Opposites Are Supposed to Attract Right

chapter 9

Clawdeen bounced from foot to foot as she waited for Toralei to arrive. She was by the tree as usual and had arrived just a little early. Clawdeen had washed the outfit from last time because she loved it so much. As she leaned against the tree, Clawdeen sighed softly, wishing she hadn't come so early. As Clawdeen looked down at her shoes to make sure she hadn't scuffed them, a shadow fell over her and she looked up to see a lanky normie man grinning down at her.

"Well hello there little wolf girl." He said in a hoarse voice; Clawdeen could smell the alcohol in the air and instinctively, she bared her claws and fangs.
"Why are you so dressed up tonight?" Clawdeen didn't reply, but simply glared at him. He moved closer, pinning Clawdeen between the tree and himself.
"Maybe you like doing more productive things with your mouth. That's why you won't talk." Clawdeen gave him a warning growl as she surveyed her surroundings for an escape route. "Well, maybe I can help you with that." The man reached out and grabbed Clawdeen's arm, but the werewolf was waiting for a move and scratched his hand.

"Ow!" the man yelled, pulling his hand back. "No blood. What? Afraid to scratch too deep?"
Clawdeen snarled at him, still looking around for an escape. Just then, she saw Toralei heading her way and felt relief wash through her body. "I have to be going." Clawdeen said loftily, sidestepping the man. "My girlfriend's coming."
"Girlfriend?" the man asked slowly.
"Yes, my girlfriend."
"How long have you been dating?"
"Three years." Clawdeen knew she was lying through her fangs, but she didn't want the man to be on her trail.
"No chance of breaking up?"
"Not a chance."
Clawdeen walked calmly over to Toralei and looked into her eyes, pleading with the werecat to go along with the plan. Bringing Toralei in, Clawdeen gave her as passionate a kiss as she could. Toralei responded in kind, wrapping her arms around Clawdeen's waist. When air became an issue, the two pulled away and Clawdeen snuck a peek behind her, noting that the man was gone.
"Now what was that?" Toralei asked curiously, licking her lips and stepping back.

"I'm sorry, Toralei." Clawdeen said softly. "There was a man and he wouldn't leave me alone…"
"What did you tell him?" Toralei asked patiently.
"That we've been girlfriends for three years with no chance of breaking up." Clawdeen stared down at her heels nervously, waiting for Toralei's reaction.
"Well, maybe in three years that will happen."
Clawdeen's head snapped up and she stared at her girlfriend in shock. "R-really?"
Toralei nodded happily. "Now what are we waiting for? Let's not let some creepy guy ruin our night." Clawdeen beamed at the werecat and they headed for the club, ready to dance the night away.
Toralei grunted as she picked herself up off the ground.
"Now, it's time for the pyramid. Go!"
Toralei groaned slightly and took a running leap so that she could make it to the top of the pyramid. But something went wrong; apparently, Purrsephone and Meowlody were even more tired than she was. So when Toralei landed on top of them, the bottom cats moaned and collapsed to the ground. Toralei wasn't ready for the sudden fall and ended up landing at a bad angle. There was a sharp snap crack sound and Toralei felt red-hot pain shoot through her left arm. The werecat froze, light clouding her vision before she opened her jaws wide and screamed.
"Toralei!" Purrsephone shouted, getting up and rushing to her friend's side.

"I think it snapped." Toralei hissed through her teeth.
"I'm so sorry! Bastet! What was I thinking letting you fall like that."
"It's alright Purrsephone. Could you please help me up? I don't think I can do it on my own." Purrsephone slowly lifted her friend from the floor, being as careful as possible not to hurt her left side. Meowlody continued lying on the ground, watching her two friends.
"That was the worst fearleading pyramid I've ever seen!" Cleo shouted, storming toward them. "Redo it!"
"What?" Meowlody roared, finally getting to her feet.
"I said-!"
"I heard you, de Nile!" Meowlody shouted. "But we're not going to redo it! Toralei most likely just snapped her arm just so she could make the fearleading captain happy. We're not redoing anything until she's been checked over by a witch doctor."
"Fine!" Cleo hissed. "Then you've lost your chance to be back on the squad."
"With you as captain, no one wants to be on the squad!" Toralei roared. "I'm out of here. I quit. Again!"
She slowly but steadily stormed out of the gymnasium and tried making her way down the hall. She was nearly to the witch doctor's office when a small Cyclops bumped her left side. "AH!" Toralei screamed, falling to her knees and cradling her arm. The Cyclops knelt next to her to help her stand and Toralei gave it a forced half-smile to assure it that she was ok.
"I'm so sorry. My mom's really angry with me for staying late without her permission. Here, I'll help you to the witch doctor's. I'm so sorry."
With the Cyclops' help, Toralei made it onto a cot in the witch doctor's office. The Cyclops was dismissed as the witch doctor took note of Toralei's left side. Slowly prodding it, the doctor deduced that the werecat had two broken ribs and a broken arm, but everything else was fine.
"Do you have someone to take you to the howlspital?" the doctor asked. Just then, Purrsephone and Meowlody burst in, panting.
"Howlspital?" Meowlody shrieked.
"We'll take her!" Purrsephone volunteered immediately.
"Good. Be careful how you handle her left side, but make sure you get her there as fast as possible."
Toralei was quickly fading from the awakened world, but the last thing she heard was Meowlody muttering threats to Cleo.