DISCLAIMER: I didn't say this before, so I'm saying it now. AHEM! I DO NOT OWN POWER RANGERS IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM! So, don't sue me, I'm as broke as the Ten Commandments!

ON WITH THE FIC!

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A couple of days passed and it was soon Friday...the day of Gwen's date. That afternoon, she was doing her rounds at the Animal Hospital with Keenan. He knew about her upcoming date and noticed the smile she had on her face since telling him.

"Gwen, has anyone told you that you look like the Joker? You've been smiling since your dinner at JKP." He said teasingly.

"I can't help it, Keenan. There's just something about this guy. I just hope our date goes well."

"It'll be fine. Don't jinx it. I'm just sorry I don't get to meet the guy who swept you off your feet."

"Oh, you will. He's gonna pick me up here at six."

"Wait, why is he picking you...you forgot to give him your address, didn't you?"

"And my phone number." She said biting her lip nervously.

All Keenan could do was shake his head at her absent-mindedness. When it came to the hospital, she's on the ball. When it came to dating, she was all thumbs.

"Not...one...word." She warned.

"Okay."

Keenan left the room and burst out laughing.

"OH, CAN IT, KEENAN!" She shouted!

She always could GET mad at Keenan, she just could never STAY mad at him...hard as she tried. She just chuckled and picked up her cell phone to call RJ at JKP.

Meanwhile at JKP...

The lunch rush wasn't as busy as it was a few days ago, but still busy enough to keep everyone scrambling. RJ was a little preoccupied; he had something else on his mind...or rather someONE. He was brought out of his thoughts by a tap on his shoulder.

"So, RJ, you ready for your big date?" Theo asked with a grin.

"Ready as I'll ever be. I just hope I don't make a total fool of myself in front of her." RJ wondered with a sigh.

"Don't worry, you won't. You'll be just fine. Just be yourself and she can't help but like you." Lily said reassuringly.

As his friends offered more words of encouragement, the phone rang. Casey, who was manning the register, answered it.

"Jungle Karma Pizza."

"Hey, is this Casey?"

"Yes it is, Who's this?"

"I'll give you a hint. I'm the lady who had a lion kiss her."

"Catwoman?" Casey asked with a weird look ion his face.

"Um...no. Althought I have been called that a few times. It's me, Gwen, the vet from the Animal Hospital?"

"Oh! Hi, Gwen. How are you?"

"I'm doing just fine." She answered laughing. "Is RJ there?"

"Yeah, he is. Hang on." Casey held his hand over the mouth of the receiver and called to his boss. "Hey, RJ. It's Gwen. Make it good, Romeo." He said holding up the phone.

"Gwen's on the phone? Oh...OH!" He straightened himself up, cleared his throat, slicked back his hair and walked to Casey who rolled his eyes. "Do I look okay?"

"It's a phone call, RJ, she can't see you." Fran said giggling.

"You never know. Wish me luck guys."

"You're gonna need it." Theo added smirking.

RJ just stuck his tongue out at Theo before picking up the phone.

"Hello?"

"Hey, RJ."

"Hi. How are you?"

"I'm doing okay. I just realized that I never gave you my home address or phone number the other night. So, maybe you could pick me up at the animal hospital since you know where it is. You can bring the others so you can meet some of my friends."

"Sure, that sounds great."

"Great. So what time were you gonna come get me?"

"How about 5:30? That should give us enough time to meet your friends before the movie."

"Okay, I'll be ready by then. See you soon."

"You, too. Bye."

"Bye."

RJ hangs up the phone and and nearly jumps when he sees his four employees leaning over the counter. They were eavesdropping.

"Well? What did she say?" Fran asked impatiently.

"She wants me to pick her up at the vet hospital. She also wants you guys to come so you can meet some of her friends." RJ answered.

"Yeah, you bet!" Theo agreed.

"I'm game." Fran added.

"Count me in." Lily chimed in.

"Same here." Casey finished.

"Great. We'll close early so we can get ready. Especially me. I wanna look good for this."

"You mean for HER!" They all teased.

"You know I can still fire you, right?" RJ shot back jokingly.

Everyone laughed as time wore on. RJ decided to close shop at 4 P.M. to give him and his friends time to get ready to go visit Gwen. RJ debated against whether to shave his five o'clock shadow or not and decided that since Gwen met him with it, it should stay. Everyone met up at the vet hospital at 5:30 on the dot and went inside.

"Hello?"

One of the interns saw the group and welcomed them in.

"Hi. Are you here to pick up a cute pet?" The male intern asked.

"You could say that." Casey whispered with a smirk causing RJ to elbow him in the ribs.

"We're here to see Gwen. Is she here?" RJ asked.

"Oh, yeah. She's expecting you. She'll be out in a minute. You can wait here if you like."

"Thanks." Lily said.

As the five took their seats in the waiting room, Gwen walked in wearing a nice spaghetti strap dress and her hair up.

"Hey, you made it."

Everyone stood up to say hi and RJ couldn't take his eyes off of her.

"You look beautiful."

"Thank you. You clean up pretty good, yourself." She complimented with a wink.

"And I'm glad you didn't shave. I like 'em a little rough around the edges." She thought to herself.

"So, this is where you work? Nice!" Casey added.

"Yeah, it is pretty cool. Come on, I'll show you some of my patients."

She had no idea why, but she decided to take them to the wild animal compound where she held the big cats she was caring for. She walked to a large male Bengal Tiger and to none of the interns' surprise, he was extremely calm around her as she stroked its back.

"Guys, meet Tahj. He was rescued from a guy who thought it would be cool to have a tiger as a pet. When we got him, he was seriously underweight."

"Really?" Fran and Theo asked simultaneously.

"Mmhmm. We also work with the local SPCA."

"Wow." Casey whispered.

He'd only seen tigers in books and on t.v. so seeing one in person was a real treat. He carefully walked to Tahj and held out his hand.

"To keep him calm, you have to chuff." Gwen instructed.

"What's that?"

"It's a sound you make that calms him down. It's kind of like a whistle but not as sharp. Like this."

She made the chuffing sound to Tahj and the tiger nuzzled her face as if he was a kitten.

"Now you try."

Casey did as told and made the sound just like Gwen did before. The tiger could sense his spirit and leaned his head into Casey's outstretched hand. He wanted Casey to know it was okay to pet him.

"This is so cool!" He said petting the tiger.

"Wow, he likes you, Casey." Lily said in amazement.

"And this is Cita. She and another big cat here were rescued from a circus where they were treated cruelly."

Gwen brought everyone to a pen where a sleek cheetah was grooming her two babies.

"When we brought her here, she was pregnant. Soon after, she gave birth to her two cubs. And that was just a month ago."

"Awwww. Cute!"

Lily couldn't resist. She held out her hand to let the cheetah sniff. The mother went first and licked her hand. Then it motioned for her children to say hi. The tiny cubs bounded over and played with the yellow ranger. They could sense she was one of them.

"Adorable." She said giggling.

"And this is Olmec. He was with Cita when we rescued him. For a while he didn't trust anyone...not even ME, but he soon learned we wanted to help him."

"So cool." Theo said to his kindred spirit.

Everyone gasped as the jaguar as he jumped into Theo knocking him over, but were soon relieved when they saw him licking his face.

"Hey, cut it out! I just washed my face!" He said laughing.

Gwen was amazed at how easily the animals took to her new friends. She thought only she and Keenan were this good with them.

And this is our newest patient, Midnight. We found him in the woods caught in a hunter's trap and nearly starved to death.

Without another word, the wolf immediately walked towards RJ.

"Hey, fella."

He held out his hand for the wolf to sniff. The wolf was cautious at first but soon licked his hand as a sign of trust.

"Wow, and I thought I was good with animals." She said with a smile. "Oh, there's someone else I want you to meet."

"Another animal?" Fran asked.

"Yup. This one's called a CHOW HOUND!" She looked to her friend Keenan with a smirk.

"Ha ha, you should write for Scrubs." He replied sarcastically.

"Guys, this is my best friend, Keenan. Keenan, this is Casey, Lily, Theo, Fran and RJ."

"Nice to meet you all. Gwen's told me about you guys."

"Nice meeting you, too. So do you work here also?" Theo asked.

"Yeah, I'm a vet here, too. You could say I'm her right hand man."

"His words, not mine." She retorted with a wink to the group.

At that moment, a golden eagle flew in and perched itself on the desk next to Keenan.

"Serena! Guys, I want you to meet my pet eagle, Serena."

"Oh, she's beautiful." Fran said.

"Thanks, I found her in the woods with a broken wing so I brought her here and nursed her back to health. We tried releasing her to go back to the wild, but she kept coming back. So, I decided to keep her."

"Now, I want you meet my pet."

From the same room Serena flew in from, the figure of a sleek, black panther sauntered in gracefully.

"Everyone, meet Kiva."

"She's gorgeous." RJ said awestruck.

"Isn't she? Kiva, say hi to RJ."

Kiva let out a low growl but not as a threat. It was her way of greeting.

"She was brought in as a tiny cub after her mother was killed by poachers." Gwen remembered sadly how small and helpless Kiva was as a baby.

"Oh, I'm so sorry." Lily apologized. The cheetah cub she had snuck out of the pen was now on her head and chirped its apology as well.

"Thanks." She said as she stroked Kiva's ebony fur. "Well, it's getting close to movie time."

Gwen reached for her small purse when her best friend realized something.

"Wait. You never said WHICH of these guys was taking you out." Keenan reminded.

"Oops, sorry...and shut up, Keenan." She shot knowing her best friend would come in with a comment about her absent-mindedness regarding dating. "It's RJ." She said with a smile.

"Oh, so YOU'RE the guy who's got my friend grinning like Cheshire Cat all week."

Keenan smirked as Gwen chuckled nervously. She grabbed her purse and as she walked by her friend, she flicked his ear knowing he hated it.

"OW! HEY!"

"Let's go, RJ. Keenan, can you give everyone else the tour while I'm out?"

"As long as you NEVER flick my ear again, sure."

"Can't make any promises." She said winking. "Shall we?"

"After you, milady." RJ said bowing.

"OOOOOH!" They all shouted.

"Work it, RJ!" Lily shouted.

RJ gave the thumbs up to his friends before leaving with his date. Keenan chuckled and looked towards his new friends and noticed the cheetah cub was missing from Lily's head. He looked down and noticed her jacket was bulgier than normal.

"Um...Lily? I know girls don't get pregnant THAT fast. You're not trying to smuggle the baby cheetah out of here in your jacket, are you?"

"Now, why would you say that?" Lily asked with a nervous chuckle.

At that moment, the cub chirped from inside and wriggled enough to let his tail stick out from the bottom. Keenan looked at her with his version of The People's Eyebrow.

"WHAT tail?"

Casey shook his head as Theo smacked himself on the forehead.

"Lily." Keenan asked sternly, but gently.

Lily giggled nervously and opened her jacket to reveal the baby cheetah. It poked its tiny head out and let out a cute mew.

"Bad cheetah, how did you get in there?" She tried so hard to play it off.

"Give him here." Keenan said smiling.

"Awww, do I have to? He's so cute and cuddly."

"And he's gonna grow up to sink his teeth into your neck. Do you want that?"

"I'll take that risk."

"Lily!"

"Oh, ALRIGHT! Here."

She pouted and reluctantly handed the cub back to Keenan so he could take him back to his mother. Lily waved to the baby and it chirped back.

"Bye, cutie."

"You did the right thing, Lily." Casey affirmed.

"Oh, I know. But he was just so cute. I couldn't help it."

"Yeah, babies tend to have that affect on people." Keenan chimed in as he returned.

"So, do you just take care of wild animals?" Theo asked.

"No, we take care of the usual dogs, cats and a few exotic pets, too. Like this snake."

Keenan showed them a large snake that was the color of french vanilla ice cream.

"An albino python, wow! Those things are super rare!" Fran mused.

"Can we touch it?" Casey asked.

"Sure. Let me take him out." He carefully opened the terrarium and lifted the python out with the help of another intern. "Well, here it is."

"It's eyes are even pink." Lily noted.

Casey reached out to touch it first.

"Very cool."

One by one, each teen reached out to pet the cream-colored reptile.

"Okay, let me put it back." As he placed the snake back in its terrarium, Theo asked him another question.

"So, how did you get to work here? How did you and Gwen meet?"

"Gwen and I have known each other since we were seven. She's like my sister, hence the ear flicking." He said with a chuckle. "Anyway, after we graduated from college, we decided to open up this veterinary hospital because we both loved animals."

"Wow, that's so awesome." Fran said.

"If you guys come with me, you can check out the nursery."

"There's a nursery here, too? I love kids!" Fran exclaimed.

"Not that kind of nursery. A lot of the animals we rescue are pregnant so we have a fully equipped delivery room." Keenan explained.

"Wow, let's check it out!"

Casey and company followed Keenan through the hallway as they walked to the delivery room wing.

Meanwhile at the Ocean Bluff Megaplex...

RJ walked around to open Gwen's door for her after arriving at the movies.

"Quite the gentleman. So, which movie are we seeing?"

"It's a surprise." He answered with a sly grin.

He led her to the ticket booth and spoke to the usher,

"Two tickets for The Forbidden Kingdom, please." RJ asked.

"No frickin' way!" She said.

"You like kung fu movies?"

"LIKE them? You're talking to a die hard Bruce Lee fan!"

"Nice! Guess who's in this?"

"Who?"

"Jackie Chan and Jet Li."

"Oh, this is so gonna rock!"

RJ smiled at her and paid for the tickets before going to the concession counter.

"Whatever you want, it's my treat."

"You sure know how to treat a girl, don't you?"

"I try." He said smirking a bit.

"How about some popcorn and a soda?"

"Your wish is my command." RJ said with a bow. "Two sodas and a jumbo popcorn, please."

The vendor came back with their order.

"That'll be 8.50."

RJ reached for his wallet and paid for the snacks.

"There you go."

"Thanks. Enjoy the movie."

"We will, thanks. Let's go get some good seats before they're all taken." Gwen said carrying the sodas.

"Right behind you." RJ replied as he carried the popcorn.

Back at the Vet Hospital...

"And this is our state-of-the-art nursery and delivery room. We could deliver a human baby here if it came down to it." Keenan explained.

"GOD, I hope it never comes down to it." He thought to himself.

Through out the wing, there were vets and interns looking after expectant mothers, newborn babies even some looking into incubators at eggs just ready to hatch. Keenan too the four to the delivery room where a mother cat was in the process of giving birth.

"Wow." The four teens whispered.

"Get that kitten breathing. You're doing great, mama. Just one more to go." The lead doctor said in a soothing voice.

After all was said and done, the mother gave birth to five healthy kittens. They mewed helplessly and wiggled in the nurses' hands crying to be put with their mom.

"Awww, they're so cute!" Fran exclaimed.

All five feline infants were cleaned off and set beside their mother so she could suckle them.

"Wow, this is so incredible." Casey said with wonder.

"B-E-A-U-tiful." Keenan agreed.

"I'll say." Theo concurred.

"It's so awesome you get to be a part of something like this." Lily stated.

"It is. But it's not all good. There are some times we have to humanely euthanize some animals for reasons ranging from severe injuries or sickness to extremely unstable behavior that prevents them from being suitable for adoption." Keenan explained seriously. "That's the only drawback to this job. And it's not the animals' fault."

"That's awful! Cruelty like that makes me ashamed I'm human." Fran stated.

"Well, it's a good thing you and Gwen opened this hospital." Theo reminded.

"Thanks. Someone has to speak for those who can't, right?"

Everyone nodded in agreement. They all liked animals too and seeing someone so dedicated to helping them did their heart good. They were just about to leave the nusery wing when a loud explosion was heard. The direction it was coming from concerned Keenan immensely.

"What was that?" Fran asked as she jumped from the sudden sound.

"The wild animal compound! The big cats! I have to go to them!"

Keenan was about to knock them over to see if his patients were safe when Casey stopped him.

"I don't think it came from there. You stay here, Keenan. I'll go check it out."

"Just be careful."

Casey nodded before running out of the wing and towards the source of the explosion. He ran out of the building to see none other than Camille with a smug look on her face.

"Fancy meeting you here, Red Ranger." Camille said dripping with sarcasm.

"Camille!"

"Awww, are the widdle kiddies on a field twip? How pwecious. I hope I didn't interrupt."

"It's nothing that a good pounding won't fix! JUNGLE BEAST! SPIRIT UNLEASHED!"

Casey morphed into his ranger uniform and wasted no time in engaging the camouflage master.

"CALL TO THE BEAST INSIDE!! FREE THE TIGER!"

His majestic tiger spirit charges at Camille and sinks its teeth into her before throwing her into a nearby brick wall with a loud crash.

"AAAAAAAAHHHH!!"

"It's only gonna get worse for you from here on so why don't you do yourself a favor and leave?!" Casey ordered.

"Make me!"

"Gladly!"

Back inside, Lily and Theo felt they needed to help their friend.

"Um Fran, why don't you stay here with Keenan? I'm gonna see what's taking Casey so long." Lily said.

"Okay. Be careful."

"I'm coming with you." Theo offered.

Both ran out to meet up with their leader leaving Keenan and Fran in the nursery. Keenan ordered his staff to go and take cover elsewhere. He knew what was going on and debated on whether or not to call Gwen from her date to fight.

"I don't want to interrupt Gwen's date unless it's absolutely necessary. TOTALLY last resort." He pondered.

Unknown to the two of them, some rinshi managed to sneak inside. They were planning on ambushing them while the rangers were busy. Fran turned around when she heard something being knocked from the table behind and was face to face with three rinshi.

"AAAAAHHHH! KEENAN, HELP!"

"Fran!"

Keenan grabbed Fran from behind and pulled her away while kicking the rinshi back.

"Fran, go into the delivery room and barricade yourself in there! You'll be safe!"

"What about you?"

"I'll be fine. Just hurry!"

Fran nodded and did as told. She ran into the delivery room and locked herself inside before hiding under a table. Keenan took a fighting stance and got ready to fight. At the same time he had to make sure the animals weren't hurt in the crossfire.

"BRING IT!"

The Rinshi hopped towards Keenan and proceeded to attack. The young vet uses the skills he learned at the Pai Zhuq to defend himself without putting the animals in harm's way. All Fran could do was listen to the fight from under the table in the delivery room while the other rangers dealt with Camille.

Meanwhile at the movies...

RJ and Gwen were enjoying The Forbidden kingdom and its many fight scenes.

"I was wondering if they would ever team up to do something like this. It's so surreal." She whispered to RJ.

"I know what you mean. This has been a long time coming." He whispered back.

They were sipping their sodas and eating from the large tub of popcorn. During one scene, they both reached in for a handful and their hands touched. They smiled shyly at each other and focused back on the silver screen in front of them. RJ felt emboldened by the slight encounter and decided to try the old 'fake yawn and arm-around-the-shoulder' trick. He went into his fake yawn and stretched up. Gwen discreetly looked down and saw his shirt raise just enough to reveal some of his toned abs.

"Yum." She thought to herself.

RJ then reached around and placed his left arm around Gwen's shoulder. He looked down at her when she turned to look up at him.

"Comfortable?" He asked.

"I am now." She smiled as she leaned into him.

"YES! She is totally into me!" He screamed in his mind.

As they settled into each other, the faint scent of her perfume was noticed by RJ. Even though it was light and barely noticeable over the buttered popcorn, it still intoxicated his senses. He took a deep breath to savor the perfume and she felt his chest rise.

"You smell nice."

When he whispered into her ear with his smooth and slightly deepened voice, it sent shivers through her that she felt to the core. When she took a breath to calm herself, the scent of his cologne flooded her senses the same way her perfume did to him. She became lost in it and whispered back.

"So do you."

The lilt in her voice sent sparks shooting right to his heart. He could stay like this forever. Or he could have if the sounds of screaming movie patrons didn't interrupt their moment.

"What's going on?" HE asked just a bit annoyed.

"I don't know. Let's go check it out." She suggested.

They leave their snacks and run to the lobby to find Arachnikhan destroying everything and terrorizing people.

"RUN! RUN AWAY IN FEAR!" The monster roared.

"I hate spiders! I mean I HATE spiders!" Gwen squealed.

She thought to herself that the last time she faced Arachnikhan, her burst of bravery was a fluke because right now, she didn't want to be in the same STATE.

"I won't let him hurt you, Gwen. I promise." He told her as he stood in front of her protectively. "LEAVE THOSE PEOPLE ALONE!"

"As if a little gnat like you can stop me!" Arachnikhan taunted.

He blasts everything in sight while people ran frantically in all directions. RJ wanted to jump in to fight but also wanted to make sure Gwen was okay.

"Are you alright?"

"Just keep that thing away from me and we're cool. But we have to get everyone out of here before they get blasted."

"Okay, you get everyone to safety. I'll do what I can with him!"

"Be careful, RJ."

He winks at her before going after Arachnikhan. He made it personal by ruining his date and RJ had no qualms about taking his frustrations out on the eight legged freak. They fight furiously throughout the mangled lobby as Gwen ushered everyone outside. In the midst of the commotion, a little girl tripped and fell skinning her knee. Gwen saw her and ran to help her up when Arachnikhan caught sight of her. The monster took aim and RJ notices where he was aiming.

"GWEN! LOOK OUT!!"

Gwen looked up to see Arachnikhan ready to shoot and she couldn't move out of the way in time. She grabs the little girl in her arms to shield her and braced herself. She waited for the inevitable explosion but none came; what she did hear was...

"AAAAAAHHHHH!"

RJ had jumped in front of Gwen and the little girl, taking the blast that was meant for her. He fell to the floor groaning and holding his side in pain.

"RJ!!"

She let go of the little girl who ran to her mother and scrambled towards her fallen date.

"RJ! RJ, are you okay?! Say something!"

"I'm alright." He said groaning. "What about you?"

"Yeah, thanks to you."

"I promised I wouldn't let him hurt you. And I always keep my word."

"You brave fool...thank you."

She smiled at him and his heroic deed, but at the same time, she was concerned he was hurt more than he was letting on. She looked up to see if the threat was still present...

"That's weird. It's gone!" She observed. "Not that I'M complaining!" She thought to herself. "Let's get out of here. I need to look you over."

"Okay...AHHH!"

"I'm sorry!"

"No, it's fine. You didn't do anything."

"Let me help you to the car."

Gwen gently lifted RJ to a standing position and helped him to the passenger seat of his car. She took his keys and went into the driver side. She put the keys in the ignition and took out her cell. She called the first number that came to mind.

"Pick up, man!" She thought as she drove back to the hospital.

Back at the hospital...

By this time Theo and Lily were already morphed and had joined Casey in his fight with Camille. Together, the three of them had a surprisingly tough time because instead of fighting, Camille just ducked and dodged every punch and kick they tried to land. It was as if Camille wasn't even trying to fight.

"Three against one. Hardly fair odds, don't you agree?" Camille mused aloud.

"Like you know anything about fighting fair!" Lily shot back.

"Hmmph. I don't have time to waste playing with kittens. Ciao."

She sneered and vanished before their eyes. The three rangers just stood there confused.

"I don't believe it! We scared her off!" Theo shouted excitedly.

"I don't know. Something doesn't click." Lily wondered.

"She's right. I don't trust Camille as far as I can throw her. We better check on Fran and Keenan and see if they're alright." Casey ordered.

Lily and Theo agreed and ran back inside. In the nursery wing, Keenan knocked on the door to let Fran know the coast was clear.

"Fran, are you okay? You can come out now."

"Are you sure?"

"Positive. It's clear." Keenan reassured.

Fran slowly unlocked the door and walked out taking a quick look around. At that point, Casey and the others ran in wearing the clothes they had on before.

"Is everything okay in here, Keenan?" Lily asked.

"Just peachy. How about you, guys?"

He knew full well what caused it but didn't want to divulge anything that could expose him and Gwen.

"We're good. The Power Rangers came and cleaned house!" Theo said.

Keenan and Fran sighed in relief when the young vet's cell started to ring. He looked at the number and knew it was Gwen.

"Talk to me."

"Keenan, it's me! We're coming back!" She said with urgency.

"Is everything okay?"

"No, we got attacked by some ugly spider monster." She shuddered. "RJ got hurt protecting me and a little girl."

"Are you okay, Gwen?" Lily asked since Keenan put Gwen on speaker phone.

"I'm fine, but I need to check his injuries. We're coming in now. Keenan, get a room ready, STAT!"

"On it!" Keenan said hanging up his cell.

Keenan immediately rounded up some of his doctors and prepped a room for RJ.

"Wait, I thought this was an animal hospital?" Casey asked confused.

"It is, but before that, it was a regular hospital and Gwen thought it was good idea to keep some rooms to treat people just in case." Keenan explained.

"Way to plan ahead." Lily remarked.

A few minutes later...

"Guys!"

Keenan brought a gurney to his friend and the two of them helped RJ onto it.

"You okay, RJ?" Casey asked his master and friend.

"I feel weird." RJ groaned.

"You'll be fine, man. Gwen's the best doctor here. You're in good hands." Keenan praised.

"I hope so. I cant help thinking he got hurt because of me." She lamented.

"It wasn't your fault. Please don't beat yourself up about it." Lily said comfortingly.

Gwen nodded and gave a guilty sigh as she went to RJ. Seeing him lying on that gurney just made her feel worse. Despite Lily's words, she still felt he got hurt because of her.

"We'll take care of you RJ." Gwen said.

"Thank you."

"No, thank YOU. And I'm sorry our date got ruined."

"You have nothing to be sorry for...and before you say it, no, it's NOT your fault I got hurt. I promised I'd protect you. And I'd do it again in a heartbeat."

Gwen just gave him a sweet smile before he was wheeled off to the exam room.

TBC...

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