“Stop no I don’t know what’s going through your head you haven’t done anything wrong now sit and order something then I’ll give you a lift home.” I barked the orders to which she responded with a nod then crawled into the way too big for her seat as the Waitress brought her a menu.
“You got a good friend hear little miss now just let me know when you’re ready to order.” She said with a knowing smile to Sam as she refilled my cup Sam soon gave the Waitress her order and as it was still early and the diner was empty except for an old porcupine trucker and the two of us she got her food in a matter of minutes.
“Now what happened back there you looked like you were about to break into tears” I asked her worriedly
She stared at her food for a minute and said. “I I I think I was just mugged and lost the last of my money and now I don’t know what to do.” This time she really did start to cry.
“What are you ok did they hurt you hay Sammy call the cops.” I said yelling so the part owner and cook and an old friend would hear me as I got over to her booth seat which was big enough for me to stand in so I could check to see if she was ok.
“I’m not hurt well not badly he clawed my arm when he took my bag but I threw my wallet in his muzzle then Tasered him which only managed to slow him down enough so I could run away too scared to look back and the next thing I know I was running in hear and you where hear” she whispered that last part at this point she had tears running down her cheeks and was clearly scared.
I pulled her in for a hug which was a bit awkward do to the fact she was still taller than me sitting down and I couldn’t even wrap my arms half way around her she seemed to tins up at the contact but soon she relaxed. the next thing I knew I was being picked up and a set down so that I was standing on her lap and being hugged damn she was strong I couldn’t move but she wasn’t squeezing me and in all honesty if she hadn’t been soaking wet I wouldn’t have minded at all. Suddenly my ears perked up when I heard someone come in the diner. I was worried it might be the mugger it might be a threat something in me was screaming protect and I was starting to get mad when the wolf identified himself to Sammy as a ZPD officer and Sammy sent him over to us and as quickly as the anger had welled up in me it had vanished.
“Um excuse me misses um I’m hear because the fellow over there requested an officer.” He looked confusedly at the two of us as she let me go.
“Yes, my friend hear was mugged on her way home she was lightly injured when her assailant took her bag not satisfied with that continued to harass her ending with her throwing her wallet into his muzzle and zapped him with a taser giving her a large enough window to run hear um beyond that I don’t know anything else um could you please give her a minute to calm down.” I asked worried about Sam.
“That’s fine what you gave me was more than enough to get me started your friend can ether give me her statement once I call this in or she can come down to the station later hmm um mind if I ask this but are you related to Judy hops” he was being surprisingly kind then again maybe this is how most of them where or maybe I just have had some bad run ins with them 3 of which I got trancked or zapped or both and why was he asking me that question.
“No well I think I may have some distant nephews or cousins that might have some hops relation but no direct one why.” I asked him.
He then gave me a puzzled look before saying. “I’m not sure myself I mean you don’t look much like her but I guess…... hm it’s the way you hold yourself you stand tall like you’re on an equal footing with the rest of the world even though your so much smaller um now don’t get me wrong I don’t mean a rabbit can’t do anything that anyone else could I’ve spared with hops and learned that lesson real quick it’s just.”
I decided to throw the guy a life line hear because he seemed like a nice guy who was starting to dig a big hole for himself. “I get what you mean and to enlighten you she and I have worked hard to get where we are we act like were on equal footing with everyone including large species and preds because both of us have had to beat them out to get where we are also both of us can hold our own even against them.” I replied.
Only to get the laughing support of Sammy as he loudly stated, “that’s one hell of an understatement there bunny you fucking beat the crap out of them.”
This statement earned me a confused look from the wolf I then sighed and said. “Look to put it simply I’m one hell of a good friend to have in a bar fight.”
“That’s an understatement again and one hell of a big one” Sammy chimed in again that otter always new how to cheer me up and he was clearly trying and was succeeded to do so this also had the added effect of making the wolf confessed look turn to a smiled and said.
“Oh, let me guess you’re not one to mess with I get it trust me if your anything like hops I’m not dumb enough to try anything.”
“Good I guess you get it now as for Sam ill see if she’s ready to talk you go and do what you have to.” He nodded and headed out to his cruiser as I went back over to Sam who had seemed to calm down enough to start to eat some of her food.
“Hay how are you holding up.” I asked her as I set down next to her.
“Better just still really shaken up.” she sighed and pulled me in for another hug why do I keep letting her do this well whatever it was still nice.
“Do you want to try to talk to the officer or want to weight tell later” I asked as she let me go she then posed for a moment before saying. “I’ll deal with it now to get it out of the way.”
“Ok then I’ll give you a lift home once you’re done you can take the day off if you want.” I said as the wolf came back in as she nodded so I waved him over and told him I’d take her to the station and I’d take her home he agreed and said he’d escort us to the station I agreed to that but not tell we had finished eating. Sam was soon ready to go I had managed to talk her into finishing most of her food and I scarfed down mine to the shock of Sam and the wolf I guess watching a rabbit scarf down 12 pancakes was a bit odd but little did they know I had eaten half of the stack before this mess had even started. This is another one of the before mentioned side effect whenever I exert myself my apatite seams to go nuts. Something about a higher metabolism is needed to fuel my body in enhanced physical and mental states of exertion but whatever it was it made me hungry and I always feel drained later like I was slower and my senses are dulled but usually a good meal or two and I’m good as new. Although I hadn’t pushed myself to hard but with the night before at the bar and that nightmare that had shaken me up and having lost last night’s dinner the effects where piling up but whatever Sam needed me now and I’ve dealt with worse. It took 20 minutes to get Sam to the station and another hour and a half to have them finish and then another 10 minutes to drive her home to her crappy apartment building I dropped her off before returning to work I came in told Fred and Thomas what had happened and as expected they were pissed Sam may be knew but she was a sweet and kind girl that we all had liked. After that I had then moved to my office and set in my chair and had booted up my computer and logged in and as I started my morning routine during which I fail asleep.
I soon found myself in that dream from the shower but this time it was calm and sweet mostly cuddling and marking with an occasional kiss then I looked up into flame like blue eyes in the eye slits of that horrible suit of armor. I fell out of my chair screaming next thing I knew Fred and Thomas had rushed in to help me Fred now sporting a black eye.
“Sis what happened.” Thomas asked me.
“I had nodded off and was having a good dream then he was there that damn thing but now it’s staring at me.” I shivered when I said that before grabbing the trash can I was really hoping I didn’t puke again I really didn’t need that.
Fred and Thomas looked at each other than Thomas asked. “It was staring at you I’m sorry sis you got to give us more to work with then that please.”
“ok ok ok ok um you know that nightmare I always wake up sick from well up tell last night it always been the same always well maybe it got a little worse but last night it was so so different ok. I I think its braking free one of its gantlets was cracked and one of its arms had half broken free from the chains that holds it in place and now its eyes are open ok. I think the eye slits where always empty but now there full of blue flame and there was a key but most of the locks don’t have key holes so no clue what it’s for ok. Oh and at the end it looked right at me that scared me the most and just now I just look up and their it was just staring at me ok.” I sighed trying really really hard not to puke and I was losing that fight.
“Damn sis I mean I know it’s always been bad but damn why now I I’m sorry.” Next thing I knew my brothers where hugging me as tears welled up I wasn’t crying well not sobbing just tears I was about to say something but the moment I opened my mouth I puked luckily Fred was expecting this and had the trash can in paw so I was able to keep from making a mess and after a few minutes I had started to calm down.
“Damn it why does this keep happening why now and why why does weird shit keep happening and why do I.” I stopped as I had stood up to fast and had a head rush a bad one this left me woozy and filling sicker my brothers had to grabbed me to keep me from falling over.
“Wo wo sis are ok you need to lie down maybe see a doctor” Fred said worriedly.
“ok but no doctors doctors mean drugs and drugs only ever make it worse once the worst passes one of you can drive me home I drove today so my cars on the curve and once I get home I’ll have some of ant roses tea that always helps. Along with a light dinner then I’ll try and get some real sleep and that should be a good step in the right direction and if that doesn’t work I’ll call doctor Trever. Set up an appointment to go over this and if he want to renew the meds I’ll take them tell this stops ok.” I said filling worse for where.
They had agreed to that knowing if I was willing to go that far I must have been in really bad shape after a few minutes Thomas and I headed for home as Fred was left with my work list though it was short it involved feeding the jar spider the look on his face when I gave him the list made me feel a little better.
Once Thomas had dropped me off I went straight up to my apartment and started to brew the weird ginger tea that ant rose drank to relieve headaches and relax. This stuff had a lot more powerful effect on me it could calm a pure rage ease most headaches and Nuisance discomforts and calms me right to sleep. Every time and usually the dreams are pleasant or blurrier then the ones I get in the showers but whatever I scarfed down a sandwich before nodding off on the couch and slept a dreamless sleep or at least I had no dreams I can remember.
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