Okay, so I hope to make this chapter longer... hopefully. I'm wanting to update as much as I can before school starts, but I want to make sure I put out good chapters as well. Updates will really slow down in about a week.

Also, just for better understanding of the story. This takes place after the beginning of Starfox Command. After Fox sends Krystal away as mentioned before. I hated Starfox Command and saw it as a sad attempt to please everyone with multiple endings. Bad idea. It sucked. The plot sucked. And pretty much all of the endings sucked except for like 2.

Thank you to my reviewers from last chapter:

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Disclaimer: (I forgot this last chapter.) I do not own Starfox or it's characters.

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Falco stared at Katt in shock after she had told him that she cared when he left, though he hid his feelings well. He knew she was serious, because her weaker side was showing right now, and that just never happens with Katt. Especially not in front of him.

In their friendship, they both always showed off their battle skill or had their calm and egotistical arguments to try and show the other that they were better, less dependent on the other.

Falco hadn't ever seen Katt like this. She looked... defeated. Or at least mentally wounded and battered.

"Come on," he said, gesturing for her to follow him.

"Where are we going?" she asked, not taking a step. Her normal attitude was back.

"To my apartment," Falco replied coolly. He began walking away.

Katt didn't have any choice but to follow, even if she wanted to resist.

"Why should I go with you?" she asked defiantly as she caught up to him.

"We're getting you out of the whoring business," said Falco. "What made you turn to that kind of low job anyways?"

"I needed money," Katt said firmly. "It was the only way."

"You must have been pretty desperate," Falco accused.

"If you must know, I was desperate. I was living on the street, Falco," she shot back.

"Why didn't you quit after you made enough money to get a place?" Falco asked.

"My pimp won't let me quit," Katt said lowly. "He made that very clear."

Falco now noticed that there were bruises and even cuts all over Katt's body. Rage burned inside him. How could anyone treat someone like that? Especially Katt?

"I'll deal with him personally," Falco told her. "Later though. First we're gonna get you back to normal. I've got money from the Aparoid mission. Pepper paid us well. You can stay with me for as long as it takes to get you a real job, and some money saved up in the bank, okay?"

"All right," Katt sighed. She was too tired to argue, and it was dark out now. She didn't want to walk back to her apartment dressed like this either. She'd gotten enough action already tonight. And even though she hated to admit it... she really did desperately need help, and Falco was offering it to her. She'd be a fool not to accept.

Falco breathed a sigh of relief. He hadn't expected her to give in so easily. She must have been in worse shape than he thought if she was willing to give in without much of an argument.

"Hey Falco? What are you doing here in Corneria anyway?" Katt asked. "Why aren't you with Team Starfox?"

"Let's just say the Hot Rodders aren't the only team that broke up," he said bitterly.

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The two walked as silently as possible, trying to avoid attention. With the way Katt was dressed, that wasn't exactly an easy thing to accomplish.

Guys and a couple of gangs eyed her as they walked by. Some even called out to her or made wolf whistles. They did their best to ignore them. A task that was easier for Katt than for Falco.

It was by pure luck that no one messed with them.

By the time they reached his apartment, Falco was totally pissed.

"Just how many guys have you slept with on this job?" he asked as he unlocked the door.

"More than I can count," Katt said miserably. "And they don't always pay up afterwards. Or like earlier they try to get away with rape. But like I said, I can handle them. I don't let my fighting days go to waste, and I work out a lot."

Falco felt some kind of anger deep within himself. It was faint, hardly anything at all, and he didn't understand it. Why was he bothered by what Katt had said? Was he jealous?

Hell no, Falco said to himself. I don't get jealous over a girl. Especially not Katt Monroe.

Falco opened the door, and led Katt inside. She looked around and laughed to herself silently.

Totally Falco. Unorganized and messy, but comfortable. And this place smells just like him. Wait. What?!

She had not just thought that. No. She was just tired. That's all. Her fatigue must have been messing with her head.

A beat up leather sofa was in the main room, with a dinky little television in front of it.

There were food wrappers strewn around the floor, which was stained in several places, and dirty clothes lying about here and there.

Empty beer cans took up most of the kitchen counter, and Katt guessed the fridge as well.

"You don't have much furniture," she said quietly.

"I didn't live here for long before I joined Starfox, and I only moved back in about a week ago," Falco said, walking to the refrigerator. "Want a beer?"

"I think I could use one," Katt replied tiredly.

Falco gave Katt her beer and opened his own. The click of the can being opened seemed loud in the nearly empty apartment. It even echoed a bit.

Katt followed suit, but remained silent as she sipped her beer.

"We'll swing by your place tomorrow and get your stuff," Falco said.

"Who said I was moving in?" Katt retorted in annoyance.

"You're gonna be here a while. And do you really want to be paying rent for a place you're not living in?" Falco reasoned a bit sharply.

"Fine. You got a car? Cause I sure as hell don't," Katt said.

"I've got a motorcycle," said Falco.

Katt blinked. "And just how are we going to move my stuff here on a motorcycle?" she asked sarcastically.

"I've got a trailer for it," Falco said as though it was an obvious fact and Katt was stupid for asking such a question. "Besides, I doubt you have much stuff."

Katt crossed her arms over her chest, but remained silent. She didn't like how Falco kept winning all these little arguments. She'd have to get him back at some point. But now wasn't the time.

"You can take the bedroom tonight. I'll sleep on the couch," Falco offered.

"Why are you being nice all of a sudden?" Katt questioned.

"I have manners, you know. I'm not going to make a lady sleep on the couch while I sleep in a comfortable bed," he replied.

Katt blushed. No one had called her a lady in quite some time. At least, not in a respectful way. Falco might be a stubborn ass, but he had his moments.

"Thank you," she said. "And not just for the bed."

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So, this chapter was a bit longer. Hope it was better than the last one. I think it was. I really like this story so far. Please tell me what you think in a review. I like reviews. They make me want to keep writing and write better.