Because I felt like it!

Story Name: Damien's Story: A Furry Tales fic
Where can story be found?: Wattpad (author name: Timberwolf2018 (Chapter coming soon.)

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At the fall festival…

Damien, his crew, Kuba and Kishino arrived right in the niche of time for the festival to really “heat up”. The 10 friends gathered up as many tickets as they could and grouped up to discuss where everyone would be.

“Okay everyone! Who’s going where and is everyone’s phones charged up?”, Damien asked over the excited chatter that died down fast. A unintelligible murmur of ‘yes' arose as they all checked their phones.

“Me and Skyler are entering a pie-eating contest, then riding the Tilt-A-Whirl til’ we puke!”, Lilly said as she and Skyler high-pawed then ran off in the direction of the contest.

“Okay so...Kira, Lola, Chris and me are gonna play some games before heading into the Haunted House!”, Nia said as she and the others left.

“Kishino and myself are going to try some of these ‘carnival eats’ as Lola spoke so highly of! Then we’ll all meet at the stage! See you later, Damien!”, Kuba shouted as she was being dragged away by an inpatient Kishino babbling excitedly in Japanese.

“Well then...I guess that leave us to do what we planned then?”, Damien asked.

“Yep! Sure are ‘Fluffster'. We’ve got 10 booths to hit up plus, I wanna go on the ferris wheel sometime before the fireworks show!”, Kyle said excitedly.

“Of course, ‘Smoothie'! Now, let's get to the bottle knocking game.”, Damien said as they ran over to the booth.

When they got to the booth the Cheetah who ran it gave them each 3 baseballs for 3 dollars per animal. Throw after throw, Damien ended up not only failing to knock over the bottles, but he also managed to throw a hole into the curtain behind them.

“Shoot! Guess I’m out. And I really wanted that stuffed zebra too.”, Damien said sullenly as he went off to the side to sit on a bench.

Kyle saw how his best friend (and secret crush) looked forlorn about not winning, so he tightened his grip a little on his baseballs. With a swoosh and a crash, the bottles came crashing down in all 3 rows.

“Winner! What’ll your prize be?”, the booth operator asked. Kyle already knew what he wanted as he pointed to a toy above the Cheetah and asked for it before returning to the bench Damien was on.

“Hey man. Wait--what do you have behind your back?”, Damien asked in a confused tone.

Kyle chuckled as he pulled the stuffed zebra that Damien had wanted to win from behind his back and gave it to him.

“*gasp* No way, You got it!”, Damien exclaimed as he took the zebra.

“Sure did! I saw how you wanted it and I just...well...got it! You like it?”, Kyle explained.

“Like it? I Love it! Thank you so much!”, Damien squeaked as he leapt up and nearly tackled him in a hug.

“You’re welcome. Now, how about we hit up some more booths?”, Kyle replied as he set Damien down and lead him to another booth.

3 hours later, With Lola and her group…

After dealing with a ‘not-so-scary' haunted house and 10 wins/loses at various booths, The group decided that it was time for some food. So, as would be their nature they all raided the nearest food booths and joined back at some picnic tables with hot dogs, fried fish, french fries, burgers and funnel cake galore.

“Alright! I’ll say it. Damn was that the wimpiest ‘haunted house’ I’ve ever been in!”, Kira said through a mouthful of fries.

“Agreed, I’ve seen scarier shit in the swamps back home!”, Lola agreed in between bites of chili cheese dogs.

“Hell, I’m scarier than half the stuff in that place!”, Nia stated before downing her chocolate shake in one gulp.

“True. I swear those games are rigged!”, Christian complained before ripping into his fried catfish.

“Oh I’m with ya there, ‘King’! That ring toss game was complete cheats.”, Kira complained with her Owl friend.

“Well...sittin’ round n’ stuffing our muzzles and beaks sounded good at first but now I feel the need to regroup and see how everyone’s gettin’ along.”, Lola suggested as she texted Kyle and the others.

4 MORE hours later…

“You sure you wanna go through with this?”, Damien asked, trying to hide his cowardice from his friend.

“Of course! It's so much fun and besides, what kind of trip to a festival would it be if we didn’t ride a Ferris Wheel?!”, Kyle spoke excitedly.

Damien thought about this for a second before finally relenting to the “god-forsaken, cub face” of his best guy friend (and secret crush).

“Fine...but you know I’m scared of heights.--”, Damien pointed out as they made it to the front of the line for the ferris wheel.

“--And that’s why I’ll be there with you.”, Kyle responded as they were seated and barred in. Then the big wheel started to slowly move.

While Kyle was calm and serene with their slow ascension, Damien couldn't have looked more terrified. Noticing this, Kyle placed a reassuring paw around his shoulder. With all the fright and reassuring about, neither of them noticed how Kyle’s paw subtly slipped from Damien's shoulder to above his opposite paw. Nor did either noticed how Damien almost unnoticeably leaned in closer to Kyle as they reached the top, there paws now touching.

“C-can I open my eyes now?”, Damien stuttered.

“Yeah man, we’re at the top. See?”, Kyle reassured.

Damien opened his eyes to a beautiful sight as the sun was finally setting over the horizon. Signalling the end of the day and beginning of what was sure to be an interesting night. Yet for the time being, the only coherent thought that either of them were thinking was

“Woah.”, They said simultaneously.

“So...amazing.”, Kyle said in awe.

“Breathtaking…”, Damien said, but he was no longer looking at the sunset but at how the light reflected off of Kyle’s fur making him look absolutely stunning in the lighting. Thought as soon as they got up there, the ride began to slowly descend back to the ground. Both wolf and fox were silent as they got to ground level and exited.

After getting off the ferris wheel, they decided to meet up with the rest of the crew. No sooner had they decided this that they met up with Kuba and a very hyper-looking Kishino.

“Hey guys! You’ll never guess what we just tried!”, Kuba almost shouted.

“Judging by the empty slushie cups you’re holding and the cream on both of your muzzles, I’d say: Deep-fried Twinkies and churros, with two rainbow slushies.”, Kyle sniffed and guessed. To a stunned Shikoku and Akita’s looks.

“Y-yes! That’s exactly what it was! Wow, when you’re sister said something about you having a ‘super nose’ she wasn’t kidding!”, Kishino gasped while vibrating.

“*laugh* Well remind me to thank Kira later on that. Now, we should really get to meeting the rest of them at the stage before heading to the fireworks show.”, Kyle laughed as they all headed in the direction of the stage.

As they walked, Damien got an ‘S.O.S’ text from Lilly saying to meet her by the port-o-potties. Knowing what to expect, he excused himself and rushed there to find a sick looking Lilly rubbing Skyler’s back as he puked in a trash can near the “toilets”.

“I told you two not to go on the Tilt-A-Whirl after eating so much pie and other shit.”, Damien admonished onto his sick friends.

“N-No...Regrets!”, Skyler said after finally stopping his fit.

“He didn't even make it to the toilets. But, he does hold bragging rights for the next few weeks due to he lasted longer than me! I puked half my bodyweight out after one go on that devil ride. Took him 5 more rides to finally get sick.”, Lilly explained as she was handed a water bottle by Damien as he did to Skyler.

“Well now that ya got it out of your systems, how about we head towards the stage.”, Damien said as they nodded and followed.

A short time later at the stage…

The group of friends were standing around idly and chatting amongst themselves when an announcer via the speaker poles stated that the fireworks show was to start in 30 minutes. All in attendance hurried out towards the beach to pick a good spot to see them in all the commotion, Damien simply had his earphones in and let the stream of hot, excited, furry/feathered/scaly/smooth bodies carry him to the beach along with his friends. When they finally got there, Kyle ended up finding the perfect spot for himself and Damien. ‘Tonight's the night I do it! Remember, no matter what happens, he’s still your friend. Although if things go right, then “friend” will be upgraded.’ he thought to himself as he lay the beach blanket he brought out with some snacks before calling Damien over.

“Oh My Dog! Kyle--wha...What’s all this?”, Damien asked shocked.

“Just a little set-up I got going on for the fireworks.”, Kyle said in a tone almost as sly as his. Causing Damien to laugh as he sat down next to him on the blanket.

“That much I can see.”, Damien replied as he lay on his back with one earbud out. A funny song played on his phone.

“Hey whatcha listenin too?”, Kyle asked him.

“Was just a silly little song. Ooh!! One of my favorite songs is on!”, Damien exclaimed as he passed the other earbud to him. A slower song came on.

“Hey, I know this one. I love this song by Owl City!” he paused before starting to sing a little of the song.

“I'll find repose in new ways
Though I haven't slept in two days
'Cause cold nostalgia chills me to the bone
But drenched in vanilla twilight
I'll sit on the front porch all night
Waist deep in thought because when
I think of you I don't feel so alone”, he paused throwing the baton to Damien.

“When violet eyes get brighter
And heavy wings grow lighter
I'll taste the sky and feel alive again
And I'll forget the world that I knew
But I swear I won't forget you
Oh if my voice could reach back through the past
I'd whisper in your ear:
"Oh darling, I wish you were here"”, Damien finished. His face turning a scarlet color in comparison to his already orange-red face at realization that he just sang in front of him.

“In the name of the Creator, I-I can’t believe I just did that!?!”, Damien blushed and babbled as he turned his head away bashfully.

“No, no. Don’t be embarrassed!” Kyle started as he turned his head back towards himself so that Damien was looking at him “I thought it was actually kinda...cute”, he finished as his own dark brown face turned brighter.

“R-really?”, Damien asked unsure if he was dreaming or not.

“Yeah. It's just one of the things that I…”, Kyle started but his voice fell off.

“That you what?”, Damien asked.

“That I...that I...love about you.”, Kyle finally admitted before turning away but before he could get far, Damien turned him back around so fast that their muzzles touched accidentally. Causing an instant fire red blush to grace both their faces in the almost stagnant silence. Then Damien decided to break it.

“Y-You...love me?”, Damien asked, a smile starting to slowly appear.

“*gulp*...Yeah...yeah I do, but this is exactly what I was afraid of! I was afraid that if you found out that I was Bi and that I have a huge crush on you that you’d reject me and I’d lose you as a friend too and…”, he was shut up by a pair of furry lips crashing onto his own.

After what felt like an eternity but was only a few seconds, Damien broke the kiss and spoke, “I...I can’t believe you feel the same as I do.”

“Yeah. Yeah I do ‘fluffster', So so much.”, Kyle replied with a smile.

“So then...are we...like...what are we now?”, Damien asked while rubbing his neck.

“I guess we’re a couple. That is if you want to that is!?!”, Kyle panicked slightly before being cut off by another kiss.

“I’d love that ‘smoothie'. I really do!”. Damien smiled as he intertwined his paws with Kyle’s as the fireworks started.

This will be a chapter in the future!