, I've been asked loads of times. But I cant."
"Why not?" The girl seemed confused but Troy stood up and looked at her.
"I have someone and I don't want to hurt you or my. . .well." Troy smiled weakly, he wasn't sure if he should have said he was gay. When he looked at the wolf girl, he decided not to say it, he didn't want to embarrass her in front of her friends.
"Oh."
"I'm sorry."
"Its not surprising. She probably has a great time with you."
"Um. . ."
"But is there still a chance for me?" The girl asked.
"Uh. . .well. . ."
"Amy." The wolf looked at her friends and sighed.
"Okay, well. . .thanks anyway." Turning around, Troy saw the girls head off and the panther gave a sigh of relief. It was always easier when Drake was around to help him with this. Thinking about Drake, Troy thought hard on what he could get and began to walk around the mall again. It didn't take long until he came across the jewellery shop and he looked at some of the items on display.
[Hmm. . .maybe something for Drake to wear?] Looking at all of the different items, he saw rings, watches and necklaces and a whole range of other items. They were pricy and as he considered each item, he wondered. [A watch? Well, he doesn't wear one, not sure if he likes them. A ring would be good but he might think I'm proposing. Maybe I'll have a look inside.] Walking into the shop, he saw one of the clerks writing something down on a piece of paper and he decided to have a look around. Going into the men's area, he didn't see much but his eye caught something.
"Is that?" Taking a closer look, he saw a familiar dragon pendant. It was almost like the one he bought a few years ago, but this one was a little different. The gem in the middle was a deep sapphire blue colour that matched Drake's scales. The eye of the dragon was also the same and it still had the same heart design.
"Are you alright sir?"
"Uh yeah." Looking at the pendant, Troy bit his lip. _"Can I ask how much that is?"
"The dragon pendant? $84.99"_
"Hmm. . .does it cost much for engraving?"
"That comes to $3.50."
"Well. . ." [Drake does mean the world to me and I do feel a little bad for what happened] ". . .I'll take it."
"Alright. I'll get it out." Taking out her keys, she opened the glass case and took out the pendant along with it's box. Walking behind the counter, she looked at Troy. "Are you wanting it engraved?"
"Yes. Can I do it here?"
"Certainly. Just need to know what you want to be engraved into it."
"Um. . .have you got a piece of paper?" She handed over a pen and a small bit of paper. Taking the pen into his paw, he thought of what he could have engraved onto the pendant. Smiling, he wrote it down. [To my love, no matter what may happen, know that I'll love you forever.] Handing it over, the woman smiled at it and took the pendant into her hand.
"You must have someone really special then."
"Yeah. I do."
"The engraving will take a few minutes."
"That's okay. I can wait." Walking out of sight into a different room, Troy looked around the shop but all he could think about was how to give it to Drake. Not realising that he had been standing for more than ten minutes, the woman returned with the pendant.
"Sir?"
"Oh." Moving back to the counter, the woman asked if he wanted to look at the engraving and Troy was happy with it. Placing it in it's box, the woman put it into the till along with the cost for engraving it. Before she subtotalled it, she looked at Troy.
"Would you like a warranty cover? Its just in case it gets damaged, stolen or broken and we can replace it with a new one."
"Err. . .How long does the cover cost? And I thought it was only for things like watches."
"No, its on most items in here. You can cover it for 3 years, that's $18.99 or 2 years which is $15.99."
"Well. . ." The panther thought what he should do next. He didn't take out any warranty last time and John had broken it the same day he had given it to Drake. "Can I take the two years?"
"Of course."
[I'm glad they do this.]
"Okay then, that comes to $104.48 please."
"Here you go." Handing over his card, the woman swiped it and Troy signed for it. Once everything was done, it was placed in a small bag.
"There we are."
"Thanks."
"Thank you." Leaving the store, Troy made his way out of the mall and into the car park. He was satisfied with what he got his boyfriend and he hoped Drake would love it. But now he tried to think of a way to give the necklace to the dragon. [Its been a while since Drake and I have had any alone time, we've always done stuff with Jamie and Max so maybe it could just be us, yeah.] Many thoughts began to pass through his head and as he looked around, he saw a food restaurant and smiled.
"Classic." With a large grin on his face, he decided on how it should go. His destination was the phone booth, but not to make a call just yet. Looking for the phone book, he found it and quickly started flicking through the pages until he found the number he was looking for. Taking out his cell, he quickly checked the amount of money he had in it. With a decent amount of money in his phone, he dialled the number and moved away from the crowd of furs around him.
"Good afternoon, Fur Royale Restaurant, how can I help?"
"Hi, I'd like to book a table for two sometime this evening around 7:30pm please."
"Hang on a sec. . ."
[Drake's only been in that restaurant once and he did love the food there. Hmm. . .better make sure he doesn't eat anything.]
"Hello?"
Hearing the voice on the other end, Troy spoke back. "Yes, sorry."
"We can reserve your table at 7:30pm, what's the name please."
"Can you place it under the name of Troy Creswell."
"Certainly. We hope to see you this evening."
"Thank you." After hanging up his cell, Troy gave a quick smile and started walking towards the main door. "Now I need to wear something good and call that dragon."
Without warning, Troy's phone began to ring and after pulling the phone out of his pocket, he wasn't surprised at who it was. "Speak of the devil and he'll appear. Hello."
"Hey Troy." It was Drake, in truth the panther suspected this, he didn't tell Drake exactly what he was doing and he didn't want to spoil the surprise.
"Well, I did have a feeling you'd call me."
"I'm sorry, I'm just wondering what you're doing, you weren't exactly clear earlier."
"Yeah I know, but I cant say."
"Planning something?"
"Maybe. Now have you had anything to eat yet?"
"No. Why?"
"Good, because I want you to look great and don't eat anything, I've booked us a table at a restaurant."
"Really? Aww, you're sweet."
"Well I want you ready by no later than seven, got that?"
"I'll be ready don't worry."
"Alright then, I'll pick you up. See you then sweetie."
"Okay, I'll see you later." Closing his cell once again, Troy chuckled to himself a little and then headed outside towards his car.
It only took a few minutes before the panther reached his car and after pressing the button on his keys to unlock it. Getting in, Troy placed the bag on the passengers seat and put his seatbelt on. Starting the engine, he felt like listening to some music and switched on his radio, going through different stations until he left it on one. It was playing some sort of music, but Troy didn't recognise it. He left it on though, just to listen to something. Driving out of the mall's parking area, Troy headed back onto the main road and wondered how he could give the pendant to Drake.
"Maybe during dinner. . .or later on at night when we're alone together. I don't know, I'll think more on it when I get home." Troy said to himself, he wanted to focus more on the road at the moment. As he got further down the main road, he noticed there was a lot of cars on the road. "Hmm, busy." He looked at the clock and saw that it was well after five now and it was rush hour, most likely people heading home from work or shopping.
The music on the radio had changed again but the feline wasn't listening to it at all. As he continued down the road, he came to a red light at a crossroad. There was cars from all directions, but Troy just yawned, not paying them much attention. As he waited for the lights to change, Troy leaned back a little. When he looked back at the lights, he saw that they were changing and it was now on green. Intending to head straight on, Troy smiled.
[Well, tonight I'll have a-]
"Hey, are you alright? Hey, can you hear me?"
[Who's voice is that?] Wondering what was going on, Troy opened his eyes and found that everything was different from what it was moments ago. Unable to realise what happened, the panther tried to move, but it only to caused him to groan in pain.
"Take it easy kid. Can you say something?"
". . . ." He didn't. He couldn't make out much, but he knew something wasn't right. He was just driving, the radio was on and he was heading home. But now, he wasn't driving, the radio was silent and the guy talking to him was upside down. He tried moving again and it only caused him more pain.
"Whoa, stay where you are." Looking at the guy, Troy couldn't tell what he was, his vision was blurred and when he looked at the front of his car, he could just make out that the glass of his windscreen was shattered and the inside of his car was different than before, but he couldn't understand what happened to it, let alone properly see it. He looked at his gift for Drake and saw that it was still in the car.
". . .Drake. . ."
"Is that your name?" Turning his head slowly, he looked at the blurred man next to him.
". . .Drake. . .where's. . .Drake?"
"I don't know who he is. What's your name?"
". . .Drake. . ."
"Its alright, you'll see him. The ambulance is on its way."
". . . . ." Troy was now breathing heavy, he felt something trickle down his face and soon understood the smell of it.
"What's your name?" The panther didn't answer. The pain in his body was beginning to be too much to bare. His breathing grew a lot heavier and the voice of the man next to him was fading. Everything was going dark around him and as he fell into it, he kept saying it over and over.
"Drake. . . .Drake. . . .Drake. . ." His eyes closed and the guy next to him placed his hand on the panther's shoulder.
"Hey. . .buddy, come on." Getting worried, the fur placed his hand on the panther's neck. He felt a weak pulse which gave him a little relief, but time was quickly running out. "We need that ambulance now!"
Driving along the quiet road, two furs stopped in front of a house and one of the furs looked at it.
"Is this the right address?" She asked.
"Yes. It's in his wallet. Come on."
"I hate being the bearer of bad news."
"Part of the job." Getting out, the two walked up to the door and the male fur rang the doorbell. In a few seconds, Emma opened the door and her eyes widened at the sight of two police officers at her door.
"C-Can I help you?"
"Mrs Creswell?" The male officer, a zebra looked directly at the panther.
"Y-Yes?"
"Mrs Creswell, we have something to tell you concerning your son, Troy."
"What happened?" Instantly, she grew fearful, thinking her son had done something to get in trouble with the law.
"It may be best if we talked inside." It was the female officer who spoke. She was a red panda but Emma could see something in her eyes. "May we come in?"
"Yes, certainly." Letting the two inside, she closed the door behind her and could only wonder what had happened.
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I cant think of anything to say right now except Part 9 should be on its way soon.
XtigerX