This is a multi part story. I recommend starting with Big Bad Wolf Ch1 before reading this.
All characters in this story are adults over 18.
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Eventually I rose to my feet and started back down the trail. I couldn't believe the turn my day had taken. A dare from Hyssop had somehow resulted in me not only licking a human woman's cunt, but jerking myself off when she allowed me to. Allowed me! A human told me when I could touch my own cock and I let her! What's more, I had enjoyed it. A lot. I was halfway to hard again just thinking about it.
Was I really going to go stay with Ruby? My cock thought that was a great idea. It wanted more of what it just had. I inhaled, enjoying the scent that still lingered on my muzzle. Yes, some parts of me thought this was the best idea they'd heard in a long time. Others weren't so sure though. My head for one.
How would I tell my family where I was going? What would I tell them about why I was going? Mom and Dad tolerated Hawthorn's panther girlfriend, but she was a solitary type. It wasn't like he was going to go set up house with her. Leaving home to go live with a human was...
I desperately needed some time alone to think. So of course Hyssop crashed out of the woods less than a tail's length away.
"Hey, Nut! Whatcha doing? Did you see a red chipmunk go by? I was trying out a new fur dye and I dropped the pot and splashed him, and then he ran."
I shook my head. Hopefully she'd keep going and not stop to talk.
"Huh. Do you smell something?"
Shit!
Hyssop started to grin. "Nut is that you? Where did you find a girl?" She moved closer and sniffed at my face. "Smells like you had a good time! What is she, another panther? No that's not it..."
I closed my eyes. Discovery was inevitable. I wondered if I could run for it while she was laughing at me.
"Moon and stars Nut, is this a human?!?" She burst into laughter. "How did that happen little brother? I thought you were going to scare one, and you made her scream another way!"
Closing my eyes wasn't enough. I put my hands over my ears. It didn't block out her laughter.
"There's got to be a story there. The runt got himself a taste of a girl? Spill it!"
I opened my eyes and glared at her. "No."
"Oh c'mon little brother. I gotta hear how you nailed a human!"
"No! This isn't- I'm not telling you just so you can laugh at me! It was-" I growled in frustration.
Hyssop's laughter slowly died down. "Moon above, Nut, why are you so touchy today? I'd tell you if I found a human in the woods and wound up between her legs."
"It wasn't just sex! There was- I finally found something that felt right and you don't get to laugh at it!"
Hyssop nodded slowly, staring at me. "Ok, ok. This was really something for you, huh? Do you want to talk about it? Really talk, no laughing, I promise." She clamped her hands around her muzzle.
Would wonders never cease. First Hawthorn played a prank, and now Hyssop was offering to talk.
"I don't know. It's kinda strange."
She unclamped her hands. "Like I have room to judge. Remember the time I borrowed Hawthorn's first girlfriend? Or when I convinced that guy at the pack gathering to suck off his friend so I could watch and then there were four of them?"
I nodded. It was true that her talent for what my mother called "escapades" extended in all directions.
"Look, you probably don't want to go home smelling like that. Walk to the river with me, we'll both go swimming, and if you want to talk you can."
So we did, and so I did. I started talking and it all just kind of fell out. Hyssop, for a wonder, actually listened, and even refrained from laughing. By the time I'd gotten to Ruby's invitation we were lounging on shore waiting for our fur to dry.
"So you're going, right?" Hyssop was direct as always.
"I don't know. I mean, I think I want to, but what will Mom and Dad say?"
Hyssop waved her hand dismissively. "We can talk them around to it. Especially if we find Hawthorn and get him on our side. What matters is if you want to do it."
I groaned.
Hyssop put a hand on my shoulder and grinned at me. "Look Nut, I've never seen you this intense about anything. If you want to go for it, you should. Don't let what Mom and Dad will say stop you or you'll never do anything fun."
I snorted. "Ok, ok, you've convinced me. So-" I stood. "Where do we find Hawthorn?"
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Mom and Dad took the news... poorly. If Ruby had been anything other than human it might have gone over better. Hawthorn saved the situation, honestly. He talked about how I needed a place to grow so I could really take my place in the pack, and that maybe it wasn't a conventional choice, but if I felt it was the right one for me then the best thing for the family was to accept it. Hyssop only faked gagging once. I nodded a lot and tried to look mature.
Eventually Mom and Dad agreed that I could leave. Hawthorn's point that I was full grown and they couldn't stop me without throwing me out of the pack might have had something to do with it. By that point I was just glad to have the conversation over with.
Mom and Dad hugged me goodbye in the morning, and Hawthorn and Hyssop helped me pack a bag and walked partway to the rock with me. I got there well before noon, which gave me way too much time to get nervous. By the time Ruby walked up I was about ready to call the whole thing off and run home with my tail between my legs.
"Hey, Hickory! I'm glad you're here."
"Yeah, uh... yeah." Had I really been thinking about leaving? Just the sight of Ruby smiling at me banished most of the fears from my mind. I wasn't sure where this was going, but I wanted to find out.
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The walk to Ruby's was mostly silent. She'd explained the rules and offered to answer questions, but they were simple enough. I could play or have sex with Flint or Satin if they were willing (she grinned when mentioning Satin for some reason) but couldn't cum or touch my own cock without Ruby's permission. I could say no at any time, to anything or anyone. I could leave the house anytime I wanted, but I should let someone know when I'd be back. I was expected to help out around the house, or maybe in the workshop, for at least a couple hours each day.
Lost in my own thoughts, I almost bumped into Ruby when she stopped. Looking in front of her I could see a large house sitting in a clearing. Ruby turned to me.
"I called last night to let them know I might be bringing home a puppy. Are you ready to meet everyone?"
Swallowing hard, I nodded.
Ruby bounced ahead of me into the yard calling out "Hello! Flint, Satin, I'm home!"
The door opened, and a large human man walked onto the front porch and stood with his arms open. Ruby charged up the steps and let him scoop her up into a hug. Once her feet were on the ground again she turned and gestured to me.
"Flint, this is Hickory, our puppy for the next week. Hickory, this is Flint."