"I'll see ya tonight beautiful," Ozone meowed, giving Tiberius a gentle kiss on the cheek that morning. The old hawk purred happily as he mumbled, "See you then. Be careful." Sharing another quick kiss, the hairless cat left for the day. He really wanted to stay with his lover but they couldn't risk getting caught by anyone. Plus, he was a leader with responsibilities.
"Hey Nitro, what's the night report look like today?" Ozone asked as he entered the alley. Looking up from where he had been talking with a calico, the black cat replied, "Nothing much. The night patrol came home early after they saw what they think was a monster."
"It was a monster!" the calico protested.
"Okay, yeah. Sure. There's a monster loose in the city and I have a long luxurious fur coat," Ozone commented sarcastically. He yawned quietly, still feeling a little tired. He just wanted to snuggle with Tiberius. The feline sighed softly as he thought about his lover. Raising one eyebrow, Nitro asked, "You okay man? You've been acting… strange lately."
"I'm fine. Why on earth would I not be fine?" Ozone responded, getting a little defensive. He was praying Nitro didn't know about him and Tiberius. Luckily, it seemed like the black cat still didn't know. However, it was clear that he was suspicious as he explained, "Well, you haven't been acting like yourself lately. You sleep somewhere else but I don't know where. You get a bit defensive these days and you always look like you want to be somewhere else."
"You also smell funny," the calico cat pointed out.
Rolling his light green eyes in annoyance, Ozone grumbled, "I'm fine, okay? How about we drop the subject and go somewhere to have some fun? I'm thinking about a brand new bar that just opened up not too long ago and I hear they have a pretty good reputation. I'm also a little thirsty right now." Sighing heavily as he followed Ozone, Nitro muttered, "Why do you talk me into these things?"