The Luv U Later Discovery
Chapter 5
Skipper's POV
Ugh that does it! I shot up out my bunk since Rico was snoring his head off as usual. I rolled my eyes at him, his snore reminds me of Marlene though. A smile appeared on my beak at remembering Marlene her snore wasn't as bad as Rico's was. It was actually pretty cute...what am I thinking?! I shook my head furiously.
I gazed at the fish bowl entrance for a moment maybe I could go and see Marlene, I know it's pretty late but I'm sure she won't mind. I took a peek a team to see if any of them were awake, I laughed at Private as he was cuddling into his stuffed unicorn. They were all asleep so I climbed up the ladders and made my way to Marlene's place.
Taking a deep breath I jumped in and out the pond and rolled myself inside her cave without bothering to knock like I always do. She had been startled awake and now sat up on her bed, "WHAT?!" Marlene sighed when she saw me, "Skipper why can't you just learn to knock?!"
I chuckled, "Marlene as Kowalski has said before such pleasantries would only slow us down."
She slapped her paw against her head and let out a groan, I shuffled a bit closer and I could feel myself getting nervous, why was I feeling like this? It's just Marlene. "So, uh what ya been up to Marlene I haven't seen you all week? Well apart from yesterday."
I notice a slight blush on brown cheeks, I raised my eye ridge I wonder why she's blushing? "Um, well that's because I..." She didn't finish her sentence, since we were rudely interrupted by a voice with a spanish ascent.
She gasped as I turned on my right side and watched as a male otter strutted in holding flowers in his paw. His eyes were closed so he didn't know I was here. "my beautiful Marlene I have a present for you, your favourite flower's and a surprise visit from myself on this beautiful night under the stars."
My eyes were wide open and my beak was practically on the floor, I snapped myself outta my shock and made a coughing sound to get their attention, Marlene was blushing like mad "oh, their wonderful Antonio thank you."
Antonio huh? So that's his name.
Antonio rubbed his head when he saw, "oh um, I'm sorry penguin I didn't know you were there, please accept my humble apologies?"
He bowed slightly and I just raised my eye ridge at him, "uh, sure no harm done I suppose," I replied.
Marlene stepped forward "Skipper this is Antonio I met him last week and Antonio this is Skipper the penguin I was telling you about," she said as she finished introducing us, I shook his paw with my flipper. I frowned when he wiped his paw against his fur after shaking my flipper.
"Ah, very nice to meet you me amigo."
I don't trust this guy and there's just something about him that I don't like.
"So, Skipper I know you probably didn't come here in the middle of the night just to ask me how I was? Was there something else that you wanted?" Marlene asked while turning to me.
I blinked and shook my head at remembering why I came here, I had thought about what Kowalski said earlier and I was actually gonna ask her to Julien's party after I put much thought into it, hence the reason I couldn't sleep. "Uh, yeah there actually was something else I came to ask you but I'd rather do it in private if that's okay with you of course?"
Marlene nodded, "sure Skipper I'm cool with that, do you mind Antonio?"
He shook his head "not at all senorita," he said and I swear that he glared at me, he watched Marlene with a sly smile on his face as she walked over to me. I frowned as I walked off with Marlene we stood just outside the cave.
"So Skipper what's this all about?"
Suddenly it became rather warm, was it always hot out here or was it just me? "Uh, um oh well I w-was wondering if you'd ya know like to go to Julien's party with um me?" I closed my eyes shut waiting for her answer. I peaked a little and she seemed rather surprised.
Her hazel brown eyes were wide open, "well I would normally loved to go with you Skipper but uh, I kinda asked Antonio already, I'm really sorry," she hung her head.
I swear I felt a lump in my throat "hey don't worry about it Marlene, it's okay," I put on a brave face even though I felt like someone had stabbed me in the heart why am I feeling like this? "Well goodnight Marlene!" I called as I slid away with a sad sigh escaping my beak I took a glance back and saw that otter come out he gave her a kiss on the back of her paw.
A strange feeling bolied up at the pit of my stomach and I didn't like it one bit, a growl came outta my beak before I could stop it, and before I knew it I crashed right into the lamp post just outside our HQ. I hope no one saw that, I yelped a little since it actually hurt. I staggered over the fence and into the HQ I just sat at the table and I guess I fell asleep.