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CHAPTER 1-The Dark Fox
He stared at himself in the mirror and rubbed his paw along his cheek. This wasn't meant to be. Shane never thought that this would be his fate. He stared at himself and saw a black fox staring back at him. He began to weep looking at the white fur on the tip of his muzzle. It was absolutely horrid to him. He wasn't born a fox he was actually born a human. The only reason he was a fox now was because there was a women who came by. A woman whom Shane thought was a dark and mysterious figure. Looks were deceiving. Shane didn't like animals and when the dark stranger heard this she revealed herself to be a beautiful Vixen with the most beautiful platinum fur you'd ever seen before in your entire life. When Shane laid eyes on this Vixen he quickly tried to dismiss her away from his mansion, but before she left she turned him into a dark fox. The only way he could find his true self was to find another Vixen. If not, then he be cursed and would never be able to be human ever again. He HAD to find a love for animals in his heart.
Shane when out very seldom the way he looked. His mansion was located on the top of a hill just north of the woods. Just south of the woods was a village where many animals lived. When he was human, he was actually the only human there, and very rarely saw another one. Sure, other humans came around, and as a matter of fact there was a village just east of the woods that was full of humans. But many of them feared Shane. Shane didn't know if to be happy or not.
The humans and the animals, or "furs", didn't get along too well. In fact, it was always a battle between them. The furs didn't like the humans and the humans didn't like the furs. It had been that way for generations, and many of them didn't want to stop now. Come to think of it, none of the humans knew that Shane was a black fox now.
When Shane did go out and through the woods, he kept to himself. He had no friends at all. No human friends or fur friends at all. He didn't make good friends anyway. He took short walks into the woods sometimes. The green grass was beautiful and the rustling leaves of the trees were relaxing. The things that Shane needed to be comfortable. These woods filled him with tranquility. Whenever the sun actually did shine it was good enough. The woods were vast and went on and on for miles. If you ever did walk through to either of the villages you really had to know your way through. Shane had been through the woods so many times that he practically knew them by the back of his paw now.
One day as he walked through the woods he stopped to think. He'd now been a fox for nearly four years. He kept recalling his image in the mirror. Black, he defined, as a dark color. Perhaps because of his dark personality that he gave to people was why the vixen made him a black fox. In his heart, Shane wasn't a bad person at all. He was actually kind and humble, but the way that he looked and his dislike for animals is what made people question him.
Shane went back to his mansion and shut the doors again. If he ever came out besides to walk the woods, it was usually to go to the lake behind his mansion. This was usually a very rare occasion that he was ever there. But it was better than wondering the endless woods all the time.
Other than that, when Shane closed his mansion doors, it was always a worry whether he would ever open them up again...
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In the furry village Krystal, the beautiful blue vixen, stepped out of her small house. She felt the soft winds rub against her fur. She loved to walk out into the meadow and pick the flowers. She walked out to the meadow everyday and the others would always stare. The men would act as if they were looking at something else. Every time she walked through the village she would sway her hips and her tail was usually swayed from side to side as well.
Krystal picked lovely tulips and white roses the most. They smelled wonderful. When she walked back into the village she always stopped by to have good greeting to her good friend Fox McCloud. They were very close friends and usually found themselves in deep conversations and deep stares into each others eyes.
Fox McCloud was the all around tough guy in the village. If there was a threat he usually took care of it. He had help of course. Peppy, Slippy and Falco were always at Fox's side. In fact, Falco was second in command. Fox ALWAYS made time to see Krystal, no matter what the hell was going on.
Krystal was coming back from her usually morning walk to the fields. Many of the guys stared at her as she walked by. She pretended not to notice them leering at her all the time as she made her way to Fox's small hut in the center of the village. "Hello Fox, nice weather we're having today." She said and then giggled a bit.
Fox looked up at her for a brief period of time. "Yes, the wind is calm today, as it always is."
"Any action today? Or is it the same old same old?" Krystal smiled. She always had a smile on her face when she talked to Fox like this.
Fox yawned and stretched his arms outwards. "It’s another slow day as usual. Nothing ever really happens here anymore. You know that Krystal." He said as he stood up and nuzzled her cheek a bit and gave her a kiss on the cheek. They never really "dated" before just a small kiss on the cheek here and there but usually nothing of higher affection than a nuzzle or a kiss.
Falco walked out and smiled at the sight of Krystal. "Good morning to you Krystal, how are you today?" Falco asked, but he already knew. Krystal was always good when she awoke in the morning. Falco looked at her bundle of flowers. "Don't you think you have enough?"
Krystal giggled and shook her head. If there was one thing she learned, it was never to take Falco too seriously, he was usually a joking kind of guy.
Fox, now looking bored stood up and nudged Falco, "Think you can handle the town without me?" he joked. He then looked at Krystal and smiled. "Want to join me for a picnic in the woods when lunch time comes around?"
Krystal looked at Fox and smiled. She was almost blushing. "I'd love that." she said happily. She was almost always cheerful.
Fox smiled at her. "Meet me here at noon and we'll go to the woods and have a picnic."
Falco smiled and blurted out "Can I come too?" Fox looked back at him and Falco got the message.
When noon came around Fox and Krystal were ready to go. Fox offered his paw and Krystal took it in hers. They walked paw-in-paw into the woods. Things were now about to change.
 Darkfox Soldier · Sun Feb 11, 2007 @ 06:35pm · 0 Comments |
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