Running through the boardwalk, trying to keep pace with time, practically pushing everyone else out of my way, I need to reach the gym as soon as possible.
As I ran along the pier in my home village, I get a good look at the ocean rolling over the beach; it's very beautiful, observing the kids run around while their parents screamed at them to stop, the waves rushing in, washing away all the litter that people have left on the sand It's nice to see something so peaceful is happening outside of my own struggle.
But I wasn't out here for the view; I needed to get to the gym as fast as possible. Nadia is my girlfriend, and she has a history of getting upset with me when I don't come home on time to make her dinner. Giving me a proper scream fest if I don't arrive promptly. Now, I know one should not speak poorly of their partner, but sometimes she makes me want to move out of the house. The only reason I don't is that I am planning to marry her, and I might as well at this point since I have already been planning to buy the ring. There's no reason to put my life schedule on hold just because she isn't perfect like everyone else on this damn planet, its not like I could do better than her.
I begin to run even faster through the crowded boardwalk, it's oddly clumped together up ahead; I only see the oblivious people gathered into a crowd, blocking the way, and looking at something other then me, who's trying to get somewhere. I get annoyed with the lack of attention from these fools and start to actively push them aside.
"Excuse me!"
"Please move out of the way!"
I demand as I speak, physically shoving them aside. The more I push, the more people appear. What is going on? Why is clustered in this area?
"Out of the way!"
"Move it sissy!"
I push and push, getting more and more aggravated, just move out of the way, I push and push and push.
And then trip my leg on something black causing me to land face-first.
after a few seconds I feel the splinters from the poorly crafted wood dig into my skin on my hands. As I come to my senses, I hear laughter behind me and see the people I just pushed out of the way mocking me. What absolute jerks, as if they have any reason to be so pompous.
Feeling the world spin a little less violently, I get up from the soggy wooden floor and look over at the lump lying on the ground. I stare at it, confused. Why is it in the middle of the pier, and why does it look so shiny?
As I think this, it begins to move. I back away, startled, as I see it starts to rise. Its head becomes visible as a creature with bunny ears, twice as tall as its body, rises from the ground. Now standing, I realize I am looking not at a person, but instead...
"No way."
She gets to her feet and turns to look at me. I see her face as she turns; it is enough to make me scoot back.
She's only three feet tall, skinny as a stick; not a single part of her looks intimidating except for that strange body shape she has, especially her bunny-like feet. Her entire body is grayish in color, with a sheen to her due to a lack of fur, wearing a skimpy bikini as if she had a body worth showing anyone.
What terrifies me most is her face. She has large black eyes with white pupils and a wide mouth that looks like it could eat an apple whole. She looks at me, enraged, as if she were about to commit murder in front of everyone.
"Hey, fuckwad!"
I snap out of my haze, now sitting up, I am eye level with her. She starts moving forward, kicks me back onto my back, and then I feel the most intense pressure as she puts both her bunny-like feet right on my chest.
"You better watch where you are going, or I will put you into the fucking ground," she snarls.
"I... I..." I am barely able to breathe.
"What was that, I can't hear you lame ass."
"Please... please get off."
She squints her eyes but complies; her right foot lifts off while the left digs even further into my ribs before she raises that one as well.
I catch my breath and look at her in confusion. She stares at me, frowning as if she is going to murder me.
"Well?!" she says with a tone to match a military general.
"Well, what?" I say meekly.
"What do you mean, what? Apologize, lardhead."
The crowd around us stares. Some of them have their phones recording this; others are laughing at the situation. I can't blame them, but my God, what I would do to not die from embarrassment right now.
"I-I'm sorry; it's just theres a... crowd around us."
Her eyebrows lift a little. She then looks around at the mass of people who are staring at her; some are whispering to each other, some stare in disbelief, but most are looking at her with frowns.
She grabs my ear and starts yanking.
"Ow!"
"Come here; I'm not done with you!"
Despite her size, she was able to get me to my feet and started to move me over to a little area behind one of the restaurant shacks. She then squeezes my arm hard and throws me over to the other side of the building, allowing me to speak.
"Hey not so rough, what the hells your problem?"
"I want to know what the fuck is your people's problem? Ever since I got to this fucking town, you all are acting like I'm some kind of tourist attraction."
"Look, I don't know much about furries, but I have no idea why someone like you thinks she can talk to a normal person like that."
She looks at me with rage, I'm convinced if it wasn't for her very darkened skin, her face would be blood red.
"So what, what does it matter to a human like you?"
"It matters to me because furries are not even allowed this town."
"Guess what bitch, your town just legalized it, and I just moved in."
"Moved in?"
She rolled her eyes. "Yes, I moved on Menschlich Street."
"That's... my street."
"Oh great. That's just great. Now I have to make sure that no one's going to punt me every time I go to get my mail."
"Hey, you got a lot of nerve for someone with a body like that."