Fur-al High

[Vee Katame: His Wolfy]

Veronica was very happy to hear that she would be swimming during her gym class for the next few weeks. She loved to swim, so much so that her family swore that she was part fish. The only thing she didn't like about swimming in gym class is that they were required to wear swim-caps. She had just tucked her hair inside her swim-cap and was starting to put on her goggles when she noticed the boys trying to sneak peeks at the girls' swim class. "Oh please..." She grumbled. "What?" A girl next to her asked, looking at her. "That." Veronica responded, outstretching her arm and pointing towards the boys. "Jeez, you would think that they went to an all-boys' school or something." The girl said, rolling her eyes and turning towards the pool. "I couldn't agree more." Veronica replied as she started to turn towards the pool as well. She paused for a second as she spotted Shinzuu. A barely noticeable smile appeared on her face and she blushed underneath her fur as she completed her turn towards the pool.

[Goblin Cat 😸]

It had gotten warmer. And since it had, the Art Club got the nice privilege to go outside for once and work. They had set up near the track, from there the club split up, but was knit tightly enough for the teacher to mingle with the students and look at their work. Schadenfreude had chosen to use paint today, as messy as it was. She looked up at the track, not particularly interested in picking a subject to paint, and simply began going nuts on the paper. She made no specific pictures, just splatters and random strokes.

[Srgntcuddles]

Classes were dull for Reno, and so was Chess club and swim practice. The only time he was enjoying himself was when he was talking to his bestfriend online at home and playing his violin. His spirits were uplifted when payday came around. He decided to go stock up on some soda. While he was out someone from school reckognised him, it was David; a very large and towering bear. He seemed too big for school but he was a junior. He grabbed Reno's shoulder with one paw and squeezed; dropping him almost to his knees. "Hey, Reno, hows it goin'?" "A-Ah, David, everythings fine, just 'eadin' to the store for some soda." "The store huh? Buy me somethin'?" "Let me go?" David gave a big belly laugh and let Reno go. "You drive a hard bargain!" With that David slapped Reno on the back shoving him into the store. About ten minutes later Reno and David exited the store, Reno holding a bag of soda and David a mountain of an ice cream cone. "Thanks for the ice cream, Reno." "Don't mention it." They went their seperate ways and Reno went home, thinking about hanging out with the others.

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

The week went by fairly quickly, though Shinzuu wished that he had more time to spend with the others. The thought of actually hanging out with real people that weren't hanging around him because of his popularity or his looks. It was a truly invigorating thought to actually be going out and doing stuff with people who see him for who he was and not what everyone else THINKS he is.

[Vee Katame: His Wolfy]

Saturday seemed to drag on forever especially since Veronica was in a bad mood. There was no particular reason for it. It was just one of those days where she was easily irritated by anything. At lunchtime, she went to the cafeteria to get a drink and some food. When she went back to the classroom, she ate rather quickly. On this day she actually felt really tired even though she had had enough sleep the night before so when she was done with her food, she rested her head on her arms on the table. "Can it just be Sunday now?" She thought then fell asleep before the bell rang to signal the end of lunch.

[Goblin Cat 😸]

The week was the usual for Schad. She avoided coming home as usual, hung out with Reno, who she still had developed the habit of calling him Long Ears or Thumper. It had been customary for such a long time it was a hard habit to break. If you didn't give her a name, she'd name you something anyway. She went through classes eager to leave. She wanted to go home and get her laptop. She had downloaded a couple of hacked games on there she wanted to play, but the bell seemed to just take its time.

[Srgntcuddles]

Reno got up early Sunday and got dressed. He forgot what time they were to meet to hang out so he woke up around 7AM. He put on his normal white long sleeve button up shirt, black dress pants and put on his black tie. The clothes were kind of wrinkled aside from his tie which he took care of the most because it was a graduation present from his father. Coincidentally it was the last thing he had ever recieved from him. He also got a small heart shaped locket from his mother which he normally kept it under his shirt. It had a picture of the three of them in it. Reno decided to walk instead of take his bike and on his way to the arcade he stopped by a small cafe nearby it and order a bit of breakfast. He sat down to his couple of doughnuts and hot chocolate, eating quietly.

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

Shinzuu woke up early Sunday morning. He groaned as he sat up in his bed. Shinzuu had practiced until midnight the night before and he was sore. His mother's voice came from the kitchen. "Shinny, honey! Are you still going out with your friends today?" Shinzuu groaned, "Yea, ma! We're going to meet out in Shibuya and probably going to try to go around the other shopping districts."  "Can you help me pick up some teriyaki sauce and some fresh salmon from the market when you come home?" Shinzuu walked out of his room in his boxers and undershirt, and walked into the bathroom to brush his teeth and wash his face. "No, ma. I can't even guarantee that I'll be home before dark or even for dinner. So how much did you win this time, mom?" Shinzuu's mother, a white-tiger with long, black hair, stuck her head into the bathroom and held up a large stack of bills, giving a big smile. "I bet a whole month's paycheck on your game with the others. You really had me going in the final half. Glad you practiced so much. Well, here's your half of the winnings. Now, what do you want for breakfast?" Shinzuu spat into the sink and grabbed the money, laying it beside the sink. "Just some toast for me to take out. I have to be out in Shibuya by 10 o'clock." His mother's face smiled brightly as she retreated and headed back to the little kitchen area. "Ok! Just make sure you don't knock anyone up while you're out there!" Shinzuu coughed hard at the surprising end statement, choking a little on the water in the washcloth. "MOM!!!"

After cleaning up and doing a little bit of grooming, Shinzuu walked back into his room and got dressed. He put on a pair of loose, baggy jeans and a black collared, short-sleeved shirt. Shinzuu ran out of his room and grabbed the toast off the plate his mother just finished putting them on, after lathering peanut butter and condensed milk in them. He hurriedly jumped into his sneakers and ran out as he continued to bite and eat his toast. Shinzuu made it out to the train station just as the train was getting ready to leave. He ran in, barely squeezing through the closing doors. Shinzuu made it to the arcade 15 minutes before 10 o'clock. He stood in front and looked around, waiting for the others. Hope they don't treat me like some freak...

[Vee Katame: His Wolfy]

Veronica woke up at 8 o' clock on Sunday morning. She went into the bathroom and took a shower, blow-drying her hair after she dried off. She pulled on some fitting dark blue jeans and a white tank top with a design on it.  Then she went downstairs and ate a bowl of cereal. Afterward, she went back upstairs to the bathroom, brushing her teeth and putting on some deodorant. Her mother, a snow-white Arctic wolf with silver hair and piercing blue eyes, was in the chair in the living room when she came downstairs again. "Mom, could you give me a ride to the arcade in Shibuya?" She asked as she stood at the entrance to the living room. "Sure, hun. Hanging out with Carmen and Liz?" Her mother asked as she got up from her seat and shut off the TV. "No, actually, some other people..." Veronica said as the put on their shoes and left the house. "Are there boys included?" Her mother said with a grin. Veronica rolled her eyes. "Yes, mum. Two boys and another girl." "A double date?!" Her mother squealed as they got into the car. "Nope, just hanging out together." Veronica said nonchalantly which made her mother drop it for the entire ride.
They said goodbye to each other as Veronica got out of the car in front of the arcade and she waved as her mom drove off. When she turned and saw Shinzuu standing there, she froze for a second. She felt embarrassed for a few reasons: 1) Her mom had dropped her off, 2) She was the first one to show up besides Shinzuu, and 3) She just felt like a fool around people she didn't know well, especially if it was a guy who seemed to be giving her a lot of attention. She raised her right hand in a slight wave to him then dropped it as she walked over to him. "Hey. So...we must be the first ones here..." She said, not really knowing what to talk about.

[Goblin Cat 😸]

The possum rolled out of bed at 9:50am, literally rolling out and hitting her head on the dresser as the landed in the floor, further knocking her laptop off of it. It landed on her back. She grabbed it off her back and let it plop on the floor as she sleepily sat up, pushing herself out of the floor and glancing at the clock to see the time. She got to her feet and rubbed her eyes as well as the back of her head where it hit the dresser, taking a second look at the clock. It was indeed right. She bent down and grabbed her laptop and threw it on her bed, and dug through a pile of clothes in the corner of her room. She hopped in the shower and washed up, her fingers running along the tire mark on her midsection. She chuckled slightly, then dried off and got dressed. Today she had some black wide legged cargo pants with white stitching and pumpkin patches on them, placed strategically on one of her back pockets and on some of the side pockets. She had a pair of black suspenders on as well, but they hung at her sides, along with a white long sleeve dress shirt with a frankenstein T-shirt over the top of it. Her hands and feet had fishnets on them and a collar's silver loop poked out from between the collar on the shirt. After getting dressed, she was off to walk to the arcade. She tiptoed quietly past her mother who was on the couch passed out and reeking of alcohol. Her fur was matted in places, and told of a rough night. She closed the door behind her, slamming it and taking off down the apartment's stairs hearing a string of curses arise from her now startled and awake mother.

[Srgntcuddles]

Reno had finished his breakfast but got caught up in day dreaming, wondering about the others. Someone so popular talking to such a loner, another girl actually hanging out with him out of school. The four of them...And odd party indeed, a loner, too shy and can't stand up for himself. A jock, a gay jock at that, most popular kid in school. A tomboy cheer leader, a freakin' cheer leader, the reserved fruit of the jocks. And the delinquient, the very girl he had no understanding of, yet didn't enjoy not being around. The phrase "Opposites attract" came to mind as Reno stood up, left some money on the table and walked out and to the arcade, seeing Shinzuu and Veronica already there. He was at the crosswalk across from the arcade, it was his turn to go but he hesitated. He was getting stage fright, this was all so strange...So new...He was scared of new...He didn't know how to react...Didn't know what to do...So he just stood there, like a deer caught in the headlights waiting for it's impending doom or divine intervention.

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

Shinzuu chuckled nervously at Veronica and said his hello. When Reno and Schadenfreude showed up, Shinzuu inched slowly away from Schadenfreude, while trying to get Reno over. He ended up running over to Reno to get him to move over with the group, but also used it as an excuse to be further from Schadenfreude. The hives he was getting from her were really starting to build up. As he brought Reno over, Shinzuu smiled slightly and sighed. "So what do you guys want to do first? I was thinking a cafe for the afternoon, but I have no idea what you guys are into.

[Vee Katame: His Wolfy]

Veronica was now feeling very awkward in the situation. Her face felt like it was burning as she was stuck standing there between two guys. It wasn't like she knew Reno at all so she shouldn't have felt embarrassed or nervous, but she was very close to Shinzuu too, and she wasn't exactly used to being around guys in social situations. The combination of that and one of the guys near her being someone she was starting to like. "Doesn't really matter to me what we do." She responded to Shinzuu's question with a shrug, only able to glance up at him. Looking at the others, she waited for what they would say they wanted to do.

[Goblin Cat 😸]

The possum was late as usual, but upon getting there realized just how awkward it was. She looked at Reno when asked the question, unsure really of what she wanted to do. In all honesty, she wanted to draw or run over to the arcade, but at this point she had to do what the group wanted and was sure her mother had ripped up her sketchbook by now for waking her up. She looked back to Shinzuu and shrugged. "I don't mind what we do. I don't get out much except to the arcade and the park, so I guess anything works."

[Srgntcuddles]

Reno was extremely nervous, Shinzuu had to walk him over. He was shaking a bit, but trying his hardest not to. He stood there holding his own arm, his lips pressed tightly in a line, sweating a bit and eyes wandering around avoiding looking at the others as much as possible. When Shinzuu spoke he kind of snapped out of his own cowardice. No one else was speaking so he blurted out something. "Arcade, lunch, mall, dinner!" It was quick but understandable, once finished he immediately put his hands over his mouth not believing he just made such an outburst. His mind began racing; "What the 'ell am I thinkin'?! Dinner?! Stupid! What if they think it's some kind of date?! You're so stupid sometimes, Reno!"