Sorry about missing my usual weekend update, two reasons for that. One, my nine-old-cousin came with her mom to spend the weekend with us, and two, I've been spending a lot of time working on my English paper and trying to perfect it at every rough draft and my teacher was being a total witch about it for the past I believe, almost a month. I'm done with it it now, hallelujah! So last time, Diego and Flora made up, Cash and Sandy are now officially a couple(Candy! Or Sash. Either one, but in my opinion, I think that Candy sounds better) and Diego is warming up to Sam and seeing how he won't make such a bad friend(or potential boyfriend) for Flora. What would the perfect mash-up name for them be? Slora, Sora, Flam, Fam? This is harder then I thought. I hope you guys likes.
Flora slowly opened her her eyes at the feeling of sunlight shining into her eyes. She yawned, stretched her body and walked outside to enjoy the beautiful weather. She stopped near a stream to check to check her reflection and fixed her hair up nice and pretty for Sam. She decided that today is the day. Today is the day when she was finally going to confess her feelings. She's held them inside her long enough. Flora wasn't at all worried about rejection. Or at least only a little bit afraid of it. She only had two possibilities on her mind. One, Sam felt the same way about her and they will end up growing closer together, or two, Sam only likes her as a friend and although she will be a little disappointed, but she'll accept that reality as well and still be happy with it. Either way, Flora was going for it.
"Getting all dolled up are we?" asked Bobby knowing what Flora was grooming herself for.
"Yep." replied Flora.
"For what?"
"I got a confession to make."
"What is it?"
"So you know how I've been getting very close to Sam?"
"Yeah." Bobby knew where this was going.
"Well I'm really starting to like him, and I mean like like him."
Bobby was not stunned by what Flora revealed to him as he, Cash and Sandy figured it out long ago, but he acted like it was a big shock to him so he won't embarrass Flora.
"Really?" he asked in a way that sounded surprised. "Well I don't see how you can't like him. He is a great guy and it's obvious that he cares about you."
"Speaking of Sam, have you seen him?" asked Flora.
"Last time I saw him he was walking with dad."
"What? Since when is Sam Dad's new BFF? Last time I checked he was reluctantly warming up to him."
"You better act quick before he steals him from you sis."
Flora chuckled at Bobby's joke.
"You nervous?" the brother asked the sister observing her. Her face may have been ready to tell anyone anything, but her eyes glittered with slight fear.
"No." Flora replied shaking her head, her voice as smooth as a river. "Yeah, a little bit, but it can't be to bad, right?"
"It's okay to feel a little nervous, but listen, you're going to be fine. Any guy like Sam would be lucky enough to have you either as a friend or a girlfriend. Either way, things will turn out just fine."
"Thanks Bob. You always know what to say."
"That's what brothers are here for."
"Here I go. How do I look?"
"Perfect. Good luck."
"Thanks."
As Flora turned around, Bobby looked at her proudly, not knowing that there was something stalking him in the bushes.
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Meanwhile, Flora kept rehearsing what she was going to tell Sam countless times. She didn't want it to sound too clingy or too timid.
"Sam, ever since I met you, you really impressed me by how nice, kind and funny you are. Even though we've had our up and downs over the time I was stuck with Soto and gang, I really did feel that we were getting closer to each other, plus I saw how brave you were back there standing up to Soto and all. Well long story short, Sam, I really, really-"
Flora was interrupted by a familiar yell and she gasped at who it was.
"Oh no, Bobby!" Flora sprinted from where she was standing. Her hair might be getting messed up from running, but all that mattered now was saving Bobby from whatever it was that was attacking him.
Flora skidded to a stop once she reached Bobby. She gasped at who it was that had Bobby pinned down.
"YOU!"
"That's right." sneered Oscar who had a big, throbbing bump on his head after getting hit by the log from last night. "Don't mind me, I'm just here for a little avenging."
"Let my brother go!"
"Make me. That is if you want to see him again."
"Flora, don't!" pleaded Bobby, but Flora is going to save him no matter what the cost.
"Come at me." she growled. Flora was no longer afraid of Oscar. Now she hated him with a passion.
Oscar was pleased at Flora's answer and jumped at her with the young female successfully running away.
"Hold still, I don't want to make a mess with you!" growled Oscar chasing Flora.
Back at the village, everyone heard a roar from the distance.
"It's Flora!" cried Sam.
"She's in trouble, we got to get moving!" declared Diego, motioning for the rest of the herd to follow.
Cash and Sandy were on their first date when they heard Flora's roar.
"It sounds like Flora, she needs help." Sandy pointed out. She and Cash agreed that their date can wait and that they got to help her.
…
By now, Oscar was on top of Flora, slowly starting to strangle her with his paws, cruelty and mockery twinkled in his eyes as the teenager was gasping for air.
"Leave her alone Oscar!" Sam lunged at Oscar despite Diego's protests not to and that he'll handle it. and knocked him off of Flora. All too soon the two males were locked in a violent fight.
"Beating me up to stick up for the enemy? You've got some guts kid." snarled Oscar.
"Yes I do." replied Sam, clearly proud of it.
"Well now because of you, our leader and two other pack members are now dead! You've got a lot of deaths to be dealing with now, along with your dear sister who you just couldn't save in time."
At those last words that Oscar spoke, Sam's temper boiled up. It was very rare for him to be this violent but the way Oscar mentioned his sister's death, he couldn't help it! His eyes lit up with fury and his fur and body tensed up so much. His efforts to physically hurt Oscar increased. By now, Sam was leaving major scars on his enemy, leaving the entire herd, especially Diego and Flora, astonoished.
Although Sam was gaining the upper hand in the fight by now, Oscar did not weaken that much. Snapping back to his old self, he violently kicked Sam off of him sending the teenager flying into a stone wall.
"Sam!" cried Flora. This was all too much for her. Now it was her turn to be infuriated. Without thinking or listening to her family's pleads not to go for Oscar, she ran at him and started attacking him with the same rage as Sam was. Just as she was about to raise her unsheathed claws at him...
"Flora, stop!" begged Cash.
"Killing him won't make things any better, it will just sink you to his level!" pointed out Sandy. "That's not who you are!"
"Honey, we raised you better than that." Diego reminded his daughter.
Feeling so ashamed with herself that she was going to do such a horrible thing, Flora glanced down at the scratch-up Oscar and let him go. But Oscar did not want to live being spared by a teenager. Instead he noticed a ledge and used his last few ounces of energy to stumble to it and fell off. It was official. The pack is now gone.
"Sam!" cried Flora rushing over to Sam's seemingly lifeless form. "Sam please wake up!"
Nothing.
"Talk to me!"
Still no reply.
"Please don't leave me! You don't deserve this fate, you're too kind for it. And funny, nice and handsome too. And a whole lot of other things."
Sam still lay on the ground not moving.
"Sam..." Flora moved closer and nuzzled her nose to his cheek. She was going to admit that she really like liked him, but it's so much more than that.
"I love you." whispered Flora through sobs. One of her tears splashed Sam's nose. Giving him one last look, she turned to Diego who put his chin on top of her head in a comforting manner. Shira pressed herself against Flora's side later joined by Cash, Bobby and Sandy, along with the rest of the herd who took part in the mourning. They were all about to grieve silently...
"Flora." a weak voice was heard. "Don't cry."
Flora opened her eyes and gasped with joy.
"SAM!"
He's alive!
It's official, the pack is now gone. They are never going to bother the herd again. And Sam is alive! And Flora confessed her feelings for him! Long live Slora! Sora? Fam? Flam? Ah I'll let you guys decide! ;)
