"do what?" Perry ask. "dance?" Perry ask.
"no. copy the moves." Heinz replied. Perry shrugged.
"it's something I learned at the Agency and I just picked it up with dancing." Perry shrugged. Heinz jumped over the couch.
"teach me." Heinz said.
"what?" Perry ask.
"teach me to dance, please." Heinz said.
"why?" Perry ask.
"i'm twenty-nine years old and I've done nothing with my life." Heinz shrugged. Perry chuckled.
"alright. what's the next song?" Perry ask looking up at the tv. "oh! this is a good one!" Perry exclaimed.
Party rock is in the house tonight! Everybody just have a good time! And we gonna make you lose your mind! Everybody just have a good time!
"like this." Perry said and started dancing. Heinz noticed it wasn't the dance on the screen.
"what dance are we doing?" Heinz ask following his instructions.
"uh, my kids have a Wii with all the Just Dance games." Perry replied.
In the club party rock, lookin' for your girl, She on my jock (huh) non-stop when we're in the spot. Booty move the weight like she owns the block, Where I drank I gots to know.
"no like this." Perry laughed and adjusted him. he muted the TV. "ok you have not a single dancing bone in your body so i'm just going be right back stay here." Perry laughed. he left and came back thirty minutes later.
"whats that?" Heinz ask.
"just the extra Wii and the games." Perry said. he hooked the Wii up and taught Heinz how to play. Heinz couldn't help but think it was a good thing he'd lost all that weight.
You've got to press it on you. You just think it. That's what you do, baby. Hold it down, DARE
"there you go." Perry smiled.
*thirty minutes later*
both were curled up on the couch watching tv. Perry was fast asleep curled against Heinz's chest. Heinz was running his fingers through Perry's hair gently.
"where are you taking me? vacation or straight to hell?" Heinz ask himself kissing Perry's forehead.
"both." Perry mumbled. Heinz jumped.
"I thought you were asleep?" Heinz ask.
"awesome doesn't sleep. it's just naps." Perry replied a smirk on his face. Heinz smiled.
"aren't those the same things?" Heinz ask.
"not in my book." Perry replied. Heinz laughed. a song suddenly played.
"what that?" Heinz ask. Perry got up.
"my ringtone. Brother by Road Hawgz." Perry replied. "Phineas and Ferb try everything. they tried Piano once and I like'd it." Perry replied answering his text message.
"one moment." heinz said. he ran into his storage room and pushed a piano out. "I got this for Vanessa she wanted to learn to play once but didn't like it." Heinz said.
"Dad I need a lift to the hospital! my friend just had her baby!" Vanessa exclaimed.
"I-" Doof started then looked down at Perry.
"go ahead I'll watch the babies. maybe the like classical." Perry said.
*an hour later*
when they came back all they could hear was the sound of the piano.
"dad what is this?" Vanessa ask.
"Perry said it's a song called Brother." Doof ask.
"whose playing?" Vanessa ask.
"Perry." Heinz replied. they came in behind Perry and watched him play peacefully. they listened as he played, sounding like he was pouring his soul into every note. it was beautiful. they couldn't help but listen and stare in wonder and amazement.
"you better not be training my kids." Vanessa smiled. Perry stopped playing.
"me? couldn't be." Perry smiled. Michael started to fuss and Perry stiffened. he turned around and started the song once more and Michael got quiet. "scratch that." Perry replied.
"your getting Michael to sleep?" Vanessa ask. Perry nodded and continued to play. "how?" Vanessa ask.
"classical music send calming thoughts. I've descovered Michael is just a baby, but he is a very smart baby, that has nightmare everytime he sleeps. the music helps with that." Perry replied.
"really?" Vanessa ask. Perry nodded.
"yeah and he gets pissed if I play anything other than this and Beethoven. I tried to play one of my favorite, Sally's song, and he screamed so loud I had to retune the piano." Perry replied.
"I don't believe that." vanessa chuckled. Perry stopped and started to play Sally's song and Michael started to scream. he tried three different songs before going back to the original song and Michael got quiet.
"picky little guy aint he?" Perry ask. he finished the song and moved onto Beethoven. he tried throwing some Bach and Mozart in but Michael stopped him. "well then." Perry muttered starting Moonlight Sonata.
"he's even more pickier then Vanessa used to be." Heinz muttered. Vanessa and Perry laughed and shook his head but didn't stop playing. "how long have you been playing?" Heinz ask.
"half an hour. took me forever to remember how to tune these things and how to play." Perry replied. he finished the song and moved into a new song.
"the river flows in you. this isn't Beethoven." Vanessa said. Perry shook his head.
"no but he seems to like it." Perry replied. "honestly I don't know this song but at the same time I do." Perry added. he knew the he knew this song, but where he didn't know. he suddenly had a flashback. he was with his mother and that when he heard it, she was humming this song. Heinz and Vanessa knew something was wrong the moment he froze up and his fingers stopped playing. Heinz walked up to him.
"Perry?" Heinz ask. Perry jumped when his hand was rested on his shoulder. Perry jumpped up.
"uh... I-I need to go." Perry said. he walked away as quickly as he could.
"dad whats wrong with Perry?" Vanessa ask. He'd seen the look in Perry's eyes.
"he's thinking about his parents and siblings." Doof said. Vanessa nodded.
"oh." Vanessa replied.
*midnight*
Heinz was on alert. Perry still wasn't back and he was about ready to call the police when he felt the other side of his bed dip in.
"I almost called the police, thought you'd gone missing." Heinz whispered pulling him closer.
"why didn't you?" Perry mumbled. both ignored his voice cracking.
"didn't know how to explain a Platypus that was turned human, missing and doesn't have a name in the system." Heinz said. "that wouldn't go over well." Heinz added. Perry was quiet. "hello officer, my boyfriend, who is not in the system because he used to be a Platypus, is missing. well what does he look like? well he used to be teal and orange with a beaver tail. now he tall green eyes, teal hair." Heinz said. Perry was laughing. "even I know that sounds crazy." Heinz added. after Perry stopped laughing he sighed.
"thank you. I needed a laugh." Perry said.
"I thought you might." Heinz replied. he hugged him tighter. "are you ok Perry?" Heinz ask. Perry shook his head.
"I dunno." Perry replied. "but I will, in time." Perry mumbled.
"your mother used to play that song to you huh?" Heinz ask. Perry didn't reply he just rolled over and dug his face into the scientists chest.
"Heinz I don't know what to do. tomorrow is gonna be hard day. I can't believe I forgot tomorrow." Perry muttered.
"whats tomorrow?" Heinz ask.
"the day my family was brutally murdered." Perry choked. Heinz froze.
"but isn't tomorrow your-" Heinz started but Perry cut him off.