"Oh, Chance" Jake murmured in his sleep. He was having another erotic dream about his partner when a violent crash woke him up. Jake's eyes flew open and he looked around the dark room, wondering if Chance in the other room had heard it as well.

"W-who's there?" Jake choked. After a few seconds of no reply, he slowly crept out of bed. Suddenly, a light switched on. "Robbers!" the small kat cried out, as he saw four masked, husky kats in his room. He quickly scrambled across the room trying to make his way for the door when a pair of strong paws grabbed his wrists. Just as Jake was about to call out to Chance, a bandanna was quickly flung over his head and then tied tightly around his mouth. Another robber instantly tied Jake's arms behind his back, while another one tied his legs together. Helpless Jake could do nothing but whimper....and hope for Chance to hear him.

"What should we do with him?" a muffled voice sifted through one of the robbers masks.

"Hmmm. Follow me" said another,

as two robbers picked up Jake by his arms and legs and carried him downstairs to the basement. At first Jake tried to resist them, but he was so much smaller than the 2 robbers. Jake then tried with all his might to make as much noise as possible, but the two strong kats held him tight, so he couldn't bump into any objects that would wake Chance. When they got down to the basement, Jake immediately realized that they had already been down there, for the room was completely trashed. One of the robbers then tied a rope to a banister that stood 3 feet above Jake's head. A feeling of dread grew inside the kat when he saw the robber tie the rope into a noose. Struggling to get free, Jake twisted and desperately tried to free himself, but the ropes were too tight, leaving the kat with nothing but despair, for he knew that Chance was a heavy sleeper and most likely wouldn't be aware of the jeopardy that was taking place. Tears swelled up in the small kat's eyes, as two of the robbers stood him up on a stool, while the third one forced Jake's head into the noose, and then pulled it tight. Jake's life flashed before his eyes, and he then realized just how much he loved Chance, and how his partner would never find out his true feelings for him. A second thought popped into his mind. With Chance's new mysterious girlfriend who he talked about non-stop, Jake probably wouldn't have gotten anywhere with Chance even if he had told him the truth. Trembling with fear, depressed Jake realized that there was no way out, so he hung his head, closed his eyes and awaited his execution . "Any last words?" the robber asked flatly, and then kicked the stool out from under Jake's feet. Jake let out a brief gasp that penetrated the gag, but could barely be heard.

"I love you Chance" Jake cried through the gag, giving what he thought would be his last contribution to the world that he would soon leave behind. He felt a growing pressure in his head, and his vision started to fade....but then, he heard a crash, and then punches being thrown.

"Chance!" Jake thought to himself, and he cried out into the gag a series of incoherent words. "I'm almost dead" Jake thought to himself, but just as that thought flew through his mind, he felt his body being lifted and the noose loosened. Indeed, it was Chance, as the golden furred kat untied his gag.

"Chance, i'm so happy to see you!" Jake cried out. Individual tears ran down his face.

"You didn't think i'd leave you hanging there buddy, did ya?" Chance asked. "Those scaredy kats ran away as soon as I landed three puncheson them. You'd think that four kats who had the nerve to rob a house would take on one kat, but I guess I was too much for them" he said, his voice booming with pride. "Now let's get you out of these ropes".

The larger kat tried to untie the ropes that tightly secured the smaller kat's body, but it was hopeless, for they were too tight.

"I guess i'll just carry you upstairs and cut you free there" he mumbled, as he picked up Jake and carried him.

"Wow, I never realized how strong Chance was" Jake thought to himself, as he stared at the muscles rippling through Chance's smooth golden fur. The veins on his large biceps pulsated, and seemed to keep in rhythm with every step he took. Jake then looked into his eyes, which were the most beautiful pair he had ever seen. He then rested his head on Chance's broad chest, and he rubbed his face deep into the fur and muscle that belonged to his unreachable craving. and he decided that he would finally tell Chance his deep, dark, potentially dangerous secret that he'd been hiding inside him for so long.

"Chance....." Jake began.

"Yea buddy?" the larger kat asked, and then grunted as he finally made it to the top of the stairs.

"As I was hanging back there......i thought.....well...my life flashed before my eyes.....and i realized.....well i've been meaning to tell you this for a long time....but....well....I-I....." Jake took a deep breath and quickly blurted "I'm deeply, madly in love with you and i've felt this way ever since we first met"

Plop

Chance dropped Jake onto the floor. Jake closed his eyes and began to whimper as he realized what he had just done. "Oh my gods" he said to himself. "I may have upset Chance. What is he going to do now? Is he going to abandon me here left all tied up on the floor and leave me forever?" A swell of tears visited the brims of Jake's eyes, as he foresaw a lifetime without Chance, and then he wished that Chance never came to his rescue. He opened his eyes, and looked up at Chance, who was staring down at him, eyes wide open, stunned.

"I hope you're not too upset" Jake said in a choked voice. "I know you're in love with that she-kat you talk about non-stop....and even though I haven't seen her yet i'm sure she's really....snob......really pretty...and you two....sniff would be very happy together....especially without me around to ruin things for you" Finally, Jake couldn't take it anymore, and he released a seemingly everlasting flow of tears.

"No.....actually.....it's not like that. I....kind of.....don't really.....have a girlfriend" Chance admitted. "I just pretended to have one...so that you know...i could be more "macho" in your eyes....and so that I wouldn't lead you on to the truth....which is well....i'm gay"

Jake's eyes widened and a feeling of ecstacy exploded throughout his body as he heard Chance's revelation. This was the happiest moment that he had ever experienced in his life, but the next revelation that Chance had to say took him to an even higher level.

"And.....I too.....have been in love with you since day one"

The tears of depression were now replaced with tears of sheer happiness. Jake felt dizzy, as the room began to spin around him. "Chance....you have no idea how happy you've just made me" Jake said. "I want you, I love you, please Chance don't ever leave me alone....please....never....leave me....if you ever do....i'll....i'll kill myself"

"Shhhhh" Chance replied. "You've had a bad day.....but the night's still young and I promise to make it one that you'll never forget" he said, as he carried the still bound kat up to his bedroom........

Title:	A dark secret's telling
Authors:	Robmkc
Rating:	PG
Status:	In-Progress
Timing:	Sometime with SWAT
Fandoms:	None
Pairings:	Jake/Chance
Category:	Adult, Drama, Romance, Slash
Codes:	None Violence
Historical:
Summary:	Out of a near-death situation a new relationship is born
Notes:	This is my first slash story.and please e-mail me and tell me what you think.and whether it's good or not.and then I'll make a sequel (as you'll see this story is screaming "make me into a sequel dammit!")
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Disclaimer:	As everyone should know, none of us claim any rights or ownership of the characters and worlds belonging to others, including the SWAT Kats and any others we throw in the mix. We're doing this because we love them too much to see them be forgotten, or not have just one more adventure, and just possibly the reward they deserve.