Chapter 7
This is the chapter you've been waiting for. You'll see why in about a minute or
two.
When school was over, Amanda was carrying her bag and headed on for
home.
However, she stopped when a familiar voice said, "Hey, Amanda!"
She shrugged and mumbled under her breath, "Oh, damn." She turned
to see Nat the Hedgehog walking with his backpack behind his back and a cigarette in
his hand towards her.
"So, you finally made it, huh?" he asked.
Amanda didn't say anything.
Nat whispered, "I knew that you weren't home, sick. That echidna's such
a bad liar to me. You were just avoiding me, weren't you?"
Amanda just shrugged.
Nat smirked. "Oh, and you want to know something else? I got switched
into one of your classes."
Amanda was shocked. "Which one?"
"Science."
Amanda whined. "No!"
Nat giggled evilly. He then inhaled his cigarette, blew out the smoke, and
leaned close to Amanda.
The chameleon-cat-girl pulled away from him. "Oh, no, no, no, no. No!
You're not putting that drug-breathed mouth on mine!"
"You still owe me that kiss from this morning."
"Well, I ain't giving it to you!"
"C'mon, babe. Just one and I promise I'll leave you alone.
"Nat the Hedgehog, there's two things I've been meaning to say to
you since we broke up. Screw you and go to heck!" Amanda ran away from Nat.
Nat was shocked. "Amanda, come back here!"
Amanda kept on running, ignoring Nat. She thought he was chasing her,
so she ran faster.
When Amanda made it to a deserted forest, she stopped and panted.
She sighed with relief. "Thank God, I got away from him. Man, running can sure
make you all hot and sweaty." She began to walk again. "I hope there's water around
here." She then spotted a small, round, and clear lake in the center of the forest.
"Well, look at that. I just got lucky." Amanda walked over to the lake, knelt down,
scooped up some water in her hands, and splashed her face with it. She shook her
head to get some of the water out of her face. "That ought to do it. Now, to get back
home."
The chameleon-cat-girl was about to walk away, until she heard
something from the lake. She turned to see that it was bubbling for some reason. She
leaned close to it as the bubbles kept getting bigger. She thought, "What the…?"
Suddenly, a creature sprang up from the lake, which startled Amanda
and made her fall on her butt. She noticed that it was a brown wolf, coughing while
hanging on the shore of the lake.
She gasped. "Oh my God, are you okay?"
The wolf kept on coughing until it could finally breathe.
"Are you okay?" Amanda asked again.
The wolf spat out some of the water, looked at Amanda, and spoke,
"Yes…I'm fine."
Amanda sighed in relief. "Oh, that's good. What happened?"
"I don't know…except I think I was running away from something. Then,
suddenly, I tripped and fell into the lake."
"How long were you down there for?"
The wolf hesitated. "Uh…I don't remember. Maybe a few
seconds…minutes."
Amanda's eyes widened. "Oh my God, you would've drowned."
The wolf smiled. "Good thing, I didn't."
"Yeah. Here, let me help you out." Amanda grabbed the wolf's hands
and pulled him up to shore.
The wolf panted and then looked at Amanda again. He began to stand up.
"Thank you. I really appreciate it."
Amanda looked shocked when she saw the wolf. "Oh my God!" She
covered her eyes. "I'm frigging blind! I'm frigging blind!"
The wolf was confused. "What's wrong?"
"You're naked!"
"Huh?" The wolf looked down to see what Amanda meant. He wasn't
wearing anything. "Oh." He covered his penis with his hands so Amanda wouldn't
look at it anymore. "I'm sorry I…didn't come with any…how do you say…clothes?"
"Oh, really?!" Amanda spotted a tree. "Hey, why don't you go hide by
that tree over there?"
The wolf behind him. He didn't know which one Amanda was talking
about. He faced her again. "What tree?"
Amanda shrugged. She began to push the wolf to the right one. "That
one."
The wolf moved his legs as Amanda pushed him. He went behind the
tree after he made it.
"Don't move," said Amanda from the other side of the tree. "I'll be right
back." She ran from the forest.
The wolf peaked from the other side and asked, "Where are you going?"
"I'm just going to get you some clothes," Amanda called back as she ran.
"I'll be back in a few."
The wolf sighed. "Alright."
When Amanda made it to her apartment, she knocked on the door.
Bone opened it. "Amanda, what are you doing here?"
"Cousin Bone, I need something from you."
"Sure. Anything for my third cousin. What is it?"
"Do you have any old clothes I can borrow?"
Bone was surprised. "Why do you need clothes for?"
Amanda had to think of a good lie so she wouldn't get in trouble.
"Um…well, I'm doing this project on fashion models and I need clothes to make it."
"Oh, okay. Let me see what I've got." Bone walked over to his closet and
found the perfect old clothes. He handed them to Amanda. "Here's my old shirt and
pants from when I was eighteen."
"Do you have any underwear, too?"
Bone couldn't believe his ears. "What? Is your project really that
important?"
"Of course. It requires a bunch of items."
Bone sighed and went into his drawer. Then, he tossed his white
underwear to Amanda.
"Thanks, Bone. You're the best. Love you!" Amanda rushed off.
Bone was surprised. "Amanda!" He sighed. "What is up with that girl?"
When Amanda made it back to the forest, she said, "Hey, wolf-boy!
Where are you?"
The wolf waved his hand from behind the tree he was hidden. "Over
here."
Amanda walked over and handed the wolf the clothes. "Here, I got you
some clothes."
The wolf took them. "Thank you." He slowly got them on, one piece at a
time.
Amanda waited patiently on the other side of the tree. "I know they're
not the best ones, but that's all my third cousin had."
The wolf came out from the other side, wearing the pale blue shirt and
torn jeans. "These will do just fine." He looked straight at Amanda for a few seconds.
The chameleon-cat was confused. "What?"
"What are you exactly?"
Amanda finally understood. "Oh, I'm a chameleon. Well, I'm also a cat.
I'm sort of considered a hybrid."
The wolf was confused. "A hybrid?"
"Yeah. You know, it's when two different species mate and sexually
reproduce an offspring that's mixed."
The wolf had no idea what Amanda had just said. "Huh?"
Amanda sighed. "Never mind. It's too personal anyway." She smiled.
"My name's Amanda. What's yours?"
The wolf hesitated, but said, "I don't know. I was never given a name."
Amanda was surprised. "Are you kidding me?"
The wolf shook his head.
"Oh, that's too bad."
"But…perhaps, you could give me a name, if you want."
"Um…okay. Let me just take a good look at you first." Amanda
examined the wolf carefully. She thought hard. "Well…for a wolf like you, I would call
you…Len."
The wolf looked down at his hands and mumbled, "Len." He faced
Amanda and smiled. "I like it."
Amanda smiled back. "Okay. Len the Wolf it is then." She took a deep
breath. "I've…never seen you before. You new around here?"
"No, actually. I've been living in this forest for quite some time now."
"Oh, well, I live in an apartment in Station Square with my parents.
Small, but comfortable. Hey, I was just wondering, how old are you?"
Len hesitated again. "I'm not sure. And, I'll be quite honest with you, I
don't really know so many...things."
Amanda cocked an eyebrow. "You mean, you don't know anything,
besides who you are?"
Len shook his head. "I only know some words and phrases, but not all."
"Oh." Amanda looked at Len again. "You kind of sound like you're my
age, but you're a bit on the short side as well."
"Is that…bad?"
"Oh, no, it's okay. I'm usually taller than my friends. Then again, I wear
high-heeled shoes." Amanda slipped off her shoes. "Stand right in front of me."
Len did as he was told and Amanda compared her height to his.
"Oh, yeah," she said. "You're like almost way up to my neck. Just about
a couple more inches."
Len faced Amanda. "Oh, good." His stomach then began to growl.
Amanda noticed the expression on Len's face. "You hungry?"
Len nodded.
"When was the last time you ate?"
"Uh…maybe a day or two ago."
"Oh, dear. Hang on a second." Amanda reached into her backpack and
searched for something for Len. All she could find was a small cookie from lunch.
She sighed. "This is all I have. I'm sorry."
Len took the cookie. "It will do." He ate it.
Suddenly, Amanda heard ringing noises. She reached into her pocket
and pulled out her cell phone. She faced Len. "I have to take this." She opened the
phone and pressed the talk button. "Hello?" There was silence. "Oh snap, Dad, I'm
really sorry. I forgot." More silence. "I ran into someone and I lost track of time."
Another moment of silence. "I'll be home in a few minutes, I promise." One more
silence. "I love you, too. Bye." Amanda hung up the phone and faced Len again.
"Sorry Len, but I've got to go."
Len made a pitiful look on his face. "So soon?"
"Hey, cheer up. I'll come back tomorrow after school. I'll make
something extra special for you to eat. Okay?"
Len made a tiny smile. "You promise?"
Amanda smiled back. "I promise. Bye." She took her bag and headed on
for home, leaving her new friend behind.
Even though Len felt lonely, he knew that she would come back for him.
She had to.
Does this tell you anything at all? Huh, huh? If not, blah! R&R, please.
