Well, how do i explain myself out of this one? My school came back from strike, so i was focused on finishing my grades with what i had missed... also i took an accelerated summer school course, and that left me extremely busy (i got a 90% though ), and the month that i DID have for summer i spent doing lots of things. Thank you to all of you who decided to wait patiently and continue with the story, your awesome. To those who are just starting it please read the first chapter before starting this one... thank you.

Needless to say Sunil was just as affected by the recent events as Pepper. Not only had he yelled

unjustifiably at his best friend, the renewed memories of his friendship and crush with Pepper had left

him very upset. He wasn't mad at HER, he cursed the very thought... he was mad at himself. He knew

enough that it was not her to blame for their fallout, he forced himself onto her and she was justified in

her reaction. He was the one to blame for not controlling his feelings for her. UGH! The very thought

made him sick, how could he have EVER loved someone like Pepper? After the dreadful events his

love for Pepper quickly faded away, probably helped by the fact that they refused to even talk to each

other for months afterwards. He was proud of himself, he was proud that he overcome Pepper and

squashed the love bug. And it gave him absolute confidence when he couldn't see what Captain

Cuddles saw in Pepper... "I don't see it". Those words made him feel amazing, he had finally overcome

his crush. Unfortunately over the past few days, this source of comfort continually stewed in his mind.

The more he began to realize that his thinking was flawed. It wasn't fair in the slightest to say that

nothing could be seen in Pepper, sure he didn't like her anymore, but he realized that she could easily

be a potential partner for someone else. First of all she was hilarious, although some of her jokes fell

flat... and some of her teasing became a little off putting, she was able to make Sunil laugh from his gut

quite often. She was always able to brighten up a room with her jokes, and able to brighten up Sunil

most times. He remembered when he loved her, how her jokes would play in his head all the time, how

giddy he felt that she would run her jokes by him before anyone else. Second of all he loved her sense of

right and wrong. Although she would tease him sometimes he still could not ignore how good hearted

she was deep down. He recalled how she stood up against Russell and Zoe's narcism when the two

were feuding over their talk show dedicated to "helping" pets, how she brought back the focus from

their selfishness. He remembered the time when all the pets where mistreating Mitzi the skunk, how

she corrected them all for abusing her scents. Third, he remembered how playful she was and how fun

she was to be around. She was the most willing to have fun in the petshop, she was always excited and

ready to have a good time, Minka might have been the prime choice for such fun, but she always went

a little too far. Because of this, even after the two had stopped being BFF's, he always loved to play

around with her when Vinnie wasn't available. He remembered back to his childhood, her playfulness

(combined with his playfulness) was what made them such good friends in the first place. And fourth,

She was very pretty. Although he purposefully didn't notice her looks now, he realized she was a very

Beautiful skunk. He remembered how enraptured he was as a child, thinking about her soft fur, her

bushy tail, her cute face, and her gorgeous purple eyes. With all of these qualities he could easily see

how she would make a reasonable mate for most pets... but definitely not with him... and definitely

not with Captain Cuddles. As he thought more he realized his not "seeing it" was more directed to

Captain Cuddles than anything, in face he remembered that he thought they weren't compatible as

he said it, and he was right... considering they broke up not to long afterwards. But she wasn't for him

either... DEFINATELY not. He even had proof to back his feelings up. When he woke up from kissing her

after being under Sprinkles spell, he immediately dropped her to the floor with disgust, wiping his lips.

That made him feel fantastic! Pepper was a great girl, but it was clear he had no interest in her. With his

proof in place he settled down from his pacing, dwelling on the thought of him dropping her in disgust

wiping his lips, taking solace in the action. But as he thought about it more the solace began to fade. He

realized that in the exact moment her dropped her he had her in the same position as that night many

years ago, holding her in a deep dip. When he kissed her on that night she rejected him and fell to the

floor, and he began to recall that as he awoke form Sugar Spinkles spell he remembered this event as he

was holding her, and violently ended such an interaction. With his biggest reassurances now dead, Sunil

began to think further on how he felt about Pepper. BAH! He didn't need proof, regardless of the lack of

proof he wasn't interested in her, he clearly didn't feel that way anymore. He loved those qualities

about her, but he clearly didn't like her, his mind was crystal clear on that front. But the thoughts

didn't stop, even as he slept dreams about her still came to him, and as he woke his daily routine could

not distract him. As time went on, his crystal clear conscience... grew increasingly muddy.

Yay, that's over. I'll update whenever... thanks for sticking in if you were anticipating this.