Fox spent a lot of time during that weekend with Fara. After their happy moment, they really just wanted to be with one another. Sure, Fox hadn't asked her out; making it official, but Fara was in no hurry either it seemed. To be perfectly honest, Fox had been trying to avoid that because, he really didn't know how to approach her for something like that, and found it a bit awkward in general.
Fara's father was busy even during the weekends, his only true day off was Sunday, where he wanted to spend quality time with his daughter. But as of the Saturday, James and Vixy invited Fara over to their house for the day, and she would go home later at night when her father came home. They saw the spark between the two young teens, and figured it was a chance for them to get closer. Also they didn't want the poor girl to be all alone in a home with no one around her.
She hanged out with Fox and his family. Doing various activities both in town and around their home. Early afternoon they went to the mall together. James and Vixy went and did their own shopping, leaving the teens by themselves. They explored the mall, just having fun; spending time with one another. Visiting arcades, going into various stores, and went into a photo booth. There first picture was just normal, then they went to goofy expressions in the 2nd and 3rd pictures. Fara ended the 4th by planting a small kiss onto Fox's cheek, the good times rolled around.
As the day went on they did a little tidying up around the house. Vixy and Fara had attended to the garden; while James and Fox did work in the front yard, cutting the grass and picking up the bush hedges. James was trimming back the bushes, Fox picking up the fallen remnants.
"Hey dad." Fox called out to his father, bending forward to pick up another fallen hedge.
"What is it Fox?" James snipped a few more clippings worth as he asked his son.
"Can I, ask you something?"
"Sure what is it?" Fox began to get quieter; his tone more high pitched as he was embarrassed about the question.
"Ummm, well how do you get a girl too. You know; be your girlfriend?" James stopped what he was doing and looked over to his son, a nice flow of blush spread across his muzzle. He chuckled lightly as he set his hedge clippers down, and threw his arm over Fox's shoulders.
"Oh Fox, it's not as difficult as you think it is. You only think it's difficult because it's new to you. You're a shy guy, and that's completely understandable, but as you practice this more and more, it becomes much easier; and feels more natural. After all, that's how life works."
James stopped and peaked around the corner, making sure the two vixens weren't overhearing their conversation. After he confirmed that they were still busy, he looked over to Fox again.
"Fara is the one that you want to be with, isn't she?" Fox didn't answer his dad vocally, he just swallowed hard; and gave a sly nod. "Well Fox, the only advice I really have for you now at this point, is to just go straight up and ask her. Girls like it when you give them a strong approach, especially in public surroundings, because it makes them feel special; a singled out individual, which is how they should feel when they're with you."
"For now, just stay friends; don't push anything yet. When you go back to school on Monday, ask her there, and you'll make her the happiest vixen in the entire school. After all, who wouldn't want to date the handsome and gentle Fox McCloud?" James played with the white patch of fur on top of Fox's head, a trait Fox had inherited from him. They went back to work, James looked over the edge of the house one last time; making sure that the vixens weren't listening in on their conversation, little did he know they were having a similar talk themselves.
Vixy and Fara were tidying up the garden, as winter wasn't quite here.
"What do you want here Vixy?" Fara pointed to a small patch of dirt, as Vixy was deciding on what to put there.
"Here honey, plant that in there." She handed Fara a small Sea Breeze plant. Having four petals, the color of sea breeze, being a shaded green with a slight presence of blue. Fara dug the small hole and carefully laid the plant down at the bottom, then covering it up and patted it down with the soil on top.
"Thanks for having me over again Mrs. McCloud; this is much better then if I were by myself." Vixy quickly wrapped up Fara in her arms, giving a sweet hug to the sweet younger vixen.
"Oh it's no trouble dear; we couldn't just simply leave you in that big empty house; all by your lonesome. Besides it's nice to have your company around, I think Fox likes it as well." They shared a gentle chuckle, as Vixy sent the younger vixen a nice wink, Fara played with her fingers, smiling warmly.
"Yea, I guess he does." She paused for a moment, then letting out her quiet kind words. "Thank you." Vixy put down her things and looked to the younger vixen strangely, not really sure what she meant by that.
"For what hon?"
"Well, I decided to act upon your advice, you know; the advice you gave me yesterday?" Vixy thought back to it for a moment, a warming smile flowed across her muzzle as she remembered; she wrapped Fara back in her arms, this time keeping her there for a moment.
"Oh, it's no trouble at all Fara, I'm happy for both of you." After releasing Fara, she wanted to hear how it happened. "So, what happened exactly?" Fara then began to explain what went on, during the movie night party, and afterwards when Fox walked her home. Fara told Vixy of how she stopped Fox before he left, and pulled him close to her; where they shared their first kiss with one another.
"Oh that's so cute Fara, I only wish I had a picture of that." They shared a gentle laugh, and went back to work. As the day went by, the household chores were finished; and night fell upon them. Fox took it upon himself to walk Fara home again. The same thing occurred as the night before, Fox went up to Fara all the way to her front desk; and they departed from each other for the night with a gentle kiss.
Sunday rolled around; it was Allen's day off. He offered to take Fox along with him and Fara as they would spend the day together; but he kindly refused, feeling as though get's to be around Fara everyday and Allen truly only once, they understood. James and Vixy invited Fara and her dad to a barbeque that night, they figured; if Fox and Fara were going to be together, they would have to meet her dad eventually.
They came around later at night, Fara went over to Fox while her dad went to Fox's parents. The adults were chatting as the two young teenagers were talking amongst themselves. Vixy mentioned to James and Allen what Fara had told her, they seemed a little shock; but happy none the less.
"I'm glad for them." Allen turned around to look at his daughter and Fox, their backs towards the adults. They sat next to one another, talking and laughing. He turned back to Fox's parents. "Her mother died when she was a young age, and I always had to work. Fara grew up a little on the lonely side. It's nice to know she met a kind young man like Fox."
"Yea, I'm glad they're together also. Fox was always a bit on the shy side; luckily he met someone just like him." James replied back to the other vulpine. After the barbeque Allen and Fara left for the night, the adults could see just how happy their children were.
X
Fox was happy as he drove to school the next morning, he was going to follow his dad's advice; and ask Fara if she wanted to be with him, but he was sure what the answer already was. Fox walked up the front stairs and through the doors, wearing a happy smile; but his good mood was soon brought to a halt. As Fox was walking through the hallway, he noticed that he was getting a lot of attention; much more then he did on a regular basis.
He was receiving many blank stares, and not just from the girls; from the guys as well, literally everyone was staring at him strangely, some talking behind their hands and paws; whispering who knows what.
He began to get uncomfortable, from all the unwanted attention. He felt like something bad happened, or was about to happen. He walked over to his locker, Miyu putting things away in her own; not bothering to look over to Fox.
"Hey Miyu, do you know what's going on? People are looking at me strangely and I don't even know why." She didn't reply vocally though, her only reply was slamming the locker door shut violently, anger fueling her actions. She looked over to him with a cold stare, and started walking the opposite direction; leaving Fox in a daze. What was it with people today? Miyu, one of his best friends was completely angry at him, and he had no idea why.
He began walking down the southern hall, still receiving many strange looks from people; he almost wanted to go ask someone what they were all looking at him strangely about, until he saw Fay and Alyssa walking up towards him, giving a similar look; but a bit more worried it seemed.
"Fox, is it true?" Alyssa asked in an astonished voice, wanting to know the answer to a question Fox didn't even know.
"Is what true? I don't even know what's going on." He seemed a bit angry, it seemed as though everyone know what was happening besides him; and it was about him.
"Is it true that you and Fara made out?" Fox seemed to be a bit offended with the sudden question, that was his own personal business, how could it have spread?
"We kissed a little bit, but not that. How do you even know that!?"
"Fox it's all over the school, everyone knows." Fox rested his head, holding it with one paw, now he knew why everyone was giving him strange looks; and why Miyu was upset with him earlier. His thoughts were interrupted, as yelling and screaming could be heard from the next hallway over. Fox quickly rushed in that direction, Fay and Alyssa following him, when they turned the corner they saw a large group of girls just a bit down the hallway, encircling someone. They seemed furious at whoever was in the center.
Fox saw through the crowd of girls, to see Fara in the middle; crying to herself as she was taking verbal abuse, her back against a wall encircled by angry school girls.
"You little slut! You gave yourself to Fox didn't you! How else would he be interested in a girl like you!?" Jessie was leading the assault against Fara, a bunch of other girls joining in on her, throwing insults left and right. Fara was really just taking it, crying quietly to herself, wrapping her arms around her books.
"No, I didn't." She quietly defended herself, of course; no one believed her. They were only angry because she was able to get something to work with Fox, but none of them could. Jessie was as angry as ever.
"Liar! You little hussy! Stop bull shitting us! Just admit you gave yourself to Fox you prostitute! People like you make me sick!" She slapped the books out of Fara's frail grasp, smacking them to the ground. She buckled to her knees, her back still up against the wall; now out in an all out cry, no longer able to hold her tears back at the false accusations. Fox decided he finally had seen enough.
"Hey!" Fox yelled out to the enraged girls angrily, sprinting his way towards them, they all backed away; almost in fear as he glared them down angrily. "What do you think you're doing?"
"What does it look like were doing? Were putting this little bitch in her place." Fox stepped up to Jessie, and looked down to her, angrier then ever.
"The only bitch here is you Jessie, now get lost." The taller vulpine's words surprised her, but she was foolish to actually think Fox would side with her. She just grunted angrily and stomped her feet down the opposite direction of the hallway. The group of girls quickly dispersed, them no longer having a leader to mock Fara, none of them stepped up to the plate.
Fox quickly set his attention to Fara, who was still crying in her huddled position on the ground. He dropped his bag to the ground, placing a paw onto her shoulder.
"Are you alright?" Fara looked to him with an intense presence of sadness, tears still strolling down her cheeks. She dug her head into his shoulder, crying violently; Fox wrapped his arms around her, picking her up off the ground. After having her let it out for a few minutes, Fox finally was able to calm her down; most of her tears disappearing. He picked up his bag and her books with one arm, and brought her close with the other.
"Come on, let's go to the counselors office." She still cried quietly to herself on Fox's shoulder as they walked down the hallway towards the office. They received many strange looks from the other students; but Fox didn't care. Fara came first, she just taken a verbal assault, receiving many spiteful false accusations from a bunch of jealous girls.
The secretary immediately turned her attention, to see the smaller vixen crying in the arms of the taller vulpine.
"What happened?" the feline asked Fara, though she couldn't speak right now, she was crippled with sadness, Fox patted her back; wearing a sad expression as he answered for her.
"She just took a verbal assault from Jessie, she and a bunch of other girls were throwing a bunch of false accusations towards Fara." The feline only rolled her eyes, releasing an annoyed sigh.
"That girl, I swear she's always trying to stir trouble around."
"Is Mr. Cypher's in?" Fox cradled Fara in his arms, just as they did so a few previous nights ago.
"Yes he is, I'll get him for you." The feline walked over towards a center door, knocking on the half opened door and peaking her head in. "Sly, you have some visitors." A moment later, a black furred coyote walked through the door, dressed professionally. His good mood was suddenly brought to a screeching halt when he saw the saddened vixen in front of him.
"Oh what happened?" Fara turned in his direction, pulling her face out of Fox's arm, trying to speak; but just couldn't. She turned back into Fox's arm and started to cry a bit more when she discovered that she couldn't talk. Mr. Cypher's looked over to Fox, only to see the same saddened expression.
"Come on sweetie, we'll talk about it." He extended his paw outwards to the saddened vixen, she put her paw into his a moment after. He slowly pulled her into his office, and had her sit down, telling her to wait one moment. Fox walked over to the small coffee table and set her books down, beginning to turn back; feeling as though Mr. Cypher's would handle it, he was a very kind man.
"Fox, I think you should stay. You seem to be involved in this as well; I think Fara wants you to stay also." He turned his back and saw the expression on Mr. Cypher's muzzle, stating it all. Fox set his own things aside near the table, and walked over into his office; taking a seat right next to Fara. She placed her head onto Fox's shoulder not a moment after he sat down; Fox threw his arm over his shoulder.
Mr. Cypher's grabbed a box of tissues and placed the box in front of Fara, she sat up and grabbed one; wiping away her tears, her tissue soon getting damp, Mr. Cypher's planted himself within his seat, across from the two foxes.
"Now sweetie, tell me what happened. Take as much time as you need, we got plenty of that right now." Fara took a few sweet moments to gain her composure back, and began speaking; her voice was frail and unstable due to the intense sadness.
"People, were saying. That I, ga-" She broke down halfway, back into an all out loud cry, and dug her head back into Fox's shoulder.
"Its okay sweetie, go ahead and cry. Let it all out." It was truly sad, Fara was such a sweet and quiet girl, for her to be treated like this was just plain wrong. Fox gave her a few pats on the back; and turned to face Mr. Cypher's, feeling as if he would have to answer for her.
"She took a verbal abuse from Jessie Grey. Saying that Fara gave herself to me, and calling her a bunch of harsh names." Fox truly sounded sad as he said that last part, it was completely untrue; but Mr. Cypher's had to hear every part of the story to truly help them.
"I see, that girl seems to hate everybody. And these are all completely false right?"
"Yes! Completely. Me and Fara are together now, but what she's spreading around is completely untrue."
"Alright then, and why would she say these things? What motive does she have against you or Fara?"
"I guess it's because she's jealous, you know how she's wanted to get with me for a long time. Remember the incident from last year?" Mr. Cypher's thought back to that day, a horrible memory indeed and quickly shook it off.
"I see, Fara sweetie; look at me." After a moment, she wiped away more tears; throwing her tissue into the trash and grabbing another one, wiping away fresh ones. She looked over to Mr. Cypher's to see his gentle face.
"You both need to know, that this is high school; it's just a drama house. People are going to say and start up ideas that are completely untrue, just because they're jealous; or because they don't like you. You just need to simply ignore all of that, because you know this better then anyone else; and you know it's not true, and their full of it."
The counselor's words started to calm Fara down, as she began to cry less.
"Fara, you just need to take this one fact into consideration. No one knows more about this then you do. You need to just completely ignore Jessie, and whatever rumors that people may be talking about, because you know for a fact; that it isn't true, not one bit of it is true."
Fara sniffled away a few more tears, and threw her away her tissue; grabbing another one. She looked over to the coyote with a small smile on her face.
"From what I can see they're just jealous and with good reason. You're with Fox. He's one of the best athletes in school, perfect grades, and is a nice guy. They're just jealous, because they want to be with him; and they take out their jealousy and anger on you, trying to make yourself feel bad, you just can't let them get to you."
"Ok." She quietly let out, also releasing a large breath afterwards, and grabbed Fox's paw, feeling his reassurance. They looked to each other happily. Mr. Cypher's had a smile across his muzzle, seeing the connection the two have made.
"There now, if you want you can head to class now, I'll write each of you an excused note, or you can hang out here until the bell rings. I know Jessie is in your class, so if you want to hang around here in the nurses office, that's completely fine as well."
"I'd like to stay here." She quietly let out, as she wiped away the last of her tears.
"That's completely fine dear. Fox if you want to stay with her that's fine also."
"I think well do that. Thank you Mr. Cypher's." Fox got up, with Fara in his arms, she still felt sad inside, and would need a little time to recover.
"No problem you two, no go ahead and wait in the nurse's office until class is over, and then head to your next class." They departed from the kind coyote and made their way down the hall that would lead them into the empty office. Fara took a seat on the lay down bench, Fox brining a box of tissues next to her. He stood right in front of her, holding her paws within his own. She looked to him sadly, as he gave her a gentle face.
"Hey, don't worry now. Just remember what Mr. Cypher's said, their full of it. We know what's right and what's wrong." He talked to her gently, she cracked a sly smile, and they embraced. They stayed like that for quite a while, Fara didn't want to leave Fox's warmth, feeling that was helping her feel better. Fox felt like this was probably just as a good time as any. He broke off the hug, and held her paws within his own.
"Fara, I know just what to do to make you feel better. What do you say that we go out?" He asked her, her face almost seemed to glow with happiness as he asked the question.
"Yes." She wiped away the last of her tears, and they shared a small kiss; their first kiss of being together. She breathed out heavily, taking in the moment of bliss. The bell rang, and it was time to get to the next class. Fara disposed of her tissue and walked back to the office, and picked up her books; just as Fox picked up his bag. They gave one last happy smile and waved to Mr. Cypher's, himself doing the same.
Students were moving up and about, both heading and going in opposite directions. When they got out of the door, they locked their paws together, strolling down the hallway; almost having people look at them as they did so, sure it felt a little embarrassing, but they didn't care. The school finally had something worth talking about.
Yup, that's drama for you. Lol I hate drama, which is funny because that's how like a main theme for all my stories XD as a lot of you know I was feeling down due to an incident that happened between me and a few friends, Mr. Cypher's was the counselor I talked to in my school, he not only told me that these things happen; but also that I just need to ignore it. But he did more then just that, he made me feel less guilty about it, and just made me feel better about the situation in general; I tried to some that up in here, thanks Mr. Cypher's, if it wasn't for him I probably wouldn't have written any of these new chapters so far xD
