Chapter ten: Getting Things Right
(Rune's POV)
I was the luckiest lemur girl in the whole entire zoo...well, I was the only lemur girl, but you get the point! Still, I hated to be so selfish. It was soooooo obvious-painfully obvious- that Marlene and Skipper liked each other! So, I decided to pay Marlene back by getting into her business( wow. Two faced, aint I?).
I started it out by inviting the two to the big oak tree in the zoo. I told them it was urgent and they just had to come. Luckily, my plan worked!
"Rune!?" Marlene and Skipper gasped when they approached me.
"What's going on?" Marlene asked.
"Okay, Skip. Tell her, or I'll tell her for ya," I said to the leader. In a way, I was also repaying Skipper for helping me and Kowalski get together.
"I don't know what you mean!"
I rolled my eyes. "Marlene?"
Marlene fiddled her paws.
"Oh, come on! Fine then," I huffed. I pushed the two closer together and said; "Skipper loves you,Marlene; Marlene loves you, Skipper. Now get together already!"
The two blushed.
"I-Is that true, Skipper?" Marlene asked.
"Y-Y-Yeah...It is. I do love you..."
Marlene smiled and tackled Skipper in a hug. "I love you too Skipper!" she shouted.
I chuckled as I snuk away. The two didn't need me anymore. Besides, I had one more thing to take care of.
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"Oh, Trixy, you can't possibly tell me you don't have a crush on Private, now, can you?" I asked as I chased her down.
Trixy shook her head. "Rune, unlike you, I'm not new to love. I've 'fell in love' before and trust me, it wasn't pretty," she told me.
"So you denied Private because you were afraid of what might have happened?!" I growled. No, Rune! Stay calm...
Trixy sighed. "I do like Private, okay? It's just..."
"...You don't want to get hurt," I finished. "You think you're the only one who feels that? That's one of the main reason why I didn't tell Kowalski I love him."
"You still didn't tell him, though, have you?"
I scuffed my feet on the ground. "...No... but we are together now! C'mon! Give Private a chance!"
The female penguin looked down at her feet. "What if he hates me? What if rejects me?"
"Private isn't like that," I assured, "Besides, it doesn't hurt to try!"
I watched Trixy nodded and walk away. Well, my work here was done. I just hoped everything will turn out okay... Just to be safe, maybe I should come along with Trixy.
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(Trixy's POV)
I was clearly nervous, expectally when I saw Private. I felt so bad for rejecting him last time. What if Rune was wrong and he hated me?!
"Hello, Trixy," Private greeted friendly. Maybe he didn't hate me...
"H-Hi...Private... I, ah... Was rethinking about what you said... and I... I lied. Maybe I do like you more than...a friend."
Private's eyes lit up. "R-Really?!?!?"
I stepped back in surprise. "Yeah..." I turned around and begged for Rune's help. I had no idea what to do next.
"Why don't you two go on a date?"
"A date?" me and Private chimed.
"You want to?" I asked Private.
"Do you?"
I nodded and he smiled wide. I guess this wasn't so bad...
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(Skipper's POV)
I had to admit, I never enjoyed myself more. I laughed at what Marlene told me.
"Wow! Rune exploded all over you when she found out you spied on her, huh?" I chuckled. "It wasn't wise to get her upset. She's sorta evil when she gets mad!"
"Ya think?" Marlene agree. She paused and looked at me strangely. "You talk as if you know her so well."
I laughed nervously. "Yeah, well, I sorta do, but that's a story for another time!"
Marlene shrugged then snuggled up to me. "Well, whatever. I'm just glad that we're finally together..."
I blushed and smile widely. "Me too, Marlene... Me too."
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(Rune's POV)
Yay! I'm a match-maker! A pretty damn good one at that! ...Woah. I need to stop hanging with Julien so much... I shook my head. Okay, think of others. Trixy and Private were gonna go out on a date and Skipper and Marlene were together. I should be a bit proud of myself, though! ...Wait...JULIEN! I almost forgot about him! He needs a girlfriend too!
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A/N: In the words of Rune; "Yay!" So, there ya go, Skilene fans! Hope ya liked it! And yus! Private and Trixy are going out now! I don't think this chapter is very good. Oh well. Hoped ya enjoyed it anyways.