Rikki looked up and turned around to look at Frank, who was talking loudly from excitement. "Well look who just walked in."

"Oh hey, look, it's Rikki!" said Frank, turning and spotting the raccoon nomming at lunch. "Hey Rikki! What's up?" Frank bounded over and sat down.

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Cale looked up from his sandwich, "Hey Frank."

Sam was nearly finished with her sandwich when she noticed the cat from the party. "Hi Frank."

Rocky looked up from his sand which at Frank. "Hi Frank."

Flake stopped drinking his Rootbeer, "Hi." He looked at Frank and then continued drinking his Rootbeer.

Zeke flowed blindly behind Frank, trying to take in all the sights and sounds of the mall. he nearly ran into the table. "Hey, whatcha stop for?"He looked around the group of pets, and his eyes fell onto Sam. He began to blush slightly. He gave a nervous wave to her, not sure what to say.

Rikki had finally gotten to opening his food and had started throwing the pieces of salad and fish into his mouth when Frank came over. "Hey Frank, did Kyra get home alright this morning?" he asked as Frank sat down.

"Not really" Cale finished his Sandwich, taking a drink of lemonade.

Sam saw Zeke walk up behind Frank and wave at her, "Hiya Zeke."

Zeke Piped up. "Hi. M-mind if I sit with you?" the effects from the party had worn off, and he was once again a nervous wreak.

"Hey, Zeke, Frank" said Matt who had trailed behind somewhat to grab a free sample, "What did you guys want for food again?"

"Teriyaki!" Frank yelled back.
[color=#10208A] "So, what, just hanging out all morning?" asked Frank, sprawling onto the table and wishing that somebody had fries he could steal.

"Well, I just woke up, actually." said Rikki, popping one of his tomatoes into his mouth and munching it down. "Jack ha some stuff he needed to buy, so we came over here."

"I don't mind Zeke," Sam finished her sandwich.

"Yea we have just been hanging out here," Cale said to Frank.

"We checked out every store there is!" Sam said happily.

Rocky finished th last bite of his sandwich and looked up. "It was very tiresome, yet fun at the same time." He turned to cale. "Remember what happened in the toy store?" He nudged Cale with his elbow lightly

Cale shoved Rocky with his shoulder, "Shut up!" Cale angrily slurped at his lemonade.

Rikki looked back and fourth at them, amused by it all.

"yeah, i pushed Cale into a huge pile of stuffed animals. Tell them what happened next Cale." He made a hand motion toward Cale.

Cale glared at Rocky, "Ugh, why did you bring that up!"

Sam leaned back, giggling to herself. She had seen what had happened.

Rocky, Knowing Cale wouldn't want to say. took the chance of his life and decided to say so himself.
"Well when i pushed him in the stuffed animals, a kid came by and pulled on his tail thinking he was one of them." Rocky chuckled to himself.

"AAAAAaaannnndddd," said Frank, "THEN what happened?"

Meanwhile, Matt had decided to stay and listen to the story.

Cale sighed, And when I jumped out and yelled from the pain the poor kid ran off crying." He leaned back and crossed his arms, ashamed he had scared a little kid.

Rocky laughed to himself. "Dont worry about it!" Rocky said friendly, patting Cale on the back.

Rikki laughed a bit, unsure of a specific detail... "Um, weird question: what's a 'stuffed animal'?" It couldn't possibly be what it sounded like.

"I guess Ill have what ever he is having!"Zeke responded to matt, slipping into the seat next to Sam. he sat quietly for a moment, fiddling with the paper in his bandanna.

Frank decided to have a little fun.
"It's exactly what it sounds like, Rikki! They catch an animal, or take one from the pound, kill it, skin it, preserve it, and fill it with fluff for little human children to cuddle at night!"

Matt went off to buy food.

Rikki stared at Frank for a second. "Oh... That's... kinda strange... But I can see a human doing that..." he had eaten plenty of smaller animals, and he could see himself playing with his food like that, though stuffing them as toys seemed a little extreme...

"What?" Zeke jumped up "You mean all of those stuffed toys I'v been playing with since I moved in here were REAL animals?" Panic set in his eyes as he hid behind Sam, shielding himself from frank's image.

Frank got a few chuckles out of Rikki and Zeke's responses. "No, no, sorry, I'm just messin' with ya," said Frank. "They just use cloth and stuff to make a toy that LOOKS like an animal. Kinda like fake flowers made from fabric."

"Oh!" Rikki Laughed, "I wasn't sure you were being serious with me for a second there!"

Cale raised an eyebrow at Frank, not sure what to say. While Sam had Zeke hiding behind her, "Um, are you ok? He was only joking."

Rocky was just sipping his drink. he didn't respond to what was said about stuffed animals. even if it was true, it wouldn't stun Rocky that much. he knew how cruel people could be.

Zeke was relieved to hear that his live wasn't a lie. However, feeling anger twords the mischievous cat, he decided to walk over and give Frank a punch to the shoulder. "That's just not right man!"

Rikki's ears perked up, "Oh, it's time to beat up Frank? Cool!" He picked up a tomato and chucked it at Frank's head, causing it to bounce straight up when it hit, and land split-open on Frank's head. "Ha! This is fun!"

Rocky gave everyone that squinted eye annoyed face (>_>) and moved his head a little lower, hoping he wouldn't somehow get into this.

"I sorry......make you seeing this...." Enya said, holding Joy's hand. She wiped off the blood stains on her furry cheeks, and falling asleep on Joy's lap soon after, exhausted from the recovering of her asthma attack.

Matt returned with the teriyaki and nearly dropped the plates from laughter at Frank's condition. Frank gave them all a grumpy face.

"So it's a food fight you want, is it?!" he said, leaping onto his chair and hefting the teriyaki. "WELL THEN COME AND GET ME, YOU SONS OF BLUE FOOTED birdie!!!" He made to throw.

Then Matt swore loudly at a text.

Frank stopped mid swing, slopping part of the plate on his own head. "What happened? Who died?" asked Frank, only partially kidding. Matt NEVER swore at things as mundane as texts unless something REALLY bad had happened.

"The CPM just texted me. The Fangirls are coming."

Frank's eyes widened. He dropped the plate. It shattered.

"Oh. My. God," he whispered in horror. "Dad, we have to run."
"Yes we do."
"We need to get home and pack and everything."
"Yes we do."
"WE ARE GOING TO DIE!!!"
"NO WE ARE NOT!!" thundered Matt, striking a dramatic pose. "WE ARE GOING TO RUN LIKE SISSIES AND LIVE TO DIE ANOTHER DAY!!!"
*fist-bump with Frank*
"FOR GREAT JUSTIIIICCEEE!!!!" the pair shouted before stampeding out of the food court.

"What just happened?" Cale asked as Matt and Frank were gone.

"I have no idea..." Sam said.

Rikki watched them leave with a raised brow before getting down from the chair he'd stood up on and popping the second tomato, meant for Frank's ear, into his mouth.
"Well that was interesting..." He looked at Jack, ears lowering, "Aww, I was gonna introduce you... oh well...." He turned back to his food, his ears perking up as he threw more into his mouth.