A/N: So far this fic is better than I thought it would be. This chapter has A LOT of dialogue. I'm not sure how much longer this fic will be actually. But some of the dialogue I feel is interesting and it gives you an idea of what some characters think of the others.

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters of Star Fox, Nintendo and/or Rare do. Any relation to my original characters in any way is entirely coincidental.

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Chapter 13: Kits These Days

They were wrapped in each others arms while standing at Katt's front door. They were entangled in the moment that Katt wanted to last forever. She didn't want to let this moment go…and she wouldn't. For as long as Fox stood there the moment would last. They kissed again but it was still nothing like the one in the tunnel of love. The first kiss is always the best one.

They were at Katt's front step and they decided to sit down where they continued to cuddle. Some adults passed by and smiled at them, probably remembering back to when they were young kits in love.

With a sigh of content Katt was hypnotized by this moment. "I really enjoyed our time together." She said softly and rested her head on his shoulder and stroked his chest a little bit.

"So did I." Fox replied and actually found his my fixated ON Katt instead of how the moment was. It was the way it should've been. He wasn't concerned about whether or not he was doing something wrong or whether or not she'd like it. After all sometimes you had to take chances right?

Fox slipped his arm around her and wrapped his tail around her as well. The moment couldn't end now.

Fox's touch was very soothing to her and it was one of the most comforting she'd ever felt. His fur was nice and warm. Not only that but the coat was beautiful too. 'How'd I ever let this one slip past me?' Katt thought to herself. As her tail made its way around him the door crept open and as soon as the sound was heard Katt and Fox had broken off of each other.

"Hello Katt. You must be Fox." Katt's mom said. "Well, I hate to spoil the moment but Katt needs to come inside now." She said and went back inside.

"She does that so much nowadays." Katt rolled her eyes. "So I guess I'll see you tomorrow?" Katt asked.

"Of course you will." Fox replied with a smile. "So I'll see you tomorrow." Fox waved but before he left he couldn't help but plant another kiss on Katt's cheek.

***

As soon as Katt stepped inside her mom gave her the phone. "Krystal has been calling for a while now. She said she really had something to talk to you about." Her mom said. "She made it sound urgent. So you better call her back." Her mom said and sent her upstairs.

As Katt ascended the stairs she had been dialing Krystal's number and the phone rang about twice before someone picked up. It was Krystal of course since it was her number and her parents refused to answer her phone. "You called?" Katt began.

"Yeah. Where were you all day? I called after I got home from hanging out with Shane and Nall and--"

"Shane?" Katt interrupted. "What were you doing with Shane?"

"Why do you care?" Krystal answered. "Besides, I had no one else to hang out with. So how'd it go? And WHERE WERE YOU?!" Krystal asked once more.

"Fox took me to the amusement park. We ran into Wolf and we hung out with him for a few hours but he got tired and left." Katt told her. But she wasn't going to mention anything to Krystal about the Ferris Wheel or the Tunnel of Love. "It was quite fun."

There was a pause on Krystal's end of the line. This did actually come as a shock to her. Fox had only taken her to dinner and a movie. But it seems as if he had a night on the town with Katt. "Are you there?" Katt said with a "hello?" to follow up. "Earth to Krystal."

"I'm here." Krystal said.

"Good. So what did you and Shane do?"

'What did Shane and I do?' Krystal thought. She didn't want to tell Katt about how they had talked more about…THAT day. "We just hung out at Peppy's Café." Krystal answered. It wasn't a lie, it was the truth.

"I see…" Katt trailed off. Katt now went on a pause. 'WHO the hell are we fighting over!?' Katt suddenly wondered. She couldn't help but admit that she had a feeling for Shane too. But as far as Katt was concerned, Shane was too scared and cautious to date again.

Krystal was also confused. "What did you and Fox ride?"

"Everything!" Katt quickly replied all perky like. "We went on everything maybe five times. Except for the Ferris Wheel and Tunnel of Love." Hey, it was half true right?

"You're not telling me something." Krystal said. She KNEW Katt's voice when she was hiding something BIG and THIS was definitely BIG. "Tell me EVERYTHING that you did."

"The same old stuff we always do." Katt said. "You know…eat from the concession stands and what not."

"Katt, how can you say it's the 'same old stuff we always do' when you NEVER been to an amusement park in your life!?" Krystal screamed. 'She really IS hiding something from me.'

"Krystal, there isn't anything else to say about it." Katt lied.

"Katt, don't take me for a fool. It was an AMUSEMENT park. How could 'nothing' happen between you two?"

"Well, why don't you tell me about your date and I'll tell you about mine?" Katt protested. "You only told me about where you went. You never said what happened."

"Because nothing happened!" Krystal argued.

"Oh come on Krystal. It was a ROMANCE movie! You had to have fallen into the mood." Katt retorted.

She had Krystal there and Krystal hadn't really thought about it. "Why are we starting to yell at each other?" Krystal suddenly asked. "This is stupid. Let's be calmer about it." Krystal said lowering her voice. Any louder and her parents would've heard a show going on.

Katt sighed. "Well then can we at least be honest with each other? It's only a boy Krystal. Another stupid boy." Although 'stupid' wouldn't be how she would describe it really. Since Fox wasn't just any old boy…and neither was Shane.

Katt was now rested on her bed and continued to speak. "Let's take a breath for ten seconds and then we can tell each other about our 'date.'" Katt said, and Krystal agreed.

They waited for ten seconds then almost as if they were reading each other's mind they said at the exact same time, "You first," which was exchanged by nervous laughter from the both of them.

"I insist." Katt offered.

"No, you first. You obviously had more excitement then I did." Krystal said.

"No, you had the first date so you talk first." Katt said.

"How about we ask each other questions and the story goes on from there?" Krystal suggested. "You ask me questions first."

"That works much better for me." Katt said. "Well of course the obvious questions are out of the way. That being where did you eat and what movie did you go see." She said as she began to fiddle with her tail treating it like a long piece of hair. "So…how was the movie?" Katt asked. "Wait don't answer that because I already know that to you it was great, because you like romance." Katt pondered a bit while Krystal continued to await the feline's question. "Did you guys kiss in the theater."

"No, we didn't kiss. We just had that little moment where we held each other. Or rather he held me." Krystal answered honestly. There was nothing to be nervous about since they'd done this kind of thing several times before. But for some reason Krystal was nervous about it.

"Well did you guys ever kiss?"

Krystal shook her head, and even though Katt couldn't see it, for the while it took for Krystal to respond the answer was clear. "No, no kisses. But I think I kind of like that more."

Katt wasn't like Krystal in the dating game. She didn't like to take her sweet time to build up to all the passion and lust that two of a kind could share. She was more of the type to jump into the relationship and take a chance. Sure, her and Fox weren't 'officially' a couple but who controlled romance anyway?

"So what about you? What all did you do on your date?" Krystal asked. "After Wolf left what did you and Fox do?"

"Well…" Katt trailed off into though. 'Do I really want to tell her THIS?' She decided that since it was her idea to be honest she went through with it. "Well...we actually did ride on the Ferris Wheel. Only once though and that sunset was really beautiful, that I couldn't resist. Well actually, I'd say that Fox made the first move actually."

"Yeah, I can believe that…" Krystal said remembering the night at the movies. "He made the first move on me too."

"So I guess you could say I gave into him. You know how I am but this one was the HARDEST to resist. So after that we went into the tunnel of love."

"And you kissed I presume?" Krystal asked.

"Well…yes but it wasn't like a very passionate kiss or anything. It probably meant nothing to him." Katt lied. She knew that her kissing Fox would make Krystal feel bad. Now Krystal's ears were probably lowered and she was probably getting deep into thought thinking about what had gone wrong. "Don't start Krystal."

"What do you mean?"

"I know you better than you know yourself !I know how you are. Don't think about what went wrong. Nothing went wrong." Katt said before Krystal could begin. "We're just different."

"I wasn't going to do or say anything this time." Krystal said.

"Really now?" Katt said. "What made you change?"

Krystal was silent for a moment before she answered. "Shane did…"

"I want to ask you something." Katt said. "How does Shane do it? Every time I talk to him I always end up telling him SOMETHING that I wouldn't tell anyone. So how does he do it?"

"He doesn't make fun of you. He might tell you you're wrong but he won't try to make you feel bad like most of the other guys do. I think it's because Shane actually listens to me. Whenever I want to talk…Shane is always there to listen." Krystal found herself saying. "He was…never mind."

"I know…the type of fox you always wanted am I right? Someone who pays attention to you and makes you feel good right?" Katt said. Actually, she liked attention just as much as the next fur did. "You should've kept him." Katt sighed.

"It's over Katt. Nothing will change that."

"You still like him. I can tell." Katt replied. "You talk about him almost as much as he talks about you…and I mean in the good way."

"What do you mean?"

"When you were gone with Fox I talked to Shane too. Every time we talked it was about you."

"How did we get to talking about Shane?" Krystal asked suddenly.

"I don't know. Some question I asked."

"Katt…how…" She trailed off.

"How what?"

"How much do you like Fox?"

"Krystal, I LOVE Fox." Katt replied. "I'll tell you that much right now. I can't help it. He's unlike any other guy I've met before."

"So then…what about Shane?" Krystal asked.

"What about Shane?"

"You obviously like him too… I know you too. You LOVE attention and you know Shane will give it to you."

"Can we talk about something else now?" Katt suddenly tried to change the subject.

"No, tell me what you like about Shane!" Krystal exclaimed.

"Are you afraid I'll run off with your ex or something?"

"That's not it. You like Fox more obviously but what is it about Shane that you like so much?"

"I don't know. I really don't." Katt said earnestly. "I can't answer that."

"Oh fine." Krystal pouted.

"NOW can we talk about something else?"

"I guess so…"

***

Fox got home and when he walked in the door his dad was on the phone. He caught the last part of the conversation and then eyed him strangely.

"Hold on Shane he just walked in." He said and signaled Fox over. Often times when Fox wasn't there, Shane would talk to James. Somehow, and it was still unclear to Fox, but Shane seemed to get along with all adults. Even Krystal's dad liked him (though he didn't trust him alone with her).

Fox grabbed the phone, as this one had a cord on it. "What's up?"

"Fox you two timer you!" Shane laughed. "Imagine what kind of lesson you'd get from Bill after he hears this. Not just that, but what would Slippy think when he finds out?"

Fox didn't find this very amusing. "Why did you call?"

"Because I want to know what happened?"

"Did Krystal put you up to this?" Fox asked.

"Where did that come from?"

"It's just that I know you'd do anything for her…I would." Fox sat down as his dad went upstairs.

"Well, no she didn't actually. I'm calling you on my own freewill and asking just because I didn't see you all weekend."

"Well, I enjoyed my time with both of them and all."

"There's a but huh?" Shane commented.

"Yeah, the 'but' would be that well…" Fox didn't want to finish.

"Well what?"

"How did you ever manage to go out with Krystal? She's really shy. It's hard to talk to her actually." Fox said honestly but would never say that to Katt or Krystal.

"Fox…" Shane sighed. "It's not what you do that counts, it's what you FEEL for them." Shane explained. "You have to give it time I suppose."

"I guess you're right about that." Fox said. "But the feeling was there first…I just need her to be more open and affectionate."

"Krystal isn't like that though. You've only known her for….what a week? Maybe even less. When I went out with her you never really cared to be around."

It was true. Fox HAD actually met Krystal before but they never spoke and he never really spoke. Sometimes there was the "hi" or "what's up" in the hallways of the school but they never actually sat down and talked. Fox always saw Krystal as shy…yet beautiful. "But still, she's very shy it seems."

"You have to give her a moment. She comes around after a while. She stops being so nervous once she's used to talking to you."

"Alright. But still, the night with Krystal was kind of boring you know? We didn't really do anything."

"Remember Fox, feeling is first. Forget about how she acts. Just remember that even Krystal is outgoing."

"Stop talking to me like I'm someone looking for guidance. I'm not."

"Sorry. I've been talking to Katt and Krystal a lot lately."

"What do they say?" Fox pondered. "About me, that is."

"Well, Krystal talks about you all the damn time. I can't stand it! It's always how she feels." Shane said.

"But you can bear it with Katt right?" Fox asked.

"Well, somehow Katt always tricks me into revealing more about my feelings to Krystal. I don't get much of a chance to talk to her about you."

"Figures…"

"So you think Krystal is pretty boring huh?"

"I didn't say that. I like Krystal a lot actually."

Shane pondered for a bit. "So if I asked you who you liked more…then who would you say?"

"Don't make this hard on me Shane." Fox said without giving an answer. "I'm tired though. I took Katt out to the Amusement Park and I'm actually pretty tired. I think I'm going to go to bed now."

"Then I'll see you tomorrow?"

"Of course."

***

Shane hung up the phone and felt like calling Krystal but once again couldn't bring himself to do so. At least he was actually speaking to her now. He felt much better that way, but then he had someone else pop up into his mind. Katt.

Katt was a great friend but Shane knew that he'd never feel for Katt the way he felt for Krystal. Katt just wasn't Krystal. Even to Shane there was a part of Katt that made him want to stay away. What was it that everyone saw in her? Granted Katt was beautiful and outgoing, but to Shane there were times when she should just shut up…and for Katt to do that would mean the apocalypse or something .

Shane put himself to rest on his bed staring at the ceiling. "I miss her so much!" He said to himself. At least now he didn't ask the undying question…'Why?' But deep down inside it did still hurt. Either way things were looking up now. For Fox anyway. The vulpine had two girls swooning over him and in the end there was no way this could possibly turn out good. Either Krystal would get hurt, Katt would get hurt or Fox would get hurt. Or maybe even all three of them.

Shane turned to his side and sighed. It was nice to be able to talk to them and get them to open up at least…but Shane found himself feeling lonely again. But Katt didn't interest him enough and he thought he'd be damned if he went out with Krystal again. Still, he was lonely. Then a question popped up to him that he'd probably be thinking about the entire night. "Krystal had said something under her breath as I walked away…but what was it? She's supposed to tell me something…sometime." Shane didn't know but now it raced through his mind. He'd worry about it later though. Now he should try and get some sleep.

***

'Who the hell are we fighting over anyway?' Katt pondered to herself. Of course there was the big one, Fox McCloud. But now there was a small place in HER heart for Shane. But it wasn't a large place. Shane didn't look like he'd go out with anyone for a while though.

Katt also couldn't help but realize that Krystal was right in the end. She did like Shane because Shane gave her a lot of attention and listened to her…and she could listen to him. What was wrong with this equation? 'I should probably be with Shane…not Fox.' Katt thought. No, Fox is better to hang around than Shane is. Shane is that friend that you can always lean on when something is wrong. It wouldn't work anyway.

'Why does this have to be some damn competition?' Katt sat up in her bed. "It doesn't!" She rasped out loud. "It's not some competition for Fox's affection…or Shane's." She always mentioned Shane second. "But why do I feel like it is?"

***

To Krystal all of this was not some sort of competition. Whoever got who was fine with her. She loved Fox but only liked Shane.

But she missed that black fox. Shane was more caring about her. Shane understood her better than even Katt did. She liked that she could talk to Shane. And she could talk to Shane and expect him to listen. ACTUALLY listen. He wasn't like most other boys where they only heard what she said. Shane also didn't just see Krystal for her outer beauty but actually knew what kind of fur she was. "So why did I let him go?" Krystal wondered.

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A/N: I don't feel this was one of my better chapters but I'm still happy with it. Katt and Krystal are both fighting over two different foxes. Weird eh? Anyway, enough of my commentary, please Review and try not to flame. Also, isn't it nice to see that Fox isn't oblivious to it all? Anyway, the fic probably doesn't have that many more chapters to go but please stick with me here.