Chapter Four: Tears Do Fall.

Miyu exhaled. Then inhaled. Exhaled. Inhaled. Her eyes hovered upon the avian, sweating from the group's four mile run. Falco caught her glance, letting a smile form, and walked over to her.

"Don't tell me that got you shaken up?"

The lynx shook her head in response. "Not all of us are track-runners, anyway. Give us a break, Falco." Panther soon joined the two, letting sweat drip down him and on to the ground below.

"E-everyday?"

They nodded at him. Falco swore that the feline was crying to himself on the inside. Leon and Kane soon joined the two, exchanging soft smiles.

"Yo."

"Greetings."

Silence developed over the five. Panther and Leon soon hurried off as they spotted the Gatorade. Falco shook his head, looking back at Miyu. The lynx had been staring again. Her blue eyes glanced up, meeting with his own.

Kane bit into his lip, finally speaking up after a minute of pure silence. "So, how about we-"

"Miyu. Want to hang out after school today?"

Miyu smiled at Falco as the two walked off, heading for their bags. Kane watched them go, mumbling under his breath. "Yeah, sure. Whatever. . ." The vulpine turned on his heel, walking in the opposite direction. Kane pulled his cellphone out of his pocket, flipping it open to see the time.

School would let out soon, being a few minutes from the end bell. Kane shrugged his shoulders and moved on, wanting to get home as soon as possible. The dark-furred vulpine headed over towards the opened gates.

"Thankfully, the school unlocks these things at three." Kane walked through, ignoring the calls of several adults. The young fox had left all of his things inside his locker, making his journey much less of a burden.

But, such burden would soon be replaced as he spotted a crying toad and canine. "Hey, Amanda and Fay! What's going on?"

Fay glanced over at him. No sign of joy was upon her face. "It's Slippy. He broke up with Amanda for some reason. . . I'm not really sure why." Amanda looked up at her with streaks of tears going down her face.

"I-I. . . He-. . ." More sobbing and crying. Kane made sure to note the similarities between the two toads. He looked back over at Fay.

"So. How about we stop at the diner for a bite?"

He smiled casually. 'Change o' plans, Kane.' Fay's joyous attitude bubbled back to the surface, continuing on as she literally talked to herself.

"Yeah! That's what we need. Something to eat and time to talk!" Amanda tried to tell them no, but Fay was already dragging the two in the direction of the diner. It'd take awhile, but they could walk it. Kane shook his sweat-drenched fur, glancing in the direction of the parking lot. But, he couldn't make out Falco's vehicle in the area.

Meanwhile, at such diner. Falco and Miyu were enjoying their time together, despite Falco's rules on relationships. For the first time in their time knowing each other, the avian began to like the lynx in a different way.

"So. Miyu. Want to come help me out on my car sometime?" A casual smile lit up on his beak. Miyu responded quickly, almost spilling her drink as she jolted upwards.

"Yeah. Ahem, excuse me," she sat back down. Her attention diverted outside of the window. Falco kept the calm, cool smile.

"Awesome. Well, I was wondering-" The falcon was interrupted as Fox and Fara entered the restaurant. Fara headed for the back of the counter, blowing Fox a kiss as she left. The vulpine returned the favor by doing the same.

His best friend soon joined him as the trio sat in the cushioned booths. "Hey, guys. Isn't it a wonderful day?" Fox added in. An unusually cheery attitude was around him. Outside of the diner, the sky remained cloudless, unlike the earlier raining event.

Falco chuckled softly, reaching down for the straw. He placed it in his beak, sipping lightly, adding in his own response. "You could say that. The test, ahem, 'quiz' in Professor Peppy's class was bull. Kind of ruined my day."

The lynx giggled softly to herself. It was a weird noise to the others, not use to the sound of the tomboy giggling. "So, Falco. What was it that you were wondering?"

The avian ran his wing through his feathered head, keeping quiet as tension filled the air. Fox could already guess what the question would be, knowing his friend. But the vulpine would find himself to be horribly wrong.

( Ugh. Sorry again, guys. Lately, I've been forced to throw out shorter chapters for my two stories. I hope this was decent enough for its length. I PROMISE that the next chapter will be much longer! Expect Fara x Wolf, P.O.'d Fox, Falco x Miyu, Fay x Miyu, Slippy x his hand and Kane being down next chapter. Expect it out soon, hopefully. Just hang on with me. 2/22/11. )