Chapter 21

"What? Why not though?" Fox's confused girlfriend asked him.

"We're scheduled for a mission this weekend, so I can't come with you and your parents. I was gonna tell you now but well, now we know."

'She looks so upset, I hope she's going to be okay' Was all that came to his mind.

" well… 'sigh' I guess as long as you're doing something you like it's okay" She said as she clung to his arm walking towards his convertible. He dropped her off and went back to his house.

"Are you ready son?" James asked him. He nodded as they walked back outside. "So let me guess, she wasn't too happy?" Fox and his Dad chuckled. "She wasn't she seemed okay but even I know that's mostly an act." They laughed as they went to the docking bay.

They got back that Monday pretty exhausted. Krystal was overjoyed to see Fox, she hadn't talked to him all weekend. "Hey Krystal it's great to see yo-"

He was cut off by his phone going off. He pulled it out and answered after a little bit, it was confusing for Krystal to read his thoughts, it seemed like he wasn't entirely sure what to think himself.

" Krystal 'sigh' I have to go. I want to explain but I can't right now, I hope I'll be back soon." With that he dashed off to find the guys, he had a mission to go on.

She was alone again, and she didn't like it. She felt despondent, outcasted almost. "Well alright then." She said as she walked to class alone.

"When!?" Krystal sounded enraged later that night as she talked to Fox.

"Well again, we don't know really. It'll be alright, you've gone a month without me before, I know you can do it again." She could feel his warm smile, but that didn't change her cold feelings right now. He hung up and she was left speechless.

"Ugh! The nerve of him, how can he do this to me?" She said, tears beginning to form. "Why do bad things always happen to me?" She said while sobbing.

That Saturday Krystal just wanted to be alone. She wanted to be alone with her thoughts, but she didn't really think that herself. She had always been told that talking to someone will make you feel better, but who could she talk to? She thought to herself, who would have both sides of the story without a problem.

"I know just who to go to." She said as she got up and prepared herself. She knocked at the door and was met with a cheerful smile.

"Krystal sweety! What are you doing here?" Vixy asked her.

"Well umm…. I just wanted to talk." "Come right in then! I have tea ready now, do you want some?" She nodded and sat down at the table as Vixy brought them both a cup.

"So what do you need darling?" She said as she sipped her tea.

"Uh well. It's Fox. He…..he just seems so different for the past week, and even a little bit longer." Vixy raised an eyebrow in curiosity.

"Why, what do you mean exactly?" Krystal just sighed. "I….I don't know. It just seems so different after a few months. He just…. left. He left without saying goodbye or anything."

Vixy just laughed to herself a little. Krystal was confused, she thought Vixy would understand.

"Krystal honey, you remind me so much of myself when I was younger. Fox feels the same way about you that he did when you two first started out. Now your feelings for each other are just being put to the test." Krystal was still confused

"I…. I still don't understand." Vixy laughed a little more.

"Krystal honey, you really like him don't you?" She nodded to the older vixen. "Then don't let this time apart from him change that. Just because he isn't here in body doesn't mean he's gone from you. Don't you think I feel the same about James?"

Krystal had never thought about that. "Yeah, but you guys are married, it's different." Vixy just shook her head and laughed even more.

"Oh darling you have so much to learn. It's not as different as you think. You care about him and want to be around him, don't you?" She asked as Krystal nodded her head. "Well funny story, you see I feel the same way about James. See? We're not so different after all are we?"

Krystal laughed a little. "You're right Vixy. Thanks so much for this." Vixy nodded as Krystal got up. "Krystal honey wait." She turned back to Vixy.

"If it makes you feel better, I know that James and Fox are having the same conversation right now." Krystal felt a tear of happiness form as she walked back over to her second mother and gave her a hug.

"I love you Vixy" She said as she hugged her.

"I love you too honey, you're like the daughter I never had." Krystal went back to her home with a new look on her situation.

"I wonder what I'll do when he comes back. I wonder when that will be."