CoCo

Chapter 16

The next morning, CoCo woke up before Kriplespac, feeling very refreshed. Her bones crackled softly as she stretched her arms up in the air. Yawning, she got out of bed and washed up. Kriplespac awoke a few minutes later and got ready for the day, too. Together they went to the lab, where Kriplespac would work on inventions while CoCo watched. Like usual. When they arrived, CoCo saw Simon preparing for stuff and immediately glomped him.

"OH MY GAWD, SIMON! YOU DID IT! YOU MADE LEGS! HAVE YOU SEEN HOW PERFECT THEY ARE! HOLY HELL, SIMON, YOU ARE A CUNTING GENIUS!"

She pounced around on him excitably, crushing his little body under her weight.

"Yes, yes, I know all of this!" Simon grunted. "Now get off! You're hurting me!" He pushed her off and dusted his labcoat. "Stupid bitch is gonna kill me," he muttered under his breath.

CoCo could only be in the lab for a little while. Kriplespac had to leave to attend to some war duties. He sent her back up to her room until he returned later that evening. Kriplespac entered the room, looking very exhausted. Plomping down on the couch, he sighed and tilted his head back.

"Man, vhat a long day it has been!" he said.

CoCo walked over to the phonograph and put a record. "You look beat, babe. Come over here so I can rub your shoulders."

Almost drunken-like, Kriplespac sat near CoCo and she massaged his back. He closed his eyes and let out a big deep breath. "Zank you, I needed zat!" CoCo got up and strutted in front of Kriplespac, offering him her hand. "Vhat, vhat do you vant?" he aksed, confused and looking at her hand. CoCo jerked her head towards the phonograph.

"Will you have this dance with me?" she asked sweetly.

"But I-I'm not sure I can. It has been years! I don't zink I even know how to dance anymore!" Kriplespac protested.

CoCo giggled slyly. "It's okay, it's alright! Take my hand and I'll show you all the moves...like Jagger!" Kriplespac accepted her hand and she violently pulled him off the bed.

"Hey, take it easy, now! I'm not used to zis!" Kriplespac laughed as CoCo led him about the room, dancing. He tried his best to copy her moves and he twirled her around. Taking both his hands, CoCo spread his arms far apart and pressed her chest against his.

"Having fun?" she asked with a wink. The smile on his face told her all she needed to know. She gave his nose a quick kiss and broke away from him, twirling as graceful as a ballerina. She was a dancing machine, nay, a dance factory! Catching up to her moves was nearly impossible for Kriplespac, but he was having so much fun. She danced closer to him and popped her ass. Kriplespac did not expect her to move in such an explicit way. Giving him a naughty smile, CoCo continued to dirty dance until the record stopped playing. By that time, both were pooped, so they stopped to take a breather. CoCo walked over o the window and tried to open it.

She gave Kriplespac the puppy-dog eyes. "Krip, darling, can we open this window? I know you don't like it open, but just for this one night? Please?"

There was no way Kriplespac could say no to that face, so he agreed. The light from the twinkling stars filled the room. CoCo's eyes widened as she gazed up into the night sky.

"It has been so long since I have seen them...the stars. I forgot how lovely they are," CoCo said in awe. Kriplespac hugged her from behind and kissed her cheek. In the distance, explosions from the SHC/Tediz War could be seen. Mushroom clouds lit up the horizon. Faint booms from artillery thundered. But CoCo didn't ask questions. She thought it was beautiful, whatever it was. Kriplespac smiled sadly. He thought about his Tediz soldiers out there, fighting. They were losing their lives while he was back at the base, snuggling with his forbidden girlfriend. The guilt almost made him sick. He let go of CoCo and turned away, trying to push his thoughts out of his mind. Concerned, CoCo asked, "Hey, what's wrong? Is there something that is bothering you?"

"Nein. It's nothing," Kriplespac remarked quickly. "I'm a little tired. I zink I'm gonna go to bed now."

CoCo nodded, ignorant to his feelings. "Okay. I'll join you."

Kriplespac was having difficulties sleeping that night. Many thoughts taunted him. How could I let zis happen? Vhy do I feel so attracted to zis squirrel? Vhy do I love her? She is ze enemy! Her brethen are out zere, right now, killing my Tediz, my children! It vas never meant to be! Buuut- He looked over at CoCo and studied her as she peacefully slept. He reached out and gently shook her shoulder. She stirred and woke.

"Did I interrupt something?" he whispered.

"No, I wasn't dreaming yet. What's up?"

"I vant to tell you somezing..."

CoCo turned and faced him, ready to hear what he had to say.

"Do you remember the day you gave me that gift, on Valentine's day?'" Kriplespac began.

"Mmm-hmm."

"And do you remember how angry I vas vith you? I yelled and I hurt you? Do you remember zat vhen I came back zat evening, I vasn't mad anymore? I kissed you. Do you remember all zat?"

"Yes."

"Do you vanna know vhy I vasn't mad? Do you vanna know vhat happened?"

CoCo nodded.

Kriplespac cleared his throat. "Vell, I had originally planned to kil you. I vas just so angry vith you at ze time. I vanted you out of my life. I vent to the lab to find the most awful vay to end your life. Zen I realized I had somezing in my hand. It vas your gift. I don't even know vhy I took it vith me. I just did. I opened it up and I read your note, the note you wrote to me. Zat note really played vith the emotions I vas feeling at zat moment. I still vanted to kill you, but zen again, I didn't. I ate zome of ze chocolates and fell asleep. And zen I had ze strangest dream. It vas more like a nightmare, come to zink of it. But anyvay, in zis dream, you vere standing in a flat field, a meadow, I guess. You vere vearing a sun dress and you vere picking flowers. You know, it vas strange. All ze colours vere kind of faded, slightly sepia-tinted. But somehow, the dream felt peaceful and happy. And it vas...at first.

"Anyvay, like I said, you vere picking flowers. I vas standing a few meters behind you. Vatching you. You didn't seem to know I vas zere, but I guess you eventually could feel zat someone vas vatching you and you turned around. You smiled and ran over to me. You held out a rose and I took it from you. You smiled so happily. I smelled ze rose, but zen I saw somezing shiny glimmering in ze center of ze rose. I took it out. It vas a ring. You held my hand and looked me in the eys and said, 'Vill you marry me?' I agreed. Ze ceremony started right avay, but zere vas no one zere. No cake, no chruch, nobody. Ve vere gonna get married right zere in zat meadow. But zis veird alien-looking zing popped outta novhere. He vas our priest and he vas gonna marry us together. So ve said our vows. The alien vas closing the ceremony. He said, 'I now pronounce you-' but he stopped in mid-sentence, frozen for some reason.

"You became pissed. You finished his sentence for him. 'I now pronounce you man and wife.' Ve both stared at ze alien. He did nothing. You vere really starting to get angry vith him. 'Are you gonna tell him to kiss me or vhat?' you asked. Ze alien did nozing. You pushed him over and said, 'Screw it, just kiss me.' Ve kissed and ze alien disappeared. Ve fell down in the grass, kissing. Ve had stripped down to our undervear. We lay together in ze grass. You vere on your tummy, I vas on my back. Not a vord vas spoken. Everyzing vas perfect. But zen I rolled over and I sat on your back so I could give you a massage. I massaged you for avhile.

"Zen suddenly, I grabbed your hips and pulled zem up, forcing you on your hands and knees. I took off your panties, and I pulled my drawers down too. And zen I-...zen-I-I...I sodomized you... At first, you didn't know vhat to zink. You did nozing. I remember zhat you vere confused. You had no idea vhy I vas doing zis. To be honest, neither did I. Zen you told me you vere not enjoying vhat I vas doing to you. I said, 'shhhh.' You protested, saying you didn't like it. You said zhat it hurt. I told you to be quiet. You cried and screamed and zen I got out a gun from my uniform, vhich vas lying on ze ground next to me. I held ze gun to your head, telling you if you didn't shut up, I vas going to shoot you. You stopped, so I continued to rape you...

"At zat point, I voke up. It vas too horrible. I felt like a monster. I did not vant somezing like zat dream to happen in real life. I raced up to ze room to check on you. You don't know happy I vas to see you frolicking naked on zat bed, instead of being scared. I kissed you to let you know zat everyzing vas okay. I realized zat I cared about you a lot..."

Kriplespac's voice trailed off. He looked at CoCo, whom could not find anything to say about the dream. She was not expecting to hear that. She wanted to comfort him, somehow. Kriplespac scooted his body closer to hers. He put his hands on her face and with a stern face, he said, "CoCo, I love you. I really do."

"Oh, Krip," she said through her tears. "I love you, too!" She pulled her face in closer to his and their lips met. They kissed ever so passionately.

I did it! I did it! He loves me! He said he loves me! I won his heart! He's finally mine! This is the happiest night of my life! I never wanna leave! He loves me!