Love and Pain chapter 8
#9 of Love and Pain
Chapter 8
Sakura had a million questions going through her head. She shocked that there was another fur that had the same condition as her. "My name is Yoshino but please call me Yoshi. I'm not a fan of formality." She said with a smile. "My name is Sakura and this is my friend Kiyo." She said calmly. Kiyo decided to leave the two canines alone. Jaden and Mira were catching up and Mira said she would meet him at the exit. As Jaden walked to the stadium's exit when he saw that the other members of the band had come back. The collie was the first to notice him and she whispered something into the dalmatian's ear. They nodded and approached him. "Well what do we have here?" the collie said with a smile. "I don't smell another female on him so he hasn't claimed yet" the dalmatian said. The collie's smile grew wider after hearing this and she started to circle around Jaden. "I'm sorry. We forgot to introduce ourselves. My name is Jasmine and this my friend Lucy." She said pointing to her companion. "My name is Jaden." he said nervously. Jasmines stopped right in front him and had a huge smile as her eyes lit up. "So you are the human Mira won't stop talking." She said as her tail started to wag quickly. "Sorry if we made the wrong impression we would never interfere with someone else's relationship. When we first saw you we thought you were single male looking for some action." She said apologetically. "Are you mutts trying to score with MY boyfriend?!' Mira shouted as she walked up and took Jaden's hand into her paw. Mira was very annoyed at her band mates and she could tell that they were trying to do just that. "We didn't know who he was at first. Mira I didn't touch him I swear." Jasmine said defensively. Mira calmed down and said "If you want to have some fun that is fine. But remember this male is mine and if you even try to mate with him I will have you spayed." She said with irritation in her voice. Sakura and Yoshi were getting along great. "Are you going to get the corrective surgery?" Yoshi asked. "I don't know I just want the teasing to stop." Sakura responded. "I almost got the surgery myself." Yoshi said. "Why didn't you?" Sakura asked. "I was always teased because of my eyes. My family had to move four times because of it. When I heard there was a cure for the mutation I was overjoyed. My now ex mate told me to go for treatment. He was an Akita like me. He always was there for me until after our son Toshiro was born. He wanted to have more pups but I was happy with just one. He always wanted to mate and try to get me pregnant but what he didn't know was that I was on the pill. When he found out he was furious and we had a huge fight. The one good thing about him was that he would never hit a female unless she tried to kill him. For six months he kept coming home late and had the scent of another female on him but I knew he worked in a strip bar as a bouncer and didn't think much of it. I started getting suspicious when he stopped trying to mate with me. I decided to confront him." Yoshi paused and took a deep breath. Sakura could tell that this was a painful memory. After regaining her composure Yoshi continued. "When I confronted him he lost it. He admitted to cheating on me with another female. What hurt me the most was when he called me a freak to my face. He said that no other male would want me because of my eyes and because I had a pup. I didn't care about that and left anyway. I knew he was half right not many male furs would mate with a female that is already caring for another males pup. I knew that I could be normal if I got the eye surgery. That is when I met Mira and the others. I got a job as a janitor at one of this stadium four years ago today and in that same day I met Mira. I was always fan of swift paw and meeting them was a dream come true. When I heard them talking about how the stage crew messed up their microphones and electronic gear I offered to help them fix it. I am a bit of tech wiz you see. Mira must have seen potential in me because she told me to play on the key board and gave me a sheet of music. Much to my surprise I played it perfectly. After the concert Mira asked me to join the band. Naturally I said yes and we have been best friends since. When I finally made enough money to get the treatment I realized that I didn't want to be like everyone else. All I wanted was for others to accept me for who I am. Mira taught me that and I will never forget it." Yoshi said with a smile. Sakura thought about what the Akita just said. She was always shunned for being different but Kiyo accepted her and didn't care about her eyes. Until she met him she always hated her eyes and was planning on getting them changed. She then realized that Kiyo was trying to show her that being different wasn't a bad thing and that her eyes made her unique and that she should see them as a blessing not a curse. "You know something Yoshi you're right. I shouldn't be worried about what others think of me. I should just be myself. Know I understand what Kiyo was trying to show me. Thanks to him I have friends that accept me for who I am. I see now that I'm not alone... not anymore." She said with warm smile. For the first time in her life she felt at peace and she owed it all to Kiyo. She decided at that moment that she would take Kiyo as her courting partner (or fiancé in human terms) when they went to Eclipse. Kiyo heard what Sakura said and smiled. To be contiued.......