CLANDESTINE

NOTE: I do not own the Samurai Pizza Cats, characters and all that other stuff.

Francine was at Guido's door. "Guido?" she asked, she knocked on the door and the door opened. "Guido, you okay?", she pushed the door seeing Guido with his head in his hands, he then quickly looked up. Guido rubbed his eyes and sniffed.

"Oh, Francine...what's uh...what's the scoop?" he said, trying to correct his voice.

"Why aren't you downstairs helping us, we've got to open soon" Francine didn't shout as she noticed he'd been crying. "Guido, are you okay?"

"Me? Yeah, of course I am, why wouldn't I be? It's not like...it's not like I'm upset by something, you know?! I'm fine, really!" said Guido.

"No Guido you're not, I know you've been crying"

Guido looked at Francine dead on, nearly gritting his teeth. "I don't cry"

"Then tell me what's wrong" said Francine, scared by his look.

"Nothing is wrong! Nothing! I'm not crying, I'm not upset, I'm just-" Sighs "I've been thinking, that's all, alotta stuff, alright?"

"Can I help?"

Guido looks at Francine, he then smiles slightly but then fades. "No, you can't..."

"Why...? Please tell me, I wanna help"

"LOOK, YOU CAN'T OKAY! YOU CAN'T HELP ME! NO ONE CAN" Shouted Guido, Francine backed down, she'd never heard him shout before, let alone towards her. "There is only one person that can help...but I don't know that for sure, I might not get the right...answers"

"I only wanted to help..." said Francine, upset. "I didn't want to see you unhappy..."

Guido sighs. "You've come up to get me and you've done that...I better go downstairs".

Guido gets up and moves around Francine, who just watches him leave the room. This loud voice repeating again and again in her head. This was never like Guido...she wondered if Speedy and Polly heard him shout. She was about to leave but noticed his bin was knocked over, she bent down to pick the litter and put it in his bin, while doing this she picked up a little box with a pink ribbon around it, she shook it and heard a rattle. Francine was thinking of opening it, but then a thought came to her, whatever was inside this box was new and was for someone but then...why was it amongst the rubbish...he felt a bit daring, and pulled the ribbon, opened the box and her eyes grew wide open.

"Oh my...God..." she said.

Meanwhile, Guido was on the last steps of the stairs. "Okay, let's-" was paused by the image in front of his eyes. Speedy and Polly kissing with Speedy up against the ovens, his hands on her hips and Polly's hands on his shoulders, they were kissing passionately. Guido was shocked but then turned to anger, and then he heard the love sigh coming from the crowd outside, all piled up against the door and windows. "I think he better open up..." said Speedy. Guido then rushed to the door, grabbed the handle and yanked at the door, ripping the knob and the crowd came pouring in. "There, I've opened up for you!" shouted Guido, he then chucked the knob, smashing into a table knocking over the sauces and shakes. Speedy and Polly look at him in surprise. "There, we're open, happy now? Boy, I sure am!"

"Guido, what the hell? What's with you?" asked Speedy, annoyed.

Guido pointed "It's not with me, Speedy, it's with YOU!" said Guido, angrily. He then walked to the stairs and into his room.

"What was all that about?" asked Polly.

"I dunno, but when Guido's angry, he's angry, there's a reason for that" said Speedy.

Francine came downstairs. "Oh no, did Guido tell you both, he just went passed"

They all heard the door slam from upstairs.

"Tell us what? He just ripped the door handle off and chucked it over there, then stormed upstairs!" said Speedy.

"Oh...sooooo...he didn't say anything about the...thing...?" said Francine.

"What thing?" asked Polly.

"Right...well, as you don't know...then I guess it's...okay..." Speedy and Polly looked at each other in puzzlement and then back at Francine. "Shouldn't you two be serving these customers?"

"Wait a minute, what's this-?"

"Just get to work now!" ordered Francine.

The two cats agreed, putting on their aprons. While Speedy was making an order, Francine caught Polly on her own making the pizza's. She approached Polly and asked "Polly, has Speedy asked you out?" Polly blinked and then smiled, answering "Yeah, he's so cute". Francine smiled and nodded, not the answer she wanted but had to be happy for her friend. "That's wonderful, Polly, I'm really happy for you" Francine said. "Thanks, Fran, you're a good friend" said Polly, as she got back to work. Francine grinned, turned around and had a worried face on her.

"Oh no, this feels...awkward..."