I'm Not Leaving: Chapter 2 (Flippy x Flaky)

Chapter 2: Where Are We Going?

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Well, as one would imagine, when Flaky opened the door she was greeted by her date.

Flippy was standing there, looking very handsome and extremely happy to see her. The green bear looked her over, iring her autumn coloured outfit, thinking about how well it fit her.

"Hi, Flakes," Flippy said, bowing his head slightly. "You look nice."

The red porcupine felt her face get warm at his compliment, and even though she was pretty much red, she wouldn't be surprised if her face looked even more red by some miracle.

"T-Thank you. You a-also look nice, Flippy."

Flippy smiled and held out his hand. Flaky took it shyly as the two critters walked to the jeep.

The drive was very nice, with Flippy and Flaky engaging in some small talk with one another. The former talks about how his job at the library has been going well, even with Mime unintentionally causing loud noises. Why that deer continued to go to the library at all after what happened between him and Flippy’s alter ego is crazy! But considering that blood and death and carnage happens on the regular no matter where anyone went, maybe to him it was just ‘one of those days’ for Mime.

Meanwhile, Flaky’s conversation topics consisted of her talking about her family and how they were doing. How her sister was ing girl scouts and selling cookies, and her brother was now in London with some friends for his current trip. She also sprinkled in events about her own job and how it was treating her, which was good to say the least.

After a while, Flaky finally asked Flippy where they were going. He smiled and said, "It's a surprise."

Flaky wasn't too big on surprises, mostly because she wanted to know what to expect so she wouldn't be nervous or get spooked. However, she trusted Flippy, so she told herself there was nothing to be afraid of.

Eventually, they arrived at their destination: A restaurant. Flaky figured that's where they were going, but what she didn't know was that it was a restaurant she'd never been to before.

Flippy helped her out of his Jeep, and when Flaky looked up, she saw the beautiful sight of a new Mexican restaurant! There was a sign that had the name of the restaurant which was lit up.

She looked over at Flippy who smiled warmly with an outstretched hand. Flaky took it and let him walk her up to the restaurant.

Right when they walked in, there was the sound of Mexican music and the smell of delicious food to accompany it. Both Tree Friends felt their stomachs rumble.

Flippy had made reservations so it didn't take long for them to be seated with menus. They both ordered water to drink while deciding what they wanted to eat.

Flaky peered over her menu at Flippy. She looked over his handsome features and clothing, feeling her heart flutter at the sight. She must've been staring for too long because Flippy looked up after feeling like someone's gaze was on him. Flaky blushed and quickly buried her face in her menu.

Soon the waiter came back and took their orders. Flippy ordered the loaded beef enchiladas, while Flaky ordered taquitos.

"So… how about this atmosphere, huh?" Flaky said, shifting her eyes around.

Flippy nodded.

"Yeah, I saw this place had some good reviews, and I thought it'd be good for a first date. Although, I did have some other places in mind, I ultimately went with this one."

"Oh, what was wrong with the "o-other places?" Flaky asked, pulling her water towards herself.

"Well, I considered Italian, but the only Italian restaurant we have in this town is being rebuilt due to the antics of two Tree friends who will go unnamed."

Even though he said that, Flaky knew who he was talking about: Lumpy and Mole. She knew because she was standing across the street the day that it happened.

"Of course, I thought about a pizza place as well, but that felt too much like a place for a birthday party and not so much a date."

Flaky smiled and sipped her water.

"Well," the red porcupine said. "Now I know where we'll go for your next birthday."

Flippy laughed.

"Wow, already wanting to go out on a second date and we haven't even gotten our food on this one yet. You move fast."

He added a wink to the last part, sending butterflies through Flaky's stomach.

After the waiter brought their dishes, they immediately dug in. The two would occasionally sprinkle in conversation topics here and there but mostly remained focused on their respective meals.

The seasonings were flavourful and irresistible. Just the smell was enough to make your mouth water, and the taste packed an even bigger punch.

Flippy and Flaky were both happy. They were happy to be in each other's company and to be eating such yummy food. It was a good night and seemed almost too good to be true.

Flippy noticed his mouth was covered in enchilada sauce and reached for his napkin. As he wiped his face, his vision trailed off to another corner of the restaurant where a group of what he assumed to be friends and family were sitting. Some of the employees gathered around their table and started singing Happy Birthday in Spanish.

Which Flippy understood.

After the song, one employee pulled out a funnel shaped object. No, that was a…

"Oh no-"

As soon as those words left Flippy's mouth, the string on the party popper was pulled. Although it wasn't extremely loud, it was just loud enough to sound like something dangerous and explosive to Flippy.

Flaky, who had been distracted eating, was alerted to Flippy's distress when she felt him bump the table with his knee.

"Huh? Flippy are you-"

The green bear in question began to snarl. He had his face covered by his hands, but he moved his fingers slightly, revealing a menacing yellow eye.

Flaky's panic mode switched itself on as she frantically searched for a remedy for this problem. Well, life or death situation would be more accurate. She laid her eyes upon her water cup, which was full from the waiter coming by at one point and refilling it.

Flaky quickly grabbed the cup, and just as her date's evil half uncovered his face, she quickly splashed the contents of her cup into his face. Water and ice was everywhere, but it was worth it since Flippy himself was clearly back to normal.

The green veteran rubbed his eyes and blinked in confusion. He saw Flaky breathing frantically with her hand outstretched towards him. She was holding an empty cup that once had ice and water in it, which made it easy for Flippy to figure out what had happened. Feeling embarrassed, he facepalmed and sighed in unison.

Flaky didn't say anything for a while. She set her empty cup down and nervously played with her quills.

"I'm sorry," she said at last.

Flippy's ear twitched and he looked at the beautiful porcupine across from him. He smiled ironically and chuckled.

"That should be my line, silly."

Flaky couldn't resist and laughed a little.

"Besides," Flippy continued. "I should be thanking you."

Flaky untensed her body. She knew Flippy wouldn't be mad at her, not just because he had no reason to be, but because he wasn't the type. Still, she couldn't help but feel anxious about how others feel about her.

Besides, she was pretty sure she would have been mauled or blown up if she hadn't doused the green bear.

Flippy stood up, saying he was going to go dry his face off.

In the men's room…

Flippy used the paper towels to pat his face dry. He made a joke to himself about how he already took a shower and now he just took another one.

After tossing the wet paper towels in the waste bin, he looked at his reflection. It looked like him for about 2 seconds before warping into a familiar face that Flippy was in no mood to see.

"Well, she definitely has quick reflexes, I'll give her that." Fliqpy mused.

The alter ego in the mirror had his arms crossed, telling Flippy he was still in a foul mood. Not that he gave a crap.

"Hey, I'm talking to you, wuss." Fliqpy said in an annoyed tone.

Flippy once again, didn't respond. He thought that as long as he didn't give in or respond, Fliqpy would go away and leave him alone.

Fliqpy growled. He hated being ignored, especially by the guy who he literally shared a body with.

"You can't ignore me forever, you know. Even if your little "date" goes well, there's no rule that says I won't come out tomorrow. Or the day after that!"

Sighing with defeat, Flippy unclenched his fists and looked up to meet the chartreuse eyes of his alter ego.

"No, you're right… I can't."

Fliqpy smirked, glad that he finally got Flippy's attention.

"There's no guarantee that this date won't end in a huge bloodbath, from you or something else, but it's still important to me. So, with that in mind, I'm not giving up, so back off asshole."

*Ahem*

Both bears looked to the entrance of the bathroom where a male cat was standing with his son who looked to be about 7 years old. The father cat glared at Flippy while covering his son's ears, oblivious to Fliqpy in the mirror, because only his alter ego could see him of course.

"Do you mind?"

Flippy felt his face get hot and his stomach did flip flops. He forgot that this was a public restroom.

The green bear quickly apologized and explained that he wasn't feeling well. The whole time he could see Fliqpy snickering in the mirror in the corner of his eye. At that moment, Flippy wished he could leap through the mirror and strangle him.

Thankfully, the male cat backed off and Flippy was able to excuse himself to leave the restroom.

Nice move, Romeo. I almost felt moved by your big speech.

Oh, shut up, you.

Meanwhile…

Flaky was scrolling through her phone. She saw she had a missed call from Giggles, no doubt wanting to know ALL the details of her date with Flippy.

There were also a few new messages from her brother. He had sent images of himself on his current trip to London. Flaky smiled at the big goofy smile her brother wore in every image. Even when he had a bunch of pigeons chasing after him for having a sandwich in his hand, he was still grinning like he was in heaven.

*Ahem*

Flaky looked up from her device to see Flippy. She smiled at him, asking if he was feeling any better.

"Yeah, just peachy." He replied. "What about yourself?"

"Aha, well, while you were gone, our waiter came over and asked me if I needed help."

Flippy raised one eyebrow.

"Yeah, uh, see the thing is… he thought you were being a jerk to me and that's why I splashed water in your face."

"Oh," Flippy said, now raising both eyebrows. "Ahaha, well I guess he wasn't too far off."

Flaky sucked air in through her teeth.

"Yeah, so I just explained that you were really really hot, a-and I guess he uh… bought it? I think???"

She was clearly nervous and probably thought it was the lamest lie/excuse ever made. So, Flippy decided to cheer her up.

"Oh, you think I'm hot, do you?" He purred.

Just as soon as he said that, Flaky's whole face looked more pink than red. She could for Giggles at that moment!

Flaky hid her face in her hands and tried to muffle her squeals while kicking her legs.

Flippy snickered, finding her reaction cute.

After calming down, Flaky suggested getting the check and even said she'd split it with Flippy. He tried to say he'd handle it, but Flaky wouldn't budge, so he relented to her. For someone who was so shy and got flustered easily, she could be surprisingly stubborn about things.

The two Tree Friends exited the restaurant, finding it had become darker outside in the time they had spent in the restaurant. Flaky checked her phone again and saw that it was now 7:23 pm. She turned to Flippy.

"Well, it's not that late, wanna catch a movie, or maybe just go on a walk?"

Flaky nibbled her lips and thought about it. Which one sounded like the most safe yet romantic?

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Cliffhanger!!!

Hope you guys liked this chapter, sorry it took a hot while. I was working on another story and some drawings as well.

I might make another visual art for this story like I did for chapter 1.

R&R

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