Love Has No Boundaries (Straight Furry Fanfiction)

Chapter 18: New Couple

Drawing above is of Exze
4 Months Later
Tom's P.o.V

Derek and Rebecca's child had arrived a couple of months ago and it was a boy. He was brown husky, his chest and face was white, he had 2 black stripes of fur on each upper arm, his hair was black, but his left eye was blue and his right was grey. They had called him Exze like Derek said a while back. Me and Emily were nearly out of school and when we were, we were planning to get married. It was about 6 months until the end of school but for now we were stuck in it. "Now, a quick test. Which protein causes blood to clot and why Sandra?" Our biology teacher, Mr Vincent said. "Fibrinogen. In order to reduce the loss of blood and fa­cil­i­tate the recovery of the blood vessel at the site of the injury, a blood clot is formed. It is made up of platelets and dis­solved plasma pro­tein-­fi­bro­gen. By the sub­stance released by the blood­-throm­bin plate, fibrogen changes into fibrin, which creates a dense network at the site of injury" Sandra said and Mr Wayne nodded. "Well done Sandra, now can anyone describe the structure of a protein?" He asked. "Hey Ryan, do you ever wonder how she knows so much?" I asked and he looked at me. "Why does it matter, she's really smart meaning she's going to pass her exams" he said. "I know but does she ever do anything other than read books or something like that? Does she even have friends?" I asked and got hit by Ryan. "Of course she does I've seen her with them!" he said. "No need to get defensive there bud. I was only asking a question" I said and he sighed. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hit you" he said and I grinned. "Well that's nice, would you like a treat?" I said and he hit me again, gently this time. "Shut up man" he said and I giggled. "Or do you want Sandra?" I asked and he froze and started blushing. "Wow, really? You have a crush on Sandra?" I said barely able to contain the laughter. "Hey, it's not funny. I didn't make fun of you when you had a crush on Emily" he said raising his voice but I put my finger to my lips to remind him that we're in a lesson. "First off, you did make fun of me. Second, do you really think she would accept you? Don't you think she would want to be with another genius instead of a dim-witted average Joe?" I asked and he nodded. "How did you confess to Emily that you had feelings for her?" He asked and I chuckled. "You won't have the same luck mate. I told her after she bit the top of my ear off" I said and his ears dropped, probably from disappointment. "Oh, well I don't know how I would tell her. I feel like if I just go up to her and tell her I would come across as creepy or desperate" he said and I got an idea. "Do you want me or Emily to ask her to meet you on the roof after school or something?" I asked and he nodded. "Yeah, that would be really nice. Thanks Tom" he said and I smiled and said, "No problem".

Ryan's P.o.V

I was waiting on the roof and was really nervous. I was blushing like crazy from what I was about to say. "You okay?" Tom asked and I nodded and continued looking out at the forest behind the school with the sun going down behind it(It's autumn time. As I said ages ago, I lost track of time). Tom leaned on the rail facing the other way and said, "You're not fine Ryan. You're trembling, you're gritting your teeth and your tails wrapped round your leg". I looked down and it was as Tom said, "Not to mention you're blushing like a red light". "Okay, I am really nervous. I mean what if she thinks it's a joke, or she says no? I don't think I can handle that kind of sadness" I said and I heard him chuckle. "You'll be fine and if she does say no or reject it, I'm here to help you through it" he said putting his paw on my shoulder. "Thanks Tom" I said as he stood up. "Emily just texted me, Sandra's on her way up. Remember what I said, don't show that you're nervous. Act brave, and don't make it sound robotic or she will think it's a joke. And if she turns you down act like you're okay with it. Don't cry or she'll think you're a pussy" he said and I hit him. "Thanks for everything Tom, I owe for this" I said as he walked away. "Unwrap your tail, it's a dead giveaway" he shouted and I sighed and did as he said. I looked back at the forest and gulped, really nervous and slightly afraid.

"Ryan?" Someone said and I turned to see Sandra and forgot everything Tom told me. "H-hi Sandra, how are you?" I asked feeling my tail wrap around my leg again. "I'm fine, how are you?" She asked and I smiled nervously. "Great, I'm great" I said and turned and breathed out heavily. "Are you okay? You seem a bit weird" she said and I turned again. "Look Sandra, I've been wanting to tell you something for a while" I said feeling my tail squeeze my leg and I started to tremble again. "What is it?" She asked looking at me. "I, um. I have, have a um..." I said and she held my paws making me blush brightly. "You can tell me Ryan. I won't make fun of you" she said with a loving smile on her face. I breathed out and said, "I have a crush on you!" quickly and held my breath. "Oh" she said letting go of my paws. "This is... unexpected" she said and I breathed out. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do this to you. I just wanted to tell you but I didn't want to make it weird or something" I said and she looked at me again. "Ryan, it's okay. I can relate to you" she said and I cocked my head in confusion. "What do you mean?" I asked and she blushed slightly. "I had a crush on a boy and, I was too nervous to tell him" she said and my ears droop and I felt upset inside. "But, I don't have to tell him because, he told me first" she said smiling and looking up at me. I realised what she meant and gasped slightly. "Are you saying?" I said and she nodded. "I like you too" she said jumping and hugging me. I hugged her back and felt so happy. "You do?" I asked and I felt her nod. "You've made me so happy" I said hugging her tightly. "If I had known you felt the same way, I would have said something" she said letting go. I nuzzled her hair and she giggled before kissing my cheek. My mouth dropped open and she laughed before hugging me again. "I'm so happy, I could cry" I said and she hugged me tighter. "Me too" she said as I hugged her tighter.

Timeskip to next day
Emily's P.o.V

"Hey Sandra, you look happy today" I said and she looked over and smiled. "I am happy. Me and Ryan are dating" she said and I grinned. "I'm so happy for you" I said and hugged her. "Yeah, I wasn't expecting him to like me. It really surprised me" she said. "I know what that feels like. Of all the people in the world to tell me they had a crush on me, Tom was the person I expected the least" I said and she giggled. "I guess true love comes after the loss of part of an ear" she said and I laughed a bit. "Shut up, that was an accident" I said. "How did that fight start anyway? I heard Tom pushed you because he wanted to fight someone" she said but I shook my head. "I started the fight. I was holding onto him and refusing to let go when he asked me. He pushed and I lashed out" I said and she cocked her head. "Why were you holding him?" She asked. "He had scars on his wrists. I was asking why he had them" I said and she gasped a bit. "Did Tom self-harm?" She asked and I nodded. "He had told his brother, Derek, that he had feelings for me. Derek upset him, telling him that no would ever love him. It drove him into a deep depression where he self-harmed and hardly left his room" I said crying slightly from the thought of it. "Wow, that's really dark" she said and I nodded. "I realise it was my fault as I was asking very personal questions" I said. "Yeah, that is your fault. But I also heard you sort of knew that he liked you in that fight" she said and I nodded. "I could tell when he had the upper hand but stopped and got off me. It confused me about why he held back and I thought for a second that he might have liked me, but put it off and continued fighting him" I said and she smiled. "At least me and Ryan didn't beat the shit out of each other before confessing our feelings" she said and I slapped her gently. "You can't blame us, we were meant to be rivals" I said standing up. "Anyway, I've got to go. Tom's got Exze and Jake to deal with and I'm going to guess he needs my help" I said. "Who's Exze and Jake?" She asked. "Jake is mine and Tom's son and Exze is Derek's son" I said and she gasped. "You're a mother?!" She said standing up. "Yeah, Jake is a year and two months old now. I might send you a picture of him" I said grabbing my bag and she hugged me. "Well, I hope you're as good a mother as you are a friend Emily" she said. "Thanks Sandra, that means a lot to me" I said and started walking away. We waved and she went off in another direction, probably to Ryan's house.