A Family for Furrball

By: Rocket Racer

(It may not be much, but I hope you like it.)

It was Thanksgiving Day and ACME Looniversity is holding a celebration at the auditorium. Each member of the ACME Loo staff had a different job to do to get the place ready. Pete the Puma was sweeping the floor while Sylvester, Daffy, and Bugs were rolling out the tables. Mama Bear was preparing the food while Speedy Gonzales and the Road Runner put up the wall decorations. Finally, Tweety was putting up the streamers while Wile E. Coyote was fixing up the tablecloths (if he can get out of them that is.) The finished auditorium smelled fresh with pie, mashed potatoes, and turkey. The tables were tableclothed in white and the plates and silverware were set. It was a quarter to 12 when the students were all lining up and they were hushed in awe as they saw the inside.

"Nice touch." said Buster. The other toons agreed with him as they all went inside and sat at a different table. They all waited anxiously for the food to arrive, but soon they started their own conversations.

"Say Buster," Babs Bunny asked. "What are you thankful for?"
"Well," responded Buster Bunny. "I am mostly thankful for my family. They worked hard for me to get a good education here and I don't want to let them down." "That's good. For me, I'm thankful for Bugs Bunny. He was able to help us find a good school and find our funny side."
Plucky then said, "Huh, that's nothing. For me, I'm thankful for my parents AND Daffy Duck. They both have been an inspiration and that is why I am still the top duck here!" The other toons had amused eyes and were groaning.

"Well, that's Plucky." said Hamton J. Pig. "I'm thankful that I'm in a loving and caring family and in a great campus. Despite the fact, it can't always be clean, I'm just glad to spend the day with my best pals."

"Oh, I zheenk I have one!" chirped Fifi La Fume. "I'm also zhankful for my family, but also I'm zhankful for Pepe and Furrball! Zhey showed me a lot on how to be a pairfect date!" Furrball was the little blue alleycat who sat next to her. Believe it or not, he's Fifi's boyfriend and he cared for her as much as she cared for him.

Shirley the Loon then spoke up. "Like, I'm thankful for my girlfriends (she means the friends that are girls), Babs and Fifi. Like, they totally rock at ACME Loo and we can so outclass the girls from Perfecto Prep. Know what I'm sayin'? Soon, the other toonsters went down the line on what they were thankful for: good food, warm homes, and a great community here in ACME Acres.

Finally, it all came down to one more toon.

"Your turn, Furrball." read Calamity's sign. "What are YOU thankful for." But Furrball didn't answer at first, instead he just sat there in silence, staring at the floor.

In a little while, he said, "Alright. I'm thankful for....for my friends here at ACME Loo, our teachers here...and also my relationship with Fifi. Uh, yeah that's it." With that, he turned his head away from the others. The food was then prepared at the buffet table and everyone was getting up to have their fair share of the meal. Dizzy Devil of course always wanted to be the first one, but Calamity and Hamotn both tried to calm him down before he thinks of cutting. For Furrball however, he still sat there, not wanting to eat anything. For the rest of the end of November, the other toons were wondering what's bothering Furrball.

Then one Saturday, Furrball was walking down the road, minding his own business. The memory of Thanksgiving still stuck in his mind like a leech, and he's been feeling more gloomy than ever. Suddenly, he heard a familiar voice at the corner.

"Furrball! Oh, Furrball!" It was Fifi. The little blue cat rushed to where her voice was coming from. It came from her Cadillac in the ACME Junkyard. When he got there, she said, "Bonjour, mon amour!"

"Bonjour." said Furrball bringing up a weak smile.

"Say, Furrball, is it alright if I can talk to you about somezheeng?"

"Sure, why not." With that they both entered the Cadillac and sat down.

The car was quiet for a few minutes since they didn't know who wanted to speak first. Then, Furrball asked, "It's about Thanksgiving, isn't it?"
"Oui, eet eez." answered Fifi. "Vous deedn't look very well at the table and you stayed silent for zee rest of zee day. Eez something, mon amor? You can tell moi anytheeng."
After a long pause, Furrball continued. "It's about when Buster said that he's thankful for his family. It kind of made me feel left out. You know I'm an orphan and most of the time I search for food to survive, but I always wondered how I existed, where I came from and ......well..." In that moment, he was almost crying. Fifi put her arms and tail around him and kissed his cheek a few times to comfort him.

"So, you feel lonely weezout a family?" Fifi asked gently as she rocked Furrball back and forth. The blue cat sniffed and nodded his head. "I don't know whether or not vous do, but at least you have friends to help you out in tough situations and also vous have a home weez moi."
Through his tears, Furrball smiled and kissed Fifi back on her cheek. "Thanks." he said.
"But one day, I will find out for myself where my family is and that will make me happy indeed."
Fifi smiled too and said, "I'm sure vous weell and if you ever need help, I'll be zhere." She patted her paw against his and that made Furrball's day.