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[Reno]

Arrow bowed his head but nodded, "yeah ok."

Vixie sighed, "no you don't..."

[Rikugurl]

Gab sighed as he turned and walked away. He knew that Arrow was starting to like him...but he just wasn't interested in men...no matter what people say. He walked up to the house and opened thed door.

"why not? they're so cool." He smiled.

[Reno]

Ulrica looked up from he couch, "Gab? honey? could you... come in here?"

Vixie smiled, "yeah... but i don;t have any friends because of them."

[Rikugurl]

Gab sighed but nodded. He walked into the living room and sat down next to her. "what?"

Rychu smiled. "i'm your friend..."

[Reno]

Ulrica sighed and looked at her son and sighed, "listen hon... i'm sorry about what i did, but i just don;t... want you to get hurt."

Vixie smiled at him, "you are aren;t you?" she hugged him.

[Rikugurl]

Gab laughed. "arent you kinda late with that?" he rubbed his shoulder. The place where his wing was still hurt like hell.

Rychu smiled and hugged her back. "yup!"

[Reno]

Ulrica sent him a slight glare then sighed, "hon.... thats not what i mean... i mean emotionally."

Vixie giggled.

[Rikugurl]

"mom....i'm not fucking gay for the last time...i'm not going to be with Arrow ok?....jeez...." he stood up and walked to the kitchen. He opened the fridge and got out some juice.

"As long as we have eachother....we'll be fine." he nodded.

[Reno]

Ulrica stood and followed him, "listen Gabriel you haven;t been with a girl for years! what do you expect me to think? you;re not even trying to find one! so shot me if i'm worried big deal. look at me, look at Cel! we've both been hurt and i just don;t want it to happen to you too!"

Vixie smiled and nodded.

[Rikugurl]

"It's not going to happen...I don't have anyone that is going to hurt me. maybe I don't want a mate...maybe I want to be single all my life. did you ever think about that?" He frowned and poured himself a glass.

Rychu frowned. "It's hot in here."

[Reno]

"you'll have better luck that way anyways." Ulrica said frowning, "i'm oing to bed ok? night." without another word Ulrica walked upstairs to her room.

Vixie nodded in agreement.

the next morning Arrow was walking through the forest. he was comtemplating. how was he going to keep his love to be non existent? it was not possible! he had to stay friends though... but what if he screwed up? he was going to lose his best friend...

he was so deep in thought that he didn;t notice the werid pile of leaves he was walking towards until he stepped right on them.

Woosh!

Arrow yelped as his left foot lifted up. he felt himself hit the ground then fly into the air so he as dangleing. he blinked then yelped again. a trap?!

[Rikugurl]

Gab was sitting on the front pourch. He sighed as he looked out at the town. It was another sunny day, like usual. His mom was really starting to tick him off...which was a good sign of a future apartment.

Rychu walked through the woods and blinked. He could hear a noise coming from a nearby path. he ran over and looked up, a bit surprised. "hey mister....whatcha doin up there?"

[Reno]

Arrow looked down a blinked, ".....um...." he blinked and looked at the rope that was holing him up then at the kid, "oh nothing.... why are you in the forest kid?"

[Rikugurl]

Rychu shrugged. "just walking. need some help?" The guy was kinda odd, but he wasn't afraid nor scared. His sister was abnormal...so he had great respect for non-humans. He was wondering why the guy was up in the tree hanging from a rope.

[Reno]

"nah i can get it," Arrow said and swung a bit then proppeled his body upward. he grasped the rope tightly and let his teeth bit off the rope on his foot. once it snapped he hung from the rope for a minute then swung onto a branch then landed on the ground in front of the boy, "who are you?"