Love Has No Boundaries (Straight Furry Fanfiction)

Chapter 16: Living Nightmare

1 Month Later
Tom's P.o.V

"Faggot" Taylor said pushing me into the wall. I turned and swung at him, but was blocked and hit hard in the face. "C'mon you weak little bitch, fight me!" Taylor said and I went for a kick to the back of his legs but was countered and picked up by Taylor. He spun me by my leg and let go, letting me fly into some lockers. I yelped from the pain and lay on the ground as my back hurt too much. "What, you're just gonna lay there like a pussy, huh? I knew you were just like your brother when I first saw you, a weak, pathetic, piece of shit!" he shouted and I slowly got up. "No Tom, stay down before you get hurt worse" Zelda said. I ignored her getting up and held my fists up. "Wow, you're still getting up. Just means I get to hit you more" Taylor said hitting my arms breaking my block in one hit and punching my face with the other. He kept hitting me until I fell to my knees.

The anger started to get too much for me as I started growling. I got in a pouncing position and jumped Taylor, who was boasting. He fell when I tackled him and I started punching him hard in the face. He tried to hit me but I moved and bit his wrist deep. Blood dripped down my chin and onto my shirt as Taylor screamed. I sunk my teeth deeper, filled with rage until someone said, "Tommy, get off him!" and grabbed me pulling me off Taylor. I turned to attack but realised it was Derek. "What are you doing?" He asked and I looked back at Taylor who was bleeding on the floor. I looked at the horrified faces of people around us and wasn't angry anymore, I was afraid. I ran through the crowd of people as Derek shouted my name. I kept running with tears in my eyes till I got through the crowd and out the door. I ran and hid, sitting down and crying. "Where's that freak?!" Someone shouted and I looked through the hedge to see a group of Taylor's friends with Derek trying to stop them. "He didn't mean to, leave him alone" Derek said but was pushed out the way. "You saw it Derek, your brother is a freak! He could have bitten a hole in Taylor's wrist for fucks sake!" the tallest guy shouted and I cried harder, wishing I never existed. The thoughts of what I had done flowed over me along with everyone's faces and comments. It was terrifying me and I wanted to hug Derek. I ran out of my spot to Derek and hugged him tightly crying into him. "There he is, get him!" one said and they rushed over. Derek moved me behind him but was pushed out the way easily. "Time to die, freak" the biggest guy said raising his fist before I opened my eyes.

I sat up and looked and was in my room, it was dark. I was covered in sweat and my face was wet, almost like I had been crying. "Tom?" Someone said and I jumped, falling out of my bed. It was Emily and I remembered she was here until Sunday. "Are you okay, you've been growling and crying for about 10 minutes" she said as I got up. "I'm fine Emily, sorry for waking you. Just a nightmarish memory" I said sitting on my bed. "What was it about?" She asked me hugging me from behind. "It was what I did when I was 10. I was attacked by a 15 year old called John Taylor, but everyone just called him Taylor" I said and she kissed the back of my neck. "I remember him, bit of an asshole but, everyone can be" Emily said. "But he kept beating me until... I sort of went crazy I guess, biting deep into his wrist" I said and Emily let go. "I was always wondering who that was, I was there but was far back and didn't properly see the fight" she said as I turned to look at her. "I was so scared, I didn't know what to do" I said and she kissed me on my lips. "You'll be fine, it was only a memory" she said and I got back into bed. "Thanks Emily" I said and lay back down to sleep.

Emily's P.o.V
Afternoon

Jake was sitting on the floor playing with his toys and I was sitting on Tom's lap on his sofa. I felt him lift my left shirt sleeve and looked at him. "What's wrong?" I asked and he looked at me. "You have a weird mark on your arm" he said and I knew what he meant. "Oh that, my mum says it's a birth mark. I don't really pay much attention to it" I said as Carrie walked in. "Hey guys, what are you talking about?" She said sitting opposite us. "He's wondering about this mark on my left arm" I said and Carrie's face lost its colour. "I think you deserve to know this" she said. "Know what?" Tom asked. "Our family and your family, Emily, have not been rivals since we were your age" she said. "But why would my mum say you were?" I asked. "When you were in pre-school you were like fire and ice, Tom would be doing something and Emily, you would come along and disrupt it. Or the other way round" she said and I hugged Tom. "It was one day when Emily, you took the toy Tom was playing with and pushed him over before laughing at him. This drove him into what we call a 'protective state'." Carrie said and I looked at her. "What does that mean?" I asked looking at Tom who looked like he knew about this. "It's where Tom's rage and fear take control of him and he will attack anything to protect what he feels needs protecting, hence protective state. It can range from himself, to an object to a loved one or a friend. It's a strange trait that he possesses and no one else I know does" she said. "So what happened?" Tom asked but I was afraid to know. "You pounced Emily, Tom. You bit her arm which is why she has that scar. Once you let go you sat on her and punched her face repeatedly until you were pulled off by a teacher who gave you the toy back and you calmed down" she said and I got off Tom's lap, sort of due to fear. "Emily, I'm so sorry, I didn't know" he said but I hugged him. "I know, and I forgive you" I said smiling. "After Stan and Marie found out it was you that attacked her, they grew a hated for our family, that's why we told you that we were rivals since we were your age. We didn't want to scare either of you" Carrie said. "It's fine Carrie but I think I need a walk" I said standing up. "Yeah, I'm coming with you. Mum can you watch Jake?" Tom asked and she nodded. We walked over you the door and left.

9 PM

Me and Tom had been to a restaurant and got something to eat. It was sort of light but still dark out, but it was raining. We were walking through the park when Tom stopped me. "What's wrong?" I asked and he looked at me with slight fear in his eyes. "What happens if I feel threatened by you and go into one of those protective states? I wouldn't want to hurt you but I might" he said and I kissed him. "Don't worry, I can stop you, or hide" I said and he laughed slightly. "Thanks" he said and we kept walking until I was grabbed by the shoulders and punched in the stomach. Tom turned and was punched in the snout, stunning him. I was held as around 5 guys, not including the ones holding me, surrounded Tom. "Tom, run!" I said but was punched hard in the face by one of my holders. "Run, and I cut this bitch up!" he said pulling out a knife. Tom's face turned to anger and he hit one of the men and got attacked from behind. Next was a repetitive sequence of Tom attacking but getting hit. "Tom, just leave me. I'll be fine" I said as he sat on his legs, coughing up blood. "You don't know when to shut your mouth do you" the man said stabbing me in the shoulder making me scream before he got hit by another attacker. "Do that again and I will personally kill you!" he said pulling the knife out and handing it back. Tom got up but was hit from behind and fell on his front. He reached out for me but gave up and lay there. "Tom doesn't give in, they're going to kill you!" I shouted as he got onto his knees. He started growling and the men got out bottles. They set them alight and threw them at Tom, who pounced one before any of the bottles hit him. Now there was fire and Tom jumped from one guy to the next, scratching and biting them. "Screw this Taylor I'm leaving!" one shouted and ran away. I was slowly backed up as the attackers took their masks off. "Joe, get him!" one shouted and I looked to see my brother rush towards Tom with a knife. Tom jumped him and started biting at his neck, ripping pieces of flesh out and spitting them aside. "Tom, stop! I shouted and he stopped and looked over in my direction before being kicked off by another person. He dragged Joe to safety and I saw it was Chris as the two men who were holding me ran. I tripped over backwards as Tom slowly moved towards me, a friendly look on his face. "Stay away from me!" I said and backed into a wall. I covered my face with my arm and shut my eyes, but nothing happened. I opened and Tom was standing up and looking at himself in a puddle. He looked at me and moved back slightly. He looked over at Joe who was bleeding on the floor. He started moving closer to me but I put my paw out and he stopped. A tear went down his face before he yelped as Taylor stabbed Tom in the calf. Tom turned but instead of attacking, he ran into the nearby woods. I considered following but instead I went over to Joe. "Have you called an ambulance?" I asked and he nodded. "Chris, what were you two doing?!" I demanded and he looked at me with anger in his face. "We were helping Taylor get back at that freak. I see now, he is a freak" Chris said and I slapped him. "You drove to that state by attacking me! I'm going home, fuck you!" I shouted at him and got up and walked in the direction of home. I heard a howl come from in the woods. "Oh Tom, I'm so sorry" I said and kept walking to my house.