Chapter eight: Family met Family
Chance and Jake walked into the banquet hall. They could see Felina and her family was already there. They had agreed to met there it would a big place for both families to meet each other. Felina saw Chance and walked over to him and Jake. Chance smiled when he saw his fiancée walking toward him.
"Where is your family?" She asked him.
"They are coming; my father had to close a deal." Felina and Jake looked at him.
"What father has a company." Just then Duke Daaé and his son and daughter walked in. Chance smiled when he saw them. They walked over to him and Felina and Jake. Marcellus walked over and stood next to his daughter. Duke said hello to everyone and shook their paws.
"So this is the beautiful she-kat that caught my son's eye." He said looking at Felina. Felina smiled and bushed a little.
"Yes, this is the beautiful she-kat." Chance said smiling at Felina.
"Well my brother is lucky to have found you. We were starting to think that he was never going to get married." Chance's half sister said.
"Thea." Duke said his daughter's name. Thea looked up at him and smiled. The fourteen year old was a little of a smart mouth at times.
"I have to agree with Thea father." Chance's half brother Tommy spoke up.
"Very funny Tommy." Chance said narrowing his eyes at him. Tommy smiled and looked over toward Felina's family. Just then two toms walked in. Jake nodded his head to Chance. Chance turned around and smiled at them. The two toms walked over to the small group.
"These are my adopted brothers Charles Furlong and Anthony Furlong." The brothers shook everyone's paw. Chance watch as Lola walked up to the small group.
"Chance where is your mother?" She asked. Felina looked at him and said.
"Yes where is she?" Chance looked down at the floor.
"I don't know where she is and father's wife doesn't accept me." Chance looked up and into Felina's golden eyes. She could see that Chance was very sad.
"I'm sorry." Lola said and hugged Chance. Chance hugged the fourteen year old she-kat.
"I'll be fine, I have a new family and I am very happy." Chance smile at them all.
"So where is the rest of your family?" Josephine asked while walking over to them.
"This is it." Chance held up his paws showing his small family.
"You're joking right." She asked in a smart ass kind of way.
"Mother!" Felina kind of yelled at her mother. Josephine looked at her daughter and narrowed her eyes at her.
"Well it is nice to see you again Duke." Marcellus said while looking at his wife.
"Yes it nice to see you as well Marcellus." Duke said with a smile.
"So where is your mother?" Josephine asked. Felina could see the sadden look on Chance's face.
"Mom, Chance's mother is not coming." Lola said.
"Why? Is she against this marriage too?" She looked at her daughter and then looked at Chance.
"Because I don't know where she is." Chance said in a strong voice and walked away. Felina walked after him. Jake watched his friend walk outside out onto the balcony.
Felina walked out onto the balcony and walked up to Chance's right side. Chance looked at her with tears in his eyes. Felina watched as one fall for his eye. She reached up and wiped away the lone tear. Chance smiled at her. Felina moved into his arms.
"I'm sorry about my mother. You okay?" Felina asked him.
"I'm okay for now. I just don't know if this was a good idea." Chance said while laying his head down on top of Felina's.
"Your right, should we tell everyone to go home?" She asked moving away from him.
"No everyone needs to meet each other." Chance looked up and over to see Marcellus walk out onto the balcony. Felina looked over at her father.
"Father?" She asked him. Marcellus moved his head to tell her to go back in. Felina got the hint and kissed Chance on the check and walked in. Chance watched Marcellus look at his daughter as she went in.
"Sorry about my wife. She is a bicth." Chance's eyes widen. 'I never thought that he would call his own wife that.' Chance thought to himself.
"It's okay, I'll be okay." Chance said as he watched Marcellus walked toward him with his paws behind his back.
"I know you will be. You are a strong warrior." Chance raised a bow at him.
"Come on Chance I know your secret. Who trained you and what happened to you all those years ago." Chance looked at him with wide eyes full of fear and horror.
"You know." Chance said in a low voice.
"Yes." Marcellus smiled at him. Chance got very nervous.
"Are you going to…"
"No I will not tell anyone. See Chance you and I both went through his training." Chance again widens his eyes.
"You went through his training too?" Chance asked.
"Yes I did. I was a few years young then you are now when I did."
"Wow I did not know this. What was your name there?" Marcellus smiled at him.
"It was Blade, and I know what yours was…Archer." Chance smiled at him. Marcellus smiled back.
"What are you two smiling about?" Josephine asked the two.
"Nothing we are about to come in." He said to his wife.
"Whatever." Josephine walked away.
Chance watched Marcellus roll his eyes at his wife. Chance smiled a small smile. Chance could still not believe that Marcellus went though the same training that he went though. When they walked back in Felina walked up to Chance. He smiled at her which made her smile. Jake could see that his friend was doing okay now, but if that bicth said anything to Chance again he was going to go off on her.
Everyone talked for awhile and ate. They got to know each other a little better. Some of Felina's family put on a fake smile just to get though the evening. The hour was late so they all went home. Jake told Chance that he was going to go to Callie's for a while. Chance smiled when Jake him this. Chance drove Felina home and walked her to her apartment door.
"Do you want to come in?" She asked him.
"No I got a lot of work to do tomorrow." Felina looked at Chance with big sad eyes. She knew that would get him. Chance smiled and kissed Felina on the forehead.
"No I can't not to night, maybe tomorrow night."
"Fine, but I will remember this." She giggled. Chance smiled again and kissed her on the lips. He walked off as Felina shut her door.
Chance got into the elevator and pushed the button for the bottom floor. The doors closed and Chance looked down. He was not feeling that great right now. He could not get what Josephine said out of his mind. 'Is she against this marriage too?'
'So Felina's mother is against this marriage. I know that she would be. Soon Felina will see things her way.' Chance thought to himself. He was hoping that Felina would not break off the engagement, but with Josephine pouring poison on the engagement Chance feared that she would. He loved her and wanted to be with her, and he knows that Felina feels the same way…for now. Chance closed his eyes and thought about what his life would be without Felina in it. He did not like what he saw. The doors opened and Chance walked to the car. He got in and the thought of his mother came into his mind. Chance started the car and sat there. He was looking out into space thinking about his mother. If she was still alive, if she was thinking of him, or if she even loved him and regretted what she had done. Chance came out of his thoughts and put the car in gear and drove home.
-At Callie's apartment-
Jake was setting on the cough while Callie got him something to drink. He could not stop thing about what Chance had said about his mother. Jake always thought that Mrs. Furlong was his mother, and Chance had said some wonderful things about her.
"What are you thinking about Jake?" Callie asked him while setting his drink down and setting down herself.
"I was just thinking about what Chance had said about his mother. He said that he doesn't know where she is. That has to be hard on him, not knowing if your own mother loves or wants you. I would like to find her but I don't know where to start or if Chance would want to meet her if I did find her." Callie looked at Jake's sadden face.
"I mean I have told Chance about my mom and dad, and he was right there for me." Callie looked at Jake with an odd look. Jake looked up and thought if he should tell her about his past. 'I care for Callie and she cares for me, so I should tell her.' Jake thought to himself.
"See my mom and dad loved me until I got kick out of the Enforcers. They disown me and did some horrible things to me and said some horrible to me, but Chance stood up for me and told them off." Jake smiled when he thought about what Chance had done for him.
"Chance has always protected me from them and from other things. He has always been there, and I don't know what I would do without him. I want to help him in some way like the ways he has helped me." Jake said with tears running down his check. Callie made him look at her and she wiped them away.
"Well the Enforcers have a new DNA machine that can find anyone in the world. All you have to do is get Chance's DNA and put it in the machine. I'm sure that it can find her." Callie said. Jake looked at her.
"So I could find her it's just the fact if Chance would want to see her is the problem." Callie titled her head to think.
"I know ask him in a settle way and tell Feral or Felina. I would go with Feral because I think it would be a wonderful surprise for the both of them if she came to their wedding." Callie said with a smile.
"You know that is one of the reasons I love you." Jake said without thinking. Callie's eyes got wide and so did Jake's when he realized what he had said.
"You love me." She said in sweet voice.
"Yes I do." Jake said wondering what she was going to say.
"I love you too Jake." Callie leaned over and kissed Jake on the lips. Jake kissed her back.
-Back at the Garage-
Chance was lying on his bed with his eyes closed. He could feel a hot tears run down. He had not cried like this for a long time. He was crying over his mother and the fact the Felina might listen to her mother and leave him. Chance could hear someone walk up the stairs and stop at his bedroom door. He heard the door open and sat up to look to see who it was. It was Feral!
"Feral what are you doing here?" Chance asked wiping the tears away.
"I thought you would be upset so I came over." Feral sat on the bed beside Chance.
"Yea, I think that Felina will see things her mother's way and leave me. And I cannot stop thinking about me mother." Feral could see the sad look on Chance's face. Feral didn't know what to do. He slowly placed a paw on Chance's shoulder.
"Felina will not leave you. She loves you too much, and about Josephine…well she is not happy at the fact that Felina is marrying you. (Chance looked at Feral) See she wanted Felina to marry Steel." Chance made a face and Feral chuckled.
"She really loves me?" Chance asked him.
"Yes she does. Chance do you ever want to find your mother?" Feral asked him.
"I would but I'm fear that she might want to see me." Chance said looking at the floor.
From the hallway Jake stood listening to what the two tomes where talking about. Jake smiled to himself. 'Chance does want to find her.' Jake thought to himself. Feral stood up and so did Chance. Feral could still see that Chance was down so he did what he would do if it was Felina. Feral walked over to Chance and hugged him. Chance was taken aback by this and then give in he hugged the Commander in return.
"Felina will always love you and don't ever forget it." Feral said leaning back and smiled at him. Chance smiled back.
After the hug Chance went to the bathroom to change clothes as Feral walked down the stairs. He walked into the waiting room and saw Jake setting there watching the news. Jake looked at Feral and smiled. Feral smiled back and was about to leave until Jake stopped him.
"Feral I want to find Chance's mother. Can you help me with that? Callie told me about the new DNA machine. The only thing we need is Chance's DNA." Feral smiled a big smile.
"What?" Jake asked
"You mean like saliva or I don't know a hair." Feral said hold up one of Chance's hair that he had got off of him when he hugged him. Jake smiled a big smile.
"We are going to find her." Feral said while placing the hair in a handkerchief.
"This great if we find her in time then she can come to their wedding and it will be a big surprise." Jake said walking over to Feral.
"Yes but what if she doesn't want to see him?" Feral asked. Jake looked away and then looked back.
"Easy we don't tell him that we were looking for her." Feral smiled and nodded his head. Jake watched Feral walk off to his car. Jake then heard Chance come downstairs and into the room. Jake turned and smile at his friend.
"What?" Chance asked. Jake said nothing and walked upstairs still smiling to himself.