“I was so happy when you smiled, your smile breaks through the clouds of gray, and from the sunny days that lie in sleep, waiting with patience for the spring, when the flowers can bloom, renewed again, Knowing there’s more than just the pain of today, Although the scars of yesterday still remain, you can live as much as your heart believes, you can be born again, although you can change, Let’s stay together, always…”
“A-are you sure?” Skipper asked as he took a small step back,
“Apparently.” Private answered casually. Skipper became a bit suspicious.
“Why is he,…um… she, so calm about this?” Skipper snapped out of his train of thought and forgot about it.
“P-Private, if you want, we could have some…girl talk later on, if you need it, well, I’ve got to go, see you guys- and…girl, later…” responded Marlene breaking the awkward silence as she left. Private just looked blankly at the floor.
“Um…so…you’re a…girl?...” Skipper said awkwardly.
“YES! Yes I am, ok, what will it take you to understand, reading it out of a book?!” snapped Private as she got up, crossed her flipper’s across her chest, and turned around.
“Um, she’s going through the five stages of grief.” said Kowalski as he recovered from his early faint. Skipper still shocked, just numbly nodded his head.
“Well,…um, I think that, we should watch some TV to get our minds off of…um…anyways….” Skipper said while grabbing the remote.
“Sure.” Responded Rico as he got up and sat next to him fallowed by Kowalski and eventually Private, who decided to sit next to Kowalski instead of Skipper, as Kowalski sat next to Rico. Skipper felt a bit disappointed for some reason. After the show was over, Kowalski asked Rico if he wanted to help him with an experiment, Rico gladly shook his head and skipped into the lab. Kowalski just giggled at his response. Skipper, not knowing that Private was still there, decided to flip through the channels, he yawned.
“Skipper?...” asked Private as she stepped closer to him. Skipper looked up at her.
“Um, yeah Private? Whats up?” responded Skipper as he continued to flip through the channels randomly.
“Well,…I just wanted to say that I’m sorry for acting so rudely to you…can you ever forgive me?” Skipper noticed how her voice was now becoming more feminine now.
“Um, sure, I’ll forgive you Private.” “Good.” Private sighed as she got up and went back to her bunk to lie down.
“…Good idea Private, I guess we have to get some shut eye now.” Skipper looked at the clock. 10:15 PM “We really have to get to bed” thought Skipper as he knocked on the lab door. “Kowalski, Rico, it’s time to hit the hay!” When he got no answer, he entered the lab, they had both fallen asleep, Kowalski at a different table then Rico, but they both looked so peaceful, so Skipper just closed the door slowly and walked to his own bunk.
“Goodnight then.” said Private as she fell asleep, but Skipper said nothing more, he was already asleep in his own bunk. Private smiled.
A few hours into the night, it began raining vigorously, and Private was scared. “Should I…maybe I can….no, no, he would never agree.” Private thought to herself. Just then a flash of thunder struck the HQ . At this point, Private had no choice. She silently got up from her own bunk and tip toed to Skipper with her pillow. “Skippah?” she cooed as softly as she could, trying not to awaken the others.
“Hm? What is it Private?” Skipper responded groggily as he rubbed his eyes with his flippers.
“Well, it’s raining, a-and I was wondering if-if m-maybe I c-could, maybe sleep….with you?...” she stared at him hopefully.
“Private! You shouldn’t be afraid of the storm! Be a ma-“ he realized what he was saying, and to who he was saying it to, he then put his flipper underneath his beak and thought for a moment. He sighed and responded, “Fine, but ONLY tonight, you have to learn to get over this silly fear some time or another.” Private, her eyes now filled with gratitude, jumped to Skipper’s side and unknowingly nuzzled him with her beak. Skipper blushed wildly. They got into a comfortable position, but Private felt a bit embarrassed, and she giggled. She blushed when she noticed that Skipper was giving her a weird look.
“I’m sorry, but this is a bit weird.” She giggled.
Skipper just shrugged and casually turned around. He froze up when he felt two flipper’s wrap around him, pulling him into a tight hug. Private wondered if she had gone to far, but she knew it was ok when Skipper just stayed there.
“Good night Private.” Skipper cooed. He got no response, Private was already fast asleep, even with the large storm pounding outside….
“A-are you sure?” Skipper asked as he took a small step back,
“Apparently.” Private answered casually. Skipper became a bit suspicious.
“Why is he,…um… she, so calm about this?” Skipper snapped out of his train of thought and forgot about it.
“P-Private, if you want, we could have some…girl talk later on, if you need it, well, I’ve got to go, see you guys- and…girl, later…” responded Marlene breaking the awkward silence as she left. Private just looked blankly at the floor.
“Um…so…you’re a…girl?...” Skipper said awkwardly.
“YES! Yes I am, ok, what will it take you to understand, reading it out of a book?!” snapped Private as she got up, crossed her flipper’s across her chest, and turned around.
“Um, she’s going through the five stages of grief.” said Kowalski as he recovered from his early faint. Skipper still shocked, just numbly nodded his head.
“Well,…um, I think that, we should watch some TV to get our minds off of…um…anyways….” Skipper said while grabbing the remote.
“Sure.” Responded Rico as he got up and sat next to him fallowed by Kowalski and eventually Private, who decided to sit next to Kowalski instead of Skipper, as Kowalski sat next to Rico. Skipper felt a bit disappointed for some reason. After the show was over, Kowalski asked Rico if he wanted to help him with an experiment, Rico gladly shook his head and skipped into the lab. Kowalski just giggled at his response. Skipper, not knowing that Private was still there, decided to flip through the channels, he yawned.
“Skipper?...” asked Private as she stepped closer to him. Skipper looked up at her.
“Um, yeah Private? Whats up?” responded Skipper as he continued to flip through the channels randomly.
“Well,…I just wanted to say that I’m sorry for acting so rudely to you…can you ever forgive me?” Skipper noticed how her voice was now becoming more feminine now.
“Um, sure, I’ll forgive you Private.” “Good.” Private sighed as she got up and went back to her bunk to lie down.
“…Good idea Private, I guess we have to get some shut eye now.” Skipper looked at the clock. 10:15 PM “We really have to get to bed” thought Skipper as he knocked on the lab door. “Kowalski, Rico, it’s time to hit the hay!” When he got no answer, he entered the lab, they had both fallen asleep, Kowalski at a different table then Rico, but they both looked so peaceful, so Skipper just closed the door slowly and walked to his own bunk.
“Goodnight then.” said Private as she fell asleep, but Skipper said nothing more, he was already asleep in his own bunk. Private smiled.
A few hours into the night, it began raining vigorously, and Private was scared. “Should I…maybe I can….no, no, he would never agree.” Private thought to herself. Just then a flash of thunder struck the HQ . At this point, Private had no choice. She silently got up from her own bunk and tip toed to Skipper with her pillow. “Skippah?” she cooed as softly as she could, trying not to awaken the others.
“Hm? What is it Private?” Skipper responded groggily as he rubbed his eyes with his flippers.
“Well, it’s raining, a-and I was wondering if-if m-maybe I c-could, maybe sleep….with you?...” she stared at him hopefully.
“Private! You shouldn’t be afraid of the storm! Be a ma-“ he realized what he was saying, and to who he was saying it to, he then put his flipper underneath his beak and thought for a moment. He sighed and responded, “Fine, but ONLY tonight, you have to learn to get over this silly fear some time or another.” Private, her eyes now filled with gratitude, jumped to Skipper’s side and unknowingly nuzzled him with her beak. Skipper blushed wildly. They got into a comfortable position, but Private felt a bit embarrassed, and she giggled. She blushed when she noticed that Skipper was giving her a weird look.
“I’m sorry, but this is a bit weird.” She giggled.
Skipper just shrugged and casually turned around. He froze up when he felt two flipper’s wrap around him, pulling him into a tight hug. Private wondered if she had gone to far, but she knew it was ok when Skipper just stayed there.
“Good night Private.” Skipper cooed. He got no response, Private was already fast asleep, even with the large storm pounding outside….
