SHOWING THE FANGS.
Because of my cold, I spent the whole Sunday resting at home. Margot gave me company for a while, but most of the time I was alone, except for Percival, or Percy, as I like to call him, the family's butler. Since my parents spend so much time on business trips, a great part of my education comes from him; actually, before meeting Wally, he was the only servant I treated with some respect.
Wally had that day to rest from both me and Margot, and only had to wash the uniforms, so I didn't see him either. I was tempted to call him to know if he was fine by now, but we still were in the "mistress-pet" level, so I couldn't show myself so eager to hear from him.
I still felt a little sick on Monday's morning, so I skipped school. By noon, I was feeling much better, and even had lunch with my parents, who luckily had nothing to do until five o' clock. By three, Margot dropped herself to visit me, and, since I was practically cold-free by then, we decided to play some basketball.
The Rat's family mansion isn't as big as Montana Max's, but it still screams "big bucks" out loud. The front yard is as normal as any other millionaire's home, but, on the back yard, next to the pool, there's something many snobbish guys don't have, or admit to have; a basket hanging from an oak tree. Ruby and Percy hung it themselves when the rat was seven, and the old guy (who wasn't so old then) taught her how to play. Right now, it was used by Ruby and Margot, both wearing their basketball's uniforms.
"Come on, Mallard! Don't tell me I'm too fast for you!" Ruby said in a fake-mocking tone, while trying to pass the avian's defense.
"In your dreams, Rat!" Margot replied, trying to snatch the ball. Unfortunately for her, Rhubella had a point. From the two of them, Ruby was the more agile, and eventually handled to pass Margot, and score.
"Oh, yeah! Oh, God! Oh, oh!" Ruby said happily while dancing a little. Margot groaned.
"You are going to do that every time you score?" The avian rolled her eyes. Ruby smirked.
"Of course... oh, oh, that's why I say! Oh, oh, I say! Oh, oh, I say!" Ruby sang while dancing.
That's another thing you must know about the Perfectos. We act like the snobbiest creatures in the world when we are in public, but, in our homes, sometimes we act like any regular guy, especially when we are in a very good mood.
Margot sighed; she was losing by more than 10 points by now. The rat stopped when she heard the voice of an old gray rat on a butler's outfit.
"Ehem... Miss Rhubella, as amusing as your dance can be, I must inform you there's another visitor at home." Percival said in a very formal tone. Ruby smiled.
"Thanks a lot, Percy. Who is the visitor? Roderick?" Rhubella asked.
"Luckily, no." Percy said with a little smile. He had never hidden to his young mistress the fact he disliked Roderick; he actually considered his influence the reason Rhubella couldn't be a good girl outside the limits of her family's property, and he wasn't so wrong.
Margotand I chuckled. Percy is a very serious guy, but, on his seriousness, he always had managed to make me smile with these occasional displays of humor. Of course, I could had liked him to like my boyfriend, but, well, he is like part of my family, so I had never been able to be angry with him for a long time.
"Okay, so, who is the visitor?" Rhubella asked. A moment later, Wally appeared from behind Percy, leaning respectfully in front of the girls. The females gasped; they had never expected the wolf to present himself at any of their homes.
"Wolf? What are... I mean, what brings you here?" Ruby said, covering herself from using the mistress' tone. She hadn't told Percy about her and Margot's "pet", since she actually felt bad for mentioning any bad thing she was doing in front of the old rodent; when he managed to know about these stunts, Ruby had sometimes seen him with a disappointed look, and, even if she liked to be a major pain to other people, she never enjoyed being it for the people she cared.
"Oh, young master Wallace came to bring your books for the homework, Miss Rhubella. it seems that, since Miss Margot doesn't have the lastperiod with you, she forgot to bring us the assignment for said class." Percy replied in a very diplomatic way.
Margot had to fight the idea of slapping her own forehead; she gave Wally her homework, and most of Ruby, but forgot about the last class, and Rhubella had those books at home, so obviously Wally had to get informed about said homework with the rat's teacher, and then go to Ruby's home for thebooks to do it (Wally couldn't afford most of the booksthe school asked for,so he didn't had those either, and many times he had to use the ones from his mistresses to do his own homework). To cover himself, Wally made part of the homework, and then brought the already used books to the mansion.
"Oh. Well... thanks a lot, Wolf. Would you like to drink something?" Ruby said in her most polite tone. Wally smiled.
"That's not necessary, Miss Rat. I'll leave the moment you give me those books you kindly agreed to borrow me." Wally replied, again, covering for him and the girls, so Ruby could give him the books without being suspicious.
"I'll bring them here, young master. Miss Rhubella, can you inform me about what books I must retrieve?" Percy asked the young rat.
"Oh, the big black one on my desk, Percy. Thank you." Ruby answered. Percy nodded, and then leaned in front of the youngsters before going back to the house. The trio waited until he was inside to finally talk.
"Nice guy... look, I'm sorry for coming without asking, but I don't have the mansion's phone number, and all the phones on this zone are privates, so I couldn't use the phone book to find it either; plus, your cell phones are off, so I had to track you by the scent to find the place." Wally excused himself.
"Wait, why don't you just asked at school?" Margot asked Wally. The wolf sighed.
"Who I would ask? Half of the school can't stand me, and the other half hates me. Anyway, there's anything else you might need me to do?" Wally asked both girls. Margot smirked.
"Oh, yes... well, Ruby is kicking my tail here, and I hate to lose, so... maybe we can play a two versus one. That way I'll be on the winning side." Margot said with a knowing look. Ruby and Wally made a double take. Eventually, Rhubella smiled, she liked the idea.
"Why not? The pets need to exercise, and slaving isn't classified as a sport, so we might as well make you pant a little." Ruby said to the canine, while grabbing the ball. Wally nodded, and, after giving a fast look around to be sure nobody was watching them, spin-changed into a basketball player's outfit.
"Okay, Wolf, you are playing against us... and no super speed, or any other of your tricks, or we'll make you wash our bathrooms." Rhubella informed Wally. The wolf chuckled a little, and the game started.
Ruby made a fast pass to Margot, and, in a dashing movement, Wally intercepted it, and made a clean shot to the hoop. The girls gasped.
"This is not going to be easy." Ruby said to herself.
We actually beat Wally at the end... but only by one point's difference. He made a great work covering both of us, and Margot and I were having a hard time trying to make a pass without him getting the ball. That was the most exciting and funniest game I had in a long time.
"Bravo, Miss Rhubella." Ruby turned her head to spot Percy clapping behind her, right after she made the winning shot. Margot was doing her own victory dance, and Wally was shocking his head, but smiling as well.
"Mister Percival, how long had you been watching us?" Wally asked the butler.
"Oh, you young masters had been playing for almost an hour. I became so absorbed in the game myself, I just couldn't interrupt your fun. Oh, and Miss Rhubella, may I suggest you and Miss Margot to have a shower while I lead Master Wallace to do the same on the guest's bathroom,so you canhave a snack before leaving?" Percy proposed. Margot and Ruby nodded; to keep the facade of Wally being like any other student, they silently decided to allow him to eat with them, but Wally hesitated. How was he supposed to cover the fact he spin-changed to have this outfit, since he arrived without it?
"Oh, and Master Wallace, you don't need to hide anything. I know you made a spin-change; otherwise, where would your school's uniform be? Don't worry, Perfecto's rules aren't Rat Manor's ones." Percival said to the wolf. Wally sighed in relief, and entered the house, following the butler.
That Percy. One day, I'm going to fire him just to have the pleasure of hiring him back.
Wally and the girls had their respective showers, and then a little meal. Percy, being a rat that worked for other rats, prepared a mostly-cheese variety of snacks for the youngsters; the exception were a few all-vegetarian and some fish snacks for Margot, even if Ruby and Wally had a couple of them two. Since Percy was at home, Ruby decided to make the homework alongside Wally, saying her butler that she and Margot were the ones helping him.
Once we were done, Margot retired. Since she had to attend a family thing that night, I was the one offering to give Wally a ride to his dorm. Once in the Prep, I walked him to his room, since I still had to instruct him about his next day's chores, and noticed that he had hung a few framed pictures on the walls.
"Your family?" Ruby asked Wally, pointing at the picture in front of her. It had a black male wolf, that looked a lot like Wally, and a female one, brown-furred, with their paws on a very young Wally's shoulders.
"Yes. They're in Yellowstone... I was born in there. I miss them a lot some times." Wally sighed. Ruby did her best to ignore the sadness on the wolf's tone (without a significant success), and approached to get a better look at the picture. She noticed Wally's mother was using a green, white, and red bracelet, that reminded her a flag.
"Why she is using a bracelet colored like Mexico's flag?" Ruby asked. Wally got an uneasy look, but decided to tell her the truth.
"Well... my mother is Mexican. I had kept it as a secret because, well, if the guys here treat me like dirt just because I'm not rich, I'll better not risk about knowing how they treat Latin people who aren't wealthy enough to know Antonio Banderas in person." Wally admitted.
Again, I was feeling guilty. This guy was denying his origins, and swallowing his pride, to be on a school where he was exploited on a regular basis? And I was collaborating!
"Wally... why are you here? You surely would be happier in Yellowstone, or even at the Looniversity, as much as I hate to say it. I mean, nobody like to be mistreated. It's just that you have no pride?" Ruby asked him, with an upset and slightly sad expression.
"Nope. I have a pack. The prides are for lions." Wally said, in a joking tone. Ruby gave him a weird look, and chuckled a little. Wally waited for her to cool down again, and became serious.
"Well... my great-grandpa, Walter, isn't very happy with my dad because he married a Mexican girl from an un-rich family. I'm like the last chance we have to finally make him accept us, by agreeing with having me studying here thanks to a recommendation of my uncle. He is supposed to give me some support... but, truth be said, most of the money I get these days come from your tips and Miss Mallard's. My uncle's allowance is hardly enough to buy a hamburger once in a while, and I use the money my parents send to me to buy some scholar items." Wally informed her while sitting on his bed..
"Family is a very important thing to you, right?" Ruby asked while sitting next to the wolf.
"Yes. Wolves are social animals; without a pack, well, we just feel incomplete. The whole "lone wolf" thing sometimes is real, but only for hunting little prey,and fighting a personal enemy; we crave for a pack's company. And, funny thing, I had started considering you and Miss Mallard as my surrogate pack... my alphas, for saying something." Wally said, chuckling.
The Alpha is the most important member in a pack, or any other animal family, as you girls already know, and wolves are very respectful towards him or her. I guess that explains why he accepted our orders so easily; obeying the Alpha is on his nature. That also explained why he never tried to fight Roderick back when he snapped at him; he was my mate... the Alpha's mate, so Wally had to be respectful with him as well, and he considered every other student as his pack's superior, not as important as me or Margot, but he couldn't fight them either.
"I guess I should go now. Thanks for the extra Zoology's lesson." Ruby said to Wally while petting his head. The wolf smiled, and the rat exited the room. A second later, she re-opened the door, and rushed inside.
"Wolf, you must hide me! I just saw Gunbo and Danforth coming down the corridor! They can't see me!" Ruby said in a hurry. Wally motioned her to hide on the most typical place, under the bed. A few seconds later, Wally heard some knocks at his door, and opened it.
"Can I do something for you, guys?" Wally directed toGunbo and Drake.
"Well, Wallace, we actually came to see if we could do something for you. You know Acme defeated us on the Acme Bowl, but we still have chances with the rest of the season. So, maybe we can make you an offer you can't refuse; anyone that can stand an almost daily beating is a good adding to our team." Drake said in a smug tone. Wally tried to reply, but was silenced by Gunbo, who placed his paw on the wolf's shoulder.
"We know you have the whole "I don't cheat" stuff over you, but, maybe, if you see our special GAME treatment, you'll change your mind. Come with us." Gunbo said in a friendly tone. Wally was hesitant to go, but he needed to give Ruby a chance to leave, so decided to go with them.
I popped out from under the bed a second after they closed the door. And I wasn't happy with what I heard. "GAME" is Perfecto's code for Get A Mate Everyday, an offer made to convince rookies and even students for other schools to accept doing our dirty job. This "offer" was usually done in the school's spa, with two or three more experienced students supervising and making the "negotiation". Drake once convinced Margot to be the drop-dead gorgeous girl that would seduce the guy; she hated it, and she hated herself for agreeing. And, at that moment, I felt something really nasty inside me... I did my best to deny it, but I was jealous. I decided to follow them at a certain distance, just to be sure. Wally later filled me with the details I couldn't get.
The three males arrived at the spa, and directed to the jaccuzzi's room. Nigel was already waiting for them inside the tub, wearing a pair of green swimming trunks.
"Oh, I see you decided to join the party, Wolf. Come on, take a pair of trunks, and join the fun. The water is delicious." The chicken said in his coolest tone. Wally and the other two males obeyed, grabbing the trunks that were on a nearby chair, and entered the water.
"You see, Wallace, this is the kind of life you can have if you agree to join the team, and cheat a little for us. Great luxury accommodations, gourmet meals... and gorgeous companions." Gunbo said, trying to convince the wolf.
Before Wally could say a thing, Drake whistled, and then, Giselle, Jasmine, and other two girls, a blond vixen and a red haired rabbit, entered the room by using the dresser's door, all of them wearing bikinis. Wally gulped when the girls entered the tub.
"So, you missed me, chicky boy?" Giselle said to the chicken, while they rubbed their beaks. Gunbo grabbed the doe by her shoulders, and they started making out in there. Wally tried to say something, but the vixen silenced him placing her finger on the wolf's nose.
"Don't say a thing, wolf boy. Let me do all for you." The fox said in a very seductive tone. She tried to kiss him, but Wally moved his head, avoiding the girl's attempts.
"Look, Miss, you are very attractive but..." Wally was silenced again, but, this time, by anger. He saw how Drake and Jasmine were cuddling, and he started kissing her.
"Excuse me, Mister Danforth, but if I remember right, you are Miss Mallard's boyfriend. How can you do this to her?" Wally said, shoving the vixen aside. Drake chuckled.
"Come on, buddy, we're just having fun! And why do you care about me cheating on a girl that exploits you all day? Relax with your girl!" Drake said in a careless tone. Wally had enough, and jumped out from the tub. He still had his collar, so he placed his paw on the tag while directing to the Perfectos.
"I'm not going to support anyone who does that kind of thing! Despite the way you had been ignoring her lately, Miss Mallard still has feelings for you, Mister Danforth, and you should respect that! This tag says I'm her property, as well as Miss Rat's, so I'll take her side! I don't care if you beat me everyday, that's my decision!" Wally snapped at the duck, and then put back his uniform.
"What a loser!" The vixen said, offended.
"Maybe he enjoys being a loser, dear. He is a nobody." Nigel said, in a mocking tone.
"Let him go. He's so insignificant, he's no menace. I mean, even if he opens his mouth, Margot will surely hear me instead of her pet." Drake said while kissing the swan.
SLAM!
Everybody jumped in surprise, and looked at the door, where a really pissed Ruby was glaring at Drake. She had heard Wally's speech, as well as the Perfectos' reaction.
"And how about her best friend, you scum? Danforth, you are more a rat than I'll ever be!" Ruby said in rage, and then charged against Drake. The duck gulped, as well as the chicken and the other girls; Rhubella was really terrible when angry.
Unfortunately for her, Ruby didn't scare one guy. Gunbo calmly jumped out of the tub, and, when Ruby threw a punch at him, he simply grabbed her by the wrist, and twisted it in a very painful position, forcing her to kneel.
"Cool down, Rhubella. You don't want to make me angry, right?" The hybrid said in calm yet menacing tone, while tightening his grip. Rhubella whined in pain.
Luckily for her, she wasn't alone.
"Now, if we can... OURGH!" Gunbo whined in pain himself; Wally was grabbing his wrist, forcing him to release Ruby. The rat rubbed her ached wrist, and moved a few feet back. Wally was snarling at Gunbo.
"Maybe you didn't hear me the first time. I am MissMallard's dog... and hers as well!" Wally said while pointing at Ruby. "That means I obey them, watch for their comfort, and protect their backs. So, you'll better apologize, and never use that paw again to hurt her, or I'll chew and spit it!" Wally said, furiously, while eying Gunbo. The hybrid snarled back.
It was a really scary scene. I liked the fact Wally protected me, but Gunbo was a skilled fighter, plus being a couple of inches taller. And, by the looks of both of them, nothing would stop them for fighting.
"Here is my answer, Low-Life!" Gunbo threw a punch against Wally, hitting him right on his jaw. The hybrid threw another one, but Wally handled to block it. Then, the hybrid threw a couple of high kicks, and Wally blocked them as well. Everyone else gasped, even Ruby.
Gunbo got furious, and started throwing a series of high-speed punches and kicks to Wally. However, he was blocking or dodging most of them, and, since he was used to receive the attack of the whole football team on a regular basis, the wolf easily resisted the few hits the hybrid could connect. And, this time, Wally wasn't fighting Ruby or Margot's mate, but someone who had attacked one of his alphas, so he wasn't holding back his strength.
"This is impossible! I learned martial arts from skilled assassins!" Gunbo snarled, and threw a kick to Wally's head. The wolf grabbed his leg, and drew back his free fist.
"And I learned boxing and wrestling... FROM GRIZZLY BEARS!" Wally growled before throwing his first attack.
WHAM! WHACK! POW! THUD! BIFF! THUD! PAS! ZAS!...
Now, that was a new experience for both me and Gunbo. For me, being defended by my pet, and for him, getting a job as a living punching bag.
KAAAWHHHAMMM!
Wally's last punch was so powerful, it sent Gunbo flying across the room, and the hybrid ended flattened against the wall the other side of it. The jaws/beaks of the toons inside the tub fell, and they got panicked expressions. A moment later, Wally stood on four legs, and started growling and snarling at them, while slowly approaching the tub.
"D...down... down boy! SIT! STOP!" Nigel, hiding himself behind Giselle and Jasmine, tried to order the wolf to stop advancing, but he obviously was terrified.
"RUBY! STOP HIM, PLEASE!" Drake yelled in panic, while placing his arms/wings in front of his face in defense. Ruby smiled, enjoying the show, but decided to stop Wally anyway.
"Calm down, boy." Rhubella said to the wolf while walking next to him. Wally kept his expression, but sat down. Ruby gave him a friendly scratch on his ears, making him to finally smile again.
"Good wolf. Now, about you... I'll tell Margot everything, you know? And, of course, I must do something for the damage done to my wrist." Rhubella told the guys in the water, with an evil grin.
"Wolf, please block the jacuzzi's ducts." Ruby said while crossing her arms, and smiling at Wally. He nodded, and stood up; he noticed a few towels next to him, and used them to block the ducts that made the water to flow inside the tub. Meanwhile, Rhubella decided to manipulate the tub's controls. She started reading the buttons.
"Let's see... Normal... Deep Relaxation... Wild Party...oh, here it is! Experimental Tsunami Power!" Ruby exclaimed, and then pushed the last button. A moment later, the rat ran to the door, whistling to Wally to make him follow her. Wally dashed outside, right after giving a fast bite to the controls so nobody could turn off the jacuzzi..
The tub seemed to be alive! The water started moving violently, shaking the toons inside the tub, and after a few seconds...
WHHHHOOOOOSSSSSHHH!
The room, and the whole spa, got flooded. The Perfectos had to do a major effort to breath properly. The only one who didn't notice was Gunbo, since he remained unconscious; luckily, he was floating over his back. Rhubella and Wally were watching the whole scene, and hearing the screams and grunts, from a certain distance; they were both laughing.
"Miss Rat, that was brilliant! I guess none of them will approach the spa for a while!" Wally said between laughs. A moment later, his laughter became quieter, and looked at Ruby with concerned eyes.
"He didn't hurt your wrist, right?" Wally asked the rat. Ruby stopped laughing as well, and started rubbing her wrist with her other paw.
"Is a little sore, but I can move it without problems. Thanks a lot for protecting me." Ruby said with a little smile. Wally couldn't help but blush slightly.
"It was both my duty and my pleasure. I mean, receiving insults? I can take them. Being beaten? I heal fast. You, being insulted or hurt? No with me around." Wally said while pointing at himself. Ruby smiled widely.
"Wolf, I know that sometimes Margot and I take a lot of advantage of your situation, but... I must say, you're the best assistant we could ever have." Ruby honestly admitted. Wally smiled her back.
"And now... I might need your assistance again. I'm not totally satisfied with the whole "wet-revenge" I had." Ruby said, smirking. Wally raised an eyebrow.
"What do you have in mind?" Wally asked. Ruby rubbed her chin.
"Well... do you feel strong enough for a little spin-change?" Ruby said, keeping her smirk.
A moment later, Drake's chauffer (a white pig), who was in the parking lot, sitting next to Danforth's limousine, waiting for his master, felt a little wind around the vehicle, which was weird because it had been a very quiet night with no wind at all. Anyway, in the darkness, he didn't notice a red blur that grabbed his cell phone, added a new contact, and placed it back into the pig's pocket, all in less than a second.
Ruby walked into the parking lot a few seconds later. Since she parked her car next to the exit that was the closest to the dorms, it wasn't spotted by the other Perfectos when they arrived on first place. She drove close to the limo, waving bye to the chauffer, who nodded in reply.
A few minutes later, Drake and his companions, all with dry clothing, arrived at the parking lot. Gunbo had to be helped by the vixen and the rabbit, since he still was a little stunned because of the fight. The pig opened the limo's doors, allowing the Perfectos to enter, and then he entered the vehicle to drive. However, the engine wasn't working.
"What's the problem, idiot? The limo was working perfectly when we arrived!" Danforth said with an accusation's tone. The pig tried again, but it was useless; the car wasn't moving.
The pig walked down from the car, and checked the engine himself, not finding anything wrong. Drake walked down himself, and started yelling at him.
"If you can't fix it, imbecile, call someone who can! Quick!" Danforth said, snarling. The chauffer nodded, and took out his cell phone to contact the car service.
"Hello? Yes, I'm calling from the parking lot of Perfecto Prep. My master's car isn't working, and we need service ASAP. You're on your way? Thank you." The pig ended the communication, and directed to his master.
"The mechanics will be here any..." The pig was cut by an old red van who entered the lot at that moment...
SMASH!
And passed over Danforth.
"... minute." The pig, stunned, ended talking. A moment later, two duck-billed creatures, with beaver's tails, and wearing working clothing, jumped down the van; one of them was wearing big glasses.
"We're sorry about that, sir. The illumination in this lot is really deficient." The glassed one said.
"Certainly, Timothy. Well, don't worry, we'll fix the limousine in no time." The other one replied while looking at Drake.
"I agree with you, Daniel. Because there's no work too hard..." Timothy said to his sibling.
"... or too simple, for..." Daniel continued, and then both guys chorused.
"The Platypus Brothers!" The platypuses said with a smile, and then they rushed next to the limo. The pig, on the meantime, helped his master to go back to his webbed feet.
"Oh, and please, sign here." Daniel passed a piece of paper and a pen to Drake. Stunned, he signed without asking. The platypus then moved next to his brother, and started checking the engine.
"Hey, look at this engine! It might cost more than our house, Daniel." Tim said, excited, while removing some parts of the machine.
"Without any doubt, oh, great Henry Ford's pupil. It will be a pleasure to put this baby back into the road." Daniel, equally excited, removed a few more parts.
"Oh, I really admire how well you express by using the classical mechanical talking, my estimated brother." Timothy said while he and Daniel removed together the radiator. The other perfectos walked down the limo, and stood next to Drake and the chauffer; they all were shocked. In less than one minute, the platypus had handled to remove almost the whole machinery!
"Oh, here's the problem. You lack a plug." Timothy pointed to Drake. The duck gasped.
"You disabled my car, just because of a simple plug?" Drake asked in shock.
"Yes... unfortunately, since this is a highly expensive car, the plugs aren't like the common ones we now have with us, so we'll need to go back home to pick the right one. Don't worry, we'll get the engine back in one piece in a snap." Daniel said.
"Actually, that might take a little more, since it's always harder to put the pieces back together. Anyway, we'll be glad to give the rest of you a ride to your homes so you don't need to wait here with Mister Danforth." Timothy said, while motioning the girls, Gunbo, and Nigel to go to the back of the van. The perfectos groaned, but agreed to do it; six toons used to travel in a limo, now trying to fit in the back of a van, filled up with spare parts and various junk, it was an hilarious view.
"Oh, and before you yell, or something, I must remind you that we have a signed contract that allows us to do anything we need to repair the car. Okay, we'll be back in a while." Daniel pointed to Drake. Then, he and his brother jumped inside the van, and accelerated...
SMASH!
... passing over Danforth again.
"Definitely, the illumination is terrible here." Daniel's voice was heard while the van exited the lot.
At a distance, Ruby and Wally (on his Wolflash's identity) were laughing loudly inside her car. Thanks to the rat's camera, that had a very good zoom and a night vision's mode, they could see the whole scene.
"Wolf... you made a great job! Where... is the plug?" Ruby said, between laughs.
"I... placed it down the car...they only needed to search next to the back tires to spot it!" Wally replied, laughing as well. His answer made Ruby laugh even louder.
"One question, Miss Rat... how did you get the number of those two?" Wally asked, finally starting cooling down.
"Oh, I met them casually when my car had a problem last summer. They were driving their van, and spotted me when the car was failing, so they offered to give it a look. They actually repaired it, but it took them almost two hours to put back all the pieces in the right places. They gave me their card, and I conserved it, just in case I ever wanted to do something like this." The rat explained, cooling down as well. Wally spin-changed back to normal.
"Well, I usually don't like doing mean things, but I guess those guys deserved it." Wally said, smiling. The rat smirked.
"Oh, so something of myself is rubbing on you, uh? Maybe you're not totally hopeless, Wallace." Ruby said while placing a paw on the wolf's shoulder. Wally blushed a little.
"One question, Wolf... without the whole "cheating on Margot" factor... you think you might had accepted that fox's offer?" Ruby said in serious tone, but avoiding the eye contact with Wally. The wolf sighed.
"No, I really doubt it. Sure, I like when a pretty girl shows me some affection... but one thing you must know about most wolves is that we are very selective when choosing our mates, because we pair for life. Once we get a couple, we stick to that relationship for the rest of our lives. The moment I get a serious relationship, it will probably be the first, only, and last I'll ever have... because I'll live entirely dedicated to that girl." Wally said in a serious tone, smiling to Ruby at the last part.
Ruby looked at his eyes, and they both stared for a moment. They moved a little closer, until their lips were just a couple of inches apart. However, they realized it, and moved back. Wally rubbed the back of his head, while Rhubella grabbed the car's wheel, and they both took a deep breath.
"Guess I'll better go. See you tomorrow, Miss Rat. Thanks for the laughs." Wally said in his usual polite tone. Ruby nodded, and the wolf exited the car. They waved bye to each other, and he walked to his dorm.
I saw him walking back to his room... and started wondering about what almost happened. Maybe it was just the heat of the moment, or the gratitude I felt for him protecting me. Or maybe he was making a difference on me, even bigger than the one I claimed to do on him. Perhaps I only missed having a nice guy caring for me, as Roderick used to do when we started dating. But, right then, I was only sure of one thing.
"Someday, Wallace, you'll make a girl so happy, you'll be amazed. And I hope she will make you happy as well... because you deserve it." The young rat said in a low voice, sighing, and finally realizing she had called him by his first name again.