"............... so............ oh well........." Jet said walking away his tail dragging on the ground as he headed for the exit.

Paradise was still yelling at Plira.
"PLIRA!" until the librarian shushed her.
Paradise ran to Jet and sighed.
"Sorry. Plira. Plira always tries to be a matchmaker. It never works out. I guess she'll apologize to you sooner or later."

"Why can't you ever tell?" Jet said. "Can't you see how I feel about you?"

Paradise facepalmed.

"No..............." Her voice faded into the darkness.
"I've always liked you too......but my sister says I shouldn't. She actually threatened............." Paradise's voice faded into a whisper. "to move................."

"You see, our mother died... and then our father works in the city, and he trusted my sister to look after me. He said we could move if conditions weren't right... They've always liked my sister more than me..."

"But why............ you could come to live with me if it's that bad. I want you to be with me forever." Jet said.

"I do it secretly, around and around. But she has cut off everyone else lately. First, it was Ani, my friend the griffin... And now Ani is mad at me, and my sister cut her off by hacking into my email and blocking her. You.... see, Jet........... I need...to stay at what I can do. Sometimes I venture farther into the forest, and come back iwth many wounds.

"Then let me help!" Jet said.

"Try perhaps... But she'll try to punish me if she finds you... After all, she only gets what she want......"

"Let me be yours." Jet pleaded. "I don't care I just want you."

"Alright."