Love's True Meaning
[Bolt's Point of View]
Bruce was standing on top of Maria and already broke three of her ribs. My hind leg is still fractured, so I won't be much help, but I have to do something. I slowly walked up to Bruce. "What is your problem," I growled, "Why are you doing this?"
"I'm the top dog around here," Bruce barked, "All who are beneath me are to be under my paws."
"That wasn't true for Maria when you were going out with her. If you were going to beat her up, then why did you ask her?"
"I simply liked her."
"Are you sure? Did you love her or did you take her so that no one else will? You see, you liked her only because you saw her as an accessory to your social status. That's different form love. When you love someone that means you are willing to do anything to give to this person and protect her from harm. It stretches to more than just mates; it goes to family, friends, and neighbors. When I tried to protect my friends from you, I risked my life so that they will be able to escape. That is what love is. If you can't even take care of a 'lesser' stray then how do you expect to ever keep a mate?"
"I'm touched… NOT!" Bruce then broke two more ribs which made Maria cry out in pain. "A speech like that only works in the movies. Now here's how it works, I get what I want. If I don't then no one will. I will kill her first then kill you. Just take comfort in knowing that Maria's pain won't be as intense as y-"
Before he could finish, Bruce was caught by animal control. Once Bruce was well out of the way, I walked up to Maria. Immediately, her head went into my chest. I gently stroked her fur trying to calm her down. Mittens and Cobra later appeared only to see that they were too late to prevent the pain that occurred. Soon, Ryan appeared and carefully picked up Maria. I hope they have plenty of pain medicine because it will be a long night if they don't."
Later, Maria was treated from her ribs and was now lying next to me. We were both silent for a while until Maria finally spoke up, "I was able to hear what you said to Bruce. Did you really mean that?"
I replied, "With all my heart. When I say that I love you that means that I will do anything to keep that smile on your face, keep you safe, and to help you."
"Thanks. I love you too."
I wrapped my arm around her. I then added, "I also have an answer to that puppy question."
"Yes?"
"After you recover from Bruce's attack, why don't we see about to that?"
"Really? But what about?"
"I realized that I don't need to be a hero just to be a father. All I need to do is to do the same thing I'm doing to you, Mittens, Cobra, and Rhino. Believe me, if I can handle Rhino then I can handle a few puppies."
"Yeah, it's so weird... He's a baby mouse trapped inside a full-grown hamster. He really needs to go out more often."
"Ditto, but we still love him."
Just then, Mittens, Rhino, and Cobra walked in. "Hey guys," Cobra said, "How are you two holding up?"
"We're doing even better than ever," I answered.
"That's good," Mittens replied, "I'm sorry we weren't able to warn you in time."
"It's okay," Maria answered, "I mean, even if you were with Bruce, you wouldn't be able to warn anyone in time. Fortunately, we don't have to worry about that. My only regret is that he had to get caught by animal control."
"I know what you mean," I replied, "but I have a feeling we haven't seen the last of him."
"By the way, Cobra and I have some news," Mittens replied.
"Oh?"
"Mittens and I are now together."
"Really," Maria exclaimed, "That's awesome!"
"Congratulations," I added.
"Thanks," Mittens replied, "by the way, when we confessed our love, we found the perfect spot for you to have the ceremony."
"Great, now we need some guest."
"That's what I'm here for," Cobra answered.
[Bolt's Point of View]
Bruce was standing on top of Maria and already broke three of her ribs. My hind leg is still fractured, so I won't be much help, but I have to do something. I slowly walked up to Bruce. "What is your problem," I growled, "Why are you doing this?"
"I'm the top dog around here," Bruce barked, "All who are beneath me are to be under my paws."
"That wasn't true for Maria when you were going out with her. If you were going to beat her up, then why did you ask her?"
"I simply liked her."
"Are you sure? Did you love her or did you take her so that no one else will? You see, you liked her only because you saw her as an accessory to your social status. That's different form love. When you love someone that means you are willing to do anything to give to this person and protect her from harm. It stretches to more than just mates; it goes to family, friends, and neighbors. When I tried to protect my friends from you, I risked my life so that they will be able to escape. That is what love is. If you can't even take care of a 'lesser' stray then how do you expect to ever keep a mate?"
"I'm touched… NOT!" Bruce then broke two more ribs which made Maria cry out in pain. "A speech like that only works in the movies. Now here's how it works, I get what I want. If I don't then no one will. I will kill her first then kill you. Just take comfort in knowing that Maria's pain won't be as intense as y-"
Before he could finish, Bruce was caught by animal control. Once Bruce was well out of the way, I walked up to Maria. Immediately, her head went into my chest. I gently stroked her fur trying to calm her down. Mittens and Cobra later appeared only to see that they were too late to prevent the pain that occurred. Soon, Ryan appeared and carefully picked up Maria. I hope they have plenty of pain medicine because it will be a long night if they don't."
Later, Maria was treated from her ribs and was now lying next to me. We were both silent for a while until Maria finally spoke up, "I was able to hear what you said to Bruce. Did you really mean that?"
I replied, "With all my heart. When I say that I love you that means that I will do anything to keep that smile on your face, keep you safe, and to help you."
"Thanks. I love you too."
I wrapped my arm around her. I then added, "I also have an answer to that puppy question."
"Yes?"
"After you recover from Bruce's attack, why don't we see about to that?"
"Really? But what about?"
"I realized that I don't need to be a hero just to be a father. All I need to do is to do the same thing I'm doing to you, Mittens, Cobra, and Rhino. Believe me, if I can handle Rhino then I can handle a few puppies."
"Yeah, it's so weird... He's a baby mouse trapped inside a full-grown hamster. He really needs to go out more often."
"Ditto, but we still love him."
Just then, Mittens, Rhino, and Cobra walked in. "Hey guys," Cobra said, "How are you two holding up?"
"We're doing even better than ever," I answered.
"That's good," Mittens replied, "I'm sorry we weren't able to warn you in time."
"It's okay," Maria answered, "I mean, even if you were with Bruce, you wouldn't be able to warn anyone in time. Fortunately, we don't have to worry about that. My only regret is that he had to get caught by animal control."
"I know what you mean," I replied, "but I have a feeling we haven't seen the last of him."
"By the way, Cobra and I have some news," Mittens replied.
"Oh?"
"Mittens and I are now together."
"Really," Maria exclaimed, "That's awesome!"
"Congratulations," I added.
"Thanks," Mittens replied, "by the way, when we confessed our love, we found the perfect spot for you to have the ceremony."
"Great, now we need some guest."
"That's what I'm here for," Cobra answered.