The Real HTF
Chapter 10: A Fight for a Rabbit
"It's you!" Cuddles shouted at the figure that stood in front of Giggles and him. "I knew it was you!" Cuddles shouted. Then, Giggles realized who the "admirer" was.
"Flaky?" Giggles shouted at the top of her lungs. "You like Cuddles!" Flaky played the role of a shy porcupine in HTF.
"Yes, I do," Flaky said. "Is there something wrong with that?" Now, Giggles realized what Flaky was really after. She wanted Giggles to tell her about what's going on with her and Cuddles. She also thought that by shocking her, she wouldn't think twice about it and she would shout it out loud for everyone, including Cuddles, to hear. Giggles saw through it all and managed to pull Flaky to the side of the restaurant so no one could hear.
"What's wrong, Giggles?" Flaky asked innocently.
"I know what you're doing," Giggles said firmly. "Don't even try to fool me."
"What do you mean?" Flaky asked confused. She'd never seen Giggles like this.
"You want me to tell everyone here about me and Cuddles, don't you?" Giggles shouted. "Don't even think about lying to me!"
"Actually, no, I'm not trying to tell anyone," Flaky said calmly. "To tell you the truth, I was sent as a diversion."
"What!" Giggles screamed so loudly, the whole restaurant seemed to vibrate.
"The real admirer is over there," Flaky said with a nervous laugh. The crowd seemed to be standing away from the admirer, and Cuddles could see why. The admirer was wearing a long blue robe similar to Flaky's, but it covered the admirer's body completely. Cuddles looked closely at the admirer. He or she looked very familiar to Cuddles, but then again, all of the tree friends looked similar to him.
"Well, hello there, Cuddles," The Admirer said in a voice that resembled Darth Vader. Cuddles stepped forward as slowly as he could.
"He-hello," Cuddles stammered. Cuddles still remained a safe distance away from The Admirer. He or she looked like a very shady character. What was his or her goal?
"I see you brought your friend," The Admirer said coldly. "The pink one, right?"
"Ye-yes," Cuddles replied. "Her name is—" Cuddles started, but The Admirer cut him off.
"I know who she is," The Admirer said. "Just remember: You've been warned."