Author's voice: I meant to post this earlier but I got sick and was separated from my laptop... Anyway thank you for all the great reviews :) Just a little update and spoiler. I will be having my final year exams for the next two weeks so updates will be slow...I'll try to cram in a chapter if i can... (Sorry Dark Lord of the X men) However, the next part will be about Greer becoming an instructor...so there will be new characters :) yay! ok that is it... Enjoy
The trip was an awkward one, with the both of them commenting on things such as the weather, schoolwork and their respective plans for the future... As more time passed... Things just grew suffocatingly hostile... People would stare at them with hate in their eyes especially towards Greer causing Billy to grimace constantly and Greer to well up in guilt. To Greer's dismay, over a burger, Billy had subtly hinted that after she disappeared, he had started a new relationship with someone... He wouldn't say who... Finally Greer couldn't take the tension as they made their way to an arcade she let it out...
"Look I know you're trying to make me feel better but you really don't have to... I know I look... I am a freak so... If you're really uncomfortable around me now, I get it and I don't blame you..." Billy sighed... "It's not that...It's just...I'm still adapting to..." Greer looked away. "No its not you...It's me...You're fine...You're still beautiful, a great person and..." "Mmhmm" "No, really I mean it...it's me its ahh...I dunno..." "You don't know what?" Greer snapped ending the last word in a slight growl. Billy backed away... and then approached her again with his hands in front of him. "Look I know you're obviously hurt about me hooking up with someone...And you have every right to be mad... but I can't... I'm sorry but even if we did get back together...I can't see it working...But...don't get me wrong, I still want you around...But maybe as a friend" Greer knew this was coming and nodded. There was no point lying to herself, it was true... She would have done the same thing if their roles were reversed...
"So you're not mad at me?" Billy uttered finally. Greer shook her head but said nothing. Billy rubbed his temples. He must have seemed like such an ass hole. Greer mutates and disappears and when she had finally come back, happy to see him, he takes the chance to break up with her. Like he said, it was such an ass hole move... "But she can't blame me right? I mean no call, no text, no email and she disappears into oblivion for two years...Two freaking years comes back looking like Cheetah from DC and wants to start a relationship together again? That's much..." he argued in his head. "Um...I'm thirsty I'm going to get a drink..." Greer mumbled finally breaking the cemetery cold silence between them. Billy stopped her in her tracks..."Don't bother I'll get it...My treat..." he offered before walking off.
"I bet he did that just to get away from me..." Greer thought as she leaned against one of the arcade machines. She smiled gently as some kids looked in her direction they smiled back while their mothers casted death glares at Greer before leading the children away. Greer stopped smiling. "What am I doing here?" she thought... As she saw more and more eyes look at her. All their snide comments caught by her sharp ears "Is the circus in town or what?" "Meeeoooow..." "Look at that tail..." "It's not her fault she's strange looking..." Greer placed her head in her hands. "Aghh" she yelped as someone's lecherous hand forcefully groped her behind, violating her...
"Interesting, I was right...You are all furry like a cat...Really soft too..." Came a snicker. "Let me go you creep!" Greer snarled at the older boy. She could feel the blood rush from her head to her face, if she weren't covered in fur her face would have been beet red. "How dare he touches me like that! It's sick... It's wrong." She screamed in her head as she backed away terrified from the smiling boy. "I'm not some fluffy toy so don't ever do that again!" she growled "C'mon...Give me a chance, I'm into off beat chicks... Fat, skinny, bald whatever...You know different..." he leered. "Get away from me! I'm warning you...Or I'll" "What? Beat me up...You know half the people here don't care if I hurt you...but oh they'll start caring the minute you hurt me..." Greer lowered her arms. This guy was right... Terrified she continued backing away only to gasp in surprise as her back made contact with the wall...
"That's right... I figured you'd be a real kick fur and all...And cats are acrobatic right? I have a trapeze in my apartment...Maybe we can go back there and get busy getting busy..." the boy advanced his face just centimeters away from Greer's. Greer closed her eyes and squirmed as the boy started stroking her fur again. "Like I said... I like off beat chicks..." he breathed, his rancid breath landing on her face. He lunged forward and "TWAK!" Greer opened her eyes and saw a shaking Billy beating his fists while the creep lay sprawled on the ground moaning in pain. "You want off beat? I'll give you off beat...Talking to a girl like that..." Billy growled his face contorted with fury as he prepared to land another right cross. The creep whimpered before shuffling away.
"You ok? "Billy questioned as Greer got up. She nodded still shaken by the whole thing, to her surprise, Billy wrapped her in a hug causing her tail to shoot up in surprise. "It was my fault...Leaving you alone like that...I'm sorry..." Billy mumbled as he hugged her tighter stroking her hair. Suddenly a deep rumble escaped Greer's throat, causing them both to break apart in surprise. Greer's hand flew to her mouth in embarrassment, mortified that she could produce such a loud purr...A loud purr that ruined the one interment moment between her and Billy. Hesitantly, she smiled slowly. Billy smiled back and the tension between them evaporated...Laughing, they hugged again and enjoyed the short time Greer had left in New York.