"So, Sunny, who do you have a crush on?"
The question asked by the pet standing before him made him gasp loudly. He could instantly feel his cheeks burn like wildfire and the tiny beads of sweat slowly slid down his furry head. Knees trembling and heart racing, he quickly looked away, desperately trying to hide his look of embarrassment from his friend.
Minutes earlier, both pets' owners had dropped them off at Littlest Pet Shop earlier than usual; they were in crunch time at work and needed to arrive as early as possible. Since then, the two friends had been playing by themselves in the daycare center, from chasing balls to tug-of-war and even sharing a snack of kibble together.
And it was right at that moment that she asked the question.
"Well, who's your crush?" she repeated as she stood up from her sitting position, leaning to catch a glance at his red-turquoise face again.
"W-Well... uh..." he stammered, growing more uncomfortable. He squeezed his tail in his tiny paws in effort to calm the adrenaline rising in his stomach, and he gulped hard. "Wh-Why d-do you want to-to know?"
"Why do you always have to be so nervous around anyone, especially me?" his brash friend countered, not breaking her glance for even a second. She wanted to know, she needed to know, and she wasn't gonna leave him alone until he removed this verbal muzzle that kept his words choked in and unheard.
"I-I, uh... Well... Y-You see..." he stammered once more before trying to gulp down the returning lump in his throat. He dared to slowly turn his tiny amber eyes towards his friend, and he suddenly became mesmerized by a pair of large, beautiful, sparkling light red orbs, like someone had cast a spell on him, turning his movements to stone so he could forever stare into the unending beauty that was Pepper Clark's eyes.
Actions speak louder than words. And Pepper could tell as the redness intensified and the small amber eyes slowly grew larger in admiration who his crush was.
And she shared the same crush with the same mongoose.
A/N: I FINALLY got around to doing the first one-shot! Sorry it's short; I'm not all that good at making long one-shots... But at least it's done. :D