This is a first person story from the perspective of a maleherm silver fox cub. This story will evolve into cub sex and incest at some point. This story also contains mental trauma and death of parents. The story will also have scenes of interspecies bullying. There will also be humans but they wont be in any sexual situations. There will be themes of light ptsd and trauma but also recovery. All characters and events are fictional and have no relation to any real life person or events and are a product of the authors imagination. If you are under the age of 18 or don't like any of the above kinks or plots please refrain from reading the story below. The author does not condone nor promote real life pedophilia, child sex, and incest. 
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Chapter 1: Brotherly bonds
"Xerxes, it's time to get up" I heard my brother call to me. It had been a few days since I moved in with him. I got up out of my bed and put on fresh underwear. I then put on a red shirt and jeans designed for furs. Furs had different clothes than humans as most of us have tails. To compensate for that, we have a cutout for our tail. Which has a strap that would get buttoned into place. Hats were also custom-designed for us, but enough explanations for now. I put on some socks and headed downstairs. I found my older brother making bacon and pancakes, my favorites. "Thanks, big bro" I said to Hector with a smile. He hands me the plate after buttering and putting maple syrup on my pancakes. He then handed me a fork and knife. I greedily ate all of the pancakes. The pancakes were a family recipe, a nice buttermilk one. Before you ask about milk, let me answer it. No, milk is not weird to us. They get it from ferals, not anthros. Even anthro cows are ok with it. 

After I ate, he took me around town to show me the city I was now living in. I saw plenty of old brick buildings, and I saw a hydroelectric dam. I marveled at its beauty. I learned the city was called New Mera. I wonder what happened to the first. He drove me around a little further, and I saw the public schools. The city had a few private schools, but it also had a large public school complex. It was as big as a small college campus. My brother told me it accepted kids from kindergarten to twelve. "That explains its size" I said agasp. I knew the school year was coming up. "Well, the city is trying to desegregate its schools as it hasn't done that in the last twenty years. So you will likely go to this school and be the only fox. I hope not, but it is likely" Hector said. 

A little background, humans make up three-sevenths of the population of the planet. They easily outnumber any other species. I have interacted with humans before, but not more than two, and they were senior citizens. Furs and humans co-exist even in the same spaces. It wasn't always like that though, it only changed twenty years ago when it was made mandatory for places to try to desegregate. We still generally live apart, but the government wants to change that. Also, don't worry, humans never really treated furs badly, but there was an air of tension that was broken by this, or at least, I was told. 

The next stop along our ride was an ice cream place. "Let's see... my little brother will have a soft-serve faux chocolate and peanut butter swirl, and I will have a hard serve vanilla" My brother told the human running the shop. The man easily towered over me and also my brother. Humans are scary in that regard, but this one looked so kind and nice. I asked my brother later, and he said the guy was likely in his late fifties. Well, I should explain faux chocolate, well to us canids and some others chocolate is deadly poisonous. So humans spent time figuring out how to make the flavor in the lab and how to produce it as an extract and a powder. Then they would use food dyes and more and make faux chocolate. Humans can't even tell the difference between the real and the fake. "Yes, you remembered!" I said excitedly as I was handed my ice cream. I could feel my tail wagging.

Hector took us home and played a movie on the tv. It was nothing special, just one of those cut-and-copy plots. I enjoyed being there with him. I decided to go to my room after the movie ended. As I walked to my room, I saw a picture of our family. I saw our parents in it. I began to remember what had happened, and I tried to push it out of my mind, but I could not. I fell to my knees not knowing how to deal with these emotions. My brother saw what happened. He came over put a paw on my shoulder as he turned the picture frame around. He then picked me up and carried me to the couch. He sat with me until I calmed down. "The funeral is coming up. I miss them too. So please don't cry, or I will cry too", Hector said. He began petting my head. It was a normal thing for family members or very close friends to do. He moved his hands to pet my back. I became calmer and said, "Thank you for being there for me, big brother". "That's what being a big brother means" Hector said. Hector put on the tv and had it playing the news. As I watched the news, Hector began cooking dinner.

"The school systems are currently undergoing more training on how to deal with interspecies fights and differences. So to those who are worried don't be the staff will be well trained. All kids will have an equal chance at education. Now on to the weather..." A news reporter said as he walked through a school's hallway. It seems the schools are worried about bullying in between humans and furs. I know I will have to go to a school with humans. I really should talk with my brother about school. 

"Hector, do I have to go to school at New Mera Education Center?" I ask. "Well, we cannot afford to send you to one of the private schools. Are you worried?" Hector asked me. I thought about going to school with humans. "Yes, I am a little bit worried" I said. Hector sighed before saying anything else. "I expected this. Ok, if it's about going to school with humans don't worry there are far more respectable ones than bad ones. Also, there will be a no tolerance for bullying. So if you get bullied tell me or your teachers. Ok, bud?" Hector said. "Yes, that has calmed some of my worries" I told him. "By the way, a lawyer will be here later to read our parent's will. I just want you to prepare yourself. You're not alone, we will get through this together" Hector told me. I watched the news to distract myself from thinking about mom and dad. My brother finished cooking after ten minutes. He made us some chicken and fries. He really does know how to season the chicken. I hope he teaches me someday how to cook. It tasted good, and we both sat down and watched more tv.

An hour later, the lawyer arrived. I won't bother you with the details. So I will only say, me and my older brother have an equal split of our parents' money, but mine is locked in a trust fund account, whatever that is. The account will be managed by my brother. My brother said he would give me an allowance of twenty dollars a week. That was more than my parents had given me weekly. I could get so many games for my Pawtendo Ree. My brother also gets ownership of our childhood home. He decided he would have it looked at to see what caused the gas leak, and discern if it can be fixed. He was thinking of renting it out to a friend for a steady income for himself. I only now realize I don't know what he does for work. "Hector, where do you work?" I ask. Hector tilts his head and lowers himself to eye level with me. I work from home on my computer. I do programming for a big company" Hector said. I wonder what programming means, will I learn that word this year in English? 

It was only two hours later he put me to bed. He waited until I was asleep, or at least he thought I was. I didn't feel tired at all. I heard my brother get in the upstairs shower. The upstairs bathroom was opposite my room. I could hear him mumbling to himself in a sad hushed tone. The wait was he crying? I tried harder to listen in on him, but all I made out was, "You have to be strong for him". I went to sleep, wondering what he meant and what he was thinking.