Later on that night, Furrball entered the junkyard & turned towards Fifi's Cadillac. He took his time preparing himself to talk to Fifi, thinking about what to say to her, and now he's ready. He only hoped that Fifi is ready to talk as well.
Taking a deep breath, Furrball marched his way up to Fifi's home. By the time he got to the door, he was about to start knocking, but the door opened right away, and there stood Fifi.
"Bonjour Furrball", she greeted.
"Hi Fifi", Furrball replied, before he held his hands behind his back, feeling nervous. "Um...may I come in?"
"Oui, certainly", Fifi said with a smile, as she allowed the blue cat to step inside.
"Thanks", Furrball said as he walked in, with Fifi closing the door behind him. The cat & skunk both made their way to the couch & sat down. The two sat in silence for a moment, not knowing who should talk first, before Fifi spoke up.
"You go first, Furrball."
"Okay, if you insist", Furrball said. He took another deep breath before he continued. "Listen, Fifi. I thought a lot about what happened in the past couple of days."
"Go on, I'm listeneeng."
"Well, after everything that I went through, I figured that...I deserved having the bad luck stuck to me again, as punishment for how I've been treating you. Everything I did was wrong and, I was pretty much acting like a regular ex-boyfriend, you know, being a jerk & all. But, above all, I was acting way out-of-character, and I should've known better. So, uh...I apologize. For everything I've done."
Furrball then sat in silence for a moment, waiting to hear what Fifi's going to say.
"Furrball, let moi ask vous somezhing."
"Okay."
"Why deed you act zhe way you deed?"
"I...well, this is gonna sound like a stupid excuse, but...for some reason, when we broke up, I kept thinking about that cliche of couples breaking up & then getting back together. I thought that was gonna be the case with us, but even then I shouldn't have acted the way I did. It was just low & unfair."
"Okay. Eez zhere anytheeng else you're sorry for?"
Furrball thought for a moment, then realized what Fifi's referring to.
"You're talking about me & Rita, right?"
"Oui."
"Well, I have been ignoring you for the most part, but...I can't help it. I missed Rita a lot."
"Well, next time, vous shouldn't been dateeng ozher girls when you're already een a relationship weez one."
"No, Fifi, we weren't dating. I know for a fact that I can't date other girls when I'm with you. I would never cheat on you. Besides, even if we weren't together, I'm still not allowed to date Rita."
"Well, zhat's fine, but-"
Fifi then paused after realizing what Furrball just said.
"Wait", she started, "what do you mean you're not allowed to date her?"
Furrball sighed as he took Fifi's hands. There's something about Rita that Furrball never told Fifi, and this all lead to a big misunderstanding.
"Fifi...", Furrball started. He doesn't know how Fifi will react upon explaining the truth about Rita. He summed it all up in three simple words.
"Rita's my cousin."
Fifi gasped upon hearing that. "Your- your- your couseen?!"
Furrball nodded in response. Fifi felt her body go heavy. She broke up with Furrball because seeing him with Rita led her to believe that they were dating behind her back. Now she just realized that she broke up with him for nothing.
"Non. Non!", Fifi started. "Zhat eez, how you say, impossible. Why didn't vous tell moi zhis before?"
"I tried to tell you, but you kept interrupting me."
"There eez no way zhat you & Rita are cousins."
"What are you saying?", Furrball asked, feeling a bit offended. "Are you saying that I'm not allowed to have a family?"
"Non, I deedn't mean zhat!"
"Are you saying I deserve to be an orphan & never have any relatives in my life?"
"Non, I'm sorry. I take eet back."
"Well, what do you mean by that, then?"
"I mean...eet's hard for moi to believe zhat you & Rita are family. At least een zhe way I see it."
"Well, yeah, it may seem weird, but...it's true. Rita & I are related."
"You're both family."
"Well, technically we are, but I don't consider her family because we rarely see each other. Just because we're related doesn't mean she's family. At least, not in the way I think of when I hear the word 'family'."
"Well then, what eez a family to you?"
Furrball thought for a moment, trying to come up with how to answer Fifi's question.
"Fifi, to me", he started, "a family is someone who takes very good care of you. Someone who will always be there for you. Someone who will love you no matter what."
Furrball placed his hands on Fifi's shoulders & looked into her eyes.
"YOU...are my family."
"Awww", Fifi said, feeling touched by Furrball's words.
"You're the family I've never had, and you're the only family I have. Heck, sometimes I like to think of you as my wi-"
Furrball then quickly covered his mouth with his hands as Fifi gasped at Furrball's action. They both had faces of shock, as Fifi wondered if Furrball was about to say what she thought he was gonna say. She wants to know & be absolutely sure.
"What deed vous just say?", Fifi asked. Furrball, still holding his mouth shut, quickly shook his head, feeling embarrassed.
"I want to know", Fifi said in a polite voice, but Furrball kept shaking his head. Fifi then grabbed Furrball's paws & gently pulled them away from his mouth.
"Tell moi", Fifi said in a gentle tone. "Please."
Furrball closed his eyes & felt his face turn red. He held his head down, trying not to look at Fifi, seeing that he has no choice but to finish his sentence.
"Sometimes...", Furrball started, "I like to think of you...as...as my wife."
Fifi opened her eyes wide. She could not believe what she just heard. What Furrball just said showed Fifi that he truly loved her with all his heart.
"Oh, Furrball", Fifi whispered, her eyes going watery. Furrball placed his hands on his head.
"I'm sorry, Fifi. I just...it was really difficult being without you. I missed you so much."
Fifi quickly wiped her eyes with her hands & said, "Eet's only been a couple of days."
Furrball looked up at Fifi & said, "It felt like an eternity to me. I'm so sorry, from the bottom of my heart, for everything I did to you. I wish I could redo it all."
"'Redo'? You mean 'undo'?"
"Uh, undo. Yeah", Furrball then covered his face with his hands. "God, I'm such an idiot."
"Non, don't beat yourself up. Everyone makes mistakes."
"Easy for you to say", Furrball said as he looked up at Fifi. "What I did the past couple of days were inexcusable & uncalled for. I very deeply regret my actions, and...I want to make it all up to you. From now on, if there's something you want me to do for you, I'll do it, no argument, no second thoughts. Anything you want. If you told me to cry for you, I could. If you told me to die for you, I would."
Fifi giggled upon Furrball's last sentence. He just quoted her favorite song, Always by Bon Jovi.
"Anytheeng?", she asked.
"Yes, anything."
Fifi thought for a moment, before she spoke again.
"Close your eyes."
Furrball did as Fifi told him, closing his eyes & taking a deep breath. He then started feeling nervous again, not knowing what Fifi is about to do to him.
Then, the blue cat felt a pair of arms wrap around the back of his neck, and a pair of lips planted against his.
Without opening his eyes, Furrball kissed Fifi back, as he slowly brought his arms up to her back. After a moment, Furrball stopped kissing Fifi & opened his eyes.
"By the way", he said, "I have something for you."
Furrball reached into his "pocket" & pulled out the gold locket. He gave it to Fifi, who smiled & placed it over her head.
"We made a promise", Furrball said, holding the locket in his hands. "A promise that I didn't want to be broken."
"Do not worwy", Fifi said as she held Furrball's hands & smiled. "Zhis promise eez steell kept entre nous."
The two smiled lovingly at each other before Fifi spoke up again.
"Vous are full of pain, no?"
Furrball nodded in response. Fifi then wrapped her arms & tail around Furrball
"Let eet all out, Furrball."
Furrball took a moment to think what she meant by that. Then he quickly realized that she meant for him to let all his pain out. She's allowing him to kiss her as much as he wants, to release the rest of the pain he received today.
Furrball closed his eyes & slowly started kissing Fifi on the lips. The blue cat took his time, making sure that Fifi is comfortable to be romancing with him.
Soon enough, he felt Fifi pull him down onto the bed with her. At that moment, Furrball smiled & started kissing Fifi more keenly, as he felt his body go weightless, knowing that all the pain from being separated from Fifi is gone forever. He is homeless & unlucky no more.
Later on, the cat & skunk were getting ready for bed, as Furrball crawled in while Fifi put the locket away on her dresser. She then turned out the lights, went over to Furrball, and crawled in bed with him.
Furrball wrapped his arms around Fifi as she wrapped her arms & tail around him. They both held each other as Furrball smiled into Fifi's eyes.
"Thank you, Fifi", Furrball said.
"For what?"
"For making me happy again."
Fifi giggled & said, "Likewise."
The cat & skunk smiled lovingly at each other as Furrball pulled up the blanket. The both gently pressed their foreheads together as they gazed deeply into each other's eyes.
"Good night, Fifi", Furrball said in a soft tone.
"Good night, Furrball", Fifi replied in the same tone.
"I love you, sweetheart."
"I love you too, mon amore."
Furrball was very happy to hear those words again. The cat & skunk both held each other in silence, enjoying their peaceful moment together, before Fifi spoke up.
"Oh, Furrball."
"Hmm?"
"Zhere eez one more theeng I'd like vous to do."
"What's that?"
Fifi quickly kissed Furrball on the lips & said, "Purr for moi."
Fifi then lowered herself & nuzzled her head under Furrball's chin. The blue cat looked down, and started purring with a smile. Fifi moaned softly as she pressed her ear against Furrball's neck, enjoying the sweet vibrations of his purrs.
Furrball then hugged Fifi tightly & purred louder. He really missed holding Fifi in his arms, and he's enjoying every second of it. This is the loudest he has ever purred.
Furrball then looked up at the clock & saw that it's now midnight. He then looked down at his girlfriend.
"Hey, Fifi", he whispered.
"Yes?"
Furrball kissed Fifi on her forehead. "Happy birthday, sweetheart."
"Merci, mon amore."
The cat & skunk smiled as they both slowly & peacefully fell asleep. Furrball started thinking about how he can make the following day Fifi's best birthday ever.