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.