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2. A Dream Turns Bad'
        "I'm telling you momma, everything happened of its own accord...I didn't have any control over it whatsoever."
        "Snow, I've told you several times: I'm not upset. I know you have odd power surges from time to time and that's why we requested Aaron's help. He has equipment that can help keep your elemental control in check. That way you won't turn our living room into an ice-skating rink again."
        Snow, a young feline anthropomorph in her late teen years, sighed some combing her fingers through her long lavender hair.
        "Fine, fine...personally I'd rather naturally fix this than use equipment...electrical stuff kind freaks me out," Snow sighed.
        As she finished speaking there was a ringing noise coming from the other room, Snow headed off to answer the phone as the ring blared again.
        "Hello, hello, who is this?" Snow asked through the receiver.
        "It's Aaron, let me speak to Nekuila, Snow," Aaron answered back through the phone.
        The feline replied back before calling for her mother who promptly arrived at the phone.
        "Hey, Aaron, it's been a while, sweetie. What can I do for you?" Nekuila asked, pressing one of her hands down the side of her chest, tracing around the large breast that settled there.
        "I need you to come over to the organization as soon as you can, something important came up," he replied back to her a certain level of sternness in his voice.
        "My my, you sound very serious, dear, should I come over for a formal occasion or should this be a casual visit?" Nekuila asked settling her head on one of her hands.
        There was a brief moment of silence before Nekuila spoke again.
        "Don't tell me a certain someone is still embarrassed about having me over for that casual visit?" She teased, using one of her fingers to twist the phone cord around.
        "I'd rather not speak about that now if possible, just come over whenever you can, casual is fine," Aaron responded.
        Before Nekuila could get a word in the line had disconnected. Setting the receiver back in place she sighed some. Snow walking over in a bit of confusion to her mothers odd look of concern.
        "What happened, momma?" Snow wondered running her hand down Nekuila's back.
        The older woman's tail flipped about behind her as Snow did this. In turn, Nekuila faced her daughter.
        "Well Aaron needs me to come over, do you wanna come with me? Or should I tell your destined loverboy you couldn't make it?" Nekuila snerked, leering at the younger girl.
        Snow froze in her place unable to make a comeback if it didnt include studdering. Deafeted, she shook her head.
        "I'll..just stay here, though I might go for a walk later. If I'm not here when you get back, I'll be strolling along the plains," Snow answered turning off to leave her mother in the living area.
        Nekuila simply grinned and walked toward their fireplace pulling on one of frames that sat upon the banister above causing the whole fireplace to revolve to a room kept secret from the rest of the house.
        Aaron paced back and forth in front of his desk, Zero watching him curiously as he moved anxiously.
        "Master, you appear troubled. Is something bothering you?" Zero asked as she stood by his desk.
        "Well...Nekuila is coming and while I said she didnt have to be formal...her idea of casual isnt exactly...the most admirable or pleasant for a work environment," Aaron answered, his eyebrow twitching slightly.
        Before Zero had a chance to respond a bright light flooded the room forcing Aaron to sheild his eyes from being blinded. After a brief moment the light faded away revealing Nekuila from her feet up to her head. Aaron's arm slowly lowered slowly and the first thing that came into view was Nekuila's head followed by her shoulders and immediately saw no clothing. His thoughts quickly began to wander as his arm moved away. Getting a full look at her she had, in fact, come all natural as she'd warned.
        "Don't tell me after all this time you expected me to come dressed, darling," Nekuila snickered, letting the long tail of hers wave above the ground.
        Aaron's mood quickly sunk as she spoke.
        "So untasteful," he hissed under his breath, "that aside. I called you here to discuss the rather odd event that just happened."
        Nekuila folded her arms under her breasts, nodding.
        "I sensed it, there are some great powers at work here, you don't suppose that this might be a sign would you?" Nekuila suggested.
        Zero leaned her glance toward the feline as Aaron approached his desk.
        "I was kind of hoping you wouldn't say that. Being as spiritual as you are, though it's not something I can deny, do you have any idea what could have caused it?" Aaron responded with.
        Nekuila walked over to him and leaned in against his back, her arms wrapping up under his own. Her hands placed softly against his chest as the two stood there. Zero, still standing by politely observed the two of them, her expression shifting slightly as she watched.
        "Always with the acts of affection...If I didn't know any better I'd say you have the hots for me," Aaron spoke under his breath as he tried to relax even while she was leaned on him.
        Nekuila hummed quietly in thought for a moment as her hands ran along the front of his body.
        "Not me, but the next of kin, my dear. As far as what caused our little dilemma... I only have one plausible explanation," Nekuila answered.
        Aaron simply nodded at her response as he stood upright, watching Nekuila slip around to his front sitting herself on the edge of his desk. He glanced at her and thanks to the mood of the moment looking at her naked wasn't as hard to do.
        "See all you had to do was be mature about it," she replied.
        Stretching her hand out to his she held his hand in her own, making him jolt back to them. He then pulled his hand back quickly.
        "I'm not gonna say it again, woman," he sternly replied to the feline, "If that's what it's going to boil down to, I need to start some researching. Zero, with me."
        Zero nodded and walked toward the doorway waiting for Aaron.
        "I would like to request your help if you can," Aaron stated looking at Nekuila.
        "Why shouldn't I? I'll get back with you the moment I find anything sweetie," Nekuila responded with a warm grin on her face.
        A flash appeared enveloping from her feet and moved up her body, she was being transported back home it appeared.
        Aaron didnt respond as he exited with Zero who followed behind him.
        "Sir, what exactly do you believe is going to happen?" Zero asked.
        Aaron stopped for a moment as he looked into the brightly lit ceiling.
        "Nothing good can come from something like this, it requires massive amounts of power, there are only a handful of people who are capable of this feat, and depending on who it was, we may be in a great deal of trouble," Aaron answered, "I want you to run an analysis report on the continents to figure out if there have been any energy spikes within the last two days."
        Zero nodded and began walking again with him.
        "So...of the ridiculous number of households I could have stayed at..." Karu stated, looking at the pair of girls before him.
        "Hey, I dont like it anymore than you do, you jerk," Nina retorted, "We didn't have much of a choice in the say since we were the first one's to encounter you, he figured we would be the best candidates for you to live with."
        "I'm wondering how mom is gonna feel about this," Iruka stated aloud as she sat on the couch, "I sure as hell don't mind though, I think it'll be good to have some testosterone running around the house for a change."
        Karu's hand clenched into a fist as he felt a vien throb in his temple. He then turned toward the door to exit.
        "Well...before I cause any more problems I'm just going to go now," Karu said as he closed the door behind himself.
        "Look at what you did, Nina, stop being so stuck up for a change, just cause you can't get a boyfriend doesnt mean you have to exile all men. Especially one who doesnt even have a home to go to," Iruka commented getting up from her seat and walking off to her bedroom.
        Nina huffed some ready to ignore the statement before she heard her sister again.
        "Just so you know, I'm leaving it to you to fix this," Iruka finished.
        Sighing, Nina headed into the kitchen without a further response.
        Karu walked the street side with his hands in his pockets. His gaze was pointed skyward as he walked along.
        "I didnt have much time to think about it before now..but this world is so much similar to my own in so many ways..." he whispered to himself.
        With no destination in mind, Karu set out on his own walking almost endlessly. By the time he realized he'd been aimlessly walking he had ended up outside of the suburbs and was now either in a rural area or just a plain meadow field.
        As he scanned the area he thought to himself, there were only a few places in the world like this on Earth. It was nice to see something peaceful contrary to his recent experiences. As he walked along carelessly he would notice something he'd seen before. Up ahead of him a lone tree stood by itself. Recognizing it subliminally, he rushed toward  the tree and stood before it. His gaze wandered up into the canopy of the tree now as he wondered what this could mean, if anything. Sighing he sat down leaning against the tree's trunk to take a brief nap.
        An hour seemed to pass by that Karu had come out into the vast ocean that was these plains. His eyes would part as he awoke from his nap to see the silhouette of a person above him. By the looks of the hair it may have been a woman.
        "Are you okay?" Asked a soft voice.
        The silhouette moved back some and now that the glare from the sun wasnt in his face he could see the being much more clearly. The girl had pale white skin all over which complimented her deep purple eyes that watched him with deep intent. Stretching both above and below her left eye was a black mark that reached to the very ends of her face, both chin and forehead, while the right half of her face remain hidden behind a lavender curtain of hair. The very same hair spilled over her shoulders and down before her chest before coming to a stop around her body appeared to be a white robe that cut off at the hips, and it was held shut by a wide blue ribbon looking belt that was securely fastened around her waist just below her slightly developed breasts. Atop her head twitched feline ears and across the ground brushed a long tail.
        "Are you awake yet?" The girl asked again issuing forth a humored giggle as she sat beside him.
        "Yea...I'm awake," Karu answered leaning his head back still too tired to make sense of anything yet.
        "You must come here often to just fall asleep out here in the open," she commented as she scooted over to lean against the tree as well.
        Karu waited to answer, having to think about that. Though honestly it was his first time physically being there. His head leaned back against the tree as he looked up at the sky.
        "Well..I, uh" he started to speak but he paused feeling something was going on.
        His gaze slowly shifted downward in her direction. She had taken it upon herself to claim his shoulder as a headrest. That wasn't all either. As he glanced, her robe had shifted enough for him to catch a sight of her cleavage, and he quickly took note of the fact that wasnt wearing much else beneath this uniform.
        "You what?" She whispered.
        He froze, having thought she fell asleep or something along that nature.
        "Well, I...This is my first time here actually..." he answered finally jerking his head in the opposite direction.
        "First time? I come here often, it's a nice relaxing spot. I used to come here all the time as a child with my momma," she shared with him.
        Karu swallow down the anxiety that was welling up in his mouth as he turned back to face the girl again. He hadnt realized it until now, somehow, but her body was unnaturally cold to the touch, even through his shirt he could feel how chilly her body was as it laid upon him.
        "It is a nice place isnt it. I'm amazed no body has seized the area for their own yet," he spoke calmly as he tried to relax, not used to having this girl within contact of himself.
        To him it was like something out of a comic: boy becomes the center of attention somehow, ends up having a number of his fantasies awkwardly fulfilled but can't live up to be open about it and then somehow becomes the major center of some revolving plot. Karu thought deeply over this for a moment as his hand pinched idly over his chin.
        "Is something the matter? You look doubtful," the young anthro assumed as she sat up removing her body from his own.
        "How can I be sure this isn't all some dream, I mean...this all seems like something out of books I read at home," Karu declared as he became much more questioning of everything that had happened up until now.
        The girl's head tilted in confusion as she put her finger up in thought.
        "I'm not sure if I understand what you're saying but would it help if I offered to help prove your theory?" She excitedly responded.
        Karu looked at her, a bit shocked, but okay with the plan. He the got to standing up beside the tree trunk.
        "Well, I could ask something cliche...but," Karu started.
        "Cliche? What were you expecting to do?" The feline asked concerned.
        "I couldnt ask you of that, but if this is a dream you would know already what I wanted. That answers that question," Karu stated.
        The girl laughed, humored yet again as she helped herself to standing up with him.
        "I hope I didnt give you the impression of thinking you would get to see something," she replied.
        Karu scratched the side of his head immediatedly rolling back to the sight of cleavage from earlier, even if she didnt have much it was about as close to seeing  breasts as he was going to get for a while, he was sure.
        "Well...anyway, I should be heading back. It was nice to sit with you," Karu stated.
        The girl nodded, bowing slightly. Upon doing this Karu couldn't help but see down the robe yet again. In his mind she definately had some room for growth. Laughing it off hee simply bowed back as she started walking off.
        It was no sooner that she started walking away would his disaster streak return as a roaring sound echoed from above. He moved from beneath the tree to see what was going on. The girl had stopped and looked up as well.
        There was nothing in the air that they could see. They could hear it though and it was getting closer to them. Before they had a chance to react an object crash landed on the ground before them making a crater.
        Karu walked back over close enough to see into the crater to its very deepest parts, Snow joining by his side after a short moment. At the bottom of the crater lay a man from what they could tell. He looked unconscious at the moment but just as they were about to go down to investigate, there was a sudden movement from his arms as they arched up to the sides of his head followed by his body's lower half curling up over his body before he pushed forward launching himself into the air. Not even a moment passed before another crash was made in the same spot forging a crater within the existing one. Karu stepped back some from the whole scene as he looked to the side, the same man from in the crater was standing there in a prone stance ready for something to emerge from the dust cloud that rose from the hole in the earth.
        "I see you arent giving up easily. No use however, you will submit eventually and this power will be ours..no matter the cost," a voice came from the smoke.
        The man didn't speak a word as he stared down the hole. His stance however changed as he readied himself for the attacker to emerge from the pit. As he changed positions he noticed Karu and Snow standing there watching with a high level of concern and interest. Without saying anything he motioned his hands in a way that he could be saying "Get away".
        Without hesitation Snow began backing up to the only cover to hide behind  being that tree. Karu stood still though unable to move.
        The man made his action a bit more stern in appearance. By now the dust cloud could be seen through and the pursuer was within sight. Knowing it was too late he changed his own plan and began running for Karu with speeds that Karu had never seen possible by a human being. Before he knew it the man was right in front of him and his arms wrapped around Karu's waist lifting him off the ground over his shoulder, then aimed for Snow. Once she was over his shoulder he took off with the two of them leaving the scene.
        Karu turned to look at the man that carried both him and the anthro girl that was with him. He watched as long black hair whipped about in the air while he was running. Although it was hard to see, two protrusions were seen at the front of his forehead that appeared to still look like antennae.
        This wasnt the time to be worrying about what he looked like but more where they were going. Frustrated and worried he turned his head enough to try and figure out where they were headed. From the looks of it he was taking them back into town. A brief sigh escaped his mouth, however he couldn't complain. He had planned on returning anyway, not like this though. He thought to himself how he was going to explain what happened. Shortly after starting he huffed knowing the girls weren't going to buy a story from some stranger from another world.
        It seemed like only a few more moments had passed before the man arrived at his destination and he set the two down. Karu held his stomach some having become sore from the ridiculous amount of running he did and having a shoulder being shoved in his gut constantly. He endured the pain at that moment as he looked up to see something he wasnt expecting.
        "Come on. We need to get inside or he'll trace my energy back here, yours as well," the man spoke as he walked toward the entrance.
        Karu's jaw dropped while the girl that accompanied them headed onward.
        "You...You've gotta be shitting me!" Karu exclaimed.
        The man looked back just as he was about to enter.
        "I'll explain when you get in here, now come on," the man declared looking around.
        Karu stood still a moment but he was also tired of standing so he finally headed inside as well.
        Once they were inside, the man promptly fell back in the first couch he could reach. Karu followed suit in the couch across from his own getting a good look at him. His assumption from earlier was right, the man did appear to have what looked like antennae stemming from the top of his forehead. He had almost pale white skin and his eyes were a very deep red color, which led him to believe he might be albino. His wardrobe only consisted of a muscle shirt, a cloth belt, training pants and light duty shoes, while on his arms appeared to be training sleeves which fit well to the form of his muscular arms. All of his clothing was as black as his hair was. On his hip, held down by the belt, looked like a pole of some kind, he was sure he'd find out later what it was.
        "While I don't take lightly to outsiders, Sarthe is my name..." Sarthe spoke first folding his arms over his chest as he spoke.
        Karu squinted his eyes some in detest.
        "I feel like I should know you already," Karu responded.
        Feeling left out, the anthro decided to butt in at that moment.
        "My name is Snow, it's nice to meet the two of you," she nodded once to each of them.
        Sarthe leaned over propping himself up with an arm, looking over Snow briefly.
        "Princess, you need not introduce yourself to a kind like him...or again to me," he stated.
        The feline lowered the little triangle ears of hers somewhat as she heard that.
        "But I don't feel any bad presence from him. In fact it feels like we were destined to meet," she smiled turning to glace at him.
        Karu looked at her out of the corner of his eye then leaned his head down in thought and as he was about to begin talking Nina entered the room.
        "Back home already, Sarthe?" She spoke, startling Karu a bit.
        "What do you mean 'already'? It's not like I leave forever," Sarthe retorted, watching Snow turn around to wave to Nina.
        "Even brought home company this time. It's good to know you're making friends...though I wasn't expecting one to be the princess of all people," she commented onward.
        Sarthe sighed, leaning his head forward some.
        "I can already tell this is going downhill. Before you say anything though," Sarthe began to speak pointing at Karu with a discriminating glare, "Who is he and where did he come from?"
        Karu blinked, shrinking back some. Nina was quieted for a moment as she looked at Karu.
        "He's called Karu and he's from another planet," Nina answered quietly, "Don't tell me something odd is happening."
        Sarthe nodded and lowered his hand. He then stood up and held his arm out to his side in the palm of his hand a dark matter began to manifest and extended out from his hand at least four feet before stopping, taking the form of a slender blade. Once it had taken shape his hand clenched shut quickly dispersing the black aura from around his weapon, revealing a thin black metal sword in his hand.
        "Why did you come here?" Sarthe scowled as he pointed the end of the sword at Karu.
        Karu fell back in his seat as the sword came to point at him. If he had to estimate the sword was only a few inches from his face now.
        "I don't know, man! Calm the hell down. It's not like I wanted to come here. It just happened!" He raged back keeping his distance from the point that reside in front of him.
        Sarthe was silenced after that statement and he pulled away the sword his hand opening making the weapon dissolve in thin air. He turned away and walked for the door.
        "All I have to say is that if you value your life, you'll do the wise thing and try to go back home," he commented, exiting the building without a moment to hear a response.
        Karu stared in hesitation at the door. Nina, who now stood behind the couch, folded her arms over her chest.
        "Finally, someone who agrees with me," she said frustrated.
        "I know I said I wanted to see a new world but what the fuck. The way he's putting it, I seem to be the center of attention...but what attention?" He questioned to himself.
        Snow leaned toward him rubbing his shoulder, and as soon as she did, Karu felt like a block of ice had been laid on his shoulder. He turned around to face her.
        "It'll be okay," Snow spoke, "I'll tell my mama, and she'll know just what to do. So, I gotta get going, else I'll forget."
        Karu did relax some after hearing that, he then watched the white skinned girl leave the building. Sighing some he sat back down and by now he'd been left alone as Nina had left the living room. Looking up at the ceiling he was completely unaware that he'd been accompanied by the vixen from the first time he'd come here, her hand pressing on his chest making him jump from being startled. He looked down to see Yuri laying there beside him with her hand on his chest. Realizing who it was, Karu settled once more. This did not amuse the vixen as she moved to set on his lap.
        "You seem concerned. As long as we are together, I shall be protecting you," she whispered with that same expressionless face she had last time.
        Something was different though, this time. He looked at her a bit more closely and noticed the faint smirk she had on her face. She rested her hands on his shoulders staring him in the eyes with the sapphire jewels that were her eyes.
        "Will you come back to my room? I wish to make you feel better," she suggested.
        While it appeared she had good intentions, the fact she was really trying to lure him further to being hers made him that much easier to catch. She would easily notice his gaze wandering down into her cleavage as her kimono subtly fell around her shoulders.
        "I guess it wouldn't hurt too," he started with saying, "especially if it gets me more of what I'm seeing now..."
        Willingly, he nodded and she smiled getting up from his lap and holding his hands. He got up shortly after she did and followed her to her room ended up being down the hall  concealed behind a door  that was disguised as the very wall itself. The vixen walked him over to a bed that sat in the far edge of a dimly lit blue room.
        "Please lay down for me?" She asked him as she walked off to her dresser.
        Karu nodded and climbed onto the bed. It was as soft as it looked and he seemed to sink into the comforter as he sat down. Once settled he'd turn around saw that the girl had undressed herself down to nothing but a pair of underwear, but even those were sunk between her soft rounded cheeks. Swallowing, he simply watched her in silence as she pulled out a slender looking piece of clothing, perhaps a nightgown.
        "I'm glad to be able to do this, you looked so tense out there," she started to speak as she slipped into the top.
        He blinked, looking at her as she dressed again. She was watching everything that was going on and he never even noticed. She was no where to be seen.
        "And Sarthe was such a jerk to you, not knowing how you got here or why you're here. I think you came for a reason," she turned to face him, her face mostly hidden by the onyx hair she owned.
        Karu simply stared at her, his eyes zipping up to her head as she looked at him. He scoots over to the edge of the bed looking at the floor before responding.
        "Do you really think I came here intentionally though, I still don't even know how I got here in the first place," he replied to her.
        As he was answering she was walking towards him. By the time he was finished talking she was holding his shoulders laying him back on her bed while she climbed over top of his lap.
        "I know you coming here was no mistake. If it was, I'd love for you to stay here with me. I'll be sure to protect you, my darling," she smiled leaning in toward his face.
        Karu's cheeks turned a dark red, though in the ambient light it was hard to see much aside from his body itself. She began to caress his cheeks softly as she laid her body against his own. He would fidget below her as he felt the weight of her breasts fall onto his chest as well as note the fact she was sitting on his lap.
        "Tell me, what is your name?" The vixen asked grinning to him as she idly let a hand wander and roam around his neck and cheeks just as her eyes examined about his face.
        "K-K-Karu Ok-kura..." he stuttered watching as she prodded around with him.
        "That's an interesting name, I should expect that though of someone not from here," she grinned.
        By now Karu was staring partly down at her lips, overall she was kind of like one of those girls he'd seen in cosplay magazines. The kind of girl that you never got to meet. His hand began to wander up to her body as she lay dominantly over his body.
        "Go ahead, I don't bite," she smiled.
        Behind her he could see her tail swinging about in the air. This made him a bit uneasy, her straight-forwardness. Having never been around women he wasn't quite sure what to do now.
        "Is this your first time?" She tilted her head some as she stared endlessly into his eyes.
        "I'm not used to being around a girl, especially one like yourself," he whispered some.
        This triggered her to lean against him more until both their cheeks were rubbing together. She would hold him by the sides of his head, allowing him to feel her warmth.
        "I understand. You aren't ready yet, may I ask to have you lay here so that I can stay like this?" She asked softly.
        He hummed softly, looking at her. She'd really taken quite a liking to him. At first he'd thought  she was kidding around with him like the other two house residents he'd met.
        "I don't mind laying here like this," he relaxed some looking at the ceiling where the odd track lights were lined up where the walls met the ceiling.
        As he lay there with the curvacious vixen laid on him he pondered what all had happened earlier. Sarthe saying that he should head back home, Snow wanting to help. It was all confusing. Was being on this world a bad thing or was there more to it, he pondered.
        Sighing some he shook his head and fell asleep while the vixen on him was fast asleep.