Thursday, August 23, 2012

Prohibited Passion 1: The Story of the Quimaera


This is the story I have been writing for the past few months. It is inspired by characters designed by artist Lara Yokoshima. I have pictures of the characters in another blog post so everyone can see what they look like. Please note that this is a yaoi story. I will be adding future chapters to this blog, so stay tuned :) 


Prologue:  

In a distant future, the unstable and restless Earth unleashed a great fury in a series of powerful earthquakes which caused the west coast to separate from the rest of the US. Most humans in the area fled knowing the quakes were coming, but some remained, putting faith in the greatly advanced technology and structural engineering of the future to keep them safe. Most of the strongest structures remained intact. The few humans who remained on this newly formed island quickly rebuilt and started their own civilization in which they created a new sentient humanoid race to be their devoted servants, which they called the Quimaera. Being a mix of human and animal genes, the Quimaera are divided into three species: the Anubiset, strong and loyal, were developed from canine DNA to be forever the keepers of their human masters; the Bastit, created from feline DNA to be man's sex toys and maids; and the Skemit, a hybrid new species that evolved on its own.

Civilization quickly took off in the time it took to create and perfect the Quimaera. The Anubiset were all created male, but the Bastit were created male and female to quell different human needs. They were created in laboratories in a remote location in what used to be central Washington. The breeders had several caretakers to watch over them through their childhood years and educate them to make sure they would grow up to serve their purposes well. When the Bastits were old enough, they were transported to different Bastit houses along what used to be the west coast of the US where they would live and give their services to those who were rich enough to pay for them. However, things eventually took a terrible turn. The Bastits were created as sex slaves and to make money for their breeders, but not all of them liked their jobs. The breeders weren't always kind and neither were the humans they were rented or sold to. Fed up with the abuse they were receiving from humans, a group of older Bastits at the house in the north got together and attacked the breeders with some knives they found after breaking into the kitchen. A few of the breeders were even killed. The rebels then broke into the breeders' records to find the locations of the other houses. They then fled, taking refuge in the mountains that had formed to the west of the island where they began breeding on their own, creating a new wild species of cat-human hybrid, called the Skemit. They became thieves, pillaging wherever they could to find food and weapons. Being part cat, Bastits had all the strength, senses, and agility of a cat, they just didn't know it because they were supposed to be submissive creatures. But after the group of Bastits who rebelled fled, they began becoming more and more aware of their full abilities, more and more wild, and more and more angry at humans. Word of the attack spread to all the Bastit houses. After the group of Bastits went wild, they were deemed a threat to mankind and were sentenced to extermination at the hand, or sword, of the ever loyal Anubiset. The story begins just after the attack with a young Bastit named Kejehara who witnessed it wondering what had happened and fearing that this group would return and attack again. Little did he know, the group was growing much larger, and his nightmares would one day come true.
  



Ch 1: The Bastits

It was nighttime in the north Pacific Coast Island where Kejehara laid on his bed in his room trying to sleep. It had only been two days since the group of older Bastits attacked during which, he had witnessed the stabbing of one of the breeders right in front of him. Although he wasn't very fond of the breeders for what they made him do, the stabbing was certainly not something he wanted to see nor was it something he could easily forget. The vision often plagued his dreams and he had nightmares that this group of Bastits would come back to the house and attack again...for all he knew, they might even attack him and the other Bastits. 

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"Keji?" Kejehara heard a distant voice calling. "Kejehara wake up!" the voice pleaded. "Kejehara!!!" 

Kejehara awoke with a start, trembling and in a cold sweat to see his best friend and roommate, Evania standing over him, tail twitching nervously.

"You were having one of your nightmares again," Evania said softly.

Kejehara sighed and sat up, fighting tears. "Evi, they seem to be getting worse," he said.

"Keji, those other Bastits are gone," Evania assured him. "The breeders had the Anubiset try to track them, but they lost the scent. They're gone Keji, they're not coming back."

Kejehara looked up at Evania. "How can you be sure?" he asked, his voice shaking.

Evania paused for a moment. The truth was that he wasn't sure either; but he could never tell Kejehara that. "Well..." he said, searching for the right words, "We don't even know why they did what they did, and they were Bastits too...so why would they hurt us?" 

Kejehara sighed. He wanted to believe his friend's words, but something inside him said otherwise.

"Keji, I..." Evania began again, but he was interrupted by a loud knock at the door.

"Open up!" demanded a gruff voice. Evania and Kejehara both recognized the voice, it was the breeder in charge of their house. 

Evania slowly went to the door and opened it. The man pushed the door and Evania aside and came in with rope in his hand. He chuckled and began, "Time to test the usefulness of what I worked so hard to create and train." He sneered at Kejehara who backed up against the wall next to his bed.

"Wait a minute!" Evania spoke up. "He's uhhh....been through a lot with witnessing the attack and stuff....why don't you take me instead."

The man looked between Kejehara and Evania. "Alright then. Kejehara, out!" He barked. 

"Evi, I..." Kejehara began.

"I'll be alright Keji" Evania said.

"There now you see? He'll be alright. Now OUT!" the breeder barked again. 

Kejehara slowly walked toward the door and looked back at his friend before the breeder slammed the door in his face. He heard the man tell Evania to get on his bed where he knew he would be tied up so the breeder could put Evania's sexual training to the test and see if he was ready to go on the Quimaera market. Kejehara couldn't bear to stay next to the door. He wished there was something he could do to help Evania, and it tore him up that there was nothing he could do. As a Bastit he was completely under the control of the breeders he lived with. If he interfered, he would be severely punished. They were but sex slaves and handmaids that could be bought or rented and returned. They were high class creatures though, their rental and purchase prices were very high. Their high price came from the amount of work that went into their creation and how good they were at their jobs. They were highly trained in sexual arts so that they would be able to pleasure their masters in any way their masters wanted. Bastits were created so that they would mature quickly; as young as 10 years old at which point their aging slows. They also retain their youth for a long period of time. Bastits had lean sexy builds, fair skin, light colored hair, and stood between 5'5" and 5'8". They had cat ears and tails, but these only added to their beauty. Kejehara and Evania were among the finest and highest priced of their kind. At this point in their lives, they were both about 11 years old and about to go on the market. They had also become very close friends.

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Hours passed and Kejehara had still not seen the head breeder. He sat alone in the large living room of the Bastit house. The rest of the younger Bastits were asleep. He hoped Evania was ok. Finally, the head breeder came into the living room. 

"You can go back up to your room now," he said, "The test is over, your friend is fine. You're tomorrow, same time. I expect you in your room and ready."

"Yes sir," Kejehara stammered before running upstairs to check on Evania. He arrived in the room to find Evania lying on his bed breathing hard. "Evi? Are you alright, what did he do to you?" 

"I'm....I'm alright," Evania gasped. "He did.....everything.....everything we've been taught, all the.....all the positions, everything." 

"Do you need anything at all?" Kejehara asked. 

"I could really use....some water," Evania panted. 

"Be right back," said Kejehara. He went to get the water and returned to find Evania's breathing had slowed, but he was still very fatigued. He slowly drank all the water. 

"We'd better get some sleep Keji, we don't want to miss the morning meal." Evania said. It was past 3am. 

"He said my test is tomorrow, same time," Kejehara told Evania. 

"Well then all the more reason for you to get some sleep," Evania said with a slight chuckle. 

Kejehara smiled a little and turned off the light. 

"Good night Evi."

"Good night Keji." 




Chapter 2: The Anubiset

The next week at the ASA base, the oldest Anubiset, who were about 20 years old and ASA Lieutenants, were running an intense day of training for the younger generations below them. The youngest generations were handled by humans. The second oldest generation had already graduated from their basic training and become ASA Cadets. They were on their way to becoming Lieutenants as well, being given their own squadrons, and being transferred to other bases around the island where they would continue training their squadrons. The ASA base was extensive; there were barracks, obstacle courses, and large hangars for their specially designed helicopters they used for missions. The primary color of the base was grey as most everything was made of metal or concrete. The perimeter of the base was lined with a 10 foot tall laser beam fence.

The Anubiset were very well built and very strong, having all the strength, agility, and senses of the dog they were bred with. They stood up to 7 feet tall and they all had dark skin. Like the Bastits, they too had the ears and tails of the animals they were bred with, but unlike the Bastits, they were well aware of their full abilities. Anubiset aged much faster than Bastits when young and they reached maturity around 16 years old at which point they are already capable soldiers and their aging slows.

At the base, the Anubiset were trained extensively in military tactics and hand to hand combat which included sword fighting. They began training at a very young age, as young as 5 years old. Their training was very rigorous and exhausting, but it was what the Anubiset were bred for. In the rare case that a young Anubiset didn’t pass his basic training, he would be deemed worthless by the humans and killed.

At the end of the day, Lieutenant Seth Ryder approached Cadet Liam Cynard. "Cadet Cynard?" He called. 

"Yes sir!" Liam responded.

"You've been doing some great work helping us train the younger generations," Lt. Ryder said, "and you certainly serve your missions well; I'd say you've got the makings of a great Lieutenant." 

"Thank you sir!" Liam said happily.

"Listen, I've been meaning to talk to you...we could use someone like you at the south base. We’ve gotten word of some Skemit activity around there and with the way you work, we could use a capable Lieutenant like yourself to help run things there." continued Lt. Ryder.

“Skemit activity down there already sir?” Liam asked, surprised.

“That’s right. I don’t know how they got there so fast but, we got a call just yesterday,” Lt. Ryder responded. “So what do you say cadet, you up for it?”

Liam hesitated a moment.

"What's the matter cadet, I thought you'd be happy?" Lt. Ryder asked, noticing Liam's reaction.

"Well..." Liam began, "with all due respect sir, I'd really like to stay here. I like it here." 

"Hm. Well I must say that wasn't the answer I was hoping for. But I can't say I blame you, I like it here too. I'm sure gonna miss it." said Lt. Ryder.

"You're leaving sir?" Liam asked.

"Yes I am cadet. I'm going to the south. Our masters promoted me to Captain." Lt. Ryder responded. Captain was the highest rank an Anubiset could attain.

"Oh! Well congratulations sir." Liam said.

"Thank you cadet. But of course, my promotion won't take effect until the third generation completes basic training and becomes cadets, and those selected from your generation become Lieutenants." said Lt. Ryder. "Well, I'd better go tell our masters you want to stay here," he continued as he began to walk away.

"Lieutenant Ryder sir?" Liam called after him.

"Yes?" Lt. Ryder responded.

"I've actually been meaning to talk to you too. If I may make a request for my future pack, I'd like to have Private Kenward on it." said Liam. 

"Private Kenward eh? Certainly not a bad choice...top of his generation pretty consistently, mastered the wakizashi sword by 10 years old..." Lt. Ryder went on.

"Yes sir, he sure is a great soldier," Liam said quickly, trying not to sound like he was hiding something, which he was.

"Yeah.....that he is, I'll see what I can do." Lt. Ryder said looking at Liam a little questioningly before turning to walk away. 

"Whoo, that was close," Liam thought to himself as he walked away. Liam secretly had feelings for Private Kenward, whose first name was Brayden, and he was sure Brayden felt the same way as he always lit up when they were together and they had had more than a few encounters where they almost kissed. He was determined to kiss Brayden soon and prove his feelings. He wanted Brayden in his squadron because he wanted to be sure they would be able to be together and so he could watch out for him. Liam was usually a very intelligent Anubiset soldier, he moved quickly through his basic training and was on his way to becoming a Lieutenant at only 18 years old. But these feelings of wanting to be with Brayden were new to him and he didn’t quite know how to handle them. Being young and in love, he didn't fully consider the problems that would arise from being a Lieutenant and getting into a relationship with someone in his own squadron. 




Chapter 3: An Unexpected Encounter


Kejehara and Evania were now both on the Quimaera market. Although there had not been calls for them yet, their breeders kept them busy with photo shoots for the websites they set up and magazines they printed to advertise the Bastits and entice buyers. Most sexual service Bastits looked forward to and enjoyed their jobs, but Kejehara and Evania were rare exceptions. They weren’t particularly looking forward to being someone’s property. 

* * *

"I wonder when we'll get our first jobs," Evania said to Kejehara.

Kejehara was looking at a fashion magazine on his bed. Bastits weren’t taught to read but he enjoyed looking at the pictures. When he heard those words, he lowered his magazine, looked straight at Evania and said, "Evi...you're not seriously looking forward to this are you?"

"Of course not," Evania replied. "But sooner or later we’ll have to do our jobs. I just hope…we don’t get separated."

“Me too,” Kejehara replied. He knew that one of them could be bought at any time and they may never see each other again. They were each other’s only true friends and dreaded the thought of being separated. Kejehara continued reading his magazine for a few moments until there was a knock at the door. He glanced up at Evania for a moment before going to answer it. Little to his surprise, it was one of the breeders.

"Heyyy, how are my two best Bastits this fine evening huh?" he said coolly with a New York accent as he strolled into the room. 

"Uhh, fine sir." Evania said.

"We got a call today from the Anubiset base," he continued. "Someone's requesting one of our finest Bastits which uhhh heh-heh...happens to be you two," as he pointed to Kejehara and Evania. "Decide which one of you wants to go and I want that one downstairs ready to go in 10 minutes." He turned and walked out closing the door behind him. 

"Hm. Well I guess right now is when we get our first jobs," Kejehara said with sarcastic enthusiasm. He sighed. "I guess...since you took my test on the night I was supposed to be tested, I'll take this job for you." 

"Oh Keji, would you do that?" Evania asked gratefully as he sat up on his bed? 

"Yeah, yeah I got this one," Kejehara said as he got up to get ready. 

"Thanks, I owe you one." Evania said.

"You can fulfill that when the next call comes," Kejehara said with a giggle.
He proceeded to put on a short silver form-fitting dress with short shiny leather boots to show off his long legs. He finished by curling his long light blue hair a little to make it nice and wavy. "How do I look?" he asked, turning to Evania and striking a pose. He wasn’t looking forward to his job as a Bastit, but he did enjoy getting dressed up.

"Wow!" Evania exclaimed. He had never seen Kejehara get this dressed up.

"What? Dressing for impressing was something we were taught wasn't it?" Kejehara said, smiling. 

“Well yeah but….I mean you look….amazing!” Evania exclaimed again.

"I just hope whoever I have to go satisfy thinks I look as amazing as you say I do." Kejehara said.

"I'm sure he will," Evania said as he got up from his bed. He gave his friend a hug and said, "I'll see you when you get back, hopefully I won't be out." 

"Yeah. Bye Evi," Kejehara said as he left.

It was about a 40 minute drive to the ASA base which seemed like an eternity to Kejehara. He got more and more nervous with each passing minute. This was his first time going anywhere out of the Bastit house. He knew he was going to the ASA base, but he had no idea where it was or if his master would be nice or not. Finally, he arrived at the base. The man who called was waiting outside. Some papers were signed, and the driver turned Kejehara over to him.

"Mmm, looks good enough to eat," he said with delight as he pulled Kejehara toward him and kissed his neck slowly. 

The driver chuckled and said, "Yeah, you enjoy that." 

"Oh, I will," he replied. He dragged Kejehara to his room where he slammed him hard in several different positions. The intensity made Kejehara feel almost like he was being torn in half.

"Master please! It hurts!" Kejehara said feebly.

"Shut up!" he growled and slapped Kejehara across the face. He couldn’t try to resist the man at all or his breeders would punish him for not performing his job; although at this point he wasn’t sure which would be worse. Finally the man had satisfied his needs and ordeal ended. "Ooooh yeah, that was nice!" he said. "Alright, we're done here. Get out." At this point Kejehara was in tears, his whole body hurt. He couldn't move. "I said out!" he barked. He quickly put Kejehara's clothes back on, picked him up, and tossed him out the door.

Now Kejehara was in pain from the beating, the sex, and landing on the floor. He laid there for a few agonizing moments. Finally, he dragged himself to his feet, straightened out his clothes and hair, and leaning on the wall, walked down the hall. He didn't get very far before he collapsed again. Fortunately, he was next to a bench. He laid down on it, still sobbing. He felt terrible. He continued to lay on the bench, trying to will himself into getting up again, when his ears pricked up. He heard footsteps. Fearing it was the man he had just been with, he tried to quiet his sobs, hoping that he wouldn't be noticed. The footsteps got progressively louder then stopped. Kejehara looked down at the ground in front of the bench and slowly outward until he saw a pair of boots. He slowly looked up and there before him, tall and muscular, stood an Anubiset soldier. Kejehara screamed with terror, fell off the bench and backed up against the wall while begging the Anubiset not to hurt him. 

“What are you doing here?” He demanded.

Kejehara looked up and replied feebly, “One of your masters called me here for my services. He was…..really rough and afterwards he just…..he tossed me out of his room and left me there!"

"You're a Bastit, aren't you," the Anubiset spoke again. His voice was emotionless, even despite Kejehara’s distress.

"Yes." Kejehara replied sadly as he slowly stood up from the floor and sat down on the bench. His sobbing had slowed a little. 

"You say one of my masters did this to you?" the Anubiset asked.

“Yes.” Kejehara replied.

"Why am I not surprised. They’re not the best to us either." the Anubiset said. “See this collar?” He asked pointing to the collar on his neck. “It’s a radio collar, it’s how we communicate with each other…but it’s also a shock collar. If any of us does anything we’re not supposed to, the humans shock us.” He paused a moment before continuing, “We’re bigger and stronger than them but they still have complete control over us.” He was beginning to show some emotion now.

“I think I’d rather take the shock than be someone’s sex toy.” Kejehara said. “I should probably be going, I’m sure my ride is waiting,” he continued. He slowly got up and winced in pain. 

"Will you….be alright getting out?" the Anubiset asked, not quite sure what to do.

"Yeah yeah, I'll be alright," Kejehara said quickly, stepping away from the Anubiset. "I'm going to have to get used to this." He walked a few more steps before realizing something. The Anubiset he just encountered may have been cold at first, but he eventually opened up a little, and he was the first person (besides another Bastit) to show him any form of kindness. He stopped, turned back to the Anubiset, who was still by the bench, and said something he never would have said to anyone else, “By the way….I’m Kejehara.” 

"Kejehara; that's a nice name," he responded. He hesitated a moment before saying, “I’m Private Kenward. Brayden Kenward.”

Kejehara smiled a little and said, “It’s…nice to meet you, Brayden.”

He slowly began walking away when Brayden called after him, “Will you be around here again, Kejehara?”

"Well that depends, Brayden," Kejehara said, walking back toward him. "You could call for me."

"Call for you?" Brayden asked.

"Yeah, you can call and request me by name and they'll bring me out here and I'll provide you with my....services," Kejehara said, flipping his hair, twitching his tail, stroking his thigh, and raising an eyebrow; making himself look as sexy as he could. 

"Umm, I don’t know if I’d be allowed to call for your services, the humans keep us under close control," Brayden replied.

"Well I hope you can. Perhaps I'll see you soon, Brayden," he said with a twinkle in his eye as he turned to leave.

Kejehara managed to find where he was dropped off. He was supposed to be escorted by the client he served, but since he was on an Anubiset base, the driver didn't think much of the fact that he was alone. All the way back to the house, Kejehara wondered what had just happened. He felt....happy, he actually wanted to provide his services to Brayden. But why? He certainly seemed nice, he was pretty cute too. Kejehara arrived back at the house late and to his surprise, Evania hadn't waited up. He was too tired to wonder why and just went to bed. He and Evania could talk in the morning.

Back at the ASA base, Brayden was thinking about what had just happened as well. He was never usually very open to anyone, especially to a stranger. He was a soldier, and that was all he knew; he never let anything distract him. But Kejehara somehow got his attention. Brayden decided he would call for him to come to the base.





Chapter 4: Different Intentions

The next day Kejehara was a little cranky when he woke up. His head still hurt a little from being hit and landing on the floor. 

"Morning Keji," Evania said as he woke up. "Hey, sorry I didn't wait up for you last night, I got a job too and when I got back I was pretty tired," Evania said.

"Oh really you got one too? How did that go?" Kejehara asked with faked enthusiasm.

"Not too bad actually, some casino owner just wanted to have some fun in the shower with someone and who better than one of us? And let me tell you, he was pretty wild in the shower," Evania said with a slight giggle. “So how did your first job go?”

“It was terrible Evi. The man I was with...." he trailed off, trying not to cry again at the memories.

"What happened?" Evania asked with concern as he got off his bed and went to comfort Kejehara as he told him about what happened the previous night. "Keji, I'm so sorry." He said when Kejehara finished and hugged him closely. 

"Well, it wasn't all bad," Kejehara continued. "I….sort of met someone." 

"Oh? Do tell," Evania said, intrigued.

He proceeded to tell Evania all that happened when he met Brayden and afterwards Evania gasped and exclaimed, "He told you his name?!" 

"Yup! Well…I told him mine first, but then he asked if I would be on the base again, I told him he could call for me. He also likes my name!" Kejehara exclaimed. He was all aglow now.

"Oh wow! Keji that's amazing!" Evania said. "So is he going to call for you? What was his name?" he asked excitedly.

"His name is Brayden, he’s an Anubiset, and I don't know, he said he might.” Kejehara said. 

"An Anubiset?” Evania asked with surprise. 

“Yup! I really hope he calls for me. He was pretty hot!" Kejehara responded.

“I hope he calls for you too!" Evania said. "But we should get our afternoon meal now, I'm hungry."

"Me too," Kejehara answered. They left together still giggling and talking excitedly about Kejehara meeting Brayden.

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There weren't any calls that day for Kejehara or Evania, until the evening when a breeder knocked on their door. 

"Well well well, Kejehara! You must have done some good work over at ASA last night, word seems to be out about you. We got another call tonight….an Anubiset wants you this time" the breeder said. He was the same one as the night before. 

Kejehara gasped and jumped off his bed, "Is it Brayden?" he asked excitedly. 

"Yeah....yeah, it is," the breeder responded, a little bewildered at Kejehara's reaction. 

"Oh....right, just uhhh...wondering…sir" Kejehara said, trying to sound calmer, realizing he had overdone it a little. 

"Uh-huh," said the breeder slowly. "See you downstairs in 10." And he left. 

Kejehara waited a moment before squealing with joy. Evania joined him and they jumped together hand in hand in the middle of their room for a while. Kejehara was overjoyed that Brayden had called for him.

"Uh-oh," Kejehara said, realizing a small problem. "What am I going to wear? I want it to be something really cute and sexy, but not real hard for him to get off." 

"I know!" Evania said as he went to the closet. He pulled out a small black top and a short black skirt. “These will look good with your black boots.” Kejehara put on the outfit and fixed his hair.

"Perfect!" Evania declared. "Brayden's not going to be able to resist you!" 

"That's the idea!" said Kejehara. "Well I don't want to keep him waiting. I'll see you....perhaps in the morning?" 

"Have fun Keji," said Evania as Kejehara left.

He arrived at the ASA base and Brayden was outside waiting. 

"Hey there Brayden, ready for a good time?" Kejehara asked as he got out of the vehicle. 

"Uhh, sure," Brayden responded. After they had gone into the base, he continued, "Look I uhh….I actually didn't call you here for your services."

Kejehara was in utter shock. He could barely comprehend the words. "You....didn't?" 

"No. I actually just wanted to talk to you. I’ve never seen a Bastit before and...I don’t usually get distracted but, there was something about you last night that got me curious," Brayden explained. 

"Curious about…me?" Kejehara said, confused. 

“Yeah. Come on, this way,” Brayden said. He led Kejehara down a long hallway which took them to the mess hall, the large room where the Anubiset had meals. At this time, it was empty as the other Anubiset were training late or working out in the large gym the base had. Brayden and Kejehara took a seat at a table next to the doors. 

“So something about me made you curious?” Kejehara began when they were seated.

“Yeah, I….wanted to learn about you,” Brayden answered.

"There's not a lot to learn. As you know, I’m a Bastit; we're sex slaves. We're trained in sexual arts to pleasure our masters in any way they want. We don't get a say in anything, we have to be completely submissive to our masters. Oh and another thing, we never know anyone's names. Everyone is Master to us." Kejehara paused a moment before continuing, "I’m really glad I got to know your name." 

"Wow," Brayden mused. "So is s..." just then, the door opened and another Aubiset walked in. Brayden’s eyes widened in surprise. The other Anubiset stopped dead in his tracks when he saw Brayden with Kejehara.

“Brayden? Is that a Bastit you’re with?” the other Anubiset asked, a bit sternly. He was as tall as Brayden and had the same build, but his skin was lighter and his hair was white. 

“Yeah, I met him last night when he was here,” Brayden answered calmly.

“Uh-huh. Does Liam know you’re with a Bastit?” the other Anubiset asked.

"Liam?" Kejehara asked. 

"Li...what? No!" Brayden stammered. "It's not like that." 

"Then what is it?" the other Anubiset asked again. 

"I’m talking with him. What, I can’t talk with a Bastit?" Brayden said, becoming annoyed.

"Uhh, maybe I should go," Kejehara said.

"No!" Brayden quickly shouted, making Kejehara flinch. "I mean, no" he said again in a normal voice. "Just...hang on a minute." Turning to Keane, he said, "Look Keane, Kejehara’s just a friend and we’re just talking. Can you keep this to yourself? I’ll talk with Liam next time I see him.” 

“And what if I do tell him?” Keane asked.

“Then I’ll have to tell Lieutenant Ryder about what happened last week out in hangar 4,” Brayden answered flatly.

Keane’s eyes narrowed. “You wouldn’t,” he said, almost growling.

“Try me,” Brayden said in the same tone. 

Keane glared at Brayden for a moment before saying, “Fine. I won’t tell him.” With that, he left. 

“Sorry about that, I wasn't expecting anyone to come through here...that was my colleague, Keane."

"I see," Kejehara began. "So....can I ask who Liam is?"

Brayden hesitated a moment. He didn’t particularly want to disclose this information, but he knew he couldn’t really avoid the subject anymore. "Oh he's…..someone I met during my basic training. We kinda have a thing with each other. We’ll probably officially be together when I become a cadet at the end of the year." Brayden answered.

"So that's why you didn't call me over for my services?" Kejehara asked, trying not to sound too disappointed. He had really been looking forward to showing Brayden everything he could do. He found himself wanting Brayden more and more the longer he sat at the table with him.

"Yeah. Like I said, I had never even seen a Bastit before and when I saw you there was something about you that got my attention…got me curious." Brayden said.

"Wow. I didn't think someone would take such an interest in who we are." Kejehara said, surprised. "So, what was that you were going to ask me earlier?" 

"Oh yeah! Is sex all you know?" Brayden asked.

"Well no," Kejehara laughed a little. He wished he hadn’t reminded Brayden of what he was going to ask. "I mean, obviously we learned to talk. Our breeders teach us how to talk, eat, get dressed, and act. If we disobey we are punished, though we don’t have to wear shock collars.

“You’re lucky,” Brayden responded.

There was a short pause before Kejehara spoke again, “You know Brayden…I had never seen an Anubiset either before I met you. And of course I…don’t know much about you, or the Anubiset.” He was hoping to get Brayden to open up some more.

Brayden smiled and gave a slight chuckle. He knew Kejehara was going to say something like that. “There’s not all that much to learn about us either really,” he began. “We’re soldiers, made to be the humans’ guards. Now our primary mission is Skemit extermination. We are trained extensively for combat…our training begins at sunrise and ends in the evening. All day it’s obstacle course drills to keep up our agility, hand to hand combat training, swordsmanship and other weapons training, runs around the perimeter of the base, and…whatever else the Lieutenants want.” 

“Wow!” Kejehara exclaimed. “That’s a lot to do in a day!”

Brayden shrugged. “Eh, it’s a living I guess.”

“But….how do you do all that every day? Doesn’t that wear you out?” Kejehara asked.

“Well yeah, we’re tired by the end of the day, but we’re tough, we can take the heat. This is what we were made to do.” Brayden replied. 

“Oh by the way….what are Skemit?” Kejehara asked.

Brayden hesitated a moment before realizing the Skemit used to be Bastits just like Kejehara. “You know that group of Bastits that attacked your breeders?” He asked.

“Yes,” Kejehara said uneasily, wishing Brayden hadn’t brought up that subject.

“They are now called Skemit. And now, like I said, our primary mission is to get rid of them all before they can do much damage,” said Brayden.

“I see,” Kejehara replied. 

There was another brief pause before Brayden said, “I should…probably go to bed; got another long day of training tomorrow. Kejehara, I’m….normally not this open with other people but…I enjoyed our talk tonight.” 

“I did too,” Kejehara replied. “I just wish I could have done more with him,” he thought to himself.

Brayden escorted Kejehara back out to the front of the base. Just as Kejehara was about to get into the car, he turned back to Brayden and said, “You’re going to make Liam very happy. He’s lucky to have you in his life.” Those were the words he left Brayden with. 

When he arrived back at the Bastit house, Evania was surprised to see him back that night. He was even more surprised to learn that Brayden didn’t call Kejehara for his services, and he comforted him when Kejehara told him why. Kejehara was very sad, and understandably so. The one person besides another Bastit to show him any kindness and care for him already had someone in his life.




Chapter 5: Ryukiba

The end of the year came and Brayden graduated from his basic training and Liam became a Lieutenant. Brayden received his squadron assignment and as he expected, he was in Liam’s squadron. He was quite pleased at this and went looking for Liam. He found him working out in the weight room.

“Hey Lieutenant,” he said a bit playfully.

“Hey cadet,” Liam responded in the same tone.

“I see I’ll be in your squadron,” said Brayden.

Liam chuckled. “Well isn’t that a coincidence.”

“It is, isn’t it,” Brayden said. He knew Liam had something to do with the fact that he was in his squadron.

“Listen Brayden, I have something to show you,” Liam said as he got up and started for the door. “Come on.”

They walked together to the barracks where Liam brought Brayden to his new room. He now had a private suite, which he was starting to move in to. It wasn’t too large of a room, but it was large enough for 2 Anubiset, which was eventually Liam’s plan.

“Wow,” Brayden mused. “This is all yours now?”

“Yup,” Liam responded happily. “But there’s something else…” He went to a box and rummaged through it for a moment before walking back to Brayden, holding a sheathed sword. “This is Ryukiba,” he said holding it out to Brayden.

“Whoa! That’s a gorgeous blade!” he exclaimed.

“Brayden I….I want you to have it,” Liam said looking straight at Brayden.

Brayden looked up and their eyes met. “Really?” He asked, surprised.

“Yes. This will be a symbol of the bond we share,” Liam said softly as he slowly moved closer to Brayden until…their lips touched. They began to kiss passionately. “I love you Brayden,” Liam whispered.

“I….I love you too Liam,” Brayden whispered back, gazing into Liam’s eyes.

They resumed kissing; and slowly undressing each other. Liam slowly kissed Brayden’s neck and worked his way down as Brayden moaned with pleasure. He jumped into Liam’s arms and they fell onto the bed and shared a passionate night together that night. The next morning when they woke up, Liam said to Brayden, “I want us to share this room. We can be together every night.”

“I’d like that,” Brayden said softly, with a smile. They kissed again for a moment before getting up to start the day. Liam had to meet the others in his squadron and a long day of training as a cadet lay ahead for Brayden. 



Chapter 6: The Skemit



It was nighttime in the mountains to the north of Pacific Coast Island. It was a cold desolate place, the wind often howled through the canyons. This was where the Skemit lived. Being outcast rebels, they had to take shelter where they could find it. They made their camps in the caves of the mountains out of the cold canyons. It was well known to the Anubiset that the Skemit lived in the mountains, they just didn’t know exactly where.

It had now been 2 years since the first attack at the north Bastit house, and the Skemit’s skills had increased greatly. They had gotten better at hiding themselves and covering their scents so they couldn’t be tracked. They had also become well aware of their full cat-like abilities. They self-trained, sparring with each other, working out with whatever they could find; they would lift small boulders over their heads, toss them back and forth, and sometimes have contests for who could throw the largest boulder the farthest. Among this group, there were former sexual Bastits, but there were also former Bastits who had different jobs like janitorial/maid work, construction, and sanitation engineers; the kinds of jobs humans didn’t want to do. These former Bastits did not resemble the sexual Bastits. They were larger and more muscular; with darker skin and hair. Their builds resembled the Anubiset a bit, though they weren’t quite as large. All of them now had a somewhat ragged look to them, which came from living the way they did.

The Skemit had also become very good at disguising themselves.  They could hide their ears and tails very well to make themselves look human and then venture into the city to pillage for food, clothing, and weapons. Sometimes they would break into stores at night, but their favorite thing to do was rob humans blind in broad daylight. As they trained with each other, some had become adept in close combat with daggers. Of course they were still hardly a match for an Anubiset, but if humans gave them any trouble in the city, the Skemit didn’t hesitate to take care of them.

The next morning, two of the clan leaders awoke and walked to the mouth of the cave that housed their clan. It was still early and still cold in the canyon.

“We must go into the city today,” one of them spoke. “We’re low on food.”

“When do you want to go Ash?” The other asked.

“In a few hours, when the sun is up. Our usual place should be open by then.” Ash replied.

“You want to go then?  Why can’t we just go now and break in? That would be easier,” the other said.

“True,” Ash replied, “but I like to take advantage of the humans right in front of them. Just like they take advantage of our Bastit brothers and sisters. One day Cliff; one day we’re going to get them out.”

“Are you sure the humans in the city aren’t getting suspicious? We’ve been at our usual place a lot and recently I’ve noticed several of them looking at us like they were on to us.” The other Skemit said.

“It doesn’t matter Cliff. You know what to do if they get in the way.” Ash answered.

“And what if they call in the Anubiset?” Cliff asked again. “You know we barely stand a chance against them.”

Ash paused a moment. “Yes,” he replied angrily. He hated admitting that fact. “However,” he continued, “there’s power in numbers Cliff. If we outnumber them 3 to 1 I’d say we have a good chance.”

“You know the Anubiset will most likely come when we pull our big mission,” Cliff said.

“I know. That’s why we’re waiting; honing our skills, growing our numbers; so that when the time comes to pull the mission, we’ll be as ready as we can be,” Ash replied.

“I hope our allies in the south are faring well. We can’t afford to lose anyone,” Cliff said.

“I’m sure they are. If we’re lucky, they’ve led a revolt at a Bastit house down there like we did here and gathered even more allies. We’ll try calling them tonight.” Ash said. The clans were able to communicate with each other via solar powered high frequency radios on rotating frequencies to avoid tracing. “That said,” he continued, “You have a point. We can’t risk our cover in the city being blown. We’ll go now.”

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“Ash to Poinsettia, do you copy? Over,” Ash spoke into the radio.

“Read you loud and clear Ash,” came the response a moment later. Poinsettia was a female, former sexual Bastit. She was named for her vividly red hair which resembled the leafs of the poinsettia flower. She was still quite beautiful-looking like the flower, but she was no longer the meek Bastit sex pet she used to be. Now was a fierce, headstrong clan leader who doesn't take crap from anyone, especially humans. 

“Excellent. You guys holding up alright down there?” Ash asked.

“We are well, yes,” Poinsettia replied. “We have raided 2 small Bastit houses down here and gathered many allies. We have some great fighters among us.”

“That’s what I like to hear,” Ash said with a chuckle. “Any trouble from the humans?”

“Some, but nothing we can’t handle.” Poinsettia replied.

“What about the Anubiset?”

“Sadly, we have lost a few to them, but only a few.” Poinsettia replied again.

“Be careful down there!” Ash said urgently, “We can’t afford losses!”

“I know Ash, we will be careful,” Poinsettia said.

“Other than the Anubiset though, you are all ok?” Ash asked.

“Yes, things are going smoothly. We should be in good shape for the big mission.” Poinsettia replied.

“Excellent. I’ll see you soon
Poinsettia,” Ash said.

“See you soon. Out.”




Chapter 7: Separation

The past two years had been quite eventful for Kejehara and Evania. They had had a number of jobs, even despite their high prices. Evania had a client that had become a regular. This client lived nearly two hours away from the Bastit house and was still willing to pay to have Evania transported. Evania didn’t like going to this man’s house. It was a long ride, and he wasn’t very nice. He always tied Evania up tightly during sex, but not too tight; just enough to be uncomfortable.

Kejehara and Brayden had had a few brief meetings over the past two years, but not very many as Brayden was busy a lot. Kejehara fell more in love with him every time they met. He wished he could have even just one night with him and it pained him so much that he couldn’t. The past two years had brought Kejehara and Evania closer as they supported each other through their problems.

Evania awoke still a bit sore from the previous day. His usual client had him over the entire day, and of course he only really wanted one thing.

“Are you ok Evi?” Kejehara asked as he woke up, noticing Evania rubbing his wrists where the rope had been. There were faint red marks.

“Yeah, I’ll be fine,” Evania sighed. “He really likes bondage.”

“Maybe….maybe one day he’ll have his fill of you and move on to someone else?” Kejehara said, trying to cheer Evania up a bit.

“I can only hope,” Evania replied. “How are things with Brayden?”

“They’re….good, we’re good friends,” Kejehara said with a hint of sadness. “He talks about Liam sometimes when I go to see him. It’s so hard for me to keep my feelings in. I’m such a fool for loving him so much.”

“You’re not a fool Keji,” Evania assured him.

“But I’m in love with someone who only considers me a friend. That’s all we’ll ever be. He has Liam, and Liam’s another Anubiset. They can be together more than we can. They’re much more suited for each other than we are.” Kejehara’s voice was starting to break now.

Evania pulled Kejehara into a hug and said “No no no, no tears over this. Try and think of all the things about him that you like; the things that make you happy.”

“I love his eyes,” Kejehara began, “and his hair, ohhh, I just want to run my hand s through his hair and play with his ear!

Evania smiled as he watched his friend glow.

Kejehara continued, “Then I want to take off his shirt caress that rock-hard chest of his as he takes me in to his arms and kisses me.” He sighed deeply as he fell onto his bed, arms outstretched, imagining Brayden on top of him.

“Keji,” Evania said after a brief pause. Kejehara didn’t respond. “Keji…?” Evania said again, shaking Kejehara’s leg.

“Shush, you’re ruining my Brayden fantasy!” Kejehara said.

Evania laughed. “Well alright, you have your Brayden fantasy and I’ll go have my morning meal.” He began changing out of his night clothes and just as he was finishing, there was a knock at the door.

Kejehara sat up and groaned, “Really? A job first thing in the morning?”

“Maybe it’s Brayden calling for you,” Evania said with a smile.

“Ok now you’re just teasing me,” Kejehara said as he went to open the door. When he opened it, he found the head breeder of the house standing before him. He backed up to the middle of the room where he and Evania stood up straight. It wasn’t often that the head breeder came by.

“Good morning sir,” Evania said with uncertainty. He wasn’t sure what brought the head breeder to their room at that time in the morning.

“It’s a good morning indeed,” he said with a slight sneer in his voice. “I have great news; Evania, your usual client has decided to purchase you.”

The words resonated in both Kejehara’s and Evania’s heads.  A look of terror came over Evania’s face as his eyes widened. “He…..what?” Evania stuttered.

That’s the great news, sir?” Kejehara asked, his voice shaking.

“Oh yes!,” the breeder replied happily. “Well, it’s great for me; means I’m getting richer! Now, Evania here’s a suit case, I’m sure your friend here can help you pack up. I expect you downstairs and ready in 20 minutes. It’s a long drive to your new master’s house and I do not want to keep him waiting.” With that he turned and walked out, closing the door behind him.

Kejehara and Evania remained where they stood, both in utter shock. “He….purchased…me?” Evania said slowly, trying to grasp what just happened. He began to cry. It was the first time in a long time Kejehara had seen him cry. “Keji, I don’t want to live with him, he’s terrible!” Evania sobbed.

Kejehara hugged him closely. He was crying as well because for one thing he couldn’t stand the thought of Evania living with that terrible man either, and for another, he knew that Evania’s purchase meant they would never see each other again. “I...I’m sorry Evi,” he stammered, words were hard for him to come by.

“Keji you’ve been….you’ve been my only friend all my life. I can’t leave you!” Evania said, still crying.

“Same here Evi. Wait a minute, maybe I can come with you! I can help you with dressing and bathing and stuff, and your master won’t have to have to abuse just you all the time!” Kejehara said, wiping tears from his face.

“Oh Keji, that would be great but…what about Brayden?” Evania asked.

Kejehara gasped softly. For a moment, he had actually forgotten about Brayden, even after all that he said about him just a short while ago. “Well…I’d miss him a lot but, I have to face the fact that we’ll never be more than friends.”

“I suppose I could ask our masters about it. The thing I’m worried about though is that my new master would have to pay more money for you which…I don’t know if he’d be willing to do.” Evania said.

“We could still try,” Kejehara said, hopefully.

They packed up Evania’s few possessions and made their way downstairs. When they got downstairs, Evania got up his courage asked the head breeder about Kejehara’s suggestion.

“Master, may I make a request?” He asked.

“Depends on what it is,” the breeder responded.

“Would it be possible if Kejehara came with me?”

He chuckled and replied, “Kejehara? Go with you? Tell me you’re joking!”

“Um…no sir, I’m not. I was thinking that maybe he could help me with dressing and bathing and stuff, and also, my master would have two Bastits to have fun with instead of just one.” Evania said.

The breeder laughed again. “Your new master may have paid a lot, but that’s still not enough to cover the cost of both of you. He paid for one Bastit…this Bastit,” he pointed to Evania. “Besides, he’s never even seen Kejehara.”

“But he could see me right n-” Kejehara tried to say.

“No!” The breeder barked. “It’s out of the question. Evania you’re going, Kejehara you’re staying. That’s final!”

Evania turned to Kejehara, who had a tear streaming down his face. “I’m sorry Keji.”

“It’s ok. It was worth a try,” Kejehara said, his voice breaking again.

Evania hugged Kejehara tightly. “I love you Keji, you’ve always been a brother to me,” he said. He had begun crying once again.

“I love you too Evi,” Kejehara replied.

“Ok love birds, I got a buyer waiting, let’s move it along,” the head breeder said, becoming impatient.

“I still don’t think you should give up hope with Brayden,” Evania said.

“Ok. For you…I won’t give up hope. I promise.” Kejehara said. “Good bye Evi.”

“Good bye, Keji.”

Slowly, they backed away from each other until only their outstretched hands were clasped. Then, even their hands broke contact and the vehicle driver and head breeder pulled Evania out the front door, leaving Kejehara standing in the lobby by himself. He remained there a few moments unable to move. When he got back to his room, it didn’t feel like his room anymore. It felt cold and empty. He could hear echoes of all the laughs he and Evania had shared. He didn’t want to be in that room anymore. He didn’t want to be anywhere in the Bastit house. He hoped that Brayden would call so he could escape from the house, even if only temporarily, but no call came. Kejehara was trapped. He fell onto his bed and sobbed into his pillow. He felt so alone.

*  *  *

At nightfall, Kejehara was still in his room. He hadn’t moved from his bed all day. Although being in there and seeing Evania’s empty bed filled him with sadness, he still didn’t want other Bastits to see him the way he was and have to explain multiple times what happened. He wasn’t all too close with other Bastits, but he knew many by name. It didn’t really matter where he went though, he still wouldn’t be able to get his mind off Evania. He was about to try and get some sleep when, there was a knock at the door.

“Oh no,” Kejehara groaned to himself, “Not another job, not now!” He got up from his bed and tried to fix himself up as much as he could.

“Kejehara, don’t make me come in there myself,” came the familiar New York accented voice Kejehara knew.

He opened the door expecting to be given a job and told to ‘be downstairs in 10’, but instead, he saw the breeder standing there with another younger looking Bastit who also looked very timid and nervous.

“Kejehara, meet your new roommate, Rosette. Congratulations, now you don’t have to be lonely anymore. I’m sure you two will become friends eventually,” the breeder said. He pushed Rosette and his suit case into the room, closed the door and left.

Rosette stood in the room looking at the ground. He stood with his hands clasped tightly in front of him. He had long light pink hair and ears and a long white tail. “Um…I-I heard about your friend. I’m really sorry,” he said quietly after a moment. He was still staring at the ground, avoiding looking at Kejehara out of nervousness.

“It’s ok. So…your name is Rosette?” Kejehara asked.

“Yes,” Rosette replied, still in a quiet voice.

“I’m Kejehara”

“I-I know, the breeder told me. That’s a nice name,” Rosette replied, a bit louder this time.

“Oh….right. Sorry, I’m a little uhh…” Kejehara trailed off.

“It’s ok. You look tired Kejehara,” Rosette said, finally looking up at him.

“I am. I was actually about to try to sleep,” Kejehara responded.

“Oh…o-ok. I won’t bother you. Good night Kejehara.” Rosette said.

“Good night.” 

4 comments:

  1. Wow! Very passionate, very intense, very vivid. I love it! Can't wait to read more!

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  2. Wow! That was really good, and I really liked it :) I hope you write more soon!

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    1. Thank you so much! I have actually moved my blog to www.jasonkejeharasprenger.wordpress.com. Chapter 8 is already live there, along with a bunch of other content :) I'm really glad you like my story, thank you again :)

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