A/N I don't own Osmosis Jones, or its characters; they are owned by Warner Bros. The rest, I DO own.

Rowena BaronErikandSnapelover: We meet him in this chapter. Thrax is gonna play the friendly guy, no matter if he likes Annabelle's boyfriend or not.

Devilgirl123: Really? It was that obvious? XD

Alu In Chains: Cool :D Thanks.

Thanks, I think so too. I think that whether Thrax is portrayed as good or evil, he's still a gentleman underneath.

Chapter 11

"I know."

Ozzy blinked in surprise. "Whatta ya mean you know?"

"I know that Annabelle has a boyfriend. They've been together for about half a month." Martha said, sipping her soda.

She and Ozzy, and Drix and Maria were at the boardwalk, talking and drinking sodas. Thrax was on the beach, playing fetch with Almira, and Ursula was reading on another table near the double-dates.

"She tells us everything," Martha continued. "And she wasn't gonna tell Thrax at the time."

"All right, understandable," Drix said, not wanting an argument to arise. Martha was still mad at Thrax for hurting Annabelle.

"Yeah, he was one of our high school classmates. He never made social contact with Annabelle, but get this: he told Annabelle that he always had a crush on her, but never talked to her because he didn't want to be called 'uncool' by talking to her." Martha continued, rolling her eyes.

"Wait, so this guy has a high school crush on Annabelle, but doesn't tell her until adulthood?" Ozzy asked. "Dude, if I had a crush on a girl, I'd make it known to her right away!"

"What if she wasn't socially accepted, and it would ruin your 'cool' reputation to talk to her?" Maria challenged, raising an eyebrow.

"I already got a good rep, Maria," Ozzy said proudly. "Some weird girl ain't gonna ruin it."

"So, I'm weird?" Martha smirked.

Ozzy's eyes widened, realizing his mistake. "Oh, I didn't mean you were weird, Marty. I meant—"

"I know what you meant. Besides, I'm the kind of girl who takes being called weird as a complement."

"…Cool." He grinned.

"Martha? Maria?"

The female white blood cells turned to see Annabelle on the sidewalk. With her was a male red blood cell with shaggy hair, and glasses. He wore a green sweater with the sleeves rolled up, dark-blue slacks, and dark-brown boots.

"Hey, Anna, Jason," Martha greeted. "What're you two doin' here?"

"Just walking around." Annabelle shrugged. "Hey, Ozzy and Drix."

"Hello, Annabelle." Drix nodded.

Ursula waved, still reading her book. "This your boyfriend?" Ozzy asked.

"Yeah. This is Jason Radcliffe. Jason, you already know Martha and Ursula. This is Maria Amino, Osmosis Jones, Martha's boyfriend, and Drix, Maria's boyfriend."

Jason nodded at the people introduced. "Didn't Annabelle say she had another friend?" He asked.

"Yeah. Where's Thrax?" She asked.

"He's down on the beach with Almira." Drix explained.

"Yo, Red! Mira!" Ozzy yelled. "Annabelle's here!"

Thrax and Almira both heard him, and came trotting up on the boardwalk. "Hey, Annie," Thrax greeted. He turned to the male cell with her. "Who's he?"

"My boyfriend I mentioned, Jason Radcliffe. Jason, this is Thrax Muerja."

"Nice to meet you, Jase." Thrax greeted, holding out a clawed hand.

"Um, I prefer to be called Jason." He corrected, tentatively shaking the virus's hand. He seemed to be uncomfortable around either claws or viruses.

"Mm, suit yerself." Thrax shrugged. "This is my baby girl, Almira. She don't like strangers. Drix wants to try an' work around that so she ain't tryin' to bite 'em."

"She bites?"

"Only if provoked. She's had a hard past, an' don't trust strangers."

"I can see by the scars." Annabelle said sympathetically.

"Shouldn't she be on a leash?" Jason asked, crossing his arms. "So you could at least control her?"

"I can control her just fine without a leash." Thrax countered. "'Sides, she hates leashes."

"Just the ones that go on her collar?" Annabelle asked, tapping her chin with her finger.

"Whatta ya mean?" Ozzy asked, raising an eyebrow. "Ain't that where leashes go? On the collar?"

"Not all the time. There're these harnesses dogs can wear, and have the leash attached. Maybe that'll be better for Almira. Plus, since she's an Immunity dog, she can have an official Immunity dog harness."

"She's an Immunity dog?" Jason asked incredulously.

"She's actually a hyena, but yes," Drix nodded. "Ozzy, Thrax, Maria, Martha, and I are all part of the Immunity."

"The virus is an Immunity officer?"

"The virus is right here," Thrax frowned. "An' technically, I'm a vaccine."

"Can we not argue about this?" Maria asked. "This isn't about who's on the Immunity, or who's not; this is about gettin' Almira a leash. I'll see what I can do about gettin' her an Immunity dog harness. I'll have to take measurements of her chest, stomach, legs, and neck."

"We can do that tomorrow." Thrax offered. "Thanks for the tip, Annie."

"Sure thing." She nodded, smiling. She waved as she and Jason continued down the sidewalk.

"What a nice man." Drix commented.

Thrax rolled his eyes. "Did you see the way he looked at me?"

"Seriously?" Maria groaned.

"Jones, did you see the way he looked at me?"

"Sure did, Red," Ozzy nodded.

"Jason does not like you." Ursula commented.

"How do you know if he looked at him funny?" Drix asked the muscle cell. "You were reading."

"I stopped five minutes ago. I just didn't say anything. And Thrax is right. Jason was kinda giving him a glare."

"I saw too. He does not like you, buddy." Martha grinned.

"Why wouldn't he like Thrax?" Drix asked.

"Maybe it's because he's a virus?" Maria guessed.

"Or maybe he's afraid he's either gonna steal Annabelle, or she's gonna go to him." Martha guessed.

"Okay, I may have done a lot of unforgivable things, but there are some I won't stand for: any kind of abuse, rape, an' cheatin'." Thrax frowned deeply, counting off on his claws as he spoke. "An' I hope Annie's the same way."

"She is," Martha nodded. "She would never cheat on her boyfriend."

"Has she ever had a boyfriend before Jason?" Ozzy asked.

"No, but both teachings and common sense told her not to cheat when she gets a boyfriend."

"It's nice that even thought you were a virus, who had killed many people, you were still a gentleman inside." Ursula commented, smiling.

"I'm free for the pickin', Ursula." He grinned, holding out his arms.

"Thanks, but no thanks. I'm not looking for anyone."

"Remember what my mom said." Martha grinned mischievously.

"I don't care what your mom says, Martha. It's stupid."

"What does she say?" Ozzy asked.

"'If a girl's not looking for a guy, she's looking for the opposite.'"

Ursula scowled darkly as everyone laughed. "I'm sorry, Ursula," Drix chuckled, wiping a tear away. "It's just funny."

"All kidding aside," Maria said, calming herself down. "Maybe Jason doesn't like Thrax because he's a virus, and because he and Annabelle seem friendly already. What was he like in high school?"

"The kind of guy who wanted to be cool, and so followed the 'cool' guys," Martha answered. "I'm not sure how he is towards viruses though."

"Well, we only met him today," Drix pointed out. "So, maybe if we get to know him, he may turn out to be different."

A/N So, we meet Anna's boyfriend. This guy was actually gonna be in a sequel to my cancelled WWIII story (the same that Annabelle and her friends come from) And as in this story, Jason and Annabelle went to school together, and he had a crush on her, but never said anything. What's different is him being a red blood cell (obviously, as he was originally human) and him not telling Annabelle because with her being the main misfit in high school, it would be "uncool" to even talk to her.

This also marks some new changes for Almira. One, though it isn't obvious, she's gonna be "therap-ized" (...new word XD) to not be so savage towards strangers. Meaning she'll allow them to pet her, but she won't bite or growl. After all, she's an Immunity dog (hyena) which is equal to a police dog in our world; she's supposed to be friendly. Another is she'll wear a dog harness, which will give her a leash. The reason she hates leashes is because when she was trained to be a fighting dog early in her life, she was chained to trees and teased, and the chains pulled at her neck, hurting her. But with the harness, she won't have this problem. Plus, it's stylish :3

Oh, looks like Jason doesn't like Thrax. But why? Is it because he's a virus? Is it because he's friends with Annabelle? Or is Jason afraid Thrax will try and steal Annabelle, or that Annabelle will go to him? What do you think?