So... last chapter had Skip and Bill drinking some coffee as the later talked about his dearest person in the entire world.
And now, the plot starts moving!
Reviews, comments and suggestions are welcome as always, don't be shy please!
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Chapter 2: Her missing piece
Snow was falling as always did in that town. It piled on the cabin and the surroundings but the rabbit inside didn't care much. She was lying in a bed, her honey-like eyes half open and her reddish hair all messed as she had been sleeping for a while
Besides the bed and the rabbit on it, there wasn't much more as the decorations that covered the wooden walls had been put into travel bag. The only noticeable thing was a framed picture, with a fox carrying a rabbit in his back.
"That's the first time he smiled that much" thought the rabbit in loud voice "I wonder how is he going… would he be smiling?" wondered before giggling "Yeah right as if Moody Billy would laugh or anything. Anyways, don't fear Edgy Boi, your Giggly Tina on the way!" she said as she raised from her bed to finish the luggage
An hour later everything was ready. Tina was in the bathroom finishing her looks. Her -now styled- hair reached until her neck, covering the sides of her head while her bangs reached until the upper side of her eye
"To think that back then he was the one with the bangs… I do look good though"
She put on her thick glasses and looked at the mirror. Smiled a bit as she found herself looking adorable. The hoodie she was wearing may have been one or two sizes too big but she felt incredibly comfortable in it so she didn't care
"I guess it's a goodbye, right?" she thought as she looked at the cabin she called home for 5 years. The wooden walls looked empty as every decoration and picture she had set up was in her travel bag. She smiled as she knew that it was a new stage in her life
The trip to the train station was quick. The snowfall had weakened out making everything look like those movies. She booked her ticket and quickly took a seat the moment the train arrived
"I've been out for 5 years… a lot of stuff has changed, for sure. I mean, now I had a ton of knowledge I didn't have back then. I've matured… but still I feel like I've been lacking something" she thought as she looked through the window. It wasn't really hard to find what had she been missing. Back when she was a lil' kid, she had a friend that had always remained by her side. Well, until she left as he wasn't qualified to enter in the same college she got called to
"Oh Billy, I've really missed you a lot, you know?" she tought as the memories of her adventures with his friend came back to her mind. Like that time they ditched the graduation party and went to the forest to stargaze. Or that time some thugs tried to assault them and he drove them off. But the one that really left a mark on her was their farewell, 5 years ago
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It was summer in their hometown and the heat was awful but despite feeling heavy and tired, they met up anyways
"So wanna ride the Roller Coaster?" Bill asked quickly. It wasn't the first time they went together to that park, but this time felt… special
"Of course dude!" Tina answered. She was also feeling anxious as this was gonna be their last day together
There wasn't much of a row and they managed to enter the game quickly
"Things are going good today. I mean we normally have to wait like half an hour to enter" he pointed out, trying to start a talk
"Yeah… I hope we'll get in in every ride" she automatically answered
A lil' minutes later they were already off, stretching their limbs after the wild ride
"Wanna see our pics?" Bill said in an out of character cheerfully voice. The fox and the rabbit rushed out to the picture stand. Their pic appeared quickly showing how exciting that ride was
"What a lovely couple" commented an employee looking at the pic. Bill and Tina blushed a bit but tried to hide it
"We are just friends, but thanks for the compliment" he said as he paid for it
The day went on as they were going from game to game. Tina beat the shit out of Bill in the bumper cars and his pride was obviously damaged. Pride that was recovered in the Bowling lines as he won by merely 10 points
But then Tina defeated him once again in the Dancing games. He didn't get offended as he had always been a bad dancer. Things got even when he won in the basket game and so, they decide to settle the score with their favourite game: Air Hockey
"Ready to get your booty kicked?" she defied him from across the table
"Yeah right, your pretty butt is the one getting kicked!" he answered
"My my, I did have the suspicion you had been checking me out" she answered with a smug face, while casually shooting the first disc
"Wait wha-" he surprisedly exclaimed. He was too flustered to see the disc and the first point of the game went for Tina.
"That's cheating, you know?!" he complained angrily
"It's all fair in war, you know?" she answered with a grin
The game got intense. Their arms moved quickly from side to side making the disc go out flying in the opposite direction
And finally with loud hit sound, the disc flew out of the table
"Whoa, that was intense" Bill said with a confident happy look
"Yeah. This kind of things is why I love hanging out with you, dude" Tina answered with a smile
"Now, should we go somewhere else before an employee starts asking questions?" the fox suggested
"If somebody ask we never played Air Hockey" she winked as she took Bill by his arm
And then came the moment she was waiting for.
"Dude… are you still sure about me going out for studying? I still have my doubts and…" she said with sadness. She wasn't willing to leave
"Tina, please. It's your future. You're gonna do great stuff. You'll be going places. This is a chance you can't reject" the fox answered with a serious tone
"But that means you'll be alone, for years!". Tina sounded worried. She knew Bill only had her and if she left he would be completely alone. If something happened to him while she was away, she wouldn't forgive herself
"I don't want you to give up your future for me" he insisted. He always knew Tina was meant to be important. That kind of people that could eventually change the world, people that was useful to progress people unlike himself that was just a simple plain dude
"But still…"
"Look. You're a great person. And you have amazing skills. Don't worry about me, I'll be fine" Bill smiled. Or tried to. He wasn't used to smile and usually was a stoic person. Tina quickly saw through his attempt
"Okay" she said with a tone of defeat in her voice. He was too stubborn
Bill saw her face and recognized her look. She was gonna cry. She only cried like 5 times in the whole time they have known each other. He could feel his heart hurt as she fighted to contain her tears. She came closer to him and he quickly hugged her. He didn't want her to leave but he knew he had to let her go. She raised her head and they looked at each other's eyes. Bill's grey eyes looked sad. Tina could see his real feelings there. And then she moved her head closer to his. And had their first kiss
Bill cried. Why? Why did she do it? Why was she like that? He couldn't keep his feelings hidden anymore
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Tina looked at sky from the train's window. 5 years have passed since her first kiss. She hadn't kissed any other person yet. A variety of guys -and even gals- had tried to conquer her heart. But she was still fixated on Bill. She left a part of herself back there. And she hold a part of his too. And she was positive, this time nothing would be between her and the dude she loved
Not much later, she arrived at his old place.
"Dude, I'm home!" she cheerily shouted as she entered the house. But her cheerful mood quickly fade away as she realised the house was abandoned. He wasn't there anymore.
And nobody even bothered to ask him where he went to
