True Love?

by TSLOPfan

Ozone and Tiberius are known to not get along well. They hate each other's guts with a fierce passion. But it has been proven time and time again that enemies can become friends if given the time and chance. However, can the same be said for these two? And is there even the slightest possibility that they might become something more? We'll see. - First ever Ozone x Tiberius fanfic.

38. Thirty Seven

Tiberius was waiting in front of his shed when Ozone came up to the rooftop. The cat had his tail tucked firmly between his legs as he approached the hawk. The moon shone high above the Manhattan skyline. Dragging his feet slowly, Ozone dared to look up at Tiberius. He couldn't read his facial expression so he lowered his gaze as he finally reached the hawk. The red tail huffed as he ordered, "Get in the shed now."

Ozone didn't bother protesting as he followed Tiberius inside. The old hawk shut the door behind them while the feline sat down. Tears forming in his eyes, he suddenly broke down as he cried, "Please don't kill me! I'm so sorry, I didn't know what I was doing…" Rolling his eyes, the hawk whacked him on the head as he hissed, "Shut up! I'm not mad at you!"

"You're not?" Ozone questioned, not believing what he was hearing. Shaking his head, Tiberius looked away as he explained, "No, I'm mad at myself cuz the truth is… the truth is that I actually… like you…" His eyes growing wider by the second, Ozone was definitely sure that he was dreaming. He pinched himself three times just to see if he was. He wasn't though. He listened quietly as Tiberius explained, "I originally hated you but then you started doing all that nice stuff like cleaning my wounds and it reminded me of when I used to be in love with someone else."

"Wait, you had a girlfriend once?!" Ozone exclaimed, surprised. Glancing over at him, Tiberius murmured, "Sort of. His name was Alexander." Now the hairless cat was even more astonished when he heard that. The red tailed hawk looked away as he mumbled, "I'm not surprised you're shocked. I was shocked when he said that he loved me. And he really did for awhile. But then the love started to die and I've closed myself off from it."

"I'm so sorry about that," Ozone spoke softly, taking a small step towards Tiberius. He draped his long tail over the hawk's shoulders. His brown eyes watering, the bird of prey whimpered, "I wanna love again but I'm too scared to." Meeting his gaze, the hairless feline shuffled his foot nervously as he asked, "Is there any way that… you could learn to love me?"

"Ozone, I already do love you…"