Hey you guys, thanks for the reviews! Really happy to see you like the story.
Wolftattoo: Her hands are tied above her head, so she can't use them. And Kiwi is definitely no Charley. Of course, she is brave, but not a real fighter. Not like Charley. So, she needs the mice to save her. Let's just hope they are on time. ;) Am I good in building up the tension, or what? :p

Okay, okay, I suck at it, I know. I'm way too predictable, I guess.

Aaaaanyway, enjoy the next chapter! :)

Chapter twenty two

Greasepit's oil trail led them to a sandraiders camp and Vinnie looked around him, but no Kiwi. He did see Greasepit and Karbunkle, who were both chained to a pole.
"Ha! That stinkfish even sold his real employees", he called out.
"Yeah, no surprise there…", Throttle shook his head.
Suddenly, sandraiders came out of every corner and soon, the mice were surrounded.
"Ah, they are ready for round two", Modo said drily, looking at his bro's.
"Yeah, these guys really are looking for punishment, ain't they?", Vinnie smiled.
"Let's grab them!" The mice jumped off their bikes and hell broke loose.
But right in the middle of the fight, Vinnie suddenly heard a scream that made his heart skip a beat.
"VINNIE! HELP ME!"
Kiwi.
He looked at his bro's, who had heard it too.
"Vinnie, go! We will handle these clowns", Throttle yelled, while throwing one in the air and punching him the face when he came down again.
"I'm already gone", Vinnie growled and jumped in the air, made a somersault and landed right outside the battle.
He pricked his ears and picked up Kiwi's voice, crying his name. He followed the sound. By the looks of things, it came out of this tent. But when he ran inside, he stopped death in his tracks. There she was, his girl. Lying almost completely naked under the fat body of a saindraider, who apparently had the courage to touch her with his filthy hands. Hatred suddenly ran through his veins and his fur bristled.
The dog was just about to rip off her underwear and Vinnie immediately came into action. Within two steps, he was standing close enough and he grabbed the dog in his neck. He yanked him away from Kiwi and turned him around. The dog breathed in sharply when he saw the murderous look on the white furred mouse in front of him.
"Oh…"
"That's right. Oh. You're touching my girl without her permission. Big mistake… and your last one too", Vinnie growled between clenched teeth and punched the dog in the face. The latter fell down on the floor and Vinnie hit him again. And again. And again. A red haze formed before his eyes, he had never felt this kinda anger before. If it wasn't for Kiwi, he probably would've killed him, right here, right now.
"Vinnie, please…"
His fist stopped inches before the face of the now unconscious sandraider. He looked up, right into her blue eyes.
She looked at him, pleading. She was still lying there in only her underwear, her hands tied above her head…
Shit. Vinnie immediately let the dog go and rushed over to her. He fell on his knees next to her and grabbed a flair.
"It's okay, sweetheart, I'm here…", he whispered at her, while burning her chains.
When she was free, he quickly grabbed a blanket that was lying close to them on the floor and wrapped it around her. He pulled her in his arms.
"Come here, it's okay… I'm here… You're safe now…", he said softly.
Kiwi held him tightly, grabbed his fur with her fingers and buried her face into his fur. His familiar scent, the familiar feeling of his soft fur against her skin, made her calm down. He just held her, his chin leaning on her head. After a while, she slowly made herself loose, holding the blanket closely wrapped around her body. She looked up at him.
"Thank you… And good timing as always."
Vinnie looked down at her, his lips curled into that arrogant smile she loved so much. But it soon again disappeared.
"Are you okay, sweetheart? Did he…", but Kiwi shook her head.
"No. And I'm okay. It was awful, humiliating, but you being here, having your arms around me… it makes everything alright again…"
"I should kill him", Vinnie growled.
Kiwi felt the tension in his body and she cupped his head in her hands.
"That's not who you are, Vinnie. I think you've already made your point…"
They both looked at the dog who was still knocked out, his face hardly even recognizable anymore.
Kiwi looked back into his ruby red eyes.
"I thought I'd never see you again…", she whispered.
"Hey, pretty lady. I promised you something, remember? Although I must say, I didn't expect to see you so soon again…"
He bent forward and gently pressed his lips against hers. She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him back.
"Ahum…"
They both pulled back and looked at the entrance of the tent, a blush on their faces. Throttle and Modo were standing in the opening, smiling. But that soon changed when they saw Kiwi's clothes lying all over the floor. Throttle noticed the blanket around her and added one plus one.
"Kiwi! Jesus, are you okay?", he asked urgently, kneeling down next to her and Vinnie.
Modo quickly followed.
"What did he do to you?", the gray furred giant demanded, his eye glowing red.
Kiwi quickly shook her head.
"Guys, I'm fine. Thanks to this macho mouse over here."
They both sighed in relief. Vinnie slowly climbed on his feet, helping Kiwi up.
"We need to find you some clothes", he said, looking around him, but then...
"You're under arrest. Again."
They all whirled around. Carbine was standing in the opening of the tent, the army of Freedom Fighters behind her.
"And this time, we're gonna make it permanent, you Plutarkian boothlickers. Grab them!"

"Well, bro's… it's been surreal…", Vinnie said.
They were chained at each other and soldiers with spears forced them to walk closer to the edge of the cliff. Vinnie looked down and saw the sharp points at the bottom.
"Hey, wait, we can still try to blast our way outta here…", Modo protested, looking at Throttle.
"No good, Modo. Remember, they're only keeping Kiwi safe as long as we behave. We don't wanna drag her down with us."
Kiwi was standing next to Carbine, her hands cuffed on her back. Luckily, the leader was kind enough to give her some clothes, even if they were way too big. She looked at the bro's, and suddenly her anger flamed. This was her family. And this girl, this… Carbine, who loved Throttle once, was about to kill her family. She remembered the deal she'd made with herself. And now, it turned out that the one who was stupid enough to think that the mice would work for a Plutarkian, was nobody less than Throttle's first love. The girl he told her about with so much love, so much respect… And this was how she repaid him? God, it was time she was gonna tell that bitch the truth.
She turned around to face the light gray furred mouse, her eyes fuming.
"Now you listen to me, you ungrateful bitch…", she started.
Carbine's eyes grew big, just like the bro's.
"... You are making a huge mistake. The Biker Mice would never work for Limburger and I must say, I can't wrap my mind around the fact that you actually believe they would. They found me, when they crashed on Earth. They saved me from being hit by their ship when it crashed and I took them in. I took care of them and they took care of me. They saved me, multiple times, on more ways you can even imagine. They are MY FAMILY, and I will not allow it that you're gonna kill them because of your paranoia and distrust. They crashed on a unfamiliar planet, saved me, even if they didn't have too and when they found out a Plutarkian was doing the same thing to Earth as he did to Mars, they decided to stay. Without any hesitation. They gave up their home, to fight for a planet they only knew of because of history lessons. Without even blinking. Does that sound like Plutarkian boothlickers to you? They sound more like heroes to me!"
There was a deadly silence. Kiwi was breathing heavily and Carbine just stared at her.
Throttle admired Kiwi's courage. Nobody was allowed to talk like this to Carbine.
"They just helped him escape…", Carbine said, but Kiwi could see the doubt in her eyes. She could see that the ice cold attitude slowly was melting away. But still, could you believe this girl? And here she was, thinking that Vinnie was stubborn.
"Oh, come on! Open your eyes! They tried to catch him, but he was already gone when they came into the camp. But they would've caught him already if YOU didn't show up. You know, Throttle told me about you. How much he loved you. And he told me, you once loved him back. And this is how you repay him? How can you live with yourself…"
"Kiwi…", Throttle started in a weak attempt to stop her, but Carbine held up her hand to silence him, not turning her gaze away from Kiwi for a moment.
Kiwi stared back, her eyes sparkling from anger.
Vinnie smiled, he just couldn't help himself. Finally someone who told that cold hearted bitch the truth. He was somehow disappointed it wasn't him, but hey, you just can't have it all.
Carbine opened her mouth, but closed it again. She studied the human female. She was tiny. Small build. She looked weak. But she wasn't. She was annoyed and impressed at the same time. The girl did have a lot of courage. And she was right. It felt like the girl had slapped her in the face to wake her up. Well, maybe she did. Sort of speak. She turned around and nodded at the guards.
"Release them", she ordered and she turned around to face Kiwi.
"You either have a deathwish or you're just very brave…", she said softly, looking at the girl. "Turn around."
Kiwi did what she said and Carbine took off the cuffs. Kiwi turned back to face her, rubbing her wrists.
"Thank you."
Before Carbine could say anything, she walked straight past her and jumped in Vinnie's open arms. Carbine frowned. Hmmm…
But then she saw Throttle standing, a little lost somehow. She slowly walked towards him.
"Throttle… I'm sorry…", she said when she was standing in front of him.
"Ah, Carbine…", Throttle sighed, laying his hand against her cheek. "I've never forgotten what we once meant for each other…"
"What we still mean for each other, you mean", she smiled and before he could say something back, she kissed him. At first, he was too surprised, but soon after that, he wrapped his arms around her and kissed her back. His heart pounded in his chest. He had her back. Finally, after all these years…
Kiwi looked at them, tears in her eyes. She leant against Vinnie's chest and he held her tightly. She couldn't be happier for Throttle right now. She had seen how much he was struggling without her. No matter how hard he had tried to hide it, to pretend he moved on, she had seen it in his eyes. They belonged together.
"Good job, sweetheart", Vinnie whispered in her ear. "Really, finally someone who told her the truth. She don't deserve him, though. But he needs her."
"Yeah, you're right. But let's give her a chance to make it up, okay? Everybody deserves a second chance…"
"Yeah, you're probably right…" and he suddenly bit softly in her ear.
It somehow set her whole body on fire. Her breathing fastened and she quickly pushed him away, before she would jump on him in front of everybody. God, that mouse was such a teaser.

She turned around to tell him… yeah, tell him what? She immediately forgot the words when she saw the big ice asteroid falling towards Mars. Her eyes grew big and she pointed in the air.
"Oh my god, look!", she yelled and everybody turned around.
"This just ain't our lucky day…", Modo sighed.
"Well, let's just hope it ain't our last", Vinnie added, staring at the asteroid. Wait, what? Did he really just said that?
"We need to stop it!", Throttle yelled, jumping on his bike.
"What? Nobody can stop that!", Carbine called out, grabbing his arm.
"We can", he said, smiling at her.
"Yeah, if anybody can reach it before it hits, we can!", Modo added, als jumping on his bike.
Vinnie was already ready to go.
"Yeah, 'cause we're the baddest mamma jammers from the universe! Let's rock and roll, bro's!" and he popped a wheelie and with one last wink at Kiwi, Vinnie sped away. His bro's quickly followed him. They drove up a mountain that was close to the Freedom Fighters base.
"Helmets on space mode, bro's. No air at the top of mount Olympus!", and Throttle closed his visor.
"AAAOWW! OOOOH, this is a jump I've been DYING to make!", Vinnie cheered, also closing his visor.
"Interesting choice of words, bro", Modo said, looking at Vinnie, who looked back way too happy.
"Light your fires, bro's!", and they fired their jets, using the top of the mountain as a ramp. They flew into the air, straight towards the big piece of ice.
"We've gotta crack this cube, bro's!", Throttle ordered and they opened fire.
"AAAAAAAAAAOOOWWWW! BIKER BONZAAAAAAI! YIIIHHAAAOOWW!", Vinnie laughed almost hysterically when the whole asteroid exploded. He used his weight to swirl his bike, avoiding the big pieces.
"Hell yeah, the gang is here!"
"Yeah, we got a frosty homecoming before this, but maybe now they'll warm up to us!", Throttle laughed and they made their way down again.
When they landed, they stopped their bikes with shrieking brakes and high fived.
"Hahaaa, all in a days work!", Modo laughed.
"Thank you, thank you, no autographs please!", Vinnie waved.
Kiwi rolled her eyes. Oh puhlease...
Throttle shook his head with a smile and stepped off his bike.
"Well, how's that for good intentions, Carbine?", he asked. He just couldn't help himself.
At least she did have the decency to blush.
"Our… My suspicions were unfounded. You saved our planet…" and she jumped in his arms.
He held her tightly, tears in his eyes. He was just so happy he had her in his arms again.
Modo cleared his throat.
"Ahum, excuse me, but the job is not finished yet…"
"Yeah, loverlips, Limburger is still stinking around out there…", Vinnie added, a mischievous smile on his face.
"And Earth is still in danger as long as that cheeseball's free!", Kiwi finished, a determined look on her face.
"You're right. Besides, we got a score to settle", Throttle said, making himself loose from Carbine.
"You said it", Vinnie smiled, way too happy and Kiwi braced herself. And indeed, his tail wrapped around her waist and he pulled her on his bike.
"AAAOOWW, let's rock and ride!" and he sped away, followed by Modo.
Throttle turned around, looking at Carbine. She looked at him with tears in her eyes.
"Hey babe… I'll be back… Someday", and he smiled at her.
She gave him a sad smile back. She knew she had to let him go. And he knew he had to let her go. For now. But this wasn't a final goodbye. One day, they were gonna be together. And live a happy, peaceful life.
"Hey babe… I'll be waiting", she said back and he revved his bike.
After one more look at her, he took a deep breath and followed his bro's. But his heart felt lighter than before. They had found each other again. And this time, he wasn't gonna let her go. Never again. Even if they both had their own battles to fight, he was certain of one thing: he was coming back. No matter what it would take.

The mice drove up a hill and when they came on top of it, they spotted Limburger with his two sidekicks. And by the looks of things, Karbunkle was busy preparing a portable transporter.
Throttle quickly drove past Limburger and kicked the fish in the back. Limburger fell down, screaming loud.
Modo jumped off his bike and landed on Greasepit. He quickly closed his visor against the oil splatters and hit him two times to knock him out.
Vinnie stopped next to Karbunkle and tried to grab the transporter, but Karbunkle didn't let it go without a fight.
"Get me out of here!", Limburger yelled, trying to fight off Throttle, who was sitting on his back.
"I'm trying…", Karbunkle growled, while he was playing a game of tug-a-war with Vinnie.
"Gimme that, you ugly viper", Vinnie breathed, while pulling on the transporter.
"NO, MINE!", Karbunkle yelled, pulling back.
"No, it's mine!", Vinnie yelled back.
Throttle shook his head with a smile. Typical.
"Man, you're strong for a weirdo", the white furred mouse gasped, still using all his strength, but Karbunkle did too.
Throttle grabbed Limburger and turned him around so the fish faced him. He grabbed him by the suit.
"Well, hey there, stinkface", Throttle said, pointing a finger at him. "We just dropped in to discuss that little tape you made…"
Limburger started to sweat, looking at Throttle with fear written on his face.
"To which tape are you referring, you miserable rodent?", he asked, suddenly confused.
Throttle chuckled.
"Well, the one you faked to make it look like we work for you… The one you beamed to Mars!"
But Limburger still looked very confused.
"I never…"
"Oh really? Well, if you didn't do it, who did?", Throttle interrupted him.
"Yeah", Modo said, who joined them with Greasepit over his shoulder. "Who's wanna get rid of us and the big cheese at the same time?" and he threw Greasepit on the floor.
"Excellent question…", Limburger said slowly.
"With only one lousy answer…", Throttle sighed. "It has to be…"
But suddenly, the transporter activated and after a flash of light, they were back in LP on Earth.
"...Napoleon Brie…", Throttle finished.

A hideous laugh filled their ears and Brie appeared on the doorstep of Karbunkle's lab.
"Wight. It was I, Napoleon Bwie, who awanged your reception on Mars. But I see, you wodents have weturned… along with my owd wival, Wimburger… I am impwessed. But I'm in chawge hewe now… and you awe not welcome hewe!"
He walked closer to them, followed by Number One and the rest of his goons.
"Destwoy them!"
Vinnie rolled his eyes. "Ah man, isn't anyone pleased to see us?", he sighed.
"Hmm, hmm… You take off to Mars for two days and look what happens… Aliens take over your town", Throttle agreed.
Limburger started to talk with Brie, tried to talk himself out of this situation.
Throttle signed at his bro's and Kiwi to get the hell outta here. But when they sat on their bikes, the goons behind Brie opened fire.
"A bit unstable, isn't he?", Throttle chuckled, looking at Brie who was laughing maniacally.
"Looks like the negotiation are broken down, big time", Modo nodded.
"Well, what we need is some room to make a few points of our own!", Vinnie smiled.
They turned around and crashed through the wall.
"Let's get outta here, bro's. I think we had enough for one day", Throttle ordered.
"What? No way, too much is never enough!", Vinnie protested, but he did what him was told. Not that he was gonna say it out loud, but even he was exhausted.
They jumped out of the window and when they landed, they all three shot rockets at the building. The whole tower crumbled into dust, and the mice high fived.
"Aaaooww, alright, what a day!", Vinnie laughed, looking at the mess before him.
"Saving two planets", Modo agreed.
"And stopping not one, but two Plutarkians stinkfishes!", Throttle laughed. "For a while, anyway."
"So! Who's up for some hotdogs and rootbeer?", Vinnie smiled, revving his bike.
"Oh man, you're playing my song, bro!", Modo cheered.
Vinnie popped a wheelie, just like Modo and they drove away. Kiwi looked over her shoulder and saw Throttle looking up at the sky. She felt sorry for him. Of course, she was happy he was reunited with his first love. But now, war was already taking them apart again. She watched him till he was outta sight and she wrapped her arms closely around Vinnie. She was so glad they were back.
Unfortunately, not everyone was all too happy about it. The tan furred mouse sighed. But he knew he had no choice.
"Our work here ain't finished, Carbine. But we'll be back some day. I promise…"
And he revved his bike and followed his bro's.

(A/N: I skipped the last part, hope you guys don't mind. But in my humble opinion, the last part is kinda… I don't know, meaningless? It's just keeps going on and on... So, I figured this part wouldn't really participate anything to my own story.)

Later that night, Kiwi was already lying in her bed. She was exhausted from the events that had happened, but she couldn't sleep. Pretty heavy stuff had happened these two days, starting with the shock that the mice were gonna leave her. After that, things only got worse. Being held as a hostage, sold as a slave, almost got raped, watching how the mice were forced to walk closer to that edge… closer to their death, betrayed by their own kind… God. Luckily, she was stronger now than a few months back. But it was still a lot to process. She closed her eyes. She could feel her body relax and she slowly sunk into a restless sleep.

The three mice were sitting in the living room, watching a movie. Well, Throttle and Modo were. Vinnie was already on his way to fall asleep. He had lived on adrenaline the last two days and now it wore off, he felt like shit. But a sudden scream from upstairs made him jump onto his feet again. Because he was already half asleep, he tripped over his tail and fell face forward on the ground.
"Ah man…", he sighed, but Kiwi screamed again.
Modo and Throttle looked at Vinnie, who jumped back on his feet and stumbled upstairs.
"I will check on her, bro's. You continue watching that movie. Which sucks, by the way."
His bro's shrugged and did what he said.
"I think it's a cool movie", Modo said and Throttle agreed.

Vinnie, now wide awake again, burst into Kiwi's room and closed the door behind him. He marched to the bed and saw his girl twisting and turning. He sat down next to her and lay a hand on her arm.
"Sweetheart, wake up. You're having a nightmare…"
Kiwi's eyes flew open and she looked at him. She burst into tears and Vinnie quickly scooped her in his arms.
"Ssshh… It's okay, you're safe…", he whispered.
Kiwi said nothing, just held him tightly and cried. She just had relived her parents bike crash in her dreams, but this time it were the mice instead of her parents. God. She was so scared of losing them. It was almost ridiculous. She never had felt this dependent on someone before. But things were just the way they were right now. And this was just a dream. They were here. Most important, Vinnie was here. She grabbed his fur and buried her nose in it. His scent made her always feel calmer. It made her feel certain of the fact he was here. Really here.
"There ya go…", Vinnie smiled when she finally stopped crying.

She looked up at him. His ruby red eyes. His beautiful white fur. That arrogant smile. Gosh. She loved him so much. And it was time to make it official. Before she could stop herself, she wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him with so much passion, Vinnie had no other choice than to react.
He kissed her back and she pulled him on top of her. Her hands slid down his back and grabbed his lower body, pushing it against hers. A growl escaped his mouth, his tail lashed through the air. Kiwi noticed he was close to losing control, but that was exactly what she wanted. What she needed. Her hands made their way up again and she almost ripped off his bandoliers. He grabbed her and they rolled over, and now she was on top of him. Finally, she could touch his chest without being stopped by bandoliers and she could feel his muscles under his soft fur. Her hands slid down and her fingers followed the lines of his abs. He was so goddamn sexy. Vinnie looked up at her, his eyes somehow a few tints darker. It took her breath away. But he still had himself under control, somehow.
She took out her shirt and was now completely naked, since she always slept in only a shirt. He looked at her appreciatively and his lips curled into that crooked, arrogant smile. He reached out his hands and his gently touch gave her goosebumps.
"You're beautiful, sweetheart", he whispered.
She smiled at him and her hands grabbed his pants. She quickly opened it, but when she wanted to pull it down, his hands grabbed hers.
"Sweetheart… Are you sure about this?", he asked, his voice low and hoarse.
She looked at him and he looked back. He already saw the answer in her eyes, but he needed her to say it out loud. Kiwi slowly continued to take out his pants, along with his underwear.
"Yes. This is gonna happen", she said, her voice also low.
Within seconds, Vinnie was also naked and for a moment, they both didn't move. But when she touched him, it finally happened. There was only that much a man, or a mouse, could take and he just broke like a rubber band. His eyes became even darker and he jerked upright with a growl. His hands grabbed her head, his fingers made their way in her hair and he pulled her closer to him. He kissed her with a hunger that almost took her breath away and she slammed her nails in his back. That made him even more heated. His mouth made his way to her ear and he bit it in, just like he had done on Mars. But the effect was only bigger this time and Kiwi moaned when she felt tingles in her whole body. He wrapped his strong, muscular arms around her and in one movement, she was lying on her back again. Vinnie leaned on his elbows and looked at her, breathing heavily and the look in his eyes… It almost drove her crazy.
And it did confirm her thoughts... he finally lost control. Good.
"Tell me if I need to stop, okay?", he breathed and Kiwi nodded.
Slowly, he pushed himself inside of her. A sharp pain jolted through her body and she squeezed her eyes. But when Vinnie stopped, she shook her head.
"No, don't stop…", she gasped and Vinnie did what she said.
He moved slowly, keeping a sharp eye on her. Slowly, the pain faded till it was no longer there and Kiwi was suddenly overwhelmed with a feeling of pleasure. Tingles spreaded through her whole body. She closed her eyes again and her breathing fastened.
Vinnie increased the pace and Kiwi moaned his name.
"You okay?", he asked softly, still looking at her beautiful face. God, that voice…
She nodded and grabbed him tightly. This was magical. Her whole body was on fire in a good way and the feeling he gave her in her belly, made her feel dizzy and took her breath away. No words could describe how happy she felt right now. She felt loved. Special. And she also felt how much she loved this crazy mouse. And she vowed to herself, she was never gonna let him go. Even if that eventually would mean she needed to go with him back to Mars. Because one thing suddenly became very clear; she would follow him anywhere.

After, they were lying under the blankets, Kiwi with her head on Vinnie's chest. She was listening to his steady heartbeat and she sighed happily.
"That was…"
"Amazing? Mindblown? Heaven?", Vinnie filled in for her. She giggled.
"Yeah… all three at the same time. Thank you… For being so gentle with me."
"Anything for you, pretty lady."
She turned on her belly and looked at him. He looked back, his eyes half closed. She suddenly realized how tired she was. And he was too, by the looks of things.
"You need to sleep", she said to him.
A big yawn was his response. He smiled that lazy, arrogant smile.
"Sex always makes me feel so lazy…", he mumbled, playing with her hair. But then he sighed.
"I better get back downstairs."
"Can't you stay here?", Kiwi asked softly, pulling him against her.
"No dice, sweetheart. I made a promise to Throttle. He's gonna kill me if he finds me in your bed…", but he closed his mouth, suddenly realizing he never told her this.
Kiwi jerked upright and stared at him.
"What are you talking about?"
Vinnie closed his eyes for a moment, cursing his big mouth.
"Vinnie, answer me!", Kiwi demanded.
The white furred mouse opened his eyes and looked at his feisty girl.
"You remember that argument Throttle and I had? You know, that day I was almost late for diner?"
"Yeah, of course. You're never late for diner, so it isn't that hard to remember. I also remember that argument was about me. But you said it was about my safety…"
Kiwi studied Vinnie's face, but it gave nothing away. The skills of a mouse who lived his life hiding behind a mask.
"It was about your safety, sweetheart. In a… different way. Throttle warned me. That if I would break your heart, I would've to deal with him…"
"Why would he do that?", Kiwi asked, feeling confused now.
But Vinnie sighed and turned on his side to face her.
"Listen, sweetheart. I eh… I kinda have a reputation on Mars. I really don't wanna talk about the details, but Throttle had a good reason to warn me. But I told him I would never do anything to hurt you. You're too important."
Kiwi looked in his ruby red eyes, and she immediately knew he was telling the truth. He had proven he cared about her. And not just one time, no, multiple times. But still…
"I know. But does this mean we can't be together?", she asked, her blue eyes wide open.
Vinnie shook his head.
"No, it doesn't. But I have to admit, this…", and he gestured at the bed and Kiwi, "... wasn't meant to happen so fast… I was trying to take it slow, but you really gave me a hard time doing that, doll. I'm not known for having much self control, but I guess you already knew that...", and he winked at her. She blushed. It was her after all who practically ripped off his clothes and pushed him over the edge.
"Yeah well, I was done with doing things slow. And Throttle will understand that."
"I don't know… Trust me, it's for the best we keep it quiet for now. He just needs some more time..."
Kiwi looked at him and a big smile appeared on her face.
"Are you saying that you're scared of him? The baddest mamma jammer from the whole universe is scared for his own bro?", she teased him.
Vinnie jerked upright.
"What? No way! It's just… self preservation…"
"HA, right. You don't have any self preservation", Kiwi laughed and Vinnie had it.
He grabbed her and pushed her on the bed, while climbing on top of her. He started tickling her, and Kiwi screamed.
"Noooo, noo, please, stop! Have mercy!", she screamed in laughter.
Vinnie did stop, only because her screaming made his ears ring.
"Wow, sweetheart, easy with the volume. Sensitive hearing, remember?", he whined, rubbing his ears.
But Kiwi didn't felt sorry for him. She lifted her upper body and wrapped her arms around his neck. She pulled him down and kissed him. It immediately fired up his passion again and he kissed her back eagerly. But suddenly they heard the door open and they both froze. Vinnie broke off the kiss and slowly, his head turned to the doorway.
There was Throttle, leaning against the door opening, his arms crossed before his chest and a disappointed look on his face.
Kiwi threw Vinnie off of here and quickly covered her naked body.
"Jesus, Throttle, never heard of knocking?", she breathed, looking at the tan furred mouse.
But Throttle ignored her and turned around.
"Throttle, wait!", Kiwi yelled and she jumped out of bed. She wanted to follow him, but her feet got stuck into the sheets and she fell on the floor.
Vinnie quickly picked her up.
"See, I told ya?", he said, gently helping her to get her hair out of her face.
Kiwi looked one more time at the open door and sighed. What a mess.

Oh dear... What will happen next?
Puhlease review! :)