Chapter 27

Krystal was sitting alone in the morning before school. She and Fox were still in a bind over each other and she just wanted to be alone. "Why would a pretty little thing like you be out here by yourself?" A raspy, unknown voice said.

She looked around to identify who said it. "Oh…. Hey Panther" She said still despondent.

He sat down on the bench beside her trying to comfort her. "So what are you out here for?" Krystal sighed. "I just wanted to be alone is all." Panther had a happy look in his eyes that he tried to hide, he knew he finally caught a break with her being this nice. "Well I'll do anything you need if you need anything, I'll always be here for you" The jungle cat got up and walked away after telling her that.

'Maybe he isn't so much of a jerk after all' She thought to herself. Later on in gym was when it was getting too far.

"Alright today we're gonna try something new, I need you to partner up boy-girl." Fox assumed today was the day that they would grow up and get over it, but he was mistaken. He turned to walk towards Krystal but she turned away and walked towards Panther. 'You can't be serious' He thought to himself as the horror unfolded.

She stood by Panther as Fox walked by and tried to say something, but changed his mind at the last second. Everyone had a partner now except for Fox. "I guess this means I'm gonna be going solo for today" The coach just chuckled to himself, "Actually son, there's a little lady over there who doesn't have a partner"

He pointed towards Fara and she had an evil grin on her face. "Alright that works for me then" Fox said without a problem. He began to walk towards her until all of a sudden he tripped and feel, right onto his knee.

He yelled out in pain and his friends rushed to his side, except for Krystal. "Ow! Man! Man that hurts!" He yelled as he fell, he tried to stand but fell right back down.

"You guys think you can help Fox up to the nurses office?" The coach asked his friends. They carefully hoisted him up and carried him off to the nurses office. The coach just told everyone to get ready to start the activity. The guys all got up to the office and the nurse told them to sit him down on the table.

"Okay guys, thanks for getting me up here." "No problem man, that was a pretty nasty fall you took there." Fox just laughed a little at Falco's comment, and the kind lady that was the nurse seemed puzzled.

"Well, you're all gonna hate me for this, but I just faked that fall." The nurse gasped, and the guys just laughed a little. "I'm sorry mrs. Vex, but there was a really personally unpleasant person I was about to have to work with, but I'll come and clean up your office and all this afternoon if you let me stay, please?" The nurse just laughed a little and told him I'm not afraid to hold you to that, with how cluttered this office is." The teens and adult all laughed.

The others headed back down to the gym to get Fox's things since he "couldn't" get them himself. Fox awaited for his normal clothes and backpack to be returned by one of the guys, but the one who brought them was to his surprise.

"Here you are, are you okay?" Krystal asked him.

Fox just chuckled a little bit. "Well, since I'm standing without a problem you can tell that I faked it." Krystal laughed a little, "I knew you faked it before you even did it, did you forget that your girlfriend is a telepath?" Fox was a little shocked that she still acknowledged herself as his girlfriend.

"So…..you're still my girlfriend huh?" She nodded and sat down beside him. "Panther's nice and all, but you're still my boyfriend. I don't see Panther as that, but he's still a nice friend." Maybe Krystal was right about him, he doesn't seem to be so bad anymore.

"So then, can you take me home this afternoon?" She said with a hopeful smile.

"Can't, I promised I would clean up the office here so this could happen" He said with a smile.

He gave her a hug and she went back to the gym. He turned and saw Mrs. Vex looking at him with a little smile.

"What?" He said. She just laughed and went back to her work.