Chapter 50: White Tulips - Part II

Inconspicuous flowers Gazelle received from little lion and have been holding them in paws seemed to not only moved her into bad mood, but also made already long minutes passing even longer. She could tell now she has been waiting for ages, despite fact only 20 minutes passed. Crying alone wasn't a good thing for her now, since she felt Alan is so close her, but couldn't reach him at the same time. She felt really tired mentally, also feeling how she's pumped off from her physical energy as well. A sleep she got in plane while being on her way to this hospital wasn't the highest quality. This, plus fact how uncomfortable it was for her to cry while sitting and having bunch of white flowers in paws, made her wished to go away somewhere now, have a good sleep and then come back here, knowing it's finally a hour she's allowed to see Alan. And soon enough, she will find a great salvation for all of that. She was about to meet someone. Someone she knew, and maybe someone who knows something more than her.

As sitting on her place still, don't crying but only having wet cheeks and tears in eyes already, Gazelle heard someone is walking towards her. She didn't wait long and decided to check who it it when only heard first footsteps. She saw a face she knew already. A bandcioot's face.

"Thank god, Gazelle!" She said when being in the distance, seeing star waiting there "Why you don't picking up your phone?"

"What...?" Surprised a little with this question prey answered. Or rather asked "It can't be" She said as pulling her phone out of her purse.

"I've been trying to see if you landed and if got yourself to hospital without any problems" She sat next to her now.

"I see... Oh my" Gazelle got surprised, seeing she had got around twenty-two calls which bounced from her "I... I'm sorry..."

"For what?" Tawna saw Alan's girlfriend is not in good shape.

"I was just too focused on... on thinking about him..." Gazelle cried away now. She didn't even give Tawna a free moment to ask about flowers the badnicoot was interested in now. But seeing how she's dropping tears, mechanic girl decided to get down to business. Business, due to which she got here and due to which she wanted to talk with her friend's girlfriend.

"Umm... Gazelle..." Tawna grabbed her shoulder now "I see it's hard for you... I can't look at how you suffering like that. And I'm sure Alan couldn't as well. You going with me"

"Where...?" Prey with wet cheeks and sniffing nose asked, don't knowing what she means.

"You aren't going to wait here for the zero hour... I wanna you to go with me to Alan's place. Victoria is waiting up there. And she really wants to see you"

"Okay..." Gazelle said and sniffed "Give me a sec..." She pulled wipes out of her purse and started wiping her eyes.

"Let me help you" Tawna grabbed her purse now and threw it over her shoulder. She wanted to make Gazelle easier walk as leaving hospital. When got her purse on her, she also grabbed her baggage she got... and was ready to leave even already. But Gazelle wasn't. She still have been sitting on her seat, trying to get rid off her tears her eyes were filled with. Maybe bandicoot didn't want to collect flowers from star as well, but even if she wanted, Gazelle wouldn't let her really. She felt like she's responsive for them, and, unlike before, she felt slightly better as holding them now, believing those are a good symbol of her relations with Alan. Maybe relations themselves weren't perfect in last days, but white color was symbolizing a new, fresh start for them. She only wanted to keep this meaning of them in mind, and stuck to it. As girl Gazelle was jealous of some time ago said, she took her all things she brought with herself and packed them inside her car, to then took visitor to Alan's place.

Alan's place, like it got called by Tawna, wasn't that far away from hospital itself. Ten minutes of watching the town behind car's windows. But how great minutes. Town wasn't really fancy and unusual, like Zootopia is. The part of city she was getting through looked classy and oldly. But in positive context of that meaning. Despite fact some buildings looked like coming from even dozen of decades ago, everything was kept in order and was composing nicely with rest of things. It didn't took that long for her to realize, that entire town isn't exactly like that, kept in old style. And she was surprised when saw another part of town, which looked like being much younger, cause she expected rest of it to look that old. I'm saying it looked for more modern in part they were now, but still it was nothing that much when compared to city Gazelle loves the most.

Gazelle expected to see some kind of a small house now, when Tawna was pulling over after leaving main street, keeping in mind she's about to see Alan's house. But it wasn't wolf's house in fact. It was this common house Alan told her about one day. Not only her dear wolf lived here, when wasn't in Zootopia with his love, but also his rest of friends he was racing with. In their cases situation with their homes was pretty much the same as in Alan's - they were living somewhere else, sometimes really far away. Common house they got there was a good idea for them, then. It was perfect for things like integration or parties even. The house itself looked for big, and it was easy to tell it's meant to be inhabited by 10 animals. Or even more.

So, it was possible for Gazelle now to see Tai or Antonio again as well, but due to fact she knew Victoria wants to talk with her, she only wanted to see she-wolf at this moment. When bandicoot which was carrying prey's things showed her the entrance and came in with her, prey instantly stopped being that attached to flowers she got in paws when saw Victoria finally. She put them away, on the table, and made her way to white predator. Predator, which seemed to be even in bigger grief, since her twist on face was showing that.

"Gazelle!" Cried out she-wolf said, seeing Gazelle arrived. She almost rushed at her "Mmm..." She mewed when hugged to her and sniffed her nose "Finally there..."

There was some mysterious feelings star got now. With white animal hugged to her, Gazelle seemed to feel the same. Even with a fact, that Victoria was a main factor and reason of their argue. It was fair easy to say she's enjoying that in the same way, or even better. Now, when standing still and hugging to each other in a middle of main room, Victoria dragged star to one of the rooms out there. She wanted to get some privacy, while talking about things she wanted to say now. And Gazelle wanted some privacy as well, even if she wanted to talk with Alan's friend about something different. Something, that doesn't really need privacy at all.

As she came in, having her paw pulled by Victoria, Gazelle could clearly see what this room meant to be. Or rather who is living in this one. Posters, phone she saw earlier laying on desk, tore up and scrapped kevlar hanging on the door with that name on it's back. Even some photos standing there in frames. She was sure it's a place which belongs to Alan. It was really messy now. This kevlar hanging on the door, messed up sheets on his bed plus some soiled tissues scaterred all around it. Probably Victoria is having bad times now, and she's crying more than she's drinking. But this mess wasn't a problem for her, and, just like Victoria, she didn't mind this fact.

Now, Victoria grabbed prey's arms and sat on bed. Gazelle did the same, due to being pulled by her. Now, when got a brief moment to see her face, star could easily say how horrible she looked. Red eyes she had due to her tears, completely untamed hair, eyelids which seemed to be really heavy and dark circles under her eyes. Eyes, with which she got problems to keep them opened, and was keeping them almost half-closed. She looked just horrible, especially when Gazelle compared this face to face she usually has. Beam, hair, and eyes. All of that, when changed, seemed to make Victoria looking like someone completely different. There was no no. Victoria was in big grief for now.

"Oh my..." Sad prey said, seeing Victoria looks even worse than her now. She grabbed her muzzle to see what's going on on her face exactly more easily "What happened to you?"

"Heh... Muzzle always tell you..." She smiled a little and wiped her tears "I couldn't sleep last night. Alan is in hospital... And that's one thing. But there is something worse...!" She groaned out.

"What is it? You know you can tell me that"

"It's... It's you, Gelle..." She said and started crying harder.

"What? Wha... What you saying? What y-you mean?" She get pretty surprised, hearing she's probably a main reason Victoria is dropping tears for.

"Alan've told me..." She tried her best to continue, but she felt that helpless, that needed to hug to Gazelle and just let herself to cry things she wanted to cry out.

"Told you what?" Waiting for her to calm down prey asked.

"He... He told me a reason he left Zootopia that soon... He said the real truth..." Gazelle was scared a little now, feeling he told Victoria how she described him back in that day. She felt even worse, when only thought, that maybe Victoria will tell her some bad things due to that. But fortunately for her, she didn't mean anything with terms Gazelle called Alan with "He told me you saw us kissing... I'm so sorry Gelle, I don't know what I've been thinking..." She started crying even harder, but continued "It's my fault... My fault you are not together now, and my fault he... he ended up that badly and now is in hospital" Her words were mixed with her sobs that much, that it forced Gazelle to really pay attention to what she's saying in order to understand it.

"Woah, woah... What you saying? It's your fault he's in coma? How? It's impossible! What you saying, dummy?"

"Look... He become really, really upset when he left your home. You can't imagine how he have been crying for you... When I met him there, he told me everything and started blaming himself about how it ended. He's convinced he fucked up badly... And he doesn't deserving you... I felt really bad... And harder it hurt me when heard from him it's all over..."

"All over? We didn't split up! And we never will!"

"But he didn't say that... He said it's over, because you deserve someone better... Gelle! He really loves you! If really love him, you can't just let him go away now!"

"Of course I love him! I won't let him, don't worry about it..."

"Maybe it looks like he gave up, because he left Zootopia earlier..." Now Victoria wanted to explain Alan's behavior, trying to show her he still loves her "...but really regrets that. He regret argue that happened between you two. When sitting here yesterday, he told me he fucked up with you... And he's going to never forgive himself what he did. And worst of all... He's really saying it's all over now"

"You... He said he doesn't love me anymore...?"

"No! Nothing like that! He loves you more than you can imagine! He's just thinking, that you don't..."

"Absolute nonsense! Who told you that? Of course I love him! From where he get that idea?"

"I dunno... I told him you surely love him as well... But he only said that it's impossible for someone to still love an animal, which made that horrible mistake... And he said he don't want to hurt you anymore... And he is sure he will, if don't leave you and let you find another partner"

"He hurts me already, saying I should find someone else... I don't wanna anyone else!"

"That's what I told him! Gazelle! I'm so glad you decided to come here! Save this relations! You two are just meant to be together!"

"I know that... We will leave this hospital together, holding our hands! I promise you that!"

"If leave at all..."

"What?! Of course he's gonna be okay and leave soon! He has to!"

"I know, but... It's my fault..." She groaned out and started crying again.

"What you saying? Why?"

"He told me he wants to do the best on match which was coming... He told me he wants to prove himself he's someone more than a murder... I don't know why he was keep saying something about being murder... But no matter. He told me that maybe messed up with his relations he has with you and wants to show himself he's at least a good rider. He was doing really well, being unbeatable entire match. But when last heat came... He wanted to won this one as well... He was that hot on getting max points, that he... He ended up in this accident... I... That's my fault... I shouldn't convince him that day to make out with me in order to make me happier... If not me, you wouldn't have that argument with him, and he wouldn't be that determinate to show everyone he's feeling good on bike and he's not a murder... It's all my fault..." Now she couldn't help herself and hugged to Gazelle, becoming speechless for next minutes, only crying quietly now.

Gazelle felt really bad when heard he became less careful on track to only prove himself he's someone more than a murder. Someone more, than a one which's term Gazelle called him. It was too much for Gazelle, because she felt she's responsible for where he is now in some way as well. She cried away now, and stayed in Victoria's wraps, putting hers around her at the same time.

After some minutes of this girls' sitting in each other's arms, Tawna knocked the door and came in. She brought there flowers Gazelle received earlier. It seemed, that badnicoot took care of them and gave them some water, as she brought them here in lucent wase with cold water on bottom of it.

"What's up girls? I'm not interrupting?" She said as came in and put wase with white flowers on Alan's desk.

"Wow, who brought them here?" Victoria asked as saw what Tawna is carrying "They are so beautiful"

"Huh? Gazelle brought them here"

"Really? You bought him a flowers?"

"Not really... In hospital, I met this lion pup Alan mentioned me ealier... He handed me these..."

"Max showed up? Awww! You met this little cuttie?" Still hugged to her she-wolf asked.

"Yeah... He told me he want someone to hand them to Alan..."

"That's so nice of him..." Tawna added "You know, you two looks so horrible now. Especially you, Vicky. You looks like didn't sleep for days... Maybe it's a good idea for you two to go sleep now? We still need to wait for visiting hours before we can see Alan, right?"

"I think you're right..."

"That's right Vicky. Take a shower and then go sleep. This will work for sure" Tawna seemed to worry about she-wolf a little "And about you, Gazelle... You can doze off if want to as well"

"You know... I won't complain if get a spot for myself..."

"Okkie-dokkie. You can sleep there, then. Give me a moment, I will bring your things here"

"Thank you"

And as bandicoot said she did, bringing Gazelle's all stuff she got in her car and let her to have some dreams now, before going together to pay Alan a visit, even if he was in coma.

"Okay, Gazelle" Tawna said as brought her things to this room "We not taking your time anymore. Take a great nap, and then we will go to hospital together. Okay?"

"Okay... Thank you, girls"

"Don't need to say anything. Just take your time. C'mon, Vicky" Bandicoot said, put her arm around her neck over her shoulders and escorted her to her room. She saw she needs to do such things, since girls seemed to be hardly overwhelmed with whole situation.

Maybe it meant to be a nap, but Gazelle, knowing she's about to lay down on bed to rest a little, decided to open her baggage and pull her pyjama out of it. Then, she jumped in her black and white clothes fast, and laid herself down on his bed.

As throwing sheets over her and laying her head down on his pillow, Gazelle instantly felt relaxed and had got feeling of relief. Not only because she could finally rest in laying position. She found something that directly made it's way to her mind and even heart. Something she knew. And that is Alan's scent. His sheets and pillow were smelling like him and his fur. Scent all over her, plus how relaxing it was to finally rest, made Gazelle dropped off completely in a matter of minute or two. She fall asleep, holding her tiny pink nose stuck to part of sheet she got almost under her chin.

It was definitely a great sleep for prey. She could not only feel how great it feels to go dreaming while being tucked with his scent, but also she reminded herself how great it feels to finally take a rest after long time of don't having opportunity to even think about sleeping. She usually had got that feeling after concerts, when couldn't rest until morning of next day.

When woke up and started stretching herself, Gazelle could see how beautiful white flowers on the desk are presenting themselves. Grand and imposing. This view recognized her Alan. And things about him. She was thinking about him like about someone wonderful and magnanimous now. So, the bigger the needle of grief which stabbed her heart was, when only thought about terms she used to describe him days ago. She instantly felt she really wish the time to finally be closer to midnight than 2 o'clock, but further than 9 o'clock. It was almost 7 p.m. already. And now timing got insane, because Tawna entered Alan's room now, knocking door moment before.

"Gazelle...? Gazelle" She asked as her head started sticking out of door "Aww... How you slept?" She mewed as seeing Gazelle is yawing and made her way to bed prey was laying on.

"This sleep was what I needed... Really"

"Heh! You even pulled on your sleep clothes?" She asked and giggled.

"Yeah... Why not?"

"I don't know why not. Need to change them, tho"

"Why?"

"Why? Because you don't going to hospital like that! Dummy"

"So... We going together?" Gazelle started throwing sheets away from her.

"Not really... I was I hospital already. I saw him. And I don't know if this is a good idea for you to see him now..."

"Something is wrong?"

"No. But... It hurts me, when I'm looking at him in this situation"

"I don't care if it's gonna hurt or not. I'm gonna see him, no matter what"

"I see... I'm gonna wake up Vicky, and tell her to get ready as well"

"She's sleeping still?"

"You both slept soo long"

"Long? What time is it"

"Five minutes before seven"

"Whaaaat?!" She got surprised "Why you didn't wake us up?!"

"You both were sleeping sooo cute... And sweet. I just couldn't"

"But... I thought you know I wanted to go as soon as possible... Well, tell Vicky it's time for us to go. Just giveeme five minutes"

Gazelle pulled on her fresh clothes she brought with her here, and didn't wait to join Tawna in main room to wait together with her for Victoria, which still seemed to be out of reality, in dreaming land. Five minutes later, everyone was in Tawna's car, and were on their way to see Alan. Gazelle got more stimulated, knowing she's about to see Alan and how exactly he's doing. She was also hoping to finally get some more in formations about his health state. Maybe they gonna meet a doctor? Because Tawna didn't last time she was in hospital. She could only see Alan in his room and could come in, as doors were opened.

The thing which had the biggest impact on Gazelle's thoughts was a fact that it's already after 7 p.m. She kept in mind visiting hours she saw hanging on doors. There was less than two hours left for her today.

Gazelle's heart's pounds rate was getting higher and higher with every more step she made in hospital toward Alan's room. Knowing that she's finally going to see him in a moment made her forget about anything else. Even fact she soon got concert in Zootopia in her plans.

As making their way to ICU section and room Alan is laying in, girls could meet one of the doctors in hallway, pretty close to door number 115. It was a zebra with glasses on his nose, dressed in white, doctor's clothes, with stethoscope hanging on his neck. Preys and predator thought he might be the one who's responsible for Alan. And it was a good guess.

"Excuse me, sir" Victoria seemed to be the most bravest from entire three, and decided to ask animal stripped in white and black colors.

"Yes, miss?"

"We are here to see Alan... Our deer friend. Maybe you know where we can find his doc?"

"So... Here I am. I'm taking care of this rider"

"We want to know... We all are worried about him..."

"That's understandable, but unless you aren't his family members, I can't tell you that much"

"I'm his sister" Victoria said and pointed at Gazelle now "...and she's his fiancée"

"Oh, really? Wow, I didn't know he's that... never mind, I'm sorry. I'm assuming that all of you ladies had seen this accident. We were ready to see something worse to be honest, when he got brought there. But's it's not that colorful situation, though"

"Is he going to be ok? How long he will stay in coma?" Gazelle asked.

"Coma? I wouldn't use this term to call this issue. He's in induced coma, rather than a normal, typical one"

"What does it mean?"

"We are the ones who made him fall into this coma" Said the Zebra and took off his glasses "We turned off some parts of his brain to let it regenerate itself. It's the safest way for now"

"But why he need to be in this coma?"

"When falling, and hitting fence with his head, two intracerebral haematoma appeared. You know, two... let's say balls of blood located inside his brain, under his skull. A foam coming from his muzzle after hitting his head hardly, and post-traumatic epilepsy he got was showing that. And we checked, did x-ray. It turned out to be truth"

"Oh my God..."

"But we shouldn't worry. They are not that big, and we need to remember. Brain can handle small ones itself and soak them up easily. Surgery might be only bigger risk in this case. We turned off Mr. Alan's brain to let it focus on soaking them up. It's a brain of young, healthy wolf. It's only a matter of time they disappear. Until they don't, he will be kept in our coma. It's also possible that he had a concussion, but this coma is good for him in both cases"

"How about... something else? I mean, is there something more we should be afraid of?"

"If you mean some rest of his body parts... Yes. When his friend's bike rammed down his back, base of his tail and bottom part of his back got injured. We put back brace on him, and stabilized his bottom part of tail. While his spine haven't got hit that hard, most force of it's impact took his tail"

"So... He broke it?" Tawna asked.

"Yes. I thought you saw it lady, since you already were here and saw him"

"Holy God... Where?"

"Exactly? On it's base. But this is the easiest case. Broken tails set themselves more easily if closer to it's base. We stabilized bottom of it, and laid him down on his side to make sure he's not resting on his tail"

"When he will wake up...?" Gazelle asked sadly, hearing those all things about him.

"It's hard to say something more today, miss. It's possible his brain get better tomorrow, or next week. We can't really know. For now, he need to stay in ICU"

"Thank you, doctor"

"If need my help, I will be in my office" Said the Zebra and disappeared after a while of walking into direction the girls came from. Now, Gazelle and Tawna could hear some sobs.

"Victoria?" Girls asked and made their way to she-wolf.

"I just... I just got this accident in front of my eyes again now... How he's was twitching... And this foam from muzzle..." She started crying now, showing Gazelle she's also free to drop some tears this moment. And she did in fact, making her cheeks wet a little. She hugged to she-wolf now, feeling she won't get punishment for that and she will welcome her hug with open arms as well.

"You know, girls" Bandicoot which was watching this standing behind them a little said. She started convincing them they shouldn't cry in hall right now like that, when they have less than fifteen steps to Alan "I guess you shouldn't be here, and already go to see our dear wolf..."

"She's right, Gelle" Said the Vicky and grabbed prey's paw "Let's go already"

Gazelle got a feeling her heart will explode in a moment, when Victoria was dragging her to room. To room, which sound of working heart monitor was coming from. When crossed the door, she also could hear respirator. Her heart already feel it's too much. And then, Victoria pulled her inside completely, letting her to see bed and laying Alan on it with all apparatus connected to him.

White wolf was laying on his side, facing his back into door and girl's direction. He was dressed in white shirt and got snow white sheet thrown over his body, making it visible only from it's chest level and above. In first moment, Gazelle got a feeling it's good thing for her that she can't see his broken tail now, feeling it's already too much for her.

"Alan..." Victoria whispered and let Gazelle's paw go "What the best have you done?" She asked and made her way to the other side of bed to see his face. Then, when was looking at his face, twist of sadness and grief appeared on her face, and tears started coming from her eyes "You silly..." She said as taking a seat on one of small seats on some wheels for visitors. She dropped her head with forehead on bed Alan was laying on, putting her one paw on his neck gently. Gazelle wasn't pleased when seeing how hard for Victoria it is. She started feeling she's going to experience those first moments even worse than her. But despite those all things she got in her mind at this moment, she made her way to second seat, next to Victoria.

Pop star got really downed, when saw Alan from this perspective. She saw front of wolf laying like a rag doll, with his eyes closed and with some kind of a long face on his muzzle. On muzzle, which had got respirator's mask on end of it. A mask was necessary for him to don't die at this moment. And this is what made Gazelle even more upset and worried. When only realized that he's laying like someone who's almost dead even, she felt in one moment what Victoria could possibly feel as well. Her eyes filled up with water, and she felt how she need to rest her body on something, because she might fall over and collapse on the ground if didn't sit "Wolfie..." She said and sniffed her nose as looking at his face.

It would be naughty for Gazelle to barge she-wolf now to take her position closer to his face. She knew she's experiencing the same, bad things like she does now. But fortunately for prey, there was a body part she could grab him on and feel relief due to that. And that was his hand. Since he got his left arm over sheet, not under it, Gazelle grabbed his paw and moved it closer to bed's edge she got in front of her. It caused Alan's arm slid down on him a little. Gazelle grabbed his paw in her both hands and put her forehead on them to start sobbing a little moments later. She was feeling so right, feeling his fur is touching her body, and feeling his fingers between hers.

As holding his paw and sniffing her nose a little from time to time, wolf's girlfriend with broken heart could even smell his scent. She really focused senses she got on her paws and her muzzle, nose and forehead resting on his paw, forgetting completely for now about world around her. Even better she felt when touched fur on top of his hand with her tiny nose. His fur was nothing less fluffy than she was imagining when falling asleep in his sheets. This pure smell and pure fur touching her nose, and fact she could hold Alan's hand. She felt so right to this level that even shudder rushed her body.

Girls were really taking her time, and didn't bother themselves to even think they have less than hundred minutes now to enjoy Alan's presence next to them the best before coming back here tomorrow. Tawna didn't even came in to Alan's room, since she saw how horrible rest of the girls are doing. She saw him earlier as well, and felt it would be better if let them be alone with him now. She came back to home, feeling how it hurts her as well and how she can't look at her friend in this shape. She knew both Gazelle and Victoria wouldn't really like to leave hospital before visiting hours are over.

Some time later, when both girls cried good and had no problems to sit normally on their chairs and could finally talk with each other without their words getting interrupted by some sobs, Victoria started.

"Ehhh... You see, Allie... How big dummy you are... You got yourself friend and girlfriend... And both of them are suffering now, because of your fire and love to your sport..." She was talking to him like he was listening to all of that "I told you to don't get too excited... And now you see I was right... Dumb wolf... Look what have you done. Look how me and Gelle are suffering. Yes. She's here with me now... Even Max came here, you know..." Now Victoria looked at Gazelle "By the way... Where are those flowers he brought? Gazelle?"

"I forgot to take them..." Prey said with embarrassment in her voice.

"No matter... Gelle will bring you them tomorrow, I guess..." In this moment, Victoria's mood changed instantly. She changed the animal which meant to listen her words now, and turned her body to Gazelle, still holding her paw on predator's neck.

"You know, Gelle..." She started after a while of silence, having her voice whispered "I really like Alan... I almost love him. But as a friend. I'm glad he found someone like you. You can't even imagine how happy he was when told me with smile on his face that he's your partner already. When he's happy, he likes to howl a little. But quietly in most of times. And he did the same that day... The day you became a couple and I started kissing with him, even despite I knew you are together... I'm so sorry... I don't want to break your relations... You deserve him, and he deserves you... He's golden boy..."

"I know it..." Gazelle hugged her now, feeling it's too much for her at this moment. All things Victoria was talking about were facts. Facts, which Gazelle became to know and understand this moment. He means to be hers, and she's also there to be his. When hugging to she-wolf with fur pretty similar to this one on her wolf's skin, and as looking at his face laying on pillow without any expressions on it's muzzle, Gazelle only got more downed now, and wished to go back in time now. Go back, to prevent those all things from happening. But there was no way.

As sitting above Alan in silence for great hour now, listening to how his heart is beating (or rather heartbeat sensor is working) and hearing how respirator is forcing oxygen to his nose, girls started feeling how fast time really is. It seemed it's too fast. Way too fast. And since it was evening already, and Victoria which didn't eat anything since yesterday was dreaming about food, she-wolf's tummy started grumbling. She needed something to eat now, and she knew perfect place for it.

"Heh..." White furred animal with twist of exhaustion laughed a little, when her rumbling tummy showed everyone around it's empty "Guess need to eat something... Didn't do so since he got that accident..."

"Are you serious? That's soo bad! You need to eat something, now! Maybe we should go somewhere, like... I don't know, maybe shop or back home even?"

"No... It's okay. There is delicious sub on the first floor. I ate there few times before, they are sooo good! Maybe wanna go with me? I think you would like to eat as well... And a walk will do good to you I guess"

"No! I'm fine! I can stay here with him for sure!" Feeling there is going to be an opportunity for her to be alone with Alan now Gazelle said, don't thinking twice.

"You sure? Maybe I will bring you one as well?"

"If this won't be a problem..."

"It won't! I will be back soon, then"

"Don't hurry!" Gazelle said as she-wolf was walking away from room to eat some subs. When Gazelle came back with her sight to Alan, she could feel it's better for her now to be alone with wolf in room. Not because she didn't like Victoria, but because she felt free to say some things now "She..." She sat closer to his head, putting her paw on his now "She told me you were upset..." She started stroking his white hand with inside part of her thumb "I was too... This isn't how I expected first days of our couple relation... There are so many things we need to do still... Oh yeah..." Now she leaned her head across his, putting her muzzle under his ear a little, making sure every word she's about to say is going directly to his ear "I... I love you Alan... I'm waiting for you there... And will wait until you wake up... To then finally be with you again... To become a couple like before... Even if you get paralyzed because of this spine... But don't... Just don't wolfie..." She said, kissed his ear in it's inside part and put her muzzle on his neck, letting it to rest on his fur and burrow in it.