Chapter 36
Here it is, folks; the thirty sixth and final chapter of "Years Later". Enjoy!
One week later…
On Saturday, June 20, Salley was inside her apartment, brushing
Amanda's hair.
The cat-meleon girl was wearing a lavender strapless dress with a golden
necklace and black small-heeled shoes.
When the cat-woman was done, she put the brush down and had Amanda
stand up so she would examine her. She smiled. "You certainly look gorgeous,
Amanda."
"Thanks, Mom," said Amanda, smiling back.
"You just need one more little detail and then you're done." Salley took
out a bottle of perfume and sprayed it across the room.
There, Amanda walked over to that side, capturing the perfume with her
skin.
Meanwhile, Espio was waiting downstairs for his daughter to come down.
"Is she ready now?" he asked impatiently.
"Yes, she is," Salley called from upstairs.
Then, Amanda slowly walked down the stairs and smiled at her father.
Espio was surprised. "Whoa…Amanda. You look so beautiful." He
sniffled. "I think I'm going to cry."
"Aw, Dad," said Amanda, hugging her father.
After Espio let go of her, he asked, "You excited about your last high
school prom?"
Amanda nodded. "I am."
"Well, c'mon, then. Your chariot awaits you."
As Espio and Amanda headed out the door, Salley called out, "Have a good
time, sweetheart!"
When Amanda had arrived to the prom, she spotted her friends by the door.
She ran to them and called out, "Hey, guys!"
Len, Maria, and Fists turned to her.
"Wow, Amanda," said Len. "You look amazing!"
"Thanks, Len," said Amanda. "And I like your tux. Did you get a haircut?"
"Um, yes, actually. I went all over town today with bone and Julie to pick
up my outfit and get my hair fixed."
"Cool."
"Girl, you look hot!" said Maria.
Amanda giggled. "Hey, you're not so bad yourself. Red's really a good
color on you."
"Touché."
"Here come Clarice and Hank," said Len, pointing behind Amanda.
Everyone turned their attention to see the black cat-girl and the tan
raccoon-boy walking down the sidewalk, holding hands.
"Hey, cous!" said Amanda, running towards Clarice.
The cat-girl smiled. "Bonjour, mez amis!" She hugged Amanda and the
others. She looked at her cousin. "Amanda, I love your dress."
"Thanks. I like yours too."
Just then, the tan raccoon came by and gave the cat-meleon girl a high-
five. "Hey, Amanda!"
"Hi, Hank," said Amanda.
Hank gave the others high-fives. "What up, peoples?"
"Looking good, Hank," said Fists.
"Feeling good, Fists."
As Hank was talking to Maria, Fists, and Len, Amanda asked Clarice, "So,
tell me again what made you went out with Hank."
"Oh," said Clarice, "well, he was feeling depressed since Nat died and Don
was transferred to a different school in Holoska, so he came to me for comfort. But, in
order for me to be his girlfriend, he had to agree with a few things. One, he had to
agree that to give up his perverted ways and we would stay virgin until we were
married. Two, he had to agree to not use drugs anymore. And three, he had to agree
that he would take out on dates to places that I think is best."
Amanda was surprised. "Wow."
"C'mon, girls!" called out Hank. "Let's go in!"
Amanda and Clarice ran to others and paid for their tickets.
Inside the gymnasium, everyone was dancing, eating, and talking.
Fists and Maria were on the dance floor, showing off for the crowd.
Clarice and Hank were buying some snacks.
Amanda and Len were talking to each other while sitting on the bleachers.
They also ate some snacks.
"So, I heard that Kirby's doing well," said Len.
"He is," said Amanda. "I've only babysat him once, and already, he's a bit
of a handful. But, he's cute, too."
"You'll get used to it, soon."
"Hopefully."
Just then, the next song came on the DJ. It was called "So What" by Pink.
Amanda gasped. "Oh my God, this is my favorite song!" She turned to Len.
"C'mon, let's dance."
Len hesitated. "Uh…I don't really know—"
Amanda grabbed Len's hand as they ran to the dance floor.
The cat-meleon girl began to move along with the music, kicking her legs
and swaying her hips.
Len just stood there and looked at his girlfriend.
Amanda saw him and walked over to him. "Come on, Len. Why aren't you
boogying with me?"
"I don't know how to dance!" Len said.
"It's not so hard. Just tap your foot to the rhythm, come up with some
good moves that fit the song, and just loosen up. It's fun."
Len began to pay attention to the rhythm and started to move a bit to the
beat. "Like this?"
"Yeah, you're doing great!"
Then, Len was getting the hang off his dance moves and suddenly began to
do a back flip and landed with a backwards handstand.
A lot of people were surprised.
"Whoa!" said one of them.
"That was damn wicked, man!" said another.
"How'd you do that?" said another.
Len smiled. "Oh…I just found the right time to do that move."
"Try something else!" said one of the guys.
"Okay," said Len. He found the right beat and began to do the moonwalk.
He then came over with a quadruple cart-wheel.
Everyone cheered for him.
Amanda's heart thumped by the way of how Len was showing off his dance
moves for her.
Len reached out his hand to her. "Care to join me, love?"
Amanda blushed. "Oh…Len, I don't think I can do those moves."
Len suddenly took Amanda's hand and began to spin her around. He then
began to throw her in the air and she did a front flip. He then caught her in his arms
and smiled down at her.
The others clapped for them.
"You've got to teach us that sometime," said one of them.
"Yeah, Len," said another.
"We were wrong about you at first," said another.
"You're definitely the coolest guy ever!" said another.
Len blushed. "Thanks."
Afterwards, the others left the couple alone and a slow song came on.
Amanda and Len faced each other.
"Do you want to dance to this song, too?" asked Amanda.
"Sure," said Len. "But, how do you slow dance?"
"Here, I'll show you. Put your hands on my waist."
Len did as he was told.
Amanda wrapped her arms around his neck. "Now, just step side to side
with me slowly." She and Len started to dance to the song and so did everyone else,
including Maria, Fists, Clarice, and Hank.
While Amanda was still dancing with Len, she said to him, "Len…I'm really
proud of you. You made through school and everyone's really appreciating you."
"I know," said Len. "It's been great learning things here and meeting your
friends."
Amanda smiled. "What do you think you might do when you get into
college?"
Len began to think. "I'm not sure. I'll have to think about it over summer
vacation."
"Yeah, me too." Amanda leaned in and kissed Len.
The wolf-boy returned the kiss and slid his hand up to her cheek.
After their lips parted, Amanda leaned her head on Len's shoulder. But,
she lifted it up to whisper in his ear, "I love you."
When she put her head back down, Len whispered back, "I love you, too."
The two held onto each other while the song continued play.
After a short while, when the song was coming to an end, Amanda
lifted up her head and whispered in Len's ear, "Um…Len? Can I ask you
something?"
The wolf-boy faced the cat-meleon-girl. "What is it?"
"Well…this is a bit too personal to ask, but…do you know what sex is?"
The End
Author's Notes:
1. I was gonna make a lemon scene with Amanda and Len. But, I can't since my
parents caught me writing this mature story. However, one of my fellow
reviewers, BigBossSonic, had volunteered to write it on his (or her) account. I
just need to give him (or her) the details on how I want it to look like. Then, if
you want to see it, just click on the penname and read it.
2. I've finally finished this story after two whole months! Now, I just need to
complete five more and I'll finally be done with fan fiction. Don't fret, there's a
slight chance I'll join deviantart and show you my artistic creations.
3. I have two other new records in this story. I had just found out that I have over
a thousand hits and a hundred reviews! I'm getting really lucky!
4. I'd like to thank XT-421 and shadrougeforever for giving me some ideas for this
story and letting me borrow their fan characters.
5. I'd also like to thank TheSaiyanHog for making the 'sequels' to this story.
6. The next upcoming story will be up soon. It'll be a one-shot with Amanda (at age
six) and Espio.
7. See ya!