*Hey guys, I'm back with another SING chapter! When is it rating Mature? Uh...in this chapter. LOL! Anyway, this is published on March 26, 2021. If you like the chapter please don't be afraid to vote and spam the comment section. That will be greatly appreciated. The songs used are called "Africa" by Toto, "Can't Hold Us" by Macklemore, and "Cool Kids" by Echosmith. Enjoy!*

Milla waited outside of the theater while sitting on the sidewalk and watched the cars passed by. She had her headphones in while singing in a beautiful voice.

https://youtu.be/QAo_Ycocl1E

"I hear the drums echoing tonight

But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation

She's coming in, 12:30 flight

The moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation

I stopped an old man along the way

Hoping to find some old forgotten words or ancient melodies

He turned to me as if to say, 'Hurry boy, it's waiting there for you'."

With those words, she drummed her lap in the beat.

"It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you

There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do

I bless the rains down in Africa

Gonna take some time to do the things we never had."

Milla got up and danced to the music with a bright smile on her face and wind in her face, which caused strangers walking by her to look at her weirdly but she didn't pay attention to their looks.

"The wild dogs cry out in the night.

As they grow restless, longing for some solitary company.

I know that I must do what's right.

As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like an Olympus above the Serengeti.

I seek to cure what's deep inside, frightened of this thing I've become!

It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you

There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do

I bless the rains down in Africa

Gonna take some time to do the things we never had."

While singing, Milla danced around the street poles doing ballet dances on the sidewalk during the long music pause. While she's dancing, Buster and Eddie exited the theater, noticing this with wide eyes in fascination. She had her blue dress on this time while dancing to the music without noticing the boys standing there.

"Hurry boy, it's waiting there for you.

It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you

There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do

I bless the rains down in Africa

Gonna take some time to do the things we never had."

Milla hummed the background chorus while twirling around to finally notice Eddie and Buster watching this with fascination in their eyes.

Milla gasped and turned off her music, taking her headphones off. "Sorry, I was just waiting for you...I don't know if you want to see me or not."

Buster smiled a bit. "Um...you have a beautiful voice, Milla. Do you think I can cast you into the musical?"

Milla arched brow. "Um...I wouldn't mind."

"Great. That's the perfect voice...although it would be more awkward if they knew you're my sister," Buster muttered the last part under his breath as he looked up at his sister. "Okay, we have to be off somewhere. Do you want to come with us?"

Milla smiled brightly. "I would love to!"

"Awesome! I have a lot of questions about Dad!" Buster responded while getting into Eddie's car.

Milla seemed to frown but she shrugged and got into the car with Buster.

~.~

Johnny noticed the bear gang interacting with Lance while taking a deep breath.

Ash seemed to worry about Johnny while she grabbed his hand. "Don't go."

Johnny smiled softly at her. "It's going to be okay. I know how to deal with gangs. I don't want you to get yourself hurt, okay?"

Ash nodded her head slowly. Johnny smiled and exited the cottage to take on the bear gang.

Ash, Rosita, Gunter, Meena, Mike, and Nancy watched from the front window, their gazes intensed every time Johnny took every step.

"Ah, I know you, you're that gorilla with the piano. Aren't you in the gang or something?" The lead bear snickered while Johnny glared at them.

"What do you want?" Johnny growled at them.

"We want your little mice friends. They owe us a huge debt," the leader of the gang snarled back at Johnny.

"What kind of debt are we talking about?" Johnny narrowed his focus, his hand hovering over the pistol as an extra precaution.

"Mike promised us a hundred thousand dollars...but he lied--"

"He didn't know that there's nothing in the chest--"

"I don't care if he knows or not! I don't care about your little theater programs. All we want is the money and they ain't paying us!"

"What if we get you the money?" Johnny negotiated, eyes locked with the bear's. "If we get you the money, you'll leave Mike and Nancy alone--"

"This ain't your debt to pay, boy...unless you want to make a counter-offer."

"What kind of counter-offer are we talking about?"

"Oh, I don't know. How about you give us Mike and we'll leave Nancy alone--"

"That's not going to cut it," Johnny growled at the bear leader.

"Or, I can make another offer."

Johnny glanced at Lance, who cornered a casual smirk.

"How about you leave Ash alone? Dump her for all I care. She'll be so heartbroken, she'll come back to me."

"You're a little psycho, you know that," Johnny snarled at Lance. "Besides, what are you doing dealing with them of all people?"

"I did pay them to kill you but...you're the son of 'Big Daddy'. And he's the most powerful gang leader of all. Killing you will only result in mass murdering. So...you got to pick and choose your battles."

Johnny narrowed his eyes at Lance. "At least, you have a conscious."

"Well, that's a compliment from you for once," Lance responded with a chuckle. "Thank you."

Johnny didn't respond. He turned to the bear gang. "If we brought the money, you'll leave both Mike and Nancy alone. That's it!"

"Fine, if you really want us to leave those poor mice alone, you'll pay us two hundred thousand dollars!" the bear leader barked.

"A hundred fifty thousand!" Johnny barked back the counter offer.

The bear pulled out his gun, causing the ape to pull out his gun. The two other bears had their guns out as well while Lance laughed.

"Ooh, this is getting intense," Lance said with a chuckle.

"You're outgunned, boy," the leader of the gang growled. "And you're not lowering those prices. It'll go up higher the more you counter offer."

Johnny breathed heavily while his grip on the gun was getting shakier. "Fine. Two hundred thousand dollars."

"Good. Now run in there and tell your little friends that they better hurry up...the time is ticking. And bring that porcupine girl out--"

"I'm sorry, you can't have her," Johnny growled while glaring at the bears. "She stays with this group. She's part of this family."

"Was that a request, Johnny?" the bear growled while cocking his gun.

Johnny narrowed his brow. "I don't know...is it?"

There's a tense pause as they both stared into each other's eyes with guns aiming at each other.

"Don't be coy, boy. Bring the porcupine girl out and pay us two-hundred thousand dollars in full. Then we'll leave your little 'family' alone," the leader of the bear gang responded to Johnny's remark.

"No...Ash is staying here," Johnny growled at the bear gang.

That's when the bear gang immediately fired their first bullets, luckily Johnny was fast enough to dodge them. He fired his bullets in self-defense, hitting the bears' shoulders and then the kneecaps so that they wouldn't dare get up. The bear leader growled in as he began to swing at Johnny but he ducked his head and was able to climb up on top of the leader. He pounded the leader's head into the cement and hopped off. He turned around to see that they're stunned on the ground, injured and alive.

"Hey, you!"

Johnny turned around to see the quills flying towards him but they all missed him. The gorilla ducked his head for a moment while glaring at Lance. He took off his shirt to intimate him with abs and muscle, causing Lance to remember what the threat was. Johnny stormed after Lance as Lance ran as far as he could away from the ape. But Johnny was only doing that to scare him off.

~.~

Everyone from inside of the cottage saw Johnny take off his shirt to show off his six-packed abs.

"Holy cow, this kid's been working out," Mike uttered breathlessly.

"Dang!" Gunter awed with a bright smile. "He's got some moves!"

They watched Johnny scaring off Lance, causing animals to nod his approval.

"I have never seen Johnny without his shirt off," Meena spoke meekly.

Ash blushed a bit with a small smile. "I have."

"Does he look like a snack or what?" Nancy uttered.

Mike turned to her, a bit offended. "Hey!"

"What? He just looks good. Besides, I already have my snack," Nancy flirted with Mike, who blushed madly.

Everyone cooed while the mice stopped their flirting and noticed a blue familiar car coming around the corner.

Meanwhile, Buster, Milla, and Eddie were sitting at the front of Eddie's blue car while Eddie's bodyguards were sitting at the back.

"So...let me get this straight. The only thing you know about Dad is...his name?" Buster questioned.

"Yeah...when I was born, there's no identity of who my father is until I had these ears," Milla pointed shyly to her koala ears. "And my mother, she---she didn't know who the father is until I was actually born with these ears."

Eddie and Buster glanced at each other in shock while Milla sat between them.

"Why would my dad just leave you and your mother?" Buster responded while pondering about his father.

Milla shrugged. "Maybe it's for the better."

Buster leaned back against his seat while thinking with a frown. "Maybe it has something to do with Mom."

Eddie and Milla glanced at Buster.

"You know anything about your mother?" Milla asked gently.

Buster shrugged. "I don't remember anything about--"

Out of the corner of the trio's eyes, they noticed a familiar shirtless gorilla stretching his limbs while picking up his green shirt and had it wrapped around his neck and wiping his sweat off his brow. He noticed Buster, Eddie, and Milla arriving at the scene while he gave a friendly wave.

"Hi, Mr. Moon!" Johnny waved with a friendly smile, putting his shirt back on.

Meanwhile, back at the cottage, everyone became discouraged at the fact that Johnny put his shirt back on.

However, Nancy noticed one of the bears moving slowly. "Uh...guys, someone is moving."

The group shifted their gaze to notice the bear slowly taking out his gun and aimed it at Johnny.

Ash gasped in fear as she ran out of her cottage.

"Ash!" the group called out but Ash didn't listen.

The scared porcupine ran out, causing Johnny to turn around.

"Johnny--!"

Before Ash could tell him anything, the bear pulled the trigger, with the bullet crashing into Johnny's shoulder. Johnny flinched and stumbled onto the ground.

"No!" Ash cried while running towards him.

The group immediately exited out of the cottage while Meena grabbed three of their scripts and put them in her backpack she brought with her.

Buster gasped in fear as he hopped out of the blue car and ran towards the scene. Eddie stopped his car with eyes widened in fear for his friend.

"Buster!" Eddie called while parking the car quickly.

Milla had her eyes widened while getting out of the car to chase after her little brother. Eddie got out of the car quickly while the bodyguards were following behind him.

Buster was the first to get to Johnny, who's lying on the ground and breathing heavily in fear.

"Johnny! Johnny, can you hear me?" Buster asked in panic while trying to keep him awake.

"I-I'm sorry, Mr. Moon," Johnny stuttered.

"No, no, no, don't be--"

The gun cocked back as Buster glanced up to see it pointing straight at his forehead. He froze like a deer in headlights and his breathing became faster than it had before. If someone was speaking, he couldn't hear them.

For some reason, he kept seeing the gun but in a different setting. From inside of the house from what he could assume.

Before he could get too deep into it, the bear pulled the trigger but Milla grabbed Buster and barrel rolled away from the bullet, barely missing her and Buster. They tumbled onto the grass as the bodyguards quickly move in front of Eddie and one of them shot the bear in the head in self-defense.

However, Buster heard more gunshots and people screaming, causing him to squeezed his eyes shut and covered his ears. He gritted his teeth in pain as he felt someone's hands on him.

"Buster! Buster, are you okay?!" Buster heard Milla's voice faintly while pushing someone's hands off of him.

"Buster, what were you thinking?! You could've been killed!" Buster heard Eddie yelling but it's only faintly.

"Stop it! Stop firing!" Buster lashed out while snapping his eyes back open, tears in his eyes to realize Milla and Eddie were right in front of him, their worried gazes staring at him. The sounds of gun and people screaming faded away instantly.

"Buster, no one is firing anything," Eddie replied to Buster quickly.

"Then, why are people screaming?!" Buster shouted his questions, shaking.

Eddie and Milla glanced at each other in confusion and then back at him.

"Buster...no one was screaming," Eddie uttered, his voice soft.

"Johnny!" Rosita screeched in horror as the trio turned to see Johnny injured, surrounded by Rosita, Ash, Mike, Nancy, Meena, and Gunter.

"I-I'm fine, guys. I'm fine," Johnny uttered, trying to be strong while Rosita got out her medkit.

"No, you're not," Gunter replied while Rosita got out a white cloth while pouring alcohol in it.

"Okay, Johnny, sweetie, look at me. It's going to sting a bit," Rosita warned while placing the cloth on his shoulder. Johnny hissed in pain while gritting his teeth.

"Th-Thanks, Rosita," Johnny responded.

"Hold that there," Rosita demanded softly. "Can someone call the ambulance?!"

"Already on it," Gunter responded while calling on his small phone. When the operator picked up the phone, Gunter explained the situation as quickly as he could and included information like the address to Ash's cottage and who's involved.

Buster's breathing became heavier while looking at Johnny.

"They're already on zhe way!" Gunter informed the group quickly.

~.~

In five minutes, the ambulances arrived at the scene, carrying Johnny in one of them along with the bear gang in the other. The only people with him were Rosita, Ash, Gunter, Mike, and Nancy.

Eddie got in his car with Milla sitting between him and Buster again. Meena sat in the middle between the two bodyguards in the back as they followed the ambulances towards the nearest hospital.

The ambulance that carried Johnny arrived there first as a couple of paramedics, who were deer with antlers, took the injured gorilla into the emergency room. They were followed by Gunter, Rosita, Mike, Nancy, and Ash. Eddie parked his car near the emergency room while Meena quickly got out of the car first by climbing over the polar bears sitting side to side. She ran through the parking lot just to get into the hospital.

Eddie, Milla, Buster, and the bodyguards rushed towards the emergency room. Buster was the only one who stopped outside of the emergency room while his other friends and family ran into the emergency room. The koala breathed heavily while finding a seat outside of the emergency room, trying his best to calm down.

~.~

Meanwhile, in the jail, the huge gorilla, known as Dexter, roamed in his cell wearing an orange jumpsuit. He sat with the other inmates and flipped through the channels on the television until he flipped to the news.

"Today on Parker News, there's a shootout in Catalonia," the news anchor, who's a lion, replied while showing an image of the familiar young gorilla. "The famous singer and pianist, Johnny, was shot during the shootout along with the bears and now was treated in Cedar Hospital."

Dexter gasped in concern. "Johnny." He quickly stood up and pounded on the door. "Hey, I need to get out!"

"Sorry, sir, we can't do that," one of the police officers patrolling the area replied softly.

"My son...he's in the hospital...please, I want to see if he's okay," Dexter begged with tears in the corner of his eyes.

"I'm sorry, sir. We can't do that," the police officer responded sympathetically.

"Please...just five minutes. That's all I need," Dexter begged more.

"I'm sorry, we can't do that."

Dexter groaned angrily while pounded on the wall beside him, tears blinding his vision. Once he saw a crack on the wall, he pounded the wall more times, breaking down the bricked wall.

The police officer from outside gasped and ran as fast as he could to get to the cell Dexter was in. "Not again. Not again."

Dexter finally broke through the wall beside him, showing him the city. He did not hesitate to run out of the cell, finding the hospital where his son was at.

~.~

Norman was sleeping on the couch as usual, snoring loudly. He finally woke up from his sleep while looking around. The house was unusually quiet.

"Daddy, where's Mommy?" Norman looked down to see a little girl piglet rubbing her tired blue eyes.

Norman looked into the kitchen to see that Rosita was not in the kitchen while glancing at the young piglet.

"I don't know, sweetie, your mother must have been rehearsing," Norman answered while arching a brow. "I'm surprised that your mother hasn't come home last night...wait, shouldn't you kids be in school?"

Gail, the young piglet, yawned. "Today's a holiday."

Norman nodded his head in understanding. "Oh yeah...why don't you go back to sleep then?"

"Can I have a piece of candy?" Gail asked sweetly.

"No," Norman responded while sitting up on his chair.

Gail groaned while walking back upstairs in the house.

Norman looked at the time and saw that he had two hours to get ready for work. He didn't feel like taking a shower or switch out of his clothing, so he flipped the television on in front of him.

"On Parker News, there's a shoot-out going on near Billar street, resulting in four victims injured like Johnny, the pianist from Moon Theater," the news anchorman, who's a dog, spoke in an urgent tone.

Norman arched a brow. Isn't he one of Rosita's friends?

Norman took out his phone and glanced at his messages, hoping that she sent him a message to say that she'll be home late or something like that. But there weren't any. Norman made a decision to Skype her and the phone rang. It was quickly answered by Rosita, who had her face full of worry and she appeared to be in some kind of a hospital.

"Hey, sweetie," Rosita greeted sweetly.

"Wh-Where are you?" Norman asked, now in fear that his wife must have gotten hurt.

"In Cedar Hospital. One of my friends was injured--"

"I know, I saw it on the news. Are you hurt?" Norman asked, sitting up on the chair.

"No, I'm fine. I'm fine," Rosita reassured her husband while looking around in the hospital. "How are the kids?"

"They're just sleeping upstairs," Norman answered nonchalantly.

Rosita had her eyes widened. "They're not in school?"

"They said that it's a holiday--"

"Honey, they used that excuse a lot," Rosita explained sweetly.

Norman glanced at the calendar to realize that there's no holiday today, groaning deeply.

Rosita smiled a bit. "I have bags of fresh food in the fridge with the kids' names on it. I'll be back after we pitch a meeting as fast as I can--"

"Take your time, honey. Just take your time," Norman responded with a grumble, not intentionally at Rosita.

"Love you."

"Love you too."

Norman hanged up the phone and went upstairs. "Kids! Get up now! You're late for school!"

~.~

From outside of the hospital, Buster tried his best to remember why he stupidly froze in front of someone who had a loaded gun pointed at him.

He leaned his head back against the wall, letting his mind wander.

Milla walked out of the emergency room to find Buster sitting nearby. "There you are."

Buster glanced at her as Milla sat next to him.

"I was wondering where you were," Milla stated while Buster sighed heavily. There's silence in the air as Milla glanced ahead of her. "What are you doing out here?"

"I--um--don't like hospitals," Buster explained, making up an excuse.

"Why not?"

Buster sighed again, trying to come up with an explanation. "Dad...well, he died. He had a stroke a year after I owned the theater and...well, it was just a sad moment I don't like to relive."

Milla frowned while gazing down on the ground. "I wanted to meet him."

"You would've love him," Buster said with a soft smile. "And he would've love you. You know, when I was little, he would always take me to theaters such as the one I owned and we would always watch the performances of musicals, plays, and everything else in between. Dad worked hard every day at the car wash to earn enough money to buy the theater. But...I don't ever remember Dad being...well, bad. I don't remember my mother at all...I mean...at least, I thought that I don't."

Milla glanced at Buster. "What do you mean?"

Buster shrugged. "I don't know...I-I really don't know. I felt like my mother was there but I couldn't see what she looked like. I've asked Dad about it but...he didn't tell me much. Just that she passed away when I was a baby and...well, that's all there was and I never questioned it ever since then. Are you sure you don't remember anything else about my dad but his name?"

Milla frowned again. "No...I mean...I guess I remember Mom mentioning his name. Although...Mom was not as stable as anyone else. Everyday, she brings home a new man and...well, the rest is history in each night. I always had to hide in my room so that no one could see me. They would've left as soon as they saw me."

Buster leaned forward a bit while paying attention to her story.

"When I was twelve, I ran away...just to find Dad. I know his name is Arthur Moon...right?"

"Yes."

"Well...I was hoping to find Dad. I mean, I asked Mom about him but she didn't even remember him. So...I just searched for him. I've been living in streets and traveling through ship and hitch-hike just to find him...only to find that...he died. And I was too late to meet him...and then when I saw that he had a son...I want to meet you and ask you everything about Dad. What is he like? What he doesn't like? What kind of job did he do? Was he a good father?"

Buster smiled a bit softly. "He is a good father. He loves theater and the arts of it all. He hates sushi."

Milla and Buster giggled at his last sentence.

Buster continued with a soft smile. "He works at a local car wash, he's much more talented than I am at it. He made sure I'm taken care of and...you know, if he knew you were also his child, I'd bet that he would love you to death."

Milla smiled softly, almost ready to cry.

"I don't think he knew...I mean, I don't think he knew you existed...I never knew my dad for hiding things from me. We tell each other everything. At one point, he told me once that he wanted a daughter if he ever got married. I don't think he'll shun you if you came at his doorstep and told him that you're his daughter."

"I have a birth certificate to prove it," Milla responded with a soft smile.

"He'll process it but...he'll take you in if he knew."

Milla wiped the tears out of her eyes with a small sniffle. "Thanks, Buster."

Buster cornered a soft grin at her. "It's not a problem, sis."

Milla began to cry and hugged Buster, who just had his eyes broadened comically while processing what was going on until she hugged him tighter. He smiled and hugged her back, nuzzling his head against the crook of her neck.

There was a soft tender moment until someone landed right besides them in a big boom, causing both of the half-siblings to jump back and scream. They noticed a familiar huge gorilla wearing an orange jumpsuit.

"Where's Johnny?!" The huge gorilla interrogated.

"He's in Room 204!" Milla screeched in fear as the huge gorilla barged through the emergency room. The cop cars arrived at the scene while running into the emergency room after the huge gorilla.

Buster chuckled nervously. "Heh, that's Dexter, Johnny's dad."

"Oh...is he in jail?"

"Yeah...Johnny used to be part of the gang but he decided to take part in the theater and...he's a wonderful singer," Buster explained.

"And hot," Milla muttered underneath her breath but Buster caught it.

"Let's not focus on his abs," the koala reminded his sister.

Meanwhile, Dexter stormed through the hospital in search for Room 204. He found it finally and ran into the room to find his son laying there still, surrounded by Rosita, Gunter, Ash, Mike, Meena, Eddie, Eddie's bodyguards, and Nancy.

"Johnny!" Dexter pushed both of the pigs aside and sat next to his son, cupping his face. "Johnny, Johnny, wake up!"

"He's okay...he's just passed out," Eddie reassured to the huge gorilla calmly.

"Where are those mangy bears?! I'm going to kill them!" Dexter growled, ready to hurt anyone who hurt his boy.

"They're taken care of, pal," Mike responded with a snark.

"Hold it right there!" the cops shouted from outside of the room while Eddie glanced up at his bodyguards.

"Don't let them in!" Eddie commanded as the bodyguards did what they were told.

"Sir, get your bodyguards out of the way--"

"Let the man visit his son!" Eddie barked back angrily.

Dexter stroked Johnny's dark black fur while tears were edging out of his eyes. "Johnny, Johnny."

Johnny moaned while opening his eyelids to see his father. "Dad...am I in jail?"

His father shook his head while hugging his son tightly and crying on his shoulder. "No...No...No."

Johnny glanced around to see the others looking over him.

"You okay, kid?" Mike asked with a brow raised.

"Yeah, I'm okay. Thanks," Johnny responded while hugging his father.

They both broke off as Dexter cupped his son's face. "What were you thinking, boy? You could've gotten yourself killed."

"I-I was trying to protect my friends," Johnny said innocently.

"Your son is very brave," Rosita explained while patting on Johnny's arm.

"Yeah, and hot without his shirt on," Gunter added with a smirk.

Everyone gave Gunter a deadpan stare while Johnny sighed in discouragement.

"Gunter, buddy, save the shirtless compliment for when his father wasn't breaking down in front of us," Mike replied plainly.

Gunter glanced down with a embarrassed blush.

Dexter shifted his focus on his son. "You have very good friends to be worth protecting."

Johnny nodded his head. "Yeah."

Dexter sighed deeply. "I must be off--"

"Dad?"

"Yes?"

Johnny pondered for a second. "Could you tell me about Mom?"

Dexter seemed taken aback while frowning sadly. "I'll do everything in power to tell you about her. I love ya, Johnny."

"Love you too, Dad."

Dexter exited out of the room and held out his wrists, ready to be taken away now.

The cops groaned while slapping the cuffs and escorted him out of the hospital.

"Well...this is a weird day," Mike finally blurted out.

"Not as weird as finding out Buster has a sister," Eddie murmured, which the group heard.

"Buster has a sister?!" Everyone shouted with loud gasps.

Eddie blinked for a second. "Heh...yeah."

Meanwhile, outside of the hospital, Milla and Buster noticed Dexter escorted away from the hospital as they both glanced at each other.

"So...what else are we doing today?" Milla asked.

"Well, I'll cancel the meeting today and call it a day...it's been a rough day," Buster responded.

Milla nodded her head in agreement. "Yeah...I should go then--"

"Wait, Milla." Buster held her hand while looking up at her. "Where are you going to go?"

"Eh...just an alleyway somewhere--"

Buster shook his head. "No, no, no, you're going to need something more comfortable than that. Let's see. I sleep in my office...eh, too cramped, Johnny has a house, Ash has a cottage, Rosita lives with her twenty-five kids and husband, Meena stays with her parents and grandparents, and I don't know where Gunter lives or even where Mike and Nancy lives. Oh! I got it! You should go with Eddie!"

"Why?"

"His parents are rich and owns a poolhouse where you can relax and uh, you might need a bath," Buster commented while smelling her a bit.

Milla smelled herself while nodding her head slightly in agreement.

"Never fear, Eddie's got the best bath and shower, in my opinion!" Buster responded with a bright smile.

Milla grinned a bit. "Well, I don't want to be a bother to Eddie--"

"You won't be a bother at all," Eddie interrupted their conversation while shaking his head and exiting the emergency room. "Um...you can stay at my place...for, uh, as long as you need to."

Milla cornered a soft smile at Eddie. "That's really sweet but---"

"Nuh-uh, no buts. Please, Milla, we insist," Buster insisted. "Besides, you're part of the family."

Milla pondered for a moment and then nodded. "Okay...yeah. Sure."

"Excellent!" Buster responded excitedly as everyone else exited out of the emergency room, with Johnny having an arm sling.

"Are you Milla?" Rosita asked in excitement.

"Yeah," Milla replied.

"Oh my gosh, you're Buster's sister!" Nancy acknowledged in excitement.

Buster arched a brow. "Uh...how did you know?"

"I told them." Eddie raised his hoof proudly until Buster gave him a stern gaze. "Oh, was that supposed to be a secret?"

"Well...I was planning on keeping it a secret but...we'll just work with that. Let's pitch our scripts tomorrow at noon," Buster announced. "It's been a rough day. Get your rest!"

The animals sighed a bit in relief as they went on their separate route while Buster glanced at Milla and Eddie.

"Well, I will bid you both goodnight," Buster responded while smiling and walking away from the both of them.

The sheep glanced at Milla next to him while playing with his hands.

"Uh, you ready?" Eddie asked while Milla nodded her head in answer.

"Yeah."

~.~

Milla and Eddie finally arrived at the pool house as they entered into the pool house in the early dusk.

"Well, here it is, home sweet home," Eddie introduced his home while Milla looked around in awe.

"Wow, Eddie, this is amazing," Milla responded while looking up at the mansion.

"Oh yeah, my parents lived there." Eddie pointed at the mansion steps away from the poolhouse.

"Hmm, seems close."

Eddie chuckled nervously. "Yeah. But...it's nothing better. We got showers in the pool house if you need it."

"C-Can I?"

Eddie smiled softly. "Of course, the bathroom's all yours."

Milla nodded her head while entering the bathroom in the poolhouse. Eddie was determined to find new clothes for Milla to wear while walking up to the mansion.

Milla turned on the shower, letting the water wash the dirt off of her. She hadn't had a shower since she's a little girl. Her white fur with gray spots on it became soaked while everything began to settle down. She finally got done taking a shower as she managed to wrap herself with a towel she happened to find on the rack. She stepped out of the bathroom to find a gym room right next to the poolhouse, causing her eyes to be wide in fascination.

She entered the gym room, orange eyes widened in fascination. When she saw clothes for men and women during work-out, she smiled to herself.

Meanwhile, Eddie managed to find a night gown his mother doesn't wear anymore, so he made his way through the mansion with towels and a pretty bright blue night gown. He exited out of the mansion and went down the steps to the poolhouse.

"Hey, Milla, I got you a nigtgown. It's my mom's but I'm sure she won't mind if you have it for just one--"

Eddie didn't hear the shower as he peeked slightly to notice that she's gone.

"Uh...Milla?"

All of the sudden, Eddie heard music coming from the gym room next to the poolhouse. With an arched brow, he slowly made his way towards the gym room to see Milla in a sports bra and black sweats, her fists clenched with white strap cloth wrapped around her while she began punching the punching back in the center of the gym room.

Eddie had his eyes broadened comically, his mouth opened slightly agape as Milla kept punching the bag like she's beating up one of her foes.

The song continued to play out loud.

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Eddie noticed her six packed abs underneath her sports bra, causing him to widen his eyes further. Milla was done punching the bag while stretching her limbs and noticed a bench that people usually do bench press on. She added the medium-sized weight while getting under the bar and began lifting weights.

Eddie was beyond speechless...almost wanting to faint from seeing this...this...goddess! He felt like an anime character, getting the nose bleed from taking in this much beauty all at once. Eddie shook his head to snap himself out of it while seeing Milla running on a treadmill.

Eddie entered the gym room, watching her run with fascination until she noticed him out of the corner of her eyes. She turned off the music and the machine she's running on as she smoothly slid back to Eddie.

"Hey, Eddie," Milla greeted sweetly.

Eddie took a moment before shaking his shead and cleared his throat. "Uh...I-uh-have your nightgown."

Milla wiped the sweat off of her brow. "Cool. I didn't know you have a gym."

"Uh...yeah, I--um--well, I worked out too," Eddie stuttered a little bit.

Milla arched a brow. "Oh?"

"Uh...yeah," Eddie responded with a sheepish smile.

Milla looked at the bench press. "Okay, how many bench presses can you do?"

Eddie blushed slightly. "Well, how many did you do?"

"Forty," Milla answered with a grin. "With forty pounds."

"Forty?! Ahem, I mean forty. Tsh! I can do better than that," Eddie bragged, trying to boost his bravado.

"Show me," Milla challenged playfully.

Eddie tried to fake his courage while nodding his head. "Yeah, yeah, sure."

Eddie laid himself down on the bench while spitting on his hooves. "Gotta warm up my hands first and then--" Eddie gripped the bar and began to lift it. "See? It's all about wit and strength--" as soon as he lifted the bar away from the holder, the bar immediately crashed into his chest, causing him to choke until Milla helped him lift the bar off of his chest. Eddie gained some breath while Milla helped him a bit with the bench presses until she let go so that he could do it on his own. The sheep tried his hardest to lift the bar by himself until Milla lifted it up and helped him place the bar above the bench.

"You never work out, do you?" Milla asked with a smirk.

Eddie breathed heavily while sitting himself up on the bench and stretching his back. "Yeah, the jig is up."

Milla giggled. "You know, you should never start out with the heaviest weights."

"How long have you been working out?" Eddie questioned.

"Since I was twelve."

"Oh dang...no wonder you're strong," Eddie responded with a lopsided smile.

Milla smiled a bit. "If you want, we can work-out together."

Eddie blushed a bit. "Um...maybe not tonight."

Milla nodded her head in understanding. "Okay." 

To Be Continued...