Later that evening, Furrball & Fifi were getting ready to go on their first date. Furrball went to get himself a tuxedo while Fifi was in her Cadillac, getting ready.
Furrball was on his way back to the Cadillac, wearing a black, worn out tuxedo that he found in an alley. He couldn't rent a tuxedo, since he had no money, and Fifi was saving her money for their date.
"Man", Furrball said to himself, "I'm so glad I found this. I hope this will be enough for Fifi to accept."
As he got to the Cadillac, he went up to the door & knocked, not knowing if Fifi is ready or not.
"Come een", she called out. Furrball entered the Cadillac, not knowing what to expect.
"Bonjour, mon amore", Fifi said as she saw her boyfriend. She was wearing a red dress with matching low-heeled shoes.
Furrball stared at her in awe; he never saw her look so beautiful in his entire life.
"Wow...", Furrball said slowly as he smiled in amazement. Fifi giggled upon seeing Furrball's reaction.
"You like zhis, no?"
"Yeah, you look so...gorgeous."
"I knew you'd like zhis."
Furrball then shook his head to snap himself out of his astonished mood.
"Hey, uh...does this look okay to you?", he showed Fifi his outfit, "It's all I could find. I wish it was something better."
"Non, eet looks fine to moi."
"Really?"
"Oui, you look, how you say, absolutely dashing."
Hearing those words made Furrball smile bashfully.
"So, shall we get going?"
"Oui", Fifi replied as she locked her arm around Furrball's arm, "let's go."
The cat & skunk both exit the Cadillac & made their way to their destination: the French diner.
As the couple stepped in, the place smelled fresh with many customers enjoying their meals.
"Hi, table for two please", Furrball said as they approached the front desk. They were escorted to a table placed near the center of the room. As they took their seats, Fifi spoke up.
"So, Furrball, what do vous think of zhis place?"
"It looks great. I wonder if the food's good."
"Eet eez, you'll love eet!"
As Furrball was looking around the restaurant, Fifi spoke up again.
"Furrball, may I ask vous somezhing?"
"Sure, go ahead."
"Have you ever gone on a date like zhis before?"
"Actually, no. You're the first person to go on a date with me."
"Well, since zhis is your first date weeth moi, are you feeling nervous?"
"Uh, a little bit, I guess."
Fifi leaned forward from her seat, and Furrball did the same.
"Do not worwy, mon amore", Fifi whispered, "I have zhis, how you say, totally under control."
Furrball smiled as they both leaned back into their seats.
Later on, while Furrball & Fifi were eating their dinner, Furrball spoke up.
"Hey Fifi."
"Yes?"
"You're from France, right?"
"Oui, I was born in Paris."
"Well, out of curiosity, how come you moved from France & here in Acme Acres?"
Fifi was a little hesitant at first, but after a moment, she finally answered.
"Well, if vous must know, I wasn't happy weeth liveeng in France."
"How come?"
"Well, you know zhat before we got togezher, I've been wanting to have a lover for nearly my whole life, yes?"
"Yep, I knew that the whole time I knew you when we first met."
"When I was steell in France, I was tres desperate to have a lover. And some of zhe other girls, who were my friends at zhe time, kept mocking & makeeng fun of moi for being unlucky in love."
"Oh my gosh, that's terrible."
"I know, and zhe worst part is, zhey all had boyfriends. Not only were zhey mocking moi, but zhey were also, how you say, rubbing eet in my face."
Furrball was quite thunderstruck hearing about the trouble Fifi went through in her home country.
"Zhen one day, I couldn't take eet anymore. I told them, 'So what eef I can't find a lover here? Zhere are thousands of other boys around zhe world. So eef I can't find a lover here, I can find one somewhere else!'"
"Did you really say that?"
"Oui, I deed. Zhat's when I wasn't friends weeth them anymore, and zhe next day I packed everyzhing up & moved here to Acme Acres, in hope of finding a lover."
"And now you finally have one", Furrball said with a smile.
"I sure do, I must be zhe luckiest girl in zhe world to have someone like vous as my boyfriend."
"Yeah, maybe", Furrball replied in the same uncertain tone as before. Fifi noticed the change in the tone of his voice.
"What's wrong, Furrball?"
"Nothing. Nothing."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, I'm fine."
Fifi wondered what was on Furrball's mind, but she didn't want to make him feel uncomfortable, so she continued eating her dinner without another word. After the couple happily ate their meals, Fifi paid for their dinner as she & Furrball made their way out the door, holding hands.
While they were walking down the street, Fifi spoke up.
"So, Furrball, what do vous want to do now?"
Furrball thought for a moment before he answered. "I know what we can do."
"What's zhat?"
"Here", he said as he took out a blindfold & wrapped it around Fifi's eyes.
"Hey, what are you doeeng?"
"I wanna surprise you."
"Ooooh, I like surprises", Fifi said in a happy voice.
Furrball then took her hand as they started walking down the road. About 10 minutes later, they were out of town & near a large hill.
"Sacre bleu, Furrball", Fifi complained, "how much farther? My feet are getteeng tired."
"Don't worry, Fifi", Furrball replied, "we're almost there."
As they continued walking, they arrived at the hill, which would take a good minute or two to climb. Furrball didn't want Fifi to suffer any more pain, so he turned to her & picked her up.
"Whoa!", she cried in surprise.
"Hang on", Furrball said, "we're almost there."
Fifi wrapped an arm around the back of Furrball's neck as he carried her up the hill. A couple of minutes later, they were at the top, and Furrball set Fifi down on her feet.
"Are we here yet?", Fifi asked.
"Yep, we're here", Furrball replied.
"Great. Can I take off zhis blindfold now?"
"I'll do it."
Furrball got behind Fifi & slowly unraveled the blindfold as he spoke up again.
"I think you are really gonna like this."
"What eez it?"
Fifi's question is answered as Furrball removed the blindfold. As Fifi opened her eyes, she gasped in awe at the sight that greeted her eyes.
They were standing at the top of the hill, and in front of them was a wondrous view of the city. Many of the buildings were lit up with the night sky hovering above them.
"Wow", she whispered with her eyes wide open in complete amazement. "Eet's beauteeful."
"Yeah", Furrball agreed, "it's very beautiful."
Fifi sat down on the hill with Furrball sitting next to her. They both stared at the marvelous view of the city for a moment before Fifi spoke again.
"Zhis eez wonderful, Furrball, I have never seen anytheeng like zhis een my entire life."
"I knew you'd like this, but wanna know the best part?"
"What eez eet?"
"Look up."
As Fifi did as she was told, she was completely awestruck at what she saw.
"Ooh la la", she whispered in astonishment. The night sky above them was filled with billions of stars brightly lit above the cat & skunk.
Furrball wrapped an arm around Fifi as they both lied down on the hill, looking at the stars.
"This is one of my favorite spots", Furrball said, "I've always enjoyed coming here when the sky is clear at night. It gives me the chance to see this marvelous view."
He then looked from the stars to Fifi. "And I thought I'd share this moment with you." Furrball smiled at his girlfriend, who looked at him & smiled back.
Fifi then wrapped her arms around Furrball & gave him a kiss on his cheek.
"Merci beaucoup, mon amore."
"You're welcome. I knew you would like this."
They both hugged for a moment before they resumed looking at the stars again.
"You know what I usually do every time I come here at night?"
"What's zhat, my love?"
"I like making up different constellations with the stars I see."
"Sounds like a fun theeng to do, no?"
"It is, it's quite fun. I let my imagination roam free whenever I come here."
"Eez zhere any constellation vous see in parteecular?"
"Well, let's see...", he started looking around the sky for a bit.
"There", he pointed, "I imagined this group of stars being a constellation that resembles a fish jumping out of water."
"Oh, oui, I see it."
"And over there", he pointed to a different part of the sky, "is a constellation that resembles a tiger stalking it's prey."
Fifi looked for a moment before she replied. "You know what eet looks like to me?"
"What?"
"Eet looks like YOU stalking your prey, my leetle tiger", Fifi said as she caressed Furrball's chin with her finger, causing him to giggle.
"So, Fifi, what do you see in the sky?"
"Hmmm...", Fifi said as she looked up again. "Well, zhat looks like a rose right there", she pointed at one spot.
"And zhat looks like a heart", she pointed at another spot. "And zhat looks like...you & moi...holding each ozher."
Furrball saw the 3rd constellation Fifi saw & smiled. "You're right, it does look like us."
At that moment, Fifi snuggled herself into Furrball's chest, and Furrball wrapped his arms around her, just like how they both pictured it in the sky.
"Furrball?"
"Hmmm?"
"I wanna tell vous somezhing."
"What's that?"
"Zhis is, by far...zhe best night of my entire life."
Furrball smiled upon hearing Fifi's sentence. "Mine too, Fifi."
The cat & skunk hugged & held each other for a moment, before Fifi gasped in surprise at what she saw next.
"Furrball, look! A shooteeng star!" Furrball saw the star Fifi was pointing at, which shot right across the night sky.
"Make a weesh, mon amore."
"Oh boy, what should I wish for?"
"Well, theenk about it. What's zhe one thing you've always wanted?"
"Well, the one thing I've always wanted was a home, but I have one now. Plus I have a girlfriend, and my friends in Acme Loo. I can't think of anything to wish for."
"I know what I weesh for."
"What is it?"
Fifi turned to face Furrball.
"I weesh...zhat we weell always be togezher. Zhat our relationship will last forever & zhat we weell never, ever break apart."
Furrball then turned to face Fifi. "You know what? I wish the exact same thing."
They both smiled while looking at each other romantically as Fifi wrapped her tail around Furrball, pulling each other together, until their noses and foreheads touched & they saw nothing but each other's eyes. Their bodies were tingling with love as their hearts were beating slowly & calmly.
"I love you, Furrball", Fifi said in a soft, loving tone.
"I love you too, Fifi", Furrball replied in the same exact tone.
And at that moment, they moved in slowly & kissed each other passionately on the lips. Their arms slowly wrapped around each other, hugging each other gently.
Furrball starting purring as he was locked lips to lips with his lover. He could smell Fifi's odor being let loose from her tail, but he didn't care. He wouldn't let it ruin this romantic moment.
The cat & skunk continued kissing in each others arms & in Fifi's tail, lying at the top of the hill with billions of stars looking down upon them.
In one complete second, one star twinkled brightly in the night sky as the couple continued their loving. They felt like they were having the time of their lives.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I know this chapter has many similarities to Rocket Racer's "Blue Fume Moon", but I've done my best to make this chapter as different from his story as possible. Rocket Racer, if you have a problem with this chapter, let me know & I will edit it. I do not mean to plagiarize your story at all.
