I do not own Pepe or Penelope

Based off of the cartoon "Heaven Scent" with the grapes, fish, singing, vive saying and blocked tunnel.

Chapter Seven

The Scent of Grapes

Penelope didn't see or hear from Pepe for a month after he had given her the flowers. In fact, she didn't even court for awhile. So she felt it was safe enough to travel out to the country for a weekend for herself. She went down to Boudreaux to take a tour of the old wine factories.

With it being a clear day nothing could have gone wrong. Or so she thought. She had just eaten a luxurious meal of fresh caught fish when she wet strolling among the green hills. Afterwards she wandered towards the vineyards. She inhaled the sweet air which then smelled strong of something else. Like something burnt and strong garlic. She shook her head in disgust. She turned around to see leaning against the stake of the vines with a sly look in his black eyes…Pepe.

"Well, well," he said with his arms across his chest and one ankle crossed over the other. "What are you doing down here?"

Penelope was surprised and then horrified.

"Just visiting," she said quickly. She walked off.

"Getting anyway from zhose annoying boyfriends?" Pepe asked as he looked at his black hidden fingernails.

Penelope felt hot by that. She felt a little insulted by that too.

"I do not have any boyfriends!" she said sharply.

"You don't have to snap," said Pepe defensively. "Just out of curiosity."

Penelope walked away towards the buckets of grapes. Pepe followed her out of his interested trance and even swiped a heap of grapes into his hand.

"Grape?" he asked holding out the small bunch to her. Penelope only thought about the movies were a woman feeds grapes seductively to a man. She shook her head.

"More for me," he said to himself and bit the grapes right off of the tiny vine they were connected too. Penelope felt disgusted.

"I will have to be going home tomorrow," she said thinking that would make him leave her alone.

"Well, don't take zhe tunnel up zhe road." Advised Pepe. "Eet's blocked off."

"That is the only way home!" shouted Penelope. Pepe jumped back in surprise by her shout.

"Guess you stuck here." Shrugged Pepe. "I could escort you home eef you like."

"No! Penelope said quickly. "I am fine. I will stay here a little longer. In fact I have to be in my hotel room now." She walked briskly off.

Pepe who wasn't one bit offended by her quick leave watched her go. Her tail swished nervously and flowed to the side. Then he snapped out of his thoughts and put the song about strolling through a park in May in his head.

"I don't know why," he said aloud. "But she eez tres gorgeous for a cat and too gorgeous for zhose "boyfriends" of hers. Zhere too ugly for her, but vive le difference."