Part 1) Cost of Life - Chapter 1
Part 2) Cost of Life - Chapter 2
Part 3) Cost of Life - Chapter 3
Part 4) Cost of Life - Chapter 4
Part 5) Cost of Life - Chapter 5
Part 6) Cost of Life - Chapter 6
Part 7) Cost of Life - Chapter 7

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NOTE: This story was written by myself AND my loving pet, Arlian (Who sometimes goes by Wolfi). We BOTH worked hard on this story and we hope you enjoy it.

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Cost of Life
Chapter 3: Introductions
By Sci the cheetah and Arlian

It had been hours ago since Colin was brought here, several spent inside a T-Rex's stomach. Now it was dark outside, and the human was sleeping in the arms of Eric, a raptor who was married to Neil, the T-Rex who ate him hours ago. He started to wake up, and when his eyes adjusted to the darkness, he saw Eric and Neil behind him, and simply screamed.

Eric groaned slightly as he heard the scream. "Will you calm down please? You aren't hurt, so what are you screaming about?"

Neil let out a soft growl and turned over with Eric in his arms, giving Colin the needed freedom to fall right out of the bed and dash for the door. He swung it open, fled into his own room, slammed the door and locked himself in, shivering in the midst of his own little breakdown.

Eric sighed a bit and snuggled up to Neil and started to fall back asleep before the door opened up again. "Dinner's ready," Jess said. She then went across the hall to Colin's room. "Dinner's re....are you okay?"

Colin's door remained shut, and he stayed inside without answering, his body shaking heavily while he hid under the bed.

Meanwhile Neil was smiling happily at Eric, sitting up with his little lover. "Mmm, come on dear," he said quietly, smooching onto the raptor's head. "I'm sure you're hungry, plus it'll be nice to see what happens at the meal hall with a new pet around the house."

Eric murred at the smooch and sat up. "Alright, alright. Wait...who cooked dinner if I was in your stomach?"

Jess heard Colin crying, took out her master key and unlocked Colin's door. "Colin, are you alright?" she went into the room and closed the door, locking it again behind her.

Colin's ears picked up the sound of a click, the door opening and shutting, than another click. His shivering began to get harder while he looked behind himself, seeing furred feet walking around.

Neil smiled at Eric. "Master Sam. He was gonna make me bring you back sooner, but since we were making Colin feel welcome he looked the other way," he said, smooching the raptor again. Soon he blinked. "Hang on...did you leave your loin cloth in Colin's room?"

Eric sighed heavily. "It's alright. I've left that thing so many places that Master Sam gave me a spare," the raptor said as he got up and went over to their dresser. It was mostly there for show, but now it had the raptor's second loin cloth.

Jess got down on her knees and looked under the bed. "You alright, Colin? You can come on out. I'm not going to hurt you."

Colin trembled before he slowly crawled away from Jess, out of the other side of the bed. "J...J-Just stay away from me...I want to be left alone..." he said shakily.

"I'm sorry. But I can't do that. I have to bring you out to dinner. Master Sam is really excited to see you there," Jess said with a bit of a smile.

The statement sent a look of horror through Colin's face. "N-No...!" he said tremblingly. "I don't want to be around them...not now...just leave me alone..." he begged.

There was a faint knocking at the door. "Jess, can I come in?" came Neil's soft voice.

Jess sighed a bit. "I...I don't know if now is a good time. Colin is really upset," she said through the door.

"I know...it's my fault...I want to apologize..." he said faintly, his voice thick with shame of what had been the result of some innocent fun.

Jess sighed and opened up the door, letting the large lizard into the room. "Just behave," the vixen said.

Neil walked in and moved quickly, plucking Colin up. The boy instantly began to squirm, but a paw came over his mouth before he could scream. "Colin, I'm sorry...I didn't want to shake you up so badly..." he said softly, hugging onto the human and nuzzling his head. "Please don't deprive Master Sam of your company because I scared you," he said softly.

Colin trembled softly in Neil's powerful hold, but found it was shockingly comforting and rather nice. Slowly, he nodded. "Alright...I'll go..." he said softly.

Jess smiled. "You might want to get your loin cloth on Colin. Otherwise you'll get real popular, real quick."

Neil chuckled and nodded. "Yes, the other pets here would love to get a piece of you...not literally, but you know what I mean," he said, setting Colin down and leaving.

Colin swallowed softly, thinking for a few moments. "Jess...I know it'll seem weird...but is there any way I can have some clothes for a few days? I...I can't get used to being practically nude twenty-four hours a day."

"The only clothes that Master Sam has are his own and women's clothing. I can get you a dress, if you'd like, but you're too small to fit into Master Sam's clothing," Jess told him.

Colin blinked, thinking it over. "Great..." He sighed softly, grabbing his loin cloth. That's when he noticed the bed sheets, and the idea of a toga would be appropriate. "Could...I use a bed sheet for clothing?" he asked.

"Well...you can, but you'd look pretty funny. But if you are going to use it, don't cut it up or anything. I'd still rather see you in that loin cloth. That way you can show off your cute lil body," Jess said.

Colin blushed heavily at the comment about his body, faintly shaking his head. "It isn't cute...at least I don't think it is," he said softly, sighing quietly. "Alright...I'll go to the party...partially naked..."

"It's not a party. It's just dinner. You'll get to meet the other pets there," Jess said as she led him out of the room and into the dining room. No one else had arrived yet except for the two of them, Neil, and Eric.

Colin noticed Neil and Eric sitting over at a table, chatting quietly about who knows what, while he followed Jess silently. Without warming, something fluffy bumped against him and knocked him down. "O-Ow..." he said quietly, looking up to see a large chocolate-fur colored rabbit.

"OH! Trina! Are you okay?" Jess asked as she helped the chocolate bunny off of the boy. "How many times do we have to tell you that you can't hop backwards?"

Colin breathed softly as he felt the rabbit being lifted off him, hearing the very girly name. "O-Oh, sorry about that miss..." he said, rubbing his head.

The bunny turned around and quickly said, "Miss? Heh, sorry but I'm a full-blooded bunny boy." The human was taken back by the sudden statement, and merely looked as Trina apologized to Jess for the crash.

"OH! Is there a new pet for us to play with sis?" a white bunny asked. The lapine was wearing a short dress that easily exposed his tight underwear. It was quite obvious that it was a boy too. "Hey, there cutie. I'm Sara. And this is my brother, Trina."

Trina scowled at his brother. "Sara, I thought we agreed you wouldn't call me sis," he said in a mock-whine, ruffling the other bunny's hair before turning to help Colin up. "Anyway, sorry that little crash landing, I was practicing my bouncing backwards. Terry's always telling me to practice in the room only," he said while the human gradually recovered.

"He doesn't like me calling him Sis, so that's why I do it. In case you couldn't tell, we're twins. You haven't seen my room mate, Raj, have you?" Sara asked.

Colin finally finished his recovery, blinking faintly. "U-Uh...aren't twins supposed to look a like or something...?" he asked.

A gruff sounding voice soon said, "Normally, but in a liter of rabbits two born at the same time counts as twins." The voice made Colin flinch while he turned around, seeing an enourmous Bengal tiger standing over him.

Trina's voice came in with a happy giggle, "Found him."

Sara let out a bit of a squeal before jumping into the tiger's arms, nuzzling and hugging him a lot. "Raj, I'd like you to meet....uh....what was your name again?"

Colin swallowed softly. "C-Colin...sir..." he said in a frightened tone.

Raj chuckled quietly and gave Sara a smooch. "Nice to meet you Colin. I'm Raj, and I run a meditation and massage temple near the gardens," he said with a friendly smile. "You should drop by sometime, you look like you're about to have a heart-attack, if you don't mind my saying."

Sara giggled a bit. "It's cute. He called you Sir. I think I should start doing that too."

"I think it suits him. But you better not start doing that too, Tri," a squirrel said as he came up behind Trina and hugged him.

Trina giggled as he felt the squirrel hug him. "Oh I won't Terry, you're a much too deviant squirrel to be called 'Sir'," he said with a laugh.

Raj chuckled as he stroked Sara's ears. "Now now boys, the only reason our new friend called me sir is because he's terrified of me," he said with a smile, though Colin did quietly nod in agreement.

Jess smiled. "Alright boys. Come sit down. Dinner will be served soon."

Everyone turned to Jess and nodded, sitting down at their appropriate spots, but Colin was left to look around. It looked like every seat was taken up, leaving him the odd man out.

Sam came out of the kitchen pulling out a long tray of food. "I'm no Eric, but dinner is served." He lifted off the lids to the tray and revealed a large platter of spaghetti.

Loud mmmms echoed around the room as the trays began to float, yes float, to each group for everyone to enjoy. Everyone except Colin, who was looking around to try to find a place to sit, though he still found no luck in doing that.

"Hold on a sec...where's Lilly and Cam?" Sam asked.

Immediately, Terry spoke up. "Lilly hasn't gotten back from the Fur Parlor yet and Cam isn't feeling well. I gave him some medicine earlier and he should be feeling better by tomorrow."

"Great. Well, everyone else, enjoy," Sam said as he sat down at the end of the table. "Colin, come sit down over here," the cheetah said as he patted the chair to his left.

Colin looked over to where Sam was sitting and silently walked over. He sat down next to the cheetah, finding a plate in front of him and an extra chair to his left. Maybe this was where that 'Lilly' person was supposed to sit. He shortly began to eat from the plate, the taste actually being surprisingly good.

Sam murred as he slurped up his spaghetti. He looked up as he heard the door open up and smiled as he saw who it was. "Ah. Lilly. I'd like you to meet my newest pet, Colin," he said to the person who had just entered the room.

Colin swallowed down a large mouthful of the spaghetti when he heard Sam, looking up. His face contorted to a look of shock and he nearly choked at the sight of a half gryphon, half raptor looking person walking up to the table. The being smiled, and said in a feathery voice, "A pleasure to meet you, young one." She extended a claw to shake, and Colin gingerly took it. He looked very nervous, looking at the female's glittering, sharp claws on her paws and feet.

"Please sit down. Enjoy. How do you like the food, Colin?" the feline asked his new pet.

Lilly smiled happily and took a seat, starting to eat her food much like a dignified woman.

Colin was surprised at the sight, but he turned back to Sam as he swallowed another bunch of the spaghetti. "I-It's good...really good," he said, being honest about the taste of it. "I'm not trying to be biased, but spaghetti is my favorite..."

"Really?" Terry said with a giggle. "It's Master Sam's favorite too."

Sam blushed a bit. "I can't help it. It's such a fun food."

Colin looked over at the squirrel, feeling his own blush coming to his face. 'Sam likes the same food I like...?' he thought to himself, quickly pushing it out of his mind before he went back to eating. Within a few minutes, he finished eating just as everyone began to make idle conversation.

"So, Colin, what kind of things do you like to do?" Terry asked with a smiled.

Colin blinked for a moment and looked back to Terry. "Um...well, I...never got to do much before this...I like to read and write..." he said faintly, thinking about what the others might say if he mentioned he was an orphan.

"That's great. I was needing a new Librarian," Sam said as he scruffed Colin's hair a bit. "And you seem smart. You'll be perfect for the job. All you really have to do is just sit in there so you can look at any of the books that you want."

Colin looked over to Sam, blushing faintly. "U-Uh...I don't think that would be a good idea...I mean, I..." he stammered faintly, looking a little nervous.

Lilly gently rubbed the boy's head. "It's alright sweetie, you'll have a week or so to think over a job. Right, Master?"

"Right. If you start the job and you find you don't like it, I will find you something else to do. Anyways, I must take my leave," Sam said as he went out of the room.

Terry watched until the door closed then turned to Colin. "You know, he hasn't let anyone step in that library in a while. I think he really likes you," the squirrel said. "Anyways, I'm tired. Come on, bunny. Let's get going."

Colin blushed faintly at the comment, wondering if Sam did like him as much as everyone thought... He tried to not think about it as everyone started to clear out, Lilly taking his empty plate and letting him go to his bedroom. He walked down the quiet halls, thinking over what everyone kept saying about him and Sam.

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After the dinner dishes were cleaned, Jess went back to Colin's room and knocked on the door. "Colin? You in there?"

Colin looked up from lying on the bed and walked up, swinging open the door. "Oh, hi Jess," he said with a soft smile. "Did...I forget something?"

"No. But Master Sam has called for you. I guess he's eager to spend more time with you. Don't worry, he's like this with all of his new pets. Let's go," she said as she began to lead him towards Sam's room.

Colin nodded and followed Jess, going down the long hallway with her. Everything was so quiet, it sent trembles down his spine. Not able to take the silence, he finally asked, "Um...what do you think about Sam, Jess?"

"Master Sam, Colin. And unfortunately, I fell in love with him. It's taken me a while, but I'm starting to get over it. He's really sweet and caring and any guy would be lucky to have him. I've known him since we were little kids. My parents were killed so his father took me in as a slave. After his father died, Sam became my master and he was the sweetest to me. I owe him my life. I guess I'm not really much of a pet anymore, but I can't think of how life would be otherwise. It's all I know."

Colin flinched as he listened to the story, thinking of how horrible it must've been. He never had parents, so he couldn't feel her pain, but he still...not having anyone hurt too. "Sorry...and I don't know how long it will take for me to call him Master...Yeah he saved my life but...god, when he flat out said I'm his, no questions...it felt like a little of me just died..."

Jess laughed a bit. "That's not the first time I've heard that. Sara actually spent his first week here curled up in a corner."

Colin nodded softly, continuing to follow Jess until they reached a rather flashy looking door. It was red for one thing, golden designs all over it, a silver doorknob, and what looked like a really odd locking system. "H...His room is through here?"

Jess smiled. "Yes. Now, don't be nervous. You've done things with him before, so you know what he's like. Just relax. And if you're worried about vore, he told me earlier that he had something in store for you to help you feel better about it."

Colin nodded, flinching lightly at the sudden mention of vore. The word itself brought up memories of his time at the orphanage...

Several children were busily working on the computers, working on their homework. Colin was doing the same thing, though he was doing work as a punishment. He was made to look up terms and concepts that the nuns felt were sinful in the eyes of their lord. Soon he found his twelfth word; vore. The definition was odd, but on the inside he didn't really think it sounded so horrible.

He finished thinking about the past just as the door swung open. He swallowed faintly and walked inside, his body shaking lightly.

Sam smiled as he walked over to Sam and hugged him as the doors closed behind him. "I'm glad you could come," he said. He then released the boy from the hug as a naga came slithering over. "This is a friend of mine, Sorath. He's a master hypnotist. He's here to help you with your fear."

Colin blinked faintly as he was hugged. His eyes closed softly as the hug continued for a moment, but when he opened them he began to look frightened at the sight of the onyx and ruby colored snake. He started to back away fearfully, feeling his back pressed against the door.

"Don't worry. I won't hurt you. I'm only here to help you get over your fears. Come sit down," Sorath said as he pulled up a chair next to him.

Colin trembled softly and nodded, walking over to the chair. He sat down in the chair and looked over to Sam, than back to Sorath. The being was basically all reptile, instead of the classic human/snake naga.

Sorath slowly wrapped his tail around the chair as he moved in front of Colin and looked deep into his eyes. He began to slowly look deep into Colin's mind to find his fears.

Colin flinched as he watched the large tail coil around the bottom of the chair, moving his legs up so the snake tail wouldn't catch onto him. He let out a whimper as he felt his spine tingle, Sorath's gaze being hypnotic and frightening to him.

Sorath slowly began to force Colin to relax. He placed his hand on Colin's cheek and reached in for the fears. "You're afraid of snakes. Well, that isn't surprising. But you shouldn't be. And you're afraid of vore. No surprise there. Well, this is interesting. You're afraid of blood. Alright, now I need you to slowly drift off to sleep, Colin."

Colin flinched lightly as he felt the scaled hand against his cheek, though he started to become limp and sleepy as he heard Sorath's voice. His eyes lightly fluttered slowly until he lost consciousness, letting go of his legs which flopped down against the naga's tail.

"You're in a room full of snakes. You're lying there in the middle. They are slithering all over your body. You are covered in them," Sorath started. He watched as Colin began to squirm a bit. "You're lying there, but none of them are hurting you. No. In fact, you're quite comfortable. You feel one snake flick its tongue in your ear." Sorath smiled as Colin giggled a little bit. "You realize that these snakes don't want to hurt you. They are your friends."

Sorath watched as Colin relaxed a bit. He knew it was time for the next step. He didn't want to go right into vore just yet, so he decided to go for blood. "Now, you're in a different room. As you look around, you see a body. A man had been killed and you are in the autopsy room." Colin began to squirm a bit. "You're stuck inside. You look over to the body and decide to take a closer look. You look in and you see his organs. They aren't moving. There is blood everywhere, but suddenly, it doesn't seem to bother you."

Colin began to relax again. He knew that it had worked. Now, for the hard part. "Now, you're with a lion. He's coming towards you. He pounces on you and starts to swallow you down, but instead of hating it, it's making you hard. Finally, your crotch lands on his tongue and he begins to lick over your cock." Colin let out a moan. "He continues to lick and you start to hump against his tongue. He's enjoying it a lot and so are you. Finally, he swallows again and sends you into his throat where you cum all over yourself. You slide down into his stomach and murr as you curl up. It's quite comfortable. And the lion did let you enjoy yourself before he put you there."

Colin panted a bit as his loin cloth began to have a wet spot. "Now, I want you to slowly start waking up. You are no longer in the lion's stomach. You are in the autopsy room. But now you leave the autopsy room and you're lying down with the snakes. You close your eyes and you are now in a black area. There is a light. Follow that light and wake up, Colin. Follow the light and wake up."

Colin's body trembled softly, but it wasn't out of fear he was simply cold. Slowly he opened his eyes; at first everything was blurry so he could only make out shapes. He brought his hands up and rubbed his eyes again before things became clear. At first he thought everything had been a dream, but when he saw Sam and Sorath, he put that thought aside.

"How do you feel?" Sam asked nervously. He was hoping like crazy that it had worked.

Colin's head swayed lightly while he rubbed it. "A...A little dizzy...and lightheaded," he answered faintly, moaning softly suddenly before he fell sideways toward the floor.

Sam jumped forward and caught him. "Colin? Colin? Are you okay?"

"Don't worry. This happens sometimes. It may not have with Sara, but I've had other patients that have. He'll be fine within ten minutes. Now, I have another appointment, but I'll be back tomorrow to see how he's doing. It was good seeing you again, Sam," Sorath said before slithering out.

Colin let out a soft murmured, the heavy veil in his head leaving before he started to move. "Uhhh...s-sorry I fell...I felt so weird earlier..." he said weakly, sitting up from Sam's arms and rubbing his forehead, clearing his mind in some way.

Sam smiled a bit as he picked the boy up and set him on the bed. "It's okay. We're not going to do anything tonight. I just wanted to try and help you out so that you can be a little more relaxed around the others. Okay?"

Colin blinked at Sam. "U-Uh...what were you going to have me do...?" he asked, sitting up and putting his feet onto the floor. "I mean...I know I owe you for saving me..."

"Tonight, I just happened to only need someone to cuddle. I hope you don't mind?" Sam smiled as he sat down next to the boy. "Unless you want to do something."

He blinked for a moment and felt a soft smile come to his face. "Um...sure, we can cuddle...could I go to my room real quick first?" he asked gently.

Sam smiled and nodded. "Hurry back," the feline said before giving the boy a kiss on the cheek.

Colin's face blushed before he quickly dashed out the room. When he was back in the hallway he finally started to walk, thinking over many things. 'Sam...Sam, why can't I stop thinking about him...?' he thought to himself shaking his head. 'No...I can't possibly...I mean, he doesn't...' He was so lost in his thoughts, he didn't hear anything until there was a loud noise, coming from behind a closed door.

"That's it, Trina. Get in there. Oh, yeah. You're such a naughty bunny," Terry moaned out. He was grunting and panting.

Colin blinked, turning to the door where the sounds were eminating from. He could hear some muffled moans and Terry grunting. Were they having sex...? Without thinking, he reached up and knocked on the door.

Terry grunted a bit. "Dammit...hold on Hun...you're gonna have to come on out. Someone wants us," the squirrel said.

Colin heard an 'Awwwww' inside before a wet glorphing sound, making him flinch. The sound of someone walking got closer and closer until the door swung open. "Hey there Colin!" came Trina's friendly voice, smiling warmly at the human. Colin smiled softly and waved at the chocolate bunny, but something was odd...Did Trina's head look a little browner than before?

Terry smiled a bit. "We were halfway done when you knocked. Come on in," the squirrel said as he got out of bed and put a robe on.

Colin blushed put nodded, walking into the room that smelt particularly musky. "Um...I hope it wasn't something serious," he said apologetically, thinking he might have gotten on their bad side at this point.

"Nah. We were just having a bit of fun. Hey, Hun. Do you think he might be able to help us out? It would get you in quicker," the squirrel asked his partner.

Trina smiled and giggled. "Ooooo, if he'd like to help I wouldn't mind the helping," he said, gently smooching the human's head.

Colin blinked at the wet feeling on his forehead and touched it. "W-What...What is this stuff...?" he asked, looking a little weirded out.

"I can only clean myself out so much, you know," Terry said with a giggle. "Besides, Trina kinda likes it." Terry sighed as he took the robe off and bent over, showing off his plump tail hole.

Colin stared at the sight of the squirrel's hole before letting out a grossed out noise. "T-That's so...ugh, yikes..." he murmured.

Trina only giggled. "Oh it's not so bad cutie. It really tastes like chocolate, no lie!" he stated before jamming the human's fingers into his own mouth, right against his tongue. To Colin's surprise, it didn't taste at all like what it was, but really just like chocolate.

"So, are you going back in or not? Because I wouldn't mind having the cutie in me instead," Terry said as he wiggled his rump a bit.

Colin blinked at the sudden statement, but Trina just giggled. "Oooo, I think that'd be a good idea!" he said happily, to which Colin shook his head.

"U-Uh, I can't really, Master wants me back in his room..." he started, but instead the chocolate bunny grabbed him.

"Oh, just try it for a few minutes, than you can go back!"

Terry giggled a bit. "How about he tries it with Master instead? You know that it's not good to keep Master waiting."

Trina shook his head. "Noooo, Master wouldn't be quite as...oh, what's the word I'm looking for...filled up?" he said with a giggle, pressing Colin's head onto Terry's plump anus, the human letting out a weak whimper and soft moan.

Terry murred a bit. "Well...I guess sticking him half way in won't be bad. But then he's gotta help push you in all the way."

Trina giggled at the thought and nodded. "Deal~ Now get ready Colin, you're gonna go up the squirrel's rump," he said with a wide smile, slowly pushing him more forcefully to Terry's tail hole, the human squirming weakly due to the smell.

The squirming made the squirrel moan out a bit. "Damn...you should squirm more, Hun."

The chocolate rabbit giggled. "He's squirming because he's being shoved up a squirrel hole, not so you can get enjoyment from it," he said with a smile, and with a sharp push Colin's head was buried deep inside of Terry's butt.

"A-Alright...now that's enough...get him out...we don't want master waiting too long," the squirrel said as he began to push the boy out of his anus.

Trina awwed sadly and gently pulled the boy out, seeing his hair was matted down with the squirrel's anal fluids. "No fun, I wanted to help the little guy try something new," he whined before cleaning Colin's head, murring happily at the wonderful taste.

"I think that it should be Master Sam who should fully enjoy taking Colin all the way up the rear first. Don't you agree, Trina?"

The bunny sighed softly and nodded. "Yeah, I guess..." He finished cleaning Colin off and smiled at the now saliva dripping face. "There we are, good as new," he said with a giggle. "Now, you gotta help me out, ooookay?"

Colin looked at Trina for a few moments before swallowing. "A-Alright..."

Terry giggled a bit before raising his tail again. "Now, once he starts going in, all he needs is a good shove. Got it?"

Colin nodded and watched as the rabbit get into position, his ears lying back on his head. He push his head forward and with an audible squish he was inside. The human shuddered and began to breath hard, watching Trina work his shoulders in. He placed his hands on the bunny's waist and gave a hard shove, groaning at how heavy the lapine felt.

Terry let out a moan as he felt the bunny being shoved in another five inches. "T-That's it, Colin. Keep pushing..."

He felt a sigh escape his lips and continued to push; this was probably the single freakiest thing he was ever made to do, and with another lewd squelching noise he knew it hit number one. After what felt like an eternity of shoving, he felt the rabbit's calves vanish into the squirrel, which caused him to fall flat onto the bed with a grunt.

Terry murred a bit as the bed bounced a bit. He then grunted himself as his tail hole slurped up the rest of his bunny. "That's it. Get all in there," he said as he turned over and laid down, patting his now enlarged belly.

Colin heard the loud slurp and trembled before looking over at Terry. His eyes widen in shock at the sight of the squirrel's enormous stomach, a shiver going down his spine. 'T-That...that was me...when Sam...' he thought, flinching in an asumed realization; was he nothing more than a meal to the feline, or rather a sex toy and snack? He trembled at the thought of it, feeling his eyes well up with tears.

"What's wrong?" Terry asked as he rubbed his belly.

He heard the squirrel's question, but he didn't answer; merely he backed off the bed until he was out the door, running down the hallway to his bedroom. 'How could I be so stupid?!' he thought in bitter anger toward himself, 'He don't care about you...he just wants you to perform good and squirm on the way down!'

Terry tilted his head as he watched the boy leave. "Do you think I said something that upset him, Trina?"

The rabbit could hear Terry from inside and shook his head, although he couldn't see a thing at the time.

Colin reached his room in record time and immediately barricaded himself inside using anything he could move. 'Stupid...stupid...stupid!' he continued to scream at himself inside his mind before slamming his head into the bedpost. 'What the hell made you think your life would get better after running away...only a stupid child would think that...'

Moments later, there was a knock on the door. "Colin? Are you okay? I came out to see what was taking you so long and I saw you running out of Terry and Trina's room. What happened?" Sam asked.

The knock gave Colin some hope. 'Please, anyone but him...don't let it be him...' he thought, but hearing that familiar voice set him off without warning. "Stay away from me!" he screamed to the blocked door.

"What's wrong Colin? I thought we were going to cuddle. I was looking forward to it," the cheetah said as he put a paw on the door.

Colin trembled when Sam mentioned cuddling. "Liar!" he screamed in response, his body trembling hard. "You probably just want to eat me again!"

Sam sighed heavily before everything went quiet.

Colin's trembles continued until he noticed how quiet it got. He looked up from his knees, thinking maybe he got rid of the feline. Slowly he moved over to the door, moved the barricade, reached for the lock and removed it, giving an audible click sound that anyone on the other side of the door could hear.

"SHIT!!!" Sam yelled as he fell out of the air duct and onto the bed, feet first. He twisted his ankle and screamed out in pain.

Colin flinched as he heard the yell, turning around to see Sam landing on his bed. He was about to take off running when he heard the scream of pain, being subconsciously reminded that the feline was still a person. Closing his eyes, he turned back around and walked over to see if Sam was alright.

"Fuck...I have to remember that I'm not as small as I used to be. When I was little, I would climb around all day and watch all the guys as they undressed. Even when I was little, I was a bit of a pervert," Sam said. He held his ankle and rubbed over it a bit. "Yup. This is definitely twisted. There's no way I'll be able to walk on it tonight. Sorry for taking your room like this...we can still cuddle if you want. I promise that's all I want."

Colin came over to Sam and gently took a hold of the cat's ankle. He sighed faintly before closing his eyes and starting to rub. A faint green glow started to shimmer around Colin's hands, flowing into Sam's ankle. In a few moments, the pain vanished and the feeling of it being twisting was gone. "There...you can walk, can't you?"

"H-How did you do that? I've never seen anyone do that. AND I'M MAGICAL!!!"

Colin closed his eyes and turned away, moving to the door. "It's nothing...it just makes me a freak; an unholy abomination of the devil," he said faintly, recalling the punishment that was used to make him never use that particular skill ever again

Sam got up and gently pulled him into a hug. "You're definitely not an abomination. I think you're a godsend."

Colin flinched from the sudden hug, his eyes opening while he trembled faintly. "Please...don't talk about me like I'm good..." he said, trying to pull himself out of the hug. "I yell at you, make you twist your ankle...you should've let me die out there when you had the chance..."

"I twisted my ankle because of my own stupidity. And you fixed my ankle. I should thank you for that. Look. I know you're not ready for vore just yet. But you'll get there. You may be over your fear of it, but you still are uncomfortable with becoming one with someone you care about," Sam said before giving the boy a gentle lick to the back of his head.

Colin trembled at the feel of his head being licked. "I...I can't deal with the thought of...being nothing more than a stomach bulge to some predator...seeing Terry do that to Trina..." he said faintly, wiping away some tears in his eyes. "How can that be considered love..."

"Nothing more than a stomach bulge? That's not what this is about, Colin. It's about feeling one with each other. Next time you're swallowed, listen for your predator's heartbeat. Feel it become one with yours. It's a very relaxing feeling."

He blinked and turned to look at Sam in a confused fashion. "'My predator'? What is that supposed to mean?" he asked, thinking the cheetah might have something planned for later.

"It means the next time you end up in a stomach or a ball sac or up someone's anus, that person is your predator at the time. And for some unknown reason, the heartbeats of the predator and prey sync up and they become one. It's an amazing feeling. Next time, just calm down and listen for it."

He frowned softly and looked downward, sitting on the floor while he was deep in thought. Than something came to mind and he looked up. "A ball sac? You can't possibly mean..."

"Of course I do. Raj is the best at it, but I've done it from time to time," Sam said as he nuzzled Colin a bit before kissing the boy's nose. "Now, what do you say we head back to my room for some good ol' cuddling?"

Colin flinched at the thought of that tiger doing something like that, his mind too strained to even want to consider it possible. He looked up at Colin for a moment before nodding. "Fine..." he murmured, standing up and slowly heading back to the feline's room.

Sam held Colin's hand as they began to walk. "You can ask the tiger about it later," the cheetah whispered as they walked.

He cringed at the mere idea of it while he remained silent otherwise. His thoughts were on the whole 'hearts syncing and becoming one' thing; was it really as calming as Sam made it out to be? At the moment, he probably would rather not experience it.

When they got back to Sam's room, the cheetah opened the door for his human pet.

Colin walked in silently, his mind still trying to debate if Sam was lying or if he was telling the truth. At the moment, he couldn't read the cheetah.

Sam closed the door and locked it. He then turned around and gave a soft smile to the boy as he walked over and laid down on the large bed.

Colin couldn't help shivering as he saw the smile, but he wouldn't be able to get out of this now. He walked over to the bed and laid down on the other side, knowing he'd be pulled into a cuddle without needing to move.

Sam scooted over and nuzzled up to Colin. He murred at the feeling of the boy's soft flesh as he pressed his body against Colin's.

The nuzzling and pressing made him let out a 'mrph' sound, if such a sound existed, while he remained silent as Sam cuddled with him. Not realizing it, he began to feel sleepy, and fell asleep rather quickly

Sam smiled as he held the sleeping boy. 'Maybe I do like him as more than just a pet...so, what do I do know?" the cheetah thought. He sighed after a minute before he leaned in and kissed the sleeping boy on the lips.

All the boy did as a response was move a bit and grunt, but otherwise he was still heavily asleep. Subconsciously however, the kiss sent a delightful chill up his spine.

Sam sighed as he nuzzled the boy again. "I love you, Colin," he whispered softly as he held the boy and slowly fell asleep himself.