Chapter 25: Rosy's Confession
Buck and the others continued to find shelter so they could heal Rosy's cuts on her back as Jonathan was carrying the young female close to him.
"How far do we go for shelter Buck?" Jonathan asked.
"Not far mate" Buck replied.
"I hope so because my legs are aching" Elisa groaned.
"We've being walking for two minutes, How could your legs be in pain already?" Granny laughed.
"Uh hello! I'm pregnant you old buffoon! It's not easy to run fast when you have pups inside you" Elisa scoffed.
"Oh man, I do not envy you" Granny laughed hard.
Elisa growled but was stopped when Aiu and Louis backed her away from Granny.
"Alright mammals, we'll take shelter in here for now" said Buck.
The others went into a small safe cave as Jonathan gentle lies Rosy on her stomach as he looks at the large cuts that Leo gave Rosy with his sharp claws as he clutches his fists in anger.
"Who the heck does that monster think he is?" Jonathan growled to himself.
"So that was Leo? The freaky looking sloth?" Buck asked.
"Yeah" Aiu nodded.
"So he's the reason that your herd is having so much trouble?" Buck asked
"Indeed, He is really getting on our nerves" said Elisa.
"He's nasty" Aiu added.
"He ruined my wedding reception with Peaches" Louis also added.
"He's red" Granny snapped.
The others looked at her as she replied
"What? He is!"
"Guys, Rosy is still bleeding here" Jonathan replied sternly.
"Oh sorry" Elisa replied.
"Wait here lad, I'll give some water and stuff to heal her" said Buck.
Soon Buck went out of the cave to get the supples for Rosy, Jonathan sits down near Rosy and pets her gently.
"Sssssh. It's OK Rosy" The crimson sloth soothed the tearful female.
"It hurts…It hurts so much" Rosy sobbed as she was in so much pain.
"I know Rosy but it's OK" Johnny replied.
Buck then comes back with a coconut of water and a couple of leaves as he said
"Alright lass, this will sting but it'll heal your cuts"
"A-Are you sure?" Rosy asked.
"I'm sure lass" Buck soothed as he pets Rosy.
"Don't be afraid Rosy, I got you" said Johnny.
Jonathan holds Rosy's paw and pets her head as Buck begins cleaning her wound while the poor teenage sloth whimpered in pain.
"Sssssh, It's OK Rosy, It's alright" Jonathan whispered.
Soon Buck washes the blood off and puts leaves on her wounds as Buck goes to Rosy and pets her again as he said
"Just lie there for a while lass, Your wounds will heal eventually"
"The….The pain….It was so horrible" Rosy sniffed.
"It's alright Rosy, you'll be fine" said Buck.
Jonathan looks at Elisa who was relaxing and asked
"You OK madam?"
"Yeah it's just the pups are getting bigger each day and I'm getting close to giving birth to them" said Elisa.
"Well we better get you back home fast before your husband loses the chance to see his pups born before his eyes" said Buck.
"We should rest for a while" said Louis.
"Good idea, you know I sleep like a baby" Aiu replied
"What, you crap yourself and cry like one in the middle of the night?" Granny laughed.
"I do not, that's basically what you do old lady" Aiu growled.
"Hey, don't make me whoop your butt down kitty" Granny cracked.
"Alright you two, Break it up" Buck sternly replied as he splits the two mammals up.
When Granny just lies down for a nap, Buck turns to Aiu and chuckled
"You sure have got your dad's attitude"
"Thanks" Aiu thanked.
Aiu and Louis looks at Jonathan comforting Rosy as Elisa smiles and said
"I think we should leave them be"
"Will Rosy be alright?" Aiu asked in concern.
"Yes she will sweetie, you heard Buck" Elisa giggled.
"Exactly kid and what's rule number one?" Buck asked.
"Always listen to Buck sir" Aiu saluted the weasel.
Buck chuckled and ruffed Aiu's head as he replied
"Good boy"
Meanwhile Jonathan was smiling at the fact that Rosy was calm and relaxing as she rests on Jonathan's knees.
"How are you feeling?" Jonathan asked
"A little sore but I…I don't feel so much pain as I did before" Rosy quietly replied.
"I'm sorry I couldn't save you from that monster" Leo apologised as he felt guilty for not saving Rosy from Leo.
"It's OK…I'll be fine" Rosy replied.
"You miss your parents do you?" Jonathan asked
"More than anything" Rosy sadly replied.
"What happened to you and your family before all of this?" Johnny asked.
"I…I don't think I should say" Rosy looks down in sadness.
"You can tell me, I'll listen to you" said Jonathan.
"C…Can I trust you?" Rosy asked.
"Of course Rosy, I'll do my best to help you if you have problems" said Jonathan.
Rosy then sighs and replied
"Well, for too long I've always wanted to have friends with the other teenage sloths back at home but I always got teased and bullied by them"
"What do you mean?" Jonathan asked.
"Every time I've tried to be like them, they always mock and criticised me of how I look, what I do and who I spend my life with" Rosy sadly replied.
"Why would they do that?" Johnny asked.
"Because they think I was a freak because of my family, I guess the way they treated me is well..making me foolish and ignorant to the herd and my parents" said Rosy.
"But you're not a freak, The way I see it, You're a beautiful healthy female sloth" Jonathan admitted
"Really?" Rosy asked as she was surprised.
"Yep" Johnny nodded happily.
"Wow, No male sloth have even told me that before" Rosy said.
"Rosy, those boys don't know what they're missing" Johnny chuckled.
Rosy sighed sadly and continued
"Still I used the anger of rejection and the bullying of me on my family...I felt so foolish of what I done...especially before this all happened"
"What do you mean? What happened?" Johnny asked.
"At the night at Peaches and Louis's wedding, I was finally offered by the teenage sloths to fit in with them...All I had to do was come to a party but...I chose not to go but to instead go to the wedding" said Rosy.
"Well I say you did the right thing by going somewhere WAY important than some lame party" said Jonathan.
"But after the wedding, the teenagers found out and disowned me and laughed at me...I...I was so angry and upset, I chose to leave my family" Rosy sadly continued.
"What? Why?" Jonathan asked in alarmed.
"I...I don't know, I just felt so alone and crushed that I will never have friends outside the family anymore...But that's not the worse part" Rosy replied.
"W-What did you Rosy?" Jonathan asked.
"I...I...I yelled at my father and disowned him...and...a-and...I slapped my mother in the face" Rosy sobbed.
"W-What?" Johnny gasped.
"It was an accident, I was trying to leave but my mum tried to stop me and I lost my temper and...and...Oh god, What have I done?" Rosy cried.
She buries her face in Jonathan's leg as the crimson sloth sighed in pity as he knew that Rosy didn't mean to hurt her family and he felt sorry for her being mocked and abused by the other kids.
"It's alright, I know you didn't mean it, you still love them" Jonathan comforted as he pets her head.
"I'm an awful child, I don't deserve to be this family anymore" Rosy sobbed as she was feeling so much shame in her.
"Now wait just a minute missy!"
Rosy looks up to see Granny giving her a small disapproving look as she added
"Who are you to say you don't deserve to be this family?"
"Madam, She's upset, Please leave her be" Jonathan sternly replied.
"Back off big boy, I'm her great granny and I'm not gonna let some scrawning teenage morons get the better of her" Granny snapped.
Johnny was surprised yet he slowly nods as Rosy looks at her granny and said
"Now listen here missy, Who cares what the other teenagers think or say about you, You have the one thing you'll be glad they don't have" said Granny.
"What's that?" Rosy sniffed.
"A herd, A true family, Those idiots out there are not as important as we are, We're your true friends and we care about you" Granny replied.
"R-Really?" Rosy asked as she never thought of that for a long time.
"So what if those kids say bad things to you, Ignore them! Start believing and focusing on you are and what you wanna do" Granny replied.
"So... I should just be myself?" Rosy asked.
"Of course silly, Why would you wanna spend your life being those rebel retards? You're more brighter than a fire going out like a firework in a watermelon" said Granny.
Rosy nodded as Granny added
"You're more pretty than a fruit salad being squashed by my feet"
Johnny and Rosy looked at each other as Granny again added
"And you're smarter than a mammoth doing a maths quiz"
"I think I'm getting at what you're saying Granny...Thank you" Rosy smiled at her Granny.
"Ah don't thank me, It's the truth darling and that's the way it is" Granny chuckled.
"Feeling better Rosy?" Johnny asked.
"I am now, Thanks to you two" Rosy smiled at the two sloths.
"Ah no problem and stay away from my garden or I'll roll you over with a boulder and bury you in the swamp" Granny insanely cracked.
Rosy and Jonathan looked at Granny in alarm and in terror as Granny smiled gleefully and quickly added
"Love ya darling"
She then walks off as Johnny asked
"Is she always like this?"
"24/7 Johnny" Rosy replied.
"Rosy, I know you feel bad for what you did to your parents but I know deep down they still love you like you do for them" Jonathan said
"Thank you Jonathan, That means so much to me" Rosy kindly thanked.
"Anytime" The crimson sloth winked.
The two sloths looked at each other warmly before Rosy closes her eyes and rests her head on Johnny's lap as the crimson sloth chuckles kindly and continues petting Rosy on the head.
"She's a cute girl I must admit" Johnny thought to himself.
"Now that I think of it, Jonathan is rather handsome" Rosy happily thought to herself.
Rosy has confessed the truth to Jonathan!
And Granny has assured and comfort Rosy...well in Granny's style of course
It seems Rosy and Jonathan are getting to know each other a little too well now ;-)
What happens next?
Stay tune to find out