Opening Notes:
The speech in italics are not actually English, but animal language that has been translated for the reader's and writer's convenience.
Sheep was walking around in his conveniently-affordable apartment, thinking to himself. He had a big problem in his hands, or rather hoofs, and was having some unexpected feelings, mainly involving love. Sheep had developed a crush on X Agent, and couldn't blame himself for it. X Agent was a great friend, if not a best friend, to have for Sheep and he had been spending a lot of time with him since his return. The two sheep had a lot of moments together, ranging from: fun, comfort, or just getting drunk. This came with a problem. Sheep never expected to fall in love with X Agent and feared his relationship with him could be heavily affected in a negative way by confessing his love for him, especially considering that they were both the same gender. Sheep knew that some people in The Big City were against the idea of two people (or animals) of the same gender falling in love and were just homophobic morons, but he did not want to lose X Agent again. Overtime, Sheep grew more and more overwhelmed with the thought on if he should confess his love, and ended up growing a migraine. He bleated in pain as he had to lie down and try to let the uncertainty go, for now.
As Sheep was lying down, he decided to think of an idea of confessing his love, rather than if he should. Stressing about it was not the right answer and he could use some help... Which led to Sheep thinking about his relationship with Swanky. Despite now just being friends, Sheep and Swanky were still close and constantly helped each other when needed. Sheep thought Swanky could help him in this sticky situation. He got up and walked towards a phone and dialled in Swanky's phone number. Once he finished dialling and began to wait for the poodle to answer, Sheep started to regret doing it and feared about losing Swanky because of having a crush on X Agent. Sheep wanted to hang up before the phone reached Swanky, but it was too late and she had answered. "Hello?" The poodle called. Sheep gulped nervously as he tried to come up with a way to explain. "Hello?" Swanky called again. "Hi, Swanky..." Sheep called. "Hi, Sheep! So nice to see you, or rather hear you!" Swanky joked. "Me too..." Sheep nervously laughed, "So, uh... Remember the times we helped each other?" "...Yeah?" Swanky responded, confused. "I, uuhh... Could use some of that help..." Sheep added. "What do you need help with?" Swanky asked. Sheep started to sweat, "I got a problem... A big one, but I'm nervous about telling you..." "It's alright, Sheep." Swanky encouraged, "I'm always here to help." Sheep sighed heavily before telling everything, "... I have a crush on X Agent... Since he came back, I've been spending a lot of time with him, and recently couldn't stop thinking about how wonderful and handsome and caring he is... But... I'm unsure if I should confess my love for X Agent. We're both the same gender, and I fear he might leave me... I just don't want to lose him again..." Swanky didn't reply immediately, she had a lot to take in. But Sheep had other thoughts and only further regret his decision to ask her for help, "Oh! I'm so sorry for asking you for help over something like this. I have NO IDEA why I thought this was a good idea-" "Sheep, calm down..." Swanky soothed, "There's nothing to be ashamed of." Sheep was confused by Swanky's response, "... There isn't?" "There isn't." Swanky confirmed, "It's perfectly normal to fall in love with someone who's the same gender, like X Agent. X Agent is such a great friend and it makes sense for you to fall in love with him. I don't think he'll leave you for simply having feelings for him. In fact, he'll be proud of you for confessing! If I were you, I'll go and confess!" Sheep had to agree with Swanky, she had some good points. X Agent wouldn't leave him just for being in love with him. He would never act that way and would still be friends with Sheep if he didn't feel the same for him. If X Agent really acted like that, then Sheep would never be in love with him or even consider him a friend. "I guess you're right..." Sheep told, "But, I don't think I can do this on my own... I could use your help..." "Sure, anything for a friend!" Swanky cheered, "I'll meet you outside your apartment, and we can discuss everything. I believe in you, Sheep." Sheep couldn't help but smile in joy. "Thank you, Swanky... I'll meet you there." He thanked before hanging up. Sheep walked away from the phone and went into the bathroom, to prepare himself for his confession.
