Right, wonder how Jack felt about his best bud?
Hi, I'm Jack, the golden retriever… see eighty years ago, there was a world war. In the end, dogs were bred, to be more intelligent, and less belligerent than our wolf ancestors…
I've been Legosi's friend for twelve years. Ever since a bunch of kids decided to make us fight. I was angry at him for being a wolf and hating it… And he was angry at me for the same reason, we both didn't like what we were born as.
Legosi was always withdrawn, ever since his mother died it only got a bit worse. But I know he always felt emotions like the rest of them, even if he didn't voice them, he liked bugs, he was just a great guy in general.
But recently… something was wrong with him, one day, he felt more sinister, and shortly after, he fell asleep in class, he's always been a slacker in class, he made up for it in homework and self study, but he never fell asleep. When he woke up, he looked startled, like he had a bad dream. He went to the bathroom and stayed there for the longest time. He came back to go to his next class on time though, but he was different then.
He felt like he withdrew even more than usual. To where even I couldn't tell what he was feeling… he greeted me like Legosi, he talked like Legosi, he even looked like Legosi… But I just couldn't equate him with Legosi.
I noticed other things about him, Legosi, while usually not expressive with his face, his tail usually told people what he was thinking, but it would barely move. He also stopped getting Egg salad sandwiches from the kiosk for a few days, and even anything with an egg in them, I tried to ask him what was wrong, but he'd say nothing was wrong and leave the room. Eventually he returned to eating them…
And that was the thing… the play… I felt like I then knew what Legosi actually felt all this time, why he was so withdrawn… something bad must have happened to him, it wasn't his body that told me that this time… it was his eyes… when he went onto the stage, and punched the Tiger… I saw so much pain and anger inside of them. How could I not realize? how could I not know?
"Legosi.. Are you okay?" He looked normal, he wasn't hiding his emotions all the closely as before… but I had to ask him… that pain in his eyes… what happened that I don't know about?
"I think so..." he started, "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?"
He was growing up I realized… faster than me. I decided I didn't need to know, I'd probably cause more pain if I did. I just liked that I had my friend back, if a bit more solemn and withdrawn than the past 12 years…
It went on quite well like that for the next month. He seemed back to the old Legosi for a few days… well, before I found something I probably shouldn't have… I swear, I just wanted to read the Manga I lent him… but beneath his mattress and in between it and the wall… I found… bunny porn! Ohh… Legosi… I was so embarrassed for him. When I heard the door open I quickly hid it behind my back, Legosi had come back. And he knew I had found it somehow, because he told me to sit down so we could talk about it.
He was calm when explaining about the Female rabbit he met. How it was supposed to reconcile his feelings… he said it wasn't love… but I wasn't convinced. He started acting normal shortly after he claimed he met her. Obviously she's somehow helping him through whatever trauma was happening.
Do I… accept it? Of course. Legosi's always had issues with accepting he's a wolf. If… If she helps him reconcile that, I'll approve.
The last part, was nearing the end of summer, I had returned to Cherryton High after visiting my family… he seemed mature, Relaxed and happy. His tail was always wagging, and he was really talkative. I wanted to ask him so badly… but the guys made a pact not to ask anything doing with the bunny. But we ran into her in the hallway. It was shocking, y'know?
"Legosi… you changed so much these past few months… you became withdrawn… I felt like something happened to you, but I didn't want to pry… and then you stopped bottling all your feelings, I was happy, but… what happened, this summer?"
"this summer...? Lots of things… but most importantly… I didn't, get to eat any watermelons… Why don't we go shopping, right now? Come on, lets go."
That idiot… That lovable idiot… I realized, Legosi didn't change, he just grew up really fast. He's got a girlfriend, he's smiling, and he's having fun.
I wouldn't change it for all the watermelon in the world...
