"That has to be one of the hottest things I've ever seen." Kim started at Cassius' voice, but Yas only smiled. He must have heard the blonde enter.
Cassius was perched on the edge of the bed, smile warm and brown eyes heated.
The blonde leaned over them, honey curls sliding across his brow and caught Yas' mouth in a deep kiss. Kim watched them blearily. It was hard to focus.
Cassius lifted and turned to Kim, bracketing him with one tanned arm, and claimed his mouth. It was almost difficult to keep up with the regular pace of the kiss.
Kim closed his eyes and tasted Yas on Cassius' warm tongue. The blonde stroked a hand over the smaller boy's chest and lifted.
"That was beautiful. But really, honey." Cassius fixed Yas with a mock frown. "You're crueler than me in this."
Whatever confidence the albino had during sex was fading and Yas licked his crimson mouth, flush deepening. Cassius grinned.
"It's one of your biggest charms." Tanned fingers brushed tenderly over the Yas' red cheek.
The door opened and Chilla's earthy scent breezed in.
"Cassius..." The headboy started warningly and Cassius shook his head, laughing.
"It's not me you have to worry about!" Cassius grinned, dark eyes dancing with humor.
Chilla climbed up beside them. Silver hair lightly mussed from sleep and white t-shirt falling off one slender shoulder.
He took in the scene, grey eyes widening and his nostrils flared delicately.
Yas hunched around Kim and his pupils expanded into red ovals.
"It's ok." Chilla said gently and Yas flashed an uncertain look up. Chilla smiled and Cassius pecked his pink mouth.
The headboy playfully pushed Cassius away and leaned over to stare searchingly down at Kim. The redhead blinked sleepily; euphoric from his orgasm and lightly medicated.
Chilla's long fingered hand hovered above him.
"Can I touch you?" Chilla asked softly.
Kim blinked and looked uneasily to Yas and Cassius. Strange how he had been most attached to Chilla at first, but now he was conflicted. He wasn't sure what this relationship was. What it meant. If it was just the nature of shifters or something more. Something that might grow and he didn't want to ruin it.
Yas blinked back at him with those snowy lashes and smiled sweetly. Cassius winked, dark eyes bright and expectant.
Chilla seemed to take his silence for assent because that slender hand smoothed up his face and slid into his hair. A fingertip touched a new appendage on his scalp and Kim's ears twitched. Ears. He still had tufted squirrel ears. Kim felt his face heat with the realisation.
Chilla smiled, large eyes cloud soft, and lowered until that grey gaze was all Kim could see. Long lashes glinted silver in the light and those perfect, pink lips pressed lightly onto Kim's.
He opened on reflex and Chilla made a small noise, as if surprised, but tilted his chin accommodatingly and smoothed his tongue into Kim's mouth. Chilla tasted like mint, strawberries and male. A heady combination.
Curious fingertips played over Kim's sensitive ears and Yas' cool lips pressed to his jaw. His spent shaft stirred.
"I can't believe I'm the one saying this, but we should take him to Milly while he's awake." Cassius chuckled.
Chilla hurriedly lifted, cheeks flushing and he flashed the blonde a glare. Cassius just grinned.
The albino reluctantly unfurled from around Kim and together they managed to lift the redhead down the ladder. Kim wobbled precariously on his feet and Yas' arm curled firmly around him.
Cassius fetched a damp cloth and wiped over Kim's stomach and crotch.
"That'll do for now." Cassius smiled at him and leaned in to peck Kim's lips, while the cloth slid warm and wet between his buttocks.
Chilla riffled through the drawers - selecting a purple t-shirt and the comfortable black shorts Cassius seemed to favor. Chilla flexed his hand and sharp claws snicked from his fingertips.
Kim blinked in surprise; those were the claws of a predator, but that didn't match Chilla's scent at all.
The headboy deftly ripped into the back of the shorts.
"Hey!" Cassius protested. "That was my last pair!"
"I'll buy you another." Chilla said and knelt before Kim. His nails were blunt and harmless when he pressed the shorts to the smaller boy's ankles, encouraging him to step into them.
Kim hastily complied. He couldn't remember the last time he'd been cared for like this. Dressed like this. Maybe in nursery school? Maybe even before that. His chest swelled with gratitude and his eyes misted.
Chilla fit the stretchy band around Kim's thin hips and Cassius attempted to thread his tail through the hole. The redhead's eyes teared for a new reason and he squeaked.
Chilla simply ripped through the elastic waistband and tied it loosely around the base of his tail. The pressure hurt, but it was far preferable to the humiliation of walking bare down the halls.
Next, Chilla fit the t-shirt over Kim's head and Cassius lent him a pair of white socks and sneakers that were a size too large, but they were quality running shoes. Nicer and more comfortable than any Kim had ever owned.
"Don't know how Milly is going to tie this." Cassius chuckled and feathered his hand lightly across the fuzzy strands at the tip of Kim's tail. It was a good point - his tail was nearly as large as he was.
Chilla opened the door and Yas' hand tightened around Kim's waist.
"I think I'll shower." The albino rasped and licked his red lips twice.
Chilla paused and frowned at him.
"There's hardly anyone awake yet." Chilla protested and Yas seemed to shrink on the spot, white hair tumbling forward to cover his face.
"I really want to shower." Yas whispered and stared at the floor. Chilla's frown deepened but Cassius squeezed the headboy's shoulder and skipped to Yas' side, kissing his red cheek, while smoothly replacing the arm around Kim's waist.
"Go shower, honey. We'll see you after." Cassius said warmly and Yas flashed him a tremulous smile, but he didn't look at Kim as he hurried from the room. The redhead felt a sting of hurt that he quickly suppressed. He shouldn't be clingy. They hardly knew each other.
Chilla sighed and took Kim's hand. Threading their fingers, as if it was a perfectly normal thing to do, and the three of them stepped out the door.
The school was mostly silent and Kim was grateful, because the few early birds were eager to greet Chilla and Cassius. The blonde met every person with an inviting smile and a cheerful exchange. Chilla was more reserved; nodding or granting a small smile. Kim was met with curious looks and questions, but no one addressed him directly.
It made him feel like a spectacle or, worse, a damsel in distress. He stared resolutely at the floor. It was one thing to enjoy being lavished with attention in private - it was another to seem weak in public. With predators lurking.
Cassius mistook his tension and paused in their walk to press multiple kisses down Kim's jaw and neck.
A few shifters stopped to stare and a girl actually took a picture on her phone. Kim's face flamed and Chilla tugged them back into motion.
They arrived at the clinic and Cassius pressed open a door, without knocking. Milly sat an oak desk, sipping a green juice while she typed on a computer. Her gentle face lit up when she noticed the blonde.
"Cassie!" Her arms opened wide and Cassius fell into them, kissing her cheek warmly.
Kim finally placed the resemblance. They both had large brown eyes and heart-shaped lips with those adorably pronounced front teeth.
"Goodmorning, my favorite aunt!" Cassius squeezed her tightly before snatching her juice from the table and taking a big gulp.
"You say that to all your aunts." Dr. Fowler frowned playfully and lunged for her juice, but Cassius danced out of reach and held the glass to Kim's mouth.
"Try this. It's delicious." The blonde pressed the glass to Kim's lips and he hastily drank, before the juice spilled onto his borrowed clothes. It tasted tropical and fresh, like pineapple and leafy greens. Kim licked his lips and Cassius eagerly tipped the glass a second time.
"Cassius!" Chilla was frowning and the blonde visibly calmed; proffering the glass more gently. Kim sipped and flashed a guilty look towards Milly.
The older woman was watching them fondly and she shook her head at him with a smile.
"It's fine, sweetheart. I can make another." She soothed and Cassius offered the glass to Chilla. The headboy waved it away and turned to Milly.
"His name is Kim and he shifted last night. His tail is feeling worse." Chilla flashed the blonde a stern look but Cassius only grinned and finished the juice.
"That's to be expected. The bones are always tender after the first time." The older woman assured and flashed a look between the boys, smile deepening.
She led them to the clinic in the next room and Chilla carefully lifted Kim to the table.
"I need to undo the top of these shorts, dear. Is that alright?" Milly asked gently. Kim nodded and flushed when the torn fabric was undone and the breeze from the windows chilled his bare ass.
Milly examined his tail, pressing lightly and pain dampened Kim's lip and brow. He swallowed thickly.
"Oh it's sore, I know. Inflamed too." Milly tutted with sympathy and thankfully lowered his tail to the table. She stepped around to view his ears next.
"Great job. Partial transformation on your second day." She reached for his ears.
Kim cringed and her hand paused at the last second. He welcomed the touch of the three boys he now knew. But this was different and he wasn't sure why.
Milly's brown eyes crinkled in a warm smile and she settled for patting his shoulder.
"And how lucky you managed to pause the shift. Otherwise the sprain would have transferred to your spine and that would have been difficult to treat." She turned to search through a cupboard and brought him a large sling.
They managed to press Kim's tail up against his back, until it curled fuzzily above his head, and Milly bound it firmly around his chest.
She then gave him a second shot of much-needed painkillers - this time with an injection, so it worked faster - and a packet of medication along with several cooling packs.
"Apply these every hour to reduce the swelling and keep the pressure off your tail. You'll need help tying the sling, but I'm sure Cassius and Charles will be happy to assist." She flashed them all knowing looks and Kim gulped. Chilla nodded soberly but Cassius leapt off his perch on the table.
"Absolutely!" Cassius assured and cupped Kim's face, planting a wet kiss right on his mouth.
Kim gasped and cast the older woman an anxious glance. He knew how the adults in his life would have responded, but Milly's laugh was like rain.
"I'm sure you will." She ruffled her nephew's shining curls. "Remember to call your mom. She's arranging our holidays."
"I will! Thanks Milly."
Chilla helped Kim off the table and they walked out.
"Do you think you have the energy to see the headmaster?" Chilla asked Kim - his slim arm was just able to fit between the gap at the curve of the redhead's spine without pressing on his tail. Kim wanted to rest and hide, but he nodded anyway.
"Did you hear that?" Cassius kissed Chilla's cheek. "We're going on holiday."
Kim's heart thumped and he looked nervously between the taller boys. Chilla groaned and shook his head.
"I don't think I can handle your thirty-something siblings." Chilla said.
"Don't exaggerate! We're not that many." He turned to smile at Kim. "We're only twenty-thr..." His voice trailed off and the redhead quickly looked down, schooling his expression.
"Oh honey." Cassius' breath warmed his cheek and soft lips brushed over his skin. "Ofcourse you're coming too."
Sweet warmth suffused Kim's insides and he bit his lip before it trembled. He didn't care if Cassius had a million siblings. He wanted to go with them. Wanted to stay with them for as long as they would let him.
"Sweetie." Cassius' warm mouth pressed to his lips and Kim struggled to contain the snuffles that wanted to escape. Chilla's hand stroked his waist lightly in comfort and it was almost too much.
The halls were waking up and voices began calling out to them.
"Headmaster tomorrow." Chilla said briskly. "And pause that." Cassius' mouth abruptly disappeared and Kim noticed Chilla's hand on the blonde's shoulder. The headboy cupped Kim's chin and fixed him with a level look through those intense, silver eyes.
"You're strong. You're brave and you're walking down this hall with a peaceful mind. We're right here." Chilla's tone was firm but kind.
Kim didn't think he was any of those things, but he desperately tried to pull himself together, sniffling hard and carefully straightening his spine.
"Just like that." Chilla smiled beautifully and Cassius gripped Kim's hand as they walked back.
A/N: A little story fact! The name 'Yas' is Native American and means 'child of the snow'.
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