OK, this is it. This is the chapter that I warned you about in the previous. This chapter will contain A LOT of NuttyXFlaky and slight FlippyXFlaky. I wrote this whilst listening to 'The Day Of Night' from the Silent Hill 2 Soundtrack. This is where I got the inspiration to make the beautiful moonlight by the lake romance scene you're about to read later on in the chapter. I also know this pairing is very unlikely and has been flamed to the fires of Hell ever since Fanny Pak wrote about it to death, but I have a reason to write about this: because I believe that in the canon universe, there are limits to our fantasies. But in fan fiction, anything is possible. If this story is gonna suck to you, it's this chapter that'll do the damage. Just a warning, thing's are gonna get a little sexual towards the end of this chapter because there is also some nudity and some slight lemon in this chapter too, but I'll save you from reading the details. If you want to know how the pair 'do it', use your imagination.

BTW, there always seems to be one little mistake that makes it onto and I don't notice it until I reread it. If anyone sees a mistake, let me know.

And I know some of you will NOT like this chapter because…

You know what? Just read it and you'll see.

Well, here it goes….

Chapter 9: Romance?

Flippy and Flaky were walking down a beach that was 10 miles from where we as readers last saw Giggles.

They had been at the lake for an hour just contemplating about what has happened so far.

"Sweetheart, trust me, you know I'd never hurt you or anyone else." Flippy reassured Flaky.

She replied with "I know, but we tried to warn Disco Bear! Both me and Nutty. We saw him get murdered."

Flaky turned away from Flippy slightly as she spoke.

"And who's next? Nutty? Me? You?"

Flippy gently turned her back round.

"Flaky, listen to me. While I'm around, nobody's gonna hurt you. I'll be there for you. I give you my word." He said.

She smiled at Flippy's reassuring comment.

The two wrapped their arms around one another.

Flippy then planted his lips onto Flaky's.

They were like this for 30 seconds roughly before they broke away.

"Hey Flaky, I wanna try something." Flippy said before running off down the beach.

"Hey! Don't you run away from me!" Flaky playfully called out before running after him.

So the two chased each other up and down the beach until Flippy tripped over a large object.

Flaky, who was catching up to him, screamed at the object and ran away.

Flippy got up.

"Of all the litter people can throw around-." He angrily muttered to himself before turning back to face his ground hazard.

He gasped at the shock of it.

Right there, lying on the beach, was Giggles' body, pale in the face, clothes dirty from the water and wrapped up in seaweed.

"Oh My God Giggles!" Flippy yelled out.

He performed CPR on her for a full minute before coming to the realisation…

"She's dead."

Police, including Nutty, was at the crime scene 10 minutes later.

Flaky and Flippy were returned home from the crime scene by Splendid.

Nutty stayed behind to investigate.

There was a boot mark at the back of Giggles' jeans and her jewellery was missing.

The only possibility Nutty could think of was that Giggles tried to give The Grim Reaper Killer her jewellery, but he ignored her, drowned Giggles 10 miles away and then once she was dead, with a gentle push from his boot, rolled her dead body into the lake.

Half an hour past since the murder was committed.

It was now 11:40PM.

Nutty was at home, in his bathroom, looking into the mirror.

He splashed his face with cold water.

He then walked out of his bathroom and sat on his bed.

Thinking to himself.

"Flaky. If one of us gonna die at one point, I want you to either go through the 5 stages of grieving or die knowing I loved you." Nutty thought.

He grabbed a piece of paper and a pen.

He began to write something down.

15 minutes later (11:55PM), Flaky was at home, reading a magazine in bed when she heard her letterbox shut.

When she went to investigate, there was a small folded note and a map that had a red line drawn on it from where Flaky was living to some rural area.

She read the note.

'Dear Flaky

I know it's a little late, but there's something I want to get off my chest.

I'm worried that The Grim Reaper Killer will easily find us if I came over and told you face to face.

So, meet me at Logwood Cabin on Acorn Hill at midnight.

Signed: Nutty

P.S: Wrap yourself up warm, I heard it's gonna get cold up there.'

She went into her room and got changed.

When she walked out of her house, she was wearing a grey coat with a red turtle-neck underneath, a pair of blue skin-tight jeans and a pair of black shoes with white socks.

She also had a light red scarf around her neck.

She got into her car with the map in hand.

She drove out the driveway, out the neighbourhood and out into fields.

She drove along this road until she saw a sign in the darkness that read 'Acorn Hill' with an arrow pointing left.

She turned in that direction before coming to a stop just in between a pair of trees.

She got out of the car and went through this clearing.

What she saw was nothing like she ever saw.

The forest, that consumed much of her vision on the way here, was in a complete circle to reveal the beautiful moonlight in the dark blue sky.

There was a huge lake that made a mirror in the ground, reflecting the moonlight back at itself.

There was a small wooden cabin looking out at the lake.

Inside this cabin, there was no furniture, nobody inside, just wooden walls with a floor and a ceiling.

It all looked like something she'd find on the cover of a romance novel.

There was also a small tent nearby with a light inside.

Inside the tent, she could see a figure inside.

The figure looked towards Flaky through the cloth of the tent and climbed out.

It was Nutty, wearing his fedora and trenchcoat.

"Don't worry, I was just getting the tent ready." He said.

"Planning on having a private camping trip?" Flaky asked.

"Well, kind of" Nutty replied.

She then asked "If that's the case, why did you invite me here tonight?"

Nutty gulped a few times before speaking.

"Because, I have something very important to tell you."

Flaky then answered "Well, what is it?"

Nutty thought for a minute of what to say next.

He asked "What do you think of Flippy?"

Flaky just answered "He's a nice guy."

"Oh." Nutty said, sounding disappointed.

"Is something wrong?" she asked.

Nutty breathed in before speaking.

"I'm gonna be flat out honest here. When we first met, I only considered you to be a friend. But ever since I saw you at Flippy's birthday party before we died, you were beautiful….."

Flaky blushed a little and said "Thank you Nutty."

Nutty smiled then turned away before continuing his monologue.

"Ever since then, I had you close to my heart. Not a single day would go by without me thinking of you. I ended up giving up my candy addiction because of the things you do."

Flaky looked a little concerned.

"Right." She said.

Nutty continued with "But ever since I saw you play Juliet at the Happy Tree Town Auditorium, I saw the real beauty within you. It only took me until then to realise it. When I heard about you and Flippy dating, I was heart broken. My one chance to love someone was just ruined. But now, with The Grim Reaper Killer about, I thought I'd tell you the whole truth before either one of us dies."

Flaky looked surprised.

"Well, if that's the truth, why didn't you tell me sooner?" she asked.

Nutty held back a few tears before answering:

"Because, I was…"

Flaky asked "Nervous?"

Nutty turned around and answered "Exactly."

There was a moment of silence hanging over the two.

"Nutty, I don't know what to say." Flaky eventually replied.

Nutty, teary eyed, then said "Don't say anything. I'll talk to Flippy about it in the morning. And then we'll both know he won't take the news well. You probably don't know what it's like to spend your whole life feeling lonely."

Nutty then sat on a near-by log and started to cry.

Flaky just watched her heartbroken best friend cry his eyes out.

She eventually walked over to him.

"Nutty, I've got a confession to make myself." Flaky said.

Nutty stopped crying and lifted up his head upon hearing this.

"I don't really love Flippy more than a friend. I only pretended to be Flippy's girlfriend so he wouldn't spend the rest of his life feeling lonely like you."

Nutty then stood up.

"What are you trying to say?" he asked.

Flaky sighed and replied "I was never Flippy's girlfriend at all. My heart lies with someone else in mind."

"Who?" was her only response.

Flaky looked up to face Nutty and just replied with one word:

"You."

This time, it was Nutty who became surprised at this.

"I've been having the same feelings plague me for years ever since I first saw you. If there's anyone I have true feelings for, it's you Nutty." She replied.

Another moment of silence passed before Nutty leaned in and kissed Flaky on her lips.

Flaky just stood wide-eyed at this sudden move.

When Nutty broke away, Flaky was in a state of shock.

He believed she'd only lose her temper, yell at him for making a dumb move or even slap him across the face for being such a pervert.

Nutty shut his eyes and tilted his head forward.

Unknown to him, Flaky just then came out of her shock with a smile on her face.

She tilted her head forward also so their foreheads touched.

Each of their hands grasping at the other's shoulders as if letting go meant instant death.

"I'm sorry Flaky. I knew that was a dumb idea. I really didn't know what I was thinking." Nutty apologized profusely.

"Nutty?" she replied.

He tilted his head back up to face her.

"Yeah?"

Flaky chuckled a little whilst shaking her head.

"Shut up." She said in a pleasurable tone.

It was then the roles were reversed.

This time, it was Flaky who was kissing Nutty.

Nutty had the same shocked expression on his face as Flaky did.

But it quickly melted off, his eyes closing and a large loving smile cracked onto his face.

The kiss lasted only for a minute, but to them, it was like an eternity went by.

The two eventually broke away.

"Just like how I wanted my first kiss." Nutty said.

"I love you Nutty." Flaky said.

Smiling widely, he just replied:

"I love you too."

The two's lips merged together, only this time, more passionate and slow.

Just then, their tongues slipped into each other's mouths.

Nutty then stopped and broke away from Flaky when he realised where his hands were going.

(Warning: This part's about to get a little bit 'dirty' if you know what I mean.)

Flaky then asked "Have you ever swam with a girl before?"

Nutty answered with "Yeah. I've swam with you, Petunia and Giggles."

Flaky then replied "No Nutty. I meant swam with a girl naked before?"

Nutty became shocked at this.

"Never."

Flaky gave him a dirty look before Nutty caught on.

"Flaky, are you suggesting we skinny-dip?" he asked.

Flaky walked off seductively saying "Well, what do you think? Anyway, I could go with a swim myself and I feel rather stuffy in all this clothing."

She then ripped off her scarf.

Nutty just chuckled nervously.

Flaky then removed her jacket.

"You're being serious about this, aren't you?" Nutty asked.

She replied "Believe it, I am." As she tore off her turtle-neck.

Nutty gulped as she removed her shoes, then socks before finally, her jeans.

There she was standing in just her two-piece underwear.

Nutty removed his fedora and laid it on the ground.

Flaky seductively giggled at him before placing her hands behind her back and removing her bra.

He then was transfixed at the 95% naked porcupine in front of him.

"Aren't you a dirty boy." Flaky said in a dirty manner before she ended her strip tease by removing her panties.

And there she was, standing naked in front of her lover.

Nutty then removed his clothing immediately afterwards.

Eventually, the two were standing facing one another nude.

The two dived into the lake.

They swam around, playfully splashing each other in the face and other things.

Until eventually, they both landed on shore.

Flaky being on top of Nutty.

"Flaky, I want you so badly." Nutty said in a dirty tone.

The two pressed their naked bodies together as they had a hot tongue wrestle on the shore.

Nutty stopped the French kiss session.

"Wait, what if someone sees us? We should get it on inside the tent." He said.

Once they got inside, they both lie down beside one another.

"Nobody will see us now." Nutty said.

"Nutty, I want you inside me right now." Flaky said in her dirty tone.

"But what about Flippy?" Nutty asked.

"Forget about him. 'Cause tonight, it's just gonna be me and you." She answered.

Nutty rolled onto his side to continue the French kissing Flaky.

When the two broke, Flaky said "No one needs to know about this."

She then rolled over so her naked body was on top of Nutty's.

"This night together is gonna be our dirty little secret."

And so, the two had their 'activities' inside the tent.

Well, I warned you things were gonna get sexual towards the end.

Once I get some time on and stuff, I might write a lemon with plenty of graphic-detail for you perverts out there. ;)

Anyway, so Nutty has confessed his love for Flaky, they made out, skinny-dipped and made love, all in one night. But what about Flippy? Remember, he doesn't know about this yet.

Wait 'till the next chapter to find out!

Chapter question: Do you think Flippy will ever catch Nutty & Flaky in the act in the remaining chapters of this story?