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CHAPTER 3 Reminisce and Remorse
Bill turned around to see what the two were talking about although he almost knew right off from the start. He had seen her there often, always sitting in the same location, always longing more to see Falco again; it was almost a daily occurrence.
"Oh yea Katt man, she is missing you like hell," Bill said looking at Katt for a brief moment and back at Falco who was staring down at his reflection in his beer. "What the hell are you waiting for man? Get over there and talk to her!" Bill exclaimed.
Falco sill did not reply his head locked in deep thought of his emotions, what he should feel in front of her, how he should act and such. Maybe he shouldn't even go over there at all; maybe he should just walk out on her and ignore a childhood friend. No, he could never do that to her, he was utterly torn apart. He looked up at the ceiling, took a deep breath, and looked back down.
He could almost hear her voice again so many years ago, he lived on Corneria with his parents as an only child; he didn't have many friends during the early years of his life. Katt had always been a close friend of his but-
Falco's thoughts were interrupted by Fox, "That's it, if you're going to sit here like you don't care about anything I'm going to bring her over here."
Fox got up and walked over to the bar and sat down on the stool next to hers. Falco watched from a distance as Katt suddenly sprung up from her seat and gave Fox a hug, he wondered if she had seen him in here before in the bar already. That would make him look really bad, but no she couldn't have seen him. Knowing her and her hyper flamboyant attitude she would have ran over to him. Her face lit up and immediately looked over to the table and saw Falco, she ran over just as he anticipated. He knew how to act now, hide behind the wall of arrogance and never let your true feelings show; he wondered why he had to act like that.
Falco stood up to meet her, she hugged Falco hard, pinning his arms to his sides and nearly crushing his rib cage. "Oop, can you loosen your death grip a bit?"
"Falco! Oh my god I've missed you so much where have you been this whole time?" She exclaimed while allowing him to breathe a little.
"Just cruising around and living up life outside of rules," he said virtuously; everyone looked at each other with a raised eyebrow.
"Oh c'mon Falco, tell us where you really were and what you were doing!" Katt said.
"Oh alright, I'm only going to say this once, and it's a good thing you're all here. Okay first, the reason I took off isn't because I hate any of you, it was just because I saw our business going down the tubes. So I just decided to seek a more profitable line of work, and that's all you need to know."
"What, that's it?" Bill shouted
"Yea pretty much, so what have you been up to; I thought you lived of Zoness," Falco said to Katt trying desperately to change the subject.
"Oh please, that place is a crap hole!" she said waving a paw at him.
"So I take it you stay here?"
"Yea I've got my self an apartment in the lower district. I've been saving up money since the first Lylat War in hope to finally get off that dump; no good work there."
"So what about your folks?"
"They decided to stay on Zoness; they never told me why, I guess they just liked it there better than Corneria."
Falco was trying to remember what it was like growing up with her. She didn't always live on Zoness, she used in the lower districts of Corneria City, actually across the street from Falco. The city was composed of three main districts each one a regarded ones class, they didn't have a name they were just called lower, middle, and upper. Lower was a bad name for it although it was the poorest of the districts; it wasn't dirty and disgusting but instead just average living complexes and schools. Next came Middle, it was an upper class region well known for its snobs, business corporations, and well-known colleges. Last was the Upper district which was mostly the Headquarters for the Cornerian army, and other political buildings like the senate.
Falco tried to remember what she used to look like that long ago, she was shorter and immature but her personality never changed. The Lombardi family and the Monroe family never got along well, probably because they were just natural enemies. It was hard for them to be with each other, Falco's father especially didn't like it when he was with Katt. They had to resort to sneaking out at night, the internet, and telephone for communication between them. Whenever they got caught hanging out or talking, they would have to act like they hated one another; Katt might have to pretend to cry and runaway or something, Falco hated seeing her do that. Falco's father caught him holding hands with her once; he got the beating of his life. "That could explain why I can't ever act like I'm happy to see her, Damn you dad! You forced my feelings of love and happiness for others out of my life; I'll never forgive you for that!" He silently thought to himself, he never talked to Katt about why her family decided to move onto Zoness back then; he figured it was just too painful for her.
"Hey isn't about time someone gets back to work?" Pepper said looking at Bill.
Bill let out a sigh after looking at his watch, "You know, I really wish I could just tell you to go to hell but unfortunately I have respect for authority."
"I can understand that," Pepper said as everyone was getting up.
"Ah the beauty of being your own boss," Fox said stretching as he got up; Bill gave him a shot in arm. Fox laughed at him as he paid for everyone's meal on his charge card.
Pepper, Peppy, Slippy, Krystal, Fox, and Bill all got up and left after saying goodbye to Katt. Falco told them that he would catch up with them in a minute.
"Listen Katt, I'm sorry I made you worry so much; I promise we'll do something sometime later."
Katt smiled, gave him a hug, and kissed him lightly on the side of his beak. "Don't worry; I'll make sure you stay true to your promise."
"Alright cut it out, I'll see you later."
"Goodbye Falco," she said smiling at him.
Everyone went home except for Fox and Krystal who had decided to watch Bill take off at the hanger. It wasn't like it was far away or anything; the others must just have had some better things to do. Fox stood next Krystal as Bill ignited the monstrous engines on the Spectral Wraith; he gave Fox a wave which he returned with a quick two-finger salute. The ship blazed silently out of the hanger and tore into the air then disappearing into the sunset in a few seconds. Fox frowned and looked at his feet; Krystal saw the look on his face.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
Fox shook his head, "It's funny, he's always been my closest friend but nowadays it's as if we can't be in the same place for more than a few hours."
"Well at least you'll have me," she said putting her arm around him.
Fox picked his head up smiling at her, put his arm around her waist and together they walked back to the Great Fox. It wasn't until that moment Fox began to think, "Maybe I should consider her a little more than a friend, perhaps even a girlfriend? Only time will tell."
CHAPTER 3 Reminisce and Remorse
Bill turned around to see what the two were talking about although he almost knew right off from the start. He had seen her there often, always sitting in the same location, always longing more to see Falco again; it was almost a daily occurrence.
"Oh yea Katt man, she is missing you like hell," Bill said looking at Katt for a brief moment and back at Falco who was staring down at his reflection in his beer. "What the hell are you waiting for man? Get over there and talk to her!" Bill exclaimed.
Falco sill did not reply his head locked in deep thought of his emotions, what he should feel in front of her, how he should act and such. Maybe he shouldn't even go over there at all; maybe he should just walk out on her and ignore a childhood friend. No, he could never do that to her, he was utterly torn apart. He looked up at the ceiling, took a deep breath, and looked back down.
He could almost hear her voice again so many years ago, he lived on Corneria with his parents as an only child; he didn't have many friends during the early years of his life. Katt had always been a close friend of his but-
Falco's thoughts were interrupted by Fox, "That's it, if you're going to sit here like you don't care about anything I'm going to bring her over here."
Fox got up and walked over to the bar and sat down on the stool next to hers. Falco watched from a distance as Katt suddenly sprung up from her seat and gave Fox a hug, he wondered if she had seen him in here before in the bar already. That would make him look really bad, but no she couldn't have seen him. Knowing her and her hyper flamboyant attitude she would have ran over to him. Her face lit up and immediately looked over to the table and saw Falco, she ran over just as he anticipated. He knew how to act now, hide behind the wall of arrogance and never let your true feelings show; he wondered why he had to act like that.
Falco stood up to meet her, she hugged Falco hard, pinning his arms to his sides and nearly crushing his rib cage. "Oop, can you loosen your death grip a bit?"
"Falco! Oh my god I've missed you so much where have you been this whole time?" She exclaimed while allowing him to breathe a little.
"Just cruising around and living up life outside of rules," he said virtuously; everyone looked at each other with a raised eyebrow.
"Oh c'mon Falco, tell us where you really were and what you were doing!" Katt said.
"Oh alright, I'm only going to say this once, and it's a good thing you're all here. Okay first, the reason I took off isn't because I hate any of you, it was just because I saw our business going down the tubes. So I just decided to seek a more profitable line of work, and that's all you need to know."
"What, that's it?" Bill shouted
"Yea pretty much, so what have you been up to; I thought you lived of Zoness," Falco said to Katt trying desperately to change the subject.
"Oh please, that place is a crap hole!" she said waving a paw at him.
"So I take it you stay here?"
"Yea I've got my self an apartment in the lower district. I've been saving up money since the first Lylat War in hope to finally get off that dump; no good work there."
"So what about your folks?"
"They decided to stay on Zoness; they never told me why, I guess they just liked it there better than Corneria."
Falco was trying to remember what it was like growing up with her. She didn't always live on Zoness, she used in the lower districts of Corneria City, actually across the street from Falco. The city was composed of three main districts each one a regarded ones class, they didn't have a name they were just called lower, middle, and upper. Lower was a bad name for it although it was the poorest of the districts; it wasn't dirty and disgusting but instead just average living complexes and schools. Next came Middle, it was an upper class region well known for its snobs, business corporations, and well-known colleges. Last was the Upper district which was mostly the Headquarters for the Cornerian army, and other political buildings like the senate.
Falco tried to remember what she used to look like that long ago, she was shorter and immature but her personality never changed. The Lombardi family and the Monroe family never got along well, probably because they were just natural enemies. It was hard for them to be with each other, Falco's father especially didn't like it when he was with Katt. They had to resort to sneaking out at night, the internet, and telephone for communication between them. Whenever they got caught hanging out or talking, they would have to act like they hated one another; Katt might have to pretend to cry and runaway or something, Falco hated seeing her do that. Falco's father caught him holding hands with her once; he got the beating of his life. "That could explain why I can't ever act like I'm happy to see her, Damn you dad! You forced my feelings of love and happiness for others out of my life; I'll never forgive you for that!" He silently thought to himself, he never talked to Katt about why her family decided to move onto Zoness back then; he figured it was just too painful for her.
"Hey isn't about time someone gets back to work?" Pepper said looking at Bill.
Bill let out a sigh after looking at his watch, "You know, I really wish I could just tell you to go to hell but unfortunately I have respect for authority."
"I can understand that," Pepper said as everyone was getting up.
"Ah the beauty of being your own boss," Fox said stretching as he got up; Bill gave him a shot in arm. Fox laughed at him as he paid for everyone's meal on his charge card.
Pepper, Peppy, Slippy, Krystal, Fox, and Bill all got up and left after saying goodbye to Katt. Falco told them that he would catch up with them in a minute.
"Listen Katt, I'm sorry I made you worry so much; I promise we'll do something sometime later."
Katt smiled, gave him a hug, and kissed him lightly on the side of his beak. "Don't worry; I'll make sure you stay true to your promise."
"Alright cut it out, I'll see you later."
"Goodbye Falco," she said smiling at him.
Everyone went home except for Fox and Krystal who had decided to watch Bill take off at the hanger. It wasn't like it was far away or anything; the others must just have had some better things to do. Fox stood next Krystal as Bill ignited the monstrous engines on the Spectral Wraith; he gave Fox a wave which he returned with a quick two-finger salute. The ship blazed silently out of the hanger and tore into the air then disappearing into the sunset in a few seconds. Fox frowned and looked at his feet; Krystal saw the look on his face.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
Fox shook his head, "It's funny, he's always been my closest friend but nowadays it's as if we can't be in the same place for more than a few hours."
"Well at least you'll have me," she said putting her arm around him.
Fox picked his head up smiling at her, put his arm around her waist and together they walked back to the Great Fox. It wasn't until that moment Fox began to think, "Maybe I should consider her a little more than a friend, perhaps even a girlfriend? Only time will tell."