Chapter 2: Reassurance

Disclaimer: I do not own Bolt or any of its characters. Disney does.

Bolt awoke from his slumber due to the fact that rays of sunlight kept striking him. He looked around the room, finding that Mittens and Penny were gone. He then looked at Penny's alarm clock. It read, 9:30 A.M. He began to stretch his paws. 9:30 A.M. huh? That means Penny's at school, and Mittens... He continued to look around the room, finding no sign of the cat. Where is Mittens? Bolt asked himself. He simply shrugged and jumped off the bed. He stepped out of Penny's room, and was greeted with something that made him burst into hysterics. He found Rhino asleep on the couch, cuddling the remote. Wow, I don't know what I can make of that! It's sad, hilarious, and disturbing all at the same time! Mittens was right, he is a geek.

Bolt continued to walk throughout the house until he reached the kitchen. There he saw Penny's mom washing dishes, and found Mittens in the kitchen as well. After he saw her, he quickly retreated from the scene, feeling his racing heart pound in his chest. A faint blush snuck its way onto his face. Why? He asked himself. Why do I feel this way about her? What do I see in her? He began to ponder on his thoughts once more, trying to solve the answer to his questions. After a while, he came to realize that he loved everything about her. Her cute sarcastic attitude, her form, her beautiful green eyes, etc. There wasn't anything about her he didn't love. To him, she meant the world.

Bolt sighed and walked off. He was scared that if he stayed around, Mittens would confront him at his weakest. As much as I love her, I just can't face her right now. I'm not ready. Not yet. He reached the couch finding that Rhino was missing. Not that he cared at the time, he just wanted time to think. He jumped onto the couch and laid down. He rested his head on one of the couch's soft cushions. What am I going to do about this? He thought. How can I tell I cat that I love her? It'd seem awkward... wouldn't it?

Bolt continued his train of thought with his mind on the sarcastic cat. He couldn't stop thinking of her. How much he loved her, their journey together, these past two months together. Bolt sighed heavily, but then he heard something behind him. His ears perked up, he spun his head around to find Rhino directly behind him.

"Morning Bolt!" called Rhino as he grabbed the remote.

"Hey Rhino." said bolt in a stressed tone. He didn't feel like talking.

Rhino looked at Bolt's troubled mug. "Hey, what's wrong Bolt?" he asked setting down the remote, concerned about his friend.

Bolt looked away and responded with, "It's nothing Rhino, besides I doubt you'd understand." He stared back at the hamster. He had no change in his expression. "And even if you did, you'd think it's dumb."

Rhino stared at the dog, eyes half shut. "Bolt, I understand a lot. You do realize that, right? I can scientifically prove and disprove things in 'Star Wars' for crying out loud! And I've seen 'Batman and Robin', so whatever you have to say can't be any dumber than that!" said Rhino rolling his eyes. "So, you can tell me, if you still want to."

He sighed heavily. "I might as well. I need this weight off my chest." he said.

"Well get on with it already!" snapped Rhino being his impatient self.

Bolt felt sweat drops coming off his neck. He knew what he was about to say, might humiliate him. "Rhino, I-I'm..." He felt his heartbeat speed up. He looked away from Rhino. "I'm in love with Mittens!" yelled Bolt.

Rhino and Bolt stared at each other in silence for a few seconds. Then Rhino burst out with laughter and couldn't stop.

Bolt looked away from Rhino, trying to hide his embarrassed face. Great, the only person I can trust with this, is laughing his damn head off!

Rhino continued his laugher for another two minutes. He finally got up, wiping his tears from his eyes. "Good one Bolt! You actually had me there for a minute." he said, still in half laughter.

Bolt stared at Rhino in complete silence, giving him a threatening glare.

"You... really do love her...don't you?" said Rhino realizing what he had done.

The white hound simply nodded.

"I-I'm sorry Bolt. That was wrong of me. Please forgive me." pleaded Rhino.

Bolt sighed. "Why should you be sorry? It's stupid, and I should get laughed at for it." He put his head back down on the cushion. "I should just forget about it."

Rhino ran in front of where Bolt's head was. "Bolt, please don't do that. It was wrong of me to laugh at a friend in need." Rhino scratched the back of his head before saying, "You should tell her."

Bolt's eyes widened at the outrageous idea. "Are you insane?!" yelled Bolt. "There's no way I can do that! Besides, it'd be too awkward for her to handle. There's just no way."

A look of disgust crawled onto Rhino's face. "Bolt?"

"What?" responded Bolt in an annoyed tone, raising his voice.

"Don't you ever say that you can't do anything!" screamed Rhino. "Now who saved Mittens from the pound?" questioned Rhino.

Bolt rolled his eyes. "Oh come on! Not this again!"

Rhino's face grew with even more disgust. He finally yelled, "Who saved her from lifelong solitude Bolt?!"

The white hound sighed. "Me, but I..."

"And who Bolt?" interrupted Rhino. "Who saved Penny from that raging fire that would've consumed her?"

"I did but..."

"You Bolt! You saved them from their despairs. If you can do that, then you can easily confess your feeling to Mittens! You can do anything that you put your mind to, because you are fully awesome!!!" yelled Rhino with excitement.

A confident smile grew on Bolt's face. "Thanks Rhino. Your right if I could do those things, then I can do this!" He sighed once more. "It won't be easy, but I'll do it." He jumped off the couch and began to walk off. He stared back at the hamster one last time with a sinister smile on his face. "I bet you practice those encouragement speeches, seeing of how you love them so much." teased Bolt.

Rhino's face went red with embarrassment. "I unfortunately do, but I'm a geek, what do you expect?" said Rhino trying to keep his cool.

Bolt chuckled at his remark, and continued walking. "Thanks again Rhino." he called out. He left the room, and started seeking the one he loved.

Chapter 2 is finished last. I'm sorry it took a while, I was busy. I thank you for your reviews they help a bit. I've noticed some people saying that Bolt's out of character. It's somewhat true, but you have to look at the situation Bolt's in. He's conflicted. Anyways thank you for reading, and please review!