Hello Everyone!

Here is Chapter 2, we get some fun interaction between the villains, and Donita and Violet have an interesting heart to heart conversation. I hope you all enjoyed the first chapter and are ready for more!

In this chapter there will be implied sexual content (mild comments about kissing one or more partners and form fitting clothing), alcohol consumption, overdrinking, and implied alcohol abuse/ alcoholism. This chapter also provides some references to content which will be featured in Wild Violet later, namely how Violet and Zach reunited after summer camp and the previous relationship between Violet and Donita.

As always, I do not own Wild Kratts or any feature of the Wild Kratts universe contained within this work.

"I turn my chin music up

And I'm puffing my chest

I'm getting red in the face

You can call me obsessed

It's not your fault that they hover

I mean no disrespect

It's my right to be hellish

I still get jealous…"

-Jealous; By: Nick Jonas-

"You're not going to eat, Zach?" I asked him, and he looked up at me and shook his head. He sat at the head of the table to the right of me, and Gourmand sat to my left.

"What's wrong Zachy boy? You're really missing out on some good food; this little lady here knows how to cook," Gourmand responded and patted my hand.

Zach's face wore a crescent fallen expression for a few seconds, then he turned his head away from everyone, muttering "humph."

Donita chastised Zach, "stop pouting and eat Zachary, Violet worked very hard to make this food. You brag about her cooking all the time, so I know you want to eat. Gourmand is right, it is delicious."

"I must say it is more than satisfactory, Violet, thank you," Paisely responded, which nearly made me faint, even SHE liked the food.

Dabio and Rex both nodded in agreement and said it was good, but I felt like they would eat and like any food set in front of them.

"I don't want to eat, just leave me alone," Zach whined from beside me. His glass of wine was empty, and he slid his finger along the rim, obviously trying to distract himself from whatever was bothering him.

"Well, if we're all done eating, let's talk about dessert, who's going to be kissing who at midnight?" Gourmand crossed his arms and laughed at his own question, and laughter arose from everyone except Zach and Paisely. Zach asked the Zachbots to bring him another glass of wine, but instead of drinking it, he just held it tightly in his hands.

"I will not be participating in that tradition; you can count me out," Paisely replied, she looked like she was revolted by the thought of kissing anyone in the room.

"I'm good, too," Rex immediately answered after Paisely.

"Dabio and I always share a kiss on New Year's Eve," Donita said with a smile, winking in his direction.

"That leaves three of us, I'm more than willing to share Zach." Gourmand chuckled and looked at Zach, whose face was scarlet.

"What is that supposed to mean, Gourmand?" He demanded.

"We can share Violet here, of course! Or Violet can share us, or you can have Violet and me, or I can have Violet and you, whatever you both want!" Gourmand laughed, and I joined in, shaking my head and uttering no.

Zach stood up making his, "angry teakettle sound", as I called it, and he tried to throw his glass of wine in Gourmand's face, but it landed on me instead.

I looked up at Zach with a disgusted expression as the wine dripped from my hair and into my lap, "ZACH, why did you do that!?"

"I'm so sorry Vi, I didn't mean to get it on you!" He took my hands and helped me out of the chair, then he attempted to push my soaked hair behind my ears.

"It's okay, Zach, I should not have shouted at you; I know you did not mean..." I tried to apologize, but Donita interrupted me.

"DO NOT apologize to him, Violet, he ruined your hair, and makeup, AND your clothes! Come with me, we'll get you cleaned up." She came around the table, took my hand, and we walked to my bedroom.

VvvvvvVvvvvvV

Donita told me to take a shower as she tended to my soiled clothes.

"It is a good thing you were wearing dark colored clothes; the wine would have stained them otherwise." Donita responded as I exited the bathroom in my bathrobe.

"I guess I am then, not that it would have mattered if they were stained, they are so old," I said as I sat down at my vanity and sighed, it took me so long to do my hair and makeup every day, and I was not in the mood to undertake the process again.

Donita must have read my mind because she said, "I can do your hair, I got Dabio to grab my supplies while you were in the shower."

I accepted her offer, and she blow-dried and curled my hair as I reapplied my makeup.

"You don't need the makeup; I have told you that before. And if you are worried about what Zach will think of you without it, trust me when I say he does not care how you look. Even with the makeup and wine dripping down your face he could not take his eyes off you." Donita spoke in a calming voice, but what she said still sparked my anger.

"I don't know what you are talking about, Donita," I bit out.

"Darling, I know that you have feelings for him, and it is obvious that he reciprocates those feelings. Do you want a headband or barrette to hold your hair in place?" She asked showing me the options, I picked the barrette.

"How do you know?" I inquired, and she shushed me.

Donita leaned her head down and whispered in my ear, "I put the puzzle pieces together, which is why I invited him to that fateful fashion show where you both walked down the runway together…The last show you did for me before he asked you to work for him."

I stared at Donita through the mirror with large eyes, and she held my shoulders with her hands and smiled at me wickedly.

"Well, that was not my question, Donita, but we will come back to that later, HOW do you know that Zach has feelings for me?"

"I have my sources, but intuition is the greatest one, and tonight it was so obvious because he was seething with jealous rage. Every time Gourmand complemented you or touched you, Zach started drinking, became quiet, or became hostile…So, will you admit it to me, that you love him?" Donita finished my hair and waited for my answer with her arms crossed.

"You're right, I really do, I have for so long…Which is a story for another day, but I just wish he would act on his feelings instead of, well, doing what he did tonight. He tells me he loves me, then he pushes me away…" I dipped my head and sighed, fighting back tears. I was overwhelmed with the information I had just shared with Donita, something I tried my best to ignore, until now.

Donita took my hand and led me to my bed, she held my hand as she said, "Violet, if you want Zach to act on his feelings for you, you need to make him jealous. And get him tipsy, which he already is, I'd wager. But…I just KNOW he will not be able to resist you if he is jealous and slightly drunk."

"How can I make him jealous?" I asked, and I saw her eyes sparkle with excitement.

"You need to dress the part, you need to wear something that will stun Zachary, and you need to act flirty around Zach AND the other boys. Now get up, and show me some options from your wardrobe, I will tell you what to wear." Donita replied as she pushed me off the bed and into the direction of my closet.

"Do you really think it will work, Donita?" I asked looking through my closet for something, that was…Stunning.

"I know it will work," she replied, and she asked me to show her what I had found to wear. I held up a black dress with small lace covered openings along the waist. I thought it might work because it would show a bit of skin.

"No, that will not do, unless you are going to a funeral. You need something that will show off your best…assets." Donita smirked as she said assets, and she went into the closet. I sat on the bed, watching her toss the clothes she deemed unworthy onto the floor.

"And what will highlight my…best assets?" I asked, sighing as I got up to gather the clothes off the floor before they wrinkled.

"Something that is tight to show off your bum, of course!" Donita exclaimed, then she squealed, "Oh, THIS is PERFECT!"

I looked at the dress she held out to me, and I started chewing on my lip, "Okay… as long as I can wear leggings under it, I'll try it."

"If you wear these heals, I'll let you," Donita compromised.

I wore the black healed booties she held out to me all the time, so I accepted her offer, "Deal."

I had the uncanny realization that whiny Zach reminded me of my ex…Maybe that is why I was attracted to Zach to begin with…I totally did not create a tumblr post about this (I lied, I did, feel free to go to go to my tumblr page to check it out).

So, I will say this for now, the kiss between Donita and Dabio is not going to be romantic in anyway, but I did make a point of making a mild reference to a Paisely/Rex ship…Only Rex seems interested though, poor thing.

Feel free to let me know what you think. Just know that your willingness to read my work and provide any feedback means the world to me! – JIG32