Lament of the Moon S&H - Ch.10: Mall Brawl - Ep02
#2 of LoM10
As Sasuga was enjoying breakfast with her friends, her cell phone rang and she picked it up and looked at the caller's number. She let out a soft gasp and quickly stood up off of her chair.
"Excuse me, guys, I have to take this!" Sasuga said and rushed over to her bedroom for some privacy.
"What was that all about?" Panja wondered with odd blinks.
"Beats me." Hazard shrugged and took the last bite from his plate.
"Well, as I was saying, I didn't carry much stuff when I moved in here, so I lack a few things that I need. Can you guy help me with some shopping?" Rinami asked of them.
"Shopping?" Hazard's ear perked peculiarly.
"Yes! There's a big mall downtown, I think it's called Starlight Mall?"
"Oh yeah, Starlight Mall! I heard it's like the biggest mall in Burgstein," Panja stated.
"That's the one! I wanna go there, so please come with me! I want a couple of strong big boys to help carry some stuff," the fox pleaded them graciously.
"Of course, cutey! We'll come with you, right, Hazzy?" Panja replied and turned to the golden wolf.
"I dunno... what kind of stuff?" Hazard hesitantly asked. He knew that girls plus shopping equaled a nightmare.
"Just a few simple things; some new clothing, underwear, ladies' hygiene materials... you know, stuff that any girl needs!" Rinami answered. "I could definitely use some new night Pjammies. Sleeping without clothes can be chilly. Oh! Or maybe a sexy lingerie!" she carried on listing the stuff that she wanted, and both of Hazard and Panja stared at her with a dumb expression on their faces, probably imagining what she was narrating in their minds. "So how about it? Can I count on your boys?" she asked them again and made them snap out of their pervy envisions.
"Yes ma'am! Count me in!" Panja gladly accepted without a second thought.
"Great! Thanks, Panja!" Rinami happily exclaimed and waited for Hazard's answer.
"I think I'll pass. I'm not much of a shopping kind of guy," Hazard unwittingly blurred out but he was then cut short by Rinami throwing a knife at his direction and swooshing just by the side of his cheek fuzz, missing him barely as it got stuck on the wall behind him and scaring the lights out of the unsuspecting wolf as his eyes opened wide while Panja's jaw dropped.
"Sorry, I didn't catch that. You were saying?" Rinami smiled while twirling another knife between her fingers, and for such a cute face, she actually petrified Hazard.
"Erm... I said I'm in... Totally in, heheh..."Hazard muttered with a nervous chuckle. He forgot how bossy and overbearing his foxy friend could be, so he knew better than to test her.
"Good! I knew I can count on you! We'll head off after lunch!" Rinami announced just as Sasuga came back into the scene.
"Head off where?" Sasuga asked wonderingly.
"To the mall for some shopping and you're coming with us! I need some girl taste along for the ride!" Rinami immediately proclaimed and took the kirin off guard.
"Um, that sounds like fun, but I have..." Sasuga was trying to answer when she looked over at both of Hazard and Panja and saw them giving her warning signs and shaking their heads at her behind Rinami's back. "But... sure!"
"Awesome! We'll have so much fun!" Rinami cheered as she grabbed the kirin's hands happily, and Sasuga smiled back awkwardly, totally confused at what had just happened.
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"Fucking Slasher," Megalo grumbled as he was spying on Hazard and the others through binoculars, standing on top of the building facing theirs. He wasn't doing much of anything but standing there by himself, watching them and wallowing in bitterness.
"There you are." Meggy heard Jale's voice coming from behind, but he didn't even bother to look back at him. "I had a feeling I'd find you here. You know you're not supposed to be around here, eh?" Jale said as he stood next to black panther.
"Do I look like I give a shit?" Megalo retorted, his tail flicking in annoyance.
"Just saying," Jale shrugged and then saw the binoculars between's Megalo's hand. "Hey, aren't these my new binoculars? Don't you know that taking others' belongings without asking is wrong, Meggy?"
Megalo looked back at the crow with cross eyes and answered him by letting go of the binoculars by the edge of the roof.
"Ack! My binoculars!" Jale cried as he watched his binoculars hurling down twenty stories all the way down.
"Oops. They slipped," Megalo scornfully said.
"Tsk, dammit, Meggy. This is the second time. You owe me two sets now," Jale sighed.
"My ass," Megalo replied crudely. "What do you want? Get off my back."
"Why are you here, anyway? Didn't the boss tell you not to engage the Slasher in any way?" Jale asked.
"I'm not engaging him! I'm just watching! Isn't it enough that I can't kill him? He's right over there, defenseless with his fucking stupid friends, and I can't do anything! It's driving me fucking nuts!" Megalo snarled, extremely frustrated.
"Whoa, whoa, calm down, buddy! I was just asking," Jale tensely replied, overtaken by the panther sudden hissy fit. "Are you bipolar or something?"
"Don't fuck with me, unless you want me to de-feather your face!" Megalo glared at Jale, who simply gulped in response.
"Eheh, no thanks. I happen to like my pretty birdy face..." the crow chuckled, rubbing his cheek with his feathery fingers and wincing at that painful thought. "Still, you're way too obsessed with this Slasher thing. I know you're upset you got left out of today's operation, but you gotta let it go. You'll get your chance next time," Jale said and tried smooth it over with the panther.
Megalo raised an eyebrow at him, "How do you know there's going to be a next time? You say it as if you know you guys gonna fail today."
"Oh, there's gonna be a next time and many others, trust me," Jale smirked through his beak. "The boss has big plans for the Slasher, that's why he doesn't want him to be harmed. Well, at least not killed."
"Meh, I just don't get why is Master Khan so interested in him. What's so special about that damned Slasher?" Megalo scoffed, crossing his arms.
"Ah, playing the jealousy card again, eh? Don't worry, you'll always be the teacher's pet," Jale teased and got in the black panther's nerve again.
"You just never fucking quit, do you? Do you like making me angry?" Megalo narrowed his brows irritably.
Jale chuckled lightly, "Maybe I do. You're just so cute when I test your temper. You get so..." The crow paused and stepped in closer towards Megalo till their faces was just inches away from each other, taking the panther aback. "Feisty," Jale finished his line; a hand of his resting gently over Megalo's tightly clad chest and caressing it.
"Wh-What the fu-" Megalo opened his maw to protest at this sudden and strange behavior, but his muzzle was silenced by the crow's beak as he pressed it against the panther's unsuspecting lips and gave him a soft, rather tender kiss. Megalo's eyes shot open as he felt Jale kissing him all of the sudden like this while feeling up his chest, and for a few seconds there, it overwhelmed him enough to let it last for a moment and even, slightly, return the kiss.
But it ended as abruptly as that started, as Megalo realized gained his bearing and pushed himself away.
"The fuck are you doing!?" Megalo growled, panting a little.
"Hey, hey, don't get so worked up. I just felt that you needed some... company," Jale grinned as he licked the tip of his beak.
"Fuck you, you son of a bitch! I told you, I don't need you or anyone else! Next time you pull something like that off, I'll slice your balls off and shove it down your throat!" Megalo fiercely retorted.
"Tsk, fine, fine, have it your way. I'll go," Jale sighed as he turned away. "I'll leave you with this, though: Don't sell yourself short. Try being on top once in a while," he leered with a hand salute and jumped off the other edge of the building.
That struck a cord with Megalo, as his clenched fists where shaking while grinding his teeth furiously. He spat, wiping the trace of Jale's kiss off of his muzzle with the back of his hand. Then, his scowl slowly transformed into a wide, devious smile, which then evolved into a maniacal laughter.
"Oh, Jack... We'll be having so much fun..." Megalo sniggered to himself, his claws itching for blood.
To be continued...