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It's 15th July, so new story apparently! We might start releasing mainlines gradually a little earlier in the month. We'll see.
", "writing": "[center]Glimmers in the Dark[/center]\n\nOBLIGATORY CONTENT WARNING: The following story contains CUB NUDITY, KISSING, and MUTUAL MASTURBATION BETWEEN A BOY AND A GIRL. If any of this offends you, DO NOT READ ON. By reading beyond this point, you waive your right to be offended, because THERE ARE TAGS AND A WARNING AND STUFF, YOU SHOULD KNOW BETTER BY NOW. For those whom we haven’t scared off… enjoy!\n\n\n\nToday was one of the scariest days of Chuck’s life. A sleepover should be nothing to be worried about, but this was a sleepover at a GIRL’S house. And at the house of a girl he didn’t even know! Why did he let Tanya talk him into saying yes? And worse, why did he tell Isaac about it? If the cat didn’t know, then Chuck might have gotten away with not going.\n\nThere was a knock on his bedroom door. The border collie nearly leapt out of his skin.\n\n“Hey pup,” Isaac called. “May I come in?”\n\nThe feline always knocked and asked permission before entering the pup’s bedroom. It was weird, but a good weird. “Umm… okay,” he said.\n\nThe door creaked open, and Isaac stepped in. “You all packed up for your sleepover?”\n\nChuck glanced at his backpack. He’d thrown in pajamas, clothes for the next day, Mr. Stuffy, his swimsuit that Tanya insisted that he bring, and buried deep down at the bottom, one of his pullups. He hoped beyond hope that he wouldn’t need it, but it was better to be safe than sorry. Though if the girls found out about his secret…\n\n“I-I think so,” Chuck muttered.\n\nIsaac walked up next to him and squatted down, bringing himself to eye level with the seated pup. “Chuck… I know it’s scary, going to a sleepover like this with so many other cubs, but I’m proud of you.”\n\nThe pup tilted his head. “Pr-proud of me? F-for what?”\n\n“Oh, so many things,” Isaac said. He took Chuck’s paws in his own. “For one, you’re making a real effort making friends. You’re doing therapy every week. Your grades are starting off strong. And even though you don’t know the birthday girl well, you’re going to her party anyway because she invited you. That takes a lot of guts. You’re a brave little pup.”\n\nChuck shook his head. “I’m not brave… I-I’m scared…”\n\nThe feline smiled. “Being brave doesn’t mean not being scared. It means being scared but not letting your fear stop you. You’re stronger than you know, pup.”\n\nTears threatened to escape the border collie’s eyes. Isaac couldn’t be serious, could he?\n\n“Just try your best,” Isaac said. “And if it’s too much… your mother and I talked, and I got you this. Here.” He reached into his pocket and pulled out a smart phone and charger. “I figure you’re old enough to be trusted with one of these.”\n\nThe pup looked at the phone and took it. “H-how do I…”\n\n“Here, let me show you,” Isaac said. He stood next to the pup and swiped the screen. “I put in your birthday as the pin. Should be easy to remember.” Chuck watched as the screen lit up and came to the home. \n\n“Browser’s here, app store is here… don’t download anything that charges you money, not that you have a credit card to pay for it.” Isaac chuckled and patted the boy’s head. “Phone function’s right here… I already programmed my number into your contacts, so if you need me, you can call, or even text.” He quickly demonstrated how to send a text. “I can set you up with a family account on my music streaming service if you want. Other than that… charging port, port for headphones…” He pointed out each in turn. “If you need me, just let me know and I’ll go pick you up, okay?”\n\n“P-promise?” Chuck asked.\n\nIsaac tilted his head. “What do you want me to promise, pup? That I’ll pick you up if you need it?”\n\n“A-and that you won’t be m-mad.” He hugged his tail and squeezed his eyes shut.\n\n“Of course. I’ll never be mad if you need me,” Isaac said. He gave the pup’s paws a squeeze. “May I give you a hug?”\n\nThe pup took a moment to consider the question. Isaac was safe, right? And Mommy was just downstairs, even if… but he didn’t want to think about THAT right now. He sighed and nodded.\n\nIn came the cat, arms wrapping delicately around him. He felt the warmth of the adult’s chest against his own. The contact only lasted a few short seconds before Isaac pulled back. It was strange, getting hugged like that.\n\n“Now, Robbie’s parents should be here any minute to take you to your friend’s house. Sophie was her name, right?” When the pup nodded, Isaac continued. “Just try to relax and have fun, okay? I promise you it’ll be okay, and if it isn’t… you’ve got my number.”\n\nChuck sighed. It was still scary, but deep down, he felt like he could trust Isaac, if just a little bit. He let his tail go and double checked his backpack, tucking away the charger in his backpack and the phone in his pocket, then zipped it up.\n\nThe doorbell rang.\n\n“That must be the Langleys,” Isaac said. “Let’s go.”\n\nThe pup grabbed up his backpack and the gift he’d picked out - Tanya had helped him pick something she’d like, and Isaac helped him wrap it - then headed downstairs. Isaac had left ahead of him and was at the door chatting with Mrs. Langley. Robbie and Martin were right behind her.\n\n“Hey, little buddy!” Martin called. He waved to the border collie as he reached the bottom of the stairs.\n\n“H-hi, Martin,” Chuck muttered.\n\n“We’d best get going,” Mrs. Langley said. “Don’t want to be late!”\n\nChuck looked around. Where was Mommy? It took him a moment to remember that she was at work. He was about to make a break back for his room when Martin grabbed his arm.\n\n“C’mon, Chuck, let’s go! Or, ya know, we can ditch the girls and just hang out at Robbie’s place. You wouldn’t mind, right, Mrs. L?”\n\nThe vixen rolled her eyes. “Martin,” she said. “If you don’t go to the party, you’re heading right home.”\n\n“Ugh, fiiiiine,” the wolf replied.\n\n“Sophie’s not that bad once you get to know her a little,” Robbie said.\n\n“And I guess I’ll have you and Chuck,” Martin said. “Well, let’s go!”\n\n“You remembered a swimsuit, right, Chuck?” Robbie said.\n\nThe pup squeaked. “I-I did…”\n\nIsaac flicked his ears. “Oh, are you pups going swimming?”\n\n“Sophie’s parents have an indoor pool,” Robbie said.\n\n“Well that’s exciting!” the cat said. “I hope you have a good time, Chuck. And remember, you can always call me to pick you up, okay? And try not to get your new phone wet!”\n\n“Okay,” Chuck muttered.\n\nIsaac smiled. “Love you, pup.”\n\nThe border collie sighed. It felt weird, not having his mom there to see him off. She left so early in the morning that he didn’t even get a chance to say goodbye.\n\n“Why don’t you come with us, Isaac? It might make Chuck feel a little better, and that way you can meet Sophie’s parents with me,” Mrs. Langley said.\n\nThe feline looked at the pup. “Now there’s an idea. What do you think, pup?”\n\nIt didn’t seem like a bad idea. He nodded, then squeaked as Martin grabbed his paw.\n\n“Come on, let’s get going,” Martin said, sounding like he was heading to a firing squad rather than a birthday party. “You’re lucky you’ve got a phone, my parents won’t get me one.”\n\nChuck allowed himself to be dragged out to Mrs. Langley’s car. He stared out the car window as they backed down the driveway and tried to choke down the feeling of impending doom.\n\n“Ugh, I still can’t believe you talked me into this, Robbie,” Martin said.\n\n“I s-still can’t b-believe she invited m-me,” Chuck muttered.\n\n“Well, you’re Tanya’s friend, so it makes sense,” Robbie said. “It’s still weird to me that she thinks of me as a good enough friend to invite over.”\n\n“It’s still very nice of her to invite you boys over,” Isaac said. “I don’t think I ever had a sleepover with girls present growing up.”\n\nMrs. Langley laughed. “Oh, I had them all the time,” she said. “Girls don’t bite, Martin. It’ll be fine.”\n\nThe wolf perked his ears. “You had boy girl sleepovers, Mrs. L?”\n\n“Lots,” Mrs. Langley replied. “Mostly with Dan and Keith.”\n\nChuck flicked his ears. Those names were familiar. “I-isn’t Dan your h-h-husband’s name?”\n\n“It is,” Mrs. Langley said. “Dan, Keith, and I have known each other since we were eight. It’s wild to think we’re still together thirty-five years later.”\n\n“Goodness, that’s longer than I’ve been alive!” Isaac said, laughing.\n\n“A college educated fur with a twelve year old son, a good career, and under thirty-five? How do you do it?” Mrs. Langley asked.\n\n“Well, he’s not biologically mine,” Isaac said. “His mom sort of… ended up on my doorstep a couple of years ago with Chuck in tow. I never imagined I’d be a dad, but… here we are.”\n\nThe pup cringed. He knew he was a burden to Isaac. This just proved it.\n\n“But I love him like my own,” Isaac continued. “I couldn’t imagine life without my son now.” He glanced back at Chuck and smiled.\n\nRight. Isaac had been calling the pup his son ever since he started therapy. He emphasized that he wanted to be a dad to Chuck every time they had sessions together with his therapist. Even at home he was trying. It was weird. But a good weird. Maybe Isaac really was different. More like the loving dad he saw that Robbie had.\n\n“Hey, Chuck, can I see your new phone?” Martin asked.\n\nThe pup blushed and pulled it out.\n\n“Sweet,” he said. “Hey, Mrs. L, when’s Robbie getting a phone?”\n\nThe vixen laughed. “Probably for his birthday.”\n\nMartin pouted. “Dang, I might be the last of my friends to get one.”\n\n“Oh, I’m sure your parents have a good reason for it,” Mrs. Langley said.\n\nThey spent the rest of the drive gushing over Chuck’s new device, helping him pick out some games to download. When they reached Sophie’s house, Chuck gasped. It was far bigger than he had imagined. He trembled as he followed his friends and up to the front door.\n\nSophie answered the door in a bikini, her mother close behind.\n\n“Welcome!” Sophie said, sounding excited. \n\nHer mother looked them over. “Welcome, indeed.” She exchanged greetings with the adults and invited them all in.\n\n Sophie led the boys away from the adults. Chuck waved to Isaac, who waved back before diving into conversation with Sophie’s mom. He looked around as he followed the retriever. Her house was HUGE. His eyes widened as they reached the indoor pool. It was almost as large as the whole first floor of Isaac’s house. Becky and Tanya were already there, in swimsuits. It was weird seeing Tanya in a swimsuit. So much of her exposed, even in a one piece.\n\n \n“I figured we’d start out by the pool,” Sophie said. “There’s a bathroom right over there where you boys can change.”\n\n“Sweet!” Martin said. He grabbed Robbie and Chuck’s paws and started leading them over. “C’mon, let’s go!”\n\n“Going all at once? Hot,” Becky teased.\n\n“We change together all the time for gym,” Martin said. “This isn’t that different, right guys?”\n\n“I guess,” Robbie said.\n\nChuck remained silent. It was a little nerve-wracking to be changing with the other boys, but he didn’t want to make a scene. He followed them into the bathroom and turned his back to the boys while he dug out his swimsuit.\n\nHe trembled as he started stripping. Even if he’d only be naked for a few seconds, it felt weird. He’d never been naked around Martin before, and even around Robbie it was still weird. He pulled on his swimsuit as quickly as he could, then turned to the other boys.\n\n“Hey, Chuck,” Martin said, “You cut or uncut?”\n\nThe pup blinked. “W-what?”\n\nMartin grinned. “Your dick, dude. I’ll show you mine if you show me yours.”\n\n“Wow, Martin. Bold, are we?” Robbie said.\n\n“Well, when else can I find out?” the wolf said. “But you don’t gotta show if you don’t wanna.”\n\nChuck thought about it for a moment. It couldn’t hurt to show. He blushed deeply and looked down at his footpaws as he pulled down the front of his trunks, showing off his flaccid penis to the wolf.\n\n“Damn, you’ve got a nice dick, little buddy!” Martin said. “Here’s mine.”\n\nThe pup looked up at the wolf’s groin. His dick was BIG, even soft. It reminded him unpleasantly of his bio dad’s. Thankfully the wolf didn’t keep it exposed for long. He righted his own suit, then followed the boys out the pool.\n\n“No diving,” Sophie said as they emerged. “The pool isn’t that deep and we don’t want you getting hurt.”\n\nThe girls were already in the water. Chuck shivered as he dipped a toe in. The water was cool but not cold. He sat down on the edge and eased his legs in as Tanya swam up to him.\n\n“I’m really glad you came,” Tanya said. She pulled herself up out of the water and sat on the edge of the pool next to the pup. “It’s nice to get to see you outside of school.”\n\nHe smiled. “I-it’s nice to s-see you, too,” he said.\n\nTanya leaned into him, taking his paw in hers. “Do you like swimming?”\n\nChuck blushed. “I-it’s okay, I guess… I never really g-got to swim much…”\n\nThe bat girl giggled. “But you know how, right?”\n\nHe nodded. “R-Robbie’s parents taught me.”\n\n“That was nice of them,” Tanya said.\n\nThe pup smiled. “Y-yeah, Robbie’s got a g-good family.”\n\nTanya grinned and snuck a quick kiss on the boy’s cheek. “Come on, let’s swim together!” she said as she slipped back into the water.\n\nSwimming was still something scary to the pup, but somehow, with Tanya here, it seemed less scary. He took a breath and dropped himself into the water. If he stood on the tips of his toes he could just keep his head above water.\n\nThe bat girl giggled and took Chuck’s paws. “Hey, I wanna try something. Put your legs around me.”\n\nChuck blushed deeper than he’d ever blushed before. “W-what?!”\n\nHis friend giggled. “I wanna hold you in the water. Can I?”\n\n“O-oh,” Chuck said. “I guess…” He put his arms around Tanya’s shoulders and bit his lip as he lifted his footpaws from the pool’s floor.\n\nTanya grinned and hugged him as she started to walk backwards. “Hee… you’re like my little baby!” she said.\n\nOh great, that was EXACTLY what the pup needed to hear. At least she didn’t make it sound like a bad thing. But what would she say if she knew about his… problem?\n\n“Oooooo, look at the lovers!” Becky called from the opposite end of the pool.\n\n“Becky, there will be none of that!” Sophie said. “I want my friends to have a good time.”\n\nBut the bat girl was already blushing. She and Chuck quickly parted. They could barely look at each other after that, at least until Robbie swam over.\n\n“Don’t listen to Becky,” Robbie said. “I thought it was cute, what you two were doing.”\n\nChuck blushed but nodded. “Th-thanks?”\n\nRobbie smiled and patted his back. “Just relax and have fun, okay? It’s a party!”\n\nThe pup squeaked as he suddenly felt himself swept off his footpaws.\n\n“Hey, check it out, I can carry Chuck wedding style in the pool!” Martin cried.\n\nTanya smirked. “But could you do that out of the pool?”\n\nMartin laughed. “One way to find out! If you’re okay with trying, little buddy.”\n\nChuck shook his head vigorously. Much as he liked Martin, being suddenly picked up like this was SCARY. Even if he did feel really warm… and safe… but no, stop thinking like that! He’s a boy!\n\nThankfully, the wolf set him down without a fuss. “Alright, dude. Hey Robbie, let’s see if I can pick you up!”\n\n“Gotta catch me first!” Robbie said as he started swimming away.\n\n“Oh, it’s on!” Martin said.\n\nThe pup tip toed his way to the edge of the pool. He didn’t want to show his poor swimming technique around the girls. Tanya followed him. They grabbed the edge of the pool and laid back to watch their friends. Becky and Sophie dodged out of the way, both of them cheering for Robbie.\n\nSoon enough, all of the cubs were giggling. Maybe swimming wasn’t so bad after all. With some encouragement from Tanya, Chuck even dared to try floating on his back. The bat girl floated next to him, and even dared to take his paw again. It felt… nice. If only he didn’t have all of these confusing feelings about his friends…\n \nAfter a good hour of games in the pool, the pups started emerging, taking turns showering off the pool chemicals. Chuck noted that Robbie and Martin went in together, as well as Sophie and Becky. They all seemed extra blushy when they came out, and Sophie expressed some relief that her mother hadn’t come to check on them. When it came to his turn, Tanya took his paw.\n\n“Do you want to sneak in a little shower together?” she whispered.\n\nThat seemed a step too far. Sure, his friends had all taken showers together, but that was different. They were all the same sex. For a boy and a girl to do it felt… too much. He blushed deeply.\n\n“It’s okay if you don’t want to,” Tanya said. Though she sounded a little sad.\n\nThe truth is that he did want to, but he was scared. Not of her, just of being naked with a girl. What would she say about his body? Sure, she’d already seen most of him, but being totally naked was different.\n\n“Oooooo, are the lo-“ Becky began.\n\nSophie and Robbie both cut her off. “Don’t you dare!” they said, almost in unison.\n\n“No teasing my guests at my birthday party,” Sophie added.\n\nBecky huffed and crossed her arms but didn’t say anything else.\n\nThat settled it, though. Chuck shook his head.\n\nTanya squeezed his paw. “That’s okay. You can go first.”\n\nHe nodded and went into the bathroom. It felt weird showering in another fur’s house. He made it as quick as he could, rinsing out the pool smell and drying off as fast as he could. He’d brought a pool towel and wrapped up his wet swimsuit in it before stuffing it back into his backpack. The pup took a moment to rearrange his clothes in the hopes of keeping everything dry, then emerged. Only Tanya was left.\n\n“W-where’d they go?” Chuck asked.\n\n“Oh, they went off to the game room to look through board games,” Tanya said. “If you want, I can show you the way before I shower.”\n\nChuck blushed. He didn’t want to interrupt his friend. “N-no, that’s okay… I-I can wait for you.”\n\nTanya smiled and kissed his cheek. “I won’t be long!”\n\nShe only took a couple minutes to shower and dress, then emerged in a very nice black dress. She looked beautiful.\n\n“Oh, T-tanya, you’ve got a phone…” Chuck said.\n\n“Duh,” she said. “We’ve listened to music on it, remember?”\n\nChuck nodded, then pulled out his phone. “I-Isaac just got me one…”\n\n“Oh, awesome!” Tanya said. “Want my number?”\n\nHe nodded again, and they took a moment to exchange numbers. It felt weird being able to talk to his friends from home, but a good weird. When Robbie got a phone he’d have to exchange numbers with the fox, too.\n\nThe bat took his paw and led him through the house. Their friends were already setting up a game. Sophie was wearing glasses, which surprised the pup. He’d never seen her in glasses before.\n\n“Hope you don’t mind that we picked one out without you guys,” Robbie said as they got to the spot on the floor where they’d set it out.\n\n“That’s okay,” Tanya said. She shook her head as she sat down. “This wasn’t your choice, was it, Sophie?”\n\nThe golden retriever rolled her eyes. “We don’t have a lot of games for six players, and Becky was insistent.”\n\nChuck looked over the game. It was one he hadn’t seen before, not that he’d seen many board games to begin with. In the middle of the board was a spinner, and a bunch of plastic buildings were set up all around the board.\n\n“Bunnies,” Martin said. He looked at Chuck and smirked. “Ever played the Game of Life?”\n\n“N-no,” Chuck said. After a quick rules explanation, though, he felt like he got it, though they let him go last so he could see a few turns. It didn’t seem complicated.\n\nWhen they got up to the marriage check point, much to Chuck’s surprise, most of the other cubs picked same sex partners. Tanya was the only one who picked a boy when she was playing a girl. When he got there, he paused and had to think hard, but eventually picked a girl. It felt too weird picking a boy.\n\nThe rest of the game went mostly smoothly, with some light teasing here and there as some of his friends had cubs of their own and some didn’t (Chuck ended up with three, while Tanya missed them all). It was an odd game, but rather fun.\n\nAfter their first game, they broke for lunch and cake. Sophie seemed to like all of the presents she got from her friends (if Chuck could even consider himself a friend of hers), and rolled her eyes subtly at a couple of the gifts from her mother.\n\nTwo more games followed, including a switch to Monopoly. After that, they watched a movie. Sophie’s mother let them eat dinner in the game room while watching the movie. Tanya snuggled with him the whole time.\n\nEventually, Sophie’s mother poked her head in. “Sophie, your father and I are heading to bed. Don’t stay up too late.”\n\n“We won’t, Mother,” Sophie said.\n\nHer father. Come to think of it, they hadn’t seen any sign of her father all day. Chuck cleared his throat. “W-where was your dad all day?” he asked.\n\nSophie shrugged. “Probably working. He’s always busy with something or other.”\n\nThe pup nodded. Isaac was busy a lot, too, but he did make time for Chuck. He took the pup’s birthday off work, for example, even if Chuck hadn’t had friends to invite over. But for his next birthday he would. Robbie and Tanya were givens. Maybe Martin and Sophie. They seemed nice. Becky was a little mean, though, so maybe not her.\n\n“Sophie’s dad is a lawyer,” Tanya said. “It keeps him really busy.”\n\n“Oh,” Chuck said. “M-my mom’s a nurse, a-and, umm… I-Isaac is a scientist.”\n\n“You call your father by his first name?” Sophie asked.\n\nChuck bit his lip. “H-he’s not really my dad… my, umm, f-father… i-isn’t around…”\n\n“Divorced?” Robbie asked.\n\nThe pup blushed. He didn’t want to explain it. “I don’t wanna t-talk about it…”\n \n“We should probably change into our pajamas, at least,” Sophie said.\n\nThe group agreed, and Robbie, Martin, and Chuck retreated to the bathroom to change while the girls went to Sophie’s room. Chuck blushed as he pulled out his pullup, keeping his back to the other boys while he pulled it on.\n\n“Don’t worry, little buddy, your secret’s safe with us,” Martin said.\n\nThe pup squeaked, but nodded. At least they had his back.\n\nWhen they regrouped, Becky clapped her paws. “Welp, Sophie, since your parents are heading to bed, maybe it’s time to get a little… spicy.”\n\n“Oh boy,” Martin groaned. “What, are we all gonna sit in a circle and talk about our feelings?”\n\nThe rabbit giggled mischievously. “Oh, no, nothing like that. How about a little game of Truth or Dare?”\n\nThat got the wolf’s attention. “Truth or Dare, you say? I’m down.”\n\nSophie grinned and patted the rabbit’s shoulder. “That sounds like an excellent idea. Now, we have a few rules for the game. Care to explain, Becky?”\n\n“Gladly!” Becky said. “So, first rule… no giving a truth or dare back to the person who asked you. That can result in a weird back and forth that just isn’t fun. Second, if you don’t want to answer a truth, you HAVE to do a dare. And third… you can’t do three truths in a row. Do two and then you HAVE to do a dare. Any questions?”\n\nIt all seemed to make sense to the pup, even if he was terrified of what he might be asked.\n\n“I guess it’s okay,” Robbie said.\n\n“Hell yeah!” Martin said.\n\nTanya glanced at Chuck and took his paw. “Don’t worry, it’ll be fun.”\n\nThe border collie nodded. He hoped Tanya was right.\n\n“So, who starts?” Becky asked.\n\n“Sophie’s the birthday girl, so she should pick,” Robbie said.\n\nSophie grinned. “I think Becky should start us off.”\n\n“Awesome!” Becky said. “Let’s all get in a circle on the floor.” Once they were all seated, she grinned at the fox. “Robbie, truth or dare?”\n\n“Truth,” Robbie said.\n\nBecky giggled. “Which of the girls here do you think is cutest?”\n\nTanya and Martin broke out giggling. Chuck could only blush. That was a heck of a question to ask.\n\n“Oh, this’ll be good,” Martin said.\n\nRobbie looked around at the girls. “Well, I, uh…”\n\n“Come on, out with it, Robs,” Martin said. “Unless you wanna do a daaaaare.”\n\nThe fox threw his hands up. “No matter what I say, someone’s feelings are gonna be hurt!”\n\nBecky stuck her tongue out at the fox. “I won’t be mad if you think my friends are cuter than me.”\n\nHe sighed and looked down at his footpaws. “Sophie.”\n\nThe golden retriever’s eyes widened. “I’m surprised you’d pick me.”\n\n“Well, you look really cute in glasses,” Robbie muttered.\n\nShe blushed a little, but smiled. “Thanks. Mother doesn’t let me wear them at school. ‘Pretty girls don’t wear glasses.’ I hate wearing contacts, but it makes Mother happy.”\n\n“You’re kinda cool to hang out with, too,” Robbie added.\n\nSophie grinned. “You don’t have to butter me up, you know. You’re already my friend if you’re here.”\n\nChuck blinked. “R-really?”\n\nThe golden retriever smiled at him. “Yes, really. And you are, too. Sure, I don’t know you well, Chuck, but Tanya likes you, and that’s good enough for me.”\n\n“Oh, NOW who’s teasing?” Becky said.\n\n“Not THAT way, you horny bunny,” Sophie said. “Anyway, Robbie, it’s your turn now. Pick someone.”\n\nThe fox looked around the circle. “Umm… Chuck. Truth or dare?”\n\nThe pup blushed. Should he risk a dare from Robbie? Surely he wouldn’t make him do anything crazy. But maybe it was best not to test that. “T-truth.”\n\n“Who do you have a crush on?” Robbie asked.\n\nOh no. That was an awful question! Maybe he SHOULD have gone with a dare. He blushed deeply. “Umm… w-well…”\n\nEveryone’s eyes were on him. But how could he even answer?\n\n“I… I-I don’t know if I DO have a c-crush on anyone,” Chuck muttered. “W-what does a c-c-crush even f-feel like?”\n\n“Oh, you sweet, innocent child,” Becky said. “A crush is when you really like someone, like you want to spend every minute with them, somefur who makes you happy whenever you see them, and maybe just a little tingly in your tummy.”\n\n“And sometimes your dick gets hard thinking about them!” Martin added.\n\n“Eww! Gross!” Sophie said. “Didn’t need to know that!”\n\nBecky giggled, then turned her attention back to Chuck. “But for real, no one makes you feel like that? No one at all?”\n\nChuck had to think hard about that one. Sure, he really liked Robbie and Tanya, and even Martin to some extent. But to want to be with them all the time, or even getting a stiffy thinking about them? No, no one made him feel that way. “N-no one,” Chuck said.\n\n“Wooooow,” Becky said. “Super weird.”\n\n“Hey, he could be asexual or aromantic,” Robbie piped up.\n\nThe rabbit tilted her head. “What’s that?”\n\n“It means he doesn’t feel sexual or romantic attraction. My parents told me about it, and so did Mr. Fox,” Robbie said.\n\n“Huh,” Becky said. She seemed to be struggling to process the new information, but shook her head. “Well, anyway… Chuck’s turn.”\n\nThe pup looked around the group. What could he ask? Who could he ask? Maybe…\n\n“S-Sophie, t-truth or dare?” Chuck said.\n\nThe golden retriever gave him a demur smile. “Dare.”\n\n“Ooooooo,” Becky sang.\n\nOh no, now he had to think of a dare! “Umm… I-I dare you… to… spin around in circles until you can’t stand up!”\n\nThe other cubs burst out laughing.\n\n“Oh wow, good luck with THAT!” Becky said.\n\nSophie huffed and stood up. “You better not have done this to see up my dress,” she said.\n\n“N-n-no, n-nothing like that!” Chuck said. “S-sorry, I can c-come up with s-something else…”\n\n“Oh, she’s just teasing, right, Sophs?” Becky said.\n\nThe golden retriever smirked. “Relax, pup. A dare’s a dare, so I’ll do it.” And with that, she began spinning around. It actually took her a couple of minutes before she collapsed in a dizzy heap. When she did, Chuck pointedly looked away so he didn’t get a glimpse of her panties.\n\n“Damn, Sophie, you okay?” Becky asked between giggles.\n\n“F-fine,” Sophie said as she returned to their circle on the floor. “But now it’s my turn… Martin… truth… or dare?”\n\nThe wolf grinned. “Dare.”\n\nSophie smiled as she slowed her wobbles. “I dare you… to wear one of my dresses for the rest of the night!”\n\n“Oh, what?!” Martin exclaimed. He blushed as he stared at the retriever. “Would your clothes even fit me? We’re kinda built different…”\n\n“Only one way to find out!” Sophie said. She got up and ran out of the room.\n\n“Dang, Sophie’s going HARD,” Becky said.\n\n“I’m surprised she’d WANT a boy wearing her clothes,” Tanya added.\n\n“What does it matter?” Robbie asked.\n\nThe girls exchanged glances.\n\n“We shouldn’t say,” Becky said.\n\nMartin raised an eyebrow. He looked like he was thinking about something. But what?\n\nBefore Chuck could ponder that longer, Sophie returned with a pink sundress. “Here you go, wolf boy.”\n\n“Ugh, does it have to be PINK?” Martin asked.\n\n“Of course it does,” Sophie said. She handed it to the wolf. “If you like, you can head to the bathroom to ch-“\n\nShe hadn’t even finished her sentence when Martin pulled his shirt off. His pajama bottoms went next, leaving him completely naked. “So how do I put this thing on?”\n\nSophie squealed and looked away. “Ewwwww! Why aren’t you wearing anything?!”\n\nTanya’s eyes widened, the bat girl staring curiously and openly at the naked wolf.\n\n“What, afraid I’ve got cooties or something?” Martin teased.\n\n“No, you idiot, I’m not five!” Sophie said. “I just… don’t like boys.”\n\nThe wolf blinked. “Wait, are you saying you’re a lesbian?”\n\nSophie wheeled around at him and glared. “I am, and if you tell anyone, I will destroy your reputation.”\n\n“Whoa, girl, chill,” Martin said. “I mean… I’m gay, too, so like… truce?”\n\nThe golden retriever blinked, her anger dissipating. “You… are?”\n\n“Yeah,” Martin said. “I just can’t say anything about it ‘cause my parents would kill me. Like, literally probably put a gun to my head and kill me. They… don’t like gays.”\n\n“Oh,” Sophie said. “Well…” She shook her head. “Anyway, you just… pull that on like a shirt.”\n\n“What? Oh, right, the dress.” Martin pulled on the dress. It fit him surprisingly well. A little snug around the shoulders, but otherwise it fit him nicely.\n\nSeeing another boy in a dress did something to Chuck. He suddenly felt really warm and tingly inside. Boys could just… dress in girl clothes? Was this… jealousy? Did he want to wear a dress, too? He thought about it, and the idea seemed… quite appealing. But there was no way he could say that.\n\n“You alright there, little buddy?” Martin asked.\n\nChuck squeaked. The wolf had sat down and was looking at him with an eyebrow raised.\n\n“Y-yeah, I’m f-fine,” Chuck said.\n\n“Alright, dude,” Martin said. “Anyway… Tanya, truth or dare?”\n\nThe bat girl blushed. “Umm… t-truth.”\n\nMartin grinned. “Alright, then… how often do you masturbate?”\n\nTanya gasped. “What kind of question is that?”\n\n“The kind I’d usually ask!” Becky said. “Come on, you gotta answer, unless you wanna risk a dare from the wolf.”\n\nThe bat blushed deeper. “Umm… I guess maybe once a week?”\n\n“Damn, that’s all?” Martin asked. “I jerk it like once or twice a day!”\n\n“Didn’t need to know that!” Sophie said.\n\n“I’d like to know that!” Becky said.\n\n“You would,” Martin shot at the rabbit.\n\nBecky stuck her tongue out at him. She really was a horny bun, wasn’t she? “Anyway, Tanya, your turn now,” Becky said.\n\nTanya looked around the circle, her eyes landing on Becky. “Becky, truth or -“\n\n“Dare!” Becky said before she could even finish.\n\nThe bat girl rubbed her chin. “I dare you… to drink a whole spoonful of hot sauce!”\n\nThe rabbit’s eyes bulged. “Girl, that’s EVIL!” she said.\n\nSophie laughed. “Oh boy, I have the perfect one, too. Come on, let’s go.”\n\nChuck squirmed as he followed the rest of the group to the kitchen. Things were already heating up. Hopefully he wouldn’t have to take a dare from someone scary. Or maybe they’d forget about him entirely.\n\nHe watched from behind Robbie and Martin as Sophie pulled a bottle of hot sauce from the fridge. Becky screwed up her face as Sophie poured some into a spoon and handed it to her. The rabbit took a breath, then downed it. She squealed almost instantly and ran to the sink, running the cold water over her tongue.\n\n“Nice one, Tanya,” Sophie said.\n\nTanya blushed. “I feel kinda bad now…”\n\n“Don’t worry about it. A dare’s a dare, and it’s not like it’s gonna kill her,” Sophie said. She turned back to the rabbit. “Milk’s better for that, you know.”\n\n“Do you have milk?” Becky asked.\n\n“Duh.” Sophie pulled out a glass and poured her some milk, which the rabbit drank down.\n\n“God, that was the WORST,” Becky said. “Uh, sorry, Jesus,” she added, looking up into the sky.\n\nSophie rolled her eyes. “Well, come on, let’s head back to the game room.\n\nOnce they were all seated, Becky looked around. “Cool… my turn… Sophie, truth or dare?”\n\nThe pup smiled. “Dare.”\n\nBecky grinned. “I dare you to take off all your clothes and go naked for the rest of the night!”\n\nThe smile faded from Sophie’s face. “I should have expected something like this…” She sighed and stood up, slipping off her nightgown and tossing it aside. Her panties followed.\n\n“Yeah, show us them titties, girl!” Becky cheered.\n\n“Or, ya know, don’t,” Martin said.\n\n“Well, I’m not covering them up all night, so you better get used to it,” Sophie said as she sat back down, keeping her legs together.\n\nChuck could feel his face burning. It wasn’t his first time seeing a naked female, but at least this time it wasn’t one trying to sleep with him. She looked… kinda pretty, though he didn’t want to look between her legs. He quickly looked away, trying to look everywhere but at the golden retriever.\n\n“I appreciate the effort, Chuck, but let’s be real, you’re going to see,” Sophie said. “I’m used to being naked around the girls, but boys? Ugh.”\n\nThe border collie covered his eyes with his ears. “S-sorry… I-I just…”\n\n“You don’t have to explain,” Sophie said. “Just relax.”\n\n“If it makes you feel any better, I have NO interest in seeing you like this, either,” Martin said.\n\n“It does not,” Sophie said. “But anyway… my turn again… hmm… Chuck. Truth or dare?”\n\nAgain, he felt everyone’s eyes on him. It felt weird and uncomfortable. He could do a truth, but then he’d HAVE to take a dare next time he got picked, and it could come from anyone. And he didn’t know her well enough to risk a dare. There wasn’t any way around it. “T-truth.”\n\nThe golden retriever ran a paw through her hair. “What’s the most embarrassing thing that ever happened to you?”\n\nHe gasped. There were so many. He bit his lip, then looked down at his footpaws. “I-I… w-w-wet myself in g-gym class in s-s-second grade…”\n\nMartin snickered. “Oh wow, dude… no wonder you didn’t have any friends before us.”\n\n“Hey!” Robbie said. “Martin, that was mean!”\n\n“Yeah, I guess you’re right. Sorry, little buddy,” Martin said.\n\nChuck sniffled. Tanya and Robbie each took one of his paws.\n\n“Maybe this game’s too much for Chuck,” Robbie said.\n\n“Oh, come on, it’s just a game,” Becky said.\n\n“Becky, it’s my birthday party, and I don’t want anyone crying,” Sophie said. “Not over something like this. Maybe we need to go a little lighter on him, though. Think we can agree to that?”\n\n“Oh, fiiiiine,” Becky said. “Anyway, it’s his turn.”\n\nChuck looked around at the group. “R-Robbie… truth or dare?”\n\nThe fox rubbed his chin. “Umm… truth.”\n\nNow he had to come up with a question.\n\n“Make it something juicy and embarrassing!” Becky said.\n\n“Umm… i-if you could date a-a-anyone in the world, w-who would it be?” Chuck asked.\n\nRobbie laughed. “Easy. Martin.”\n\n“D’aww!” Martin said. “Good thing we’re already dating.”\n\n“Wait, you are?” Sophie said.\n\nThe wolf nodded. “Since summer.”\n\nThat was news to Chuck, too. He knew that Robbie liked boys, but finding out that not only did Martin like boys but that he was dating Robbie? It was a lot to take in.\n\n“Uhh… Sophie. Truth or dare?” Robbie said.\n\nThe golden retriever giggled. “Back to me already, huh? Let’s do a truth this time.”\n\nThe fox wiggled a little. “If you could date any girl in our school, who would it be?”\n\nSophie looked at Becky. “Sorry, hun, but if it could be ANYONE, it’d be Julia Morgan.”\n\n“Who?” Martin said.\n\n“The captain of the cheerleading squad?” Becky asked. “Isn’t she, like, an eighth grader? Why her?”\n\n“She’s cute, smart, and funny, and not totally full of herself like Alexis,” Sophie said. “But I don’t love you any less, Becky.”\n\n“Better not,” the rabbit muttered.\n\nThe pup looked at her. “Becky, truth or dare?”\n\nBecky perked up and grinned. “Dare!”\n\n“You would,” Sophie said. “I dare you to make out with Chuck!”\n\nChuck squeaked. “W-why me?!”\n\n“Because I want Becky to squirm,” Sophie said.\n\nThe rabbit rolled her eyes. “Oh, fiiiine.” She crawled over to Chuck. “So, ever kissed a girl with tongue before?”\n\nHe blushed and shook his head. Before then he’d only kissed Tanya, and that was just a little peck.\n\n“Don’t worry, I’ll show you how,” Becky said. She put a paw on the boy’s cheek. “Just open your mouth a little and follow my lead.”\n\nThe pup trembled, but followed the rabbit’s instructions. He stared as she leaned in and pressed her lips to his. Her tongue slipped into his mouth, wiggling gently against his. The pup was too shocked to respond in kind. Having something in his mouth like this felt WEIRD, and he was NOT a fan.\n\nBecky’s eyes shut and her paw on his cheek slipped to the back of his head. Her tongue prodded his more insistently, but he was absolutely frozen in place. Thankfully she didn’t keep it up long. He trembled as she pulled back.\n\n“You okay?” she asked.\n\nChuck couldn’t reply. He was still frozen. Tanya and Robbie took his paws.\n\n“Chuck, what’s wrong?” Robbie asked.\n\n“It was just a kiss,” Tanya said. “Chuck, please say something.”\n\nWith a great amount of effort, he unstuck his tongue long enough to mutter, “S-sorry…”\n\nTanya hugged him. Ordinarily he’d recoil, but he was too scared to even do that. What was wrong with him.\n\n“Maybe we shouldn’t involve him in the game anymore,” Becky said.\n\n“I think you’re right,” Sophie said. “Chuck, would you like to sit out?”\n\nThe border collie nodded. Freed at last.\n\n“Was I that bad?” Becky asked.\n\nChuck shook his head. He didn’t want to hurt Becky’s feelings.\n\n“I don’t think it’s you, I think it’s him,” Robbie said. “That whole asexual thing, remember?”\n\n“Riiiiight,” Becky said. “Well, don’t worry, we won’t drag you into weird stuff again. Promise.”\n\nThe pup took a few deep breaths, just like his therapist taught him, and nodded. “S-sorry,” he repeated.\n\n“I’d rather my guests have a good time, and it’s pretty clear you aren’t having a good time with this game,” Sophie said. “Perhaps we should play something else.”\n\n“Aww! But I wanna continue!” Becky protested.\n\n“Y-you can k-k-keep playing,” Chuck muttered.\n\nSophie raised an eyebrow. “If you’re sure.”\n\nThe border collie nodded.\n\n“Well, alright, then,” Sophie said. “Becky, your turn.”\n\nThe rabbit rubbed her chin, then looked at the bat girl. “Tanya, truth or dare?”\n\nTanya squeaked. “Umm… t-truth.”\n\nBecky giggled. “Ever wet yourself at a sleepover?”\n\nThe bat gasped and blushed. “Beckyyyyyy…”\n\n“If you don’t wanna answer, you can always take a dare,” Becky said with a wicked grin.\n\nTanya looked at Chuck, then back at Becky. “Once… when I was six…”\n\nSo she wet herself, too. At least he wasn’t THAT weird. Though his dad and Isaac had both said he was too old to still be doing it. And that was so long ago! Chuck bit his lip and took her paw.\n\nMartin laughed. “Oh man, whose house were you sleeping at?”\n\n“Oh, she was the host!” Becky said. “I knew the answer, I just wanted to see her squirm.”\n\n“Geez, harsh,” Martin said.\n\nTanya squeezed Chuck’s paw, then looked around. “R-robbie. Truth or dare?”\n\nThe fox squirmed. “I don’t really have a choice, do I?”\n\n“Nope!” Becky said. “You’ve already done two truths in a row.”\n\nRobbie sighed. “Dare, then.”\n\nThe bat girl blushed. “I dare you… to show us all your p-p-penis!”\n\nBecky hooted. “Damn, girl, going hard!”\n\nThe fox blushed. “Well… I guess you and Sophie are the only ones here who haven’t seen it, so…” He got up onto his knees and looked at the golden retriever. “Sorry, Sophie.”\n\nThe golden retriever raised her muzzle and looked away. “A dare’s a dare. Go for it.”\n\nChuck stared at his footpaws, though out of the corner of his eye, he peeked at Robbie’s groin. He could see the pink tip of the boy’s penis poking out from his foreskin.\n\n“I-it looks so different from Martin’s,” Tanya said in awe.\n\n“Well, I’m uncut and he’s cut,” Robbie said as he pulled his pajama bottoms back up.\n\n“Interesting,” Sophie said. “Well, it’s your turn now, foxie.”\n\nRobbie looked right at his boyfriend. “Martin, truth or dare?”\n\nThe wolf rubbed his chin. “Truth.”\n\nThe fox blushed. “If you could date Kendal instead of me, would you?”\n\nMartin blinked. “Instead of? Dude, we’re in an open relationship. I mean, I’d liiiiike to date him, too, but if it meant losing you then I wouldn’t.”\n\n“D’aww, how sweet,” Becky said.\n\n“What can I say? I love my boyfriend,” Martin said.\n\n“Just like I love my girlfriend!” Becky said. “Right, Sophie?”\n\nThe golden retriever bristled. “Becky, what did I say about keeping it secret?”\n\n“I know, but it’s just us. None of us are gonna spread it around, right?” Becky said.\n\n“I wouldn’t tell a soul,” Robbie said.\n\n“You’d out me if I did, and if my parents find out I’m dead,” Martin said. “You’re safe with me. And I don’t think Chuck’s one to spread rumors.”\n\nChuck shook his head. “A-all of my friends are i-in this room…”\n\n“I hope we’re still friends,” Becky said. “I really didn’t mean to like… scare you or whatever.”\n\nThe pup shrugged. It’d take him a while to give her another chance, but he didn’t want to say that.\n\n“Anyway, my turn!” Martin said. “Tanya… truth or dare?”\n\nThe bat girl squeaked. “T-truth.”\n\n“Nuh uh uh!” Becky said. “Can’t do three truths in a row!”\n\nTanya blushed. “Oh no…”\n\n“Oh yes,” Martin said. “I dare you to pee in a glass in front of all of us!”\n\n“What?! Eww, Martin, my family DRINKS out of those!” Sophie said.\n\n“But a dare’s a dare, right?” Martin said.\n\nThe golden retriever groaned. “Fiiiine. I’ll just throw it out after. Mother probably won’t notice, anyway.”\n\nTanya squirmed next to Chuck as Sophie got up to get a glass. “H-how do I make sure I hit it?”\n\n“Just squat over it!” Becky said. “I can hold it for you.”\n\nSophie sighed as she returned and handed the glass to Tanya, who in turn gave it to Becky.\n\nThe bat girl bit her lip as she got to her footpaws. She drew her panties to her knees and squatted over the glass.\n\nChuck could practically feel the heat from her face. But he had to admit that he was curious. He looked between her legs and watched as she started to pee in the glass.\n\n“Huh… so that’s what it looks like when a girl pees,” Robbie said.\n\nThe border collie tore his eyes from Tanya’s vulva and looked up at her face. Her eyes were shut, and her face was red even through her black fur. He felt bad for looking. The pup looked away as the sound of her urine hitting the glass came to a stop.\n\n“That wasn’t so bad, was it?” Becky asked.\n\nTanya pulled her panties back up and sat back down. She let her hair cover her face and stared down at her footpaws.\n\n“She’ll recover,” Sophie said. “You’ve made her do worse. Anyway, your turn, hun.”\n\n“Sophie… truth or dare?” Tanya said. Her voice was shaking a little.\n\n“Dare,” Sophie said.\n\n“I dare you… to kiss Robbie!” Tanya said.\n\nSophie rolled her eyes. “Ugh, this is the ONLY time I will ever kiss a boy.” She leaned over towards Robbie. “Sorry about this.”\n\n“A dare’s a dare,” Robbie muttered, echoing her earlier statements. He closed his eyes when his lips met Sophie’s. It wasn’t long, just like when Chuck and Tanya kissed. But that was different.\n\nWhen Sophie settled back into her spot in the circle, she looked right at the rabbit. “Becky, truth or -“\n\n“Dare!” Becky said.\n\nThe golden retriever gave her a coy grin. “I dare you… to kiss my feet!”\n\n“Easy!” Becky said.\n\n“Hang on,” Sophie said. “You can’t just cop out with a kiss. I want you to WORSHIP them. Treat them like they’re the best things in the world!”\n\nBecky blushed a little. It was the first time all night Chuck had seen her blush. “Well, okay,” Becky said.\n\nShe got on her paws and knees as Sophie turned and offered her footpaws, keeping her legs closed. Chuck looked away. That was too weird. He looked at Robbie, who seemed… very, very, VERY interested in what Becky was doing. The pup dared a peek out of the corner of his eye. Again, it was just really weird.\n\n“Okay, that’s enough,” Sophie said.\n\n“Aww, I was just getting into it,” Becky said.\n\n“Well, maybe another time,” Sophie said. “It’s your turn now.”\n\nThe rabbit grinned. “Oh boy! Martin, truth or dare?”\n\nThe wolf beamed. “Dare me, sucka!”\n\nBecky giggled. “I dare you to suck Robbie’s dick!”\n\n“What?! Like, right here, in front of everyone?” Martin asked.\n\n“Yeah!” Becky said.\n\nChuck trembled. That was the LAST thing he wanted to see.\n\n“Well, alright,” Martin said. “But ONLY because it’s a dare. Robs, pull down your pants and lie down.”\n\nThe border collie wiggled away. This was not something he wanted to be a part of.\n\n“Do you wanna go somewhere else?” Tanya whispered. He nodded.\n \nChuck blushed as Tanya led him into another room in the basement. She closed the door behind them. The pup was keenly aware of his gay friends in the other room about to do sex things together, and he wanted nothing to do with it.\n\nThe bat girl led him over to a couch and sat down.\n\n“That was kinda weird, right?”\n\n“Y-yeah,” Chuck said. He blushed as she leaned into him. “Th-the dress thing…”\n\nTanya giggled. “He did look kinda cute in a dress.”\n\nThe pup blushed deeper. “Uh huh…” He bit his lip. “I wonder…”\n\nThe bat’s ears flicked. “Hm? Wonder what?” When he didn’t respond, her eyes widened, practically shining in the low light. “Do you wanna try it too?”\n\n“M-maybe,” Chuck muttered. “Is that weird? I-I hope that’s not weird…”\n\nHis friend smiled. “Nah, it’s cute.” She glanced back at the door, then back to Chuck. “Do you wanna try my nightgown on?”\n\nChuck’s face burned as he nodded. With only a moment’s hesitation, Tanya took off her nightgown, leaving the girl in nothing but her panties. He hadn’t been this close to a nearly-naked girl in… well, he didn’t want to think about that. And a girl his age? That was new. His paws shook as he took off his t-shirt and sleep pants. \n\nIt was only when his pants were halfway down that he remembered that he’d put on his pullup. Oh gods, what would Tanya say?!\n\n“Hey, aren’t those the girl design?” Tanya asked.\n\nThe pup squeaked and squirmed. “Umm… y-yeah…”\n\n“Heh. Cute. I used to wear those sometimes up until I was eight,” Tanya said. She didn’t say anything else, just held out her nightgown to the pup.\n\nHis paws continued to quake as he tried it on. It fit him surprisingly well, and it felt… nice?\n\n“What do you think?” Tanya asked.\n\nChuck squirmed a little. “I… I think I like it…”\n\nTanya giggled. “Cute.” She was quiet for a moment. “Could I try yours on?”\n\nThe pup blinked, but nodded, handing over his pajamas. He turned around to give her a modicum of privacy while she dressed, even though he’d already seen every part of her.\n\n“My parents won’t let me wear pants,” Tanya said. “Well, mostly Bunica. She’s very traditional.”\n\nWhen he turned around, she saw an equally wide smile on her face. “What do you think?” he asked, echoing her own question.\n\nThe bat grinned. “It’s a lot more comfy than a skirt, that’s for sure.”\n\nBefore he realized it, she had her arms around him in a tight embrace. He squeaked, but instead of recoiling, he lifted his arms and hugged her back. It felt oddly soothing, being hugged by Tanya. Warm. Safe. Who knew that physical contact could feel like this?\n\nThen she kissed him. Just on the cheek, but a kiss nonetheless. He felt his face warm as he kissed her cheek. Their heads tilted, noses touching, eyes looking deeply into each other.\n\nTanya leaned in as their lips met again. Maybe they didn’t have the same horny energy as their friends, but there was a spark there, a spark Chuck hadn’t felt with anyone before. He laid back on the couch, opening his mouth to let Tanya’s tongue in. He met hers - this time he wasn’t frozen - and let out a soft sigh. It actually felt nice to tongue kiss with a girl he liked.\n\nShe didn’t maintain it for long. “I hope that was okay,” Tanya whispered.\n\nChuck nodded. “I… I kinda liked it…”\n\nThe bat girl smiled. “Better than Becky?” she whispered.\n\nHe shrugged. “B-better with… s-someone I like…”\n\n“Yeah, it’s… way different that way,” Tanya said. “Do you, uh… m-maybe wanna try… t-touching each other’s privates?”\n\nThe border collie squeaked. Touching seemed like a step too far. But then, hadn’t Isaac told him that it felt nice with someone you liked? And it felt nice when he touched himself. Maybe it’d be different if it was with Tanya. It was such a difficult decision.\n\n“You can say ‘no,’” Tanya said.\n\nSaying ‘no.’ That was new, too. Part of him wanted to test that. But… “I don’t wanna disappoint you,” he muttered.\n\nTanya took his paw. “You’ll never disappoint me. We don’t have to do anything if you don’t want to.”\n\nChuck nodded. “O-okay… u-umm… I think I wanna… try… i-if that’s okay?”\n\nThe bat girl smiled. “Okay.” She wiggled a little. “Have you ever, umm… touched a girl before?”\n\nHe blushed. “I… don’t wanna talk about it…”\n\nHis friend leaned in against him. “There’s a lot of things you don’t wanna talk about, huh?”\n\nThe border collie sighed. “S-sorry…”\n\n“It’s okay, I’m just… worried, I guess,” Tanya said. “I won’t be mad if you’ve touched other girls…”\n\n“I didn’t want to,” Chuck said before he could stop himself. Why did he say that?! Now Tanya was going to hate him! Stupid stupid stupid.\n\nTanya blinked. “Oh…” She hugged him. “I’m sorry.”\n\nHe sighed. “I shouldn’t have said anything…”\n\n“It’s okay, really,” Tanya said. “You can tell me anything. ANYthing. I’m just… I’m sorry you had to go through that… no one should force you to do things you don’t want to do.” She sighed. “I guess maybe truth or dare was a bad idea from the start for you, huh?”\n\nThe pup shrugged. “I guess…”\n\n“Why didn’t you say anything earlier?” Tanya asked.\n\nAgain he shrugged. “I d-didn’t wanna disappoint anyone…”\n\n“Oh, Chuck…” Tanya again hugged him and nuzzled his cheek. “I wish I knew sooner… I could’ve said no and I’m sure we could’ve come up with something else to do.”\n\nMaybe he’d have to remember that for next time. It didn’t even occur to him to say anything. A blush crept across his face. “U-umm… did you s-still wanna, umm…”\n\nTanya blushed some herself. “Oh, uh, right… i-if you’re sure you wanna.”\n\nChuck sighed. “I… I-I’m not sure… b-but… i-i-if I don’t like it… w-we can s-stop… right?”\n\nShe nodded. “Of course.” She scooted closer and rubbed his inner thigh. “C-can I… s-see it?”\n\nRight, she hadn’t actually seen his parts before. He blushed deeply and lifted his hips, then slid his pullup down, just enough to free his penis. When had it gotten stiff?\n\nHis friend gasped. “W-wow…” She reached a paw forward and poked the tip with her finger, then wrapped her paw around it. “It feels… warm.”\n\nThe pup bucked his hips a little. It did feel weird being touched by Tanya, but not a bad weird. He took a breath as he reached for her. “D-do you want me to… umm…”\n\nTanya took his paw in hers and guided it down into her panties. “Y-yes…”\n\nFor all the experience he’d had with girls, he’d never actually touched a vulva before. His fingers curiously traced around her folds. They were warm and squishy, and just a little bit moist. She guided his fingers towards a little nub towards the front.\n\n“I-if you rub here,” Tanya whispered.\n\nThe pup nodded and rubbed there, back and forth then side to side. At the same time, Tanya started rubbing his penis, rolling his foreskin back and forth. It actually felt rather nice. But at the same time he was nervous. What if their friends walked in.\n\n“Umm… c-can we stop?” Chuck whispered.\n\nTanya let go of his penis and his paw, allowing him to withdraw. “Sure,” she whispered back.\n\nHe pulled his pullup back up as Tanya leaned in and kissed his cheek. They leaned in towards each other, soaking in the warmth of their bodies. A yawn snuck up on him.\n\n“Getting tired?” Tanya asked.\n\nChuck nodded. It had been a big day, after all.\n\n“Wanna head back, see if they’re done, and head to sleep?”\n\nThe pup blushed. Hopefully they’d be done. “O-okay.”\n\n“There you are!”\n\nBoth cubs gasped as Becky approached them.\n\n“We were wondering where you two snuck off to,” Becky said.\n\n“S-sorry,” Chuck said.\n\n“We didn’t do anything!” Tanya said.\n\nThe rabbit smirked. “Suuuure you didn’t. Other than swapping pajamas! You look good, Chuck. Anyway, Martin finished his dare, so if you two wanna come back…”\n\n“We were thinking we’d head to sleep, actually,” Tanya said.\n\n“Ugh. Well, okay then,” Becky said. “Come on, let’s go.”\n\nMartin laughed when they entered the room. “Wow, Chuck, I didn’t think you’d keep playing truth or dare with just Tanya!”\n\nThe pup blushed. “I-I didn’t…”\n\nThe wolf’s eyes widened. “You WANTED to wear her pajamas?”\n\nChuck nodded.\n\n“Well, whatever makes you happy, little buddy,” Martin said.\n\nSophie rolled her eyes at the wolf, then looked at Tanya and Chuck. “You two doing alright?”\n\n“Yeah. Just tired,” Tanya said.\n\n“Well, if you two want to head to bed, I won’t stop you,” Sophie said. She turned her attention to the fox. “Did you bring your Switch?”\n\n“Uh, yeah,” Robbie said. He dug into his backpack and pulled out the console. “You wanna play some games?”\n\n“If we can keep it quiet, yes!” Sophie said.\n\nGaming. Chuck was starting to enjoy that. But as he yawned again, he knew he wouldn’t be able to stay up for it. Tanya took his paw and they found a quiet corner to lay out their sleeping bags, right next to each other.\n\n“Is it bad that I wanna just… share one with you?” Tanya whispered.\n\nChuck blushed. “I… d-don’t think it’s bad…” He unzipped his. “We can kinda like… use one as a mattress and the other like a blanket…”\n\nTanya grinned. “Okay.”\n\nThey glanced back at their friends. They were too busy setting up the game system to notice what they were up to. Satisfied, they laid out Tanya’s sleeping bag on the floor and covered themselves with Chuck’s.\n\nIt felt weird, sleeping next to another cub his own age. Chuck was no stranger to sharing a bed, even if he didn’t want to think about who he’d shared a bed with. But Tanya was different. She was safe and warm. He snuggled up close to her, their arms wrapping around each other.\n\n“Night,” Tanya whispered.\n\n“Good night,” Chuck whispered back.\n\nThey shared one quick peck on the lips, then settled in to sleep.", "writing_bbcode_parsed": "
Glimmers in the Dark


OBLIGATORY CONTENT WARNING: The following story contains CUB NUDITY, KISSING, and MUTUAL MASTURBATION BETWEEN A BOY AND A GIRL. If any of this offends you, DO NOT READ ON. By reading beyond this point, you waive your right to be offended, because THERE ARE TAGS AND A WARNING AND STUFF, YOU SHOULD KNOW BETTER BY NOW. For those whom we haven’t scared off… enjoy!



Today was one of the scariest days of Chuck’s life. A sleepover should be nothing to be worried about, but this was a sleepover at a GIRL’S house. And at the house of a girl he didn’t even know! Why did he let Tanya talk him into saying yes? And worse, why did he tell Isaac about it? If the cat didn’t know, then Chuck might have gotten away with not going.

There was a knock on his bedroom door. The border collie nearly leapt out of his skin.

“Hey pup,” Isaac called. “May I come in?”

The feline always knocked and asked permission before entering the pup’s bedroom. It was weird, but a good weird. “Umm… okay,” he said.

The door creaked open, and Isaac stepped in. “You all packed up for your sleepover?”

Chuck glanced at his backpack. He’d thrown in pajamas, clothes for the next day, Mr. Stuffy, his swimsuit that Tanya insisted that he bring, and buried deep down at the bottom, one of his pullups. He hoped beyond hope that he wouldn’t need it, but it was better to be safe than sorry. Though if the girls found out about his secret…

“I-I think so,” Chuck muttered.

Isaac walked up next to him and squatted down, bringing himself to eye level with the seated pup. “Chuck… I know it’s scary, going to a sleepover like this with so many other cubs, but I’m proud of you.”

The pup tilted his head. “Pr-proud of me? F-for what?”

“Oh, so many things,” Isaac said. He took Chuck’s paws in his own. “For one, you’re making a real effort making friends. You’re doing therapy every week. Your grades are starting off strong. And even though you don’t know the birthday girl well, you’re going to her party anyway because she invited you. That takes a lot of guts. You’re a brave little pup.”

Chuck shook his head. “I’m not brave… I-I’m scared…”

The feline smiled. “Being brave doesn’t mean not being scared. It means being scared but not letting your fear stop you. You’re stronger than you know, pup.”

Tears threatened to escape the border collie’s eyes. Isaac couldn’t be serious, could he?

“Just try your best,” Isaac said. “And if it’s too much… your mother and I talked, and I got you this. Here.” He reached into his pocket and pulled out a smart phone and charger. “I figure you’re old enough to be trusted with one of these.”

The pup looked at the phone and took it. “H-how do I…”

“Here, let me show you,” Isaac said. He stood next to the pup and swiped the screen. “I put in your birthday as the pin. Should be easy to remember.” Chuck watched as the screen lit up and came to the home.

“Browser’s here, app store is here… don’t download anything that charges you money, not that you have a credit card to pay for it.” Isaac chuckled and patted the boy’s head. “Phone function’s right here… I already programmed my number into your contacts, so if you need me, you can call, or even text.” He quickly demonstrated how to send a text. “I can set you up with a family account on my music streaming service if you want. Other than that… charging port, port for headphones…” He pointed out each in turn. “If you need me, just let me know and I’ll go pick you up, okay?”

“P-promise?” Chuck asked.

Isaac tilted his head. “What do you want me to promise, pup? That I’ll pick you up if you need it?”

“A-and that you won’t be m-mad.” He hugged his tail and squeezed his eyes shut.

“Of course. I’ll never be mad if you need me,” Isaac said. He gave the pup’s paws a squeeze. “May I give you a hug?”

The pup took a moment to consider the question. Isaac was safe, right? And Mommy was just downstairs, even if… but he didn’t want to think about THAT right now. He sighed and nodded.

In came the cat, arms wrapping delicately around him. He felt the warmth of the adult’s chest against his own. The contact only lasted a few short seconds before Isaac pulled back. It was strange, getting hugged like that.

“Now, Robbie’s parents should be here any minute to take you to your friend’s house. Sophie was her name, right?” When the pup nodded, Isaac continued. “Just try to relax and have fun, okay? I promise you it’ll be okay, and if it isn’t… you’ve got my number.”

Chuck sighed. It was still scary, but deep down, he felt like he could trust Isaac, if just a little bit. He let his tail go and double checked his backpack, tucking away the charger in his backpack and the phone in his pocket, then zipped it up.

The doorbell rang.

“That must be the Langleys,” Isaac said. “Let’s go.”

The pup grabbed up his backpack and the gift he’d picked out - Tanya had helped him pick something she’d like, and Isaac helped him wrap it - then headed downstairs. Isaac had left ahead of him and was at the door chatting with Mrs. Langley. Robbie and Martin were right behind her.

“Hey, little buddy!” Martin called. He waved to the border collie as he reached the bottom of the stairs.

“H-hi, Martin,” Chuck muttered.

“We’d best get going,” Mrs. Langley said. “Don’t want to be late!”

Chuck looked around. Where was Mommy? It took him a moment to remember that she was at work. He was about to make a break back for his room when Martin grabbed his arm.

“C’mon, Chuck, let’s go! Or, ya know, we can ditch the girls and just hang out at Robbie’s place. You wouldn’t mind, right, Mrs. L?”

The vixen rolled her eyes. “Martin,” she said. “If you don’t go to the party, you’re heading right home.”

“Ugh, fiiiiine,” the wolf replied.

“Sophie’s not that bad once you get to know her a little,” Robbie said.

“And I guess I’ll have you and Chuck,” Martin said. “Well, let’s go!”

“You remembered a swimsuit, right, Chuck?” Robbie said.

The pup squeaked. “I-I did…”

Isaac flicked his ears. “Oh, are you pups going swimming?”

“Sophie’s parents have an indoor pool,” Robbie said.

“Well that’s exciting!” the cat said. “I hope you have a good time, Chuck. And remember, you can always call me to pick you up, okay? And try not to get your new phone wet!”

“Okay,” Chuck muttered.

Isaac smiled. “Love you, pup.”

The border collie sighed. It felt weird, not having his mom there to see him off. She left so early in the morning that he didn’t even get a chance to say goodbye.

“Why don’t you come with us, Isaac? It might make Chuck feel a little better, and that way you can meet Sophie’s parents with me,” Mrs. Langley said.

The feline looked at the pup. “Now there’s an idea. What do you think, pup?”

It didn’t seem like a bad idea. He nodded, then squeaked as Martin grabbed his paw.

“Come on, let’s get going,” Martin said, sounding like he was heading to a firing squad rather than a birthday party. “You’re lucky you’ve got a phone, my parents won’t get me one.”

Chuck allowed himself to be dragged out to Mrs. Langley’s car. He stared out the car window as they backed down the driveway and tried to choke down the feeling of impending doom.

“Ugh, I still can’t believe you talked me into this, Robbie,” Martin said.

“I s-still can’t b-believe she invited m-me,” Chuck muttered.

“Well, you’re Tanya’s friend, so it makes sense,” Robbie said. “It’s still weird to me that she thinks of me as a good enough friend to invite over.”

“It’s still very nice of her to invite you boys over,” Isaac said. “I don’t think I ever had a sleepover with girls present growing up.”

Mrs. Langley laughed. “Oh, I had them all the time,” she said. “Girls don’t bite, Martin. It’ll be fine.”

The wolf perked his ears. “You had boy girl sleepovers, Mrs. L?”

“Lots,” Mrs. Langley replied. “Mostly with Dan and Keith.”

Chuck flicked his ears. Those names were familiar. “I-isn’t Dan your h-h-husband’s name?”

“It is,” Mrs. Langley said. “Dan, Keith, and I have known each other since we were eight. It’s wild to think we’re still together thirty-five years later.”

“Goodness, that’s longer than I’ve been alive!” Isaac said, laughing.

“A college educated fur with a twelve year old son, a good career, and under thirty-five? How do you do it?” Mrs. Langley asked.

“Well, he’s not biologically mine,” Isaac said. “His mom sort of… ended up on my doorstep a couple of years ago with Chuck in tow. I never imagined I’d be a dad, but… here we are.”

The pup cringed. He knew he was a burden to Isaac. This just proved it.

“But I love him like my own,” Isaac continued. “I couldn’t imagine life without my son now.” He glanced back at Chuck and smiled.

Right. Isaac had been calling the pup his son ever since he started therapy. He emphasized that he wanted to be a dad to Chuck every time they had sessions together with his therapist. Even at home he was trying. It was weird. But a good weird. Maybe Isaac really was different. More like the loving dad he saw that Robbie had.

“Hey, Chuck, can I see your new phone?” Martin asked.

The pup blushed and pulled it out.

“Sweet,” he said. “Hey, Mrs. L, when’s Robbie getting a phone?”

The vixen laughed. “Probably for his birthday.”

Martin pouted. “Dang, I might be the last of my friends to get one.”

“Oh, I’m sure your parents have a good reason for it,” Mrs. Langley said.

They spent the rest of the drive gushing over Chuck’s new device, helping him pick out some games to download. When they reached Sophie’s house, Chuck gasped. It was far bigger than he had imagined. He trembled as he followed his friends and up to the front door.

Sophie answered the door in a bikini, her mother close behind.

“Welcome!” Sophie said, sounding excited.

Her mother looked them over. “Welcome, indeed.” She exchanged greetings with the adults and invited them all in.

 Sophie led the boys away from the adults. Chuck waved to Isaac, who waved back before diving into conversation with Sophie’s mom. He looked around as he followed the retriever. Her house was HUGE. His eyes widened as they reached the indoor pool. It was almost as large as the whole first floor of Isaac’s house. Becky and Tanya were already there, in swimsuits. It was weird seeing Tanya in a swimsuit. So much of her exposed, even in a one piece.

 
“I figured we’d start out by the pool,” Sophie said. “There’s a bathroom right over there where you boys can change.”

“Sweet!” Martin said. He grabbed Robbie and Chuck’s paws and started leading them over. “C’mon, let’s go!”

“Going all at once? Hot,” Becky teased.

“We change together all the time for gym,” Martin said. “This isn’t that different, right guys?”

“I guess,” Robbie said.

Chuck remained silent. It was a little nerve-wracking to be changing with the other boys, but he didn’t want to make a scene. He followed them into the bathroom and turned his back to the boys while he dug out his swimsuit.

He trembled as he started stripping. Even if he’d only be naked for a few seconds, it felt weird. He’d never been naked around Martin before, and even around Robbie it was still weird. He pulled on his swimsuit as quickly as he could, then turned to the other boys.

“Hey, Chuck,” Martin said, “You cut or uncut?”

The pup blinked. “W-what?”

Martin grinned. “Your dick, dude. I’ll show you mine if you show me yours.”

“Wow, Martin. Bold, are we?” Robbie said.

“Well, when else can I find out?” the wolf said. “But you don’t gotta show if you don’t wanna.”

Chuck thought about it for a moment. It couldn’t hurt to show. He blushed deeply and looked down at his footpaws as he pulled down the front of his trunks, showing off his flaccid penis to the wolf.

“Damn, you’ve got a nice dick, little buddy!” Martin said. “Here’s mine.”

The pup looked up at the wolf’s groin. His dick was BIG, even soft. It reminded him unpleasantly of his bio dad’s. Thankfully the wolf didn’t keep it exposed for long. He righted his own suit, then followed the boys out the pool.

“No diving,” Sophie said as they emerged. “The pool isn’t that deep and we don’t want you getting hurt.”

The girls were already in the water. Chuck shivered as he dipped a toe in. The water was cool but not cold. He sat down on the edge and eased his legs in as Tanya swam up to him.

“I’m really glad you came,” Tanya said. She pulled herself up out of the water and sat on the edge of the pool next to the pup. “It’s nice to get to see you outside of school.”

He smiled. “I-it’s nice to s-see you, too,” he said.

Tanya leaned into him, taking his paw in hers. “Do you like swimming?”

Chuck blushed. “I-it’s okay, I guess… I never really g-got to swim much…”

The bat girl giggled. “But you know how, right?”

He nodded. “R-Robbie’s parents taught me.”

“That was nice of them,” Tanya said.

The pup smiled. “Y-yeah, Robbie’s got a g-good family.”

Tanya grinned and snuck a quick kiss on the boy’s cheek. “Come on, let’s swim together!” she said as she slipped back into the water.

Swimming was still something scary to the pup, but somehow, with Tanya here, it seemed less scary. He took a breath and dropped himself into the water. If he stood on the tips of his toes he could just keep his head above water.

The bat girl giggled and took Chuck’s paws. “Hey, I wanna try something. Put your legs around me.”

Chuck blushed deeper than he’d ever blushed before. “W-what?!”

His friend giggled. “I wanna hold you in the water. Can I?”

“O-oh,” Chuck said. “I guess…” He put his arms around Tanya’s shoulders and bit his lip as he lifted his footpaws from the pool’s floor.

Tanya grinned and hugged him as she started to walk backwards. “Hee… you’re like my little baby!” she said.

Oh great, that was EXACTLY what the pup needed to hear. At least she didn’t make it sound like a bad thing. But what would she say if she knew about his… problem?

“Oooooo, look at the lovers!” Becky called from the opposite end of the pool.

“Becky, there will be none of that!” Sophie said. “I want my friends to have a good time.”

But the bat girl was already blushing. She and Chuck quickly parted. They could barely look at each other after that, at least until Robbie swam over.

“Don’t listen to Becky,” Robbie said. “I thought it was cute, what you two were doing.”

Chuck blushed but nodded. “Th-thanks?”

Robbie smiled and patted his back. “Just relax and have fun, okay? It’s a party!”

The pup squeaked as he suddenly felt himself swept off his footpaws.

“Hey, check it out, I can carry Chuck wedding style in the pool!” Martin cried.

Tanya smirked. “But could you do that out of the pool?”

Martin laughed. “One way to find out! If you’re okay with trying, little buddy.”

Chuck shook his head vigorously. Much as he liked Martin, being suddenly picked up like this was SCARY. Even if he did feel really warm… and safe… but no, stop thinking like that! He’s a boy!

Thankfully, the wolf set him down without a fuss. “Alright, dude. Hey Robbie, let’s see if I can pick you up!”

“Gotta catch me first!” Robbie said as he started swimming away.

“Oh, it’s on!” Martin said.

The pup tip toed his way to the edge of the pool. He didn’t want to show his poor swimming technique around the girls. Tanya followed him. They grabbed the edge of the pool and laid back to watch their friends. Becky and Sophie dodged out of the way, both of them cheering for Robbie.

Soon enough, all of the cubs were giggling. Maybe swimming wasn’t so bad after all. With some encouragement from Tanya, Chuck even dared to try floating on his back. The bat girl floated next to him, and even dared to take his paw again. It felt… nice. If only he didn’t have all of these confusing feelings about his friends…
 
After a good hour of games in the pool, the pups started emerging, taking turns showering off the pool chemicals. Chuck noted that Robbie and Martin went in together, as well as Sophie and Becky. They all seemed extra blushy when they came out, and Sophie expressed some relief that her mother hadn’t come to check on them. When it came to his turn, Tanya took his paw.

“Do you want to sneak in a little shower together?” she whispered.

That seemed a step too far. Sure, his friends had all taken showers together, but that was different. They were all the same sex. For a boy and a girl to do it felt… too much. He blushed deeply.

“It’s okay if you don’t want to,” Tanya said. Though she sounded a little sad.

The truth is that he did want to, but he was scared. Not of her, just of being naked with a girl. What would she say about his body? Sure, she’d already seen most of him, but being totally naked was different.

“Oooooo, are the lo-“ Becky began.

Sophie and Robbie both cut her off. “Don’t you dare!” they said, almost in unison.

“No teasing my guests at my birthday party,” Sophie added.

Becky huffed and crossed her arms but didn’t say anything else.

That settled it, though. Chuck shook his head.

Tanya squeezed his paw. “That’s okay. You can go first.”

He nodded and went into the bathroom. It felt weird showering in another fur’s house. He made it as quick as he could, rinsing out the pool smell and drying off as fast as he could. He’d brought a pool towel and wrapped up his wet swimsuit in it before stuffing it back into his backpack. The pup took a moment to rearrange his clothes in the hopes of keeping everything dry, then emerged. Only Tanya was left.

“W-where’d they go?” Chuck asked.

“Oh, they went off to the game room to look through board games,” Tanya said. “If you want, I can show you the way before I shower.”

Chuck blushed. He didn’t want to interrupt his friend. “N-no, that’s okay… I-I can wait for you.”

Tanya smiled and kissed his cheek. “I won’t be long!”

She only took a couple minutes to shower and dress, then emerged in a very nice black dress. She looked beautiful.

“Oh, T-tanya, you’ve got a phone…” Chuck said.

“Duh,” she said. “We’ve listened to music on it, remember?”

Chuck nodded, then pulled out his phone. “I-Isaac just got me one…”

“Oh, awesome!” Tanya said. “Want my number?”

He nodded again, and they took a moment to exchange numbers. It felt weird being able to talk to his friends from home, but a good weird. When Robbie got a phone he’d have to exchange numbers with the fox, too.

The bat took his paw and led him through the house. Their friends were already setting up a game. Sophie was wearing glasses, which surprised the pup. He’d never seen her in glasses before.

“Hope you don’t mind that we picked one out without you guys,” Robbie said as they got to the spot on the floor where they’d set it out.

“That’s okay,” Tanya said. She shook her head as she sat down. “This wasn’t your choice, was it, Sophie?”

The golden retriever rolled her eyes. “We don’t have a lot of games for six players, and Becky was insistent.”

Chuck looked over the game. It was one he hadn’t seen before, not that he’d seen many board games to begin with. In the middle of the board was a spinner, and a bunch of plastic buildings were set up all around the board.

“Bunnies,” Martin said. He looked at Chuck and smirked. “Ever played the Game of Life?”

“N-no,” Chuck said. After a quick rules explanation, though, he felt like he got it, though they let him go last so he could see a few turns. It didn’t seem complicated.

When they got up to the marriage check point, much to Chuck’s surprise, most of the other cubs picked same sex partners. Tanya was the only one who picked a boy when she was playing a girl. When he got there, he paused and had to think hard, but eventually picked a girl. It felt too weird picking a boy.

The rest of the game went mostly smoothly, with some light teasing here and there as some of his friends had cubs of their own and some didn’t (Chuck ended up with three, while Tanya missed them all). It was an odd game, but rather fun.

After their first game, they broke for lunch and cake. Sophie seemed to like all of the presents she got from her friends (if Chuck could even consider himself a friend of hers), and rolled her eyes subtly at a couple of the gifts from her mother.

Two more games followed, including a switch to Monopoly. After that, they watched a movie. Sophie’s mother let them eat dinner in the game room while watching the movie. Tanya snuggled with him the whole time.

Eventually, Sophie’s mother poked her head in. “Sophie, your father and I are heading to bed. Don’t stay up too late.”

“We won’t, Mother,” Sophie said.

Her father. Come to think of it, they hadn’t seen any sign of her father all day. Chuck cleared his throat. “W-where was your dad all day?” he asked.

Sophie shrugged. “Probably working. He’s always busy with something or other.”

The pup nodded. Isaac was busy a lot, too, but he did make time for Chuck. He took the pup’s birthday off work, for example, even if Chuck hadn’t had friends to invite over. But for his next birthday he would. Robbie and Tanya were givens. Maybe Martin and Sophie. They seemed nice. Becky was a little mean, though, so maybe not her.

“Sophie’s dad is a lawyer,” Tanya said. “It keeps him really busy.”

“Oh,” Chuck said. “M-my mom’s a nurse, a-and, umm… I-Isaac is a scientist.”

“You call your father by his first name?” Sophie asked.

Chuck bit his lip. “H-he’s not really my dad… my, umm, f-father… i-isn’t around…”

“Divorced?” Robbie asked.

The pup blushed. He didn’t want to explain it. “I don’t wanna t-talk about it…”
 
“We should probably change into our pajamas, at least,” Sophie said.

The group agreed, and Robbie, Martin, and Chuck retreated to the bathroom to change while the girls went to Sophie’s room. Chuck blushed as he pulled out his pullup, keeping his back to the other boys while he pulled it on.

“Don’t worry, little buddy, your secret’s safe with us,” Martin said.

The pup squeaked, but nodded. At least they had his back.

When they regrouped, Becky clapped her paws. “Welp, Sophie, since your parents are heading to bed, maybe it’s time to get a little… spicy.”

“Oh boy,” Martin groaned. “What, are we all gonna sit in a circle and talk about our feelings?”

The rabbit giggled mischievously. “Oh, no, nothing like that. How about a little game of Truth or Dare?”

That got the wolf’s attention. “Truth or Dare, you say? I’m down.”

Sophie grinned and patted the rabbit’s shoulder. “That sounds like an excellent idea. Now, we have a few rules for the game. Care to explain, Becky?”

“Gladly!” Becky said. “So, first rule… no giving a truth or dare back to the person who asked you. That can result in a weird back and forth that just isn’t fun. Second, if you don’t want to answer a truth, you HAVE to do a dare. And third… you can’t do three truths in a row. Do two and then you HAVE to do a dare. Any questions?”

It all seemed to make sense to the pup, even if he was terrified of what he might be asked.

“I guess it’s okay,” Robbie said.

“Hell yeah!” Martin said.

Tanya glanced at Chuck and took his paw. “Don’t worry, it’ll be fun.”

The border collie nodded. He hoped Tanya was right.

“So, who starts?” Becky asked.

“Sophie’s the birthday girl, so she should pick,” Robbie said.

Sophie grinned. “I think Becky should start us off.”

“Awesome!” Becky said. “Let’s all get in a circle on the floor.” Once they were all seated, she grinned at the fox. “Robbie, truth or dare?”

“Truth,” Robbie said.

Becky giggled. “Which of the girls here do you think is cutest?”

Tanya and Martin broke out giggling. Chuck could only blush. That was a heck of a question to ask.

“Oh, this’ll be good,” Martin said.

Robbie looked around at the girls. “Well, I, uh…”

“Come on, out with it, Robs,” Martin said. “Unless you wanna do a daaaaare.”

The fox threw his hands up. “No matter what I say, someone’s feelings are gonna be hurt!”

Becky stuck her tongue out at the fox. “I won’t be mad if you think my friends are cuter than me.”

He sighed and looked down at his footpaws. “Sophie.”

The golden retriever’s eyes widened. “I’m surprised you’d pick me.”

“Well, you look really cute in glasses,” Robbie muttered.

She blushed a little, but smiled. “Thanks. Mother doesn’t let me wear them at school. ‘Pretty girls don’t wear glasses.’ I hate wearing contacts, but it makes Mother happy.”

“You’re kinda cool to hang out with, too,” Robbie added.

Sophie grinned. “You don’t have to butter me up, you know. You’re already my friend if you’re here.”

Chuck blinked. “R-really?”

The golden retriever smiled at him. “Yes, really. And you are, too. Sure, I don’t know you well, Chuck, but Tanya likes you, and that’s good enough for me.”

“Oh, NOW who’s teasing?” Becky said.

“Not THAT way, you horny bunny,” Sophie said. “Anyway, Robbie, it’s your turn now. Pick someone.”

The fox looked around the circle. “Umm… Chuck. Truth or dare?”

The pup blushed. Should he risk a dare from Robbie? Surely he wouldn’t make him do anything crazy. But maybe it was best not to test that. “T-truth.”

“Who do you have a crush on?” Robbie asked.

Oh no. That was an awful question! Maybe he SHOULD have gone with a dare. He blushed deeply. “Umm… w-well…”

Everyone’s eyes were on him. But how could he even answer?

“I… I-I don’t know if I DO have a c-crush on anyone,” Chuck muttered. “W-what does a c-c-crush even f-feel like?”

“Oh, you sweet, innocent child,” Becky said. “A crush is when you really like someone, like you want to spend every minute with them, somefur who makes you happy whenever you see them, and maybe just a little tingly in your tummy.”

“And sometimes your dick gets hard thinking about them!” Martin added.

“Eww! Gross!” Sophie said. “Didn’t need to know that!”

Becky giggled, then turned her attention back to Chuck. “But for real, no one makes you feel like that? No one at all?”

Chuck had to think hard about that one. Sure, he really liked Robbie and Tanya, and even Martin to some extent. But to want to be with them all the time, or even getting a stiffy thinking about them? No, no one made him feel that way. “N-no one,” Chuck said.

“Wooooow,” Becky said. “Super weird.”

“Hey, he could be asexual or aromantic,” Robbie piped up.

The rabbit tilted her head. “What’s that?”

“It means he doesn’t feel sexual or romantic attraction. My parents told me about it, and so did Mr. Fox,” Robbie said.

“Huh,” Becky said. She seemed to be struggling to process the new information, but shook her head. “Well, anyway… Chuck’s turn.”

The pup looked around the group. What could he ask? Who could he ask? Maybe…

“S-Sophie, t-truth or dare?” Chuck said.

The golden retriever gave him a demur smile. “Dare.”

“Ooooooo,” Becky sang.

Oh no, now he had to think of a dare! “Umm… I-I dare you… to… spin around in circles until you can’t stand up!”

The other cubs burst out laughing.

“Oh wow, good luck with THAT!” Becky said.

Sophie huffed and stood up. “You better not have done this to see up my dress,” she said.

“N-n-no, n-nothing like that!” Chuck said. “S-sorry, I can c-come up with s-something else…”

“Oh, she’s just teasing, right, Sophs?” Becky said.

The golden retriever smirked. “Relax, pup. A dare’s a dare, so I’ll do it.” And with that, she began spinning around. It actually took her a couple of minutes before she collapsed in a dizzy heap. When she did, Chuck pointedly looked away so he didn’t get a glimpse of her panties.

“Damn, Sophie, you okay?” Becky asked between giggles.

“F-fine,” Sophie said as she returned to their circle on the floor. “But now it’s my turn… Martin… truth… or dare?”

The wolf grinned. “Dare.”

Sophie smiled as she slowed her wobbles. “I dare you… to wear one of my dresses for the rest of the night!”

“Oh, what?!” Martin exclaimed. He blushed as he stared at the retriever. “Would your clothes even fit me? We’re kinda built different…”

“Only one way to find out!” Sophie said. She got up and ran out of the room.

“Dang, Sophie’s going HARD,” Becky said.

“I’m surprised she’d WANT a boy wearing her clothes,” Tanya added.

“What does it matter?” Robbie asked.

The girls exchanged glances.

“We shouldn’t say,” Becky said.

Martin raised an eyebrow. He looked like he was thinking about something. But what?

Before Chuck could ponder that longer, Sophie returned with a pink sundress. “Here you go, wolf boy.”

“Ugh, does it have to be PINK?” Martin asked.

“Of course it does,” Sophie said. She handed it to the wolf. “If you like, you can head to the bathroom to ch-“

She hadn’t even finished her sentence when Martin pulled his shirt off. His pajama bottoms went next, leaving him completely naked. “So how do I put this thing on?”

Sophie squealed and looked away. “Ewwwww! Why aren’t you wearing anything?!”

Tanya’s eyes widened, the bat girl staring curiously and openly at the naked wolf.

“What, afraid I’ve got cooties or something?” Martin teased.

“No, you idiot, I’m not five!” Sophie said. “I just… don’t like boys.”

The wolf blinked. “Wait, are you saying you’re a lesbian?”

Sophie wheeled around at him and glared. “I am, and if you tell anyone, I will destroy your reputation.”

“Whoa, girl, chill,” Martin said. “I mean… I’m gay, too, so like… truce?”

The golden retriever blinked, her anger dissipating. “You… are?”

“Yeah,” Martin said. “I just can’t say anything about it ‘cause my parents would kill me. Like, literally probably put a gun to my head and kill me. They… don’t like gays.”

“Oh,” Sophie said. “Well…” She shook her head. “Anyway, you just… pull that on like a shirt.”

“What? Oh, right, the dress.” Martin pulled on the dress. It fit him surprisingly well. A little snug around the shoulders, but otherwise it fit him nicely.

Seeing another boy in a dress did something to Chuck. He suddenly felt really warm and tingly inside. Boys could just… dress in girl clothes? Was this… jealousy? Did he want to wear a dress, too? He thought about it, and the idea seemed… quite appealing. But there was no way he could say that.

“You alright there, little buddy?” Martin asked.

Chuck squeaked. The wolf had sat down and was looking at him with an eyebrow raised.

“Y-yeah, I’m f-fine,” Chuck said.

“Alright, dude,” Martin said. “Anyway… Tanya, truth or dare?”

The bat girl blushed. “Umm… t-truth.”

Martin grinned. “Alright, then… how often do you masturbate?”

Tanya gasped. “What kind of question is that?”

“The kind I’d usually ask!” Becky said. “Come on, you gotta answer, unless you wanna risk a dare from the wolf.”

The bat blushed deeper. “Umm… I guess maybe once a week?”

“Damn, that’s all?” Martin asked. “I jerk it like once or twice a day!”

“Didn’t need to know that!” Sophie said.

“I’d like to know that!” Becky said.

“You would,” Martin shot at the rabbit.

Becky stuck her tongue out at him. She really was a horny bun, wasn’t she? “Anyway, Tanya, your turn now,” Becky said.

Tanya looked around the circle, her eyes landing on Becky. “Becky, truth or -“

“Dare!” Becky said before she could even finish.

The bat girl rubbed her chin. “I dare you… to drink a whole spoonful of hot sauce!”

The rabbit’s eyes bulged. “Girl, that’s EVIL!” she said.

Sophie laughed. “Oh boy, I have the perfect one, too. Come on, let’s go.”

Chuck squirmed as he followed the rest of the group to the kitchen. Things were already heating up. Hopefully he wouldn’t have to take a dare from someone scary. Or maybe they’d forget about him entirely.

He watched from behind Robbie and Martin as Sophie pulled a bottle of hot sauce from the fridge. Becky screwed up her face as Sophie poured some into a spoon and handed it to her. The rabbit took a breath, then downed it. She squealed almost instantly and ran to the sink, running the cold water over her tongue.

“Nice one, Tanya,” Sophie said.

Tanya blushed. “I feel kinda bad now…”

“Don’t worry about it. A dare’s a dare, and it’s not like it’s gonna kill her,” Sophie said. She turned back to the rabbit. “Milk’s better for that, you know.”

“Do you have milk?” Becky asked.

“Duh.” Sophie pulled out a glass and poured her some milk, which the rabbit drank down.

“God, that was the WORST,” Becky said. “Uh, sorry, Jesus,” she added, looking up into the sky.

Sophie rolled her eyes. “Well, come on, let’s head back to the game room.

Once they were all seated, Becky looked around. “Cool… my turn… Sophie, truth or dare?”

The pup smiled. “Dare.”

Becky grinned. “I dare you to take off all your clothes and go naked for the rest of the night!”

The smile faded from Sophie’s face. “I should have expected something like this…” She sighed and stood up, slipping off her nightgown and tossing it aside. Her panties followed.

“Yeah, show us them titties, girl!” Becky cheered.

“Or, ya know, don’t,” Martin said.

“Well, I’m not covering them up all night, so you better get used to it,” Sophie said as she sat back down, keeping her legs together.

Chuck could feel his face burning. It wasn’t his first time seeing a naked female, but at least this time it wasn’t one trying to sleep with him. She looked… kinda pretty, though he didn’t want to look between her legs. He quickly looked away, trying to look everywhere but at the golden retriever.

“I appreciate the effort, Chuck, but let’s be real, you’re going to see,” Sophie said. “I’m used to being naked around the girls, but boys? Ugh.”

The border collie covered his eyes with his ears. “S-sorry… I-I just…”

“You don’t have to explain,” Sophie said. “Just relax.”

“If it makes you feel any better, I have NO interest in seeing you like this, either,” Martin said.

“It does not,” Sophie said. “But anyway… my turn again… hmm… Chuck. Truth or dare?”

Again, he felt everyone’s eyes on him. It felt weird and uncomfortable. He could do a truth, but then he’d HAVE to take a dare next time he got picked, and it could come from anyone. And he didn’t know her well enough to risk a dare. There wasn’t any way around it. “T-truth.”

The golden retriever ran a paw through her hair. “What’s the most embarrassing thing that ever happened to you?”

He gasped. There were so many. He bit his lip, then looked down at his footpaws. “I-I… w-w-wet myself in g-gym class in s-s-second grade…”

Martin snickered. “Oh wow, dude… no wonder you didn’t have any friends before us.”

“Hey!” Robbie said. “Martin, that was mean!”

“Yeah, I guess you’re right. Sorry, little buddy,” Martin said.

Chuck sniffled. Tanya and Robbie each took one of his paws.

“Maybe this game’s too much for Chuck,” Robbie said.

“Oh, come on, it’s just a game,” Becky said.

“Becky, it’s my birthday party, and I don’t want anyone crying,” Sophie said. “Not over something like this. Maybe we need to go a little lighter on him, though. Think we can agree to that?”

“Oh, fiiiiine,” Becky said. “Anyway, it’s his turn.”

Chuck looked around at the group. “R-Robbie… truth or dare?”

The fox rubbed his chin. “Umm… truth.”

Now he had to come up with a question.

“Make it something juicy and embarrassing!” Becky said.

“Umm… i-if you could date a-a-anyone in the world, w-who would it be?” Chuck asked.

Robbie laughed. “Easy. Martin.”

“D’aww!” Martin said. “Good thing we’re already dating.”

“Wait, you are?” Sophie said.

The wolf nodded. “Since summer.”

That was news to Chuck, too. He knew that Robbie liked boys, but finding out that not only did Martin like boys but that he was dating Robbie? It was a lot to take in.

“Uhh… Sophie. Truth or dare?” Robbie said.

The golden retriever giggled. “Back to me already, huh? Let’s do a truth this time.”

The fox wiggled a little. “If you could date any girl in our school, who would it be?”

Sophie looked at Becky. “Sorry, hun, but if it could be ANYONE, it’d be Julia Morgan.”

“Who?” Martin said.

“The captain of the cheerleading squad?” Becky asked. “Isn’t she, like, an eighth grader? Why her?”

“She’s cute, smart, and funny, and not totally full of herself like Alexis,” Sophie said. “But I don’t love you any less, Becky.”

“Better not,” the rabbit muttered.

The pup looked at her. “Becky, truth or dare?”

Becky perked up and grinned. “Dare!”

“You would,” Sophie said. “I dare you to make out with Chuck!”

Chuck squeaked. “W-why me?!”

“Because I want Becky to squirm,” Sophie said.

The rabbit rolled her eyes. “Oh, fiiiine.” She crawled over to Chuck. “So, ever kissed a girl with tongue before?”

He blushed and shook his head. Before then he’d only kissed Tanya, and that was just a little peck.

“Don’t worry, I’ll show you how,” Becky said. She put a paw on the boy’s cheek. “Just open your mouth a little and follow my lead.”

The pup trembled, but followed the rabbit’s instructions. He stared as she leaned in and pressed her lips to his. Her tongue slipped into his mouth, wiggling gently against his. The pup was too shocked to respond in kind. Having something in his mouth like this felt WEIRD, and he was NOT a fan.

Becky’s eyes shut and her paw on his cheek slipped to the back of his head. Her tongue prodded his more insistently, but he was absolutely frozen in place. Thankfully she didn’t keep it up long. He trembled as she pulled back.

“You okay?” she asked.

Chuck couldn’t reply. He was still frozen. Tanya and Robbie took his paws.

“Chuck, what’s wrong?” Robbie asked.

“It was just a kiss,” Tanya said. “Chuck, please say something.”

With a great amount of effort, he unstuck his tongue long enough to mutter, “S-sorry…”

Tanya hugged him. Ordinarily he’d recoil, but he was too scared to even do that. What was wrong with him.

“Maybe we shouldn’t involve him in the game anymore,” Becky said.

“I think you’re right,” Sophie said. “Chuck, would you like to sit out?”

The border collie nodded. Freed at last.

“Was I that bad?” Becky asked.

Chuck shook his head. He didn’t want to hurt Becky’s feelings.

“I don’t think it’s you, I think it’s him,” Robbie said. “That whole asexual thing, remember?”

“Riiiiight,” Becky said. “Well, don’t worry, we won’t drag you into weird stuff again. Promise.”

The pup took a few deep breaths, just like his therapist taught him, and nodded. “S-sorry,” he repeated.

“I’d rather my guests have a good time, and it’s pretty clear you aren’t having a good time with this game,” Sophie said. “Perhaps we should play something else.”

“Aww! But I wanna continue!” Becky protested.

“Y-you can k-k-keep playing,” Chuck muttered.

Sophie raised an eyebrow. “If you’re sure.”

The border collie nodded.

“Well, alright, then,” Sophie said. “Becky, your turn.”

The rabbit rubbed her chin, then looked at the bat girl. “Tanya, truth or dare?”

Tanya squeaked. “Umm… t-truth.”

Becky giggled. “Ever wet yourself at a sleepover?”

The bat gasped and blushed. “Beckyyyyyy…”

“If you don’t wanna answer, you can always take a dare,” Becky said with a wicked grin.

Tanya looked at Chuck, then back at Becky. “Once… when I was six…”

So she wet herself, too. At least he wasn’t THAT weird. Though his dad and Isaac had both said he was too old to still be doing it. And that was so long ago! Chuck bit his lip and took her paw.

Martin laughed. “Oh man, whose house were you sleeping at?”

“Oh, she was the host!” Becky said. “I knew the answer, I just wanted to see her squirm.”

“Geez, harsh,” Martin said.

Tanya squeezed Chuck’s paw, then looked around. “R-robbie. Truth or dare?”

The fox squirmed. “I don’t really have a choice, do I?”

“Nope!” Becky said. “You’ve already done two truths in a row.”

Robbie sighed. “Dare, then.”

The bat girl blushed. “I dare you… to show us all your p-p-penis!”

Becky hooted. “Damn, girl, going hard!”

The fox blushed. “Well… I guess you and Sophie are the only ones here who haven’t seen it, so…” He got up onto his knees and looked at the golden retriever. “Sorry, Sophie.”

The golden retriever raised her muzzle and looked away. “A dare’s a dare. Go for it.”

Chuck stared at his footpaws, though out of the corner of his eye, he peeked at Robbie’s groin. He could see the pink tip of the boy’s penis poking out from his foreskin.

“I-it looks so different from Martin’s,” Tanya said in awe.

“Well, I’m uncut and he’s cut,” Robbie said as he pulled his pajama bottoms back up.

“Interesting,” Sophie said. “Well, it’s your turn now, foxie.”

Robbie looked right at his boyfriend. “Martin, truth or dare?”

The wolf rubbed his chin. “Truth.”

The fox blushed. “If you could date Kendal instead of me, would you?”

Martin blinked. “Instead of? Dude, we’re in an open relationship. I mean, I’d liiiiike to date him, too, but if it meant losing you then I wouldn’t.”

“D’aww, how sweet,” Becky said.

“What can I say? I love my boyfriend,” Martin said.

“Just like I love my girlfriend!” Becky said. “Right, Sophie?”

The golden retriever bristled. “Becky, what did I say about keeping it secret?”

“I know, but it’s just us. None of us are gonna spread it around, right?” Becky said.

“I wouldn’t tell a soul,” Robbie said.

“You’d out me if I did, and if my parents find out I’m dead,” Martin said. “You’re safe with me. And I don’t think Chuck’s one to spread rumors.”

Chuck shook his head. “A-all of my friends are i-in this room…”

“I hope we’re still friends,” Becky said. “I really didn’t mean to like… scare you or whatever.”

The pup shrugged. It’d take him a while to give her another chance, but he didn’t want to say that.

“Anyway, my turn!” Martin said. “Tanya… truth or dare?”

The bat girl squeaked. “T-truth.”

“Nuh uh uh!” Becky said. “Can’t do three truths in a row!”

Tanya blushed. “Oh no…”

“Oh yes,” Martin said. “I dare you to pee in a glass in front of all of us!”

“What?! Eww, Martin, my family DRINKS out of those!” Sophie said.

“But a dare’s a dare, right?” Martin said.

The golden retriever groaned. “Fiiiine. I’ll just throw it out after. Mother probably won’t notice, anyway.”

Tanya squirmed next to Chuck as Sophie got up to get a glass. “H-how do I make sure I hit it?”

“Just squat over it!” Becky said. “I can hold it for you.”

Sophie sighed as she returned and handed the glass to Tanya, who in turn gave it to Becky.

The bat girl bit her lip as she got to her footpaws. She drew her panties to her knees and squatted over the glass.

Chuck could practically feel the heat from her face. But he had to admit that he was curious. He looked between her legs and watched as she started to pee in the glass.

“Huh… so that’s what it looks like when a girl pees,” Robbie said.

The border collie tore his eyes from Tanya’s vulva and looked up at her face. Her eyes were shut, and her face was red even through her black fur. He felt bad for looking. The pup looked away as the sound of her urine hitting the glass came to a stop.

“That wasn’t so bad, was it?” Becky asked.

Tanya pulled her panties back up and sat back down. She let her hair cover her face and stared down at her footpaws.

“She’ll recover,” Sophie said. “You’ve made her do worse. Anyway, your turn, hun.”

“Sophie… truth or dare?” Tanya said. Her voice was shaking a little.

“Dare,” Sophie said.

“I dare you… to kiss Robbie!” Tanya said.

Sophie rolled her eyes. “Ugh, this is the ONLY time I will ever kiss a boy.” She leaned over towards Robbie. “Sorry about this.”

“A dare’s a dare,” Robbie muttered, echoing her earlier statements. He closed his eyes when his lips met Sophie’s. It wasn’t long, just like when Chuck and Tanya kissed. But that was different.

When Sophie settled back into her spot in the circle, she looked right at the rabbit. “Becky, truth or -“

“Dare!” Becky said.

The golden retriever gave her a coy grin. “I dare you… to kiss my feet!”

“Easy!” Becky said.

“Hang on,” Sophie said. “You can’t just cop out with a kiss. I want you to WORSHIP them. Treat them like they’re the best things in the world!”

Becky blushed a little. It was the first time all night Chuck had seen her blush. “Well, okay,” Becky said.

She got on her paws and knees as Sophie turned and offered her footpaws, keeping her legs closed. Chuck looked away. That was too weird. He looked at Robbie, who seemed… very, very, VERY interested in what Becky was doing. The pup dared a peek out of the corner of his eye. Again, it was just really weird.

“Okay, that’s enough,” Sophie said.

“Aww, I was just getting into it,” Becky said.

“Well, maybe another time,” Sophie said. “It’s your turn now.”

The rabbit grinned. “Oh boy! Martin, truth or dare?”

The wolf beamed. “Dare me, sucka!”

Becky giggled. “I dare you to suck Robbie’s dick!”

“What?! Like, right here, in front of everyone?” Martin asked.

“Yeah!” Becky said.

Chuck trembled. That was the LAST thing he wanted to see.

“Well, alright,” Martin said. “But ONLY because it’s a dare. Robs, pull down your pants and lie down.”

The border collie wiggled away. This was not something he wanted to be a part of.

“Do you wanna go somewhere else?” Tanya whispered. He nodded.
 
Chuck blushed as Tanya led him into another room in the basement. She closed the door behind them. The pup was keenly aware of his gay friends in the other room about to do sex things together, and he wanted nothing to do with it.

The bat girl led him over to a couch and sat down.

“That was kinda weird, right?”

“Y-yeah,” Chuck said. He blushed as she leaned into him. “Th-the dress thing…”

Tanya giggled. “He did look kinda cute in a dress.”

The pup blushed deeper. “Uh huh…” He bit his lip. “I wonder…”

The bat’s ears flicked. “Hm? Wonder what?” When he didn’t respond, her eyes widened, practically shining in the low light. “Do you wanna try it too?”

“M-maybe,” Chuck muttered. “Is that weird? I-I hope that’s not weird…”

His friend smiled. “Nah, it’s cute.” She glanced back at the door, then back to Chuck. “Do you wanna try my nightgown on?”

Chuck’s face burned as he nodded. With only a moment’s hesitation, Tanya took off her nightgown, leaving the girl in nothing but her panties. He hadn’t been this close to a nearly-naked girl in… well, he didn’t want to think about that. And a girl his age? That was new. His paws shook as he took off his t-shirt and sleep pants.

It was only when his pants were halfway down that he remembered that he’d put on his pullup. Oh gods, what would Tanya say?!

“Hey, aren’t those the girl design?” Tanya asked.

The pup squeaked and squirmed. “Umm… y-yeah…”

“Heh. Cute. I used to wear those sometimes up until I was eight,” Tanya said. She didn’t say anything else, just held out her nightgown to the pup.

His paws continued to quake as he tried it on. It fit him surprisingly well, and it felt… nice?

“What do you think?” Tanya asked.

Chuck squirmed a little. “I… I think I like it…”

Tanya giggled. “Cute.” She was quiet for a moment. “Could I try yours on?”

The pup blinked, but nodded, handing over his pajamas. He turned around to give her a modicum of privacy while she dressed, even though he’d already seen every part of her.

“My parents won’t let me wear pants,” Tanya said. “Well, mostly Bunica. She’s very traditional.”

When he turned around, she saw an equally wide smile on her face. “What do you think?” he asked, echoing her own question.

The bat grinned. “It’s a lot more comfy than a skirt, that’s for sure.”

Before he realized it, she had her arms around him in a tight embrace. He squeaked, but instead of recoiling, he lifted his arms and hugged her back. It felt oddly soothing, being hugged by Tanya. Warm. Safe. Who knew that physical contact could feel like this?

Then she kissed him. Just on the cheek, but a kiss nonetheless. He felt his face warm as he kissed her cheek. Their heads tilted, noses touching, eyes looking deeply into each other.

Tanya leaned in as their lips met again. Maybe they didn’t have the same horny energy as their friends, but there was a spark there, a spark Chuck hadn’t felt with anyone before. He laid back on the couch, opening his mouth to let Tanya’s tongue in. He met hers - this time he wasn’t frozen - and let out a soft sigh. It actually felt nice to tongue kiss with a girl he liked.

She didn’t maintain it for long. “I hope that was okay,” Tanya whispered.

Chuck nodded. “I… I kinda liked it…”

The bat girl smiled. “Better than Becky?” she whispered.

He shrugged. “B-better with… s-someone I like…”

“Yeah, it’s… way different that way,” Tanya said. “Do you, uh… m-maybe wanna try… t-touching each other’s privates?”

The border collie squeaked. Touching seemed like a step too far. But then, hadn’t Isaac told him that it felt nice with someone you liked? And it felt nice when he touched himself. Maybe it’d be different if it was with Tanya. It was such a difficult decision.

“You can say ‘no,’” Tanya said.

Saying ‘no.’ That was new, too. Part of him wanted to test that. But… “I don’t wanna disappoint you,” he muttered.

Tanya took his paw. “You’ll never disappoint me. We don’t have to do anything if you don’t want to.”

Chuck nodded. “O-okay… u-umm… I think I wanna… try… i-if that’s okay?”

The bat girl smiled. “Okay.” She wiggled a little. “Have you ever, umm… touched a girl before?”

He blushed. “I… don’t wanna talk about it…”

His friend leaned in against him. “There’s a lot of things you don’t wanna talk about, huh?”

The border collie sighed. “S-sorry…”

“It’s okay, I’m just… worried, I guess,” Tanya said. “I won’t be mad if you’ve touched other girls…”

“I didn’t want to,” Chuck said before he could stop himself. Why did he say that?! Now Tanya was going to hate him! Stupid stupid stupid.

Tanya blinked. “Oh…” She hugged him. “I’m sorry.”

He sighed. “I shouldn’t have said anything…”

“It’s okay, really,” Tanya said. “You can tell me anything. ANYthing. I’m just… I’m sorry you had to go through that… no one should force you to do things you don’t want to do.” She sighed. “I guess maybe truth or dare was a bad idea from the start for you, huh?”

The pup shrugged. “I guess…”

“Why didn’t you say anything earlier?” Tanya asked.

Again he shrugged. “I d-didn’t wanna disappoint anyone…”

“Oh, Chuck…” Tanya again hugged him and nuzzled his cheek. “I wish I knew sooner… I could’ve said no and I’m sure we could’ve come up with something else to do.”

Maybe he’d have to remember that for next time. It didn’t even occur to him to say anything. A blush crept across his face. “U-umm… did you s-still wanna, umm…”

Tanya blushed some herself. “Oh, uh, right… i-if you’re sure you wanna.”

Chuck sighed. “I… I-I’m not sure… b-but… i-i-if I don’t like it… w-we can s-stop… right?”

She nodded. “Of course.” She scooted closer and rubbed his inner thigh. “C-can I… s-see it?”

Right, she hadn’t actually seen his parts before. He blushed deeply and lifted his hips, then slid his pullup down, just enough to free his penis. When had it gotten stiff?

His friend gasped. “W-wow…” She reached a paw forward and poked the tip with her finger, then wrapped her paw around it. “It feels… warm.”

The pup bucked his hips a little. It did feel weird being touched by Tanya, but not a bad weird. He took a breath as he reached for her. “D-do you want me to… umm…”

Tanya took his paw in hers and guided it down into her panties. “Y-yes…”

For all the experience he’d had with girls, he’d never actually touched a vulva before. His fingers curiously traced around her folds. They were warm and squishy, and just a little bit moist. She guided his fingers towards a little nub towards the front.

“I-if you rub here,” Tanya whispered.

The pup nodded and rubbed there, back and forth then side to side. At the same time, Tanya started rubbing his penis, rolling his foreskin back and forth. It actually felt rather nice. But at the same time he was nervous. What if their friends walked in.

“Umm… c-can we stop?” Chuck whispered.

Tanya let go of his penis and his paw, allowing him to withdraw. “Sure,” she whispered back.

He pulled his pullup back up as Tanya leaned in and kissed his cheek. They leaned in towards each other, soaking in the warmth of their bodies. A yawn snuck up on him.

“Getting tired?” Tanya asked.

Chuck nodded. It had been a big day, after all.

“Wanna head back, see if they’re done, and head to sleep?”

The pup blushed. Hopefully they’d be done. “O-okay.”

“There you are!”

Both cubs gasped as Becky approached them.

“We were wondering where you two snuck off to,” Becky said.

“S-sorry,” Chuck said.

“We didn’t do anything!” Tanya said.

The rabbit smirked. “Suuuure you didn’t. Other than swapping pajamas! You look good, Chuck. Anyway, Martin finished his dare, so if you two wanna come back…”

“We were thinking we’d head to sleep, actually,” Tanya said.

“Ugh. Well, okay then,” Becky said. “Come on, let’s go.”

Martin laughed when they entered the room. “Wow, Chuck, I didn’t think you’d keep playing truth or dare with just Tanya!”

The pup blushed. “I-I didn’t…”

The wolf’s eyes widened. “You WANTED to wear her pajamas?”

Chuck nodded.

“Well, whatever makes you happy, little buddy,” Martin said.

Sophie rolled her eyes at the wolf, then looked at Tanya and Chuck. “You two doing alright?”

“Yeah. Just tired,” Tanya said.

“Well, if you two want to head to bed, I won’t stop you,” Sophie said. She turned her attention to the fox. “Did you bring your Switch?”

“Uh, yeah,” Robbie said. He dug into his backpack and pulled out the console. “You wanna play some games?”

“If we can keep it quiet, yes!” Sophie said.

Gaming. Chuck was starting to enjoy that. But as he yawned again, he knew he wouldn’t be able to stay up for it. Tanya took his paw and they found a quiet corner to lay out their sleeping bags, right next to each other.

“Is it bad that I wanna just… share one with you?” Tanya whispered.

Chuck blushed. “I… d-don’t think it’s bad…” He unzipped his. “We can kinda like… use one as a mattress and the other like a blanket…”

Tanya grinned. “Okay.”

They glanced back at their friends. They were too busy setting up the game system to notice what they were up to. Satisfied, they laid out Tanya’s sleeping bag on the floor and covered themselves with Chuck’s.

It felt weird, sleeping next to another cub his own age. Chuck was no stranger to sharing a bed, even if he didn’t want to think about who he’d shared a bed with. But Tanya was different. She was safe and warm. He snuggled up close to her, their arms wrapping around each other.

“Night,” Tanya whispered.

“Good night,” Chuck whispered back.

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