Stranger Danger!!

Christian Bennet "Tian" Kemberley

Christian smiled happily, gazing out across the fast approaching island. This was it... After days of ocean travel, he was almost at the Academy! Honestly, he was a bit nervous... What if this school was like his last?

Tian subconsciously rubbed his wrist, wincing as he rubbed a little too hard. It was healed - finally - but was still a bit sensitive... A shiver ran down the teen's spine at the memories the pain brought on, his smile faltering for a split second. No, he definitely did not want a repeat.

Christian shook his head, painting his smile perfectly back into place. Now was certainly not the time for all those negative thought. It was time for something new! Still, though, he couldn't help as his thoughts fell back onto his mother. How was she? Was she eating well? She didn't get hurt on her job, did she? Oh, and his dad... He hadn't been fired, right? No pay cuts? He hoped they weren't sick, or-

A sudden lurch of the boat nearly pulled Tian overboard, and he blinked quickly, coming back down to earth. The boat... had stopped! The teen immediately grabbed his two small suitcases (he didn't exactly have much to pack, now, did he?) and rushed across the deck to the exit of the boat. They had arrived! HE swore, if he wasn't in a completely new place, he would have screamed out, "LAAAND HOOO!"

A blinding smile pulled at Christian's cheeks as he lugged his luggage into the dock. "It's time~ to go~ to the a-CA~DE~MY~" he sang, though he did so quiet enough that he wouldn't be heard over the bustle and din of the boarding docks. All but racing down the bridge, he stopped a few steps away from the entrance to the boat, looking out across the small marketplace and forestry that wasn't all that far away. As he breathed in his first breath of Manta Carlos air, his smile widened even further... assuming such was possible.

It was time for a new beginning!

There he was, still standing happily while looking out over the scenery. The place was lovely! Such a wonderful view, and the ocean smelled delightful! He wondered if the people would be as nice and pure as his surroundings...

Tian tilted his head in thought, mind stopping for a moment... before he smiled once more.

They absolutely would be!

This was wonderful! Glorious! Fantastic! A superb new life he would lead! Christian squared his shoulders, prepared to take his first step into his brand new life. He was brave! He was powerful!

Two hands firmly began to grope his buttocks.

"EEEYAAAAAH!!!!!"

He screamed like a little girl.

Tian immediately whirled around, tearing his little rear from the hands of the... the... the animal! Promptly so, he also tripped over his own feet, landing on that oh-so-delectable butt that the - what was he, an elf? - apparently adored so much. The boy's face was covered in a blush so deep it as almost purple, and from the floor, he made absolutely no move to get up. Instead, he just sat ther, spluttering nonsense and staring wide-eyes at his attacker.

By the time he actually found something to say, an entire minute must have passed by.

"HU-... WHAT."

...was his highly intelligent answer.

To say that the man standing before him was large would have to be an understatement. Though only two inches taller than he in height, the man definitely ate well, Tian noted, though he wasn't fat in the slightest. No, absolutely not... The drow's lifestyle was simply flaunted by the bulging expanse of flawless, shirtless, muscle that was way more defined than any else the teen had seen in his lifetime. If need be, Christian would bet money on the fact that this creature could just lift him up bridal style without a care in the world if he so wished, and such thoughts nearly made Tian's head spin.

Oh... but of course, the man had to crouch down, now.

Tian nearly eeped as the flipping hulk's abs got even closer to him, and the young teen subconsciously scooted back a bit. Good Lord Almighty, this guy was just a beast! He wasn't just muscular - no, his skin was also nearly as dark as night, giving an almost velvety hue to his skin. His long hair was white, accenting his body type nicely, but his eyes were a bright crimson red. More piercings than Tian had ever seen on a single man adorned his face alone, and though he appeared to have a helpful look on his face, Tian would not be fooled! This beast had groped him! Practically molested him! The teen's face was easily as red as a tomato by now, bordering on violet, with his lips pursed and cheeks puffed up and eyes much wider than usual.

Though if Tian really decided to think about it, he would have to say that for a beast, he was pretty hot. But, luckily, he didn't think about it.

As the drow spoke, Tian locked his eye's on his face, not wishing to continue letting his eyes wander that expanse of dark flesh. Even with the kind words, the teen could just feel the man's red gaze carefully tracing every inch of his body, and to say Tian was uncomfortable wasn't good enough. He shifted from where he sat sprawled across the ground, half-glaring into those bright irises and half looking like no more than a sopping wet kitten that just got barked at by a mastiff. A few long seconds hung in the air as Christian looked for words, forcing his voice back into his through, though it was crackly with his complete and utter mortification. "Uhm-" he began, but was cut off by the man's voice again.

Christian didn't even hear the words, his eyes getting even bigger as the man then stood, and suddenly, the teen felt a very familiar feeling. This sensation was that of a trapped ant, a tiny little bug that was about to get cruelly squished like he had been so many times before. It was probably the embarrassment and adrenaline coursing through him that caused the rare emotion, but Tian swore he could feel fear budding in his chest. The last straw was the hand suddenly coming towards him, a sight he was all to familiar with in this situation. Instinct coming into play, Christian flinched slightly backwards, then scooted only an inch before his hands on the ground faltered and he nearly thudded into the floor.

However, the near slip was enough to get his mind from half-there to all-the-way-there, and he immediately pocketed the effect of the startle into the depths of his mind. He wasn't in danger... The man had merely hit him with a surprise buttouch, and was now trying to pull him up... "...No thank you." he said, his tone still a bit shaky from leftover embarrassment. Ignoring the hand that was outstretched to help him, Tian pushed himself off the hard wooden dock, brushing a bit of stray dirt off his loose white tee. After all, he definitely didn't trust this drow yet, and wasn't eager to take the hand of someone who a) just groped him without even asking first and b) could probably break him using his pinky alone.

Christian still had a somewhat flustered look on his face, but he was trying his best to make it look angry - which, as a result, gave him narrowed eyebrows, pouty lips, and a blush still splayed pinkly on his cheeks. Letting air puff our audibly from his lips, he crossed his arms in front of him in what he hoped was an intimidating manner - but really wasn't. "Who ARE you...?!" Tian demanded to know as his fiery irises locked with the crimson once more.

A blush still lingered on Tian’s cheeks as he stood before the man-elf-beast-thing, but at least his face wasn’t the color of a strawberry anymore. Instead, it had faded into nearly the exact same shade of pink that the fruit of a grapefruit possessed, which was… decidedly worse, as it now had the adorable effect. Still, Tian continue to try to appear angry beyond belief, and continued to fail miserably. Oh, it wasn’t because he wasn’t mad. In fact, he was almost seething, simmering in intense irritation. However, aggravation wasn’t the only thing he was simmering in, Tian’s raging blush and total mortification making him feel incredibly hot. Few times had he ever felt this way before... embarrassed, upset, and steaming all over his body… One of the only other times he had reacted in such a way was when an older (and apparently homosexual) student, during Tian’s freshman year, had walked up to him by the lockers, grabbed his face for a Frenchie, and decided to try second base. In the middle of the hallway. Just after the lunch bell. Everyone was watching! This instant was also one of the few times Tian had actually grown a backbone, and thus ended up kicking the still unidentified male in the crotch before walking away. He never saw the admirer again.

You see, this situation was no different.

People around them were staring.

Tian’s cheeks were puffed up like a blowfish by then, and he only vaguely heard the man share his name. However, his curious, currently sub-conscious still noted the foreign ring to the name, and assuming he actually survived this encounter on friendly terms with the child molester, he made a note to ask about it. Then again, Sid didn’t exactly appear human, either. Indeed, he seemed to be exactly as described before – a man-elf-beast-thing, who was also extremely ripped. This was made blatant when Sid bowed – bowed? – in greeting, and the blushing teenager got an eyeful of drow back.

Tian would later swear that even Sid’s back had abs.

Nonetheless, the sight of the muscles did nothing to quell Christian’s now obvious turmoil. You see, a small rivulet of anger had been brought up within Tian, and though it wasn’t enough for him to notice, it was enough for his annoyance to become somewhat rash. Mortification was an emotion the boy very rarely ever experienced anymore, and thus he truly had no idea how to respond to it, both internally and externally. Therefore, he was a mess of blushing, anger, and a general attitude of “I have no idea what I want to do, so let me burn you mentally, but actually only blush”. He had been groped! Unlike his past assaulters, he couldn’t kick this guy in the nuts unless he wanted to feel the same move, but from a leg so buff it could be considered godly. He had no outlet!

However, he then heard Sid’s comment about helping new students to the island… and that was the end of it all. Tian snorted in dry amusement, and had he been paying attention, he would have noticed the smoke and little bit of flame he puffed out through his nose. His face still somewhat screwed up in a half-pissed, half-mortified expression, his lips twitched, and he let out in a snappy tone, “Oh, really? Do you grope them, too? Or am I just special?” Narrowing his eyes, Tian promptly picked up his luggage off the ground and tipped his orange-haired head to the drow. “Thank you, but no thank you, Mr. Mz’Sid. I appreciate it – really! – but I’d rather not be 'taken advantage of' on my first day here~”

And with that, Tian promptly turned and attempted to leave, completely unaware of the way his hips swayed oh so temptingly due to his surprisingly sassy attitude.

He was also completely unaware that he was going the wrong way.