Chapter two!
Sunil laid in his pet bed; his fur standing on end. The day had been a most horrible one to put it bluntly. He had stayed clear of Ular just as he said he would. Russell and Vinnie tried to convince him to do otherwise but Sunil would hear none of it. The other pets however took right to Ular. She was still a little cobra so she didn't know much but everyone made her feel welcomed.
Pepper spent the most time with Ular. It was easy to make the small cobra laugh. Pepper was glad to have such an easy audience. Minka loved to have someone new to talk with. She even painted a portrait of Ular as a welcome present. Penny and Vinnie danced for her and even tried to teach her a few moves. Zoe loved the way Ular hung on every word she sang. And Russell got to show her the ropes of the pet shop without getting ridiculed for his perfectionism. All in all everyone was happy. Everyone except Sunil.
The mongoose tossed around in his pet bed trying to sleep. He was having some difficulties sleeping since Ular was right across from him in her cage. At least his owners were smart enough to lock her up when they went to sleep.
'Who knows what that horrid creature would do if she was allowed to wander around here.' Sunil thought to himself.
The worst part of his day was when Ular would call him daddy. Daddy, listen to this funny joke Pepper told me! Daddy, look what Minka gave me! Daddy, watch me dance! Daddy, come listen to Zoe with me! Daddy, Russell is going to give me a tour of the pet store! Daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy- Sunil couldn't take it!
His owners had bought Ular from a exotic pets website. For all he knew, she had never seen another animal until she meet him. Sunil would feel pity for the poor girl if she wasn't a cobra. Sunil looked over at Ular's cage. She was coiled up, light from her heating lamp rested on her scales. She seemed harmless enough but Sunil knew better. His parents always taught him to never trust a cobra. They told him horrible stories about cobras since he was little. Even as he looked at his new house mate he could feel something boiling in his blood. An ancient rivalry coursed throughout him. Sunil knew that he could not trust her, no matter how young or naïve she might be.
At the Terrio's house
The clock ticked by slowly, its fingers reading 8:45. Not too late, Vinnie knew. He usually didn't go to sleep until 10:00 or so. But that was something tonight that just made time seem…slower. He remembered all the fun that went on earlier. Teaching the little snake how to dance and watching her have fun. It was great to have a fellow reptile at that pet shop. But there was also something troubling going on.
Sunil sat in the corner all day, doing everything he could not to be with Ular. Vinnie hated to see any of his friends sad, especially Sunil. Sunil was his best friend so of course he wouldn't like to see him sad but that wasn't the whole story. He might not be the brightest but he knew when feelings went beyond friendship. It was an odd idea for him at first. Sunil had always been his best friend that was for sure. Somewhere along the way though something shifted in Vinnie. Being best friends no longer seemed like it was enough.
Vinnie was sure that Sunil didn't feel the same way and that was fine…ok it wasn't completely fine but as long as Sunil was happy Vinnie didn't care. The problem now was that Sunil wasn't happy. The clock struck the next hour and Vinnie went to sleep, determined to make Sunil happy the next day.
