-Monday-

"So, Monday came, and I still wasn't 100% sure what I should do. And I sure as hell couldn't tell Cuddles what actually happened, so I came here to the Counselors office and-" Toothy gestured to the office "and so here I am."

Sniffles just sat there with his mouth slightly open. He shook his head to bring him back to reality. "Well, that seemed like a very….eventful week." Sniffles paused for a second and looked over some of his notes. "…..I apologize if this sounds a bit rude, but you are telling me the whole story, right? I'm only asking because I know you didn't give Cuddles all the details, and whether or not Lifty actually raped you is going to impact the severity of the situation."

"I swear, he did actually stop." Toothy reassured.

"Ok, and you know I can't actually tell you what to do, just to give you advice."

Toothy nodded in response.

"Now I'm not gonna lie, I do see a lot of red flags involving Lifty and you should probably be more cautious around him in general." Sniffles sighed. "However, if you do decide to continue this and really do believe that he won't do it again, maybe try being more blunt. You know, make sure he knows exactly what you want out of this relationship and that you're both are on the same page."

"Maybe I'll just give him a second chance at the prom, and if he tries anything, I'll leave." Toothy suggested.

"If that's what you want to do, the prom would be the best place. It's a populated so if it doesn't go well, Lifty is less likely to do anything that'll ruin his image."

Suddenly someone knocked on the door. "Hey Sniffles?" The door opened and Nutty poked his head in. "Sorry, I know you told me not to come in, but the bell's gonna ring in about ten minutes." Nutty looked over, "Oh, hi Toothy! I didn't know you were in here!" Nutty waved.

"Thank you for the update, I appreciate it. We'll be out shortly."

"Okie dokie!" Nutty gave Sniffles a thumbs-up. "It was nice seeing you!" He shouted over to Toothy and closed the door back.

"I apologize for the interruption, but we probably should wrap this up. Was there anything else you wanted to discuss?"

"No, I think that was about it." Toothy replied, standing up. Sniffles followed and set an hand on Toothy's shoulder.

"This part is really none of my business and I know you are trying to move on. But I think it'd be best if you told Cuddles how you feel. Even if he doesn't like you back, I believe you'd feel better in general to get it off your chest."

"I don't know..." Toothy said nervously.

"Look, I know what you're thinking, but Cuddles isn't the type of person to break off a friendship over something like that." Sniffles paused for a second, "And who knows, maybe confessing will help you move on in the long run."

Toothy sighed, "Maybe you're right."

"Thank you, and I hope I could shed some light on the situation." Sniffles opened the door for Toothy. "And again, please be careful."

"Ok, I will." Toothy waved and headed to class.

Toothy sat down in the cafeteria and waited for Cuddles. He wasn't able to talk to Cuddles earlier since he was talking to Sniffles all morning. Damn, he probably thinks he was trying to avoid him or something. Toothy started to feel a presence behind him. It's probably Lifty, he has been waiting for an answer since Friday after all.

"Lifty, about Fri-" Toothy turned around to see Cuddles. "Oh, uh, hey Cuddles."

"Sorry. I didn't disappoint you, did I?" Cuddles chuckled and sat down beside him. "By the way, did something happen? I didn't see you this morning."

"No, I, uh, overslept, so I was late to school."

Cuddles narrowed his eyes, "Really, now? Cause if I didn't know any better, I'd say judging by your tone and the fact that you haven't overslept since you were a Junior. Lifty screwed up the date somehow and you don't want me know because you think I'm gonna beat him up or something."

"No!" Cuddles glared at him, "...Ok, fine." Toothy sighed, "Lifty forgot his wallet. I didn't want to tell you because you'd probably say that he did it on purpose. He repaid me back later, so it's all good now." Toothy forced a smile.

"There wasn't anything else was there?" Cuddles prodded.

"Wellll, he was kinda late….. So that was a little annoying." Toothy muttered.

"How late?"

"It was only a few minutes." Cuddles then glared at him again. "Ok, it was about an hour!" Toothy admitted.

"AN HOUR?! What the hell was he doing for an hour?!"

"I was talking to somebody, not that it's any of your business." Lifty walked up. "Anyway, Toothy, can we talk?" Lifty glared over at Cuddles and grabbed Toothy's arm. "…alone." Cuddles sat there, fuming.

Lifty pulled Toothy into the bathroom. Cuddles secretly followed and eavesdropped outside. "Look, I just wanted to apologize again for the whole bed thing and-" Lifty was then interrupted by flushing and Nutty walking out of the stall.

Nutty looked over to Toothy, "Oh, hi again!" He waved.

"….What the hell are you doing here?" Lifty narrowed his eyes.

Nutty looked over at the stall then looked back. "I was…using the bathroom?"

"No." Lifty face palmed. "I went it as a get out!"

"but….Sniffles said I should always wash my hands."

"GO!" Lifty yelled.

"EEP-!" After Nutty scurried away, Lifty skimmed the other stalls to make sure they were empty. "Anyways, as I was saying, I'm sorry. I really hope you take up my offer on the prom thing."

"Before that, I need to tell you, I don't want this relationship to just be about sex. I want an actual relationship, you know. So if you're willing to accept that, then I'll go to the prom with you. But if not, then I'm sorry."

Lifty looked surprised by Toothy's words. "…Fine." He grumbled, almost annoyed. "We can slow it down, if that's what you want."

"Thank you, so I will see you Friday then?" Toothy asked.

"I'll pick you up."

"Ok, see you then." Cuddles ducked behind a corner as Toothy walked out.

Cuddles waited till Toothy was gone before he went to confront Lifty, who had recently lit a cigarette. "So what did you mean when you said 'the whole bed thing'?"

Lifty peered over and took a drag, "It's none of your damn business."

Cuddles started rolling up his sleeves. "We'll see about that."

Lifty smirked, "What? Are you gonna fight me now?"

Cuddles pinned him against the wall, "I swear to God, if it turns out you-!"

"Woah! Hold your horses there, bunny boy! We didn't go all the way, ok? Can I go now?"

"Then how far did you go?!" Cuddles growled.

"If you must know. I came on to him, he said no, and I stopped. End of story, ok?" Cuddles continued to glare at him. "Now if you must excuse me, I'd prefer not to be late to class." Lifty smirked as he put out his cigarette on Cuddles' arm.

Cuddles instinctively let him go and grabbed his own arm. "MOTHER FUCKER!"

"See ya, bunny boy~!" Lifty slinked out of the bathroom before Cuddles could get his hands on him again.

Cuddles growled and put his arm under the sink. He could chase him, but he didn't want to end up getting expelled over a lowlife like him. Soon the bell rang. "Shit." Cuddles dried off his arm and ran to class.