[i]Bing-bong[/i]!

The entry-chime on the pharmacy door sang out as Samantha pulled it open with her gray paw. For the most part, the store was empty, with only one other customer milling around this early in the morning. Sam realized as she wandered the store that she really had no idea where to find what she was looking for. She nervously shifted the weight of her backpack, pulling on the straps and bumping the bag up higher on her back.

“Can I help you find anything?”

The gentle female voice from behind Samantha still managed to startle her despite its soft cadence. She turned to face the source, finding a female mouse, probably in her mid-20’s, holding a couple small boxes in her arms. Sam eyed the employee’s name badge: “Liz.”

“Uh...yeah I-,” Samantha’s voice was tiny and the words stuck in her throat, which was suddenly as dry as a desert. She swallowed, trying to build some courage in the few seconds it bought her. “Yeah I need to know…where the...uh...[i]pregnancy tests[/i] are?” The snow leopard cub mumbled over the words for what she was actually looking for. Her pulse quickened as she feared she’d have to repeat it.

The clerk smiled softly at her as if she understood how difficult this must be for Samantha. “They’re right back there,” she answered, nodding her head in the direction of the back corner of the store, her arms too full to actually point.

“T-thanks.” Sam returned the smile. She felt like even though they had only just met, she had formed a special bond with the kind, understanding mouse; perhaps Liz had thought the tests were for Sam and empathized as a female. Sam truly was grateful for her assistance and the fact that she didn’t seem to judge her at all.

Samantha turned, starting off towards the back of the store. She stopped and looked back over her shoulder. “They’re not for me...they’re for my friend,” she needlessly reassured the clerk. Liz simply smiled kindly and went back to stocking the shelf she was in front of. Sam turned back around, blushing and hurrying away. “Dumb! So dumb! Why did you say that! She doesn’t care!” she berated herself under her breath as she briskly walked away.

The snow leopard teen eyed the test kits and then her gaze traveled over the myriad of items that surrounded them. There were all sorts of flavored lubes, condoms, textured condoms, flavored condoms. It was all making Samantha’s head spin; it was too early in the morning to start getting turned on. She turned her attention back to the pregnancy tests. They ranged in price from being affordable for a 13-year-old to flat out ridiculous for anyone. Sam didn’t know if she should get digital, “fast acting,” or “clear answer.” Instead, she decided to look down at the price tags and for what she could afford.

Her fluffy, gray paw closed around one of the cardboard boxes and she took it quickly to the front registers. Suddenly, she was very worried that one of her classmates or parents’ friends would come into the store and see her carrying around this pregnancy test. She set the item down on the counter and the cheetah across from her shook himself awake. He was older, maybe about 60 or 70? Sam didn’t know for sure.

He was about to scan the box, as casually as he would a box of candy, when he suddenly stopped. It seemed as though his mind had put together that something wasn’t quite right here. He looked up at Samantha and raising one of his eyebrows up and looked back down at the box. Sam noticed his consternation and quickly spoke up.

“They’re for my friend.” She sounded much more confident when she said it this time. Though, she couldn’t help but wonder how many times he had heard [i]that[/i] excuse coming from a teenage girl.

The geriatric cheetah shrugged his shoulders, realizing he didn’t really care either way and finished scanning the box. He started to fumble with the plastic bags behind the counter. Samantha nervously tapped her foot, looking between the bumbling clerk and the front doors of the store. All she could think about was that despite the fact this guy was supposedly one of the fastest races on the planet, he was taking forever!

“I-I don’t need a bag!” Sam offered. The clerk gave up at trying to peel two bags apart and turned to slide the test back to her. Samantha swung her backpack around and unzipped the pocket, pulling out a pawful of bills and setting them down on the counter.

“That’ll be $20.23,” the aging cheetah stated with a feeble, wavering voice. Before he had even finished telling her the price, Sam had already shoved the money across the counter and was putting the test into her backpack. She quickly zipped her backpack up and felt a bit relieved that at least now her purchase was concealed.

The clerk finished running in her order and handed her back her change. Samantha had actually forgotten about change and had to swing her bag around again, quickly unzipping and stuffing the money inside before zipping it back up. She swung the bag back around and started to head for the door.

“Wait, what about your receipt?” the clerk called out after her.

“Oh jeez- was this transaction ever going to end!?” Sam impatiently thought to herself. She looked back over her shoulder and called out, “No thanks!” before hurrying out through the door.

It was only once she was finally back outside, test obtained and securely stowed, that the young snow leopard could finally breathe a true sigh of relief. She continued on down the quiet sidewalks and made for school.

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Allie ran up to Samantha as she was opening her locker. The young fox had a look of nervous anxiety all over her face.

“Hey, uh...did you get that...[i]thing[/i]?”

Samantha looked at her and smiled, “I did.” She smugly opened her backpack and then looked around, making sure that nobody else was around or paying attention. “Piece of cake,” Sam told Allie, handing her the box.

“Really!?” Allie called out in disbelief, taking the box from her friend. “[i]RU Having Cubs[/i]? Sam, are you sure this test is legit?” she said with a skeptical look, shoving the test into her backpack.

“Yes...at least, I think so! And NO it wasn’t easy!” Samantha admitted. “I was terrified the whole time! You owe me!”

“Oh yeah! That reminds me!” Allie stuck her black paw back down into her backpack and pulled out a ribbon of four condoms. “Here!” She thrust the foil-wrapped rubbers over to her friend who blushed and put them into her bag. It felt like they had just had some kind of secret drug deal in the hallway and someone would be busting them at any second.

“You think that’ll be enough?” Allie asked, looking up at Samantha and zipping her bookbag back up.

“Um…” Sam hesitated on answering, “[i]maybe[/i]?”

Allie gave her friend a look. “Damn! How much are you guys planning on doing it!?”

Samantha just blinked her eyes innocently, looking up and away, clasping her paws together as she crossed her arms.

“Psh, you horn dog!” Allie teased.

“HEY!” Sam retorted, punching Allie softly. She decided to lean into the joke at her own expense, “It’s horn cat, thank you very much.”

The two cubs giggled and finished gathering their things and started to walk to class.

“Oh, by the way,” Samantha’s tone becoming a bit more serious, “You should probably wait til you get home to take that. Wouldn’t want the janitor finding it and then we all have to go to some big assembly about it or something.”

Allie nodded in agreement. “Good idea.”

The truth was, it wasn’t just Allie that was anxious to find out the results of the test – Samantha was too. She knew that Allie and Alex had mated and that they hadn’t used any protection, and that he had even knotted her. Except, that wasn’t the part that bothered her. The part that bothered her is the thought of her best friend being pregnant with her lover’s cub.

Sam shook her head and tried to push the thoughts from her mind. She reminded herself that it wasn’t likely that Allie had gotten pregnant from mating with Alex that one time. The young snow leopard drew in a deep breath through her small black nose, trying to settle herself.

“You okay?” Allie asked as the continued down the hall.

“Yeah. I’m fine.”

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When the bell signaling the end of the school day finally rang, Samantha hopped up from her desk and made a beeline for Alex’s locker. Her heat was still very much in full swing and the desire within her had been slowly building all day. She wasn’t entirely sure whether the phone call last night had helped to satisfy her lust for a short while, or had just made her want him that much more.

“Hey!” Sam greeted Alex warmly. He turned around, recognizing his lovers voice and smiled back.

“Hey,” he answered almost dreamily. Almost immediately Alex could feel himself getting lost in Samantha’s lovely blue eyes. Everything about her just seemed to exude warmth and love and tenderness. He wasn’t sure if it was his imagination or not, but he swore he could even detect a hint of Sam’s heat as his nose wiggled, sniffing the air.

She grasped Alex’s arm to lift it and place something inside his paw. At first he thought this was another situation like the day before, but he opened his paw to see a folded up note in his palm. He was a little bit disappointed but then felt bad for feeling that way, since a note from his love should be just as exciting. “What’s this?”

Samantha smiled and started to walk away, “A note, silly. Just read it!”

“Wait! But where are you-?”

“READ THE NOTE!” she called back to him down the hall, having walked a fair distance away.

Alex’s name was written in cursive on the outside flap of the note. Sam had drawn little hearts all around his name. The young fox cub could feel butterflies fluttering in his stomach as he looked at the doodles. He unfolded the paper and started to read:

“Alex, my sweetheart, I hope you didn’t think last night was a one time thing? I’ve been thinking about you all day. As I sit here in math class, writing this note, I can’t stop smiling as I picture your cute ears, your lovely eyes, your sexy voice. All that said, there is [i]another[/i] part of you I’ve been thinking about a lot as well… >///< Meet me in the gully after you get home. Just tell Allie you’re going to a friend’s house or something. Love, Sam”

Sam had drawn a big heart with an arrow through it next to her name. Her handwriting was so cute: definitely that of a 13-year-old girl. He folded the note back up and put it in his pocket and left the school, meeting up with his sister near their usual meeting spot out front.

“Where’s Samantha?” Allie asked as her little brother approached.

Alex shrugged. “I ‘unno.” Technically, he really [i]didn’t[/i] know where she was, but Allie could tell something was up. She couldn’t quite read Alex; had they had a fight? Did he know where she was but didn’t want to say? Or did he really not know and she was overthinking it?

The siblings started to walk home together and Allie decided not to press the issue any further. She was worried that they [i]had[/i] had a fight and didn’t want to risk upsetting him more.

“You know…” Allie started as they neared their house. The two hadn’t spoken for the entire walk home. “...You can always come to me with anything, Alex. I love you and care about you a lot. If anything is ever bothering you, I’m always here for you.”

Alex turned to his big sister and smiled, wondering where exactly this was coming from. “I know...And...you can come to me too.”

Allie smiled back at her little brother, appreciating his reciprocation. She wrapped her arm around him and pulled him in for a sideways hug as they walked up to the front door.

As soon as they were inside, Alex dropped his book bag and turned right back around. Allie was already climbing the stairs. She stopped and turned around. “Hey! Where are you going all the sudden?”

“Nowhere. Just going over to a friend’s house or something,” he answered back. “Ugh! I wasn’t supposed to actually [i]say[/i] ‘friends house or something’” Alex mentally kicked himself. He was too excited and curious and caught up that he just reiterated word-for-word what had been in Sam’s note. Allie lifted her eyebrow suspiciously, “O...kay?” She brushed it off as Alex still being upset about Samantha. In a way she was a little relieved; this meant that she could take the test Sam got her in private, without any questions about what she was doing in the bathroom for so long. “Well, just don’t stay out too late, okay?”

“Okay!” Alex shouted back as he ran out of the house, pulling the front door closed behind himself. He quickly made his way around to the back and started off down the trail that led to Samantha’s. He hadn’t taken the path since that time he had ridden his bike over in the middle of the night. It didn’t take him too long to make it to the gully Sam had mentioned in her note.

When he got there, Sam was already waiting for him. As soon as he saw her, he could already feel his heart beating faster. She waved to him enthusiastically.

“How’d you get here so fast!?” Alex asked emphatically, running over to her.

“I took the back way.”

“Ah. How long ago did you get here?”

“Not long. Maybe like five minutes?”

Samantha threw her arms around Alex and gave him a big hug, which he gladly returned. The two cubs stood there in the warm afternoon sunshine, holding each other close, enjoying the feeling of the other’s body pressed up against theirs and their comforting scent.

“How come you wanted to come here?” Alex questioned, looking around the gully.

“Here, I’ll show you!” Samantha excitedly took his paw in hers and led him through a small grove of trees. When they emerged on the other side, they were in a small clearing. The open space was covered in short, natural grasses and surrounded by more of the same shady trees they had walked through. There was nothing but clear blue sky above them and nature all around. All they could hear was the light rustling of leaves as the wind blew softly and the occasional songbird tweeting away joyfully.

“Wow…”Alex said, looking all around, the beauty of the location leaving him somewhat speechless.

“Isn’t it wonderful!?” Samantha was thrilled and watched as her lover soaked in the surrounding.

“Yeah, it is!”

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Back at Alex and Allie’s house, Allie went into the cubs’ shared bathroom and tore open the box containing the pregnancy test. She pulled out the instructions and unfolded them. Her eyes rapidly wandered across them. She dropped her skirt and pulled down her underwear before squatting over the toilet.

Allie held the plastic stick between her legs and relaxed. As her pee started to trickle, she chased the meandering stream with the stick. Finally it stabilized and she was able to plunge the test into her stream of urine. She held it there as she finished, not wanting to mess up the test. When she was done, she stood up, proud that she had managed to somehow not pee on her paw.

“And now, we wait…”

With a sigh, Allie set the stick down on the instructions and noted the time.

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Sam stepped in close to Alex.

“The beauty is not the only reason I brought you here though…” Sam cooed, her tone suddenly turning very seductive.

“Oh?” the young fox cub turned to his teenage snow leopard girlfriend. He had picked up the change in her voice.

Samantha shook her head and bit her lower lip playfully. She rubbed her paw against Alex’s crotch.

“I had other things in mind…” Sam’s touch and sultry gazed stirred Alex’s imagination. “C’mon, let’s get naked!”

“[i]Naked[/i]!?” Out [i]here[/i]!? But Sam-!”

Samantha smiled and interrupted him, already knowing what his objection was going to be. “Who’s gonna see us, silly? There’s nobody even around!”

Alex looked around the empty glade; she had a point.

“Besides...I wanna do it...like the ferals do…” Samantha admitted, her voice growing quieter each time she paused. She was blushing madly. It was a fantasy of hers, though one she had only started having. What she didn’t realize is that it was her heat that was making her feeling so primal, so beastial. Her sex drive wanted to throw out her logic and reasoning and give into her baser instincts.

Alex’s cheeks and ears flushed, growing even warmer than they already were from the pleasant weather. “Okay…,” he answered with a shy smile, agreeing to his lover’s request.

The two middle school cubs stripped off their uniforms, folding and setting them aside so they wouldn’t get dirty. The each snuck peeks at the other as they continued undressing. Before long, the young lovers stood wearing nothing but their birthday suits in the middle of the clearing. There was something exhilarating and freeing about being totally exposed outdoors.

Already, Alex could pick up on the scent of Samantha’s heat. The cubs looked each others naked bodies up and down, their eyes lingering on a few, choice areas. Sam could already make out a little bit of pink appearing at the end of Alex’s sheath. Alex’s gaze was drawn to Sam’s pussy, and even though he couldn’t see much, he knew that within that slit was a warmth that rivaled the sunshine hitting their fur.

“Oh god Alex, I want you so bad,” Samantha cooed, fondling his sheath and balls with her soft paw. “...But first...you gotta catch me!”

Samantha took off like a shot, running around in the clearing, catching Alex off guard. But not for long. Instinctively, Alex took off after her, chasing her as fast as she ran. Sam giggled and squealed as she outran her fox cub lover. Her tail swayed back and forth quickly behind her, helping her keep her balance. The chase awoke a kind of predator/prey drive within the young fox cub. Samantha’s butt jiggled slightly as she ran; all Alex could think of, was not sinking his teeth into them, but rather those soft gray cheeks, squishing against his thighs as he slammed his knot into her.

As the cubs ran naked around the clearing, the scent of Samantha’s feminine musk percolated in the air, becoming thicker and thicker with every passing second. Encouraged by the sight of his naked lover, the heady aroma of her fertility, and the thrill of the chase, another inch of Alex’s stiff, pink cock was now poking out of his sheath.

He wasn’t the only one who was horny either; deciding to finally let herself get “caught,” Samantha dropped down to her paws and knees. Without even meaning to, she lifted her tail up, flagging it in an instinctive signal of her readiness to mate. Her young, fertile body was literally overflowing with arousal; a long strand of her clear, slick, wetness dangled from her slightly parted pussy lips. It stretched and stretched as it slowly dripped towards the ground before finally becoming long enough it broke, falling into the dirt between her knees. The fur on the insides of her thighs glistened with similar moisture; tiny droplets of the cub’s natural lubrication clung to the fibers of her downy fur.

For a brief moment, Alex took in the sight of Samantha before him on all fours. Totally naked, her tail raised, presenting her aroused vulva, the soft, pink pads on the bottoms of her back paws exposed – it made her look so vulnerable, so [i]feminine[/i]. It as though she was saying “Here is all of me, ready to receive whatever you may give. [i]Take me[/i].” She was a prize to be claimed, and Alex had won.

The young fox cub dropped down behind his mate and within a second had shoved his cold nose firmly against her pussy. Sam blushed and waited as her lover took in a deep hit of her musk; she smiled, happy about the arousing effect her body’s natural aroma was having on her lover. That was [i]her[/i] he was smelling, the very [i]essence[/i] of her being, and it drove him [i]wild[/i].

Alex could wait no more; he jumped up onto Samantha’s back, mounting her from behind. It was only then that Samantha gazed upon her backpack, near their discarded clothes, remembering the condoms inside that Allie had given her. But she didn’t care; nature wanted this. Alex wanted this. [i]She[/i] wanted this.

Samantha closed her eyes and waited.

Alex hooked his front paws underneath her hips. His back arched and his hindquarters gave slow, awkward, probing thrusts as he searched for his mark.

One...

Two...

THREE!

The bright pink tip of Alex’s penis slid between the folds of Samantha’s lips. As soon as his body had felt the heat of her sex, his hips slammed forward, shoving him in up to his sheath. The rest of his length quickly emerged, thickening and hardening inside of the young snow leopard’s warm vagina. Sam let out a loud, moaning “[i]mrooowl[/i]” that frightened some birds out of nearby tree.

Without a word, Alex started to savagely rut Samantha, right there in the open field. The cubs had given into to their raw, animal instincts. Naked and outdoors, free from the shackles and concerns of society, they were like beasts – fucking as a biological [i]need[/i] of pure, unfettered sexual desire. Their minds had gone blank, the anthro parts of their brains turning off and handing the controls over to the feral.

Alex jack-hammered into Samantha, his thrusts rough and fast. Typically, it would have probably been uncomfortable for Sam, but at the moment she didn’t care; her body was aching with so much desire that the only thing that mattered was that Alex was inside of her. His hips bucked wildly against hers. The sound of his thighs slapping against her bare ass filled the small meadow.

The fox cub’s knot had already started to grow, but it was still yet to reach its full size. His thrusts kept quick pace even as he started fuck her with his knot. The bulbous, canine knot popped in and out of Samantha’s eager feline hole. A new sound joined the obscene chorus of Samantha’s moans, Alex’s grunts, and their cub bodies smacking together: a wet popping as the round base of Alex’s cock, meant for tying the two together, was forced in and out of Sam’s entrance.

It pushed Samantha right over the edge. Her young body was sure that each time it happened she was being knotted for real. Her pussy clamped down, trying to trap him inside. Normally, it may have worked, but at the speed and force with which Alex was going, all it did was spur him on to thrust faster, harder. Sam’s claws extended, sinking into the dirt, bracing her as her body was knocked forward again and again by her mate’s ravenous thrusts.

Samantha squirted as Alex continued to fuck her through her orgasm. The wild, inaccurate spray from between her labia getting on both her and Alex’s legs. She let out another moaning “mrowl” that melted into a fast-paced purr. A feral ground squirrel that had been running past was startled by the noise. It stopped and eyed the rutting duo. However, seeing nothing but another pair of wild animals, mating in the forest, an act as natural as breathing, it scurried on its way, completely unconcerned.

Alex was getting close. There was no way he could last much longer against the intense warmth of her heat and the silky softness of her flesh, especially at the speed he was going. With several last, sporadic thrusts he slammed forward, burying his full knot inside of Samantha. It engorged further, growing until it was at least three inches across, locking him tightly inside. Sam let out a loud yowl that couldn’t be mistaken: the sound of a female cat in peak heat, getting forceably bred by a male. Alex’s tail curled between their legs, tightly enough that the fluffy white tip of it tickled up at Samantha’s belly. His body arched around Sam’s form, his muscles tensing and tightening. His head craned back and he let out a howl that would have made his ancestors proud.

His red cock pulsed and spurt after spurt of his warm, virile cub-seed pumped directly into his awaiting mate. Alex’s tail twitched, visibly bouncing with every powerful burst. Samantha shuddered in ecstasy as her body’s ultimate goal was satisfied: the feeling of a male ejaculating inside of her. The entire experience made her feel all the more feminine. She felt so receptive and at her mate’s mercy. With a male atop her, forcefully shooting his genetic material inside if her, and all she could do was accept it, powerless to stop it now.

Alex laid down on top of Samantha’s back, panting heavily. Sam was panting too, purring as she regained some of her senses. The lovers stayed like that for a bit and Samantha waited for Alex to settle. It took longer for his anthro side to take back control. Peace and calm returned to the clearing with the savage, erotic coupling now complete.

All Sam could think about was what the doctor had said. “He’s still cumming inside you. He’s going to keep filling you the whole time you’re knotted,” Samantha thought to herself. She took her paw and reached between her legs. She started to rub her clitoris, turning herself on as she thought more and more about it. It didn’t take long for her to climax again. Sam let out a soft moan and wrapped her long tail around Alex’s body as she came.

Alex let out a whine as his lovers body demanded more from his overly sensitive cock. Still, his male biology was not going to deny her; he gave a few more involuntary thrusts, his knot staying buried inside her. His thrusts along with the writhing of her warm flesh around him, set off another mini-orgasm. Sam could feel him start to throb powerfully again. The 11-year-old fox cub had a look of pained pleasure on his face as the snow leopard’s vagina milked him for all he had.

Samantha could feel all the intense warmth inside of her increasing along with the pressure as she continued to be filled. She nuzzled Alex, rewarding him for a job well done. Alex nuzzled back, licking Sam’s cheek and giving her a feral-style kiss. Samantha nuzzled her lover again, more firmly this time.

“I love you so much Alex.”

“I love you too Sam.”

“Alex…”

“Yeah?”

“…Do you think you will get me pregnant?”

Alex swallowed nervously. Somehow, he hadn’t even though of that.

“M-maybe? Why?”

“No reason,” Samantha said reassuringly, trying to smile up at him. “Although...if you did...I know I’d be happy...to be the mother of your puppies…”

Alex blushed and nuzzled Samantha again.

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After about twenty minutes, Alex’s knot had finally reduced in size enough for him to pull out. He dismounted Samantha, climbing down off his mate, the deed done. She stood on her knees, lifting herself up. Immediately, Alex’s cloudy-white cum started to pour from between her hole, splattering into the dirt below. The amount of fresh semen that drained out of her was easily enough to fill a small glass.

“Wow…” Sam said in genuine amazement. Both cubs had been watching as Alex’s seed spilled out from between her lips. “You came a lot!”

“Y-yeah,” Alex admitted, a bit embarrassed. “I couldn’t help it. I just- it felt so good and with being outside…totally naked...” 

Samantha nodded in understanding for she too had experienced the same regression into primal, feral desires. The natural setting, the doggystyle mounting, and the raw, naked intensity of it all had worked together to convince their young bodies that their coupling was more than just typical love-making. It was breeding, with the explicit goal of reproduction, whether they consciously recognized it or not.

The cubs stood, brushing the dirt off their paws and knees. They embraced, still completely nude, holding each other close, and shared a passionate kiss as the sun was just starting to set. Alex’s thick red cock, which hung outside his sheath, pressed against Samantha’s body. She looked down and gently took Alex’s member in her paw. She took a finger and lightly traced along his length, causing it to flex and a small burst of clear fluid to erupt from the tip, spraying onto Samantha’s fur.

Sam giggled and looked up at Alex, smiling. Alex blushed.

“I love the feeling when you cum inside me,” she told him warmly.

“M-me too,” Alex admitted, blushing even more.

“I can tell,” Sam teased, recalling his literal howl of pleasure and the intensity with which he came. 

She looked back over her shoulder towards the setting sun and sighed. “We should probably get home before our families get worried.”

“Yeah…” Alex woefully acknowledged.

Samantha lifted his chin with her paw. “Don’t worry,” she said with a smile, “I’ll call you tonight, okay?”

“’Kay,” Alex smiled back.

They returned to their clothes and started to get dressed.

“Oh! Did you bring my underwear back?” Sam asked, reaching for her current pair.

“Oh...no...I forgot,” he sounded disappointed in himself.

“That’s alright silly! I’ve got plenty!” Samantha tried to reassure him. “You...wanna borrow these too?”

Sam held up the panties in her claws. They were the same black pair with a little pink bow that she had been wearing the very first time they mated.

“Y-yeah!” Alex eagerly accepted the offer and Sam handed them over. Because of the dark color of the fabric, it was easy to see the streaks and trails of Samantha’s arousal that she had left inside of them. She blushed as the young fox cub examined the products of her heat.

“Yeah...I’ve been kinda...wet,” Sam coyly admitted. Alex smiled and blushed.

They finished dressing and Alex shoved his girlfriend’s underwear into his pocket. The cubs shared several more passionate kisses, holding each other close. They held paws as they left the meadow and passed back through the trees, returning to the path that connected their houses.

With a reluctant goodbye and holding onto each other’s paws for as long as they could, they finally departed.

However, they had only taken several paces each when Samantha called back to Alex.

“Hey cutie!”

Alex turned.

“One last peek for the road!”

She quickly turned around, flipped up her skirt, and stuck out her butt, giving him a nice full moon. Sam waited a few seconds, letting her lover get a good look at her privates before finally flipping her skirt back down. She giggled and blew Alex a kiss. “Talk to you later!” she yelled out, taking off down the path towards her house.

“Bye!” Alex shouted back.

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When Alex got home, his mother demanded to know where he’d been.

“Ethan’s!” he protested, lying straight to her face.

She gave him a skeptical look as though she didn’t quite believe him, but figured she could always just check with Ethan’s mother later.

“Well, dinner is almost ready. Go wash your paws – they’re filthy! Were you two playing in the dirt or something?”

“Yeah...” It wasn’t a total lie.

Alex hurried up the stairs and was about to duck into the bathroom when he saw Allie sitting on the edge of her bed looking down at her feet.

“Allie? Are you alright?”

She shot him a glare with tears in her eyes and stood up. “Shut up! [i][b]LEAVE ME ALONE[/b][/i]!” She walked over and slammed her bedroom door, shaking the walls of the house.

Alex’s eyes opened wide as he was startled by his sister’s sudden violent temper. He washed up and headed downstairs for dinner. “She seemed fine this afternoon…” he muttered to himself as he went down the stairs.

Allie was eventually coaxed down by their parents and sat defiantly at the table. About halfway through dinner, her father finally asked what was bothering her since she hadn’t said a word all evening. She sighed and looked away, crossing her arms, and refusing to answer.

“Oh don’t worry dear, she’s probably just going through her heat or something,” the cubs’ mother informed their father.

Allie stood up and tossed her napkin onto the table and ran up to her room, slamming and locking the door behind her.

The rest of dinner was quiet and awkward. Afterwards, Alex retreated to his room to put on his pajamas. The telephone rang around 8:30 and he heard their father call out for Allie.

“Allie, Samantha’s on the phone!”

Alex’s heart pounded and he started to get butterflies in his stomach. He couldn’t wait to hear her voice again! He knew that any second Allie would be, hopefully, coming through his door and handing him the phone!

Allie picked up the phone in the hall and went back into her room, closing and locking the door once more.

“H-hello?” Allie said, her voice clearly giving away that she was upset.

“Hey Allie. What’s wrong?” Samantha asked nervously. Please don’t let it be. Please. Please. Please.

“Sam…I’m pregnant.”