The fourth page of the story, no more pov switching anymore, his identity has been wrapped up, at least for a bit. On another note, I've been experimenting with 3D animation, and I've almost gotten the scene where Legosi pounces upon Haru made. It's a still 3D image, but it looks pretty good.

It was later on… that Louis wanted to talk to the two troublemakers… me and Bill that is… he.. chewed us out honestly.

"I'm completely appalled by you two, you're free to brawl all you want elsewhere, but not on stage!" our eyes looks down to the floor, he was probably right. Louis threw the vial of blood at Bill. "I couldn't honestly care less if you swallowed a small animal's blood for a pick me up. I never expected better from you. The issue is that you two shed blood on the stage like you owned it! If I hadn't broke it up, would you two have actually killed each other!?"

He was probably correct in that... I felt... Different up on that stage. Like I wanted to eat Bill, he probably knew more about his body than me, and I'm sure drinking blood was like steroids in this world... so he beat me easily.

Louis's rant continued, probably suspending us, but our attention was on the group of fans behind him, Bill got his attention, as they finally spoke up… it was the first time… I caught genuine excitement on Louis face…

"Listen, forget what I said, the performance was a success, and because it was a success, you're going to act accordingly." Louis spoke in a whisper to the both of us.

"Right! Everyone in the Audience must have been surprised!" Louis spoke to them as he clapped us on the shoulders. "Of course tonight's performance in general was a great challenge for all of us..."

"And I believe it was very important for the underclassmen... The world we live in is very complex. The animals in this world like to keep secrets, they try hard to persevere in something and face all kinds of difficulties, but in the middle of that, everyone is living life to the fullest! for that, there is no right or wrong."

"But if someone were to have a certain conviction, they would shine like stars, even if they were scared, or afraid, that conviction would shine through... I think that Message was presented very well to the underclassmen..." Louis...

"That'll be enough out of me, you can ask these two any more questions you have."

He gave his speech about conviction… only, this time, as the one being spoken to, and not an observer… it struck, deeper. I want… to see where this life will go.

It was tomorrow that I was having lunch on the stairs with Jack… he tossed me lunch, and I caught it. He sat down as we picked out our food from the plastic bag… ironic, considering how many of these claimed animal lives in my old world.

"Good call not going to the cafeteria or kiosk today Legosi... Lets just say your little improv last night made the front page." He had grabbed a newspaper, the front page, a picture of my face with those Defiant eyes. It gave me shivers. "I mean look at this, the 'Birth of the dark hero.'"

"Legosi.." Jack started, up shortly thereafter. "Are you okay?"

Is Legosi… okay? No… the question is, am I okay? Am I? I feel, different..."I think so..." my mouth started speaking before my brain could catch up. "I've spent all this time… bottling it all up, keeping it inside… I didn't want it to change. But I realized, it wasn't enough, my feelings belong to me… and nothing can change that..."

"it's great to have moments like that, you don't like it Legosi?" do I like it? I'm in a body not my own, talking to a best friend I've only had for less than a month...

"I'm… unsure." Jack laughed it off, his merryment brightening up my day itself.

Eventually, a month later, summer came about… and cutting my fur, was a pain. Everyone was talking excitedly for summer, even the drama club, except perhaps, the art department. The Festival of the Meteor, the weird fourth of July that these animals have. Celebrating the souls of long dead dinos. Apparently Animals view all dinosaurs as the ancestors to them. despite all of them dying in a meteor crash. Most don't go for that reason anymore though. Most just go to light a candle in the meteor, it's said whoever does this, will stay together as a couple forever.

Is it… already that time? I… want to ask her. The club's… been awkward around me, ever since I let out my frustration on Bill… This was the perfect time to excuse myself. Making it seem as if I was embarrassed by their words. I ran off, her figure was in the window, her scent in the hallway.

I walked up behind, just like normally as she was yelling at her bullies. My own mind overwhelmed. "Go ahead! Eater her alive!" With the scream of the harlequin rabbit who ran away ahead of her alerting her to me. She turned around, her expression neutral, like she hadn't just gone on a tirade against a harlequin Rabbit and her two goons...

"oh, it's you." I… I didn't think this through.

"How are you? That was a bit embarrassing." she said, inspecting herself. And as she bent down to pick up the flowers that crashed when she was tripped, I was reminded, just how small she was. she's not done growing yet, so it's a bit jarring, but I suppose I'm not done yet either…

I helped pick up a flower. "um… are you ok?" her eyes seemed to harden when those words were spoken… crap! I forgot… she doesn't like pity! Uh…

"I appreciate the thought, but I don't accept any pity from a guy I slept with, excuse me." Crap! she's leaving why did I- wait, Crap! she's leaving!

Bang

I slammed down on the wall a little too forcefully, just keep your hand there, hopefully, she doesn't notice the cracks… "I uh… never actually, slept with you..." That's right… I chickened out. But she doesn't need to know that.

"...I'm kinda hungry after yelling so much, have you had dinner yet?" right… dinner. I suppose this is it. I'll ask her.

As we got our meals and found a table, I unconsciously put my backpack on her chair before she asked… crap. She smiled and thanked me. Before we sat down and ate. I stared as she ate, my own food forgotten.. I wasn't hungry, not for food at least. My mind entirely consumed on how I'm supposed to talk to someone, who I know the name of, but she doesn't.

"it's impolite to stare so intently at a girl who's eating you know?" I-It is?

"Just kidding, I wanted to apologize for last time, so I'm glad we got to talk, I had my mind set on sleeping with a wolf, but you ran off after setting the blanket on me. I somehow think I was saved by your decision that day, if I'm honest. Are you.. going to eat." am I..? oh right, my food. Uh…

"no, I'm actually not that hungry..." I am… but… I don't want to scare her, I want, to talk to her… enough, with this mask. I want, to take it off.

"well, that was delicious. Thanks for having dinner with me, even if you didn't eat anything. I'm going back to the dorms, and you?" crap… I need to ask, I can't wait.

"yeah." I answered, my mask… I'll show it to this honest rabbit, the face that lies underneath. I want to know, what she thinks of this world, and this'll be the only and last time to ask her… as we walked along the moonlit path, I couldn't wait and hope for her shoe to come undone, so I crouched in front of her, stopping it in her tracks, and blurted it out. "What... do you think of this world..? Haru."

Her eyes were black, and seemingly lost just like mine. I could tell, she didn't have an answer, just like me. Our eyes were locked, two souls, drowning without water…

she couldn't answer that question, and neither could I. but it didn't matter, the world didn't exist in this moment, a moment, I'd give anything, to continue happening. But all things come to an end.

"I… don't know, but it's unfair that you know my name, and I don't know yours." her voice broke the stare, but I felt that the world was a little bit more spacious.

"Legosi… My name's Legosi..."