The Real HTF
Chapter 9:
"You can't be serious!" Giggles shouted. "What if this 'admirer' of yours is a complete psychopath!" Everyone stared at Giggles in disbelief. Giggles was not one to yell; she never was.
"The note did say that Cuddles could bring two friends," Handy said, which calmed the raging chipmunk down.
"I've already decided that I'm bringing Giggles with me," Cuddles said, which made Giggles' face aglow with joy. "However, I haven't decided who else will come."
"Well, if anyone else is going, it's going to be me," Flippy stated as he stood up like the war veteran he was in the series.
"I think that I should be the one who should go," Handy said. "I'd like to see the reaction when Cuddles' admirer sees that I do have hands."
"Do I have to bring two friends?" Cuddles asked. "If this person wants to ask me on a date, I think I only need one person to go with me."
"Then, why does it have to be Giggles?" Handy asked. "Can't it be Flippy or me?"
"I want it to be Giggles for my own reasons," Cuddles said defiantly. "C'mon, Giggles, let's go to Flippin' Burgers."
"But, it's only 12:00!" Giggles said. "We still have another five hours to wait!" Just then, there was another knock on the door. This time, Giggles went to answer it. She looked around outside and saw no one standing outside or running away. Giggles looked around a final time and spotted another note at her feet. She picked it up and examined it. It looked just like the note Cuddles had brought in previously, but this time, it had no address or name on the cover. It was stapled shut just like the other one too. She walked back to the group and opened it. She also read it aloud.
"Dear Cuddles, I am on my way to Flippin' Burgers right now, if you want to talk. Hope to see you there. From – FP."
"Who's FP?" Flippy asked, changing the TV channel. "Still sounds like a prank to me."
"Well, let's go!" Cuddles said, walking Giggles out to the Flippy's car. Cuddles got in the driver's seat with Giggles right next to him. When he started the ignition, Giggles asked him a question.
"Are you sure you want to go through with this?" Giggles asked tentatively.
"I want to meet this person," Cuddles stated. "And besides, I like making my fans happy." Cuddles then backed out of the driveway, and took off for the restaurant. Within ten minutes, they had pulled into the parking lot. The duo walked into the doors, and everyone turned to look at them. There was a minute of silence. A full sixty seconds, which seemed like hours to the tree friends.
"Is there something wrong?" Cuddles asked nervously.
"I… can't believe it!" a fan shouted. "Cuddles and Giggles are on a date!"
"No we're not!" Giggles shouted back. "We're just meeting someone here!" She then looked down and saw that that Cuddles was holding her hand. "Cuddles!" she gasped. Then, she threw his hand down and slapped him in the face.
"Ow!" Cuddles yelled in agony, then rubbing the place where she slapped him. Everyone in the room gasped in shock. One fan came over to comfort Cuddles.
"Are you OK?" she asked. "I hope she didn't hurt you too badly; because you're my favorite character!"
"I'm fine," Cuddles him. She then wrapped his arms around the canary yellow rabbit. The temptation was too great for her. Cuddles was used to this; many fans liked to hug him. So, being the gentle rabbit he is, he hugged her back, just as tightly.
"Giggles, how could you!" shouted another fan. "I thought you loved Cuddles!" The fan then slapped Giggles hard before walking out of the building.
"I see that you have arrived, Cuddles," someone said. "I also see that you brought a friend with you. Do you plan on staying long?" Just then, the group of people surrounding the duo dispersed, revealing the figure that was talking to them. He or she was wearing a long blue robe with a hood, which covered most of his/her face. "Come closer, I need to talk to you," the person said. Cuddles and Giggles begrudgingly moved forward towards the figure. Cuddles could tell that it was a tree friend by the height of him/her. Then, the tree friend pulled his/her hood off, to reveal her face. Giggles could tell that it was a female tree friend underneath the robes. She was wearing a mask that looked like the Phantom of the Opera. Cuddles was the first one to realize who the admirer was. He couldn't believe it.
