Disclaimer: I do not own Star Fox. This series was created and published by Nintendo. All respect and copywriter ship goes to Nintendo and whoever is in part of making Star Fox.
Author comments beforehand: I love this idea. It seems so nice and spring like. Plus, I'm kind of hoping for warm weather. Also, to go on a comment that was mentioned about chapter three:
I'm sorry to say that I wasn't sure that Gravity Blades existed in Star Fox, because I never recalled them in any game. I researched it and confirmed that both Wolfen and Arwing use G-Diffusers. I hate to be rude for turning down advice, but that's what I found out. If you can show me where you found out about Gravity Blades, I would be grateful to look into it and see what's up with it!
Anyway, this is a break from the steamy chapter we had last time, please enjoy
Beauty and the Beast
V. It's Such a Lovely Day, Isn't It?
Lucy awoke the next morning at seven with her alarm sounding off with a high, annoying tone. Her fingered paw moved to the alarm clock, searched for the snooze button and eventually hit it. The hand moved from the alarm and back down into the bed. The lump under the bed sheets moved over and then got up. The hare rubbed her magenta eyes and yawned. She got up and sighed. Lucy then got changed into her chosen outfit for the outing. Today she chose a set of light blue bra and underwear set. For outer clothing, she had a long-sleeved spring shirt that was grey blue and had no neck. Next, she put on dark blue stockings that cut off before her knees. Lucy then slid a spring dress on with spaghetti straps. Its color was a pale yellow and the length of it was short, but not too short that it revealed anything. Lastly, she put on a thin, red belt around her hips, completing her fashionable outfit.
The hare left her room and walked slowly into the main room, where she found a wolf sitting in his usual spot having coffee. Today's choice of music was some jazz piece that her father occasionally chose when he quote unquote, "felt young and robust."
Wolf looked up and casually waved. Lucy waved back and went over to sit next to him, but she sat with some distance. They both felt awkward. Yesterday was interesting, even leading up to a passionate kiss. Lucy looked over to Wolf as he scanned the newspaper.
"So…" Lucy began, "How're you this morning? I'm surprised you didn't leave."
"I don't have to leave for awhile," Wolf replied, taking a sip of his morning drink, "I have seven days of relaxation before I go off on a mission. Think you can handle seeing me for seven days?" When he said that, he looked up and gave her a devil's grin, teeth showing and all.
"…" She looked away and felt her cheeks heat up. "Y-yes, I think I can."
"Wonderful." He said with his tone sounding like it was too pleased.
Lucy looked back and watched the older man read again. She checked the clock on the wall and saw she had a half hour before she was going to meet up with Francesca. Lucy smiled a bit and decided to go have breakfast with her friend. After all, a girl's day out includes breakfast, lunch, and if they wanted, dinner. Golden's Song seems like the perfect place, she thought. Golden's Song was the bright yellow café in which she first met with Wolf all that time ago.
Suddenly, she felt a touch against her cheek. It was Wolf, now leaning in to her. Lucy's cheeks heated up for a second time as he moved forward. She moved back until she couldn't anymore.
"W-w-wolf! What are you doing?" she exclaimed.
"Hold still," he said.
Lucy did as she was told, holding still. She felt his claw pick something from her fur. When she looked to see what it was, she noticed a ladybug.
"A ladybug? How did that get in here?"
"Good question," Wolf replied, a gruff tone on top of the reply, "I did leave the window open when I got up. It must have flown in here."
"You know what they say," Lucy replied with a cheerful smile, "A ladybug brings good luck!"
Wolf chuckled and looked at the bug on his claw, sitting up normally now. "You really believe a little bug has luck? Interesting. You never cease to amaze me, Lucy Hare."
The way Wolf said her name made her blush. Why does it sound so nice when he says my name? she questioned. I guess this is what it's like to…
Her eyes widened with shock. No, no, no! What am I THINKING?! The hare shook her head a bit and looked up to see him staring straight at her. "What the hell was that all about?" he asked.
"Nothing!" Lucy said quickly, "Just had something on my mind!"
That remark led Wolf to chuckle again and then walk over to the open window. Lucy then noticed it wasn't a window; it was the glass door to her balcony. She watched him go outside and let the bug free. She stared at him, taking in that peaceful image and documenting it for herself.
Once he was inside, he went to the kitchen and then came out with another mug. He handed it to her and blinked. "Don't expect me to make extra coffee. I accidentally made more so since you're the first one up, you get it." Wolf grunted.
"Thanks," Lucy said, peering down at the drink. She brought the warm liquid to her lips and drank it. She found that it had the perfect blend of milk and sugar in it, and also something else.
"Honey?" she said.
"Yes; just a drop. It won't taint the coffee that much, but since you're too girly for black coffee, I figured a nice drop of honey would make it appeasing to you."
"Thank you," Lucy replied again. And for the remainder of her time with Wolf, she had the coffee and chatted about things he enjoyed. What she could get out of him was that he enjoyed classical and jazz music, preferred steak to any other meat that the Lylat system provided, and that when he needs something to fill the room, he took out a cigarette and smoked. Interesting character; definitely falls in the "bad boy" section. Lucy thought. Or rather… bad, sexy man.
The hare arrived at the space train on time and she waited for the shuttle to appear. She watched as a long vehicle landed on the platform and let out its passengers, all from the 'capital planet', Corneria. She then saw a light blue mouse and she called out her name.
"Frannie," she said, "Over here!"
Francesca walked over to Lucy and smiled. Today, she was wearing a black tank top with red bracelets on her wrists. She wore jeans that covered her sneakers. The sneakers matched the bracelets with the color being red. Around Francesca's neck was a necklace with a small pendant on it.
"Hey. Wow, I haven't heard that nickname in years!" she said.
"Yeah well, a best friend has to say the secret word sometimes!" Lucy replied with a grin.
"I thought the secret word was B.S."
Lucy gave Francesca a teasing glare and she shoved her friend lightly.
"No it's not. Now let's go have fun! I've been waiting for this since last night!"
And so, the pair left the train station and headed down the streets of Fichina. As Lucy said, the weather was in the mid seventies. Oddly enough, the climate system decided to change it to a warm, sunny day. This day has impeccable timing, Lucy thought to herself. She then opened her purse and checked her money supply. I brought enough!
"Hey Francesca, shall we go to the Goldie? I bet you didn't eat."
"I've been waiting for you to say that!" Francesca said, rubbing her stomach, "I could go for a nice bowl of fruit! I want raspberries!"
And so, they entered the forever yellow café. They waved at the old dachshund and waited for him to come over with a small note pad.
"And what can I get you two beautiful ladies?" he said with a soft smile.
"I would like a small mocha late with a bowl of assorted berries," replied the petite mouse.
"And I will have the banana yogurt special with granola," Lucy said.
"Alright, I'll have it ready in a jip-pie!" the dog replied, walking away. The girls smiled after him.
"He's such a good man, isn't he?" Lucy said after him. Francesca nodded. "I wonder how Kenneth does this all by himself. He's always got a full house and he just makes perfect timing with everything!"
"Experience, I guess." Lucy replied. "Father's got the same touch as Kenneth."
As promised, their order came quickly. Lucy paid right there and then to save the poor guy the trouble. He thanked her and smiled widely. Lucy couldn't help but smile back. He's too sweet to ignore, her mind said. The two friends had breakfast silently, just enjoying each other's presence. As soon as they finished, the two thanked Kenneth and left, leaving the dog to wave and call, "Please come again!"
The pair walked along their path and saw more people wandering the streets in groups, enjoying the nice weather. Kids ran past them laughing and yelling. Many couples walked by holding hands and walked closely, as if they couldn't separate for even one second. Friends clustered and chatted and talked about their latest interest. Fichina was for once, the epitome of happiness.
"Wow, it sure is lovely today," Francesca said. "I wish it was like this everyday."
"It's all up to that climate system," Lucy said. "I'm just happy it decided to be nice today. I bet tomorrow there's going to be a blizzard."
The friends laughed and walked into the shopping complex. The complex was a row of small shops, each with tiled roofs and small doors and windows. The sidewalk in which they were on turned into a cobbled road large enough for hundreds of Fichinians. Lamp posts lined the side of the road; old fashioned and even had candles inside to make it more romantic. These candles only light when it gets nice enough, Lucy thought. Along the complex, there were plots of grass and bushes with pine trees lining the streets. They were gated off and secluded from the stone as if they were in an ocean as their own island. The lamp posts were stationed inside the gated environment.
"This has to be one of my favorite parts of this city," the mouse said. "They always have good stuff here. From Corneria and aspiring artists who come here to sell goods."
With that said, the girls got to shopping. They first stopped in a clothing store and browsed around. Each chose a couple of outfits. First, Lucy tried on clothing. First, she came out in a summer dress that was white. The collar was trimmed with green ribbon and so was the end of the skirt. The end has the ribbon pulled in it and had a green stripe at the bottom. Light green lace was underneath it, poofing it out a bit.
"That's adorable!" Francesca said, "And I love the sandals that you found, it goes with it perfectly!" It was true; the high plat formed sandals went well. They were sand colored with a green stripe going through it. The sandals were tied with green ribbon attached to the top of it. The hare spun in this outfit.
"And at a good price! This dress is really well made! I'm going to get both!" And after that, she tried on more outfits ranching from summer dresses to pants and sweatshirts.
Next was Francesca. Her first outfit was a long sleeved black shirt with a V-neck. On top of it, she wore a short sleeved white sweatshirt that had a large red heart on the back. She wore jeans that had beads embroidered to the back pocket in an intricate design. She wore a plain red belt to keep the pants up. Her foot ware consisted of flip-flops that were red and white plaid.
"Now that's a cute outfit! You're so laid back, it makes me jealous!" Lucy replied.
"You're more laid back than me! I remember how you used to be such a tom boy! Fox would tease you about it all the time!" Francesca said while checking the price tags on her current outfit.
"Fox is such a sweetie anyway. He's the best guy to have as a boyfriend. I heard he's dating Krystal. Or rumor says." Lucy said as Francesca entered the changing room again to try on a new outfit.
"That's not what I heard," the mouse said back, "I heard he forced her off the team for some reason."
"Wow, that's not like Fox at all! When he's in love, he's in love. When he was dating Fara, he was more than happy to have her by his side in combat!" Lucy said when Francesca came out in a new outfit.
"Things change, sweetie."
"I know that, but it's so weird. I feel bad for Fox and Krystal. They seemed like the perfect pair." Lucy sighed. "They came to visit, Star Fox that is. Just a few months ago. I met Krystal then and she was the prettiest thing I've ever seen! She's such a darling too. Kind, majestic. She had Fox bewitched! We hung out for a bit and exchanged numbers, but we haven't talked since. I remember her because yesterday Panther tried to convince me that she was his girlfriend. That's when I found out from Leon that they were dating. I suppose that's false now."
Francesca paused. Just where she wanted to start having the discussion she's been waiting to have. Francesca finished trying on stuff and they paid for whatever they got and left the store, walking around to find another they wanted to browse through.
"Luc, part of the reason why we're here now is to talk about…Wolf O'Donnell."
Lucy's ears drooped like a flower then. She knew this was coming. Her heart started to race when she heard his name.
"I figured as much. How about we go into that store there?"
And so they do, entering into a antique store filled with knickknacks of all kind. Francesca looked at herself in an old mirror and turned to her friend.
"Recently, you've been different. Ever since you've hung around that guy, you've been acting love sick. Do you really like him?"
"I-I don't know," Lucy admitted. "He is sexy. I definitely like the way he looks but…it's too early to tell I think." She paused and looked down and up again. "But sometimes, he can be really sweet. It shocks me that an assassin such as himself can have a tender side. Apart of me wants him to show it more. And when he kissed me yesterday, I couldn't help but think that I…was loved. Not like my Father's love, but you know, the other."
Francesca listened and nodded. "I remember your first boyfriend. You two were inseparable at first, but it died so quickly. But I know you never acted this sincere about him. This is the first time I've ever heard you speak so sweetly about someone. Wolf should be grateful that you're starting to love him."
Lucy gave a small laugh. She brushed some of her hair away and smiled softly. "I guess that's how I feel. I have no other way to put it. You've hit the nail on the head. You always do Frannie. What would I do without you?"
Francesca smiled back. "I don't know, but you sure would be in a hell of a mess, that's for sure!" They both laughed. Lucy then linked her friend's arm and smiled. "Come on sister! We've got more shopping to do!" With the moment behind them, they left the store and continued on their adventure, arm in arm.
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Meanwhile, Wolf O'Donnell was still in the hare's apartment. He was on the balcony, smoking a cigarette. He leaned against the bars and watched the smoke carry along the warm breeze. He growled a bit at the warm air flowing into his face. Wolf despised the warm weather; it made him feel sticky and disgusting. He chose Fichina awhile ago because of its cold environment, not for this.
In his mercenary outfit minus the vest and shoulder plates, he enjoyed some freedom of hotness. Sometimes, this became an outfit for around a home-like atmosphere.
As he stood there, Wolf watched the people of Fichina walk by, laughing and enjoying themselves. His lavender eye studied each carefully while his eye patch scanned their heart rates. Unsuspecting, the lupine's mind said. Wolf wasn't paid to assassinate any of them, but maybe one day, someone in that crowd would be in his grip, their blood running down his hands while he smiled coolly.
Wolf then noticed that his cigarette was at the end of its life now. He spat it out and watched it fall to the ground, soon to be crushed under someone's shoe. The wolf grumbled and turned over, letting the next jet of air hit his back.
At that moment, the scene from last night played in his mind. Wolf recalled the girl crying after spilling out her past. He remembered at that moment, he thought:
I never want to see someone as precious as you cry.
Indeed, something that pure came across his thoughts. Soon, to further this point, he leaned in and kissed the hare. Wolf wouldn't admit it out loud, but he enjoyed kissing her. Her lips had a soft feel to them. They tasted like salt from the tears and sweet from their choice of drink earlier that evening. He wanted more so Wolf naturally pulled away and kissed her with more feeling. He might've even gone further is Panther hadn't waltzed in like he did.
Wolf's eye narrowed and he felt his cheeks warm up a bit. "What the hell…I can't believe I'm starting to fall for her like a sick pup. Like McCloud and his vixen."
He cursed again softly and went to take out another cigarette when the doorbell rang. He waited and just stood there with the pack in his fingered paw and heard it ring again and again. Wolf sighed heavily and walked to the door, opening it.
"What do you want," he replied rudely. Then the creature that was standing there shocked him.
It was none other than Fox's girlfriend, Krystal.
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It was now eight o'clock at night and Lucy and Francesca were out at a diner eating outside and chatting some more about their past and what is happening currently with their lives.
"I was so close too!" Francesca said with a waver in her voice, "But it turned out that he already had a girlfriend!"
"Oh that's terrible!" Lucy said, giving her friend a sympathetic pat, "Are you going to be alright?"
"I hope so…" the mouse said. Then, she glanced at a clock behind them.
"It's about time for my train. I hate to break it up but I have some college business on Corneria to take care of. You're lucky you have your father to take care of it."
Lucy smiled a bit. She was pretty lucky to have her father to be Peppy Hare, the general of Corneria. He promised her that he would take care of her college assessment papers and hand it in to the main education building. She hated that he did something for her, but she was also grateful for his kindness.
"Father always cares," she said at last as they left the pay and tip.
As they walked down the path back to the train station, Lucy observed all of the couples snuggling with each other. She sighed. Like that would happen to me, she thought. Lucy and Francesca soon reached their destination with Francesca getting on the train.
"Well," Francesca said, "I guess I'll see you in two days."
"Yep! Back to school with full force!" Lucy replied.
They both hugged and said their goodbyes, parting ways with many shopping bags and fun. Lucy took her long back alone to her apartment. This truly was a great day, Lucy thought. She traveled back to what she concluded earlier.
Starting to fall in love…sounds really nice. Lucy thought with her cheeks turning pink. A month ago, I wondered what would have happened if I didn't walk into Goldie's?
Lucy reached her home and opened her apartment with her keys. Once she was inside. She saw another pair of shoes by the door. And this time, a women's. Lucy was baffled by this that it took her a second to adjust.
What is a girl's shoes doing here? She questioned. The hare put her bags in her room and entered the main room. All of Star Wolf was there and so was the woman, sitting on the couch.
"Umm…guys, next time you let a girl in here, can you contact me? You have to okay it by me first, this IS my home you know," Lucy said with a huff.
"It was unexpected…" Wolf began with a rough tone when the blue furred vixen turned to Lucy. She immediately recognized her.
"Krystal! What are you doing here? Where's Fox and the others?"
Then as if a knife went through the vixen's heart, she began crying. She held her face within her hands and sobbed painfully. Panther looked just as pained while Leon looked away. Wolf sighed.
"She's been like that ever since she got here."
Lucy rushed over and rubbed her back.
"What happened? Is everything alright?"
Krystal took a moment to look up before hiccupping.
"F-fox and I…he…f-f…" She had to take a breath to get it out. "He forced me off the team!" Krystal couldn't take the pain again so she cried out again. Lucy stared at her in shock.
The rumors are true! Fox, what happened?!
CHAPTER FIVE END
I love this chapter; it got me to show you the developed friendship of Francesca and Lucy. Yes, Francesca is an OC, but I think a darned good one at that!
So, it seems that Lucy's starting to fall for Wolf. And maybe same with Wolf? At the moment, we're finally getting into feelings of love after they get to know each other.
Yes, now I start to play with Command's story line. Here's my little twist of Krystal joining Star Wolf!
Also, the next set of chapters will be based on Star Wolf's seven days of relaxation. Feelings will develop and things get interesting as we see Star Fox start to appear more and more. What will happen? DUN DUN DUUUN!
I hope you liked this one, because it's just going to continue!
P.S. This chapter is officially the longest chapter I wrote so far! Seven full pages! Yay! What an achievement! Now I have to write eight! That'll be tough!