Kenai was ashamed; bad enough was to be half-naked in front of your older brothers, but been half-naked in front of a stranger was worse.
He had just met Tug a few moments ago, not even an hour. Now Tug sees him without clothes. Kenai felt unable to watch him eye to eye because the embarrassment was too high; he wished for anything to cover himself.
However, Tug gave him an understanding smile.
"No worries; I understand that is too much."
"How do you know?"
"I have my initiation; everyone on this house did."
Tug let the younger one shoulders free and instead surrounded him with one arm.
Kenai looked around.
"Everyone?"
"Yes, everyone in the room we are heading."
"That doesn't make me feel better."
"Don't be afraid all of us were humiliated at one point,
is practically normal in this house."
Kenai sighed and looked at his pink speedo.
"And you all wear this?"
"Hahaha, of course not, we were fully clothed; you are the first one to go through the initiation like that" he pointed at the underwear.
"Then why I must do it in this? And why pink?"
"I dunno, Denahi choose it."
"Typical Denahi."
"On the bright side, your ceremony will be one to remember; no one will forget your look."
"But I don't want to."
"Too bad little brother, we're here."
Denahi was waiting for them at the main door
"Hello, lover boy."
Kenai just looked at him with mad eyes.
"That's enough, Tug; I'll take him from here" Tug nodded and gave Kenai a pat on the back. "Good luck" then he entered the room, leaving both brothers alone.
Denahi had his hands behind his back as he was circling Kenai.
"Relax, Kenai; it will be fun, not for you, though."
"You seem to be enjoying this way too much, and also, this was your idea!?" Kenai pointed at the speedo with both hands.
"When can I get the chance to see my little brother with a pink speedo?"
Kenai glared at him with anger.
"And to make this even funnier... TADAH!"
Before Kenai could know it, Denahi had tossed both arms around him, placing a crown made of flowers around his head.
"Denahi!"
"I hereby award you with this, the crown of shame!"
"You are gonna pay for this dog's breath!"
"No I don´t think so" Denahi added as he patted him on the head. Kenai closed his eyes when his brother's hand touched his head.
"Okay, time to get going."
Denahi grabbed one of his arms.
With nothing more he could do, Kenai stuck out his tongue.
Denahi laughed at his little brother, with his free hand opened the door.
"The show must start."
They both went in.
The room was large, the floor was of red velvet, with many lights illuminating, and on both sides there were Atka's friends, three in each path, holding wet towels.
As Kenai walked in; there were screams, cheers, and laughs, as the attention was now on him. Kenai blushed
Atka was at the end of the room, with both hands on his hips, looking right at Kenai.
"Here is the boy of the night!" Atka yelled.
Another big cheer came.
"Ready to be a man?"
"Oh, shut up Denahi."
"Denahi, give your brother the onion" Atka instructed.
"Oh yeah," Denahi put out of his pocket a knife and an onion.
"This is for you."
He gave them to Kenai before putting him at the start of the hall.
"Now what?" Kenai asked.
"Start cutting the onion and walk down the hall," Denahi instructed.
Kenai looked at Atka's friends, all had their eyes on him, then he noticed the towels.
"Why they need those?"
"You will see"
Kenai shallowed as Denahi pushed him into the corridor.
He looked at the onion in his hand; he took the knife and started lifting the outer layer; it didn't take much until his eyes turn red as he begins to cry.
And then he felt someone hitting him with a towel on his butt.
*WAPUSH! *
"What the hell?"
*WAPUSH! *
Another blow, this time on the back.
"Owww!"
"Welcome to the walk of a thousand tears!" said the boy who had hit him, before slapping him again on the leg.
*WAPUSH! *
"Stop it!"
*WAPUSH! *
Another slap, now from behind; Kenai looked behind him and saw another man with a towel.
*WAPUSH! *
The boy from before hit him again on his back.
As soon as Kenai turned to face his attackers, he received another slap.
*WAPUSH! *
*WAPUSH! *
"Ouch!" Kenai cried.
"We'll keep going until you reach the end," says the man before slapping him on his butt.
*WAPUSH! *
Kenai was trying to cut the onion while getting slapped.
*WAPUSH! *
His crying didn't make the situation better, his tears and the itchy in his eyes made his vision blurry, so he couldn't see where he was going.
Even with all odds, he managed to get to the middle of the hall.
*WAPUSH! *
*WAPUSH! *
*WAPUSH! *
The beating started getting hard and faster
"There's no time out?" Kenai asked.
"No!"
*WAPUSH! *
Kenai felt humiliated; but at that moment, Tug put behind him, still hitting him with the towel but not as hard.
*WAPUSH! *
"I will help you to get to the finish line," he whispered.
Kenai made few steps.
*WAPUSH! *
He was nearly there.
*WAPUSH! *
He felt tears running down his cheeks.
*WAPUSH! *
One last hit until he reached the end.
Atka lifted a hand, and all the boys returned to their first positions.
Kenai was grateful; The Walk of a Thousand Tears was over, but little did he know, the night had just begun.