Chapter 10:
Back at the penguin H.Q., Marlene was with the penguins. Kowalski, Private, and Rico had just left to see if there were any people at the zoo, so it was just Skipper and Marlene.
"Skipper," Marlene said, "May I speak to you?"
"Sure Marlene." Skipper said.
"Ummm…you don't hate me…right?" Marlene asked the penguin leader.
"No. Why would you think…ohh…" Skipper said remembering, " I know what you're talking about."
"Yeah." Marlene replied.
"Look, just because you kissed Raymond, doesn't make me hate you. It wasn't your fault." Skipper said.
"Yeah, but Raymond kissed me. Not the other way around."
"It doesn't matter. The point is I don't hate you. Besides, he had a good reason."
"Thanks Skip…" Then Marlene realized what he said, "Wait. What?"
"Yeah," Skipper said, "He had a weird dream he was marrying you. He took it as a message and tried to prove it wrong."
"Ohh…I guess that makes sense." Marlene said.
"Yeah. So no need to worry."
"Skipper," Marlene said looking at Skipper, "DO you have that dream?"
Skipper looked at her and smiled "Almost every night." Then Skipper walked up to Marlene and was about to kiss her, but Julien barged in from the 'Private's first prize' door and ruined the moment. "Hey everybody!" The Lemur king yelled, startling Skipper and Marlene.
"There is a party tonight! You are all invited. SO come in and dance the night the night away!"
"Ummm…." Skipper said.
"Sure Julien." Marlene said.
Julien then got excited again and ran off to tell everybody.
"No way am I going to that party." Skipper said with his military tone.
"Aw come on Skipper," Marlene said looking at Skipper, "It could be fun."
Skipper smiled at Marlene. "Alright then." Then Marlene gave Skipper a kiss on the check and walked out happily. Skipper put a flipper on the check Marlene kissed and smiled.
That night, everyone was at Julien's party. But, more importantly, the couples were there. Everyone was having a good time. The music was loud and everyone was dancing. Tanya was sitting at a table with a bunch of food, looking around to find Raymond. Tanya looked to her left and saw Max there, holding a gray slashers paw. "Umm Max," Tanya said, "We took care of Blowhole. You don't have to hide with her anymore."
"I know," Max, said still looking at the Gray slasher's eyes, "But I think I'm in love. So I'll stay here."
"Max," The slasher said, "I'm thirsty. Could you get me something to drink?"
"Sure." Max said and walked of to get her a drink.
"Isn't he sweet?" The gray slasher said.
"Ummm…" Tanya said confused, "We haven't been properly introduced, I'm Tanya."
"Amber." The slasher said shaking Tanya's paw. A moment later, Max came back with the drink and Max and Amber walked off.
Then, Tanya saw Erik dancing with Kelsi. She had a feeling that Kelsi would stay for the party. Then Tanya walked up to the dancing couple and pulled Erik away from Kelsi.
"Erik," Tanya said, "Have you seen Raymond?"
"Nope," Erik said with his Southern accent, "Last time I saw him, he wrestled down for my guitar."
Tanya looked at Erik with a strange face. Then Tanya shrugged her shoulders and walked away from Erik and Kelsi. Then they started dancing again.
All of a sudden, the music stopped and King Julien walked up to the animals on the rock slab near his throne.
"Hello all my royal subjects!" King Julien screamed, "Today, the king, which is me, will make an announcement. One of my servants will be singing a song about me!"
"No he won't," A familiar American accent said from the back, "I'm not singing about you, and I'm not your servant. Now cut the fancy intro and let me begin."
Then King Julien sighed. "Raymond." Julien said walking out. Everyone applauded, except Tanya. Tanya didn't clap because she was shocked about hearing who was singing. The only time she ever heard Raymond sing was on their first date at a bar, but he was drunk and singing in Russian. Then Raymond walked up to everyone holding a guitar.
"So that's why he borrowed my guitar." Erik said.
"Ummm…" Raymond said, "Well…I'm dedicating this song to all of the couples out there. But more importantly, I'm dedicating this song to Tanya." The crowd cheered. "Also," Raymond continued, "I'm not much of a musician or a singer, so bear with me." The crowd laughed a little, then Raymond started to strum the strings and sang with a good voice.
I'm missing you so much, I'll see you die tonight
Just so I can get to you before the sun will rise
I know the signs are on and I feel this too
None of that ever seems to matter when I'm holding you
And I'm wasting away, away from you
And I'm wasting away, away from you
What have I gotten into this time around
I know that I had sworn I'd never trust
anyone again but I didn't have to
You had me at hello…
Tanya then remembered how Raymond lost his first girlfriend to King Julien and how he said he would've stayed single….
I've never seen a smile that can light the room like yours
It's simply radiant, I feel more with everyday that goes by
I watch the clock to make my timing just right
Would it be okay?
Would it be okay if I took your breath away?
And I'm wasting away, away from you.
And I'm wasting away, away from you.
What have I gotten into this time around
I know that I had sworn I'd never trust
anyone again but I didn't have to
You had me at hello…
Tanya then remembered how they actually first met at a mailbox. She was mailing a letter to her brother. And coincidently, Raymond was mailing a package of some sort to someone somewhere. They bumped into each other. Raymond looked up to see who it was, and saw Tanya. "Hello…" She said. Raymond stood there baffled by her
Next day, he saw her again at his Spetznaz training base. He walked up to her (Because his friends told him to) and said "Raymond is hi name." Tanya chuckled a little and went on. Later, he asked her out after sparring and she said yes…
Tanya then snapped out of her flashback and saw that Raymond was almost finished with the song.
What have I gotten into this time around
I know that I had sworn I'd never trust
anyone again but I didn't have to
You had me at hello
You had me at hello
You had me at hello
The crowd cheered for the song. "Thank you." Raymond said. Then he walked down from the throne area and Julien went back up. "Okay," Julien said, "That was pretty good. But not as good as the king singing. Who would like me to sing?" No one said anything. "Anyone? I will." Then the music went back on and everyone started dancing.
Later, Raymond was sitting near the bell to the entrance of Central Park Zoo. He was starring out at the distance, thinking of everything that happened that day when Tanya came up. "Hey." Tanya said. "Hey." Raymond said back. She walked up to him and sat on his lap and Raymond put his arms around her sides.
"That song you sang," Tanya said, "That was sweet."
"Thanks." Raymond said. "And I am sorry for Kissing Marlene."
"It's alright. By the way," Tanya said, "Why did you kiss her?"
"Well," Raymond said, "I had this dream that I was marrying her."
"And you thought it was a message of some sort and kissed her to see if it was true. But it wasn't. Right?"
"Yeah…how did you know?"
"That's happened to my brother once," Tanya said, "He kissed one girl he knew for a while because he thought it was a message. His girlfriend got mad at him. But he told her later."
"Ohh…" Raymond said, "I'm guessing I should've told you first then."
Tanya smiled and Raymond kissed her on the cheek. "So," Tanya said, "Is Dr. Blowhole finally over?"
"Yeah," Raymond said, "He's dead now." Tanya smiled and kissed Raymond on the lips. Then the two starred out to the distance. "Do you think we will be together forever?" Tanya asked.
"Of course we will." Raymond said.
"How do you know?" Tanya said.
"Because…"
Then Raymond leaned over to her ear and whispered, "You had me at Hello…"
The End
Side Note: There you have it. I finally finished Enemy Revealed. Sorry it took so long. I haven't been on the computer for the longest time. My next work is a comedy called "Raymond and Kyle: Quest to the Snow Cone Vendor". So keep an eye out for it.
Also, the song I used is called, "You had me at hello" by a Day to Remember. The song suited the mood. Just so you're wondering. And I DID NOT WRITE THE SONG! THE BAND I LISTED DID. SO DON'T USE THIS AGAINST ME ALL RIGHT?
One more thing, I'll post up a fanfic on how Raymond and Tanya actually met, so keep an eye out for that as well…See ya!