What happened next shocked even me I acted on instinct and before thinking I dropped to all fours and darted forwards before I jumped and rebounded off the wall then landed in front of her just in time to catch her but needless to say me being a small bunny her being a larger cat the force of her hitting me when I caught her nearly knocked me over and would have I hadn’t managed to catch myself by hooking my left foot in the arm rail. Luckily for the both of us Fred had heard the calico scream and him and Thomas came running.
“Sis what the hell.” Fred said before I interrupted him.
“She fell heavy help hurry.” I said through gritted teeth as I struggled to keep the two of us from falling the rest of the way down the stairs. Now to save a little face hear I could normally support her weight no problem but in my current position the only thing holding us up was my foot and in the handrail. Fred and Thomas help me back onto my feet and helped me set her down on the stairs.
“Ok first up who are you and how did you know I was here?” I asked her still a little out of breath.
“I Im um my name is Samantha but for some reason everyone calls me Sam and I didn’t know you where hear I just came to meet my new boss a Lilly Flore Lilac.” She said nervously.
“Oh, really I figured you came because of what happened this morning.” I said more than a little surprised by that and the fact she was my new secretary who I had presumed up to this point was a guy do to her name.
“No what happened this morning?” She said sounding confused tilting her head to the side so slightly and I had to admit it was kind of cute.
“You fell three floors and landed on top of me” I said starting to get a little annoyed.
“Oh, so that was you I am so sorry” she said with a surprised and embarrassed look on her muzzle.
“Weight this was the girl who fell on you damn sis you and your fucking luck.” Fred said starting in on his hole rant again.
“Look I don’t want to hear about that again and your just wrong ok I honestly don’t know where you get this crap from but no just no.” I said cutting him off.
“Um excuse me but um I need to find miss Lilly I’m already super late and I really don’t want to make it any worse than it already is. In fact could you help explain what happened because I really don’t want to lose the only job I’ve been able to get in months and I’m really starting to get desperate hear.” That worried me and what worried me more was if she was as desperate as she claimed how had she gotten this bad off but that train of thought was derailed by Thomas teasing her.
“I doubt being late is the worst of your problems as my sis here the bunny you fell on twice today and who wrist you also dislocated I might add is your boss Lilly.”
She looked shocked and blushed and it wasn’t a light blush either it was a dark red blush that reached her ears and could even be seen through the small patch of orange fur on her face then she started stuttering off apologies.
“Stop just stop im not mad let’s just move on and Thomas stop that you're starting to get as bad as uncle Bastion and the poor things been through enough for one day.” I said to him as I led her up to the office and her desk.
Where I found out a few minutes later that Tater hadn’t set up her computer properly in fact the unit was one of the old ones we used to cannibalize parts from, so it didn’t even work and was practically empty. “Damnit this is an empty box Its been stripped let me see if I can’t find one that is in tacked if not ill see what I can cobble together. Tell then you can use my computer in my office.” I said opening the door of my offices what happened next surprised me.
“Holy cow where did you get a set up like this is it custom wow I couldn’t get something like this unless I slapped like a year salary down on just the tower unit let alone the other parts or equipment.” She was practically drooling over my work set up.
“No, it’s not truly custom but it’s all high end with a few minor tweaks hear and their but it’s mostly all original but its built to my personal request and standards so yeah there’s that but mostly it’s nothing special.” I said casually as I logged her in.
“If this is nothing special I’d really love to see what you consider special.” She sounded a little too eager about that but I doubt I’d sound any less eager if I was in her position.
“Well play your cards right and you might just get the chance to look at my home unit now that one’s something special.” She blushed again when I said that so I weighted a few seconds in silence before I changed the subject and continued. “Soooooo it more than obviously like computer so how did you get into them it’s well not rare but uncommon to find another girl interested in the tech side of computers I mean most mammals who do like them just like them for what they can be used for and then some are just gamers but not many like the actual tech and stuff like that.”
“I guess I started out as a gamer but started to take interest in the programming and technical side of things and how that worked but because my dad held the purse strings when I went to college he made it so I had to take business courses and I could only take computer ones as my optional courses but in the end, I didn’t really get enough of either to go too far down ether of those paths. So, I ended up trying to get a job involving computers and save up to get my degree and do what I wanted but I couldn’t get one and could barely hold a business job and now I’ve hit rock bottom so hard I had to beg my father to help me get this one where and im directly quoting him hear. All I have to do what I was told like fetching coffee and play on one of those dame things you seem to want to throw your life away on and maybe if you’re lucky once in a blue moon you’ll do some actual real work like organize files or something halfway productive like that.” She sounded pissed on that last part and it was way different from the sweetly shy girl I had been talking to up tell that point and that sort of pissed me off to.
“Wow and I thought I had daddy issues my dad treats me like I’m made of glass and ok I have to admit he has a halfway good reason for that but damn just damn.” I said patting her on the shoulder. “well look at it this way his little shaming scheme just back fired in his own muzzle big time he just put you in a position where you can learn and be promoted to the type of job you want I have access and control over the entire computer services division take some online courses and I’ll let you try your hand wherever you would like but you’ll need to earn any job offer or promotion I am willing to help but I’m not giving you a free ride.” I offered pulling a tool belt out of the file cabinet.
She looked shocked and surprised then suspicious then asked. “Why would you do that and help me.”
“Simple I had someone who gave me a push and a leg up early on and though I still don’t have the life I want I’m working towards it and I feel like even if I fail I at least tried so why shouldn’t I give you the chance to do the same.” I said with a shrug.
She looked shocked and confused “um ok I’ll try it and see what I can do.” “good now see if you can’t find a intact unit In the logs and let me know if you do or if something happens use the radio oh and if someone named Jeff gets on the line just ignore him go two frequencies up he’s some conspiracy nut who thinks this is a government facility he’s odd and a little crazy but harmless” I sighed before leaving.
Four hours later I had scrounged up the needed parts and a few odds and end I thought I could use to make her something nice. I took the parts I needed and left the rest of the stuff in the storage room. I then left a note for Tater that said if he didn’t bring them to my office before I came in tomorrow I’d inform auntie Scarlet that he’d been slacking off again then took the needed parts to my office.
“I’m back and I found the parts and a really big ass spider luckily I also found a empty jar” I said setting the jar with the giant spider inside on the desk Sam jumped back looking terrified.
“What the heck is that thing and way didn’t you just squish it.” She said sounding a grossed out and a little afraid.
“I got a relative who owns a pet store she’d love something like this and if she can’t sell it she can feed it to something else” I said sitting down in a guest chair and getting to work we chatted a bit as we worked and during that time Jeff guessed our frequency again so we changed frequency’s and that was about it tell Fred and Thomas showed up as the day started to wind to a end.
“Hay you two ready to pack it up for the day Gage already holding our booth and what’s the hell is this.” Thomas said picking up the spider jar “I found that in the storage room luckily that’s also where I found that jar I’m planning on seeing if ant Alice will buy it or warn me that I need to get rid of it because its stupidly deadly or both I’m hoping for both but sure let’s go.”
I said grabbing my bag as Sam got up a little confused and asked. “Um what’s going on.”
“A sort of initiation ritual and before you freak it’s not like one of those hazing things we all just go to a local bar and celebrate a little and we pick up your tad well as long as it ant over sixty dollars that is.” Thomas said casually as we all gathered together our stuff and headed out.
A short time later we arrived at the ironworks pub which was across the street from my apartment needless to say even though I don’t drink alcohol I spend a lot of time there. We walked in and headed to the booth with the little plaque on it proclaiming it was reserved and owned by lilac and son’s computer services branch. As soon as we had set down Gage a brown bear walked over with our usual drinks two different brands of beers and a large mug of ginger ale and asked with his strange cross between Irish and Russian accent. “What can I get you knew girl?”
Sam looked a little surprised as he handed her a menu and after a minute of consideration she order a margarita and a soft drink. Gage left once she had ordered to let us decide what we wanted though we all already knew what we wanted except Sam who seemed surprised by the mixed and pred menus.
“Holy cow this place has everything I mean do you know how rare it is for any place in the city to sell poultry I mean fish and insect joints are a dime a dozen but this place has all three I mean there’s only a hand full of places like that and they are super expensive so I’ve only had it two or three time but um.” She suddenly stopped as she seemed to remember that the three of us where all prey species. “Um well I guess you wouldn’t know much about that sorry.”
“It’s ok and if you want to go ahead we won’t stop you just remember were only covering up to sixty dollars.” I said curiously picking up the pred menu I found it a little gross but even I had to admit it was a large and extensive selection.
“You sure I know it can be a little unsettling to watch us pred eat meat.” She sounded a little ashamed.
“Hay where fine with it me and Fred are friends with a weasel we’ve seen it before as fore fluffy hear she simply don’t fear preds.” Thomas said as Sam looked at me with both a confused and shocked as Gage came back and took our ordered.
Sam got her chicken and yes it was a little gross looking but none of us said anything about it. we all started to chat about differing topics though the other started to get drunk. Even so it was all going good tell a drunk ocelot stumbled over hoping that he might just get lucky and laid. “Hey kitten want to ditch these little fluff balls and come spend the night with a real feline like me.” He drunkenly slurred
“Um it I I’m ok I’m I’m fine with them plus I like fluffy thing.” Sam said pulling me in for a hug and dam her fur was soft and she smelled nice like vanilla and cherry’s and faintly of booze and I had to admit it was kind of nice. But how was she this drunk she was only on her third drink.
“Oh, gross don’t tell me your one of those lesbians and a cross specie freaks.” He said sounding disgusted.
“No I just said I liked fluffy things like plushies and Lilly and whatever else’s but not you.” She said before he grabbed her arm and pulled her out of the booth and started for the door despite Sam’s repeatedly stating she didn’t want to go.
Gage had already moved to block the door but before he got out from behind the bar I did it again i did something that surprised even me I pulled myself up so I was standing on my seat then I jumped over the table and hit the ground running I quickly reached sam and the ocelot then I grabbed his arm and said a lot calmer then I felt “let her go!”
“What the where the hell did yo aaaaaaah!?” He yelped as my grip tightened to the point it was obviously painful.
“I said let her Go!” this time a was said a lot angrier as he released her “good now apologize.” I said looking over at Sam she looked shocked and ‘was she blushing’?
“I’m sorry I’m really sorry just let go please” he begged as I let go and turned to Sam to see if she was ok but before I could reach her.
Her expression had changed to one of fear and it happened again I dodged to the right avoiding his punch i then reared back with my good arm and slammed my fist right into his face and knocked him clean off his feet and half way across the room and knocking him out. “Ok that hurt.” I said shaking my wrist which actually hurt ‘weird’.
Gage rushed over and said. “Nice punch at least you didn’t wreck my place this time.”
“Whatever just bring us another round and get read of this asshole.” I said heading back to our booth with Sam as Gage called the cops to drag off the ocelot.
After that we had a few more and Sam passed out and Fred and Thomas where plastered so I agreed to let them all spend the night at my place if they’d help me carry Sam to my apartment
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