WOO HOO! CHAPTER 2 FINALLY! Sorry ta keep ya waitin'. .
I tried to keep up with it, but I've been kinda busy fangirlin' over Cirque du Freak and Beetlejuice lately. Eh heh heh… Yea.
Awkward OKAY ANYWAYS. Chapter 2 guys. R&R please. Maybe that will bring the plot bunnies back to life. D:
Justin stormed out of the Council room and down the hallway, all the while cursing the black rat named Jenner. "Damn him… He is a fool to think the council will follow him blindly…" He muttered to himself. "Leave the rosebush… insanity…" He snorted.
He continued to wander the halls aimlessly. He was too angry to care where he was going. He soon found himself in the upper level of the rosebush, where it met the stone wall and yard. He stared out at the mid-day light, wondering why it scared Jenner so much.
Justin made a face and sat down, huffing. Why should he care about Jenner? It was the rat's fault that he had left the meeting in a huff. Why should he give a damn about him…?
He interlaced his fingers and stared ahead of him, his brain purged of all thoughts. His subconscious mind struggled to find a reason for Jenner's uncanny ability to make him so upset. Finding none, he closed his eyes, hoping for a moment of peace.
"Justin?" A deep voice shattered the peace quickly.
Justin sighed and opened one eyes, mildly acknowledging the speaker. "Brutus?" He answered back. "What happened back there?" The large rat asked as he sat down next to his friend.
Justin shrugged. "Jenner is a fool…" He responded lamely. Brutus snorted. "Tell me something new. What I meant was why did it upset you so much? Usually you just shrug off his attempts to irritate you. What was different?"
Justin didn't reply. What was different? He didn't know himself, to be honest. So he few Brutus the best lie he could think of at the moment. "I'm still tired from last night's events. I guess I was a ticking time bomb in there anyways." He chuckled dryly and relaxed when Brutus chuckled along with him.
"Yea I guess that would explain it. Well the meeting is over. Just thought I'd let you know. Nothing's changed. We're staying in the rosebush, regardless of Jenner's distaste, for now."
Justin's ears perked up. "For now?" Brutus nodded somberly. "Jenner's starting to make points that catch the Council's attention; points that could potentially mean we'll end up staying." Justin glared. That idiot…
"Well I for one will not stand by and let this happen!" Justin hissed and stood. Brutus gave him a quizzical look. "And what are you gonna do about it?" Justin ignored him and continued. "Jenner does NOT know what's best for us! He's not our leader—" Brutus interrupted him. "And neither are you, Justin."
Normally that would have knocked Justin down a few notches when he got like this, but Justin continued to fume, much to the dismay of his friend. "I'm going to give the Council—and Jenner—a piece of my mind!" He proclaimed before stomping off. Brutus shook his head. "He's gonna get himself into trouble one day…"
Jenner stood in the Council room silently as the members talked amongst themselves about his ideas. He hid a grin when he heard snippets of what they were saying. The majority seemed to agree with him. Leaving the rosebush was a stupid idea, and anyone who supported the move was a fool.
The doors slammed open and Jenner spun around in time to see a very pissed off Justin enter the room. If looks could kill, both rats would have been dead. They glared maliciously at each other. "Council members! I demand an audience!" Justin spoke, his voice reverberating off the walls.
Jenner sneered. "They're busy discussing my proposals." Justin made an effort to ignore him. Sensing this, Jenner pressed on. "My proposals to cancel the move to Thorn Valley. So far they seem to agree." Justin's eyes narrowed and he tried to keep his attention on the Council members, and not on the rat that was now standing dangerously close to him.
"They seem to favor the idea." Jenner breathed in Justin's ear. Justin suppressed a shiver and swallowed. "I'll be in my room when you decide to call on me." He stated eager to get away from Jenner. Brushing past him, he failed to notice the rat follow him out the door and down the hallway until it was too late.
"You don't like my ideas." A dark voice spoke behind him in the empty hallway. Justin turned and saw Jenner's poison green eyes peering at him. A smirk was fixed on his lips as he slowly advanced towards Justin, who found himself unconsciously stepping backwards.
"No. I don't. Moving to Thorn Valley is a smart idea, and for some reason, you don't like it." Justin shot back. He quirked an eyebrow when he felt his back hit the wall. Had he really backed up that far? Jenner's smirk split into a grin as he stopped in front of Justin.
"Really…" He drawled. Justin didn't like the way he was looking at him. There was something in his eyes that made Justin want to shiver, but he didn't dare move. Jenner took another step forward, slowly closing the gap between them. Justin hoped that someone would wander down the halls, but once again, fate was against him.
He was all alone in the hallway with Jenner, and there was nothing he could do about it.