Here's the second chapter of my WindsorXRufus fanfic. Enjoy! Note: A go-guh is what I used to call my pacifier when I was a baby for those who don't get it.

The next morning, it was tuesday. Adam Lyon had arrived early to school and was in the library before class started. He was reading a book on 80's music, trying to decide what song to sing at the upcoming dance next week. Adam didn't know much besides Madonna, Michael Jackson and Bon Jovi so he was reading up on the topic. It wasn't long before Rufus Hyena got up and sat next to him. Adam barely noticed the laugher until he was tapped on the shoulder, "Not now, Jake. I'm reading up on what song I should sing for the school karaoke dance."

"May I recommend Human by The Human League?" Rufus asked.

Adam's eyes flew open and he looked over to the hyena, "Oh, hi Rufus. Uhhhh...why aren't you laughing like a maniac?"

Rufus' ears wilted a little, "Well, I've been taking medication to help control my emotions."

"Oh..." Adam replied blankly, "Look Rufus, sorry about threatening you when you were crying, that was terrible of me. If it makes you feel any better, my mom grounded me for it."

Rufus sighed a bit, "Don't worry about it Adam, it's all in the past. It's just that my feelings are very sensitive and I get hurt easily. I take things to heart a lot."

Adam frowned, "I'll keep that in mind. By the way, what's Human League?"

"They're a pretty good band, Adam. I have a bunch of their songs on my iPawd." Rufus replied, grinning.

"Hmmm, I think I'll check them out." Adam replied, flipping through the music book until he came upon the lyric sheet for the song.

I'm only human of flesh and blood, I'm made.

Human, born to make mistakes.

Adam's eyes widened and he grinned, "Wow, I never thought I'd say this but Rufus, you're a genius!"

Rufus chuckled a bit, "Thanks. Happy to help, Adam."

And so, Rufus left the library for classes and Adam waved him goodbye. Adam was very surprised that was actually Rufus he was talking to. The weird kid who always laughed like a maniac had an intelligent conversation with him. Adam eventually checked out the library book and headed to class as well. Upon entering class, Adam groaned a little upon seeing Jake and Rufus seated next to each other. He knew for sure Jake would do something stupid to egg Rufus on and ever since Jake heard Rufus was on a new medication, he tried testing the waters a little to see how the hyena would react to his antics.

"Hey Rufus, look at me I'm Principal Pixiefrog." Jake put on a pair of gag glasses and began impersonating the principal "Look at me, I'm Principal Pixiefrog. Oh no, I'm gonna get sued. Mommy hold me, I need my go-guh!"

Rufus snickered a little and put his paw over his mouth, "Hey, that's a pretty good impression on him."

Cyrus Hornbill ignored the two jokers as he continued writing on the blackboard, "All right, back to Stalking 101. I'll need to volunteers to show us how it is done. Ingrid and Rufus, you two come up."

The giraffe and hyena walked to the front of the class and Ingrid let out a sigh of relief. She knew Rufus was easily the least scary carnivore at CDMS. In fact, the cute little hyena was downright harmless except for the fact he could possibly flood the school with his tears.

Rufus smiled at Ingrid, "I won't try to scare you too badly, okay?"

Ingrid nodded, "All right."

Ingrid turned her back and Rufus crept up behind her. He gently poked Ingrid's back with his claw and smiled with the most adorable smile and the softest puppydog eyes imaginable, "Hi."

The classroom went silent for a few minutes before Windsor spoke up, "Cutest. Stalking. Ever."

Ingrid hung her head sadly, "Sometimes I wish I was a carnivore so I could stalk Adam."

Rufus chuckled a little at this and Adam simply rolled his eyes. Bull Sharkowski shook his fist, "Why does Rufus get to be the stalker? He's one of the biggest wusses in CDMS! I'll give Ingrid something to be scared of!"

Adam rolled his eyes at the shark bully, "Because, hyenas and giraffes live in the same environment. Chances are very slim you'd see a shark stalking a giraffe." Bull glared at Adam and growled a bit so the human shrank down in fear a little. Just then, the bell rang signaling the end of class and all the students filed out of the classroom and into the hallway.

Adam was walking with Jake and having a conversation with him, "You know, Jake. I don't know about you but I like the new Rufus. He doesn't laugh as much as he used to and I can actually have a conversation with him."

Jake looked rather depressed, "To be honest, Adam I don't like the new Rufus much. I miss it when I'd crack and joke and he would laugh his head off. Now all he does is chuckle a little. I'm telling you Adam, that medication is evil. It's scrambling Rufus' brain and his soul."

Adam chuckled a bit, "You're just being paranoid, Jake. I'm sure you'll get used to the new medicated Rufus in time."

Just then, Rufus walked up to them and smiled, "Hey guys, what's up?"

"Nothing, we were just talking about you med-" Jake began but Adam cut him off, "-itation classes this afternoon because you know how yoga is good for the mind and spirit."

Rufus blinked a little, confused, "I never take any yoga classes. To be honest, I'm not very coordinated."

"Oh..." Adam replied dumbley, "Well, in that case maybe you could try it sometime."

Rufus shook his head, "No thanks, it's not really my kind of thing. Anyways, see you later guys, I have a friend I need to talk to."

Jake looked confused, "But I thought I was your best friend, Rufus."

Rufus sighed, "It's a very special friend I'm close to. It's one I love so very much."

"Like a girlfriend?" Jake asked.

"Exactly." Rufus replied with a smile.

Jake started to get all giddy, "You hear that, Adam? Rufus has a girlfriend! Let's find out who the lucky gal is!"

Adam let out a sigh, "It's none of our business, Jake."

Jake whined a little, "Come on Adam, aren't you just a teensy bit curious?"

Adam gave Jake an annoyed look, "Fine, we'll follow him and see."

And so, Adam and Jake quietly followed Rufus, trying their best not to attract his attention. Eventually, they watched as Rufus approached Windsor Gorilla. Windsor pulled out an apple flavored ring pop and bent down on one knee before Rufus, "Rufus, my sweet hyena. Will you marry me?"

Rufus looked down at the kneeling gorilla and tears of joy filled the hyena's eyes. Rufus rubbed the tears from his eyes and chuckled, "Of course I will, you silly gorilla you!"

Rufus put the ring pop on his finger and licked it, "Oh, apple. It's my favorite. You remembered!". The hyena pulled the gorilla into a hug, not a very strong one considering Windsor was much larger than Rufus.

Adam and Jake stared with confused faces before Jake broke the silence, "That's so gross, I didn't know Rufus likes boys!"

Adam looked annoyed, "You're one to talk, Jake. You hit on me ALL the time."

"That's because you're my best friend!" Jake replied.

Adam glared at Jake, "There's a huge difference between best friends and lovers, you know."

"Whatever, affection is affection." Jake replied, crossing his arms.

"I don't even know how to answer that." Adam said but then tried to change the subject, "You know, the first time I saw Rufus cry, I remember seeing him go out into the hallway, right?" Jake nodded as Adam continued, "And then Windsor hugged him and called him his sweet. That must mean the two were in a secret relationship and just for a second, Windsor let it slip by accident."

Jake rubbed his chin a bit, "You have a point there, Adam."

Meanwhile, Ingrid and Lupe were chatting in the hallway when suddenly, the giraffe slammed her locker and went pale.

"What's wrong, Ingrid? You look like you're seen a ghost!" Lupe said.

Ingrid fought back the stinging tears as she looked at Lupe, "You ever heard of a sixth sense? I just have this feeling something really bad is going to happen this week. Something awful. I can just feel it."

Lupe shrugged a bit, "Maybe its just your imagination, try not to think about it too much."

Ingrid sighed a little, "I don't know. My father always told me to trust my gut feeling. I'm starting to feel kind of sick, Lupe. I think I need to lie down."

"You want me to take you to the nurses office?" The toucan asked.

Ingrid sighed, "No thanks, I just want to go home. Besides, Nurse Gazelle isn't much help anyway." Lupe nodded in agreement and Ingrid called her parents on her new cellphone.