Marlene and Kowalski had been dating for two months now. Marlene had been watching Skipper and decided it was time to talk to him again.
"Hello, Skipper." she said to the leader penguin, climbing over the penguin's fence.
"Looking for Kowalski?" he asked, rolling his eyes and taking a sip of his fish coffee.
"No. Actually, I was looking for you. We're best buds, right?" she put an arm around his shoulder.
"Marlene, please."
"Skipper, I need to talk to you." The otter glanced around the area. "I've only been dating Kowalski to get your attention. I just wanted us too be friends again- maybe even more."
Skipper raised an eyebrow. "You can't lie your way into a relationship. Although your complex plan was quite flattering, lying goes against the penguin code. Have you told Kowalski?"
"No." Marlene admitted.
"Well, you're going to have to. What happens if proposes to you or something?"
Marlene imagined herself married to Kowalski and had to laugh.
"Maybe I'll tell him at our date tonight."
When Marlene opened the door, Kowalski was there, twiddling two daisies between his flippers.
He opened his mouth to say something, but Marlene interrupted.
"Kowalski, we have to end this relationship."
"Why?" he looked surprised.
"I've only been dating you too get Skipper's attention. I never liked you. We can still be friends, but nothing more."
Kowalski didn't look angry at all. He dropped the daisies on the floor.
"I'm sorry I've been such a fool." he said in a voice that Marlene would expect from Rico, or some other tough penguin. But not Kowalski.
He threw something else on the floor, something small. "I was saving that for someone special," he said, voice cracking. "But you'll need it for Skipper."
He trudged off, then broke into a run.
Marlene picked up the object. She gasped as she realized what it was. It was a ring.
There's the second chapter! Kinda short, but I like it. What will happen next? Will Skipper and Marlene date? Will Kowalski take revenge? And where is Doris while this is happening? Find out in Chapter Three!